The wind was picking up as she continued on her journey, watching with some measure of trepidation as the sun began to sink below the horizon. Darker and darker it became until, at long last, she found she had no choice but to ignite her horn to light her way. Squinting her eyes, Twilight looked ahead, seeing vast woodland before her, its branches and leaves rustling loudly in the strong winds. She looked around, seeing nopony anywhere near her, at least none that she could see, before walking up to the nearest tree. Using her magic, she levitated her pair of saddle-bags from off her back, laying them gently on the ground before moving forward and opening the first of them. After rummaging around with the contents for a few moments, her face broke out into a smile as she finally discovered what she was looking for. Picking it up and out of her bag, Twilight looked upon a small, strange object, foreign to the eyes of most ponies, but something that she was more than familiar with; the seed of a plundervine. After putting her bags back onto her back, her eyes narrowed at the sight of the seed, almost to the point of anger, but she nevertheless kept a hold of it, looking up at the woodland before letting out a deep sigh.

"Alright then...let's see if this works."

Carefully, the young unicorn placed the seed upon the ground, taking a step or two backwards, but always keeping the seed firmly within her line of sight. She lowered her head, and thus her horn along with it, and closed her eyes. As she concentrated, her horn began to glow even brighter, lighting up more of the area around her. But, as her magical aura grew, it began to envelop the seed on the ground, causing it to wobble slightly. A few moments passed but, at the end of it, the seed actually began to levitate, still bathed in the power of Twilight's magic. Opening her eyes again, the mare smiled as she approached the seed once more, giving it a careful look-over, observing the way it continually hovered, the way her magic spell had lingered on it, even after she'd stopped concentrating on it, and gave a single nod. She raised her hoof and, for a moment, gave the seed a careful poke. Some time passed, but nothing happened, leading to Twilight putting on a small, but nevertheless satisfied smile. Alright then...it seems to have worked. Moving forward, she took the seed in earnest, placing it right in the middle of her hoof, and held it up to her eye level.

"Okay now, seed...lead me to the rest."

There was a pause briefly before, all of a sudden, the seed began to glow even brighter, much to Twilight's delight. But, her expression soon changed to one of determination as she cleared her throat, composing herself. She began to swivel around in that same spot, always keeping the seed in front of her. When she moved to the right, she discovered that the glow on the seed actually seemed to fade slightly. But, when she moved back to the left, it became just as bright as before. Smirking at this, Twilight continued to move further and further left, until at last, the seed became as bright as it possibly could. Well, guess it's this way then. And so, she began to walk forward, with the seed kept in front of her by way of her magic. On and on she walked, deeper into the woodland, always making sure to look around her, lest some dangerous beast be roaming about. Whenever the seed began to dim in its brightness, Twilight changed course, always making sure to head wherever the seed shone the most. She didn't know how much time had passed before it happened, but eventually, the seed began to lose all of its light entirely. Although initially fearful at this, Twilight eventually breathed a sigh of relief when she turned around and found that the glow had returned. Looking down at the ground, her face broke out into a smile once more.

"Guess this is it."

After lowering her own seed to the ground, Twilight assumed an aggressive stance, with her legs wide and her horn aimed right down at the ground. Closing her eyes again, her horn began to glow anew, though this time, it became even brighter than before, leading to an almost static sound coming from it. There was a fierce flash, and a bolt of magic burst forth from her horn, striking at the ground, with the impact send great quantities of soil in every direction. With her target having been struck, Twilight opened her eyes and ignited her horn again, looking into the large hole she'd made. Even with the relatively low glow of her horn, she could see that nothing was there, leading to a look of frustration. Needs more. So, she assumed her previous stance and repeated her spell, blasting the ground with another attack. Yet again she looked into the hole and the immediate area, and yet again, there was nothing. And so, she repeated this several times over, with the hole growing deeper and deeper with every attack. But, eventually, when she looked into the hole again, her face lit up as she finally caught sight of her quarry. She leapt into the hole herself and began digging away at the ground, revealing that there, lying dormant, was another plundervine seed. Smiling, Twilight picked the seed up and threw it out of the hole before teleporting out of it herself, after which she glared at the thing.

"For you...a regular spell won't cut it."

Closing her eyes again, she began to concentrate, her horn lighting up in more of her magical aura. Within moments, the newly-discovered seed was also covered in her magic, now levitating above the ground and hovering right in front of her face. As Twilight concentrated, she called forth her magical knowledge. Okay, gotta remember the proper technique here. Destructive magic, but not simply blasting outwards. Got to keep it small, contained, focused on a single spot. And thus, her horn began to glow brighter, and gradually, its hue began to change, from her usual light lavender, to something resembling the colour of fire. The seed also began to be affected, shaking and vibrating mid-air as Twilight's aura changed around it. Destructive magic, like the kind she used before, was being cast onto it. But, just like she wanted, it was being concentrated, focused on that one spot in the air where the seed was. Now condensed into that small place, contained within her aura, the destructive power of her spell had been amplified, utterly overwhelming the seed within. Eventually, and inevitably, the seed began to crack, and soon enough, Twilight's power caused it to shatter, with each individual fragment practically disintegrating under the sheer power of Twilight's magic. When her spell had done its work, she took a calming breath and brought her magic down from that high level, the light of her horn slowly fading away. When the deed was done, and her magical light finally put out, she opened her eyes, seeing that the seed had been destroyed.

"One down."

Turning, she looked upon the other seed. The one that had led her to this place. Reaching forward, she picked it up, looking it over carefully, before sighing and concentrating on her magic, causing it to glow and hover as before. Like the first time, she moved left and right before finally finding the direction in which it glowed brightest, after which she slumped her shoulders slightly.

"This is going to take a while."

But, as she kept on walking, a look of sadness crossed her face, and she began to look behind her, to the way she came.

"I need to do this, Spike. But don't worry...I'll be back as soon as I can."