After about two hours of partying at Sugarcube Corner, everypony started to head back home. Braveheart walked back home with Twilight. While they were walking to the library, Braveheart told Twilight all the things he's been doing since he moved out. Twilight laughed at the part where he was freaking out about Tank's flying hat being broken and how he had to tell Rainbow. Braveheart thought it would be uncomfortable talking about his and Rainbow Dash's first date in front of Twilight, but he did anyways. He knew he didn't like Twilight like that, and he guessed she didn't like him like that... at least he didn't think she did. They got to the library when Braveheart started explaining what had happened that morning.
"C'mon inside, you can finish when we get in." Twilight said.
Her horn glowed a purple aura and the door opened. Braveheart followed her inside. It didn't seem that anything has changed from what Braveheart could see. It's been so long since Braveheart was here last. It was just like Braveheart remembered. Books all across the shelves and a few on the floor. Papers scattered on her desk. And the Elements of Harmony were still in their glass casing.
"Sorry about the mess." Twilight said.
"Ah, don't worry about. Anyways, like I was saying..." Braveheart started.
"Twi...light." a voice called from the top of the stairs.
They both turned to the stairs and saw Spike slowly walking down them with three scrolls in each hand. Braveheart noticed that he looked really awful. Like he was...sick.
"Spike, you look horrible, what happened?" Twilight asked.
Spike's cheeks puffed up and he burped out another scroll.
"Princess Celestia has been sending these scrolls all night, and they all say the same thing." he said.
Twilight's horn glowed and a scroll floated up in front of her. It unrolled itself, and Twilight read it aloud.
"Dear Twilight, You must come to Canterlot at once."
Twilight turned the scroll backwards to see if there was any more writing on the back. Nothing. She took another scroll and it said the same thing as the last. She checked one more. Same.
"I don't understand. What could be so important?" she asked herself aloud.
"I don't know, but you should get on over to the train station quickly." Braveheart suggested.
"You're right. Sorry about this, Braveheart. We can catch up some more tomorrow." she said.
"I'll be waiting."
Twilight opened the door and ran outside, shutting the door behind her. Spike walked up to Braveheart.
"So...you finally got her back, huh?" he asked Braveheart.
"Yea, I did. Wasn't easy." Braveheart answered.
"You should tell me about it some time, but not now. I'm to exhausted from all these letters. I'm going to bed." Spike said as he started back up the stairs.
"Hope ya' feel better." Braveheart called out to him.
"Me too." Spike answered back.
Braveheart started out the door. He opened it, and the last thing he heard was Spike burping and moaning.
It wasn't easy, but Twilight got a train to Canterlot. The train ride seemed to take forever, but she finally arrived in Canterlot. She rushed through the city. There were only a few ponies out walking around. Probably they were closing up their shops for the night. She didn't stop running for anything. Two guards were standing at the castle gate, guarding the entrance. They saw Twilight coming and they stepped aside.
"Ms. Sparkle." one of the guards said.
She ran right past them, not saying a word. She opened the doors to the castle and continued on. It was silent in the castle. There were no guards. No anything. Something weird was going on, but Twilight couldn't let herself get distracted. She continued running down the halls and up stairs until she came to the throne room. The doors were strangely half-way opened already. They were usually closed. She came up to them, caught her breath for a moment, and pushed the door opened with her head. She saw Princess Celestia pacing around the room. She was mumbling something under her breath. Twilight couldn't make out what she was saying.
"Princess..." Twilight started as she walked towards her.
The Princess looked up and said, "Twilight, you're here."
"Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner. I was caught up in something, but when I saw that you needed me, I instantly came here." Twilight said.
"Its alright Twilight, but you must come with me."
The princess walked past Twilight. Something about her seemed rushed. Twilight couldn't know why. All she could do was follow.
The Princess led her down a long hallway filled with doors. They soon came to a dark blue door with a crescent moon on it. Twilight knew what this was. She saw it the day Braveheart appeared.
"Princess, I don't understand. Why are we at Princess Luna's room? Is she feeling better now?" Twilight asked.
"No Twilight." the princess said.
Instead of using her magic, Celestia pushed the door open with her hoof. When it was completely opened, Twilight gasped. The room was completely clean and the bed was perfectly made. The only problem was that Luna was nowhere to be seen.
"Luna's gone." Celestia said.
Braveheart slowly opened his eyes. He looked around. Trees surrounded him in every direction.
"Rainbow Dash?" he called out.
No answer. It felt like the Everfree Forest, but it looked different. The trees were darker, so were the leaves. Braveheart was sure that he didn't fall asleep, especially he didn't fall asleep in a forest. He was really starting to freak out. Where was he? He looked around for anything that could help him. Nothing.
"Braveheart." a voice said.
Braveheart looked in every direction. It was hard to tell where the voice came from because it was almost a whisper.
"Braveheart." it said again.
The voice was a tiny bit louder now. When the pounding started, Braveheart thought he was crazy.
"Braveheart. Braveheart."
The voice kept calling his name faster and louder. The pounding, almost like a drum beat, was getting louder and faster too. It may have just been fear, but Braveheart thought that the forest was getting darker on every beat. He started to back up until his back hit the trunk of a tree. He slid down the tree and covered his face with his hooves.
"Who are you?" he yelled through the sounds.
He could barely hear himself think. His hooves started to shake.
"What are you?" he called out.
It was starting to seem like a scene in a horror movie with him as the main character.
"Where are you?" he shouted.
The beat rang in his ears. The voice seemed as if it were getting closer. It probably was.
"Stop!" he screamed.
