All of Ponyville was searching for the six ponies that had been gone for a few weeks now. The mayor had made search teams to look in different parts, but so far none had found them. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were worried sick about their sisters. Princess Celestia had also sent teams to find them, with no results as well. She had been reading scroll after scroll searching for the one spell that she knew would help her, if her suspicions of Twilight's disappearance were true.
"Here sister, I brought you the oldest scrolls I could find in the royal library, what spell are you searching for again?" Celestia didn't even look at her, as she was floating five scrolls up at the same time, reading through them, then tossing them away for another five scrolls.
"The spell I'm looking may be our only hope to bring Twilight back, you let me worry about it, just bring me more scrolls." She tossed another five away and floated up another five. Luna looked worried, but simply nodded and went to get more scrolls.
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"Okay girls, since we put up all the fliers and gotten word out that we are looking to Pinkie Pie, I think we deserve a break, don't you think?" The girls nodded at this and got dressed to leave with Owen.
"Um... Where are we going? That is, if you don't mind telling me..." Fluttershy looked down, playing with her fingers nervously.
"Well, I was thinking we could go shopping for Rarity, maybe stop by the fair, and go to the Zoo, sound good?" The girls nodded and walked outside with Owen.
"Hey Owen, what's a zoo? I've never heard of that." Twilight asked, curious to know what it meant.
"A zoo? Well it's a place where they have a bunch of animals and stuff, I guess."Fluttershy lifted her head at this and smiled.
"Oh I love animals! I wonder what kind animals we'll see." She had a big smile while thinking about it.
"Well they have lots of animals there, I'm sure you'll be able to take a good look at them when we go there, but first we're going shopping for Rarity, she said she needed new clothes." They all looked at Rarity who gave a small smile.
"What? You didn't really expect a lady like me to walk around in clothes like these, did you?" They all rolled their eyes and kept walking.
"Here we are, a great big mall, full of clothes, accessories and the like. Knock yourself out, Rarity." Rarity's eyes went wide and were sparkling at all the fashion trends, the style, the fabulous clothes.. She screamed in joy and went running in, leaving everyone behind. They all laughed and went in after her. After bringing Rarity back to Earth, they all sat down and Owen looked at his watch.
"Okay, I think we can afford to split up here for once, but we all meet up back here, okay? Twilight, the library is one floor up, Rainbow Dash the games are over by the left, Rarity already knows where all the shops for clothes are, Applejack and Flutters--"
"Now wait just a minute here, Ah ain't leavin' Rainbow alone, Ah'm just gonna stick with her so she doesn't get into any trouble, understand?" Applejack looked at Owen, he nodded.
"Then I'll stay with Fluttershy, we'll go look around for things animal related I guess. Is that okay with you Fluttershy?" She nodded and they all got up and before they left Twilight asked.
"In how long do we meet up here?" They all looked at Owen, he looked at his watch again.
"How about an hour?" He shrugged, they all nodded and went their separate ways.
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Pinkie Pie woke up with a huge throbbing pain in her head. Her hair wasn't puffy and messy, it was straight and down. She awoke with a groan and puked onto the floor, Alexander rushed to her side and sat down with her.
"Ugh, my head. What happened? I remember there was a party and balloons and some guy named Eric." Alexander looked worried but didn't say anything yet.
"I think you should take a look for yourself what happened, you passed out after having a little too much to drink." He took a mirror to her and she would've gasped at how she looked if her head didn't hurt so much. She had a black eye, a bloody nose, and a white stain on her shirt. Her shirt was ripped and dirty. She had a bruise on her cheek and a cut on her shoulder.
"What the hell happened? What happened to me? "Pinkie tried to sit up but was in too much pain. Alexander fetched her a cup of water.
"Well, you got hammered, that's just the start. You walked up to some random guy, his name was Eric, I believe, and you just got all over him. His girlfriend wasn't too happy with that, and hence the black eye, as for the rest, I wasn't there so I can't really tell you." Pinkie groaned and finally stood up.
"Let's go home Alexander, I want to get some sleep." Alexander nodded and took her to his car and from there, his house.
"I must say Ms. Pie, you really do know how to party." He chuckled to himself.
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"Ah'm tellin' you Dash, you can't beat me." A whole crowd gathered round to see Applejack and Rainbow Dash facing off in a Dance Dance Revolution.
"You'll see, I'll win!" She started the game again, and they began to furiously dance as everyone looked in amazement how well they played the game. People began to place bets on who would win. After Rainbow Dash people were cheering.
"Ha! I told you I would win." She raised her head in pride. Applejack was red with anger.
"Oh yeah? I bet I could beat you in any other of these games." The crowd was silent as they watched the two girls.
