The Fear
*At the Rainbow Wishes Amusement Park...*
"That looks like fun," stated Rarity.
"Rarity? Is that you?" asked Pinkie Pie.
"Yep. It sure is and I?m gonna ride that rollercoaster next," replied Rarity.
"Okay but first I think we owe everyone an explanation. See, we already took the trip to Rainbow Land but it wasn?t enough for our little unicorn. Since Ponyville isn?t that much further away, we opted to came here and stumbled upon the rollercoaster ride. Mind if she joins you?" stated Cheerilee.
"Of course," replied Pinkie Pie.
"Come on, Rarity," said Minty as she and others got in. *Rarity jumped into a cart by herself.
"Oh boy! This Is it!" said Rarity excitedly.
"Be careful," called Cheerilee.
"I will, Cheerilee," answered Rarity before the rollercoaster began. *Later that day...*
"It?s time to go, Rarity. We?ve had plenty of fun for one lifetime," stated Cheerilee.
"I don?t want to go back home. I don?t like our home," complained Rarity.
"What are you talking about? You?ve been at the Crystal Rainbow Castle all your life. What?s so scary that you can?t go back there?" questioned Cheerilee.
"I just don?t like it," replied Rarity.
"Perhaps I can offer some help?" asked Spike.
"Don?t be silly. Rarity is fine," protested Cheerilee.
"A fear of back home is rather unusual. Perhaps it?s the type of home she?s afraid of," said Spike.
"She?s been in Crystal Rainbow Castle before. It?s nothing new," replied Cheerilee.
"Some sort of fear must?ve latched onto her. Large spaces can be scary for anyone and she may not have realized just how big the castle actually is once inside, especially if she?s never alone," added Spike.
"Rarity, are you afraid of how large the castle is when you?re alone?" asked Cheerilee.
"I think so. I can?t really explain why though," answered Rarity.
"The fear is called Castlefobia, fear of castles. We need to show Rarity it?s not so bad, even when you?re alone. I have a cardboard cutout of a castle to start. Rarity, would you mind stepping inside?" continued Spike.
"Okay," said Rarity before doing so.
"Now we need to try her with the real thing," said Spike.
"No way! I?m not going in there," protested Rarity.
"We?ll have to visit Unicornia to remove her fear," noted Spike. *At Unicornia...*
"Let?s go inside. We must figure out why this is an issue," suggested Cheerilee.
"Rarity, do you remember what could?ve started this whole thing? Was it a time of day?" asked Spike.
"The castle just seemed dark. Must?ve been at night but I don?t know why I was wandering around at night. Everything just looks so different," explained Rarity.
"She must?ve been sleepwalking, which is why she doesn?t remember it so well. Here. Give these to her before bed. They should keep her asleep" figured Spike.
"Thanks so much, Spike. I don?t know if we?d ever solved this mystery," said Cheerilee.
