Sweetie Belle was still regaining her memory, but she still returned Spirit's hug. Everypony stared for a moment. Most of them, including Rarity, found this very sweet. Spirit helped Sweetie to her hooves. Luna, Celestia, Cadence, and the lavender alicorn stepped forward.

"So, you can control your powers now?" Luna asked.

"No, they still run wild. I can activate it, but I can't control it. That's what I think anyways." Spirit gave a straight, almost dead tired look when he spoke with Luna.

"Then you shall under go the next step in controlling this power after everything has been fixed. Also, that wasn't the real queen." Luna had a straight face.

"Well, that would explain why she was so weak. For me anyways."

"Actually, we could have killed her easily. The only thing that held us back was the backlash, it could have killed everypony." Spirit nodded.

"If I may interrupt. We should all get this place back up and running. First, Luna the games you asked for are in. Second, Discord has found some important info about not only Sombra. But the real Chrysalis as well. Third, my name is Twilight Sparkle. Nice to meet you Brawny Spirit."

"Nice to meet you to. I also agree with you, we should get everything fixed if not upgraded for security reasons. Once everything is up to speed we get Chrysalis out of the way as soon as possible" Everypony nodded. "Good, kinda feels weird giving orders but oh well. So, sound like a plan?" Everypony nodded again. "Great, lets get going!" They all cheered and got to work.

"Spirit." Celestia called. "We actually need to replace some of the metal panels in the hall and in some of the rooms. So to earn money we got you and Gunner jobs with the police. You two will be solving murder mysteries." Gunner already knows what to do. We spoke of this while you were giving that speech." Spirit nodded and brought Sweetie Belle to her room so she could rest.

"Get some rest, I hope you feel better..." Spirit left the room. As he did, Sweetie Belle awoke and left her room through a secret passage.

"Hey Spirit! We better get going! We can't be late!"

"Yeah, I know."

"I noticed something interesting. We are gonna be solving murder mysteries around Nightmare Night." Gunner had a large grin upon his face.

"Nightmare Night? Is that like Halloween?" Spirit was confused.

"It was originally called Halloween, but it was renamed to represent the time Luna went insane and became Nightmare Moon." Spirit was still confused.

"Well, I'm gonna keep calling it Halloween. Do fillies and colts know of the real name?"

"Yeah, they do unless they are REALLY young. Like, 3 or 4." Spirit and Gunner had finally arrived at the police station in Ponyville. "Hey, we were sent here by Princess Celestia to help with some murders." The police officer looked at them for a moment before bursting into laughter.

"Yeah, you kids are gonna help us with some murders! Why don't you just go back to the sandbox." Spirit really wasn't in the mood. He snatched one of Gunner's pistols and held it in his mouth, somehow he was able to talk clearly.

"We were sent by the Princess to solve murders. Let us do our job or I will blow off your limbs." Gunner took the gun back and saw that the officer was very scared and let them through without any more hassle.

"You didn't have to do that." Gunner scolded him, but Spirit didn't really care.

"Don't really care you know." Spirit walked ahead while Gunner followed up behind them. They quickly found their way to the police chief.

"Ah! You two must be the ponies Celestia sent, correct?"

"Yes sir, we have come here to offer help." Spirit sounded very formal "I hope to get started right away, anything pop up?"

"Yes, there is one. We believe it has been committed by the same pony as all of our previous murders. Other then the market slaughter." Spirit swiftly glanced from side to side and back to the chief. "The victim was drained of blood and had their cheeks, guts and hearts removed. half of the body is in shreds, but the front half of him is still intact."

"Was there a distinct mark anywhere on the body that could be a clue?"

"One on the neck and several vicious bite marks on the chest."

"Good, we would like to look at the body and crime scene. Can we?" Gunner was still silent as they went on.

"Sure, I'll show you where to go." The chief finally came into few. He was a blue pegasus that had a an orange mane and tail with "hoof-cuffs" as his cutie mark. They followed him to the scene of the crime and the body still lay in the position it had been found in.

"Can you go get me a list on carnivorous animals that live in the area? That might narrow the search."

"It doesn't really look like any native animal attack, but if you say so." He passed a piece of paper to Spirit. Gunner and Spirit looked over the list only to conclude the obvious, there were no animals around that could make this exact bite mark. Spirit thought for a moment and came up with an idea.

