As I continued to work on my latest idea for a story, I could almost feel the shadows that continued to pass over me as people walked by. I didn't give a glance at their direction though. I knew what that would cause at this point.

As time passed, the shadows lessened in quantity, until finally, only one remained. It wasn't passing by me, rather, it was lingering.

My curiosity got the better of me, and I looked upwards from my writing towards the creator of the shadow. There, standing in front of me, was a boy about half my height. A student from a lower grade, likely a middle schooler. I expected him to turn away from me once I looked, or flinch when he saw my eyes. Oddly enough, he didn't. Instead, he just tilted his head in curiosity.

"What are you doin'?" He asked me. I stayed silent for a moment or two before deciding to answer.

"Just... Writing." I answered plainly. He smiled at this, an eyebrow raising up comically as he did so and his eyes rolling sarcastically.

"I know that. I meant, why are you just sitting there alone?" Honestly, I couldn't tell if he was joking or not. I began to get nervous unsure if this was another cruel prank or not. He didn't seem to notice though, or at least, he chose to ignore it.

"I just... You know... Don't have anyone to sit with." At my response, he removed his book-bag and placed it down next to me, sitting down alongside it.

"Well now you do." He said with a smile as he made himself comfortable. I gave him a questioning look as my mind replayed what he had just said, scanning his tone for anything that may have malicious meaning. When I couldn't find anything, I looked back at my book blankly. "He's... Actually serious..." He looked towards me once more, smiling like he always seemed to. "My name's Jeremy, what's yours?"

"...Heh." I placed a bookmark on the page I was writing on and closed my book before putting my hand out for a handshake. "Richard. It's nice to meet you." He was quick to respond, his slightly undersized hand quickly shaking my larger one.

"So... This was your first true friend."

"Richard! Time to wake up!"

I sprung up from the couch, knocking my forehead against something hard as I did so and immediately wincing back against the couch as I put my hands to my head. Temporarily ignoring the pain, I looked towards my left and saw Twilight, rubbing her muzzle in pain, rather than her forehead , but groaning all the same.

"Sorry about that." I apologized, sitting myself upright with a hand still on my slightly throbbing forehead.

"No, its fine. If anything, it was my fault for waking you up like that." She replied as she removed her hoof from her muzzle and let out an apologetic smile. "Anyways, breakfast is ready. You better hurry too. If you're going to be here, I figure I'll show you the rest of Ponyville while we get you some new clothes. Besides, Spike might beat you to the food if you aren't quick enough~" She finished with a tune as she turned and made her way to the kitchen.

I followed after her, a thought of curiosity going through my head as I did so. "Was I hearing things, or did I hear a voice at the end of my dream?"

"Lets see... Bags?"

"Check."

"Bits?"

"Check."

"Umbrella hats?"

"Check."

"Why would they need umbrella hats?" I thought to myself as the two went over their list of "necessary supplies."

"Double checked list?"

"Check and check." Spike finished, crossing out the last item on the list twice.

"Okay, we're ready to go." Twilight stated, making her way towards the front door as Spike put away the list in a nearby shelf.

"Twilight? Why are you going through this entire list thing? I never saw you do this when you left yesterday. " I asked her, curious as to her reasoning.

"True, but this time, you're going with us. So I want to make sure everything goes perfectly on your first day going through Ponyville." She explained.

"And... The umbrella hats?" I continued to question.

"In case Pinkie's tail starts to twitch." She replied simply, causing a slight mental recoil from me.

"...What?" She rolled her eyes before opening the door and making her way outside. "You'll see." She called out as she exited the house, Spike following shortly behind her. I lagged behind however, taking a moment to think.

"Is this... really a good idea? I mean, how will the other residents of Ponyville react to me? It's not like a new species of sentient mind comes by every afternoon. What if things end up like back home... Oh to hell with it. To each their own." With that last thought, I pushed the doors open and made my way outside.

The first thing I saw was the bright light of the sun, the warmth that it brought, and my eyes squinting as they adjusted. When I regained my sight however, I was rather amazed by what I saw. In front of me was, as the name had implied, a small and colorful village. Ponies of all shapes, sizes, and colors walking around in their daily lives. The overall atmosphere was so... Happy.

"What do you think Richard?" I heard Spike say as I shook myself into focus and looked towards him and Twilight. The two held bemused looks on their faces.

"I have to admit," I told the two as I took another look around, "I definitely think it looks nicer than most places from my world. Everything seems so nice, so homely, so..." I trailed off, finding myself at a lack of words.

