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// Chapter Three 
// Story: Firefly 
// by videogamegurl96 
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Dash was just yards away from death now. She finally accepted that her time has come and closed her eyes. Everypony was back in the huge crowd like before, except they left a huge circle as a target for their fellow friend, for they all knew too that she was about to seal her fate. All her friends knew too and began to cry. “I can’t look!” Rairty sobbed out, covering her eyes with her hooves. “Tell me when it’s over!” Fluttershy cried, doing the same. Applejack just took off her cowboy hat and placed over her heart. Pinkie Pie just started bawling. Twilight Sparkle bowed her head and whispered “I’m so sorry.” as a little tear came from her unicorn eye.
Rainbow Dash opened her eyes right before she hit the ground. All she saw was the green of the ground. A split-second later, she saw pure white; along that was a sound she never heard before. It wasn’t a SPLAT! from her fall of death. It wasn’t a BOOM! from a Sonic Rainboom, either. It was a z-z-za-ZAP! from a science fiction movie. Lightning split from the ground. Rainbow Dash was gone. Not dead, but gone. The “target” was empty. Everypony quickly dried their tears and stared in shock. Dead silence loomed the Town Center. Two minutes ago, they were ready to mourn. Now, they have no clue what was going on. Was it a trick? A prank? Some looked around to see if Rainbow was behind a tree or something. Nothing. Others looked to see if Trixie was in town to see if she had anything to do this this. Nothing.
“W-What j-j-just h-h-happened?” Rarity finally broke the silence. Every pony answered with an “I don’t know” along with other chatter. The mayor finally announced in a nervous tone “Now now, everypony, please remain calm. I don’t know what just happened, but I’m sure that Rainbow Dash, wherever she is, will be just fine.” “Let’s throw search parties!” Bon Bon screeched. “Yeah!” all the ponies answered in unison. The mayor thought for a second. “Alright, earth ponies stay here in Ponyville. Pegasi, fly to Cloudsdale. Unicorns, take the train and head to Canterlot. We must find Rainbow Dash by any means necessary!”