CHAPTER 6 Distractions
Back in the streets, the happy and very clean ponies trotted in the direction the worker had pointed them in. This city felt like a giant human beehive. The colourful cobblestone streets were a maze of alleys and tunnels. The buildings were made of old stone and wood. There were crowds of people on foot, zigzagging their way around donkeys and mules and groups of people who had stopped to chat.
"Stay together!" Twilight Sparkle shouted, trying to make herself heard above the shouts and noise in the alley. "Don't lose each other." However when she turned around, she was alone. The other ponies were nowhere to be seen.
"Oh no," sighed Twilight Sparkle her heart sinking, "How will I ever find them now?"
After about 15 minutes of searching the crowds passing her, she spotted Pinkie Pie playing with a balloon.
"What are you doing? Where in the world did you get that from?" exclaimed Twilight Sparkle.
"From the cute balloon shop at the start of the alleyway. Look what else I bought..." Pinkie Pie started saying.
"Pinkie Pie! This isn't a shopping trip? Where are the others?" interrupted Twilight Sparkle.
Pinkie Pie looked down in embarrassment, "The others? They are also shopping."
"Uggh!" Twilight Sparkle said angrily. "We can't wait for them any longer. We have to find those ingredients and get back to the old woman's house before the portal closes otherwise we won't get back to Princess Celestia in time."
While walking towards the house they were looking for, Twilight Sparkle worried about her decision to leave the other ponies. She wondered if she had made the right decision. If something terrible happened to the others, she knew she would feel really bad. However, time was running out and they had to press on. They couldn't afford to fail this mission because of a shopping trip. Princess Celestia's life depended on them getting the ingredients.