"Yeah, Ponyville has that kind of effect on most new ponies. C'mon, lets head to the market. Rarity's shop should be nearby there." I nodded once more as I let the two lead the way, Spike comically riding on Twilight's back as I followed.

As they went on, a thought popped into my head. More of an observation really. "Twilight, didn't you say something about a winter sale?" Twilight nodded her head in confirmation. "Well, if its winter, then shouldn't it be cold and snowy?" Twilight didn't even bat an eye as she simply answered, "We recently finished winter wrap-up."

"...The funny thing is, I actually know what that is, but still don't believe it."

As we made our way into the market, I couldn't help but watch as all the separate stands sold their individual products to their customers for pieces of gold. Bits, I had learned they were called. It was similar to a market of medieval times, with several stands, each one selling only one type of product and trying to outsell the other.

Ponies busily crowded throughout the area, bartering for their wanted products as they went from stand to stand. Perhaps this was why Twilight had taken so long the last time.

As for how the ponies reacted to me, several would stop and stare, likely wondering as to what I was, but none would speak out or do anything more than that. If anything, they were actually being surprisingly friendly.

"Oh, look! There's Applejack! We should go say hi!" Spike exclaimed, pointing towards a lone stand with a painted picture of apples on top, the familiar orange pony leaning against the stand, much like a human would actually.

"That's a good idea, Spike. What do you think, Richard?" She asked as she turned her head to me, nearly knocking Spike over in the process. I restricted a chuckle and answered.

"I have no problem with it." The two smiled before Twilight changed direction and made her way towards the stand. She noticed us fairly quickly as she removed herself from her leaning position and looked towards the three of us.

"Hey Applejack!" Twilight called out as we neared, her voice barely audible over the sound of clopping hooves and bargaining ponies.

"Howdy Twilight, Spike, Richard." She greeted back kindly. "What can I do for ya'?"

"Oh, just a couple of apples for the road. Spike and I are taking Richard to get some clothes from Rarity, and we decided to give him a tour of Ponyville while we were at it." Applejack nodded at the two before looking towards me, a look of concern on her face.

"Ya doin' any better sugarcube?" She asked me. I nodded my head with a smile. It wasn't often that someone I barely knew would show concern. Then again, it wasn't often that I would head to the market and converse with ponies either.

"I'm fine, Applejack. Had a bit of trouble getting my mind around this when we first met, but I've come to terms with it. Besides, I still don't have any complaints." Applejack smiled at this, happy to hear that I was doing well.

"That's good ta hear pardner. Y'all take care now."

"We will, Applejack. See you later." Twilight told her as she exchanged the a few bits for a couple of apples and went on her way. I quickly gave my own farewell to Applejack and quickly tried to catch up with Twilight.

I didn't get far though. Applejack called out my name one more time before I could get out of earshot.

"Richard!" I heard her yell. I turned to her just in time to see an apple flying my way. It bounced out of my hands several times until I finally grabbed it with both and held a firm grip on it.

"On the house! Consider it a welcomin' gift!" I nodded to her in thanks as I turned and rushed to catch up with Twilight before she got too far.

The moment we made it through the market area, I immediately felt a large sense of relief fill me. Not just because of the fact that I no longer had to worry about being trampled by ponies anymore, but because I apparently turned out to be no bother for them whatsoever. Perhaps these ponies were used to seeing strange things like me, and had just gotten used to them. No matter the reason, I was glad.

"Hi Twilight! Hi Spike! Hi Richard!" As soon as I heard that voice I felt the analytical side of my mind cringe in fear. The three of us turned towards the voice and saw Pinkie standing there waving at us. She was standing in front of an odd building in the shape of a giant gingerbread house. Somehow, this didn't surprise me. What caught my attention though, was the building next to it that had a scaffolding connected to it, along with several ponies, likely due to construction. I took one final bite of the apple Applejack had given me as I noticed this, before placing it in a nearby garbage bin and preparing myself for a possible migraine.

"Hey Pinkie!" Twilight returned. Pinkie bounced her way over to the three of us, likely to put us through another long winded spiel of another random topic, before she suddenly stopped, her eyes dilating in surprise.

"Uh oh, twitchy tail!" She suddenly exclaimed, her tail indeed twitching as she had said. Almost instantly, any pony that had been walking by ran for cover, and Twilight floated out the two umbrella hats she had brought along before putting it on herself and Spike. I, however, just remained there dumbfounded.

