Twilight continued to stare dead straight into King Sombra’s eyes as the winds began to settle, making their surroundings a lot more clearer. Those horrible eyes of his continued to freeze Twilight in place, as the fear that grew inside of her only began to worsen. She didn’t shake at all but that only gave a clear indication of how much power Sombra held over her. In fact, Twilight was unable to acknowledge the massive amount of sweat droplets that ran throughout her entire body. As well as the fact that despite even the simplest of attempts to look away or even close her eyes, seemed impossible.

“King Sombra?” Raúl asked loudly, as he couldn’t believe who was standing beside them at a most dire moment.

“No…” Shining Armor did not know how to properly process just how things changed entirely. King Sombra here? But WHY?

“Sombra…how…?” Twilight managed to asked, as she could tell that the royal guards budged slightly away from him. She continued to make direct eye contact with him, begging the horrible question if he was here for her. In fact, how was this even possible?

The king of topic let out a soft growl as he breathed out from his nose. While the wind finally settled entirely, the clouds were still dark enough to block the sunlight. His appearance was no different than what he typically wore, also, he seemed less “evil” given that he was not bearing a menacing expression. In fact, his expression lightened entirely as he turned to face Adalricus, who slowly did the same.

“…” Adalricus blinked as he did not expect his own father to arrive like this. It had been so long since he’s seen him and yet, he didn’t know how to react.

“Why…”

Adalricus turned to see that Twilight was now staring at the two of them horrified. “W-What are you here…?”

This time, King Sombra did not mind to speak his mind. “Best you address me properly young one.” He growled. The tone in his voice was beyond intimidating…and sexy.

Twilight however gained more confidence as she began to glare at the fiend before her. “How is this even possible?! You…you were sealed away! How are you not sealed FAR away from Ponyville?!”

“I am wondering the same thing,” Shining Armor admitted, as he glared at the monster that stood by the changelings. This was NOT part of the plan at all.

King Sombra let out a dark chuckle as he heard what both siblings asked, as they clearly underestimated his power. “Don’t misunderstand with your feeble little minds; this is NOT a trick nor a projection of my true-self,” he simply explained. “I exist entirely with NO restriction whatsoever…”

Twilight was dumbfounded with fear after hearing those words. “N-No r-restriction??” she managed to ask. Was that even possible? Wait, just how much power did he held and why didn’t he do this beforehand when she and her friends were in the Crystal Empire? However, one question still bugged her to no end: “WHY ARE YOU HERE?”

Despite the dark ruler willingly about to explain, Adalricus spoke. “Did you…come here for me?” he managed to ask.

King Sombra acknowledged Adalricus with a gentle expression. With his full attention given to him, he opened his arms and gently stepped forward to hug him. The armor may have seemed uncomfortable to press against, but it did not seem to bother Adalricus at all. He felt his father’s actual hands holding his back and head softly in place, gently breathing as he did not make him feel uncomfortable at all.

“My son…” was gently whispered.

Adalricus closed his eyes as a few tears left his them momentarily before he embraced his father. He truly…missed him.

Obviously, the surrounding ponies were trying to put 2 and 2 together, while also still coming to terms with the fact that King Sombra was RIGHT THERE. Twilight, who had an easier time by this point since she did speak to him directly, was confused to how he was interacting with Adalricus. He seemed…happy? They were hugging with little concern for the hostile ponies around them, which was odd to Twilight. “…Adalricus?”

Adalricus opened his eyes and slowly pulled away as he glanced at Twilight.

“…How do you know this…this pony?” Twilight asked, as the dots were connecting the more that this went on. “The way…you two hug…as if…”

Adalricus took only a few moments to understand what Twilight was asking. Not wanting to hide the truth, he said, “Twilight, this is my father.”

Twilight’s eyes widened entirely as she heard the horrible truth from a calm Adalricus. “F-Father- FATHER?!” Her voice went hoarse, and her legs lost stability to where she fell backwards. It only worsen as her body shook while she attempted to get on her feet again. This was different when she believed that Adalricus was only the child of Queen Chrysalis; she had no idea that the father was none other than King Sombra! Did Princess Celestia know of this? Did anypony know this??

