Plushyby RIPTID3ChaptersPrologueChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4PrologueWe friends of cloth share stitch and thread, Our time we've spent, a full life led, What is it here upon these blocks That fills our souls so full of dread? It was just another fine night in the tranquil town of Ponyville, not a single thing misplaced. The town was dark, most of it's residents had fallen asleep, the only building with any sort of light was the Carousel Boutique. Although it was done serving customers for today, it was now the venue of a slumber party for six certain mares. The Elements of Harmony. The six mares all sat in a circle, on their own sleeping bags save for Rainbow Dash who was hovering above everypony else. "-and then I did a couple more barrel rolls and boom! Before I know it I just did another Sonic Rainboom!" Rainbow Dash said, a proud smirk on her face. "That's nice and all, but Rainbow, don't y'all think we should be talkin' 'bout somethin' everypony here can relate too?" Applejack asked "I guess." Rainbow Dash said as she shrugged. "So, Rarity, how's the Boutique doing?" Twilight Sparkle asked "Oh just wonderful! Business has been booming lately!" The marshmallow mare replied "So, just out of curiosity, what's the most popular piece of fabric here in your shop?" Twilight Sparkle asked "Silk definitely. Oh that reminds me! Would you excuse me for a moment, I have some business to attend to. I need your opinion on something." Rarity said The alabaster mare walked over to a dress. It was made out of silk and was mint green with a lyre design on it. "What kind of fabric do you think would be best on this dress?" Rarity asked her friends. "What's the most fabric they use to make those exercise clothes?" Rainbow Dash asked "Cotton." Rarity asked "Cotton it is then!" Rainbow Dash said "I was thinking more of Nylon." Twilight said All five ponies pitched in as Rarity blasted the dress, trying to see which kind of fabric looked best on the dress. Literally there wasn't a millisecond of silence at all. The stress and irritation within Rarity was rising with every passing second. "Would all of you just be quiet!" Rarity turned to face her friends just as her horn was lighting up with a ball of blue magic. The beam of blue energy flew off the unicorn's horn and flew right into a mirror on the wall and then proceeded to continue bouncing everywhere, reflecting everything and anything that it came into contact with. The mares panicked save for Pinkie Pie who simply stood in place and squeed: "Woooooo! Light show!". The five elements all ran off in different directions and trying to dodge the beam of magic in general, Rainbow Dash was hovering in the air trying to evade the light rod, Pinkie Pie still stood in the center gazing at the magic laser in awe. After around half an hour of running around, the five mares all crashed into Pinkie Pie and landed in a heap as the laser bounced off a window and hit the elements and there was a blinding flash of blue light. When the light had faded, all that was left was a circle of black, the elements of harmony were nowhere to be found. Instead, in their place were six technicolor plush dolls of the elements themselves. Chapter 1These other ponies fear too late That someday soon will clear their slate The links they've made and lives they've touched, And suffer from death's prowling gait. "Cutie Mark Crusaders dress makers go!" The three little fillies yelled as Applebloom and Sweetie Belle hopped into the back of the wagon and Scootaloo got behind the handlebars of the scooter and buzzed her wings and the scooter sped off towards the Carousel Boutique. "Sweetie Belle, are ya' sure Rarity'll let us borrow her stuff?" "I'm pretty sure she will. She IS the Element of Generosity after all." Sweetie Belle replied "If you say so." was Applebloom's response The scooter skidded to a stop in front of the Carousel Boutique. Scootaloo took off her helmet and her mane sprung back into it's original position. Her two friends had also taken off their helmets and placed them in the wagon. The three little fillies entered the Carousel Boutique. The fillies looked around, and the first thing they saw were the six little plush dolls. "Rarity!" Sweetie Belle called There was no response to Sweetie's call, almost immediately Scootaloo noticed the six plush dolls. "Um, gals?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle and Applebloom too noticed the little dolls. The three fillies walked over to the six little dolls and stared at them in curiosity. "Sweetie, did Rarity make these?" Applebloom asked Applebloom? Sugarcube! It's me! Applejack! Yer' sister! Galldarnit can she even hear me? the little plush Applejack thought to herself "I dunno. Maybe?" Sweetie Belle asked Sweetie! It's me! Rarity! She can't hear me can she? The little plush Rarity thought to herself "But why would she make dolls?" Scootaloo asked C'mon squirt, it's me! Rainbow Dash! Can you even hear me? Hellooooooo? The little Rainbow doll thought to herself Wee! I'm a doll! Pinkie doll thought to herself "Maybe she made it as a gift to Twilight and the others." Sweetie Belle said We ARE the dolls! Twilight doll thought to herself "Why don't we help Rarity deliver 'em?" Applebloom asked "That's a great idea!" Sweetie Belle Oh m-my, girls? Can you hear me? Oh no... was the line of speech floating around in Flutterdoll's head The Cutie Mark Crusaders picked the all dolls up save for Rarity since this was her boutique, and headed back to the wagon. They then strapped on their helmets and put the plush dolls into the wagon. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom made sure to hang on to them tight, aware of Scootaloo's need for speed. C'mon Applebloom, Cant ya' hear me? I don't think she can Applejack. How am I gonna fly again?! How am I gonna walk, talk and do other kinds of stuff now?! Calm down Rainbow Dash, I'm sure we can fix this. Eventually." I don't want it fixed "eventually", I want it fixed now! Who's going to take care of Angel, or the other animals while I'm gone? Oh my, I hope he'll be alright. Being a doll is so fun! Except for the part that I can't move, or talk to other ponies except you four. And Rarity. And I can't eat anything. Great, now I wanna be normal again. The wagon holding the plush dolls and the other two members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders sped along the roads of Ponyville, not slowing down in the least for anything. Scootaloo's two passengers clung onto the wagon, making sure not to fall off or let their cargo fall off. "Alright, let's go to The library first!" Sweetie Belle said to Scootaloo "Why the library?" Scootaloo asked "Because it's closest silly." Applebloom replied The three fillies sped towards the tree shaped building. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the library. Scootaloo took off her helmet and placed it in the back of the wagon. