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// A Pack Of Five 
// Story: Rule of Thumb 
// by ShortHopLaszer 
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	 Twilight studied the information in front of her. "This doesn't make any sense! What does this thing eat?" The purple unicorn levitated a book from across the room and quickly flipped through the pages. "Why does it have such a high level of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)?"

"I don't know" Spike laughed. "How about you ask Pinkie?"

"Come on Spike! This is serious."

"But it's funny! She's talking in her sleep!"

Pinkie rolled to her side and pulled her hair over her head. "Don't do that Pinkie!"

Twilight rolled her eyes "She probably gets that one a lot."

The pink mare hid her hooves under her hair "Princess Luna doesn't even talk like that anymore!"

Spike laughed and rocked on his stool. "See? She must have some weird dreams."

She rolled to her other side and let out a sigh. "You don't understand! You can't possibly do it alone!"

Twilight raised an eyebrow "That's peculiar."

The pink mare sat up, and boomed in Princess Celestia's voice "Twilight Sparkle! That is enough!"

Spike and Twilight straightened up, and then stared at Pinkie. She sat still for a few moments before sneezing and waking herself up. She looked around and slowly came to. One could see the glaze of sleep leave her eyes. "Hey guys, whatcha staring at?"

Twilight shook her head. "Hey Pinkie... Have any interesting dreams?"

The earth pony cocked her head in thought for a moment. "Mmm, nope! Just the usual."

Spike whispered to Twilight "She usually dreams about the Princess yelling at you?"

Twilight shrugged. "Well it's nice to see you Pinkie, but why are you here again?"

Pinkie Pie stood up and stretched her back "Well I got up extra early to help Mrs. Cake with the morning batch, and we made some French toast, fresh bread, and we ended up making extra bagels. So I thought maybe Twilight and Spike would like some bagels. So I decided to bring you some."

Spike looked at Pinkie's hooves and back at her face "I don't see any bagels."

She snorted during her laugh "That's because I don't have any bagels, silly!"

Twilight looked confused "Then where are the bagels?"

"Oh! I was walking over and I saw some blue jays. They were chirping and happy because the sun was coming up. After I passed them I walked past the monster and said Good Morning! Then he said Good Morning. And I was like I didn't know you could talk. And he was like I didn't know horses skip everywhere they go. And I was like that's just me silly. And then he was like are you sure? Then I thought about it for a bit and was like I'll look into it. Then I bumped into-"

Twilight raised a hoof "Wait a minute. You talked to the monster?"

"Yeah? But that's not even the good part-"

The purple unicorn walked right up to Pinkie "But you talked to it?"

"Yep!"

"We need to go to the square!" Twilight stumbled around the room grabbing things with her magic.

Pinkie followed her with her eyes. "Why?"

"So we can talk to it!"

"Don't you want to hear about the bagels?"

Spike raised a claw "I do."

"Ok, so-"

"Maybe later Pinkie. Let's see what we can get it to say." Twilight put a few books and various other supplies into her bag.

Pinkie  walked up to Twilight "But-"

"Spike, go get something to eat. We'll be back in a bit."

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Fluttershy peeked into the dim hospital room, a small basket in her mouth. A few beams of light filtered through the blinds. The melodic sound of steady breathing set the atmosphere. The yellow pegasus slowly tiptoed into the room and sat quietly on the chair. I'm sure Rainbow Dash would be happy to see me here when she wakes up.

She placed the basket on the floor and waited eagerly for her friend to wake. An excited smile adorned her face. I know I would want to be with my friends if I were in the hospital.

Rainbow Dash flipped an ear in her sleep, her face looked content even with the bandages covering her muzzle.

A nurse was walking by and stopped to look into the room. She waved and nodded her head in affirmation.

Fluttershy smiled and returned the gesture.

I understand that she's tired. But I hope Rainbow Dash wakes up soon.

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Twilight and Pinkie stopped in front of town square. She knew she had to go up to it, scary as it looks. Twilight looked at her friend. She asked her friend more for her own reassurance than need for information. "Are you sure it talked?"

"Yep!"

Twilight took a deep breath "Alright, let's do this." Both ponies approached the cage. The similar sensation associated with the creature was prominent. Even on a cloudless sunny morning there was a chill in the air. The two fillies stopped in front of it, while it gnawed on something under its hood. From what Twilight remembered from the bucket, it was probably one of carrots.

