“Whoa...” Rainbow Dash moved again, she immediately jumped off his chest and flew in the air towards Applejack. She landed in front of the her.
“Ah think he’s awake.” Applejack teased the scared the blue pegasus. Rainbow Dash didn't pay much attention to Applejack, she looked at the confused creature who was slowly getting up.
Rainbow Dash jumped up, hovered in the air and looked at Applejack “AJ listen closly. You must return to Ponyville as fast as you can, warn Twilight and the others.” Rainbow Dash said with a serious tone.
“But... what 'bout you? Yer not comming with me?” Applejack tilted her head while asking.
Rainbow Dash closed her eyes and sighed deeply “I’ll try to hold him here.”
Applejack shook her head “Yer insane, Ah am not running away. We don't know what that is. He might be dangerous."
"I know. But I have to do this alone."
"What are ya talking about? You're not alone. If you're gonna confront him then we'll do it together. Let me help.”
“No!" Rainbow Dash became angry at the stubborn pony "I don’t have a choice Applejack! I can't let you get hurt.”
Applejack was suprised as she looked at the blue pegasus, she never heard Rainbow Dash saying something like that to her. How she wanted to protect her from any danger.
Rainbow Dash looked back at the creature who was already sitting up.
His right hand was on the ground to maintain his balance, his left had was on his head rubbing his hair like he had a headache, his eyes were closed again.
Rainbow Dash sighed again “I will never forgive myself if that thing do any harm to anypony in Ponyville or Equestria.” she looked back to Applejack.
“Please, go.” she ordered her by pointing her hoof towards Ponyville.
“But...”
"GO!" Rainbow Dash screamed.
Applejack didn’t say anything back this time. Instead, she nodded. There was no way to change her mind by arguing.
"Please, be careful." Applejack said before she turned around and went back to ponyville. She didn't look back.
Rainbow Dash saw how Applejack ran in the distance.
“Just hurry up AJ.” Rainbow Dash mumbled to herself before she turned her head to him.
He was looking arround to see something he recognized.
Rainbow Dash breathed some air in and out to gather some courage “Alright big guy, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. And I hope for you that you don't choose the hard way.” Rainbow Dash said and flew back to him.
“Thank you for helping me in the library, it really means a lot to me." Twilight putted some books on her bookshelf.
Fluttershy flew by, she was dusting the bookcase with a feather duster. “Oh it’s no problem Twilight. I always love to help.”
“Yeah me too.” Pinkie Pie was bouncing around with some books on her head.
Twilight picked another book with her magic from Pinkie's head "Now, just those last books and we are done."
Everypony turned their head and gasped when the front door suddenly brutally opened and broke in half. In the door opening stood Applejack who panted heavily?
"My... my door." Twilight was shocked seeing that her front door was broken in half. "Applejack! I told you to be careful with my door!"
"Hey Applejack, you are the first one here, that means you've won the race." Fluttershy cheered with a soft voice.
Pinkie Pie gigled hard "Oh boy, Rainbow Dash will be angry at you. I mean come on, she's 'grounded' for a week. Hahaha."
Applejack ignored Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, she ran towards Twilight "Twi,... ya'll have to come... with me now." she was still panting which made it difficult to talk.
“Why? What's wrong?" Twilight asked, she looked at Applejack with a smile "You look exhausted.”
"No, listen to me! Please."
Twilight's smile disappeared, she knew something was wrong. She looked at her her front door that had been destroyed and then back to Applejack."Where is Rainbow Dash?" Twilight Asked seriously.
The other two ponies looked at the entrance, they also noticed that Rainbow Dash still hasn't showed up yet.
"Rainbow Dash couldn't be that far away from you, can she?" Fluttershy asked Applejack.
"What's wrong Applejack? Where is Rainbow Dash?" Twilight interrogated the orange pony.
Applejack was still exhausted and had it difficult to say what really happend "A creature,... a thing. We've found something... and Ah don't know what it is."
Twilight looked confused "You saw something and you don't know what it is? Can you describe how it looks like?
Applejack stopped panting "Well, to tell ya'll the truth, he looked like an ape."
Spike started to laugh "He? An ape? Applejack, are you sure you didn't hit your head against a tree or something?"
"No, Ah'm serious. But he didn't had fur. Only some clothes." Applejack didn't give up. She knows what she saw.
Twilight's eyes grew "Wait a minute. An apelike creature without fur." She ran to her bookshelf and trew some books out.
"Where is it? 'The consequences of Dark Magic'? No. 'Dare and do and the...' no. 'Magic for fillies'? No." She ran to a second bookshelf across the room.
