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I STARED AT HER IN SHOCK. MY BEST FRIEND…A HORSE? "AHH!" NO, A Pegasus. Ruthie had a grim look on her face. "It's bad, huh? If you're scared, something has gone horribly wrong with the world." I ignored her compliment to sit on the floor next to her, still in shock.

I collected myself and got straight down to business.

"Pen." A pen was in my hand.

"Paper." A notebook appeared.

"Chewing gum." Check.

I was ready.

"First off," I began in a serious voice I didn't even know I had. "Where were you when you became…" I gestured at her uncertainty.

"Like this," Twilight supplied.

"Right. Were you doing anything specific?"

Ruth thought a moment, then answered, "I was out on the tennis court. I stopped to take a drink. Then this purple and blue light flashed in the storm clouds that had gathered so quickly over me, I knew it wasn't normal. I felt like I was boiling in a vat of hot oil. It hurt so much! I felt like I should be on all four legs. So I obeyed me. How I wish I hadn't! I can't get back up and I can hardly do anything without my hands. You don't know how much it-" We were interrupted by some very loud Justin Timberlake.

Oops. I forgot to set it on vibrate.

I smiled apologetically, turning around so as to have privacy. Carters' voice rang in my highly sensitive ears.

"Sadie? Where are you currently?"

"Carter? Are you alright? Why are you calling me?" I demanded. "Because of this," he said. "Say hello, Walt." I heard a grumpy squeaking noise in between the static.

"Walt's a mouse?" I shriek.

"A weasel, actually," he corrects.

"How? Why? When?" I demand.

"Tell me where you are, and I'll tell you more. The tourists think I'm crazy right now. I just got off the plane to Salt Lake. Amos said you were in Utah."

" I'm in Sandy. In a huge house. With a clean limo. A clean limo! How awesome is that?"

"Great," he didn't sound very excited. Well, pardon me!

"Hey, one second." I put my hand over the mouth piece. " Hey, Ruthie. Could you send a limo to Sandy? My brother and my boyfriend need to get here."

"Sure," she smiled.

"Carter, stay there. Ruth Diane's limo will come pick you up."

"Great," he says again, this time much more cheerful. Humph.

I ran down the stairs to tell the limo driver a very accurate description of my darling brother, who made me promise not to tell you my description of him.

When I returned, Ruth Diane and Twilight?, were having a detailed conversation about something that made Ruth whinny in distress. Twilight looked up at me when I came back in.

"So Sadie," she said, super casual, which made me suspicious of her intentions. " when did you get Ruthie's letter and at what time did you arrive here?"

How was I supposed to know? "I got the letter about 9:30p.m. last night and I arrived here…10:00 today, maybe?"

Twilight nodded like she'd expected that answer. "Well, then. Carter, your brother?, will be arriving shortly and I'm sure he'll have lots to tell us, or," she cast a sideways look at Ruth Diane. "to help us confirm what we already have suspicions about."

"Like what?" I questioned.

"Sit down and we'll tell you."