*Camera pans in to just Zeke, Dino, and Theo* Uh... Hey there every pony. Yeah, as you can see Trixie is taking some time off. Why?... Well, I actually have no idea. She said something about wanting to try and get over something. Not to mention she didn't even want to look at me. So, I'm just gonna go with the fact that she's mad at me for some reason.

Oh well, I'm sure it's nothing that bad right? So let's go ahead and just move on with the intro! *Theo then facepalms at how dense I am*

And to help with the intro, let's say hi to... Twilight! *Twilight Walks into view with a nervous look* What's wrong Twilight?

Twilight: Well last time I was here, I had to kiss a friend of mine. And that was not pleasant like some of you might've thought.

Wait a second, didn't you use an amnesia spell on Applejack on yourself? How come you still remember?

Twilight: Because Shining Armor thought it would be safer in his private library... Which was broken into by some pony.

Wow, that's ironic. Who was it, Sunset Shimmer?!

Twilight: *deadpanned* No. Sunset Shimmer is just a creation the creators behind the movie made. And wow, did that insult me. I mean, I might've not known what a human was, or how they do on an everyday basis, but I would still know that what I had became was a bipedal! Not to mention, I would at least think that my hands were closely related to Spike's claws instead of just messed up hooves!

And the computer?

Twilight: We-... Okay, the computer part, along with the food, and the greetings they got my near exact reaction to. Not to mention I would have a problem walking. But really? They thought I would put a book in my teeth?! That would ruin the bindings with teeth marks! Even if I didn't have my magic, I would at least try and shuffle it around the floor with my head or hands! Or maybe try and just open it right there with what I thought would be my muzzle, but not my mouth! Do I really come off as that dimwitted?!

Actually no. But aside from one or two things, they could've made it way worse. You could've gone around questioning why every pony needed lockers to begin with, think that to blend in you should've ditched the clothes, maybe even ask just what it was you were eating and freak out, list goes on really. But being a message to Bronies, but still needing to aim towards kids... Yeah, they did their best... Most of the time.

But never mind that! Right now, we have a dare or two to do! So, let's go ahead and-

Celestia: Ah Zeke, there you are. How's everything going? *Comes into view*

Oh Princess Celestia! Hey there! Thanks for coming by to do a dare with us!

Celestia: Oh, I wouldn't miss the opportunity for it. I actually like these dares.

Twilight: Wait. *Turns to the Princess* Princess Celestia, you actually like these dares?!

Celestia: Well, why not? I mean, they are a little enjoyable from time to time. Besides, since the rules don't allow for any mature content or death, that doesn't mean that I have to worry about the whole *frowns* 'Princess Molestia' situation.

Yeah! In fact, I'd say this dare is the exact opposite of that! So here it is!

Sent in from Uzumaki 3: I dare Twilight to fight Princess Celestia.

Twilight: Fight Princess Celestia?! B-but I would never try to attack the Prince-

Celestia: It is alright Twilight. I don't mind you trying to fight me. Besides, it'll be a good way for you to demonstrate how much you've learned on offensive and defensive magic.

Twilight: *Looks unsure, but eventually gets ready to fight* Well alright, if you say it's alright then... I'll do my best to try and defeat you! *starts off by firing multiple magical blasts at Celestia, who simply creates a small force-field and deflects the blasts without much effort*

Celestia: My little pony, you'll have to do better than that if you hope to even harm me. *She then fires an orb of bright yellow aura, about the size of herself, at Twilight*

*Twilight quickly teleports herself in front of the orb as it's coming, leaving it to nearly hit me, Dino, and Theo. But she didn't pay any attention to us as she managed to manipulate Celestia's mane into tying her up. Tripping her to the ground before she does anything about it. Twilight then takes this moment to make a small shed appear directly above Celestia. Making it fall on top of her*

Twilight: Oh no! *she runs over to the shed in fear* Princess Celestia, did I overdo it?!

Celestia: *Answering her question, the shed suddenly burst into flames, turning into ash in mere seconds* Well Twilight. It seems that you have teleportation, manipulation, low-leveled magical blasts, and a small amount of sudden creation spells down. But you'll need much more than that to even have a chance at defeating me.

*Celestia then used one spell, blinding us all with an incredibly bright light. When we could all see again, we all saw that we were floating in mid-air. No gravity at all*

Celestia: Let's see if you can move around in zero-gravity. *She said, testing Twilight even more. At this point, it was obvious to Twilight that Celestia was just toying with her. Mainly because she was holding back most of her powers*

While there still fighting, Celestia seriously owning Twilight without even trying by the way, let's see the top comments!

3: Christ's Disciple. Really, Robin was hard to figure out? Thank you! I honestly thought I gave it away by saying she was a filly, so I tried to hide the fact she was riding a scooter the whole time by saying it was named 'Razor'... You know? Razor? A brand of scooters? Eh? Eh? Eh?... I'll shut up now. XD

Twilight: *flies into me because of zero-gravity* Ugh... That hurt...

Celestia: Twilight, you can't hold back when you're facing an opponent stronger than you. *She flies over with her wings* Do I need to send you to magic kindergarten?

