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I actually didn't wake up this time surprisingly. I was actually strolling through Ponyville at night when I heard chatter coming inside from one of the places where ponies go up on a stage and do something. It looks like to me that they're telling jokes. How wonderful. I think that these ponies could make better jokes than stupid Hasbro ever could. I went into my shadow form and hid inside the walls to take a closer look. I saw Maud, Pinkie's sister up on stage. I wonder what she's doing here. Hmmmm. I heard her say "What do you call an Alicorn with no wings and no horn?" I don't know. An Earth Pony? "Earth Pony." I'll keep it a buck here, that didn't really seem that funny. Also, it sounded kind of insulting. I could tell by the dead silence in the room that nopony found that funny. I don't blame them. All of them wouldn't make jokes about their princesses like that. You might want to be a bit more careful Maud. Only Pinkie found that funny. Bruh. You have basically insulted Twilight by laughing at that.

"But seriously, being an Earth Pony isn't so bad." I don't know if I agree with that statement. But to be fair, I used to be like that, not really having any magic at all. I was human and still am before I came here to Equestria. I think this overpowered alicorn magic from the Tree of Harmony has spoiled me. Oh well. I don't care. "We've got magic powers, too." I guess that is true. The only magic Earth Ponies have is being able to take care of the Earth and have super strength. "Like walking around…" Anyone can do that. There's nothing special about that. It's just part of a daily routine and something we do to function. "and picking stuff up with our teeth." That's quite disgusting, but they have no other choice unlike Unicorns, Alicorns, Dragons, Centaurs, and Minotaurs. It really left the crowd very confused. "That's sarcasm by the way." How? First of all, that doesn't even sound like sarcasm, and second, part of that is actually true. So that's not really a valid statement. Pinkie kept on laughing just leaving everypony else confused. She said "It's funny cause it's true!" What? Ugh! I just facepalmed because of the sheer amount of embarrassment, cringe, and stupidity reeking from Pinkie. I'd hate to throw her under the bus like this, but it's true. The truth hurts sometimes. That's a fact.

The ponies that were sitting at the table with Pinkie started to get annoyed and I don't blame them. I wouldn't like it if a random stranger started giving me a death hug just because they found something funny that literally no one else cares about. Anyways, I turned back to Maud and she said "My favorite thing is to listen to Clastic Rock." What? Don't you mean Classic Rock? I don't think it's pronounced like that. But I think I see the pun with this one, so I'll leave it alone for now. "The accumulation of sediments over millennia forming to create sandstone, shale, and breccia." Why are you telling us this? This is supposed to be stand-up comedy, not some 9th grade Earth Science lesson about rocks. What the heck people? I don't care if I used the wrong term. Get over it. "It sounds something like this." She put her muzzle to the microphone and just made a noise for a few seconds and then stopped. "And that's my time." What? Okay, this comedy is absolute bullcrap. That's some of the worst comedy I've ever heard. Even that stupid Stephen Colbert could do something better than that. That's how bad it is.

Pinkie hopped up on the stage and said "Hahahahahaha! Isn't my sister Maud the most hilarious, entertaining, amazing comedian ever?" Hate to break it to you Pinkie, but no. I've never seen this bad of stand-up comedy. It's a complete disaster and train-wreck. It's so bad that it makes Discord's jokes funny. I didn't want to have to lay into your sister like this, but I'm just being honest even if it stings really bad like a wasp. The crowd stood silent for a moment, then began cracking up. Pinkie had the biggest grin on her face for some reason. Pinkie. They aren't laughing because of how funny Maud is, they're laughing at you for how stupid and dumb you are by saying that statement. If you've been to any talent shows at school, you'll know exactly what I mean. After all that crap, Pinkie and Maud left while I kept a close eye on them just because I can. I heard Pinkie say "Your jokes! Your hilarious delivery! Your… Your everything!" Okay, Pinkie we get it. Your sister is "so hilarious" that I might crap myself because of how "funny" she is.

