With a jarring thud Frazzle Spark landed on the island. Sharp Wing got out, stretched, helped unstrap all the saddlebags from Frazzle Spark, and gave the island a once over. It wasn't much, mostly sand with a cluster of palm trees in the center.

"I just realized something. What the fang am I supposed to eat?" Frazzle Spark questioned.

"What the fang? Is that another new dragon phrase?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Yep, it’s our version of what the hay," confirmed Spike proudly.

"That's stupid."

"Don't mind her, she's just A.P.W.S.W.A.D," Frazzle Spark stage whispered to Spike.

Both of the dragons burst into a fit of giggling.

"This is going to be a long trip isn't it," Rarity sighed.

"And just what does A.P.W.S.W.A.D stand for?!" Twilight raged.

"We'd tell you, but it’s for dragons only. So sorry," laughed Spike.

Twilight levitated the scroll of dragon sayings out of one of the saddle bags and read it.

"A pony who wishes she was a dragon?! That's it, no more dragon lingo!" she declared.

"Oh come on, that's not fair!" Spike protested.

"How about we all calm down and eat lunch," coaxed Fluttershy.

"But what am I supposed to eat? pony-sized meals aren't going to cut it for me," Frazzle Spark complained.

"Why don't you try catching some fish to eat? Dragons can eat meat right? Should be plenty in the ocean," suggested Night Mist.

Frazzle Spark grinned, showing of a fearsome display of fangs. Then he promptly dunked his head in the water with such force it splashed and drenched Applejack.

"Well great, now I'm soakin' wet and we didn't bring any towels," she remarked.

"Don't worry, AJ! I got your back!" Pinkie Pie announced as she planted a sponge on Applejack's back with her hoof.

"Where did that sponge come from?" questioned Night Mist with wide eyes.

"It's a Pinkie Pie thing. Just roll with it," suggested Rainbow Dash.

Night Mist stood up and stared hard at Pinkie Pie.

"No saddlebag, wasn't packed, too big to fit in her mouth without affecting her speech," he mused.

"I have sponges stashed all over the planet in case of a water related emergency," Pinkie Pie informed him.

"That's the best explanation you're going to get. Just let it go," urged Sharp Wing.

Night Mist reached into Pinkie Pie's wild curly mane and pulled out another sponge.

"Liar," he said accusingly.

"Oh, silly me, I forgot I could have used one of the sponges I keep in my mane," said Pinkie Pie innocently.

"Do you really expect me to believe you keep sponges all over the planet?!"

"Doesn't everypony?"

"No! No they don't!"

"Dude, calm down and have an apple strudel," said Sharp Wing as she tossed Night Mist a pastry.

Night Mist looked like he wanted to press further, but instead he resigned and ate the strudel. The ponies and Spike ate in silence while doing their best not to watch Frazzle Spark devour the fish and scoop up some more out of the water to repeat the process.

"You're still looking kind of wet, AJ. Hold still and let me blow you off," offered Rainbow Dash once they had finished.

Before Applejack had the chance to say anything, Rainbow Dash zipped around her at high speed several times.

"My hat! Where'd it go!" cried out Applejack after Rainbow Dash was done.

Ten heads frantically glanced around in search of Applejack's now missing hat.

"There it is! On the water!" exclaimed Rarity.

"I got it!" Sharp Wing automatically shouted out right before she flew off to retrieve it.

Sharp Wing reached the hat and clamped onto it with her teeth. Piece of apple cake. No sooner had this thought crossed her mind, a giant green tentacle shot out of the water, wrapped around her, and then proceeded to yank her under.

Sharp Wing managed to keep her teeth clamped shut as she was pulled down. Then she opened her eyes and saw a gaping circular maw filled with razor sharp teeth. After she saw that she lost her grip on the hat, due to the fact it’s impossible to both keep one's mouth shut and scream in terror at the same time. Having allowed herself to do that, Sharp Wing improvised. Her torso now smaller because she had emptied nearly all the air out of her lungs, she used the newly freed space in the grip to wrap her wing tips around her swords and cut herself free. Blood seeped from the sliced tentacle as Sharp Wing kicked up to the surface for air.

Distantly she heard everyone on the beach screaming. Doubtlessly they were telling her to get out of the water. She would get out of the water, of course. That is, after she got the hat. Sharp Wing took a gulp of air before going back down beneath the waves. The hat was now drifting inside of a thrashing mass of tentacles. Sharp Wing weaved her way through, hacking away any tentacles that got to close.

Sharp Wing gripped the hat again with her teeth just as yet another tentacle squeezed her, effectively pinning her wings to her sides. Perhaps going after the hat had been a bad idea. Suddenly a streak of red passed before her eyes. It was Frazzle Spark, and he was in a frenzy. Fangs and claws ripped through the tentacles as if they were ribbon, and the vise like grip around Sharp Wing fell away. Next thing Sharp Wing knew, Frazzle Spark had grabbed her and lifted both of them out of the water with a powerful flap of his wings. The hat was still secure in her teeth.

All of the ponies plus Spike cheered as Frazzle Spark landed on the island again.

"Thanks for the rescue, Fraz, I thought I was seafood," Sharp Wing thanked her friend before hopping down to return the hat to Apple Jack. "Here you go."

Without hesitation, Applejack smacked Sharp Wing painfully hard across the face with her hoof.

"Ya cotton brained ig-nor-a-moose! What in Princess Celestia's mane were ya thinking?!" she yelled.

"I was thinking I would get your hat back! Easy on the gratitude, AJ!" Sharp Wing snapped sarcastically.

"Please don't fight! I hate it when ponies fight!" pleaded Fluttershy.

"Well, ya thought stupid-like! What in tar-nation could possibly possess ya to go after my hat like that?"

"How was I supposed to know there was a freaking sea monster there?!"

"I meant after that, ya could have gotten away but instead ya went under again on purpose! It's like ya got a death wish or somethin'!"

"Yeah, well, I'm not about to let a monster get the best of me, ever."

"Land's sake, Sharp Wing! Even when you've been turned into a mare you're just as reckless and stubborn as ever!"

"Here's an idea. Since everything turned out okay anyway, why don't you just be glad you got your hat back?"

"A hat ain't worth dying for, Sharp Wing."

"I agree with you. That's why I didn't die."

"You would have if Frazzle Spark hadn't dived in to save ya."

"Most likely, but I'm alive, that sea monster has five dozen boo-boo's, and your hat is safe."

"That's beside the point. Just because you've been lucky so far doesn't mean you can keep throwing yourself into danger and expect everything to turn out fine every time. You really ought to start thinking ahead more often."

"Fine, you win, I'll be less reckless next time. Now will you take the freaking hat?"

Applejack accepted the still dripping hat and placed it on her head.

"Well, this was nowhere near as calming for the nerves as I had hoped. Let's pack everything back up and get this show on the road," Twilight suggested.

Within minutes everything and everyone was packed up again. This time Frazzle Spark's takeoff was somewhat smoother.

"How much longer until we reach Zebrawbway?" asked Rarity once they were in the air.

Twilight Sparkle checked her map.

"We should make it there by nightfall, assuming we don't have any more unexpected delays," she figured.

"Well that's not going to happen. Wake me up when sompony is about to die again," announced Rainbow Dash as she withdrew from sight inside her saddle bag.

Sharp Wing decided taking a nap was a good idea to imitate. Without a word she positioned herself on her back inside the saddle bag, hammock style, and closed her eyes.