"Honestly, Twilight... are you SURE this is a good idea?!" I asked. Twilight, Spike, and I were standing in the Park of Ponyville, with Spike wearing a large rock over his head. Spike also wore a leafy necklace, while I wore a leafy outfit that resembled an outfit that looked like it came from Hawaii. On my head was a leafy circlet that resembled the one Julius Caesar wore when he became Emperor. How the HELL did Twilight even CONVINCE me to even WEAR this?!

"Don't forget! You HAVE to be focused, or maybe the outfit could become something WORSE!" Twilight's voice rang through my head. At that point, I couldn't tell if I was red from the heat, or from embarrassment. Maybe both? Whatever the case, she was practicing a spell that could shape these up into tuxedos like the ones Rarity made four days ago. Hmm... I wonder HOW her dresses are coming along? Should I check on her sometime today? Nah, I'm sure she's VERY busy, anyways. Sixty dresses DOES sound like a handful, even WITH magic! Huh, NOW I'm wondering if THIS spell is meant to make it easier for Rarity? "I was HOPING I could, but this is ALSO a test I'm having to take for Princess Celestia! I AM her student, after all!" Yeah, yeah. We've heard you the LAST million times! "Well, SOMEONE'S in a bad mood!" If YOU were in MY situation, I'm sure you'd be worse! "Huh?! I would NOT! Now, FOCUS!"

She decided to test her spell on MY outfit first. The first time she did the spell, I continued feeling nervous, because I wasn't expecting it to work, and possibly have a BAD reaction, but before I knew it, I looked down, and noticed my leafy skirt was turned into tuxedo pants, with the SHOES included! Then, my necklace became the shirt and jacket combo. Finally, after one MORE second, my circlet became a Top Hat! I'm SO taking this freakin' outfit off when we're done! "I can have that ARRANGED, if you want!" Twilight's voice rang through my head. My face turned red, but I ALREADY knew of a way to get her back for that. Of course... I had a FEELING you were thinking of me naked! THAT time, I saw HER face turn red. I didn't notice until the last minute, but during that time I made that mental comment, she was changing Spike's rock into a Top Hat like mine, but due to a mental distraction of her OWN, his hat turned back into a rock, which fell on top of his head again, only THIS time, it looked like it hurt.

"Ow! What gives, Twilight?!" Spike groaned in a tone that showed both annoyance AND pain. He looked at me, while I smiled sheepishly. "Oh, I think I see what it is!" Now, both Twilight and I looked at him confusedly. "YOU must be noticing Pinkie acting MORE Pinkie-ish than usual today, TOO, huh?" He pointed at a dining table that was in front of a café, which was at the front-right corner of The Golden Oak Library. Now that I mention it... I should probably get something to eat there. It's been a WHILE since I've gone out to eat! (The last few days, I've been stuck on bread, toast, salad sandwiches, and pancakes. Yeah... that's ONE thing I might have to get used to... a Vegetarian-Dominant world. Goodbye, meat!)

Twilight suddenly looked at Pinkie Pie, who continued moving under random things, doing her usual forms of "Logic-Breaking". How the Hell did she even FIT under that rock?! There isn't even a HOLE under it! Twilight rolled her eyes, and smiled. "Ugh, don't let it bother you, Justin! She's just being Pinkie Pie!"

"Yeah," Spike interjected, "only SUPER EXTRA Pinkie Pie, today!" He crossed his arms, while I placed my right hand on my chin.

"Spike DOES raise a point... I haven't seen her acting THIS way all week!" I added. Then, I noticed something ELSE odd about her. "And WHY is she wearing an UMBRELLA hat?!" That resulted in a sigh from Twilight, as the three of us walked (and trotted) our way to Pinkie Pie, who was NOW hiding underneath the table again, mumbling something. Twitchy-twitcha... the HELL is this pony even saying?!

"Pinkie Pie?! What, in Equestria, are you DOING?!" Twilight asked, with a tone of both annoyance AND confusion.

Pinkie Pie stood from beneath the table, and nervously replied, "It's my tail! It's my tail! It's a-twitch a-twitchin'! And you know what that means!" We stared at her for a moment, blankly. I was, without a doubt, not even CLOSE to sure what it meant, so I cleared my throat, and began speaking in a casual tone, trying to avoid any embarrassment.

"Actually, Pinkie Pie, I'm STILL quite new here. Perhaps you can fill me in on what your 'Twitchy Tail' means?" She giggled, and nodded her head understandingly.

