Cameron found himself in the blissful in-between of reality and sleep. Unfortunately, he became ever more conscious as he felt his body temperature steadily rise. It became so hot that Cameron actually found himself sweating.

"Where's a freaking A/C when you need it?" he muttered.

"Shut up. Go to sleep." Jake replied groggily.

"How can you sleep in this heat?"

"Years of practice." Jake said jokingly.

Cameron got up and out of bed. As he peered outside, he saw that the sun was shining rather brightly. He also noticed that the streets lacked the usual bustle of ponies walking around.

"I don't think it's been it's ever been this hot before." Cameron said.

"Please leave me to my sleep." Jake said, annoyed at Cameron for still talking.

"Whatever. I'm going to check up on Naomi. Enjoy baking in that bed." Cameron said as he walked out of the room. He put his hoof to his head, as if he could stop the splitting headache he had.

Hurts like hell, but eating that cake was defiantly worth it. He thought. Naomi probably wasn't faring much better.

Before he headed down the hallway to Naomi's room, Cameron stopped at Mike's door and knocked.

"Go away…" Mike said.

"Get up. I know you're not going to last much longer in this heat. I was thinking about going swimming. Ponies can swim, right." Cameron asked.

"Yes. Swimming doesn't sound that bad, actually. One sec." Mike said as he got up and opened the door.

"It's hot as hell today, don't you think?" Cameron said wiping sweat from his face.

"Well, it is summer here. Just put two and two together." Mike said as they headed over to Naomi's room.

They we're surprised to see that the door was open.

"Naomi?" Mike asked as he peered inside the room. The window was open as well, leaving the curtains to wave in the summer breeze.

"Where do you think-" Cameron started before he was interrupted by a loud scream.

"HELP ME!" the voice shrieked. Cameron and Mike recognized it as Jake's and rushed towards the room. Cameron tried opening the door, but it was locked.

Screw this! Cameron thought as utterly destroyed the door.

The two saw Jake outside the room, desperately grabbing hold of the window frame. Pulling him by his tail were Rainbow Dash and another pegasus.

"Guys! If you're not too busy standing there like slack-jawed idiots, I could use your help!" Jake said as he lost his grip with his left hoof. "Help me!" his voice was almost like a whisper, yet conveyed the true horror he felt.

After much effort, the two mares finally captured their prize and flew off.

"What the hell was that?!" Cameron exclaimed.

"Calm down, I got this." Mike said as his horn glowed crimson. An instant later, Jake was on the floor, his hooves covering his face. He stole a peak and saw that he was no longer being dragged through the sky by two crazy mares.

"Thank you!" Jake said.

"Don't thank me yet, they'll probably be back. I guess it's that time of the year, huh?" Mike said.

"I thought we had a little longer, but yeah." Jake answered.

"What are you two talking about?" Cameron asked.

"Mare Heat Season." They both answered in unison.

"I don't-"Cameron said but the two were already explaining.

"Mare Heat Season is theory that some Bronies have thought about. During the season, the heat causes mares to become crazy and a crazy desire to… you know…" Mike said, embarrassed at the subject.

"Bow-chicka-wow-wow." Jake finished the sentence.

Cameron's eyes widened. "I thought this was a kid's show."

"Blame science." Jake said as he shrugged. "Anyway, we need to get out of here. Mike?"

"Way ahead of you." Mike said as a red aura surrounded his horn.

Nothing happened.

"What the hell?" Mike said in obvious confusion.

"What's wrong? Why didn't it work?" Jake asked, starting to freak out.

"I have no idea. Something's preventing me from teleporting out of here." Mike said.

"Guys, I think I know what it is." Cameron said and the two saw him look out the window.

Sure enough, above them was a green magical dome

"It's green. Oh, crap." Mike said. Jake and Cameron looked at him in confusion. Then it suddenly made sense.

"Naomi!" Jake said.

"She's a mare too! That's why we couldn't find her in her room" Mike said.

"So, we're screwed?" Cameron asked, already knowing the answer.

