Something dark overcomes the land of light.

Once they arrived at Ponyville, they headed to Sugarcube corner to let Mr. and Mrs. Cake know what’s going on. They explained everything to them about how the princesses’ have been killed, and how those two evil men showed up to play a game, and how no one is allowed to help but Pinkie. By the end of the explanation Mrs. Cake had fainted, and Mr. Cake seemed on the verge of fainting himself.

"So those two creatures stood on two legs?" Mr. Cake asked.

"Yes." Replied Twilight and Pinkie In unison.

"One had fire for hair… I have no Idea how that works. How does his head not hurt? The other meanie had a red and yellow Jesters hat on his head, and a super big smile on his face, but not a good type of smile. It was a BAAAAD smile, like the smile only big meanies have on." Said Pinkie. Mrs. Cake appeared to recover from her faint.

"There was a white coated unicorn stallion, that had on that same hat you described, who came in a minute ago. He ordered every cake we had. Do you think it was him in disguise?" Asked Mrs. Cake.

"Not sure... It could just be a coincidence, but he did show that he had a lot of magic and had the same name as Discord. If it was him, it means we are going to have a hard time finding him, since he seems to be able to disguise himself. Do you know where the pony went?" Twilight asked.

"No we don't, but he did say to give you two a message before he left, if that helps.” Mrs. Cake said, as Twilight seemed to take interest.

“What did he say?" asked Twilight.

"’I am not one to be defeated easily at hide and seek; it’s my favorite game you know. If you can’t find me, then this world will be destroyed without a doubt.’ It was a strange message. What do you think the pony meant by it?" Mrs. Cake asked, confused.

"I don't know what he meant by the odd riddle, but I’m guessing It WAS him with a disguise. Since you said this pony ordered all of your cakes, and when we first met him, he was eating a cake. How did the pony carry the cakes out of the store anyways?" asked Twilight.

"That’s the strange part: He pulled off the hat he had on, and it sucked all the cakes up like a vacuum. Even for a villain, he was nice enough to pay us triple the bits, which was a lot." Mrs. Cake replied.

"What color was the pony’s mane?" Twilight asked.

"It was a jet black color." replied Mr. Cake.

"White coat with a black mane… He shouldn’t be too hard to find, not many ponies have that color scheme. The only problem is... he can be ANYWHERE In Equestria, so it is going to be a challenge finding some pony in just two days." Twilight said.

"Didn’t you say the flame headed creature gave you three days?" Mrs. Cake asked.

"Yes but he made the day and night cycle last only sixteen hours, so If you take eight hours away from three days, it basically leaves you with two days." Replied Twilight. Mrs. Cake paled.

"You two should get a move on then! You have no time to spare!" Mrs. Cake, then shoved both Pinkie Pie and Twilight out of Sugarcube corner, so they could start their search.

"Where do we go first Twilight?" Pinkie asked.

"I think we should search the Everfree Forest first to get the hard part out of the way." Twilight said as Pinkie looked worried.

"But Twilight! It’s like, super-duper dangerous in there. It’s filled with Timber Wolves, Hydras and other scary monsters! Why can’t we save that for last?" Pinkie asked as Twilight sighed.

"It’s always best to get the hard part out of the way, so we don't worry about it our entire time searching. I know it’s scary, Pinkie, but it’s nothing compared to those two evil guys." Twilight replied.

After a little while of walking, they finally ended up at their destination, and began their search. Pinkie has calmed down a bit and started humming a song to herself. Twilight, on the other hand, is writing down something with magic, and a quill, on a piece of paper that she pulled out of her saddle bag.

"Watch writing down Twilight?" The pink earth pony asked.

"I’m writing down some landmarks that we keep passing, like that big rock over there, and that big tree, so we don't get lost, and to see if anything might be different on our walk back. Remember to keep an eye out for anything suspicious Pinkie, because he seems to be able to take the forms of ponies. If he’s able to transform into ponies, then Celestia knows what else he’s able to change Into." Replied Twilight. Pinkie frowned a bit at the realization of just how hard this game would be, not to mention if they lose, all of Equestria will be destroyed by an insane clown and a chaotic jester. After an hour or two of searching, nothing has changed other than the song Pinkie was singing.

‘How does she come up with so many songs?’ Twilight mentally asked herself.

"I just sing whatever’s on my mind." Pinkie replied. This response shocked Twilight.

"How did... but that... Pinkie how did you know what I was thinking?" Twilight asked, really confused.

"Your face had on a face that said: ‘How does Pinkie come up with all her really super-duper awesome songs.’ So I answered your question for you." Replied Pinkie, leaving the purple Alicorn very confused once more. Twilight was about to ask Pinkie again, but decided to drop it after she realized that Pinkie was just being Pinkie.

After another few minutes of walking Twilight and Pinkie both saw a hut in the distance. That house belonged to none other than Zadora. Twilight put her paper and quill back in her saddle bag.

