>>7130617(Final update of Ch4 incoming)
Your eyes flutter open lazily, your body remaining sprawled out across the couch cushion where Ryan had been sitting a few hours prior. With all the events of the past weeks you hadn't been alone long enough to figure out how hard it is to amuse yourself with hooves. You know that it's only been a couple hours since the two of them headed into town. All they would say is that they had something special to get ready for. You can only hope that they didn't go and do something crazy without letting you know. You nuzzle the cushion longingly. You really wish that they were back so you could stop coming up with terrible scenarios in your head of what might have happened to them.
You finally hear something that sounds like the chugging motor of Dan's truck and crane your neck outwards. Both excited and relieved, you jump off the couch and plant yourself at the front door, sitting upright on your back legs.
The door swings open with Dan leading the way, carrying a large cardboard box. He pauses for a moment as he enters, smiling and laughing at the sight of you waiting by the door.