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So, apparently, I was in some sort of movie theater watching a film about the unveiling of the Buckball Hall of Fame. I had no idea they could have a hall of fame for buckball. Well, then again, it is a sport and every sport has a hall of fame integrated with it. Also, ponies really do love their Buckball. It kinda reminded me of the passionate fans of certain NFL teams back home. Man, were those good times. I would always be tailgating at a Bucs game when I could whenever the Redskins, Chiefs, Jaguars, or Ravens came to town. Yes, I know that the Redskins is now called the Washington Football Team, but it's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It really was the only thing I did not hate about Dan Snyder. Everything else, I despised. I know a lot of people called that name "racist" or some bullcrap like that, but the problem with calling it the Washington Football Team is that it's not a unique name. If you watch the NFL, you know that all 32 teams have a distinct and unique name. But after the 2019 season, and when Coronavirus struck the Earth, that began to change. I'm going to spare you the details, but basically, it wasn't until FedEx to get Dan Snyder to crack. After that, it became weird and infuriating to say it like that. That name is too basic. TOO basic. Hopefully, they can fix that issue.

Anyway, I'm done talking about that. It's stupid and foolish for the people to call MY favorite team "racist" simply because of how sensitive they are these days and can never take anything with a grain of salt without being "offended." I despise my generation. Alright, enough of this crap. I'm not throwing everyone under the bus, but if you do this bullcrap, you know who you are and I hope you get run over by a car. Okay, I'm done now. Anyways, let's go back to the current topic. I think it's really cool that the first inductees to the Pro Buckball Hall of Fame are Ponyville's Champions. Two of which are my friends. It's honestly pretty great. Pinkie asked "Do you think they know we're here?" I leaned over to Pinkie's side in my shadow form and said "Look around, Pinkie. I think they have a pretty good idea of what's going on." Snails said "A pretty good idea of what?" and continued eating the popcorn. I rolled my eyes and continued watching the rest of the film. After that was done, we walked out of the theatre and out into the wonderful spring day. Fluttershy said "I can't believe the ponies of Appaloosa built this place." I think I possibly could believe it somewhat. Pinkie said "Yeah, especially after their team lost to us." Ha! I was there for that and let me tell you, the Appaloosa team got EMBARRASSED by Ponyville's team. They basically got ripped to shreds by Ponyville. It was basically like watching Patrick Mahomes pick apart defenses like a lion ripping apart it's prey and eating it for dinner. That's how bad Appaloosa's team got crushed by Ponyville.

It was honestly pretty good entertainment and I just watched Ponyville just blow out Appaloosa as if they didn't exist. It was amazing and I hope I can see that again. "They must REALLLYY love Buckball." Hey, people are passionate about football or some other sports, and ponies are passionate about Buckball. Suddenly, a pony came up to us and was excited because he saw Ponyville's team. Yeah, I know the feeling. He asked how much it would be for an autograph and Snips got an idea. Oh dear me. The cash emoji appeared and I could tell he wanted to make a quick buck. How ridiculous. He said "Snails, you thinking what I'm thinking?" I doubt it. Snails replied "What's the sound of one hoof clapping?" Eh, not bad, but it could be better. Snips said "YEA! I mean, uh, no!" Oh dear me. Here we go. "How many of you would pay for an autograph from my best friend snails?" Let's see how many ponies fall for the bait. Surprisingly, everypony fell for the bait and I rolled my eyes in annoyance and disgust. I know Snips isn't rolling in cash, but you can't be taking every situation like this one and trying to make money off of it. That's just wrong and is actually considered sinful. If you have read in the Bible where Jesus overturned the tables and stuff in the Temple, you know what I mean.

Snails said "Wow. That's a lot of writing." Good luck my dude. Hopefully autograph session goes well for ya. We walked away and Fluttershy said "I'm so proud they decided to honor us." Yeah, me too. I feel happy for you guys. "I never thought I would get to be in anything like a Hall of Fame." It's pretty special. Pinkie said "Me neither! Unless you count a royal order of party planners memorial library, which I don't because every party planner gets one of those eventually." I have no idea what that is, but okay. I said "Well, being in a Hall of Fame is pretty special. Even back home, with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, if you were inducted in there, you would be considered a legend and everyone would talk about it for years. I always wanted to be in a Hall of Fame, but unfortunately, there's nothing for royalty and that already gives me enough recognition as is. If I were in any Hall of Fame, I would be the talk of the country for centuries!" We came up to the railing and saw some fans play a game of Buckball. They were definitely having fun there. I looked back to the crowd of ponies and Snails was still doing autograph session. Dang. He better hurry it up if he wants to play with the rest of his team. Fluttershy said "I hope Snails finishes his autograph session soon." I hope so as well because I want you guys to bring home the title. I don't know what it's called, but basically the Buckball version of the Super Bowl. "We can't play without him, and if we lose our fourth at one game, we'll be out of the tournament!" Yeah, I hope that doesn't happen or else I'm gonna be ticked off.

Rainbow kicked the ground and said frustrated "Well, he'll better get his flank over there then." I hope so. "You'll have to win the first few games without me cheering you on." That's disappointing. Fluttershy asked "Oh. Why?" Yeah, do tell us dear Rainbow Dash. Rainbow said "Applejack was too busy to come, so she made me promise to go to all the museum exhibits and tell her about them." Well, that doesn't seem very fun, but ponies get busy these days, so it makes sense. "And trying to get in first and beat the crowd so I can get back into the tournament faster." Seems reasonable. Pinkie said "Oh, then you'd better hurry." Why is that? "Looks like there's already a line." Where? Oh. Pinkie, that is not a line. That's just someone trying to get first dibs into getting into the museum first as if this was Black Friday at Walmart or something. Rainbow said "What?" and flew over to the other building. She noticed the tent sitting there and tried to open the door, but failed miserably. She said "The doors aren't even open yet." I can tell. "What kind of sports fan camps out for a museum?" I said "You'd be surprised, Rainbow. Ponies and even humans do it all the time." Suddenly, a pony came out of the tent and said "The real question is what kind of sports fan doesn't?" I recognize him. That's Quibble Pants. He was the pony that went to the Daring Do convention with Rainbow back in Season 6. It's interesting to see him around here these days. It actually genuinely surprises me that somepony like him would actually be out here.

How ironic. Rainbow was shocked for a second and said "Quibble Pants?" Quibble threw on his hat and said "Rainbow Dash. Fancy meeting you here." Really? Rainbow said "Fancy meeting me? I'm a sports pony. Of course I'd be here. What's fancy is you being here. If fancy meant confusing." That doesn't even make sense, but I'm not going to judge. Quibble said "There's nothing fancy or confusing about it." Well, if you know what you are talking about. "You can't keep me from that-that Buckball Rink." It's a buckball field, you dimwit. "I'm-I'm the biggest fan there is." First of all, there is no such thing as the biggest fan in sports. It's all equal. It's shared. Not one person holds the title. Sure, they might do that, but they aren't thinking logically. Second of all, if you were a big sports fan, you would call the buckball stadium what it actually is, not anything random like an ice skating rink or something. Rainbow looked at the stadium and said "Uh, it's a Buckball field." Exactly. I can tell she's a Buckball fan because she actually got it right and not the first thing that came to mind.

