Hi there every pony! I'm a finally back! And thanks to all of you saying so in both the reviews, and in PMs, I've finally come to a conclusion! The intros will be short stories! Made by ALL of us!

To keep it short, it'll go like this: It'll go like popcorn reading or one-word story where I write the first part, which is below, and then out of every pony who volunteers THROUGH PM, there will be a random drawing to see who goes next!

And it will be random thanks to a site I found called RANDOM*.*ORG*/*lists/ (minus the stars) it'll let me put in every name that volunteer to write a part of the short story, and let them go next. Making it truly a random drawing!

So with that said, just PM me about wanting to continue the short story, and I'll put you in the drawing! So now, the intro will belong to every pony! Along with a few rules so it's not too long and messed up of course.

All that said, I only have one announcement left. The season finale.

You see, as most of you have guessed, it's going to take place in our world. And like last finale...

I'm gonna need so help. :D

That's right. I'm going to need a ton of temporary OCs. All of which, are human. I'm going to need officers, agents, fast-food employees, high school students, a president...List goes on, am I right? *trollface*

So that's first come first serve, and I'm only taking ten-twenty OCs, with one OC each. And if they claim it first, then sorry pal, but it's too late.

Only thing is, I'm not taking the OCs yet.

I'm going to start taking them AFTER THE NEXT CHAPTER! So NO early-birds will be accepted!

Finally, thank you all so patiently, and I promise that I'm going as fast as I can. But since I've wasted enough time, here's the short story intro! Enjoy!

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The Human Disease (Part 1 of 12)

Zeke's POV

"Alrighty then! Finally, the next chapter's up! Finally, I can take a day off to play some video-" "knock-knock-knock!" "...Uh...Come in?" I said confusedly as I turned around in my desk chair. Who would be knocking at a time like this? Dino's eating his dinner right now, so who is it?

Well whoever it was, they didn't waste a second as they opened my door and came right in. Taking one step into my office where I wrote all my stories and looked right at me with a frown. Although, that wasn't the first thing about the person that came to my mind.

In front of me was a girl. About my age, and now just staring at me in my own home. She was wearing a wizard hat and some kind of weird poncho thing that covered her whole body. Except for her feet, which didn't have shoes or socks on. She also had silver hair, violet eyes, and again a frown on her face.

And I on the other hand, was at a complete loss of words as I just kept staring at the hot girl in utter confusion. What was she doing in MY house?! "U-uh-um...Y-yes?..." I said, trying so hard not to act like an idiot. Of course I wasn't crazy, because whenever someone, anyone, just barges into your house, be ready for anything. So I used my author magic to create a bat in my hand while keeping it hidden under my desk.

Seeing how I was stuttering like an idiot, the girl just leaned up against the doorframe and rose an eyebrow at me. Waiting for me to stop acting like a loser.

"Hi there." I said, a lot more calm now. At least, I sounded calm. "Um, quick question here: Who are you, and what are you doing in my home?" I asked her, trying to act as calm as possible. Thanking Celestia that I wasn't turning red right now.

"Oh, well-" She started, instantly perking up as she spoke in a slightly high pitched voice. "I just happened to walk by your house, and stopped by because I only wanted to know one little thing." She said with a smile.

"And...That is?" I asked, leaning back a bit to try and stay calm.

"My question is..." She started, walking up to my desk with a sweet smile on her face. Looking at me with an innocent look on her face now. "That I wanted to know..."

"Yes?" I asked, letting my guard down a bit by how nice she was acting. I half expected her to pull a gun out on me or something, but I guess she was just a fan...Somehow finding out where I live.

"Well, it goes something like...WHY IS TRIXIE A HUMAN, YOU SICKO?!" She asked, stopping with the innocent voice and yelling at me with her real one now. Scaring me out of my chair and backwards onto the floor. The desk being the only thing keeping Trixie from ripping me apart right now.

Sent in From Christ's Disciple: Instead of Zeke becoming a pony, Trixie becomes a human.

