//------------------------------// // Day 1: When suspicions arise // Story: Betrayal of Friendship // by Inactive Pone //------------------------------// Day One. The Sun was shining proudly over Equestria and the School of Friendship. However, rather than being a happy joyful day filled with wonderful classes, due to the murder of Princess Twilight, school had been cancelled- But investigation was unable to be taken place, for the godfather has placed a magic barrier on the entire school, meaning no creature can get in, and none can get out. Everypony- Especially the teachers, was instantly enraged by the incident- Even with no evidence to back it up, the officials of the nation were still debating on the culprit of the incident. It was a terrible time. But the only thing they could do is to wait for the games to end. After Silverstream did her morning routine, she was in the middle of going to class when she ran into her friends Yona and Ocellus. “Hey girls!” She said with her usual jumpy voice. “What’s going on? You girls don’t seem very happy today...” Yona shook her head. “Murder happened! School canceled!” Ocellus also nodded as Silverstream showed a shocked face. “No kidding! I just received this note, telling I’m in a game and all... And we’re all trapped here!” “Wait, that can't be real...” Silverstream said nervously. “Yak friend not kidding!” Yona responded. “Yak receive note too- And Yak’s other friends say so too!” Silverstream rushed to the school entrance with her friends, to find Gallus and Smoulder banging on a magic shield that covered the entire building, with no success at all. The three gasped upon seeing it- It was so magical, breathtaking, but still annoying to see. “There’s no way out,” Gallus said as the two walked back in. “This shield would not disappear.” Smoulder was panting. “Tell me about it! We’ve been trying to break this shield for 30 minutes!” The students eyeballed each other, no creature breaking the silence as they were so scared. And the first to break it was Sandbar, who appeared behind them with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. “Guys, if any creature can tell us why this is happening to us, it will be great,” Sandbar said in disbelief. “These three are incredibly scared.” He stepped aside to reveal the three fillies- Cuddling close together and shaking with fear. “I don’t wanna die!!” Scootaloo cried. Apple Bloom was on the brink of hyperventilating. “Scoots, calm down! We just need to find the Mafia!” Upon hearing the word Mafia, the Young Six all turned to her, and then pretty everyone turned to each other. “You all know about this game too!?” Then silence soaked in. Everyone knew about today’s game- Which means they all know what’s coming. No one wanted to bring it up- For how sad of a truth it would be. Instead, they held back the tears. And then, finally, the last player showed up. “Is everypony alright...?” Cozy Glow asked. The Crusaders, overjoyed upon seeing their friend, turned and tackled her in a hug. “Cozy Glow, please tell me you’re not who I think you are!” Sweetie Belle said. “Please leave us be!” The filly pegasus got up and dusted herself off. “*giggles* What are you talking about? No! Of course I’m not the Mafia!” She reassured them. “But what I do know... Is that we’re now all trapped in this game... I don’t know why exactly, though...” Then, a loud voice boomed around the halls of the school. “Ah, so all ten of you have gathered up.” Everycreature gasped and started to step back until they all huddled up in a group, back-to-back. ”You’ve read the note, and you know who I am. As the godfather, I have chosen one of you to be on their dark side- Being the Mafia. One of you players will be constantly on the loose to cause mischief. Innocents, I dare you all to try and figure out my little puppet and save your school. Even if I have to decide to murder... I will not let you all go.” Everycreature was afraid. Some of them screamed in fear. ”Gather up at the park in the middle of the school. That’s where you’ll play the game. For now... May time keep you away from the Mafia’s blade.” The voice vanished with a sinister laughter. After shooting their friends a look, the ten all marched to their play area. What they don’t know, is that they were in for a game of absolute uncertainty, betrayal, and distrust. A game... That will scar their friendship forever. Day One: Daytime. The whole group gathered up around the fountain of the school’s park. However, unlike how they always do- They weren’t there to relax, not at all. They were there, to talk about murder. As they each took a seat, be it the benches around the area or the stone walls of the fountain’s base that were commonly sat on, no creature wasn’t afraid. For one, a murder has just occurred to one of the five princesses of Equestria, four if you only count fully grown ones, and two, they’re in the crime scene- What’s worse, with the