"Maybe she's seen him." Twilight said, more to herself then anything. They approached Zecora’s hut, and they notice something’s off about it.

"Is my mind just playing tricks on me, or is her hut shaped like a cake?" Twilight asked. As they got closer they could tell what was wrong with It. "It isn’t shaped like a cake, it IS a cake." Twilight said to herself.

Twilight and Pinkie stepped inside the house and to their surprise Zecora was there, seemingly unaware of what her house looks like on the outside.

"Hello my good friends, what brings you here? Both your faces seem to be showing some traces of fear." Zecora said.

"Yes we are a bit scared, but do you realize your hut has been turned into a cake?" Twilight asked. This confused Zecora, as she stuck her head outside the window, looking up at her ‘House’, then brought her head back into the room.

"My, my, odd thing Indeed. This isn’t my doing, that much I guarantee. I’m going to have to find some poison joke to fix my hut, or else monsters will find my house easy to cut." Zecora said.

"We think we know who caused this, but we have no time to explain. Look, have you seen any pony or anything out of the usual within the past few hours?" Asked Twilight.

"Nothing odd I have seen, It sounds like what your describing is a Changeling." Zecora replied.

"No it isn’t a changeling, it’s a two legged creature that is able to use magic, and we are looking for him. If we don't find him within the next three days, Equestria will be doomed. Let us know if you see anything odd. We don't have time to spare, so we will be on our way now." Twilight said as the two ponies left the house. After almost an hour more of searching later Twilight said "Let’s start heading home Pinkie. We need some rest, and it’s getting pretty late." Twilight said. "But-but Twilight! If we don't find this guy, then Equestria will be doomed. We have to keep searching." Pinkie said.

"Yes, Pinkie, I know, but I don't think I can stay up much longer, were just ponies and we still need rest regardless of the situation we are in." Twilight replied.

"Alight fine, but I’m waking you up early in the morning so we can get a head start." Pinkie said.

After a few more minutes of walking, Twilight noticed a distorted figure in the distance. Both ponies ran towards it thinking it could possibly be that man they are looking for, or he disguised himself as the white and black pony from Sugarcube corner. Once they reached the figure, however, they realized it was just Zecora.

"Zecora, what are you doing here? I thought you were at your hut, trying to turn your house back to normal." Asked Twilight.

"I’m sorry Twilight; I just got a bit confused with my directions is all. I was looking for poison joke to help fix my house. I'll be on my way then." Said Zecora as she started walking back to the direction of her hut.

"Well that was weird." Twilight said. They started to continue walking when a sudden realization hit Twilight. "Wait a second, there is no poison joke in this part of the Everfree, and she wasn’t speaking in her normal rhymes! That wasn’t Zecora that was..." Twilight glanced back to the direction ‘Zecora’ was walking and saw nothing. "PINKIE HURRY UP! THIS WAY, QUICK!" Twilight yelled. The two ponies began running in the direction they saw ‘Zecora’ walked to.

"What’s wrong Twilight?" Pinkie asked, obliviously.

"You didn’t notice? She wasn’t speaking in her normal rhymes, and there’s no poison joke in this part of the Everfree! That wasn’t Zecora, that was... that was the creature we were looking for!" replied Twilight.

"To the right! I saw the fake run to the right!" Pinkie said. As they both bolt right they see the impostor Zecora starting to pick up pace.

"I found you! Stop running!" Twilight screamed. "Sucks my brother didn’t tell you all the rules! You have to tag me for the game to end. Have fun!" The Impostor, who they now know is that other Discord they are trying to find, said. Discord started gaining so much speed that it would put rainbow dash to shame.

"Get back here you big meanie!" Pinkie screamed, but it was too late, the fake Zecora, or Discord as they now know, just escaped there vision.

They continue running in the direction they last saw Discord for another five minutes, but It was useless, he escaped there grasp. Pinkie and Twilight both stop and start heading back to Ponyville, deciding to just cut their losses and get some rest. The walk back was awkwardly silent, especially since Pinkie hasn’t talked once ever since they lost him.

‘I can’t blame her for being upset, we were so close to saving our friends… but we let our first chance slip away… Who knows when we will encounter him again? For all I know, we won’t see a trace of him again." Twilight thought to herself as Pinkie and Twilight approached Ponyville, they finally had to split ways.

"Goodnight Pinkie." Said Twilight.

"Goodnight Twilight." Pinkie replied in a sad and tired voice. Pinkie started heading home to get some rest as Twilight started doing the same.

Twilight finally reached her tree house and got into her bed.

"Goodnight Spike." She said as sudden realization hit her like a smack across the face. Spike was gone, that flame headed man kidnapped Spike along with her friends, and there wasn’t a thing she could do about it. It’s easy to say Twilight Is going to have trouble sleeping tonight with the thought of all her friends being in danger while she’s just sleeping.