"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 007: The Great and Powerful Pt. 1''
"What, you Twilight has gone missing, this is terrible!" said Rarity with an anxious tone.
"Yes, when I arrived at her library after I go off work, she was nowhere to be found." said Lyra.
"Well, maybe she just ran off to do some chores for the princess." said Rarity.
"No, she left a not saying that Spike has went missing, and she must must have went after him." said Lyra.
"Spike, no, I promised that I would protect him, Lyra, we must go find the others." said Rarity.
"Yes, but who do we find first?" asked Lyra.
"Fluttershy's cottage is the closest in our proximity, we should head their first." said Rarity.
"I agree, let's go." said Lyra.
Elsewhere, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were house-sitting all of the animals gathered around the cottage.
"Hey Fluttershy, what should I feed to the chickens, would chocolate work?" asked a ditsy Pinkie Pie.
"No, my goodness, you never feed animals chocolate, here, give them this chicken feed." said a worried Fluttershy.
"Oki doki loki!" said a cheerful Pinkie Pie.
Lyra and Rarity had finally made their way to the cottage.
"Fluttershy, we need your help, Spike has gone missing and Twilight went after him!" said Rarity.
"What, umm, this is bad!" said Fluttershy.
"Oh no, Twily has gone missing, this is a job for Pinkie Pie!" yelled the every jubilant element of laughter.
"Oh, Pinkie is here too, that makes four of us!" said Lyra.
"Did you know where Applejack and Rainbow Dash are?" asked Rarity.
"Umm, sorry, I have not seen them today, me and Pinkie Pie were feeding the animals most of the day, but, I did see Twilight go into the Everfree Forest about an hour ago." said Fluttershy.
"What, and you did not stop her!" said a surprised Lyra.
"Well, me and Pinkie thought that she was merely going to Zecora's hut for some more potions." said Fluttershy.
"Yeah, we even called out to her, but I do not think that she heard us." said Pinkie Pie.
"Well, we have no choice, we will have to forget about Applejack and Rainbow Dash for now, let's go into the forest and find Spike and Twilight now!" said Rarity.
"Yes, we cannot waste anymore time!" said Lyra.
"Umm, okay, let's go." said Fluttershy as Angel hopped on her back.
"Oh yes, a party!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Ughh, this is not a party, Pinkie." said Lyra with frustration.
Meanwhile, Twilight has ran into a pony who was revealed herself to be Trixie Lulamoon.
The hooded assailant of Trixie's started to dash forward at Twilight,
"Wait, who are you?" asked Twilight as she was able to swiftly dodge the attack.
"Nice reflexes Twilight, but look out darling!" yelled Trixie as her assailant turned around and threw a rock towards Twilight's location.
"I have to be quick, I must find Spike!" said Twilight as she casted a purple shield of magic to block the rock's impact.
"Nicely done." said the hooded creature.
"Trixie, what have you done to Spike?" asked a frantic Twilight, her breathe starting to increase from the thought of her faithful servant in harm.
"Hehehe, don't worry about him, you should worry about yourself!" said Trixie as she waved her wand towards Twilight.
"Electric Spell: Emancipation!" yelled the unicorn.
"This is bad!" said Twilight as she tried to erect another shield with her magic.
Elsewhere, Rainbow Dash had just arrived back from Cloudsdale.
"Phew, that was a good performance today Dashie, now the first thing I need to do is find Lyra and show her this badass new trick I leaned." said Rainbow Dash to herself.
"I should stop by her house, she should be home by now." said Rainbow Dash as she flew towards the desired location.
Rainbow Dash then arrived at BonBon and Lyra's house. She began to knock on the door, but no one answered. Instead, she found a not left by Lyra.
"BonBon, I left the tv off as your promised, I went to Twilight Sparkle's library to practice magic with her, later slut!" said the message as Rainbow Dash read it.
"Hahaha, so she went to Twilight's, awesome, now I get to show two of my friends by new trick!" said the pegasus as she then flew towards the library's direction.
Meanwhile, Applejack was buying some canned goods for dinner, when she noticed Rainbow Dash.
"Howdy Rainbow, what is the rush?" asked Applejack.
"Oh, I am going to see Twilight and Lyra, want to come along, I got a trick planned." said Rainbow Dash.
"Well, I have some time to spare, why not!" said Applejack as the two ran onward.
Lyra, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie had now entered the Everfree Forest.
"Listen, I think I should go find Rainbow and Applejack before we go on any further." said Rarity.
"Okay, we will move slowly so that you girls can find us." said Fluttershy.
"Man, I hope Twilight and Spike are alright." said Pinkie Pie.
"Don't worry, she is the greatest unicorn in Equestria, she can hold her own against anyone." said Lyra with confidence.
"Okay, I will be back with the others soon!" said Rarity as she used her tracking spell to deduce the location of the two mares.
"They both seem to be headed towards Twilight's house, that is convenient, this should take no time at all!" said Rarity as she went on her way.
Trixie had casted her Electric Spell: Emancipation at Twilight with great fury.
"Alright my inconspicuous little worm, let's see how you tango with this." said Trixie as she fired a beam of electric, almost rippling like, electricity at Twilight.
