"What just happened?" Rainbow Dash asked her friends. "Nothing... I think..." AJ looked around the room rather confused. "No, something did happen... Discord was here." Just as Princess Luna was going to continue speaking the hear a very quite voice.
"Guys... where are you? Discord, what... my friends?"
"Is that Spike?" Everyone began scanning the room to find their friend, but he was no where to be seen. "I don't hear him anymore... what happened?" Twilight looked at the Princess' hoping that they would have an answer.
"I do not know Twilight. There seems to be a bearer that is keeping us separated from seeing Spike."
Every pony was shocked by this. "How do you know Princess?" Luna's eyes scanned the room as she spoke. "He has used it before. Whenever he hides he uses that same spell in order to keep anyone from noticing, but there is always something different that happens while the spell is in use." Luna then spotted something out the window. "Look there." Everyone's eyes darted in the direction that Luna gave. Every squinted their eyes to try and see better. "I don't notice anything out of the ordinary." Rarity turn to look at the Princess.
"You have to look harder." Fluttershy suddenly spoke. "The birds! The are sitting upside down! Oh those poor things!" "Do not worry about them, they are alright." Luna looked back at the mane six. "It is just a simple allusion that Discord is causing from the spell."
"So, why is he blocking us from Spike?" AJ looked at the princess confusingly. "That we do not know." The Princess' exchanged sorrowful looks then turned away from them. "You should all go back home. We will contact you when we find more information." Twilight and the others were shocked by the command. "What? But what if something is happening to Spike! We have to do something now!"
Princess Celestia turned back to Twilight. "Do not worry Twilight, we will find out what is going on and I will tell you of any break through. But as of right now you should all return to Pony ville immediately. A guard will see you all get to the train station safely."
Everyone stood there watching the Princess' walk out of the room, flabbergasted at what they just heard.
"...What...lets go." Rarity stood still with Twilight as the others slowly made there way to the exit where their escort was waiting. "Should we really...? We can just leave Spike here." Rarity looked at Twilight who had her head cast down. "We have to Rarity... there is nothing we can do right now. Once the Princess' find something they will let us know."
"Twilight..." Rarity stared disbelievingly at Twilight. "Lets go..." Twilight's head was still downward as she made her way to the door.
Rarity took one glance around the room before making her way to the door. She turned her head back to look in the room hoping to see Spike come out from hiding behind a pillar. Nothing.
"Miss, we must be going or we will miss the train." The guard stood in front of Rarity looking serious. Rarity cast her head down in defeat and replied, "You're right." They group then began to make their way to the train station to head home.
Back in Ponyville
The mane six exited the train into Ponyville. The trip was unbearable. No one had said a word, but they all knew that they were each thinking the same thing... "Where could Spike be?!" It had been so quite that hearing the swoosh of the train doors closing startled all of them. Fluttershy was surprisingly the only Pony that didn't freak out.
Fluttershy let out a small sigh as she lowered her eyes to stare at her hooves. Not a single word was said as they all went their separate ways. Each of them headed to their houses not caring as to who was looking at them, much less what was going on around them.
Their senses were overtaken with grief as they walk home like they had weights on their hooves.
Twilight was near the library when she heard a very familiar cackle coming from inside. She snapped her head up to see that the treehouse... her library... her home was on FIRE!
Her first reaction was to scream at what she was seeing. "What in the world!MY HOME!" It then came to Twilight's realization that she was not the only one who had screamed. Everyone in Ponyville was screaming!
All the buildings were ablaze and she watched in horror as many ponies were still trapped inside their homes. "Twilight!" Rarity had screamed and could be heard over the voice of everything else!
Twilight shook her head as she ran as fast as she possible could towards her friend. She made it to Rarity's shop and stare at the... flames?
"Uhhh... Rarity...?" Twilight didn't know what she was looking at. She took a glance around and all the flames that were burning all the houses suddenly changed into... bubbles...
Rarity could be heard hyperventilating behind a tree, so Twilight ran to check on her. She saw rarity in tears, "My beautiful home... Whhhyyyyy!" Twilight not knowing what to make of all of it because she was still trying to get over the shock of Spike not being with her. "Rarity... your safe. The fire... its gone."
"Rarity uncovered her eyes tears and makeup covering her cheeks. She sniffed, "Huh?" When she went to look past the tree trunk the bubbles suddenly burst into flames. She shrieked and covered her eyes again. Almost immediately the flames turned back into bubbles.
A loud fit of laughter could heard in the distance which Twilight knew was coming from... the library. "Rarity... dry your tears and get the others. Meet me at the Library." Determined to put a stop to everything she stormed back to the Library and threw the door open.
Rarity nodded and ran to get the others. It wasn't long until she was able to get the group back together and the all ran back to meet Twilight.
"Twilight, where are you?" AJ had busted down the door only moments ago. They all gasped as they saw that the inside was melting and Twilight was passed out on the floor.
"Twi! You're gonna be ok! We got'cha!" Apple Jack was able to slide Twilight onto her back with the help of Rainbow Dash and just as they were running for the door the building began to tumble down on top of all of them. "WE HAVE TO GET OUT NOW! HURRY!" Aj yelled to everyone. Before anyone could reach the door though the roof fell and collapsed on all of them. The tree was engulfed into the ground with 6 ponies trapped inside screaming at the top of their lungs.
HA! Thought that I wasn't gonna continue did ya! Thought that I disappeared of the face of the EARTH!? well it almost seems like it! ;D Sorry about the wait! You guys have been soooo patient! My family and I are moving soon so its been hard to keep up with a story and pack at the same time ;P lol! But thank you all so much! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! :) Let me know what you think plz! :D I always love to read your reviews! :)
