A Suspicious pony moves to ponyville, very paranoid and very Nervous. What is this pony hiding, and why is he so nervous? This town is a friendly one...right?
“I just wanna be left alone,”
On a regular day in ponyville, A new pony moves into town. Normally this wouldn’t be that big of a deal to your average pony. The town has gained increased popularity via it being the residence of the Elements of harmony.
So why is this pony so important? Well, he isn’t. Compared to everyone else, he’s just a regular pony. Rather nice, Good at what he does, and a little paranoid.
Actually, maybe he’s a bit more paranoid. Also, he always stays inside, watching the TV. And, he always wears a mask when outside. Also, why does he always carry a box cutter?
If you couldn’t tell, this was inspired by the character Brightside, by Ceramic skin studios.
I hope that I be the first one to write about this golden character.
This is Detective Pinkie Pie here, And this is the case of Mr. Brightside!
Pinkie, cut that out. This is serious.
Aww, but twilight! I wanna be a Sherlock Hooves!
You already have been, remember? You’ve been multiple times actually, one I remember fondly was on the train.
Anyway, as Pinkie pie said, this is a tape recording the mysterious Mr. Brightside.
About 2 months ago, Mr. Brightside moved to ponyville. This was a regular occurance for ponyville, as it had gotten rather popular after me, Rainbow dash, Pinkie pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy, had become the elements of Harmony. Pinkie Pie, as usual, had done what she normally does when someone moves to Ponyville. Throw a welcome party. At this welcome party, multiple people had met the aforementioned Mr. Brightside. We have here Scootaloo who had an encounter with Mr. Brightside. Scootaloo?
Ok, so I was riding on my scooter, trying to impress some ponies, when I ran straight into him. He had a grey hoodie on, and on the hoodie was a yellow smiley face which had X’s over the eyes. His skin was yellow, his hair was a lighter yellow, and he was an earth pony. I fell off as I ran into him, and instantly apologized. He seemed completely unfazed by me running straight into him, and when he turned around, he looked at me and said, “Oh...It’s ok...I guess,” But he said it really bland, like it didn’t even matter.
Wait, so you ran straight into him, and he didn’t even flinch? How fast were you going?
I was going at least 5 Mph.
Huh. Well, thanks Scootaloo.
Now, We have Big mac, who also had an encounter with Mr. Brightside. Big mac?
I was carrying a heavy basket of apples through ponyville to the party when I looked up and saw a bird swooping down on me. I ducked, but as I did, the entire basket tipped over and landed on his front hooves. I Panicked and Apologized repeatedly, but he was like a statue. He just looked at me and said, “Don’t worry about it. Here, let me help you,” He than helped me pick up the apples back into the basket. I looked at his hooves, and they were a deep red, compared to his yellow skin, but he didn’t seem to care.
Interesting. Back to you twilight.
Rarity, this isn’t a news report.
Well, excuse me for wanting to have a little fun with this mystery.
Is it my turn?
Yes Fluttershy, Go ahead.
Oh, ok. Uhh...Here we have Starlight glimmer. Starlight, you said that you met him after the party, right?
Yes. About half an hour after the party was over, I ran through ponyville, and found him standing in the middle of town square. I wondered if he was ok, and walked over to him. As soon as I got close to him, he looked directly at me. I asked if he was ok, and he replied with, “Huh? Oh, yeah I’m ok. Can you uhh, please leave now?” After that, I left, but I kept an eye on him with a spell. He staying in town square, looking up in the sky for 20 minutes before walking to his house in the big plains area.
That’s kinda scary. Twilight, can you take it back please?
Yep. Ok, so after all these occurrences, Someone was worried about him and asked for a guard search at his house. 2 royal guards, shadow might and Everlasting arrow, were the guards given the duty, and we have them here now.
Thank you Princess. Me and everlasting arrow were right outside his house when we noticed something in the window. He was just sitting in the main room watching the TV. That was all he was doing. He was just sitting on a rug watching the TV. Not talking, not flinching, not even moving. We thought it was weird, but not the weirdest thing we’ve seen in a pony.
