My Little Pony: Protect and Serve
Chapter 5: The Big Case (Part 1)
(As Told By: Officer Gilda)
It was bound to happen. There was going to be a case that would allow us to prove ourselves as police-griffons. It all began with a recent string of kidnappings that had been plaguing the city. Our peg board had four 'missing hatchling' warrants. This all came in the span of one week. Like the captain and the other officers, I started to worry.
"What're we gonna do?" asked Gretchen with urgency, "this is the fourth kidnapping this week!"
"Gretchen, calm down, we'll get to the bottom of this," said Gabby reassuringly with a hand on her shoulder
Captain De Graaf gave us some clues to help with the investigation, "Hmm...I am noticing a pattern in these disappearances, here," Geline walked up to the peg board, and explained her reasoning, "all the reports of the disappearances are coming from the Fountain District, and the Market District which in the center and west sides of the city,"
"The Fountain District is in the center of town, and the Market is to the west," said Galena,
"I'm starting to see a pattern," I said wrapping my brain around the clue the captain presented to us,
For days we interviewed families of the missing hatchlings, and interrogated griffons with ties to Equestria's Underworld. Not even career criminals like Giovanni knew that this secretive operation was going down. The family interviews were the most helpful seeing that we now know where the biggest majority of the kidnappings were occurring.
"Girls! Girls! I think I got something," said Gabby, it was thanks to her that we got a break,
"What did you find, Gabby?" Geline asked curiously as gabby went up to the peg board,
"Well, you were right, Cap'n, there's a pattern," explained Gabby, "the Fountain District is here in the center, and the Market District is to the west, the sun is the center of the solar system and the moon rises in the west," I scratched the side of my head at the clue presented by Officer 'Puffy Cheeks'. Some answers seemed a bit dimmer than others.
"The princesses are behind this!" suggested Irma to my dismay as I pinched the bridge of my beak,
"No you numbskull, our kidnappers are ponies," I said, the officers gathered looked and nodded to each other,
Captain De Graaf explained further. She is one of the smartest griffons I know. Trust me, her brains aren't in her haunches, "Good work, Officer Gilda, Officer Gabby, now, there have been four kidnappings in the past week, there are four princesses in Equestria, the Sun of Celestia and the Moon of Luna, so you are right, our kidnappers are ponies,"
"It looks like we're going to Equestria," I said, ready to break this case wide open with these clues,
"We will still need permission from Princess Celestia and Princess Luna to conduct our investigation," pointed out Galena,
We presented ourselves to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. The Royal Guards disarmed us at the entrance to the palace of everything from our sidearms to our tazers, "Good to see you, Captain De Graaf, and it is good to see your officers under your command are also doing well, now what can we do for you today?" asked Princess Celestia,
"Your Majesties, we have reason to believe that there is serious criminal activity in Equestria," explained the Captain,
"Of what sort do you speak of? Crime comes in many forms," asked Princess Luna, I raised my taloned hand to speak,
Captain De Graaf lightly nodded to give me permission to speak, "We believe there's a kidnapping operation going down, four hatchlings have been kidnapped in the past week or so, we sorted out the clues and they all point to our kidnappers being ponies and their base of operations being somewhere in Equestria," I explained to the Princesses.
"If there is anything you might know that can help us, I would be much appreciated," said Captain De Graaf,
"There has been a new movement gaining influence with the ponies recently," said Princess Celestia,
"I believe I know of what you speak of, they call themselves the 'Order of the Golden Dawn'," said Princess Luna, "an odd bunch they are, from what I know they are unicorns and earth ponies, blank-flanks, none of their members have cutie marks to show for, they have their manes shaved, and wear blue and white robes, that is all that I know,"
"Do you know anything of their recent activity?" asked the Captain to the Princesses,
"No, they are quite secretive to the public eye," replied Princess Celestia,
"Thank you, I believe we have all the information we will need," said De Graaf, and we saluted to our superiors, and left the palace with our weapons given back to us from the Royal Guards. As we left the palace, I felt a few more pieces of the puzzle were falling into place, "so, we have a movement that is gaining influence among the ponies,"
"They're activities aren't even known by the princesses, very strange," said Gretchen, scratching her chin,
"I've a feeling I know what we might be up against, and it's not a good one," added Gabby worriedly,
"I believe we have a cult on our talons," said Geline, "now then, we need to start planning, how groups like this work is that they will send members out to try and gather new followers, so we will need to find one of their members and question them, if you are spotted by them, they will try to run, take them down, but do not use lethal force,"
"This will be our first undercover mission, Ladies, so no uniforms," she added,
"We can do this, let's bring those griffon hatchlings home safe," said Gabby, ever the confidence booster,
We went to Griffonstone and our precinct. We prepared to go to work. We took off our uniforms and had our badges and sidearms hidden under our wings. It was the mid afternoon when we arrived in Cantorlot. I sat down with the Captain at a café when we spotted one robed member in the middle of town square, "Look over there," I whispered,
"Gabby what's your twenty?" I radioed to Gabby, she was waving from another café,
"You and Gilda are going to follow that pony, report back to me where he goes and what you see," ordered the Captain,