Maud asked "How was my… timing?" Now that's funny. Whatever you did was not timing at all. It was you just staring at the audience in silence for a few seconds while your dang muzzle was pressed against the microphone probably getting those germs from the plague or the rona on there like wiping your butt after taking a massive dump. Okay, I'll chill with the bathroom humor. I don't want to get demonetized. Oh wait, this isn't YouTube. Let me try that again. I don't want the author's account terminated because of "graphic" bathroom humor, so please I beg of you, don't snitch and tell the people over at that the author used some "graphic" bathroom humor and that he should be terminated when all he was doing was making a joke that was meant to be taken with a grain of salt. Anyways, moving on. Pinkie said "Ha! You got me!" That was a joke? Doesn't sound like it to me. That sounded like how my younger sister was growing up. Oh my gosh, she would tell a joke, but when no one could tell that it was a joke, she got mad even though it wasn't our fault and for some stupid reason, her thick-minded brain couldn't register that the jokes she tells don't even sound like them and no one can tell.

"C'mon! Let's celebrate, sister style!" How do you celebrate something like this? I'm not even going to try and figure that out and also one thing: Don't question ANYTHING Pinkie does. Otherwise, your head is going to hurt. Trust me. "We could get matching stickers that say "Eyes on the pies," then show them off at the Ponyville Sticker Convention that I could plan for tomorrow if you want?" How about no? It's ridiculous enough that Celestia made that an actual event and passed a law saying that everypony must attend this unless you were sick or something, it's even worse when Pinkie is embarrassing herself in front of all of Ponyville and me suffering from all the cringe that's surrounding me. Thankfully, Maud had different ideas. She said "Actually, I'm busy tonight." Pinkie frowned at that and said saddened "Aw, that's what you said yesterday." She did? "And the day before that." Uhhh? "And the day before the day before that." I'm really confused at that point. Hmmm. Something seems suspicious about that. "It's just, we haven't hung out in a really long time because you always have other plans, even when you promised to build whip cream pyramids with me." That's life, Pinkie. People or ponies in this case, are always going to have other plans come up. It sucks, but that's just part of living in reality.

Maud said "I know. I am sorry, Pinkie. The reason is I have a…" before being cut off by Pinkie stuffing her hoof in Maud's mouth and saying "Apology accepted. As long as we get some serious sister time before your birthday. And there's uh, definitely no reason I want to hang out before your birthday. Just, you know, not planning anything special." Hmm. I think I might know why Maud has been so busy. But I need to confirm that my suspicions are correct. All Maud said was "OK." That's pretty basic. Anyways, moving on. Pinkie asked "What about tomorrow morning?" If I had to guess, she's gonna be busy then as well. Maud said "OK." Wait what? I thought she would say that. Okay. Maybe she still does somewhere. Pinkie said "Yay!" while letting confetti fly in the air in the background. She also said "Just you and me! Best Sister Friends Forever!" Uhhhh, okay. Maud said with a monotone voice "Best Sister Friends Forever." I can tell that Maud doesn't have the same enthusiasm that Pinkie does which is fine by me. Pinkie said "I can't wait for tomorrow to be today!" I can fix that right up. Oh, wait. Celestia and Luna are going to be really peeved at me for doing something like this, so on second thought, I'll just leave the Sun and Moon alone since I didn't want to get banished to either of those places. She walked away and I headed back to the castle to get some needed sleep. I went inside the castle, up the stairs, through the hallway, and into my bedroom where I turned off the lights, closed the curtains, and went to sleep.

