The Jostled Flyer

First night and I was already over halfway through the water bottles RD gave me. And my headache finally got more tolerable. I had my temperature taken... again, and it was one-o-two point one Fahrenheit. I was sure thankful RD gave me those water bottles or else I'd still be on a dangerous temperature like one-o-four.

I thought I heard a container fall on the floor in the hall. But hey, perhaps it was. RD came in with four other ponies, one of which looks so daghoof familiar. The other three I can't recognize at all. I opened my eyes in shock. "RD?"

"Hey. Thought I'd drop by one last time for tonight. You might remember Pinkie, but the other three with me are Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash only landed as she pointed to them.

"Wait. Pinkie?!? As in, Pinkie Pie?!?" Now I remember that one party Ponyville was thrown when Cheese Sandwich first came to Ponyville. But how could Pinkie be here, in Fillywood?!? RD just nodded. "Wing fuss! No wonder she looked so dadgum familiar."

"Say, Jostle. You know why we're here, don't you?" Pinkie slightly raised an eyebrow at me as she zipped near me and wrapped her hoof around my back. "Dashie and I both decided to give you a rather small party. It's a small one because you don't want to over-exert yourself, but it's just big enough for you to cool down and forget about that nightmare you had today."

Did Pinkie just call RD, Dashie? Maybe D stood for Dash. But I resumed calling her RD. She didn't seem to mind. "Looks like you and RD are good friends. I can't blame you. I can't thank her enough for getting me that pack of water bottles. I've been feeling quite a bit better just before you girls came and now that I know we're having a party, I think I'm feeling even better."

The white pony with the indigo mane levitated a pack of water bottles just like the one Rainbow Dash gave me. "Well Jostle, really hate calling you that, I brought over an extra pack of water bottles just in case you were zipping through the pack Rainbow Dash gave you." So that's what RD stood for. I haven't really caught whose name belonged to who but I'd learn in time.

"I really hope you're going to fell better in time to make it to Manehatten for the running of the leaves there. It would be just awful to miss it," said the yellow pegasus with a straight pink mane. I shuttered so badly that I felt my headache coming on again. I facehoofed at the fact I just shuddered without any thought whatsoever. Regardless, it did seem to get the final pony's attention, the orange one with a blonde mane in a bow in the bottom.

"Fluttershy, I think he had a close enough experience with the running of the leaves back on the eighth of July. Y'all may not want to spook him any further." The orange pony came over to me with an ice cold drink and opened the bottle. "Here. Water ain't gonna do ya much good if it's room temperature. Try some iced tea, sugarcube. That oughta get the temperatures back to normal in ya."

I thanked the pony as I opened the bottle and started drinking the iced tea. It didn't taste that great but it was pretty cold. Much colder than the water Rainbow Dash gave me. The five ponies just stood there as I kept drinking. I looked past them and saw Cloudchaser. "Cloudchaser." That got her attention. Cloudchaser turned around to see me past the five ponies. "Aren't you gonna join the social group?"

"Meh, I'm good." Well, it was worth a shot.