I woke up in the late morning again, about 11pm. I looked around the room for a few seconds before I pushed the blankets off of me and I walked downstairs. Once there, I opened up the icebox to see what I had to eat.

Once again, it was empty! Shoot, I guess with all the stuff that happened with Rarity, I forgot to go grocery shopping! Well, I guess I should go do that right now.

I went to the foyer and grabbed my scarf, wrapping it around my neck. “Elise!” I called her, and she came running and sat in front of me. I smiled at her.

“Heya girl. I'm going to the market to get some groceries. You be a good girl while I'm away, ok?” She nodded at me, assuring me she would, and I smiled and left the house, walking to the market in the middle of town.

When I got there though, I was like a deer in headlights. There were so many stalls, and they just sold everything! I had no idea where to go first. Somepony, I guess sensing my confusion, tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned around to see it was, and it was Applejack. She smiled at me.

“Heya there Sugarcube, whatcha doin?” She asked me with that heavy accent. I smiled back sheepishly.

“Well...I...AJ, this is SUPER embarrassing, but well... I've never lived on my own before. This is my first time going grocery shopping, and I have no idea what to buy. I'm just so lost.” She giggled at me a little before putting her hoof around me, starting to walk me around the market.

“Say no more sugarcube, I know just whatcha need, and I know this market like the back of my own hoof.” With that, she led me to a stand that sold vegetables.

The vendor was a mare with a sandy brown coat, a tan mane and tail, and beautiful blue eyes. She looked like a walking representation of a beach.

She looked at Applejack. “Applejack! What's happening?” She curiously asked. AJ smiled.

“Sandy Shores, this here is my friend Jordan. See, he just moved into his own home recently and is real confused on what to buy food-wise.” Sandy Shores gasped excitedly, almost like Pinkie Pie would.

“NEW CUSTOMER! That means your first purchase is completely free. Consider it my way of saying welcome home.” She directed to me with a gigantic smile. I gasped in surprise.

“F...free? Mrs. Shores, there's no need for that, I can gladly pay you for your-” She cut me off by shaking her head.

“Nope, company policy honey. First purchase is always free.” I nodded at her, and AJ pointed to all sorts of veggies for Sandy Shores to put in my saddlebag. Bell Peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, etc. When it was all in my bag, I smiled at her.

“Mrs. Shores, two things. One, thank you SO MUCH for your kindness and hospitality, it means so much to me.” She smiled at my kind words, and I continued. “And two... I'm really sorry if this is too personal, but I had to ask. Your coat, your mane, your tail, your eyes, your name... I can't help but wonder. You're clearly a lover of the beach, right? Well... if that's true, how did you end up in Ponyville selling groceries?” I asked her curiously. She sighed a little bit.

“That was my life. I loved the beach, I loved the sun. I lived in Californeigha, in Los Pegasus. Big city, bright lights, vast beaches. It was perfect for me. But, I met my husband, and we wanted to settle down. We realized Californeigha is no place for a foal, so we moved to Ponyville. Sure it doesn't have glitz, or glammer as Los Pegasus. But I love it here. It's so rural and laid back. I might move back some day, after my little Sand Castle is full grown, but for now, I'm a proud Ponyvillian.” She said with a very happy, proud smile.

I smiled back. “That's a really good, heartwarming little tale. I hope you and your family enjoy life, you certainly deserve all the happiness you get. Also, Mrs. Shores?” I said as I slipped a lone bit onto her table. “I don't care about your rule. Consider this a tip. Have a great day, ok?” She took the lone bit into her mouth happily and waved me and AJ goodbye. As we walked away, AJ playfully hit my arm.

“That was mighty kind of ya, sugar. I just know that made her entire day.” She said with a smile. I blushed a little.

“It was nothing, really AJ. So, what next.” I said as we were heading towards a building. Right then, Applejack held her hoof in front of me, stopping me. She pointed towards a patch of green nearby, where Twilight and Spike were doing...something. We walked over to investigate.

“Tuh! Nuh! Uh! Nyuh!” Twilight said as she tried to focus her magical energy. She was trying to make various articles of clothing appear on Spike, such as a suit, mustache, top hat, etc. Spike looked away, and Twi scolded him.

“Eyes over here, Spike!” Twilight commanded. Spike looked sheepish.

“Uh, sorry.”

Twilight sighed. “For this to work, it's crucial we keep our concentration totally on the-”

Pinkie Pie suddenly walked by, interrupting her and diverting Spike's attention. “Ooh!”

Twilight scolded spike again. “Spike! This magic needs our full attention to make it happen. There's no other way!” She preached to him.

“I can't help it. Look!” Spike said as he pointed to Pinkie, who was doing action rolls from bush to bush as if she was a super-spy.

Twilight rolled her eyes in annoyance. “Ugh, never mind her. She's just being Pinkie Pie.”

Spike rubbed his head. “Super-extra Pinkie Pie today.”

I walked over to Pinkie, curious as to what she was doing. “Uh, afternoon Pinkie.”

She then put a hoof to my mouth. “Shush!” She then looked at her tail, which starting to shake.

Pinkie looked at it. “Hmm... Twitchy twitcha twitcha twitch.” She looked around, as if expecting...something.