Twilight: M-m-magic kindergarten?! NO! *She said, gettin enraged* I won't let you! *Starts charging up a spell, releasing it in a shockwave. An within a few seconds, we all fell to the ground since there was now gravity. Celestia still in the air thanks to her wings*

Uh Princess Celestia? I think you might've gone to far. *At that moment, Twilight started firing magical blasts like a machine gun at Celestia. (No Pinkie required) Celestia dodging them with a frown*

Celestia: Seems you're right. But at least now she's fighting with all of her mi-OW! *Gets hit in the wing by a stray magical blast. Making her fall to the ground*

*Twilight takes this time to catch her breath and starts firing again. Celestia barely having time to put up a force field in defense*

Okay then! *forms an orb around me, Theo, and Dino. Not wanting to get any of them hurt* Let's get the next comment!

2: bathroomstahl. I can see why Rainbow Dash fits Iron Man, but... I have to kind of disagree. I mean, yeah they're both brash and all, but there's a better fit. Rarity!

Think about it! Who out of the mane six is most likely the bachelorette? Who owns their own business? Who attends fancy parties about their product and has people that she works under? Rarity! She, in my eyes, is the best choice of Iron Mare! (Not to mention, there's a story on FimFiction about her becoming Iron Mare. Which. I. LOVE!)

Celestia: Okay, this is just getting repetitive! *Throws the force field at Twilight, making her fly back twenty feet before stopping* My turn. *Uses a large amount of her magic to make a giant glowing orb of magic appear above her. Her aura making it look like a sun.*

Celestia: *then throws the giant orb at Twilight, who is helpless against it. As it hits her, me and the two pets are just gawking at the sidelines* Oh don't worry, I'm sure she'll be- *When the smoke from the giant magical orb clears, all that's left are burn marks* fine...

You... You killed Twilight!

Dino: You Ba-

*covers Dino's mouth* Not worth cursing over, and she's not Kenny. Don't finish that insult! And while we work this out... Top Comment!

1: Justus80. Finally, a hero I can relate Applejack to! I mean, you can not believe how hard it is to find a famous superhero/cartoon character to relate Applejack to. There are western stereotypes, but they're always the villains. Thank you for showing me one comparison!

I can't believe I never even thought of Captain America!... Probably because I'm a DC Comic kind of guy. Which is stretching it since I've never even read a comic before. LOL.

And... Okay, Celestia with in Equestria and Tartarus would you kill Twilight?!

Celestia: I didn't kill her. That orb only sent her back inside my castle over there. *Gestures to her castle that's directly behind her. Being that the intros are always held in the courtyard before croquet night* Though, it might've charred her man and tail...

But...But I don't...Why would you trick us like that?!

Celestia: Bronies aren't the only ones that call me Princess Trollestia. Oh well, I must be going. Bye bye every pony. *Walks back inside her castle*

Why did...Why would she... *Dino pats me on my back, knowing I'm very confused* Thanks Dino. I needed that. Also thank you Theo for not jumping into the fight.

Theo: *sobbing* Mommy...

Don't worry, I'm sure Trixie will be back soon! Well, until then! Goodbye every pony!

Intro Area Decorations to Date: A very realistic sky with a sun in the middle, A baby pony-sized T-Rex with a top hat named Dino, the TARDIS, a giant golden statue of Stepony (Pony Stephano) who is wearing a Trixie shirt, a silver Lucario statue standing right next to Stepony, a baby ninja bear with a ninja mask and wooden katana named 'The Intelligent and Creative Theodore' (Theo), and a TV with a HayStation hooked up to it.

Disclaimer (As told by Me): I don't own MLP. All I owns is this idea, Blitz, Dino, RJ, Theo, and anything else that I've personally created throughout the story. That not including the three background characters that belong to three of the readers that read this story!

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Blitz's POV

"Blitz? Wake-y wake-y, Apple Cider n' bake-y!"

"Ugh...Five more minutes..." I mumbled in my sleep.

"Silly Blitz, we don't have five minutes! We only have three minutes! Now wake up!"

"But I don't wanna go to school..." I kept on mumbling, not able to even really what I was saying.

"School?! There's no school today! It's closed for the day!" That was then followed by a quick giggle of laughter.

"..." I didn't say anything as I just turned away from the voice that was trying to wake me up, wanting to just go back to sleep.

"Now where is that ice?" The voice asked, the only word I was able to understand clearer than anything being ice.

Upon hearing that one word, I shot up so fast, the lightning I ate was syrup compared to me. "I'M UP!" I yelled out desperate not to have ice land on me.

And after sitting up, I saw Pinkie Pie at the door of my tent. Laughing at my reaction. That's when it hit me. "Wait a second, how did you know that I always wake up to that word?"

"Because! No pony like waking up to ice!" She answered simply, not getting what I meant by my question. But I choose to ignore it. Knowing that what she said was going to be the closest I can get to an answer. "Now come on out! We only have two minutes until we need to pack up our tents and stuff!" And with that said, she bounced off to her tent to pack up.

While I got up from my sleeping bag, I thought back to just why I was here again. Remembering just why I was in a tent, waking up at what had to be six or seven in the morning, and why exactly I had agreed to all of this in the first place. Well it was pretty simple actually. Pinkie told me to come.

...Okay, maybe not the simple. Guess I'll explain a little more. At the beginning of the week Pinkie Pie, along with the rest of my friends, every pony on the construction team, and pretty much any pony else I came within five feet of, had only one thing on their minds. Apple Cider.

