"AJ!" Twilight exclaimed.

"OH! Sta- wait.. Twilight? What a-are ya do-doin' 'ere?"

"PINKIE'S BEEN FOALNAPPED!"

"Wh-what?"

"I guess its the same pony that took Fluttershy. Come on!"

"Wha-? O-okay..." Applejack stuttered. She trotted alongside Twilight.

She later got everypony else, to her relief.

"Why did the foalnapper decided to foalnap... now?" Rainbow Dash asked, using a hoof to rub her eyes.

"I know! The rascal is ruining my beauty sleep," Rarity continued.

"GIRLS!" Twilight exclaimed, covering their mouths with their hooves.

"Do you hear that?" Twilight asked. It sounded like a whine. It sounded like a-

"Muffled screamin'?" Applejack said.

The four slowly followed the muffled voice, which brought them to the boiler room.

"Do all villain masterminds in a school setting have to set up their base camp in a boiler room?" Twilight asked.

"What are you waiting for? Lets kick some flank!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, rushing towards the door.

"Hold your horses, RD. We don't know who... or what, is behind that door. I suggest we go slowly."

"Ugh. Fine."

The four mares slowly stepped into the room, carefully making sure that they closed the door quietly. They later stepped towards a balcony, where they saw a barely conscious Pinkie, mouth covered with duct tape, screaming inside what seems to be some kind of mechanical contraption. In front of her, was a lilac-coated mare with a very familiar cutie mark. Then, everything fell into place. Lilac-coated? Dark blue eyes? Unicorn capable of teleportation? Cyan aura? It was the very first mare Twilight met. It was-

"I was expecting you, Twilight Sparkle," the mare turned around, revealing herself to be Starlight Glimmer.

"W-wait. Twi? You know this mare?"

The four were lowered down to Starlight's level, letting out a shriek.

"What do you want from us? Do you want to put us into that... thing?" Twilight asked, pointing towards the metal contraption.

"Oh, that is just for show. What's really going to happen to you three is something else."

"Wait... three?"

"The stage is yours, Starlight," Applejack nervously said, stepping toward Starlight's side.

"A-AJ?"

"Wise choice, Applejack. She's been helping me out on a ton of things. I appreciate her."

"AJ... why?" Twilight asked. Applejack only mouthed out an "I'm sorry" in response, looking downwards, her hat covering her face.

Suddenly, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity felt a jolt, and suddenly everything went black.

TO BE CONTINUED.

Author's Note

To be continued in part 2...

Hoo-wee! The very first episode of Tales of Friendship is complete! I really hoped you all liked this episode, and it took a TON to write. Well, I think I'm going to put you on a stop for now, reasons for in my latest blog. See you later!