Twilight and Spike walked up to us. “Pinkie Pie? What in the wide, wide world of Equestria are you up to?”

Pinkie gasped. “Oh! It's my tail! It's my tail! It's a-twitch a-twitchin'! And you know what that means!” She shouted as she stood upright.

Twilight shook her head. “Actually, Pinkie, I haven't the slightest idea.”

Pinkie looked at her. “The twitchin' means my Pinkie Sense is telling me that stuff's gonna start falling! You three better duck for cover.” She said as she action rolled away. I had the biggest 'What just happened' look on my face ever, and Twilight laughed.

“Oh, Pinkie, it's not gonna rain. Why, there's barely even a cloud in the-ugh!” Twilight abruptly stopped speaking, as a frog hit her in the face! I started to laugh.

“Haha! Looks like Twilight's feeling froggy to-” I got cut off as a frog landed on my face as well! I growled in annoyance and grabbed the frog.

Pinkie Pie giggled. “ He just said "nice catch" in Frog.”

Fluttershy then spoke. I looked up and saw her. “Oh, I'm so, so sorry. You okay, Twilight and Jordan? I just couldn't stand to see the pond getting so over-populated, what with the frogs all hopping into each other and all, so I decided to fly as many as I can on over to Froggy Bottom Bogg.”

I growled in annoyance. “Yeah, well let's see if I can toss him there!” I said in sheer annoyance. I swung my foreleg back as far as I could, grunted, and threw the frog away from me as far as I could. I heard Fluttershy shriek in fear. She tried to fly to the frog and catch it while in midair, but the cart of frogs she had attached to herself made her far too slow. The frog hit the ground and Fluttershy shrieked again. She landed on the ground, detached the cart, and flew right to the frog.

“Oh my goodness, are you okay Richard?!” She asked in an urgent tone. She surveyed his body for injuries as Richard gave a very low, pained croak, a sign that he was hurt. Fluttershy sniffled with tears in her eyes before she stood upright, turned 180 degrees to me and flew straight towards me, her eyes narrowed in a death glare. As she flew to me, it felt like I had shrunken to the size of an Ant, and Fluttershy was a gigantic Rhino in front of me. In reality, it took her merely ten seconds to get to me, but it felt like ten years, and I shivered in fear the entire time. An angry Fluttershy was no laughing matter.

When she reached me, she stood about four inches from my face, glaring directly into my eyes. “You are in so much trouble, mister! How could you hurt Richard like that?! He didn't mean to land on your face, he fell out of the cart and happened to land on you! Now you hurt him, and I have to take him home and nurse him back to health! You should be ashamed of yourself! Now, what do you have to say for yourself?” (Bolded for emphasis on the rage.) She asked as she stared directly into my pupils. I felt the world's biggest lump in my throat, so big it genuinely hurt, and I fought back tears.

She raised her eyebrow. “I'm waiting.” She stated as she inched forward, deepening her glancing at me. That was the final straw that broke the camel's back, and I felt the floodgates in my eyes burst. I started to cry, and I suddenly hugged Fluttershy tightly.

“I'm sorry Fluttershy! I'm so, so sorry! Please forgive me!” She closed her eyes, her anger somewhat diminished, and hugged me back, rubbing my back slowly.

“There there, I forgive you, Jordan. It's okay, shhh.” She said as she tried to calm me down. I continued to sob for a few minutes before pulling away and looking at her.

“It's ok Jordan. Just please, never hurt another animal again. You're better than that, I know you are.” She then kissed my cheek, and I blushed, nodding.

“It's a deal Fluttershy.” I said as I wiped my eyes clear of tears. She picked Richard up carefully and put him in a special pouch that was attached to her chest. She then hooked the cart back up again, and took off, waving at the lot of us. “Bye-bye!”

I waved goodbye, and turned to Twilight and Pinkie. Pinkie pointed at her own face.

“Um... Twilight? You gotta little somethin' on your face there.”

Twilight seemed unimpressed, to say the least. “Oh, really? Did your Pinkie Sense tell you that, too?”

Pinkie giggled. “Nah! I could just see it. La-la-la-la-la...” She sang happily as she skipped away. I then decided to follow Pinkie.

“PINKIE PIE, WAIT!” I called after her as I ran her direction. Suddenly, I was tackled to the ground, a high pitched giggle the only sound I heard.

“Right behind you silly! Well, on top of you, but still. So, what's up?” She said as she laid on me, with no intention of getting up. I struggled for a second before sighing.

“Well, I was wondering, if you can predict something's gonna fall, can you predict other things?”

She gasped at my question. “Abolutely-tootly!” She said, before her tail shook again.

“Ooooo, something's gonna fall again! Take cover!” She said as she got off of me and action rolled into a bush. I followed her lead, hiding behind a barrel nearby. I looked around and looked off into the distance just in time to see Twilight falling into a big ditch!

I shook my head at how ironic and funny that was, and walked over to Twilight, who was furious.

“Oh no, Twilight fell! Is it... safe to go help her?” He asked Pinkie, who smiled.

“It's okay, my tail stopped twitching. La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la...” She sang again as she skipped away.

Spike and I then helped lug Twilight out of the ditch. “Ha ha! That was amazing!” He proclaimed as we tried lifting Twilight, but she was surprisingly heavy for a mare.

