"Well we're off to a splendid start. As soon as we finished with the introductions, Gavin went off to do God knows what," Geoff growled in annoyance as he jogged past another empty alley, eyes scanning it quick and efficiently. "If he burns something down, who knows what these ponies will do to us."

"Hey, maybe him burning stuff down won't be a bad thing," Ray chipped happily.

"How wouldn't it be a bad thing?" Jack asked.

"Well firstly we'd be able to find him really fast," he replied with a smirk, looking over the houses and buildings for smoke. "And secondly there wouldn't be any evidence that he did it, because he, you know, burnt it."

"Ray..."

"I'm sure you guys are over reacting," Twilight said as she kept to Geoff's side. "While Gavin doesn't seem like he's a complete genius, he seems to be pretty friendly and docile."

"We know he isn't completely retarded, but trust us when we say he can cause shit when he wants to," Geoff muttered as he put his hand over his eyes to block out the sun. Gavin was still nowhere to be seen. Angry, tired and annoyed, Geoff walked next to the closest house and put his back against it, slowly sliding down until he was sitting as comfortably as he could on the ground.

"Taking a break, Geoff?" she asked, watching as he rubbed his head while the others slowed down.

"Yeah, you guys just go on. I'll catch up," he sighed.

"Are you sure?" Jack asked tiredly.

"Yeah, just go," he nodded.

"Alright," Jack muttered, nodding at the others to continue.

Geoff watched as the others disappeared behind a corner within a few seconds. Letting out a groan, he rubbed the back of his neck and sniffed the air, finding the smell of the clean air relaxing on his nerves. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, counting to ten in his head, and when he opened them he saw a blue pony above him, grinning.

"Hey. Rainbow Dash, right?" he asked tiredly, voice barely above a whisper.

"Yup," she nodded, landing on the ground next to him. "And you're... Geoff?"

"You got it," he nodded as he closed his eyes again.

"Where are the other guys?" she inquired, looking around for the other humans.

"Off looking for Gavin. He ran off after Twilight held a town meeting to introduce us."

"That's not good," she chuckled.

"Tell me about it. We just told them we were friendly, and Gavin is already off to God knows where, probably up to no good."

"Want my help looking for him?"

"I'd say yeah, but we don't even know where to start."

"That's okay, I'm on it."

"You don't have to-" he started, but she quickly darted into the sky, a clear and visible multicolored trail following her. "Bother."

Before Geoff could even think his next thought, a trail of dust erupted next to him and a smug Rainbow Dash walked out of it.

"Jesus, you're fast," he sputtered as he waved away the dust in front of him

"Thanks," she chuckled as she walked next to him. "Pinkie has Gavin. They're at Sugarcube Corner."

"Hey, great!" he smiled, getting off the ground. "Hey, if you're not too busy, do you think you can help me find the others?"

"Totally," she nodded as she eyed the human over. "Say, how much do you weigh?"

"Uh, why?" he asked, suddenly feeling a lump in his stomach.

Somewhere else in town, the others were looking for the strange duo, asking ponies if they had seen Gavin. OF course, most of them didn't, but Twilight believed it was because the Ponyvillians still felt intimidated by the comparatively lumbering aliens.

"It's no use, we'll never find him," Michael muttered tiredly, kicking a loose rock.

"We will, we just have to keep looking." Twilight said, trying to assure both the guys and herself.

"Just put me down already!" Geoff yelled, making the others whip around.

Above the ground, roughly forty feet away, Geoff was being held up in the air by Rainbow Dash, who was straining to keep up in the air.

"Well there's a sight I never thought I'd see," Jack grunted.

"Geez, you're pretty heavy, you know that?" Rainbow Dash asked as she brought Geoff to the ground.

"Hey, I told you not to do it, but nooo, you insisted it would be faster," he grunted, eyes wide as he began feeling his hair which was going in every direction.

"Oh, hey, Geoff!" Ray said with a smile as he and the others walked up to him. "I like your hair."

"Thanks, Ray."

"How was your flight?"

"There weren't any babies or stupid bitches with cameras, so pretty good."

"What happened?" Twilight asked.

"Well, Rainbow Dash found Gavin and the others, then she brought me to you guys so we could catch him."

"Sweet, where is he?" Ray asked, rubbing his hands together enthusiastically.

"Over in Sugarcube... Corner, was it?" Geoff asked, looking to Rainbow Dash who smiled and nodded in response. Geoff then looked to Michael and Ray. "She's fast, you know that?"

"Why yes, Geoff, we are aware," Michael smirked.

"Sugarcube Corner isn't too far from here, so it should take maybe a minute to get there," Twilight said, already setting a fast speed to the pastry shop. "Let's just hope he's still there when we get there."

"I think he will be," Rainbow Dash said, flying in a relaxed position on her back. "He looked like he was setting something up with Pinkie."

"Wait, what do you mean by that?" Jack asked nervously.

"Probably a party, seeing as it's Pinkie Pie," Twilight sighed, relaxing her pace now that she wasn't worried. "At least he's keeping out of trouble."

The guys, however, didn't think this. In fact, the thought of this only made them run faster, even though they had no idea where Sugarcube Corner was.

"What's the rush?" Rainbow Dash asked, easily flying at their speed, but now in the upright position.

"No time to explain. Are we going the right way?" Geoff asked.

