Ok, so this is Princess Twilight Sparkle. This is Tape 2 of the mystery of Mr. Brightside. Today we go inside the house of the mentioned, and investigate. We got a detailed description from the guards about what was in the house, but we need to see for ourselves.
You got that right. This Brightside guy sounds like one of those ponies that make, like, a haunted house out of their own house, from what the guards said.
I definitely didn’t get that impression from the guards.
He sounds like the start to an alternate reality game! Those are usually pretty difficult, but I have actually done a few before, and they’re really fun!
Alternate reality? That sounds scary.
It is sometimes, but it’s pretty fun the other times!
Girls! Focus! What are you even talking about?
Alternate reality games! Basically, Someone creates a whole story around really anything, and they have to make it seem like it’s real, when it really has no base in reality! One that comes to my mind is Omega Mart down in Las Pegasus. It’s this massive supermarket that’s all distorted, with tattooed chicken, twisted coke bottles, and infinite milk cartons. Mr. Brightside seems to be a quiet stallion with a strange house. Maybe he’s planning an ARG as most people call it. I’d definitely try it if he make one.
I’m not entirely sure that’s how they work Pinkie, but whatever.
Let’s...Let’s just go.
The tape features a door opening, and hooves clopping on the wooden floor. There is also TV static in the background.
Hello! Mr. Brightside! Are you home?
Pinkie! Be quiet!
Why? He doesn’t seem like that bad of a guy. We can talk to him!
She means, just lower your voice, you’re really loud.
Oh, ok. I’ll be very quiet...
Again, not what she means, but it works.
Uhh...girls?
Yeah Fluttershy?
He’s not in his house.
What? What do you mean he’s not in the house?
Look, in the window. The TV’s on, but no one is watching it, or in the house.
Why is that such a big deal. He could’ve just left before we came.
But why leave the TV on? That would waste the power, which isn’t a good thing to do. If you waste power, you have to pay someone to get more power, and no one wants to give money away for something they could’ve prevented.
Well, it is strange that the TV is still on without anyone watching it, but that isn’t creepy or weird. Maybe he’s asleep somewhere else.
See that’s the thing. I would accept that explanation, but remember what the guards said. Whenever they were in the house, he was practically part of the TV. No matter what the guards did, he was fixated onto it. If he was asleep, from my guess, he would be asleep here, or the TV would be off. Like Pinkie said, there is no point to leaving the TV on if you are going to sleep or going somewhere else.
Twilight’s going full Sherlock hooves, and I love it.
Whatever. Let’s just head inside, see what’s going on.
The door is opened with a creek as they all made their way inside. TV static filled the room as it escaped the speakers on the TV. It was the only noise in the otherwise empty house.
Sheesh. This is creepy.
It’s a bit Ominous, but not creepy.
Alright, lets see if anythin has changed since the guards have been here.
Ok, Me and Fluttershy will go to the bedroom, Applejack goes to the bathroom, Rarity looks around the living room and other rooms, and pinkie and rainbow look in the kitchen. Rainbow, make sure that Pinkie doesn’t go ham over...whatever is in there.
Got It
Hey guys! This is rainbow dash, inside of the kitchen of Creepy Pony, Brightside. I’m with Pinkie Pie right now.
Wow, The guards weren’t lying. There is literally nothing but Bread in the cabinet, and Eggs in the fridge. That is all in this kitchen. There isn’t any sugar, flour, milk, tap water, heck, there isn’t even a sink! There’s only a stove, toaster, fridge, and cabinet. That’s all there is in this kitchen. You can’t even make a cake with eggs and bread.
Actually, maybe I can make a bunch of scrambled eggs, make a cube of cylinder with bread, and create a whole bread and egg cake!
There is a reason I’m with her.
Wait...Dashie, there’s a secret cabinet in the fridge!
Well, what’s in it!
Stacks of butter, and stacks of cups. That’s all I can see.
That’s it? Just 2 more abundances of random items? The only items in this kitchen is Eggs, Bread, Butter, and cups. That’s all in this kitchen.
Wait...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups! That’s all the ingredients for Egg and soldiers!
Egg and what now?
It’s usually a breakfast entree. It’s a soft boiled egg in a cup, served with strips of buttered toast. Brightside did imply that his favorite food was egg and soldiers.