Suddenly, everything stopped. It was silent. Braveheart lifted his head. It was completely dark. He could barely see his hoof in front of his face. He picked himself up off the ground and looked around. He saw something in the distance in front of him. He squinted at it. Even though he couldn't really see it, he knew exactly what it was. It was a small blue spec with a few colors around it. Braveheart's eyes widened.
"Rainbow...!" he started.
He was cut off with intense light blue flames coming up around him. He was so startled he backed up. A little but of the flames got on his tail and he jumped.
"What's going on?" he asked out loud.
Then a wicked laugh was heard around him. He looked everywhere. In the trees, on the ground. He couldn't see through the fire, but from what he could see, he didn't see anything.
"So...you're this Braveheart I've been hearing about." the voice said.
It appeared to be an older mare's voice.
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Braveheart asked the voice, still looking for where the voice came from.
"I go by plenty names, but only some to a few. But that isn't important. I need you to do something for me."
"Why in Equestrian would I do something for a pony I don't even know?"
"Oh Braveheart. I see that you've accustomed to the pony language. Oh how you used to talk. You wouldn't care about all this if you were who you really are." the voice said.
"What do you mean? I've talked like this forever." Braveheart told the voice.
"Oh really now?"
The flames disappeared. Suddenly, gigantic blueish-green eyes appeared in front of Braveheart. Braveheart stumbled back.
"Because if I recall, you're not even a pony!" the voice shouted at him.
Braveheart's eyes widened.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh please Braveheart. Don't play stupid with me. I know that you were once human. I know you more than you know yourself. Now listen to me. You being in Equestrian has caused havoc in places that will be remained unnamed."
"How could me being here cause havoc?" Braveheart asked confused.
"You don't belong here, and thus it's disrupting the balance of Equestrian and wherever you're from. I don't know much about you're world, but what I do know is that you have to get back before you completely destroy both our worlds." the voice continued.
"What if I say no? How do I know you're not lying?"
There was silence for a moment.
"The Timberwolf." the voice finally said.
"Excuse me?" Braveheart asked confused.
"That Timberwolf attack that happened to you. Timberwolves are naturally peaceful, but now that you're here, all animals are going insane. In time, they will make their way into cities and towns and destroy everything and everypony. If you don't get back to your own world, everypony here will be eliminated from existence, and it'll be all because of you."
Braveheart thought for a moment. It pains him to be thinking this, but the creepy eyes mare may be right. Even though Timberwolves don't look nice and peaceful, Braveheart still doesn't know a whole lot about the creatures of this world. He planned on getting together with Fluttershy and learn a few things, but he's been busy running from monsters lately so he never got the chance.
"I'm sorry, but I can't believe you." Braveheart finally said.
"What? Don't you care about your friends? They will be killed!" the voice yelled.
"Of course I do, and I will do anything to protect them. But this doesn't add up. Nothing strange has happened before that Timberwolf attack. I'm sorry but I'm not going back until you give me a good reason to." Braveheart said.
It was quiet. The voice started to chuckle a little.
"What's so funny?" Braveheart asked it.
"Oh Braveheart, you don't know what you just did."
The ground started to shake beneath Braveheart's hooves.
"If you don't go back, this world will perish. That Timberwolf was just the beginning. And I'm up next. And I'm gonna start with what you care most for!" the voice shouted at him.
The eyes closed and disappeared.
"Hey! Wait! What do you mean by that?" Braveheart yelled.
The laughter coming from the voice faded off into the distance. Braveheart started to run in the general direction he thought it was going. The ground shook harder.
"Wait!" Braveheart called out to the voice.
The ground shook viciously until it gave out right underneath Braveheart's hooves.
"No!" Braveheart screamed as he fell through an endless pit of darkness.
"No!"
Braveheart sat straight up on the couch. He looked around. He was in his home, safe and sound. He was breathing heavily. He looked towards the window. The sun was just about to rise. He got up out of the couch and walked towards the window. When he got to it, he started to think about the dream he just had.
"And I'm gonna start with what you care most for."
Those words kept on playing in his head. What did that mare mean? What he cares most for. His eyes widened. He instantly pushed away from the window and ran as fast as he could towards the stairs. He didn't take time to fly up them. He got to the top to be greeted by a door. The door was bright blue with Rainbow Dash's cutie mark painted on it. He burst through the door and into her room. He expected to see Rainbow still sleeping, but she wasn't there. Her bed sheets were a mess, so was her room.
"No." Braveheart said.
He turned and rushed back down stairs. How could that mare do that? She took Rainbow! Now Braveheart understood what she meant by 'care most for'. He headed for the front door. He had to get help. Maybe Twilight would know what to do. He got to the door and pushed through it. He was now on the ground. Little envelopes flew by his face as he groaned.
"Dang Braveheart. What are you doing?" a voice said.
Braveheart's eyes widened. He looked up and saw Rainbow Dash picking herself up off the cloud.
"Rainbow!" Braveheart screamed in delight.
He instantly got up and hugged her.
"Man am I glad to see you." he said.
"Um, thanks. What's going on? Why were you in a hurry?" she asked.
"Cause I thought she took you." Braveheart answered.
"Took me? Who? What are you talking about?"
Braveheart was about to tell her about his dream until he was stopped by the calling of his name.
"Braveheart!"
Both Braveheart and Rainbow Dash looked over the ledge of the cloud to see Spike running towards their house.
"Oh hey Spike. What's up?" Rainbow called to him.
"I need you both to come with me right now!" he shouted up to them.
"What's wrong?" Braveheart asked.
"Twilight! She's gone!" Spike answered.