“What do you mean you’re going to Africa?!” Octavia asked shocked as she was pacing around the kitchen with cooking dinner. “That’s what I said, I'm going to Africa, I’m running severely low in certain ingredients like sugar, cocoa powder, coffee, vanilla beans, and various meats, herbs, and spices and these are incredibly cheap at the source.” Mise said as he stirred the pot of sauce.

“Then why don’t you just have it shipped over here like you did Frosted Flakes and Simba?” Octavia asked “Because that’s no fun, and I want to go see my friend there.” Mise said as he poured the sauce into a bowl. “Fine, but how long will you be gone for?” Octavia asked

“Well let’s see….about…3 weeks.” Mise pulling a rack of lamb out of the oven

“3 WEEKS!! Mise, you can’t keep running off like this, what about me? Did you ever stop to think about me in these situations?” Octavia asked shocked. “I promise this’ll be the last time Octy, I swear.” Mise said as he the lamb on his cutting board and began to portion it.

“It better be, or were done. You hear me Mise? if you run off like this again and leave me alone I'm breaking up with you.” Octavia said angrily

Mise simply put down the knife and calmly turned around. “Octy, listen, I know I how you feel right now, but trust me, this is strictly business. The reason it’ll take so long is because in order to gather these things I need to do a lot of traveling, both in the wilderness and from market to market. It’s not like here where there’s a store on every street.” Mise explained

Octavia simply sighed and looked at Mise “Fine, but please be careful, I worry about you sometimes. I always fear that one day I'm going to get call saying you’ve been found dead somewhere due you antics…” Octavia said starting to tear up“Shhhh, shhhh, it’s ok, I’m not immortal, but its takes a hell of a lot to kill me. So trust me when I say, I'm not going anywhere and no one or anything is going to take me from you.” Mise said pulling Octavia into a comforting hug

“I know, but that doesn’t stop me from worrying about your safety” Octavia said returning the hug “Well instead of worrying about my safety, you just worry about staying the beautiful young woman you are…” Mise said cupping Octavia’s face in his hand.

Timeskip: the next morning

Mise was at the airfield this time with two planes instead of just one. Even though his true intentions of going to Africa were for mining, he wasn’t going to pass up an opportunity to gather copious amounts of raw materials and other items.

“Mise, please be careful.” Octavia said planting a kiss on his cheek.

“I will, and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Also, is there anything you guys want me to pick up for you while I'm there?” Mise asked “AFRICAN PEPSI!” treble said holding a bottle of Pepsi and wearing all kinds of Pepsi merchandise.

“….yeah….anything else?”Mise asked

“Can I have a tiger pelt?” Eclipse asked

“Ooh, I want a spear!” Rapid said

“Can me and Sunny have a tribal tapestry?” Lone asked

“And can I have like a tribal short sword or long dagger.” Fang asked

“Yes, to all of that. And I’ll be sure to pick up anything else I think you guys might want. Alright I’ll see you all in three weeks” Mise said as he boarded the plane and took off

15 hours later…..

Mise had arrived in Zululand and met up with his friend, guide, and local tribe member, Zecora. “Hello Mise, grab your bags and follow please.” Zecora said trying her best to rhyme

“You know don’t have to that, and I know you can talk normally” Mise said smirking “You’re right, I'm going to just talk normally. I only talk like that for the tourists anyway, and quite frankly, it’s more work than it’s worth.” Zecora said as Mise grabbed his stuff “Thanks Zecora, come on, lets go.” Mise said as he and Zecora walked to the tribal village Mise and Zecora walked into the village where the rest of the tribe was waiting for their arrival

“Bumbawe Atuna... Bumbawe Atuna...” Zecora greeting her fellow tribal members

“Hi there. Nice to see ya. Bumblebee tuna. Bumblebee tuna!” Mise said walking around

Mise then turned to one of the tribe members “Mise en place, personal chef, How are you this afternoon? Alrighty Then!” Mise said quickly. Mise then turned to a tribe member crouching on the ground

“Excuse me, your balls are showing. Bumblebee tuna.” Mise said giving a pair of thumbs up

“Mise, come, we must speak with the chief.” Zecora said as she led Mise to a large hut guarded by a mandrill holding a spear. “At ease soldier” Mise said saluting the mandrill. The two made their way inside the hut to see a large man wearing various types of jewelry and other adornments.

“Wayelindele wena” the chief said as Zecora smiled “The chief says, he was expecting you” Zecora translated

“Libilibi waaaah chiminimi chim chim charoo haaaayah! rrraah!” Mise said popping his lips and slapping his knee while doing it.

“Angiqondi lwesigodi oyisebenzisayo” the chief said

“The chief says, he don't understand the dialect you are using” Zecora translated

“Tell him, i’m very happy to be here and i look forward to my stay.” Mise said

“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba sibe lapha futhi ngibheke phambili yinsika yami” Zecora translated

“Manje sidinga nixoxe isizathu ezakwenza” the chief said to Mise

“Translation?” Mise said to Zecora

“He said, we now need to discuss your reason for coming.” Zecora said.

“Ah yes, tell him i wish to dig for gold and diamonds. I need them to for my proposal and eventual wedding.” Mise said

“Ufisa zimbe igolide namadayimane. Ngidinga ukuba for isicelo sami futhi ekugcineni.” Zecora translated.

“Ngizokwazisa umbe ngalezi zinto, kodwa amalungu besizwe zulu kuphela abavunyelwe ukungena ukufinyelela ezimayini. Kumelwe sibe ilungu esizweni phambi kwakho khona.” The chief responded

“The chief says, he will let you dig for these things, but only zulu tribe members are allowed to access the mines. You must first become a tribe member before you go in there.” Zecora said

“Tell him i’m thankful he’ll allow me to do this, and ask him what do i have to do to become a member.” Mise said to Zecora

“Ngiyabonga uzoba ngivumele ukuba wenze lokhu, futhi yini okufanele ngiyenze ukuze abe ilungu” Zecora translated

“Kufanele siphile ngokuhluzeka zulu. Kufanele aqeqeshe namabutho zulu, kumele wena ukupheka nabesifazane zulu, kuzomele yokuzingela nge abazingeli zulu. Kufanele wenze zonke lezi zinto futhi ngaphezulu ukuze babe ilungu zulu” the chief said

“The chief says, You must live with zulu. You must train with zulu warriors, you must cook with zulu women, you must hunt with zulu hunters. You must do all these things and more in order to become zulu member.” Zecora said

“Tell him, i will gladly do anything he requires of me and that i have great respect for him and his people. I look forward to learning about them and their culture and history.” Mise said

“Bayokujabulela ukwenza noma yini ayifuna kimi nokuthi i bayamhlonipha kakhulu, yona nabantu bayo. Ngibheke phambili ekufundeni ngabo futhi uku isiko nomlando” Zecora translated

“bayakwazisa lokho, siqala kusasa ekuseni. ngoba manje, wena uzalala eqhugwaneni izivakashi udumo” the chief said

“The chief says, I appreciate that, we start tomorrow morning. for now, you will sleep in the hut reserved for guests of honor.” Zecora said.

