Hey there! One quick announcement before actual intro! Due to the feedback I've gotten, I think I'll go ahead and keep the intros as they are. They're easier to make and while they are still a little long, they're still shorter than my old intros. Plus they let me do any of the dares you all sent in, the Top Three QotC's are way easier to keep up with for those that read them. So that said, I'll keep it like this.

And don't worry, I won't be doing this whole pre-intro thing every time. Only when I have important stuff to say.

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As the camera fads in, you see Joe leaning back on a computer desk in front of a desk with a huge layout of computer equipment in front of him. And the odd thing is while he's sitting back, he has an almost sinister looking smirk on his face. And when he sees that all of you are watching now, he just smirks a little more before sitting up and looking directly at you.

"Welcome, readers from FanFiction, to a new segment of mine that I'd like to call Joe's Tech Corner. Simple, unimaginative name? Check." He said, picking up a clipboard and making a mark.

"Anyway, since you've all sent in a few dares for me to do, Zeke agreed to let me just have my own segment during intros. And don't worry, I'm not breaking fourth wall like Pinkie Pie. I got a notification and set up a small camcorder. I can't see you, but you know what I'm doing." He explained. "Just thought I should-"

"Did some pony say my name?!" At that moment, one of Joe's screens had Pinkie Pie appear on it. "Hey Joe!"

"P-Pinkie Pie?! How did you get on my monitors?!" Joe asked, shocked to see Pinkie on screen.

"Oh, well you see, I tricked Spike into drinking a lot of honey and chocolate syrup. And after I did that, he started burping up all kinds of things! He even burped up a living alien! Except that once the alien woke up, he just beamed away! And before I could even throw him a party too! Well, I think it was a he, but I wasn't sure! Wait, was that maybe why he, or she, left?! Because I called 'her' a 'he' when 'he' was really a 'she'?!" Her hair deflated a bit. "Oh no! I made that poor alien feel bad! Now she might be trying to get a new hair cut to make herself look like a girl, except she's bald so that wouldn't make any-"

"PINKIE!" Joe yelled out, sounding ready to yell at her to teach her a lesson. Except before he could, he cleared his throat. "Well, why are you here anyway?"

"Don't you know silly?!" She asked with a wide grin, her hair inflating back to normal now. "A dare! Here, I'll bring it up on your computer screen here!..." After a few seconds, a dare came up on the screen.

Sent in from M. K. M: I dare Joe to listen to and try to make logical sense of Pinkie until he goes insane.

"I must've overlooked that dare..." Joe said, massaging his head. "Alright, well I think I'll set one thing straight for all of you. Pinkie doesn't make logical sense. That's the logical conclusion of it all. I don't question it, because that's the conclusion. It's impossible to conclude. But to humor you, I'll attempt to listen in on her story and try to understand it anyway...Good thins I have Advil on stand-by. Okay Pinkie! Continue your story."

"GREAT!" Pinkie cheered, taking in a deep breath. "So anyway. After the alien left, Spike burped up a whole fridge! In it, was a ton of food and a tall human in a shiny green jacket! Of course it was human food, you know meat and stuff, but that didn't matter to the human! He just ate it all faster than I could ever hope to imagine eating! I tried asking his name, but he snored at me! Of course, I spoke snore just as well as I speak frog, so I was able to figure out that he said! And it turns out, his name was Ed! He got out of bed and was pretty sure he ate Edd! I didn't know who Edd was, but Ed told me that he wasn't dead! So I believed him about Edd, and let him tread!"

"So as I said, I let Ed tread with Edd who was stuck foot to head in Ed! Next, Spike burped up this weird glowing orb that Queen Chrysalis in it! But of course, we didn't want to do anything from the MLP comic series in the story so we just had Rarity have Tom take care of it! So after Tom destroyed the glowing orb, Spike burped up a Brony! And not just any Brony, but the reviewer BronyCurious! And it turns out it was his birthday that day too! But before we could return him, Spike burped up a silly love poison and splattered BronyCurious and Rarity! So they fell in love and took off to have some romantic dinner in Canterlot! I videotaped it too and sent it to another MLP reviewer named PoetessMLP! And after sending her the video, she put it up on YouTube! Seriously, go to her channel and check it out!"

"..." Joe said nothing as he sat there silent. Only his left eye twitching. "P...Pin...Pinkie...No...Lo-logic...Make...Stop... " Joe then continued by passing out and falling out of his chair. Unable to take anymore.

"Uh...Joe? You okay?" Pinkie asked with a concerned look. "Oops..." Faces all of you. "I think I broke Joe...Guess that means I'll have to do the Top Comments! So here we go!"

3: Pspten:

A small picture of tanks crush (who ever that is) story idea make it happen! :)

"Who does Tank have a crush on...Well, my money's on Opal! And I'm going all in with this bet! *pulls out a bag of bits and puts in front of her* If I'm wrong, any pony that says other whys can have this whole bag o' bits! Why do I think it's Opal though? Just look at Just for Sidekicks! How Tank and Opal interact at Rarity's! BOOM! Insta-proof! Wow this is easy! Zeke should let me do these Top Three Comments more often!

2: whovian803:

A RPG! Just In Case (JIK) JK. Seriously... I would say a compass.

"Pulled a RPG right from under his shell, blew Discord away and sent em straight ta-Oops! Sorry, I was trying to make a parody of Ultimate Showdown!"

"But...They already made a MLP Ultimate Showdown Parody..." Joe said, now starting to wake up.

"They did?! Dang it! I was going to have Gummy be the winner in my parody! Oh and also, JOE! You're awake now!" She cheered to him, happy he was okay.

"Barely...I'm too mentally exhausted to do anymore dares. But would I be allowed to do the last comment?" He asked Pinkie, who nodded a yes. "Thank you. Alright, the top comment...Is this."

1: FireKitsune1:

Was the other bear that RJ mentioned lived near sweet apple acres the one from Over the Hedge?

"Well you see, we've now seen two bears in this story. The bear at Sweet Apple Acres, and Harry the bear. Harry's cannon in the show. As in the same bear that Fluttershy snapped the neck of? That's Harry the Bear. Who was given the name in Party of One.

