{Buttercup's POV}
'Okay, first order of business is finding the girls!' I thought, 'But where did Celestia put them? I was placed in Tartarus, so what did she do to Blossom and Bubbles?'
I began thinking about how I was going to find them when it came to me. I'd need to think about their personalities. 'I was in the most violent place on Equis because of how violent I am. Blossom's an egghead so maybe a book. And Bubbles is an animal lover, so maybe something related to nature? Wait! Maybe Octi! She loved Octi, so maybe that's where the Elements put her!'
I opened the window and jumped out. I was glad it was a first story building, otherwise I'd go splat.
'Why didn't my powers work!?' I thought, jumping in one place like an idiot.
"Darn it! Why can't I fly!? Something must've happened when I left Tartarus..." I grumbled as I walked towards the Everfree Forest, 'Celestia must have something telling the location of the other two. I just hope my other abilities still work...'
I was almost at the castle. I had been checking my powers since I entered, and I have to say, I was disappointed. It seemed my powers were reduced too: Super Strength, Heat Vision, Night Vision, Fire Generation, Super Senses, Shrinking, and Energy Projection(Covered my eyes to figure the Night Vision thing). My durability was compromised, Super Speed lessened, Stamina reduced, and I wasn't keen on learning if I could survive space let alone reach it. To put it in lose terms, I was vulnerable.
I saw the ruins over the trees, it was in worst shape than what I left it in. Parts of it where falling a part, and I wasn't sure I wanted to go in there, but the girls needed me to get them out of whatever prison they where in!
I marched up to the castle, and saw the bridge still standing. 'Huh, thought it would have fallen by now... it looks reinforced, so someone was here!'
I began shaking, 'What if Celestia and Luna are in there? They would kill me on sight and I'm not even at full strength- No. Calm down Buttercup, you can do this! You've faced demon Headcrabs harder then this!'
I took a deep breath, and walked over the old wood. It creaked and I jumped, 'Maybe I should lighten the load.' I giggled nervously as I shank down to an itty bitty size that was only big enough to jump over the boards.
'I hate being weak...'
It had taken a long time, but I finally got across the bridge and into the castle. I had been looking for the library, and hadn't found it. I was still small because I didn't want to be seen by anypony.
'Wait, I can contact them through sleep!' I thought.
I lied down on the stone surface. It was rough, but I've had rougher. I felt close to sleep, when I heard something.
A low growl. Like that of a wolf, but more scratchy. 'Is that an accurate description? Scratchy?' As I pondered this, four Timber Wolves popped out of nowhere. 'Darn... Not even scary at pinecone size!'
I began laughing as I grew to my full height. I leer at them, making three of them whimper but the last one stepped forward. It seemed the biggest, so the alpha. I got into a fighting stance with my fists raised, still smiling.
The wolf charged me at full speed. To which I sidestepped. It went flying through the air and smashed into a pile of sticks.
"Who's next!?" I yelled, egging the remaining three. I heard the sound of bark clicking and turned around to see the alpha standing tall.
I chuckle, "Wow, you really know how to pull yourself back together! Next time, I'll eat something so I can use you as a toothpick!" I laughed at my bad jokes as it growled, "Oh come on barky! Am I burning you up? I know you'll sick it to me!"
The Timber Wolf lunged at me with more ferocity. I smirked. My eyes heated up, and a blast of red energy shot towards the pack leader. It burst into flames and I heard the others howl in fear as they most-likely ran away.
After that, I walked over to the core of the beast. A green crystal as big as my hand. I picked it up and stored it into into my backpack.
Turning back, I jogged towards the only direction I haven't been. 'I hope the library is here...'
I finally found the library. It took me longer than I'll admit, so pretty long. I checked through several books to see if they told me where my 'sisters' were. I was beginning to give up until I saw a title: 'Knowledge, Anger, and Nature'
That was what Celestia called us. I picked it up and brushed the coat of dust off. There was a picture of three biped's. The pink one was in the center, holding a book under her left arm. The blue one had a stuffed octopus she was hugging. And the green one held a hammer.
I scoffed, 'I don't have sharp teeth!'
I shrugged it off, it didn't matter. I began reading.
It told about how they were heroes, sworn to protect the innocent ponies of Equestria. How they turned on the Princess, and were banished for their crimes and never to return.
'Ironic.'
I continued reading until near the end.
The Princess's imprisoned them in their elements. The spirit of knowledge was placed inside her guide book, the spirit of nature was placed inside a crystal of Harmony, and the spirit of anger was sent to Tartarus.
'Why couldn't I get turned to stone like Discord? It's so unfair!' My eyes glowed in anger. I threw the book as far as I could and a red beam shot it. A small explosion told me the book was no more.
'At least now I know what they we imprisoned in. Now I just have to find them.' I then realized that it was a bad idea to destroy the book due to the fact that I don't know where the heck I'm supposed to go.