Going Home

I layed there, crying. I was on my bed looking at an old photo. It was ripped and worn. But in the picture, there were six ponies. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and me, Twilight Sparkle. It was years since I saw Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, or even Fluttershy. Evey once and I while Pinkie would randomly pop up at the castle. But not enough.

"Twilight, I know you miss our friends, but you haven't eaten today. Come on, I made pancakes." Spike said. He tried to pull her away from the photo. But she didn't move. "Well at least let me get you something to eat!" Spike smiled. "How about Triple Berry Extra Cherry Pancake Surprise? But without the surprise?" Spike asked. I looked at him. I thought of time when I didn't want to be in my castle because it didn't feel like a home, so my friends made me my Chandelier of the Golden Oak Library roots; it was filled with all the memories of my friends and I since I moved to Ponyville. I got up quickly. I had an idea.

"Spike! We need to find our friends! They're not only the elements of harmony, but they are a part of me! We. Need. To. Find. Them. Now, Spike!" I said rushing around the room. "We should first find Pinkie. She will probably know where Fluttershy and Applejack are if they stayed in Ponyville! Come on! Let's go!" I yelled. I ran out the door and out towards Sugarcube Corner.

I walked into Sugarcube Corner. Only to be bearhugged by Pinkie. Now a Pinkie Pie bearhug isn't a normal bearhug. Once she broke one of Rainbow's ribs, when she refused to release her.

"Twilight! Oh my Celestia! I can't believe it's you! It's been forever! But I haven't seen Dashie in fiveever! Which is even longer! Oh, Twilight how have you been?" She asked releasing me. She had a whisp of sadness in her eye, but Pinkie blinked it away. Pinkie looked as normal as she could be. With her crazy hair and bright blue eyes, she looked like she could a party any minute. But then she immediately grabbed Spike and pulled him in for a hug too.

"At the castle, with Celestia, you know stuff like that." I told her. "So, Pinkie... I need your help." I told her. She looked at me and smiled.

"Lokie dokie Loki!" She said. "What's the problem?" She asked. So I told her. "Well, I know that Applejack still lives in her farm and Fluttershy in her cottage. I also know that Rarity lives in Manehattan, or was it Canterlot? I don't remember. But Dashie lives in Cloudsdale. Come on! Let's find Fluttershy!" She said bouncing off. Twilight raced after her.

After a few minutes Pinkie stopped at... At...

"They rebuilt the Golden Oak Library?" Spike asked. I was the Golden Oak Library's Librarian. I hoped that they didn't ask me to be the librarian again. With being the princess of friendship that may put a little bit more work that I want. But the Library looked exactly the same. Accept it wasn't a tree, well it was a tree, but it was half cloud. Pinkie smiled.

"Yeah. But don't worry, Twi! There is already a librarian! Cloud Wonders and her husband Wing Beat! Oh! And I can't forget about their little fillie! Petal Skies! Do you want to meet them?" She asked. Three new ponies in Ponyville and I didn't know about it? So much for being the Princess of Friendship.

"Maybe later. Can we go see Fluttershy now?" I asked. I wanted to meet Cloud Wonders, Wing Beat, and Petal Skies and I bet they're nice ponies, but I want to see my friends.

"Okay! Let's go!" She said bouncing off again. I had to gallup to catch-up with her. After a few minutes we were at Fluttershy's cottage at the edge of the Everfree Forest.

"Here we are!" Pinkie said. No really. It looked exactly the same, but there was a fence around it and there was a little plastic fillie playhouse in the yard. We walked threw the gate and up to the front door. Spike knocked.

"Petal Skies! I think your parents are here!" Fluttershy's voice rang out. There was two groans. "Oh! I better get the door." She said. There was a moment of silence. Then Fluttershy opened the door.

"Now Petal and Daisy Dash were just..." Her voice falter. Fluttershy looked older and more mature. Her mane was up in a bun -most like done by her brother, Zephyr Breeze-. "Twilight? Pinkie? Spike!" She said giving them all a group hug.

"Mom! Can't you come back later? Dashie and I were... You aren't my mommy." Said a rainbow maned fillie with a blue/purpleish coat. Her tiny wings flapping as she hoovered over the ground. She didn't have her Cutie Mark yet. "Oh. Yay! Dashie! We can still play!" She said dropping onto the ground and running around the corner.

"Yay!" Another fillies voice called. Soon the air was filled with giggles. Fluttershy released them.

"Oh my! If I had know you three were coming I would of made tea! Oh hello, Cloud Wonders! Are you here to pick up Petal Skies?" Fluttershy asked. We turned around and saw a rainbow maned mare with a light blue coat. She was hoovering over the ground only a few feet in the air. At first I thought Rainbow Dash, but then I saw her Cutie Mark it was an open book and her mane went downwards kinda like Fluttershy's, but a lot more untidy.

"Yup. Thanks for having her over, Fluttershy." And her voice didn't really sound like Rainbow. It still had a raspy tone to it, but it was a lot more smooth. She smiled looking at us. "You must be Princess Twilight Sparkle. Nice to meet you, I'm Cloud Wonders. What up, Pinkie?" She said. She landed and walked over to us. She had more sway to her walk than Rainbow too. She held out a hoof, I shook it.

"Nice to meet you." I said. She just smiled. She leaned into the door way and said,

"I'm coming to get you, Petal!" She grinned and trotted inside. Once she turned the corner she roared. There were screams and laughing of delight. "I'm coming to get you!" She said again. Fluttershy smiled.

"Come on in." She said. We trotted inside the cottage.