Author's Note

Holy fish!! So sorry! But like, I had to wait for art but I'll upload it on a blog post.(Still didn't get it!) But, it's been forever!!! I missed you all so damn much like dafuq where Sky at? Well, Sky is writing chapters everyday and also I had to wait for art. But I couldn't wait no more. I've been waiting for a month, so HAHAHA!! Joke on fucking meeee!! But, yeah so sorry, I'll be alert and active from now on, UNTILLLLLL school starts....fucccccccc............ Anyway, I hope you guys loved this chapter!
AND YES SOARIN FINALLY!!!!!!!!! Okay for reals now, bye.

Scene 10- The Eye Catcher!

Voyage Of The Unforgotten!
Chapter 10- The Eye Catcher!

Rainbow Dash's P.O.V

Last night I had a huge nightmare about the wager between my mom and Lord Tirek. I kept tossing and turning and also hoping that situation never happens to me. Once my nightmare grew worse, I woke up and the clock had 2am on it. I went to the kitchen to get some milk. I went in the refrigerator and grabbed a carton of milk and poured some in a glass. Rubbing my eyes from being drowsy, I placed the glass on the counter and pulled up a chair and started drinking. I was thinking about the wager again and that's when I heard sounds coming from the other side of the kitchen. I took a knife from the dishwasher and my glass of milk. I walked over to turn on the lights and once I did, I saw Pinkie in the fridge taking out a can of whip cream and sprayed some in her mouth before she looked at me. I gave her a shocked yet confused look as she gulped down the sugary substance.

“What? Can a girl get a midnight snack?” She asked as she sprayed some more in her mouth. “Also, what's with the knife?”

“Oh, uh, sorry. I wasn't expecting you.” I replied while putting back the knife and sat down on the counter and poured more milk in my glass.

“I should say the same thing to you. I come down here mostly every night snacking on the secret whip cream your aunt hides away from me. Yet, I end up finding them anyway. It's probably my Pinkie Sense!”

“Yeah probably…” I sighed drinking more milk. She closed the fridge and took a can of the whip cream and sat in front of me.

“Something's wrong. What is it?”

“Oh, it's nothing. Nothing's wrong, I just wanted a snack like you said.”

“Nopers!! Something's wrong. Tell me! I'm here to help you Dashie. I'm not going back to my room unless you tell me what's bugging ya!”

One thing about Pinkie. When she says something, she means it. She'll just sit here with me and death stare me until 7am. I sighed and before I could've spoken, she grabbed my glass of milk and sprayed a layer of whip cream over it and gave it back to me.

“It looked like ya needed it. Now go on and tell your Auntie Pinkie Pie what happened.”

“Auntie Pinkie Pie...?”

“Shush child and go with it! Now, you're gonna tell me or what?”

“Well, yesterday in the evening I read my mom's diary and read about some wager she made with an evil Lord. And now, I can't stop thinking about it. I eventually received a nightmare about it. And now I can't even think straight without thinking about it. I figured what if that happens to me?”

“Well for starters, that won't happen to you because I'll kick that Lord's butt.”

I giggled and looked away and Pinkie started giggling and sprayed more whip cream in her mouth.

“You know, you were right about that one thing.” I laughed while drinking some of my milk.

“You see, the most important thing is to not think about it.”

“Not think about the wager?”

“Well duhhhhh!!!! If you have nightmares about it think about something else that makes you laugh!”

That's when I thought hard about something funny and when I did, I had to tell Pinkie.

“Oh! I remember when I was 7, me and Soarin were in the lily pond and then we kept saying “ribbit!!” and then what made it funnier was that when he said it, a frog hopped right in front of his face and it scared him! Hahaha, that was good times.” I smiled and then sighed again.

“You miss him don't you?” Pinkie pouted. I nodded my head and shed a tear. She opened her arms towards me and then I hugged her tightly.

“I miss him so much.” I cried.

“There there. It's going to be okay. Why don't you go meet him?”

“I would love too but he's working. And overtime isn't going to cut it either.”

“Oh…..”

“Yeah, I spoke to my dad about it and now he made a day where he talks about it and then after the meeting, he's making a party for me.”

“Ooohh a party for the princess!”

“Yes, but it's going to be weird. People I don't know. And also all of this isn't going to help anything with that writing on the wall. What fate?! I don't have one if a father wants nothing apart of it. Sometimes I also believe that coming to India was a mistake.”

“No, it wasn't. Bad things happen. But if you want the best things you have to go through a whole heap of bad.”

“Pinkie, you're right. Thanks so much! You know you made me feel so much better than before. Thank you for that!”

“You're welcome! HUGSSSSSS!!!”