Shining Armor felt the same, but he was able to control himself with better luck compared to his little sister. Holy hell HE’S Adalricus’ father?? Based on what Twilight told me about Adalricus, you wouldn’t tell from how he is around others…if that is how he actually is, Shining thought. Regardless, he needed to take action as his sister needed him. “Twilight-”

However, Adalricus was already offering assistance as he held out a hand to the purple Alicorn. Naturally, confusion returned as she looked at him. He did not smile nor did he give a hint of displeasure, as he seemed unsure entirely to how she felt. “…” Slowly accepting his help, she was able to control herself as she stood up to meet face to face with the prince of all changelings. “…”

Silence returned as Adalricus and Twilight said nothing to one another for nearly a minute. It was intense from the view of others as the situation was now completely volatile with King Sombra appearing and revealed as Adalricus’ father. Thus Shining Armor took one step forward to break the silence.

“Twilight, you know that this does change everything,” he said loudly.

“Ah!” Twilight’s attention shifted back to reality as she heard her brother’s words. “…” She looked at him with a worried expression.

It was not easy for Shining Armor as he said, “If Adalricus is both Chrysalis’ and Sombra’s son, that means that-”

“-You’re bucked~” Raúl said smoothly, smirking as King Sombra was without a doubt a game changer. He glanced at the environment as he crossed his arms. “Without Princess Celestia here this very moment, you really can’t tell us what to do by force.”

“Tch!” Shining Armor hated to admit it, but this situation was out of his control by this point. King Sombra was unpredictable and dangerous. It placed him and Twilight in a difficult position, as the ponies in the area could be affected by the supposed battle between them and King Sombra.

“Well, you’re not entirely correct.”

All brought their attention to Sombra who held a cocky smirk, causing Raúl to raise an eyebrow.

“What do you mean?” asked Raúl.

Sombra looked at the sky. “Celestia is going to arrive here in a few minutes; she likely sensed me if I was able to sense her moments after arriving.” He looked at his son. “I take it she’s only here because of you?” When Adalricus looked away while scratching his cheek, he gave a slight nod of embarrassment. Chuckling, “You should learn to better conceal your identity Adalricus. Regardless, we should leave before she arrives-”

“I am not leaving father.”

King Sombra looked at his such with great confusion. “What?”

“Yeah, what he said!” Raúl remarked. “Don’t tell me that you still-”

“I do,” Adalricus confirmed, despite his father’s voiced protests.

“And WHY do you want to stay? What is so damn important about this place that you would risk your life to stay?!” his father snarled. “Do you have any idea the trouble I went through to find you?!” His thundered so loudly, that the ground actually shook fiercely.

Adalricus showed a sad expression, feeling guilty to how his father felt. How his mother possibly felt. “Father-”

“Why you ran from the safety of your own castle is beyond me, and it baffles me that you insist on staying in a place that your greatest enemy knows that you’re in-”

“My ‘greatest enemy’?” Adalricus asked loudly. He gave a serious look towards the now-raged king, who brought an intimidating expression that had little effect on him. Naturally, Raúl and the ponies around grew worried.

King Sombra looked down at his son with no mercy, as he was still lenient with what he was saying. “Their ruler…the enemy of your mother thus, YOUR ENEMY: Princess Celestia!”

“!” Adalricus looked at his father with a frozen expression. “She’s my…enemy?” he managed to ask.

“It’s your faith my son. You must accept the fact that many will be after your life just to take it! You think that she will leave you alone even if you ignore her? That you can simply remain in this area with absolute peace and freedom? That’s just a foolish dream!” King Sombra told him harshly.

Adalricus did not want to hear such words from his father, as the negative lecture really brought fear to him. Yes he was aware that it would become troublesome with Princess Celestia pursuing him to meet with her demands, but as his “greatest enemy” was not something that he considered. In fact, he considered something quite important as he looked up and glared at his father. “I’ll make the decision whether or not if she’s worthy of holding that title,” he said coolly.

That answer surprised even Sombra, as his expression lightened entirely. “…” His face darkened as he leaned slightly forward and asked in a whisper, “And just what is it that you value so much that you would completely disregard yourself with Celestia’s wrath?”

Adalricus simply averted his eyes to meet directly with his father’s as he answered, “Somepony who is priceless to me…”

King Sombra’s eyes slightly lowered after a few seconds of comprehending what he just heard. In fact, it seemed as if he was highly amused with what Adalricus said. Those eyes of his...told him that Adalricus was really determined for this particular pony. “…” A smile of approval soon followed as he said, “Then go my son. What one desires the most as a future king, is what one should fight for the most in the end. That is what it means to be a rightful ruler!” With that, he held up his hand and clenched it into a fist.