The pair said their goodbyes to the chief as Zecora led Mise to a similar hut to the chief’s where Mise set his stuff down and went to sleep.

The Next Morning…..

Mise was sound asleep on the straw and cow skin mattress that he was given to sleep on the previous night. His thoughts were filled with images of gold, diamonds, and Octavia. He was awoken from his slumber by someone shaking him and calling his name “Mise! Mise! It's morning and if you don’t get up I’m dragging you out by your feet” the person warned as Mise tossed and turned almost forgetting he was in Africa.

“Mise! The tribe is waiting, your initiation into the tribe will start soon!” He person pestered as Mise’s eyes shot open “Fuck! I was so tired I forgot I was here!” Mise said jumping out of bed. He turned to see the person was his friend Zecora “About time you finally woke up, come on the tribe is waiting for you.” Zecora had said as Mise was getting up.

He followed her outside the hut as the bright African sun pierced his eyes and blinded him for a second. “Man! That's going to take some getting used to.” Mise said as he squinted and saw that the tribe’s group of warriors were waiting for Mise. They were dressed in traditional clothing complete with animal skins and furs on their arms, with beaded headbands and other accessories.

“Zecora tell them that i am very grateful that they are willing to let me do this, and I’m ready to start whenever they are.” Mise said as Zecora translated it for them “Ngiyambonga kakhulu ukuthi baziMisele bona ngenze lokhu , futhi ngikulungele ukuqala noma nini kunjalo.” Zecora said as the lead warrior stepped forward and did some kind of hand/arm gesture and spoke “Samukela wena isizwe , sifisa wena inala nokuchuma” The warrior said as Zecora translated “he says they welcome you and wish you the best of luck.” Zecora said.

Mise nodded and spoke “So what do we do now?” Mise asked as another warrior stepped forward and handed Mise what looked like warrior clothing and weapons. Mise didn’t need a translation for what was being requested of him. He nodded, turned around, and walked into the hut he slept in. he changed out of the clothes he was wearing and into the ones he was just given. He stepped out as the non-warriors knelt and bowed their heads at his presence.

Mise was confused by this “Uh Zecora what's going on?” Mise asked scratching his beard. “They are bowing in respect at the newest member of the tribe, you.” Zecora said as she noticed that the warriors were getting ready to depart as Mise noticed this too. “Well I better going, I just hope I don’t get mauled or anything.” Mise said he departed with the rest of warriors.

As they marched out into the savannah, Mise thought to himself ‘This is so cool! I wonder what my first task will be.’ Mise thought to himself as he was brought out of his thoughts by someone tapping his shoulder.

He turned to see one of the warriors looking at him, he was a bit older than Mise, about the age of Mr. Snow at Crystal Prep. He was wearing very similar clothes to Mise as he spoke “You ready young one?” The warrior asked Mise as he was surprised by this and spoke “I am, but...you speak English? How? I thought Zecora was the one that spoke English.” Mise said taken back by this new revelation.

“Only know a little…. Not much, but enough.” The warrior had said to Mise as he nodded in agreement as Mise spoke “I see. Well I’m Mise, it’s good to meet you.” Mise said with a smile “I am Ouda, nice to meet you Mise.” Ouda said extending his hand to Mise as he shook his hand and spoke “Nice to meet you too Ouda. Do you know what my first task is? The chief told me I had to live as one of you.” Mise explained. “You must tame animal. Then you hunt.” Ouda said as Mise nodded in understanding.

The group continued on walking for a little while until the stopped. Mise looked around he couldn’t see the village, or anything for that matter. The leader of the group walked over to Mise and spoke “ngaphambi kokuthi ukuzingela nathi , kuzomele yokulawula isilwane sasendle , nililethe emuva emzaneni.” The leader said as Mise turned to Ouda “he said, what i told you.” Mise said he nodded and spoke “tell him, I am ready to begin, and I won’t let him down.” Mise said.

Ouda nodded and spoke to the leader “sengikulungele ukuba siqale, futhi i ngeke bemdumaza.” Ouda said to the leader as he nodded. He gave Mise a spear and cloth sack containing pieces of fresh meat and fruits. “Take these, they are bait.” Ouda said as Mise nodded and wandered off into the brush as the rest of the warriors marched back to the village.

Mise continued walking, thinking to himself ‘I wonder what Octy would say if she saw me like this….for that matter I wonder everyone else would say…’ Mise thought to himself as he wandered and wandered.

45 minutes later….

Mise was running out of energy. He had enough to wander for a few more minutes and get back. “If I don’t find an animal soon i'm going to have turn back and try again.” Mise said as he continued to walk as he came to a clearing with a few Acacia trees here and there. Mise crouched in the tall grass and made his way to a small berry bush he saw off in the distance and sat down and started to eat some of the berries

“Well *chew* i'm not dead so *chew* thats a good sign” Mise said he gorged on berries “But i’m going to have a major case of the shits later, oh well.” Mise said as he wiped his mouth “Now….what kind of animal….can...I….tame….” Mise said as he looked right in front of him and straight up to the sky as a giraffe had wandered over to graze. “Oh hell yes!” Mise said as he climbed the tree. He shimmied across the branch, breaking off a few small leaf covered branches along the way.

Mise moved slowly and quietly as to not spook the giraffe. One he got to the end of the branch he came face to face the exotic animal “Hey there big guy. You know they call you exotic, but that’s just another word for awesome, which you are.” Mise said as he stuck out the branch for creature to eat off of. As he got closer, he managed to reach out and pet the giraffe as it ate off the branch. After a few minutes of feeding the giraffe and petting it and talking to it, Mise made his way back to the trunk of the tree.

‘Ok, I got to make this count, because if I fuck this up, I could end up hurting myself or the giraffe.’ Mise said in his head as he leapt from the tree and onto the giraffe, much to the creatures shock. But Mise grabbed his spear off his back and cut off a long full branch and held it out for the animal to eat and to lead it along as he rode to back to the village. Mise continued to ride the majestic beast, feeling one with nature. He felt a level of inner peace he hadn’t felt in many years. He continued to lead the giraffe back in the direction of the village as he thought ‘Man and I thought riding a tiger was awesome! This is absolutely insane, if only the guys could see me!’ Mise thought to himself as he rode the giraffe

Meanwhile, Zecora was helping the tribe’s women prepare for dinner for the village as she spoke to herself “Where is Mise, it's getting late, I hope he’s ok.” Zecora said to herself and she picked herbs out of the village garden. As she finished she turned back and began walking back to her hut as one of the tribes members called out “losemusha lisondela! losemusha lisondela! (the young one approaches! the young one approaches!)” The person called out catching the attention of everyone in the village, including Zecora.

They all ran to the main gate of the village to see Mise riding in on giraffe. Needless to say most of them were shocked to see that a new comer had managed to tame such a beast and bring it back as well. “Mise! How the!?….how the!?….what!?” Zecora said as she was completely at a loss for words as Ouda walked up and spoke “Mise, how did you get a giraffe?” Ouda asked shocked.

