It was a bright and sunny day, Flare heads over to Canterlot to expand his pizza shop. Flare inhales then exhales as he looks around Canterlot.

"Ah, Canterlot!" he said. "So fancy, so beautiful, so expensive! It's gonna cost a fortune expanding my shop here. But hey, I still have alot of money from when I was Jeff Gorspeed's crew chief, and let's not forget Rarity and Twilight being genrous enough to lend me some bits. Now all we have to do is pick a location! FOR GREAT EQUESTRIA! MISCHIEVIOUS FACE!

"Excuse me young colt, but will you please tone it down?" asked Swan Dive.

"Yeah, like you're acting like such a child right now." said Upper Crust.

"Oh really?" asked Flare mischievously. "Can a child do this?" Flare launches a flare from his horn.

"If they had enough unicorn training." said Upper Crust.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're opinions are your own. Kay thanks bye!" said Flare as he walks away. A few minutes went by, and he was picking an available spot to put his shop at.

"Negetive! Can't find a good spot yet. SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI!" said Flare with his arms out like a helicopter. "Oh hey look, a statue! Hi statue! Got any good locations I can open my shop?" Flare asked a statue of Shining Armor. Flare went up to it's face and put his ear over it's mouth. "No, I don't think there would be a good spot. Got any suggestions near the castle?" The statue doesn't say anything, but Flare keeps talking to it for advise.

"Dear me! That pony seems to have gotten crazy." said Jet Set.

"I can hear you, brah." said Flare.

"Excuse me? Did you just call me a mare's clothing?" asked Jet Set.

"No, I just called you 'brah', it's a slang term for bro." said Flare.

"But I ain't your brother." said Jet Set.

"No need to sweat it brah!" Flare said patting him on the back. "Everypony is my brother and sister to me!"

"You seem to act all childish, sir. Are you from Ponyville?" asked Jet Set.

"I do live there, but I'm actually from Mareami. Down south of here!" said Flare. "Beautiful beaches, and babes, and neon lights, and restaurants, it's beautiful down there!"

"You Mareami folk seem to act different. How about mature up and stop acting like such a child." Jet Set said to Flare as he walks away.

"LOL! The way he said 'Mareami' was funny!" said Flare. "So I guess I'm going to look for an open spot near the castle! I'm gonna be rich, baby!"

A few minutes later, Flare was walking around town, singing Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. While he was singing it, he was dancing, and swinging on the street posts, and even singing in front of some of the ponies around town, putting his arm around them and looking at them at weird ways. When he was done singing he stood in front of an abandoned shop.

"Oh this place might do!" said Flare.

"Hey you there?" said a Canterlot pony.

"Excuse me, sister. 'YOU' has a name." said Flare. "Flare Gun's the name, and pizza's my game! I'm just about to look around this empty shop, and maybe this would be my new spot."

"Well I never!" said another canterlot pony. "The way you've been acting around here is nonsense!"

"Who do you think you are?" asked another Canterlot pony.

"I think I am leet, friendly, funny, smart, and I'm the one who's gonna buy this shop!" said Flare. "Flare's Pizza Parlor is expanding into Canterlot, baby! Happy face!"

"We don't want your kind here." said the first Canterlot pony. "All you've been doing is acting like a child!"

"Wow! There sure are alot of unicorns in Canterlot! Way more than Ponyville!" said Flare. "Can any of you do Bubble Shield?" Flare activates his horn and activates his bubble shield. "Ta da! I had no idea how I did it though. It just happened."

"Like you were unaware of what madness you put through in this town?" asked Swan Dive.

"Hey I remember you! You were that fancy-smancy mare down near the post office!" said Flare.

"That's not the point." said Swan Dive. "Because of your singing, and your childish puns, it put the children into acting like inmature little foals."

"Nopony in Canterlot really likes to be touched in the way you touched us." said Upper Crust.

"That's what she said!" teased Flare. "LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!"

"What is wrong with this pony?" asked a canterlot pony.

"He's from Mareami, so I heard." said Jet Set.

"Wow, I'm becoming famous!" said Flare. "Well since you're all here, wanna hear a joke?"

"No." the ponies in Canterlot said.

"You mad bros?" asked Flare.

"Here in Canterlot is not a place for slangs, or acting like a child." said Swan Dive.

"And Canterlot is not a place for Changelings either. But did Changelings come anyway?" asked Flare.

"They were attacking us." said Upper Crust.

"You should've seen me in action when the Changelings were attacking!" said Flare. "I was like, POW! And then I was like, BOOM! And then I was like, WOOWOOWOOWOOWOO! Man, it was so epic, man!"

"Look, what we're trying to say to you is; if you want to stay here in Canterlot and work, then you have to stop acting like a child." said Jet Set.

"I pitty the fool!" cried Flare. "No... wait... I mean, I pitty the child! All your base are belong to us!"

"Just mature up, or leave." said Jet Set, then the fancy Canterlot ponies that were with Flare walked away.

