Chapter 5 (Don’t listen to the trees)
You don’t know how long you have been it this damp cold forest of never ending tree lines. You now at this point really wish you did not head into the forest but for now you just gotta deal with your decision.
The three little fillies have gotten in front of you as you have drifted to the back of the group. Rainbow has been walking beside you for the last few minutes.
“Hey, what was up with Twilight earlier?”
You think to yourself for a moment, “She has been stressed about not getting her test results back.”
Rainbow laughs at your answer, “Really? Wow she cares too much about those things.”
“Oh ya Rainbow she got her test back and now Celestia wants to give her a party or something in Canterlot this weekend, you need to get the ticket from her.”
Before Rainbow can talk your conversation is halted by the sounds of Sweetie screaming.
Rainbow bolts over to her, “What? What is it?”
“I stepped in something squishy!” Her voice crack at the end of the sentence sends sound waves ringing in your ears, ow.
Sweetie Belle wiggles her right hoof around trying to fling something off, as she does this she loses balance and falls into a puddle of mud.
Scootaloo burst out laughing at the little unicorns fail.
Sweetie Belle is now covered in mud, her voice has a sense of sadness in it as she talks, “Awww Rarity is going to be so mad when she sees me.”
Rainbow giggles at her comment, “Cheer up, I’ll get a rain cloud to get the mud off, be right back.”
Rainbow darts up through the trees towards the sky.
You look back to the three fillies that are now staring at you….”What?”
Apple Bloom motions with her hoof, “Are you and Rainbow…Special some ponies?”
You are quick to shake your head at her comment.
Scootaloo blows her breath at Apple Bloom’s comment, “Ya like he could be going out with Dash.”
Apple Bloom hushes Scootaloo, “Applejack says anypony can fall in love on hearts and hooves day.”
They go back in forth for a few minutes before you cut in. “What’s Heart and hooves day?”
Applebloom and Scootaloo are too busy to answer you so you look to Sweetie Belle.
She stops flick mud off of her coat as she starts to talk, “Rarity says it’s when two special some ponies share a romantic day and it’s a day where two…”
Scootaloo cuts in before Sweetie can continue, “Ya and we know you can’t get two ponies to fall in love just because.” She looks at you, “Believe me we have try a lot of things.”
“Oh so it’s like Valentine’s Day?”
The three ponies look at each other confused about the word.
Your smile you had for understanding something quickly fades as you realize they have no idea what you’re talking about. “Never mind.”
Scootaloo pulls out the map Apple Bloom had earlier, “Well that day is not today; today is the day we get our cutie marks in…HEY!”
A gust of wind blows the map from her grasp. She grabs for it but misses as it is carried further into the air. As she makes a jump for it she grabs it and falls back to the ground… only the ground she thought she would meet is not there, instead she lands on a pile of leaves that give way as she falls through them into a hole with a high pitched scream.
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom scream her name as she falls out of sight.
You’re quick to act as you jump into the hole after her.
You are expecting to fall maybe a few feet and it would be a simple climb back up…nope the hole you have so foolishly jumped into leads to a dirt slide that seems to go on forever.
After a few twist and turns from the hard dirt slide you finally are dropped on your face.
As you pick yourself up from the ground you see Scootaloo rubbing her head beside you. She looks at you, “That wasn’t fun.”
You smile at the sight of her begin ok. As you look around the area you two currently occupy, it looks like some kind of abandoned hollowed out rock cave or something.
Scootaloo looks around in amazement, “Oh right I have to have gotten my cutie mark now!” She looks at her side with a smile; the smile fades as she realizes nothing is there. “AWWW.”
You are not amused at all about your current predicament, “It’s not a game Scootaloo we might be stuck in here.”
Scootaloo blows at you, “Where is your sense of adventure?”
You point to the dirt slide you fell from. You cross your hooves and continue to talk, “Now fly up there and tell Rainbow to get help.”
The orange pegasus rubs her neck, “Um…I can’t fly.”
You stare at the pegasus …no way…”Really?”
Scootaloo gets a sense of sadness in her voice, “Ya I can’t fly, you have a problem with that?”
You shake your head. You have no idea what that must feel like… to be something that is supposed to fly and then can’t.
Scootaloo sits down as the realization starts to hit her. “Are we really stuck here?”
You look over the little orange filly’s expression; she looks like she is trying really hard not to cry. “No..no Rainbow dash will get us out of here.”
Scootaloo smiles at the comment “Ya, You're right she will.”
Right as she finishes her sentence you hear the sound of the dirt slide behind you. As the sound
get closer you see Rainbow dash fly out.
She picks up Scootaloo, “What were you thinking?”
Scootaloo blushes as she talks, “Sorry Rainbow.”
Rainbow looks at you, “I’ll be right back.”
You watch as she flies Scootaloo out of the dirt slide. After a few seconds you hear her coming back down for you. As she pops out she looks you over. “You know this is the second time I have saved you but…You know that right?”
Of course she has to say something.
Rainbow puts her hooves to her side, “Say, thank you Rainbow dash you’re the best flyer in ALL of Equestria.”
You sigh and repeat what she says at a low whisper.
She taps her hoof to her mouth, “Ok I’ll take that.” She looks you over, “Don’t get excited but you have to grab onto me, ok?”
You roll your eyes at her comment.
Rainbow kicks off the wall and bolts beside you, “Now watch the…”
Her kick did more than give her an unnecessary speed boost; her kick sent the dirt slide into a broken pile of dirt.
“Oh man.” Rainbow looks to you. “Ok your turn do something!”
You laugh at how her demeanor can change so fast. You also find it funny how she is asking you to do something. It’s a good thing you were already planning something before she got Scootaloo.
You close your eyes and picture the both of you next to the three fillies outside. You stay focused on this until you hear Scootaloo’s voice. “How did you do that?!”
Sweetie Belle calls out in a high pitched voice before anyone can talk, “Can WE leave this place!”
Apple Bloom takes the map from Scootaloo, “Ya I think we’ve had enough of exploring for today.”
The three fillies start walking without you two.
Rainbow stands beside you, “You got to admit we make a good team huh?”
You stare at her, “We never would had come in here if you didn’t say let’s go.”
She blushes as she talks, “Ok, truth is told I was following you.”
She catches you off guard with this, “Why?”
“Well I wanted to have another adventure and you know… you always seem to have something happen to you.”
She gives you a gentle nudge with her hoof as she starts to follow the other ponies.
You think about her comment, she wanted something to happen? You don't know if you should feel flattered or upset at this as you follow after her.
End of chapter 5