WARNING: From this point on, all my stories will be written in the past tense. Reason?... nothing much.

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  The group of worldsavers arrived back in Spooktown, after saying goodbye to Princess Celestia and the ponies at the Pinkie Valley. They instantly noticed that the ghosts looked much more friendly than before, and the townsfolk were actually interacting and talking to them. Everything was doing just fine.

  "Looks like we did a pretty good job.", commented Twilight.

  "They look much cuter as well!", said Fluttershy, playing with a tiny little spirit.

  "Yep.", said that shaggy-maned pony. "Thanks to you guys, our town is peaceful again."

  "Thanks to me, of course.", joked Derpy.

  "Hey, Twilight.", said Pinkie Pie. "Are you going to see DJ PON-3's show at the Topolla Theater in Manehattan?"

  "Now that you reminded me about it, yes I am.", responded Twilight.

  "We're gonna see that crap again?", sighed Spike.

  "Please don't offend Vinyl like that.", said Fluttershy.

  "Whatever."

  "Hey, I can take you to Manehattan.", said the shaggy-maned pony. "I'm the bus driver."

  "Oh, really?", said Trixie. "Thank you very much!

  "National heroes don't pay. No need to thank me."

  And then, the group went to the big city. Fluttershy waved goodbye at the ghost folk. She had already made friends with a lot of them. Eventually, though, the bus stopped dead at a huge traffic jam.

  "Oh, boy.", sighed the shaggy-maned bus driver. "Looks like this is going to last a while."

  "Well, that's something to be expected.", said Twilight. "Manehattan gets way too much tourists at this time of the year."

  "All this honking around doesn't make it any easier!", complained Spike, plugging his ears.

  "Tell you what...", said the bus driver. "... I think you guys will get there faster if you just walk. This is just unbearable."

  "Well, look at the bright side!", said Pinkie Pie. "All this walking around is good for your leg muscles! And we can sing hiking songs, and talk about worldsaving and--"

  "Please don't finish. The more you keep talking about it, the more I want to just get out of this junk and go with you. And I can't leave the bus, for I'm the freaking driver."

  "Oh, okay... dang it, why does this always happen? Now we gotta walk all the way through, under the hot sun. Ugh! I hate walking around desertic areas. The wind keeps blowing sand into your eyes, it just sucks."

  "That's better."

  "Well, we won't get anywhere if we just keep complaining.", said Trixie. "Let's go to Manehattan by our hooves."

  And then, the group left the bus, while Spike just let out a huge sigh, tired of all the car honking on the road. The rest of the group was just as annoyed, but at least they could tolerate it a little better.

  While they sang hiking songs, they spotted a digging team working on what looked like a mine. Braeburn was leading the whole team, and his cousin Applejack was helping him out to get the job done faster. Having an interest for digging, Derpy Hooves led the group on the way to see what was going on.

  "This hole's great!", cheered Braeburn. "Good hole, good hole..."

  "Excuse me...", said Derpy to Braeburn. "... what are you guys working on here?"

  "Oh, hi there.", said Braeburn. "The name's Braeburn. You are... ?"

  "My name is Derpy Hooves, but you can just call me Derpy Hooves." She cracked out an innocent smile.

  "Wha-- you mean... Derpy Hooves, Dr. Peanut's proud daughter? Boy, am I pleased to meet ya!"

  "So you guys know me? That's great to know!"

  "To answer your question: someone asked me to find buried gold. This is a gold mine right here."

  "Did you say gold?", said Spike, salivating excessively. For dragons, gold is like freaking chocolate.

  "Haha, that's right, li'l boy. Lots and lots o' gold under this desert's grounds... man, am I starving. Do you have something to eat?"

  "Well, I got some leftover cookies in my saddlebag.", said Derpy.

  "Anything'll do just fine."

  "Okay then... you can have my not very tasty, slightly unclean, hoofmade cookies."

  "As long as they're edible."

  "Hey, Derpy!", said Pinkie Pie. "Look what I found!"

  Pinkie held a contact lens on her hoof.

  "Um... it's so shiny.", responded Derpy.

  "Can I keep it? Please?"

  "Sure thing. Try not to mess it up, though."

  "I'll take care of it like it was my very own child."

  "What if Pinkie's child is just as wacky as her mother?", joked Fluttershy to Twilight, who giggled and thought about the idea for a small while.

  "I wonder if she'll even have children.", Spike tried to joke along.