The next morning…

When I woke up the next day, I went to get some breakfast and I tore it up. Once I finished that, I talked to Starlight a bit about random stuff about magic and other things like that. Then, I heard the door knock, so when Starlight opened it, it was none other than Pinkie. Great. She said "Ah-ha! Found you!" Found who? Oh. Pinkie, Maud is not with us, so please just get out of here. She started throwing things and poor Starlight had to catch them all so they wouldn't break. I started to get a bit peeved here. After looking around for a few more seconds, Pinkie asked us "Where's Maud?" I said "Well, for starters, she definitely ain't here in the castle. Second, can you not destroy other ponies' property while trying to play "hide and seek" with your sister? I would greatly appreciate that." Pinkie narrowed her eyes for a second, but then just nodded. She continued on saying "I've already checked Discord's dimension, Granny Smith's wax museum, and Yakyakistan! She has to be here!" I said "Woah hold up. You're telling me that you basically searched all of Equestria for your sister?" Pinkie nodded. I facepalmed at that. I said "Not only have you invaded other creatures' privacy, but you probably now have a peeved Discord and Yak species. Great. Now I'm going to have to fix this yet again. This is what sucks about being royalty." Starlight said to Pinkie "He's got a point. But it was just me and him talking about magic." Pinkie looked around some more and said "Story checks out. Or does it?" I have no idea. "It does." That's what I thought. "But are you sure there's nopony hiding… IN YOUR CLOSET?" I facepalmed again at that. I said "First of all, Pinkie, Starlight does not have a closet in here, second, why would we even do that, and third, we are sure that nopony is in here, so you can go home now."

Pinkie was about to say something, but Starlight said "He's right Pinkie. I don't have a closet. Is everything OK?" Probably not. Pinkie said "No. I was supposed to go birthday cake shopping with Maud today." What? Wouldn't that ruin the surprise? Starlight said my thoughts out loud "And ruin her surprise party?" Pinkie replied "I wasn't going to tell her why, silly!" I don't think Maud is that dumb, Pinkie. Anyone can easily figure out why you're doing something like that. "But now I can't even find Maud." That's pretty sad. I mean it this time. "I'm usually way better at hide and seek than this." I said "Well Pinkie, you did look all over Equestria. So there could have been missed spots that you either didn't check closely enough or had no idea existed." Pinkie looked confused for a second, but Starlight backed me up on this. She said "That would make sense. But also, she could have just found a new rock formation and forgot you two were gonna hang out." That does happen too, but the chances are a little more rare than what I said. Not that I'm trying to brag that I'm right.

"Tell you what, you take care of the cake, and I'll look for Maud." I said "I'll take a look too. The scepter can find anyone pretty quickly." Pinkie got excited at this and said "Really? Thanks, Starlight, and Zachary!" Your welcome. She picked up the flower pot, and looked inside before walking away. She said "just checking." Ugh! What? The scepter suddenly glowed, wrapped it's magic around Pinkie and made her disappear. I guess the Tree of Harmony finally had enough. Starlight's jaw dropped. I said "She only got teleported to the cake shop. Trust me, she didn't vanish or die. Come on, I think I know where Maud is." Starlight just nodded and followed after me. After a little bit, I saw Pinkie coming over, so I hid in the nearby tree to take a listen. Maud said "Hello, Pinkie Pie." Pinkie got excited and said "Maud!" Dang, you look like you're about to cry tears of joy now that you "found" her. "Found you! My turn to hide!" I don't think so. Maud grabbed Pinkie's tail and pulled her to the ground. She said "I'm sorry I wasn't around this morning." Hey, no sweat. Things happen. I get it. Pinkie said "Oh, psh, what are you apologizing to me for?" Because maybe she feels bad about not showing up even though she shows no emotion about it? Yeah, sounds about right. "I'm not upset, you silly willy." I hope not. Maud said "The reason is I met somepony…" before getting cut off by Pinkie who said "Want to hang out right now?" Pinkie, Maud is trying to tell you something. Please, for the love of Celestia, let her finish. "I mean, I can see you're not doing anything with anypony else." I believe you are sadly mistaken. You'll see in a second. "Unless they're invisible or really small." Dang, how did you know I was here? I was observing what Maud was doing and I hid in a tree once you arrived here.

