The Newcomer

Pinkie awoke the next morning to a solid beam of light filtering through the window of the basement and the sound of a shovel in the soil outside, after getting her bearings she soon remembered what had happened, were she was and what was going on, she looked around the room, to find the three fillies sleeping soundly in a corner of the basement huddled together, continuing to look around the room she could see that Buzz was gone and that there was a sliver of light shining through a small crack from the ajar door at the top of the stairs. Moving up the stairs cautiously Pinkie Pie opened the door to find the cottage completely repaired to its former glory. Smelling breakfast in the kitchen she trotted in to find a full medley of muffins and toast with jars of jams and bottles of honey across the entire table.

"Morning' Pinkie," said a voice from behind startling Pinkie Pie. Abruptly turning around Pinkie Pie saw that it was just Apple Bloom, "how did you sleep last night, and what's all this?" Apple Bloom asked nodding at the table.

"I think its breakfast but I don't know?"

"Well I know its breakfast but what I meant was that the table was destroyed last night."

"I guess Buzz woke up early and fixed it all including breakfast."

As Pinkie Pie and Apple Bloom sat down to enjoy a big breakfast Buzz walked in from outside covered in dirt and sweat with a spade slung over his shoulder hands slightly bloody from the rough splinter filled wooden handle of the spade.

"Morning." He said glancing at the muffins and toast layering the table, "So who woke up and fixed the table and breakfast?"

"We thought you did." Said Pinkie Pie as she took a bite of toast following Apple Blooms lead.

"How could I? When I woke up it was still dark, I've been digging graves ever since."

Realizing what he was saying Pinkie and Apple Bloom looked at each other stopping and dropping the slice of toast and blue berry muffin as they teetered in their chairs before collapsing to the floor. With a loud crack the newly repaired door flew into the living room and shattered as it met the wall and filled the room with dust and wood splinters. As the dust settled Buzz ran to the sofa and over turned it, he ran back to the door to the basement and pulled it closed then locked the door. As he ran back to the flipped sofa another loud crack filled the cottage and sent the back door flying at the door to the basement splintering the back door and jamming the basement door.

"All right you slackers, let's move in! Remember our orders are to secure the Element of Harmony and leave no casualties this time or it's on my head!" Exclaimed a male voice from the back door before a small metal tube flew through the doorway landing on the floor at Buzz's feet.

"HOW THE CRAP DO THEY HAVE THOSE!!!!!!" Shouted Buzz as he dove for the sofa just as the tube exploded sending a bright flash followed by a thunderous bang. Dazed and confused he reached the small of his back to find an empty holster, silently swearing to himself under his breath he crouched down reaching for the knife in his boot, a seven inch black bladed combat knife sharpened to the point where you looked at it and would cut a finger off.

"Move in men, secure the building!" Ordered what Buzz presumed to be the leader. Hearing the order being given Buzz ran to the side of the door, knife in hand and pressed himself against the wall. When the first changeling walked through the door Buzz didn't have to think, he grabbed the changeling form behind, one arm under its jaw and pulled back preventing it from calling for help, while the hand with his knife came up and slashed at its throat sending a spray of emerald green blood over the room as the changeling collapsed into a pool of its own blood and dropping its own equipment with a thud and a clatter.

"Hello, what do we have here?" Whispered Buzz under his breath picking through the equipment. "Were do you get this stuff my enemy, were indeed?" As he picked up metal orbs and tubes pausing as he turned the body over to find something that made his eyes go wide, a black and green device with a strange tube bending out of the back. "Well that's another surprise!" Exclaimed Buzz as he removed and examined the contents, "Why do you have darts? Better question is, what type... of... dart." Buzz trailed off before collapsing to the floor with a dull thud.

"Clear sir." Said a raspy voice from behind almost like that of a decrepit pack-a-day smoker.

"Good, secure him and throw him in the basement." Ordered what was the leader.

"Sir we can't get into the basement the door is stuck and locked."

"Even better! Find the window to the basement and throw him through it!" Exclaimed the commander of the assault team. Tying his hands behind his back three changelings carried him out the door and to the side of the cottage looking for the window. Finally finding the window they lifted him up and heaved as they launched him through the window with a loud crash as the glass broke and fell through the opening with him. With a crash and a puff of dust Buzz and the broken shards of glass landed on an old mattress.

"Buzz!" Exclaimed Sweetie Belle as the dust cloud settled. "Scootaloo he's not waking up! Is he dead?"

