Twilight Felt relieved at Rarity's proclamation, trying not to focus on the slight irritation from missing out on one of Pinkie's parties. Ah well, that was all part of being a princess, right? Nodding her head in agreement, she took a step back and looked towards Applejack. "I'm counting on all of you. Good luck." Powerful energy gathered around her horn, The spell building up to an intensity, before there was a flash of brilliant light and the two of them vanished in a teleportation spell.

"Excuse me." Another voice spoke up, the owner The other pony that had been standing with Eclipse. He was another male, Though a Pegasus this time, but was still as darkly colored as the unicorn. Primarily a deep blue in his body, his long mane and tail stood out vividly in a lighter shade of blue, though his eyes were a startling contrast of bright orange. On his right flank, His cutie Mark similarly stood out in a vivid contrast as a pair of white wings creating an almost perfect circle encompassing three falling leaves, two of which were a similar shade of orange while the other was a bright red. He smiled politely as he approached, taking a moment to glance at each of them. "I'm sorry to but in. I am Navystorm. I was hoping I could accompany you into town. You see, I'm one of the other volunteers and I was hoping to get the chance to prove myself before I'm ousted from this little adventure. Would you mind terribly if I tagalong? Who knows, you might end up wanting to take me [I]and[/I] my brother along with you."

Looking a little startled and thoroughly embarrassed, which wasn't unusual, Fluttershy shuffled her hooves A little before glancing at the others. "oh, umm... I'm fine if he wants to come with us."

"me too! Why not give him a chance to run the gauntlet?" Pinkie agreed enthusiastically, giving the strangers an intense stare.