[[Just a few quick notes before the chapter:

Sorry for not uploading in two weeks. I was in Florida with my family and the internet access there was horrible, at best.

Starting with chapter, no new puns will be used. Only puns used in the previous chapters will be, unless in special cases.

I might (keyword: might) start working on two new fanfics; One erotic, and one gory. I'll update the information when it's confirmed or denied.

For now, here's chapter four:]]

Chapter 4: Decisions and Discovery

"Okay, so my ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend lives in the same town I am vacationing in…sounds like a movie or book plot." Spark Shower thought to himself. He then broke into a smile.

"It could even be a fanfic plot" he thought with a laugh. It was about 10:30 at night and he was trotting past the deserted shops and quiet houses in the curtain of night towards his apartment.

"But…what do I do? Confront this 'Big Macintosh'? Try to find Star Rider? Pretend nothing happened?" His mind was like a whirlwind. "Augh, fuck it. I'm too tired to think. Tomorrow."

After another 5 minutes, he reached his destination. He shook some confetti out of his mane, pulled out the key, and let himself in.

"I need a pick-me-upper." He trotted over to the fridge, opened the door, and grabbed two cans of Pwny.

Plopping down on the couch, he flicked the TV on to PSPN, cracked open one of the Pwnys, and relaxed.

After about ten minutes, he was a bit more awake. "Okay, I need a strategy." He rustled through his briefcase until he found a note pad and a pen. He quickly wrote down his options and then leaned back on the sofa and looked at them.

"Options for the Situation:

Confront Big Macintosh and ask him where Star Rider is.

Try to find Star Rider on my own.

Ignore everything unless confronted."

"1 seems to be the best option…2 might take forever and 3 would be pretty difficult…I don't know. I'll try 1, and if that doesn't work, I'll try 2." He reasoned.

He then yawned so hard, his face started to hurt. "I need to hit the hay…" he thought sleepily. He turned off the TV and quietly trudged into the bedroom. After finding a comfortable spot on the old, rickety bed, he slowly drifted off to dreamland.

"I hope…this…will somehow...work…..out….zzzzzz…" he thought right before he fell asleep.

His alarm clock blared at about 8:30 the next morning. It played "Hooves of Steel" by Metallicolt. He woke up with a start, nearly falling out of the bed.

"Gah! Damn alarm clock…" he groggily mumbled to himself. He hit it with his hoof to get it to go to sleep. He stretched and shuffled into the kitchen.

"What do I have…bagels? Mmm, okay." He put the two halves of the bagel in the toaster, set the dial to 2, and then started it up.

"M'kay…newspaper, right…" he plodded over to the door and grabbed it. After setting it on the table and then pouring himself a glass of orange juice, he fetched the now-cooked bagel and ate breakfast while reading the newpaper.

"Hm…'Sweet Apple Acres' stocks rise sharply'…'Princess Celestia to dedicate a new monument for fallen warrior ponies'… 'Welcome to Town, Spark Shower!'..." He choked on a piece of the bagel.

"What?" he read the article:

"Ponyville has a new guest from Colt City. His name is Spark Shower, and he's one friendly colt! Let's all greet him warmly and make him feel at home!" At the end of the small tidbit was Pinkie Pie's signature.

"This is something I would see in fucking 'Ponyville Crossing', not the newspaper!" he thought. "But it's a pretty nice gesture. I'll take it."

Just then, he heard a lot of banging in the apartment next to his. "The hell..?" he thought. He went out of his apartment and knocked on the door of the one next to his.

"Hey everything okay in there?" he yelled. Just then the door opened and a cloud of steam burst forth and blanketed Shower.

"*Cough*…what the hell are you do-"he stopped and stared.

"Oh…hi Shower…eheheh…" Star Rider said sheepishly.