//------------------------------// // What was it that got Spike here? // Story: What Lurks Beneath The Surface // by KOTLCfan //------------------------------// The group was searching for Spike since he disappeared for a bit. Question is where... Flutter-Shy was currently looking for them since they left her at camp with Angel, the bunny. After hearing a scream, Flutter-Shy was worried and had to leave Angel. Twilight heard a scream in the distance and frowned. "What was that?" Rainbow-Dash asked. "Was it just me or was someone just screaming...?" Rainbow-Dash landed on the ground and trotted alongside them. "I sure hope Flutter-Shy is alright." Rarity commented, bitterly. "Who knows what could have happened to her!" Rarity said. Pinkie-Pie looked deflated. Rarity noticed. "What's wrong, dear?" She asked. Pinkie-Pie didn't answer and the deep silence of the woods seemed to swallow them. Rarity tried to fill in the silence again. "Apple-Jack, don't you have anything to say?" Rarity asked and looked behind herself at Apple. Apple-Dash wasn't there. "Where is Apple-Jack?!" Rarity exclaimed as the others began to notice she wasn't there, too. "Over here, and girls, I think you may want to see this!" Apple-Jack said in her country voice. Twilight came over to where the voice came from and Rarity, Rainbow-Dash, and Pinkie-Pie followed. There, down in a pit, was Spike!! "HOW DID YOU GET HERE?" Twilight exclaimed, looking down at the dragon. "I thought you went on a walk or something!" Twilight continued her rant. "I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU! Everypony was worried sick." Twilight said and opened her mouth to say more but she was cut off by Spike. "It's not a big deal. I fell into a hole, okay?" Spike said, in a quiet voice. "Before you guys start freaking out and asking me a ton of questions you should know that I was on a walk, and I saw something shiny. I ran towards the shiny thing. And fell into a hole." Spike said, dully, as Rainbow lifted him out of his pit. A voice they knew very well came from behind them. "Well, you should have told us!" Flutter-Shy exclaimed, not loudly, as everyone turns towards her. "And I saw what chased you, it wasn't just a shiny thing so don't lie." She said. Spike sighed and looked at her as he said, "Maybe." The girls stared at him, shocked. "What was it, then?" and "SOMETHING CHASED YOU?!" and "YOU POOR, POOR THING! WHO DID IT?!" and a bunch more questions which were all thrown at him as soon as he said it. The ponies were talking on top of themselves and all over the place. "How do you know this, Flutter-Shy?" Was finally asked between the frantic questions and Flutter-Shy smiled. "Angel found the weird creature. Angel came to find me after I went to look for you." Flutter-Shy smiled, shyly. "It would have got me if it weren't for Angel." Flutter-Shy said and laughed as the little bunny came out of hiding and glared at the rest of the girls. His murderous glare rested on Spike and said something like, 'YOU LET HER GET INTO DANGER!' Pinkie frowned. "I wish I could have brought Gummy! Oh..." Pinkie-Pie exclaimed and lowered her head. "Poor Gummy, I wonder what Gummy is doing." Pinkie mumbled and began talking to herself. Twilight cleared her throat. "Sorry to interrupt, but... what did the creature look like and what kind of creature was it?" Twilight asked, trying to get everyone back on topic. "I thought we were going to enjoy a little break." Twilight tried. Spike and Flutter-Shy shared a look. "What?" Twilight tilted her head, slightly due to curiosity. "We... don't know." Flutter-Shy mumbled, looking at Angel who was looking at Spike. "It was shiny..." Spike tried. "It was very fast and had a glint... it moved too fast to tell but I think it was blue." Spike said. "I think that it is purple, but somewhere around those colors if not." Flutter-Shy looked up at the group. "Sorry." Pinkie-Pie looked at her. "You don't need to be. Let's just go back to the camp and enjoy some sleep!" Pinkie said speaking for everyone. Everyone agreed and Rainbow-Dash and Apple-Jack lead the way while Angel trotted alongside them. ~~AT CAMPSITE~~ "YAY! Marshmallow time!" Pinkie exclaimed and started to bounce, her pink curls bouncing too. "I CANNOT WAIT!" Pinkie hollers. Rainbow-Dash looks and her and smiles. "Calm your horses down! You seem more wild than a bucking bronco, right now." Apple-Jack says before Rainbow does. Rainbow bursts into fits of laughter. "No way! County Apple-Jack is back!" Rainbow-Dash sings and wipes a tear away. "That is just too darn funny!" Rainbow-Dash imitates and tries to copy Apple's voice. "That's just plain rude!" Apple-Jack protested but Spike was laughing hard too and walked over to Rainbow, Pinkie followed suit. "That's not funny!" But by the way the trio were acting, it sure seemed like it was. "I think that Apple dear wasn't funny, it didn't make sense what you said, Rainbow." Rarity chimed in, defending the pony who wouldn't even wear an outfit she made without complaining. Eventually Spike got the others calmed down after calming down himself. By then, everyone had a wonderful first day and went to sleep after pitching their tents, and had dreams of what could happen tomorrow.