//------------------------------// // Chapter 04: I'm Detective Dan!! // Story: Messing With The Mob // by JusSonic //------------------------------// Chapter 04: I’m Detective Dan!! The scene begins to open in a dark alley as there was dark clouds in the night sky covering the moon. We hear the sounds of dogs barking, cat’s meowing, car driving sounds, you name it. But the scene focuses in on where near a dumpster was a single sewer lid, & it was seen shifting as if something was about to come out. The sewer lid pops up to reveal Ben, Jack Zen, Goldie & Flash coming out, before lowering their hands to help up Nyx, Sunset, Pinkamena & the Mane Five from the sewers. The gang have traveled much to which the day was over & now it’s pass night time, all because of a case that they still hold that someone was willing to ‘kill’ to get back, & by that, it’s meant to kill the gang for having come into contact. “Ugh, finally! We’re out of that stinky sewer!” Rarity sighs off to say this in them finally being out of that sewer system. “Don’t rest yet Rarity, we still got a ways ta go.” Applejack stated off in knowing they are not out of the woods yet. “As in still needing to find where this detective place even is.” Rainbow Dash remarked off to say this in knowing that they need to find the guy that can help them. “Well we followed the directions to know above here, his place should be close.” Sunset stated off that from where they popped out from, this should be the right area. “Or maybe it’s closer then we think.” Pinkie Pie stated off to say this in thinking they are pretty closer then they believe. “What makes you say that Pinkie Pie?” Fluttershy asked their pink friend of what she means. “This sign above us.” Pinkie Pie pointed above them to simply give an answer. Above the gang’s location, they spot an apartment with a sign that reads ‘Detective Office’ on it that lit up like neon-lights. This could only mean one thing, they found it, the detective’s place of whom there is someone that can help them out in their tough little situation. “Wow, I guess we really did make it here.” Jack Zen smiled off stated off to say this in seeing they made it to their destination after all. “Then that means we maybe on the first step to understanding what’s going on…” Pinkamena stated to say this in seeing how close they are to figuring things out. “This is kinda exciting, it’s almost like we’re about to embark like one of those detective novels, like Shadow Spade.” Nyx smiled off in thinking how them meeting a detective is like something out of a novelist series. “Why your right Nyx, why…I may even rethink about my new line of clothing inspired to be…femme mystique chic.” Rarity stated to say this in thinking that from such things could expire a new fashion line she can make. “Maybe you should hold the thought until after we get ourselves off a wanted list.” Flash pointed off that such things can be done after they have managed to get themselves clear of who’s trying to kill them. “Flash is right, if we wanna have a shot that doesn’t even have us being shot, we need to stay focus.” Ben stated off to say in understanding what they need to do, stay focus on their objective. “Well, shall we go & find this here detective or what?” Applejack asked off in seeing they are near the place, so…maybe they should check the place out. “Of my yes, it’s already nighttime & I see the moon’s out!” Fluttershy exclaimed with concern in seeing that it’s so dark & there’s a full moon on this spooky night. “Don’t sweat, it’s not like your gonna turn into a vampire with them fake fangs.” Rainbow Dash teased off to say this about Fluttershy’s worries over the issue. “Ah, right…fake…” Fluttershy lightly replied off in still going with that she hasn’t said she’s becoming a real vampire…but her lie is only gonna get bigger the more she delays the truth. “Last one in is a rotten egg!” Pinkie Pie called out to everyone in about to run inside. “Quiet! We don’t know if whoever is after us is still nearby!” Sunset hushed her excited friend to not alert anyone, namely the suited thugs of their location if they are nearby. “Okay…” Pinkie Pie silently said in agreeing on being quiet. “Come on, let’s get in & out of being in the open!” Pinkamena exclaimed to say they just need to be inside to not be seen outside. “Right, let’s go. At least staying here is safer than going back to our own homes.” Goldie stated to nod in agreeing with his sister, they need a safe place to stay, in case the pursuers think they went back to their respective homes. Soon everyone quickly opens the door that leads into the building while being watchful nobody was seeing them go in. The scene begins to darken here while more things are slowly about to come into play, in who the gang are about to meet that will help them out on this little case matter. ------------------------------------------- The scene suddenly shifts to a different location at this time. It was a strange inner chamber contaminate room of strange iron plating, as if meant to seal something from only two points. Right now, the camera focuses around the scene of where we see…Twilight Sparkle. She appeared to moan painfully for a moment before slowly waking up to clutch her head; not knowing at all what happened to her. But as she was getting her bearings, she found someone lying near her down on the floor, it was Trixie Lulamoon from Canterlot High. Twilight moaned painfully as she slowly wake up. She then found Trixie lying down on the floor. She quickly got up and helped Trixie. “Trixie! Trixie, wake up! Wake up!” Twilight was quickly helping Trixie up while shaking her to snap out of her unconscious state. “Hmmm…Twilight?” Trixie moaned a bit as she was waking up to slowly rub her eyes to snap herself awake. “What are you doing here? Where are we?” She asked off to say this in looking around the structure of the place, this hardly seem like anything they seen. “I don't know. But it appears we aren’t alone. Look around here.” Twilight shook her head off in stating this while saying this for them to notice…they had some company with them. At that moment, both Twilight & Trixie turn to back away from the spot in seeing more bodies lying on the ground. One was an armored golden & black warrior that wore a mask, had his swords & blasters which are meant for his enemies. Second was a black armored warrior with two crimson strings, appear to wield a halberd. Third near the second guy was a teenage girl in black armor & mini red skirt, as she wore a demonic helmet with a red feather. Fourth was a crimson warrior that wore a silver mask with a crimson eye-patch, who appeared to be a sniper-like user. By him, he carried on person what looked like a little innocent girl’s picture; probably someone he cares for like….daughter perhaps. Fifth was a bluish lady with cyan spiky hair dressed in her dark blue suit, from where she lay she appeared as cold as ice while her hands were in a strange mechanical device meant to keep her from being active; & possibly something else. Sixth was an Australian soldier-like fellow that looked like he carries on multiple boomerangs at his disposal use. Seventh was an armored & masked black warrior with crimson goggles, he almost looked like an assassin. Eighth was a masked wrestling warrior who looked like he was good at throwing punches & kicks. Ninth was a crimson man dressed in his white disco dancer suit, who had some little bling to match the outfit. Tenth was a greenish bulky man dressed in his black suit, with a face that suggested he didn’t think too much & was more about muscle labor. Eleventh was a yellow Asian Man dressed in black shirt, jacket & pants while wearing orange shades to cover his eyes. Twelfth was some big guy more muscular then the tenth guy, & appeared physically fit for close combat. The thirteenth & final character was a girl with two blond ponytail dressed in her crimson & black clown-like suit, judging by her motion of laughing insanely & darkly while sleeping, she appeared to be….a little on the whacky nut job side. “Who….are they?” Trixie asked off in shock, whoever these guys were did NOT seem like normal folks. “Reaperdeath, the unstoppable military officer. Deadblast, Sharp Shooter. Devil Destroyer, the Demon