//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Searching for a New Land // Story: Miraculous Ponies: Hearth's Warming Claws // by MLPandMiraculousFanatic //------------------------------// Back to where Rainbow as Commander Hurricane and Fluttershy were we saw the former speeding through the clouds with Fluttershy not to be seen before Rainbow as Commander Hurricane turned around before noticing Fluttershy not beside or behind her making her groan in disbelief before going back to her "C'mon, Private Pansy, let's get a move on! Hup-one, hup-two!" Rainbow as Commander Hurricane counted While counting Fluttershy as Private Pansy slowly went to her as then thunder started booming making Fluttershy as Private Pansy fly into Rainbow aka Commander Hurricane's hooves "Get a hold of yourself, Private! We cannot let anything distract us from the mission at hand, to find, and if necessary, to conquer a new land!" Rainbow as Commander Hurricane suggested angrily "Conquer, sir?" Fluttershy as Private Pansy asked "You never know where enemies might be lurking" Rainbow as Commander Hurricane warned "I don't see any enemies, Commander. Just... Snow" Fluttershy as Private Pansy corrected Then Rainbow flew underneath Fluttershy before she saw a black cloud in the form of a pony making her point at it "A-ha! What's that?!" Rainbow as Commander Hurricane asked Then Rainbow as Commander Hurricane bursts into the black cloud pony which broke it's head off as she then attacked it and when she moved to the other side Fluttershy aka Private Pansy turned her whole body towards her only to see a black cloat floating in front of her face making her yelp in fright and fly right into Rainbow aka Commander Hurricane's arms again "Okay, this is getting old" Rainbow as Commander Hurricane said in disbelief before dropping Fluttershy as Private Pansy to the ground below Meanwhile Twilight as Clover the Clever and Rarity as Princess Platinum were walking in the forest in search of a new home "Oh, this is simply taking forever. My hooves are killing me! How long have we been walking for?" Rarity as Princess Platinum asked turning to Twilight aka Clover the Clever Then Twilight aka Clover the Clever pulled the nearest bush down showing the castle "About five minutes, your highness" Twilight answered Then the two walked further again "I never imagined finding a new land would be so hard. But it'll all be worth it, don't you agree?" Rarity asked "I actually think that the three tribes could've tried harder" Twilight corrected Just then Rarity as Princess Platinum saw something making her yell in disbelief "Stoooooop!" Rarity as Princess Platinum yelled out Then Twilight as Clover the Clever went and approached Rarity "What's wrong?" Twilight as Clover the Clever asked "That is what's wrong!" Rarity as Princess Platinum answered Then Rarity pointed at the spot which was just water streaming down "Your Highness, it's just a stream. We can cross it easily" Twilight corrected "I refuse to get my gown wet. I have no intention of arriving at my new land looking like a bedraggled Earth pony, or worse yet a rough-and-tumble Pegasus. I, for one, have no intention of stooping down to their level. On the other hand, I have no trouble watching you stoop down" Rarity explained angrily Then Twilight groaned as Rarity went and sat on top of Twilight before teleporting a rope which she tied around Twilight's muzzle before Twilight dragged Rarity to the other side of the river "And do watch the gown, darling. It's worth more than all of the books in your library" Rarity reminded Then Twilight groaned before walking Rarity to the other side of the stream Meanwhile Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead with a map put on her hat with some pegs and Applejack as Smart Cookie were still on the search for a new land until the former started walking in circles as the latter could only look in disbelief until stopping as Pinkie aka Chancellor Puddinghead popped up behind her "Yes, yes. This is definitely the right direction" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead said "It feels like we're going in circles" Applejack as Smart Coookie explained Then the screen panned out showing hoofprints walking in circles "But that's impossible. Are you suggesting that I'm reading the map wrong?" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead asked angrily "Absolutely not, your chancellorness. It's just that there are holes in the map, and–----" Applejack as Smart Cookie started "Of course! How else could I see where I was going?" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead asked While asking Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead walked to the edge of the cliff "Yeah, uh---" Applejack started "Or talk? I need to be able to talk! I mean, how would we survive if I suddenly shut up?" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead asked "Heaven forbid that should happen your chancellorship, heh, it's just that... the map is also upside down" Applejack as Smart Cookie reminded "I got a newsflash for you, Cookie, the earth is round, there is no up and down" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead reminded Then Pinkie walked off in anger "You're right! It's such a relief to me that you're in charge of this map" Applejack said in disbelief After saying that Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead stopped and walked backwards to Applejack aka Smart Cookie in super speed "Relief? You don't need relief! If anypony needs relief around here, it's me! I'm a chancellor! I'm a bigshot! You're just my, um... my, uh..." Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead started before being confused "Secretary" Applejack reminded "Whatever" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead said before pulling the map out of the pegs and ate it before spitting it on Applejack aka Smart Cookie's face "You take the map while I enjoy some relief" Pinkie as Chancellor Puddinghead ordered Then Pinkie walked towards the edge again before she accidentally dropped down "Yes, Chancellor Puddinghead" Applejack said