Spike was confused, Maud was talking to somepony, but only she could here that somepony, at first he thought it was a joke, but soon found out that Maud had the amazing ability to speak rock. Spike thought it was awesome but also had no idea how to do it himself. He tried listening to them, but couldn`t hear anything. Finally, he decided the best way to learn was to ask the professional. After working up the nerve he knocked on Mauds door.
"Yes," Maud answered
"Maud I...I have a question."
"Come in Spike." She replied. Spike opened the door with Maud looking at him from her bed."How can I help?"
"Um...I...I wanted to ask how..to..um speak rock." Spike could tell Maud was surprised, her face didn`t change, but he knew she was surprised.
"Well," she said as she motioned for Spike to come to the bed."To speak rock, you must understand what it means to be a rock, you must understand what a rock goes through, what It`s like to be one with the earth." Maud stood up "follow me" and she walked out the door, Spike spun into a little tornado and Jumped, having somehow gotten balloons during the process and floated after Maud. He had finally learned how to fly, though he still had to be with some on or he`d have to get roped to Limestone. Maud Took Spike to the Quarry.
"This is a home for many rocks." she started "each one is different, each one has a story, and each one is different. there are thousands of rocks, but it`s next to impossible to find two rocks that look the same, that act the same, that are the same." Maud looked back at Spike to make sure he was still listening. He was staring at her in amazement. She continued"You don`t speak rock, no you have to understand the rock, each Rock is different. It`s a universal language, if you can learn to speak rock, you can learn to speak to anything, from the clouds to the animals. All you have to do is listen. are you ready to learn?"
"Yes," Spike said breathlessly.
"Then let's begin," Nopony saw Maud or Spike for three days and three nights. on the fourth morning, they emerged from the Quarry.
"Oh thank Celestia," Cloudy said Relieved. Then said angrily "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!?" Spike and Maud looked at each other and said
"Learning."
