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I was out walking around when I heard screaming. I went over to near the Everfree Forest, but it was just Rarity. Dang it, why must you do me like that? If I were law enforcement, I would arrest you on the spot for a false 911 call. Yes, that's actually illegal. Look it up on the internet. Since I didn't want Rarity and Fluttershy to see me, I hid inside one of the trees and just listened in on the conversation. Rarity went on about how "terrible" her situation was and Fluttershy feeling bad for her even though it wasn't that bad, and about the Canterlot Royal Fashion Show. If Celestia makes me go to that as a decree, I'm gonna be peeved. Fluttershy asked if Rarity needed any help knitting and showed a freaking tea pot with some sort of elephant face sweater or something. She said "It's an elephant." You call that an elephant? It couldn't even stay together for Celestia's sake. Thankfully, Rarity didn't need help in that field. Sorry, Fluttershy. I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, but I'm telling the honest truth. The good thing with this is that she can't hear me, but the people reading this have to hear my brutality and my rants, but it doesn't bother me since you can take it more than she can. I regret nothing.

Rarity went on saying how she needed to pull all these ponies in order for this thing to work and blah blah blah, and Fluttershy asked if she had to close her shop in Manehattan which of course Rarity responded with a solid no. She said that it's "Manehattan's busiest shopping season" and that "she can't close it" and other stuff like that. I wonder how busy Manehattan is during this time of year with their "shopping sprees." Oh okay. Apparently, the Tree of Harmony said it was very busy. If it says it's busy, then I'll believe it. That's just how it works. Just listen and don't ask questions. Then Rarity asked Fluttershy if she could run the store, which Fluttershy happily obliged, but was surprised that she was the "lucky" one picked. Rarity then explained that she talked to everypony else she could think of and they all had things to do. Of course she didn't ask about me, well she did, but nopony knew where I was. I was that sneaky. I'll reveal myself in a bit.

Rarity then said "Of course, I was trying to ask Zachary about this, but he seems nowhere to be found. Everypony I asked, they didn't know where he was." Your wish is my command! What? She said the magic words. Calm down people. I said coming out of the tree, "You ponies really need to do better. I was hiding in the tree the whole time and besides, in case you were wondering where I was, I was doing my daily meditation with the Tree of Harmony. Yes, I know that seems weird, but it only makes me draw in more power and strength to further protect Equestria." They just stared and then headed off to Manehattan. I followed them because well, I'm needed for this chapter of the story. Rarity went on and on about the different styles of clothing and other random crap like that. I could care less about that. I just wear clothing. I don't care what style it is. As long as it fits and protects me from any kind of weather, then I'll buy it. To me, clothing is just clothing. Most people are like that. But you have some that are like Rarity that go into extreme detail about it.

Speaking of which, Rarity went into detail about how the store organized and the different sections of the store and basically just giving a basic rundown of how to run the store. Of course, Rarity said the "easy part" of running the store is everything she just demonstrated. The hard part is dealing with the customers and I can agree with that. Manehattan is exactly how New York is. Full of SNOBS! They only care about themselves, they are so bossy, and are FULL ON LIBERALS! I don't know how Manehattan is on Equestrian politics, but that's how New York is. To be clear, not everyone in New York is like this, but most of them are and the chances of being a conservative there is very rare. I won't go into detail about this, but the people that suffered terribly from 9/11 are the same people that cheered when New York signed abortions into law. All the liberals are probably massively offended at this point, but for people who actually have a brain know that's just wrong. If you're a liberal and you're offended, one, I regret nothing, two, you need a serious reality check, three, sit down and shut up, and four, screw you. What you're doing or supporting is wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself. Okay I'm done now. Continue with the story. End of conversation.