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom did the same and hopped off the wagon, making sure to avoid damaging the rest of the plush dolls. Sweetie Belle took the little Twilight plush and approached the door of the library, making sure to knock before she entered. "Just a minute." A voice from inside called Soon enough the door swung open and at the doorway stood Spike, Twilight's loyal assistant. "Hey girls. Whatcha doin' today?" Spike asked the Cutie Mark Crusaders "We're just here to deliver these little dolls my sister Rarity made. She made them for her friends, so we're here to deliver them." Sweetie Belle answered "That's nice. Did she make me?" Spike asked "Um, no." Scootaloo said "Oh." "Say, have you seen Rarity anywhere by any chance?" Sweetie Belle asked "Nope. Haven't seen her. Did you see Twilight by any chance?" Spike asked I'm here! "Can't say we have." Applebloom said I'm right in front of you! "Weird. She was supposed to be here in the library by morning." Spike said "Rarity wasn't in the Boutique either." Sweetie Belle said Yes she was! She was just a doll! "I didn't see Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds today." Scootaloo said She's a doll! "And I didn't see Applejack when i woke up this mornin'." Applebloom added She's on the back of the wagon! As a DOLL! "Strange. Where do you think they went?" Spike asked Come on Spike, can't you see that it's me? "Who knows? Maybe Celestia called them for an emergency meeting. Stuff like that happens all the time." Spike said *Sigh* I give up. "Hope they're okay." Scootaloo said "They're probably fine. No need to worry. They ARE the elements of harmony after all. I mean, they imprisoned Discord, defeated the changelings and defeated King Sombra." Spike said "I guess you're right. Well, hope they come back soon, see you around!" Sweetie Belle said as she and the rest of the Cutie Mark Crusaders strapped their helmets back on and hopped aboard their mode of transportation. Chapter 2Do they not know the peace here lies, The safety of a doll's true guise? As worlds they crumble torn down by time We watch with silent knowing eyes. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom both bumped around the back of the wagon as it sped across the uneven roads of Ponyville. Scootaloo had gotten accustomed to the rocky roads of Ponyville after riding on them for so long. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom... not so much. "Jeez Scootaloo, would it kill ya' to slow down?" Sweetie Belle asked, careful not to bite her tongue from the road's rough terrain. Pleaseslowdownpleaseslowdownpleaseslowdownpleaseslowdown... I like this kid's style. She's gon' get us killed galldarnit! "Rainbow Dash could appear anytime, anywhere! I gotta look my best all the time." Scootaloo replied. What a smart filly. She obviously has good taste in role models. Good taste? Rainbow, no offense, but you'd make a horrible role model. Whadya mean "horrible role model"? Well Rainbow, Applebloom told me about the time you and her were trying ta' find er' cutie mark, and I found yer' tactics to be, a lil' too... extreme. "Relax Scoots, nopony's seen her fer' the whole day!" Applebloom answered. Hey the kid wanted to get her cutie mark didn't she? So did she get er' cutie mark in the end of all yer' shenanigans? That's not the point. What?! That's exactly the point! Slowdownslowdownslowdownslowdownslowdownslowdown... "Well, you never know." Scootaloo said. Wee! I didn't know that travelling in a wagon as a doll would be so much FUN! Sensing that their friend was not going to slow down anytime soon, the two little fillies simply clung onto the wagon as hard as they could and tried to protect their cargo best as they could. The little trio of fillies zipped past town, the locals were quick to stay out of the orange filly's way, making sure to give her PLENTY of space. "Alright, where we headed again?" Scootaloo asked. Yea, where we goin' anyways? Probably to Sugar Cube Corner. Since it IS the closest after all. Wait a minute, Scootaloo can't fly, Applebloom's an earth pony and Sweetie Belle's a unicorn. Who's gonna bring me back home? Scootaloo's obviously going to bring you back with her silly! What?! "Alright, let's go drop off Pinkie Pie first." Sweetie Belle said. Um gals, what if the animals don't recognize me? And Buster has a habit of chewing... Don't you worry Fluttershy, I'm pretty sure they ain't gonna hurt ya'. The scooter buzzed towards the bakery known as Sugar Cube Corner. Scootaloo made sure to put on the brakes just before they reached, skidding to a stop before the building. "Alright we're here." Scootaloo said as she hopped off her scooter. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom too hopped off the red wagon. Applebloom nipped Pinkie's ear and lifted her out of the wagon. Aww, we're here already? Oh well, see you girls later! The three fillies pushed the door open and walked into the bakery, Mrs. Cake was behind the counter, Mr. Cake was probably back in the kitchen or upstairs taking care of the foals. The Cutie Mark Crusaders walked towards the counter, Applebloom placed the Pinkie plushy on the counter. I smell something good baking in the kitchen! Is Mr. Cake whipping up a batch "Hey there Mrs. Cake!" Applebloom greeted "Hello girls!" Mrs. Cake replied "Is Pinkie in?" Sweetie Belle asked Technically yes. But not Pinkie the pony, Pinkie the doll! But then again, I am a pony doll, does that count then? "I haven't seen her all day. She should have been back by now to help out in the store."Mrs. Cake replied "We haven't seen her either." Scootaloo said "Where could that mare be?" Mrs. Cake asked "We don't have a clue. Oh yea, Rarity made this fer' Pinkie. Would ya' mind givin' it ta' her?" Applebloom said with the Pinkie doll in between her teeth. "Oh that's nice. I'll be sure to let her know that you all dropped by." Mrs. Cake said But I'm right here. The Cutie Mark Crusaders thanked Mrs. Cake and left the bakery. Mrs. Cake set the Pinkie plushy on the counter and went back to work. I hope somepony fixes this soon. Being a doll is starting to get boring. The Cutiemark Crusaders strapped on their helmets once more and leaped aboard their mode of transportation. The remaining plush dolls were nervous, they didn't know what was going to happen next, nor did they have anyway of fixing this mess. Girls, what are we going to do? It's only going to be matter of time before we're all split up. Fluttershy's right, we've got to think ah' something to get us out of this mess. How about not failing this time? Not helpin' Rainbow. The Cutie Mark Crusaders sped through the streets of Ponyville, disregarding the pedestrians as they stumbled and/or dove out of their way. A completely unnecessary move considering the fact that Scootaloo could have easily just swerved out of the way instead. This ain't no time to joke! What can we do AJ? We can't move, can't do magic, and we can't even talk! Then... we could... We could- Applejack, the only way we're getting out of this is if somepony puts two and two together. And I'm going to take a chance and say that's not happening anytime soon. That's not true! Applejack, as much as I like your determination and all, Rainbow's right. We gotta depend on our friends and family to connect the dots if we ever wanna get out of this mess.[/color] Applejack struggled to find a response, and with horrible realization setting in, she knew that her friends were right. Chapter 3So come what may, we birds of feather Shall tread the wake of any weather, And though the seasons seek to break Our bonds, we only lie together. The three pony plushies sat in the back in the wagon, the two Cutie Mark Crusaders had managed to reason their driver into slowing down. The only form of communication that took place between the plush dolls was Applejack randomly spitting out plans and ideas. While Rainbow Dash replied with exactly why Applejack's plan would fail. We could git' one o' the princesses tah' help us out. Applejack, how in the hay are they going to even realize that we're dolls? Er, Twilight'll find a way outta this 'ere mess! For the fifth time Twilight can't do magic. And how the hay are y'all actin' so calm about it? I dunno. 