Winter had now began to roll over Ponyville, giving a new cheeriness to everything around me. To be honest, it was kinda overwhelming. Even Canterlot was preparing for Winter and setting up lights. Of course with Winter comes the petty robbers who steal from small stores, trying to get a quick buck. Or bit in this case.
So unfortunately, I had to patrol even more. Of course it wasn't all bad, I got to see ponies filled with joy, and even the most 'noble' of ponies being filled with the holiday spirit.
So I was patrolling Canterlot, when I suddenly heard a elderly pony yell. "Help! He stole my bag!" Obviously I looked and saw a earth pony running with a bag in his mouth. How petty do you have to be to do something like that. I jumped in front of the stallion's escape route. He tried skidding to a halt but he had to much momentum. I stretched out my forehoof, stopping him pretty easily. I took the bag into my magic then levitated it back to it's original owner.
The crook was now cowering at my hooves. I decided to say five simple words. "Think about your life choices." Then I teleported away. It was Hearths Warming, I didn't feel like beating ponies up.
After that incident I finished my patrol for the night. I was about to get some shuteye when Shelly decided to speak very loudly. "There have been reports of an unscheduled snow storm in Fillydelphia." The sudden noise made me fall out of bed. The news Shelly delivered wasn't that great either.
"That seems like a job for the Weathermare." I grumbled out, still lying on the floor. It was surprisingly comfy.
"Reports have said that she's already on the scene, unfortunately she seems to be having difficulty."
I grumbled again, all I wanted was some sleep! I got up and walked to the armory to get my costume on. After that I trotted over to the launchpad. "Well it's a good thing I like snow." I smiled then stepped onto the launchpad. I pulled the lever then went flying.
Believe it or not, flying through the air at high speeds was much more relaxing than you might think. As I was approaching Fillydelphia I was suddenly spoken to, which wasn't loud, I just didn't expect it. Luckily I stayed stable in the air. "Seastar, do you read me?"
"Shelly!? How're you speaking to me?" I asked in utter confusion.
"I simply installed the upgrades in your suit that you asked for."
"Oooh. Thanks." Remember that time when I asked Shelly to make upgrades to my suit, and I said I'd talk about them once they were ready? Well that time comes now; I basically asked for a transmitter device to be installed in my suit so I could communicate with Shelly whenever I need/want to. Oh yeah, my cape is now 'cape'able of making me glide now. Hurray for breaking the laws of physics!
Speaking of being able to glide, I noticed I was losing speed, so I decided to try out my new ability... Let's just say that I needed some practice. Nevertheless I was able to make it to Fillydelphia. "Seastar, the blizzard appears to be coming from the police department." Shelly informed me, though I don't think she needed to, there was a huge stream of clouds going up to the blizzard cloud.
I continued to glide, this time towards the police department. I was starting to feel very cold and I wasn't even that close to the FPD yet. I landed at the front door, unfortunately it was completely iced over. My hope for any survivors was quickly dying. I used a strength spell, then bucked the ice into nothing but shards. I also managed to buck the door down.
"Hold up!" I heard a familiar voice say from behind me. I turned around, seeing the Weathermare hovering slightly above ground. "Why are you here? How'd you get here?" She asked me.
I rolled my eyes. "I'd ask the same thing, but I'm pretty busy at the moment." I told her as I turned to enter the building.
"Hold on! I'm going too." I saw her hover alongside me from my peripheral vision.
"Good, I may need assistance." After I said that I heard her breathing become uneven for a couple of seconds and she left my sight. She was most likely expecting me to tell her no.
I was having a bit of trouble with walking on the icy floor. We continued through the halls, passing by several frozen corpses. I could tell that Rainbow was getting uneasy, even I was slightly unnerved by seeing their frozen, terrified faces. Eventually we came across a spot where there were two ways to go.
"So who goes which way?" Weathermare asked.
I would've gone by handedness, but that doesn't really apply to hooves. I still chose left though. "I'll go left, you go right."
"What!? Do I not get a say in this? One of us is going to find whoever did this!" Weathermare worried.
I obviously had to find a way to stop her worrying. Thankfully I had just the tool. I took out a spare communicator that I had Shelly make, then held it out for Weathermare to take. "Take this, it'll allow us to communicate from wherever we are in a one thousand mile radius." She took the communicator into her hooves and stared at it. "Put it in your ear and press the button on it to speak to me. If I come across the pony who did this then I'll tell you on the device. The same goes for you."
"Okay? I think I get it." Weathermare said with a bit of confusion. She then put the communicator in her ear.
I then remembered something that would probably be useful. "Also if you flip a switch on it then you'll be able to speak to a friend of mine. She can assist you with bio's and information in general."
"Wait, you have friends." She joked... Nice.
"Very original." I said sarcastically as I began walking through the hallway. "Good luck." After that I heard a sigh as I was trotting away. I had a feeling I knew why just by looking around the cold and death filled hallway.
To be continued...