  "That wasn't funny, Spike.", said Fluttershy, suddenly becoming extremely serious. She just couldn't stand that kind of humor. "Stick with your musical jokes, please."

  "Alright, alright, I'll stop."

  "Guys!", said Trixie. "If we're gonna chat about useless things, can we do it while actually going somewhere?"

  "Trixie's right.", said Twilight. "We were supposed to be in Manehattan now."

  "See ya, Braeburn!", said Derpy.

  "See ya!", said Braeburn. "If I find the gold, I'll give it to you!"

  "That's really nice of you!"

  When the group arrived in Manehattan, all they could see was huge buildings, fancy structures and classy-looking ponies. It was quite a sight. They also noticed that the traffic jam was over, since the bus driver could be seen waving at them triumphantly.

  "Isn't it awesome, Twilight?", said Pinkie Pie. "We're in the same city as DJ PON-3! I feel so honored!"

  "Yes, it's quite an honor.", answered Twilight. "Just wait until we see her on stage..."

  "Gasp! It's almost starting!", said Fluttershy, while looking at the huge clocktower in the middle of the city.

  "We should hurry to the theater then!", said Pinkie. "I know where it is. Follow me!"

  "I'd rather not...", sighed Spike.

  "Tickets, please.", said the theater receptionist. "Wait... are you Twilight Sparkle?"

  "That's me.", said Twilight.

  "Vinyl asked me to let you in for free. Are those your friends?"

  "Yes they are."

  "Alright then. Enjoy the show."

  Twilight wished she could enjoy the show. All the way through, she noticed that Vinyl looked much more sad than usual, and that affected her music a lot. It didn't even sound like Vinyl. It sounded like some effortless talent show act, or something. It lacked soul. Vinyl didn't even bother doing the 8-Track Frenzy, the best part of her show. Instead, she just finished the last song normally, and let out a shallow "thank you" before leaving the stage.

  "I wonder what happened...", said Fluttershy, sharing the same worriful feelings as Twilight and Pinkie.

  "Maybe she realized how much she sucks.", said Spike, bored to the bone.

  "Well, I'm sorry to say it, but the show kinda sucked a little.", agreed Pinkie Pie. "Maybe she just had a bad day."

  "I think I'm going to see her backstage.", said Twilight. "Maybe she's having money problems again."

  "Yeah, all that stuff looks really expensive.", agreed Trixie.

  "You guys wait right here."

  Vinyl was in the dressing room, thinking about how bad tonight's show was. She, herself, convinced the band to not do anything different from the script, like they always do, for that is why her fans love her in the first place. Her debt with the manager was so huge that it was practically impossible for her to get that much money on her hooves. As she began to cry from distress, she heard a cutesy knock on the door, and consequently regained all the hope that was being dumped in her tears. She knew exactly who it was.

  "Come in.", said Vinyl.

  "Hey there, Vinyl.", said Twilight. "How ya doin'?"

  "Right now? I've never been happier! Just having you here is enough to cheer me up."

  "Good to see that. Did anything happen to you before the show? I mean, you're usually so full of energy and happiness."

  "Yeah... the manager cheated me again, that fucking bitch. Now I've got the debt blues again."

  "Aww, really? How much?"

  "One million."

  "... she's a bitch alright. But hey! I have a great idea!"

  "What is it?"

  "While I was walking to Manehattan, I spotted a gold mine. They must've found some gold at this point. The team leader said that he would share it with us."

  "... come here, you!", said Vinyl, giving Twilight a big hug. That was the second time that Twilight had saved her life, and that was the best way to thank her at the moment. "I love you so much, Twilight! I'll do a free show tomorrow, and I promise you, it's going to be the best show you have ever seen!"

  "Aww, you're welcome...", Twilight blushed.

  "At what time? Is 7 p.m. okay?"

  "Sure. Now, I gotta go. Sorry about the inconvenience."

  "What inconvenience? You just got me out of some serious trouble! Thanks an awful lot!"

  "Not a big deal."

  "Is she okay?", asked Fluttershy, as Twilight came back to the theater door.

  "Yes, she is.", answered Twilight. "And I've got a plan to end her debt blues again."

  "Money problems again?", said Trixie. "Can't she just settle down and buy what she can afford?"

  "It's not her fault, Trixie. Anyway, we gotta go back to the gold mine, back at the desert."

  "What does that have to do with-- ooh, I get it..."

  "We're gonna waste our fortune on her again?!", protested Spike.