'Cause there's nothing I can do about it and I don't want to sit here and whine about how I feel? There is something we can do! There is? We could- Maybe Discord could help? Applejack and Rainbow Dash stopped their conversation. If they could move, they surely would have turned their heads to stare at the timid pegasus. NO! Okay... Fluttershy, I know y'all reformed 'em an' all, but that don't do nothin' tah' change the fact that he's still the God O' Chaos. But he's good now! Yea, and Discord is going to find out about us turning into dolls how? I t'aint got a clue, but ah' got a feelin' somehow he will. The three plush dolls could feel the wagon slow to a stop. from what they could see, they were surrounded by trees. A clear indicator that they were close to the forest, which meant that Fluttershy was the next to return home. Pinkie's prediction was spot on. Well, bye girls. Sweetie Belle levitated Fluttershy up with her magic and headed towards the cottage with her two friends by her side. The three fillies walked past the front gate and made a beeline straight to Fluttershy's door. Sweetie Belle knocked on the door, unsurprisingly, the vacant home delivered no response. The alabaster filly knocked again, the result was reminiscent of her previous attempt. "Guess she isn't home." Scootaloo said "What's with everypony today? Did they go to Canterlot?" Sweetie Belle said "I don't remember Applejack sayin' anythin' 'bout goin' 'tah Canterlot." Applebloom said. Sweetie Belle put her hoof on the doorknob and twisted, it slowly creaked open as sunlight flooded the cottage. The animals were non existent, they were probably outside. I hope the animals are alright, do they have enough food? The three fillies stepped inside. The lack of intelligent life-form of any sort made the place eerily creepy, the fact that it was positioned just outside of a forest inhabited by all sorts of dangerous creatures didn't help at all. "Should we just leave the doll here?" Sweetie belle asked "I s'pose." Applebloom answered. "What other option is there?" Scootaloo replied Why is this happening to me? The three fillies walked to the couch they had sat on when Fluttershy had agreed to be the host for their sleepover. Using her magic, Sweetie Belle gently lowered the plush doll onto the piece of furniture. As the little Fluttershy doll made contact with the couch, the light blue aura that surrounded it dissipated. Oh dear, I hope Rainbow Dash and Applejack will be okay. ...... Well, now what do we do? SImple. We sit and wait. Ain't ther' somethin' we can do? Eenope. You been hangin' out with Big Macintosh? No! Just as Applejack was about to make another smart remark regarding Rainbow Dash's sudden use of her big brother's quote, she was interrupted by the return of the Cutie Mark Crusaders who had finished delivering their friend to her home. Guess ah'm next. Applejack? Yea? Listen, we may or may not be seeing each other again in a long tim, so i just felt like I needed to confess something to ya'. The wagon was rapidly approaching Sweet Apple Acres. It hadn't taken them very long. Maybe ten to twenty minutes. The sun was setting, they had maybe half an hour of sunlight left. Y'all can tell me anything Rainbow. I've been meaning to tell you this when we first met. I'm listenin'. I... The wagon had stopped in front of the path that led to Sweet Apple Acres. I think your hat looks stupid. Why thank- Wait what?! Rainbow Dash burst out into laughter as Applejack was picked up by Applebloom. Why I oughta give y'all a good buck to the face! *Snicker* Applejack only continued to spew threats aimed towards the cyan pegasus as Applebloom lifted her up and placed her on her back. "See ya' gals soon." Appleblom said "Bye!" Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle replied in unison. The wagon sped off once more, this time with the Carousel Boutique as it's destination. Sweetie Belle held onto the only plushy left, Rainbow Dash. It wouldn't take long until night rolled around. Although Rainbow Dash seemed cool and collected, beneath that calm attitude hid a very panicked mare. Oh dear Celestia what do I do? Everypony else is gone, there's nopony here to change us back, and I don't even know where the squirt lives! Within a short period of time, the two fillies had arrived at their destination. Rarity's Boutique which also doubled as her place of residence. The lights inside remained turned on, everything was seemingly untouched. "I still wonder where Rarity and the others are." Sweetie Belle said to her friend. "I'm sure they're fine. After all, Rainbow Dash is with 'em!" Scootaloo said. She really does have a good taste in idols. Sweetie Belle waved her friend goodbye and entered the Boutique, she had completely forgotten about the Rainbow Dash plush doll. Soon after her friend had entered her household, Scootaloo buzzed her wings and made a beeline for her home. Moment of truth I guess. Rainbow Dash could feel the smooth road of Ponyville change to rough grass and dirt. The sun had already set, and in it's place was the moon, shining bright in the sky. Come to think of it, I've never really seen exactly where the squirt lives. The wagon stopped, the sound of the filly's wings buzzing had been replaced by crickets chirping. Rainbow Dash held her breath in anticipation, it was finally time for her to find out exactly where her number one fan resided. Scootaloo walked over, her shadow engulfing the little plush doll. Here we go. Scootaloo picked up the little plush doll and turned a full 180 degrees to face her home. So, here we... are? Rainbow Dash was confused. Before her was the Cutie Mark Crusader's clubhouse, surely this couldn't be the filly's home, what exactly was Scootaloo doing here? What's the filly doin'? It's night, isn't she s'pose to go to bed or somethin'? Scootaloo turned her head around and placed the plush doll on her back, her head reverted back to it's original position as the filly stared at the clubhouse and breathed a sigh. Rainbow Dash was still rather befuddled as to what was going on, shouldn't Scootaloo be returning home by now to her family? Scootaloo climbed up the ramp leading to the tree house, she opened the doors revealing the insides, there were no lights for Scootaloo to turn on, but the moon did a pretty good job in illuminating the little clubhouse. The orange filly placed the little plush doll in the middle of the clubhouse and walked towards the window, gazing out of it. What's wrong with this squirt? After what seemed like a few minutes, Scootaloo turned away from the window and walked to the midle of the clubhouse, looming over the little cyan doll. She let out a little yawn and layed down on the floor, curling up preparing to go to sleep, her foreleg reached out and pulled in the little Rainbow Dash doll. Scootaloo snuggled up against the little doll. "I'm so glad I found you. I've always slept alone in this clubhouse, with no one to accompany me. But now I have you. You may not actually be Rainbow Dash, but I guess a doll is still alright, better than nothing." Scooaloo sleepily muttered to herself. Wow,,, jeez, I-I didn't know... Scootaloo held the doll close to her, and soon enough, the filly had fallen asleep. Rainbow Dash was still unaware of what to make of the situation, all her life, she didn't know that this was what her fan's life was like. She had always assumed that the filly had a family, a decent home. If Rainbow Dash could shed a tear, she surely would have by now. Author's Note Update. Really didn't know much about Scootaloo's home and all, so I just decided to go with the clubhouse thing. (I'm not exactly a fan of this theory, but I didn't know how to write Scootaloo's parents, her home or anything, so I just went with this) Smarty Pants appearance incoming :D Chapter 4With eyes my friends used to see As ponies that we used to be But now we must stare Through stitches of care For now, six plushies are we Six months later "Mornin' gals!" Applebloom chirped as she entered the classroom. Filly's and colts roamed freely, talking to their friends or catching up on homework. Applebloom dropped her bag and sat at her desk between both Scootaloo's and Sweetie Belle's seats. The three plushy's that were attached to the schoolbags began to converse. Mornin'. ZZZZ... huh what? Applejack's here. How do you manage to fall asleep at any given point in time? Just, how? I'm an athlete. I spend a lot more energy than the average pony. And you sleepin' all day is athletic how...? Shut up. While the three plush dolls continued their conversation, the three fillies conversed among themselves. "Hey Scootaloo, I