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Fluttershy squeaked and back-winged a bit as an unfamiliar red stallion approached Dash and her. "Um hello. My names Tobias Salil, Dash's recovery partner." "Err... um... recovery partner?" she stammered out in response. "Yeah! I'm here on Doctor's orders! I'm doing physical therapy and stuff! Gotta get my wings back up to full strength!" Oh! Now Fluttershy understood. Tobias must have some injury to his his wings as well. "Um, well, it's nice to meet you, uh, Tobias... I'm, um... Fluttershy.." she managed, nervously. "Not that I'm not awesome just now! Just gotta stretch out a bit, you know!" Dash said, in her usual boastful manner, before dropping from position as a twinge went through her injured wing. Fluttershy resumed her stern tone of voice toward her friend. "Rainbow Dash, you may be flying on doctor's orders, but I'm sure he also told you not to strain yourself again." She looked at both the pegusii with her, and noted that both their hovers were labored. "Um, I've helped plenty of birds recover from wing injuries. Is there anything I can do to help?"

((Gah, so much to respond to.. remind me to never get the far behind on RPs again...)) Fluttershy stood by little Applebloom for a while, just observing the Zebra's busy day. The filly was downing bowls of Zecora's stew at a rapid rate. Fluttershy couldn't really blame her, it was very tasty. "Aww, Mr. Mittens? Wha' happened to 'im?" There was something odd in Applebloom's voice, but Fluttershy replied, "Oh, the silly kitty just had a bad fall," she told her, omitting the part that the manticore had been chasing prey at the time. A concerned look crossed the pegasus' face. "Applebloom, are you all r..." she began, but was interrupted by Guiding Light approaching the filly. "Well... um.... Apple Bloom, I was wondering, if you're not too busy with your Crusader friends..." Fluttershy covered her grin with a hoof. Now she knew what the colt had needed 'courage' for, even if Applebloom didn't quite seem to understand. The pegasus from earlier then burst in again, shouting her thanks to Zecora for the same 'potion' that the zebra had given Guiding. She giggled. Zecora's solution to both of their 'problems' had been nothing more than to boost their confidence a bit. Zecora approached her, refilling her stew. "Now Pardon me for being so crude Fluttershy, Is there anything I can do for you for passing by? If Soup will not satisfty I have a nice dandilion salad stashed nearby?" "Oh, no, Zecora, this is plenty," the pegasus assured her, "But thank you." Fluttershy got a thoughtful look on her face. "Now that you mention it, though, I could use some of your herbal shampoo. Angel has a case of dandruff..." When Zecora gestured for yet another foal to enter, Fluttershy watched her in surprise. The little bay filly wasn't familiar at first glance, but the owl with her certainly was. She'd adopted Blizzard to a mare from Cloudsdale recently; she and her brother had each taken home an owl in fact. This filly closely resembled the twin pegusii. Perhaps a younger sibling? "Blizzard!" she called out happily to the owl. She placed the bowl on a table top nearby, then held out a forehoof to give the snowy owl a place to perch in the busy hut. "How nice to see you! How do you like Cloudsdale?" She then looked down at the filly. "Are you Shana's sister?"

Hey, Bramble Rose and Steel Eagle might have talked to you about this already, but we need Scootaloo in Cutie Mark Crusader Treasure Hunters, GO! The RP is the 3 CMC, Snips and Snails, and Sunrise Beach, an OC foal.

