The Disney Chronicles I: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Chapters

Where Are We?
Meeting Snow White
Into the Woods
Animal friends/Whistle While You Work
The Bedroom/Arrival of the Dwarfs
Meet the Dwarfs/ Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum
Special Chapter: Music in Your Soup
Curious, Tricked and a Disguise
The Yodel Party/We'll Be Comfortable
A Special Sort of Death
Chorale for Snow White/An Unexpected Rescue
Love's First Kiss/Is This Goodbye?
A Story To Be Told
A Book?
Beware of Strangers/Witch Hunt

Where Are We?

An unfamiliar location

Twilight slowly opens her eyes, as a blurry purple-and-green image spoke in front of her. At first, she couldn’t hear what the blur said until it spoke louder.

“Twilight… Twilight!” The blur spoke. “Wake up, Twilight!”

As her vision cleared, Twilight recognized Spike before her eyes.

“Ow,” Twilight groaned, rubbing her head. “What happened?”

“Thank Celestia, you’re okay,” Spike said. “You… Are okay, right?”

“A little,” Twilight answered, uncertain. “I really hit my head hard though; I’m going to have a bump on my head.”

Twilight and Spike weren’t alone, however. Around them, their friends Fluttershy, Pinkie and Applejack woke up too.

“What happened?” Fluttershy asked.

“I don’t know,” Applejack answered. “But ah feel like I’ve been rolling in a barrel of cider!”

“Wow, that was the best ride ever!” Pinkie said, excitedly. “Let’s do that again!”

As Twilight and the rest looked at their surroundings, they were both confused and puzzled. They were in some kind of forest, but that wasn’t the only strange thing. The sun shined very brightly.

“Whe-where are we?” Twilight asked.

“I’m not sure, Twilight,” Spike answered. “Wasn’t it normally night?”

“It was. We probably fell asleep and that book you found, with all that magical energy, must have been a dream… Or maybe, we’re not in Equestria! I hope I’m right about the dream part.”

“I can bite you awake if you want,” Pinkie offered, with a smile.

Twilight faced Pinkie’s direction, assuming she was joking.

“Thank you, Pinkie. That would be really helpful.”

As Twilight turned her attention to her surroundings, Pinkie snuck close and bit her front leg very hard. Twilight’s eyes went wide.

“OW! Not so hard!” Twilight cried, firmly.

“Sorry,” Pinkie said, sheepishly. “When I’m this excited, I bite really hard; I should have warned you.”

“Hold on a minute!” Twilight realized. “I’m still here; this isn’t a dream!”

Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie and Spike also knew they were not dreaming. They didn’t need Pinkie to bite them.

“Then, what is this?” Applejack asked. “Where exactly are we?”

“I don’t know,” Twilight answered.

Suddenly, Twilight saw something causing her eyes to go wide.

“But now I know we’re definitely not in Equestria!”

The others faced the same direction as Twilight and their eyes went wide as well. They saw a huge castle towering high above a small town. Suddenly, Spike looked around and gasped at the realization.

“Hold on!” Spike spoke, with great concern. “Where are Rainbow Dash and Rarity?!”

Another unfamiliar location
Exact same time

Rainbow slowly opened her eyes. As she tried to stand on her legs, she looked at her surroundings.

“What… Is this?” She asked herself.

Rainbow Dash appeared to be in some kind of huge hall, with a few pillars spread everywhere. Then she saw a familiar unicorn lying across the floor.

“Rarity? Rarity!”

Rainbow approaches Rarity, trying to wake her up.

“Wake up, Rarity! This is no time for beauty sleep!”

Rarity’s eyes slowly open, looking around.

“Wha… What happened?” Rarity asked, before facing her friend. “Rainbow? Where are we?”

“I asked myself the same question. All I remember was the book sucking us in; it must’ve brought us here.”

“So… We’re not in Equestria?” Rarity asked.

“Without a doubt,” Rainbow nodded.

“Where are Twilight and the others?”

“I don’t know. But whatever this is, we must get out and find them.”

“This place makes me shiver all over,” Rarity said, looking around. “Reminds me of the time I went to the Castle of the Two Sisters to restore some ancient tapestries and we all saw how that turned out.”

“I know that all too well,” Rainbow shivered.

“This looks a bit like a castle; I wonder who lives here.”

Suddenly, Rainbow heard something as her ear twitched.

“Hear that? Somepony’s coming; we need to hide.”

They quickly hid behind a wall; the sound coming closer. Suddenly, they saw who or what made it.

Whatever it was, it appeared to be female. Another strange thing was that it walked on two legs. A creature they’ve never seen before, it was an icily beautiful woman with a serene, unfeeling face and slender figure. She had pale skin, green eyes, red lips and seemingly penciled-on eyebrows. She wore a purple gown with long sleeves and a red rope belt tied around her waist. She also had a black balaclava that covers her ears, neck and hair, leaving her face exposed. She also wore a long black coat that appears to be part of the cowl. The cloak is lined red inside, the bottom lined with white fur, and a high white collar attached. She also wore a golden pendant that seems to connect with the collar and orange-yellow high-heel pumps. To top off her appearance, she wore a golden crown atop her head with 5 spikes on the front and a jewel on the tip of the middle and tallest spike.

Rainbow and Rarity couldn’t help but stare, as the creature walked past them towards a room.

“What is that?” Rarity asked. “It looks like… A Queen.”

“I don’t know,” Rainbow answered. “Whatever that is, it gives me the creeps.”

The creature went inside the room, as the two ponies appeared out of their cover.

“Come on,” Rainbow said. “Let’s check it out.”

Rarity watch Rainbow run towards the room where the creature went.

“Rainbow, wait!” Rarity whispered harshly. “What are you doing?!”

But seeing her friend was way ahead, Rarity quietly ran after her.

The two ponies went inside the room the creature went, watching it approach a large mirror on top of a few stairs. She stood right in front of it and suddenly… The creature began to speak.

“Slave in the Magic Mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee…”

The creature raised her arms, while a gust of wind made her cloak wave.

“Speak!”

A bolt of lightning appeared on the mirror, as fire rose. Rainbow and Rarity covered their eyes from the lightning.

“Let me see thy face.” The creature commanded.

The flames disappeared and a face appeared on the mirror with smoke appearing behind it. The two ponies watch in awe.

“What wouldst thou know, my queen?” The face asked.

“It ‘is’ a queen,” Rarity whispered.

“Shh,” Rainbow said.

“Magic Mirror on the wall; who is the fairest one of all?” The Queen asked.

Rainbow paid close attention to all this.

“Famed is thy beauty, majesty,” The mirror answered. “But hold, a lovely maid I see. Rags cannot hide her gentle grace. Alas, she is more fair than thee.”

“Alas for her,” The queen said, crossing her arms. “Reveal her name!”

“Lips, red as the rose. Hair, black as ebony. Skin, white as snow.”

The Queen gasped; she knew of whom the mirror spoke about.

“Snow White.”

Rainbow and Rarity looked at each other.

“A mirror that knows and sees everything?” Rarity asked.

“Wait a minute!” Rainbow said. “Snow White? That’s the name Twilight read from that story.”

“You’re saying… We’re in the book?”

“Yes! The story also mentioned a queen and a mirror. I think that creature over there is the same!”

“She doesn’t look very friendly.”

“We better find a way out of here,” Rainbow advised. “If Twilight and the rest are in this place, we better find them.”

“Okay,” Rarity agreed.

Suddenly, the queen turned around as if she heard them.

“Who goes there?!” She asked.

“Oh no, we’re discovered!” Rainbow said. “Quick, Rarity. We must hide; follow me!”

Rainbow and Rarity ran back to the halls, as the Queen went after them but neither fast nor slow. She may not have seen who the voices belonged to, but she doesn’t like intruders. Especially if they are fairer than her.

“Whoever you are, you cannot hide from me!” The queen declared, with a frightening voice. “I will find you and when I do, I’ll decide your fate! That all depends if you are more fair than me!”

She appeared in the halls, searching for them. Somewhere within, Rainbow and Rarity hid under a table.

“What are we going to do?” Rarity whispered.

Rainbow began to think. When she looked at her wings, she smiled.

“I’ve got an idea,” Rainbow said. “That queen doesn’t know one of us can fly. I’ll stay in the air to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn’t find you.

“You’re leaving me?!” Rarity asked, with a panic look.

“Shh,” Rainbow hushed. “It’s only for a moment. If she finds one or both of us, who knows what will happen. You need to trust me, Rarity.”

“O-Okay,” Rarity nodded. “I trust you.”

“Now stay here and be as quiet as possible,” Rainbow instructed. “I will try to find a way out of this castle.”

They hugged each other.

“Please, don’t stay away for too long.”

“Hey, it’s me. Remember?”

Rainbow flew quickly toward the ceiling, looking around in midair. She saw the queen still looking for them in every corner. She was too far away from Rarity’s hiding place, which gave her a little time to find an exit. She flew fast but silently, until she saw a door. She squeed a little and returned to where the queen is.

“I know you’re here somewhere,” The queen called out.

By the time Rainbow arrived, she saw her heading towards Rarity’s hiding place.

“Are you here?!”

The queen released a powerful gust of wind from her hands, blowing away some furniture. This made Rarity squeal; unfortunately, the queen heard that.

“Got you!” She declared, running towards Rarity’s hiding spot.

“Oh no!” Rainbow whispered.

The queen was very close to Rarity, who was doing her very best to stay hidden. Quickly landing on the ground, Rainbow grabs a drink cup from a table and throws it against the wall. The queen turned when she heard a crash.

"What was that?" The queen asked.

As the queen ran towards the sound, Rainbow flew back to the ceiling over Rarity, who slowly peaked from the table. She hyperventilated a little, but otherwise she was fine.

“Come on, Rarity,” Rainbow urged. “I found a way out! Follow me and stay hidden.”

Rainbow flew high in the air while Rarity followed, as she made the queen didn’t see her. Meanwhile, the queen approached the source of the sound. She picked up the drinking cup and examined it.

“I’ve been tricked,” She said. “But they won’t escape me.”

As the queen searched further, Rarity kept hiding while following Rainbow. After a few minutes of walking and staying hidden, they finally found the door Rainbow found.

“Here it is!” Rainbow pointed. “Let’s get outside before that queen captures us.”

Rainbow slowly opened the door, and both went through it. Though the queen still searched, she’d soon find out her search was for naught. Rarity and Rainbow found themselves outside in a courtyard, relieved the worst was over.

“Phew, I’m glad that’s over,” Rainbow said.

But when they looked straight forward, their eyes widen.

Meeting Snow White

The Town
Thirty minutes ago

After walking through the forest-like area, Twilight, Spike, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie enter the town. However, it looked more like a ghost town since there wasn’t a sign of life… Yet.

“Let me get this straight,” Applejack said. “We’re inside that book, just like the time Spike’s comic book sucked us in?”

“No doubt about it,” Twilight answered.

As the group walked, Applejack looked around the empty streets.

“Ah’ don’t see any civilians here; ah’ wonder where they are.”

“I don’t have a good feeling about this,” Fluttershy said worriedly.

“Don’t worry, Fluttershy,” Pinkie Pie said. “Nopony is going to hurt your pretty head, not so long as Twilight, Applejack, Spike and Auntie Pinkie Pie are here.”

Fluttershy rolled her eyes a bit when Pinkie called herself ‘Auntie Pinkie Pie’.

“I wonder where Rarity and Rainbow are,” Spike said. “I hope nothing bad happened to them.”

“Don’t worry, Spike,” Twilight assured. “We’ll find them.”

“The place sure could use a party,” Pinkie observed. “And cake! There can never be a party without cake!”

Suddenly, a door slam caused the ponies and dragon to turn toward one of the buildings.

“Did you hear that?” Spike asked.

“Somepony closed his or her door,” Twilight pointed out. “This is like the time Zecora arrived for the first time in Ponyville.”

“Maybe we should show the folks here we ain’t dangerous,” Applejack suggested.

“Oooh, I can do that!” Pinkie said.

Before the others can say anything, Pinkie skipped towards one of the houses and knocked on the door.

“Hello?! My name is Pinkie Pie and me and my friends mean no harm!”

She waited for a response, but no one opened the door. Pinkie peered through the window.

“If you want a party, I’m your pony!”

In response, the curtains closed in front of her. She tried various houses, but all ended with the same result. Eventually, she walked back toward her friends.

“Sheesh! Nopony wants to come out!” Pinkie said. “I asked if they wanted a party; I even asked if they want cake. You can’t say no to cake!”

“Maybe they just want to be left alone,” Fluttershy said.

“I’m not sure why they’re scared,” Twilight said. “But we need to go further. We should start at that castle. Let’s go, everypony!”

Everypony walked toward the castle. After a few minutes, they stopped at one of the castle walls.

“I wonder who lives here,” Spike wondered.

“A king?” Pinkie guessed. “A queen? A prince? A princess?”

“Focus, Pinkie!” Twilight said. “We got two problems at the moment: We don’t know if there’ll be a way back to Equestria and we don’t know where Rarity and Rainbow Dash are.”

“Don’t panic, sugar cube,” Applejack said, placing a hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. “There will be a way out just like in Spike’s comic book. But first, we need to find Rainbow and Rarity.”

Suddenly, they heard something like some pony was humming a song.

“Hear that?” Spike asked.

“I hear it, Spike,” Twilight answered.

“I wonder who’s singing that,” Spike wondered.

“It sounds lovely!” Fluttershy said.

“Only one way to find out,” Twilight determined. “We climb over the walls.”

“But how are we going to do that?” Applejack asked.

Twilight thought a bit when suddenly an idea came up.

“Wait here.”

Twilight ran in the direction toward the town. The others waited a few minutes before she finally returned with a ladder, which she placed against the castle wall.

“We’ll use this ladder,” Twilight explained. “Come along.”

One by one, they climbed the ladder while the humming went on. When they reached the top, they hung on as they saw who or what was humming that song. They don’t know what species this creature is but listening to the sound they know it’s a girl. She was completely dressed in rags and wore clogs on her feet. She was washing a staircase in a courtyard while she was surrounded by white doves. She hummed on like she didn’t have a care in the world. The ponies and dragon couldn’t keep their eyes off the creature.

“What is that?” Applejack asked.

“It looks exactly like my Canterlot High friends,” Twilight observed. “Sunset said they’re called humans.”

“So that’s what they’re called,” Spike said.

“I think she looks lovely,” Fluttershy replied. “She sounds lovely, too.”

“Hold on a minute,” Spike spoke. “We don’t even know if it’s dangerous.”

“A girl who washes a staircase and hums a little song is dangerous?” Applejack asked, with narrow eyes. “Really, Spike?”

“Good point there. What do we do?”

“We could…” Twilight began, then stopped.

As she looked toward her friends, she saw one was missing.

“Where’s Pinkie?!”

They looked around to find their friend. Suddenly, Spike, his mouth wide open, pulled Twilight’s mane and pointed toward the direction he was looking. Twilight faced Spike’s direction and her eyes went wide too. They saw Pinkie walk straight toward the human girl, who was still scrubbing the staircase. She sighed a little, grabbed the bucket and splashed the water on it. When she turned around, she was completely surprised.

“Hi!” Pinkie said.

The girl screamed a little and fell to the ground, dropping the bucket. The pink pony came closer to her, excited to meet the strange creature.

“My name’s Pinkie Pie. What’s your name?”

“Pinkie! What are you doing?!” Twilight yelled.

The creature and Pinkie turned to see another pony teleport from the wall to the courtyard. But this pony didn’t come alone.

“Just saying ‘Hi’,” Pinkie said.

“By sneaking up on her?!” Applejack said, falling from the wall to the ground. “Look at what ya did; ya scared the poor thing.”

Fluttershy also flew down to the ground, while Spike held on.

“We’re so sorry, miss,” Fluttershy spoke. “We didn’t mean to scare you. Can you forgive us?”

The human girl slowly stood up; she didn’t expect any of this at all.

“It’s okay, miss,” Twilight spoke softly, trying not to scare her. “We’re not here to hurt you.”

“W-Why, you’re little ponies!” The girl said with a smile.

“Well duh, what did you expect?” Pinkie asked. “Seven tiny little men?”

The ponies and dragon faced Pinkie with a puzzled look.

“Oh my, I never met colorful ponies before,” The girl spoke. “Especially ones that can talk. May I… Touch one of you?

The ponies look at each other until Fluttershy broke the silence.

“Um, sure… I guess.”

The girl reached out her hand, as Fluttershy slowly approached. This creature was still new for ponies who haven’t seen humans yet, especially Fluttershy, as the girl’s hand came close to her. Fluttershy hesitated a little, then brought her muzzle close to the hand. The girl gasped a little when she felt the soft fur of the pony. She began to explore more of the soft fur, till suddenly she caressed Fluttershy behind the ear. The shy pony didn’t know how, but she found it rather… Soothing and relaxing. She closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling.

“You have such soft fur,” The girl said, scratching Fluttershy’s ear. “It feels so nice.”

The little pony was still enjoying the feeling while Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie and Spike faced each other.

“Does it feel that good, Fluttershy?” Applejack asked.

“Oh, it absolutely does,” Fluttershy replied.

“Who are you?” The girl asked.

“Oh, allow me to introduce ourselves,” Twilight replied. “My name is Twilight Sparkle. This is Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.”

“Pleased to meet ya, miss,” Applejack tipped her hat. “Sorry that Pinkie scared the willies out of ya.”

“It’s alright,” The girl replied. “I just didn’t expect magical ponies to come here.”

The girl faced the pony she caressed, the pony herself silently looking back.

“Fluttershy, that’s a lovely name,” The girl said.

Fluttershy silently smiled at the compliment.

“And this is Spike,” Twilight finished.

The girl stopped scratching and petting Fluttershy to see the little dragon.

“Oh, he’s so adorable.”

Spike faced his pony friends with a smirk.

“Well, well, well.”

“What is he?” The girl asked.

“Oh, I’m a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon,” Spike said with pride.

“A dragon?” The girl asked. “That small?”

“Don’t be fooled,” Twilight advised. “He’s just a baby dragon.”

“Way to bring me down, Twilight,” Spike spoke, under his breath.

“It’s so nice to meet you,” The girl replied, with a curtsey. “My name is Snow White.”

“Snow White?” Fluttershy asked. “That’s a lovely name.”

“Thank you. But where do you come from?”

“We’re not exactly from here,” Twilight explained. “We’re residents from Ponyville; Equestria to be exact.”

“I never heard of Equestria or Ponyville before,” Snow White replied. “What have you come to do here?”

“It’s kinda difficult to explain,” Applejack admitted. “You won’t believe us.”

“I’m talking to magical talking ponies from a different land. I’ll believe everything you say.”

“Well, it all started with a book…” Spike began.

Before Spike could go any further, the door atop the stairs opened revealing a familiar blue Pegasus and white unicorn.

“Phew, I’m glad that’s over,” Rainbow said.

The two looked ahead of them and their eyes widen. Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Spike had the same reaction. Snow White, on the other hand, couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Dashie!” Pinkie yelled joyfully.

“Rarity!” Spike yelled happily.

The four ponies and dragon rushed toward their missing friends. When Pinkie ran close to Rainbow, she pounced and hugged her. Snow White watched as she slowly followed.

“There’s more of them?” She asked herself.

“I’m so glad to see you, darling!” Rarity cried, hugging Twilight.

“Where have you guys been?” Rainbow asked, hugging the rest of her friends.

“We were in a forest,” Applejack explained. “We saw the castle and town from that spot. We figured you might be there after we separated.”

“You sure are in luck that me and Rarity ended up in this castle,” Rainbow said.

Just then, she eyed Snow White with a look of confusion and wariness.

“Uh… Who is that?”

“Oh, this is our new friend, Snow White,” Twilight said. “She’s a human.”

“Friend?” Rainbow asked. “Human?”

“I know we’ve just met her, but she’s very friendly,” Twilight explained. “I think she made a special bond with Fluttershy.”

Twilight motions toward her shy friend with Snow White where the two are having a polite conversation. Rainbow and Rarity walked with the rest of their friends toward the human girl. Fluttershy was assertive enough to introduce her missing friends to her.

“Snow White, I’d like you to meet my two other friends. Rainbow Dash and Rarity.”

“It’s so nice to meet you,” Snow White said with a smile.

“The pleasure is all ours, darling,” Rarity said. “Though I must say your choice of clothes is a little… How shall I say it nicely?”

“Poor?” Snow White asked.

“I was gonna say ‘in need’, but that’s okay,” Rarity said.

“It’s okay, these are not my regular clothes,” Snow White explained. “My stepmother wants me to wear them.”

“Your stepmother?” Twilight asked.

“The queen.”

Rainbow and Rarity’s eyes became small as pinpricks. The queen, who was chasing them, was Snow White’s stepmother.

“I didn’t know your stepmother had such bad taste in clothes,” Rarity said.

“She wants me to do all the work,” Snow White replied. “Clean the windows, wash the stairs and such while she’s busy with other things.”

“Oh my, she lets you do all the work by yourself?” Fluttershy asked.

“That’s just sick!” Rainbow said.

“Don’t worry, I’m very efficient when it comes to work,” Snow White assured. “I’m sure she means well, somewhere.”

“A hard worker, huh?” Applejack asked. “I like that.”

“Wait a minute, so the queen is your stepmother?” Rainbow asked. “Don’t you have a mother?”

Snow White didn’t answer right away, she just looked at the ground.

“Sadly not,” Snow White finally answered.

“What about a father?” Spike asked.

“Daddy isn’t here anymore,” Snow White answered.

“Oh, you poor thing,” Fluttershy said, placing a hoof on Snow White’s leg. “That must have been devastating.”

“It’s okay,” Snow White replied, petting Fluttershy’s mane.

“So, your stepmother is a queen?” Rarity wondered. “Your parents must have been of royal blood, too. Does this mean…?”

“Yes,” Snow White confirmed. “I’m a princess.”

The girls’ eyes widen toward their new human friend, especially Pinkie. She had the biggest smile on her face.

“A princess, Twilight!” Pinkie yelled. “She’s a princess; just like you! And Celestia and Luna and Cadence and Flu…”

Before Pinkie could go on, Applejack placed a hoof on her mouth to stop her.

“Ah think we get the picture, Pinkie,” Applejack replied.

“Princess… Stepmother…” Twilight thought, then gasped. “Wait a minute! Of course, now I remember! The first sentences of the story!”

The other ponies and dragon nod in unison, they remembered too.

“You’re a princess too?” Snow White asked.

“Yes indeedy!” Pinkie answered. “She’s an Alicorn, with wings AND a horn!”

Pinkie held Twilight’s wings and touched her horn to show Snow White, while Twilight just sighed at Pinkie’s antics.

“Extraordinary,” Snow White said, with wonder.

“So, Snow White, uh… Can I call you Snowy?” Rainbow asked.

Snow White giggled and nodded.

“Aren’t you tired that the queen lets you do all the work?”

Snow White grabbed the empty bucket and walked towards the well.

"Like I said, I'm very efficient with work. But still...I hope someday my wish comes true."

She placed the bucket on the ground and pulled the rope of the well. While she did that, a few white doves land on the well’s stone edge. Another bucket with water emerged from the well, Snow White carefully grabbed it.

“What wish?” Spike asked.

“Spike, you can’t ask that!” Twilight said. “If somepo… Someone tells you his or her wish, it won’t come true.”

“Can’t you give us a hint, Snow White?” Spike asked. “I hope there’s nothing wrong with that.”

“Well… Want to know a secret?” Snow White asked.

The Equestrians looked at each other and nod quickly. They didn’t realize she also spoke to the doves, who also nodded.

“Promise not to tell?” She asked.

The ponies, dragon and doves gave one nod and suddenly, she started to sing.

The ponies looked inside the well, along with the doves.

Suddenly, her voiced echoed in the well.

It made the doves a little scared, while the ponies and dragon flinched back. Then, they came closer.

The ponies and dragon couldn’t help but enjoy the song. None of them knew that a stranger was climbing over the castle wall. He was amazed there were seven creatures he never saw before, but he was more mesmerized by Snow White's voice and beauty.

Then she sang together with her echo, before going further.

“TODAY!” A new voice sang.

Startled, Snow White and the ponies finally acknowledged the stranger, who climbed over the wall. From what the ponies could tell, he was the same species as Snow White. The only difference is that he is a male, a very handsome one too. He wore blue clothing with white sleeves and grey pants. He also wore boots, a red cape and blue hate with a white feather.

“Oh!” Snow White gasped, her hand covering her mouth.

“Hello,” The stranger said, taking his hat off. “Did I frighten you?”

He might be human, but he caught the interest of a certain white unicorn. At the sight of the male human, Rarity couldn’t help but blush. But suddenly, she snapped back to reality when she saw Snow White running from him. The doves had also flown away.

“Snow White?” Rarity asked.

“Where are you going?” Fluttershy asked.

The two ponies followed the princess in rags, while the rest stayed with the male human.

“Wait!” The male pleaded. “Wait, please! Don’t run away.”

“What’s the matter with her?” Rainbow asked her friends. “He just said ‘Hello’.”

Snow White ran into the castle, closing the door. Rarity and Fluttershy opened the door to follow her. Snow White had run up some stairs that led to a balcony with drapes. The two ponies were just in time to catch up to her.

“Whatever’s the matter, darling?” Rarity asked. “The boy didn’t mean to scare you.”

“He just wanted to say ‘hello’,” Fluttershy assured. “Even if he startled us a little.”

“I… I…” Snow White said.

Snow White couldn’t find the right words, so Fluttershy placed a hoof on her back as if to say she understood.

“It’s alright,” Rarity assured. “We’re here for you. Why don’t you go outside and talk to him?

“I don’t know if I can,” Snow White admitted. “What am I going to do? What should I say?”

“Just open your mouth,” Rarity suggested. “Something will come out.”

Snow White was about to say something, but suddenly they heard singing.

Snow White looked outside and saw the male who startled her was singing. She couldn’t help but smile a little. Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack, Pinkie and Spike couldn’t help but watch and stare while the male human sings his heart to the girl on the balcony. They actually enjoyed the singing.

Snow White watched for a few seconds, stepping back inside with her arms around her and a smile on her face. Rarity and Fluttershy heard the song, smiling toward each other.

“By listening to that song, I can tell somebody likes you,” Rarity smirked. “Go outside. You know it’s improper not responding to a gentlecolt who gives his heart to you.”

Snow White thought for a moment, then nodded. She looked at her clothes to see if she wasn’t dirty and made sure her hair was fine.

“Don’t worry, darling,” Rarity assured. “I’m sure he thinks you are beautiful no matter what you wear.”

“I agree with Rarity,” Fluttershy nodded.

Snow White smiled as she slowly went outside. She placed her hands on the balcony, while looking toward the male human. Rarity and Fluttershy joined her, standing on their hind legs and placing their front hooves on the balcony. As they watched and listened to the human, three doves joined the girl and the ponies.

As the male human sings, the other ponies and dragon kept listening while smiling. Suddenly, Twilight’s smile vanished when her eyes focused on one of the castle windows. A woman held the curtains while watching the scenery between Snow White and the male human. She didn’t look very happy, staring at them with a look that could kill. In anger and disgust, she closed the curtains. Twilight gulped in worry, even as she turned her attention back to the male human.

While the male human sung his final sentence, a dove flew to Snow White’s hand and she gave it a kiss on the beak. Rarity had the idea of what she planned to do. Snow White sent the dove towards the man, which landed on his finger. The dove blushed a little and gave a kiss to the man’s lips. Never had the man felt so happy till now, as he looked to the girl he’s fallen in love with. Rarity and Fluttershy followed Snow White, who closed the curtains with a smile on her face. The ponies in the courtyard all said ‘aw’.

“Wow!” Applejack said. “I’ve never seen such romance in all my life.”

“That… Was… Soooo… Cute!” Pinkie yelled.

“Pfft, looks like some mushy stuff to me,” Rainbow remarked, trying to act cool.

“Come now, Dashie,” Pinkie replied. “Don’t you read romance novels?”

“Not even one of them,” Rainbow replied. “I’m more into adventure and action.”

“Oh yeah?” Spike asked, a smirk formed on his face. “How come you asked Twilight if you could borrow a few after you read ‘Trot with the Wind’?”

Rainbow’s eyes went wide hearing that, her cheeks blushing red.

“Be… Because I’m… Trying something new, okay?”

The girls giggled, when the male human turned around and acknowledged the four ponies and dragon. He walks towards them while the ponies stare at him. Kneeling to their level, he spoke one word.

“Hello.”

“Hello.” All the ponies and dragon said, except Pinkie who said:

“Hi!”

“I’ve never seen ponies like you before,” The man replied. “Not even talking ones.”

“That’s because we’re not really from here, sir,” Spike admits.

“We come from Equestria,” Twilight explained. “It sounds strange, I know. But we ended up here because a book Spike found transported us here.”

While the man did not know what the pony meant, he nods just to be polite.

“Have you got names?”

“I’m Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight began, bowing her head. “These are my friends Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Spike.”

As Twilight introduced her friends, Fluttershy and Rarity emerged from the door to join their friends.

“And this is Fluttershy and Rarity.”

“My name is Prince Florian,” The man introduced himself. “Pleased to meet you all.”

Suddenly, one of Rarity’s eyes twitched.

“Prince? You-you-you are a Prince?”

“Um, yeah?” The prince said.

All at once, Rarity couldn’t keep her balance as she fell to the ground with a smile and rosy red cheeks. Twilight rolled her eyes at the white unicorn’s display, reminded of an earlier scenario.

“Can I ask you ladies the name of the beautiful girl with the lovely singing voice?” Florian asked.

“Her name is Snow White,” Applejack explained. “We just met her a few minutes ago.”

“Snow White,” The prince said. “What a lovely name.”

“Sounds like somepo… ‘Somebody’ has a bit of a crush,” Applejack replied, with a smirk.

The prince blushed, as he rubbed his neck.

“You’re not the only one,” Pinkie added. “Snow White likes you too; the kiss with the dove thingy is proof.”

“We kinda noticed, Pinkie,” Rainbow said.

“It’s an honor to meet you and your friends, Miss Sparkle,” The prince said with a bow. “I’d like to spend more time with her, but I need to return to my kingdom.”

“The honor is mine, your majesty,” Twilight bowed, along with her friends.

“Please, call me Florian,” The prince insists. “Every friend of Snow White is a friend of mine.”

With that said, the Prince climbed over the wall and jumped to the other side as the ponies and dragon looked on.

“That prince sure is a nice feller,” Applejack said.

“He sure is,” Spike agreed. “Right, Twilight?”

When he turned to Twilight, he saw an uncomfortable look on her face. The other ponies noticed too, including a certain white unicorn just coming back to Earth thanks to Fluttershy.

“Twilight?” Spike asked.

“Darling? Is everything alright?” Rarity asked

“When Florian was singing, I saw a woman looking at him and Snow White through a castle window,” Twilight explained. “I felt something ‘evil’ from her.”

“Wait, did that woman wear a crown?” Rainbow asked.

“How do you know that?”

“Because Rarity and I saw her too. That’s the queen who tried to catch us; she said something about deciding our fate.”

The ponies gasp at this sudden revelation.

“That doesn’t sound good,” Spike said.

“What should we do, Twi?” Applejack asked.

“I don’t know,” Twilight admits. “I don’t even have a clue of how to get back to Equestria; still, it wouldn’t hurt to hang out with Snow White and explore more of this world.”

The ponies nodded. After a few minutes, Snow White appeared along with a bearded man. He was dressed in brown clothing, dark green sleeves and grey gloves. He also wore a hat with a red feather on top and seemed to wear a scabbard with a knife in it.

“There you are, girls,” Snow White said, with a confident smile. “This is Humbert; he’s a huntsman. But don’t worry, he’s very kind.”

“Pleased to meet you,” The man named Humbert said. “I didn’t expect Her Majesty has colorful, talking ponies and a dragon as friends.”

“Nice to meet you too, Humbert,” Twilight replied.

“He’s going to take me to a glade near the forest to pick some wildflowers,” Snow White explained. “Would you like to come along?”

“I’d be glad to,” Fluttershy answered. “I would like to pick some wildflowers, too.”

Rarity suddenly gasp, as a big smile formed.

“Idea! We could have a picnic together!”

“That’s a great idea, Rarity,” Twilight agreed.

“I’ll bake the cupcakes!” Pinkie offered with glee.

After half an hour, the ponies, the dragon, Snow White and Humbert were set to go to the glade. Little did they know, through her window, the wicked queen was watching them.

Into the Woods

Far away from the castle, at the edge of the forest, the ponies, dragon and Snow White enjoyed themselves. The sun shines along the sky, despite a few clouds. Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, Spike, Fluttershy and Snow White enjoyed a great picnic, even the huntsman, Humbert, was allowed to join. He wasn’t very hungry but took a few cupcakes Pinkie baked which he found delicious. Applejack couldn’t help but notice something was on the huntsman’s mind. Sometimes she’d ask if there was a problem, but the huntsman answered ‘no’. Still, Applejack felt suspicious around him and kept watch.

After the picnic, the ponies and dragon were ‘chillaxing’ as Rainbow Dash would say, while Fluttershy and Snow White picked wildflowers from a glade near a river. Snow White sang a happy tune, while Fluttershy couldn’t help but sing along. After Snowy met her prince, she couldn’t help but smile every time she thinks of him. Even Fluttershy was happy for her. While the two talked about the prince, Humbert the Huntsman stood by his horse overlooking the princess and her new friends. The ponies didn’t know there were also equines in different worlds. While our heroes chillaxed, Applejack approached Twilight for a conversation.

“Um, Twilight?” She asked.

“Yes, Applejack?” The unicorn/alicorn asked.

"Can ah talk to you privately?”

“Sure.”

The two walked toward a few trees meeting face to face.

“Twilight, ah don’t want to be rude. But don’t you sense anything suspicious on Humbert?”

“What do you mean?”

“I think he’s hiding something he don’t want us to know; I could see on his face something’s troubling him. Ah even asked if there were any troubles in an attempt to help, but he said there was nothing wrong. Ah tell ya, Twi, there’s something not right and it makes me more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs!”

“Are you sure you’re not overreacting about Humbert? Sure, he looks gruff, but he seems like a very kind person and sounds like one too. Besides, if Snow White trusts him then so do I."

“Are we sure we should put our trust in a huntsman? Ah mean, what if he’s going to hunt us?”

