I debated with myself furiously that night wondering if I should stay, and risk being taken back to celestia, or jump out the window and get out of here while I still can. Judging from what happened that one night in the forest I decided to stay, and risk it all.

That morning Zecora approached me putting my mind half at ease. "Roy I am glad you have chosen to stay, and talk it out with those ponies, because I know them, and they won't take you back to canterlot. Unless something changed about all of them overnight, but I need you to do something for me right now since they aren't here yet." Zecora told all this to me in a reassuring tone that I kinda trusted, and I kinda didn't trust it all. "Whenever you can I need you to go pick an herb for me there is a sample on the counter near you." On that note she left the room. I raise my head, and pick up the strange plant with magic. It has a thick green bulb at it's tip, with blue spots on the stem,and a aroma of sweet syrup. I grab my pack, and stuff everything I have to one side after that I was on my way out the door.

I had to go pretty deep into the forest before I started finding any, and it only came in small bunches as in one or two at a time. When i had finally found a big clump of them I heard a rustling in the bushes beside me. It must be a bunny from last time I thought. I thought that until it tackled me onto the ground. When I had gotten a good glimpse of it I figured it was a changeling that was much bigger than me, but it seemed to not have a lot of stamina, because it's looked shriveled up to the point where you could tell the changeling hadn't eaten for 5 days. The changeling pinned me down fast, and placed a rough of hoove on my throat, and started to press down harder every second. Before the changeling could cut off my air supply completely I gained some self control and placed my back hooves on it's stomach, and flipped it over onto it's back. The changeling got up unscathed, and charged at me, but this time I was ready. I moved to the left before it could hit me, and I rammed it into a boulder. I turned around and prepared to deliver the finishing blow with a good buck to the face. The changeling knew what I was gonna do, so it placed both of it's hooves on both of my back hooves. We both entered a competition of strength, and stamina. Neither of us faltered for a complete minute, until the changeling finally started to pant, and his hooves started to wiggle with fatigue. I took this as a chance so I picked up a rock with magic, but the changeling cut off my supply of magic with it's own by putting a green ring of magic around my horn. While the changeling was distracted I pushed my hooves even harder with the determination of not losing this fight. With success I was able to send my back hooves into the changelings chest making the changeling vomit it's last meal, and a terrifying amount of blood along with the blood pouring out of it's chest. The changeling slumps to one side as it's eyes roll over telling me it's dead.

"Well I knew such a little colt had it in him." Said a voice from behind some bushes. I turn my head, and see six figures approaching me. It was the six ponies I saw yesterday. "What do you mean?" I reply in an angered tone. "What I mean is that i'm surprised a little colt like you could take out one of twilight's changeling clones like that." Said the blue pegasus emerging from behind the canopy into the clearing where all the blood was still at. "Are you sure that wasn't real, because there is plenty of blood pouring out of it's carcass." I tell the blue pegasus with a packet of salt in my voice. "Oh the changeling clone packs everything a changeling can do it's quite helpful sometimes." Says the purple unicorn that must be Twilight. "Ok then tell me why you tried to kill me with it!" I tell twilight while slowly walking forward quite annoyed. "We wanted to see if you were a changeling or not, and this was a good way to do that." Said Pinkie bouncing up, and down cheerful as usual.

"Could you at the least tell me your names before we continue this conversation." I asked all of them as we walked back towards Zecora's hut. "I'm rainbow dash fastest pegasus in equestria!"  Said Rainbow in a boasting voice. "I'm pinkie pie the best party pony you will ever meet!" Said pinkie in a tone telling me she wants party. "I'm twilight sparkle Celestia's most faithful student" Said Twilight in a tone that explains nothing about her usual self. "I'm fluttershy." Said Fluttershy as she hovers above everyone. "I am rarity the most fashionable pony in all of ponyville." Said Rarity in a simple happy tone. "And i'm applejack of sweet apple acres." Says Applejack licking her lips probably thinking about apples.

We finally arrive at Zecora's hut, and she welcome us back in while taking the herb out of one side of my bag. "Roy what is that on your hooves?" Zecora asked me in a curious way. "Blood." I simply reply. "why do you have blood on your hooves?" Zecora asks me in a tone of what did you possibly do to get blood on your hooves. "Zecora it was a clone I made to make sure he wasn't a changeling." Twilight told Zecora. "Can we just get to discussing if you guys are taking me to canterlot or not please?" I tell them all in a tone that tells them I want to get this over with. "We obviously are not gonna take you Roy, because you easily outwitted that changeling, and you have already outwitted everyone in that castle once all ready so we don't need you getting celestia all upset again." Applejack told me with a tone that confirmed it was the truth. "Good now i'm going to sleep that fight drained me of all my energy." I reply in a tired tone as I leave the room and slip into bed hearing "Good Night!" behind me from all of them. Today was a day of approval, and I had certainly gained the approval, while achieving those six ponies trust. Next Chapter: What PinkiePie does for fun Estimated time remaining: 25 Minutes