"Oh, well DUH! Silly me! In fact, now that I think about it, I don't seem to remember telling Twilight, OR Spike about my 'Twitches'! So, I'll just explain it to ALL of you!" She took a deep breath, and continued. "The 'Twitchy Tail' means my Pinkie Sense is telling me that stuff's gonna start falling! You three better duck for cover!" Then, she hid below the table again, while I ducked under a DIFFERENT table, along with Spike, who hid below the chair. Twilight, however, remained out there in the open, laughing.

"Oh, Pinkie! It's not gonna rain! Why, there isn't even a CLOUD in the-" Before she could finish speaking, a frog SOMEHOW managed to pull a Pinkie Pie, and land right SMACK on her face from the middle of freakin' NOWHERE! Holy crap! Are Pinkie Pie's abilities some sort of DISEASE, or something?! ... I might actually want IN on that! It took ALL my strength NOT to laugh at that, but Spike, on the other hand, couldn't hold it in for a second.

When we got from below the tables and chair, Twilight's face told me that she was now, OFFICIALLY, pissed off. Then, when I looked up, I noticed a familiar yellow-coated, pink-maned Pegasus flying overhead, carrying a wagon filled with... frogs? The wagon didn't even seem to be showing ANY resistance to the beautiful thing we call "Gravity", either! Okay, NOW I've gotta ask... HOW in the HELL is that even CLOSE to PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE?!

Ignoring my thoughts, however, I smiled, and waved at the flying Pegasus who had a worried look on her face. "Oh, hey Fluttershy! What brings YOU here?"

She looked back at me, and returned the smile. "O-oh, hey, Justin! I'm... sorry if I'm interrupting something..." Then, she looked at Twilight, and her smile quickly faded away. "Oh, and I'm SO-SO SORRY that I dropped Robby on you, Twilight! I just couldn't STAND seeing how crowded the pond was getting... what with the frogs and toads bumping into each other when they hopped, so I've decided to bring most of them up to Froggy Bottom Bogg!" Okay, in my HONEST opinion, I'm sure that just her freakin' VOICE could make her get away with MURDER, or perhaps even GENOCIDE, if she ever TAKES that path! (Although, considering she's the Element of Kindness... well, according to Twilight, anyways, I'd say the chances of that would be... zero. Maybe even in the negatives?) How she has THAT soft of a voice is BEYOND comprehension, though, that's for sure!

Before Twilight could give a response, I waved my hand dismissively, and said, "Eh, she'll be fine! Good luck out there, by the way! Oh, but BEFORE you go, is there anything you need me to do?"

She smiled, and nodded her head, before reaching into her saddlebag, which was wrapped over one of the beams that held the wagon, and pulled a jar of honey out of it. "Well, I WAS going to deliver this new supply of honey to a beehive that's somewhere in the Schoolyard, but taking these frogs would mean I'd have to run it to them tomorrow, which would be WAY too late! Would you be okay with helping me in that? That is... if you're up to it? I mean, if NOT, then that's okay, as well!" I honestly felt like just taking the jar, and agreeing to the task BEFORE she began describing if I'm up for it or not. Hell, I freakin' OFFERED to help! Still, though, it's AGAINST my nature to interrupt anything... even PINKIE PIE would be able to finish a sentence around me, if nopony ELSE stops her!

Extending my hand to accept the jar of honey, I nodded, again with a smile. "It would be NO trouble at all, Fluttershy! Oh, but is there a SPECIFIC time that they'd need it?" She shook her head.

"As long as it's turned in TODAY, they SHOULD be okay with it at ANY available time!" With that, she continued onwards to Froggy Bottom Bogg, giving a cute little muffled, "Bye-bye!" along the way.

Then, Pinkie Pie looked at Twilight, and pointed her right hoof at her face, and said, "Um, Twilight... you've got a little something on your face, there!"

Sarcastically, Twilight asked, "Oh, really? Did your Pinkie Sense tell you THAT, too?"

"Nope," Pinkie began, before hopping away, "I could just SEE it! La la-la la-la!" Then, she turned to me, and giggled. "Oh, Justin! I didn't know human MALES wore dresses, TOO!" I looked down, and at once, my face turned red again... because the tux was turned BACK into a Hawaiian dress. WHY ME?!

While she bounced away, I looked at Twilight, and asked, "So... mind if I go on ahead and CHANGE into some REAL clothes, now?" Without a word, she just nodded, while I began walking back into The Golden Oak. How did I NOT notice it turn back into the freakin' HULA OUTFIT?!

Ugh, if it's not ONE thing, it's TWO! While Justin was getting dressed back up, Pinkie ran up to us, and warned us about her "Twitchy Tail" again. Of course, the NEXT thing to fall wasn't necessarily a THING, but ME, instead! I fell into a large ditch in the ground.

