They decided to head to Sweet Apple Acres first. They’re soon entered the streets of Ponyville. Sam looked all around taking in the sights of the town. Just then, Twilight saw Pinkie Pie trotting in our direction with a small bounce in her step.

“Hey Pinkie,” Twilight greeted.

Pinkie looked at them and smiled.

“Hi Twilight! Hi Aurora!” she said. She then noticed Sam on Twilight’s back and froze up mid-trot. Twilight looked back to see Sam looking at Pinkie. He waved at her.

“Hello,” he said.

Just then, Pinkie jumped up, gasped overdramatically, and rushed off in a pink blur. Sam looked a little worried after seeing Pinkie rush off.

“Did I scare her?” he asked.

“Don’t worry,” Twilight assured him, “That was Pinkie Pie. She’s very random at times, is friends with everypony in Ponyville, and does something special for newcomers.”

“Is she going to do something for me?” he asked.

“Most likely,” Aurora replied.

They kept walking for a little bit, then Sam spoke up.

“Where are we going first?” he asked.

“Well Sam,” Twilight said, “First, I’m going to introduce you to Applejack. She lives at an apple farm called Sweet Apple Acres.”

They soon arrived at the apple farm and saw Apple Bloom running towards them. Aurora ran towards Apple Bloom, and the two of them met in a hug.

“Howdy, Aurora!” she greeted.

“Hey, Apple Bloom,” Aurora said, “How’s it going?”

“It’s goin’ pretty good,” Apple Bloom replied. She then looked over at the lavender unicorn. “Hey, Twilight!”

“Hello, Apple Bloom,” Twilight said, “Is Applejack around?”

“Yeah, she’s workin’ in the north orchard,” Apple Bloom answered. She then noticed Sam’s arms around Twilight neck. She raised an eyebrow. “What’s that around yer neck, Twi?”

“Apple Bloom,” she said turning her head towards Sam on her back, “This is Sam. He’s a human. Sam, this is Apple Bloom, Applejack’s little sister.”

Sam peeked out from behind Twilight’s neck and slowly climbed down from her back. Apple Bloom stepped closer to Sam and looked at him for a little bit. She then held out a hoof towards him.

“Hi there,” she said, “It’s nice ta meet ya.”

Sam wrapped his fingers around Apple Bloom’s hoof, and they shook.

“It’s nice to meet you too, Apple Bloom,” he replied.

“Hey Apple Bloom, what’s goin’ on?” came Applejack’s voice. They all looked down the road and saw Applejack coming up the road. She smiled upon spotting Twilight and Aurora. “Howdy Twi! Hey Aura! What brings you two ‘round here?”

“Good morning, Applejack,” Twilight greeted, “Aurora and I are showing a new friend around Ponyville.” she then moved closer to Sam and placed a hoof on his shoulder. “Applejack, this is Sam, a human. Sam, this is Applejack, one of my best friends.”

Applejack walked up to Sam and smiled down at him.

“Hey there, Sam,” she said, “It’s nice ta meet ya.”

“It’s nice to meet you too, Applejack,” Sam replied.

“So, what brings ya here?” Applejack asked.

“Uh, Applejack?” Twilight said, “Could I speak to you for a moment, please?”

She took Applejack off to the side and explained Sam’s situation to her.

“Land sakes,” Applejack said surprised, “He lost his father and his mother was turned into an animal?”

“I’m afraid so,” Twilight answered, “He made a wish to have a loving and caring family and home, Luna granted his wish and brought him here.”

“Poor feller,” Applejack said casting a sad glance at Sam, “Ah know how he feels losin’ his parents.”

“When I asked him, he was hesitant to talk about it,” Twilight explained.

“Ah understand,” Applejack said.

Applejack and Twilight then re-joined the kids. They noticed that the three of them were discussing something.

“So what d’ya say?” Apple Bloom said to Sam, “Wanna join us?”

“Join what, sis?” Applejack asked.