And by the sound of it, not just any Apple Cider. But the Apple Family's famous Apple Cider. Which I heard only came around a few days a year. So after enough talk about it, it was pretty obvious that I had to at least try some of it. And seeing as how I've never had Apple Cider before now, Pinkie Pie wanted to make sure that I had 'The First Cup of the Year'. So, I agreed to camp out here for the night.

So that left me here, in the front of the whole line. And honestly, I was pretty excited about it. Luckily I wasn't going to end up making a fool of myself for not bringing enough bits or something, being that I made sure that I was set.

Anyway, after packing up my tent and stuff I went ahead and looked around seeing how I had nothing to do for probably around half an hour. And when I turned around, wow was I surprised! Because right behind me, was a line of ponies that looked to be all of Ponyville and then some! When Pinkie said that every pony wanted some Apple Cider, she wasn't kidding! I mean sheesh!

Seeing just how many of them there were, I quickly turned around to look at the make-shift stand the Apple Family had set up for selling their Apple Cider. And looking there, I noticed the pile of barrels stacked up in a pyramid pattern. There being about fifteen barrels lined up with Apple Cider inside them, plus an extra five barrels of cider standing off to the side. All of the barrels just sitting there to be given out to every pony in line.

But it doesn't take a genius to know that not even half of the ponies here were going to get any. I mean, there had to be at the very least one-hundred ponies behind me. And that's not looking at the ponies that may or may not be lined up behind the hill off in the distance. And not seeing any of our friends in sight... Yeah, this was going to be a problem. Sure hope that all of them get their cups of Apple Cider too.

"Aren't you excited Blitz?!" Pinkie Pie asked, appearing out of nowhere in front of my face. Making me take a step back in order to have my space. Although Pinkie didn't get it and just got in my face again. "I mean, this is going to be your very first Apple Cider! And, oh is it going to be the tastiest Apple Cider you'll ever have!"

"Well yeah. It is my first, so it is going to be my best automatically." I said, pointing that out.

"But it'll still be the tastiest!" She said once again, ignoring what I had just said. "Oh, I can't wait to throw a Cider Party for all of us! I can almost taste that fizzy deliciousness that is the sweet drink of heaven that is the Apple Family's Famous Apple Cider!" She said, nearly drooling at what she said herself.

"I'll admit that sounds pretty go-Wait." I said, snapping at attention at something. "Did you just say 'fizzy'?" I asked, making sure I heard her right.

"Uh-huh! And it's so funny when some ponies drink the Apple Cider, because they have Cider'staches!" She said, laughing at the thought of that.

"So...The Apple Cider has...Alcohol?" I asked, kind of caught off-guard by that little bit of news. And the reason I had thought that was because my dad was an alcoholic. So I knew enough 'fun facts' like that just by passing him in the kitchen or living room. And one of the things I learned was that Apple Cider only fizzes when there's alcohol in it.

"Al Cow Howl?" Pinkie asked, trying to sound out the word but failing. "Who's that?! Is it some pony new in town?!"

"Uh..." I started, now unable to even think of what to say. In fact, I wanted to just kick myself for even bringing it up. What was I thinking when I asked some pony in Equestria about alcohol?! And Pinkie Pie no less?! "It's uh...Something that you..." And not able to come up with any reasonable answer that wouldn't lead to more questions, I just gave up. "You know what, forget it. It's not a fun thing anyway. If anything, it's uh... un-fun." I told her, trying to avoid the question.

She then gasped in pure shock. "There's some pony named 'Al Cow Howl' that doesn't like to do fun things?!" Pinkie asked, trying to understand what I was saying.

"Well...Sure, let's go with that." I said; glad to accept any excuse to back out of talking to Pinkie about something like alcohol.

"I will most certainly NOT go with that!" Pinkie yelled out, looking determined as strong light appeared behind her as if the sun was shining right behind her. "I'm gonna go find this Al Cow Howl and show him that just how to enjoy fun things! And I will stop at nothing until I do!" She then took off in a random direction, going faster than I thought she could run.

"So... Does that mean that you're staying out of the line?" I heard Ginger Star yell out from a couple of ponies behind me.

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie started to literally run in reverse and get back in her place in line before the line could move up. She then made a determined pose once again, with that weird light shining from behind her. "But not until after I have had some of the Apple Family's Apple Cider!" She announced, picking up her little speech to no pony in particular as if she had never left in the first place.

I then leaned to the side to look behind Pinkie, only to see no sign of that weird light. "Where'd the light go?"

She then looked at me in confusion. "What light?"

"The one right behind... Ugh, forget it. It's too early for me be confused." I said, already starting to get tired. I had only gotten, what, three-four hours of sleep? Camping overnight for something wasn't exactly easy for a night owl like me. And seeing how I was stuck at the front of the line with only Pinkie nearby to talk to, something tells me that I'm going to be tired all day.

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Rainbow Dash's POV

"Wow, there sure are a lot of ponies in the line today." I said, not minding at all.

"You're right. There's even more than last year..." Fluttershy agreed as we stood in the line, behind probably half of Ponyville. But, that wasn't what had her a little cautious. "Aren't you mad that there are so many ponies in front of us though?"

