> The Space that is Knocking on You
>  by ZachWebbEX
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> Chapters 1-2
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"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 001: At the fucking grocery store''


Every town has a unique facade to it, in particular, something that stands out. In the land of Equestria, the residence of Ponyville, we will be monitoring such thing. The date is March 1, Sunday, the time is 3:00 am, location, east side of the Everfree Forest entrance. A two-story house with decorative patio and swimming pool out back surrounds the house, and a beaten mailbox caused by an unfortunate accident with a certain mail pony. A seemingly nice residence, that is until we take a look inside, this is the story of somepony, an incredible specimen unlike anyone has ever seen before, the story of Lyra Heartstrings, and her roommate, BonBon.

"Dammit, we are out of soda, why are we out of SODA!!!!" yelled Lyra, the aquamarine coated equine with animosity as she was watching a late night PTV documentary on bulimia nervosa.

She was sitting, as always, on her back with her hooves hanging off the old lounge chair that had her rump engraved in it,several pop cans surrounded her chair as well.

Elsewhere, BonBon, a light apple-greenish grey coated pony, was trying to get her rest on the second floor of the house in her own room. "What is going on down their?" asked BonBon as she was awoken by the screaming of her roommate downstairs.

"Don't tell me she is going on one of her fits again about being out of those disgusting carbonated drinks." said BonBon as she put a pillow over her face as she tried to go back to sleep.

Meanwhile, Lyra got up out of her chair and galloped to the kitchen which was on the left of the living room where her precious television set was. The kitchen, which BonBon made an effort to clean on a regular occasion, was now trashed up due to Lyra constantly racing back and forth to get snacks. "Man, we cannot be out of my favorite soda, Dr. Horseshoes already can we?" said Lyra nervously as she slowly opened to refrigerator door and covered her eyes, afraid of the omniscient possibility that she may have already consumed all of the soda that was bought earlier that day.

She gazed into the fridge and saw that their was no more Dr. Horseshoes brand soda in the fridge any longer. "Nooooo, this can't be happening, I must wake BonBon up and tell here this!" yelled Lyra at the top of her lungs as she shut the fridge door and galloped up the stair at top speed.

"Are you serious, what is making all of that noise down here at the wee hours of dawn." exclaimed BonBon in an irritated tone as she was awoken again.

"BonBon, I have some bad news!" exclaimed Lyra as she slammed open the door and raced into BonBon's room without consideration that she was trying to sleep. 

"What are you doing Lyra, it is 3:30 in the morning, 3:30 AM!!!" yelled BonBon with frustration at her eccentric roommate.

"I know, but we are out of Dr. Horseshoes and, and we need to get some more!" said Lyra in a disheartened tone.

"What, you mean you came up here, woke me up, and shouted as loud as you could because you ran out of that disgusting beverage, that mind you, we bought earlier today!!!" yelled BonBon to Lyra with her left eye twitching.

"Hehe, well, there is a marathon on PTV about eating disorders and I am really into it right now, I am even recording it with TEVO, and I need more Dr. Horseshoes right now, please?" said Lyra as she tried to persuade BonBon with her sad look routine.

"Oh no, I am not going through this again, you said that same sentence last week when you ran out of soda during the stupid showing of that Equestria Girls marathon!" shouted BonBon who was not about to be swayed by Lyra that easily.

"Oh come on, please, Mr. and Mrs. Cake's grocery store is always open, it is the perfect time!" said Lyra with an anxious tone.

"Really, and why do you need me to come with you?" asked BonBon with an angry tone.

"Hehehe, because you are my best friend!!" said Lyra as she cheered loudly.

"Grrrr, I will not do this, it is raining outside anyway, don't you see?" asked BonBon to Lyra.

"I know but if we hurry, we will not even get wet!" said Lyra who continued to egg BonBon to get out of bed.

"What, why are you so determined to get more of that soda just so you can watch a late night documentary about eating disorders!" yelled the mare to her friend.

Ignoring the question, Lyra began poking her front hooves at her friend in a trolling manner. "Come on BonBon, you know you want to do it, right,right,ri.." said Lyra as BonBon interrupted her.

"OKAY, I will do this one last time with you, just this once, and I do not expect to be bothered again when I am trying to sleep!" shouted BonBon as she finally gave in to her bedazzled friend's wishes.

"Oh thank you so much BonBon, you don't know how much this means to me, really!" said Lyra with glee.

"Yeah, I bet." said BonBon with a tired and sarcastic look on her face.

"Hey it's only 3:40, if we get back in time, the PTV special about vomiting to maintain a modeling career will be on!" said Lyra with a sex face. 

"Huh, I am not even going to ask." said BonBon to herself as she grabbed her wallet and walked downstairs.

"Just be glad that your job pays well, because I would not use my bits to pay for this stuff!" said BonBon to her friend.

"I know, thank you so much!" said Lyra who could only think about her soft drinks and PTV late night marathons.

"At least turn the tv off while we are gone, okay?" asked BonBon to Lyra.

"Okay, will do!" yelled Lyra as she ran over, turned off the tv, and grabbed a coat and umbrella for her and BonBon.

"Goodness, I cannot believe all of this commotion for some lousy groceries that you will probably all have gone by tomorrow afternoon!" exclaimed BonBon as her and Lyra started walking into Ponyville square at 3:45 in the morning during a rainy night.

"See, there is no one else out right now, everypony else has enough sense to stay inside during a rain storm except for you!" said BonBon to her friend as they were walking in the cold foggy night.

"I know, but at least you are doing this for, me, your BEST FRIEND!!" said Lyra with a child-like tone to BonBon.

"Why me?" said BonBon to herself as they finally approached the grocery store.

"Alright, it is time to get some soda, cheesehooves, and more vodka!" yelled Lyra as she raced into the 24-hour grocery store.

"Wait, son of a bitch!" said BonBon to herself as she reluctantly walked into the store with here friend.

"Hey, did not expect to see you two here!" said a blue-coated pony with a rainbow main and piercing magenta eyes.

"Oh, you!" said BonBon with her eyes rolling back to her head.

"Dashie!" yelled Lyra as she ran up to hug the Pegasus pony.

"So, are you ready for that marathon TMZ tomorrow about secret stories of the Wonderbolts?" asked the pegasus to Lyra.

"You bet!" said Lyra with a smile that blinded BonBon.

"Oh no, this is only going to get worst!" said BonBon to herself as she realized that this same routine would have to be repeated tomorrow at this exact same time.

-To be continued...-




"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 002: Hanging out with Dashie and Lyra''


"Oh no, that means even more trouble for me!" said BonBon to herself as she realized than Rainbow Dash and Lyra were probably going to both annoy her. 

"Hey BonBon, how are you doing?" asked Rainbow Dash to the bespectacled pony.

"Ahh, don't mind her, she is just being a sourpuss tonight, hehehe!" said Lyra egging on her friend. 

"What do you mean, you woke me up at 3:30 in the morning just to drag me to the damn store, do you realize how ridiculous that is?" asked BonBon to Lyra, hoping that she would understand. 

"Aww, don't be so down BonBon, you can't live like that you're whole life, you have to lighten up eventually!" said Rainbow Dash trying to cheer BonBon up.

"Eghh, anyway, what brings you to the store this late at night Dashie?" asked BonBon to the pegasus.

"Well, I was up all day and most of the night practising for my next session with the Wonderbolts when I got hungry and decided to drop by Mr and Mrs. Cake's store." said Rainbow Dash to BonBon.

"Heh, that sounds more constructive than what you were doing Lyra." said BonBon sarcastically.

"Oh yeah, do you know how hard it is to have a job as a physical therapist?" asked Lyra to fer room mate.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, let's just get your snacks so we can go back to sleep." said BonBon who was in a hurry to get back. "Okay, but me and Dashie are going to shop and do some catching up at the same time, if you get tired, you can go back home BonBon." said Lyra to her friend.

"That sounds good to me, I am heading home, do not ever wake me up again this late, got it!" said BonBon as she raced to the two-story house that her and Lyra managed to finally pay off to get some sleep.

"Thank goodness, now we can spend some time together, I slept all day anyway." said Lyra jokingly towards BonBon knowing that she would not hear it anyway.

"Yeah, I am actually done shopping, but I would be happy to hang out with you though!" said Rainbow Dash, who had recently managed to make good friends with Lyra and BonBon both.

"Yay, first thing I need is some more Dr. Horseshoes soda!" said Lyra as she and Rainbow Rash raced over to the large stands of the said drink.

As they were shopping Rainbow and Lyra started to discuss their plans for the next day.

"So, you want to come over for the Zap Apple Parade that Applejack will be throwing tomorrow?" asked the pegusus to Lyra.

"Sure, sounds fun, but let me make sure that there is no marathons on PTV first." said Lyra who would not be caught dead missing one of her nightly tv shows.

"Hey, I can understand that the harvest can be boring, but look here, I was able to get this, I will show you outside once you finish buying stuff." said Rainbow Dash who knew how to get Lyra's attention. 

"Oooh, okay!" said Lyra who rushed and got the rest of the things that she needed.

The two ponies then exited the store, where it had stopped raining, and went into an alley beside Mr. and Mrs. Cake's store.

"Hey Lyra, check this out, it's a blunt of Zap Apple leaves, this stuff is supposed to make you feel like, totally 20% higher!" said Rainbow Dash with glee.

"Really, that sounds even more fantastic than my collection of hands!" said Lyra whose obsession with hands and feet were extremely profound.

"Yeah, anyway, use your magic and light this sucker up, it will be a blast!" said Rainbow Dash snickering to herself.

"Okay, but this better be worth it, I got a marathon that is going on PTV right now!" said Lyra as she lit up the wrapped leaves and sat the tip ablaze.

"Alright, I will take the first hit, and then it will be your turn!" said Rainbow Dash as she sucked in the Zap Apple leave's smoke and handed it to Lyra.

"This is some nice stuff, try not to inhale too much, it will surprise you!" said Rainbow Dash as she started coughing up some of the smoke.

"Heh, like this." said Lyra as she then proceeded to suck up some of the smoke from the blunt as well.

The two ponies continued this for another five minutes, each taking another hit of the blunt until it was all used up.

"Sweet Celestia, that was some great stuff, we will have to do this again soon!" said Rainbow Dash who always enjoyed to share a blunt with friends than by herself.

"Hey, make sure that the Wonderbolts don't catch you doing this stuff, hehe." said Lyra weary of the drug policy of most jobs.

"No need to worry, Spitfire and Soarin introduced me too it when I first got the job, it makes having to sit through all of those annoying speeches from the cadet office tolerable." said Rainbow Dash to the ditsy unicorn. 

"You know Dashie, you and BonBon are the only two friends that I have that somewhat understand me." said Lyra who started to open up a little more to the rainbow-mane mare.

"Why thank you Lyra, that means a lot to me, I feel the same towards you, why else would I share this with you!" said Rainbow to Lyra.

"Well, I got one more thing before you go!" said Rainbow Dash as she pulled out an invitation. "This is the Zap Apple Harvest Parade tickets, one for you, and one for BonBon, come by tomorrow!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Thanks a lot, I am sure this will cheer up BonBon after I woke her up, *yawn*, it is getting very late, I will see you tomorrow!" said Lyra as it turned 4:30 am and the unicorn was off to her and BonBon's house. " See you tomorrow Lyra!" yelled Rainbow Dash as she flew back to her house in the clouds.

Afterwards, Lyra returned home and went to sleep, making sure to turn off the television set, as BonBon has lectured her before about. 

Lyra only slept for six hours as she shot out of the couch at 10:30 the next morning. 

"Finally awake sleepy head, you dropped these tickets to the Zap Apple parade beside the chair, though it was nice to get them for us." said BonBon as she was packing things up for her afternoon pick-nick with Cherilee. "Hey, I got those from Rainbow Dash last night, I must have passed out before I could give you yours, sorry about that!" said Lyra to her friend.

"Oh it is alright, but if you would like to come with me and Cherilee to the Everfree Garden, we are having a wonderful pick-nick!" said BonBon as she headed off.

"No thanks, I am going to go find Rainbow Dash, make sure you stop by the parade, and do not throw away that ticket!" said Lyra as BonBon ran off to go hang out with Cherilee for a while.

Lyra then turned around and admired her collection of hand and feet memorabilia. "Yep, a fine collection you are, one day I hope to be that was as well *Squee*!" said Lyra to herself as she ran off to meet Rainbow Dash.

Elsewhere, BonBon met up with Cherilee who just got back from the Carousal Boutique. "Hey BonBon, are you ready for that picnic at the Everfree Gardens?" asked the pink and white mare to her friend. 

"Yes, I had quite the night with Lyra, you know staying up all night watching those damn marathons on PTV, but she did get this ticket from Rainbow Dash, have you gotten one for the Zap Apple parade?" asked BonBon.

"Of course, we can hang out their together, so that way Lyra will not drive you insane, I mean she is a good pony, but she can be a little, eh, eccentric at times." said Cherilee who had to deal with other eccentric characters like the Cutie Mark Crusaders at her school all of the time. 

"Thanks, Cher, I appreciate that hun!" said BonBon as she gave her friend a big hug. "Hey, no problem, anyway, I think Fluttershy is also their as well!" said Cherilee. "Oh my, I just love her, she is so formal, quite, and smart, the opposite of Lyra, hehe, just joking!" said BonBon.

"Hehe, yeah, I know how she can be!" said Cherilee to herself.

"Umm, hi Cherilee, hi BonBon, umm, how are you two?" asked a yelled coated, pink haired mare.

"Oh, hi Fluttershy, how are you doing today?" asked BonBon to the timid pegasus. 

"Actually, I, umm, am doing fine!" said Fluttershy.

Elsewhere, Lyra ran into the main square of Ponyville where everypony was out and about frolicking on with their daily tasks. "Goddammit, I am never going to find Rainbow Dash like this, I already tried looking in the air, but to no advail, maybe if I take a seat in the park, she will come on by!" said Lyra to herself, as it was very crowded on a Sunday afternoon in Ponyville.

Lyra ventured off to the local park and sat on her favorite bench, in an awkward stance none the less.

"Okay, BonBon and Cherilee should be back soon, I might as well relax while I find her." said Lyra to herself.

"Look what we have here, Lyra Shitstrings!" said a pony with a rude tone.

"Huh, what, who are you?" asked Lyra who was surprised by the remark.

"Why, it is me, remember, Pinkie Pie!" said the pink and slightly twitchy mare with an aggressive tone. 

"Pinkie, what is up with the attitude, what did I do to you?" asked Lyra as she got off of the bench and confronted the pink pony.

"You are not overlord of pumpkin pie, I am!" said Pinkie as she swung her back hoof at Lyra.

"Not again Pinkie, this is like the third fucking time this week!" said Lyra who pulled out her harp with her magical ability and begun to play a soothing melody on her harp.

"Heh, oh, ohhhh." mumbled Pinkie Pie as she emerged from a trance endued by a mysterious substance. "Pinkie Pie, have you been drinking too much cider again!" said Lyra as she started laughing out loud. 

"Hhehe *giggle* *snort* you know me!" said Pinkie Pie with a laugh.

"You really got to be more careful with that shit, you might end up getting hurt, or worse, hurting someone else!" said Lyra to the airhead pony.

"Sorry, I was just really excited about the Zap Apple parade today!" said Pinkie Pie to the unicorn.

"Yeah, anyway have you seen Rainbow Dash?" asked Lyra who just managed to get over the fact than a drunken Pinkie tried to attack her. 

"Umm, oh yeah, she got busted by the Wonderbolts for smoking Zap Apple leaves last night!" said Pinkie with a sad expression. 

"What, but I thought that she said it was all good!" said Lyra with a look of worry in her eyes.

-To be continued...-
> Chapter 3
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"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 003: Search for Rainbow Dash!!''


"What do you mean that Rainbow Dash was in trouble with the Wonderbolts?" asked Lyra with a 
hysterical tone.

"Yeah, she told me about it herself this morning, she seemed really distraught, I think that we should come and see her!" said Pinkie who still had a cheerful tone for one reason or another.

"Boy, she sure is being very optimistic for some reason, I bet it still has to do with that cider she drank." mumbled Lyra to herself.

The two ponies then left the park and proceeded towards the location of Rainbow Dash's house.

"Man, this is bad, I knew that she said the Wonderbolts would not care, but she ends up getting into trouble with them, this does not make sense!" said Lyra to herself.

"Well, there is her house, better see if she is their!" said Pinkie as she gasped in a lot of air and let out a loud yelp. "HEY RAINBOW DASH, COME OUT RIGHT NOW!!!" 

"Goodness, could you possibly yell any louder, man I wonder if this is how BonBon feels in the morning when I wake her up." said an uneasy Lyra to herself.

"What, that does not make any sense, she must not be here, oh well, let's go to the main square of Ponyville again!" said Pinkie as she started hopping.

"Oh yeah, is that a race Pinkie?" laughed Lyra as she tried to forget about Rainbow Dash's predicament for a short while.

"Huh, you sure are fast Lyra, but there is no way you can beat...." said Pinkie Pie as she ran into a sign that read, "Walk Slowly, Ponydestrians in sight.

"Hahaha, see Pinkie, that is what happens when you do not look when you run!!" said Lyra as she fell over laughing.

"Hehehe, that was pretty funny, my pinkie sense must be off today from that cider I had at Applejack's." said Pinkie while she giggled and snorted.

"Okay, we are here, now we must find Rainbow Dash before the Zap Apple Parade begins." said Lyra as she looked through the crowds of ponies gathered around waiting for carriages and taxies to take them to their destinations.

Pinkie Pie started to ask random ponies around the bus stop if they had seen Rainbow Dash. 

"Hey, excuse me!" yelled Pinkie Pie to a starttled mare who did not expect to get shouted at.

"What, oh, how may I help you ma'am?" asked Amythist Star, a local renowned unicorn. 

"Have you seen Rainbow Dash around here lately?" asked Pinkie.

"No, I am afraid I have not, but here, take this invitation to a party I am throwing tonight at Sugarcube Corner, you will be making sweets their right?" asked Amythist Star to Pinkie.

"Ohh, of course, as long as I don't drink too much cider at the Zap Apple Parade!" laughed Pinkie as she continued searching.

"Let's see, the last time I saw Rainbow Dash, she seemed pretty happy, especially after that blunt we smoked, I just hope that what Pinkie said is not true." exclaimed Lyra to herself.

"Hey Lyra, I have spoken to like, ten ponies, and none of them have seen her!" said Pinkie with an over dramatic voice.

"Wait, let's go find BonBon, she went with Cherilee to a picnic at Everfree Gardens, maybe she can help!" said Lyra.

"Hehe, that sounds like a good plan!" said Pinkie Pie who was giggling more.

"What is up with here?" asked Lyra to herself who was starting to expect something.

Elsewhere, BonBon, Cherilee, and Fluttershy were enjoying their picnic by the Everfree Gardens.

"Oh my, what a wonderful scene, girls, what time should we leave for the upcoming Zap Apple Parade?" asked BonBon to the ponies.

"It will not be for another hour, we shall leave in about thirty minutes." said Cherilee.

"Umm, yes, and would any of you too, umm, like more tea?" asked Fluttershy.

"No thanks, I am about done, besides, it looks like most of your animal friends took care of the tea, hehe." said BonBon.

"Ohh, Angel, you bad bunny, you drank the rest of the tea!" said Fluttershy to her mischievous pet.

"Anyway let's have a little fun before we leave, we each tell a secret that we know about ourselves to one another!" said BonBon to the two.

"Heh, leave it to you to come up with these creative games, BonBon." said Cherilee.

"Well, Lyra never wants to play them, she is always watching those marathons on tv to care." said BonBon.

"Umm, that sounds kind of interesting." said Fluttershy who was already blushing.

"Okay, I will go first!" said Cherilee with a blush of her own. 

"Aww Luna, this is going to be great." said BonBon to herself.

"Well, my greatest secret at the moment, hmm, well that is easy, sometimes I like to dress in a Cutie Mark Crusaders outfit and pretend like I am on my own escapade like the girls do." said Cherilee.

Fluttershy and BonBon looked at her confusingly for a bit and then started laughing.

"That is your secret, haha, that is a little strange, but come on, I want to hear something really, you know, naughty!" said BonBon as she turned her attention to Fluttershy.

"Now it is your turn Fluttershy, tell us one of your secrets!" said Cherilee with anticipation.