"Oh, definitely if anypony gets hold of us. However, there may be a weakness in her magic." Mike said as he focused his magic and shot a red beam at the top of the dome. The magic burned a hole through the dome like it was tissue paper, but it repaired itself within a minute.

"Jake, looks like you may be the only one who'll be able to get out. If I shoot a beam, you need to go through it and find a safe place. Better yet, get the Princesses." Mike ordered.

"Wouldn't the Princesses be affected too?" Cameron asked.

"Shit, I honestly don't know." Mike said.

"Me neither. However, I'm not leaving you two here. We just need to find the edge of the dome and go through it. It can't be that big." Jake said.

"Oh, it's that big." Cameron said as he looked off into the horizon. The dome had the diameter of almost a mile.

"Well, we better get started. Cameron, don't punch any of the mares that try to attack us. Jake, try not to get captured again. Please watch my back. I'm our only hope of getting out of here, just saying." Mike said as he walked out of the room.

The other two immediately followed suit. The opened the front doors of the apartment lobby to check if there were any mares ready to ambush them.

Seeing as the coast was clear, Cameron motioned to the other two. As they cleared the door, they broke out into a sprint.

The pegasi were the first to find them. Dozens of them were already in the skies, looking for an unlucky stallion to walk out into the open.

"There's some!" one exclaimed. Many of them dived at seeing the three friends.

"Incoming!" Jake shouted.

Mike focused his magic and made a magic force field that covered the three, moving with them as well. It somewhat resembled the one Naomi created.

Many mares began trying to break the shield by repeatedly bucking and kicking it.

"I don't know how long the shield'll hold out! Careful!" Mike yelled at Cameron, who almost tripped but recovered.

By now almost all the mares of Ponyville were well aware of the friends' presence. Among them, much to Mike's dismay was Rarity. As was Applejack and Pinkie Pie. Applejack sent a devastating buck into the shield causing it to crack a little.

"Cameron, you now have my permission to knock out anypony that jumps us." Mike said.

"Gotcha!" Cameron replied.

They were only ten minutes from the edge when a rather large portion off the side of the shield broke off.

"Shit shit shit!"Jake said in a panic.

"I think I got something." Mike said as a flash of red light burst through the shield, sending all the mares close to it flying in multiple directions.

"Make another one!" Cameron said.

"Can't! I need to charge it!" Mike answered. The three were in the outskirts of Ponyville at this point, no less than an eighth of a mile away. As they neared the edge, they were cut off by both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.

"We don't have time for this!" Mike said. "Cameron?"

"With gusto." Cameron said as he rushed up to the two mares and methodically knocked both of them out. Rainbow Dash was the first to go down. She didn't react fast enough to the hoof that Cameron sent towards the back of her head.

Pinkie Pie proved more difficult.

"Cameron, it's her Pinkie Sense! She knows what you're doing before you even do it!" Jake hollered.

"Thanks for the info!" Cameron shot back. He turned to Pinkie Pie. "Please don't fire me after I do this."

Cameron made a fake swoop for legs, as if to trip her. Pinkie jumped into the air to dodge. This was what Cameron wanted, though. He, as lightly as he could, thumped her head. She fell to the ground unconscious.

You can't move out of the way if you're stuck in mid-air. Cameron thought.

Although the two mares were finished, a whole stampede had managed to catch up.

"Move out of the way, dammit!" Cameron said as he ran away.

"I charged the blow-back spell! Give me a second." Mike said as he stepped towards the stampede. Only meters away now, the mares looked like they were going to envelope Mike like a swarm of ants. Mike unleashed another wave of magic, sending the ponies into the air yet again.

"I feel light-headed." Mike said as he stumbled back to his friends. He shook his head, trying to keep himself conscious.

"Come on, were almost there." Jake said. His two friends stared behind him, their moths wide open. "What is- oh my gosh." Jake said.

Behind him, with a smug smile, was Naomi.

"Boo." She said, actually startling Jake.

