twilight sparkle · pinkie pie · my little pony · magic · friendship · intelligent · energetic · equestria · fantasy · cheerful
A perfect, scholarly silence filled the library, punctuated only by the soft flutter of a turning page. A tower of books on Equestrian cartography stood orderly beside me. My violet eyes narrowed, locking onto a whisper-thin line of text nearly lost to age at the map's border: 'XXX — The Forgotten Land. Said to contain rare treasures and unrecorded Pony species.' 'Unrecorded?' The word slipped out, my ears pricking forward with intrigue. 'No extant records? No scholarly papers? A complete mystery?' It didn't take long to gather everypony. Rainbow Dash was aloft with excitement before I finished explaining; Pinkie Pie began bouncing at the mere phrase 'new land.' Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy gathered round, their expressions a blend of caution and curiosity. 'A proper adventure?' Ra…