//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: Big Mac's Carnival Ride // by CrimsonRose97 //------------------------------// “Come on! Zecora’s not that far from here!” Diamond Tiara shouted at Silver Spoon as they trek through the Everfree forest. Well, carried by their servants, riding on their carriage through the thick forest. “Ugh, why are we in the creepy forest?” Silver Spoon groaned as she waved a fan in her hoof to cool herself off in this humid day. “It better be important.” Diamond swatted a bug out of her face before turning towards her friend. “Since I’ll be taking over my father’s business, I have to oversee trades from foreign ponies. He told me that our families done trade with the Zebras.” “But she’s one zebra.” “But she’s a special one with potions and brews that daddy uses for his stores. When I take over, i’ll have to work with her. So I’m dipping my hoof in so to speak.” “Well, why do I have to come? I got studying to do. Manehatten Tech isn’t gonna enroll me on my own.” Silver said, adjusting her glasses. Diamond stuck her tongue out at her. “Silver, as my best friend, you’re going to enroll that school. Daddy says so.” Silver rolled her eyes as the carriage rolled further in. After several hours, night descended upon the forest.Losing their way into the darkness. “Ugh! We should’ve been there. What happened?!” Diamond snapped at the carriage ponies. “We don’t know, m’lady,” one of them huffed in exhaustion. “Ooh, you two are gonna be in big trouble with my daddy!” DT threatened them. “How hard is it to follow a marked trail!?” “M’lady, the markers were moved,” the other told her. “WELL FIND THEM!” “DT, I think I wanna go home now,” Silver Spoon mentioned. “This place is giving me the creeps.” Dt huffed, not even listening to her. She was more focused with the two in front of them, giving them hell on how they are doing a poor job and whatnot. “Diamond? Did you hear me?” “Yeah, yeah, just give us a moment and we’ll be there soon.” Diamond said briskly. “Well guys! Break time’s over, MOVE IT!” The stallions looked at each other, both not believing that they were taking orders from a little filly before they moved forward. They haven’t even gotten five feet when one of the wheels of the carriage was shattered to splinters, causing the fillies to fall off with a scream in the mud. “DIAMOND!” Silver shouted. “Augh! My mane! Oh you two are so gonna be fired for this!” “That’s it, THAT’S IT!” Silver spoon stood up, grabbing her glasses from the mud,wiping the mud off and putting them back on her and glared at DT. “It’s late, I’m tired, I’m going home!” “You can’t find your way back.” DT huffed, trying to find her tiara… which was now missing. “I can find my way,” she said as she went over to the stallions who were frantically trying to repair the carriage. She told one of the to accompany her back “I’ll see you tomorrow, DT.” “So, you are just going to leave me?” Diamond asked her as she tried to look for her crown. It should be here with her. She was wearing it on her head! “Out here? Alone?!” “You’re not alone, you got Blazy there. I’ll take Hazy.” She waved at DT before Silver Spoon and Hazy left the others. “I’m sorry, Lady Tiara,” Blazy said as he was unable to repair the wheel. “But the wheel is unrepairable.” “I don’t care about the wheel, I’m looking for my tiara,” Diamond said as she frantically searched for it. “If mother finds out that I lost it again, she’s going to kill me, LITERALLY! Find it!” The two searched for the tiara through the mud and thicket, through where they had stopped previously, still no where for it to be found. “This can’t be happening!!” Diamond Tiara screamed in anger. She lost her tiara, her mother would more likely kill her. “Lady Diamond, I think we should make camp for the night, it’s dark out here. Timber wolves stalk this place.” Blazy said. Diamond threw her hoof at his face. “We are not doing anything till I get my -” The two froze in place when an eerie sound of music echoed in the forest.