As I am heading to Carousel Boutique, I noticed the fillies running out with Fluttershy in tow. They see me and head towards me.

"Rocky! We are so glad you are not in jail? How did you get out?" Applebloom asked.

"Pinkie Pie works her charm and convinced the guards to let me go. Nice capes by the way. What does that symbol stand for?" I said.

"Thank you. I made them. That is the logo for the Cutie Mark Crusaders." Sweetie Belle said.

"You should have seen how mad Miss. Cheerilee was at Diamond Tiara. She actually gave her detention. Little miss princess is not so perfect anymore." Scootaloo said.

"I saw when I had to get my saddlebag from school. Miss. Cheerilee was having her write a sentence over and over on the blackboard. As I was leaving, I heard her get 2 more weeks of detention and Miss. Cheerilee is going to have a chat with her parents." I said.

"I wish I had a picture of that! I am just glad you are able to come to the sleep over now." Sweetie Belle said.

"I was just heading over as I picked up these cupcakes from Sugarcube Corner. Mrs. Cake gave them on the house for us." I said.

"Sweet! Oh, change of plans. The sleep over is now at Fluttershy's cottage." Scootaloo said.

"Why is that?"

"My sister has a big order due and I accidently used the last of the gold silk to line these capes. She will be working all night in order to get the order completed and delivered." Sweetie Belle said.

"That was not nice to use her material without permission."

"I know. Luckily Fluttershy offered to watch us so we won't disturb my sister. Here, I made a cape for you too."

"Thanks. It does look cool with the gold on the inside."

Fluttershy now spoke up and said, "Alright little ones lets get going."

"Fluttershy, this is the newest member of he Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rocky." Apple Bloom said.

I wink at Fluttershy to let her know to play along. "Thank you for accepting to watch us. I know we will be good angles while at your place." I said.

"You're most welcome. I heard how you stood up for your friends. That was really brave." Fluttershy said.

"Thanks. I just never like bullies. I try my best to not get in a fight. It was just yesterday, being my first day there and already being called names like I was back in Dodge Junction. I sorta lost it for a sec."

"You did say you were sorry several times. Diamond Tiara still did not like what you did and try to have you stay in jail." Scootaloo said.

"Oh MY! You were . . . in . . . jail?" Fluttershy asked.

"It was for only a couple hours. Pinkie Pie kept me company till I was released." I said.

"Were you at least scared?"

"Not really. I was just frustrated that Diamond Tiara could have pulled something like that off."

"She has been picking on us all year. We have told Miss Cheerilee and others, but they just saw her innocent side she shows off." Sweetie Belle said.

"Now she has shown her true side and several ponies knows. It will be hard for her to pull anything off." Apple Bloom said.

"I just wish I could see the look on her face when Miss. Cheerilee has a talk with her parents." Scootaloo said.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders and I just started to laugh from imagining that. As the other Crusaders were running ahead, playing around town, I stayed near Fluttershy. It has been a while since I actually played like a kid. Hope the Crusaders don't expect anything.

"Blaze, you alright? How come you are not playing with the others?" Fluttershy whispered to me.

"To be honest, I think I forgot how to play as a little kid. I had to grow up at a young age, most of those memories are almost forgotten." I said.

"Just do what comes naturally to you. It will come back."

"Alright." I gave Fluttershy the cupcake box and headed off. I finally caught up with Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle in playing around a water well.

I soon picked up they were playing tag, and I became it upon joining late. I managed to tag Scootaloo as she tried to fly away from me. She quickly went after Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle got tagged when Scootaloo jumped over the well opening to cut her off. Sweetie tried to tag me, but I managed to slip her reach when I jumped onto the top of the roof that was over the well. I looked down at Sweetie Belle with a smile as she looked at me, with a crooked smile. Why is she smiling when she missed? I found out why when a hoof pushed against my back, causing me to fall to the ground. I landed on my hooves, but could not move out of the way before Sweetie Belle tagged me.

