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Something's been very wrong lately. After the kidnapped ponies returned home, more have been disappearing. The team don't know about it, but Celestia sure as hell does. Nick decides to move into the detective field, and he's a lot like Cole Phelps, like a LOT lot, if you know what I mean...

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Ponyville Police Department
Friday, 2167, 9:00 AM

"So, what's the situation here Chief?" Nick asked, he had been hired to work at the Ponyville Police Force as a detective since there's nothing to do. Crime has been at an all time low, the last murder case accounted for was about two years ago, until today. A pony has been discovered murdered behind the local tavern in a dumpster. Nick has been assigned to this case, and he won't give up without a fight.

"A body has been discovered behind the local tavern. We're assigning you to the case. If you don't know where the tavern is, I'll mark it here on your map." Nick then put on his suit and fedora, Cole Phelps style, and walked out of the building. Nick had no partner, and he did pretty well on his own, he solved about seven cases that have gone cold months ago.

"Hmm, blood trails, knife lacerations on the body, and bruises. I would say that this mare put up quite a struggle before the killer took her life." He wrote it down in his sketch pad. He also identified the victim as Sweet Rose, another florist alongside Roseluck in Ponyville.

"What did you do to deserve this Sweet Rose?" He searched around for more clues, he managed to find a rather large and bloody chef's knife in the dumpster. Nick then went to one of the patrol officers, who had an eyewitness standing there with him.

"Alright, you're gonna have to tell me everything you know..." Nick got out his sketch pad and pencil.

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Griffon Territory

"They've got us completely surrounded sir, what do we do?" One of the new recruits in training said. Since Equestria and the Griffon Country were allies now, that means they could train together.

"Well, stand back Private. These guys aren't your average Griffons, these guys are vets." Drew said, and he grabbed his non-lethal laser weapon.

"What is making me stand back gonna help?"

"Imma try it out..." (To make the song last, read this part as slow as possible.)

"But that doesn't make any..." Drew charged head in, "...sense." And the squad of Griffons fired their red lasers at Drew. Drew then dolphin dived into a piece of cover. Helena in he background picked on of them off, a Griffon's vest started to shock and made the user collapse to the ground. A laser hit Drew in his left arm, disabling it, Drew used his blue laser pistol in his good arm, and managed to get some of them. The new recruit was just standing there, with his mouth wide open.

"Close your mouth, a fly might get in there." Helena said over radio contact. Drew then slid on his knees to the next cover, providing suppressing fire for himself. He hurdled his current cover and tackled a Griffon to the ground, and shot his blue laser weapon straight into the soldier's chest. When the soldier collapsed it was meant to simulate death, but this is only combat training, and any deaths are completely accidental, well, most of them are anyways. Drew took a fallen friends' gun and went two pistol bang bang up in here. This was possible because he eventually regained control of his left arm.

"Helena! Suppressing fire!"

"Drew! Go left, go left!"

"Got it!" Drew jumped to the next piece of cover, barely dodging a red laser that came from a sniper rifle.

"Helena watch out! We've got another sniper!"

"Aghh! He got me, I'm hit! You're on your own!" Helena collapsed, and Drew was left on his own, but he forgot one crucial detail.

"Private! Get over here, and keep your head down!" He got over to Drew's position without a scratch.

"Yes sir?"

"I need you to take their flag and wave it into the air! I'll provide covering fire!" Drew counted to 3, and they charged head in, Drew had his two pistol bang bang so he was set. The Private made his way to the flag, surprising a distracted Griffon who was focusing his sniper rifle on Drew. Drew then collapsed, but his right arm was still usable, he carefully aimed a shot to a Griffon approaching from behind.

"Boom, headshot." He fired the blue laser into the helmet of a red Griffon soldier. The Private was the last pony standing, and the score changed.

"Blue Team, two. Red Team, four." It was only like that because Drew and Helena just joined, because most of the Private's team gave up after round two or three.
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"Well, comrade, that was entertaining! I can see why they made you the leader of this fine team of yours!" He was clapping for Drew and Helena.

"Thanks for the compliments, the same goes for you, uhh. I didn't seem to catch your name?" Drew being polite to his newfound ally.

"General Stormwing, at your service. You must be the one they call Commander Andrew Goulding?" Drew nodded.

"Just Drew's fine, sir."

"Come with me both of you, we have much to discuss." Drew stayed behind and said he would catch up. He had something on his mind at the moment that he needed to do.

"Private Snow Surge, you've earned yourself a promotion." Snow Surge's eyes widened open.

"But why? All I did was follow orders." He was being modest, but Drew had a reason.

"You showed optimism in the face of defeat. You kept on going even when your squadmates left you. Good job, I'm boosting you to Sergeant." Drew boosted him up three ranks, not very often for him to do.

"Hey, you got any family to brag to?" Drew asked, and that shut Snow Surge right up.

"Just one, his name is Blizzard Dust. But he's not a very good pony to know..."

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Ponyville

Nick was finished collecting evidence, and he was ready to confront his main suspect. He knocked on the door of the house that belonged to his suspect.

"Hello? PPD open up. Mr. Blizzard Dust are you in there?" Nick looked through the window, and the back door was open. Nick turned into his Unicorn form gave chase after him, hurdling the picket fence that was about three feet high. Nick slowly caught up to the runner, and Blizzard Dust turned the corner, and hid behind the corner, ready to get Nick in the face. Nick turned back into a human and ran around the corner, only to get hit in the face and he fell to the ground. Nick got up and started a brawl with Blizzard Dust, not knowing that Snow Surge is in the Special Forces. Eventually Nick managed to get him, and finally arrest him.

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say may be used against you in court." Nick wiped the blood away from his mouth, and sighed.

"Well, at least I got my killer." Once Nick got back to the Police Department, there was another file on his desk. The chief walked in once Nick picked up the papers.

"We got another killer on the loose..."

"Here we go again." Nick put his fedora back on, and went to wherever the crime scene was.

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