"I don't know, hang on let me have a look." Said Scootaloo rushing over. "Well he's breathing that's good, let's get these ropes off of him. Come on help me role him over."

"Scootaloo wait! What's that, there in his neck?" Warned Sweetie Belle as she pointed to the dart sticking out of the side of his neck.

"It's probably what's wrong with him. Should we pull it out?" Asked Scootaloo looking over her shoulder at Sweetie Belle.

"I don't know I guess so." Said Sweetie Belle a hint of doubt in her voice.

"Well I'm going to pull it out of his neck." Said Scootaloo reaching for the dart. As she touched the dart Buzz stirred as if someone had just poked him.

"What did he just do?" Asked Sweetie Belle as she jumped back with a start.

"Oh relax, he's asleep, it's just a reflex." Said Scootaloo as she grabbed the dart and pulled it out with not even a drop of blood.

"Now what?" Asked Sweetie Belle as she sat down on an old rickety chair that broke soon after she set her wait on it.

"Well my best guess is that we wait for him to wake up." Said Scootaloo trying not to laugh.

"OK, so what do we do while we wait?" Asked Sweetie Belle glaring at Scootaloo.

"I think that we should board up the broken window and see if there are any more up there." Said Scootaloo as she trotted up the stairs and pulled on the door to find that it was locked. Swearing under her breath as she trotted back down the stairs.

"Something wrong Scootaloo?" Asked Sweetie Belle as she looked at her friend.

"Doors locked, I can't open it and there's something in the way so I can't knock it down, basically we're trapped." She said as she sat down on the floor next to the pile of broken wood that once was a chair.

Twenty minutes later...

"Ugh... what happened?" Asked Buzz as he tried to sit up only to fail. After three more failed attempts to sit straight up he finally gave up and rolled over to the side of the mattress and used the wall to prop himself up only to find the two young fillies sleeping soundly in the corner of the room. Upon seeing this he gave a sigh of relief, then he realized that there was one missing. Panicking, he struggled against the ropes binding his hands. Hearing the rustling and struggling Sweetie Belle awoke with a start knocking Scootaloo off her shoulder awakening her as well.

"Scootaloo he's awake!" Exclaimed Sweetie Belle shaking Scootaloo.

"Yes I can see that Sweetie Belle. Now will you stop shaking me?!?" Said Scootaloo trying to get Sweetie Belle to release her.

"Well now that we have established that I am awake, can someone oh I don't know... UNTIE ME!!!" Exclaimed Buzz throwing his head back in anger.

"Oh Yes! Sure just give me a second to find something sharp to cut the ropes off." Said Sweetie Belle as she looked around the room.

"Well if that's all you need I can help with that. There is a shard of glass large enough for you to get a good enough grip on in my side, pull it out and use it." He said nodding to his side at the shard of glass with a trickle of blood running from the side.

"Are you sure about this Buzz? It doesn't sound very err... well... how can I put this gently... um.. safe." Said Sweetie Belle as she sheepishly trotted over to his side where the deeply imbedded shard was still dropping the dark red substance.

"Completely, now just pull it out like you would a bandage." Said Buzz as he turned to give the young unicorn a better view of the wound.

“All right if you say so.” Said Sweetie Belle as she grasped the shard in a magical Green ora.

“Oh for the love of!! Stop prancing around the bush and pull it out!!” Yelled Buzz becoming inpatient with young filly and making her jump back in surprise. Not realizing what he had just done until it was too late to stop her, she ripped shard of glass out of his side at a bad angle and made the wound longer.

“Oh sweet Celestia! I’m sorry, so sorry. I-I, what have I done?!” Said Sweetie Belle as she stumbled back and hung her head in shame as tears began to form in her eyes.

“Scootaloo, take the shard from her and cut the ropes. Sweetie Belle you have done nothing wrong if it’s anyone’s fault its mine, you did everything correctly. The only reason that I’m having Scootaloo cut the rope is that your eyes are starting to fill with tears and that will blur your vision and the last thing I need is to lose a finger.” Said Buzz as Scootaloo cut the ropes.

“Come on Sweetie Belle we need to take cover.” Said Scootaloo as she ushered Sweetie Belle away to a table she had turned over only moments ago.

“You’re a step ahead of me my dear Scootaloo, very good.” Said Buzz as he stood using the wall for support leaving a bloody hand print on the wall.

“Scootaloo what’s going on? Why are we hiding behind a table? Why aren’t you answering my questions?” Said Sweetie Belle as she was pulled down behind the table next to Scootaloo who was covering her ears and closing her eyes.

