The humans hidden among the ponies

" Oh man; This boat trip just got a whole lot harder and we have not even left the dock" Rainbow Dash muttered

" Relax I'm not going to cause trouble as long as you don't get in my way. So why are you guys heading for my homeland Griffa and with him no less?  Have you gone nuts or something?" Gilda asked as she pointed to Discord with her wing

" I don't have to put up with this.. If anypony  wants me just ring this bell. " Discord said as he made a bell shaped like his head appear in Twilight's mouth who spat it out and looked like it had tasted bad to her and then he hopped onto a stuffed toy teddy bear shaped like a trike that appeared out of nowhere and it walked t though the door that appeared and then Discord disappeared .

" Hey! Get back here! you're the one who's supposed to be doing this! " Rainbow Dash said loudly.

" No! Let him go for now!  We will get more done without him around to drive us crazy and between you and me I'm not even sure why Celestia wanted him to go along with this but I'm sure she has her reasons." Twilight said as she looked a little more than happy to let Discord leave..

" I suppose you are right; we will get more done without him hanging around so much and he was driving me crazy with all that crazy stuff he was doing." Rainbow Dash

" You certainly will not hear me complain about him leaving.. He may be our.. Err... Friend.... But his personality still leaves a lot to be desired" Rarity said

" .. Well in any case We're not heading for your homeland Gilda.. We are looking for humans. " Twilight said to change the subject.

" You're kidding... WHAHAHAAHA!!!! You're not kidding!!! WHAHAHA! You're looking for some mythical beings made up by griffins? That is rich! WHAHAHA! " Gilda said with very amused look.

' WHAT!? You heard about humans and you never told me?!? " Rainbow Dash almost exploded.

" Well I didn't think I needed too; They are only some Griffin myth. " Gilda

" Too bad you didn't say something before because you could've saved us a lot of time on the road with Discord because as it turns out they are real. " Twilight said as she wondered if perhaps this sudden rush of clues  after such a long time of no clues was fate playing a role that would change Equestria again. She certainly could believe it.

" Well I never seen one.. No griffin that I know of has.." Gilda said as she wondered if they were pulling some kind of prank on her but it didn't feel like one..

" Maybe that's because they live in some remote place or in a place that No griffin has gone too.. I mean have ever heard of anything or anyplace they might be? Please this is important! Twilight said with her best pleading face.

"....... Follow me." Gilda said and looked back still wary of this turn of events. It was if someone or something had guided them to her and they did know of something that she always assumed was only a griffin myth told to young griffins as a joke.

They were soon in Gilda's cabin room as she began to search though a large looking saddle made for griffins..

" Now where did I?.. Oh here it is! This is a map of the other side of Equestria.. " Gilda said as she spread it out onto the nearby table

Twilight who had seen such maps before was surprised how much more detailed it was but then again those few maps were made by ponies and ponies were not that welcomed on the other side by griffins as they felt the ponies had enough of their own lands to the point that the griffins felt that ponies didn't need to know anything about their side of the world; In other words they considered the other half of the world to be theirs and theirs alone which was a bit of a sore point that Twilight hoped that as princess of friendship to smooth out at some point in the future. Who knew? Maybe this would be that much needed change.

Twilight saw a land  labeled as unexplored on the map; So she wasn't surprised when Gilda pointed to it.

" There; if there's anyplace on Equestria or anywhere on this world where humans could go unnoticed it would have to be this land... The land of forgotten nightmares." Gilda said with a shudder

" The land of forgotten nightmares? Seriously? It's name is forgotten nightmares?" Rainbow Dash asked in a dubious but nervous voice

" Yes;  But some call it the land of  broken dreams; Others call it the land of the forgotten moon; A few call it the forbidden mountains because it's believed  there is nothing but mountains and more mountains and even if there is more to the land than the mountains that surrounds it... There are strange currents of water that become very stormy on their own and the wind on the mountains is so brutal that it's impossible for even a strong flyer to get near it but I do know this.. No one and I do mean no one has ever found a way to get though those mountains or at least no one who ever found a way has return alive and trust me a lot have gone in but none has ever returned. " Gilda said flatly.

" That's because we didn't go there yet and as soon as we get what we need this land is where we start" Twilight

" Then I'm going with you because there's no way you ponies can do this on your own because you're all too soft and wishy washy!" Gilda said with a look that dared them to contest what she said

" Are you worried about us Gilda? I thought you said we were lame." Rainbow Dash said with a teasing smirk on her face.

WHAT? No! I mean you are lame but if I let you go without some serious help I'd never hear the end of it from mom because she like you ponies though  for the life of me I don't know why." Gilda said as she somehow managed to turn a little red in her face.