“When I heard he hunts animals, I wasn’t happy with that and neither was Fluttershy. But according to Snow White he’s a very gentle person. We should at least give him a chance and know him better, don’t you think?”

“Well… Ah guess you’re right. Maybe I’m overreacting a skosh.”

Twilight smiled, satisfied with their agreement.

Eventually, the two turned their attention to Snow White and Fluttershy, who were still picking wildflowers while talking about certain things. Snow White wore a court dress consisting of a dark blue bodice with a high white collar; her short puffy sleeves were a lighter blue color than her bodices and the red cloth poking through exemplified the “slashing” design, which was very fashionable in Tudor times. It involved cutting the cloth on the outside of the outfit and pulling through another layer of cloth underneath. The long, shapeless yellow skirt has a white petticoat and flows down to her ankles with tan pumps decorated with yellow bows. She also wore a brown cape with a red interior. Snow White’s short black hair is styled in a bob and parted in the middle. She also wore a red headband with a bow to complete the look.

“Those two sure know how to amuse themselves,” Applejack remarked. “It’s almost as if they were meant to be close friends.”

“They sure are,” Twilight replied, with a smile.

While Applejack and Twilight conversed, Snow White talked of her life and her interests to Fluttershy. Fluttershy, in turn, spoke of her interests and life in Equestria, even the dangers she and her friends faced.

“Wow, you faced a real manticore?” Snow White asked. “Weren’t you scared?”

“A little,” Fluttershy replied. “But it didn’t stop me to show the poor thing kindness. After calming it down, I saw the reason he was aggressive. A thorn was stuck in his paw, so I pulled it out and he licked me as a sign of gratitude.”

“Your world sounds wonderful; it sounds like we have a lot in common. I’m happy to call you and the others my friends.”

“I’m happy too.”

Snow White sang ‘One Song’ as Fluttershy joined. Suddenly, as they picked wildflowers, they stopped singing when a little bluebird was chirping. The human girl and the pegasus pony laid the flowers on the grass and walked straight to the little bird, which looked like it was crying.

“Hello there,” Snow White greeted.

The baby bird saw them approach and chirped in response.

“What’s the matter?” Snow White asked, scooping the bird in her hands.

“You talk to animals too?” Fluttershy asked, amazed.

“Yes, just like you. Amazing, isn’t it?”

Fluttershy smiled, as they both turned their attention to the little bird again.

“Where’s your mama and papa?” Fluttershy asked.

The bird chirped a little more.

“Why, I believe you’re lost,” Snow White concluded, comforting the bird. “Oh, please don’t cry.”

Neither Snow White nor Fluttershy knew Humbert was watching from a few meters. He looked around to ensure no one was around, as if he planned something awful.

Meanwhile, the baby bird was still crying as Snowy and Flutters tried comforting the bird.

“Come on,” Snow White said. “Perk up.”

“Won’t you smile for us?” Fluttershy asked.

The bird chirped with a small smile. Snow White laughed a little.

“That’s better.”

At that moment, Humbert took his knife from his sheath drawing closer to the human girl and the pony.

(Pause music at 0:24)

Meanwhile, Rainbow was ‘chillaxing’ from the heat of the sun under a tree, a pair of sunglasses on her muzzle. She had placed her hooves behind her head while resting on a branch.

“Ah, I never knew chillaxing in another world would be awesome. I should do this more often.”

Suddenly, she lifted her sunglasses because she saw something strange.

“Is that Humbert? Why is he sneaking up on Snow White and Fluttershy? And what’s that shiny thing in his hand?”

She took a closer look, but her eyes went wide when she saw what Humbert held in his hand. Her pupils became small as pinpricks.

“Oh no! He’s not going to… He wouldn’t… Yes, he would! TWILIGHT!!!”

In a flash, Rainbow flew straight towards Twilight and Applejack, both ponies caught by surprise when their friend appeared in front of them.

“Twilight! AJ! Snow White… Fluttershy… Humbert… HELP!” Rainbow shouted.

Twilight and Applejack faced each other, then back to Rainbow with raised eyebrows.

“Rainbow, I don’t understand a word you’re saying,” Twilight said.

Rainbow growled as she stretched her face.

“Humbert is going to kill Snow White and Fluttershy!” Rainbow shouted.

“WHAT?!” Applejack and Twilight gasp, in unison.

“Ah knew something wasn’t right about him,” Applejack said. “Come on, everypony!”

Applejack galloped as fast as she could, while Twilight and Rainbow ran after her.

Meanwhile, Rarity was lying on her belly on a blanket while Spike massaged her, smearing her back with sunscreen. Rarity was enjoying the feeling.

“A little lower, Spikey-poo,” Rarity requested.

Spike was about to go lower when Applejack suddenly grabbed him. Rarity’s eyes opened but before she could answer, Rainbow scooped her up while Twilight ran after them. A little farther, Pinkie was about to eat a cupcake, when Twilight grabbed her with her magic while running faster. The cupcake, which Pinkie was about to eat, spun in a cartoonish way in mid-air before plopping to the ground.

Three Minutes Earlier

(Continue music)

Fluttershy and Snow White were with the baby bird hoping to find the little one’s missing parents.

“Your mama and papa can’t be far,” Fluttershy assured.

“That’s true,” Snow White agreed. “A bird as young as this one, the parents won’t leave it alone for long.”

The bird chirped in response, when Snow White points toward a tree.

“There they are!”

Just when they found the parents, the Huntsman drew closer with frightening eyes.

“Can you fly?” Fluttershy asked.

They didn’t wait long, as the bird flew to the tree.

“Goodbye!” Fluttershy waved.

“Goodbye!” Snow White chimed in.

They just turned around when a shadow walked amongst them. Fluttershy gasped and Snow White began to scream. The huntsman was about to strike, as Snow White covered her face with her arms with Fluttershy clung tight to her friend closing her eyes and screaming for her life. Twilight and her friends just arrived gasping loudly at the sight. As Twilight charged her horn, the Huntsman held his knife high in the air ready to strike. But suddenly, his hand shivered as if he tried to stop himself. The glow on Twilight’s horn faded when she saw him drop the knife to the ground and he barely collapsed.

“I can’t… I can’t do it!” Humbert yelled.

The Huntsman had his hands on his face, hiding the shame and regret. He knelt and grabbed Snow White’s skirt to cover his tearful eyes.

“Forgive me. I beg of Your Highness and milady, forgive me.”

(Pause music at 0:51)

“FORGIVE YOU?!”

The yell caused the Huntsman to stand on his feet, as Rainbow Dash appeared before him. They stood face-to-face; the rage made clear on the Pegasi’s face with her friends not far behind.

“Forgive you?! You were going to murder two of our best friends, two innocent beings, and you beg for forgiveness?!”

“Snow White is a princess, for crying out loud!” Rarity added. “Were you seriously going to kill a harmless princess?! What did she ever do to you?!”

“Was that what you were hiding from us?” Applejack spoke, with a dangerous glare. “You think you could hide an attempt of murder on us?! From me?! You can’t lie to this mare!”

“I thought we could trust you,” Spike said. “I thought you were our friend!”

“To think I was going to give you the last cupcake!” Pinkie added, in a serious tone.

“Miladies, young sir, you don’t understand!” Humbert argued, with regret. “I had to!”

“But why, Humbert?” Twilight asked. “What happened that made you want to do this?”

“There was no other way,” Humbert admits. “I was forced to do this.”

In the midst of it all, Snow White and Fluttershy stood confused with their backs against the wall.

“I don’t understand,” Snow White said.

(Continue music)

“She’s mad, jealous of you!” The huntsman explained. “She’ll stop at nothing!”

“But, but who?” Snow White asked.

“The Queen.”

“THE QUEEN?!” Everypony yelled in unison.

(Pause music at 0:57)

“Yes, the Queen is extremely jealous of your beauty, Your Highness,” Humbert explained. “And of you six as well.”

The ponies gasped when Humbert pointed to them, as he placed his hands in front of his face.

“Your personalities might be different, but your beauty is just as radiant as that of Snow White. She wants you gone, that’s why she asked me… To kill you.”

“You know, some ponies or humans never called me ‘beautiful’ before,” Pinkie thought. “But I’m very flattered.”

“Pinkie, darling, this is serious!” Rarity said.

“Oh no, what do we do now?” Fluttershy asked fearfully.

“I don’t know!” Twilight said, panicking. “This is big… Very big!”

“Well you got to think of something!” Rainbow insists. “Our lives, and most of all, the life of Snow White, depends on it!”

“Alright, alright! I’m trying to think!”

As Twilight struggled to find a solution, Spike’s eyes went wide.

“Wait, I got it! What if we make the Queen ‘think’ we’re dead?”

“How are we going to do that?” Applejack asked. “I don’t think the Queen would be stupid to believe it.”

“Your friend is right,” The huntsman agreed. “How can we do that? She wants me to bring her proof.”

“Proof?” Spike asked.

“What kind of proof?” Applejack asked, with a raised eyebrow.

Humbert hesitated to answer, even as the great pain on his face said it all.

“Her… Her heart.”

Rarity let out a gasp, horrified at the notion.

“That’s terrible,” Rarity spoke softly. “What an evil, wicked…”

Before Rarity could finish her sentence, Spike was thinking again when he was struck with an idea.

“Wait a minute! A heart is a heart, right? It could be any heart, like a wild boar’s or pig or something. She wouldn’t see the difference.”

The huntsman considered the plan for a moment.

“That… Could work! That would fool her completely!”

“But then the poor animal will…” Fluttershy shuddered, with sorrowful eyes.

“It’s okay, Fluttershy,” Applejack said softly, comforting Fluttershy.

“Milady, the death of the animal I will hunt shall not be in vain,” Humbert assured. “I promise you.”

“We don’t have a choice, Fluttershy,” Twilight insists. “It will give us time to flee.”

Fluttershy thought for a moment, took a deep breath and sighed realizing there was no other choice.

“Okay.”

“I never wanted to do this,” Humbert pleaded. “Can you forgive me, Your Highness?”

Though still in shock by the turn of events, Snow White could tell the Huntsman’s words rang true.

“I forgive you.”

“We forgive you too,” Fluttershy added. “Thank you.”

(Continue music)

“Now, quick children. Run! Run away, hide! In the woods! Anywhere! Never come back! Make sure she doesn’t find you! Now, go! Go! Go!"

Snow White, the ponies and the dragon ran as fast as they could as the Huntsman’s cries faded in the distance.

“Run! Run! Hide!”

The deeper they went into the woods, the darker and scarier it became for the company. They forced their way through vines, much to Rarity’s distaste. They stopped before a tree with glowing yellow eyes, which revealed to be an owl. It screeched loudly causing the group to run a direction as the bird flew away. They ran into a cave where bats flew out. Rarity screamed for her life like the time a vampire fruit bat landed on her face.

Snow White, who was running front, suddenly got caught by branches. She gasped in horror when the branches she saw looked like horrifying hands trying to grab her. That same feeling went through some of the ponies, mostly Rarity and Fluttershy. However, Twilight used her magic to blast the branches off her friends and they ran further.

“Is it me or is this forest getting scarier and scarier?” Spike asked, frightened.

Fluttershy got caught in a bush that resembled hands or claws; fortunately, she managed to get herself free. At some point, they stopped at a tree, which suddenly seem to have a creepy face. Snow White and the girls screamed at this, all of them… Except Pinkie, who was making silly faces while giggling.

“Pinkie!” Twilight yelled. “What are you doing?! RUN!”

“Twilight, don’t you remember the first time we went through the Everfree Forest?” Pinkie reminded. “Come on, guys!”

This particular tree, as strange as it appeared, gave a look of confusion when the pink party planner began to sing.

“When I was a little filly and the sun was going doooooown.”

But the tree only gave a disapproving look and growled at the pink mare. Pinkie stopped singing, not expecting this at all. These trees were not like the ones in the Everfree Forest.

“Um… Maybe the song needs a little boost?”

The tree raised its claw and slammed towards Pinkie. But before it could hit her, Twilight pulled her aside as the branch hit the ground. They ran further in the forest, when they fell into a deep hole near a tree, which looked like a crocodile opening its eye and watching the company’s fall. They all hung tight to a few vines preventing them from falling further.

“Sweet Celestia!” Rarity cried, holding a vine. “This forest is much worse than the Everfree Forest!”

“Hold on, every pony!” Twilight yelled. “You too, Snow White!”

Snow White held the vine tightly, but suddenly the vine snapped with a small crack. Snow White fell toward the water below, the rest falling into the water simultaneously. The waves of the water rocked the floating logs and suddenly they appeared to be giant crocodiles trying to eat them.

“My beautiful hair!” Rarity wailed.

“Seriously, you’re worried about your hair right now?!” Rainbow yelled.

Snow White, Fluttershy and Twilight noticed the crocodile logs and screamed for their lives.

“Let’s get out of here!” Applejack yelled.

The company emerged from the water, only to run smack toward another tree.

“That’s it!” Rainbow shouts. “I’ve had it with all these log crocodiles and evil trees!”

Rainbow charged toward the tree, but it had a mind of its own. It raised its ‘claws’ above its head and a large gust of wind blew from its mouth. The blast forced Rainbow toward the ponies, the dragon and Snow White and they all fell to the ground like bowling pins. Rainbow quickly jumped up and ran in midair.

“RUUUUUN!”

They ran further through the forest, past a swarm of evil trees as leaves brushed behind them. A few bats flew around their heads, as they screamed against the surrounding trees. They all looked menacingly at them, reaching out with their limbs. Twilight fired a few rounds of magic, but there were too many and Twilight was getting tired.

“What do we do now?!” Spike cried, in fear.

More and more trees, each with scary eyes, surrounded the company until it became too much. They all screamed in terror and collapsed toward the ground.

Animal friends/Whistle While You Work

Snow White and Fluttershy couldn’t help but cry, while the other ponies and Spike huddled close together wishing for the nightmare to end. Light from the sun pushed the darkness of the forest away, bringing peace to the clearing they were in. None of them knew they were still surrounded by eyes, but these were different. Emerging from a hole, a bunny family and chipmunks appeared watching the ponies, dragon and the girl with curiosity and confusion. But they were not the only ones, as an entire herd of animals appeared from the shadows. Deer, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, quails, even a few bluebirds. They all approached the company, especially to the crying girl and Pegasus pony.

One little bunny, more curious than the rest, came inches from the two sniffing at them. Snow White and Fluttershy raised their heads from the ground and gasped toward the bunny. The bunny got startled and ran away with the other animals to their hiding spots. The other ponies and dragon opened their eyes, looking around.

“Please, don’t run away!” Fluttershy yelled.

All the animals showed their heads hearing that.

“We won’t hurt you,” Snow White assured.

“Um, what happened?” Rainbow asked. “Where are all those scary trees?”

“I don’t know if that was real,” Spike shuddered. “But it was definitely scary!”

“It’s okay, Spike,” Twilight assured. “Maybe it was just our imagination.”

“Ah guess we scared these little fellers,” Applejack added, noting the animals.

“We’re awfully sorry, we didn’t mean to frighten you,” Snow White explained. “But you don’t know what we’ve been through and all because we were afraid.”

As Snow White spoke, the rest of the animals took the courage to show themselves seeing that these strangers were harmless.

“It was so frightening,” Fluttershy added. “I never want to deal with that again.”

“Me neither,” Rainbow agreed, rocking.

“I didn’t know you were scared over that whole ordeal,” Applejack smirked.

“What about you?” Rainbow retorts, cockily. “I was totally not scared!”

“Says the pony who told us to ‘run’?” Applejack remarked, with a raised eyebrow.

"Touché."

“Maybe we were overreacting,” Rarity said. “I guess our imagination got the best of us.”

As they spoke, a familiar bluebird flew from its nest to another branch.

“Oh, I’m so ashamed of the fuss I’ve made,” Snow White said.

“So am I,” Fluttershy agreed. “I sure hope Humbert will be alright when he faces the Queen again.”

“Don’t worry, Fluttershy,” Applejack assured, with a smile. “Humbert sounds like a smart guy; he’ll know what to do.”

“When things go bad, it’s best not to think of the worst,” Twilight advised to Fluttershy and Snow White. “We got to think positively.”

The parents of the little bird flew by its side, as the princess turned to them.

“What do you do when things go wrong?” Snow White asked.

The adult birds twittered beautifully, as if they were singing. The harmonies made Snow White smile, clapping her hands with delight.

“Oh! You sing a song!”

“What a good idea!” Fluttershy said, with a smile.

“Wait a minute!” Rainbow interrupted. “Snow White talks to animals too?”

Fluttershy nodded, as Rainbow’s jaw went wide along with her other friends. The birds twittered yes.

“You don’t think they’re going to…”

Before Rainbow could finish her sentence, Snow White began to vocalize while the little bird mimicked her voice. Fluttershy began to vocalize as well, which the bird also mimicked.

“I think they do,” Rarity replied, watching the scenery.

The little bird flew from the branch, landing on Snow White’s finger. While she and Fluttershy vocalized together, the bird began to mimic the tune. Its parents nodded to each other, when their child made a shrill note. The parents shut their eyes tight, while the ponies and dragon covered their ears and clenched their teeth from the loud note.

“Dude, that bird got some lungs!” Rainbow replied.

The little bird faced its parents and Rainbow. Snow White and Fluttershy couldn’t help but laugh, as the little bird smiled. Suddenly, Snow White began to sing.

While she sang, a male deer, a few raccoons and a family of quail heard it. A few birds twittered along, as the animals came closer not only because of Snow White, but also of Fluttershy as she sung the next verse.

The forest animals, even a tortoise, approached the company. A little chipmunk got closer, wiggling its tail cutely while Fluttershy sang.

Fluttershy tried to pet the chipmunk, but it ran off in a dash. It came back again with its little paws on Fluttershy’s hoof, while Snow White sang to a young fawn.

She pets the fawn, who gladly accepted it. A bunny came close to the duo, as the other animals approached the rest of the company. Each of them pets an animal they went to while Fluttershy and Snow White sang their duet.

The song ends with all the animals smiling and the birds twittered happily. The ponies couldn’t help but clap for Snow White and Fluttershy.

“That was amazing!” Spike said.

Rarity was busily petting a little chipmunk, scratching behind its ears.

“Oh, aren’t you just the cutest thing?”

“Wow, that was inspiring!” Twilight said. “I think your love for animals made your friendship stronger. Friends with a creature from another world, I got to write an entire book about that when we get back to Equestria!”

The very idea put a sparkle on Twilight’s eyes, while Spike rolled his eyes with a smile. Suddenly, Pinkie appeared out of nowhere dressed like a cheerleader.

“Woohoo! Go Snow White and Fluttershy! Encore! Encore!”

Snow White and Fluttershy couldn’t help but laugh.

“I really feel quite happy now,” Snow White said. “I’m sure we’ll get along somehow.”

“Everything’s going to be all right,” Fluttershy agreed.

All the animals nodded at their words.

“Isn’t that supposed to be Twilight’s line?” Spike whispered to Pinkie.

“I think it is,” Pinkie whispered back.

“I do hope we don’t have to stay in the forest,” Rarity said.

“That’s right,” Snow White concurred. “We still need a place to sleep at night.”

A bunny nodded as Snow White tried to think, as the others surveyed their surroundings.

“We can’t sleep in the ground like bunnies,” Twilight giggled.

The same bunny shook its head.

“Or in a tree like squirrels,” Pinkie Pie added.

The squirrels shook their heads too.

“And I’m sure no nest would possibly be big enough for eight of us,” Fluttershy noted.

“Maybe you know where we can stay,” Snow White said to the birds. “In the woods somewhere?”

The birds twittered ‘yes’.

“You do?” Fluttershy asked.

Once again, the birds twittered ‘yes’.

“Will you take us there?” Snow White asked.

The birds gently grab Snow White’s cape, leading her deep into the forest. The other animals led the ponies and dragon not far behind.

“Come on, girls,” Twilight ushered. “Follow the animals.”

They ventured deeper in the woods, happy that it wasn’t as dark and scary as before. No evil trees or log crocodiles, just a regular forest basked under the warmth of the sun. It felt nice for them to see the light of day after that whole ordeal. After a few minutes, they came to a stop. A few squirrels pulled a few small trees to show Snow White, the ponies and dragon a pathway leading to a lovely little cottage centered between a few trees across a tiny brook with a bridge. Rays of sunlight emerged through the trees, blessing every pony with a beautiful sight.

“A cottage!” Twilight said in awe.

“How lovely,” Fluttershy replied. “It reminds me of my own cottage back home.

“Oh, it’s adorable!” Snow White exclaimed. “Just like a doll’s house.”

“At least it’s much bigger than a doll’s house,” Spike noted. “Or we wouldn’t be able to fit in.”

Twilight giggled at Spike’s little joke, as Snow White took the first step. She ran towards the cottage while the rest followed. Crossing the bridge was no problem, even if the brook wasn’t broad. If they wanted to, they could easily jump over it. The other animals followed, the tortoise trying to keep up but walked very slowly. Rainbow Dash swooped in to help the little guy, since the turtled reminded her of Tank back home.

“Come along, little buddy,” Rainbow said. “Try to keep up.”

When they all approached the cottage, they admired it. Especially Snow White.

“I like it here.”

Snow White approached a tiny window, cleaning the dust to look inside. Pinkie and a racood did the same.

“Ew, this window is dirty,” Pinkie noted. “It’s like it hasn’t been cleaned for days.”

“Oooh, and it’s dark inside,” Snow White added.

(Pause at 0:36)

“I’m not really comfortable with that,” Fluttershy admits.

“It’s okay, Fluttershy,” Pinkie replies, looking in. “It looks empty.”

“Maybe we should knock on the door,” Twilight suggests. “Just to be sure.”

“Alright then,” Snow White said.

(Continue music)

Snow White walks toward the door, making sure her hair was right. She knocks a few times, but there came no response. She tries again, but still nothing.

“Guess there’s no one home.”

(Pause at 0:48)

“That’s just great,” Rainbow groans. “What now?”

Spike approaches the door, leaning against the frame to think. Suddenly, upon contact, the door opened.

“Hey, it isn’t closed,” Spike noted.

“Really?” Applejack asked, with a raised brow. “Who doesn’t close the door when he or she leaves? That’s not safe.”

“Maybe they just forgot,” Rarity suggests.

“Let’s go check inside,” Spike said.

Snow White slowly opens the door, which creaked. She peaked her head to see inside the house.

“Hello? May we come in?”

But no one gave a response. The ponies, dragon and animals followed Snow White, who motioned them to be quiet. Silently, they walk inside the cottage looking around with the tortoise moving slower than usual.

“I wonder who lives here,” Twilight ponders.

“I hope some pony nice and fun,” Pinkie said.

Suddenly, Snow White yelled ‘Oh’ with her hands in the air. It scared the animals, Spike and Fluttershy, who ran outside while the other ponies stood in a defensive stance. Snow White herself remained in position before happily sitting down on a little chair with an owl carved on it.

“What a cute little chair!”

The ponies’ eyes went wide.

“A chair?! Seriously?!” Rainbow yelled. “We thought it was a monster!”

“Oops,” Snow White replied, with a blush. “Sorry I frightened you.”

Seeing there was no danger after all, the animals, Spike and Fluttershy poke their heads through the opening. Fluttershy and Spike entered first, rejoining their friends.

“It’s alright,” Twilight said. “Rarity can get that excited as well.”

“It sure is lovely,” Rarity said, admiring the chair. “Look at the carvings.”

“I like it too,” Fluttershy added.

It was then Snow White noticed all the other chairs in the room and a table that wasn’t quite clean.

“Why, there’s seven little chairs. Must be seven little children and from the look of this table, seven untidy little children.”

“But how can it be children?” Fluttershy asked. “They can’t possibly live on their own.”

“Whoever lives her must be pretty small to sit on these chairs,” Twilight noted. “Maybe about Spike’s size.”

“Hey, I’m not ‘that’ small,” Spike argued. “You’re just ‘tall’.”

Applejack approached the table, shaking her head.

“Whoa nelly. They sure didn’t clean up before they left.”

“How uncouth,” Rarity added. “This isn’t healthy.”

Looking at the table, even the animals weren’t happy with how uncleaned it was.

“A pickaxe. A stocking, too!” Snow White laughed, grabbing a stocking.

“Maybe they’re miners,” Twilight said. “It could explain the pickaxe.”

“Or rock farmers!” Pinkie suggests, dressing as a miner and holding a pickaxe.

“Pinkie, I’m sure they’re not rock farmers,” Applejack replied.

Meanwhile, Snow White took a peek inside a pot and pulled something out.

“And a shoe!”

The two adult birds both gave an astonished whistle, the little bird doing the same.

“Took the words right out of my mouth, buddy,” Spike nodded.

As they walked towards the fireplace, they found it very dirty.

“And just look at that fireplace,” Snow White pointed out, placing a finger on it. “It’s covered with dust.”

Finding all the dust she collected, Snow White blew some of it away, but it accidentally lands on Rarity’s face. Rarity’s nose begins to scrunch, finding herself on the brink of sneezing.

“Uh… Ah… Aaah… AAAAHCHOOOO!!!”

The dust flies toward a trio of squirrels, each of them sneezing. The very last one sneezed so hard, he flew right inside a mug with a lid.

“Oh, I’m so sorry, dear,” Rarity apologizes, looking around uncomfortably. “Uh, this dust covered place makes me shiver.”

Another squirrel accidentally got cobwebs on its face.

“And look, it gets even worse,” Snow White points out. “Cobwebs everywhere. My, my, my!”

“Oh no,” Rarity shudders, starting to faint.

“What a pile of dirty dishes,” Fluttershy adds.

Sure enough, there were stacks and piles of dishes that haven’t been washed for days, probably longer. Spike whistled, having never seen so many unwashed dishes in his career.

“And just look at that broom,” Snow White gasped.

The animals and ponies were looking around when they noticed the broom, which was covered in dust and cobwebs. A few quail tsk at the sight. Finally, with eyes wide and jaw dropped, Rarity could no longer stand the sight of this unclean house anymore.

“This is a nightmare! A tragedy! This needs some serious work… STAT!!!”

“Why, they’ve never swept this room,” Snow White said, looking around.

“This place is dirtier than the pig’s enclosure at my farm on a summer’s day,” Applejack notes.

“You’d think their mother would…” Snow White began, but suddenly gasped. “Maybe they have no mother.”

An adult deer and a fawn shook their heads, their response Fluttershy noticed.

“They don’t?”

The deer shook their heads again.

“So, they’re orphans,” Twilight concluded.

The adult deer nodded, as the little fawn came closer to the elder. It was probably the little one’s mother, as the fawn rubbed its head against the deer’s neck.

“That’s too bad,” Applejack replied, mournfully.

As the adult deer licked the fawn’s head in affection, Applejack’s head hung to the ground. She knew the feeling of losing a parent… Two in her case, a subject she hates to talk about.

“We can’t just leave the place like this,” Fluttershy said. “Can we?”

“I know!” Snow White said. “We’ll clean the house and surprise them; then maybe they’ll let us stay.”

“I would be happy to help!” Twilight volunteered.

“Me too!” Fluttershy added.

“Me three!” Pinkie replied, with glee.

“Well, shoot! Count me in,” Applejack said.

“You can count on me,” Spike approached.

“I would absolutely do everything to make this cottage stunning,” Rarity said.

Snow White took off her cape, as two birds grabbed it and hung it near a wooden extension.

“So, how do we start?” Rainbow asked.

Snow White began to think, as she looked around.

“Rarity and Pinkie, you will help wash the dishes. Rainbow and Spike, you help tidy up the room. Twilight and Applejack, you help clean the fireplace and I will use the broom."

“What about me?” Fluttershy asks, feeling left out.

“You can help me if you want,” Snow White offers.

“But I don’t have a broom.”

“Neither do the rest of us,” Applejack noted. “There’s only one broom.”

Twilight thought for a moment, then an idea struck like a lightbulb.

“Hold on, I got it! Be right back.”

Twilight rushed outside and fortunately found a few logs recently chopped with an axe. Focusing her magic on the logs, they each transformed into brooms. Using her magic to levitate them, she returned inside.

“Tada!”

“Where did you get those?” Snow White asked.

“I just used a transfiguration spell on a few logs.”

“Did you say a transfiguration spell?”

“Yep. Now we all get a broom.”

“Way to go, Twi,” Applejack applauds. “Ah, knew your magic would come in handy.”

“Well, I am kind of awesome!” Twilight declared, with a proud smile.

“Hey! That’s my line!” Rainbow cried.

The other ponies and dragon laugh it off, as they each grabbed a broom.

“Alright then,” Snow White said. “Let’s begin.”

“Hey, you know what would make cleaning more fun?” Pinkie asked. “A song!”

“I can help with that,” Twilight offers. “Alright. Sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep!”

Twilight chants while sweeping the floor, occasionally twirling the broom before resuming.

“Sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep.”

“Seriously?” Rainbow asks, with a smile. “You’re doing that Sweep Dance Remix again? That’s not even catchy.”

No sooner does she say that when she catches Spike doing the same thing chanting ‘Sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep, sweep’ while brushing the floor. When he sees Dash eyeing him, he stops mid-sweep.

“What?”

“Um, what’s a dance remix?” Snow White asks, raising an eyebrow.

Rainbow’s eyes widen, realizing her mistake, and approaches Snow White.

“Um, we’ll explain after we clean the place.”

“Maybe the animals know a song,” Fluttershy suggests, facing the birds. “Do you?”

The two adult birds twittered 'yes'. And suddenly, they began to twitter musically as Snow White began to sing along with the ponies, dragon and animals while cleaning the cottage.

In the meantime, the animals brought all the dishes to a table. The tortoise, certainly having fun, had a tower of dishes on its back and none of it was about to fall. Fluttershy and even the rest of the gang sang along with their new friend.

Pinkie was helping the animals clean the dishes while sweeping the room with her tail.

Suddenly, Rarity’s eyes widen when she sees how the animals clean the dishes. A squirrel cleaned some plates with a towel around its tail, while the fawn licked the plates clean before licking its fur.

“Oh no, no, no, no, dears! You must put them in the tub, it’s for the best.”

The animals stop and face Snow White, who nods knowing Rarity is right. Obeying them, the animals load the dishes into the tub.

The fawn used its tail to pull the lever of a water pump with a face on it, filling the tub with water.

(Pause and restart at 0:06)

During that time, Twilight, Spike, Rainbow and Applejack were busily sweeping and gathering dust from the fireplace.

Suddenly, Spike grabbed two spoons and gave a few taps to some glasses, creating some gentle tunes.

Meanwhile, Rarity and Pinkie Pie were helping with the dishes. Many of them placed in a tower that appeared set to fall down. Spike, on the other hoof, held a rug to allow two squirrels to hide the dust. But Snow White caught them in the act.

“Uh-uh, uh-uh! Not under the rug.”

Startled by that, Spike and the squirrels tried to think of something else. Spike points toward a mouse hole, the squirrels looked and smile. They swept the dust inside and the three gave each other a wink. But suddenly, the dust blew out the hole sending Spike and the squirrels under the rug. A mouse, who resided in the hole, came out and didn’t look very happy. It chattered angrily to Spike and the squirrels, using a hind leg to sweep the dust into their eyes ensuring they learned their lesson.

Meanwhile, Snow White was humming and cleaning an organ while squirrels and bunnies use their cute little tails to clean the rest of the room. Two squirrels cleaned a mug, which one of them picked it up. Suddenly, the mug made some kind of musical tune which caused them to quickly hide themselves. As Pinkie used her tail to clean, she saw Snow White wave a cloth outside the window to remove the dust. Forming an idea, Pinkie placed her tail outside the window and shook off the dust. Unfortunately, too much of it got on her nose and she began to sneeze.

Fluttershy and another squirrel were busily getting rid of cobwebs on the ceiling, the squirrel used its tail to get rid of them. This also looks like a job Pinkie would do. A chipmunk attempts the same thing while keeping balance on a cuckoo clock. It used a little too much force and fell into a sock. It popped it’s head out and couldn’t help but smile. Another chipmunk helps Fluttershy with a cobweb, rolling it into a ball. But suddenly, a spider appears on the ball startling the chipmunk. Fluttershy saw the spider wasn’t very happy.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Spider. But after we clean up the house, I promise I’ll find you a new home.”

The spider smiled contently, taking Fluttershy up on her word.

With the interior almost clean, the birds began to place a vase with flowers on the table and added some water to keep them fresh. In the meantime, the animals and ponies gather the owner(s)’ clothes to wash. Snow White, still humming, placed the clothes on the male deer, one of which almost made him fall. The ponies carried the rest of the clothes outside where Spike and Fluttershy helped the raccoons wash the laundry in a tiny pond. The ponies and deer dumped the clothes in the water, a glove which the deer nearly dropped landed on the head of a raccoon to its chagrin. A chipmunk used the tortoise as a washboard, the reptile was ticklish of this experience. Two birds grabbed the piece of clothing the Chipmunk was still holding. Fortunately, the tortoise grabbed the chipmunk with its head by the tail and they both got pulled inside the tortoise shell. Their heads emerge and smiled at each other while the birds dried the piece of clothing, tying the sleeves into a knot and hung it on a cord from a tree with the rest of the clothes.

Snow White and Fluttershy gathered together, while a bird lands on Snow White’s finger vocalizing with them.

Snow White and Fluttershy vocalized and harmonized together while the other ponies, dragon and animals cleaned the exterior of the cottage.

Author's Note

And for those who are in a really big Disney mood.

Hit it, boys!

The Bedroom/Arrival of the Dwarfs

During the afternoon, the ponies, dragon, animals and human girl finished cleaning the house. By nighttime, it looked so much better even Rarity was happy with the result. She even admired the beautiful animal carvings on all the various wooden furniture.

“Ah, much better,” Rarity sighs. “Don’t you think so, girls?”

“It sure looks cleaner than before,” Applejack replied.

“Those little squirts won’t even know what happened,” Rainbow remarked.

“I’m sure they’ll be very happy when we tell them,” Fluttershy added.

While all the ponies seemed satisfied with their work, Rarity noticed Twilight looking sadly toward the ground.

“Whatever’s the matter, darling? Aren’t you happy whoever lives here will be pleased after what we’ve done for them?”

“It’s not that, Rarity,” Twilight answered. “It’s about Snow White.”

Rarity faced her friend with confusion, then turned to the human girl they just became friends with and back to Twilight.

“What about her?”

“Don’t you remember? The queen is still after her and wants to kill us too!”

Rarity suddenly recalled the reality of the situation.

