//------------------------------// // Episode Two: Angel Abduction (Pt 1) // Story: My Little Case Closed: Mystery is Magic // by DarkAura //------------------------------// Episode Two: Angel Abduction "Just calm down ma'am," a police stallion reassured the sniveling Pegasus. "CALM?! H-how can I b-be C-CALM when A-Angel's g-gone m-missing!" The cream colored Pegasus cried. "She's got a point Butch," Rocky, the other police stallion pointed out. "Shut up," said Butch. He turned back to the Pegasus. "What's your name, madam?" "F-F-Fluttershy..." The Pegasus with bright pink hair muttered as she tried to back away. "And what does Angel look like so that we can give a missing ponies report?" asked Rocky. "H-he's a bunny w-who's a-about one f-foot tall... w-with beady b-black eyes... and he's v-very picky..." She replied "Got it. We'll send a report on it while a detective comes in. Have a good day ma'am," Rocky said as he and Butch left. One they left the building, Butch gave him a good hit on his head. "OW. What was THAT for?!" Rocky fumed. "'Have a good day ma'am'?! You IDIOT! Her rabbit friend got kidnapped and you want her to have a good day?!" "Jesus, sorry." "Better be..." Butch muttered under his breath. Five minutes later, seven ponies arrived to the house: Conan, Richard, Rachel, and four other detective ponies. Richard, a stallion with a light tan coat and a brown mane and tail, walked in front of Fluttershy and knelt down. "Alright, first things first, what evidence lead you to believe he was kidnapped rather than running away?" "W-well, Angel's room was cluttered up, but Angel always keeps his room tidy. And there was a ransom note on his bed," she replied, no longer stuttering, but still maintaining a softness in her voice. Richard turned to the other detectives. "Search for clues." The other detectives went to work as Richard did too. Conan, a white coated colt with a mane and tail that's a black color and who wears a blue suit with a red tie (The tie which enables him to mimic other people's voices) and glasses, walked towards Fluttershy, whom was sobbing as she was bent down on the floor. "Miss?" Conan asked. "Y-yes?" "When did you last see Angel?" "Just two hours ago: He was sleeping in his room..." Conan looked at the window that was broken. Shards of glass were scattered on the ground outside. "Fluttershy? Did you have your door locked?" "Yes, until the police came. Why?" Conan glanced at the door: It wasn't open. No forced entry via door, nothing. It ruled out Conan's second option, which must meant... Someone from Fluttershy's place must have done it! If the kidnapper broke in, the shards would be on the floor. But they're outside! "No reason!" Conan said as he walked away from Fluttershy. Just then, the door busted open, and a cyan Pegasus went inside Fluttershy's house. "Hey! This is a crime scene! Get lost!" Richard yelled. "Listen, I'm Fluttershy's friend, so I'm able to come in here, crime or not," She flicked her rainbow mane. "Rainbow c-can come in..." Fluttershy said, joining in. Rainbow stuck her tongue at Richard, making him furious. She noticed Conan, and rubbed his head. "Hi Conan. Pinkie's told me all 'bout you." "T-that's cool, I guess," Conan said, putting his mane back in order. Rainbow Dash turned to Fluttershy. "So what crime happened?" "Oh it was horrible Dashie! Angel got kidnapped!" "WHAT?! Nopony takes any of Fluttershy's animals!" Rainbow scowled. Fluttershy turns to Conan. "Um, little colt? Would you like to help out and try to find Angel? The more help the better.... if that's OK with you..." "Sure!" "Hey, let's get Twilight here. She can be Sherlock and he can be Wattson," she teased, grabbing Conan's cheek. "Um, Rainbow? I was just kidding. I doubt Conan, was it, can do it. I, I mean, a little kid like that just can't." She turned to Conan defensively. "I-I mean you can help if you want, b-but I don't think that will bring enough help..." "But I want to play detective!" Conan argued, trying his best to act as childlike as possible. Rainbow laughed. "Oh come on Fluttershy! Give a kid a chance. Sure, he might not be able to get Angel, but I bet Twilight could help him! Twilight's an egghead: She loves this kind of stuff." To be