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// Lightning Dust Returns 
// Story: The Gem Of Truth 
// by Sharknerd4 
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"Woody!" Rainbow Dash, my sister, called. "Coming!" I said. I walked outside as my bare feet hit the soft cloud. I saw Rainbow Dash and my other sister, Frost. "Hi Rainbow," I said drowsily "hi Frost." "Why so glum?" asked Frost. "Nothing," I said. But it wasn't nothing. It was the fact that I haven't gotten my Wonderbolt Academy letter. I didn't think I got in. Frost got her's, but I haven't. "Dash, can I go to the town square with Time Loop?" I asked. Dash nodded. "Frost, you wanna go with her?" asked Dash. Frost shook her head. "I'm going to stay here and finish my essay," she said. I nodded and flew down to Ponyville. Yes, I live on a cloud over Ponyville. 
I saw Time Loop practicing her magic with Treble Clef. "Treble!" I said "I didn't know you were going to be here." "Me neither," said Time Loop, setting the flower pot down. I kicked my feet because they couldn't touch the ground. Treble started ponytailing her lavender hair. "Need any help?" I asked. "No," Treble said. 
I saw a dark cloud in the sky. "What the?" I said. "Lightning Dust!" Treble said. Time Loop gasped. "No!" she shouted. "Yes!" Lightning Dust said. She cackled. "Is she....discorded?" Time asked, twisting a bit of her gold and black hair. "I can't tell," I said. "Nope," Treble Clef said "she's just being a-" We were interrupted by lightning and snow. "Wait, lightning and snow?" Time said. "I have no idea," I said "I knew Lightning Dust wasn't a great person but this is just......." "I know," Rainbow Dash said. "Dash!" We all said. Frost was behind, flapping her pale blue wings. "You're gonna get someone killed!" Dash shouted. "Like who? All the smart Pegasi are in Cloudsdale or at the Wonderbolt Academy," Lightning shouted back. "Hey!" Frost and I said. I saw Lightning start to guide the lightning at Derpy. "Derpy!" Treble shouted. She ran over to try to protect her sister. "What?" Derpy said. "Awww! The unicorn can protect her sister!" Lightning said sarcastically. "Hey Lightning!" Time shouted, the wind whipping her hair all around "bet you didn't know I could do this!" Time Loop directed her power at the clouds. They moved around and blocked off Lightning. 
"Time Loop you did it!" I said, hugging her. Time was faint and tired. "Time Loop!" shouted Treble Clef. "Wood Wind, what happened?" she asked. "She used most of her power to stop Lightning," I said. "I wonder why Lightning is acting like this. She's not evil," Rainbow Dash said. "I know who'll know what's going on!" Treble Clef said "Zecora!" "Yes!" I said. 
We walked to her home in the forest. We explained what happened. "I don't know how this could be happening," Zecora said "but there is a first time for everything." "What do you mean?" Dash asked. "I have never seen this before," Zecora answered "Not even in the days of your." "Well," I said "that's just great." "Do not be sad," Zecora said "For I may have just the reason to be glad!" "What is it?" Time Loop asked (Zecora gave her some stuff to make her better). "I have a task you you to do," she said "You must find the gem of truth." "The gem of what now?" I asked. "The Gem of Truth is what I say," Zecora said "it is in the Crystal Bay." "Crystal Bay?" I repeated. "It's a little beyond the forest," Rainbow Dash said "but it takes FOREVER to get there. Even for me." "Then we have to leave to the Crystal Bay....today!" I said. Zecora nodded. We started to get going after we packed our bags, and I noticed Dash wasn't here. "Dash?" I mumbled. "I'm not coming," she said "I need to teach Alicorn Twilight how to fly!"