The Stained Glass

by chris_25_luna

Chapter 3

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The train to Canterlot just left Ponyville. The 6 friends were heading to the castle to help out with the preparations and to keep the town safe.

Starlight kept reading and re-reading Twilight’s letter as if she were to figure out what had happened by just staring at it.

"Uh... You know the paper is not gonna talk right?" Rainbow asked raising her eyebrow.

Starlight sighed. "I am just worried! We were not to leave until the day after tomorrow and go directly to the Gala. What has happened and we had to rush to get to Canterlot?"

"Relax sugarcube. As soon as we get to the castle, I am sure Twilight will explain everything." Applejack assured her.

Pinkie Pie jumped to the seat next to Starlight and said "But how cool would it be if the paper actually did talk?" she lifted a sandwich "Just like this sandwich!"

"Huh?" Fluttershy raised her eyebrow and looked at the sandwich. It was an ordinary daisy sandwich and she was sure that sandwiches didn't talk. "Um... Pinkie Pie... I don't think that..." she tried to say before getting interupted by Pinkie who made the sandwich a puppet and let out a muffled voice. "Woah there miss 'sandwiches don't talk' check your facts. I am talking alright." the sandwich 'said' getting shoved in Fluttershy's face who shunk in her seat.

"S-Sorry sir... I didn't mean to offend you." she squeaked.

"Pinkie Pie!" Applejack shouted pulling her back in her seat. Her look fell on Starlight who had her hoof on her chin and looked like she was having some crazy idea.
"Oh shoot you have that face on again!" she said.

"What face?" Starlight asked confused.

"The I-am-about-to-cast-a-super-dangerous-spell-not-minding-the-consequences face."

Starlight's jaw dropped. Applejack had just read her mind!

"I-I... Well yes I did have an idea... A... Combination of spells that if used with perfect concentration the paper might actually 'talk'."

"Oh really darling. I don't think we need another voice just mumbling random nonsense. I am already staring to get a headache." Rarity complained putting her hoof over her forehead.

"No! Rarity you misunderstood. I thought of combining a time spell with a voice enhancing spell that will allow the paper to tell us what twilight was saying when she was writing the paper!" Starlight said excited.

"But... Why cast a acomplicated spell when you can just wait a few hours to find out?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well silly. Starlight is obviously really stressed, also she needs time preparing a plan if something has gone really really really really wrong!" Pinkie Pie said in one breath.

"What she said!" Starlight said and started concentrating. Her horn started working and her aura whizzled. The other five got off their seats and duck on the floor hoping to avoid damage if the spell went totaly wrong.

Suddenly Pinkie Pie stood up and ran to everypony on the wagon telling them something. And then she just stood there watching as everypony trotted happily outside.

Only when the last pony got out of the wagon did she return to her position on the floor.

Rainbow Dash shot a glance at Pinkie Pie and asked in a low voice.

"Why did you get everyone out?"

"We didn't want anypony to get harmed did we?"

"That's right!" Applejack added "Also I don't think they would be happy to know whatever is wrong with Twilight in Canterlot. It could be anything and it's better that we don't cause panic." she whisped.

Pinkie nodded. "I told everyone that there was a pony handing out free cupcakes just a few wagons away!"

"But there isn't..." rainbow whispered.

Pinkie laughed "Of course there is! I saw it to the way here! There was a pony with a big stack of donuts and he was just begging another mare to get one!"

The others not wanting to disturb Starlight any further just ignored Pinkie's answer.

Little did they know that because of Pinkie Pie this colt became rich for his donut recipe after a big bunch of ponies trying and loving his 'free samples', that he begged his marefriend to try but she denied.


Author's Note

Hey everypony! Yeah I know I am months late but still... I got ya a new chapter!

I will try to keep up with the weekly updates I promise!

Now about the chapter! Do you think Starlight's spell will fail and ka-boom or will it work and reveal some worrying stuff?

Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Until the next chapter!
Chris

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