  "She is my friend, Spike.", said Twilight. "She needs my help, and I will not let her down."

  "*sigh* Fine..."

  As they walked back to the desert, the sky started to get really dark. Eventually, it was night, and Luna's moon shone over the whole scenery, creating a beautiful sight for the whole group.

  "Twilight...", said Derpy. "... it's getting kind of late. Where are we going to sleep?"

  "I'll think about it later.", said Twilight, while the group arrived at the digging site. Braeburn and Applejack were the only ones in sight.

  "Oh, hello there, guys.", greeted Braeburn. "What brings you here?"

  "Hey, Braeburn.", said Twilight. "We're just wondering if you've found any gold yet."

  "Well, the mine is still unexplored. We just uncovered it, and the team is way too tired to continue. We'll get to work tomorrow. Right now, me and Applejack are picking our stuff up so we can finally go relax on our beds."

  "Can we sleep with you guys?", asked Derpy. "We don't have anywhere to go."

  "Well... I suppose you can. We only have two extra beds, though. You okay with that?"

  "No.", said Spike, knowing that his opinion wouldn't matter.

  "We're perfectly okay with it.", said Twilight. "Right, girls?"

  "Yeah... I guess.", said Fluttershy.

  "Follow us then. We'll just pick up our stuff, and then we're leaving."

  The group arrived at the digging team's resthouse. It looked really primitive, but at least it felt comfortable enough. Better than the big city, if you ask me. The "extra beds" mentioned by Braeburn were actually kind of small for three ponies to sleep on. Ah well... either that, or sleep on the floor with Spike. But, in the end, one bed had Twilight and Trixie, and the other bed had Pinkie and Derpy, since Fluttershy wanted to keep Spike warm, and decided to sleep beside him.

  At nearly eleven in the morning, after the whole digging team had woken up five hours ago, Braeburn woke the worldsavers up, acting really scared and desperate.

  "Wake up!", yelled Braeburn. "Wake up, everyone! This is serious!"

  "What is it?", said Pinkie Pie, awake for quite some time now. "I'll tell the others when they wake up."

  "No, we can't wait! There's monsters on the cave!"

  "Monsters?!", said Derpy, eventually waking everyone else up as well. "What kind of monsters?"

  "Scary and huge. Are you in a hurry? 'Cause this is going to take a while."

  "We still have eight hours left until the show starts. Just taking care of some monsters shouldn't take more than two."

  "It's good that you have confidence in yourself. You'll need it."

  "With Twilight's crazy magic skills, we'll only need thirty minutes.", said Spike.

  "Twenty.", said Braeburn.

  "Ten."

  "Five minutes!"

  "For Celestia's sake, guys!", said Twilight. "While we do have the time for discussion, it would be better to take those monsters out as soon as possible, so the team can find the gold faster. Right, Braeburn?"

  "Right. So get going then! We'll be waiting for you!"

  "Umm... can I, like, stay here and wait with you?", asked Fluttershy.

  "Sorry, Fluttershy...", said Spike. "... but we'll need all the help we can get on kicking those monsters' butts."

  "But I'm not good at kicking butts... maybe I can cheer for you?"

  "Okay. But you'll have to come along anyway."

  "D'oh!", exclaimed Fluttershy.

  "So... who's going to join me, Spike the Fire-Breathing Dragon, in kicking those monsters' butts?"

  "Sounds fun!", said Pinkie Pie.

  "I'm in.", said Derpy.

  "I guess we're in too...", said Twilight. "... we can be your healers, or something."

  "Pfft! Healers are pussies.", said Trixie. "We can be your powerful wizards, defeating monsters with the power of magic!"

  "The Butt-Kickers of Equestria are now heading for their first mission!", said Spike, in a heroic tone.

  "... yay!", cheered Fluttershy.

  In the gold mine, the group was blinded by the darkness for a few seconds. Eventually, they could see well enough to spot a confusing group of walls and corridors. They all knew what that could mean...

  "Not again!", said Derpy. "Why does everyone love mazes, and I don't?"

  "Shouldn't be too hard.", said Twilight. "We just gotta find the monsters, beat 'em up, and then find the way out."

  "It's that last part that scares me..."

  "I can feel its presence!", said Spike, the monster hunter. "I feel something disgusting in the air!"

  "Maybe it's that horrible smell.", said Trixie. "Monsters stink."

  "Umm...", said Fluttershy. "... in that case, I'll just wait for you here... if that's okay."

