A Revolution [ In Love ]

--- Act Seven ---

--- Chapter Twenty - Deception ---

Author's note - You probably noticed this by now, but this if not an innocent Fanfiction for small children. Hurr Durr.

Also, Azriel is the character of GuardianAngel1181.Deviantart.Com (I may have gotten the number wrong, if so, I'll fix it.)

There will be violence...

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Dash spotted Applejack running along the path back to town. Sprinting as she was, she still couldn't out-pace a Pegasus.

She prepared to dive, until a streak of black crossed the road, and she was gone.

" What the...? " She stammered, halting, and hovering in place.

A startled group of birds flew to the east, and she chased hastily.

Another minute later, a second group of birds was sent packing just to the right, but much further away, in a clearing.

Speeding away, she chased the source of the fleeing creatures.

Once she was close enough to see the clearing, it was obvious there was something wrong here.

A large group of ponies from town was gathered around Lyra and Bon, shouting angrily.

But, wait... They were at the Apple family's barn only minutes ago... Weren't they?

Dash stooped into a dive, barrel rolling over the ground before anypony had even looked up.

" What did we do?! Hey, back off! " A voice echoed from within the crowd.

Dash crept through the brush and overgrowth, peering through to see the mass commotion.

From what she could tell, Lyra la unconscious in the center of the multitude of them, a small bleeding lump formed on the side of her head. Bon was currently engaged with a large swarming mod, actively yelling or throwing something at her.

She jumped out with a yell, but at the same time, the two the unconscious Lyra disappeared.

All noise ceased, as everyone looked around, at the sky, under them, as if expecting her to appear from nowhere, which seemed to be where she had gone.

Another moment later, and Bon was gone.

Disturbed murmurs started rising, as they all shifted nervously, expecting a threat to appear at any moment.

Finally, before she knew it, she was gone as well.

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Seconds later, at an unknown location. Trees are thick, and everything has the air of a jungle about it. The air was moist and the ground damp. Moss grew on everything, and it squished beneath hooves.

To her left Lay an Orange-and-blonde mare, to right, Lyra and Bon, and to her front, a small distance away, she could make out a dark figure lurking in the shadow of a tree.

" Mornin' Lass, Don't go back. You mare-lovers ain't welcome in these small-town parts; I'd get back to Canterlot If I were one of you'se. As they say in the east, Tally Ho! "

Dash shook her head, trying to comprehend what the shadow had said in her daze.

"Wait!" Dash yelled, comprehending the good-bye, But the figure had already gone, and the others had begun to rise.

Dash rose to wobble hooves, and looked around her at the three. Applejack groaned, rubbing the back of her head, rising as well.

" Where's granny... " She mumbled, slowly looking around her, taking in her surroundings. When she noticed Dash staring at her, she shook her head.

" What happened...? "

Dash and Applejack turned to see Lyra sitting up, rubbing the bump on her head, while trying to rouse Bon.

" Good question... Where are we's a better one... " Applejack said, rubbing the side of her head, trying to reduce the headache. " And where's my folks is another... "

Applejack looked down, kicking at the dirt in anger, Bon was rousing slowly, propping onto her elbows, and Dash jumped into the sky, scouting the area.

All of them stared at her, until she slowly lowered herself to ground level. " Heh, umm... I got bad news and... Well, bad news."

When nopony offered to ask what, due to fear of response or lack of the energy to think unknown, Dash sighed heavily.

" We're in the middle of the bucking Everfree Forest. "

They all stopped, looking at each other or the ground, stunned.

They looked around as if to think it was some kind of twisted joke, but the only twisted thing here was the trees.

The kind in the Everfree forest.

Applejack closed her eyes, and with a heavy sigh, murmured " Here we go 'gain, on some crazy adventure 'Er other. " Again she sighed. " Why can't 'ah just have a full year without sumpthin' threatenin' mah' life?"

Dash closed her eyes, and began laughing; They all stared at her almost hostily.

" Wha's so funny, Rainbow? " Lyra piped up.

Rainbow sighed, ending her fit of giggles.

" I'm laughing because, " She said, " What fun would anything be if your life weren't on the line? "

They stared at her in disbelief, jaws slightly agape. She was losing it.

Again Dash began to erupt into a fit of laughter, laying on her back, facing the sky.

The others exchanged worried glances, and stared at the Rainbow mare, pondering what had gotten into her.

" I just wanna go home... " Lyra said, and Bon put her head across the back of her neck.

" We all do, Ly, we all do... " Then, adding, " Some honeymoon. "

Applejack chuckled at this, repeating her.

" E'yup, some honeymoon... "

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End Chapter 20

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Sorry for the shorter chapters, just trying to be sure I can give y'all something periodically rather than waiting a month for a good-sized chunk. Writing takes so long >:( But it's so fun <:D