Chapter 10: Rescue Attempt No. 2.
~After twenty minutes of walking along the road, the Rainbooms, Stitch and Spike spotted a walled off amusement park and assumed that must be the place. But, all they could see was the tip top ferris wheel. The wall was so high that it stood at least three times the girls' own height. Lightning thought that it must have taken really heavy machines to build such a wall.~
"That's the park?" quired Rainbow.
"Must be." Sunset answered, still staring up and over the wall.
"Hm. Looks nothing like the picture on the leaflet." Lightning complained.
"Gotta say though, it's very well built." Twilight observed. "Talk about high security and keeping things in place and hidden."
"Well, they don't want girls goin' in or findin' out 'bout this, now do they?" Applejack stared.
"I suppose not."
Rarity sighed. "Men truly are a mystery." She said, shaking her head. "And selfish, mind you. Why not share this park with others?"
"No idea." Applejack answered. "But, never mind that for now. We just gotta go an' get Jace and Fluttershy back!"
"Do you reckon it's safe to climb up the wall and take a look inside?" Spike asked.
~As the girls looked up at the wall to see if climbing would be a possibility, a squirrel began to scale it. But as it reached about halfway up, a dart came from nowhere and struck the small animal on its back. It fell back down to the ground and didn't move. The girls pulled an uneasy face and Rarity's mouth gaped open.~
"Yea-no." Twilight said, answering his question.
"Yeah, too much security and guards. Maybe we can get a better view from the top of that tall hill." Lightning pointed left at a mountain hill. "Come on."
~The hill definitely proved to be very tall and more like a mountain. Once everyone made it to the top, they could see the inside of the park. Then, they noticed the field filled with caravans. Not one spot was free. The girls gazed at them in amazement.~
"Oh my good glory...Look at all those caravans…"
Rarity sighed. "Oh, I do hope Jace and Fluttershy are alright."
"Me too...So how are we going to get inside?" Rainbow asked.
"Well, we could try tunnelin' our way in…" Applejack suggested.
"Or, Lightning could fly us all in." Stitch barked.
Lightning slowly turned to her dog. "I can not fly everyone in. You are all too heavy. I do not have super strength."
"Hmm, you know...How in the hay did the boys get Fluttershy inside the park?" Applejack wondered.
"Well, maybe they didn't, maybe they left her in their caravan." Lightning shrugged.
Twilight shook her head. "They wouldn't. It's dangerous to leave someone in a vehicle for a long period of time. I think they would know that."
"Ok, Maybe, they were sneaky...or maybe they disguised her-I-don't-know."
Rainbow puts on a thinking face. "Disguise….Hey! That's a good idea!" Everyone glanced at her. "What if we disguise ourselves as boys and go in and look around?"
Lightning raised a brow and nodded. "Well, it's an option, but we don't have any boy clothes and makeup to look like boys and-"
"Lightning, darling." Rarity interrupted. "Say no more. I will come up with the disguises. Good thing I carry my emergency case full of sewing equipment with me." She made a giant case appear out of thin air.
"Of course you do." Applejack smiled, while rolling her eyes.
"Wow. Yeah, not even gonna ask where that came from." Lightning said.
~Rarity opened up her case and a full-on desk replaced it. A sewing machine was planted in the centre while fabric surrounded it, very neatly folded. She sat down and immediately got to work. After half an hour, Rarity was finishing the final piece of clothing for Rainbow Dash. The fashion girl threw the top over Rainbow's head and she put it on, it fit like a glove. After Rainbow got her head through the shirt, Rarity stuck a small plaster on her nose.~
"There you go, Rainbow Dash. Perfect."
"Thanks, Rarity!"
~As Rainbow nodded at Rarity, Lightning and Sunset were admiring their new style. Lightning tied her hair in a ponytail and tried to make it look as untidy as possible, so it looks like she doesn't care. Her outfit almost remained the same but the only difference was; she had a larger jacket, no pink, instead it was replaced with the colour yellow, and sunglasses over her eyes. Sunset drew a pencil thin beard on her with black eyeshadow. She adjusted the cap on her head and tried to tuck her hair inside it. She also wore sunglasses. Her outfit was a light red jacket over a white shirt and ripped trousers the same colour as her leggings.~
"Hmm, not bad. Not bad at all."
"Yeah. We look great." Sunset said.
"Well, not everyone."
