Natural Ways
Some time later, both Twilight Sparkle and Spike were both outside on a lovely day. "I said it is a lovely day outside today," Spike said, "And I'm right about that." "Yes, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said.
At the moment, the birds are singing the sun is shining and the view is lovely. "Princess Celestia has done a great job this time," Twilight Sparkle said, "In raising the sun on this wonderful day." "That's how she always does the job," Spike explained.
"Yes," Twilight Sparkle said, "I know." "Well," Spike said, "Let's enjoy this view." "Right," Twilight Sparkle said, as she laid down a lot of books. "Wait a minute," Spike said, "You're going to study on a day like this?"
"Nope," Twilight Sparkle said, "I'm just going to see what we see." "Oh," Spike said. That's when a little critter walked into their sight. "Oh, look,' Twilight Sparkle said, getting out a book, "A red squirrel!"
Twilight Sparkle got out the book and turned to a page to find the matching critter. "Right," Spike said, "A red squirrel!" He then noticed that Twilight Sparkle is paying more attention to the book that she is looking at. "Oh, Twilight," Spike groaned.
Some more creatures were around the two. But Twilight Sparkle kept her eyes on her books. "I thought a day like this would get you interested," Spike said, disappointed. "Sorry, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said, "I am just keeping track of things. Oh, look a raccoon!"
"Oh, Twilight," Spike sighed. Twilight Sparkle continued to look at her books.
Then suddenly a rainfall fell onto both Twilight Sparkle and Spike. "Hey!" Spike called out, "What gives?! I thought it was a lovely day!" "Sorry about that!" a voice called. Both Twilight Sparkle and Spike saw a Pegasus pony, who had accidentally brought a rain cloud above the two.
"I lost control of this thing!" the Pegasus pony went on. Then she took the now empty raincloud away. "Whoops," Spike said, "What a mistake!" "Oh no!" Twilight Sparkle called. "What is it?" Spike asked.
He saw that Twilight Sparkle is looking at all of the books that she had brought with her, all completely soaked by the rain. "My books!" Twilight Sparkle cried, "They're all ruined!" "I see," Spike said, picking up one book, only to have it fall apart in his hands.
"Now I'll never figure out what I see now!" Twilight Sparkle cried. Spike thought about what to say immediately. "Twilight," he said to his pony friend, "You don't need some books to figure out what you see here." "Really?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "Yeah," Spike said, "Try to figure out what is in front of you? No, it's not a wet book."
Twilight Sparkle looked at what is in front of her. "A cottontail bunny," she said. "Right," Spike said. "And over there is a woodpecker," Twilight Sparkle said, looking at a bird on a nearby tree, "A red woodpecker to be precise." "Not a familiar cartoon woodpecker," Spike said.
"Right," Twilight Sparkle said, "I don't need my books to see what's going on around me!" "Yes!" Spike said, "Now let's see what is going on now!" "Right there with you!" Twilight Sparkle said.
So for the rest of the day, both Spike and Twilight Sparkle looked at what is going on around them. From wildlife to most of the trees and plants. "Look," Twilight Sparkle said, "A Flying Squirrel!" "Yes!" Spike said. "And he is some ancient fern," Twilight Sparkle said. "Right!" Spike said.
The two had a great time together and by the end of the day, Twilight Sparkle and Spike had a fun time together. "That was fun," Spike said. "You were right, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said, "It's a lot better without the books."
"Yes," Spike said, "You didn't need all of those books to figure out what we have seen today." "That's right, Spike," Twilight Sparkle said, "It is better that way. But." "What, Twilight?" Spike asked.
"But I am going to have to find a way to make it up to the librarian," Twilight Sparkle said, holding a big, wet, papery mess. "Oh, right," Spike said dully.