Two pegasi both stood on a small cloud, looking down at the city of Ponyville below them and chatting at the same time. To all the ponies that happened to catch sight of them, they just saw Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy having a normal conversation. But by now, I bet that you know that that’s not the truth. At all.

“Isn’t it amazing, Ryan? Just look at it. A place where people can settle down, meet others, and just relax, all while doing the things they love to do,” said Michael, his eyes lit up as he talked.

“I would be more impressed if I knew how the fuck I was standing on a raincloud,” said Ryan, worryingly looking down at the cloud they used as ground.

“It’s just one of the many wonders as living as a pegasus,” Michael replied, before once again turning his gaze to the town below them. From here, he could spot a couple of the ponies he saw in the show: Thunderlane, Cherrilee, Lyra, Cloud Caster, Bon-Bon. It was amazing.

Ryan couldn’t help but notice the delight in his friends’ face, something that was not all that common. “Man, you and Ray must really like the show, huh?”

“I don’t think ‘like’ cuts it, Ryan.”

There were a couple of moments of silence and peace, something that wasn’t too common back at the office. That is, until Ryan brought up a good question. “So what do you think the others are doing right now?”

“I don’t even want to know…”

“... what do you mean you have no idea?!” yelled Gavin.

“Look, I may be a fan of the show, but that doesn’t automatically mean I know everything about this universe. Up until a couple of minutes ago, I didn’t even know it existed,” shouted back Ray.

The two were situated upon the top of the tallest tree they could find, surveying the town of Ponyville from a distance. If wings weren’t going to be a use to them, they had to find some way to get a high view.

“Well, this is just great. First the whole Earth pony thing, and now the fact that there are no super villains to defeat. Everything is trying to stop X-Ray and Vav from realizing their full potential.”

“Well technically, there are a couple of super villains in this universe, but those are like gods and supernatural entities that a couple of guys in costumes would be powerless to stop.”

Gavin stood silent for a moment, before he asked, “So, if we aren’t able to control magic, then what can we do?”

Oh no, he just asked what he’s able to do, Ray thought silently to himself, Should I tell him? Tell him about the… things that Pinkie Pie has done?

“What do you mean, things? Who am I, Ray?” Gavin asked.

The orange pony looked at him, shocked, “Wait, how did you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Gavin, I didn’t say that out loud. I was thinking it!”

“Really?” The Brit was now excited. Very excited. “So Pinkie Pie does have powers?”

Ray sighed in defeat, “Yes, she does. But what they are, I don’t exactly know. She can read minds, pull random objects out of nowhere, predict the future and…”

Suddenly, Gavins puffy tail began to twitch vigorously. Ray’s eyes grew wide in fear.

“Ray, what in bloody hell is happening?” asked a nervous Gavin.

“Twitchy-twitch-twitch… that’s your Pinkie sense activating, and it’s how Pinkie Pie is able to predict the future. But I forgot what exactly the twitching…” Ray was interrupted, however, by a large CRACK! The tree branch the two of them were situated on had begun to snap under the pressure of two fully-grown mares.

The two looked at each other, then screamed as the branch gave away, sending X-Ray and Vav plummeting to the ground below.

Jack eventually caught up to Geoff, who was very quickly trotting down the street and ignoring the pleasant greetings by fellow ponies.

“Jeezus Geoff, will you slow the fuck down?” asked Jack, who was huffing and puffing from the constant walking.

Geoff stopped in curiosity, “Why are you so tired already? We’ve only been walking for a couple of minutes.”

“I don’t know, this body probably isn’t used to exercise like this,” stated Jack, “Besides that, do you even have any idea where you're going?”

“Well of course I… actually…”

“Yeah, that’s right; you don’t. So how about we slow down for a bit.”

Geoff sighed, “Look, I’m sorry Jack, but this whole pony thing just doesn’t sit well in my head. I mean, it’s pretty hilarious to see you walk around in that overly-glamorous body, but when it’s also me in a pony body, then that’s just not fucking right.” That statement got a quick eye-rolling from Jack. “I need some alcohol. Fast.”

“But what do you think will happen then? How do you know if the pony you’re in even drinks?”

Now it was Geoff who was rolling his eyes. “Nice try, asshole. A better question would be who doesn’t drink alcohol?”

Jack groaned in defeat, “Fine. The how about we ask some of the locals for directions to the bar. Like those two over there.” He pointed to two ponies sitting over at a bench near a small park before them.

“Alright then.”

The two men-turned-ponies trotted over to the other pair of ponies. One pony had a very light blue coat with an even lighter mane, with the symbol of a musical lyra pasted onto her flank. The other pony had a healthy shade of light caramel on her coat, but a more complex mane colored differing shades of red and purple. The symbol of a piece of candy was pasted onto her coat. They both smiled as the pair approached them.

“Hello there, Twilight Sparkle. How are you doing today?” asked the one with the colorful mane.

Geoff looked behind his back, looking for the pony she was talking to. Then Jack decided to rudely nudge Geoff on the side to get his attention

“She’s speaking to you, dumbass,” he whispered quietly, making sure the two ponies of the bench couldn’t hear him.

“Oh-um, I’m doing fine, thank you,” sputtered Geoff.

The blue pony rolled her eyes at her companion. “You try to hard, Bon-bon. Poor Twilight was caught off guard by your genuine naivety. ”

Tears began to form in the pony’s eyes. “You’re so mean, Lyra,” she said softly.

“Ugh, anyways, we were wondering if you two knew a good bar anywhere around here,” asked a confused Jack.

Now it was the other pair’s turn to be confused. “You don’t know?” asked a concerned Lyra, “I mean, you two have been living here for how long now? And you still can’t navigate the town?”

Crap, I forgot, thought Jack. Quickly, he let out a nervous laugh and said, “I’m sorry. It must’ve slipped our minds, I guess.”

“It’s quite okay,” said Lyra, “While the town doesn’t exactly have a bar per se, Berry Punch has some doozies in her collection at her shop. You should try them, they're really good.”

Geoff and Jack only responded with looks of confusion.

“Her shop is down that street and to the left,” said Lyra, pointing.

“Thanks!” Geoff loudly exclaimed before grabbing his friend and turning to trot down the street. The bench ponies watched the two Elements of Harmony run off into the distance.

Author's Note

Oh boy, this is a serious downgrade from last chapter, don't you think?
I had originally intended for this chapter to be a bit longer, but I just felt so unproductive this week. I did, however, really just want to update this story so that it doesn't grow stale, so here it is.
I promise from the bottom of my cold and dead heart that the next chapter will be much better.