Back in Canterlot...
"Oh where in Tartars can she be?" Suzy asked after the sixth team came back saying they had found nothing.
"Well it might not help that she's part Changeling, meaning she can blend into the crowd," Eric said helping Sarah watch the kids because Jack was out looking for Emma himself.
"THAT'S IT!" Suzy cried getting everyone's attention.
"What is?" Sarah asked.
"Emma's a Changeling with shape-shifting powers, but the doll isn't," she explained snapping up a two-way radio and spoke into it.
"Jack? Jack come in..." she said beginning to pace. "Jack can you hear me?"
'Yeah I hear you Suzy,' Jack said sounding frustrated 'Any good news on your end because I've got nothing. Nopony's seemed to of seen her. It's like she's not even here.'
"Only in the form of an idea," Suzy replied excited and hoping this will work. "Don't look for Emma... Look for the doll..."
'Because the doll can't change form... Jack said slowly piecing the puzzle together 'Ok I'll try it. But I doubt it will help. Emma's the best at Hide and Seek remember... Over and out.'
"Er... What does Hide and Seek got to do with any of this?" Rainbow asked the other ponies nodding confusion saying they want an answer.
"He means... If Emma doesn't want to be found," Sarah said playing snap with Sophie "She hardly ever is."
Just then a guard came running into the room a scroll with the sign of the Crystal Empire in his magical grasp.
"News from the Crystal Empire, Your Highness," he said bowing and taking off his helmet.
Taking the the scroll into her grasp, Celestia read the note.
"Get Jack back on the device, Suzy," she said smiling "It seems we've found her. Or rather Shining Armour has."
"WHAT IS SHE DOING IN THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE!" Jack yelled a ring of ice and snow exploding from him, making everyone duck.
"How did she even get there?" he asked after calming down a bit and a few swears.
"Shining says she told him something told her to go into the Canterlot Caves and she ended up in the wasteland of the Frozen North," Twilight said checking they had everything they needed to go there.
"But what does He want that's in the Crystal Empire enough to make Emma go there?" Sarah asked taking her hands off of Sophie's ears, speaking of Sombra.
"A way to come back to Equestria no doubt," Eric said taking his hands off of Billy's ears. "Not sure how he's going to do it from there though."
"Probably with something what's behind the door she saw in her dream when she got the thing," Sarah said after thinking for a bit.
"What door?" the ponies asked together Twilight looking the most worried.
"When she first got the thing, Emma had a dream about being in the Crystal Empire," Sarah began "She said something about a staircase and a door, but I woke her up before she could see what was behind it."
"Were the stairs going up or down?" Twilight asked after a bit.
"Down. Why?"
"We need to get there even faster then," Twilight said as she began to pace and mutter to herself. "Behind that door is Sombra's private study which holds enough power and dark magic to bring him back."
"But can't the first door, the one before the stairs only be opened with dark magic?" Rainbow Dash asked making sure she understood.
"Yes," Jack said answering for Twilight "But although Emma can't do that sort of magic, it appears that Sombra's found a way to use her like a puppet meaning he can do it instead. Now come on..." he said pulling out one of his portal snowglobes "Are we going to save Emma or not?"
With that and a cry of 'The Crystal Empire' the main six, Discord, Eric, Sarah, Jack, Suzy, Sophie and Billy were in and gone.
Crystal Empire
In the Crystal Empire, Emma was in the middle of playing with Skyla, Cadence and Shining Armour's two year old filly who was just learning to fly.
"That's it Skyla... Now keep your balance like this..." Emma said in her Pegasus form, but using her chaos magic to stay afloat while she showed Skyla how to use her wings. "That's it! Now flap and..."
And she was off around the throne room flying all over the place.
Smiling Emma stopped using her chaos magic and started chasing Skyla and a game of tag was begun.
They were ten minutes into the game (it was 4 - 3) when Cadence came in.
"Oh girls time for lunch," she said smiling sweetly.
"Ok..." the girls said coming down, Emma changing back to being human and running over to her doll. Once she had it they followed Cadence to the dining hall where lunch was being served.
"So we have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, crisps, cookies, corn on the cob..." Cadence began listing the food as they entered to Emma giving suggestions.
"Honey sandwiches and chocolate chip cookies please," Emma said quietly but smiling.
"Ok there you are," Cadence said giving the girl a plate with what she requested on it to her. "Now what drink would you like?"
"Orange please."
"Coming right up. How about you go sit yourself down and start and we'll come over when we're ready," Cadence said kindly showing Emma where to go.
Nodding Emma took the plate and with her doll under her arm went over to the table sitting closer to the shadows for some reason, but Cadence didn't question her.
Just as Cadence was about to get something for her and Skyla, a guard came in and over to her.
"You highness, they have arrived and are waiting in the plaza to see you, and they say they have some news about Miss Emma they need to tell you with out her being there," he said bowing.
"Really?" Cadence said looking over to Emma wondering what it could be "Ok Diamond thank you..."
With that she looked to Emma once more to check she was alright before leaving, Skyla close to he mummy's heels.
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Emma was just finishing her sandwich and about to start her cookie when she began to hear whispers and feel tired.
With out knowing what she was doing, Emma got down from the table, grabbed her doll and began to head off to the throne room, a sleepy look on her face.