Warrior. Skycrush, the Daughter of the Demon.The Enforcers that consisted of Warrior: Black Tiger, Brain: DJ Red, Muscle: Clumsy Rat, & Cool: Shades. Frost, the Ice Witch. Boomerang, the Boomerang Specialist & Hunter. Black Spider, the Stealth Assassin. And Harley Witch, the insane clown lady who is Psychopath Joke's girl. They’re all well-known criminals that I read about from Azure Phoenix’s wanted list.” Twilight explained off this in a shock horror expressed state, over thirteen criminals were all here with them; but why were they unconscious? “Hugh! You mean they’re criminals?! What are they doing here?!” Trixie gasped in shock that they are in a room with criminals, this did not bold well for them. “Uuuuugh….What the hell….” The gold armored & black warrior with the mask named Reaperdeath moans off before looking at his surroundings. “Huff... Back where we started…” He sighs in realizing where he is as if it was familiar. “Nice to see you again, chump. I thought you were doing some bounty hunting, Reaper since Shredkiller kicked us out.” The crimson warrior with the silver mask named Deadblast remarked off towards Reaperdeath while getting his bearings together. “Nice to see you as well, Deadblast. I thought you were on your way to see your kid. I guess the gang is here again!” Reaperdeath exclaimed off to say this in knowing who Deadblast is, as well as what he was supposedly doing before all of this. “Yeah... Tell me about it.” The Australian soldier named Boomerang replied off to huff painfully as he moaned. “I don't remember being blackout after picking some fight with some chumps.” He exclaimed in what he vastly recalls from beforehand. “You mean we got kidnapped!? Oh….Give me a break!” The girl with the ponytail in crimson & black clown suit named Harley Witch exclaimed off in shock while moaning to complain as if sounding a bit whining. “We weren't the only ones. Look who's here as well. Some ‘old’ and some ‘new’ apparently!” Reaperdeath exclaimed off to mention this in seeing a few different faces of criminals he’s never seen before other than knowing of a few that he’s come across. “This is so not the disco place I wanted to go.” The guy wearing a disco suit named DJ Red held his head to look around in knowing where he is NOT at. “Aw... No comic convention center!” The greenish bulky man dressed in a black suit named Clumsy Rat moans off to see that he’s not at a comic conviction that he wanted to be at. “Dude... I was hoping to get a nice long trip to Japan, not for some whack job place to be in!” The yellow Asian man named Shades complained off straight that this was not the place he was wanting to enjoy being cooped up in during a trip. “When someone summoned the tiger, he shall strike forth for the challenge. The Black Tiger is ready to stalk and hunt his prey!” A big muscle & material art looking wild warrior named Black Tiger was standing up from the Enforcers in preparing to engage a target tat tried to contain the tiger. “Unbelievable... To think someone like these fools can actually capture me. I am the legendary Demon Warrior. I served no one!” The one in the black armor with a halberd named Devil Destroyer groaned off to complain of this situation he’s in. “Who are these fools? I'd never seen them before.” The teenage girl in black armor & red mini skirt named Skycrush asked off in demand of who the others were that she’s never encounter till now. “Believe me. I'd never like to be here as well. So, who the hell are you?!” An armored & masked black warrior with crimson goggles named Black Spider remotely stated this while wanting to know who the others are. “And above all, where are we?” A bluish lady with cyan spiky hair named Frost asked off in checking this place while trying to what appears like…freeze the containment off her hands, but it’s not working for some reason. Twilight & Trixie were seeing that the criminals did not notice them as they tried to use any stealth to approach what look like a sealed door, where Twilight tried to use her mind to crack the open code on the door when…. “Hey, who are the two teens we got here?” The masked wrestler named Maskdevil asked off in noticing Twilight & Trixie which also; got all of the others to look at the teens. “Hey! I know you.” Boomerang spoke off in looking at the teens, but more over at one of them. “You're that girl with connections to Smaug, aren’t you!?” He pointed off at Trixie in calling out to the girl. “Smaug?” Twilight looked to Trixie as if puzzled, the name rings a bell, but why did it have anything to do with Trixie. “So the mobster's little turtledove is here. Why am I not surprise? I wonder what crimes she did,” Reaperdeath rub his chin in seeing that Trixie being here must have something to do with Smaug as they suspect. “Trixie did not commit any crimes. She was kidnapped!” Trixie protest forth in stating that she did no such crime & was only kidnapped. “Yeah, right... Like I'm gonna believe in it.” Frost rolled her eyes in stating that they don’t believe that. “You should! Trixie is innocent as I am. We both got kidnapped, that’s all.” Twilight defended her friend while stating they are here because someone kidnapped them. “Then if that’s true, then why are a couple of teens like you doing here with a bunch of criminals like us?” Harley Witch asked off a puzzled question as if trying to understand something that was whacky to her. “Lay off… They've got a point across here. I know many of you, some familiar, others I’ve recently heard about.” Deadblast issued off in stating to lay off the teens while knowing each criminal that was here. “But I looked up about this girl here, she’s a prized student from Azure Phoenix, a once high rank military man of rank that kept an eye on someone as smart as her. Isn’t that right, Twilight Sparkle?” He pointed at Twilight, explaining to everyone that the girl is a little ‘prize’ subject to someone that was from high rank in the military, Azure Phoenix. Now Twilight was feeling worried that someone knew about her, & that may lead to the criminals coming to get her because she was important to Azure Phoenix, or Stirkespell in this case, to not be let go. Just then, something was happening in which a door but the teen girls was opening to which two people were seen entering the spot; it was Tarkin and Firmtact. “Greetings, everyone. It's nice to see everyone present here. My name is Secretary Tarkin. I have someone who will answer the questions.” Train introduced himself to the lot, before Firmtact soon walks up a bit in order to gain attention. “My name is Firmtact Waller. I am here to recruit you convicts into our special forces.” Firmtact issued forth this matter with a straight frown tone of her expression in getting straight down to business. “Pass…” Frost remotely stated off in passing off on the offer as Firmtact heard this response in a light surprise reaction. “I hunt to keep degenerates off the street, I won’t work alongside them.” Deadblast issued off in having his own reasons while looking at the other criminals in not wanting to work with any of them. “Well, fresh air & time off any sentence in jail. You’re free to call me up, luv!” Boomerang exclaimed off with a cheeky remark tone in liking to be brought out & kept from being sent to prison. “Twilight, what does she mean a special force?” Trixie whispered to her friend in not knowing what was going on or what this discussion was about. “I think I once heard about it from Azure Phoenix, & about Firmtact’s ideal method that seems to match what is happening. Secret Project: Task Force X.” Twilight spoke out in slowly coming to terms in what Firmtact was planning to do, it involved something she once heard of a secret project that never came into light. “Very good. You get A+ for being aware of the special force.” Firmtact smiled in seeing that Twilight’s key intellect was worth her effort to know things under military confine secret discussed by only other rank military ops. “And yes, Task Force X is off-the-book strike team for the government made up of convicts with no hope of release, serving as the expandable agents…for the impossible mission.” She explained this forth to the group lot in what Task Force X is supposed to serve as, a group made of crooks that will take on impossible