"We're screwed Cam! S-C-R-E-W-D!" Jake rambled. "Oh God, its game over-"

"Calm down! It's a party, who the heck cares? Listen, if you don't get it together in the next five seconds, I'm leaving you here on your own." Cameron said. Jake immediately shut up. Jake wasn't always one to overreact, but when he got riled up he would go on for hours before he saw the bright side of a situation. The last time Cameron saw Jake this riled up was when his computer had contracted a virus.

"Okay, thanks for calming me down." Jake said. "Now, I'm open to suggestions for a new plan."

"I say we go to the party. As long as we keep as much info from them as possible we should be fine."

"It's risky. All kinds of questions could be brought up."

"It's either that or we try to build a computer to get the e-mail." Cameron said.

"Good point. Let's get moving."
Ponyville bustled with ponies. Many were buying groceries from stalls while some enjoyed deserts at a familiar bakery.

"Sugarcube Corner…" Jake muttered.

"What did you say? I was busy looking at that cake shop."

"It's called Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie, the pink pony I was talking about earlier, works there. I don't think-"

"C'mon, it's free!" Cameron said.

"What? That can't be right." Jake said. Sure enough, there was a sign on the front door that read:

"New Ponies Eat for Free!"

"Cam, the party is obviously in there. I'm pretty sure that sign wasn't always there. Look, the paint's still wet." Jake explained.

"Then let's go!" Cameron said as he pushed Jake towards the door.
Darn your sweet tooth, Cameron. Cameron was never one to turn down anything with sugar. On one occasion, Jake had watched him chug three cans of energy drink in less than fifteen minutes.

"SURPRISE!" screamed over three dozen ponies as the duo entered the shop. Jake managed to put up an awkward smile while Cameron was grinning from ear to ear. Oh no, Jake thought, he saw the cake. Jake had to give Cameron credit, he had good taste. The cake was nearly twice as tall as Cameron and was covered with pink and white frosting.

"I don't know if you remember me, but of course you do! We met a few minutes ago, silly. Well anyway, I knew that I never ever seen you two here in Ponyville before so I threw a big welcome party!" Pinkie said as she walked up to Jake.

"You really didn't have to-" Jake said.

"Agile," Cameron said, "this fine pony wanted to throw us a party. It would be rude not to be a part of it." Jake realized that Cameron was referring to him as Agile like he was told to. At least he didn't forget.

"Alright, Facade, we might as well-"

"Oh, goody! I knew you would like the party, I mean, who doesn't like a party?" Pinkie said excitedly.

"Everyone, this is Facade and Agile, let's give them a big Ponyville welcome!"

Immediately, the dozens of ponies started a wave of "hi"s. At that, the party began.

"So what are you two doing here in Ponyville?" asked Pinkie.

"Well, we are just traveling. You could call it a trip around all of Equestria." Jake said calmly.

"What my friend here means is that we're looking for a new home."

"Cam- Facade!" Jake exclaimed. That's not the plan, idiot!

"Really? That is sooo great!You came to the right place!"

"May I talk to Facade for a second, Pinkie? Alone?" Jake asked.

"Sure thing!" Pinkie said as she bounced away.

"What the hell are you thinking Cam?!" Jake whispered

"I'm thinking of abandoning the plan. You made coming to the party sound so much worse than it is. For God's sake, there's a cake! Cake I tell you."

Jake thought about it. The other ponies weren't suspicious of them being creatures from another dimension. Maybe I was overreacting.

"Well, hello there sugarcube!" Jake heard a voice with a familiar accent from behind.

"H-hello, Applejack." Jake stammered.

"That's strange, I didn't tell ya my name." Applejack looked at me quizzically.

"Uh, Pinkie already told me about you and your friends." Jake answered quickly.

"All right then, Agile, where are you from?"

"Fillydelphia.

"What brought you here to Ponyville?"

"Facade and I wanted a change of scenery. We started traveling around Equestria to find a nice home. Unfortunately, we used up all of our money getting here which means we will be settling down here."

"That's fantastic." Applejack said smiling. "If you're looking for a place to stay, you're more than welcome to stay at Sweet Apple Acres."

"Thanks for the offer. I'll have to talk with my friend, but I'll be sure to let you know." Jake said as he walked away to look for Cameron. He found him eating a piece of cake. By the looks of the frosting on his mouth, it wasn't his first piece.

"Hey, Agile." Cameron said.

"Facade, I just scored us a place to stay."

"Great job. See? You were overreacting." Cameron said as he returned to his cake.

"Glad to see you're enjoying yourself."

"Hey, if it wasn't for the cake I would still be pissed that were in this mess in the first place."

"Seriously, cake will affect your mood that much?" Jake said in disbelief.

"Yup."

Jake walked back over to Applejack. "We would be very grateful if you let us stay at your apple farm."

"Don't you worry yourself, we have plenty of room in the barn."

"Thanks again. I'll head over there now to check it out." Jake said as he started walking away. He was not a person that particularly enjoyed parties.

"Hey, wait up!" said a voice from behind him. He immediately recognized it as Rainbow Dash.

"Yes?" He said cautiously.

"Why don't you have your cutie marks? You're a full grown pony."

"Well, I never got it. I never did anything that I ever found to be my special talent. I'd really like if I didn't talk about it." Jake said, carefully putting the words together. Not too much, not too little.

"Oh, sorry."

"Don't worry about it. So, what do you do here in Ponyville?" Jake said. Jake listened through Rainbow Dash's entire description of her job and about how "awesome" it was and its importance. Jake lost interest after a half hour.

After the party, Applejack brought the friends to the barn at her farm. "By the time she left, Cameron had a sugar crash and passed out instantly. Jake sat thinking about his first day in Ponyville. It was ironic. Cameron wasn't a Brony. And yet, he was having a better time in this world than Jake was. Since when did I get so serious? The day had left him stressed. Before he fell asleep, he promised to himself that he would be less uptight from then on.

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