//------------------------------// // Foalnapped? // Story: Broken Apart, Fixed Together // by Mapbird //------------------------------// It was morning. Scootaloo was the first to wake up. She stood up and felt around the clubhouse trying to find Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle to guide her around. She frowned as she thought about the fact that she got the short end of the stick. Why did I have to lose my sight? It isn't fair! She thought. As she was walking around she tripped over something. The thump that resulted woke Apple Bloom who quickly looked around just in case it was an intruder. She saw Scootaloo on the floor and quickly drew a conclusion. "Are you okay?" Apple Bloom said to which Scootaloo replied "Of course I am! I don't bruise that easily!" "Whoops, forgot I can't hear you." Apple Bloom said before helping Scootaloo (who wasn't paying attention to what she just said) up off the ground. "What did I fall over?" Scootaloo asked. Apple Bloom just stood there staring at Scootaloo with an annoyed look. "Oh, forgot you can't hear." Scootaloo said, blushing. Apple Bloom felt something poking her leg and turned to see Sweetie Belle who was laying down. Sweetie Belle got up, looking around for the paper so she could write something down, but when she couldn't find it, a look of panic settled on her face. The paper! Sweetie Belle thought. Where could it have gone? I didn't put it somewhere else, right? She was pacing around the room, trying her hardest not to freak out, she'd need a level head to figure out where the paper had gone. Apple Bloom was watching Sweetie Belle, trying to figure out why she looked so panicked when she spied the open window. "Hey! Who left the window open!" she shouted causing Sweetie Belle to stop in her tracks. The window! It was windy last night...Wait that means...it could be anywhere in...Ponyville...right now... I really wish I could scream right now. She knew what to do, but how was she supposed to tell the others? She was really getting fed up of this 'no talking' thing and really wanted to punch Curiosity in the face, but he was some sort of mist-like creature, so that probably wasn't possible. She poked Apple Bloom in the ribs and pointed towards the door before bolting out of the clubhouse. "Follow me!" Apple Bloom said before bolting out the door, stopping and coming back "Sorry Scoots." She said before guiding Scootaloo out the door. Apple Bloom guided Scootaloo around the market. She weaved in and out of busy ponies going about their lives. Sweetie Belle was still ahead, but she had slowed to a trot. Apple Bloom wasn't sure where she was going, but was content to follow her until she got to her destination. She was so caught up in thinking about things that she almost guided Scootaloo into another pony. "Hey! Watch were you're going!" the pony shouted, but the words fell on deaf ears. Where on earth could we be going? Apple Bloom thought looking at the seemingly confident Sweetie Belle. Suddenly Sweetie Belle stopped. She appeared to be looking at something but there were ponies in the way of whatever she was looking at. Apple Bloom was about to go over to see what her friend was looking at, but a stallion quickly moved his stall in front of Apple Bloom, blocking her view of Sweetie Belle. "Hey! Move out of the way!" she shouted before running around the stall, leaving Scootaloo behind. When she got to the other side of the stall, Sweetie Belle was gone. Apple Bloom headed back around the stall to go get Scootaloo. " Hey Scoots, Sweetie Belle is-" Apple Bloom began, but stopped when she noticed Scootaloo was missing as well. "Huh?" she thought, beginning to panic. "Look out!" Somepony behind her shouted causing her to turn around. She saw that the stall was going to fall on her! Ponies were running away from the stall and she started to run too, but she was kicked in the face by another pony which caused her to fall over and clutch her head. Suddenly, the stall collapsed.