We both hugged and then the lights turned on. We both clutched onto one another.

“Pinkie Pie? Rainbow Dash?! Why are you two up?” My aunt came down the stairs and placed her hands on her hips. Me and Pinkie both laughed and Pinkie hid the can of whip cream.

“Pinkie I know you have the whip cream.” She rolled her eyes. I giggled and was walking back up the stairs.

“Aww crud!” Pinkie said as she put the can in the fridge and marched upstairs to her room.

“You both are supposed to be in bed. Anyway, good night girls.”

“G'night!!”

A few hours later….

“Well, that's the thing, I really want to meet him again but his schedule is terrible!” I sighed eating a bowl of ice cream. Radiance and Blaze exchanged looks.

“We saw him yesterday.” Blaze spoke up.

“YOU DID?!?!?!” I exclaimed in his face and knocked over the drinks on the table. Some splashed on their clothes. “Oh, sorry. I got a bit excited. But, um you guys did?”

“Yeah, we didn't talk. It was just a glimpse.”

“Oh…..”

“Yeah. I feel real sorry for him.” Blaze sighed.

“Remember when we played this game called Man Hunt? And we had to hunt one another?” I smiled.

“Oh yes! Blaze and Soarin were both savages.” Radiance rolled her eyes. “You guys always used to scare me.”

“Awwwwww sorry Ray Ray, but that's when we had energy! And freedom...” Blaze folded his arms.

“Look, let's stop thinking about the sadness and think about when we'll meet Soarin again cause I seriously wanna meet him!!!”

“Well, we have a market tomorrow! I'm not sure he'll be there but come out and help us sell some things for the ancestral festival!” Radiance smiled.

“Wow! I'm definitely going then!!!”

“Well, Soarin changed in features. He's like a changed man.” Blaze smirked at me. “Girls call him “The Eye Catcher!”’

“The eye catcher?” I asked and made a face. Radiance nodded her head in agreement.

“Yeah, he's very cute.” She blushed. “But he's not my type.”

“And I'm guessing Blaze is your type?” I smirked at her. Both of their cheeks turned bright red and Radiance yelled at me.

“DASH BE QUIET!!!”

I burst with laughter. Blaze looked at me and then at Radiance and did this a couple of times. Then he smiled.

“Sooooooooooo?” He asked.

Radiance covered his mouth and then glared at me.

“Look Ray, I'm sorry.”

“It's okay Dash. Just don't do that again.” She scrunched her nose and bit her lip.

“Anyways, let's talk about something else that makes us all happy!” Blaze smiled.

“Soarin makes me happy…” I sighed as I rested my head on the table.

“Awwwwww Dash. Hey, one day we'll meet him and make new memories with him. Trust me.” Blaze put a smile on his face. I looked at him and went back to sulking.

“I'm going back to the palace.”

“Again?!” Radiance responded quickly. I nodded my head and started walking away.

“Make sure you come to the market tomorrow!!!” She waved.

I waved back but it wasn't as promising as hers. I opened the gate and went through the doors and plopped myself on the couch in the living room. I rested my head and sulked once more. I thought about the market and I dashed right to my dad's room and banged on the door rapidly. Then a sheet of paper revealed a few words that said “At a meeting.” Signed Maharajah Rohan. I ran to the meeting room and banged on the door hard. The door opened to reveal a boy my age or older with his blue eyes and brown hair and orange skin tone. His hair covered most of his eyes as he brushed it aside to look at me.

“Well hello there princess.” He smirked as he looked up and down at me. I gave him a blank expression.

“I'm here to see my father it's an emer-”

“Address him as Maharajah Rohan.”

“Excuse me?”

“I said address him as Maharajah Rohan.”

“Hehe okay.” I said sarcastically.

I pushed my way inside the door until he shoved me back out.

“I need to speak with my dad! Its urgent!!!”

“Yeah, I'm sure it is.” The boy rolled his eyes. Then he took my hand.

“I guess we started on the wrong page princess. I'm Hoops.” He replied as he kissed my hand.

“And I'm-”

“I know who you are. May I acort you in?”

“No thank you. I can do that myself.” I huffed as I pushed my way into the room. All the Royal Court officials looked at me as I walked towards my dad.

“Daddy, I need to speak with you. It's urgent.”

“Aaah! Dashie! I'm so glad you're here! Come sit!” He clapped his hands and Hoops pulled up a chair for me to sit. Eventually, I sat down.

“Dad, what's this all about?”

“Well, we were just talking about how you said you wanted to end all overtime for the mango cove and I agree with you. But as always, we never come to an agreement.” My dad grumbled as he gave a glare to the chief administrator of the Protectors cove.

