Thanks to everyone for the reviews. Thanks to Mega-ManX0 for the honor. Now on with the story. I've been debating with myself long and hard on wether or not to add this next character. She's Mine I invented her. MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE. And just so you know, she and my other characters will be included in most of my fictions.
It's been a week since the scrimmage with No Heart. Swift Heart and Grumpy have been spending a lot more time together but hadn't kissed since that day at the castle. They would disappear for hours at a time and get everyone all frantic, then they would stroll up as if nothing were wrong. Today however, Grumpy had to go on a mission, leaving Swift Heart to entertain herself.
Swift Heart decided to go find Cozy Heart and see if she wanted to hang out. She found her, Brave Heart, Loyal Heart, and Treat Heart staring at something carved into a tree.
"What are you guys looking at?"
"You wouldn't believe us if we told you."
"It can't be that bad whatever it is?"
Brave heart looked at her fear in his eyes, "Trust me Swift Heart. This is bad."
Tired of dancing around the subject, she pushed passed him and looked at the tree. What she saw there made her heart stop beating
"Who did this? WHO!"
"Who do you think? We only know one person who could have done this."
"It can't be her Loyal Heart. She died 2 years ago. Some one must have done this to scare us. So who was it?"
Treat Heart grabbed her shoulders, "Swift Heart, get a hold of yourself. None of us did this. And it was never proved that she actually died. We're going to find out what's going on, but in order to do hat you need to calm down."
"Your right. Okay, I'm calm. We can't let anyone else see this until we get to the bottom of it. Especially Grumpy. He'll take it worse then me."
They all looked one more time at the medical symbol carved into the tree before disappearing into the forest.
Later that day around 2, Swift Heart sat thinking in her house. The lights were off and all the doors and windows were closed. 'Could it really be her? Is she really alive? But it can't be. We saw her perish in the explosion.'
She came out of her study (theoretical) when she heard her front door open.
"Swift are you okay? Why is it so dark in here?"
"I'm fine Grumpy. I just got tired of seeing the sun."
"That's a lie. Tell me what's really bothering you."
She looked away from him. "I can't."
He steered her eyes back to his. Gently he pressed a kiss on her lips. "Please Swift Heart, tell me."
"I think I'd better show you rather then tell you."
Now he was confused , "Show me what?"
Taking his paws in hers she lead him to the tree that had disturbed her so greatly earlier. "Look what's carved on the tree." Letting go of his paw she backed up a few feet, unable to look upon it again.
Grumpy looked at the tree. Carved into it's smooth pale yellow bark was a medical symbol. His face fell. Gingerly he laid a paw on top of the carving. Closing his eyes, he remembered the last time he had seen this symbol.
He and the other members of the Care Bear family had been captured by No Heart. Nothing out of the ordinary except for one thing. Her name was Fauna Grey Wolf (hmmm. Where have we heard that name before;)). She was Grumpy's Goddaughter. She was an appaloosa pegasus with a gold colored medical symbol on her forehead and down her face. She had the power to turn into any animal she wanted. He'd loved her with all his heart, and she betrayed them. She had tricked them one by one and taken them to No Heart. No Heart tortured them and she did nothing. They tried to get her to save them. Tried to get her to remember how much she loved them. Then, right before No Heart destroyed them, something clicked. She let them go and fought off No Heart. They made it out, but she didn't. No Heart set off some kind of explosion. He made it out without a scratch. Fauna was never seen again.
Grumpy slumped to his knees. "Please tell me this isn't what I think it is. Tell me this is some kind of prank Swift."
She didn't answer him. He spun around and faced her, tears welling in his eyes.
"Who did this Swift Heart? My heart can't take breaking again. Tell me who did this so I can destroy them."
"Grumpy! Get a hold of yourself. This is why I didn't want you to find outI knew you'd act rash."
"Rash? Rash! Swift Heart, I raised her. She betrayed me and now apparently she's still alive and you say I'm being rash!"
She lowered her head, ears drooping. "I'm sorry Grumpy. You know I didn't mean anything by it."
His glare disappeared. Moving away from the tree he embraced Swift Heart. "I'm sorry Swift. God listen to me. I don't even know if all this is true and already it's making me grumpy."
She smiled. "Don't worry. We'll figure it out."
"We'd better go tell True Heart and Noble Heart. If everyone was working on this it might be solved quicker."
Beastly watched as the couple drove back to Care-A-Lot. "I can't wait to tell Lord No Heart. He'll be so thrilled." Hoping onto his little helicopter bike, he peddled as hard as he could back to No Hearts castle.
No Heart was standing over his cauldron, plotting a new way to get rid of the Care Bear Family. (Like he has any other hobbies.)
"Oh No Heart! Guess what I just heard."
"What is it you bumbling fur brain. Tell me before I turn you into a rug for my throne room."
"The Care Bears think that Fauna is back from the dead."
"Really? This might be most beneficial to me. Go back there with Shreeky. I want you to tell me every move they make. If she is alive, we will get to her first. Now hurry up and get out of my sight."
"Right away No Heart."
Back in Care-A-Lot a huge debate was going on. They were fighting over wether or not they should tell Fauna's pegasus friends that she's come back.
"I don't think we should tell them. What if this isn't real?"
"But what if it is? We promised Blue that if we found out anything we'd tell him.
"I know Champ. But this is two years later. He's probably given up hope by now."
"He'd never give up Tender Heart. He loved her more then anyone."
"Wssspshhhhuyyythhngehhshf" "Secret says that we should tell them. They could help us find out if she really is alive."
"Alright. We'll take a vote. All in favor of telling them say ai." 20 voices said ai. "All opposed say nay." The remaining 8 said nay. "Looks like we're telling them."
"I'll go Tender Heart. It might be easier for Blue if her hears it from her Godfather."
"I'll go too."
"Okay. Be careful. You never know, this could be a plot of No Heart's."
"You think everything is a plot of No Heart's."
"Just go tell Blue what you need to tell him. Before I change my mind."
Okay this chapter's done. Thanks for being so patient. I hope you enjoy this chapter. The more you review, the more motivated I'll be to update quicker.