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// Chapter 2: Twilight Sparkle 
// Story: Equestria Girls Series; Episode 1: Rainbow Dash 
// by That_G3_Obsessive 
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"What in TARNATION do you mean by THAT!?!?" yelled AppleJack. 

"What AppleJack means, dear, is how are you going to open the portal? It won't be open for another... let's see..." Rarity tried to calculate the number of moons left until the portal opened, but failed.

"18 moons?" Twilight supplied.

"I'VE GOT IT!!!" shouted Rarity, standing upright so quickly she knocked AppleJack over.

"What is it?" she grumbled. The earth pony did not appreciate being knocked off her hooves.

"It won't be another 18 moons before we can open the portal again!" she beamed at a confused Twilight.

"But that's what I just-" Rarity cut off Twilight's protest.

"So how do you plan to open the portal, Twilight?"

"Well, first I get all the Elements of Harmony-"

"But Rainbow's gone!" Rarity interrupted again.

"Would ya let the pony SPEAK?!?!" demanded an irritated AppleJack.

"I was getting to that. Anyway, I get the Elements and all of our friends, plus Princess Celestia, and we go to the mirror. I was thinking, what if all the power in the Elements can force open the portal? Since Princess Celestia is an all powerful being, I was hoping that she could bear the Element of Loyalty in Rainbow's place. She did use to represent three of the Elements by herself. Anyway, we need to get to the Crystal Empire right away. Rainbow could be in trouble!"

"I thought you said this was a good thing!" Rarity complained.

"I said that this could be a part of something good, but Rainbow being pony-napped is NOT good!" Twilight explained.

"To the Crystal Empire, everypony!" AppleJack whooped. "We're gonna save Rainbow Dash!"

The yellow pegasus with the light pink hair looked up from her silent sobbing with the tortoise. The angry earth pony was getting a light of hope in her eyes. Suddenly her irises grew super large and her flat hair exploded when she started jumping up and down with excitement. Suddenly her words were coming so fast nopony could understand her

"Ohmygoshwe'regoingtosaveRainbowDashI'msoexcitedwhendowestartdoweknowwherewe'regoingIwanttogoimisshersomuch,wait,didyouseemyHAIRHAHAitwentFLATIcantbelieveitomigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh!!!!" Soon the mare was rolling on the ground with fits of laughter and excitement for her lost friend.

"Wait, do you know how to save Rainbow Dash?" she inquired.

"Yeah, Twilight. Do you know?"

"Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!" the once-depressed pony raised her hoof.
"Pinkie Pie?" Twilight asked, rolling her eyes.

"You guys just had a whole conversation about it. It took up like two chapters!" Pinkie grinned.

"Wait, what?" asked the pegasus, in her usual timid tone.

"Uh, yes," Rarity put in. "What was that about the chapters, dear?"

"Nothing!" said Pinkie. "I promised RainbowDash526 that I wouldn't tell that we were all in a story to amuse My Little Pony fans." And then she hopped away, leaving her friends wondering if Pinkie was going completely BONKERS.

Deciding that she was nuts, they set out for the Friendship Express.