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"Monday, third of may, 3411 AU. Time is 11:05, present is detective Beacon Light, conducting interview of Twilight Sparkle."
Papers moving.
"Let me start by asking you miss Sparkle, are you alright? I know you and your friends have been through a lot these past two weeks.. I know it must be horrible, so, thank you for coming in. I've already talked to your friend, Rarity, she was most helpful."
"I'm.. Glad to hear it.."
"You want something to drink miss Sparkle?"
"No, i'm good.."
"Well, you first met, 'Joker', when he came to Ponyville, yes?"
"Mhmm, yes, that is correct. I met him in the evening, I had gotten an invitation from Pinkie Pie to one of her 'welcome to Ponyville' parties. I always go to those parties, bidding new ponies welcome has sort of become a big tradition.."
"Did you like him?"
"I think everypony liked him, he was funny, clever... Kind.... I don't know who this pony is.. He is not the Joker I met that evening or came to know.."
"Ponies can, surprise you at times, miss Sparkle. At any rate, you were the first one to bring Joker to our attention, what made you suspect him?"
"You asked me that when I first came to you."
"I know, but now that we have him in custody and we have proof and a confession, we would like to get the full story. Now that we are starting to get the full picture, there is something about your statement that doesn't add up, miss Sparkle."
"What?"
"When you came to us, you simply said you did not trust him, that you had a bad feeling about him. Miss Sparkle, as far as we know, you're not a pony that goes around and fling accusations around without proof, something must have gotten you to suspect him."
"....I, don't know.."
"I think you're lying to me, miss Sparkle."
"....!"
"What are you protecting? Is it evidence? Or somepony?"
"...!!"
"I guess you're afraid we arrest Pinkamena Diane Pie, also called Pinkie Pie."
"She didn't know!"
"...."
"Pinkie.. She is a good friend, she thought... She thought he was our friend, like we all did. If she had known she would never have helped him. Please, detective, you have to believe me.."
Sigh.
"Calm down miss Sparkle.. Your loyalty to your friend is admirable, but if you don't tell me what went on, then you won't be helping her. You only make her seem more guilty."
"...I'm sorry..."
"Don't be, please, just answer my questions miss Sparkle and i'm sure everything will work out."
Sigh.
"After the bombings, Pinkie started to act really weird, well, weirder than she usually was. She was suddenly acting nervous, her poofy hair was no longer poofy, instead she seemed to close herself off from the rest of us. At first I thought she was just as shocked as the rest of us, but... No.. I just knew something was wrong.."
"How did you link Joker to that?"
"Well, she would not talk to us, but.. But she had no problem in talking to, him. At first I thought she sought comfort in him because he was her.. Erhg.."
"Lover?"
"....Yes..."
"But that doesn't seem too strange though, seeking comfort in somepony you love during times of peril.."
"I can't explain it detective, okay? I just knew something was off.. He didn't seem affected by the news, in fact, he just seemed to become more, uhm, giddy? It was also like he was actively trying to get Pinkie to avoid us, shut us off from her."
"That still didn't prove anything, miss Sparkle."
Sigh.
"I know, but that is what led Rainbow Dash to follow him.."
"But that was after miss Pie vanished, correct?"
"Yes.. When we didn't see her for a while, and Joker seeming to try and avoid us, Rainbow decided to follow him. When I was sure he was away I went to his house, Applejack helped me get in.."
"And then you found miss Pie?"
"Yes.. I found her tied up and gagged in a locker, she looked like she had been..."
"No, it's okay miss Sparkle, we know, I read her medical report. You don't need to talk about that."
"...Thank you..."
"But you didn't just find miss Pie, did you?"
"..No... The basement was filled with weird things, chemicals, bomb making parts, knives... In effect, all the things you would need to build the kind of bombs he used."
"So, let us go over this.. After the bombings, you noticed your friend acting strange along with Joker. You suspected something and then came to us. When you felt nothing happened you took matters into your own hooves. Miss Dash followed him, got foalnapped, you in the meantime along with miss Apples found miss Pie and his bomb workshop in his house."
"...Yes"
"Why didn't you contact us then?"
"You know why.. He held my friend hostage."
"Yes, you knew that because he contacted you... But, it was not until later that day you received that.... Dreadful tape.. You see that is what I don't understand, you couldn't know miss Dash was taken hostage until then, so why did you not report this to us when you found the evidence?"
"I was to focused on Pinkie.. Afraid, alarmed, like we all were.."
"....Okay miss Twilight.. I think I got what I needed from you. If there is anything else I will contact you."
"Okay.. Thank you..."
"Interview ending, time is 11:39."
Sounds of a chair being moved and a pony walking out.
Sigh.
"Beacon?"
"Flash? They let you back in already?"
Hoofsteps walk closer.
"Yea, the captain let me off with a warning.. Fucking freak deserved the beating I gave him.."
"Yeah, his lawyer will love that you idiot."
"Really? He confessed to everything, not much a lawyer can do for him at this point."
"Except demand you being punished for assaulting a suspect."
"Fuck off Beacon, it's gonna work out fine... I saw you talking with the mare, Twilight Sparkle."
"Yea, so?"
"Nothing, only, do you suspect she is hiding something?"
"Probably, I think they are all hiding something, but do I suspect she is hiding anything that is illegal? No.. I think she simply wants to protect her friends, that's all.."
"Hm, maybe.. Beacon I think we should consider, oh, wait you forgot to turn the recorder off."
"Huh? Oh shit, yea, sorry, let me get that."
"As I was saying, I think we should look at-"
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