task in which coming back alive is a million to 1 chance; in short; suicide missions. “If you succeed your mission, we can guarantee that all of you will be pardoned.” Tarkin exclaimed forth in mentioning this to the criminals of what their reward will be if they accomplish the task; be pardon of their crimes commented. “And if we don’t?” Reaperdeath asked off in thinking that something else will happen to them if they ‘fail’ in this mission. “Isn't it quite obvious when you're at war? You’ll cease to exist. Any nonsense questions?” Tarkin remotely stated the matter of such option of what happens if this criminal bunch fails, they’ll be dead while doing the mission until it’s accomplish or until this bunch is finished. “Woah, heavy.” Clumsy Rat replied off stump shock to hear this. “She’s kidding, right?” Shades asked off in hoping that was the case. “Dude, I don’t think that’s her kidding face.” DJ Red blankly pointed out that this Firmtact wasn’t showing any ‘ha-ha, just kidding’ mood expressions. “Why me and Trixie? We're not criminals.” Twilight asked off in demand of why the two are even here. “And you do realize if Azure Phoenix found out about this, he won't be pleased of it.” She knows that Azure Phoenix has connections, he won’t like what was done here by someone from the same department for the government. “It seems you didn't study enough of Trixie's background. And no, I wouldn't be worry of him, because I'm more concerned of what to do with Dark Curse.” Firmtact turn to Twilight in responding to her with a calm smile in stating the facts that seem to mostly dodge over the question with another matter. “What do you mean her background, what is this about her connected to Smaug?” Twilight asked off in demand to know what was Trixie to Smaug that someone says she’s connected to. “And what about kidnapping her & me?” She asked off in seeing that Firmtact was behind kidnapping the teen girls, but why; whatever for? “While the convicts have the reason to join us, but for you however, you are special cases.” Tarkin exclaimed forth in stating this factor of why Twilight & Trixie are involved in this. “Twilight Sparkle, you possessed not only intellect, but resourcefulness, strategies & possible leadership. And therefore, you will keep the convicts under control at all cost.” “You expect us to listen to some high-school girl?” Maskdevil remarked off in thinking that was a laugh, convicts obeying some teen girl like she was their boss. “Oh, you better, if you want to survive & live longer to enjoy life, you may want to not push it.” Firmtact remarked off to say this to the convict that survival is better than dying, by means of one that can do the job right. “So, we get limited options in who’s commanding who?” Black Spider shrug off to say this in seeing that their options are…strictly label down to few. “Continuing on…Smaug was known as the mob boss before his so-called retirement as a toy manager.” Firmtact exclaimed forth in stating the matter concerning about Smaug & recent acts. “He claimed that he had not committed crimes while delivering the 'toys' to the 'stores'. But to us, he's only fooling the world to buy his allies some times. And you know something, don’t you Trixie?” As she explained all of that, she looks to Trixie with cold eyes in piercing through the girl for the truth, making Trixie feel some bad weight of pressure of something squeezing her tightly…all eyes on her from the subject of Smaug started to make the teen uncomfortable. “No….I don’t. He & I were never close! He & I are…are…” Trixie was arguing over the matter in shattering off the subject, as if about to lose herself from some heavy guilt building up. “Trixie, what’s wrong, tell me, why do they keep pressuring you about Smaug?” Twilight came to her friend to hold her shoulders to calm Trixie, what was this all about that made the girl frustrated & upset. “I…I can’t say…please Twilight…just, trust me on this. I…don’t want it to affect your thinking of the situation.” Trixie responded off in not wishing to respond or tell of the reason, if they are stuck working in this Task Force X, Twilight’s mind may become unfocused. “Alright, I trust you….cause you’re my friend.” Twilight smiled off to say this gently in calming the girl down in not pressuring for anything, Trixie smiled lightly in feeling a bit relieved to hear that. “Continue, Miss. Lulamoon.” Firmtact dryly cuts in on the touchy moment to continue onto serious business. “Very well….I only know that he did some shipment for his top & important clients.” Trixie sighs off to say this in stating the facts she knows about Smaug & what his business is doing. “He won't tell me or anyone about it. But all I know is that the toy crates he delivered is really a shipment for his clients.” That was all the girl ever knew & what she was told about, the rest was in the dark since Smaug never explained anything further. “So what’s the mission? You want us to kill him or something?” Reaperdeath turn to Firmtact in pondering if the mission was to kill the Mob Boss. “Yes & no. If you did captured him, bring him to us. For interrogation & information about his life time, career & connection to clients.” Firmtact exclaimed forth in mentioning what they will approve of this unit to perform & if they capture Smaug alive. “If you did killed him, find anything that is related to his information.” Her cold frontier of allowing criminals to kill a bigger villain even made everyone feel on edge; apparently she didn’t care much if Smaug was alive or not so long as they acquired any information regardless of the law. “What a waste of time…” Devil Destroyer remarked off to say as he began to march off pass the government officials until… “Triziziizvhmmm…./Owwwwwww!” Suddenly without any warning, he got himself electrocuted by a strange surge voltage as if an unseen force shocked him. “Guuagh!” He fell to the ground hard as he showed signs of twitching. “Devil Destroyer!” Skycrush called out in shock to check the man, he was still breathing, but everyone’s mind asked this; what happened? “That is called being a smart-aleck. I would advise you to be more patient and calmer.” Tarkin remarked off to the guy calmly as Devil Destroyer tried togged himself up, but felt his body was numb. “Alright, explaining time. What’s in our necks? Some kind of electric tracker?” Frost coldly asked off in what the heck was going on that something like that happened to Devil Destroyer. “Yes, & a powerful nano-tech shock impulse.” Firmtact remotely stated this off with lack of concerns to those that heard this. “Try to escape, get yourselves captured, defy an order, or even remotely betray us. Hell, give me an answer too slowly, & I will fry your nerve systems to the point you can’t talk or move for a long time to come.” Firmtact was explaining this in a cold front that if any of the convicts do anything that is suspicious, then they will get the SHOCK of their lifetime. “You’re lying. You wouldn’t gone through such trouble to electrocute us into submission.” Mask Devil issued off to say this in thinking the woman was not serious about such a threat. “You wanna try her after seeing this fool act so rashly?” Tarkin pointed off in what Devil Destroyer did, was no act & trying Firmtact’s patience is a risky gamble. “Wait, does that mean….you did the same thing…to US?” Trixie gasped off to say in checking her back neck, worried that some implanted tech was in her neck too? “Control by holding one’s life isn’t justice, Firmtact!” Twilight protest off in seeing that such action is not what they do with justice, it’s keeping those under one’s thumb. “Oh don’t worry, you two aren’t convicts, just regular teenagers who have yet to make a strike on the world of what path you take. And we’re hoping it’s the ‘right’ path.” Firmtact exclaimed off to smile lightly at the teens, but made a cold frown in having mentioned about the topic of ‘right’ path as if meaning; don’t stray off the wrong path or you won’t like it. “So if anyone else want to get shock, it’s time to get down to the details.” Tarkin exclaimed forth in starting to move this conversation along. “Now where was I? Ah yes...Find Smaug, & everything will be peachy.” Firmtact stated this off in addressing to the rest of the