"Ugh...You had to say that episode didn't you?" Pinkie asked, actually frowning from the mention of that episode.

"Sorry. It had to be done. Anyway, they're different bears. But as for the bear being similar in roles with Vincent from Over the Hedge? Well...hehehehehehe..." Joe chuckled a little darkly. "We'll just have to wait and see. But for a little info, that bear's name is Berry. He's the brother of Harry, and very Harry Berry angry at Blitz for what he did some time back..."

"Wow Joe, nicely said! If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're acting like me more and more every day!" Pinkie complimented, making Joe go wide-eyed.

"A-acting...Like you...Losing...Sanity..." Joe said to himself, starting to see Pinkie's point. At that moment, his glasses cracked and he fell out of his chair. Unconscious yet again.

"Hehehe...He'll make a great Pinkie some day..." Pinkie said, smirking a little bit before giving you all a big grin. "Anyway! Hope you all enjoy the chapter every pony! Goodbye for now!"

Disclaimer (As told by Pinkie Pie): Zeke doesn't own MLP. All he owns is this story, Blitz, Dino, RJ, Theo, Joe, Big Mike, Morgue, 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! ENJOY!

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RJ's POV

"Really? That's what you're so upset about?"

As I sat inside Twilight's library, not even wanting to move anywhere from where I was sitting. Owlowiscious and Angel just sat there with me. Angel just reading some book he found about vegetables, I'm guessing he was reading the carrot part out of boredom, and Owlowiscious was trying to figure out just why I was depressed.

"For the millionth time, yes." Angel answered for me, getting sick of Owlowiscious not getting the point. "He's acting like a baby because his poor little purse was ripped apart."

That made me have a small reaction. Since he was close enough to me, I leaned towards him and kicked the book he was reading right in his face. Making him fall backwards and have the book land on top of him. Crushing him a little bit.

"Alright. RJ, you can't just be upset about losing your bag." He said with a questionable look. "Even if it was something you've kept your whole life, you know you can still have it kept somewhere safe. So if it's not lost forever, what are you so sad about?"

"That's just it." I said, getting back up and facing them. "Now I don't have a way to carry around my stuff. How am I supposed to do anything now?" I asked them. He had a point, my bag wasn't lost. It could be framed or something I guess. But until I got a way to carry around my stuff, there wasn't anything I could do but mope about it.

"Well maybe it'll help teach you a bit of patience. Besides, more often than not you end up in danger." Owlowiscious tried to tell me. And I wasn't sure if he was just pointing that out, scolding me, or what. "Maybe it's for the best that you don't have a way to have an adventure."

"What?!" I asked, getting a little angry that he was trying to tell me that. And Owlowiscious, seeing that I was getting a little worked up about tried to take back what he said. But I wouldn't let him. He already said what he meant. "That's the whole point of why I go on adventures! To do dangerous stuff! I mean, the companion life is great and all, but it's a little boring for my taste."

Angel, who had finally gotten the big book about vegetables off of him, frowned at me a little. Being a little more relaxed since this we were friends and all. "What's exactly wrong with the companion life? I mean you get whatever you want and you don't have to be out there fending for yourself. Not to mention, the ponies like having us around. So why risk your life anyway?"

"Why do you two insist on calling it the 'Companion Life'? The technical term is 'Pet' after all, and I don't see anything wrong with that title." Owlowiscious chimed in, still trying to figure that through.

"Look, it might not matter to you, but it's a little demeaning to us." I told him. "And companion sounds way cooler."

Angel nodded in approval. "He's got a point. Whenever Fluttershy calls me a 'pet' by accident, I never hear the end of it from the other animals. Same goes for the word sidekicks. I'll take critter, companion, and even partner. But if I hear anyone call me pet other than Fluttershy, I swear I come that much closer to-" "Aw, but why do I have to watch the pets?!" "Losing it..."

At that moment, Spike was starting to go down the stairs and towards us. Twilight talking at him from the top of the stairs. "Because Spike, they could use the company. Besides, I need you to organize a few of the newspapers down there. I want to go through them so I can put them in 'Current Events'." Twilight told him before going back on the balcony with Fluttershy to talk with her.

"Oh that's right, she wanted to make a journal full of any events that have affected the seven of them. For future reference." Owlowiscious told us, filling us in before we asked. Not like we cared anyway.

"Oh great, we have to be watched by dragon boy over there..." Angel said, frowning at the thought of that. He didn't really like Spike. Actually, a few of us didn't like him. The only three that liked him were Spike, Winona, and Owlowiscious. You can take a good guess about why Opal hated him. Same for Angel. He thought he was better than them.

And I just haven't met him that much. Only heard what Angel and Owlowiscious said about him. Meaning that I've just heard how much of a fool he is and how hopeless his crush on Rarity was.

"Hey, I got an idea!" Angel said, jumping to his feet. "You think that companion life is too boring huh?" He asked me, having a smirk on his face. "Well then let's see if we can fix that! You two distract him!" He told me, jumping over towards the staircase.

"What's he thinking?" Owlowiscious asked, not sure whether to be fearful or angry at Angel right now.

"I don't know..." I said, standing to my feet. "But I guess it's worth a try." I said, taking out the boomerang I had been hiding behind my back. I figured I would need something to do, and I didn't want to lose this to any of the animals back at Fluttershy's Cottage. So before she picked me up and took it with me before they could come near it. Everything else was safe enough staying there since the boomerang was the only literal toy I kept with me.

"Have you been hiding it this whole... You know what, I don't wanna know. I know I'm not talking Angel out of this, and this seems to be the only thing that's making you feel any better. So I'm just going to watch on my perch near the window. Just promise me you won't make a mess of things." He said, landing on his perch.

"Who? What about 'who'?" Spike asked, not getting why Owlowiscious just spoke 'who' out of nowhere. Something that gets old after a while. And something that makes Owlowiscious want to snap if any of us make a joke about it. Last time one of us joked about it, that one being Angel, Owlowiscious wanted to try and eat him.

While Spike was distracted by Owlowiscious, I threw my boomerang. Hitting him in the back of the head as it flew back towards me. "Bulleye!" I cheered, getting Spike's attention even more.

