Earth

Rainbow Danger Dash is always up for adventure. She was a little surprised to hear that the Map had called them again, none the less all of them.

But hey, if the Map needed her, the nameless town must be in some serious trouble.

"Do we have to take this train?" Dash whined, leaning on Applejack. "I could fly there in a split second!"

"And how do you suppose the rest of us get there, sugarcube?" AJ asked, shoving Dash off.

She groaned. "I could lift all of you, even Fluttershy, if I had to."

Everypony looked at the yellow pegasus. "I think...I could fly on my own, Dashie."

Rarity flipped through her magazine. "What's the plan again, darling?"

Starlight was reading some book that looked wayyyyyy to big for Dash. "Erm...We'll take this train as far as Manehattan and then walk from there. According to the Map, it won't take too long. So, thankfully, Rainbow won't have to carry any of us."

Everypony laughed. Dash frowned and lifted her muzzle to the sky. "Ha ha, very funny. I don't think you'll be much help either Starlight, with your brainwash---"

"Rainbow Dash!"

Dash opened one eye. "What?"

Starlight looked almost on the verge of tears. "I don't know what's gotten into all of you. A few months ago, you all seemed very content letting me mentor Starlight, but now..." Twilight's voice drifted away.

"Darling, I don't mean to be rude, but...I think we all did it because the princesses respect her. Not to say I have doubts about Starlight, but I might understand why Applejack and Rainbow Dash do."

Starlight ran off, crying. The girls sat in silence for the rest of the ride.

"Oh, how I wish we could stay in Manehatten!" Rarity cried.

"Rarity, will you shut up already? You go to Manehatten, like, every week." Dash said, flying around in circles above her friend's heads.

"That is not so! I go to Canterlot once every two weeks, but I haven't been to Manehatten since my fashion show when we met Coco Pommel."

Twilight zipped up her saddlebag. "Well, wave goodbye for now. Maybe if this trip goes well we can come back and celebrate."

They walked. Starlight was right when she said it wouldn't be far, but for Dash it felt like years. Her friends just kept stopping and whining and Dash felt like she was going crazy.

"Can we please hurry up a little?" Dash asked when she'd finally had enough. "I can literally see it from up here."

"Me too," said Fluttershy.

"Yes darlings, I'm sure they'd pay all expences for the Princess of Friendship and her friends."

Twilight rolled her eyes. "I hate when ponies say stuff like that. I don't want ponies to respect me because of my title."

"And what brings you to Earth?"

The ponies had slipped into town hoping to meet the Princess or Mayor or whoever the heck was running this secret place, but had unfortunately ran into a farmer.

"Excuse me, but are you a Princess?" Twilight nodded, to which the pony gasped and bowed. "Allow me to introduce myself. Ah am Sunset Weld, but a small farmer out here. May ah ask, who are you?"

Twilight outstretched a hoof. "I am Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of Friendship. These are my friends, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Starlight Glimmer."

"Hello," they all said.

"It is an honor to meet you all," the mare said. "I had no idea there was a Princess in our midst.

Dash raised an eyebrow. "You didn't...recognize us?"

Sunset shook her head. "Afraid not."

Twilight continued, "Well, we're on a bit of a mission. You see, there's this Map..." Twilight told the mare the whole boring story, much to Dash's annoyance.

"That is mighty interesting, Miss Sparkle."

"Yes. We were wondering if you had a mayor or a ruler of some sort that we could talk to."

The mare grinned. "You've come to talk to Mr. President!"

Rarity raised an eyebrow. "Who?"

"He's basically our leader. I don't know if you'll be able to talk to him, but hey, you're a Princess."

"Could you take us to him, darling?" Rarity asked.

"Sure thing. You mares can spend the night if you'd like. It's gettin' mighty late."