didn't do ma' homework last night, could I borrow yours?" Applebloom asked the orange pegasus. "Homework?! We had homework?!" Scootaloo said in shock. "Well yea, I didn't have time to do it 'cause I had ta' study for the test today." Applebloom replied. "Nooooooooooooooooo..." Scootaloo groaned as she slumped over her desk and proceeded to silently cry. "It's okay gals, I got ya' covered." Sweetie Belle said as she levitated a book from her bag. Ya' think any of the others thought up a plan to get us outta this mess? I'd be surprised if they were still sane. I would scold her for looking at things so grimly but at this point it comes off sounding realistic. I trust Twi hasn't gone Insane in the membrane just yet. How do you think the others are doin'? ****** "Not again." Spike sighed as the canine burst through the door and climbed up the ladder. A rather surprising feat for a dog. The border collie made a beeline for the one place Spike kept the plush doll of Twilight. He never bothered changing the position after the dog found it the last fifty times he tried. He found it easier to just retrieve the doll after the dog was done with it. Besides, it never dropped the doll anywhere besides Fluttershy's. Spike stood by the door and waited as the collie leaped down from his sleeping quarters and bounded out the door, making a beeline towards Fluttershy's little hut. As soon as the mutt exited the library, Spike closed the door behind it and decided to continue rereading the entire library. For the twenty sixth time. 7 hours, 39 minutes and 41 seconds later... Have you spoken to the other four yet? No... I really miss them. Yea... so do I... Twilight mentally grumbled as she recalled the many times where she was on her way to Fluttershy's via dog only to hear Rainbow Dash scream: "Egghead" as she passed by the school. It's been quite a while now. I really wish someone could help us out. "Perhaps I can help." Both Twilight and Fluttershy scanned the room for the source of the voice, at first they saw nothing, and then they noticed one of the foodbowls for the dogs jerking towards them. And then it grew a pair of eyes, both yellow with red pupils, and then it turned into a full fledged draconequus. "Ooh, you don't know how many yoga lessons I had to take to bend like that." Discord said as he brushed the kibbles off his arms. Discord! "Fluttershy." Discord said while bowing. Y-you can hear us? "Of course. I'm a god, why shouldn't I be able to hear you?" Discord said matter of factly. How long have you known about our situation? "All of six months. By the way, I'm very surprised you managed to keep your sanity intact. Especially the pink one. She's fun." Why didn't you tell the Princesses?! "Oh they knew. I just convinced them to let me handle it." Lies! "Oh it's surprising how quickly one can change their mind after a nice candlelit dinner in Tartarus. Nice place, definitely worth visiting during summer." What if Equestria was in trouble while we were gone?! "Oh relax Twilight. I promised them that if we were in trouble I'd get you out of your little situation. Fortunately for me, it's been fairly quiet the past half a year." I... Whatever, can you turn us back to normal? I'm still here... just in case you were wondering... "Yes Fluttershy we know. And no Twilight. Not yet." What?! Why not?! "In three, two, one..." As soon as Discord counted to one he snapped his fingers and both the plush dolls were turned back into living breathing mares. Before either one could say a word however, a bright flash of blue light illuminated the room before fading just as quickly. "Hahaha! The plot twist hath... What." Princess Luna replied upon seeing both Fluttershy and Twilight as ponies instead of the expected plush dolls. Meanwhile Discord stood with his mismatched arms crossed, he had also managed to don a pair of shades in the brief few seconds that Princess Luna blinded half of Ponyville. "Nice try Lu-lu. But you're point eight zero nine seconds late. Also, it's not a plot twist if you tell someone before the actual plot twist. Still, I appreciate you trying." Discord said as he pet Princess Luna on the head before unzipping a zipper out of nowhere and stepping in the portal formed by it. All the while Princess Luna and the two ponies continued staying frozen in confusion as their brains continued to try and process everything. ****** Applebloom sat at the kitchen table, doing (or at least trying to) her homework, her mind focused solely on answering the questions that were faced before her. Or be the recipient of an F. Again. "Applebloom. Have you seen Applejack?" Granny Smith asked from the living room. "No Granny. She's been gone for the past 6 months." Applebloom replied. Not long after, Granny Smith walked into the kitchen and stared out the window. "Ah there she is! 'Bout time she started workin', we've had more trees than we could buck." Granny Smith said. Applebloom dropped her pencil and looked in the same direction as Granny. What she saw was one Applejack bucking appletrees like her life depended on it, all the while she could faintly hear her mumbling: "Gottacatchupgottacatchupgottacatchup". "Y'know, it wouldn't kill ya' to be honest. You could learn a thing or two from her." Granny Smith said as she proceeded to walk out of the kitchen. Leaving Applebloom to simply stare out the window in befuddlement. ****** Sweetie Belle missed her sister. No surprise there. As she arrived back home, she dropped her schoolbag and levitated her homework out of her bag. Groaning in the process. Not long after she dropped her books on the kitchen table and took a seat an explosion of light went off. She turned her head to face the origin of the flash of light, her schoolbag, And lo and behold there stood Rarity. "Rarity!" The young filly practically screamed as she leaped off her chair and gave her older sibling a hug. Although Rarity slightly surprised at first she quickly returned the hug. "I missed you." Sweetie Belle muttered. "So do I." Rarity replied. The heartwarming show of sisterly love didn't last long however, as soon after Rarity's eyes grew wide as she screamed: "The boutique!" before running out of the house. "Well. You uh... you do that then." Sweetie Belle said with a sigh. ****** Rainbow Dash watched as Scootaloo continued trying to fly. She always came out to this open field just to practice her flying, usually not staying in the air for more than a few seconds before her wings could carry her no more and she would crash into the ground. But the determination she showed was without a doubt impressive. Fall after fall, she brushed off the grass and just tried again. While the filly continued to practice, she was completely oblivious to the bright flash of light that went off behind her. What did grab the filly's attention however, was the voice of her idol. "Hey kid, you wanna take a break or something?" Rainbow Dash asked, worried over all the falls she'd taken. "Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo said in excitement as she tackled the mare. "Calm down squirt." Rainbow Dash chuckled as she ruffled the filly's hair. After a few minutes of laying down on the grass and doing nothing, Rainbow Dash decided that she had important matters to attend to. "Where are you going?" Scootaloo asked. "Look for Twilight and the others." Rainbow Dash replied nonchalantly. "Oh... okay..." Scootaloo said, her smile faltering. "You wanna follow?" "Would I!" Scootaloo replied before following her role model into the city ****** Mrs. Cake watched with a blank expression as Pinkie Pie devoured every cupcake she saw, even the ones that were fresh from the oven. Just as Pinkie was halfway through the entire bakery's pastry supply, Mr. Cake walked in, before freezing and looking at his wife, expecting an answer. "I just don't know that mare." She replied. the end i guess Author's Note this was really really hard to write. i really had to force myself through this. but i promised an ending. well here you go