"I'm gonna go to the library and get a book. I will be back in about five minutes." Spirit charged off into town and quickly found the library. He searched high and low until he found the book that, for some reason, thought could help him fix this problem. A book of mythical creatures. It talked about urban legends, myths, and rumors. he then ran back to the crime scene 1 minute quicker then he thought he would be. "There may be an answer in this book. Can somepony hold this up for me?" Another officer grabbed the book with his magic and held it up for Spirit to see. He compared the teeth of the creatures in the book to the ones on the victim.

"So, find anything?" Gunner was very curious.

"Yes, you can drop the book now. Thanks." The officer placed the book at Spirit's hooves. "There are three creatures in this book that match the bites. The one on the neck is a vampire. really a dead give away, they don't even have to bite the neck. The other bite are either a Lycan or a Werewolf. Since there was no full moon last night. it must mean that it was a Lycan." Spirit was confident in his hypothesis.

"Spirit, what the heck is a Lycan?" Gunner was curious as to what this was.

"A Lycan is a werewolf-like creature that can transform at will. Lycans usually stay in packs, but this one was with a vampire... Oh, they can transform into a really big wolf of a pony-wolf hybrid. Unlike a werewolf that can only be a pony-wolf hybrid." The officers were talking and whispering among themselves as Spirit, Gunner and the chief were talking.

"It could have been a timber wolf." The chief suggested.

"It can't actually, the teeth of a timber wolf grow randomly in an uneven order. These marks are in perfect order."

"Well, we know what did it. But WHO did it?"

Gunner has a point, I know what killed him. But which pony here is a Vampire or Lycan? "Hold on." Spirit ran towards the book that he took from the library and read aloud what it said about Lycans. "Lycans are odd creatures, some ponies used to think that those who could sing well were Lycans, due to the incredible howls they give off at night." Everypony stared. "That narrows the search even more. Send a group of spies after all ponies with a cutie mark that represents singing in this general area." The officers followed the orders without question. They went back to the station to start the investigation. "Gunner, we should get back to the base." Gunner nodded and went to the chariot. "If you need assistants, just get Gunner. I'm just the detective in this one." The chief waved and said farewell, for now at least.

"Spirit, about the singer and Lycan thing. What about Sweetie Belle? She is an incredible singer. Do you think it could be her?"

"There is a possibility, but it is somewhat unlikely. I will keep an eye on her, and it isn't just for the investigation." Gunner caught on to what he meant and left it at that. They arrived at the base and decided to give Princess Celestia a report.

"so, is that all?" Celestia asked.

"Yes, that is all we could gather. Any more orders?"

"Yes. Spirit, I want you to watch over Sweetie Belle. I already know she likes you and I know you like her. These ponies that have been dying were criminals. So however is doing this is actually cleaning the streets of Ponyville and Canterlot." Spirit had one question.

"If they were criminals, then why didn't the police know?"

"Good question. The criminals were killed in places that they weren't at when they were sent to jail." Of course. "Spirit, I have an idea. I will send you to the Griffin kingdom for a vacation, for some reason ponies think that we are still enemies when we aren't. Oh well. Sweetie Belle has always wanted to enter one of their singing contests. So you two should go together. She may open up to you. I also have no doubt that you two can take care of yourselves."

"Thanks, I will follow the plan. I just don't know how she could hide it from us if she IS the killer."

"Yes, it is troubling. But I am sure you can handle this one Spirit." Spirit smiled at Celestia's confidence in him. "Shall I tell her that we are leaving?"

"Yes, you should. Don't forget to enjoy yourself while on the trip!" Celestia called.

"Oh, don't worry about that!" Spirit ran off to find Sweetie Belle and left Gunner in the room just standing there. He was trying to keep up with the fast paced conversation, but he just forgot about it and left. Spirit searched the halls and finally found Sweetie Belle in the research center. "Hey, Sweetie Belle!"

""Spirit! Whats going on?" Sweetie Belle seemed very happy to see him.

"Celestia is going to be sending us to the Griffin Empire! We get to relax there and have fun!" Sweetie Belle went wild. She was hopping around the room like Pinkie Pie hopping over to a new pony entering Ponyville.

"Its only going to be us two?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"That is what Celestia said." Sweetie Belle was still happy none the less.

"Then lets get packing!" She shouted with a voice crack that just made her seem cuter. Spirit was happy, but found it odd how Celestia was letting two children spend time together as if they were husband and wife. He was still thankful that he would be able to hang out with Sweetie Belle.

This is going to be one hell of a "vacation".

Author's Note

There will be three parts to this chapter. The next part will involve listening to music. A lot of music. Some Nightcore and some normal music. In short, singing contest.