~Lightning and Sunset turn to look at Applejack's clothing, they almost burst into laughter. A miniature propeller hat was stuck on top of her head and the strong wind was making it spin like crazy. She wore a red and blue striped top with blue dungarees over it. Practically, all she needed was a swirly rainbow lollipop and she would be perfect. Finally, Twilight appeared wearing a simple blue hoodie over a smart polo shirt. Her jeans were blue and were tightly buckled up with a belt. She threw the hoodie over her head and tucked her hair inside it.~
Lightning tried to clear her throat and go through the plan. "Anyways...haha, sorry, Applejack. Umm, we'll split up into 3 teams. Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity. You 3 will walk into the front entrance and look around for some sort of area that could contain prisoners. Stitch, Spike and I will keep a hawk's eye out for you, while Sunset and Twilight find an undetected way in, and maybe take out the guards so they won't be a problem later on."
"Sounds good." Sunset nodded.
"Got it. Let's go."
~Rainbow and Rarity slapped their hats onto their heads and tucked their hair in as they walked over to the entrance.~
"Good luck, 'Rainbow Blitz', 'Elusive' and…Applejack." Lightning shrugged unusually.
"Do I really need to wear this?" Applejack asked, pointing at her new hat. "I look pathetic."
"I think you look adorable, darling…" Rarity said while her eyes brightened and smiled. "And you are supposed to be a little boy, and all little boys wear cute propeller hats."
"None I've ever seen." Applejack replied, gritting through her teeth.
~Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity looked towards the entrance of the park. They got in the queue and awaited their turn nervously. They could see two armed guards searching and questioning everyone.~
Lightning nodded to Twilight and Sunset. "Ok, now, 'Dusk Shine' and 'Sundown Glare', you two go on and try to find another way in. Stitch, Spike and I need to fly."
~The two girls nodded and slid down the hill. Stitch and Spike ascended on Lightning's back again and she darted upwards to look over the park. Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity slipped along the line from one to another until they were almost at the front. The people in front of them chatted amiably to the guard, then walked in. When the guard called 'next', the girls came forwards.~
"Password?" He asked.
Rainbow's eyes widen. "Password?! Umm…"
"C-comics!" Rarity blurted out suddenly in the deepest voice she could manage.
The guard raised a brow. "Hm! You know, you guys look a little thin to be boys. But you do know the password, so I guess you can go in."
~The trio smiled and slipped roughly through the gates and scooted down the street.~
"How did you know the password?" Rainbow whispered to Rarity.
"I overheard the boys in front of us say it. Need to keep your ears clean, darling."
"That sure was lucky." Applejack admitted.
"Tsk! Yeah! Too lucky…"
~Meanwhile, chilling by the pool area, Frad was lying on a deck chair. He was tossing and turning in pain, as Rube rubbed some sort of ointment on his leg and ankle.~
"Oww! Hey!"
"Sorry, bro. Just, stop moving, I'm almost done. There."
~As Frad lifted himself up to see his leg, he frowned. His ankle did not look any better, if anything, he thinks it looks even worse.~
"Are you kidding me?" He sighed, turning to Rube angrily.
"It's not that bad." Rube shrugged. "I don't think anyone will notice."
~Just as he said that, a bunch of boys passed by. They glanced at Frad's leg and pointed at it and began to laugh. After they walked off, continuing to laugh, Frad glowered and clenched his fists.~
"No one, will notice? No one will notice? No one will notice?! No one will notice?!"
Rube sighed. "Ok, except them-"
"Yeah! They noticed! They noticed! I noticed! You noticed! We all noticed! I NOTICED!"
"Ok, ok, I get it. Calm down. I'm sorry. Me and my big mouth."
~Back to the entrance of the park, Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity exited from under the arch. The sun shone on their eyes instantly, but they cleared up after some moments. After they did, they looked and walked beyond the park. They were in the sort of fair that had shelves filled with small figurines, and cuddly toys, and games. It made Applejack and Rarity feel like they were in Equestria Land again, sadly it didn't feel good for them. Neither did it for Rainbow Dash, who was staring up at the roller coaster and the screaming people. Her phobia began building up again, but thankfully, Applejack snapped her back with a light arm tug.~
"Wow."
"Tsk. Yeah. Talk about weird." Holding onto her small hat, Applejack looked around in vain.
"Looks just like Equestria Land…"
"Yes, however, I do not want to talk about it too much." murmured Rarity. "Let's just find Fluttershy and Jace, and get out of here. Ignore everybody you see, keep walking and don't make eye contact."
"Ok…"
~With a short nod, the girls surged forwards and the three began to walk out of the fair area over to the amusements. Ignoring the fun roller coasters, the smell of sweet and salty popcorn, peanut and candy floss, and the games, they kept surging. Rainbow counted the boys around them and came to a total of three hundred and fifty boys. It wasn't going to be easy finding their friends in this storm.~
"Jace?! Fluttershy?" Rarity called quietly.
"Where are ya?" Applejack added.
