Twilight stood and stepped from Zecora’s bathtub, shaking lightly as the water beaded down her coat and into the wooden bathtub. Her hair touched the surface of the water as she stepped out into a towel Zecora was holding, wrapping it gently around the soggy mare.
“Thanks Zecora. I guess I can help some,” Twilight said as she focused her magic and took control of the towel sliding it over her body.
“I see you can use magic some, but what will you do when it must be done? Will you cast a spell to heal if you mean well, or to hurt if it takes too much work?”
“If I understand you right I can use magic as I need to and I’m not reliant on it. I spent most of my life working with my hooves like any non-unicorn pony and my life was doing just fine,” Twilight said, rolling the towel across her tail, soaking up the water as she moved it to her mane, and began roughly drying her neck and head.
“My life was great before that stupid monster popped back up. I had a traveling show with the perfect partner and our love made the stars jealous. The great and powerful Trixie, I’ll do anything to get back to her.”
“So this Trixie is a mare? Why did this monster take you from there? Happiness and joy were things you cherish and this creature means to feed on your pain as though to nourish?”
“Yeah,” Twilight said as the once vanilla color towel was now a light brown, “he’s a god of chaos. He lives off the pain and suffering of others. He took my friends and our weapons to defeat him, and scattered us across the land,” she sighed and looked back at Zecora, who was on the opposite side of the tub smirking.
“Purple pony with power so mild, can you help drain this out in a while?” Zecora asked touching the tub with her hoof.
“Oh yeah. I guess I should help out,” she replied focusing her magic around the tub and struggling to lift it, “it’s really heavy,” she grunted as it lifted off the floor and floated towards her. She backed slowly out the door as Zecora watched with a smile at the struggling unicorn carrying a tub of water out of the room and through the house with caution. Stepping outside with Zecora right behind her Twilight raised the tub and looked to Zecora.
“Well, where do you dump it?”
Zecora giggled. “Silly pony with magic so good, pulled the plug you simply should.”
“Wait,” Twilight said dropping the tub on its side into the grits mixed with dirt splattering the mess and water on the ground, “plug? There was a plug I could have pulled? Why did you make me carry that thing all the way out here?”
“Make you do such a thing I did not, now you must help me clean it out.”
“Darn it that barely even rhymed, and you had me carry a 400 pound tub of dirty water through your house?! What the spell? Is this some game to you?”
“Ah, I see what the problem is my dear. Using magic causes you much fear. May I be of help with the problem of this monstrous whelp?”
“Yes you can Zecora. Help me find my friends and my element, then I can get back to Bea and be happy again! I swear if I never go on another stupid ‘save the world mission’ again it’ll be too soon,” Twilight said, walking to the tub. The tub almost completely empty of water, but now a sludge of mud mixed with the food bits were inside, as well as caked in clumps to the sides.
“Luna Moon dammit,” Twilight said glaring at the mess she had made, “I’m sorry Zecora. I don’t mean to be angry with you. A lot has happened in the last few hours and I can’t get my mind around it all. Just a couple days ago I was cuddling with my partner in show. Now I’m standing in the middle of the Everfree forest with a Zebra in a wasteland of breakfast food and mud!?”
Twilight whinnied loudly and reared landing heavily on the ground. She winced as the sludge splattered across her underbody and then rained several clumps onto her head. She ground her teeth as Zecora watched her tantrum and waited for the moment to pass.
She walked to the slightly messy and very emotionally confused mare placing her side against hers and nuzzling Twilights neck in a comforting way.
“Purple pony with such fury you must not be in such a hurry, the time will show you how to win and make the world you know whole again. Find peace in your heart and before you know it you will play your part.”
Twilight sniffed and looked to her side at the comforting Zebra. “You have a way with words Zecora. Thanks, I needed to hear that, and I really am sorry about your tub. Let me fix it up for you.”
Twilight took a few steps into the muck to the tub and raised it into the air just out of the mess and looked it over. “I know a spell that can clean this but I’m not very good at controlling my magic yet so stand back.” She listened but didn’t stop focusing on the tub as she heard the retreating steps of Zecora.
Focusing on the cleaning spell she had learned at the stronghold before she and her friends began the traveling show several months sooner she smiled. I’ve had almost no use for this spell but lets see how it works.
