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Episode 7	Dragonshy	Aired: November 26 2010
Fluttershy is busy feeding her animals, warning Angel not to eat too quickly but right as she says it, Angel stops and refuses to eat anymore. She heads off to play but then begins coughing as Fluttershy discovers there's smoke so she heads off but no one hears her at all. She gets spooked by Rainbow Dash, who calls herself the future Equestria ball bouncing record holder as she bounces the ball on her head with Pinkie Pie watching. Pinkie Pie announces that a celebration is in order but can't hear Fluttershy's disagreement and messes up RD's counting.  Finally, Twilight Sparkle arrives to tell what Fluttershy tried to say but mentions that the smoke is caused by a sleeping dragon, whose snoring is causing the smoke and that really worries Fluttershy. Back home, the others have their own way of dealing with the dragon but Twilight has a less violent method and says for them to meet back in less than an hour. Fluttershy is the only one not sure about taking on the dragon, even after putting on her "kick butt gear" with the others. Twilight warns them that they're going to climb a mountain and the dragon is at the top. Applejack says it looks pretty cold up there and RD adds that the higher one goes, the colder it gets (and the less oxygen you have to breathe). Good thing Rarity packed her scarf, which RD (and I) disagree will help keep her cozy. Fluttershy tries to convince Twilight to let her go home but Twilight is too busy reading the map to pay attention until Fluttershy mentions that she's leaving. She tells Fluttershy that her way with animals is necessary and that Spike will look after her animals back home but Spike is already having trouble with them. RD asks if Twilight is sure Fluttershy should come along with her being afraid of her own shadow but Twilight figures she'll be fine when they get going but we can clearly see that she isn't. The ponies reach the base of the mountain and hear what a snoring dragon sounds like. RD starts to dart off but gets bitten in the tail by AJ who says they should go together and RD agrees. Part-way up, Pinkie Pie makes her own dragon imitation making she and AJ giggle but Twilight says it's no laughing matter and asks Fluttershy what she thinks the dragon might do yet Fluttershy is still at the bottom. RD asks if she's waiting for an invitation (she probably is but one to come back home) and PP figures she might have one with her but ends up throwing other party supplies out instead. RD says that Fluttershy could always fly to the top so Fluttershy gets off the ground but when she hears the snoring dragon again, her wings lock in place and she falls into the bush, unable to lift off anymore. AJ goes to get her around the mountain (how will that help when the dragon is at the top?) and says they'll be there quickly but Rarity and Pinkie Pie get through 35 tic-tac-toe games before they finally arrive. They leap over a small gap between mountains and now it's Fluttershy's turn and it takes not only Pinkie Pie's little song but the shove of RD to get her across. Twilight warns that they're approaching an avalanche zone with the slightest movement could cause a rockslide (which is similar to an avalanche but not the same). Fluttershy gets nervous again with the word "avalanche" and after RD passes under a tree branch, two leaves land on Fluttershy's rear and she gets startled enough to partially shout "avalanche" but ironically enough, the others' sigh of relief that the rockslide didn't occur causes the rockslide  and the ponies jump and dodge the falling rocks. Rarity is relieved that she has a 2nd scarf but can't find the matching tiara. RD says there's worse things than that and points out that there's a pile of rocks in the way so the all climb over with Fluttershy pushing a few of them down the other side. Twilight gives orders on what everyone should do and is perplexed with Rarity on Pinkie Pie's method of diversion. All but Fluttershy is ready to go inside as Fluttershy explains that she's afraid of dragons roughly the size of the one in the cave. She was afraid to tell them this sooner simply cannot go into the cave so Twilight goes in alone but when she fails, Rarity steps in with her fashion charm and almost succeeds (probably would've without mentioning the jewels). PP tries but is in and out in no more than about 2 seconds without success. RD goes in next and kicks the dragon in the nose, causing it to sneeze and get angry enough to convert RD into a bowling ball that knocks down her friends. The dragon exits the cave and blows more smoke, tearing away Fluttershy's hiding place and making Fluttershy the angriest I've ever seen her so she scolds the dragon, then tells it to pack it's things and leave but it leaves without another sound and the smoke disappears. Back home, Spike still isn't having much luck with Fluttershy's animals when Twilight comes in the door, asking him to write a letter to Celestia, which he gladly does. AJ calls her outside to announce that RD is close to a record but Pinkie Pie scares her, or rather breaks her concentration and the others get a good laugh. Fluttershy says that not everyone can be as brave as RD but gets scared herself and ends up on her back, giving the others another good laugh.