Fluttershy tried desperately to try to talk to one of the customers and I could tell she would fail miserably. I feel really bad for her. I just had to sit and watch this poor pony get run over by this snobby pony like a person suffering a blindside hit from a freight train. If I didn't have my friends around, I would instantly eat her for dinner. Yes, I know that's extreme, but NO ONE messes with my friends and gets away with it. Not on my watch. As long as I live, none of that will happen. That is fully guaranteed. When Fluttershy got nervous, that pony became a Karen and before things escalated, Rarity stepped in and calmed the issue. The pony became calm again and made the stupidest laugh I have ever seen. I want to slap that mare so hard right now, but since it's wrong to hit women regardless of what they do, I restrained myself. The pony finally left and Fluttershy just watched in wonder. She said "Wow. You make it look so easy!" Yeah, because Rarity is all fashion and knows how to handle these snobby ponies who need a slap of karma on their faces.

Rarity countered by saying "You've countered your shyness a thousand times over." That is true, but this is slightly different. If you mess up, ponies are going to remember forever and hold a grudge against you. That's just how this city works. Wait until Celestia passes an "outrageous" law. Everypony is going to dress like pre-Equestrian Indians and throw boxes of tea into the Celestial Sea like it's the Boston Tea Party all over again. "You can't let a few fashion ponies undo all that progress." There's only one problem. I'm way too tough and easily angered, but Fluttershy is too soft and could easily crack under pressure. So you see the problem here? I have no idea how this will happen. Rarity went on about something but she mentioned something about meditation which I replied to "Only I do that. And that's with the Tree of Harmony which helps further protect Equestria." Rarity said "Rrrrigghhtttt." Her assistants rushed out the door to catch the train to Canterlot and even Rarity did a last few minute things before leaving for Canterlot. Apparently, Fluttershy never got the memo on that, but I don't blame her for that. The only reason is that she has to suffer from idiotic ponies who can't even see 2 feet in front of them. I mean it as a metaphor for the uneducated.

Apparently, not all of Rarity's assistants had to go to Canterlot with her. The raccoons from Season 6 Episode 9 "Saddle Row Review" came out from the workroom and I was alarmed. I said, charging up my scepter, "Are you sure your friends over there don't have rabies?" Fluttershy looked at me and asked "What are rabies?" I said "Rabies are a kind of disease or virus that any kind of scavenger can get. Scavengers include vultures, foxes, raccoons, and hyenas. Unfortunately, they can spread through animal bites and usually the symptoms include foaming at the mouth. That's how you tell if an animal has rabies. When an animal does have rabies, they rush to the nearest water source and just start drinking until their body can't handle it anymore. The virus also causes their brain to be taken over which is why they drink so much water and not anything else. The amount of cases are extremely rare, but any wild animal can carry it. Bats, raccoons, foxes, and skunks." Fluttershy went wide eyed and said "That's horrible! I can't imagine any animal getting something like that and being controlled like an evil villain."

I said "Yeah, that's pretty much what happens, but I have an idea." I charged up my scepter and allowed it's magic to wrap around the raccoons to check them for rabies, but it's completely painless and there's no needles involved. I said "Okay, they are all clear. I have found no detection of rabies, so they are completely healthy." Fluttershy asked me "How did you do that?" I said "The scepter doesn't just specialize in blasting evil villains away, it also can do healing magic as well which includes checking creatures for any kind of disease or virus." Fluttershy said "I had no idea it did that! This could actually be very helpful!" I said, chuckling, "Well, the scepter works in mysterious ways and if you need me to check any of your friends for diseases or viruses, you know where you can find me. Although I'll need a hazmat suit for that so I don't get infected." Rarity grabbed her things and said her goodbye. But before she left she whispered in my ear "Keep an eye on Fluttershy and make sure things don't fall apart here. I know that you can easily fix a problem at any time." I said "No problem Rarity. I got you covered." Rarity smiled and headed out.

