"Does... she do this often?" Daring asked. I had carried RD into the store, and we were currently kicking back in a few cushy chairs while RD slept on a couch.

"Nah, she's just having the best day of her life. Maybe too good..." I mused. Daring laughed.

"What did you do to make her day this great?" She asked.

"Well, we were waiting for me to grow wings, so I called Princess Luna and got us tickets to the Wonderbolt's show just now." I started.

"Whoa! You can just call Princess Luna and get tickets to a sold out show?! Also, what do you mean grow wings?" She interrupted.

"Well, yes, I guess I can. You see, I had just completed a mission, and I asked her to get me to the show instead of paying me. That's why we were in the Royal viewing platform. Also, I need to grow wings to walk on clouds." I explained.

"You got to watch from the royal viewing platform? Wow, Princess Luna must like you! No wonder that was her best day ever! Why did you need to walk on clouds? While I'm at it, HOW DO YOU GROW WINGS?" She asked.

"Yeah, Luna and I are good friends... Don't tell anypony though, I don't think she wants eveypony to know. Oh, and that wasn't her best day ever because we watched the Wonderbolts, it was her best day ever because they recruited her. I needed to walk on clouds because RD invited me to her place for dinner. I copy the magic of anypony I'm near, so I can grow wings, a horn, anything really."

"THEY RECRUITED HER?! WHY?! Oh, and she invited you over for dinner? Is she your marefriend or something? How do you absorb magic?"

"Umm they recruited her because I challenged them to a race and basically lost it on purpose so that she would win and not tie with me. No, I can't say she's my marefriend... Nopony would like something like me... and uh... I came from a planet with almost no magic, so I act like a magic void of sorts. I take in the magic of the planet and it molds itself to whatever I'm closest to."

"Wait, you challenged the WONDERBOLTS to a race, and you had to lose ON PURPOSE?! Also, you shouldn't say things like that! Maybe she does like you! Have you asked? Wait, you've been doing all these things for a mare that doesn't like you? Also, what's it like living in Canterlot Palace?"

"Yes, I did challenge the Wonderbolts. RD over there is the fastest flier in Equestria, and the only pegasus able to preform a sonic rainboom. I was copying her magic, so I was just as fast. No, I never really asked. We're really good friends, and I'd hate to mess that up. Oh, and that's why I do this stuff for her, because we're such good friends. I don't live in Canterlot Palace... what makes you think that?"

"She's the legendary pegasus that does the rainboom? I've always wanted to meet her! Didn't you say you can CALL Princess Luna?"

"Yup, that's her! That's actually pretty funny, I'm sure she always wanted to meet you too! Also, I don't call her by yelling, I use this!" I pulled out the little iPhone and showed it to her.

"Wow! What is this thing?"

"Think of it as something like a magic mirror. I can call up an image of Luna and talk to her at almost anytime I want! I don't like doing it much, she is a Princess after all. I really live in Ponyville. RD does too!"

"Oh Ponyville you say? I don't think I've been there before... Say, why don't you tell me about one of your adventures now?"

"Umm... sure! Do you want to hear about the manticore fight, me killing myself, the Tim--"

"I'm sorry, did you just say killing yourself?" I grinned.

"Eeyup, you want to hear about that one?" She nodded vigerously. I grinned even wider, and dove into the tale.

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"Then I adopted the baby Discord that had been left behind by the magic backlash!" I finished. Daring Do was staring at me, starry eyed with mouth hanging open.

"I've quite a few amazing things in my career, but it's not very often I can find somepony with adventure stories almost as good as mine!" After she finished talking, RD started to wake up. I ran over to her.

"Hmm? Ughh... Wha-- Sharky?" RD mumbled, still half asleep.

"Yupp, it's me! Glad you finally returned to the world of the living!" I joked. RD giggled a little.

"I had the funniest dream... My friends and I were all on this little glowing screen thingy, and you were watching us. Weird huh?"

"Uhh... yeah weird..." *cough cough* "Anyway, look! Daring Do!" I announced. RD turned her head to see Daring. Her eyes shot open and she jumped clear off the couch.

"OH MY GOSH IT IS YOU! I'M A REALLY BIG FAN!"

"Yes, so I heard." Daring said calmly. "I heard that you're the pegasus that can do the Sonic Rainboom! I'm a pretty big fan of yours too!"

"THIS IS SOOO AWESOME! I gotta get your autograph!"

"Don't worry about that, your friend over there got you the WHOLE set of my books, all signed by me!"

"He DID?! You DID?!" RD turned to me and hug tackled me. "THIS IS THE NICEST THING ANYPONY HAS EVER DONE FOR ME!"