Her horn glowed brightly as she relaxed and imagined the runes, glyphs, and amount of magic to pull from the aether as she opened her eyes and released. The spell flowed through her like water off your back in a shower and made her skin tingle slightly. She felt a wave of energy surround her and grow in a sphere outwards from her and for a moment she remembered the feeling of absolute power she possessed before banishing the Nightmare spirit from Luna Moon.
Then she gasped. The flood of magic was too much for her to control and it rushed through her body and out her horn. She recalled a high mage telling her to focus on the energy needed when casting a larger spell and don’t get too distracted or the magic will be cancelled.
Why wasn’t it cancelling? Why was it growing? What could she do to stop it?
“Pony? You must stop this spell or you will send us all to hell!” Zecora shouted at the top
of her lungs. Barely a whisper reached Twilight but it was enough to give her a point to focus on. She thought of the cleaning spell again and fell to the ground panting as the light faded from her and washed across the forest and part of Equestria.
“Wh-wh-what happened?” Twilight asked the ground as she lifted her muzzle and refocused her vision.
“Purple pony you have done wonders, never have I seen such a clean blunder.” Zecora stood beside Twilight and pointed. Twilight followed her foreleg and out into the sunlight that now covered the land.
“What the hay?” Twilight said standing tall again and looking around. “The dark feeling is gone and the ground,” she poked the earth and it bounced back slightly, “it’s so fertile I can sense it. The forest is… Zecora, what is this?”
“The forest is healed. No more dark magic resides here,” Zecora said in shock and awe, “the evil spirits; they are clear,” she said with wide eyes as she turned to look at Twilight. She stepped away slowly. “Are you an agent of hell? If so I mean you only well…”
“No, I’m a unicorn pony and I defeated Nightmare moon with my friends.”
“You are the one who leads the ponies that… The leader of… Oh my,” Zecora said stumbling back falling on fresh grass that had just grown.
“Yeah, we’re the elements everypony heard about. Well, I am for now. I don’t know what’s going on completely but I know I have a lot to do and less time to do it all in. Can you help me? Us? The world in any way you can?”
Zecora stood again and smiled at Twilight. “I apologize for my stumbling rhyme, never has that happened in a very long time. I will help in any way I can for the sake of all the lands.”
A flash of light came from Zecora’s house, the pony and Zebra looked at the doorway and smiled. “Rainbow Dash! Where’d you come from?”
Rainbow flew out of the house and tackled Twilight.
“Oh Celestia I’ve missed you Twi! How long’s it been? Two, three days? I was stuck in that place for so long. Hey, who’s the stripey pony? Oh look! I got my element! It was in the couch the whole time. Stupid puzzle but I know that couch and when I went to sleep on it it was totally there but he hid it and it wasn’t a good hiding place at all.”
Twilight coughed lightly and lifted Rainbow off her with magic before rolling to her belly and pushing herself up. “Congrats Rainbow, you’ll have to tell me about your thing later and that is a Zebra. Her name is Zecora and she’s been a great help.”
“Zecora the Zebra? I like it,” Rainbow said flying to Zecora and holding her hoof out in greeting.
“Flying pony of such color the honor is mine, however what is that on your collar?” Zecora asked as she bumped hooves.
“Hey Twilight! She rhymes, that’s so cool. This isn’t a collar though, Fluttershy got one once for a puppy we found and this’ a necklace lady. Magic gold and gems and everything, see?” Rainbow tapped the gem in her necklace and smiled. “Oh, it’s a pleasure to meet you as well and I look forward to being your friend.”
“Wow, did Fluttershy teach you that?” Twilight inquired while she watched Rainbow hover beside Zecora and drape foreleg over her withers.
“Yeah, I have a lotta friends in Ponyville now cuz I’m so nice. Fluttershy’s taught me so much, I hope she’s okay.”
“Ponyville? That’s a town nearby and you can get there in no time if you fly.”
“Oh, I can fly!”
“We know Rainbow Dash but I can’t. What about the others? Have you seen them since me and Fluttershy left?”
“Hey, where is Fluttershy? You two were together and now you’re here. I thought she’d be somewhere around here,” Rainbow said as she hovered and raised a hoof to her brow and looked around, “and where is here exactly? Whitetail woods? Sure is bright.”
“We’re in the Everfree forest Rainbow Dash.”
“Oh, but where’s all the dark spookiness?”
“I, uh.... made it go away?” Twilight said as she smiled awkwardly.
Rainbow squinted her eyes and looked at Twilight for a few seconds as the silence was broken by birds chirping and flying overhead. “Okay, sounds good to me,” Rainbow said smiling and flying to Twilight to hug her.
