The Lost City

Rainbow Dash's POV.

Appleloosa. It's a cool town. Especially after the last time we were here. Braeburn met us at the station and lead us down south. There was a lot of 'how ya bins' and 'how's the family' so we were covered for conversation.

"How's Granny Smith?" Braeburn asked.

"Oh, she's never better. Been as lively as ever lately. Don't know what's gotten into her" AJ said. Getting a bit bored of the conversation, I flew over to talk to Rarity.

"Oh Rainbow. There is so much dirt around here" she complained. Oh for Celestia's sake!

"Well we are walking on a dirt road" I said pointing at the ground. Suddenly we stopped. "Er, why have we stopped?" I asked.

"This is as far as I go, cous" Braeburn said. He turned to face us. "Sorry but I've been warned to go only as far as the orchard. Strange things have been happening round these parts lately". He looked really worried.

"Like what Braeburn?" Twilight asked, curious.

"Well, there have been strange lights at night once a week. And a few ponies have been going missing" he said, walking backwards.

"Um, well thanks for the help Braeburn" Applejack said. He nodded turned and ran all the way through the orchard.

"This is very serious. We need to find out what is going on. Now!" Twilight said. We looked at her and started to gallop further in the direction Braeburn pointed us in. We ran, and ran.

There was no stopping us. The wind was in my hair as I galloped by my friends side. It was brilliant. The dust gathered around our feet like a swarm of bees around a flower. there were only a few clouds in the sea blue sky. I could hear the others breathing heavily and they started to slow down. So did I. I was feeling pretty tired.

"I don't..........think..........that I...........can run............much further" Fluttershy said, in between breathes. The others nodded in agreement.

"I know" Twilight said, grabbing a book out of her saddle bag. She opened it onto a page of spells. "This spell should help us run further for longer periods of time". Her horn started to glow and we gathered around her. We were encased in a purple glow. As it disappeared, I felt as though my whole body had been made 20 times lighter.

"Let's go. Do I have to run?" Spike asked. Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Yes you do. cause you have the spell on you. No being lazy now" Rarity said. Spike does anything she says and she noes that.

"Okay Rarity" he said. Sucker. He started to run so we joined him.

Rarity's POV.

We ran for about an hour before we came to a cliff. I dusted my self off and looked at what the others stood in awe at. It was marvelous! Spectacular! There stood a city of ice! A castle of ice stood at the center. The base had pillars spiraling upwards to a dome atop the castle and many windows of what looked like clear ice. A balcony was on the side of the castle and there stood three figures that I couldn't Quite make out. The roads of the city were made of stone and more figures walked around. I'm surprised that they weren't slipping around every where. The houses looked like mini versions of the castle. Orchards of apple, orange, lemon trees and more surrounded the city. A market stood by the base of the castle with more figures there. "I think we should set up camp here for the night" Applejack said, pulling a few sticks together. "Twilight, if ya don't mind?". Twilight's horn glowed and sparks hit the wood and it set alight. "Thank you sugar cube".

"This city is amazing I need to tell the princess about this" Twilight said as she picked up a piece of paper and wondered out to perform the spell.

"What kind of creatures do you think live there, Rarity?" Pinkie asked. I thought for a while but nothing came to mind.

"I don't no but I saw three figures standing on the balcony of the castle. Maybe they rule this place" I said.

"Maybe. I wonder what kind of animals they have" Fluttershy asked quietly. Suddenly Twilight came running into the light from the fire.

"Girls! Princess Luna is missing!" she shouted in panic! We all gasped in disbelief.