//------------------------------// // Extinguished Ember // Story: The Devil Inside // by Chelis //------------------------------// Ember Velvet: Wife, Mother, Psychologist, snack lady for her daughter's soccer team. Even with her busy life outside of her practice, she always took time for her clients. A few hours ago, she had her last session with Sunset Shimmer. It was emotional for her since Sunset was a major success. She had turned from queen bitch to a positive member of society. Although, even with that she had to sigh since she couldn't get any information from her life before she "dropped from the sky". Still, she had Sunsets file on her desk as she finished up her full report she was to send out to whoever needed it, namely her father's health insurance company. The reports were laborious and lengthy, but they provided Ember the income to support her family. "And send!" she shouted as the email containing Sunsets report was sent through email, and with that another day in the books for Ember. She smiled as she got up in her small office to file Sunsets file away for what she hoped would be the last time. She sat down to read her emails, and do her usual tasks before she left the office She continued diligently, Ignoring the clock. She heard the sirens go off in the distance with the sounds of helicopters buzzing overhead. She thought nothing of it and continued "Probably a chase going on, those get boring after a while," she sighed. It was then she heard a knock at the door, and it opened. Her young secretary peeked her head in, her thin glasses nearly falling out of her head. "Miss Velvet, I'm heading out. Everything okay?" "Yes, enjoy the rest of your night." "I will!" Her secretary cheered as she slipped back outside. Ember continued with her work, determined to make sure that when she set foot in her office tomorrow morning, there would be no issues. It was then that the electricity in her office shut off, and the computer. "Well, fuck me for saving," she grumbled as she waited for the electricity to turn back on. It took less than ten seconds, and when it did, everything was the same. Minus the hand around her neck, holding a knife. "We don't carry cash here. My wallet is in my purse," Ember said, he head straight forward not wanting to startle the other person in the room "I'm not here for that," the feminine voice said. "What are you here for, miss.." "Just call me Lizzie," "okay Lizzie, what did you come here for." "everything you have on Sunset Shimmer," "I can't give you that. Heck, how did you know she even goes here?!" "What, you don't think the family has someone paid off inside the police department?" That name gave Ember chills. She knew who the family was, their psychopathic tendencies. The fact one of them was behind her with a knife to a throat nearly made her break. She still had a way out if she was a fast enough. Being the police department's go to psychologist gave her some perks, like a concealed carry permit. The small revolver concealed in her jacket. It was within reach, but to slip her hand in there and to use it with the knife on her throat was a bit much. "Who is the mole?" "Like I'm telling you. Because there could be chances you survive this!" It was quick and silent, but when it was over, Ember was on the ground, holding her throat which was flooding the area around her with blood. She was gasping and writhing in pain. "It'll be all over soon, No one survives a slashed throat for long. If the loss the blood doesn't get you, the asphyxiation will." Lizzie folded her knife and walked over to the large filing cabinet. She picked out the S's and then found Sunset Shimmers manila file. "Okay… Hmm, interesting. We will definitely use this! And her school schedule! all the better!" Ember Velvet knew she was going to die in her office, she was already losing blood and didn't have much time. When she fell over her jacket went with her. She took one bloody hand off her throat and reached into her jacket's pocket for the gun. "Not a lot of information, but at least it will be enough to help us when we kill Sunset Shimmer tomorrow." Lizzie smiled. "thanks again" Lizzie quickly turned around and pulled out her pistol to see Ember. Ember was raising hers as well, tearing in fear, tearing in sadness, and in anger. You're not killing sunset, over my dead body Ember thought as she committed as her last action in life to protect Sunset Shimmer. A shot rang out in the office, and at the end of it, Ember became lifeless, with a sliced throat and a bullet through her forehead. *** There was one thing that detective Techie Dagger hated was having to go to a murder scene in an office in the morning. Usually, a maid or someone else would find that person in that office and would be traumatized for life. In this case the young, hot secretary. "I hate these days," the detective said as he entered Embers office, which had crime scene analyzers in hazmat suits swarming the place, getting all the evidence needed for the case. "They got you busy?" The coroner asked. "They pulled me off the prison riot case for this. Pedo Pete got his head split in two with whatever someone used to kill him. Couldn't of happen to a better person. "Anyone else they rubbed out?" the coroner asked. "Lizzie of the family is missing…. Wait a minute!?" The detective hollered. "What?!" "Lizzie may have broken out. Pedo Pete and Ember Velvet, they must have had something in common since both deaths are with knife wounds!" "Okay, and?" "They have also connected another way… Why would Lizzie stop by here after breaking out, there must be a connection!" "Must explain the blood on the filing cabinet," someone cried out Dagger hurriedly went over to the file cabinet to look inside. On and inside the cabinet was blood. "okay, she took a file under the last name of "Sg and Si". "Sunset Shimmer, sir" the computer analyst cried out. "So, Lizzie killed risky line, who failed in kidnapping sunset, and killed Ember Velvet, who was Sunset's psychologist. "So, what are you saying?" the corner asked. "Call Thunder Breeze and get a squad car to pick Sunset up from school, Pronto!"