Mako was searching the Rich mansion for anything that could help in the investigation, however, he wasn't getting anywhere with the stuff he had found so far.
"These people are so damn boring! Do any of these guys have a hobby!" Mako shouted while walking out of a bright pink bedroom.
"Yeesh, I seriously don't wanna meet this kid! If the piles of fan-fics about her and her classmate are any indications." He thought as a shiver ran down his spine.
Mako walked down the hall and found something that caught his interest. It was a corridor with poor lighting and had a sign that said servants hall. He opened a few doors leading to some of the servants rooms......and saw well furnished and well-built rooms with plenty of lighting.
"WHY THE HELL MAKE THE OUTSIDE LOOK SO BLEAK IF THE ROOMS ARE BETTER THAN A HOTEL SUITE!" He shouted while grinding his teeth together.
After his little outburst, he found a door with the name Silver Cane written on the front. He opened the door and found silver figures and statues placed all over the room.
As Mako looked around the room he felt something was off. Suddenly he noticed something out the corner of his eye and walked over to a small pantry where something that looked like orange paint dripping out of the sides. He opened the door and found some paint cans and a jar of melted silver. Along with something that nearly gave him a heart attack.
Inside the small pantry, Mako found a Stetson hat. He took the hat and examined it carefully before putting it with the rest of his evidence. After finding the hat, he looked out the window at an angle so as no one could see him and made sure Silver Cane was still in the garden. Sure enough, he was still there sitting on the bench watching the flowers like a hawk.
"Well well! It looks like the old fart has a dark side! Unfortunately, this isn't enough to put him in the spotlight. My guess is, that if things went south he was gonna use this as a way to prove his innocence." He thought before closing the pantry and erasing any trace that he was there.
Mako walked over to another room that had a plate that said Silver Locket on the front. He smiled as he opened the door and stepped inside.
The inside was dark, however, there was a large difference in this room compared to the others. This room was three times smaller than the others almost like a closet. There was very little light, in fact, Mako had to flick a light bulb dangling above his head just to even get a glimpse of the poorly built room.
This didn't just look like a closet, it was a closet! It was leaky and stained with only a small table as the only furniture in the entire room. In the corner was a small mattress placed on the floor.
Mako felt his blood boil for a moment at the thought of a kid living like this for years. After a moment, He calmed down and looked through the table, however, what he found made him even more suspicious.
It was a letter addressed to Silver Locket from Applejack. He examined the letter carefully while pulling out the letter Applejack had given him. He compared the two letters and found something eerily similar about them.
"To Silver, it's been a while since we talked last but I haven't forgotten our time together. If you could meet me at the orchard soon it would be great! Maybe tomorrow morning around 7:00 AM? I don't wanna cause any drama or nothing with your family. You're friend, Applejack!"
Mako placed the letters side by side and made a few connections to the times posted on each, however, there was one thing that stuck out the most when examining the letters.
"Both letters have similar handwriting and the times match up a little too well."
Before Mako left he smelt something strange in the air and after a moment, he found what he was looking for. On the bottom of the table was a piece of paper hidden underneath a silver sheet.
He looked at the scrap and found the last thing he was expecting to see today.......It was Silver Locket's Will in testament. It was crudely written and it was covered with a thick layer of magic as to hide it from any prying eyes.
"To those who it may concern, I have lived a life of hardship but the lord has blessed me with this last statement of my life. I leave my treasure to my grandfather, Silver Cane. He has taught me so much and I owe him my life! My treasure that we worked on for so long....I hope that he will continue to grow the roses of love he always told me about. I love you all, Silver Locket." Mako recited the words as he felt his fists shake in anger while tears fell to the floor.
"In his last moments. In this jail cell.....Silver left this note for his grandfather."
Mako put the note away before leaving the room and headed down the hall towards the exit. After walking back outside, he saw the old man still watching the flowers. He walked over and saw the cold and distant look on Silver Canes face and thought that the old coot had kicked the bucket, however, once he came into view the old man sprang to life again.
"M-My apologies sir! I appear to have dozed off, so did you finish your investigation?"
"Yeah I found everything I need to put a stop to this game." Mako explained which caused Silver to glare at him.
"I see.....If your business is done then I must ask you to leave. After all, Mr. and Mrs. Rich aren't home. The only reason I allowed you inside was for your investigation into my grandson's death." He explained while Mako gave him a cold stare.
Without another word Mako walked off towards the gate, however, he stopped when he realized that it wouldn't open. He turned around to see Silver Cane starring at him with an almost sinister expression.
"I am so sorry sir, but anything you have taken from the premises must be returned." He exclaimed while Mako grinned and reached into his pocket and pulled out the note from earlier.
Mako threw the note to the old stallion who caught it with hardly any effort.
"That was your grandsons last will in testament."
These words caused the air around the two to become almost toxic. Once again their auras seemed to clash with one another before the old stallion placed the note inside his pocket. Suddenly the gate opened and Mako started to walk out, however, he stopped just before passing the gate.
"Silver Locket trusted you.....Remember that."
And with that Mako left the Rich estate, not noticing the Silver Canes expression of pure sorrow as the gates closed behind him.
Shiro waited outside Rarity's boutique for Mako and after a while, he finally showed up. Judging from the look on his face Shiro could tell that he must have gotten somewhere with his investigation. However, there was something else as well......sadness. An incredible amount of sorrow and pain.
"Whats the matter with you?" Shiro heard a voice say before coming back to his senses.
"S-sorry, so how was your investigation?"
Mako didn't respond and only pointed at the door. Shiro nodded and reached over and opened the door causing the five mares to pile out in a heap.
"Don't worry girls I fully intend to explain everything." Mako exclaimed while the girls stood up.
"However, I need you to realize what happens next could most likely end with all of you getting killed."
The Girls hesitated for a moment before they all nodded. Mako grinned while Shiro gave a questioning look towards his partner.
The curtain has risen and now the first act of the play can finally begin! Will the Judges prevail over the darkness that hovers above the town or will they be swallowed hole by the sins?
TO BE CONTINUED