The Coltland Chronicles 2: Foals' Story of their Lives

Lost

"You're right to be mad. I wouldn't be if my mum wasn't around because, I'm adopted, but I would be mad if she left the family." Mandarin said and he opened his mouth to sing a song to calm Lily down:

"Hush little Lily, please don't be crying
I'm gonna make you all better
And if that doesn't seem to help
I'm going to keep you safe and sound."

Lily then stopped crying and she looked at him with happiness and gave him a tight hug.

"That was beautiful, Mandarin." Lily said and she sniffed a little then wiped one of her eyes with her hoof.

"I had to cheer you up, I just hate seeing you looking so sad," Mandarin said, stroking her mane. "Come on, let's go to the others now."

They both stood up and galloped to the others who were sitting on a grass hill with a cherry blossom tree.

"I see you are feeling much better, Lily, why were you sad?" Lulu Belle said with cheer.

"My mum came to my house last night and we got to a rough start and we argued and that was it," Lily said in a cheered up voice. "It will take some time for me to forgive her for not being there for all my life but right now I'm still very mad at her."

When it came to six o'clock, the five friends decided to go to the forest for some exploring. They were warned not to go in there a few times but since they seemed independent to be on their own, they were allowed to go there, just as long as they knew the way home.

"Wow, this forest is so big." Lulu Belle said in surprise.

"I wonder if anypony has ever been here before." Lily responded in wonder.

Miracle then stood still as she looked at the tall trees with worry.

"Are you sure, guys? It seems dangerous to go in." Miracle said and she cowered in fear.

"Come on, Miracle! We're just going to the lake where my parents had their first date together." Eloise said smiling and jumping about.

Miracle shrugged the bad feeling away and the friends walked into the forest.

"Guys, remember that I have to be home at seven even though I don't really want to go home and see my mum that was never there for all my life." Lily said with concern and anger.

"We will get you home on time, we're only going to sit at the lake for thirty minutes then we will go home just in time for dinner." Mandarin reassured her and he patted her on the back with one of his hooves then used the same one to get his orange hair out of his face.

They arrived at the lake and Eloise sighed dreamily.

"I would love to have a date with a colt here. That way, I could tell my foals and my grandfoals about it and should probably do the same." Eloise said sighing.

Lily looked at Mandarin from the corner of her eye and he did the same with his eye and they both blushed and smiled.

"It is a beautiful lake to have a picnic or to go and think." Lily said cheerfully.

After thirty minutes, the friends were walking home until they had a feeling that something was not right.

"Umm... guys, which is the way home?" Miracle asked in worry and she looked all around her.

"I thought it was this way." Lulu Belle said, looking around in confusion.

"If I don't get home, my mum will yell at me, I'll be in trouble with my dad and I'll miss helping make dinner." Lily said in a panic.

"I knew going here would be a terrible idea." Mandarin said in disappointment.

"Oh no, we are lost!" Eloise yelled and the other four friends covered their ears.

At seven, Ivar was sitting in the living room, staring at his ex-mare, Lyla with anger in his look.

"Where is Lily?" Lyla asked with anger and worry in her voice.

"She should be home by now. I hope nothing terrible happened like she is being held hostage by changelings or any other mythical creatures," Ivar said with concern. "I'm just going over to my friends to see if she might be there, having a sleepover with her best friends."

"Where is Eloise?" Sven asked his friends that were in the room.

"Where is our little miracle?" Magnus asked in concern.

"Where is Mandarin and Lulu Belle?" Hugo and Jordan said at the same time.

"I hope they didn't get foalnapped by some creeper or by some changelings or sirens," Colette said in worry and Jordan patted her on the back. "I hope nothing happened to them like what happened to me eleven years ago."

"Everypony, have you seen my daughter?" Ivar asked as he galloped into the castle.

"No, we haven't seen her or any of our foals. We only saw them this morning when they went to school." Annamarie said in worry and she looked like she was going to cry.

"Let's get to the police station and report them missing and hope they get found." Ivar said and the others all nodded and they galloped out of the castle.

It started to get dark and the five friends started to get scared and worried especially Lily because she was scared of the dark which was why she kept a nightlight on at night because she was afraid of night terrors. Eloise suddenly give a yelp of surprise and pain and the others turned to her.

"My hair is stuck on a branch!" Eloise squealed in pain and she managed to get her hair off the branch.

The others sighed in annoyance. They walked further and they saw a house in the middle of the forest. Who lived there? Was it safe? Would they accept five lost foals who had no idea how to get home? Lulu Belle trotted up to the door and knocked on it slowly. They heard footsteps and the door opened slowly. A pegasus mare with a light pink mane and tail, a light blue body and a yellow wrapped sweet cutie mark, stood outside the door and looked at them in surprise.

"What can I do for you, little ones?" the mare asked and Lily cleared her throat quietly.

"Excuse me, miss, we have lost our way home and wondered if we can stay here until we figure out the way home." Lulu Belle said and she looked down at the ground.

"Of course, dearies, come on in," the pegasus walked to the side and the five friends walked in and looked around and the house looked really beautiful. "Would you like some food?"

The foals nodded and the mare walked into the kitchen. They heard hoofsteps and they turned to see who it was and they looked at them in shock and fear.

"Mum, why did you let them in? I told you not to!" Ruby yelled in anger then she looked at them with a glare and walked upstairs.

This was Ruby's home? So she wasn't a rich filly after all. What would Sapphire have to say about that?

"Yeah, Mum, we don't like them at all!" Sapphire's voice was heard and she gave them the same look as Ruby did. They were sisters?