PrologueWe friends of cloth share stitch and thread, Our time we've spent, a full life led, What is it here upon these blocks That fills our souls so full of dread? It was just another fine night in the tranquil town of Ponyville, not a single thing misplaced. The town was dark, most of it's residents had fallen asleep, the only building with any sort of light was the Carousel Boutique. Although it was done serving customers for today, it was now the venue of a slumber party for six certain mares. The Elements of Harmony. The six mares all sat in a circle, on their own sleeping bags save for Rainbow Dash who was hovering above everypony else. "-and then I did a couple more barrel rolls and boom! Before I know it I just did another Sonic Rainboom!" Rainbow Dash said, a proud smirk on her face. "That's nice and all, but Rainbow, don't y'all think we should be talkin' 'bout somethin' everypony here can relate too?" Applejack asked "I guess." Rainbow Dash said as she shrugged. "So, Rarity, how's the Boutique doing?" Twilight Sparkle asked "Oh just wonderful! Business has been booming lately!" The marshmallow mare replied "So, just out of curiosity, what's the most popular piece of fabric here in your shop?" Twilight Sparkle asked "Silk definitely. Oh that reminds me! Would you excuse me for a moment, I have some business to attend to. I need your opinion on something." Rarity said The alabaster mare walked over to a dress. It was made out of silk and was mint green with a lyre design on it. "What kind of fabric do you think would be best on this dress?" Rarity asked her friends. "What's the most fabric they use to make those exercise clothes?" Rainbow Dash asked "Cotton." Rarity asked "Cotton it is then!" Rainbow Dash said "I was thinking more of Nylon." Twilight said All five ponies pitched in as Rarity blasted the dress, trying to see which kind of fabric looked best on the dress. Literally there wasn't a millisecond of silence at all. The stress and irritation within Rarity was rising with every passing second. "Would all of you just be quiet!" Rarity turned to face her friends just as her horn was lighting up with a ball of blue magic. The beam of blue energy flew off the unicorn's horn and flew right into a mirror on the wall and then proceeded to continue bouncing everywhere, reflecting everything and anything that it came into contact with. The mares panicked save for Pinkie Pie who simply stood in place and squeed: "Woooooo! Light show!". The five elements all ran off in different directions and trying to dodge the beam of magic in general, Rainbow Dash was hovering in the air trying to evade the light rod, Pinkie Pie still stood in the center gazing at the magic laser in awe. After around half an hour of running around, the five mares all crashed into Pinkie Pie and landed in a heap as the laser bounced off a window and hit the elements and there was a blinding flash of blue light. When the light had faded, all that was left was a circle of black, the elements of harmony were nowhere to be found. Instead, in their place were six technicolor plush dolls of the elements themselves.
Chapter 1These other ponies fear too late That someday soon will clear their slate The links they've made and lives they've touched, And suffer from death's prowling gait. "Cutie Mark Crusaders dress makers go!" The three little fillies yelled as Applebloom and Sweetie Belle hopped into the back of the wagon and Scootaloo got behind the handlebars of the scooter and buzzed her wings and the scooter sped off towards the Carousel Boutique. "Sweetie Belle, are ya' sure Rarity'll let us borrow her stuff?" "I'm pretty sure she will. She IS the Element of Generosity after all." Sweetie Belle replied "If you say so." was Applebloom's response The scooter skidded to a stop in front of the Carousel Boutique. Scootaloo took off her helmet and her mane sprung back into it's original position. Her two friends had also taken off their helmets and placed them in the wagon. The three little fillies entered the Carousel Boutique. The fillies looked around, and the first thing they saw were the six little plush dolls. "Rarity!" Sweetie Belle called There was no response to Sweetie's call, almost immediately Scootaloo noticed the six plush dolls. "Um, gals?" Scootaloo asked Sweetie Belle and Applebloom too noticed the little dolls. The three fillies walked over to the six little dolls and stared at them in curiosity. "Sweetie, did Rarity make these?" Applebloom asked Applebloom? Sugarcube! It's me! Applejack! Yer' sister! Galldarnit can she even hear me? the little plush Applejack thought to herself "I dunno. Maybe?" Sweetie Belle asked Sweetie! It's me! Rarity! She can't hear me can she? The little plush Rarity thought to herself "But why would she make dolls?" Scootaloo asked C'mon squirt, it's me! Rainbow Dash! Can you even hear me? Hellooooooo? The little Rainbow doll thought to herself Wee! I'm a doll! Pinkie doll thought to herself "Maybe she made it as a gift to Twilight and the others." Sweetie Belle said We ARE the dolls! Twilight doll thought to herself "Why don't we help Rarity deliver 'em?" Applebloom asked "That's a great idea!" Sweetie Belle Oh m-my, girls? Can you hear me? Oh no... was the line of speech floating around in Flutterdoll's head The Cutie Mark Crusaders picked the all dolls up save for Rarity since this was her boutique, and headed back to the wagon. They then strapped on their helmets and put the plush dolls into the wagon. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom made sure to hang on to them tight, aware of Scootaloo's need for speed. C'mon Applebloom, Cant ya' hear me? I don't think she can Applejack. How am I gonna fly again?! How am I gonna walk, talk and do other kinds of stuff now?! Calm down Rainbow Dash, I'm sure we can fix this. Eventually." I don't want it fixed "eventually", I want it fixed now! Who's going to take care of Angel, or the other animals while I'm gone? Oh my, I hope he'll be alright. Being a doll is so fun! Except for the part that I can't move, or talk to other ponies except you four. And Rarity. And I can't eat anything. Great, now I wanna be normal again. The wagon holding the plush dolls and the other two members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders sped along the roads of Ponyville, not slowing down in the least for anything. Scootaloo's two passengers clung onto the wagon, making sure not to fall off or let their cargo fall off. "Alright, let's go to The library first!" Sweetie Belle said to Scootaloo "Why the library?" Scootaloo asked "Because it's closest silly." Applebloom replied The three fillies sped towards the tree shaped building. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the library. Scootaloo took off her helmet and placed it in the back of the wagon. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom did the same and hopped off the wagon, making sure to avoid damaging the rest of the plush dolls. Sweetie Belle took the little Twilight plush and approached the door of the library, making sure to knock before she entered. "Just a minute." A voice from inside called Soon enough the door swung open and at the doorway stood Spike, Twilight's loyal assistant. "Hey girls. Whatcha doin' today?" Spike asked the Cutie Mark Crusaders "We're just here to deliver these little dolls my sister Rarity made. She made them for her friends, so we're here to deliver them." Sweetie Belle answered "That's nice. Did she make me?" Spike asked "Um, no." Scootaloo said "Oh." "Say, have you seen Rarity anywhere by any chance?" Sweetie Belle asked "Nope. Haven't seen her. Did you see Twilight by any chance?" Spike asked I'm here! "Can't say we have." Applebloom said I'm right in front of you! "Weird. She was supposed to be here in the library by morning." Spike said "Rarity wasn't in the Boutique either." Sweetie Belle said Yes she was! She was just a doll! "I didn't see Rainbow Dash clearing the clouds today." Scootaloo said She's a doll! "And I didn't see Applejack when i woke up this mornin'." Applebloom added She's on the back of the wagon! As a DOLL! "Strange. Where do you think they went?" Spike asked Come on Spike, can't you see that it's me? "Who knows? Maybe Celestia called them for an emergency meeting. Stuff like that happens all the time." Spike said *Sigh* I give up. "Hope they're okay." Scootaloo said "They're probably fine. No need to worry. They ARE the elements of harmony after all. I mean, they imprisoned Discord, defeated the changelings and defeated King Sombra." Spike said "I guess you're right. Well, hope they come back soon, see you around!" Sweetie Belle said as she and the rest of the Cutie Mark Crusaders strapped their helmets back on and hopped aboard their mode of transportation.
