"So tell me. What is it like to be a human?" Lyra asked me as we continue wandering around camp.

I look at her with confusion, "I not sure what you mean."

"I mean what is it like being a human. You know with all those cars, buildings and technology?"

Oh, that what she meant. For a moment I thought she wanted to become a human or something like that. "Well, seeing as you come from a world with no tech. It is rather nice."

"And what about this thing called hamburgers. I don't know what it is but it sounds very tasty. "

uuuhhhh. I wonder if she is ever going to leave me alone? "They are good but I think you are missing an important ingredient about them." Can ponies even eat meat?

Rarity's Boutique Yesterday Morning

"What do you mean you don't know where she is!?" Exclusive said in Rarity face who pushed him away.

"Like I said Exclusive. Jessica left the boutique to find some work for herself during her stay here. And that was about two hours ago." Rarity said going back working on the sewing machine. As for Exclusive, he is a wreck pacing back and forth next to Rarity.

He then stops to face Rarity. "And no pony has seen her since?!"

"Now, now Exclusive." Rarity taps him on the shoulder in a calming manner. "A lady needs her time alone to you know. She must have found some work and is there as we speak," she said trying to calm him down. It doesn't seem to be working. As he now is going back pacing the floor.

"But then wouldn't she have at least let us know if she did found something to do by now."

"Exclusive!" Rarity said getting his attention and turning to face him. "We are her host. Not her keeper. Once she is ready to return, she will return. Now, are you going to help me finish this order or not?"

"Sorry, Rarity," Exclusive said going to his workstation. They work in silence for a few minutes before Rarity speaks up.

"I am sure she is fine. She is one tuff women from what I have heard about her."

"I don't know Rarity," Exclusive said stopping his work to look at his cousin. "I am just worried that's something has happened to her."

Rarity stops her work and turns to face Exclusive with a small smile."Why Exclusive. I didn't know you care so much for her."

Exclusive body stiffen. He can't let Rarity of all ponies know that he has found love. He remembers the last time she helps somepony in their love life. Twilight still isn't comfortable being around him yet, after the whole date failure two months ago. Rarity means well, but sometimes she can be a bit too strong in her approach in the love department. He stutters in his response "I....I... I am just speaking from experience. In the last few days since Jessica been here, it wasn't the best things a visiting pony would want to experience on their first time here."

"Well I can't argue with that darling, but we must have faith in Jessica that she will return when she is ready."

"But what if she never comes back?"

"Okay, now you are just getting paranoid. If you are so worried about her. Then go find her. I can take care of the rest of the orders he--"

"Bye!" and with that Exclusive is out of the bouquet in a gust of wind causing Rarity's mane to go straight in the direction of the wind.

"-re." Rarity brushes her mane back into place as a smile comes to her face at the actions of her cousin. "Why would you look at that. Somepony is in love." *hehe*

But then her smiles leave her face. "But what if she is in trouble?" Rarity then looks at a small burnt and soggy piece of paper she pulled out of a saddle bag. "If somepony like Pinkie Pie has to resort to sneaking around and giving pony secret note that destroys themselves, then maybe our (at the moment) peaceful little town of Ponyville may not be as peaceful as we thought. But I am going to have to wait until tonight to find out what is going on. Pinkie Pie never needed to be this secretive before." Rarity then put the paper away and resumes her work.

Meanwhile In Pony Ville

Exclusive is running all over town looking for Jessica. He already talked to Sweetie Belle and she said that the last time she saw Jessica was in the Boutique. This only fueled Exclusive's concern for her well being. He must find her. At the moment he is going from Pony to Pony asking them if they have seen her.

"Excuse me have you seen Jessica around here?"

"Sorry I haven't."

"Have you seen Jessica?"

"Who?"

"Have you seen Jessica?"

"Nope sorry."

'Have you seen Jessica?"

"Not since the party."