Mise simply smiled as he stroked the animal’s neck as he spoke “well it was purely by chance. I stopped by an Acacia tree to gather my energy and gather some berries. And when i was finished doing that I turned around and saw this big guy. I quickly climbed the tree, and after a little coaxing, i managed to gain its trust and i carefully got myself on his back and used my spear to cut off a few branches to use as like a carrot and stick method to lead it in the right direction, and the rest is history.” Mise said holding up the branch for the creature to eat.

Zecora turned to the very curious tribe members and translated what Mise said “kahle kwaba luyingxenye ngengozi. Ngithe mangingene isihlahla somunga ukuze abuthele amandla ami futhi abuthele amanye amajikijolo. Futhi lapho ngineminyaka waqeda ukwenza ukuthi i waphenduka futhi wabona lokhu umfana omkhulu. I ngokushesha akhwela emthini, futhi ngemva coaxing kancane, i wakwazi ukuzuza ukwethenjelwa yayo futhi ngokucophelela ngokwami emhlane wakhe wabe esesebenzisa umkhonto ukuthi kufanele ngihlukane amagatsha ukuze bayisebenzise njengekhambi isanqante futhi induku indlela ngiwuphatha endleleni efanele , futhi siyazi ukuthi kwenzekani emva.” Zecora said as the tribe was amazed at how skilled Mise was as the lead warrior spoke “okungukuthi, i sazé bambalwa kakhulu abantu abazokwazi ukwenza into enjalo. une eziningi isibindi. i bahloniphe kakhulu.” The warrior said kneeling and bowing his head

Zecora looked up and Mise and spoke “He says, that is incredible, I have known very few people capable of doing such a thing. you have a lot of courage. I respect you very much.” Zecora translated as the warrior got up and asked “wena manje kumelwe ukhethe ukuba zihlale izinsiza noma usethe mahhala futhi aphile endle, yini okhetha?” The warrior asked as Zecora translated for Mise “You now must choose to keep the animal for resources or set it free and live in the wild once more, what do you choose?” Zecora said as Mise spoke

“I will set it free. It's a creature of the earth, and deserves to live as one. We will find another to keep, but this one will be free once more.” Mise said as he jumped down and as Zecora smiled and spoke “Angizukubeka. Kuyinto isidalwa yomhlaba, futhi kufanele ukuba aphile njengombaleki eyodwa. Sizothola enye ukugcina, kodwa lena kuyoba mahhala” Zecora said as the tribe kneeled and bowed their heads as the giraffe was set free. Mise watched the animal run and be free. He turned around and joined the tribe back in the village.

It was now night time in the Zulu village as the tribe was gathered around the fire. Mise was still in his warrior clothes as he was sitting by the fire as Zecora walked over and sat next to him

“So Mise, how are you enjoying your stay here?” Zecora asked as she and Mise watched the fire dance.

“It's been incredible, definitely an experience I’ll never forget.” Mise said with a smile

“Well I hope you’re hungry, we are having yenkomo, or beef, Isibhede, which is a fermented porridge, which tingles on the tongue, with some sides of amandumbe, which is a root vegetable which we harvest, and lastly, an alcoholic beverage known as utywala.” Zecora said as she pointed to the plates being passed around.

“That sounds delicious, and this fruit paste is wonderful, and the pottery is lovely” Mise said licking a pale pink paste “It's made from guano.” Ouda said chiming in.

“Guano. Sounds so familiar.” Mise said as he started licking the remains of the fruit paste from the bottom of the bowl.“Bat droppings.” Zecora said bluntly and giggling a bit as Mise then froze in place with tongue hanging and dropped the bowl spitting the remains of the paste and wiping off his tongue

“Guano is our chief resource, we use it to make many things in the village.” Zecora explain as Mise had an un-amused look on his face “... Yummy!” Mise deadpanned as the plates of food started to come closer as Mise could start to smell the food

“Oooohhh, that smells incredible, and looks even better.” Mise said as the plate finally made its way to him. It was covered in heaping amounts of meats such as beef and chicken which Mise presumes they bought at a market, starches like beans and rices, vegetable of great variety, and lastly a jug of strong smelling liquid which Mise immediately identified as the alcohol Zecora mentioned earlier

Mise took his share of the food and passed it down line as he began to eat “oh my Faust, this just so good, I mean I know I keep saying that, but I mean it. You can really taste the freshness and purity of the ingredients. I’m definitely bringing this recipe back to canterlot and putting it as a permanent item on my restaurant’s menu, thank you for this Zecora.” Mise said as he playfully kissed her on the cheek.

Zecora giggled a bit at the gesture “well I’m glad you enjoy it, most visitors don’t even bat an eye at it. Which reminds me, we have a special event we want you to join us in. Ouda will take care of that after we eat though.” Zecora said as Mise nodded and continued to eat.

Once dinner was over, the flatware was collected and the children were put to bed while the women took care of the cleaning up. Meanwhile, Mise, Ouda, and the other warrior tribesmen were walking to the edge of the village perimeter carrying torches and what, to Mise, looked like raw meat. They continued on their way till the group stopped much to Mise’s confusion.

“Ouda? What’s going on? Why did we stop?” Mise asked as ouda looked down at Mise. “It's feeding time. Watch.” ouda said as Mise had a slightly worried look on his face. suddenly one of the group’s members whistled loudly as a pack of what looked to be wild african dogs approached the group.

“I told you, its feeding time, their feeding time. We give them meat, they don’t bother us.” Ouda said as he tossed some meat towards the animals Mise was taken back this for a second but son came to terms with the situation and tried his hand at it. “Whoa, this is so awesome!” Mise said as one of the dogs came up and ate the meat out of his hand. Mise soon got an idea and decided to try something. He grabbed a piece of meat and bit it, holding it in his mouth, much to the confusion of the other warriors.

He walked over to the pack and leaned forward allowing the piece of meat to hand from his teeth over the dogs. After a few seconds of waiting one of the wild dogs jumped up and ate the meat right out of Mise’s teeth as the other warriors gasped and whispered to each other. The group finished up what they were doing and made their way back into the village. Mise went into his tent and pulled out his phone and opened Octavia’s contact and began to text her

‘hey Octy, just checking in with you, things are going great here. Although it's lonely at times not having you with me.’ Mise clicked the send button and after a minute or two of waiting his phone buzzed and he saw it was octavia ‘Hi Mise, I miss you so much, I’m glad to hear you’re doing good. That sun must be killer on your skin, hope to see you home soon, love you.’ Mise read in his head as he texted her back saying that he’d love to keep talking but he had to get some sleep. and with that, he put his phone away and went to sleep.

The Next Morning….

Mise woke up the next morning, and pulled out his phone and texted octavia even though he knew I was probably night time for her. Just as he finished getting changed, Zecora popped her head into the hut “Good Morning Mise, I hope you had a good rest, we have a long day ahead of us, come on.” Zecora said as Mise nodded and followed her.