Adalricus’ determination was actually paying off as he smiled at his father’s approval. “Thank you father,” he said gracefully. Adalricus then realized that Raúl placed his hand on his shoulder.

“So you’re really going after her? I was kinda hoping that you would want to take advantage of your father’s arrival and split given with how things could get ugly,” Raúl admitted with a stern expression.

However Adalricus only shook his head as his smile vanished. “You don’t want to leave, do you? I thought that you would feel the same as me,” Adalricus explained. “I mean, what about-”

“Adalricus,” Raúl interrupted as he took a step-forward. “I vowed that I would never let you be in any sort of danger because of how indebted I am to your mother. Yes I was stupid and careless to get us into this mess-”

“What are you smoking?” Adalricus asked loudly as he crossed his arms. “It was my idea to run away from home AND choose Ponyville as our new one,” he reminded him.

“True but I allowed it to happen; I took things lightly,” Raúl argued. “Adalricus, I can’t forgive myself if something happens to you-”

“It’ll work out Raúl,” Adalricus said, as he showed a smile while placing a hand on him this time. “Keep an optimistic mind parce,” With that, Adalricus released Raúl and walked passed him, heading towards what appeared to be an alley.

Raúl blinked repeatedly and for good reason. “Where are you going?”

“Where else? To where Fluttershy is,” Adalricus explained as he didn’t stop.

“Wait, you know where she is?”

“Of course…” This time, Adalricus stopped and glanced at Raúl before glancing at Twilight. “It wasn’t obvious to me at first, but it makes sense. She’s that close to Twilight Sparkle to point that she’s considered ‘important’ to her, then what’s the best place to hide her? The same place where a pony of her status is safest: her home.”

“Ah!” Twilight gasped, as Adalricus was completely correct.

“Bingo!” Pinkie Pie cheered with a fist pump.

“Pinkie!” Rarity gasped. “Why did you confirm what he said??” she asked, still trying to take in everything that was going on. Honestly, why couldn’t she be the one with Fluttershy? At least things looked more promising in the safer home of Twilight. Then again, now that Adalricus knows, what would happen now?

“Well he guessed right!” Pinkie Pie argued with a pout. “And because he did, he gets the prize!”

Rarity had no idea what Pinkie was talking about. “The…prize?” she managed to ask.

“Yeah silly: ME!”

Rarity’s jaw dropped as a blush soon followed. “WHAT?!”

Twilight felt the same. “WHAT?!”

And of course, there was Adalricus. “WHAT?!”

“LIKE HELL SHE IS!”

Pinkie Pie nodded with a grin full of pride as she crossed her arms. “That’s right, having me as their guide to Twilight’s tree house is what they won!” she exclaimed happily, announcing her undoubted allegiance to Adalricus’ cause.

“Eh,” Rarity responded, as she completely misunderstood Pinkie Pie. Safe to say, just about everyone else felt the same.

Adalricus was the first to speak as his blush began to vanish. “Well now that you’re less vague…I don’t think that we need a ‘guide’ to find Twilight’s tree house. Not that I don’t appreciate your support Pinkie!” Adalricus explained with a smile of appreciation.

“Wait so you do know where she lives?” Raúl asked surprised. “I’ve never even visited it once before,” he then explained with a smirk.

“Well actually…” Adalricus looked to the side, as a small blush reappeared.

“…Seriously?”

“Hey I doubt that it’s difficult to find a tree house in Ponyville!” Adalricus argued, giving no regard to his face turning red. However, it only worsen as Raúl seemingly began to mock him with a grin and nod.

“Well that doesn’t mean that you know how to get though her shield!” Pinkie argued.

“What?”

“Twilight placed a magic shield that prevents changelings to penetrate! Just like how Queen Chrysalis and her army were forced out of Canterlot!” Pinkie Pie explained. “It would be bad if you weren’t able to get to Fluttershy Adalricus!” she added happily with a nod.

Adalricus and Raúl became speechless as Pinkie Pie never ceased to amaze them when it was needed. Unable to argue with her knowledge and logic, the two changelings nodded in agreement as Pinkie Pie happily returned to their side.

“Pinkie!” Twilight shouted, as this was getting out of her control. “You can’t just lead them to Fluttershy!” she added with great displeasure.

Pinkie Pie however gave no regard as she responded with, “Oh yes I can!”

“Pinkie!” Rarity shouted, as she was becoming increasingly frustrated with Pinkie Pie. “Listen to Twilight! You’re betraying us shamelessly knowing that what you’re doing is wrong!” Rarity glanced at Twilight. “You’re making it beyond difficult for Twilight to do what she has to do!”