"Um... Pardon?" Twilight and Spike began gesturing for me to get below something, but I simply looked at them in confusion.

"Richard, c'mon! Whenever Pinkie's tail starts to twitch, it means something's going to fall!" Spike called out. I glanced towards Pinkie Pie once more before looking back at the two.

"...That doesn't make any sense... How would she know that? It would be coincidental at best. "

"Honestly, I don't even know. Sometimes I just get these weird twitches or feelings that can just predict whenever something good or bad is gonna happen. I call it my Pinkie Sense!" As she finished explaining this, I could already feel another mental reset incoming.

"She can see the future... Because of some bodily twitches...Owwwwww. " I thought to myself as a powerful migraine pulsed through my mind. "Wait, if this is actually as true as she makes it out to be, then shouldn't something be fall-" As if by chance, the sound of a large crash filled the area. I quickly spotted the source of the noise, unlike any of the other ponies that were too busy taking cover, and felt my heart leap up to my throat.

The scaffolding from earlier seemed to have been hit by something heavy, causing it to tremble violently, much like the library had when its support beam was hit. I glanced towards the ponies that were working on it at the time. All of them were hanging on to a nearby rope or beam to keep their balance. All of them, but one. A mare by the looks of it, she began to shake and involuntarily move backwards towards the edge of the scaffolding, likely unaware of her imminent danger as she attempted to regain her footing. Several thoughts ran through my head at the moment.

Twilight was too panicked to help at the moment, along with the other nearby ponies, and Pinkie Pie seemed completely oblivious of the issue. "Perhaps if I-" My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a panicked yell. "Damn it!"

I took off with a sprint towards the falling mare, hoping that I would have enough time to reach her and stop her demise. As she edged towards the ground, I transferred as much force to my legs as possible and dove for her, my arms outstretched in hopeful assistance. It was only when I felt a sudden increase in weight, alongside a large furry object in my arms, that I realized that it had worked. Before I could begin a mental fanfare at this victory, my front torso and face met with the ground, introducing my clothing and I to a new diet of dirt. If I hadn't needed new clothes before, I definitely did now.

"I...I'm alive?" I heard the mare in my still-outstretched arms ask. I attempted to respond, but only managed to let out a menagerie of muffles and groans. She looked down to me with curiosity as I spit out the grass and dirt I had in my mouth.

"Sorry. I said I'm happy to help." I told her. "We may want to stand up though." She seemed surprised by this statement as she realized that she was still on my arms, restricting my movement, and removed herself. As I stood up, dusting off as much as I could from my now brown shirt so I could clean my glasses with the cloth, I was able to get a good look at the mare. She was a light shade of brown, with a light gray mane and tail. She wore a small pair of glasses, along with a strange yet official looking ensemble around her neck. Her cutie mark was that of scroll wrapped in a blue ribbon.

"Oh my Celestia! Mayor Mare, are you okay?" I turned around and noticed Twilight and Pinkie Pie sprinting towards the two of us, Spike bouncing slightly on Twilight's back as he was forced to tag along. Were it not for the fact that I could still taste dirt, I would have chuckled at this comical scene.

"Oh, I'm just fine. Could you excuse me for a second?" Mayor Mare replied in a soft tone before turning to face the ponies that were still on the scaffold. "Now then. Would any any of you mind telling me WHO THREW A ROCK AT THE SUPPORT BEAM!" The stallions and mares alike ducked their heads from sight, a couple of them comically crashing into each other as they did so. Mayor Mare let out a sigh, her fore-hoof on her face in frustration, before turning back towards us. "Can't be helped, I suppose. Now then, if you would be so kind, I would like to get the name of my savior, Mr...?"

I didn't have a chance to answer as Pinkie Pie jumped in and decided to do the introductions herself. "That's Richard! He's a human, which is a really weird name to call something, I mean, come on, where did the word even come from, come to think of it, where did the word 'word' come from, maybe an ancient pony civilization; or maybe two ponies just got together and decided that- mmmmfff." I carefully covered her mouth, so as not to seem offensive while still managing to get my point across. She smiled as I removed my hand, making the gesture of zipping her mouth closed and throwing away the zipper handle.

"Like Pinkie just said...sort of. My name is Richard, and it's nice to meet you Mayor Mare." The brown coated official nodded, a smile on her face as she nodded in return.

