Hello! Here's the new chapter.


Chapter 9:

Zecora

"ZECORA?" Everyone except Crystal and Emerald said. Emerald nodded. "She is my lost sister. I have not seen her, I've asked a lot of misters." She floated up to the bookshelf. "I see a book that says the potion. All we need is to get in motion." Crystal nodded. "Where's Zecora's place?" She asked.

"In the Everfree Forest." Fluttershy squeaked.

"Let's go." Twilight said. Crystal held her shoulder. "Stay here, Twilight. We could run into a changeling or two." Twilight sighed and sat down on a cushion. "We'll be back before nightfall!" Crystal called over her shoulder.

A few minutes later, they reached the Everfree Forest. "Here we are. We just have to go in a little teensy bit! Easy peasy!" Pinkie hopped ahead.

"Ew. All this icky muck!" Rarity shook her hooves of dirt.

Flutteryshy stayed behind. "Fluttershy! You've been in here a million times!" Pinkie said. Fluttershy squeaked and backed up. Crystal put a hoof on her shoulder. "You're almost as powerful as Twilight, Flutteryshy. Come on." She smiled and Flutteryshy followed her, staying close. They reached Zecora's house a few minutes later. Zecora was picking flowers nearby. "Hey Zecora!" Pinkie said, startling her. Zecora dropped the flower she was holding and smiled. "Hello my pony friends. Who are these non-ponies you've brought round my bend?" She said, and stared at Emerald. "Is it you?" She whispered. Emerald nodded and hugged her sister. Zecora put her hooves on Emerald's shoulders.

"Why did you come back?"

"I needed to find you, dear sister. Equestria is in trouble."

"Hey! You guys aren't rhyming anymore!" Rainbow said.

"I know. We rhyme to hide our identities. You see, we've been on the run from changelings ever since they invaded our land. We fought them, and we won. The only way to stop them from finding us is rhyming every time we speak. I guess this means they'll find us now." Zecora sighed. Emerald nodded. "Equestria is at stake, and there are changelings everywhere, it won't matter if we rhyme or not." She said.

"I guess we should go back to Twilight's house and discuss how we should defeat my mother." Crystal said.


Back at Twilight's house, the Mane 6, Crystal, Emerald, and Zecora were reading books about Discord and changelings. It was silent, except for Spike. "Hey Twilight, could I have a gem? Hey Crystal, are you swiss cheese painted black? Emerald, how did you become a ghost?"

"BE QUIET!" Twilight yelled. Spike walked away, muttering about annoyance. "Spike, why don't you get us some more books?" Twilight asked kindly. He grunted and said, "There's an ocean of books on the floor!" He walked away to eat a gem from his secret storage. He moved his bed and lifted the floorboard underneath it. Ever since he found the loose floorboard, he used it as a storage room for gems. He squeezed into the small room and closed the floorboard. Light leaked from outside, but he lit a lantern, as it was getting dark.

"Hmm...should I have sapphire or diamond?" He muttered.

"Diamond is more of a crystal." A familiar voice whispered. Spike jumped and saw Discord standing right in front of him. He tapped Spike's head and he turned gray. "Not that you would care, as you're so...rude." A loud cackle filled the air.


A/N

Discord is back! Twice the enemies! So many exclamation points! Woo! I'm hyper!

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Okay. I'm calm now. This is the end of chapter 9, I haven't updated in a month. ^^' Seeya!