"Sure do, Zala! I'm looking forward to it, too!" That made Snips' day. Not only had Rainbow Dash talked to him, she'd recognized his costume! This day just kept getting better and better! The line suddenly started moving a lot more quickly. Snips nearly tripped over his big paws several times trying to keep up. As he got closer to the doors, he finally spotted a bouncing orange colt. "Snips! Ah see ya! Hurry!" "Hey Snails! Don't worry. I'm almost..." The attendant at the ticket booth suddenly hung a sign outside the door. "Sold Out" "There??" Snips finished lamely. He sat back on his haunches, stunned. "Sold out?" he said, in a daze, "How can they be sold out??" All around him, disappointed ponies were doing much the same. Rainbow Dash was actually crying... Snips slumped the rest of the way to the ground. "Well, at least Snails can tell me about it..." he grumbled. But then, Daring Do herself was there!! "HEY! I'M MAKING BADGES! GIMME BITS, GET A BADGE, GO IN!" Snips rubbed his eyes with his hooves, but the apparition remained. Daring Do, or least least a mare that looked just like her, was now in the ticket booth, giving out more badges. Snips leaped back to his hooves, his bounce restored. "Daring Do to the Rescue!" he shouted happily.

Fluttershy paced back forth across her cottage in worry. This was just not like Rarity, not at all. Rarity did not miss appointments, not without good reason. Today was supposed to have been their weekly spa visit. Fluttershy had waited in the lobby of the spa for two hours, but Rarity had never arrived. She knew that the unicorn was out on a gem-finding expedition, but she was supposed to have been back by their appointment. Fluttershy wanted to believe she had just been delayed, but her mind kept coming up with terrible disasters that could have befallen her friend. Being re-captured by the diamond dogs was at the top of that list. Just as she started to think that her hooves would start making grooves in the floor, a white bunny zipped in through the pet door. "Angel!" Fluttershy cried out, hopefully. "Did you find her??" Fluttershy had sent Angel and several of her other friends to look for Rarity. The white bunny shook his head; he and the other searchers not seen the white unicorn at all. But then, Angel crouched down on all fours. He pantomimed as though he was pulling a heavy load. "You didn't find her, but you found her cart?" Fluttershy asked. Angel nodded his head rapidly in acknowledgement. Fluttershy looked out the window at the rapidly setting sun and groaned, her worry only increasing. "Even if she was running behind, she still should have come back by now, and she wouldn't have left the cart behind..." Fluttershy shook her head, making a decision. "Angel, I'm really worried. I think we need to go talk to Apple Jack." Angel nodded grimly in agreement, then clambered up onto her back. The pegasus stepped outside and took to the air, the bunny clinging to her mane. The pair flew low over Sweet Apple Acres, looking for the familiar orange mare. Applejack would still be working at this time of the afternoon knowing her. Finally, Fluttershy spotted her tending the cabbages. She descended, landing in front of the other mare. "Oh, Applejack, thank goodness you're here." she said in a rush. "Rarity never came to the spa this afternoon and she never misses appointments and her cart is still out there and she should have come back by now and what if the diamond dogs got her again?!?!"

There is no contradiction here. The rule was written assuming you know how steam engines work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine Traditional steam engines burn coal to turn water in their boiler to steam. The steam is piped to pistons, the pistons move the drive wheels. You can't have steam unless you have some way to heat the water.

"Oh my Dear Friend Fluttershy! So good to See you! Would you like to join us for some stew? I hope you will agree that it is a delicious family recipe " As the door to Zecora's hut opened, Fluttershy realized that she was not the only visitor the zebra had this morning. There were several ponies in the small shelter, and Fluttershy began backing away a bit. "Oh, um, Hello Zecora." she said, nervously. "Some stew would be lovely, but I can see you are busy soI'lljustcomebacklater..." she finished, slurring her words in a rush. "'Ey there, Fluttershy! Whatcha doin' 'ere? Ya should get some of this ste- -That stew. It's amazing!" Fluttershy blinked in surprise at the filly, but then broke into a smile. "Well hello, Apple Bloom!" The pegasus regained some of her composure, felling better that she knew more than one of the ponies... err... equines present. "Oh, I had to see one of my friends in the forest!" she said in response to the filly's curiosity. She entered and took the proffered bowl. "Mr. Mittens hurt himself in an accident, the poor thing." She took a sip from the bowl, and her eyes widened at the taste. "Oh Zecora, this is delightful! Thank you so much!" she said, before taking another drink. "Oh... um... hello there, I'm Guiding Light... what's your name?" Fluttershy sputtered a bit in the stew as the unfamiliar colt spoke to her. She blushed, more in embarrassment than from bashfulness. "Oh, excuse me, I'm um, Fluttershy..." she said to the yellow unicorn. "It's nice to meet you, Guiding Light." Just at that moment, a filly that had been speaking to Zecora suddenly shot out the door with a shouted thank you, just as the Mayor trotted in. "Oh, hello Ms. Mayor!" Fluttershy said in greeting. "Goodness, you are busy today, Zecora," she then said to the zebra. She moved toward Apple Bloom with her stew so she was out of the way of Zecora's customers.