"Hello, my name is Twilight Sparkle. And I assume you've already met my friend here, Pinkie Pie."

The creature stopped chewing and said with a raspy monotone voice "Hey."

Twilight glanced at Pinkie to see that she was unfazed. "So you can talk. Why weren't you talking to us before?"

"I was doing more than talking. But I haven't been able to understand what you were trying to say."

"Now all of a sudden you can?"

" I guess"

Interesting. There was a language barrier but now it's gone? "I'm not sure."

The creature turned its head and looked around. The square was lacking in commerce despite it usually being busy. "Hmm."

" I was wondering what it is you are doing here?"

The creature stopped chewing and turned to face the unicorn. "What?"

"Why are you in our town?"

"I don't know."

"How can you not know your reason for being here?"

"I dunno. It was an accident?"

Twilight snorted. "You don't just accidentally walk into a town and start demolishing things."

"How do you know?"

"If it was accidental then it wouldn't look like you were specifically targeting foals."

The creature put a closed claw to its hood and sat in silence for a few moments. Twilight stared at it while Pinkie watched curiously. "I guess not."

"So why are you here?"

"I still don't know."

Twilight twitched her tail in irritation. "Fine. Then can you tell me about yourself?"

The creature adjusted it's sitting position and waited a moment before responding. "No."

"Why not?"

"I want to know what you're planning on doing with me."

"We're not planning anything. The cage is to make sure the town is safe from you."

"So I'm in here so no one will get hurt?"

Twilight narrowed her eyes "Exactly."

"If you let me go, I promise I won't hurt anyone. I'll just leave."

"We have no reason to trust your word."

"Why don't you just move this cage and let me go somewhere else?"

"First off, I can't seem to move you with my magic. And even if I could, what would stop you from coming back and hurting more ponies?"

"I have no reason for coming back here."

"You didn't have a reason for coming originally."

The creature slammed a claw into the cage ceiling " I want to get out of this cage!"

Twilight backed up a few steps "You're going to stay there until we can think of something to do with you."

"This is inhumane! You leave me here with no air conditioner, no food, and no water all day to be stared at! I want to leave!"

Pinkie Pie cocked her head "Do you like bagels?"

The creature paused for a second, obviously caught off guard. "Do I wha?"

"What do you like to eat?"

The creature's movements calmed "Uh, I liked the peanut butter sandwich? I could use another one of those."

"OH! That's a good idea." Twilight levitated a piece of paper from her saddlebag "If you want to eat, you're going to have to give me a list of things." She wrote the word peanut butter sandwich on the paper. "What else?"

"I need some water. Like, a lot of water. Umm, I bagels are ok. Carrots are cool. Radishes taste gross. I don't eat flowers, or rocks." The creature tossed the end of the carrot out of the cage. "I like milk, and pears, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, waffles, and macaroni and cheese."

Twilight looked up from her list. Hmm, this creature can eat some of the things we can. "Alright, I think we can work with these.

Pinkie got excited and started shaking "Do you like sweets?"

The creature turned to face her "Like candy?"

"And cake, and muffins, and doughnuts, and cup cakes, and cookies, and brownies!"

Twilight noticed a slight change in tone, from the raspy monotone the creature used thus far "I could eat some."

The purple unicorn put away the list. "Ok, we'll see what we can do."

"Ok."

Pinkie pointed at the creature "Ooooh ooooh, what's your name?"

"My... name?"

The party mare giggled "Yeah! What do others call you? Does everypony call you creature? Is creature your name? Why would your parents name you creature? Do you have parents? Where are they? How come-"

Twilight placed a hoof on Pinkie's back to stop her rambling. "Yes. Like my friend was saying, what is your name?"

The creature didn't immediately respond. Twilight turned her head to try seeing under the dark hood, but alas, it's face was still hidden. "...I'm Edward..."

"Ok then, Edward. We'll see what we can do with the food situation. When we come back we are going to need more answers."

"One more thing?"

Twilight raised an eyebrow "Depends on what it is."

The creature rubbed its claw along the back of its hood. "I need another bucket."

