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// A normal day? 
// Story: The Disappearance of Lariette 
// by soulykrogan 
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One morning in a shop called Gems and Accessories,There was a yellow Earth Pony with Pink and Mint Green Mane named
Lariette Emeralds cleaning up her shop,she was waiting for her friends to come pick her up so they can go on that weekend
outing they've been planning.After she was done cleaning up,she went to her room to prepare.

Meanwhile in Cloudsdale,there were two Pegasus  preparing themselves to go to an outing,they are both Lariette's friends,the female one is named Rain Feathers,the male one is named Windy,Windy was already finished everything he needed to do before leaving and is now waiting for his roommate Rain. "Hey Rain come on,don't want to keep Lari waiting!" he called out to Rain,Rain was up in her room brushing her mane,she put down the comb for a moment and replied to Windy "i'll be right down,just hold on a few more seconds!". Windy then simply replied a simple "ok" and waited. Rain soon came down and asked him "ready to go?" Windy replied a simple "yes" and they both flew downwards towards Ponyville

Meanwhile back down somewhere in Ponyville,there was a small clinic owned by a Lavender coloured Earth Pony named 
Lavender Sunshine,She was just taking care of her last patient for the day before leaving and letting the next doctor take 
charge,"Okay now young filly,Stay off that wing for about a week and you will be fine." Lavender told the young filly who 
sprained her wing because she accidentally crashed into a tree and landed on her wing."thank you doctor!" said the filly. 
Lavender opened the door and sign her telling her she can leave now,The filly left and Lavender got out her doctor coat and 
prepared to leave,near the exit the nurse bid her goodbye as she leaves,"Have a pleasant day Doctor Lavender." said the 
nurse. "You too Lovejoy." Said Lavender as she left and closed the door behind her.

At the local Library,Twilight Sparkle was rearranging her books neatly and accordingly to their sections,"Oh,History of 
Equestria,that goes into history of course,The Ballad of..." and on and on she goes rearranging and re-shelving the books,
when suddenly spike came into the main Library room and showed Twilight a calendar. "Hey Twilight,i just noticed this here   
on the calender,shouldn't you get going soon?" Twilight used her magic and levitated the Calender out of spike's hand and 
flew it in front of her. 'Outing with Lariette and her friends' was written on the square of July 7th. " *gasp* oh no!,how could i
forget the invitation Lariette sent me! Spike! watch the Library while i'm gone okay?" Spike just let out a little giggle and said 
"Sure thing Twilight,now just go on ahead and have fun,Lariette and the others are probably waiting" Twilight gasped again 
and said "You're right Spike,See you!" as she opened the door with her magic and ran out of the Library while closing the door behind her.

Back at Lariette's shop,she was preparing five cups of Apple Juice because she was expecting her friend to come very soon and they were going to confirm the locations they were going to while walking around Ponyville. Somewhere in Ponyville Town Square Lavender was walking towards Lariette's house when she saw Twilight Sparkle, She called out to her and Twilight approached him. "Hello Twilight,Good to see you,shall we get going together then?" Twilight was a little bit tired from running because she thought she might have been late. She took a few breaths and replied "Yes,let's go".

Rain and Windy was very close to the ground,they wanted to land directly in front of Lariette's house but they saw Twilight and Lavender so they called to them from above and landed in front of them. "Looks like we're all here,now lets go to Lariette's shop." Said Windy to the whole group. Everypony nodded and they walked together to Lariette's house

Back at Lariette's shop,she heard a knock at her door, She went to open it and saw that all of her friends have came, "Welcome Everypony! come on in I've prepared Apple Juice for all of you." They all went in and Lariette closed the door, After they all sat down and got comfortable, Windy, As discussed, is the leader of the whole group so he explains their idea to the whole group all over again like they did last week. "Okay,so first we'll go to the park, Then we go to the Everfree Forest because Lavender wanted to do some research on them, And then we'll go to the Mountains to help Lariette collect some gems to restock her shop. Lastly we will then go back to Ponyville by Night time, Is this schedule good everypony?" They all just nodded in agreement. Windy then raised his hoof and said "Well then,lets get going!" They all left the shop, With Lariette being the last one to exit and locks the door behind her. They all walked towards the park.

