[Toward Tenpony Tower]

"T'aint nothin' miss Down," Corn replies. And winces slightly as he feels the crawling sensation of the grub hatching. "Imah tough pony. Better ah take the hit than any ah you folks."

Oh hey!

There's Sour! She heads right up to Corn and with a combination of a bit of divination magic and expertly applied TK she eases the grub out of the earth pony's insides and then flings the offending creature at a nearby wall.

And there Rye, too! She's trotting up and smiling at her friend!

"Oh, ey there Rye. Some mighty fine shootin' on yer OOF!"

The oof would be from Rye bucking Corn in the ribs. She glares daggers at him for a moment before throwing her fore-hooves around Corn in an embrace. "You big stupid meat-head! Stop being so reckless. You're tough, but you aren't invincible."

Vinyl is poking at one of the dead wasps with a stick she found. "Eeeww..."