The Perilous Quest to Save Vinyl From Certain Demise

Far in the distance, you can see the summit of Smoky Mountain and the other peaks surrounding it, forming a mountain range that crosses the eastern horizon.

Not many ponies dare to climb the steep face of the mountain, and for good reason. The mountains, especially the tallest, are known for treacherous rockslides, unstable surfaces, and plenty of other dangers. Some ponies even claim to have seen dragons use caves near the peaks for shelter.

And of course, Vinyl had chosen it as one of the places she wanted to visit.

You aren't very surprised, as Vinyl certainly isn't meek or timid, but that only makes you worry even more, knowing she might have jumped head-first into the worst possible danger. If only she realized all of the pressure and stress she gave you sometimes.

The Mountains seemed like they might be a good place to start looking, so you buy a ticket at the ponyville train station, and set off towards the base.

The journey takes you most of the morning, but before noon, you find yourself at the bottom of the huge masterpiece of nature. The peak towers above you threateningly, looking much larger up close than it did from Ponyville.

It's almost impossible for anypony to live anywhere near the mountain, due to the high chances of rockslides, so the train is forced to leave you off at a small town nearby, though it hardly seems like a town. As you pass through, heading for the mountains themselves, you hardly see any ponies at all.

But yet, you still manage to catch a few of them just long enough to ask if they had seen a white unicorn with a blue mane and a cutie mark of two music notes. The first few you encounter end with no success, but one mare you find listens to you silently, then points at the mountains with a hoof, before trotting away.

Was Vinyl really here? There's only one way to find out.

Climb the tallest mountain.

Try climbing some smaller mountains first.

Climb the one with the giant cave near the peak.