Fluttershy said "Oh, I hope she's right." You and me both. Suddenly, the door opened and came in another pony who seemed to be disgruntled if you were to ask me what his expression on his face was. Fluttershy took a deep breath and said "Whew… Here goes nothing." I believe in you Fluttershy. She seemed to start out strong, but fell apart once the pony asked for a thread count. Are you kidding me?! A FREAKING THREAD COUNT?! SERIOUSLY?! HOW IS SHE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT?! HOW IS ANYONE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT?! HOW DUMB ARE YOU?! The freaking nerve. She quickly excused herself into the workroom and I followed along with her raccoon friends. She said "Oh! I'm afraid I don't know enough about fashion to satisfy these customers." I said "That's completely understandable Fluttershy. Most ponies don't ask about some stupid thread count. If one more pony asks a stupid question like that again, then IT WILL TURN UGLY!" I charged up my scepter, but I lost all motivation for doing something I'd regret.

Fluttershy then asked in desperation "What am I going to do?" Hmmm. I noticed the raccoons brewing up an idea and Fluttershy looked at it before saying "I've never tried to act before, but I suppose it's worth a shot." I'd agree with that. Whatever the raccoons were thinking, I'd let them handle that. I'll handle crowd control. It's pretty easy doing that with being one of the royals of Equestria and ponies listening to me when I give commands to them. Most of them just listen. But some of them have the balls to disobey me and I handle them accordingly with proper justice like how it's supposed to be in the court system. After Fluttershy put on her outfit, she began doing test runs. I'd admit it's not that bad. If she tweaked just a few things, it would be perfect. She asked "Does that sound like a shop only to you?" I said "I believe so." The raccoons cheered in agreement and Fluttershy stepped out there with confidence. I just watched along with the raccoons as Fluttershy took down that pony like Patrick Mahomes ripping apart the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional playoffs on the road to Super Bowl LIV in the second half after trailing 24-0 in the first half.

She was about ready to faint and we came out happy that she did it. I said "That was amazing. For a pony like you, I never imagined such fury coming from you and I mean that as a compliment, not an insult." Fluttershy said "Oh, it was nothing. I can't believe it worked." That's what happens when you make the proper adjustments. "I suppose clothes really do make the pony after all." Why does it seem like things are going to go south here? The raccoons just shrugged it off and we continued on. As time went on, I started to notice that Fluttershy seemed to get a bit more aggressive. I think Fluttershy was overdoing the aggressiveness a little bit. We went up to her, the raccoons were cheering while I had a nervous glance on my face. She said "Aw, thanks, everyone, but I feel like I should push the snootiness further." Please no. I rather you not do that. I could care less with New York, but these Manehattan ponies have limits unlike them. The raccoons just nodded in agreement while I rolled my eyes. What do they know anyways? They're animals. They're clueless.

"If you really wanna help, I suppose serving tea would be nice. Oh! If you don't mind." Things were still the same and I did crowd control as I promised to. Once one pony left, the other one started talking like everypony else in the store and when Fluttershy activated the character she was acting, it had no effect on the pony. It didn't stand a chance. So she went back into the workroom and said "Oh… I think I need a new character." I said "You might be right considering that this one has already faded and doesn't work on everypony." When the raccoons presented the different character, Fluttershy put it on and stepped out. That seemed to work. It's kinda like with football. You don't wanna run the same play every week. It just won't work. That's why you need to mix it up with different defenses each week. There was somepony else and then Fluttershy changed outfits again. Suddenly, it seemed like things were spinning out of control. She stomped her hoof to get the raccoons to come over, but they had no clue. She could be doing that to anypony.

Unfortunately, the raccoons accidentally spilled some tea on Fluttershy's hoof and she acted like the rest of Manehattan. She said in a mean voice "I don't know what's worse, that you've spilled the tea or that it's still cold! Either get it right or go back to the forest!" WOAH! Hold the phone. How could you say something like that? That's not the real you. You're letting the pressure of these snobs lash out at creatures who are trying to HELP YOU! The raccoons were furious at this and took off. I don't blame them. To them, that's like saying go back to where you came from. Fluttershy said "Ugh! It is so hard to find good help these days." WHAT?! Okay, you are NOT getting away with this. It's time to get Twilight involved here. This ain't over yet. I went into my shadow form and rushed to Ponyville at the School of Friendship. But I remembered something. Because of the sacrifice I made, I can't go on school grounds. But how am I going to communicate this to Twilight? Okay. New idea. I charged up my scepter and projected myself into the school. Not my physical self, but my spirit. I'll explain in a second.