"And you are?" I'm not so sure about that. Sports fans know their stuff and none of them take random guesses at stuff they have no clue about. Quibble said "Oh, sure. With all the bucking, and the balling, on the Buckball field, which is where they play Buckball." Yeah, you're not a sports fan. Here's how I can tell. First off, he seems to say stuff no fan would ever say about the sport. Second, he appears to be nervous. He looks around nervously, he's rubbing the back of his neck, he's stumbling some of his words. Clearly, this dude has NO idea what he is talking about. I'm not pressed or anything, but you really shouldn't be lying to other ponies about being a sports fan. It's just kinda messed up. I raised an eyebrow in suspicion and he began to sweat. It wasn't intentional, but I think he knows that I'm catching on. You can't fool me so easily. "I-I wa-wanna be first inside to experience the grand history of the sport." I can't blame ya for that. It does seem pretty cool. "I guess only a true fan would understand that." I am a REAL fan and I could easily beat you in sports facts as if you didn't know squat. Rainbow seemed confused and said "Whaaa?" Don't even bother Rainbow. Suddenly, two ponies came over and Quibble said "Oh, perfect timing. Rainbow Dash, I would like you to meet Clear Sky. The most amazing pony I've ever met." That could easily be very debatable, but I understand what he means.

I do it all the time with Twilight. Rainbow said "Um, you've met Daring Do, so that's probably an exaggeration." I don't think you understand what he means by that Rainbow. Clearly, you don't spend enough time around me to know that I do the exact same thing with Twilight. "No offense." There. That's better. Clear Sky said "None taken. When it comes to describing your special somepony, a little exaggeration's normal." Don't I know about that. I said "I know how that feels like." Rainbow looked at me confused and said "What do you mean you know how it feels? Oh wait. Right. Never mind." I said "Exactly. I do it with Twilight all the time. Clearly you don't pay attention enough to notice me doing that while dating the Princess of Friendship." Clear Sky's eyes went wide. In fact, Quibble's did as well. How ironic. Clear Sky asked me "You're actually dating the Princess of Friendship, Prince Zachary?" I said "Sure am. We've been together for like 6 years at this point. Too bad she isn't here with me. But when you run an entire Friendship School in Ponyville, it makes your schedule quite busy and since she wanted to come, I decided to come in her place and make sure I cover everything here before I go back to Ponyville and tell her all about it."

After that brief conversation, Clear Sky turned back to Quibble and I heard her whisper "And I feel the same way about you." Twilight says that to me all the time. Of course, you guys out there in the audience barely even see it, but it kinda happens behind the scenes when the cameras aren't rolling. The child stuck out her tongue in disgust and I rolled my eyes. That's how little kids are these days. They're all like "Ewww" when there's kissing involved or any kind of romance. I'll admit, I did that as a child once as well, but when I became an adult and started dating Twilight, my perspective changed quite heavily. It's not as bad as you think it is when you are a child. Rainbow asked "And who is this?" Don't be rude, Rainbow. You could have said it nicer. Clear Sky said "This is my daughter, Wind Sprint." Oh, it's that kind of relationship. Yeah, I know how that feels. I've never really experienced it, but my older siblings and friends from school have told me stories about it. I can tell you, it wasn't pretty. Quibble said "And she is pretty amazing too." She picked up Wind Sprint and put her on his back. Clear Sky said "Wind, did you thank Quibble for camping out so we'd be first in line?" Probably not considering the look on her face. Wind Sprint said "Thanks" in the most annoyed way possible and looked in the other direction.

Quibble said "No problem. I-I probably would've done it anyway." Really? "I mean, I-I can't wait to see the… evolution of the buck basket from farm to field." That sounds intriguing. "That sounds just, I mean, wow. Th-There is a lot to see." I can tell from that brochure. There was some cheering from the stands and it seems to me like the first game has started. Wind Sprint looked over and I could tell she'd rather be there than tour a museum which is honestly being very ungrateful. I understand it's cooler, but that doesn't mean you have the right to belittle someone else's hard work just because you have no interest in it or something. I did it as a kid and that got me into trouble a lot of times. So, it's not worth it. Wind moved the brochure from her face and said "I'd rather see the game." Why must you say it like that? Also, someone is very unappreciative of the hard work that Quibble put in. Speaking of which, he seemed to feel heartbroken about it and said "Oh, well, I-I mean. Sure, that makes sense. We could just go to the tournament instead." However, Clear Sky was having none of it and dragged Wind Sprint back over to the tent using her magic.

She said "No. Quibble planned this whole thing for us and you could be a little more appreciative." Wind Sprint didn't exactly like that and glared at her mother while Clear Sky glared back at her. Dang, somebody's got an ATTITUDE! Also, we got some relationship issues right here that need to get fixed quickly or else it will become a problem. The museum opened and we all went in there. Okay. Time to get everything. No. This is NOT a MrBeast video where I buy the entire store. I could if I wanted to, but it's a museum. Not everything here is for sale like a sports shop or a department store would be. I heard Rainbow say to Wind Sprint "I kinda wanted to skip the museum too." You're not helping, Rainbow. Quibble gave an angry glare at Rainbow and she got nervous. "But, I promised a friend that I'd check out all the exhibits." Same here. A friend and my marefriend. Yeah, both are the same pony. Wind Sprint was annoyed and asked with irritation "All of them?" Yes, all of them. I have specifically tasked myself to come over here so that I could record it all and then go back to Ponyville and tell Twilight all about it. Quibble came over to Wind and said "You know, I-I'd like a chance to catch up with Rainbow Dash. Why don't we split up? We'll cover more ground that way and…" before Wind Sprint completely walked away and left him hanging.

Dang, that's just brutal. Clear Sky followed Wind and Rainbow came over and asked "So… You and Clear Sky huh?" Oh dear. This is going to be cringey. Usually, Rainbow is disgusted with any kind of romance, which does include me and Twilight together, yet with Quibble Pants, she's just fine and even encourages the thought. This mare is weird sometimes. Quibble said "Ah, yeah. She's great." I can tell. She's definitely an attractive mare. I'm not trying to hit on her. I swear. I'm just pointing that out. I already got myself the most beautiful mare in all of Equestria that is the Princess of Friendship and I don't need a herd thank you very much. "Honestly, I've never been happier." I know that feeling all too well. That's how I feel about Twilight. We're still in the "dating" phase, or excuse me "courting" phase since I was raised christian. Now I know the christians out there in the audience are going to point out 2 Corinthians 6:14 where it says "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers," but I have a plan to fix that and I know I can feel God telling me he has a plan for me to bring Equestria to the faith. I'm not going to go religious or whatnot, but I promise, it won't stay this way forever. It will be resolved.

