*Meanwhile in Seth’s Universe*
Rainbow Dash slowly opened her eyes to see the empty space next to her. She reached over to the side of the bed that was usually occupied by her husband and felt only cold space. She sighed as sat up.
“It’s fine Rainbow.” She said to herself before she rolled out of bed and stretched her wings, “Just eat something and go to work. After the clouds are done then go back to the library. Hm… actually Twilight couldn’t really help. Maybe Zecora can think of something.”
Rainbow walked out to her living room to see a tortoise shell laying on the couch. The owner of the shell poked his head out.
“Hey Tank,” Rainbow said to her pet tortoise looking at his shell. “When was the last time Seth cast the cloud walking spell on you?”
Tank just blinked in response.
Rainbow Dash just walked over to a nearby shelf and picked up Tank’s propeller, “Well, let’s just be safe.” She placed the propeller on Tank’s shell, strapped it on tightly and turned it on, making the tortoise slowly lift into the air. “Well, bye Tank, see you later. Hopefully Seth will be home soon… Hopefully.”
*Meanwhile in Razor’s Universe*
Daedalus sat on his couch reading the newspaper, as he was want to do. He was in the middle of reading an article about some political dealings regarding a recently elected senator that may or may not have been important when he heard a knock on his front door. With all the charisma of a pony of could give absolutely zero f***s, he neatly folded up the newspaper and set it on his coffee table before getting up and walking over to the door just as another knock came from it.
He opened his door to find Twilight Sparkle on the other side of it, along with her posse of friends Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. They all seemed pretty worried.
“Ah, good morning to you-”
“Did Razor come home last night?” Twilight frantically asked before Daedalus could even finish his sentence. He simply stared at her for a few moments in his usual ‘I don’t give a f*ck’ manner before continuing.
“Ms. Applejack, Ms. Dash, Ms. Rarity, Ms. Fluttershy, Ms. Pie,” he paused for a brief moment before returning his eyes to Twilight. “Ms. Sparkle,” he said with a noticeable amount of uneasiness in his voice. All of them just kept silent for a moment before Twilight regained her composure and coughed a bit to clear her throat.
“Um, good morning to you too, Daedalus,” she said in a much more calmer manner. “Did Razor happen to come home last night by any chance?” she asked in an equally calm manner.
“No,” Daedalus responded immediately, not sounding at all worried about the fact that his roommate was still missing. “No, I don’t believe he did.” The moment those words hit Twilight’s ears, the look of mild concern that she wore on her face immediately changed to one of ABSOLUTE TERROR as he pupils shrank to the size of peas.
“Oh no…” she said aloud to nopony in particular. Daedalus couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. Just as sudden as he pupils shrunk, Twilight immediately turned around to face Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie, can you-”
“Already got the signs ready,” Pinkie Pie said with a salute before dashing off to who knew where.
“Rainbow Dash,” Twilight said as she turned to look at Rainbow Dash, who was hovering just over Applejack. “You go spread the word. Tell everypony in town.”
“On it,” Rainbow Dash replied as she flew off to who knew where.
“Daedalus,” Twilight said again as she turned back around to face him. “Come with us.”
“Why?” Daedalus asked in a manner that suggested he still didn’t give any f*cks. As if on cue, the moment he asked that, Twilight’s mouth dropped, but not quite to the floor. The look on her face was pretty much the epitome of the phrase ‘Are you kidding me?’
“Razor is missing!” Twilight practically shouted at him, though it didn’t budge Daedalus an inch. “Your roommate, your best friend is….” she frantically moved her hooves around in an effort to emphasize to nopony but herself that Daedalus should have gotten this immediately. “We need to fine him!”
“He’s been gone one day and you want to organize a search party?” Daedalus asked in the same monotone voice he always spoke in.
“He was supposed to meet up with me yesterday morning, but he never showed up.” Twilight said.
“An he didn’t show up for work yesterday either,” Applejack interjected.
“And you just said he didn’t come home last night!” Twilight again, practically shouted.
“Maybe he had a sudden family emergency and had to leave right away,” Daedalus suggested.
“Without telling you?” Twilight couldn’t help but ask with obvious ‘are you kidding’-ness in her voice.
“Yes,” Daedalus replied. “I did say SUDDEN family emergency, didn’t I?” Twilight couldn’t help but groan at that.
“You don’t know,” Twilight said, in a lowered voice this time. “What if he’s lost, or hurt, or worse.” She did sound worried for him.
“It’s Razor,” Daedalus replied. “He’s survived much deadlier things than anything you or the Everfree Forest can throw at him. I’m sure he’s fine.”
“But what if he isn’t!?” Rarity suddenly interjected, sounding just as worried as Twilight was now. “What if he’s lying in a ditch somewhere right now and he’s clinging onto life by his teeth because his luck decided to run out on him? He could be a bloody mess just waiting there for somepony to fine him. Lying there all bloody and broken and-”
“Then show me a body,” Daedalus said before she could finish as he leaned against the door of his house. At that, Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy all went silent. Also all of their jaws might as well have been on the other side of Equestria and they probably all forgot how to blink at this point. Fluttershy fainted.
“W….w…. what?” Twilight finally found the strength to ask when she could get her jaw working again.
“Show me a body, and I’ll believe he’s dead. Otherwise,” Daedalus said as he straightened himself back up. “I’m inclined to believe that he’s fine.” At that, whatever was holding Twilight’s mental faculty together finally broke.
“HE’S YOUR BEST FRIEND!?” Twilight screamed at Daedalus. “DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT HIM AT ALL!?”
“No,” Daedalus replied, still in the same manner as usual. Again, Twilight’s mouth and vocal cords ceased to from words. “He’s an adult. He can do as he damn well pleases.” Then at that, Daedalus shut the door to his house, leaving a still shocked out of her mind Twilight Sparkle standing there outside, along with an equally shocked Rarity and Applejack.
“Um…. what did I miss?” Fluttershy asked them as she got back up.
*Meanwhile in Filia’s Universe*
Princess Celestia had just risen the sun, and was sitting in her throne, but she had another matter on her mind.
“Has anypony found anything?”, she asked one of her guards.
“I’m sorry Princess Celestia, but the search for Princess Filia Solis hasn’t turned up with anything as of yet.” The guard explained.
Celestia looked down a little in sadness, “Very well, continue with the search and report to me if you find anything.”
The guard bowed and said, “As you wish Princess,” before trotting off.
As he left the throne room, Princess Luna walked in, “Greetings sister,” the Princess of the Moon said.
“Oh, morning, Luna.” Celestia said, still saddened.
“I take it that nopony has found Filia yet.”
“Yes, and I don’t know what to do. I haven’t been able to track her. It's as if she’s being hidden by magic more powerful than mine.” Celestia started to tear up a bit, “I’m just so worried about her. When Claymore died I promised that I would make sure that she’d be safe no matter what.”
“I understand. Remember sister you’re not the only one to have your daughter taken away from you.” Luna said with regret in her voice.
Celestia turned her head from her sister and simply said, “I know.”