David had been having a wonderful time. He and Twilight had been studying pony history for hours, having a great time, even flirting a little. He was leaning in to kiss her when she punched him in the face and shouted in Rob’s voice, “WAKE UP!" Completely disturbed and feeling a little violated, David shot up looking around before the burning heat and throbbing pain in his jaw caused him to focus on reality. "Ooowwww..." David groaned before turning on his aggressor. "Rob, what the hell was tha-"

"Dude, all the mares outside are goin' apeshit!" Rob said, panic in his voice. "What the hell is goin' on!?!?" David blinked. He thought about what he had said when it dawned on him.

"Crap, I thought we had more time." David said, jumping out of bed. Rob stared at him.

"What do ya mean 'thought'?! How long have ya known this was gunna happen?!" Rob asked, now more angry than surprised. David walked to the window looking out.

"Well, in the Brony community, it is hypothesized that in the extreme heat of summer, combined with the desire to mate, mares lose all sane control of themselves and hunt down any stallion they can find and try to... uh... you know..." David said, embarrassed to finish the sentence.

Rob gave him a horrified look. "I thought this was a kid’s show." he said caught off guard at what David said.

David shrugged. "Reality is a fickle mare my friend." David said still looking out the window. 'A fickle mare indeed...' David thought looking at the massive amounts of mares roaming the street. David knew most of Ponyville was females, but... he had never seen this many ponies at one time. He saw a brave or stupid stallion make a run for it to the edge of town, but was covered by heat-crazed mares in seconds.

"Well, what are we gunna do?" Rob asked. David thought for a long time. On one hand, they could stay in the apartment, hiding and hoping for the best. Food was low, however. David planed on buying more today, but that wasn't going to happen now. Another thought was to make a mad dash for Canterlot and hope that the castle would be unaffected. Right now, option one was looking like a good idea. "David? What are we gunna do?" Rob asked again, growing impatient.

"From what I can think of, we have two options. We can A.) hide out here and wait for this to blow over or B.) run like hell for Canterlot and hope the castle has some sort of protection from this madness." David said, thinking about the movie 300. Rob looked out the window now as well.

"Starve or get swarmed by horny mares. Nice choices." Rob said dryly. David ignored him; he was devising a plan on how to escape. It would be easy for him, he could outrun-err, fly Rainbow Dash (in theory) but Rob was another matter. He was fast, sure, but so are the insane ponies waiting for them. He also controlled incredible strength, even for an Earth pony, but he couldn't (or shouldn't) hurt anypony.

"I have a plan, but you may object." David said.

"I'm listenin'..." Rob said.

"Assuming that I can carry you and fly as fast as I normally can, we can fly out of here to Canterlot and wait for the heat to die down."

"What's the catch?"

"I may or may not be able to do as I said."

"I say screw it, let's go."

"If we get caught, I just want you to know, you’re my best friend."

"Same here, let's do it."

The two went over to the bedroom window and opened it and slowly, ever so slowly David climbed out and held Rob by the torso, just below him. "Sweet Celestia, you're heavy." David huffed, but held on.

"Shut up and fly." Rob whispered. David gave himself a quick mental pep-talk, prayed to God for safe passage to Canterlot, and flew as fast as his wings could carry the two.

"There are some!" Somepony shouted from down below. David kept flying, not looking behind him to prevent panic setting in. Rob, however, didn't show such restraint.

"There right on us!" Rob yelled. Rainbow Dash (of all ponies) and two other pegasi were chasing the two stallions, and gaining fast.

"Rob, if one gets too close, knock them out, and try not to hurt them." David said.

"No promises!" Rob said bucking a cream colored pegasi on the head, sending her down to the ground.

'My wings are aching, too much more of this and we are going to crash.' David thought. 'Best not to tell Rob.' He added as another pegasi was sent spiraling to the ground.

"You're allll mine." Rainbow Dash said, accelerating. David found this funny and terrifying at the same time. She was about to catch them when David went into a kamikaze dive for the ground.

"What the fuuuuuuu!" Rob yelled as the ground rushed up to meet them. At the last moment, David turned level to the ground and shot forward as Rainbow Dash crashed into the hard dirt. "Warn me next time!" Rob shouted after a few pants.

"If I had, she would've heard me." David said smirking. Canterlot was only a few seconds flight away, and David dropped Rob somewhat heavily on the steps to the castle and landed on his stomach a few feet away, breathing heavy. "That... was one... hell of a... adventure." David said between breathes.

Rob panted for a moment before speaking up, "Yeah, let’s do it again." he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

In the Throne Room

Celestia had been enjoying her morning after returning from raising her sun. It was her favorite part of the day, the time between duty and ruling, a time nopony disturbed her. At least until two breathless stallions burst in the door, causing the peace to flutter away. "What in Equestria is the meaning of this interruption??" Celestia boomed at the two intruders. She knew none of the royal staff would be foolish enough to enter as these two did.

"Our apologies, Princess. We didn't know where else to go." the white stallion managed between gasps. White stallion with jet-black mane and no cutie mark... one of the humans? David, right? And the tan one with a brown mane was... was... Rob? Yes, Rob! "I thought our next meeting wasn't until tomorrow. What haste has brought you early?" Celestia asked, returning to her normal speaking volume.

"Well, Princess, David here 'forgot' ta mention that all the mares in Ponyville would lose it in summer." Rob said, glaring at David who was returning to a normal breathing rate.

"Sorry to intrude like this, but it is mare heat season..." David said, standing up. Celestia now knew what the two meant by, ‘didn’t know where else to go'. A smile spread on her as she pictured the two running as fast as they could with most of Ponyville behind them.

"Well, did you get caught?" Celestia asked coyly. Even a Princess/Goddess had a dirty thought or two cross their mind every now and again.

"No, but almost. Now if we could focus on business here, please." David asked, unsure what to make of Celestia's tone.

"Right, the matter of getting you home. I still have my best scribes working on finding a stable spell. Even the vast royal Archives don’t contain all the knowledge in Equestria." Celestia said, banishing all immature thoughts.

Rob sighed. Between the two, he missed home the most. "Thank ya fer trying, at least." Rob said, looking at the ground, yet not quite seeing it.

"Yes, thank you for your help." David added, looking at a wall in the same manner as Rob.

'Perhaps I was wrong about these two.' Celestia thought, a twinge of sorrow and pity striking her heart. 'Facing the worst of conditions and they show respect.' "My scribes have found material on trans-dimensional spells, but they are extremely complex and volatile. They are searching for more spells to try and perfect the one they have found, but it will take a long time before anything safe is made." Celestia said, hoping to make them feel better. David looked at her with a small amount of hope in his eyes.

"Thank you. It must not be easy for them." he said.

Rob looked at her as well. "I didn't quite catch allah that, but, thanks." Rob added. Celestia smiled at the two.

"You are welcome. Now, until the weather goes down to normal levels, feel free to stay in Canterlot. I will have two rooms prepared for you to stay when you come here." Celestia said. "And breakfast is in the dining hall." She added, hearing their stomachs growl. Upon the news of food, the two rushed after saying one final thank you to her. 'Perhaps I was wrong about humanity itself...' Celestia thought. She laid the thought firmly in the back of her head as the first of her appointments began to enter. She did have a kingdom to rule after all.