“Oh… Right.”

Rainbow Dash, on the other hoof, was more optimistic shadow boxing with her hooves.

“Well, if she ever finds us, I’m ready for her.”

“You mean to harm her?” Fluttershy asked. “That’s not very nice.”

“She’s right,” Applejack agreed. “After all, she’s still Snow White’s mother.”

“Stepmother,” Rainbow corrected.

“A stepmother’s love can still be as deep and pure as a mother’s,” Applejack argues. “It’s jealousy that made her wicked.”

“I don’t know, guys,” Spike said, feeling uncomfortable. “You sure we’re safe in here from that witch?”

“I hope so,” Fluttershy said. “I can’t imagine what will happen if she finds out we’re here.”

“Don’t you worry about that,” Pinkie replied, rubbing Fluttershy’s head. “That Queen Meanie doesn’t know where we are. Unless she has a mirror that knows and sees ‘everything’, a mirror she’d happen to ask if Snow White is still alive, she won’t find us.”

Suddenly, Rarity remember seeing a mirror in the queen’s castle and her eyes went wide.

“Oh no! She ‘has’ a mirror like that!”

“What?” Twilight asked.

“Rainbow and I saw it. The mirror knows and sees ‘everything’!”

The ponies and the dragon gasp fearfully.

“You mean running away was all in vain?!” Twilight asked, in shock.

“Wait a minute!” Spike interrupts. “Humbert gave us a chance to escape her. He’s searching for an animal’s heart to show to the queen, so there’s a chance she’ll leave us alone when she sees the heart.”

“Hmm… That could work,” Twilight said, thoughtfully. “Let us hope she doesn’t ask the mirror to be sure.”

The ponies and dragon cringed at the thought.

“Is everything alright?”

A female voice interrupted their thinking as they turned to see Snow White, who held a candle in her hand and looked concerned when she saw their faces. Twilight quickly shook her head in response to their friend’s question.

“It’s alright,” Twilight answers, with a smile.

“Are you coming upstairs?” Snow White asked. “I want to see what’s there.”

“We’ll be right there.”

The ponies and dragon watch Snow White walk away before it was safe to converse.

“Shouldn’t we tell her about her stepmother’s mirror?” Rainbow asked.

“Maybe it’s best we don’t,” Twilight answered, shaking her head. “She has dealt with enough trouble. But we best protect her from the queen if she finds us. Let’s hope she doesn’t come here.”

The others nod before meeting up with Snow White, who stood by the foot of the stairs.

“Let’s see what’s upstairs,” Snow White said.

Snow White leads the way with the ponies, dragon and animals following close behind. The tortoise was having a little trouble climbing the stairs that he fell on his back. Rainbow saw it and went towards the tortoise.

“Need any help?”

The tortoise smiled, shaking its head. He grabs his tail and rolled backwards to stand on all fours again.

“Okay, if you need help just call me,” Rainbow said.

As Rainbow raced upstairs, the tortoise bit each part of the stairs and dragged its body upwards.

At the top of the stairs, Snow White opened a door and saw it led them into a bedroom.

“Oh, what adorable little beds!”

Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile too. There were seven beds in the room and Rarity was amzed at the beautiful wooden animal carvings. Some of the animals took their seat on the beds as the group explored the room.

“Those sure look cute,” Twilight replied.

“And look,” Snow White points out. “They have their names carved on them.”

They all note the names on the beds, reading them one at a time.

“Doc,” Snow White began.

“Happy?” Pinkie asked, smiling.

“Sneezy,” Applejack said.

“Dopey,” Rarity added.

Snow White couldn’t help but laugh.

“What funny names for children.”

“And they say our names are funny,” Spike remarked.

The ponies agreed, as they read the rest of the names.

“Grumpy, Bashful and Sleepy,” Twilight concluded.

“Maybe they’re named after their personality,” Pinkie ponders. “Doc is probably a doctor; Happy is probably fun and… Well, happy. That’s an easy one. Sneezy probably sneezes a lot; Dopey…”

“Ah think we get the idea, Pinkie,” Applejack interrupts. “Like that ‘Sleepy’ fella, he probably sleeps a lot.”

The word ‘sleep’ makes Snow White yawn.

“I’m a little sleepy myself.”

“Ah, yeah me too,” Pinkie yawned, jumping in bed. “Maybe we better get some sleep and forget what happened before we got here.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Rainbow agreed, with a yawn.

“Agreed,” Spike yawned.

Soon all the other animals yawned, some stretching their arms.

“It’s been a long time since I had a good night’s sleep,” Rarity replied.

Twilight knew they were right, as she too was tired. Snow White places the candle by a wooden board before lying herself on three beds, as she was too big for just one. Fluttershy cuddled close to Snow White since the animals slept on the other beds. Twilight decided to sleep with Spike while Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie slept close to each other. As for Rainbow, she slept on a bed with her legs spread everywhere. A bird flew towards the candle, using its tail feathers to extinguish the flame. Some birds placed a blanket over Snow White and Fluttershy. Soon all of them, including the animals, were sleeping peacefully on their way to Dreamland.

None of them knew the tortoise was still climbing up the stairs, but he almost reached the top. Suddenly, some of the animals began to wake up because they heard something. Rainbow Dash also opened an eye and thought she heard… Singing.

”Heigh-ho… Heigh-ho…”

“Pinkie, would you stop that singing and let us sleep?” Rainbow whispered.

“I’m not singing, I swear,” Pinkie said, sleepily.

“Wait a second!” Rainbow whispered, wide-eyed. “If it isn’t you, then who…?”

“Heigh-ho… Heigh-ho…”

The singing suddenly got louder, till the rest of the animals and ponies woke up. All except Snow White and Fluttershy, who were sleeping like roses.

“Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!” The singing continued.

“What’s going on?” Twilight asked.

“Heigh-ho, Heigh-Ho. It’s home from work we go.”

The animals peeked outside the window and suddenly stormed out the room to the stairs.

“Hey, wait!” Spike called out quietly. “What’s going on?”

“And who’s singing that amazing song?!” Pinkie asked.

“Come on!” Rainbow said. “Let’s follow them!”

The ponies and dragon followed the animals as the singing continued.

“Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho. It’s home from work we go!”

The tortoise finally reached the top when the other animals and ponies ran downstairs, passed the tortoise who spun in his shell. Though he had to go downstairs again, this was no problem for him. Even when he falls down the staircase and bumped against the wall. The animals ran out the door with the ponies and dragon not far behind.

“Wait for us!” Pinkie yelled.

The ponies and dragon met with the animals, hidden in a large bush.

“Can some pony tell me what the hay is going on?!” Applejack asked.

“Shh!” Twilight hushed. “Someone’s coming.”

“Urgh, who would interrupt my beauty sleep?” Rarity asked, half-asleep.

Suddenly, they discovered who sang the song: The seven individuals who live in the cottage. What they didn’t expect is that these people weren’t children at all. They were ‘dwarfs’, seven dwarfs, all brothers to each other. Many of them looked funny, they wore similar clothing, but each a different way and they all wore stocking caps. Except for the last one, who held a lantern by his pickaxe, they all had a beard. The ponies were totally surprised.

“Are those the ones who live in that cottage?” Twilight asked. “They don’t look like children at all.”

“Of course not,” Rainbow answered. “I mean, what child has a beard?”

“They look funny,” Pinkie giggled.

“Shh, don’t let them hear you!” Twilight whispered. “We don’t know what they’re capable of.”

The dwarfs were singing and whistling down the trail until the first one, a dwarf with glasses, saw something.

“Look!”

Just as the first Dwarf stopped, all the others bumped against each other and him. Pinkie couldn’t help but giggle, but Twilight kept her mouth shut.

(Pause at 0:56)

“Our house!” The first dwarf said. “The lit’s light… Uh, the light’s lit!”

Twilight covered her mouth, when suddenly it hit her.

“Oh no! We forgot to turn off the lights!”

(Continue music and pause at 1:02)

The dwarfs hid behind a few trees, each of them popped their heads out to survey their house.

“Jiminy Crickets!” They all said.

“The door is open,” The one with glasses said.

“The chimney’s smoking,” The fat one said.

“Something’s in there,” The sixth dwarf said.

“Maybe a ghost!” The fat one thought.

“Or a goblin!” The fifth guessed.

“A demon!” The one with glasses added.

“Or a dragon!” The sixth said fearfully.

“But I’m a dragon!” Spike argued, listening to their conversation.

“They think monsters invaded their home, sugar cube,” Applejack said.

The rest of the ponies kept quiet while listening to the dwarves’ conversation.

“Mark my words, there’s trouble-abrewin’!” The second began, pointing at his shoes. “Felt it coming all day; my corns hurt.”

“That one looks like he’s in a bad mood,” Rainbow whispered. “Better watch out for him.”

“Gosh!” The fat one gasped.

“That’s a bad sign,” The fifth noted.

“What’ll we do?” The fourth, fifth and the one with glasses said, in unison.

“Let’s sneak up on it,” The fat one suggested.

“Yes,” The one with glasses agreed, clearing his throat. “We’ll, uh, squeak up… Uh, sneak up. Come on, hen… Uh, men. Follow me.”

They slowly sneaked towards the cottage, not knowing they were being watched.

“Looks like that one stammers a lot,” Twilight giggled, before clearing her throat. “Okay, every pony. Let’s follow them but be careful. Snow White and Fluttershy are still inside.”

“I don’t think they want to cause any harm, Twilight,” Spike said.

“Never judge a book by its cover, Spike. Now, come on.”

The ponies and Spike slowly pressed toward another bush, watching the dwarfs’ every move. Approaching the house, the dwarfs looked inside. The one with glasses, probably the leader, motioned them to follow him.

“Psst,” The dwarf ushered.

The creaking door slowly opens, as each Dwarf pop their heads through the opening. The last Dwarf appeared from one of the dwarf’s beards. The leader opened the door slightly ajar and they all entered while their shoes squeaked. As they walked in, one of them accidentally stepped on the head of the last dwarf. The ponies, animal and dragon silently approached the window and saw that the dwarfs all raised their pickaxes above their heads, as if prepared for anything. The last dwarf slammed the door behind him very hard and it was so loud it stirred an immediate reaction from the dwarfs. They ran around, raising their weapons higher, but when they saw who closed the door, they motioned him to be quiet. The silly dwarf shivered a bit, before turning toward the door and said ‘shh’. Pinkie giggled at the shenanigans.

“That one doesn’t look very smart, don’t he?” Applejack asked.

“Psst, hey girls,” Rainbow whispered. “Me and Pinkie are heading to the ceiling for a better look.”

“Rainbow, wait!” Twilight harshly whispered.

But Rainbow had already grabbed Pinkie and Twilight could only watch as they flew inside the cottage faster than the wind. They had just reached the ceiling, when the dwarfs heard the noise.

“Did you hear something?” One of them asked, looking around.

The ponies ducked their heads, before the Dwarf turned to the window. All was silent again.

“It was probably the wind,” The fourth replied.

“Careful, men, Search every cook and nanny… Uh, hook and granny… Crooked fan…” The leader stuttered, till he gave up.

“Search everywhere!”

(Continue music)

The dwarfs sneaked around the cottage, but their squeaky shoes prevented them from staying quiet. None knew that Rainbow, Pinkie and the bird family watched from above while the rest of the ponies and animals spied from the window. They ducked and hid when the dwarfs came too close, but once they were away, they slowly lifted their heads back into frame.

“Should we talk to them?” Spike asked.

“Spike, no,” Twilight whispered. “They have pickaxes for Celestia’s sake!”

Suddenly, one dwarf’s shoe squeaked so loudly it started the ponies at the window.

“Shh! Quiet!” The leader hushed.

The dwarfs walked further through the cottage till he spotted something on the floor and ceased every dwarf’s movement.

“Look! The floor, it’s been swept!”

They all looked at the floor confused, like they’ve never seen a clean floor in their lives.

(Pause at 1:30)

“So now they notice,” Applejack remarked.

The second dwarf checked one of the chairs, rubbing his finger on the edge and saw there was no dust.

“Hah! Chair’s been dusted.”

“Our window’s been washed,” The fat one noted, checking the window.

“Gosh, our cobwebs are missing,” The fifth added, facing the ceiling.

Luckily, he didn’t see either the pink Earth pony or the blue Pegasus. The dwarfs, on the other hand, were more confused than ever.

“Why, why, why, why, the whole place is clean!” The leader said.

“There’s dirty work afoot!” The second one replied.

Two dwarfs peered into the sink.

“Sink’s empty,” One of them spoke. “Hey, someone stole our dishes.”

“Pfft, who wants to steal dishes?” Rainbow whispered.

“I know, right?” Pinkie giggled.

“They ain’t stole,” The fat one said. “They’re hid in the cupboard.”

(Continue music)

The fifth grabbed a cup from the cupboard, peering inside with a sad face.

“My cup’s been washed; sugar’s gone.”

“Well, they all needed to be washed, right?” Rarity whispered to the other ponies.

The ponies nodded silently while keeping watch. Two dwarfs eyed a giant pot with delicious soup inside, warming up in the fireplace.

“Something’s cooking,” The fat one said, sniffing the food.

“Oh yeah,” Pinkie replied. “The soup Applejack made with Snow White and it’s deeeeelicious!”

Rainbow quickly shut Pinkie’s muzzle, hushing her harshly. Fortunately, the two dwarfs were too focused on the food.

“Smells good!” The fat one replied.

He reached for a spoon for a taste, when the second one stopped him.

“Don’t touch it, you fools!” The second one warned. “Might be poison!”

“Why, that little…” Applejack muttered, offended. “It’s part of a family recipe!”

Suddenly, steam hissed from the pot startling the three dwarfs till it stopped.

“See?” The second one pointed out. “It’s witches’ brew.”

The leader checked the table, which was nicely decorated with plates, glass cups and cutlery and even a lovely bouquet of goldenrod flowers.

“Look what’s happened to our stable… Uh, table.”

“Very nice, huh?” Rarity whispered. “Did it myself, of course.”

The fifth saw the flowers and picked them up with a smile.

“Flowers!” He said, sniffing them.

“Huh?” The sixth peered curiously.

“Look, goldenrod.”

The fifth put the flowers in front of the sixth’s nose, but the dwarf quickly shoved the flowers away and tried to walk away.

“Don’t do it. Take them away. My nose! My hay fever! You know I can’t stand it.”

“Oh dear,” Rarity whispered. “I didn’t know one of them had hay fever; now I feel dreadful.”

The dwarf suddenly felt trouble with his nose, as if he were on the verge of sneezing.

“I can’t… I can’t… I… Oh… Ah…”

All the dwarfs approached him, knowing what was coming.

“AAAAHHHH…!”

Before he could sneeze, the dwarfs placed their fingers under his nose raising it high in the air. Pinkie was almost on the verge of laughing, not only due to the dwarfs’ funny reaction but that he was about to sneeze. When he wasn’t going to sneeze, the dwarfs put him on the ground and slowly lift their fingers away. The dwarf sighed in relief with a smile.

“Thanks.”

But he spoke too soon.

"AAAHCHOOOOOOO!!!!"

Suddenly, the dwarf released a loud sneeze, which was so powerful it blew all the dwarfs away comically. The second one struggled against the wind, while the ponies, animals and dragon were blown from the window screaming hysterically. Even Rainbow and Pinkie were blown against the ceiling, Rainbow struggling against the breeze like the time she was swirling in the dizzitron, as tears flew from her eyes. All the dwarfs, except the second one, crashed against the wall as cups and pots fell from the shelf and fell on top of each other. Suddenly, their heads popped up and hushed the sneezing dwarf.

Rainbow and Pinkie landed on the wooden beam on the ceiling. Rainbow saw miniature giggling Pinkie Pies hopping around her gaze as she shook the dizziness away.

“Wow, what was that?” Rainbow asked, disbelief in her eyes.

“Hee-hee, let’s do that again!” Pinkie giggled silently.

“Shh! Dude, that wasn’t a sneeze! That was a hurricane!”

The animals, dragon and other ponies walked back to the window after just being blown away.

“Wow, that feller has powerful lungs to make a sneeze like that,” Applejack noted.

The sneezing Dwarf rubbed his nose when the second one approached him.

“Ya crazy fool! Fine time you picked to sneeze!”

“I couldn’t help it!” The sneezing dwarf said, defensively. “I can’t tell. When you gotta, you gotta!”

“He is right, you know,” Pinkie explained to Rainbow. “When you gotta blow, you gotta blow.”

But suddenly, the dwarfs felt something coming, as if on the brink of sneezing again, and the ponies immediately noticed his reactions.

“I… I… I gotta… N… N… N… It’s coming!”

“Hold tight, girls!” Twilight whispers harshly. “Here he goes again!”

The ponies ducked below the window, while Rainbow and Pinkie held the wooden beam tightly. Just when the dwarf was about to sneeze, the others quickly jumped on him and tried to stop it.

“Don’t let him!” One of the dwarfs instructed.

“Stop him!” Another said.

Suddenly, the head of the sneezing dwarf popped out.

“Oh! Ah… Ah… AH!!!”

The ponies watched carefully, as the dwarfs pulled him toward the ground trying to stop him.

“No, tie it tight,” One of the dwarfs instructed.

“Don’t let it go.”

“Hold him tight.”

“I’ll tie it,” The fat dwarf said.

“Make a hard knot.”

The fat dwarf grabbed the sneezing dwarf’s beard, tying it around his nose.

“There, that will hold him.”

“Tying his nose?” Spike said, incredulously. “Really?”

“Thanks!” The sneezing dwarf sighed joyfully.

“Shh!” The fat dwarf hushed.

“Quiet, you fool!” The second dwarf berated. “You want to get us all killed?”

“HAHAHA!!!”

Pinkie had seen everything and couldn’t hold her laughter. Rainbow quickly reacted, holding her friend’s muzzle, but it was too late. The dwarfs heard her.

“Did you hear that?” The sneezing dwarf asked, looking around.

“I sure did,” The second dwarf nodded.

“Oh no!” Rainbow muttered, wide eyed.

“Oh no!” Twilight said, watching the whole thing.

But the bird family, who were with Pinkie and Rainbow, winked at each other and the ponies. Before they could react, they tapped the wood. The shocked dwarfs heard that.

“Wha… Wha… What’s that?” The fat dwarf asked, fearfully.

“That’s it,” The leader concluded.

“Sounded close,” The fifth said.

“It’s in this room, right now,” The second whispered.

The dwarfs felt uncomfortable at their friend’s words. The birds eyed each other again and shrieked so loud Rainbow and Pinkie covered their ears. The other ponies did the same, but the dwarfs… They froze in fear… Then ran around the room yelling and tried to hide. The sneezing dwarf ducked into a big pot with a lid, the fat dwarf hid behind a chair, the fourth in a bucket with a broom, the seventh under a pile of logs, the second in a potato sack and the fifth under the staircase.

“Phew, thanks little guys,” Rainbow sighed to the birds. “That was close.”

“Hey, they’re pretty good at hiding,” Pinkie replied, eyeing the dwarfs. “They should play ‘hide and seek’ more often.”

“Will you be quiet?!”

The dwarfs emerged from their hiding spots, gathering at the staircase. The leader held a candle and looked upstairs.

“It’s up there,” The leader said.

“Yeah, in the bedroom,” The fifth added.

“Oh no!” Rarity gasped. “Don’t tell me they’re going upstairs!”

“I think they are,” Spike confirmed.

“One of us has gotta go down and chase it up,” The leader instructed, but corrected himself. “Uh, uh, uh… Up… Down.”

The dwarfs nod in unison and turned toward the one dwarf: The seventh. As you know, the seventh is a funny looking guy in a green vest and purple stocking cap. He just smiled not knowing he’s been picked to go up.

“Him?” Applejack questioned. “He doesn’t seem fit for the job.”

“He looks more like a child than a man,” Rarity said.

The seventh looked behind him, then back to the dwarfs… But then he quickly looks behind him. As if knowing the dwarfs chose him to go upstairs, he quietly walked away. But the second and the sneezing dwarf grabbed him and took him to their leader, who tried to give him the candle.

“Here, take it,” The leader ordered.

The leader shook nervously as the seventh tried to grab the candle, while he shook too.

“Don’t be nervous!”

(Pause music at 3:21)

The leader quickly grabbed the dwarf’s hand, forcibly giving him the candle. The dwarfs pushed the youngest upstairs, as the Dwarf walked up the creaking stairs. Suddenly, he turned around toward his fellow brothers waiting below. They too shook in fear.

“Don’t be afraid,” The leader assured. “We’re right behind you.”

“Yes, right behind ya!” The other dwarfs said, in unison. “

“Yeah, sure they are,” Rainbow replied, sarcastically.

The seventh dwarf nodded, gulping in fear. Nevertheless, he walked further along the stairs. He opened the door, slowly peeking to see if it’s safe. As he looks, the ponies watch the other dwarfs quietly walking up the stairs.

(Continue music)

“Oh no!” Twilight whispered, nervously.

Meanwhile, the seventh opened the door further taking another look before quietly entering the room. But suddenly, the sound of moaning spooked him. He faced the bed and saw the sheets moving like a ghost. The dwarf froze for a moment before he screamed very loud and burst out of the room. The dwarfs were already waiting by the door when it happened.

“Here it comes!” The second one yelled.

But suddenly, the seventh bumped into them and they all fell down the stairs. Then all, except the seventh, who’s head was stuck between his legs, ran toward the door screaming and shouting.

“Hee-hee,” Pinkie giggled. “Look at them go!”

Rainbow herself couldn’t believe how the dwarfs could run so fast.

“You can’t even see them clearly!”

“Quick!” Twilight shouts. “Every pony into that bush!”

The ponies, animals and dragon ran from the window as the six dwarfs rushed out the cottage in a flash. The leader quickly closed the door. Suddenly, Pinkie dropped to the floor and approached the seventh dwarf, who just freed himself from his legs when he saw the pony.

“Hi, there! I’m…”

But before the pony could finish, the dwarf immediately ran away from her.

“Wait!” Pinkie cried.

The seventh bumped against the door and tried to open it. But the others held on from the outside thinking a monster was pursuing them.

“It’s after us!” One of the dwarfs shouted.

“Don’t let it out!”

“Hold it shut!”

The seventh tried to open the door, but one hard pull broke the doorknob and sent him crashing into the cupboard. Pots and cups fell on top of him, as the dwarf emerged from the pile. Now he was completely dressed in pots, pans and cups covering his body as he ran towards the open door. Rainbow dropped herself to the floor beside Pinkie.

“Why do you always have to say ‘hi’ at the most inappropriate moments?” Rainbow asked, giving the stink eye.

“Well, now that you mention it…” Pinkie began.

“Never mind!” Rainbow interrupted. “Come on! Outside.”

Meanwhile, as Rainbow, with Pinkie in tow, met up with the other ponies, dragon and animals hidden in a bush, the dwarfs were waiting in a tree. The seventh dwarf approached, which the others immediately saw as a monster.

“Here it comes,” One of the dwarfs declared.

“Now’s our chance.”

“Get it now!”

When the seventh came close to the tree, the others immediately dropped themselves on him and bashed him with their weapons.

“Oh no!” Rarity said. “The poor guy.”

"Quick!"

"Give it to it!”

"Don't let it get away!"

While the dwarfs hit him, all the kitchenware came loose from the dwarf’s body. When his face appeared, the second dwarf accidentally hit his head. But the leader quickly stopped them.

“Hold on there!” The leader shouts. “It’s only Dopey.”

“So that’s Dopey,” Applejack noted. “That makes sense.”

As Dopey recovered, the dwarfs began asking questions.

“Did you see?” The sneezing dwarf asked.

Dopey nodded.

“How big is it?” The fat dwarf asked.

Doped motioned with his arms widely, describing how big.

"Was it a dragon?" The second asked.

Dopey nodded.

“Has it got horns?” The sneezing dwarf asked, again.

Dopey put his fingers on his head, while sticking out his tongue a few times.

“Was it breathing fire?” The second asked, again.

“Was it droolin’?” The fat one asked, again.

While they asked, Dopey began to drool to answer the last question.

“What was it doin’?” The sneezing dwarf asked.

In response, Dopey laid his head on his hands and made a snoring sound. The leader seem to understand what he tried to say.

“He says it’s a… A monster asleep in our beds!”

The dwarfs began to talk amongst one another.

“They think Snow White and Fluttershy are monsters?” Spike asked.

“Dopey must have thought so,” Twilight inquired. “Or he wouldn’t have screamed.”

Then Dopey pulled on the leader’s shirt.

“What is it, Dopey?” The leader asked.

Dopey points to the cottage, then landed on all fours acting like a horse.

“What?” The leader asked. “A horse? Uh, a pony?”

Dopey nodded at the last guess.

“That’s strange,” The leader thought. “We don’t have a horse or a honey… Uh, pony.”

“Forget whatever else is in that house,” The second dwarf interrupted. “There’s a monster in our bed; I say we attack!”

“While it’s sleeping,” The sneezing dwarf added.

“Yeah, while it’s sleeping,” The fourth, fifth and fat one declared in unison.

“Oh no!” Rarity said, her hooves over her mouth.

“Hurry, men,” The leader urged. “It’s now or never!”

“Off with its head!” The fat one declared.

“Break its bone!” One of the dwarfs said.

“Chop it to pieces.”

“We’ll kill it dead.”

The ponies were in complete shock when they heard their intent.

“Come on!” Twilight urged. “We got to stop them!”

“I can’t believe they’re going to try to kill Snow White and Fluttershy!” Rarity said.

“I’ll stop them!” Rainbow declared.

“No wait!” Twilight said. “I have a better idea: We’ll see how far they go. If they try to attack, I’ll use a freeze spell on them. It’ll be easy since there are only seven of them.”

“Then, let’s go!” Applejack said.

The ponies quickly followed the dwarfs back to the cottage, hoping to stop them before it’s too late.

Meet the Dwarfs/ Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum

The bedroom door slowly opened, creaking along the way. The dwarf leader looked inside, holding a lantern. The others peeked inside too and silently approached the bed. But then the same moaning, which scared Dopey, froze the Dwarfs in place. They stared at the living sheets with fear, as a second moan made them even more careful. The ponies and dragon stood at the opening, watching carefully.

“Ha, no wonder they thought it’s a monster,” Pinkie giggled. “Snowy almost looks like a ghost.”

“Shh!” The ponies hushed.

Fortunately, the Dwarfs were too distracted to hear them. They gathered together as the sheets dropped down.

“Jiminy Crickets!” The sneezing dwarf whispered.

“Gosh!’ The fifth whispered.

“Gee!” The fat one added.

“What a monster!” The sneezing dwarf whispered, again.

“It covers three beds,” The fifth noted.

“Let’s kill it before it wakes up,” The leader declared.

“Which end do we kill?” The fat one asked loudly.

“Shh!” The leader and other dwarfs hushed.

Quietly, the leader motioned them to walk toward the bed.

“Oh, we got to stop them now,” Rarity urged, nervously.

“Not yet, Rarity,” Twilight said, eyeing the group.

“But what if they…?” Applejack began.

“Shh!” Twilight hushed. “Trust me.”

The dwarfs walked silent toward the bed, assuming the position to attack at the right moment. Twilight charged her horn, ready for the worst.

“I can’t watch this,” Rarity said, covering her eyes.

The leader slowly grabbed the sheets and quickly cast them aside. The dwarfs prepared to strike, but the moment they saw what was under the sheets they stopped and lowered their weapons.

“Phew,” Twilight sighed, her horn fading.

The others sighed in relief that they didn’t kill their friends. The dwarfs just stared at the human girl and yellow Pegasus, the two sleeping peacefully beside each other. The leader couldn’t help but smile, as if he and the dwarfs had never seen a girl before.

“Well, eh, ah…”

“What is it?” The fat one asked, confused.

“Seriously?” Rainbow asked. “They’ve never seen a girl before?”

“Maybe, this is all new to them,” Twilight replied. “Just like when we met Snow White.”

“Why, it… It’s a girl!” The leader answered.

“At least that one’s smart,” Applejack said. “Kinda like you, Twilight.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow to Applejack, who just smirked.

“Where exactly are you trying to go with this?”

“Nothin’.”

Dopey points to the yellow Pegasus, who was sleeping beside Snow White.

“Is that the pony?” The leader asked.

Dopey nods at first, then shook his head. The leader observed this creature, a bit amazed yet confused at the same time.

“Well, it’s a very strange kind of pony. I don’t remember them being yellow or have feathers on their back. Not to mention… Butterflies on their flank?”

“Aw, it’s so cute how they sleep together,” The fat dwarf sighed.

The sneezing dwarf leaned over to watch the human girl and pony sleep, smiling at the sight.

“She’s mighty purdy and that pony too.”

“They’re beautiful,” The fifth dwarf replied. “Just like angels.”

The sneezing dwarf nodded at the words, oblivious that the other ponies and dragon smiled approvingly.

“Oh, that’s so sweet,” Rarity said.

But all the nice things stopped the moment the second dwarf butt in.

“Angels, hah! She’s a female! And by the looks of that pony, she’s a female as well! And all females is poison! They’re full of wicked wiles!”

“Well, I never!” Rarity frowned, turning her head. “Hmph.”

“Who does he think he is?” Rainbow asked. “I’ll show him a thing or two.”

“Easy, Rainbow,” Twilight said, holding her back. “Don’t let his words get to you.”

As Twilight tried to calm the blue Pegasus, the fifth dwarf was confused at the second one’s words.

“What are wicked wiles?”

“I don’t know,” The second answered. “But I’m agin ‘em!”

“Shh, not so loud!” The leader whispered. “You’ll wake them up.”

"Aw, let them wake up!” The second dwarf shouted. “They don’t belong here no-how!”

Rainbow wasn’t amused by the dwarf’s attitude. But before she can do anything, the dwarfs noticed Snow White and Fluttershy stirring.

“Shh! Look out!” The fifth whispered.

The sneezing dwarf held the fifth in fear.

“They’re movin’!”

"They’re wakin’ up!” The fat one siad.

“What’ll we do?” The sneezing dwarf asked.

“Hide!” The leader answered.

The dwarfs ran around the room and hid behind the bed Fluttershy and Snow White were sleeping on. Fluttershy yawned cutely, as Snow White opened her eyes.

“Did you say something?” Fluttershy asked, sleepily.

“No,” Snow White answered.

Snow White stretched her arms wide and yawned too.

“Oh, dear. I wonder if the children are…”

But before Snow White could finish, her eyes went wide which Fluttershy noticed.

“What’s the matter?”

She followed the girl’s gaze and saw a long set of eyes. Fluttershy and Snow White yelled a little, grabbing the sheets to cover themselves like they were naked or something.

“Oh!” They yelled.

The heads which the eyes belonged to disappeared from sight, along with the stocking caps they wore. A few seconds later, the heads popped out again. But this time, they showed their noses too. When the girl and the mare saw them, lowering the sheets, they realized there was nothing to fear.

“Oh my,” Fluttershy said. “I think those are the seven people who live here; they don’t look like children at all.”

“Why, why you’re little men!” Snow White said with a smile.

The so-called little men faced each other and suddenly stood upright. They were most surprised that the strange pony could talk.

“They sure look cute,” Fluttershy replied, then looked around. “But where are Twilight and the others?”

Suddenly, Snow White took notice of their missing friends by the opening.

“There they are.”

The dwarfs faced her direction and were even more surprised that there were more strange ponies in their house. The ponies just stood at the opening, not knowing what to do.

“It’s okay,” Snow White assured. “Come join in.”

“There’s nothing to worry about,” Fluttershy added.

Twilight and her friends entered the room and for the very first time stood eye-to-eye with the dwarfs. The dwarfs looked at each other again, not knowing what to say at all. They were also surprised when they saw Spike. They had their guesses about what he is but weren’t sure.

“Hello,” Twilight greeted. “How do you do?”

The dwarfs, startled when she talked, looked at each other again without a word to say.

“She said, ‘how do you do?’” Snow White said.

“How do you do what?” The second dwarf spoke first, folding his arms in the process.

Pinkie giggled at his response.

“What’s so funny?” The dwarf asked.

“Sorry, what you just said is funny,” Pinkie explained. “Don’t you think so?”

“Nope,” The dwarf answered, displeased.

“Oh, you can talk!” Snow White said. “I’m so glad! Now, don’t tell me who you are. Let us guess.”

“Oh, I love that game!” Pinkie said, excitedly. “You start first, Twilight.”

“Well…” Twilight thought, facing the lead dwarf. “If I’m not mistaken, you’re Doc.”

The leader dwarf, Doc, couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Why, why, why, yes. Yes! That’s true.”

Then Snow White tried to guess one and chose the fifth dwarf.

“And you’re, you’re Bashful,” Snow White said, charmingly.

Just as his name implies, the dwarf’s face turned red as a tomato as he played with his beard.

"Ooooooooh, gooosh!"

The dwarf chuckled and tied his beard in a knot. The other dwarfs and ponies couldn’t help but chuckle. The fourth dwarf began to yawn, leading Applejack to guess.

“And you’re, without a doubt, Sleepy.”

The dwarf stopped yawning when he was acknowledged.

“How’d you guess?” Sleepy asked sleepily, with a chuckle.

“Because you were yawning,” Applejack stated, chuckling. “And the droopy eyes gave me the hint.”

Rarity chose the next dwarf to guess.

“And you?”

The dwarf was on the brink of sneezing, but the second and Dopey held their fingers under his nose to stop him.

“And you’re Sneezy,” Rarity said, with a giggle.

The rest of the dwarfs chuckled as the two dwarfs released their fingers. Sneezy sighed in relief… But still released a sneeze, a small one. But it was so funny, the dwarfs and ponies started laughing very hard.

“That was one heck of a sneeze you made downstairs,” Rainbow said. “You totally got my respect.”

“T-t-thanks,” Sneezy replied.

The dwarf didn’t expect praise for his sneeze, especially from a pony. But though his hay fever works like a handicap, the powerful sneezes he makes could be of good use in times of need.

“Yes,” Pinkie nodded, before facing the fat dwarf. “Then you must be…?”

“Happy, ma’am,” The dwarf answers, pointing to himself. “That’s me.”

Happy then pointed toward the silly dwarf beside him.

“And this is Dopey,” Happy introduced. "He don’t talk none.”

Dopey, being as silly as always, made Happy laugh.

“You mean he can’t talk?” Fluttershy asked, lying on the bed like a cat.

“He don’t know,” Happy shrugged. “He never tried.”