group. “And hopefully, Trixie, you will redeem yourself into a better person, from the sins of what has happened…through the works of your family. Prayed that you won't betrayed us, just cause you don’t have a shock impulse imbedded in your neck.” She gazed at Trixie, as if pricing her stare at the girl to do what is right & within her accordance, unless she does something in which case her chances of having a normal life…will be shattered. Trixie was silent in having been given such a threat, Twilight patted her friend to support her; apparently whatever happened between Smaug & Trixie, it’s affected Trixie’s family to which Twilight hasn’t a clue about. “But above all, keep Twilight Sparkle safe & unharmed at all cost. If she died, all of you will be sentenced to death. Regardless if you succeed or fail.” Tarkin issued off a threatening tone to the rest of the convicts of what happens if Twilight should die, then they will follow to. “This is blackmail! You’re sending us on a death mission with someone who is hardly train for battle in where if she dies, we all suffer!” Black Tiger protest in feeling this was an abuse of their lives being on a gamble of come back alive or don’t come back alive at all. “That seems hardly fair, then she shouldn’t even be leading us.” Skycrush exclaimed to say this in seeing that if Twilight is so important, she shouldn’t even be leading them if she gets killed & they all pay with their lives. “Yeah, why not Reaperdeath, or Deadblast, or even Black Spider? They’re more sane than me to lead this nutty team!” Harley Witch pointed off to randomly make a crazy comment that was actually solid. The comments of angry response about keeping Twilight as brain leader of this group was very much on debate; no one was up for it, but… “Now, now, what did we just say? About obedience….& a shocking reminder?” Firmtact held up her hand to calmly issue this in being in control; which from what her cold attitude issued reminded everyone of their positions. “Good. Now let’s get started, shall we?” She stated off in having gotten silence & obedience from reminding the convicts that they are in no position to argue when she has their lives in the palm of her hands. “Just what is it you want, that you brought in some newbies & some regular teens, when we don’t know where Smaug is?” Reaperdeath asked off in what Firmtact’s agenda was to call them in that she wanted to bring together such random people in which drew are good, others….a little off in between. “You’ll find my contact at a certain location on this map. Those two will provide some information about Smaug & his likely whereabouts. And hopefully, you will the find information you need to deal with Smaug.” Firmtact leans over towards Twilight & Trixie in stating what the convicts are gonna be doing while under orders to head to a place while digging up where Smaug is currently hiding out in; the woman approached to hand Twilight a map in what location to go towards. “Unless of course, Trixie is ready to tell us of where the man is hiding.” She looked back at Trixie with a cold firm expression, stating the girl better not be holding back. “For the last time, Trixie does not know where he could be, there are hundreds of spots he could be in!” Trixie protest in not knowing where Smaug is hiding, he has many hideaways. “Now... It is time. Complete the mission. And all of you will be freed.” Tarkin issued forth in finishing the debrief manner of the topic of where the completion of the mission, will give the convicts a chance for freedom. “And maybe we could help you get back to your friends, Twilight. It's what you wanted, isn’t?” He stated this off in seeing that if Twilight complies to do this, she may be reunited with her friends from Canterlot High. “And what happens if Strikespell finds out about this?” Twilight raised an eyebrow in knowing someone else, someone harder to talk to than Azure Phoenix, learns about this action. “See what will be his next move in response before he has to deal with me. After all, I'm fighting for the world's freedom, not for dictatorship.” Firmtact remarked off slyly in stating she’s going for things on another scale then what Strikespell is trying to pull. “Hugh…Fine….I'll do it.” Twilight thought for the moment about it, before signing in coming to terms on the debate. “I want to see them again. I want to be with them again, they're my friends.” She felt like she wants to be with those now at Canterlot High, because she misses her friends & those that were like family to her. “Twilight.” Trixie spoke off in seeing that her friend really misses being at Canterlot High. “This will be as off the grid as it gets, so let’s keep the body count to a minimum. And remember, keep Sparkle alive & in contact.” Firmtact issued this off in a brief reminder of what it is that’s gonna be happening. “Those of you using ammunition, use rubber bullets only.” She turn to those that specialize in using guns, to use rubber bullets to knock out targets, not kill them. “And what about Azure Phoenix’s proud group, the Dragon Strike Force?” Deadblast asked off this question that earn everyone’s attention now. “They all have their hands full on another case. In fact, if we work this right, we’ll take advantage of the squad being absent & out of the way during this assignment. They would only interfere & stop the mission if they spotted these two.” Tarkin issued off to say this that the Dragon Strike Force is off elsewhere & won’t be back; perfect for them cause if they got involved and saw Task Force X with Trixie & Twilight in it, they report to Azure Phoenix & it’ll be messy around then. “Hey, Firmtact!” Deadblast called out in having something to say as Firmtact & Tarkin were moving. “What is it?” Firmtact asked off to look back for a moment as she & Tarkin were by the outside part of the door. “Play fair, I’ll shot straight. But jerk us around, & I’ll finish you off.” Deadblast issued off in sounding serious of his threat if Firmtact does something that gets them killed. Twilight & Trixie felt a bit worried when someone said that, the guy sounded serious about killing Firmtact if she does something like ‘yank’ their chains. But Firmtact showed a usual cold & unemotional expression from having been told of a threat. “Be a good convict, Deadblast. Don’t make me shock you to the point you’re no longer useful.” Firmtact issued this off in being straight on her clear manner of addressing the one that threaten her; play nice & all will be fine….for now. “We’re clear.” Tarkin spoke off to someone at the moment he & Firmtact were outside in the tunnel. “You may gas them.” He issued off to say this of what can be done now. “What!” Twilight & Trixie yelped out in having heard this, did Tarkin say ‘gas them’, as in…. But then before anyone could do anything, gas leaked into the open room chamber while a steel door drop between them & Firmtact & Tarkin. Everyone in the room was gasping & coughing, before they slowly felt themselves dropping unconscious… Everything goes dark in not knowing what dark mysterious are unfolding in what Firmtact is planning that she brought in convicts & two teenage girls to perform something…in which no one is supposed to know. ----------- Meanwhile, the scene begins to change within the Detective’s Office, as we slowly zoom in while at the same time, saxophone music begins to pick up as everything begins to settle in. That was hardly the strangest thing, everything was looking Noir theme, well for the most part since the office had its blinds shut while the room was mostly light or dark brown with little light coming in. And from what else is seen, we find the detective office is kinda messy, but there are those who live here. “Today was another quiet night here in the office.” A voice narrated off to say this as we watch a ceiling fan slowly move in its rotation. “Who am I you ask, I go by a lot of names in my undercover work; Tony Twobite, Jak Fraud, Smithy Yabbermanjackson, & a whole lot more. But most folks know me as…” The voice was going off to say as we focus the camera to move down towards a desk spot. Then we focus on someone putting a newspaper down, were a flash of car lights went by from the window to which we get….a good look at who is sitting at the