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Applejack smiled as she looked across the field to see her brother bucking apples.  She stood and watched him work. He walked at a leisure pace to the next tree, and bucked every apple out of it with a single hoof. She's often amazed how easy he makes it look. The large pony moved systematically between the trees, knocking all the fruit into preset buckets.

Applejack yawned and casually strolled over. "Got tired of sitting in that square huh?"

The large pony continued walking to the next tree. "Eeyup."

"Do you think that cage will hold up?"

"Eenope."

"But Twilight picked that cage herself?"

"Eeyup."

"What's wrong with it?"

"Nothing."

"Then what's the problem?"

"I don't know when or how. But creature is not going to stay in there for very long."

"How do you know?"

"When you're facing an opponent, it's important to try and understand as much about them as possible. You learn to pick up on the subtle things that give insight to their character."

Applejack looked out across the field. Typical Big Mac. Of course he's most vocal when he's talking about fighting."What'd ya learn?"

"This creature is strange. I got a bunch of conflicting signals, but there were a couple things that stood out amongst the rest." He sighed. "I got the feeling that the creature was very intelligent, and very ferocious."

Applejack chuckled "I got the ferocious part. I don't think anypony missed that." She adjusted her hat and looked at her brother. "So what are we going to do."

"Be ready."

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Winona darted through the streets, weaving in and out of the crowd. Her tongue hung out of her mouth in excitement. The ponies  either didn't notice her, or paid her no mind as she swiftly navigated the mass of ponies.

She would stop at stands and stare for a moment, before darting off again.

She quickly inspected various stalls, searching for one item in particular.

The thing that pack leader needed.

The citizens of ponyville usually walked at a steady pace, so timing the space between them was puppy-play. She darted between one's legs, she slipped under a passing wagon. It seemed more crowded today.

There! On the edge of a table, a shiny piece of metal flickered in the sunlight.

There was a light brown pony sitting behind the table. Winona slowly snuck up on the object with her head to the ground. The stall owner noticed her, and offered to pet her. An ear scratch would feel good right now. No, gotta get the thing. She gingerly poked it with her nose and the stall owner let out a hearty laugh. He thought she was curious.

She looked back at the crowd for a moment, waiting for the perfect opportunity. She glanced back at the owner. He was trying to get her attention. He must be bored. She watched the ponies for a few more moments.

A gap! Here it comes. She deftly grabbed the wrench off of the table and darted into the street.

"Hey! That's not a toy!" The stall owner lifted his hat to reveal a glowing horn. He tried to grab the dog but he missed by an inch and watched her start to blend with the crowd. "OH no you don't."

He got off his stool and raced after her.

"HEY SOMEPONY STOP THAT DOG!"

Winona gave a playful bark while quickly bouncing between gaps in the crowd.

The stall owner groaned and chased after her. He kept trying to grab her through the crowd, but there were too many ponies in the way.

After a few grab attempts, the dog was getting farther and farther. And the owner was getting more frustrated.

After a minute, he sees the dog leave the crowd and run down a cold alley. Now I got her.

He followed her down an alley and turned into another street. He grabbed again with his magic and just barely missed her.

"Get back here you mangy mutt!"

His grabs were getting closer and closer. One time he grazed her fur, and Winona yelped.

"Almost got ya!"

Winona started running faster and he noticed that she was getting ahead of him.

He threw out another grab and grabbed a tuft of grass about a foot away from her.

The owner strained his teeth and focused. A bead of sweat rolled down his face. 

YELP! The dog was lifted into the air and the wrench slid across the street.

"HA! Gotcha!"

He looked past the squirming mutt to see the wrench clank into a metal surface.

A claw extended out of the cage and picked it up.

The stall owner's ears laid flat against his head. He finally realized where he was.

He put Winona down and approached the cage. He saw the wrench it it's claw and tried to grab it with his magic. To his surprise, nothing happened. He heard a light chuckle from the beast and he looked back at Winona.

The beast slid the wrench into the folds of its jacket. "Good girl." 

Winona barked in affirmation and squeezed herself through the bars.

"Give that back you beast!"

"What?"

"That's mine!"

"What's yours?"

"That dog took my wrench from me. And I want it back!"

"I don't have one."

"You better give it back now, or you'll be sorry!"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You'll be sorry." The brown unicorn looked behind him to see a pony passing by. "HEY! I NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE!"

