When Sunset and Scootaloo arrived at the Nurse’s Office, they found Rainbow Dash laying on a cot with a large bag of ice on her stomach, and a smaller ice bag used as a pillow. Fluttershy was pacing with worry, nearly running over Pinkie and Nurse Redheart as they tried to calm her down.
“Aw C’mon Fluttershy! Rainbow’s fine, see!” Pinkie zipped over and pointed at the bedridden friend. “So what if she took a soul-stealing super soccer ball to the solar plexus. This is Rainbow Dash we’re talking about! She could take seven of those and be okay!”
The whimper that came out of Fluttershy’s mouth at the thought of that happening to Rainbow would have made even gods feel horrible and try to soothe her. It also made Nurse Redheart glare at Pinkie for a moment, making the party girl smile sheepishly.
In a quick motion of impressive reflexes, Nurse Redheart finally managed to get in front of the panicked girl and get her to focus on her. “Ms. Shy, please, I’ve done everything I can as the school’s nurse. You need to stop and sit down before I end up having two patients in here. I’ve already called her parents, and they’re on their way to pick her up.”
“I-I’m sorry but I can’t! With how Rainbow got hurt a-and...” Fluttershy’s breaths started to come faster and faster until Pinkie pulled a paper bag from her hair and handed it to the animal caretaker.
Sneaking around the three as Fluttershy tried to stop hyperventilating, Sunset looked to Rainbow, who was blearily looking up and trying to drown out the noise with the actual pillow the cot customarily used. “So... you feeling okay?”
Rainbow’s eyes rolled towards Sunset as she started to glare. “I feel like I was hit with a Czar bomb. Does that sound okay?”
Rising her hands in defense, Sunset took a step back. “Okay, I’ll admit, bad question.”
“No kidding.” Groaning into the fluff, Rainbow Dash let go of the pillow and let it flop next to the ice bag. “I didn’t think me from your world would pack so much of a punch. I mean, Twilight was pretty normal when she showed up right?”
Sunset shook a hand in the air as she grimaced. “Well, in her defense, she never attacked anyone, and started off as a unicorn so...” At Rainbow’s confused stare, Sunset rubbed her head a bit. “I’ll explain later.”
Peering from around Sunset at her honorary big sister, Scootaloo’s eyes shined with worry. “Are you going to be okay Dash?”
Putting on a smirk, Rainbow pumped a fist up and looked at the smaller orange girl. “Don’t worry about me squirt. If I couldn’t tank a shot from myself, it’d be pretty embarrassing, and I’m too cool for that.” She winced for a moment and adjusted the ice behind her.
“Speaking of, how are you awake right now? Didn’t you pass out earlier?” Sunset raised an eyebrow, looking at the ice packs.
“Fluttershy dragging me down the hall and then getting a lot of ice pressed against me fixed that.” Rainbow shivered a bit before she perked up at a thought. ”Hey, do you think I’ll build up that kind of leg strength? That was a pretty mean kick.”
The fire headed girl could feel the sweat drop crawling down her cheek as she sighed. Yep, she’s fine. “Worry about the bruise and possible concussion first Rainbow.” Sunset got up and looked to Scootaloo. “Make sure she doesn’t hurt herself trying to replicate that.”
Scootaloo stood stock still and gave a salute. “Yes, Ma’am!”
Heading for the door, Sunset glanced over her shoulder. “I’m going to go let Applejack and Rarity know what happened.”
Rainbow gave her a thumbs up. “Later Sunset.”
Taking her leave of the Nurse’s room, Sunset started down the hallway to try and catch Applejack up on the situation. Glad I have a free period the same time as her. Pulling out her phone, she quickly dialed up her farming friend, letting the phone ring.
And ring...
And ring some more.
When the voicemail message came up, Sunset frowned and glanced at her phone. “Weird. Applejack usually isn’t doing anything right now.” The tone beeped, and Sunset put the phone to her ear again. “Hey Applejack, It’s Sunset. So uh, Rainbow’s counterpart came through the portal and might have kicked a soccer ball into her stomach hard enough to leave a rather nasty bruise. I just wanted to let you know she’s fine, but please don’t try to brawl with her anytime soon. See you when I can.” Clicking the call off, she started to fiddle with the phone charm she got from Rarity. Maybe she’s in the library?