“So, Zecora, where are we going, exactly?” Mise asked as he followed Zecora to the car they drove in on. “We’re going to the local market in town, I need to pick up more supplies, feel free to buy anything that catches your eye.” Zecora said as the two go in the car and drove to the market.

On the way there, Mise phoned a local shipping company to help him transport his shopping list. He knew he was going to be able to get many many things for far cheaper here than in Canterlot.

Timeskip: 2 hours….

The pair arrived at the market and parked the car along the side of the road. They walked up and saw that there were hundreds of people and dozens upon dozens of stands and vendors all trying to sell things. The smell of fresh herbs and spices filled one area while the musty smell of carpets and clothes filled another. There were street food vendors next to jewelry sales people.

“So where do we start? Or do you just want to split up and meet up later?” Mise said

“Let’s split up and meet up later, do you mind if I put my purchases with yours when we drive back? I know you hired that shipping crew.” Zecora said

“Ok, and that’s perfectly fine. We’ll meet up at the moving truck when we’re done.” Mise said

Zecora nodded and went her own way as Mise roamed the market with a briefcase full of money and a knife in his boot and a gun tucked in his waistband in case someone tried to rob him or a deal went bad.

Mise wandered around taking everything in until came across a vender selling bulk wholesale commodities, clearly meant for big time buyers. Mise walked up to the stand and scanned the inventory until he saw what he wanted.

“Excuse me, sir?” Mise said getting the vendors attention

“What can I do for you young man?” the man asked, clearly knowing English, something Mise made a mental note of as it was not his first time dealing with foreign street vendors

“Well, you’ll probably think I’m crazy, but I’ll take 10 gallons of honey, 5000 pounds of cocoa beans, 500 pounds of coffee beans, 100 pounds of vanilla beans, and 100 pounds of sugar.” Mise said as the man was shocked by the order

“W-w-what? H-how...y-you can’t afford that...can you?” the man asked as Mise showed him he briefcase

“Believe me, I can, how much?” Mise asked calmly as the man shakingly pulled out a calculator and punched some buttons

“218,950 Rand p-please…” the man said, still shocked by such a purchase as Mise nodded

“Let’s go inside your building, we don’t need people seeing our exchange.” Mise said as the man nodded and the two went inside and exchanged the money.

They soon re-emerged and Mise told his moving crew, who were waiting on standby, what to take and how much. They nodded and grabbed and loaded onto the truck the purchased goods.

After that was done, Mise continued his journey through the market and came across a spice vendor with a variety of spices. Mise combed over the palette of colorful spices as the vendor noticed this.

“Ahhh, like what you see, young one…?” the vendor asked in raspy voice as Mise looked up

“Very much so, I’ll take 5 pounds of cinnamon, 5 pounds of cumin, 5 pounds of coriander, 5 pounds of cloves, 5 pounds of ginger, 5 pounds nutmeg, 5 pounds of pepper, 5 pounds of paprika, 5 pounds of saffron, 5 pounds of turmeric, 5 pounds of mustard, and 5 pounds of sumac, please” Mise said pointing to the different bins of spices as the man was taken back for a second

“My my my, someone must really have deep pockets to request such an order….” the man said as Mise narrowed his gaze “Don’t even try it, I will warn you, I am armed. Just please put my order together, and I’ll give the money, now, how much?” Mise said calmly but sternly as the man kept his eyes on Mise as he rang him up “Your total comes out to 86,930 rand. Now, where is my money?” the man said slightly disgruntled

“It's right here in my briefcase, lets go inside your stand, I don’t want people to see our transaction.” Mise said as he cracked open the briefcase enough for the man to see the money but no one else. The man nodded in agreement and led Mise inside as the exchanged the money and the man bagged up Mise’s order as the movers once again carried the spices to the truck as the group continued through the market

The next stand to catch Mise’s eye was a fruit vendor, who had a very wide variety of fruits and large amounts of each. Mise walked over and looked over the various fruits, examining each one, all of them meeting his expectations, much to his pleasure.

“Can I help you sir?” the woman running the stand asked as Mise looked up

“Yes, I’ll take 200 pounds of bananas, 100 pounds of mangos, 50 pounds of papayas, 50 pounds of dragon fruit, 150 pounds of pineapples, 50 pounds of figs, 50 pounds of lychees, 50 pounds of horned melons, 45 pounds of cherries, please.” Mise asked as the woman nearly fainted but composed herself

“I...I...i-i don’t know what to say, i’ve never heard such an order, are you sure you can afford all that?” the woman asked as Mise nodded and patted the brief case

“Absolutely, now how much do I owe you?” Mise asked as the woman did few calculations

“That’ll be...20,835 rand, sir” the woman said as Mise nodded

“Gladly, but if you don’t mind, i’d like to do our transaction away from prying eyes.” Mise requested as the woman looked around and nodded and took Mise around back where he gave her the money and she crated up the fruit requested as the moving crew did their thing.

Mise looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time to get going so he only had time for one more purchase. He continued walking until he found a butcher’s stand that also sold other parts of the animals including skins, bones, and teeth/claws. Mise walked up to the stand and looked at the menu

“Hello young man, what can I get you today?” the man asked as he sharpened his knives

“I’ll take 25 pounds of ostrich meat, 25 pounds of wild boar meat, 25 pounds of antelope meat, 25 pounds of shark meat, 25 pounds of wildebeest meat, 50 pounds of lamb, 40 pounds of goat meat, and 1 tiger pelt” Mise said nearly causing the man to drop his knife

“Excuse me?” the man asked as Mise looked at him with a straight face “What? Did you not catch all that?” Mise asked calmly as the man pulled out a pen and paper “Can you just repeat it back to me, one more time?” the man asked as Mise nodded and repeated his order. “Ok, your total comes out to 46,481 rand.” the man said as Mise nodded

“If it's alright with you, I rather exchange the money behind closed doors.” Mise said as the man nodded and unlocked the door and let Mise in where they exchanged the money and packed up Mise’s order in boxes filled with ice packs as the moving crew did their thing one last time.

Mise and the movers made their way back to the truck where Zecora was waiting

“So Mise, did you have a good time shopping?” Zecora asked as Mise nodded

“You could say that, I certainly won’t be running out of lots of things for a while. Come on, let’s return to the village” Mise said as he paid the movers the agreed price plus a little extra for their troubles.