"AH! You-you're-y-you're Trixie?!" I asked in complete terror. Now turning completely red from how much I fell for her. Ugh, it's disgusting just thinking that!

"Of course I am the Great and Powerful Trixie! You're the one who turned Trixie into a human in the first place! And then you have the nerve to hit on her?!" She asked me, seeing how red I was turning right now. This proving her right about the one thing.

"I-I was not hitting on you, I swear!" I said, getting up and making the baseball bat come into my hand like a Star Wars Lightsaber. "And-wait, what are you talking about, turning you into a human?! Why would I ever do that?!"

"Because you know how much Trixie hates humans like you, and you hate Trixie." She said with a glare, backing up and leaning against the wall behind her. Obviously having walked around a bit so she wouldn't be tripping all over the place now.

"Okay, both of those are true. Except there's a problem with all of that..." I said as I hesitantly made my way to my desk chair again. Keeping the bat in my hands. "I've been writing this episode for several days now. Just ask Dino. He's still a little mad that I've almost missed a few of his meals. Do you know how hard it is to feed a carnivorous dinosaur in an alternate world of ponies and humans?"

"Wait. So you're telling Trixie that you didn't turn her into a human?" She asked, me only shaking my head no. Still terrified. "Well...Then what did?"

"I...I don't know, but something tells me that I'm not going to get to relax now." I said, getting up. I guess now we had to get this mess sorted out. "Here, let's at least make it so you're not dressed in nothing but a poncho..." I told her, using my author powers to turn her poncho into some better clothes. The ones from Equestria Girls that 'Trixie' wore. The blue hoodie and a knee-length skirt. With normal shoes though, and she still had her usual cape and hat on her.

"Well at least now Trixie can get around without getting weird looks from strangers. Alright, let's get going then so we can fix this mess that you had to have caused somehow. Dino and The Smart and Creative Theodore are waiting outside." She told me, leaving the room to try and get this over with.

"Right behind you." I told her, bringing the bat with me. Whatever we were about to face was definitely going to be a challenge and a half. I can just feel it.

Disclaimer (As told by 4428Gamer): I do not own MLP or any references mentioned. That belongs to Hasbro, and misc. other people. All I own is Blitz, this story and the ideas, and a few of the OCs. Though I do not own all of them.

ENJOY!

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Blitz's POV

"And why does nearly every path need to have-Ugh!-dirt on it?! Why, it is so filthy! Oh no! Please tell me that this can come out of my coat! That's another thing. Does this town have a proper groomer? Peh! What am I saying?! Of course it wouldn't have anything! This entire town is so peasant-ish, that I'm surprised there are even cafés! A café, and I suppose one or two other almost withstand able locations, but no royal chambers for visiting royalty?! The nerve of you selfish, dirty peasants! Another thing..."

Three hours...From when I was woken up by this snotty nightmare...To right now...Not one word other than complaints and criticism had come out of his mouth...FOR THREE HOURS!

Prince Blueblood, who was about to be called Prince Noblood if he didn't shut the Tartarus up, was told to find one of us so he could have some pony show him around Ponyville. And seeing how Twilight's house wasn't 'Worthy of his presence', how Pinkie's house was a shop and not worth his time either, and Applejack's farm was obviously to 'uncouth', next on the list was me.

And since my house was on a hill outside of Ponyville overlooking the town, and was hoof-built by me so it was apparently good enough for him, which now I am sure is an insult, he choose me to follow. On the list Celestia had given him of ponies to meet, I was right above Fluttershy, then Rainbow Dash, and finally Rarity. I don't know how Rainbow Dash was higher up than Rarity on the list, but I don't care.

"Honestly! I can not believe Aunty Celestia told me to come here while she was preparing the castle for such an important event! Am I not royal enough to attend something that important?! The guards get to stay, so why am I left to rot in this ill-mannered, old-fashioned town?!" He asked, now turning to me. "Well?! Answer me, please!"

