//------------------------------// // Rainbow Dashie and Macgirl // Story: Elements of Flame // by Princess Cadenza //------------------------------// ''So, Tank, what suit should I wear for the Wonderbolts show?'' Rainbow asked her pet tortoise. She flipped through dozens of dresses in her cloud closet. She looked at a Wonderbolt fan suit that she then thought was good enough. ''I think I should wear the special fan suit Rarity made for me.'' Tank looked above. He pulled his head back into his shell while Rainbow was looking at her suit. ''What's the matter, Tank?'' Rainbow asked and looked above her pet. ''HEY! I thought my friends and I got rid of all you Flame Ponies!'' ''There's a whole new generation of Flame Ponies out there, Rainbow Dashie,'' the Flame Pony flying above said. ''A whole new generation.'' ''You know... You look a lot like Shredder Boom did,'' Rainbow said. ''And my name is not Rainbow Dashie. You can call me Rainbow, or Dash, or Rainbow Dash, or Dashie. But not Rainbow Dashie.'' ''Fine, Rainbow.'' ''Wait, aren't you... Sparking Fire?'' Rainbow asked. ''That pony Twilight told me about?'' ''Twilight told you?'' Sparking said. ''About me and what'll happen to Canterlot?'' ''Uh, no,'' Rainbow replied. ''She just told me you visited her. What thing about Canterlot?'' ''It's just that I told her something. And it's the reason why I came here,'' Sparking explained. ''But I don't think you'd like to hear it.'' ''If it's important, fine,'' Rainbow said. ''Fine,'' Sparking replied. ''Canterlot will be destroyed... Your friends will perish. Your dreams will be shattered.'' ''You don't sound serious,'' Rainbow said. ''I am,'' Sparking answered. ''Just ask Twilight. The only way to stop this is to join me. Come on. Twilight's doing it too. Believe me.'' ''Well, uh...'' Rainbow said. ''Fine. I'll try it. Just... Fine.'' ''Well, thanks,'' Sparking said. ''The way we'll be able to invad-- I mean, save Equestria is to activate the Elements of Flame. They protect Equestria from coldness.'' ''From what?'' Rainbow asked. ''The Frost Ponies. They'll probably make winter early,'' Sparking muttered. ''They will probably always do when they learn how to use them.'' ''Well, uh, I'll try I guess,'' Rainbow said. ''But if I regret it, I'll leave.'' ''Fine,'' Sparking said. ''See you later.'' Sparking flew back to her house/lair. She grinned mischieviously. ''She bought it!'' Sparking said. ''And to think that the Flame Elements would save Equestria... Priceless, again!'' She flew to her wash room, where her cat Firebloom resided under a pile of warm, clean orange and red flamey dresses. Sparking picked up her cat and gave her a huge hug again. ''My plan is finally working!'' Sparking said. ''And Fireflight can't do anything about it.'' ''Meow,'' Firebloom said and cuddled back in her fresh, warm pile of laundry. ''The Elements of Frost can't possibly work this time,'' Sparking grinned. ''Because they've never activated them. And they probably never will. I should go see that farmer pony when I get a chance now.'' Firebloom meowed again, but the sound was muffled from the pile of dresses she was underneath. ''What was her name again?'' Sparking asked herself. ''Macgirl? Meh, it doesn't really matter yet. Yet.'' She flew the (long) flight to Ponyville. She landed at Sweet Apple Acres, home of the Apple family's crop. It took a while to find the farmgirl. Applejack was harvesting corn when Sparking found her and landed softly behind her. ''Hi, Macgirl!'' Sparking said. ''Um, what'cha doing?'' ''What in tarnation?!'' Applejack yelled. ''I thought my friends got rid of every Flame Pony around here!'' ''Well, not really. There's a whole bunch of them out there,'' Sparking explained. ''Anyway, I was hoping you'd do me a small... Favor.'' ''Okay, shoot,'' Applejack replied. ''And my name's not Macgirl. It's Applejack. Just want to let you know I'm not gonna get Shredder's Crystal for you, or solve any riddles.'' ''I don't believe that will be any nessasary,'' Sparking said. ''It's just something that is a little important.'' ''Well, what is it?'' Applejack asked. ''Well, here goes. Canterlot will be destroyed, and your friends gone forever. And the only way to stop it is to join me. And activate these things called the Elements of Flame. To save Equestria from destruction,'' Sparking blurted. ''There.'' ''What?'' Applejack simply stated. ''Yep. I warned Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow What-ever. They're helping,'' Sparking replied. ''Well, I may be Element of Honesty, but I need to keep my loyalty too,'' AJ said. ''I'm still not sure if I should even trust some Flame Pony. But fine if my friends are too.'' ''Well, your choices are to let Canterlot, the capital of Equestria, fall to dust and your friends gone. Or to help me activate the Elements of Flame and save Equestria,'' Sparking said. ''It's your choice to save Equestria or see its capital crumble.'' ''Well, okay, sure. Why not?'' Applejack finally agreed. ''Just... I don't know. You're a Flame Pony and all and-- Well, Flame Ponies these days never stop destroying Equestria, you know? But I'll give it a try.'' ''Good,'' Sparking replied. ''Because we not only need to save Equestria and your friends, but to get rid of the Elements of Frost.'' ''Um,'' Applejack asked. ''What are the 'Elements of Frost?' '' ''Well, they do the opposite of the Elements of Flame,'' Sparking said. ''They can bring coldness to Equestria, hunger, discord. Pretty much disharmony all around.'' ''Who are the Elements of Frost, anyway?'' AJ asked. ''The six Frost Ponies, not Constellia,'' Sparking said. ''Constellia would just use all six.'' ''Well,'' AJ said. ''I'll do it. But right now I better get going on my crops. See y'all later!'' Sparking waved good bye and flew back to her lair. To plan.