Twilight enjoy being embraced by all of her friends. It felt good to see them again after being stuck working in the castle for so long. They sat at a nearby table with Pinkie practically bouncing as she grabbed the cupcakes and the milkshakes. How she didn’t spill a single drop was beyond Twilight’s ability to understand but she had learned a long time ago that it was best to just accept all of Pinkie’s weirdness. After serving her friends she sat down and smiled before turning her attention towards Twilight.

“So tell us. How have you been? What have you been working on? Did you see those falling stars last night?”

She blurted out the questions so fast that it was hard to keep up.

“Easy easy.” Twilight said with an amused expression.

“First I’m fine, especially now that I am with all of you again, although I was pretty exhausted last night but it was nothing a good night sleep couldn’t fix. As for what I was working on, it was mostly cleanup after what Cozy Glow did at the school and planning for next weeks lessons. Also yes Spike and I did see the falling stars, one of them even landed near the castle.”

That last part came as a shock to the girls and Rainbow was the first to recover.

“Are you serious?! Is it still there or did you bring it to the castle for nerdy stuff?”

Twilight smiled before answering.

“It’s still outside where it landed. I would be happy to show you if you want to see it.”

Spike was about to protest considering what happened last night but before he could get the chance Rainbow nearly jumped out of her seat.

“Of course we want to see it! How often do you get a chance to see a rock from space?”

This time Rarity was the one to speak up.

“I admit that it would be interesting. I remember Twilight that you once showed me that meteorites can sometimes have beautiful pattern hidden inside of them when they are cut or even crystals. Imagine what I could make with that kind of inspiration!”

Pinkie giggled at rarity’s excitement.

“You would be surprised by what you can find in rocks. Just ask my sister.”

Applejack took a sip from her milkshake before speaking.

“No offense Twilight but I don’t see the appeal of seeing a rock, even if it’s from space. Especially now that we have so much to do at the farm.”

“None taken Applejack I understand. Just make sure you ask one of us for help if you need it. We don’t want you to work yourself to the ground again.”

“Thanks I appreciate it.”

At this time spike poked twilight in the side to gain her attention.

“What?” She asked him

“Twilight don’t you think that you should tell them about what happened when you got close to the meteor? I know you said that you are fine but I think that you should let them know in case anything happens.”

Rarity was the first to comment.

“What Are you talking about spike? What happened?

Twilight let out a sigh a started to explain.

“When I got close to the meteor it shot out a needle like object and it hit me.”

She showed them the spot which was already healing, albeit with a rash forming around it.

“I passed out for a moment but then I woke up like nothing happened.”

Spike frowned a little since he didn’t like that she still didn’t take it more seriously. “Twilight I wouldn’t call you thrashing around on the ground as if you were in agony nothing. You made me really worried and I thought that you were going to die!”

Spike nearly yelled at her. Everyone stared at him and he quickly felt embarrassed.

“Ehh sorry about that….” He apologized to his friends before taking a cookie.

Twilight placed one of her wings on him, bringing him a little closer. “It’s okay Spike, I am sorry that I scared you but I assure you that everything is okay. The only thing I got from the meteorite was a small bug bite, nothing more.”

The girls all took a look at the spot Twilight showed earlier and each of them reacted differently. Fluttershy offered to put a bandaid on it, Rarity recommended a skin lotion for the rash, Rainbow wondered if it was itchy, Pinkie offered a special Get Well cupcake and Applejack said that it reminded her of a nasty wasp sting she got while working on the farm a few months ago.

Twilight assured her friends that it wasn’t necessary but was happy to accept the cupcake. They keep talking for another 3 hours, mostly about either memories from their previous adventures or things that they were currently up to. It all ended too soon for Twilight however as she had to get back to the castle to keep working.

They all said their goodbyes before returning to their various homes. During the trip back to the castle Spike and Twilight had another talk.

“See? I told you that everything would turn out fine. I appreciate that you worry about me Spike but it really isn’t necessary.”

“Yeah yeah I get that now but I still want you to let me know if you start to feel funny or anything like that.”

“I promise that I do” she said with a smile.

“Thanks. So what should we do tomorrow? Last time I checked we are done with most of the work for the school.”

“I think I will take a day off and read a good book. I need some time to myself after all paperwork.”

“I agree you should definitely get some rest.”

They arrive at the castle where Twilight began with the preparations for her nightly activities all while being very careful to make sure that Spike wouldn’t be suspicious. When the time was right she zapped him with a sleeping spell to knock him out before picking him up and tucking him into his bed. It was time for her to hunt again.

She stalked the dark streets of ponyvile, looking for somepony she could grab without anypony else noticing. It didn’t take long until she spotted Lyra and Bon Bon walking home after what Twilight assumed was a date.

She only needed one of them. Using another spell she conjured some rope and tied it into a lasso. She wasn’t nearly as good at this as Applejack but she had her magic to make it easier. She aimed carefully and waited for just the right moment before throwing the lasso which snared Bon Bon around her neck. She gasped for air as Twilight used her magic to pull her into the dark alley.

Lyra reacted almost instantly and used her own magic to grab the rope and get her back while trying to loosen it’s grip on Bon Bon and take away the pressure off her throat. Twilight was much stronger however and easily overpowered her Lyra while remaining practically invisible in the darkness. She blasted the mare with dark magic before Bon Bon was dragged into the shadows and they both were teleported away. Lyra recoved quickly and frantically started to look for them, screaming Bon Bon’s name hoping that she would get a response. However she soon realized that they were both gone and broke down crying.

A stallion had heard her screaming and he rushed to see what was wrong. Lyra just wrap her forelegs around him as she kept crying. “It’s my mare friend Bon Bon. Somepony took her!” She cried out while the stunned stallion tried his best to comfort her.

Author's Note

I must admit that I hated working on this chapter and I’m glad that it’s done. Every time I tried to work on it I got stuck mostly because I haven’t been able to focus because of the pandemic. Then there’s the fact that I usually have zero confidence in my abilities even on a good day. I just hope that the quality isn’t too bad because then I will need all the help I can get to fix it.

Please let me know what you think about my story and how it can improved my writing, especially if you are going to give me a downvote.