"OW! What was that for RJ?!" Spike asked, rubbing the back of his head. Glaring at me as I just got ready to throw the boomerang again. "Don't you dare..." I just smirked as I threw the boomerang again. Aiming right for his head.

But right before it could hit him, he caught it with his claw. "Ha! Nice try, but I'm not falling for that twice!" He gloated, shaking the boomerang in his claw to mock me. I didn't even flinch though as I just snickered a little and pointed to the table behind him where the newspapers were. "Huh?"

Turning around, he saw as Angel grabbed a bunch of papers from random newspapers, not only taking them but mixing them up too. "Hey! Put those down!" He commanded, trying to grab Angel before he could get away. But he was too late as Angel jumped on his head. Making Spike face-plant onto the table. Angel then kicked the boomerang out of his claw and towards me. Letting me catch it and hide it behind my back again before running over to help.

But I was a little too late as Spike shot up off the table. Making Angel, who was still on his head fly off him and towards a random direction. And because he had one too many papers in his paws and mouth, one slipped out of his grasp and flew right into my face. Temporarily blinding me as I tripped backwards and onto the ground.

"Angel, you get back here!" I heard Spike yell out as he started running towards Angel. Chasing Angel around the library with no luck of catching up to him. Owlowiscious saw the whole thing happening, but just ignored it as he turned his head backwards to face the window. Not wanting to get in trouble for what we did by saying he just stood by and watched.

After a few seconds of trying to pry the paper off my face, I looked around to see that Spike was now under a pile of books courtesy of Angel pushing a whole shelves worth out and on top of him. This making both of us laugh at Spike's expression when he came out from under the pile. "Not funny you two!" He told us, wanting us to stop laughing at his misfortune.

I guess I could see why Angel always did stuff like this to Spike. He always fell for it no matter what you did. The guy really needs some faster reflexes if he wants to have any chance to avoid being the victim of pranks.

"Do you even know what those are for?!" Spike asked as he pulled his tail out from under the pile of books. Picking a few of them up to use against Angel as revenge.

That made me curious enough to look at the paper that was in my paw. And as Angel just kept annoying Spike, I tried to read out-loud to drown them out. "Good at croquet?! Think your skills are better than the rest?!" I read to myself, raising an eyebrow at just why 'croquet' would seem competitive to any pony what-so-ever. "Then put your skills to the test in the croquet tournament! The tournament is to be held in Canterlot and any challenger in Equestria is allowed to compete with just the small entrance fee of...Blah, blah, blah..." I said, skimming over the rest of it all.

That's when I saw the picture of the reward for the winner. A trophy that was just as tall as I was, made of pure gold and had jewels along the sides. I guess it would bring in croquet players, but I didn't see the point in a trophy of gold. Kind of a waste anyway. What got my attention wasn't what the trophy was made out of. It was what was on the trophy that made me jump to my feet. The trophy was molded to show the shape of a pony standing on its hind legs and getting ready to hit a croquet ball with a croquet mallet. But he had something on his back that wasn't a trophy.

"A pack!" I yelled out as I jumped to my feet. It was just as big as my original, and it had a shoulder strap just like my old one. "I can't believe it! It's just like it!" I cheered, going back over all the info. "Canterlot...Entrance fee...Shouldn't be too-TODAY?!" I yelled out, just now reading that.

Oh no! This was bad! I need a new pack, and they don't make packs like that! Ponies only use saddlebags, and there was no way I could relay a message to Rarity telling her to make me a new one! This was my only chance! And I had to take this opportunity right now before it slipped away!

"Angel!" I called out, ripping the picture off the paper before slipping it under my hat. Looking up, I saw that Angel was dodging a few books Spike was throwing at him as they kept running around the room. Desperate to catch him at this point. Too bad Spike heard me rip up the paper I had.

"Hey! What did you do that for?!" Spike asked, turning towards me before trying to throw his last book. But he over shot it way too much. Flying right over my head and towards the window Owlowiscious was looking out of. Shattering the glass into a million pieces right before Owlowiscious' very eyes.

Have you ever seen an owl get startled by a broken window? Well neither have I until now, but let me tell you this. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen! That owl nearly fell off his perch! And an owl flailing around in surprise is the stupidest thing I've ever seen! And if it wasn't for how important everything was right now, I'd probably be rolling on the floor.

"What is it?" Angel asked me, now more relaxed since Spike wasn't aimed at him anymore. Instead, Spike was running towards me to get the paper from me.

Before he could catch me though, I ripped the rest of the paper a little more before throwing the pieces at him like confetti. Making him distracted for a few seconds as I jumped on his head and on the other side of Owlowiscious' perch. "I'll explain on the way! Now hurry" I told him, jumping out the now broken window and towards the train station.

Thanks to me always keeping a train schedule in my old pack, I've completely memorized those train schedules for any time I wanted to plan a bigger adventure. And I knew there were always three trains leaving for Canterlot a day. The first one leaving just a little while from now.

Angel, not wanting to be caught by Spike since I had already gone through the window, decided to jump after me. Jumping on Spike's head and using it as a spring to get to the window where he jumped through.

"Where are we going?!" He asked as he caught up to me. I knew that I was running on my back legs and not all fours, but how fast was Angel exactly?!

"To the train station!" I told him, deciding that if I was going to match Angel's speed, I needed to run on all fours. So I did, letting both of us book it a lot faster now. "There should be a train leaving in a few minutes and we need to get on it!" I told him.

"Are you insane?!" He asked me, not sure what to think. "If Fluttershy finds out that I ran on a train to Canterlot, she won't fluff my tail for a week!" He said, sounding like a complete wuss by saying that. "Besides, what's at Canterlot that we both have to do?!"

"I'll explain once we get on that train!" I told him, starting to run out of breath from me running and yelling at the same time. We were making pretty good time too because we rounded the last corner and saw the train at the station. About to leave. "No, no, no!" I yelled out, trying to run faster. "Hurry dude!" I told him, wanting him to hurry up.

We kept running faster, trying to get to the train before it started going too fast to catch. Luckily, I just got to the end of the caboose, grabbing the railing that was on the edge and lifting myself up.

