Akito tossed and turned slightly as the vision worried him a lot until his eyes glowed. To his surprise, he could see a dark side to Shackleford as the blue ferret wasn't as nice as he claimed to be. He then saw Scruffy and was wanting to know what he had to do with his vision or why they were in a place that looked like a wasteland. "Scruffy?" He asked in surprise to see his dog.

"Listen, Shackleford, this has gone on far long enough ;we didn't even want to come with you for the prize!" Scruffy glared. "I mean seriously, if Clifford was just an ordinary sized dog, then we wouldn't have had come all this way just for you to get jealous of him! I mean, I can relate, ever since we joined, Akito's been spending all his time with him and never playing with me like we used to!"

"You don't like me, Scruffy?" Clifford asked as he came up behind the smaller dog.

Scruffy soon realized what he just said. "Um, well, it's just that..." Scruffy tried to think of what he meant. "Clifford, I do like you, but, um, how can I put this nicely?"

Clifford backed up slightly.

"Clifford, please, that didn't come out right, I didn't mean it like that!" Scruffy told the big red dog. "Please, listen to me!"

"I think I've heard enough." Clifford huffed as he started to walk away.

"Clifford, please, I didn't mean it like that!" Scruffy cried out.


Akito frowned as he sat this and a young unicorn filly with platinum blonde mane and crossed eyes stood behind him as she watched this with him. He then turned around and screamed since he didn't know she was there and she soon screamed back.

"Who are you?!" Akito asked.

"Who are you?" The filly asked.

"I asked you first." Akito replied.

"I asked you first." The filly copied.

"Quit copying me!" Akito complained.

"Quit copying me!" The filly smiled.

Akito began to think of something to trick the filly. "I'm a complete muffin brain." He then smirked.

"You're a complete muffin brain!" The filly smirked back before laughing.


Soon enough, Twilight appeared.

"Aunt Twilight!" Akito smiled. "Uh, this filly is kinda bumming me out."

"Dinky, there you are," Twilight told the filly. "I thought we told you to never play with your father's experiments going into other dimensions."

"Dinky?" Akito asked. "You mean Dinky Doo?"

"Sorry about her, Akito," Twilight smiled to her godnephew. "Dinky tends to wander off during lessons with Flurry and the others, especially since her father is Doctor Whooves."

"I understand." Akito smiled.

"Ah, having a vision, I see?" Twilight replied before her eyes widened at the sight of Clifford. "Wow, that dog is almost as big as an Ursa Minor!"

"That's Clifford." Akito said.

"Clifford?" Twilight repeated.

"The big red dog..." Akito nodded to his favorite Equestrian aunt.

"Ohh," Twilight smiled before frowning. "Oh, but why does he look angry?"

"I just saw him and Scruffy have a fight," Akito explained to her. "Apparently Clifford is going to get a lot of attention in Larry's Amazing Animals, and that's gonna make Shackleford, he's a ferret, jealous of him."

"Ooh, jealousy can be a terrible, but natural thing." Twilight Sparkle said.

"You're telling me," Akito replied. "Aunt Twilight, what do I do?"

"I'm not sure since Dinky and I just arrived here." Twilight Sparkle said.

"Oh..." Akito frowned. "I was really hoping for some guidance."

"I think you should talk to your father about this," Twilight suggested as she put her hoof around him in comfort. "He may know what to do since you two are so much alike in personality and thinking skills. Oh, but don't forget to tell him I said hi."

"I won't." Akito smiled.

Dinky soon came back with a tray of muffins for Akito.

"Thank you, Dinky." Akito smiled.

"Thank you, Dinky." Dinky replied.

"Okay, Dinky, I think we should go before you drive Akito crazy." Twilight said.

"I guess you got your cutie mark in echoing." Akito teased the filly.

Dinky gasped and looked down to her flank, but frowned as it was still blank before she stared at the floor with her ears dropped. "I'm never gonna get a cutie mark..." she then pouted. "I was gonna show the other Crusaders too!"