Maud said "The reason I've been so busy is that I have a boyfriend now." Pinkie looked confused at this and asked "A wha?" You heard her Pinkie. Maud said "A boyfriend." Pinkie asked again "A whaaaaaa?" Maud said "A boyfriend. Pinkie once again asked "A whaaaaaa?" Are you deaf or what Pinkie?! Maud has told you three times what she said. I don't know how she can keep calm with Pinkie. I would have lost it after the second go round. I don't like repeating things more than once because it just tells me that you weren't paying attention and doing something else. People make up excuses all the time, but I don't buy them. I don't give a heck if you "couldn't hear" me, you obviously didn't give me your full, undivided attention, so I'm not going to buy any excuse you make because you are just denying that you were being stupid and didn't pay attention. Okay, I'm done ranting now. Moving on. Pinkie said "That's so exciting!" It is? Okay, okay. Calm down. Geez, people. No need to get offended. "MY sister! In love!" I wouldn't describe it like that right now. I swear, every fanfiction I have read, the friends of whoever's dating who, they always say "they're in love" when they aren't even that far in the relationship. It's not the author's fault that they write that, it's the ponies themselves that are the idiots. So if any author that wrote those kinds of stories and is reading this, know that it's not your fault for writing that. I'm only blaming the ponies. Not you guys. You only wanted to do it for entertainment, and that's perfectly fine. Just wanted to clear that up so no one gets offended and tries to terminate the author of this story's account.

Maud corrected Pinkie by saying "Technically, we're "in like." Yeah, that makes better sense. Pinkie said "Tell me everything!" Oh dear, here we go. "Who is he? What's his favorite color? Does he like ice cream? If he were a bird, what kind of bird would it be? Wait. Is he actually a bird?" Do you honestly think that Maud would date a non-living or non-verbal thing? I don't think so. She may be a bit weird, but not that weird. "Oh! I don't know because you haven't told me anything yet!" If you stop spamming Maud with 50 different questions like rapid fire missiles and let her explain, then maybe you'll get your answers. Maud said "You'll like him. We have a lot in common." Of course. Hasbro would definitely not screw that up. Trust me, they didn't for once this time. Pinkie said "Well, I love you, so I know I'm going to love your boyfriend! Oh! I can't wait to meet him!" We'll see about that when he is revealed. Maud said "You don't have to." Maud looked back towards a rock and Pinkie looked at it before gasping. No Pinkie. She's not dating a rock either. Pinkie said "He's a rock! And you love rocks, so it's perfect." It's not that kind of love. It's something different. I might not be the expert like Cadence is, but I know the different types of love, so yeah. "Is Boulder jealous?" I doubt that. Maud said "No, behind the rock." Tell her, Maud. "Mudbriar, are you back there?" Who stepped out was the pony Pinkie ran into earlier at the Cake shop. I wasn't there for that, but I knew what happened. The only reason I know that is because I've watched this episode, so I saw everything that happened. Mudbriar said "Technically? Not anymore." He does make a point, but I think it's a bit much. Pinkie looked shocked and said "Wha wha whaaaaa?!" Told you that your excitement would change once you figured out who Maud's boyfriend was. Maud said "Pinkie Pie, meet Mudbriar." He walked up and said "Technically? We've already met." Something tells me he's going to overuse that word to death. Not that I care. Because I probably won't see him around that often.

Pinkie asked "You…?" Mudbriar replied "Yes." Pinkie asked again "You?" Mudbriar said again "Yes." Pinkie said "You." Mudbriar said "Yes." Pinkie said "I mean… haha, you! You! You! You!" Mudbriar said "Yes. Yes. Yes." Now I see why Maud said that she and her boyfriend had a lot in common. They keep the same monotone expression, show no emotion, and are very VERY technically about rocks and sticks. You'll see what I mean in a second. Pinkie said "I'm sorry, let's start over. Hi! I'm Maud's sister, Pinkie Pie." She extended out a hoof to Mudbriar, but all he said was "I know." Ahh, I see. Maud most likely told you about her life including all of her siblings. That makes sense. Twilight has told me about her life, and I told her most of mine even though I have kept back some things just to protect her from her turning me away. If I ever told her any of those things, she would instantly turn me away and I would probably return home to Tampa where I belonged in the first place. Ok, enough of this foolishness. This is way too sappy. Pinkie said awkwardly "So… How did… You two meet?" Probably at some rock show. Maud said "At a rock show." What I'd tell you? Pinkie said "Oh, you're into rocks too?" Not exactly. His thing is sticks, not rocks. Mudbriar said "No. I like sticks." That would explain why his cutie mark is a stick in mud. Pinkie asked "Then why were you at a rock show?" That is a good question. But I'm pretty sure Mudbriar is going to give you a very VERY long and complicated explanation, so get your popcorn out cause we're gonna be here a while. Mudbriar said "It was a petrified wood show, which technically makes it a stick show." I guess. Maud said "Except that in the permineralization process of petrification, all organic material is replaced with silicates, i.e. rocks…" Mudbriar then said "while retaining the original structural elements of wood." This sounds like a combination of science and engineering. The rocks are the science part and the wood is the engineering part. I'm not that technical, but I see where this is going.

