Appledashery

by Just Essay

Sure, Why Not

"Crap crap crap!" Romulus growled aside at Rainbow Dash. "Next time, shove that worthless talking paperweight of yours into an incinerator!"

"I don't need a tan! Thanks, though!" Lancie wheezed, gripping onto Rainbow's tail as she and the griffon flew rapidly through the hallways of the castle. "Although I wasn't the one who tripped myse—"

"Wow. Lancie. Your. Clumsiness. Is. Epic." Rainbow nevertheless droned as she and Romulus zig-zagged to avoid the heated dragons in pursuit behind them. "There must be a way to salvage this situation!"

"I'm afraid I don't read you, Sparky," Lancie wheezed. "You've turned into a connect-the-dots book underwater and I wanna know why." He blinked. "Wait, what am I saying?"

"Hurry!" Romulus sputtered. "We gotta lose them! They're so close, I can smell the sulfur in their breaths!"

"Don't you mean hydrogen sulf—?"

"Lancie, not now!"" Rainbow pointed up ahead. "Quick! Before we perform a perfect loop, let's duck down into the basement levels!"

"What?!" Romulus' beak twisted. "But that's where Sunset is!"

"There're waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more places to lose them down there! And as for Sunset, we'll grab her then split up!"

"You're thinking we can confuse them in the maze of corridors?"

"Exactly!"

Romulus gnashed his beak. "I hate to say it... but it might be our only option right now. Let's go!"

"Huh..." Lancie smirked. "I think I'm starting to see what you're—" Rainbow flicked her tail, knocking him into a passing wall. Thwack! "Okay. Ow."

"Go go go!" Rainbow's voice cracked as the two dove.

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Down in the cellar, Sunset Shimmer sat in a meditative stance. Her horn started glowing slowly, spreading a golden warmth across the crystals in front of her.

Her ears flicked... then flicked again. Her eyes opened, and she turned her neck towards the sound of rising commotion.

Breathless, Rainbow Dash and Romulus soared into the room.

"We've got a big problem!" Rainbow stammered.

"On your hooves. Now!" Romulus barked.

"Huh?! On my hooves?" Sunset stood up. "My spell is nearly ready! What's the big deal—"

"We've been spotted," Romulus said.

"Right now, two huge dragons are on our tail!" Rainbow added.

"Wh-what?!" Sunset's coat went white as a sheet. "What did you idiots do?!"

"No time to talk! We gotta lose them!" Rainbow said.

"But...b-but..." Sunset pointed at the circle. "My crystals—"

"Leave them."

"Leave them?!?!"

"If we don't lose them, there'll be no need for them, because we'll be dead! Here..." Romulus grabbed a dusty tarp from the corner. "Soft hooves!"

"On it!" Rainbow gathered loose hay, splinters, and debris. Once Romulus laid the sheet over the shards, she splattered the detritus over it... making it blend with the rest of the decrepit floor. "That'll do!"

"This is madness—!" Sunset squeaked.

"Yup!" Romulus grabbed her. "Now hold your breath!" He took off, feathers rustling as the entrance to the cellar glowed with a brilliant orange fire. The sound of scaled wings increased tenfold. "I'll go north!"

"And I'll go south!"

"You think we can lose them?!" Sunset yelped.

"They seem pretty smitten with us!" Lancie said.

"Everyone!" Rainbow soared off while Romulus darted in the opposite direction. "Lose them and come back here so we can reunite! We can still totally do this!"

"Ah jeez..." Sunset flinched in Romulus' grip. "Ah jeez—"

And in twin streaks of flapping wings, the group parted ways and vanished.

Seconds passed...

Half a minute...

FWOOOSH! Two angry dragons flew into the cellar. They hovered close to the ceiling, bumping their heads on more than one occasion. Growling, they looked left and right, their nostrils glowing with brilliant heat.

With a snort of brimstone, one slapped the other's spine. Once he got his attention, he pointed down one corridor and then another.

The other dragon nodded. Then—with tails whipping—the dragons flew off towards the furthest ends of the multi-level basement, searching for their prey.

One minute passed...

Two...

A petite blue figure slithered out from behind a cleft of craggy bricks. She waved the fumes of dragonsmoke out from before her muzzle, trotted into the center of the abandoned cellar... ... ...and smirked.

Comments

[FloydienSlip]

Clever girl.

[Hestia]

Well that was ea--

Whoops, almost jinxed it. Seriously, though. That was pretty smart of her.

[RoboRed]

Well played.

"We gotta lose them! They're so close, I can smell the sulfur in their breaths!"

"Don't you mean hydrogen sulf—?"

"Lancie, not now!""

1) HAH
2) Extra quote in that last sentence.

[Sharp Quill]

"I'm afraid I don't read you, Sparky," Lancie wheezed. "You've turned into a connect-the-dots book underwater and I wanna know why." He blinked. "Wait, what am I saying?"

Book 8 reference?

[Lone Gazebo]

Sigh. Dashie... Backstabbing doesn't work well for you. Need I remind you about the Quade? Bad Mojo there friend.

[Cotton Fluff]

Rainbow, I hope you have a solid plan for the backstabbing because attracting the dragon's attention makes this whole thing harder.

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Bad Mojo maybe, but it still worked out.

[Phoenix Kitten]

Stealth mission, activate!

[zaponator]

Now we're getting somewhere.

[Lightning Bearer]

I know it's not the right time of the year, but there's only one gif that will fit my reaction:

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[viofriedsevey]

"Don't you mean hydrogen sulf—?"

Simply magnificent.

[Leftover of Saikano]

But now all the dragons will know of their pressence. Is it worth it?

[Mister Saxon]

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[arancaytar]

"This is madness—!" Sunset squeaked.

THIS! IS! EQUESTRIA!

[arancaytar]

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Then she got an idea. An awful idea. The Dash had a wonderful, awful idea.