“Sweetie Belle, I suggest you follow suit and plug your ears and close your eyes, this is going to be big, as it is we are in an enclosed room with essentially a bomb, there is a very good chance that we are about to die from who knows what.” Explained Scootaloo as she peaked over the edge of the table only to return to the ground just before the room was filled with a glowing golden light and loud cries of pain that would make even the most skilled and trained soldiers blood curdle.

After a few seconds of the golden light and the screaming, the light stopped with and there was a slight haze in the air as they peaked over the edge of the table, what they saw was a scorched floor and a smoldering pile of molten foam with glowing red springs protruding from the pile of what was once the mattress. On the other side of the room was a glowing pile of smoldering soot and ash, the stairs above them were glowing red concrete slabs protruding from the wall.

“What happened here Scootaloo?” Asked Sweetie Belle as she leaned on the table which soon collapsed to a pile of ash as she fell through it.

“Scootaloo, something didn’t go as planned this time.” Said Buzz as he examined the once bleeding wound.

“I don’t know looks, looks fine to me, just a scar,” said Scootaloo as she looked at the still churning and bubbling flesh, “but is it supposed to be bubbling like this?” she added, poking his gut.

“No, now stop poking me!” He said as he slapped her hoof away, “And there is not supposed to be a scar either!”

“Hey!! You don’t talk to my friend like that!” Said Sweetie Belle as she pounced on him, “Let alone hit her! Now I expect a full… apology… from…you.” She continued, her voice beginning to trail off as Buzz collapsed to the floor in a fit of howling pain and agony as his flesh began to roll and boil even more.

“Sweetie Belle what have you done?!” Said Scootaloo, panic growing in her voice as she rushed to his side.

“I don’t think I did anything, all I did was ask for an apology for him hitting you and yelling at you. I didn’t think that I was asking too much from him.” Explained Sweetie Belle tears once again welling up in her eyes as she sat on her hind legs beginning to sob into her front legs.

“Oh stop crying Sweetie Belle, you didn’t do anything wrong.” Said Buzz as he shot up from the floor jumping to his feet and grasping onto Scootaloo, “But I know what IS wrong and I fully intend to fix it, but first I need to get up stairs and fast.” He continued as he lunged at the stairs, body racked with pain.

“But the door is locked, and stuck how do plan on getting through it?”  Asked Sweetie Belle as she wiped her eyes dry and stood up.

“Sweetie Belle, I just vaporized the table and pile of wood that was once an oak chair, I think the door isn’t going to be a problem.” He said he grinned and lurched up the stairs groaning, moaning and grumbling to himself.

“Good point, but wasn’t the door a little far away from the blast?” Asked Sweetie Belle as she followed them up the stairs and to the door.

“For the visible light of the blast yes, but the heat wave caused by the blast would have charred the door and cause it to begin to combustion dew to the oils and the paint on the door.” Explained Buzz as he lifted up by the two small ponies by his arms and pulled up the last few stairs after his legs collapsed.

“OK, and what about what’s blocking the door?” Asked Sweetie Belle skeptically as he began to knock the door down.

“There is nothing on the other side of the door, it pulls.” Stated Buzz as he pulled the door out of its frame.

“Oh, we didn’t think of that.” They said in unison looking at everything but straight in his eyes.

“Gahhhh!” He yelled, “I don't have much time left to fix this if I don”t soon then I'm a dead man and I don't know about you two but I don't have any plans on dying today!” He said as he thrust himself at the counter ripping open the cupboards lining the walls above.

“We can help! Just tell us what you need and we'll try our best to find it!” Said Scootaloo as she ran to the other side of the kitchen and thrust open the small pantry under the counter.

“Nuts!” he yelled

“What's wrong!? What happened!?” cried Sweetie bell rushing over to his side.

“What? No, I need nuts! A jar or a bag of nuts! Heck even a bowl of nuts will work!” he explained.

“How 'bout a jar of peanut butter!?” yelled Scootaloo neck deep in the cupboard.

“That will work, needed fats and oils anyway! Now I need citric acid and a glass!” exclaimed Buzz, legs sliding out from under him and flailing around trying to get a grip on the slick wet floor. “And can someone please tell me why the floor is soaking wet?!”

“Looks like they broke the water main during the raid on the house, and what the crap is citric acid!” Scootaloo shouted as she set the glass and the peanut butter on the table.