“Ah’m askin’ Samuel if he wants ta join the Cutie Mark Crusaders,” Apple Bloom explained. She then looked back at Sam. “Ya don’t mind if Ah call ya ‘Samuel,’ do ya?”

“Both Samuel and Sam are okay with me,” Sam said.

“And Ah think that Samuel joinin’ your club is a great idea,” Applejack replied, “What do you think, Twi?”

“I think so too,” she answered, “What about you, Sam?”

“It does sound fun,” he replied, “Okay, I’ll join.”

“Great!” Apple Bloom said enthusiastically.

“So Sam,” Applejack spoke up, “How’s about Ah take ya on a tour of the farm?”

“I’d like that Applejack,” Sam replied.

For the next half-hour or so, Applejack showed Sam around Sweet Apple Acres and what she and her family normally did. Sam asked her various questions about the farm work done, like how they picked the apples from the tree.

She gave him a good demonstration of applebucking. Along the way, Applejack and Apple Bloom did their usual chores together. He found it entertaining watching them make a game of it.

Midway through watching, Winona, Applejack’s dog came over, curious about Sam.

“Oh,” Sam said upon seeing her, “Hi there.”

Winona began sniffing around Sam’s legs for a minute. Sam looked over at Applejack and called out to her.

“Hey, Applejack?” he called, “Who’s this?”

“That’s the family’s dog,” Applejack replied, “Her name’s Winona.”

Winona then sat down, looked at Sam, and wagged her tail.

“Nice to meet you, Winona,” Sam said patting her head. Winona barked twice and leaned into Sam’s touch.

A few minutes later, it was about time for Twilight’s, Aurora and Sam to leave.

“Well, thanks fer stoppin’ by, y’all,” Applejack said, “And it was nice meetin’ ya, Sam,” she added looking at Samuel tipping her hat at him. Sam waved goodbye to Applejack as he climbed onto Twilight’s back.

“It was nice meeting you too, Applejack,” he said, “And thanks for showing me your farm.”

“No problem, Sugarcube,” Applejack said, “Y’all come back now, y’hear?”

“I will,” Sam said.

“Ah’ll see ya later today at our clubhouse, Samuel!” Apple Bloom said.

“Clubhouse?” Sam asked.

“Aurora’ll show ya where it is,” Apple Bloom added.

“Okay,” he said, “Goodbye.”

Aurora and Twilight said their goodbyes while they walked away from the farm. They then continued to show Sam around Ponyville.

“Hey, Twilight?” Sam said speaking up. She looked back at him.

“Yes?” Twilight said.

“When Princess Celestia and Princess Luna brought me to Equestria, I saw some windows that had pictures about you and your friends saving Equestria with the Elements of Harmony,” he said, “They said that they were what keep Equestria safe, but could you tell me some more?”

“Well,” Twilight began explaining, “basically, they’re the twelve aspects of harmony here in Equestria but only ten were found, and my best friends and I represent them. There’s honesty which Applejack represents, Laughter is what Pinkie Pie represents, Rarity who we’re going to see next has Generosity, Fluttershy has Kindness, Rainbow Dash has Loyalty, Sunset has Forgiveness, Adagio Dazzle has Courage, Aria Blaze has Love, Sonata Dusk has Humility, and I have Magic.”

“Cool,” he said, “there’s something I need to tell you though”.

“Oh, Twilight replied curiously, “what is that, Dear?”

“Well you see this thing around my wrist?” Sam asked.

“Yeah,” Twilight responded, “I senses a strong amount of energy, what is it?”

“Well it’s called an Omnitrix and it allows me to become one of ten monsters”, Sam told her.

“No way that a small device like that can turn you it a monster,” Twilight said, not believe a word about it.

“Well I guess I’ll have to show you”, Sam said. He climbed down off Twilight’s back and started to fiddle with the Omnitrix.

