//------------------------------// // Trip to the West part 2 // Story: The cases of Mystery Mare // by Mystery Mare42 //------------------------------// Mr. Reihk chuckled. "You remember the plan?" He asked me with a smile. "Yes I do good sir." I said nodding. "Good." He said with a smile as he began to walk forward. I walked with him until he went to the bar and I went to speak with the sheriff in his office. I enter the office to see Sheriff Silverstar relaxing. He was an earth pony like myself, he had a brown coat, brown mane, a mustache, a blue vest with red bandanna and silver sheriff badge that matches his cutie mark. "Hello there." He said as I entered the room. "How may I help you... Miisss?" I stood in the doorway. "Miss Mare, Im here cause I was given a case.” "Oh, Miss Mare yes. A pleasure to meet you. My name is Sheriff Silverstar." He said as he approached her, offering his hoof. I shake it. "Pleasure to meet you sir." "So, uh, Miss Mare. What are you going to do to get to the bottom of these robberies?" The Sheriff asked as he gestured me to sit down. I sit down in a chair. "I'll be speaking with the victims, getting an account on what happened, and I also have my assistant working to." Nancy poked her head out of my bag and meowed. The Sheriff flinched as the cat popped out of the bag. "Oh, heavens it scared me!" He said. "And you say, an assistant? Where is he or she?" I chuckled. "My assistant is doing some undercover work." "Oh good. How long will this take?" He asked me. "I am unsure at the moment. We will have to see as the case goes on." I said as Nancy hopped out of my bag and walked around. "I see. And how much will this cost me?" He asked as he took out a bit bag. "You will pay at the end of the case and I have no set rate I take whatever the client is willing to give me as payment." I told him. "Oh ok." He said putting the bag away. I nodded. "Well, I wish you the best of luck!" He said with a chuckle. "Thank you. " I get up and Nancy hops back in my bag. She didn’t do much around the sheriff’s office just sniff around. "I will see you later then Miss Mare." He said with a nod. I nodded. "Yes you will" I leave the Sheriff’s office and was on my way to the saloon to see how my assistant was doing. As I trotted along past the rustic buildings all around me and out of the corner of my eye I noticed a stallion that was following me. He was a pegasus with a wild spiky mane that was gold and silver, he wore a brown vest and a blue bandanna. I take a few steps before I turn to the stallion. “Why are you following me?” He smiled. “That isn’t your concern. Miss but I suggest you leave town.” I glare at him. “Why should I leave good Sir? I have a case here and I need to solve it.” “That’s classified. Now leave.” The stallion told me. “Classified..” I muttered. I thought for several moments and there was only one group of ponies that I knew said that. “Your working with him aren't you! You work with my brother! I’m not leaving this town and I don’t care if I get involved your case because the only reason you would be here is if you have an investigation.” He chuckles. “Your brother was right, you are a smart one. I’m undercover if you must know. Have fun on your case I’ll see you around.” He turns and leaves. I storm off to the saloon, I hated when things are classified and I hate ponies that work with my brother. My brother is a very important pony but I don’t like talking with him or seeing ponies from his work. Everything is always classified with them. After a minute I entered the saloon still not in the bests of moods. Mr. Reihk chuckled and nodded to a mare with honey colored coat and a curly dreamsicle mane, she walked away to a table. I got a strange feeling from her, it was the same feeling I had gotten once during the Lovedale case with a suspect named Blacktip. He then looked at me as he acted as if he didn’t know me. "Hello there sugar. What's your name?" He asked me that with a playful grin. "Miss Mare." I looked at the bartender and shook my head as he asked me what I wanted. I turn to Mr. Reihk. "How are you." "I am good. How about you?" He asked with a smile. "Are you sure you do not want a drink? It's on me." He said pointing at the bar. "Thank you for the offer sir but I do not drink when I'm on a case. As for your first question I was good until I came here, I ran into somepony." I said. "A case?" "You know, a case, a situation requiring investigation or action." I said stating the definition "Oh so you're an investigator huh?" He asked with a friendly grin. "Detective." I corrected and looked around seeing several ponies none really paying attention to me, which was good. "Oh, my bad." He said. "And you say you ran into somepony?" He asked me out of curiosity. "Yeah somepony who works with my brother." I answered. "Oh, so you have a brother Miss Mare? That is very interesting." He said as he took a sip of his cider. I nodded. "Yeah an older brother." I lean in and whisper. "How has the undercover work going? " Mr. Reihk's eyes widened with a lewd smile. "Oh gladly! Let's take it to my room baby!" He said as he left the bits for his drink and stood up, offering his hoof me. I rolled my eyes and took his hoof. I can’t believe he is making it seem I’m like some sort of call mare. After walking out of the bar and into the hotel Mr.Reihk gently let go of my hoof "I think I have a potential lead." He said between his teeth as he smiled looking around. He was making sure nobody related them. "Alright baby my room is around here." He said as he gestured towards the stairs. I nodded and followed as I kept my eyes out for anypony.Soon enough, they reached his room, he probably had gotten it before he went to the saloon. It was a small room with a bed, trunk and a window..After closing the doors, Mr. Reihk made sure nobody was around the room or anything. "Alright, I may have a potential lead. We'll wait let's say... 15 minutes to create the illusion of our intercourse and then I'll go back to the bar. That cute mare said someone with "dangerous work" would arrive soon." He said as he sat down on his bed. I nodded as I just stayed standing, he must have been doing a good job going undercover if he already found a lead. "Alright then sir, who gave you this lead?" "A very cute mare called Honey." He said as he laid on the bed. I nodded. "Was that the mare I saw leaving your side on my way over to you?" Mr. Reihk simply nodded."Good to know Sir" I said. I figured it would be best if I go question this mare when I see her. My assistant began to swing his hooves in the air, expressing his boredom. Nancy jumped out of my bag and started walking around the room. I pull out a book to read, it was one of my Sherlock Hooves books. "So what are we to do for ten minutes?" He asked me. "Well Mr. Reihk, I'll be reading, you may do what you like within the time being" I said as Nancy hopped on the bed and rubbed her head against him as he looked out the window. He smiled as he petted her. “Hello.” He continues petting her as she meowed as if she was saying hello back to him. Mr.Reihk chuckled as he petted her. "Wassup little kitty?" He asked her as he laid down beside her. She just purrs and he nudged her before looking out the window. "I think I should leave." He said as he stood up looking at me. "Be careful." He said as he opened the door and left, closing it as he did so.I nodded letting him go. I waited a few minutes to put away my book and have Nancy jump into my bag and then I left as well.