I woke up at noon.

"Ah, what a beautiful day. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the birds are- GET OFF MY TURF!!!" I said, punching the wall near my window, scaring the birds away.

I flew over to the pizzeria and hoped that I was early to Apple Bloom's party, thankfully luck was on my side. Hopefully it would stay with me during the night.

"Oh, hey Jet." Fluttershy said as I walked into the building, it was decorated the same way it was a couple days ago. I saw Apple Bloom, her cousin Babs, and two other ponies next to Fluttershy.

"That's him! That's him!" Apple Bloom said, bouncing up and down in a circle around me.

"Yep, it's me Apple Bloom, I'm here." I said. "Who are those two?"

Apple Bloom jumped up and gave me a quick hug before falling to the ground and running back to the other two ponies.

"This is Sweetie Belle." She said, pointing to the white colored one.

I waved and she waved back.

"And this is Scootaloo." She said, pointing to the orange one. "Ah told them about ya at school and they thought ya wouldn't come."

"What? Why wouldn't I come see little Apple Bloom on her birthday?" I said.

"Well, weren't you the one who caused that thing five years ago?" Scootaloo said.

My eyes widened, remembering Aura, her family, and her friends. I was about to burst into tears again when Fluttershy stepped in.

"Now hush Scootaloo, he didn't mean it. It was never intentional. You know that." She said.

Scootaloo just lowered her head and said 'sorry.'

"It's alright kid." I said. "It may not have been intentional, but I still caused it." I whispered to Fluttershy.

When 4:00 rolled around it was time for Apple Bloom's party. Everypony stayed next to the stage during it, watching Pinkie and her friends whenever it was time for them to do a comedy skit or something. Me? I stayed in the back, away from the stage, and away from Cloud's Cove. I was still with them all, but I made sure to keep my distance from the animatronics, especially when they came off the stage for one of their routines.

"So, how do you like your job? Is it boring?" Sweetie Belle asked.

Flashes of each night went through my mind. Boring?

"It always keeps me on the edge of my seat." I said.

The four fillies I was sitting with stared at me, as if they were deciding whether or not I was being sarcastic, or serious and I just had a very poor sense of entertainment.

"So, Jet. Ya didn't answer my question. Do ya like yer job?" Apple Bloom said.

"I did answer it. I said to ask me after my fifth shift, which is tonight." I said.

"Oh yeah." Apple Bloom said.

I looked on the stage at Pinkie, the happy voice, that trust worthy face, that attitude, it was all a fake. I knew what the others didn't, they were monsters. And they would murder me if they got the chance.

"What's wrong?" Fluttershy said.

"Huh? What?" I said.

"You're being silent. I thought that you'd be a bit more talkative." She said.

"I'm just keeping an eye on the clock." I said.

It was 5:00, Apple Bloom's party ends at 7:00.

"Well it's almost time for the cake. Will you come with me to the kitchen to fetch it?" She said.

I nodded and followed her to the kitchen.

The kitchen was clean, it was shining almost. It was filled with many stallions and mares cooking pizzas, making salads, all kinds of stuff. I could tell they were really into their job, not wanting to mess up. I noticed there were two closets in the corner, one was labeled "Pantry". While the other simply said "Keep out".

"Ahem! Where's the cake for Apple Bloom?" Fluttershy asked.

One stallion walked to us, carrying the cake on his back and sliding it onto mine.

"Thanks." She said.

I walked with Fluttershy back to the stage, carrying the cake and struggling to keep it balanced as all the four fillies started swarming me. Hunger was in their eyes as they stared at the cake I was holding on my back.

I set the cake on the table and Fluttershy walked over and cut the cake, giving Apple Bloom a slightly bigger slice than the rest. Fluttershy cut out a piece and held it out for me.

"Uh, no thanks." I said.

"Oh come on. You love cake." She said. "When was the last time you had cake?"

She did have me there. I couldn't even remember the last time I had cake, Faust, it was a long time.

I took the cake and threw the plate away, eating the whole thing in three bites. It was a chocolate cake with a mix of apple in it. I should've known, Apple Bloom just loves apples.

I wiped my face and stared at the animatronics. It's funny how innocent they looked, like they wouldn't hurt a fly. But at night was when their true colors were shown.

I thought about last night, I came close to dying. I had faith that I could survive this night, so I felt pretty confident. I looked down to Fluttershy, who was watching Pinkie and her friends sing 'Smile' with Apple Bloom and her friends and cousin. I thought about all the times we've been together and decided that it was now or never. Time to either nut up, or shut up.

I walked over to her, knees shaking with each step I took.

"H-Hey Fluttershy?" I said.

She looked at me in response.

"Um, could, could we go to the, um, back to talk for a bit?" I said.

"Sure Jet."

We walked to the back of the room and I took a deep breath.

"Um, Fluttershy. You know about that, um, that new restaurant that's opening on tomorrow?" I said.

She nodded.

"Well, I, uh, was just wondering whether or not you'd like to go there, with me, on opening day." I said.

"Wait. Do, do you mean l-like a d-date?" She said.

I slowly nodded my head.

Fluttershy looked at me and smiled and nodded. She hugged me and returned to Apple Bloom and her friends.

I just stood there, singing 'We Are The Champions' in my head.

"I did it." I said. For the rest of the party I was in a pretty good mood. Everything was going my way. I even said 'Good evening ladies.' when I walked by Pinkie, her friends, and Rainbow on my way to my little office.

I sat back and waited for the message from Flash, only to get a garbled mess of garbage that I couldn't make any sense of at all. It kind of freaked me out too. I checked Cloud's cove, clear. I checked the stage and my heart fell. While I stared at the already completely empty stage I heard a deep voice on the phone say "Soon they will all know the joy of creation." Next Chapter: Night 5: It All Ends Now Estimated time remaining: 20 Minutes