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The Author Jumps Worlds (MLP)	By : Haunter_Rayne Category: +M through R > My Little Pony Views: 14327 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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**Author's Note** Hello again! Thank you for being patient for this chapter. The story continues with Twilight explaining what's happened to the other princesses. Prepare for another attempt at me writing drama. No sexiness but there are definitely some close connections that are shown here. Also there is another tease to Rayne's next goal at the end of the chapter.

Author Jumps Worlds (MLP)
Chapter 29 - Missing Persons, Missing Objectives

Now Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash watched as the others went into a bit of a panic. Cadence nervously asked, “Taken?! Like, you don't mean…”

Twilight nodded sadly. Suddenly Shining Armor placed a hoof on his wife to steady her and asked, “Twily, are you seriously telling us that Spike has been abducted?”

Again Twilight nodded sadly. Now Celestia spoke up also sounding nervous, “Twilight please, are you sure that this isn't some kind of misunderstanding? Could he just be missing? Or lost somewhere? Are you absolutely sure?!”

For the third time Twilight nodded sadly. “There is no doubt. It happened right in front of us. Spike was forcefully taken against his will. It all happened so fast that none of us knew what to do.”

Now even one of the guards by the door spoke up. “If someone has kidnapped Spike the Brave and Glorious then that is an affront to Princess Twilight and all of the Crystal Empire who reveres him as a hero! Sir, should I alert the soldiers to commence rescue operations at once?!”

But now all four princesses looked to the guard’s outburst with surprise. Shining Armor stood from his seat and yelled at him commandingly, “You will remain at your station soldier until you are given orders!” Quickly the guard snapped back to silent attention after being reprimanded by his commanding officer. Then Shining Armor turned back to his sister and said, “This is very serious. Without Spike and Rarity we might not figure out how to restore the Crystal Heart to normal. Also, Spike is more than just a hero to the empire. He is our friend and I want to see him returned safely.”

Getting tired of all of the interruptions from the others Luna calmly asked, “Just start from the beginning and tell us everything, Twilight. We don't know anything yet about Spike's abduction or the magical blast from the night before. But you say they might be related. So please, fill us in on what we have missed.”

She nodded and took a breath. “Alright, here is what I know. It all started when we got a new pony in Ponyville. Pinkie Pie had thrown him one of her welcoming parties as she does for all new ponies but when Rarity met him they really seemed to hit it off.” Pinkie raised her hoof excitedly and made her squeaky noise but otherwise did not interrupt. “The day after the party he apparently visited her and he somehow knew all about the fact that Spike has had feelings for Rarity since forever.”

“Wait, what?” Celestia asked surprised.

Cadence was the first to respond saying, “Yes, Spike has been in love with Rarity since the day Twilight and him moved to Ponyville. Or so I have been told. You really didn't know that?”

“I-, I… Well no, I had no idea.” She said feeling guilty that she looked to be the only pony in the room who was surprised by this.

Shining Armor spoke up next in a somewhat annoyed tone. “Um excuse me but are ponies dating lives really what are most important right now? I thought somepony was missing.” Suddenly every mare in the room scowled at him together, making him quick to recoil in his seat.

Celestia chimed in again, still feeling a bit bewildered. “But he is a dragon and she is a pony. Are you sure he isn't just confused, maybe from being raised in Equestria?”

Now Luna interjected right away saying, “Oh no! He loves her, trust me. In all my years I have never known any to dream so devotedly of another. Night, after night, after night. We should all be so lucky…” She said a little bitterly.

Twilight now jumped back in saying, “Just hold on brother, I'm getting there. We don't know which detail might be important.” After clearing her throat she continued. “So as I was saying, after this Rarity was filled with guilt having never thought about how Spike must have felt holding onto an unrequited love for all these years. She might be overreacting a little in my opinion but now her heart has seemed to open up to him as well.” Celestia looked to Luna who again nodded that she agreed. “And then… between the two of them… the night before last… it happened...” She struggled to say, naively not even realizing how dramatic she was making her story sound.

