The Life of Cocoa Crystalroot

Cocoa and Dark still stood frozen. Luna wove a hoof in front of them. "Hello? Are thou not going to tell me your names?" She asked. Dark shook herself.

"I'm Dark Warsong." She said before bowing to her princess. Cocoa suddenly realized she should do the same.

"I-I'm Cocoa Crystalroot." She stuttered before bowing. Luna giggled.

"Wonderful!" She exclaimed happily. "You may rise." She added, realizing her subjects were bowing. Cocoa and Dark were surprised that they weren't scolded for being here. Suddenly, a voice called out.

"Luna? What's with all the noise?" It asked. Dark, Luna, and Cocoa turned. standing before them was a tall Alicorn with a flowing pink mane and tail. Dark and Cocoa immediately bowed.

"Tia!" Luna exclaimed upon seeing her sister. "I found these two fillies. They say their names are Dark Warsong and Cocoa Crystalroot." She explained. Tia nodded.

"You can rise." she said kindly to the two fillies. "Now, could you explain how you got here by any chance?" She asked.

"One of my teleportation spells." Dark explained, hanging her head. Tia frowned. She put a hoof on the dark filly's shoulder.

"You make it sound as if it's a bad thing, when it's really not. Why?" She asked. Dark looked up.

"It shows how terrible my magic is!" Dark exclaimed sadly. Tia smiled.

"Actually, it shows how good your magic is." She began. "You live in Canterlot; teleporting from there to here would require a high-level magic spell." She continued. Dark looked thoughtful.

"Really? I just read a spell out of a book I found." She said. Tia looked interested.

"What book?" She asked the filly.

"I think it was called The Art of Magic: Teleportation and Potions." Dark answered after a moment of thinking. "It was by somepony called Love Clove Crystal, I think." She continued thoughtfully. Tia had never heard of anypony named that, but the book didn't seem terrible, so she decided not to question further. She then looked to Cocoa.

"I've never heard of you; where do you come from?" She asked. Cocoa looked confused by the question.

"I don't know." She admitted. "But now I live in the Everfree Forest with Zazoo." She continued. Tia understood. She decided Cocoa was probably from one of the mysterious Badland Tribes, but was either exiled or outcasted, as the tribe ponies were said to call it.

"What was that!?" Lilac exclaimed, hearing a loud crash come from upstairs. "Dark, are you alright?" She called to her daughter. No reply. "Dark!?" She asked louder. Still no response. Zazoo got up.

"I have a bad feeling about this; We should go check on them." She suggested. Lilac agreed.

"You're right; Let's go have a look." She forced a smile. The two mares walked up the steps and walked into Dark's room. Due to size restraint, they had to duck to get in. They didn't see Dark or Cocoa; Only a scorched spot on the floor. Lilac knew what had happened the moment she saw it: teleportation. "Oh dear," she started. "Dark's been using teleportation again!" She cried. "She could be anywhere!" She continued.

"Then we should check everywhere." Zazoo reminded Lilac that they should probably start looking for the two missing fillies. The earlier, the better. The two mares walked outside.

"Dark? Cocoa?" Lilac called. Zazoo's ear flicked.

"Do you hear that?" She asked her companion. Lilac nodded.

"It sounds like.....Hoofsteps!" She exclaimed hopefully. The two mares ran in the direction of the sound. They stopped to see Princess Celestia and her sister Princess Luna, levitating Cocoa and Dark with their magic. Lilac and Zazoo bowed.

"You can rise." Celestia sighed. The two mares did as they were told. "We thought you might be missing these two," She explained. "Luna found them at the castle." She continued before putting Cocoa and Dark down.

"Thank you, Princess!" Lilac exclaimed, happy to have her daughter back.

"You have my thanks as well." Zazoo agreed as Cocoa ran up to her. Celestia nodded before she began to prepare a teleportation spell to get back home faster.

"Thou should come back and play!" Luna called before she and her sister were teleported away. Lilac looked to her daughter.

"What did I say about teleportation?" She asked sternly. Dark looked down.

"Not to use it." She sighed the answer before yawning. Zazoo tried to change the subject.

"I think these two may need a nap." She said. Lilac looked to Zazoo and agreed.

"Zazoo's right; You two need some rest." She ordered. The four walked to Lilac's house and Dark quickly ran up to her room and leaped into her bed. Cocoa followed, but grabbed up a blanket and curled up on the rug nearby instead.

"Goodnight." Dark yawned. Cocoa shut her eyes.

"Goodnight." She yawned back. Once she was asleep, her dreams were filled of the events that had taken place after she and Dark teleported to the castle. As she was dreaming, however, she remembered something: what had happened to her sister!?