And with that they returned to the village and Mise spent the rest of the day packing up the second plane with everything he bought, making sure the refrigeration unit was on. Once he was done, he locked it up and re-entered the village since the pilot wouldn't be there till tomorrow

Meanwhile in Canterlot…

The CHS gang were outside having lunch like usual, everyone was having a good time talking, everyone except Octavia, who was just poking her meal with a fork and sport a depressed look on her face. Vinyl was the first one to speak up “Come on Tavi, so Mise is away in Africa, it's not the end of your relationship with him.” Vinyl said as octavia just sighed and spoke “I know that, but I wonder if he realizes how much it affects us when does these things.”Octavia said looking down as Indigo, who was skipping school at Crystal Prep, spoke up “Hey you know what, maybe we should all go hang out somewhere you know? Just have a good time and do something.” Indigo suggested as everyone started thinking

“I think that's a great idea! Now, question is, what do we do?” Eclipse said as Artemis spoke up “Why don't we take the tour of the Canterlot chocolate factory?! We can buy mountains of chocolate with Mise’s credit card!” Artemis said with a slight drool as Aria slapped him “Artemis, that is not only credit card fraud, but that sounds stupid too.” Aria said in her usual grumpy tone as Fang spoke up with and idea of his own “What about the carnival? It just came to town and they have great rides and some great games, so why not?” Fang suggested as Indigo leaned over and whispered into his ear

“You only want to do that because you want to take me out on a date.” Indigo said in a bit of a teasing tone as he chuckle a bit with a whisper “Maybe.” Fang whispered to Indigo which made her chuckle a bit while Octavia was thinking ‘There’s something going on with those two...but that’ll come later…’ Octavia thought to herself as she spoke “I think a trip to the carnival sounds delightful! Maybe it’ll help me take my mind off things.” Octavia said with a smile as everyone started talking and discuss what they were going to do there.

“I hear they're bringing in a new rollercoaster! It's called ‘the fiery fist O’ pain!” Rainbow Dash said pumping her fist as Pinkie spoke up “I heard there's going to be a build your own cotton candy cone stand!” Pinkie said licking her lips as Eclipse spoke “I’m going to try my hand at the strong man contest, maybe win Midnight something!” Eclipse said flexing his muscles as Midnight giggled at the display.

Rainbow Dash soon spoke up again “I hereby command ALL couples to take at least one ride through the tunnel of love!” Rainbow Dash said as Fang and Indigo shivered a bit and looked at each other nervously.

“Rainbow, ah don’t think that's such good idea…” Applejack said as Rainbow spoke “Why is that? Unless there's people here in a secret relationship…” Rainbow dash said as Fang and Indigo became even more nervous as Artemis shook his head “No Rainbow, Applejack is meaning by because Mise is not here Octavia can't go on the ride.” Artemis explained as Rainbow just remembered

“Oh right, the resident leprechaun is off searching for his pot of gold, yeah you’re right, it's probably not a good idea.” Rainbow said as Fang and Indigo breathed out a sigh of relief as Fang spoke up “Me and Indigo can stay back with Octavia while you guys can go on the ride.” Fang said quickly as Indigo nodded “Yup, don't worry we will stay by her side.” Indigo said with a nod.

“Why are you two so eager to stay with me, and what was with that sigh, hmm?” Octavia asked raising an eyebrow as the two became more nervous as Indigo got up quickly “I got to go….. Punch the hall monitor, yeah be right back!” Indigo said as she ran out the doors as Artemis spoke “But he is not the blacksmith! He doesn't have the key! And i’m not a rake!” Artemis yelled as all eyes then went on Fang as he quickly got up

“Uh…. got to go….. Spray paint the hall montinter after Indigo finishes punching him, yeah, see you guys!” Fang said as he quickly grabbed his stuff and ran out the door after Indigo leaving the group dumbfounded as Rainbow spoke up “Does anyone else think something weird is going on with them?” Rainbow asked suspiciously as most of the group shrugged or showed very little awareness.

Over with Fang and Indigo….

Fang and Indigo were leaning against one of the walls in the hallway over away from the cafeteria as Fang breathed out a sigh of relief “That was a close one….. Good thing we got out of there.” Fang smiled a bit as Indigo nodded “Yeah, so you ready for the carnival Tib Tib?” Indigo asked in a teasing tone as Fang rolled his eyes

“As ready as I’ll ever be Kitten.” Fang said as Indigo blushed a bit as she playfully punched his arm “Don’t call me Kitten…. Tib Tib.” Indigo said with a small smile as Fang chuckled “Then don’t call me Tib Tib.” Fang said as she shook her head “Nope! You are Tib Tib and that is how it is.” Indigo said as Fang rolled his eyes again “Yes, what was I thinking, but whatever you say Kitten.” Fang said as Indigo blushed more but soon smiled a bit as she nuzzled into his chest in a hug.

Off in the shadows though Lyra and Bon Bon saw this as they giggled a bit “Wait till Octavia hears about this.” Lyra whispered to Bon Bon as she nodded “Yup, they make such a cute couple.” Bon Bon whispered as they giggled and walked deeper into the shadows. “So...you gonna keep cuddling me or are we going to get back to the group?” Fang asked teasingly as Indigo thought about it “Hmm…. keep cuddling!” Indigo said as she nuzzled in more as Fang just let out a small happy sigh “Only with you, I swear….. But that is what makes me happy though….. Just me and you Indigo…..” Fang said as he held Indigo close.

Time Skip: the next night at the carnival…

The group arrived at the pier, it was decked out in lights and signs, with booths and stands dotting the area. They all parked their cars and motorcycles and had walked up to the entrance as Octavia spoke “ok, so where do we start?” Octavia asked as a voice from behind spoke up “Why don’t we start at the food stalls and get something to eat first?!” the voice said as everyone turned around to see the shadow 5 and their boyfriends standing behind them as indigo spoke up “Great to see you guys could make it!” Indigo said as she greeted her friends “It's good to see you are all here as well.” Sunny said as Wolf nodded “Yeah, it's great to see everyone.” Wolf said as Rainbow Dash nodded

“Yeah...greeeaaat…” Rainbow Dash said gritting her teeth as she still held some resentment from the rivalry between the two schools as Indigo and Fang and most of the group just sighed while they shook their heads at Rainbow Dash as Octavia spoke “Rainbow, please, for once let's just try and get along, Mise was willing to risk his friendship with all of us to build that bridge, lets not go burning it down.” Octavia said as rainbow thought about it for a second and spoke “Fine, but i’m keeping an eye on them...” Rainbow said as she backed off as Fang walked up to her and smacked her on the back “Rainbow….. Just shut up and enjoy the carnival….. That is what we came to do and that is what we are all going to do.” Fang said as he started to walk towards the entrance.

“I suggest we get that trip through the tunnel of love out of the way so we don’t have to worry about it later.” Artemis suggested as everyone nodded and wandered around looking for it. As they began to look around the carnival as they saw the games as Pinkie spotted the cotton candy booth “Oooohh!!! Cotton candy!!” Pinkie yelled as she ran over to the stand accidentally knocking the attendant over as she tripped and fell into the cotton candy machine herself.

Everyone ran over to the booth as pinkie crawled out and looked at her friends who were shocked by what they saw “What?” Pinkie asked confused as rarity stepped forward “look for yourself” rarity said pulled out a hand mirror as pinkie looked into it and saw she was completely covered in cotton candy and had a cotton candy cone on her head “Hey! I look just like the cotton candy monster from Scooby Doo!” Pinkie said as she made short work of her candy costume.