"Hey, they're the inmature ones. They should've just been minding their own businesses." said Flare. "What makes them so butt-hurt of my personality? LOL! I said butt-hurt! You know how funny that sounds?"

"Yes I do, sir." said Fancypants.

"Whoooooooooooooooo arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre yoooooooooooooooooou?" Flare asked Fancypants in a long tone.

"You can say that again!" said Fancypants. "My name..."

"Whooooooooooooooo arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre yooooooooooooooooooou?" Flare asked him again.

Fancypants laughed. "You're a pretty funny pony."

"I'll be here all week!" said Flare. "Actually no I won't. I'll be here most of the day though."

"My name is Fancypants, it is pleased to meet you." he said holding his hoof out.

"Nice to be met! LOL! The name's Flare Gun, with my flare gun, which I'm not gonna use, because every time I do it, it ends up being another one of my powers." said Flare, shaking his hoof.

"Quite." said Fancypants. "Now I heard that the Canterlot folk have been calling you a child. Am I right?"

"Huh? Oh I wasn't listening, I was looking at that big delicious ice cream sundae over there!" said Flare.

"Look. My point is, you shouldn't let them bother you." said Fancypants. "Show them what you're made of! Show them you don't want to get pushed around like this."

"You're right, Fancy! Thanks, brah!" said Flare.

"You're quite welcome, my friend!" said Fancypants.

"I'll show them child!" cried Flare. "Well if they think I'm a child, I'll give them child! To the trailer!"

Later that night, at Flare's trailer. Spike came to visit him. Flare was looking in his dresser for clothes.

"So what's up, man?" asked Spike. "Why are you looking for child clothes?"

"Everypony in Canterlot kept calling me a child, brah!" Flare said to Spike.

"So?" asked Spike.

"Do you think I'm a child, Spike?" asked Flare.

"Are you kidding, Flare? Everypony in Ponyville thinks you're a child!" said Spike.

"That's a lie!" cried Flare.

"Yeah it was." said Spike. "But there were some ponies who said that."

"Who?" asked Flare.

"A couple of ponies." said Spike.

"Who?" asked Flare.

"Now you're sounding like Owloysius." said Spike.

"Who?" teased Flare as he giggled.

"Why do you have to do that?" asked Spike.

"Why?" asked Flare.

"Yeah, why?" asked Spike.

"What?" asked Flare.

"What?" asked Spike.

"When?" asked Flare.

"Where?" asked Spike.

"How?" asked Flare.

"What?" asked Spike.

"We used 'what' already, now we have to use something else." said Flare.

"What are we doing again?" asked Spike.

"You tell me." said Flare.

"What are you talking about?" asked Spike.

Flare puts on a propellor hat on his head. "Do I look like a child to you?" he asked.

"Yeah, pretty much." said Spike. "But what are you gonna do about your size? You're pretty tall."

"I'm big for my age. How about that?" asked Flare.

"So now that you're a foal again, what are you gonna do?" asked Spike.

"Well, I do what all foals do! I play and go to school!" said Flare.

"What about your shop?" asked Spike.

"Lyra and Bonnie should be fine without me." said Flare.

Meanwhile at Lyra and Bon Bon's house. They seem to be disappointed.

"Why does Flare get to have fun all the time while we're stuck watching his shop?" asked Lyra.

"Some day, we're taking off, and he'll be doing everything himself." said Bon Bon.

The next morning came. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were hanging out in their tree house, thinking of ways to get their cutie marks.

"I've got it!" cried Scootaloo. "Let's travel around the world! We'll get travel cutie marks!"

"Hmmm..." Sweetie Belle thought. "Nah."

"Can you think of something better?" asked Scootaloo.

"How about we stay out in the sun longer than any other pony?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"You think that'll work?" asked Scootaloo. "All we'll get is sun burn."

"And a cutie mark maybe." said Sweetie Belle.

"I got it!" cried Apple Bloom. "We should try making a TV show!"

"A TV show?" asked Scootaloo.

"Yeah!" said Apple Bloom. "If we became famous on TV, we can have our cutie marks by being famous!"

"That sounds like fun! Let's do it!" cried Sweetie Belle.

"I don't know, girls." said Scootaloo.

"C'mon, Scoots!" said Apple Bloom. "This is our change to shine as well!"

"Yeah, Scootaloo! It'll be fun!" said Sweetie Belle.

Then they all heard a knock on their door. Sweetie Belle opened it, and it was Flare.

"Hiya, Flare!" said Sweetie Belle.

"Hiya, girls! Smiley face!" said Flare.

"What brings you here?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Well my dear Sweetie Belle, that... is a long story." said Flare.

"Let's hear it!" said Apple Bloom.

"Everypony in Canterlot thinks I'm a child. The end." said Flare.

"That wasn't a long story." said Apple Bloom.

"It felt long to me." said Flare. 'That's what she said! ROFLMAO!"

"What does that mean?" asked Apple Bloom.

"My dear Apple Bloom. You'll find out some day!" Flare said to her, patting her head.