Every eye in the room was spread wide, staring at Twilight from the edge of their seat to hear what happened next. “They kissed… And not on Spike's cheek or anything like that. They apparently confessed their mutual love for one another and gave each other their first real kiss.”

Cadence, Celestia and Pinkie Pie all gave a sigh of adoration together and even Luna spoke up with a smile saying, “Yes, tis most heartwarming to hear.”

Meanwhile Twilight scolded Pinkie saying, “You already know all this!”

“Yeah but when you say it THAT WAY I can't help it!” She giggled.

Celestia noticed that Fluttershy seemed to cross her hooves and turn away upset. Rather than to get into that, Twilight quickly went on to say, “The reason why I bring this up is because something magical happened during that kiss. Apparently Rarity had a vision of some sort. She was in a dark place that she didn't recognize and before her was Spike but not as we know him. It was the giant Spike when his greed had led him to devastate Ponyville. However this time she didn't scream or recoil away from the giant Spike like she had the first time. She wasn't scared anymore. Instead she decided that Spike was the same no matter what he looked like on the outside. So she leaned forward and kissed the vision of the giant dragon Spike as well. When she did, it brought her back to reality and the room was filled with magic. She doesn't know where it came from but when their kiss broke the magic shot off in every direction.”

“Twilight, that's miraculous.” Cadence said in awe.

Luna spoke up next saying, “If what you say is true then this was truly a monumental event. I know of no such magic to exist.”

Celestia was next as she added, “I know not what caused such a magical response. But it sounds to me like Rarity was tested in her feelings for Spike. A test that she passed explosively, it seems.” She giggled with a few of the other girls chuckling as well.

Then Shining Armor spoke up while holding a hoof to his chin. “I don't get it.” Again all the mares scowled at him but this time he stood up for himself. “What?! It doesn't make sense! How? Why?”

Suddenly his wife placed her hoof over his to settle him. “We don't know yet darling. That's why we're discussing it. Perhaps we should allow Twilight to continue?” Everypony nodded and returned their attention without further interruptions.

Twilight continued saying, “What I think happened is if that magical blast reached all the way here, it probably reached other kingdoms as well. That's what I think led to Spike being abducted.” The others nodded that they could see the logic in that but they looked to Twilight because they were still missing the motive for Spike's kidnapping. “Princess Celestia, earlier this morning my castle had been rather crowded as we were getting ready to embark here per your summons. However it was just then that the cutie map had called Applejack away. Discord has since informed me that her mission is already finished but the abduction took place right after I had teleported A.J. to her destination.”

Celestia spoke up supportively saying, “Please Twilight, tell us how it happened.” She could see that her pupil was still hesitating. It seemed as if Twilight had not wanted to explain and was delaying for as long as she could. “It's alright, we will listen to you.” She offered kindly, not knowing what to say that would help.

Twilight hung her head knowing that she was really on the spot now. She said it quickly as if she were ripping off a bandage. “It was dragons…”

“DRAGONS?!” The others shouted in surprise.

Twilight nodded. “Yes, they invaded Ponyville in full force. It was completely out of the blue. One moment everything was fine and the next there was screaming! And panic! Dragons were crawling over ponies’ homes and I was almost crushed when Torch landed down just outside my castle!”

Now Celestia almost stood in her seat as she asked, “The elder dragon Torch showed up in Ponyville?!”

“That's right. All of the dragons did from what I could see. From big to small. And Ember was with them. They seemed quite angry and at first I was afraid for the townsfolk. But Ember started yelling that they were looking for Spike. That he had supposedly broken some kind of dragon law or something!”

Rainbow Dash, being a little more observant than the others thought she heard just the slightest crack in Twilights voice. “Oh no!” Dash gasped zooming from her seat into an immediate hugging position with Twilight.

