Ashes

"Twilight!" The yellow pegasus said is glee. The lavender alicorn pulled her friend into a hug, "I can't believe it's you! And don't you worry, Applejack and Sunset told me everything."

"I'm glad I don't need to repeat a story." Twilight chuckled, but then her face turned glum, "Have you and Applejack seen Spike lately?" Both ponies shook their heads and Twilight's face fell,

"What's wrong, sugarcube?" Applejack asked,

"You see... The reason why I came here again was because Sunset and Flash got me out of the spell, you know that, but..." *Sigh

"Twilight, if you want to tell us, go ahead. And if you don't, we won't mind one bit." Fluttershy reassured. Twilight took a deep breath before she spoke again,

"When I read the last entry, it started off with some demanding message from Rainbow, then a message from Spike, but in that same message, there was a threat from whichever evil we've faced in the past! The most important thing is that they took Spike!" Applejack and Fluttershy look dumbfounded. They glanced at Sunset only to receive a nod. They looked back at the white orb only to see many guilty faces. Applejack gulped and spoke up,

"Why didn't ya tell me when we were with Rarity?"

"It's because Rarity was sick, and I didn't want her to have to worry about Spike while she's in such a condition." Twilight replied,

"We were all confused when Twilight read the message. But now, Spike is gone to who knows where!" Sunset added,

"Well then, why don't we wait for Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Maud to come. That way, we can talk it over and find out what we're going to do." Fluttershy suggested,

"That's a great plan, Fluttershy!" Twilight said, "Now, where do Sunset and I stay?"

"Right this way." Fluttershy said, "And I'm really glad to have you back. I couldn't to anything while this entire thing was going on. I always needed Applejack and Rainbow Dash to help me out. Oh, and Angel Bunny too. You know, with all the war going on, Celestia and Luna are taken hostage along with Shining and Cadence. It's all been really bad. You have no idea how glad I am to have you back." Twilight smiled in reply, but inside, she felt guilty. Sunset recegnized with and went to her side,

"It's okay, Twilight." She whispered, "They all forgive, They're all happy to have you back."

"I know, Sunset." She whispered back, "It's just that... I'm sure Pinkie Pie can easily switch, but Rainbow Dash?"

"Just let things happen when they happen." Flash said (The ball follows Twilight so it was at the back with her and Sunset so the humans heard the entire thing :3) Twilight sighed as she nodded her head. Before she knew it, voices could be heard. Twilight looked up and her gloomy expression turned to one of delight,

"Cheerilee! Big Mac! Mare Mayor! Octavia! Vinyl! Bon Bon! Lyra! Amethyst! Carrot Top! Berry Punch! Hey... Is that Pumpkin Cake and Pound Cake? And Mr. and Mrs. Cake! What about Tootsie Flute and Ruby Pinch?!" (I agree with Berry Punch adopting Ruby Pinch and I like to think Tootsie Flute admires Lyra ever since I read this thing called Heartstrings: http://tritebristle.deviantart.com/art/Heartstrings-Extra-p9-A-challenger-appears-501250131)