"So why does everypony in Canterlot think you're a child?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Because they think I do childish stuff." said Flare. "So if they think I'm a child, I'll show them what a REAL child can be!"

"So you came to us?" asked Scootaloo.

"You read me like Fluttershy reads her spell books, sister!" said Flare.

"Twilight reads spell books, not Fluttershy." said Sweetie Belle.

"Well how am I suppose to know? I'm a foal remember? LOL remember Sweet?" asked Flare.

"So if you're a child again, what are you gonna do?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Well... what do you girls like to do for fun?" asked Flare.

"We go out looking for our cutie marks!" cried Apple Bloom.

"That sounds like fun! Sign me up!" said Flare.

"But you have your cutie mark already." said Sweetie Belle.

Flare found red point in the corner, and he used his horn to get a brush of red paint, and painted it over his computer mouse cutie mark on each of his waists.

"You were saying?" teased Flare.

"You just put red paint on them." said Scootaloo.

"Your point?" asked Flare.

"That was my point." said Scootaloo.

"Look it doesn't matter! Let's just go looking for our destinies!" cried Flare.

"Yeah!" cried Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom, giving Flare a high hoof. Scootaloo looked annoyed.

"Seriously?" asked Scootaloo. "What has gotten into him?"

Flare and the Crusaders start walking through the woods. The Crusaders were concerned on where they were going.

"So Flare, how are we gonna earn our cutie marks?" asked Apple Bloom.

"You'll see!" said Flare.

"Where are we going anyway?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"You'll see!" said Flare.

"Do you even know where you're going?" asked Scootaloo.

"You'll see!" said Flare.

"That's not a 'you'll see' question, it's a 'yes' or 'no' question." said Scootaloo.

"Here we are!" said Flare pointing to a cave with a sign that says Ponyville Mines.

"The Ponyville Mines?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I never told anypony this, but I used to go to the mines all the time to have a little fun." said Flare.

"What kind of fun?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"All sorts!" said Flare, as he leads the Crusaders down in the mines. "It's a great place to play hide and seek. Sometimes I come down here to get gems for Spike. Sometimes I sell them for a little extra money. And let's not forget the beautiful spring waters they have down here!"

Flare and the Crusaders walk down the mine stairs and end up in a cavern with gems and a water fall, with a small river.

"Wow!" the Crusaders said at the same time, as they were shocked on the beautiful view of the caverns. Their eyes grew as they saw the gems and water.

"This place is beautiful, Flare!" said Sweeite Belle. "Rarity would sure love it down here!"

"Yeah, but what does this have to do for earning our cutie marks?" asked Scootaloo.

"Are we minin'?" asked Apple Bloom.

"This is mine! LOL!" teased Flare. "Seriously these mines haven't been used in ages, so they said. But I don't come down here to mine." Flare walks to a mine cart track with a couple of mine carts in place.

"You come down here to ride the mine carts?" asked Scootaloo amazed. "That is so awesome!"

"I don't just ride them." said Flare. "Sometimes I surf these carts! Have you guys heard of Cart Surfing?" The crusaders all shook their heads no. "Well, then let me show you girls a good time!" Flare hops on a mine cart.

"I dunno, Flare." said Apple Bloom. "It doesn't look safe."

"Oh you and your safety, Apple Bloom." Scootaloo teased. "Flare certainly has the right idea! Cart surfing might be a perfect way to get our cutie marks!"

"But aren't you afraid to fall off the ledge or get hurt?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Hey, if that were the case I wouldn't be cart surfing. Winky face." said Flare with a wink. "But these tunnels are just tunnels, nothing to fall into. All you have to do is do a couple of tricks, and watch for the signs so you'll know to turn left or right."

"It'll be awesome making tricks in these mine carts!" said Scootaloo.

"Tricks? LOL!" asked Flare. "Silly Scootaloo! Tricks are for kids!"

"Aren't we kids?" asked Scootaloo.

"That's why we're doing this! Mischievious face!" said Flare.

"Are you sure you want to do this Scoots?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Hey, I've been through worse. This is gonna be fun!" said Scootaloo.

"Now you got it, sister!" said Flare, then they high-hoofed.

"Ah what the hay. It does sound fun!" said Sweetie Belle as she hops on the mine cart with Scootaloo. "C'mon Apple Bloom!"

"I don't think it's safe." said Apple Bloom.

"C'mon! It'll be fun!" said Scootaloo.

"AppleJack won't like it." said Apple Bloom.

"Hey, if you get punished, it'll be worth it! You'll be safe." said Flare.

"Please, Apple Bloom?" asked Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom just stood there nervous. Then she sighed and smiled.

"Okay. LET'S DO THIS!" cried Apple Bloom.

Everypony cheered for Apple Bloom. Then Flare used his horn magic to push the mine cart down the tracks. The mine cart started moving, but slowly.

"Please keep your hooves and legs inside the cart at all times, and please watch your foals. Thank you!" said Flare.

