Chapter 2 The D. D. P. of Imperception Spells, Love Taps' Lament

Rainbow Dash Floated above the lavender Alicorn explaining what she had seen and what happened. About the train and the gray stallion. She had expected the young monchare to react and for her to lead the charge but Twilight continued to stack her books. Rainbow Dash watched her friend roll her eyes. Rainbow crossed her arms angrily.

"Twilight, this is serious!" Rainbow exploded.

"Rainbow I know that you are the element of loyalty, but right now you're just being paranoid. I do admit that some pony wanting to stay in a train yard is strange…"

"Strange?" Rainbow broke in. "That does not begin to cover it and then some stallion zooming around."

"It would be, if not for the fact a wealthy pony form Canterlot did not pay the town of Ponyville to stay there so he could have privacy." Twilight answered Rainbow with a shrug.

"What?" Rainbow questioned.

"Well, apparently they like trains and like the idea of spending time in a train yard. He even sweeten the deal they promised to have ponyville's trains refurbished at Canterlot. Not to mention that they allowed us use a fleet of trains, Deer type Whistle Homer Engines. Ponyville, would never be able to have one of those trains let alone a fleet. The Mayor would be crazy not to take it.'

'Besides what you saw was most likely a servant using an imperception spell. Some of the older servants believe that 'It's best not to be seen or heard'. They would use improseption spells to help them live out that mato. It would only seem sneaky but old Canterlot servants are like that."

"In-Por-what?" Rainbow Dash tilted her head in confusion.

Twilight turned to her and smiled at her friend. "Imperception, noun, lack of perception.

An imperception spell is meant to affect the perception of a single pony. I am willing to bet the only reason you saw anything was because he activated his magic as you were looking at him. The only ponies I know that could see through an Imperception spell is Pinkie Pie and maybe Fluttershy."

"Twilight that's nuts!" Rainbow shouted. "You know I see everything when I fly there is now way I could miss anything. How is Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy able to see him?" The rainbow pegasus demanded.

Twilight pinned her friend with a look. "Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy's ability with animals would provide her the help with see him."

"What, Commoon! How is that possible?" Rainbow complained.

"Simple, Imperception Spell run by D.D.P. factor."

"DDP?" Rainbow questioned.

"D.D.P. stands for; Defection, Diversion, and Prioritization." Twilight clarified.

"That means?"

"Well you see ponies preserve the world with differently so the spell use different ways to make its target imperceptible to others.'

' For example, Applejack would fall into the Deflection category, that means that the spell would Deflect her attention away from the pony in question. Like a pony would a ball in a game. While Rarity and I would fall into the Diversion category. Meaning that the spell would push our attention away for the pony and on to something that would would hold it. Like books for me or something with fashion for Rarity." Rainbow was still listing but could see her friend was floating in an in between state. She was glad when Twilight stopped to look at her friend to see if she still listing.

Rainbow was listing, mostly, but this was important. "I think I get what you're saying Twilight this spell make a pony think that something else or make a pony see something they want, but where does that put me Twilight?"

"Very good Rainbow Dash, I see your listening skills have gotten better," Twilight teased her. "But to answer your question, that would be Prioritization. Like you said you see everything but your mind sets things on how important they are for you to know. The spell would force you to put the pony into the lowest."

"Wow," Rainbow said floating around Twilight. "Was that why he was so blurry?"

Twilight paused and played with her chin. "Definitely not a normal type of Imperception spell. I'll have to do some research. I wish Spike and Starlight was here to help. Now I'm interested."

"SO, what are we going to do about this?" Rainbow asked.

"Well there is nothing to do, but I guess if you would like to observe and report what you see then there would be no problem. You do have the speed aspect but…"

"Watch and report, gotcha Twilight." Rainbow saluted her friend The Princess Of Friendship and shot out of the castle.

"Not what I meant Rainbow!," Twilight called after her friend but when she was gone she only sighed. "I just hope she doesn't cause too much of a problem. It's like the hospital incident all over again."

Rainbow started her way back home, she was looking forwards to begin her spying. She could think of all the ways she could spy on the the old stallion. Lost in her thoughts she felt a collision with another body. "Oof, sorry about that." That was one of the reason she hated to walk she could collide with some pony easily.

"Sorry," It was a earth pony was a creamy yellow with a brown mane. She held in her hooves a torn beeny. The mare looked up at Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow Dash?"

"Love Tap?" Rainbow knew the mare and she had only seen her in such a state once. "You OK?"

"No, This beanie, it's Buttons I found it near the Everfree Forest…" The forlorn mare seemed to snap back to life with a realization. "Rainbow! Maybe you could you could help, fly over it and see if you can find him."

"I can't," This time Rainbow frowned. Love Tap looked at her shocked and stared at her. "And when I say I can't it does not mean that I don't want to. There was a magical weather incident and if I take to the air the pegasus magic would cause some big trouble."

"Then maybe Fluttershy could help…?" She looked a Rainbow with hope.

Rainbow Dash looked at the poor mare she looked desperate and she knew that it was tough for her. She had lost her oldest son, Gibson, for an over dous. While her husband died in a cart crash trying to get to the Hospital. Rainbow felt bad but she had to be truthful. "Sorry Love Tap, Fluttershy is out on a mission but I'm willing to bet that Twilight would be willing to help you." The pegasus pointed to the castle. The mare nodded still dejected and she slowly drifted to the castle. Rainbow fielt bad for her, but now her suspicions about the stallion just got worse.

Rainbow felt her heart ache just a little as she watched the mare walk away. "Now I've got to check this out. Tomorrow, I'll be follow him. But first thing I need… well to get back home." She smiled as a new thought came to the forefront. The thought of her pet and how board he was. "Tank needs his story." begrudgingly she made her way back home.