  "You could at least watch.", said Spike. "So you can learn how to kick butts professionally."

  "Okay... go get him!"

  They kept on following the horrible smell of monster flesh, with Spike, Pinkie and Derpy leading the way. As the smell of carcace began to grow worse, they found the monster lying around, eating something that looked like horse meat.

  "Hey you!", said Spike, with a faux-Southern accent. "What do you think you're doing?"

  The monster turned around. He was big, scary-eyed, and looked like a mole. He had fresh blood all over his lips.

  "Can't you see I'm busy eating?", said the mole.

  "I demand you to leave this cave immediately, if you don't want us to kick your butt professionally."

  "What are you talking about? The only reason that I'm here is that my cousins are looking for some ponies to kill. I don't approve of that attitude of theirs, so I decided to stay here instead. I don't want to hurt anyone. I just want to eat my food."

  "Could you eat your food in some other place then?", asked Twilight. "You're scaring away the digging team."

  "I am?... I'm not that scary. Do I look scary to you?", said the mole, while blood dripped from his sharp fangs, and his scary eyes stared deep into Twilight's soul.

  "No, no... absolutely not!", said Twilight, trying not to offend him and end up becoming monster food. "But the digging team doesn't like being disturbed by monsters. It's not very convenient, you see?"

  "It's okay, I understand. I'll just go away then-- oh my gosh, you are the cutest thing I have ever seen!", said the mole, spotting Fluttershy hiding behind a rock. He picked her up and started hugging her. Fluttershy was so scared she couldn't even scream. "Aren't you the cutest thing ever? Just look at those priceless doll eyes!"

  All Fluttershy could see was a hideous-looking, scary-eyed, blood-drinking beast. She had never seen something so traumatizing since that time when she sneaked in on an adult theater and spotted a murder scene on a movie. She then fainted, from all the pressure thrown at her at once.

  "Aww, she fell asleep...", said the mole. "... can I take care of her while you go kick my cousins' butts?"

  "How do we know that you're not going to mutilate her and devour her flesh while we're away?", said Spike.

  "Oh yeah, I forgot about that part... take her along then."

  Spike then dragged Fluttershy across the floor, still in her traumatized state.

  "I smell monster flesh again!", said Spike.

  "We all do, Spike.", said Trixie.

  "Halt!", said another mole, exactly like the first one. "Who dares pass by me without dying?!"

  "Oh boy.", said Twilight, rolling her eyes.

  "No one will die here, if you just move to someplace else!", said Pinkie Pie.

  "Yeah, what she said.", said Derpy.

  "I laugh at you with pleasure! Ha ha ha ha!", said the mole. "I will not move until somebody here dies! For am I the third strongest mole in this cave!"

  "How many are there?", asked Trixie.

  "We are five in total. But I only count four, since one of us is the biggest wimp, so he doesn't join our hunting session."

  "Well, I don't care if you're the third or second, or first strongest mole!", said Spike. "We can kick your butt just fine!"

  "We'll see about that."

  "Bring it on!"

  The worldsaving ponies were horrified by what they were seeing. Spike was doing his best, but the mole proved to be scarier, which lowered Spike's offense down a little bit. Fortunately, Spike was agile enough to dodge the mole's attacks, while managing to kick his butt in the meantime. Fluttershy had woken up, and was cheering for Spike, excitedly ("punch him in the face!"). Eventually, the mole got dizzy, and fell down, face planted on the floor.

  "Way to go, Spike!", cheered Fluttershy.

  "Yeah, that was really intense!", said Pinkie Pie.

  "I don't think I can take another one...", panted Spike.

  "Don't worry, Spike.", said Twilight. "We'll take care of the rest."

  "Yeah, no need to worry.", said Trixie.

  And so, the group went on, defeating the other three moles with magic spells, Pinkie's moves and Derpy's tricks, until there was not a single one left. However, they found a big problem ahead of them: how would they get back outside?

  "We're doomed!", exclaimed Derpy. "DOOMED!"

  "I should've used bread crumbs on the way...", said Pinkie Pie.

  "No need to worry.", said Fluttershy. "I know someone that can get us out of here."

  Fluttershy then made a strange sound, and a tiny mouse came in seconds later.

  "This is Mr. Mousey.", said Fluttershy. "He and his cousins have been all over Equestria, and they know the way to every place in this land."

  Mr. Mousey nodded proudly.

  "Can he get us out of here?", asked Derpy. "I'm starting to get claustrophobic again."