Bonfire nodded his head in satisfaction. Fire Heart seemed to have finally found her focus, and with that came control. It wasn't perfect, but he hadn't really expected perfect. With practice, she'd be able to maintain that focus. But for now, the filly looked exhausted. If this had been one of his recruits, He'd have pressed on, but Fire Heart was just a kid. On top of that, it appeared that they'd attracted several spectators who were watching the the pair curiously. Who knew what rumors were spreading around the palace already? "Much better, Fire Heart," the older unicorn said, gruffly. "You need to remember what that felt like, and you'll be able to do it again. For now, you look tired. We can continue this another day if you want..."

This was going to be so cool! Who would have thought that the annual DaringCon would happen in Ponyville!! Snips was practically bouncing as he approached the hall. He knew he was running late, but he hoped that the last minute changes to his costume would be worth it. Several ponies had tried to convince him to dress up as Small Circle. Small Circle was a colt who'd been one of Daring's sidekicks, and he was supposed to be short and stocky like Snips. But Snips had dismissed the idea: He had a better one. Zala was a huge diamond dog digger who had accompanied Daring Do on several expeditions. Snips had died his coat, mane, and tail to a dark brown. He had fake paws on all four hooves of the same color. Beyond that, his costume consisted of a red fez that hid his horn, and a blue and white pin-striped vest. Snips moved quickly but carefully toward the registration line. He couldn't gallop or bounce like her really wanted to, for fear of tripping over his big hoof-paws. He looked around for Snails, but the orange colt wasn't anywhere nearby. Maybe he'd gotten inside already? Snips trotted to the end of the line with a big smile on his face anyway. He tried to get a glance at the other costumes in line, but from the end it was hard to do. In front of him was a gray stallion without a costume. But in front of the stallion was a mare in Daring's outfit, but with a blue coat and a rainbow mane and tail... "Oh my gosh! Rainbow Dash!!" he shouted out. "You like Daring Do too?" Now Snips did bounce up and down. He wished he'd brought his Rainbow Dash Fan Club shirt with him. "This con is going to be SO AWESOME!"

Fluttershy glided gracefully out of a thermal, heading out over Ponyville. Since she'd helped with the tornado to get water to Cloudsdale, she'd been doing more recreational flying than before. She didn't want to get that out-of-shape ever again. She knew she'd never be as fast as Rainbow Dash, but, then, she didn't need to be. Speaking of her rainbow-maned friend, Fluttershy spotted Rainbow Dash flying over a nearby field. Dash wasn't moving at her full speed, but she was doing some aerobatics. Dash was still supposed to be recovering from her recent crash, and not putting any strain on her wing. Fluttershy angled her glide toward the field, diving just a bit to pick up some speed. She quickly caught up with Dash, who had stopped to hover for a moment. Flaring her wings to brake, Fluttershy stopped in front of her friend. "Now Rainbow Dash, you know the doctor said to take it easy on that wing!" she admonished, never noticing the other pegasus circling the field.