"Hmm, that spell has a fast speed, I hope this barrier can make it!" said Twilight.
The beam of electricity collided with Twilight's shield, both neutralizing the other.
"You continue to impress me all of the time!" said Trixie.
"I got you now bitch!" said the hooded creature as it attempted to grab Twilight.
"Ughh, no!" said a surprised Twilight as the creature latched on to both of her hind hooves.
"Well done my great and powerful subordinate, now to eliminate this fraud for good!" said Trixie with an ecstatic grin.
"What do you have against me Trixie, and why did you kidnap Spike?" asked the unicorn.
"Like I would care to explain such a trivial matter to you, now vanish, Gaea Spell: Earth Conundrum!" shouted Trixie.
The ground around Twilight began to open up, attempting to swallow her.
"Aghh, I am not going to make it, unless I can time my teleportation spell right!" thought Twilight to herself.
"As if I would give you a chance to escape!" said the hooded creature.
"First, to get you off of me!" said Twilight as she jumped in the air to avoid being sucked in to the ground.
"Ahhh!" yelled the hooded creature as it fell off Twilight and landed beside the hole in the ground that Trixie created.
Twilight then used her teleportation spell to appear behind Trixie.
"You sure are better than last time we met, Twilight, but I have some new abilities as well!" said Trixie.
"Cronus Spell: Shadow Myr!" yelled Trixie as the surrounding area of the already gloom forest became pitch black.
"What, I cannot see a thing now!" said Twilight with surprise.
"Hehe, now you surely cannot get away, I have darkened the area to the point where no one will be able to leave." said Trixie with an obnoxious voice.
"Oh yeah, and how do you plan to see anything around here?" asked Twilight.
"That is for my assistant to deal with!" said Trixie as the hooded creature's eyes started to glow.
"Unfortunately for you, I possess the ability to see in even the darkest of areas." said the cloaked figure as it appeared behind Twilight.
"Damn, how am I going to get out of this?" thought Twilight to herself.
Rainbow Dash and Applejack finally arrived at Twilight's house.
"So partner, what exactly did you drag me down here for, Granny Smith is not going to be happy when dinner is late!" said Applejack, always faithful to her family.
"Oh calm down, this will be quick!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Oh brother." said Applejack with a hoof palm.
"Hey, the door has been left open, Twilight usually keeps it locked, what's up?" asked a curious Rainbow Dash.
"Well dumbo, maybe we should go take a look!" said Applejack with sarcasm.
"Jeez, how did you ever come up with that one?" said Rainbow Dash with the same sarcasm.
The two ponies entered the library and came across the main living room.
"Goodness, this room is a mess, their are books scattered everywhere!" said Applejack.
"I know, Twilight is always going on about being an organized individual, something has to be up!" said Rainbow Dash. "Wait a sec, Lyra was supposed to be here too, I saw it on a note she left on her front door." said Rainbow Dash.
"Something strange must be going on here, and speaking of a not, look what I found here!" said Applejack.
"Hey Rainbow, this not says, Dear Lyra, I know we were supposed to practice magic together today, but I could not find Spike last night after I returned from the Zap Apple Parade. Please forgive me, I have left to try and find him, if I do not return by 8:00 PM, then contact Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, they will know what to do. Thanks, Twilight Sparkle." "What, Spike has gone missing, that would explain this mess, I bet Lyra followed her." said Applejack.
"Then there is no time to waste, let's go see if anypony had seen her!" said Rainbow Dash as the two ponies ran back outside.
"Where should we look first, who knows where Twilight could be?" asked Applejack.
"Maybe we should find one of the girls, they might know where she went off to!" said Rainbow Dash.
"I found you two, wait!" yelled Rarity as she was finally able to track down the two.
"Rarity, have you seen what has gone on here?" asked Applejack.
"Yes, listen, me, Lyra, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were all headed towards the Everfree Forest!" said Rarity.
"What, the Everfree Forest, why in equestria would you go their?" asked Rainbow Dash.
"Because Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie said that they saw her entering the forest searching for Spike!" said Rarity.
"Then we have no time to loose!" said Applejack as the three ponies ran off to catch up with the others.
Lyra, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were moving through the nether regions of the forest quietly, continuing their search.
"Is it me, or did it get darker around here suddenly?" asked Lyra with surprise.
"Eeep, I hate the dark, did something touch me, WHO TOUCHED ME???" questioned a stirred up Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy, keep quiet, do you want to attract a viscous animal or something?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Sorry, I just cannot seem to see anything." said Fluttershy.
"Here, let me light up the way." said Lyra as she emitted a slight greenish hue from her horn.
"Well, we have a little light, usually this spell works better, perhaps I have been slacking too much watching tv." said Lyra.
"Now that you mention it, the air does seem to be getting thicker." said Fluttershy.
"Listen, if Rarity and the others come back here, I am going to increase the range of the light so that they can track us down." said Lyra.
"Wow, who would have thought that you could be such a capable pony." said Pinkie Pie, teasing her friend.
