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// 4 months later 
// Story: Sorrow 
// by dedaccount 
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	Twilight was coming out of Sugarcube corners with a bag of cupcakes for Spike. Today was a good day. She was getting a new set of books today. A set on astronomy. And since she was in a good mood, she decided to do something nice for a friend, and she figured Spike deserved a reward for all of his good work.

She was halfway to the library when she decided to stop at the news stand and see what was going on with the rest of Equestria. "Good day." She said cheerily to the man at the stand, paying him for a news paper. He grunted an unintelligable response and went back to sleep. "Okay then." She muttered to herself. She then proceeded to skip the rest of the way to the library. 

Just as expected a large crate sat in front of the door. She could barely contain a squeal of excitement. As she opened the door and lifted up the crate, glowing purple as it levitated with magic. As she entered the room she heard the familiar sound of snoring. "Spike" she said sternly.
"Huh!" He said as he woke with a start.
"Could you please clear off the table so I can set down this new book order."
"Sure thing." Spike said as he cleared off the table.

She set the books down and put her sattlebag on the floor. "There are some cupcakes in the right pouch if you want them." She told him. "All right!" He said as he dove into the bag. "Hey Twilight." Spike said around a mouthful of cupcake. "Have you seen this newspaper?"
"What do you mean?" She responded. In answer Spike held up the front page to her. In big black letters it read:

WHITE ROSE KILLER STILL AT LARGE
Local law enforcement still have no leads on this mysterious pony. The only pieces of evidence they have are the white roses that the killer has left with his now 6 victims. You can find the names of these victims, all phillies and colts, in the obituary page. Will this sick pony ever stop? We may never know.

White rose killer? What kind of sick pony would kill children? She decided to write to Celestia about this. "Spike." She said. "Take a note." Spike quickly picked up a quill and parchment. Twilight began to speak her letter to the princess. "Dear princess Celestia, I have just read a newspaper colum of a pony by the name of the White rose killer. I would like to ask if I can help in anyway with the investigation. Signed, Twilight Sparkle"

Spike rolled up the parchment and sent it to Celestia via dragon fire. In about 15 minutes Spike coughed up her answer. "Dear Twilight Sparkle, I appreciate the offer for help but I would like for you to continue your studies and the rebuilding of the castle. I will keep you posted on the investigation. Signed, Princess Celestia"

"Hmm." Twilight said to herself. "What's going on?"