Before we start the intro for real, I feel like explaining something about it. A lot of readers have told me that they're starting to get a little too big. And... They're right. One or two of these are even half the size of the actual chapter! So starting now, I'm gonna try and fix that! How?!

Well, I'm gonna start doing this. You remember the dare special I made a while back? (Speaking of, I plan on another one in the future. Probably not for a LONG while, but yeah.) No?...Well, further explanation granted. In the intros, I'll make intros small little scenarios. And in these, we'll still have the whole intro cast. Me, Trixie, Dino, and Theo. But I'm gonna take out the intro décor part and just tell you up front what dares the scenario will be based off of.

That's what I'm gonna do for this intro at least. So see the, hopefully smaller, intro through and tell me what you think. If enough ponies an reviewers hate it, then I'll go back to how I did it before. And don't worry about the Top Comments and QotC. I'll still be doing that. Outro's not changing, and I'm incorporating the top three comments into the scenarios. That way, it'll be a little more blended in.

So without further ado, let's try it out! And what better way to try it out, then with a dare I've been holding onto for a while!

---

Sent in from Christ's Disciple: I dare for Trixie to be given a love poison and Zeke to be a pony.

Zeke (Pony version) POV

"Ugh...How did you talk me into this?" I asked as me and Trixie kept walking down the path towards the next town. And I don't know how, but she somehow tricked me into pulling a cart that had her folded up stage packed into it, and convinced me to be a pony instead of a pony.

"I told you, the Great and Powerful Trixie doesn't like to draw attention to herself. And a human would draw too much attention." She said, coming up with the dumbest excuse I heard. She had Theo riding on top of the cart, and Dino was walking right beside me. Yeah, we didn't look too different from any pony else at all. Not to mention, she was dressed up in her magic show hat and cape.

"Uh-huh, sure. That makes perfect sense." I said sarcastically, letting her know that I didn't believe her dumb lie.

"Oh shut it. Besides, you're getting paid for carrying the cart. So what's your excuse?" She asked, not caring at all. "Just read your top comments will you?" She asked, trying to find a way to make me ignore the problem.

I just sighed and went along with it. Levitating three index cards in front of my face to read off the top comments.

3: gakuseiakira:

suggestion for gamer
rewrite mmc (magical mystery cure) to include blitz and that will fix your alicorn twi problem (I can see the flying lessons now *flinches* ow that has to hurt)
oh I can't wait to see the rd/eb dares now
mwahahahaha

Well, as much as that's a good idea, I've kind of dug that grave by accident. What I've already had planned up would contradict that whole idea of Princess Twilight. Not to mention, if I take that in a whole different way than what Hasbro has in mind, it'd get pretty confusing really quickly. So before I could even make that idea a reality in my story, I need to bunker down and watch Hasbro navigate that minefield first.

2: Swift Lightning:

Spectacular episode! Definitely worth waiting for and as usual I SIMPLY CANNOT WAIT FOR MORE! You have gotten way better at writing since you first started!

- Swift

QotC: I usually don't like OC's being paired with their favorite pony because it is normally some pony either the same as them or so completely different that the character wouldn't consider them colt/mare friend material but in this story Rainbow Dash and Blitz are actually suited for each other! :D

What chapter number do you think this story would end on?

Thanks! Glad you liked the last episode! Also, I can't help but just nod along with that first part. My first some 16 chapters are plain out horrible in some parts. I'm working on re-writing them a little bit. But since I can't copy and paste any of the work by my laptop *cough*iPad*cough* it'll be hard to get all the information *cough*Not really cause of iPad*cough*

Finally...I don't know what chapter number it'll end on. Don't really think of that too much. XD

1: rainchaserbrony:

Sweet. Now than. COULD YA PLES SHORTEN THE INTRO ARGUMENTS!? They are starting to fet a lil' annoying. And pleas hurry with implementing the others in it!

Hopefully this new format will help a little! And speaking of formats...

I HOPE GOOGLE+ DIES IN A PIT OF FIRE!

*Ahem*...That'll be all. Top Three QotC's are done!

"Okay, well I'm all out of stuff to-Oof!" I said, running into Trixie who had stopped walking forward. "OW! Why did you stop?!" I asked, angry that she stopped without warning.