"Hehe, umm, well, umm, you see, I,.." said Fluttershy as she started to hide her face behind her mane.

"Come on Fluttershy, we will not tell anypony." said BonBon reassuringly.

"Okay, well sometimes, I will eat some of my pet's food, you know it tastes really good, who would have thought?" said Fluttershy with a quite laugh and more blushes.

BonBon and Cherilee just stared at Fluttershy with dumbstruck looks on their faces.

"Well, okay, now it is my turn girls!" said BonBon. 

"Sweet, I cannot wait to hear this!" said Cherilee snickering.

"Sometimes, when Lyra is asleep, I will get one of my, you know, stallion toys and shove it down her throat to wake her up, the same one that I use on myself, hahaha!" said BonBon who was surprisingly open about this.

"Hehe, okay, that was some secret BonBon!" said Cherilee who felt a little uneasy about this secret.

"Oh....my!" said Fluttershy.

"So that is how you always wake me up in the afternoon!" yelled Lyra as she and Pinkie arrives to break the awkward silence.

"Oh, Lyra.....hi....how are you doing?" asked BonBon who could possibly not feel any more out of place right now.

"Hey girls, we are here to wonder if any of you ponies have seen Rainbow Dash?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Well, I have not seen her, how about you two?" asked Cherilee.

"I have not seen her since we left that convenient store last night." said BonBon.

"Rainbow Dash, wait, has, umm, something happened to her, is she hurt?" asked Fluttershy with concern.

"No, she is not hurt, at least, physically." said Lyra with some worries.

"What do you mean not hurt physically?" asked BonBon.

"Pinkie Pie said that Rainbow Dash was caught having failed her drug test earlier today.

"What, Dashie said that she quit that stuff!" said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, that is what I heard too." said Cherilee.

"Wait, Lyra, did you happen to participate in these activities while you and Rainbow Dash where out last night after I left?" asked BonBon to her wild and unruly room mate.

"Heh, funny thing about that, we, well, we just talked and caught up with the times, ya know?!. said Lyra with an uncertain tone.

"Hey, do not like Lyra, I know you and Rainbow Dash were smoking that nasty stuff again, just like you did last week in our living room!" said BonBon as she remembered yet another time that the unicorn disturbed her in sleep.

"Well, it was just for fun, Rainbow Dash brought over some Zap Apple leaves, we just rolled them up and smoked them, everyone does it!" said Lyra with a frantic voice.

"Listen, I do not approve of it, but I am still your friend, and I will not get mad at you this time!" said BonBon as she sighed knowing that Lyra is a special case.

"Umm, actually, I tried it with Rainbow Dash once, it was not that bad, it helps deal with the stress while teaching." said Cherilee calmly.

"Why does that not surprise me?" asked Fluttershy to herself.

"Anyway, Rainbow Dash said that Spitfire and Soarin introduced it to her, and they are the two best Wonderbolts in all of Equestria!" said Lyra.

"I see, so this does not make much sense, especially if the other Wonderbolts are doing it." said BonBon to herself.

"Wait, you mean that all of the Wonderbolts smoke Zap Apple leaves?" asked Pinkie Pie to Lyra.

"Apparently, why else would they be so calm all of the time." said Lyra.

"Zap Apple leaves are actually the reason I am going to the parade!" said Cherilee with great happiness.

"Hmm, I see you are not ashamed to say that." said BonBon.

"Well, at least she does not shove a sex toy down my throat to wake me up!" yelled Lyra to BonBon.

"Hehe, touche my friend." said BonBon who started to laugh again.

"You mean the toy that you use on yourself?" asked Fluttershy, remembering the secret that BonBon told earlier.

"What, you mean to tell me that you....aghhh!" yelled Lyra who jolted towards her friend.

"Oh, come on, I know that you like it Lyra, it is all in good fun." said BonBon jokingly.

"It does not matter, we need to find Rainbow Dash now, just thirty minutes before the Zap Apple parade begins.

"Yeah, it is very soon, I will be on my way girls, see you later." said Cherilee as she went off on her way.

"Okay, I, umm, have to leave too, I am helping Applejack with the events at the parade soon!" said Fluttershy who gracefully flew towards Sweet Apple Acres.

"BonBon, Pinkie Pie, we must find Rainbow Dash and make sure that she is not feeling down, alright?" asked Lyra.

"Fine, but this better not be a waste of time, the parade is soon!" said BonBon.

The three ponies then galloped down the the northern side of Ponyville, near Sweet Apple Acres, where the parade was being thrown.

"Here we are, the Zap Apple Parade, which will be starting in about, five minutes!" said Lyra with a sad expression. 

"What, but we did not even find Rainbow Dash yet!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Just calm down you too, analyze the ponies around us, obviously Rainbow Dash would not miss something like this, even if she had something happen." said BonBon.

"Wait,wait, is that her over there?" asked Pinkie Pie as she ran off before BonBon or Lyra could react.

"Hey, Pinkie Pie, wait, dammit!" said Lyra who lost track of Pinkie in the large crowd of ponies.

"Only two more minutes Lyra, don't worry though, just relax my friend, everything will be fine, Rainbow Dash will be here and you two can enjoy the day!" said BonBon who tried to keep Lyra under control.

"Thanks, but I must find Rainbow Dash though!" said Lyra as she also ran off.

"Lyra, wait, my goodness!" said BonBon as she stayed put, wanting to see the start of the parade.

"Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, where are you?" yelled Lyra as she ran towards a hill that was located behind the crowd stands of the parade.

"Now where is Celestia did those two go?" asked Lyra as she went behind the stands of the parade.

"You, what do you think you are doing here?" asked a deep and aggressive voice.

"What, who is asking?" said Lyra as she turned her attention to a hooded pony.

"You are in big trouble my little mare, for doing those drugs!" said the hooded pony as it approached Lyra.

"Hey, what do you mean, Zap Apple Leaves are not even illegal any more, they are just stimulants that help soothe the mind!" said Lyra who was trying to defend herself.

"It does not matter, the legalization of this drug has been uplifted this week, and we already caught Rainbow Dash and captured her!" said the hooded pony to Lyra.

"Wait, you captured Rainbow Dash, as in arrested her?" asked Lyra.

"Yes, I am part of the Canterlot Royal Police, I do not want some drug head in the Wonderbolts after all." said the hooded pony.

"My friend Rainbow Dash is not a drug head, and how dare you do anything with her, she is the most loyal, and understanding pony that I know, she would never, and I mean ever intentionally do anything wrong!" said Lyra who was strong in her friend's faith.

"You really mean that?" asked the hooded pony.

"Why of course I do!" said Lyra.

"Aww, why thinks hoe!" said the hooded pony as it removed the garb to be none other than Rainbow Dash.

"Dashie, what the hell, you sat this up the whole time?" asked a startled Lyra.

"Bwahahaha, you failed for it, that was hilarious." laughed Rainbow Dash.

"Haha, that was priceless." said Pinkie who emerged from the back of the stands.

"You were in on this too Pinkie, my goodness!" said Lyra who could only face palm at this point. 

"Listen, I do not want you to be mad, I was doing this to see if you really were loyal enough to care about my well-being, I am the element of Loyalty after all." said Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, and you also had me worried sick too!" said Lyra who was not amused.

"Oh come on, it was only harmless fun, don't be like Gilda and take it the wrong way, I really do care for you, why else put in the effort of doing this?" asked Rainbow.

"I guess, so you really are not in trouble with the Wonderbolts after all are you?" asked Lyra.

"Of course not, why just this morning, we all had a celebration Zap Apple party for our success at the Canterlot Demonstration on flying!" said Rainbow Dash proudly.

"Oh you two." said Lyra who could not stay mad at Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie.

"Now come on, let's go have some fun, the parade is already starting!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, I have some pranks lined up for all of my friends today!" laughed Pinkie Pie.

"Fine, as long as I am not pranked again!" said Lyra with laughter.

"You got it, how about we target Fluttershy first, hehe!" said Rainbow with an innocent, yet devious laugh.

"Now this is my kind of fun!" said Lyra as the three ponies ventured off the prank the unfortunate ponies who were on their list. Of course, Lyra had to stop first and get a can of Dr. Horseshoes from the vending area first.

-To be continued...-
> Chapter 4
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 004: Zap Apple Hijinks!!''


"Mmmm, that sure is my favorite brand of soda!" said Lyra with joy as she grabbed a Dr. Horseshoes on her way with Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

"You are still not mad at us for that awesome prank we pulled, are you?" asked Rainbow Dash to Lyra.

"No way, I was a little pissed at first, but you girls are my friends, besides, it was just a little harmless fun!" said Lyra.

The three ponies started laughing as they walked through the crowd witnessing the start of the Zap Apple Parade.

"Good afternoon Fillies and Gentlecolts!" said Applejack as she took the top of the podium.

"Today is the Zap Apple Parade, now ya'll make yourselves at home, and do be sure to enjoy yourselves as members of my very own Apple family show off their wacky creations this year." said Applejack to the large audience.

All of the ponies started cheering on the parade, and with that, all of the Apple family, from Apple Fritter, all the way to Apple Strudel, began to march with their own creations of apple theme marching gear to show off to the audience.

Elsewhere, Lyra, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie were off to prank all of their unsuspecting friends around the parade.

"Ohh, you said we should get Fluttershy first, that sounds like fun!" said Lyra with a small grin.

"Okay, but Fluttershy is very timid, are you sure we should prank her at all?" asked Pinkie.

"Hey, she is an adult, she can take it!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Someone has to take her out of that bubble of her's, she need to live it up!" said Lyra.

"Listen, I have this fake replica of Angel that I made earlier, we are going to set it near Fluttershy to make her think that it is on the loose!" said Rainbow Dash quietly.

"That does not sound too bad." said Lyra.

"Hehe, when you care for animals like she does, it sure is." said Pinkie Pie.

"Look, I found her, she is in the back of the crowd as usual." said Rainbow Dash.

"Hey Lyra, do you mind taking this Angel replica and using your magic to make it move?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Sure, I will make it look authentic, so Fluttershy will not expect a thing." said Lyra.

"Okay, three, two, one, go." said Pinkie Pie quietly.

"Oh my, Applejack sure has done a good job orchestrating the parade this year, I am glad I could help with all of the preparations." said Fluttershy to herself.

"I just hope that Angel managed to stay put at home while I am gone." said Fluttershy who was always concerned with her animals.

Lyra then began to manipulate the fake bunny, causing it to hop towards Fluttershy's location.

"Hmm, Angel, what are you doing here, ummm, I thought, umm, that I told you not to follow me." said Fluttershy who began to get nervous.

"Now Lyra, make it run away from her, bwahaha." laughed Rainbow Dash quietly.

"Okay, I will make the duplicate run off towards the location of the marching paraders." said Lyra who was trying to hold back her laughter too.

"No Angel, don't run towards the parade, stay back, nooo!" said Fluttershy quietly as she took off after the fake rabbit.

"Haha, she has no idea that it is a fake, what an airhead, hahaha!" laughed Pinkie Pie to herself.

The rabbit then continued to march farther down through the crowd as Fluttershy was in hot pursuit from behind.

"Angel, stop now!!" said Fluttershy who began to get very uneasy.

"Just a little more, then make it vanish, she will not know what hit here!" said Rainbow Dash with excitement.

"Angel, that is enough, stop please!" said Fluttershy as the duplicate stopped and began to stare at Fluttershy.

"That is it, time for the stare!" said Fluttershy who began to use her special talent of having animals to submit to her command.

"Now, do it Lyra!" said Rainbow Dash.

The duplicate then vanished in thin air, startling Fluttershy.

"Angel, no, what...have...I..done!" said Fluttershy who began to cry very softly.

"Wait, she looks like her feeling where hurt." said Pinky Pie who was concerned.

"Pinkie, don't worry, she will realize it when she returns home, besides, I will tell her it was a prank!" said Rainbow Dash as she flew over to Fluttershy.

"Oh, Rainbow Dash, I was chasing Angel because he was running towards the parade, but then he disappeared for no reason at all!" said a frantic Fluttershy.

"Bwahahaha!" laughed Rainbow Dash.

"It was not really Angel, it was a duplicate that I created, and Lyra was controlling it with her magic, it was not really Angel!" said Rainbow Dash.

"What, but, how could you?" asked Fluttershy as she began to cry softly again.

"Oh brother, you are a difficult one to deal with, I am sorry." said Rainbow Dash.

"I am sorry too Flutters, please do not be mad at us, it was just for fun." said Pinkie Pie.

"I apologize too, we just wanted to get a good laugh out of you." said Lyra who felt bad for what she has done.

"But, I thought that Angel was going to get hurt, that was not humorous in any way, it scared me!" said Fluttershy who was a little angry.

"Okay, maybe targeting Fluttershy was a mistake, I promise to leave you out of these pranks for good, okay?" asked Rainbow Dash trying to comfort Fluttershy.

"Fine, but no more pranks on me, got it!" said Fluttershy who was defiant of her animals.

"Okay, got it, now let's get out of her, bye Fluttershy!" said Rainbow Dash as her, Lyra, and Pinkie Pie returned to behind the stands.

"Well, that turned out bad, maybe we should be more careful about our next prankee." said Lyra.

"Actually, I have something to tell you two, while I was searching for Rainbow Dash, some unicorn gave me two invitations to a party that was being thrown later tonight, here." said Pinkie Pie who handed one to Lyra.

"You mean searching, as in part of the prank you too pulled on me!" said Lyra as she took one of the invitations.

"Hehe, we guess so." said Rainbow Dash who was still laughing over that prank too.

"It says that the party is being thrown by Amythist Star, and that it will be at 9:00 pm, it will be at Sugarcube Corner, that sounds awesome!" said Lyra.

"I already have one, so Pinkie can have one too." said Rainbow Dash.

"Cool, PARTY!!!!" yelled Pinkie Pie with joy.

"I think one of my eardrums busted." said Rainbow Dash to herself.

Meanwhile, BonBon was enjoying the parade to herself.

"Thank goodness, I sure hope that Lyra and her friends do not mess up the joy I am having, she can be a real pain in the ass sometimes!" said BonBon to herself.

"Hey BonBon, are you enjoying this magnificent parade too?" asked a white unicorn with a neat purple main.

"Oh, hi Rarity, I did not know you liked to attend these kind of events." said BonBon.

"Of course, it is good to get out and enjoy the ever-so wonderful atmosphere that the Apple family can put together." said Rarity with joy.

"Yes, it is rather pleasant near Sweet Apple Acres, much better than back home." said BonBon thinking of Lyra.

"I guess you heard about the prank that Rainbow Dash pulled?" asked Rarity.

"What prank, I heard that Rainbow Dash was in trouble with the Wonderbolts for failing a drug test." said BonBon.

"No dear, that was one of her pranks, I overheard it when she was discussing the details with Pinkie Pie." said Rarity.

"I should have known, and I bet that they are going to try and prank us as well?" asked BonBon.

"Yes, I am sure, but I had something in mind." said Rarity.

"Ooh, what would that be?" asked BonBon

"How about we get back at them for once, Lyra is probably with them as well." said Rarity.

"Really, that would be nice, it would get back at her for all of the times that she disturbed me while I was trying to sleep." said BonBon with a now devious smile.

"Okay, I got an idea, Spitfire is here at the parade today and I figured that if we can get her to play along, we can fool Rainbow Dash into believing that she really is in trouble with the Wonderbolts!" said Rarity.

"Wow, you really want to do that to your friend?" asked BonBon.

"Hey, it's like she says, it's just a little harmless fun, hahaha." said Rarity who herself was the target of several escapades from the rainbow-mane mare.

"Okay, I think I saw her near the concession stands, let's go get her!" said BonBon.

Meanwhile, Lyra, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash were all gathered around behind the stands.

"Hey, Lyra, I got my hands on some more of those Zap Apple leaves, I found them in one of Applejack's barrels." said Rainbow Dash.

"Oh yeah, that is what I am talking about!" said Lyra.

"You two, always on about that stuff." said Pinkie Pie.

"Come on Pinkie, you should try it, I hear that it really is the life of parties!" said Rainbow Dash in a teasing manner.

"Oh fine, why not, it has gotten a little boring around this parade lately." said Pinkie Pie.

"I will allow you to take the first hit Pinkie." said Rainbow Dash.

"No, I do not want to be hit!" said Pinkie Pie, unaware of the terminology that Rainbow Dash was using.

"Haha, no Pinkie, a hit is slang for smoking in some of the Zap Apple leaves." said Lyra.

"Oh, hehe, right." said Pinkie.

"Let me light it up for you, then smoke the tip of the paper, okay." said Lyra.

Elsewhere, Rarity and BonBon managed to find Spitfire who had just finished consuming several plates of spicy hot nachos.

"Umm, excuse me Ms. Spitfire, we would like to ask something of you." said Rarity.

"Why hello their, nice parade, Applejack sure knows how to through together something." said Spitfire.

"Yes, but listen, Rainbow Dash recently pulled a prank on Lyra, telling her that she was in trouble with the Wonderbolts for smoke Zap Apple leaves, she had everyone convinced." said BonBon.

"Oh, I see, that sounds like Rainbow Dash to me, but of course, we all smoke the leaves, they are very calming and bring about an almost hypnotic trance on you." said Spitfire.

"I see, but how about we get back at her and make her think that she really is in trouble." said Rarity.

"Cool, she has been slacking lately, that would be something to get her back into gear again!" said Spitfire.

"Awesome, then it is on!" said Rarity with a smile.

Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Lyra were all enjoying the pass-around of the Zap Apple leaves.

"My goodness, my pinkie sense works much better *hic* under these conditions!" said Pinkie Pie who was more jumpy than usual.

"Yeah, just do not get too hyper Pinkie, we do not want to attract attention." said Lyra.

"Oh yes, that hit the spot." said Rainbow Dash as she passed the last hit to Lyra.

"Why thanks pal, the best for last." said Lyra as she relished the intake of the mesmerizing effect of the Zap Apple cinders in her nostrils.

"Okay girls, don't you feel better now?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, do you feel better?" asked Spitfire as she managed to find the three behind the stands.

"Ohh, hi Spitfire, did you come here to hit one up too, hehe, we just ran out." said Rainbow Dash who was now under the influence of the Zap Apple smoke.

"Rainbow Dash, I know that we smoke this together a lot, but this time you have gone too far, last week when you were taking your drug test, you failed!" said Spitfire with an authoritarian tone.

"Huh, what do you mean?" asked Lyra with a shocked tone.

"Failed, but we just pulled a prank like that ourselves." said Pinkie Pie.

"Failed, good one Spitfire, I already did that." said Rainbow Dash.

"I am not joking here young lady, look, I have the document right here!" said Spitfire with her drill sergeant-like voice.

"Wait, this cannot be true, noo, this is a joke right?" asked Rainbow Dash who began to breathe heavily.

"Afraid not, it is not good to indulge in drugs during a testing week Rainbow, you know that!" said Spitfire. "I am afraid that we are going to have to suspend you for the rest of the year." continued on Spitfire.

"Wait, this cannot be right!" said Lyra.

"Afraid so." said Spitfire.

"No, Dashie did not mean any harm behind any of these pranks, I swear." said Pinkie Pie trying to defend Rainbow Dash.

"Well, she should have thought about that before she smoked those leaves on a testing week." said Spitfire.

"Fuck, this cannot be happening to me, I dreamed of my entire life as a Wonderbolt, and I finally get in, and now I fuck it up." said Rainbow Dash who started to form tears around here eyes.

"I got one more piece of bad news about your involvement with the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash." said Spitfire with a more aggressive tone.

"Just say it ma'am, I am ready." said Rainbow Dash with a depressed tone.

"Damn, was their something I could have done?" thought Lyra to herself.

"You got punk'd!" yelled Rarity as she, and BonBon jumped behind the stands as well.

"What?" yelled Rainbow Dash with confusion.

"You mean with was a prank on us, the master pranksters?" asked Pinkie Pie with astonishment.

"Yes, consider this payback for the times that you three have pranked all of us." said Spitfire.

"Son of a Luna, you really had me worried their Spitfire, but that was a good one though." said Rainbow Dash.

"Hehehe, I am glad you did not hold it against me, but maybe now you will see that sometimes, you girls take this pranking business too far." said Rarity.

"I guess you are right." said Lyra.

"Well, now that we got that cleared up, let's go put on a show for the crowd, eh, Rainbow Dash?" asked Spitfire.

"You got it ma'am." said Rainbow Dash.