murderer. All of them were full of suspicion towards their fellow friends. But they needed time for the nervousness to simmer and soak in. So, they tried their best not to actually pinpoint any creature as the culprit, in fear of sparking a fight so early over a subject they have no evidence to back up with. Once they’ve settled down, the Godfather’s voice came back. ”Looks like you’re all here.” Sandbar was the first to break the silence. “Please, just tell us who you are, why are you doing this and what we’re going to expect. At least it will help us calm down a bit from the murder last night.” The Godfather had a sinister chuckle. ”Very well. I cannot answer your first two questions. But I may for the third, in case you’re skeptical about how this works.” “Tell us, then!” Smoulder demanded, crossing her arms. ”Now, it is daytime. Feel free to discuss as a group on who you think is the murderer. Only one of you is my puppet. Your job? Find them out. Then I’ll set you all free. But, as I stated already, you may not reveal what your role is. I know you all are super close friends, but no cheating, unless you are the Detective. Said creature is the only one who can know about everycreature’s roles, and he can interrogate during the night, but no revealing their role in the day. When you all don’t have other things to discuss, take a vote and decide who you think is the Mafia. You are allowed to not participate in this session- And if less than half of the players voted, no one will be executed from the vote. But if most people voted, whoever has the most votes will be immediately executed, after they choose whether or not to have last words. It is then you may reveal who you really are.” The group all nodded and gave each other suspicious and cold stares. ”I suppose you all know your roles. Now, I will temporarily deafen and blind you all except one to explain the duties and abilities of all your roles in detail, one by one.” 10 minutes later... ”Alright. Now, feel free to discuss! I await your performance.” Poof “So...” Sandbar said. “We couldn’t really get much evidence at this point, right? What’s the point of discussing, then?” Silverstream thought for a bit since she’s the cop. “Actually, we could still discuss, just maybe not about the mafia and all. Well, easier said than done. All we need to do, is focus on gaining clues to the Mafia in the following few days. It might point to a number of suspects, so we really have to think very hard who to vote out.” “True, Silver,” Ocellus replied. “It is kinda hard to calm down when you’re around a killer... You’re not it, right?” “No, of course not!” “Me neither,” Scootaloo spoke out. “And believe me, whoever here is the Mafia, please don’t kill me first...” “I know,” Smoulder said. “Killing me would be even worse.” Sweetie Belle thought that was suspicious, and noted it down in her notebook, one of her role items. As she noted his words, Gallus saw her doing so. “What’cha doing?” Gallus asked. Sweetie Belle turned. “Oh! Nothing! Just writing things down for our future preference. I’ve played this game before- Well, just for fun and no actual death included, but, uh... *chuckles* Just a strategy.” The griffon made a face of curiosity. “Okay...?” He replied with doubt. She’s totally the Mafia... “Anyway, so I suppose I wouldn't know what you all are and you won’t know what I am until... Well, never?” Everycreature looked down. “To be very honest... I don’t wanna point hooves at any of you,” Apple Bloom said. Yona nodded. “Friends like Yaks! Must stick together!” “Definitely,” Smoulder replied, flying mid-air. “None of us would want to beat each other up, right? I mean no offense, but... *gulp* Even we wouldn’t want to kill you all. Ocellus, you wouldn’t, right?” Ocellus immediately turned her vision to the orange dragon. “What’s that supposed to mean!?” She said. Sandbar immediately facepalmed. “Don’t, even. This isn’t the time for-” But Gallus snapped in before he could say anything. “Racist much! You’re making me suspicious now.” “Wh- What!? No!” Then even Scootaloo stepped in. “Well, you don’t have to blame others all the time, Gallus!” “Yak thinks something fishy... You must be Mafia!” “Hey, not cool, Yona!” They started to take sides. In the midst of the argument, Cozy Glow, who has been staying awkwardly silent the whole time finally decided to speak, along with Sandbar. “Everycreature!” Sandbar yelled. “Can we all please just calm the hay down!?” They all went silent, and instantly regretted what they said. “*sigh* Guys,” He said. “You know that fights aren’t going to take us anywhere. We’re all trapped with the same fate- And we’re all going to die if we can’t find the Mafia. Remember last time? We worked together and found the culprit. We have to stick together, just like Yona said.” And now Everycreature felt down. Sandbar turned to his partner Cozy since she was the only neutral one. “Oh, uh, hey!” She