"Look around you." She told me, talking with a slightly ticked off voice since I asked her a stupid question. Because after asking, I saw that we were all standing in the middle of the road as it started to rain. And not just a light rain either. It was raining like crazy.

"Oh, this is just perfect!" I said, annoyed that I had to not only carry the cart, but now we were being rained on.

"Look!" She announced, pointing ahead of us. Showing me that there was a small log cabin just a little off the road. And since we were in a light forest, it wasn't that bad of a place to put a house. "That's perfect!" She said, running towards the cabin. And upon closer inspection, I saw that it looked a little deserted.

"Well...Guess we got lucky." I told Theo and Dino, who were still standing next to me. And after me and Dino pulled the cart over next to the cabin, I covered it up with a tarp and we all went inside where Trixie was. Holding a bottle of purple liquid.

Of course, Dino and Theo didn't notice as they left the room to check out the rest of the cabin. "Uh... Trixie, you sure you want to drink that? You don't even know what it is." I reminded her, not sure how a drink in an abandoned cabin in the middle of nowhere seemed like a good idea to her.

"Oh please, the Great and Powerful Trixie has lived off of pine cones! This is no danger to her." She boasted. That sounding more pathetic than admirable. And without another word, she drank the whole cup of the purple beverage.

And putting it down she smirked as she looked off in the distance, trying to look impressive. "See? Not a problem at all. Besides, it actually tasted pretty good." She told me. That's when she noticed a second bottle of the purple drink. "Look, another one. Since Trixie is feeling generous," She said, now pointing towards me. "I'll let...You...Have it..." She said, now looking at me with a look of awe on her face.

"Uh... Trixie are you..." That's when I saw small floating hearts emanate from her as she stared into my eyes. Hers glowing purple. "Wait a second, don't tell me that!..."

I ran over to the other bottle and looked at it, seeing that the small fizz was tiny hearts. "Oh great, Trixie drank love poison!" I yelled out in shock.

"What was that Zekey-Weekey?" Trixie said as she started walking towards me. "Did you say something about love?" She asked, not hearing me clearly.

"Oh-uh..." I started, looking away from her eyes as I started backing away from her. "I-I didn't say anything! It's just that I really hope the rain dies down soon..." I said, coming up with a reason to look at the window and not at her. Sadly for me, it didn't look like it was letting up.

"Honestly, Trixie doesn't mind." She said, still coming towards me. And after I backed into the wall, she just smirked as I accidentally looked at her. Making the poison start to take even more affect. "With the rain, I'll get to be with you longer Zekey-Pie." She told me, making me a little sick. But at that moment, I knew just who I was taking my anger out on. The pegasus that set up that stupid rain cloud!

Rainbow Dash's POV

As I heard the sound of Zeke begging Trixie to snap out of it, I couldn't help but laugh at them as me and Blitz just stayed on top of this giant storm cloud. This was too good! The whole revenge prank went perfectly! I was in charge of the storm cloud, and Blitz built the log cabin.

"Oh man, this was so worth it!" Blitz said as he was laughing right beside me on the cloud before punching the top of the cloud, making a roar of thunder sound out. With the thunder sounding off, and the rain coming down on the windows, those two would be none the wiser that we were controlling the raincloud.

"No kidding! That'll teach them to trick us into becoming the pairing of the intro!" I said, not regretting the prank at all! "Still, since they're a little busy, let's wrap this up for them.

Disclaimer (As told by Rainbow Dash): Zeke doesn't own MLP. All he owns is this story, Blitz, Dino, RJ, Theo, and anything else that he's personally created throughout the story. That not including the three background characters that belong to three of the readers that read this story! So enjoy!

---

Fluttershy's POV

Alright, I'm almost there. Just another three-minute walk and I should get there soon enough. Twilight told me that I had to get there first thing in the morning before it started spreading. It wouldn't be good for some pony else get sick because I was late. Luckily I woke up a little earlier to give all the critters their breakfast so I would have time to make my little trip.

And speaking of little, Angel Bunny was getting impatient as he stood on my back. A little grumpy this morning since I asked if he could come with me. I couldn't blame him though. Poor Angel always likes to sleep in until noon and then eat a late breakfast. So I didn't mind that he was tapping his foot impatiently as he just stood on my back. Wanting to get back home soon.