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Iron Will chewed deliberately while he strolled though the town. Each compression of his jaw extended the pleasure that was a freshly baked bagel. "MMM! Iron Will should make a note to pick up more of these in the future!"

A pony quickly rushed past him, slightly bumping into his side as it sped in front of the minotaur.

"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING!" The pony was oblivious to his shout and was lost as it made a turn. Iron will continued his stroll as a few more ponies race by, whispering incoherently. Iron Will wonders where all these ponies are trying to go in such a rush. He picks up his pace to see what the commotion is all about.

As he nears a crowd of ponies, he can make out shouts from the horde.

"-IVE IT BACK YOU SCOUNDROUL!", "WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU IN THIS TOWN!", "-OU STUPID BEAST!"

Somepony seems to be getting it pretty bad.

As he got closer he noticed several ponies swirling rocks in their telekinesis. Every pony in the crowd looked furious. In the center sat a giant cage with a small bundle in the middle.

Wait a minute... what is that?

A light brown pony banged on the top of the cage. "COME ON BEAST! YOU CAN'T HOLD ONTO THAT FOREVER!" He paced around the cage while the crowd roars their own insults.

A small movement from the bundle in the cage and Iron Will's eyes bulged out of his head. "IS THAT A MINOTAUR!" The crowd silenced and every pony turned to face Iron Will.

He  walks forward, pushing ponies out of the way left and right. The brown pony jumps out of the way as Iron Will bends down and leans his head against the bar to get a better look. There is a bundle of cloth that was barely moving. "Hey, you awake in there?"

The bundle moves again and sits up straight. A hand slips from under the baggy jacket. Iron Will snorts and turns to the crowd. "WHO PUT THIS MINOTAUR IN THIS CAGE!" Ponies from the crowd avoid his gaze, and a few ponies look towards the brown pony. "WAS IT YOU!"

"What? Of course not! It was caged before I even got here."

"WHY ARE YOU PONIES SO INSENSETIVE? HE CAN'T EVEN STAND UP. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS DIFFERENT THAN YOU DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO TREAT THEM LIKE ANIMALS!"

The brown pony stepped forward. "This thing is an abomination. And a thief. It-"

"SHUT UP. I KNOW HOW YOU PONIES ARE. IF YOU DON'T LET THIS POOR MINOTAUR OUT OF THAT CAGE, SOMEONE'S GONA FEEL MY RAGE!"

"That thing almost destroyed the town!"

"THAT THING IS A MINOTAUR!"

"How do you know!"

"I THINK I CAN TELL ONE OF MY OWN KIND WHEN I SEE THEM!"

Suddenly Rarity pushes herself through the mass of ponies. Iron Will and the brown pony turn to face her. "Can somepony be a dear and tell me WHAT the hay is going on?"

The brown pony speaks up "That monster stole my wrench, and I'm just trying to get it back."

Iron Will snorts "That monster is a minotaur, and it couldn't steal anything if it's in a cage!"

Rarity chuckles as she looks at Iron Will "I can assure you whatever that is, it is not a minotaur."

Iron Will turns to face the cage. "You don't have to be scared. Remove your hood and show them you're one to be feared."

Every eye was on the creature as it turns its head up. I glint in its eyes and Iron Will gasps. It pulls the hood farther over its head, completely hiding any trace of distinguishing features.

Iron Will slouches a bit "Huh."

"It's alright Darling. Come with me so we can talk. I'll explain what's going on" The minotaur starts walking toward the white pony.

The brown pony stepped up. "I still want my wrench back!"

Iron Will turns to face the cage. He walks up and puts his hand in the cage. "If you have it. Give it back."

The creature turns and seems to examine the whole crowd. It sighs and tosses the wrench into Iron Will's hand. Iron Will drops it on the floor, "Ok, nothing to see here. Take your stuff and get out."

The crowd turns into quiet mumbles as it  disperses. The brown pony squinted at Iron Will before picking up the wrench and getting lost in the crowd.

Both of them start walking. Rarity flips her mane. Maybe if I'm nice I can get some information from him. "Darling, you really need to behave yourself when you're in town. No offense, but you don't want to give the wrong impression."

