Through a series of hallways, the motely group follows Mr. Willy Wonka as he leads them to another portion of the factory. In just one day, this was officially the strangest tour the ponies and these humans have ever been on and in way or another two children were officially lost due to some bizarre accident. Yet even after all of that, Mr. Wonka goes on as though nothing happened at all insisting that he shows more of the factory. This behavior made everyone, especially the ponies, nervous and cautious of the curious man. They decided, that for the remainder of the tour, to keep a ‘very’ close eye on him.
“Is it just me, girls or does Mr. Wonka seem oblivious to everything around him?” Twilight whispered to the girls. “First, a child was sucked up a giant chocolate pipe and now another just turned into a giant blueberry.”
“I didn’t want to say anything, but clearly the man is suffering some form of mental issue,” Rarity added.
“Come on, guys,” Rainbow scoffed. “This is Augustus Gloop and Violet Beauregarde we’re talkin’ about. You can’t honestly tell me they didn’t have it coming.”
“I hate tah admit it, but Dash has a point,” Applejack agreed. “Seein’ as how they don’t listen tah Mr. Wonka’s warnin’ ‘em not to break his rules.”
“Well, maybe we shouldn’t let our guard down just yet,” Fluttershy whispered. “He seems harmless, but something about him makes me nervous.”
“Flutters, ‘everything’ makes you nervous,” Rainbow retorts.
As they continue their stroll, they pass by a large wall in the hallway covered in colorful wallpaper depicting a series of fruit. Mr. Wonka stopped in his tracks, turning around with a smile.
“Wait a minute!” He said excitedly. “I must show you this. Lick-able wallpaper for nursery walls. Lick an orange, it tastes like an orange. Like a pineapple, it tastes like a pineapple. Go ahead, try it.”
Most of the group, minus the ponies, went ahead and start licking the wallpaper. Rarity looked somewhat disgusted by the notion.
“My goodness, who in Equestria would stoop to lick a wall?” She cringed.
“Trust me, my dear,” Mr. Wonka assured. “This invention is truly amazing.”
The ponies looked amongst each other, wondering if they should give it a try. Pinkie Pie was the first to bounce high in the air, with wide-sparkling eyes and mouth agape.
“Ooh! Ooh! I wanna try! I wanna try!”
“Me too!” Cheese Sandwich proclaimed.
The two party-ponies rush toward the wall and proceed to lick the wallpaper. Pinkie found herself licking an apple enthusiastically, discovering to her delight that the paper actually tasted like an apple. She pauses for a brief moment, motioning the others to come over.
“Come on girls, this tastes great!” She said, happily.
The others shrugged, then trot toward the wall. Slowly, they start licking the different fruit on the wallpaper and their eyes widen at how great the flavors felt along their tongues.
“Mmm!” Twilight grinned. “I got a plum!”
“I find this quite uncouth, but I digress!” Rarity admitted. “These grapes are truly splendid!”
“Not bad… I only wish there were some gemstones on this wallpaper,” Spike said, licking a pineapple.
“Guys, this banana’s fantastic!” Charlie exclaimed. “It tastes so real!”
“I’ll need to make a mental note to find something like this for Flurry’s nursery,” Twilight thought.
“Try some more,” Mr. Wonka encouraged, happily. “The strawberries taste like strawberries. The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!”
The group of ponies pause mid-luck, hearing the name Mr. Wonka just said. The girls and Spike slowly pull away from the wall, yet Cheese Sandwich got curious.
“Ooh! Which one’s the snozzberry? I’d like to give it a try!”
“Uh, Cheesy…” Pinkie spoke, awkwardly. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
“Why not?”
“Well… I don’t know how to put this in words… Especially coming from me… But… Well… You know…”
Not able to find the right words, Pinkie quickly leaned along Cheese’s side, the latter listening as Pinkie whispered rapidly in his ear. The moment it came together Cheese’s eyes widened.
“Oh… OH…”
Cheese Sandwich then slowly walked passed the ponies and Mr. Wonka, who merely looked at him quietly.
“If you guys excuse me,” Cheese whispered. “I need to rethink my life.”
“Snozzberries?” Veruca spoke, with sass. “Whoever heard of a snozzberry?”
Mr. Wonka grabs Veruca’s face with one hand, pulling her face toward him so he can look her straight in the eyes.
