During the night, Cisco heard a loud noise as if pots and pans were being thrown wround in a kitchen. It wakes him up as he unplugs the medical devises and walks upstairs to see a pony dressed in a black suit rumaging through the drawers in the lobby.

"Hey!"

The pony turns around and gasps.

"What are you doing?!"

It then left, escaping through the door.
Cisco had a blank expresion on his face as he then gets a sharp pain in his leg. He looks down to see an axe was stuck in his skin.

"AHHHHH!" He shrieks in pain as he falls to the ground. He begins to see Caitlin running towards him as his eyesite then blurs.

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Meanwhile with Bubblegum and the others...

"Ok let's talk strategy. Since Cisco isn't here right now, it's the only reason we're here at 2:00 AM in the morning."

"Um, Barry?"

"Yes Bubblegum?"

"We're the only two here since the others are asleep."

"I know that."

"Then, shouldn't we talk strategy when everyone's awake so you don't have to repeat it?"

(Silence)

"Well, now that you say it... Yeah. I think we should. Goodnight."

Barry then quickly took off his suit and got in his bed as Bubblegum did the same (besides the suit part). Then, Caitlin came running through the door. Barry then woke up.

"Barry! Cisco's got an axe stuck in his leg!"

Barry imediately got up and got Bubblegum up as well.

"Where is he?!"

"He's back at the hospital. I tried waking him up but his eyes wouldn't budge open!"

Barry took Caitlin and Bubblegum in his arms and tried running with two hooves. It worked for a little until he started to slip when they were almost there. He began to regain his balance as they finally made it (but in Bubblegum's and Caitlin's point of view, it was just 2 seconds).

"Alright, Caitlin. Where is he?"

"He's in Exam room 58."

Barry then went to the Exam room to find that Cisco's heart rate was at 28 beats per minute. Barry carefuly removed the axe and discovered it had a tracking devise attatched to it also.

"Um, guys? There's a tracking devise on the axe! Somebody's watching us!"

"That indeed..." A voice came from behind. "...Barry!"

It was the pony in the black ninja suit. The pony went up and hugged Barry as he is shoving it off.

"Who are you?! And why are you here?!"

"Whoa whoa calm down! It's me! Iris! After you guys went through the portal, I came to S.T.A.R. Labs and saw you jump through. Since it WAS our date night, I decided to follow. Leading me to this 'Equestria' the Bubblegum speaks of if that's even her name-"

"IRIS!"

Barry went in for a short hug then asked:

"Why did you throw an axe at Cisco's leg?"

"What? I didn't do that! Harry was worried about where Cisco was going so he did that with me."

"Wait, you came with him to Equestria?"

"Yeah how else do you think I got here? By using my wonderous skills as a reporter and reporting that there is a portal opened up in S.T.A.R. Labs without even doing anything? Nope."

They both then heard the cloping of hooves against the ground.

"What happened?" Said the drowsy voice of Cisco. "Last thing I remember I'm lying on the floor and seen Caitlin comi-" Cisco then sees Iris still dressed in the black ninja suit. "Hey! Your the person who threw the axe at me!"

Cisco then tackled her as she pushes him off.

"GET OFF CISCO! It's Iris!"

"Iris? AH! Ow..." Cisco says as she throws him off of her.

"Yes. And this is a lovely earth-dimension thing."

"Ye-Yeah it is. That's why we don't THROW EACH OTHER OFF ONTO THE FLOOR AFTER THEY'VE HAD AN AXE IN THEIR LEG!" Cisco says as he brushes off his shoulders."

"Sorry."

"Yeah, apology accepted! Geez..." He says quietly.

"So what now?" Barry asks.

"I don't know. But all I know is that Cisco needs to get back in his bed." Caitlin says, looking at Cisco.

"Oh alright." Cisco walks slowly back to his bed.

"Wait. Cisco..."

"Yeah Cait?"

"Are you walking normaly or purposely going slow?"

"I'm walking normaly. Why?"

"Because your going slower than normal. I think being a Equus ferus caballus is changing how you walk."

"You mean having four legs and trying not to fall over? Yeah. I'd think it is too."

"No I mean this might be the reason why your eyes were glowing, your nose was bleeding, and your rib cage was hurting. I need to do some tests on you just in case of some cellular regeneration."

"Ok."

Cisco and Caitlin went back to Exam room 58 as the others began to leave and head for the house.

"What was that about?" Asked Bubblegum.

"I'm not sure. But I'm sure you don't know what an Equus ferus caballus is?"

"No."

"It's the scientific word for 'pony.'"

"Oh. That makes sense."

Just then, a pony came running up. "BUBBLEGUM! I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED! ARE YOU OK?!" Fire Hoof says as he hugs Bubblegum.

