It was a gorgeous day in Equestria! Unsurprisingly so with Princess Celestia in charge of it. The trees bristled with a melodic rustling ambiance, as the birds chirped and the little critters scurried about in full play. It could accurately be described as a perfect moment in time. However, for Rarity, this sort of situation was far from the ideal one, and far from perfect. "Oh by Celestia!" Rarity commented with a scowl, as she trekked through the once peaceful forest, and a loud ringing noise continued to emulate from her very being. She continued to trot, wearing a large hat over her mane and a fly cover to protect herself. Her cutie mark appeared to be going bonkers, as it only continued to ring and ring and ring. Rarity sighed heavily as she stated in frustration, "I SAID I GET IT! Would you stop that already!?"

"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIING! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIING! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIING!"

Rarity fumed as she glanced back at her cutie mark, gritting her teeth as such as she tossed her hat to the ground and began stomping on it. "This is absurd! I swear! What sort of nonsense is this!? You give me no choice but to make my way all the way out here!" She rose to her two hind legs looking up towards the large trees and sky, raising both her front hooves to them. "ON THIS BLISTERING HOT DAY WITH NO CLUE AS TO WHAT I'M EVEN DOING! ANNOYING ME CONSTANTLY WITH THAT LOUD RINGING NOISE! WHAT IS THIS!? What can possibly be out here hm!? Only thing I can think of us is pests!" She glanced back at her cutie mark which only continued to ring out constantly before she sat on her rear and just sobbed. "OOOOH~ woe is me!" She laid on her belly as she began to sob.

Tiny paws slammed upon blades of grass as they blitzed forward towards a specified location. A tiny body moved through the forest bushes and between the trees as fast as it could. A brown cloak flapped along with that body, as it kept moving, sprinting, running as fast as it could. The sound of its tiny paws slamming upon the grass could be heard, like tiny thumps which in a way, sounded like an abnormally fast beat. It continued to move, to run, to blitz, eagerly hurrying towards its destination as if to let nothing stand in its way.

And as Rarity laid there, sobbing to herself, she only continued to shake her head. "OH, why oh-...hm?" Her brow raised.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump.

Rarity rose to her hooves, before glancing about the forest trees wearily. What was that thumping noise? It sounded strange. She just continued to peer around the forest, attempting to determine what direction it was coming from. And soon enough she did, as she turned around and faced in that particular direction with a gulp. "W-What is that?" She began to move closer towards it, a large batch of bushes blocking her line of sight for the particular thumping noise, as she used her magic to scoot the bushes out of the way.

THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Rarity's eyes snapped wide as she saw a tiny figure approaching her hastily as she let out a scream in horror. "EEEEEEEEEK!!!!!"

But it was too late! The tiny creature leaped into the air, diving into her and causing the mare to tumble and fall onto her back.

Meanwhile, at Twilight's castle, the rest of the mane six remained situated at a food table as they glanced back and forth towards one another. They were each currently eating breakfast, as Twilight was the first to mention. "Anypony seen Rarity?"

They all shook their heads as Applejack stated, "Nope!"

Rainbow Dash followed. "Beats me!"

Fluttershy continued. "I-I haven't, sorry Twilight."

Pinkie Pie stated ecstatically, "I HAVEN'T EITHER!"

Twilight remained silent for a moment before frowning a bit. "Well, uuuuh, don't you guys think we should go look for her?"

Applejack blinked a bit. "Ah shucks Twi, I'm sure she's out shopping or somethin. You know her, that girl always be out and about lookin for new materials for her clothes, or shucks, perhaps somethin else like gems. We don't need ta keep track of every little thing."

Twilight sighed, lowering her head. "Ah, I guess you're right Applejack. Still, wouldn't hurt to know where she went."

Rainbow Dash cut in, "Why don't you send Spike after her Twilight? Bahahaha! Sure he'd take up the task in a heartbeat!"

Twilight shook her head. "Spike's still sleeping. Although I am considering it at this point." She sighed before taking another bite out of her breakfast salad. "Well, fine, we'll give her a few more hours and if she doesn't show up by then, we'll go out in find her."

With that they all nodded to one another before going back to eat their salads.

Rarity laid on her back in the middle of the dirt trail, wide eyes locked in sight with another's. As her snout was connected to another snout as well, nose to nose, as the little creature only continued to remain pinned on top of her. "Uh-..."

"MINE!"

Rarity cocked a brow. "What?"

The creature stated again, "Mine! Pony mine! I catch pony! Pony mine! Yes?"

Rarity almost immediately shoved it off of her as she stated firmly. "WHAT!? YOURS!? Oh no no no no no! Not this again! I am not property! Nor do I enjoy being addressed as PONY, I am a lady, and my name is RARITY, RARE-RI-TY! GET IT!?"

The creature then lowered its hood before revealing a bright wide smile, wide blue eyes, a gray fur coat and pointed ears. It tilted its head to the right before tugging at Rarity's mane. "Rare-ritty? Ritty mine yes?" Its tail swayed from side to side.

Rarity blinked a bit, "EEP! A DIAMOND DOG!? G-GET AWAY FROM ME! SHOO! GO ON NOW! GO PLAY!" Rarity moved back some with a horrified expression as she gave it the shooing motion, attempting to scoot it away from her as she backed away herself.

The pup blinked a bit, before racing around Rarity in a multitude of circles. "MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!"

Rarity growled heavily as she was growing increasingly annoyed with this pup as she stated. "I AM NOT YOURS! I've already got enough to deal with, what with this whole-" before her eyes snapped wide. "WAIT A SECOND!" She paused, glancing back. "IT STOPPED!?"

