Zugzwang is dead, Scarlet Letter is in prison, and Ponyville is safer than it has ever been before, the once invulnerable crime syndicates in fragmented disarray. But Daring Do and Phillip Finder still dream of the red sky and the empty black eyes; Trace's dying scream echoes in their ears when they try to sleep, and they feel Zugzwang's ghost haunting them.
But even as they struggle with their demons, more cases come to the doorstep of 221 Honeybee Bakery. And as hard as it is, Phillip and Daring cannot turn away from those in need. Dragons in Canterlot, changeling intrigue in their own hometown, murder in the Crystal Empire, and treasure hunts in the Aushaylian Outback: these new, fantastic cases will take the detectives on strange journeys across Equestria, introducing them to new allies and friends. And maybe they will find peace along the way.
The third story of the Noireverse, this smaller series is intended as a sort of coda to the previous story, Kriegspiel. As I prepare to plan out the next major story of the Ponyville Noire series, I decided to write a few shorter cases to keep the gears greased. The purpose of this story is primarily to introduce some new characters and locales to the Noireverse, but also to show Phillip and Daring dealing with the trauma of what they went through in the last story: all things I wasn't confident I could do well in the next big story, considering what I have planned for that.
I hope that you enjoy this work!
Featured on April 2, 2021! Thank you all!
Updates every Saturday. Edited by Eagle--Paladin of Shadows!
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Case Fourteen, Prologue: Open Account [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter One: On Scaly Wings [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Two: Buried [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Three: Diplomacy [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Four: A Taste for Mystery [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Five: Marks of the Past [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Six: Quarry [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fourteen, Chapter Seven: No Longer Alone [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Prologue: The End of Quick Step [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter One: With Much Ado [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Two: Dance of the Dead [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Three: Catching Up [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Four: Homestead [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Five: Spotlight [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Six: Making Fire [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Fifteen, Chapter Seven: Freshly Printed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Prologue: Hidden Beneath [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter One: Two Plans, Two Bodies [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Two: Years of Hate [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Three: Scent of Smoke [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Four: Rest and Regain [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Five: Unearthed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Six: Through the Fire and Flames [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Seven: Makings of a Hero [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Sixteen, Chapter Eight: A New Song [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Prologue: A New Mission [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter One: Welcome to Cuore [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Two: Ghosts of Our Past [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Three: Nightmares of the Survivor [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Four: Halls of Knowledge [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Five: The Bone Temple [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Six: Anger [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Seven: The Battle of Collina Nord [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Seventeen, Chapter Eight: Time Heals All Wounds [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Prologue: The Journal [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter One: Welcome to Sydneigh [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Two: Myths and Legends [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Three: Setting Out [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Four: Red Sands [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Five: Predators [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Six: More Than Legend [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Seven: Uluru [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Eight: Stormfront [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Nine: Treasures Revealed [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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Case Eighteen, Chapter Ten: Til Death Do Us Part [Fimfiction.net] [Cache]
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