"Oh, I'll give you an answer..." I muttered under my breath, about to punt this guy into Celestia's Sun myself. When I answered my door and saw two completely exhausted guards, literally begging that I give Blueblood a tour of the town until we spotted his Inn that he'd be staying at. And even while I did finally get him there, only half an hour by the way, he said that the tour wasn't satisfactory enough. So, he forced me to either give him a better tour or be thrown in the dungeon. Which I'm sure wouldn't last even if he couldn't do it, since Celestia would just release me right away.

"It might be since they have to protect your...Um...Aunts?..." I offered, only to get a glare from Blueblood in response.

"How dare you speak that way!" He scolded with a deep frown. "For mere lower-class ponies like yourself, you should only call them by their titles and nothing more! For shame! It seems that Ponyville has no manners either! Now I know just why the Gala ended in such disaster! Those six mares must've been from this horrid town! Especially that Rarity mare! Ugh, just the thought of her and how she covered me with commoner's cake frosting still haunts me! You know, she is the most repulsive mule I've ever seen allowed in Canterlot! She..." He started to complain once again without any sign of stopping either. I just ignored him as I tried to calm down. My left eye twitch in anger from just how annoying he was getting.

I guess that's why she was at the bottom of the list. Dear Celestia, why was she that lucky? Oh well, it's probably for the best. I mean, if Rarity covered this guy with frosting...How or why that happened, I don't really want to know, then chances are she'd probably be worse off than me right now. Heck, Spike would probably be worse off than me right now. Especially with how he was still going on about Rarity.

"She wasn't the only one either! Like I said, all of them were crazy! There was another one that had tried to attack all the animals in the garden! She had dressed herself up as an ugly bush, then wen into the garden to capture some of the animals! Her name was...Oh, what was that monster's name? Ah, it was Buttercry I believe. I think even a peasant like you would agree that some pony like her should never be allowed to set hoof in Canterlot again!" He said, going off on Fluttershy next.

And as much as I wanted to hurt him right now for attacking my friends, my conscience was thankfully holding me back. It reminded me of what Twilight said about calming down, so I did what she usually did and took a breath. Motioning it out with my hoof. And even though it barely helped, it didn't stop me from tensing up my hoof in anger. It the pony thing that was equal to humans clenching their fists.

So while I was trying to keep from shutting him up for good, he went on. "I even think that she was trying to eat one of the vermin! I know that she was a vile creature and all, but I thought even low-lives had some morals!"

Just ignore what he says Blitz...In one ear, out the other. You don't even have to say anything. Just let him run his mouth, and keep walking around. He'll stop eventually...

"Still, at least she didn't destroy the whole ballroom with her victim animals! This last one, this outrageous 'rainbow' one, had managed to sneak into the VIP wing! Making a mockery of all the nobles that were attending by making them share a space with her! Something so atrocious should not go unpunished! She deserves nothing less than the Canterlot Dungeon!" ...Oh, I hope he has a will written out.

"By destroying the ballroom, she even managed to shake the rooms above! One of those being my room! And she broke my bedside lamp! Can you believe she would do such a thing?! Why, she better hope I don't find her! Because if I do than I am-"

"You know what?!" I suddenly yelled out at him, looking ready to kill him. And believe me when the terrified look on his face was worth threatening royalty. "I am sick and tired of you insulting my friends! I don't care what you say or do, I'm not putting up with this! You are single most annoying snob I've ever had to deal with! So you know what?! Good-bye!" I said, walking away from the surprised prince.

Only he didn't agree so much. "You get back here! I didn't give you permission to leave!" The prince yelled out in response, walking up to me. Only I didn't care what he said and just did the bravest thing any pony has ever done in the history of Equestria.

I ran away.

From anything else, that would be cowardly, but running from Blueblood because I wasn't going to listen to him? Yeah, I was the first pony to ever refuse whatever he was complaining about. Even the guards and probably his aunts didn't like to hear him complain, but no pony ever had the guts to get away from this jerk before me.

