Amber and Maple 37

>Yourself in a chair, sitting in the police station
>You've been there for over 2 hours with nothing
>No one has entered since you were taken into this isolated room
>You are starting to get nervous
>About Maple
>About Dash
>About yourself
>You can't go to jail for murder!
>Well, it would be more like manslaughter
>An old stallion comes in
>His distinct mustache indicates that he is the captain of the police
>He sits down in front of you
>"Good evening Lieutenant Amber"
>You shake his hoof with a bloody hoof
"Good to see you again Trabs"
>"Well, I wish it could be under better circumstance"
>Why does everyone say that?
>"So, I'm just gonna ask you a few questions and you're gonna give me a few answers, and then I can let you go home"
>Sounds good
"Wait, before we start, have you gotten any word on Dash?"
>He nods his head and opens up a folder
>"Yup. She's gonna be fine. A little blood from a few generous ponies, and some stitches, and she'll be as god as new"
>Oh thank god
>Best news you've had all night
>"Don't you want to know what happened to Pennant"
>You slowly blink
>Trying to hold back your anger
"No, I do not care what happened to that piece of garbage"
>He looks up
>"Well you should...He died a half hour ago"
>Good
>Serves the rapist right
"Wow...I'm so upset"
>You say in the most monotone voice imaginable
>He glares at you
>"Let's start off with a simple question...Why is he laying on a piece of metal right now?"
>Simple question
>Because you killed him
"Am I gonna need a lawyer present?"
>He pulls out a scrap piece of paper
>"Like we said, you aren't under arrest. We just need some answers"
>You take another breath
"Okay, you wanna know the whole story Trabs? You wanna know why he's dead, and why his blood is on my hooves?"
>"Actually, that's exactly what I want"
>You clench your teeth before starting your story
>It's a long one
>He's gonna need two pencils
"Have some backstory first. Back in grade school, me and Pennant would hang out a lot...He seemed like a nice colt, and we would go on dates together. Then one night, we went to a movie...I thought the movie was boring so we left early. He took me behind the theater, and raped me...I was only a filly then, and I already experienced what it felt like to be raped...Do you have ANY idea what that feels like?"
>He shakes his head
>"Pennant raped you over 15 years ago...Why didn't you report it to anyone?"
>He laugh
"A little filly should know what to do when raped...That's like telling a baby bird to swim... Anyway...lets fast forward to today, 15 years later...My sister tells me she has a date with some Stallion she met. Says he's a good dude, cute, charming...The whole package...All excited. He comes in at around 5:40 to my house...I see him and I recognize him immediately. Well, sort of...I recognize his face, but I don't know who he is...But he looked familiar. I brush it off and go to Dash's place"
>He interrupts you
>"Why did you go to Dash's house?"
>You roll your eyes
"Because she's a friend?"
>You give him a look
>Like he's the biggest retard you've even met
"So I fall asleep...And then I remember who he is...It was Pennant, the same asshat who raped me years ago... So naturally, I get scared and grab Dash to look for Maple. We find her roaming the streets of Ponyville...I didn't believe it...But she was obviously raped"
>Trabs takes a deep inhale
>"He raped...both of you"
"Yes! Now do you get it?"
>He nods
>"Continue"
"So we take Maple home...She's a mess. I feel so bad for her...And all I can feel is rage and anger...Rage towards Pennant, and anger towards me...For not stopping him in time. Me and Dash go to his house"
>He puts his pencil down
>"How did you find his house"
>You smile
>"They teach you a lot of shit in the Military Trabs...You should know that. So we get to his house. He opens the door and immediately starts instigating...Saying how I wanted some more. I told him All I wanted to do was talk, but then he tried to punch me..."
>It's really amazing how you can act so calm under the circumstance
>But you can't be suspicious
>Just got to tell them the 'facts' and get out of here
>Hopefully without substantial punishment
>Your responses hold your life in the balance
>You falter, you slip
>You could go to the dungeons
>And you don't want to go to the dungeons
>"He swung first? The way I see it, you don't have any bruises, besides that small cut on your hoof"
>You nod
"What did you expect? The date rapist to take down the Lieutenant? He continued to try and fight, so I had to restrain him. We were gonna call you guys, but he grabbed a knife and cut Dash. He had a deadly weapon, and I was forced to use my CQC. I bucked him, and he went down...Then after that, I assessed the situation, created a tourniquet for Dash, and called you guys."
>"You never lost control of the situation? That seems highly unlikely considering the reason you went to his house in the first place"
>You shake your head
"They teach you to always be objective with a situation, never let emotions play a role. Once he started swinging, I forgot all about Maple, and defended myself"
>He writes the last bit down
>"Okay...We're gonna have to talk to Dash and Maple later on...But as of now, you can go...I don't expect to have to call you back in here, but I'll let you know. As long as your story checks out, and looking at your records and history, I don't think that'll be a problem"
>You walk out of the police station
>With your head held high
>You did it
>He's gone forever
>Never to hurt a mare ever again
>You've killed before
>But you've never enjoyed it
>Just something you had to do
>But this time was different
>You feel pride in your work
>You covered yourself
>Took care of the situation
>And emerged victorious
>But the battle isn't over yet
>You still have work to do
>You got to talk to Dash before they interrogate her
>She'll cover for you no matter what
>You just hope it's good
>Plus, you got your girlfriend knifed
>Not a very good first night, huh
>And Maple
>It breaks your heart thinking about her
>She's broken
>She'll be broken for a long time
>But you're her older sister
>You can bring her out of this
>It won't be easy or quick
>But it'll happen
>It has to happen
>For Maple's sake
>And for yours

/End of Part 1