The construction of the bridge over Ghastly Gorge is progressing phenomenally, all thanks to one skittish pegasus.

The scout team made it through the forest unscathed and eventually reached the opposite end of where the rest of the crew was set. We established foundations on both sides, but it didn't take long for us to figure out that this construction was going to have some problems.

I'm not going to blame anything on the D.J.T crew right now, but had they shown up on time, we wouldn't have had the difficulty of trying to build a bridge in the middle of Eel mating season.

The shrieks of Eels looking for mates were bad enough, rocking what brittle foundations we had and giving everypony a bad headache. However, the shrieks paled in comparison to the fights. From what I've heard, male Quarry Eels sometimes pick the same female. Of course, the female wants the strongest male. So take a guess at how the males sort it out.

The quakes caused by the fights, while relatively light, force us to halt all construction efforts until the battles end. We had little time to continue before another fight began. How many Eels are in this damned gorge?

We couldn't let the Eels set us back; we had a schedule to keep! A lot of us took that message to heart, but Jack took it one step further.

I don't know how, probably a major adrenaline spike or two, but Jack took a single support beam on his shoulder and dove head-first into the gorge! He dodged fully grown, aggressive Eels and set the beams in places where they couldn't get to them! That wasn't the most amazing part though; he pulled the same thing of 10 or 12 times before returning to solid ground! We only needed 6 beams for the foundation, so he doubled the stability!

Needless to say that Mr. Skittish was congratulated when he got back safely. I also believe that it goes without saying that, if Swan's reaction to Jack's return is anything to go bye, they're a couple now. It doesn't take a genius to see that they're happy together. Good on him.

Construction of the bridge is in the final stages. We'll lay track over it in a couple of days. I don't think we'd be where we are now if it weren't for Jack of All Trades.