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“You… saved… my life…” Applejack put on a casual smile for the young drake. “Aw, don’t mention it, Spike. Now c’mon, let’s get back into town before those timber wolves pull themselves back together.” The hot air balloon secured about her midsection, she led the young drake out of the Everfree and back into town. “So how’d you end up out here? See the balloon flyin’ out this way and tried to wrangle it?” Spike laughed. “Yeah!” At Applejack’s raised eyebrow, he amended, “Okay, it’s my fault it’s out here. Twilight’s got this big study session going on and she didn’t need me for anything, so I thought I’d take a ride, but the rope got loose and I tried to stop it…” “An’ you got dragged out all the way out here.” At her friend’s regretful nod, she gave him a comforting smile. “Don’t worry. This thing probably got beat up worse when me an’ the girls were tryin’ to chase down Rainbow Dash. Cherry Berry’s probably gonna be mad fer a while, but that’ll blow over.” She flashed a