Akito soon felt bad now that he didn't know.

"It's okay, Akito, you didn't know..." Twilight soothed the boy. "Dinky's a little sensitive around jokes too..."

"I'm really sorry, Dinky..." Akito replied before he took a muffin and ate it. "Mm! This is the best muffin I've ever had."

"You're just saying that." Dinky pouted.

"No, I really mean it." Akito smiled as he finished his muffin.

"Oh... Thank you!" Dinky smiled back. "I just love baking muffins with Mom!"

"Hmm... Maybe that's your talent." Akito said.

"Mom does say that muffins run in the family..." Dinky replied. "Kinda like how apples run in Orchard Blossom's family... Though sometimes, she has a pear every now and then." The filly's flank soon flashed.

"Dinky!" Twilight and Akito gasped.

"What?" Dinky asked them. "What is it?"

"Well, no wonder you were so worked up," Akito told the filly. "It looks like somepony's got her cutie mark!"

Dinky soon looked at her flank. It shouldn't had been a surprise, but her cutie marks were muffins and they appeared to have smiley faces on them like the flowers on Cheerilee's flank.

"Wahoo!" Dinky smiled.

Twilight and Akito smiled to the filly. Things were starting to fade away.

"Uh-oh, looks like you're about to wake up," Twilight told Akito. "I'll see you later, okay?"

"Okay." Akito smiled.

Twilight soon waved before vanishing.


Akito soon woke up and sat up, rubbing his head before looking down as Estelle snuggled against him. He smiled down at her before going to see their father. Estelle soon looked up at him.

"Bad dream, Estelle?" Akito softly asked her.

"Yeah..." Estelle nodded. "Sorry if I bothered you."

"What was it about?" Akito asked.

"A polar bear was chasing me around the North Pole." Estelle pouted.

"Why was a polar bear chasing you?" Akito asked.

"I dunno," Estelle replied. "I also saw a strange creature. It was a small, and blue, with stubby feet and club-like arms that were longer than its body. It had a red gem on its chest and a yellow dot below the gem."

"Hmm... That is strange." Akito said.

"It was..." Estelle replied.

"Well, it was just a dream," Akito gave her a small hug. "I gotta talk to Dad about something, okay?"

"Okay." Estelle said.

Akito hugged her a bit more and then went toward Atticus. "Dad? Dad... DAD!"

Atticus groaned and looked over. "Huh...?"

"Dad, I have to tell you something." Akito told his father.

"What is it?" Atticus asked as he rubbed his eyes.

"I had a vision." Akito said.

"Oh!" Atticus replied. "Um... What happened?"

Akito began to tell his father everything.


"I see..." Atticus replied.

"I'm not sure what to do, Dad..." Akito sighed. "What would you do?"

"I'm not sure myself, I've never had any visions that involved any fights between friends." Atticus said.

"I just don't know what to do..." Akito sighed as he bowed his head. "I'm really lost."

"Well, all we can do is do what we can." Atticus said.

"Thanks, Dad," Akito sighed. "Thanks, anyway."

"It's okay, son, I'm sure there's an easy solution to this." Atticus comforted.

Akito soon heard Clifford whimpering and soon saw him whimpering in his sleep.

"I think you should check on Clifford." Atticus suggested.

"Okay." Akito nodded before going off to the big red dog.

Atticus watched him go and then smiled as he looked down to Mo as she slept peacefully and she was a vision of beauty to him. Akito soon went next to Clifford and laid down next to him and comforted him to help him through his dream. Dorothy soon woke up as the sun was slowly coming up and she was practicing her tightrope act by trying to conquer her fear of heights once and for all.


Once it was morning, Akito and Clifford woke up as well.

"Hi, Dorothy!" Clifford smiled to the cow.

Dorothy yelped before she soon latched onto the rope before spinning around and falling on her back.

"Are you okay?" Akito asked out of concern.

"Oh, don't worry, it's okay," Dorothy smiled. "It's not the first time this cow's been tipped."

"You sure you're all right?" Clifford asked her.