Sadly, he still wasn't about to let me get away with just insulting him. Because as I looked back, I actually saw this high and mighty royal pain running after me in anger. Somehow being pretty fast too. "You get back here! If you don't stop now, I'll have you thrown in the dungeon!"

"Get lost!" I yelled back, focusing ahead to try and get away quicker. Since I didn't even have time to get some breakfast, or even a storm cloud, I was still exhausted. I didn't have the energy to fly right now, so running was the best I could do. "No grip!" I yelled out, breaking into an even faster sprint as I left him in my own literal dust cloud that I kicked up.

"Ah! Eww! This is just terrific, now I'm filthy!" I heard him yell out in annoyance. I didn't stop to check though as I quickly rounded the nearest turn. Too bad I wasn't able to stop myself, because almost immediately I ran over some pony in the process.

It didn't stop there though. I had ran into them at the top of a hill. So the both of us tripped and started rolling down the hill wildly. Not even able to realize what was going on until we had reached the very bottom. Too bad for me I wasn't able to focus on who I even ran over as it started going dark. With how I missed breakfast, how tired I was, and just how much I hit my head on the way down, I was left blacking out at the bottom of the hill with a fussing Prince after me and a probably angry pony right beside me.

Great way to start off the day, isn't it?

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Twilight's POV

"Any luck?" I asked as Rainbow Dash flew over to me from above. We were looking for the last of us while the others were waiting. Me and Dash had searched around for Blitz and Rarity respectively, but I hadn't been able to find him yet. And while I was looking around to regroup with her, she had found me instead.

"No. I couldn't find Rarity at her house or any of her favorite places. What about you?" She asked as she landed beside me. Giving her wings a break as she walked beside me.

I shook my head in response. "Same here. After a confusing game of charades with RJ, I figured out that Prince Blueblood finally came to Ponyville like the Princess said in her letter. And that Blitz had to give him a tour of the town. So he could be anywhere by now. I guess that's okay though. He probably wouldn't be missing out on much. Did you get any clues about where Rarity went?"

"Well...I found her to do list." She said, passing me a small note that Rarity had written to herself earlier. Describing what she was going to do today.

"Did you go into her Boutique when she wasn't even there?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "Really Rainbow? Was that necessary?"

"What? She left her sign on the door as 'Open' and the door wasn't locked." She said, thinking that was an actual excuse for it as she shrugged as if it was nothing at all.

I just sighed and decided it was best to ignore that little detail as I kept levitating the note in front of me to read. Not stopping since I had an idea where Rarity might be and where Rainbow Dash probably didn't want to look. And just to prove my thoughts even more right, the first thing to do on the note was go to the spa. Something that was scheduled for nine to eleven. But even though that was the case, there was a good chance Rarity decided to stay there longer.

"Rainbow Dash, did you check the spa yet?" I asked, putting the note away as I turned towards her.

"Well, uh...It's like half an hour since she would've been there so...I just went ahead and thought she'd have left by now." Rainbow Dash told me, hoping I would buy that.

Why didn't I ask her to go after Blitz? Even if she didn't know much about where Blitz liked to hang out, which seemed a little ironic if you ask me, I might've been able to find Rarity a little quicker.

"Well, at least we'll be able to make sure now." I said as we approached the spa that was just ahead of us and down a steep hill. One that was smoothed out so it would be able to act as a path. Still, if some pony wasn't careful they could end up hurting themselves.

So going down the hill carefully, I walked over to the door of the spa. And after waiting a good few seconds for Rainbow Dash to catch up to me-wow how many ponies can say that?-I walked inside and saw Aloe at the front desk to get something.

"Hello, is Rarity still here?" I asked, walking up towards the desk while Rainbow stayed at the door. Closing it and looking out the window carefully to see if any pony had seen her coming inside.

"Oh, yes! She's right in there getting a hoofacure and a massage with some pony she had brought in. Just to warn you, don't frighten the employees with any sudden noises." She told us, gesturing us through the doorway after giving us the most vague warning I think she could've given us.

