Appledashery

by Just Essay

The Slow Road to One Million

"Why do we have to take a taxi, exactly?" Rainbow Dash said, hovering at the exit to the hotel room. "Can't I... y'know... fly each of us to Upper Las Pegasus individually? It'd save on bits."

"Don't worry about the bits," Bon Bon said. "And I'm not about to put you through all that work." She cleared her throat, brushing her mane before a front room mirror. "Besides. We'll just be taking the taxi to the tower."

"You mean that big needle thing that leads to the upper clouds?"

"Yes. It's the only thing attached to the floating platforms above and... well... only one pony in this group can walk on clouds."

"Rainbow Dash!" Caramel said with a wink and a grin.

"Me too." Lyra muttered, limping across the foyer. "If my stomach doesn't clear that bean salad from last night. Whew. Hey Vinyl! Vinyllll! Yo! You ready or what?"

"Yes. Yes. Soon." The other unicorn trotted into the room. She cleared her throat and adjusted her shades. "Just... clearing the cobwebs."

"Coming up from one of your nap sessions, eh, girl?" Rainbow said with a smirk.

Vinyl nodded. "Like being thawed from ice. But I'll be good in two minutes."

"Yeesh... how do you manage to do that?" Bon Bon stammered.

"Very, very delicately." Vinyl cleared her throat again. "I hate to be a pain, but we'll wanna find a lounge somewhere later on so I can get twenty minutes of shut-eye before I'm good to go again. But that'll be at least three hours from now. I'm peachy keen for the time being."

"Good!" Bon Bon grinned. "Maybe we can get a roller coaster in or two!"

Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Roller Coaster?"

"The tower thingy," Lyra said with a yawn. "They have all sorts of crazy thrill rides up there. A big deal for ponies without wings."

"Right..."

"Oooh! And they have some great shops at the lower levels!" Caramel squeaked.

"Pffft. Darling, don't bother with the tower's paltry selection! We'll save the fine shopping for the Upper district!" Bon Bon winked with a smile. "There, you can find some truly... breezy scarves. Made out of cloud silk."

"...!" Caramel clamped a pair of hooves over his muzzle. "Could... it... be so?" He stuttered. "Cl-cloud silk?"

"I've only felt the material once in my life," Bon Bon purred. "Felt like touching a moon pool!"

"No kidding." Lyra looked towards the door. "What about you, Rainbow? Did you ever touch cloud silk in all your days of living in Cloudsdale?"

"I'm sure when I was an infant I may have pooped in it once or twice."

"Ha ha!" Lyra exhaled through a wry grin. "And just like that I'm awake again."

"You're awake?" Vinyl smirked. Levitating a set of rattling keys, she made for the door. "Come on, girls. Let's get wasted for the economy."

"Woohoo!" Bon Bon hopped in place. "Las Pegasus, here we come!"

"Shhhhh... don't scare the city, B-Squared," Lyra said as Rainbow and Vinyl held the door open for the rest. The group collectively made their exit. "I want Las Pegasus to be unaware as I backstab it with my bit bag."

"Better get a good grip on it."

"...too late."

Comments

[DrEggnog]

Vinyl leads a complex but interesting life. She's quite humble for a celebrity. I didn't really realize till this arc started that she had smexy VIP privileges and all that.

Also, we get not one, but two shit jokes this chapter. Stay classy, Skirts.

[Phoenix Kitten]

"I'm sure when I was an infant I may have pooped in it once or twice."
"Ha ha!" Lyra exhaled through a wry grin. "And just like that I'm awake again."

What kind of humour would we get from just a chapter of these two interacting?

"Shhhhh... don't scare the city, B-Squared," Lyra said as Rainbow and Vinyl held the door open for the rest. The group collectively made their exit. "I want Las Pegasus to be unaware as I backstab it with my bit bag."

Those must be some sharp coins you got there Lyra.

[Hestia]

Well the rest of this arc is going to be interesting. I'm sure there's plenty of shenanigans they can get up to in Upper Las Pegasus.

[BabySkittleMonster]

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BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MATTER! WE ARE DISCUSSING MY LOVE LIFE WITH INANIMATE LITERACY AND THAT BOTH CONCERNS AND AMUSES ME! I don't know. Why are we yelling?

I agree completely with the Zecora comment. You have earned my agreement, for what little it's worth.

[DrEggnog]

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https://youtu.be/7pdWAcK6Eh8

[Sam the Anti-Ninja]

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What kind of humour would we get from just a chapter of these two interacting?

The good kind.

The Slow Road to One Million

Oh yeah, we've been hanging on that precipice for a while now, huh.

[Phoenix Kitten]

7083160 Dash and Lyra are classy mares, nothing but highbrow humour I'm sure.

[Bulbajer]

Is the chapter title a reference to the story's view count? When that reaches 1,000,000, we should throw a party and everyone's favorite Lemur can sit in the middle on a throne made of fuzzy blue-orange cuddles.

[Sir Mediocre]

7083278 Throne of 1000 Plushies?

[CommanderCuddle]

So i imagine when shit hits the fan it'll be up to Rainbow and an incredibly angry, sleep deprived vinyl to save the day

[Sonikah]

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Cuddles for the cuddle god, plushies for the plushie throne?

[BabySkittleMonster]

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Huh. You're the second person today to comment on my yelling. Do you people not like enthusiasm? Very well. I shall tone it down. How is this? Does this satisfy you?

[DrEggnog]

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Eh!? Speak up, sonny! I'm very old for a 22 year old!

[Leftover of Saikano]

This must be the most viewed story in the applepunk genre.

[zaponator]

Shopping now, strippers later.

[berrytone]

The sleep cycle is legit, Skirts did his research. sleep cycles

[bronyheat]

"Come on, girls. Let's get wasted for the economy."

I'm totally stealing this. It's funny how that lines even more relevant these days with things slowly re-opening.