"Yeah right! I'm not mad at all!" I yelled out with a smile on my face. I then took a step towards her, not wanting any pony around us to hear what I was about to say. You know, to make sure none of them tried to complain about it. "You see, Applejack promised to save me a cup of Apple Cider for today. You know, so it'd be fair to all her friends since I'm the only one out of us who always misses out."

"Hardly seems fair." A voice said from ahead of us. This made me go wide-eyed at the realization that some pony heard me.

"Oh, hello there Ember Shade." Fluttershy said stepping up, knowing just who the stallion in front of us was. Which was kind of odd of her since this pony didn't exactly look friendly.

I then stepped up, getting in front of Fluttershy and staring down this 'Ember Shade' pony. Not caring if he didn't even flinch when I stepped up. "Well sorry you think that, because I'm not giving up my-"

"Save it." He said, not having one care about it. "Keep your cup of cider. Besides, I'm ahead of you anyway. And unless they run out the very second it's my turn to get some, I couldn't care less if they're setting just one cup of it aside." He told me with a shrug.

"That's very nice of you Ember. Thank you for not being mad at my friend, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy said, introducing me at the same time.

"Yeah...Nice of me..." He said, turning back around towards the line. Not wanting to talk anymore.

Oh well, no feathers off my wings. If he wanted to ignore us, I was just fine with that. "Oh, why hello there darlings!" We had both heard coming from behind us.

And turning around, we were happy to see a friend of ours coming over to see us. Not to mention, join us in line. "Oh, hey Rarity. What's up?" I asked, nonchalantly. This making her stop in her tracks.

"Oh, Rainbow Dash you seem to be in a pleasant mood this morning. Especially with your place in line." She acknowledged as she started walking over again.

"Really? We're that far back?... Haven't noticed." I said with a shrug, deciding not to tell her about the cup of cider Applejack was setting aside for me. Not wanting any pony else to overhear me.

She simply shook her head. Knowing it was a lie, but she went along with it anyway. "Oh well, must be my imagination I suppose." She said, stepping in between us after we moved to give her the spot.

"Hey! You can't just do cutsies!" The stallion, which was kinda fat but not that fat, yelled at Rarity. Apparently wanting the Apple Cider really badly. Oh, that poor, poor stallion. I remember when I used to think like that. But of course now, I have my cider guaranteed!

Rarity, who was still facing us, gave a slightly sly smile before turning towards the stallion and giving him a sad look. "Oh, but I only wanted to talk with my friends while I wait in line. Is it really that bad?" She asked, talking as if she was really sad and was begging. And apparently, it had thrown off the big stallion behind us.

"W-well yeah, it is! It's a line for a reason!" He argued, still really ticked about the fact that Rarity cut in line.

"Well surely a strong, muscular stallion like yourself could let me, a very thankful lady, speak to my friends in line. Hmm?" Rarity asked him, giving him a begging face to trick him into saying yes.

"Y-you think I'm muscular?" The stallion asked, forgetting the whole 'cutsies' thing just by that alone.

"Why, of course! I mean, just look at you! You're the picture of perfect health!" Rarity told him, making me snicker a little bit. But when Rarity heard it, she quickly used a little of her magic to pull one hair from my mane. Making me stop laughing since that hurt in an annoying way.

"You're right!" The stallion said, now smiling. "You know, I always tell all my friends that it's all muscle, but they never believe me!" He said, falling for her tricks.

"Well, I think that they're just jealous." Rarity assured him with a smile. "Anyway, thank you ever so much for allowing me to talk with my friends in the line. Have a nice day now sir." She said, walking up in between us in a casual way. Avoiding talking to that guy any more as he just started thinking to himself in approval. Trying to show off his 'muscles'. Which was funny to watch since he had no muscles to show off at all.

"How did you even do that?" I asked, curious about what she just did.

"Oh that? Why, I simply reasoned with him is all." Rarity explained to me with a simple smile. But seeing my unimpressed look, she rolled her eyes. "Although, I suppose you can say I used a rather 'complimenting' method."

"So, you just charmed him into doing what you wanted?" I asked, not worried about the guy hearing us because he was in his own little world at this point.

"Well when you put it that way, it seems a bit rude but... I guess you can say that." Rarity agreed.

"So, you can use that to get anything you want?" I asked, trying to think of that myself.

"Why, I wouldn't go that far." Rarity said, with a shake of her head. "I am a lady after all, and I wouldn't lower myself to tricking every pony into getting whatever I want. Why, do you want to learn how to do that?" Rarity asked, thinking that was the reason behind my questions.

"What-Pff! Yeah right, I don't need to learn how to do stuff like that!" I said, not wanting to do something girly like that...

...But still... "But you might as well since we have nothing else to do." I said, not wanting to sound too interested in it.

She just giggled a little at what I said and spoke up. "Well alright. I guess I will, seeing as how we apparently we have nothing to talk about." She said, talking as if she knew something. "You see, it's just the matter of trying to keep them from thinking about the problem by complimenting them or saying how they might be able to do it better than yourself. Which I am not saying you are, but it still convinces them. Not to mention, by saying that and perhaps giving them a certain look, it can help convince them to do something they wouldn't normally volunteer to do so easily." She told me, all nonchalantly.

"Okay, sounds easy enough." I said with a shrug, not thinking that it was that hard. It was just sweet talking anyway the way she explained, so it wasn't that hard.

