Short Hand: Dash Does Romance 2 · 7:34pm Aug 26th, 2020
Shepherd is just chilling out in between jobs when Rainbow Dash crashes right in front of him.
Shepherd: "Holy crap! Dash, you okay?"
Dash: "Urgh... I'm fine! Takes more than that to really hurt me!"
She struggles a bit, and winces as she takes a step.
Dash: "Nngh!"
Shepherd: "You look like you're hurt."
Dash: "I am not hurt! Hrgh!"
Shepherd: *sighs, grabs her and checks her hoof* "Hang on... Okay. It doesn't feel broken, just bruised."
Dash: "How do you know stuff like that?"
Shepherd: "Nurse Redheart made me take first aid. She is scary."
Dash: "Not that scary..."
Shepherd: *loud voice* "Hey Nurse Redheart!"
Dash: "EEP! I swear I wasn't-Hey!"
Shepherd: *grins* "Not scared, huh?"
Dash: "Ugh. Maybe a little..."
Shepherd: "Relax. I'll go with you to see her."
Dash: "I don't need to hold my hoof!
Shepherd: "Fine. I'll carry you then."
Shepherd hefts her onto his back.
Dash: "AH! HEY! Put me down, you hairless ape!"
Shepherd: "If you want to fly with a bruised hoof, be my guest."
Dash: "I fly with my wings!'
Shepherd: "And your hooves move when you fly. So nope: This is the less painful route."
Dash: "It's the more embarrassing route!
Shepherd: "Just blame an overprotective monkey, then."
Dash: "Hmph! Jerk!"
Unbeknownst to Shepherd though, while he's carrying Dash, she is shooting almost every other mare in Ponyville the smuggest look imaginable... Even as she complains.
Dash? Smug? Never!
(Tsundash intensifies)
Redheart can't be as scary as Matron from I Treasure Your Love, now SHE can be SCARY!
Tsundere dash again
Sounds like a 'Rainbow Dash' plan if ever I heard one: purposely hurt herself in front of Shepherd so he'll pay exclusive attention to her.
Well played, Dash. Well played.
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I feel like plan is too kind a word. Try "hare brained scheme".
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I mean, in her defense it worked perfectly.