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// Running For Invisible Rainbows 
// Story: Banished Far From Home 
// by SaraSantiago 
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Ch 6 - Running For Invisible Rainbows

Heat, oh heat...Why did it always have to be this hot in the city of Manehatten? Twilight swore she saw water everywhere she turned, even though it turned out to be illusion. Her accompanists look everywhere for water, for they knew themselves they needed it.

"There's a store right up yonder!" Applejack then called, pointing her hoof towards a store. The group eagerly entered and looked around for water. Seeing it in a frige, Twilight opened the door and levitated three waters out, giving one to each of her comrades. They moved up to the cash register and checked out the water.

Quickly, Trixie took the cap off and almost gulped it down. "Careful Trixie. Don't drink too much at once." Twilight cautioned. Trixie smiled and nodded, taking slow and steady sips, her cheeks hot and red. 'It's just the heat' she told herself. The other two followed her lead, careful to not drink too fast.

Twilight sighed after drinking half her bottle. "We better save the rest for later, who knows how much money we have for food."

"Ah reckon we have about a weeks worth, maybe more. Just what about shelter?" Applejack questioned, closing the water and putting it in her saddle bag.

"I...I don't know. I can't seem to figure anything out in this heat. Manehatten sure likes to be hot, but it seems no pony realizes how hot it is." Twilight sighed, starting to walk forward. "More to worry, we can't even find Rainbow Dash, and to make matters worse, we could be lost!"

"Twilight, this is not like you, giving up so soon. The powerful Trixie believes we should stay calm and think about the letter. It must have an answer." Trixie exclaimed, closing the lid on her water bottle and levitated it into Applejack's saddlebag, on the other side that Applejack didn't put her water in.

Applejack at first wanted to question it, but found not to since Trixie did not have a saddle bag. So, the three ventured on, following the busy streets of Manehatten to hopefully find a way. Though, night soon found them, and the three searched for somewhere to rest. They soon found a small alleyway.

"There, y'all! Could we maybe go there?" Applejack pointed out the small alley.

"Trixie does not agree. It's so dark and...disgusting." Trixie looked in disgust.

"Trixie, it's all we have." Twilight reasoned, lighting the alley with her horn.

"Thus is true, but the great and powerful Trixie does not do disgusting."

"Aw, descustin' smuthin'. If yar so powe'ful, then show us by goin' in there and sleepin'. It's only one night!" Applejack said furiously, she didn't want to spend anymore time with this. She wanted to- no she needed to find Rainbow Dash. She just had to! Trixie silently growled as she illuminated the ally way and entered.

How dare they question the powerful Trixie! I'll show them! she thought as she and Twilight moved some flattened cardboard boxes to make a somewhat bed and then made a low ceiling above them.

"Alright then. Good night everypony." Twilight said, slowly falling to sleep and the others followed right after her. They did not realize, though, the strange dark purple shadow lurking in the distance...