Now being it, I wanted the pony who pushed me off the roof. I looked up and saw it was Apple Bloom. I immediately jumped after her. She jumped off before I could tag her. I followed her quickly as we ran through the town square. Seeing I was not able to catch up to her on hoof, I swapped to another method of travel. I jumped into the air and dove into the ground, quick jutsu and I went into the ground. While underground, I saw I could sense what was going on above and hear what the ponies were saying.

Apple Bloom stopped in her tracks when she saw I was no longer behind her. The other girls walked up to her. "Where did Rocky go?" Apple Bloom asked. Did he tag one of you?"

"No he was still it. He looked determined to tag you as you pushed him off the roof." Scootaloo said.

"I hope he is not mad and left." Apple Bloom said.

"I don't think he did. I think he is planning a trap to tag one of us." Sweetie Belle said.

"Keep an eye out for him. He has to be somewhere around here. It is not like he can vanish into thin air." Scootaloo said.

Maybe not in the air, but in the ground is a good place. I sensed how they were walking. They had their flanks being covered by the others so I could not sneak up behind them. That does not stop me from down here. Deciding to make my move, I carefully crawled through the dirt so I would not shake the ground. When I got close enough, I pushed my hoof out and touched all three of their legs.

They screamed as they jumped forward in the directions they were facing. I finished pulling myself out of the ground. They saw it was me as I brushed the dirt off of me.

"Rocky! How in Equestria did you do that?" Apple Bloom said.

"I thought a snake grabbed my hoof." Sweetie Belle said.

"I was not scared." Scootaloo said while trying to act brave.

I answered, "Just like how I can manipulate rocks, I can make the ground soft enough for me to travel through."

"COOL!" All three said.

"Did you get your cutie mark?" Sweetie Belle said.

I turned my flank so everypony could see. "Nope, nothing. Guess ground tunneling is not it." I said.

"Your special talent must be very specific if it has not shown up yet." Apple Bloom said.

"I still get the thrill to try more stuff till I figure out what it is."

I looked over to Fluttershy and she just got done talking with Twilight. Thank you for not bugging me on learning magic. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Fluttershy walked up to us and said, "Alright, time to get going before it gets dark."

We all nodded and fell in line, behind Fluttershy as she continued to lead us to her cottage. As we got close, I began to see her place with all the animals running around the ground and flying in the air. Angel opened the door for us. We headed in and I was the last one in the line. As I walked through the doorway, Angel slams the door into my face. It sent tumbling back a little bit. I was shanking the dizziness off when the door opened again.

"I am so sorry, Rocky. I have never seen him act this way to any other pony." Fluttershy said at the doorway.

I got up and shook the dirt off me. I replied, "It's no big deal. I think he doesn't like male strangers."

"Well come inside." There was then a loud crash. "Oh my!" Fluttershy said after hearing that. She headed inside quickly to see what happened.

I moved quickly also so Angel could not slam the door into my face again. Once inside, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were already running around, looking at all the things that were in the house. They were testing out what their cutie mark could be. Fluttershy was working on trying to calm them down. I headed over to where Angel was watching the action.

"Alright Angel, I take it you realize it is me." I whispered. Angel nodded with his arms crossed. "If you don't cause any more trouble with me tonight. I will make you carrot soup from my world that is served at fancy restaurants." Angel thought about it for a few seconds before sticking his paw out for me to shake it. I shook it with my hoof.

Once that was taken care of, I looked to see what the Crusaders were up to now. Scootaloo just hopped onto the back of Apple Bloom with a basket on her head and a rug wrapped around to hide their bodies.

"Arrrr! I am a dangerous creature from the Everfree Forest! Rrrarr!" Scootaloo said in a monster voice.

Catching on what is going on, Sweetie Belle said, "Halt, dangerous creature from the Everfree Forest. I am Sweetie Belle, the creature catcher, and I'm here to catch you!"

"You can never catch me! I am far too powerful and dangerous!" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo began to run away.

"You cannot run from me!" Sweetie Belle said as she gave chase.

Scootaloo let out another roar as they ran around through the cottage. I jumped in on this fun and cut the creature off.

"My, you are the biggest creature I have been sent to catch. You will get me a nice reward. Come Here!" I said.

Apple Bloom turned and headed away from Sweetie Belle and I. We joined up in the chase around the living room.