"Which is why I need your help!" Uh, why? He dragged Rainbow over to where the sports equipment was and hid behind one of the counters. "I don't know what any of this stuff is!" What do you mean you don't know what any of this stuff is? Some of this stuff is extremely obvious that even a fool would be able to figure it out. Rainbow asked "What do you mean?" Seriously, I would like to know. Quibble said "See this? I don't know what it is." That's a ball, you dimwit. Honestly, are you going to have this much stupidity? The freaking nerve. Rainbow said "A ball." Exactly. It's so obvious. You don't need to be Albert Einstein to figure out this stuff. This isn't rocket science. Quibble said "And this? I have no idea!" IT'S A BASKET, YOU STUPID IDIOT! MY GOSH, HOW DUMB ARE YOU?! Good grief. You act like you've never seen this before and you're just learning it for the first time. Even I'm not the most familiar with the sport and yet, I know what that stuff is. You don't have to be a fan to know what that stuff is. Rainbow said "It's a basket. How do you not know what these are?" I have no clue and it's absolutely driving me nuts. Quibble said "I'm not even a hundred percent sure what buck is. I literally know nothing about Buckball or any other sport!" Then why do you pretend to know it in the first place?

That's pretty messed up if you ask me. You better have a good reason or else someone isn't going to get their dinner tonight. Rainbow said "Well, I figured you weren't the sportiest pony in Equestria." I could tell as well. This sounds like that one episode from Victorious where Tori pretended to be an L.A. Kings fan just so Beck's friend from Canada would like her the best compared to Jade or Cat. That's just disgraceful in my opinion. But, when girls find a particular boy very attractive, they tend to do stupid stuff to try and get their attention. It makes sense to them, but in reality, they're just making themselves look like a fool and it's honestly pretty embarrassing when that said boy either friendzones them or straight up rejects them. REJECTION! Anyways, enough about that. Quibble said "But Wind Sprint is. And her dad was some big athlete. I-I can't compete with that." He tried shooting the ball in the basket, but missed by quite a bit. Bruh, you're literally right next to the basket. Even I could shoot it from there. "I really want things with Clear Sky to work out, but if Wind doesn't like me, I might as well give up." Ah, I see what the problem is. You find Clear Sky to be very attractive and want to be with her, but Wind Sprint is what's standing in the way and causing this to be considered a broken relationship.

Rainbow threw the ball in the basket and asked "Uh, why?" I Think I may know why. Quibble said "They're a family." Yeah, I know that feeling. You don't want to barge in on that and create a diversion as a result of that. "Even if it's okay with Clear Sky, I wouldn't ask them to make me a part of it if Wind Sprint isn't on board." Yeah, that makes sense. He looked over at Clear Sky and she waved over to her while he waved with a nervous smile on his face. "I thought if I could convince Wind I was some big Buckball fan, we'd have something to bond over, but I-I'm pretty sure she's onto me." Yeah, I can tell. Rainbow tossed the ball over to Quibble and he failed miserably at trying to catch it. Bruh, it's not that hard. I understand you don't have hands or magic to pick it up, but you don't have to tremble at it. Rainbow said "Give it a shot. It's easy." Be careful what you wish for. Quibble put his hoof back behind him trying to throw it as if he was a quarterback, but unfortunately, he lost his balance and went backwards crashing into something and getting himself stuck in the basket. "Yeah, I don't think she's fooled." Pretty much. She may be a kid, but even she wouldn't be fooled by something like that.

Quibble looked over at Wind Sprint and she gave him a glare. Dang, will you chill man? Good grief. You're worse than how my younger sister was when she was a teenager. I understand having a potential step dad might be weird and might not be the same, but at least give him the benefit of the doubt. Anyways, Quibble said "Co-could you talk to her?" Uh, why? "I-I mean, you're a famous sports pony." That doesn't mean anything. "You'd know what to say." Perhaps. "Maybe… you could talk me up a little." Yeah, I'll let Rainbow do that. I need to check out all the exhibits and write down notes for Twilight. Rainbow said "Huh. No problem." Rainbow went over to Wind Sprint and Clear Sky came over to help Quibble get out of that basket. "I've totally got your flank." If you say so. Rainbow said "Trust me. The game's a lot harder to play with apples." That stance and tone of voice sounds so awkward and embarrassing. It's just filled to the brim with cringe. Wind Sprint asked "You play?" Of course she does. Both her and Applejack are huge fans of the game and are pros at the game as well.

Rainbow said "Who do you think taught them?" She pointed over to the picture of Ponyville's team and Wind Sprint looked over to where the picture was. Hey. Don't give yourself all the credit Rainbow. Applejack was part of it as well. "Of course, being a Wonderbolt takes up most of my time, so I don't get to practice as much as I like." Makes sense. Wind Sprint asked "Wiat. You're Rainbow Dash? The Wonderbolt?" The one and only. "Woah. My dad was a great flyer too." I'm sure he was. Rainbow said "Hmm. You don't say. You know, Quibble's pretty sporty too." I think it might be a little too soon to be saying that. Speaking of which, I had to watch Clear Sky try her best to get the basket off of Quibble's flank and man was that really jammed in there. I was about to help, but before I could, Clear Sky yanked the basket off of Quibble and he got yeeted across the museum and landed into a bunch of stuff causing it to make a mess. Once Clear Sky realized that, she was concerned and Wind Sprint was still unconvinced. She said "If you say so." Oh dear me. Rainbow facepalmed with one of her wings and I went to do my note taking and observation because I know how Twilight is. She's all about the details and I can't leave anything out here.

Once I was done with that, I met back up with the gang and Rainbow said "I think I've seen enough of this museum for three Applejacks." I said "HA! You think three Applejacks are a lot, the amount of trips I took would equate to 50 Twilights." Rainbow's eyes went wide and she said "Woah. That is a lot." I said "Yeah, you know how Twilight is. She's all about the details and I had to make sure I wrote down plenty of notes and not leave anything out or else she'll go crazy." Rainbow nodded and said "Definitely. Now let's go watch some Buckball!" She said so loud that I thought she said football, but that doesn't even exist here, so my ears must be playing with me today. Quibble said "That sounds awesome, oh but first, I got you a little surprise." Hmm. I wonder what it could be. Wind Sprint took the present out of the bag and saw a book. Then, she said uninterested "Oh, a book." Really man? Why must you be so unappreciative? Things here usually aren't cheap and are very expensive. Trust me, I've been to enough of these places to realize how expensive these things are. See it all the time when I was walking through parts of Florida.

Quibble said "Oh, not just a book, it's a Buckball Almanac." WHAT?! OH MY GOSH! WHERE CAN I FIND THIS?! THIS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR TWILIGHT! "This thing has every Buckball fact and statistic ever recorded." I was excited and said "Where can I find this?!" They all stared at me and my face went red in embarrassment. "Uh, I just thought it would be perfect for Twilight. She loves that kind of thing. Nothing too serious." Clear Sky giggled a bit and she said "It's right over there." I said "Thanks" as quickly as I could and took off to go and buy it. Once I was done with that, I came back over and I heard Quibble say "I know, I never realized there was so much math and buckball. I mean, this game's got more numbers than Ogres and Oubliettes." Really? Huh. How interesting considering the fact I play that game on a daily basis with Spike, Big Mac, and Discord. Those are good times. Quibble handed the book over to Wind Sprint and she said "Thanks?" in the most confused way possible. She's driving me crazy. Quibble realized this and said "I-I gu-guess I could hold it for you, you know, so that you don't have to carry it." Even though I'm not the biggest fan of books, I would gladly take that gift any day specifically because of all the history and it has to do with sports. Those two go like peanut butter and jelly at least in my opinion. Wind Sprint got bored and said "Can we go to the game now?" Somepony needs to tell this filly to stop being so unappreciative.