After Pinkie ate and licked herself clean and Octavia payed for the cotton candy with Mise’s credit card he gave her before he left, the group continued looking around as they came across another stand that caught their eye, the strong man high striker. “Oh now this is my kind of game!” Eclipse said as he ran up to the game as the attendant jumped out from behind “STOP! HAMMER TIME!” the attendant yelled as Eclipse was about to challenge him to a dance off but decided against it “I’ll take a swing at it” Eclipse said as he handed over some money.

The man nodded and gave Eclipse a giant mallet. Eclipse glanced back at Midnight who giggled and waved her fingers at him. He turned back around and swung the hammer and sent the puck flying up the pole, but it fell drastically short of the bell.

“Sad sack...? What a load of ass…” Eclipse said stomping off as none other than Applejack’s grandmother, Granny Smith, walked over and payed for a turn and hit the the pedal with her purse and sent the puck soaring up and ringing the bell “DING DING DING, WE HAVE A WINNER!” the man said as he handed Granny Smith a stuffed animal.

Granny Smith took the toy and walked over to eclipse who was sitting on milk crate with a pissd off look on his face “Cheer up sonny! Here, take this and quit being such a sissy! By the way it's not how hard you it, it's how you hit it.” Granny said as she walked off. Eclipse looked at the toy and wasted little time in giving it to Midnight, who gladly accepted it. “I swear that game is rigged, I don’t how, but i’m sure of it” Eclipse said to himself with a hint of anger as Midnight kissed him and spoke

“It doesn’t matter, you’re still my man.” Midnight said as Artemis spoke up “Ok, now that Pinkie has been fed, and Eclipse got his gift for Midnight, can we get the tunnel of love nightmare out of the way.” Artemis said as everyone nodded and agreed. They continued on their way till they found what they were looking for. It was a river boat ride through a giant heart shaped tunnel that was strung up with pink and red lights. Most of the guys gagged mentally at the sight, where as other sucked it up and got in line.

“So...what do we do? Do we stay here and be labeled single and risk Rarity’s armada of shipping or go on the ride and blow our cover?” Indigo whispered to Fang “I don’t know really….. Damn it…. Its pretty much a damn lose, lose situation right now ain't it?” Fang whispered back to Indigo as she nodded

“Pretty much…. What the hell are we going to do?” Indigo whispered back as Fang was going to respond until the two were being pushed in by Rarity “Come on you two! We found a pair to keep Octavia company, now you get your chance to ride together…” Rarity said in a sing song voice as the two fell into the swan shaped boat and started floating down the river. “I will have….my revenge!!” Fang yelled back as he disappeared out of sight and into the darkness.

Fang settled back into his seat and crossed his arms “Well...now we're stuck here, and the ride is 15 minutes, now what?” Fang said as Indigo spoke “I don't know…. Hmm…..” Indigo said trying to think as Fang spoke “Want to make out?” Fang asked Indigo as she nodded “Sure!” and leapt at Fang.

Back With Octavia….

Back outside the tunnel of love, Octavia was standing, talking with two of her friends, Lyra and BonBon. The pair were discussing the day's events and just chewing the fat. “And that's how me and BonBon became such great friends…” Lyra said eyeballing BonBon as BonBon smiled “Yup, and we’ve been at each other’s side ever since.” BonBon said.

“Well i’m happy to see you two are so happy together, oh that reminds me, you two have eyes all over the place right?” Octavia asked as the pair looked at each other then back at Octavia as Lyra spoke “Yeah, we know the low-down on everyone at school, why?” Lyra asked as octavia spoke

“Well...i’ve been noticing some ‘strange’ behavior between Fang and Indigo, have you two noticed anything like that?” Octavia asked in a low tone as the pair smirked as BonBon spoke “Oh yeah, we’ve noticed…” BonBon said as Lyra added on “We saw them cuddling and calling each other pet names in the hallway earlier today, Indigo called him ‘Tib Tib’ and Fang called her ‘Kitten’. It was soooo cute!” Lyra said with a squee as Octavia’s jaw dropped “Oh...my….faust!! I just saw those two get in the tunnel of love!” Octavia gasped as she ran to the exit of the ride and waited for Fang and Indigo to come out.

Back with Fang and Indigo…

Fang and Indigo were in the tunnel of love making out as they soon exited the tunnel but did not notice as Indigo opened her eyes a bit and stopped them “F-Fang….” Indigo said nervously as Fang opened his eyes “What’s wrong Indigo? Is something the matter?” Fang asked as Indigo pointed behind him as he turned to see Octavia with a large cheeky grin as he whispered “Oh…. fuck….” Fang whispered as Indigo pushed him off

“Let go of me nerd!” Indigo said acting like she was trying to get him off of her as Octavia just shook her head “It's too late for that, they way you were making out, I thought you were trying to eat each other’s faces…” Octavia said holding her grin as the two blushed deeply as Fang spoke “Alright, so we're in a relationship…. Does that really concern you Octavia?” Fang asked as Octavia spoke

“No, not really, i'm happy for you, I just have one question.” Octavia said as the two sighed in relief as Indigo spoke “Sure, what is the question Octavia?” Indigo asked as octavia spoke “How long were you planning on keeping it a secret?” Octavia asked as the two got off the boat and onto land as Fang and Indigo looked at each other with uneasy looks

“Well…. We were going to tell but…..” Fang tried to say as Indigo spoke up “It's mostly your friends Rainbow Dash and Rarity.” Indigo said as Octavia nodded in understandment “I get it, they can be so immature sometimes, but don’t worry, I won’t tell them.” Octavia said smiling as the two breathed out a sigh of relief “Thanks Octavia, you really saved us on that one.” Fang said with a small smile as Indigo nodded in agreement “Really thank you, come on let's go to the main attraction.” Indigo said as Octavia nodded and the three walked off to join the rest of the group.

The group was walked through the carnival as Vinyl stopped “Hey look! Freak show! And judging from the signs they have the bearded lady and the strong man, the octo girl and lobster boy, the exotic Eko and Iko, and a new one called el indestrucigado! That’s spanish for something i'm sure. Let’s check it out!” Vinyl said as everyone walked into the tent and looked around at the various spectacles such as a muscular man bending metal pipes with his teeth and a woman scratching her nose with her feet...from behind. The group continued as they came to a clearing with a spotlight shining down in the center as a dark figure walked out and looked at the group “OK FIRST RULE OF FIGHT CLUB! DON’T TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!” the person said as everyone gasped and yelled “TREBLE!?” the group yelled as Sonata spoke up

“Wait a sec, if you’re not supposed to talk about fight club, then why are you talking about it now?” Sonata asked with blank expression as everyone either facepalmed or began to think about her comment as vinyl stepped forward “flames!? What are you doing here?” vinyl asked as treble spoke “Well Celtic and Tiberious thought it’d be funny to have me be here as the world’s most indestructible man!” Treble said as pinkie popped up behind the pair

“Treble! I just found out that they’re having a sale on tickets to the Fiery Fist O’ Pain! Come on let’s go!” Pinkie said as the pair, along with Rainbow Dash, Lemon Zest, Indigo, and Fang made a B-line for the roller coaster with the rest of the group trailing behind leisurely as Sugarcoat spoke up “Your friends are really weird, but then again our friends are pretty crazy as well.” Sugarcoat said as the two groups agreed on the point.

