Not seeing any alternative, Dive Bomb nodded. "Dive Bomb, son of Thunderhead and Aurora Wind of Cloudsdale. I'm going to the forest near Ponyville to investigate the curative properties of the local flora."

He turned again to the mechanic, his interest piqued. "I wasn't here for the changeling invasion, and the accounts I heard seem to have been somewhat exaggerated. Could you describe it for me?" Nosing his way into his right saddlebag, he gripped the pen and notepad, preparing to take notes.