"Okay, I think this is basically the limit of how far we can do with the trees still covering us," Scootaloo announced. She was standing beside the last tree before the open expanse of medium-height grass, which poked up from the ground and stretched up almost to her messy magenta mane.

"You know, I bet we could probably just duck down and sneak through the grass," Flight suggested, batting down at one of the planty tufts. She peered forward. "Do they even have guards out there? If there aren't any ways in, wouldn't they just be by the door?"

"No, Later 'n' Clove said there's a few other entrances that ponies use," Mochi replied, also gazing out towards the looming dome. "Maintenance ones like the one we're shufflin' off to, and then a few where they have special Bureau spaceships or somethin' like that. There won't be guards swarming all over the place, but there'll be more than a few."

"Even in the grass?" Kaylee asked, frowning. "It would be super helpful if I didn't have to use the spell the whole time..."

"I... don't think it'd be smart to take our chances, kiddo," Mochi said. "They could be anywhere, and if we're spotted... well, I can tell ya it won't end well." She stepped forward, placing a hoof on Kaylee's back. "We just gotta do this just how we were told. Later 'n' Clove know what they're doing, by the sound of it."

"...Fine," Kaylee grumbled, looking back at Mochi's hoof. "You girls gonna do the same?"

"Yeah, yeah, sorry I wasn't touching your butt fast enough," Scootaloo joked. Kaylee giggle-snorted as the pegasus trotted back a step to place her hoof beside Mochi's. Sighing, Flight joined them, bumping her hoof against Mochi's.

"Okay... here goes nothing..." Kaylee closed her eyes, letting a green flash of light spark out from her horn, enveloping the four of them. By the time the filly opened her eyes, all of their coats had changed textures from a multicoloured mix to a palette of more natural, earthy tones. As Kaylee stepped forward, leading them into the grass, her coat vanished into a mosaic of light green lines.