MLP: Seeds of the Past
Chapter 5 - Stranger Things, Part 3
Author's Note: "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" belongs to DHX Media and Hasbro.
And thank you, FanficFan920, for helping me with pretty much most of the kidnapping scenes in this story, as well as a few in here… I owe you one!
"And, there we… go!"
Letting out a huge sigh of relief, Rarity began putting away her newest creation, saying, "Casey is sure to love what I made for him! Don't you agree, Swe- oh, wait…"
Remembering that she had sent Sweetie Belle to her bed a while ago, Rarity chuckled quietly, to herself, and said, "She's more than likely asleep by now… oh, well, I can always so it to her tomorrow."
The slight thought of sleep enticed Rarity very much, but her stomach was telling her a different storu, so she decided to head into the kitchen, and prepare herself a nice warm beverage.
Squeak!
"Sweetie Belle?"
The unicorn turned around, but she didn't see any sign of her little sister, so Rarity just shrugged, and continued to make herself a drink.
A few minutes later, she was carrying the beverage with her upstairs, with her destination being her bedroom, but as Rarity entered though, the young unicorn noticed that her window was open.
"Oh no!" Rarity said, letting out a gasp. "Somepony must have-"
"Heh-heh… smart mare," the fashionista heard behind her, before she felt a prick on her flank, and the cloaked pony watched as Rarity slowly collapsed to the floor. "Nighty-night!"
However, before he could place her inside of his burlap sack, Sweetie Belle had exited her room, and was now coming into her sister's room, letting out a yawn before she spoke.
"Rarity, if you had that plaid nightmare again, I swear..."
Then, she stopped after noticing the cloaked pony standing over the unconscious form of her sister, and the only thing Sweetie Belle thought to do in that moment was to run and find help.
However, just as she turned, she felt a prick on her flank, and darkness began permeating her vision.
"Help," she muttered before she completely lost consciousness.
Putting Rarity aside for a second, the cloaked pony picked up Sweetie Belle in a way that one would a baby, and walked over to her room so that he could place her back in her bed, along with tucking her in.
Then, the cloaked pony flashed a half smile at the sleeping filly before exiting the room, and returning his attention to the fashionista unicorn. "I hope you like chains, 'darling'..."
The next day
After finishing one of the chapters in the book that he'd been reading for a while now, Casey decided to join the rest of his friends, who were all in the Throne Room… but, for some reason, he wasn't allowed in.
"Sorry, Casey, but it's what Twilight said," said Starlight, giving her friend a shrug.
Great, thought Casey. There's gonna be a party that I already know about, and I can't even-
"Want to work on flying a kite?"
Remembering what he had said last night, Casey began to smile, and he replied, "Sure, Star… but maybe at a place where there isn't much trees, okay?"
So, while the two of them left, Twilight and the rest of the Mane 6 - minus Rainbow and Rarity - were all talking about the party they'd be having for Casey.
"I still think it's gonna be weird with so much versions of us runnin' around your castle, Twi," said Applejack.
"Don't worry, AJ," assured the young princess, giving her friend a smile. "I'll make sure that we all know who is who… and, sorry, Pinkie, but no using your jumbo party cannon, or whatever it is you're working on."
Pinkie gave a shrug, and she replied, "That's fine, I'll just use it for when we have the Friendship Fe-"
"Um… Twilight? There's somepony here to see you."
The group of friends watched as Spike brought in a mare with a beige coat, pigment blue mane with a rose pink streak, and cerulean eyes, she seemed to be looking a little unnerved.
"Hiya, Bon Bon, what brings you down here?" Pinkie wondered.
"It's Lyra." Bon Bon explained, who looked very concerned. "She told me she was visiting Moondancer and the others in Canterlot yesterday, and that she'd be back by the next morning…
"But it's already evening and she hasn't come back yet, so I'm starting to get worried."
Knowing who she was talking about, Twilight also began to ponder, 'Another pony gone missing? That's odd.'
"Don't worry, sugarcube," assured Applejack. "I'm certain the train just had a delay or somethin, it ain't that out of the ordinary."
Unfortunately, Bon Bon shook her head, and replied, "That's just it! I was at the station all day waiting for her and it stayed on schedule."
Turning her attention back over to Twilight, she addes, "I have looked everywhere, Princess. Please, help me find my Lyra."