"Now you keep off of that leg for a couple of days, and you'll be just fine!" Fluttershy said, tying off a bandage. The large leonine creature she was tending to was purring like a gigantic kitten as he watched the pony tend to his leg. "But you need to be more careful the next time!" Fluttershy continued, changing to a more lecturing tone. "You may have wings, but that doesn't mean you can go jumping over ravines!" The manticore growled something at the pony, who smiled back up at him. "Oh, you're very welcome. I'll come by in a couple of days to make sure it's healed up," Fluttershy responded. Fluttershy gave a wave as she trotted back down the path from the manticore's den. She started humming tune as she moved through the deep forest. Most ponies would be surprised that Fluttershy of all ponies would be able to walk through the Everfree unafraid, but the forest was almost a second home to her. Now, the forest did get spooky at night, but Fluttershy had so many animal friends that lived in Everfree that she felt safe. As she walked, a delicious odor wafted into her nostrils. A sudden hunger pang reminded her that she'd been in a rush to tend to the wounded manticore, and she had skipped breakfast. She hoped Zecora wouldn't mind a visitor... The yellow pegasus trotted up to the door of the zebra's cottage. If it weren't clear before, it was obvious where the delectable smell was coming from. Fluttershy knocked at the cabin door lightly. "Zecora? Are you there?"

http://mylittlewiki....lind_Bag_Ponies The blind-bag ponies are miniatures that come in little sealed pouches so you don't know what character you are getting. But there's a code on the outside of all the pouches that tells you which character is inside. They mane 6 all have show-accurate hair except Fluttershy... she's just a repaint of Rainbow Dash... All the other characters are re-colors of the 5 molds.

I have 2 complete sets of the mane 6 blind bags, but got them very differently. When the bags first came out in Europe, the US didn't get them in the bags. There was a box set that was only at a store called Meijer that had Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, and RD. The only way to get AJ and Fluttershy was individual bubble packs that were only sold at some Big Lots stores. I shop regularly at Meijer, so the 4-pack was easy to get, but after searching many Big Lots for the missing two, I finally bought them on EBay. The second set was much easier to get after the actual blind bags came to Toys R Us. Two stops and I had a whole set. (Yes, I looked at the codes to know which ones I was buying.) Since then I've picked up several extras of the mane 6 and have sent some to friends on the forum. I currently have an AJ, a Fluttershy, and a Pinkie still in the bags.

Having been in the furry fandom, this kind of thing is brought up there too. A lot of younger people ask questions like this, and questions like "How do I tell my family I'm a furry / brony / whatever?" The real question is, why do you think they need to know? So, you like a TV show. So it happens to be about cartoon ponies. So what? Its no one's business what TV shows you watch, or what you're looking at on the internet. If they ask about it, you tell them "It's a TV show I like, and there's a lot of stuff online about it." If they ask about you wearing pony shirts or something, you tell them "It's a TV show I like, and I have friends that like it too." You don't have to get in-depth if you think that they might not like it themselves. If you think they'd like the show too, by all means show them a couple episodes. I'm a father. I showed my son the show and he loves it now. He in turn showed his mom, who now likes the show. If you've got parents or family members that you think won't like the show, then don't talk about it. If they ask, yes, answer them, but only enough that they are satisfied that you're not in some pony cult or something. Being a brony is not a big deal. You like a TV show, you like talking about that show with friends. That's all it is.

You may have some kind of adware / toolbar that's doing that. I'd go through your installed programs and see if anything looks like it shouldn't be there. One other thing you can try is a removal tool called Malwarebytes. It's pretty good at removing almost any malware or adware.

Ok, crew, your cook has arrived: Please look over the app, I'll post something RPish here soon.

