"Aw geez. I'm going to be in huge trouble if anypony found out I killed one of the heroes who saved Ponyville! Please, please, please wake up!"

"H-huh?!" My head ached as I tried to pry my eyes open. When I achieved that goal, I found myself staring into a pair of blue eyes, which caused me to scream and jump back.

"Who are you?" I demanded, getting ready to put years of taekwondo practice into action. "Where'd you come from?" I was staring at a boy who looked about the same age as me. His hair was a bright yellow, and his skin was a light cream color. He wore a red jacket and black jeans with hints of red at the cuffs, accompanied by red Nikes. Oh...my God.

"Oh thank Celestia, I thought I'd killed you!" The boy tackled me with a squishy hug, and I stood there stiff. How did Lucky manage to turn into a human? How did he still have his wings and horn? And where were we?

"Back at Zecora's, I felt this strong wind come out of nowhere, and when I tried to find you, I guess you found me! I don't know how we got here, or where we are, but at least we're together, right?" I ignored Lucky's sunniness when a far off sound echoed in the air. It was either a scream, or a loud car horn, so that answered my question on where we were: back in my world. I felt around for something to grab on and got some assistance by a dark brick wall close to me. I made sure not to leave Lucky too far behind as I stepped toward some sort of clearing. I shaded my eyes just in case there'd be a bright light to blind me, but what I really needed was a pillow to cushion my fall before I passed out.

Before my eyes was absolute chaos—worse than Discord's when he took over! People all over the place looked worn out as if they'd been beaten by a whip or something else to cause pain. Chains were hooked to their feet and wrists, ginormous fires were engulfing nearby buildings, the power lines were sending up dangerous sparks to the air, and above all of this destruction was the same cloud that had been above my head when I'd chased that suspicious bunny.

"Hey, what's going on out there?" I heard Lucky's voice call from behind. "I hear a lot of noise. Is there some sort of party or somethin'?"

"You might want to see for yourself," I called back, then smacked my forehead when I realized Lucky needed a little bit of my help walking. When I turned around, I had to hold back my startled scream when I saw Lucky limping toward me, trying not to fall.

"How'd you get to your feet so fast?" I questioned, helping him stand up straighter. "I mean, how'd you get used to walking with two legs instead of four that fast?"

"It really doesn't feel that bad," Lucky replied, steadying himself without my assistance. "It feels like I'm walking on my hind legs, but with flatter hooves, you know?" I quickly showed him the destruction before us, and he agreed that what was happening was indeed chaos. The first thing we decided to do was find the others, but stay in the shadows in case we were spotted. That took a great deal of time, and usually in those action movies, a long time limit helps you find missing people faster. The strategy didn't work so well with us. We took a good half hour searching for the girls and Spike, and the longer we took, the worse the chaos got.

"Maybe we're not looking hard enough," Lucky said when we searched the same ally twice. "I mean, where else could they be hiding?"

"Well they must be somewhere near here since the violence is obviously taking place here," I pointed out, resting my back against a wall. "Besides, we don't have that much time to search every nook and cranny of this entire state. They're either here...or not. But they have to be here, have to!" I looked over my shoulder to catch a glimpse of the updated chaos; some people were trying to extinguish some nearby flames, the wind had picked up, sending leaves and bits of trash into the air, and the sky couldn't have been far from worse as lightning bolts zigzagged through the sky. Talk about a cliche moment!

"Wait a second...I think I know where they're hidden," Lucky said, and my ears perked up. "It's probably really dangerous, but it's worth shot, right?"

"Anything's worth a shot at this point!" I cried, feeling happy that Lucky knew where my friends were hidden. I followed his gaze when he pointed a finger past the building we were hiding beside—and straight toward the dark cloud from much, much earlier back in Ponyville.

"Are you insane?" I shrieked, holding onto Lucky's arm when his wings flung out. "I'm not letting you get hurt like that! What if they're not in there and you—"

"We don't have much of choice, do we?" Lucky asked, shrugging my arm off and walking toward the chaos area. "Sometimes we have to take chances and make mistakes. If they're in there, I'll get them out. If not, then we'll keep searching." Lucky was now hovering in the air, and when I tried to pull him back down, he zipped straight toward the cloud and right through its mouth.

I didn't say a single word; I just calmly passed chained up people and sidestepped small fires until I was right below the dark violet cloud, staring up at it with hopeful eyes that it would just spit Lucky out. Safely, of course. Even though he had driven me insane when he first came to Ponyville, I still feared for his safety like any other person with a human-alicorn acquaintance would. Just as I was about to doubt myself—just as I was about to walk away—I noticed the cloud swaying back and forth, as if Lucky himself were punching it. A minute later, I finally saw Lucky flapping downwards for a landing, carrying something bridal style in his arms.

"MAYA!" I shouted happily, hugging her arm before Lucky could put her down. "Oh my God, I was so worried about you! Where are the others? Why are you all chained up? Oh, I'm so glad you're okay!" Maya gave me a weak smile.

"Glad to see you too, Chatty Cathy," she joked. "I was really worried. I thought me and the others would be floating around chained to a cloud forever. I'm not really sure how you can get chained to a—"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, something destroying the Laws of Physics, sweet," I interrupted, helping Lucky set my friend down. "Before you got sucked into that cloud, who were you gonna say that voice belonged to? Do you remember?" Maya nodded.

"Yes, the voice belongs to—"

"How about I just tell her myself?" The three of us turned around, and I could not believe my eyes.

"Kayleigh? You're behind all of this?" I cried. The blonde smiled and bowed her head modestly, producing the same evil laugh I'd heard in my bedroom and back in Ponyville.

"That's right Zaria," Kayleigh answered. "I guess you're not so naive as I thought. And you." Kayleigh pointed at Maya, who jumped back. "You're out of line, solider."

Of course I was confused at her lame attempt of a joke, but my confusion changed to anger when Kayleigh snapped her fingers and sent Maya back into the cloud, screaming Bloody Murder as she vanished.

"Kayleigh, that's enough!" I declared. "You've already caused so many trouble today; making Ponyville fall apart, making our hometown suffer, and calling my BFFL a—well, you know what you called her. But this ends right here, right now!" Kayleigh smirked and planted one hand on her hip.

"You think you can defeat me sweetie?" she asked haughtily. "Then show Kayleigh what you've got."

Author's Note

My apologies if it seems short and un-detailed, but the reason why Kayleigh did all this is in chapter eight. Here it comes! ~NYQUTIE