  "Can you, Mr. Mousey?", asked Fluttershy.

  Mr. Mousey got his nose up in the air and made a gesture for the group to follow him. He knew he was awesome, and that Fluttershy loved him more than that pet rabbit of hers. At least he isn't an asshole.

  "Thank you, Mr. Mousey.", said Fluttershy, kissing him on the cheek, which made him blush a little.

  "So, how did it go down there?", asked Braeburn. "Are they gone?"

  "Not all of them.", said Spike, as the only civilized mole walked out of the cave, making Braeburn petrify in fear, while the rest of team ran away, screaming like little fillies. Fluttershy hid behind Spike, holding Mr. Mousey in her hooves.

  "Oy there, mate!", said the mole to Braeburn. "How ya doin'?"

  "Please don't drink my blood.", said Braeburn, sweating in extreme fear.

  "Drink your blood? Ahahaha! You're quite the joker, sir. I'm perfectly inoffensive. This blood on my mouth is ketchup. Pork ribs sure go well with ketchup. You should try it sometime."

  "So you're not gonna kill us?", said Fluttershy, trying to befriend the huge monster.

  "Why would I kill you? I would never kill such an adorable species! Just look at you, you're so cute I want to hug every single one of you!"

  "Please don't...", said Spike.

  "Oh, about you, dragon dude... thanks for teaching my cousins a lesson. You sure kicked their butts!"

  "Hehehe... yes I did." Pinkie and Derpy looked down on him, with a sarcastic smile. "Ahem... we did."

  The mole started to walk on his own path, determined to find a job.

  "I'll start searching for the gold. How much time do we have, according to your schedule?"

  "Oh, we still have plenty of time left.", said Twilight. "No need to hurry up... although I'd like to have it as soon as possible."

  "Okay, we'll see if we can find it. How much do you want?"

  "A million bits."

  "No problem. Gold is worth a lot, down at Manehattan, since all the gold in this desert actually belongs to our countryside city, southwest of here. We don't want to do any business with those rich bastards, so they can spend everything in diamond-studded swimming pools and solid-gold Humvees. But since we're generous enough to give them a chance, we won't actually stop you from taking a small percentage of our gold to the big city. You should thank us for that."

  "... alright, cousin.", said Applejack. "What did ah tell you 'bout stereotypin'? Not all of 'em are bastards."

  "I don't care. The ones that are actually good-natured don't even have a chance against those so-called leaders. Just ask Monotoli. He's the only politician that is actually honest with his people. And yet, bigger leaders force him to join the greedy side."

  "Okay, ah agree wit' your opinion, Braeburn. But ah don't think this is the time to talk about the government. No one asked anything about the subject. Sorry to embarrass you guys."

  "No problem.", said Twilight. "And I'd really appreciate it if you could find some gold already... a friend of mine is, like, really needing it right now, and I don't want to let her down."

  "Oh yeah. Sorry 'bout that. I got myself into rambling about useless stuff again."

  "We're going to Manehattan, so we can buy ourselves something to eat. We'll be back in one hour."

  As the group went to the big city, they spotted Applejack running after them, with her saddlebag containing something significantly-sized. She looked like she had something really nice with her.

  "Hey you!", yelled Applejack. "Ah have somethin' real nice to show you!"

  "What is it?", asked Spike, sensing a really delicious smell.

  Applejack opened up her saddlebag, and took out a big, shiny (and tasty-looking) diamond. Spike fainted from the heavenly sight of crunchy crystals, and ice-cold smell.

  "Ah think it's worth way more than a million bits!", said Applejack.

  "Thank you very much!", said Twilight. "... and you are... ?"

  "Ah'm Applejack. Pleased to meet all of ya."

  "Hello, Applejack. I didn't know you guys could find gold so fast..."

  "Well, ah'll confess: when I was searching for gold along with some other guys, I found this shiny ol' diam'nd and hid it in the bag, as a gift for you, for helping us with the mole problem."

  "That's very nice of your part. Thank you very much. Vinyl is saved again."

  "You're friends with Vinyl? That's such an honor, ain't it?... well, I gotta go. Y'know, help the team out on finding some loot."

  "Tell them that we don't need the gold anymore."

  "I will!", said Applejack, as she ran back to the digging site.

  "That's so very nice of her.", said Derpy.

  "That diamond sure looks perfect...", said Spike, trying not to drown in his own saliva. "Care sharing a piece?"