nervously said. “Hey, why don’t we all just forget the voting for now. No one gets voted to be executed today. Besides, it’ll be unfair to have someone die so quickly, right?” They shot her with an intrigued look but still made a pass since they don’t think she’s the murderer. “I don’t really see why not,” Ocellus answered. “Since... Since we’ll end up dying to the Mafia at some point in the game, we should cherish the time we have left.” Gallus hmphed. “Very well. I guess we could use something else to loosen ourselves up from our tension we’re going to get. Anyone else?” They all shrugged and decided to just have some peaceful chatting for the rest of the day. Nothing more. It really did loosen up their suspicions for one another and help them to bond back together, all by just having some quality time together. But, they have yet to see the horror of this game- And the counter effect won’t last long. Day One: Nighttime. Everycreature went back to sleep in their dorm room at the school. This is where the real fun begins- And this was also the start of confusion and suspicion between the group. Things about to go all over the place and real messy. Now, it was time for some of the characters to wake up and unleash their potential. As the night slowly went on, The Godfather was slowly giving commands. ”Mafia, wake up.” They woke up in their room- And didn’t waste any time. They already turned into a human. ”Choose one person from the 9 innocents to kill.” They nodded. “He’s been suspicious today... Gallus the Griffon.” ”You May begin when I tell you. Please wait while others make their move.” Meanwhile, in another room, somepony else woke up to take their turn. ”Doctor, wake up. Someone just planned a murder. Will you save them by using your protection potion?” He thought for a bit. “Who’s dying tonight?” “It’s you, sir.” The creature nodded. “Then yes. I’ll do it.” ”Does one also wish to use their poison potion to kill a suspect?” “I feel bad for doing this... But I have a gut feeling that Sweetie Belle might be the Mafia. She was noting down things. I’m guessing she’s trying to analyze everycreature’s roles to figure out who to kill.” ”Very Interesting. In that case, hand over both potions to me. I’ll put the effect on you and her. The creature did as he was told. ”Thank you. Enjoy your sleep tonight.” ”Detective, wake up.” The creature woke up. ”You have the choice to interrogate any person in the game. Which one would you want to identify first?” “Gallus. I think he might be the Mafia.” ”I’m sending you the letter I sent to him. On it, you’ll see what he can do, and what his role is. Once done, return it to me.” The detective took the piece of paper that spawned on their bed. When they unwrapped it, they would’ve been surprised- But since this was the beginning of the game, it wasn’t as shocking, but still, an interesting thing to note down. Player Gallus: The Doctor. You are the Doctor. You will be given two potions- A protective potion and a poison potion. Every night, you will be given the choice whether to use them or not. The protective potion can be used to protect and heal someone after the murder takes place. The poison potion Kills someone before the Mafia’s murder. Each potion can only be used once, and after that, you’ll automatically become a normal innocent. Use them wisely and carefully- Because the only other way you’ll be able to bring people back is by using the angel. The angel will be able to start using their ability on the following night you become an innocent. Good luck. You have a messy situation to save. The detective noted Gallus down on his notebook. “I see. So we were wrong,” they thought. “Alright. Mission is done.” ”Good, Good. Enjoy your sleep tonight.” ”Defender, wake up.” They woke up and screamed, fearing they might be the target. The Godfather calmed them down. ”Calm down. Now, you have the ability to stop one action performed tonight. Currently, the Mafia, the Doctor, and the detective have made their move. Which one would you like to interfere with?” The defender thought for a bit. “To be honest...” They said. “I would stop the Mafia, but the Doctor might have saved them. The detective must have done something good. Hang on, what can the doctor do again?” ”They can heal or poison another player.” “Hmm... I don’t think they would use the poison this early. In that case, I won’t interfere.” The Godfather had a chuckle. ”Wrong choice. I’m sorry.” “Huh? W-Wait!” But he already poofed away to find the last person to wake up. ”Witness, wake up.” The witness sprang up and was shaking. They didn’t want to be murdered. ”Why is everycreature so scared?” The Godfather chuckled. “Anyway. You are the witness. The Mafia is about to make their move on the victim. Does one wish to peek?” They shook their head vigorously. ”No?” He asked. “I see. It’s your decision. Good night.” Day One Over. Unsilent night. (Killed: Sweetie Belle, by poison.)