Chapter 16
Sherlock Breeze

Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective ever known. There wasn't a case he couldn't solve. His partner Watson helped Holmes more than people think. He was that important. They were truly a remarkable duo. The same could be said for Skyline and Spike. Whenever a case appeared that the police couldn't solve, Skyline and Spike would leap to the rescue. They were the best detectives in Equestria. To them that is. In truth, they weren't great detectives. They actually caused more problems than they solved and would get in trouble with the police for getting in their way. But when a case appeared that the police couldn't figure out, would Skyline and Spike be able to solve it and prove everyone wrong? The answer is probably maybe. It all began one afternoon in Ponyville, but it wasn't all sunshine and roses, a crime had taken place at a very familiar spot. Sugarcube Corner. It turns out someone or possible something had stolen a large amount of candy. The police were immediately called to the scene by Mr. and Mrs. Cake. Not long after, Skyline and Spike arrived as the police were questioning Mr. Cake, Mrs. Cake, Pound Cake, and Pumpkin Cake. "Never fear...the master detectives are here!" Spike proclaimed confidently. They were ignored by everyone as if this was not the first time.

"Oh for the love of...you two just go home already," one officer said with a sigh, "We don't need you two getting in our way again." Skyline brushed the officer aside without a second thought.

"You guys know you need us," Skyline replied gleefully, "Why? Because this is a case you won't be able to solve no matter what. The only two that can are us!"

"And what makes you so sure of that?" another officer asked sarcastically.

"You'll see," Spike whispered under his breath. The police officers actually heard what Spike said, but choose to ignore him. This was the 20th time Spike muttered those words, so the police didn't pay much mind to his words. However, the police officers would soon learn they should have because nearly three hours later, the police were unable to find any leads regarding the candy thief.

"What's the matter guys? Got no leads?" a smug Spike asked, "That's a shame."

"You should've asked for our help in the beginning," Skyline said with a smirk, "After all...you did miss that red piece of scarf hanging on the tree in the back." Before the police officers could respond, Skyline gave them the red scarf fabric. "You're welcome by the way." The police officers were too embarrassed to say anything until one spoke up.

"Fine...you two can help us," the officer replied, "For now that is." This was music to Skyline and Spike's ears. Soon after, the police took the scarf fabric back to the station to analyze for clues. The weird part was, when they did analyze the scarf, the police discovered it belonged to a pony that passed away hundreds of years ago. How could someone steal candy if they were already dead. The police were baffled by this. It was at this point they dropped the case thinking it was over. It wasn't. Not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times in the past week Sugarcube Corner was robbed by the now infamous candy thief. Along with being unable to catch the culprit, the police had to put up with a smug Skyline and Spike. Amazingly, Skyline and Spike were doing a better job at trying to find the candy thief than the police. During the fifth time Sugarcube Corner was robbed, Skyline and Spike made a startling statement.

"It's unfortunate to say...this case is unsolvable!" Spike exclaimed.

"Sorry guys, but not even me and Spike can figure this out," Skyline said with deep regret, "It's best if we just accept this heinous criminal can't be caught." As much as the police didn't want to admit it, they had to agree with Skyline and Spike. Unless something changed, this case about the stolen candy would never be solved. No one was more shocked by this than Mr. and Mrs. Cake. After apologizing to them that they were unable to caught the candy thief, Skyline and Spike left Sugarcube Corner. They happened to run into Summer.

"So...were you able to find out who stole the candy?" Summer asked.

"Nope," Skyline replied, "Sorry Summer, but this is one case not even we can solve."

"I gotta hand it to that thief...he's one smart criminal to be able to fool us like this," Spike said, "I guess we'll never know who stole that candy." As Skyline and Spike walked away, Summer decided to step in on this mystery case and see for herself if it was really impossible to solve. First off, she spoke with Mr. Cake, Mrs. Cake, Pound Cake, and Pumpkin Cake about the past instances their candy supply was stolen. As she was speaking with Pound Cake, something he told her caught Summer's attention. She asked him about it.

"I could've swore I saw that red scarf fabric Skyline found on that tree in Carousel Boutique on one of Rarity's ponykins," Pound Cake said, "Not sure though because she and Jasmine probably has a lot of red scarves like those. It was probably just a conquincidence."

"In a case like this...nothing is a conquincidence Pound Cake," Summer replied sternly. She then went to question Mr. Cake and learned something else.

"You're saying their might be two culprits Mr. Cake?" Summer asked.

"Maybe," Mr. Cake replied, "Because during the third time we were robbed, I happened to catch the criminal in the act. When I tried to chase after him, I lost track of him for just a second. It was at that moment I saw another shadowy figure. It might be possible he moved really fast or that there were actually two thieves. I'm not quite sure. I hoped that helped."

"It did. Thank you," Summer said as she wrote down on her notepad. After getting all the information she could from them, Summer left Sugarcube Corner and headed to Carousel Boutique to ask Rarity about that red scarf fabric. To her surprise, Summer was told by Rarity that might have been part of her red scarf she had used on one of her ponykins. It happened to disappear exactly one week ago. Around the time the candy thief first struck. When Summer interrogated Rarity about how she might be the candy thief, the possibility of Rarity being the culprit was quickly diminished. Why? Because around the first time Sugarcube Corner was robbed, Rarity happened to be in Manehattan. There was no way she could be the candy thief. As for Jasmine, she wasn't a big fan of candy. It wouldn't make sense for her to be the candy thief either. Summer was back to square one, but then Rarity told her something interesting. For some reason, Spike was gone for long periods of time. Why? Rarity didn't know. Even when she asked Spike was he was doing, Spike told her he was simply hanging out with Skyline. Also, Rarity noticed Spike was coming home without a desire to eat dinner. What was Spike doing with Skyline that didn't make him feel like eating? That was very suspicious indeed. With this information, Summer went back home to review everything she learned today. Summer spent hours upon hours reviewing everything until she finally reached a conclusion. It was almost like a light bulb going off above her head. Summer knew who was behind the candy robberies. As quick as she could, Summer made haste for the police station. After explaining to them her findings, she led a few police officers to the culprit's house. More precisely, the home of Skyline in Cloudsdale. When the police officers busted the door opened, they were shocked to find the house littered with candy everywhere. It was like a candy bomb went off in Skyline's house. When Summer and the police went into the basement, they saw Skyline and Spike stuffing themselves full with candy. When Skyline and Spike finally discovered they were found out, the two of them had no other choice but to give up. As a result, they were arrested by the police for multiple cases of candy theft. Skyline and Spike were thrown behind bars before they knew it. In turns out they had lead the police astray on purpose to prevent them for being caught. It was actually a pretty well-devised plan, considering it was Skyline and Spike. It's just too bad for them Summer decided to involve herself in this case. Call her Sherlock Breeze. As for Skyline and Spike, they were eventually bailed out by their families, but not after being forced to work at Sugarcube Corner to make all the candy they had stolen and eaten. That wasn't the worst punishment though. The true punishment was given by Spike's wife Rarity and Skyline's mother Rainbow Dash. For many reasons, I can't tell you what those punishments were. This is technically a kids show after all. Trust me everyone, you really don't want to know. It's for the best that you don't know. We don't want you trying this in real life.