//------------------------------// // Case Report: Update - May 2nd // Story: They're Never Coming Back // by Flashgen //------------------------------// Case Report: Update - May 2nd Submitted by: Verdant Vines Location: Ponyville Date(s): May 2nd Case: Ponyville Mass Disappearance (#3467) Classification: Top Secret White Clover, I apologize for the delay of delivery in the documents attached. After recovery of the transcribed journal (now the third believed to be written by surv victims of the events of April 16th), we performed all necessary magical precautions dictated by procedure to verify it was safe to handle. I requested that Doctor Blue Sky withhold sending his team’s interviews until we had all information prepared as well. However, after the initial transcription of the journal was completed, a cursory review to verify its contents revealed new writing at the end of the journal, which had appeared without any quill marks on the page. A second review for any hostile enchantments or hexes revealed nothing malicious. Mirror Gleam, in charge of this review, noted that there was a faint magical aura, though it is not strong enough to trace it to a source. Given the new writings included in the addendum to the provided journal transcription, I’ve elected to continue our investigation through conversing with whoever, or whatever, is on the other side of it. They claim to be Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's personal student. I’d like to request that Princess Celestia is not informed of this possibility until we can verify their identity. As such, from this day forward I will be sending daily reports before sundown with transcription of our conversations, along with any thoughts I have. Included with these documents is a formal request of personnel transfer for Doctor Blue Sky to my team in order to assist with any psychological evaluations related to the writer in the journal. His team will continue to support evaluations of personnel working the case. Sincerely, Verdant Vines Head Investigator Case #3467