  "*sigh* Okay, Spike.", said Twilight, breaking up a sizeable diamond piece. "I think we have more than enough here, anyway."

  "This is why you're my very best friend, Twilight!", said Spike, while biting off a small chunk of his treat, trying to make it last for a while.

  "Twilight...", said Fluttershy. "... after we have breakfast, could we go find Vinyl?"

  "That's exactly what we're going to do.", said Twilight. "She's so happy with what I'm doing to help her, she might even want to kiss me or something!"

  "Ha ha! Wouldn't that be awesome, if she actually did that? It must be worth a million autographs!"

  "Yeah, it would. Anyway, what do you want to eat?", said Twilight. Fluttershy suddenly realized that they were in a bakery, sitting around a table, with an impatient waiter beside them.

  "Oh... I'd like a piece of carrot cake. That's all."

  Arriving at the Topolla Theater, they still had one hour before the show would start. Twilight took the diamond and put it in her saddlebag, going to take a look backstage, where Vinyl was trying out her costumes, just for fun. She knocked on the door, with her trademark cutesy beat.

  "Come in.", said Vinyl.

  "How ya doing?", asked Twilight.

  "I've never been better. You just made my life worth living, Twilight. I don't even know how to thank you enough."

  "You don't have to, don't worry about it. Is the show going okay too?"

  "This will be the best night of our lives. Trust me on this one. Now, how did you find that much money?"

  "Check this thing out.", said Twilight, taking the diamond from her saddlebag.

  "Holy shit! Is that a real diamond?!"

  "Sure is... as far as I know. Looks real to me."

  "Just think of what the manager will say when she sees it! She'll literally faint from all the money this is worth! You're gonna be, like, 'yeah whateva', and then she'll hug it and kiss it and treat it like it's her own child, like 'I love you Mr. Shiny!'... oh man, I can't wait to get out of this dump."

  "Hahaha, yeah... I can't wait to see your show as well."

  "Speaking of which, I'm supposed to be on stage now. See you in thirty minutes!", said Vinyl, kissing Twilight on the cheek.

  "See ya.", said Twilight, blushing slightly.

  The show was, indeed, the most epic thing Twilight had ever witnessed. Hit singles, fan favorites, covers, and a 20-song medley, everything was played with the largest amount of energy possible. How about the 8-Track Frenzy? It was epicness in its own original form. Musically-cultured fans managed to cry from the unbearable amount of awesomeness contained in one single concert-only song. Even Spike managed to enjoy the show, and that's saying something. Overall, it was pretty amazing.

  At the theater door, Vinyl called Twilight for the manager room. The manager herself didn't look very pleased, but then again, she never looked pleased with anything.

  "Excuse me, ma'am.", said Vinyl. "I was wondering if you could cancel my debt and let me get out of here."

  "Why would I do that?", said the manager, cold as ice. "You still owe me a million bits, you know."

  "Well, I'd like to give you something."

  Twilight comes in and puts the diamond on the balcony, to the manager's surprise. Her attraction to shinies was so big it put Roahm Mythril to shame.

  "Shiny! Must have it! Please give it! I'll do anything!"

  "Could you set me free now?", asked Vinyl.

  "Yes! Anything!"

  "Okay. It's yours."

  The manager grabbed the diamond and started kissing it uncontrollably, like it were her own child.

  "You should thank me. This diamond is worth maybe... MAYBE... $50.", lied the manager. "So I gave you a bargain."

  "Yeah, whatever.", said Twilight.

  "Thanks for everything, Twilight.", said Vinyl, high-hoofing Twilight while the group was heading out of the theater. "I'll try not to get into this kind of trouble again."

  "I'd help you a thousand times if necessary, Vinyl.", said Twilight. "You're my favorite musician of all time. I'd do anything to help you."

  "Aww, thanks! That really means a lot to me!"

  "Hey, guys!", said Derpy. "Look over there!"

  She pointed to a big purple sign beside the Manehattan Department Store.

  "'Hardwares R Us'?", said Spike. "What's so funny about it?"

  "It's not funny. It's a promotional stunt! Every 27th customer gets a ball-pein hammer for free!"

  "No way!", exclaimed Pinkie Pie. "I've always wanted one of those!"

  "Can we go inside, Twilight? Please!"

  "I suppose we have time for that...", said Twilight. "... fine, let's go."

  "Yay!", exclaimed the whole group. Next Chapter: Poodle Hat Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 60 Minutes