"Well, don't think I'll forget this. If you weren't there, I could have really been hurt, or worse! If anything, I owe you one." I smiled sheepishly at I put my arms up at my side.

"You don't owe me anything Mayor Mare. I was just doing what I thought was right." I informed her.

"Oh, please. I owe you a debt, and I'm not one to leave debts unpaid." She persisted, gesturing towards me in emphasis. I could tell I wasn't going to get anywhere with her, so I decided to just go along with it for the time being.

"Well... While it is a nice gesture, nothing really comes to mind at the moment. To be perfectly honest, I'm still trying to get used to Ponyville." Technically speaking, I was telling the truth. Not technically speaking, I neglected to tell her I was still getting used this world in general.

She gestured her hoof dismissively. "Oh, of course! Take your time and think it through! If you ever decide on something, just come to town hall and find me." She said with a smile as she turned to leave, likely having other things to do. "Until then, have a nice day! And thank you once again~" She then walked off towards the building that she had fallen from, giving me a twinge of concern towards the workers she was likely going to chew out. I waved goodbye once more before I turned towards Twilight, Spike, and Pinkie's direction, noticing broad smiles on their faces.

"What?" Before any of the three could answer, another voice, tomboyish in tone, chimed in.

"That was awesome!" I heard as a familiar rainbow-colored cyan mare came flying down into view. "The way you came out of nowhere and grabbed the mayor right before she hit the ground, plus that awesome jump you did! Though, it would've been about 20% cooler if you stuck the landing." She said as she gestured towards my stained clothing and face.

"She's right you know! That was the most spectacular non-impactular save ever!" Pinkie Pie chimed in. I ignored the fake word she had created for the sake of continuance.

"Exactly! I would have saved her myself, but I was too busy reorganizing the clouds." An obvious hole in her story appeared as I glanced upwards and gave her a skeptical look with crossed arms. I knew that pegasi controlled the weather, but, unfortunately for her, I knew it wasn't easy to make or move clouds, and currently, there wasn't a cloud in the sky. She seemed to notice my skepticism as she put on a sheepish smile before eventually giving in with a sigh. "Fine! I was hiding from Pinkie's twitchy tail thing like everyone else." I nodded at her correction and uncrossed my arms. "By the way, nice sunglasses." She said before she flew off, leaving behind a small puff of dust as she did so. "Sunglasses?"

"What sunglasses? I don't have any sunglasses." I looked towards the two ponies, and dragon, in front of me. Twilight seemed to stammer for a bit before finally finding her voice.

"Oh! I just... Put an enchantment on your glasses so they would work like sunglasses whenever they got too much light on them. You probably haven't noticed because the glass is only tinted in one way." I put on a questioning look as I carefully removed my glasses and turned them over. The glasses were indeed tinted black, somehow blocking out light from one side while still giving me a clear and non-tinted view. It was as if they were polarized, only better.

"Huh. Thanks, you didn't have to do that." I told her as I put my glasses back on, shining them with an un-dirtied part of my shirt as I did so.

"Oh, it's no problem! C'mon! We better get going to Rarity's before her shop closes!" Twilight said hurriedly as she turned about face and went on her way with Spike, barely letting out a goodbye to Pinkie as she did so. I glanced towards Pinkie and she, in response, shrugged while humming what sounded like "I don't know" before heading into the giant gingerbread house we stood outside of. I was curious as to why Twilight seemed so hurried, but decided not to pry and to instead follow her and push it off as unimportant.

After another 15 minutes, we finally caught sight of what I believed to be the Carousel Boutique, Rarity's shop. The only reason I believed it to be our intended location, however, was due to its familiar shaping to that of a carousel. Twilight knocked on the door to the store and was quickly answered by an unmistakable voice.

"Come in!" I heard Rarity say through the door. Twilight opened the door and made her way inside, Spike seeming slightly excited as she did so, and I followed shortly behind. The indoor appearance of the shop seemed just as decorative as the outer, with intricately placed furniture and decorative elements to give it a more unique and stylized design. "Welcome to the Carousel Boutique! Where the garments are chic, unique, and magnifique!" I overheard from the next room over, alongside the sound of a sewing machine. It was a clever slogan, admittedly much more well made than most I had seen in my world.

"Hi Rarity, its me, Twilight!" Twilight called happily. The sewing stopped for a moment or two before Rarity finally resumed, returning the greeting to Twilight as she did so.

