She peeked around the corner, watching for any sign of the purple horse. She chastised herself for leaving the Sisters behind, growling at her own stupidity as she cautiously walked the hall. She heard the thrum of voices, they were close by the sound of it.626Please respect copyright.PENANA92BYlWPNcJ
"What coulda made her run off?" came the voice of the smaller Sister.626Please respect copyright.PENANAUk2yRlMCiQ
"I don't know" the larger Sister replied.
Her heart leapt into her throat- she waited for the voice of the purple horse to come, it didn't. She teleported, appearing before them.
"Mrs. N!" small Sister cried, both in surprise and happiness "Where've you been?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAeYIR6gFeZx
"NoT- LiIke pUrPle"626Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5fg50yJJC
"Twilight? Why do you not like her?" Big asked.
She pointed to her stomach.
"Your belly?" Small said, one ear up.626Please respect copyright.PENANAiSjjXjyQ0t
"I do believe she means the slug, Sweetie- correct?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAUNHAuAkcSF
She nodded.626Please respect copyright.PENANARaENgVSFGC
"Why? Don't you want that thing out?"
She shook her head feverishly, displaying her dislike of the very idea.
"Why?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAKQl6D0XUX9
"I...dEAd"626Please respect copyright.PENANAiUYhLSUjzK
"What?"626Please respect copyright.PENANA7pLiGRtbcZ
"Need" she said.626Please respect copyright.PENANAwsMbHovAkw
"Do you mean- do you mean to tell me, you can't survive without that...that slug...inside you?" Big said, her mouth curving into one of horror.
She nodded, smiling.
"Well...are you absolutely sure?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAQmkHWp0J84
She nodded again, this time rolling her eyes.
Both Sisters were at a loss for words, looking up at her in silence.
"What're we gonna tell Twilight?" Small asked.626Please respect copyright.PENANAB4QMMrxp90
[i]'Good question'[/i] she thought.626Please respect copyright.PENANAVCH6VFUJzv
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"Rarity?" Purple's voice called "Sweetie? Have you found her?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAWOkH7HnfxS
She took a defensive position, and knelt down to grab the Sisters.626Please respect copyright.PENANA9nyEpEYpx9
"N? What are you-"
She didn't finish, as the three disappeared in a flash, vanishing from the boutique.
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"-and then they disappeared" Twilight said.626Please respect copyright.PENANADTTpvo8KOs
She glanced up, looks of surprise painted on the four ponies' faces.
"So...y'all don't have any idea where they are?" Applejack asked.626Please respect copyright.PENANAsyyAJ3tK44
"...no..."626Please respect copyright.PENANAQBl892JZ5b
"Um...have you tried...a tracking spell?" Fluttershy squeaked.626Please respect copyright.PENANAahZyHUKcFT
"I've tried every one I know, but something's interfering with it, I can't sense them anywhere..."626Please respect copyright.PENANAxzCTs6sNi1
"See? I knew this thing would cause trouble!" Dash said, stomping a hoof "We should've thrown that thing out when we had the chance!"626Please respect copyright.PENANAWaZgpiSycl
"How exactly would we a' done that? You saw how protective that thing was a' Sweetie- if we kicked her out, ah think she woulda jus' kept on comin' back"626Please respect copyright.PENANAtl9rjPDRmy
"I suppose...what's wrong Pinkie?" Twilight said, noticing the pink mare's spasms.626Please respect copyright.PENANAkoV6tRQDX5
"Twitchytwitchytwitchy" she said, finishing "that was a [i]doozy[/i]"626Please respect copyright.PENANArsxGFwd9Us
"What does that mean?" Dash asked.626Please respect copyright.PENANAaMGuf06Kmi
"I don't know!" she grinned "Somepony's scared- ooh! And something big is gonna happen!"626Please respect copyright.PENANAuAATvkkp6t
"Then we need to find them, quick!" Rainbow said "How can we find them?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAWSnSFj8ZXU
"I have no idea...how about we start at the boutique, and go from there?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAITjcNISQEo
"Sounds like a plan!" Dash said, flaring her wings and zipping out of the library.
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"Really, darling- the [i]Everfree?[/i]" Rarity sighed, glancing around at the dark forest surrounding them.626Please respect copyright.PENANAdw1UpGphd7
The biped seemed to shy away, as if she were a foal who'd been caught with her hoof caught in the cookie jar.
"Sor...SoRRy- PAnIc" she said.626Please respect copyright.PENANAvWfk09U18M
"Where are we, anyway?" Sweetie asked "Besides the forest, I mean"626Please respect copyright.PENANAcNGMozc4YZ
"I don't know, dear" Rarity said "but I do believe we're not too far from the border"626Please respect copyright.PENANAAwgJE1iIeZ
"Can we go, then?" Sweetie said "This place is giving me the creeps"626Please respect copyright.PENANACmiJOIikhc
"An excellent idea"
With that, the two unicorns began their walk, the biped following.626Please respect copyright.PENANA1hu9gIc75j
Said biped stopped, the two unicorns continuing their walk, oblivious to what she was doing. She growled as her glowing eyes scanned the bushes, searching for any sign of danger.
She found none, and began following the sisters once more, keeping her guard up just in case.
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Unbeknownst to the trio, a pair of ponies were watching them from the saftey of the forest's shadows.
"Do you think we should tell them?" the mare asked, watching the trio tromp through a patch of blue flowers.626Please respect copyright.PENANAXtiHD95XBv
"Will that change anything?" the stallion replied, wiping some sweat from his light-blue coat.626Please respect copyright.PENANAdAaR3MRdE3
"It might offer them some comfort"626Please respect copyright.PENANA9TiknoVSJu
"At least that's something we can agree on..."626Please respect copyright.PENANA7HCbEyjpug
"Well, here we go, do you think they'll make it?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAacs3rYw4qw
"I'd certainly hope so"
"It does seem like a dreadful place to die"626Please respect copyright.PENANA7ix3HVneMo