//------------------------------// // Mystery Solved? // Story: The Murder at Mane Melody // by Lulamoon-Crystal //------------------------------// The three were sitting on the stage with a laptop in front of them. Pipp was watching in shock and worry, shaking a bit. Rocky soon wrapped a wing around her for comfort. “What’s going to happen when we find out what happened?” Pipp asked Zipp who was too into the mystery to answer. Rocky let out a sigh as he answered instead, “Justice will be served... and I guess...” His voice cracked a bit as he spoke, “I guess we’ll then have a funeral to attend...” Pipp looked up at him, dried tears on her cheeks. “What if it was you who accidentally put them in the jar?” She asked, voice shaking a bit. Rocky was worried and concerned. “I guess if it was me who did it... I’d have a sentence to pay... I would never kill some pony on purpose but...” A pit was in Pipp’s stomach. Scared that she was going to lose another friend, she hugged Rocky close. She already lost Jazz, but it being all Rocky’s fault and him being locked away would be like horror! “B-but you didn’t turn off the-” She exclaimed, tears in her eyes, “I don’t want to lose you too!” ”I’m sure there’s someone else behind all of this...” Rocky assured her, “We’ll find them...” Pipp cuddled a bit close to him, “Why did this have to happen? It didn’t have to be Jazz! Why couldn’t-“ She sniffled, “Why couldn’t it have been that rat that ate my favourite curtains instead? Or that-“ She sniffles as Rocky petted her to calm her down. “Or that hedgehog that Jazz didn’t see and sat on when-“ Rocky sighed as he opened his mouth to calm her. But Zipp shushed him, “Let me focus, you two!” She whisper-yelled. Worried, the three ponies watched the footage for any small details. On screen was showing Rocky walk into the room and to the shelves. He had some pegaberries in his hoof as he walked. Like he said, as he reached for the jar on the shelf, the lights turned off. Luckily, the camera had night-vision, allowing them to see what was happening. However, much to the trio’s shock, Rocky grabbed the correct jar and put them in the right spot. “Huh?” Rocky stared in confusion, “If it wasn’t me who put them in the blackberry jar, then who was it?” ”That’s what we are going to find out!” Zipp exclaimed as she went through the remaining footage a bit faster until she found anything suspicious. She had a great intense face as she watched the footage. Pipp nervously but gently held onto one of Rocky’s wings as she watched, growing more nervous by the minute. Zipp soon noticed a coloured blur on screen. “Huh!?” She exclaimed. Quickly she stopped, rewinded and played it at a slower speed. Everyone gasped in shock, even Rocky, who shouted out loud. ”That’s the doctor!” He shouted, “That’s the doctor that hung up on me!” Rocky felt furious! Some growling escaped his mouth, “The nerve of him!” “Is that Dr. G?! But he’s the one who tested Jazz to see if she was allergic to the berries or not!” Pipp was shaking in fear, “He-he... I could have done something! I was styling his mane! But I had to get something from the storage room!” She started to cry. “I-if I was faster,” She clung to Zipp who was staring in horror, “Oh Z-Z-iipp!” She cried, “I-if only I w-was faster!” “I-It wasn’t your fault, Pipp!” Zipp assuree, breathing heavily, she was shocked. Pipp was also hugging her too tight. But still, she was shocked. Thankfully it wasn’t her sister but it was that doctor! But why? Why did he do this? He helped Sunny before when she had a roller skate accident. Also, he saved foals from drowning once. But why would he do this? Why? And as Pipp indicated, he tested Jazz for her allergies against the pegaberries. He but has neglected on giving her the results, or lied. So Jazz didn’t know that they were extra dangerous to her! Pipp let go of Zipp, crying as she got up. Rocky hugged Pipp with watery eyes. “I-I know... I miss her too...” He cried, tears went down his own cheeks. He also felt some anger in him. If that doctor really was the same one that tested Jazz then... he must have used the status to his advantage to poison her... “What now?” Pipp asked. “We confront him...” Zipp sighed.