Applejack led Quentin through the Everfree Forest. Even with a newfound company, he felt ill at ease at the strangeness of the wood. There was no noise, no birds chirping, no wind…nothing but the sound of the clopping of their hooves on the ground. Finally, they made it out the forest and into the sunlight. It was beginning to sunset, but everything was so beautiful and animated. Quentin had always loved cartoons, but he never thought that he would be in a world like one. Heck, he didn't even know one existed. As they walked, Quentin noticed that Applejack had three marks, or tattoos of red apples on her flanks.

"So what brought you to the forest?'' Quentin asked Applejack as they walked through a meadow.

"Well a friend of mine, Fluttershy, asked me ta take some frogs ta a mud swamp in the forest. She said they were crowding a pond near her house so she needed to make some room,'' Applejack explained, smiling.

"Fluttershy?'' Quentin asked, it was a pretty weird name to him.

Applejack nodded, "Yup, don't worry you'll meet her, you'll meet all of my friends.''

Applejack then looked at Quentin a little suspiciously. "Now tell me again...why YOU were in the Everfree Forest. Not too many ponies would want to go yonder in there?''

Quentin widened his eyes. He felt a sweat coming on. He didn't know whether he should tell Applejack about how he came here from another world or not.

"Well...I,'' Quentin began, not knowing what to say.

Applejack listened intently as she waited for answer.

"You see...I...I,'' just then out of nowhere, something fast with a rainbow colored trail flew out of the sky and collided into Quentin.

They rolled a few times and landed in some mud. Applejack gasped and galloped towards the two. Quentin groaned as the pony laid on top of him. It was a girl, she had a cyan coat with a long, unkempt and wild, rainbow colored mane, tail, and bang and reddish pink eyes. Being a Pegasus pony, she had a pair of powerful, feathered wings and on her flank was a cutie mark in the shape of a cloud and a rainbow colored lightning bolt coming from it.

Rainbow Dash, muddy looked at Quentin and laughed sheepishly.

"Uh, excuse me?'' was all she said.

Quentin blew a few mud bubbles and he lifted his face from the mud, an annoyed look upon his face.

"Quentin are you alright hun?'' Applejack asked.

"Well I'd be better if I wasn't covered in mud,'' Quentin grumbled.

Applejack shot a glare at the pony.

"Dog gone it Rainbow Dash, can't you ever watch where you're flying?!'' Applejack chastised the pony. "You gone an' ran over Quentin here!''

Rainbow Dash laughed nervously again.

"My bad AJ,'' Rainbow Dash said, before turning to Quentin.

"Let me help you,'' she chuckled and in a blink of an eye, she flew off in the sky and came back with a large puff of dark, grey cloud over his head.

Quentin looked up in confusion and Rainbow Dash bounced up and down on the cloud. A downpour of rain fell from the cloud and onto the dirty man turned stallion. As Quentin's unintended shower finished, the cloud turned white since all the rainwater poured out. Quentin sat there, scowling. Sure he wasn't covered in mud anymore, but now he was soaked to the bone and his mane wet and covering his face. Applejack gave Rainbow Dash a disapproving look, but she just laughed again.

"Ops, I-I guess I over did it.''

"Ya think?'' Quentin retorted.

"Ha ha, um...how about this?'' Rainbow Dash said

Quentin widened his eyes before Rainbow started to fly at ridiculous speeds around him, creating a rainbow colored vortex. Applejack winced as the wind from the twister blew hard. It only lasted a few seconds until Rainbow Dash flew in the air.

"My very own, patented Rainblow Dry!'' she said proudly.

Applejack shook the hair off her face as Rainbow Dash flew down.

"No, no don't thank me...you're quite welcome,'' Rainbow Dash said smugly, before looking at Quentin.

Quentin was dry alright, but Rainbow Dash's...''Rainblow Dry'' also left his mane and tail puffy and wild, like he had an afro. Quentin had a not too satisfied look on his face while Applejack looked at me with a blank face. Rainbow Dash then fell to the ground and busted out laughing, causing Applejack to roll her eyes. Tears streamed from Rainbow Dash's eyes as she laughed.

"Oh ha, ha...hysterical,'' Quentin said sarcastically.

"Alright enough Rainbow y'all had yur fun!'' Applejack said sternly.

Rainbow Dash wiped away tears as she got up.

"S-Sorry, my bad ummmm Quentin...was it? But ya gotta admit...you look pretty funny right now!'' Rainbow Dash said in between laughs.

Quentin sighed irritably and shook his mane and tail back in place. Applejack shook her head at Rainbow Dash and turned to Quentin.

"Quentin, I would like to introduce you here to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash this fine stallion you just knocked over is Quentin.''

"Sup,'' Rainbow Dash said coolly, whipping her mane upward.

"Yeah, what's up,'' Quentin greeted, forcing a smile. He was still bit annoyed by her entrance.

Rainbow Dash chuckled, "But seriously, I'm sorry for crashing into you. No hard feelings?''

Quentin looked at Rainbow Dash skeptically, and then sighed and smiled.

"Nah you good.''

Applejack smiled. "Alrighty then now that the introduction's done, Rainbow, what were you doin flyin about so fast anyway?''

"I was just trying out a new trick!'' Rainbow Dash beamed.

"Another one?'' Applejack sighed.

