Sorry I was a bit long for this chapter, I has my mind on thing. I never forget Fluttershy's stare, that she use most times.
As the day turns to night, Twilight did another crash landing, as she hit herself on the library door. Spike was happy to be back on the ground again, as he start kissing it.
"Well, that's not a bad landing." said Twilight rubbing her head.
"Yeah, but this the last time I've take to the air with you!" complained Spike.
Just then, they hear some voice inside the library and open the door came a surprise.
"Twilight!" cried Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Pinkie Pie, as they came from the door.
"Girls!" wailed Twilight with delight, "You're alright!"
Pinkie Pie rush to Twilight and get the first hug. "I'm so happy to see you!" she cried, then came Rainbow Dash and Rarity.
"Rarity!" cried Spike as he rush over to her, "You're alive!"
"Of course I am Spike." said Rarity, "And I'm glad that you're here."
"How did you get here so fast?" ask Twilight, "Did the portal brought you here? Where the others?"
"We'll fill you in." said Rainbow dash.
They told Twilight that they were transport in the Everfree forest, had Rainbow's wing mended by Zecora and they have to hurry back to the library so they could wait for Twilight.
Twilight was pleased to hear that and happy to see that three of her friends are safe, but there are two ponies missing along with Ember.
Twilight told her friends about what the goblin cats are after, the golden heart and she also told them of what it can do.
"So this golden heart has the power to changes and give life?" wonder Rainbow Dash.
"And do you say it is pure gold?!" whaled Pinkie Pie with amazed.
"If I had my hoofs on the rare thing," said Rarity, "I will use it for my new line."
"But the golden heart is what those monsters are after," said Twilight trying to make since, "if they get their claws on it, it will bring total disaster and bring pain to Equestria."
"Then we better find it, before those creeps do." Suggested Rainbow dash.
"We better do. But we need to found Applejack. Fluttershy and Ember first. And Ember had mange to get the other half of the book, that it might give us a clue."
"But how we suppose to find our friends?" ask Rarity.
Twilight explained that Discord show up to her and he promise he'll track down the others, if Ember use some strong magic. So he can locate her.
"Do you really think he can do that?" ask Rainbow Dash.
"I hope so," said Twilight feeling unsure, "if he does not doing some silly games."
In Merissa's lair, in her chamber. Merissa is spying on Twilight and her friends with her magic mirror.
"Well, so these are the little ponies that I heard about." she hissed, "It seem they learn about the golden heart and so they plan to find it too. Well, I don't think so."
She use the mirror to find the other three ponies and then she found them, camping someway in a forest. Then she notice Ember, who got the other half of the book.
"I had a feeling that half the book might hold the secret." She said to herself, then turn to the goblin cats. "I have found them. Now go and get that book!"
"Yes mistress!" replied the goblin cats.
"We would disappoint you." added Azrael.
"You better not." said Merissa, "If you do, I'll toss you down in to the pit!"
Which made the goblin cats in fear, she made a portal that will lead them to the forest where the three ponies are and then they jump in to the portal.
Applejack was making sure that the camp fire is O.K and keep a look out for trouble. While Fluttershy and Ember is resting for a while in the shelter with the tone book.
Just then, Ember was now in a strange dream, where she see nothing but darkness. Until a bunch of tiny burn lights appeared and move around as they are like fireflies.
"Hello?" Ember called and look around, "Is anyone there? Where am my? What is this place?"
Then a warm voice came to her. "Do not be frighten young Ember. You are not alone and you must know this. Great threat is drawing close, who is seeking out the one thing you know."
"You mean the golden heart?" ask Ember, "Do you know where it is?"
"You do have a good and powerful spark in you and you can shine brightly and warm.
"I can give you a clue to begin your quest, if you follow these three riddles to guide you. Work it out the first one and you'll know where to go, but you must do it soon."
"But you must hurry. The enemy is moving and the danger is growing. For you must find what they seeking for and use it in great need."
"So I need to find the golden heart before my enemies do." Ember said with a thought, she had a strange feeling about this. But if this something to do for Equestia, she had no choice. "O.K. What is your riddle?"
"To begin the quest," the voice start the first riddle, "go back to where you have you left where it is must like the town, which you are now with your new line of friendship."
"That's all?" wonder Ember.
"That's the first riddle." the hunting voice continued, "The next one will come to you in time. For now, it's time for you…to wake up."
Ember woke up in a flash, which made Applejack and Fluttershy notice.
"What's wrong sugar cube?" Applejack ask.
"I had the strangest dream." Ember quickly explained, "And you'll never going to it."
She was about to tell the two ponies, when suddenly something just toss some dirt on the fire Applejack made and made it go out.
"Hey," shouted Applejack, "Who put out the fire?!"
