Rie really couldn't believe how good everything smelt even the things she knew she couldn't eat. Though as they slowed their pace Frost did explain that there were a few places that started serving meat as well due to the treaties. Which the mare bit her lower lip as they drew closer to one such place.

"Does meat bother you that much or is it just the smell of cooking meat?" She couldn't help but ask making Frost sigh.

"It's more of the smell, and I can't eat meat. I can drain what juices and blood are left inside but that's more like eating something out of the frozen section. It's good and can give me the nutrients I need but it's not the healthiest option," Frost explained making Rie nod. "Granted I don't mind meat being a little cooked on the outside, gives the juices a nice flavor."

"Huh, well first good to know and second you guys have a frozen food section?" She couldn't help but ask making Frost give her a strange look before sighing.

"Right, right gotta remember you aren't from around here. But yes we do have a frozen section, but it's mostly frozen using magic." Frost explained as they stopped outside of the restaurant that smelled wonderful.

"Let me guess, as soon as hot water touches whatever you got it'll defrost almost instantly?" She asked making Frost give a nod.

"So, you ready to get something to eat?" Frost asked and before Rie could respond her stomach did the talking making Frost laugh. "Well, let's head inside then."

As they entered the restaurant Rie looked around to see a mixture of different creatures, mostly ponies but she did see what she thought were Griffins and a Dragon or two. She also looked around at the decor and it was a nice looking place. Though the hostess gave her a suspicious look as the mare came to her station.

"Hello, how many?" The hostess asked the mare's eyes never tearing away from Rie as she spat it out like she took a swig from spoiled milk.

"Um, table for two," Frost replied giving the hostess a hard look making the mare give a little gulp before responding in a more pleasant tone.

"Right this way then!" The mare said making them follow her to a table off in a corner. "Your server will be with you in just a few moments!" She said before taking off.

"Well, glad she's not a waitress or else I might be more paranoid about someone spitting in my food or something," She said making Frost shake her head.

"Alright, here I'm gonna be straight with you, that's Long Shot's sister. Though I had no idea she moved here or even got a job at this place or else I might have suggested we go somewhere else." Frost said making Rie sigh.

"So, you think he told her about me? Or is she just like him with other races?" She asked making Frost bite her lower lip.

"From what I know, because I've never met the mare in person before, they were pretty close. At least in a lot of ways but from what I've heard in the past few years, they've grown apart. But I think it's more of him telling her about running into you and probably made it sound like it was all your fault for him getting fired." Frost explained making Rie glance over where the mare was stationed to see her giving a harsh glare.

"Yeah, I think it's more of her brother getting canned then being racist. I just hope she doesn't have any influence over the kitchen staff or the waiting staff." She muttered.

"I doubt it since I know for a fact that this is her first day. Before you ask I usually stop by here every day because they have the best sweet tea here, and this is the first time I've seen her here." Frost said.

"What if she was on a different shift?" She asked.

"Well, another thing is that from what Long Shot told me about her she lived in Manehattan for the past six years. So she must have moved to Ponyville in the past day or two, and now don't get me wrong she probably visited here a few times. That's probably because she was looking for a job and a place to live though," Frost answered.

"Huh, well hopefully it won't cause any trouble having his sister live here as well," She said but she saw Frost's expression change to one of concern but before she could ask their waitress showed up.

"Good morning, what would you like to drink?" The young Griffin asked.

"I would like a sweet tea with no lemon wedge please," Frost replied.

"Uh, I think I'll have the same thing," She said as the Griffin wrote it down.

"Alright, two sweet teas without the lemon wedges, would you like an appetizer to start things off?" The Griffin asked.

"Nah, I think we'll be alright thank you," Frost answered.

"Okay then, I will be back shortly with your drinks and to take your order!" Just like that their waitress quickly walked toward the drink counter and brought them their drinks before going to another table.

"So, are you expecting a bit of trouble then?" She asked as she took a sip of her tea as Frost nodded. "Let me guess, and this is just from what I've seen, Long Shot lived in the barracks at the castle right?"

"Yup," Frost replied her eyes moving to the hostess.

"Probably because he lived in Manehattan with the rest of his family before becoming a Royal Guard?" Another nod from Frost. "Which means since his sister is now this close he might be moving here as well?"

"Just about sums it up," Frost replied giving Rie a concerned look before giving a confused one as she busted out laughing.

"I-I'm sorry, i-it's just sounds like bad plot convenience to add more tension or something in a story! I mean the one pony who seemed to hate me by first looks is now going to be living in the same town I'll be staying in as well?" At that Frost couldn't help but crack a smile of her own.

"Yeah, does sound like that. Oh, quickly do you know what you want because our waitress is about to come back over?" Frost asked making Rie quickly read through the menu and pick out something.