Continuing as if nothing had happened, “Spike had been with us… right there next to us… outside in the courtyard…” Twilight said with the start of a whimper now in her voice. In her mind she replayed the events as she repeated them to the princesses. “We tried our best but there was nowhere that we could hide him! Torch reached down and pick him right up out of our grasp!” The other rulers watched chairs fall back to the floor as Fluttershy and Pinkie also rushed over trying to console their friend. “They- they said… that he was going to stand trial…” Twilight sobbed now as she began to break down.

“Twilight…” Celestia called out, raising a hoof for her to stop.

“No! You don't understand!” Twilight startled all of them with how suddenly she had screamed. Her friends rubbed her back and her mane trying to console her but it was to little effect.

The three princesses looked to each other and nodded, all being older and wiser than Twilight. Cadence tried next, “Hey, maybe that's enough for right now. We understand the situation and now-"

“Ember told me…” Twilight continued, cutting off her sister-in-law. “She said what the punishment would be if he is found guilty… She looked me in my eyes and told me what they were taking my friend away from me for!” She shrieked with tears streaming from her face to the table below.

“Twilight! I want you to stop, now!” Celestia said in an authoritative voice. She took no joy in seeing her pupil in misery nor would she sit idly by letting her friend torment herself.

“They said…” Twilight whimpered.

“Twilight! That is enough!” Luna called, stomping her hoof onto the table only to watch her words fall on deaf ears.

“Twilight!” Celestia yelled, leaning over the table reaching out for her. Cadence and Luna gasped seeing Celestia literally climb onto the table, trying to scramble across to the younger alicorn.

“THEY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO EAT HIM!” Twilight screamed and suddenly every heart in the room dropped like a stone into an empty bucket.

The silence that pervaded the conference room seemed to cripple all who were in it. Celestia stood motionless, reaching out only inches from Twilight. But her face looked sorrowful as if she had just failed at some important task. She looked to Twilight's friends seeing how they hung their heads shamefully, already knowing that what Twilight had just yelled was the truth. She looked around seeing the others displaying various signs of grief to this news.

“No, that cannot be…” Luna whispered out. “The dragons have always been rough, to be sure but…”

“Sis, come on…” Shining Armor asked. He choked on his words stuttering out, “You're joking right? That can't be real. You picked up a low sense of humor somewhere while your big brother wasn't there to look after you… right?” But he was quickly distracted by his wife tugging on him.

He looked over seeing Cadence’s eyes covered in tears and she suddenly turned to her side while holding her stomach. “Shining I'm going to be sick!” She yelled and he quickly lifted her hair while she leaned underneath the table for modesty sake. He held her in his arms and no one could seem to blame her as Cadence emptied the contents of her stomach onto the floor.

Twilight looked from Celestia’s still outstretched hoof up to her face. “Celestia…?” Her mentor looked sad but still reached down to her with a caring smile. “I don't want to lose my friend...” She whimpered out.

“Oh my dearest Twilight.” Celestia said and reach down into the pile of ponies. She scooped Twilight up who just hung limply in her arms. Celestia pulled the smaller princess into a tight embrace, hugging her against her chest with both arms. Right now Celestia didn't care about being appropriate or who she was in front of. She knew in her heart that she secretly loved Twilight like a daughter and she knelt down holding her like she were a filly. Twilight just held on and cried into the multicolored mane of the older princess. Celestia spared only a moment to glance toward her sister and then returned to giving Twilight her undivided attention. “Shh, shh my dear. Everything will be okay.”

