After taking the camera from Pinkie, I leave by the window again. I quickly look back as Twilight goes to close the window.

“Make me proud sis!” I say, smiling. Twilight just smiles back, closing the window. “Well Pinks, we need a hiding place.” It was then I noticed Pinkie was not near me. “Uh?...”

“Psst!” I look up. “Up here!” Pinkie whispers down.

“How did you?...You know what, never mind.” I state, climbing back onto the roof.

Me and Pinkie were in the middle of a game of cards, to which she was beating me; when I heard Rarity's voice through the sauna rooms skylight. I quietly put my cards down and went over to the skylight peering in. I saw Rarity and Fluttershy both wearing matching robes, walking to the sauna.

“Rarity, I don't know if I can continue these spa trips.” Fluttershy says.

“What ever do you mean darling?” Rarity replies.

“It's been six months! Don't lie to me Rarity, you still miss him!”

Rarity sighs, looking down. “I do. He saved us that night and then he disappeared. If only I got to say goodbye.” A tear falls from Rarity's face. “I try to move on Fluttershy, but I can't! I see him every night in my dreams.” Rarity wipes tears from her eyes. “But we must be strong for him! One day our brother will return....then I will kick him in the flank for leaving.”

“Rarity!” Fluttershy shouts, a little taken aback by Rarity's promise of kicking me.

“I'm sorry Fluttershy, but a stallion simply doesn't just leave his family and not expect some Comeuppance.” Rarity states, opening the door to the sauna.

“Hi girls!” I hear Twilight, shout out.

“Twilight? What are you doing here?” Rarity asks.

I don't hear Twilights response as Fluttershy and Rarity enter the sauna, closing the door afterwards. I wait for moment, making sure that the coast was clear. I gesture to Pinkie that now was the time to enact our prank. Pinkie nods as she puts the pack of cards back into her mane. I shake my head, before climbing back down to the spa window. Just as I expected Twilight left the window unlatched. Silently I lift the window and climb through. I turn back around and help Pinkie through, carefully dropping her back to the floor.

Me and Pinkie crouch down and slowly walk to the sauna door. Halfway across Lotus walks back into the room, me and Pinkie freeze. Both of us looking like two ninjas caught in a spot light. I raise a finger to my lips, Lotus just turns around walks back out not saying a word. I look back to Pinkie and she just shrugs, I smile and crouch walk up to the sauna door. Carefully I raise my head and peek into the small door window, I see Twilight and Rarity talking while Fluttershy is sitting with her eyes closed.

I turn back to Pinkie. “These rocks are going to work, right?” I ask, my pink companion.

“Yeah, if you can heat them high enough.” Pinkie replies.

“How high?”

“About five hundred celvon, should be enough.”

“Celvon?” I ask, giving Pinkie a raised eyebrow.

“Yeah, why?”

“Well if it's anything like a Celsius, it shouldn't matter.” I reply. I look back to the window, finding the coals giving off white steam. I grin. “Good they have no idea!” I exclaim, hearing Pinkie giggle.

I move to the side of the sauna and place a hand where the coals were inside. My hand starts to glow as I focus.

“It should take a few minutes before the coals reach the temperature to start giving off the blue smoke.” I tell Pinkie beside me. “So now we just wait.”

A couple of minutes later I hear Rarity's voice near the section of wall I was heating up, though it was muffled I could still hear it clearly.

“These coals are getting awfully hot, more than usual.”

“It is getting hotter, maybe we should get out now?” I hear as a faint reply.

“Yes, I think that should be best.” Rarity answers.

I lift up my other hand and use my magic to hold the door. The handle rattles a few times.

“I can't open the door.” The voice which I recognise as Rarity says.

“Let me try!” I hear Twilight say. The door rattles several times. I focus a little more, which is followed by frantic door banging. “Somepony let us out!” Twilight shouts.

“Twilight the coals!” I hear rarity shout. “They shouldn't be doing that!”

I raise my head slightly and spot blue smoke obscuring the window, I couldn't help but laugh.

“Who's that! Who's out there?” Rarity shouts. I pull my hand away from the wall, thinking it was almost time to open the door. “Let us out please!”

“Pinkie hold the door while I get the camera ready.” I say, Pinkie nodding as she rests her hooves on the door. “On three, let go.” Pinkie nods again as I raise the camera. “Ok, three. Two. One!” Pinkie let's go and the door swings open. Three blue figures come walking out, each trying to scrap off the blue colouring. I click the cameras shutter, getting all three to snap their gaze towards me. “Hey ladies, nice sauna?”