Every pony and dwarf laughed, but Dopey didn’t seem to mind.

“Oh, you poor thing,” Fluttershy said.

“That’s too bad,” Snow White laughed.

Then Snow White, the ponies and Spike faced the only Dwarf that wasn’t named yet. The dwarf already gave the stink eye, which made Rainbow smirk.

“Let me guess,” Rainbow said, faking a grumpy voice. “You must be ‘Grumpy’.”

The dwarfs began to laugh as Doc nudged him with his finger.

“Oh, yes! Yes!”

The laughter died down, so Grumpy could speak.

“Hah! We know who we are!”

Doc nodded in agreement.

“Ask them who they are and what they’re a-doin’ here!” Grumpy demanded Doc.

“Hmph! Yeah!” Doc agreed, with a serious face. “What are you and who are you doin’?”

“Uh, that last part doesn’t sound right,” Pinkie said.

“Uh, what are you…?” Doc stuttered.

He tried to find the right words and his friendly face was shown again.

“Who are you, my dears?”

“Oh, how silly of us,” Twilight replied, shaking her head. “Allow me to introduce ourselves. My name is Twilight Sparkle. This is Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity. And this is Spike.”

“My eyes and ears do not deceit… Uh, deceive me, do they?” Doc asked. “Are you really talking ponies?”

“Yes, we are,” Twilight nodded. “I’m an alicorn, but I used to be a unicorn. Rarity is a unicorn, Fluttershy and Rainbow are Pegasi, and Pinkie and Applejack are Earth ponies.”

“And what is your scaly friend?” Doc asked.

“I thought you should know already,” Spike said. “I’m a dragon.”

“A DRAGON?!” The dwarfs cried in unison and fear.

“Whoa, whoa, easy fellas,” Spike said. “I’m not going to hurt you.”

“He’s only a baby dragon,” Twilight said.

The dwarfs sigh in relief, seeing Spike is harmless.

“Ha-ha, you guys thought there was a dragon in your house,” Spike explained. “Now here you have one, but not a big one.”

“Yeah, a big dragon wouldn’t even get in this cottage,” Pinkie added. “This cottage needs to be much bigger; then again, it wouldn’t be a cottage anymore, am I right?”

“Hahaha, she is right,” Happy laughed.

“Where do you come from?” Doc asked.

“We’re from Equestria,” Twilight explained. “I’m sure you never heard of that, but it’s a long story. We can tell you more about it later.”

Doc nodded before turning to the human girl.

“And who are you, my dear?”

“I’m Snow White,” She answered.

“Snow White?” Happy asked, in amazement.

“The princess?” The dwarfs asked, in unison.

“Yes,” Snow White nodded.

“Wait, you know who she is?” Rainbow asked.

“Of course, we do,” Happy answered. “Everybody knows of Snow White and her kindness. Her father was a great man.”

“You know, Twilight is a princess too,” Pinkie added.

“Well… Well my, my dear Quincesses… Uh, Princesses,” Doc chuckled. “We’re uh, we’re honored. Yes, we’re, uh, we’re…”

But before Doc finished, Grumpy tried to end it in his words causing Doc to fluster.

“Mad as hornets!”

“Mad as hornets! No, no, we’re not. We’re bad as cornets… No, no, as bad as… What was I sayin’?”

“Nothing! Just standin’ there sputterin’ like a doodlebug!” Grumpy said.

Grumpy’s words sparked an argument between the two.

“Oh! Who, who, who, who’s butterin’ like a spoodledug? Who’s… Uh, gutter…” Doc stuttered.

“Aw, shut up and tell them to get out!” Grumpy yelled.

“Hey!” Rainbow cut in. “You can’t throw us out like common stray animals!”

"Oh, I can’t, eh?” Grumpy said. “You invade our house just like that! We don’t want strangers in our house, not even talking mini-horses like you.”

“We?! I think you’re the only one who doesn’t want us in. We cleaned the entire house for you, for the love of Pete! You should thank us for that!”

“So what? I don’t want none of you in the house even if the wolves are chasing you!”

“That’s it!”

Rainbow pounced on Grumpy, the two hitting each other in a small dust storm. Doc, Bashful, Pinkie and Applejack stopped the fight and pulled them apart. Doc and Bashful help Grumpy, while Pinkie and Applejack act Rainbow.

“Calm down, nelly,” Applejack said.

“There’s no way to stoop to that ruffian’s level!” Rarity added.

“Who are you calling ‘ruffian’, missy?!” Grumpy demanded.

“Grumpy, don’t,” Bashful said.

“Now look what you did,” Doc bereted. “That’s what you get when you try to send nice people and ponies away."

“She attacked me first!” Grumpy argued.

“You started it, you ungrateful midget!” Rainbow shouts.

“EVERYPONY, STOP!” Twilight shouts. “Arguing is not the way. Grumpy, why don’t you want us in?”

“Because I don’t want to!” The stubborn dwarf said.

Eventually Rainbow and Grumpy were released but avoided eye contact. Snow White and Fluttershy were silent at the moment till Snow White spoke up.

“Please don’t send us away!” She plead. “If you do, she’ll kill me.”

The dwarfs’ eyes went wide when she said that.

“Kill you?”

“Who, will?” Happy asked.

“Yes, who?” Doc asked.

“My stepmother, the Queen,” Snow White answered.

“THE QUEEN?!” The dwarfs shout.

“Yes, the Queen,” Rarity confirmed. “She wants us killed too, all because we’re more beautiful than she is.”

“She’s wicked!” Bashful said.

“She’s bad!” Happy added.

“She’s mighty mean!” Sneezy said.

“She’s an old witch!” Grumpy shouted, making gestures to Sneezy. “I’m warnin’ ya. If the Queen finds them here, she’ll swoop down and wreak her vengeance on us!”

Sneezy stood completely silent when Grumpy spoke. Fluttershy wasn’t comfortable either, but Snow White tried to look on the bright side.

“But she doesn’t know where we are.”

“She don’t, eh?” Grumpy reacted quickly. “She knows everything.”

The ponies hated to admit it, but Grumpy was right about that. The Evil Queen Grimhilde, a name Snow White had told them, had certain ways of knowing things. Now Grumpy made gestures to Twilight, the next words he spoke made her frightened.

“She’s full of black magic; she can even make herself invisible. Pfft!”

Grumpy hit his fingers on Twilight’s nose, which she covered with her hoof, before turning toward the rest.

“Might be in this room right now,” Grumpy finished.

The ponies, dwarfs and dragon look around uncomfortable. Twilight did not expect to be in competition with a monarch who uses black magic. Pinkie began searching everywhere in the room for the Queen. She lifted the beds, opened the closets, and when she wasn’t there, she zoomed downstairs. She searched the cupboards, the fireplace, the sink, even outside the cottage.

“Not here, not here, not here, not here, not here…”

Eventually Pinkie returned to the bedroom and all the dwarfs were surprised she could move so quickly. Then she turned to Happy, who looked confused.

“Happy’s beard!” Pinkie points out.

Dopey raised Happy’s beard and Happy hit the young dwarf on the head.

“Nope, all clear!” Pinkie giggled.

“Oh, she’ll never find us here,” Snow White assured. “And if you let us stay, we’ll keep house for you.”

“Not for him,” Rainbow whispered to Snow White, referring to Grumpy.

“I heard that!” Grumpy shouts.

“Please, Rainbow,” Snow White said. “I know he acts rude, but I’m sure he has a good heart.”

“Yeah, right,” Rainbow mumbled under her breath.

“We would like to help,” Twilight offered. “We could wash and sew and sweep and cook and…”

“COOK?!” The dwarfs interrupted, startling Twilight.

“Can you make dapple lumpkins… Uh, lumple dapplins?” Doc asked.

“APPLE DUMPLINGS!” The dwarfs corrected in unison.

“Eh, yes! Crapple dumpkins.”

“Ah can sure do that,” Applejack said, proudly. “Mah family and Ah make the best apple dumplings in all of Equestria.”

“Yes, and plum pudding and gooseberry pie…” Snow White added.

“Gooseberry pie?!” The dwarfs, minus Grumpy, cheered. “HOORAY! THEY STAY!"

“Thank you,” Fluttershy said. “Thank you very much.”

“It’s our pleasure, Miss Fluttershy,” Happy bowed, tipping his cap.

Suddenly, Pinkie sniffed the air.

“Um, Snow White?”

“Yes, Pinkie?”

“Weren’t you cooking something downstairs?”

Downstairs, the pot of soup began to boil. Snow White quickly jumped out of bed with a loud “OH!”. She ran downstairs to the pot, grabbing a cloth she pulled the pot away from the fire, took off the lid and grab a spoon to taste the soup. The dwarfs and the ponies looked downstairs and sniffed the soup.

“Ah!” The dwarfs sighed. “SOUP! Hooray!”

Both parties ran downstairs, but Dopey’s head got stuck. They ran toward the table, grabbing forks and bread. Rarity, Twilight, Applejack and Fluttershy were more dignified compared to Pinkie, Rainbow, Spike and the dwarfs. At that moment, Dopey got free and ran downstairs. He accidentally fell on the floor but made it to his seat at the table. The dwarfs, two ponies and dragon argued over bread while Dopey accidentally fell from a chair. The four other ponies could only watch from the side.

“Now, now, there’s no need to argue,” Fluttershy spoke calmly. “There’s plenty for everyone.”

“Look at them go,” Applejack observed. “It’s like they haven’t eaten in weeks.”

“Rainbow, Spike and Pinkie aren’t doing any better,” Twilight noted, shaking her head.

But suddenly, everything stopped by the voice of a certain human girl.

“Uh-uh, uh-uh! Just a minute.”

The dwarfs and ponies, including Spike, turned their attention to Snow White.

“Supper’s not quite ready; you’ll just have time to wash.”

“Wash?” The dwarfs all asked. “Wash? Wash? Wash?”

The Dwarfs talked among each other trying to understand the term ‘wash’, as if the word sounded foreign to them. Grumpy threw his spoon away and folded his arms.

“Hah! Knew there was a catch to it.”

“Why wash?” Bashful asked.

“What for?” Happy asked. “We ain’t goin’ nowhere.”

“Tain’t New Years,” Doc said.

All the dwarfs shook their head while the ponies looked dumbfounded.

“You mean you don’t wash your…” Applejack began. “Um, what are those again?”

“Bands… Uh, hands,” Doc answered.

“Yeah, don’t you wash them before you eat?”

The dwarfs again shook their heads.

“Well, you should, darlings,” Rarity suggested. “It’s clean and proper to wash before eating, then your food won’t get filthy and you won't get any diseases and… Uh.”

Just the very thought of that made Rarity shake her hoof with a shudder.

“Rarity is right,” Twilight agreed. “You do work in a mine, is that right?”

The dwarfs nodded.

“Then it’s totally normal to wash your hands before you eat.”

“Darn,” Pinkie said, grabbing fifteen bits from her mane. “Guess you get fifteen bits from me, Twilight.”

“Pinkie, we didn’t even bet,” Twilight said.

“Oh,” Pinkie said, throwing the bits back in her hair. “Okie-dokie-lokie!”

“Oh, perhaps you have washed,” Snow White said.

“Perhaps, we…” Doc thought, then nodded. “Yes! Perhaps we have.”

“But when?” Snow White asked, suspicious.

“Yeah, when?” Applejack asked.

One thing to know about Applejack, she could smell a lie from a mile away.

“When? When… Uh, you said when…” Doc stuttered. “Why, last week… Why, recently!”

The other dwarfs nod in agreement.

“Yes, recently!” They declared in unison.

“Oh, recently!” Snow White said.

Applejack’s eyebrow rose, she didn’t trust a single word they said.

“Well, if that’s so, why don’t you show your hands?”

“Good idea, Applejack,” Snow White said. “Let me see your hands.”

The dwarfs’ eyes went wide, they hid their hands behind their backs and walked backwards. Snow White and Applejack walked toward them, the human towering over them.

“Let me see your hands,” Snow White said.

Doc slowly brought his hands from behind his back, sheepishly showing them to Snow White. As suspected, his hands were very dirty.

“When did you say again, Doc?” Applejack asked, cockily. “’Recently’?”

“Why, Doc, I’m surprised,” Snow White said.

Doc looked at his hands and brought them back behind his back, chuckling nervously. Snow White faced the dwarfs who also seemed nervous.

“Come on, let’s see them.”

Bashful nervously showed his hands too and quickly hid them behind his back with a red face.

“Oh, Bashful,” Snow White said. “My, my, my.”

Snow White faced Sneezy next.

“And you?”

Sneezy showed his hands without trouble and Snowy tsked at that. Happy tried to rub his hands against his side to remove the dirt, but when he showed them it was a worthless effort.

“Worse than I thought,” Snow White gasped.

Dopey quickly showed his hands, but his long sleeves covered them quickly.

“Oh,” Snow White said.

Sleepy had his hands tucked underneath his beard before he showed them.

“How shocking!” Rarity gasped.

Snow White tsked again while Sleepy, seeing his dirty hands, quickly hid them under his beard with a smile as if to say, “nothing happened”. Grumpy looked at his own hand which was, without a doubt, just as dirty.

“Goodness me, this will never do,” Snow White declared.

Grumpy folded his arms again with a sour look, as Snow White points to the door.

“March straight outside and wash, or you’ll not get a bite to eat,” Snow White commanded, like a mother.

“She sure is bossy,” Spike whispered to Twilight.

“Well, she is right, Spike,” Twilight confirmed. “You’ve seen their hands.”

“Maybe it’s best if we wash up too,” Applejack said. “Just to set an example.”

“Yes, it is more polite,” Rarity agreed.

The dwarfs look at each other and Doc motioned with his head to go outside. One by one, they marched to the door. First Doc, then Bashful, Sneezy, Happy, Dopey, who made a twirl, then Sleepy took Dopey’s spot in line, followed by Spike and all the other ponies except Rainbow. Dopey had to walk at the end of the line, playing with his sleeves while Grumpy just stared at them with a sour expression. The dwarfs and ponies, including Spike, were outside except Dopey, who accidentally walked into a wall. But he quickly ran outside with a silly smile.

“Hah!” Grumpy said, without a care.

“Shouldn’t you go outside too?” Rainbow asked.

“What about you? Grumpy asked.

“Who me? Uh-uh. No pony tells me to wash my hooves.”

But they didn’t notice Snow White right behind them till they turned around.

“Well, aren’t you going to wash?” Snow White asked.

“Hmph, fine,” Rainbow groaned, folding her hooves.

Grumpy just turned his back to Snow White like he didn’t hear her.

“What’s the matter?” Snow White asked, teasingly. “Cat got your tongue?”

Rainbow couldn’t help but snicker. Grumpy’s eyes went wide when he heard that, turning back to Snow White and stuck his tongue out. Snow White just smiled as the two walked away. Rainbow was already outside while Grumpy felt it was against his will. Suddenly, he bumped his big nose against the door causing Rainbow and Snow White to laugh. Part of his stocking cap covered his nose.

“Oh! Did you hurt yourself?” Snow White asked.

Grumpy threw his stocking cap over his head and grunted. He walked outside and slammed the door with a hard thud. He sat on a barrel next to Rainbow, who sat on the ground like a dog. Grumpy took a piece of straw and put it in his mouth.

“Hah, women!” Grumpy muttered.

“Excuse me,” Rainbow spoke, eyebrow raised. “There’s more than one woman here, even if they’re mini-horses.”

“You again? HAH! Your voice is too raspy for a female.”

“Why, you…”

Just as Rainbow was ready to pounce him again, a voice interrupted her.

“Courage, men, courage.”

Grumpy and Rainbow Dash watched as Doc led the other dwarfs to a tub filled with water. The ponies had no trouble seeing it was water after all.

“Don’t be nervous,” Doc said.

“You guys okay?” Spike asked. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you’re all scared of water.”

“It’s alright, Spike. Everything’s going to be just fine.”

The dwarfs looked at the water in the tub curiously. Happy twirled the water with his finger.

“Gosh, it’s wet!”

“Water is always wet, silly willy!” Pinkie said.

Sneezy also put a finger in the water, but quickly took it out. He shook his finger and sputtered.

“It’s cold, too!”

“Well, it’s better than nothing,” Spike shrugged.

“We ain’t gonna do it, are we?” Bashful asked.

“We have to, darling,” Rarity insists.

“It’s very polite,” Fluttershy said. “Um, if you want it, that is.”

“And it’ll please the Princess,” Doc stuttered.

“Ha, I’ll take a chance for her,” Happy offered.

“Me, too!” Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy and Spike said in unison.

Fluttershy smiled, but then saw Grumpy and Rainbow just watching.

“Aren’t you two going to wash?”

“Ya can’t make me, missy,” Grumpy said.

“I wasn’t planning to wash anyway,” Rainbow added. “Besides, my hooves aren’t that dirty.”

“But you must, Rainbow,” Rarity insists. “I don’t want germs on any pony’s food!”

“Hah! Her wiles are beginnin’ to work,” Grumpy said. “But I’m warnin’ ya, you give ‘em an inch, and they’ll walk all over ya!”

“Oh, don’t make it so difficult, Grumpy,” Applejack said. “It’s just washing hooves and hands.”

“Maybe they should wash themselves entirely since they work in a mine,” Twilight suggests. “We should too just in case.”

“But is it really smart to wash ourselves in front of these gentlemen?” Rarity asked.

"Oh, don’t act so shy, Rarity,” Applejack retorts. “You know us ponies don’t normally wear clothes.”

“Hmph, says the pony who wears a hat,” Rarity groaned to herself.

Pinkie smiled at that while the dwarfs looked confused.

“Forgive me for that, gentlemen,” Rarity said. “Some of us do have standards.”

"That's quite alright, Miss Rarity," Doc said, glaring at Grumpy. "Don't listen to that old warthog. Come on now, men and ladies."

“How hard do ya scrub?” Sneezy asked.

“Will our whiskers shrink?” Sleepy asked.

“Of course not,” Twilight answered.

“Do ya get in the tub?” Happy asked.

“Do ya have to wash where it doesn’t show?” Bashful asked.

The ponies’ and dragon’s eyes went wide.

“Wait, what?” Spike asked.

“Now, now, now, don’t get excited,” Doc said, starting to sing. “Here we go…”

While Doc sang, the other dwarfs, dragon and ponies grabbed the soap and washed their hooves and hands, rubbing their faces in between.

With a scoop of water, they rubbed their faces and sputtered like Doc to get the foam off and they repeated while he sang. Sleepy, suddenly, saw a fly that flew in his face and land on the soap to wash itself, creating a big bubble that soon popped.

Doc splashed a bit of water on his face and rubbed it off. Rainbow and Grumpy weren’t exactly pleased.

“Bunch of old nanny goats. You make me sick going brrr, brrr, brrr.” Rainbow said, blubbering with her mouth and spat in their direction.

Meanwhile, Doc washes the heads of the dwarfs, ponies and dragon with a brush. He was about to scrub Dopey’s, but he ducked as not to get his head scrubbed. Doc tried and tried, but Dopey kept dodging. Finally, Doc hit Dopey on the head causing him to fall in the tub and sputter while Doc washed the Dwarf’s rear end. Some of the ponies and Spike couldn’t help but giggle, while Rainbow and Grumpy still watched.

“Hah! Next thing you know she’ll be tyin’ your beards, manes and tails up in pink ribbons and smellin’ ya up with that stuff called, uh… ‘perfoom’, hah!” Grumpy said, spitting in another directon.

Rainbow cringed at the thought of her own mane and tail tied up in pink ribbons, smelling like perfume.

In the meantime, Happy washed the foam from his beard and shook his head. His beard and the water slapped Doc and Twilight’s face. Doc wasn’t very happy since he just cleaned his glasses, while Twilight looked annoyed. Rarity, Applejack, Sleepy and Pinkie grabbed some towels to dry every part of their body, even shaking themselves dry like dogs.

Dopey had a bit of trouble with water in his ears, while Spike tried to help in any way. Dopey tried slapping the water out his ears, it didn’t work. Then he tried shaking his head, but the water sloshed around. Finally, he blew on his finger and the water shot out his ears.

Sneezy searched for a towel but grabbed Bashful’s clothes instead. Fluttershy, by accident, did the same thing but with his beard. Bashful didn’t look happy about that.

“A fine bunch of water lilies you turned out to be,” Grumpy teased.

Doc had readjusted his glasses when he turned his attention to Grumpy. Twilight heard him too and looked as well.

“I’d like to see anybody make me wash if I didn’t wanna,” Grumpy challenged.

“The same goes for me,” Rainbow said, folding her arms.

Doc and Twilight glared at their stubborn friends. Clearing his throat, Doc motioned for the dwarfs, ponies and dragon to come closer. They huddled together as Doc began to whisper a plan. Happy and Pinkie looked at Grumpy and chuckled in unison. Dopey looked too, but Happy brought him back down. When they finished, Doc hoist his belly, whistled like nothing’s wrong and strolled towards Grumpy and Rainbow. The other dwarfs, ponies and Spike followed suit. They walked around Rainbow and Grumpy, standing by the barrel and whistling for a few moments. Grumpy and Rainbow looked at them suspiciously, they didn’t like where this was going.

“Get them!” Twilight yelled.

They pounced on the grouchy dwarf and the blue Pegasus, the barrel breaking under their weight. Half the dwarves and ponies held onto Grumpy, while the others held Rainbow. The two struggled to get free, but to no avail.

“Hey, let go of me!” Grumpy shouted.

“Get them over at the tub,” Doc commanded. “Get them over at the tub.”

“What are you doing?” Rainbow shouted. “Let me go!”

“Let me loose, you fools!” Grumpy shouted. “Let me loose!”

“Don’t let them get away!” Twilight commanded.

"Get them up on the tub. Get them up! Hang on to them! Bang them! Pound them!" Doc kept commanding. "Get them up on the tub! On the tub. That's the tub. That's the tub. Don't, don't, don't, don't get excited! Don't get... Don't get up... Don't get..."

Dopey pushed Sneezy in the air in an attempt to help, but Sneezy fell on him and caused him to bump into Twilight.

“Oof!” Twilight cried.

The two rolled backwards, till Twilight ended up dizzy. She found Dopey cutely clinging to her. She shook her head and pushed him off.

“Get the soap!” Twilight shouts, exasperated.

Dopey nodded and quickly rushed for the soap. He grabbed for it, but the bar slipped from his hands. The others were too busy handling Rainbow and Grumpy to notice.

“Hey, steady, everyone,” Applejack called out.

“We’ll get them there!” Happy said. “We’ll get them.”

Dopey struggled with the slippery piece of soap. When it slipped out his hands again, it land with a thud on his head before it hit the ground. Dopey say it and crawled towards it.

“Never say die,” Happy said. “Never say die.”

“You don’t…” Grumpy shouted.

“You wouldn’t…” Rainbow shouted.

Dopey pounded at the soap, but it bounced against Doc’s behind straight into Dopey’s mouth. Dopey starts to hiccup and bubbles came out of his mouth. He tried to look for the soap, but a hiccup caused him to jump. Completely confused, Dopey felt his belly but then he hiccups causing more bubbles to emerge from his mouth.

Meanwhile, the ponies, dwarfs and dragon laughed while washing Rainbow and Grumpy. They scrubbed their heads, their teeth, their face, even Grumpy’s beard and Rainbow’s mane and tail. The two didn’t like it one bit.

“What’s the matter, Dashie?” Applejack asked, teasingly. “Scared of a little water?”

Everyone laughed, even Fluttershy was having a bit of fun in this.

“A little bit here,” Rarity pointed, scrubbing her friend. “Now there… That’s it.”

Twilight began to sing further.

Then everybody and every pony joined in.

And they all pushed Rainbow and Grumpy in the tub.

“Brrr, brrr, brrr!” Grumpy and Rainbow sputtered.

During that time, Dopey still got the hiccups as lots of bubbles escape. He tried to close his mouth and hold his breath. His head became bright red and suddenly a big hiccup launched him in the air, and he fell with a hard thud on the ground. Another hiccup released a bubble, making his stocking cap float. The bubble popped and the cap landed back on his head.

The dwarfs tied Grumpy’s beard in blue ribbons, while the ponies and dragon styled Rainbow’s mane, along with her tail, in pink ribbons. The two were getting very angry.

“Now doesn’t that look gorgeous, darlings?” Rarity teased. “Simply gorgeous.”

“Ain’t they sweet?” Bashful asked.

Sneezy sniffed both Grumpy and Rainbow, without a reaction.

“Smells like a petunia.”

The dwarfs, ponies and dragon laughed.

“They should be a couple,” Happy joked.

They laughed some more, while placing a flower wreath on Grumpy’s head which Pinkie did the same with Rainbow.

“They sure are cute,” Pinkie said.

Pinkie and Happy planted a kiss on the dwarf’s and Pegasus’ head, causing everybody to laugh harder.

“Grr, wait till I get my hooves on all of you!” Rainbow shouted in anger and embarrassment.

“You’ll pay dearly for this!” Grumpy shouted.

But no one felt threatened, they were having good fun. Then suddenly, a familiar voice of a human girl called out.

“Supper!”

They all heard Snow White and smiled.

“Supper!” Doc said.

“Food, hooray!” Everybody shouted.

They threw Grumpy and Rainbow back in the tub, rushing back into the cottage. The two sputtered and rose from the water. Rainbow spat water from her mouth, while her flower wreath was around on her neck.

“Ah, pony-feathers!” Rainbow muttered, leaning on her hoof.

Grumpy had his wreath hanging on his nose, glaring with one big 'Hah!'

Special Chapter: Music in Your Soup

Author's Note

And now, ladies and gentlereaders, for the very first time. The scene, that didn't make it to the screen, in a crossover story: Music in Your Soup.

Special Chapter: Music in Your Soup

“Supper!”

Snow White clanged her spoon against the pot, as everybody, except Grumpy and Rainbow, ran inside sitting by the table. Snow White filled their bowls with a scoop of soup, everyone and every pony eyeing hungrily.

“Oh goodie!” Pinkie said. “I haven’t been this hungry since that picnic.”

“Feel free to take as much as you want, ya’ll,” Applejack said. “Me and Snow White made it with a very special apple family recipe."

“Then let’s get on with it,” Happy said.

They all put their bowls on the table and began to eat. Everyone, except Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack, slurped the soup noisily. Happy was the first to have a smile on his face.

“Gee, Applejack,” Happy said. “This is the best soup ever.”

“Why thank you, Happy,” Applejack replied. “That’s mighty kind of you, but could you…”

But before Applejack could finish, they all slurped further. Happy began to sing, while everyone was still eating and slurping.

Then everybody, apart from Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy sang along and kept slurping. Bashful even tied his beard around his head to eat better, while Dopey and Pinkie drank their entire bowl in one gulp.

Then they all clinked their bowls to each other, filling them again and continued to eat.

To Rarity’s shock, Twilight drank her soup like a pig.

“Darling, why are you eating like that?” Rarity asked. “That’s definitely unladylike of you.”

“Sorry, Rarity,” Twilight replied, sheepishly. “I didn’t realize how hungry I was.”

“Well, the others ain’t doing any better,” Applejack noted.

Meanwhile, Doc used some bread to dip in the soup and shot it right in his mouth. Sneezy used two spoons to eat more soup, while Happy ate normally in his own way. Spike used his tail to scoop up some soup, launched it in the air and drank it in one gulp. Dopey used his tongue to lick the soup like a dog, even panted like one and licked his face off.

Suddenly, a familiar blue Pegasus went inside looking like her normal self. She still wasn’t happy about what happened moments ago, but she smelled the soup and soon the growling in her stomach made her forget. As Rainbow Dash went to sit at the table, a certain grouchy dwarf came in and smelled the soup too, his mouth beginning to water. He looked around to see if no one saw him and slowly crawled toward his chair. When he reached the table, he kept sniffing at the food. He sat on his chair and saw Rainbow Dash tasting the soup, a smile on her face. She still didn’t like Grumpy’s attitude, but she couldn’t help but say the next thing.

“Oh boy!” Rainbow said, after a slurp. “You got to taste this, Grumpy!”

Grumpy looked at the soup, raising an eyebrow. He took his spoon and dipped into the bowl. He sniffed at the broth, then tasted it. His eyes went wide and quickly grabbed the bowl closer. He ate the soup, slurping very loudly. Finally, Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy couldn’t take it anymore as all the slurping made them lose their appetite.

“Please, please!” Snow White said.

When no one listened, she grabbed a spoon and clinked against her bowl. The dwarfs, ponies and Spike stopped immediately when they heard the clinking. All except Grumpy, who was slurping very loud till Sleepy stopped him. Sleepy gave him a few nudges and Grumpy was about to hit him. But Sleepy showed him why he did it and Grumpy already knew the answer.

“Thank you, Snow White,” Rarity sighed. “I didn’t know how much more I could take.”

“Where did you learn to eat soup that way?” Snow White asked.

“Oh, guess it just comes natural,” Bashful said.

“Hah, anybody can do it,” Happy replied.

“With practice,” Bashful added.

“I’m sorry, boys,” Rarity said. “But slurping isn’t good table manners.”

“Yeah, it is kind of annoying,” Applejack agreed.

“We’re sorry, girls,” Pinkie said. “But the soup is so delicious.”

“Hah-hah, yes. But you don’t understand,” Snow White explains, sitting down. “This is the way ladies and gentlemen eat soup.”

“Ladies and gentlemen?” The dwarfs asked.

“Yes, it’s the most proper and refine way to eat,” Rarity said.

“Much better than slurping,” Fluttershy added.

“Fine,” Rainbow groaned.

“Now watch,” Snow White begins, demonstrating. “Spoon in the hand, bending the wrist, into the bowl and out with a twist.”

“Spoon in the hand, bending the wrist, into the bowl and out with a twist,” The dwarfs, ponies and dragon said, attempting the same thing.

“Fine! That’s perfect!” Rarity said, with a smile.

“Perfect?!” The dwarfs, Pinkie, Rainbow and Spike said in unison.

They did exactly how Snow White showed them but slurped again doing it. Rarity’s mouth hung wide open and Applejack closed it for her. Snow White nearly gasped, but then shook her head with a smile.

“Well, at least they’re improving,” Fluttershy assured.

Twilight, Fluttershy, Rarity, Snow White and Applejack ate their soup the proper way, while the others did the same thing.

“So, you arrived here because of a book?” Doc asked Twilight.

“Yes, it was very weird,” Twilight answered. “Although, we had kind of the same experience with a comic book. We did return home in the end.”

The dwarfs raised an eyebrow at her, they had no idea what a comic book is.

“So how are you going to get home if you want to leave?” Bashful asked. “Not that you have to leave, that is.”

“I don’t know,” Twilight admits. “I’m not sure if we’ll get back home, but I won’t give up till we find a way back.”

“It’s amazing how you use that tragic… Uh, magic of yours,” Doc replied.

“Yes, but don’t worry. I don’t use my magic as the Queen does. I’ve been tutored by Princess Celestia herself. She’s the ruler of all Equestria, along with her sister, Luna. Boy, I’ve got stories to tell her when I get back… That is, if my friends and I ever get back.”

The dwarfs saw how worried Twilight was, even her friends seemed concerned.

“Don’t worry, Twilight,” Doc assured. “I’m sure you’ll find a way somehow.”

“And when you do, you’re welcome here anytime,” Sleepy said, with a yawn. “You and your friends, just like Snow White.”

Twilight and Snow White smiled, pleased to feel accepted by the Dwarfs, well six out of seven.

“Thank you all so much,” Twilight said. “You seven are great, I’m sure Princess Celestia would love to meet you.”

Twilight then draws her attention to Snow White.

“She’s kind of like you, Snow White. Not only because she’s a princess, but she’s very kind, caring and gentle. You’d like her.”

“I sure would be delighted to meet your mentor someday,” Snow White said.

“And we’d love to come back as much as we want,” Fluttershy added. “That is, if Grumpy wants that.”

“Yeah, yeah whatever,” Grumpy muttered, still eating.

“Really?” Rainbow answered. “Aren’t you even a teensy bit happy about anything?”

“Not one bit.”

“Well, you should be,” Pinkie replied, with glee. “Prepare yourself, Mr. Frowny Face. I’m gonna turn that frown upside down.”

“I’d like to see you try,” Grumpy challenged.

“Oh, you bet I will. Tonight, we’re gonna party… Pinkie and Happy style!”

A party?!” The dwarfs yelled. “Hooray!”

As the dwarfs finished eating, Dopey slurped powerfully his spoon drew closer to his mouth. In his enthusiasm, another slurp sent the spoon directly into his mouth. He was about to take another sip when he noticed his spoon was not in his hand. Confused, he looked there and even under his sleeve. He looked at his bowl of soup and searched through the broth when he suddenly started to hiccup again releasing bubbles through his mouth. Only this time, he also heard a metallic clink. He hiccups again and, as a result, he accidentally pushed the bowl away. He rubbed his belly and heard the same metallic sound again, finally realizing his spoon was in there. The silly dwarf tried to get everyone’s attention, pointing to his mouth in panic when he released another hiccup. The dwarfs, ponies, Spike and Snow White finally noticed the silly dwarf.

“Wha-wha-wha… What’s the matter with Dopey?” Happy asked.

“I think he swallowed his spoon,” Spike answered.

“Oh, poor thing,” Fluttershy said.

Dopey’s hiccups got more violent, making him jump in midair. He tried holding his chair tightly, but that didn’t work as they both jumped in the air after one hiccup.

“Get him!” Doc called out.

“I got him!” Happy cried.

Happy tried to grab Dopey, but the silly Dwarf hopped in the air. All the other dwarfs, ponies and dragon rushed over to catch him. They reached for the chair, but it hopped higher in the air. Just when they brought it down, Dopey took to the air again. Twilight managed to catch Dopey with her magic, as Sneezy and Sleepy held him down.

“It’s okay, guys,” Twilight said. “I got him.”

Suddenly, another hiccup sent Dopey, Sneezy, Sleepy and even Twilight in the air and crashed back to the floor. Happy managed to hop on the chair, as Dopey held on.

“Open his mouth,” Happy instructed, pulling his sleeve. “I’ll get it.”

Sneezy opened Dopey’s mouth as wide as possible, while Happy stood with his arm ready.

“Say ‘Ah’,” He instructs Dopey.

"Aaaaaaaaah!"Dopey said.

Dopey hiccups again, this time releasing a bubble containing the spoon.

“There it is!” Grumpy calls.

“Grab it!” Rainbow shouts.