Sunset put her phone away just as her bag started to vibrate again. Oh for the love of Celestia. Stepping into one of the classrooms, the slightly annoyed girl pulled out the journal.
Sunset we have a problem. I got Rainbow under control on my side, but there’s something you need to know...
Scootaloo stepped out of the Nurses office with her tardy slip in hand, when she found herself getting pulled along down the hallway by her arm. “Scootaloo, I need your help! Magical Emergency! No time to explain!” The orange girl stared at Sunset in surprise as they came to a stop a few yards down the hall, only to keep getting pulled down a different hall. “Do you have any idea where Applejack could be right now?”
The tomboy shook her head for a moment to clear it before looking up at the frantic Sunset. “Applebloom said she and her sister were going to the library to study for a bit. Why?”
The two skid to a stop as they reached the library, Sunset’s hair slowly becoming more frazzled. “Because if what Twilight got out of her Rainbow is true, then we need to warn them before-”
The two orange girls stood in shock at the state of the library. Books and shelves laid knocked over here and there, a table or two sat overturned, and a few of the computers were on the ground.
But the most interesting sight was the fact that on the far side of the library, hanging from the second floor, was both Applebloom and Applejack, hogtied, with bars of lye soap sticking out of their mouths. Applejack’s signature Stetson was lying on the ground below them, unable to stay on the upside down girl’s head.
Also below the both, was another Applejack, only she was dressed like she was ready to go toe to toe with a raging bull in a rodeo, hat included, and planned on coming out on top with perfect certainty. The only other thing absolute about her was the stern stare she gave the two as she frowned. “Now the both y'all think long and hard about what ya did while yer up there.”
Sunset walked forward, face still frozen in shock as she looked about the destruction. Scootaloo followed shortly behind her, sharing in her surveying of the mess. The larger orange skinned girl was not focusing on Scoots though. Sunset had a different thought in her head. Somehow... I’m going to get blamed for this. I know it.
When two new guests in the room got closer to the three, the Equestrian Applejack looked over and waved. “Hey there! You’re Sunset, right?”
Sunset just kept staring, counting up how many hours it would take to fix everything and spoke up when her eyes finally locked back onto Applejack. “What did you do!?”
Seemingly oblivious, Applejack waved a hand casually. “Just some Apple Family discipline is all. Ah’d stay and chat, but ah gotta farm to run,” the farmer’s smile slowly started to fall as she headed for the door, “and whatever else that darn map has me doing later... and making sure Bloom gets out of bed... again.”
From above, Applebloom let out an indignant, yet muffled, protest.
When the second Applejack was gone, Sunset rushed to the second floor and started untying the rope. “Scootaloo, catch Applebloom.”
“On it!”
A minute passed before they had the first Apple sibling back on solid ground. As soon as her hands were free, Applebloom ripped the soap bar from her mouth and gagged. “Ah already went through that once, why do ah gotta have that nasty bar in my mouth twice!?”
Applejack responded with a plethora of muffled words, even as she got closer to the floor.
As she helped catch the farmer girl, Scootaloo looked between the two sisters before raising an eyebrow. “Wait, your grandma put a bar of soap in your mouth?”
Applebloom nodded, rubbing her wrists after setting Applejack down. "An' ah think that doppelganger gave me rope burn."
Once Applejack was on the ground, Sunset came downstairs and started helping her sit up and pull the soap bar out of her mouth. “Mind explaining’ why exactly ah just hogtied myself like a prize rodeo steer?”
Sunset pulled out the journal from her bag and knelt down next to Applejack. “So, uh, apparently you and everyone else’s counterparts were kinda angry about what happened before the break.” Taking a moment to open up the journal, Sunset held it up for her blonde friend to read.