“Oh my words; never have I seen so many happy birds. The Everfree is a place of fear yet suddenly they flock here?”
“Hey Twilight she’s rhyming again! That’s so cool. Fedora, can you sing too?”
“Zecora is my name silly filly.”
“...Twilight she didn’t rhyme that time,” Rainbow whispered loudly.
“Rainbow she did, technically. Silly filly rhymes.”
“Hey, I rhyme as I must, this is something in which you can trust. Now that I know of you and you know of me, perhaps you can repair what you have damaged from my tree.”
“What the?”
“She means the tub Rainbow. I got a bath after getting joked and then I broke the tub.”
Rainbow looked at Twilight with a form of disgust. “What the hay are you talking about? I don’t even get it, tell you what,” she said holding a hoof up before Twilight could elaborate, “I’m going to fly around quick and scope the scene and maybe find Fluttershy. She’s close by since you’re here she can’t be far.”
“Wait-” Twilight got out before Rainbow was flying up and away leaving her and Zecora looking at a white cloud that moved itself slowly across the sky. “Well that’s that then. She’ll be back soon. Until then let’s just wait here. I don’t see any reason to leave her wondering where we are, she’s kinda simple.”
“Simple as she may seem there is more in her eyes than you would believe, a powerful hunger and strength and a dedication that will never leave. A truer friend is hard to find that will help you out in any bind. Not only that but I see a joy in her that would leave most other quite coy.”
“Well yeah, she has a way about her and I can see something special in her alright but… Hey, are you teasing her?”
“A tease you say? I reply nay, such is not my way,” Zecora said smiling wide and turning to walk into the house. “Goodness me how many more will there be?”
“Oh, is it another friend?”
“Well if it isn’t tattle teats, how’s it hangin’?”
Twilight narrowed her eyes. “Hey Night, glad to see you.”
“I’m kidding plum, it really is great to see you,” Night said ruffling her wings and walking to Twilight offering a hoof. Twilight reluctantly shook and they smiled. “How was your whole find your element thing? We were wandering the castle when we appeared here. Hey, who’s the Zebra?”
“Night, that is no way to speak to our host.”
“No, it’s okay Jack. Her name is Zecora, and this’ her home in the Everfree.”
“Great, now we’re in the Everfree? Sure is, I dunno, happy feeling for once.”
Twilight smiled wide. “I cast a spell and I guess it dispelled the evil. Not too bad if you ask me.”
“What she says is true however for how long is unknown to me and you.”
Night and Jack snickered. “Yer a rhymer? Ya know most Zebra talk normal, only the shamans rhyme.”
“While this is true to speak in such a way is quite rude,” Zecora said frowning as she faced Jack, “and for a pony who acts so true may I ask who are you?”
“Name’s Jack. Applejack but I’m an actress so call me Jack.”
“You know, why not ActressJack? It’s catchy and it fills in the whole Apple family part.”
Jack nickered. “Tried it when I was a bit younger, didn’t fit my publicists marketing plan. Them nobles in Canterlot woulda thought I was pretentious for havin’ such a name.”
Twilight shrugged dismissively. “Just a thought. Anyway, Zecora, should we head in- Wait! AJ, it works for both Applejack and Actressjack. Whatdya think?”
Applejack smirked. “I knew I liked ya for a reason. Now why nopony else thought of that, I’ll never know. Small minded money grubbers is all I bet.”
“Wait, I like it out here. I’ve never been in the Everfree and felt like this,” Night said trotting away stopping at the treeline and taking a deep breath. “I actually feel safe and happy here,” she turned to look back to the others.
“Graaaar!” a voice screamed.
Night screamed and galloped ahead to the others and turned around to see what had just scared her only to hear a giggling sound from the bushes past where she was standing.
“Night, you’re the easiest to scare.”
“Rainbow you punk, when’d you get here?”
Everypony laughed as they enjoyed the moment. “I got here first and heard you talkin’ from up there when I got back and then landed over there and crawled all~ the way to that butch and then screamed and it was so funny,” Rainbow said falling onto her back laughing.
The others had stopped laughing while Rainbow was explaining and chuckled nervously as Rainbow laughed.
“Rainbow, it’s pronounced bush.”
Rainbow gasped and looked to the voice. “FLUTTERSHY,” with one motion she sent her hooves into a full gallop to Fluttershy, only a few lengths away.