"But seriously, lay off some of the leaves." said Spitfire.

The two pegasi then flew off into the air to entertain the guests of the parade.

"Yehaaawww!" yelled Applejack as she jumped around on the podium at the sight.

"I gotta go see this too!" said Pinkie Pie with her usual jumping routine.

"My, the lights sure are astounding." said Rarity as she left too.

"Well, it looks like we got you." said BonBon laughing.

"Yeah, I guess soo, that was a good one BonBon." said Lyra to her room mate.

"Well, what do you say we enjoy the rest of this parade, there is another party toning at Sugarcube Corner." said BonBon.

"You got an invitation too?" asked Lyra.

"Yes, Rarity gave me one, everypony is going to be their!" said BonBon.

"Awesome, this is going to be one hell of a party!" said Lyra with joy.

"One more thing Lyra darling, please turn off the damn television set for now on!" said BonBon who still had not forgotten the electricity bill from last week.

"Ughhhh, fine." said Lyra as the two ran off laughing with each other.

"Hmm, those two sure are quite the sight, eh?" asked a pony with a hood around their neck.

"No kidding, this party will be a ride of hell after all." said a shorter creature with a hood.

"Let's rock'n'roll!" said the taller hooded equine as the two vanished.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 5
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 005: Unknown to the Eye!!''


Rainbow Dash and Spitfire began their showcase of Wonderbolt flying maneuvers to entertain the crowd at the Zap Apple Parade. Fluttershy was finally able to calm down after the prank that befell on her. Pinkie Pie went on the enroll in the Apple Family pie eating contest, in which she failed at miserably, throwing up all of the contents. Rarity would end up entering a race with Applejack, with whom she stood no chance against. Lyra and BonBon had finally sat down on the hillside to witness the rest of the parade.

"Good, everything is fine now!" said BonBon who was cheerful.

"What, she sure is cheerful for some reason, we still have another party to attend too." said Lyra who was anxious to leave the festival.

"I assume that you would want to leave now, after all, you already got what you wanted." said BonBon speaking of the Zap Apple leaves.

"Hey, that is not true, but as long as we get to spin time together that is fine to me!" said Lyra in her usual cheerful tone as well.

"See, you are just trying to get me to come with you to that party early, listen, we are not going to miss it, let's just enjoy the rest of this parade first." said BonBon trying to calm down her friend.

"Fine, fine, but I am going to go find Applejack real quick, I want to ask her something." said Lyra.

"Uhmm, okay, see ya." said BonBon with confusion.

"I wonder where that loud pony is now, must of the contests in the parade are over anyway." said Lyra.

"Oh, hi Lyra, did you enjoy the parade too?" asked Colgate.

"Yep, whatever." said Lyra who just bypassed the mare.

"What was that about?" asked Colgate to herself.

"Glad I avoided her, my teeth are not fairing well lately, hehe!" said Lyra who, with the consumption of massive amounts of Dr. Horseshoes soda, her teeth where atrocious.

Lyra continued her search for Applejack through the waning crowd, as the parade came to a close. It was now 6:00 PM, and the sun was at the right position, that Ponyville was nice and warm throughout the day. 

"Aha, maybe she is at the barn with the rest of her family!" said Lyra as she used her magic to create a green cloud made out of energy, a technique she called Fast Travel: Phase 1, and gently floated towards the barn.

"Man, magic sure can come in handy when you are tired." said Lyra.

"Ohhh, that is pretty cool, what kind of spell is that Ms. Lyra?" asked a young filly with a large red ribbon on head.

"Hi Applebloom, have you seen your sister around anywhere?" asked Lyra.

"Oh, Oh yeah, she is in the Apple acres relaxing, the parade took a lot out of her!" said Applebloom.

"Why thank you, I need to ask her something, take care!" said Lyra as she started to float off with her mass of green magic.

"Hey Lyra, would you like to help us find our cutie marks tomorrow?" asked Applebloom with a bouncy gesture.

"Eh, sorry but I have to work tomorrow, but I will help you once I get off, I promise!" said Lyra.

"Okay, thank you, you are a true friend!" said Applebloom as she galloped off very quickly.

"She is the only pony that probably is more lively that Pinkie Pie!" said Lyra to herself.

Elsewhere, Applejack and Twilight Sparkle were both in the Apple orchard going over the list of activities that took place at the parade.

"So, was all of the contests and music good entertainment?" asked Applejack.

"Why yes, according to the variable of audience reactions, the parade was overall a big hit!" said Twilight who had reading glasses on during the overview.

"Uhh Twi, why do you need glasses if you can see fine?" asked Applejack with curiosity.

"Well, you see, it helps me to oversee each word carefully, everything must be analyzed, or a crusial piece of information could be overlooked!" said Twilight with a nervous tone.

"Goodness Twilight, calm down, you are more stirred up thank Pinkie without a week of partying." said Applejack who thought that Twilight's over-analyzing was not necessary.

"Hey, Princess Celestia always taught me that in order to ensure that something reaches it's top potential, one must see through every possible aspect to allow the activity in question to be a success." said Twilight firmly.

"Good apple butter, I get it already." said Applejack who grew board with Twilight's speech.

Lyra had finally arrived in the orchard and made her way to where Applejack and Twilight were.

"Hey you two, what's going on?" asked Lyra.

"Oh hi Handy, we are just going over the list of things that I had organized for the parade, don't want to leave any nooks or crannies over-looked after all." said Applejack.

"I see, how about you Twilight, still busy with those endless supply of books that are always being sent your way?" asked Lyra.

"Why of course not, the opportunity to study the arts of Equestria's history is a very important privilege that this pony is not about to take for granted." said Twilight proudly.

"Ehh, okay." said Lyra who had lost interest the moment Twilight began to speak.

"What brings ya around these parts, Lyra?" asked Applejack.

"Oh right, I just wanted to ask if you two had received invitation to the party that Amythist Star is throwing later tonight." exclaimed Lyra.

"Heh, her eh, no thanks, I am going to have to pass on this, me and Spike are going to be practicing a Teleportation Type III spell later." said Twilight proudly.

"Teleportation Type III?" asked Lyra with confusion.

"Yeah, wait, since you are an unicorn too Lyra, would you like to come practice with me?" asked Twilight with an enthusiastic tone.

"Well, you are the element of magic, and my own magic skills need some work, but I really want to go to this party tomorrow, and I have another client at 5:00 in the morning." said Lyra.

"Oh right, you do work as a physical therapist, it must be tiring." said Twilight.

"Hehe, actually, my big brother is the one you will be seeing, he tore out his back after he managed to buck thirty trees with one kick." said Applejack.

"What, Big Mac took out thirty trees with one kick, that is unheard of!!!" said Lyra with a shocked tone.

"Yeah, no wonder his injuries where not worst." said Twilight.

"Oh, and to answer your'e question, I am sorry sugar cube, I have ti finish cleaning out the old Apple cellar for Granny Smith, I need to have it done by 2:00 this morning, and then I have to take Big Mac to, well, see you." said Applejack.

"Okay, I see, well, I look forward to practicing with you Twilight, I have only mastered the Type I Teleportation." said Lyra.

"Don't worry, it will be a worth-while exercise, someone with your intensity should enjoy it thoroughly." said Twilight.

"Yeah, and maybe one day we can hang out too." said Applejack.

"All right, I will see you two ponies later, bye." said Lyra as she created another green cloud of magic and started her way back to the location of the closing parade.

"Hmm, those six girls are all nice, no wonder they all possess one of the six elements, I just wish a slacker like me could understand that stuff more." said Lyra to herself.

BonBon was waiting on Lyra to return, when she ran into Cherilee as she was exiting the parade.

"Why hi there Cherilee, did you enjoy the parade?" asked BonBon.

"I *hic* sure as hell did, hehe." said a drunken Cherilee who, at this point, was struggling to stand on her front hooves.

"A little too much apple cider, eh?" asked BonBon.

"Yep, who *hic* would have thought?" said Cherilee as she galloped in a criss-cross pattern towards the main section of Ponyville.

"I guess her and Berry Punch may have had a little too much fun it seems." said BonBon, who was not very fond of alcoholic beverages.

"Hey BonBon, I am back!" said Lyra with excitement.

"Oh, hi Lyra, what did you do with Applejack?" asked BonBon.

"I just wanted to ask her if she was coming to Amythist Star's party later tonight." said Lyra.

"She probably said no, that pony always has some kind of work going on." said BonBon.

"Oh yeah, and Twilight Sparkle invited me to her library to practice training with magic after I get off work tomorrow!" said Lyra with joy.

"That is nice, but are you sure you want to go to this party darling, you do have to be up at 4:00 in the morning to make sure you get to work on time." said BonBon who was weary of Lyra's partying habits.

"Yeah, I see what you mean, but we can stop by for a bit, the party starts at 9:00 pm, we can stay there for two hours, that will give me enough time to sleep for a while!" said Lyra.

"Okay, well, let's go party!" said BonBon as the two room mates ran off towards Sugar-cube Corner.

The time was now 8:00 pm, Sunday, a hill standing above the western area of Ponyville was the location. The sunset was gleaming over the horizon, and a calm chill of air, which was blowing some leaves in an air current followed. Two hooded individuals, one a pony, and another, a shorter creature stood a top the hill.

"What a pleasent sight, no?" asked the shorter hooded creature.

"Of course, this sublime imagery is almost enough to make one pony really appreciate what things we take fore granted." said the hooded pony.

"So, what are we to do next, the parade is over, Twilight is probably going to be at her library knowing her." said the shorter, hooded creature.

"Yeah, she has never been one on partying, always practicing her spells, her cutie mark is not the sacred star of Phynxien, the Everlasting Equine for nothing." said the hooded pony with a sense of respect for the purple-coated mare.

"Yeah, if Phynxien were still alive, he would be proud." said the shorter creature.

"That may be so, but I too am seeking to be the greatest unicorn in Equestria, and as you know this presents a conflict." said the hooded equine with it's pale cornflower blue man jutting out of the hood.

"Tomorrow, we shall confront her, the time has come to settle the score for good." said the hooded pony as it and the shorter hooded creature vanished.

Meanwhile, Lyra and BonBon were headed toward's Sugar Cube Corner, where they finally arrived. 

"Alright, it is 8:30 pm now, let's wait in line and we can start partying in no time bitches!" said Lyra who stuck her tongue out, almost in the style of a akanbe taunt.

"Don't get too carried away, I here that both Vinyl Scratch and Octavia will be performing here!" said Carrot Top, who was in front of the two.

"Vinyl Scratch, you mean DJ-Pone3, I love her music, so wild and electric, the epitome of a party!" said Lyra with excitement.

"I am more a fan of Octavia, her elegant style and beautiful looks, hehe, I mean atmosphere cause for an ideal adult gathering!" said BonBon blushing.

"Yeah, totally not awkward at all." said Lyra rolling her eyes.  

"I agree." said Carrot Top.

"Hey, Lyra, I would have not guess you would be here too!" said Thunderlane, a black-coated and light cyan mane stallion.

"Oh Thunderlane, how is that left wing that we worked on last month?" asked Lyra.

"It is coming along nicely, those stretching routines that we practiced on were magnificent, I should be ready to move the rain up to Cloudsdale next week!" said Thunderlane with joy. 

"Hehehe, I hear that Rainbow Dash is in charge of that, it's a wonder that Ponyville is able to withstand being lost in the hurricane with her leading the way." said BonBon laughing.

"Well, Fluttershy, ever since gaining some confidence, has helped out a lot too.

"Huh, that Fluttershy, the one who almost had a heart-attack from that prank?" asked Lyra to herself.

"I guess you cannot judge a book by it's cover, eh, Lyra?" asked BonBon to her judgmental friend.


"I guess so." said Lyra.

"Hey, the line is moving we should be their in about five minutes!" said Carrot Top.

Elsewhere, Vinyl Scratch had finally arrived at the party, and upon receiving a standing ovation from most of the party-goers went inside to sat up her DJ station.

"Hehe, you are a little late my friend." said Octavia with her violin, cello, and guitar at the ready.

"Now how in the fuck are we supposed to entertain the guests if both of us will be playing." said the brash Vinyl Scratch.

"Well, if you would take off those glasses sometimes, you would probably be able to see these situations before they arose!" said Octavia.

"Hey, don't bring up that feud here, Amythist Star is counting on this party to be a blast, besides, I got two bags of Zap Apple leaves after the show!" said Vinyl Scratch, trying to persuade Octavia.

"Oh Vinyl, you know I do not indulge in those disgusting drugs, besides, it is alright, I can start the party with some smooth swing and jazz quartets, and you can lighten up the party with your dub step afterwards, thirty minutes for each of us, repeated in cycles of two!" said Octavia.

"Ughhh, fine then!" said Vinyl who started to hit a blunt of Zap Apple leaves to gather the will to deal with her musical rival.

Lyra and BonBon had shown off their tickets to the door mare, Pinkie Pie, and were allowed entrance into the party.

"Have fun girls, hey Lyra, I hear Rainbow Dash will be here!" said Pinkie with joy.

"Awesome, this will definitely be a party I can appreciate!" said Lyra with a sense of extreme dancing trickling down her spine.

"Don't over do it Lyra, you do have to work at five in the morning tomorrow after all." said BonBon trying to keep her in check.

"I know, I know!" said Lyra who maid a mocking gesture behind her friend's back.

"Oh Pinky, has most of the ponies registered for this party?" asked Amythist Star.

"Yes!" said Pinky with a nervous twitch forming.

"Is something wrong?" asked Amythist Star with confusion.

"No, my twitchy-twitch is just acting up again, let's start this party!" said Pinkie Pie as she busted out all of her instruments and ran inside.

Elsewhere, Applejack had returned to the barn to saddle up the chickens for tomorrow's bake sale. Twilight Sparkle then decided to return home enjoying the evening view of the moonlight overlooking the leaves of the trees around here.

"Such a wonderful and serene place, I think I will not use teleportation, a good walk never hurt anypony." said Twilight to herself.

"I hope Spike got all of the chores done." said Twilight.

Elsewhere, Amythist Star's party was on full swing, Octavia began to entertain first.

"Ughh, I was wanting Vinyl Scratch to play first, I want a rave party!" said Lyra.

"Hey, there is nothing wrong with a little dance music to soothe the mane." said Rarity.

"Well, I disagree, high electric music soothes the soul!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Hey, I had Octavia play at Carousal Boutique once, and business skyrocketed that day!" said Rarity trying to reason with her friend.

"Yeah, and DJ-Pon3 showed up to our Wonderbolt practice camp one day, and performance was up that day!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Okay fine, just wait, each musician will be playing on and off for thirty minutes, you will have plenty of time to enjoy your own music." said Rarity as she walked away with an over-dramatic walk.

"Hi Dashie, I made it!" said Lyra to her friend.

"Oh Lyra, nice to see you!" said Rainbow.

"Are you ready to party!" yelled Lyra.

"You got it, let's bust the damn cap off of this party's ass!" yelled Rainbow Dash sticking her tongue out with joy.

"Oh look, they have Apple Cider, and Babs Light here, how about some shot to pass the time until Vinyl starts to play?" asked Lyra.

"Now that is my kind of girl!" said Rainbow Dash.

Octavia's session lasted for thirty minutes, until it was Vinyl's turn to play.

"All right everypony, are you ready to rock like you never had before?" asked Vinyl Scratch with enthusiasm that could only be seen in a proud musician.

Most of the crowd responded with a loud cheer, and with this, the dub step commenced.

"W,w,wow, this is an awesome party!" said Rainbow Dash who was as drunk as she has ever been.

"Hey, Dashie, you look as drunk as a horse!" said Lyra.

"What is a horse?" asked Rainbow Dash as she stood up and put her front hooves around Lyra.

"Uhh, I mean pony." said Lyra who started blushing once Rainbow caressed her.

"Let's have an awesome rave!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

Elsewhere, Twilight had arrived at her library, and after unlocking the door walked inside slowly.

"Hmm, better turn on the lights, let's see how Spike has done so far." said Twilight who always trusted her friend.

Twilight then turned on the lights and walked towards her massive collection of books.

"Hey Spike, I am back." said Twilight.

"Spike, Spike?" asked Twilight who was surprised to not see her faithful dragon waiting to greet her.

"Spike, Spike SPIIIIIIIIKEEEEEEE!!!!" yelled Twilight as she began to get more nervouse.

"Where could you be buddy?" said Twilight as a tear formed around her eye.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 6
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 006: Getting Loco!!''


Amythist Star's party began, and the noise was very ecstatic as both Octavia and Vinyl Scratch played off their best music performances at Sugar Cube Corner.

"All right every pony, for the first time in Equestria, me and Octavia will be putting our musical talents together, to ensure that this party does not ever go forgotten!" said Vinyl Scratch with glee.

"Yes, and with our combination of my graceful take on music, you shall all be in for a grand enjoyment of this event." said Octavia with joy.

"Hey, this party is really starting to get fucking rad!!" said Rainbow Dash with a drunken look on her face.

"You are already getting drunk off of this Dashie, you might want to lay low on the alcohol!" said Lyra with concern.

"Nah, come on Lyra, you only live once, I had the shock of my life earlier with the prank that Spitfire pulled on me!" said Rainbow Dash as she started to viciously dance.

"Damn girl, you never stop do you?" asked Lyra as she started to shake her flank too.

"Oh yes, that is what I call flaunting your stuff!" said Rainbow Dash as she caressed Lyra and the two started raving wild.

"Umm, Rainbow, what are you doing?" asked Lyra with a blush.

"Hey, it's a party, it is time for experimentation, no pony else would be up for this!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Heh, you are right." said Lyra.

"Here, I will give you all of the motivation that you need!" said Rainbow Dash as she started shaking her flank in front of Lyra in an erotic manner.

"Holy fucking Celestia, that is hot!" yelled Lyra. "Wait, what did I just say?" asked Lyra to herself who was dumbfounded by the situation she had just found herself in. 

"That is it, this dubstep music is like drugs to me, and I am going to have a boring day at the Wonderbolt Training Camp, so I might as well go all out tonight!" said Dashie.

Lyra and Rainbow Dash continued to dance throughout the rest of the rave, until Lyra noticed that it was now 11:00 pm.

"Sorry Dashie, I got to go, I have work at 5:00 in the morning, maybe we can do this again sometime?" exclaimed Lyra who had surely enjoyed herself.

"Ehhh,*hic*, no problem girl, you take it easy, have fun at work tomarrow, maybe I will sprang a wing and you can throb it for me!" said Rainbow Dash in a sexual manner. "Or maybe I will let you massage my asshole for me!" said Rainbow Dash as she began to dance in an even more suggestive manner.

"Damn, I really do not want to leave, but I do not want to be dead tired tomarrow, so time to go!" said Lyra. "Damn, am I really bisexual?" asked the pony to herself.

"Hey Lyra, are you ready to go home?" asked BonBon to her aroused friend.

"Uhhhh, yeah, yeah, of course!" said Lyra who had to snap out of her dazed state from the events that preceded this.

"It looks like you had your fair share of fun too friend, you probably will not even have enough energy to watch your PTV tonight, haha." said BonBon mockingly.

"Shut up you beautiful whore." said Lyra in a playful manner.

"Pardon, what did you say?" asked BonBon with confusion.

"I mean, we only live once, besides, it does not have to be here!" said Lyra as she also started to shake her well-endowed flank towards BonBon.

"Goodness, harps have never been more sexy!" thought BonBon to herself. "I mean no, we have to get home, you and I have work in the morning, I have to open my flower shop tomorrow, and you have Big Mac as your next client." said BonBon sternly, trying to hold back the thought of finding Lyra attractive.

"I suppose, their will always be more parties in the future." said Lyra as the two left.

After arriving home, Lyra and BonBon both fell asleep rather quickly. BonBon made it to her bed, and Lyra followed her, falling asleep in the floor beside her bed. It was now 4:00 am, Monday, Lyra had just awoken and galloped towards the shower.

"Dear Luna, that was a great party last night, I cannot wait to see Dashie again!" said Lyra as she stepped into the shower. Hot steamy smoke emerged from the water as Lyra willed herself to step out of the shower, not wanting to stop the sensation that the water, along with the thoughts of Rainbow Dash, to end. 

"I guess I might as well head for the Ponyville Vein and Skin Office, my first client is to be their at 5:00 am." said the still tired Lyra to herself.

Lyra then left and made it to her office at 4:30 am. 

