F3: Alright time for the continuation. Last time Trixie met back up with Code Breaker and met the mayor of the town. They decided to investigate the mystery of the missing ponies and came across what they didn't expect. Wonder what could happen next? Again if I hadn't gotten it through yet I don't own MLP but only the OC characters. I'm Fireuser3 and see you at the finish line.
Chapter 3: Mysterious Motive (Part 2)
Meanwhile with Sunset and her group were walking around town trying to pick up a lead or anything that might lead to what caused the ponies disappearance but Sunset had other things on her mind.
"Its weird for the mayor to figure out that we're the bearer just from our appearance, but something about that stallion just gives me the creeps just looking at him. I can feel it in my gut." Sunset thought pondering her thought.
"Yoohoo. Equestria to Sunset you in their?" Rainbow said waving a hoof in front of her.
"Huh?" Sunset said snapping herself out of her thought.
"You say something?" She questioned.
Rainbow only facehoofed "Sunset you've been distracted lately ever since we saw the mayor. What's up?" Rainbow questioned.
"I agree with Dash. Are you feeling alright?" Cheerliee asked concern in her voice.
Sunset brighten up "Don't worry girls I'm okay just having something on my mind." Sunset said assuring them.
"Alright if your sure." Sky Line said.
"Yeah I'm... huh? Isn't that Starlight over their?" Sunset asked pointing toward said pony. And she was right Starlight was come out of a nearby store with a disapproved look on her face.
"What is she doing?" Rainbow asked.
"Well she did say she had some errands to run. Maybe this is one of them." Sky Line answered.
Then Sunset remembered the previous day and this morning especially when she left in a rush "I think I got a pretty good idea what her errands are." Sunset said and started walking over to her leaving the other three confused as they followed her too.
"Great they don't the new circuit boards in or even a new tool kit and I've only got two day till..." Starlight muttered but a voice cut her off.
"Hey Starlight." Sunset greeted. Starlight jumped three feet into the air grabbing hold of the lamp post in the process in a death grip hanging upside down.
Starlight then looked down or up in her case to notice Sunset and the girls. Starlight let out a sigh of relief "Oh it's just you Sunset." She said as she climbed down from the lamp post
"Nearly made me jump out of my fur you know." She scorned.
"Sorry about that." Sunset apologized.
"Is everything okay Starlight? You seemed oddly angry about something." Sunset questioned.
"Me. Angry?" She slightly laughed
"What are you talking about? I'm perfectly fine." Starlight smiled trying to put on a straight face.
Sunset just looked at her as if she knew she was lying "That's not working for you is it." Starlight replied.
Sunset only shook her head in response. "Ugh! Just promise you girls won't tell anypony." She said as they nodded in agreement.
"Okay here goes." She said before taking a deep breath.
"I kinda have... a crush on somepony." Starlight replied. The four mare only looked at her but Sunset was the only one to giggled
"Of course that would be it."
"So who's the special somepony or do I already have a guess." Sunset said giving a little smirk.
"Its...Code Breaker okay." Starlight said finally crossing her hoof.
"Great. Why don't you tell him that?" Rainbow said with a smile.
"I can't just tell him! Beside anytime I try to my body freezes up and my mouth just blurts out things that don't make sense." Starlight replied.
Cheerliee began to ponder a moment "Well I'm no expert but if you don't confess that you like him some other mare might just come around and snatch him before you can blink." Cheerliee said.
"Yeah but there's nothing we have of common interest." Starlight stated.
Sky Line then jumped in "Look I'm just going to put this plain and simple. Do you like him?" Sky Line asked simply.
"Yes I do." She answered back.
"Then you have nothing to worry about. Just be confident in yourself and you won't have an issue." Sky Line said confidently.
"But what if he doesn't like me back?" She questioned worryingly.
"You'll never know till you try plus even if he doesn't at least you know and you two could still be friends." Rainbow chimed.
"Well... I guess I could... give it a shot." Starlight said trying to sound confident.
"Atta girl." Sunset smiled.
"Thanks girls but I've got a question. Shouldn't you girls be with the others?" She questioned.