After we got inside the house, we met with him, saying that someone had requested a guard search of his house. He was staring at the TV the entire time. After we were finished, he replied with, “Sure. Do whatever you need to do,” Which was also a bit odd to us, but nothing totally weird.
We went into his bedroom and found a bunch of records, CDs, and music players. This wouldn’t be weird, if not for the fact that there were so many of them. Every single one of them were also either scary, sad, or drama music.
A bit creeped out, I went into the other rooms to look for anything dangerous or incriminating. However, what I found was even weirder. I went into his bathroom, but found nothing except for a sink. Just a sink. That was it. I then went into his kitchen, which was right next to the main room, so I could still see Mr. Brightside watching TV. I kept an eye on him as I searched through his kitchen, but he never moved. He was just fixated on the TV. I kept looking through the drawers and cabinets, but All I found was Bread and eggs. The only Appliances were a stove, a sink, and a microwave. I than went into the basement, and found dozens of boxes. Just boxes, all opened with a single box cutter, which was lying on the ground. I sent the box cutter in for testing, and they found it had evidence of blood on it. This wasn’t reason for alarm however. Plenty of ponies can cut themselves with a box cutter.
Meanwhile, I was still searching through his room when I found a photo in his drawer. It was of him, a blue haired colt, and a brown haired filly. The colt and filly were smiling, but he was wearing a mask that made him look like he was smiling. Than I heard Everlasting arrow shout to me, and I ran to her location.
The reason I called him was because I had found a room with nothing but a safe in it. We asked Mr. Brightside what was in it, and he replied with, “It’s a song that I came up with years ago. I forgot the combination to it, but I keep it just in case I remember it one day,” while still remaining fixated on the TV.
After this, there wasn’t really anything dangerous found in his house, although we did take the safe and box cutter to be tested. As Arrow said, the box cutter had blood on it, but no reason for alarm. The safe however, was a bitter tougher to crack. Heh. Crack. Anyway, we had to get 5 unicorn studies on it. Apparently, it was a 7 combination lock, and inside was a record. We got a gramophone and played it, which I shall play for you now.
A very creepy song to be assured, but still, no reason for alarm, as there are plenty of horror writers and artists out there. One that comes to mind is the caretaker.
I believe that is all princess.
I see. Thank you Shadow might and Everlasting Arrow. We have one more witness, and it’s one of our own. Pinkie pie, what did you see?
Well twilight, I was outside of sugar cube corner when I saw Mr. Brightside walking around. I was gonna go say hi when I saw that he was acting a lot different than usual. He wasn’t slouching, which you shouldn’t do anyway because it’s very bad for you. It can make you vulnerable to Back Pain!
Pinkie, Stay on track.
Right. He was acting a lot different than anyone else said. He was walking around really happily. What was also weird was that he was walking with a mask on. Why would you walk with a mask on? You can barely see! He was also spinning a box cutter around his hoof. I don’t know why he would do that either, cause it’s very dangerous. You could cut yourself! It’s not good to cut yourself, cause it makes you vulnerable to bacteria and viruses because they can get through the cut skin, plus it hurts a lot!
Pinkie...
Right Right. I went up to say hi, and he replied with, “Good evening!” which he tipped an imaginary hat. I like wearing imaginary hats, they’re so fun! You could be wearing a top hat one second, than a flapjack the next! After he said that though, he just kept walking somewhere. I asked him where he was walking, and he said, “Somewhere that sells egg and soldiers-” Which is funny name for a food, “-and then somewhere to sit on a blanket made for three,” Which sounded kinda poetic now that I say it out loud.
Ok...thank you pinkie for that very in depth look into both Mr. Brightside and the inner mechanization of your mind.
You’re welcome Twilight!
Ok...so we are going to do our investigation into Mr. Brightside the next day. Hopefully, this tape won’t be the last time we’re are heard.
Ok, so this is Princess Twilight Sparkle. This is Tape 2 of the mystery of Mr. Brightside. Today we go inside the house of the mentioned, and investigate. We got a detailed description from the guards about what was in the house, but we need to see for ourselves.
You got that right. This Brightside guy sounds like one of those ponies that make, like, a haunted house out of their own house, from what the guards said.
I definitely didn’t get that impression from the guards.