"Oh darling, its nice to see you again!" She hasn't really seen us, but considering that I knew what she had meant, I let it go. "Is there anything you need dear?" I heard her ask as she continued to sew fervently.

"Oh, I don't need anything, or Spike, but Richard does. He needs some new clothes and I thought that you may be able to make him some." For a second or two, I thought I heard what sounded like an excited squee come through the door, but I put it off as either my mind playing tricks on me or as the sewing machine being put on a faster setting.

"Yes, of course! I'm always looking forward to a challenge, and designing clothes for a new species would be simply divine!" She responded excitedly, slightly shifting my thoughts of the earlier sound's origin to her. "Just give me another moment to finish this order and I'll be right with you, darlings."

Two hours into the wait and by then I was far beyond the line of boredom. I had read through several magazines, and had made enough small talk with Twilight and Spike to reach a level equivalent to that of a meeting in congress. So now, I just sat there, bored beyond belief... At least, until an unexpected guest began to paw at my pant leg.

I looked downwards and was immediately met by a white and, at a lack of better words, fluffy cat with a purple bow and a purple, diamond studded collar. A Persian cat that seemed to be treated like royalty. The cat noticed me looking at her almost as soon as I looked in her direction, and it seemed to let out a cheery smile before proceeding to attempt to climb my leg to its best ability.

My inner animal lover came out at this point as I carefully picked up the feline, knowing Persian cats did not like ruining their fur from some readings I had done, and placed it on my lap. Another smile appeared on its face as it began to make itself comfortable, laying itself down on me with a stretch while lazily batting at my nearby hand. I decided to indulge its tired fun and began to slowly move my hand back and forth in front of it, giving it a more active target to go after, as I stroked its fur gently towards one direction before lifting my hand, bringing it back to its initial location, and repeating. The cat purred happily as I did so, continuing to lazily bat at my moving hand, and I couldn't help but smile.

"I see you've met Opalescence, and it seems she's taken a liking to you." I was slightly surprised by the voice as I looked upwards and noticed Rarity standing in front of me, watching alongside Twilight with faces of a "d'awww" descent. Spike, however, was sitting on a nearby stool while gazing dreamily at Rarity. "Thats a note for later."

"Oh, sorry about that. I couldn't help myself." I said as I felt a slight blush come about from embarrassment. Rarity just rolled her eyes and waved it off.

"It's no issue at all darling. Why, if anything I'm happy to see that you're as much of an animal lover as I or the others." The embarrassment I felt faded away, replaced by a smile that I gave towards Rarity. She looked towards me for a second or so before her eyes widened and she let out a loud over-dramatic gasp. "My word! What happened to your clothing! It looks positively filthy!" She exclaimed as she looked over my shirt in a panicked tone, slightly squishing Opalescence as she did so. I found myself at a lack of words towards this situation, which was luckily mended by Twilight as she jumped in.

"He got a lot of dirt on his shirt when he saved Mayor Mare." Spike answered, a slight daze in his voice as he continued to gaze at Rarity. Perhaps he was more infatuated in her than I had first though.

"Oh my! Really?" Rarity gasped as she looked towards Twilight for confirmation.

"Yep! She fell off of a scaffolding and Richard managed to catch her before she hit the ground." She stated quite proudly. It was odd to hear anyone think so highly of one of my actions. Rarity looked back towards me and smiled.

"Well then! Since I just finished my order, I would be happy to not only help you with yours, but to do it free of charge! After all, a hero deserves a reward." My heart nearly stopped as she said this. She had just called me a hero, and offered to make me free clothing. If a tailor in my world had her the offer, they likely would have had an ulcer. "If you would just follow me so I could get your measurements, then I'll have you out of those filthy clothes in no time." I nodded as I set the cat, Opalescence, down on the floor, watching as she daintily made her way out the room, before taking Rarity's lead, Twilight giving me a wave of good luck as I did so.

Aside from standing still like a statue and a small mishap where I had to explain to her the reason I couldn't strip myself completely naked, the session went along without issue. It was rather odd though, standing before a female pony as she used a floating measuring tape to take several measurements of my person, writing it down as she did so, and alternatively looking throughout the several packs of fabrics that she had throughout the room.

When she asked me for the kind of clothing I would like, I told her I was in need of some casual clothing, quite frankly, near anything that allowed me to go outside without being indecent, but she still strongly suggested that I have at least one set of formal wear. I didn't argue, understanding that she knew what was best, and instead watched as she finished with her measurement and began to make the clothing as she had thought fit.