"Q.E.D. It was a stick show." What does Q.E.D. even stand for? Hang on. Let me google it. Okay, apparently it stands for quod erat demonstrandum. I have no idea what that is, but it's something mathematical. So if you have a better explanation of this term, let me know in the reviews section once the author is done writing this chapter. Pinkie said "I'm… really into sticks too! They're great for hitting pinatas!" Oh dear. I wouldn't do that. Pinkie was about to hit the pinata, but Mudbriar was disturbed at this, catching Maud's attention. I personally think that it's kind of stupid, but as prince, I must respect all of my subjects regardless of how weird they are. Maud said "Pinkie!" Pinkie stopped and said "Oh, you wanna go first?" That's not the problem here Pinkie. Mudbriar said "That is stick abuse." That's quite ridiculous, but I'm not going to judge. I said, coming out of my shadow form "Exactly, Pinkie. You need to treat your sticks with care." I pointed up my scepter and it shined giving a reflection from the sun. It kinda counts as a stick. Mudbriar looked at the scepter and he said "Ahh, yes. This mysterious looking stick seems to have a lot of magical properties. Anything that goes wrong could have devastating effects on it. So I agree with him that they must be handled with care." Thanks. He seems to recognize that this scepter has a lot of magical properties and he is correct. This comes from the Tree of Harmony. The obsidian part doesn't, but the ruby does. It comes from the Tree of Harmony and flows through the whole scepter. It's quite cool. Pinkie got rid of the stick and pinata and said "I'm sorry. Oh, this is awful, I am not being a very good sister." Most ponies you meet would care less about "stick abuse" and be very technical and monotone like Maud is. "Let's start over. I'm Pinkie Pie, nice to meet you." It doesn't work like that, Pinkie.

Mudbriar said "Technically? We've already met." That's pretty basic for what just happened. Maud said "You should introduce Pinkie to your pet." Mudbriar showed his stick and Pinkie said "Oh! Your pet likes fetch!" I wouldn't say that. Then it would count as "stick abuse." Mudbriar said "This is my pet. So no." Maud and Mudbriar put down their pets and watched them. Maud said "Aw. Look at Twiggy and Boulder playing together." They're not really doing anything, but okay. Mudbriar said "They're adorable." Pinkie took a look and whispered to Maud "It's just a stick." PINKIE! That's rude! Suddenly a black hand came from the scepter and slapped Pinkie in the back of the neck telling her to be quiet. Maud said "I agree with the hand. Don't be rude." Yeah. Just because it looks like nothing is happening, it doesn't give you the right to make comments about it. You need to keep your personal comments to yourself. Pinkie said "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! One more time… I'm Pinkie Pie, nice to meet you." How many times do I need to tell you Pinkie that won't work? The flipping nerve! Mudbriar said "Technically… We've already met." Pinkie just growled and left. After that, I just headed back to the castle. I went to continue my conversation with Starlight, but fate had other ideas. Pinkie just stormed in and said "I don't get this guy!" You probably won't. I don't understand him that much, but I still respect him because that's the right thing to do. Starlight said "Wow! Maud has a boyfriend?" Welcome to the conversation Starlight! Pinkie said "Agh! How can she like someone so weird?" I said "Is that how you describe your sister?" Pinkie looked up at me and said "What? No! What are you even talking about?" I said "Mudbriar is practically the exact same as Maud except he likes sticks instead of rocks. They find a way to work out the differences. Point is that Mudbriar has the exact same personality as your sister does. So everything you're describing about him is also how you're describing Maud."