honest, I'd rather be Sherlock... I can solve mysteries better than "Twilight". "Hey, I'll go get Twi' right now!" Rainbow replied as she sped out through the open door. "It's OK miss. I'll help you find your bunny." Conan reassured as he patted Fluttershy on the back. Richard walked back to Fluttershy as he pushed Conan away. "Fluttershy? We've found some clues. It appears that the kidnapper is someone in this house." Look at that. Richard may be able to solve this after all. "Oh my. The only others who live in this house are my animals. Why would you assume that?" she asked. "It's quite obvious, really. The window shards are outside. If a stranger broke in, the shards would be inside, but no! They're outside!" Richard concluded as he gave a proud look to himself. "Sorry mister. But that doesn't prove anything." "What?" "That window had been broken for a week already... I didn't want to get cut with the shards, and no one would help, so I left it there..." Right after Fluttershy finished, Rainbow Dash and Twilight appeared, with Twi' looking slightly dazed. "How'd you get here so fast?" Conan asked. "You're looking at the fasted flier in all of Equestria!" She boasted while Twilight murmured. Richard merely rolled his eyes. He went upstairs to see what the ransom note had to say. As they did, Rachel, a slightly darker white coated Pegasus with a black mane and tail, came over. "Fluttershy? Do you want me to help you find Angel? I can give that kidnapper a good fight! I am, after all, an expert in Karate!" she boasted. "It's alright Rachel. You don't have to if you don't want to... if that's OK with you, I mean..." Twilight finally comes back to her senses after that fast trip. "Fluttershy, I'll help you find Angel." "Oh thank you!" Rainbow Dash sneer as she picked up Conan, whom was struggling from her grasp. "And Conan can be Wattson. BWAHAHA!" Twilight studied Conan. "Oh. Didn't we meet yesterday or so? Anyway Conan, do you want to be a little junior detective?" "Yeah!" Good God, what's with these ponies thinking I can't solve a mystery? Well, besides me being as an eight year old. "Terrific!" Using her magic, she got out her Sherlock hat from her satchel she brought, as well as her bubble pipe. "Well then Conan, let's go get some clues!" "Mind if I come along?" Rachel asked. "I don't really want to be alone with Rainbow and Fluttershy. "Sure," replied Twilight. The trio walked up the stairs to Angel's room. Upon arriving, they saw Richard... Asleep. "Dad?" Rachel asked as she walked over to him. She turned him to his side and gasped. "What?!" Conan almost yelled. "Someone tranquilized my dad!" she panicked. A tranquilized dart was indeed in Richard's front hoof. "Okay, no pony panic... We need to be calm. It's obvious the kidnapper's still here, so we'll need to search around. Rachel, you search downstairs with the other detectives and tell them that Richard's been tranquilized. Conan and I will look around upstairs." Twilight reasoned. "Got it," said Rachel as she headed downstairs. Now the two were alone with a sleeping Richard. "Hey Twilight?" Conan asked. "Yes?" "You know how I was asking about Pinkie Pie yesterday?" "Yes?" "Can you tell me some more?" Twilight looked conflicted. "S-Sorry Conan. Not right now... Remember, we need to look for clues." Conan sighed. He wasn't getting anywhere with finding out about Pinkie Pie... He went towards the random note while Twilight searched around and read it. "I've kidnapped Angel." That's not really enough help as to finding out the kidnapper. Why would they kidnap Angel without any claims for ransom or anything of the sorts? Maybe running a hoofprint test on the note could find the kidnapper. Maybe even searching for who's handwriting it is? The handwriting does look familiar... Something fell to the ground in the next room. Conan ran as fast as he could and gasped at what he saw. There, slumped on the ground, was an unconscious Twilight, or so it seemed. He bent down to Twilight just to make sure she wasn't dead or anything. She was breathing, and her pulse was steady. She must have been tranquilized. Footsteps entered the room, ever so slightly, but not soft enough for Conan not to hear. He turned around and screamed.