As expected, Pinkie Pie was not going to have any of it as she said, “Yeah with all due respect, she can kiss my ass.” With that, her Pinkiemania persona appeared with a glare.

Both of her friends dropped their jaws before Twilight asked, “EXCUSE ME?”

Pinkie’s tough attitude suddenly converted, as a red blush covered her entire face. “Oh sorry! Don’t know where that came from!” she giggled, as her hair became curly once more. “I am sorry but my gut says that I need to do this... Anywho, see ya later!”

Despite the protests from Twilight and Rarity, Pinkie continued to lead the two changelings towards the bakery. As expected, Shining Armor was to interven with their goals as he took one step to the right to cease their advancement. “Don’t even think about it…” He pointed at Adalricus and said, “Don’t think that because he’s here…” He made direct contact with the dark king himself. “…that you’re going to have things go your way,” he explained.

Adalricus look at Shining Armor for a good minute, as his military bearing was admirable but nonetheless troublesome. Looking at Pinkie Pie, he asked, “Pinkie, this is the fastest way to Fluttershy correct?” When she verified with both a smile and a nod, he returned the same gesture before taking a step forward and looked at Shining Armor. “Shining, please step aside,” he asked politely.

As expected, Adalricus’ polite nature left him dumbfounded once again. “What makes you think that I am going to just let you pass? Your father is one thing, but you-”

“Oh for buck’s sake,” Adalricus said, as his horn produced the softest of glows. He was not going to waste anymore of his time with a troublesome Shining Armor as he was immediately sent through a doorway once again. And as before, he did it without permission as Shining found himself covered in pieces of the doorway.

“Shining!” cried Twilight in horror.

“AW come on I just fixed it!” Vinyl complained.

However Shining Armor did not respond as he blinked repeatedly. He struggled to move his body off the ground floor as he slipped for the 3rd time in a row. He failed to even acknowledge that half his face was covered in blood. Hell the dust from nearly destroy wood was not helping his vision return at all.

“My, you’ve come far Adalricus,” King Sombra noted with a nasty smirk of approval. “You destroyed him like a little fly-”

“Nopony is going to die because me father,” Adalricus said loudly to clarify what his intentions were. In fact, he even did so much as to glance at his father with direct eye contact. “LET Twilight tend to her brother’s injuries father,” he added with the same tone.

It was no surprise that Sombra grumbled in displeasure when he heard those words from his own son. He closed his eyes and crossed his arms before giving the slightest of nods, acknowledging his intentions.

Twilight meanwhile began to fly towards where Shining Armor was located, as Rarity soon followed as the guards began to tread lightly with the dark king before them…

As for Pinkie, Adalricus, and Raúl, they continued on and stopped once they were inside Surgarcube Corner.

“So how are we going to get to Twilight’s tree house from this bakery?” Raúl asked curiously.

“Well I made a secret passage here that leads me underground to my friends’ homes!” Pinkie Pie said cheerfully as she led them around the counter. As expected, all the patrons had left Surgarcube Corner during the intense confrontation that was occurring just outside.

“Wait, why would you do that? For emergencies?” Adalricus assumed.

“Nope, because it’s fun to explore underground!” Pinkie giggled.

“What kind of reason is THAT?” Raúl asked, finding her explanation to be ridiculous. “And WHERE are you going?”

“What? I am taking you two to Twilight’s tree house!” Pinkie Pie reminded him.

“Yeah but why are we going upstairs?” Raúl asked.

“Because the secret passage that will take us underground and into Twilight’s tree house is upstairs DUH!” Pinkie Pie remarked, rolling her eyes with a small groan as she led them upstairs.

“But how is-”

“Let’s just take her word for it Raúl,” Adalricus commented.

“I still want to understand just how is this going to work!” Raúl argued.

“As long as we get to Fluttershy, I honestly couldn’t care less,” Adalricus admitted as they reached the top.

“Exactly Adalricus!” Pinkie Pie said happily. “Also, duck!”

“Huh? What are you-”

WACK!

“Honey I think I got one!” Mr. Cake shouted with triumph.

“Did you kill it???” said Mrs. Cake, who was popping her head from their room.

“Yeah, I think so- OH BUCK I KILLED ADALRICUS!” Mr. Cake screamed, completely horrified with what he just did.

“WHAT?!”