" Uh huh. Sounds to me like you could learn a thing or two from your mom but in any case we accept but remember this is serious and there isn't going to time or room for jokes. " Twilight said with a smile

" Yeah, Yeah I know what to expect and what to do;  But I got to warn you this place has taken it's share of lives and most of them have been pony ones.. There's a good reason it's labeled as unexplored. Because no one has ever returned  once they have landed on it's shores.. What you see is what we could learn from the air before the currents got the best of any flyer. " Gilda said as she looked to see their reactions and had to admit  they didn't look like they were going to back down.

Who would've guessed that these ponies had a real backbone when it came to dealing with danger she thought to herself.

They then all looked at the map each lost in their thoughts. Fluttershy was scared but wanted to show the others she could handle this and took on a brave face;  Rarity wondered what one wore for exploring something unexplored; Rainbow Dash was feeling both eager and a little worried.. But only a bit..Or at least that is what she would say the rest of her life; Pinkie Pie wondered if there were any parties though she did have one of her rare moments that told her she may need to serious sooner or later and Apple Jack looked unsettled but strangely  thoughtful as if she were thinking of something she had not thought of for a long time..

Finally Twilight broke the silent moment

" You know what? I think the name of forgotten moon is really a ref to Artimare herself. Yes I'm sure of it now! It's even possible she may still be alive." Twilight said

" What?!? No way! Discord said that that Alicorn could die" Rainbow Dash said

" Yes and I don't think he was lying about that but we also know a lot of history was lost when he took over and maybe even before he took over; So what if she's was the one that led them there because she wanted them to be safe from her father and Alicorns do live a very long time and it's also possible she couldn't preform her duty as the Moon keeper for some reason or it could be she knew that if she did use her powers that her father might find her and the humans that he bought from their world and what if she's still living in fear of her father all this time?!?.. We could reunite Celestia  and Luna with their mother!! " Twilight said with gleam of hope and happiness in her eyes

" Um Darling as wonderful as that sounds that is a lot of if's and we certainly can't expect it to be true" Rarity said as she looked  at Twilight's  suddenly grumpy face and she was now wishing she had said it.

" I hate to say it but I gotta agree on this with Rarity that is a lot of if's." Rainbow Dash said with a hard look as Twilight looked sad but then she smiled. It wasn't a happy smile but more of a thoughtful smile.

" I know;  I guess I did get carried away for bit there but I do think that Artimare was here and that the name of forgotten moon is a ref to her and even if she is dead I think we should find out what happen to her and see if she left anything behind for the princesses as we look for the humans. " Twilight said as she picked up the map with her magic to look at it closer.

" Now that sounds like something we can do! I'm in! " Rainbow Dash said as her held out her hoof. Twilight covered it with hers and was soon followed by Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack and then they looked at Gilda..

" Oh fine but I think you're nuts but hey some griffin should be there seeing how it's our side of the world." Gilda said as she laid her paw on their hooves.

" And I think I spotted a possible place to land.. It's small so we will need two rowboats so we will have the supply we need for what might take a couple of weeks.. this is a pretty big land and no telling how much of it don't have anything we can use on this quest." Twilight said as she rolled up the map and tucked into one of her wings and Gilda looked like she was going to say something  about the map being hers but then changed her mind and decided it wasn't important right now.

They were soon loaded up and on their way and were almost there when the sea got all wavy and just when it looked like the sudden storm was going to make them crash it suddenly stopped for unknown reasons and everyone looked relived..

" I dunno what that was all about but for a sec there I could swear I saw a bunch of seaponies both churning up and  calming the water" Rainbow Dash said

Everybody else looked at each other and rolled their eyes to avoid laughing at Rainbow Dash.

" Oh Rainbow Dash; You know they are a myth. " Twilight said with a giggle

They soon landed and twilight ordered them to look for a path

" Hey everypony! I found something! " Pinkie Pie soon said loudly as they were pretty far apart,

They went and saw a bunch of stones that were laid out in arrow point.

" Looks like somepony did make it here after all.. Follow that arrow! " Twilight said

They were soon following a bunch of arrows of one kind or another

" So Twilight; Do you think this place really does have something besides a bunch of mountains? " Rainbow Dash asked as she caught up to her.

But before Twilight could answer they saw a strange beautiful  but very wild looking land laying before them.

" Does that answer your question? She asked

" Um yeah but I'm I the only pony with the anime song of Tarizee The monkey pony king in their heads right now?" Rainbow Dash asked but didn't get her answer as the they looked at the many strange plants and animals.