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// Case 4 
// Story: The Strange Cases of Twilight Sparkle 
// by DrakoGlyph 
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	Twilight came downstairs, and to her relief, the book she had chased down thrice now sat where it should, upon the counter in the middle of the library. Her to-do list was updated, and she was, for once, making progress since these infernal ‘Strange Cases’ started. 
She started off with a bowl of oats and headed out the door to see what trials of friendship this day was sure to have, but before she could get out the door,  Owlowiscious hooted at her, holding forth a letter in his talon.
“What’s this?” Twilight asked herself as she took the paper telekinetically from the bird. “It’s a letter?”

Dearest Twilight Sparkle,

I fear that our last letter has not reached you, so we send you this one in the hopes that you will learn of and join the ranks of Anonymous. Our numbers have grown to 6000 ponies from all walks of life across Equestria, and your support would drive our cause even farther.
Please, do respond to this letter by placing a

There was a word there that was scratched out, and all Twilight could make out was M.

cupcake in your mailbox. We will take this as a sign that you have joined our ranks as Anonymous.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

Twilight stared at the letter for a moment, then found a second piece of paper taped to it.

Make sure the cupcake does not contain any nuts. We will not forgive you if there are any nuts in the cupcake..

Twilight felt this ‘Anonymous’ group, whose previous letter sat next to the Strange Cases book she had been trying to read, was trying to make another attempt to usurp Celestia. In haste, she summoned Spike to send her teacher a letter.

Case 4:

I have received another letter from this group calling themselves Anonymous. They say that their numbers have reached 6000 ponies across Equestria. If we don’t prepare now, the whole of Equestria will be in danger.

Sincerely,

Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight paced back and forth as the smoke wound its way toward Canterlot, and it wasn’t long before she got a response from her mentor.

Dearest  Twilight

It seems that this organization has vastly become of importance. You need to infiltrate and take them down from the inside. Do whatever you must, Twilight, for the sake of our order.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia

Celestia watched as the scroll left the tower and blew its way toward Ponyville. She could only hope that Twilight would make it through this harrowing of trials. Discord was keeping too close an eye on her for her to reveal the secrets, and she just knew that this was probably going to break Twilight even worse than the ‘Lesson Zero’ incident.
She turned her gaze to the red eyes in the stained glass behind her. “I don’t think this is worth it anymore, Discord. Sure, it was some good fun in the beginning, but it has reached a point where I don’t think she will make it.”
“Surely you’re not giving up so soon, Celestia. We have done less than a third of the cases, and we must push forth. Your parents and mentors gave you no heading or advice in your harrowing, and the same will be applied to Twilight.” With a single tap to Celestia’s head, her colors faded and her countenance fell.
“Discording me will not help  you in the slightest, Discord,” she said, her colors returning. “I remember when you tried using that trick on me so long ago.” She glared at the draconequus. “Now, I have my own royal duties to attend to, shall I do them, or shall I slack off like you seem to do so often?”
“Remember, I’m keeping a close eye in you, Celestia. Do not try warning her.”

Twilight stuffed the only cupcake she had into her mailbox, and hoped she could be accepted into this strange group of ponies. With a sigh, she resumed her normal daily tasks.