Suddenly, Applejack came by, and asked, "Uh, Twilight? Why're you hangin' out in a ditch?"

Spike, who was WAY too hyper at this point, decided to answer FOR me. "Because Pinkie Pie PREDICTED it!"

THIS has gone on for enough! "Honestly, Spike? She did NOT! Two coincidences in a row like this may be UNLIKELY, but it's STILL a LOT more easier to believe than 'Twitchy Tails That Predict the Future'!" After I finished that statement, Applejack started looking around nervously.

"T-twitchy Tail? PINKIE SENSE?!" Suddenly, she ducked under a fruit stand, while Spike ran up to her.

"Don't worry, AJ, it's safe!" Then, he pointed to me while I got out of the ditch. "The prediction ALREADY came true!"

When I was fully up, I sighed. "Oh, AJ... don't tell me YOU believe in this stuff, TOO?!"

She crawled from underneath the stand, and stood up, facing me. Then, she took her hat off, and said with a serious expression on her face, "I know it doesn't make much sense, Twilight, but those of us who HAVE been in Ponyville a while have learned over time that, if Pinkie's a-twitchin', you'd better listen!"

Before I could even THINK of a response, Pinkie Pie suddenly rushed to Applejack, and yelled, "My ears are flopping! MY EARS ARE FLOPPING!" As expected, THAT caused Spike to flinch.

"*GASP* What does THAT mean?!" He yelled, arms tucked over his head.

Pinkie just looked at me with a sad expression, while the three of them backed away. Then, Pinkie turned around, and told me, "I'll go start a bath for you!"

A bath? Her EARS flopping means she'll go start a BATH for me?! That's not even SUITABLE for a prediction, if it's intentional! Feeling a LITTLE more easier about this situation, I just HAD to make a comment about it, so with a chuckle, I said, "A bath? This thing just gets MORE ridiculous by the MINUTE!" As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly noticed my mane, plus my WHOLE coat get splashed in mud! Thanks a LOT, Mr. Greenhooves! I sarcastically thought of saying, while Justin walked up to us, now in his blue shirt, red pants, and black boots.

When I made it back to Twilight, I could see that she was, without a doubt, BEYOND pissed right now, so I looked at Applejack, and smiled. "Hey, AJ! How're you doing?"

She smiled at me, and replied, "Why, I'm doin' swell, Justin! How 'bout yerself?"

I shrugged. "Can't complain! Oh, by the way! Did I hear somepony say you've got a new Apple Cellar built around the farm?" She, of course, nodded with a smile.

"Why, YES, indeed! I must admit, it's quite the cellar, too! It jus' needs a bit 'o more WORK in it, as far as bein' an APPLE Cellar goes, if'n ya know what I mean?"

THAT sounded like a request for help to me! "Well, if you need a good pair of HANDS, I'd be MORE than happy to-" I suddenly paused when I saw Twilight trot past me, and headed towards Sugarcube Corner, with a look of MAYHEM in her eyes, before clearing my throat, and continuing. "-ANYWAYS, I'd be MORE than happy to help in any way that I can!" With a quick peek at Twilight, making sure she's NOT in the area, I whispered, "And PERHAPS you can help fill me in on this whole 'Pinkie Sense' thing? It seems like it could be important, after all!"

She smiled, and nodded. "Of course, I'll help ya, Sugar Cube! Oh, but I should PROBABLY help you with findin' that Apple Cellar! It IS, after all, hidden beneath a rather large patch o' dirt! Supposed to keep the critters out, 'n all that! Plus, it makes good protection from any NOSY Ponies out there!" See? Now WHY didn't many OTHER people be as smart as HER when it comes to farm-related work?!

I nodded. "That's VERY clever of you, AJ! Where I'm from, most cellars are built NEXT to their houses, but the doors are ALWAYS visible, making them the FIRST places a burglar would break into, if available!" She blushed at, and thanked me for, the compliment. Then, while we made our way to the Apple Cellar, I struck an interesting conversation with her about the "Pinkie Sense". I managed to even make a list of the different meanings of her twitches! (Although knowing THAT pony, she can find a twitch for pretty much ANYTHING!)

