Spike ran through the streets of Ponyville in search for the rest of his friends. Luckily he managed to find all five of them just outside Sugarcube Corner. He ran up to them and attempted to explain to them what was wrong, but all he was able to force out of his mouth was: "Twilight! Ponynapped! Gone! Help! Save Her!!!!"
"Huh?" is what all five mares said in unison, trying to get what he was trying to say. Spike then began to hyperventilate until somepony gave him a paper bag to breath in.
"Alright Spike, jus' calm down an' take a few deep breaths," Applejack instructed Spike on what to do. He did as he was told and began to breathe into the bag, which did help calm his nerves a bit. "Better?" she asked.
"Better," Spike replied.
"Good, now tell us what you were gonna say a moment ago."
"OK, so last night, I was making some veggie soup for Twilight, and then there was a knock on the door. Twilight went to see who it was, and I wanted to see too, but I was busy with the soup so I couldn't. I think it was some doctor who came, and I heard her talking about a project at a school, and the next thing I know, they kitchen door was slammed shut. I went to see what was going on, but the door was locked. I had no choice but to break it down, and when I finally did, Twilight and the other pony she was talking to were gone. I've searched all over Ponyville ever since."
"Well we gotta go save her!" Rainbow Dash said as she was about to take off, only to be halted be Applejack who restrained her by holding her tail down.
"Hold up now. Ok, look, we don't know what happened t' Twilight, nor do we know where she could be. Best if we split up and search for her here. Rainbow Dash, you n' Fluttershy fly around Ponyville and the surroundin' area and see if you can spot Twilight from up there," Applejack commanded.
"No problem,. Come on Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash replied with a salute and motioned Fluttershy to follow. Afterwards, she took off in a rainbow haze, leaving Fluttershy to desperately catch up with her.
"Good. Now Rarity, you n' Pinkie Pie search for Twilight down here and ask the pony folk here if they've seen any sign of her."
"Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie Pie said as she went bouncing off to help with the search.
"Don't worry Applejack, you can count on us," said Rarity. She then went off to catch up with Pinkie Pie.
"Ok, Spike, you n' I are gonna send a letter to the princesses. We need t' let em know what's going on so that they can help us."
"Alright, come on," Spike motioned Applejack to follow and they both darted off towards the library.
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Business in Canterlot had been always in full swing. There was morning, afternoon, and night court, along with whatever else the princesses had planned in between. Right now, the princesses were in the middle of morning court, having to listen to all of their subject's problems. Princess Celestia sat on her throne next to her sister Luna, listening to somepony's problem when suddenly, a cloud of green smoke comes in through an open window. It then transformed into a scroll.
Celestia took the scroll with her magic and looked at it to see who it was. When she saw that the letter was from Ponyville, it struck her as odd because she hasn't received any letters from Twilight in a while. She knew something was wrong.
"I'm sorry everyone, but if you would excuse me, I need to see what this is about." Luna nodded, and with that, Celestia went to the far side of the room. She opened the scroll to read what it had to say.
"Dear Princess Celestia,
We have a terrible crisis here in Ponyville. Twilight was ponynapped last night. We've already begun a search for, but we haven't found her yet. Please your highness, in our time of greatest need, help us search for our friend. We really miss her.
Spike"
Those words hit Celestia hard, as if someone had thrown a brick in her face. She rolled up the letter and trotted towards Luna.
"Luna, I need to speak with you in private, we have a situation."
"In the middle of the court?" Luna asked. Celestia nodded and then turned to the crowd of ponies.
"Attention everypony, I hate to tell you all this, but I'm afraid we will be ending court early this morning. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have brought to you." Celestia announced to the ponies as they started leaving. They also began murmuring about the change in events.
Once the throne room was empty, Celestia motioned Luna to follow. The nearby guards quickly fell in line next to the princesses to provide an escort for them. In no time, they arrived outside of Celestia's private chambers. Celestia told the guards to wait outside before going inside. Once they were for sure they were alone, Luna trotted close to Celestia.
"Alright now, what is it that you wanted to tell me about?" she asked. Celestia however didn't have the strength to tell her. So instead, she levitated the letter up to her. Luna took the letter in her magic, unrolled it, and began to read it. When she finished, she dropped the letter to the ground, revealing a shocked expression on her face.
"So now you know. I can tell that you are as shocked as I am," Celestia said with her head down and her back turned to Luna.
"Well I... I don't know to say about this. How could this have happened?" Luna asked. Celestia got her head up and turned to face Luna with a determined face.
"I do not know how this could have happened, but I do know that whoever committed this heinous crime will indeed be punished. We must find Princess Twilight at once. There's no doubt that her captives are holding her for ransom. Luna, I need you to dispatch the Royal Guard to search for Twilight. Send them beyond Equestria's borders if you need to. We must find our friend!" Celestia commanded. Luna nodded and was about to head out when she stopped and turned back to Celestia.
"Mind if I ask, but what are you going to do?" she asked.
"I just wish to be alone at the moment. Let the guards outside know I wish not to be disturbed," Celestia said as she trotted towards the window.
"Very well sister, I will see you soon," Luna said before leaving. Once the door closed, Celestia looked out the window into the Equestrian landscape.
"Where are you Twilight?"
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