"Uh, thanks..." Rainbow Dash said awkwardly as she followed in behind me. Not really sure what to expect once we got inside. Of course what we saw was confusing to say the least. "Blitz?"

"Oh, I don't think he'll be waking up so soon darlings." Rarity said with a wave of her hoof, not looking up at them as she stayed still for the massage. "He had tripped down that hill outside and hit his head on the ground. Bringing me down the hill in the process."

"So you brought him in here to get stabbed?!" Rainbow Dash asked in pure shock as she saw Lotus putting the thousandth needle into Blitz's back. And that was something even I had to agree with. "R-Rarity...I think it was an accident..." She said in complete and utter disbelief that Rarity brought him here to be pinned by so many needles.

"Hmm? Oh, you think that-" Rarity then started to laugh at Rainbow Dash's concern, and I couldn't help but giggle along too. And after giving us confusing and angry glares, Rarity continued. "It's called acupuncture, darling. Where they put several needles in place to help relax your muscles. I had tried it once, and while it was terrific, I couldn't stand it. But since I saw all the stress Blitz had been through this morning alone, I knew he needed this. So I took the liberty of bringing him in here for an appointment."

"Ugh...Huh?..." Blitz said groggily as he started to wake up. Seeing me and Rainbow Dash ahead of him as the Lotus stopped putting needles into his back. "What's going on? Where am I?" As he looked upwards towards Lotus and his back, he saw all the needles. "And how's come I have a hundred needles in my back?" He asked as casually as ever.

"Once you knocked me down the hill, you passed out from exhaustion." Rarity filled him in. "I was about to start yelling at you, but when I saw...him, pass by I understood just what you had gone through. So I brought you here to help you feel more relaxed."

"Oh...Thanks Rarity." He said, resting his head back on the table. It was obvious that he was just going along with it. Not wanting to question any of it as he just stayed in place.

"Anytime. Anyhow, what did you want to see us about?" Rarity asked, turning the attention back towards us.

"We wanted to tell you both that it's come back!" I answered with a smile. And after a few seconds, Rarity perked up in sudden interest. Her face looked confused for a second, but it only took her a few seconds to realize just what I was talking about and started to share me and Rainbow's excitement.

Before she could even say anything about it though, Blitz beat her to it by asking a question. "Wait hold on. I'm lost here. What 'it' are you all even talking about?"

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Blitz's POV

"How long has this been here?"

As the four of us made our way over towards the forest, I saw ahead of us something that was a little out of place. A river. One that I had never seen before now. And it was surprising how I've ever missed this river before because the size of it was just surprising. The width of the river was the width of a football field. Not only that, but it looked as if it went on endlessly in both directions.

"Since yesterday!" Pinkie said, coming out from underwater. Scaring Fluttershy, who Pinkie Pie came up behind, in the process. "Isn't it great?! We call it the Track River!"

"I guess it's cool, but I still don't get it. How did this giant river just come here overnight?" That's what was confusing me. With all the stuff that happens around here, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some plant that grew water or something.

"Well, since we need ta get rid a' all the snow around Ponyville, every pony moves it out ta the middle of this here forest. And once the snow melts it starts takin' care a' all the plants. But there's still most of it left over. So ta keep it from floodin' Ponyville, we had this big trench dug-in around it." Applejack told me while she floated on a one-pony raft on the river.

I put the rest together myself. The snow melted and made the giant trench fill up around the whole area. And with how much snow and ice covered Ponyville and the farm lands around it, that was probably more than enough to fill up a trench this wide and probably go down pretty deep too.

"Well, the place looks secluded enough. Does any pony else know about this place?" I asked, turning towards Twilight next.

"Every pony knows about this place, but it's not all that popular a place to visit." She said with a sad smile. "Sometimes we have some other ponies come to have fun, but it's usually just us."