“Lemon or lime juice, a sower juice from a fruit!”

“Bottle of lemon juice and a bottle of lime juice! What next?” Sweetie Belle said as she walked from the fridge to the table.

“Potatoes, pasta, or bread! Any of those will work!”

“Got it! One loaf of sower dough bread! Any thing else?” Scootaloo said, breathing heavily after all the running around the kitchen.

“One more thing, some mozzarella cheese.”

“Why mozzarella? Can't it just be any type of cheese?” asked Sweetie Belle

“Unfortunately it has to be mozzarella, I find that it works best for what I am about to do.”

“Well I can guaranty that Fluttershy does NOT have any mozzarella, it's to expensive, not even Rarity can afford it!” said Sweetie Belle

“Well she might not be able to afford mozzarella but she can afford Swiss cheese. Will Swiss cheese work?” asked Scootaloo pulling her head out of the fridge.

“No Swiss cheese has not only a different bacteria but a different water content and the milk it's made from is from a different cow.” explained Buzz, “Just bring me my bag, I have some mozzarella in it some where.”

“You keep, cheese, in your bag?” said Scootaloo cocking an eye at him.

“I keep lots of stiff in my bag. I have stuff to start a world war in there. I have stuff FROM ALL, of my species world wars as well as some from the cold war and some, 'experimental' weapons and stiff to make a sandwich as well as some other stuff.” said Buzz, “So are you going to hand me my bag or am I going to have to get it myself?”

“What ever, I'll ask later but in the mean time, here you go.” said Scootaloo as she handed him the bag.

“Thank you. Now lets see if I can' find that wheel of cheese.” Buzz said as he opened the bag a shoved his arm in up to his shoulder. “Um lets see here, no, no, no, that's not it no, nope, definitely not, ah here we are.” He said as he pulled out a wheel of cheese the size of his head.

“How did you? What? Where did that come from?!” said Sweetie Belle pointing to the bag.

“It's bigger on the inside, you will be amazed at how often people are surprised at what I pull out of this bag.” Buzz said as he closed the bad and set the cheese on the table. “Now for the fun part, mixing all this stuff together, but I will not be able to, I just lost all feeling in my legs so Sweetie Belle if you would be so kind as to do it for me.” Buzz said before collapsing to the floor.

“I don't know what to do! Why me?” said Sweetie Belle with panic in her voice.

“Don't worry, I'll walk you through it, just do what I say in the order that I tell you. OK?” said Buzz, “And the reason that I am not having Scootaloo do it is because you have magic and are used to needing things to be exact.”

“OK, I'll do it, what do I need to do first?” Sweetie Belle asked. Calming down she walked over to the table with all the ingredients ready to receive her orders.

“First take the peanut butter fill the glass half way with it then take the lemon and lime juice and pour it into the glass covering the peanut butter by two inches in total. Scootaloo, while she does that slice the cheese and bread. Good, now Sweetie Belle take the glass and stir the content until fully mixed, then give me the glass and the bread and cheese slices, I'll do the rest from here.” Buzz said. He was handed the glass and slices of cheese bread and abruptly dumped the past onto the slice of bread and smearing it around then placed the slice of cheese on the pasted bread.

“That looks disgusting, do you really have to eat that?” Sweetie Belle asked cringing from the sight.

“Unfortunately I do have to eat it Sweetie Belle, and it's not that bad just a little sour, besides, I've eaten weirder.” Buzz said grinning, the kind only someone who is trying to lie to make someone feel better.

“Not even going to ask.” Scootaloo stated. With her face in her hoof shaking her head as he grimaced as he ate the piece of bread.

After finishing the slice of foul looking bread and cheese concoction Buzz collapsed to the floor, body shaking for a few brief seconds before he jumped up onto his feet and exhaled wisps of the same golden light they had seen not moments before.

“Ah, there we go, that's better.” Buzz said. Lifting his shirt he looked at the scar, “ Still there, well means for the first time in 200 years, I have a scar.”

“Wow, wait! What? 200 years? How old are you?” asked Scootaloo. Taking a few steps back in astonishment she backed into the wall shaking in fear.

“Just how old are you?” asked Sweetie Belle.

“The last time that I aged before this happened I was 16 years old, that was 200 years ago, ever since then I have looked the same and just not been able age or have any friends, and the ones that I did have moved on, all I could do was watch as they withered and died and me, I never aged or grew old and joined them, as much as I tried I just couldn't join them.” said Buzz. He turned his back and walked into the living room, sat down on the sofa and put his hands in his lap. “It got hard after a while, having friends that is, especially after she died in the accident, gave up on everything and just separated myself from contact, basically became a hermit.”

