//------------------------------// // The Search for Answers // Story: Sparkle Sky: The Stardancer // by nightshade13 //------------------------------// Fluttershy and Twilight sparkle where searching the city , Sparkle Sky was missing. No one seemed to have seen her after she was nearly heartbroken by her friends she remembered. She wasn't in the city at all not even on her beloved riverbank. Twilight heard the familiar sound of the pony who Loved wubs, Vinyl Scratch. "Hey Flutter, scratch would have seen her first, sparkle always loved music and dance, this club is where she would have gone, least to have some fun." Flutter looked at twi, and asked "I though you said you didn't remember her, you had never met before, so how do you know she likes music?" To Twilight the talkative fluttershy was the one she'd known, few people even knew what her voice sounded like. "Sparkle said a few things that made some sense." She'd start. "True we both attended Princess Luna's Cute-Ceñaria, but she arrived an hour before i did and left just after i came in to raise the stars." "Next, she returned as i was walking out the door with spike so we may have seen each other and exchanged a hello." Twi smiles and looks at flutter. " It was then things started getting weird, Princess Celestia couldn't find her name on the registry, I know i saw her as i was going out". Flutter spoke " Ok, but did you ask Luna, it was her Cute Ceñaria, right? " "Precisely." The purple unicorn spoke "When i sent a letter to Luna detailing my dilemma, and she wrote back telling me that Sparkle wasn't registered because she was a "personal VIP " of Luna,specifically Sparkle was considered her sister." "This is strange" Flutter spoke " I still feel like i know who she is and angel bunny loves her, but none of the other animals remeber her." Twilight thinks and looks at flutter "Gonna ask you to do something difficult, i want you to ask Scratch if she knows Sparkle, then you come back to me and tell me what she says. I'll ask her a second time and see what happens, i have a feeling about this" Flutter shakes...."m-m-me? why me? i saw Aj and D-d-d-dash over there." "Cause" She smiles " Scratch knows AJ and Dash hang with me, so if one of them asks, and then i ask i'll get the same answer they do.." Twi nods "That's why you need to ask, she doesn't know you but she should know sparkle" " I dunno" the shy one would whisper. Twi looked at her " oh no you don't, fluttershy you aren't gonna get all quiet on me." You stared down a terrifying dragon when your friends where in danger, you made him cry because he made you so mad you yelled. you sent him away after that with a warm kiss and a smile, you wheren't scared when we where in danger Why now? " Flutter looked at twi. " Princess Sparkle's not in danger, and i'm shy, you know it. " Twi walks close circling her "You like her Right? " A nod came from Flutter "She likes you right? She's your friend right? She's alone right? She's a cute Terrified Filly!! you wanna help her out" Flutter was trembling "y-y-you'e frightening me Twi, but YES to everything, wouldn't be kind otherwise" "Oh sorry flutter i didn't mean to" Twi giggled. She nodded "it's ok" The shyest pony to ever be sent into a club was bravely striding to the DJ and waited trying to keep her courage. Vinyl Scratch looked up from her turntables.." No friggin way, fluttershy? wow i didn't know you loved my wubs too, wow what brings you here never see you too far from your house." Flutter would look around well aware that she had caught the attention of the club goers, and was nervous she ended up whispering hoping the Dj would hear her. "Miss Vinyl scratch, i came in her to find my friend" Those where the words that made her braver. " Princess sparkle sky, loves music and dancing, she's a midnight blue alicorn filly without a mark.. Have you seen her in here? " Vinyl smiled " Wow flutter i didn't know you where that brave. You can call me Scratch or Vinyl." " Yes i've seen her she left with three other fillies, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle after the whole club started laughing at her thanks to Diamond Tiara mentioning her blank flank." This infuriated Futtershy and she went to the open mic stage and looked around the club glaring, it was rare to see her this peeved and she tapped the mic and cleared her throat getting the club's attention. She only had a simple thought to share, she spoke forcefully " You all should be ashamed of yourselves, you once where blank flanks too!" She left a long pause and then simply said "thank you" and walked out of the club leaving everyone's jaws dropped. As she stepped through the door the was a music skip and then regular chattering. " She left with the CmC better think of visiting AJ" Flutter would say to Twilight who would reply " Excellant work flutter and bravo on the stage show you really told them." "Thanks" was the simple reply. Twilight Sparkle went into the club moving to the beat, she did love Vinyl's music. She headed straight for the DJ smiling. " Greetings vinyl scratch, i see you have the club bouncing tonight" Vinyl smiled and looked at her. " Yeah everybody loves the wubs, hang on twi" Vinyl would get on her mic " All right everyone you know what time it is.it's time to bring out...." she would dash to the right and drag out a huge cannon " MY BASS CANNON!!!" The club shook wildy as she used it when the bass cannon died off she would walk to twi "What dragged you away from your books tonight, you don't often come alone, usually with Rarity or AJ." While twilight stopped shaking from the cannon she spoke " My oldest and closest friend Princess Sparkle Sky is missing, have you seen her? She's a midnight blue alicorn Filly with no mark." The Dj was confused and looked at twi. "an alicorn here? i think your a ways off kiddo, alicorns live in Canterlot. Haven't seen one here." Twilight looked at her. " Fluttershy just told me that you saw her here and she left with the CMC." Vinyl looked at her " Flutter surprised me tonight when i saw her here, but she never asked about any princess . " Twi looked stunned and Vinyl continued "Flutter was taking care of Sweetie Belle while Rarity worked on the dresses for the gala, it's in a week you know." "Come on scratch don't lie to me, Flutter got up on stage and told the club off for picking on Sparkle." this was the most confused that the unicorn ever was. Vinyl looked at Twi "Yeah Flutter was up on stage, she yelled at the crowd for picking on Sweetie Belle. That lousy Diamond Tiara started a rousing chant of "Blank flank, blank Flank.. you know i don't think i ever saw her that mad, it was kinda scary." Twi let her head drop as she was sad " Well thanks Vinyl scratch, i'll go let Flutter know." Twilight walks out a bit upset and confused. "Come on flutter lets check out Sweet Apple Acres, AJ always knows where Applebloom is and where her friends are, if your Vinyl's right we need to talk to Applejack." Twilight was cryptic. Flutter froze in her tracks "m-m-m-my Vinyl? W-w-w-what do you mean? "Come on Flutter i'll tell you on the way" The two Mares walked towards the farm...