Jollybaker and the Lost Alicorns

by Jollybaker

Chapter 4

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When Jollybaker got to the border of the Graffoldine Forest, he seen not four but five ponies waiting for him.

"Okay. Who's that?"

He asked, pointing towards the extra pony.

"Oh. That's my brother, Keyward. He wouldn't let me come alone. Sorry, Jolly," answered Blue Diamond.

"That's okay. He can probably help out."

Keyward looked at him with a frown and said, "I am not here to be your friend, Mr. Jollybaker. I'm just here to protect my sister."

"Okay. Geez. Someone is need of a cookie."

"I hate cookies, and anything sweet, okay? And don't think that just because my sister is friends with all of you, I am going to trust you. I still hate that you tricked my sister into letting you go."

"But they didn't-" Blue Diamond started saying.

Keyward looked at her with a stern look.

"Zip it, Frizzy."

She shrugged.

"I told you I don't like that name. My name should have been Blue Diamond."

Jollybaker didn't say anything else to these two and turned to Siltstone.

"So where is the way to Glitterhoof?"

"Just follow me," she said.

They all followed her through the forest. When they got to the cave, she stopped and looked at a map.

Jollybaker stared at the cave. He could see the ghost of Minty Lavender staring at him.

"You all see that, right?"

He pointed towards the figure and they all looked, except Siltstone. They all looked confused.

"No one can see her except the one destined to receive her powers," said Siltstone, still looking at the map.

Minty started walking down a path and then stopped and looked at Jollybaker.

"I think she wants us to follow her."

He started following her and the others noticed him but couldn't see Minty, so they just followed him.

They walked until they seen a giant stone wall in front of them.

Jollybaker looked over it.

"So now what? It's just a brick wall."

Siltstone looked at it, then at her book.

"Look around for anything out of the ordinary. It could be anything."

They all started looking.

Appleworm was the first one to say something while looking at an apple tree.

"Hey. I found something. It looks like my cutie mark though. Why?"

Then Blue Diamond spoke up over at a weird blue rock.

"I found something that looks like my cutie mark over here."

Siltstone looked at each one.

"Hmm... everypony start looking for their cutie marks."

They continued looking and Sonic found his weirdly on a cloud, and Siltstone found hers on some stone. Jollybaker had trouble finding his until he seen Minty standing next to a lonely statue of an alicorn.

He found his cutie mark on the statue's flank and called out to Siltstone.

"So now what?"

She looked closely at her cutie mark on the stone and put her hoof in the center of it. It started to glow.

"You just touch them, I guess."

When all the others touched theirs, they started to glow but nothing happened.
Blue Diamond looked at her brother, who was standing right there beside her.

"Hey, Keyward. What is your cutie mark?"

He frowned.

"I am not taking part in this. I'm just here to protect you."

She shrugged before saying, "Just do it or we will be here all day."

He sighed and started to take off his armor. Blue looked at Keyward's cutie mark shaped like a key and started looking around around for it.

Keyward seen something like that on the brick wall itself.

"Is this it?"

Blue Diamond looked over from her spot.

"Touch it and see."

Keyward touched it and it started glowing. Then six weird-looking portals appeared on the brick wall.

They all gathered in together and looked at them.

Jollybaker was a bit confused.

"So which one do we take?"

Siltstone looked at the book for a moment.

"I was afraid of this. We're going to have to split up. Each portal is for the each of us."

"So what's on the other side?" asked Appleworm.

"I don't really know.. But whatever it is, you must be prepared for anything."

"So we're separating? Great. You all be careful okay?" said Jollybaker.

All but Keyward gave a big group hug.

"But I can't leave my sister. I'm supposed to protect her!"

Before he could do anything, they went through their own portals.

Keyward tried to go through Diamond's portal, but no matter how hard he tried, there was something keeping him from entering.

He shrugs and goes through his own portal.

"Okay! Fine! Have it your way!" He shouts, clearly annoyed.