“We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”
Eventually, he lets Veruca go and gestures for the group to follow once again.
“Come along, come along.”
Mr. Wonka lead them down the hallway, before bringing them into a large room completely filled with bubbles floating everywhere. Standing in the middle of the room, Cheese Sandwich silently looked up at the bubbles in awe. He turns back for a moment, noticing Wonka and the others coming in and then returns to the ponies side.
“Something very unusual in here,” Mr. Wonka explained. “Bubbles, bubbles everywhere, but not a drop to drink… Yet.”
“What’s it making, Mr. Wonka?” Charlie asked.
“Fizzy Lifting Drinks,” Mr. Wonka answered. “They fill you with gas, and the gas is so terrifically lifting that it lifts you right off the ground like a balloon.”
The entire group looked up toward the incredibly high ceiling, where all the bubbles floated upward toward a spinning fan.
“Wow!” Twilight gasped, amazed. “A drink that can make you lighter than air!”
“Oh, isn’t it high!” Veruca exclaimed. “Gosh!”
“But I daren’t sell it yet,” Mr. Wonka shook his head. “It’s still too powerful.”
“Come on, let us try some!” Mike begged. “Please?”
“Oh, let us try some,” Veruca whined. “Don’t be mean!”
Mr. Wonka, however, was completely adamant to allow them to try as he kept shaking his head.
“No, no, no. Absolutely not. There’d be children floating around all over the place. Come along now; don’t hang about. You’re going to be wild about this next room.”
Mr. Wonka proceeds to lead the rest of the group out of the Fizzy Lifting room. The only ones remaining were the ponies, Spike, Charlie, and Grandpa Joe.
“Come on every pony, we should probably follow them,” Twilight concludes. “Don’t want to get left behind.”
“Just a moment, Twilight,” Grandpa Joe said.
Twilight and the rest of the ponies turn back toward Grandpa Joe and Charlie. The two looked around, as if to make sure the coast was clear.
“Let’s take a drink,” Grandpa Joe suggested. “Nobody’s watching.”
“Oh no, I really don’t think that’s a good idea, Grandpa Joe,” Twilight disagreed.
“Besides, Mr. Wonka said that stuff’s too powerful,” Spike added.
Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich, on the other hand, bounced toward the front of the group with huge smiles.
“We’ll try it!” Pinkie said, giddy.
“WHAT?!” The others yelled.
“Come on, I mean think about it,” Cheese smiled. “A drink that offers a pony the chance to fly like a Pegasus. We’re not just talking Unicorns and standard Earth Ponies… No offense.”
“None taken,” Applejack shrugged.
“But just imagine: You give this stuff to a pony who is unable to fly, they wouldn’t need wings to be up in the air.”
“How can any pony pass that up?” Pinkie asked.
“I mean, I hear what you’re saying,” Rainbow Dash admits. “It sounds awesome even, but…”
“A small one won’t hurt us,” Grandpa Joe assured.
He pops the bottle open, as the cork pops off like a wine cork. The old man takes a big swig of the drink, before handing the bottle to Charlie who does the same.
“Mmm…” Grandpa Joe nodded. “Not bad!”
After Charlie takes a big sip, he hands the bottle over to Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich, who both take a huge swig from the bottle.
“Yeah, I’m detecting a light texture…” Cheese pondered.
“With a hint of extra sweetness… Whoa!” Pinkie sighed, feeling woozy. “Make that ‘very’ sweet.”
They then hold the bottle out to Applejack; the orange Earth pony looks at the bottle of Fizzy Lifting drink nervously for a moment.
“Aww, what the hay!” Applejack sighed.
She lifts the bottle to her lips and takes one long gulp, before she holds it out to Rarity. The fashionista shook her head as she grabs the bottle with her blue magical aura.
“This goes against my better judgment, but…”
Rarity takes a nice little drink, before placing the bottle off to the side. The others felt there was no reason to try it, seeing as how most of them either have wings or have the ability to fly. So, they waited for a moment to see the effects of the drink… And they waited… And waited… And waited… But nothing happened.
“Uh… Ain’t we supposed tah be liftin’ up off this here ground now?” Applejack asked, confused.
“Nothing’s happening,” Charlie pointed out.
“Huh… Maybe it’s a dud,” Cheese shrugged.
