Trapped

My eyes open wide, expecting to be in a sort of a drug trip after my indulgence, however I'm greeted with the face Colgate, with an urgent look on her face. She raised her eyebrows and leaned in, as if to ask: 'Did you get help?' I shamefully reply by turning my gaze to the ground, where the light from her horn couldn't touch.

For the first time in a long time, I hear crying. Colgate trots slowly up to the wall and plants her face into her hooves on the wall. She makes an attempt to make her sobs silent, but it's impossible due to the fact it's the only thing we can hear.

I can't help but to let a tear run down my own cheek.

Colgate finished venting her emotions onto the rock wall and prepared to send my mind elsewhere so that I can get help. She's doing her best, but am I? I'm really the only other thing that can get us outta here. I put my game face on as the light in the cave, once again, vanishes.

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"Hey, Bonbon, you straight?"

Me eyes began to adjust to the new scenery; the small cafe near the square. It's lunch time, so many ponies were seated in the local restaurant. I was seated outdoors under a parasol with Lyra. I could make a good guess as to who's body I was in now.

"You've been acting a bit strange lately, Bonbon." Lyra says, cocking her head to the side.

I look at the neck of the parasol on the table. It's shadow turned on the table about a degree, almost like a clock hand. It reminded me that my time was limited.

Without thinking, I leapt up from my seat, knocking over the lunch table and calling attention to myself. I turned toward the most reasonable place for Colgate and I to be trapped. The mountains. The rock we're trapped in looks like it came from there. I gallop at top speed towards the dirt trail outside of town that leads to a hiking route into the mountains, and possible to save Colgate and myself.

"BONBON! WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU?!"

No time to turn back. I had to keep going. I can hear galloping behind me, however. I'm gonna guess it's Lyra.

"BONBON!"

"I can't talk," I exclaim, "I have something very important to do!"

I've been galloping for what seems like forever. I've actually watched the sun slowly begin to set upon my run. Lyra is a few paces behind me, and I can't help but feel glad she came. I could use some unicorn assistance outside of the cave as well as with my physical body.

I had just made it to the hiking route. I search around for the most suitable place for a large rock to confine two ponies.

I turn my head to see-

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-the cave....

"I-I-I almost found us!" I pant. We're running low on air.

I could tell Colgate is in worse condition. She's coughing and has resorted to breathing heavily from her mouth. She's probably tired, aerobically speaking, from using her magic on me. She's concentrating hard on breathing, and it looks like each breath is a miracle for her.
I can't afford to dilly dally any longer.

"Colgate! I need to go back! I can save us! I know where to find us!"

"Okay, Rose, bud - GAHHHHHH- you do that - GAHHHHHH- Make it quick."

"I will."

Colgate sluggishly approaches me and coughs like somepony who hangs out with a fire breathing dragon would. If I didn't already know this was my last chance, I definitely would now.

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"Pinkie, It's your turn."

I'm inside the Carousel Boutique. Before me are some war beverages that smell of honey and chamomile. I'm playing crazy eights. With Miss Rarity, the owner of the boutique, and Twilight, the librarian. I only know these two because: A I shopped here once and B:Pinkie can't shut up about them....

Pinkie!

I'M Pinkie. I can feel her abstract powers coursing through her veins. I look at my hand before me and see a 7,two 9s , a 6, a 2, a 5, and two 3s. This is the ugliest hand I've seen in a while.

I fold down four cards, and they appear as 8s.

"Crazy eights!" I exclaim.

The two mare stair at me. It didn't really matter. I need to think fast....And I did. I'm so fortunate to be in Pinkie's body.

I know Pinkie can warn people about odd things like, opening doors or falling objects from spasms her body has, so I decide to fake a wild seizure to get these two to help me help myself and Colgate.

I start to gyrate and bob my head uncontrollably. I probably looked like an epilepsy patient.

"Pinkie! What does this combo mean?!" Twilight asked immediately. I'd feel bad for Pinkie if she had an actual seizure. Nopony's getting medical help, they're asking me what it means.

"I think two ponies are trapped in a rock!" I say blatantly.

"Um....okay- Do you know where we can find them, Darling?" Rarity asked with a concerned look on her face.

I take a huge gulp of my tea and toss the cup aside.

"The mountains!" I say, running out the shop, the two mares close behind.

Since the boutique is a bit closer to the trail, It didn't take long to get the the mountains, however, it's almost sunset and I need to 'act swiftly' as Luna says. Speaking of Luna, I think Pinkie is pretty close with Luna too. I could ask for her help if needed, but I think I've got this one.

"Search the rocks!" I command my minions as they frantically flip over pebbles and stones.

"BIGGER ROCKS!" I yell.

Rarity began began to move boulders and Twilight shifted large pieces of mountain.

Then the mares had enough.

"Alright, Pinkie, this has gone TOO-FAR." Rarity yells,"I'm not going to spend my day prancing around with you pushing overgrown pebbles because you suspect somepony is trapped in them."

I realized that these two are unicorns, and would probably believe me if I told them I wasn't Pinkie, but Rose in her body. Colgate says this spell is well known to intermediately powerful unicorns. I'm not sure where Rarity falls on that scale, but Twilight has to be one of the most powerful unicorns if Celestia is fond of her. Even Luna speaks highly of her abilities.

"I have to confess something Twi-"

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"- I'm not really Pin...NO!"

The light on Colgate's horn was getting dimmer and dimmer. I began to panic, which made me lose my breath. I pace around yelling for Luna's help, but she can't hear me. I look to my hooves in defeat when I see a sign of salvation.

Supkaphroe flowers and Primroses poked out from the lower end of the cave. I instantly recognize both of these plants. Primroses tend to grow in the Everfree forest, but require an abundant light source. Supkaphroe flowers are flowers that can only grow in the Everfree and have magical healing properties. To be specific, these primroses were sibthorpii, and it's elegant purple can be detected in the low, wavering light. Supkaphroe resemble these roses, only they glow slightly when light is shined directly on them, similar to a mirror.

I decide that we're either at the entrance or exit of the Everfree forest. The joy of knowing where I was, was motivational.

"Colgate! I know where we are!"

"....hhhmmm...where?"

I notice that Colgate is definitely not holding up. I've decided to to pick the Supkaphroe flowers and coax Colgate to chew on them. The flower should help her along for another hour or so.

It took her 30 seconds to realize the flower was to be eaten. She chewed on it slowly, staring at the wall behind me. About a minute later, Colgate stumbled to her hooves.

"Alright, alright, smarty saddle,*huff* where the hay are we?" Colgate groaned as she stretched her legs.

"We're at one of the entrances in the Everfree. I've identified the plants in here to be...*cough* from around there."

"Fantastic, hurry the heck up. We don't have much..*cough* You get it, right?"

Colgate wasted no time in putting that horn of hers upon my forehead for, hopefully, the last time.

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I looked up at the sky and closed my eyes. Whatever the mare who's body I'm now in was doing, couldn't be as important as this. I attempted to sniff out Everfree mint leaves, which could be smelled from very far away.

"Daisy!" I hear a voice call to my direction. The sound of that name stops me in my tracks. I got that pit in my stomach that I get when I'm near creepy magic or when the firework shop by my house glows unusually bright. I turn around slowly, each sight my eyes pass by only adding to my distress, until I finally meet the gaze of the Mare who's been calling me, tears in my eyes.

"Daisy, whats wrong?" It was my friend, Lily. "Don't you like Canterlot?

Oh, Lily, you naïve little filly, you have no idea.