"Hey! Wait up!" I heard Angel call out as he tripped and fell to the ground. Losing ground fast as the train picked up speed. He quickly got up and started running again, coming close to the railing of the caboose.

I held out my paw while keeping my tail wrapped around the railing. "Come on! Just a little closer..." I said, trying to reach out farther to get Angel and pull him on board. I couldn't use my boomerang since it might snap if Angel tried to pull himself up with it. So that left pulling up Angel by my bare paw.

"I'm...Trying..." Angel said getting closer. But as he tried jumping towards the railing to get up, he tripped again over a small rock. Making him tumble to the ground as the train started going even faster. Too fast for Angel to catch up anyway. Not like he could run any further if there was a chance. Tripping twice while running like that, that rabbit's foot of his would have to be lucky for him not to get a sprained ankle.

"NO!" I called out, seeing him get farther away as the train kept on going. Leaving him behind wasn't a good idea. But if I jumped off the train now, I'd be road kill with how fast the ground was going under me. I couldn't catch him now. "Great..." I said, falling onto the floor of the outer part of the caboose.

Ponyville wasn't that far off, but Angel was still a decent distance away from any of the houses. And with some injuries like that, how would he be able to make it back to the library? Or Fluttershy's Cottage for that matter?... Oh man, Fluttershy!

Great. Not only have I run away from her, but I messed with Spike, ripped up and stole the newspaper thing, and did nothing but annoy her all day. Man, if she's not punishing me, I'm pretty sure Blitz will for putting her through all of this.

So as I didn't move from my spot, I just kept looking at the sky and the smoke the train was making. Trying to think this all through. You better believe that the other companions are going to hate me for this. Except that messed up cat Opal. She'll probably try to be around me even more for this. Still, they'll go easy on me compared to the ponies.

"I didn't think any of this through did I?... Dang it, how am I explaining this to Fluttershy and the others?" I asked myself, not having a clue how to answer that.

"Well, I'd be more concerned about explaining just why you two ran away."

Quickly looking up, I saw as Owlowiscious flew over towards the railing of the caboose. Angel in his talons as he hung suspended above the ground. He quickly got on the platform though. Not even showing any pain.

"Woah! Angel, you're not hurt!" I said in relief, glad I didn't just give him any injuries. Of course, I was fully prepared for the next part.

"Yeah, no thanks to you! I nearly crushed my head on a rock, you stupid raccoon!" He yelled at me. "Why are you so focused on getting to Canterlot anyway?! Why did you drag us this far?!"

"Hold on a second." I stopped him, holding out my paws in defense. "First off, I didn't drag you all the way out here. You could've stopped at any moment and turned around to get back to the library. Second off...Why are you here?" I asked, turning towards Owlowiscious.

"Well, the second that window broke, Twilight and Fluttershy came running in. And after Spike filled them in on what happened, they told me to follow you to the train station and try to stop you. Of course, I guess that now it's a little too late for that." He told us, explaining his reason. "But for once, I agree with Angel. Why did you want to go to Canterlot?"

"This." I quickly reached under my hat and pulled out the picture I ripped out from the newspaper clipping. "I'm trying to get this."

"A trophy? Are you serious?" Angel asked. "What would you do with a trophy?!" He pressed on. Not getting what I meant.

"It's not the trophy he wants..." Owlowiscious said as he facewinged in annoyance. "It's the bag that goes with it, isn't it?" He asked me. And the second he realized it, Angel facepawed as well in how stupid it sounded to them.

"Yep! We're gonna go there, enter the croquet tournament, and get me a new bag!" I said, standing up and acting confident. And I was too. There was no way I'm gonna let that bag slip away from me!

"It's 'and get myself a new bag'." Owlowiscious corrected me, not wanting me to butcher my language.

"Well that sounds like the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Angel said, frowning because of how annoyed he was. "And why did you ask me to come anyway?"

"Because this time, I'm gonna need some help on this little adventure of mine! And you two are more than enough to help me with!" I told them, grinning at both of them.

"Um, hold on. Why am I getting wrapped up into this?" Owlowiscious asked with a slightly fearful look on his rotating face. "I never said that I was going to help with this crazy little scheme of yours. So why should?"

"Because you need to make sure we don't get into any trouble. Right?" I asked him, reminding him of his little mission Twilight gave him. And I knew that he wouldn't go against whatever Twilight asked him to do.

"Well..." He sighed as he shook my head. "What did I fly into this time? Fine, I'll help you with your plan." He agreed as he facewinged again at what he just agreed to.

"Great! And now that all three of us in agreement, let's hide under the seats!" I said, turning towards the door. Only for Angel to turn me right around and glare at me.

"Why in all of Equestria and beyond, should I help you?! You nearly killed me by making me follow you onto this train! Not only that, but now I have to follow you all the way to Canterlot against my will! Not to mention Fluttershy's probably gonna give me 'The Stare' for a week because of this! So tell me, you masked moron, why I should even consider helping you?!" He asked, glaring at me so much that I thought he might've inherited Fluttershy's 'Stare'.

"Because Angel, you owe me a solid." I told him calmly, making him go wide-eyed. "Yeah. Remember when Opal was about to claw your head off for landing on her tail a week ago?" I asked him, being serious now. "And remember what I had to do to make her calm down?" I asked, now getting angry myself. That was a memory I wanted to repress.

"I know I do..." Owlowiscious said, turning his head backwards to avoid looking at me because of how angry he was.

"Yeah..." Angel said, frowning at how I saved his life. No joke either, Opal had a bad day. And none of the others were around except for me, Owlowiscious, and...Winona... That took a serious knock from my ego to do. And Angel owed me big for that. "Okay fine, I'll go along with it."

"Thank you." I said, now turning back to the door. And clearing my throat and blocking that memory once again, I got my confidence back to focusing on that croquet trophy. "Now come on you two! We gotta get to a cable car so we can hide!" I said, going through the door. It wouldn't be long until we got to Canterlot. And the conductor would check back here any minute. We came this far, and we weren't giving up now!

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Fluttershy's POV

"Did you see which way Owlowiscious went?!" Twilight asked me as the three of us met back in front of the library. Spike went to my cottage to see if they went there, Twilight looked around the town to see if she could find them, and I looked around the sky and Sweet Apple Acres from overhead.