Where is she? Exclusive thought to himself. How can no pony around here not see Jessica at all? It's not like it is hard to miss her she the only pony around here that has a red mane with a white coat. She should be sticking out like a sore hoof! He then saw a white mare but stop his glee when he notices that she has blue and pink mane instead of a red one. She seems to be pulling a large bag out of her house. Must be trash day. Well I already ask everypony else.

Exclusive then makes his way to the mare. "Excuse me, Miss."

The mare stops pulling the bag and turns to face Exclusive. "Yes?"

"Have you seen Jessica around here?"

"Who is Jessica?"

"She is a new mare in town. She is a white earth pony with a red mane and matching tail with blues eyes. Have you seen her at all?"

She taps her face a few times thinking. "You know I might know who you are talking about."

"Really?"

"Yes, I think my roommate is talking to somepony similar in my house right now."

"In here?"

"Yes let me show you." the mare opens the door for Exclusive to enter the house.

"Jessica!" He said as he enters the house but found it to be empty. "Jessica where are you?" Exclusive said looking around. then he notices that there is only an unconscious green tea unicorn on the floor. "Wh-" that was all he was able to get out before something hit him on the back of his head.

*WHAM* Exclusive hits the floor groaning in pain. he can barely move. His vision is blurry and he can hear the sound of the front door closing.

"You are still awake? Well, that is new. Most ponies usually lose consciousness after one hit." the mare said moving in front of him reaching into a saddle bag nearby.

Exclusive forces his body to move up a little to face the mare in front of him. "Wh...a...what did... you... do with her?"

"That won't matter." she then lifts a small glowing jar an starts opening it. "Soon you won't even remember how you got here." she then blows some of the dust on Exclusive's face.

He titches a little before he starts calming down, and falls straight asleep.

"This stuff works great." Bon Bon said to herself. "Too bad it only works on unicorns." she then moves toward Lrye's body and starts pulling her body behind the couch and move the stallion next to her. "And I have no idea why it doesn't work on Lrye though. She must have built up an immunity to it after she inhaled enough of to put a whole town to sleep. I thought she died and I almost buried her." She then leaves them in the house. "Well, at least she isn't causing any serious problems for me. I would hate to have to be the one who has to silences her." Bon Bon then continues to pull the bag out of Ponyville.

Later that night in the Sweet Apple Acres.

Five ponies are seen moving to the barn as one pony already there opens the door for them to enter. Once they were sure that the coast was clear they all went to the center of the barn to begin their meeting.

"Okay Pinkie what is with all the exploding letters and midnight gathering?" Rainbow dash said irritated that she has to be up this late when she could be napping.

"I am with Rainbow on this Pinkie." Applejack said locking the door. "I know that we get together when something bad is going on. But why couldn't we do this at the Twilight's castle?"

"Becuase that is the first place they would be waiting for us to gather at!" Pinkie pie said looking out a window.

"Pinkie Darling you aren't making any sense." Rarity said shaking some dust off her hooves." Well, lease sense than usual. Who would be waiting for us?"

Pinkie pie then moves behind a haybale only to appear behind Fluttershy, "The secret ponies!"

"The who?" Twilight said not getting what Pinkie is saying. "Pinkie what is going on?"

Pinkie then jumps down from the second floor of the barn after putting a haystack down."Okay, I know this is going to sound like I made it up after eating three dozen chocolate cupcakes, but it is true."She then moves behind Twilight to pull down a white window screen with some random drawings on it. "There is a secret group of ponies in Ponyville ponynapping pony right under our noses."

"Oh, my. Who would do such a thing?" Fluttershy said shaking a little.

"Some really bad ponies Fluttershy."Pinkie said moving to Fluttershy, "I was only able to find out about them last night when I was refilling some of my energies supplies bandage around Ponyville." then proceeding to reenact what she saw." I was just finishing putting up some in the tree of Ponyville lake when I notice that right below me was Jessica talking to somepony."

"Did you get a good look at the pony?" Twilight asked.