A menagerie of fabrics and threads flew through the air with a colorful flair, each piece finding its adjacent, happily bringing itself together and cutting itself apart to form the shape asked of them by their creator. It was phenomenal to see such a display, almost like seeing art in motion. Finally, after one or two hours, I heard the word that I had patiently awaited to hear. "Done!"

I walked out of the room in a much more positive mood, finally having clean new clothes to wear, rather than my now dirt riddled white t-shirt and black pants. I was wearing one of the many pairs of clothing that Rarity had made for me. A dark blue button up shirt with a white undershirt beneath it, and pants that seemed similar to jeans from my world, only much more comfortable. I had on the same pair of shoes as before, knowing Rarity couldn't do anything to fix this situation but not really minding in the slightest. Honestly, I was simply pleased to finally be wearing clean new clothing.

This did not go unnoticed by Twilight or Spike, who were awaiting me just outside the door, as they looked towards me and immediately put on smiles. "Woah. Dude, you look great!" Spike told me as he jumped down from his seat and looked me over. Twilight was the same from her seat, taking in every detail of my new garments.

"Rarity did a really good job, considering she never designed for a human before." He continued. I nodded in agreement.

"Why thank you darling!" Rarity said graciously as she entered the room behind me, several other pairs of pants and shirts that she had created floating by her side. "I have to admit, it was a little troublesome getting the build just right, but it was all worth it to make such masterpieces for our new friend here." She gestured towards me as she said so, bringing about an embarrassed blush from me.

"What about you Twilight? What do you think?" I asked, realizing that she had been to only one who hadn't vocalized her opinion.

"Um... Just... Wow. It looks really nice on you. If anything, any stallion I knew who dressed half as good as this would be beyond attracti- I mean... You look really nice." Letting the slip of her tongue go, I playfully ruffled her hair with a "thank you" and carefully obtained the rest of the clothing made for me from Rarity's magical grip.

"...Darling, can I talk to you for a moment?" Rarity suddenly said, a serious tone overlaying her voice. Twilight put on a questioning look before slowly nodding and following Rarity into the room I had just exited.

"...That was odd. What could they be talking about?"
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By far, this world has quickly proven itself to be much greater than my original. The ponies were kind, the atmosphere was clean and friendly, and even the skies held a certain... Beauty, wether it was day or night. In this case however, I was observing the beauty of the night. As it turned out, we had been in Rarity's shop for a much longer time than I had thought, and the night sky had quickly made its way through horizon, the moon following it to take its own place as the shining centerpiece.

Twilight, Spike and I were on our way to the library once again, each of us splitting the clothing that I had obtained amongst each other. The walk was rather uneventful. I spent most of it in my own mind, thinking things over and reviewing the day.

It was not until we made it to the front door of the library though, that Twilight finally realized something. "Wait..." Spike and I looked towards her with raised eyebrows. "Richard is new to Ponyville right?" The two of us gave a deadpan look at this, nodding in confirmation. "Doesn't that mean that Pinkie Pie is planning a way to celebrate that..." She looked towards us with a nervous expression. Spike seemed rather excited at the prospect of a party, but I simply shared Twilight's anxiety. A party inside of a library was not a grand idea. Let alone the fact that I would be the center of attention among several ponies, which I was normally not used to.

Twilight looked back at the door with a face of caution, as she carefully reached for the door and began to slowly open it. She entered the dark room and the two of us entered behind her, Spike doing so in a hurried matter while I did so slowly. As I noticed Twilight reach for the lights, I tightened my grip on the clothing I held and readied myself for a loud yell. To my surprise though, it never arrived. When Twilight turned on the light, it revealed an empty library, no signs of parties or decorations to be seen.

"...Should I be relieved, or should I be offended?" Before Twilight could answer, a white sheet of paper fell down towards the middle of the room. Curious, I placed the clothing I was carrying on a nearby table and picked up the note, noticing the text written on it.

"I.O.U. One party?" I read aloud, confusion apparent in my voice as I looked towards Twilight. "Is that normal?"

"Pinkie normal or normal normal?" She replied. I raised a hand and opened my mouth to speak, before closing it again and moving my hand to my chin. "Thats a good question."

"Honestly, I wish I knew."

Author's Note

Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh... The first version of the chapter just seemed... Lacking. So, I unpublished it, did some editing, and, well, here's the end result. Hope you enjoy, and as always, constructive criticism is always welcome.