"No. What about Angel or RJ?" I asked, both of us now turning towards Spike, who was holding some of RJ's things that he left at the cottage. The parasol, fishing rod, train schedule, a small bag of bits, and his ripped up bag. The bottom included.

"Nu-uh." Spike said, shaking his head. "Maybe this would be easier if there were more than three of us looking for three small animals." He offered, getting tired of finding them already. And I admit that made me a little mad that he would get tired of finding them already. Still, I kept calm and said nothing. Not wanting to make him upset any more than he was.

"Spike's right. We need some help to track them down." Twilight agreed, seeing that he had a point. And I guess they were right. Angel was always good at hide-and-seek, so it might be hard to find them.

"But who might be able to help us?" I asked. "Applejack said that she and Winona would look around the farm, Rarity is behind on her orders so I don't think she'll have time to help..." I told them with a frown. But I didn't know about the others.

"I think Pinkie Pie said something about helping the cakes with a big order today. And Rainbow Dash kept going on and on about tickets to the Wonderbolts." Spike filled us in, helping me to tell Twilight about the others.

"Well...Maybe some pony else can help like..." Twilight thought, trying to think of some pony to ask. She then pointed behind me and Spike. "Maybe them!"

Turning around, we saw two ponies that were dressed up in dark blue suits with a white stripe going across it that had 'P.L.E.A.S.E.' written on the stripe. They also had holsters on the sides. I recognized the two as Swift Lightning and Berry Punch.

"Excuse us!" Twilight called out, running over to them. Me and Spike right behind her. As they looked up at her, Swift spoke up. Still having the hood from his robes on his uniform while Berry Punch looked like she was paying half the attention Swift was.

"Finally, something being reported! What do you need miss?!" Swift asked Twilight, ready to help out.

"We've lost a few pets. An owl. A bunny. And a raccoon wearing a hat! Can you help us look for them?!" She asked, hoping they would.

"That's...It? Just a few missing pets?" He asked, sounding a little disappointed about that. It took him just a few seconds to shake his head and get focused. "I mean, don't worry! We'll help!" He told us, happy to help us.

"Um...What's in the holsters?... You're not gonna hurt them are you?" I asked, getting a little scared by seeing them.

"Oh, I wouldn't-*hiccup*-worry about that now..." Berry Punch said, smiling as she reached for one of the holsters, pulling out a small bottle of something. "It's just a little bit a apple cider. Want some?" She asked, offering one to us. This just making Swift facehoof in embarrassment.

"Berry, don't offer them any cid...Never mind, can you get Snowflake and Thunderlane? They could help." Swift said, looking towards her.

"Don't worry. I'll find em and tell em ta help find the owl, bunny, raccoon, and the bat..." She said, running off to find the other two P.L.E.A.S.E. officers. Taking the cap off the cider before drinking it.

"No, there's no bat! Don't tell them..." But before Twilight could stop her, Berry already rounded the corner. Making Twilight frown a bit before Swift spoke up.

"Don't worry; they're still looking for the three animals. So we'll find them. We'll get back to you if anything comes in." Swift told us, flying off to find one of the critters.

"Well that could've gone better." Twilight said; a little mad that the message might not have gotten through clearly.

"Well, it's still nice that they're looking for them. I just wish we knew why they ran off." I said, thinking that maybe knowing why they left the library would help.

"Or why RJ ripped up this newspaper..." Spike said, pulling out a piece of paper and looking at it with a bit of confusion.

"He did what?" Twilight asked, taking the paper and looking through it before sighing a bit in relief. "Well, it wasn't anything related to what's happened to any of us. But it is odd." She said looking towards us. "It talks about a croquet tournament at Canterlot happening today."

"Wait a second; didn't Rarity mention something about a croquet tournament?" Spike said, remembering something about it. "Yeah...Yeah, she said that it would be a good chance for her to catch up with some really important ponies." He said, thinking about it as he scratched his head.

"Why would RJ rip it in half though?" Twilight asked, hoping Spike had the answer.

"Oh. Please remember Spike." I said, hoping he would remember anything else about it.

"She said that the trophy was solid gold, lined with a few gems around the rim of the base of the trophy." Spike said, remembering a bit more. That's when he started drooling. "Oh boy...Those gems looked so good...I almost wanted to win that trophy myself just to have those gems.

"Oh Spike, please be careful. You're drooling all over RJ's specially made pack..." I said, noticing how RJ's pack was getting wet.

"Huh?" Spike said, looking at it. "Oh, sorry. It's just that those gems looked really tasty. If only I could get them off that gold trophy." He said, trying to wipe his drool from the bag. "Wait a second..." He said, seeing the bag that was in his claws. "Holy Guacamole! I think I know where RJ and the others went!" He yelled out.

"Where?!" Twilight asked, wanting to know so she could get Owlowiscious and the others back.

Well," Spike said, passing RJ's pack over to me as he looked at the train schedule RJ had. "They must've gone to Canterlot! Says here a train left ten minutes ago!" He said, showing Twilight the schedule.

"Angel must be getting so nervous since he's that far away with no pony to watch him!" I said, jumping a little after realizing that. "Oops..." I said, noticing how I dropped the bottom part of RJ's pack.

"I'm sure that Owlowiscious is keeping good watch of them. When's the next train leaving for Canterlot?" Twilight asked, wanting to hurry and get them.

"It says the next train leaving is coming...In twenty minutes!" Spike said, reading RJ's schedule.

As they kept thinking their plan over, I noticed something on the bottom of the pack. Something stitched in like a signature. "Huh?" I asked myself, trying to read it in curiosity about what it said. "Masker..." I said, reading the name quietly to myself.

"...And we'll get right back on the second train ride back to Ponyville! You got it Fluttershy?!" Twilight asked me, finishing her plan. But seeing that I just kept staring at the bottom of the pack, she asked again. "Fluttershy?" Did you hear the plan?"

"Oh, um, I-I'm sorry Twilight. I wasn't paying attention." I said, snapping out of my little daze. But I had enough time to think to myself. And I knew just what I had to do. And it might've been rude, but I couldn't follow whatever Twilight's plan was.

