"That was the most horrible thing I've ever seen," Twilight said as they looked at Bright Darkness' body, "I never want to do that again." Bright Darkness slumped on the wooden bridge and fell down, the Manticore underneath started eating her flesh. You could hear her bones crunching in the silent cover of night.

"It's no big deal," Pinkie Pie said, "It's not the most important thing right now."

"How could you say such a thing?" Twilight asked bitterly, "That was aweful!" The sun started barely shining through the trees; the Manticore reacted badly to this so he flew heaven knows where.

"I'll just give her a little eulogy and we can be on our way," Pinkie Pie started climbing down the ladder to where she was right next to Bright Darkness' rotting body, the black blood burning the grass underneath her. Pinkie Pie kneeled next to her so close that she could take a bite out of her flesh, "I hope you like being dead. I made sure to get you, didn't I?"

After a little while, Twilight was tired of being so high up in the trees that she climbed down to where she thought Pinkie Pie was. She was gone. Twilight searched around for Pinkie Pie when she heard Trixie's voice from behind the trees.

"I hope you did your job properly," Trixie said.

"Of course," it was Pinkie Pie! "I've killed the changeling just as Celestia wanted; her black blood was a delicious reward to me."

"Great," Trixie answered quietly, "Now we can go on our merry way. Remember that I won't let you live next time." What was Pinkie Pie thinking? "I need to go; I have business to attend to in the western mountains." A puff of black smoke came from a nearby tree and Twilight could hear Pinkie Pie's steps coming closer. Pinkie Pie walked up near Twilight. There was no way out. Twilight stood up and greeted Pinkie Pie, but her eyes told her that there was nothing she could hide. Pinkie Pie knew she was eavesdropping.

Applejack walked out of her cave to check the surroundings. She smelled the fresh morning air and looked to the sky. She saw a small basket with a silver parachute coming down to her level. "A sponsor," she said as she looked in the basket. There was a note attached, I know you can make it, Cadence, There was a knife inside, and some food. This must have cost her a fortune, Applejack thought. She picked up the basket and started walking in the cave when she got tackled by a pony. They skidded across the cliff edge until Applejack dropped the basket below. She was about to defend herself when she looked up and saw Dainty Almond.

"You don't know how much I've missed you!" Dainty Almond cried, "Trixie was aweful! But she let me go! I don't know why!"

"What?" Applejack screamed, "My basket!" She looked down and it was on a small cliff underneath them."

"We can go and get it," Dainty Almond responded, "Let's go down. It'll be fun!"

Applejack nuzzled Dainty Almond lovingly, "Thank you." Dainty Almond sprung over the cliff edge past Applejack. "Almond!"

"Got it!" He called back, holding the basket in his mouth, "Boy was that fun!"

Applejack laughed as he came up; there was something different about him. Something lighter. Something more enjoyable, and sincere. They went into the cave that Applejack and Fluttershy called home, "It's dark up until you reach where we stay the night." Applejack was explaining their quarters to him.

"Dark? I laugh at the dark! Ha!" Dainty Almond laughed vigorously at the dark spots in the cave, "This is a great place to stay. Thanks!"

He tackled her again and they laughed together. Fluttershy walked to where they were and nervously greeted her new companion. "Applejack wouldn't stop talking about you."

Applejack blushed and turned away from him, "I guess that's true." She turned back and saw something in his eyes. It was a phrase. It seemed to say something, something other than the laughter and the joy coming from everywhere else. No. Dainty Almond's eyes said something else; there was a sadness in them. If only you knew.

Thanks so much for reading this so far! Please tell me if the beginning was too graphic, I don't want to stretch too much. But anyway, remember to review, cuz I really like and need your input!

The mystery will continue! Bye!