I understand he might not be the greatest, but that gives you no right to talk trash about him. You have to be grateful for everything, even if it's something you don't like. It seems like these days, that concept has disappeared as more and more kids become spoiled and self entitled brats who think they are the greatest people on Earth and that the rules don't apply to them which in my opinion, is stupid and foolish. I am fully aware that it's part of human nature, but they are just doing it on purpose. That's the problem. When I have kids, I'm going to teach them to always be appreciative of what they have and to respect authority even if they aren't very nice. Basically, I must practice Proverbs 22:6 which says "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." If I practice that, then my children will most likely stick to the faith and not fall away from it. Hopefully. I can't prevent that from happening, but I can certainly try my best. Anyways, Clear Sky said "Sure, honey." and Wind Sprint walked away. Quibble looked heartbroken and Clear Sky said to him "Listen Q. This trip was a lovely idea and the book was sweet, but you don't have to try so hard. Everything's going to be fine."

That's the part of the problem. I think Quibble is afraid of what will happen if Wind Sprint doesn't approve of him. Because of that, he's trying to be someone he's not. Which let me tell you right now, is NEVER a good idea. It usually makes you look foolish and basically causes more problems than solves. Overall, it's just not a very good idea. Stay away from it when you can. Anyway, Clear Sky walked away and Quibble said "Not even my presents are in the ballcourt." It's ballpark, my dude. Not ballcourt. Rainbow asked in confusion "Uh, do you mean ballpark?" Yeah, that's exactly what he means, or at least I hope he does. Quibble said "Do I?" You should. "I don't know!" It's not really that hard. "One thing's for sure, Wind is never going to like a pony like me!" Because you are trying to pretend to be someone you are obviously not. Instead, you should just ditch that and try to connect with her in some other way. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know it would be better than pretending to be a sports fan. Rainbow said "Of course you will." See? Even she believes you can. Don't give up hope just yet. "She just needs to see your sporty side." I'm not even sure if he has one, Rainbow. Quibble said "I don't have a sporty side." I kinda figured that based on your behavior and actions.

Rainbow didn't believe that and said "Everypony has a sporty side." Not everyone, Rainbow. A lot of people and ponies in this case do, but not everyone does. Some have no interest in the sport whatsoever. I understand Buckball is on the rise as ponykind's favorite sport, but that doesn't mean everypony here in Equestria loves it. Like I said, some just don't care about it simply because they have no interest in it or don't care about it at all. "And we're going to find yours!" And how are you going to do that, Rainbow? "By the end of the day, I'm going to turn you into the sportiest pony in Equestria!" I don't think that is going to solve anything Rainbow. I appreciate the thought, but I don't think that's going to work. It's not that I'm a party pooper or I have no faith in it, it's just what I know from experience. It doesn't work out at all no matter how hard you try. Also, that only made Quibble Pants more nervous. We went outside and Quibble said "Look, I'm not saying it's a terrible idea, but it's a terrible idea!" Well, that's quite the paradox right there. I think it's the steal of the century right there. "You can't turn me into an athlete! It's impossible!" With an attitude like that, I'm afraid to say that you aren't going to get very far and will continue to have the same problem.

Rainbow didn't seem to care and said "It's either that or be yourself and bond with Wind over comic books and roleplaying games." You say that like it's a bad thing. Not necessarily. I'm not the biggest fan of comic books, but I'll definitely play roleplaying games. Especially Ogres and Oubliettes. I need to ring up the fellas and tell them we need to get together for another guys night in the near future. Anyways, Clear Sky and Wind Sprint got in line for entrance into the stadium and I just stood there in silence. Quibble said "Uh, I have a 17 charisma." What the heck is that supposed to mean? "Don't you think I tried?" Yeah, probably. "She doesn't even like Daring Do." Hmm. I can kinda understand why. Being raised in sports kinda makes ya hate books in general. "She thinks Daring Do is not athletic enough." Well, that doesn't seem to make sense. From what I have read and seen from the show, I think the word athletic would be an understatement to describe Daring Do's adventures. Yeah, it's that intense. Rainbow seemed offended by that and yelled "WHAT?!" while leaping up into the sky. I think Twilight might even be offended by that statement. But, she wouldn't express her anger as much as Rainbow would.

After all, she was the one that introduced Rainbow to the Daring Do series in the first place back in season 2. Rainbow said "Wow. We need to get started on Operation Sportify ASAP!" Well then. She pushed Quibble away and over to another field to practice. I would go into the stadium, but I decided to follow Rainbow and Quibble just cause. I need to observe so I can figure out how to solve this situation when the time comes. I mean, I could right now, but I need observation first before I can make any conclusions. "To figure out what your sporty side is, we just need to see what your skills are." Seems easy enough. "Everypony's got something." Right. I know I do. I can fly as fast as a fighter jet, I can probably be able to lift a house like I'm Superman, and I can pinpoint things with the utmost accuracy and act within microseconds of seeing it. "Speed." Okay, we don't need the demonstration. "Strength." Oh my, you just picked up a pony like it's nothing. Watch this. I summoned a pickup truck and lifted the thing into the air with one paw and didn't break a sweat. I could probably lift Dwayne the Rock Johnson's mansion high up into the air with one paw and not be crushed instantly. I guess that's how strong I am.

"Agility." Be careful Rainbow. Those thorns on that cacti don't exactly feel very nice when you get one stuck on your body. Just ask MrBeast. Poor man had one stuck in his leg after fleeing from a coyote with the boys in the Arizona Desert, running straight into a cactus, and have it bleeding while heading on a trip to California just so he could have a "quality" burger at In-N-Out because apparently, all the other ones tasted like crap. Yeah, that list included Burger King, Wendy's, McDonald's, and Hardees. That was honestly my favorite MrBeast video of all time. If you haven't watched it yet, I recommend you do. It's a great video and you'll enjoy it. "Of course, some ponies can do it all." We know that Rainbow. I can as well, and how I do it will blow yours out of the water. Quibble said "You're amazing. But what about me?" You'll see soon enough. Rainbow said "Right. We should probably start small." It would be a best practice to do that. "I'll pass the ball to you and you pass it back to me." Seems easy enough. "Okay?" Okay, roger that. I hope Quibble doesn't mess up on this one. It's honestly one of the most basic things that anyone could ever do. Including myself. If he isn't able to do something that simple, I don't know what to say.

