"So why are we here again?"

"I'm a little confused too..."

Nogla and Wildcat stood in the doorway to the Golden Oaks Library, staring awkwardly into the confinements of the literal tree house. Five ponies stared back at them, five large smiles across their faces and one huge coffee table sitting near them. Looking down on it, they noticed that there was a sizable platter of food glaring them in their faces. Wildcat involuntarily burped, quickly stifling it with a pink, stocky hoof. To say he was a thin pig would be a helluvan understatement, but he could definitely use those cracker bags. Clearing his throat, he straightened himself as the purple one in front began to speak.

"Well, the girls and I realized the other day that we haven't really welcomed you to Ponyville yet! And seeing as how you've also helped out Applejack with the Harvest, we thought we'd invite you over for a big meal! Glad you guys came, just waiting on Vanoss and Delirious now! Here, take a seat," Twilight said, walking toward her kitchen, "I'll go make some tea. Go ahead and talk with the girls, they'll be happy to meet you."

Disappearing behind the corner, the Alicorn left the room. The two males looked at the now-four females. They looked back, blinking casually. Rainbow Dash scratched the back of her neck, asking, "Twilight does know we've already met, right?"

"Oh hush," Rarity said, nudging the Pegasus with a foreleg, "Twilight hasn't been feeling her best lately. She might just not remember. Now, I don't believe I've met you kind sir," she spoke, extending a hoof, "My name is Rarity. I run the Carousel Boutique in town. What is your name, and what in the wide world of Equestria is with that dreadful paper bag?"

Nogla hummed. Fidgeting on the ground, he shook the mare's hoof and stuttered, "I- I uh.. I'm Daithi, but you can call me Nogla, since these dumbasses can't seem to pronounce Daithi at all."

"Hey, it's easier! The fuck does Daithi even mean?"

"It means David in Irish. Swiftness, nimbleness. That sorta cool shit. What do you have, huh? Tyler?" Nogla turned to look at Wildcat. The pig snorted at him, taking a second to adjust the helmet atop his head. Glaring, he raised a hoof up and stayed it. "Are you trying to flip me off-"

"I'm trying to flip you off but it's not fucking working." Left to grumble to himself, Wildcat fell to his haunches and crossed his forelegs to pout at his poor luck. Nogla on the other hand kept his cool, his voice muffled by the paper bag.

"Good to meet you, uh, Rarity."

"Yes it's..." she bit on her lower lip, "wonderful. I wouldn't wholeheartedly approve of your word choice, but-"

"Can I get some food now?"

Rarity drew her neck back, but replaced it and gave a smile, "Of course! Help yourself! We have many choices for you." Watching as the both of them wandered off toward it, she waved a hoof toward the two mares next to her, "Applejack and Fluttershy baked a number of these for you, in case you like them. So if there is anypony to thank, it's them. Fluttershy, I don't believe you've met either of these ponies yet. Kindly introduce yourself!"

...

"Fluttershy?"

"Yes... Rarity?"

Looking around, mimicking the other two mares with her, she asked, "Where are you, dear? Come meet Wildcat and Nogla." Finally turning around, she found Fluttershy sitting prone on the floor, her eyes looking up at Rarity with a scared appearance. Rarity suppressed the urge to roll her eyes. "Fluttershy, you can't just do this whenever you meet somepony new. Come on now, they're harmless! They wouldn't hurt a fly!"

"I've... I've met Wildcat already.."

"Oh, have you? My apologies, I had no idea! That doesn't mean you shouldn't go introduce yourself to Nogla, right?"

"I guess not..."

"Yeah, Nogla's an awesome guy! Me and the Crusaders hung out with him after we sprang him out of jail! He's a really cool stallion!"

"Rainbow, you're not helping..."

"What do you think they're talkin' about, Tyler?" Nogla asked a ways away, a plate full of french fries nestled atop one of his hooves.

Wildcat raised his sandwich up to point at them halfheartedly, "Shy bitch is scared of you. White bitch is trying to get her to grow some balls, and the blue one isn't helping." Gulping down a bite, he looked up at his friend and spoke, "That fuckin' do anything for you? Damn these sandwiches are kickass, can we bring some back to the barn in your paper bag?"

"We're not supposed to take it off, remember?"

"Well where the fuck am I supposed ta put it?!" Nogla shrugged, causing Wildcat to simply roll his eyes. "Whatever. I'm hungry as hell. You should eat somethin' too you stupid ass, grow some meat on those bones, huh?" He asked, nudging his friend in the side, who begrudgingly let it happen. To be honest, he really only came here because he thought Delirious and Vanoss were here. He didn't expect some dumbass party, and he didn't recall anything about an invitation either.

Neither did Nogla, who simply rustled his paper bag with a hoof. Groaning, he kicked the carpet underneath him and moaned, "When the fuck are Delirious and Vanoss gonna get here? I wanna get the hell outta here already. This place smells like syrup and dragon semen." Looking to his left, he watched as a purple and green drake descended the staircase, a blanket trailing him in a claw as he rubbed his tired eyes. Nogla blinked. "Gross."

"Hey Twilight, can you make me some..." he stopped, eyes widening as he turned to face the entirety of the room. Tapping his chin with a claw, he asked, "Twilight, what are all these people doing here?" Hearing silence, he rephrased that, "Applejack, what are all these people doing here?"

The farmpony clicked her tongue, "Ah guess we're welcomin' Nogla and Wildcat to Ponyville. Ah didn't really get the memo, Rarity an' Twilight just told me ta bake some apple tarts last night..."

Spike raised a brow, then looked at Wildcat and raised a hand. "Sup Wildcat."

"Hey Spike."

Spike gazed at the mares in the room once more, a blank look on his face. "So you woke me up for no reason then?"

"We didn't wake you up."

"Well I woke up, and now I won't be able to go back to sleep!" Eyes darting around the living room, he looked past Wildcat and pointed at the green, bagged stallion. "Whoa, who are you?"

"I'm Nogla."

"Oh okay." Spike stood for a short selection of heartbeats, then shrugged to himself and about-faced to head back up the staircase. "Welp, I'm going back to bed. Wake me up if something interesting happens."

Nogla leaned over to Wildcat, a hoof by his mouth, "Talk about filler, amirite?"

"Shut the fuck up, Nogla." At that moment, Wildcat felt something in his gut, and he shook on the spot as if he were naked on the top of a snowy glacier. Teeth chattering for a split second, he looked up at Nogla with fear in his eyes. "Nogla, did you just feel that shit?"

"Yeah..."

"Feel what?" Rainbow asked, suddenly coming into view from above them. "What did we feel? I didn't feel anything. How about you, AJ?"

"Ah didn't feel a thing."

Wildcat and Nogla, breathless, gaped at Rainbow Dash, not knowing what to say or how to warn them. A collection of hoofsteps made themselves audible as Twilight came back into the room, her horn lighting up a platter of tea cups in front of her. A smile on her face, she opened her mouth to proclaim what time it was, but stopped as he noticed the rooms fixation on the two males. Raising an eyebrow, she asked nopony in particular, "What are we all staring at?"

The two slowly turned to her, eyes wide.

"He's here."

And then, the front door to the library swung open with a deafening bang, startling the occupants as they stared into the daylight now peeking into their welcoming party.

Author's Notes:

Yeah yeah yeah, another short chapter. Sorry about that shit.