Pinkie and treble were the first to reach the entrance and looked up at the sign “Warning: this ride may cause crying, screaming, projectile vomiting, amnesia, spine loss, embarrassing accidents, uncontrollable gas, and explosive diarrhea…” the pair read as they got in line. After a few minutes of waiting, the 6 friends got in their carts, with Pinkie and Treble in the first, Rainbow and Lemon in the second, and Fang and Indigo in the third. The attendant walked over to each “safety first!” the man said as he wrapped each pair in duct tape, strapped skateboarding helmets on them, and pulled the bar down.

“Alright, in case of injury, i'm required to tell you that neither the ride’s owners, attendants, or carnival owners are liable, so good luck and don’t die.” the man said as he pushed the button and the carts took to the track. The carts slowly climbed up the hill, higher and higher until it came to the peak as Fang turned to Indigo “In case we don’t make it, I want you to thank you for being my girlfriend and being their for me” Fang said in very low tone so no one else would hear and kissed Indigo on the cheek as she blushed. Soon the cart creaked over the edge of the peak and dropped at a 90 degree angle as everyone screamed in fear and excitement. But just as quickly as the ride began it was over and the cart came to a halt.

“THAT...WAS...AWESOME!!!” Rainbow Dash screamed with her hands in the air as Lemon spoke “Yeah! That was super epic!” Lemon said striking a guitar rift pose. Fang and Indigo were the next ones to get off as Fang pulled out his butterfly knife and cut him and Indigo out of their duct tape cocoon “That...was by far one of the coolest and scariest rides i’ve ever been on!” Fang said as Indigo spoke next

“Yeah, but you’re welcome, I was wrong about you before, come on let's go.” Indigo said as the pair walked back with the group. Lastly, Pinkie and Treble were the last to walk, or in this case wobble, out. They were bent back almost 180 degrees with their heads dragging in the ground as the attendant walked over “Uh, I think you forgot these” the man said holding two spines as the two cheered and grabbed their spines and popped them back into their bodies and ran to the group.

Timeskip: 1 hour...

The group had decided to settle down and have something to eat. The found the food court section and were in the middle of eating when one of the carnival organizers approached the group “excuse me, are any of you the part of the group known as the ‘rainbooms’?” the man asked the group nodded and the rainbooms stepped forward “What can we do for you?” Sunset asked as the man spoke “Well, we were supposed to have a band play tonight, but they canceled on us at the last minute, and i was told that you have quite the reputation and were here, so i was wondering if you’d mind filling in for them, we’ll pay you the same we were going to pay them.” the man asked as the group agreed.

Soon enough, the rainbooms were getting ready for their performance as the crowd started to gather. Backstage the girls were putting the finishing touches on their costumes “Ok, everyone ready?” Sunset asked as everyone nodded and walked out on stage dressed in their usual stage outfits and face paint. The band began to play a song called a “Perfect Day for Fun" as everyone cheered, even granny smith who was head banging and rocking out with flash sentry’s band mates in the front row. Once the song was over the crowd cheered and clapped and the band bowed and walked off stage.

The rest of the group met them backstage “That was great you guys! Would you do me a favor and maybe play a Def Leppard song next time?” Lone Wolf asked as Sunset spoke “We’ll see what we can do.” sunset said as Lone Wolf nodded. “Well this has certainly been quite the day, i'm glad we were able to put our differences aside and hang out like this, we should definitely do it more often.” Octavia said happily as everyone agreed and made their way to the exit.

Mise, Zecora, and rest of the tribe were gathered round a large bonfire. Mise was now changed out of his warrior clothes as he was adorned in ceremonial robes and was standing next to the lead warrior. Zecora stepped forward with chief by her side as they waked up to Mise.

“Mise, you have proven yourself to have all the qualities of a true zulu warrior and tribesman. You ventured out with your fellow warriors, you tamed a wild giraffe, something that hasn’t been in many moons. You welcomed our traditions and customs. We have eaten, slept, cooked, and trained alongside us for the past week without thinking anything of it. For that, and for your unwavering respect and kindness. We welcome you into the tribe. From this point on, you will be known to us and all zulu everywhere as ‘owezizwe bamukelekile’ meanng ‘welcome forgeiner’.” Zecora said as the chief made markings on Mise’s face with natural paints and clays.

“wena manje omunye wethu. kwangathi ungezwa baphathe lokhu isihloko nani kuze kube phakade. kungakhathaliseki lapho ukhona, uzoba njalo abe ekhaya lapha. ukwamukela besizwe, owezizwe bamukelekile.” the chief said as he and the rest of the tribe knelt down and bowed their heads in respect of their new tribesman.

The tribe members got back up, and Zecora looked at Mise “the cheif says, you are now one of us. may you carry this title with you forever. no matter where you are, you'll always have a home here. welcome to the tribe, welcome foreigner.” Zecora said as Mise tried hard to fight back the tears of joy and pride trying to escape his eyes.

“Tell him, that, this is a bigger honor that he or anyone here can imagine, that i am deeply grateful for everything they have done, and that i will never forget this moment of the people ha helped make it happen.” Mise said smiling as Zecora nodded and turned to the chief and translated as the chief nodded back.

The next morning….

Zecora, the chief, and Mise were gathered outside the chief’s hut. “manje ukuthi wena esizwe samaZulu, wena ukufinyelela okugcwele kokubekelwa imingcele emayini. landela me futhi ngizonithatha emayini.” the chief said as Zecora translated “the chief, now that you are a zulu tribesmen, you have full unrestricted access to the mine. follow him and he will take you to the mine.” Zecora said as Mise nodded and followed the chief and Zecora to a hill just outside the fence that surrounded the village.

They walked up to the base of the hills to the mouth of a tunnel closed off with a gate. Zecora unlocked the gate and opened it for Mise. “This is where you take over Mise, there's a shovel, pick-ax, so baskets and buckets in there, good luck.” Zecora said as Mise nodded and walked in. he took off his shirt noticing how hot it was going to be and grabbed some equipment and got to work.

“Brothers of the mine rejoice! Swing, swing, swing with me. Raise your pick and raise your voice! Sing, sing, sing with me, Down and down into the deep, Who knows what we'll find beneath? Diamonds, rubies, gold, and more, Hidden in the mountain store

Born underground, suckled from a teat of stone. Raised in the dark, the safety of our mountain home. Skin made of iron, steel in our bones, To dig and dig makes us free! Come on, brothers, sing with me!

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole. I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole. I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole. I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole” Mise sang as he worked, swinging way with hs axe and taking away chunks of earth and rock.

2 weeks later…
(because let’s be real here, no one wants to see Mise digging in the dirt for two weeks….)

Mise had finally moved his last shovel load of dirt and rock as he wiped the sweat off his brow. He sat on a rock near the mouth of the cave and looked through his findings. Everytime he found gold or diamonds, he’s put them in burlap sacks. He had small pouch full of diamonds and a sack full of gold nuggets. He smiled at his finds, knowing that soon he would use them to make the best decision of his life, and octavia the happiest person ever.