The raccoons were giving angry chatter and Spike was having a hard time understanding. He said "Slow down, everyone. I'm doing my best." The raccoons played charades while Spike tried to figure it out. Then it hit him like a load of bricks. He said "So… Rarity is busy at an important fashion show and Fluttershy is running her shop in Manehattan but to do it, she's playing different shop pony characters that are all mean?" I said "That would be correct." Twilight's jaw dropped. She asked me "Zach! How are you here?" I said "I don't have time to explain, but let's just say that I casted a spell to project my spirit in here. Just because that ridiculous Chancellor said I couldn't have my physical being in here, doesn't mean my spirit can't." Twilight said "Anyways, how in the world did you figure that out, Spike?" I don't know. Pure luck? Spike replied "I'm not dragon charades champion for nothing." I rolled my eyes at that. Twilight said "I can't imagine Fluttershy would ever be mean to her animal friends." I said "It made me sad, upset, and angry. She was the last pony I was expecting to treat her animal friends like that. To them, it's like telling them to come back where they came from. Where I come from, that is very insulting and is super low. You basically get into a lot of trouble when you say that because you are described as racist for that. It's just how the human society works."

Twilight nodded and said "This is serious." I agree with you on that. She's spinning out of control. "Spike, tell everyone it's time to head back to Saddle Row!" We all made it back to Manehattan and me and the raccoons showed how bad it really was. Twilight said "You weren't kidding. This is worse than we thought. She's being horrible to everypony." I said "The only reason why she's doing this is because of how Manehattan society acts. She's letting the pressure of these ponies get to her which is causing her to lash out at ponies who seem to stand in her way. She's trying to please them, but it's doing more harm than good. Even Manehattan ponies have standards. You won't find that in New York that's for sure." Applejack said "Uh… are you even sure that's even Fluttershy?" I said "Physically, yes. Emotionally, no." Pinkie said "Maybe it's just three really, really fast ponies that really, really look like her." That's quite an understatement. Rainbow said "Well, let's find out." Do a test run for us Rainbow.

"Hey, Fluttershy, are you running the shop or performing in a one pony show?" That's an interesting way to put it. I would have been more harsh though, so yeah compared to what I'd say, that's a compliment. Fluttershy said "If you don't mind, I can only improve the taste of one customer at a time." What? This seemed to get even worse. "You'll have to wait your turn." Now you sound like a Karen. "Ugh! Honestly, these small town ponies come to the big city and think they can behave any way they please." Stop right there! Not only are you trash talking your own friends, but you're throwing everypony including yourself under the bus. She went full Karen mode. I've about had it with her. She basically insulted herself too because she lives in the same town as we do. Rainbow seemed offended and said "WHAT?! You are a small town pony!" Exactly! "And your cottage isn't even in the town!" It's on the border of the Everfree Forest.

Applejack said "Look, Fluttershy, we came here because we were worried and we care about you." Fluttershy just squinted her eyes and said "Let's get out of this aura of positivity before it costumes us." Unbelievable. So not only did she just insult her friends, but she also denied having any relations with the rest of us. This was only getting me more mad. Sooner or later, I'm going to snap and it ain't going to be pretty. Pinkie said "As fun as this Fluttershy switcheroo game is, Smokey, Smokey Junior, and Softpad are really concerned." Yeah, you really hurt your feelings. Spike said "Yeah. They along with Zachary came all the way to Ponyville to get us." After Fluttershy said those mean things to the raccoons, I knew I had to call in backup and that's what I did. Fluttershy said "They should have, like, stayed there." WHAT?! That's so low and dark. "This shop is, like, a no-rodent zone now." Okay, raccoons might be considered rodents back home, but here, that's a different story. Everypony gasped and I almost reached my boiling point. Pinkie said "She called them RODENTS?!" Yes, she did. She'd better apologize later.