"Take it away, Flare!" cried Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah take it away mon, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!" cried Flare in a Jamaican accent. Then Flare used his magic to increase the speed of the cart. The cart started going real fast like a rollercoaster, and the four of them put their hooves up while they were riding down the tracks. After a little while, Flare saw another mine cart in fromt of them. Flare jumpped on the other mine cart and rode it down in fromt of the Crusaders on the first mine cart. Flare surfs on that mine cart, and does some spinning tricks, and flips, and even tilting the cart off the tracks. Eventually the mine carts stopped at the end of the track. The Crusaders and Flare all hop out of the mine cart and cheer.

"WOOOOO THAT WAS AWESOME!" cried Scootaloo.

"OOOH YEAH!" cried Apple Bloom.

"I FELT SO ALIVE!" cried Sweetie Belle.

"PRAISE THE WIZARDS! HAPPY FACE!" cried Flare.

Then the four of them took out doggy bags and all threw up inside it. Then they all threw the bags away in the trash and started laughing. Then a picture came out of the slot next to them. Flare took the picture and showed it to the Crusaders. It showed a picture of Flare surfing on a cart with the Crusaders behind them with their hooves up, and screamming.

"Wow! We look great!" said Sweetie Belle. "We should totally ride it again!"

"Ah wish we could Sweetie Belle. But we have school, rememeber?" said Apple Bloom.

"Forget school! Flare's an awesome child!" cried Scootaloo.

"Trust me, our sisters would kill us if we weren't in school today." said Sweetie Belle.

"It's true, sisterless sam!" teased Apple Bloom. Then her and Sweetie Belle laughed.

Scootaloo started getting angry. "I never even told you if I had a sister or not." said Scootaloo.

"Ya never talk about her." said Apple Bloom.

"Hey, hey. No need to argue. Let's just head over to the school! The four of us!" said Flare.

"Why you coming?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"I'm a kid again, remember?" asked Flare. "If I'm a kid again I'm suppose to go to school. LOL remember, Sweet?"

"Well alright. That sounds pretty fun!" said Sweetie Belle.

"Darn straight!" said Flare.

So then Flare and the Crusaders all walked to the Ponyville school.

"Going to cool sounds wicket sick, girls! And I mean that in a good way!" said Flare.

"Well it's not all that good. It's fine, but everypony has their cutie marks but us." said Apple Bloom.

"And let's not forget Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon!" said Scootaloo.

"Why do you guys dislike them so much? There's nothing wrong with Crystal Hat or Gray Shovel." said Flare.

Then the Crusaders all laughed. "Crystal Hat and Gray Shovel. We should totally call them that." said Sweetie Belle.

"Hey guys!" said Twist.

"Hey, Twist!" said Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo gave her an ugly look on their faces, and Flare was picking his nose.

"What?" asked Twist.

"What, what?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I said; what, what, in the butt! ROFLMAO!" said Flare.

"How ya doin, Flare?" asked Twist.

"I'm doing great, Twister!" said Flare. "After those Canterlot folks kept calling me a kid, I'm gonna act like one. See how they like it? Mischievious face."

"Alright, that's cool!" said Twist.

"I'll see you in class!" said Apple Bloom.

"Alright, see you guys there!" said Twist, then she walks away with a smile.

"I don't like her." said Sweetie Belle.

"Me neither." said Scootaloo.

"Aw c'mon girls, she's friendly. She's my best friend." said Apple Bloom.

"I thought we were your best friends?" asked Sweetie Belle.

"Yeah! Angry face." said Flare. The Crusaders all looked at Flare with concerned looks on their faces. "What?" he asked.

"Look, Twist is a cool filly. You just gotta get used to her." said Apple Bloom.

"Well, well, well! Look what we have here! The three blank flanks." Diamond Tiara came and teased them, then her and Silver Spoon laughed.

"What a surprise! Still blank." said Silver Spoon, then they laughed again.

"Well, that wasn't nice." said Flare.

"Huh? Oh sorry Flare we didn't see you." said Diamond Tiara.

"Why do you girls have to keep teasing them?" asked Flare.

"Oh we're just kidding around, right Silver Spoon?" Diamond lied.

"Absolutely!" said Silver Spoon with a squee.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the shop?" asked Diamond Tiara.

"Well the jerks over at Canterlot kept calling me a child. So I decided to be one, to show them what it really means to be a child!" said Flare. "So yeah, you can tease me now. Don't worry, I know it's all in good fun!"

"Oooookay." said Diamond Tiara. "HA HA! Flare Gun's a blank flank! He's too old for school!"

"WHAT?" Flare yelled. "WHY I OUTTA!" Then Flare pushed Diamond Tiara over, and grabbed Silver Spoon with his horn magic and trapped her on a high tree branch.

"But I hate heights!" cried Silver Spoon, then she started crying. "HELP! HELP!"

"Will you stop teasing the Crusaders while I'm around then?" asked Flare.

"Y-yes!" said Silver Spoon.

"Promise?" asked Flare.

"I promise! JUST PLEASE LET ME DOWN!" cried Silver Spoon.

Then Flare used his magic to take Silver Spoon down from there.