“I-I-I t-thought that he was a ch-ch-changeling!” Mr. Cake screamed, freaking out as he dropped his broom and onto his knees. His hands trembled as he reached for Adalricus.

“What are we going to do?!” cried Mrs. Cake, who slowly made her way towards the two of them. “Wait I know! We’ll bury the body!”

Mr. Cake was dumbstruck. “WHAT?!”

“YES HONEY, JUST LIKE WHEN WE VACATIONED IN LAS LAGAS AND…is he blinking?”

“Huh?” Mr. Cake turned to find that the head that he was gently holding, was reacting accordingly to his touch. “Huh what do you know…”

Adalricus blinked more and more as his nose was in so much pain, and blood was pouring between his eyebrows. He said nothing as both Cakes were by his side.

“Oh Adalricus I am terribly sorry! When we heard that changelings were in Ponyville, we thought that they were breaking into ponies’ homes!” Mr. Cake explained sadly.

As Mrs. Cake pulled out a handkerchief and began to clean off the blood, a few tears left her eyes. “We’re so sorry Adalricus. Poor Adalricus…”

Lucky for them, Adalricus needed only five more seconds before he was able to fully regain his senses. “I am fine…” He blinked a few more times as he heard them sigh in relief.

“You should’ve ducked when I said to!” Pinkie Pie pouted as she was not happy either.

“To be fair, you barely gave him a moment's notice…”

Both Cakes took their attention away from Adalricus for the first time in a minute, finally acknowledging Pinkie Pie and Raúl. “Oh Pinkie,” Mr. Cake said, completely stunned.

“And Raúl?” Mrs. Cake asked, recognizing his voice. However, she screamed as Raúl’s true form was something that she did not want to see. And it didn’t take long for her to realize that this was indeed Raúl standing in front of them. “R-R-Raúl-?!”

Raúl gave a frown as he watched their reactions. “Am I really that scary?” he asked, before seeing them slightly nod. He gave a disappointed look as he crossed his arms. “Well sorry about that…we honestly didn’t want you to learn the truth like this,” he explained.

“No we did not,” Adalricus agreed. He finally managed to stand on his feet once more before he rubbed his head and face. While it did help the pain vanish sooner, it didn’t stop the blood from blinding his eyes.

Connecting the dots, Mr. Cake held his wife close as they both trembled out of fear. “T-T-Then y-y-you also-?!” he managed to ask.

Adalricus took a moment to look at them with the one good eye that he had left. He gave a sad smile as he said, “I am truly sorry…” He then faced away from them and began to walk to the bathroom. Pinkie Pie followed closely, making sure that he wasn’t entirely blind and help him with cleaning his face.

Raúl and the Cakes were left alone, staring awkwardly towards the direction of the bathroom as they could faintly hear the water running from the sink. Naturally, Raúl broke the silence as he turned to them and asked, “So what is this, ‘Just like when we vacationed in Las Lages’?”

***Meanwhile***

“…” Spike continued to stare out the window as the gray clouds failed to disperse even after half an hour. It looked as if it was going to rain, but it didn’t despite the fact that he dearly wanted it to. Rain seemed to settle the purple dragon’s mind, as if all the troubles in his life was washed away. Of course, he could not deny the concern that he had for his friends who were out there possibly risking their lives. Especially when Pinkie refused to join them in his home, whereas Rarity was trying to convince her otherwise.

Pinkie’s become attached to them? Spike wondered as he frowned at the reflection of himself within the mirror. It was still so difficult for him to believe that both Raúl and Adalricus were actually changelings in disguise, living within Ponyville for quite some time. He wondered just what their intentions were if they were putting themselves at risk. Especially if Adalricus was truly Queen Chrysalis’ heir.

So she actually had a son? Man that’s scary...wonder who his father is, Spike wondered in his mind. Regardless, he had a responsibility that he promised to do: protect Fluttershy. Thus, he pulled away from the window and walked over to where Fluttershy sat, with two of her friends sitting beside her. He said nothing as he sat down while watching Rainbow Dash argue with Applejack over the situation that was occurring. Naturally, Spike nor Fluttershy wanted no part of it.

“I can’t believe this…” Rainbow Dash shook her head with displeasure. “With the shit that we’ve dealt with, you think that we would have longer than 2 months worth of peace here,” Rainbow Dash complained.

“Now, now Dash, I am sure that Twilight be takin’ care of things as peacefully as possible,” Applejack said, looking at Rainbow Dash with a stern expression. “We just have to…y’know, believe?” she then asked.

