The music was loud, far louder than Twilight was used to. She didn’t normally come to these kinds of places. Too much noise, too smoky and the whole atmosphere made it hard for her to think. She’d come here on a whim, a vague message that had arrived by mysterious magical means, and so now she found herself here. She was leaning up against a wall, away from the main crush of bodies.
“Hi Twilight!” chirped a voice from just behind her, and Twilight turned to find a pink mare, her mane poofing out almost impossibly.
“How did you know who I was?” asked Twilight.
“Silly, I know everypony,” said the pink mare, “so that includes you!”
“So who are you?” asked Twilight.
“Well, my full name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, but you can just call me Pinkie,” said Pinkie.
“Pinkie,” muttered Twilight, half to herself, “Wait, the Pinkie? That got into the Royal Canterlot vaults?”
“Yepperooni!”
“Wait,” said Twilight, “I thought you were a unicorn.”
“Most ponies do, silly.”
“That was you with the notes. How did you do that?” asked Twilight.
“Right now,” said Pinkie, her voice dropping, “the only thing I can say is that you’re not safe, Twilight. I had to get you here so I could warn you.”
“Warn me of what?” asked Twilight.
“They’re watching you, Twilight.”
“Who is?” said Twilight, confusion crossing her face.
“Just listen for a second, Twilight,” said Pinkie, leaning in close to the purple mare. “I know why you’re here, Twilight. I know what you’ve been doing. Why you hardly sleep, why you live alone and why night after night, you sit reading books. You’re looking for her.”
Twilight turned, looking like she was about to speak, but Pinkie continued on.
“I know because I was once looking for the same thing. And when she found me, she told me that I wasn’t really looking for her. I was looking for an answer. It’s the question that drives us, Twilight. It’s the question that got you here tonight. You know the question, just as I did.”
“What is the Spell?”
“The answer’s out there, Twilight. It’s looking for you. It will find you, if you want it to. Now, I gotta go make some new friends. See you, Twilight!”