The Reaper Case: File 2
The Hunt begins
Prologue: Leaving Home
Cloudsdale, fifteen years ago, outside the childhood home of Wolfefang and Rainbow Dash, it's a quiet night until a loud boom resonates through the neighborhood. "Fuck this old man!" A voice says. "I ain't letting you decide my fate. I'm accepting this job weather ya like it or not."
"If you leave this house you can never come back! Do you hear mw Wolfefang? Never." The voice of Wolfe's father screams back as his son walks away. Tossing his small bag over his back he takes flight after quickly flipping his father off. As he turns west, spotting the saddened face of his little sister, Rainbow Dash in her bedroom window. His heart breaking as he looks in her tear filled eyes he silently promises her that he will see her again. Turning back to the west he speeds off towards Ponyoplis, a look of determination in his eyes.
Chapter 1: First Encounter: Year 1
I can't think of anytime that I've flown so far or so fast in my life. I had to put as much distance between me and my father as I could. Joining the Ponyoplis PD has been my dream for years, I wasn't about to let my old man decide my life for me. I was elated when I got the call from Police Chief Silverhawk that I got the job as a Homicide Detective. My father on the other hand demanded I turn the job down and work with him at the factory. Never gonna happen.
Looking at the city streets below I see the apartment complex that was set up for members of Homicide. I swing by the office and grab the key to my room and quickly stop by to drop off my bag before heading out into the city. Once Ponyoplis was a nice city, looking at it now you'd never know. Two hundred murders each month and five times as many rapes and muggings. I walk in no particular direction, opting to let my feet guide me. I lost track of how long I walked before I hear it, the blood-crudderling scream of a mare facing death. I run at full speed towards the scream, praying to whatever deity is listening that I make it in time. I turn down an alley and see the source of the scream, a red unicorn mare with white highlights in her mane and tail wearing a plaid skirt and button up shirt. I spot her attacker and realize that it's the Reaper, Ponyoplis PD's most wanted.
I rush him as he draws back his scythe for his final attack, my mind racing I plan my attack in a matter of seconds: Grab scythe, turning target opening left side to attack, hard right knee to ribs breaking two, as he staggers continue attack with an elbow to right side of jaw. Turn on heel for hard roundhouse kick to left arm.
Time to full recovery five to six months, police sirens approaching, three minutes till arrival. Thirty seconds till target is unable to fight back.
I reach Reaper seconds before his attack reaches his target. I grab his scythe and force him to turn enough to open his side to my attack, as he staggers back I rush forward to continue my assault delivering an elbow to his jaw. I follow with a quick roundhouse to his left arm hearing it break in five spots.
He fights through the pain in an attempt to counter, his attack is slow and easy to avoid for the most part, I feel the cold steel slice down crossing my right eye, avoiding the eye itself barely. I react quickly and deliver one last unplanned strike to his chest sending him back a ways as the police show up. He realizes he has lost and flees as three officers pursue him the forth remains behind after noticing my injury. "I'm fine." I say quickly as I point towards the mare, "Check her."
Nodding he turns to the mare as I lean against a wall and pull a cigarette out lighting it quickly I take several deep puffs in an attempt to calm my racing heart. I look towards to mare and the officer checking on her before pushing off the wall and heading towards them. As the adrenaline from the fight ends I feel the blood from my wound running down the side of my face and over my closed eye. I shake it off, more concerned with the mare that's crying hysterically. Can't blame her either after what just happen. "She alright?" I ask once I'm close enough.
"Physically, yes. Some scrapes and cuts but nothing life threatening." The officer says as he stands. "What about you? You're bleeding pretty badly."
"Yeah. It's not as bad as it looks." I say taking a drag of my cig.
"Still, Should have it checked out." He says grabbing his radio. "This is Detective Al, unit 13 to dispatch. I need medical aid at 4th and Celestia. Got a Reaper survivor and a civ in need of medical assistance."
Dispatch here, copy. EMTs are en route. ETA 15 minutes.
"Gotta admit, I've never heard of anypony being able to scare off the Reaper." He says conversationally.
I can't help the grin that spreads across my features at that. "Well that's the reason I was hired to fill the open homicide position here." I say extending my hand. "Name's Wolfefang. Looks like I'm your new partner Al."
After a moment he grins and shakes my hand laughing, "Welcome to the force Wolfe."
End Chapter 1: First Encounter: Year 1