"You're on! I'll beat you at every single game here, no sweat!" They went to the other games and the crowd following them, already placing bets. From racing to the fighting game arcades, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were playing everything. On the last game the crowd behind them were cheering for her, Applejack was looking with worry. Dash closed her eyes tight and threw the ball for the basket, but missed it by a few inches. Applejack was laughing her hat off, half of the crowd cheering. Rainbow's mouth was gaping.
"I want a re-do! That was so unfair!" Applejack shook her head, still laughing.
"No can do Rainbow, I beat ya fair n' square." Then the two blinked and looked at the massive crowd behind them. So many of them threw themselves at Applejack and were hugging her and cheering her on.
"What in tarnation? Get off o' me!" Applejack struggled to get out but couldn't, and Rainbow couldn't get through the massive crowd.
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Owen and Fluttershy stopped by a toy shop, and Fluttershy was looking at the toy animals. She would grab one, look it over, put it down and look at others. Owen was just looking around while staying relatively close to Fluttershy.
"Sooooo, you like animals, right?" Fluttershy looked up at him and nodded, then went back to looking at the different toys.
"I love animals, and taking care of them of course, they're so cute and adorable, I just love to see them happy and healthy." Owen couldn't help but smile at that.
"I bet all the animals where your from love you a lot." She smiled and nodded. Someone grabbed Owen from behind and turned him around.
"Owen is that you? Oh my god it is you!" Owen's eyes went wide and he was suddenly pulled into a hug.
"Jessica? What are you doing here?" Fluttershy was looking from not too far away.
"Me? I'm just here for the roads. I'm here for you of course! How could I be anywhere without my boyt--" She looked right at Fluttershy who amazingly fast made her way behind Owen.
"Owen, who the hell is she?" Owen looked back at Fluttershy and sighed.
"She's a friend of mine, just cool it, alright? I'm just here so she can get a stuffed animal." Jessica glared at him.
"Oh really? Do you think I'm some kind of moron?" She focused her attention on Fluttershy and then back to Owen.
"You better get back to our apartment and start cleaning it so when I arrive, I won't have such a pigsty to stay in like last time, now get moving!" Fluttershy stepped in front of Owen and glared at Jessica with The Stare.
"Now listen you, it's not nice at all to be mean at anyone, but I will not stand for you being mean to my friends, so why don't you go and leave us alone, before I get really angry, and you don't want to see that, because I certainly won't be responsible for any broken parts." Jessica made a small whimper and started walking away quickly. Fluttershy's eyes then went wide and she hid behind Owen.
"Nice one Fluttershy, I never knew that side of you... Not that I've known you for a long time to begin with..." They both walked out and made their way back to the meeting point.
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Rarity was in paradise, there we hundreds of dresses and accessories, she could spend all day looking at them. She would try on different dresses and shoes and hats. Some walking past would stare at her a bit. She looked at the time and sighed.
"Well I suppose I must be leaving then, but this is good as it is bad, for I now have many new ideas for when I get back to Ponyville." Her silent speaking was interrupted when the same oddly dressed woman from the store called for her.
"You!" She walked up to Rarity, and took off her shades. Rarity was a bit creeped out by how she was dressed.
"You are a designer, yes? I want you to make new outfits for me." Rarity looked down, thinking about it, then looked back at her.
"I'm afraid I must decline your offer, as I would never design dresses for someone as hideously dressed as you, I mean just look at the style, it's dreadful! Get out of my sight before my eyes are destroyed." The woman gasped, she had never heard such an insult from a nobody.
"Do you know who I am?!" Rarity humphed at the question with her nose high in the air.
"Obviously you're someone who has no taste in fashion at all." The woman smacked her across the face. Rarity rubbed her cheek and glared at her.
"How dare you?!" She formed a fist and sent it right into the woman's face, and knocked her onto the floor. Everybody in the store was looking at Rarity.
"What? She definitely had it coming." She walked out of the store and back to the meeting place.
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Owen was walking to the meeting place when he saw someone fly out of the arcade room. Fluttershy hid behind Owen and Rarity arrived just in time with Twilight who was carrying a bad full of books.
"What's going on now?" Another guy was sent flying out and Applejack walked out red with fury in front of Rainbow Dash who was keeping her distance from Applejack. She walked up to the group and let out a deep sigh.
"Sorry 'bout that, the bunch of 'em just jumped me, I didn't know what else to do." Rainbow Dash was giggling silently.
"I guess you're not used to having a big crowd swoop and cover you in hugs and praise like me." Applejacked rolled her eyes.
"So where to now, Owen?" She dusted herself off and adjusted her hat.
"Well, now we go to the fair. There's games, food, attractions, it'll be lots of fun." Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack at the mention of games, and Applejack looked right back at her.
"By the way, Twilight, where did you get the money for all those books?" Everyone looked at her bag full of books. Twilight suddenly blushed a deep red and shook her head.