“Wait Rainbow,” Fluttershy got out before she was tackled into a hug to the ground. “It’s wonderful to see you too,” she groaned for a second, “too tight Rainbow, too tight,” she said giggling.
“Fluttershy,” Rainbow said sitting up, “what’s with the weird stuff on your legs and neck?”
“Well you see, I kind of found a city under the ground and I may have become their ruler.”
“What?!” the others asked as Zecora raised an eyebrow.
The more I see the stranger this gets, I should try to simply forget.
“You did not,” Night said waving a hoof dismissively.
“Well she did. If she said so then that’s what happened. Fluttershy that’s so cool, so how many ponies? Are they ponies? Are they like gophers or something? They dig holes. What kind of hole are you Princess of? How m-”
Fluttershy put a hoof over Rainbow’s mouth to stop her. “I’ll explain later, what matters now is we’re all together finally.”
“Well, actually, I haven’t seen Scootaloo yet, but if things stay like they are I’m certain she’ll show up in no time.”
They all looked around expectantly for a few seconds scanning the area.
“Or maybe not Twi. Let’s do something, I’m getting bored.”
“Well, this’ Zecora’s place so we should ask her,” Twilight said motioning to Zecora.
“Oh my, I’m sorry if we’re trespassing miss Zecora.”
Zecora chuckled and turned to walk in her house. “I declare, is anypony in here?” she shouted before she crossed the threshold. Nodding to the others she walked in and to the table set against the wall. “If you can grab the other end I would appreciate it and not pretend.”
“Ooo, I got it,” Rainbow said flying ahead and rearing up to the table pushing.
“Rainbow, wait, you push the wrong way. Your end should stay while it is mine first to sway.”
Rainbow giggled letting the table go. “I like how you talk, it’s really funny. Hmm, your words are funny… I want something yummy,” she beamed a smile.
Zecora nodded as she grabbed her side of the oval table and pulled it a few paces back. “Now your side is free to turn only do not go too fast or shame shall you earn.”
Rainbow snickered then nodded pushing the table to a notch in the floor she had just noticed. “Well that was easy.”
“I shall put on some tea, then we can discuss what you need from me,” Zecora stated turning to her cauldron in the center of the room. Placing a carafe inside she poured some of the light yellow liquid in the carafe then proceeded to walk to different shelves gathering herbs and ingredients.
“Hey AJ, is your foal okay?” Rainbow asked. Zecora’s ears flicked to the conversation while she trotted across the room.
“Yeah Rainbow, it’s only been a couple hours. Nothing should have happened in that time. Well besides me being a bit hungrier now.”
“Hungry, and a foal you say? This is by far my most exciting day. Ponies appear right and left, inside and out, one appears and is greeted with a shout. This day is most fun and will be quite the remembered one.”
“Eeyup. I agree with that, no way I’ll ever forget today. Ponies disappearing all around, looking for gems and jewels. Canterlot going all upside down, Discord doing his things. No way history forgets this one.”
“Well I hope not,” Twilight chimed in, “history is written by the winners. I’m pretty sure that ancient writers guild is probably a bowl of fruit being juggled by a fish or something by now and most ponies have a problem remembering specific details under stress.”
“Whatever, ‘Shy can we go play? Race you to the upside down city,” Rainbow said flying to the door before she was stopped inside a force field.
“Wait, upside down city? Ponyville you mean?”
“Yeah, it’s the closest city I saw then I came back here. It’s not totally upside down but most of it is. Well, spinning counts as upside down, right?”
Twilight canceled her spell letting Rainbow catch herself in the air as she pressed a hoof between her eyes. “I was gonna go there with Zecora to get help with my element, what now? Wait,” she looked at the others, “what about your elements?”
“Me and ‘Shy got ours, see? And so did AJ.”
“Well I almost got killed in grits and cursed with, something,” Twilight rubbed the back of her head nervously, “but thanks to Zecora I was fixed. Hey you took a picture, lemme see.”
Zecora laughed mirthfully waving her left foreleg. “I am uncertain you wish to see the photo I have taken, you see.”
“Yes I do, I wanna know what I looked like with a giant tongue.”
The others laughed. “A giant tongue?”
“Well it’s not as funny when it happens to you.”
“Very well, should I show you this you will laugh more than did I tell.”
Zecora went to a shelf and removed the photo snickering. Turning she placed it on the table, backing up and trying to not laugh out loud.