“Look, I think making these people work hard to make us food is the best thing we've ever made a decision on.” Chief Administrator Kolo stood up instantly.

“First of all! You should not raise your voice over the table. And second, eating mangoes is not a good ideal used for food! Apparently, we can use other foods to make our own dish. And third, I don't think overtime hours is a good idea. Some people have homes to come too, and they can't without finishing their jobs. Also, I have a very special best friend who works in the mango cove and he's only 16 yet he works overtime hours. And I'm sure he's tired! He wants to relax himself and hang out with his family and his friends. And I'm sure all the other overtime workers agree with me. But, I'm not going to help Chief Akelo with the ancestral festival until this law goes. And that's final!!!” I said firmly.

Somehow being the only woman in the room, all of the men seemed very impressed including my dad.

“Well Dashie. I'm surprised. That was very well put together.” My dad beamed. Hoops gave me a thumbs up before he said something.

“I agree with Princess Rainbow Dash. Not because I'm the Chief General but because she shows the bravery and fierceness in a true leader. Also, showing us an example of her dear friend and how tired he must feel working all those hours is an amazing example. I'm afraid I have no choice but to agree to Princess Rainbow Dash’s rule.” He smiled. I beamed brightly as I clapped my hands. “Anyone else who agrees with her valid statement?”

All the hands went up in the air and so did my dad's!! The only person who didn't put their hand up was Chief administrator Kolo. He grumbled in his seat and sighed.

“I must agree that she did make a good persuasion.” He huffed. I smiled and looked at my dad.

“Well, we finally came to an agreement! The law of overtime hours for the mango cove had been disabled! Case dismissed!” My dad announced before hugging me.

“That was great!!! I'm so proud of you!!!”

“Awwww thanks dad!”

“Your mom would be so proud of you!! And you do make an amazing leader.”

“Dad stop it! You're going to make me cry.” I smiled with tears filling up my eyes. “Oh, there's something that I might ask.”

“Oh, what is it?” He asked as he locked the meeting room door and walked down the hall.

“Well, there's a market for all coves tomorrow and they're selling things for the ancestral festival. Can I go?”

“Where will this market be taking place?” He gave me a stern look.

“Oh, well, um, it's going to be near the Northern part of Chennai….hehe.”

“No.”

“But dad I-”

“No daughter of mine is going near that part of Chennai. It's too dangerous! You're safe here.”

“How long are you going to be keeping me in his palace forever?! I'm 16 years old! And if I want to accomplish my destiny how can I not accomplish a dangerous part of a city when there's danger everywhere around the world?!” I cried and ran to my room.

“Rainbow Dash!!” He called out to me but I didn't respond.

I went in my room and slammed the door shut and cried in my bed. Why couldn't he ever listen? I looked at the closet and opened it revealing a few dresses and scarfs.

“Dangerous. Hahaha, I'll show him dangerous.”

The next morning....

“Are you sure this is a good idea?”

“Yes, trust me. Just do your best!”

Rarity was having second thoughts as she began to comb my hair softly and started humming.

“You know darling, your hair deserves to be out and long. It's too gorgeous to be left alone.”

“Thanks Rares. But also I have my reasons.”

“Okay, I'm done!”

She combed my hair out and long which now my hair was longer than before. She sprayed it up a bit and let it loose. I grabbed one of the scarves and tied it around my head.

“Are you sure you want to go out there?” She asked while fixing my scarf a bit. I nodded my head in agreement and opened the window and pulled down a rope.

“I'll be back! Try and stall me in the meantime.”

“Okay darling! I hope you know what you're doing.” She replied as she saw me climb down the rope and I waved her goodbye.

I ran to the Northern part of Chennai and saw a huge banner that said “Ancestral Festival Market!! Buy what you can to fund this year's ancestral festival!!” I giggled at the sign and couldn't wait to meet Radiance and Blaze and most importantly, Soarin! Just thinking about meeting him made me smile brightly as I bumped into someone.

“Hey Dash! Ya made it!” Blaze smiled and hugged me. He was holding Radiance’s hand and Radiance hugged me afterwards.

“I'll get you ladies something to drink.” He smiled as he walked to the stand when they sold drinks. I gave a smug grin to Radiance as she blushed deeply and punched my shoulder slightly.

“Well, someone's being a gentleman.” I giggled.

“Yeah, yesterday when you left, we talked about stuff and well, I think we're closer than ever.”

“Does that mean you guys are dating?!” I said loudly.

“Yup. We've been dating for 24 hours, 34 minutes, and 17 seconds. Oh, make that 18 seconds.” Blaze interrupted. He handed Radiance a drink and gave me mine.

