“为啥不呢？”西拉诺船长喊道：“来给我们讲讲吧，黛茜！”她一瘸一瘸地走了过去，让她那祖母绿的假肢声在大理石地板上回荡。听到他们的船长发出的从玻璃柜那撤退的信号，他们全都赶了过来，聚集在顿时感觉如释重负的云宝黛茜周围。

“那么你们对哪件文物感兴趣呢？”云宝黛茜飞向了一把巨大的剪刀，“比如市长用来剪开市政厅典礼上的彩带的剪刀？或是翔空司令的飞行夹克？”她指了指那边一件穿着夹克的小马模型，夹克上还有蓬松的翻领和补丁。

“关于那个的话，你能给我们讲讲吗？”西拉诺船长眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒，她指了指房间一边的黑暗角落那最不显眼的展品，一颗巨大的深红色宝石在玻璃球中缓慢旋转着，其锯齿状的边缘在精心布置的照明灯下闪闪发光。海盗们的眼睛里充满了渴望，他们漫步穿过博物馆，赶来这想近距离欣赏一下它的美丽。

有几匹刚刚一直在这欣赏宝石的小马们都默默走开了，把欣赏的场地留给了海盗们，就连博物馆的讲解员看到博伊尔那巨大的体型都不禁往后退了退。云宝黛茜很清楚她的海盗朋友们并不是想吓唬大家，但他们的打扮样子却是刚好相反。也许她应该赶紧告诉她们这颗宝石的故事，好让他们不要去打偷宝石的主意，或许应该把他们都领回她父母家去玩玩猜字谜也行。

穆雷喃喃道：“是啊，船长，这可真漂亮啊！”他扒拉着他那红色鸟冠状头巾，几乎口水都要流出来了。“这是我见过最大的红宝石！”

云宝黛茜解释道：“其实，这个叫红石榴石，确切来讲应该叫做好运石榴石！”她直接飞过去降落到宝石跟海盗们之间，迫使他们往后退了退。“很久很久以前，但云中城刚刚建立的时候，各地的天马们都带着贺礼前来这个新生的天马之都。有一位超级神秘又很强大的天角兽带来了这颗宝石，声称这颗宝石会帮助小马们永远快乐下去，会给他们带来很多酷酷的事！不管怎样，从那以后天马们传说中的好运石榴石也流传到了现在，它能给任何马——或是任何一座城市，我猜——应该会带来好运。”

风哨子和趵虹刚刚还在忙着看一旁的古代仪式上的天气习俗介绍板，现在他们也小跑过来加入到他们的讨论中。风哨子惊叹道：“挺令大家震惊呢，不是吗？”

“是啊，”云宝叹了口气，指了指那玻璃球。“可惜这个只是真正宝石的玻璃球复制品，对吧妈？”听到这海盗们都发出了一声叹息。

风哨子确认道：“没错。”一旁的趵虹也点了点头。

西拉诺船长问道：“等等——那真正的宝石会在哪呢？”她目不转睛地看着那颗宝石复制品，很难想象真正的宝石会有神奇，她突然有一种很想去找寻它的冲动，但真品会在哪呢？云中城这肯定会留下一些线索。

“它在很长时间以前就被偷走了…”云宝耸了耸肩。“以前上学的时候我们还都开过玩笑说总有一天我们会找到它，成为云中城的英雄！我的一个老师似乎做了不少研究，甚至还帮我画了张藏宝图，发现宝石应该就在雷电丛林的某个地方。”

“藏宝图？”西拉诺的心跳加快了，她能感觉到——一场冒险正在召唤他们！她过去从来都不会相信有被诅咒过的宝石存在，也不相信会有魔法增强的宝石可以带来好运，但直到那次的厄运孔雀石登上了他们的船后，直接让西拉诺改变了自己的想法。“云宝，藏宝图你还有留着吗？你现在还能找到吗？”

“那已经是很长时间以前的事，可能会有点——”