"YOU TOO, SHRIMP!" Flare yelled at Diamond Tiara. Diamond screamed and ran inside the school with Silver Spoon.

"Wow that was amazing, Flare!" said Apple Bloom. "They've been a pain in my rear end since day one!"

"You sure showed them!" said Sweetie Belle.

"Nopony likes a bully you know." said Flare. "Now give me your lunch money!" Flare yelled at Sweetie Belle.

A few minutes later the bell rang and everypony went inside the school to get class started. Twist was about to get to her seat, but then Flare took it right before she sat down.

"Hey, that's my seat!" said Twist.

"Move your feet, lose your seat! That's the rule in life, baby! Mischievious face." said Flare. Twist got angry and moved to another seat.

"Was that really necessary?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Ask me a question like that, and I get your lunch money." threatened Flare.

"Good morning class!" said Cheerilee as she walks into the room.

"Good morning Miss Cheerilee!" said everypony.

"Oh, hello Flare!" said Cheerilee. "What brings you here today?"

"I'm in your class now! Happy face! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!" said Flare.

"I'm sorry, Flare. Can you repeat that?" asked Cheerilee.

"I'm in your class now." said Flare.

"You're in my class now?" asked Cheerilee.

"Do I have to repeat myself?" asked Flare.

"Why are you here?" asked Cheerilee.

"You have a problem with me being here... my friend?" asked Flare.

"No, of course not!" said Cheeriliee. "I just wanted a reason for you coming back to school?"

"I'm here to show those ponies in Canterlot what it means to be a child, because they kept saying I am one!" said Flare as he slammed the desk.

"So let me get this straight, you're here because everypony in Canterlot kept calling you a child?" asked Cheerilee.

"I'm here to show them what it means to be a child!" said Flare. Then he put his hoof on Featherweight's stomach. "Hey dude, you have something right here." Featherweight looked down, then Flare zipped his hoof up to Featherweight's nose. "Mage'a look! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!"

"That hurt!" said Featherweight.

"Sorry about that, I'm just trying to be a kid again, and acting inmature is the way to go." said Flare.

"Oh okay! That's fine." said Featherweight.

So Cheerilee was teaching the class anyway, even with Flare in the school. Flare went and shot a spitball at Dinky Doo without anypony seeing.

"Flare!" cried Dinky.

"What?" asked Flare.

"Did you throw a spitball at me?" asked Dinky.

"No, I did not THROW a spitball at you." said Flare.

"Yes you did I saw you!" said Dinky.

"What's going on?" asked Cheerilee.

"Flare threw a spitball at me!" whinned Dinky.

"I swear, I did not THROW a spitball at her." said Flare.

"Yes you did!" cried Dinky. "You put an icky piece of wrapped up paper in your mouth, put it on a straw and shot at me with it!"

"Yes I did that." said Flare.

"Then why did you keep saying no?" asked Cheerilee.

"Because I did not THROW a spitball at her, I SHOT a spitball at her. That's different. LOL Dinky you're so silly! Silly goose! LOL!" teased Flare.

"Ooooooh. I get it, you SHOT a spitball at me, not THREW." said Dinky with a smile. "Silly me! Oh, and my mommy asked why aren't you at the shop today?"

"Tell her I went to school." said Flare.

More time went by, and everypony was doing a pop quiz. Flare was whispering to Berry Pinch.

"Hey, I know your mom, Berry Punch." he whispered.

"That's nice. I'm trying to work here." whispered Berry Pinch.

"I'll give you the answer to number five if you give me your lunch." whispered Flare.

"No." whispered Berry Pinch.

"Please?" asked Flare.

"I already have the answer to number five." whispered Berry Pinch.

"How do you know if it's correct?" asked Flare.

"Because I don't interupt classmates, unlike you." said Berry Pinch.

"So can I have your lunch then?" asked Flare.

Berry Pinch just stayed silent ignoring Flare.

"Hey Pinchy?" asked Flare. "Pinchy? Pinchy? LOL! Pinchy, pinchy!" Flare tries to pinch Berry Pinch. "Oh right, no fingers. Sad face." Flare goes over to Half Note, and peeks at her answers. She then blocks her paper.

"Do you mind?" asked Half Note.

"No, not at all!" said Flare.

"I mean, can you stop peeking at my paper?" asked Half Note.

"Of course I can!" said Flare with a smile and a squee.

"Well?" asked Half Note.

"Well what?" asked Flare.

"Are you gonna go?" asked Half Note.

"Why?" asked Flare.

"Was I not clear?" asked Half Note.

"How am I suppose to know what color you were before?" asked Flare.

Half Note started slamming her head on her desk. Flare looked nervous and went back to his seat.

Then Flare turned to Apple Bloom, whom was behind him.

"Pssst! Bloom?" whispered Flare.

"Not now, Flare." said Apple Bloom.

"Pssst! Bloom?" whispered Flare.

"I said not now." whispered Apple Bloom.

"Psssst! Bloom?" whispered Flare.