Mise made his way back to the village. He packed up his stuff and said his goodbyes to Zecora and the other zulu tribes members. He wave goodbye as he left village and boarded the plane.

Mise pulled out his phone as he dialed octavia’s number “Hey Octy, it's Mise!” Mise said as octavia nearly jumped out of her seat with joy “Mise! How are you!? Are you on your way home?! Also your brother is here, he’s talking with vinyl” Octavia said as Mise nodded “well don’t let him get too carried away, I know me and him have only talked through texts, calls and skype, I still want him in one piece when i get back.” Mise said as octavia nodded “alright i’m going to go check on them, i’ll see you when you get home.” Octavia said as she hung up “vinyl! Mise i on his way home! Keep whiskey in 1 piece!” Octavia said

A few hours later….

Mise’s plane touched down on the runway of the airfield. He looked out the window to see his tank, his friends, his brother, and some faces amongst the group he didn’t recognize. The plane eventually came to a stop as Mise got up and opened the door a he stepped out. “Mise!!!” everyone cheered as the swarmed him with octavia running up to him in catching him in an embracing hug. “Oh Mise! it's so go to see you again!” Octavia said as she and Mise embraced in a loving kiss as everyone stepped back and gave them some space and let them have their moment.

Mise and octavia eventually broke their kiss as octavia looked down “sweet jesus! Did you even bring a pair of scissors on that trip? You look like the lead singer of ZZ Top!” Octavia said shocked as she looked at Mise’s beard which was dangling just past his stomach but above his belt “hehehe, sorry…” Mise said laughing nervously causing the beard to jump up and down with his jaw movement.

“Well we’ll just have cynder and her friends braid it. there’s no way you can walk around or work with it loose like that.” octavia said as Mise nodded “fine, just as long as i don’t have to cut it.” Mise said as he looked over at a storage hanger in the distance. “Alright boys, see that hanger over there? My second plane is stored in there. We need to unload it. Once that’s done, i’ll give you all your gifts.” Mise said as all the guys nodded and made their way over.

“So Mise, what did you get?” Fang asked as the guys were eager to find out as well “well...let’s just say, there’s a reason i took a plane just for my purchases.” Mise said as everyone scratched their heads as to what he meant until he opened up the cargo door.

The gang looked inside and were in shock at what they saw, inside were sacks and boxes piled high and packed to the brim. The smell of herbs and spices infused with the intoxicating aroma of exotic meats and produce emanated from the plane as everyone’s stomach’s growled audibly.

“Mise….what the hell did do?! Buy the whole fucking country!?” soul exclaimed as artemis’s eyes went wide and he slowly floated up in the air wafted towards the precious cargo. “Ah ah ah! No you don’t!” Clyde said as he grabbed artemis’s ankles trying to pull him away but making sure to not pull to hard and rip his pants off. Soon enough the whole group was playing tug-a-war with artemis and a plane loaded with the only thing he loved more than aria.

“Not exactly, the price of...well everything is like a 1/10th of what it is here. So i took advantage of the situation. Now the sooner we get this stuff unloaded, the sooner we can sample it. Now roll up your sleeves and grab a load.” Mise said as he grabbed a sack of coffee.

“Mise, where exactly are we putting all this stuff?” Zero asked as Mise put the sack on the ground “just get it off the plane for now, and do your best to separate each item to its own pile. I’ll have a moving company move it to more permanent storage.” Mise said as he went back for another load.

Everyone did as Mise said and made piles of each product. After a couple hours of heavy lifting and sending the girls off to do something while waiting, the job was done. “Alright, great job everyone, now for your reward. Come on, let’s go meet the girls over at the other plane.” Mise said as he and the guys walked back to the plane as the girls were walking up as well “as always octy, your timing is impeccable.” Mise said as he pecked octavia on the cheek.

“Celtic!! Where the skagfuck is my god damn African Pepsi!!” treble said screaming.

BITCH! FIRST OF ALL! CALM YO SHIT! SECOND! IT'S ON THE PLANE!

“Jeez, what crawled up your ass and died…” Ireble said he turned his attention back to Mise and the group “Aaannnyyywaay….I have gifts for all of you!” Mise said as everyone’s face’s lit up, some of the girls getting giddy at the thought of what it might be, some already knowing but still excited.

Mise eventually emerged from the plane once again. He carried with him a large sack over his shoulder, he looked like santa’s evil twin as he walked off the plane and set the sack down on the ground. “Alright, first up is treble’s gift! I got you an african pepsi” Mise said as he pulled out a bottle of yellow looking liquid with the pepsi label and a baobab tree in the background of the label. Treble eagerly snatched the pepsi out of Mise’s hand and chugged it down

“Okay, next up is eclipse and midnight. Eclipse, i got you that tiger pelt you asked for.” Mise said as he pulled out a large tiger pelt and handed it to eclipse “thank you sir, this means a lot!” eclipse said as Mise dug back into the bag “and for you midnight, i have some handmade jewelry from my friend Zecora and the other zulu women of the village i stayed at during my trip.” Mise said as he pulled out a necklace and a couple bracelets.

“Oh my god , they’re beautiful Mise, thank you!” Midnight said Mise handed out other jewelry pieces “i couldn’t give to one and not the rest.” Mise said as he handed the rest of the girls jewelry. “Thank you Mise!” the girls said in unison causing Mise to chuckle.

“And i saved the best one for last.” Mise said as he pulled out a small pouch. “Alright, everyone close your eyes and put out your hand. Ad if you peek i’m taking your gift back.” Mise said as everyone nodded and closed their eyes and stuck out their hands.

One by one, Mise put a small but very heavy object in each of their hands. All the while each person trying to figure out what it was. “Can we look now? The anticipation is killing me!” Pinkie said holding her breath as her hair and head began to inflate like a balloon. “Ok, now you can all open your eyes and look at your gifts.” Mise said as everyone opened their eyes and looked at their hands. “Y-you’re joking right? This is fake…..i-it has to be!” Rainbow said her voice trembling as Mise shook his head

“i’m not that mean, no, you are each holding your own solid gold nugget. And before you ask, it's yours do with as you wish. And in case you’re wondering, with gold at about 1500 dollars and ounce, each nugget is worth about 2000 dollars.” mse said as everyone’s jaw dropped “Mise, if i wasn’t already taken i’d kiss you!” Midnight said as Mise chuckled “im glad you like your gifts.” Mise said as his phone began to ring “hold that thought, hello?” Mise said as he answered the phone

“Misey! It's your cousin Crown Jewel! Me and Warhammer are at the cafe, just as you asked.” Crown said as she took a sip of her coffee “alright, thanks for the heads up, i’ll be right over.” Mise said as he hung up “Ok, I hate to cut this reunion short, but I have to run over to the cafe, my cousins are in town and I have some family matters to attend to, and don’t worry, i’ll be home in time for dinner.” Mise said octavia nodded and he climbed into his tank and drove off.