Starting A Search
The nice warm sun woke the night, bringing in little to no clouds. Everything was so peaceful. "Twilight." No response. "Twilight!" A small sound. "Twilight!"
The purple alicorn quickly sprung from her bed, "What?!" she looked to the one who awoke her from her nice slumber in anger. She calmed down to see the pony was Applejack. "Sorry, what?"
"Sorry to awake you from your sleep, Twilight, but we have a small problem." the cowpony nervously voiced.
"Hm...Sure. What is it?" Twilight asked, getting out of her bed. She looked over to Trixie's bed to see it empty. Quickly the worry spread throughout her. "Where's Trixie?" What if this problem was about Trixie? Where could she have gone?
"Someone called for the great and powerful Trixie." Trixie walked into the room. Twilight sighed as a strange sense of comfort came over her. It was like without Trixie, her life would be turned around. Wait....What? Twilight caught herself at what she was thinking.
Twilight shook her head and then looked to Applejack, "So, what's the problem?"
"Well...Some other pony's missing." Applejack, seeming a little non-amused, darkly stated.
Twilight tilted her head in confusion. Who else could be missing? Apple Fritter? Apple Bumpkin? Why them? They aren't helping her... What about Rainbow Dash. Twilight's eyes shot open, "Rainbow Dash?!"
A hard swallow came from the cowpony, "Ah woke up to find her missin' with this." she gave Twilight with a small card. She levitated the card towards here and inspected it. The sign on the front looked like a crescent moon and a crescent dark orange sun merged together to make a circle. She flipped it over and read the fine text.
I've heard of you little princess
It seems like you've been lost
Pushed aside for something big
Do you know why?
I cannot answer this
But this message is in another regard
Your friends will all, one by one
Leave your side unless you rescue them
Find them, and succeed
Leave them, and trouble comes
Your choice princess-no-more
I hope to see you soon
Twilight's feelings of comfort changed quickly. She felt very nervous. What did this pony do to Rainbow Dash? And here she was thinking about Trixie?! What type of friend is she? She looked to the two girls, her face showing she was serious, "We've got to find her."
"Ah thought you would say that. Now let's eat a quick brunch before we leave." Applejack smiled, leading the way to the kitchen. Twilight and Trixie followed, sitting down at the table. Apple Fritter then came out with a plate and set it down next to Applejack.
"Ah'm sorry to ask, but could one of you help me with getting the othe' plates?" she kindly asked, hoping it wouldn't be too much of a bother.
"Sure. I'll come and help." Twilight smiled, following Apple Fritter to the stove where the other plates of food were. She levitated the plates, careful not to tilt them, and moved them to the table. The group then ate quickly and stormed out of the house.
"Where do you think she would be?" Twilight asked, looking left and right.
"Ah hate to break it to you, Twilight, but she could be anywhere." Applejack said lowly, her ears flattening, "If only I knew sooner..."
"Applejack, please know that this is not your fault." Twilight assured her. "Now, I believe it's best if we split up. Any objections?"
"If we split up, doesn't that make us more easy to get?" Trixie questioned.
"Yeah, that's true." Twilight kept thinking of what they should do.
"If y'all need help, Apple Fritter and Ah could lend y'all a hand." Apple Bumpkin stated.
Twilight turned to them, "Thank you, but I have to decline. I don't want you to be into this...Or you'll also become a target as well."
"It's a risk Ah'm willing to take." Apple Fritter confidentially spoke.
"Again, the answer's no." Twilight turned away and started to go straight. "You're already a target for letting us sleep in your house..So please be on the look out." she turned her head to them, "Good luck." The group then walked to the intersection.
"So, where to now, Twilight?" Applejack asked, "Does the letter tell you anything?"
"Only that if we don't find her, Rainbow's in deep trouble." Twilight looked down to the ground. What now? All we have is the Elements of Harmony....Wait... "That's it!"
"What has Twilight thought of?" Trixie asked.
"The Elements of Harmony! Maybe if we can somehow navigate where the Element of Loyalty is, then it might lead us to Rainbow Dash!"
"Um...It sounds like a good idea, but how are we all going to do that with the Elements in the Tree of Harmony?" Applejack wondered.
"Eh?" Twilight forgot about that. Man, now what?
"Twilight did have a good idea...Maybe just go where you feel it...If you are all connected by the Elements, then maybe you can find her." Trixie smiled, trying to gain Twilight's confidence back up.
Twilight smiled, "Sounds like the best plan we have. We should stay together, though...Just in case. I don't want anypony else missing."
"Right." The two nodded, ready to follow Twilight into the deepest parts of wherever they were going. The group went straight down the one path towards Manehatten. No pony was sure where they were heading, and neither of them was sure what they would find. One thing connected them; to get Rainbow back! No madder what they would find, they would stay strong to find her.