A Friendship For a Cold Heart: A Chance to Start Again

On the way to the Castle of the Two Sisters, I could enjoy a little more the view of their land. It was all so magically beautiful. So different than my world...

My thoughts were cut off when I saw we were about to enter in a dense, dark forest.

“Do we really have to go this way?” I asked.

“Well... yes. The only way to get to the castle is crossing the Everfree Forest. But don't worry. It isn't that far. If we stick together, everything's gonna be fine,” Twilight tried to calm me.

“Yeah, we crossed here plenty of times and nothin' happened... most of the times,” Applejack told me, with a nervous smile.

“Yes, in most of the times...” Fluttershy said, with a scared expression.

“Are you trying to help or scare her?” Rainbow Dash asked them, rolling her eyes.

“Don't worry, Snowflake. It's gonna be fun!” Pinkie Pie said, with a grin in her face.

“If you say so...” I said, still a little worried, while started to follow them towards the forest.

Well, I can't say that was "fun", but I don't think crossing a forest is really meant to be. That's when I started to realize that Pinkie Pie thought everything was fun. She was smiling almost everytime. I don't know if that's good or bad, but certainly was different than my way to see the world. Probably because I lived in a world totally different, were there weren't too many exciting things. But anyway: if she lived here her entire life, how can she still see everything with excitement?

I saw we were very different from each other. And she wanted me to be her friend. How could we ever be friends like that? I mean, not that have any problem with her, but I already did have friends who were different than me, and everything went wrong.

“There it is: the Castle of the Two Sisters,” Twilight said, pointing her hoof towards, where was a ruined building that seemed a very old, abandoned castle.

When we entered, we went to a large library, filled with antique books.

“Well, guys, let's get started. We need to find something, anything about a magical snowflake necklace,” Twilight oriented.

“Okay!” Spike exclaimed, as he and the ponies started to examine the books.

I got closer to one of the bookcases, but I still had to find a way to get the books out of it with my hooves. And even if I could find a way, it would probably be a challenge to turn the pages.

My first tries didn't succeed. Twilight noticed that I was having some difficulties to use my hooves.

“Here, let me help you,” Twilight said to me, while used her magic to take some books out of the bookcase.

“Thank you,” I said.

“You're welcome. When we have the time, I can teach you how to use your magic to levitate things. Then you won't need to learn to use your hooves.”

“Thanks princess, but–”

“You can call me Twilight,” she asked me.

“Thanks, Twilight, but I don't know if I can stay much time here. I have to go back home before sunset. Soon my mother's gonna be back from work and she'll be worried about me if I'm not there,” I explained.

“Oh, I understand. But you can come back tomorrow, right? We need to solve this mystery.”

“Well... sure,” I said, with a smile.

“Alright. Now let's see what we can find in these books.” Then she turned her face and started to read. I did the same, trying to turn the pages without tearing them.

Some hours had passed. No talking, just reading. Sometimes Twilight broke the silence to ask us if we had found something. Then we all answered together: “No”.

That was getting pretty boring. I was even getting sleepy. When I finished another book, I looked out the window.

“Uh-oh...” I exclaimed.

“Something wrong, Snowflake?” Twilight asked.

“It's just that... it's almost sunset. I really have to go back,” I answered.

“Oh, okay then. I'll lead you to the castle,” she said as she closed the book.

“But it wouldn't interrupt your research? I don't wanna bother you.”

“Don't worry, you won't. It's really getting late. I think it's enough researching for today,” she said, looking at the others, who sighed in relief.

“Ugh! Finally!” Rainbow Dash said. Twilight chuckled a little to their reaction.

“Let's go then,” she called us.

As we were walking through the forest, now darker with the approach of the night, Twilight was thoughtful.

“This necklace is getting everytime more mysterious. We probably read half of the library, and we didn't find anything,” she said, intrigued.

“Oh... And we forgot we were going to visit the Tree of Harmony and the Elements,” Fluttershy remembered.

“Oh, it's true. But don't worry. We'll come back to read more tomorrow,” Twilight told her.

“Oh no...” Rainbow Dash complained. “Do we really need to do this again?”

“We have to. It isn't something ordinary,” the princess replied. “I wonder why Princess Celestia didn't answer me yet.”

Suddenly, the dragon belched a green flame from which came a scroll.

“Now she did,” Spike said. Twilight smiled, opened the note and started to read it aloud.

“Dear Princess Twilight Sparkle, I'm afraid I can't tell you I've ever heard about a magical artifact with such power, but considering recent events, I suggest you should check the Tree of Harmony. I know the chances are slim, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility of a... seventh Element of Harmony? What?”