Meanwhile Luna nodded and stepped away from the table to the shocked looking guards. They were also bewildered by the recent news but Luna shouted at them while trying not to be loud enough to disturb the others. “Stand at attention!” Instantly they scrambled upright even though they still didn't look quite confident. “We are going to need help in here! You two need to go for supplies. Bring something to help clean up Princess Cadence’s… uh, reasonable mishap. Be polite and discreet about it! Also bring replacement seating for Princess Twilight and the others. I fear she may exhaust herself before the night is through. Nothing inappropriate though, simply a couch or the like will suffice!” The two guards nodded mumbling that one of them will get cleaning supplies and the other can move the furniture. But before they could leave Luna scornfully told them. “And at present time you are forbidden from repeating what you heard in this conference room to anypony. If you do so I will see you tried for treason. Do I make myself clear?!”

The two guards nodded and departed swiftly down the hallway. Turning back into the room Luna saw that Twilight had indeed passed out right in Celestia’s arms and her Ponyville friends were helping to move her. Meanwhile Cadence seemed to be regaining control of herself but looked terribly distraught. “We apparently have much to discuss.” Celestia said to her sister. Glancing over her shoulder Cadence also nodded even though she still looked unwell.

- A Few Hours Later -

“None of these ideas work!”

“SSHHHHHHHH!!!”

Twilight stirred groggily as she heard a stallion's voice followed by the sounds of several others trying to quiet him. She wasn't sure what was happening but she knew that she was extremely tired, as if the joints of her body had no desire to move. Around her though she could now hear voices whispering in a hushed argument.

“Listen darling, no one is saying that we have decided on a course of action yet!”

“Tis true, nowhere is it officially written that the abduction of a citizen of Equestria will immediately mean a declaration of war. Despite that, I doubt that the citizens of Canterlot or the Crystal Empire would allow this to stand if they were aware of what has transpired.”

“Stop it sister, there will be no war as long as I am in charge of Equestria. And besides, the dragons might not even acknowledge Spike as a citizen of Equestria, claiming that his dragon heritage takes precedent.”

“Well that brings me back to my point of what do we do?! We've been bickering back and forth about what ties our hooves. What action CAN we take?!”

“SSHHHHHHHH!!!” They all repeated again as Shining Armor once more raised his temper.

As Twilight sat listening to this, she then heard another voice. It was much closer to her and that is when she realized that somepony had been holding her while she slept. “Hey there sugar cube. You should be gettin’ back to your rest if you need it.”

Twilight surprised herself with how tired she sounded, licking her lips from having a very dry mouth. “Applejack? Is that you? Ehm, how long have I been asleep?”

She felt a hoof stroke her back and she heard a reply. “Don't you worry ‘bout that, not long. And yeah, it's me. Rayne and I just got off the train a little bit ago. The others already filled me in about all that's happened. I haven't left yer side since.”

Twilight was still lying there with her eyes closed, feeling that she had little strength for anything else. “How'd you even know I was awake?”

“Aw shucks, a while back Applebloom duped me while she had been a fakin. Once I caught on, I got pretty good at catching her doing it. I saw you twitching when your breathing changed and I knew.”

“Heh, that's pretty slick A.J.” She paused for a moment before taking a deep breath. “Where is Rayne? Is he here?”

“Ah no, he ain't. I left him in the Crystal Empire and told him to explore a bit but to stay in town. He isn't a royal pony or a close friend of the family so I didn't know if it'd be right bringing him into the castle.”

Now Twilight took another deep sigh as one of her eyes lazily slid open. She gave a depressing huff seeing that it was night already and she looked to the others wondering what she had missed.

Celestia had her hoof on the table and was authoritatively arguing with Shining Armor, “I know we need to do more than just send a peaceful envoy to ask for him back! Rarity and Starlight should almost be there by now. I'm sure they will do much more than just ask politely!”

Luna now held a hoof to her chin. “Could maybe a covert rescue work? Perhaps they lose him or he simply escapes, as far as they would know.”

Cadence held her temples in her hooves looking frustrated. “Is that what we are left with? Stealing him back? Well I am prepared to accept any alternative to sending armed troops. I'm sure that's why Twilight hesitated in telling us the dragons were responsible. She must of feared causing an interspecies incident.”