Chapter 2Do they not know the peace here lies, The safety of a doll's true guise? As worlds they crumble torn down by time We watch with silent knowing eyes. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom both bumped around the back of the wagon as it sped across the uneven roads of Ponyville. Scootaloo had gotten accustomed to the rocky roads of Ponyville after riding on them for so long. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom... not so much. "Jeez Scootaloo, would it kill ya' to slow down?" Sweetie Belle asked, careful not to bite her tongue from the road's rough terrain. Pleaseslowdownpleaseslowdownpleaseslowdownpleaseslowdown... I like this kid's style. She's gon' get us killed galldarnit! "Rainbow Dash could appear anytime, anywhere! I gotta look my best all the time." Scootaloo replied. What a smart filly. She obviously has good taste in role models. Good taste? Rainbow, no offense, but you'd make a horrible role model. Whadya mean "horrible role model"? Well Rainbow, Applebloom told me about the time you and her were trying ta' find er' cutie mark, and I found yer' tactics to be, a lil' too... extreme. "Relax Scoots, nopony's seen her fer' the whole day!" Applebloom answered. Hey the kid wanted to get her cutie mark didn't she? So did she get er' cutie mark in the end of all yer' shenanigans? That's not the point. What?! That's exactly the point! Slowdownslowdownslowdownslowdownslowdownslowdown... "Well, you never know." Scootaloo said. Wee! I didn't know that travelling in a wagon as a doll would be so much FUN! Sensing that their friend was not going to slow down anytime soon, the two little fillies simply clung onto the wagon as hard as they could and tried to protect their cargo best as they could. The little trio of fillies zipped past town, the locals were quick to stay out of the orange filly's way, making sure to give her PLENTY of space. "Alright, where we headed again?" Scootaloo asked. Yea, where we goin' anyways? Probably to Sugar Cube Corner. Since it IS the closest after all. Wait a minute, Scootaloo can't fly, Applebloom's an earth pony and Sweetie Belle's a unicorn. Who's gonna bring me back home? Scootaloo's obviously going to bring you back with her silly! What?! "Alright, let's go drop off Pinkie Pie first." Sweetie Belle said. Um gals, what if the animals don't recognize me? And Buster has a habit of chewing... Don't you worry Fluttershy, I'm pretty sure they ain't gonna hurt ya'. The scooter buzzed towards the bakery known as Sugar Cube Corner. Scootaloo made sure to put on the brakes just before they reached, skidding to a stop before the building. "Alright we're here." Scootaloo said as she hopped off her scooter. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom too hopped off the red wagon. Applebloom nipped Pinkie's ear and lifted her out of the wagon. Aww, we're here already? Oh well, see you girls later! The three fillies pushed the door open and walked into the bakery, Mrs. Cake was behind the counter, Mr. Cake was probably back in the kitchen or upstairs taking care of the foals. The Cutie Mark Crusaders walked towards the counter, Applebloom placed the Pinkie plushy on the counter. I smell something good baking in the kitchen! Is Mr. Cake whipping up a batch "Hey there Mrs. Cake!" Applebloom greeted "Hello girls!" Mrs. Cake replied "Is Pinkie in?" Sweetie Belle asked Technically yes. But not Pinkie the pony, Pinkie the doll! But then again, I am a pony doll, does that count then? "I haven't seen her all day. She should have been back by now to help out in the store."Mrs. Cake replied "We haven't seen her either." Scootaloo said "Where could that mare be?" Mrs. Cake asked "We don't have a clue. Oh yea, Rarity made this fer' Pinkie. Would ya' mind givin' it ta' her?" Applebloom said with the Pinkie doll in between her teeth. "Oh that's nice. I'll be sure to let her know that you all dropped by." Mrs. Cake said But I'm right here. The Cutie Mark Crusaders thanked Mrs. Cake and left the bakery. Mrs. Cake set the Pinkie plushy on the counter and went back to work. I hope somepony fixes this soon. Being a doll is starting to get boring. The Cutiemark Crusaders strapped on their helmets once more and leaped aboard their mode of transportation. The remaining plush dolls were nervous, they didn't know what was going to happen next, nor did they have anyway of fixing this mess. Girls, what are we going to do? It's only going to be matter of time before we're all split up. Fluttershy's right, we've got to think ah' something to get us out of this mess. How about not failing this time? Not helpin' Rainbow. The Cutie Mark Crusaders sped through the streets of Ponyville, disregarding the pedestrians as they stumbled and/or dove out of their way. A completely unnecessary move considering the fact that Scootaloo could have easily just swerved out of the way instead. This ain't no time to joke! What can we do AJ? We can't move, can't do magic, and we can't even talk! Then... we could... We could- Applejack, the only way we're getting out of this is if somepony puts two and two together. And I'm going to take a chance and say that's not happening anytime soon. That's not true! Applejack, as much as I like your determination and all, Rainbow's right. We gotta depend on our friends and family to connect the dots if we ever wanna get out of this mess.[/color] Applejack struggled to find a response, and with horrible realization setting in, she knew that her friends were right.
Chapter 3So come what may, we birds of feather Shall tread the wake of any weather, And though the seasons seek to break Our bonds, we only lie together. The three pony plushies sat in the back in the wagon, the two Cutie Mark Crusaders had managed to reason their driver into slowing down. The only form of communication that took place between the plush dolls was Applejack randomly spitting out plans and ideas. While Rainbow Dash replied with exactly why Applejack's plan would fail. We could git' one o' the princesses tah' help us out. Applejack, how in the hay are they going to even realize that we're dolls? Er, Twilight'll find a way outta this 'ere mess! For the fifth time Twilight can't do magic. And how the hay are y'all actin' so calm about it? I dunno. 