Me: Welcome, welcome to the new chapter.

Wolverine: Ya finally gonna write for this?

Me: Hey! I was busy with other things in real life. Real life first, fanfiction later.

Wolverine: Whatever. *he crushes the can in his hand* We gonna start this show or what?

Me: Fine. Enjoy!

It was about ten in the morning and DB was out in the town after he and Avispa shared a breakfast. Avispa didn't have to work today, but she went to Sweet Apple Acres while DB decided to do some shopping. He smiled when he seen his new marefriend. He came up behind her and gave her a peck on the cheek. She jumped slightly, but then smiled when she seen DB. "Oh! Hello." She returned the kiss.

"So, how are you doing today?"

"Great! I was just on my way home."

"Mind if I escort you?"

"Not at all. I must warn you though, I live with my cousin."

DB shrugged. "So. I've lived with a cousin of mine before."

"Alright. So, I gotta know, do humans use their legs for more than just walking and running?"

DB thought for a little while before replying, "Well, when they lift things, they are supposed to use their leg muscles more than their back muscles. But, many ignore those instructions."

Lyra blinked. "Why do they ignore the instructions?"

"Because many don't care until later in life when they have problems."

"So, how is human government set up?"

"Depends on where you go. Some have a monarchy. Others have a republic, others still a democracy."

"Well, what abo- Oh! We're here." DB looked at the modest house. It was two story, and had the same style of most houses in Ponyville.

"Nice place you got here."

"Thank you. Would you like a cup of tea?"

DB nodded. "It gives me an excuse to be with you a little longer." Lyra smiled slightly. DB followed her in, but stopped when he seen who was in the front room. "Bon-Bon?"

"DB?"

Lyra looked between them. "You two know each other?"

DB nodded. "We dated once. For one month, one week, one day, one hour, one minute, and one second." They both stared at him and blinked. "I only know that one so accurately because of it all being ones." They both made an expression of understanding. "I know most to the minute, if not the minute, then the hour." They all blinked again. "So, how have you been?"

"Good. Yourself?"

"Not too bad. Currently dating Lyra. So, you two are cousins?"

Bon-Bon nodded. "Yes. We've been living in the same house for a year now. She had some hard times and is just getitng back on her hooves."

DB looked at Lyra. "Really?"

Lyra nodded. "It was because of my obsession with humans."

Bon-Bon rolled her eyes. "She just can't get the fact they don't exist through her head."

"Actually, they do. It is actually the first thing that we both had interest and knowledge in. It led to learning other things we had in common."

Bon-Bon face-hoofed. "I can't believe I ever dated you."

DB shrugged. "Eh. Every female I've ever dated has wondered that at one point or another."

"I can see why." The teapot started whistling in another room.

"Ooo. Tea!" DB trotted into the kitchen. He sat down at the kitchen and accepted a cup from Lyra. "So, last night, you had said that you try playing making money by playing the lyre for ponies, correct?"

"Yes. But, many ponies don't seem to like it."

"Well, mind playing a little for me. Maybe I can figure out a way to help out."

"And what do you know about playing lyres?"

DB smirked. "I learned a few things. But, it isn't just playing the lyre you gotta know about. You gotta have presentation!"

"Presentation?"

DB nodded and was about to respond when they heard a crash outside. "What the?" They both headed to investigate. They both blinked at the high number of Pinkies. "I reiterate what I previously stated. What the?" He stared around at the chaos. "I sure hope these are changelings. I also hope they aren't out at Sweet Apple Acres."

Sweet Apple Acres

Avispa is just staring at the massive number of Pinkies with a gaping mouth. One of them comes and closes her mouth before hopping away. She was silent for a moment before saying, "There is only one thing that could do this. Problem is I don't know how to fix it. But, perhaps there is one that can. He's travelled enough." She began to fly, but a Pinkie jumped on her back chanting "Fun". Avispa was able to continue to fly, only slower. Then, another Pinkie joined the first, making Avispa head closer to the ground. "Not. Good." The third one grounded her. Luckily the three Pinkies got off. She slowly stood and began running towards Ponyville. "If we survive this, I'm going to ask for a new place of residence."

with DB

He was currently helping to get some ponies away from the chaos of a million Pinkies. Lyra put up a shield that a Pinkie bounced off of. "Do you do this kind of stuff often!?"

DB shook his head. "Not anymore. Used to see things like this everyday."

"Do you know what caused it!?"

"I've heard many legends. If there is any weight to any of them, I have a few ideas. But, I don't know how to reverse it." He put up his own shield before saying, "Hey! There's something more fun over there!" The Pinkies then headed where is hoof was pointing.

Avispa slid to a stop next to him. "Do you have any idea what's going on!?"

"Why does everypony think I have all the answers?"

Avispa replied, "Well, you've been travelling enough that you probably had some sort of idea."

"I know of legends that could cause this, but not how to reverse it."

Lyra suddenly said, "Maybe we can get an answer from the real Pinkie!"

Avispa gave her a deadpan stare. "And how do we find the real one?"

DB thought for a little bit, while the two of them got into a bickering match. "I've got it!"

They both looked at him. Avispa asked, "Got what?"

"How to find the real Pinkie! Avispa, you can sense emotions coming off of a pony, right?"

"Yes. Even if they aren't directed at me."

"Well, only three of the ten legends I've heard allows the copies to keep the emotions of the one they are copied from, which means..."

"These will only be wanting fun!"

"Exactly!"

