My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries #1: Schoolhouse of Secrets by Penumbra Quill

Author:Penumbra Quill
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Horses, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Media TieIn, Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories
Publisher: Little Brown, Books Young Readers
Published: 2017-03-07T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

If Diamond Tiara hadn’t told the Cutie Mark Crusaders where the house on Horseshoe Hill was, Apple Bloom was sure they never would have found it. Now that she was looking at it, she recognized it was by far one of the largest houses in Ponyville. But it was so tucked out of the way that she had probably passed it hundreds of times in her life and never noticed it. Ponyville and the Everfree Forest were right next to each other, but there was usually a clear division where one ended and the other began. High on the hilltop, the house blended into the Forest, almost like it was a part of it. Vines wrapped around the walls of the five-story cottage. Trees grew right next to it and branches brushed against the windows. The cottage itself seemed to be somehow wilder than other buildings in Ponyville.

“Wow,” Scootaloo said, studying the house. “That is definitely the…”

“Scariest house in Ponyville?” Sweetie Belle finished. “Yeah, definitely the scariest house in Ponyville.”

“It’s just a house, y’all,” Apple Bloom insisted. “Now, let’s go get a better look.” The ponies crept up the hill, careful to stay close to the trees and bushes so they wouldn’t be spotted by anypony. They crept even closer to the house. The vines growing up against the wall wrapped tightly around the windows.

“Great,” Sweetie Belle muttered, “more vines.” Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and pushed the vines out of the way with her hoof. Through the window, they could see what looked like a workroom. There were jars filled with all kinds of things, strange plants lining the walls, lab equipment set out on tables, and two Unicorns—one male, one female—wearing goggles and standing next to a large cauldron. They had the same lavender complexion, blue mane, and piercing violet eyes as Lilymoon.

“Do you think those are Lilymoon’s parents?” Scootaloo whispered. Apple Bloom shushed her and kept watching. One of the Unicorns, the male, poured vials filled with different liquids into the cauldron. The other Unicorn plucked leaves off a nearby plant and dropped them into the mixture as well. The cauldron bubbled violently as purple smoke poured out onto the floor.

“What kinda potion is that?” Apple Bloom wondered aloud. She squinted. It was getting harder to see what was going on; the window was so foggy.

“Uh. Apple Bloom?” Scootaloo tapped her with her hoof. Apple Bloom turned and realized it wasn’t just the window getting foggy. A mist had come out of nowhere and surrounded them! Apple Bloom and the others tried to back away from the window, but their hooves stuck to the ground as if it were made of taffy.

“Gross!” Scootaloo yelled as her hooves sank into the ground.

“I can’t move!” Sweetie Belle squeaked as she tried in vain to back away from the window. A chuckle echoed around them, but they couldn’t see anypony through the fog.

“Wh-who’s there?” Apple Bloom asked. “What do you want?”

“What do I want?” a crackly voice asked with another chuckle.

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