Your Highness. The scene
is down in the basement.
The trap door under the stairs.
Dear child, what
have you done?
I'm going
to find out.
Hmm?
Yes. I'll take command
of the investigation.
Are you
sure, Luna?
These disappearances happened
for months, during my nights.
I'll do everything in my power
to get to the bottom of this,
and hopefully help the citizens
of this town sleep peacefully again.
Very well, Princess Luna. The
investigation is yours. I hope you
bring a quick end to this. Best of luck.
I'm not leaving until you
tell me what's going on here!
It's alright Captain,
release her.
Princess Celestia, your Highness,
what is going on here? Why are your
guards surrounding my business?
Mrs. Cake, something
terrible has happened.
What are you talking
about your highness?
Where's Pinkie?
It seems we've found the source
of the disappearances in the past months.
Oh...oh, in all of Equestria...
here? It happened here?
Down in the basement.
Your majesty, you have to
believe us, we had no idea.
We had nothing to do with it.
I do believe you, Mr. Cake.
And what you can do right now,
is try and remain calm. It's over.
Please, go back upstairs and try
to rest. Princess Luna and our
investigators will do everything
they can to get answers.
Where should we
start, your Highness?
Get that dress and
necklace off of her.
Did somepony escape?
More along the lines of rescued,
your majesty. Rainbow Dash, just
tonight. One of her friends came
looking for her. That's how we
were alerted to this.
She was taken to Ponyville Urgent
Care, and is being treated as we
speak. They're...they're not sure
if she's going to make it yet.
Have you photographed this?
Princess?
Lay that out
on the table.
Pony fur and skin. Thirteen...
thirteen cutie marks and three
different pairs of Pegasi
wings. Four unicorn horns.
Alright. We have at the very
least, 13 victims, maybe more.
At least three Pegasi, four
unicorns, and the rest may be
Earth ponies. Who's versed the
best in anatomy?
Sort through those bones. See if
we can match up skeletal remains.
And you, bag the body, take it to
our lab in Canterlot. The first thing
I want is a scan of her brain.
We have more than a dozen victims
whose loved ones are fearing the
worst. Lets bring them some answers
and closure. Let's get to work.
Laughter...
I remember ponies telling me
about you at the Gala. How you
were one of the most lively.
You giggled harmlessly at my
trees in the Everfree Forest.
You held the Element of Laughter,
and yet you tortured these poor
souls...why, child? Why did you do this?
How goes the
investigation, sister?
We've gotten started. The body is
here at the lab. I've requested a
brain analysis. Something can't...
can't be right. She was one of the
keepers of the Elements of Harmony.
Laughter. I can't imagine how
someone like that could do this...
Hopefully you'll get an answer
in your search, dear sister.
What about the last victim? Rainbow
Dash. Is she going to make it?
Yes, I just heard. But unfortunately,
she's badly scarred. They weren't able
to save her wings. I hope Twilight and
her friends can cope. Both Pinkie and
Rainbow were close friends.
Sister, our search warrant was
for the entire building, right?
That's correct. The entire
property is yours to cover.
Alright. I just don't want to focus
too hard on the basement, and possibly
miss something elsewhere.
But right now, I need some sleep.
Alright. And don't worry about the
proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Cake. I'm
giving them accommodations here in
Canterlot until the investigation is done.