"We'll that's fine by me I guess." I said, walking over towards a nearby shady tree. "Besides, this place is a good enough hiding spot." I then sat against the bottom of the tree. And seeing all of their confused faces, that is except for Twilight and Rarity who knew just what I meant. As for the others, I just shook my head towards them. "Trust me, you don't wanna hear it."

"Ah! Woah! Oof! OW! Wait, hold on a-Ugh..." After a series of crashing sounds and tree limbs breaking apart, Spike tumbled into view. RJ on Spike's head, looking completely dizzy while Angel just sat on his tail just as dizzy. And not a few seconds later, a wheelbarrow rolled in behind them completely unscratched. A fancy and stuck-up looking cat on top of it. Not the least bit fazed.

"Spike? What's going on?" Twilight asked, running over to help him. As did me and Fluttershy since it was our pets that came crashing down with him. And Rarity went over to her cat to make sure she was okay before looking over towards Spike as well.

Fluttershy picked up Angel and tried to calm him down while RJ got up and stumbled his way over towards me. Letting me pick him up and place him on my head. Where he then curled up into a ball to try and stop his head from spinning. Looking exactly like those pioneer souvenir hats you see in gift shops or something. In fact, if no pony knew any better, they'd say that RJ was an actual hat.

"RJ...He and Angel were walking around Ponyville. Since I saw them on the way here, they wanted to join in. And on the way, I passed by Rarity's and Opal saw us. So then she wanted to come too..." Spike told us, still only half conscious.

"Well, I guess this is better than just us." I said with a shrug, not minding that RJ came along for the trip. And Rarity and Fluttershy thought the same with their companions.

"You bet your tail it is! A party's always better with more guests!" Pinkie celebrated by somehow throwing confetti in the air that she had gotten from underwater. "This is going to be even more fun than last years Track River Fest!" She said, naming this whole event.

"Sure, Fest." Spike said with air-quotation marks around 'Fest'. "These are fun I guess, but it isn't exactly a party like your usual ones."

"What are ya talkin' 'bout Spike? Last year was alright." Applejack defended, looking up from her raft.

"I thought it was kind of fun." Fluttershy added as she let Angel down. Getting out a small bottle of sunscreen for the bunny. And when I mean sunscreen, I mean the very same sticky odd-feeling sunscreen all our moms used to drench us with. By that point, you were begging to jump in the ocean or pool or whatever to get that stuff off. Too bad I was forced to sit there, stuck to the lawn chairs, with all of the sun-cream without any water to wash it off. Another reason why I choose winter over the other seasons.

"As much as I hate to admit it, Spikey-Wikey does have a point. We've done the same thing every year." Rarity said, levitating the sunscreen from Fluttershy after she was done and getting some to cover Spike's face. I swear, if they go after me with that stuff, I'm not letting them get away with it. "Blitz, do you want some sunscreen?"

"No!" I yelled out, holding up my hooves in defense. What did I tell ya?! "Still...Are you sure that you've done every water related thing there is?" I asked them. I may not've been able to do any water-related stuff, but that didn't mean I didn't know anything about it. I was able to think up every water-game, activity...thing, there was.

"Yeah, everything. Just try to list something we haven't done here?" Rainbow Dash challenged me, flying above the river and letting herself fall into the water below.

"...Volleyball?" I asked, thinking of how they could set up a net and-

"Played it! Me, Twilight, and Dashie won!" Pinkie Pie said with a smile.

"Okay. What about trying to swim along the bottom? Looks deep enough." With how many times every pony had to walk past this empty river on Winter Wrap-Up, there had to be some stuff down there that they could.

"Did that last year. We found some really cool stuff down there too." Spike said, joining in to prove me wrong.

"Pony Fight?" I asked, starting to run out of ideas here. It was Equestria's version of Chicken Fights, but it was still the same rules. So no changes there an they could play it in the water.

"Nah, ain't really all that fun." Applejack said with a shake of her head. Jeez, what else was there?

"Water guns?" I've seen those around like the prank store, so I knew there had to be something to do with-

"Did that too. And we're not leaving just to get them." Rainbow Dash said, now floating on her back in the water.