"Yeah, but-"

"Great," he nodded, now running even faster while the other guys matched his speed.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash exchanged a glance and a shrug, and then began running after the guys, catching up with them as they neared Sugarcube Corner. Geoff stopped to catch his breath once he reached the front door, panting heavily after the short but fast sprint. Michael looked through the window, but found that the window was covered.

"Looks like the place is closed," Jack grunted, noticing what Michael was staring at.

"He probably just closed it after he saw Rainbow Dash," Ray said. "I mean, that's assuming he knows how to work windows."

Geoff chuckled slightly and stood up straight, hands on his waist as he uncricked his back. He then curled up his fingers and went to knock on the door, only for it to open up as his fingers came within an inch of it.

"Hey, guys!" Gavin said, putting his hands behind his back to pull the door closed. "Where did you guys go?"

"Where did we go?" Geoff repeated angrily. "Where did you go?"

"I went here, Geoff," he said with his usual fake sincerity.

"Yeah, what did you go here to do?"

"Oh, nothing, just doing things and stuff. You know, the usual."

"That's what I was worried about," Geoff nodded once before pushing Gavin to the side.

Before Geoff could open the door, it quickly swung open again, but this time Pinkie jumped out and slammed the door behind her. Geoff sighed and rubbed his face.

"Hi, Geoff!" Pinkie smiled brightly. "I like your hair."

"Thanks," he muttered, trying to reach for the door, only for Pinkie to slap his hand away. "Hey, what was that for? I was just trying to find out what you and Gavin did."

"I know, and that would ruin the surprise!" she pouted. "We only need a few more things, then you can come in, okay?"

"Uh, alright. How long will it take you to get what you need?"

"Not that long," she smiled, looking over to Gavin. "What was that last thing you said they liked, again?"

Gavin opened his mouth to tell her, but then paused when the others looked at him. He shut his mouth and knelt down only to whisper into Pinkie's attentive ear.

"Alrighty, that shouldn't take long to get," she nodded, locking the door. "I'll be back soon. You guys just wait out here, okay? And no sneaking a peek."

"Alright, alright. If you're playing along with Gavin, I can only assume it's safe," Geoff grunted, staring at the other two ponies with uncertainty. "It will be safe, right?"

"It should be, yes," Twilight nodded.

"Pinkie takes her parties pretty seriously. She wouldn't want anything to go wrong," Rainbow Dash said in agreement.

"Well... good," Geoff sighed, sitting on the ground in front of the shop. "As long as she knows what she's doing, we should be fine."

"So you boys worried about me, huh?" Gavin smiled sweetly, sitting next to Geoff.

"You are sort of known to blow shit up," Michael coughed forcibly.

"Oh yeah!" he chuckled as if he had forgotten all about it. "But don't worry, I have a feeling you guys will love this little shindig."

"Great, now I'm worried," Ray said nervously.

"Gavin? What did you help Pinkie with, if you don't mind me asking?" Twilight said.

"I don't know if she'd want me to tell you. It's sort of a surprise, you know?"

"Its not a surprise if you tell us it's a surprise, you idiot," Michael growled.

"Oh, but it is, my dear Michael," he said, patting his angry friend on the shoulder. "I have a feeling you will be pleasantly surprised."

"If you won't tell us what you helped her with, will you at least tell us how much of an influence you had on what the party has?" Jack asked.

"A lot. I was pretty much telling her everything she should have at the party, and she listened intently. But no need to worry, you have my word that you'll like it."

"Your word doesn't mean diddly poop," Michael sighed.

"Heh, poop," Ray added.

"Good insight, Ray," Jack shook his head.

"Thanks, man."

The seven of them sat in silence, waiting for Pinkie to return, wondering what was in store for them. After about fifteen minutes, the party host came bouncing back, large box on her back.

"What's that?" Rainbow Dash asked curiously.

"Oh, just the last thing Gavin told me to get to make this party truly great for them," Pinkie stated, unlocking the door. "Now you guys wait here while Gavin and I double check with everything. The party guests should be arriving any minute now."

The guys nodded reluctantly as Gavin shot a sly smile at them before following Pinkie inside, closing and locking the door behind him once again. Once again, the others found themselves in an awkward silence, waiting to be allowed inside. After about five more minutes of that, the door unlocked and swung open while a large red carpet shot out of it, along with velvet rope on either side of it.

"The party can now officially started!" Pinkie smiled, waving the others in.

Twilight and Rainbow Dash instantly went over the ropes and walked inside, smiling as random noises came from within. The guys shared a shrug and went inside, only to be surprised at what they saw. The first thing they noticed was that the noises came from the arcade machines that were lined up against the wall to their right. The second thing they noticed was a screen and projector set up on the far side of the room, playing what appeared to be a strange pony comedy. But it was what was on the left wall that made Jack and Geoff beam. There was a table with several large kegs on it, which they presumed was filled with alcohol sitting in the middle of the table, many plastic cups next to it.

"Yeah, I was pretty surprised they had all this stuff here too. Pinkie said she never drank the stuff inside there, but she told me she heard it was pretty good," Gavin said smugly, leaning against the entrance to the door as the others gawped. "Well?"

"There are no words," Jack said quietly.

"Then let's get this party started!" Pinkie boomed from the other side of the room, pressing play on a large sound system  behind the pastry counter.