desk. A man with pale, light grayish gamboge skin, dark grayish gamboge short hair, and blue eyes. He's body is mainly build for athletically type challenges, strength of muscles to fight in tough fights. He has a little badge on his person that looks like a magnifying glass with a detective's hat behind it while an eye is seen from the lens part. He's seen wearing a long grayish gamboge color over-coat that's left half open, and has a private eye's hat with a black sash line in the middle. He wears a brown inner suit with a light gray shirt inside that with a tan & dark brown with white stripe line tie around his neck. He’s wearing brown pants with dark brown shoes to match the outfit. “I’m Detective Dan!” The revealed detective introduced himself off to any viewers out there, watching this. Now the detective was kicking back to lean in his office chair, put his legs o the table & arms around the back while letting his eyes drift to watch the ceiling fan twirl around slowly. Things were in a slow & settle method of the theme of what was going on, as all felt peaceful, nothing but the barks & screeches of dogs & cats in the alley along with loud traffic noises. Other than that, it’s the most normal thing going by for a lonesome detective in an office. “Nothing new was going on, things were quiet…but I got an itch that I just couldn’t reach.” Detective Dan’s narrative voice spoke off in issuing this claim over the matter, as we see the guy was moving like he can’t reach the back. “And it was so itchy, I was going CRAZY trying to scratch it off.” The guy’s voice was saying this as the person was having a hard time reaching that certain back spot that itches like crazy. Then without warning, we see some sort of lizard crawling over and scratching his back. “Aaahhhh…..thanks Dojo, you’re a life savor!” Detective Dan signs in thanking the named lizard for appearing to have handle that little matter. “This here’s my pet lizard, Dojo, he may look like a normal lizard to some, but he’s a crafty little guy if you underestimate him.” Detective Dan’s voice explained off in what the lizard was, a pet pal of the detective who despite the size & appearance, this little guy is smarter than an average gecko, but don’t call him that. Then without warning, there was a knock at the detective’s door that earn his attention just now; someone was outside. “Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, I thought this out.” Detective Dan’s narrated voice exclaimed in having heard someone at the door of his place. “Who could that be at this late at night? Is it some misdirected pizza boy, or….Someone with a case?” The guy asked off in feeling lost in not knowing if it’s a wrong guy knocking at the door, or someone wanting to hire him. That’s when the door opened up to show a few faces slowly entering the office for the detective to see. Sunset Shimmer, Ben Mare, Flash Sentry, Nyx, Goldie, Pinkamena, Jack Zen, & the Mane Five. They were all having expressions of concerns & worries as they enter as the man behind the desk study them. “And so things began, I was mostly surprise to find a couple of teens & a little kid walking into my office, WAAAAY pass their curfew no doubt.” Detective Dan’s narrative voice spoke off in finding some teens & a little girl were at his place, looking like they were way late out at night. “So I decided to figure out what was the bee between the knees.” The guy spoke in his mind in knowing he’ll have to figure out what was what in what these folks are wanting & doing here. “Are you Detective Dan?” Sunset spoke up in wanting to know if the man here was the one they are looking for. “Well that depends, usually when you ask for one’s name, you give yours out first.” Detective Dan replied doff in a confident tone in laying back in his chair to state this little factor. “Okay! I’m Pinkie Pie, that’s Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Ben Mare, Nyx, Sunset Shimmer, Flash Sentry, Golden Heart, Jack Zen, & Pinkamena who looks kinda like me.” Pinkie Pie smiled off to willing point to each of them in introducing themselves to the guy really fast. “Well seeing that was wrapped up quicker than a wombat taking a swing for the majors, you are correct….I’m Detective Dan….Private Eye!” Detective Dan replied off to say this as he leans from the chair to his desk in giving a look expression of mystery of self intro of his own. “Yah, we figure dat much out.” Applejack rolled her eyes in seeing they know who the guy is. “Right, your office door says your name too.” Rainbow Dash lightly rolled her eyes in saying they know who the guy is from that knowledge. “So….what’s with the room here being so dim in light when it’s so dark out?” Jack Zen asked off the weird question, its dark outside, yet there’s hardly much light inside. “Well kid, that’s like asking why someone likes moon-lighting & have you ever seen whack jobs on a full moon, them give it to you straight….right up close!” Detective Dan issued off in stating this little factor in sounding stone serious about asking such a question with an answer that is…random at best. “I’m afraid to dig any deeper in where such a conversation may lead.” Goldie stated to say that from what they heard, they don’t even WANNA know the answer to that. “Detective, we need your help, someone’s out to kill us!” Pinkamena exclaimed to say this that they are being hunted for the kill & need help. “That got my attention alright, someone was trying to kill someone, it’s like a broken record I hear a lot when on the job.” Detective Dan’s narrative voice replied off in what the guy was thinking in hearing the same old song of & over again. “Question was, what would make some nutty goon wanna kill some kids unless they dug into a messy state & need someone to clean up & pick up their washing & dry cleaner bill?” The guy thought this out while rubbing his chin to ponder the thought of why the gang were here unless they need a detective to get them out of a messy case. “Um, what are you doing? Some of us can hear part of what you’re saying.” Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow in what the guy was doing at the moment. “Wah, its noir method of acting out by narrating one’s story.” Detective Dan replied off to say this in what he’s doing is basically a noir method of a detective acting out their story life. “You know we can hear you, right?” Ben raised an eyebrow in knowing that in some moments, they can hear what this guy was saying. “The poor boy had no idea the power of narration was a detective’s favorite hobby when on a job.” Detective Dan’s narrative voice spoke off to say this in what he was seeing Ben’s behavior suggest things about the detective & his working method. “But I can tell this bunch looked like they been through the RINGER, like they just came through the city dump.” The guy spoke off in his mind in knowing that this bunch looked like they been through a messy encounter of smoking. “Actually, it was the sewers!” Pinkie Pie interrupts to point this out, much to the others surprise that their friend managed to overhear the guy’s thoughts when he spoke them outlaid…sometimes. “Well in any case, what is it that you lot got in that you came to see ol’ me for?” Detective Dan spoke off casually in kicking back in liking to know why some teens are looking for him. “Unless you’re my landlord coming to shake me up for money, I said the check was in the mail.” He leans forward in pointing this out in sounding like he has trouble with his landlord with money it seems. “Oh, we’re not anyone’s landlord sir, we were just hoping you can stop whoever’s trying to kill us for…um, this.” Fluttershy kindly stated this out in not meaning to be a bother. “They show me a strange case, course on the outside, there was nothing weird, but inside…might be a different story." Detective Dan narrates off to say as Rarity showed the strange black case to the detective, & when he got an eye load of it, it was enough to say; these kids were in deep; WAY-DEEP! “One of our friends here got this by mistake, we were on the way to the police…” Flash spoke off to say this in what they were planning to do. “When suddenly, suited thugs tried to shoot us off the road to make a run for it.” Goldie pointed out in what they had to do in order