//------------------------------// // Chapter 25 // Story: A Brony's Dream Come True // by FeatherFoot //------------------------------// A/N I hope you all like this. That's all I have to say. And thanks to DaBeejees for finding quite a few errors in the previous chapter. EDIT: The chapter was modified due to being too rushed. (Modification level: Moderate) End A/N Everfree Forest... Jordan wandered through the maze, searching for any sign of Rainbow Dash. Turning through every curve, he pondered the possibilities. "Okay, so on one hoof she got separated from us and got lost. On the other hoof..." He paused. He dare not think about what may have happened. "I...I wouldn't forgive myself if that happened." He continued down the path, looking everywhere for Rainbow Dash, but as he looked, he spotted something. "Hmm...what's this?" he asked himself, as he looked down at a yellow hair on the ground. He looked around. One thing in particular caught his eye. He saw a couple of hoofprints in the ground, leading toward the hedge wall. "Hmm..." He made his way to the hedge wall, and pondered. "Did Dashie go through here?" he wondered. He looked around, just in case if the hoofprints went a different way. Just then, he heard cheering, and Rainbow's voice, come from through the thick shrubbery. "I can't believe it!" he barely heard Rainbow Dash. Jordan gasped. He glared in that direction for a moment, and he began to run full speed at the hedge. He slammed into it head first, but barely made an impression. He recoiled, and fell to the ground. "Ow. This hedge is tough." he reported to himself. He tried again, and ended up on the ground once again. Persistent, he continued going at it, failing every time. After numerous attempts to get through the hedge, he finally gave up. "Ugh this is ridiculous." he shouted to himself. He let out a deep sigh, and leaned against the wall he tried to get through. He felt it give a bit. He thought of something. "Wait." He put one hoof on the hedge, and his hoof started to sink into the hedge. "This wall seems to give if pressure is given in increments." he told himself. He prssed against the wall, gently at first, but putting more pressure every second. After about a minute of pressing the wall, he broke through it. "Yes!" he said, and fell through. He went down the newly discovered path, hearing cheers every so often. Meanwhile... Rainbow Dash thought hard. Looking back in the direction she trotted in, she knew she did not want to abandon the others. "I want to go back where I came from." She stated bluntly. She made her way back to the path, but it sealed itself off. "Oh I'm sorry, we are fresh out of that. Care for anything else?" the "announcer" stated. Rainbow had an irritated look in her eyes. "This is pretty unfair you know." She stated, then sighed. She trotted up to the Wonderbolts pin. She went wide eyed. She then pulled out her own. Staring at it, then back to the offered pin, she started getting angry. "Listen bub, I'm already a Wonderbolts member. If you think you can bribe me with that, then you are totally wrong!" Rainbow shouted. As soon as she finished, the Wonderbolts pin disappeared, and all that remained was the "wings". "Well...you may be in the Wonderbolts...but let's talk about this...Jordan fellow." the voice stated. Rainbow put on a confused look. "You seem to like this certain pegasus, hm?" Rainbow's expression changed to one of anger. "How do you know about Jordan?!" Rainbow scolded, but the voice just chuckled. "Oh Rainbow Dash, I know all about you and your...special somepony." the voice stated. "But...there is one thing you should see..." The wings changed to something resembling a projection. It showed Cloudsdale. "You see, Rainbow Dash, Jordan, as you see it, is a very nice pony. But you have not seen his true self yet, have you?" the voice stated flatly. Rainbow looked on at the projection. On the other side of the hedge wall... Jordan finally reached the end of the path. Another hedge wall blocked his path. He did the same thing he did on the last wall on this one. This wall appeared thinner than the other. It took him less effort this time. He crawled through the hedge, and on the other side, he saw Rainbow Dash. He smiled. "Dashie, thank goodness I finally-" he was cut off by her. She had tears flowing in her eyes. "H-how could you..." Jordan looked confused. He was about to speak, but Rainbow Dash continued with a scream. "HOW COULD YOU?!" Jordan stumbled back. He fell to the ground, eyes open wide. 'Wha?' he thought. Before his eyes, Rainbow Dash disappeared. He looked around. Suddenly, the hedges fell. The entire maze vanished. Jordan looked in the spot where Rainbow was. He shook his head, and wondered what just happened. He heard voices call out to him. "Jordan, what happened?" He craned his head in the direction of the voice. He saw Cloud, Briar, and Jake running up to him. "Jordan, did you find Rainbow Dash?" Cloud asked, concerned. Jordan started to tear up. Jake took notice. "Jordan, are you..." before he could finish, Jordan bolted away. Briar looked at Cloud. "I'm worried about Jordan. What could have happened?" Cloud asked. In a flash, Jake's horn reappeared. Cloud's and Briar's wings reappeared as well. "Well, that solves one problem." Briar stated. The three ran off in the direction Jordan ran off in. Far edge of the Everfree Forest... Sitting on a cloud, holding a glass of chocolate milk, a lone draconequus laid down on a cloud hammock. He chuckled a bit, holding up his fingers. "3...2...1..." In a flash, five ponies appeared in front of him. "Hello there everypony. The fun will begin in a bit, so please...sit back and relax." The ponies moved to one side. "Oh, this will be fun..." He stated while drinking the glass from the chocolate milk. Cloudsdale... FeatherFoot spent about half the day trying to eat his way out of Cloud's house. Trying to get through, he barely made a dent in the cloud. He eventually gave up. He fell back. "Ugh..." he whined. "Why is this happening..." Shadow Breeze stood up. "I don't know. But one thing is for sure. Whatever it is, it must think it's funny. He stated, going upstairs. He opened Cloud's bedroom door. He looked out the window to see the gleaming sunlight. Sunlight. He bolted downstairs. "Feather, come quick!" Featherfoot struggled to get up, but eventually found his footing. He made his way upstairs to see the window not blocked by pink. "Feather, this is our only chance!" Shadow stated. "On the count of three!" he shouted, but before he started, pink started filling the window. "Forget it! Now or never!!" he shouted, and they both flew at the window. It gave little resistance, and they burst out of the house, just as the window was not visible any longer. "That was close." Shadow said, relieved. Feather then remembered something. He facehoofed. "Oh geez, I have to go check on Derpy!" he told Shadow, before he flew off. Everfree forest... Jordan, Jake, Cloud, and Briar made their way around tree after tree. They found it much easier without hedges restricting their view. In the distance, they heard a voice. "Shh...I hear something." Jordan announced. 'Oh, this will be fun...' He took note of the direction of the voice. "Guys, this way!" Jordan called out, then they all bolted with Jordan, except Jake. Jordan turned around. "Jake, come on let's go!" Jake stared blankly in one direction, nervousness filling his expression. Jordan waved his hoof in front of Jake's face. No reaction. "Yo, Jake!" He nudged his unicorn friend a bit. He became even more irritated. "JAKE!" In a flash, Jordan slapped Jake. He immediately snapped out of his trance, and glared at Jordan. "Jordan, look over there!" He did just that. And what he saw shocked him. There, behind a myriad of bushes, was a lone cockatrice. All of them just stared in that direction, but immediately turned away, knowing if it turned to them, they would be petrified. "W-we should go." Jordan whispered. They all agreed, and made their way toward where the all too familiar voice emanated. A/N The chapter has been modified at the level of: Moderate I hope this pleases some of you. Eternity out. End A/N