//------------------------------// // Adjustments // Story: Friendstuck // by Rubix Cube //------------------------------// "So let me get this straight; You can't fly." Rainbow Dash said to Sollux and Eridan. "But you're Pegasi!" "We're also new here." Eridan responded, scoffing. Rainbow Dash had brought them to her home, yet they had obvious problems getting up. Rainbow Dash facehoofed for forgetting this. "Just flap your wings and launch yourself off the ground. It's easy." She responded, giving a quick shove to Sollux. The two flightless Pegasi gave a quick glance to each other, but began flapping their wings anyway. Sollux's wings, however, flapped out of sync and made him fall over. Eridan managed to kick himself off of the ground, yet the wings seemed to be moving in circles, causing him to fall as well. Rainbow Dash just laughed. "You two really DON'T know!" "Well, Excuse me for being more used to swimming." Eridan snapped. Rainbow Dash sighed. "Well, guess I have to use the alternate way." She flew up into her house and returned a few seconds later with a length of rope. "I use this with Scoots. I find it funny how she's able to fly for a few seconds while you can't even get off the ground!" She laughed, shoving Sollux again. "Just grab onto the rope." Sollux and Eridan just stared at it, then at Dash, but grabbed held it in their mouths. "Why are we doing thiiiiiiiiiiis!" Sollux asked, before being pulled up at high speeds by the cyan Pegasus. The flight was short, ending with the two facedown in the cloud. Rainbow dash sighed, shaking her head. "You know, I could teach you how to fly along with Scootaloo. " Eridan lifted his head. "Seriously." Rainbow Dash nodded, and led everyone inside her house. "What is this." Eridan asked once again. Rainbow Dash turned to see him dip his hoof in the rainbow fountain outside and lick it. "No, wait-" Rainbow Dash tried to stop him, but was surprised to see that he seemed unaffected. "...What." He asked. Rainbow Dash didn't say anything, just dragged him inside her house. She already knew this, but these ponies were weird. Fluttershy stared at Nepeta in confusion. The new pony was at an empty wall Fluttershy never used, carving pictures of her friends into it. She marked the pictures with Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs, smiling if this was normal. Upon drawing all of her friends, she looked around as if forgetting something, noticed Fluttershy, and turned back to it. She carved pictures of Twilight and Rainbow Dash both with Karkat, marking each picture with a spade. She smiled and fell asleep in a chair by the wall. Equius trotted into the room, stared at the wall and sighed. "Never thought she would want to do it this fast." Equius threw a blanket on top of Nepeta and sat down next to her. Fluttershy inched to the wall and ran her hoof over the engravings. "C-could you... please tell me what these mean? If, if that's okay with you..." She squeaked, turning to the Unicorn. Equius sighed. "Spades mean Kismesis, Clubs mean auspistice, diamonds mean Moirail, hearts mean matesprit." He said it as if Fluttershy already knew this. "Umm...O-okay..." She squeaked again. She turned to Angel, who's look seemed to be saying I told you to not let them in. To be honest, she was more scared then frustrated with them. "Sweet Apple Acres! Home sweet Home." Applejack announced, Vriska and Aradia following behind. The farm pony told them about their history and huge family, until they came up to the Apple Household. Applebloom was playing in the front wit Granny Smith and big Macintosh had returned from the field. "Howdy, Granny! These ponies are goin' to be livin' wit us for a bit, Princess's orders." She pushed Aradia and Vriska forward. Aradia simply seemed bored with the family already, and Vriska had walked over to Big Mac. "You're awfully bulky." She said to the massive stallion. "Eeyup." "I could use you for some things." Vriska responded, smiling. "Eenope." Vriska frowned at Macintosh, not noticing when Applebloom walked up to her. "Miss? What's your Cutie Mark for?" The yellow foal asked. Vriska turned to her, annoyed. "My what?" "Your Cutie Mark!" Applebloom pointed at her flank, Vriska seeing that on it was the symbol on most of her shirts. She stared at the rest of the family, noticing that they had marks as well. "...Role Playing." She replied nervously. Applebloom tilted her head, but smiled and hopped off anyway. She walked back to Applejack and Aradia. "Now, I don't want you to think bad of me or mah family, but if you're going to live here, you're gonna have to work. We have a lot of trees to buck, and we'll pay you with shelter in our barn." Applejack said with a smile. "Wait...Buck?" Aradia asked. "Yep. Follow me." Applejack trotted into the orchard, passing by empty baskets. She lead the two ponies up to a large tree full of the red fruit. "You just plant your hooves in the ground and shoot out your legs. Easy!" She pushed Vriska up to the tree and stared at her. The new pony simply stared back, but put her hooves on the ground and raised her legs. The second the two limbs hit the tree, Vriska hit the ground and moaned. A few apples fell out, and Applejack sighed. "We'll work on that later, sugarcube." She put Vriska on her back and trotted to the barn. She was glad they were so nice. Rarity turned the lights on and led the two ponies inside. "Welcome to the Carousel Boutique, where everything is Chiche, Unique, and Magnifique!" She said cheerfully, turning to the two. Feferi was obviously not interested, yet Kanaya seemed to be intrigued by the dresses and suits littering the room, mostly by a aqua blue ballgown donned with sapphires. "Ah, yes! This dress was requested a while ago, and I am very, very proud with it." She smiled at Kanaya, whom was still investigating the dress. "Wouldn't it be better to use emeralds?" She asked. "...What?" Rarity asked, confused. "The colors seem to blend with each other, and the gems look dulled. Plus, the stitches are a bit to visible and the neck piece needs to be shorter." The Unicorn replied, circling around the dress. Rarity pulled up her blueprint and her eyes widened. "Why, you're right!" She got a material box and levitated the mannequin towards her. Taking her sewing machine, she began to sang as she worked on the ballgown. Piece by piece, snip by snip Croup, dock, haunch, shoulders, hip Thread by thread, primmed and pressed Yard by yard, never stressed And that's the art of the dress! She laughed at the end, her eyes sparkling over her dress. Putting it back on the mannequin, she grabbed Kanaya and hugged her. "Darling, you have a gift with fashion!" She laughed, and levitated a few more dresses to her. "Would you like to help me with these?" Kanaya smiled and grabbed a few materials. This was going better then expected.