Coming out of the bushes with glowing eyes, came the three dreadful creature that the ponies fear off.
"The goblin cats!" screamed Fluttershy hiding behind Ember.
"That's right." Said Azrael, "And you have something that we wanted. Give us the other half of the book and we might leave you alone."
"No way!" mutter Ember bravely. "We've already know what are you searching for and were not going to let you get it!"
"You hear that?" said Whisker to Azrael and Black Claw, "They learn about the golden heart too."
"That because they learn it from the book." snapped Azrael, "And we're going to take it!"
"If you want it," said Applejack, "come and get it. Run for it!"
Ember hold on to the book in her mouth, then she and Fluttershy follow Applejack.
"Don't let them escape!" cried Azrael, then he and the two goblin cats dash after the three.
Three ponies ran as they had never ran before in their lives. They decided to go into three different direction, but each of the goblin cats dash after each pony. Black Claw to Applejack, Whiskers to Fluttershy and Azrael to Ember, for she had the tone book that she took from him.
Applejack know herself to the fastest runner in any contest, as she runs through the forest. But she can hear Black Claw growling and dashing after her. Then she can to a river, there's no way to cross and the water was too rough. But then she remember what Ember said, goblin cats can stand water and so she came up with a plan, until Black Claw show up.
"Now I've got you." Black Claw getting his claws out and ready to pounce to Applejack, "I have scratch your winged friend earlier and now it's your turn."
"Well then, it looks like this is the perfect spot to kick you." said Applejack stay still close to the river.
Black Claw hissed with impatient, as he went to pounce on Applejack. But as he got close, Applejack dough him and kick him in the river.
Black Claw scream as he dose hates the water, as he got in he went splashing about and drift away.
"That is for hurting Rainbow Dash," said Applejack watching Black Claw, "and you really need a bath right now." and then she went off to find Ember and Fluttershy.
Fluttershy was terrified as she run with the goblin cats Whiskers coming behind her. Until she came to a dead-end and there's no way else to run or hide.
"Well, are you the whippy one." said Whisker coming to the frighten pegasus. "Because you are the easy one."
Whiskers was about to strike on Fluttershy, as some tears came out of eyes and she does not know what to do. Then she remember what Ember said, they don't like music. So she try it out, as she sing a little.
By then Whiskers stop with a surprise and then cover his ear.
"No. No singing. I hate singing!" He cried.
Fluttershy was in luck, Ember was right her as her fears fad away. Then she sing as loud as she can with her sweet voice.
Whiskers tried to cover his ears, for he can't stand Fluttershy singing. But he'll not be stop buy singing.
Fluttershy realized her song may hold the little monster back, but it's not enough with one pony. So she had one chance, as she raise her spite and face the goblin cats.
"So you don't like singing, do you?" she snapped at Whiskers, which made him confused, "How would you like…the stare!"
"What the stare?" wonder Whiskers in confused.
Fluttershy let out the stare with her big eyes and made Whisker shrike in fear. Fluttershy's stare was much scarier than his. So he run off for his live like the coward he is.
Fluttershy was now please with herself, not only she use her song to stop the little beast, but she use her stare to scare him away.
As for Ember with the book in her mouth, came to dead-end herself and she is now facing the cunning goblin cat Azrael.
"There is no escaping now pony." said Azrael coming slowly, "Now give me the book, so I can please my mistress."
Ember put the book down and put her hoof on it, she will not give up the book without a fight.
"I don't know who your mistress is." she mutter, "But there is no way I'm letting her get this book and the golden heart! So come on do all you want, if you're too scared!"
Azrael with now in rage, he is not afraid of a pony with a horn.
Ember notice why the goblin cats put the camp fire, because they don't the light, even fire light. So she use her magic to lighten the dark. Azrael back away from the light, he really hates the light and he never thought that a pony like this on could use such power. But that will not stop him, he must have that book.
Just then Ember unleash a blazing light, she use that fury blast Azrael and then he hit himself on a tree truck.
Ember had took him down, when Applejack and Fluttershy came. The light must have drawn them to Ember and was lucky.
"Ember, was it you?" ask Applejack.
"That was incredible!" Fluttershy amazed.
Suddenly a strange void appeared with cold blue eyes, then lifted Azrael in and a voice spoke.
"You have mange to defect my goblin cats, but this is not over."
"Who are you?" said Applejack bravely, "Are you the mistress of these three beast?"
Fluttershy's was now in fear of the void and the scary voice. Ember feels the same, but she stood tall.
"You may know me as Merissa, the sorceress of the cold mountains and don't try to get in to my way, little ponies.
"Soon I will have the golden heart," continued the voice of Merissa, "and so your land will be doomed, by the touch of my sharp cold claws."
She eco with her laugh and then void disappeared with Azrael.