Quibble said "Ok. Uh huh." and dusted himself off. Here we go. Showtime. Rainbow rolled the ball over to Quibble and he got into position, but the one where you overdo it. He was ready to smack the crap out of that ball, but I think he was overthinking this a little. He lifted his forehoof into the air ready to hit the ball and he said "And… Buckball!" Unfortunately, the ball rolled right past him and he fell on the ground. "Ow." Yeah, you just embarrassed yourself by doing that. Rainbow came up to him and said "Okay. Maybe agility's not your thing." This is annoying. He can't even do the most basic of stuff. Heck, I know people who don't care about sports or have no interest in this, and they would be able to get this right. I'm not sure if Hasbro is doing this to aggravate me or what, but it's driving me nuts and I'm about to file a lawsuit against them if this continues. Yeah, I actually have the money for it this time unlike in the past. Anyway, Rainbow tried the speed aspect of it. She said "Ready?" Yes, sir! Oh wait. I'm not running. Dang it. Well, even as a human, I was still pretty fast. I could take off as fast as a tesla could right off the line. Quibble asked "If I say no, do I still have to run." Yes, buddy. You have to. No backing out of this. And don't look at me either. I ain't backing out of this. Part of the process is you have to suffer through it first before I can give guidance on how to fix it so that you know how bad it felt and how much you don't want to go back there.

Rainbow said "Yep." and Snips said "Can we get on with this?" I don't care about your stupid business, Snips! I understand you're trying to get the bag, but that doesn't mean you can advertise it to us. We could care less. Go advertise to other ponies that are complete strangers. Not to us. We know who you are. "Snails and I did so well with the autographs, we decided to expand." The expansion of Inshane Designs on StreetSpeed 717's channel was a lot better than whatever this attempt is at an "expansion." "And these souvenirs are not going to sell themselves." Man, does he really want to secure the bag. This pony will have a lot of money by the end of the day. Rainbow said to Quibble "Remember, think speed." Right. I will. Quibble said "Got it." I sure hope you do. Rainbow said "On your marks. Get set." GO! Sike. I got ya there. Quibble said "Speed. Speed." He sounds like Lightning McQueen at the beginning of the first Cars movie. Someone get the Gas Gas Gas meme going. I'll do it. This is going to be fun.

As soon as Rainbow said go, I turned up the music to full volume and it was extremely loud. It was definitely going full blast. Anyway, Quibble said "Speed, speed, speed, speed, speed!" but didn't actually go anywhere. He collected dust, but he didn't actually move. How the heck do you actually mess that up?! I mean, at least he got the gas gas gas part down, but he never actually moved. Obviously, he thought he reached the finish line and said "Okay. What a race. Right?" Nope. He soon realized where he was and felt kinda embarrassed. "Oh, so much for speed." Pretty much. The music I played had died down and Snips said "This was fun, but I've got to get back to work." Uh huh. Yeah, trying to make a quick buck based on a friend you have that is now famous. We went over to where the museum was and Quibble tried lifting books. Yeah, you heard me. Books. That's not even that heavy. Well, they can, but when it's only two, it's not that heavy. Rainbow said "Come on, Quibble. You've got this." Does he? He's acting like he's trying to lift over 200 pounds which is quite heavy. Quibble said while sweating profusely "I've… got… this… ugh." He collapsed and the books fell off. Bruh, it was only two books. You're not lifting double your body weight. It's not that hard.

Part of me feels like he's purposely trying to be bad so that he can bail out of this which is absolutely ridiculous and foolish. "This is hopeless." Yeah, this whole thing was kinda hopeless to begin with. No offense. I-I don't have any skills. Not agility, not speed. I-I can't even lift more than one book and I love books!" Are you really that bad, or are you purposely trying to be bad? It's one or the other. Rainbow said "If we had time to train, I know I could mold you into the perfect sports pony." Yeah, but time is of the essence here, so that won't be helpful. "Or at least a sportier pony." Perhaps. Quibble said "Who knows how long that would take." Probably a while. "I need to get Wind to like me now." Well, you can ditch this stuff and just try being yourself, but still be respectful. We heard the crowd noise and Rainbow got an idea. She said "Maybe you're not the best athlete in Equestria. Or the most coordinated. Or the fastest. Or even a little bit strong." How does this help exactly? That doesn't exactly build up confidence. Quibble was confused and said "I-I'm sorry. Is this supposed to be making me feel better cause it's not." I agree. You might want to do better than that Rainbow. She said "But, none of that matters because I just figured out how to sportify you!" And how is that exactly?

We went inside the stadium and Team Ponyville was killing it. I'm telling you. They better bring that title back home to Ponyville. It would be a real blessing for this small town. I watched as Pinkie threw off the other pony, had Fluttershy yeet the ball to the other side of the field, and have Snails catch it with his basket while still smelling flowers. It's quite impressive. The whistle blew off ending that round and the crowd from Ponyville roared with cheers. The announcer said "And with that score, the stars of Team Ponyville advance to the next round." Good job you guys. Keep up the good work so we can bring that trophy home to Ponyville. "If they keep winning like this, they'll never get off the field." Pretty much. I heard Wind Sprint say "Wow. The ponies from Ponyville are so good." Yeah, they might be from a small town, but boy do they have the talent of a championship team. Quibble went down and said "They sure are." Agreed. Clear Sky said "Quibble! Where've you been?" Uh, doing some top secret and high level stuff that you wouldn't understand. That's all. "I was hoping we'd all watch the tournament together." Easier said than done, Clear Sky. It would be much more possible if you guys weren't stuck in this… situation.

Rainbow stuck her head out and gave the nudge while I rolled my eyes. I don't think this is going to help Rainbow. Quibble said smoothly "Oh, I've been arranging for us to hang out with a few of my close friends… from Team Ponyville." That seemed to "win" Wind Sprint over which is a positive. I don't know. Maybe this will work, Rainbow. I'm not sure. "That is if Wind's up for it." I'm pretty sure she is considering that huge grin on her face. My gosh does it look like those creepy smiles from Starlight's village all the way back in the Season 5 premiere. Those smiles were borderline serial killer. Clear Sky was still unsure and I can understand why. She kinda acts how Twilight does sometimes. Anyways, we went down and Rainbow opened the door that led out to the field. Clear Sky said "This is wonderful, Q. But I still feel like you're trying too hard to get Wind's approval." Well, to be honest, he's only doing this so that he doesn't make things weird in the family or drive a wedge in between you or your daughter. How this situation is right now reminds me of how I am with Twilight sometimes. If you've read every chapter up to this point, you know what I mean. I hope things can be figured out though. I'd hate for it to go terribly wrong even though that might happen.

Wind said "This is so great! Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy are the best players out there!" I can see how that is the case. They are pretty special in my opinion. I might be a bit biased, but I don't care really. I regret nothing. Rainbow said "Well, you can thank Quibble." I guess. How much longer will the drama go on for? "Wonderbolts. Buckball Stars. He's friends with the sportiest ponies around!" That doesn't necessarily make you a sports pony. "So he must be pretty sporty too, right?" I'm not so sure about that. Pinkie came over and said "Oh, so this is Quibble Pants. Rainbow Dash told us all about how you two spent a whole Daring Do convention geeking out together about books." Yeah, I remember that. Fluttershy also came over and said "And at first, she thought you were the most annoying fan pony she ever met, you two eventually became friends." Yeah they did after almost getting eaten by crocodiles and other wild beasts in the African Jungle. Wind raised an eyebrow in confusion and Quibble said awkwardly "Uhhh…." before Clear Sky said "I guess even sports ponies agree. Quibble's a pony you like more and more over time." That is a fair point. However, Wind was not convinced and said "Knowing sports ponies isn't the same as being one."