The FIRST, and most NOTICEABLE of them would be the Twitchy-Tail, which means something's about to fall.
Then, the SECOND one would be an Ear Flop, which means SOMETHING'S gonna get dirty.
Of course, the THIRD one would be considered a combo, which is MORE than one twitch at a time. The most COMMON combo that she seems to do is an 'Ear Flop', 'Eye Flutter', then 'Knee Twitch'. THAT one means "Beware of Opening Doors". (AJ gave me a warning about that one being easily mistaken for the "Beautiful Rainbow" one, which just switches the last two around.)
There were quite a few more, according to what she said, but I'd have to ask Pinkie Pie HERSELF for more info on the OTHER ones.

Whenever she introduced me to the Apple Cellar, I was quite impressed! The place was MUCH bigger than an average cellar, and it looked like it could fit a TON of apples in it! Of course, with it being NEW, and all, it wasn't anywhere NEAR full! I knew that I would have to spend about a day's worth of work getting these apples in the cellar. (While my Anti Matter Technology COULD make it take about 30 minutes, I learned from EARLIER this week that Applejack HIGHLY discourages the use of technology, and wishes for me to set an example for Apple Bloom's sake. Let me tell you... seeing THAT little filly would make it IMPOSSIBLE to say "no" to something that could, indeed, result in a successful future for her!)

With a busy day ahead, I knew that I would have to let Twilight know where I'll be for the day, so I requested that I quickly stop by The Golden Oak Library.

Once I got there, I opened the door, and noticed Pinkie Pie hopping in from a room that Twilight claimed was her "Basement/Laboratory". I smiled at Pinkie Pie, and asked, "Hey, Pinkie! You seen Twilight?" She nodded her head, and bounced away, while I scratched my head, and headed into the room she just bounced OUT of.

Spike was standing just in front of the door, and looking around. When he saw me, he smiled. "Oh, hey, Justin! You seen Twilight anywhere?" I shrugged, looked down the stairs, and gasped.

"What on EARTH is my Brainwave Translator doing down there?!" I asked, not in an aggressive tone, but surely a confused one. I've been looking for it for TWO freakin' days now! Spike shrugged, which made me look around. "Well, Spike, if you see Twilight, please let her know I'll be helping Applejack for the day. Alright?"

He nodded his head, and gave me a claw-up. At least SOMEONE can return an equal-leveled THUMBS-UP over here! "You can count on ME! Oh, and please tell her I said 'Congrats' on the new Apple Cellar!"

"Will do! Thanks again, Spike!" I called back, as I headed out the library, and towards Sweet Apple Acres. On my way out the door, though, I could've SWORN I heard Twilight asking Spike if we 'planned' something... but either way, I just decided just to ignore it, because I've learned through this week of living with Twilight that, if she's mad, you'd better stay away, as if your LIFE depended on it! (Occasionally, it even LOOKED like it COULD get to that level, as well! Like how I used up ALL the hot water in her house two days ago, just to experiment with a few chemical reactions with some of the materials I've harvested in my travels. Just that LOOK that she gave me after her "Cold Shower" was, without a doubt, PRICELESS! (AND worth EVERY pillow that followed!))

I looked to my left, and noticed that this must've been the school. In the yard, I noticed Pinkie Pie... rolling around on the grass. I looked even MORE, and noticed a bush moving! Slowly, I walked up to it, armored up, in case it was something dangerous, and looked past it. Somehow, Twilight managed to get ahead of me! Dammit, MAGIC! You've ALWAYS gotta find a way to make me jealous, huh?! For some odd reason, she was wearing a type of soldier-like helmet, as well! Wait... is she REALLY SPYING on Pinkie Pie?! Quietly, I tapped on her right shoulder, and quietly asked, "Um... Twilight?"

After that, she gasped in shock, and looked back at me, before catching me in a magic aura, dragging me down, and whispering, "Shh! Honestly, Justin! You and Spike BOTH should know better than to sneak up on someone!" Wait, SPIKE'S here too?! I looked over her, and sure enough, Spike was on the opposite end of where I was now lying, which was the right side of her.

"But... isn't that what-" I began, before Twilight shushed me again.

"NO! It's NOT what I'm doing, for the SECOND time! I'm in the middle of Scientific Research!" I rolled my eyes.

"And just WHAT kind of research is that? 'Observing'?" She smirked at my question.

"Of course, I am! I'm just OBSERVING Pinkie Pie, Scientific Name: Pinkius Pieicus, in it's natural habitat!" Okay, NOW I think she's lost it... I tilted my head, and looked at her confused, before rolling my eyes again, and looking at Pinkie Pie. Then, I was about to make a comment about this whole ordeal, but I ended up only getting shushed again. "There's something fishy going on with the whole 'Twitchy Prediction' thing, and I'm getting to the bottom of it! So, SHH! Come on, Pinkius Pieicus is on the move!" As she whispered that, she somehow managed to carry the freakin' bush around, while Spike and I reluctantly followed behind.