"It's a long story, I'll tell it some other time." She smiled sheepishly, and everyone just stared at her. She laughed nervously and started backing away.
"Right... To the fair it is then. Let's be on our way." And they all left the mall and towards the fair.
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"What's gonna happen now Alexander? I messed up." Pinkie looked down in sadness, but Alexander only chuckled.
"Mishaps happen, my dear Pinkie. So instead of going to another party for you, we're gonna go to the fair. I'm positive you'll enjoy yourself, there's candy, games, balloons, and just about everything you like." Pinkie's hair popped back to how it was and she had a big smile on her face.
"Really?! I bet we'll have tons of fun and I'll meet lots of new people and eat lots of candy!" Alexander nodded. Pinkie looked out to the window and saw a woman walking with a guy and she instantly recognized her.
"Stop the car, now. That's the girl that gave me a black eye!" The car stopped immediately and Pinkie got off before Alexander could say anything. Pinkie's hair went straight down again and she tackled the woman and punched her right in the eye.
"That's for the black eye you gave me." She got back up and walked back to the car with Alexander, Eric was just staring with his mouth shut. The woman got up and rubbed her eye.
"Ms. Pie, was that really necessary?" Pinkie looked at Alexander and just smiled.
"I don't like big Meany bully McMeany pants like her.So are we at the fair yet?" Alexander nodded and the car had made it's way to the parking and they got off.
"Smell that? Smells like fun."
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Owen and the girls arrived at the fair and found a spot to stay.
"Ah, I love fairs, so much to do." Owen looked around the place. Twilight took out one of her books and began reading. Rainbow challenged Applejack to whoever could win at every game in the fair. Rarity was drawing new designs, and Fluttershy was just sitting quietly.
"Okay, so why don't we all find something to do?" All of them looked at Owen and then at each other.
"I do agree, shall we do the same as the mall? Meet up back here in a few hours?" They all agreed and got up, except Twilight.
"What about you, Twilight?" Owen went up to her, she just shook her head.
"I'd rather just stay here and read right now, there's so much to learn about this world, and I want to take all the time I can to learn about it." Rainbow Dash shook her head.
"Just leave her Owen, she's an egghead like that." Applejack nudged her elbow, and Rainbow just shrugged.
"I'll stay with her and help her out with anything she needs to learn, the rest of you go have fun." They all nodded and left, except Fluttershy who didn't budge, but no one noticed.
Rainbow Dash was looking around for things to do when someone randomly approached her.
"Hey, lady, you like fireworks?" Rainbow Dash grinned.
"You bet I do! I love fireworks! Why? You got something special planned?" She nudged the guy's elbow, and he smiled and nodded.
"Oh you bet, and you can help with it, just put this box under that bench over there, and there will be some huge fireworks, plus it'll surprise everyone, it's a prank and a show. How about it?" Rainbow Dash thought about it, then had a big grin on her face.
"Deal, I love a good prank and I love fireworks." He handed her the box and she went to place it under the table and then left as quick as she could. Applejack walked up to the man of steel attraction and the owner stood beside her.
"Hello miss, do you think you have the muscle to make this little piece of metal hit that big one up there? If you win you get any of these prizes!" Applejack just smirked and grabbed the hammer.
"Step aside pardner, Ah'm gonna swing this as hard as I can and Ah don't want y'all to get hurt." She took a deep breath and swung the hammer down so hard the piece of metal broke the bigger one and kept flying up. The owner did not know how to react to this. Applejack took the biggest prize and walked away.
"Thanks pardner, I'd love to try it out again sometime, that alright with you?" She winked and tipped her hat and kept walking.
"My, I do love your dress, it's so very elegant and beautiful. You simply must tell me where you got it!" Rarity was mingling with several people at the fair, talking to many about the designs and the fashion.
"Yes I got it at... Oh I can't remember the name of the shop now, but they all these wonderful dresses, if I remember later tonight, I'll be sure to tell you, dear." Rarity nodded and kept walking around, always taking mental pictures of the dresses and designs for herself. She kept looking and walking and accidentally bumped into someone.
"You spilled my drink y--... You." It was the same woman from the mall, now with a some cotton in her nostril. Rarity's smile went away and just turned around to walk away when a bigger man stepped in front of her, blocking her way.
"Um, excuse me sir, but if you could kindly move so I may continue, I would greatly appreciate it." The man shook his head and didn't budge.
"No one hurts Lady Gaga and gets away with it." Rarity looked back to the woman with the red cotton in her nostril.
"I presume she would be this 'Lady Gaga' then?" The man nodded and three other guys came out and got closer to Rarity, she giggled nervously.
"I'm sure we can work this out like civilized people." The woman walked up to Rarity, and took off her shades.
