The trip to Starlight Glimmers old town was uneventful, which Twilight hoped would be the case for the entire mission. She just hoped that she would be prepared for what they would find. The town itself lay nestled in the valley and everything looked un-amiss. She was having a feeling of dej-a-vu from their first visit when Starlight Glimmer had stolen their cutie marks. She shook the feeling off. No, Starlight had changed and was her apprentice and friend.
"Princess Twilight!" Double Diamond approached her excitedly.
"We were sent by the map to solve a friendship problem. Does anypony have a problem?" She felt foolish for asking.
"I don't think so." said Double Diamond.
"Did any of ya'll hard that loud boom and see a streak in the sky?" Apple Jack, forward as ever, asked.
This got a reaction as ponys began talking excitedly to one another.
Sugar Belle stepped forward said excitedly, "See it?! You could say that. It crashed into our mountain." She nodded toward the steep terrain behind the houses. There was a noticeable dent with broken rock around it that had hit the mountain.
"Well, I'll be!" Apple Jack said in awe.
"Wow." Spike said.
"What was it?" Twilight asked.
"That's the thing. It wasn't an it, but a she." Double Diamond answered.
"What!" Twilight heard her self chorused with Spike, Flutter Shy, and Apple Jack.
"Yep. Prettiest mare I ever did see, at least once we got her cleaned up and fixed up. Granted she's still hurt. It's a down right miracle that she's alive at all. Don't know how she even got herself in a situation like that." Double Diamond looked puzzled.
"How's that?" Flutter Shy asked.
"Well, she ain't a unicorn, and she ain't a Pegasus. So how she was falling from the sky is a bit of a mystery."
"I see. Can we see her?" Twilight asked.
"Figured you would. She's still unconscious. With a fall like that it's no wonder." He led them into a room and there lay a mare with a golden brown coat and a golden yellow mane almost as curly as Pinkie's. The first thing Twilight noticed was the blank flank.
"Where's her cutie mark?"
"I noticed that too. Adds to the mystery. You think this is why you were sent?"
Twilight looked at her friends who looked back at her. "I do believe so. Apple Jack, you might wan to check out the impact sight. See if you find anything."
"On it." Apple Jack called out as she ran out of the room.
"Flutter Shy. You've taken care of lots of animals, is there anything else we can do to help her. Maybe wake her up?"
"Oh, I don't know about waking her, but I think I can help with healing her." Flutter Shy responded.
"Good. I know some spells that will help as well. Spike, talk to the villagers and make sure I have all the facts on what happened. Hopefully, between the two of us, she'll wake up quickly."
"You're worried about Princess Celestia." Spike said. It wasn't a question. Flutter Shy looked at her shyly.
"Yes. And I am anxious to learn what she," she nodded toward the unconscious mare lying in front of her, "knows."