"Don't worry Angel. We'll be home before you know it." I told him with a calm voice. I then felt him tug lightly at my wings. Signaling me to just fly there since it would be faster. "I'm sorry Angel, but I'm just a little too tired to fly there right now. I don't want to lean towards the side and have you fallen off in mid-air." I said, disappointing him.

I heard him sigh grumpily, but I knew that he understood our dilemma. He was very compassionate like that. He always understands when it matters the most. "It's alright Angel. Besides, look on the bright side. We're going to get to see of your friends from outside the cottage. I'm sure you two have plenty to catch up on while we're there."

He didn't say anything else or tap his foot anymore, so I knew that he had settled down a bit. I guess he just forgot why exactly we were making this little trip of ours since he was still a little tired. I wouldn't blame him if he wanted to take a nap later. It was a little ill-mannered of me to bring him along at the last-minute.

As we kept on going forward though, we stopped at where we needed to be. Blitz's House. So I went to knock on the door, but stopped when I saw the note that had my name at the top. So I went ahead and read it before knocking.

"Fluttershy, please knock on second story window then fly back to the ground. You'll understand why once you do. -Blitz" I read aloud, doing this so Angel didn't have to read it himself. This prepared him that I had to fly up to the second floor window, so he hung onto my mane so he wouldn't fall off.

Knowing that he was safe, I flew up to the window and knocked on it lightly before flying back to the ground. Landing in a good space where I could see him from the ground. And a few seconds after he answered the window, I realized just why Twilight wanted me to come before.

Blitz had the Feather Flu.

"Hey Fluttershy..." He said, coughing off to the side inside his home. Not wanting to cough in my direction even though I was a fair distance away where it wouldn't matter.

"Oh my goodness! Blitz, are you alright?!" I asked, concerned about this. I knew it was a silly question to ask, but I was worried none the less about it. The Feather Flu was something only pegasi could get. And I should've known that he would've gotten it since he had never gotten any vaccinations for diseases in Equestria. Not to mention, his immune system wasn't adjusted to withstand diseases from Equestria either. It was actually a surprise that he had gone this long in Equestria without getting sick once.

"Yeah...Yeah, I'm fine. Just gonna be out of it for...Two to three days, like the doctor said." He told me, sniffling a little afterwards. "I asked Twilight if she could have you come to help with something." He told me, trying to change the subject.

"I'd be glad to. What do you need help with?" I asked him, happy to help him in any way I could. It was the least I could do for a friend.

"Well, I need you to watch RJ for me while I'm sick. The doc said that it would only affect other pegasi, so RJ should be safe but-" He turned inside his house to cough again. "I can't watch him like this. Could you help me out?" He asked.

"Don't worry Blitz; I'd be happy to take care of RJ for you." I said with a nod. "And thank you for being considerate about your flu." I told him, glad that he was being this careful not to let me get sick too.

"Heh, flu...More like the plague if you ask me." He corrected, not appreciating the Feather Flu at all. "Well, RJ's right at the doorway." More coughing. "Just knock on the door and he should be ready to go... Thanks for watching him on short notice Fluttershy." He thanked as he started to go back inside.

"Don't worry Blitz. I promise I'll take good care of RJ." I assured him before he closed the window, coughing a little more inside before laying back down to get plenty of rest.

I then went over to the door and knocked on it like Blitz said, telling RJ that I was here to pick him up for the time being. And after backing away from the door, he opened it as he backed out of the house. Spraying plenty of air freshener/germ killer as he backed out of the house. He then sprayed the door before closing it with his foot. Very careful not to get sick, despite the fact that he was perfectly fine. Not only that, but only pegasi could carry the disease themselves. It could never carry over from animals or other types of ponies.

So after making sure that was all over with, he turned towards us as straightened his baseball cap and put the germ killer in his little bag he always wore. It always kept the parasol Rarity let him keep, a boomerang, a small fishing rod, and a few other things that he kept inside of it. And of course, there was always the mask he wore over his face. It did seem a bit odd since his fur made it look like he had a mask to begin with, but it was something that made him happy. So I didn't mind that he liked to wear it.

