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but . . . She hesitated. “We’re unable to leave the Cloud Forest.”
    â€œWhy?” Stardust blurted out, unable to hide her disappointment.
    Misty still hesitated, blushing. “We’ve never left the forest before—we’re too scared to. We know about the ghosts who live beyond the trees.”
    Pippa bit the inside of her lip to stop a smile. “We thought there were ghosts in the Cloud Forest until we met you, but there’s no such thing.” She pushed a damp curl out of her face. “And even if you are scared, you shouldn’t let it stop you from doing the things you want. I was terrified when I climbed the tree and faced the baby dragonflies. Honey was scared when we all sang the lullaby together. The royal ponies were frightened to come into the Cloud Forest. But we all managed to conquer our fears.”
    â€œPlease come,” said Stardust. “Your voices are wonderful. It would be amazing if we could all sing together at the ancient Whispering Wall on Midsummer Day.”
    Misty looked thoughtful.
    â€œI’ll come if I can sing a duet with Honey,” Goldie spoke up.
    Honey shook her head sadly. “I’m sorry, but my voice isn’t good enough for that.”
    â€œIt would be if you practiced—and I can help you,” replied Goldie.
    â€œThat’s very brave of you,” said Misty.
    Honey pawed the ground. She took a deep breath and quickly said, “Okay, I’ll do it.”
    Misty touched her horn to Honey’s, then she gracefully turned around to face the watching unicorns.
    â€œThese ponies have shown such courage by coming here today. And now Honey has shown even more bravery by agreeing to sing a duet with Goldie. Can you overcome your fears too?”
    There were bright flashes of sunlight sparkling on golden horns as every unicorn dipped his or her head in agreement.
    â€œYes,” they sang, their voices chiming like magical bells.

    Misty nodded back at them proudly. “Let’s go to the castle,” she said with a smile.

    The late afternoon air seemed to shimmer with the beautiful voices as unicorns and ponies stood together and practiced their singing before the Whispering Wall. Sun streamed into the courtyard, its long, glittering fingers brushing the four golden horseshoes already hanging on the wall, making them sparkle and glitter with magic.
    As the voices soared, Pippa stepped forward and hung the fifth horseshoe on Misty. Her fingers tingled with magic as the golden horseshoe met the golden horn. There was a brilliant flash of light, and Pippa shielded her eyes with her hands. Misty stood up on her back hooves and placed the horseshoe on an empty black nail.
    Pippa’s smile was so wide she thought her face might split in two.
    â€œFive horseshoes safe,” she whispered to Stardust.

    â€œFive,” Stardust echoed happily. “There are only three left to find now. We’re going to do this, aren’t we?”
    Midsummer was in two days. Pippa felt doubtful. Could they really find all the horseshoes by then?
    The unicorns and ponies finished their song and started a new one. Their voices swelled in the air, carrying Pippa’s doubts away.
    She nodded her head. “Yes!” she said confidently. “Yes, we are.”

Stardust trotted deeper into the forest. It was on the side of a steep hill and they were traveling downward, so Pippa had to lean back. The last time she’d been here with Stardust, they’d been going the other way. Riding downhill at speed was much trickier. Pippa didn’t want to fall off and risk landing in the dangerous quick-stick mud.
    After riding for a while, Pippa noticed a tree with a trunk that was twisted like a question mark.
    â€œHaven’t we passed that tree once already?” she asked.
    Stardust glanced at it as she trotted past. “I don’t think so,” she replied.
    â€œWell, we’ve definitely