"Flare, I'm busy right now." whispered Apple Bloom.

"Psssst! Bloom?" whispered Flare.

"Oh for Celestia's sake! What?" whispered Apple Bloom.

"Hi! Lion face." whispered Flare. Apple Bloom gave Flare an ugly look. "Seriously, may I have your answers? I can't guess them, they're too hard."

"I can't help you. This is a quiz, it's cheating." said Apple Bloom.

"Of course you CAN help me, you just choose not to." said Flare.

"I'm not allowed to give you the answers." said Apple Bloom.

"Pleeeeeeeeease?" asked Flare.

"No!" whispered Apple Bloom.

"Alright, quizes in please?" said Cheerilee.

"See? Now ya weren't able to finish your test, because of your procrastination." said Apple Bloom.

"What are you talking about?" asked Flare holding his quiz sheet in front of Apple Bloom. "I finished. See?"

"But ah thought you said you wanted my answers, because they were too hard?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Hard for you, but not to me!" said Flare.

"Yer unbelieveable, Flare!" said Apple Bloom.

"Or am I?" said Flare tilting his head, talking in a goofy voice. Then he did a stupid laugh.

After a little while, it was lunch time. The Crusaders were all outside eating their lunches. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were just about to make a prank on them, but then Flare came with his lunch, and was about to sit next to the Crusaders. Then Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon got scared and hid behind the tree.

"I didn't know Flare could be so mean. That jerk!" said Diamond Tiara. "We have to do something, Silver Spoon."

"What is there to do?" asked Silver Spoon. "He's a full-grown colt."

"No he's not. He's a foal." said Diamond Tiara. "So if he's a foal, then he should be treated like one. I have a plan!" she said with an evil look on her face.

"So what do you girls have for lunch?" Flare asked the Crusaders.

"Flower sandwich again?" complained Sweetie Belle.

"Yippee! Apples, my favorite!" said Apple Bloom.

"I pack my own lunches! So I bought chocolate! Lots of it!" said Scootaloo.

"I bought pizza! Fresh from the shop!" said Flare, then he starts eating it.

"Wow, you're lucky to have your own shop, and live alone." said Sweetie Belle.

"I don't live alone. I have my fishies!" said Flare.

"So what are you doing after school, Flare?" asked Scootaloo. "We gonna do more cart surfing?"

"But we have to do homework, remember?" asked Flare.

"Right." said Scootalo.

"LOL remember Scoots?" asked Flare.

"YES, YES!" cried Scootaloo. "Why do you always say that?"

"Because I want to." said Flare. "LOL remember Scoots?"

Featherweight walks by taking pictures of everything with Pipsqueak next to him.

"So what are you going to put on the paper this week?" asked Pipsqueak.

"I have no idea Pips." said Featherweight. "But we sure are short on pressers. We need somepony to gather ideas for us."

"This is going to be so fun!" said Pipsqueak.

"Hey weren't you girls in the press?" Flare asked the Crusaders.

"We did, but it didn't go out so well." said Apple Bloom.

"I wanna join the press!" said Flare.

"Don't bother. All there is in the paper is junk anyway." said Scootaloo.

"Not if I can help it!" said Flare.

"So you're gonna join the press?" asked Sweetie Belle while hanging upside down on the bench.

"Hmm..." Flare thought it through, but then after lunch, he went downstairs and talked to Featherweight.

"So you want to join the press?" asked Featherweight.

"No. Why else do you think I'm down here? Herp-Derp!" teased Flare.

"Alright then. How about going out there and getting some..." Feather asked Flare, but then Flare interupted him.

"Yes, I'll get some news! I'm really good at that!" said Flare with a smile and a squee.

"That's good. Listen, I have to go to the doctors." said Featherweight. "Can I trust you in making a great news story that won't ruin other pony's lives?"

"As the Wizards of Hope, Strength, and Feelings as my witnesses, I promise to make the best news stories ever! And best of all, Feather, it'll be pretty leet!" said Flare.

"Good! I'll see you tomorrow then!" said Featherweight as he walked out.

Flare picks up the camera. "Oh herp-derp how do I use this old thing?" teased Flare. "This is such an old camera. I can use my phone even."

"You have to use that camera." said Snips. "Those are the rules."

"Screw the rules, I have future technology! Praise the Wizards!" said Flare.

"Duh... wait." said Snails. "Is there even a rule about that?"

"You better not break Rule 34, that's for sure." said Flare.

"What's rule 34?" asked Snails.

"Well Slugs, you'll have to wait until you get older, brah." said Flare.

"My name is Snails." said Snails.

"My name is Snails, and I like pudding." said Flare in a weird voice.

"I don't even sound like that." said Snails.

"You need to work on your disguising voice, Flare." said Snips.

"Says the stallion that sounds like Bling-Bling Boy." said Flare.

"Who?" asked Snips.

"Bling-Bling Boy. You know, from Johnny Test?" asked Flare.

"Never heard of it." said Snips.

"Have you been laying under a rock for these past years?" asked Flare.