"Are you ready to go RJ?" I asked him with a polite smile. To which he just nodded, jumping onto my back to ride me back to my cottage. I didn't mind him and Angel riding all the way back. Besides, poor RJ must be worried about Blitz getting sick and all, so he must've been tired. "Alright. Let's get going then." I started on my way back to the cottage. Sure that we would have a great time while we were all there.

---

RJ's POV

Finally, I'm outta that death trap! I was worried that I was gonna get sick too! Do you know how much Blitz was sneezing and coughing?! I feel bad for him and all, but not enough to be anywhere near him, that's for sure. Besides, it's not like I could do anything about it. I didn't know a thing about helping some pony with a cold or whatever.

Don't get me wrong though. It was awesome in that house! A fully stocked fridge if I ever ran out of food to eat, which I rarely ate from since I can just live off leftovers. A bed to relax on whenever I wanted. Bunch of support beams to just mess around on! My own trampoline room! And, Blitz still let me leave and go on my own little adventures if I wanted to. As long as I didn't steal anything or go into the Everfree Forest... Deeper than Zecora's Hut at least.

But still, I guess Fluttershy's place wouldn't be that bad to hang out at for a day or two. Word around the animal kingdom is that her place was like a four star bed and breakfast. Of course, none of them said it was the perfect five stars because of some stuff that's happened. Like some of Fluttershy's friends stopping by for a visit, something about Fluttershy being too aggressive at some point, and that it was right beside Everfree.

Of course, those were the wild animals that told me all that stuff. My friends, and the other six pony's companions, have different stuff to say. They think it's a great place to hang out. Angel and even Opal included. This surprising me the most since they were pretty stuck-up when it came to being taken care of.

Speaking of my six fellow animal friends, I was able to fit in pretty well with them. None of them were really all that bad, and I'm honestly glad to be friends with them.

Tank was the calmest one out of all of us. And besides Owlowiscious, was the smartest one of the group, not kidding. You think with how much he hit his head by flying, he'd be kind of stupid. But that was just because of his slow reaction time. Of course I was kind of envious at first that he was able to fly, but I got used to it pretty quick.

The part that made me start befriending him was actually how good he was at preparing for something. Just like me and my pack, he used his shell to keep small stuff like berries, bandages, and stuff that Rainbow Dash forgets whenever they leave the house. That way he can just give it to her later. None of us know what all he keeps in there, but we always try to guess what's in there when he's not around. As for me though, I say his shells one of those one way windows. How else does he know when it's safe to come out of his shell?

Next was Gummy. The, obvious enough, excited one about everything. He was crazy, fun to be around, and always tried to be friends towards everyone he met. But what else did you expect from the companion of the biggest party animal of Ponyville? Not only that, but even though he didn't move his mouth for any reason other than cheering for some pony or eating, he still somehow talked. Fast.

In fact, he talked as fast as Rainbow Dash flew. And still he was a pretty cool guy. Even if those eyes of his were even weirder than the mailmare's. Not to mention his obsession with biting everything. He says it's because of his 'ice cream vision' but...What? I mean, he said stuff that made almost no sense what-so-ever, but I'm still glad he was a friend of mine... And that he didn't have any teeth.

After him was Owlowiscious. And while he was the strictest and most rule-abiding one out of all of us, he was a good friend of mine. Don't get me wrong, that owl can be creepy. Not to mention, he always corrected us or tried to stop us from doing anything 'out of order' and 'too unorthodox'. Still there was one thing that we had in common that the others didn't. We were nocturnal.

And during those 'Pony Pet Play Dates', which I still think is the dumbest name ever; we were both just as tired as the other. So while the others kept us awake and got on our nerves since we were tired, we were equally tired. So we got along pretty well. Not to mention, I'm always too laid back to want to argue to anyone for no real reason. So I just went along with whatever Owlowiscious was saying. Especially since he was the smartest of the group.

Sadly, not all of the other pony's companions were so great to have as friends. Because we still have the most annoying cat in the history of pony companions in our group. Opal. That stupid feline is always flirting with me. And there are two things wrong with that. One, it's freaking Opal! That spoiled rotten cat is crazy and doesn't care who's in her way! She'll claw and hiss at others just to get her way!