'Cause there's nothing I can do about it and I don't want to sit here and whine about how I feel? There is something we can do! There is? We could- Maybe Discord could help? Applejack and Rainbow Dash stopped their conversation. If they could move, they surely would have turned their heads to stare at the timid pegasus. NO! Okay... Fluttershy, I know y'all reformed 'em an' all, but that don't do nothin' tah' change the fact that he's still the God O' Chaos. But he's good now! Yea, and Discord is going to find out about us turning into dolls how? I t'aint got a clue, but ah' got a feelin' somehow he will. The three plush dolls could feel the wagon slow to a stop. from what they could see, they were surrounded by trees. A clear indicator that they were close to the forest, which meant that Fluttershy was the next to return home. Pinkie's prediction was spot on. Well, bye girls. Sweetie Belle levitated Fluttershy up with her magic and headed towards the cottage with her two friends by her side. The three fillies walked past the front gate and made a beeline straight to Fluttershy's door. Sweetie Belle knocked on the door, unsurprisingly, the vacant home delivered no response. The alabaster filly knocked again, the result was reminiscent of her previous attempt. "Guess she isn't home." Scootaloo said "What's with everypony today? Did they go to Canterlot?" Sweetie Belle said "I don't remember Applejack sayin' anythin' 'bout goin' 'tah Canterlot." Applebloom said. Sweetie Belle put her hoof on the doorknob and twisted, it slowly creaked open as sunlight flooded the cottage. The animals were non existent, they were probably outside. I hope the animals are alright, do they have enough food? The three fillies stepped inside. The lack of intelligent life-form of any sort made the place eerily creepy, the fact that it was positioned just outside of a forest inhabited by all sorts of dangerous creatures didn't help at all. "Should we just leave the doll here?" Sweetie belle asked "I s'pose." Applebloom answered. "What other option is there?" Scootaloo replied Why is this happening to me? The three fillies walked to the couch they had sat on when Fluttershy had agreed to be the host for their sleepover. Using her magic, Sweetie Belle gently lowered the plush doll onto the piece of furniture. As the little Fluttershy doll made contact with the couch, the light blue aura that surrounded it dissipated. Oh dear, I hope Rainbow Dash and Applejack will be okay. ...... Well, now what do we do? SImple. We sit and wait. Ain't ther' somethin' we can do? Eenope. You been hangin' out with Big Macintosh? No! Just as Applejack was about to make another smart remark regarding Rainbow Dash's sudden use of her big brother's quote, she was interrupted by the return of the Cutie Mark Crusaders who had finished delivering their friend to her home. Guess ah'm next. Applejack? Yea? Listen, we may or may not be seeing each other again in a long tim, so i just felt like I needed to confess something to ya'. The wagon was rapidly approaching Sweet Apple Acres. It hadn't taken them very long. Maybe ten to twenty minutes. The sun was setting, they had maybe half an hour of sunlight left. Y'all can tell me anything Rainbow. I've been meaning to tell you this when we first met. I'm listenin'. I... The wagon had stopped in front of the path that led to Sweet Apple Acres. I think your hat looks stupid. Why thank- Wait what?! Rainbow Dash burst out into laughter as Applejack was picked up by Applebloom. Why I oughta give y'all a good buck to the face! *Snicker* Applejack only continued to spew threats aimed towards the cyan pegasus as Applebloom lifted her up and placed her on her back. "See ya' gals soon." Appleblom said "Bye!" Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle replied in unison. The wagon sped off once more, this time with the Carousel Boutique as it's destination. Sweetie Belle held onto the only plushy left, Rainbow Dash. It wouldn't take long until night rolled around. Although Rainbow Dash seemed cool and collected, beneath that calm attitude hid a very panicked mare. Oh dear Celestia what do I do? Everypony else is gone, there's nopony here to change us back, and I don't even know where the squirt lives! Within a short period of time, the two fillies had arrived at their destination. Rarity's Boutique which also doubled as her place of residence. The lights inside remained turned on, everything was seemingly untouched. "I still wonder where Rarity and the others are." Sweetie Belle said to her friend. "I'm sure they're fine. After all, Rainbow Dash is with 'em!" Scootaloo said. She really does have a good taste in idols. Sweetie Belle waved her friend goodbye and entered the Boutique, she had completely forgotten about the Rainbow Dash plush doll. Soon after her friend had entered her household, Scootaloo buzzed her wings and made a beeline for her home. Moment of truth I guess. Rainbow Dash could feel the smooth road of Ponyville change to rough grass and dirt. The sun had already set, and in it's place was the moon, shining bright in the sky. Come to think of it, I've never really seen exactly where the squirt lives. The wagon stopped, the sound of the filly's wings buzzing had been replaced by crickets chirping. Rainbow Dash held her breath in anticipation, it was finally time for her to find out exactly where her number one fan resided. Scootaloo walked over, her shadow engulfing the little plush doll. Here we go. Scootaloo picked up the little plush doll and turned a full 180 degrees to face her home. So, here we... are? Rainbow Dash was confused. Before her was the Cutie Mark Crusader's clubhouse, surely this couldn't be the filly's home, what exactly was Scootaloo doing here? What's the filly doin'? It's night, isn't she s'pose to go to bed or somethin'? Scootaloo turned her head around and placed the plush doll on her back, her head reverted back to it's original position as the filly stared at the clubhouse and breathed a sigh. Rainbow Dash was still rather befuddled as to what was going on, shouldn't Scootaloo be returning home by now to her family? Scootaloo climbed up the ramp leading to the tree house, she opened the doors revealing the insides, there were no lights for Scootaloo to turn on, but the moon did a pretty good job in illuminating the little clubhouse. The orange filly placed the little plush doll in the middle of the clubhouse and walked towards the window, gazing out of it. What's wrong with this squirt? After what seemed like a few minutes, Scootaloo turned away from the window and walked to the midle of the clubhouse, looming over the little cyan doll. She let out a little yawn and layed down on the floor, curling up preparing to go to sleep, her foreleg reached out and pulled in the little Rainbow Dash doll. Scootaloo snuggled up against the little doll. "I'm so glad I found you. I've always slept alone in this clubhouse, with no one to accompany me. But now I have you. You may not actually be Rainbow Dash, but I guess a doll is still alright, better than nothing." Scooaloo sleepily muttered to herself. Wow,,, jeez, I-I didn't know... Scootaloo held the doll close to her, and soon enough, the filly had fallen asleep. Rainbow Dash was still unaware of what to make of the situation, all her life, she didn't know that this was what her fan's life was like. She had always assumed that the filly had a family, a decent home. If Rainbow Dash could shed a tear, she surely would have by now. Author's Note Update. Really didn't know much about Scootaloo's home and all, so I just decided to go with the clubhouse thing. (I'm not exactly a fan of this theory, but I didn't know how to write Scootaloo's parents, her home or anything, so I just went with this) Smarty Pants appearance incoming :D
