Riki and Liz's Grand Adventure!

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Breathe in… Breathe out… Breathe in… Breathe out… The best thing I can do in this situation is to stay calm and focus. Can’t think of a way out right now. No matter how hard I pull on that damn chain, it won’t break. So, waiting for Liz and the others to save me is the best option. “This sucks so much!”

The door opens, and Razzle walks in. I knew it would be her, but I hoped it was Liz. “Riki-boo, I’m back! And I got you something to eat.” She smiles at me like what she’s doing is normal. Razzle places down a small container. “Guess what I made you, Riki, guess!”

I sit against the wall, looking up at the ceiling, saying, “I’m not guessing.”

“C’mon, Riki! Do it for me, please.” Razzle begged. “I’ll give you a hint, okay? It has scales.”

“...”

“It can go up a waterfall, and bears love to eat them.”

“Razzle, I’m not playing your damn gam-Aaahhhh!” I yell in pain as Razzle activates the fuckin’ shock collar.

“Guess, Riki, guess,” Razzle said coldly.

“Salmon, the answer is salmon!” I yelled.

She stops shocking me and then claps her hoofs together. “Good job, Riki. I knew you could get it right.” Razzle opens the container, and it’s salmon. Some badly overcooked salmon. Even Liz can do better than this. “I caught and cooked this fish. I did this to show how much I care for-”

“I’m not…eating that,” I said between breaths. Wait, did she say caught the fish? That means we have to be near a lake… So we are in the woods somewhere…hopefully.

“Why not, my big human?” Razzle asked, with a hit of sadness in her voice. “You don’t like fish?”

I slowly get up from the floor, using the wall to help me stand. “No… I just don't trust you, Razzle…”

“You don’t trust me?” Razzle gasped. “...Is it because I put tranquilizer in your drink to get you here? Riki-boo, that happened yesterday. You need to get over that.” Oh wow, she really said that. “Now eat, you're hungry.”

I smile at her, “I'd rather starve.”

Razzle scowls at me. I was ready to get the shit shocked out of me… But she didn’t. “Fine! You can starve, don’t eat. I only care about your well-being, but you don’t, Riki!” Tears start to fill her eyes as she runs out of the room, slamming the door behind her.

I wonder if I got Razzle riled up like that, she’ll let me go… Or kill me. I’ll take that chance.

The Riki recovery party is going well. Thanks to Twilight’s spell, the group can find Riki in no time. However, it’s getting dark, and they have been walking all day. Liz and Twilight wanted to keep going, but Louie suggested they stop. Can’t stop Razzle if they’re all tired and hungry. Knowing the cat is right, so they call it a day.

When the group finds a nice opening in the forest to rest, Rainbow Dash makes a campfire. When she was done, Applejack started to make stewed apples. To help out, Fluttershy and Pinkie went out to pick the wild berries they passed a while back. Once they finished eating, they sat around the campfire and talked a little. After a while, Fluttershy lets out a yawn. “Oh, sorry. It looks like I'm ready to go to bed.”

“Darling, you can say that again.” Rarity said. “But I’m not sleeping on the ground. Don’t want dirt in my mane.”

Louie licks the food off his paws, “I got an idea.” He grows in size and then lies down. “You guys can sleep on me.” Without a second thought, Pinkie and Fluttershy jump on the huge cat. “Whoa!”

Pinkie quickly wrapped herself with one of Louie’s tails, “So soft and fluffy!”

“You’re right, Pinkie,” Fluttershy said, rubbing her face into Louie’s side.

Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash found a spot on Louie to sleep on. The cat yawns, “I’ll try my best not to roll over in my sleep, guys.” Louie looks over at the fire to see Liz and Twilight are still there. “Hey, you two coming?”

“I’m not tired,” said Twilight.

“Same,” Liz said as she got closer to the fire. “We won’t stay up too late.” Liz and Twilight sit quietly around the campfire as the others fall asleep. Liz grabs a few leaves, tossing them Into the fire. “...Twilight, can I ask you something?”

“Yeah, anything.”

“What spell are you using to find my brother?” Liz asked, looking at the pony.