She does have a point, even though she could be nicer about it, but then again, she's a young child, she doesn't understand that much.I did that when I was her age and everyone I have met has done that as well at some point in their lives. Wind then turned over to Pinkie and Fluttershy and asked how it was like playing in front of hundreds of thousands of buckball fans. "What's it like playing in front of all those fans?" I don't think they are even paying attention, Wind Sprint. As a player, you focus more on the game than what's going on in the crowds. Or at least you try to. I've watched plenty of NFL games where the crowd noise affects the outcome of the game. Not really how it's supposed to work, but whatever. Fluttershy was confused and Rainbow said "I guess you'll find out." What do you mean by that Rainbow? You better not have Quibble embarrass himself on a Buckball field with a stadium of ponies at full capacity. That's one of the biggest L's one can take. Wind asked "What do you mean?" Yeah, we all want to know. Quibble said unaware of this new idea "Yes, what do you mean?" I sure would like to know. Rainbow said "I think it's time you told Wind about your next surprise." Really? And what might that be? Clear sky said "Q, Wind really doesn't need any more surprises." Tell that to Rainbow over here who doesn't really seem to get it.

Wind asked annoyed "Is it another book?" I don't think so. Rainbow said "A. Books are awesome." That is very debatable Rainbow Dash, so you might want to consider that next time you bring it up. "And B, this is WAY more awesomer than that!" Excuse me. Awesomer is not a word, so please use proper english, thank you very much. "For the tournament halftime show, you and Quibble are going to play a game of Buckball against Ponyville!" WHAT?! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?! I mean, don't get me wrong, that is pretty cool, but this only adds to the humiliation that Quibble is already receiving. This won't solve anything. Quibble said "WHAT?!" and started sweating like crazy. I used my paw to grab Rainbow's ear and I yelled "ARE YOU NUTS?!" If you've seen Lion King, you know what reference I'm making here. "THIS CAN GO WRONG IN SO MANY WAYS! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING?!" Rainbow put down my paw and said "Relax. Everything will be fine." Famous last words. "I've got this." Whatever you say Rainbow. I said "Fine. But if things go wrong, I am NOT bailing you out." Rainbow rolled her eyes and went over to talk to Pinkie and Fluttershy. Seriously, what made Rainbow sign off on this?

Gee, my buddy Quibble Pants is really struggling to impress Wind Sprint, so let me have him make a fool out of himself in a fully packed stadium with hundreds of thousands of Buckball fans watching him and also embarrass himself in front of Wind Sprint and Clear Sky. That totally sounds like a good idea. BULLCRAP! That is honestly one of the worst ideas I have ever heard in my ENTIRE LIFE! I know it might seem like I say it a lot, but I really mean it this time. After Rainbow was done talking to PInkie and Fluttershy, she went over to Quibble and said "Uh, you should probably stretch." Yeah, I guess. Quibble said "No amount of stretching is going to make this okay. What were you thinking?!" That's what I would like to know. Rainbow said "Look, you wanted to impress Wind Sprint and this just made sense." Really? Making a fool out of himself in front of a really large crowd seems logical to you?! I think otherwise. I don't think that having Quibble embarrass himself in a fully packed Buckball stadium is really worth it. I don't see this impressing Wind Sprint. Quibble said "Really?! How does making a fool out of her, Sky, and a billion Buckball fans makes sense?!" It really doesn't. And also, there aren't a billion ponies in here. They couldn't fit that many in this stadium.

The biggest stadium I have ever seen that could hold the most fans was Michigan Stadium back home in the United States. The biggest stadium in the world is actually over in North Korea. That's cool, but it's in a really bad country. If you've paid attention to the news, you know why North Korea is so bad. Anyways, back to the current topic. Rainbow said "Don't worry, I've got your flank!" We'll see about that. "I already talked to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy." That doesn't help at all. "They're totally going to make you look good." We'll see about that. Quibble said "Oh, okay. Well, maybe this isn't the absolute worst idea ever." I think you're about to find out that's not the case at all. Suddenly, the loudspeaker came on and said "Mares and stallions. Foals and colts. Put your hooves together for today's halftime presentation as Buckball's biggest stars take on a team of fans just like you!" Every time I hear that saying, it reminds me of that Sonic looking creature that presented the introduction of the Storm King in the movie back a couple of years ago. Anyway, the crowd roared with cheers and the game began. The referee blew his whistle and bounced the ball up into the air. Why does Hasbro always have to make this so intense? I never really understood that.

All Pinkie and Quibble did was stare at the ball and it drove me nuts. I bet if Rarity saw this, she would be pulling her mane out in frustration and that would be quite horrifying to look at. Eventually, the ball came down and Pinkie moved over to "help" Quibble kick the ball. She picked up his back leg and the ball bounced up past his direction. The ball landed in the basket and Snails was surprised to see it pop up there. I guess he wasn't expecting Quibble to kick it over there. The fans cheered and the announcer said "And that's one for the Ponyville champs!" Oh dear. Wind gave Quibble a glare and Pinkie dropped his leg back on the ground. "Looks like these fans don't know what they signed up for!" Perhaps. But it doesn't even count, so no big deal. All right. Next round. The referee blew his whistle again and he bounced the ball into the air. Fluttershy whipped it around with her tail and Pinkie bounced it towards the basket with her mane. It was about to go in, but Wind was quick enough and caught it. Hmm. Nice moves kid. She looked proud but very hesitant to pass it to Quibble. She was about to pass it, but Fluttershy said "Oh no. Quibble's wide open and I'll never get there in time to block."

Wind passed the ball over to Quibble with confidence and Quibble tried kicking it, but the ball barely missed his back legs. It was very very close. Just a few more inches and he would have gotten it. The crowd was like "Aww" and the ball rolled over to Rainbow. Rainbow was unsure and I raised an eyebrow at her. I'm not sure this is working. The announcer said "Ohh, looks like our fan team needs to work on their passing." It doesn't exactly help with you shaming them after making mistakes. It only adds salt to the wounds. It doesn't help. Quibble tried throwing on a smile, but Wind was unimpressed and still just as annoyed as before. All right. Here we go. Final round. The referee blew his whistle and bounced the ball up. Fluttershy spinned a few times before yeeting the ball with her tail towards Quibble. However, Wind came in for the block and kicked it the other way. Quibble got excited and moved down the field to try and kick it. He positioned himself to kick it and everypony's reactions were different. Fluttershy was worried, Pinkie was excited, and Wind still looked skeptical. Me and Rainbow were just spectating. I swear, these cameramen over here always make this so intense when it really doesn't have to be. How odd.