"Well, that's okay. We can explain it at the train station, come-"

"Sorry Twilight." I quickly said, gathering all of RJ's tools up. "But I need to go back to my cottage and fix a few things. I'll meet you in Canterlot, I promise." I told them, flying off back to my cottage. I didn't want to be rude, but I had to hurry if I was going to fix this problem.

"Fluttershy?" Twilight asked, watching as I flew back to my cottage quickly without even stopping. "What was she talking about?" She asked Spike.

"I don't know, but let's hurry. I don't want this to be a repeat of last time." Spike told her, wanting to hurry and save the three critters.

"Yeah you're right. Let's hurry..." Twilight said, both of them running for the station. As they ran, Twilight realized something. "Wait. What did you mean 'repeat of last time'?" She asked, not understanding that last part.

"Oh. Well, uh, you see. Funny story, I know you'll love it..." Spike said, not seeing Twilight smile at all. Instead, it was mistrust in his words. "You know how cake can make you do the craziest of things?" Spike asked, hoping to get something out of Twilight. But only seeing her look turn into a frown, he gulped. "This won't end well..."

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RJ's POV

"Ladies and gentle ponies! We have now arrived at Canterlot!" The conductor said, coming into the wagon we were hiding in. An as soon as he left, I gave the all clear for us to come out. The window above us open. So Owlowiscious came out and gave us the signal so we could follow.

"Alright, we're out. On to faze two." I told them, looking around to make sure none of the ponies saw us. Luckily, we were on the opposite side of the train where every pony was getting off, so there wasn't as much security.

"So you do have this planned out?" Owlowiscious asked, hoping he was right. I didn't usually plan much out. I mostly made it up as I was going along... Like right now for instance.

"Uh... Sure. Whatever you gotta tell yourself to help you sleep in the morning." I told him, not wanting to make him worry. Too bad that I didn't word that right as he just sighed. Knowing it was a stupid question to ask.

"Well what is 'faze two' then, genius?" Angel asked with a frown, not sure how much trust to put in me right now. I couldn't blame him though. This was probably the first time he agreed to follow somebody else's plan that was this risky and dangerous. Still, knowing that I couldn't keep this must trust in him for long without answers, I spoke up.

"We find information..." I started; looking around for the silver can of all treasures. "There!" I said, pointing towards a small alleyway that was hidden in shadows. And knowing the coast was clear, I motioned them to follow close as we all ran over to the alley. Hiding in the shadows before any pony could see us. Especially those guards. Who knew security was tighter in Canterlot? Luckily they can only look in one direction, so we got in the alley unnoticed. Not to mention right next to one of the greatest things in the world! A...

"Ew... That trashcan smells disgusting!" Angel complained, hiding his nose from the smell. "Why did you pick this place?! There was a directory towards the right!" He asked, not able to stand the smell with his heightened bunny smell. Of course, I was used to the wonderful smell that is garbage, and Owlowiscious doesn't have a keen sense of smell. So we weren't complaining like Angel.

"Simple. What we need is in there..." I told him, peeking out from the alleyway. Seeing a guard approaching. But as luck would have it, the lid for the trashcan was missing. The great garbage smell being only that much greater. So not wanting to be around the smell all that much longer, he scrunched up his nose and turned around. Not wanting to patrol next to the garbage at all.

"Now's my chance." I said, jumping into position. And despite Angel's objections, I jumped up and dove headfirst into it. Going about halfway in to check around inside.

"That is just so gross..." Angel said, getting a little sick at how much I didn't even care. "Now I know why Winona doesn't like being near you... Wait a minute, how does Opal even overlook that?!" He kept asking, not able to imagine how the others react normally to me doing this.

"Hey dude, it's not so bad." I told him from inside the trashcan. "Besides, if you've gone through as many trashcans as I have, you'd know just how to avoid getting into any of the bad stuff. Hey! A half-eaten banana muffin!" I called out from inside, eating it without any regrets. How do ponies just throw away perfectly good food like this anyway?!

"I think I'm gonna be sick..." I heard Angel say from outside, kind of scaring me a little. I was all for trashcans, but not if someone or some pony pukes in them! That's where I draw the line!

"Oh please, it's not as bad as you think." Owlowiscious told him. We were both scavengers, and he told me that he lived on his own like I did before he met Twilight. Of course, he didn't dive headfirst into trashcan like me. He was still a lot better mannered than that. "Have you found anything yet?" He asked, calling up to me.

"Hold on, I think I... Got it!" I said, coming out from the trashcan and landing in front of them. "A tour guide of Canterlot with a map in it!" I showed them, opening it up. "Oh, and I saved half of the muffin I found if you guys want it." I said, holding out the half of the muffin I haven't eaten. Well, I guess you could say quarter since I found it half eaten already.

"Who, in the right mind, would- what the?..." As Angel started to object, Owlowiscious took it politely. "Are you serious?! That's leftovers that got thrown away! Are you honestly going to eat that?!"

"Well not the outer layer." Owlowiscious said with an obvious tone as he ripped the piece in half. Eating the inside that was protected from the trash and other germs. "The inside is a lot healthier." He explained. He had a good point though. It was a little healthier to do that. But I was used to eating the outer part if I had to.

"Okay, can we stop talking about the garbage?" Angel said, wanting to forget about all of what just happened. "Just, what do we do now?" He asked, wanting this to be over with so we could go home.

"Easy. It said that the croquet tournament is right here." I told them, pointing towards the left side of Canterlot Park. "I'm gonna go through a few trashcans and make my way there," I showed them, pointing towards the right side of the park. "And then gather up some strong enough bark and twigs. Owlowiscious, you gather up a big cloth. Maybe a blanket or towel or something. The same color all around."

"Alright, I guess I can do that. What's it for exactly?" He asked, a bit skeptical about all of this.

"You'll see soon enough. And Angel?" I started, looking towards him. "You look for a wig. And a bunch string or something that's kind of long. We'll need it if we're gonna move onto faze three of my five faze plan." I told them, folding up my newly acquired map and stashing it with my boomerang behind my back. By this point, I had it figured out enough to know how this was going to end. "You two got it?"

