Savage Lands

Twilight was brushing her teeth. She was in her pjs, her mane was a mess, and she was about to go to bed. She had just spent the entire day helping Starlight with her friendship lessons up untile noon. Then Spike joined them and they had all watched a movie together. It had been a nice quiet day. She rinsed her mouth and went to tell Spike goodnight. but he wasnt in bed.

"Spike?" Twilight called, after walking around the castle for a few minutes calling to him she started to get worried."SPIKE!!!" she yelled when Starlight emerged from a nearby doorway.

"Twilight. Go to bed, Spikes probably just doing Spike stuff, probably just hiding so he can get some alone time."

"But Spike nev.."

"Twilight, its 2 A.M, were on the 9th floor, and I havent gone to sleep yet, I'm right next to the stairs, if hed left, Id have heard him. The stairs creek when their in use" Twilight looked reluctant but after thinking about it, she knew it was true.

"Alright, but when you see him, you tell him he`s in trouble for staying up so late." and Twilight left Starlight to her sleepy rambles of creaky crystals. Twilight checked Spikes bed again, still empty. She sighed and went to bed.

-5 A.M-

Twilight was awoken with a bang when Starlight slammed open her door.

"Starlight, it like 5 A.M" Twilight started but Starlight cut her off.

"I woke up early and found a mob of ponies saying that half of the pony in ponyville are gone!" That woke Twilight up.

"WHAT!? Who? How? Why?"

"Big Mac, Miss Chearlee, both the Spa ponies, Bulk Biceps, Pumpkin Cake and Mr.Cake, and many, many others. I started freaking out so I used a tracking spell, but they're gone!!!"

"Oh no." Twilight said as she realized something. "were Spike!?"

"He...he`s missing to"

The Scream could be heard all across Ponyville.

-Noon-

By noon the entire town was in an uproar, half of the ponies were gone! Miss.Cake was trying to find the lost Pumpkin and Mr.Cake while a tearful Pinkie pie distracted Pound. Applejack, Granny Smith, and Applebloom were looking for Big mac. even Diamond Tiara was looking for Silver Spoon. The entire population of Ponyville was searching. and there were no leads. they were just gone. Mr.Cake had taken Pumpkin upstairs after she fell asleep, but when Mr.Cake went upstairs to tucking Pound. Mr.Cake and Pumpkin were nowhere to be found. and worst of all after a few letters to the princesses, Twilight announced that this had not happened any place else in Equestria. It had only been ponyville. After several hours everyone went to the castle. no one was to leave, and everypony was watch by somepony else at all times so they wouldn't disappear. Once the news had gotten around Discord came and held onto Fluttershy so she wouldn't disappear too. after a week, ponies went home, all hope of finding their friends and loved ones lost."

Twilight was brushing her teeth. Spike was gone, and after looking around, she and her friends had discovered that it had been exactly half the pony population of ponyville and one Dragon. she sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. and asked herself tearfully

"Where are they?"