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// Another Adventure 
// Story: Frozen Family 
// by Melody Song 
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"You're back." Spitfire came up and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "How'd it go?"

"Good, I think. But the Princeththeth thaid that if I want to know more about them, I need to gather the four rotheth of the theathonth." Fleetfoot replied

"The whats?" Rainbow asked, she and Soarin came up beside Spitfire. The four friends walked to Spitfire's office while Fleetfoot explained.

"They were hidden a long time ago, the Princeththeth think they could help me underthtand more about my magic. I think they might help with my nightmareth too."

"Well, looks like we're on another adventure." Rainbow said jokingly.

"Looks like it." Soarin agreed.

"Ha-ha. You don't have to come you know."

"Are you kidding Fleet? This is cool." Rainbow replied.

"Yeah, I'm definitely in." Soarin added

"What about you?" Fleetfoot asked Spitfire, who smiled at her.

"I'm by your side until the end Fleet. No matter what." Spitfire leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.

"So, what's first?" Rainbow asked

"Can we hear the rhyme you told us about?" Soarin asked

"I-I don't want to thay it, my lithp will mangle it." Fleetfoot replied

"Honey, we can always do what you used to when we were little." Spitfire suggested

"What did you guys do? You always leave me out of everything!" Rainbow whined, and Soarin nuzzled her.

"Sorry Dashie, it's just...you're so close to us now that sometimes we forget you didn't grow up with us."

"I'll take it as a compliment on my loyalty. Anyway, what did you used to do?"

"Sometimes Fleet would be too shy to speak in front of the other foals at school, so she'd whisper to one of us what she wanted to say and then we'd say it for her. Ponies usually just assumed she was shy and didn't question it." Spitfire explained, then turned back to Fleet. "Well, what do you think?"

"I guethth that would work." Fleetfoot agreed.

"Okay, so tell me, and I'll tell them." Spitfire nuzzled her gently. Fleetfoot whispered the first verse into Spitfire's ear.

"Spring's rose stands
In waters deep and true
All alone."

Spitfire repeated for her. Fleetfoot then told the second and third verses.

"Summer's rose lies
Where memories drown
Cloaked in disguise

Fall's rose is within
A song where all magic is answered
Concealed in the crowd."

Fleetfoot then told her the fourth and final verse.

"This one's a little different:

The rose of Winter is hardest of all
When you brave what you most fear
It can be found inside."

"Well, that's not so difficult." Rainbow replied

"What?!" they all asked. Rainbow shrugged.

"Yeah. Fleet said that the riddle would lead us to the most recent places they were supposedly. If we go off of that, then Summer and Fall's roses are simple."

"Then what are the answers? Are you trying to test our patience?" Spitfire asked. Rainbow just smirked.