Second; if I ever try and say no, back away, or just gag at how she acts around me, my head is gone! I have no way of avoiding that! And it's that kind of stuff I hated! I was trapped unless I had some back-up. Tank's the only one brave enough to even challenge her, but not much help from him since he's slow and all.

But gladly passing on, next was Winona. Total knock-out. Now I don't exactly act all Spike around her, but I'll still do what I can to be near her. But for some reason she doesn't even want to be near me! And seriously, I've done nothing wrong to her! Never stole from Sweet Apple Acres, never insulted her, and yet she just frowns at me whenever I try just talking to her without any of the others around! Am I missing something, or does this not make sense to everyone else?

Still, whenever we're around the others she's a lot more relaxed. She's the leader of the group whenever Owlowiscious wasn't telling us wrong from right. Plus, with her being the biggest one out of us all, me being the second biggest companion of us all, she usually was the one that had to take care of anything that required a little more strength to do. Like if one of us get stuck behind a door, or a window closes on our tails or something, she could help.

Oh and by the way, yes I knew about Spike crush on Rarity. In fact, all of us knew. It was the main thing we joked about seeing as how he failed every time. We knew a bunch of secrets like that since the ponies never think their companions are listening. And even if they knew we were listening, they never thought about it. Sometimes they just told us too as if we were their guidance counselors. For instance, did you know that Rainbow Dash actually reads books other than Daring Do? Or that Rarity talks about buffet tables in her sleep? Yeah it was random stuff, but most of it was pretty funny too.

Anyway, I guess that I forgot to mention one of the other companions. The one I had to spend the next two days being roommates with. Angel.

"So..." I started, turning towards him. "How come you're up so early? Usually you sleep in later than this." I reminded him.

"Fluttershy told me to come." He answered with an annoyed look on his face as he turned towards her. "She thought that it would be a while before she got back. And since she had to wake me up to tell me so, she went ahead and asked if I wanted to come."

"Wow, that's actually polite of you. I thought you would just stay home and go back to bed." I said, actually surprised.

Angel just shrugged in response. "Well it was either come with her, or stay there while all the other animals sat there and watched as I tried to sleep in my bed. And it isn't exactly easy to sleep when forty sets of eyes are all looking at you." He got me there. Doesn't exactly sound all that comforting. He then looked back towards me. "You might want to be careful about what you say. She can understand animals that chitter." He warned me.

"Wait, she knows what I'm saying?!" I asked, sitting up in shock. "Has she been listening to us the whole time?!"

"W-well, I'm trying not to listen to what you're saying." She told me with a calm tone. "Sorry I didn't tell you earlier." She apologized.

"No-uh...I-It's okay?" I said awkwardly. I never knew a pony that could speak animal before. Or, animals that chitter at least. So I guess animals like me, beavers, and squirrels weren't safe from talking. As I turned towards Angel though, he shook his head. Already knowing what I was going to ask.

"No, she can't understand me. Actually, she can't hear anything I say. She knows you're talking to me, but that's it." He told me. "Out of all of us, you're the only one she can understand."

"Oh great, so I guess that means I have to play translator?" I asked, speaking up a bit so Fluttershy knew I was asking both of them.

"Don't worry about that RJ." She assured me. "I can understand what animals are trying to tell me, but I can only speak chittering, croaking, and roaring." She told me.

"Oh right, I forgot about those two." Angel said more towards himself. "Don't worry, Fluttershy's pretty timid. She'll only talk back to you if you talk to her, or something 'mean' towards someone else." He informed me, trying to go back to sleep as he rested on side of Fluttershy's back while I sat on the other.

At this point, it's probably a little surprising that Angel's actually acting friendly towards me huh? Well oddly enough, we got along pretty easily. In fact, we were even best friends. Probably because my laid back attitude didn't go against how he tried to get whatever he wanted. He got a bunch of attention and whatever he wanted, and I didn't care at all. I don't like all that much attention, and I'm a raccoon! I can live off garbage! So I didn't care about getting whatever I wanted. In fact, I liked having to do stuff for myself. How else did you think I got all these tools that were in my pack right now?