“Sam, what are you…” Twilight didn’t finish her sentence when a green light engulfed Sam. When the light cleared, Twilight and Aurora with surprise to see that instead of Sam was a rabbit-like monster with yellow tusks and red eyes.

“LUNATICKS!” Sam roared. “Do you believe me now?”

Twilight only stared at him. Aurora was shocked but quickly began to like it.

“Cool”, she said playing with Lunaticks’ tail.

“And as there’s no danger”, Sam remarked before the Omnitrix timed out and Lunaticks was Sam once again, “the Omnitrix times out quicker”.

“Well, I hope you put that to good use,” Twilight said, snapping out of her trance.

“I hope so too,” Sam replied.

“INCOMING!!!” a voice called out. Sam and Twilight looked around, and they saw Rainbow Dash flying right towards them!

“Sweet Celestia!” Twilight exclaimed. She quickly levitated Sam out the away, just before Rainbow collided with them. Aurora ducked just in time to avoid getting tangled with Twilight and Rainbow.

“Ow,” Twilight said. She felt Rainbow lying on top of her. She then stood up off her and helped her back onto her hooves.

“Hehe,” she chuckled nervously, “Sorry about that, Twi. New trick didn’t quite work the way I had hoped.” She then looked back over at Sam and raised an eyebrow at him. She then looked back over at Twilight and pointed behind her and him. “Is that a human?” she whispered to Twilight.

“Yes, Rainbow,” she answered, “His name is Sam, and lost his father and his mother was turned into an animal.”

“What?!” Rainbow exclaimed in a hushed whisper, “turned into an animal?!”

“Yes,” Twilight said, “And he’s a bit reluctant to talk about it, so try not to bring it up, okay?”

“Gotcha,” Rainbow said with a nod.

“Twilight?” Sam said as he and Aurora came up to them, “Are you okay?”

“Don’t worry, Sam,” Twilight said, “I’m fine. This isn’t the first time Rainbow’s accidentally crashed into me.”

“So, your name’s Sam, right?” Rainbow asked him. Sam nodded. “Name’s Rainbow Dash. Nice to meet ya.”

“It’s nice to meet you too, Rainbow Dash,” Sam said, “What do you do in Ponyville?”

“Well, I’m the lead weather mare,” Rainbow replied, “Most of the pegasi in Ponyville and I make the day-to-day weather for this town: rain, shine, snow, you name it.”

“You make the weather?” he asked sounding interested.

“Yeah,” Rainbow said, “Why do you ask?”

“The weather where I come from works by itself,” he replied.

‘Interesting’, Twilight thought to herself, ‘I wonder if the same applied for the sun and moon on his world.’

“Also, when I’m not handling the weather, I train to try out for the Wonderbolts,” Rainbow added with zeal in her voice.
“Who are the Wonderbolts?” Sam asked.

“The Wonderbolts are the best aerial acrobatics team in Equestria,” Rainbow said, “I’ve been trying forever to get into the group so I can show Equestria some of my best moves.” She then got a gleam in her eye. “Hey, wanna see one of my moves?” she asked Sam.

“Sure,” he said. With that, Rainbow shot off into the sky leaving a rainbow trail behind like usual, startling Sam a little. Twilight, Aurora and Sam all looked up and saw Rainbow going higher and higher into the sky. Twilight knew what was coming. She kept going up and up until she was invisible against the blue sky.

“Where is she?” Sam asked, “I can’t see her.”

“Just keep watching, Sam,” Twilight told him.

Then they spotted a faint rainbow trail flying towards them. It got faster and closer every few seconds. Then, there was a loud boom.

BOOM!

Sam covered his ears from the loud noise as a bright rainbow flew right over our heads. He looked up and was mesmerized at the sight.

“Wow!” he said amazed. Rainbow came back over to them as the rainbow slowly started fading.

“That one’s called the Sonic Rainboom,” she explained to him, “It’s not easy to pull off. That was like the fourth or fifth time I’ve done it.”

“That was so cool, Rainbow Dash!” Sam said excited.