Twilight was the first to see it. She whinnied loudly rearing up and stumbling back in shock as the others looked on in startled awe.
“Fluttershy? Isn’t that a stallions thingy?”
“Oh my, don’t look Rainbow, you’re not ready for that.”
“This. Is. Priceless.”
“Tarnation that’s a big one.”
Zecora poked Twilight who was covering her closed mouth with a few tears streaming down her face. “You were warned to not look, that is a photo that will go in my scrap book.”
Twilight uncovered her mouth enough to speak while glaring at Zecora. “Burn it with fire, please.”
“I shall do no such thing, this is a warning to all you see.”
Twilight rolled to her belly and stood up walking away from the giggling gaggle of ponies to the window by the door. Bea is never gonna know about this... “Wait, do you hear that?”
“Yeah, we’re all laughing at you is what I hear,” Night said happily.
“No, hush, seriously. I hear something outside,” Twilight said hopping left and opening the door. Jumping a few feet outside she listened. He ears turned trying to find the sound that didn’t fit until she heard a growl far in the distance combined with a scream.
“Someponie’s in trouble!” she shouted galloping in the direction of the roar. It was far enough in the distance so she didn’t worry about leading it to her friends, but as she galloped, hopped, and ducked through the bright forest she wondered what she’d do if it was trouble. Combat magic wasn’t a strong point of hers, but she knew a couple emergency spells.
No, her current specialty was illusions with Trixie, so she’d have to use that if she had to fight and couldn’t handle whatever it was. Another scream came from in the distance ahead as she heard flapping behind her. She smiled to herself.
“Don’t worry Twilight, we’re here with you,” Night said from above her. Feeling motivated, she galloped faster, casting small attack spells on branches and objects in her way to clear a path. Feeling proud she focused slightly higher and cast another spell as she stumbled.
“Crap,” she said as she felt the spell overcharge. She shut her eyes and hoped for the best as the others shouted. She felt her chest impact the ground as she stopped the spell. She opened her eyes and groaned as she saw the damage. A swath of destruction in the shape of a cylindrical beam was laid ahead of them through the trees giving them a clear view of the forest in that direction as far as they could see.
“Wow, I’m sorry for every joke I ever made at you,” Night said landing next to Twilight as she was standing again. “How and why did you do that? We lost any element of surprise now.”
“I don’t know how it happened it just did,” she said kicking an exposed root. “Rainbow, can you go higher and tell me what you can see?”
“Sure thing,” Rainbow said saluting to her ground based friend from above and taking higher into the sky.
“Let’s wait until she’s back and then go back to finding the pony that needs our help, she can’t be too far now.”
Another scream pointed them in the direction they needed to go and they took off. Night took to the air meeting up with Fluttershy while Twilight and AJ galloped ahead.
Ahead they heard another roar getting closer and heard voices. “Almost there girls. Do you see anything up there?”
“Um, no. I’m sorry, I mean not yet.”
“I see a Manticore! Chasing somepony, it’s about a mile out, we’re almost there,” Night shouted, taking a faster pace gliding higher as Fluttershy stayed level above the canopy. Rainbow came in from the sky and leveled next to Fluttershy and they spoke a few words but kept on the path.
“Help, anypony. Night? Rainbow Dash, are you there?”
The others gasped and kept their pace to catch up to their friend.
Amber jumped through a large bush landing and galloping ahead as Scootaloo chased behind her using her forearms as guards against the various bushes and branches that were in their path. Panting she did her best to keep up but her human body was no match for either pony or beast running.
“Amber, what do I do? I can’t run much longer,” Scootaloo shouted as her blue dress tore slightly on a low branch.
“You’re a human, we can fight. Do you know how to fight?”
“NO, I’m a filly pony not a soldier and I’m in a filly human body.”
Amber stumbled but caught herself as she led the way the best she could. “A girl, not a filly. We’re almost there, keep up.”
“Almost, where? Where, are, we, going?”
Great, her body’s getting tired. I feel like I can go another mile easy. C’mon, keep the kid going. “We’re almost there, just keep running. That mannycore can’t move fast through the trees like we can.”
“But he’s, not, stopping! I’m scared Amber,” Scootaloo shouted before calling for help with her last great breath.
“There has to be someone out here, please, anyone help,” Amber shouted looking back to see Scootaloo leaning on a tree gasping. She took a few more steps ahead then began jogging behind Amber to keep a pace.
