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// Chapter 39 Puns  
// Story: The Slow Mo Stallions 
// by gamershot 
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Gavin looked down at the hive, it was closed but there were at least twenty bees swarming around it. He looked around to Rainbow Dash slowly. 
"Uh.... How do I feed the bees without dying?" he asked. 
"Don't feed the bees?" jokes Rainbow Dash. Gavin shot her an annoyed glare and she flew closer to him. 
"Look, just open the hive and throw the flowers in." she answered with a shrug. 
"So I just chuck 'em in?"
"Yep"
"Really?"
"Yes! I gotta go feed the birds... Good luck!" she flew over to the other side of the garden and went behind the large tree. 

The tan pegasus gulped once more and slowly moved his hoof towards the lid of the hive. He could see the bees gathering around at the side of the hive, as if they were discussing what to do. 
"Oh flippin' heck." sighed Gavin looking at the bees that seemed to be puffed up slightly. He moved his hoof even closer to the lid as a bead of nervous sweat trickled down the side of his face. 

He extended his leg a bit more until he finally touched it. The once buzzing hive silenced instantly. He didn't know how to react and flipped the lid open far more quickly than he had intended. He froze for a second and looked down into the mass of bees. There were thousands of specs of black and yellow, all staring at him. 
"Bollocks." he said flatly, setting off the chase. The swarm left the hive and flew together as a thick mass, chasing Gavin around. 
"BEES!! BEES!!" he screamed as he leapt into the air, the bees following close behind. Rainbow Dash avoided him instantly and stayed as far away from him as she could. 

Gavin flew around in loops, desperately trying to lose the swarm while making oddest noises as he twisted and turned in a desperate attempt to lose the enraged swarm. He sounded like he was squawking, yelping and choking all at the same time, resulting in either an 'OHRRCH' or a 'BWAK OOHHOO'. Rainbow Dash giggled slightly, she knew she shouldn't but his terrified expression and comical noises were just too damn funny. 

As his wings began to tire, he took the chase onto the ground, dropping from the sky and onto his hooves. 
"BEES!!" he screamed once again, still running from the angry swarm. His body ached; his adrenaline running low. The lactic acid in his muscles burned, forcing him so slow down. The first bee soon caught up with him and gave him a painful sting on his butt making him yelp. He jumped up out of shock and fell onto the ground. 
"Gavin!" yelled Rainbow Dash, worried, as the swarm of bees surrounded him. 

Their tiny stingers stabbed his body repeatedly... Until he'd had enough. It felt like he just let out a puff of air that made the pain stop, but he had actually caused a small explosion. He'd never used his creeper powers for real until then, the super charged explosion not really being of his own volition. He looked up from his defensive position to see small clouds of smoke rising up and a swarm of unconscious bees on the ground surrounding him. He looked back at his body, and only a few stingers remained. 
"What the..." he gasped, shakily standing up. 
"Wow. Dude that was awesome!" cheered Rainbow Dash, flying to his side. 

"What the hell?" he asked looking around frantically, "Where'd all the bees go?" 
"I think you knocked them out." Rainbow Dash replied. 
"But how?!" 
"I dunno!" 
"What was Gavin shouting about? Is he- Oh my!" yelled Fluttershy as she looked outside to check on Gavin. She saw the stallion surrounded by bees, all on the ground, twitching slightly. 
"Gavin, what happened?" she asked as she quickly limped over to her bees, kneeling down next to them. 
"That's what we're trying to work out." Gavin replied. 

Dan soon trotted outside to see what was going on. 
"Hey Gav what's up?" 
"I just bloody got attacked by bees" said Gavin quietly. 
"Yeah, I guessed that by you shouting 'BEES!! BEES!!'" chuckled Dan. 
"Yeah, but look at the bees now." Gavin huffed, looking down. 
"Wow, what happened?" asked Dan. 
"I dunno!" he shrugged, fed up of being asked. 
"Rainbow what did you see?" Dan asked. 
"Well, I saw Gavin 'bee'ing chased by bees ‘bee’cause he wouldn't 'bee'have so he buzzed off, but they 'bee'lieved that he was a threat and ‘bee’gan to chase him. Then, Gavin seemed to 'bee' stupid enough to fall over, 'bee'cause of that they ‘bee’gan stinging him until one second they all just 'bee'came still and fell to the ground ‘bee’cause they were unconscious." Rainbow Dash replied smugly. 

Gavin and Dan stared at her with death glares. Bee puns? Really? 
"Great puns Dash." sighed Dan sarcastically. 
"Yeah, ha ha ha." grunted Gavin flatly whilst Fluttershy giggled. 
"Oh come on, they were pretty good." chuckled the cyan pegasus, nudging Gavin. 
"No. No they were not." replied Dan, shaking his head slowly. 
"Oh come on!" laughed Rainbow Dash. 
"You're like Barbara." muttered Gavin. 
"Who's Barbara?" she asked. 
"Never mind..." sighed Gavin, looking back to the bees.