Pinkie said "Hah! You're so funny, Zachary! Maud is nothing like Mudbriar." I said "Oh? Then how come they almost have everything in common?" Pinkie asked "What do you mean?" I said "Well, for one, they both have pets that are non-living objects, they are very technical about rocks and wood which is related to science and engineering, they don't talk much, they are kind of what is known as "socially awkward," they show no emotion when talking, and have a lack of enthusiasm for anything except their interests which even then, they don't get super excited like you do." Pinkie was about to say something, but Starlight said "I agree with him. He raises a lot of good points." Pinkie said "But even if she were, then we wouldn't be best friend sisters forever." I said "Just because Maud has a boyfriend now doesn't mean that you will no longer have a relationship with her. She's still your sister and will continue to be even after the end of time. Also, consider your sister's feelings instead of your own." Pinkie just growled at that and I said "I think it would be a good idea for you to get to know him before you make your judgments of him. I agree, Mudbriar is definitely something else, but as prince, I need to respect all my subjects regardless of how weird they are. In fact, I kind of see part of myself in him. I am a massive introvert, so I like to keep to myself a lot. But if I know you, then I'll go extrovert. It's kind of weird. No pun intended." Pinkie was about to go out and slam the door, but Starlight said "I think I have an idea. If you talk with one another, you could plan Maud's surprise party together while I keep Maud busy." I said "That sounds like a good idea. I'll keep her busy as well. Perfect opportunity for the two of you to bond together." Pinkie said "Now that I can do." Perfect.

The next morning…

I was out with Maud and Starlight watching them flying kites. I was on a cloud having the scepter come out with a kite that is flown in the air and has wind being blown on it. I was also wearing sunglasses just so I could have all the swag in the world. Not really. I was just chilling. Suddenly, I heard Starlight say "I'm Starlight Glimmer. Nice to meet you!" She must be talking to Mudbriar. "I've heard great things." I'm sure you have. "I'm so glad the two of you are spending time together!" Uh, from the looks of it, they don't look too happy to be around each other. Mudbriar is showing no emotion like always, and Pinkie was furious at him. "So, how's it going?" That's what you say when it gets awkward. Pinkie said "Mudbriar and I have just spent the best time bonding and we're really starting to make some headway becoming besties, except for one teensy weensy disagreement that maybe you could settle, Maud." Oh boy, here we go. "See, Mudbriar here seems to think that you don't like surprise parties. Isn't it funny how wrong he is?" No, not really. Maud said "I like surprise parties…" Pinkie looked confident, but wait, the twist will come at any second. "because I know they make you happy when you throw them for me." I figured that was the case. Maud isn't really the biggest fan of them, but it doesn't bother her that Pinkie likes them. So she hides her disinterest just so her sister could be happy. I mean, I can see why you do that, but that's kinda wrong to do. You shouldn't hide your feelings from your siblings. Pinkie said "See? Wait, what?" You heard her. Maud said "I'd rather just do something small with you, Starlight, Zachary, Boulder, and Mudbriar for my birthday." That makes sense. Pinkie however, couldn't believe it. She said, panicking "No party? No PARTY?! Did he put you up to this?" Why must you always blame him for every little inconvenience? As Maud's sister, you need to respect her wishes for what she wants on her birthday. That's what a good sister does.

