Caboose ran out of the kitchen with two saddlebags that were packed to the rim with food. Derpy slowly came out after him with her own small saddlebag that had an envelope on it. Church noticed this and turned to ask Twilight what it was.
"She delivers the towns mail." Twilight said simply, anticipating Church's question.
"Is she good at it?" Church asked.
"Not particularly." Twilight said slowly. "She was given this as a job to-"
"Prevent damage to properties and people." Church finished, and Twilight nodded once. "That's smart. Why didn't I think of that? Caboose could have done with having something simple to do to keep him from killing anybody."
"Okie dokie, let's see what we got here." Pinkie said as she came out of the kitchen with a contraption on her head that held the list in front of her. "Alrighty the first ingredient is... blueberries!"
"That sounds simple." Church nodded.
"We just have to climb to the top of the mountain that Canterlot is resting on." Pinkie smiled.
"You're kidding... they have to be growing somewhere other than on top of a damn mountain."
"Well of course they do silly. But the best big blue ones grow at higher areamathingis."
"Altitudes." Twilight said.
"That too!"
"Well we should start moving then, we don't want to be that high up when night falls as the temperatures drop to extremely low levels."
"And we're risking our lives for blueberries." Church muttered as he shook his head. "How exhilarating."
"I know! It is going to be so much fun!" Caboose exclaimed.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Derpy said as she flew lazily up in the air. "I can't wait to have fun with my new friends."
"Right." Church sighed as Derpy, Caboose and Pinkie ran out the door. Church turned to Twilight and frowned. "You know how before the wedding I said that I felt something bad was going to happen?"
"Yes." Twilight said hesitantly.
"Well I'm feeling that way again."
"You're just overreacting." Twilight tutted as she walked through the door.
"That's what you said last time." Church said under his breath before following Twilight.
Church and Twilight quickly caught up with the others who were hopping in unison, slowly making their way towards Canterlot.
"I am so happy right now I could just scream." Caboose said, before gasping loudly.
"That can wait until we're done." Church intervened before Caboose annoyed all of Ponyville. "How long do you think it's going to take to get there?"
"Maybe an hour or so, why?"
"I don't know, I just feel safer knowing how long I have left until I die again."
"What do you mean?" Derpy asked, coming to a sudden stop.
Church thought about telling Derpy and Pinkie about him not being natural but put this thought to rest when he brought their intelligence levels into account.
"Church is a ghost!" Caboose said before Church could say anything.
"Really? A ghost?" Derpy asked doubtfully.
"No, that's just Caboose being Caboose." Church said, trying to change the subject.
"Do you know any magic tricks?"
"I'm a ghost, not a magician."
"Aha! So you are a ghost."
How the fuck did I fall for that? Church thought, annoyed that he fell for that so easily.
"Fine, you got me. I'm a spooky ghost."
"You don't look like much of a ghost to me." Pinkie said as she poked Church in the ribs. "Nope, definitely not a ghost."
"Fine, you want proof?" Church said, interpreting this as a challenge. "I'll give you proof."
"Awesome!" Pinkie squealed.
Church closed his eyes and let his body fall to the ground as an image of him stayed in the same spot where he was previously standing. Derpy yelled in surprise and jumped behind Pinkie, who stood still with a calm smile.
"Satisfied?" Church asked.
"I'm still not convinced."
"Caboose, do you want to help me show her?"
"Yes!" Caboose said happily.
"Great." Church said. Church made his way to Caboose and vanished into thin air.
Pinkie and Derpy stared curiously at Caboose who had his eyes closed. Caboose let out a small cough and opened his eyes, which were now several shades brighter than they usually were.
"How about now?" Church asked through Caboose's mouth.
"Smoke and mirrors." Pinkie waved.
"Seriously? My dead body and taking over Caboose isn't proof enough?"
"Nope."
"Ooh-ooh do it to me!" Derpy said.
"Alright." Church said as he reappeared in front of Caboose.
"Yes!" Caboose said happily, now looking around in a daze. "Aw, is it over already?"
Church phased into Derpy's body and stood proudly in front of Pinkie. One thing that Pinkie instantly noticed was that the mailmare’s eyes had levelled out and had changed to a pale blue. Satisfied with the performance, Pinkie nodded. Church let out a sigh of relief before going back into his own body.
"..to me!" Derpy said slowly as her entire body shivered.
"What did it feel like?" Pinkie asked.
"It felt cool!" Derpy laughed. "It was like I could see with my eyeballs, but I couldn't speak with my mouth."
"And you feel cold!" Caboose added.
"Can we do that again?"
"Let's just get this over with." Church said, rolling his eyes as he started towards Canterlot.
"Aw. Maybe later then?"
"All I set out to do was show you I'm a ghost and that's what I did, so I wouldn't count on it."
"Okay." Derpy said sadly.
They quickly resumed their journey towards the mountain, Pinkie in the lead with Caboose and Derpy following close behind.
"So why did you do that?" Twilight asked quietly.
"Do what?"
"Tell them that you're a ghost."
"You really think Pinkie and the other one would be able to understand?" Church stated. Not to mention that I sort of got tricked into it.
"I see your point." Twilight said as she saw Pinkie humming a happy tune. "Are you having fun yet?"
"No. Are you?"
"I guess so." Twilight shrugged. "I just wish you would too. You need fun more than anything."
"What I need is a break from the others." Church chuckled.
"We're almost at the foot of the mountain!" Pinkie called out.
"The mountain has a foot?" Caboose asked.
"See? That's what I've had to put up with for all these years." Church said quietly.
"You're making it out to be worse than it really was, and I think you know that." Twilight said.
"Listen, your little psychology thing might work on the others, but you're going to have a hell of a time trying to make sense of what's in my head."
"I take that as a challenge." Twilight smirked.
"Fine, but when you start to go crazy be sure to tell me, then we'll have a lot more in common."