"How ya doing, Lyra?" asked Doctor Hooves, the owner of the facility.

"Good, a little tired, but I need to get my work set up, Big Macintosh it supposed to be here in about thirty minutes." said Lyra to the doctor.

Elsewhere, BonBon had arrived at her job, a flower shop owned by Magdelena.

"Hello Magdelena, any special orders today?" asked BonBon who finished up with watering the plants.

"Uhm, not at the moment, but could you tag and label all of the new flowers that arrived today?" asked Magdelena.

"Of course ma'am." said BonBon with glee.

"Where you at the party thrown by Amythist Star last night?" asked Magdelena.

"Oh yes, Octavia's music was absolutely stunning, did not care much for the loud music though." said BonBon as she tagged and labeled the flowers.

"I really like your friend Lyra, she seems so lively every time I see her." said Magdelena as she checked on the earnings of the store in the cash register.

"Yeah, she is a nice friend, but she seemed to try and seduce me last night after the party." said BonBon.

"My goodness, I guess she had a little too much Babs Light, hehe." said Magdelena.

"I hope so, but the strange thing is, I also felt aroused by her presence, I know that Rainbow Dash probably got her doing it, but Lyra sure can dance good." said BonBon who finished labeling the flowers.

"Well, there is nothing wrong really liking someone, regardless of gender, it is better than not feeling any emotions at all." said Magdelena as she finished looking over the earnings.

"I guess so." said BonBon as she began to appreciate Lyra even more, thinking of all the fun times the two had together.

"One day, you need to tell me how you two met, I am sure the story will pass time by soon." said Magdelena. 

"Yeah, I should tell you." said BonBon.

Elsewhere, Lyra was helping Big Macintosh with his rehabilitation.

"Looks like you pushed yourself too hard again Biggin'." proclaimed Lyra to her rather large client.

"Eeeyup." said the stallion in slight pain.

"Don't worry though, I have eased the strained muscles around your right hooves and you should be able to walk now without experiencing too much pressure." said Lyra.

Lyra then wrapped up Big Mac with bandages around all of his hooves, front and back, and gave him an ice pack to soothe the pain with.

"Well Biggin', does it hurt anymore?" asked Lyra.

"Nnnoope!" said Big Macintosh as she walked outside gleefully leaving Lyra with a hefty pay of 100 bits.

"My goodness, the Apple Family sure is kind, none of my other clients are ever this generous." said Lyra.

Time passed and Lyra clocked out at 4:00 pm, having tended to seven patients that day.

"Great work today Lyra, all of our customers came in with pain, but left with a smile on their face, you really are Ponyville's number one pain reliever!" said Doctor Hooves praising his employee.

"Thank you sir, I value the health and safety of my fellow neighbors above my own, that is the code of a physical therapist, and I stand by it." said Lyra with a proud tone.

"See you tomorrow Lyra." said Doctor Hooves.

"See ya doc." said Lyra. "I sure do love my job, now what to do next, oh yeah, Twilight Sparkle invited me to practice magic with her, and, and Applebloom wanted me to play with her and the other fillies after that!" said Lyra as she happily galloped towards Twilight's house.

Elsewhere, BonBon had clocked out at her job as well, and headed towards Cheerilee's house.

"School is out now, I hope Cheerilee is not too stressed to expect a visitor." said BonBon to herself.

Lyra then arrived at Twilight's house.

"Hey Twilight, are you here?" asked Lyra as she knocked her front hooves on the door.

"Hmm, what the hell, Twily is never one to not answer a door." said Lyra as the door then suddenly opened.

"What, the door should be locked if Twilight is not here, what is going on?" asked Lyra to herself with confusion.

"I better check inside." said Lyra to herself as she entered the library.

"Everything looks neat, and their is no sign of any trouble, but where is Twilight, and Spike for that matter?" asked Lyra to herself.

"Man, this is worse than when I woke up from that dream about being a human!" said Lyra. "Although, no one needs to know about that, hehehe." laughed the unicorn as she began to get worried.

Lyra then noticed a note next to the table where Twilight sends her letters to the princess.

"Hey, a note, this must be for me." said Lyra as she opened and read the letter.

"Dear Lyra, I know we were supposed to practice magic together today, but I could not find Spike last night after I returned from the Zap Apple Parade. Please forgive me, I have left to try and find him, if I do not return by 8:00 PM, then contact Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, they will know what to do. Thanks, Twilight Sparkle."

"My goodness, what could have happen to Spike?" wondered Lyra.

"It is now 4:30 PM, I better not wait, if Twilight is not here by 6:00, I am going to contact everypony." said Lyra to herself.

BonBon arrived at Cheerilee's house around 5:00 pm.

"Hey Cheerilee, how are you on this fine evening?" asked BonBon.

"Eh, the colts and fillies were all well-behaved today, how was the flower shop?" asked Cheerilee.

"It was pleasant, me and Magdelena kept the entire store nice and fresh, we even made record earnings selling our best flowers this week." said BonBon proudly.

"That is good to here, say, did you attend the party last night, I just left after the parade ended." said Cheerilee.

"Yeah, me and Lyra both attended, although it was a little awkward when Lyra got drunk and tried to seduce me." said BonBon chuckling slightly.

"Hmm, the things ponies do when they get drunk, I should know!" laughed Cheerilee.

"Yeah, the things ponies do." said BonBon with an uneasiness going about her.

Elsewhere, Lyra finally left Twilight's house.

"I need to find BonBon first and tell her what is going on, I cannot find Twilight." said the mare.

"But I do know where Pinkie Pie is for sure, she can help me spread the word quickly." thought Lyra to herself.

Elsewhere Twilight was searching in the Everfree Forest for Spike.

"Spike, Spike?" yelled Twilight as she was using her magic to see through most of the vegetation that surrounded the area.

"Where could that dragon be, this makes no sense." said Twilight.

"I hope he is not hurt, that would be just awful." continued on the mare.

"Oh, I would not worry about him, after all having you come out here all alone, is just what we wanted." said a short creature with a black hood.

"Who are you, and what have you done to Spike?" asked Twilight as she prepared to fire a spell at the creature.

"Hohoh, we sure are hasty today, just relax, there is nothing to worry about." said the hooded creature as another hooded figure, this one a pony cam into the light also.

"That is enough, Twilight Sparkle, so nice of you to come without even bringing any of your friends with you." said the hooded pony with a trickling laugh.

"Who are you two, I know you did something to Spike!" yelled Twilight as she was at the ready to fire off her arsenal of powerful spells.

"Let's not get carried away, this is a nice and beautiful forest at this time of day, let's just take things calmly Twilight Sparkle." said the short hooded creature.

"Wait, is that a purple tail?" asked Twilight to the short hooded creature.

"So, you figured it out bitch!" yelled the creature.

"Yes, this great and powerful duel shall commence now!" yelled the pony as it removed it's hood to be Trixie Lulamoon, a former rival of Twilight's.

"Wait, Trixie, I can understand you wanting a rematch but who is this other person?" asked Twilight with confusion.

"Oh, that will be the fun part!" yelled the hooded fauna as it ran towards Twilight.

Elsewhere, Lyra arrived at a now cleaned Sugar Cube Corner.

"Man, that party sure took a toll on our residence." said Mrs. Cake to herself.

"Mrs. Cake, Mrs. Cake, do you know where Pinkie is?" asked Lyra urgently.

"Yes, she is with Fluttershy and Applejack in the park." said Mrs. Cake with a puzzled look.

"Okay, sorry got to go bye!" yelled Lyra in a hurry.

"Hey Lyra darling is something wrong?" asked Rarity as she happened to emerge from Sugar Cube Corner before Lyra could go on her way.

"Oh Rarity, I am glad to see you!" said Lyra panting frantically.

"What is the matter, dear?" asked Rarity with concern.

"Twilight is nowhere to be found!" said Lyra with a hasty tone.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 7
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 007: The Great and Powerful Pt. 1''


"What, you Twilight has gone missing, this is terrible!" said Rarity with an anxious tone.

"Yes, when I arrived at her library after I go off work, she was nowhere to be found." said Lyra.

"Well, maybe she just ran off to do some chores for the princess." said Rarity.

"No, she left a not saying that Spike has went missing, and she must must have went after him." said Lyra.

"Spike, no, I promised that I would protect him, Lyra, we must go find the others." said Rarity.

"Yes, but who do we find first?" asked Lyra.

"Fluttershy's cottage is the closest in our proximity, we should head their first." said Rarity.

"I agree, let's go." said Lyra.

Elsewhere, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were house-sitting all of the animals gathered around the cottage.

"Hey Fluttershy, what should I feed to the chickens, would chocolate work?" asked a ditsy Pinkie Pie.

"No, my goodness, you never feed animals chocolate, here, give them this chicken feed." said a worried Fluttershy.

"Oki doki loki!" said a cheerful Pinkie Pie.

Lyra and Rarity had finally made their way to the cottage.

"Fluttershy, we need your help, Spike has gone missing and Twilight went after him!" said Rarity.

"What, umm, this is bad!" said Fluttershy.

"Oh no, Twily has gone missing, this is a job for Pinkie Pie!" yelled the every jubilant element of laughter.

"Oh, Pinkie is here too, that makes four of us!" said Lyra.

"Did you know where Applejack and Rainbow Dash are?" asked Rarity.

"Umm, sorry, I have not seen them today, me and Pinkie Pie were feeding the animals most of the day, but, I did see Twilight go into the Everfree Forest about an hour ago." said Fluttershy.

"What, and you did not stop her!" said a surprised Lyra.

"Well, me and Pinkie thought that she was merely going to Zecora's hut for some more potions." said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, we even called out to her, but I do not think that she heard us." said Pinkie Pie.

"Well, we have no choice, we will have to forget about Applejack and Rainbow Dash for now, let's go into the forest and find Spike and Twilight now!" said Rarity.

"Yes, we cannot waste anymore time!" said Lyra.

"Umm, okay, let's go." said Fluttershy as Angel hopped on her back.

"Oh yes, a party!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Ughh, this is not a party, Pinkie." said Lyra with frustration.

Meanwhile, Twilight has ran into a pony who was revealed herself to be Trixie Lulamoon.
The hooded assailant of Trixie's started to dash forward at Twilight,

"Wait, who are you?" asked Twilight as she was able to swiftly dodge the attack.

"Nice reflexes Twilight, but look out darling!" yelled Trixie as her assailant turned around and threw a rock towards Twilight's location.

"I have to be quick, I must find Spike!" said Twilight as she casted a purple shield of magic to block the rock's impact.

"Nicely done." said the hooded creature.

"Trixie, what have you done to Spike?" asked a frantic Twilight, her breathe starting to increase from the thought of her faithful servant in harm.

"Hehehe, don't worry about him, you should worry about yourself!" said Trixie as she waved her wand towards Twilight.

"Electric Spell: Emancipation!" yelled the unicorn.

"This is bad!" said Twilight as she tried to erect another shield with her magic.

Elsewhere, Rainbow Dash had just arrived back from Cloudsdale.

"Phew, that was a good performance today Dashie, now the first thing I need to do is find Lyra and show her this badass new trick I leaned." said Rainbow Dash to herself.

"I should stop by her house, she should be home by now." said Rainbow Dash as she flew towards the desired location.

Rainbow Dash then arrived at BonBon and Lyra's house. She began to knock on the door, but no one answered. Instead, she found a not left by Lyra.

"BonBon, I left the tv off as your promised, I went to Twilight Sparkle's library to practice magic with her, later slut!" said the message as Rainbow Dash read it.

"Hahaha, so she went to Twilight's, awesome, now I get to show two of my friends by new trick!" said the pegasus as she then flew towards the library's direction.

Meanwhile, Applejack was buying some canned goods for dinner, when she noticed Rainbow Dash.

"Howdy Rainbow, what is the rush?" asked Applejack.

"Oh, I am going to see Twilight and Lyra, want to come along, I got a trick planned." said Rainbow Dash.

"Well, I have some time to spare, why not!" said Applejack as the two ran onward.

Lyra, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie had now entered the Everfree Forest.

"Listen, I think I should go find Rainbow and Applejack before we go on any further." said Rarity.

"Okay, we will move slowly so that you girls can find us." said Fluttershy.

"Man, I hope Twilight and Spike are alright." said Pinkie Pie.

"Don't worry, she is the greatest unicorn in Equestria, she can hold her own against anyone." said Lyra with confidence.

"Okay, I will be back with the others soon!" said Rarity as she used her tracking spell to deduce the location of the two mares.

"They both seem to be headed towards Twilight's house, that is convenient, this should take no time at all!" said Rarity as she went on her way.

Trixie had casted her Electric Spell: Emancipation at Twilight with great fury.

"Alright my inconspicuous little worm, let's see how you tango with this." said Trixie as she fired a beam of electric, almost rippling like, electricity at Twilight.

"Hmm, that spell has a fast speed, I hope this barrier can make it!" said Twilight.

The beam of electricity collided with Twilight's shield, both neutralizing the other.

"You continue to impress me all of the time!" said Trixie.

"I got you now bitch!" said the hooded creature as it attempted to grab Twilight.

"Ughh, no!" said a surprised Twilight as the creature latched on to both of her hind hooves.

"Well done my great and powerful subordinate, now to eliminate this fraud for good!" said Trixie with an ecstatic grin. 

"What do you have against me Trixie, and why did you kidnap Spike?" asked the unicorn.

"Like I would care to explain such a trivial matter to you, now vanish, Gaea Spell: Earth Conundrum!" shouted Trixie.

The ground around Twilight began to open up, attempting to swallow her.

"Aghh, I am not going to make it, unless I can time my teleportation spell right!" thought Twilight to herself.

"As if I would give you a chance to escape!" said the hooded creature.

"First, to get you off of me!" said Twilight as she jumped in the air to avoid being sucked in to the ground.

"Ahhh!" yelled the hooded creature as it fell off Twilight and landed beside the hole in the ground that Trixie created.

Twilight then used her teleportation spell to appear behind Trixie.

"You sure are better than last time we met, Twilight, but I have some new abilities as well!" said Trixie.

"Cronus Spell: Shadow Myr!" yelled Trixie as the surrounding area of the already gloom forest became pitch black.

"What, I cannot see a thing now!" said Twilight with surprise.

"Hehe, now you surely cannot get away, I have darkened the area to the point where no one will be able to leave." said Trixie with an obnoxious voice.

"Oh yeah, and how do you plan to see anything around here?" asked Twilight.

"That is for my assistant to deal with!" said Trixie as the hooded creature's eyes started to glow.

"Unfortunately for you, I possess the ability to see in even the darkest of areas." said the cloaked figure as it appeared behind Twilight.

"Damn, how am I going to get out of this?" thought Twilight to herself.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack finally arrived at Twilight's house.

"So partner, what exactly did you drag me down here for, Granny Smith is not going to be happy when dinner is late!" said Applejack, always faithful to her family.

"Oh calm down, this will be quick!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Oh brother." said Applejack with a hoof palm.

"Hey, the door has been left open, Twilight usually keeps it locked, what's up?" asked a curious Rainbow Dash.

"Well dumbo, maybe we should go take a look!" said Applejack with sarcasm.

"Jeez, how did you ever come up with that one?" said Rainbow Dash with the same sarcasm.

The two ponies entered the library and came across the main living room.

"Goodness, this room is a mess, their are books scattered everywhere!" said Applejack.

"I know, Twilight is always going on about being an organized individual, something has to be up!" said Rainbow Dash. "Wait a sec, Lyra was supposed to be here too, I saw it on a note she left on her front door." said Rainbow Dash.

"Something strange must be going on here, and speaking of a not, look what I found here!" said Applejack.

"Hey Rainbow, this not says, Dear Lyra, I know we were supposed to practice magic together today, but I could not find Spike last night after I returned from the Zap Apple Parade. Please forgive me, I have left to try and find him, if I do not return by 8:00 PM, then contact Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, they will know what to do. Thanks, Twilight Sparkle." "What, Spike has gone missing, that would explain this mess, I bet Lyra followed her." said Applejack.

"Then there is no time to waste, let's go see if anypony had seen her!" said Rainbow Dash as the two ponies ran back outside.

"Where should we look first, who knows where Twilight could be?" asked Applejack.

"Maybe we should find one of the girls, they might know where she went off to!" said Rainbow Dash.

"I found you two, wait!" yelled Rarity as she was finally able to track down the two.

"Rarity, have you seen what has gone on here?" asked Applejack.

"Yes, listen, me, Lyra, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were all headed towards the Everfree Forest!" said Rarity.

"What, the Everfree Forest, why in equestria would you go their?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Because Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie said that they saw her entering the forest searching for Spike!" said Rarity.

"Then we have no time to loose!" said Applejack as the three ponies ran off to catch up with the others.

Lyra, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie were moving through the nether regions of the forest quietly, continuing their search.

"Is it me, or did it get darker around here suddenly?" asked Lyra with surprise.

"Eeep, I hate the dark, did something touch me, WHO TOUCHED ME???" questioned a stirred up Fluttershy.

"Fluttershy, keep quiet, do you want to attract a viscous animal or something?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Sorry, I just cannot seem to see anything." said Fluttershy.

"Here, let me light up the way." said Lyra as she emitted a slight greenish hue from her horn.

"Well, we have a little light, usually this spell works better, perhaps I have been slacking too much watching tv." said Lyra.

"Now that you mention it, the air does seem to be getting thicker." said Fluttershy.

"Listen, if Rarity and the others come back here, I am going to increase the range of the light so that they can track us down." said Lyra.

"Wow, who would have thought that you could be such a capable pony." said Pinkie Pie, teasing her friend.

"Oh haha, just focus, I must impress Twilight, I do not want to let her down." said Lyra

Twilight was about to be attacked by the cloaked figure.

"That thing can see in the dark, but how?" asked Twilight as she was knocked back by the creature.

"Oww, I am bleeding, I can feel it, whatever this thing is, it seems to have sharp claws." said Twilight to herself.

"Hehehe, I only wish I could see you suffering right now!" said Trixie with a demented laugh. "Now my servant, finish off this two-bit country bitch now!" yelled the unicorn.

"Oh, you got it!" said the cloaked assailent.

"That is enough!" yelled Twilight. "Light Restoration Spell, now I must, I have no choice!" said Twilight as her horn glowed, producing a blinding light that overtook Trixie's shadows.

"Wait, what the fuck?" asked Trixie to herself.

"Damn, this light is blinding me!" said the small cloaked animal as it fell to the ground.

"I can see again, damn, these cuts are kind of deep, but I do not have time to heal them yet." said Twilight who began to bleed out a little more.

"So what you whore, you managed to override my spell, but now for the main event!" said Trixie as she prepared another spell.


Rarity, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack had just entered the Everfree Forest's entrance.

"Good thing there is only one way into the forest, otherwise who would know where to start." said Applejack.

"Wait, I see a feint green light up ahead, let's go follow it!" said Rarity.

"Hey, when all of this is said and done, I am still going to show you guys my super new awesome trick!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Not now you egomaniac, we have to find Twilight and the others first!" said Applejack.

Rainbow Dash stuck out her tongue at Applejack, taunting her comically as the three ponies raced toward's Lyra's signal.

"Hey, did you see that bright purple light, it had to be Twilight!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Yeah, not that you mention it, the darkness has subsided some." said Lyra.

"Umm, eek!" yelled Fluttershy.

"What is wrong?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Snakes!" yelled Fluttershy as she flew to the air.

"Oh great, a large herd of snakes, just what we needed!" said Lyra.

Meanwhile Trixie had finally gathered up the energy for her spell.

"Trixie, what is the meaning of this, and what did you do to Spike?" yelled the unicorn frantically.

"Oh, for fuck sake, if you really want to know then look beside you." said Trixie.

"Wait, wha, what, Spike!!!!" said Twilight.

The creature's cloak had gotten caught on a tree branch after it was knocked back by Twilight's spell, ripping it off.

"Ughhh, what?" asked the small purple dragon.

"So you figured it out, that is right, I used a spell on your dragon while you were out, and brainwashed him to suit my need, I do make a better master than you after all!" said the unicorn.

"Alright, you have fucking crossed the line!" said Twilight as she also prepared a spell.

"Twi, Twlight?" asked Spike as he finally came to his senses for a short bit.

"Hades Spell, Inferno Flame!" yelled Trixie as she shot out a large arrow of fire from her horn towards Twilight.

"Okay, let me respond with this, Ugaya Purification Beam!" yelled Twilight as she retaliated with a glowing lance of white energy that collided with Trixie's own spell.