"Sorry Twilight he was wearing a dark cloak with a hood over his head and everything." Pinkie said before putting on a similar cloak to the one the pony was wearing before throwing it away. "All I got was that he was a unicorn and their next target is Jessica!"

"Why would they be after her of all ponies?" Rainbow said scratching her head.

"I might have an idea," Twilight said.

"What would that be Twilight?" Applejack asked.

"Back when I had a chance to talk to her. She asked me if I have ever heard of a creature called a human before."

"Aaah not this again." Rainbow said pulling on her eyelids, "Don't we have enough to worry about then some made up two-legged creature from another world?"

"Well that is the thing Rainbow. When she asked me about them. She claims to be one of them."

"Oh great another Lrya! Get to the point Twilight."

"The point is Rainbow. That I believe her."

"What?" The girls said together

"Why?" Rainbow asked

"Well, I sort of believe her. After our talk, I went to Equestria's records of ponies to find anything about her." Pinkie Pie then interpreted.

"Hay. Isn't that only in the secure section of Canterlot's library?"

"How do you know that Pinkie?"

"I used it once and found out that me and Applejack are relative."

The girls who didn't know about this blinked a few times before Twilight responded. "Anyways I have a better copy of it in my library, my design, It has the ability to find out a whole family tree of somepony in three seconds. It still a working progress.

Rainbow Dash nod "Cool."

Twilight smiles seeing at least one of her friends like her new invention. "And I you know what I found out?"

"What?" The other girls said together.

"Nothing."

Silence filled the room before Rarity spoke up "Nothing?"

"Woah. Woah. Woah." Rainbow interrupted "Nothing. As in nothing. nothing?"

"What I mean that the name Jessica has never been used in Equestria before. There is no record of a Jessica anywhere. She just and appeared one day."

Applejack scratched her head in confusion. "You sure she is not a changeling?"

"I don't think so. She seems too sure that she was a Human and that I was her only way of going home. That what also got me thinking."

"What is it?"

"If she is a human form the other world I visited. Then why is her name different. Even if she is from the other world; there should have been a double of her living here in Equestria with the same name as her."

"Now that is odd Twilight." Fluttershy said, "What could be the reason?"

"I don't know. Whatever the reason is. These ponies seem to be interested in her. We better find Jessica in the morning, before anything happens to her."

"This is a disaster."Rarity said putting a hoof to her head. "This is possibly the worst timing in the history of timing!"

"Rarity calm down,"Twilight said moving over to her friend. "All we have to do it keep a closer eye on Jessica from now on."

"And once they strike we will be ready for them," Rainbow said smacking her hooves together.

"You don't understand. I am afraid we made be too late girls."

"What do you mean?" Twilight said a little nervous about the answer.

"Jessica has yet to return to the Boutique. I thought that she needed some time alone to herself. If I only know that her life was in danger. I would have never have let her alone today. And to make matters worse. Exclusive went looking for her two hours after she left the boutique and he also has yet to return. I am such a terrible friiiieeennd!" Rarity said as she cries on Twilights shoulder.

Twilight comforter her friend with a pat on the back. "It is not your fault Rarity. You didn't know. So there was nothing you could have done to help her." Her advice calms down Rarity. And Twilight looks to her friends each one showing their own face of concern. Then Applejack speaks up.

"What now Twi?"

"Now we set out to find a pony in need."

Back to present time Jessica

"And what about this thing called a hotdog? Is that tasty?"

"Oh look, something else to talk about!" I said pointing to show that we found the tent where Ruby was working in.

Lyra looks disappointed at me. "But what about my questions?"

"Later Lrya. Right now I got some work to do. SO you can either help me or go back to Ponyville."

"But what if this everyone here isn't here when I come back?"

"Then that is a chance you will have to take if you leave. SO what are you going to do?"

*Grrr* "I Hate working in the kitchen." Lyra said entering the tent. I smiled at her corporation.

"That better." I wasn't until I enter the tent is when Lyra comment reaches my brain. "Wait, what?"

Author's Note

more to come.