Chapter 1. The Green Emerald

POV Toffee

"Humph" the young mare exclaimed as she walk through the field of flowers her backpack around her neck. She hate going to school.

Toffee was a blue Pegasus with brown eyes, mane and tail, her cutie mark was a ruby crystal shaped like a heart with wings on it, because her wings flap as fast as a heart beat. Toffee sighed, why can't I ever get a break, oh well at least I'll have fun at Cass's house. She smiled to herself and closed her eyes thinking of the happy moments with her friends and giggles like a filly. Unaware to Toffee, a strange green portal appears in front of her, she was too so busy in her thoughts she never knew what hit her as a green emerald flew out from the portal and hit the unsuspecting mare and bounce off her head and landed in front of her hooves.

" Aah...Ow..." she moaned. "Stupid rock." she mumbled with a hoof to her head she put her other hoof to the to the strange emerald. As her hoof came in contact to it the emerald stared to glow. Toffee could feel power shoot from the emerald in to her. She could feel something powerful was coming into her body and started to shake. She open her eyes to see the green portal get bigger right in front of her, the forces of it was pulling her in. She turned and started to try to fly away but it was no use, she was not strong enough to get away. She yelled for help but no one was around or close enough to help her in time.

POV Cass

The pink unicorn walk through the path to the flower field looking around. Were could Toffee be, she wondered, I hope shes okay. As Cass was about call out to know if Toffee was around she heard a scream for help. Wait, she thought, that sounds like Toffee! She dash through the flowers to get to her best friends aid, her dirty blond mane getting in the way of here light milk chocolate eyes but being blind won't stop her now, she was already blind by her determination of helping her friend. as Cass got closer to the sound she could see Toffee halfway into the portal. She gasp in fear. She slide down the hill as fast as she could but her feared that she would be to late to save her. As Toffee saw Cass come toward her she smiled and yelled.

"Cass thank Celestia your here." Now you could barely see her neck, front hoof and wings. Cass jumped off the hill towards her and the portal, but it was to late before Toffee was fully inside the portal and in a flash Toffee and the portal were gone, Cass landed were the portal was. Shocked, moments went by and tears filled Cass's eyes. They were bitter tears off shame and guilt that she didn't make it in time. She sat there as more time passed by, her best friend that she knew since filly-hood was gone. She sniffed and started to wipe her tears, crying wasn't go to help her, she had to be tough like Toffee. Toffee wouldn't want to see her cry.

She had to find help from one of her books and the other ponies and if they believe her then she knows she can find Toffee. Cass ran through town, rushing passing ponies to her house. She knock down flower pots and fruit stands, but there was no time to say sorry. As she reach home she busted throw the door and ran to the bookshelves waking her cat Pollen. Pollen got up to see what Cass was doing. Cass summoned all the books on magic she had from the tall dark selves. She looked through them and Pollen could hear her mumbling the same words over and over.

"I know I have something about portals."

"Whats wrong?" said the black cat with deep green eyes.

"Oh, something terrible has happen!" She replied loudly.

"What's so terrible?" Pollen asked, scratching his ear with a lazy look on his face.

"POLLEN!" she yelled.

"WHAT?" he yelled back.

"This is important! Have you seen the book, 'Portal Guide'? I need it." she told him. Pollen searched.

"Toffee has be stuck in a portal and I need to see if I can find a way to get her back safe." Cass said giving the answer to why she was acting hysteric.

"Well maybe you shouldn't have being play around with portals if you know your not good with them." Pollen said, looking on top of one of the shelves. Cass stared to shake with anger, her face got redder and redder. She bustled with raged and had fire in her eyes and screamed.

"HOW DARE YOU THINK IT WAS MY FAULT, I WAS TRYING TO HELP HER FROM SOME STRANGE PORTAL AND YOU THINK I'M TO BLAME FOR IT?" Books flew all over the place hitting lamps, selves, and picture frames.

"Calm down Cass, don't you have a friend to be saving right now?" Pollen tried to reason. She stopped, face still red, she took deep breaths and sighed.

"Your right Pollen. It's just that I can't believe what's happening today. I just lost my best friend." she said in a weak and tried voice.

"I think you should rest for a while and think." Pollen said. Pollen was right, shouting and screaming was not the answer to her problems.

"I'm sorry I just lose control sometimes." Cass apologized.

"It's okay, I've been through worse greetings." Pollen said.

"Pollen I need you to send a letter to Princess Celestia." Cass asked of Pollen.

"Okay, what is it?" Pollen asked and went to grab a piece of paper.

Dear Princess Celestia, I hope you help me, my dearest friend had been sucked into a portal and I don't now how to get her back. I am afraid that I may have lost her, so I ask you for help knowing that you maybe the only who can help me find her so please I need your help.

From your student

Cass

As Pollen finish the letter it turns in to a dark cloud and flies out the window past the town of cherry pit towards Celestia's castle.

"I hope she helps me find Toffee. Toffee, I hope where ever you are you're safe and sound." she said sadly.

"Come on." Pollen said "She's strong and can take care of herself."

"But that does mean she can't get hurt, plus I know she's going to have trouble getting help being so shy." Cass said, worried. Pollen sighed and looked out the window to the dark cloud as Cass mumbled on.