Rarity rolled her eyes at my response, but tried to just go along with it. "Yes, but the thing is it won't work on just any pony. It only works with ponies that may think you as a little higher up, to put it bluntly of course, or if they think that you are attract-"

"Hey look!" The big pony from behind us called out. "I think that they're about to start selling their Apple Cider!" He said, now forgetting whatever he was doing earlier and just drooling about the thought of the cider.

"Really?!" I asked in happiness, now wanting to hurry up and get to the front of the line. Sure, I may have the cider waiting for me, but that didn't mean that I wanted to wait in line all day for it! And now, it was only a matter of time until I got a cup of Apple Cider!

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Blitz's POV

So after talking to Pinkie about just who the hay Al Cow Howl was, which I had made up by saying he was a brown cow with colorful spots that wore glasses to hide his eyes, a fedora, and had on a bell around his neck... Yeah, I just made up the dumbest appearance I could think of to try and see Pinkie's reaction to it. Turns out, she didn't even bat an eye at what I said as she even took notes on his appearance in hopes of finding him. Seriously? Does she honestly think that she can find a cow that matches that description and name? And if so, would it be that hard to miss?!

Whatever. Either way, after telling all of that to her, we finally saw Applejack coming outside with the other Apples. All ready to start selling Apple Cider.

"Why, howdy there Blitz! Didn't expect ta see you of all ponies at the front a the line." She said, honestly surprised to see me here.

In answer to that, I tried to keep myself from yawning but failed. "Yeah well, that makes two of us. Don't think I'd last a day working so early in the morning." I admitted, not wanting to sugar coat that. Speaking of which, why did I have to run out of storm cloud cupcakes today of all times?

"Ya got that right, ya city liver." Granny Smith agreed with me with a slight chuckle. "You city ponies aren't used ta wakin' up at the crack a dawn like us Apples." She told me.

"I'm not gonna deny that." I told them, watching as they started setting up the keg. That was when I started getting out two bits.

"Wait a second." Applebloom said, realizing something. "Blitz, ain't this gonna be yer first cup a Apple Cider?" She asked me with a smile.

"Hold on. Blitz, you've never had any cider before?" Applejack asked me. "Not even back in yer world?" She asked in a whisper, only me, Pinkie, and Applebloom hearing her.

"Not at all actually. This'll be my first cider" I said to them, being completely honest about that. "Not to mention, my first sip of alcohol..." I said under my breath, not wanting Pinkie or any pony else to hear that part. I didn't want to have to hold up the line after they got set up by explaining it all. Not to mention, explain it to Pinkie a second time.

"Well glad ta hear you'll be tryin' yer first Apple Cider from us!" Granny Smith said with a nod.

"Eeyup." Big Mac added as he brought over the first keg of cider. Which Applebloom then poured into a cup.

"Here!" Applebloom said, letting me take the cup. "You can have this one fer free! Since it's yer first one an' all!" She told me.

"Thanks." I said with a smile, too tired to be modest and try to pay for it. I then took it and took a sip of it. Having already prepared myself to taste alcohol for the first time. Even though it was nothing to any pony here.

And even though it definitely had a small kick to it, I was able to handle it because of the sweetness of it. With me being able to eat anything with any spice on it, this was nothing. And I had to admit, it was even better than I thought! I mean, I expected it to taste tangy, or zesty, or...something along those lines. And to be kind of like apple juice but, it was still something more than that.

"Wow, this is pretty good!" I said with a genuine smile. "Still... I feel wrong for taking this without paying..." I told them.

"Think nothin' of it Blitz." Applejack said with a tip of her hat.

But instead of that, I actually did the exact opposite. Coming up with a good idea. "Would I be able to by myself a second one though?" I asked them.

"Sure! That'll be two bits!" Applebloom said, getting my plan. I smirked and as they all had focused on the next cup of cider, I put my bits into the box. Happy I had found a way to pay them after all.

"Here ya are Blitz. See ya later." Applejack said, handing me the second cup. Which I balanced on my back to be safe.

"Thank you for the free cider." I said to them all. Walking away so Pinkie and the rest of the line could get their cider next.

"Thank you for the third bit." Big Mac said, having figured out what I did. Which made me look down in shame that I got caught. Not to mention, the only real sentence Big Mac said to me, and it was catching me being a charity case. Great.

Oh well, I couldn't really care anyway. It was just my thanks for their kindness. So taking my two ciders that I now had to drink, I went over to a nearby tree that was out of the way and sat down. Drinking the one I had started on. And as I did, I saw every pony else getting theirs. Most of them taking one sip and having a look of either stupidity or extreme happiness that they had gotten the Apple Cider. Of course, most of them either just got one or a wagon load. Which was pretty messed up considering that there were one-hundred plus ponies right behind them.

Not to self: Next time Pinkie offers you a chance to camp out at the front of the line, take it. No questions asked.

Either way, after about nineteen ponies having gotten their cider, I finished my first cup. Taking a sip every time I saw some pony drink their cider and have a dumb look on their face. The only reason I didn't finish sooner was because it was a close call for some of them. So before I could come to a decision, the next customer had already come up.

Before I could reach for the second one though, I broke out into a yawn again. Reminding me just how tired I was. I was way too sleepy to get up and even make it to a cloud or bench, so that left just sleeping right here. Which wasn't too bad, except for protecting my cider from any unlucky pony that would be too late to get their cider.