While moving, I did a sarcastic salute, and silently commented, "As you wish, Twicus Sparkus!"

THIS caused Spike to burst into laughter, while Twilight glared at me, and said through my mind, "I HEARD that, y'know?" I gulped. Well, it looks like SOMEONE'S gonna get "Pillow Bombed" tonight... damn... She replied through my mind, "Oh, no... it'll be FAR worse than that, bub!" Well... sh*t... "Hey! Language!" Alright, alright, ALRIGHT! A small delay. ...damn... Then, she glared at me, while I kept my thoughts to myself, and continued following her, now chatting with Spike.

About a minute later, Twilight went, "AHA!" This caused both Spike and I to look at Pinkie Pie, while Spike picked up a notepad and quill. When I noticed Pinkie Pie, she was scratching her nose. Then, a few seconds later, she ran below a giant... horseshoe?! Okay, just WHAT freakin' use does THAT even have here?! From what I could tell, there weren't any giant SHOES in the schools in MY world! Twilight, however, was unaffected by my thoughts yet AGAIN, and continued. "THAT makes no sense! See?!" Yeah... giant freakin' HORSESHOE! "She's hiding like something's about to fall from the sky, but a 'TWITCHY TAIL' means something's gonna fall from the sky! NOT an 'Itchy Nose'! THIS proves, perhaps conclusively that-" I suddenly stopped listening to her ramble when I noticed a HUGE swarm of bees begin flying our way. Quickly, I opened my menu, and began cycling through it, while the bees got nearer and nearer. Then, I finally initiated the Universal Translator, and set the language to "Bee".

That, of course, was a couple seconds AFTER the bees started attacking Twilight. Spike already ran away, though. According to my translator, the bees were yelling "INTRUDER!" while they stung Twilight. (Apparently ONE sting isn't a death wish to the bees in THIS world!) Finally, I held my hand up, and began speaking to the bees, with my voice automatically converting to bee.

"Are y'all the 'Bees from the Schoolyard that our friend, Fluttershy, told us about?" At the mention of Fluttershy's name, they stopped stinging Twilight, who was starting to swell up PRETTY badly, and flew up to me, though not ON me.

"Indeed, we are! Are you ALL here on her behalf?" They asked in unison. Now THAT is a record!

I nodded. "Indeed, we are! She told us to deliver some honey for your beehive that you requested for!" I pulled the jar of honey from my inventory, which the bees gasped at when they saw.

"Oh my Celestia! Please DO forgive us, friends of Fluttershy! We were just protecting our home from predators, is all!" The bees seemed to regret stinging Twilight to THAT level. I shrugged it off.

"It's fine! Y'all didn't know any better, and did the ONLY logical thing to do... although MAYBE y'all should ask Fluttershy for a BETTER location for your home... wouldn't want things to get THIS dangerous, after all! Don't y'all think a TREE would be better than a BUSH, though?" They seemed interested in my suggestion, at least.

With an agreement, they flew into the bush, NOT stinging Twilight, but lifting the Beehive from within it. Then, they flew it up to me, while I opened the jar of honey, and poured it's liquid gold contents inside the beehive. Finally, after the deed was done, they gave me their thanks, and said, "We'll take YOUR advice, and move our home into a tree! We were PLANNING to, at some point, anyways! When you see Fluttershy again, though, please give her our regards, AND our thanks for the honey!"

"Will do! Stay safe out there, friends!" I replied, waving my hand as they left. Finally, I turned back to Twilight, who was grumbling beneath her breath. "I... THINK you should see a doctor, Twi-" Before I could finish my sentence, she had me lifted with a spell, while she slapped a few bandages on her stings, and carried me to her NEXT location to spy on Pinkie Pie. Where the HELL did you get those bandages, though?!

Thankfully, the NEXT location that Twilight spied on Pinkie from was Sweet Apple Acres! After explaining the situation that I was in, she agreed to go on ahead and let me help AJ with her Apple Cellar, which I literally RAN to! She had me running around the trees to gather apples (which turned out to be MUCH easier than it seemed, since I was able to "Kick" the trees like AJ's "Applebucking" habit, and get the SAME results!) check the buckets for BAD apples, REMOVE said apples, then CARRY the buckets to the Apple Cellar, (Emphasis on the word "CARRY", because she wanted to see me actually WORK, which I had no objections to. ANYTHING to get me away from Twilight Sparkle, while she's in 'ANGRY SCIENTIST' mode!) so that way she can arrange them the way she wants them.

