Upon further inspection, it was nothing, just Fluttershy's mind playing tricks. Her friends didn't blame her, the mind in a hyperactive state could be overvigilant at times. A rock could be a monster, a cactus could be a hunter of an odd shape, fear prays on the imagination. Next to Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy was the second most imaginative pony in Ponyville. Her imagination plus all the rocks in this ridge can make for some fearsome images.
“Mind if we use your cabin for DNA testing Fluttershy? It would be quicker than my house.” Twilight asked. Fluttershy nodded. In her mind the sooner they were out of this crime scene, the safer they would be after all. The six ponies went to Fluttershy's cabin. Which not too deep into the Everfree Forest and Twilight started every single test she could use to uncover this mystery in Fluttershy's guest room. The tension was rising with each passing minute.
“So any guesses on it will be?” Pinkie Pie asked her four remaining friends. This broke the silence like most of Pinkie Pies questions. This one was a bit more forced than usual since it was the question nobody wanted to answer. This was some of her friends' families and who knows what would happen to them.
There was dead silence for minutes. Tension was clearly in the air for everypony. Some of them had family members that were in trouble, others were just scared since they was just a monster on the loose.
“It could've been Diamond Dogs wanting revenge on me.” Rarity guessed half-heartedly.
“Griffons declaring war on all ponies.” Rainbow Dash suggested. Fluttershy and Applejack abstained from guesses. Fluttershy because she couldn't pin down which of the monsters she's faced in all of her lifetime could do this while Applejack didn't care who did it, she just wanted her sister back. “What about you Pinkie Pie? What is your guess.”
“Dragons. I accidently kept my bubblegum pop cd on all night long next to the Dragon Queen's nest and well...” Pinkie Pie said in embarrassment.
“You're hopless Pinkie.” Rarity said.
“Well, you're all wrong.” Twilight said as she walked over to her friends out of Fluttershy's guest bedroom. “It's a Newsku.”
“A what?” Rainbow Dash asked puzzled.
“A Newsku.” Twilight repeated as she pulled out a picture of a hairy, simian-like animal with big teeth and sharp claws. “It is a rare but very dangerous beast that has a hide that is magic resistant and weapon resistant. It thrives on eating ponies and just about anything else. A real apex predator you can say.”
“So my sister is good as dead?” Rarity asked not liking this realization at all. “Is that what you're implying?”
“And I might as well give up and tell old Granny Smith that Applebloom died?” Applejack huffed sharing Rarity's sentiments.
“As I told you, there was no blood on the scooter, therefore they are possibly alive.” Twilight pointed out.
“Possibly isn't making the scenario any more happy, Twilight.” Fluttershy huffed.
“Yeah, Scootaloo might've been killed away from that crime scene after all.” Rainbow Dash said indignantly.
“Look we can just find a weakness to the Newsku and defeat it.” Twilight snapped. “Simple as that, the Newsku likes to eat a lot in one meal instead of many meals over time. We have some time.”
“Not needed. I already know its weakness.” Pinkie Pie said. “In fact, I know the two legends who defeated a Newsku that can train us.”
“Legends?” The five ponies asked very puzzled by this.
“Yep, good friends with them in fact. You know them too you just always have them on the backburner, which is a shame in this situation.”
“Get on with it, who are these legends?” Rainbow Dash said.
“Vinyl Scratch and Octavia Melody.” Pinkie Pie replied.