"Naomi, let's be reasonable about this." Mike said.

"Reasonable? Three stallions here without a single mare with them? That's not reasonable." Naomi said.

"Wait, what?" Cameron was confused.

"It's the hormones talking. Whatever she says will probably make little to no sense." Mike said.

"I make total sense. You can't escape. I won't let you." Naomi said, agitated.

"How about, no? Sorry Naomi, but this is for your own good." Cameron said as he lunged to kick her. She dodged the blow and smacked Cameron across the face.

"Ow!" Cameron said.

"She has all of our powers, Cam. That means strength too." Mike sighed.

"Don't make this difficult. Just come with me back to the apartment." Naomi said.

"Any plans?" Jake asked.

"Well, we have a group of mares running our way right now and a crazed Hero that has a weaker version of all our powers. I say we just fight our way out." Mike said.

"So smart. Good-looking too." Naomi said with a smile. Mike couldn't help but feel his face redden. "I'll play with you first.

"This is probably the creepiest time of my life." Jake said bluntly.

"I'm with you on that one." Cameron agreed.

"Charge her on three." Mike ordered.

"Come at me, bro." Naomi said flirtatiously.

Mike tried to ignore her taunt. "One… two… three!" Mike said as both Cameron and Jake rushed towards her and attacked.

Naomi held her ground, dodging and countering numerous punches, however taking a few blows. Her crazed state must have dulled the pain, seeing as she shrugged the pain off.

"Just… give… up… already!" Cameron said between blows. He didn't want to hurt her too much, but his patience was wearing thin.

Naomi also landed plenty of hits on the three. Naomi managed to land a serious kidney punch on Mike, causing him to double over from the pain. Cameron received numerous hits to the face and stomach while Jake was bucked so hard in the chest that he went flying.

"They're getting closer!" Jake informed.

"This is so fun." Naomi said. "I know some other fun things too."

Suddenly, Mike let loose another beam of magic. Naomi directed her attention to the beam and dodged, not realizing that Cameron was already behind her and ready to knock her out. With a quick and audible THWACK she stumbled onto the ground.

The three stood there for a few seconds, trying to catch their breath.

"That was… an awesome workout." Cameron huffed.

"Let's get out of here, shall we?" Mike said, wincing from the pain in his side. "God, that hurts."

Mike sent a large burst of magic towards the dome, creating a gaping hole in the structure. Before it could reconstruct itself, the three were already outside. Mike then teleported them to Canterlot, just outside of the royal castle.

"You think the Princesses are affected?" Jake asked.

"At this point, I really don't care. I think we suffered enough from Naomi." Mike said.

Note to self: Never take on a heat crazed Hero after running a mile in temperatures exceeding one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

Suddenly, Jake fell to the ground. "I think she broke a rib…" he muttered.

"Walk it off." Cameron said.

"We should get him to a clinic or something. I don't know anything on medical spells nor do I want to experiment." Mike said.

"No way. Doctors scare the crap out of me." Jake said.

"Too bad." Cameron said as he hoisted Jake onto his back.

After what seemed like eternity, the three finally found the Canterlot Hospital.

"We need help here." Cameron said. Immediately two orderlies took Jake to a room.

Mike and Cameron waited for a full hour before a doctor came up to the two.

"You three must have gotten into one serious scrap. Your friend had only two broken ribs and some minor contusions to his left kidney, but we were able to heal him quickly. May I ask what happened?" he said.

"Well, as you know, it's the Heat Season." Mike said. The doctor immediately understood.

"It's a wonder you made it out alive. It's supposed to be much worse this year considering the dramatic warm front. I see that you two also took some beatings." Said the doctor.

"Nothing I can't live with." Cameron replied. "When is he going to be able to leave?"

"Considering what happened to him today, I think it would be best to give him a day to recover." The doctor said.

"Thanks, doc." Cameron said as the doctor left for another room.

"Ugh, this was an eventful day, huh?" Mike said.

"You don't say?" Cameron answered.

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