Of course not even ten minutes had past before Pinkie had returned to the library, appearing from the spaces between books, and bounced over to Twilight.
"You know what's next?" she said, a vacuum appearing behind her.
"No...what is it?" Twilight asked, though she clearly knew what the crazy mare was talking about.
"Its time for a party," Pinkie shouted, sucking Twilight, Spike, Rocket, and herself up until they appeared in a packed bar, "and I grabbed Vinyl so she could greet our new friends."
Sure enough the white mare that Rocket and his friends had meet was standing behind a disk table, spinning the records and blowing out music as ponies danced. All around him Rocket could see ponies he knew from the show dancing about and talking up a storm. His friends, reluctant to mingle at first, finally got over their shyness and joined the fun. As he watched for a second he noticed Rainbow fly in, which was odd since he figured she was still mad at him for not being a pegasus.
"I'm glad to see she's calmed down a bit," Twilight said, sneaking up on Rocket unsuccessfully, "The news that you were coming excited her more than anything I have ever seen. She was almost like Pinkie when she sets up a party for every new pony that she meets."
"So I've noticed," Rocket sighed, "I just wish that the four of us could live a normal life in Ponyville without causing any chaos of any kind. Or crush the hopes of anypony."
"I wouldn't worry too much about chaos," Twilight said, "Discord is still around, but he hasn't been destroying the town or changing us to fight each other. He's improved in the time he's been here. But if you want to live a normal life then why don't you visit Fluttershy's cottage and see her about a pet? She's bound to have a pet for you and your friends."
Rocket thought about it and decided that he liked the idea of owning a pet in Equestria. So with that in mind he wandered into the crowds and found his friends. One by one he told them about the idea Twilight had given him and saw their faces light up. Without having to be told he knew that they were all for having a pet. About four minutes after he left he returned with his friends and nodded to Twilight.
"We're unsure of where Fluttershy actually lives," Rocket said, lying between his teeth, "and were wondering if maybe you could show us the way?"
"I have a better idea," Twilight answered, her horn glowing before they realized they were standing outside a house, "I could just teleport you all directly to her house."
Knock...knock...knock..."Fluttershy, you in there?"
"Just a moment please, that is if you don't mind waiting," a voice on the other side of the door said, "Now eat your dinner Angel while I greet my guest."
When the door opened she found five ponies waiting for her and she let out a yeep before calming down.
"Twilight, I thought they were going to Pinkie's party," Fluttershy said, "Why are they here?"
"They're here for pets Fluttershy," Twilight answered, surprising her friend, "They want to live in Ponyville peacefully and normally, so I figured that a pet would do nicely."
"Oh, yes indeed," the mare said, moving out of the way to welcome them to her home, "Do you have any idea as to which pet you want or is this research for later on?"
"Let me ask you something," Wisdom said, "Do you have...a panda?"
"Oh, Mister Panda is in the kitchen eating bamboo right now," Fluttershy answered, the pegasus quickly disappearing from their sights, "He's...definitely like Pinkie. How about you, um, Tick Tock?"
"I was thinking of something ferocious," Tick said, a timberwolf jumping into the room suddenly and pinning Fluttershy to the ground, "Yeah, like this timberwolf for instance."
"Oh him?" Fluttershy asked, the little pup being picked up by the unicorn, "He's been trained to be good and he hasn't developed smelly breath, so I think you'll like him. And how about you Peachy?"
"I was thinking of a fox," Peachy said, looking around the room, "You know, a kind soul who might play a prank now and then?"
"Count me in on that action my dear," a voice said as a draconequus appeared in the room, "You know I love a good prank every now and then to lighten up the mood."
"Allow me to introduce Discord, the Spirit of Chaos," Twilight said, the creature crossing his arms and staring at her, "I'm sure the four of you have heard of him since you knew about me and my friends."
"Not as much as you might think we do," came Wisdom's voice.
"Ah yes, there is a fox named Sly around here somewhere," Fluttershy answered, "Now if only I could find him. Oh, there he is on the kitchen table."
Peachy literally bolted past Fluttershy and came face to face with the fox. The three remaining ponies sighed, though two of them turned to the stallion.
"And what about you?" Fluttershy asked, "What kind of a pet can we find for Rocket Sky?"
"I was thinking something exotic," Rocket replied, though he was unsure that she even had one around, "maybe like a Phoenix?"
Twilight and Fluttershy were a little shocked that he had such a majestic creature in mind for his pet. Twilight cast a look over to her friend and wondered if she even had one somewhere in her house. The mare shook her head, confirming her suspicions.
"I'm sorry, but I've never had a phoenix in my house before," Fluttershy said, "I mean I tried taking care of Princess Celestia's phoenix once, but that was years ago. I'm sure there are other animals you might have considered for a pet. Let me take care of your friends, that is if you don't mind."
What she meant was seal the deal between her and his three friends, which involved them naming the pets that they had chosen. Peachy decided to keep her fox's name while Tick elected to name the timber pup Splinter and Wisdom went with Spirit. As much as Rocket liked the idea of owning a pet he decided that he could wait until he officially settled in before getting one.
Though he couldn't help but notice that after he returned to the Library Twilight was writing something down and suspected it was going straight to Celestia. With it being nighttime he decided that he didn't care and pulled himself onto the bed that Twilight let him use while he stayed in the Library. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep as the noise of the party faded into the distance.