“Thanks, kid,” Rainbow replied giving Sam a noogie, “I’ll be seeing you around, alright?”

“Okay,” Sam replied, “Bye, Rainbow Dash.”

“See ya,” Rainbow said, “And just Rainbow or Dash is fine.” She then looked up at Aurora and Twilight. “Later, guys,” she said before zooming off. After waving goodbye to her, Twilight levitated Sam back onto her back and they continued towards the Carousel Boutique where Rarity lived.

About 10 minutes later, they were at the door of the Boutique. Upon entering, the door announced our arrival.

“Sweetie Belle, could you go see who it is, please?” they heard Rarity call from the back room.

“Sure, sis!” came Sweetie’s reply. Sweetie galloped into the room and brightened up upon seeing Aurora and Twilight. “Hi Aroura!” she exclaimed coming over to hug her.

“Hey, Sweetie Belle,” Aurora replied returning the hug. She then turned her attention to Twilight.

“Hi Twilight!” she said.

“Hello Sweetie Belle,” Twilight said, “Where’s Rarity?”

“She’s in the other room working on another outfit,” Sweetie replied. She then saw Sam looking at her and trotted over to get a closer look. “Hi!” she said to him, “I’m Sweetie Belle! Who are you?”

“I’m Sam,” he replied clambering down from Twilight’s back, “Are you Rarity’s sister?”

“Yep!” Sweetie replied.

“Who’s there Sweetie Belle?” Rarity called walking into the room, “Oh! Hello Twilight! Good day Aurora.”

“Hello Rarity,” Aurora and Twilight said in unison.

“So, what brings you two...here?” she said slowing down when she spotted Sam. Her eyes brightened considerably. “Oh my!” she exclaimed, “And who’s this little darling?” Twilight noticed a faint blush on Sam’s cheeks.

“Rarity,” she said, “this is Sam. Sam, this is Rarity.”

“Hello, Rarity,” Sam said still slightly blushing, “It’s nice to meet you.”

“It’s very nice to meet you as well, Sam,” Rarity replied, “And I must say, you’re clothes definitely look good on you.”

“Oh, thank you,” Sam said, “What is it you do in Ponyville, Rarity?”

“Well, the Carousel Boutique is a fashion store,” Rarity explained, “I specialize in making custom clothes for ponies.”

Sam then perked up at hearing that like he had an idea. “Um, Rarity, can I ask you something?”

“Yes, darling?” she replied.

“Although these clothes aren’t the only ones I have, when I came here I only brought about four pairs,” he explained, “And you said you make clothes, so could you make me some, please?”

“Absolutely! I’d be happy to! I just need your measurements to make them. Would you follow me please?” she asked gesturing over to a stand. Sam nodded and followed Rarity over where she levitated her red glasses and a measuring tape. While Rarity was getting Sam’s measurements, Twilight heard Aurora talking to Sweetie Belle.

“Hey, Sweetie Belle,” she said, “Apple Bloom and I were thinking of letting Sam join the Crusaders, and Sam is okay with the idea, so do you think you could make a cape for him?”

“Sure!” Sweetie said happily, “I’ll go get started on one right now!”

With that, she galloped off towards her room when she stayed in the Boutique. About a minute later, Rarity and Sam returned over to them with Rarity writing something down on a notepad.

“Well, that’s all the measurements I need,” Rarity said, “I should have something ready for you tonight, okay?”

“Thank you, Rarity,” Sam said hugging her.

“You’re very welcome, darling,” Rarity said hugging him back.

“Come on, Sam,” Twilight said to him, “I have one more friend to introduce you to other than Pinkie Pie.”

“Okay,” he said walking over to me, “Bye, Rarity. And thank you again for making me new clothes.”

“See you again soon, Sam,” Rarity said waving us off, “Ta-ta, Twilight. Goodbye, Aurora.”

“Bye Rarity,” Aurora said.

