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// Case 32 
// Story: The Strange Cases of Twilight Sparkle 
// by DrakoGlyph 
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	The sun shone bright through the windows as Twilight was awoken by a loud knock at the front door to the library. She rolled out of bed and to the door to find her five best friends standing there.
“What’s the occasion?” Twilight asked groggily.
“Don’t tell me you forgot that we were all going to get together today!” Pinkie more of gasped than said.
“Yeah, after all the troubles we’ve gone through lately, ah figured we’d all have a good ol’ get together,” Applejack said with a bright smile.
“I suppose I could use a day with my friends.”
The six found their way up to a scenic hill on the outskirts of Ponyville, where Applejack laid out a blanket for them all to sit on and enjoy the Apple Family style picnic.
“Remember when Discord turned Ponyville into the center of chaos?” Twilight reminisced.
“He did no such thing, Twi, you know that,” Fluttershy said. “He’s a good Draconequus, even if a bit misguided.”
“You were there, Fluttershy… all of you were there.”
“Nope, dun remember it at all,” Applejack contested.
“Have you been reading stories Rainbow’s been writing?” Pinkie asked.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Rainbow inquired angrily.
“It just sounds like something you’d write.”
“I have one story I’ve been working on, Pinkie. You know that.”
“How could all of you forget when Discord was here?” Twilight was baffled.
“Probably because it never happened,” Fluttershy said, giving Angel a carrot.
“What about when we went to the Crystal Empire and fought King Sombre to restore the hope to the Crystal Ponies?”
“Do you have pictures of these supposed happenings?” Rarity said. “Because I do believe that they never actually happened.”
“Ah know Ah hit you pretty hard in the head the other day, but rememberin’ things that never happened? I think ya need to see a doctor,” Applejack said, placing a hoof across Twilight’s forehead to feel her temperature.
“Ugh,” Twilight groaned, pushing back Applejack’s encroaching hoof. “It really happened. What about when we attended my brother’s wedding. Surely you remember that!”
“Twi, you never told us you have a brother,” Rarity said.
“Yeah, he’s the captain of the Royal Guard… remember? You were the bridesmares.”
“Your brother is Captain of the Royal Guard!?” Rarity asked in surprise. “I must meet him!”
“You already have!”
“When?”
Twilight groaned again. “At his wedding!”
“Do you have pictures of this wedding? I don’t think it actually happened,” Rainbow asserted.
“So he’s married…” Rarity moped.
“What is going on with you guys? Seriously. Do you remember when we went into the Everfree and found the Elements of Harmony?”
“The Elements of Harmony? Now I know there’s something wrong with you. Those are an old mare’s tale,” Pinkie asserted.
Twilight tried to keep calm, she was trying to reuse the breathing techniques that Cadence had taught her, but they weren’t working.
“Seriously, Sugar Cube, Ah don’t think any of those things happened.”
“This isn’t funny girls,” Twilight said, starting to think that maybe this was some prank the five of them were pulling on her, but that wasn’t in Fluttershy’s nature. That’s what made it strange.
“What? What isn’t funny?” Rainbow asked.
“If this is some kind of prank, then please stop…”
“Prank? I suppose that would be a great prank…” Rainbow mumbled to herself.
“So this isn’t a prank. You all have really forgotten everything that we’ve gone through.” Twilight’s horn sparkled to life as she prepared a memory spell. After she cast it on the five of them, they all fell asleep: a magic induced coma that would last a while to let their brains properly register the memories.

Back at the library, Twilight figured she would write the princess about this. It seemed like it would qualify as a Strange Case.

Case 32:

My friends have lost their memories of all the things we’ve done together. I cast a memory spell on them, so perhaps they will remember everything clearly now. I’m concerned about these Strange Cases. They seem to be getting more and more dire as I come across them. Are you sure no other pony has any research on them?

Sincerely,

Princess Twilight Sparkle



Princess Celestia sat across from the laughing duo of Discord and Luna. Princess Cadence walked in from the next room. “What is all this laughing about…”
“You remember the Strange cases?” Luna said between snorts.
“Yeah, the cruel pranks that Princess pull on new ones? Yeah, I remember them quite clearly.” It was evident that Celestia’s disapproval of Luna and Discord’s actions was echoed in Cadence.
“Well, it’s Twilight’s turn. She seriously thinks her friends forgot everything. I got a letter from her last night telling me that a member of the Equestria Bureau of Investigation had lost their badge! HA!”
“This is cruel and demeaning, Aunt Luna. This isn’t the behavior of true princesses,” Cadence scolded. “I’m going to see Twilight.”
“Tsk, tsk,” Discord responded, “There can be no knowledge given to the new Princess—as per tradition.”
“There are some traditions that should never be kept,” Cadence said, her horn glowing to life.
“Don’t make me,” Discord warned, trying to reach Cadence, but she had teleported before he could catch her.