"Okay bitch, let's see who really deserves to be called the greatest unicorn in Equestria!" yelled Trixie.

A large horde of snakes had surrounded Lyra, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy.

"Shit, we must be close to the swamp, that is where Black Pythons are know to reside." said Lyra.

"Now what do we do?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"I guess now is a better time than never." said Fluttershy as she thought of when Rainbow Dash had helped her regain her confidence.

*Flashback*

"Hey Fluttershy, you cannot let everypony push you around like this." said Rainbow Dash.

"I, but, I." muttered Fluttershy quietly.

"Listen, we all believe in you, everypony has a special talent, never take yours for granted, you are strong, you can overcome any situation if you believe." said Rainbow Dash with a smile.

"Thank you, I really needed that!" said Fluttershy as she started sobbing quietly.

"Umm, listen, if you ever need anything, I will always be here for you, I am not the element of Loyalty for nothing." said Rainbow Dash as the pegasus embraced Fluttershy with a hug.

*Flashback end*

"No, I will not give in here, time for the stare!" said Fluttershy as she glared at the horde of serpents intensely. Most of the snakes froze in their track, but a larger one emerged from the nearby swamp.

"Shit, that larger snake is not phased!" said Lyra.

"Hisssss!" sounded the larger serpent, much larger than any of the ponies.

"I tried my best Rainbow Dash, I could just not do it." said Fluttershy as a tear from her eye approached the ground. Before it could hit the ground however, out of nowhere, a flash of rainbow appeared, colliding into the large serpent, sending it flying back into the swamp.

"Hey, Fluttershy, I saw what you did with those other snakes, you sure have grown!" said Rainbow Dash as she landed on the ground.

"Nice one Dashie, you sent that fucker flying!" said Lyra.

"I will round up the rest of this vermin, and then we will find Twilight!" said Applejack as she ran so fast around the frozen smaller serpents, that they also went flying into the swamp.

"Yeeeehaaaaaawwwwwwww!" yelled Appleack.

"Good, now let's go find Twilight!" said Rarity as the six ponies headed towards the source of strong magic that they were feeling.
> Chapter 8
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 008: The Great and Powerful Pt. 2''


Twilight and Trixie's magic was colliding with each other as one tried to overtake the other. 

"I am surprised that you have made it this far you whore, but it will not pay off against me!" said Trixie with a vain look.

"Uggh, Twilight, what happened?" asked Spike as he managed to break free from Trixie's control.

"No, don't tell me I fell for her, this is not good, and it looks like Twilight is in trouble, got to think fast!" said Spike as he looked for a way to help his friend.

"Trixie's attack is to strong, mine could be overtaken any second, I don't know what to do!" said Twilight with worry.

"No, watch as the great and powerful Trixie blasts you to oblivion!" yelled the strange unicorn as her magical beam shot through Twilight's.

Elsewhere, Lyra, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash have all arrived near the area of Twilight's vicinity.

"Damn, do you feel that magical pressure?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"I know, what direction could it be in?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Hold on, let me concentrate, I can pinpoint the location." said Rarity.

"Come on Rarity, we have to hurry." said Applejack.

"I know, let me concentrate!" said Rarity.

"Yes, found them, everyone, follow me!" said Rarity as the six mares raced towards Twilight's location.

"See, you are not worthy of being a unicorn, you are not worthy of being anything!" said Trixie.

Trixie's Inferno Spell had overtaken Twilight's Purification beam.

"No, I will not let this happen, Dragon Tongue!" yelled Spike as he extended his tongue to grab Twilight and pull her out of direction of the blast.

"Thanks Spike." said an exhausted Twilight.

"Sorry about what I did to you." said Spike in tears.

"No, don't worry about it, Trixie used a spell on you, but you dragons are too loyal to be wavered for long." said Twilight to her friend.

"Not bad Twilight, even though you were injured by your own servant, and the blood-loss you had might have weakened you, but I won this magical duel." said Trixie.

"What is your deal you crazy woman, what do you want from Twilight?" asked Spike with anger.

"Hehehe, nothing much, I just want the Alicorn Amulet that I know Twilight has access to, and I will do anything to acquire it." said Trixie.

"But, how did you manage to brainwash Spike?" asked Twilight.

"Heh, it was easy, I had managed to sneak up on him in your library while you were out, I was hoping to use the brainwash spell on you, but your assistant was the next best thing!" said a crazed Trixie.

"I see, so you wanted to brainwash me so that you could find the location of the amulet for your own taking!" said Twilight as she managed to stand up again.

"Good thinking unicorn, but now I have the advantage, I am up here on this tree, and you are down their, what will you do now, wait I know, I will have something else kill you!" said Trixie as she prepared another spell.

"Twilight, let me heal that wound of yours." said Spike as he places his claws near the scratch that he gave her earlier.

Spike emitted a green glow on his palms, healing the scars on Twilight's side, riding her of the wounds.

"That damn dragon, maybe I should have killed him instead." said Trixie to herself as she continued to gather up energy in her horn.

"Thanks Spike, now we have to find a place to hide for a while, come with me before Trixie finished unleashing her spell!" said Twilight as she grabbed Spike and used her Teleportation spell.

"Hmm, they are gone, but oh well, come forth, Ursa Minor!" said Trixie as she summoned the dreaded creature under her control.

"Rooooaaaarr!" yelled the large celestial bear as it crushed three trees around it.

"Hahaha, such destructive power, this ought to be a better companion than that pathetic baby dragon." said Trixie to herself.

"Huh, Twilight's location changed, it seems she teleported herself to another part of the forest." said Rarity.

"You mean she is alright, think goodness." said Lyra.

"But what about Spike?" asked Pinkie.

"He is with her." said Rarity.

"But, why were they out here in the first place?" asked Fluttershy.

"I am about to find out!" said Rainbow Dash as she flew into the air to scout the Everfree Forest.

"Oh, my, now I see!" said Rainbow Dash as she was able to spot the Ursa Minor from afar.

"Ummm, there is an Ursa Minor over their, about half a mile from our location, that could be the cause of all this." said Rainbow Dash as she landed on the ground.

"An Ursa Minor, that is one hell of a creature!" said Applejack.

"Ohh, my, umm, you girls don't mine if I leave now, right?" asked Fluttershy.

"No, we must recover Twilight and Spike at any cost." said Rarity.

"Okay, let's follow Twilight's signal, only an unicorn like yourself can lead us that way, Rarity." said Rainbow Dash.

"Okay, I will use an Invisibility spell to keep us safe from that bear, follow me!" said Rarity as the six headed out.

Meanwhile Trixie, and the Ursa Minor were on the hunt for Twilight.

"That unicorn could not have gotten far, Ursa Minor, swipe down all of those trees north of us!" said Trixie.

The Ursa Minor used it's claws to cut up at least ten trees that were in front of them with force.

"Oh oh, so this is the capabilities of this creature, with this card, I could probably find the amulet without Twilight's doing." said Trixie to herself.

"They do not appear to be here, Ursa Minor, continue to cut down more of these trees until we find her, if anything else gets in our way, kill it too!" said Trixie.

Twilight and Spike managed to teleport within a small cave some distance from Trixie and the Ursa Minor.

"Uhh, Twilight, are you good now?" asked Spike with concern.

"Yes, I am fine now, let me check outside to see what is going on!" said Twilight as she peaked her head out of the cave.

"What, I see a lot of destroyed landscape around the Everfree Forest!" said Twilight with surprise.

"What the hell did Trixie do?" asked Spike.

"I don't know, but I will need time before I can use another spell, let's wait here until then!" said Twilight.

Rarity and the others managed to sneak away from Trixie and the Ursa Minor unseen and arrived the Everfree marsh,

"Okay, I will release the spell now." said Rarity.

"Good, that bear did not find us." said Lyra.

"Now, any news on where Twilight and Spike is?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Wait, I bet I could find them easily." said Lyra.

"What, really?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yes, I use my detection spell all of the time to find my Dr. Horseshoes soda whenever I am too lazy to look.

"Hehe, that seems helpful." said Applejack.

"Hold on, let me concentrate, let's see, not north, or south, west, no EAST!" said Lyra.

"So, they are east of our location!" said Rainbow Dash with excitement.

"Good job Lyra, now let's hurry before that bear finds us!" said Rainbow Dash.

Meanwhile Trixie was getting impatient looking for Twilight.

"Fuck, where in the hell could she be, why have you not found her yet, Ursa Minor?" asked Trixie.

"Grrrrr." roared the beast as it swiped down thirty more trees in their path.

"That is it, looks like we are at the Everfree Marsh now." said Trixie.

"Huh, I see hoof-prints, it looks like some other ponies were already here before, maybe to help Twilight, alright, more victims to my beloved Ursa Minor, come on let's get them!" said Trixie as she hopped on the best.

"Now, let's continue following these tracks!" said Trixie as the Ursa Minor ran in the direction of hoof-prints.

"Just a little further right?" asked Rarity.

"Yeah, they have to be close, I detected them being around this area." said Lyra.

Rainbow Dash was hiding in the tree tops looking for the Ursa Minor.

"Uhh, it looks like that bear is on our tracks!" said Rainbow Dash.

"What, you mean it followed our prints?" asked Applejack.

"Yeah, and it looks like Trixie is the one in control!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Not that bitch too!" said Rarity.

"Ummm, what do we do now?" asked Fluttershy. "Even I cannot use the stare on something like that!"

"We need to hurry, their, that cave, let's go!" said Lyra.

"Okay, let me use my teleportation spell to take us their!" said Lyra.

"Huhm you know that technique too?" asked Rarity.

"Yeah, it may not be near the level of Twilight's but with this short distance, I can get us their." said Lyra.

"Okay, do it quick!" said Fluttershy.

Twilight and Spike were still in the cave, trying to come up with a plan.

"Anything yet Twi?" asked Spike.

"Wait, I can sense a few ponies on their way here now!" said Twilight.

"Umm, that could be good or bad, what if they are on Trixie's side?" said Spike with fear.

"Oh Spike, do you have that little trust for us?" asked Rarity as her and the others popped up in the cave.

"Rarity, you girls have made it, you must have found the note!" said Twilight with joy.

"Yes, Lyra came out to find us and informed me that Spike had gone missing and that you went into the Everfree Forest to find him." said Rarity.

"Yeah, Trixie sneaked into my library while I was out in order to use a brainwashing spell on me, but only Spike was their, so she used it on him instead." said Twilight.

"What, oh it is on now!" said Rarity. "My little dragon is not hurt is he?" asked Rarity.

"No, but I hurt Twilight while I was under control." sobbed Spike.

"Hey, don't cry pal, it's okay!" said Applejack.

"Anyway, we are cornered, Lyra used a teleportation spell to get us all here, and that Ursa Minor is on our tracks, what should we do?" asked Fluttershy.

"Wow, you can do that too, good job Lyra!" said Twilight with glee.

"Thanks!" said Lyra.

"Wait, I got a plan, it might be risky, but it is a plan none the less!" said Applejack.

"Okay, let's here it!" said Pinkie Pie.

Meanwhile Trixie and the Ursa Minor arrived outside of the Everfree Marsh.

"Hmm, those fools think that the great and powerful Trixie cannot use a detection spell too, come Ursa Minor, let's get them!" said the unicorn as they headed in the direction of the cave.

"Yes, an ambush, me and Pinkie Pie will hide in the bushes, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash will hide in the tree-tops, and you, Rarity and Lyra can make yourselves invisible and hide in the springs, with this, we can form a three-part ambush!" said Applejack.

"Wow, impressive!" said Lyra.

"Hey, I herd animals everyday, and with this tactic, we can make Trixie's creature useless." said Applejack.

"Okay, go!" said Lyra.

"So that is the cave where they are?" asked Trixie.

"Ursa Minor, crush it!" yelled Trixie as the bear effortlessly grounded the entire cave.

"Huh, they are not here anymore, what is going on?" asked a confused Trixie.

"Alright, me and Pinkie will start the ambush." said Applejack.

"Ready?" asked Applejack.

"It's Party Time!" said Pinkie Pie.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 9
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 009: The Great and Powerful Pt. 3''


The Ursa Minor has crushed the cave where Twilight and her friends were.

"Hmm, this does not seem right, I know that I felt Twilight's presence here!" said Trixie with confusion.

"Go!" yelled Pinkie Pie as she hopped out behind a bush.

"What, that pink buffoon, what does she hope to accomplish by herself!" said Trixie.

"Ursa Minor, attack her!" yelled Trixie.

"Now is my chance, time to kick this sucker hard!" said Applejack as she emerged behind the Ursa Minor and delivered a kick as hard as she could muster.

The Ursa Minor began to stumble a little.

"What, her too, how many of you others are out their snooping around?" asked Trixie angrily.

"You will see!" said Rarity as she hopped down from one of the bushes.

"Gem Stone Spell!" yelled Rarity as she generated multi-colored gems that flew into the Ursa Minor.

"Damn, more of these games!" said Trixie.

"Now, it is my go!" said Rainbow Dash as she swooped around the Ursa Minor.

"Fuck, she is too fast for the bear to strike, she is going to make it dizzy!" said Trixie.

"Fluttershy, go!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

"Alright, Parasprites, surround him, umm, if you don't mind." said Fluttershy as a swarm of bugs engulfed the large creature.

"Gahhh, get these damn things off of me!" said Trixie.

"Corrosive Ground Spell!" yelled Lyra as she caused the ground underneath the Ursa Minor to turn to mud.

"Heh, and BonBon said that this spell was useless.

"Now, for my move, Ugaya Purification Beam!" yelled Twilight as she managed to land the shot on the bear surrounding it in a bubble.

"Fuck, this thing cannot move, such teamwork, but it will not do!" said Trixie as the Ursa Minor managed to jump out of the mud, and break through the bubble.

"Shit, it didn't work." said Applejack.

"So, seven of you could not get the job done, how sad." said Trixie.

"Yo Trixie, what's up with you, why are you going after Twilight again?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Hehe, the grudge I hold against her is immense, making me look like a fool ever since she showed me up last year, but now is my chance to prove that I am the greatest unicorn in all of Equestria!" said the over zealous Trixie.

"Goodness, she is fucking annoying." said Lyra.

"Alright, if you insult the great and powerful Trixie, then I will do this!" said the unicorn as the bear dashed towards the seven ponies.

"I will help if I can!" said Spike as he tried to breathe a stream of fire at the dragon but failed.

"Hehehe, you had your chance!" said Trixie as the Ursa Minor raised it's claw and slammed it towards Spike's location.

"Come here!" said Lyra as she knocked Spike away from the creature's claw.

"You fucking bitch, that is twice now, come on Ursa Minor, show these worthless ponies what you are all about!" yelled Trixie.

"Tornado Dash!" yelled Rainbow Dash as she collided with the Ursa Minor as hard as she could finally knocking Trixie off.

"Owww, shit, what was that?" asked Trixie with confusion.

"Damn, Ursa Minor take out that fucking pegasus!" yelled Trixie.

"It is you and me!" said Twilight as she stepped in front of Trixie.

"Okay, if you want to go again, I would be happy to put you in your place, bitch!" yelled Trixie as she ran towards Twilight.

"Green Couch Kick!" yelled Lyra as she clobbered Trixie in her face with a fierce swift kick.

"Gahh, you again, that makes three times!" yelled Trixie as she fell to the ground.

"Thanks, now I have the time to teleport this beast back to it's cave." said Twilight.

"Heh, like I will let you!" yelled Trixie as she got back up and tried to attack Lyra.

"Yaahh!" yelled Rarity as she landed a punch of her own behind Trixie nailing her in the back.

"Ahhh!" yelled Trixie as she landed on the ground.

"That is for hurting Spike!" said Rarity.

"Wow, Rarity does care about me!" said Spike to himself.

"Ursa Minor, return home!" yelled Twilight as her eyes started to glow, casting a spell that made the large creature disappear.

"Wow, you go Twi!" yelled Applejack.

"Thank goodness, that thing is gone." said Fluttershy.

"You fucking kraut, look what you did to me!" yelled Trixie.

"Hehehe, I know what to do!" said Lyra as she casted a spell that formed a phallic looking object.

"Damn, girl maybe if you got laid you would not be so angry!" yelled Lyra as she shoved the object in Trixie's rectum.

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" screeched the unicorn as she fell unconscious.

"Damn, where did that come from?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Oh, it was one of my favorite moves, I use it on BonBon all of the time when she gets angry with me, works like a charm." said Lyra with a laugh.

"Hahahaha, that was good Lyra, you sure are a true prankster, bwahahaha!" laughed Rainbow Dash as she fell to the ground giggling so hard.

"Wow, sugarcube, I think you might have violated her." said Applejack.

"Ummm, okay, well Trixie is apprehended, so I will deal with her from here, you guys follow me, we are going back to Ponyville." said Twilight.

Twilight, with help from Lyra, teleported all of her friends, including Trixie back to the front of her library.

"Well, I am glad you are okay!" said Rarity.

"Heh, it was thinks to you guys, I would have never thought that Trixie would have done something like this again." said Twilight.

"No problem, I got to go, but Lyra, we will have to get together again soon, after shoving that thing up Trixie's ass, you really inspired me to be a better prankster!" said Rainbow Dash as she flew off.

"Me too, I might try that on Rainbow Dash!" said Pinkie as she hopped away.

"This, umm, is getting awkward, I better leave now!" said Fluttershy as she happily flew off to her cottage.

"Me too, I got more apple trees to buck!" said Applejack.

"Later Twilight, oh and Lyra, don't hesitate to teach me whatever that spell was later!" said Rarity with a strange tone as she ran off.

"Okay, Twilight, what should we do with Trixie?" asked Lyra.

"Oh yeah, let me wake her up, Spike, would you dump a bucket of water on our friend here?" asked Twilight.

"You got it!" said Spike as he complied, pouring the water all over Trixie.

"Ugghh, what, what happened?" asked Trixie as she woke up in confusion.

"You got punk'd son!" said Lyra crossing her hooves in a mocking manner.

"You damn bitch, if that had not felt so good, I would have, ohh my!" said Trixie as she started to blush.

"Umm, Trixie, are you sure you really wanted the Alicorn Amulet, or did you just want to see me again?" asked Twilight.

"No, I wanted that amulet, to get my revenge on you, to be recognized, my life has been nothing ever since you showed me up, wondering around aimlessly without anyone to acknowledge me, do you know how hard that is!" yelled Trixie as she began to tear up.

Lyra began to feel more sympathetic.

"Trixie, I am sorry for what I did to you, but I do understand what you feel, I too have been alone for most of my life, why, my parents are no longer with me, and I hardly had any friends back in Fillydelphia but once I moved here, that all changed." said Lyra.

"Hah, like a looser would understand!" said Trixie.

"See, that is your problem Trixie, when someone does try to help you, you turn than down, you believe that you are better than everyone else, and that is your problem, that is why you are unhappy, you make yourself unlikable." said Twilight with a stern tone.

"Huh, what, but...., I..." said Trixie as she did not know what to say.

"You know what, I will disregard what you did and said before, I will be your friend, I will make sure you do not have to feel alone again!" said Twilight as she extended her hoof towards Trixie with a smile.

"Do,, do you really care about my well-being that much?" asked Trixie.

"I will be your friend too, you can use that magic of yours to do some rad pranking with me, why, I might even help you with more!" said Lyra happily.

"Well, looking back on it, what you did with that thing felt pretty good!" said Trixie as she was blushing hard.

"Ummm, wow, this is getting strange!" said Twilight with an awkward disposition.

"Hey, I know, you can live with me and BonBon, we have a lot of room in our house!" said Lyra.

"Oh, well, forget what I said before, I feel better, I guess living alone for one year just drove me mad, I thought that if I summoned that Ursa Minor to attack Twilight, she would be impressed." said Trixie.

"Trixie, you were never going to kill us in the first place, or you would have done it, that Ursa Minor was only a cub, you could have summoned an Ursa Major if your really wanted." said Twilight.

"Well, I, I just wanted you to acknowledge me like I said before, but, sorry guys, that is all I can say right now." said Trixie as she lowered her head in sadness.

"Hey, cheer up, the evening is still young and Vinyl Scratch and Octavia are throwing a killer party in the park later, I will take you their!" said Lyra.

"Really, you will?" asked Trixie as she began to cry.