Angel sighed, but knew that he had no way out of this. "Yes, got it. Find a wig, a ton of string, and meet you back at the park on the right side. It's not astronomy." He told me, understanding the plan.

"Great. Meet you all in an hour or so. Don't waste any time on this. We got one shot." I told them, turning back towards the train station. Owlowiscious just took off in the air to find some cloth, and Angel went in the other direction of the alley to find a wig.

Knowing that I wasn't going to sneak around all those guards, I turned towards one of the walls and started climbing up the rain gutter. Getting to the roof and running over to the other side of the block. Not that many pegasi around here flew around, so I was safe from getting spotted. All I had to do now was get the few odds and ends I needed and get to the park. So that meant two ping pong balls, a needle, maybe some tape, and a zipper. Easy enough. There were plenty of trashcans around here, and plenty of materials to work with.

In fact, there was a trashcan right there! Perfect timing too. We had no time to take our time, and the park was a good distance away. Still, that doesn't mean I can't have some fun along the way right?

"Leap of Faith!" I yelled out, jumping from the low roof as I landed right into the cushion of thrown out food. I then started digging further in for what was to be an important mission. And failure was not an option!

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Owlowiscious' POV

"Ugh, why am I actually going along with this?" I asked myself. "I don't even know why I'm helping them with this. There's no plan, no actual reason to do something this foolish, and we're putting ourselves in danger and getting in trouble for no reason. But if Twilight finds out that I just let them run amuck in Canterlot where her teacher is, she'll be disappointed that I didn't do the responsible thing."

As I flew over Canterlot, contemplating all of this for the first time, I realized just how trapped I was. Between a rock and a hard place would be the best way to put it. So I guess that meant that I had to go ahead and choose whatever I think is the best choice. But it still added up equally, so what was there to choose from?...

Oh, why was that muffin the only thing I've eaten for today? I was perfectly fine with eating a plain pastry from the trash, but I couldn't bare myself to eat some of Twilight's cooking? Why did I decide to skip that breakfast?! True, I was used to the bird feed Fluttershy brings over, and Twilight's cooking was equal to that of food from the garbage...

Okay, it was even worse than food from the garbage, but I don't mean to be rude to Twilight. I know she tried her hardest at it, but she just wasn't a good cook. So don't judge me for eating the garbage. You would too if it was between that and a burnt bowl of food that your diet didn't even consist of in the first place.

Back on the problem at wing though, I guess that I just had to do what my judgment told me to do. And I guess that meant helping my friends before they got in any trouble. This also meant, finding some type of big cloth. It would help if I knew how big it had to be though. Just saying 'big' wasn't that helpful. Did he mean towel big, picnic blanket big, or bed sheet big?

Well, perhaps I'll worry about that once I find something. Now if I only I could find something reasonable enough to get. I couldn't just steal something though, so what could I use?

"Oh great, this is all wet!" Before I passed over the block of homes, I heard some pony below speaking in furiousness. And not having any leads to go on, I decided to go ahead and listen in on what was happening by flying into a nearby tree. Hiding behind the leaves as I kept listening in on the conversation.

"Fancypants won't like that his favorite comforter is soaking wet. I need to get rid of this thing..." As the concerned voice kept speaking from inside the house, soon enough I saw a figure come out to match the voice. A white unicorn with a light pink mane/tail and three emblems for her Cutie Mark. She looked a little taller and skinnier than Twilight or the others, and looked very high-class.

She then levitated the slightly small sized comforter over towards a clothing line while no pony else was looking. Just laying it on the line and not bothering to pin it down in place.

"Hopefully the wind will take it before he finds out what happened." She said to herself nervously as she started making her way towards the door. Only to stop as she heard some pony else coming. "Uh-oh..."

"Darling. By chance, have you seen the comforter that goes on my bed? It seems to have just vanished." A pony asked from inside the house. Sounding confused about what had happened while he was gone.

"Oh..." The mare hummed to herself nervously, looking back at the bed sheet. "If anything, a thief even, is listening right now, please take that bed sheet away from here!" She whispered to anything, not wanting Fancypants to get angry with her about ruining his comforter.

"Well...If I'm being granted permission to take it, I might as well..." I said to myself, thinking my actions over in my head. "After all, it was an accident as far as I can tell. Here goes..."

"Hold on a moment Fleur, I'm coming outside..." Fancypants said, coming to the doorway. But before he could make his way outside, I got to the comforter and grabbed it with my talons. Flying off before he even had a chance to catch her with it. And speaking of her, the mare could do nothing but just gawk at how well her plea for help worked. And when I turned my head to face her, all she could do was raise her hoof and wave goodbye slowly. Not having any words for what I just did.

"Ah. There we are. So do you know where it could have gone?" He asked, curious to know. And Fleur just kept quiet as she slowly pointed towards me flying away while still looking awestruck. And as he saw me flying away with his comforter in my talons, he adjusted his monocle to try and see if he was witnessing this right. "Well then...That's the most peculiar thing to happen...Ah well, I guess that couldn't be prevented. Come along dear, I guess I'll have to find a new comforter."

As he went back inside to just forget what he saw, the mare just watched a little longer as I disappeared from view. Not knowing how or why I came and took the bed sheet she had tried to hide. But she didn't complain as she just waved goodbye to me awkwardly once again. "I know I shouldn't question it but... What would a bird want with a wool comforter? Especially a wet one?" She asked herself before going inside as well. Wanting to just move on and get ready to attend the croquet tournament with Fancypants this afternoon.

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Angel's POV

"Okay, this looks like a good place to get a wig and some string." I said, stopping in front of a costume store. If there was any place for there to be string and a wig, it was here. So not wanting to stay in the middle of the street, I ran inside the opened door. Careful not to let any pony see me.

And right after getting inside, I saw a few ponies walking around. I don't know why though, Nightmare Night was over. So what was the point in buying costumes? Oh well, it doesn't matter if a few ponies are slow or not. At least they're not packing up any of the costumes.