“See you later,” Twilight said as we left the Boutique. Their next stop was Fluttershy’s cottage. Twilight had a feeling she was going to find an interest in Sam.

“Twilight?” Sam asked as they walked towards Fluttershy’s cottage, “What does Fluttershy do?”

“You’ll see when we get to her cottage, Sam,” Twilight replied.

As we got closer to her cottage, we passed by the Everfree Forest. Aurora avoided going in there ever since she and Scarlet got lose and chased by a Timberwolf. Sam looked over to the forest and shivered a little bit at how scary it looked.
“What’s that?” he asked.

“The Everfree Forest,” Aurora explained, “The place where lose.”

“Is that where the Tree of Harmony is?” he asked.

“Yep,” Twilight replied, “Near the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters. I’ll take you to see it someday if you want.”
“Why are we close to that forest?” he asked.

“Fluttershy’s cottage is close by,” Aurora said, “There it is now.”

Twilight and Sam looked in front of them and saw that they were at Fluttershy’s cottage. As they got closer, they spotted Fluttershy outside her house surrounded by quite a few of her animal friends. She appeared to be feeding them.

“Aw,” Sam said, “How does she do that? I can’t get close enough to animals like that without scaring them.”

“It’s her special talent,” Twilight replied, “She can communicate with animals in a way nopony else can.”

Fluttershy soon finished feeding her animals and was about to go back into her cottage when she spotted her friends.
“Oh, hello Twilight,” she said, “Hello Aurora.”

“Hi Fluttershy,” Aurora replied, “How are you?”

“I’m doing very well,” she answered, “Thank you for asking. How about you?”

“I’m doing well myself,” Aurora said, “Twilight and I have a new friend for you to meet.”

“A new friend?” Fluttershy asked. Twilight turned to the side to show Sam off to Fluttershy. Her eyes widened upon seeing him.

“Fluttershy, meet Sam,” Twilight said, “Sam, this is Fluttershy.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Fluttershy,” Sam said climbing off Twilight’s back.

“Oh my, he talks,” Fluttershy said amazed, “It’s very nice to meet you as well, Sam. Um, if you don’t mind me asking, what are you?”

“I’m a human,” he replied. He then looked over at Fluttershy’s animals then back to Fluttershy, “Um, Fluttershy, do you take care of animals?”

“Oh yes,” Fluttershy said looking back at her animals, “I love taking care of all kinds of animals. I was just finishing up feeding the squirrels and rabbits. All I have left is the birds.” She then looked back to Sam. “Um, would you like to help?”

“Okay,” Sam replied, “What do I do?”

Fluttershy picked up a box of bird feed with her teeth then turned to Sam.

“Hold out your hands, okay?” she said somewhat muffled from holding the box in her mouth. Sam did so and Fluttershy poured some bird feed into his hands.

She then put the box down and stood next to him. “Now stand still and wait.” Sam nodded at Fluttershy and waited patiently, until a bird flew onto his hand.

“Oh, wow,” he whispered quietly, “I never got this close to a bird before.”

“Really?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yeah,” he replied as a couple more birds landed on his hands, “Birds sometimes flew away if I got too close.”

“Hmm,” Fluttershy said as if thinking to herself. She then turned to Twilight and whispered quietly into her ear. Aurora couldn’t hear what she was saying, but her reaction gave a hint. Her eyes widened when Twilight whispered her response.
“Really?” she asked Twilight quietly.

“Yeah,” Twilight replied sadly, “And he’s a bit hesitant to talk about it, so try not to bring it up in front of him, okay?”

“I won’t,” she replied. At that moment, some of the birds flew back as Sam dropped the remaining birdseed on the floor. Before Twilight, Fluttershy or Aurora could say anything, Sam activated his Omnitrix and became a grey phoenix.

“LITRA!” Sam screeched whist eating the birdseed on the floor. This cause the other birds to join in.

“Aw, look at that,” Aurora cooed at Sam/Litra eating birdseed with the other birds.