Twilight rolled her eyes. “Oh, please.”

Applejack then walked to us and spoke. “Uh, Twilight? Why are you hanging out in a ditch?”

“Because, Pinkie Pie predicted it!” He exclaimed.

Twilight sighed. “Honestly, Spike, she did not. Two coincidences in a row like this may be unlikely, but it's still easier to believe than twitchy tails that predict the future.”

Applejack gasped in a fearful way. “Twitchy tail? Pinkie Sense? Whoa! Nyu-uh!” She said as she ran for cover.

Spike laughed. “Don't worry, it's safe. Prediction already came true.” Applejack then came out of her hiding spot and Twilight facehoofed.

“Oh, wait. Don't tell me you believe in this stuff, too?” She asked AJ, hoping for someone who thought likeminded like her.

Applejack sighed a bit. “I know it doesn't make much sense, but those of us who have been in Ponyville a while, have learned over time that, if Pinkie's a-twichin', you better listen.” Suddenly, Pinkie ran to us.

“My ears are flopping! My ears are flopping!” She exclaimed and, sure enough, those ears were a floppin.

Spike was instantly worried. “Nyuh! What does that mean?!”

Pinkie Pie turned to me. “I'll start a bath for you.”

“Wait, what are you-” I couldn't finish as I got completely COVERED in mud! AJ, Twilight, Spike and Pinkie managed to roll out of the way, but I was too slow. I growled in frustration, and Pinkie grabbed me.

“Come on, bath time mister.” I sighed and followed her to her house. She led me to the bathroom, and turned on the water, instructing me to get in. I grumbled, and did so.

Twilight walked in suddenly, and I yelped in fright, since I wasn't decent. “TWILIGHT SPARKLE, privacy please!” She rolled her eyes. “Oh for the love of hay, pull the shower curtain! I need to talk to Pinkie Pie. So, Pinkie, how does this work exactly?” She asked Pinkie as she started to scrub my back with a brush.

Pinkie smiled. “Sooo, basically, it works like this: I get different, little, niggly feelings and they mean different things. Like when my back is itchy, it means it's my lucky day. And, when my knee gets pinchy, that means something scary's about to happen.”

“Is your knee pinchy now?” Twilight asked slightly worriedly.

Pinkie shook her head. “No, but my shoulder's achy. That means there's an alligator in the tub.”

I opened my eyes wide and looked in the tub, and sure enough there was a green menace next to me! I screamed and jumped so hard in fright I actually fell out of the tub, hitting the back of my head on the floor hard.

As I rubbed my aching head, Twilight turned to Pinkie.

“How come your knee didn't get pinchy?! That isn't just scary, it's downright dangerous, and Jordan got hurt!”

Pinkie grabbed the alligator. “Jordan got hurt cause he freaked out so much! This is my pet alligator, Gummy. He's got no teeth. See? Haha!” She said as he “Bit” Twilight, but sure enough he had no teeth.

“Okay, okay... I get it.” Twilight said annoyedly as Gummy kept biting her. She then continued. “Well, I still don't believe all this... "special power" stuff. It's just a bunch of mumbo-jumbo.”

Pinkie glared at Twilight a little bit. “What's not to believe? You two magic, what's the difference?”

Twilight scoffed. “Huge! For one thing, magic is something you study and practice. It only happens when you decide to do it, and it's meant to make something specific that you choose to happen, happen. With you, uh, it makes no sense at all!”

“Twilight, this is Pinkie Pie we're talking about. NOTHING about her makes sense sometimes. You're being brash.” I said as I put my vest on, walking outside with the girls.

Pinkie spoke next. “That's so not true, Twilight! Sometimes it's a bunch of random things happening to my body at random times that supposedly predict the future. I call 'em "combos".”

Twilight raised an eyebrow. “Combos?”

Pinkie nodded. “Sure! You know, like, ear flop, then knee twitch, then eye flutter. That means the sky is about to be graced with a beautiful rainbow!”

Twilight rolled her eyes. “Yeah, sure.”

Pinkie gasped. “Uh-oh, I feel a combo coming on. Ear flop, eye flutter, knee twitch!”

Twilight suddenly got CREAMED with a door that was opening! Spike walked out backwards, carrying a plethora of books out of the library.

Twilight, dazed from being hit so hard, spoke to Pinkie. “Ughhh... You said that combo meant 'beautiful rainbow'.”

Pinkie shook her head. “Oh no-no-no-no-no. You're thinking of an ear flop, then knee twitch, then eye flutter. This was an ear flop, then eye flutter, then knee twitch. That usually means "look out for opening doors". You okay?” She said as she helped Twilight up.

Twilight stubbornly shook her head. “I don't believe this.”

Pinkie sighed. “You don't believe because you don't understand.”

Twilight then grinned, thinking of an idea. “Hmm... Pinkie, come with me to the library, I have an idea.”

Pinkie nodded. “Ok, as long as it's lots of fun!” She said as she bounced her way to the library, us in tow. We walked inside the front door, and I smiled. “Hey, it's been a little while since I've been here, Twilight. Did you reshelve AGAIN?” I asked in disbelief as I looked at the walls. She giggled and nodded.