“I’m thirsty and I gotta pee. This body sucks, how do you live with this?”
“Shuttap and follow me,” Amber said galloping ahead again to the chagrin of Scootaloo who was starting to wheeze.
Amber jumped through another large bush and gasped as she approached two ponies who looked at her with a sudden beaming smile. Running past she felt her joy peak before hearing a roar. Fear replaced it as she passed them without looking back. They turned and followed her at full pace as Scootaloo climbed through the bush.
She felt her heart drop as she saw AJ and Twilight chasing her old self. “H-h-hey, I-I’m here,” she panted unable to yell. She took a dozen steps before her lungs felt like they were burning, her throat was dry and scratchy and her muscles gave way causing her to fall forward.
”Please, don’t let me die here,” she whispered reaching her hand towards the vanishing ponies she called friends. The beast drew closer and she knew she couldn’t do anything so she sighed and let her face fall into the ground. Closing her eyes she awaited the beast’s maw on her legs first. Maybe her back, so it could toss her about for a while. Playing with their food was a common thing carnivores did, she had heard that but she didn’t understand why. Food was there, eat it or don’t. Why play with it? Were these going to be her last thoughts? She moved her arms under her and did a pushup moving her knees under her.
“If I’m gonna die I’m going out like a pony,” she said preparing to buck the bushes behind her. She screamed and kicked the air behind her twisting and wiggling as she felt a firm pinch to her sides.
(Stop fighting, Thing, or I’ll drop you for the beast.)
Scootaloo stopped moving and choked, coughing roughly and wincing as her throat felt like it was going to bleed. “N-Night?”
(What? I don’t understand you, creature?)
Scootaloo looked ahead and smiled relaxing her body.
(“Flock it you’re heavy, I’ve carried boulders lighter than you.)
I missed you too. She looked left and right to see Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash to either side.
(Heya scoots, you look really weird. Did you get a new dress?)
(Rainbow, that isn’t Scootaloo. Don’t be rude. “Um, creature, when we land we can speak civilly, please don’t be afraid.)
Scootaloo felt her smile fade. “Fluttershy? Why’re you talking weird?”
(What is she saying?) Night asked Fluttershy.
(I don’t know. It’s a language I’ve never heard but I may learn it quickly, depending on what kind of animal it is.)
“Guys? Night, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash? What’s going on? Why can’t I understand you?”
(Hey look, Scoots is talking funny again.”)
(This isn’t Scootaloo, it’s some creature I saved from that monster. I didn’t see you doing anything, by the way.)
(Well, I was gonna help but I thought I’d wait to see if she’d fly herself.)
Night groaned loudly as she banked left quickly to go straight to Zecora’s house and not worry about the rally point.
“Hey, I heard my name in there I think, what’re you talking about? I’ve gotta pee. Are we there yet? C’mon guys talk to me, I got so much to tell you,” Scootaloo whined.
(Any luck understanding her yet Shy?)
(I almost understood something but this would be so much faster on the ground where I can actually engage her and understand her better.)
(Ohhh, so you need to do something like hang out with her before you can know her?)
Fluttershy and Night turned to stare at Rainbow Dash intently.
(Yes, actually. That’s a very good way to put it. Thank you very much Rainbow Dash.)
Fluttershy felt a slight headache forming but chose to ignore it. It’s just stress. Once I drink some legendary Zebra tea I’ll be in a much better place.
Looking ahead Night smiled as she steadied into a glide to rest her wings. (Almost there, I can’t wait to get this thing off me, she weighs as much as any two stallions.)
(Wait, how’re you carrying her then? You shouldn’t be able to hold her this long, are you fibbing to us?) Rainbow asked.
(You never told her about focusing magic?) Night asked Fluttershy.
(Well we aren’t there yet and, well, I don’t really know how. I didn’t make it into flight school and I was,) she glanced to Rainbow, (indisposed before I learned that myself.)
Fluttershy blushed and looked ahead again. Night nickered to Scootaloo’s surprise. (Great, I’ve gotta play guard to this thing and teacher to all you others. What a flocking day.)
(Oh my, please watch your language around the creature. You don’t want that to be it’s first word in our language?)
(Well, it’d make it more interesting. Hey creepy creature, can you say ‘buck your flocking spellbook’, huh, can you?) Scootaloo smiled at Night but didn’t say anything.
“I hope you start talking normal soon, this’ really tough. And I really gotta go, are we almost there?”