“I found something!”
Every monster and pony ran around to where Misty was. She brandished a book titled ‘A beginners guide to the study of inter dimensional travel’.
“How is that supposed to help?” The Flocca asked.
“He says how is that supposed to help?” Hitch repeated.
“It has answers on how teleportation works. Maybe it has answers on some way to teleport them back home.”
“Maybe,” Hitch remarked, “Bring it over here, and we’ll give it a read.”
Misty set the book down on a pillar, and used her horn to scan ready the book. “This could be something.” She pointed to a paragraph; Inter dimensional Portals.
If something(s) is/are teleported between universes, in order to return it/them to their home dimension, a special spell* is required to form a return portal between dimensions. The spell must be performed in the exact same place the original portal opened up at, and must be performed a week after the portal originally formed. However, if the spell is not performed one week after the original portal, it can be performed again after another week.
*To read about the special spell, see chapter 4.
“That explains a lot,” Hitch remarked.
“Yeah, that’s kinda what these thing are meant for,” Misty joked. Hitch sniggered and rolled his eyes.
“So, where do we go from here, then?” Hitch asked.
“I guess we first have to wait a week like it said,” Misty began, “Bit I’m sure we can find things for them to do until then.”
“I think I’ll speak to Sunny about this special spell,” Hitch proclaimed, “Alicorns can probably easily handle a special spell like this. But what do we do with these guys?” Hitch pointed to the monsters, some looking distraught that it would be a few more days before they got home. Everypony and monster thought for a moment.
Misty said “Why don’t you take them to the tea room in Bridlewood? Ponies love to perform there, surely these monster would like to aswell. And besides, they’ve only been performing in Starlight Ridge, maybe their music should be played where others would appreciate it.”
“Not a bad idea,” Hitch remarked, “Whadaya say boys? And girl?” The monsters all chimed in, seemingly all agreeing. “Huh, I think it goes without saying they’d love it there.”
“Okay then,” Misty agreed, “I think I’ll take this to Sunny if you take them to the tea room.”
“No problem,” Hitch agreed, “But first we need to find that Bel’Yawn Zirro. I’ll go look for him, you monsters wait for me outside.”
“I’ll go with him,” the Bay said.
“He says he’s coming with me,” Hitch said to Misty, Thunder and Zoom.
*MYM*
“They can’tve gone far, I know this is a big castle but still,” Hitch remarked.
“Knowing him, he could be anywhere,” the Bay remarked, “But he’s probably somewhere admiring valuables. HEs got an eye for them you know.”
“Really,” Hitch responded, “Common in his species?”
“Not really,” The Bay replied. “Just because a monster is the same species doesn’t mean-“
“Wait a second,” Hitch interrupted.
The Bay stopped talking, and both of them began hearing footsteps on the floor above them. They could also hear a faint voice saying, “This way! I know you’re not dumb!”
“That’s Sprout alright,” Hitch remarked.
They then heard an icy sigh accompany Sprout’s voice.
“And that’s presumably the Bel’Yawn Zirro.” Hitch added. Even though Hitch could understand the monsters unlike other ponies, the Bel’Yawn Zirro still exclusively communicated with icy breathing. Either that, or this particular one just wasn’t chatty.
The noises got closer to them, until Hitch was able to pinpoint them in the room above him. And, they could both make out creaking floorboards also getting louder with every step they could hear them taking.
“Should we go get them?” The Bay asked.
“Maybe,” Hitch replied, “But I can’t help but think…”
Hitch paused to pick his next words. But whatever Hitch was going to say next was interrupted by the sudden loud crashing that came from the ceiling, as Sprout and the Bel’Yawn Zirro fell through the roof, which to them, was the floor. Bits of rubble and plaster fell everywhere, and there were the two of them, nestled in the middle.
“Hey Hitch,” Sprout greeted casually.
“Hey Sprout,” Hitch replied, also casually.
“…That hurt.” Sprout remarked.
*MYM*
“I was going to say I can’t help but think they might crash through the ceiling,” Hitch was explaining to Misty outside the castle, “And then they did, just like that.”
“Did it hurt?” Misty asked.
“Well he said ‘that hurt’ after he fell,” Hitch replied, “But he did say it casually.”
“FYI, that was not my first time falling through a roof.” Sprout commented.
“Really?” Misty asked Sprout.
“Yup,” Sprout replied bluntly, “I’ve fallen through maybe about 3 of them previously. Long stories all of them.”
“We’ve got time,” Misty said, “It’s a while to Bridlewood, especially from this height.”
The monsters seemed interested to hear Sprout’s story aswell. “Well since you asked, I guess I can tell one of them. The one I remember most of all.”
“Tell us Sprout,” Misty said enthusiastically.
“Let’s get loaded up first, and I’ll tell you on the way like you said.”
“You heard him fellas,” Hitch said to the monsters, “Everybody to the wagons.”
NOTE: I will write Sprout’s story one day, but I’d like to focus on the rest of the story at the moment. It won’t have to be read to understand the next chapter.