//------------------------------// // The Trouble // Story: Stitches // by SapphireShield //------------------------------// The morning after the resurrection of Stitches there were many counts of fires erupting across Everfree, Ponyville, and even in Canterlot! There were robberies, and many counts of burst pipes in houses almost everywhere. Yet, for this pony, she was uninformed of these problems…she was resting in her head with her hair spread by the pillow’s comfort surface. She turned over as the sunlight shined on her face. Twilight Sparkle awoke with a light smile on her face while her eyes fluttered open to see the morning sun in all its glory. She then sat up, and stretched her hooves with all her might to awake her still sleepy body. “Celestia did a fine job today.” She said as she scooted over to the edge of the bed and hopped onto her hooves before hearing tons of knocking from the door. “Who could that be? Spike! ” She called, looking for the little green dragon. She found him in the middle of the library with her friends, sitting down with their heads hung and their eyes seeping tears. She seemed so astonished to even see Rainbow Dash crying. “What happened?” She said as she trotted towards them, eyeing them all with a sense of sadness herself. All of them raised their heads and sat straight up with the tears stained upon their faces. They seemed to choke on the words before even speaking… Applejack spoke first. “Twilight…the barn was burned….” She said as some more tears dripped down onto her lap Twilight’s jaw dropped to the floor with even the thought of a pony doing that….”Who would do that?” Pinkie, the joyous of all spoke in her usually happy self “You wouldn’t believe what happened to me! The entire kitchen of Sugarcube was flooded with swamp water, infecting all our delicious treats!” She waved her hooves radically before bursting into tears and resting her head on Applejack’s shoulder. Applejack put her arm around her, comforting her while petting her head. “Shhh…Shhh, pinkie…” She cooed in her ear, trying to calm Pinkie. Twilight looked at Rarity, who was up in the…bad news list. Rarity seemed to catch the eye contact and tried to sum up the breath to speak. “My entire dressing line that I worked so hard had the literal color sucked out of them! I have to redo them all!” Rarity cried with outrage. Twilight bit her hoof, trying to hear them all, but trying to find the courage not too. Rainbow Dash just hanged her head; her hair seemed wet, like sopping, but not drooping. Rainbow Dash looked up at her with beady eyes. “They…Them…Some…SOMEPONY FLOODED CLOUDS DALE! They stomped on all the clouds above Cloudsdale causing them to constantly run! It was already over pouring by the time anyone found out! “She cries, then putting her face in her hooves. Fluttershy seemed to be the strongest though, she spoke with confidence yet her presence seemed to be sulking within herself. “They…they stole angel bunny…” That made twilight gasp with complete surprise...she herself was almost in tears! The whole conundrum is terrible! “Who did this?!” She asked while flailing her hooves, she seemed so outraged! “Who could do this?!” She repeated herself. That answered her when Spike suddenly burned out a note, with a special mark that read “Call of Duty” and with it inside was a book. Twilight grabbed the note from Celestia herself, it read in a more disorganized font. “Dearest Twilight, I have gotten multiple reports of destruction across Equestria…most of them being arson, disasters, and even people losing their cutie marks! But…with a stroke of luck, a young Canterlot boy was able to get a sketch of the accuser, but it seemed so…unrealistic and familiar….he said it was like something out a science fiction book, so with this note I sent you the complete list of mythical creatures and disasters ever recorded.” Twilight dropped the note with a jaw dropped. “Oh my…this is big…” She said like there was something in her throat…tears. “We have to found out before this happens to anyone else!” She said to the rest who started to perk up, but still sat seated. “Will you girls help Equestria once more?” She puts her hoof in, gaining her happiness again. The girls looked back from one another, trying to read them thoughts she observed. “Yes.” Pinkie said as she put her hoof in. “Absolutely, darling, we must find this….thing!” She put her hoof in; she seemed to have that vibe of her like she wanted revenge. Applejack tipped her hat to Twilight. “Y’know I can’t deny this here chance to get payback.” She put her hoof in, joining the crowd. Rainbow Dash, crushed with tears and still in them, put her hoof in. “They will pay!” She announced…her eyes were bloodshot from the crying. Fluttershy sort of scooted away. “Aren’t you joining us, Fluttershy?” Twilight asked. She turned away from the group with a sudden shame, but then put her hoof into the group without facing them. “Let’s do it…no one messes with my bunny.” The group of girls hugged each other, squealing in unison as they jumped up and down…