Roleplay Type: Canterlot Chronicles Name: Regrost "Gravy" Growler Gender: Male Age: Young Adult Species: Diamond Dog Eye Color: Yellow Character Color: Blue / Grey, but his left eye is surrounded by a black patch of fur. Mane/Tail/Other: His head and tail fur are the same color as his body fur. His ears are rounded and droop slightly down the sides of his head. Physique: Shorter and smaller than a typical diamond dog, but has the usual over-built upper body and tiny legs. Residence: Born in a diamond dog pack near Stalliongrad, now drifting around Equestria, finding work where he can. Occupation: Cook History: Regrost was the runt of his diamond dog pack. He was frequently teased by the other pups due to his size. It was discovered early on that he had difficulties eating the raw meat that was favored by much of the pack, so his mother learned to cook for him, and taught Regrost as he got older. He found that he had a talent for it, but that became another source of teasing from the other youngsters. One of his primary tormenters happened to be the son of the pack Alpha. When Regrost was just out of adolescence, the Alpha died, and his son became the new Alpha. The new Alpha and his cronies forced Regrost into a fight, and he naturally lost. He was cast out of the pack in the middle of winter and stripped of his wealth. The only thing he managed to keep was one diamond earring that he wears to this day. Injured, freezing, and starving, he managed to stumble into the pony city of Stalliongrad. Luckily, the crew of a pirate airship found him, and helped to nurse him back to heath. Regrost had been taught that ponies were weak and blindly obedient to their princess. But these ponies were far from weak, and were living outside normal society looking for riches and adventure. Regrost saw an opportunity with these ponies to rebuild his wealth and maybe as a way to get back at his old pack. He taught himself to cook pony foods as well as carnivore foods, and got made the ship's cook. The crew gave him his nickname of Gravy, and he now prefers that to his old name. Unfortunately, the crew broke up, and Gravy found himself with no real place to go. He couldn't go back to his own pack, and joining another diamond dog pack cold be difficult. At the same time, he didn't fit in with the militaristic society in Stalliongrad. So, he's recently been drifting around Equestria, with a huge pack of pots, pans, and cooking utensils... and gems, of course. He picks up work where he can, looking for some place where he can make a really good score... and maybe something he could call a pack. Character Summary/Personality: Like most diamond dogs, Gravy is motivated by greed, but more than that; He is determined to make something out of himself, despite his limitations, and prove that the pack that rejected him was wrong. While he is not above jokes and pranks, Gravy is usually rather gruff toward others. He can be fiercely loyal to any group he'd consider a 'pack,' but he's not ready to trust anyone that much yet. Gravy isn't a fighter, but he will defend himself and others, and he has access to a wide assortment of knives. Though his smaller stature makes it easier for him to live among ponies than other dogs, he still gets angry when someone comments on it.

What makes a furry? Yeah, a "Furry" is a fan of anthropomorphic animals. Anthropomorphic just means that something has human characteristics. That can be as simple as an animal that can talk, or as complex as a cat that walks on two legs and bascially has a fur-covered human body. Some people use the term interchangeably with the characters, so you can see a humanized animal called a furry. Are all furries real animals or creatures from ancient mythology? Well, that depends. You can have an anthropomorphized gryphon, but you can also have an anthro fox. Doesn't rally matter. Do they ever come up'with their own species? Oh heck yes. Many furry fans create their own species for a character, others create crazy hybrids of many animals, like dragon / wolf / squirrel. The possibilities there are endless. What's so special about their fursona? A Fursona is just the character that a furry fan chooses to represent themself. Some people feel an attachment to a certain type of animal and use that as their own personal character. As for the rest of season 2, just watch it. Yes, S2 was different from S1, but different doesn't mean bad. There are a lot of great episodes in Season 2.