"Cannonball competition?" I asked, about out of stuff there was to do.

"It was fun, but Fluttershy brought along a few of her animals that year. Her seal won and that was about it." Twilight told me with a shake of her head.

"Uh...Water Polo?" I asked with a shrug. That being my last idea too. Only Rarity spoke up last. The others just relaxing themselves by this point.

"It was a valiant effort Blitz, but I'm afraid that while it is great coming here every year, we have done everything there is." She said as she laid out a beach towel one of the others brought for her to lounge on. "Don't get us wrong, it is fun after all. Just nothing knew we're afraid."

"...Eh. Well, I guess it doesn't matter anyway." I said, going back over to my tree to lean back on. RJ still on my head like a hat just to relax himself. "Shame though. Would've been fun to watch a boat race or something..." I said as I closed my eyes. Not minding having a nap right about now, despite how much I didn't usually like naps.

"..." Still, as I rested against the tree I couldn't help but think that it was all a little too quiet. Even if every pony was just relaxing. After a few seconds, the silence was then broken as I heard a few ponies coming out of the water and walking over towards me.

And opening my eyes, I was met with six ponies, a baby dragon, a bunny, a cat, and a raccoon all looking at me with curious expressions. All with their interest on me instead of anything else. So after looking at each of them, I just got confused and sat up. "What?"

"What's boat racin'?" Applejack asked, all of them wanting to know the exact same answer.

"Well, isn't it self-explanatory?...You do have boats here, right?" I asked, it being a rhetorical question. I've seen blow-up rafts, and small cruise ships on both water and air. But how's come they've never had boat racing?

"Yeah of course, but how do you race with rafts or plain old rowboats? They aren't fast at all, so how would you race with them?" Rainbow Dash said with a confused look. Which I returned when I heard her say a word that big. I mean, it was a little weird hearing her say a word that big that was a scientific term.

"Why would you just jump to the conclusion that I meant rafts? You can use any kind of boat." I told them, only for them to get more confused. "You know, paddlewheel boats?" There expressions just got even more confused. "Normal paddleboats?" They just got more confused. "Kayaks?" I tried, only for them to look completely lost. "Really? You don't know what any of those boats are?"

"No." They said in complete unison.

I sighed, not having any idea how I was going to teach them about those kind of boats. "Well...How's about we have a boat race then? That way, I can show you what those boats look like, and you can have a race too." I offered, coming up with an idea as I stood up to face them.

They all looked towards one another, and as seconds went by, they all slowly started to like the idea. All of them growing into smiles as they nodded in approval. "That sounds fun." Fluttershy said with a nod.

"I think so too. Besides, it'll give us a chance to see just what these boats look like." Twilight added, already getting excited about learning something knew from my world.

"A boat race sounds like the most fun thing ever!" Pinkie said while jumping into the air. Only to land back on the ground and give me a serious look. "On one condition though."

I rose an eyebrow towards her in confusion. "Okay...What is it?" I asked, wondering just what she wanted.

"I want you to make my boat!" She said, pointing at me with a big grin on her face.

"Ya know what, I think you'd do a better job at makin' one a them boats than me. Ya mind makin' mine too?" Applejack asked.

"And me?" Twilight joined in on the chance too. "I don't even know that much about rafts and rowboats, so I'd doubt my boat would last a lap around the river."

"Don't forget about my boat! I need one to win first place so we all know I'm the best!" Rainbow Dash said, stepping up towards me along with the others.

"Um...Could you make mine to? If it's not too much to ask, that is." Fluttershy asked with a small shy smile.

And even though this meant more work for me, I actually couldn't help but just grin at the offer. "Well, I was going to probably make them anyway. I'll make the boats." I agreed, making them all cheer in gratitude. But then I thought of something. "Still, we don't really have any first place rewards so...I guess the prize will just be bragging rights."

After seeing their approving nods, I turned towards Rarity and Spike next, seeing how they were just standing in their own little group. "I'm guessing you two are gonna want boats too?"