to get out of a hairy situation. “They even packed a missile launcher, they didn’t care as long as we bit the dust!” Jack Zen stated to comply that someone wanted them dead, big time. “You kids look like you spilled some hot coffee on your pants, & now you’re feeling the burn. I should know….I been there.” Detective Dan stated to say this as he got up to walk by is blinds in not looking at the rest, knowing what kind of case they got. “You mean someone killing you?” Nyx asked off in feeling that someone wanted to kill this guy as well, guess that’s part of the gig of being a detective. “No, the hot coffee on the pants thing, the heat will kill yah if not getting the stain off.” Detective Dan turns back in stating the other factor of what he meant by the spilled hot coffee & feeling the burn issue. The others showed sweat drops on their foreheads except for Pinkie Pie & Pinkamena along with Nyx, as they found that response to be….quite silly. Many were finding most of what this detective says to be kinda complex in some ways as if thinking…was this guy serious or just clowning around. “Um, are you sure…this guy’s a professional, Sunset?” Flash asked off towards Sunset if this guy was really who they wanna ask for help. “Well, Hoboken Joe said he’s the best.” Sunset shrug off in stating that their adult friend from school that always helps them out in tight spots has never steer them wrong or left them hanging. “Best at what, speaking things off when we can hear him, acting goofy, it’s like hearing Pinkie Pie or Pinkamena to solve a case when they can’t focus enough.” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes in thinking this detective couldn’t be anymore weirder or more random than their two random pals. “Hey!” Pinkie Pie & Pinkamena protest in feeling insulted just now. “Oh, so you think me a Klutz detective, hugh?” Detective Dan raised an eyebrow in knowing what’s happening, these kids don’t think he’s got the right mind to be a great detective to help them out. “Well unless ye can prove us wrong fer doubtin’ yer, ugh….abilities.” Applejack shrug off to lightly state the fact that some proof would throw off any doubt they had. “The teens wanted to see my skills to pay the bills, which is practically every day if I wanted to stay in business.” Detective Dan narrated off to say this in seeing that the group wants to see if he’s truly as they are hoping from a detective. “So I studied the group to pierce the truth out of one of them…& I got me one.” He declared forth in having study those before him to know precisely some things he wanted to know. Soon the detective began to approach one of the members, which everyone turn to see that he was going near…Fluttershy. What will the guy show to prove his worth? “Ain’t it a little earlier for Halloween, miss?” Detective Dan asked off in eyeing the little ‘fangs’ that Fluttershy seems to be concealing. “Oh, well…I can explain about this. I’m not the bravest, so….I’m wearing fake fangs to help me feel brave.” Fluttershy replied off meekly in trying to state something in covering this with a little lie. “Really, this some sort of experience you get for hanging with a goth group…or a vampire?” Detective Dan asked off in narrowing his eyes to study the girl’s reaction to the right questions he began to ask. “Um….” Fluttershy showed a worried face in having heard that, that last part got her a bit worried; then the guy raised up a strange little string bracelet with a strange crescent tooth with some print on it that Fluttershy kept in her pocket, only to be brought out. “And not just any vampire, Terrorcreep of the Dragon Strike Force, a real blood sucker that finishes off targets by drinking their blood. And you’re holding a chip tooth of the guy with his signature in your pocket.” Detective Dan explained forth the mystery of the case involving what the object is, who it’s from & from what unit. “Wait, how did you know about that?” Rarity asked off surprised, one look at that little object & the detective got all that. “You think I couldn’t tell from this little thing she’s wearing?” Detective Dan pointed out in having everyone look at the bracelet Fluttershy was hiding. “This here little trinket she had in her pocket says ’T’ & ‘C’ mix to it, that’s Terrorcreep’s sign calling.” He pointed out in explaining this to everyone to know what was what about the object & of how writes with such a writing call. “Now it doesn’t take a genius to know that no enemy would have that, unless it’s someone important, friend or family. Or in this case, someone that took this girl in when she lost her parents.” He pointed out more facts that made everyone gasp, Detective Dan was right on the money. “Okay, so I guess your skill to know that Terrorcreep is Fluttershy’s uncle figure is on the right track?” Ben stated to say in seeing that Detective Dan managed to figure out that much about Fluttershy’s connection to Terrorcreep; that much is impressive. “But there’s more! Fluttershy, I want you to hold something!” Detective Dan stated off to say something in having grab something from the pocket, clutch it tight in awaiting the girl to take something. Soon Fluttershy opened her right hand to prepare to accept the thing. But the moment something was drop to her hand, she reacted in a yelp manner to let the item fall to the ground which was…a tiny piece of a garlic. “What’s wrong Fluttershy? It’s just garlic?” Jack Zen asked off to say in picking up the tiny garlic piece to show; much to the girl yelping to step backwards from its presence. “Um….he caught me by surprise.” Fluttershy sheepishly tried to say this in a worried & sweated shown expression, as if having some trouble answering with her usual meek face. “Then here’s another surprise, take a look at…THIS!” Detective Dan issued off before picking up something nearby to hold it before Fluttershy; it was a 6 feet tall mirror. Soon the mirror was up before everyone in front of the guy, but as it was showing their reflections, something was a miss….& that miss was that one person in the group didn’t have a reflection. Everyone counted off who was who & soon saw that the only one out of the loop of not being seen by the mirror was…Fluttershy; why? “Holy…..there’s us, but….” Pinkamena exclaimed off to say this in seeing the mirror showed their reflections, however… “Where’s Fluttershy? Is this some kind of trick?” Goldie asked off in not finding their friend i the reflection, what’s going on? “No trick…more like clear evidence of someone becoming…” Detective Dan stated to say in pointing the mirror down to approach the manner before making an announcement. “A VAMPIRE!” He shouted forth in declaring the matter before touching the girl’s little ‘fake’ fang top to yank it, but….. “Ow!” Fluttershy yelped from backing away to hold her cheek, feeling that hurt while at the same time…revealed the truth to everyone. “Ugh, I mean…I glued these on, & it won’t dissolve, so…so…” She was looking worried & scared, her lies were not going to get her out of this messy manner. “But….Fluttershy said those were fake fangs! What’s this mean?” Nyx asked off in how the so-called fake fangs are not at all fake, she doesn’t follow how their friend is becoming real vampire if Terrorcreep never bite her. “Perhaps THIS will clear things up!” Detective Dan then moved his hands to catch Fluttershy’s had that was clutching something to which…he took it to show an empty blood capsule. “A small capsule of contain blood, apparently used to inject into someone….