Hiiiiii! Sorry that I haven't posted a new chapter, in like what two weeks? Oh boy...well you can thank school for that. But hey, now is better than never right? Now on with the story! But first a disclaimer.

I do not own any characters, or locations from

"My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." They are owned by Hasbro.

I only own Laughing Joy and the story plot line.

Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 4:

"Angel? Angel where are you?" A soft voice shouted

A yellow pegasus creeped her way through the dark Everfree forest, avoiding the thorns as best she could. The air seemed humid. Twigs would get caught in her long pink mane, and it would take a good tug for it to free itself from her hair. Still she went through that discomfort for her closest friend.

"Please Angel now is not the time to play games!" She pleaded

Her heart began to race as she heard the sound of a snapping twig behind her. Slowly, she turned around with a nervous expression.

"Angel? Is that you?" The pegasus muttered

The creature replied with a low growl. Wasting no time, she raced forward. She could hear the creature following behind her, as she jumped over a fallen log.

"Oh dear, it must be a timberwolf." She thought to herself

Then the thought appeared in her head that maybe, just maybe...no that couldn't happen to Angel! The mare couldn't bring herself to think such an awful thought.

The mare felt tears trail down her cheeks as she zig-zagged through the mess of trees. Then as she was running she realized that she couldn't hear the pounding of the timberwolf's paws behind her any more. She slowed down to a fast jog, then to a gallop. She still couldn't hear it. It wasn't long before she concluded that it was safe for her to start walking again. As she began to walk again she noticed a stinging sensation coming from the skin of her legs. She looked down and gasped. The pegasus never paid much attention to where she was running, she just wanted to get away from the beast. So it was only natural that she would run through a few thorn bushes here and there. This time it was the rustling of leaves that caught her attention. Her eyes grew with curiosity as she slowly trudged in the direction of the sound.

"If you're playing some type of game Angel I-"

Before she could finish a abnormally large white rabbit hopped out of the bushes. The rabbits muscles were bigger than its own head, and scars covered its arms. Fluttershy looked a bit closer. Could Angel have hopped through some poison joke, and this is the result?

"Angel, is..is that you?" She quietly asked

The rabbit's small black eyes stared into the pegasus. It stood there for a minute before hopping back into the bushes. However, she wasn't about to let this rabbit go away so easily. Though it never happened that often, she became fed up with walking around this deadly Everfree forest, being chased around by timberwolves, possibly even losing her best friend.

"Oh no you don't" she muttered under her breath, grinding her teeth, determined

Next thing she knew she was storming after the large rabbit. It quickly took notice and began to hop faster. The pegasus could feel drops of sweat trickle down her forehead. Using her wings, she would glide over the fallen trees or large bushes. She was charging at full speed, when suddenly she halted. The rabbit however had made a clean get away. The yellow pegasus did not seem to notice for her eyes were mesmerized at the sight before her. The sun's rays shined on the old stone castle. In between the squared rocks were tiny strands of moss and tiny plants, and some were beginning to crack. It's outside quarters were over taken by numerous plants and thorns. The grass was almost as tall as her. Faintly, the pegasus heard a sound coming from inside. Curious but hesitant, she snuck her way through the tall grass. With every step she seemed to be taking quicker steps. When she got to the castle's walls she made her way to the nearest window and peered through it. What she saw sent a shiver down her spine.

A male draconequus was clenching his onto his head, and a young filly tried to approach him. Instead of accepting the help he seemed to snarl at her, as though he was about to attack. The pegasus immediately crouched onto the ground. Her breathing began to become heavy, her mind was scattered with different thoughts.

"Oh my gosh, is that..that beast going to attack a filly? How could he be so heart-less?!"

As though her mother instincts kicked in, she dashed towards what looked like the main entrance, two large doors with two golden handles. She grabbed the handle on the left and furiously yanked at it. The door didn't seem to move. Then she tried the right handle, but that handle did not work either. As a plan B, she rammed the left side of her body on the door. A sudden flash of pain flowed through her muscles. She tried again,again, and again. After a moment of silence she wondered,

"Would it work better if I had a running start?"

She gazed at the path to the two front doors. The gravel path was overtaken, just like the rest of the yard, by wild plants. However, the vegetation was far enough for her to get a decent head start. Quickly, she trotted over to the edge of the seen gravel. With a deep breath she used all of her energy, running towards the doors. When she got close enough the mare rotated her body to the right, that gave a strong force, which forced the doors open. The mare slid on the slick marble floors, as the wooden doors banged on the light blue walls.

She frantically turned in every direction but there was no draconequus in sight nor was there a filly. Is it possible that she was seeing things? After all, there has only been one known draconequus in all of Equestria, and he's a stone statue in the princess's royal garden. There is no way that he could have survived, right?

The pegasus cautiously tip-toed around the halls of the castle. This particular castle, she concluded, was no ordinary castle. The doors were in different positions on the walls and inanimate objects were floating in mid air. Some of the doors never even led to a room. Instead they would lead to different parts of Equestria, or even completely different time periods. One purple door led to the Everfree forest, while a white door led to an open sky.

But nonetheless she kept going. It wasn't long before she came across a case of stairs. She picked up her hooves and, one by one, climbed up each step. Immediately, she noticed a large wooden door that seemed to be slightly cracked open. Her body, instinctively, lowered to the ground as she approached the door. Using her head she opened the door even more and stepped into the room. The room was painted a dark grey, unlike the rest of the castle, which was a very light shade of blue, and the floors were still black and white checkered.

A chill ran up her spine. It wasn't the room itself that frightened her, it was the fact that the room was so dark that she could barely see the end of the room. It was also the fact that she felt as though she was being watched, and she prayed that it wasn't the draconequus. It was a long silence before she finally spoke up.

"Um...h..hello? Is anypony h..here?" She stuttered

No response.

Just as the pegasus was turning towards the door she thought she had seen a shadow run across the room. When she turned back she found the same filly who was "attacked" by the beast. The mare began to smile.

"Oh thank goodness! You're safe!" She cheered softly.

As she was talking the young mare used her mouth to open up a small potion bottle that was attached to her leather belt. She carefully lifted the bottle from the belt's bottle carrier. The mare stood in her place, slightly confused, tilting her head.

"Um...what are yo-"

But before the pegasus could finish her vision began going black. She furiously shook her head, but it was too late, the potion was already taking effect on her. In almost in an instant she feel to her knees, her body trembling. She looked up one last time and saw the draconequus and filly stand side by side, his arms crossed, and a wide grin on the filly's face.

"Who dares to enter my castle?"

A voice echoed in her ears, it was almost unbearable for her.

"F..Fl...Flutt..er...shy."

When she finally proclaimed her identity her head fell into her arms. She was still breathing steadily, but a face of exhaustion was frozen on her face.

"What are we going to do with her Da..um..Discord?" Joy corrected herself

Discord gave a grim look at the body that laid before them. He pondered before answering.

"We'll throw her in the cells." He casually stated

"Since we do we have cells?" Joy asked, glaring at Discord

After a single snap he replied,

"Since now!"