Chapter 3
Ponyville Still Has a Sweet Tooth
The tan mare galloped away from the oncoming shadow. She bounded around a corner and ducked into an alleyway. She hopped in the dumpster and closed the lid. She silently prayed that her pursuer would not find her, but she knew deep in her heart that rage of that magnitude could not be contained. She cursed her silent ambition of being a clown. She heard heavy breathing not very far from the dumpster. She telepathically pleaded with the pony to walk on, but the pony didn't hear her. The dumpster lid was lifted up, revealing her attacker. The tan pony screamed as the pursuer made the final blow.
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"Scootaloo! We have our first villain!" Rainbow Dash called to her sidekick as Tank brought up that day's edition of the paper.
"What happened?" An orange filly bounded into the room with her idol. Rainbow Dash picked up the newspaper and spun it around so Scootaloo could see. She gasped at the title, "Mayor Found Dead in Dumpster".
"So, kid, who do you think did it?"
"I don't know. I'm not really familiar with villains in Ponyville yet."
"It's okay, kid. It's been a while, and I've heard of some. There's the Quizzler, the Peacock, the Scareworm, Poison Oak, and many more. I wonder which one did this crime."
Scootaloo sat down with the newspaper. She gasped and yelled to Rainbow Dash, "Rainbow! You've gotta see this! It's sort of like a calling card."
Dash plucked the paper from the filly's hands and studied it. "A piece of cake?" the mare questioningly asked. She quoted the article, "No traces or possible traces of DNA have been found on the body or around the crime scene. The only thing that seemed out of the ordinary was a piece of cake that was on the Mayor's face when she was found."
"This is really weird, Rainbow." Scootaloo was worried. It was okay for her to be, though, it was her first day on the job and the Mayor was dead with no leads except for a piece of cake.
"Wait, I think this piece of cake might have something to do with what Pizza Boss said to me the other day. He said, 'Ponyville still has a sweet tooth.' What do you suppose it means, kid?"
"I don't know, but I think we better get down there quickly."
"You're right. Let's go."
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Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo arrived at the crime scene, where a crowd had gathered. They saw the Mayor being rolled off in a body bag. They also saw Commissioner Whooves at a press conference speaking with several journalists and reporters. Scootaloo walked off to use the restroom while Rainbow listened to what the Commissioner was saying.
"Late last night the Mayor was running away from her attacker when she jumped into the dumpster. There she waited unter the pursuer opened the lid and struck her on the head, killing her."
"Commissioner! Commissioner!" shouted one reporter.
"Yes?" the Commissioner replied.
"Who do you believe is responsible for the Mayor's death?"
"We are very certain that the murderer, based on who killed Pizza Boss yesterday and the same calling card left behind, was a crime-fighter that has apparently gone rogue. Her name is, Batmare."
Anger boiled up in Rainbow's chest. She didn't kill the Mayor. She did kill Pizza Boss but it was for a good reason. She had been wrongly accused, and it was driving her crazy. Luckily, Scootaloo came back from the restroom before Rainbow could do anything too rash.
"Something wrong?" Scootaloo asked Rainbow.
"No, nothing's wrong." She glanced at the filly's smiling face. "Come on, kid, we gotta go pick up your costume."
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Walking back from Rarity's, they decided to ask Mr. and Mrs. Cake about the Mayor's death. It would be logical to question them, since a piece of cake was left behind. When they arrived, they heard a loud crash come from Sugarcube Corner.
"Did you hear that, Pegasus?" Rainbow asked as they dove into an alleyway.
"I sure did, Batmare!" Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash both changed into their costumes as quickly as possible. They bounded out of the darkness and into the streets. Luckily, there were no cops around to apprehend them. Rainbow bucked the door open and they sprang inside the kitchen of Sugarcube Corner.
Mr. and Mrs. Cake were laying on the floor of their small kitchen. Pots and pans were askew, the skin nozzle had been bucked off, the entire kitchen was a mess. The Cakes were in massive pain. They both had severe head injuries and what seemed to be several bucks to the stomach.
"Mr. Cake!" Scootaloo's small wings helped barely any in taking her over to the injured stallion. "Who did this to you?"
All the baker could do was point at the door of the shop. There stood an average-height mare. She had white body paint all over, and she had dyed her hair green. She wore way too much lipstick, almost as if on purpose. She had dark circles around her eyes. An evil grin was sketched across her face as she looked at her handiwork. With a second look, Rainbow could see that it wasn't lipstick, but blood that surrounded her grin.
"Who are you?" asked Batmare.
The mare in what seemed to be an evil clown costume chuckled to herself. "Oh, Batmare, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this day. I am the Clown."
The Clown launched herself at Rainbow Dash. She struck full-force on Batmare's skull, sending both of them into the opposite wall. Rainbow pushed off the attacking mare with all her might. With a moment to spare before the next attack, she quickly said, "Mr. and Mrs. Cake! Get out of here!" The Clown did not approve of this. She leaped into the air and fell on Mr. Cake's right hind leg, breaking it. Mrs. Cake hesitated, until Batmare told her to leave a second time. The Clown crept up to Rainbow Dash with an even wider grin on her face.
"You have absolutely no idea how long I have been waiting for this Batmare." The Clown picked up a piece of cake from the nearby counter. "I'm going to end you like I did that stupid mayor." She smashed the cake into Rainbow's face. As she held up her hoof to make the final blow, a scream emanated from beside her.
Scootaloo plowed into the attacking mare, getting her off Batmare and onto the floor. By this time, Mr. Cake had slowly limped out as quickly as he could with a severely broken hind leg. Batmare got up on all fours and wiped the smeared cake off her face and onto the ground. The Clown quickly shoved Pegasus off.
"Give it up, Clown!" Batmare screamed, "We're going to over power you eventually!"
"You're right, unless I don't give you the opportunity." The mare leapt out the window and into the darkness of the night. Scootaloo tried going after her, but Rainbow held her back.
"No, we'll follow her, but we have to do this stealthily. To the roof!"