& by my scented noise in smelling something funky….this….is Terrorcreep’s undead blood!” He pointed out in inspecting the stuff to know that it was not normal blood, but the blood from an undead vampire. “Your friend has injected this thing into her body & is slowly undergoing the hour long premiere of becoming an undead!” He explained fourth that from this little act, the girl will become one of the vampires after a certain amount of time has passed by. “Fluttershy, tell us this isn’t true?” Ben asked off in not wanting to believe what they heard is true, that Fluttershy lied about becoming a vampire. “I’m, sorry, it’s…true.” Fluttershy looked down in feeling ashamed that the truth has come out when she tried to conceal it from her worried friends. “But, how did you come to know I was slowly becoming a vampire?” She turn to detective in how he figured out she was slowly turning into a vampire before testing out the facts. “Eyes & brain, kiddo! For a factor of taking this, & in having to see what stage you’re likely in. Apparently, you’re in stage two of where your hair is becoming a mess.” Detective Dan explained that he used his eyes for seeing, then the brains to figure it out; much to everyone’s surprise. “Oh my! He’s right! I thought it was the dreadful moist of the sewers, but….” Rarity gaps din noticing that Fluttershy’s mane has gotten messy looking, but many thought it was from managing themselves through a sewer. “Judging by this, you have less than 48 hours or so, once your eye & skin color turns, the next thing you’ll be doing is hyperventilating while feeling pain…signs of wanting…to drink blood; enough to go crazy for any succulent stuff.” Detective Dan pointed out in what’s gonna happen next for the way Fluttershy is undergoing a slow transformation before becoming more like a vampire. “Gulp….” Fluttershy swallowed hard in worry; that was not something she wanted to do…not ever to her close friends. “Is there a cure?” Sunset asked the detective if there’s a cure for Fluttershy’s slow change into a vampire. “Yep, she has it, otherwise, she wouldn’t be clutching his left pocket.” Detective Dan pointed off to say this as Fluttershy checked her left pocket which made her yelp in hearing this as everyone was surprised; the detective was spot on. “Wow, you’re REALLY good at knowing stuff even us random types didn’t see!” Pinkie Pie replied off in seeing this guy was without a doubt, a real piece of work in having gotten so much from the little things they missed. “Then what are you waiting for Fluttershy, TAKE the Medicine & turn back!” Rainbow Dash issued off in wanting her friend to quickly take what would make the girl normal & not into a scary blood thirsty vampire. “No!” Fluttershy protest out while covering her mouth; that sounded a bit harsh to say in a mean tone. “I-I mean, not yet, please….” She begged out in wanting the others to give her a chance to not take what will cure her of becoming vampire yet. “But if ye stall, ye won’t ever be able ta go ta school in broad daylight again; it’ll burn ye hotter than a steam soup with chili mix!” Applejack pointed out that Fluttershy can never have a normal life in school or be out in the sunlight as she used to do. “Please darling, we know the conversation was because you wanted to not be weak, but if you lose who you are, it’s no better.” Rarity stated to scythes in concern that they care too much for Fluttershy to give up her humanity to become a vampire for mere strength. “But wait, we’re in a really bad situation of someone wanting to kill us, let me be helpful…just for a while.” Fluttershy spoke up in her defense in speaking in terms of reason; somewhat. “I’ll take the medicine to cure me before I become a full vampire, I promise.” She stated in promising that before she gets too close to becoming a vampire, she’ll take precaution to stop herself before the event actually happens. Some of the others were showing some signs of doubt if they could really trust Fluttershy to take what will change her back before it’s too late, but does the girl mean it? These were heavy thoughts on the subject until…one voce spoke out… “I believe Fluttershy will keep her promise, come on everyone…if we can’t believe in our friends, then what does that make of us?” Nyx stated to say in trusting that Fluttershy will keep her promise & that they should trust her…as that is what friends do. “Nyx is right, we have to believe Fluttershy will do that.” Ben nods off in agreement on the subject here; doubting a good friend would mean risking their friendship. “You will make sure of that, right?” He asked off with some concern i this tone that the girl will keep her promise. “I’ll…try my best, if I start looking at any of you funny.” Fluttershy meekly nods in feeling a bit cautious about what to expect, but… “Funny haha, or…funny I WANNA SUCK YOUR BLOOD funny?” Pinkie Pie cuts in to mention off these other things that kinda disturb the group. “Let’s not go there, shall we?” Rainbow Dash stated off in looking ready to lose her lunch now. “Well, this proves it….your our best bet in helping us, detective, if you could see through Fluttershy when we couldn’t, then…” Flash was saying in seeing that Detective Dan looks like the real deal, seeing what they couldn’t see, maybe the guy can help them after all. “Alright, enough talking, time’s ticking…& if we don’t solve this case soon, then you’re gonna be dead by either guns or someone breathing down your neck?” Detective Dan cuts in to say this in knowing they can’t waste time chit-chatting here. “Believe me, having some experience of who attack me from behind, vampires, ghouls, you name it…I’ve seen plenty to drink coffee to keep me awake.” He stated off in having gone through such close shaves of where someone was breathing down the neck to which it almost became curtains for the guy; especially against freaks & man-made monsters, etc. “Um, how many?” Sunset asked off in pondering how much coffee this guy has had to keep himself awake & wide alert. “About a hundred cups of Joe, & believe me….the only worse motion is when needing to use the bathroom.” Detective Dan pointed of in what happens when you drink so much, the instinct to go….really is a fast one. “Okay….didn’t wanna know that!” Rarity yelps off in feeling gross out in having to hear something that outrageous. “Come on! Let’s get mousing on outta here before my office gets a new decoration.” Detective Dan pointed out that they need to get going here, as time was ticking before his office would have a new decoration. “Why would you say that?” Ben raised an eyebrow in having hard something like that all of a sudden. “First off, get down below.” Detective Dan pointed off simply for the group to get down, much to their lost thoughts until. “Bang-Bang-Bang-Bangvhmm…/Clankfruvh-Clankfruvhm-Clankfruvhm…Breakfirbvhmm…” Then without warning, gun fire was heard from out the blind window, in which everyone immediately ducked down. The bullets were leaving holes in the walls all over, breaking things, wooden, glass, you name it. Before long, the gun fire stopped as everyone was looking to see if it was safe to stand up or not. “Second, does that answer your question, follow me!” Detective Dan remarked off in stating this in having wanted everyone to avoid being shot; as well as become a part of what happened to the office. And so the detective was crawling across the floor before standing by the door to lead everyone to what looks like a secret dumb-waiter. Once again, everyone was amazed that the guy knew what was gonna happen to act on such detective instincts from his strange responses as the gang quickly follow his lead. Everything begins to darken up here, as more things were about to be underway now of what may happen next… --------------- At this time, Detective Dan lead everyone out of the dumb-waiter that lead to another part of an alley that was leading towards a park light tan bronze van that looked like it could hold a driver, a passenger & some tools…or stuff it full of about a dozen teenagers; go figure? But as Ben & his friends suddenly stopped at once, when they heard some noise from the alley as if something was here that was not a k-9 or a cat. They looked around of their surroundings as they wondered of what was going on. They prepared themselves in ready to fight with anyone that was looking for a fight, as the footstep grew louder & louder than before….Everyone stopped as they found a familiar creature dog rushing towards them that was Spike, along with both Wheelie and Brains. “You two?!” Flash raised an eyebrow in seeing the Mini-Cons here when they went to Sunset’s place. “Spike?” Nyx smiled to kneel to see her sister’s pet, but as she picked Spike up, he was barking in an unhappy tone. “What are you doing here?” As she asked, Spike barked unhappily in response to the question. “Wait? Where's my sister? Wasn’t she supposed to be with you? What happen, boy?” As Nyx asked off the questions, Spike whined unhappily & sounding very sad. “Okay, what we need here is someone