Prologue

After that whole Rainbow Factory incident, you'd really think we'd deserve a break, right? We did a good thing for the community, and after our relatively short jail sentence, we should finally get a little peace... Well, not exactly. It's not going as I planned... At all. The injury, the suffering, the death... That part may be over, but let me tell you, life outside the Rainbow Factory is nothing like I thought it would be. I can't get a job, I have to pay off my house in a year and start paying rent, and on top of all that, I'm not exactly on the best terms with my housemate and friend Glaze... And after he threatens to move out and stop supporting me, I'm bucking desperate. I'm not going to be able to live without the money from his actually successful career. I need bits, and I need them now... So when a news report brings a serious crime to my attention, I get just the chance I need to prove myself. If I solve this case, all by myself, I'm sure to get hired. It's my newfound talent, this was going to be easy. However, nothing that I get involved in is ever easy... And it's about time I find out just how far I'm willing to go to earn back everypony's trust.