“Aw… What a letdown!” Pinkie moaned.
“You’re right, fellas,” Grandpa Joe nodded. “I can’t understand WHYYYY…!”
His sentence was cut short as he, Charlie, Pinkie, Cheese, Applejack, and Rarity suddenly floated off the ground rather quickly. Grandpa Joe grabs onto a ledge keeping them in place, as Charlie and the ponies grab onto him. Twilight, Spike, Rainbow, and Fluttershy flew up beside them.
“Are you guys alright?” Twilight frantically asked.
“What do ya’ll think?!” Applejack growled.
“Oh, oh, oh, I feel terribly strange…” Grandpa Joe said.
“What do we do now, Grandpa?” Charlie asked.
“I don’t know, Charlie, but… AAAAAA!”
Grandpa Joe let go for a moment and quickly clung back to the side, as if worried he was going to fall down. The group found themselves in a very precarious situation.
“OH, GIRLS!” Pinkie cried. “I think we really cracked the pinata this time!”
“Mr. Wonka is not gonna be happy when he finds out about this!” Cheese added.
“We can’t stay up here all day!” Charlie points.
“You’re quite right, Charlie!” Rarity nodded, rapidly. “But, what do we do?”
“I’m gonna try and get down.”
“All right, give us your hands,” Twilight Sparkle gestures. “We’ll pull you down.”
“All right, but please be very… Careful?” Grandpa Joe speaks, shocked.
Before his very eyes and even the ponies, as Charlie let go of his Grandfather, he felt himself floating as he swished his arms around. Soon, what started off as scary suddenly became a joyous ride amongst the bubbles. Even Pinkie and Cheese were getting the hang of it, while Applejack and Rarity stayed close to Grandpa Joe.
“Hey… This is not bad!” Cheese said, in awe.
“Yeah, this is fun, guys!” Pinkie called out.
“Come on in, the air’s fine!” Charlie beckoned.
“Oh, I don’t know, Charlie,” Grandpa Joe spoke, nervously. “I haven’t* been swimming in twenty years, I—”
“Come on*, give me your hand!” Charlie reached out.
“I don’t think I ought to…”
But before Grandpa Joe knew it, as he took his grandson’s hand and released himself from the ledge, he found himself steadily flowing in mid-air flying as if the wind was carrying him with the greatest of ease. Even Rarity felt a wondrous feeling as she eventually lets go of Joe’s coat to feel the wind beneath her drifting her upwards.
“Oh, upon my word!” Rarity gasped. “This is fabulous! A unicorn flying without wings! I’m not even using any of my magic!”
“Hey, come on, Rarity!” Spike called out. “How’s about a quick flying trip?! Try to keep up!”
Spike takes off as fast as his little wings can carry him. Rarity smiles a bit, seeing a chance to use this experience to have a little fun.
“Oh, you are so on!” Rarity shouts, smiling.
As Rarity takes off after Spike, Applejack cautiously released her grip on Joe’s coat but found herself fumbling around trying to get the hang of this flying ordeal. But it was clear it was like a first-time swimmer learning the ropes, flailing her limbs all over the place. Her friends came by to keep her steady.
“Easy there, Applejack,” Fluttershy spoke. “You’re having a harder time flying than I did.”
“No kiddin’, Fluttershy,” Applejack muttered. “I can barely handle bein' in a hot air balloon.”
“Don’t be worried,” Twilight assured. “This is a new experience, so it’s okay to be afraid. Just need to go a little slow, just like you prefer.”
“I appreciate you tryin’, Twi. But I don’t think I’m cut out for this flyin’. Besides, who’s to say this formula will even last? I don’t know if I’ll plummet straight down or if it’ll be a slow descent or…”
“All right, all right, hey!” Rainbow Dash interrupts.
Rainbow Dash flew up in front of Applejack, the country mare finding herself looking into the eyes of one of her closest friends. They lock eyes for a moment, Rainbow Dash giving her most serious expression as Applejack has this rare moment of nerves.
“Look at me A.J. and listen,” Rainbow Dash spoke. “You know what I do when I face a situation as exhilarating as this?”
“No, what?”
“You don’t ‘think’ about it. Forget you’re in the air, never mind what’s on the ground. All the ‘what ifs’, all the concerns… Throw it all out. You can do this; have I ever stirred you wrong?”