"Heh, it's nothing really..." I was blushing bright red. I had expected her to be happy, but I'd underestimated how happy.

"No, it's EVERYTHING!" She shouted back. "In the same day, you got me a position on my dream team, AND you introduced me to my FAVORITE adventure pony! Not to mention got me ALL her books... SIGNED!"

"Umm... nah, I'm sure any of your friends woulda done the same..." I muttered.

"Well, this is nice!" Daring interrupted. "Hey, if you two don't mind, I'm invited to a little party tonight at a nice little club. I can bring a few guests, you two wanna come?"

"Wow, really?!" RD asked.

"Eeyup! You two both seem really interesting, and I can tell we're gonna be great friends! I insist you come!"

"Umm... no thanks..." I said. The girls both looked at me.

"Why not?" Daring asked.

"I really, REALLY, hate parties..."

"What? You never told me that!" RD exclaimed.

"Well, it's true. I'm terrible with parties, a real downer."

"Well, why don't you two come with me anyway? It's not a huge party anyway, really small."

"Really?" I asked hesitantly.

"Really."

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"I THOUGHT YOU SAID SMALL!!!" I yelled over the party.

"YEAH, SO DID I!!!" Daring yelled back. The entire 2 story building was filled with ponies, all dancing and drinking. Daring tried to continue talking to me, but I went into panic mode and ran to the least crowded part of the building. Behind the DJ's booth. The was a pony there, spinning records. Luckily, he was the only one there. He looked at me in confusion, and took off his headset.

"ALRIGHT, I'LL BITE. WHO SPIKED MY DRINK?!" He shouted. Nopony even turned to him. He sighed audibly. "FINE, I'LL TALK TO THE HALLUCINATION THEN!" He turned to me. "HEY, WHAT'S UP?"

"NOTHING MUCH, JUST A MINOR PANIC ATTACK!"

"HA! SURE. SO, I'M NIGHT WEAVER! WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"

"I'M SHARKY! THIS MUSIC IS COOL! DO YOU DJ A LOT?!" I asked, trying to take my mind off the panic.

"I WISH! THIS IS THE FIRST PARTY I'VE EVER WORKED IN MANEHATTAN!"

"WHY? YOU SEEM REALLY GOOD!"

"I AM, PONIES IN MANEHATTAN ALMOST NEVER PARTY!"

"WHAT? THAT'S INSANE! I KNOW A PLACE WHERE THEY PARTY LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY!"

"REALLY? WHERE!?"

"IN PONYVILLE THERE'S A PINK PONY NAMED PINKIE PIE THAT PARTIES ALL THE TIME! I'M SURE SHE COULD FIND YOU SOME MORE WORK!"

"REALLY?!"

"WELL, ANOTHER DJ ALREADY LIVES THERE, SO I'M NOT SURE!"

"HEH, IT'S WORTH A SHOT! WHEN I'M DONE HALLUCINATING, IMMA FIND THIS PONYVILLE PLACE!"

"YEAH, ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE NOT HALLUCINATING!" At that, I waved goodbye and ran off again. I found my way to the exit, bowling over everypony in my way. I made my way outside, and gulped down the fresh air as fast as I could. "Ok, NEVER AGAIN!" I shouted. I walked a little ways away from the building, I turned down the nearest alley, and sat down. I breathed and tried to clear my head. I felt a hoof press up to my neck.

"Don't move, and nopony gets hurt!" A familiar voice growled. A familiar scent drifted from the foreleg, and I grinned and flipped the offending pony over my shoulder and into my arms.

"You really shouldn't sneak up on a guy that kills monsters for a living RD." I laughed.

"Darn! How'd you know it was me?!"

"Easy, you smell like rain."

"Wait, how... what... you can smell me?"

"Well, I've carried you enough times to know what you smell like yes."

"That's... interesting. Is it a good smell?"

"The smell of rain is the best smell in the world in my opinion! Well, other than the ocean."

"Awww..."

"So, why aren't you still partying with Daring?"

"I don't really love parties either..."

"Liar."

"Heh, ok fine! I didn't want to let you be alone..."

"Aww thanks, you're a great friend!" RD frowned at me.

"Gah buck it!" She hopped out of my arms.

"What did I do?"

"Nothing..."

"Hey! That's where you two went!" Daring interrupted. "Why are you out here?"

"Because I told you, I FUCKING HATE PARTIES! NOT COOL DARING!" I yelled. She flinched.

"Heh, sorry. I thought maybe you wouldn't mind it once you were actually there..."

"Yeah, I minded it. A LOT. Anyway, I gotta get to dinner now. It's getting awfully late."

