Chapter 1: The Departing

Twilight

“What do you mean you have to go away for two weeks!?”, spike said with a wornness in his voice.

“Don’t worry spike. I will only be gone to Raptureville for a few days. The longest part is the travel,” says twilight, hoping to calm down spike, although she knows spike continued to complain.

“But that’s far away. Even far away where the dragons fear to go at,” said the complaining spike.

Twilight then replied back with, “don’t worry spike. I’ll be fine. Besides, the fate of Equestria is in my hooves. I do not plan to let down Celestia or this country.”

Twilight then finished packing for her long journey. She then headed out the door, and said her goodbyes to spike, for she will not be coming back for a while.

She then closed the door to the tree library, and went to the edge of town, where she said she would meet her friends. They will depart from there.

However, she was not the only one who was saying their goodbyes.

Applejack

Applejack was getting her saddlebag ready, while Applebloom was complaining how she doesn’t want applejack to go on the long and dangerous journey.

“But applejack, You’ll get killed!” said Applebloom.

“I know you mean well, but you got to let me go. Celestia is counting on us to find the seventh element and bring him back. Besides, you’ll have Big Mac to keep you company while I’m gone,” said applejack with a little sadness in her voice.

Applebloom just stared at her, with her puppy dog eyes, and then jumped on her big sister to hug her.

She then said, “will you promise me you’ll come back?”

Applejack then replied with a not so confident voice, “I Pinkie promise Applebloom. I Pinkie promise.”

As applejack gently put down Applebloom, Big Mac and Granny Smith walked in and said goodbye and wished her good luck on her trip.

She then headed for the door, and left for the Departing point.

Fluttershy

Fluttershy was shaking a little while she was packing her saddlebag. She kept thinking to herself, how she won’t be able to do it.

The reason that she thought she couldn’t do it, was because she was afraid to and step into the unknown, or at least the unknown lands to most ponies. Most ponies just stay in a general area or in safe parts of Equestria for most of their lives.

Fluttershy thought to herself, that she couldn’t do it.

She remembered that one time, when there was a dragon inside a mountain, and she had to travel outside of Ponyville to reach the mountain. However, ever since that event took place, she knew she could expand a little bit more, and not be afraid to go outside of Ponyville, or to go to any place that was safe from terrifying creatures, that she thought wasn’t safe.

She thought about this so much, that she then collapsed on the floor, and huddled in a corner.

Then, her pet bunny, angel, came up to her, and drove some sense into her; by using charades on telling her, she could do it.

Fortunately, the bunny charades were enough to motivate Fluttershy to go on the trip. However, she was worried that no one will take care of the animals while she is gone, but then remembered that she asked some other ponies in town to look after them.

After fluttershy was finished packing, Fluttershy then headed out the door, and to the Departing point.

Rarity

Rarity was packing her things. However, she barley even packed her saddlebag, because she was looking over the outfits to wear.

She could not decide between a camouflage and a snowy white coat, when she enters the cold part of her journey.

Rarity knew that it didn’t matter, because it was more about the fate of Equestria then fashion. She even knew no one would care, because the other ponies she will potbelly meet, would not give two shits and one fuck about her fashion.

However, Rarity then thought, even though no one will care and it didn’t matter, that didn’t mean she couldn’t go in fashion.

After Rarity finished overlooking her cloths, she packed her saddlebag with supplies that she felt important to her. She also said goodbye to her little sister Sweetie Belle, because she would not be seeing her in awhile. She knew, however, she would eventually have to fight while on the journey. She knew this would be very dangerous. She then shrugged the thought off as much as possible, because she couldn’t think about it, for she had to get to the departing point.

Pinkie Pie

Pinkie Pie was so excited. She couldn’t keep still about going on the trip.

She wondered all the things she will see and the things she will get to do. She didn’t even remembered why she was going on the trip.

She also knew the trip would be very dangerous. However, she was also the element of Laughter, which means, she will try to laugh and look on the bright side of things, when it gets rough. All she tries to do is shed a little light on a grey day.

Pinkie had soon packed everything she needed and was out the door faster than a cheetah.

She was even out the door before the cakes could say their goodbyes. Pinkie also talked with the cakes about her leaving the shop for a few days, and they were completely ok with it.
Besides, the cakes knew this was the fate of Equestria on the line.

Therefore, pinkie was off to join her friends at the departing location

Rainbow Dash

Rainbow Dash was doing some exercises.

She knew if she was going on this journey, she knew she had to be strong. She had to be tough. She would have to fight through things when things got rough.

She was doing some last minute exercises with her forelegs and wings.

As soon as she finished, she quickly grabbed all of her stuff that she would need for the trip.

As soon as she was finished, she went say goodbye to scootaloo, who was her number one fan. She was also not too long ago, taken under Rainbow’s ‘wings’.

After she said goodbye, she headed for the Departing point.

Soon, everyone was there. They all showed up on time and in the correct spot as well.

Then they all looked at each other, and each other knowing that look meant that they could not go back until they came back with the seventh element.

As soon as they were sure they wanted to leave, they continued from there Departing point. They all soon left and disappeared into the Everfree Forest.

Author's Note

The next chapter should be a good one.