Ok, so he likes a certain entree enough to only have it. A bit weird, but that’s not weird. I’ve met ponies who only eat Cake, infact, one of them is right in front of me.
HAHAHA! Funny dashie! But seriously, I’m about to go full on detective here. So, egg and soldiers were created in a war, and they’ve have been practically associated with war, cause of both their name and how cheap it is. It’s very popular for war, and it’s most often served as breakfast for war. I’m going to guess that maybe Brightside has been through war, which wouldn’t be surprising since all of the villains coming around. Maybe he was a guard somewhere, or his parents or someone he knew had been lost.
Pinkie, you are a Senior Party planner, Master cake decorator, element of laughter, and Rally director, but you are not a psychologist, nor an actual Detective.
This is Rarity, and I am in the living room of Mr. Brightside. Ever since we enter the house, the TV has been nothing but a static screen with white noise. There is no remote, nor any buttons on the TV. Unless Mr. Brightside has another way of operating this, than I don’t know why he would just watch the static.
It is unsettling, but that’s all in the Living room.
I’m In the safe room, where the guards said there was a 7 combination safe that contained Mr. Brightside’s song. I don’t see much else in he...wait. Hold on, there’s a board on the wall. Give me a second.
There is a sound of a horn activating, and the sound of a board bending, then breaking.
Gah! Wood chip!
There is a sound of the tape falling, and someone sitting down. A bandage sound is then heard.
Ok, let’s see what’s in here.
The sound of a quiet clop is heard. Then a magic sound is heard.
There was a small hole behind the area where the safe was that was covered up by a board. Inside of it was a...Stop sign? I’m not sure how to describe it. There was a small hexagonal sign with a exclamation point on it. I’m not sure what this means, but it is sure weird.
This is aj here. I’m in the restroom of a certain Mr. Brightside. The guards weren’t lying. There is nothing in here but a sink. Actually, there is a mirror, but that’s all in this room I can see.
Hello, this is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I’m currently with Fluttershy in the home of Mr. Brightside. Me and her are in the Bedroom. The guards said that there was a bunch of records in here, all of which were either creepy, sad, or drama. From what I can see, they were telling the truth. The bed is rather small for someone of his size, and there are photos of him and, what I assume are, his parents.
Umm...Twilight?
Yeah Fluttershy?
I believe I know this record.
Really? What is it?
It’s called everywhere at the end of time. It’s from an artist called “The Caretaker,”
What’s it about?
From what I have been told, It is 6 parts, all separated into their own albums, all together simulating dementia.
Really? Wow, that’s sad.
Yeah. For some reason, my animals like the first album. It’s not very sad, but it is kinda scary.
I will take your word for it. I don’t see much else in the bedroom. Fluttershy, do you see anything else?
Uhh...no. Sorry Twilight.
Don’t worry about it.
The tape stops there.
Alright. This is Princess Twilight Sparkle, back from the investigation of Mr. Brightside’s house. There wasn’t much else in the house from what the guard report said, but I have a theory about Mr. Brightside.
Mr. Brightside was a pony who was born during a war time. He was around his teens and young adults when he moved here, so I’m going to assume it was around 11 years ago. At this time, he was mainly fed Egg and soldiers, as his entire kitchen is filled with the ingredients. He escaped the war by staring at the TV. This made him rather apathetic, and maybe turned him insane. I say this, because whenever he moved here, he was almost a statue. He moved and talked, but he was never expressive. But whenever he puts on his smiley mask, he becomes a much more confident character. He might have multiple personalities, but I’m not entirely sure on that front. I believe that this is a good theory, but you judge for yourself.
1 hour after the investigation, the girls were walking and talking about Mr. Brightside.
I think I made a pretty good case girls. Maybe we can get him professional help?
Ehh, Maybe just talk to him. He might just need someone to talk to.
Maybe get him to make that ARG I was talking about!
Suddenly, Fluttershy saw something that caught her eye.
Umm, girls?
Yes darling?
I think someone is hurt over there!
Fluttershy pointed her hoof at a pony laying down in an alley. They all ran over to help, but they were not prepared for the scene. The pony...was dead.
Oh my, are you...Oh....My....
Who the heck did this!?
They got their answer as they looked up, and saw a pony standing upwards. He had blonde hair with orange skin. He was wearing a grey hoodie with a x eyed smiley face. He was wearing a happy mask, while holding a box cutter. He then looked over his shoulder...
And they all disappeared.