"Oh, I just... I... Can I tell you guys a secret?" Dorothy asked nervously.

"Sure." Akito smiled.

"I have some problems with heights." Dorothy whispered, though that was obvious.

"Ohh." Akito said.

"Really?" Clifford asked the cow. "You do?"

"Well, I know it's hard to believe, I mean, I know I make it look so easy out there, but it is not!" Dorothy told them. "I get scared when I'm up there, and then I mess up, and now I'm all worried that I'm gonna ruin our chances to win the big contest, and everyone will be so disappointed, and I just feel awful!"

"Hmm... Hey, Clifford, how do you cheer up Emily Elizabeth when she feels down?" Akito asked the big red Labrador.

"Oh, that's easy," Clifford smiled as he came closer to Dorothy. "Back home-"

"Who's Emily Elizabeth?" Dorothy asked.

"Uh... Whenever a friend of mine felt bad, I gave her a ride," Clifford covered up. "A ride always helped make her feel better."

"So, maybe that can help you get over your fear of heights." Akito smiled at Dorothy.

"A ride, really?" Dorothy smiled back. "Hmm... I guess I could try."

"Sure!" Clifford smiled as he leaned down. "Hop on!"

Dorothy soon rushed over to the big red dog and climbed onto his back to go for a ride. Akito soon joined them. Clifford then stood up on all fours and began to walk around with the boy and the cow on his back.

"Dorothy, hold onto his collar," Akito suggested. "It'll keep you steady."

"Already doing it." Dorothy said as she held on to Clifford's collar.

"Good..." Akito nodded. "I'm not afraid of heights, but that's a good way to keep your balance on Clifford."

"Thanks, kid." Dorothy smiled.

Clifford started to walk out of the carnival.

Dorothy was nervous, but Akito laughed as he was having a lot of fun. "You never dropped anyone, right, Clifford?" she then nervously asked the big red dog.

Akito had a feeling Clifford had never dropped anyone ever. A duckling soon flew over and landed on the tip of Dorothy's nose. The mother duck soon also flew over and shooed the duckling away and they flew away together. Dorothy saw that, she then looked down, but she soon laughed and was getting over her fear of heights.

"Feeling better?" Akito smiled.

"I-I think so!" Dorothy smiled back. "This is great!"

"You see?" Clifford smiled. "I thought it might help you feel better!"

"And you were right, big fella." Akito smiled back.

"This is exactly what I need!" Dorothy beamed as she began to dance for joy. "I'm really high up, and I'm not scared! I'm not scared! I'M NOT SCARED!"


Snow White groaned as she overheard that while everyone else was slowly waking up. They soon saw something they didn't think would be possible.

"Is that Dorothy?" Mo wondered as she looked to who was on Clifford's back.

Akito soon stood up from Clifford's back and slid down his tail and went flying in the air.

Atticus caught his younger son with a laugh. "Have a good ride?" he then asked.

"Uh-huh," Akito smiled. "Dorothy's not afraid of heights anymore!"

"That's amazing." Atticus smiled back.

"Yep, Clifford helped her get over her fear." Akito smiled back.

"Oh, what a sweet dog Clifford is." Mo cooed in admiration.

"He sure is." Estelle smiled.

"We gotta show Mr. Larry." Akito said as he came out from his father's arms as he soon rushed to get the human owner of the animal group.

Everyone came together in the tent while Dorothy practiced her tightrope act without her fear.

"What is it, Scott?" Larry asked.

'Oh, right, my name's Scott now,' Akito thought to himself before clearing his throat. "Come to the tent, sir, you gotta see this!"

"Okay," Larry smiled. "I'm coming, I'm coming."

Akito then brought Larry into the tent. Dorothy was concentrating as she balanced herself on the tightrope with Clifford's help.

"Holy, Cow!" Larry gasped. "Big Red, first you saved the show, and now you helped Dorothy! You really are amazing!"

"He sure is." Akito smiled.

Shackleford looked jaw-dropped and dismayed about Clifford's popularity.