“Yep, they're all shelved by author now. I love the change personally. Come on, let's go downstairs.” She said as she directed Pinkie down the stairs. Pinkie did this insane front flip down the steps, landed on her back and managed to roll a few times and get back up. It was just ridiculous to watch. We carefully walked down the stairs, and Twilight immediately got to work, hooking Pinkie up to all sorts of ridiculous machinery.

I raised an eyebrow. “Twilight? The hay are you doing, exactly?”

Twilight grinned. “It's simple. Okay. Now when you get another twitch Pinkie Pie, we'll have all kinds of scientific information.” She said as she turned all of the machines on. But, as she started hooking Pinkie up to the machinery, I felt my horn spark up, without me even meaning to.

I opened my eyes wide, realizing I was about to have another magical outburst. “OH NO, I'll be right back!” I said as I ran upstairs as fast as I could. I ran towards the door, but I didn't make it in time. My magical aura shot out of my horn, and flew right into the bookcase. It hit the books, and scorched all of them!

I opened my eyes wide again, looking at the destruction I had caused without even meaning to. A whole bookcase of books, about seven shelves high, was roasted.

“Oh... By Celestia...” I squeaked out in a whisper, not believing what I had just done. Twilight was going to KILL ME for this.

“Oh no, Twilight can't see this!” I said as I grabbed the books with my magic. As I started to levitate them though, I heard her.

“Jordan?” Twilight called my name as she reached the top of the stairs. Her voice scared the living daylights out of me, making me yelp in fright and drop all the books I had levitated.

When Twilight saw all the books on the floor, blackened and scorched, her eyes opened wide. She ran straight to the pile, and gasped.

“MY BOOKS! My knowledge!” She then turned to me, her face contorted from sadness and anger.

“What in Celestia's name did you do?!” She cried out as she stared at me. I had a lump in my throat like earlier, and I could barely find any words.

“I... I... I didn't mean to... I swear...” I said sadly, but Twilight was distraught.

“You didn't mean to?! Do you have any idea what you just did?! You've destroyed easily fifty books, and some of them are irreplaceable relics! I can never get them back!” She said as she grabbed one book that was only partly charred, but charred enough to the point it was sufficiently unreadable.

“Twilight I... I didn't mean to do it...” I squeaked out once again, and she growled.

“Get out! Get out and never come back to my library! I don't want you around my books ever again!” She shouted in uncharacteristic anger. I felt a tear fall from my eyes and decided to honor her wishes.

I ran straight out the door, galloping as fast as I could away. I ran for some time, until I found myself at Sweet Apple Acres. I stopped running as I was tired now, and I trotted to the barn, hoping the Apple Family wouldn't mind.

I walked into the barn and sighed. Then, I heard a voice. “Jordan? Is that you sugarcube?” The unmistakable county voice of Applejack said to me. I sighed.

“Yeah... It's me AJ.” I said to her as she walked over to me from deep inside the barn.

“Hey, everythin ok, partner?” She asked me as she sat next to me. I guess she could tell something was wrong. I sighed.

“No. But, before we get into that, is it ok if I borrow a bale of hay?” I asked her. She nodded, and I walked over to one nearby. I looked at it, turned around, and kicked it, as hard as I could. I repeated the process a few times, grunting each kick.

“You...stupid...little idiot! You mess everything up!” I shouted and gave the hay one last, super brutal kick, falling to the dirt floor. Applejack galloped over to me and sat down in front of me, getting on my eye level.

“Ya mind tellin me what that was all about, sugar?” She asked, and I sighed.

“I'm the world's biggest screw up, that's what that was all about. For the past few weeks, I've been having random outbursts with my magic. It's like it has a mind of it's own, and I accidentally burned some of Twilight's books, and... And now she hates me, AJ. She kicked me out of the library and told me to never come back.” I said as I stared at the ground.

Applejack rubbed my back with her hoof. “Sugarcube, you didn't mean for it ta happen, didja? So then it's not your fault! Listen, I know Twilight. She gets angry sometimes, but she always comes back around sometimes.” I nodded as she spoke and looked at her.

“Well, it's not only that... I made Fluttershy angry earlier. I wasn't thinking, and I injured one of her frogs. It was such a stupid mistake.” I sighed heavily again.

“Ok, so you made a mistake partner. So what? Everypony makes mistakes. Nobody, not even Princess Celestia, is perfect. You apologized to Fluttershy, right?” I nodded. “Good. Then I'm a might certain she forgives you.” She said with a smile.

“I... I want to apologize to Twilight now, AJ. If she never forgives me again, I at least want her to know why her books got burned.” I said as I stood up.

“Want me to come with you, sugarcube?” She asked as she stood up. I nodded.

“That would be great, so I can't screw up any worse.” I said as I started to walk towards the library with AJ right at my side. We walked on the trail for a bit before we saw Pinkie Pie walking the road to us.

“Hey, Applejack, hey Jordan. Whatcha doin'?”
“Shoot, we were lookin for Twilight. How 'bout you, Pinkie? Whatchu doin'?” Applejack asked her.

Pinkie giggled. “Oh, I know where Twilight is! She's secretly been following me all day without me knowing.”

Twilight walked up to us, she was in some body casts, beaten and bruised. “You mean you knew all along?! Why didn't you tell me?”