Fluttershys eyes widen before she faints, Rarity looks towards me with a shocked expression before it turns sour. Twilight also looks at me in rage. I laugh, almost falling over. When rarity let's out a loud scream, I instantly fall silent. As I look back to her Rarity was stomping at the ground and had her head lowered.

“Shit!” I shout, as I dive for the window; wincing in pain as a wing catches the frame as I dive through. I laugh again as Rarity dives just missing me, when her face comes to the window I stop laughing and stand up. “You look good as a smurf Rarity.” My statement was followed by more screaming of rage. “Well fuck me sideways!” I say before bolting towards town.

“COME BACK HERE AND FACE MY WRATH!” Rarity screams behind me.

“No thanks! I prefer living!” I shout back, laughing afterwards.

I run through the streets of Ponyville, waving at ponies I know only for them to almost dive for cover as a blue covered pony runs past them screaming obscenities. I risk a look behind and let out a breath as I see Rarity had no chance of catching me, that breath was short lived however as a bright flash of light appears in front of me; an angered Twilight staring at me.

“LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME!” Twilight shouts in my direction. “I WASN'T PART OF THE PRANK!” Twilight lowers her head and fires a beam of magic at me, with my M.A.R I wasn't risking it touching me.

I dodged the attack. Twilight still didn't move as I bared down on her, she goes to fire again only for me to leap up and extend my wings. I couldn't fly but I found I could glide very well, Twilight stood under me with her mouth agape as I glided past and around a corner. The gliding was fun. Just my landings needed work I thought, as I crashed to the ground. I got back up and looked around, I wasn't far from Carousel Boutique. I smiled and headed towards it at a much hurried pace.

I reached Rarity's house and pushed on the door, it was locked. I tapped my chin and looked up, Rarity had left a window open upstairs. I turned and saw a tree that lead up near the window, it wasn't close but I reckoned I could still jump it. I climbed the tree and prepared myself. Just as I went to jump a high pitched voice shouted up at me.

“John? Is that you?” I look down and see Sweetie Belle, looking up at me.

“H-Hi Sweetie Belle! Your sister ain't around is she?” I ask, nervously looking around.

“Um...No. Why are you up that tree?”

I jump down. “Well I need to hide from her and I thought hiding in her house would be better.”

“Oh! Hiding were she least expects it.” Sweetie Belle replies. I nod. “Well I can let you in, if you promise to help me with my cutie mark.”

“I promise.” I hear a loud scream followed by other ponies screaming. “For Celestia and Luna's sake...Hide me!” I say, begging on my knees.

“Ok, Ok! Just follow me.” Sweetie Belle states, opening Carousel Boutique. “Come in John, i'm not sure where your going to hide though.”

“Don't worry about that, I think I might have a few hours before Rarity calms down and comes home to bathe.” I say.

“What!”

“I pranked your sister and now she's out for my blood.”

“Oh!” Sweetie Belle giggles. “Can I ask you something John?”

“Go ahead.”

“Why did you leave?” Damn, I knew that question was coming.

“I never had a choice in it Sweetie Belle, I was taken against my will.” I reply, sitting on the small stage Rarity had in the boutique.

“I don't understand, you were taken?”

I tap my lap with my hand and Sweetie Belle jumps up. “Sweetie Belle? Has Rarity told you about what I asked her to be, six months ago.” Sweetie Belle nods. “I love Rarity in a family kind of way, Like the love of one sibling to another. You would know that being Rarity's actual sister.”

“It has it's rough moments, but yeah I love my sister.”

“Well, I wouldn't do anything to hurt her or anypony. I love all you guys.” I stroke Sweetie's mane. “You see Sweetie Belle, I had no family in my old world. It was just me. Until I came here I had no purpose, in my head anyway. I took everyday as it came and just lived, but here I have a purpose, a family. But I never thought I would be this loved in return. When I was away I had thoughts running through my head that you girls would forget about me.” I stop stroking Sweetie's mane and looked her in the eyes. “I almost forgot about Ponyville.” My admission made sweetie gasp.

“You almost forgot about us? Why?”

“I went through hell and back to get back here, but sometimes I was so hurt, So broken, I almost gave up. But I had friends to help me through it, if it weren't for them, I would be dead.”

Sweetie Belle was on the verge of tears, I was confessing to a filly. I wiped my thumb across Sweetie's eye.

