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// Case 7 
// Story: The Strange Cases of Twilight Sparkle 
// by DrakoGlyph 
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	Discord poured over a book sitting in the Great Hall, trying to decide which “Strange Case” to send Twilight on now while ignoring the glaring stained-glass Celestia. Little did he know two ponies stood just around the corner, waiting to make their move.
“You’re sure the won’t notice?” Shining Armor asked Cadence.
“How do you think Smarty Pants’s notepad kept refilling itself? It’s a simple duplication spell.” She peeked around the corner as Discord looked out over Canterlot. In this moment, an aura of her magic poured over the book and before her an exact replica formed. In seconds, the spell was over—just in time too because Discord spun back around and looked at the book again, muttering to himself.
“That was amazing, sweetheart. I can’t tell the difference,” Shining admitted.
“Now let’s get this to Twilight.”

Out on the castle grounds, they met up with the mail mare, Derpy Hooves. She bowed in respect to the royals before giving as serious look as she could.
“Now, Derpy, we need you to take this book and this letter to Princess Twilight Sparkle as fast as you can. This is very urgent,” Cadence stressed.
“Yes, your highness,” Derpy responded, giving a cross-eyed salute and taking the parcels to the air. “I can still deliver!”
“Let’s just hope that Twily can push past the Strange Cases and conquer this stupid tradition,” Shining Armor wished aloud.
“If anypony can, it’s her.”

A knock came at the door, startling Twilight, who was still finding those wretched labels on things and giving small curses each time she did.
“Spike! Why did you label my hoof?” Twilight asked in sheer confusion.
“Your exact instructions were to label everything.”
“I think I know my own hoof when I see it,” Twilight responded flatly. The knock came again. “Don’t worry, Spike, I’ll get it,” she grumbled.
When she opened the door, she was presented with none other than the mail mare.
“Derpy?” she asked in more confusion. “What’s that?”
“One last delivery from Canterlot… at least under the name Anonynimous…” Twilight cringed as Derpy butchered the word.
“You mean Anonymous?”
“Yeah! That!”
“Why would you ever go by Anonymous?”
“Because there are ponies out there who are offended by the name ‘Derpy.’ Something about being politically correct…”
“But what about that meeting with Gilda?”
“I just deliver the mail. Now Princess Cadence and Shining Armor sent this book and this letter to you, and Anonynimous can still deliver!”
“Anonymous, you mean?”
“Yeah, that.”
Derpy handed over the delivery and took off. Twilight, overcome with curiosity, read the letter:

Dearest Twilight,

As you probably have guessed, Discord has been up to his old tricks, playing pranks on ponies, specifically you.
These “Strange Cases” are really a set of pranks set forth by the early princesses to initiate all those who joined in royalty.
Princess Celestia and Luna tried their best to stop Discord, but he trapped them. Luna’s back on the moon and Celestia is trapped in a stained-glass window.
This book is a copy of the one written by the original princesses, and it lists all forty-seven cases… perhaps you can find a way to stop Discord.

Best of luck,

Princess Cadence and Shining Armor

“So this pain I’ve been going through… all this stress and disharmony all because Discord wants a few laughs?” Twilight was furious. “Let’s see if Discord can take some of his own medicine.” Twilight cracked the book and flipped to the list of cases. “This one will do just perfectly.”
Spike could have sworn that was an evil laugh that came out of Twilight’s mouth.