Pinkie giggled. “Silly, that would've spoiled the secret!”

Twilight growled in frustration, and I slowly gazed towards her.

“T...Twilight, we really need to talk. I'm so sorry about what happened earlier, I didn't mean to.” I said s my ears drooped down sadly. Applejack nodded.

“He's tellin the honest truth Twi, and you know I can tell honesty from fibbin. Jordan's been havin problems controllin his magic!” Applejack told the girls, and I groaned in shame and embarrassment. I didn't expect her to tell both of them.

Twilight rubbed her hoof on the sandy dirt on the ground. “Problems with your magic? Like what?” She asked curiously. I sighed and sat down on a rock on the side of the path, figuring I should tell her everything, since she is my magic teacher.

“Well... for the past few weeks, my magic has been acting strange. My horn sparks up and my aura of magic start to go haywire, all on their own. It's completely random, and I have no control over it.” I sighed a bit, then continued.

“You girls all read the paper, right?” To which they nodded. “Well... that horrible accident at the train station a few weeks ago was my fault.” The girls all gasped, and I nodded and I hide my face from shame.

“That was the first magical outburst I ever had. I got angry because the train was delayed, and next thing I knew... there was just chaos everywhere. Pure chaos. I ran for the hills, and Princess Celestia found me a while later. I guess she could tell something bad had happened. She and Luna both advised me to be careful about my magic, and try my best to monitor the outbursts.”

I then looked at Twilight. “So Twilight, that's the story. What happened to your books was a complete accident, and I had no control. I understand if you never forgive me, but I just wanted to explain why it happened. I'll just go, and leave you be now. Don't worry... I'll never set foot in the library again.” I started to walk away, but I was suddenly enveloped in a purple magical aura.

Twilight levitated me towards her, and while I was stuck within her magic, she gave me the tightest, most passionate hug I'd ever received in my entire life. I gasped in surprise, and I hugged her back, smiling at her.

“Jordan, I'm so sorry I got so mad at you. I should have kept my anger in check, and let you explain yourself. Books can be replaced. Friends can't. You're always welcome in the library.” She said with a smile. I was about to reply, but suddenly Pinkie shuddered hard.

“Hu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu!” She went as her entire body shook violently. We all gasped except Twilight.

“Oh no! What does that one mean?” Spike asked in a worried tone.

Pinkie shrugged. “Dunno, never gotten any like it before, but whatever that shudder's about, it's a doozy.” She stopped, perhaps for dramatic effect, then continued. “Something you'd never expect to happen is gonna happen!” We all gasped once again in fright, and she shuddered again. “Hu-bu-bu-bu-bu hu-bu-bu-bu! And it's gonna happen... at Froggy Bottom Bogg!”

Applejack gasped. “That's where Fluttershy's headed!”

Spike was genuinely worried. “Oh no! Is it about her?”

Pinkie Pie shrugged. “Uh, I'm not sure.”

“Come on, we have to get to the pond, just in case.” I said as I led the girls down the dirt trail towards where the pond would be. Twilight didn't follow us at first.

“Calm down, everypony. All we know right now is that Pinkie Pie just got a case of the shivers. That's all.” When she realized we were gone, she got Spike on her shoulders and began to sprint with us. I looked at her.

“I thought you didn't believe in this stuff?”

Twilight tilted her head in a stubborn fashion. “I don't. I just want to be there to see the look on Pinkie's face when we find out nothing's wrong.” I groaned and mentally facehoofed as I walked.

Pinkie Pie was oblivious. “Okie-dokie!”

As we walked, Pinkie Pie shook violently once again. She stopped and went “Hu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu!”.

Twilight, AJ and I didn't stop, but I could hear Twilight talking to Pinkie. “Cold? Need a jacket or something?” She asked with a bit of sarcastic humor in her voice.

Pinkie shook her head. “No thanks, I'm fine. Hu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu!” She shook again, and now even I was getting nervous.

Spike gulped. “So... Whadda'ya think happened to Fluttershy?”

Applejack shook her head. “I hope nothin'.”

“I know, but, whadda'ya think happened?” He pushed his question onward, hoping for an answer.

“I'm tryin' not to think about it.” Applejack bluntly stated. That made even me shiver in fright. If AJ was this scared about it, it must be bad.

“Me too. But I'm thinkin' about it anyway. Like, what if she exploded?” Spike said as he began to think deeply about it.

“Just exploded? For no reason?” Applejack asked in a worried tone of voice.

“Yeah, like boom!” Spike said dramatically as he did a motion with his arms that imitated an explosion.

Pinkie Pie gasped. “What if... What if she exploded, and then... and then exploded again!?”

Spike held his hands to his face. “Can you do that? Can you explode twice?”

I shook my head. “Of course not. If she exploded she would turn into nothing but a pile of blood and guts, there would be nothing to-”Applejack cut me off.

“Not helpin, sugar.” She stated as we continued to run.

“But what if she exploded, and exploded again, and then-” Twilight cut Spike off this time.

“Will you two stop? She's fine, I'm sure of it.”

“I hope you're right, for Fluttershy's sake. Look! There's Froggy Bottom Bogg!” Applejack said as she pointed to it, and we began to sprint even faster.