"No, but Snails has." said Snips.

"No wonder. They should call you Patrick Snails. LOL!" said Flare.

"Duuh... I don't get it." said Snails. "Snips you know what he's saying?"

"Not a clue." said Snips.

The next day came, and Flare was skipping back to the school.

"Ah it's great being a foal again! It's time for Day Two! Smiley face!" said Flare. Everypony in school was reading the newspapers, either laughing, or have concerned looks on their faces.

"What is this?" asked Berry Pinch.

"Something hielarious, that's for sure!" said Dinky while laughing.

"Dorthey the rainbow fish gets picked on by Rainbow the other rainbow fish?" said Diamond Tiara while looking at the newspaper. "Spike the dragon beats Crysis 2? Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are names that can be changed, which makes you LOL? Who wrote all this junk?"

"Who do you think?" said Silver Spoon.

"Flare?" asked Diamond Tiara with a look.

"Flare." said Silver Spoon with a sigh.

"Snips sounds like Bling-Bling Boy?" said Snips reading the newspaper.

"Snails should be called Slugs, because he doesn't have a shell?" said Snails while reading the newspaper upside down.

"Dude, how do you read upside down?" asked Snips.

"I'm reading this upside down? Looks fine to me." said Snails. "Maybe it's because my eyes are upside down."

Flare walks up to the Crusaders, who were sitting on a bench reading the newspaper.

"Hello my friends! Enjoying this week's newspaper?" asked Flare with a smile.

"This isn't even news. It's just comedy, telling opinions about ponies, and advertising your shop." said Scootaloo.

"As a matter of fact, you advertised your shop in all the pages." said Sweetie Belle.

"I know. I must keep business in shape, you know?" said Flare.

"Flare, do you even know anything about journalism?" asked Apple Bloom.

"Herp-Derp, how can I not know anything about journalism, when the proof is right here?" said Flare pointing to the newspaper.

"Flare is there something wrong with you?" asked Scootaloo.

"For once I agree with her. You've been taking this child thing too seriously." said Diamond Tiara.

"Says the ones who ARE children. LOLOLOLOLOLOL!" teased Flare.

"You shouldn't even be in school, Flare." said Sweetie Belle. "You should be running your shop, or hanging with ponies your own age."

"I hang with Spike all the time, and he's like... 12, I think." said Flare.

"That's because he's a dragon, and has nothing else to do." said Sweetie Belle.

"Flare, what are you even achieveing here?" asked Apple Bloom.

"I'm here to show those Canterlot ponies what it actually means to be a foal, and so far I've been doing a pretty leet job." said Flare.

"Flare, those Canterlot folk aren't even here." said Sweetie Belle.

"Your point?" said Flare. "Oh wait, you can't point. You don't have fingers, LOL! Oh wait, you can point with your horn, or your hoof."

"Flare, how can you proove it to them, when they aren't even here to see you act like this?" asked Scootaloo.

"Oh who needs your opinion?" said Flare.

"Flare, they are right." said Cheerilee. "No offense, but you're wasting your time here. My time too."

"Aw, look who's whinning now? Hey look kids, you have your teacher sticking up to you like she's some sort of big shot." said Flare sarcasticly.

"I don't get what you guys are whinning about. He's fine to me." said Snips.

"And, he's just having fun." said Snails.

"Excatly! You guys are my new bros!" Flare said to Snips and Snails.

"Mr Gun, I'm sorry. I like you and all, but... school isn't the place for you anymore." Cheerilee said with her hoof on Flare's shoulder.

"Well this wouldn't be happening if those darn Canterlot ponies didn't call me a child." said Flare.

"So you understand?" asked Cheerilee with a smile.

"Yes, I understand." said Flare.

"Oh good!" said Cheerilee.

"I understand that I should be playing with toys too!" said Flare taking out some action figures from his sack and starts playing with them, and messing with the child with them. Scootaloo starting getting really mad.

"FLARE!" cried Scootaloo.

"Yes, Scooty?" asked Flare in a child-like voice.

"You are a full-grown colt for Celestia's sake! Look at you, making a fool of yourself! Playing with toys, messing with other foals, you're not just acting like a child!"

"Scootaloo, don't do it!" said Apple Bloom.

"What are you trying to say?" asked Flare in an angry tone.

"YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A BABY!" cried Scootaloo.

"Oh no, she done it now." said Sweetie Belle.

"Angry face!" said Flare in a really angry tone. "Oh yeah? You don't just think me a child, but a BABY?"

"You heard me!" said Scootaloo.

"Well this changes everything!" said Flare.

"So will you be so kind is to leave, and grow up?" asked Scootaloo.

"If you think I'm a baby, I'M GONNA ACT LIKE ONE!" he yelled. Flare took a diaper out of his sack and put it on him, then took out a baby hat, and then a plug and put it in his mouth. "WAAAH! WAAAH! I'm a baby! You mad, sis? I'm a baby now! WAAAH! WAAAH! Crying face! Boo hoo! Mommy give me milky, I'm thirsty! Oh no, I done business, now I need a changey wangey. GO! Change my diaper, Scootaloo! DO IT!"