"Trixie, all you wanted was a friend, someone to be around and laugh with, lucky for you that we all have Lyra Heartstrings, she might seem like a troublemaker but she can really reach into the heart of someone and bring it out, I got a good letter for the princess now." said Twilight to herself.

"So, after the party I will introduce you to BonBon, it will be totally wicked, you can sleep on the couch, I will sleep in the floor, or you and I can share a bed!" said Lyra.

"I think I will take the couch!" said Trixie who also felt awkward from all of the events that transpired.

"Yeah, and she can be awkward sometimes too." said Twilight to herself.

"Hey, Twilight, we can train in magic tomorrow win I get off work, oh Trixie, I can get you hired at my job too, it is awesome!" said Lyra as she and Trixie, who had just became friends galloped off into the sunset.

"Lyra, you are awesome!" said Twilight in her mind.

"Hey Twilight, can we go to the party at Cornerstone park too?" asked Spike.

"Of course, of course!" laughed Twilight.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 10
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 010: BonBon's Day''


After the incident with Trixie, BonBon's day was winding down too..

"This price on hoof moisturizer is simply too expensive, I cannot believe this." said BonBon to herself.

"I would not have this problem if Lyra would not use up all of it in two days, damn her." said BonBon.

"Is something wrong ma'am?" asked one of the spa ponies, Aloe.

"Yes, this hoof moisturizer is usually five bits, but now the cost is thirty bits, do you have a cheaper variant that produces the same results?" asked BonBon sincerely.

"Afraid not, somepony bought out all of our stock so we had to raise the prices in order to compensate." said Aloe.

"Oh well, this will just have to do." said BonBon who was irritated.

"Honey, you look stressed out, would you like to take a dip in the spa with me?" asked Aloe.

"Well, I was going to check my mail, but the mail carrier from Cloudsdale was always late anyway." said BonBon.

"Okay, then lets go." said Aloe.

BonBon and Aloe went into the spa and sat in the warm and relaxing water.

"Now this is much better, I can definitaley relieve my stress in here." said BonBon.

"What has been bothering you hun, to be that stressed?" asked Aloe.

"Just my room-mate, she has been gone all day, and here I am alone, having to buy all of our groceries and stuff." said BonBon.

"I see, you got a lazy room-mate, but Lyra cannot be that bad, right?" asked Aloe.

"Well, she does have a lot of good qualities but, she is still very lazy and obnoxious." said BonBon.

"Is she a good cook?" asked Aloe.

"Ummm, not really." said BonBon laughing a little.

"Well, thank you for this treatment, but I must check my mail, see you later." said BonBon as she left.

"See ya, hope we can lower the price on that lotion soon." said Aloe.

"No problem." said BonBon cheerfully as she went out onto the main streets of Ponyville.

"Okay, that was soothing, now to go to the post office, please let my mail be their." said BonBon.

BonBon arrived at the post office, and went to her mail box, address 1337 East Ponyville Srt.

"What, no mail, but this is the fourth day in a row dammit." said BonBon with an irritable tone.

"Hey, sir, do you know why my mail is always late, the last four days, and nothing!" said BonBon to the owner of the post office.

"I am sorry ma'am, everyone is having issues like this, our mail carrier is always having trouble, delivering mail to all of the wrong addresses, hell, some of the mail is not even what should be delivered, sometimes our customers report receiving baked goods instead of letters." said the Post master.

"Umm, okay, that makes sense, so I am not the only one who is having trouble with the mail." said BonBon.

All of a sudden, a grey-coated pegasus with long-blonde hair and bubbles for a cutie mark cam bursting through the door.

"Umm, sorry Stamp, I am late, had a run-in with dem' darn griffons again, I did bring this week, and uhh, last week's mail as well." said the pegasus.

"Who in the hell is this?" asked BonBon to herself.

"Ohhh, Derpy, you are late again, we have a customer here now who was waiting on their mail for four entire days." said Stamp.

"Sorry, Sorry, what is your, uhhh, name their ma'am?" asked Derpy with one eye looking in the opposite direction and one eye looking at BonBon.

"Derpy, now I can see, with a name like that, how did she ever get put in charge of the mail carrying duties." said BonBon to herself.

"Oh, my address, 1337 East Ponyville Srt." said BonBon.

"Umm, 1337, oh, here ya go!" said Derpy as she handed the correct mail to BonBon.

"Geez, four days worth of mail, next time be more diligent Derpy!" said Stamp to his employee.

"Yessir, a mail carrier always hastes first for the mail that they carry, but, umm, what was the motto again?" said Derpy.

"Oh, nevermind." said Stamp

"Okay, thanks, Derpy, was it, but I got to go, later." said BonBon as she left the post office.

"Alright, I got that taken care of, now I wonder what Cheerilee is up too, school should be well over by now, I think I will stop by her place." said BonBon as she galloped over toward's her friend's house.

"Bacon, Chocolate covered bacon, who would like to try some!" said a tall, lanky orange pony with a dirty-looking posterior.

Most of the ponies tried to avoid him, some simply telling him no, and others insulting him as they walked by.

"What the fuck, now this!" said BonBon.

"Hey ma'am, would you like to try Dazzler's famous Chocolate Covered Bacon?" asked the strange pony.

"Umm, well." thought BonBon.

"Wait, I could get this bacon, and fool Lyra with it, I will tell her it is a treat from Sugarcube Corner, it will get her back for all of those damn pranks that she pulled on me, especially that time that she shoved that object in my hindquarters." thought BonBon to herself.

"Sure, I will take some." said BonBon.

"Oh, really, you are the first to actually accept the offer, well here, a whole box of chocolate covered bacon for free, have a good day!" said Dazzler.

"Thanks, later!" said BonBon as she ran away from the unusual pony as quick as she could.

"First an idiot pony mail carrier and now an idiot pony salesman, what else today?" asked BonBon as she hurried along to Cheerilee's house.

BonBon finally arrived at her friend's house and knocked on the door.

"Yoohoo, are you home Cheerilee?" asked BonBon.

"Oh, one second." said Cheerilee as she opened the door.

"Oh, hi, mind if I come in?" asked BonBon.

"Of course not, come on in." said Cheerilee.

"Thank you, today has been fucking stressful." said BonBon.

"I know what you mean, my students today were all talking about some festival at Cornerstone Park, they would not shut up!" said Cheerilee.

"At least you're house is all decorated up with flowers and accessories, my house is a mess." said BonBon laughingly.

"Hey, your house is certainly nice, besides, I think we should head to the party at Cornerstone park as well, it would be more fun that sitting in here, don't you think?" asked Cheerilee to her friend.

"Well, if I am with you, that sounds fine." said BonBon.

"Okay, but first, let me get a few things!" said Cheerilee.

BonBon and Cheerilee left and started towards Cornerstone Park.

"Oh, I sure do love Octavia's relaxing style of playing, she is a treat to listen to." said Cheerilee.

"Yeah, but I head that Vinyl Scratch will be their as well, those two are always trying to compete to see who can be the best musician in Ponyville." said BonBon.

"Well, I respect both of their styles evenly." said Cheerilee.

As BonBon and Cheerilee were headed towards the party, they noticed Lyra along with another pony.

"Oh, Lyra, what are you doing here?" asked BonBon.

"Hi Bonsters!" said Lyra.

"I told you not to call me that idiot!" said BonBon defensively.

"Hahaha, you two sure are something." said Cheerilee.

"Oh, who is that?" asked BonBon.

"Oh, this is my new friend, Trixie Lulamoon!" said Lyra.

"Trixie Lulamoon, never heard of her." said BonBon.

"Me neither." said Cheerilee.

"Wow, this sure is not helping my self-confidence any." thought Trixie to herself.

"So how did you two meet?" asked BonBon.

"Well, it was a long story but we did meet in the Everfree Forest, her and Twilight were having a duel and it was all crazy and stuff, but me and some others intervened, and now everyone is friends again!" said Lyra hyperactivley.

"Where does she get all of this energy from?" asked BonBon.

"Yeah, umm, is this your room-mate?" asked Trixie.

"Yep, this is BonBon, and another one of my friends, Cheerilee, she is the elementary school teacher here in Ponyville." said Lyra.

"Oh, nice to meet you, Miss BonBon, and Miss Cheerilee." said Trixie modestly.

"Wow, Lyra actually made friends with someone with manners for once, unlike that Rainbow Dash." thought BonBon to herself.

"Nice to meet you Trixie Lulamoon!" said Cheerilee.

"Anyway, we were headed towards the party at Cornerstone Park, want to come along?" asked Lyra.

"That is where we were headed as well actually." said BonBon.

"Perfect, this sounds good!" said Lyra.

The four ponies arrived at Cornerstone Park where a large gathering of ponies were surrounding a stage that was set up in the middle of the area.

"So this is where everything is going down?" asked BonBon.

"Yes, according to the banner that was put up." said Cheerilee.

"Oh, Trixie, let me introduce you to some more of my friends!" said Lyra.

"Umm, okay!" said Trixie following along.

"Hey, Lyra, I actually picked a gift up for you, here!" said BonBon.

"What is it?" asked Lyra.

"Just some chocolate covered treats from Sugarcube Corner, make sure to eat them all!" said BonBon trying not to laugh.

"Okay, sure, thank you!" said Lyra as he and Trixie ran off into the crowd.

"Hehehe, sucker." said BonBon.

"Alright, what did you do this time, BonBon?" asked Cheerilee.

"Well, there was this creepy salesperson in the town today that was giving away chocolate covered bacon, and I thought that it sounded disgusting, but to get Lyra back for all of her pranking, I decided to get it, since he said it was free, and trick her." said BonBon.

"So she thinks that it is simply chocolate." said Cheerilee laughing.

"Yeah." said BonBon.

After a few minutes, all of the ponies gathered in Cornerstone park started to cheer as Octavia and Vinyl Scratch both appeared on stage.

"Wooooh, you rock DJ-Pon3!" yelled Scootaloo and her friends.

"Octavia, you are the best!" yelled Rarity.

"Thank you all for gathering here today, it is our pleasure to perform before you today, first, Vinyl Scratch will be having a DJ session for all of you crazy ponies out their, but do not leave after that, for I will be having a classical session afterwards, their is plenty of snacks at the concession stands as well." said Octavia.

"Yeah, so make sure to have some fun while we drop this beat!" yelled Vinyl Scratch as she put on her dj gear and began to play her dubstep style music.

Lyra and Trixie arrived where Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were.

"Hi Dashie!" said Lyra with excitement.

"Oh, hi there!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Oh, my, umm, hi Trixie." said Fluttershy.

"Are you liking the sick beats?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Sure am!" said Lyra as the two started dancing.

"Hey, try thing chocolate, Dashie, it is great, kind of has a bacon flavor to it though." said Lyra.

"Okay, I love Chocolate covered bacon!" said Rainbow Dash with a cheer.

"Ewww, that, umm, sounds gross." said Fluttershy.

"I agree." said Trixie.

Elsewhere Twilight and Applejack were covering their ears to the loud music.

"How in tarnashin' is this music, I cannot hear a darn thing!" said Applejack.

"Well, everypony has their own style I guess!" said Twilight as she casted a spell over her ears to drown out the sound.

"What are you talking about this music is awesome!" yelled Pinkie Pie as she started raving viciously.

"Umm, Pinkie, what are those?" asked Applejack.

"Oh these, they are utensils that ponies use at raves, I got all kind of colors, like green, red, white, blue, and yellow!" said Pinkie Pie as she continued to party hard.

Vinyl Scratch finished her session, and then gave her salutations to the crowd.

"Thanks ya'all, and now, my friend Octavia here will relax you all as night comes in!" said the dj as she left the stage. 

"Finally, some nice quiet music." said BonBon.

The party finally finished after another hour of Octavia's classical style, and everypony left home.

"Now that was not so bad, right BonBon?" asked Cheerilee.

"I guess not, but I am tired, I am going home now, I just hope Lyra does not stay out too late this time." said BonBon.

"Later Cheerilee." said BonBon as she departed home.

"See ya!" said Cheerilee as she also left.

"Oh, hi Lyra, you actually coming home with me this time?" asked BonBon.

"Yeah, and thanks for the chocolate bacon, it rocked!" said Lyra with enthusiasm.

"What, but she was supposed to not like it, why?" thought the mare to herself.

"Hey, I actually have something to ask you, do you mind if Trixie stays with us for a while, so she can have time to get affiliated with Ponyville?" asked Lyra in a begging tone.

"Absolutely.....well..,okay, but just for a while." said BonBon as the moonlight was reflecting on Trixie as if she casted a spell to make BonBon comply.

"Heh, nice one, she would have said no otherwise!" said Lyra laughingly.

"Well, you told me too, I was just going to stay at an Inn, it does not feel right doing this to your friend after that speech you gave me!" said Trixie.

"Oh cheer up, it is okay, BonBon will be fine, anyway let's hurry home, I got a game for us to play, come on BonBon.

"Umm, what, uhh, wait, I did not say she could stay, Lyra, Lyra, LYYYYRRRAAAA!" yelled BonBon as she realized what happened.

"Oh, fuck it, she will not listen to me anyway, she better not keep me up though, but now that you mention it, I got a game for those two also!" said BonBon as she followed suit.

-To be continued...-
> Chapter 11
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 011: Trixie vs. the World''


Lyra, BonBon and Trixie were headed home after the party at Cornerstone Park.

"Damn her, I did not say that she could have a friend over, why does she not listen to me?" asked BonBon to herself.

"Are you sure that your friend will not mind?" asked Trixie with concern.

"Nah, it will be all good!" said Lyra, reassuring her friend.

"Hey Lyra, how long is your friend staying over for?" asked BonBon.

"Just for a while, why tomorrow, I am taking her to work with me, we do need another physical therapist at work after all!" said Lyra cheerfully.

"Ugghhh fine, but you two better not be up all night!" said BonBon as the three ponies went inside their home.

"I am going to bed Trixie, I am sure that Lyra will show you around." said BonBon as she headed upstairs to her bedroom.

"Eh, don't mind her, she is always cranky, especially when I bother her about getting me more Dr. Horseshoes soda." said Lyra.

"Oooh, I love Dr. Horseshoes!" said Trixie with a passion.

"Good, then we will get along fine, I will grab some for us, you find something on tv for us." said Lyra as she headed into the kitchen to retrieve her favorite soft drink.

"Okay, let's see, what to find on tv, oh, PMV, pony music videos!" said Trixie with a cheerful tone.

"I am back Trixie!" said Lyra as she came into the living room with a whole pack of Dr. Horseshoes.

"Hey Lyra, sorry about what I did to you guys earlier today, I was just mad that I was alone, but now that we are friends, I want to give you a more serious explanation of why I did the things I well, umm, did." said Trixie who was starting to get sentimental.

"Umm, okay Trixie, whatever you want to do, I am all ears!" said Lyra happily.

"Oh thank you, well it is like this." said Trixie.

*Flashback start*

It was ten years ago, prior to the current day, a young Trixie had just entered the Academy of gifted Unicorns.

"Oh Trixie, good luck at magic Kindergarten!" said Trixie's mom, Trinket with joy.

"No problem, mom, I will do my best!" said a young Trixie, around ten years old.

Trixie nervously entered the academy and was very shy to be around so many young colts and fillies.

"Umm, this must be the right classroom." said Trixie as she entered a room with a lot of fillies and colts.

"Greetings everyone, I am Princess Cadance, I will be your teacher, please, everyone, state your wishes and dreams for all of the class to hear." said the alicorn with a cheerful tone.

Most of the young ponies stated things like getting a job, or using magic to heal the sick, or to cure world hunger.

Only two were left to state their wishes, a young Trixie and another small filly, with a purple coat, and pink-purple mane.

"Oh, my name is Twilight Sparkle, and I will use my magic to make my teacher, Princess Celestia, proud of me!" said the young filly.

"I think that is a fine reason, and now Trixie, your turn." said Cadance.

"Wow, she is a student of Princess Celestia, only the greatest and most powerful learn from her." said one of the classmates.

"Oh, my goal and dream for the future, I just want to be acknowledged as a fine unicorn, and become just like my idol, Princess Luna!" said Trixie with pride.

"Ohhh, another fine goal, Trixie, I think that is a fine goal, just make sure to never give up, and always follow your dream!" said Cadance.

Later that day, all of the young ponies were outside practicing casting basic spells.

"Alright class, first we are going to learn how to hone our magic and use it for all kinds of purposes, does anyone know where this magic comes from?" asked Cadance.

"Umm, your horn?" asked a small colt.

"Yes, but I mean more literally." said Cadance.

"Oh, that is simple, magic is the passion that comes from within your heart, the feelings of your mind and body converting to form an outside formation to alter physical shape!" said Twilight Sparkle.

"Wow, amazing, Princess Celestia sure does know how to train her subjects." said Cadance.

"Aww man, I was going to say that, Twilight, you stole the spotlight from me again." said a young Trixie to herself.

"Alright, everyone, let's begin our lesson!" said Cadance as the young unicorns started practicing with their magic.

*Flashback end*

"You see, me and Twilight graduated from the academy with the top two scores, but she was always on the top, and I was second, so in order to gain her attention, I traveled the world always looking to gain attention from the world, but it never filled the hole in my heart." said Trixie with a saddened tone.

"Oh, come on Trixie, you are number one to me, besides, Twilight respects, you, why you are one hell of a fighter, it did take seven of us to get you!" said Lyra happily.

"Well, that was the thing, I let my anger for being ignored by the world get to me, and I lashed out by trying to show off every chance I got, and to make Twilight's life miserable." said Trixie.

"Hey, it is okay, everyone makes mistakes, why, BonBon gets on to me every morning about silly shit that I do!" said Lyra.

"Really, thank you Lyra, you have showed me something I have not felt for a long time." said Trixie.

"Oh, and what is that?" asked Lyra.

"Happiness!" said Trixie.

Lyra smiled as the two unicorns fell asleep, with Trixie making sure to turn off the tv, hoping to impress BonBon.

Morning arose, it was 6:30 am, and BonBon came down from stairs to wake both Lyra and Trixie.

"Alright you two, good job on turning off the tv, but now it is time to get up!" said BonBon.

"Umm, *yawn* damn, morning already, time sure does fly, I am going to need at least two cans of Dr. Horseshoes after this!" said Lyra jokingly.

"You idiot, you already drank the whole supply from yesterday!" yelled BonBon to her friend.

"Oh yeah, guess I went a little overboard, haha, sorry about that!" said Lyra laughingly.

"Oh, at least Trixie is more clean than you, I think we will get along." said BonBon.

"Hey, I will wash the dishes before me and Lyra head out, if you don't mind, BonBon." said Trixie modestly.

"Umm, okay, thank you, Lyra never bothers to do this." said BonBon.

Lyra stuck out her tongue mocking BonBon.

"Oh those two." thought Trixie to herself as she started to wash all of the dishes, most of which her dirtied up by Lyra.

"I am sure glad that I met someone like her, even though she might seem messy, she does really understand my feelings, I feel like the past is behind me now!" said Trixie as she finished the dishes and ran into the living room to leave with Lyra.

"Alright, when you two get back from work, make sure to keep the house clean, the flower shop wants me to work another fucking double today!" said BonBon as she angrily marched off to her job.

"See, my job is cooler than hers, we get to diagnose people with physical conditions and then treat them accordingly, and we get off today at 2:00 pm, so it will go by quick!" said Lyra.

The two ponies ran off to the clinic where Lyra worked.

"Alright, I am here." said Lyra.

"Oh, did you bring a new friend!" said one of the nurses at the desk.

"Yes, her name is Trixie, I would like her to be my new assistant." said Lyra.

"Okay, sure, I do not see why not, but we are actually not too busy today, so all you really have to do is sort through all of our old documents and decide which ones need thrown away!" said the nurse.

"Alright, come on Trixie.

"Okay!" said the blue-coated mare as she went along with Lyra.

"This is my office, I got a lot of Dr. Horseshoes in the cooler whenever you get thirsty, now let's begin sorting through these documents, and by sorting, I mean using our magic to get the job done quicker!" said Lyra with a smile.

The day went by quickly, and by two o'clock, Lyra and Trixie clocked out and left the clinic.

"What did you think of your first day as an assistant physical therapist?" asked Lyra.

"It was fun, I really enjoyed it!" said Trixie as the two ran home.

While Lyra and Trixie were headed home they were greeted by Rainbow Dash.

"Hey Lyra, Trixie, what are you two up too?" asked the pegasus.