But even with how tired I was, I still came up with a good enough plan. Before I started to fall asleep too much, I dug a small hole in the ground. Taking out my ear and putting it in with the tip of my ear pointed towards the ground. I then put the cup of cider over it, clicking it down and holding it in place. Making my ear act like a pressure plate for an instant booby trap. That way, if any pony tries to take the cider, they'll activate the ear and it'll ring out something that'll definitely wake me up.

As I closed my eyes, already starting to fall asleep, I kept thinking it was a bit overkill. I mean, I don't think any pony would try to take the cider while I was asleep right?

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(Some time later)

Twilight's POV

"Wow, that Apple Cider was good!" Spike said, finishing his Apple Cider where as I was still finishing mine. "I mean, it's always good but this year's was even better!" He said in glee, glad to have had some today. Even if we hadn't of camped out here like some other ponies.

We had gotten here very early though, even before Rarity who had slept in a little. Oddly enough though, Spike didn't mind not having her come with us. Which was really out of character for him. Usually he would want to be near Rarity at every possibility, but this time he acted as if he was okay with keeping a distance with her. The even weirder part about that being is that he sounded a little hesitant about that.

The reason I didn't say anything about it, was that I had no questions to ask him. I couldn't just come out and say that I noticed the difference because it might embarrass him.

"Not to mention, it looks like the Apple family was able to make a little more than usual today." I said, remembering earlier that they had twenty barrels instead of fifteen this time. "I wonder how many that'll satisfy." I said out loud, having never done the math on that before.

"That reminds me, I wonder where Blitz is..." Spike said, trying to take a moment to think about that.

"ICE!" Suddenly, that word went off from a nearby tree. Making a pony jump away from the tree in pure surprise.

"I'm up!" Some pony yelled out, also jumping up near the tree in surprise. And after they jumped up from where they were, we saw that it was Blitz. And standing next to him was Berry Punch, who was a little surprised about the sudden loud yell of 'ice' that came out of nowhere.

"Berry Punch, why are you trying to take my Apple Cider?" Blitz asked, looking at her in confusion. "I even saw you buy like five cups!"

"W-well, I know but I just needed one more! But I already got out of line and- wait a second! Your ear's missing!" She yelled in sudden realization, having been a little out of it from drinking those ciders she mentioned. Luckily, no pony else heard her because we were a small walk away from the Apple Cider stand. That, and any pony that was near us was talking to their friends.

"What?!" He said in fake surprise. "Why, that is a very odd thing to be talking abo-Hey look, a distraction!" He yelled out, pointing in a random direction. Oh please! Did he honestly think that was going to-

"Really?! Where?! I don't see anything! Where are you pointing?" Berry Punch asked, turning around to try and find a literal distraction, falling for it since she was a little out of it.

And while she fell for his trick, he lifted up the cup of Apple Cider and took his ear out, cleaning it off and putting in place before Berry Punch could notice. "Oh, my bad." He said as Berry turned around. "It was just Big Mac loading up a cart with the empty cider barrels."

"Really? Hmm... Maybe he can let me take care of that." She said, making her way over to help Big Mac with the barrels. Having some kind of plan in her head, even though it was confusing as to what it was.

"How did that even work?" I asked, so confused as to how Blitz literally saying 'distraction' made Berry Punch want to turn around. I mean, that wasn't even confusing! It was just plain out simple!

"No idea." Blitz answered, coming over towards us. "Oh well, at least I still have my second cup of cider." He said more towards himself, looking towards it with a smile before he yawned deeply.

"I guess you're going to need that to help wake up." I told him with a smile.

"Yeah, probably. Oh well, at least now no pony's going to take it from me." He said as he brought the cider up to his mouth to take a sip. But before he could, he stopped as Applejack stood on top of the stand to announce to every pony else in line the bad news. "Sorry every pony, but we're sold out fer the day!" She told them all, being loud enough for all of them to hear.

"AWWWWW!" The line of ponies all cried out in annoyance, Rainbow Dash being at the front of the line. And to add insult to injury even more, she was supposed to be next to get a cup of cider. Just like last time during the whole FlimFlam situation.

Rarity then stepped up to her with a sad look on her face. "I am so sorry Rainbow Dash. I'd offer you my cup of cider, but I have already started drinking from it." She told her, wishing that she had a chance to give Rainbow her cup of cider.

"Don't sweat it Rarity, I got it all under control." Rainbow Dash told her, acting completely calm about this instead of blowing up about it. Well, I guess she learned that good things come to those who wait.

And as the rest of the ponies started to leave, Rainbow Dash then went up to Applejack who had gotten behind the counter once again. "So, do you still have my cup of cider you said you were putting it aside?" Oh, she had been having Applejack put a cup aside for her... Well in that case... I'm happy that she planned ahead?

AJ nodded with a smile. Glad to help her friend. And with not too many ponies around to argue about it, she turned to Rainbow. "Sure do Rainbow, it's right here." She said, ducking behind the counter to get the cup of Apple Cider she was saving. "Uh-oh..." We heard her say.

"Uh-oh?! What do you mean uh-oh?!" Rainbow Dash asked, now suddenly getting worried about what she thought Applejack was talking about.

Applejack then turned to Applebloom. Who had been right beside her. "Uh, Applebloom? Did you happen ta see a cup a Apple Cider down under the counter?"