"Mommy! Mommy look, a stuffed bunny!" I heard a little filly's call out from one of the aisles. Hearing her, I instantly froze up. Staying perfectly still to make sure that they kept thinking I was a toy. Of course I kept my eyes closed too. Only a fool would try to keep their eyes open when they tried to play dead. Even if you could keep your eyes open long enough, they always tap those fake eyes a stuffed animal has. Sometimes they even pull them out by accident. Something I would not let happen.

So it was smart to keep them closed and just wait until they left. I didn't have a price tag or anything either, so they couldn't buy me. Not to mention, 'She found me on the floor!' Her mom or whatever wouldn't let her keep me.

So only a few seconds later, I felt myself get picked up by a small hoof and get carried off somewhere in the store. Where I couldn't tell. But at least it would be over any- "Oh wow! That make-up would look perfect on her!" Oh no! Tell me she's not going to do what I think she is!

"Just reach up and...There!" She said trying to get up high enough to reach for something. And before I could get away from her, she landed back on all fours after getting something and laid me on the ground. Holding me down lightly as I heard her open something up.

Oh please Celestia, help me! I'll do anything! I'll beg! "First, let's start with this..." I promise never to insult anything again! I'll be nice! I'll live up to the name Angel! Just please keep her from-

"There we go!" She said, finishing up as she applied all the make-up. Covering 'her doll' with lipstick, eyeliner, hoof-polish, and pink...Pink everything! Even stickers all over the face! It was so messed up... The poor massacred object that the filly thought was a test subject for every beauty product possible was now covered in the stuff from head to toe! I didn't even have to look to know that it had to be a mess of colors. Probably colors that would make a clown run away screaming in fear.

I wanted to apologize. Say sorry to any of those that knew the sad little 'toy' that lay on the floor right now. Apologize about everything. Everything the poor doll that lay beside me had just gone through.

After setting me down and putting a small saddlebag on top of my ear, trapping me in place, she unbuckled it and took out a bunch of make-up. Putting it all over the unicorn doll that she had beside her. After admiring her work, I was able to open one of my eyes just a little bit. Seeing the doll right beside me with its face no longer recognizable. I was just lucky it was the doll and not me that was attacked by that filly's 'art' skills.

Before she could notice I was alive, I closed my eye back up. Hoping that I wasn't her next target. "Now that Mrs. Glamour is all pretty, let's work on her new coltfriend named... Ranger!" She said, coming up with the stupidest name I'd ever heard. Only... At least it wasn't as bad as my actual name.

"First off, a mullet!" She said in 'brilliance'. It may not be make-up, but I still didn't like anything about this. What filly actually dressed a doll up with a mullet?! It was the dumbest idea I'd ever...Actually...

"Oh! There's one right there!" She yelled out, running down the aisle towards a bunch of wigs. This might not be so bad. Just let her get the wig, then run away while getting some string or something to go! And I didn't have to move a muscle! Literally! "Aw, they don't have any small ones... Oh well, I guess a pony sized mullet's okay too." She said, getting the wig and coming back. Standing me up on my hind legs as she put the mullet on my head. Covering up my ears, but still letting me be able to hear enough to know what's going on.

"Alright, now just one last thing! A different tail!" She said, running off in a random direction further into the store. Well this must be my lucky day! A fake tail had to be made of string right?! So that means that I'll be getting both of the things on my list without doing a thing! It only came at the cost of playing as a doll. And that wasn't much of a problem. Especially since I wasn't Mrs. Not-so-Glamour that laid next to me.

"I'm back Ranger!" The filly told me. "Now hold still..." She said, putting the fake tail over my actual one. Ticking me off a little since she was messing up my tail, but I guess it wasn't so bad. "There! All done! Now Ranger and Mrs. Glamour can have their wedding!" WHAT?! OH, THIS IS NOT GOOD!

Before I could even respond to that, the filly picked me and the disfigured doll up. Holding both of us against our will. Well, my will I guess since the other thing was an actual doll. "We have gathered here today, for the marriage of Ranger and Mrs. Glamour." The filly said, pretending to narrate the thing. And while we at it, this filly knew what a mullet was, knew how marriages went in a nutshell, and knew where everything was in this store like the back of her hoof, but she didn't know that 'Mrs.' meant already married?!

"Does the couple agree to marry the other?" She asked, skipping the rest of the wedding part. "I do." She mimicked 'Mrs.' Ugly. "So do I." She said, trying to make the dumbest deep voice for me as she waved me around like crazy. "You may now kiss the bride." She announced. Oh this dumb little filly better not bring me any closer to this monster, or I'm going to track her down!

"Oh Mazy! Time to get going!" I heard an adult call out as she came down the aisle and towards the filly that was hosting the worst wedding in Canterlot thus far. If I wasn't acting like a doll right now, I'd be sighing in relief at how close I came. That doll was only an inch from my face! "What are you doing with those two dolls? You know that they belong to the store. Put them down."

"Okay mom, I'm coming..." Mazy said with a sad expression as she threw me and Mrs. Glamour off to the side. Me hitting the ground first and the doll head-butting me in the face before bouncing off beside me.

"Ow..." I groaned as I sat up, rubbing my now sore head since a plastic doll head slammed into my skull. "Oh well. At least it's over now. And I still got the mullet and string. If now's not the time to make a run for it, I don't know what is." I told myself as I stood too my feet and stretched. Glad that I didn't have to stay still anymore.

But even though I was free from playtime, I still need to get to the park so we could get this all over with. I just wanted to get back to Fluttershy and the cottage. I didn't even care if she punished me for running away at this point. It still wouldn't be as cruel and embarrassing as what I just went through.

Sadly, it wasn't over yet. We still had to help RJ get that stupid bag of his by doing whatever stupid plan he came up with. Something that I did not want to do at all. Not to mention, something I will never do again.

Because if this is what I happens when I owe him a favor, next time I think I'll just take my chances with the cat and avoid all this. It'll be quicker and less painful to go through.

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Well with the list of stuff all collected, it's only a matter of time until RJ's plan is put into action! And I can only see good things happening from it! XD Too bad we can't tell who it's gonna be good for.

Anyway, I hope you all liked this part of the episode! I'll see you all tomorrow for the final part! Until then every pony, goodbye for now!

QotC: If you were an animal, not pony, and you had the chance to help RJ with his plan, would you? Why/why not?