Murder at the Rarity Boutique

by Coyote de La Mancha

Chapter 22.

One moment was all it took.

His Grace was bleeding out too fast, his blood forming a rapidly-widening pool. Even as the policeponies disarmed and restrained the suspect, even as they moved to offer what aid they might give, it was plainly too late.

Then, music. A song more felt than heard.

In later reports, some of the police would describe it as an orchestra of armonicas. Others would describe it as what it might be like to hear the stars sing. But all of them agreed that with it came a vast, blinding light from where His Grace and the young mare with him lay.

And then, it was gone.

The pool of blood, while no less terrifying in its size, was no longer growing. And at its center, arms wrapped about one another, were a stallion and a mare. Each of them unconscious. Each of them seemingly formed from the purest, most flawless crystal.

Comments

[WARGAMES]

¿Que?

[duckmagee]

discord? or crystal ponies are born from being shot

[WARGAMES]

WAS IT A FAKE OUT? that would be quite good

[The Weaver]

How odd

[dshadow14]

10703893
Sour Sweet was already a Crystal Pony, perhaps the magic of her love saved Blueblood.

[The Weaver]

10704026
I will have to reread but i don't remember a full description being given. Just a name and occasionally coat colors via purple lavender pony syndrome. Most of Blueblood's family falls into that too as they run together in a near blur.

[FanOfMostEverything]

Well. That certainly worked. The Heart is a lens, after all. The light comes from the ponies.

10704124
Most recent reference is Chapter 16.

“Crystal pony, remember?” Sour Sweet muttered. “I don’t see any crystal hearts around here, do you?”

[Thought Prism]

For a hot second I thought Blueblood was ascending to alicornhood there.

[dshadow14]

10704124
Multiple references to her being from the Crystal Empire, her being present during King Sombra's reign, and her straight up calling herself a Crystal Pony. She's a Crystal Pony.