Tails of Equestria: The Pet Predicament

Twilight Sparkle looked worried as the Cutie Map flashed up the Badlands. "Oh no! Looks like we've got a long trek ahead of us..."
"Um... all of us?" whispered Fluttershy.
"All of us!" said Rainbow Dash determinedly. "Look, all of our cutie marks are showing there. And we need to look out for each other if we've got to go into the Badlands."
Fluttershy shivered at the name.
"But what about the pampering party we promised our pets at Fluttershy's cottage?" said Rarity, tossing her mane. "My darling Opalescence will get all in a huff if I let her down, and she will refuse to eat for a week!"
"And my poor little Gummy will cry crocodile tears," squeaked Pinkie Pie. "He's been telling me all week how much he's looking forward to it!"
"I guess I'll have to stay and pet-sit," Spike said hopefully.
"No, we'll need you with us, Spike," said Twilight Sparkle. "I suspect this mission about the Curse of the Statuettes might be really challenging, and if I'm right, we all need to stick together, especially if we're going to the Badlands."
Silence fell across the ponies as they stared at the map. Across Equestria, ponies had been popping into miniature figurines of themselves for no apparent reason! Most of the time, they popped back after awhile, remembering nothing of their ordeal.
"Hey, I've got an idea, y'all!" piped up Applejack. "Why don't we ask around Ponyville for some mighty fine ponies who'll look after our pets for us?"
"Sounds like a plan," smiled Twilight Sparkle. "Our pets can have their party while we're away. Come on, let's find some ponies who can help us..."

(Just want everyone to know that I'm new to Tails of Equestria, but have GM'd other game systems (Namely D&D 3.5, 4, & 5, Star Wars Saga Edition, and Fantasy Flights Star Wars system! I will be using Discord for the voice chat. Message me your info and I'll add you to the discord group. I am looking forward to meeting you and trying out this game!)