风哨子叫道：“我们当然知道在哪噢！”她那雀斑脸上露出了笑容。“我可以告诉你它在家里的确切位置，你是不是很高兴我把你的东西全都保留好了？”

英文版：

Why not?” Captain Celaeno shouted. “Spin us a yarn, Dash!” She hobbled over, the sound of her emerald peg leg echoing on the marbled floor. At the sign  of  their  captain  retreating  from  the  glass  cases,  the  others  quickly abandoned their posts. They gathered around a very relieved Rainbow Dash.
“So which item are you curious about?” Rainbow Dash flew over to a giant pair of scissors. “The very ribbon-cutting scissors that the mayor used to open Town Hall? Or how about Commander Easyglider’s original flight jacket?” She gestured to a ponnequin wearing an aviator-style jacket with fluffy lapels and patches all over it.
“What  can  you  tell  us  about  that  one?”  Celaeno’s  eyes  flashed  with excitement as she motioned to the most inconspicuous display of them all, tucked away in the darkest corner of the room. A huge deep-red gem rotated slowly in a glass orb. Its jagged edges sparkled under the expertly placed display lights. The pirates’ eyes bulged with desire. They ambled across the museum, pushing one another out of the way to behold its beauty up close.
A couple of ponies who’d been admiring the gem scampered away from the  exhibit,  letting  the  pirates  have  their  turn.  Even  the  museum  docent stepped back after he saw the sheer size of Boyle. Rainbow Dash knew that her pirate friends weren’t trying to scare anypony, but they could be very intimidating. Maybe it was best for her to quickly tell them the story of the gem so they could all hightail it out of there. They could go back to her parents’ house and play pony charades or something instead.
“Aye, Captain, she’s a beaut!” cooed Mullet, tugging at his red bandana and practically salivating. “It’s the biggest ruby I’ve ever seen!”
“Actually, it’s a garnet. The Good Fortune Garnet to be exact!” Rainbow Dash explained. She landed between the gem and the pirates, forcing them to take  a  few  steps  back  from  the  display.  “Long,  long  ago,  back  when Cloudsdale was founded, Pegasi came from all over the world to bring gifts to the new settlement. This super-mysterious and totally powerful Alicorn brought this gem, claiming that it would help the ponies to always be super happy and have cool stuff happen to them! Anyway, ever since then, Pegasus legend has it that the Good Fortune Garnet will bring luck to anypony—or any city, I guess—that has it.”
Windy  and  Bow,  who  had  been  busy  reading  a  display  on  ancient ceremonial weather practices, came trotting over to join the discussion. “It really is quite stunning, isn’t it?” Windy Whistles marveled.
“Yup.” Rainbow Dash sighed and motioned to the gem. “Too bad this one here’s just a glass replica of the real thing, right, Mom?” At this, a collective audible gasp escaped the beaks of the pirates.
“That’s correct,” Windy confirmed. Bow Hothoof backed her up with a nod.
“Wait—where’s the original?” Captain Celaeno prodded. She couldn’t tear her eyes away from the replica gem, so she could hardly imagine how amazing the real thing must be. She felt a sudden urge to make it hers. But where could it be? Surely there had to be some sort of clue in Cloudsdale.
“It was stolen years ago. . . .” Rainbow Dash shrugged. “Though back in school we all used to joke that we’d find it one day and be the heroes of Cloudsdale! One of my teachers was really into it. He even helped me draw this treasure map, claiming that the gem was somewhere inside the Thunder Jungle.”
“A  treasure  map?”  Celaeno’s  heart  quickened.  She  could  feel  it— adventure calling! She never used to believe in gems that were cursed or magically enhanced to bring good luck, but after the mysterious green crystal known as the Misfortune Malachite found its way onto their ship, Captain Celaeno had reconsidered her stance. “Do you still have it, Rainbow Dash? Can you find the map?”
“That was really long time ago. Probably not—”
“Of course we do!” Windy chirped, a smile taking over her freckled cheeks. “I can show you exactly where it is back at the house. Aren’t you so glad I keep everything?”