As I opened my eyes the next morning, I noticed that nearly everyone had left the room, the cuddle pile that made me feel protected now nonexistent. Although, I didn't really need it, there were still some there that could make me feel comforted. Wasp and Zeri were cuddled into my sides, their legs wrapped around my torso as they clung onto my body. The little spider had built a web on the ceiling, with little dots of liquid on the silk that sparkled in the morning light, relaxing me as I stared at it. Luna and a lone Thestral lay near the bottom of the bed, sleeping soundly. As to not disturb any of then I slowly and quietly slipped out of the changelings grasp and placed them together where they clung onto each other, still thinking I was there.

Getting past Luna and the Thestral was the hard part, as their ears could pick up even the faintest of sounds. Luckily I only had my socks on my feet, with my shoes near the door, allowing me to slowly cross the room in silence. I didn't close the door as I left the room, it wasn't closed anyway and closing it would only wake the two at the end of the bed. Once I was a good distance away from the room I slipped my shoes on and made my way to the kitchen.

As I passed the dining room abd was about to enter the kitchen area, I stopped as a strong scent hit my nose. It was sweet and alluring, breaking my focus and causing me to turn around and walk right into the dining room and that's where I saw it. A large pile of freshly made donuts sitting in the middle of a large round table. Celestia, the mane seven, Spike, Discord and a few guards all sat around the table eating a few of the delicious treats.

Celestia spotted me and gestured for me to sit on the chair next to her. Once I reached her she told me that she figured we should start the day off nicely before tackling the issues caused by Clockwork and that figure. That was a great idea on her part better to go into something like this with a positive state of mind rather than one of negativity. Of course, having one of my favourite foods for breakfast was a great way to start the day.

I reached over and took a donut with blue icing off the pile. It was warm, but not too warm, and the icing was melted slightly while the donut itself was soft. Perfect. I bit into the treat and a smile immediately came to my face before I chomped the rest down hungrily. I guess with how long I was asleep I hadn't eaten anything for at least a full day. Celestia told me she'd get me a meal with more sustenance later, but that I should enjoy myself for the time being.

Discord of course decided to bring a few donuts to life to pester some of the mane seven he didn't exactly like, only for Fluttershy to stare at him and cause him to literally shrink under her gaze. I looked to Celestia who just stifled a laugh and whispered a joke about Discord being whipped to me. I chuckled before lifting a few more donuts and setting them on my plate. Everyone else eventually joined us, Wasp and Zeri eating chocolate donuts as for some reason chocolate tasted like love and could act as a secondary food source, but was only half as filling as normal love.

Once all the donuts were eaten Celestia cleared her throat to get everyone's attention. She started going over a basic plan to find out as much information as possible on the spell that was used. Luna was busy looking over the watch as everyone else went off to any library they could find, other than the gaurds who had to go back on duty. Discord even started looking through some ancient stone tablets he had found over the years of his immortal life to see if he could find anything.

Meanwhile, I would be looking through any books on the Cult of the Rings or the Order of Tranquility to find any more information. I figured it was possible that they were involved somehow, so it was worth giving a look while the others looked elsewhere. As usual Wasp and Zeri clung to my shoulders as I walked down the hallways. As I turned a corner I saw the spider hanging from a single thread of silk with a small piece of donut in its grasp, slowly eating it. I placed my hand under the spider before snapping the web and placing him on my head as he finished eating. How he managed to eat something like that I have no idea, the only explanation I could think of was magic spider.

Now with my third passenger, I continued walking towards the Canterlot Library, I knew Twilight was most likely there with Spike, given how she knows the library just as much as Celestia. Once I entered I immediately ducked as a book was thrown my way. I was about to warn whoever threw it to be careful but stopped as I knew it would be a waste of time. Twilight was up near the top shelves tossing book after book trying to find anything that could give her any leads. Spike wasn't even trying to keep the mess under control anymore, he just sat under a table and read some sort of comic book.

I moved away from that area and went back to where I had found two first two books. As I was walking closer to the area though, I began to feel something in my chest. It wasn't pain, it was more of a slight pulling sensation. I took a few more steps and the feeling grew stronger. I followed the feeling as it grew in strength, believing it to be like some sort of calling, like it was pulling me towards it. Eventually, I reached a pillar. When I touched the piece of marble the feeling disappeared, leading me to believe I had saved the end of the trail. I began to feel about the marble pillar, trying to find what made it special.

As my hand was placed over a certain area by sheer luck, a small door opened in the side of the pillar. Walking around to the now open area I reached in and pulled out a very dusty book. The spider jumped onto the cover of the book and wiped the dust away with his body before jumping down and shaking it off of his white fur. I stared at the book, knowing it was what we needed to make a start.

It was one of Vector's journals.

Author's Notes:

A more light hearted chapter this time. If you find any mistakes let me know and I will fix it.

Other than that, I hope you enjoyed.