Fluttershy was watching in a worried state. She said, "Um, oh, maybe that's not such a..." None of us were listening. "Now, kids, how about we do some nice coloring. Dhh..."

Sweetie Belle and I shouted, "Come back, dangerous creature, so we can catch you!"

Scootaloo replied, "Never!"

Seeing what was about to happen, Fluttershy said, "Careful... you don't..."

Too late, the Crusaders and I collided with a table. It broke apart into several pieces. We stopped playing and looked at the destroyed table. We looked at the table remains as we were now sad for what we did.

Sweetie Belle was the first to speak. "Sorry, Fluttershy." She said.

Scootaloo came next as she said, "Yeah, sorry."

"I guess we aren't creature catchers." Apple Bloom said.

"More like furniture destroyers." I said.

Fluttershy smiled and walked up to us. "It's ok kids. I am just glad none of you got hurt. Now how about you all help me with making dinner. Doesn't that sound like fun? I will see if Blaze can fix the table when he gets back from Canterlot." She said.

We all nodded. I knew I could fix that table, just not in front of the Crusaders in this form. That would be a dead giveaway of who I am. We followed Fluttershy into the kitchen. She told us to get different ingredients. As we gathered them from the pantry and fridge, Fluttershy handled with any cutting and the actual cooking. I recognized the ingredients, We are having a vegetarian stir fry. Oh these fillies are in for a treat. Fluttershy saw me with a big smile as she knows that I would recognize the dish and smells.

"What are you making Fluttershy? It smells very good." Sweetie Belle asked.

"It is a dish Blaze shared with me one evening. I think he called it, a stir fry." Fluttershy said. She looked at me and I nodded to confirm.

"I never knew he could cook." Scootaloo said.

" Oh yea. When he stayed at Sweet Apple Acres, he made some very tasty pancakes. He also gave a recipe to Mr. and Mrs. Cake. They are called, Blaze Chocolate Drops." Apple Bloom said.

"I had those! They are very tasty."

"I liked them too!." I said.

"Let's have dinner first. Then we can have the cupcakes Rocky brought." Fluttershy said. "Now how about you four go and set the table. The stir fry is almost ready."

The Crusaders and I quickly gathered the dishes and silverware for five ponies and headed to the dining room. We set the table just in time as Fluttershy started to bring in the plated food, one at a time. She asked what we wanted to drink. We all said some sort of juice. Apple Bloom asked for apple juice, Sweetie Belle asked for grape juice, I asked for orange juice, and Scootaloo asked for cherry juice. Fluttershy went and got them. She decided to just have water.

Everypony ate all the food on their plates and enjoyed it. The Crusaders said they normally don't like some cooked veggies, but this is one of the better dishes. I just said I liked the unique flavor. As Fluttershy collect the dishes to go and clean up, the Crusaders and I headed back to the living room to continue discussing what cutie marks we can try for next.

"So, what talent should we try next?" Sweetie Belle asked us.

"We can try and fix that table." Scootaloo suggested.

"We could be Cutie Mark Crusaders Carpenters!" Apple Bloom said.

"I don't know. This will require some great and skill and talent to properly fix it. Just look at all the broken pieces." I said.

"We won't know until we try." Scootaloo said.

We surrounded the remains of the table. "We need hammers." Apple Bloom said.

"Got it." Scootaloo said before running off to find some. She quickly returns. "I was only able to find three."

"You take them. I have my own method." I said.

"How are you going to do that?" Sweetie Bell asked.

"Yea, are you going to use your head as a hammer?" Scootaloo said.

"No, I am going to use my rock hard hooves." I said. I placed a nail on a board, making sure it stayed in place. I then gave it a karate chop, slamming the nail into the board.

"You are a hammer." Apple Bloom said.

"Remind me not to get in a fight with you." Scootaloo said.

"You don't have to worry about that. You are my friends and I would never want to bring any harm to you." I said.

They all smiled at the thought. Now, with all of us with a hammer, or hammer like, we started to bang the boards back together. We were just hammering away, not paying attention where the boards were going.

Fluttershy quickly came in after she heard all the banging. "What is going on kids? I heard all those bangs and feared the worse. Oh . . . my."