Twilight went up to Fluttershy and said "Fluttershy, I understand why you think you have to act this way for these customers, but there's gotta be a better way." I agree. Fluttershy said "Goodness, you are so right. Please, step this way so that we may discuss your concerns." There's something. Twilight said "I knew you'd come to your senses." I hope so. Fluttershy just slammed the door and said "Indeed!" I've had enough with this pony. These snobby ponies allowed Fluttershy to become one of them like she was infected with the plague. I went outside and said "I'm afraid she's left me no choice. Time to get out the big guns. We're going to Canterlot." We went to Canterlot and explained the entire situation to Rarity. She was horrified with what we told her. She said "I don't understand. When I left Fluttershy, she had everything in hoof." So you thought. I said "Well, that's definitely changed. She's lucky I didn't explode on her, or else things would have turned for the worse. Excuse me a moment." I teleported myself outside and summoned some huge rocks, yeeted them into the sky, destroyed them with my scepter, and let out a huge roar in anger.

I came back inside and said "I had to take care of some business. I'm good now." They all stared at me in shock for a few seconds when then Twilight said "Well, things might have seemed alright when you left, but they're definitely not all right now." That's a complete fact. Applejack said "She's acting worse than the worst Manehattanite I ever saw!" I said "How's she's acting has reached Death-con 1 New Yorker. Which in that case, it's the base level for New Yorkers. The worst is like Death-con 5 or something. Point is her attitude really does stink as bad as a New Yorker." Rainbow said "She kicked us out of the shop!" That's the worst part. Pinkie said "She called Smokey, Smokey junior, and Softpad… Rodents!" I said "If this was back on Earth, I would have let that slide, but here that don't fly. Not on my watch." Rarity was horrified at this and said "Wh-wha… Rodents? Why didn't you say that from the start?" I don't know. That's the last thing or second to last thing that happened. "She obviously needs help!" Duh. "Come on!" Yeah. I'm with you there. Let's go! We went back to Manehattan and we went inside the shop for Rarity to see for herself what had happened.

Applejack said "Told ya it was bad." Even these scumbags are offended. Rarity said "Bad? This is worse than I could have imagined!" That's more kind of a better statement than Applejack's. Fluttershy came over and said "Rarity, I'm so glad you're here." EWW! She did the French kiss thing. That is SO cringey. "Finally, a pony who understands that the couture in this shop is FAR too brilliant to even consider selling." WHAT?! That's how you make money is from sales, you dimwit! Rarity was even confused and said "What?" Fluttershy changed outfits again and said "You, like, totally get how lame customers are!" I mean yeah, some customers suck like Karens, but you're acting so much worse than them that you're driving away customers and that's how you lose money and go bankrupt. I took accounting in high school. I know this stuff. Fluttershy changed outfits for a third time and said "Watching them leave filled me with a sweet sadness." Yeah, your attitude is so bad that you're offending customers and are losing business which will result in losing money and having to file for bankruptcy.

Rarity twitched her eyes a little bit while Fluttershy continued talking. She said "And you'll be pleased to hear that I've taken care of your rodent situation." If she says that one more time, I'll blast her into last Tuesday! One of the raccoons actually passed out. Poor him. Pinkie said "Will somepony tell her to stop saying that!" Seriously. Rarity finally had enough and said "That's it! Fluttershy, I'm afraid you've left me no choice. You are terminated!" I would say that's extreme, but considering how she's been acting, I say that's a fair punishment. Fluttershy said "Well! Good luck replacing me!" I won't miss you. Get out of here stupid character. Unfortunately, Rarity had to terminate all three Fluttershy characters and she was scared half to death because they kept popping up. Finally, we got back to the real Fluttershy. She said "I guess I owe everypony an apology." You think?! I charged up my scepter ready to fire, but lost all motivation. Rarity said "You think?" Fluttershy said "I got so caught up trying to please all of your customers that... " before Rainbow said "What customers?" Yeah, in case you haven't noticed, they're gone.