Quibble was finally able to kick the ball and it soared past Wind leaving everypony gasping and it went right into the basket. Except, it went to the wrong one again. The crowd cheered with roars of excitement and the announcer said "And the fan team finally scores! For the other side." DANG, the shame that came from the announcer's voice. That is just pure embarrassment and a huge L. I'm not even sure if Scrubby could sympathize with you on that one. That's how bad it is. "That makes three. Team Ponyville wins!" The reactions were different. Wind was shaking her head in disapproval, Pinkie was confused, Fluttershy felt bad for him, and Rainbow facehoofed in frustration. Quibble went over to the referee and opened the rulebook to page 647. He said "It says very clearly on page 647 of "The Expanded Buckball Tournament Rules" that a goal is scored when an Earth Pony sends the ball into the basket. But it doesn't say which basket." Yeah, I see the logic there, but everypony knows you really should not score in the other team's basket. Trust me. I did that in P.E. back in elementary school and the shame felt just awful. I felt absolutely guilty and stupid for doing something like that. It still makes me cringe to this day even after all these years later.

Rainbow said "Yeah, I'm pretty sure everypony knows you're not supposed to score in the other team's goal." Yeah, pretty much, but I feel ya man. I know the shame of doing something embarrassing like that. Quibble said "But the rules don't say that!" I know that they don't, but unfortunately, common sense overrules logic here. Doesn't happen very often, but that's how it is sometimes and you got to accept it whether you like it or not. "That goal is ours, and it's 2:1, and we can keep playing." However, Wind had finally had enough and said "I don't want to! You're not a sports pony. It's not fun playing this game with you!" Well then, she told him. Anyway, she took off running and Clear Sky gave an angry glare at Quibble. He went over feeling guilty and he said "I was just trying to get her to like me." I understand, but I think it's a bit overkill. Clear Sky said "I know, but I told you you don't need to." Well, that's what happens sometimes. This is all too familiar to me. Twilight tells me not to do something, but my stubborn mind refuses to listen to her and makes a fool of myself anyways. Then, when I try to explain to her, she gets mad and yells at me, basically guilt tripping me and making me feel awful. Then after a few hours of having her ditch me, she'll try talking to me again and tries to reconcile with me and I usually do the same thing. It's worked out so far.

"You and I have to rethink all of this." Ouch. That hurts even more. That's basically the final nail in the coffin or the straw that broke the camel's back and I'm telling you right now, that did not look very pretty. Clear Sky walked away and Quibble whimpered a bit. He sighed and then walked away as well. This is going to be an interesting one to solve. I opened the door I summoned and closed it going outside the stadium next to the Hall of Fame. I flew in the air and saw Quibble there by himself reading the Almanac. That just makes me sad. Apparently, Rainbow must have known I was coming here and said to me "You came out here too?" I sighed and said "Yeah. Honestly, it makes me sad watching somepony like Quibble suffer like this. No one should ever deserve such a fate like this." Rainbow nodded and said "Yeah. I can agree with you. But I have an idea." I raised an eyebrow in suspicion and Rainbow immediately defended herself. "It's not another crazy surprise. I swear. I think he needs to talk to somepony else to solve his issue." Hmm. Oh yeah. Perfect. The problem is the solution. Go straight to the source. Now that makes sense. I said "Okay. That will work. Come on. Let's tell him." We flew down and Rainbow asked Quibble "What are you doing out here?" Quibble lowered his book and said "Apparently, this book is as close to sports as I'll ever get." Ouch. That hurts man.

Rainbow said "Come on. The goal you scored for the other team was amazing!" I'm not so sure about that Rainbow. It's not exactly very encouraging. Rainbow said "Ugh, thanks for trying Rainbow Dash, but I think we can both agree that the whole "sportify" idea was a big flop." He closed the book and set the book down beside him. Rainbow said "What?! We haven't even got started! I got like, seven more top notch ideas to turn you into a super sporty pony!" I thought you just told me you wouldn't do any more crazy ideas. I gave her a glare and she started sweating nervously. He looked at me and I said "Look Quibble. Trying to pretend to be someone you're not actually creates more problems than it solves. Trust me. I've been there before. And it didn't turn out very well. So I think if you really want to try and Get Wind's approval, you should just try to be yourself even if that means you don't know anything about sports." Quibble sighed and said to Rainbow "He's right Rainbow. Wind's already made up her mind and so have I. Time to throw up the towel." I think it's throw in the towel. Not throw up the towel. Rainbow said "It's throw in the towel and that's ridiculous. You can't just give up!" True, but I think Quibble has already tried hard enough. It's time for a new tactic because this obviously isn't working very well as you can probably tell.

Quibble said "Wind and Sky deserve a pony they both like." Yeah, because the relationship is already quite complicated at the moment. "Besides, Sky wants to rethink things, so I'm just beating her to the lunch." It's beating to the punch. Dang, you need some serious work there man. Rainbow said "It's beating her to the punch, and it's barely a sports reference. How do you not know that?" Why do you think? I would ask the same question, but I don't want to get yelled at, so I'll keep quiet. Quibble said "Because I don't know ANYTHING ABOUT SPORTS!" Dang. That was quite loud. Even for me. "And like the prince said, pretending I did just made things worse." Try not to be too mad. I was only presenting the honest truth without being hostile about it, so hopefully you can understand. Rainbow said "So you should stop pretending." That's how it should have been from the start, but unfortunately, the people filming us over here need content, so oh well. "Look, you are terrible at sports." Well, that's awfully blunt. "You're uncoordinated, slow, weak." How does that help? You're kinda still insulting him, so please just cut to the chase for Celestia's sake. Quibble said "OK! Again, not really making me feel better." Exactly. Be careful with the insults, Rainbow. Rainbow said "And you're completely clueless about anything having to do with athletics." What did I just say? I may be your friend, but I still technically rule over you whether you like it or not.

I'm not trying to brag about it, I'm just saying I can still punish her despite her being my friend. I might be more lenient on the punishment then let's say a complete stranger, but I'm not going to let her get away with things unpunished. So, yeah. "But maybe I'm not the pony you should've come to for help." Or even me. Quibble understood what Rainbow meant and we went back inside the hall of fame. I heard Wind Sprint say "I wish we didn't even come here." Well, that's very ungrateful, young lady. I understand he's not exactly the same, but that doesn't give you the right to be unappreciative of what he did for YOU. Clear Sky said "Quibble thought you'd like it." Well, you saw how that turned out. Wind said "Well, I don't, and I don't like him." I'm telling you, kids are some of the most brutal and blunt beings you will ever meet. "Why do you like him?" There are reasons for that. Ponies in the past have asked Twilight why she likes me and would even associate with me, and she lists off her reasons and basically shames them for even asking a question like that. I find it quite attractive when she does that. It only adds to the beauty that she carries with her.

Anyway, Clear Sky said "Because he's kind, and smart, and his friends seem to care about him which is always a good sign." That's exactly how Twilight describes me. Hmm. Maybe she and Clear Sky have more in common than I thought. Wind said "I don't care how many ponies care about him." Well, that's not very nice. "They're not going to make me forget about Dad." Oh, I see what the root cause is now. She's afraid that Quibble will try to make her forget about her dad which honestly isn't true. He's only trying to get you to like him. He isn't trying to replace your dad. Clear Sky said "Oh sweetheart. I know Quibble's trying too hard, but he doesn't want you to stop loving your dad. He just wants you to like him." That's all it is. Nothing more. "And I think there's maybe enough room in your heart to do both." I think so. I never had to deal with something like that, but I might be able to pull it off a little easier. Not too much. Only about a sliver less. We came up to them and Quibble said "Hey there. Glad I found you because I have a confession to make. I-I know it's hard to imagine, but I'm, *rubs the back of his neck* really not all that sporty." I think we know that by now. Clear Sky mock gasped and said sarcastically "No." Yeah. Honestly, we weren't that surprised. Quibble said "I'm sorry I was trying so hard to convince you otherwise." It happens. "It's just I really wanted us to get along, but I guess it backfired." I could tell. Pretending to be someone you're not is NEVER a good idea and it will always be that way as long as the world continues to go round.

