Can't Be Too Happy

15

No One's P.O.V

Bookworm, Stormy, Cloudy, and Gabe all sat at the long table. Cloudy was finished with what she had to do, so she decided to be a part of the ongoing investigation. Lastly, they had four guards attend the meeting in replacement for the rest of the high commission Gabe was currently speaking his thoughts aloud to the ponies in the room.

"I think that a rat is running around in the kingdom. And the only thing we know for sure is that the rat is a unicorn." Both Cloudy and Stormy took a glance at one another knowing that the other two ponies in the high commission were unicorns. "because if you think about it, no outsider is allowed inside unless escorted by another guard. But even so, the princess wasn't here that day for there to even be visitors. The cameras in the security room have been switched around, and that cannot be done without magic."

"The cameras were showing Nom Nom and Dusk Shine over a fire, about to lose their lives," Bookworm added in.

"And that gives us a good idea that they are with Queen Amirah at the moment, but Queen Amirah was not in the kingdom, she must have some pony else in the kingdom to do the dirty work for her," Gabe explained. One of the guards came forward and spoke up.

"I think this is important to add, but I also heard from Glitz Abohaty's things have been taken. Valuables such as her crown and spell book."

"Yeah, then it was definitely Queen Amirah getting someone to do her evil doings," Gabe murmured. "I also would like to add on to why I believe a unicorn has done this. Now that I know Abohaty's things have been taken, it's likely they used their horn to get inside. But they also used their horn to get rid of the evidence. It does not matter if these guards were killed in front of her room or outside. I would assume it was in front of her room, but regardless, since it was two strong advanced guards. I cannot imagine an earth pony easily taking the sword out of the guard's hoof without the other quickly doing something. The same goes for a pegasus. When you have magic, you can do much more." Gabe began listing the possible things that could've happened. "Levitation, teleportation, freezing, and so much more! But the main point I have to empathize with is that Crimson and Dapper were teleported outside. How would they be able to leave the building dead? Let alone alive too because they're not allowed to leave Abohaty's room unsupervised."

"He has a point..." Stormy murmured.

"I need you guys to start listing every unicorn you know of who is always allowed to enter and leave the building without a guard. Unless you guys have guards who are unicorns...?" Bookworm said.

"No, just earth pony guards."

"This doesn't make sense though, the only ponies with horns who walk around are Flora, Flamora, Dusk Shine, and Abohaty but any of them possibly committing this crime wouldn't make any sense!" Cloudy cried. "Abohaty was off and Dusk Shine disappeared that exact day along with Nom Nom. Flamora and Flora couldn't have possibly done this...what would be their motive?"

"It's not about what ponies' motives are. It is possible that Queen Amirah either sent a pony out recently or a long time ago who you have begun to trust, she corrupted one of the unicorns, or she changed into one of them! We don't know her powers!" Bookworm yelled.

"Well let's break it down. I heard Dusk Shine is a little new, so we'll leave him out of the image. Have Flamora and Flora been acting different lately?"

"Not at all," answered Stormy. "Plus we were sort of with each other the entire day. The whole high commission. So I highly doubt it's one of us."

"How long has Dusk Shine been admitted to this kingdom?" Gabe asked.

"Certainly not for long. Nom Nom recently found him, but never told us where."

"That's already strange," Bookworm commented.