"Flare you're starting to scare me." said Scootaloo.

"DO IT! CHANGE MY DIAPER! BOO HOO! CRYING FACE! WAAAH! WAAAH! CRYING FACE!" Flare yelled in an angry tone in Scootaloo's face.

"Ah think he's finally lost it." said Apple Bloom.

"Scoots you better hurry it up. I'm starting to get a rash." said Flare. "Crying face! BOO HOO! BOO HOO! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Mr. Gun? May I have a talk with you?" Fancypants came and asked.

"Oh look, it's Mr. Fancy no-pants, because you're not wearing any pants. LOL!" teased Flare.

"My friend, when I said to show those ponies what you're made of, I didn't mean you had to act like a foal to rub it in." he said to him while giving him a hoof up.

"But those Canterlot folk were jerks!" said Flare. "I wanted to show them how effective it is to be teased like that."

"How?" asked Fancypants. "You don't have any footage of this incident... do you?"

"Herp-derp! C'mon out here, brah!" said Flare. Spike came out of the bushes holding Flare's video camera.

"I got all the footage I need. That'll show them, bro!" said Spike.

"Great! In this rate, I'll for sure win that comedy award! Happy face!" said Flare.

"Comedy award?" asked Diamond Tiara.

"That's right! I actually acted like a child to get footage for the comedy show in Las Haygus this weekend!" said Flare. "I didn't want any of you to know, because you needed to act serious, and if you knew, then maybe you guys wouldn't be cooperating."

"Wow, that was for sure a twist." said Twist. "That was so funny, Flare!"

"You're a twist. LOL!" said Flare.

"Well I stand corrected then." said Fancypants. "So why did you make such a scene in Canterlot?"

"That was also footage." said Flare. "Talking to Spike in my trailer two days ago was also footage, and even the cart surfing!"

"Oh yeah that was fun... wait." said Sweetie Belle. "What if Rarity finds out I was doing something dangerous?"

"Oh don't worry about it. You were with me. Rarity and AppleJack trust me competely!" said Flare.

"Oh Jewel Head, Bronze Knife?" Flare said to Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara in a sad tone. "I apologize for being bullying you two before. Sad face. I didn't mean it. I would never want to hurt innocent foals like you two."

"Innocent?" said Scootaloo with a concerned look on her face.

"We still friends?" asked Flare with a smile on his face with a squee. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon looked away from him, but eventually gave in.

"Fine." said Diamond Tiara.

"We could never stay mad at you forever." said Silver Spoon.

"So can it be hugs time now?" asked Flare.

"Uhhh..." they both said with nervous looks on their faces.

"C'mon! Where's the love, the love, the love?" asked Flare with his arms out.

Then the two of them hugged Flare.

"There we go!" said Flare. "Don't worry Rock Cap and Golden Fork. It's all gonna be kay."

"Maybe you aren't so bad after all." said Diamond Tiara.

"Whatcha talkin about?" Flare asked them in a voice that sounds like Arnold's from Different Strokes.

"Hey Flare? Sorry about calling you a baby." said Scootaloo. "You're actually a pretty awesome colt!"

Flare takes Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle inside the hug.

"I less then three these foals!" said Flare.

"I want a hug." said Snails.

"Too bad. Tongue face." said Flare.

"I'm so glad Flare has learned a lesson." said Cheerilee.

"C'mon, Cheery O's! Join the party!" said Flare. Cheerilee joins the hug. Snails and Snips join too, followed by Dinky, and the rest of the classmates.

"Aw what the hay." said Spike as he joins the hug.

"Oh no, not you Spike." said Flare.

"Shut up, man." said Spike, but he was joking.

A few minutes later, the foals were playing in the playground. Flare decided to sit down and watch them while writing a letter to Luna.

"Dear Princess Luna, I suddenly learned something from foal playing. You should accept for who you are. Being a foal, and a full-grown colt both have it's ups and downs. Even though the kids wish they can be grown up, I kinda wish to be a kid again. Kids do easy stuff, and have lots of time to play. Me? I have a store to run, chores, and doing alot of work, it ain't easy being a full-grown pony. Sometimes it ain't easy being a child eachother, because you're getting told what to do all the time. But you know what? Sometimes I think the kids are actually the bosses of me. Oh, and guess what? The comedy award is going to be mine! LOLOLOLOL! Your friend, Flare Gun."

"Now that letter deserves a gold star!" said Cheerilee.

"We are lucky to have you around, Flare!" said Apple Bloom.

"Yeah for sure!" said Sweetie Belle.

"So what do you want to do now?" asked Scootaloo.

Sometime later, Flare and the Crusaders were cart surfing, doing lots of tricks and having fun. Miss Cheerilee follows them from behind, and does the best tricks, like spinning the cart around, and hanging behind the cart, tilting it.

"Flare was right. I need to lay loose more." said Cheerilee. "WOOOO HOO!"