On my way to the nearest tree, I spotted Pinkie Pie's ears flop, eyes flutter, then knees twitch. Thinking back on my notes, I discovered that as "Number Three" in my notes, which is "Beware of Opening Doors"! I quickly looked around, and smiled when I saw that I wasn't around any doors. Plus, the Apple Cellar was in the OTHER direction, so I knew I was in the safe zone! I sure do hope that whoever that twitch was gonna affect doesn't get a SERIOUS injury!

"Alright, Twilight! THIS should HOPEFULLY be enough bandages to keep you safe from... well... YOURSELF! Now, Spike'll be the one to take care of you, while I go help AJ, but please... PLEASE don't get any more 'OBSERVING' ideas! It's... getting out of hoof REALLY quickly, after all!" I said, while strapping Twilight into a wheelchair. She seemed to be avoiding eye contact, mostly because of how annoyed she has gotten. Apparently, that "Twitch" from earlier was Applejack opening her Apple Cellar... which Twilight just HAPPENED to trot over. SOMEPONY'S having a bad day, that's for DAMN sure! "Spike, please help her with whatever she needs, just as long as it doesn't risk her getting herself hurt." He saluted me while I walked away.

When I was halfway through the path between Twilight and Applejack, I noticed Pinkie Pie was there, which made me facepalm. Knowing Twilight, I'd bet she's watching Pinkie Pie, WITH her binoculars, from RIGHT WHERE I JUST left her! Then, the I saw a truck of pegasi flying overhead, and heading towards the school, on a route that made them fly OVER Twilight's location. Knowing what happened THROUGHOUT the day for Twilight, I looked at Pinkie Pie, and her NEXT move was one that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on the end.

"TWITCHY TAIL!" I heard Spike yell from the distance. His outburst snapped me out of my trance, which made me look in Twilight's direction.

Sure enough, I saw a LOT of furniture falling from the floating... truck?! They have freakin' VEHICLES here?! Oh, wait... it's just a trailer. STILL pretty interesting, though! Cursing my ADD, I noticed the furniture land on TOP of Twilight Sparkle, one after the other. The furniture started off being a flowerpot, then switched to an anvil. Shortly after the anvil, a freakin' WAGON fell on her! Finally, when I didn't think it could get any worse, a PIANO landed on her! Oh, SH*T! Twilight?!

I was about to run up to her, until I saw Applejack trot up to Pinkie Pie. "Oh! Hey, Applejack! Hey, Justin! Whatchall doin'?" Pinkie asked in her usual cheerful tone.

Applejack smiled, and replied, "Why, I'm takin' more apples to my new apple cellar! Justin here was about ta help me, until Twilight needed him fer somethin' of her own, which I'm alright with! How 'bout you, Pinkie? Whatchu doin'?"

Pinkie smiled, and rolled her eyes, replying, "Oh, letting Twilight secretly follow me all day without me knowing!" Wait... she freakin' KNEW that?! Eh... it's Pinkie Pie, so I guess there's no point in logic around her. "You guessed THAT right, Justin!" Wait... can YOU freakin' read minds TOO, Pinkie?! "To an extent! I AM a Medium, after all!" Brain... you need to chill out, or you JUST might get hurt from even TRYING to figure THIS one out!

Somehow, whether it be a miracle, or what, Twilight easily TROTTED up here on her OWN four hooves, with the trademark "Pissed Off" look on her face. How the... she's STILL STANDING, after ALL THAT?! "Wait a minute! You mean you KNEW ALL ALONG?! Why didn't you tell me?!" Twilight's face CONTINUED to appear even MORE angrier by the minute.

Pinkie, however, was unaffected by Twilight's rage, and merely replied with a giggle, followed by, "Silly! That would've spoiled the surprise!" Sure surprised ME! She turned around, and smiled even MORE. Oh, crap... "Ooh! REALLY?! Was it like a 'I'm surprised that you could see me from a mile away' kind of surprise, or was it more of a 'I'm surprised that these odd twitches that you get somehow seems to lead to Twilight getting hurt in some sort of odd manner'?!"

I blanked out on MOST of what she said, considering she said the words WAY too damn fast, so I shrugged, and replied, "Um... BOTH?" At least she bought it, because her smile SOMEHOW widened, and she nodded her head, as if she understood... which knowing HER, wouldn't surprise me if she understood logic WAY much more than the average living being! (Hell, she DEFIES it as if it were a jug of rotten milk... thrown out the fridge.)

Spike slowly perked his head from Twilight's left side, and asked, "Tail... still twitching?"

