Chapter 2: A Mystery at the Barn
As Applejack was trying to figure out who took her apples, Twilight and her green and purple Spike were heading over to Applejack's barn.
"Anyways, so I was trying to figure out what spell I should learn next. Should I learn the Shape-Changing spell, or the Double-Color Changing spell? No, wait! I could learn the spell!" Twilight said as she thought about all of the possibilities.
"Twilight, I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, but aren't all spells the same, but the results are different?" Spike said in a what's-the-difference kind of voice.
"No, Spike. Spells can be a lot more challenging than just a glowing horn and thinking about the spell. You have to get it right. Think of spells like being a meal; if you use too much or too little of an ingredient, or you don't use a main ingredient at all, the meal could be a disaster. Spells are the same way; one wrong move and the results could be bad," Twilight explained.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!" came a scream from Applejack's farm. Twilight and Spike gasped.
"That sounds like Applejack! Come on, Spike!" Twilight said before she and Spike ran towards the barn. They found Applejack looking around nervous.
"Applejack, what's wrong?" Twilight asked as she and Spike walked up to her.
"Oh Twilight, thank goodness you're here! Someone has been eating all of my apples! I already checked with the bats, but they didn't eat them," Applejack said.
"Well it certainly wasn't Spike and I. We were busy studying the effects of spells at our house," Twilight replied.
"Okay, but if it wasn't either of you, then who or what ate my apples?!" Applejack exclaimed.
"Don't worry, Applejack. We'll help you solve this mystery," Twilight re-assured her friend.
"Thank you, Twilight. Well, how about we gather the rest of the ponies here and ask them if they know what happened?" Applejack suggested.
"I couldn't agree more," Twilight replied.
"Looks like we got another problem to solve Twilight," Spike said.
"Yes, Watson. Yes we do. Now let's go gather our friends!" Twilight responded before her and Spike ran off to find their other pony friends.
"My name is not Watson! It's Spike!" Spike commented as he tried to catch up with Twilight.
"I know, I was joking!" Twilight said with a smile on her face.