The Crusaders and I just finished with the last piece. We took a few steps back to see our handiwork. Well, what four kids with hammers are capable of. The resembled wood pieces were going off at different angles, looking nothing like a table.

"That does not look like a table." Sweetie Belle said.

"We were making a table?" Scootaloo asked.

"Somepony should put this thing out of its misery." Apple Bloom said.

I walked back up to it and said, "Alright, stand back." I gave it a gentle buck at one connection. It fell apart with no issue back into the rubble it started from. I looked at the others once that was done. Again, big eyes and open mouths. Am I ever not going to surprise these ponies by accident? "What?" I said to try and break the stance.

"I did not really think you were going to do it." Apple Bloom said.

"Rocky, you could have hurt yourself by doing that." Fluttershy said in a motherly tone.

"If I didn't, it could have toppled over some other pony. From breaking rocks on the rock farm, I can see the weak point to make them split in half. In this case, cause it to collapse in on itself." I said as I thought it up at the moment.

"Just please be more careful. You are still only a kid. I hate to see anything bad happen to you."

I think Fluttershy really sees me as this colt. I gotta get my real body back! I looked up to her and said, "I am sorry for scaring you."

"It's alright. How about we play a nice game?"

The Cutie Mark Crusaders and began to wonder what game. Apple Bloom asked for the group, "A game?"

Fluttershy smiled and said, "It's called 'Shhh!'"

Even more confused, Scootaloo said, "What's that?"

"Well, it's a game about who can be quiet the longest. Sound fun?" None of us were not really impressed with the game. "I'm the world champ, you know. I bet you can't beat me!" Fluttershy puts on a big smile. She then takes a deep breath and holds it.

Seeing neither the Crusaders nor I was interested in the game, we all spoke one after another to make ourselves loose. We then started to look around for more ideas to test for their cutie marks. Fluttershy let out a sigh and her breath, realizing that idea of a game was not going to work.

Scootaloo was bouncing on an animal bed when she said, "Okay, now what can we do?"

Apple Bloom popped her head out of the chimney, covered in the black residue from the chimney. She said, "Oooh! How about Cutie Mark Crusader coal miners?"

I don't know how, but Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle somehow joined Apple Bloom in being in the chimney. All three were dirty from being in there. I did not join as I know about the lifestyle of some coal miners from back on Earth.

Fluttershy had to put a stop to this before it got out of hand. She shouted a stern 'NO!' to us. We all stopped running around and looked at Fluttershy. "I didn't mean to shout. I just did not want any of you to get hurt. Now then, let's get you all clean and up off to bed. Aren't you excited to get all toasty and warm in your snuggly-wuggly widdle beds?"

"Snuggly-wuggly? But we have more crusadin' to do!" Apple Bloom said.

"We made plans to stay up all night to get our cutie marks." Scootaloo said.

"We are not even *yawn* tired." I said while rubbing my eye.

"I'm sorry, but you can't as it is a school night. Now come along." Fluttershy said.

The Crusaders and I obliged and followed her upstairs. Fluttershy has us all hop into the bathtub together and cleaned us up. Now all squeaky clean, the Crusaders were tucked into the head of Fluttershy's bed and I was tucked in at the foot of the bed.

"I don't see how going to sleep will help find our special talent." Apple Bloom said with her fore hooves crossed.

Fluttershy flew up blew out the candle that was on the mantle above the fireplace. "Maybe you'll have a lovely little dream about your special talent." She said as she finished tucking us in.

"But we're not even tired!" Scootaloo said.

"*yawn* Speak for yourself." I said as I closed my eyes.

"If I sing you all a lullaby, would that help you all fall asleep?" Fluttershy asked.

Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle nodded their little heads. I did as well with my eyes closed. Fluttershy cleared her throat before she started to sing.

Hush now, quiet now

It's time to lay your sleepy head

Hush now, quiet now

It's time to go to bed

That is one effective lullaby. I never realized how exhausting it is to be a kid. No wonder they like to eat sweets. Here I go, heading off to dreamland. I was then awoken by loud singing. Sweetie Bell was now singing the lullaby at top vocals.

