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// Chapter 7: FREAK OUT! 
// Story: Opal's Adventures 
// by SweetieStar 
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Chapter 7





“I'm so sorry, Rarity…” Opalescence said, and left the house.


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Fluttershy came in Rarity’s Boutique to check if her Pinkie Pie’s Anniversary dress was ready. When Fluttershy came in, she shrieked. 

“Rarity! Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness!” She up ran to Rarity and started shaking her back and forth - gently. “Rarity! Can you hear me? RARITY!!! Please Rarity!” Fluttershy listened to her heartbeat and started crying. “Oh no! I need to call Twilight!”


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Opalescence was walking with the spirit. “Oh, spirit of the diamond, do you know what happened to my sister? Starclan didn't tell me about it.” She politely asked. 

“Ah! Good old Starclan never tells the interesting bit. Well kid, if Starclan didn't tell you about your sis, that means you need to find it out yourself!” The spirit explained. 

Opalescence was fed up with those Starclan clues. They didn’t give anything except for stupid hints, but she did try to keep her thoughts to herself. 

The spirit disappeared. “Follow my signs young cat, you will soon be close.” It’s voice echoed in the sky. 

Opalescence looked up. A rainbow-colored pegasus was flying in the skies. Opal decided to follow her, thinking it was the sign from the spirit. 


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Twilight gasped “R-Rarity’s dying?” 

Spike burst out of his room. “WHAT???? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Shout over, he fainted. Twilight telekinectically put Spike back in his bed and rushed with Fluttershy to Rarity’s boutique. 

Twilight brought her Super Naturals book with her, and levitated it with her magic. 

“Where…where is it?” She used her magic to quickly flip through the pages. “Aha! Rarity’s sickness is called The Loss of The Spirit"

Fluttershy whimpered. "That sounds bad."

"When a Pony of any breed who is related to the Elements of Harmony loses spirit control, her Elemental spirit takes freedom and the body remains still in hiatus until her spirit returns. If it does not come back after the next day…" Twilight paused, gulping. "...the body will rot and die out.”

“EEEK!” Fluttershy squealed. “W-what do we do know?”

Twilight read through the book, flipping the pages nervously until she found what she was looking for. She read through the passage and closed her eyes. Twilight sighed. “We… we wait.” She said closing the book.  

Fluttershy looked at her. “W-what d-do you mean, Twilight?” 

“Well…it says in the book that the spirit must return to the rightful body of his or her owner.” Twilight said. 

“Thank goodness...” Fluttershy sighed in relief. 

“But-“ Twilight added. “If it does not return after the next dawn… the spirit will disappear forever…” Randomly - out of nowhere - Pinkie Pie appeared.

“FOREVER!!!” She shouted, before running back out of the library. 

“Oh-kay.” Twilight continued. “As I was trying to say, if the spirit doesn’t arrive on time, the spirit will disappear and the body will never come to life." 

Fluttershy gasped in terror and horror. She started crying. “We can’t just wait! We need to save Rarity!” 

Twilight nodded. “I understand that you want to save Rarity, but the book says…” 

“I DON’T CARE WHAT IN CELESTIA’S DAMMIT THE BOOK SAYS, WE NEED TO SAVE RARITY AND THAT’S THAT!” Fluttershy shouted, before calming down and blushing. “O-only if you want to…” 

Twilight raised her hoof and shouted; “We will save Rarity and screw the book!” She threw the book on the floor and then closed her mouth with both hooves. “What did I do?” She exclaimed, picking up the book and gently returning it to it's shelf. 

Fluttershy face-hoofed - partly at the fact that Twilight was oblivious to what she had just suggested - and tugged on Twilight's leg with her other hoof. 

“Off to save Rarity!” She shouted. 

“Okay…" Twilight muttered.


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The rainbow pegasus was flying faster and faster, reminding Opalescence about that time when she tried to follow the rainbow. The rainbow pony just kept speeding up.

Opalescence tried really hard to keep up, but the rainbow pony quickly disappeared. “Shoot it!” She spat. Opalescence looked around. “The spirit of the diamond, help me!” She shouted. “...Can you please help me?” She added. 

The spirit appeared with a dim flash. “Lighten up, my little cat. We are almost there.” The spirit grinned. “Just take a few steps forward, then to the right. Once a tree is in your sight, climb up to the highest branch!” He explained happily.

Opalescence facepawed. “Oh not these cryptic clues again!” She growled, but then she sighed.  

She took a few steps forward and the spirit disappeared.   

~Newly edited by IceOfWaterflock~