"We decided to split so we could cover more ground but so far nothing would give us a lead on the missing ponies." Cheerliee said.
Starlight began to ponder something as if forgetting about something before facehoofing herself "Why didn't I think about that before?" Starlight said.
"Think about what?" Rainbow asked.
"I think I know a pony who might know what's going on. She works at the local diner in town. Order a hay burger then ask for a mare named Night Glider." Starlight said.
"How will she help?" Sky Line questioned
"She's sort of the eye's and ears of the town." Starlight mentioned.
"Alright thanks Starlight and good luck if you know what I mean." Sunset said giving her a wink making Starlight slightly blush before walking away continuing on her errand run.
The girls found the diner which is small one story building with an outside deck with table for ponies to eat at which some where already occupied along with a window that went around half the building so ponies could see what was going on inside.
"Guess this is the place." Sunset commented as they all headed inside. It didn't take them long to get seated as they chose a booth so they could all fit.
"Can I get anything started?" The waiter said holding his pad and pencil in his magic along with four waters in front of them.
"Well here goes." Sunset thought as she nodded toward the others
"Four hayburger meals." Sunset began.
The waiter wrote down the orders and was begin to leave when Sunset also spoke up "Also we're looking for a mare named Night Glider. Seen her around?" She questioned.
The waiter paused for a moment before giving a silent smile "I'll have these orders put in for you momentarily." He said then left the girls.
"That could've gone better." Rainbow said in disappointment
"Now what?" She added.
"We might as well eat I haven't had anything since this morning." Cheerliee stated.
As if on cue all four of the mares stomachs growled "You've got a point there." Sunset added as they waited for there order.
Ten minutes passed as they heard hoofsteps coming next to their booth "Four hayburger meals." A mares voice replied as they turned to face the mare.
The feathered wings at the mares side meant she is a pegasus. She has dark to moderate azure coat color with white to light bluish gray mane and tail. She has brilliant cerulean eyes along with a cutiemark of a cresent moon with two feathers circling it. She is currently wearing a waitress apron and a black head piece to keep the mane out of her eyes and holding a tray with their meal with one wing.
"Yeah that's us." Sunset said as the mare place the food down gently in front of them along with the price ticket.
"Thanks." Sky Line said.
"No problem considering your the ponies who want to see me." The mare calmly.
"Huh? Wait your Night Glider?" Cheerliee questioned.
"Yep that's me. I guessing Starlight sent you right." Night Glider asked.
Sunset nodded in response "Yeah she said you're the eyes and ears around the town." She added.
Night Glider rubbed the back of her head with her hoof "Well I don't like to toot my own horn but I do tend to listen to everything now and again."
"Good cause we got something to ask you." Rainbow said.
Glider then looked at the clock in the diner before turning back to them "My shift ends in about twenty minutes. If your still here by that time then we can talk." Glider told them.
"Sure I think we'll be around." Sky Line added.
"Great cause I've some more customers to keep up with." Glider said as she left to check on the other customers.
The girls then returned to there meal "Well we've found her hopefully she'll be able to help with our problem." Sunset said talking a bite of her meal.
"I agree." Cheerliee added.
Twenty mintues passed and as she said Night Glider reappeared out of her diners outfit and her mane now slicked back.
"Okay so what can I help you with?" She questioned the ponies.
"It's actually about the ponies that have been disappearing." Sunset replied.
Night Glider eyes widened "So that's what you came to talk to me about." Night Glider said.
They all nodded in response. Night Glider pondered before answering "Their not much I can tell you about that, but doesn't mean I haven't asked that same question." Night Glider said.
"Darn well there goes that down the tubes." Rainbow cursed.
"Now hold on their lass I may not know about that but I have been picking up other thing too. Like recently the mayor paid the diner a visit just last week." Night Glider added.
That got Sunsets attention "Mayor Steel Coal? Was here at the diner?" She questioned.
"Yep. All he wanted was a coffee with vanilla cream and two sugars." Night Glider replied.
"Anything else he was doing?" Sky Line questioned this time.
"Well from what I could tell he was looking over what seemed like shipping manifests. Not sure why though." She thought aloud.
