Chapter 3 - Facing Fear

The next morning, the girls went immediately after breakfast to town. They stormed into Twilights house without even thinking about knocking. Amazingly they were not surprised of what they saw. The place was cleaned. And there were no sign of Spike.
They knew what they had to do. But none of them wanted to say it. But then...
"The Everfree forest it is" Scootaloo said with that brave, daring smile she had learned from the amazing Rainbow Dash.
But Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom knew she was terrified of the Everfree forest, so where they. Either way they had to go find Spike.
They didn’t pack anything. And then again, why would they? It’s not like they are going to stay there for long, right?
The girls were gathered outside the forest, on the road leading into it. The gulped simultaneously as they slowly moved into the mysterious forest.
They had walked for a bit, when Sweetie Belle asked.
"Where do you think he is?"
"The letter said they would be meeting at the lake, but the fact that he has been gone for two days now... well... I don’t know..." Apple Bloom said, a little disappointed in her own tone. She had hoped that she could seem calm and cheer up the other ponies.
Not many words were said on the way to the lake, all because of fear. The ponies were at all times walking very close to each other, constantly checking bushes and trees for danger. They finally arrived, at the big lake. “The lake”, if you could call it that. Was filled with a disgusting green thick matter. And every now and then, bubbles would appear and pop into a green toxic gas slowly disappearing in the air.
And as they expected, there were no one there.
The three ponies look confused. Not because they didn’t know no one was going to be here, but because they had no idea where to look next. They had just expected another clue, like in the movies. They had followed the first letter. Now what?
"What now?" Scootaloo asked, as expected by the others.
"Uhm... ”Apple Bloom stopped for a moment.
"I... Don’t.. Know..?"
Scootaloo started moving around the lake. It wasn’t THAT big. She was looking for something. A clue?
Apple Bloom thought it was stupid, what did she expect to find? But did not tell her. Instead she followed her, acting like she was also looking. Of course, not wanting to be left behind Sweetie Belle did the same.
Apple Bloom was about to give up and tell Scootalooto to do the same, when suddenly Sweetie Belle screamed, an ear piercing scream. A scream that makes bones shiver, and gives you goosebumbs. A scream so powerful and serious, that you know someone was, or is in danger.
Sweetie Belle was the last one to follow Scootaloo, therefore she is the last one in the line. Her face was all white and that is not because of her skin tone, but because of what she is seeing at the moment. She looks terrified and full of fear. You would understand, after all that is not something a young filly should ever witness. She was lifting up a bush, so Apple Bloom and Scootaloo couldn’t see what she was looking at.
Scootaloo and Apple Bloom were looking at her with an interested and curious mime. Sweetie Belle looked back at them and then lifted the bush even higher and revealed the body of a purple and green baby dragon. Well the purple was fading, so it was more of a pinkish tone. The eyes were still open, but you almost couldn’t see the iris.
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo looked at the dead baby dragon without blinking. And then, Apple Bloom fainted.

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