So because I never got in his way or argued with him, not to mention I actually agreed with him on a bunch of stuff, we got along pretty well. Surprising towards the other companions, but I didn't really care. Besides, the only thing that's annoying about him about was his name and how much he gets pampered. I mean seriously, the dude puts curlers in his tail! How stupid is that?!

"RJ?" Fluttershy called out, getting my attention. "We're here." Quickly I looked ahead of her and saw it. Her famous cottage. Filled to the brim with bird houses, burrows, a small creak, every possible home for nearly every animal to live in. And off to the side, I even saw Harry the Bear outside the window. At least it wasn't that other bear that has his cave somewhere deep in Sweet Apple Acres. That bear is completely crazy.

I didn't say anything as I just stayed on her back. Waiting for us to go inside until I got off. No point in wasting my energy when she was more than happy with carrying us inside. "Um, excuse me every pony." She tried calling out to all the animals that were around the cottage. Either eating their breakfast, talking with one another, or just trying to take a nap. "I wanted to..." She started, but seeing that not a lot of the animals were looking towards her she stopped. "Oh, well that's okay. I'll just wait until all of you are done with-"

She was cut off as a loud whistling sound came from her back. Courtesy of Angel getting all of their attention. Not to mention, whistling right next to my ears! Geez, that was loud!

It still worked though as they all stopped and looked towards the three of us. Angel relaxing on Fluttershy's back, Fluttershy trying to calm herself done since the loud whistling had startled her, and me falling off her back since the noise made me trip to the floor.

"Oh, um, thank you Angel Bunny." Fluttershy thanked him before turning towards the animals again. "I just wanted to introduce RJ." She said, pointing to me as I made my way up. "He'll be staying with us while Blitz is sick." She told all of them. Surprising me with how easy it was for her to talk to a crowd of animals. Wasn't she supposed to be shy around large groups?

They all then looked towards me, most of them having known who I was. Before I was Blitz's companion, I always went around the outskirts of Ponyville and Everfree. So they've seen me before. Back then I didn't have a name, but that was about it. Still had my hat and my pack with me.

Knowing who I was, most of them welcomed me here and just went right back to eating. Honestly, I wasn't hungry right now. With Blitz stuck in bed, I helped myself to the fridge for the morning. Not to mention slept at night so I couldn't be awake to help him with his flu. Meaning I wasn't tired either. All that left for me was plenty of time for just messing around. So what should I do first?

---

2 hours later

"Oh no! RJ, you need to come down this instant! It isn't safe up there!" I heard Fluttershy yell out from the ground as I sat on top of a tall bird perch I climbed. All the perches on this thin were lined up like rungs on a ladder. And even though it was only for birds to rest on, and it was as tall as her cottage! I was able to see so far, and it was great to be up here! Seriously, why couldn't there be an observation tower in Ponyville?! That would be so great!

"Don't worry, I'm fine!" I called out as I relaxed on the very top perch. Bird relaxing on the lower perches or clouds. That including the bats that hung out inside the clouds too. A few of them were awake so I had some fellow nocturnal animals to talk to.

"No, you don't understand! That top perch isn't safe to be on!" Fluttershy told me from below, staying down there in case I fell off. "That perch belongs to-" "HEY!"

Before Fluttershy could tell me the rest, something flew over and landed on the other side of the perch. A falcon to be exact. And he was glaring right at me. "What are you doing up here?!" He asked, sounding really ticked off right now.

"Just relaxing dude." I told him, lying on my back on the perch. Not even caring enough to look at him. "What, am I not allowed on a bird perch no one was using?"

"No." He answered, not minding that I was on the bird perch per say. "You're not allowed on MY perch!" He corrected. "This is my spot, and none of the other birds, or rats in this case, are allowed to stay on it."

"Wow, no wonder you're not a hawk. If you think I'm a rat, you need to get some glasses dude." I told him calmly, not looking at him. This getting a few laughs from the other birds. Which were silenced when the falcon clawed his side of the perch loudly. The scratching noises making them fly away. "Well, that was rude."

"They were laughing. Now," He said, getting in my face. "Get off my space, you dirty rat, before I rip that mask right off you!" He threatened.

"Oh yeah..." I said, now getting a little angry myself. So as pushed myself off the perch and balanced myself on just two paws, I glared right back at him. "And what makes you think I'm gonna let you get away with it?"

