My Little Pony: Justice is Served

Thunderwing's Point of View:

I can't believe Sprinklejinx would have it in her to murder an innocent pegasis, my half sister, no less! Sprinklejinx was right! You really can't trust anypony. I take off into the sky to my home in Cloudsdale. I hear somepony calling me from below.

"What do you want?" I ask bitterly. I stare at the ground. Honey Flower gallops under me.

"It's me, Honey Flower. I need your help!" Honey Flower says.

"What?" I ask raising my voice. "Why won't he just leave me alone? Can't he see I don't want to be bothered?"

"Sprinklejinx is in trouble! She's going to be hanged by Princess Celestia's soldiers!" Honey Flower pleads.

"So what? She's getting what she deserves." I say in an angry tone. Why should I care if she's being executed?

"Sprinklejinx is innocent." Honey Flower says.

"Get your head out of the clouds. We all saw her name on that paper, clear as day." I say.

"Sprinklejinx is your partner! She would never do anything to hurt an innocent pony." She says. I stop in my tracks and hover over him.

"Do you really think so?" I ask.

"I know so. If we don't hurry up and prove her innocent she'll be hanged by sundown." Honey Flower says. I land in the grassy meadow.

"What if she really did kill Lightning Dust and the Mayor?" I ask folding my silver wings.

"We don't have time for that! What would Sprinklejinx do for you if you were about to be hanged?" She asks. I can't let Sprinklejinx die if she wasn't responsible for any of the murders. I hear hoofsteps approaching me from behind.

"I heard that Snowflake died in Cloudsdale last night!" Honey Flower says panting.

"Where did you hear that from?" I ask.

"Spitfire." She replies.

"We don't have much time. According to that Cupcakes story, Rainbow Dash is her next target. Shemight be in trouble!" I say.

"I'll go see if I could find some evidence in Cloudsdale because I'm the only pony who could walk on clouds." I say. I flap my feathery wings up and down and go through the front gate. I go inside The Wonderbolt Arena. Snowflake lays limply on the bleachers. I press my hoof against Snowflake's muscular wings. The warmth of his skin still lingers. He must have been dead for under four hours. We must have been on the train to The Crystal Empire when it happened. His white coat is stained red from the bloodspill. Clusters of feathers have been ripped from his wings. Whoever took down Snowflake must be pretty strong. Something catches my eye. I turn my head and notice a single yellow feather lying under the bleachers. The tip of the was moist and tinted orange. Could it have been Spitfire? No! That doesn't make any sense! Where would the pink hair come from? Who has a pink mane and yellow feathers? Fluttershy!

Of course, Fluttershy! It's always the quiet ones. I've got to go tell the others. I soar through the thick clouds. Before I could make it out of Cloudsdale I ram into something at full force. Rainbow Dash nearly gets knocked right out of the sky.

"Ouch! Watch where you're going!" Rainbow Dash mumbles rubbing her head with her hoof.

"Sorry, Rainbow Dash. What's your hurry?" I ask.

"Spitfire and Pinkie Pie have been arrested when you were gone! Have you seen Fluttershy? She's been a wreck ever since these murders have been happening!" Rainbow Dash asks.

"I'm looking for her right now! Stay hidden! They might be coming for you!" I say.

"Me? Why me? I'm not afraid!" Rainbow Dash says confidently. "I could outfly anypony who comes after me." Rainbow Dash flies rapidly in a complete circle.

"We read a disturbing story about what they're going to do to you. They plan on killing you and baking you into a cupcake." I say. Her eyes open wide and her jaw drops.

"Sprinklejinx is going to find the killer, right?" Rainbow Dash says trying to hide the panic in her voice. Her ears flop down and she bites her lip.

"Not this time!" I say.

"What!? Why not?" Rainbow Dash gasps. I stare into her eyes.

"Princess Celestia put her in jail. It's just us this time. Make sure they don't find you! " I say somberly. I spread my wings and fly over her head. My mane rustles in the wind as I dive down towards the ground.

