//------------------------------// // Problem solved // Story: A Flood of Harmony // by piefan //------------------------------// The sky soon cleared up, to Twilight and her friends' delight. "The sky's cleared up! Can we go now?" said Pinkie, obviously not able to sit in the small hut for much longer. Applejack and Rainbow obviously had the same problem, since they had lots of energy. "Of course, Pinkie! The rain has stopped, we know how to get through the stream, I can cast a protection spell on us if something bad happens, there's nothing else that can stop us now." The five went outside, and Twilight teleported all of them to the other side of the stream. "Thank you ever so much, Twilight, even if the rest don't really care." said Rarity gratefully. Rainbow Dash flew up to get a better view of the forest. "There's a building over there!" she yelled excitedly, pointing. Finally, they would find Fluttershy. Just as excited as Rainbow Dash, her friends ran to the direction she was pointing to. They came to a small building, clearly created with magic by somepony who didn't have much experience, even though they seemed to know what they were doing. That was clearly built by Twilight's clone. Twilight looked in through the window. Her clone, along with her friends' clones, were inside. So was Fluttershy. She looked perfectly fine, even though she wasn't exactly the picture of happiness: She was tied up, her mane was messy, and she was slightly skinnier than usual. Clearly, Twilight's clone had cast a spell on her so she couldn't talk. Angel was there with Fluttershy, even though the expression on his face was like he was planning an attack, unlike Fluttershy, who looked like she was about to faint. Obviously, she was just there because of a prank by Rainbow's clone so that the the real Twilight' and her friends would panic. Twilight's clone was sitting on the floor reading something. Rainbow's clone was not there. She was probably flying around somewhere outside. Pinkie #2 was jumping around cheerfully, Rarity #2 was standing on a table complaining about how dirty the place was, and Fluttershy #2 stood in the corner, looking like she would rather not be in the forest. "Fluttershy's right there. Rarity, you studied that spell to send the clones to the Mirror Pool, right?" said Twilight, knowing that Rarity probably already studied the spell, as a distraction from the mess at the barn. "Nope. I was too distracted by the horrible mess at the barn," answered Rarity, shuddering at the thought. Twilight was annoyed, but she quickly teleported a book into her hoof. Rarity studied it, making sure not to take too much time. It was the book about the Mirror Pool. Once she had fully studied the spell, she used her magic to snap it shut. The five charged inside. Applejack quickly lassoed Pinkie's clone. Pinkie Pie really had no weapons, so she jumped around in her usual carefree manner, annoying Twilight's clone. Then Rarity and Twilight quickly cast the spell. But it didn't work. Half the clones were sent to the Mirror Pool, but Rainbow's clone had dissappeared and Fluttershy's clones were still there. "What the hay just happened? Rarity, you read page 2 of the book, right?" "I thought I was supposed to read page 7." "Rarity, for Celestia's sake, the words at the top clearly read: 'This spell is completely unrelated to the Mirror Pool. The author just added it in because he felt like it needed to be shared and he didn't have enough spells to write a new book or have a workshop or something. It will really just summon a clown outfit to any pony within a fifty centimeter distance from wherever you are. Also, once you cast this spell, you probably won't be able to cast the spell on page 2. If there's a unicorn nearby, she won't be able to cast that spell too for 7 weeks. This spell stops you and that unicorn from doing the spell.' " Twilight shouted, furious. She held up the book and pointed to the message. She was about to talk even more when she was interrupted by the remaining clones. "Please, don't send us back to the Mirror Pool!" begged Fluttershy #2, who had apparently stopped paying attention when the other clones were sent back. Rainbow #2 looked like she was thinking, What is wrong with Fluttershy? How could she beg? We can easily defend ourselves! "Okay!" said Pinkie Pie happily, seeming not to notice Rainbow #2's expression. Quickly, so as to not lose her pride, Rainbow #2 exclaimed, "We were just tricking you! And since you fell for it, we're going to kidnap you too!" "And so was I! That spell Rarity did didn't really do anything! We needed to get you off guard!" Twilight's horn glowed as Rainbow's and Fluttershy's clones inflated like balloons and were sent back. As Applejack untied Fluttershy, Twilight explained what had happened. ------------------------------------------------Around twenty minutes later--------------------------------------------------------- "... And so, I teleported the wrong book here. I got the plan when Rarity told me that she hadn't read the book," finished Twilight. "Well, that's really interesting, Twilight," whispered Fluttershy, adding, "Thanks for helping me." The six then went back to Ponyville.