"Hello again! Do you two know what you want to order?" The waitress asked.

"Yes, I would like the Baltimare special with an order of fries and a fruit salad please!" Frost answered.

"Okay, would you like hay fries, steak fries, or house fries?" The Griffin asked.

"House fries would be fine thanks," Frost said.

"Alright, how about you then?" The Griffin turned and asked Rie.

"I'll have a Dragonlord Burger please, and I'll take steak fries with that!" She answered as the waitress jotted it down on her notepad.

"Alright, and I'm not sure if you know this but if you manage to finish the Dragonlord Burger in an hour your entire meal will be free and your picture will be hung on our wall of fame!" The Griffin said as she finished.

"Huh, well thanks for letting me know and I'm looking forward to it!" She said giving the waitress a friendly smile before the Griffin nodded and went to place their order. "So, what is a Baltimare special?"

"It's a kind of crab dinner, and yes all ponies can actually eat seafood. Most don't but they can," Frost answered. "And hey about the whole Long Shot and his sister thing..."

"Don't worry about it, if he wants to start something let him try. But for the time being, let's move on to a different topic, like have you had anyone boyfriends or girlfriends?" She couldn't help the smile she was giving as that seemed to get the mare a little flustered.

"Um, well first here we say mare or colt friend but y-yeah I've dated a little..." Frost said poking at the table a little.

"Why so embarrassed? It's not like I'm asking for details, just curious." She said making Frost sigh.

"I-I just don't like talking about personal stuff like that," Frost replied taking a sip of her tea.

"That's fine, and if you're curious I've actually had my fair share of g... I mean marefriends. Granted none of them got serious until I met Penny," She gave a sad sigh making Frost raise an eyebrow but before the mare asked their waitress showed up with their food.

"Alright, a Balitmare Special and a Dragonlord Burger! Would you two like anything else?" The Griffin asked.

"I think we're good for right now thank you!" She answered making the waitress nod and move on to another table. "To answer your question, me and Penny ended things a little under a year ago. But I have recently got asked out."

"Well, that's pretty cool! Did you say yes?" Frost asked making Rie give a little smile.

"Yeah, I did and our first date will be after this first mission. But man this burger is huge! I better get started if I want to finish it!" She said taking a big bite out of the burger which tasted as good as it looked.

"You like it huh? That's good, and here I'll at least tell you I had a marefriend named Dusty Feather. We were together for three years, but..." Frost started but seemed to hold back tears making Rie stop eating and place a hand on one of the mare's hooves.

"You know you didn't have to tell me anything right?" Frost took a breath and nodded.

"I k-know but you shared a little about your love life... and I figured I-I could handle at least telling you her name..." Frost gave a depressed sigh.

"Do you mind me asking how long ago?" She asked her tone soft and comforting.

"I-it's been three months since then. But enough about that and let's eat!" Frost said putting on a brave smile before she started to eat, but Rie could see the sadness in the mare's eyes. But didn't bring the subject back up.

After that, it only took her ten minutes to woof down her entire plate which seemed to have everyone else staring at her with their jaws hanging open. Even Frost seemed to get out of her funk and look at her with an impressed look. Which after Frost paid for her meal and Rie got her picture taken for their wall of fame, which it was Long Shot's sister who took the picture, they then left.

"Alright, how did you do it? I mean even if you were hungry I don't think you should have been able to eat that entire burger!" Frost said making Rie smile.

"Well, it probably goes to the whole second body thing. Probably need more food than before to help sustain this body." She replied making Frost nod.

"I'll have to keep that in mind for when you go back and you know, this body stays. Which by the way that is still a pretty weird thing to try to process." Frost said.

"I'm sure it was a weird thing to process when we started doing it ourselves. But over time it'll become normal," She said. "So, what's next?"

"Let's see, still wanna show you Sweet Apple Acres, and Ponyville's City Park at the very least," Frost said making Rie speak up.

"How about the Apple Acres first? I love the smell that Apple Orchards gives off!" She suggested making Frost nod.

"So, do you care if I ask about who asked you out?" Frost asked making Rie give a little smile.

"Well, her name is Tera and she is what's known as an Aomozian. Pretty much think human, only taller and have different colors of natural hair. She's actually apart of my squad, and like I said she asked me before we came to this universe." She answered with a slight smile on her lips.

"You must really like her then if you haven't even gone on a first date yet and you getting a little bit of a dreamy look. It suits you, you know? It makes me feel like I still have a chance to..." Frost sighed and shook her head. "But anyway we're almost there. You ready to see where the Apple family work?"

"Yup!" She replied.

