That One Patient

After a day of trying to wipe away all of the horrors from a bad day at work, I woke up ready for an entire day worth of combing through the royal archives. When I arrived, I was led by Celestia to the archives and I swore my eyes nearly jumped out of my head at such an incredible sight. Rows of towering bookcases filled to the brim with books, something like this is sure to make Twilight Sparkle back in her heydays jump around with glee. I was staring at the entirety of Equestria’s knowledge put to ink and parchment. Utterly incredible.

With the notes in my bag, I began combing the stacks for books about Gusty, the mysterious bell, and anything about ancient Equestrian history and Tambelonese. The best thing about the archives is that everything within is recorded history so there’s none of that embellished bullshit used for the sake of a story. I’d say that I gathered about thirty books before I began my studying session. I’m honestly thankful to Celestia for sending me the occasional fresh pot of coffee when I need it. She has to be the most hospitable pony I know without a doubt.

After everything was gathered, I confined myself to a corner of the room where I scanned through all the books in my possession. They all went over the basic history and background of their respective subject matters. Most of that stuff I already knew from prior experiences and the notes that were gathered beforehand. I felt as though my search was going to lead me to yet another dead end. However, I noticed something peculiar in all of them. They all mentioned one name and it stuck out readily:

Grogar, The Tyrant.

That wasn’t a name I was familiar with but the first two letters of it were familiar. Doing another comb through the stacks, I managed to find a book pertaining to him. I… was honestly unprepared for what I was about to see. The cover illustration resembled the shadow I saw in my dreams about Mr. Skull but I could see it in greater detail. He looked like a blue ram with horns and an ever menacing attitude to match. It depicted him using the very same bell I’ve read about, only for it to be taken from him by Gusty herself. Then, it all added up. Mr. Skull and Grogar are one and the same. Oh harmony, could this be real?

Grogar was behind everything! HIM! The ancient entity that nearly turned Equestria into a valley of death and decay has come back and he tried using an innocent soul as a puppet for assassination and he could still be alive! I thought he was just an old tale used to frighten foals into behaving better but he’s real. Fuck me running! That’s it, this case is closed as I’ve now seen everything. I’ve got to get everything together and send it off to Celestia as soon as I can. If Grogar is still out there, he could be coming for me first in order to keep the princesses unaware of him. I hope I’m not too late.