The pup blinked a bit, tilting its head to the right. "STOP? Yes! I stop, yes!?"

Rarity growled, glancing back at it. "No no, not you. I mean my cutie mark! Look, see?"

The pup made its way over to Rarity's flank, staring at her cutie mark. "Cu...teh? Mark?"

Rarity sighed before nodding. "Yes yes, a cutie mark. For some reason its stopped ringing."

The pup placed a paw over its lower lip before glancing up at Rarity. "R-....Ring...Ring...ing? Pony ring?"

Rarity let off a slight moan as she rolled her eyes. "Ugh! You creatures really are empty headed aren't you? Well, then! Go back to your family or whatever it is you call home! Now that my cutie mark has stopped being an annoyance, I, shall head into town to do some early shopping!" With that Rarity began to trot away merrily from the pup before her Cutie Mark started ringing again. "EH!?"

"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRING!"

Rarity gasped. "W-WHAT!?"

The pup only continued to watch Rarity from its current position as it tilted its head to the left. "Ring yes? Stop, no?"

Rarity scowled as her brow twitched. "What could it possibly be!?" Before her eyes widened yet again and she immediately looked at the pup almost psychotically. "Wait a second. Don't tell me,.......YOU?" Rarity suddenly looked towards the pup hungrily.

The pup's gaze shifted from left to right nervously, before it turned around, went to all fours, and prepared to sprint away. "NOPE!"

Rarity immediately blitzed over and snatched it up. "AH AH AH! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING!?"

The pup began kicking its legs. "WAIT PONY!"

Rarity then used telekinetic magic to rotate the pup around, upside down, on its sides, facing the opposite direction. "Hm, what's so special about you? Why would my cutie mark react to a diamond dog of all things?" She sighed a bit before placing the pup on the ground again, ensuring to keep it controlled and in place with her telekinetic magic before backing away to experiment with it. As she suspected, her cutie mark began to ring out again as she got too far from it, only quieting down once she was a few feet from the pup. "UGH...so it is you."

The pup wore a smile again. "ME?"

Rarity placed a hoof over her face as she muttered. "What a drag. Well then, obviously you have a problem right?" Rarity lowered her head, to get to eye level with the tiny pup as she raised a brow at him. "So, what is it? Come now, I can't help you solve it if you don't tell me."

The pup just looked at her blankly, blinking every now and then. "Pony problem?"

Rarity stared at it blankly just the same. "This is never going to work." She sighed, beginning to trot around in circles before looking to it stubbornly. "Well, w-what were you doing all the way out here then!? Surely there must be a reason you found me to?"

The pup stated eagerly with hurried nods. "Yes! Find pony! Great honor! Great pony! MINE!"

Rarity stated almost furiously. "NO, I AM NOT YOURS, AND STOP CALLING ME PONY!"

The pup teared up as it lowered its head with a whine. "Yes, not mine. No pony, none." It turned around and began to walk away.

Rarity frowned a bit, and then forcibly turned it around with magic again. "Oh come now, don't be like that. Besides, I can't let you leave until I figure out why I need you in the first place. Apparently the map wanted me to come here, and it lead me straight to you. So it seems for now, I guess you are stuck with me." She sighed heavily, "I only hope your parents do not mind your absence."

The pup almost immediately pressed its paws into Rarity's chest. "N-NO! PONY! NO!" It pushed away from her, shaking its head as it wanted down, away from her grasp as it soon pressed its paws into Rarity's muzzle, pushing her away and causing her to drop her.

Rarity gasped, before looking at it scurry about on the ground. "W-Wha? WHAT in the world is the matter with you!? Now come here, we need to figure out why you're making my cutie mark go rampant! I must help you somehow! Now come!"

The pup shook its head as it backed away from Rarity. "N-No! Pony....I, pony not, un-...under-understand? Pony, no go with pony."

Rarity's gaze fastened on the pup. "Oh no no no, you're not going anywhere. I'm telling you, this is destiny alright? I NEED you to come with me, so come now it shouldn't take long. We'll go back to see Twilight and she'll help us figure this all out." She then proceeded to use her magic in order to bring the pup closer to her yet again as she wore a casual look while doing so.

But the pup soon stiffened itself, digging both paws into the dirt desperately as it then froze, and with a sudden jerk, it broke free.

There was a drawn on silence as Rarity just stared at the pup in disbelief. "What?"

The pup shook its head then began racing around Rarity in circles again. "Mine! Mine mine mine mine mine mine! No pony, no take!"

Rarity then snatched it up with a dive and a roar, literally holding onto it with a hoof. "YOU'RE COMING WITH ME WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT YOU DARN DIAMOND DOG! NOW COME! STAY STILL! BE A GOOD BOY, UH GIRL! UH! DIAMOND DOG!"

The pup twisted and turned, kicking into her, letting off hurried yelps as it pressed its paws into her face.

Rarity growled before being forced to resort to using her telekinetic magic yet again, this time, holding it high above the ground. "NOW, don't try anything funny you wild little creature! We're going to see Twilight! And then you can go about your pony finding business!"

The pup now whined before stating. "NO PONY! NO no no! More ponies! NO! One pony! YES!"

Rarity rolled her eyes as she began to trot out the forest with it. "And teach you some proper grammar at that." Next Chapter: Chapter 2: DIG, DIG, DIG, DIG, DIG! Estimated time remaining: 44 Minutes