"Good, cause you know it was the Apple family who pretty much founded Ponyville!" Frost said making Rie give an impressed look. Although she knew it was a common occurrence, whether the area has fertile soil for farming or just rich in a resource then people will settle there.

"Oh, it's good to see ya! Saves me time from havin' to chase y'all around town!" Applejack said as they approached a gate.

"Yup, figured I show Rie your guys farm, but anyway let me guess you got assigned to tell us about the welcoming party?" Frost asked making Applejack nod.

"Yup, wants y'all to come to Sugarcube Corner by four." Applejack replied.

"Cool, you know you look like you have some stuff that you want to get done," Rie pointed out as Applejack seemed to start to get antsy.

"Yeah, gotta wrap a few things up around here before the party. Hope ya don't mind if I go," Applejack said.

"Nah, you're fine. I know my way around here and I'll make sure we show up on time," Frost said giving the orange mare a little smile. As Applejack waved goodbye Frost started to show her around some of the orchards.

As Frost showed her around they went to the main house and barn where she was introduced to a big red stallion. Who for the most part was silent except for saying yup or nope, though the stallion who she now knew as Big Mac seemed a little cautious around her. Though she didn't know if that was because he was shy or if he was wary of her.

"Now I wish I could introduce you to Granny Smith but I think she and her friends went to Las Pegasus for their yearly trip. But anyway let me show you around the orchard because there are some parts that have been sectioned off to act as sanctuaries for some bats." Frost explained.

"Hey, do you know why some universes can share a lot of the same animals?" Rie asked as she followed.

"You're the expert, why don't you just tell me?" Frost replied making Rie give a big smile.

"Well, that's because technically every universe is infinitely big and so when universes pass by each other they can basically go through each other. So sometimes things get switched over to each universe," She explained.

"Huh, so they don't need portals then?" Frost asked.

"No, it's not like that it's more like the two universes create little portals as they move through each other," Rie answered making Frost nod.

"So, this means your world has bats?" Frost asked.

"Some bats and they may have evolved differently. It just depends on the environments they're in which is why it looks like your guy's fruit bats look a bit like fruit." Rie said as they neared one of the areas sectioned off.

"Yeah, but there are actually two different kinds of fruit bats, there are these ones and then there are the vampire ones. The difference being one actually eats the fruit while one just sucks out the juices and seeds," Frost explained.

"Cool, but smelling these apples are making me hungry for one," Rie said making Frost chuckle.

"You have one heck of an appetite but go ahead and pick one. I'm sure the Apple family won't mind." Frost said which Rie nodded and reached for one on a lower branch. Though the one she reached for was quickly snatched away by a bat making Frost laugh. "W-what? I-I said the Apple family wouldn't mind!"

"Hmph, so which ones are safe to pick then?" Rie asked as Frost wiped a tear from her eye from laughing.

"Over here, and sorry bout that but these bats are very protective over their food," Frost said as she started to flap her wings to hover and pick an apple.

"What, you don't want one?" Rie asked as Frost tossed the apple to her.

"Nah, fruit gives me bad gas," Frost replied almost making Rie choke on the piece of apple in her mouth. "It's like that for all my kind. But sometimes I do crave them so bad because they smell so good."

"Interesting little fact, here's one for you. Anything dairy can cause some humans to pretty much go through the same thing. Granted that allergy has almost been completely wiped out now thanks to some medicine that got created about three hundred years ago." Rie said taking another bite of her apple.

"Huh, well as much as I like talking about things that cause us to get gas how's that apple?" Frost asked.

"Wait, you pretty much just said to stop talking about stuff that gives you gas..." Rie couldn't help but laugh as the mare rolled her eyes. "But this is only the second-best apple I've ever tasted! Granted I think that's mostly because it's still a little under ripened."

"Well, as long as you don't tell AJ the whole second-best comment she won't kill you. But you think if it was ripe enough it would compete against your first-best apple?" Frost asked.

"Could even be better actually, the apple I like a little better is from a world called Brast which almost that whole world is covered in a forest," Rie replied finishing her apple.

"Cool, but hey if you don't mind me asking this Tera, she's apart of the same squad as you?" Frost asked.

"Yup, for Travelers it's fine for two team members to get into a relationship since a lot of the time their work won't get affected. You know with the whole going to new worlds and whatnot." Rie answered making Frost nod her head. "Is it kind of the same here? I mean Torrent and Onyx are a thing right?"

"Yes, to a point. If they want to pursue a serious relationship then one might have to be transferred to another team. Granted that's if their captain finds out," Frost said giving a little smile and wink which made Rie smile.

"Well it's a good thing their captain is totally deaf and blind then," Rie teased.

"Yeah, good thing she also just got put on vacation as well," Frost said playfully bumping into Rie. "Alright, come on we got to make our way to that party before we're late!"

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