"Yeah, I did." She said with a nod. "I thought it was a bad cup though, so I went and dumped it out." She said, not understanding the problem.

"Y-you dumped it?" Rainbow Dash asked, going wide-eyed as she was taking it all in. But it was a little hard since she was interrupted by some dark chuckling.

Turning towards it, she glared at the pony that was chuckling. "And what's so funny, Ember Shade?!" She asked, saying his name rudely as he looked towards her with a small smile on his face that showed that he was a little entertained by all this.

"Well, it's pretty ironic if you think about it." He explained, not even a little fazed by the look Rainbow was giving him. "You ask her to save a cup of cider so that way you'll have some no matter what. And when you're one cup away from having the last one of the day, it turns out, that last cup was dumped out. So, you're the only reason you don't have your cider." He said, going back to chuckling at the cruel irony of it all, walking away as he took a sip of his own cider. But after passing Fluttershy, he stopped laughing immediately, noticing how she was giving him a disapproving frown.

Still, that didn't matter to Rainbow Dash as she just looked towards the ground in defeat. Sad she wasn't going to get a cup of cider again this year. Devastated, that once again she wouldn't be able to have any Apple Cider even though the rest of her friends did. Thrown for a loop, when she thought that when she had everything planned, she still was left without any cider.

It was almost like a curse towards her. And while she did one last year, that was just it. She only got one while the rest of us had gotten multiple ciders that year. And even though there were still two days left for Apple Cider Season, what was to ensure her that she would even get any cider at all? It wasn't like there was any contest to make the Apple's end up making more cider than usual. Meaning that there wasn't much of a chance to have an excess amount like before.

It seemed to her that it would just be a repeat again. And even though that may have been a dramatization, just the look on Rainbow's face showed us that she was just overall depressed at the fact that she couldn't get any cider. But right as she was about to say something about all this, some pony interrupted with, "Here Rainbow Dash. Have mine."

As she looked up, Rainbow Dash saw that Blitz was offering his cup of cider without so much as a second thought. This seeming like the right thing to do in his eyes. To Rainbow Dash however, it came off as if she had been blessed by Celestia's sun. "R-really?!" She asked, making sure it wasn't just some kind of dream.

"Yeah. I mean, I don't need it that badly. So here." He said, offering it to her once again. And to be honest, that was really nice of him.

More than he thought too. Because when he didn't expect it, Rainbow Dash hugged him tightly in appreciation. "THANK YOU!" She yelled out, happy that she was able to get a cup of Apple Cider on the very first day. Even more than usual, considering how much the cider meant to Rainbow Dash more than any pony else.

Blitz, who was both confused and surprised at Rainbow Dash's reaction, just stood awkwardly as Rainbow Dash just kept hugging him. "Uh...You're we-"

"Seriously, you have no idea how hard it is for me to usually get Apple Cider!" She told him. She then ended the hug and took the Apple Cider. Taking a sip of it before anything had stopped her from doing so. And seeing her face, only showed the rest of us that she was even more thankful than before.

But realizing it herself, she decided that it was best to get out of here before she lost her cool even more. "See you later Blitz!" She said, flying off to drink the cider somewhere else. Flying off towards her own personal obstacle course to most likely practice after finishing her cider. Once again, courtesy of Blitz.

Meanwhile, Blitz was still standing in place for a few seconds before looking towards the rest of us. "Okay, that was...Random..." He told us, and himself, still trying to piece together what had just happened. "What was that about?" He asked us.

Applejack decided to speak up for the rest of us. "Well, I reckon you made Rainbow's day right there." She told him.

"All I did was give her a cup of Apple Cider, how does that..." He said, trying to figure it out. He then yawned in an odd way after a few seconds. "You know what; I'm too tired to be thinking right now. I'm going for a walk." He said, starting to walk off. "See you later every pony." He said as he walked off, not wanting to talk about what happened anymore.

I don't know why, but something about him leaving was off. He sounded like he was a little annoyed, but not at us. It was almost like he just got annoyed for no reason and wanted to get away from it all. Which left the rest of us that were still here confused. All this just adding onto the weirdness that was going on. So this begs the question, what's Blitz up to?

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Blitz's POV

Ugh, it had to be today didn't it?! Why did he want to do this today?! I mean, why I guess was a given, but still today?! Not to mention, he still thinks that I'm the only one that can help him! I mean, he works with Twilight at the library! With books! I'm sure one of them had to be a how-to guide on this kinda thing!

But no. Instead, Spike thinks that I can help him out even more with this. And to make it even more annoying, why did he want to talk now?! We were never awake by now, so what made him think that meeting so early was a good idea?! I'm barely awake, that cider packed an after punch so I'm already a little more out of it than I would be just tired, and to add insult to injury, the whole Rainbow Dash thing still had me confused. It was just a thing of cider, and she thanked me as if I just saved her life or something.

"Psst...Psst...Blitz is that you?" I heard some pony call out from behind a tree, trying to hide. Oh, I wonder who that could possibly be!

"Spike, please quit messing around." I told him. Not wanting to be out here all that much longer. I already hated why I was out here in the first place.

That's when he came out, looking excited. "Okay Blitz, what do we do first?!" He asked, ready for me to teach him some kind of lesson.