“Twilight,” Fluttershy asked, “how did Sam become a phoenix?”

“I’ll tell you later”, Twilight answered.

Just then Litra turned back into Sam.

“Thank you, Fluttershy,” he said, “That was fun to do.”

“You’re very welcome, Sam. I’m glad you enjoyed it,” Fluttershy said giving him a hug. Sam returned it and held it for a little a bit. Aurora walked up to Twilight while they were hugging and tapped her wither.

“Hey Twilight,” she said getting her attention, “My friends and I were going to meet up for a snack at the clubhouse today. Can I bring Sam along?”

“Sure Aurora,” she replied, “Just make sure you two are back in time for dinner, alright?”

“We will,” Aurora said with a nod. She then walked over to Sam and Fluttershy and tapped Sam’s back. He turned to look at her. “Hey Sam, you want to come with me to the clubhouse now? I’m going to be having a snack with my friends today.”

“Okay,” he said, “I am getting hungry, despite the fact ate bird seed. Bye Twilight.”

“Bye Sam,” Twilight said, “Have fun with Aurora and her friends.”

“Okay,” he replied.

“Climb on my back, Sam, and we’ll go,” Aurora said to him. It was easier for him to climb on her back because she didn’t have to squat down for him. He climbed onto her back and they began to walk towards the clubhouse. About ten minutes later they arrived at the Crusaders’ clubhouse.

“Well, here we are,” Aurora said as they walked up the ramp to the door, “This is where we put our plans to help fillies and colts who don’t have cutie marks get them.” They entered inside but noticed that the others weren’t here yet.

“Where are Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom?” he asked.

“They’re not here yet,” Aurora said, “Sweetie might still be making that new cape for you.”

“Cape?” he asked climbing off her back.

“All members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders get a cape,” she said, “While we wait for them, I’ll show you around the clubhouse. Over there is the roll call list.” Aurora pointed to the list on the wall that had the current members. Sam stood next to Aurora and looked at the list.

“Who are those other three on the list?” he asked.

“The one with orange fur and purple mane is Scootaloo,” Aurora said, “She’s a pegasus and Rainbow Dash’s surrogate sister. The one with the white fur, purple glasses, and red mane is Twist.”

“The one who gave you that peppermint stick?” he asked.

“Yeah,” she replied, “She knew just how to cheer me up that day. The last one with the brown fur and pink and red mane is Apple Bloom’s cousin from Manehatten, Babs Seed. She visits Ponyville whenever she can.” Aurora then pointed to our lunch table. “Over there is where we eat our lunches.” No sooner did she say “lunches” than did his stomach growl. He covered his stomach and chuckled nervously.

“Sorry,” he said, “I’m hungry.”

“Well, the girls should be here soon for lunch,” Aurora said. she then pointed over at the target rug. “Sometimes, we stand in that spot and think of great ideas, like how to help the others get their cutie marks.”

“Wow,” Sam said, “I think it’ll be fun being in this club.”

Sam looked out the window when he finished saying that. As Aurora looked at him, a thought crossed her mind. she only hoped he wouldn’t mind answering.

“Say, Sam?” Aurora said.

“Yes, Aurora?” he replied looking at her.

“Sorry if this is a touchy subject but out of curiosity, did you have any brothers or sisters?” she asked.

“It’s okay, Aura,” he said, “Yes, I do have one old brother and two older sisters. Joe, Kerry and Rebecca were their names. But I may not see them again.”

“Oh,” She said, “Well, if you want... I can be your big sister.”

“R-really?” he asked. Aurora nodded and he slowly walked towards her. When he stopped in front of her, he wrapped his arms around her and quietly sniffled. Aurora could safely take that answer as a yes as she brought her forehooves around him.

“Hey Aura,” Sam said, “I have an idea the prank Apple Bloom and the others”.

“Oh, what?” Aurora said curiously.

“Why don’t I become a monster and scare them”, Sam said already choosing a monster.

