My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Chocolate Mystery
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CHAPTER FOUR: WHODUNIT?
The group went upstairs to Salted Caramel's bedroom to going over what they knew about the mystery of who would dare mess with the chocolates and why. So far, what they did know, was that somepony had somehow managed to put a large amount of salt in the containers that held the fillings for the truffles and bonbons, and that the saboteur managed to change the faces of the chocolate animals.
"So, whoever is behind this," said Twilight Sparkle, pacing the floor. "The saboteur must have magic in order to change the faces of the chocolate bears, and the other chocolate animals, after they'd been made. And if this saboteur has magic, then that narrows the possible subjects down to that of unicorns."
"There are a number of unicorns living in Ponyville, Twilight," Sunrise Blossom pointed out, "but I think it's safe to say that you, Rarity, Salted Caramel, Coco Latté, and I wouldn't do anything to sabotage the shop. Of course, that still leaves quite a number of unicorns in town, and that doesn't help much does it?"
"Maybe it could be Shadow Star?" Fluttershy suggested. "I know we haven't seen or heard from her since the incident four years ago, but do you think she would want to ruin the shop?"
Applejack made a face. "Oh, I really hope not."
Salted Caramel looked between them, confused. "Who's Shadow Star?"
Sunrise Blossom sighed. "Shadow Star used to run the Starlight Apothecary until Princess Celestia sent me to Ponyville to take it over since she was running the shop into the ground," she explained. "It turns out that Shadow Star had been practicing dark magic, and four years ago, she kidnapped the fillies and foals from the school with an intent to drain them of their life forces in order to make herself young and immortal so that she could take over Equestria. We managed to delay her long enough for Princess Celestia to arrive and stop her, but this doesn't seem like her style."
"Oh, I've heard about that particular female," Salted Caramel recalled. "And every rumor I've heard has hinted that she's hiding in the Everfree Forest. However, it really doesn't seem like she could behind this either."
"Shame, I wouldn't have mind teaching Shadow Star a lesson," Rainbow Dash grumbled. "Ok, so if a unicorn is behind this, which unicorn and why?"
"I hate to say it," said Rarity slowly, "but maybe it could be Night Harvest. You did say that he did threaten your family once before, darling."
Salted Caramel sighed. "Yeah, it could be possible that Night Harvest is behind this," she admitted. "But his magic has never been that powerful."
"Actually, the spell that could change the faces of the chocolate animals is a fairly simple one," Twilight Sparkle pointed out. "So, he could've done it."
"But how do we prove it?" Fluttershy wondered.
"We could spy on him," Pinkie Pie suggested brightly, and her friends were staring at her. "What? If we're going to prove whether or not that Night Harvest is behind what happen to the chocolates, then we should definitely spy on him to be sure."
Sunrise Blossom blinked. "Um, well, that's a good idea, Pinkie," she admitted. "Mind you, we'll have to do it without letting him know that he's being followed," she added.
"You all will have to spy on him," said Salted Caramel. "My aunt is gonna need me here to hep – I mean help around the shop in order to undo the sabotage."
"Caramel, you can't keep avoiding Night Harvest," Applejack pointed out. "At some point, you're gonna have to face him, sugarcube."
"I know, I know."
While Salted Caramel remained at Funville Chocolates, the Mane Seven headed out into town to locate and determine whether Night Harvest was responsible for the sabotage or not. Well, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy were going to spy on Night Harvest, Sunrise Blossom needed to get back to the Apothecary.
At the Apothecary, Sunrise Blossom was restocking some of the shelves when the bell over the door rang and she turned to greet the potential customer. "Hello, welcome to Star-" she began and stopped when she saw Night Harvest. "Er, welcome to Starlight Apothecary," she finally said after clearing her throat. "I am Sunrise Blossom, and how may I help you?" she asked politely.
"Hello," said Night Harvest with an accent that was similar to Salted Caramel's. "I have some questions about what kind of potions you make here."
"Of course," the orange unicorn agreed, moving behind the counter. "What kind of potions are you interested in?"
"Actually, I'm interested in a single kind of potion," Night Harvest corrected her in a condescending tone. "What do you know about love potions?"
Sunrise Blossom blinked. "Love potions?" she repeated and the stallion nodded. "Oh – oh – oh well, well, I'm sorry, sir," she said politely despite her stammering. "But love potions are quite restrictive and unless you have written consent from whichever pony you intend to give this potion to, and written consent from Princess Celestia herself, I can't make a love potion for you, sir."
"Are you sure?" Night Harvest asked with a cold tint appearing in his eyes.
"Very sure," the orange unicorn said firmly. "If you do manage to get consent from the Princess and whoever you intend to give the love potion to, then I will make a love potion for you, but until then, I can't. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"No, no, that's all," Night Harvest said coldly, and he left the shop.
The moment he was gone, Sunrise Blossom shivered and went to write a letter to let Twilight Sparkle and the others know about her encounter with the stallion. 'They need to know now!'
A/N: Who thinks Night Harvest is up to something? Share your thoughts in your review. See you all tomorrow! ;) R&R everyone!