He sounds like the start to an alternate reality game! Those are usually pretty difficult, but I have actually done a few before, and they’re really fun!
Alternate reality? That sounds scary.
It is sometimes, but it’s pretty fun the other times!
Girls! Focus! What are you even talking about?
Alternate reality games! Basically, Someone creates a whole story around really anything, and they have to make it seem like it’s real, when it really has no base in reality! One that comes to my mind is Omega Mart down in Las Pegasus. It’s this massive supermarket that’s all distorted, with tattooed chicken, twisted coke bottles, and infinite milk cartons. Mr. Brightside seems to be a quiet stallion with a strange house. Maybe he’s planning an ARG as most people call it. I’d definitely try it if he make one.
I’m not entirely sure that’s how they work Pinkie, but whatever.
Let’s...Let’s just go.
The tape features a door opening, and hooves clopping on the wooden floor. There is also TV static in the background.
Hello! Mr. Brightside! Are you home?
Pinkie! Be quiet!
Why? He doesn’t seem like that bad of a guy. We can talk to him!
She means, just lower your voice, you’re really loud.
Oh, ok. I’ll be very quiet...
Again, not what she means, but it works.
Uhh...girls?
Yeah Fluttershy?
He’s not in his house.
What? What do you mean he’s not in the house?
Look, in the window. The TV’s on, but no one is watching it, or in the house.
Why is that such a big deal. He could’ve just left before we came.
But why leave the TV on? That would waste the power, which isn’t a good thing to do. If you waste power, you have to pay someone to get more power, and no one wants to give money away for something they could’ve prevented.
Well, it is strange that the TV is still on without anyone watching it, but that isn’t creepy or weird. Maybe he’s asleep somewhere else.
See that’s the thing. I would accept that explanation, but remember what the guards said. Whenever they were in the house, he was practically part of the TV. No matter what the guards did, he was fixated onto it. If he was asleep, from my guess, he would be asleep here, or the TV would be off. Like Pinkie said, there is no point to leaving the TV on if you are going to sleep or going somewhere else.
Twilight’s going full Sherlock hooves, and I love it.
Whatever. Let’s just head inside, see what’s going on.
The door is opened with a creek as they all made their way inside. TV static filled the room as it escaped the speakers on the TV. It was the only noise in the otherwise empty house.
Sheesh. This is creepy.
It’s a bit Ominous, but not creepy.
Alright, lets see if anythin has changed since the guards have been here.
Ok, Me and Fluttershy will go to the bedroom, Applejack goes to the bathroom, Rarity looks around the living room and other rooms, and pinkie and rainbow look in the kitchen. Rainbow, make sure that Pinkie doesn’t go ham over...whatever is in there.
GotIt
Hey guys! This is rainbow dash, inside of the kitchen of Creepy Pony, Brightside. I’m with Pinkie Pie right now.
Wow, The guards weren’t lying. There is literally nothing but Bread in the cabinet, and Eggs in the fridge. That is all in this kitchen. There isn’t any sugar, flour, milk, tap water, heck, there isn’t even a sink! There’s only a stove, toaster, fridge, and cabinet. That’s all there is in this kitchen. You can’t even make a cake with eggs and bread. Actually, maybe I can make a bunch of scrambled eggs, make a cube of cylinder with bread, and create a whole bread and egg cake!
There is a reason I’m with her.
Wait...Dashie, there’s a secret cabinet in the fridge!
Well, what’s in it!
Stacks of butter, and stacks of cups. That’s all I can see.
That’s it? Just 2 more abundances of random items? The only items in this kitchen is Eggs, Bread, Butter, and cups. That’s all in this kitchen.
Wait...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups...Eggs, Bread, Butter, and Cups! That’s all the ingredients for Egg and soldiers!
Egg and what now?
It’s usually a breakfast entree. It’s a soft boiled egg in a cup, served with strips of buttered toast. Brightside did imply that his favorite food was egg and soldiers.
Ok, so he likes a certain entree enough to only have it. A bit weird, but that’s not weird. I’ve met ponies who only eat Cake, infact, one of them is right in front of me.