“I got it!” Happy yells.

Happy tried to grab the spoon, but the bubble pops sending the spoon back into Dopey’s mouth, into his stomach.

“Twilight use your magic to get it out,” Rainbow suggests.

“I don’t know if I can; I don’t want to hurt him.”

“No, no. That’ll never work,” Doc corrected, shaking his head. “Turn him upside down. Snake it… Uh, shake it out!”

Rainbow and Grumpy held Dopey upside down, trying to shake the spoon out. When that didn’t work, Grumpy slapped Dopey’s behind as hard as possible.

“Alright, ya’ll,” Applejack called out. “Ah’ll get it! Bend him over!”

Grumpy, Sneezy and Spike bent Dopey over, while Applejack pulled the underside of his vest aside. Applejack took a few steps back.

“Ready?”

“Ready!” The dwarfs, ponies and dragon said in unison.

Dopey just gulped and closed his eyes, afraid of what the cowpony had in mind.

“Clear the way!” Applejack cried.

Lifting her arms in the air, Applejack rushed toward Dopey. When she was close enough, she quickly turned and gave Dopey a hard buck to the behind causing both the spoon and piece of soap to burst from his mouth.

They all stared and pointed with a smile, even Grumpy was impressed. Snow White ducked, as the soap and the spoon crashed against the wall.

“Hooray!” Everybody shouted.

Curious, Tricked and a Disguise

Equestria
Same nighttime

Twilight’s castle had never been so silent before. Not a sound was heard when suddenly, the door opened.

“Twilight! Girls! I’m here!” A voice called out.

Entering the castle was a unicorn with a pink coat, purple-and-teal mane and tail, and a cutie mark of a purple-and-white star with two blue glimmering streams. Her name was Starlight Glimmer. She came inside with a few snacks of her own. She searched everywhere in the castle for her friends when she sees light coming from the library.

“They must be in there,” She thought, approaching the door.

“I’m sorry I’m a little late! Trixie wanted to come, but she’s working on a new act for her show! I brought some snacks in case we ran out!”

But answer there came none. Starlight felt worried when she approached the library.

“Twilight? Hello?”

Starlight opened the door ajar, but saw no pony was there. Only the sleeping bags and a table of snacks.

“Where are they?” Starlight thought. “Any pony here?! Hello?!”

Starlight looked around but found no one.

“I hope this isn’t a joke or a surprise. It’s not even my birthday!”

Suddenly, she saw a book on the ground. Raising an eyebrow, she curiously picked it up with her magic. She examined the strange symbol embedded on the cover.

“I’ve never seen this book before, when did Twilight get this?” Starlight asked herself. “Hmm, must be part of her new collection.”

She looked around the library, then back to the book.

“I suppose some light reading wouldn’t be bad. I’ll look for Twilight and the rest later.”

Starlight opens the book and found the message on the front page.

Dear readers and adventurers,
You are in possession of the book of Disney. This book is special in its own way.
It makes the world you are living in now change forever. While you read it, it is just like you are experiencing the stories yourself.
Experience these amazing adventures full of wonder and danger. Face the nefarious villains and bond yourself with the characters that are pure of heart.

Have fun.

“’Makes the world you are living now change forever’?” Starlight asked. “What does that all mean?”

Starlight flips to the next page, reading the title.

“Hmm… ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’? Is this a storybook?”

She began to read a part of the story, but no sooner did light engulf the book. Before Starlight knew it, a burst of magical light appeared sucking Starlight into the book.

“Hey! What is this?! NO!”

Starlight struggled to escape, but the power was too strong and sucked her into the book.

"AAAAAAAHHH!"

Starlight’s scream faded, as she fell into the page as the book closed behind her.

Dwarf Woodlands
The Queen’s Castle

Inside the castle, a blinding light appeared as Starlight glimmer landed on the ground with a thud. She slowly opened her eyes, rubbing her forehead.

“Oh, my head.”

As Starlight looked around, she realized she wasn’t in the library anymore.

“What? Where am I?”

Looking around, Starlight saw the torches were the only light in the dark castle. She felt a slight uncomfortable.

“Am I in a castle?” Starlight asked herself. “Looks a bit creepy, even for my taste.”

Suddenly, she saw a light coming from a room.

“Ah, maybe there’s some pony who can help me.”

Starlight approached the light and when she entered the room, she saw blue curtains with stars closed. She lifts one aside for a quick peek and her eyes went wide. Right in front of her, a very strange creature, the likes of which she never seen before, stood there. It was the Evil Queen, but Starlight didn’t know it.

“Who is that?” Starlight asked herself. “What is that?”

The Queen stood before her magic mirror, a small casket in her hands, her back against Starlight. This time, our pony friend really needs to look out.

“Magic Mirror on the wall, who now is the fairest one of all?” The Queen asked.

“Over the seven jeweled hills, beyond the seventh fall, in the cottage of the seven dwarfs dwell the ponies and Snow White, fairest one of all.”

To Starlight’s surprise, not only could this strange creature talk but the mirror as well. But as soon as the Mirror mentioned ‘ponies’, she became interested. But there was one question: Who was this Snow White?

“Snow White lies dead in the forest; the Huntsman has brought me proof,” The queen explained, opening the casket and showing the mirror. “Behold her heart.”

“What? It can’t be!” Starlight thought to herself. “Did she command some pony to kill Snow White? That can’t really be her heart, could it?”

“Snow White still lives, the fairest in the land,” The Mirror spoke. “’Tis the heart of a pig you hold in your hand.”

Starlight raised an eyebrow, but the Queen didn’t look very happy to hear that. Because the Mirror was always right… Always.

“The heart of a pig!” She cried with venom. “Then I’ve been tricked.”

The Queen slammed the casket shut and walked away, while Starlight watched from her hiding place.

“I better follow whatever that is, but I mustn’t let it see me,” Starlight said to herself. “Who knows what she’s capable of?”

Taking precautions, she cast an invisibility spell on herself then followed the Queen. Silently she trailed her down some stairs leading to a creepy dungeon, rats scurrying about. This place made her uncomfortable, especially the rats. But luckily, the disease-spreading rodents crawled away from the Queen. As Starlight looked around, she saw the dungeon was filled with cobwebs and skeletons cluttered on the floor. Now she was sure this creature is definitely dangerous.

The Queen opened a door in front of her and entered, Starlight following quickly. Inside, Starlight hid under a table just in case. Peering underneath, she was in a laboratory with test tubes, flasks and books on various subjects. A raven was asleep on a skull with a hole on top but woke up from a door slam and noticed the Queen, who looked at the casket in disgust.

“The heart of a pig! The blundering fool!”

The Queen threw the casket hard on the ground. It opened and released the heart, which rolled towards Starlight. Her eyes went wide at the sight of the heart, stifling a scream with her hoof. The raven itself was startled as the Queen formed a plan.

“I’ll go myself to the dwarfs’ cottage in a disguise so complete no one will ever suspect.”

The Queen approached a bookcase, while Starlight faced her curiously. Different kinds of books filled the shelf, with titles ranging from Astrology, Black Arts, Alchemy, Witchcraft, Black Magic, Disguises, Sorcery and Poisons. The queen reached for the ‘Disguises’ book, opening the passage. She scoured the pages as Starlight watched silently.

“Now, a formula to transform my beauty into ugliness,” The Queen said to herself. “Change my queenly raiment to a peddler’s cloak.”

Eventually, she found what she was looking for: A formula titled ‘Peddler’s Disguise’. Starlight was quiet as possible while the Queen read the ingredients.

“Mummy Dust to make me old. To shroud my clothes, the Black of Night.”

The Queen grabbed a test tube with black liquid and another glass filled with a different kind. She released one drop into the glass, as the entire liquid substance turned black as darkness. Starlight kept watch as various ingredients were added to make the potion.

“To age my voice, an Old Hag’s Cackle.”

The Queen approached a retort with a red liquid. She opened the valve of the Bunsen burner, as the liquid began to bubble it cackled like a witch. Starlight was scared as she watched several drops fall into the glass with the black liquid. It immediately turned red on contact. The Queen grabbed the glass and approached some kind of brown kettle.

“To whiten my hair, a Scream of Fright.”

She opened the valve and white liquid emerged, changing the red liquid to green. A ghost-like cloud released, letting out a terrifying scream. Starlight became more uncomfortable than usual. The queen approached a barred window, raising her glass.

“A blast of wind… To fan my hate!”

She summoned a large gust of wind that almost blew the raven away. Even Starlight did her best to hang on as the candles’ fire snuffed out.

“A thunderbolt…!”

A terrifying lightning bolt appeared outside, the drink began to bubble and released some smoke.

“… To mix it well.” She finished.

She looked at the glass with green liquid, noticing her reflection as if seeing her beauty for the last time.

“Now… Begin thy magic spell.”

The Queen drank the entire substance in one gulp, suddenly she dropped the glass which shattered on the floor. Starlight watched every detail and was shocked when The Queen was gasping for air, as if she were having a heart attack. Her entire world started to spin, thunder and lightning struck everywhere. Her black hair turned white, while she gasped for air. Starlight didn’t want to look, but she dared a quick peek from behind her hooves as The Queen watched her hands change.

“Look. My hands."

In an instant, her hands became terrifyingly skeletal. The thunder revealed the bones in her hand. Green liquid swirled in the darkness, bubbles appearing and suddenly it disappeared. Just when Starlight thought it was over, she heard a completely new voice.

“My voice,” A raspy voice spoke. “My voice.”

All of a sudden, Starlight heard a maniacal laugh that made her shake in fear.

“A perfect disguise.”

The figure turned around revealing the Queen, only she no longer had her so-called beauty. Instead, she had an ugly witch face with one tooth, a wart on her nose, long white hair and creepy green eyes. In place of her regal clothes, the Queen was completely dressed in black.

The sight made Starlight tremble, knowing she’ll have nightmares after this. Even the raven was scared to death, falling inside the skull he stood on. The poor bird watched through the skull’s eyehole thinking he was safe.

(Pause music at 3:26)

“And this time, no one will stop me from achieving my goal,” The Queen-turned-Witch said.

Suddenly, a spider looped in front of Starlight, she shrieked but quickly covered her mouth. The Witch heard and swiftly turned around with a suspicious gaze. She was about to say something but stopped as if she had other plans. She approached a table with a few potions, grabbing the blue one and slowly dripped a few drops on the floor. A cloud of smoke was released, drawing close to Starlight. She suddenly felt herself turning visible, like the magic was wearing off.

“Oh no,” She whispered.

The spider remained, as Starlight waved her hoof at it.

“Go on! Shoo!” She whispered.

Eventually, the spider dropped down and crawled away. But suddenly, everything was silent… Very silent. Nervously, Starlight looked around for the witch when she felt something tug her tail. She screamed, followed by maniacal cackling from behind her. Starlight turned around and as she feared, the Witch discovered her grabbing the pony by the tail.

“Well, well, well. What have we here?” The witch asked. “A little unicorn?”

“Who-who-who are you?” Starlight asked, nervously.

“Ah, a talking one! Well, this is getting very interesting.”

The sight of the witch-like Queen was scary, but Starlight tried to keep a brave face.

“I’m warning you, witch. I can use magic and it’s more than a match for you!”

“You use magic?” The witch asked, surprised.

“You bet I do. Take this!”

Starlight’s horn glowed, but suddenly only a few sparks popped out. She tried again, but her horn just sputtered.

“Huh? What’s this? What did you do? Why is my magic not working?”

“The potion I used not only shows me where you are, it drains all magic,” The witch explained. “Let’s just say you can’t do anything for a while.”

“Who are you?!” Starlight asked. “How do you know so much about magic?”

“I am Grimhilde, the ruler of this kingdom, and I’ve studied magic for a long time. And you? You must be one of Snow White’s new pony friends, aren’t you?”

“What new ponies?”

“Don’t take me for a fool! There were six of you and that little dragon too.”

“Six? Little dragon?” Starlight wondered, then her eyes widen. “Wait! Twilight and her friends are here?”

“You do know them, good,” The Witch said, approaching Starlight.

“Wait, stay back! What are you going to do?”

But the Witch didn’t answer right away, merely grabbed Starlight tightly by the back of her mane and dragged her toward a corner. The horrified pony watch as the woman grabbed a chain with a neck cuff attached to the wall and clamped it around the pony. The unicorn tried to break free, but without her magic there was no escape.

“Let me go!” Starlight order. “I don’t have anything to do with this!”

“Oh, you won’t leave… Not yet,” The witch replied. “I have great plans for my stepdaughter and those friends of yours. I know what to do with the girl, but I still need to consider what to do with those ponies.”

“You can’t hurt my friends!”

“I’ll be the judge of that, dearie.”

(Continue music)

The witch approached her book, as Starlight struggled to pull free.

“And now… A special sort of death for one so fair,” The witch said. “What shall it be?”

The witch searched the pages until… “AH!” It frightened Starlight and the raven, when the Witch found what she needed.

“A poisoned apple! Sleeping Death.”

The Witch chuckled, as she read a page concerning the poisoned apple. There was an image of an apple with a skull on the front. As she read, Starlight was more fearful than ever.

“One taste of the Poisoned Apple and the victim’s eyes will close forever in the Sleeping DEATH.”

Reading the last part, the Witch smiled scarily towards the camera. Her face disappeared showing only her creepy eyes.

The Yodel Party/We'll Be Comfortable

In the dark of the night, I was tossing and turning. And the nightmare I had was as bad as can be…

...

…

Got ya! You thought I was gonna… It was just a little joke. Besides, wrong franchise. Heh heh… Okay, seriously (Clears throat).

In the dark of the night, the only light in the forest came from the cottage. There, the animals were by the window and danced while looking inside. For inside, a certain series of sound attracted them: music.

In the cottage, everybody was having the time of their lives. The ponies and dwarfs yodeled and danced. Doc was playing a double bass-like instrument shaped like a swan called a ‘Swanette’, Bashful played a concertina, Sneezy played a lute shaped like a duck and Grumpy played the organ with pipes in the shape of various animals. Happy was dancing with Dopey, then he went solo for a few seconds and then dance with Pinkie in the same manner as with Dopey. Snow White happily clapped her hands to the music.

Doc began to yodel, followed by Bashful. Sneezy did a very long, hilarious yodel. Spike and Dopey couldn’t help but stare at his Adam’s Apple going up and down. Grumpy played a few notes on the organ, as Happy cleared his throat to sing.

Happy danced in a funny way, ending with a pose. Then, Rarity took the chance to sing a verse while Grumpy played the organ.

“Allow me, darling. I’ll show you how a lady does it.”

“You go, Rarity!” Spike cheered.

(Restart at 0:41)

RARITY:
I have a feline named Opal
She’s a sweetheart to me,
But when she is not good and fed
I get these scratches, see?

Rarity danced gracefully, while the ponies and dwarfs sing. Then Grumpy kept playing the organ while Dopey played some percussion instruments. He knocked on a few owl heads, launched a barrage of drumsticks on a drum sending them in the air and through his sleeves towards another drum. Finally, he used the last to give a soft slap on a cymbal. Meanwhile, Sneezy and Pinkie push Bashful toward Snow White. His shyness made the dwarfs and ponies laugh, but they urged him on.

“Come on, Bashful!” Pinkie encouraged. “You got it!”

“I…” Bashful began.

But he giggled and turned a deep shade of red, the ponies and dwarfs laughed at this. A bit annoyed, Grumpy restarted his notes on the organ to give Bashful another try. Bashful danced a little and tried to sing. But he blushed once more, hiding his face behind his beard.

“Oh, G-Gosh!” He said.

The dwarfs and ponies laughed louder. Grumpy, very impatient, played a shrill note on his organ and Bashful finally sang.

Bashful began to snicker, hiding his face behind his beard while blushing. Meanwhile, Sleepy played a flute shaped like a fish.

Dopey played the cymbal next to Snow White, who gave it one kick. Happy walked merrily toward Snow White and began to yodel. Snow White vocalized a high note. Sleepy began to yawn while a fly buzzed around his head and into his mouth. He saw it and tried to slap the little pest away. Then Doc asked Snow White to dance with him, which she happily accepted. Then she danced with Bashful, Sneezy, Spike and Doc once more. Dopey played the percussion instruments while his eyes rolled around. Suddenly, the same fly annoying Sleepy sat on Dopey’s ear. He felt the fly and used the drumsticks to hit it, but they hit the percussions instruments and when the ponies saw Dopey, he looked professional.

“Alright, Dopey!” Pinkie called out. “ROCK ON!”

“Yeah!” Rainbow yelled.

Eventually, Dopey got tired as the fly flew away toward Sleepy’s nose as he played the flute. He saw the fly sitting on his nose and was about to smack it. Dopey gave him a cymbal in an attempt to help him catch the fly. When Sleepy tried to slap it, the cymbal slammed against his face and he shook like crazy while the fly buzzed away unharmed. That’ll keep him awake for a while.

In the meantime, Snow White danced along with Doc, Happy and Fluttershy. Grumpy played the organ till a note stuck out and he fixed it quickly. He played in sync causing all the organ pipes to make a sound till a little bird popped out an egg with one chirp.

Snow White danced with Bashful, while Twilight did her silly dance from the garden party. The dwarfs and ponies laughed and cheered along, while the animals were having a great time. Meanwhile, Dopey dressed in a long coat and stepped on Sneezy’s shoulders.

“Watch out,” Sneezy said. “Be ca… Watch… Watch… Watch… Watch… Ah…”

Sneezy was on the verge of sneezing; fortunately, Dopey prevented it by placing his foot under Sneezy’s nose.

“Thanks,” Sneezy replied.

Dopey placed the rest of the coat around Sneezy, closing the buttons. The two approached the dance floor for their opportunity to dance with Snow White. Dopey happily snapped his fingers while Sneezy did the walking. Everybody was yodeling and laughing when they saw the ‘tall’ Dopey. Snow White and Dopey bowed to each other, but Dopey nearly lost his balance making everyone laugh some more. Fortunately, Sneezy grabbed him by the back and pulled him straight. As the two were about to dance, Rarity felt a tug on her tail and noticed Spike.

“Would you like to dance, milady?” Spike asked, with a bow.

Rarity giggled, then gave a curtsey.

“I’d love too.”

Rarity held Spike’s claw, hearts flying from his eyes, as they made for the dance floor.

The two couples began to dance, while everyone either joined in or played their instruments. Dopey was having the time of his life, while Sneezy struggled to follow Snow White’s steps. Doc played a lute solo while Dopey danced around Snow White. He had to pull his coat because Sneezy struggled to keep up, while the dwarfs and ponies laughed. The two couples did some kind of Russian dance, while the rest clapped their hands and hooves. Bashful performed a few concertina notes and Pinkie used two drumsticks to knock on the owl heads and then the cymbal.

Everybody did various things from playing instruments dancing or simply clapping their hooves and hands. Dopey and Sneezy danced crazily, making a perfect team as everybody cheered them on. Suddenly, the music stopped when they heard someone sneezing. You can already guess who. Sneezy, hidden underneath Dopey’s coat, showed his head and tried to warn everybody before Dopey sealed the coat.

“Sweet Celestia!” Rainbow shouted. “HE’S GONNA BLOW!”

“TAKE COVER!” Pinkie shouted.

While Sneezy struggled to hold his sneeze, Snow White covered her ears. Doc, Happy, Twilight and Pinkie searched for a place to hide. Fluttershy, Applejack, Bashful, Sleepy, Rarity, Rainbow and Grumpy ducked behind the organ. The animals ran from the window and Spike, desperately trying to hide, took and umbrella and used it as a shield. Sneezy struggled, but it wouldn’t hold long. In a worthless attempt to stop him, Dopey, being a good friend, held his finger in front of his own nose.

"AAAAAAHH! ACHOOOOOOOO!"

Sneezy’s sneeze inflated the coat, launching Dopey to the ceiling. The top of the coat slowly landed to the ground, revealing a smiling Sneezy. Every pony and dwarf laughed at that. Snow White also laughed, as she sat on a chair and looked at the ceiling. There Dopey sat on a small wooden beam, smiling and wiggling his ears. Everybody kept laughing, as Dopey slipped down a pillar spinning around. Snow White gave a few last laughs while the animals appeared at the window.

“Hoo-wee!” Applejack cheered. “What a party!”

“That was fun,” Snow White said.

“You can say that again,” Spike said.

“That was fun!” Pinkie said, appearing beside Spike.

Spike eyed Pinkie with a raised eyebrow, as Pinkie looked back and shrugged.

“Now you do something,” Happy said to Snow White.

“Well, what shall I do?” Snow White asked.

“Oh, I know!” Pinkie called. “We could play games. How about ‘Pin the tail on the pony’?”

“Or ‘Ogres and Oubliettes’?” Spike suggested.

“Tell us a story,” Sleepy said, scratching his behind.

“Yes, tell us a story,” The dwarfs agreed.

“That sounds fun,” Twilight said. “What kind of story?”

“A true story,” Happy suggested.

“A love story,” Bashful added.

“Oh, that would be lovely,” Rarity said.

“I’d like that too,” Fluttershy said.

"Well, once there was a princess,” Snow White began.

“Was the princess you?” Doc asked.

“Obviously,” Rainbow answered.

“And she fell in love,” Snow White continued.

“Was it hard to do?” Sneezy asked.

“Oh, it was very easy,” Snow White chuckled. “Anyone could see that the Prince was charming. The only one for me.”

The dwarfs and ponies moved closer. Sneezy sat on a chair, while Applejack laid herself on her belly with her hooves folded underneath.

“Was he strong and handsome?” Doc asked.

“Was he big and tall?” Sneezy asked.

“Did he like parties?” Pinkie asked.

Every dwarf and pony, even Spike, looked at her.

“What? Never hurts to ask.”

“There’s nobody like him anywhere at all,” Snow White said.

“Did he say he loved ya?” Bashful asked.

“Did he steal a kiss?” Rarity asked.

Suddenly, Snowy began to sing.

Happy and Doc faced each other, nodding. The other dwarfs and ponies loved her voice, so they came closer to hear her sing.

As she sings, the dwarfs listened in a dream-like state. Dopey rubbed his nose while listening. The ponies and dragon couldn't help but feel relaxed. Rarity tugged Spike closer to her, which our little dragon couldn’t help but smile. Fluttershy was very amazed at her human friend’s singing, how it matches her own.

Rainbow was listening too, but then turned to see Grumpy leaning against the organ with his back against the company. The grumpy dwarf looked behind him with the same frown.

“Hah! Mush!” Grumpy said, turning back to the wall.

Meanwhile, all the animals cuddled together, males with females. Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile at the adorable scene. Sleepy was on the brink of sleeping till a high note from Snow White woke him up. He placed his hand on his cheek, listening with a smile.

By the end of the song, everyone sighed dreamily. Suddenly, the chime of a cuckoo clock brought them back to reality. This particular clock had a squirrel hitting an acorn with a hammer and instead of a cuckoo, a frog came out the little door and croaked. The clock read eleven o’clock at night.

“Is it that late?” Applejack asked.

“Oh, my goodness!” Snow White said, getting up. “It’s past bedtime. Go right upstairs to bed.”

“Yeah,” Applejack yawned. “That party really tired me out.”

“Me too,” Rainbow agreed, stretching her wings.

Snow White motioned the dwarfs to the stairs, while the ponies followed. Dopey happily hopped in front of them when Doc pulled him back.

“Wait! Hold on there, men!” Doc called out, throwing Dopey back to the others. “The, uh, Princesses and lovely ladies will sleep in our beds upstairs.”

“Oh, we appreciate that,” Snow White said. “But what about you guys?”

“Where will you sleep?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh, we and Spike, of course, will be quite comfortable down here in… In…” Doc explained.

Spike heard his name and made to say something until…

“In a pig’s eye!” Grumpy finished.

“In a pig’s eye… Sty. No, no! I mean… We’ll be comfortable, won’t we, men?” Doc asked his fellow dwarfs, much to Grumpy and Spike’s displeasure.

“Oh, yes. Mighty comfortable,” They all said.

“Now don’t you worry about us,” Doc assured.

Meanwhile, Dopey looked behind his back and saw a pillow on a couch. He slowly walked towards it, so he could sleep on the pillow.

“We’ll be alright, ma’am,” Happy said.

“Go right on up now, my dears,” Doc said.

“Don’t I have a say in this?” Spike argued.

“Yes, Spike?” Rarity asked, fluttering her eyes.

Spike just couldn’t resist those beautiful eyes.

“That, uh… That is a great idea for the girls to sleep upstairs! We’ll be very comfortable right here.”

“Oh, you’re so sweet, Spikey-poo,” Rarity said, planting a kiss on his cheek.

Spike froze as he felt his cheek with a smile, fainting to the ground with hearts surrounding him. The dwarfs were a little envious.

“Well, if you insist,” Snow White said.

“We really appreciate this,” Twilight nodded. “Thank you.”

The others thanked them too, as they walked upstairs.

“Good night,” They said in unison.

“Good night, Princesses and girls,” The dwarfs and Spike said in unison.

At the top, Fluttershy and Snow White took one more look at the men.

“You’re sure you’ll be comfortable?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh, yes,” The dwarfs and Spike answered. “Very comfortable.”

“Well, pleasant dreams,” Snow White replied, as she and the ponies entered the bedroom.

“Pleasant dreams,” The dwarfs and Spike said in unison.

(Pause at 0:58)

When the door closed, the dwarfs and Spike raced toward the couch. Dopey saw them coming, holding the pillow tight. They piled atop of Dopey, tugging the pillow very hard. Doc tried to stop them, but each of them wanted the pillow desperately.

“Let go!” Spike argued.

“I saw it first!” Grumpy argued back.

“Now, men, don’t get excited,” Doc said, cutting in. “Remember, share. It’s share and share alike.”

Unfortunately for Doc, all the pulling made things worse. Dopey could only watch helplessly.

“Look out, it’ll rip!” Doc warned. “It’ll rip!”

(Continue music)

But it was too late. They pulled so hard the pillow ripped in half releasing feathers all over the room. Somehow, Dopey got a big feather, placing it on the couch and pushed it. It made a squeaky sound. Dopey laid his head on the feather and slept.

(Pause at 1:10)

The bedroom
A few minutes later

Meanwhile, the girls prepared themselves for bed as the moonlight shined through the window.

“Boy, what a night,” Rainbow sighed.

“It sure was,” Applejack added.

“I haven’t had this much fun since Dashie’s birth-iversary!” Pinkie said.

“It was so nice of the dwarfs to let us sleep in their beds,” Snow White said.

“They’re so sweet,” Fluttershy nodded.

“I hope Spike will be alright downstairs,” Rarity said.

“Don’t worry, Rarity,” Twilight yawned. “I’m sure Doc and the boys will make sure he’s comfortable. For now, let’s get to bed.”

“Wait!” Snow White said. “I haven’t said a prayer yet.”

“Go ahead, sugar cube,” Applejack motioned.

Snow White knelt at the foot of one bed, closed her eyes, and placed her hands together in prayer.

“Bless the seven little men, my new pony and dragon friends, who have been so kind to me and… And may my dreams come true,” Snow White prayed, with a bow. “Amen.”

“Oh, that was so sweet, darling,” Rarity smiled, teary-eyed.

Snow White smiled, but then knelt again.

“Oh, yes! And please make Grumpy like me.”

“Pfft, Grumpy?” Rainbow asked, sarcastically. “He’s nothing but a rude, disrespectful, selfish jerk!”

“Rainbow, that’s not a nice thing to say,” Snow White said, shaking her head.

“Well, he has been nothing but rude to us,” Applejack admits.

“Luckily, we taught him a little lesson while we washed,” Pinkie teased. “You know, Dashie, you got a few things in common with him.”

“I soooo do not!” Rainbow defended.

“Now girls, I know Grumpy might be… Grumpy most of the time,” Fluttershy admits. “But I’m sure somewhere behind that rough exterior hides a heart of pure gold.”

Downstairs

Against his wishes, Grumpy was going to sleep in the cauldron at the fireplace.

“Hah! Women!” Grumpy muttered.

He tried to get comfortable, when something poked his back. He reached behind and found a spoon.

“A fine kettle of fish!”

Grumpy hurled the spoon away and spit into the fireplace, stirring the last bits of burning coal to hiss.

(Continue music)

He tried to get comfortable again, but the many snores of the dwarfs made it difficult for him. Bashful slept in the sideboard drawer, resting his feet on another. Happy slept in the cupboard above Bashful. Each time he snored, the doors would open and close. Doc slept on a huge sack in the sink. While he snored, a drop of water from the pump drew closer to his mouth. One last snore caused the water droplet to land in his mouth and he gurgled. Sneezy slept with Dopey using his buttocks as a pillow. Suddenly, Dopey whimpered like a dog having a bad dream stirring Sneezy awake. Sneezy gave one poke on Dopey’s rear, calming him down. Then Sneezy took his behind and shook it a tad to lay his head better before falling back to sleep. As for Spike, he slept on the table with the dwarfs’ washed clothes for a blanket and a pot as a pillow. Unfortunately, the pot isn’t soft, and it made things difficult.

“This is ridiculous!” Spike sighed. “How can I sleep through this? This pot isn’t very helpful either.”

Spike turned to the other dwarfs, who were sleeping peacefully, and decided to approach one. Sleepy was asleep on a pile of logs, not far from Grumpy. Spike poked him and the dwarf opened his eyes a little.

“Hey, Sleepy,” Spike spoke softly. “Can I sleep with you? I can’t sleep without something soft to lay on.”

Sleepy happily nodded and motioned him to come.

“Thanks.”

Spike laid his head on Sleepy’s beard so he could sleep. But then he opened an eye to his friend.

“How can you guys sleep like this?”

“Ah, it’s not that difficult,” Sleepy yawned. “Just imagine you’re in your soft bed, pillow and all. I do it all the time.”

“Ha, no doubt about that,” Spike said. “Good night, buddy.”

Spike covered himself with his so-called blanket, snoring with Sleepy in unison. Suddenly, the fly flew towards Sleepy landing on his nose. The dwarf flicked his nose to shoo the fly and slept further. But no sooner, the fly returned and land on his nose again. It circled around and fell asleep, snoring quietly.

Outside, all was quiet part from the cricket chirps and frog croaks. Everybody had a peaceful night... Except for a recently arrived unicorn pony.

Author's Note

Thank you for so many likes and faves, every reader. But I couldn't have don't without the help of Ace Sleeves who's helping me with my stories if I got stuck or have problems. I'm also going to thank him again, once this story is finished and I'm moving to the next one.

A Special Sort of Death

The Evil Queen’s Castle
The Lab

In the creepy lab, the Witch stirred the cauldron with a huge bone while the raven looked. Poor Starlight still had a neck cuff with a chain around her neck, as the witch cackled at her handiwork.

“Boil, cauldron, boil,” She said. “Boil, cauldron, boil!”

The liquid in the cauldron turned yellow, as smoke shaped like skulls appeared.

“Death within thy depths I see, for one who dares to rival me.”

The witch held a test tube with blue liquid. Dropping it in the cauldron, the contents became blue.

“Brew the magic recipe, boil, cauldron, BOIL!” She yelled, as a large cloud of smoke appeared.

She grabbed an ordinary apple attached on a string, slowly dipping it into the brew.

“Dip the apple in the brew. Let the Sleeping Death seep through!”

The witch drew the apple back and it was covered in the strange brew. She wickedly smiled, as the apple suddenly had a skull on the front.

“Look! On the skin! The symbol of what lies within.”

The raven covered himself with his wings in fear. Starlight couldn’t help but feel frightened seeing the skull-shaped apple. And then, the apple became as red as blood.

“Now, turn red… To tempt Snow White. To make her hunger for a bite,” She chuckled.

(Pause at 0:32)

The disguised queen faced the raven, showing him the apple.

“Have a bite?”

Scared, the raven tried to back away as the witch chuckled. But then… She pulled the apple from the bird, eyeing her pony captive. Tension rose for Starlight as the witch came closer and quickly shoved the apple to her, like lightning.

“How about you? Have a bite?!” The witch asked.

(Continue music)

Starlight screamed in terror and tried to escape, but the chain and collar around her neck made it impossible. The elderly woman brought the apple close to her, intentionally scaring her. She cackled in amusement at the sight.

“It’s not for you,” The witch said, with venom. “It’s for Snow White.”

(Pause at 0:39)

“Why?” Starlight asked, trying to reason with the Queen. “Why do you want to kill your own stepdaughter? Whatever did she do to you?”

“She did plenty of wrong in my eyes,” The queen answered. “She stole my beauty.”

“Is that what’s so important to you? Being beautiful for every pony and whoever’s more beautiful than you dies?!”

“Yes! My radiance is the only light this kingdom needs.”

“And you prove that by disguising yourself as an ugly witch and killing her with an apple?”

“I won’t stay ugly for long, once I erased Snow White and every living thing who dare challenge me from the face of the planet.”

“It won’t work.”

The witch’s eyes went wide at Starlight’s three words.

“What did you say?”

“I said it won’t work! Subjects don’t praise their queen for their beauty, it’s the things they do like kindness, loyalty and bravery. With the way you described your stepdaughter, I think she’s proven to be more queen in her personality than you in your body!”

“You dare challenge a queen?!” The witch ask, with hate and rage.

Insulted, the Witch grabbed the chain and dragged Starlight forcing her to look at her frightening face while the raven cawed loudly. Her horrifying green eyes seem to stare straight into the unicorn’s soul.

“I would kill you right this instant for such an insult!”

Starlight tried to keep a straight face, but the sight of the witch frightened her. And then, the Witch released the chain shoving her back.

“But that can wait and that magic of yours won’t work for a few hours. I have great plans for you and your friends. Their beauty combined evenly matches with Snow White.”

“My friends will stop you!” Starlight spat.

“Not if your friends can’t recognize me,” The witch said. “Neither will Snow White.”

(Continue music)

“Just imagine,” The witch spoke, eyeing the apple. “When she breaks the tender peel to taste the apple in my hand, her breath will still, her blood congeal. THEN I’LL BE FAIREST IN THE LAND!”

The witch cackled loudly, as Starlight trembled in fear. But then the witch stopped as if she thought of something.

“But wait!”

Starlight became very interested, wanting to know what else the Queen had to say. The witch, in turn, was in deep thought.

“There may be an antidote; nothing must be overlooked.”

The witch approached her book, searching through a few pages till she found what she feared.

“Oh! Here it is!”

“Well, well, well,” Starlight smirked. “Seems there might be a chance to stop you after all.”