It was no secret that Lyra and Bon Bon were a very close pair of friends around Ponyville; the two were practically inseparable.
Twilight, being with Casey, knew the feeling of worrying about someone you love, especially considering their adventures since meeting a certain gold-colored pony.
"Alright, Bon Bon, we'll help. Right guys?" Twilight asked the others.
"Of course," Applejack said. "I'd be happy to help."
Fluttershy nodded her head, and replied, "As soon as I head back to my home, and give Angel her lunch, I'll join everypony else to help."
"Yeah! Maybe we can even find Dashie too," Pinkie mentioned, and that made Applejack place her hoof against her forehead.
"Wait, what? Rainbow Dash is missing too?" Bon Bon asked, her pupils shrinking.
Twilight sent a death glare towards the pink pony, who gave her an apologetic look.
"What Pinkie meant to say was that Rainbow's whereabouts have also been unknown for a day or two, but we're certain she just had a Wonderbolt activity she needed to get too and she didn't have time to tell us… right, Pinkie?"
The young Earth pony nodded her head, and all of this managed to calm Bon Bon slightly.
"Okay, then, thank you, Princess," she said, even though her voice was still uneasy. "Thank you, everyone."
"That's what friends are for," replied Twilight, and a few minutes later, the young alicorn was in the library, looking for a certain book that she could use as a way of communication with a certain purple alicorn.
I have to make sure nothing wrong is going in with them.
No longer at her friend's castle, Fluttershy entered her humble adobe, and said, "Oh, Angel, I'm home!"
Now, usually, Angel would respond to the call immediately. He'd drag in a bowl and hold it up to his owner's face, demanding food.
However, this did not happen, to the yellow mare's confusion.
"Angel?" She called again, and flicked on the light to make the search for the "oxymoronically named" bunny easier.
Fluttershy looked high and low, but Angel was nowhere to be found. In fact,none of her other animal friends seemed to be around either… and she swore she was hearing someone from behind breathing.
"Discord?" she asked, hoping that this was some sort of prank the draconequees was playing.
No answer came.
Fluttershy grew more and more nervous as she continued to search the cottage for any sign of Angel, her animal friends, or even Discord.
Suddenly, she heard a switch flick and the lights went out, her fear increasing exponentially with each passing second.
"Hello?" she managed to squeak out as she entered her living room once more.
Suddenly, she felt a small tap on her back-right hoof, and a sense of relief flowed through the mare's body.
"Angel Bunny!" She turned around, ready to scold the little rascal for trying to scare her, but when she turned around, Fluttershy only saw another hoof... a light green one, if she wasn't mistaken.
Fright made a triumphant return as Fluttershy slowly lifted her head to get a glimpse of the pony's face. Once she did, the only thing her eyes met with was a deep, dark cavern that separated the cloaked pony's face with the world.
Fluttershy had never felt so scared in her life.
That is until…
"Boo," the cloaked pony muttered, and that was the last thing Fluttershy heard before everything went black. "Well… that worked out nicely."
A few minutes later, the cloaked pony was walking down the path that led to his secret lair,.with the burlap sack in his muzzle.
' 8 down, and plenty more to go,' He thought to himself, a sly smile appearing on his face.
When Rarity finally awoke, she gently rubbed her flank, and said, "Ugh, who would dare try to… oh… my…"
To her surprise, she was not the only pony in the room… or locked up in a cage, for that matter.
Moondancer, Lyra Heartstrings, Lemon Hearts, Twinkleshine, and Minuette… all still unconcious… but why is that cloaked -
"Rarity? You're here, too?"
The young unicorn turned her head, and found herself looking at a Pegasus that looked oddly familiar.
"I'm sorry, um… have we met before?"
"Yes, Rarity," replied the young Pegasus. "It's me, Rainbow!"
Rarity turned her head to the side, confused. "I am so sorry, darling, but Rainbow is a blue Pegasus, and you are... well, not blue... in fact, you are actually-"
"Well, well… looks like someone enjoyed their beauty sleep," interrupted the cloaked pony, who was bringing over his burlap sack. "And what luck, I even brought you a friend!"
With a chuckle, he emptied out the sack, and Rarity saw another pony that looked familiar.
"Fluttershy!" Then, she glared at her captor, and asked, "Why are you doing this to us?"
"Because you're all part of the plan," replied the cloaked pony, who was preparing a cage for Fluttershy. "A plan to make sure justice will be served!"