//------------------------------// // Chapter 1- The Necklaces // Story: The Enchanted Necklaces // by TwilieTheFoal //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash was soaring high in the sky. The wind was rushing through her mane, as she busted some more clouds. After the clouds were gone, the sun started shining, making sun beams over the ponies on the ground below. Rainbow Dash then heard Berry Punch shouting her name. "Thanks Rainbow Dash! I love it when the sun shines on me!" Shouted Berry Punch, who was walking her daughter Pina Colada, to school. "You're welcome! Have a great day at school Pina Colada!" Called Dash, waving to 10-year old, Pina Colada. "I will!" Yelled Pina Colada, waving at Dash. Rainbow Dash headed towards the Everfree forest, busting the clouds overhead. She was about to go past the forest when she suddenly saw 2 shiny things on the ground. Since she was so high up, she couldn't see what the shiny things were, so she flew down to the entrance of the Everfree forest, landing on the dirt trail that leads to the Everfree forest. Once her hooves touched the ground, she saw the 2 shiny things that were now seen as 2 necklaces. The necklaces were a lavender color, both read the word 'friendship' on it. But, one of the necklaces and an apple on it, while the other had a diamond on it. Naturally Dash thought of Applejack and Rarity. She then checked left and right, making sure that nopony was looking, before snatching them up with her hooves, hiding them in her rainbow mane. Rainbow Dash then spread her wings and lifted her hooves off the ground, going back into the sky. Rainbow Dash was about to fly to Rarity's when she heard Twilight calling her name. "Rainbow Dash!" Rainbow Dash flew down to Twilight's castle, her hooves touching the dirt street. "What's up Twilight?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "Can you come inside the castle?" Twilight asked, not even letting Dash answer as she pulled Rainbow Dash inside her castle. "Uh. What's going on?" Asked Rainbow Dash, confused. She then saw her friends, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, and Starlight Glimmer in the castles main hall. She then turned to Twilight. "What's going on?" Rainbow Dash repeated. "Me and Starlight have to tell all of you something important." Twilight answered, facing everypony. "What is it Twilight?" Fluttershy asked. "Me, Starlight and Spike are going to the Crystal Empire for a week to visit Flurry Heart and the others." Twilight explained. "Why can't we come?" Asked Dash. "Because I still need ponies here in case of Friendship emergencies. Plus, me and Starlight want to be somewhere... else for a little bit. And Spike wants to see his fans again." Twilight said, smiling nervously. "Oh." The others said in unison. Then, there was awkward silence. "Well, uh. Twilight, we have to catch our train, right!" Starlight said, breaking the silence, sweating as she smiled nervously. "What? But our train doesn't leave until-." Starlight frowned as she made motions with her body. "Oh! Yeah, right. Our, train!" Twilight yelled suddenly. Then she and Starlight levitated their suitcases, walking out of the castle and to the train station. "Ok. Well, anyways, can I talk to Rarity and Applejack." Rainbow Dash asked. Pinkie Pie left the castle to go back to sugarcube corner. And Fluttershy left the castle to go to her cottage where her animal friends were. Leaving Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity alone together in the main hall. "What is it darling?" Rarity asked. "Um, I saw some necklaces on the ground and I couldn't help but think of you two when I picked them up." Rainbow Dash explained, taking the 2 lavender necklaces out of her mane, showing the two ponies her finds. "Oh. Well, they are magnificent darling, but, they're so... plain." Rarity said, not trying to sound too harsh. "Plain? What do you mean?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "What I mean is that it has no design. Why would you think of me and Applejack?" Answered Rarity. "Well, I saw that on one necklace there was an apple on it. And a diamond on the other. Plus, they both say 'friendship' on them. So I thought of you two." Rainbow Dash explained. Rarity then took a closer look. "Oh. So there is a design on them. Silly me." Rarity said. Then Applejack looked down at the other necklace very carefully and saw the word 'friendship' written on it. "Well. It does say friendship." Applejack stated. "So! Put them on!" Rainbow said excitedly. "Alright, alright. Though I do wish it came in a different color like.... fuchsia, or blue." Rarity complained, before putting it around her neck. "Quite your fussin'. Lavender is....nice." Applejack said, as she too put the lavender necklace around her neck. After they did that, a bright white started illuminating Rarity and Applejack's body. It increased in brightness and then....it stopped. Rainbow Dash then saw, what should have been a grown up Rarity and Applejack, two tiny foals. One was a light orange with a blonde mane and tail and had green eyes, she also had freckles all over her face. The other foal was a white unicorn with blue eyes and a curly, purple mane. Then Dash realized that the two foals were... "APPLEJACK! RARITY!" Rainbow Dash screamed. Applejack saw that she and Rarity were foals. After the shock, they started to cry. "No, no, no, no, no! This can't be happening!" Rainbow Dash said worriedly. They can't be foals. Applejack has to take care of her family at Sweet Apple Acres. While Rarity has to run her boutique. If they can't then, what will happen. Rainbow Dash started to pace back and forth while Applejack and Rarity continued to cry. "Oh! Maybe Twilight and Starlight will know what to do!" Rainbow Dash said, totally forgetting about Twilight and Starlight's trip. "No. They're at the Crystal Empire." "But, if they aren't here than who else knows about strange magic? Who would know about Everfree Forest magic?" Then Rainbow Dash remembered that Zecora lived in the Everfree Forest. "Oh! Zecora might know!" Rainbow Dash then took foal Rarity and Applejack in her arms and placed them carefully on her back, her wings shielding them so that they don't fall off her back while she's in flight. Then, she flew out the door and to the Everfree Forest. Rainbow Dash and her 2 foalified friends entered the Everfree Forest. Rainbow Dash and the 2 foals walked through the trail of the Everfree Forest that leads to Zecora's hut. She made a Dash for it once she heard some movements in a bush. Once she was sure she couldn't hear any more bushes rustling, she moved forward, only to see that she had ran so far that she had already reached the hut that belonged to the rhyming zebra Zecora. "Phew! We're here!" Rainbow Dash said, wiping her sweaty forehead, before walking up to the door of the hut. 'Knock, knock' was the noise Dash made. She did it a few more times, still no answer. She was about to fly to one of her windows when a figure opened the door. That figure, was Zecora.