Fluttershy said "I might have taken my salespony characters a little too far." That is a complete understatement. Now you had the raccoons trying to save their friend from dying. Fluttershy said "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. You know I was only pretending, right?" That was enough to get the raccoon who passed out to wake up and they hugged their friend in forgiveness and reconciliation. Twilight asked "But Fluttershy, why did you think you needed to be somepony else to run the shop?" I think I know the answer, but I'll let Fluttershy answer this one. She replied "I guess acting like the ponies of Saddle Row gave me the confidence to interact with them." I said "I think that was a little overkill. Sure these ponies are a bunch of scumbags, but they didn't really deserve to be treated that way. They're bad, but not bad. Basically you unintentionally caused the customers to become offended and drove them away which can cause a loss of money and for the business to file for bankruptcy. Also, excuse me one moment while I take care of some things."

I went to a random field, summoned a bunch of giant rocks on the ground, and let out a huge roar that caused the whole Earth to shake and cause an Earthquake. Finally, I charged up my scepter and blasted the rocks as hard as I could kinda like back in the Season 4 finale when Twilight hit Tirek with all that alicorn magic. Now just imagine that coming out of the scepter and the color being all crimson red. Once I was done, I came back into the shop having let out all my anger. They all stared at me in shock and I said "What? I needed to take care of some business. Nothing to worry about." Rarity said "Uh, anyways, darling, I'd never trust some horrible Saddle Row pony to run my shop." She makes a point. "That's why I wanted a friend to do it." Things were kinda fine, but Fluttershy went a bit too overboard. Fluttershy said "Well, I'd definitely rather be myself anyway, even if I don't exactly have what it takes to be a shop pony." We can work on that.

Twilight said "I wouldn't sell yourself short." Exactly. "Those salespony characters all came from you." They pretty much represented all the different groups of ponies in Manehattan. The snobby, the spoiled, and the emotionless. Rainbow said "Yeah. I think you totally have what it takes." If we make the proper adjustments, then yes. Pinkie said "Maybe a little too much." Agreed, Pinkie. I nearly destroyed an entire shop in anger because of what Fluttershy had become. Thankfully, I know how to control that anger and let it out where no one can get hurt. Rarity said "Indeed. You have all the inner strength you need, but I think we prefer it coming from our sweet, regular Fluttershy." We all smiled at that and Rarity continued on. She said "And that's just the inspiration I'm looking for!" She made something and called it the Warrior of Inner Strength. That almost seems like my royal title. Except mine is outer strength, not inner strength. It's very weak and vulnerable, but my outer strength keeps it at bay. Besides, that's what I have Twilight for. Of course, Fluttershy apologized for Rarity having to come all the way to Manehattan to come fix her mess, but Rarity said it's okay. She'd rather have her friend back than missing some fashion show and I agree with that statement.

All the ponies were interested at it, but one stupid scumbag of a pony had to open their dang mouth like a Karen and say "I certainly hope you aren't trying to undercut the Royal Fashion Show by ducking out and debuting it here." I was mad enough at this point when I said "How about you keep your dang mouth shut, you stupid scumbag?" The pony looked over at me offended, but I gave my death glare to where she backed off severely. Fluttershy said angry "Have you considered the possibility that the Royal Fashion Show is trying to undercut Rarity's by continuing on in Canterlot and not moving the whole affair here?! Hm? Have you? Hm?" The pony said "I, uh, no." That's what I thought, you stupid scumbag. Fluttershy stepped off the stage and said "Hmph! Just as I thought." Rarity looked at her confused and Fluttershy said Oh! *giggles* Inner strength." Yeah sure, okay go with that analogy. They hugged and I headed back to the castle. I went inside the library and sat down on the couch. I was reading a book for a bit when I heard the door open and in came Twilight who sat next to me and wrapped her hooves around me as I read my book.