“SILENCE!” The witch snarled, angrily.

The witch turned back to reading the page titled ‘Poison Apple Antidote’.

“The victim of the Sleeping Death can be revived only by Love’s First Kiss.”

“A kiss from the one you love?” Starlight asked herself. “Is that possible?”

But even after reading that, the Witch didn’t believe there was such a thing.

“Love’s First Kiss… Bah!”

She slammed the entire book shut while she laughed. The witch faced her again, making Starlight very uncomfortable.

“No fear of that. The dwarfs and the ponies will think she’s dead. SHE’LL BE BURIED ALIVE!”

The cackled very loud and evilly, the raven hid behind a skull. The witch placed the apple in a basket with green and normal apples, cackling even more as she lifted the load. Then she approached Starlight, unlocking the lock for the chain with a key. She proceeds to pull Starlight along like a dog on a leash.

“Come along, dearie,” The witch said.

“No! Let me go!” Starlight cried.

Starlight tried to break free without success. The witch cackled while dragging Starlight towards a trapdoor on the floor. The raven watched from behind the skull.

“BURIED ALIVE!” The witch yelled.

She cackled while closing the trapdoor slowly. The witch dragged Starlight deeper through the dungeons to the catacombs. She opened a cell with a key, hurling Starlight inside and attaching the chain to a wall again. She cackled as she locked the cell door placing the key in her pocket.

“Remember, girl,” The witch spoke. “Your magic won’t work for the next few hours, I won’t tell. You’ll never get out, not even to warn those friends of yours. There’s a possibility you’re going to die in this cell when I return… IF I return.”

The witch cackled and turned toward a skeleton on the ground. It appeared to reach for an empty jug of water inches away. Starlight saw the corpse and cringed in shock.

“Thirsty?” The witch asked, mockingly. “HAVE A DRINK!”

She kicked the jug toward the skeleton, smashing it to pieces. The witch cackled more while a tiny spider crawled out of the jug. Starlight was more frightened, as she watch the witch enter a raft and used a large pole to steer it.

“Wait! NO!” Starlight shouted, shaking the bars. “Please, you can’t do this!”

But the witch neither looked back or answered. She was gone while Starlight sat alone in the dark, creepy cell which possibly meant her death. She feared that thought yet felt helpless and scared, the most she has felt in her life. All she could do now is sit with her haunches on the cold floor, looking down in despair and her face in her hooves crying.

“No… My friends,” Starlight cried. “They’re out there somewhere and there’s nothing I can do to help. I’m sorry, Twilight… I’m sorry…”

Outside, in the dark of night, the witch emerged through the catacombs steering the boat toward shore. A heavy mist covered the land, so thick no one could see anything, but this was no match for the witch. She popped out from the reeds, pressing further toward the one who dares rival her.

All we can hope is that our dear girl and pony heroes will be fine…

Chorale for Snow White/An Unexpected Rescue

A few minutes later, the ponies, dwarfs and dragon laid Snow White on a bed with flowers and two candles. Everybody surrounding the bed gazed upon in deep sorrow, their hearts broken. The Dwarfs and Applejack took off their hats in respect, as tears fell from their eyes. Applejack might be the type who cries on the inside, but even she couldn’t stop her own streaming tears. It reminded her of the day she lost her parents, and now a dear friend is gone. Pinkie felt she could never be happy again, her mane fallen over her face like a deflated balloon. Rarity sobs uncontrollably in a way that could break anyone’s heart, hugging Spike, who tried to comfort her, but did no better at hiding emotions.

Grumpy and Rainbow Dash tried to stay strong, even as a few tears were shed. Suddenly, Grumpy began to sob and hid his face with one hand. Seeing Grumpy sob made it worse for everyone, especially Rainbow Dash, who sobbed heavily in her hooves unable to contain herself. Doc tried to comfort Dopey, as Twilight was doing for Fluttershy. They both placed an arm around them for comfort, knowing the silly dwarf and kind Pegasus were as devastated as everyone else. You could feel Fluttershy’s pain for the loss of her new friend. Doc and Twilight did their best, but even they weren’t made of stone as tears fell.

The animals were outside in the rain, staring through the window with broken hearts. They bowed their heads sorrowfully, not caring how much rain landed on their bodies.

It took almost the whole night, so many tears were shed, and everyone was very tired. When morning came, it wasn’t any easier. As everyone woke up, the first thing they saw is the deceased princess and suddenly the melancholy returned.

“I can’t believe this happened,” Rarity sighed, shaking her head. “Snow White is gone forever.”

“No more singing,” Sneezy said.

“No more gooseberry pies,” Bashful added.

“No more stories,” Spike included.

“No more fun,” Pinkie concluded.

With her magic, Rarity grabs a handkerchief and blew her nose. She takes a few steps toward the princess, gazing upon her for a moment, before turning back to her friends.

“Let us take a moment to reflect on Snow White’s life. Loving princess, devoted friend and wonderful human. I know we just met her two days ago, but that day she proved to be a great person. Snow White was like a mother to the dwarfs and to us all. Gentle, caring and always there to help others. Snow White, wherever you are, I hope… I hope you’re in a better place now.”

Rarity could barely finish her sentence before she sobbed again, everyone else just bowed their heads in silence.

A few hours passed, by now every dwarf and pony sat in various places, talking and comforting each other. Rainbow paced around the room, every so often facing Fluttershy sniffling over Doc’s shoulder, the dwarf trying his best to comfort her. Grumpy was also walking, stuck in his thoughts, when he saw something that put a lump in his throat. A gooseberry pie with his name on it, an unbaked pie still sitting on the counter. He picked up the pie and looked at it.

“Fluttershy,” Grumpy spoke, wide-eyed. “What is this?”

“A gooseberry pie, for you,” Fluttershy explained. “Me and Snow White were going to make pies for everyone, we made this especially for you. She just wanted you to like her.”

Grumpy was silent, as he turned to the pie again, his lip began to shiver. Tears slowly appeared from his eyes, as he slowly fell to his knees and before they knew it, he was sobbing.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to lash at her or anyone like that. It’s… It’s just who I am. Now she’s gone… And I’m to blame.”

Bashful and Applejack slowly approached Grumpy, wrapping their arms around him with an embrace. He stopped crying when he felt the hug, but he did not protest or resist.

“It’s not your fault, sugar cube,” Applejack assured.

“Yeah!” Rainbow jumped in, stomping her hooves. “It’s that witch’s fault!”

Everyone faced her, they could see the anger in the Pegasus’ eyes.

“She killed Snow White in a jealous rage, then she tried to kill us too! We… We can’t leave her like this. There has to be a way to save her!”

“Rainbow…” Twilight began.

“That Queen has something in her castle,” Rainbow interrupted. “Some kind of magic or potion.”

“Rainbow!” Twilight shouted.

“No, Twilight! Don’t you dare tell me it can’t be done! This is our friend and she needs our help!”

They could see how desperate Rainbow Dash was, trying to have hope for a way to bring Snow White back. It was inspiring enough for Grumpy to stand up.

“She’s right,” Grumpy said. “You fools can stay here doin’ nothin’. But I’m not afeard a goin’, not even to that ole witch’s lair!”

They were all shocked to see Grumpy and Rainbow Dash so willing to act, until a certain Dwarf spoke up.

“You two’ll never make it,” Doc spoke, shaking his head. “Some say the castle’s supposed to be guarded by magic, and every corridor crawling with monsters.”

“I’m with Doc,” Twilight agreed. “I don’t want to risk losing another friend, not even two.”

“You’re trying to talk us out of this?!” Rainbow asked, glaring.

“I’m trying to speak for Snow White!”

Twilight and Rainbow glared for a few seconds, till Rainbow faced the ground. All at once, the glare on her face changed to sorrow and despair just as it happened to Grumpy.

“Don’t get me wrong,” Twilight said. “I want to do something about this, as much as you do. I’m sorry, but I’m afraid… I’m afraid there’s not much we can do.”

Every pony and dwarf sobbed, shedding tears during this moment. But in their sorrow, a thought came to Doc.

“There is ‘one’ thing we can do.”

The Queen’s Castle

All was quiet, not a single bird chirped nor did the garden show any sign of life. But along came the beloved Prince Florian, who had just returned from his kingdom intent on visiting the girl of his dreams again. He hoped to see her in the castle courtyard at the well. But when he got there, he felt something was wrong. He couldn’t hear her lovely voice, so he jumped over the wall. As he suspected, she wasn’t there.

“Hmm… I wonder where she could be,” The Prince thought. “Could she be inside?”

The Prince considered asking the Queen, but he heard a few tales about her. Before he considered doing that, he looked around the courtyard. It was actually bigger than he imagined, the flora was quite lovely. It was perhaps the only part of the castle that didn’t reflect the Queen’s personality.

“I didn’t… Dream any of this, did I?”

Then suddenly, as the Prince made for the castle entrance, a painful sound made him stop. It sounded like someone was crying.

“Hello?” The prince called, but the sobs continue. “Is anyone out there?”

The Prince listened closely, till the sobs drew him to a rather strange opening. He peered inside the corridor, concentrating against the dark.

“Hello?!”

His call echoed and the sobbing stopped. But answer there came none. The Prince slowly went inside, finding himself in some kind of dungeon. He passed several waterfalls, as faint light shined on some fountains against the wall. He did not like this place at all, but his instinct told him to press on.

“What is this place?”

As he walked further on, something made him jump in fear. Mounds of skeletons, of people locked up in this castle for years. One skeleton dangled from its hands in a cramped cell. Further on, another skeleton of a poor unfortunate soul hung chained to the wall, its arms spread wide apart, and another lied on the floor, reaching toward the luminous fountain through the bars of his cell. This was all too horrifying for words as the Prince stared in shock.

Soon enough he heard the same sobbing echoing through the halls again. After walking past several cells, he finally uncovered the source of the sobs. It looked like a tiny horse, but Florian immediately recognized it as a unicorn pony just like Twilight and her friends whom he met two days ago. This unicorn sat alone in her cell, a collar around her neck and attached to a chain. She sobbed in her arms as Florian quietly peered closer.

“Psst… Hey!” The Prince said silently.

The unicorn heard and slowly looked up. When she saw the human, she yelled a little and stepped back against the wall. He could see the fear in her eyes, as she quivered.

“Please…,” The unicorn spoke. “Please don’t hurt me.”

“It’s okay,” Florian assured. “I’m not going to hurt you.”

The unicorn still shivered in fear, as if she weren’t sure he can be trusted.

“You’re safe now, I promise,” Florian continued. “My name is Florian; Prince Florian. What’s your name?”

The unicorn did not expect this at all, she barely even knew him. She assumed he was in league with the Queen, yet he seemed warm and gentle. She slowly approached the man, stopping only when the chain held her back.

“Starlight… Starlight Glimmer.”

“Are you a friend of Twilight?” The prince asked.

When Starlight heard the name, her eyes went wide.

“You know Twilight?”

“Yes, she’s a friend of mine.”

“Do you know where she is?”

“No, I haven’t seen her or her friends since we first met. I also can’t find the princess or hear her beautiful voice. Could it really have been a dream?”

“Wait… Are you saying you also know… Snow White?”

Ever since Starlight met the Queen herself, she couldn’t get that name out of her head.

“Oh yes, we met once,” The prince answered. “It was her song that drew us together.”

“Of course,” Starlight smiled, rolling her eyes.

“But why is a creature like you locked up here?” Florian asked.

“The wicked Queen did this to me,” Starlight answered, tears falling from her eyes.

“I’ve heard the tales about her, but why is she doing all this? Especially locking up an innocent creature like you?”

( :pinkiesmile: Well... We can't call Starlight 100% innocent after what she did 2 seasons ago, can we?)

What the...! Pinkie! What do you think you're doing breaking the fourth wall in this scene? And especially in my story?!

(Oh, come on. The fans like my fourth wall breaks, it brings more humor.)

Pinkie… Get out of here or I’ll get very angry. You’re ruining the mood and the story.

(But you never let me break the fourth wall. :pinkiesad2: )

Pinkie, please don’t do this. Don’t give me the ‘pouty pony’ face. You’re making me feel really bad about myself in front of all my readers and fans.

( :pinkiesad2: )

*Sighing* Listen, I want you to break the fourth wall. It is amazing, but you did it at a bad time. In my opinion, at least. Tell you what: Let’s share our ideas together, fourth wall breaking especially, and maybe it’ll become something great.

(Really? :pinkiehappy: )

Sure.

( :pinkiehappy: Wee-hee! Thank you so much!) *Hugs me very tightly*

Pinkie… Too tight!

(Whoopsie, guess I overdid it again. But it's just so exciting that you created a story of Walt Disney's very first movie me and my friends get to experience. Plus, the Disney fans among the bronies will feel pretty nostalgic.)

I know. I know. All the rest will come too.

(Yay! Say aren't you going to ask Ace Sleeves if you're going to add the Da...)

No, no, no, Pinkie. No spoilers, please. Especially not in front of our readers.

(But weren't you...)

NO SPOILERS!!!

(Okay, okay. Geez, you don't have to copy Rarity.)

Pinkie, I don't want to be rude but you're making the chapter and the story too long.

(Alright. Alright. I'll go now. Remember what we promised each other, right? :pinkiesmile: )

Yeah, sure. Now go. *Pinkie disappears*

I’m so sorry, dear friends. Hopefully this didn’t ruin the story because this is serious. Now with that over, we can go further… Hopefully. *Clears throat*

“I’ve heard the tales about her, but why is she doing all this? Especially locking up an innocent creature like you?”

“She was horribly jealous of the beauty of Snow White and my friends,” Starlight explained. “She used her dark magic to change into an old hag, so she could trick them into eating a poisoned apple.”

The prince gasped; the truth of the Queen was confirmed.

“I’ve seen the whole thing,” Starlight continued. “She discovered me before I can act and held me captive. She told me all those horrible things, even though I believed in my friends. She locked me here and hasn’t returned since.”

“Snow White and the rest could be in danger,” The prince thought. “We have to rescue them.”

“But how? The Queen made my magic useless for… I don’t know how long! She even took the keys with her.”

“There must be a way to get you out of here,” Florian insists, pulling the bars. “I won’t let you end up like all the other prisoners here.”

Starlight began to think quickly, not wanting to be a skeleton. Suddenly, she came up with an idea.

“Maybe there’s something in the lab, a spare key or potion to open the cell!”

“How do I get there?”

“Take the stairs, there’s a trapdoor at the end that will get you inside the lab.”

“Up the stairs… Trapdoor… Got it!” Florian said, rushing up the stairs.

“Please, hurry!” Starlight called out.

The Prince climbed the stairs till he found the trapdoor. Opening it, the Prince poked his head through the opening and looked around. He never knew the castle had this; a closely guarded secret known only by the Queen. The raven was still in the lab when the trapdoor opened, thinking the Queen returned he immediately jumped inside the skull. But once he saw it wasn’t the Queen, he slowly poked his head out.

“This is what she’s been doing,” The prince spoke to himself. “Magic potions and spells for everything. I could try to create a potion to free the pony from that cell instantly. But I’m not an expert in this magic stuff. Poor Starlight, locked in here by that witch.”

He scoured the books and examined all the potions for a means to free Starlight. The raven listened to every word he spoke.

“If only there was a spare key to…”

Before he finished, the prince turned around and was completely surprised by what he saw. The raven, holding a spare key in its beak, offering it to the prince.

“Thank you,” The prince replied.

The raven just stood there, as he took the key. The prince turned to free his new friend, but then turned back toward the quiet bird.

“Are you okay?” The prince asked. “Why don’t you go outside? Enjoy life. You can’t stay here with that evil Queen.”

The raven didn’t utter a sound, but its eyes appear to think.

“It’s okay, go on. There’s an opening that will lead you outside. Nobody wants to be cooped up here forever.”

The raven wasn’t sure if he wanted this, but he’d rather brave the wilderness than to see the witch’s scary face ever again. He flies through the trapdoor toward freedom as the prince looked on. Now with the key in his hand, he turned to Starlight’s cell after climbing down the stairs. When he reached the cell, he used the key to unlock the bars.

“I’ve got the key,” Florian said.

“Great,” Starlight sighed.

Once the cell was open, he walks toward her and tried to jimmy the lock on Starlight’s collar.

“Just stay still…”

Starlight didn’t move, while Florian worked on the lock with the key. Finally, the lock clicked open and the collar fell loose. Starlight was so happy to finally be free she embraced the prince.

“Thank you!” She cried. “Thank you so much!”

“You’re welcome,” Florian replied, petting her head.

Then her horn glowed, as Starlight looked on.

“Seriously!?” Starlight said, annoyed. “I just get saved and NOW my magic works?!”

“Starlight, where can we find Snow White?’ Florian asked.

“I have no idea. But the Queen mentioned a cottage with seven dwarfs. Since I’m not from here, it’s going to be difficult to find.”

“Then we’ll need to search everywhere. The people here must have seen the princess and her friends.”

“But that could take days… Maybe months… Perhaps years even.”

“We have to try, Starlight. If Snow White, Twilight and the others are in trouble, we got to find them as soon as possible.”

“Then let’s find them together. Where do we start?”

“Let’s try the town, it’s just outside the castle walls.”

“On it!”

Both smiling at each other, Starlight and Florian left the dungeons behind. Running away from the castle, they began to search for their missing friends.

Love's First Kiss/Is This Goodbye?

So beautiful, even in death, that the dwarfs, the ponies and the little dragon could not find it in their hearts to bury Snow White. Together, they fashioned a coffin of glass and gold, and kept eternal vigil at her side. The ponies and the little dragon didn’t care if they wanted to go home now. At this time, the only thing that mattered was their dear friend who sadly passed away.

The Prince, who searched far and wide with the help of his new equine friend, heard of the maiden who slept in the glass coffin. And when they found her in a forest clearing, he sang one last familiar song to show and prove how much he loved her.

The glass coffin, where Snow White lies, was indeed in the middle of a forest clearing. The birds drop pink petals from a tree above, while the animals placed bouquets of flowers around the coffin.

Then came the dwarfs, Spike and the ponies with their bouquets. The dwarfs and Applejack once again took off their hats in respect, placing the flowers around the coffin while Doc and Rainbow lifted the glass cover. Grumpy placed his bouquet on top of Snow White. They all took a step backwards, kneeling with their heads gazing down. A moment of silence took place, as rays of sunlight shone upon the sleeping princess.

From atop a road, Prince Florian, his horse and Starlight looked on with the same sadness. Florian took his hat off in respect, as he approached the sleeping princess singing his heart out. Though Starlight didn’t meet or knew Snow White, she felt sadness in her heart as tears began to shed while following the Prince.

(Pause at 1:39)

Our heroes saw Florian immediately. They all rose from their knees and haunches as he approached them.

“Florian,” Twilight said, softly.

Florian said nothing, having no words after hearing what happened to the love of his life. Starlight herself didn’t know what to say, when Twilight noticed her.

“Starlight?” Twilight asked. “How did you…?”

“It’s a long story,” Starlight interrupts. “But I can see it’s not a good time to tell it.”

The dwarfs noticed the new pony, but not a word was spoken. But Twilight, tears in her eyes, hugged her reformed student and friend.

“I’m just glad to see you. I just wish you came at a better time.”

“I know… It’s all my fault,” Starlight said, tears in her eyes. “If I hadn’t touched that book, I wouldn’t be here, the Queen wouldn’t have caught me, and I could’ve…”

“No, Starlight,” Twilight stopped her, a hoof under Starlight’s chin. “It’s not your fault; it’s her fault.”

“It was I who found Starlight,” Florian steps in. “The Queen locked her up in a cell to prevent her from stopping her plans.”

“Thank you, Florian,” Twilight whispered, hugging the prince.

Starlight approached the glass coffin, gazing upon the princess.

“She’s beautiful,” Starlight said, softly.

“She was sweet as could be,” Doc said, approaching Starlight.

“She sang purty songs…” Sneezy added.

“Made us smile…” Happy said.

“And at bedtime, she told wonderful stories…” Sleepy said.

“About falling in love, an’ meeting her Prince…” Bashful added.

“An’ gave us all a kiss when we went to work,” Grumpy said.

“She was full of kindness, just like Fluttershy,” Happy said. “She made better folk of all of us.”

“She must have been very loved,” Starlight said, hearing all those lovely things. “She sounds like a very good friend.”

“That she was, my dear,” Doc said, comforting a sobbing Fluttershy. “That she was.”

“Maybe there might be a small chance,” Starlight whispered to herself.

“Twilight, I’d like to say ‘goodbye’ to her,” Prince Florian offered.

“Go ahead,” Twilight beckoned.

(Continue music)

They all made room for the Prince, who approached the Princess. Florian remembered what Starlight said but wasn’t sure at first. But whatever it takes to show his love for her, no matter what he moved forward. Everybody, especially Starlight, watched hopefully for this one chance for Snow White. The Prince came close to the princess, lowering his head to her face, and gave her a loving kiss on the lips… Nothing happened.

The Prince knelt before Snow White, lowering his head in sadness and respect. Starlight began to shed a few tears, sitting upon her haunches. Everybody else did the same, even the animals lowered their heads in mournful silence. A few seconds went by and Starlight took one last look at the beautiful girl in the glass coffin… But then, her eyes widen, and a smile appeared on her face.

Snow White’s eyes slowly opened, the princess raising her arm toward her head as if stirring from a long sleep.

“Princess!” Starlight called out, softly.

Confused, the dwarfs, other ponies and Spike rose their heads and suddenly they knew why. All eyes went wide, smiles appearing on their faces, including from the animals.

“Am Ah dreaming?” Applejack asked in disbelief.

“Is she…?” Fluttershy asked.

Snow White began to stand up, stretching herself from her long slumber. She turned and saw Florian with wonder in her eyes, a smile forming on her face. The Prince rose his head and seeing the Princess, wide awake, took him by surprise but he smiled like he never smiled before. He rose to his feet while Snow White opened her arms. He grabbed her in his arms, as they gazed lovingly toward each other.

“It worked!” Starlight shouted.

“ALRIGHT!” Rainbow shouted.

“Oh… My Goodness…” Fluttershy gasped. “She’s alive!”

Overjoyed, Fluttershy hugged Grumpy, who happily accepted with tears of joy.

“This is marvelous, simply marvelous!” Rarity cried, hugging Spike joyfully.

“Oh, yeah!” Spike said softly.

“YEAH! HAHAHAHA! SHE’S ALIVE!” Pinkie reacted, dancing joyfully with Happy.

They all hugged each other, dwarfs and ponies alike, throwing their hats in the air and dancing merrily. Twilight, completely surprised, didn’t know if this was possible. But slowly, a smile appeared on her face accepting this.

“That’s so sweet, just like a miracle.”

Florian slowly brought the princess to her knees when she fell back to the ground by something cute and yellow. It was none other than Fluttershy, who hugged her friend like never before.

“I thought I’d never see you again,” Fluttershy said, with tears of joy.

Snow White happily hugged back, enjoying the soft fur of her equine friend.

“Oh, Fluttershy…”

Soon enough, the other ponies and dwarfs approached her with a warm embrace. Even Starlight joined, while both the Prince and Princess laughed joyfully.

“Snow White, right?” The unicorn asked. “I’m Starlight Glimmer, a friend of Twilight and her friends.”

“Nice to meet you, Starlight,” Snow White bowed.

“I just want to say, even though we’ve just met, welcome back!”

Snow White giggled, petting Starlight’s head.

After the happy reunion, Florian scooped the princess in his arms, and both walked towards his horse. Everyone followed them, as they continued to dance.

(Pause at 2:51)

“Where are you two going?” Pinkie asked, curiously.

“To my castle,” Florian answered. “I wish to ask my dear princess for her hand and tell her each day how much I love her.”

"Aaaaaaawww!" The ponies said.

“How romantic,” Rarity swooned.

“Sissy stuff,” Rainbow retorts.

Rarity heard and glared at the blue Pegasus. But then she began to smirk.

“Says the pony who kissed a parasprite.”

Rainbow’s eyes went wide, blushing her cheeks.

“You got me there,” Rainbow frowned.

Every dwarf and pony laughed, even Snow White and her Prince joined in.

“You’re all welcome in my castle anytime,” Florian declared. “Thank you for everything.”

They all smiled, but realized they had to say goodbye to Snow White. It was sad at first, but they knew in their hearts they’d see each other again. All the ponies gave Snow White a hug, Fluttershy being last.

“We had such great times, didn’t we?” Snow White asked.

“We sure did,” Fluttershy nodded.

“You and I have so much in common. Your friends are amazing too. I’m so happy to have met you, to call you my friend.”

“Me too, Snow White. I hope we see each other again… Somehow.”

“Of course. You, your friends and the dwarfs are always welcome. Thanks for everything and never forget: Even if we are far away from each other, we’re always connected no matter what.”

They hugged each other for a few more minutes, before releasing their embrace.

“Have I ever told you what soft fur you have?” Snow White asked.

“I don’t think so,” Fluttershy shook her head. “But I never told you what lovely hair you have.”

“Uh, Fluttershy,” Starlight cut in. “I think our two lovebirds want to be alone for today.”

“Oh, right,” Fluttershy blushed.

(Continue music)

Florian placed Snow White on his horse, then lifted each dwarf so they can have a kiss from her. Bashful was first and was red as a tomato again.

“Good-bye,” She said.

Grumpy was next, then blew a kiss to her.

“Good-bye, Grumpy. Good-bye.”

Snow White kissed Doc, then Sneezy and Happy till Spike came along.

“You really are the cutest little dragon,” Snow White replied.

She gave him a kiss on the head, as Spike cheeks glowed rosy red.

“Oh, please,” Spike replied. “Stop that.”

But Spike still smiled, as our favorite silly dwarf was next. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and pursed his lips.

“Oh, Dopey,” Snow White smiled, kissing him.

Sleepy was the last to receive a kiss, before Snow White and her Prince trotted off with everybody waving them off.

“Good-bye!” Snow White called out.

“Good-bye, Snow White!” Twilight waved.

“Good-bye!” Starlight said.

“Good-bye!” The dwarfs said in unison.

“Have fun!” Pinkie said.

“And go easy when you get there, will ya?!” Rainbow waved.

“Rainbow Dash!” Rarity gasped.

“What? Aren’t they going to…? You know… After they are married… I’ll shut up now.”

They watched Snow White and her Prince approach a beautiful castle in the distance, basked in a light as bright as the rising sun.

The ponies, dwarfs and little dragon were happy for their new friend. Though it be a long time, they hoped to see her again to spend more time with her and her Prince.

“So, what do we do now?” Rainbow asked.

“I don’t know,” Twilight admits. “Let me think.”

Suddenly, everyone heard a strange sound and turned behind them. A large pillar of light, with magical energy, shot down from the skies toward the ground. They covered their eyes from the light, before the pillar disappeared leaving a large, strange symbol on the field.

“What is that?” Starlight asked.

“I’m not sure,” Twilight answered.

“Me neither,” Doc concurred.

Twilight slowly approached the symbol, examining the image glowing with bright light. It was the same symbol from the Book of Disney’s cover, only it was surrounded by symbols similar to her: The Elements of Harmony.

“This could be it,” Twilight concluded. “This is our way back home to Equestria.”

“Really?” Pinkie asked.

“That’s wonderful!” Starlight said.

“Wait, you’re going home now?” Doc asked. “Is this goodbye?”

Twilight faced the dwarf leader, the reality of the situation sinking in.

“Sorry, Doc. I’m afraid it is.”

The dwarfs looked down, sad to hear the answer.

“Why the long faces?” Pinkie asked. “It’s not really goodbye.”

“Pinkie is right,” Applejack nodded. “We need to go home, but this is the honest truth: We’ll find a way to see you again, no matter how long it takes.”

“When we first arrived here, I was completely surprised,” Twilight explains. “I was afraid we’d never get home. But now, I’m happy we came here especially with the people we’ve met: Snow White, Florian, Humbert, and even you.”

The dwarfs smiled at that last part, as Twilight approached Dopey who looked at her silently.

“You remind me of some pony I know back in Equestria,” Twilight replied, giggling.

Dopey, though confused at first, smiled at the comparison.

“We had a great time, didn’t we?” Sleepy yawned.

“We sure did,” Applejack chuckled. “Especially on that party.”

“You were great that day, Pinkie,” Happy said. “Using your cannon to launch me at the queen. What a brilliant idea!”

“Aw, shucks,” Pinkie said, hugging Happy. “You were pretty amazing too.”

“I just can’t believe we have to say goodbye,” Bashful spoke to Fluttershy.

“It’s like Pinkie said, it’s not goodbye,” Fluttershy assured. “I promise we’ll meet again, Bashful. But please do this one favor for me.”

“Anything…” The dwarf said.

“Will you and the others take good care of Snow White while we’re gone?”

“You can count on us,” Bashful said, smiling.

“Thank you,” Fluttershy said.

Fluttershy hugged Bashful, who began to turn red again.

"Ooooooooh, goooooosh!"

Fluttershy giggled at Bashful, as Rarity spoke to Sneezy.

“I hope you won’t have too much trouble with that hay fever, Sneezy,” The white unicorn said. “I only wish I brought something to make it better.”

“It’s okay, Rarity,” Sneezy assure. “My hay fever can be annoying most of the time, but actually it could be very useful in times of need.”

“Well, do take care,” Rarity said, hugging Sneezy.

“So…” Grumpy began, crossing his arms. “I guess this is it.”

“What’s the matter?” Rainbow asked, teasingly. “I thought you wanted us gone in the first place?”

“I know. I was a real jerk acting like that and I’m ssssss…”

Grumpy tried to force that last word, as Rainbow raised an eyebrow with a smirk.

“Excuse me?” Rainbow asked, folding her arms.

“I’m sorry, okay. I’m sorry for all the things I said and everything else.”

“It’s alright, we forgive you,” Rainbow assured. “I was wrong you know; you’re not 100% a jerk. You truly were caring and brave when Snow White and Fluttershy were in danger.”

“Well, I knew Snow White and Fluttershy meant well. But you… You were awesome. Taking on me was daring, but taking on that powerful witch… That takes guts, Rainbow. The same goes for the rest of your friends.”

Rainbow was a bit flattered by that, but she was always a pony seeking praise.

“Well, Grumpy… You’re pretty awesome too.”

Then she moved her eyes left and right, as if thinking she said it wrong.

“I mean… When you led everybody… Chasing the Queen and all… Heh-heh.”

There was a moment of silence between them, but only for a few seconds.

“So… Are we friends now? No more grumpy stuff?”

“Sure,” Grumpy chuckled.

Rainbow reached her hoof out for a handshake, but what happened next stunned her completely. Grumpy hugged her and she couldn’t help but return it. At the same time, Spike spoke with Dopey even if the little dragon did most of the talking.

“What a weird time,” The little dragon began. “Just the other day, me and my friends end up in a different world and suddenly we become friends with its residents. Like the time me and Twilight entered a completely different world and befriend… Humans, who look just like our friends. Acted the same too. But you probably don’t understand what I’m saying, do you?”

Dopey thought, then nodded his head.

“We had a great time, didn’t we buddy?”

Dopey nodded again.

“Yes, I know you don’t talk nor seem to know how. But it’s alright, I’ll still miss you.”

Spike hugged the dwarf, which he gladly accepted. But then, Dopey came close to Spike’s ear.

“I’ll miss you too, Spike,” The dwarf whispered.

The dragon looked at the dwarf with wide eyes. Dopey just smiled, with one wink. Spike couldn’t help but return it while slowly nodding. As if to say, ‘Your secret is safe with me.’

Meanwhile, Applejack just finished hugging Sleepy.

“Now don’t try to sleep too much on the job, alright?” Applejack teased.

“I’ll try my best,” Sleepy yawned, with a smile.

“I’ll miss all of you,” Twilight said. “You most of all, Doc.”

“You eight are truly amazing,” Doc declared.

“Um, Twilight,” Starlight approached. “Before we leave, would you introduce me to your new friends first?”

“Of course,” Twilight nodded.

Twilight began to introduce Starlight to the dwarfs.

“Boys, this is my student and friend, Starlight Glimmer. Starlight, I’d like you to meet Doc, Sleepy, Bashful, Happy, Grumpy, Dopey, and…”

“Ah…” Sneezy gasped. “AH… AAH!!!!!”

“TAKE COVER!” Pinkie ducked.

Every pony and dwarf hid behind a tree, Starlight was practically dragged by Twilight while Sneezy tried to stop his sneeze. But once again…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH! ACHOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Sneezy released a big gust of wind, the likes of which could easily blow them away. Starlight felt the heavy breeze even from her own hiding place.

“Wow! That’s one powerful sneeze!”

“I call it the ‘Sneeze of Doom’!” Pinkie said.

They all laughed very hard at Pinkie’s words. After a few minutes, they all calmed down so Twilight can proceed.

“And this is Sneezy,” Twilight concluded.

“Ha-ha, those are funny names,” Starlight replied. “They’re adorable, I won’t forget this.”

“You have great friends, Miss Starlight,” Doc said.

“I sure do,” Starlight said, sadly. “I wish I can get to know you more, but I must get home. Maybe next time.”

“I hope you get home safely, my dears,” Doc said, hugging Twilight.

“Thanks for everything, Doc,” Twilight said.

“Your welcome.”

At this moment, Twilight and her friends were just ready to go home when Doc remembered something.

“Wait! I almost forgot! Dopey, Happy, do you save the hack… Uh, have the sack?”

“We sure do,” Happy replied.

Both Happy and Dopey approached the ponies, and Spike, carrying a heavy sack.

“What’s in there?” Starlight asked.

“Open it,” Happy said, with a smile.

Twilight used her magic to open the sack, as a ray of light emerged. Twilight covered her eyes before taking a better look. When Rarity looked inside, she gasped.

“Are those… Are those…?” Rarity asked, trying to breathe.

“Diamonds and rubies from the mine,” Doc answered. “I know we didn’t get to work after what happened, but you would’ve done a great job.

“This is our gift to you,” Grumpy declared.

“To thank you for everything,” Sneezy added.

The ponies didn’t know what to say, the dwarfs gave them quite a present with this big sack of jewels. And it was all for them to use it anyway they want.

“I can’t wait to see how they taste,” Spike said, lipping his lips.

“I can use these lovely gemstones for my new dresses,” Rarity said.

“I can buy new farm supplies with these,” Applejack added.

As they all imagined what they could do with their share, Twilight faced the dwarfs with tears in her eyes.

“Thank you. Thank you, all of you.”