"Aww... well, I'm sure I'll see you again someday, as a matter of fact, call me before you go on your next hunt ok?"

"Umm... sure... how?"

"Oh yeah... maybe you can use that cool little gadget you showed me earlier?"

"Maybe, I'll call Luna and ask." I pulled out my iPhone and called Luna. She picked up on the fifth ring.

"Yes Sharky? Art thou ready to go home now?"

"Yeah I am Luna, but before I do, I have a question. Is there any way I can add more ponies to my phone?"

"Why yes! That mirror works with magic, just ask it to let thee contact another pony, and that pony shall become reachable." Luna explained.

"That's it? That's all I need to do?"

"Well, thou hath to be near the pony thou wishes to add..."

"Wow, sweet. Umm... phone? Can you add Daring Do to my call list? Or whatever list it is I use to call..." A blue light shot out of the phone and waved over Daring. She jumped back in shock, and my contact picture of her ended up being her in mid-air with wide eyes and an open mouth. I laughed.

"Ok, thanks Luna! We can go now!" I thought for a moment. "Wait, I need to grab the books!" We all ran back to the store and I picked up a rather large stack of books, all signed by Daring Do. "Ok, now we can go!"

"Art thou sure?" Luna asked.

"Eeyup, bye Daring!" She waved goodbye, and RD and I disappeared in a flash.

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"Whew! Feels good to be back in Ponyville!" I shouted. RD and I were standing in the middle of the town square. We were the only ones still there. "Wow, it's later than I thought!" I exclaimed as I looked up at the dark sky. "We should get to dinner huh?"

"Hmm? Yeah, let's go..." She muttered.

"Umm... ok, which way?" She pointed into the sky off to the left, and we both took off. I still had her wings, so it was only a short time before we made it to her house. "Where can I put these books?" She pointed to a fluffy bookcase, which was painfully empty. I set all the books down in it, and stood where I was. "You know what? I'm actually really hungry! What about that dinner?"

"Oh, It's in the dining room. Follow me." RD said quietly. She started trotting off.

"RD... Is something wrong?"

"No, this is the best day I've ever had! It's... just not ending the way I wanted..."

"Oh... can I fix it?"

"Yes, yes you could. Unfortunately, you won't. Let's eat." I gave her a confused look.

"Of course I'll fix it! What's the problem anyway?"

"Just forget it. Anyway, here we are!" She pointed to a table laden with various apple-based dishes. "Applejack taught me how to make this stuff. I hope I did alright." I narrowed my eyes at her, but decided to drop the previous subject.

"Well, it all LOOKS delicious!" I cheered happily, trying to dispel RD sour mood. She smiled, but it looked a little forced.

"Thanks... let's eat!" We both dug into the food, and it was all really good! A little cold, but still good. I had some apple pie, applesauce, and apple juice, but not much else. I finished eating before RD, and I looked around the house a little. There were lit candles in a few places, but there wasn't any other light. It made it hard to see much more than RD and the food.

"Hey RD, what's it like to sleep on a cloud?" I asked suddenly. She looked up at me, a small smile creeping over her face.

"You wanna find out?" She asked.

"Yeah! I'd bet it's awesome right?"

"It sure is! Come on!" She stepped away from the table and walked out of the room. I picked up a few dishes off the table and started washing them off in a nearby sink. (Don't ask me how a cloud gets running water! I don't know!) RD popped back into the room. "What are you doing?"

"Washing off the dinner dishes."

"Why?"

"So that you don't have to deal with them later."

"Sweet Celestia... " She muttered. She bit the cloth tied around my neck, and dragged me away from the sink.

"HEY!"

"No, I'm not letting you do everything! You've done enough for me today." She said through my cloth. I sighed and turned to follow her. She smiled and released the cloth. She turned to leave the room again, and I slowly started backing towards the dishes again. "NO!" She yelled at me. My shoulders drooped and I walked after her. She led me into what I recognized as her bedroom. She pointed to the bed. "You can sleep here!"

"Oh, I couldn't take your bed RD!"

"You aren't!" She hopped up into the bed. "We're sharing! After all, you wouldn't want to lose your wings in the night and fall to the ground, right?" I thought for a moment.

"Good point... ok fine... if you don't mind..." She smiled.

"Not at all! Now come on slow poke!" I grinned back at her and climbed into the bed. Her bed was just as small as Twilight's, so we had to spoon... Damn.

"Umm... is this still ok RD?"

"Yeah, this is awesome..."

"Okayyy..." I might have protested a little more, but DAMN that cloud bed was comfy. I was out in a matter of minutes.