“Oh, Buzz I'm so sorry, I didn't mean anything, its just...”

“I know Sweetie Belle. You know I didn't ask for any of this, the last of my spices, no home world, no friends, none of it.” Buzz said.

“Now wait just a minute!” interjected Scootaloo, “Who said that you don't have any friends?! You have something better, you have us.”

“Look that's sweet and all but I can't, I have seen to many friends come and go, wither away and die, the last thing I want is to see that happen to you, any of you.” said Buzz as he hugged both of them, ”Now lets get your friends and families back!”

“How? We don't even know where they are.” said Sweetie Belle with a confused look on her face, “And even if we did what could we do?”

“Ah, yes Sweetie Belle but you forget that you have basically a one man army on your side!” said Buzz. Standing up from the sofa he went for his bag saying as he went, “But first we need to get some information about what we are up against.”

“And just where do you plan on getting info on Changelings?” Scootaloo asked with her eyebrow cocked.

“Simple, seance the library in Pony Ville has nothing on the subject that means that we get to go to the Canterlot library and possibly the war room.” said Buzz. Striding toward the door with the two fillies in step behind him, “That and I needed to get some objects from there anyway and introduce myself to Princess Celistia.”

“OK, that should be easy, I mean it's just the most heavily guarded place in all of Canterlot, I am fairly certain that they will just let something as strange as you into the palace.” said Sweetie Belle with a sarcastic tone in her voice, “ARE YOU INSANE!!! There is no way that they will let you in to see the Princess without some wounds first, let alone still breathing!”

“I am fully aware of that which is exactly why we are going to get Twilight and Rainbow Dash first, then we at least have some form of reason for them to trust me.” said Buzz

“And if they aren't there?” questioned Scootaloo

“Then I have a backup plan for just the contingency.” said Buzz

“Oh? And that would be...?” asked Scootaloo

“Something that I hope I will never have to do.” said Buzz as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously. “Really though, thank you for the offer of being my friends, it means a lot to me, but after this is over I will probably do what I normally do an move on, I won't be looked at the same way ever again if I stay.”

“I can guaranty even if you did stay and did nothing wrong you would still get strange looks and would be able to clear a room just by entering it.” said Scootaloo

“But then where will you go? What will you do? How will you live?” asked Sweetie Belle. With tears welling up in her eyes she ran over and held him tightly. “I don't want you to go.”

“Thanks for your concern but it's not necessary, I have lived like that before and people took pity on me, they would give me food for a few days and on some occasions they would let me spend the night in their house, the next day some of them would give me new clothes fire wood and even a tent on one occasion.” Buzz explained, “It wasn't comfortable, it didn't smell to good after a few days, but it was fun, sort of, and it quiet, in truth I enjoyed it.”

“Wait, you mean to tell me that after you got these 'powers' you just went on a camping trip for 200 years!!” exclaimed Sweetie Belle, letting go of him and stepping back.

“Little bit, not just camping, I went and saw the world, travailed from place to place.” corrected Buzz

“So you were a nomad? Is that what you are saying?” asked Scootaloo

“Ya in a nutshell.” said Buzz, “Now we should probably get back to Pony Ville, I have a letter to send, and we have a train to catch.”

“A letter? Then can't you just have them bring you what you need if you are going to send them a letter?” asked Scootaloo

“No to easy for the changelings to intercept the materials I would request as well as tip them off as to what I am planing.” said Buzz

“So you plan on telling the princesses in person?” asked Sweetie Belle while she was being pushed out the door with Scootaloo in step ahead of her.

“Ya, and retrieve the Elements of Harmony before the Changelings get there and take them by force.” Buzz said. Still pushing her out the door and toward Pony Ville. “Plus I would like to check in on Twilight, see if she's all right.”

“Oh! In that case lets get going!” said Sweetie Belle who soon started dragging Buzz and pushing Scootaloo.