"Did you see what it was he was shipping?" Rainbow asked.
"Apparently it was fruits but I've had my suspision but decided to stay out of it." Night Glider.
"Why's that? Scared to get into trouble." Rainbow said.
Night Glider angried at her statement "If you want to keep those wings I suggest you take that back missy." She growled as her wings flared glistening with snow particles as if ready to strike.
"Whoa sorry! Didn't mean to." Rainbow quickly apologized putting her hoofs in front of her.
Night realized what she did and quickly calmed down "No it's not your fault my moods are sort of coming and going right now." Night Glider apologized.
Sky Line giggled "Yep I can tell. A month or two at least." She said.
Night Glider only blushed at her words "Was it that obvious?" She said only to recieve a nodded from Sky Line.
"The little bump is a give away." She added pointing underneath her which is a baby bump.
The other getting the memo about what she was saying "That's the reason why you decided not to say anything." Sunset said.
Glider nodded in response "Yeah cause I've been doing some digging to and noticed that anytime a pony tried to investigate the mayor, poof, they are never seen again and most of them are arcane ponies." Night Glider added.
"Including my husband that was taken as well but with me having a foal at the moment I just couldn't risk it." She said placing a hoof on her swollen belly.
"Gotcha. But anything else we should know." Cheerliee added.
"Actually yeah. Just yesterday the mayor was in here with another pony that I've never seen before." Night Glider added.
"Weird looking mare that I don't think is an arcane. And as scary beyond all reason." She said which sent chills down her spine.
"Well nothing much to go on but it's better than nothing and maybe this mayor might be involved somehow. Thank you very much Night Glider." Sunset added as they began to leave the diner.
"And hey. Again sorry about that comment back their." Rainbow said. Night only giggled
"Don't worry about it. You didn't know so no harm no foul right." She said.
"You mean no 'foal' right." Rainbow joked which made Night Glider laughing which brought tears to her eyes
"Good one!" Glider laughed.
"Thank you I'll be here all day." Rainbow smiled doing a bow.
The azure pegasi wiped the tear from her eyes "Thank I kinda need that." She said.
"Hey you looked like you needed it though if our other friend was here she would make you laugh all the way to next tuesday." Rainbow commented.
"Well good luck and stay safe." Night Glider kindly warned
"And you take care of that foal. We'll find your husband while we're at it." Cheerliee said as the four mare exited the diner after paying for the meal.
"Okay girls looks like we've got ourselves a job to do." Sunset said.
"Yep. Investigate the mayor." Rainbow began.
"Find out what those shipping manifest are." Cheerliee added.
"And find her husband before anything else happens." Sky Line added.
"More than likely those shipping manifests are going to be in the mayors office so we've got to somehow get in their." Sunset contemplated.
Before they could the others had managed to catch up to them "Sunset, girls we just hit the jackpot on this case." Trixie said.
"That's great Trixie but we were just..." Sunset barely getting a word in before being cut off by Trixie again.
"There's this strange pony at this abandoned warehouse we've found and turns out their are shipment of crates with what you would think are fruits but Lightning heard ponies voices coming from inside them." Trixie said.
"Crates but..." Again Sunset couldn't get a word in
"Were heading over to mayors office and telling him the good news that we've found where this missing ponies have been taken." Trixie stated.
Sunset froze in her tracks "Wait what your going to him now but what about evidence? If you tell him that he's just going to shoot you down." Sunset said.
"Don't worry once we show him where it is he'll believe us for sure." Trixie said with confidence.
"Now c'mon we don't a moment to lose." Code Breaker said as they trotted off toward the mayors office.
"I just hope that you know what your doing Trixie." Sunset thought as her group followed them not knowing that Sunset had information that puts the mayor in a different light than Trixie would have hoped.
F3: And that is chapter 3 completed and already things are about to get a lot hairy.
Pinkie: Wonder how they'll react to this when Sunset tell them-
F3: Whoa Pinkie let's not give any spoilers here. Thanks for reading leave a comment and tell me what you think. As usual I'm Fireuser3.
Pinkie: And I'm Pinkie Pie.
F3&Pinkie: Blazing Out!