“Don't you start crying, you'll make me do it.” I state. Sweetie Belle hugs me.

“I missed you John, we all did. I didn't know you very well but when you asked Rarity to be your sister, I was happy. It meant I had gained a brother too. I didn't know what was going on when Rarity told me you left, I just thought you went on along trip. I'm happy your back now though, and Rarity will be too.”

I fold my arms around Sweetie Belle. “Thanks Sweetie Belle, coming from you it means a lot.” I still hear the rampage going on outside. “Now I think I better hide, don't you?” Sweetie Belle laughs.

“Yeah, I won't tell my sister.” I pick up Sweetie Belle and put her down, before looking around. When I spot the stairs I smile, before heading to them.

When I had got upstairs I decided to hide in the bathroom, why? I had no idea. I hid in the large closet at the far end of the bathroom. Yes, It was that large. I had no idea how long I was in there until I heard the main door downstairs slam. I perk up and brace myself. I hear muffled voices of at least four ponies, I couldn't make out what they were saying but by the sound of them, they were still pissed. I strain my ears until the voices got clearer, it was then I realised I probably was in the worst place, considering what they were going to do when they got home.

I open the closet door to leave only to close it quick when three ponies entered by the main door.

“Ugh...three hours searching, how did we not find him?” Rarity says.

“I don't know, even my magic locater spell isn't working.” Twilight replies.

“I...just want to see him.” Comes from the pegasis, sitting by the door. The sadness in her voice.

“Fluttershy....” I whisper to myself.

“I know darling, even though this prank was a crime against my coat and mane, I shouldn't have chased him like that.” Rarity says, her head and ears lowering.

“John, wanted to surprise you.” Twilights statement got Rarity and Fluttershy looking at her.

“You knew?” Rarity asks.

“Yeah, I helped with it. Though I wasn't supposed to be part of it.” I heard Twilight growl slightly.

“It was a good prank though, Rainbow would be proud.” Fluttershy adds.

The three mares laugh together.

“I think we should clean this stuff off, what ever it is.” Rarity says, turning on her shower. “Now the shower is big enough for all three of us but if you would like to shower alone, I will respect that.”

“I'm fine, might need some help scrubbing my back though.” Twilight says, looking to Fluttershy.

“I fine with it too.” Fluttershy replies, her face turning red.

“Very well, Twilight would you mind getting the shampoo from the closet.” Rarity asks. My heart stops and I stop breathing.

Twilight trots over to the closet and I hold the inner handle. Twilights magic glows around the door knob, I feel it tug against my grip.

“Um, Rarity? I can't open it.” Twilight says.

“That's strange, it doesn't have a lock.” Rarity replies. “Try pulling it harder, it might just be stuck.”

Twilight's magic pulls harder and I feel my grip slipping, worse than that I feel my body absorbing some of Twilight's magic through my fingers. My hands start to glow, I try to control my glowing but the more Twilight pulls at the door handle the more my hands glow. I finally give up and let go of the door, causing it too fly open. I stand there shaking my hands trying to stop the glow, I then look up to see the three mares looking at me.

“Um...hi.” I say, giving them a finger wave.

“Well, well! What do we have here?” Rarity asks, grinning at me.

“Were you going to spy on us bathing?” Twilight adds, a grin rivalling Rarity's.

Fluttershy was still sitting by the door her eye's full of tears.

“I....” Is all I say before Twilight levitates over a bag.

“Do you recognise this bag?” Twilight asks.

I nod. Of course I did, it was the bag that contained the fake sauna coals. Twilight pulls out a rock and shows it to me, all this would have been scary if all three of them still didn't look like smurfs.

“And w-what are you going to do with those?” I ask, dreading the worst.

“Oh, I think some pay back is in order don't you!” Rarity states, before pulling out two more rocks. “Let's see what you look like in blue!”

I go to run, but Fluttershy steps in my way and closes the bathroom door.

“You can't leave....If you don't mind that is?” Fluttershy smiles at me briefly.

I turn back and see Twilight and Rarity slowly making the rocks glow bright, small puffs of blue smoke rising from them.

“Bollocks....” Is the last thing I say as three mares tackle me to the ground.

Author's Notes:

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, the next will be the finding of Rainbow but there will be a twist. Let's just say, there's a reason why John survived the Griffon Colonies.

Oh and you say celvon as 'cell-von' not 'kel-von'.