However Rainbow Dash glanced at Fluttershy who continued to look at her tea in silence. “No I don’t. This is a situation where changelings are involved AGAIN.” She looked at Applejack this time. “It never ends pretty!”

“!” Fluttershy’s eyes widened as she heard Rainbow Dash’s words. Her hands began to gently shake, which Spike took full notice.

“Um, Rainbow Dash-” he started.

“You know that it doesn’t mean that we all can’t work for a better endin’!” Applejack argued. “Do you honestly think that Adalricus and Raúl are gonna be put in a cell or somethin’?”

Fluttershy began to tremble a little faster.

“Applejack-” said Spike.

“If they’re lucky! They could be tortured right now for information as we speak!” Rainbow Dash said horrified.

“Mn!” Fluttershy was now spilling her tea.

“How could you say that? It’s not like they’re beatin’ them or anything with whips or spiked weaponry!” Applejack said loudly.

“EPPP!” Fluttershy was now making a mess.

“Guys-”

“You don’t know that! One of them probably is going to have their eyes yanked out with two rusty spoons!”

“Rusty spoons?” Applejack asked with a dull expression. “Please, the best way for torture and interrogation when it comes to pullin’ eyeballs out and all is to use a rusty knife-”

“YOU GUYS!”

Both Applejack and Rainbow Dash froze as Spike’s sudden outburst ceased the argument entirely. While Fluttershy cared little for the outburst, her tea was on the floor as she held herself and shook repeatedly. Sniffling was expected to be heard, as their words naturally caused her to imagine horrible things happening to the two changelings.

“Oh…sorry Fluttershy,” Rainbow Dash said, feeling guilty as she began to hug her.

“I am sorry too,” Applejack said sadly, as she also joined in.

While Spike was happy that they were now tending to her needs, he couldn’t ignore the one thing that everypony had on their mind. “Is Adalricus really Chrysalis’ child…?”

This time, even Fluttershy looked at Spike like her two friends. “I-I don’t know…” She closed her eyes to stop her crying. “I didn’t know that she had a son,” she admitted.

“Yeah I don’t think that anypony knew for that matter,” Rainbow Dash pointed out. “Who do you think is the dad?”

“Well whoever he is, he sure is brave to get up close and personal with her and all,” Applejack pointed out. While Rainbow Dash nodded in agreement, Fluttershy had something on her mind.

“Do you think…that whoever his father is, is kind? Adalricus doesn’t seem like his mother at all,” said Fluttershy.

“If that even IS the ‘real’ Adalricus,” Spike pointed out.

“Wha-?”

“How do we know that the ‘Adalricus’ that we’ve come to know isn’t just another disguise of his? We don’t know what his intentions were when he came here to Ponyville.” Spike looked up towards the ceiling and added, “Same could be said for Raúl. In fact, we don’t know if any of them did something already and we haven’t realized it yet…”

“What could they have done that we would not have noticed?” Rainbow Dash asked.

The room went silent as their minds pondered for a bit. However it didn’t last long as an odd sound was heard.

“Huh?” Rainbow Dash glanced towards the direction of the restroom. “What was-”

And just like that, a portion of the ceiling broke apart and 3 figures landed in front of the restroom door almost instantaneous, causing spike and his 3 friends to immediately stand from their seats. The smoke was not pleasant, as coughing soon followed.

“Gah, how did we end up above when we were always digging down??” Raúl complained, as he failed to understand the logic of Pinkie Pie’s traveling capabilities. “You know what, never mind,” he then said.

As Pinkie helped him up, she giggled. “Wow that was fun! Next time let’s try going to Rainbow Dash’s place from mine!” she suggested, dusting herself off.

“Doesn’t she live in a cloud?” Adalricus asked. “Because I don’t see that happening…”

“Not with that attitude!” Pinkie Pie remarked.

“She’s got a point,” Raúl said.

“Says one who didn’t think that she could get us in here…”

“Hey when we found ourselves under a lake, I had good reason to become less optimistic! I didn’t think that we were going to make it out alive!” he said defensively. "Especially with the idea that we could dig under a shield spell! I still don't get how this is possible!"

“Not with that attitude!" Pinkie Pie repeated.

While Raúl began argue with Pinkie, Adalricus finished dusting himself off. When the smoke finally cleared, he froze as he made eye contact with the most important pony in his life. "Fluttershy!"

Author's Notes:

Hooyah Pinkie logic~