//------------------------------// // Episode 13: Star // Story: TMMDW:The Mysterious Mare do Well // by Equinoxx //------------------------------// We arrive at the police station and I decide to be smart and use a spell to send in a projection of myself. Basically a hologram, but with magic. It's in the illusion section of magic. Anyways, fake me went in through the front door and up to a counter. The mare at the counter looked at 'me' with an incredulous expression. "Sorry, who are you and why are you wearing a costume?" She asked 'me', obviously struggling to keep a straight face. I guess she hasn't seen many superheros. I was about to answer until somepony came into the front room. The pony had blue fur, red mane and tail, and red eyes. He was also a Pegasus. "Quick Support, I need you t-..." The stallion was addressing the mare at the counter until he noticed 'me'. "Oh my Celestia... You're Mare do Well!!!" He exclaimed. Immediately after, he ran up to 'me' and shook 'my' hoof. Or at least tried to before his hooves fazed right through 'mine'. I decided that I probably didn't need the projection spell anymore, so I teleported in it's place. "Sorry for that. I just didn't know how this place would react to me." I explained, then stretched my hoof out for a hoofshake. He happily accepted the hoofshake with a good-hearted chuckle. "Right, right. It's a pleasure to meet you Mare do Well." He stopped shaking my hoof. "My name's Crimson Cold, the commissioner of the F.P.D, Filliedelphia Police Department." "Good to meet you too, but how do you know who I am?" I asked. I could only smile at how carefree he seemed. "Well all of the P.D's are connected when it comes to information. I read from the commissioner in Canterlot's report about ya. I had a real hard time believing somepony as awesome as you existed." I couldn't help but blush at the praise, luckily I had a mask on. "Thank's, but enough about me. I'm here because I've been investigating the Drowning Mare murders." The atmosphere in the room suddenly got darker. "I'm not surprised. Have ya already talked to Ocean Star? I hope you didn't give her too hard of a time." Crimson said, still holding his lighthearted demeanor. "I tried my best not to." "Good, good. Come with me, she gave us some mighty fine details." He said as he began for the door he initially came through. I followed and had to restrain a giggle as I passed the baffled mare at the counter. "So what did you find at the crime scene?" I asked, just in case Alloy missed something. "Nothing but a flask. It showed signs of recently containing fluid, most likely water. It also had magic residue on it, but we couldn't decipher from who or even what color it was." He explained. "Interesting." Finally we arrive at what I assumed to be Crimson's office. We walked up to his desk and on it were documents. "These documents are direct notes taken during Ocean Star's interrogation. You can read 'em if ya want." And so I did. The notes basically noted each point of interest about the interrogation. To put it simply; Ocean Star claimed that she was going to do her daily check of the ocean. When she arrived she saw a blue stallion using magic to take water out of a flask to drown somepony. She immediately ran and told the authorities. The only other things she claimed to remember was that the stallion was a Pegasus and that he had devil-like red eyes. Now I had several problems with that story. First and most obvious: There is a huge contradiction! First she said the stallion used MAGIC to to take water out of the flask to drown the victim. That implied that the culprit was a Unicorn, but later she said that the stallion was a Pegasus! Second: That description sounds exactly like Crimson Cold, who I assumed was the one who interrogated her. With somepony in front of you, you can easily describe what they look like, right? And that seems exactly like what Ocean Star did... I believed her, but once again it seemed like everything was pointing against her. Not to mention controlling water or any type of liquid on it's own is difficult. But Ocean worked with water everyday, she'd have to be able to at least cause small ripples by now, and that's stretching it. "I think I know who's responsible for the murders." I said in an agitated tone. "You do?" Crimson asked with a tilt of his head. "Yes. And I'm paying her a visit. Have your troops wait outside Ocean Star's house." I began for the door. "But didn't we already confirmed Ocean's innocence?" Crimson asked. "Look at the description of the 'culprit'. Remind you of anypony?" I then teleported to the roof of the FPD. "Alloy-..." And noticed that Alloy had disappeared. I decided that I couldn't wait, so I teleported to and inside Ocean's house. "Ocean!?" I called out. "She's not here." I spun around and prepared to fight, only to see that Alloy was the one who spoke. "Can you stop sneaking up on me?" I growled. I simply got a shrug as an answer. "Do you know where she went?" I asked. "No." "... So we lost her?" My eye twitched. Alloy nodded a yes. "Damnit!!!" I yelled. As you can tell, I was pretty pissed. All in all, Ocean Star completely disappeared. We had no trace of her and she didn't seem to want us to. This was the first time a criminal escaped me... I failed. I said my goodbye's to Alloy and Crimson, then left Filliedelphia to go home. I was hoping that the computer or as I finally came up of a name for her, Shelly, had some good news. "Hey, computer?" I asked. "Yes?" Shelly asked. "Is it okay if I call you Shelly?" "You can call me whatever you like." "Okay, but do you like it?" "... I do. From now on I'll be called Shelly." Shelly declared. "Great." I smiled. "Is there any recent news?" "... Not good news." My smile instantly fell. I breathed a deap sigh. "How so?" "Lamented Goal, A.K.A Caster has escaped prison." Shelly answered solemnly. "God fu-!" Again, I was pretty pissed. Roll credits