The dwarfs gave a single nod in unison, tears in their eyes.

“Come on, Twilight,” Rainbow ushered. “The princess will wonder where we are.”

One by one, they each stepped into the pillar of energy and appeared to be pulled into the air. Twilight took one last look at the dwarfs and waved goodbye. The dwarfs waved back, as she stepped inside the pillar back to Equestria.

Dopey, who was very curious, couldn’t help but run toward the pillar. But before he could reach it, the pillar disappeared, and he fell on the ground. The dwarfs looked to the sky as the pillar faded in the distance.

“That’s the strangest kind of magic I’ve ever seen,” Doc said, in wonder.

“You think they will be alright?” Bashful asked.

“Will we truly see them again?” Happy asked.

Doc thought for a moment, as a smile came on his face.

“Yes, I’m very sure. Come on, men. Let’s go home. We must think of a special gift for Snow White’s heading… Uh, wedding.”

“How about a bed?” Sleepy suggested.

The dwarfs collaborated on ideas as they went home, thinking what they should give to Snow White and her prince. They also hoped that someday they would see their Equestrian friends again. But that’s another story…

Author's Note

Hold on to your saddles, bronies. There's still one chapter yet to come before the story is actually complete.

A Story To Be Told

Once again, our heroes swirled through space, screaming for their lives. Pinkie, on the other hoof, was having too much fun, as she flew past several stars.

In the castle library, the book opened, as a blinding light emerged. Suddenly, Twilight, Spike and the rest of the ponies popped out of the book piling on top of one another. They got up and were talking excitedly of the incredible adventure they had. Yet as Twilight noticed, it seemed not much time had passed since they vanished.

“That was amazing!” Applejack said. “I’ve never experienced something like this before.”

“Me neither,” Starlight concurred.

“That was super-duper fun!” Pinkie yelled, in glee.

“It was lovely… And sometimes scary,” Fluttershy admits. “But mostly lovely.”

“Did you see me use my storm cloud to hit that witch?” Rainbow bragged, as always.

“Until she unleashed a big one!” Pinkie pointed out.

Twilight was happy to be home again, watching her friends talk about the trip. At the same time, she couldn’t help but miss her new friends. She looked behind her toward a certain page in the book.

“And they lived happily ever after,” She read, a smile on her face.

“Twilight?”

A voice drew Twilight to Fluttershy, who, along with the others, missed their friends too.

“Will we see them again?” Fluttershy asked.

“Of course,” Twilight said to her friend. “We’ll find a way.”

All the other ponies, including Spike, smiled. Then it dawned on Twilight.

“We should tell this to the princesses,” Twilight said, grabbing the book. “They won’t believe what happened to us.”

“Well, the sun’s just coming up,” Spike said, noting the sun. “Let’s go.”

Twilight didn’t go too far when a familiar unicorn stopped her.

“Hey, Twilight!” Starlight called.

“Yes, Starlight?” Twilight turned.

“Just do me this one favor, okay? If you and your friends decide to go off on another adventure and I just happen to be in the neighborhood… Don’t let me go by myself.”

Twilight nodded understandingly.

“I promise, Starlight.”

Soon the ponies and dragon left the castle, making their way to the train station to Canterlot.

It was a long ride on the Friendship Express, the sun had slowly risen over the land. Finally, they arrived at the capital of Equestria itself: Canterlot. They ran as fast as they could toward the castle until they were stopped by two guards, both Unicorn ponies.

“Halt!” A guard raised a hoof. “Who goes there?!”

When Twilight approached the guards, they quickly dropped their hooves and bowed.

“Princess Twilight,” The guard spoke. “Do you wish to speak to the princesses?”

“We are,” Twilight nodded. “May we pass?”

“Of course, Your Highness,” The guard bowed, opening the gates.

“Thank you, sirs.” Twilight bowed, walking ahead.

They passed the open gate, which the two guards opened with their magic. They walked through the halls till they reached the throne room. There, Princess Celestia, in all her radiance, sat upon her throne smiling when she saw her student.

“Twilight Sparkle,” The princess said. “How nice to see you again!”

“Princess Celestia,” Twilight bowed, along with her friends.

Celestia approached Twilight, the two princesses hugging each other with their heads.

“What brings you and your friends here today?” The princess asked.

“Your Majesty,” Twilight began, with a smile. “You won’t believe what happened to us.”

“What is it?” Celestia asked, with surprise and worry.

“Would it be okay if Princess Luna joins us? We’d like to tell both of you.”

“Of course, I’ll see if I can find Luna.”

A few minutes later, Celestia returned with Princess Luna, who was equally beautiful as her sister.

“Good morning, every pony,” Luna bowed.

“Good morning, Princess,” Twilight bowed.

“What was so important that my sister called me here for?”

“We’ve just been to another world.”

“Another world?” Princess Celestia asked. “How?”

“Through this book,” Twilight answered.

It was then she show Celestia the ‘Book of Disney’ itself. Celestia lift the book with her magic and examined the cover, along with Luna.

“I’ve never seen this book before,” Luna said.

“Where did you get this?” Celestia asked.

“Spike found it in your old castle,” Twilight explained. “He said it came from a falling star. We discovered it was a storybook, with stories we’ve never heard before. Oh Princess, you should’ve been there.”

Celestia opened the book, reading the first page completely. She looked through several pages, only the book didn’t seem to use it’s magic for some reason.

“So, what do you think?” Twilight asked.

“Oh my, this is something,” Celestia replied. “I can sense a powerful magic from this book.”

The Princess examined the pages with the first story.

“Who is Snow White?”

“Oh, she’s lovely,” Fluttershy answered. “She’s a human princess who loves animals just like me.”

“She and Fluttershy immediately became friends,” Twilight added. “The rest of us too.”

“There was a handsome Prince,” Rarity swooned.

“And an evil queen that turned herself into a witch trying to kill her!” Rainbow included.

“Oh, and don’t forget the huntsman,” Pinkie reminded. “And the dwarfs too.”

“That’s right, the dwarfs,” Fluttershy recalled. “They were so nice; I only wish for a way to show them to you.”

As she said that, the book began to glow as if responding to Fluttershy’s wish. In a flash, characters popped up on the page through a hologram. Most of them were blank, having not been revealed, but suddenly the light shone upon some familiar faces.

“Wow!” Rainbow gasped, in awe.

“It’s Snow White!” Fluttershy pointed out.

“And Florian!” Applejack added.

“It seems this book can show us the people and creatures we’ve met,” Twilight said. “Show us the seven dwarfs.”

All at once, all the dwarfs were presented together.

“Dwarfs?” Luna asked.

“They’re very friendly,” Spike said. “They gave us a sack of jewels from their mine to thank us.”

Celestia smiled as she examined the funny little creatures.

“How about we introduce them?” Starlight offered.

“That would be very nice,” Celestia replied.

“Okay, note how their names fit their personality,” Twilight began, pointing to the hologram. “This is Doc, the self-appointed leader of the group.

“Sounds familiar,” Princess Celestia teased, with a smile.

Twilight smiled, as the ponies presented the dwarfs one-by-one.

“This little fellow is Bashful,” Fluttershy told. “We think he’s secretly in love with Snow White.”

Celestia giggled as the group continued.

“This is Sneezy,” Rarity presented. “He has hay fever.”

“Ol’ droopy eyes is called Sleepy,” Applejack introduced.

“There’s Happy with the beaming smile,” Pinkie pointed out.

“And this is Dopey, who actually can’t talk,” Spike said.

“Then there’s ol’ sourpuss, Grumpy,” Rainbow explained. “I admit he was a little bit rude but turns out he has a heart of gold.”

“I didn’t realize you made so many friends in this new world,” Luna said.

“Have you discovered something special there?” Celestia asked.

“Special?” Twilight asked, confused.

“Haven’t you learned anything from there?” Celestia asked, specifically.

Twilight looked at the book, thinking what Celestia was inquiring. Then, a smile formed as she figured it out.

“Actually Princess, I did. I learned that beauty isn’t everything. It’s deeds, not looks, that count whether it’s ruling a kingdom or making friends.”

“And that kindness to everyone is the most important of all,” Fluttershy added.

“Most of all, have fun with the people that became your friends,” Pinkie included.

“And sometimes, even the grumpiest person hides a good heart,” Rainbow said.

“Those are very good lessons,” Celestia nodded. “Maybe you can send new letters to me when you’re visiting other worlds in these stories.”

“That won’t be a problem,” Twilight smiled.

The sisters faced each with a smile, then gave a nod as if having a silent conversation.

“Would you like to tell us about your adventure?” Celestia asked. “Perhaps about the new ones in the future?”

“With pleasure,” Twilight answered, with a cute smile.

The holograms disappear, as Celestia returned the book to her student. Every pony, and Spike, sat on their haunches as Twilight turned to the first page and began to read.

“Once upon a time, there live a lovely little princess named Snow White. Her vain and wicked stepmother…”

And so, Twilight Sparkle told her mentor and her sister about their first new adventure. The two princesses were invested in this story. A story that made them laugh, made them cry, and filled their minds with enchanted images, even though they got scared at some point. Overall, it was a truly marvelous adventure for Twilight and her friends. Much like the time when they went to an Italian village and met a… Well as I say, my dear friends, that is a story for another time. *Winks*

(Start music at 2:53)

THE END

A Book?

Equestria, a world unlike ours. Filled with magic and wonder, but also with danger. The residents consist of ponies, “talking magical” ponies, consisting of three tribes: The Earth ponies, who take care of the land and some of them very strong; the Pegasi, who control the weather; and the Unicorns, who can use magic. But there’s also one type of pony that has the power of all the tribes: The Alicorns, they are their leaders and only three-to-four rule all of Equestria.

Today, we go to a very special town in this world called “Ponyville”.

Most ponies of all tribes live there. Our story, like so many others, are about six very special ponies. One of them is a Unicorn/Alicorn named Twilight Sparkle. Since her library/house was sadly destroyed by the centaur Tirek, she and her dragon assistant, Spike, reside in a castle of their own. Today is a normal day for them, but tonight they planned something special.

“Are you sure everything’s ready for tonight, Twilight?” Spike asked.

“One hundred percent sure,” Twilight said. “I couldn’t have done it without my number one assistant.”

“Ah, it was nothing,” Spike said, looking around the room.

They were in the library, but a few things were added for tonight. There was a table with snacks and drinks, along with seven sleeping bags on the ground.

“I’m so excited for tonight’s slumber party,” Twilight said self-assuring, with excitement. “We style each other’s mane, tell ghost stories, eat s’mores and so on. After my first slumber party with Rarity and Applejack, I’m prepared for everything.”

“Hopefully, there’s also something that I can do,” Spike said, motioning with his fingers. “Not only all that girly stuff.”

“Don’t worry, Spike,” Twilight giggled. “It’ll be fun for every pony… And dragon.”

Spike smiled at this, when he realized something.

“Maybe I can go into town to see if I can find some delicious gemstones for tonight,” Spike said, with excitement.

Twilight couldn’t help but roll her eyes with a smile.

“Okay, see you later.”

With that said, Spike opened the door and went into town.

The whole day, Spike searched for gemstones and other things he likes. It was nighttime and Spike had found just what he wanted.

“Finally, after hours of searching, I have some yummy snacks for tonight,” Spike declared.

Spike happily walked back to the castle, when he suddenly noticed the time on the clock tower.

“Uh oh, better hurry or I’ll be late!”

Spike didn’t get very far when something caught his eye. In the star-filled blanket of darkness, a big star shone brightly. It was so beautiful to look at, Spike couldn’t keep his eyes off it. Suddenly, the star shined brighter and began to move. It flew quickly above Spike, as it descended somewhere in the Everfree Forest. The impact caused a huge wave of light every pony could see, but for the moment only Spike saw it.

“What was that?” Spike asked himself. “Looks like it went toward the Castle of the Two Sisters; I better check it out.”

Spike ran toward the entrance to the forest, hesitating a little. He knew the Everfree Forest is dangerous, but he was too curious. Gathering all his strength, he ventured into the forest. Little did he know, two small yellow eyes were watching him.

Walking through the forest, Spike looked around nervously. Something could sneak around the trees, waiting for the perfect moment to pounce. Suddenly, he heard rustling and quickly searched for the source. Another caused Spike to turn, closer this time and then once more till it suddenly stopped. Very aware of what might happen, Spike eyed the forest surrounding him. He turned around when he saw something in front of him causing him to jump in the air with a yell before falling back to the ground. It was an owl. But not just any owl, it was one he knows very well.

“Owlowiscious!” Spike said. “Don’t scare me like that; I thought you were a Timberwolf or something.”

“Hoo?” The owl named Owlowiscious said.

“I’m going to the Castle of the Two Sisters.”

“Hoo?”

“A star impacted there; I’m going to check it out.”

“Hoo-hoo.”

“I know it’s the girls’ slumber party tonight, but I’m curious about that star.”

“Hoo?”

“Me, that’s who,” Spike said.

Spike walked past the owl continuing toward the Castle. The owl shrugged before following him through the forest.

After minutes walking in the forest, Spike and Owlowiscious finally reached the old castle, which was still in the same state. Spike was slightly frightened by the look of the castle at night. But still, with great determination, he crossed the bridge to move further.

When they approached the gate, Spike slowly opened it as it made a creaking noise. Spike took a look inside, opening the gate a little more. As he and Owlowiscious went inside, they looked around.

“Hmm,” Spike thought. “I wonder where it is.”

“Hoo,” Owlowiscious said.

“It’s not ‘who’, it’s ‘where’.”

They searched through parts of the castle; after a while, they found nothing.

“Did you find anything?”

“Hoo.”

“I swear I didn’t see things,” Spike sighed. “I saw a shooting star fall here! Did I let my imagination get the best of me?”

Suddenly, Owlowiscious saw a bright light shine through a window.

“Hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo!” The owl said.

“Not now, Owlowiscious,” Spike answered. “I’m trying to think.”

The owl, however, paid no attention and instead used his talons to turn Spike’s head toward the light. By the time he sees it, Spike’s eyes widened.

(Music at 1:17)

"Wow." Spike said. "It's coming from the gardens!"

Spike ran toward the garden entrance and when he arrived, he couldn’t believe what he saw. Before his eyes, the glowing light came upon something at the top of a tower of rocks. Slowly, he approached the rock pile before turning his attention to his owl friend.

“Wait here.”

Owlowiscious perched on a tree branch while watching Spike climb the rock pile. He climbed higher and higher till he was almost at the top. Suddenly, a loose rock almost made him slip and fall, as the rock fell to the ground.

“Hoo!” Owlowiscous cried, panicked.

But Spike regained himself as he climbed further, closer to the light. Owlowiscious watched with big eyes before Spike finally approached the source. It was revealed to be a golden book with a red bookmarker and a strange insignia in the center. Suspicious, Spike picked up the book.

"This...is it?" Spike asked himself. "A book?"

(Music stops at 2:05)

“Hoo?” The owl asked.

Spike slid down the rock pile toward his feathered friend.

“I don’t get it; it’s just a book.”

As Spike observed the book, his attention turns toward the strange insignia.

“Wait a minute. What’s this?” Spiked asked. “I’ve never seen a symbol like this before.”

The symbol appears to be a big circle, a blue gemstone with two smaller circles on the top.

“This is something Twilight would like, maybe she’d know,” Spike declared. “Let’s go.”

Together they left the castle and rushed back through the forest toward their friends.

Meanwhile, the girls are already enjoying their slumber party. While Rainbow and Applejack were having a pillow fight, Fluttershy, along with Rarity and Twilight, were giving each other make-overs. Pinkie Pie, on the other hoof, was making a few s’mores.

“Isn’t this delightful?” Rarity asked.

“It sure is,” Applejack said, while playing with Rainbow.

“Wait till you taste some of my self-made s’mores,” Pinkie said. “This time, I put a secret ingredient in it.”

Looking left-and-right, Pinkie approached Fluttershy.

“Do you know what the secret ingredient is?” She asked.

Fluttershy was about to say something, but Pinkie interrupted whispering in her ear.

“A secret.”

“I kind of thought you would say that,” Fluttershy said.

“Twilight darling, where’s Spike-Wikey?” Rarity asked, while giving Twilight a mud mask.

“I don’t know,” Twilight answered. “He was looking for gems for the party, but he hasn’t returned yet.”

“I hope nothing happened to him,” Fluttershy said.

“I hope so too,” Pinkie agreed. “I mean, he could be eaten by Timber Wolves, clobbered by mean teenage dragons or killed by something so strange and mysterious we can’t even explain!”

As Pinkie went over every possibility, Fluttershy got very nervous and trembled. Even Twilight was about to panic.

“Pinkie Pie, don’t say that!” Rarity cried. “It’s one of those things that can give us a heart attack!”

“Besides, Spike is a smart guy,” Rainbow assured. “I’m sure nothing’s going to happen.”

Twilight began to think when the door opened revealing the tiny dragon and the owl. The girls let out a sigh of relief knowing their friend is okay.

“Spike, where have you been?” Twilight asked.

“Sorry, I’m late,” Spike apologized. “But I just saw the strangest thing!”

“What strange thing?” Twilight asked.

“A star shined very brightly and suddenly fell down,” Spike explained. “It landed in Celestia and Luna’s old castle.”

“A falling star? Was there any damage?”

“Not a crack, it just fell in the gardens. It glowed brightly, but here’s the weird part: Instead of a star, I found this.”

Spike showed Twilight the book, clutched in his claws.

“A book?” Rainbow asked, with a raised eyebrow.

“Spike, you didn’t take another book from the library without permission like last time, did you?” Twilight firmly asked.

“No, I didn’t,” Spike insists. “This was on top a pile of rocks; I’ve never seen a book like this before.”

“Ooooooh… Mysterious,” Pinkie smiled.

“Look at the insignia,” Spike said, showing the book cover.

Twilight observed the symbol of the book. Spike was right, this was an unfamiliar symbol.

“What do you think it means?” Spike asked.

“I have no idea,” Twilight answered.

Twilight tried to open the book, but it won’t open. It was then she noticed a lock on the right side.

“It’s locked and I don’t have a key for it.”

“Don’t you have a spell to open it?” Rainbow asked.

“I could try that.”

Twilight’s horn glowed, as she aimed at the lock. A magic laser flew from her horn and hit the lock. Twilight grunted while doing her best to open it, when suddenly the lock shook and fired an electric bolt toward Twilight sending her falling to the floor. Her spell didn’t work.

“That’s one strong lock,” Applejack noted.

“Twilight, are you okay?” Fluttershy asked.

“I’m fine, Fluttershy,” Twilight answered, rubbing her head. “I’ve never faced a book like this before. Whatever’s inside it, it’s really powerful magic.”

Spike examined the insignia on the book, placing his claw on it. No pony knew that the book felt Spike’s claw, as some energy began to spark.

“Great, how do we know what’s in it if you can’t open it?” Rainbow asked.

“I tried my best,” Twilight argued. “We should go to Princess Celestia, maybe she knows something about this book.”

Suddenly, the book shot a pillar of energy through the roof drawing their attention, as Spike quickly backed away.

“Oh great, now I have to fix the roof!” Twilight groaned.

“Oooooh… Shiny!” Pinkie said, putting on some sunglasses.

“Spike, what did you do?” Twilight asked.

“I just touched it!” Spike answered.

“YOU WANT TO KNOW THE KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS BOOK, THAT I KNOW,” A loud female voice spoke from the book.

Suddenly, as it continued, a holographic circle with many symbols appeared before them.

“YOU NEED TO PROVE YOURSELF TO SHOW IF YOU’RE WORTHY! CHOOSE WISE AND DO NOT LINGER! THE CHOICE IS YOURS!”

The ponies and dragon faced each other in confusion, while the holographic circle floated horizontally.

“What do you mean?” Twilight asked.

A burst of magic appeared in the circle’s center showing a symbol. Pinkie eyed it with excitement.

“Oooh, is it a guessing game? I love games! Wait, wait, wait! Don’t say it! It’s a… It’s a…”

“It looks like an apple,” Fluttershy answered, observing curiously.

Concentrating, Twilight observed both the circle and the symbol. Eventually she noticed the other symbols on the shape.

“I think we need to choose the matching symbol.”

“There it is; I see it!” Pinkie answered, pointing toward the apple symbol on the circle.

Stepping closer, Twilight slowly placed her hoof on the circle. When she rotated the circle a bit, her hoof flinched back. But then she placed it back and rotated so the apple symbol was in front of the bigger apple symbol. Suddenly, it exploded briefly before a new symbol appeared.

“Hey, now it’s a sun,” Applejack observed.

Twilight began to think again when it dawned on her.

“I think we need speed and teamwork to win this challenge. Come on guys, help me with this.”

“I see the sun symbol!” Rarity pointed.

Twilight rotated the circle till the big symbol explodes, assuming a new symbol which this time was a lamp. Rainbow was next to rotate the circle and the symbol explodes again. With each change, the pillar of energy became stronger.

“Hurry!” Twilight urged. “Who knows what will happen if that pillar enlarges?”

No sooner did Twilight say so when a new symbol appeared.

“Hey look, Rarity,” Pinkie said. “A glass slipper.”

“Over there!” Applejack directed.

Twilight rotated the circle again and once more the symbol exploded. A new symbol appeared in the form of a snowflake. Rarity rotated it and the symbol explodes. During this time, different symbols appeared: A rose, a butterfly, a jack o’ lantern, a lion cub, a music note, a seashell, and a Chinese dragon. Finally, the last symbol, a medal with a cloud and lightning bolt, appeared. Knowing time was running out, Twilight quickly rotated the circle to the matching symbol up front. All of a sudden, as the other ponies and dragon covered their eyes from the light, the pillar of energy disappeared.

“You have proven yourself worthy, noble ones,” The female voice spoke. “Please, accept your reward.”

In a flash, a key appeared as the girls looked wide eyed. With her magic, Twilight took the key and examined it.

“Wow, what was that all about?” Rainbow asked.

Twilight didn’t answer right away, as she looked at the book. Slowly, she placed the key in the keyhole, which accepted it. With one turn, a click sound followed.

“It’s open,” Spike said.

Twilight opened the book to the first page, where she saw a message. She read it aloud:

Dear readers and adventurers,

You are in possession of the book of Disney. This book is very special in its own way.
It makes the world you are living now change forever. While you read it, it is just like you are experiencing the stories yourself.
Experience these amazing adventures full of wonder and danger. Face the nefarious villains and
bond yourself with the characters that are pure of heart.

Have fun.

Raising an eyebrow, Twilight studied the various pages of the book.

“Wait!” Twilight said, her eyes wide. “This is a storybook!”

“A storybook?” Rainbow asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Oooh… You mean a book with stories about princes, princesses and dragons and such?” Pinkie asked excitedly.

“When you say it that way,” Twilight answered. “Then yes.”

“My goodness,” Fluttershy smiled. “Can you read one, Twilight?”

“Well, I don’t know…” Twilight spoke, uncertain.

“Please, please, please…” Pinkie begged.

“Pwetty please…” Fluttershy added.

They faced Twilight with puppy dog eyes, which she couldn’t resist.

“Well, okay. Who knows? It might be fun.”

“Ooh, I’m so excited!” Rarity said, lying on her belly.

The rest of the girls, Spike included, sat either on their haunches or on their bellies.

“All right let’s read the first one,” Twilight declared, facing the first story of the book.

Twilight read the title and then the story:

Once upon a time,
there lived a lovely little Princess named Snow White.
Her vain and wicked stepmother, the Queen, feared that some day, Snow White's beauty would surpass her own. So she dressed the little Princess in rags and forced her to work as a Scullery Maid.

“How awful!” Fluttershy shuddered.

“My word,” Rarity said. “I may be fabulous, but I would never do such a thing to my family or underlings.”

Twilight read further, turning the page:

Each day, the vain Queen consulted her Magic Mirror,

"Magic Mirror on the Wall,
Who is the fairest one of all?"

..and as long as the mirror answered "You are the fairest one of all",
Snow White was safe from the Queen's cruel jealousy.

“Whoa, that Queen has a real problem,” Spike said.

“You can say that again,” Applejack agreed.

“Oh, I hope that Snow White likes animals as I do,” Fluttershy said, with a cute smile.

“I think we’re about…” Twilight said.

But before she could finish, a large burst of magic, light and energy combined, released itself from the book. The force was so strong is began to suck Twilight inside the book.

“WOW! HEY!! AAAAAAAAHHH!!!” Twilight screamed.

“Twilight!” Spike yelled.

The little dragon leapt towards Twilight, trying to pull her out. But the magic began to suck Spike in as well. Rainbow tried to pull both Spike and Twilight away from the book, only to get sucked in too. Soon, Applejack tried, as well as Rarity and Fluttershy. But none of that helped, as they all got sucked within the pages. Pinkie, on the other hoof, skipped merrily towards the book and jumped inside with one big “Wee-Hee!” With the group sucked in, the book quickly closed showing the cover.

Meanwhile, the ponies and dragon began to swirl around in a vortex through space. They kept spinning faster and faster till a bright light shone at the end covering the entire area with light.

Beware of Strangers/Witch Hunt

Dwarf’s Cottage
The Bedroom

The sun shone through the window the next morning. The ponies and Snow White slowly opened their eyes, as Twilight yawned cutely looking around. Many of the ponies slept apart while Fluttershy slept beside Snowy. The soft fur of the yellow Pegasus helped Snow White sleep better. There was one who was out of bed earlier.

“Good morning, everypony,” Twilight said. “Good morning, Snow White.”

Everypony, including Snow White, replied ‘Good morning’ to Twilight.

“Where is Applejack?” Twilight asked.

“She went out of bed earlier, obviously,” Rainbow replied.

It was then Snow White sniffed the air because she smelled something… Something delicious.

“Can any of you smell that?” Snow White asked.

The other ponies sniffed too, catching a whiff of this breathtaking aroma.

“Mmmm, sure smells good,” Pinkie replied. “Wait! I know that smell; it’s pancakes!”

“Really?” Rainbow said, wide-eyed. “Come on, every pony! Let’s go!”

Rainbow Dash quickly rushed downstairs; the others were just about to follow until…

“Wait! What are pancakes?” Snow White asked.

“What?!” Pinkie asked, skidding to a halt. “You don’t know what pancakes are?”

“No…” Snow White shook her way.

Pinkie gasped in shock and instantly appeared face-to-face with Snow White.

“It’s only one of “the” bestest food in the world… Next to cake.”

“Come along, darling,” Rarity ushered. “We’ll show you.”

Rarity trot out of the bedroom while the others followed. As they walked downstairs, they saw Spike and all the seven dwarfs already seated at the table. Just as Rainbow said, Applejack woke up early to make breakfast for everyone. She was indeed baking pancakes, flipping them now and then as the dwarfs and Spike waited patiently.

“Just a few minutes, boys,” Applejack told the men. “First ones are almost ready.”

Snow White and the girls took their seat at the table.

“Good morning, everyone,” Snow White said.

“Good morning, princesses,” The boys said in unison. “Good morning, girls.”

“Did you all sleep well?” Twilight asked.

“Like I said,” Doc replied. “We were very comfortable.”

“And you, Spike?”

“It was all right,” Spike answered. “I mean it was difficult at first, but luckily I fell asleep.”

Sleepy patted the dragon’s head, just as Applejack arrives with the first pancakes.

“Here you go, everyone and every pony. Enjoy!”

As Applejack leaves to check the other pancakes, they each took a plate of the fresh batch. Of course, the ponies and little dragon knew about pancakes, but it was a new experience for Snow White and the dwarfs. The men watch Snow White take the first bite and her eyes went wide in wonder.

“Say,” Snow White said. “This is delicious!”

When the dwarfs heard that, they quickly grabbed their forks and started to eat.

“My compliments, Applejack,” Doc replied, between bites. “Does this come from your world?”

“They sure do,” Applejack answered.

“Mmm, these pancakes are delicious!” Sneezy said.

“It makes me smile even more,” Happy replied.

Grumpy also took a careful bite, much like the night he tasted the soup. No words were needed as his facial expression said it all.

“Ah’m glad ya’ll like them,” Applejack spoke, approvingly. “I’m making some more now.”

“Hooray!” The dwarfs cheered.

“So, what you guys doing after breakfast?” Rainbow asked.

“We have to get back to the mine to dig more jewels,” Bashful answered. “It’s our work for the day.”

“What kind of jewels?” Rarity asked, interested.

“Oh, the usual,” Happy replied. “Diamonds… Rubies…”

“You got diamonds and rubies here?!” Rarity yelled, excitedly.

Everybody turned to her in confusion. Realizing how she acted, Rarity straightened herself and cleared her throat.

“And what do you do with those?”

“Actually, we don’t know what we dig ‘em for,” Sleepy admits. “We just keep digging.”

“Maybe you could use some to pay for food and things,” Applejack advised. “Or sell them in exchange for bits.”

“That’s… Actually, that’s not a bad idea,” Doc thought. “We can keep a few, then use the rest for the things we need. Why didn’t I think of that before?”

The other dwarfs nodded, but as for Grumpy…

“Gee, I wonder why?” Grumpy asked, sarcastically.

“I would love to see the mine with all the diamonds,” Rarity said, ignoring Grumpy.

“If you’d like, we can help,” Applejack offered.

“Are you sure, ladies?” Doc asked. “Working in the mine isn’t something for you; it’s very hard work.”

“Gimme a break,” Applejack retorted. “You know how many apple trees Ah can buck in a day?”

“I’m kind of an expert in jewels,” Rarity explained. “Spike and I can help you find them easily.”

“I’d love to come too,” Twilight offered. “Maybe Rainbow, Pinkie and Fluttershy too.”

“Actually, Twilight,” Fluttershy speaks up. “I’d like to stay with Snow White to watch over the cottage.”

“Are you sure?” Twilight asked.

“Mmm-hmm,” Fluttershy nodded. “This way I can help Snow White with the chores, so she won’t be lonely.”

“Oh, thank you,” Snow White smiled, patting Fluttershy’s head.

“Alright, then,” Twilight said. “Any pony else?”

“Nah, don’t see anything I can do around here,” Rainbow shrugged. “Count me in!”

“Very well, then,” Doc said. “Thank you for your support.”

Soon enough, Pinkie came in dressed like a miner.

“Mane Six miners reporting for duty… WOO-HOO!!!”

After breakfast, the dwarfs and the ponies coming along were prepped to leave, while Snow White and Fluttershy tended the cottage. All the animals were sleeping outside, when they heard the door clicked. As they walked away, Twilight, Fluttershy, Snow White and Doc were the first to step out as the alicorn inhaled the fresh morning air.

“Now, don’t forget, my dear,” Doc explained to Snow White, seriously. “The… The old queen’s a sly one, full of witchcraft. So, beware of strangers.”

“Are you sure you two will be fine?” Twilight asked, worriedly. “What if the queen finds you?”

“We’ll be okay,” Fluttershy assured. “I’m sure the queen won’t find us here… I hope.”

“Don’t worry,” Snow White replied, in a comforting voice. “We’ll be alright.”

Then she took Doc’s stocking cap from his head, planting a kiss, and Fluttershy gave him a hug.

“See you tonight.”

Twilight giggled seeing Doc completely surprised. He giggled a bit before attempting to be serious again.

“Uh, yes. We… Well, c’mon, men and ladies.”

As both Doc and Twilight went on their way, the other dwarfs and ponies took turns saying goodbye to Snow White and Fluttershy. First came Bashful, who took off his stocking cap.

“Be awful careful,” Bashful spoke. “’Cause if anything’d happen to you two I, I…”

Bashful never finished when Snow White gave him a kiss while Fluttershy gave him a hug.

“Goodbye,” Snow White said.

“Oooooh, gosh!” Bashful giggled, his face turning red as a lobster.

Fluttershy giggled, while the other dwarfs watch, and the ponies laughed. Grumpy, on the other hand, looked unamused.

“Hah! Disgustin’!”

Spike emerged next.

“Be careful but have fun.”

“We will,” Fluttershy assured, hugging him.

Suddenly, Snow White kissed Spike’s head and the little dragon blushed. But he cleared his throat and went on his way. Along came Sneezy, who took off his stocking cap.

“And be sure to watch out…” Sneezy began, then gasped. “To wa… To wa… To wa… Watch out!”

Rarity saw and knew this meant he was going to sneeze again. She screamed and ducked behind a tree. Sneezy tried to hold it, as Fluttershy gave him a hug and Snow White planted a kiss.

“Thanks,” Sneezy replied.

Sneezy was still on the verge of sneezing as he walked. Dopey and Pinkie appeared from the door, the former tugging softly on Snow White’s dress for a kiss.

“AHCHOOOOOOOO!”

Sneezy’s sneeze blew Pinkie and Dopey back into the cottage, while Fluttershy crashed toward the cottage wall. Snow White felt the powerful breeze, but luckily wasn’t blown away. She giggled a little as Pinkie popped her head from the opening.

“Bless you, Sneezy!” She called out.

“Thanks!” Sneezy called back.

Snow White saw Fluttershy planted backfirst to the wall, her eyes wide open and occasionally blinking.

“Oh, my goodness! Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” Fluttershy replayed, shaking off the dizziness. “I’m not hurt.”

As Fluttershy recovered, Dopey appeared again tugging Snow White’s dress and Fluttershy’s tail. He opened his arms wide.

“You want a hug too?” Fluttershy asked.

Dopey nods and Fluttershy happily hugged him. He turned to Snow White, pursing his lips with his eyes closed. Snow White grabbed him by the ears, planting a kiss on his head. Dopey smiled, even with only one tooth, happily walking along in his own dream world.

“Hee-hee, guess somebody likes you,” Pinkie told Snow White.

Snow White giggled as Sleepy approached. In the meantime, Dopey had just shook his dizziness away and rushed back inside through the window.

Fluttershy and Snow White had just given Sleepy a hug and a kiss. Applejack and Rainbow came outside to say their goodbyes, when Dopey dashed ahead tugging Snow White’s dress and Fluttershy’s tail again. He opened his arms again but couldn’t wait for that second kiss from the princess either.

“Dopey?” Applejack asked, confused. “Ah thought you already went with the others.”

“Guess he really wants another hug and kiss,” Pinkie said.

“Well… Alright,” Snow White giggled.

Fluttershy hugged Dopey, as he pursed his lips. Once again Snow White gave him a kiss on his head.

“But that’s the last…”

But before Snow White could finish, Dopey ran off in a flash much to Rainbow’s wonder and confusion.

“Wha…?” Rainbow asked.