Five minutes later, Aurora was waiting outside the clubhouse for Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Scarlet and Twist. She then saw them walking up the path.

“Hello girls,” Aurora called out to her friends.

“Hey, Aurora”, Sweetie called back.

“So where’s the little guy?” Scootaloo asked. As she said that they all heard a growling noise coming from the clubhouse. Scootaloo bravely open the door and staring back at them was a yellow monster with a smaller head compared to its body.

“SHPARR!” it roared, scaring everyone present and caused Twist to faint.

Suddenly the monster and Aurora busted out laughing.

“Wow, I got you good”, the monster said before turning back to Sam.

“Good one bro”, Aurora said before coming over to hug him.

“Aww.” Joshua and Aurora turned their heads to the door and saw Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Scarlet, and Twist standing there.

“Egh,” Scootaloo said, “Mushy stuff.”

“Oh come off it, Scoots,” Apple Bloom retorted. She then trotted up to Sam, “Hey again, Sam. Sorry ‘bout Scootaloo. She’s not much for things she considers mushy.”

“It’s okay,” Sam said, “It’s nice to meet you, Scootaloo.”

“Nice to meet you as well, Sam,” Scootaloo replied, “and this is Twist.”

“Hi!” Twist said energetically, “It’s nice to meet you.”

“You too, Twist,” Sam said waving.

“Well, now that we’re all here, whose turn was it to bring lunch?” Apple Bloom asked.

“I think it was mine,” Scootaloo said reaching into her bag, “I brought pizza for us this time around. Do you like pizza, Sam?”

“Yeah!” Sam nodded eagerly, “Pizza is my favourite!”

“I brought some of my special made peppermint sticks for dessert,” Twist added, “I think you’ll like them, Sam.”

Scootaloo placed the box on the table and dished out seven plates. The pizza was plain cheese, and it was delicious. After everyone had a slice, Twist gave each of them a peppermint stick for dessert.

“Mm!” Sam said after taking a lick, “This is good, Twist.”

“Thanks!” Twist said with a smile.

“Alright, y’all,” Apple Bloom said, “Time fer the initiation. Let’s get set up.”

Soon enough, we got the room ready for the ceremony. Scootaloo pulled out a pair of drums and Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom pushed a podium near the back wall and Sweetie Belle stood behind it taking a rolled-up piece of paper. As she opened it, she groaned.

“Scootaloo! I thought you said you were going to revise this!” Sweetie Belle said.

“Uh, he, he,” Scootaloo chuckled nervously, “It must’ve slipped my mind.”

“Just play the drums, I’ll come up with something,” Sweetie Belle replied. Scootaloo played four slow beats on the drum, which then turned into a wild pounding that shook the clubhouse. Sam had his ears covered as he stood in the middle of the room. Scootaloo soon stopped after a while then beat the drum one last time.

“Do you, Sam, wish to be a Cutie Mark Crusader?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“Yes,” Sam replied.

“Do you swear to help us in the quest to find our destiny?”

“I do.”

“Do you promise to never stop the journey until we find our marks?”

“Yes.”

“Then it’s our pleasure to welcome you as a Cutie Mark Crusader!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed, tossing her newly made cape to Sam. It landed in front of him. He picked it up and draped it across his back.

“Thank you,” he said as he tied it up.

“So, what next?” Twist asked.

“Well, we’ve still got some time before we need to get back to the library,” Scarlet said, “How about we give Sam a tour of Ponyville?”

“Good idea!” Apple Bloom said, “We’ll be…”

“CUTIE MARK CRUSADER TOUR GUIDES! YAY!!!” everyone except Sam exclaimed. Sam giggled at our yell.

“Hop on, Sam,” Aurora said, motioning for him to get on her back. He nodded and climbed on. Soon they walked out of the clubhouse and out into Ponyville.

Here chapter 2. On the chapters: Sam meets his bullies, Pinkie makes him a party and Sam falls in love.