Avispa hummed slightly. "Who knew what I used for finding food can possibly help solve a catastrophe. Alright. Let's go." The trio headed off, Avispa focusing on Pinkies, trying to find the one with the right emotions. Most of them were happy and wanting fun. "I've never been in a place with so much happiness except when I was at a party set up by a stallion with a brown, afro mane and a light brilliant gamboge coat."

"I think I was at one of his parties before, as well. I think it was in..Detrot."

"That's where I was!"

"What were you disguised as?"

"I was disguised as a teenaged mare with a purple coat an-"

"And a black man and tail with a light purple streak through it?"

Avispa nodded. "Yes."

"We danced at that party!"

Avispa furrowed her brow. "I don't remember that."

"Well, I had my mane, tail, and coat dyed a different color and in a different style. I had a yellow coat and red mane."

Avispa's mouth opened slightly. "We didn't just dance! We dated for two weeks! You had a completely different personality then!"

DB shrugged. "My life changed. Had things happen."

"And you broke up with me."

DB nodded. "I did. For two reasons. One, I could tell you weren't being real with your feelings and were lying to me. Honesty is a top priority when looking for a mare. Two, I had to leave town for... important reasons." Both Lyra and Avispa had noticed something off about how he had said that last part. He cleared his throat and asked, "Any luck with determining a Pinkie with different emotions?"

Avispa decided to let it slide and replied, "No. Not ye- Wait! There!" She pointed to one Pinkie, who was sitting at a table, kind of sad.

The trio went up to her and DB asked, "Pinkie, how are there so many of you?"

She sighed and replied, "Which ever one of us is the real one went to the mirror pond and made a second copy, then both the real one and that copy made copies, which led to more and more copies."

DB nodded. "Okay. Now we can go to the library and look for the answer. Let's go!" They all nodded and headed in that direction. They evidently didn't notice Twilight walk past them as they went, as they kept going.

When they entered the library, Avispa asked, "So..where do we begin?"

"Well..I guess start with books on legends, then to strange magical mishaps, then..just anything." The other two noded and they got to work.

four hours later

The trio had gone through every book and hadn't found anything. "Well..now I'm out of ideas."

Twilight entered at that moment and her eyes widened. "What did you do!?"

"We were trying to find a solution to the whole Pinkie Pie situation outside."

"We already did!"

DB huffed. "So we did all this for nothing." He let out a sigh. "I'll get this cleaned up. So, how'd you do it?"

Twilight levitated a book up and replied, "This book contained a spell to return the Pinkies to the pond, but we needed to find the real one, as the spell didn't recognize clones from regular ponies. We had a test by having the Pinkies stare at paint drying."

DB chuckled slightly. "Well, there is a thing that would have made it easier."

"What?"

"If we would have met up. We found the real Pinkie by having Avispa look at their emotions. I had heard of the legend and knew that ponies cloned wouldn't keep the emotions of the one they were copied from."

Twilight nodded. "That would have made it easier, as we each had one part of the puzzle figured out."

"Well, time to get to work on this. You can all go do whatever you want. I've got this."

Avispa shook her head. "No. We all did this. It's only right."

Lyra nodded. "Besides, it will allow us to have more time together."

"If you both insist." The three of them then got to work on putting the books back on the shelves they belonged, while talking. Though, DB and Lyra did most of the talking, while Avispa was mostly angry towards Lyra, though she didn't understand why.

one hour later

The three were walking out of the library. Lyra asked, "So, why don't you write a book on the subject of humans?"

"Because I don't have the attention span to do so. I would get tired of writing it within the first week and throw it away."

"But, how could you not be interested enough to write about them!?"

"There's not much I really have enough interest to write a book about."

As the two of them talked, Avispa was thinking to herself. "He certainly doesn't have interest in writing about his past. What caused such a change in personality? It doesn't make sense. From what I gather, whatever led him out of Detrot was what caused the personality shift. Amazing that a pony I had once stolen love from is now the one caring for me. But, that raises another question. Why did he dye his mane, tail and coat?"

"AVISPA!"

"Huh- Wha!?" Avispa blinked and shook her head. "What did you say?"

DB replied, "I was just asking if you wanted to get something to eat at a restaurant or have something fixed at home?"

She shrugged. "It doesn't really matter to me."

"Okay. We'll stop by somewhere to eat."

an hour later

Lyra had left DB and Avispa. They were now entering their home. Once DB closed the door, Avispa turned around and said, "Okay. Spill."

DB blinked, looked back and forth, then said, "Um...What?"

"Why did you have yourself dyed a different color? What happened after you left Detrot? Why did you leave Detrot?" DB just clamped his mouth shut, showing he wasn't going to talk. Avispa sighed. "Look. I'm not asking because I'm angry. I'm asking because..honestly? I see you as a friend. I'm concerned about what happened to you. I'm concerned for you." She took a step forward and put a hoof on his shoulder. "Please, tell me."

DB sighed and shook his head. "I'm not ready. Not yet. All I'm going to say is that I've done things I'm not proud of. I wish I could change it, but I can't. Please, just leave it at that. When I'm ready, I'll tell you more, okay?" Avispa reluctantly nodded. "Thank you. I'm going to bed. Good night."

"Good night." After she heard DB's door close, she went to bed herself, but didn't go straight to sleep, instead, she went to the hive mind. "I have a request. If anyone has any information on tragedies shortly after I had my first mission in Detrot, please let me know?"

She got information on a few things, such as a fire, a flood, a devastating storm, and a landslide. But, none of them seemed to fit into what DB had said. She sighed in defeat, so she just gave up, hoping more details would come to light. For now, she would get some sleep.

Me: And there it is.

Wolverine: Okay. What has DB done?

Me: That will be revealed later.

Wolverine: Review, everyone.