Fear the Four

Sugar Cube Corner

Jack and Remy both were sitting by the counter awfully quiet. "Man, I feel bad for Chase" Jack said.

"Yeah... Poor guy" Remy agreed. "Let's do him a favor and keep it to ourselves. Nopony should know about it."

"Agreed." Just then, the doors opened and Mr. Cake entered.

"Hey!" He exclaimed. "You guys are back! It's been awhile!"

"Sure has" Remy agreed.

"What can I do for you guys?" He asked as he approached the counter.

"We were hoping to have a word with Pinkie Pie" Jack said. "Oh and side note, we'd love to have that famous banana milkshake that's so popular here."

"You got it" Mr. Cake said with a smile. "I'll inform Pinkie Pie that you're here and Mrs. Cake and I shall get started on the milkshake." He then went back through the doors. Remy noticed Jack smiling.

"You really love that milkshake don't you?" He asked.

"Oh, hell yeah. The milkshakes here in Equestria are so much better than the ones on Earth."

"That's good to know, considering that we're already residents to Equestria."

"HI!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, popping out of nowhere. Jack cried out in surprise and fell off his chair. "OH MY GOSH, YOU'RE BACK!!! I HAVE TO THROW A WELCOME BACK PARTY FOR YOU!!! OH, ARE CALE AND CHASE HERE AS WELL?!" Remy placed his hand over her mouth, muffling further excited outbursts.

"Whoa, whoa, calm down, Pinkie Pie" he laughed. "Yes, Cale and Chase are here and you can do what you do best." Jack climbed back up on the chair, catching his breath.

'I hate it when she does that' he thought to himself. Just then, the cakes returned with a giant glass of banana milkshake. Jack laughed with glee. "Now we're talking." He placed a couple of bits on the table and grabbed a plastic straw from a dispenser.

"Enjoy" Mr. Cale said.

"Oh I will... And thank you." Jack began drinking his milkshake as Mr. Cale gathered the payment.

"Ok, Jack and I promise to keep our mouths shut about your surprise party" Remy said. "Isn't that right?" He asked. Jack, still focused on the milkshake gave a thumb's up. "So where do we meet?"

"The surprise party will be held here. But you gotta Pinkie Promise not to tell anypony about it."jack stopped drinking.

"Come on Remy, it has to be done" he said. The three recited the promise together.

"Cross my heart (they crossed their hearts)
Hope to fly (they mimicked the act of flapping by moving their wrists)
Stick a cupcake in my eye."

"Brilliant!" Jack bolted out the door, returned a few seconds later for his milkshake. "Mine" he said, before leaving again. Remy turned to Pinkie Pie.

"When do you want us here?" He asked.

"Tonight" she answered with a smile. Remy tipped the brim of his cap.

"Don't worry, we made a Pinkie Promise so you don't have to worry about a thing" he assured. If there's one thing we learned in Ponyville, is that you should never ever break a Pinkie Promise. And trust us when we say 'Don't break a Pinkie Promise.'

Somewhere in Ponyville

Chase had returned to the library to spend time with Princess Twilight and here I am, wandering aimlessly under the afternoon Ponyville sky. The summer breeze flowing through my body as well as the warmth of the afternoon sun beating down on me is a perfect combination. As I walked through the streets, I felt a hand clamped down on my shoulder. In recoil, I spun around and threw a punch. I was shocked to see who I knocked down. "Nice punch" Jack groaned as he laid sprawled on the ground. He got to his feet and brushed some dirt off him.

"Sorry about that" I said. Jack just shrugged it off. "Where are you headed off to?" I asked.

"Sweet Apple Acres. You?"

"I was just walking around minding my own business. But since I got nothing to do, I might as well tag along."

"Sweet" Jack said with a smile. "Then we get to play Apple Roulette."

"I'm sorry, what?" I asked as I followed him. I've played this game before, and quite frankly I don't like it.

"Apple Roulette. You know, the game where..."

"I know how to play the game. But my question is why do we have to play it?"

"Oh come on Cale, don't be a killjoy."

"I'm not a killjoy... I just don't like playing this game. I still remembered what happened the last time we played."

"That was a month and a half ago" Jack replied.

"Yeah well lot of people hold on to things like this. And as you can see, I'm one of them."

Sweet Apple Acres

"Just feed me a bad apple so I could die" I complained as Jack and I each sat on a barrel.

"Come on, just this once" Jack said as he handed me an apple.

"Fine, but no more after this."

"Deal." We each took several steps back and begun spinning. 30 seconds later, we stopped and begun staggering due to being dizzy. Jack threw his apple which hit me in the leg. I grunted in pain as I toppled over.

"My turn" I said I struggled to get up. Jack tried running but he was staggering to the side until he bumped into a tree. I wobbled after him and threw my apple. Unfortunately I was so dizzy, my aim was bad. I threw it at a tree, it bounced back, and it hit me. I grunted in pain and sprawled on the ground. I could've sworn I'm hearing birds flying around my head as well as seeing stars. I heard a thud and grunts. Jack's dizziness took its toll and he landed on the ground just like me.

"Apple Roulette, huh?" A voice asked.

"Hey Applejack" I groaned from the hit of my own apple and being dizzy. "Are you the only one here?"

"Sure am."

"Where's Granny Smith, Big Mac, and Applebloom?" Jack asked.

"They're all in Appleloosa running errands. They should be back this weekend." I groaned and rolled on my stomach. I staggered to my feet and leaned against a tree for balance. "Oh, I forgot to mention" she continued. "I'm suppose to bring lots of cider to Sweet Apple Acres. Do you boys wanna help?"

"Sure... We'd love to" Jack answered as he too struggled to get to his feet.

"Great. The storage is over here" Applejack said as she walked over to the barn. It took us awhile to get to the barn. Luckily, when we got there, our dizziness disappeared. Also, there wasn't a lot of apple ciders to be carried. We each carried a crate of them and left the barn. "Come on" Applejack said as she kicked the barn door closed with her hind legs. "Let's get these to Sweet Apple Acres."