A beautiful tall unicorn mare entered hall of Southern Kingdom 大学 in Cheval Noir city. Princess Morning 星, 星级 aimed her horn at her, "Who are you?!" Princess Celtic Dawn said, "Excuse her, please, professor Blizzard, apparently she is not well." "No Dawn, this is not professor Blizzard, though she looks like her!" Another unicorn lady resembling the first one came in, "Hello Gale, I am glad to see you, but 你 can't walk around like this. My students don't know you." "I am not here for a courtesy call. When I came back 首页 from a spa a couple of days ago, my house and half of Tranquility Island were destroyed. It must have been done 由 a big storm. Only two ponies are supposed to be able to raise such a strong one, me and you!" "I would never..." "I am not blaming 你 Blizzard. I know it's not your deed. A part of some broken 涂层, 外套 of arms lay there on the ground. Two rose leaves with my and your name. This is the reason to think, the offender goes even after you! We must 加入 together, find the one who hates us so much, and stop him before it's too late!" "Wait in my room, and after the graduation..." "No, Blizzard! We have to go now!" Blizzard turned at her students, "Well ladies, as 你 can see, it's time for us to say goodbye." She gave a golden 项链 to princess Morning Star, whispered in her ear, and followed Gale to a park. A team of the fastest pegasi was waiting there. "Somehow 枫, 枫树 got this chariot after she had heard, you're in danger too", 说 Gale. They made a stop in the palace of Kingdom of Midnight Sun, Blizzard changed tired pegasi for fresh ones, and the stormy sisters headed for Maple. "Who is in that chariot flying away from here?", asked 皇后乐队 Polar Sky. "Lady Blizzard with another mare", answered a guard. Angry 皇后乐队 stood up from her throne, "She didn't even condescend to let us know! I have enough of those Blizzard and Maple's secrets!" "You can send a spy to pursue them", told her Eveningray. "No, I want to find it out myself." "I have no wings, so you'll have to fly alone, 或者 take another chariot which would make us too conspicuous, and very likely they'd see us." "I have a better solution, Eve." Blizzard and Gale landed at Maple. She loaded a bag with supplies, got in, and the chariot flew up again. In the sky a several miles behind them, the 皇后乐队 was pulling a small flying sleigh with Eveningray. "Brook, are 你 sure, you're able to keep up with the four professional pegasi?" "Quiet, Eve. Sit still, and hold tight!" After a long flight the chariot landed on Tranquility Island. Polar Sky decided to land a little farther, so as not to be seen 由 the sisters and Maple. Eveningray and Brook swapped their positions. Fresh Eve followed the three mares, pulling the sleigh with tired queen. 枫, 枫树 took a look around the devastated countryside, and said, "It looks like a demonstration of power." "And it's really impressive!", added Blizzard. "All the trails say, the storm came from the mainland, struck the island, and continued to the sea. We must follow the tracks back, and find someone who saw what happened", proposed Maple. The three returned to the chariot, and took off. They were searching for the clues all day. In the evening 皇后乐队 Polar Sky said, "I am hungry. Did 你 take any 食物 with you?" "There was no time for it. Fortunately 枫, 枫树 forgot these on a stump", 说 Eveningray, and took out one of carrots she had found. Then she raised her head, said, "Hang on a second!",put the carrot back in her bag, and galloped to Maple. "How long have 你 known, we've been pursuing you?!" "Oh my little wild mare, the all 日 I can hear your stomach rumbling." "Why haven't 你 called on me?" Angry 皇后乐队 said, "What a shame, blah, blah, blah. Give me the carrot Eve, 或者 I'll bite you!" After the 晚餐, 晚饭 in a tent Polar Sky told Blizzard, "I thought we can trust each other. Why didn't 你 let us know, 你 are in a trouble? Until today I and Eve didn't even know that 你 have a twin sister!" "It's the family matter", 说 Gale. "I didn't want to expose 你 to danger", explained Blizzard. Brook replied, "We are the family Blizzard, and maybe 你 haven't noticed, but we are not a little fillies anymore. We can take care about ourselves." "Yes, 你 grew up so fast", sighed Blizzard. The 下一个 日 mares found a stallion who told them what had destroyed Tranquility Island. "I didn't see it, but some say, it was a huge dragon. Flapping its wings raised a strong wind that uprooted the trees." "It is impossible", 说 Maple. Another one averred, "It must have been the Thunderbird. It is known that it brings doom." "What a slander! I know him well! He saved Brook's life!", rejoined angry Eveningray. The 下一个 小马 they met told them, "I saw it! It was a big animal that turned itself into a weird cloud, destroyed the island, and flew away over the sea." "Did 你 see where it came from?" "No. Go down that path, it will lead 你 to Hayville, and there must be someone else who saw it too. Mares came to the village where an annual fair was high. They were asking ponies about the monster. But each one either pretended he didn't hear it, 或者 just tried to take a leave. "They'll tell 你 nothing about it. They fear the monster would come to eat them", sounded from a florist's stand. A young unicorn mare was selling there a special kind of lilies. Blizzard asked her, "And 你 don't afraid to talk about it?" "It is 说 that an odd animal is looking for a two mighty unicorn witches who have capability to raise a storm, to seize their power." "Where does it live? Where can we find it?", Asked her Gale eagerly. "It's only a tale for a little colts." "Tell us what 你 know, now!", thundered Gale. "Excuse my sister, please, dear ..." "Lis, Lis De Glace." "You know, Lis, the tale is true, and we need 你 to tell us all 你 know." "I just did, I can't help 你 more." Blizzard 说 thank you, and mares turned back to find another witnesses. "Why don't 你 ask the pythoness?", called Lis. "She has got her shack in 翠, 翡翠 Forest." "Can 你 显示 us on the map where it is?", asked Eveningray. "I can't read maps, but if 你 buy 20 of my ice lilies, I'll lead 你 there." "Chut", 说 Gale, and paid Lis. "I don't like it. The market place was full of ponies just a while back, and after she mentioned the pythoness it's empty", worried Maple. "I am afraid that we have no choice", told her Blizzard. On the way Lis said, "I don't go there too often. Just when the business doesn't go well, I sell her some rare herbs. She's a bit weird, but not bad." "Lis, is there any special reason for 你 to lead us in circles?! We are passing this curved 树 for the third time!", scolded her Maple. "I've 迷失 a golden penny around here." "I'll give 你 two, if 你 stop the searching, and lead us directly to the pythoness", offered her Gale. "Oh it's so nice of you. Don't think me I am greedy. I am just a thrifty young mare", smiled the florist. After three hours long march through the forest 枫, 枫树 迷失 her patience, "You made it all up, right?" "No, it's only a few steps ahead." "I can see no shack around." "You can't." Lis draw a shrub aside. A blue stone was there. She touched it with her hoof, her horn shone, and the old shack appeared. "Go in, tell her that I am sending you. Meanwhile I will pick some rare mushrooms I saw near", 说 Lis. At the door 枫, 枫树 asked, "Don't 你 think it's suspicious that she doesn't want to go in with us?!" "Yes, she's a bit wacky", told her Eve. Gale drew a rune on Maple's forehead, "when we were fillies, I put this sign on Blizzard. It will keep evil spirits away from you." "I am not a little filly to be soothed 由 a silly trick, and I understand that 你 don't believe me, but please be careful", 说 Maple.
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