//------------------------------// // Part 1 Chapter 3 // Story: A daughters life and purpose // by Punsz //------------------------------// “Oh man oh man this is not good.” I paced back and forth in the library, sweat trickling down my face. Looking at the clock it’s been ten minutes since I lost Chirp. Twilight said she’d be back either tomorrow or the day after. I got to find her before then. “Maybe I could get some help.” Thinking this, I realized that wouldn't be a good idea. “No if I ask for help I’m sure Twilight will find out, and if Twilight finds out...I don’t want to even think about.” I didn't really have any options, grabbing the library keys, running outside I went to search for the lost changeling. I thought I heard a buzzing noise coming from the balcony, but I just ignored it and ran off. Running all over Ponyville, I couldn't find any trace of her, I had no idea where she could be. Stopping in front of Sugarcube corners to catch my breath. “Alright, so she couldn't have gone far, but where could she have gone.” I sat on the ground dropping my arms to my side.                 “Where who could’ve gone?” Startled to see Pinkie Pie behind me, with a big smile on her face. “Oh oh! Are you playing a game of hide and go seek with somepony.” She hopped in place excited from mentioning the game. “I love that game! oh I also love playing tag, do you like playing tag, why not we play a game of now TAG! your it!” The strange pink mare ran off in a sprint, with a confused look I started to walk the other way. "You know you’re supposed to chase me silly." I fell on my butt, startled by the Pinkie popping out of nowhere in front of me. I got up wiping my bottom. "Pinkie I don't have time to play right now." "Oh, that's right you’re playing hide and go seek! Can I play too?" Trying to think of a good excuse, an idea hit me.                 "Sure, Pinkie you can play." The pink mare jumped in the air with a sqee.                 "Oh boy! I love playing hide and go seek, who are we looking for?"                 "We're going to be looking for Chirp." Sweat started to drip down on the side of my face.                 "Oh, we're looking for Chirpy werpy, okie dokie lokie!" Before she could run off I grabbed her tail, holding her down.                 "There's one more thing when you find you have to bring her back to the library to win alright?" Nodding her head, she ran off looking for the little changeling. I ran off the other direction, running as fast as my little legs could take me. "Come on think Spike, where could she be?" I thought of something that made me stop immediately in my tracks. "If Twilight finds out about this she'll....she'll....I got to find Pinkie!" Now I was on the look for both Chirp and Pinkie.                 "Watcha doing Spike?" I turned around to see Sweetie Belle. The little white filly looked back at me.                 "I uh was uh looking for..."                 "Looking for what?" She asks with her head tilting to the side slightly. As sweat started to drip down my forehead, but an idea popped up in my head.                 "Um, I'm looking for Chirp."                 "You mean that little changeling thing?" She raised an eyebrow. "Is that the same changeling that Twilight brought and the same changeling that the party was thrown for?"                 "Uh yeah..."                 "She's so ...CUTE!" Her voice squeaked. Giving her a confused look. "Wait did you...lose her?"                 "Yes....wait what...no of course not I um...we're playing a game of hide and seek."                 “You're playing hide and go seek?”                 “Uh yeah you can play too, but first we have to find Pinkie Pie and Chirp.” The white filly jumped up with glee. “If you're going play then we must find Pinkie first, and when you find her, tell her to come find me.” The white filly looked at me confusingly.                 “This is a weird way of play hide and seek, but ok.” The little filly ran off. I ran off again in search of the little changeling.                 “Alright, that’s taken care of I still need to find Chirp.” I searched high and low, I searched the park, I searched the market, but still no sign of Chirp. "Where could she be?" I started to lose all hope in finding her; the day went by as the sun began to set, I sat on bench. "Man, I'm doomed, Twilight is going to freak out when she finds out."                 "Freak out about what?" My heart stopped, I turned around to see Twilight standing behind me, she carried a bag of books on her side. She looked at me with a confused look. "Are you ok Spike you look like you've seen a ghost."                 "I uh...it's just that uh...why are you back so early you only left this morning."                 "Oh yeah about that, well the princess was actually a few steps ahead of me." With her horn glowing a violet shade, she pulled out a very large textbook from her saddlebag. On my way to the train station, the mailmare Derpy, dropped this off for me…literally." She rubbed her head still feeling the pain. "Any how the princess found this book in the Canterlot library, it was the only book about changelings they had."                 "Wow that's great...uh." Twilight turned her head from left to right.                 "Wait a minute if you're here where's Chirp?" My heart stopped a second time. 'Think Spike think!'                 "She's uh...HIDING! Yeah...we're playing uh hide and seek." I gave her a nervous smile. 'Stupid stupid stupid!' I shout to myself in my head. Raising her eyebrow, Twilight gave me that look she when she knows I'm hiding something, but she let it slide for some reason.                 "Alright then if you say so, I'm going to go home and research some more, be home by dinner." With that she walked on home. Giving her the best fake smile I could make, I waved her goodbye, when she was far enough away for her not to see me, I sprinted away.                 "Oh man oh man oh man oh man!" I had to find her now. I ran as fast as my little legs could take me. I looked to my side to see Pinkie skipping next to me.                 "Oh man chirp is really good at playing hide and seek." Stopping in my tracks.                 "Pinkie!"                 "That's my name teehee!"                 "Pinkie we're running out of time we have to find Chirp now!"                 "Jeez Spike I never knew you could get so worked up in a game of hide and seek."                 "Just come on!" As the two of us searched high and low, the sun began to set and all my hope has completely vanished, telling Pinkie that the games were over, we said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. I went back home...for the last time, opening the library door I could hear Twilight in the kitchen. "Twilight is probably going to kick me out, or send to the princess, or or."                 "Chirp?" My eyes grew wide, I looked to where the sound came from, looking up at the stairs I see a little black changeling filly. She jumped down from the stairs, buzzing her wings she walked up to me. "Why Spike sad?" Without warning I jumped at the filly, wrapping her in a tight big hug.                 "Oh Chirp never scare me like that again!" I wasn't angry, I was more relieved than angry. "I'll never lose you again like that I promise." The filly was a little confused, but hugged me back giving off some happy chirps.                 "I thought I heard you two coming in." We both looked up to see Twilight, she was wearing an apron "What did you say about losing her?" Raising her eyebrow, she started to tap her hoof on the ground. "It sounds like you two weren't really playing a simple game of hide and seek hmm?" I looked at with a sheepish grin.                 "I uh...aw man."                 "Chirp?"