We saw Flutters letting the frogs out of her basket. She seemed to be completely unharmed. She was smiling at the critters.

Applejack gasepd. “Fluttershy?”

Pinkie Pie gasped too. “Fluttershy?”

Spike was ecstatic. “Fluttershy! You're okay!”

Fluttershy seemed confused. “Of course.”

Applejack wiped her eyebrow. “Phew, what a relief.”

“I'm so glad everything's all right.” Pinks said with a smile.

Twilight seemed to have a big grin on her face. “Sorry, I know it's not nice to gloat but... Aha! I told you there was nothing to worry about, and I was right. Pinkie Pie said whatever she was shuddering about was a doozy, and the only doozy here is how right I am.” Twilight spoke, but she was coughing while she spoke. The rest of us were too, smelling a horrible odor.

“Um... Twilight?” I said slowly. But she ignored me.

“Pinkie's made a lot of predictions today but... “ Twilight coughed again. “Ugh, what is that smell?” She said as But what we've shown here is that there's no point in believing in anything you can't see for yourself.”

“W-Well t-then, s-see what's b-b-behind you, Twilight!” Spike said for me as my eyes widened, pupils shrunk in fear. I shivered as a massive creature, known as a hydra, rose out of the murky bog water. I shivered in fear. I haven't been this afraid of a creature since the Ursa attacked.

Twilight was just as stricken as the rest of us. “I see it... But I don't believe it!”

Pinkie had small pupils too. “Is that a hydra!?”

“EVERYPONY RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!” I shouted as I began to sprint away, running towards the hill nearby.

“Everypony up that hill!” I shouted as I ran. Suddenly, I heard Spike crying out for help, I guess he tripped or something. I gasped and turned around, sprinting to him.

“Coming, Spike! Hang on!” I said as I galloped towards him. Water was splashing all around me. I reached Spike just as the hydra was about to get to him, and I hopped him onto my shoulder and ran towards the girls. When I reached them, Twilight gasped.

“I think we're gonna make it.” She said.

“But Pinkie's still shuddering!” Spike said as he looked at the pink pony.

“Oh, lookie there, it stopped. O-h-h-h, t-h-e-r-e i-t i-s a-g-a-i-n.” She said as the shuddering came back.

We reached the top of the hill, where we found that our only route of escape was an entourage of rocks before use that were the only way to transverse a canyon. Twilight groaned.

“Ugh, he'll be up here in no time! Quick, one at a time, cross!”

Spike shook his head. “Nyu-uh! Uh, do you know any spells for turning a hydra into a mouse?”

Twilight shook her head. “No.”

Spike kept trying. “How about a squirrel?”

Twilight growled. “No!”

Spike tried one more time. “How 'bout-” He was cut off.

“No small rodents of any kind!” Twilight cried out at him.

Spike sighed. “That's too bad.”

Fluttershy was the first to try to cross the canyon. “A hop, skip, and a... jump!” She said as she did all these motions, and for a split second, I smiled widely, glad that she learned confidence in herself after what happened a few weeks ago when we went to go visit that dragon.

Next, Spike jumped, and he made it across with ease. After that, Pinkie did in the same manner. Then AJ. That left just me and Twilight.

Twi looked at me. “He's too close. I'll distract him. You go, now!” She tried to order me, but I shook my head. I looked at the Hydra close by and I sighed.

“Twilight, I know this is gonna hurt, but it's for your own safety!” I said as I turned around so my back legs were facing her. I reared my hind legs, and I gave a wicked applebuck style kick to Twilight. She cried out as the force of my kick made her propel into the air, giving her enough distance to clear the canyon.

Suddenly, I heard a roar from directly behind me. My pupils shrunk as I realized the hydra had to be swiping distance from me. I turned around and, sure enough, he was. He looked down at me with an evil smirk and slashed his claws at me. I action rolled out of the way and managed to miss the attack, but the tip of its claw hit me, slicing part of my back. I screamed out in pain and stumbled a little bit, feeling my vision get a tiny bit hazy.

I heard the girls from the other side of the ravine. “JORDAN!” Twilight cried out as she watched me stumble.

“Sugarcube, you have to jump the canyon!” Applejack called out to me.

“You can do it, I know you can!” Spike cheered me on.

“Just trust in yourself! Be confident!” Fluttershy cried out to me.

“My Pinkie sense is telling me you can make it!” Pinkie said encouragingly. I groaned a bit and I tried to muster all of my strength. I grunted, and I leapt. I managed to make it onto the first rock. I grunted again, and I made the second rock. Once again, the third rock. I was now at the midway point of the five rocks. But then suddenly, the two rocks in front of me collapsed and fell into the bog! I opened my eyes wide and started to panic.

The hydra then swiped at me again. It barely missed, but this time I got hit in the side. I felt my side get sliced in the same way as my back, and I collapsed to the ground, feeling weaker.

My vision was getting blurrier, with black along the sides of my eyes.

“I'm not going to make it...” I whispered to myself and all the girls and Spike. “This is the end of Jordan Wolfson...” I said as I heard a deafening roar behind me. My strength was gone, all my limbs trembling as I fought to get up.

I then felt my eyes flutter closed, and it was all over.

I was out. Maybe forever.