~The trio kept calling out until they made it to the pool area. They silently skulked behind and past the boys on the deck chairs to head for the last place they haven't searched yet, the abandoned building. They passed the last deck chair that Frad was lying on! He opened his eyes when he heard them calling for Jace and Fluttershy. Then he remembered that Fluttershy was the name of the girl that helped Jace in the camp. His eyes widened at the girls and he grew heavily suspicious.~
"Jace…? Fluttershy…? Hmm…"
~Frad watched the girls walk by slowly. Rainbow wasn't sure if it was her imagination, but she could feel he was watching them. They reached the front of the abandoned building, without noticing Chip, Rohas and another new boy now staring at them. They looked about the place.~
Rainbow cupped her mouth. "Jace, Fluttershy, are you two around here...somewhere?" She then noticed the boys staring. Applejack and Rarity then do too.
"Well, well," Chip began. "I have never seen you boys around here before."
"You look really skinny...have you ever worked out?" Rohas asked.
"3 times a day actually!" Rainbow retaliated.
Rarity began to chuckle nervously. "We're new to this town," She said, bringing back her deep voice. "We were trying to find a restroom, I guess we went the wrong way, so if you don't mind…"
~They began to walk backwards, but felt something behind them. It was three more boys. Two of them were Stato and Rogar, the other was a random.~
"Stato, it's the Tamias…" Rogar said, hanging his tongue out.
"Not now, Rogar…" Stato grumped, lightly knocking Rogar to the ground.
~Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity knew they were in trouble. Three girls might take on three boys, but six was more than they could handle. Nor they could run away, all the ways were blocked and Rarity might not be able to outrun them. They were trapped. The three suddenly looked right to see Frad approach them, he trampled softly over Rogar's body and smirked.~
"My friends... today, justice wears a blue bow and a smart white shirt."
~The three girls weren't listening to him. They were distracted and kept staring at Frad's broken, twisted leg.~
"Oh my goodness…" Rarity gasped quietly.
Rainbow cringed. "Ugh! What happened to your leg-"
"QUIET! You scums! You vermins!" He interrupted madly.
Rube dropped down. "Frad, calm down, man. Take it down a notch."
"No! You be QUIET too! I will not abide! Everyone just SHUT UP! SHUT UP! Don't you see?! We have girls on our premises!"
"Girls? No! We are tough boys like you!" cried Rainbow, putting on a deep voice.
"Yeah! Uh...bro?"
~Applejack pounded on her chest and held it up high. Rainbow and Rarity also stood up high and tried to smirk like they did, but Frad wasn't convinced by the slightest. He nodded at the two boys behind them and they ripped off the hats Rainbow and Rarity were wearing. They exclaimed 'hey' in their normal voices and their long hair fell out. Rarity dropped and clamped her mouth in dismay while Rainbow and Applejack gasped when they realised their cover had been blown.~
"Nice try, but no girl ever gets away from me and my clan and just sneaks into our private amusement park!" Frad shouted.
Rube came forwards. "We heard you say the name 'Jace.' So, we want to ask you some questions." He said, surprisingly politely.
Frad changed the mood again. "And make you suffer like I did. Take them to the 'station'. I've got something planned."
~Three pairs of slippery hands suddenly seized the girls from behind. They looked behind them at their captors and saw their tough faces. They also saw that they were wearing rubber gloves, because they think that touching girls will make them sick. Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity struggled as they were frogmarched away somewhere.~
"Oww! Hey!"
"Hey! Let go!"
"Unhand me!" Rarity demanded.
Rube rubbed the back of his neck. "What are we gonna do with them, bro?" He turned to Frad droopily.
"We are going to take these girls for a little joyride to hell! That's what!" He exclaimed before laughing evilly.
~Frad's laugh echoed upwards, where Lightning, Stitch and Spike were spying down on them. They saw the whole thing play out, and they were all both mad and concerned.
"Ohhh...this isn't good." Stitch groaned.
Lightning cried in worry. "Girls! No...This can't be happening!" She growled and was about to take flight when Spike stopped her.
"Lightning! What are you doing? You can't take on 7 boys! And even if the others join in, you will still be outnumbered by 3!"
"What should we do then?" Stitch whimpered.
Lightning groaned. "We need a plan. Let's go back to the car park and tell Sunset and Twilight about this. Then we can think of a plan together. Quickly." She looked around then flew off as quick as lightning.
~Meanwhile, still outside with the vans, Sunset and Twilight circled the park in hopes of finding a secret door or something to get in. With lighter steps, they looked around the final wall, they crept until Sunset noticed something wooden and blocky set inside the wall. A handle was sticking out and showed itself to indeed be a door leading inside. Twilight tugged the handle, but it wouldn't budge, not to her surprise.~
"It's locked!"
"We're going to have to find a way in to open it then." said Sunset. "Wait, you can use your magic! Just like when you opened the door to the supply closet in the movie studio to get Rainbow out."