Iron Will points his thumb at himself "Iron Will behaves accordingly. I have high morals and stick by them."

Rarity notices the minotaur's huge frame. "Yes, very well. I don't see how causing a scene each time you're here is gaining you any popularity though." Iron Will is very strong. It wouldn't hurt to have someone like him around when the creature acts up.

Iron Will raises an eyebrow "If it was a pony in that cage, how would you react?"

Rarity slows her pace for a few moments, before picking it up. "I'm not sure actually."

"Hmph." Iron Will blinks in surprise as he noticed  Rarity's less than fabulous condition. He points at her "What happened there?"

"Oh this? Just a consequence from fighting with that thing in town square."

"Really, you fought it?"

"It was vicious. Deflected all of the magic we threw at it. I got hit by a few stray shots and well, that's how I burnt my tail."

"It'll grow back."

"Oh, I'm not worried about that. I'm glad I got out with minimal injuries. Some ponies weren't as lucky."

Iron Will nods his head "I see."

Rarity smiles at his serious tone Aww. He cares. "So what are you doing in town anyways? Another seminar I presume?"

"No. Iron Will is just passing through. Maybe picking up some things from the market."

"How long are you staying?"

"Iron Will is not sure. Maybe a few days. Depends how much a room at the motel costs."

Rarity snorts "Ugh, you want to stay at a motel? Those places can be dreadful."

"It's not that bad. You just have to pick out the right ones."

"Well no friend of mine is staying at a dirty motel. I insist you spend your stay at ponyville at my place."

"That's awfully kind of you, but Iron Will doesn't mooch off others."

"It's not mooching. Think of it as a favor for listening to me in that square. How about you stay for just one night?"

Iron Will notices some ponies giving him a weird passing glance. "Ok. Iron Will shall stay there for one night only." Both of them continue their walk down the street.

"Good, but before you do we have to talk about your conduct."

*Sigh*

Rarity gives him a pouty look.

The minotaur smiles and leans down to shake her hoof. "Thanks friend."

No  pony noticed as Winona strolled by on the side of the street.

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The purple mare trotted with a an assortment of fruits and vegetables in her telekinesis. Pinkie bounced after her with a bucket swinging in sync with the girl's energetic d disposition. With newfound purpose, they approached the cage.

Twilight levitated the food to orbit around the cage. "Hello Edward. We've gathered a few supplies that I think falls into your dietary requirements."

The creature turns its head to examine the display. "That'll work." It reached a claw out of the cage towards an apple. But as its hand approached, the apple shifted just out of range.

"Not yet. We need information first." Twilight pulled out a notepad from her saddlebag. "If you cooperate then you can have something to eat."

"....."

"You are hungry right?"

"What do you want to know?"

I'm going to be skeptical of everything this creature says until I get solid evidence. "What is your kind called?"

"We're humans."

"What is a human?"

"I'm a human."

"No I want you to describe what a human is."

"How can I do that? We are all so different."

"I'll give you an example. A squirrel is a mammal. It has a layer of fur covering it's body. It has four legs and a tail. It primarily eats nuts and berries. They live in colonies ranging from 10 to 50 depending on the location."

"Umm, humans are humans. We have 2 legs and 2 arms. Amount of hair is different for everyone. And we live in colonies ranging from 1 person to 5 billion people."

Twilight rolled her eyes "5 billion?"

"Sometimes."

"I hope you're taking this seriously."

"I am."

The purple unicorn scribbled in her notepad. He's not giving many straight answers.  "Alright, on to the next question. What makes you resistant to magic?"

"I don't know what magic is."

"How come I can't levitate you, or hit you with magic beams?"

"I have no idea."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

 I think he's withholding information. Twilight glanced at Pinkie who was gazing off into the distance. *Sigh* Too bad I don't have someone a little more involved to help me with this. "Fine. Last thing and you can eat." She took a step forward to get a better view. "I want to see your face."

Pinkie snapped her attention and eagerly looked towards Edward. "Oooh. I wana see too."

The human shuffled uncomfortably in its cell. "Can I get a different question?"

"That's not a question."

"I can't do that."

Twilight wrote some more on her pad. "Why not?"

"Because I said so."

"You can have food as soon as you show us your face."

"No thanks."

Twilight increased the speed of the orbiting food. "Remove your hood Edward!"

