Sweetie ran to the clubhouse as fast as she could. All she wanted was to be with Crush but when she arrived, Crush was gone. “Crush, Crush, where are you?!” Sweetie yelled out.
“Haven’t seen him Sweetie Belle.” Scootaloo came up behind her friend. “Apple Bloom and I searched for a while but we couldn’t find him but he did leave a note.” Scootaloo hoofed the note over to Sweetie Belle.
Dear Sweetie Belle,
I have learned to love you very quickly but we can’t be together. Last night my mother, she came for me. If I don’t leave, I just know that something bad will happen to you. I don’t want you hurt, you’re the best and I will miss you greatly. If I feel that I can escape my fate, I will return to you. I want to be with you but I must go, so long Sweetie Belle, let’s hope our paths meet once again in White Tail Woods.
Sincerely,
Crush
Sweetie fell to her knees, her breathing had become shallow. The end of the note sounded odd but perhaps Crush wanted her to go find him. Without warning she jumped up and ran off, she heard her name being called but she ignored it. She ran as fast as she could and continued to without slowing. Along the way, the bottom of the note tore off due to a branch that had snagged it. She ran all the way to the library and crashed right through the door. “Twilight!” Sweetie cried.
Twilight had been in the basement working when the crash was heard. She started her ascent upstairs after hearing her name, it was Sweetie. “Sweetie Belle, hold on, I’m coming.” When she reached the front door or where the front door used to be, Sweetie was seen crying. Twilight rushed over and grabbed Sweetie in a big hug. “What’s wrong Sweetie?” Twilight closed her eyes for a moment before opening them and then saw a piece of paper fall from Sweetie’s hooves. “What is this?”
“He left and...and I think he is…in trouble. Crush is…in trouble.” Sweetie said between breaths.
Twilight picked up the note and read it. It was odd that the bottom of the note had been ripped but it didn’t matter as far as she knew. As she read it, she began to think that just maybe, she had misjudged Crush which shocked her even more to find that the stallion that Sweetie liked was Crush. What could she do but try and find him. “I’ll get the girls out there looking for him, don’t worry.”
"I’m going as well, I have to find him and thank you.” Sweetie wiped away her tears, pulled away from Twilight and ran off.
“Sweetie, you’re too weak. I noticed your nose is, ugh.” Twilight stopped trying to speak to Sweetie, she was too far away. “I can still find Crush before she does.”
Sweetie ran and ran as fast as she could, she could feel something wet running onto her lip. For just a moment she stopped wiped her lip and found blood. She shrugged it off and continued her run until she found herself in White Tail woods. “Where are you Crush?” She heard a chuckle behind her.
Hours earlier
Crush ran off after leaving the note for Sweetie at around four in the morning. “I’m so sorry Sweetie.” He ran until he came to White Tail Woods. Once he arrived, he sat down and took a breather when he heard his mother behind him.
“Crush, what are you doing here when you should be searching out the little sister?” Chrysalis wasn’t happy, Crush had disobeyed her.
“I can’t mother, I can’t hurt somepony whom I love.” He had come to the conclusion that he did indeed love her despite only knowing her for a short time. “Sweetie Belle is the best thing that ever happened to me. She liked me before she even knew me and-” Crush was cut off by Chrysalis.
“You don’t know her and she doesn’t know you. You don’t love that mare, you feed on her love. The two can feel the same but you had better learn the difference and not let it interfere. You don’t love those ponies, you feed on them, now go and find the girl, I want the element any element will do at this point and we need bait to do it. Do not destroy our hard work.” Chrysalis spoke harshly to Crush and stood tall above him. Crush shrunk to the ground and felt heavy under his mothers glare.
Crush thought about it, his mother wouldn’t intimidate him. He shook his head in defiance. “No, I will not, and I know that I love her, I love Sweetie Belle and she loves me.”
“Fine then, let’s see how she likes it when you betray her.” Crush was about to speak when something hit him in the head. Chrysalis smiled and turned to her guard. “Go and write a note to this Sweetie Belle.” The guard nodded and came back in less then an hour. “The note is written?” The guard nodded and hoofed over a note to Chrysalis.
“What is this?” She opened up the note.
My Dear Sweetie Belle,
I have left to take care of something, I will be back in later so don’t worry about me. I love you.
Sincerely,
Crush
“How sweet, too bad she won’t get this.” Chrysalis ripped the note in half and threw it onto the ground.
Present
“Hello, you must be Sweetie Belle.” Sweetie flipped around. “I’m so glad you made it just in time to get captured.” Chrysalis smiled as her guards put her in chains. “You can thank my son Crush for the note that lead you here though I did expect you to take longer to get here. He did his job and you arrived, Crush is such a good boy.” Crush came out from behind a tree.
“Crush, you’re her son, you played with my mind, you played with my emotions, please tell me it’s not true.” Crush just smiled and watched as the guards dragged Sweetie away. “You’re dead, I can’t believe I fell for you! I thought you were different! I HATE YOU!” Sweetie screamed struggling to free herself but couldn’t.
Chrysalis gave an evil smile and walked behind a nearby tree to talk to her tied up son. “Do you believe me now son, she hates you.” Crush glared and then spit on her. Chrysalis growled and then slapped Crush until his nose and mouth bled. “How dare you, you will die after I get rid of one of the elements if not sooner.”
“Sweetie, why did you have to come?” Crush whispered and fell unconscious as some guards dragged him away.
Twilight had sent out search parties but she had left on her own with only two guards. They had been traveling for some time and finally came to White Tail Woods to search. “This will be the last place for today, if we don’t find him here, we’ll pick it up again tomorrow.” The three separated and searched the woods for about an hour before a guard came running over to Twilight. “Did you find something?”
“Yes Ma’am and I think you’ll find this interesting.” The guard hoofed over two pieces of paper.
Twilight put the two pieces together and read what was written. She pulled out the other note and the hoof writing didn’t match. “Something is terribly wrong, why would there be two notes to and by the same pony but in different hoof writing?” Twilight focused on the two notes and she had her suspicions. It wasn’t hard to figure out after seeing the two notes together. “Guards, go get the others and tell them to meet me just outside of the Bad Lands.” Without argument, the two left and Twilight took off for the Bad Lands. “I’m coming Sweetie, don’t worry.” She was sure that Sweetie would be taken to the Bad Lands. It was the least obvious place which made it the perfect place to go. It made sense to Twilight, the changeling home was too obvious and someplace secluded would be the best place to go especially if the queen had a trap set up for her.