After filling the crater, the four ponies were left in awkward silence, each unsure of what to say next. After a few long, almost painful seconds, Cimber finally broke the silence. She nervously ran a hoof through her main. "Well, that's one way to ruin a first impression," she uncomfortably mentioned, "It was nice meeting you guys... I guess."
Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Twilight all mumbled their agreement. Twilight then stuck out her hoof, "Well, it was nice meeting you Cimber."
Cimber shook hooves with Twilight, "Yeah, you too. Well, I guess I should be on my way. Sorry 'bout the mess. Really." With that, Cimber cloaked herself in a thin flame and flew away in a slight rush, driven partially by embarrassment of the situation.
Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash watched Cimber fly a way for a few seconds before turning to each other.
"Well," Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "I should get back to preparing that storm for tonight." She then flew off with her usual impatience, leaving a trail of color behind.
"Speakin' of which," Applejack replied, "I still need'ta make sure the cattle an' pigs are ready for tonight."
Twilight turned to Applejack, "Oh, do you need any help with that?" she asked.
"Well, if you wanna', I'd appreciate it."
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The rest of the evening continued and end without incident or event. The sun had just set, the moon had recently risen, and Ponyville's weather team had just rolled out the large carpet of dark, wet clouds for the night's storm with minimal electrical shocks.
As part of the weather team, Rainbow Dash worked hard to bring the storm and now that the task is done, she lazily glided her way home. Her house was build in the sky and floated well above the layer of storm clouds. Unlike the businesses and homes below, Rainbow Dash's house was warm and dry.
But as Rainbow Dash landed on her doorstep, her impact caused the most unusual sound in the usually soft and quite cloud. It was a raspy, low pitched moan, much like a snore.
"Huh?" Rainbow Dash lifted one of her fore hooves in surprise. "Clouds don't snore," she thought out loud, but just as she thought, another snore could be heard.
Without the wind in her ears, Rainbow Dash could more clearly tell where the sound was originating from; it was above her, and fairly close. She flapped her wings and slowly ascended past the columns supporting the few floors. Every few seconds, the snore could be heard again, each time getting a little louder and clearer as Rainbow Dash got close to whoever or whatever might apparently be sleeping nearby.
Following the sound, Rainbow Dash ascended to as far as the room. There, illuminated by dim moonlight, she found the culprit and the source of the disturbance; a familiar unicorn with a light blue coat and purple patches in her hair.
Rainbow Dash was perplexed, "Cimber, is that you?" she asked.
The pony tossed as she awoke. As Rainbow Dash got a better look, the pony was definitely Cimber. The tired pony asked as she rubbed a hoof in her eyes as she asked, "Huh? W...what is it?"
"What're you doing here?"
"What?" Cimber asked again, clearly still in a drowsy haze.
Rainbow dash repeated herself, this time with more volume and assertion, "I said, what are you doing here?"
Cimber finally opened her eyes and looked at Rainbow Dash, but still lay comfortably on the cloud, "Well, uuh..." she started to ask, "What're you doin' here?"
"Me, I live here!"
"You...oh!" Cimber's eyes widened and her attention spiked up as her realized the situation she was in, She sprung to her hooves, "Oh, shoot!!" She exclaimed as blush began to form on her cheeks, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know this was your place."
"It's not that bad," Rainbow Dash remained calm despite Cimber's calamity. "It's just... what're you doing here?"
Cimber dropped her head and apologized again, "Sorry. I didn't have to work tomorrow so I figured there was no rush to get back home and I'd just stay in Ponyville for the night. Problem is, I don't really own a place here an' I left all my money back home. So, no biggy, I didn't need a fancy hotel or anythin', but then I heard about the storm planned for tonight, so I had to find a place above the storm. So I found this spot. I assumed somepony already lived here; I just hoped they wouldn't notice me. Guess I was wrong."
Rainbow Dash became a little concerned, "Well, why didn't you ask for help?"
Cimber lifted her head, "Pfft, I ain't gonna' bother somepony with my little problems. 'specially you since I already caused enough trouble." Cimber began to turn around, "Anyway, sorry for trespassing. I find some other place to crash."
Cimber started to glow and float above the ground, intent on flying away. However, Rainbow Dash quickly flew in front of Cimber, spreading her hooves and intercepting Cimber before she could get far. "I didn't say you had to leave." Rainbow dash said, "Why don't you stay at my place for the night."
Cimber was extremely surprised by the request, "You... you sure?" she asked.
"Yeah," Rainbow Dash became excited, "It'd be like a sleepover. It's gonna' be awesome!"
Cimber still seemed unsure, "Well... if you insist."
"Yeah I insist!" Rainbow Dash pulled Cimber by the hooves, dragging her to the front door.
Rainbow Dash opened the front door and exclaimed, "El cas'a me de cas'e, or however it goes." She quickly ran inside, turned on the lights and coaxed Cimber to come in.
At first, Cimber flinched at the sudden light and raised a hoof to shade her unadjusted eyes. After a second of hesitation, she stepped inside and lowered her hoof. Cimber slowly looked around the house, her eyes widened and an overwhelming sense of awe washed over her face.
"Wow," Cimber barely whispered, "This is a nice place."