"Do you think we could start over?" I would hope so. I know it might be difficult for a child like Wind, but he's really trying out here, so you gotta give him the benefit of the doubt. Wind raised an eyebrow, but Quibble continued anyways. "Maybe we could watch some of the tournament together and you could teach me some sports stuff?" Sounds fair enough to me. Wind looked over at her mother and was given the nod, so she smiled back at him and we went back to the stands in the stadium. We watched as Fluttershy yeeted the ball past the other pegasus and straight into the basket with relative ease. Wind said "Okay. That's their ball." Right. Because Team Ponyville is playing offense right now, so it's their ball. Quibble said "I'll try to remember that if I ever decide to play Buckball again." I'm not sure when that will be. "But I probably won't." Seems like a good idea to me. Might be the best idea. "Oh look, Pinkie Pie's going flip and triple bounce the ball under the goal." I looked over at Pinkie and she did exactly what Quibble said she was going to do. Dang, maybe you do something about sports Quibble. Never underestimate yourself. Wind was surprised and asked Quibble "How'd you know that?" Pure luck maybe? I don't know.

Quibble said "It's right here." Oh. The Buckball Almanac. "Pinkie flips and triple bounce bucks over 83% of her shots from the northwest section of the field when the wind is blowing from the east." Wow, that's pretty specific. Wind said "Huh. I guess this book's kinda cool after all." There you go. Wind began reading it and Quibble got emotional a little bit. Yeah, that definitely would put a smile on my face. He dried the tear from his eye and said to Clear Sky "Look Sky, I know you're thinking of calling it quits between us, and after today, I don't blame you. But Wind and I just made a connection." Clear Sky was drinking her soda and she looked as perplexed as someone getting accused of a crime they didn't commit. Clear Sky said "Calling it quits? What are you talking about?" Oh, I don't think she actually meant breaking up, I think she meant something different. Quibble said "You said you wanted to rethink things." That's what I heard. Clear Sky said "Yeah, things like having your friend help you pretend to be a sports pony so Wind would like you." Well, you could have said it a little differently because most people would take it the exact same way as Quibble did, so you might want to up your game there. Quibble started stammering a bit and looked around nervously while Clear Sky had a smirk on her face.

She looked over at Rainbow and Dash did the same thing. Really guys? Come on. She looked over at me and I gave her the "I already knew what you meant, but you could have said it better" look and she rolled her eyes playfully. Then, Wind came over and said "Mom. Look what Quibble showed me." What was that? "When Fluttershy flies higher than the other pegasus, Pinkie scores 92% of the time and it just happened." Oh right. That did just happen. Pretty cool if you ask me. Clear Sky said "Wow. You better watch out or you'll start to like books." Hey! That ain't a bad thing whatsoever. Both me and Twilight would gladly welcome it. Wind said "I guess that wouldn't be so bad." That's kinda how Rainbow was when she first started to like Daring Do. Quibble was as happy as a pig in poop and Clear Sky said "Ha! Looks like you didn't need sportiness, famous ponies or lavish gifts to bone with Wind after all." I guess so. Rainbow said "Technically, he still needed to buy her the book, but that's it." Really Rainbow?! Really?! Oi vey. I watched them all bond with one another as the game progressed for a few more hours and then I went back to Ponyville. Woo wee has it been a day.

I opened the door and said "I'm back!" Twilight must have heard that because next thing I know, she's teleported in front of me and gave me the biggest hug that I have ever seen. I smiled and returned the hug. "I'm guessing you missed me?" Twilight looked up at me and said "Yes! It's been so boring these last couple of hours." I can only imagine. I said "Well, lucky for you, I actually brought something back home from Appaloosa." Twilight raised a brow in curiosity and I presented the almanac before her. "I present the official Buckball Almanac. This thing has every record and statistic ever recorded. I thought it would be perfect as a gift since you love books and it has to do with statistics." Twilight looked at it for a second before grabbing it with her hooves and saying "I love it! It seems you know me all too well. Thank you." I smiled and said "I knew you would enjoy it." Seriously, I knew Twilight would love it. "What's with the space appearance though?" In case you are confused, she had a new appearance for some reason. Her mane and tail were extended and flowed like how Celestia and Luna's does and at the very end of it, she had a picture of the milky way which I thought was cool. Even her mane and tail had spikes that stuck up a bit which really intrigued me. Also, her horn was longer; probably at the length of Cadence's and she had a crown on her head that had a jewel in the middle and was in the form of mountain ranges with it going up and down. The jewel was purple by the way.

She had black eyeshadow as well which really brought out her attractiveness. Finally, she had regalia on her front fore hooves that went up to her chest and the ones in the back went up a little bit before having the back of it being wrapped around by a strap thing that looked like it had a knife sticking up. As a whole, this new appearance made her look really sexy. I hate saying that word, but I don't mind saying that when I'm describing her. Anyway, she said "I just wanted to try something new here. Do you like it?" I smiled and said "I love it! Don't tell anyone else this, but the appearance you have makes you really sexy." Twilight blushed quite a bit and said "You really think so?" I said with confidence "I do. Anywho, is there a particular reason why you're wearing this?" Twilight threw on a sea-duct-tive grin and said "Change into your human form." Oh, I see where this is going. I said "Yes, ma'am!" and changed into my human form back home. Twilight smiled and said "Much better. Now if I may, I request to take me to the bedroom." Okay then. I said "As you wish, my beautiful, sweet, sexy princess." Twilight giggled and I carried her to the bedroom. Even though it has been a long day, it can end on a high note with my favorite mare.

AN: I am very sorry that I haven't posted in almost two weeks. It was the end of the first half of the semester in school and my teachers kept giving me last minute assignments, plus I was spending time with family, so I didn't have the time to finish this. Hopefully the second half of the semester won't be as hectic and I'll be able to post more frequently. Thankfully, spring break is in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully, I'll have more time then. I promise that something like this won't happen again or at least try to. Also, this fanfiction is not dead. I'm not going to be one of those people who say that their fanfiction is not dead and then they abandon it. That's not me. I will get each chapter done no matter what it takes. I have that much dedication to it. Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Next Chapter: The Amity Ball! When the School of Friendship has a school dance based on an old Ponyville tradition, Sandbar invites Yona to be his "pony pal" for the dance. The only problem is Yona is not a pony. So, she goes to Rarity and some of the other characters from the Mane Six to try and become more like a pony. However, it's extreme overkill and it looks cringeworthy when the dance finally comes around. Will Yona be able to do this dance properly, or will she embarrass herself in front of everyone?

Until then, my fellow readers