3rd Confession: I have been looking for you.

[kuukai]

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[ The red pegasus looks like she’s just barely staying awake, nodding off against her spear, but she’s just conscious enough to send out a message. ]

Would everypony… ugh, would everyone please keep an eye out for…

[ She rubs her eyes. ] Okay, I know saying “watch for something unusual” doesn’t really… work, around here. Look, it’s just that there’s a witch in the area, okay? We think its headquarters is the chair shop in the Night Market but we haven’t ever seen her.

And there’s only so much patrolling I can do at night, so… if yer on the Night Market, especially.

and private to Mami and Homura:

Keep yer soul gems handy. C’mon, why haven’t we found her yet?

Comments

[appletastic]

Find her? Sure, that shouldn't be too tough. Any idea what she looks like?

[kuukai]

I wish. I only know what she feels like. Which I can tell through this. [ She holds up her soul gem. ]

Somethin' doesn't seem right, it might be her. She's a cosmic horror.

[appletastic]

Cosmic horror, huh? So not the kind of witch we're used to seeing.

But if you need any help, we're here. A lot of us are no strangers to fighting.

[kuukai]

Not a bit.

Go down to the chair shop in the night market if ya want a taste. Just be ready, it's weird.

[appletastic]

If we could handle Discord, I think we can take some more weird.

[kuukai]

Disc--? [ Her look is questioning before she remembers the cutie mark swap. Her expression turns dark. ]

Oh. That guy.

[appletastic]

...yeah, that guy. He's a hoofful, but...

[She hesitates. They did just go through another big round of trouble thanks to him---but he repented, right? And that saved the day.]

Fluttershy might have a point about him. He's not so bad, maybe.

[kuukai]

[ Kyouko chews on a stick of Pocky while she listens to Applejack. Her scowl doesn't relent. ]

There's such a thing as too much power. An' I don't think he's usin' it all that well.

[appletastic]

Most of the time, he doesn't. But he's helped us out of a bind or two.

[kuukai]

How so? [ She spits. ] Cause I gotta say, I don't appreciate my whole world bein' turned upside down just cause some idiot's got a cough.

[appletastic]

When we lost our power---when our enemy had all the magic in Equestria---he finally realized he was wrong to turn on us. So he offered Twilight his true friendship, which turned into a key.

And that was the last key we needed to use the Tree of Harmony's magic and save the day.

[kuukai]

[ Sigh. ] You ponies have the weirdest battles.

Hard ta believe that guy has friends. But look, even if he's really a nice guy sometimes, he's got too much power. That doesn't ever end well, ya know?

[appletastic]

Especially when somepony else eats that power. But hey, what would I know about all that?

[She laughs and tips her hat. Ah, simple Earth pony life.]

Anyway, we'll catch that witch. I don't want anypony getting hurt.

[kuukai]

Yeah. [ She was more worried about the witch than the ponies. ]

Also, who are ya?

[appletastic]

Name's Applejack, I work at Sweet Apple Acres. Pleased to meetcha, miss!

[kuukai]

Apples? Okay.

[ Apples, she is down with. ]

Kyouko.