"Oh my gosh, You're right! Ok then!" Twilight was about to touch her geode, but stopped when she heard strange noises.
"Hi-yah! Wah-ha!" a high-pitched voice boomed.
"Shh, Pinkie! Be quiet." another voice hissed.
Sunset and Twilight glanced at each other. "...Pinkie?!"
~They crept around the corner they came from again, and couldn't believe what they saw. Pinkie, Jace and Fluttershy flat against the wall. The girls looked up in bewilderment at the wall, while Jace was trying to figure out where to go from where they were. Sunset and Twilight hurried over to them before they moved again.~
"Jace! Fluttershy!" They both called.
Fluttershy turned and yelped at the two. "Umm...who are you?" she asked timidly and scaredly.
Sunset looked confused, but then she looked down. "Oh, excuse the disguises. It's us!" She removed her accessories, as did Twilight.
Jace gasped. "Sunset? Twilight?"
~They both nodded. The five smiled then embraced each other like old friends.~
"Oh, thank goodness you two are safe!" Fluttershy sighed in relief.
"Same with you! Pinkie as well! Did she actually save you?"
Pinkie chuckled in embarrassment. "No, heh heh. I might've gotten sidetracked. I'm sorry."
"It's ok-" smiled Sunset.
"No. Really. I'm sorry for everything. I only thought about myself and my needs and-and-" She began to tear up.
"Pinkie, Pinkie. We get it. Alot has happened. We are all under pressure right now. So, don't beat yourself up." Sunset affectionately wiped a tear from Pinkie's cheek. "Sorry, I haven't got a handkerchief."
Jace grinned. "See, Pinks? I told you they will forgive you."
Pinkie smiled and sniffed. "Yes, Thank you for forgiving me. I just now have to say that to Rainbow."
"Oh, yes, where are Rainbow and the others? What have you been doing?" Jace asked, changing the subject back to the serious matter again.
"We could ask you the same thing." Twilight replied.
"Well-"
"Hey! Sparkle! Shimmer! Over here!" suddenly came a familiar voice.
~At once, everyone turned to the right and saw Lightning's head poke around the corner of the stone wall. She motioned them to come to her by swinging her hand forwards and backwards. The four girls and Jace nodded as they went over to and around the corner. Stitch was perched on Lightning's shoulders and Spike had his head against her leg. When they saw Jace, Pinkie and Fluttershy, they were shocked, but happy too. Fluttershy held out her arms and Spike called and jumped to greet her. He softly licked her face and she giggled.~
"Jace? Fluttershy? Pinkie? Where did you guys come from?" Lightning asked.
~Jace was about to answer, but Lightning raised a hand quickly.~
"Wait. If it's a long story, make it short."
"...Okay, so, Fluttershy and I escaped the camp, and we were about to head home when we ran into Pinkie..." Jace started.
Pinkie spoke next. "I told them that you were still looking for them and that you were following the boys. Jace then realised that they were heading to their favourite amusement park, and they don't like girls being in there very much..."
"We figured that you would be in trouble...So we came back." Fluttershy then said.
"Because of...Frad. The insane leader of my friend group, well ex friend group." Jace finished with a sigh.
"Ah." Lightning nodded weirdly. "Well. I'm glad you're safe."
"What exactly is this 'Frad's' problem, if you don't mind me asking?" Sunset asked.
"He hates girls, but I have no idea why." Jace shrugged. "All he says is that they ruined him, and that he wants all boys to think the same. He tried to make me believe girls were bad when I was with them in the camp. I kept saying that he was wrong about them, but he didn't listen. If Fluttershy hadn't come and helped me escape, I don't know what would've happened."
"Ohhh…" groaned Fluttershy.
"Gosh…" Lightning sighed.
"But just-Don't worry about me now! Worry about you. Are you all okay?" Jace asked in concern.
"Well, we're okay. As you can see." Stitch admitted.
"But Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity sure aren't!" Spike added.
"A bunch of crazy boys have got them." exclaimed Lightning. "And I'm gonna take a wild guess they were Jace's ex friends."
"What?" Everyone gasped.
Fluttershy's hand flew to her mouth. "Oh no!"
"Yeah! They went inside to look for you two because we thought you were in there!" Lightning pointed at Jace and Fluttershy.
"We gotta save them!" Sunset stated.
"Then, let's go!" Pinkie exclaimed as she rolled up her sleeves and began to walk to the entrance.
Lightning grasped onto her arm. "Whoa, Hold on there, Pink!"
"You can't just go stomping straight into there! You'll be easily spotted and caught." Jace pointed.
Twilight put her hand to her chin. "What we need is a plan. And I-"
"I have the perfect one!" Pinkie interrupted as she jumped on Twilight's back, startling her.
"Oh boy…" Everyone sighed.