“Drink up! We have a long day ahead of us.” Blaze replied while drinking some water. Radiance drank from her cup and I inspected the drink. I took a sip and drank more of it.

“Is this mango juice?”

“Well sort of. It's orange, carrot, and mango juice.”

“This is amazing!!! Mmmm, I want more!”

“Hahaha well you're going to get it yourself.” Radiance smiled. She threw her cup in the trash and both of them got up and left me at the table.

“W-Wait a minute, where are you two going?!”

“We're going to be walking around. You should too.”

They left me and waved goodbye. I sighed and saw a booth and started walking towards it. All around were banners that had signs of supplies for each cove. And more stuff added. I saw the mango cove’s booth and they were selling mangoes. I pulled up my scarf so no one could've recognized me. The only thing that was visible was my bang and my face. As I passed by the booth, I looked and sniffed the scent of fresh mangoes. There was only one more mango there and my stomach started growling like crazy. I was determined to get it and when I wanted to get it, I reached for it and grabbed it. I felt that I didn't feel the surface of the mango but felt something soft.

I looked down on the mango and found someone else's hand on it. My hand was on top of the person's hand and when I looked up it was a boy. He looked like my age definitely, and also he looked so different from the other boys. His face was mature and his wavy hair which was a rich color of navy blue. His cute smile and his dark emerald eyes were just, wow! He smiled at me and his cheeks turned a bit pink. I didn't know what to do but I felt my cheeks burn up a shade of pink and was in shock. He looked too perfect!!!

“Oh, sorry. Did you want that?” He asked as he took it up and laughed at me. I snapped back to reality and looked at him and smiled.

“Oh, well yeah. I was. I'm sort of hungry.”

“Well, if you want it, come and get it.” He winked. I scrunched up my nose and was trying to get it from him.

“Hey!”

“Hahaha, okay here. You look like you need it.” He gave me a smile and threw it at me. I caught it and smiled.

“Hehe you sure?”

“Yeah positive. Huh, you're not from around here are you?”

“Oh, well, um, I live in the area.”

“Oh cool. Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you too.”

“Nice scarf.”

“Oh, uh, hahahaha, thanks. This my mom's favorite color.”

“Wow, she has good taste. How is she?”

I took a deep breath and brushed my bang to the side.

“Well, um, she's dead….”

“Oh, wow!!! I'm so sorry about that. I hope you're okay.” He looked in my eyes and smiled and then brushed his hair with his fingers and boy did that sent chills up my spine. Not a bad chill like a warm comforting chill.

“Yeah, I'm fine. I'm trying hard to be okay.”

“I'll be here if you need anything!”

“Awwwww thank you. And for the mango too.”

“It's okay. I also payed for it.”

“Well what about you? You need to eat too ya know.”

“Yeah, I will. When I get home. It's fine. Thanks for caring.”

“Hehe you're welcome. Huh, how did you get your hair soft?” I played with his hair and he blushed a bit.

“Hahaha, um, it's always been like that. But thank you.” He smiled as he held my hands. I looked at him and blushed slightly and looked away.

“Oh, I better go. I'm not supposed to be here. I sort of sneaked out my parents house.” He laughed. My eyes widened and I laughed too.

“I did the same. My dad says it's too dangerous.” I rolled my eyes then we both laughed.

“Well, I just wanted to come here and explore. But I work outside all day.”

“Huh, I'm guessing you work in a cove here.”

“Yeah, the mango cove.”

“Really? How is it there?”

“It's great! We all treat each other like family. You seem very sweet and loving and you'll definitely fit in.” He blushed.

“Awwwwww thank you so much. And you too.”

He smiled at me and we both sat down and talked for most of the evening until we heard a HUGE siren. People started running fast and screaming. Me and the boy looked at one another.

“THERE'S A FIRE!!!!” A girl exclaimed. “RUN FOR COVER!!!!”

I was trying to leave but so many people were running all over the place. Eventually, I fell and my scarf got caught and all my hair was flying everywhere. The whole place was caught on fire and all I saw was orange fiery flames. The sky was black and smoke arose all around me. I started coughing like crazy. I snatched the scarf and it ripped. I didn't care and I ran as fast as I could and covered it over my mouth and nose so I wouldn't inhale the smoke. I ran and tripped over a rock and the flames surrounded me. Coughing and trying to see, I found a ledge and jumped up to reach it but I couldn't. I was pushing myself up before the flames got to me. I eventually pushed myself up and I was on the ledge. I ran for cover but ended up coughing so much that I fainted. I heard footsteps and then when I tried to open my eyes, I saw a figure standing above me and that's when I was knocked out completely.

To be continued...