"Yeah Yeah I am... Where were you?"
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Earlier that day...

Fire Hoof had had enough of Cisco trying to make a move on Bubblegum. He decided to leave.
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"I was thinking about some things. But are you Ok?"

"Yes but that doesn't answer my question. Where were you?"

"I was at Twilight's castle."

"Mmhhm. Like I'm going to believe that."

"I WAS!"

"REALLY?! THIS WHOLE TIME?!"

"YES!"

"BECAUSE ME, BARRY, AND EVERYBODY WERE OVER THERE GOING TO SLEEP UNTIL CAITLIN CAME OVER TO GET US TO COME AND HELP CISCO!"

"Cisco?... What is it with you two?! Ever since you went over to that place you've have a sort of crush on him!"

"A LITTLE ONE! BUT I STILL LOVE YOU!"

"I wish I could just say Ok but I can't. Because I know you like him. Do you still love me?"

"Yes, Fire Hoof... I do." Bubblegum began to cry.

"Ok. Then act like it."

Fire Hoof then flew away as Bubblegum bursted out with tears streaming down her face.

"Bubblegum?" Barry reached out to touch her shoulder, but as soon as he did, she ran off as fast as she could, crying off into the night.

* * *
The next day was different. Everyone woke up from their slumber and Bubblegum was still gone.

"When is she coming back?" Caitlin asked.

"I don't know," says Cisco, since they were all sleeping in the hospital room. "but how come she hasn't, Fire Hoof?"

"Pfft, I don't know..." But he was lying.

"Yes you do know!" Barry interupts. "Your the one who made her run away!"

"What? Is this true?" Cisco asks, rising up in the bed.

"(Sigh) Yes. But only because-"

"THERE ARE NO BUTS, OK? YOU DON'T DO WHATEVER YOU DID TO A GIRL! UNDERSTAND?!"

"First of all, it's mare, and second, I only did what I did, which was go off on her, because you two have some sort of connection. It's like you like her or she likes you or it's both of them."

"Well, uh, yo-you still shoudn't go off on a 'mare', Ok?!"

"Well what am I supposed to do if she is liking another stallion?!"

"I don't know, talk it out?! It seems like the best idea!"

"Ugh whatever!"

Fire Hoof gets up and stomps out.

"I'm SO glad he left!" Says Cisco.

Soon enough Cisco's eyes started to glow once again (even with the medical things on him) and he began to get a headache.

"GAHHHH!"

"Cisco whats wrong?!"

Cisco couldn't speak, but a small bump emerged from his head.

"Do-don't worry, Cisco. We'll get this figured out!"

The small bump stayed there as the night went by and his friends were trying to figure out 2 things, where Bubblegum was and what's wrong with Cisco.
Cisco started to get up to get him a drink when the machines started to beep, waking up Barry.

"Woah woah Cisco! Why are you getting up?" He asked quietly.

"I was thirsty."

"I'll get you a drink. What do you want?"

"I'll just take some water please." Cisco says, laying back down.

"Ok."

Barry leaves to go get water when Cisco suddenly got a vibe. He vibed about Bubblegum fighting Shadow. She fell to the ground and was bleeding. Shadow then laughed.

"Your useless. You can't even FIGHT a SHADOW!" Shadow continued to laugh.

"You may be right... I might be useless and can't fight... But you know what your forgetting?"

"What?"

"That I don't know when to quit!"

Bubblegum got up as her eyes then glowed. She remembered the time her and rarity had had the same thing happen the first day they met. Then, she used all her magic, and blasted it towards Shadow.

"Not today!" He yelled, blasting dark energy towards her.

Their magic started to come together in a masive face off as Bubblegum's magic was drawing closer to Shadow's horn. The closer it came, the more he yelled. Soon enough, a flash of white light happened and the vibe ended.

"Cisco? CIISCOOOO."

"Ye-yeah?"

"Were you just vibing?"

"Yeah. It was Bubblegum and Shadow fighting. I don't know who won though. Before the vibe ended, there was a white flash of light."

"Hmm. Odd. Maybe that's what Bubblegum is doing right now!"

"Or it's what she's going to do. I can't tell if it's the present or future in this dimension because they don't have clocks."

"Well, here's your water. I'm gonna go back to sleep because ever since I've been here, I haven't had ANY rest. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Cisco and Barry fell back asleep as Bubblegum looks into the window.

"I'm sorry I had to leave you guys but, I don't want to be mad at Fire Hoof anymore."

Bubblegum flew away, shedding a couple tears. Where was she even going? And why doesn't she want to talk it out with Fire Hoof? So many questions...

Author's Notes:

Woohoo! I'm on a roll! I realize this is a short-ish chapter but I love it! Stay tuned!