Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie got up after their relaxing rest to be in front of the portal on the statue.
“Are you ready to go in again, Pinkie?” Rainbow asked Pinkie with determination.
“I’m always ready.” Pinkie answered.
“Are ya sure ya don’t want us to go with y’all?” Applejack asked.
“We’ll be fine, stay safe though.” Rainbow told Applejack as she and Pinkie jumps in for more adventures.
***
The Hillside Cave Secret
The ponies has set foot, or flank, onto the same area in Bridle Hills as before. It seems like every portal hop is déjà vu. And because they landed on the same spot, they slide down the water slope and balance on the tightrope like last time. Then they wondered what to do next.
“I think the next thing to do is to go to the windmill again, right?” Rainbow thought as they went through the opened gate and went on the bridge, that is when they saw tightropes under the bridge that leads to some cave.
“Hey, looks like we can jump on that platform.” Pinkie said as she leapt onto the platform below the bridge. Rainbow was unconfident but decided to try. She landed on the platform with two hooves before she lost balance and almost fell into the water when Pinkie grabbed her fore hooves. “Woah! Okay, I got you.”
“Thank Celestia you’re here to catch my fall.” Rainbow thanked Pinkie
“No problem.” Pinkie replied
Ahead of them is a tightrope with electricity to electrocute them when it can.
“You can do it, Rainbow. You just gotta jump over it and land on the rope again.” Pinkie told Rainbow.
“Hold on. Jump and land on the rope? I don’t know ‘bout that, Pinkie.” Rainbow was unsure about doing that stunt. Doing flying stunts, it was easy. Circus stunts though, doesn’t look easy.
“Tell you what, if you’re unsure you’re gonna make it, you can use FLUDD’s hover nozzle.” Pinkie suggested to Rainbow who felt better. Pinkie Pie is first to cross the rope and bounced over the electric sparks to demonstrate real stunting. Rainbow set her hoof on the rope and tries to balance 2 hooves on a thin obstacle. Then, she sees the electricity coming towards her. She knew she had to jump, as it’s coming close, she sprung her knees to jump over the electricity and tries to land on the rope. But instead, she hovered across because she doesn’t want to fall.
“I couldn’t do it, Pinkie.” Rainbow said looking shameful, she felt like she’s behaving like Fluttershy.
“It’s okay, Rainbow Dash. At least you tried.” Pinkie reassured Rainbow as she leaped onto the next platform which doesn’t have a tightrope. So Rainbow definitely needs to use the hover nozzle to get across the gap. Just one more gap to get on grass and saw the cave on a little higher ground, with the hover ability, it’s no big deal.
“Time to see what’s in this cave.” Rainbow said before the ponies entered the cave.
The cave seems to be taking the ponies to another dimension. But as they are, the black Rainbow Dash came to take the FLUDD away from real Rainbow Dash. “Hey, that’s mine.” Rainbow shouted as it vanished from being seen.
***
Rainbow and Pinkie have appeared in some kind of dimension without the FLUDD.
“Great, I have to reach that Shine Sprite without using FLUDD.” Rainbow complained seeing the Shine Sprite over some obstacles.
First, they have to climb up 5 moving platforms, which wasn’t so bad. Then, they have to cross some more moving blocks. So far, it isn’t as bad as Rainbow thought and the next obstacle isn’t too difficult either as she’s supposed to run across a beam while dodging some easy-to-avoid cubes. They jumped onto some spinning star platforms and collected the Shine Sprite in the end with no problems.
“Wow, that was easy, even without FLUDD.” Rainbow admitted as she and Pinkie was sent back to Delfilly Plaza.
***
The two ponies were seen to be out of the portal again with FLUDD back on Rainbow’s back this time
“FLUDD? How did you escape from my shadow’s hands?” Rainbow asked
“I didn’t. My only guess is that the Sprite made me escape.” FLUDD explained.
“Huh, weird.” Pinkie said.
“Oh, you’re back again. Did you complete your current endeavor?” Fluttershy asked Rainbow and Pinkie.
“Yep. Hey, she had to do tightroping.” Pinkie explained.
“I admit, I was scared.” Rainbow admitted.
“Well, you had to go in again, right?” Fluttershy questioned them.
“Right.” Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie said as they face and jump through the portal again.
***
Red Bits of Windmill Village
Again, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie appeared on the same brick platform like before, had to waterslide like before and had to tightrope like before. Although, Rainbow Dash decided to use FLUDD this time to cross the river. The ponies look around to see what to do next, until Pinkie notices red bits everywhere.
“Rainbow, look, red bits everywhere.” Pinkie told Rainbow.
“Those weren’t there last time we’re here, were there?” Rainbow questioned.