At the park there were lots of ponies out in the park enjoying their day as well, Families,Group of Friends,even couple, all of them just enjoying the peaceful day. But despite all of this, somewhere a certain somepony was all alone and sad. She is a travelling Unicorn named Alouette Emeralds. Her sister left home when she was very young, She couldn't remember anything  about her sister at all except for the name of her sister,Lariette Emeralds. Now she is travelling all over Equestria looking for her sister, Now Alouette is looking for her in a small town called Ponyville, Back at the park Windy and Rain was sitting alone together on a hill. "Today feels very great doesn't it Rain?" Rain was just sitting there being quiet, But when Windy asked her that she responded "H-huh? oh yes it does." Windy was curious as to why Rain's acting weird so he got closer and asked "Anything wrong Rain? just tell me i might be able to help." Rain tried not to look suspicious at all and replied calmly "No, nothing's wrong I'm just thinking about stuff." Windy believes her and offered a hoof and said "Come on,let's go meet up with the others." Rain actually has a crush on Windy but she's not ready to say it yet,she touched Windy's hoof and Windy pulled her up on her feet, They both walked towards the center of the park where they promised to regroup at.

Meanwhile somewhere else in park, Lariette and Lavender was sitting together on a park bench,they're talking about how each other's business was doing. "So Lavender, How was work today? not too many ponies came in i hope." Lavender gave a smile and replied "No, only one, A young filly Pegasus. She Crashed into a tree while flying and landed on her wing." Lariette was slightly shocked to hear it and said "Oh my,was it serious?" Lavender just gave another smile and said "No,she just sprained her wing a bit, It'll heal in about a week." Lariette was very relieved to hear that the young filly wasn't badly injured. Lavender looked at her and said "Well it's nice to know you care about others,how's business with you then?" Lariette looked at Lavender and said "Oh good,Famous ponies always come into my shop even though it's just a plain old shop." Lavender giggled a little and said "That's good to know, let's head back shall we?" Lariette shook her head and said "You go on ahead, I'm gonna stay  here a little bit longer." Lavender got off the bench and stood up and said "Suit yourself,come meet us later then Lari." She walked away towards the center of the park leaving Lariette alone.

Just a few meters away from her,Lariette saw a pony whose colours looked just like hers,except darker. She approached Lariette and asked "Excuse me,miss? Do you know where is there a Jewel shop here?" Lariette got off the bench and stood up and said "Oh there's only one of those here, It's my shop. Do you need something?" The pony looked quite surprised and she instantly asked. "Miss, this is important, is you name...Lariette Emeralds?" Lariette was surprised as well because a pony she never met before knows her name so she asked "Y-yes i am, How do you know me?" The pony hugged Lariette,which caught her by surprise, The pony then said "Sis...it's me, Alouette, You remember me right?" Lariette then had a flashback, She remembered the baby sister she always cared for, but after she went travelling with Rain Feathers, She never did think of coming back to visit her parents and forgot about Alouette. "How could i have forgotten about my little sister all these years.." Lariette hugged Alouette back and they both cried a little "Of course i remember you, You're the one and only little baby sister that i have always cared for." they let go of each other and wiped their tears. Alouette had something she always wanted to tell her sister when she finds her, Now that she found her sister she told her "Guess what sis? i can do magic now." Lariette smiled and said "Haha, Really now. Show me some." Alouette readies herself and her horn started glowing. "Okay sis,if you insist." She casted a spell and a bright flashed occured, Blinding Lariette causing her to cover her eyes with her hooves. When she opened them, she saw..Herself. Alouette on the other hoof, Saw herself as well. Lariette panicked slightly and asked "Alouette what did you do?" Alouette tries to calm down and said "H-how did this happen? all i wanted to do was levitate you." Lariette let out a laugh and said. "It's okay I'm not angry or anything, It's just that i have friends waiting and i really have to go now." Alouette sighed and said "I'm sorry sis, I messed up." Lariette hugged her and said "It's okay, For now let's think about what we're going to do about this" They both sat there on the bench thinking on what to tell the others and how are they going to reverse it.