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After a long trot through the Everfree forest, Zecora finally reaches Ponyville, which seems just as lively as usual. After several ‘hellos’ and ‘goodbyes’, which is the opposite of her treatment during her first visit to town, she begins searching for Twilight, the only pony she knew that may know more about spells then herself. After searching the town over and over again, Zecora finds and stops a gray Pegasus mail pony out on her morning delivery. The mail pony turns around facing Zecora and looks her over with crossed eyes, who then didn't speak. Zecora started “hello mail pony no mean to make you falter but could you show me the way to Miss Twilight Sparkle?”  Still without speaking, the mail pony slowly nods her head and reaches into her saddlebag of mail with her muzzle and pulls out a single envelope addressed to a Miss Twilight Sparkle at the Ponyville library, and shows it to Zecora before placing it back into her bag.

Zecora turns back to the library she had unknowingly past several times before and knocks on the door with a hoof, to which a baby dragon with sleepy eyes answers “oh, hello Zecora…”  the baby dragon now looks at her curiously  realizing she is out of breath and has a terrified look in her eyes “is everything alright?”

“No everything is not alright, please hurry and bring Twilight” she manages to get out before having to take several deep breaths to help catch her breath.

“Oh, sorry but Twilight's not here, she was requested by princess Celestia to go to Canterlot, I’m here looking over the library with Fluttershy.” The baby dragon points over his shoulder showing Fluttershy fluttering around the top shelves of the library dusting the books, who then notices Zecora at the door and hovers down to meet them.

“Hello Zecora.” Fluttershy Happily greeted in her usual soft tone. "do you need anything

“Discords been trapped in stone by a fiend and dropped this paper containing what he may need.” She takes out the crumpled note from her bag and shows it to Fluttershy.

“Discords been trapped, by, a fiend?” Fluttershy narrows her eyes into a worried expression “wa-wa-what should we do? She then backs up allowing Zecora to enter.

Zecora enters, paces back and forth in thought “what we must do next is to tell the princess.”

Fluttershy nods her head “your right” she looks to the baby dragon. “Spike?”

“I’m on it.” He reply’s then hurrying to a desk at the far side of the room and picking up a scroll and quill.

“Dear princess Celestia” Fluttershy began “your subject Discord has been captured in stone by a…”she then looks over to Zecora and asks in a whisper “a fiend?” Zecora approvingly nods her head “a fiend!” Fluttershy confirms. Spike immediately begins scribbling down the words. “So… if it’s ok with you… come to Ponyville with Twilight Sparkle and try to help save my friend.”   Spike finishes writing, rolls the scroll and sets it ablaze to be sent to the princess.