Once I was done reading my book, I put it away and pulled Twilight closer to me. I said "So what's with the recent affection going on here? Not that I mind." Twilight looked at me and said "I wanted to see how you were holding up. You seemed to get very angry earlier." I said "Yeah, that probably wasn't the best idea for me to do all that, but I didn't want to do something I would regret by releasing all that pent-up aggression." Twilight looked at me with uncertainty and asked "Zach? What if something were to happen and you just… snapped? W-what if I were to say something that angered you? W-would you t-try to h-hurt me? I'm s-scared." I looked at her dumbfounded. How could I ever do something like that? Sure, she might drive me nuts sometimes, but never to the point to where I wipe her from existence. I like her too much for me to do that. I said, pulling her close to me "I would never EVER lash out in anger and try to hurt you. If I ever did that, I would never forgive myself and probably wanted to die by giving myself a death sentence. Besides, I care for you WAY too much to do something like that. I know it may seem like I would just explode at times, but I would never bring myself to do that."

I pulled her even closer and just let her cry on my shoulder. I figured she would always ask something like that. I am the most powerful creature in Equestria, but I would never abuse it's power. Besides, she's a fellow Element of Harmony and the Tree of Harmony would unleash all of it's wrath on me if one of the elements was terminated. Also, why would I do that? She may drive me insane sometimes, but that's part of being in a relationship, so it's normal for that to happen. I think because of the sheer amount of power I have, it scares her if I were to turn on her and she would be right. But I would never do that, not now, not ever. I comforted her by letting her rest on my shoulders and letting her cry her eyes out while I just held her close. Once she was done, I said "I might have all the power in Equestria, but it doesn't give me happiness if one of my dearest friends is suffering." Twilight smiled and cried tears of joy. She said "Thank you." I said "Anytime for my favorite princess. You do it for me, so it's only fair for me to return the favor."

She smiled even more and snuggled next to me. We just sat there in silence for a good while, but then as I got up to go to bed, I was held back. Twilight was up against me wrapping her hooves around my neck and laying on my back. I just sighed and fell asleep after turning off the lights. Yes, you heard me. We both fell asleep on the couch. Eh, Spike or Starlight won't mind. They're probably already in bed anyways. I don't know if this is a saying or not but power does not buy happiness. Basically, even though I have all this power in Equestria, does not mean that happiness or joy can be bought or obtained. It kinda reminds me about in scripture where it says in Mark 8: 36-37 "What good is it in gaining the whole world, yet forfeit your soul?" The answer is nothing. I could go into detail about this, but that would take forever. So, in all no matter what ever happens, I will NEVER turn against Twilight nor my other friends.

AN: Such an interesting chapter! I know there may be some controversy with how Zachary described the people of New York. To be honest, that's pretty much how MOST of New York acts. Just to be clear, not everyone acts like that. So don't come after me for being stereotypical about a population of people. Even though there's a lot of debate thrown in the air with those claims, there is a lot of truth in there. I've personally never been to New York yet, but after hearing stories from my parents visiting there and stuff on the news, my perspective changed. So please, for the love of Celestia, don't be offended by this. I'm saying this now so that people don't come after me for this. I NEVER EVER intend to be offensive with any of the chapters I write. Most of the time, it's just humor and are meant to be taken with a grain of salt. However, when something serious comes up, I put the truth into it and DO NOT joke around. So hopefully you guys understand and won't be offended.

Next Chapter: Hanging out! Zachary takes Twilight to Las Pegasus just to get away from reality and just hang out together. However, he notices that Rainbow is there as well, but she looks like she's the most miserable pony there. He then sees that most of the elderly are with her and she is restricted to what she can do. Will Zachary try to intervene and fix the situation, or will he completely ignore it and continue his day with Twilight?

Until then, my fellow readers