"Oh hay guys. What? Am I bored? No not really, I think this place is exciting, don't you? I mean, just imagine if we get to churn some of the apple butter." Snips looked at the other colt, feeling a bit confused. He said he was excited, and he did sound excited, but he looked like he was fallin' asleep. Maybe his talent had something to do with sleeping?? Anyway... The grey colt looked up at Remington and admitted, "Well, yeah, apple butter is pretty good..." Then he muttered under his breath "But we could have gotten that back home..." Snips looked around and noticed that several of his classmates were all looking after little baby chickens. Well, ok, the chicks were cute and all, but he didn't see the big deal about feeding them... that's when he caught a flicker of motion out of the corner of his eye. He looked just in time to see the ricocheting rock, and the sling it had been fired from. How had Haywire gotten that past Miss Cheerilee?? He'd have to ask her that later, but Haywire seemed to be somepony who was just as bored as he was. Snails had noticed Haywire's shot too, and the pair moved slowly in her direction. Haywire was talking to some skinny yellow colt as he and Snails moved toward her. "Howabout we handle a chick and feed em, then tell Apple bumpkin about somethin yelpin over there, or should we find out what yelped so's we can tell her what it was?" "Snails! Yur a genius! Let's do this! Snails, you lead on!" An excuse to get away from the rest of the group? Snips was all for this. He'd also noted the kiss that Haywire had given his friend and decided to hold onto that for teasing material later... The group moved up to the front of the class where the farm pony was explaining how to feed the little birds. With a quick flicker of magic, Snips grabbed one of the cups of feed, but then grabbed it in his mouth. He was practicing his levitation, he really was! But sometimes it was just easier to hold things by mouth. He started scattering the feed on the ground, when the skinny colt from before sudden bolted, and ran headlong into the feed bag. This looked like the perfect opportunity to get out of here, but this was Snails' plan. He waited for his taller friend to make the first move.

“Yes, please enlighten us, I’m sure this will be an excellent story...” Bonfire turned at the sound of the captain's voice and snapped a salute. He wasn't really surprised to see Shining Armor down here, considering the nature of the breach, but his timing could not have been better. "Good morning, sir," Bonfire said to the officer. "You've seen the reports I assume?" Dropping the salute, Bonfire moved back a step and gestured toward the earth pony next to him. "Captain, Master Sergeant Reveille. Master Sergeant, Captain Shining Armor," he said to both of them by way of introduction. He then focused on the pony in the cell. "And this is Private Tick. Private Tick was about to tell us a story, weren't you, Private?" "Well, Sir, I-I have a way with clocks..." Tick's story did not do anything to improve Bonfire's mood. If all it took to draw a guard pony away from his post was a fake time on a clock, he was going to have to knock some golden-helmed heads together. "If those idiots are leaving their posts without being relieved..." he grumbled to himself. He felt sure his pelt would be smoking a bit if not for his lack of magic. Bonfire put a clamp on his temper and addressed the officer. "Sir, if the Private is telling the truth, then I've got some serious questions for the guards on duty last night..."

"Well, I do thank you for your concern, Topaz Tremor and you are quite correct. It would collapse within the month, to be exact. That is why I have hired foundation specialists to work on it after we leave for the annual family reunion in three days." "Who, wha, huh?" Topaz stammered. The yellow mare's words had sucked all of the wind out of her sails. Topaz took a deep breath and tried to regain her composure. "Ah... well... I apologize, Miss Apple," she told the mare, "I could feel the instability in the cellar, and I just reacted. I had no idea that anypony was already aware of the situation. Allow me to start over," Topaz said, holding out a hoof for the shake she had dismissed earlier. "Topaz Tremor, geologist from Canterlot University. Your sister..." Topaz turned and watched as Apple Bumpkin quickly trotted away. "... was helping me to provision my survey cart." "However, for having such a keen eye for detail and for coming to us as quickly as possible, I believe you need to be rewarded. If you'll come with me, we shall tour the orchard and you may take twenty bits worth of merchandise as a personal thank you" Topaz was taken aback by the offer. The elder Apple sister seemed very much the businesspony, where the younger seemed more interested in the farming itself. "Well... Miss Apple... I thank you for your generosity, but I really didn't do anything," Topaz said, stammering a bit. The adrenalin still hadn't quite left her system. "I will take up your offer of a tour, if you would be so kind. I grew up in the city, but have not had much opportunity to visit your farm before." Topaz looked down to her legs, that were still trembling a bit from the excitement, and added, "And I think I could use the walk to calm down a bit."