"Oh I couldn't possibly ask that from you, Blitz. You already have your hooves full as it is having to design, build, and style all five of their boats." She told me with a simple smile and shake of the head. Not letting me say any different about it. "In fact, I think I'll assist you for this. If you would like me too, of course."

Normally, I would've said something against her helping me. Building it wasn't so hard, and I only needed a crude drawing of the boat to know what I was building. But I would've forgotten about the style part of them unless she reminded me. They obviously weren't going to really enjoy the race if they were all just sailing in boring unpainted boats. And the fact that I nearly forgot that all together, showed me that I really did need Rarity's help for this.

That, and I didn't need her going crazy against me a second time.

"Alright sure, that'll make it way easier to finish all of the boats." I said with a nod, turning to Spike next. "What about you Spike? Think you want to race too?"

"Are you kidding?!" He asked, now suddenly excited. I guess that means it was a y- "Since all of you are going to be racing, this is my big chance! I'm going to rent that hot-air balloon and be the announcer!" He told me, running off back to Ponyville. Leaving me confused and Twilight shaking her head.

"He's been wanting to announce something like this ever since that Running of the Leaves..." She said, focusing back on us. "So, how long do you think it'll take to make five boats?"

"Five boats that'll make all five of you have an equal shot at winning?" I asked towards myself, turning towards Rarity to see what she thought. And after both of us thinking it over, we just smirked and nodded in agreement. Thinking the same exact answer.

"Give us an hour." We told them in perfect unison. Showing just how ready we were to work on the boats and get them ready.

"Just go ahead and enjoy yourselves here darlings, and we'll take care of the rest." Rarity assured them with a nod. Already taking out some paper and a piece of drawing coal to write with. Two things she usually kept on her in case she ever came up with a dress design while she was away from the Boutique. She would probably ask me the body types of the boats so she could theme them accordingly.

"And to help make this even more interesting, RJ are you good now?" I asked him, looking above me towards my raccoon-like hat that he was pretending to be. And seeing a small paw give me a thumbs up in front of my face, I saw him jump down. "Good. I was wondering if you, Opal, and Angel would like to help with something."

I then bent down and told him my plans quietly, making sure none of the others, except Rarity maybe, heard my idea. And when I finished, I unattached my ear and gave it to him so he could give me a clear answer. "Do you think you three are up to it?"

He then looked towards the other two, who could hear me as well thanks to their heightened hearing, and they nodded with small smiles, giving him the okay to tell me their answer.

"Oh don't worry. We'll make sure that it's all taken care of. Right guys?" His voice said through my ear as he tossed my ear over towards them. Having it land in front of the two of them.

"I'm sure we can take care of that. Maybe faster if the others could stop lazing around, but it will be done nonetheless." Opal's regal, and slightly evil if you asked me, voice said. It was then followed by a quick 'meow' from Opal herself.

"Actually, I don't mind doing that at all. Consider it done." Angel's voice said as he himself nodded in agreement.

"Perfect. Well, let us not waste anymore time Blitz. We have boats to construct." Rarity said, heading back towards town so we could get the supplies.

"Right behind you. See you guys in an hour." I said, walking after her while thinking up all the ideas. With something to do and nothing to bother us, I think that this just might be the best way to spend today. And I couldn't wait to see just how this was going to go.

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And so begins The Race Around the WORLD!...Oh wait, I'm thinking of something else, aren't I? Sorry, I meant The Race Around Track RIVER! And with Rarity and Blitz building the boats, I can only imagine how this is going to go!

Oh wait! I don't have to imagine! The next chapter's already written! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...Wow, I'm a terrible person. Anyway, come back tomorrow around the same time, where the next chapter will be up! Until next time every pony!

QotC: What kind of boat would you enter into a river race? (A river tub like KND, raft, kayak, wing-powered, magic-powered, the kind that was designed like the giant fighting robot Megas XLR, anything to your imagination whatsoever!)