Fulttershy flew behind Twilight who threw more books on the ground "Uh, Twilight we just cleanded this place up."
Twilight didn't hear Fluttershy "Come on, I saw it not long ago. 'Brews and Potions'? No. Where is it? Ha, found it." Twilight pulled a book out the shelf and dropped it on her desk with her magic.
Everpony saw the title of the book 'Mystery encyclopedia: Pony myths and legends'.
"Wow Twilight, I didn't know you liked myths or legends." Pinkie Pie asked her.
"Actualy I don't. This book contains things that aren't scientifically proven, so I never wanted to read it. but two weeks ago I accidentally dropped this book and saw this." Twilight opened the book with her magic and scrolled when she found the right page. "Applejack is this how he looks like?"
Applejack's eyes went bigger when Twilight showed her the picture "Yeah, that's him. That is the one." she looked a bit confused at the picture "Huh, that's odd. He only had two arms and legs."
Twilight began to read underneath the picture "'Homo sapiens sapiens or Humans are primates of the family Hominidae and the only living species of the genus Homo. They are carbon based lifeforms, who have adapted well to their surroundings. They also has the instincts to survive in bad circumstances.
The true whereabouts of the species are unknow, but ancient tales tells us that they don't live in our dimension.
As you can see in the picture, the human is a creature similar to an ape, but unlikly like the drawing they only stand on two legs and uses their front hands (that contains five fingers each) only to grab food or more.
Mythology scientists are still trying to figure out what this picture of this race really means. Some say that it is a god or a mighty sorcerer.
It is said that they have extraordinary uncontrolled powers wich makes them extremely dangerous. Their intentions are unknow, no pony found any proof of their existence, but there are stories of a human that lived in Equestria almost twenty-five thousand years ago.'
It was quiet for a moment. Twilight turned a page "Nothing else? Is this all they could found about this creature?"
She mumbled one of the last sentences to herself " '...wich makes them extreamly dangerous.'" but looked back to Applejack.
"Applejack?" Twilight asked with a calm yet serious tone "Where... is... Rainbow Dash?"
"You don't think she's caputred, do you? Or worse she might be..." Pinkie Pie held her front hoof up her mouth. She didn't want to say the last word, she didn't even want to think about it.
Applejack looked down with closed eyes "Ah.. Ah don't think she is. But..."
"Then where is she?" Fluttershy interupted her, but said sorry shortly after Applejack looked at her.
"She sent me here to warn ya'll." she continued "She... she wanted to protect me, to protect all of us." she looked down again "So she comfront him... alone."
Everyponies eyes flinched when they heard Applejack's story. "Is she really alone with that thing?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"Yes." Applejack looked up at the three ponies "Ah'm not sure why but Ah... Ah have a feeling that Rainbow is in danger."
"We must help her now." Twilight took a step forward. "There is no time to get the Elements, besides Rarity isn't here. Applejack, you guide us there."
Fluttershy looked nervously and anxious around, she saw a window and used an excuse "I... I think m-my Angel needs a carrot."
Fluttershy wanted to fly out of the window but Twilight held her down with her magic.
"Fluttershy we need you on this." Applejack said "But I don't want to meet that thing." Fluttershy was scared. "Please Fluttershy." Pinkie looked with sad eyes into hers. "Dashie needs us."
Fluttershy gave up "Oooh ok, you're right. I'll go with you."
Twilight smiled a bit at Fluttershy, she turned her head and walked through the broken door "Applejack..."
"Ah'm on it." She ran outside followed by Pinkie pie and Fluttershy.
The purple baby dragon looked at Twilight with fear in his eyes. Twilight stepped towards Spike and hugged him, she knew what was bothering him.
"Don't worry Spike, I'll be back before you know it." she said with closed eyes and a smile.
"But, maybe I can come with you guys, you know. To help you out or something."
Twilight shook her head and sighed "No Spike, it might be to..." Spike interrupted her "I know, I know! To dangerous."
A tear slipped down Spike's cheek, hoping she would be alright "Come back, ok?"
Twilight broke the hug and wiped the tear away.
"Spike, I need a favor." she said happily.
"Huh? Uh, sure. What is it?"
Twilight stepped again towards the doorway "I need you to repair this door for me untill I get back, ok?"
Spike started to smile and held his claws against his head like a salute "You got it."
Twilight smiled one last time before she left the library, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy were far away but they already stopped, waiting for her to come.
"C'mon Twi! We haven't got all day!" Applejack yelled in the distance.
Finally she catched up with the other ponies to help Rainbow Dash, hoping that it won't be too late.