"You're right, Honey Flower. Sprinklejinx isn't the culprit." I say.

"The hoofwriting in cupcakes looks like a unicorn's writing. It's so neat. I can see why Celestia accused her." Honey Flower says.

"What did you find, Thunderwing?" Honey Flower asks leaning towards me with anticipation in her eyes.

"There is a yellow feather laying in the crime scene. That's probably why they think Spitfire is guilty." I say.

"But the paper from the letter comes from an oak tree. Who lives in an oak tree?" Honey Flower asks.

"The same pony who has yellow feathers and a pink mane, Fluttershy." I say.

"Why would Fluttershy want to kill somepony?" Honey Flower  asks.

"She seems so nice? Are you sure we have the right criminal?" Honey Flower says.

"Positive! Let's go to the prison before somepony gets executed." I say. I gallop beside Honey Flower to the prison. Everypony is crowded around the scaffold. There are three mares standing on top of the scaffold waiting to face their fate. Pinkie Pie on the left, Sprinklejinx in the middle, and Spitfire on the right. The crowd cheers as Celestia's guards tie the nooses tightly around their throats.

"Are we going to play hangmare?" Pinkie Pie asks in a peppy voice. The crowd swarms around us and throws half eaten food at the three suspects. Spitfire tries to say something snappy but the rope presses tightly against her neck. Spitfire wheezes. The three mares stand on the scaffold trembling in fear.

"Hang the murderers!" The crowd cheers.

"Stop!" Derpy yelled from the crowd. Her crown sits upside down upon her head.

"This is wrong!" Cadence says.

"Silence! The hangings will not end until the streets of Ponyville are safe once more. This hysteria has gone far enough. The longer we wait, the more ponies get killed. If you confess you may spend the rest of your life in prison. If you refuse to confess, your life ends here. I am sorry it needs to be this way, but it is for the good of Equestria." Celestia replies.

"There has to be a better way." Luna pleads.

"There is no other way." Celestia says.

"Do you confess, Pinkie Pie?" The guard asks.

"Confess to what?" Pinkie Pie asks. The guard does not answer. He approaches Sprinklejinx.

"Do you admit to killing Lightning Dust, The Mayor, and Snowflake?" The guard asks firmly. Sprinklejinx eyes narrow.

"No! Never!" She gags weakly. She is struck in the head with a bitten apple.

"Killer!" The crowd roars.

The guard walks up to Spitfire. Spitfire glares at him as he passes by.

"Do you-" The guard gets interrupted by Spitfire spitting in his face rebelliously.

"I have evidence! They're innocent!" I scream over the roaring crowd. Nopony hears me. Sprinklejinx spots me in the crowd. She turns away and refuses to look at me. Sweat trickles down my ear and I swallow a huge lump in my throat. The three innocent mares close there eyes and take one final deep breath. . Honey Flower buries her face onto my shoulder and sobs quietly. I take deep heavy breaths. I try to push and shove my way over to the scaffold. I trip over somepony's hoof and drop to the ground. I feel my heart beating quickly in my chest.

"I'm sorry." I whimper. My heart sinks. Suddenly, the platforms drop and the three suspects fall through the trap doors with a thud. They disappear into the darkness. I cringe. The ropes swing back and forth and slowly come to a complete stop. It's over... I never even got to say I'm sorry. The crowd applauds joyfully for the death of the mare they once called their hero. I cry out in despair. Nopony seems to notice. Honey Flower puts her hoof on my shoulder. I feel her comforting me and yet... I still feel alone. Is this what Equestria has come to? I never wanted Sprinklejinx to die mad at me. I shutter at the thought of me sitting in her office with an empty desk. Will I be the one to break the tragic news to her family? Am I strong enough to bring myself to do it? Fluttershy will suffer for this! I will punish Fluttershy! For Sprinklejinx...For Equestria! I will stop at nothing to bring justice to everypony.