“Do I wanna answer that?”
“Never mind. It’s just you and me, we’re gonna take this… Nice and slow. Personally, I’d rather go as fast as possible, but I know this is new for you. Stick with me, and you’ll get the knack for this in ten seconds flat. Okay?”
Applejack pondered for a moment, not responding right away. It was very rare for her to be in this position where’s not being the level-headed pony between the two. But here she was, completely out of her comfort zone and having to put trust in a Pegasus who’s not usually patient for just any pony… Except now with her. After much thought, she slowly nods her head.
“Okay.”
“Hang on!”
With a flap of her wings, Rainbow Dash sails up into the air with Applejack close beside her. The blush on her cheeks appear dim on her cheeks, but it is all silence between the two as Applejack allows the zero gravity to carry her. Pinkie and Cheese seeing the two floats up in the air, turn to each other with smiles and float up to join them. Charlie and Grandpa Joe watch as their friends fly around the room and are inspired to try a few things.
“Hey, try this, Grandpa!” Charlie shouts, shooting upward. “Whee!”
“All right, Charlie, wait for me!” Grandpa Joe calls out, shooting upward. “Wheeeeee!”
“Wheeeee!” Pinkie cheers.
“Look upon me, world!” Rarity shouts, chuckling. “I am a Rarity, and I am a shooting star on a beautiful moonlit canvas!”
“I’m a rocket!” Charlie shouts.
“Breathe it in, Applejack!” Rainbow Dash calls out. “Feel that breeze.”
“Yeah…” Applejack nods, calmly. “This is… This is really great!”
“Look, I’m a bird!” Grandpa Joe cried out. “I feel light as a feather.”
“Look down there, Charlie boy!” Cheese Sandwich pointed. “We’re really high now!”
“Yeah, this makes me wonder how my life would be if I was born a Pegasus named ‘Surprise’!” Pinkie rambled. “Hmm… That actually has a nice ring to it!”
“Watch this, guys!” Charlie shouts.
The group turn as Charlie starts to perform a somersault in midair, turning head over heels with the greatest of ease. Grandpa Joe, Spike, and the ponies were very impressed.
“Wonderful, Charlie!” Grandpa Joe approved.
“That was marvelous!” Rarity said from above. “You soar just like an acrobat!”
“Try it, Grandpa!” Charlie urged.
“Oh, I don’t know, I…” Grandpa Joe stuttered, uncertain.
“Come on, Grandpa.”
“Yeah sure, you only get a chance like this once,” Spike points out. “What have you got to lose?”
“Now Spike,” Twilight scolds. “If Grandpa Joe feels he can’t do it…”
“All right,” Grandpa Joe said.
Surprised, Twilight turns and before her eyes Grandpa Joe actually attempts a somersault. A little slower and slightly clumsier than Charlie’s, but otherwise he made the full turn.
“Hey, you did it, Grandpa Joe!” Pinkie cheered.
“Ohhh… Ohhh!” Grandpa Joe groaned. “I think I hit an air pocket.”
“Awesome!” Rainbow Dash cheered, turns to Applejack. “All right, your turn?”
“Wut?!” Applejack shouts. “You said we’d take it slow!”
“Yeah… But it’s been long enough!”
Before Applejack could react, she felt Rainbow Dash twist her around causing her to spin head over heels while the others watch. Applejack barely kept her own hat from flying off her head, as she turned head over heels over and over. Rainbow Dash chuckled a bit until Applejack eventually slowed down, her eyes rolling around a bit before they finally stop. She gives a glare towards the mischievous Pegasus.
“Hey, don’t be like that,” Rainbow Dash replied. “If an old man can do it, you could.”
“Ooh…” Applejack groaned. “Yer gonna get it, Rainbow Dash!”
“Well, if you want us to be even… You gotta catch me first!”
Sticking out her tongue teasingly, Rainbow takes off as Applejack paddles her way trying to catch up to her friend. Course, their antics gets a brief chuckle from the rest of their friends knowing this was in good fun even as Twilight shook her head, a smile was on her face.
