A Faraway Land.

Chapter 2

New Sounds in Ponyville

"I declare my first slumber party; A success!" Twilight said with a pleasing smile on her face. As her horn glowed a light purple mist. A book levitated with a quill up close to her face. "Have fun. Check!" As Applejack and Rarity both laughed and smiled together.

"Take two steps to your left. Umm no my left!" As Rarity guided Applejack while she was blindfolded.

"Well which is it? Woaahh!" As Applejack walked into a large stack of books. As Applejack stood up from the new mess. "That mess is your fault. Not mine." As she giggled pointing at Rarity.

Twilight walked over to her desk to Wright her weekly letter to the princess. "Dear Princess Celestia. It's hard to believe that two ponies who seem to have so little in common could ever get along, but I found out if you embrace each others differences. You just might be surprised to discover a way to be friends after all!"

"So..." Twilight said as she turned to Rarity and Applejack. "Who's up for another slumber party tomorrow night?"

Both Rarity and Applejack smile evilly at each other and pick up a pillow. Both tossed their pillows at Twilights face.

"How about a week from Thursday? Ooo how about two weeks from Saturday? A month from now?"

As the sun broke its way through the clouds. All three of the ponies laughed with each other. Rarity glanced out through the window and saw the sun lighting up all of Ponyville with a warm glow.

"Twilight, darling. I must get going. I just have to finish up our dresses for when Princess Celestia pays little old Ponyville a visit." The impatient tone in her voice was noticeable to both Twilight and Applejack.  Rarity rushed out the door.

"Rarity! Wait!... We have to... clean up this mess." Twilight watched as Rarity rushed out the door.

"Don't you worry Twi. I'll stay and lend you a hoof." Applejack said with a confident look on her face.

As Applejack started picking up the pillows scattered on the floor. Twilight started hovering the books in the air. Looking at them one by one while putting them in the proper place on the shelves. As Applejack finished putting the last pillow away. She looked around for any elusive pillows. When she was satisfied that she got them all; she turned to Twilight as she was still organizing the books.

"Hay Twi. All that's left are these leaf statue doo dads. Where do you want me to put these?"

"Go ahead and put them on the bookshelf across from my bed." Twilight pointed to the shelves.

"You got it!" Applejack said with a smile.

As Twilight finished organizing the books. She turned around observing Spike walking through the door.

"Hay Sp..."

"Well howdy Spike!" Applejack interrupted Twilight. "How was your trip to Canterlot? " As Applejack leaned over the second floor guard rail.

"It was a pain in my scales! All I was asked to do was to rearrange the library." Spike sighed and started walking to table.

"Oh Spike. Before you do anything. Can you please send my message to the princess?" While giving Spike a gentle smile.

"Oh all right." Spike walked over to the desk to pick up the rolled up parcel. With a deep breath following an exhale. The letter was burned in the green flames and a purple sparkling mist floated off with the wind to Canterlot.

"Hay Twilight. I best be making my way ba..." As Applejack made her way down the stairs. She was interrupted by a loud noise coming from outside.

As all three of them rushed over to the window. Looking in the direction of the noise. They see a bright red and orange fireball hurdling through the ski over the Everfree forest.

"What is that Twilight?" Spike said in a shaky voice.

"It looks like a meteorite, but its falling way too slow." Twilight said as Applejack just looked at in amazement.

While they watched it fall closer and closer to the ground. It seemed to slow down and turn just so slightly.  As all three of them watched. Some kind of window shot off and what looked to be a chair that flew upwards and grate speeds. As Applejack and Spike keep their eyes on the fireball hurling to the ground. Twilight was watching the flying chair. As the fireball hit the forest. An even bigger fireball arose from the landing bathing the ponies and Spike with a warm glow. Twilight might have lost the chair for a second, but it wasn't hard to find. It seemed to have sprouted a dome over it. Whatever that dome was; it slowed the chair to a crawl. Well most of a crawl. The wind was knocking it about.

"Come on! Let's go see what it is!" Twilight yelled at Applejack and Spike.

"I don't know Twilight... Loud noises and a lot of fire in the Everfree forest can't be a good thing." Spike states. As he slowly got off the window ledge.

"Come on spike! Somepony might be hurt. We have to see if they need help." Twilight said in a slight rage.

"Right behind ya Twi" As Applejack followed Twilight out the door.

"Ohh... Alright alright! I'm coming! Spike yelled as his little legs moved as fast as they could.

As all three of them where running to the forest. The flying chair was no longer in sight. About 30 seconds after they lost sight of it. All three heard three loud snaps. The noise made Spike jump a foot off the ground. All three of them stop from the noise.

"What was that Twi?" Applejack asked while she looked around.

"I don't know Applejack." As both Twilight and Applejack scan the edge of the forest. Spike jumped onto Twilight's back for a better view.

As the three continued to make their way to the forest. There pace has slowed to a trot to lessen the attention they might get from monsters lurking in the shadows. As they made their way to where Twilight thinks the chair landed. Spike let out a gasp.

"Twilight! Look! Somepony is laying on the ground!" Spike pointed off in the distance.

They ran over to was seemed to be a lifeless pony. As they got closer. There speed slowed down.

"That's not a pony spike..." As Twilight looked on in amazement.

"Well if it's not a pony... Then what in the hay is it?" Applejack asked.

"I don't know Applejack. I've never seen anything like this before. We need to get it out of the forest. It might be hurt." Spike jumped off Twilight's back to investigate.

"Is it still alive?" Spike reached out to give it a good poke. As Spike was about to poke it. He saw movement. "It's alive!" Spike jumped back in panic.

Applejack rushed over to the strange animal and bit the neck of what seemed to be its clothes.

"Mind giving me a hoof Twi?" Applejack said while trying to drag the strange animal.

Twilight rushed over to help Applejack put the animal on her back, but it was too heavy. Black smoke from the fires started to linger around them.

"Come on Twi! We have to drag it out of the forest. I don't think we have time to go get help." Applejack said.

"Your right Applejack!" Twilight bit the clothing of its hoof and started to pull with Applejack and Spike.

As the bad weather in the forest started to clear. They were able to see more of the animal that they just saved. As Twilight looked down she saw something move.

"Ahhh!" Twilight yelled. "It has claws! It has claws like Spike!"

"Come on twilight! We have to get it to Fluttershy. She will know what to do." Spike said with confidence.

"No..." Twilight said sternly. "I don't think it's an animal. It was flying and is has clothes! It will be better to take it to the hospital."

"Twilights right Spike. The hospital is a shorter walk than to Fluttershy's place." Spike nodded is disappointment.