Hush now! Quiet now!

It's time to lay your sleepy head!

Said hush now! Quiet now!

It's time to go to bed!

I jumped out of the bed and grabbed onto the boards that were on the ceiling. Fluttershy was trying to quieten her down when she said, "Okay Sweetie, that was . . ." Sweetie Bell just continued on singing.

Driftin' (driftin') off to sleep!

Exciting day behind you!

Driftin' (driftin') off to sleep!

Let the joy of dream land find you!

Fluttershy tried again to quieten her down. No luck.

Hush now! Quiet now!

Lay your sleepy head!

Said hush now! Quiet now!

It's time to go to BBBBBEEEEDDDD!

Once the singing I was done, I fell back down to the ground. My eyes showed I was wide awake now. "Sweetie Belle, you do have a nice voice. I just have a small suggestion. Sing lullabies softly and quietly to not wake up the pony you are singing to." I calmly suggested.

"Sorry Rocky. I am just so excited about this sleepover, I got carried away." Sweetie Belle said.

Before I could respond, there was a noise coming from outside. Scootaloo hopped out of the bed quickly. She headed downstairs and outside. We joined her outside to see what was causing the ruckus.

Apple Bloom was the first to say what was making the noise. "Fluttershy, your chickens are on the loose!"

Sweetie Belle said, "I wonder what could have caused that." Acting like she did not have a clue.

"Don't worry, Fluttershy, the Cutie Mark Crusaders will handle this!" Scootaloo said in a proud voice.

"Cutie Mark Crusader chicken herders! Yay!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed.

The three fillies began to run around with the loose chickens inside the fenced area. Fluttershy was doing her best to calm the girls down and the chicken.

My adreadline rush from Sweetie Belle's singing was wearing off. I was yawning up a storm. I am too exhausted to try and help. This colt needs some sleep. I headed back inside. I never felt this exhausted before. I looked at the stair and did not want to even climb up them. I did not even want to try and teleport. I was that exhausted. I looked at the couch and saw how comfy it looked. I got up and lay down. It did not take me a minute before I was asleep again.

I was suddenly awaken by somepony shaking me to wake me up. It was Fluttershy and she was in a panic state. "Uh, Fluttershy? What is going on?" I asked.

"Blaze! You have to help me! The girls are not here! I think they might have gone into the EverFree Forest!" Fluttershy said while being very worried.

Knowing how dangerous that place can be, I was fully awake now. "Let's go outside and look for any signs that they did."

We headed outside and began to look around. "Blaze, look, there is a hole in the chicken fence." Fluttershy flew to the chicken coop and looked inside. When she brought her head back out, she said, "Elizabeak is gone!"

"Don't panic Fluttershy. From the looks of these tracks, she walked out on her own free will." I indicated with my hoof.

"Here are some hoof prints following the chicken ones." Fluttershy pointed out.

"Look, a torn piece of cloth from one of their capes. They definitely went after your missing chicken."

"Don't they realize how dangerous the EverFree Forest is?"

"You don't have to tell me. Come on, we need to find them and make sure they are safe."

I started to run as Flutershy flew. We stuck together as we were calling out their names. We soon saw a body standing in the distance.

"That must be Twilight. She was heading to Zezora to get the ingredients for her tea." Fluttershy said. The clouds were covering up the moon so we did not have a clear view. "Thank goodness I found you Twilight. The girls ran into the forest to find my missing chicken. You think you can help Blaze and I find them?"

Twilight said nothing and did not even move.

"Come on Twi. You don't have to give us the silent treatment. I am sorry for missing the lessons on how to use magic. I do promise when I get my body back, I will see you every day if possible to learn how to use magic. Twi?"

The clouds began to move and let the moonlight shine. We saw why Twilight was not responding. This was either a statue to look exactly like Twilight or she was turned into stone. Fluttershy gasp and quickly flew off, calling for the girls even louder. I chased after her, wanting to know what she knows.

"Fluttershy! Hold up! Do you know what caused Twilight to be turned into stone?" I asked.

"There is a Cockatrice on the loose!" Fluttershy quickly said.