HAHAHA! Funny dashie! But seriously, I’m about to go full on detective here. So, egg and soldiers were created in a war, and they’ve have been practically associated with war, cause of both their name and how cheap it is. It’s very popular for war, and it’s most often served as breakfast for war. I’m going to guess that maybe Brightside has been through war, which wouldn’t be surprising since all of the villains coming around. Maybe he was a guard somewhere, or his parents or someone he knew had been lost.
Pinkie, you are a Senior Party planner, Master cake decorator, element of laughter, and Rally director, but you are not a psychologist, nor an actual Detective.
This is Rarity, and I am in the living room of Mr. Brightside. Ever since we enter the house, the TV has been nothing but a static screen with white noise. There is no remote, nor any buttons on the TV. Unless Mr. Brightside has another way of operating this, than I don’t know why he would just watch the static.
It is unsettling, but that’s all in the Living room.
I’m In the safe room, where the guards said there was a 7 combination safe that contained Mr. Brightside’s song. I don’t see much else in he...wait. Hold on, there’s a board on the wall. Give me a second.
There is a sound of a horn activating, and the sound of a board bending, then breaking.
Gah! Wood chip!
There is a sound of the tape falling, and someone sitting down. A bandage sound is then heard.
Ok, let’s see what’s in here.
The sound of a quiet clop is heard. Then a magic sound is heard.
There was a small hole behind the area where the safe was that was covered up by a board. Inside of it was a...Stop sign? I’m not sure how to describe it. There was a small hexagonal sign with a exclamation point on it. I’m not sure what this means, but it is sure weird.
This is aj here. I’m in the restroom of a certain Mr. Brightside. The guards weren’t lying. There is nothing in here but a sink. Actually, there is a mirror, but that’s all in this room I can see.
Hello, this is Princess Twilight Sparkle. I’m currently with Fluttershy in the home of Mr. Brightside. Me and her are in the Bedroom. The guards said that there was a bunch of records in here, all of which were either creepy, sad, or drama. From what I can see, they were telling the truth. The bed is rather small for someone of his size, and there are photos of him and, what I assume are, his parents.
Umm...Twilight?
Yeah Fluttershy?
I believe I know this record.
Really? What is it?
It’s called everywhere at the end of time. It’s from an artist called “The Caretaker,”
What’s it about?
From what I have been told, It is 6 parts, all separated into their own albums, all together simulating dementia.
Really? Wow, that’s sad.
Yeah. For some reason, my animals like the first album. It’s not very sad, but it is kinda scary.
I will take your word for it. I don’t see much else in the bedroom. Fluttershy, do you see anything else?
Uhh...no. Sorry Twilight.
Don’t worry about it.
The tape stops there.
Alright. This is Princess Twilight Sparkle, back from the investigation of Mr. Brightside’s house. There wasn’t much else in the house from what the guard report said, but I have a theory about Mr. Brightside.
Mr. Brightside was a pony who was born during a war time. He was around his teens and young adults when he moved here, so I’m going to assume it was around 11 years ago. At this time, he was mainly fed Egg and soldiers, as his entire kitchen is filled with the ingredients. He escaped the war by staring at the TV. This made him rather apathetic, and maybe turned him insane. I say this, because whenever he moved here, he was almost a statue. He moved and talked, but he was never expressive. But whenever he puts on his smiley mask, he becomes a much more confident character. He might have multiple personalities, but I’m not entirely sure on that front. I believe that this is a good theory, but you judge for yourself.
1 hour after the investigation, the girls were walking and talking about Mr. Brightside.
I think I made a pretty good case girls. Maybe we can get him professional help?
Ehh, Maybe just talk to him. He might just need someone to talk to.
Maybe get him to make that ARG I was talking about!
Suddenly, Fluttershy saw something that caught her eye.
Umm, girls?
Yes darling?
I think someone is hurt over there!
Fluttershy pointed her hoof at a pony laying down in an alley. They all ran over to help, but they were not prepared for the scene. The pony...was dead.
Oh my, are you...Oh....My....
Who the heck did this!?
They got their answer as they looked up, and saw a pony standing upwards. He had blonde hair with orange skin. He was wearing a grey hoodie with a x eyed smiley face. He was wearing a happy mask, while holding a box cutter. He then looked over his shoulder...
