Jake flew back to Sugarcube Corner. As he beat his wings casually, he took notice that it was void of life, quite completely. As he walked inside, he saw the decorum had changed dramatically. Instead of the usually bright and overly cheery look, the lights had been dimmed to a more romantic level. Inside stood one table set for two.

"Like it?" Cameron asked with a smirk.

"How did you- You know what, never mind. You cleared the entire place?"

"Yep. Pinkie set everything up in less than a minute. It was quite a sight to see."Cameron said.

Jake turned his head around in each direction."Crap, how many customers did you have to turn away?"

"A lot. That's why you can't mess up." Cameron said as he turned back to the kitchen.

"You didn't have to do this." Jake said.

Cameron stopped. "Look, a real friend helps with his friend's love life. No matter how weird the love is."

"This doesn't have to do with love, idiot!" Jake said as his face was over run with a deep crimson color.

"Right. Whatever you say, dude." Cameron said with a grin. Cameron looked behind Jake and pointed. "Your date's here."

Jake perked up, forced away his blush, and turned around to a smiling Rainbow Dash. "Um, hi."

"Good luck." Cameron whispered before departing.

"So, uh, let's sit down." Jake said nervously. This is going to be a long night, he thought.

Back at their apartment…

"What do you mean, you don't have any spare keys?" Cameron inquired to the owner of the apartment.

"It is a simple as that. We don't make multiple keys for rooms." he answered.

Cameron had realized only seconds earlier that Jake was the one with the room's key. I'm not going all the way back there to get them. Too much work. He Decided

"Fine." Cameron said in a huff. "I'll just walk around and wait for my friend."

The next few minutes were possibly some of the most boring of Cameron's life. Ugh, I'm bored. Bored, bored, bored. He passed Sugarcube Corner and stood there for a few seconds trying to decide if he should go in. One does not simply walk in on a date. He finally decided to walk by the field where they had arrived in Ponyville. Cameron suddenly realized how large it really was. Behind it laid a concentrated amount of trees, suggesting a forest. He would explore the forest at a later date. For the moment though, he was far too concerned on his excitement levels.

"Screw it," Cameron said with a determined look, "I'm getting those keys."

On his way back to the gingerbread house designed building, Cameron noticed a small stand of apples on the path. It took him a moment to realize that it was operated by the pony that let them spend the night on their first day in Ponyville. Might as well say hi, he thought.Cameron walked casually to the stand.

"Hello, Applejack was it?" Cameron said. Applejack just seemed to have noticed him, and turned her head.

"Yep! Nice ta see ya again, Facade."

"Same here. How much are your apples?" he asked

"Two bits, please."

Cameron quickly got out the money and gripped the first apple he saw. He took a single bite from the apple, and widened his eyes. He immediately congratulated her on the amazing apples and munched on it happily as he departed. Applejack smiled and thanked him for his business and said goodbye. He didn't get far before a he voice heard a voice behind him.

"Holy shit! Cam is that you?"

Cameron turned and gasped.

Back at Sugarcube Corner…

The date was defiantly going smoothly. It turned out that Rainbow Dash and Jake had a lot in common. Some things were obvious, like how they were both fast and how they hated losing. Some things were more subtle, so subtle they didn't even know it. Jake had lost the awkwardness he had felt at the beginning of the date, and was sure Dash felt the same way. Pinkie had made each of them cake, much to Jake's disappointment. I'm going to over dose on cake someday, He thought.
Jake decided to ask a question he knew Rainbow would love to answer. "So, what do you think of the Wonderbolts?"
Rainbow's eyes widened. She was about to unleash the full force of her answer, when Cameron burst through the door.

They both turned their heads.

"Agile, get out here!" he commanded.

"Doesn't it look like I'm busy?" Jake asked the obvious question.

"This is really important. Outside. Now." Cameron ordered.

Jake turned to Rainbow Dash. "I'm sorry. I'll see what's going on, and be right back."

"Sure thing." Rainbow said, trying to seem nonchalant. Jake knew she couldn't wait to tell him how awesome the Wonderbolts were.

Jake went outside and scolded Cameron. "What the heck is so important that you have to get me out of a date?"

"So you do admit it's a date."

"Shut up." Jake said. "Answer the freaking question."

"Hey, get over here." Cameron called to a unicorn who, until now, had gone unnoticed by Jake. The pony was a light sandy brown and had a dirty blonde mane. What really caught Jake off guard were the pony's deep green eyes.

"Holy crap! Is that Mike?"

"I sure am." The pony answered. Mike was, along with Cameron, his best friend. He usually played sports along with the other boys in the neighborhood. He was what some would call: a smart Aleck.

"What did- How did you-?"

"Calm yourself, I'll explain. Remember two days ago when we were all playing football. You know, when you creamed us?
Well, after you two left, I realized I still had Jake's iPod. So, I went over to his house to return it."

"Wait, what the heck were you doing with my iPod?"

"That's not important right now. As I was saying, when I got to Jake's house, I realized that neither of you were there. The strange thing was, you were still logged onto your e-mail account."

"You went on my e-mail?"

"Can I finish? I saw the message with the subject 'Ponify Yourself' and decided to click it. Well, you know what happened. Next thing I know, I'm a freaking unicorn. I thought it was a dream. I thought that you guys ambushed me and knocked me out, but after a couple minutes, it was just as real as before. So, I did the only thing an intelligent person would do. I fell asleep. Next morning, I see a big line for some restaurant. I was pretty hungry around that time, so I decided to see what the commotion was about. When I took a look inside, I saw a pony, which looked a lot like Cameron, making cupcakes. Of course, it was only a hunch until Jake walked in and you both started arguing about money. You two are the only people I know that bicker like that. I decided to watch you guys and see if you were, you know, actually you."

"Stalker." Cameron joked.

"Why don't you just bake a few cupcakes, Cam? Anyway, I saw Jake's freaking sonic boom." Mike said as he looked at Jake.

"It was awesome, dude."

"Thanks." Jake replied.

"Well, you can imagine how bored I was, so I snuck into your room and stole some cash."

"How the heck did you get into our room? It's on the third floor and has a lock." Jake questioned.

Mike gestured to his horn. "Magic, duh."

"You actually know that unicorns use magic?" Jake asked.

"Well, uh, yeah. That is… I mean…" Mike stammered.

Checkmate, Jake thought, He's a closet Brony.

"You're a Brony." Jake said with a smug smile. Mike merely looked at the ground.

"Yes…" he muttered.

"How did I not know you were a Brony? You would think any Brony could find another one easily."

"Let's get off the subject, shall we? I took your money and I got myself a room next to yours. This morning, I couldn't get to either of you since you were both busy at your jobs. I spent the day roaming around and doing random crap. I saw
Cameron a little later, and you know the rest."

The three friends stood silent for a few awkward seconds.

"Well, it was good seeing you, Mike. Unfortunately, you did not come at the best of timing. I need to get back to my date.
Also, try think of a new name while I'm gone."

"No problem."

Jake returned to Sugarcube Corner and casually sat down.

"You were gone for a while." Rainbow said.

"Oh, I was just catching up with an old friend. Now, back to the Wonderbolt question." and so, Jake set off the explosion.

The rest of the night went smoothly. After they had their fill of cake, the two said good night to each other.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Jake said to Rainbow.

"Don't forget about that race you promised me."

"I won't." Jake replied as he flew back towards his apartment. He felt refreshed, and a bit thankful for rest. He really needed to think about things. If Mike made it here, could others have too? Whatever, I'll think about it in the morning. Things are defiantly getting interesting, he thought.

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