What was meant to be just another routine day for Maretime Bay sheriff Hitch Trailblazer has turned out to be anything but, he has stumbled onto one of the biggest cases he has ever undertaken in his life. Unicorns have been vanishing across the recently unified lands of Equestria, with Bridlewood, the home of the Unicorns being the hardest hit by far. Having caught onto the case late in the game and his attempts to find clues on his own proving unsuccessful, Hitch has enlisted the help of his friends in the Mane Five to help him crack the mystery wide open, and to find the missing Unicorns and bring them back home safely. Little did they know is that hidden dangers now lurk in the wilderness outside their hometown, not only that, but somepony or something is watching their movements from afar, and just why are the Unicorns vanishing, what motive could be behind such a thing?
At the same time, Izzy has found a new friend whilst out on her routine junk collecting, a scientist and inventor named Dr Wormwood, who has taken a keen interest in the return of magic in Equestria, seeking ways to harness it for ponykind to use, but is there more to his interest than meets the eye? And with so many Unicorns having vanished, is Izzy herself also in danger too? This promised to be one case that the Mane Five wouldn't forget anytime soon.

Ever since I started watching some of G5, I've wanted to expand on the lore and myth arc of it since it feels like there is a lot of potential to be unlocked in the new setting, which is largely high-tech and modern with little focus on Magic unlike with G4. But since the current series such as TYT and MYM haven't done much of that, I've decided to take a crack at it myself to help expand the world of G5 outwards, and I hope it'll inspire more to do the same thing too. This story is set between the events of A New Generation and Make your Mark, as such Earth ponies will have no access to their magic in this story.

Cover art by @Madelinneart

[EDIT] Age rating bumped up due to escalated action and fighting in latest chapter.