My Little Scream

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2 days later

Ponyville was in horror. The town hadn't had a murderer in years. Now a new killer pops up around Nightmare Night, when all the little fillies and colts will be out going door to door for candy. The police was already investigating the crime scene, and there was no progress. It seemed like the killer left no trace. The rest of the officers were going door to door to interrogate ponies that happened to be up at that hour.

The door of Twilight's library home was knocked upon. She stopped sorting books to answer the door. Outside of the door was a grey stallion with a black mane. He was dressed in a blue outfit with a badge on the front. Twilight knew it was a police officer before she even opened the door. They had been talking to everypony for the past two days.

"Hello." the stallion said "May I come in for a moment?"

"Come in." Twilight said

The two took seats at a nearby table.

"What were you doing on the night of the murder."

"I was here sorting books as you can see here."

The stallion looked around and noticed book pile scattered across the floor.

"How long were you up sorting books." the stallion asked.

"I was up until about 1:00, and then I went to bed."

"Interesting." the stallion said "Thank you for your time Miss Sparkle."

The stallion exited the library home and moved to the next house. Twilight thought back to what she said about being up at 1:00 and when the stallions face changed from showing no emotion to a look of serious curiosity, like he thought she was the killer. It was now 3:00 and she was supposed to meet her friends at Sugarcube Corner. Twilight was making her way to Sugercube Corner when she saw all the officers on patrol. There must have been thirteen or fourteen at a house talking to frightened ponies. Some of them were scaring ponies more than the fact that there was a murder at all. She was passing the Ponyville Mental Asylum. It was a cruel place where mentally unstable ponies go to get "fixed up" as they put it. She thought of Scootaloo. No kid should have to go through tortures like that, and have to go there and be put through cruel practices, but that was the only option they had now. Twilight had finally made it to Sugercube Corner. She entered the building and saw all of her friends at a table. They all looked completely miserable, even Pinkie Pie, has seen better days. Applejack and Rarity were the worst out of them all. They both looked like they were about to have a breakdown.

"Hi Girls." Twilight said taking a seat

"Howdy." Applejack said

"Hello darling."

"Hi Twilight." the other three said.

"A officer came by the library." Twilight said "I pretty he thought I was a suspect."

"Same here." The other five said

"Really."

"Eeyup, they were accusing me of killing my own sister."

"Same here." Rarity said

"They also thought I did it." Pinkie said "I was busy filling out orders here, then I went to bed."

"I was up feeding my animals." Fluttershy said

"Well I couldn't sleep." Rainbow Dash said

"Is that what you told them?!" Twilight asked

"Yes."

"Rainbow, that's not really a valid reason of being up at 1:00." Twilight said "If they find out your lying, you'll be sent to jail."

"First off I'm not lying, second I'd rather be sent to jail for lying to an officer of the law than being a murderer." Rainbow said

Derpy all of a sudden walked in to the shop with a letter in her muzzle.

"Hi Derpy." Twilight said

"Letter for you Twilight."

"Thanks for the letter." Twilight said as Derpy walked out of the shop.

Twilight opened the letter and found it was from the Ponyvillie Police Department, telling her to get her friends to come by the station.

"What does it say?" Pinkie asked

"It say we need to go to the police department." Twilight said

"This can't be good." Rainbow Dash said

The six friends got up from the table and left for the police station. They passed the mental asylum again and it was especially hard on Rainbow Dash. She wondered what the poor kid was being put through in there.

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Scootaloo was strapped in a chair. There were leather straps holding her hooves in place and a stallion was putting a metal helmet on her.

"What are you doing." Scootaloo asked

"You're going to be put through a series of electrical shocks. it is suppose to make the scary stuff go away."

"Why are you doing this to me."

"We're trying to help you." the stallion said as he left the room.

Scootaloo tried to get loose from the chair but the leather straps held her in place. The stallion watched from behind a window while another one stood next to a lever and a dial.

"Ten volts." the first stallion said

The second one turned the dial and pulled the lever. Ten volts of electricity were sent right through Scootaloo's body via the helmet.

"Please stop." Scootaloo begged.

"Twenty volts." the first stallion said

The second stallion did so and twenty volts were sent into the filly's body.

"Again."

He pulled the lever again, and by now Scootaloo was crying each time the second stallion pulled the lever. The parts of her mane that were not covered by the helmet were sticking strait up and the tips of her hair were black.

"Forty volts."

"No please, stop." Scootaloo screamed

The stallion turned the dial to forty volts and pulled the lever one final time. Forty volts of electricity were sent through her body. Scootaloo let out one final cry of pain before going unconscious. The first stallion went into the room and unhooked Scootaloo from the chair and carried her to the white padded room.

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Twilight and her friends finally made it to the station. They walked into the main room and a mare ushered them into the chief office. In the office there were six seats set out in front of a desk. Behind the desk the cheif sat.

"Hello there." the cheif said "Take a seat."

"Hi." the six ponies said taking their seats

"I called you six here because according to some of the officers, they told me you were the only six ponies up on the night of the murder."

"So are y'all saying one of us did it" Applejack

"In a way, yes." the chief said "And I want you six to help me catch this murderer."

"Wait, if you think one of us did it, then why are you asking us help catch the killer." Twilight asked

"You six aren't going to help my troops, you six are going to find out which one of you is the killer."

"So what you're saying is that we each have to find this killer within this group we have going."

"Precisely" The chief said "You're free to go, and I don't want to see you six back until you got the murderer in handcuffs."

The six friends left the police station. They were now putting a plan together on how they're going to do things. Finally after a couple minutes, Twilight had the idea to have a slumber party. That way they're all together in one place. Twilight went back to her library home and got everything ready, while her friends went home to think up ways they're going to find the killer.

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The sun was setting upon the town. Everypony was heading home and only five ponies made their way to the library for a get together. Scootaloo was still unconscious, as the three stallions left for their homes.

"How did the procedure go to day." the third stallion asked

"It was going fine until the kid decided to pass out in the middle of it." the first stallion said

"Do you think she forgot about this whole thing." the second one asked

"No, tomorrow we will have to take drastic measures."

"You aren't going to do, what I think you're going to do."

"Yes, it's the only way to help her."

"Well I'll see you at work tomorrow." the third stallion said heading towards his house

"Me too." the second stallion said.

"Bye you two." the first stallion said as he went into his house

The town was quiet, the streets were empty now and everypony had locked their doors. The killer was still out there, waiting and watching. Nopony was safe from the murderer. All they could do was try to protect themselves from the the sick murderer.