As everyone enjoyed themselves, some doing fancy tricks and others just enjoying the experience, Cheese Sandwich turned to the side and watch Pinkie Pie giggling and looping around like the silly pony she is. Far from their friends, it was just these two ponies having a moment to themselves. As he watched that pony, Cheese felt that warm thumping in his chest, a sigh escapes his smiling lips, and all he can do is float there and watch. He didn’t know if Pinkie even realized what he was thinking, but he was just glad to see her happy… All things considered.
“This is the greatest day of my life, Cheesy!” Pinkie Pie called out. “If this keeps up, we can fly to the moon at this pace.”
“Or maybe we can just fly south for the winter together,” Cheese casually, replied.
Cheese’s eyes suddenly went wide, and his cheeks blushed red as he realized what he just said out loud. But it was too late, as that was more than enough to draw Pinkie’s full attention to him.
“What was that?” Pinkie asked.
“Uh…Well, I… What I meant to say…” Cheese stuttered.
“Hey, it’s okie-dokie, Cheesy,” Pinkie assured. “You can tell me anything.”
As Cheese tried to find the right words, Fluttershy was enjoying herself in her own way when she looked up and noticed something. Something that made her eyes widen.
“Uh… Pinkie Pie?” Fluttershy spoke, softly.
“Well, Pinkie… I’ve been meaning to tell you this…” Cheese continued.
“Yes?” Pinkie’s eyes widen.
“Uh… Pardon me?”
But it was tough for Fluttershy to get either Cheese or Pinkie’s attention, between all the laughter and shouts of ‘I’m a bird!’ or ‘I’m a plane!’. Meanwhile, Cheese pulled his collar slightly feeling himself sweating as he was having a tough time talking.
“You see Pinkie… We are the bestest of friends… But I think we’d be better if we were… That is to say, maybe you and I… That is… Maybe we can be…”
“Yes?” Pinkie asked, a smile forming.
“Pinkie Pie, I just want to say…
“GUYS, YOU’RE GOING TOO HIGH!” Fluttershy shouted, frantically.
Fluttershy’s shout drew Cheese and Pinkie’s attention, as they and everyone else looked up. Indeed, they realized they were going up higher than they intended. Those who drank the serum tried to paddle themselves back down, even their friends tried to pull them down, but the elixir was truly more powerful. But that wasn’t even the scariest part.
“Hey, Grandpa, I can’t get down!” Charlie cried. “Help! Grandpa, the fan!”
Charlie points and sure enough, they were all slowly drifting toward the rapidly spinning fans. The metal blades zooming round and round threateningly.
“Stay away from it, Charlie!” Applejack shouted.
“We’ll be chopped to bits!” Rarity cried.
“We’re in trouble, everyone!” Grandpa shouts, flailing frantically. “I can’t stop!”
“Twilight, the fan’s pulling them in!” Spike shouted.
“We have to stop them!” Twilight shouts. “Come on, every pony! Grab on!”
Twilight and her friends once more try to pull their friends down, as far from the fans as possible. But try with all their might, the Fizzy Lifting Drink overpowered the group while they in turn tried to paddle their way on their own.
“What do we do now, Cheesy?!” Pinkie cried.
“We got to grab hold of something!” Cheese cried. “Quick, every pony! There’s gotta be something to reach!”
“There’s nothing to grab onto!” Charlie cried, scratching on the metal walls. “Help! We’re gonna get killed!”
Desperate, everyone started shouting for help as they tried to lean against the metal walls clawing for something to grab. But the whole group found themselves being pulled closer and closer to the fans, threatening to chop them up into flank steaks.
“Help! Help!” Grandpa Joe cried. “Mr. Wonka, please! Turn off the fan! Oh! Oh!”
BURP!!!
Inches from the fan, a bit of gas escapes from Grandpa Joe’s lungs. But it was then he noticed something else…
“Ooh! I’m going down!”
Yes indeed, Grandpa Joe was floating down, from the moment he belched. It was then that the answer was right in front of them.
“Quick, Charlie, burp, burp!”
“He’s right!” Cheese shouted. “If we don’t do it, we’ll be chopped into ribbons!”
“Help! I can’t!” Charlie cried, inches from the fan. “Help!”
“You’ve gotta burp, Charlie,” Grandpa Joe begged. “It’s the only way.”
Eventually, Charlie gave out a little belch, more than enough to slowly start to descend downward. Soon, Pinkie and Cheese join in unapologetically as those who didn’t take the drink helped them down.