With in 15 minutes they had made it to Pony Ville Hospital, upon entering Buzz soon made the nurse at the help desk pass out with a sharp scream which attracted the attention of two doctors, one struggling for words and the other rushing for the guard room. Before any of the three could say anything to stop the doctor it was to late, he had returned with three extremely large buff guards that could even rival the strength of Big Mackintosh, as well as one that was a little scrawny stick that looked like a new born colt could take him down. Before long the three large guards had pulled the two fillies away and had Buzz surrounded whilst the smaller colt rushed to the royal barracks and returned with a small army. With multiple orders being shouted at him Buzz looked at his two companions and at the guards, then with a quick nod he signaled Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle to look away. With out hesitation they did, within the moments where Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo had turned and looked away Buzz had taken a fighting stance. Seeing the motion one of the now many guards charged only to find that Buzz had twisted the left half of his body counter clock wise and brought his two hands up into one fist and brought them down using the momentum of his body into the back of the guard sending him to the ground with a loud thud. Seeing their friend get taken down with such ease the other two original guards charged at the same time only to be introduced to the crook of his arms with his body leaning toward them knocking them to their backs and the breath out of their lungs. After moving back into his fighting position two of the elite royal guards moved in from opposite sides at full gallop to try and tackle him. Seeing what they where doing Buzz took two quick steps back just as the two where about to make contact causing them to run head first into each other and fall to the floor in an unconscious heap. After seeing their two commanding officers be taken down with such speed and ease the other guards soon drew their weapons and charged at Buzz who with wide eyed astonishment bobbed to the left avoiding a quick jab and brought his right fist up. With a loud crack the sword fell to the ground with the guard lying next to it, clutched his foreleg, tears starting to well in his eyes. With a quick glance down at his comrade a guard lifted his sword and before he could bring it down Buzz swung around clockwise and gave the guard a solid left hook to the jaw then proceeded to rotate the other way and planted his elbow square into the center of the guards chest plate and sent him stumbling back and tripping over the body of his commander. Seeing the display of strength and power, the four remaining guards froze then took a nervous step back dropping there weapons as they went. Realizing what he had just done he dropped to his knees and placed his hands on the back of his head with a look of horror  on his face. Understanding the known sign for 'I give up' one of the guards approached cautiously and secured Buzz's hands behind his back.

“Wait, guard, before you take me away there is something that I have to do.” Buzz said. After he was helped up he approached Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and one of the doctors, “I need you to tell me if Twilight Sparkle was checked into this hospital.”

After looking at his clipboard with a list of all the patents in the hospital, “N-No s-sir I don't.” the doctor said from behind the shacking clipboard.

“Of course, why am I not surprised.” Buzz said. With the color drained from his face he turned to Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, “I need you to find her as soon as possible, check back at the library first, find her or not I need you to come and find me, got it?”

“Ya just one question, where can we find you?” asked Scootaloo

“I would ether say at the barracks of in Canterlot, one of those two most likely if not there then I don't know where maybe the dungeons might be the moon, you never know.” said Buzz

“Sir, I need to take you in now.” said the guard. With no remorse and an emotionless stone like expression, Buzz was led out to the barracks and to who knows where after that.

“Come on, he said to start at the library so lets get going, should we get a couple of guards to accompany us?” said Scootaloo

“I don't see any harm in it, but the only problem is, we don't know which way did Big Mackintosh took her.” said Sweetie Belle. As they walked out the door of the hospital and to the barracks.

“Good point.” Scootaloo said, “Well we know the way that they didn't come, what we need is a map.”

“No we don't, remember the first day that we looked all over town trying to find our special talents?”

“Ya, why?”

“Well, that day I tried to see if mine was memorization.” said Sweetie Belle, “So if we know that they didn't come from the way that we did that leaves two possibilities, the one that leads through the center of town with a straight shot directly here which is the linger of the two, or the back roads with all the curves that you have to take slowly or you end up with you wagon wrapped around a tree and that's the shorter route.”

“Well lets split up and look already!” said Scootaloo, “We don't have all day!”

As Twilight woke in the middle of a large room, her leg still in pain, she looked around at her surroundings. Trying to find Big Mackintosh she soon found the leg of who she thought was Big Mackintosh. After a moment of trying to get Big Mack to wake up she gave up and looked around the room trying to see where they where. The most she could determine as to where they where is that it was a dungeon with no obvious door. As she tried to light the room with her magic she found that she couldn't even get a twinkle. As a blinding light filled the room from above she herd a wet thump as something hit the floor to her left followed by quiet whispering that she couldn't make out what they where saying but she did recognize the dialect, Changeling. As she ran over to see what had just been dropped form above she saw a large grate being lowered down over the hole. Examining what had just fallen she soon found that a brown burlap sack filled with something, as she opened the bag she reached in she pulled out locks of rainbow hair and dumped Rainbow Dash out of the bag.