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// Ep. 22 - Follow The Leader 
// Story: Little Bear's Adventures in Equestria 
// by CAPTAIN YOSHI HD 
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			Little Bear, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Starlight, Trixie and Spike are sitting in a circle, playing duck duck goose at the field. Rainbow Dash is the goose, she use one wing to tap her friends' heads. "Duck, duck, duck, duck, ...goose!", she said tapping one wing on Trixie's head.

Trixie gets up on her hooves and starts chasing Rainbow Dash around the circle. 

Rainbow Dash sits down before Trixie can catch her. "Well then, that's part of the rules, now I'm the goose.", she said.

"Looks somepony knows the rules already.", Rainbow Dash said.

"You think we should take a break?", Trixie asked. "It's too hot to run around in circles." Her head was sweating as she fell flat on her back.

The sun was beaming down so hard, it's causing the group of friends to get heated. "It is too hot.", Fluttershy said. "What should we do?"

"We can go for a swim.", Little Bear suggested.

"That sounds like a great idea.", Twilight said. "It will cool us off."

"The lake is a fifteen minutes away.", Rarity said.

"Fifteen minutes is too far for us to walk there.", Starlight said.

"A way to get there, lets play Follow The Leader.", Little Bear said.

"Okay.", Pinkie Pie said.

"That sounds like fun.", Spike said.

Little Bear moved his arms and lifted his legs up and down.

"Count me in.", Pinkie Pie said, joining Little Bear.

"Me to.", Applejack said, joining the two.

The rest of the friends joined in. "Are you coming, Trixie?", Starlight asked.

"Nope, I'm going to stay right here, and there will be no way for you to convince me.", Trixie said.

The line walked off without her. "Alright, we'll see you later.", Little Bear said. 

Trixie watched in jealousy as the group walked off.

It's been a few minutes since they've been walking, then they came to a stop. "Everybody, join hands... or hooves, because you guys are ponies except Spike.", Little Bear said.

"What for?", Twilight asked.

"Because, we have a mountain to climb, a steep snow-covered mountain, it will be really beautiful.", Little Bear said.

"We better hold on tight.", Fluttershy said. The group took each and every hoof.

"Ready, team?", Little Bear asked.

"Ready.", the group said.

"Wait!", a voice said. It was Trixie, she was running after the line. "I'll play, but this better be fun."

"They walked over the hill and back onto flat ground. "Good lord, that was tiring.", Trixie mumbled. "Are we at the pond yet?"

"Not yet.", Spike said. "I'm the leader now, follow me."

The group stumbled upon a log. "Oh my gosh, it's very dark in there.", Pinkie Pie said.

"Most caves are, Pinkie.", Spike said, walking in.

"Is this a cave?", Twilight asked.

"Yes.", Spike said. They all crawled carefully through the log, now they made it out to the other end.

"That was a good one, Spike.", Rainbow Dash said.

"Who wants to lead now?", Little Bear asked.

"Me!", Pinkie said. "I'm next."

"Where to, Pinkie?", Applejack asked.

Pinkie thought for a moment. "I know, follow me.", she said, leading the group.

"Everybody, follow Pinkie.", Little Bear said.

Pinkie got a river and stood on one of the rocks. "Everypony, get on these rocks.", she said.

"What's so special about the rocks?", Rarity asked. 

"No, there is a giant serpent living under water, and we're standing on it's back.", Pinkie said.

The group got on to every rock they can stand on. "And it's taking us for a ride, hang on.", Pinkie said.

They imagined that the head of the serpent sprung out of the water and swam into the sea. After that, the group got off every rock. "Starlight, you be the leader.", Trixie said.

"Alright, there's a big mountain right in front of us, so I suggest we get to the top and we roll down it.", Starlight suggested.

"Sounds fair to me.", Twilight said.

The group got to the top and they began to roll down the hill. Then, all of a sudden, they rolled into the hug lake they wanted to go. "We made it.", Fluttershy said.

"We sure did.", Little Bear said.

"Well, I guess there's only one more leader there has to be.", Applejack said.

"And who's that, Applejack?", Rainbow Dash asked.

"Me.", Applejack said. "Jump in!" She jumped into the lake, and so did the rest of the group. They laughed and splashed and played in the water as all they could.