Pinkie sat down casually, and replied, "All done! SHOULD be clear skies, as far as I can tell!" Right as soon as she finished saying THAT, her WHOLE freakin' body started shaking, as if she were having a seizure, or something.

"Pinkie?! Are you alright?!" I asked, now worried even MORE about this pink bundle o' joy. "What does THAT one mean?"

My worry only INTENSIFIED when she had a worried look on her face. I could tell the others felt the same about her. "I... I don't know! I've NEVER had THIS one, before! Whatever this shudder is about, though... it's a DOOZY!" She shuddered even more, then said, "Something UNEXPECTED is going to happen... And WHATEVER it is... is going to happen in... Froggy Bottom Bogg!"

And NOW was the time that I gasped. "Fluttershy's headed that way! We HAVE to warn her!" I received a collective nod from the others, while I lifted the bucket of apples from Applejack's back. "Don't worry, AJ. I'll run this into the Cellar! YOU four go on, and I'll catch up!" As they departed, I quickly ran the bucket of apples to Applejack's Cellar, which took about five minutes, considering how close we were to the farm. (THREE minutes to GET there, and TWO to walk down the stairs of the cellar. Freakin' place was DARK!) After that, I ran out the cellar, re-covered the door with the dirt layer, and ran towards The Everfree Forest as fast as my legs could take me.

While the area around us was getting MUCH more darker, and more ominous-looking, I STILL felt like Pinkie's "Twitches" were all made-up... REGARDLESS of how many coincidences there were today! I even made myself believe that MOST of these things were just PLANNED to happen! Deep inside, though, I still HOPED that Fluttershy was okay, because things were getting FAR more crazier in The Everfree Forest, according to the latest reports.

Spike seemed worried as well, because he was looking around nervously, and mumbling to himself about something. Then, Pinkie Pie began shuddering again. Sarcastically, I asked her, "Cold? Need a jacket?"

She, of course, continued smiling, and replied, "No thanks! I'm fine!" before shuddering again.

After her second shudder, Spike began speaking to Applejack, who was in the front of the group. "S-so... what do you think happened to Fluttershy, AJ?"

She looked at him uneasily, and shrugged. "I hope nothin'!"

"I know, but... what do you THINK might've happened to her?" Spike continued looking worriedly with each question he asked.

Applejack sighed, then replied, "I'm tryin' NOT ta think about it..."

Spike nodded his head, and tried to look more serious. "Right! Me too!" After a short pause, he looked worried again, and said, "B-but... I'm thinking about it, anyway!" Now, Applejack looked worriedly at him, the way a concerned friend would. "L-like... what if she EXPLODED?!" And NOW she looked at him confusedly.

"Just exploded? Like... fer NO reason?" She asked him.

He nodded his head. "Y-yeah! Like... BOOM?!"

Then, Pinkie Pie's eyes widened, and she said in a surprised, and equally worried tone, "Whoa!" Afterwards, she added, "W-what if she exploded... and then... then exploded AGAIN?!"

Spike's eyes widened for a second, then went to a worried one just as quick. "C-can you DO that?! Can you explode TWICE?!"

Finally, Applejack sighed, and replied, "Of course not!"

In his worry, Spike seemed to ignore Applejack's statement, and began adding MORE to his "Explosive Fluttershy" story. "But what if she exploded... and exploded again... and THEN-" Before he could finish, though, I stepped on his tail, which interrupted him.

"Will you two STOP?! She's FINE! I'm SURE of it!" I groaned, which resulted in a nod from Applejack.

"I hope you're right... for Fluttershy's sake." Applejack said over her shoulder. Afterwards, she stopped, and pointed to our right. "Look! It's Froggy Bottom Bogg!" We all turned our heads, and slowly trotted closer to where she was pointing. Sure enough, the place was almost EXACTLY the same as how it said it would be in the books... dark, smelly, and downright spooky! We began searching the area for any signs of Fluttershy.

After about five minutes, I was about to ask Spike to climb a tree and search, until he yelled, "FLUTTERSHY! YOU'RE OKAY!" When I looked in his direction, I saw him hugging her mane, much to her confusion. Of course, I had a FEELING I was right, because, as I just said, she was CONFUSED!