Celestia nodded and affirmed, “Yes I sensed that as well.”

“As did I.” Luna replied.

It was just then that Cadence turned her gaze and shouted. “Oh Celestia!”

“W-what?! Why are you shouting?” The princess gasped in fright.

But then Cadence looked annoyed and said, “No, not you! I was using the expression. Look! Twilight is awake!”

The three of them rushed over and Twilight found it a little embarrassing to be the center of so much attention. “Um, hi.” She stated simply as she managed to pull both eyes open to look at them. They fussed over her for a moment but she was quick to wave them off, letting them know that she was feeling better. “Listen to me please.” She began as she slowly started lifting herself up. “Wait, how did I get to be laying on a couch? Well nevermind that right now. I've been listening to all of your ideas and you all make good points. But I think you need a different perspective.”

Celestia nodded towards her saying, “Of course. You have had more time to think about the situation than any of us. How do you think we should handle things?”

Twilight smiled because she knew that Celestia respected her but it was times like these when it really showed. “We should proceed by trusting in Rarity and Starlight.” She saw the surprised look in the faces of the others. “I don't know how this situation is going to turn out, but we shouldn't be wasting our time debating on a resolution. We should be planning for the fallout instead.” She said assertively as she limped herself back to a standing position.

“Twilight…” Cadence whispered in concern.

“Twily, we can't give up that easily. I know those two might have a head start but we have to do some-"

“I understand you completely Twilight.” Luna said, interrupting Shining’s plea. “They have much more than a head start on us and even if we were to take action it would take time to travel there for us to make any sort of difference.”

Twilight nodded and continued. “Listen, whatever is going to happen will happen without us, if it hasn't already. What we need to do is prepare for the outcomes that might be. The best case scenario would be that someone needs to pick up our three friends and take them home. The worst case scenario being… our permanent peace that we've had with the dragons comes to an end. Furthermore, there's a possibility that not just Spike but we might never see our other two friends again either if things have gone really bad over there.”

“AAHH!” Fluttershy gasped in terror of the thought.

“Whoa now Twilight! Let's not start addin’ to the list of friends we might lose here.” Applejack pleaded with worry.

But Twilight raised her head saying, “No, I'm sorry A.J. but we don't know what will happen. If Starlight and Rarity fail, the dragons might also get upset at them for trying to interfere. Yes this is a hard possibility to face but I'm done crying. We need to focus on what can HELP after they have made their attempt to save Spike.”

“My friends…” Celestia spoke up now. “Please do not mistake me for being uncaring, but hearing her words I have to say that Princess Twilight is right. We should be putting multiple plans into action for a positive outcome and a negative one. Both must now be prepared for.”

Cadence started by offering, “So a transport should be sent to the Dragon Lands in case they may have already been successful? For all we know it could all be over already.”

Shining was quick to follow, “Yes but the kind of transport will matter. The ponies we send might be able to welcome them home... or they might have to rush out for their lives. If we send a military escort and our friends have managed to rescue Spike peacefully then it might offend the dragons undoing their work. On the other hoof, a military escort might be needed.”

Luna was next, adding to the already complicated scenario. “Assuming that all doth fall to ruin, what actions are we to take?”

Twilight responded next stating, “Equestria provides the Dragon Lands with over eighty percent of the gemstones that they use. We could cut off trade with them as an alternative to war. But then there's always the possibility that they might not take kindly to that and invade us instead of us attacking them.” She gave a brief pause as they all considered the gravity of the situation.

Then from nearby, Twilight's friends each gave their input which was happy to be received by the princesses. Applejack started by calling out, “What we’re needin right now is information. We need to know what has happened to our friends, but to be ready for anything at the same time!”

“Oh dear…” Fluttershy gulped. “Um, I know that there is a lot to prepare already and I don't want to make things harder for anypony,” She said timidly but then quickly sped through the end of her request, “but could you make your preparations without causing a panic for everypony down in the streets?!”