He didn't even answer as he tried to come forward and head-butt me off the perch, but I ducked in time for him to miss before pushing him back towards the other side of the perch.

"RJ! Get down here right now!" Fluttershy commanded. "This isn't fun anymore! You're on Mr. Falcon's resting perch!" She tried to warn me. And I would've probably taken it seriously if it wasn't for one thing.

"You're name is 'Mr. Falcon'?... BWAHAHAHA!" I started laughing right in his face as he groaned at the dumb name, if you could even call it one. It was always so stupid when an animal was called 'Mr. Bird' or 'Ms. Groundhog', but we knew that usually ponies couldn't know our actual names if we ever had any to begin with.

"Okay, that's it!" The falcon yelled out, grabbing onto the pack around my back with his talons before flying up even higher than before. "You're gonna get it now!" He told me, angry about how I was acting.

"Woah! Calm down dude, I was only messing around! Stop freaking out about it!" I told him, watching as the ground started to get farther and farther away from me. I couldn't see the small animals anymore as they blended into the ground from this height.

"Sorry pal! But you got me at a bad mood!" The falcon yelled back at me, now flying in mid-air as Fluttershy looked like an ant in size. "Here we go! Have a nice fall!" He yelled out, saying the dumbest joke he could've possibly made-up. And that's when I started falling towards the ground. None of the birds able to try and help since they were too small and weak. And I would just crush any of the animals below if they tried to catch me.

"AHHHHHHH!..." I started to scream flailing around in mid-air as I closed my eyes to try and avoid looking at the ground below. Knowing that couldn't just grow my own wings and fly myself to safety.

Now I was not only going to hurt myself at the very least, but if I survive this than Fluttershy's going to probably scold me for it. Not to mention, Blitz is going to punish me without a doubt. So having no other choice, I stopped screaming and just waited for my luck to tell me whether or not I'd live... That is, until I realized that I wasn't falling anymore. "Wait, what hap-" I looked up only to see that the falcon was now holding the bottom part of my pack. Having caught it before I started falling for real.

"Gotcha, didn't I?" He said with an amused look on his face. "Did you really think I would just let you fall to your death?!" He then burst out laughing, making me facepalm at how much of an idiot I was. Fluttershy would probably never let the falcon stay here if he went around dropping animals from high up in the air. "Relax man, I'm not gonna drop ya."

As I slowly started to see the other birds from the air start laughing along, I went ahead with it laughing myself. "Okay, that was a pretty good prank. Nice one falcon." I told him, acting nice about it all considering it was my death.

"Thanks. Still, just stay off my perch next time okay?" He asked as he started to fly me back down towards the perches. "I'd hate to actually have to drop you next t-" At that moment however, almost like it was pure coincidence, my pack made a heart-stopping ripping sound. "Uh...Quick question, is the bottom of your little saddlebag thing supposed to open up?"

"Uh...No... Why do you ask?" I asked, looking up. Only for the tools that were in my pack to fall out. Down to even the small stuff like paper, nails, toothpicks, and some bits I always kept with me. Then I saw as the bottom part of the bag the falcon was holding was starting to rip apart. "Quick put me down! Your talons are digging into my-WAAAAAHHH!" I started yelling out as I began to fall towards the ground. The part of my pack the falcon was holding separated from the rest of the pack I still had with me.

"RJ!" Fluttershy called out, flying up towards me to try and catch me. But seeing how far up I was, if she caught me it would feel like trying to catch a heavy rock. So to help her, I tried to dive down towards my still falling tools. Luckily my umbrella having opened up on the way down. So with it floating down slower than I was falling, I grabbed onto it and started floating down with it.

"It's okay, I'm fine!" I called out to her to help calm her down. Of course, once I landed on the ground she looked at me with a disappointing look. It wasn't 'The Stare' thank Celestia, but it still felt bad.

"RJ. Do you have any idea how worried you made me and the other animals? You could've gotten hurt!" She scolded me, not realizing that the other animals weren't really worried so much as they were laughing at my reaction earlier.