Feeling victorious, I smiled, looked at Pinkie Pie, and said, "Sorry, I know it's not nice to gloat, but... AHA!" My sudden loudness must've caused Spike to fall off of Fluttershy's back. "I told you there was nothing to worry about, and guess what? I was RIGHT! Pinkie Pie said whatever she was shuddering about was a doozy, but the ONLY doozy here is how RIGHT I am!" I trotted closer to the shuddering Pinkie Pie, and continued. "You've made a LOT of predictions today, but what we've shown HERE is that there's NO point in believing in anything you can't SEE for yourself!" Suddenly, my friends looked worriedly behind me, which made me look at them confused. "And furthermore- wait... why's everypony looking BEHIND me? What's going-" I looked behind my back, and at once, my joy turned into panic, as a giant, 4-headed Hydra, slowly moved OUR way, from just an acre away!

Spike, in a shaky tone, said, "W-well, then, Twilight... s-see what THAT is over there!"

"I see it..." I began, panic now visible in MY voice as well, "...b-but I DON'T believe it!"

As soon as I finished speaking, the Hydra roared loudly, which only caused us to rely on our survivalist instinct... "RUN!" I yelled, which the others had NO objections to! That is... except for the, now scared STIFF, Pinkie Pie! "PINKIE!" I yelled, rushing to her aid, only realizing that there was, without a doubt, NO way for me to reach her on time!

As soon as it lunged for Pinkie Pie, however, I noticed a white and red blur fly right past me, headed in Pinkie's direction at an ALARMING speed that I doubt even RAINBOW DASH could make! When my vision cleared, I looked up to see Justin... and he was holding the Hydra by the fangs, with his right foot pinning it's jaw on the ground! "JUSTIN!"

He looked my way, and said in a slightly amused tone, "What? Didn't think I'd make it?"

"For a second there... no." I responded, which only made him laugh.

"Well, what're you waiting for? A party? Grab Pinkie, and regroup with the others!" He sounded serious, but ALSO playful in a way, because I could hear a chuckle through his helmet.

At once, a smile formed on my face, while I nodded, ran up to Pinkie, grabbed her by the tail, and dragged her with me towards Applejack and Fluttershy, who were headed to the OPPOSITE direction of the Hydra. "Th-thank you again, Justin!" I yelled over my shoulder. "Oh, but PLEASE don't consider THAT one a friend! Hydras are hostile, WITHOUT reason!" I could tell that, by his weapon choices on his back and side, that he wasn't intending on killing it. "Oh, and be EXTRA careful! A Hydra's saliva is EXTREMELY poisonous, AND corrosive to MOST known metals!" I REALLY hope he heard that! With Pinkie's tail in my mouth, my voice might be off to him, though... wait! I'll just repeat what I said in his mind! And so, I did.

Author's Notes:

*SNEAK-PEEK*
Justin: Jasper?! ANY information on this freakin' thing would be NICE, right about now!

Jasper: I'm going through the books, now, Master! Please give me a minute!

Justin: I'll try... if I freakin' LAST that long!

Jasper: Ah! The creature you're facing right now is known as a Hydra! A giant, poisonous, multi-headed Reptile! The weaknesses aren't in the book, though, sir! It merely states that it is immune to poison, AND ionized gases!

Justin: It's immune to poison, and WHAT?!

Jasper: Ionized gases, sir! Your "Plasma" weapons won't work on it!

Justin: Well... SH*T!

Announcer: With our hero trapped in a battle against a Hydra, Twilight and the others have to find a way to, not only ESCAPE, but find somepony willing to HELP him face the dreaded Hydra!

Justin: I've got this, Announcer! Shut up!

Announcer: *Sigh* Will he be able to make it through THIS one, or has he dished in MORE than he can chew? Will Twilight FINALLY accept Pinkie Pie's "Twitches", REGARDLESS of Scientific Proof? Find out NEXT time, in "The Outsider: Tales of a Space Technician, Chapter 10: Heroes, Hydras, and Hydraulics!" See you then, My Little Bronies!

*AUTHOR'S NOTES*
Please DO accept my apologies for forgetting the "SNEAK-PEEK" earlier today! I was up ALL night working on the finishing touches of THIS chapter, and posted it just MINUTES before I fell asleep! (Serves me right for working on something half-asleep, huh?)

Anyways, thank you ALL for your continuing support! (Yes, I'm even talking to those two thumbs-ups I got in my sleep! A BIG Brohoof to you both, whoever you are! /) ) (Yes, I know who you are! For YOUR security, though, I'm hiding y'alls names!)

Also, I'd like to thank you ALL for your suggestions! I'm honored to have such loyal fans!

I'll TRY to make the next chapter take LESS than this one, but I, of course, won't make any promises on that, because I MIGHT have to fix my bedtime schedule again! If that's the case, I might EVEN be delayed! With that in mind, I hope y'all can understand, and forgive me if that IS the case!

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