Chapter 6: New attorney, new death, and turnabout!

Pinkie and I were walking towards the door into the camp, but before we did… she wanted to go say sorry to all those mangled humans. I agreed to come with her, because something seemed off about the door (Other than the human skull hanging off the knob; that wasn't odd…). Pinkie and I won't be able to come back up into camp for another 4 hours… so play as Ditzy for a paragraph.

Derpy's POV

It was about 1 in the afternoon when I had gone to see if I could go to the palace, but the guards wouldn't let me in. So I had to return to the tent Dinky and I made. Suddenly two black figures fell out of the window of the building next to me. I would've screamed at them to stop fighting, but one of them pulled a revolver and shot the other (Begin music: PW: JFA ~Hotline of fate~). I instinctively hid behind a wall to separate him and me. "Good riddance," He said in a gentle voice. I looked around the wall to get a good look, but he started running after dropping his pistol. I stared at the gun before turning around to see a pair of guards came to investigate the gunshot. One of them tackled me while the other inspected the dead pony… they said, "You're under arrest for the murder of one of the ambassadors of peace!"

?'S POV (Stop music!)

I went into the detention center in hopes of speaking to the defendant (These days, you need attorneys to sign up for your case very fast). This mare didn't do it, I know this can be farfetched when you look at facts that the guards pick up, but it's an attorney's job to doubt the facts. "May I please speak with the defendant?" The guard knew what I was talking about and went to pull the ditzy pony in for this attorney. "Um… Hello…" She looks into the distance with sadness filled eyes. "Hello, I'm Beck Chase; your attorney for the murder of Cruise Control," (Think of Edgeworth if he was more cocky when imagining Beck's voice). She looked a bit happier when I said that and weakly said, "I know you want to defend me, but…" she stared at the ground. "I'm here to make sure you're not exiled for a crime you didn't do… mind if I ask a few questions?" She looked up and said, "I'll try to give my best answers for them."

Ask about: What happened? (Begin music: PW: AA ~Guard's Elegy~)

"So what exactly happened when the crime occurred?" She took a deep breath before saying, "These two stallions jumped out a window and started fighting… one of them had a revolver and shot the other with it…" I scratched my chin with my wing, "Did you see who they both were?" She shook her head and answered, "It was dark behind that building. I'm sorry that I couldn't help anymore…" I straightened up, "No, you have straightened up a fact that I didn't know yet. So you did give good help…"

Ask about: The gun

"Could you tell if there was a shot before they fell out the window?" She shook her head, "I couldn't tell… the building was next to the wall and most of what you hear near the wall is gunshots." I frowned, "Then could you tell me how the stallion held the gun; magic or mouth?" She answered right away, "He was holding it in his mouth, but could've held it with magic because he was a unicorn." So the possible murderer is a unicorn, eh? Most of them live up in Cantorlot, but there's no way he went up there… there's only one way into Cantorlot, unless you want to fly into flying lead, or teleport like the princesses.

Ask about: The bullet wound

"Can you recall the part of the body that the killer shot to kill the ambassador?" She gulped before shaking her head. "Let's talk about something else, then…" I said with a rising edge in my voice, "How come the guards heard that particular gunshot over the others outside the wall?" She looked confused by my question, "What? I don't understand…" I looked displeased by her answer, "What I mean is… if you were so close to the wall, then how did they pay attention to that one specific gunshot?" She took a while to answer, because she was thinking of a reason, "I don't think I have a specific explanation about that…"

Questioning is over… before she was taken back to her cell she said, "Can you go find my daughter, Dinky Doo? She's currently waiting for me in an Iron Pony themed tent in the park." I agreed to go take care of her daughter and headed to the park.

3 p.m. in the park (stop music, again!)

I found the tent, but the filly was asleep, so I went to the crime scene…

3:05 p.m. at the crime scene (Begin music: AAI: ME ~Investigation-Core 2009~)

The crime scene had a few cops on the premises, which is usually good for the defense team. I looked around at the crime scene, which had glass shards all over the ground where the victim lay (or at least the tape of where he was). There was also the revolver that had been shot only once, but it had no teeth marks according to the forensics team. They were assuming that the killer had put a cloth over the handle or used magic. I assumed that the former would be right, but questioned the latter, "Can we be sure that a unicorn doesn't leave traces of magic on something it uses telekinesis on?" The leader of the team answered, "We have been working on a way to track a magic trace, but at this time, it wouldn't help in one way: we can't track the magic to a specific unicorn yet…"

Outer investigation over, but I should check inside the building just in case…

Added to court record: Gun and Glass Shards

3:10 p.m. inside the crime scene building…

The room the broken window was on had shown signs of struggle (fighting until one threw Cruise Control outside of the window). The room also had broken bottles thrown around on the floor, but what was more confusing was the dead pony lying against the wall (had a bleeding head and a not-broken end of a bottle next to his back legs). The forensics team followed me upstairs and helped investigate (and by helped, I mean dusted for teeth marks and inspected the window). It was a double murder! The time of death was presumed before the death of Cruise Control, but they couldn't find a personal file on the newly-discovered dead body. After seeing that, I went to see if the filly had woken up yet…

Added to court record: Some pony's dead body and broken bottle

3:12 p.m. at the crime scene

When I got out of the building, I was welcomed by the detective duo, Applejack and Big Macintosh (Begin music: PW: AA~Gumshoe's theme~). Applejack asked me the obvious question first, "Hey pardner, where's most of the forensics team?" I answered honestly, but as quickly as I could, "They're in the broken-window room with a newly discovered dead body…" She and Big Mac cringed at that remark, "So they found another dead body?" The bigger-than-me stallion sighed, "I thought there would be only one death last night… did you happen to lead them up there?" I answered with a slight smile, "Yes, it was one area they didn't investigate until I walked up there." He shook his head and sighed, "The idiots didn't think about that room until you went up there? Before we get up there, do you need any questions answered? I can see you're a defense attorney." He points at the badge on the collar of my suit. "Well… I only have one question: do you think Ditzy could've done this?" They both shake their heads, "Ah don't think that that mare could've done this; especially when you think about the physique of the victim and her. She may have stronger wings, but I didn't see any new muscle development on her forelegs."

3:15 at the park (stop music, again please)

I came to the tent and noticed that the filly was looking around for her mother. "Hey you're Dinky, right?" She looked up at me when I said that, "Yes? What do you need me for?" I looked at her innocent looking smile as she said that and told her that her mother had been arrested for a murder, "What!? There's no way she would do something like that! Why would they arrest her?" I answered with sympathy in my voice, "Because she was near the scene of the crime while no one else was there." "But that doesn't mean she was the killer!" She said in a furious tone. "I know. I'm going to defend her tomorrow in court, would you like to sit beside me when it's time for court?" She smiled and excitedly exclaimed "Yes! I would like to be where she can see me easily!" So we agreed to be on the defense table at the same time when the trial took place.

I always have faith in my clients, but this case seems too easy to be a legitimate case… it doesn't matter though, I'll get her acquitted!

Wanderer's POV

Tomorrow, 12 a.m. in the hole

I could be up there, but this universe seems to hate me. The exit to the above ground camp caved in and left us walking around the cave-like hole looking for an exit. Unfortunately Pinkie thinks that it's going to take more than a full day to find a way out. I had intended to come back up to Ditzy and getting to the Doctor quicker, but I seem to be in a jammed pipe instead. Why can't anything be so simple for me?

TO BE CONTINUED…