"Oh haha, just focus, I must impress Twilight, I do not want to let her down." said Lyra
Twilight was about to be attacked by the cloaked figure.
"That thing can see in the dark, but how?" asked Twilight as she was knocked back by the creature.
"Oww, I am bleeding, I can feel it, whatever this thing is, it seems to have sharp claws." said Twilight to herself.
"Hehehe, I only wish I could see you suffering right now!" said Trixie with a demented laugh. "Now my servant, finish off this two-bit country bitch now!" yelled the unicorn.
"Oh, you got it!" said the cloaked assailent.
"That is enough!" yelled Twilight. "Light Restoration Spell, now I must, I have no choice!" said Twilight as her horn glowed, producing a blinding light that overtook Trixie's shadows.
"Wait, what the fuck?" asked Trixie to herself.
"Damn, this light is blinding me!" said the small cloaked animal as it fell to the ground.
"I can see again, damn, these cuts are kind of deep, but I do not have time to heal them yet." said Twilight who began to bleed out a little more.
"So what you whore, you managed to override my spell, but now for the main event!" said Trixie as she prepared another spell.
Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack had just entered the Everfree Forest's entrance.
"Good thing there is only one way into the forest, otherwise who would know where to start." said Applejack.
"Wait, I see a feint green light up ahead, let's go follow it!" said Rarity.
"Hey, when all of this is said and done, I am still going to show you guys my super new awesome trick!" said Rainbow Dash.
"Not now you egomaniac, we have to find Twilight and the others first!" said Applejack.
Rainbow Dash stuck out her tongue at Applejack, taunting her comically as the three ponies raced toward's Lyra's signal.
"Hey, did you see that bright purple light, it had to be Twilight!" said Pinkie Pie.
"Yeah, not that you mention it, the darkness has subsided some." said Lyra.
"Umm, eek!" yelled Fluttershy.
"What is wrong?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Snakes!" yelled Fluttershy as she flew to the air.
"Oh great, a large herd of snakes, just what we needed!" said Lyra.
Meanwhile Trixie had finally gathered up the energy for her spell.
"Trixie, what is the meaning of this, and what did you do to Spike?" yelled the unicorn frantically.
"Oh, for fuck sake, if you really want to know then look beside you." said Trixie.
"Wait, wha, what, Spike!!!!" said Twilight.
The creature's cloak had gotten caught on a tree branch after it was knocked back by Twilight's spell, ripping it off.
"Ughhh, what?" asked the small purple dragon.
"So you figured it out, that is right, I used a spell on your dragon while you were out, and brainwashed him to suit my need, I do make a better master than you after all!" said the unicorn.
"Alright, you have fucking crossed the line!" said Twilight as she also prepared a spell.
"Twi, Twlight?" asked Spike as he finally came to his senses for a short bit.
"Hades Spell, Inferno Flame!" yelled Trixie as she shot out a large arrow of fire from her horn towards Twilight.
"Okay, let me respond with this, Ugaya Purification Beam!" yelled Twilight as she retaliated with a glowing lance of white energy that collided with Trixie's own spell.
"Okay bitch, let's see who really deserves to be called the greatest unicorn in Equestria!" yelled Trixie.
A large horde of snakes had surrounded Lyra, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.
"Shit, we must be close to the swamp, that is where Black Pythons are know to reside." said Lyra.
"Now what do we do?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"I guess now is a better time than never." said Fluttershy as she thought of when Rainbow Dash had helped her regain her confidence.
*Flashback*
"Hey Fluttershy, you cannot let everypony push you around like this." said Rainbow Dash.
"I, but, I." muttered Fluttershy quietly.
"Listen, we all believe in you, everypony has a special talent, never take yours for granted, you are strong, you can overcome any situation if you believe." said Rainbow Dash with a smile.
"Thank you, I really needed that!" said Fluttershy as she started sobbing quietly.
"Umm, listen, if you ever need anything, I will always be here for you, I am not the element of Loyalty for nothing." said Rainbow Dash as the pegasus embraced Fluttershy with a hug.
*Flashback end*
"No, I will not give in here, time for the stare!" said Fluttershy as she glared at the horde of serpents intensely. Most of the snakes froze in their track, but a larger one emerged from the nearby swamp.
"Shit, that larger snake is not phased!" said Lyra.
"Hisssss!" sounded the larger serpent, much larger than any of the ponies.
"I tried my best Rainbow Dash, I could just not do it." said Fluttershy as a tear from her eye approached the ground. Before it could hit the ground however, out of nowhere, a flash of rainbow appeared, colliding into the large serpent, sending it flying back into the swamp.
"Hey, Fluttershy, I saw what you did with those other snakes, you sure have grown!" said Rainbow Dash as she landed on the ground.
"Nice one Dashie, you sent that fucker flying!" said Lyra.
"I will round up the rest of this vermin, and then we will find Twilight!" said Applejack as she ran so fast around the frozen smaller serpents, that they also went flying into the swamp.
"Yeeeehaaaaaawwwwwwww!" yelled Appleack.
"Good, now let's go find Twilight!" said Rarity as the six ponies headed towards the source of strong magic that they were feeling.