(Pause at 1:28)

Snow White and Fluttershy were just as confused, when Dopey suddenly appeared at the exact spot. This time he only pursed his lips, but Snow White guided him toward the others.

“Oh, go on!” Snow White said with a smile. “Run along.”

“C’mon, little feller,” Applejack said. “Try to keep up.”

“Yeah, before he gets too much,” Rainbow added.

As Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie and Dopey walked along, the other ponies, Spike and Dwarfs were already ahead.

“I can’t wait to see your mine, Doc,” Twilight said.

“I can’t wait to see all the jewels inside,” Rarity said, with sparkling eyes.

“Yeah, I can already taste them,” Spike added, licking his lips.

“You can taste them?” Doc asked Spike, confused.

“Sure, we dragons eat gems,” Spike replied.

“Back in Equestria, gems are a dragon’s favorite snack,” Twilight explained.

“Well, I don’t think it won’t be a problem to give you a few,” Doc said. “If you do a good job.”

“Really? Thanks, Doc!” Spike said, hugging Doc.

“So how far is it to the mine?” Applejack asked.

“It’s a long walk,” Doc answered. “But we always sing to kill the time.”

“What song?” Spike asked.

“I’ll start. You’ll get the hang of it.”

Doc then belted, “HEIGH-HO!” and all the dwarfs began to sing, “HEIGH-HO!”

Soon the little dragon and other ponies joined in, all except two who were waiting for a very special dwarf.

Well, you know the rest. During that time, Grumpy secretly looked in the mirror to make sure he’s pretty as possible for Snow White. He put his stocking cap on and pretended to be all grumpy again. He strolled towards Snow White and Fluttershy, who waved toward the other dwarfs and ponies.

“Good-bye!” Snow White called out.

“Good-bye!” Fluttershy called out.

Removing his stocking cap, Grumpy cleared his throat loudly drawing Snow White and Fluttershy’s attention.

“Now I’m warnin’ ya,” Grumpy began. “And you too, pony. Don’t let nobody or nothin’ in the house.”

“We promise,” Fluttershy nodded.

“Why, Grumpy, you do care,” Snow White replied.

(Continue music)

Grumpy folds his arms, when Fluttershy began to hug him. Grumpy struggled to get free while Snow White grabbed his head and gave him a kiss. Grumpy pried himself free and marched toward the others. But after a few steps, his grouchy expression softened and before he knew it, he began to smile. He sighed, turning back to the human princess and yellow Pegasus dreamily. Snow White kissed on her hand and waved ‘goodbye’, while Fluttershy also waved.

But then Grumpy snapped out of his gaze and assumed his grouchy ways. He stormed off when he suddenly marched towards a familiar pink pony and her blue Pegasus friend, who smirked at him.

(Pause at 1:45)

That’s right, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash saw the whole thing. The grouchy dwarf faced them one at a time, back and forth.

“What are you two lookin’ at?” Grumpy asked, irritated. “The mine’s that-a-way. Follow me!”

Grumpy walked ahead of the ponies, but they didn’t move… Not yet.

“I saw that, Grumpy!” Pinkie called out.

Grumpy skid to a halt and turned around incredulously.

“What?!” The dwarf asked.

“You may act all gruff, rude and grouchy, but you’re caring and friendly,” Pinkie explained. “Just as Snow White said.”

“Looks like tough guys like you do have a soft spot,” Rainbow said with a smirk. “Maybe all females aren’t poison, after all.”

“Don’t be ridiculous!” Grumpy argued, gruffly. “I’ve no idea what you two hay-eaters are talking about. Now c’mon, the others are waiting.”

Grumpy walked further when he accidentally bumped into a tree. His big nose got stuck, while Rainbow and Pinkie couldn’t help but giggle. Grumpy freed his nose, before facing the ponies.

“Hah!”

(Continue music)

Grumpy kept walking with his eyes closed.

“Grumpy!” Pinkie warned. “Look out for the…”

But it was too late. The dwarf fell and a splash could be heard.

“… Stream.”

Indeed, Grumpy fell in the stream not far from the bridge, a few drops of water plopped on his bald head. Rainbow couldn’t help but yell in laughter while flying over. Pinkie simply crossed the bridge.

"BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Rainbow laughed.

“Why didn’t you simply take the bridge?” Pinkie said to Grumpy. “That’s not difficult, is it?”

Rainbow kept laughing, while Pinkie walked along. Unamused, Grumpy placed his stocking cap back on his head and tried to get up. BANG! He bumped against the bridge and fell in the water causing Rainbow to laugh longer. Grumpy emerged from the water, his shoes plopping with each step.

“Ha-ha, wait,” Rainbow said. “Let me help you.”

“I can handle myself, tomboy!” Grumpy yells.

Rainbow glared as Grumpy shook his clothes dry. They didn’t go far when they heard a familiar voice.

“Good-bye, girls!” Snow White called out.

“Good-bye, Snowy! Good-bye, Flutters!” Rainbow called back.

“See you tonight!” Pinkie shouted.

“Good-bye, Grumpy!” Snow White called again.

But Grumpy didn’t react. Instead, he raised his head proudly in the air and walked away while his shoes squished. The two ponies followed him.

After minutes of walking beyond the seventh fall and over the seven jeweled hills, the company reached the mine. They were still singing the dwarfs’ catchy melody, which they learned very well. Dopey, as always, was the last one to catch up.

They stopped singing when they reached the mine.

“Here it is ladies and young man,” Doc said.

“Ooooooh!” The girls and dragon stared in awe.

“So, how do we start?” Spike asked.

“We’ll grab the cart over there and bring it inside,” Happy pointed out. “We’ll show you the rest.”

“Alright, every pony!” Applejack said. “Let’s do this!”

They walked towards the cart, while the dwarfs threw their pickaxes inside and began to pull by a rope attached to it. The ponies helped by pulling the rope with their teeth. Then Applejack had an idea, as she tied the rope around her waist and pulled hard. She was so strong the dwarfs lost their grip on the rope and they stared at the farm pony’s amazing strength.

“Gosh, didn’t see that coming,” Bashful said, wide-eyed. “Especially from a girl pony.”

“I know,” Spike nodded. “She makes it look so easy.”

The dwarfs and ponies tried to keep up, while Applejack pulled the cart towards the entrance. They whistled a catchy tune along the way. As Sleepy tried to push, Dopey, trying to be helpful, pushed behind him only to shove him in the air. But suddenly, Doc spotted something ahead.

“Hey, look!”

Every dwarf and pony stopped, including Applejack. Unfortunately, the cart bumped against her and the others. They faced Doc’s direction and met the surprise of their lives.

The Forest
Some minutes earlier

Somewhere in the woods, a black figure searched the grounds for her prey cackling to herself. It was the Witch, Grimhilde.

“The little men will be away, and she and those ponies will be all alone with a harmless old peddler woman,” The witch cackled, eyeing the red apple. “Ha-ha-ha! A harmless old peddler woman!”

Little did she know, while talking to herself, two vultures watched and listened from a tree. The way she spoke, the birds knew something was going to happen. The vultures smiled at each other and followed her.

(Pause at 0:32)

Back in the cottage, Fluttershy and her new human friend were busy making pies, Gooseberry to be precise. They were making one pie for a very special dwarf. The animals were glad to help.

“Oh, Snow White,” Fluttershy replied. “I’m sure he will love it. We should bake some for the others and the girls and Spike too.”

“That’s a good idea,” Snow White agreed. “I hope he’ll like me when I give this to him.”

Snow White began to sing a familiar song, flattening the dough with a rolling pin. A bird grabbed some flour with its tail feathers, strewing along the dough. Once the dough was ready, the princess placed it on a pie tin and grabbed a knife to cut the dough along the edge. The bird grabbed the sliced dough and flew away.

Snow White placed the pie in front of her, watching the birds decorate it with their talons. The bird with the leftover dough used it to create a name: Grumpy.

(Continue music)

Fluttershy comes in singing in a high note.

The pie was ready to bake, as the two sang the last verse together.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over them scaring the animals away. Snow White and Fluttershy gasped at the sight before them. An old woman, dressed in black, scarily eyeing the pair. The worst part, and it’s something they don’t know: The Queen finally found them. She chuckled evilly, stirring discomfort to our heroines, especially Fluttershy.

“All alone, my pets?” The old woman asked.

“Why, why, yes, we are,” Snow White said, nervously. “But…”

The old woman looked inside.

“The, the little men and other ponies are not here?”

“No, they’re not,” Fluttershy spoke, shakily. “It’s just me and Snow White, but…”

“Mmm-hmm,” The witch thought.

She sniffed the air, intrigued by the aroma.

“Making pies?”

“Yes, gooseberry pies,” Snow White said, with a smile.

“It’s a surprise for when they come back,” Fluttershy added.

“It’s apple pies that make the menfolk’s mouths water,” The old woman advised, grabbing the red apple from her basket. “Pies made from apples like these.”

The animals observed from behind the cottage curiously. It was the way the old woman chuckled; they felt a twinge of fear like something wasn’t right.

“Well, m-maybe we’ll do that some time,” Fluttershy replied. “Applejack is really good at making apple-based food.”

“Oh, they do look delicious,” Snow White said.

“Yes!” The old woman chuckled, sinisterly. “But wait ‘til you taste one, dearies.”

The birds along the trees paid close attention, when they turned around. The same two vultures spied from a tree, facing each other and smiling deviously. The birds were frightened, they knew that vultures mean only one thing, the worst thing of all: Death. The birds twittered among another, turning back toward the witch.

“Like to try one? Hmm?” The witch offered. “Go on. Go on, have a bite.”

Snow White reached for the apple. Fluttershy suddenly felt something fishy is going on. She knew to be careful with strangers but couldn’t resist the sight of a delicious apple. A tiny side-effect from her time spent turned into a giant vampire pony.

The birds immediately knew something was wrong and attacked the old woman, along with the other smaller animals. She groaned and tried to shield herself with her arms, dropping the basket. Snow White and Fluttershy gasped and rushed out of the cottage.

“Stop it! Stop it!” Fluttershy commanded. “Go away! Go away!”

The animals scurried away, while the birds flew back into the trees looking down at the girls.

“Shame on you,” Snow White said, sternly. “Frightening a poor old lady.”

Poor old lady? Certainly not. All the apples scattered everywhere around the fallen basket. Yet, she only wanted the red one. She mumbled to herself while rubbing the apple clean.

“Oh, I thought I’d lost it.”

Fluttershy approached the old woman, placing a hoof on her leg. Snow White placed her hands on the woman’s shoulders to comfort her.

“We’re so sorry, madam,” Fluttershy spoke. “We don’t know what got them to act this way.”

“There, there,” Snow White said, soothingly. “I’m sorry.”

The hag gasped softly at first, then deviously smiled and had an idea.

“Oh!” She cried, clutching her chest. “My heart!”

“Oh, my goodness!” Fluttershy gasped.

The old woman was clearly faking, but the sweet pony truly believed the act was real.

“Oh, my… My poor heart,” The old woman cried. “Take me into the house and let me rest. A drink of water, please.”

(Pause at 2:40)

Snow White slowly brought her into the cottage, closing the door. Fluttershy was still outside when she turned to the animals angrily. Little did she know, she forgot a very important fact about animals: They always sense danger and evil.

“Now why did you attack that poor old lady?!” Fluttershy asked, assertively. “What did she do to you? I don’t know what caused you to act out, but that was low and cowardly to attack some pony weaker than you!”

A bird quickly flew down to her ear, twittering quickly.

“You bet your life you’re sorry, mister. I want you to… Wait, what?”

Fluttershy paused a moment, her eyes going wide as the bird twittered.

“Vultures? But that means… Are you sure? That old lady? Danger? Don’t be ridiculous. Why would a poor old lady like her hurt someone, especially someone as sweet and kind as Snow White? Unless…”

She thought hard and suddenly feared the worst.

“You don’t think… That old lady is…” Fluttershy gasped in horror. “Oh no! Snow White!”

(Continue music)

She walked toward the window, the other animals following her. They saw Snow White offer the old woman a chair. She appeared to be in bad health, but that changed as she watched Snow White fill a big cup with water. She grinned while grabbing the red apple from her sleeves, admiring it before turning back to Snow White with devious intent.

Fluttershy turned away from the window and started pacing, as everything came together.

“Oh no! The Queen must have disguised herself to look like an old woman. Which means that apple she’s holding is bad news! Snow White’s falling into a trap; I should warn Twilight, Doc and the others!”

Fluttershy made to speed walk, then stopped.

“Wait, no! That will take too long. I got to prevent Snow White from eating that apple, without her or the Queen knowing.”

But knowing she was still one pony against a very dangerous person, she turned to the animals.

“You all go to the mine and warn everypony,” Fluttershy instructed. “Snow White needs help. I’ll stay and do whatever I can to stop the Queen.”

The animals nod, quickly dashing through the woods toward the mine. The tortoise had trouble catching up to the faster animals. The two vultures saw the animals running away. While normally they’d wait for a delicious carcass, this time they couldn’t wait and swooped down towards the animals.

Fluttershy saw the vultures and gasped in horror. She turned toward the cottage, then the animals, and a few more times back-and-forth. Finally, she flew toward the animals as fast as she could. One vulture tried to grab a poor little bunny, when suddenly something yellow crashed against the buzzard. The animals watched as they kept running.

“Keep going!” Fluttershy called out. “Quick, go warn the others!”

The animals never stopped running, while Fluttershy stood face-to-face with the two vultures.

“You should be ashamed of yourselves! Eating defenseless little creatures!”

Though the vultures were completely surprised, suddenly they grinned and licked their lips. Fluttershy, slightly uncomfortable, suddenly realized what they meant to do.

“Oops.”

Fluttershy screamed and flew away, the two birds of prey in hot pursuit.

The Dwarfs’ Mine
Present Time

After an uncertain period of time, the forest animals reached the mine. The dwarfs, ponies and dragon stood confused.

“It’s those forest animals,” Spike said. “What are they doing here?”

“I don’t know,” Twilight said.

Suddenly, the animals began to pull their clothes, stocking caps, shoes, beards, manes and tails.

“Hey, what are you doing?!” Rainbow asked.

“Stop that!” One dwarf shouted.

“Not the mane!” Rarity shouted. “NOT THE MANE!!!”

“Get away, boy!” Sneezy cried. “Get away! Go on, shoo!”

“Go on! Get outta here!” Grumpy shouts.

He tried to fight off the birds with his stocking cap, but the others kept tugging his clothes. Dopey wasn’t fairing any better, trying to slap the birds away. He clumsily fell to the ground and the animals pulled him. Spike was pulled by his tail, trying to shoo them away.

“Hey! Let go of me!” Spike struggled.

A deer pushed Doc by the back.

“What ails these crazy birds?”

Bashful was clutching a tree, while a deer pulled his pants.

“They’ve gone plumb daffy!”

Applejack tried to shoo the animals away with her hat and a few bucks from her hind legs in the air.

“These animals are more cuckoo than a clock!”

“Yeah, they’ve g-g-g-g…” Sneezy gasped.

A few birds, a rabbit and a squirrel were pulling Sneezy until he couldn’t hold it.

"AAACHOOOOOOO!"

The animals got blown away by the powerful sneeze, but they quickly regained themselves and ran towards Sneezy again.

Meanwhile, the disguised queen had finished her drink when Snow White looked outside. The Queen still held onto the red apple in her bony grasp.

“Where is Fluttershy?” She asked.

“The little pony?” The queen acted innocently. “She’s probably looking for flowers, I’m sure she’ll be alright. You two seem very close.”

“That’s true. Fluttershy and I have much in common. I’m glad to have her as my friend.”

“You two are so sweet and because you have been so good to poor old Granny, I’ll share a secret with you. This is no ordinary apple; it’s a magic wishing apple.”

“A wishing apple?” Snow White asked, excitedly.

“Yes! One bite and all your dreams will come true.”

“Really?”

“Yes, girlie,” The Queen said, slowly approaching the princess. “Now, make a wish and take a bite.”

Back at the mine, the ponies, dwarfs and dragon struggled against the animals. They kept pulling their clothes and tails, while the group were either holding onto trees or tried to scare them off.

“Go on, get!” Grumpy shouted.

“These pesky critters won’t stop!” Applejack called out.

“Tain’t natural,” Happy replied.

“There’s something wrong,” Doc noted.

“I know,” Twilight agreed. “Something’s not right!”

“They ain’t actin’ this way for nothin’!” Grumpy added.

The grouchy dwarf had struggled against a deer and a few birds, the animals tugging his beard and stocking cap. Eventually they released him, and he fell to the ground while all the other animals stopped.

“But what could cause these creatures to act out?” Rarity asked.

Sleepy, the only one who wasn’t pulled or pushed by the animals, had been sitting in the mine cart the whole time.

“Maybe the old Queen’s got Snow White and Fluttershy,” Sleepy yawned.

Everybody froze when they heard that. They turned to Sleepy in worry and shock, then to each other with the same expression.

“The Queen!” Doc cried.

“Snow White and Fluttershy!” They shouted in unison.

“The animals!” Rainbow realized. “They tried to warn us!”

“Oh no!” Rarity gasped.

“The Queen’ll kill them!” Grumpy shouted. “We gotta save them!”

“Yes! Yes!” Doc stuttered. “We, we, we gotta save them?!”

“She’ll kill them!” Spike shouted.

“What’ll we do?!” Happy asked.

“Yes, yes, what’ll we do?” Doc panicked.

“We gotta go to the cottage and face that witch!” Rainbow declared.

“COME ON!” Grumpy shouted.

The dwarf began to run when Rainbow landed right in front of him.

“Climb on my back!” Rainbow commanded. “We’ll get you there in ten seconds flat!”

With no time to argue, Grumpy hopped on her back.

“Giddap!” Grumpy shouted.

The two ran off while the other animals followed. Bashful and Sneezy climbed on a deer, riding closely behind Rainbow and Grumpy. Bashful helped Sneezy onto the deer’s back, but Sneezy almost fell and grabbed the tail. Spike tried to climb on a deer, when a familiar blue aura grabbed him and planted him on the back of an especially familiar white mare.

“Ride with me, darling!” Rarity said, dashing after the rest.

“Am I dreaming right now?” Spike asked himself, eyes widen.

Happy struggled to get on Pinkie, but a few birds help him sit on her back as Sleepy rode on a deer. Unfortunately, Doc was struggling to catch up.

“Wait for me! Wait for…”

Before Doc could finish, a certain lavender unicorn/alicorn placed her head beneath him and he landed on her back.

“Hold on tight!” Twilight called out.

Applejack ran after them with Dopey holding her tail, as he struggled with his feet on the ground.

On the road, the tortoise almost made it to the mine. But when he saw the dwarfs, ponies and animals running toward him, he ducked inside his shell. The company passed him so fast, his shell spun around. The tortoise was lucky to be alive, but now had to follow the others who ran as fast as they could to save their friends from a terrible fate.

Back at the cottage, the witch tried to coax Snow White to bite the apple. She uncomfortably took a few steps backwards, as if she felt something off.

"There must be something your little heart desires,” The witch inquired. “Perhaps there’s someone you love.”

“Well, there is someone,” Snow White admits.

“I thought so, I thought so!” The disguised queen laughed. “Old Granny knows a young girl’s heart.”

The witch carefully gave the princess the apple.

“Now, take the apple, dearie, and make a wish,” The Witch instructed, whispering the last sentence.

Snow White held the apple in front of her and closed her eyes. The witch waited patiently, but barely kept it together.

“I wish… I wish…” Snow White began.

“That’s it, go on!” The witch urged, softly. “Go on.”

(Pause at 0:31)

During that time, Fluttershy tried to get rid of the two vultures. She may not be as fast as Rainbow Dash, but just enough to not get eaten. The vultures were eager to try pony meat. She flew through a few trees, when the vultures paused and flew into the sky.

While that happened, the dwarfs, ponies and animals ran across a fallen tree, that formed a bridge. They slid down a chasm that wasn’t deep and ran further. They dodged trees and boulders, hurdling over larger chasms while dark clouds slowly formed in the sky.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy leaned from one of the trees to see if the vultures were still in pursuit. At first, it seemed safe as she slowly left the tree. As she looked around, shadows flew above her and though she didn’t know a gut feeling told her she was being watched. Scared, she slowly turned as the shadows came closer and she spotted the vultures lunging to her. One tried to attack with its talons, but she dodged and flew away again. The second vulture flew directly in front of her and she stopped.

She flew straight into the air, as the carnivorous birds followed her. She flew higher and higher, but the vultures drew closer.

“Oh no! I’m bird food!” Fluttershy panicked. “What would Rainbow do in times like this?”

Suddenly, her eyes went wide, and she had an idea. She wrapped her arms and legs to her side and let herself fall. At the right time, the vultures crashed into each other. The yellow Pegasus flew in front of them.

“Oh, I’m sorry I have to do this,” She said, regretfully.

Before the vultures could react, she suddenly closed her eyes and opened them again. Her eyes went very wide, staring as if looking straight into their soul. The vultures eyes went wide in fear, unable to look away.

“There! Now you don’t want to eat me, do you?” Fluttershy asked, strictly. “Hurting and eating poor little bunnies, squirrels, birds and deer is something I don’t tolerate. Now you two stay away from Snow White and my animals and don’t ever… Let me… Catch you… Doing this again! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!”

With that brave, determined attitude, the vultures nodded and flew away.

(Continue music)

During that time, Snow White was still making her wish.

“And that he will carry me away to his castle where we will live happily ever after.”

The witch knew victory was in her grasp yet felt Snow White was stalling.

“Fine! Fine!” The witch nodded. “Now take a bite.”

Meanwhile, the ponies, dwarfs and animals ran as fast as they could.

“Hurry up!” Grumpy shouted.

“Don’t slow down!” Rainbow called out.

While this happened, Fluttershy was happy with her small victory. But she forgot one small thing.

“Snow White!” She gasped.

Fluttershy tried to fly back to the cottage, not knowing dark clouds appeared in the sky. Just when she got closer…

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Fluttershy stopped when she heard the cackle, a loud thunderclap soon followed.

“NOW I’LL BE FAIREST IN THE LAND! HAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“Oh no… NO!” Fluttershy gasped, hearing it all. “She couldn’t… She isn’t… SNOW WHITE!”

Tears slowly appeared from her eyes, when she saw the witch emerge from the cottage cackling in victory. Fluttershy may not know if Snow White bit the apple nor dare think about it, seeing the witch cackle filled her eyes with hate.

“You… YOU MONSTER!”

Fluttershy lunged toward the witch, who saw the yellow Pegasus charge toward her. Quickly, she grabbed a vile of red potion from her black clothing. She hurled it towards the pony, and it exploded on impact. Fluttershy fell to the ground with a hard thud.

“AH!” She yelled in pain.

The witch slowly approached the pony. Fluttershy tried to get up, but the old woman pinned her down with her foot.

“It’s over now, dearie,” The witch laughed. “Time to deal with you ponies, starting with you!”

The rain fell on both of them, Fluttershy staring at the Queen in fear knowing she was about to do something. Suddenly, the witch stopped and was surprised by what came next. The other ponies, dwarfs and animals arrived as the thunder rumbled. The witch, not knowing what to do, left the shy Pegasus alone and ran for her life.

“Hurry! Hurry!” Grumpy shouted.

“Fluttershy!” Twilight shouted.

Rainbow and Grumpy paused for a moment, watching the witch flee.

“There she goes!” Grumpy pointed.

“I see her!” Rainbow said.

(Pause at 0:11)

All but Twilight and Doc ran after her, the latter checking on Fluttershy.

“Are you alright?” Twilight asked.

“I’m okay,” Fluttershy nodded, in shock. “Thank goodness you’re here. That old woman…”

“We know,” Twilight said. “We’re going after her.”

“I’m coming too.”

“No, you stay here,” Twilight said. “Snow White needs you.”

“It’s too dangerous for you, my dear,” Doc added.

“But… I want to help!” Fluttershy insists.

“You’re already doing that,” Twilight assured. “We could use your help to catch the Queen, but Snow White is your friend. Isn’t she?”

Fluttershy thought for a moment, then nodded.

“Alright,” Fluttershy said. “I’m going to check inside; please be careful.”

“We will,” Twilight nodded.

“Twilight, we’re losing her!” Doc pointed out.

“Alright, after her!” Twilight shouted.

Fluttershy watch them run after the witch, before approaching the cottage. Opening the door, the thunder rumbled, and lighting dashed through the window as she looked around.

“Snow White? Snow White?!”

Fluttershy suddenly gasped when she found a horrifying sight. She stepped closer as tears swelled in her eyes.

“Snow White?”

(Continue music)

Meanwhile, the gang pursued the witch through the rain. The vultures, whom Fluttershy defeated, returned hungry as ever when they saw what was going on. They decided to follow the disguised queen and her pursuers

As the thunder rumbles, the witch kept running. She was almost trapped by vines but escaped just in time. The rain fell heavily while the heroes ran after her. Rarity didn’t care if it rained or if her mane was ruined, she wanted to capture the villain who dared harm their new friend. But the witch was already one step ahead, climbing the mountain in a desperate act to escape.

“There! Up that mountain!” Twilight pointed.

“Sheesh, she’s creepier than her normal form!” Spike remarked.

The ponies stopped, as the dwarfs dismounted them and the animals. They grabbed their clubs and pickaxes, while Spike picked up a broken branch as a weapon. Grumpy took charge of the group.

“After her!”

“Yeah!” Applejack and Sneezy shouted.

The ponies, dragon and dwarfs climbed the mountain. The witch peered down and saw her pursuers coming closer, so she kept climbing.

(Pause at 0:42)

“She’s too fast!” Applejack shouted. “We’ll never catch her!”

“How can an old lady be that fast?!” Twilight asked.

“Now’s not the time for physics, Twilight!” Rainbow shouted. “Not everything is as it seems!”

“I have an idea!” Pinkie said.

“It better be good!” Bashful hoped.

“It is, but I need Happy for this!”

“Me? Happy asked, confused.

Out of nowhere, Pinkie grabbed her trademark party cannon.

“Get in the cannon!” Pinkie shouted.

“What?!” Happy cried, worriedly. “Are you crazy?!”

“Trust me!”

“Men, we’re losing her!” Doc shouted.

Happy gulped, stepping inside the cannon with his head stuck out. Pinkie aimed the cannon towards the witch.

“Ready?” Pinkie asked.

“Ready!” Happy shouted.

“One… Two… Three… FIRE!”

Pinkie pressed the button on the cannon, launching the screaming Dwarf into the air. The witch looked behind her and Happy crashed into her, both almost falling off the mountain. Happy seemed to have her, but the Queen pushed him away with all her might.

“You little rat, get off me!”

One shove sent Happy falling down the mountain till Rainbow caught him.

“Thanks,” Happy shuddered, wide eyed. “I’m not sure I want to do that again.”

Finally, our heroes stood face-to-face with the Queen. The rain fell around them, as the thunder rumbled.

“Queen Grimhilde, I presume,” Twilight glared.

“So… You’re the little ponies trying to steal my beauty,” The queen spat, hatefully. “Just like Snow White.”

“We didn’t come to steal anything!” Applejack spoke honestly. “We arrived here by coincidence!”

“No matter. Anyone more beautiful than me pays the price!”

“Is that really what this is all about?” Rarity asked. “Beauty?”

“And trying to kill an innocent girl like Snow White?” Rainbow added. “That’s just low!”

“Only a woman truly radiant as I can rule an entire kingdom.”

“That’s not true, Witch!” Grumpy yelled. “It’s deeds, not looks that count. Snow White is beautiful because of her kindness and care for others. She’s more fit to rule the kingdom than you!”

The others were moved by the dwarf’s words from his heart, even Rainbow was impressed.

“He’s right, Grimhilde,” Twilight agreed. “You claim to be radiant, but all I see are shadows of jealousy… Clouding your mind and hanging thick on your heart.”

“You little monsters will pay for such insolence, and your little dragon too!” The queen threatened.

From her black clothing, she grabbed another basket of apples.

“Have an apple, dearies!”

"Watch out, men!" Doc yelled.

She threw an apple, and the group dodged when it hit the ground. They narrowly avoided a cloud of purple gas released into the air.

“Now that’s one rotten apple!” Applejack said.

“It’s poison!” Twilight warned.

“I’ll deal with that!” Rainbow said.

“Be careful, Rainbow! Don’t breathe it!”

The witch cackled while Rainbow flew around, creating a vortex that sucked the poisonous gas as she held her breath. After a few seconds, the tornado shot the gas into the air and Rainbow stopped flying. The witch hurled more apples, launching them into the air and they fell like bombs.

“Apples! Fresh apples! HAHAHA!”

The apples explode on impact, unleashing clouds of poison gas and poison puddles. Rainbow, Pinkie and Twilight did their best to divert the poison clouds away. The Queen threw potions that exploded on impact. Twilight and Rarity caught a few with their magic, hurling them back, while the others narrowly dodged. Applejack bucked a few apples back toward the witch, while Spike hurled fireballs. Even the Dwarfs helped by throwing their pickaxes and some stones. The witch luckily dodged those attacks and cackled.

“So, you want to fight dirty, huh?” Rainbow said, cracking her neck. “I can fight dirty too!”

Rainbow grabbed a cloud and with one good stomp released a powerful lightning bolt that struck inches from the witch.

“Let’s see you top that!” Rainbow mocked.

“Oh, have I got a bigger one, dearie,” The witch grinned.

The witch waved her arms in the air, as Rainbow raised an eyebrow.

“A THUNDERBOLT TO FIX THEM WELL!” The witch called loudly.

All of a sudden, a large thunderbolt blast from the sky toward Rainbow.

“Rainbow, look out!” Twilight warned.

Rainbow managed to fly to the side, but the bolt struck a certain party pony who didn’t see it on time. On impact, she screamed in pain as the electricity showed her skeleton a few times.

“PINKIE!!!” They all shouted.

The electricity stopped leaving Pinkie completely black, her eyes as small as pinpricks.

“Did somepony want ‘roasted’ or ‘baked’ pony?” Pinkie asked, dazed.

She coughed a cloud of smoke before fainting to the ground. The witch, surprised by the ponies' special abilities and powers, decided to retreat climbing further up the mountain.

“She’s getting away!” Rainbow yelled.

“Come on, men!” Doc ordered.

(Continue music)

The witch ran as fast as she could, but our heroes managed to keep up. Their shadows, cast by lightning flashes, could be seen on the mountain wall. The wind howled and thunder rumbled loudly, as the storm picked up. Then Rainbow saw something that made her smile.

“Look! At the top!” Rainbow pointed out. “She can’t get away!”

“Now we got her for sure!” Happy declared.

At the moment, the Queen reached the top, panting and gasping from all the climbing and running. She tried to go further, only to stare down at the deep chasm below. She gasped in horror, there was no way out. The vultures landed on a tree above her, grinning that there was no escape for her. Or is there?

“I’m trapped, what will I do?” She said to herself, looking down. “The meddling little fools!”

The dwarfs, ponies and dragon came closer, the witch within their reach. But the Queen wouldn’t give up easily, desperately pulling one last trick up her sleeve. She grabbed a long branch, placing it under a large boulder. The thunder came closer, as the Witch pulled with all her might. Little by little, the boulder moved as she officially lost it.

“I’ll fix ya! I’LL CRUSH YOUR BONES!” She yelled.

When the heroes arrived, Grumpy saw what the witch was planning.

“LOOK OUT!”

Pinkie saw it and screamed loudly, as Twilight tried to conjure a shield around them. The witch cackled loudly, her wickedness and evil unveiled. They all held onto each other, as if this might be the end. It seems the Queen was about to win until...

CRASH! A very large thunderbolt shot down between the witch and the boulder. The cliff she stood crumbled to pieces and she fell down, screaming at the top of her lungs. The boulder fell the same direction as she disappeared into the darkness.

Twilight and the rest opened their eyes after hearing the scream, as Twilight’s shield faded. The vultures stared toward the chasm with big smiles. The ponies, dwarfs and dragon ran to the edge of the cliff peering down in shock. Though they couldn’t see where she landed, the boulder smashed the Queen without a doubt. The vultures flew down, finally having the meal they wanted while our heroes watched silently.

“Heavens to Betsy,” Applejack said, breaking the silence.

“How dreadful,” Rarity said.

“At least she’s defeated,” Spike declared. “She won’t hurt anyone from now on.”

“But still…” Rarity said, unable to finish.

“As horrible as this may be,” Doc assured. “The Queen is finally defeated.”

“She’s gone!” Pinkie cheered.

“HOORAY!” Everybody cheered.

But before they could celebrate, Twilight gasped at a sudden realization.

“Snow White and Fluttershy!”

“Quick, let’s get back to the cottage,” Bashful said.

They ran for a long time till they finally reached the cottage. They didn’t care that it still rained. They opened the door, which was left half open, peering inside.

“Hello?” Twilight called. “Fluttershy? Snow White?”

Then they heard a soft whimper, turning to a familiar yellow Pegasus. She seem to hold something… Or someone.

“Fluttershy?” Twilight asked, approaching. “Is everything alright?”

The Pegasus slowly showed her face, shedding tears of sadness and everybody immediately saw why. Snow White, in the pony’s arms, lying lifeless. The only evidence: A bitten apple.

“Oh no…” Twilight whispered. “No!”

“Snow White…” Rarity said, tears in her eyes.

“What happened?” Bashful asked.

“It must be that drapple… Uh, apple,” Doc pointed.

“Can’t she be saved or something?” Rainbow asked, desperately.

“CPR could work,” Twilight offered.

“Or mouth-to-mouth,” Happy added.

“We can defibrillate her,” Pinkie said, holding two defibrillators.

“Pinkie, we’re trying to get her back!” Applejack yelled. “Not hurt her!”

“Well, this is the best option, isn’t it?!” Pinkie argued.

The cottage erupted in chaos, all the dwarfs, ponies and Spike arguing. Doc, who stood silently, formed tears in his eyes and covered his ears.

"STOOOOOOP!"

The shouting ceased as everyone turned to Doc, who breathed heavily as a fresh batch of tears fell.

“It’s no use,” Doc sobbed. “She’s… She’s dead.”

And all at once they realized there was nothing they could do. The reality of the situation slapping them in the face. They shed tears of sorrow, for Snow White, the beloved princess, is dead.

Author's Note

And for the other big fans, in case if you wanted it in the story, the scenes with Snow White and the disguised Queen including the one where Snowy bites the apple.