that can translate what this Fido is saying.” Detective Dan pointed off in knowing what they need here, someone to speak dog. “What this little Chihuahua is trying to say is that Twilight got kidnapped!” Wheelie pointed off in mentioning what Spike was trying to say here. “Yeah! That puppy dog drag us out of our comfort zone to here because we understand the dog's language, thanks to some alien tech, yo.” Brains nods off to say this in agreement of what happened. “Hugh!” The Mane Five, Sunset & Goldie’s group gasped in shock & concern, Twilight was kidnapped, that was not a good thing to hear about. “What! Twilight got kidnapped?” Ben exclaimed out in shock to learn that Twilight suddenly got kidnaped while they were away & didn’t know. “Oh my, it must have happened when we were trying to avoid being killed after picking up that case of weird alien objects.” Fluttershy yelps out meekly in thinking that they were not aware of such things when trying to handle their own share of problems. “That's not the only thing we should be worry about.” Wheelie pointed off in also mentioning this to the bunch. “Wacko Devil is here too!” Brains pointed off in who else was here with them at this very moment. “Whacko Devil?” Applejack raised an eyebrow in hearing that bizarre name. “Um, nope! Sorry, can’t say we know a guy by that name!” Pinkie Pie thought for a moment before shrugging off to say they don’t know the guy. “He means Boris.” Sunset rolled her eyes in understanding who the ‘Whacko Devil’ was meant to refer to as she heard it before. “Wait! Boris is here?!” She yelped in realizing what this also meant; Boris was here too? And soon approaching out of the dark alley, was none other than a surprise to the Canterlot High gang; Boris & his boys; Dum Dum & Boxco. “By golly, it is him!” Rarity gasped in shock in seeing who has come before them after such a long time. “You mean you brought Boris & his stooges here?” Rainbow Dash looked at the Mini-Cons as if thinking they had a malfunction or something. “What are you doing here, Boris?” Ben groans off in seeing this guy was hard to get around anything without Boris showing up to cause him trouble. “Still thinking about that I got Twilight with me?! Look, I told you before…she's not coming back! So, leave it!” He thinks Boris believes that Twilight has come to see Ben from Crystal Prep, when the girl isn’t even here to do so. “But right now, she's gotten kidnapped! We have to save her now! And if you say I don't love her, I will give you a knuckle sandwich!” Ben issued this off that he doesn’t have time for Boris to mess or pick on him, Twilight is gone & he has to find her…even fight for her. “Ugh…I was going to say that I need your help to save Trixie. She's also got kidnapped too.” Boris groans i seeing that Ben brought up such a subject when in truth, he needs their help in finding Trixie that was also taken. “Wait a second, Trixie got kidnapped too?” Jack Zen asked off in having heard this right. “Uh-huh! That’s right!” Boxco nods off in stating that was the truth of the matter. “We saw it happen!” Dum Dum nods off in saying they are witnesses to that crime. “Both Trixie & Twilight were kidnapped?” Goldie held his chin in hearing two girls were kidnapped today; was it a coincidence? “It’s a TWO ’T’ plot of Terrifically Terrible, if ever a short means to it!” Pinkamena exclaimed to say this random claim about the idea over such a matter. “Why should I believe in you? This could be a scheme to lower our guard.” Ben raised an eyebrow in asking if this was not another scheme Boris was trying to deceive them with to catch them off guard or something. “Easy, Ben... Just chill-lax a bit & let's hear it out.” Flash pats Ben’s shoulder to calm his friend for them to hear Boris out about the claim of another kidnapping. “Fine... Look, I'm sorry if what I did before got out of hand with that Transformer suit. I really am.” Boris moans off in simply saying he’s sorry about the matter that Ben was clearly upset with him about after Sunset’s reign over Canterlot High came to a close. “But now the girl of my dreams got kidnapped! And she risked herself to save me. So, it's up to me save hers! So, I asking you, please…help us.” Boris begged out in wanting Ben to understand that he needs help to save Trixie. “I don’t know. Two kidnappings on the same day?” Rainbow Dash rub her chin in thinking this sounded fishy. “It’s hard ta swallow if an he’s fer real.” Applejack nods off in not sure if this was the honest truth or not. “Well, I believe in this guy.” Detective Dan issued this forth in surprising the others before going into detail. “I know it because of your reasons & struggles are about as the same as Ben here. But of course, I trust my gut that you ain’t pulling a fast one.” He issued off in stating this explanation that was about as solid as they get, somewhat. “But why would the kidnappers want Twilight and Trixie?!” Sunset asked off in why someone wanted their two friends for. “I’m not sure, I doubt it’s about payment for using many special effects in her trickster performances.” Boris shrug off in not knowing why Trixie was taken, it can’t be from not paying from purchasing special effect materials for her show performances. “Hmmm…a girl from Crystal Prep, followed by a girl from Canterlot High. This case is getting more complicated the more things happen faster than my nana’s bean surprise.” Detective Dan holds his chin in thinking about these matters in seeing how much complicated things are getting. “What’s the surprise?” Dum Dum & Boxco asked off in union. “In short, a real mess of things you’re better off not knowing…or seeing.” Detective Dan issued off to simply say this much to the lot. “Well, we’ll have to look for more clues from both Canterlot High & Crystal Prep before we proceed to ours. Cause if my hunch is right, this is more than a coincidence.” Everyone who heard that was shock, could the kidnappings be related to who’s trying to kill them? “I hope we can save her…” Ben sighs off to say this in feeling worried about Twilight if someone has kidnapped her, but whatever for, was it the same guys after them? “Don’t worry Ben, in my line of work, damsels in destress is usually the common motion of such cases. But we’ll find them, or my name ain’t…” Detective Dan was issuing this off to calm Ben’s mind, saying they will find Twilight, & just as he was about to state a cool line…. “Detective Dan, Private Eye Detective!” Pinkie Pie & Pinkamena took over to finish that last sentence for the guy. “You got it!” Detective Dan pointed to the two pink girls in knowing him well. “Now it seems to me with someone out to kill you all, you’ll need to stick with the master of stealth, disguises, & keep low.” Detective Dan pointed this off to the group in what they gotta do here if Ben, the Mane Five, & the rest wanna survive. “First, we’ll check the schools for clues, then it’s off towards…the PA-JAH-MAHS Club!” He issued off in where they will do some work before getting down to some serious business elsewhere. “What’s that?” Flash raised an eyebrow up in not knowing what the place the detective said is? “A special Italian Style Theme Restaurant plus Theater House. Its owned by a guy who’s on the clean, but still has connections.” Detective Dan pointed out in briefly explain the matter of what he was stating of where they head towards afterwards. “Do you think that will help us?” Sunset asked off if such a thing will help them out in who is after them or find their kidnapped friends. “Either it’ll help find missing teenagers or find out who’s killing for this case, either way….things will come around in a circle. Now come on!” Detective Dan looked off wards in stating these simple facts of what to either find out, before issuing that they get moving now. Now the group was quickly being led by the detective into his van as surprisingly as it showed, a slide door allowed many to climb inside. Then Detective Dan took the driver seat & started the engine before driving off in the middle of what looked to be a misty fog rolling in. As things began to blur up, more things are becoming complicated in what is really going on; will the case of what everyone is in be revealed? That is a mystery to be solved….later on during the case at hand….