The next morning was the same as yesterday's, only it was silent, except for the usual birds singing. The ponies had not yet returned, and Applejack was getting restless. She paced the main hall, and grew more anxious every second.
"What if something's happened to them?" She fretted. "What if...oh, I can't do anything by staying here. I must go look for them!"
And so, without a word more, she left Dream Castle, and headed for the Yonder Hills.
Soon after, Applejack came across that old bridge again, which she would have to cross, which she did not like, and, not liking it, didn't *really* want to cross it, and these thoughts just kept running through her head going on and on, rather like this sentence, until she finally decided it was time to STOP!
Her friends were more important now. She took a deep breath, and began to walk across the old, swaying, wooden bridge. And, of course, you guessed it, she fell through and splash! She sank down, down, under the water and landed in a familiar huge, purple shell.
"Shoop--..." The music began, but died down as soon the Sea Ponies saw who was in their bubble.
"Oh, it's her," said a voice. The voice belonged to a pink sea pony with blue hair.
Applejack grinned sheepishly at the sea ponies from her bubble cage.
"So, fell off again, eh Applejack?" piped up a blue sea pony with pink hair; her name was Seawinkle.
"Well--..." began Applejack.
"Where were you going this time?" Wavedancer, the pink sea pony with blue hair, asked.
"Well--..." Applejack repeated.
"Was it someplace important?" asked Sealight, another sea pony.
"Well--..." Applejack repeated *again*.
"Don't you have anything else to say?" implored Seawinkle irritably.
"Yes," Applejack snorted (as best she could). "I was just going to say: I'm looking for the other ponies. They went out for the Annual Festival and they haven't come back yet. So I'm going to look for them."
The sea ponies had worried faces on as they looked at each other, but then Sealight spoke up, quite calmly, as though there was nothing to worry about. "When did they leave?"
"Yesterday morning," Applejack replied.
The sea ponies looked at eachother again. And then Wavedancer said, "I suppose we ought to bring you back up again."
And so they did. And when they had brought Applejack up to the surface and delivered her safely on the other bank, they threw her the tiny, magic, purple shell that would summon the Sea Ponies if one threw it in the water.
Applejack thanked them, and just as she was beginning to leave, she turned back to the sea ponies. "You know," she said, "you really ought to get another song. That one's getting old."
"We would," Wavedancer replied, "but sea ponies do not write songs. That one was written by Shy (*wink* Sel's character)."
"Before she fell in love with Flash," snorted Seawinkle, disdainfully.
"Alright then, Seawinkle," broke in Sealight, "not now. Goodbye, AJ!"
The two others bade her goodbye and good luck as well, and with their final "shoop-bee-doosh, shoop-shoop-bee-doosh", dove beneath the river, and disappeared into its watery keep, leaving Applejack alone to finish her quest.
Applejack stood on the bank for a little while longer. She just stood there, and thought. There's nothing to do now, she thought, but to keep on going. She looked over her shoulder at the Yonder Hills not too far away, and with one last sigh, trotted off toward them.
Toward high noon, she had just crossed a little brook, and, the day being quite lovely and beautiful, she wasn't really paying attention to the going-ons around her. Thus, you can imagine her surprise when something pounced on her out of nowhere. One minute she was walking peacefully and quietly,
minding her own business, and the next, she was lying on the ground staring up into the triumphant-looking face of a male unicorn. He grinned at her, got up, and let her stand.
He still had not said anything when she had finally collected her wits; he was still sitting there with the same triumphant grin on his face.
"Hello," Applejack managed to choke out, finally.
"Hi!" He grinned.
"Uh...Who are you?" Applejack asked.
"My name's Pouncer!" He was still grinning.
Applejack heard the clip-clopping of hooves behind her, and turned around. There she saw another male unicorn pony walking toward them.
This one had glittering, gold glasses on his muzzle.
"Hello," he said as he came up to Applejack. "I'm Starwatcher, Pouncer's friend. I apologise for his behavior..."
"Oh, it's ok. I'm Applejack. Nice to meet you." She smiled at the two.
"What are you doing? And where are you going?" Pouncer asked.
"Uh...," Applejack replied. "I really don't know where I'm going... I'm looking for my friends, who disappeared yestderday...So I'm going to look for them..."
"Oh..." Pouncer looked a little confused.
"Do you wanna come with me?" Applejack asked brightly.
"Sure!" they both said.
