Fluttershy and Twilight landed softly in front of the three other ponies. They had been waiting impatiently for their return.

"What did you find? What did you find?" asked Pinkie Pie. She was jumping in excitement.

"You first," said Twilight. Pinkie Pie sunk and sat down, already knowing what Fluttershy and Twilight were about to hear for the first time.

"Right. So, we split up, thinkin' that would cover the most ground," said Applejack.

"I found nothing but mud," said Rarity, unhappily.

"I didn't find anything either," said Pinkie Pie. "Not even squirrels." Both Rarity and Pinkie Pie sighed at their small misfortunes.

"I found something. Or rather, somepony," said Applejack.

"Oh?" asked Twilight.

"I was walkin' around right over there," she pointed toward a bunch of trees. "I was lookin' up in the trees in case Rainbow Dash decided to fall asleep in one of 'em. Since I was lookin' straight up, I walked right into a pony and we both fell over.

'Sorry, I didn't see you there,' I said.

'S'alright,' she said back to me.

'Hey, have you seen a blue pony with a rainbow mane lately?' I asked her. She told me that she did. She saw Dash just this mornin'. She says she was out for a walk 'cause she couldn't sleep 'bout three this mornin' an' she heard some commotion 'bout where Rainbow Dash's house is. Says she heard some thunder an' some shoutin' an' then it was silent, figured that was something," Applejack reported.

"That explains the burnt leaf," mumbled Twilight. The other ponies looked confused. Twilight and Fluttershy reported all they had found. The other ponies listened in awe, stunned with what they had heard. The ponies formed a tight circle, trying to piece everything together, finally coming up with the conclusion that Rainbow Dash had been ponynapped.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, what are we going to do?" asked Fluttershy, sobbing and shuffling anxiously.

"Girls, please, we can't say for certain that she's been ponynapped. There has to be another explanation for what has happened," said Twilight. The ponies all looked at her.

"Like what?" asked Rarity.

"Like, um, well," Twilight fell silent and bowed her head. "I don't know. But we have to remain positive." The ponies' devastated looks didn't change.

"Twilight's right. We have to stay positive. Here's what we're gonna do," said Applejack. "Pinkie Pie, Rarity, you two go make some posters an' put them up 'round Ponyville. Maybe somepony knows where she is, an' they can help us. Twilight, is there some sort of location spell that you can use to find Rainbow Dash?"

Twilight paced, looking uncertain. "I don't know. I just don't know. I would have to look in my books. Maybe… yeah, I think I can find one."

"Perfect. Fluttershy, you go ask all your animal friends if they've seen anything. Sometimes, animals see things that ponies don't." Fluttershy smiled happily, glad she was able to help. "As for me, I'll go ask around Ponyville to see if anypony else knows anythin'." All the ponies nodded.

"Put your hooves in," said Applejack, placing her hoof in the center of the circle. The other ponies followed her lead. "We're gonna find Rainbow Dash, alright y'all? Together, we can do anythin'. Alright ponies, good luck to you." Applejack threw her hoof in the air with the other ponies and they all ran off in different directions to begin their tasks.