"You insult me, my dresses and you punched me in the face, and you want us to work this out like civilized people?" She crushed the shades in her hand and let them fall. Rarity let out a small yelp.
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Pinkie was amazed by it all, the sweets, the music, the people. She was walking with Alexander, barely able to contain her excitement. Alexander led her to a shady group of people standing not too close to the fair but not too far to look suspicious.
"Now, I know you're still in pain Ms. Pie, but I believe these gents will help get rid of the pain. The usual, boys." The group of people nodded and one of them took out a bag full of mushrooms.
"Just how you like it, Alexander, extra powerful." Alexander nodded and took a few out and handed them to Pinkie. She looked at them for a moment then to Alexander, who only nodded. She took them and ate them, she didn't like the taste but she swallowed them nonetheless.
"So now what?" Alexander just chuckled along with the group.
"Come on Pinkie, let's go sit down and enjoy the music, you'll love it." Pinkie nodded and went with Alexander to find a nice seat.
"So what are these mushrooms supposed to do anyway? They taste icky."
"Trust me Pinkie, the taste might not be so good, but what happens next, you'll love." The colors started to become brighter in Pinkie's eyes. And the plants came alive and started dancing and Pinkie couldn't stop giggling. Everything became colorful and beautiful and happy, the plants were dancing with her.
"These mushrooms are awesome, Alexander, can I have some more?" Alexander nodded and gave her the whole bag. Pinkie chugged the whole bag of mushrooms down her mouth.
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"I'm going to take my time with you, little lady. You messed with the wrong celebrity." Lady Gaga put on a pair of brass knuckles. Rarity was being held, and could not move.
"Please, I'm sure we can work something out, I could design some dresses for you, better dresses than those horrid ones you wear." Gaga glared at Rarity, and she just giggled nervously. Gaga was swinging her first towards Rarity when they were all blown back by an explosion.
"What in tarnation?!" Applejack saw the explosion from farther away and began running towards it. Rainbow Dash's eyes went wide when the explosion happened, it wasn't fireworks, nor was it a funny prank. Twilight, Fluttershy and Owen were all thrown back by the explosion. The three got up and ran towards the smoke and flames.
"Applejack, do you know what happened?" Applejack was helping people get away from the flames. The three of them helped.
"Not a clue, but we gotta stop talkin' n' keep helpin'!"
Rarity got up and ran away from Gaga and her guards. She ran into Rainbow Dash, who was staring blankly at the fire and the flames.
"Rainbow Dash, why are you just staring? You should help!" Rainbow just looked down and shook her head.
"I'm the one who caused that, they told me it was fireworks, a simple prank... Not this."
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Pinkie was having the time of her life. She had danced so much and eaten so much candy, she was tired and decided to sit down and rest. She found a bench and sat down on it, eating some candy. Alexander, who in her eyes was a big talking cake.
"Are you alright Ms. Pie?" Pinkie could only laugh at this, and fell to the ground laughing.
"Alexander, you're a big cake! A big talking cake!" She couldn't stop laughing. Alexander chuckled and lifted her up.
"Come on, Ms. Pie, the fair is ending, it's time to go sleep, you have to get ready for tomorrow." Pinkie just kept laughing, but nodded and walked with him, then suddenly she was thrown by a huge force. When she looked back it was a huge mushroom cloud. She had a big smile, and she wanted to eat the mushroom cloud, but she was pulled away by Alexander.
"We have to go now, Ms. Pie!" Pinkie nodded and left, looking back at the huge mushroom cloud.
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After the firefighters came and doused the fire, and got the injured people to the hospital, the 6 of them sat down on their original spot and all sighed.
"What the hell, don't I get enough crap back home?" Owen laid down and closed his eyes. Rainbow started crying, and was hugged by Applejack. Rarity and Twilight were both with Fluttershy, staying quiet. A firefighter kicked Owen.
"Owen, do you have any idea what caused this?" The firefighter looked at the huge flames.
"An explosion, genius. The question is, who put the bomb for it?" Rainbow Dash looked at Owen, then at Rarity. She wanted to speak but didn't say anything.
"Well whoever it was, they're either dead or gone by now. It's gonna be a mess to clean up, that's for sure. I doubt the fair will be back anytime soon, too." With that the firefighter left, and the 6 of them stood up and left the place.
"Okay then, now that the fair is entirely over, I suggest we go somewhere a little better, let's head to the zoo." Fluttershy clinged to Owen's arm. The others nodded and followed.
This day was supposed to be normal, calm, fun, but it's never like that with these girls apparently... Owen thought as we he made his way to the zoo with the girls following. Owen checked his phone, but no calls or messages about Pinkie Pie, he knew he had to wait, but he could see the worry on all their faces, especially Rainbow Dash. They had to find Pinkie soon or they could lose her forever.