Twilight quickly looks down at the ground, and her face heats up a bit. She looks back at Liz, “Oh, umm… This fire is getting hot, isn’t it?” Liz doesn’t answer. Twilight sighs and then says, “Look, you can’t tell nopony. Not the girls, not Louie or Spike.”

“You have my word.”

Twilight sits there for a bit before saying, “Remember when we arrived at Canterlot, Spike and I left to see somepony?” Liz nods, and Twilight continues, “I went to see my friend, Cadance. To see if she can help.”

“How did she?” Liz asked.

“Well…”

Flashback

When Liz and the others go to Razzle’s place, Twilight and Spike want to find Cadance. The princess of love can be very helpful in this situation. Twilight knocks on Cadance's door, and she answers, “Oh, Twilight! It’s good to see you… What’s wrong?” Cadence moves aside, letting Twilight and Spike in.

“It’s Riki, he was taken,” Twilight said somberly.

“I heard about that, your brother told me,” Cadence replied. “The pony that foalnap Riki was Razzle. I was told she did it out of love… So as the Princess of Love, I try to see if I can find Razzle…”

“Didn’t go so well, huh?”

“No. Razzle's love of Riki is not loved…wel,l not at first.” Cadence answered. “Her ‘love’ is toxic, like a pile of sludge. An unhealthy obsession. It’s hard to find somepony that feels like that… It scares me. I wish I had stepped in before things turned bad.” Cadence lets out a sad sigh

“I need a way to find Riki.” said Twilight, “I’m hoping you have a spell to track by...”

Cadence's eyes widen, and then he pulls Twilight to the side, away from Spike. “Twilight, you love Riki.” She said in a whisper, making sure Spike didn’t hear. “And don’t say you don’t. Because I can feel the love you have for him right now

“It's more like a small crush... D-do you have a spell or not.” Twilight quickly says with a blush.

“So, when did you fall for him?” asked Cadence.

“Cadence!”

“Sorry, sorry.” She chuckled. “And yes, I have a spell that can find your ‘friend'.”

“Thanks, Cadence, you’re the best... And it's just a small crush.”

Flashback End

Twilight is looking at the fire, afraid to look at Liz. She doesn't know how Liz will react. “Liz?” Twili waits for Lis's response. but she got nothing. “...Liz?” Twilight looks up to see Liz has fallen asleep. Liz must have dozed off when she was talking. Twilight is a bit relieved that it happened. She puts out the fire and takes Liz to Louie.

As everyone is asleep, Louie has been up the entire time. He heard the entire conversation. “That's interesting,” Louie said to himself.

Riki slowly opens his eyes as the door opens. Razzle walks in with a sad look. “Riki… I want to say sorry for yelling and telling you to starve. Can you forgive me?”

Not looking at her, Riki says, “Forgive you? Yeah, if you let me go.”

“You know I can’t do that, my love.”

“Doing all of this… Really showing how much you love me. That’s amazing!” Riki said sarcastically.

“It will take some time for you to realize that you and I meant for each other,” Razzle said softly. “I can’t wait for your first kiss, Riki!”

“And I can't wait to get out...” Riki walks over to Razzle, looming over her. "You and I both know you can't keep me here. Cuz everyone is looking, and they are going to find this place, wherever we are."

"Why are you even fighting this, Riki?" Razzle huffed. "If you just see how happy this makes me... How happy this is going to make you."

"I don't think so, Razzle," Riki said as he sat down.

In the forest, a crow lands on a branch. "lust, sloth. I sense the human, both of them..." Taboo says as he flies down and perches on Sloth the yak's horn. "We go at dawn."

"Dawn? That's so early." Sloth yawned.

"Oh, quit your whining," Lust says as she slithers right next to him. Lust is a Melusine. She has long black hair and purple bat-like wings on her back, used to cover her breasts. A dark purple snake tail lower body, and a black cloth with a beautiful pattern wrapped around her waist. "I can't wait to wrap that human up~."

"I can't wait to get some sleep," Sloth grumbled as he leaned against a tree.

"i can't wait to get this over with."