"How should I know?" I asked him, really having no clue. "To be honest, I don't even know why I'm the one helping you with this. I mean, why don't you ask some pony else for help? Twilight? Maybe Mr. Cake? Heck, even Big Mac might be a better help!" I told him, still not wanting to help him.

Spike then walked over, giving me an honest answer. "Because, we both have the same problem. I need help on my crush with Rarity, and you need help with your crush on-"

"I do not!" I interrupted him with a frown. "Spike, you can try and threaten to tell every pony that lie about me, but you and I both know it's not true." I told him with a frown. This had to be the eighth time he's brought that up, and every time it just gets more and more annoying. I mean, no pony in the right mind would believe that lie anyway. But that doesn't mean that they'd let me live it down. So I couldn't let him go around and tell every pony.

"Really? Come on Blitz, you act like I do around Rarity whenever you see her." Spike argued, not believing me. He and I both knew that was a lie though, because Spike acted way too love struck around Rarity for any pony else to even act like him. And the fact that he thought I acted like him at all made me even angrier.

"Uh, no! I don't! Because I don't remember drooling, or acting, like a lovesick puppy at all towards her!" I argued, not even caring if I hurt his feelings with that. I was tired of all this, and I was not about to mess with it.

Spike just smirked in response, ready to come right back at me with that. "Really? You don't go out of your way to help her? You don't do nice things for her without expecting much else in return? You don't let her get away with hugging you, even though you hate hugs from any pony else? You don't argue like an old married couple? You don't-"

"Okay, that's enough!" I yelled out, glaring at him. "Listen Spike. I don't care what you have to say to me. You're not going to prove that I like her. Okay? Besides, I argue and help a bunch of ponies out all the time. What's your point?" I asked him, trying to get out of this whole deal I made with. After this long, it was pretty obvious to any pony but Spike that this was a waste of time. I didn't know anything about this kinda stuff. So why did he think I could help him so much?

"Come on Blitz. Just admit that you like her." He said, just ignoring my question completely. This making me enraged with how much he wasn't listening to.

This only made me glare at him as much as I could, ready to just leave him and not care if he told any pony or not. It was all a lie anyway! Why did I care at all?!

"For the last time Spike..." I said, trying to take in a deep breath to keep myself from going too far. But that didn't stop me from yelling at him. "I DO NOT, have a crush on Rainbow Dash!" I concluded, not wanting to hear whatever excuse he might've had.

So turning around, I wanted to just get out of here. Knowing that Spike wasn't going to just listen to me tell him the truth. So that left me. Leaving him there to help get the message clear to him once and for all. That way he'll know just how much this was getting on my nerves.

And because of my little outburst, any pony that was near us could hear what I had said clearly. But since we were a three minute walk into the woods, I couldn't care less if I yelled out. Which I realized the second I turned around was probably one of the biggest mistakes I could ever make in my life.

"Oh no..." I said, seeing the shocked expression on a certain mare's face.

"You... You have a crush on..." She started, caught WAY off-guard by what I had said after she had found me and Spike in the forest. And seeing her expression, I could tell she heard more than just what I had yelled out. Having listened in on what we had said before I turned around and saw her.

Speaking of that, I could only think of one single thought. Not sure what else to even begin thinking of at this point, since she had heard more than she needed to know about just what we were talking. And that thought I couldn't get out of my head?

What was that thought you ask? Well, how should I put it… Oh yeah! It went a little something like this:

Oh, what the buck have I gotten myself into this time?!

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And so we leave off on a cliffhanger! Hopefully I'll be able to hide just who the mare that found them is until the next chapter. So until then every pony, see you all next time!

But before I do, I want to say a few things.

1: Like I've said before, I just recently got a job. And it's a family photography business for weddings and parties, kind of like Pinkie's side-job where she hosts all the parties in Ponyville. But because of that, it eats up all my free time on weekends and after-school. So I try to write as much as I can, but I can only get around 2000-3000 words a day. And with 7000+ words each chapter, not counting intro/outros... Yeah, it might take me more then a week. So I'm warning all of you ahead of time that the episodes (or every three chapters) might take either one week or two since I like to post on weekends. Sorry every pony, but that's it.

2: I do plan on doing a Halloween Special episode after this episode. So get ready every pony, because it'll involve nightmares (literally), a parody of Thriller with a little story behind it. (Because that song's awesome! :D) And I will try and make it as creepy/scary/entertaining as I can! No promises about making it as good as Cupcakes or Rainbow Factory, or something that scary, but I'll try!

3 (And final): This one's about the dares. You see, I've been getting a LOT of dares for RD/BZ. And because of that, that doesn't me any ways to make compelling intros that feature a new character every time. So, I'm begging you, the reviewers. Please send me some dares with the others included! I do have some featuring a certain band of thieves, but I'm definitely gonna need more. I'm writing them all like Santa Claus here, but this list needs more characters/OCs to punish/reward/challenge! So please, lend me your creative awesomeness! These dares are so much fun to try and bring in, and I love every single one you all send in! And for those who have sent in dares that haven't been put up yet, let me say this:

There are some dares I want to incorporate into the story. Some, which will be put into this episode even. Sometimes, they're that good. Which is why I can't wait to see more sent in. ;)

But with all that said, see you all next chapter every pony!

QotC: Do you think Spike has a shot with Rarity? And if not, then who else might he start to have feelings for?