"Of course, I fly high into the air, then do a couple loops and dives, and...'' while she explained, Rainbow flow and did loops at high speeds.

Quentin was in awe, it was like she was a jet.

"Whoa, you're fast,'' Quentin said in wonder.

Rainbow Dash put her hooves on her hips and smiled smugly.

"No duh I am. They don't call me Rainbow DASH for nothing. And one day, I'm going to join...THE WONDERBOLTS!'' Rainbow screamed the last words.

Her eyes twinkled as she thought about her life dream. Applejack rolled her eyes playfully, but Quentin just blinked a couple times.

"The Wonderbolts?'' Quentin asked slowly.

Rainbow Dash did a double take and flew quickly in front of Quentin's face.

"What?! You don't know who the Wonderbolts are?!'' Rainbow Dash cried and disbelief.

Applejack cocked an eyebrow at Quentin, but he just gave an innocent shrug. Rainbow Dash couldn't believe it.

"EVERYPONY knows that the Wonderbolts are like THE best flyers in all of Equestria!''

Quentin really blinked at that last comment. "Equestria?!'' he replied loudly.

Rainbow Dash back away and gave him a weird frown. Applejack cocked an eyebrow at Quentin it was like he said something offensive.

"Mum what?'' Quentin finally said innocently.

Rainbow Dash flew to Applejack's side. "Where did you find THIS guy? This dude is slower than Tank!'' Rainbow whispered...loudly.

Quentin cocked an eyebrow and frowned. He had no ideal what this 'Tank' thing was about but he didn't appreciate being insulted to like that.

"I found him in the Everfree Forest. He was being chased by some Timberwolves. I know he may be a bit stranger than a sheep on a cattle range but-" Applejack began to explain when the listening Quentin interrupted her.

"Um I can hear you, you know,'' Quentin said annoyed.

Applejack smiled sheepishly at him. "Aw sorry sugarcube we just-'' but Rainbow Dash cut her off.

"Yeah you heard us. So you can tell us one thing...just who the hay ARE YOU? Where did you come from? And how the hay can you not know things that anypony with a brain cell would know?'' Rainbow Dash demanded brashly, leering at Quentin inches away from his face.

Quentin looked around nervously and gulped.

"Well...?'' Rainbow Dash egged impatiently as Applejack walked up tilting her head and raising an eyebrow.

Quentin didn't know what to say. "Well you see I-" Quentin began.

"APPLEJACK! RAINBOW DASH!'' a voice called.

The three of them looked to see who was doing all the screaming to see that it was Spike, running towards them frantically.

"Spike what is it? What's all the hooping and hollerin fer?'' Applejack asked the little dragon.

"Yeah Spike, what's with you?'' Rainbow Dash said, annoyed and crossing her arms.

"Is that a dragon?'' Quentin asked no one in particular, tilting his head and scrunching up his face.

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. "Gee, nothing gets past you doesn't it?'' Rainbow Dash replied rudely.

Quentin shot Rainbow Dash a glare but she brushed it off.

"Applejack...Rainbow Dash...!'' Spike said, in between breaths.

"And...somepony I've never seen before,'' Spike said to Quentin, scratching his chin.

Quentin looked around and smiled awkwardly.

"Who are you?'' Spike asked, running up to him.

"Oh, well my name's Quentin,'' Quentin greeted uncertainly as the little dragon observed him all around.

Spike finally stopped checking and came to his front.

"Hi Quentin, I'm Spike,'' Spike said warmly, smiling.

Quentin returned the smile while Applejack smirked softly, but Rainbow Dash looked as if she was bored with one eyebrow up.

"Wow, I've never met a dragon before,'' Quentin finally confess.

"Yeah I tend have that effect on ponies,'' Spike responded coolly.

"Um sorry to interrupt you two,'' Applejack cut in. "But weren't ya just running down ta us like yur tail was on fire?''

"What?'' Spike asked dumbly, but suddenly remember what he came here for.

"O-Oh right. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, you need to head towards Twilight's place, FAST!''

This had gotten Rainbow Dash's attention. "Why what's going on?'' Rainbow Dash asked seriously.

Applejack too listened intently, seriously. Quentin just stood there, with a blank look on his face.

"She just got a letter from Princess Celestia. It's urgent, and she wants the gang to be there!'' Spike said almost frantically.

"The Princess?!'' Applejack and Rainbow Dash cried in unison.

Quentin jumped slightly at the outburst. "Twilight...Princess Celestia? This was getting weirder and weirder,'' he thought to himself.

Spike nodded.

"Well what are we waiting for? C'mon!'' Rainbow Dash commanded.

"Uh Dash? Do you think I can catch a ride with you? I'm still a bit tired from that run,'' Spike asked, acting exhausted, a bit dramatically.

"Fine whatever, just get on!'' Rainbow Dash said impatiently, landing on the ground and so Spike can get on.

"Sweet, I call shot gun!'' Spike said excitedly, hopping on Rainbow Dash's back.

Rainbow Dash sighed deeply and in a blink of an eye, they fired up into the skies, a rainbow trail behind them.

"C'mon Quentin!'' Applejack said, preparing to run.

"Wait, what's going on?'' Quentin asked.

"I'll explain later, right now we need to get!'' Applejack responded and she galloped off.

Quentin still didn't understand what was going on, but he did what Applejack told him and he was galloping right behind her.