"Great!" Applejack smiled. Having these two along would be fun, she thought, and it was always handy to have at least one unicorn with you. They were good luck, as Fizzy
would put it.
"What if something's happened to them?" She fretted. "What if...oh, I can't do anything by staying here. I must go look for them!"
And so, without a word more, she left Dream Castle, and headed for the Yonder Hills.
Soon after, Applejack came across that old bridge again, which she would have to cross, which she did not like, and, not liking it, didn't *really* want to cross it, and these thoughts just kept running through her head going on and on, rather like this sentence, until she finally decided it was time to STOP!
Her friends were more important now. She took a deep breath, and began to walk across the old, swaying, wooden bridge. And, of course, you guessed it, she fell through and splash! She sank down, down, under the water and landed in a familiar huge, purple shell.
"Shoop--..." The music began, but died down as soon the Sea Ponies saw who was in their bubble.
"Oh, it's her," said a voice. The voice belonged to a pink sea pony with blue hair.
Applejack grinned sheepishly at the sea ponies from her bubble cage.
"So, fell off again, eh Applejack?" piped up a blue sea pony with pink hair; her name was Seawinkle.
"Well--..." began Applejack.
"Where were you going this time?" Wavedancer, the pink sea pony with blue hair, asked.
"Well--..." Applejack repeated.
"Was it someplace important?" asked Sealight, another sea pony.
"Well--..." Applejack repeated *again*.
"Don't you have anything else to say?" implored Seawinkle irritably.
"Yes," Applejack snorted (as best she could). "I was just going to say: I'm looking for the other ponies. They went out for the Annual Festival and they haven't come back yet. So I'm going to look for them."
The sea ponies had worried faces on as they looked at each other, but then Sealight spoke up, quite calmly, as though there was nothing to worry about. "When did they leave?"
"Yesterday morning," Applejack replied.
The sea ponies looked at eachother again. And then Wavedancer said, "I suppose we ought to bring you back up again."
And so they did. And when they had brought Applejack up to the surface and delivered her safely on the other bank, they threw her the tiny, magic, purple shell that would summon the Sea Ponies if one threw it in the water.
Applejack thanked them, and just as she was beginning to leave, she turned back to the sea ponies. "You know," she said, "you really ought to get another song. That one's getting old."
"We would," Wavedancer replied, "but sea ponies do not write songs. That one was written by Shy (*wink* Sel's character)."
"Before she fell in love with Flash," snorted Seawinkle, disdainfully.
"Alright then, Seawinkle," broke in Sealight, "not now. Goodbye, AJ!"
The two others bade her goodbye and good luck as well, and with their final "shoop-bee-doosh, shoop-shoop-bee-doosh", dove beneath the river, and disappeared into its watery keep, leaving Applejack alone to finish her quest.
Applejack stood on the bank for a little while longer. She just stood there, and thought. There's nothing to do now, she thought, but to keep on going. She looked over her shoulder at the Yonder Hills not too far away, and with one last sigh, trotted off toward them.
Toward high noon, she had just crossed a little brook, and, the day being quite lovely and beautiful, she wasn't really paying attention to the going-ons around her. Thus, you can imagine her surprise when something pounced on her out of nowhere. One minute she was walking peacefully and quietly,
minding her own business, and the next, she was lying on the ground staring up into the triumphant-looking face of a male unicorn. He grinned at her, got up, and let her stand.
He still had not said anything when she had finally collected her wits; he was still sitting there with the same triumphant grin on his face.
"Hello," Applejack managed to choke out, finally.
"Hi!" He grinned.
"Uh...Who are you?" Applejack asked.
"My name's Pouncer!" He was still grinning.
Applejack heard the clip-clopping of hooves behind her, and turned around. There she saw another male unicorn pony walking toward them.
This one had glittering, gold glasses on his muzzle.
"Hello," he said as he came up to Applejack. "I'm Starwatcher, Pouncer's friend. I apologise for his behavior..."
"Oh, it's ok. I'm Applejack. Nice to meet you." She smiled at the two.
"What are you doing? And where are you going?" Pouncer asked.
"Uh...," Applejack replied. "I really don't know where I'm going... I'm looking for my friends, who disappeared yestderday...So I'm going to look for them..."
"Oh..." Pouncer looked a little confused.
"Do you wanna come with me?" Applejack asked brightly.
"Sure!" they both said.
"Great!" Applejack smiled. Having these two along would be fun, she thought, and it was always handy to have at least one unicorn with you. They were good luck, as Fizzy
would put it.