-???'s POINT OF VIEW-

I found him on the stone slab, seemingly lifeless. He was not moving, and his body had fatal wounds about it. They hydra he and his friends encountered was roaring towards the heavens, perhaps basking in the golden feeling that was victory. He might have missed four of his enemies, but slaying one was a win in its book.

Who am I, you ask? I am nothing. Yet I am everything. I have no physical form, and I have no defined mental capacity. Some would call me an angel, and some would call me the devil himself. Who I am is of no importance to you.

I took the form of a simple butterfly, and I fluttered over to him. His friends shouted in sheer horror, believing their friend's existence to have been extinguished. This was not the case. Slowly, I reached out the insect's antenna to where his heart would be inside his chest. I focused my dark energy, and it flowed from me to him.

Slowly, my dark power revitalized his entire being, bringing him back from the doorstep of death itself. He slowly fluttered his eyes open, gasping deeply as he took in air.

I looked at him. “Wherever you will be, I will be there. Whenever you suffer, I will be there. Whenever you thrive, I will be there. Be wary, alien. For your existence shall be for naught.” I told him as I flew away, into the sky above.

-JORDAN'S POV-

I gasped as I suddenly jolted awake, gasping and coughing for breath. As I looked around, I quickly was forced to rise to my feet as the hydra roared. I guess it was infuriated that I was still alive. Not even waiting for my breathing to return, I mustered all the strength I had in my body, and I jumped the huge gap of the ravine that was left to cross.

As I was in mid-jump, time slowed down. I looked around me. There was a massive drop to the water of the bog below. The hydra was behind me, snarling all four of its heads as it watched me. Spike and the girls all watched me with their mouths agape, all hoping to Celestia that I made it.

Slowly, I saw the edge of the cliff getting nearer, my destination. My body went down, down, down. This was going to be too close. Extending out my forelegs, I reached my hoof out to the edge of the cliff and held on for dear life. I was barely hanging on.

“Hang on sugarcube!” Applejack called out to me as she tossed her lasso. She used it to help pull me up from the cliff. I got onto the land of the cliff and I sat down, panting heavily from exhaustion.

The hydra roared and snarled, trying to hit us with its massive paw...like...thing. When it realized it couldn't harm or reach us anymore, it grumbled and walked down the hill, going back to the bog.

The girls and Spike all crowded around me in a circle, extremely worried about me.

Twilight hugged me tightly around the neck, tears falling from her eyes. “Why did you do that?! I could have handled myself, you didn't have to do that Jordan...” She said sadly, feeling remorseful that I got hurt.

I sighed. “I had to protect you, Twilight. I may be hurt, but I would take all the pain in the world to make sure my friends never had to feel it.” I said as I held my slashed side, which was still badly damaged. Twilight gave me a look before moving away, letting all the other girls hug me.

Twilight sighed. “I don't know how it happened; coincidence, dumb luck, or what, but you said there'd be a doozy here at Froggy Bottom Bogg, and I'd say we just had ourselves one heck of a doozy. I mean that hydra-” She was cut off as Pinkie pie AGAIN shuddered.

Twilight was confused. “Pinkie?”

“That wasn't it.” Pinkie said.

“Huh?” Twilight asked.

“What wasn't what?” Spike added on his question.

Applejack raised her brow. “What are you talking about, Pink?”

Pinkie Pie shook her head. “The hydra wasn't the doozy. I'm still getting the shudders. Oo-o-oh, oo-o-oh. You see? There it is again. Whatever the doozy was at Froggy Bottom Bogg, my Pinkie Sense says it still hasn't happened.”

The five of us all had our mouths agape in shock.

“Huh? But I- WHAT?! The hydra wasn't the doozy?! How could it not be the doozy?! What could be doozier than that?!” Twilight practically screamed out.

Pinkie Pie shrugged. “Dunno, but it just wasn't it.”

I looked over at Twilight, who was having an all out anger outburst. Her coat turned white and her mane turned to... fire. Then, she turned back to normal and sighed.

“Ooh... I give up...” She said sadly.

Spike raised an eyebrow. “Give what up, Twi?”

“The fight. I can't fight it anymore. I don't understand how, why, or what, but Pinkie Sense somehow... makes sense. I don't see how it does, but it just does. Just because I don't understand doesn't mean it's not true.” She stated with humility in her voice.

Pinkie Pie was shuddering. “Y-Y-Y-You m-m-mean you b-b-b-believe?”

Twilight nodded. “Eeyup, I guess I do.” She said almost like Big Macintosh would.

“Oo-woo-oo-oo-oo, woo-oo-oo-oo-oh, woo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh. Ooh! That was it. That's the doozy.” Pinkie Pie exclaimed happily.

Twilight gasped. “What? What is?”

“You believing. I never expected that to happen. That was the doozy, oh and, oh what a doozy of a doozy it was! La-la-la-la-la...” Pinkie said as she started to skip away from us, supposedly back into the town.

I then groaned in pain. “Twi, how am I gonna get home? I don't think I can walk that well, I'm pretty hurt...” I said sadly. Twilight cast her magic and she levitated me in her magical aura.