"We just got off work, I got Trixie a job with me as a therapist, she did really good on her first day!" cheered Lyra.

"Why thank you!" said Trixie blushing.

"Oh, Trixie, you came far in one day, going from trying to kill Twilight, to being a productive member of Ponyville, you should, like totally when an award for that!" said Rainbow Dash cheerfully.

"Ahh, I don't think that." said Trixie with a humble demeanor.

"Anyway, I am done with work too, want to hang out?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Sure, come on Trixie, let's go!" said Lyra.

"Umm, alright." said Trixie.

"Let's show Trixie all around Ponyville, so she can become familiar with the surrounding area." said Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, let's go get something to eat at Applebuck Corner first, I am starved!" said Lyra.

"Hey, that sounds fun!" said Trixie who was hungry also.

"Hmm, Lyra, you sure do have a way with words, when you first came to Ponyville, no one even noticed you, but with your cheerful personality, you managed to befriend almost everyone here, and now you are doing the same with Trixie, you are so cool!" thought Rainbow Dash to herself as the three ponies raced off the enjoy the rest of their day.

Elsewhere, deep in the Everfree Forest, near a foggy ravine, a zebra was anxiously looking through some books for something specific.

"Hmm, this will not do, I will need to get a hold of Twilight quick, her and those friends of hers will no what to do about this." said the zebra nervously.

"Let's see, oh, the Devil's Marsh, I believe that Twilight will be up to this, I must tell her." said the zebra as she raced off to Ponyville.

Elsewhere, Twilight and Spike were reading through the letters that were sent from Princess Celestia.

"It looks like you are up to date Twilight!" said Spike.

"Yeah, the princess is happier than ever after I told her about our experience with Trixie, all she needed was a friend, and we were able to show her that friendship." said Twilight.

"Still, she did not have to barge in here and kidnap me!" said Spike who still had some resentment for Trixie.

"Oh Spike, be more forgiving, even Discord was able to change, and so has Trixie, besides, she is staying with Lyra and BonBon, two of the most cheerful ponies in Equestria." said Twilight.

Suddenly, someone was knocking on the door of Twilight's library.

"Oh, let me go see who it is!" said Twilight as she rushed to answer the door.

Twilight ran downstairs and turned the knob, revealing the zebra that was seeking her out.

"Hi, Zecora, what brings you here?" asked Twilight with curiosity.

"I have something of grave importance to tell you, something that only you and your friends can deal with!" said Zecora with haste.

"Okay, go on!" said Twilight urgently.

Meanwhile, Trixie, Lyra, and Rainbow Dash finished with their lunch at Applebuck Corner.

"Man, that was good, the best hay fries I have had yet!" said Lyra cheerfully.

"Yep, and now I have to go see Twilight, today we are going to practice my magic!" said Lyra.

"Umm, sorry about ruining your meeting yesterday!" said Trixie with an apologetic tone.

"No problem, I told you that I hold no grudges, see you two later!" said Lyra as she ran off to meet Twilight.

Twilight and Zecora finished their conversation.

"I see, so that is what you were in a hurry for." said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yes, the ingredients are found near Appleloosa, a place called the Devil's Marsh." said Zecora.

"Got it!" said Twilight.

"See you later, be careful!" said Zecora as she left to go back to her brewery.

Lyra caught glimpse of Zecora leaving Twilight's library.

"I wonder who that was, oh well, gotta go training with my new teacher, Twilight Sparkle!" said Lyra.

Lyra knocked on the door hastily.

"Now who could it be?" asked Twilight.

"Hi Twily, I am ready for my training!" said Lyra.

"Oh, Lyra, glad to see you, I have something important to tell you, that Zecora left with me!" said Twilight.

"You mean that Zebra that just left?" asked Lyra.

"Yes!" said Twilight.

"Okay, let me hear it!" said Lyra with enthusiasm.

"We need to find a cure for my brother, Shining Armour, he is very sick!" said Twilight with a concern tone.

"Oh no, you are right, we will have to act immediately!" said Lyra.

-To be continued...-


> Chapter 12
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 012: Gathering a Crowd''


"Your brother is sick, what?" asked Lyra as she was told the news by Twilight.

"Yes, Zecora, that zebra that you just saw leaving, informed me about this earlier, I just do not know why Princess Celestia did not inform me with a letter!" said Twilight frantically. 

"Don't worry, Twi, I am sure that everything will be okay, you know how tough Shining Amour is!" said Spike trying to cheer up his friend.

"That is terrible news, forget the training, I will help you, what do we need to do?" asked Lyra with a concerned tone.

"Well, I am not entirely sure about all of the details, but Zecora told me that she can make a cure for whatever sickness Shining Armour has come down with." said Twilight.

"How does she know about this if you don't?" asked Lyra.

"Zecora travels between cities keeping eye on those that are sickly, she is kind of like a traveling doctor, and a good friend to rely on." said Twilight. "Zecora told me that she needs some ingredients for a brew that she is throwing together for Shining Armour, but I have to go fetch them, she is too busy tending to other sick ponies." continued on Twilight.

"What are these ingredients?" asked Spike.

"Yes, if we know what they are, we can get them quickly, and save your brother too!" said Lyra trying to cheer up the purple-coated mare.

"Zecora told me that she requires, three onyx jade flowers, two draconic herbs, and seven ring-coated gems the make the ingredients for the brew to cure my brother." said Twilight.

"Onyx jade flowers, draconic herbs, and ring-coated gems, where would some pony find something like that?" asked Lyra with confusion.

"Zecora gave me an overall direction of where I could find these pieces, but their is one problem, they are all the way in Appleloosa." said Twilight with distress.

"Appleloosa, that is a good distance away!" said Spike.

"How do we even get their?" asked Lyra.

"Well, I have been their before, with Applejack, so she will be the best pony to see in this situation." said Twilight.

"Okay, then let's go to Sweet Apple Acres and find her!" said Lyra.

"Yes, that sounds like a good plan!" said Twilight as her, Lyra, and Spike headed out of the library. They ran as fast as they could down a long winding dirt road that coasted east of Ponyville, surrounded by flowering trees and fruit-bearing trees. The scenery around Sweet Apple Acres was very beautiful and serene.

"So, we should find her somewhere around here." said Twilight in a hurry.

"Hey, wait, their is an old green pony over their in that apple orchard, let's go ask her!" said Lyra.

"That is Granny Smith, she should know where Applejack is!" said Twilight with joy.

The three ran over to Granny Smith's location.

"Daggonitt, at this rate it will take me forever to count all of these darn apple trees!" said the old green-coated pony with frustration.

"Granny Smith, we need your help!" said Twilight frantically.

"Oooh, Twilight, how are you on this beautiful day?" asked Granny Smith cheerfully.

"Not too good, my brother, Shining Armour has come down with a flew, and I need to get to Appleloosa to find the necessary ingredients for a cure and I need to find Applejack for this." said Twilight.

"Oh, umm, let's see, last time I saw her, she said she was headed over to the Carousel Boutique to fetch something for Rarity." said Granny Smith.

"Really, thank you, oh how long ago did you last see her?" asked Twilight.

"Only about twenty minutes ago, if you hurry, I am sure that you can catch her." said Granny Smith.

"Alright, let's go!" said Twilight as Lyra and Spike followed suit.

"So Applejack is supposed to be with Rarity right now, according to that old pony anyway." said Lyra.

"Yes, the Carousel Boutique is not too far from here!" said Spike.

"Let's go, we should be their soon!" said Twilight.

"Couldn't we just teleport their?" asked Lyra.

"Yes, but that would take some time to prepare with three of us, it would just be quicker to travel by hoof!" said Twilight as the three continued running to their location.

"What about the rest of your friends, are we going to take them too?" asked Lyra.

"Yes, that would be a good idea, just in case we run into trouble, but our top priority right now is too find Applejack first." said Twilight.

The three continued along their way through the western side of Ponyville until they arrived at the Carousel Boutique.

"Alright, we are here, let's go find Applejack!" said Twilight as she knocked on the door.

"Carousel Boutique, come on in!" said Rarity as she was finishing the designs on one of her dresses.

"Oh, Rarity, have you seen Applejack, we need her?" asked Twilight.

"Yes, she was here about a few minutes ago, but she told me that she was going to spend some time with Rainbow Dash in the park, what is the matter, dear?" asked Rarity.

"Listen, my brother has fallen ill, and we need to head to Appleloosa to find the cure for him, Zecora told me this herself, come, I will explain the rest later!" said Twilight.

"Of course, I was just setting up shop anyway, I will be right behind you." said Rarity with haste.

Rarity closed up her shop and proceeded to follow Twilight, Lyra, and Spike as they headed towards the park where Applejack and Rainbow Dash were to be.

"I cannot believe someone as strong as your brother fell ill, how come you were not informed of this sooner?" asked Rarity with confusion.

"I don't know, I asked Zecora that same question, but she had been on an assignment in Canterlot and she caught wind of my brother's illness, that is how she told me!" said Twilight as the four continued on their way to the park.

"I see, well don't worry, we will find the others and get to Appleloosa as quickly as possible!" said Rarity reassuring her friend.

"Thanks Rarity!" said Twilight.

"Hey, there is the park!" said Lyra as the four arrived at Cornerstone Park.

"Okay, let's search for Applejack and Rainbow Dash!" said Spike as he started looking around.

"I see a lot of ponies, but none of them are who we are looking for." said Lyra.

"I don't see them either!" said Twilight.

"Wait, I see Fluttershy, she is watching the ducks swim in the pond." said Rarity.

"Let's go ask her!" said Twilight as the four raced over to her location.

"Umm, don't swim too fast baby ducks, or you will get dizzy!" said Fluttershy in her soft-spoken tone.

"Fluttershy!" yelled Lyra as her and the others arrived at her location.

"Oh goodness, what is wrong?" asked Fluttershy with concern.

"Have you Seen Applejack and Rainbow Dash?" asked Rarity.

"Umm, well, I did, but they left with Pinkie Pie, I think I head them say that they were headed towards Sugarcube Corner." said Fluttershy. "Why, umm, is something wrong?" asked the pegasus.

"Yes, Twilight's brother is sick, we need to find Applejack so she can help us!" said Lyra.

"Okay, I will come too, Angel, let's go." said Fluttershy as her loyal bunny followed her.

"Sugarcube corner, you said, are you certain?" asked Twilight.

"Yes, I was hanging out with Pinkie Pie when they arrived, Applejack and Rainbow Dash offered us to come, but I wanted to watch the baby ducks swim in the pond, so I decided to stay behind." said Fluttershy.

"Alright, let's hurry!" said Twilight as the group rushed towards the location of Sugarcube Corner.

On their way to Sugarcube Corner, Lyra noticed BonBon and Trixie out of the corner of her eye coming out of a store together.

"Yo, you two, come here!" yelled Lyra.

"Oh, hi Lyra!" said BonBon as her and Trixie emerged from the store.

"I see you two are finally getting along better." said Lyra.

"Yes, me and BonBon were shopping after you left, what is the matter?" asked Trixie.

"Just follow us to Sugarcube Corner, we will explain on the way their." said Twilight as she started explaining the situation to BonBon and Trixie as well.

"Damn, I am sorry to hear that Twilight, but we would be glad to help!" said BonBon.

"Right Trixie? asked BonBon to the magical mare.

"Oh, why, yes, of course!" said Trixie.

"Their is Sugarcube Corner, Applejack should be in their with Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie!" said Twilight.

The group walked in to the store and immediately noticed Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

"Oh, their they are, I found them!" said BonBon with glee.

"Now, this is how you make a killer cupcake!" said Pinkie Pie giggling.

"Umm, Pinkie, that sure is a lot of sugar!" said Rainbow Dash trying to settle her friend down.

"Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash!" yelled Twilight as she ran up to them.

"Howdy Twilight, how is everything going?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Where is Applejack, I need to find her!" said Twilight as she began to grow more and more upset.

"Oh, she went to the northern exit of Ponyville to relax for a while, why?" said Pinkie Pie.

"You two follow me, I will explain the situation." said Twilight.

"You got it!" said the loyal Rainbow Dash.

"Fuck, still no Applejack!" said Lyra.

"Don't worry Lyra, Pinkie Pie did say that Applejack was at the northern exit, so odds are, we will find her their." said BonBon.

"I agree, but we do have to hurry!" said Rarity.

"Oh no, your brother has fallen ill?" asked Rainbow Dash as all of the ponies were headed to what they hoped to be Applejack's location.

"Yes, and Zecora told me to gather up all of my friends in order to come find you all!" said Twilight.

"I see, then I will use my super speed to hurry their in advance, you guys just keep going at your own pace, if she is not their, I will fly back to tell you." said Rainbow Dash as she started to fly faster.

"Good idea." said Spike.

"Okay everypony, let's keep heading north, Rainbow Dash will inform us if Applejack is not their." said Twilight as all of the ponies finally arrived at the northern exit of the town.

"I found her, I found her!" said Rainbow Dash as she swooped in a grove of trees.

"Alright, let's go!" said an excited Lyra.

"Umm, yeah!" said Fluttershy.

"Goodness, why is everypony stirred up?" asked Applejack who had awoken from a peaceful nap.

"I have some news, and you are the mare that we need for the job!" said Twilight.

"Twilight's brother is sick Applejack, and we need you to lead us back to Appleloosa to find the ingredients for a brew to cure him!" said Rarity.

"Darn, sorry to hear that, but why do you need to head all of the way to Appleloosa for, can ya not just find the ingredients here?" asked Applejack.

"No, Zecora told me that these ingredients can only be specifically found near Appleloosa, listen, the ingredients are three onyx-jade flowers, two draconic herbs, and seven ring-coated gems!" said Twilight.

"Oh, you are right, only those ingredients can be found near Appleloosa, well hoot darn tootin' we need to hurry as fast as we can!" said Applejack.

"Hmm, I cannot believe I am helping Twilight now, but I probably do not even have to go, now would be the best time to turn back." thought Trixie to herself. "I mean her brother is suffering, but I just, cannot do it, what Lyra told me, I cannot hurt her anymore, damn Trixie, what happened to you!" said the mare to herself quietly.

"Trixie, are you okay?" asked Lyra.

"Yes, I am fine, but we do need to find Twilight's brother!" said Trixie.

"Yeah, I bet, bitch!" thought Rarity to herself.

"Okay, everypony, let's head to the train station that is just a few miles away, let's go!" said Applejack.

"Thanks everyone for tagging along, with all of this help, I know everything will turn out just fine!" said Twilight with joy.

"Why, why am I doing this, she has made a fool of me my entire life, and yet, here I am helping her now!" said Trixie to herself quietly again. "That fucking mare, everyone else I am cool with now, but Twilight, I still hate you, I still fucking hate you!" continued on Trixie as she smiled. "I fucking hope that your brother bites the dust." thought Trixie as she could not let go of her grudge against Twilight.

"I will just pretend to help, to avoid any trouble, besides, I do like Lyra, so I will do this for her, not you Twilight." said Trixie quietly.

"Don't worry brother, we are coming to save you!" said Twilight as the group ran along their way towards the train station.


-To be continued...-
> Chapter 13
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 013: Mistrusting Convictions!!''


Twilight and her friends are rushing to the train station to save Shining Armour! While everyone has a clear resolve in this journey, Trixie is still having doubts about being around Twilight.

"This does not make sense, ever since we were young, we were rivals, it is not right for me to be doing this!" said Trixie to herself.

"Alright everypony, the train station is only beyond this ravine, we should be their shortly." said Applejack.

"That is, ummm, good to know, I just hope that we make it with no problems." said Fluttershy anxiously.

"What is the matter, Fluttershy, scared that a big monster might come out and eat you?" said Rainbow Dash mockingly.

"Hey, that, umm, well is not nice!" said Fluttershy trying to re-assert herself.

"You have got to do better than that when you are standing up for yourself girl!" said Rainbow Dash.

"On about that again, umm, I already know that, but the main concern right now is helping Twilight's brother." said Fluttershy.

"I know, I know." said Rainbow Dash.

"I for one think that Fluttershy has a lot of self-esteem." said BonBon, defending the pegasus.

"Yeah, the self-esteem of a walnut, bwahahaha!" laughed Rainbow Dash.

"Hey, just because you are a lazy slacker does not give you rights to be messing with her!" said BonBon.

"Cool down back their, we do not need any arguments while we are out." said Twilight trying to keep the group in check.

"Don't worry about us Twilight, just focus on the task at hand." said Rainbow Dash.

"See, even these fools are arguing amongst themselves, and I am supposed to be okay with this friendship bullshit!" thought Trixie to herself.

Trixie started to remember the time when her and Twilight had their first magical duel in the school for gifted unicorns about ten years prior.

"Alright, Twilight, Trixie, you two give a hoof-clap to each other for good fortune, and then begin the friendly magic duel, this will help in giving each of you the confidence needed to move forward." said Cadance.

"Alright, are you ready Trixie?" asked the young filly.

"Of course Twilight!" said Trixie.

The two fillies then gave a hoof clap to each other and began sparring.

"You are going to have to do better than that!" said Trixie mocking Twilight's attempt at conjuring a spell.

"Okay!" said Twilight as she managed to teleport behind Trixie and catch her in a force shield.

"She can use that technique already, impressive." said Cadance as she observed the duel in the Canterlot courtyard.

"What, I will not fall for this, you silly filly!" said Trixie as she used a teleportation spell of her own to get out of the force shield.

"Good job Trixie!" said Twilight with joy.

"Do not congratulate me, we are in the midst of a duel, there is not time for stuff like this." said Trixie as the young mare raced towards Twilight.

"Princess Celestia taught me to be kind to anyone, no matter what the situation is!" said Twilight as she nimbly dodged Trixie's rushing attack.

"You dodged me good, but now I will catch you!" said Trixie as she conjured up a freezing spell and aimed it at Twilight.

"Freeze!" said the young Trixie as she shot the beam towards Twilight's location.

"I got a better one!" said Twilight as she casted another barrier that bounced the spell away.

"Why you!" said Trixie as she grew irritated at Twilight's constant happy demeanor.

"I congratulate you on your mastery of the freeze spell!" said Twilight nodding to Trixie.

"I already told you once, do not congratulate me, the enemy on something like this, we are having a duel!" yelled the filly as she focused in on Twilight.

"Let's try a lightning spell!" said Trixie as she started to conjure up a small bolt of lightning.

"Not bad, let me try something else, a fire bolt!" said Twilight as the two fillies fired their respective spells at each other creating a deadlock between the magical beams.

"My lightning will over power your fire, that is what I learned from reading about Princess Luna, power triumphs every time." said Trixie.

"No, we both have a good aptitude for the art of magic, I learned that compassion is the key to success from Princess Celestia." said Twilight as the two magical beams disappeared.

"Heh, this filly is out of her mind!" said Trixie.

"Alright you two well done." said Cadance.

"Twilight, you are getting the honor of being our top graduate for your professional display of class." said Cadance. 

"What, what are you talking about, it was a tie, why does she get to be the honor graduate?" asked Trixie with frustration.

"That is your problem Trixie, you are too robust and hot-headed, that is a rude behavior that I frown up on!" said Cadance with a stern tone.

"Whatever!" said Trixie as she ran out of the courtyard.

"That stupid Twilight, I should have been the honor graduate, I studied forever learning those spells, what does being kind got to do with anything, this whole showing class to your opponent, Princess Luna would never teach that, why can't she be in charge!" said Trixie with frustration.

A short time passed after the graduation ceremony, Trixie was the second highest scoring filly, and received a standing ovation from her family, but still she was not satisfied. After the graduation ceremony was over she confronted Twilight.

"Listen here, from now on we are going to be opponents, don't think just because you got the number one spot in our class means that you are better than me!" said Trixie.

"I do not think I am better than anyone." said Twilight with a smile.

"See, there you go again, being all nice and stuff, that really irks me, I hate that!" said Trixie with a defensive tone.

'What is the matter Trixie, if something is wrong I can help you with it!" said Twilight with joy.

"Nothing, nothing is wrong." said a pouty Trixie as she walked away.

"I will always remember that day Twilight, when you got the first spot in our class and I got the second, not to mention all of the times that you made a fool out of me!" said Trixie as her mind shifted back to the present.

"Sorry about what I said, Fluttershy." said Rainbow Dash for pushing the timid pegasus earlier.

"I am sorry for what I said to you!" said BonBon in response to getting the death stare from Lyra for insulting her friend.

"It is alright, I was in the wrong." said Rainbow Dash.