"I was just trying to do something fun." I tried defending myself. "I mean, there's nothing else for me to do here." I said, not trying to complain to her. It was true though because all the animals around here didn't exactly have that many interesting stories. They were all pretty pampered too. Not my kind of group. I preferred being around animals that were used to surviving on their own. Like the Everfree animals for instance.

"Well, what if we found something safer for you to do?" Fluttershy asked, trying to reason with me. "We could play a nice quiet game of hide and seek?" She asked, to which I just shook my head. "How about... Have a sing-along?" She offered, me just shaking my head even more. "Knitting circle?" She asked even faster. I thought her cottage was like a hotel for animals, not my granny's house!

But it still made me realize something. My pack. "Oh no!" I yelled out, taking off the pack from around my shoulder and laying it in front of me. The whole bottom part had been ripped off thanks to that falcon's clumsy talons! There was no way I could hold any of my stuff in here now! "Oh great..." I said, dropping to my knees with nothing but disappointment.

"Your little bag! Oh, I'm so sorry about this!" She apologized after seeing how depressed I was. Why was she apologizing though? It's not like she had anything to do with it.

"I...I...I can't believe it..." I said, looking at it with a sad expression. And if it wasn't for the mask on my face soaking them up, I might've just been tearing up. "I've had that pack forever...I got in when I used to hang out in the forest... And now of all times, it's messed up..." I said, sniffling quietly as I looked at the ripped up mess in front of me. I've been through so much with this thing. I used it as a raft when my home got flooded. As a sleeping bag when I was just a little raccoon. When I needed a pillow for sleeping up on those uncomfortable branches. Kept all the stuff I've gotten over the years in this bag. It never broke, or had loose stitching, or anything...Until now anyway.

"It-it'll be alright." She tried to assure me, although it was pretty pointless. It's not like she could actually do anything about it. "Maybe if we take a trip and see some of the other pony's pets you'll feel better." She offered, desperate to help me out.

"No..." I said, not really caring. Not even seeing Winona would cheer me up right now. And seeing someone like Opal would only make it worse. "They wouldn't help much." I said.

"Really RJ? Suck it up, it's just a stupid bag." Angel told me, showing me just how low I was acting right now. When an animal like Angel is the one telling you to get over it, you know you've reached rock-bottom.

"It's not a stupid bag..." I said, not really having it in me to argue with him. "Nothing's going to fix it though..." As I told this to no one in particular, Fluttershy watched all of this and decided to try and help me any way she could. So she went ahead and picked me and Angel up and put us on her back. Waving goodbye to the others as she started flying off towards Ponyville. Careful not to let us fall of course.

"Don't worry RJ. I'm sure that the others can help cheer you up." Fluttershy told me, trying to act with confidence. But I knew that she was just hoping to cheer me up. But it wouldn't work. Now I couldn't carry around my stuff, and something I've had for such a long time had been messed up. What could Fluttershy possibly think up that would make me cheer up?

There was literally nothing. And even if Angel called me a wuss about it. Even if the others saw me acting like this about 'some bag'. Even if Winona started hitting on me, it wouldn't really matter. It felt like part of myself had just been ripped apart and thrown in front of me. Something that I needed to have with me to do the kind of adventurous stuff I do. Without it, I was probably a goner. So just how did Fluttershy intend to make it up to me?

Whatever it was, it wasn't going to help.

---

Well, that about wraps up the first part. And as you could probably tell right away, this one won't be focused on just Blitz. For once. Instead, it will focus on some pony else. And while it still does focus on an OC and not one of the mane six/Spike, I still say it's a step in the right direction from having a repetitive focus. Still, please tell me what you think about it in your reviews if you can.

Speaking of what you all think, what were your opinions on the new kind of intro? It was a tad longer with the explanation that came right before it, but I think it could work. And don't worry about your dares not able to fit in a story form like that. Even if it's just a simple dare, I've already figured out a way to solve that.

So to recap: Please tell me what you thought of the focus of story, intro, and don't forget your dares!...If that's okay with all of you anyway...

Wow, random Fluttershy personality. Oh well, until next time every pony! Oh, and since we've already done a QotC on an object that is very meaningful, let's look for something a little more light-hearted.

QotC: What do you think Tank keeps under his shell besides bandages, small food stuff, and stuff Rainbow Dash forgets or losses from time to time?