“I'll carry you home. Let's go everypony.” She said as they all began to walk towards town. After some walking, I saw something shiny on the side of the road. I used my magic to pick it up, and I saw that it was a diamond! A cut, almost flawless diamond. I smiled and I put it into the pocket of my working vest. When we got close to town, AJ said goodbye to us, since she had to get home. Fluttershy said she didn't have to leave yet, and decided to stay with Twilight and I. I tapped Twilight's neck.

“Hey Twilight, before you bring me to my home, can you bring me to Rarity's house? I want to talk to her.”

“Of course, I actually was wanting to talk to her anyway.” Twilight said as we began to walk to the boutique. When we got there, Twilight knocked on the door with her hoof. Rarity answered the door a few seconds later.

“Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, please, come in!” Rarity said as she saw the two. She didn't see me, because I was in Twilight's magical bubble just outside the view of the doorway. We all got inside and when we sat down on the couches in the living room, Rarity saw me, and opened her eyes wide, jaw dropped in shock.

“OH, GOODNESS!” Rarity said as she ran up to me, as I sat on the couch. “Jordan, darling? Whatever has happened to you?” She asked with pure worry in her voice. I chuckled.

“Rarity, I'm ok, honestly. If you want to know what happened, it's a long story.” I said as I rubbed my hooves together.

Rarity gave a look as she sat down. “I have time, darling.” I nodded and spoke.

“Well, to sum it up, here it goes. Twilight was very skeptical of Pinkie Pie's Pinkie sense, and refused to believe it no matter what happened. She was convinced there had to be some reasoning, something she could find to explain it. Anyway, earlier Pinkie Pie said there would be a “doozy” at froggy bottom bog, and we ran into a hydra!” Rarity gasped as she listened, and I continued.

“That hydra had murder on the brain, and we all ran for our lives, and the only way out was this crazy ravine. Everypony but me and Twilight made it across. I kicked Twilight, which made her get across it. But that left me with the hydra. It slashed me, and I could only make it about half way the ravine. I landed on a rock and... died. But somehow, I was brought back to life and made it across the ravine. And now here we are.” I said with a giant smile, but Rarity remained silent, jaw dropped. She was in complete shock, like I was insane.

“He's telling the truth, Rarity. Trust us.” Fluttershy said. Rarity shook her head to regain her composure.

“I swear, you ponies have the craziest adventures and I miss out on them. Not that I'm complaining or anything. I'm perfectly content being safe here. Well then, what was the purpose of this visit darlings?” Rarity said with a smile. I smiled back.

“Well, when we were heading back into town, I saw this on the side of the road, Rarity. I know it seems crazy that this was just on the side of the road.” I said as I levitated the gem in front of me. It was such a glorious diamond. “But I really did. I figured there was nopony better to give it to, since I have no use for it. Have it, Rarity.” I said as I levitated it to her, and she took it in her hooves with a happy squeal.

She walked over to me and gave me a giant hug. “Oh darling, thank you so much! This is the most exquisite diamond I have ever laid eyes on! I simply can't believe you found this!” She then kissed my cheek with a giant “M'wah!” and I blushed a bit, rubbing my cheek with my hoof.

“I hope you enjoy it, Rarity. Can I ask a favor, too? I know you're busy with your work, but is there any chance I could stay here? Twilight was going to bring me to my house after we came to visit you, but I'm about three hundred seconds from passing out.” I said with a cheeky smile and the girls laughed.

“Of course you can, darling. You're always welcome at my boutique. You can sleep here on the couch if you wish.” She then looked at the girls. “Would you girls care for any food before you go?” Fluttershy and Twilight both shook their heads.

“We actually have to get going, Rarity. See you tomorrow, and you two, Jordan. Make sure you rest and take it easy, we don't want your injuries to get any worse. I'll lock up your house and make sure Elise is ok, too.” Twilight said as they walked to the door. I smiled.

“Thanks, Twilight. Have a good night girls!” I said as they left the boutique. At that moment, I felt... sad. I don't know why. I guess it's because after having such an action filled, exciting day, it was sad to see it come to an end, even though I got badly wounded.

Rarity came over to me and helped me get comfortable on the couch. She used her magic to lay a blanket over me and put a pillow under my head. I made a sound of pure comfort: this pillow was like laying on a cloud, and the blanket was so plush and heavy and warm without making me TOO warm. It was perfect.

“Rarity, thank you for letting me stay. I'll be out of your mane tomorrow, I promise.” I said as I snuggled up in the blanket, and she shook her head.

“Nonsense darling. You're welcome to stay as long as you wish. Good night darling, sweet dreams.” She said as she walked upstairs. I sighed happily and snuggled into the blanket.

I was deep in thought as I tried to drift to sleep, as I usually was. How the hay did I come back from the dead, exactly? Twilight, nor Luna, nor even Celestia know spells powerful enough to resurrect somepony. What if there's more to this than simply coming back to life? I don't know. Only time will tell.

I rolled onto my side, and drifted to sleep, as I had so many countless nights before. But I had one added bonus tonight. The boutique smelled heavily of lavender and vanilla, easing my mind and senses.

Author's Note

And that was this chapter! Ok, next chapter is the last one i've written to date, Sonic Rainboom. After this, we will be caught up both here and on Fanfiction! LET'S GO! -Hops To Next Chapter-