Alex was looking through some old books in the school library. He was always fascinated with things like lost treasures and fossils, so he regularly tried to look for neat places he may find something. He hadn't found anything as of yet, but that wasn't going to stop him from trying. He was skimming the pages of one book when he found a pages envolving some potential sites near Canterlot. There was a supposed lost idol in the forests surrounding Canterlot. Alex decided to it would be awesome to go looking for it. Even if he didn't find the idol, it was a great location for fossil hunting, so at least he wouldn't leave empty handed. One small problem, he needed a team to help carry equipment and other supplies. But who would be willing to do that? .....

"So what do you say you guys?! Adventure, treasure, thrills, EXCITEMENT! Who wouldn't want to go!" Alex asked.

"I don't know man." Soul said.

"Yeah, sounds kinda risky." Rivet said.

"Well, I guess I'll go." Clyde said.

"See?! Clyde is willing to go! So what about you two?!" Alex asked. Soul sighed.

"Fine, I'm in." He said reluctantly. Rivet rolled his eyes.

"Well I guess I'll go to." He said.

"Yes! Let's get ready!" Alex said.

"Alright, water!" Alex asked.

"Check!" soul said.

"Map!"

"Check!" Rivet said.

"My hand gun for safety, check. Digging equipment."

"Check." Clyde said.

"Food rations and machete."

"Check." Soul said.

"Alright guys! We're set! Now time to head into the woods." Alex said. He turned to face the woods, the dense brush was blocking their vision at ground level. "Hand me the machete." Alex said. Soul passed it to him. He unsheathed the blade and started to hack away at the brush, clearing a path to walk through.

"Jeez, this place is like a friggin jungle." Rivet said.

"I know, awesome isn't it?" Alex asked.

"Hey, what happens if we get lost?" Rivet asked.

"Don't worry. I have an emergency GPS. If we get lost we can use it to get home." Alex said. There was another few minutes of silence, occasionally penetrated by the sound of machete cutting through thick bushes and leaves.

"Man it's hot out here." Rivet said.

"You'll get use to it." Alex said, slight annoyed.

"This bag is heavy." Rivet said.

"Rivet." He stopped hacking and turned around. "Buddy, we love ya. but if you don't stop complaining, Ima smack the shit outa you." Alex said.

"Alright, fine, I'll stop." He said quietly.

They wondered through the dense jungle, stepping over vines, rocks, and branches as they went. They came across the occasional patch that they needed to hack through, but Alex's machete made quick work of it. It was starting to get dark, so Alex decided to stop.

"Alright, we'll setup camp here for tonight. Rivet, Clyde, you setup the tents. Me and soul will get a fire going." Alex said.

"Sure, no problem." Clyde said.

"Anything to get this bag off my back." Rivet mumbled.

"Rivet, what did I say about complaining?" Alex asked.

"I didn't say anything." Rivet said. Alex had started a fire with in moments, and soul was tangled in what was suppose to be a tent. The group stopped when they heard a growling and rustling coming from the bushes. It was a grizzly bear, it looked pissed. Alex looked at it, looked at the group, looked back at it, and smiled. He grabbed his steel baseball bat, and charged the bear.

"What is he-OH GOD WHY?!" Clyde said.

"MY POOR VIRGIN EYES!!!" Soul shouted.

"HOW IS HE SHAVING THAT BEAR WITH A BAT!?!!" Rivet shouted. The bear looked panicked as Alex was shaving it bald, using a baseball bat.

"MMUAHAHAHAHHA!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Alex chuckled. He slowly shaved the beast with the bat.... Some how. Watching the bear squirm in discomfort. He laughed as the bear tried to get away and failed. Once the poor animal was void of all fur, it ran off in terror.

"Ok..... I did not want to see that..... But I did..... Good god what did I just witness?" Clyde asked. The others were too shocked to say anything.

"Ok guys! The location should be just around this bend!!" Alex said excitedly. They turned the corner and Alex's smile fell when he saw just a clearing with a solid rock slab for the forest floor. "The fuck!" He said. Clyde rested a hand on his shoulder.

"I don't think there's an idol dude." Clyde said.

"Dammit! Well I'm not leaving unless I find something!" He pulled out a rock hammer and started chipping away at the Rock. He did this for a few moments, just to vent his anger. But he stopped when he saw something. He lightly tapped a chunk of rock he picked up, and it split in two. Inside was a gorgeous fossil skeleton of a small, feathered Dinosaur. Alex smiled and held it up for everyone to see.

"Wow! That's neat looking!" Soul said.

"Well, you found something bud. We can leave now." Clyde said.

"Yep, let's go play video games." Rivet said. The group walked about twenty feet to their right, and ended up back in Canterlot. "I still wonder why we had to spend the night out here if we were only twenty feet away from town."

"It adds effect." Alex said. Next Chapter: Video games!!!! Hanging out with friends part 2 Estimated time remaining: 40 Minutes