13th of March, 1129, Wednesday
Dear Diary,
Well, I mayyyy have jumped the gun a little. But I’m still happy though! I guess I needed that, like a sort of slap in the face, kind of like how Angel used to do when I needed a bit of a wake up, rest his poor bunny soul.
But this was like a slap in the mind, if ever such a thing could exist!
At the very least, Rainbow and I are talking again. And it’s nice.
It’s nice.
She’s here on business. But she did tell me that it was good to see me again, and to be honest, I think that was all I needed, really. So I guess we’ve made up even though we haven’t, really?
I’ll take it.
I’ve learned, as you know, to take whatever I can get. That’s the truth of life, isn’t it? Life and other things. It might be too late for the others, and him, but I will take what I can get.
But anyway, before we go down that road once more, let’s talk about Rainbow!
So, she’s been very busy being part of Princess Twilight’s personal guard, of course, so it was actually quite a surprise that she made it down here! Yesterday I thought she had just took a bit of leave but it turns out that she really is here on official business.
She says that she’s well, and she protects Twilight daily, and that things with her are good as well.
Well.
Were good.
It turns out that she’s here, of all places, to search for Twilight, who disappeared two days ago, but officially disappeared last week.
Okay, I know that doesn’t make much sense, so let me try to write it out.
Be patient, Diary!
A week ago, Twilight decided to embark on this journey to somewhere
(Note: be sure to ask Rainbow again tomorrow. She mentioned it but it must have slipped the mind. Strange name.)
and she told Rainbow that she had to go alone. Of course, Rainbow, being as stalwart as I remember, decided to follow in secret, as was part of her sworn duty.
I do remember her stalwartness!
That’s a strange word, really - ‘stalwart.’
Have you ever thought so, Diary?
But anyway, she decided to follow Twilight in secret to that place (ask Rainbow tomorrow) and, well, Rainbow described it as a sort of big hole in the ground.
I mean, that’s just Rainbow being Rainbow. But reading between the lines, I assume she meant something like a sinkhole of some sort—one of those caverns that just open up in the middle of the forest like a huge gaping maw filled with cute little bats.
Honestly, I’m more surprised that Rainbow was stealthy enough to not be noticed!
I did ask Rainbow why she hadn’t just gone up to Twilight and brazenly just tell her that she was there for her, you know, like the usual Rainbow would do, but she said that Twilight was oddly adamant about not being followed, and that she would get into a ‘load of ass pulling’ if she were to be seen.
She did mention how strange Twilight was acting about it, though, about how furious she had been when Rainbow suggested she tag along, and how oddly fixated Twilight had been over this hole for the past month or so.
That prompted Rainbow to follow in the first place, the kind heart.
Oh, I have missed her dearly, Diary!
I know, I know.
I almost sound like I was in love with her or something.
But ever since Rarity went quiet and Applejack grew the farm and Pinkie busied herself with work in far-away countries... well, it’s just nice to be able to see a friend again.
To be able to remember.
There’s a lot of things to remember.
But anyway, where was I?
Oh, right, Diary!
So, Rainbow followed Twilight into a sinkhole (find out where tomorrow) and well, the story gets a little spotty at this point.
Rainbow tried her best to describe what was inside the cave, but all she could remember was a lot of ‘shiny black’ stuff. Of course, that meant obsidian deposits, but Rainbow never really knew about all these kind of things! I guess from this we can narrow the location down to the Mountain Region, somewhere. It takes a lot of heat to make obsidian, if I recall, although I’m no expert myself.
She also described the inside as ‘oddly sharp and also round’ at the same time, which again, to me, sounds like obsidian. So there you go! It was a great obsidian cavern. What I would have given to see it myself! That must have been glorious.
I’d have to find a babysitter for hundreds of recovering animals, though!
Hehe, I don’t think anyone could replace me!
At the end of a tunnel, Rainbow told me she saw Twilight frantically digging through the ‘shiny blackness,’ and pulling out a thing that she couldn’t quite see. But she said that Twilight spent a good twenty minutes just staring at it, like a dragon does to gems.
And now, I know enough to know that dragons are not hypnotized by gems! They aren’t cats!
After telling Rainbow off, she told me that Twilight finally left, walking off.
And that, Rainbow said, was when she made her mistake!
Instead of following Twilight, she noticed something shining in the pile that Twilight had just dug through. And of course, since Rainbow is basically a cat herself (hehe), she couldn’t help but poke around.
And she found two items that Twilight missed.
Now, of course, you and I are thinking the same thing that Rainbow did, and I definitely asked.
Twilight?
Missing things?
Impossible!
But Rainbow said, there they were, like strange twin items that fit together. She told me she couldn’t really describe them because they were so weird, but she promised to show me one tomorrow. The other one, well, she left it with Applejack just in case it could help.
So, yeah, we weren’t even the first stop on her journey.
But again! It’s okay!
Really, Diary. It is.
But anyway!
So, it was strange but after she stuffed the things into her bag, because maybe Twilight would want them? I think?
You know, thinking about it now, that’s quite weird. Rainbow was definitely trying to stay hidden, but then taking these artefacts means that she was definitely there.
You know what? She’s going to get in trouble. (Note: remind Rainbow tomorrow that she shouldn’t give the artefacts to Twilight).
Wait.
But then again... well. Okay, maybe I should finish the story first.
And I know, it’s quite long. Sorry, Diary, but there’s been a lot to write about! We’re nearly done though, I promise!
Right, Rainbow took the items, and left the cave. But she must have been in there longer than she realised, she said, because by the time she left it was super dark, and full of bats.
Even flying, it took her a while to reach the surface, and there was not a single trace of Twilight to be seen. It is possible that Twilight used her teleportation spell, as she is known to do, but Rainbow lost track of her.
That was a week ago.
And Princess Twilight has not returned to the castle since.
I told Rainbow that she was just being silly. After all, Twilight’s done this many, many times in the past. We really should be used to it. But Rainbow insisted that this time was different. That this time, something felt strange.
So she came looking for her!
I suppose if something had gone wrong, although I don’t see why it would have, then it would be lucky that Rainbow took the artefacts.
My guess was that Twilight had fallen down a hole of her own accord—deep into research. So... following the artefacts may indeed point out where Twilight is.
However, I still think Rainbow is jumping the gun a little.
But she’s loyal, isn’t she? So, so loyal.
Anyway, that’s the story, I think. Phew! I’ve written more than I have in a long time, Diary! I hope I didn’t trouble you!
Goodnight!
Loveacres Reserve Tally
Ill/sick:
- Flying Squirrels - 2 (June Fever)
- Cottontails - 5 (Defluffed tails)*
- River Otters - 1 (Swampgut)
- Opossums - 1 (Played dead too long; now in coma)
*Medicate on Thursday (Oh no, it’s spreading!)
Duties:
- Restock bunny feed
- Fix beaver dam (half done)
- Harvest Muffinberry flowers
P.S.
Rainbow is asleep in the guest room, but she left her bag outside.
Do you think it would be naughty for me to get a peek at the thing? Curiosity is a nasty enchantress!