“Hold on!” Pinkie suddenly butted in. “So you're saying, we need to prepare for things to go good… while preparing for things to go bad… all the while not really telling ponies what is actually going on to not get their fears up?!”

Fluttershy fumbled with her mane a bit. “Um, yes?”

Just then Twilight brought their attention back as she called out, “Not to worry everypony! I have some ideas for how we can organize all of these strategies!” Levitating over some papers and ink with a quill she began to sketch out her designs for them all to see. “We won't be able to put any of this into action until the morning but I think this just might work!” The others looked to her and together they nodded.

- Outside the Crystal Empire in the Frozen North -

Cold winds rolled across hilly snow banks under the light of the moon above. The sky was clear allowing the stars to rain their brilliance down upon the endless fields outside the Empire. Old snow was left to crystallize on the frozen ground leaving a pallid veil across all the land. Not even a fox or an arctic hare stirred within the twilight of the late hour. All the while, far beyond the sight of the empire's lengthy towers, a single black stallion trudged through the snow alone.

Having snuck off from the Crystal Empire as soon as Applejack had left him, Rayne now scoured the area where he had seen Twilight's Cutie Mark on the Friendship Map. His hooves raced as he used his magic to throw the white powder about between snowbanks. “Where Is It?!” His voice curdled with anger as he roared to himself. “I will search this entire wasteland if I have to!” He yelled, turning this way and that. Divots and mounds formed as Rayne tore through the iceland without regard.

Rayne noted the position of the moon in the sky as his breath became increasingly visible while he huffed. “More... “ He growled as he levitated large amounts of snow to search the ground below. “Mooorrreeee!” He roared out, commanding his magic as he split snow apart like a plow. After a mighty push he stopped and stared out over a new valley he hadn't searched yet. “Huhhh….” Despite his efforts, hours passed as Rayne could still not locate what he sought after in the lonely wastes. “... Brrr-rrr…” He shivered in the cold as he continued his search.

Snow stuck to his dark fur as he quickened his pace, “This is ridiculous! I don't even have a direction to go in!” He paused while standing atop another snowbank. He began feeling exhaustion overtake him as the cold pierced his lungs. “I'm catching my death out here… what is the freezing point for horses anyways?” He wondered before shaking it off and continuing his search. “Heh, I don't really have much experience in cold weather. San Diego only has one season after all. Maybe I should stop and ask Discord for help?” He thought to himself. He shivered while standing alone, seeing nothing around him for miles.

As he trudged on he felt the wet snow bite at his hooves. He didn't know how long ago the Crystal Empire had disappeared from view. All that could be seen behind him were the torn up snow fields he had already rummaged through. “What if I can't…” But suddenly his brow furrowed and he glared defiantly. “NO! I can do this, I know that it is out here! I… will… not… give up!” He yelled and proceeded on with his search.

**Author's Ending Note** So early in the chapter I thought it'd be amusing to break the tension by having Twilight repeat the same identical action three times. Also now as some of you are aware, I enjoy trying my hand at drama. Drama can be upsetting but if it pulls at heartstrings that means I succeeded. Was anyone moved by the conference scene? With Cadence being the Princess of Family and Love I figure the untimely death of a dear friend would disable her at her core. And I still think I wrote her “mishap” to be as neat and graceful as one can be while becoming sick. Furthermore, Luna is kind hearted after putting Nightmare Moon behind her but that doesn't mean she still doesn't have a stern temperament. Additionally, I think that Celestia secretly cares for Twilight much more than she lets on. Not in a romantic sense but if Twilight didn't already have a mom then I'm sure she would love to fill that role. Also it is canon that Equestria ships massive amounts of gemstones to the dragon lands but I can't remember if I got that from the show or from the comics.
Also, what could Rayne be searching for out in the middle of nowhere? What could be out there that he would want to have so badly? And is it worth dying for?
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