Cameron woke up in his bed of hay. That's the fourth time I've woken up. The sugar rush Cameron had felt at the party faded into a horrible pain in his head and stomach. At least it's morning. All of a sudden, a noise, similar to that of a car starting up, resounded in the barn. He snores here too? Cameron walked up casually to Jake and yelled, "Morning, sunshine!"

"Aaaahh!" Jake shrieked as he fell off of his mound of hay. "What the hell was that for?!"

"You were snoring again. I'm sure everyone in town heard it. Besides, I'm bored."

"If you're bored take a walk and let me sleep, Cam." Jake said as returned to his bed.

"Yeah, I'm sure a walk will be less boring. Maybe I should go paint something while I'm at it." Cameron said sarcastically.

"Figure it out yourself." Jake huffed. He suddenly found his bed uncomfortable. Crap, I moved from the comfy spot. Just as Cameron was about to leave, Jake grumbled, "Now I can't go back to sleep, I hope you're happy."

"I'm overjoyed. Let's go."

The walk went on for an awkward five minutes until Cameron said. "Do you think we should get jobs? We can't mooch off these guys forever."

"I was thinking the same thing. Do you happen to have any ideas?"

"Dinky…err… Pinky Pie told me that I could work at her bakery."

"You'll be like a kid in a candy store." Jake joked. "However, you're gonna have to go at it alone."

"What? Why?"

"I don't want to be there when you crash and burn at the interview."

"You think you can do better?

"Not at that job. I have zero talent for cooking. Maybe I'll work at the library."

"Nerd."

"Idiot. I have a better shot a job than you do."

"You know what? I bet that I will get the job and when I get my first pay, I'm giving none of it to you."

"Game on."

At that, both friends ran off to their possible jobs. After a few minutes of wandering, Jake realized he had no idea where he was going. He headed back to Sweet Apple Acres to ask Applejack where the library was.

"Hey Applejack!"

"What do ya need sugarcube?"

"I was wondering where Twilight's library was."

"Who's Twilight?" Applejack said.

Oh, crap. Jake quickly recovered from his shock. "Um nopony, I was thinking about something else. What I actually wanted to know was how far away the Summer Sun Celebration is."

"It's two weeks away. The Apple family is having their reunion here so we'll have the extra pony power to get the food ready."

"Great thanks." Jake said as he darted off to town to look for Cameron. Holy crap, how did I not realize this earlier? He didn't remember seeing Twilight at the party. For that matter he didn't see Rarity or Fluttershy there either. How did I not realize that they weren't there?
Jake found Sugarcube Corner and walked inside. He was greeted with a mocking voice.

"I win." Cameron said smirking.

"We have a bigger problem at the moment Facade. I need to talk to you. In private."

"Fine, geez. Rain on my parade why don't you?" Cameron muttered as they walked into the kitchen.

"Will you shut up and listen to me? We have a new problem. Twilight isn't here."

"Who?"

"She's one of the main six characters on the show. We arrived here at the time right before she came to Ponyville."

"I don't see the problem."

"Well, when you were getting your job, I was thinking of ways to get us back. The whole library thing made me think of Twilight Sparkle, and then I thought about the Princess and how she's basically the most powerful Magic user here. Without Twilight, we can't get in contact with the Princess."

Cameron thumped him on the head. "Idiot! You didn't think of this earlier?"

"It wouldn't have mattered if I had thought of it earlier." Jake said as he returned the thump.

"So, what now?"

"I guess we wait for the Summer Sun Celebration to start."

"And when exactly is that?"

"Two weeks from now."

"What!?" Cameron gasped. "Dude, I can't last two weeks here."

"You were doing just fine yesterday."

"Because there was cake! I need civilization. I need my XBOX! I need to play Call of Duty!"

"Calm the hell down! Think of this time here as a vacation from all that."

"A horrid, forced vacation." Cameron mumbled.

"So how's the job?" Jake said, trying to change the subject.

"Fine. It was weird. The apron was already on a hook with my name on it when I got here."

"Wow, talk about no qualifications needed."

"Right? Pinkie ran me through the whole process of making cupcakes and told me to bake a couple for her to taste."

"And? Do you want to tell me what happened, or should I start guessing?"

"Apparently, she loved them. I actually have a talent for cooking."

"Correction. You have a talent for cooking cupcakes."

"I'm sure I'll be cooking omelets in no time." Cameron smirked.

"Oh get real!"

"Whatever. The bet still stands. You get none of my money today. Enjoy starving."

"Fine. I'm going to find something to do."

"Why don't you learn how to fly? I mean it's sad that you don't know how."

"Shut up, I'll do it."

At that, Jake departed for an area where no one would see him fail miserably. He decided on the barn. Not too spacious, but defiantly private. Surprisingly, on his first try, Jake had amazing results. He had no difficulty getting off the ground and into the air. He could move forward and backward, turn, and land. Pure skill. He decided to take it up a notch. He left the barn and headed over to the field that he and Cameron had arrived on. He smiled when he found that he was actually fast at flying. He found it to be as easy as it was for him to run back home.

He laughed as he flew back to Sugarcube Corner to rub his new found skill in his friend's face.

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