Bonfire looked down at the dripping wet filly. There was something different in her face this time, and her posture as well. Bonfire watched her thoughtfully for a moment, then nodded to himself. It was time to take things up a notch. When he had purchased all of the fireworks he'd used today, he'd asked for something special: one of the night flowers used during celebrations at the palace. This was bound to attract the attention of ponies in the palace, but it was also the perfect thing to test Fireheart's concentration. Bonfire had hidden the launcher behind the filly under a tarp. With a flick of his horn he uncovered the tube, then set a brief spark on the end of the fuse. Bonfire watched Fireheart as the fuse burned quietly. This had to be a surprise to her, so even he wasn't sure how long before the... With a loud THUMP the firework launched into the air at an angle, flying over their heads as it ascended, trailing a line of sparks. The charge quickly flew higher than the palace towers, then exploded in the air. The bang was loud and deep, and Bonfire could feel it in his chest. The display wasn't as good as it would have been had it been night time, but it was certainly an attention getter. Guards in their posts on the walls all began turning to find the source of the explosion. Bonfire held up a hoof to signal that everything was OK, but he kept his eyes fixed on the red filly before him.

Yes, I've been to their site a few times, since I'm in Ohio as well. There is also a smaller con in Columbus in July called Trotcon. Their site is here: http://trotcon.com/ My son and I have been considering going to that one because it's just a couple hours drive away for us.

I originally thought I should be a unicorn. The whole idea of spell casting and levitation appealed to me a lot. But the more I've thought about it... heck with that, give me some wings! I've always wanted to fly airplanes, and even went to school to be an aircraft mechanic at one point. But flying under your own power would be so much more amazing than some aluminum tube with wings.

Snips trailed along at the side of his taller, much more enthusiastic, friend. He just wasn't a bit excited about this. I mean, come on, a field trip to a farm? There were farms all around Ponyville, so it's not like the foals from Miss Cheerilee's class didn't know what a farm was like. So why'd they have to come to Fillydelphia to see apple trees? They could have seen those back home! Ok, so the train ride down here had been kinda cool; It had been one of the newer steam-powered engines that didn't require ponies to pull it. The big machine had snorted and steamed like he imagined a big dragon would. He and Snails had ridden with their heads sticking out of the windows (until Miss Cheerilee made them come back in, that is.) It had been a fun trip he guessed. But now, they were here. Oh boy, grass and trees, you can't see that back home, Snips thought to himself, being careful to not let the sarcastic comment slip out loud. HE'D wanted to go to Canterlot! A BIG city, and filled with unicorns too! In his mind's eye, he pictured a place where everywhere you turned was another magic shop, another book store filled with spell books. Powerful unicorns everywhere, showing off their expertise in magic. To top everything off, Miss Cheerliee had gone through his bags and taken away all the magic tricks and comics he'd brought with him, leaving only writing materials. Not only were they on a boring farm, they had to write a boring paper about how boring it was! Shaking his head bitterly, he dragged his hooves as much as possible while still keeping up with the class. Cheerilee had introduced the class to a couple of mares who ran this farm. Snips had pretty much tuned out whatever they'd been saying though, after getting their assignment. "Hay, Snips! There's that one foal ah told ya about, from that adventure ah had at th' fair! He's an awesome singer too, even if he sleeps a lot." Snips looked up at his eager friend. Well, if he had to be bored, at least Snails was there to lighten the mood. And if Snails found some new bug for his 'collection,' that's something he could put in the crumby report. Snips turned to the red pegasus colt that Snails had mentioned. "Hey, name's Snips," he said, brightening a little. The colt kinda looked like he was half asleep already. "Are you as bored as I am?" he joked.