Day 2 Part 1
‘Time to wake up, Twilight!’ came Pinkie Pie’s voice.
‘Pinkie?’ answered Twilight Sparkle with a yawn and opening one eye, ‘will you stop bouncing on my bed?’ Pinkie Pie jumped off the bed and began to bounce around the room instead. Twilight Sparkle began to regret asking Pinkie Pie to come and help her with her reshelving this morning. Spike was still asleep when she got up and she and Pinkie Pie began reshelving.
He was still asleep when they had finished too. The two ponies giggled as they went past him on their way to meet the others at Sugar Cube Corner.
When they arrived, Rainbow Dash was going on about a new flying trick she had come up with. Fluttershy murmured something in an attempt to pretend to be interested, Applejack gave a yawn and Rarity wasn’t making the slightest effort not to look rather bored. Rainbow Dash had evidently been talking about it for quite some time.
‘Oh, Twilight,’ came Fluttershy’s small voice as she noticed her approaching them, Pinkie Pie already having hurried over energetically.
When the group went outside a few minutes later, Twilight Sparkle noticed Zecora wandering around in a way which almost suggested that she really didn’t want to be caught sight of.
‘Zecora?’ said Twilight Sparkle quietly as she approached the zebra. Zecora jumped in surprise.
‘Oh, hello,’ she said rather unnaturally before looking behind her at the two yellow ponies, one with a dark blue mane, the other with a pale blue mane, who were standing a short distance away.
‘Are you okay?’ Twilight Sparkle asked.
‘Oh, yes,’ she replied in an unnaturally high voice, ‘Um, nice day, isn’t it? Well, I’d better go . . .’
‘Something’s wrong,’ said Twilight Sparkle as she watched Zecora galloping away.
‘What makes you say that?’ asked Rainbow Dash.
‘She didn’t speak in rhyme for one thing,’ Twilight Sparkle pointed out, ‘maybe we should go after her.’ Just then, Spike came rushing up to them with a letter.
‘What’s it say, Twilight?’ Applejack asked. Twilight Sparkle’s eyes widened as she read.
‘It says that Cadence is very sick,’ she began, ‘and Princess Celestia wants us to come and meet her at Canterlot Castle. They need all the help they can get.’
‘What are we waiting for?’ said Rainbow Dash, ‘We’ve got a train to catch!’
‘Hold on there, partner!’ Applejack told her. Twilight Sparkle nodded.
‘We should go and pack anything that might be useful,’
‘Absolutely,’ Rarity replied, ‘I simply can’t go anywhere without some fashion accessories!’
As the group hurried off, they did not notice the two yellow ponies change their appearance.