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// Chapter 9-What is Normal Anymore? 
// Story: Dystopia: Equestria 
// by Creativa-Artly01 
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The next day, Twilight is up before sunrise and heads off in the pale sunlight towards an old tree. It's called The Hiding Hole. Once there, Twilight opens the door on the tree and goes down on a silver circle into the main part of the tree. Once in the main part of the tree, Twilight goes over to a screen and pulls up some information. The information is on the goddess Fuera. Twilight then reads the screen in front of her. "The goddess known as Fuera is the goddess of fire and life. She is also the goddess of weather and rebirth. The one gift she left her ponies when she returned to the heavens was a plant known as the fire berry. She also gave them another prized gift before she ascended back into the heavens, a crystal tree. The ponies of the town she founded gladly recognized these as their national plant and national tree. She also promised them that she'd protect them no matter what. The ponies of her village still believe this to this day." 

Twilight then looks at the screen puzzled. "I already knew this. This didn't help." She then hops back on the silver tray and it carries her back up the tree and lets her out the door in the tree. She then flies back to the Canterlot library and enters the archives where she soon finds scrolls upon scrolls on Fuera. She reads through these over the following hours before returning with the new information back to her own castle. Once she arrives back at the castle, she helps the Empress plant the fire berry tree in the central garden outside the palace. They then say the Fuera prayer over the flower together before presenting the tree to the ponies. Once this is done, Twilight returns to her library where she is soon greeted by her sister in law and brother. 

"Twilight," says Cadence in panic, "Flurry Heart is missing!"

"What!" says Twilight. "We gotta go find her!" 

"I have a squad out searching for her right now but with little success," replies Shining. "What are we gonna do? I'm freakin' out!" 

Twilight then heads out in search of Flurry Heart alongside Cadence and her brother. They search all over Equestria for her as well as over the other kingdoms including a visit to Star Streak's village. That is where they find her clinging to Star Streak's right hoof. "How'd she get all the way here?" says Cadence puzzled.

"I have no solid idea, but a slight theory on how," says Star Streak. "Young Alicorns have a way of locating others of their breed that older Alicorns don't tend to have." 

"Well, wow, I never knew that," replies Cadence. Star Streak then hands the little filly back to Cadence. 

"Well, there is a way to curb that need," says Star Streak, "if I may." Cadence nods and gives him the go ahead. Star Streak then casts a spell on Flurry Heart that blocks her alicorn radar ability. Cadence then breathes a sigh of relief and thanks Star Streak before flying off followed by Twilight while Shining runs along underneath them. A few hours later, they arrive back in Equestria and drop Flurry Heart off in her room and lock all the windows and doors so she can't escape again. Once Flurry is handled, Twilight tells Cadence and Shining about her research on the Empress's goddess Fuera that she discovered. 

"Wow, that goddess sounds like Celestia," says Cadence.

"I know, that's what I thought," replies Twilight. "But I didn't want to tell the Empress that. I didn't want to be rude."

"You did right," replies Cadence as she puts her hoof on Twilight's shoulder. The three then leave the room and head down to the center of Equestria where they enjoy a Freedom Festival along with the ponies they rule. Things may be far from normal now but even so, Twilight can definitely agree that she's glad she still has her family.