"How many more miles until we get to the train station, Twi?" asked Spike as he was riding on her back.

"Not too much longer, hopefully." said the mare as the group was now running out of the ravine and into a grassy field.

"Eww, I hope none of these disgusting bugs get all over me!" said Rarity.

"Aww Rarity, you will be alright, a little bug bites never hurt anypony!" said Applejack.

"Yeah, easy for you too say!" said Rarity as she was fighting off all of the gnats that were swarming around her.

"I for one think that this grassy field is absolutely fantastic!" yelled Pinkie Pie with joy.

"You sure are happy." said Trixie to the jovial pink pony.

"Why of course, I am with my friends, and we are going to get the ingredients to make Twilight's brother feel better, what is their to not be happy about?" asked Pinkie Pie as she hopped along.

"Man this pony likes to hop a lot." thought Trixie to herself.

"Hey Dashie, do you still have that, well, you know for whenever we are riding on the train?" asked Lyra.

"Oh, you know it!" said Rainbow Dash hinting towards the Zap Apple Blunt.

"Make sure you save some for me!" said Pinkie Pie wanting in on it too.

"I cannot believe you ponies are thinking of something like that in a crisis like this, my brother is sick!" said Twilight with frustration.

"Well sorry, we did come along after all, besides, being miserable is not going to help your brother recover any faster." said Rainbow Dash angrily.

"Hey, watch what you say, my brother means everything to me!" said Twilight.

"Geez, it is like traveling with a drama group." said Spike to himself.

"My goodness Lyra, how could you and Rainbow Dash be so self-centered at a time like this!" said BonBon as she sided with Twilight.

"Hey, we are just going to smoke a joint while on the train, what does that have to do with the progress of saving Twilight's brother?" asked Lyra with confusion.

"I agree with Lyra, let's all just be happy and continue one!" said Pinkie Pie.

"It, umm, seems like we fight more when we are trying to do something, than when we are just sitting around." said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, I know." said Applejack.

The group had passed through the grassy plain and were now starting to enter a more barren area without much vegatation.

"We should be near the Wonderstone Forest soon, that is the last location before we get to the train station, let's get moving!" said Applejack who was pumped up.

"You sure are exctied Applejack, what is the occasion?" asked Rarity.

"I just love running at high speeds, I am a work-a-holic after all!" said Applejack happily. "Listen Twi, everything is going to be okay, after we pass Wonderstone Forest and get on that train, things are going to go a lot smoother, trust me!" said Applejack trying to comfort her friend.

"Thanks Applejack for the support." said Twilight as she managed to calm down.

"Hmm, I have been to Wonderstone Forest before, where I work, that is where we get a lot of our daffodils for the harvest." said BonBon. 

"Ooh, I love daffodils, I will have to by some from your store when we get back." said Fluttershy to BonBon.

"I hope that there is not any disgusting bugs in that forest when we get their." said Rarity.

"Oh for pete's sake Rarity their are always going to be bugs outside, no matter where you go!" said Applejack with annoyance of Rarity's behavior.

"I know, but I just took a wonderful shower this morning, I do not want it to be for nothing." said Rarity as she kept wiping the sweat off her while she was running.

"As I said, no need to worry, things are going to be okay." said Twilight.

"Hey Lyra, make sure that if I drop that blunt, you pick it up from behind me!" said Rainbow Dash.

"You got it!" said Lyra.

"Oh you two, you are something else, I remember when you almost sat the house on fire when you forgot to put that blunt out." said BonBon.

"Yeah, that sure was something else, hehe." said Lyra as she remembers that terrifying incident.

"Well, on the bright side, you cannot set a train on fire if you forget to put a blunt out, hahaha." said Lyra as she laughed away.

"Yeah, but a train can explode from fire!" said BonBon as she looked over at Lyra with a look of confusion.

"That is a good point." said Rainbow Dash.

"Well, don't worry, we will not drop a blunt!" said Lyra with more laughter.

"I don't care, just don't do anything stupid." said BonBon trying to keep her room-mate in check.

Hey, there is the Wonderstone Forest, we have finally made it!" said Twilight.

"Thank goodness, I was starting to get bored with the running in this desolate shit hole." said Trixie to herself.

"Hey Trixie, you ever tried a blunt of zap apple leaves, before?" asked Lyra.

"Umm, no!" said Trixie who was startled by the sudden question.

"Well, you totally need to once we get to the train station!" said Lyra.

"Umm, well, okay?" said Trixie with a confusing tone.

"Alright everypony, get your saddles ready, we are about to pass through the Wonderstone Forest." said Applejack with joy.

"Okay, but let's be careful, I heard that there is many dangerous creatures at the entrance of the forest." said Fluttershy.

"Hey, don't say things like that!" said Rarity who was scared.

"Umm, sorry." said Fluttershy.

"Well, don't worry, we got a, like, super-kickass team right here with me, Dashie-D and Super Pinkie!" said Lyra in a slang tone.

"Dashie-D, really?" asked BonBon with a dumbstruck tone.

"Oooh, I am Super Pinkie, that sounds just like the name of a super hero, alright scary creatures of Wonderstone Forest, watch out!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Hey, we do not even know if we will find anything their." said Twilight who was trying to be reasonable.

"I hope you are right, Twilight, I hope you are right." said Rarity as the group drew closer to the mysterious forest.

"I have never ran into any trouble when I went into the forest!" said BonBon trying to calm everyone down.

"Hey, I already said, I am not scared of any dopey ass creatures from that forest!" said Lyra all full of herself.

"Yeah, you say that now, but we will see." said BonBon to herself.

"Heh, maybe something will get Twilight." said Trixie to herself.

"I am ready for anything too, let's go hog wild!" said Applejack.

"Yep, let's show them a true flight show!" said Rainbow Dash with joy.

"Oh jeez, I am surrounded by idiots." said Trixie to herself.

-To be continued...-
> Chapter 14
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

"The Space that is Knocking on You"
''Chapter 014: Fluttershy's Initiative''


Twilight, Lyra, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, BonBon, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Trixie, Fluttershy and Rarity, a disorderly crowd approaches the Wonderstone Forest at quick speeds in a race to cure Shining Armour of his illness.

"The Wonderstone Forest, what kind of creatures do you think live their?" asked Pinkie Pie as she continued to hop ever so happily.

"Hopefully the cutest and most harmless creatures around." said Fluttershy imagining all kinds of small woodland creatures.

"Who knows, but as long as they don't pest around with me, I am good." said Rarity who was not a fan of the wilderness.

"As I said, it will only be a short while before we arrive at the train station that will take us to Appleloosa, so let's try to bare with it here." said Twilight as she was determined on the task at hand.

"Don't worry Twy, we will be done with this trip sooner than you think, after all, I am family with a large portion of the natives at Appleloosa." said Applejack confidently.

"Hey Lyra, I did not drop that blunt while flying did I?" asked Rainbow Dash to her bespectacled friend. 

"Nope, everything is still in full gear!" said Lyra as she made sure not to loose the object of their interest.

"Still worried about that stupid blunt are you Lyra, I guess stupid is as stupid does." laughed BonBon jokingly.

The group had finally arrived at the entrance of the Wonderstone Forest, many beautiful lakes and ponds surrounded the immediate vicinity of the forest. There was many pear and apple trees around adorning the area as well. Birds and squirrels were the only animals that were foreseeable as of now, and things were looking good with the rabbits as well.

"Aww, look at all of these precious fauna." said Fluttershy.

"Hey Fluttershy, try not to orgasm over their cuteness." laughed Rainbow Dash picking at Fluttershy once again.

"Oh my, I am just admiring the animals in this wonderful place, what did I tell you, nothing to worry about right now." said Fluttershy as she continued gazing amungst the animals that surrounded the group.

"Fluttershy, you are the best with animals, if we run into anything, try to utilize that stare of yours." said Twilight.

"Oh, yes, of course." said Fluttershy diligently.

"Look at all of the flowers, I bet I could get a good pay raise for collecting all of these!" said BonBon with joy.

"You try not to orgasm over these flowers as well!" said Lyra getting back at BonBon.

"Hey Twi, let's stop for a short rest, we have been on this trek for two hours now, won't do us any good if we get sick from exhaustion as well." said Applejack.

"I guess you are right, let's relax by that lake over their for thirty minutes, everyone, try not to venture off too far." said Twilight as the group stopped by a small pond about half a mile into the forest.

"Thank goodness, I thought I was going to absolutely die back there!" said Rarity in an over-dramatic fashion as she conjured up a neat looking sofa to lay on.

"Really, is that necessary Rarity?" asked Applejack who was never ceased to amaze by Rarity's antics.

"Hey, a lady has to maintain a constant peace of mind, many stallions find that attractive in a mare you know." said Rarity as she fell on her sofa, enjoying the break.

"I guess so." said Applejack.

"I am going to take a look at some of the flowers around here, want to join me Lyra?" asked BonBon.

"Nah, me, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash are going to try a little of that zap apple blunt, you know, make sure it is a quality one!" said Lyra.

"Why does that not surprise me?" asked BonBon who could only hoof-palm in this situation.

"I will not mind taking a look with you!" said Fluttershy with excitement.

'Alright, you would make better company anyway, please, come along." said BonBon who always enjoyed the company of a nice and quiet pony.

"Alright Lyra, are you ready to hit this shit?" asked Rainbow Dash with joy.

"Oh, you bet Dashie, how about you Pinkie?" asked Lyra.

"Oki doki loki, you bet, I have been going on a withdraw of sorts anyway!" said Pinkie Pie as the three ditzy ponies walked behind a tree to enjoy their possession.

"Well, at least we will know where to find those three." said Appljeack sarcastically.

"Yeah, tell me about it!" said Twilight agreeing with Applejack.

"Hey Trixie, you look lonely, want to sit over here by the lake with us?" asked Twilight with a welcoming tone.

"No thanks, I am fine sitting on this rock over here, by myself, just the way I like it!" said Trixie who did not want to get involved with anything that had to do with Twilight.

"*cough* Man this shit is awesome!" said Lyra with a dazed look in her eye.

"Yep, this is some good shit!" said Rainbow Dash who started to cough up too.

"Oooh, ooh, me next!" said Pinkie Pie who proceeded to take a hit of the blunt as well.

"Hey Trixie, come over here and try some of this, it will lighten you up, and I mean that quite literally!" said Lyra who started laughing randomly. 

"Heh, I guess, if you are doing it after all." said Trixie as she would rather participate in that than be around Twilight.

"Yeah, and she wants to smoke that nasty stuff rather than come over here with us." said Twilight who could only shake her head.

Elsewhere, Fluttershy and BonBon were gazing amongst the many types of flowers in the area.

"Oooh, these will make a good collection for the flower shop, and these, and these as well!" said an overjoyed BonBon.

"Why, umm, yes, but make sure not to get too many of them!" said Fluttershy.

"Don't worry, as a specialist in gardening, I will only go after the most worthy of flowers." said BonBon with a proud look on her face.

"Yes, but we do not want to make the other flowers feel bad." said Fluttershy with a soft tone.

"Hahaha, Fluttershy you crack me up, plants do not have feelings." said BonBon with a chuckle.

"Oh yes, they do, I can sense the element of feelings within all sorts of things, call it an initiative of sorts." said Fluttershy with sincerity.

"Okay fine, I will go after a few lost gems as well, if you say so." said BonBon as she continued to only pick the flowers that caught her attention.

"Rhododendrons, daisies, daffodils, tulips, this Wonderstone Forest is amazing, I should really continue to come back here, my manager, Carrot Top will be impressed!" said BonBon.

"Hey, if you don't mind, I am going to check out that nest of squirrels over there." said Fluttershy.

"Okay, go ahead, we only have twenty minutes left before we continue on that trek after all." said BonBon as she continued to pick away.

Fluttershy flew over to where most of the woodland creatures were gathered, getting an excitement that she feels all to much in this situation.

"Why hey their little squirrels, how are you today?" asked Fluttershy with an elegant tone of her voice.

The squirrels all gathered around her nudging up against her soft, delicate hooves.

"Aww, this is just too much, I love these places." said Fluttershy who closed her eyes and enjoyed the nature around her.

"Wait, something is off, I can feel something coming, what is this?" asked Fluttershy as the squirrels around her scurried off into their underground burrow.

"I better tell Twilight!" said Fluttershy as she flew with haste to the pond where the others where gathered.

"Here comes Fluttershy in a hurry, I bet something must have scared her!" laughed Applejack to herself.

"Girls, my sense is going all crazy, I feel something troublesome coming this way." said Fluttershy with a frantic tone.

"Calm down, I am sure that their is nothing to fear, probably just a premonition of yours, besides, everypony else is enjoying their break around here!" said Twilight who was trying to reason with the timid pegasus.

"B,but I am serious, something is coming, call it an initiative of mine." said Fluttershy who continued to push towards Twilight.

"Oh, fine, what do you suggest we do then?" asked Twilight.

"Let's leave this forest as soon as we can, that is what we should do!" said Fluttershy.

"Okay, we will leave in another ten minutes, is that fine with you?" asked a slightly annoyed Twilight.

"I guess, but let's just hurry!" said Fluttershy as she stood by Twilight, Applejack, and Rarity with a worried look on her face.

"Oh dear, you are just freaking out a little too much, just relax, the sun rays are just absolutely fantastic today." said Rarity as she continued to enjoy relaxing on the sofa she conjured up for herself.

"Yeah, easy for you to say." mumbled Applejack to herself.

Meanwhile, Lyra, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash finished hitting up a little of the zap apple blunt that they considered their prize.

"Oh yeah, let's save some for the train ride, don't want to use it all up right now do we." said Rainbow Dash with a red tone in her eyes.

"Certainly, I want to saver this so we do not get bored with the ride to Appleloosa." said Lyra with a look of please.

"*hick* Oh yeah, that hit the pinkie sense!" said Pinkie Pie as she sat down, with her mind all over the place.

"Hehehe, let's head back to Twilight and Applejack's location before we get yelled at again." said Lyra.

"Okay, but let me enjoy this buzz for a little longer." said Rainbow Dash, not ready to continue flying several more miles just yet.

"I am back, are you done with that foolish activity of yours Lyra, we are about to leave." said BonBon as she came back with a slew of flowers of all types.

"Hahaha, hey BonBon, are any of those flowers, well, you know, smoke worthy?" laughed Lyra as she was tripping off her mind.

"Humph, whatever, I am going with the others." said BonBon.

"Wait, we are coming too!" said Lyra as she ran along with her other two stoner friends back to the pond.

"Alright, everypony, Fluttershy said that she sensed something troublesome coming our way, that and we do need to leave now, so let's continue heading north, we should finally arrive at the train station in a short while." said Twilight who was eager to get on the move again.

"Fluttershy, hahaha, you are always worked up over the most stupid shit!" laughed Rainbow Dash who was still under the influence of the zap apple leaves.

"Enough Rainbow Dash, you three really should not have smoked those leaves while we were traveling!" said Applejack with a stern tone.

"Yeah, whatever, but I am telling you, everything is like, thirty percent cooler now!" said Rainbow Dash continuing on with her mind trip.

"That Rainbow Dash is an absolute idiot, just like Twilight." exclaimed Trixie to herself as she came along with the others.

"Well, I don't see anything bad ahead Fluttershy, so don't worry." said Spike as he tried to reassure Fluttershy that the situation was okay.

"As long as we leave now, everything will be fine." said Fluttershy as the group started to leave the Wonderstone Forest.

Shortly after the ponies left the forest, a hooded figure emerged from a pile of bushes, scaring away all of the creatures around it.

"So, that is the pests that are trying to head over to the Devil's Marsh, haha, this will be fun." said the hooded figure as it waited until all of the other ponies had exited the forest before removing it's hood.

A mare, with a brown man, along with black highligts in her hair, and a reddish brown coat, with a barrel for her cutie mark emerged from under the cloak.

"I will have some fun with them, but for now, onwards to Appleloosa, said the mysterious mare as she took an alternate path to get to her destination.

Meanwhile, the main group had finally continued with their journey, now entering a forest of dead trees.

"Hey look, that sign says that we only have three more miles before we arrive at the train station that will take us to Appleloosa!" said Applejack with joy.

"Finally, I thought this trip was going to last forever!" said Rarity with a sigh.

"Oh, I wonder how you would have ever managed!" said Applejack sarcastically.

"Yes, I will make sure to be on the opposite side of the train from Twilight, once we get their!" said Trixie to herself.

"Umm, Fluttershy, what do you think the premonition you had was all about?" asked Twilight with curiosity.

"Umm, well, I, do not know, but I could tell something was going off, my emotions started to pick up, I could feel my heart racing, as if someone, or something was watching us, that is the best way to describe it." said Fluttershy who has seemed to ease down some.

"Well, you sure have me scared now!" said Spike.

"Hahaha, Spike, it is okay, we are out of that place now, besides, only two miles to go now." said Twilight.

"Hmmm, Fluttershy seemed calm when she was with me, I wonder what could have been watching us in that forest?" asked BonBon to herself.

"She might have gotten bored of being around you for starters!" said Lyra taking another jab at her room-mate.

"Very funny Lyra, I too cannot wait to get to that damn train station, so I do not have to be around you!" said BonBon with annoyance.

"That is fine and all, but you better watch you're rear, bwahahaha!" said Lyra who was still tripping out from the leaves that she smoked earlier.

"Honestly Lyra, you are so damn stupid sometimes." said BonBon shaking her head in disbelief.

"I will sit with you Lyra." said Trixie.

"See, Trixie knows what is up, she wants to sit with the cool cats!" said Rainbow Dash laughing.

"Okay everypony, one more mile, and we will be their!" said Twilight.

Just then, Fluttershy started to get that strange feeling that she had earlier again.

"Umm, Twilight, I am feeling that sickness in my gut again, let's be careful." said Fluttershy.

"Okay, but don't worry, you will look like Granny Smith by the time we get to Appleloosa with all of that stress." laughed Twilight.

"Well shoot, I need to stop stressing all of the time over those apple trees if that is the case!" said Applejack.

"Hahaha, yes you do." said Twilight as the group approached their destination.

The mysterious mare continued on her path through a swamp, stopping to take a short break.

"So Applejack is with them, this ought to get very interesting, that yellow pegasus was right though, things are about to get out of control, this will be the most fun I have seen in ages." said the pony as she put on a hat, reminiscent of an old undertaker's hat from the ages of the wild west. She also had a pistol in her belt, that was also in route to a old western cowboy's tool belt.

"Okay, time to get las loco!" said the mare as she fired her pistol. Yehaawww, let's see if I can get to Appleloosa before them!" said the mare as she ran off towards a long trail in the desert that followed the forest of the dead trees.

"Well, we are just about their, hold on big brother, we are going to get those ingredients to help you!" said Twilight.

"Heh, for some reason I am hoping this is all in vain!" said Trixie, still mindful of her grudge with the purple unicorn.

"Remember Twilight let's be careful, I still have a feeling, a feeling that we may not be the only ones who are after these ingredients." said Fluttershy as the group closed in on the train station.

"Oh Fluttershy, don't worry, no one knows these parts better than me!" said Applejack.

"Umm, I guess so!" said Fluttershy who tried calming down some.

"Alright, I sure cannot wait to get to Appleloosa, me and Breaburn will probably have a lot of stories to share with each other." said Applejack.

Elsewhere, the loose cannon mare had arrived at a small town in the midst of the desert, about three miles east of the train station to Appleloosa.

"Get ready Applejack, I have a present that is long over do for you, I am damn sure about that!" said the mare as she walked into a bar that was in the far side of the small residential town.

"How may I help you ma'am?" asked the bartender.

"One shot of bourbon, and a side of whisky, I have a trip to Appleloosa coming up." said the mare with a serious tone.

"Oh, headed to Appleloosa, and what is the occasion?" asked the bartender as he handing the mare her requested order.

"Don't worry about it, but here take these ten bits, you are a great server!" said the mare.

"Wow, you are not a bad looking lady yourself." said the older stallion.

"Hey bartender, ever heard the term, deader than a doorknob?" asked the mare in the empty bar.

"Yep, why I used to be a sheriff back in my day." exclaimed the bartender.

"Good, I like to use real-like examples with my speech!" said the mare as she pulled out her pistol and shot the bartender square in the eye, killing him.

"Revenge is a dish best served cold, but mine will be a dish in the rock!" said the mare as she left the bar with a look of malice in her eyes.


-To be continued...-