The party went on, now that Fancypants and Smartypants' rivalry had ended, thanks to Derpy's wise thoughts. Derpy was thrilled by all the friends she was making all the time. Unlike in Ponyville, nopony seemed to care about her easily-distracted mind and her childlike manners. You could say she was a genius in Canterlot... heh.

  "So, Derpy...", said one of Fancypants's friends, who was already drunk as hell. "... tell us about your life... or something."

  "Don't mind him.", said Fancypants to Derpy. "He always gets wasted at parties like these..."

  "Well...", said Derpy, already at her third glass of wine. "... there isn't much to say about me, actually. I didn't have many friends back in Ponyville, so I don't have many life stories."

  "Aw.", said the drunk guy. "Just... just tell us whatever comes up in your mind."

  "Okay, I think I remember a nice little story."

  "There was this time where I was walking to the kitchen to bake some muffins...", said Derpy. "... and then I accidentally stepped into an alternate dimension. Next thing I knew, I was being abducted by some aliens from space who kinda looked like Ralph Fiennes."

  "Ralph Fiennes? Really?", asked another one of Fancy's friends.

  "It wasn't him, but it looked an awful lot like him. Anyway, I don't know what they did after that, but then they took some Polaroids, and they said I was a darn good sport. As a way of saying thank you, they allowed me to use their time machine to travel back to any point in history that I would want to go."

  "And what did you do then?", asked Fancypants, chuckling a little.

  "I traveled back to last Thursday night, so I could pay my phone bill on time. That's pretty much it."

  "... nice story.", said the drunk guy. "... say, are you single?"

  "Oh, sorry. I'm not that kind of mare, you know."

  The party had ended, after two more hours of talking and laughing at Derpy's jokes. Derpy was just a little drunk from all the wine she had been drinking, but it was only just enough to make her a little dizzier than usual. Fancypants and Fleur-de-Lis escorted her back home, since she still wasn't used to Canterlot's confused pathing. It was almost midnight, so they all felt really tired and just wanted to sleep.

  "So, Derpy...", said Fancypants, in a calmer tone than usual. "... did you enjoy the party?"

  "It's not like Pinkie's parties, that's for sure.", said Derpy, feeling a bit of three-day nostalgia. "But it was still kinda good."

  "Now that our friends aren't here...", said Fleur-de-Lis. "... could you tell us exactly why you moved to Canterlot? If that's okay with you, of course."

  "It's fine. It was basically like this..."

  Derpy told the whole story to the unicorn couple, not altering it the slightest, from Pinkie's invitation to Petherick's wise words..

  "... and then I followed Pete's advice and went to Canterlot.", said Derpy, as the trio had arrived at their neighborhood.

  "That is a really touching story...", said Fancypants, letting one tear out. "Isn't it, honey?"

  "Indeed.", said Fleur-de-Lis, letting a few more tears out. "Really... touching."

  "So, we're here. Good night, Derpy."

  "Nightie-night.", said Derpy.

  "Thanks for what you did at the party.", said Fleur-de-Lis. "That was really heroic of you."

  "It was nothing."

  "Heh, sure. Good night."

  "You too."

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  In the next morning, Twilight woke up at the hotel that she and her other two friends were sleeping at (it was a 3-pony bed, with Rarity, Pinkie and her, in that order). It was 8:00, so she preferred to stay on her bed until the others woke up. As she wondered about Princess Celestia's unlikeable act, Pinkie Pie touched her shoulder from behind, to catch her attention.

  "What is it?", whispered Twilight, not surprised about Pinkie waking up so early.

  "Where do you think we should search first?", whispered Pinkie Pie, having already woken up two hours ago.

  "I don't know... we'll decide on that when Rarity wakes up."

  "Oh, okay then... hey, what did you dream about?"

  "Nothing too relevant... what about you?"

  "I've had this weird dream where I was going shopping, and then suddenly I was floating in mid-air."

  "That's it?"

  "No, wait. And then my teeth fell off, for some reason, and everybody kept staring at me. And then I saw donuts and hot-dogs flying everywhere!"

  "Um... that's kinda--"

  "Wait, I remember more! And then, in another dream I had, I was being followed by a bunch of spider-monkeys. When they caught up to me, they gave me some velcro and French fries. And then, suddenly, I was at the bowling alley, when I fell in a random hole and ended up stuck in a closet with Derpy by my side... and that's all I remember."

  "I think I have seen something like that in a Meaning Of Dreams book I've read before. It would basically mean that you might find the love of your life soon enough. Coincidence?"

  "Haha, might be."

  "Would you two be quiet?", said Rarity, having been forced to wake up due to their conversation.

  "Oh, Rarity, you're awake!", said Twilight. "I guess I can get up now."

  "I'm going back to sleep, you know."

  "I like to wait until everypony wakes up so I can get out of bed. It's just more comfortable this way."

  "What if one of the roommates sleeps all day?", asked Pinkie Pie. "You'd be pretty much trapped on your bed!"

  "If they don't wake up until noon, I just consider them as exceptions to the rule."

  "Alright, alright, I'll get up.", said Rarity, tired of that useless chatter.

  After breakfast, the trio went out of the hotel at 10:00. The day wasn't that sunny, but it was still warm, with a few clouds in the sky. A certain blue-coated pegasus could be seen flying through the sky, with an orange pony on top of it. By its side was another pegasus with a yellow coat and a pink mane, with a baby dragon on top.

  "So...", said Twilight. "... where do we start?"

  "Should we ask for information?", asked Pinkie Pie.

  "No need.", said Rarity. "I know somepony that can help us. Follow me."

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  Rainbow Dash landed in the middle of a plaza in Canterlot, with Applejack on top of her. Applejack landed on the floor as soon as she could, much to Rainbow's relief. Fluttershy landed by their side, with Spike on her back. They were not that far from Twilight's team.

  "What have you been eating, AJ?", joked Rainbow Dash, as her back hurt a little from all the weight she's been carrying at once. "I'm lucky to have survived here."

  "Very funny, Rainbow.", said a sarcastic Applejack.

  "Okay.", said Spike. "According to my incredibly precise calculations, Twilight and the others are somewhere in this town."

  "How are we going to find them?", asked Fluttershy.

  "We'll have to ask around. Follow me, everypony."

  Rainbow Dash's team rushed to the west, on their quest to find Twilight and the others. Immediately after they left, Twilight's team arrived from the east at the same spot.

  "Funny...", said Pinkie Pie. "... I could've sworn I saw Rainbow Dash here, with our other friends."

  "Maybe you need something to drink.", said Rarity. "Why would they come to a town like this one?"

  "I suppose you're right..." Next Chapter: Gathering Up Estimated time remaining: 10 Minutes