"No."

The food stopped spinning and drifted away from the cage. "Fine. When you choose to cooperate then you can eat."

"That's not fair! I answered the other questions."

Twilight turned and started to walk away. "Show us your face first."

Pinkie gasped. She looked back and forth between the two "But Twilight-"

"He gets food when he decides to work with us."

Pinkie dropped the bucket outside the cage. "Sorry Edward."

The two walked out of sight as the human sighed and slumped his shoulders.

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The small white filly shivered as she pressed her side into the cool building under the night sky. Her two friends leaned close against her as she peeked around the corner. A wave to her friends, and they dart across the street into the shadow of the next building.

The trio continue the elusive journey, crawling under windows, holding their breath to listen for ponies, and running as quietly as hooves can on soft green grass.

Scootaloo suddenly stopped, and the two friends walk back to check on her.

Sweetie Belle whispered "Is everything alright Scootaloo?"

"I'm not sure we should be doing this."

Applebloom put a hoof on the orange filly's back. "We're just helping a friend."

"How do we know this thing is a friend?"

Sweetie Belle scratched her head "Well it let me go when it could have easily trapped me."

"That doesn't mean it's friendly."

Applebloom looked back into the street "It didn't tell on us. And we never saw it do anything bad."

Scootaloo shook her head "But this thing hurt our friends. Rainbow Dash is still in the hospital. It's in a cage. How can we trust it?"

The white unicorn looked into Scootaloo's eyes "It's weird but I just have this feeling that it's not as bad as everyone thinks it is."

"Plus ya'll got us if anything gets out of hoof."

The orange filly frowned "Alright, but if anything goes wrong I'm going straight to Twilight."

Sweetie looked back into the street "Ok fine, but we got to go. We don't have much time."

The three fillies nodded their heads and continue their journey.

A few blocks later and the three can see the cage. The creature was silent as the three gingerly walked up.

Sweetie Belle spoke up first "Hey, you awake in there?"

The creature stirred and stretched its arms. "I am now."

Sweetie looked back at her friends "Oh good. So uh how's it going?"

"What are you three doing back here? I thought you weren't supposed to be out so late."

Applebloom stepped forward "We aren't. We just came here to tell you that we're here to help."

"Really now? How can you help?"

The yellow filly glanced to the side in a fidgety motion. She seemed cautious of onlookers. "We can get you stuff if it's small. We can tell you stuff too. My name is Applebloom."

"I'm Sweetie Belle."

"And I'm Scootaloo."

"Thanks. You can call me Edward."

Sweetie spoke up "So is there anything we can do to help?"

"I want a wrench."

Scootaloo shook her head in confusion "Why do you need a wrench?"

"I'm going to use it to break out."

The orange filly chuckled. "You can't get out with a wrench. Can't you see, this cage doesn't have any bolts or screws. It was locked by magic."

"Then how do I get out?"

The little pegasus circled the cage, taking in every detail she can find. She stepped past the bar of the tent and knocked on the cage. "I don't think you can just break out of this. It was locked with magic, and the only person in town who has the magic and experience to unlock it is Twilight."

The creature folded its arms. *Sigh*

Sweetie Belle perked up "But if we can convince Twilight that you're friendly then I'm sure she'll let you out."

Applebloom shook her head "That's not going to be easy. We'd have more luck trying to convince the whole town before we could convince Twilight."

Scootaloo raised a hoof "How about we just convince the other Elements of Harmony? They can convince Twilight for us."

"Sweetie Belle grinned. "That sounds perfect. We'll talk to the other Elements one at a time until they all think you're good!"

The three give each other a high hoof "Yeah!"

The creature chuckled "Thanks guys."

Sweetie Belle turned to face Edward again."Is there anything else you'd like us to do?"

The creature pondered for a moment "Yeah, I could use a peanut butter sandwich. And some water."

Applebloom saluted "We can do that. We'll be back in 25 minutes."

"Cool that'd be great."

Sweetie Belle smiled "It's not problem. Just ask and we'll see what we can do.

The creature shuffled in its seat "... actually, there is something else I'd like." 

"What is it?"

"Do you know what a first aid kit is?"

Scootaloo squinted her eyes "Yeah are you hurt or something?"

"........yeah."