“I think that you’re supposed to collect all of them.” Pinkie thought as Rainbow tries to do that. Rainbow found the first red bit on some rope. She had to hover onto the rope to get it.
1/8
“I’ll get the next one.” Pinkie said as she jumped onto the rope while Rainbow is still on it causing her to fall to the ground.
“Ow. Pinkie!” Rainbow annoyingly shouted.
“Oh no. I’m so sorry! Am I a bad friend?” Pinkie asked Rainbow if she’s still friends after this happened.
“Of course not, Pinkie. But you just have to be more careful next time, ‘kay?” Rainbow explained followed by Pinkie’s nod followed by her getting on top of the roof to get the second red bit followed by Rainbow hovering onto the roof.
2/8
“You… uh… deserve this bit, it’s yours!” Pinkie, being mad at herself, aggressively gave the red bit to Rainbow Dash and turned away from her. That’s when Rainbow Dash thought she shouldn’t’ve shouted Pinkie’s name.
“Pinkie Pie, I’m sorry for shouting.” Rainbow apologized to Pinkie who turned her head to her eyes. “You’re still my friend, I don’t ever want to let that go.” Rainbow then fell into an embrace with the pink pony.
“Okay, I’m better, time to get that red bit on top on the archway.” Pinkie said as they jumped onto the next platform and walked onto the tightrope to get on top of the archway and therefore, grab the next red bit.
3/8
Rainbow decided to run along the wall to find more red bits and lo & behold, indeed the fourth red bit but also a red X on the wall which indicates Rainbow needs to spray water on it.
4/8
“Stay here in case anything happens up here.” Rainbow informed Pinkie.
“Okey dokey lokey!” Pinkie said as Rainbow got down from the wall and spray water on the red X making Pinkie’s Pinkie Sense sensed a blue bit on the other side of the red X wall.
“I got it.” Pinkie said as she goes through the arch and down the wall to get the blue bit.
Then the ponies continue to follow the wall to get to a higher wall with a lightning bolt drawing that Rainbow cleans up to get another blue coin.
“I wonder what these blue coins are for.” Rainbow wondered as she and Pinkie continued to run along the wall to get the fifth red bit.
5/8
That’s when Rainbow and Pinkie saw the next red bit across a long tightrope with electricity running along it.
“Uh oh. Uh... I’ll go first.” Pinkie insisted worryingly because she knew Dash is scared of falling, especially at such high heights. She’s been in such circuses in Ponyville, so it wasn’t a problem for Pinkie. But for Rainbow Dash…
“Here goes nothing.” Rainbow said nervously and slowly stepped onto the rope carefully.
“Slow and steady, no pressure, jump when it’s coming, land or hang on the rope.” Pinkie advised Rainbow Dash while she crosses. And… somehow, Rainbow got across unharmed. Unknowing what happened, they collected the red bit without asking any questions.
6/8
“Look out!” Pinkie warned Rainbow Dash as she pushed her away from a small blue tornado with eyes.
“Where’s the next red bit?” Pinkie quickly asked
“There! We have to get on that ledge.” Rainbow answered as she pointed at the next red bit. It was a risky jump, but they jump far and made it anyway.
“Okay, now what? How do we get the bit from here?” Pinkie questioned. Then, Rainbow noticed the blades in front of them connect to the platform their on. Looks like the platform can turn towards the red bit when water is sprayed at it.
7/8
Rainbow continued spraying until the platform faced the nearest building because she sees a blue bit and the next red bit on it. She and Pinkie jumps off the platform and climbed up the roof to get both bits.
8/8
That’s when their red bits start to float to combine into a Shine Sprite on the other side of a tightrope that’s longer than the last rope they’re just on with electricity
“I’ll get that Shine Sprite, you stay here.” Pinkie suggested causing Rainbow to widen her eyes and look at her.
“R-really?” Rainbow asked as Pinkie Pie is walking across the rope and jumping over the electrical sparks.
With a smile, Pinkie Pie collected the Sprite and celebrates the victory with Rainbow Dash on the other side. Then afterwards, the ponies are immediately send back to Delfilly Plaza.
***
Back at Delfilly Plaza, Rainbow and Pinkie came out of the portal with Rainbow collapsing on her flank.
“Welcome back, RD.” Applejack welcomed Rainbow Dash.
“Did you have a great time, darling?” Rarity asked.
“Well, actually, no.” Rainbow admittedly said as AJ and Rarity tilted their heads and also as she looks at Pinkie which caused Pinkie to laugh nervously.
“Um… I kind of make her fall off a tightrope.” Pinkie explained.
“Yeah, it kinda hurt.” Rainbow said.
“Do you want to rest then, darling?” Rarity asked and Rainbow answered with a small smile and nod and as the sky becomes dark.