Reality Check

"I mean, I'm from Canterlot so... I guess I can input my thoughts on that." RC answered. "I think one I can think of on the top of my head is that both places had a castle, both inhabited by a princess before. Though honestly, I can't think of much other than that. Canterlot is a place where rich ponies typically inhabit and just about expect high end everything." Oh! And I've heard the love in Ponyville is a lot more delicious than Canterlot's. A lot of ponies there to care more about their own status and fame, so their love tends to taste a bit weird." Tibia added. "Ponyville has the best love out of any place in Equestria I've ever been to, everyone's always friendly with each other and being nice; It's one of the best sources of love for changelings." RC sweat dropped after hearing that. "Blunt, but yeah that's kinda true."

"Ok, guess I'll go next." RC started. "So, my name is Reality Check, but where I'm from, ponies just call me RC for short. I live in Canterlot, a place where a lot of famous ponies reside in. Fashion ponies, artists, actors, food critics, you name it. It's also Equestria's capital city, where the princesses rule and host the Summer Sun Celebration... well, most of the time. It was once held in Ponyville, the day when Nightmare Moon was freed from imprisonment, but that's beside the point. It's a great place for plenty of things, in fact, I'd say most important places I'm aware of reside in Canterlot, so you can high-quality everything when you're visiting there." RC finished there. "Sooo... who's next?" "I'll go next." Forest said. "I'm Forest Flame. I live in a village where there are mostly kirins. It's a great place! There's drama sessions, a good view outside... We all love talking and expressing ourselves. Though that might be because we never got to before in a loooooooong time. We used to be all quiet because Rain Shine, our leader, decided to put all kirins into the sound of silence to stop us from fighting and becoming Niriks. Oh, I guess some of you don't know what they are. See, we turn into them if we feel angry, though ever since then, we've found ways to release our anger without fighting eventually." They all then looks to Tibia, the last one who hasn't introduced himself yet.

The four of them looked at each other in confusion. "What?" they all replied. Just then, Pinkie began singing about the ingredients needed, the equipment, the instructions, etc. The students simply followed them as they made the batter and put the cake tin full of it into the oven to bake. "Ok, the cake's in the oven." Tibia said. "The recipe said we need to bake it for several minutes." "Soooo... what do we do until then?" RC asked, hoping someone has something they can all do.

"We're looking for these ingredients." RC said as he showed Filthy Rich their half of the list. "I see, allow me to show you where they are." Filthy responded joyfully as he showed the locations and Reality Check and Forest Flame collected roughly a pack of each ingredient. They then brought the ingredients to the cashier where they paid for the ingredients before putting them in a saddlebag and returned to Sugarcube Corner. Not long after, both groups came back with their batch of ingredients. "So, I take it you guys got your ingredients?" RC asked Skylight and Tibia

Eyyyy, congrats Silky ^^

Once the groups were settled, they split up to fetch the ingredients they're looking for. Skylight went with Tibia to Sweet Apple Acres; Reality went with Forest Flame around Ponyville. Soon after, RC and Forest were in the market place, looking around for sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and vanillia extract. After Forest raised her question, RC tried remembering some locations for some clues. That's when he thought of a place that might sell baking supplies. "A lot of these ingredients are dry and it looks like the marketplace had mostly vegetables. Maybe we can start with Barnyard Bargins? It did look like those supermarkets back at home." He suggested.

Looking over the list of recipes, there were many different kinds, ranging from simple to complicated. Needless to say, there were a lot of baked stuff they could make. "Maybe we should try somwthing simple, since I get the sense not all of us have baked a cake before." RC suggested. As Skylight readed the list, he thought about which is the best recipe for them to do. "I think chocolate cake is simple enough, let's go with that." Reality suggested. As soon as he did, Pinkie handed the bits needed as they head off to the marketplace. The marketplace was crowded with ponies and a few other different creatures. There also aren't a lot of signs, so they have to fly up just to see what they're selling. "We should split the list into two, that'll help get the stuff we need faster." RC spoke. "Skylight, you can go with the changeling, while I'll go with the kirin. And I just realized neither of you have told us your names yet." The unicorn looked to the two, wondering about their names

RC tried lifting one of the large pieces of rubble with his magic, except this turned out to be harder than he thought. Despite not using his bare hooves, carrying the giant chunks of concrete with magic feels just as daunting. "Phew... these chunks are heavy." Reality mutter as they continued on with moving the pieces. By the end of it, all the pieces are cleared out and a new foundation was made. "We can go for a lunch break, wonder what the food is like in Maretime Bay, 'cause Bridlewood just mostly has fruit pastries and tea" RC's stomach grumbled slightly after he said that Looking over to Plum, she saw the map she unfolded and went to look through them. He soon saw some locations he didn't recognize. "No idea, but we should go get something to eat. We can talk about that as we go."

"Supplies huh? Well, I could transform into anything. Maybe I can do the heavy-lifting." The changeling suggested, thinking he might be able to help with the task with his species' natural ability. As they got the list and Skylight read it out loud, they were pretty confused. Reality looks at the list of ingredients for himself and was immediately weirded out by it. "What kind of baked goods uses these sort of ingredients? Especially wheat worms?!" RC asks back with a ton of skepticism

Once Skylight led them to Sugarcube Corner, The kirin and changeling just simply marvelled at how it looks. RC on the other hand has already seen plenty of intricate designs during his time as an artists, so the structure didn't phase him much. Once inside Sugarcube Corner, the smell of pastries and baked goods hit their noses almost instantly. It caused some of them to salivate a little, but they pressed on nonetheless. Skylight soon rung the bell as Pinkie popped up. "I'm down for tasting some of these." The kirin said, soon followed up by the changeling. "Me too! They're baked with so much love that I could taste them!" "Ok you two, we can save the pastries for later." Reality told them. "But that aside, is there any tasks you got for us? Like the baking you just mentioned?"

"Yes, actually..." The kirin raised her hoof. "What do you mean by the Golden Oak Library blew up? Did something happened to it?" "Yeah, I don't think I've heard about it either." The changeling added. "If it was back when I was still in the hive, then... well, that would explain it" "The short version is that, it was collateral damage from a disaster that almost destroyed Equestria. I hope that answers it somewhat. But that aside..." RC turned to them. So after, he turned to Skylight. "Apart from Canterlot, since I pretty much live there, the other place I've been to is Manehatten. Though I only stayed there for a short while to visit my relatives."

RC can't help but smile mischievously at Mango's failed scheme, even though it was hardly surprising. As Sunny gave a list on what to buy to rebuild the lighthouse, he thought about what he could do to contribute, as well as which would be easier for him to do. "I'll help out with the rubble. I think I can use my magic to levitate some rocks away." Reality said, deciding to help with moving the rubble

Even though the kirin didn't get an answer, she simply shrugged as they all when back to touring. Once again, there was a ton of buildings in the downtown area, too many to count or remember in one tour. Though there are a few trends RC was able to notice: Pinkie tends to visit places that are about entertaining ponies or party supplies. This wasn't surprising as she was know all over Equestria as the party pony of the mane 6, it'd be pretty hard to find somepony that doesn't know her profession. Having this many places however gave way for sparks pf inspiration, which Reality had every now and then when they pass each building. "For a place I've never been to, this place has a lot of buildings..." RC muttered under his breath. "You can say that again" The changeling added