Maud said "Mm mm." Pinkie said "Maybe you should consider, I don't know, taking things a little less serious with Mudbriar, because he's kinda, sorta… IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE!" Starlight goes to talk to Mudbriar and she said "Hey, Mudbriar! Have you ever flown a kite?" I think he could care less about the situation. However, I wasn't focusing on them right now. Pinkie said "I just can't believe you would choose sitting around with him over a party with your own sister!" I said flying down "You know, you should actually consider your sister's feelings instead of being selfish and refusing to let your sister make her own decisions." Pinkie narrowed her eyes at me and I glared at her. She backed down and Maud said "Zachary is right. I didn't "choose" either of you. Technically? I said I wanted to be with both of you." Pinkie gasped in horror and said "Technically? Ugh! You even like the way he talks?" What is your problem? Maud said "Everything about him makes me happy." Pinkie broke down to tears and said "Then I guess you don't need a best sister friend forever anymore." Oh, now you're gonna pull that card. You are so ridiculous. Maud said to Pinkie "Pinkie…" but she didn't listen.

Starlight said "Wait, let's all slow down and talk about this…" Pinkie turned around and said "NO!" before running away back to her home. I swear, how could she ever say something like that? She's like the bratty parent that refuses to let go of their child keeps "babying" them because their thick-minded brains can't register that they are no longer a minor and they're too stubborn to let them go. It's not all about you, Pinkie. The world doesn't revolve around you. I know you still want Maud to be your sister, but she always will be. Just because Maud has a boyfriend now, doesn't mean you'll lose her. She'll still be your sister. Nothing will ever change that. I went over to see if there was anything I could do for the party, but I had nothing. I saw Mudbriar struggling with that present, but before I could help him, Pinkie stepped in and wrapped it up. She said "I brought you an olive branch to say sorry. I was really unfair to you, and I'm ready to listen to your ideas for Maud's birthday, if you still want to plan it together."

Mudbriar looked at it and said "Technically, this isn't even an olive branch. It's a quercus, most likely castaneifolia." That's very specific. Pinkie said frustrated, "Oh, come on!" Pinkie! Show some manners, will you?! "Sorry." That's better. "Keepin' it together…" I could tell. Mudbriar said "And I love a good quercus. Friends?" There it is. Now that's a pony that shines like a gem. Pinkie said "Friends!" Too bad Twilight isn't here. They finally got along. I'll have to tell her that later. "Now, do you have any ideas for the party?" I think he does. Mudbriar said "There is one…" Later that evening, everypony in Ponyville was in front of the Town Hall celebrating Maud's birthday. Of course I was overlooking things. When the "paper cutout" of Maud came, I said "As Prince of Equestria, I hereby give my blessing that Maud may have a successful birthday." I charged up my scepter and it blasted magic in the air causing the Northern Lights from the Crystal Empire from when it banished both King Sombra and the Frozen North to appear across the sky.

Everypony was in awe and I looked over to see Pinkie, Mudbriar, and Maud looking down from Ponyville watching the party go on. I heard Maud say "This is my favorite party ever." I'm not sure about that, but her standards for a party are different than mine, so I'll let her be. Pinkie said "It was all your amazing boyfriend's idea." Go figure. "He said the best present would be me throwing you a surprise party you didn't have to go to." I guess that makes sense. Mudbriar said "Technically? It wasn't a surprise because she could see the pre-party preparations from up here." He's technically right. Pinkie nearly lost it, but kept it together by saying "Technically?" You're right!" She just grabbed them in a hug and I just watched them continue looking. Once that was over, I headed back to the castle. I was so tired, so I just went into my bedroom and fell asleep. Of course, I sensed another presence in the room. Figures. I looked over and saw Twilight snoozing peacefully with her mouth hanging slightly open. I just sighed happily and went back to sleep. Another day done.

AN: Sorry this is coming out on a Monday. I started it yesterday, but after hearing there were updates to my favorite video games, I was no longer in the mood for it. But since I barely had anything to do today, I decided to finish it up so I don't fall into the same cycle as I did last week. That won't happen again I promise. So, things will get even more interesting as the season goes on. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

Next Chapter: Changing of the Guard! When there is a crisis in Ponyville, Rarity and her friends must venture back to divert the issue. However, she assigns Fluttershy to manage the boutique in Manehattan while she's gone. She also assigns Zachary to keep an eye on her to make sure nothing bad happens. Once she's gone, they both know this is not going to be easy. Will things stay under control, or will the customers force Fluttershy into cracking under pressure?

Until then, my fellow readers