“’Atta boy, come on!” Grandpa Joe cheered, mid-burp. “Ahh, that’s wonderful, Charlie.”
While the grandfather and grandson belched together, with Pinkie and Cheese not far behind, Applejack gave a few belches of her own as she too began to sink down. Until eventually, she lands on the ground with Rainbow Dash landing beside her.
“Nice one, A.J.!” Rainbow Dash sighed, in relief.
“Thanks!” Applejack chuckled. “Ah ain’t belched that much since Big Mac and ah had a burpin’ contest tah decide who got tah make our cider this past year.”
Grandpa Joe and Charlie both continued to belch out, little by little, until they too landed on the ground. The ponies and Spike soon followed suit, relieved to see that their friends made it down safely. But then Spike started counting heads silently and his eyes went wide.
“Guys… WHERE’S RARITY?!” Spike shouted.
“HEEELLLLLLP!!!”
They all look up and realize Rarity was still suspended high in the air. The poor Unicorn was scratching the metal surfaces desperately, trying to keep away from the fan. True, she could use her magic to stop the fans, but she was in too much distress to concentrate.
“Somepony please, help me!” She yelled.
“Rarity!” Spike called out. “You’ve got to burp; it’s the only way to get down here!”
“Are you crazy, I’m NOT doing that!” Rarity cried, loudly. “I have a reputation to uphold!”
“Rarity, this isn’t a difficult choice!” Rainbow yelled. “It’s your reputation or your life!”
Rarity tapped her hoof along her chin, weighing her options not realizing she was just only slightly close to hitting the fans.
“RARITY!!!!” Every pony yelled.
“What? I was thinking!”
Rarity soon turned up with wide eyes, seeing the closer she was to the fans the less time she had. Rarity cringed to herself, shaking her head knowing full well what she needed to do. Closing her eyes, reaching deep within herself, sucking the air through her throat and sticking out her chest… Rarity let out a huge belch that shook the entire room. She quickly started to descend to the floor below, landing right next to Applejack. Now seeing they were all safe on the ground, Grandpa Joe sighed in relief.
“From now on, we keep our feet and hooves on the ground,” Grandpa Joe declared. “Come on, let’s catch up to the others!”
As Grandpa Joe and Charlie proceed out the room, to rejoin the other guests, Rarity stood completely still. Her face burned red along the cheeks, while all her friends tried their hardest to conceal their laughter.
“That… Was the most humiliating moment of my entire life!” Rarity said.
“Ya know Rares, it coulda been much worse,” Applejack assured.
“How could it possibly be much worse, Applejack?!”
“At least it came out of the attic and not the basement!” Rainbow laughed.
Rarity reeled back in horror, realizing what Rainbow just implied. Finally, the group could no longer contain themselves and burst out laughing. Even Fluttershy giggled a bit, while Spike rolled over laughing. True, it was not the most pleasant bit of humor but for these guys they needed a good laugh after all the insanity. Rarity glared at them all, trotting toward them quickly.
“We NEVER speak of this to any pony! Understood!”
“Yo chill, Rarity,” Rainbow said, defensively. “No pony is ever going to know.”
“Rarity just hugged with her head held high, trotting off after Charlie and Grandpa Joe. As they all trotted off to join their friend, Rainbow leaned over to Pinkie Pie.
“Every pony is going to know, are they?” Rainbow whispered, smirking.
“Hmm… Maaaaaybbeeee,” Pinkie giggled.
Once more, while everyone moved ahead, Cheese Sandwich was left all alone sighing at the circumstance. True, they made it out alive which was a good thing. But still, Cheese had yet another chance to try to truly talk to Pinkie Pie to offer more to her than mere friendship. Yet the threat of being another guest who didn’t listen to Wonka not only kept Cheese from sharing his heart, but he almost lost her friend in one day. It was as if fate was constantly testing his chances every chance it got.
“Sometimes I wish I can just talk when it really matters,” Cheese sighed.
“Cheese! Cheesy, are you coming?!” Pinkie Pie called out.
“Oh, uh… Yeah, Pinkster!” Cheese called back. “Coming!”
Cheese Sandwich then quickly trots off to catch up with Pinkie Pie and the others, leaving the room with that single bottle of Fizzy Lifting Drink and all their problems behind… Or at least, for now.