Chapter 4With eyes my friends used to see As ponies that we used to be But now we must stare Through stitches of care For now, six plushies are we Six months later "Mornin' gals!" Applebloom chirped as she entered the classroom. Filly's and colts roamed freely, talking to their friends or catching up on homework. Applebloom dropped her bag and sat at her desk between both Scootaloo's and Sweetie Belle's seats. The three plushy's that were attached to the schoolbags began to converse. Mornin'. ZZZZ... huh what? Applejack's here. How do you manage to fall asleep at any given point in time? Just, how? I'm an athlete. I spend a lot more energy than the average pony. And you sleepin' all day is athletic how...? Shut up. While the three plush dolls continued their conversation, the three fillies conversed among themselves. "Hey Scootaloo, I didn't do ma' homework last night, could I borrow yours?" Applebloom asked the orange pegasus. "Homework?! We had homework?!" Scootaloo said in shock. "Well yea, I didn't have time to do it 'cause I had ta' study for the test today." Applebloom replied. "Nooooooooooooooooo..." Scootaloo groaned as she slumped over her desk and proceeded to silently cry. "It's okay gals, I got ya' covered." Sweetie Belle said as she levitated a book from her bag. Ya' think any of the others thought up a plan to get us outta this mess? I'd be surprised if they were still sane. I would scold her for looking at things so grimly but at this point it comes off sounding realistic. I trust Twi hasn't gone Insane in the membrane just yet. How do you think the others are doin'? ****** "Not again." Spike sighed as the canine burst through the door and climbed up the ladder. A rather surprising feat for a dog. The border collie made a beeline for the one place Spike kept the plush doll of Twilight. He never bothered changing the position after the dog found it the last fifty times he tried. He found it easier to just retrieve the doll after the dog was done with it. Besides, it never dropped the doll anywhere besides Fluttershy's. Spike stood by the door and waited as the collie leaped down from his sleeping quarters and bounded out the door, making a beeline towards Fluttershy's little hut. As soon as the mutt exited the library, Spike closed the door behind it and decided to continue rereading the entire library. For the twenty sixth time. 7 hours, 39 minutes and 41 seconds later... Have you spoken to the other four yet? No... I really miss them. Yea... so do I... Twilight mentally grumbled as she recalled the many times where she was on her way to Fluttershy's via dog only to hear Rainbow Dash scream: "Egghead" as she passed by the school. It's been quite a while now. I really wish someone could help us out. "Perhaps I can help." Both Twilight and Fluttershy scanned the room for the source of the voice, at first they saw nothing, and then they noticed one of the foodbowls for the dogs jerking towards them. And then it grew a pair of eyes, both yellow with red pupils, and then it turned into a full fledged draconequus. "Ooh, you don't know how many yoga lessons I had to take to bend like that." Discord said as he brushed the kibbles off his arms. Discord! "Fluttershy." Discord said while bowing. Y-you can hear us? "Of course. I'm a god, why shouldn't I be able to hear you?" Discord said matter of factly. How long have you known about our situation? "All of six months. By the way, I'm very surprised you managed to keep your sanity intact. Especially the pink one. She's fun." Why didn't you tell the Princesses?! "Oh they knew. I just convinced them to let me handle it." Lies! "Oh it's surprising how quickly one can change their mind after a nice candlelit dinner in Tartarus. Nice place, definitely worth visiting during summer." What if Equestria was in trouble while we were gone?! "Oh relax Twilight. I promised them that if we were in trouble I'd get you out of your little situation. Fortunately for me, it's been fairly quiet the past half a year." I... Whatever, can you turn us back to normal? I'm still here... just in case you were wondering... "Yes Fluttershy we know. And no Twilight. Not yet." What?! Why not?! "In three, two, one..." As soon as Discord counted to one he snapped his fingers and both the plush dolls were turned back into living breathing mares. Before either one could say a word however, a bright flash of blue light illuminated the room before fading just as quickly. "Hahaha! The plot twist hath... What." Princess Luna replied upon seeing both Fluttershy and Twilight as ponies instead of the expected plush dolls. Meanwhile Discord stood with his mismatched arms crossed, he had also managed to don a pair of shades in the brief few seconds that Princess Luna blinded half of Ponyville. "Nice try Lu-lu. But you're point eight zero nine seconds late. Also, it's not a plot twist if you tell someone before the actual plot twist. Still, I appreciate you trying." Discord said as he pet Princess Luna on the head before unzipping a zipper out of nowhere and stepping in the portal formed by it. All the while Princess Luna and the two ponies continued staying frozen in confusion as their brains continued to try and process everything. ****** Applebloom sat at the kitchen table, doing (or at least trying to) her homework, her mind focused solely on answering the questions that were faced before her. Or be the recipient of an F. Again. "Applebloom. Have you seen Applejack?" Granny Smith asked from the living room. "No Granny. She's been gone for the past 6 months." Applebloom replied. Not long after, Granny Smith walked into the kitchen and stared out the window. "Ah there she is! 'Bout time she started workin', we've had more trees than we could buck." Granny Smith said. Applebloom dropped her pencil and looked in the same direction as Granny. What she saw was one Applejack bucking appletrees like her life depended on it, all the while she could faintly hear her mumbling: "Gottacatchupgottacatchupgottacatchup". "Y'know, it wouldn't kill ya' to be honest. You could learn a thing or two from her." Granny Smith said as she proceeded to walk out of the kitchen. Leaving Applebloom to simply stare out the window in befuddlement. ****** Sweetie Belle missed her sister. No surprise there. As she arrived back home, she dropped her schoolbag and levitated her homework out of her bag. Groaning in the process. Not long after she dropped her books on the kitchen table and took a seat an explosion of light went off. She turned her head to face the origin of the flash of light, her schoolbag, And lo and behold there stood Rarity. "Rarity!" The young filly practically screamed as she leaped off her chair and gave her older sibling a hug. Although Rarity slightly surprised at first she quickly returned the hug. "I missed you." Sweetie Belle muttered. "So do I." Rarity replied. The heartwarming show of sisterly love didn't last long however, as soon after Rarity's eyes grew wide as she screamed: "The boutique!" before running out of the house. "Well. You uh... you do that then." Sweetie Belle said with a sigh. ****** Rainbow Dash watched as Scootaloo continued trying to fly. She always came out to this open field just to practice her flying, usually not staying in the air for more than a few seconds before her wings could carry her no more and she would crash into the ground. But the determination she showed was without a doubt impressive. Fall after fall, she brushed off the grass and just tried again. While the filly continued to practice, she was completely oblivious to the bright flash of light that went off behind her. What did grab the filly's attention however, was the voice of her idol. "Hey kid, you wanna take a break or something?" Rainbow Dash asked, worried over all the falls she'd taken. "Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo said in excitement as she tackled the mare. "Calm down squirt." Rainbow Dash chuckled as she ruffled the filly's hair. After a few minutes of laying down on the grass and doing nothing, Rainbow Dash decided that she had important matters to attend to. "Where are you going?" Scootaloo asked. "Look for Twilight and the others." Rainbow Dash replied nonchalantly. "Oh... okay..." Scootaloo said, her smile faltering. "You wanna follow?" "Would I!" Scootaloo replied before following her role model into the city ****** Mrs. Cake watched with a blank expression as Pinkie Pie devoured every cupcake she saw, even the ones that were fresh from the oven. Just as Pinkie was halfway through the entire bakery's pastry supply, Mr. Cake walked in, before freezing and looking at his wife, expecting an answer. "I just don't know that mare." She replied. the end i guess Author's Note this was really really hard to write. i really had to force myself through this. but i promised an ending. well here you go