Sunset we have a problem. I got Rainbow under control on my side, but there’s something you need to know about right now. According to Spike, shortly after I figured out she had snuck in and went to contact you, the rest of my friends went in while I wasn’t looking. For the love of Celestia, please keep them from doing anything too harsh. When you told me what Rainbow Dash had done, I almost had an aneurysm, and I do not want to think about what the other four might do.
Please keep them from hurting each other.
The sound of crashing down the hallway drew their attention to the doors leading out of the library, and Sunset jumped back to her feet. “Oh come on, can’t I catch one of them before they meet!?” She looked at the two youngest girls and pointed to Applejack. “You two get her untied and to the nurse.”
As Sunset ran off without waiting for a response, the three girls all stared for a second at her retreating form. Only when she was gone, Scootaloo finally spoke up. “Did you really get a soap bar shoved into your mouth after all that?”
“Apple Family punishment.” Applebloom sighed, bow drooping along with her face. “Ta ‘wash the lies off yer tongue’ and keep ‘em from coming back.”
“Hey now, Ah’ll have you know it works! It kept both Big Mac and me from tellin' any fancy lies when we were younger.” Applejack said as she leaned forward. “Now would you two please get to untying these dang ropes? And someone grab my hat!”
ha ha nice work looking forward to what reaity dose
Damn! I hate to think what the rest of the girls will do!
Although it is my wishful thinking, I would love for Sunset to go back to Equestria and chew out the pony versions for assaulting their doppelgangers.
Oh man, first I imagined pony Fluttershy coming over and giving human flutters a wimpy push as her violent act of the century, to which human flutters would start crying.
Then I realized...Fluttershy using the stare on Fluttershy... O.o
Looking forward to seeing how the rest handle all this.
Haha, I hate you, you brilliant, wonderful genius. This is great!!!!!
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To hell with Rarity, I really shudder to think about Fluttershy, its always the quiet ones, Yah know. Her and Pinkie Pie are the ones most likely to draw some blood.
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And something tells me that the Mane 6 are the least of their worries. Princess Celestia has a mommy complex toward Sunset, and Principles Celestia And Luna where not very effective during the whole Anon a mous thing. So mommy and auntie (Princess Luna) showing up is likely, And both princesses have had a very long time to practice being vindictive. Yeah Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon are no joke.
So, reading this, I started to think. The ponies are punishing their counterparts for failing to stick by their friend. Except I quickly remembered A Canterlot Wedding and I wondered if the pony girls really had the strongest leg to stand on here. But then I thought, maybe that's the point? Besides their obvious disappointment in their counterparts, maybe this is some bizarre way of acting out their guilt for walking out on Twilight? And perhaps Spike is helping them sneak in for that exact reason?
I dunno, I might be reading too deeply into this.
Rarity’s vengeance will either involve karate or ruined clothes. Pinkie is going to be confusing. And Fluttershy’s is either going to be mild or scary beyond all reasoning. I can’t really imagine a middle ground with her.
Is it bad that I'm most excited for how each of the mane 6 will be dressed on this side?
Twilight is gonna be furious when they return.
Anyone got marshmallows? We're waiting on a flaming Twilight to appear.
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We'd better get an Epilogue chapter where one of two things, or both happens:
1) Twilight has the Mane 6 apologize to their human counterparts
2) We see the Mane 6 looking smug as hell, until Twilight confronts them, at which point Twilight has called Sunset over to Equestria to "work out some issues". What follows is the Mane 6 sans Twilight are locked in a room with Sunset, and Sunset gets to take out all of her aggression about what happened during Anon-a-miss on them.
Except maybe Fluttershy. Gonna have to see how that interaction is handled first.
Mane 6, sweeties, I know ya think you're helping, but you're really not.
whatever else the map has her doing? What, did the cutie mark map set them up to this? If so..uhh, how did they know it was the other Equestria, and, why not Twilight?
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Three done three to go.
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Probably just meek slapping fight.
The mayhem has only begun. We've gotten the most physical ones out of the way, but that just means that we can get to the really interesting attacks.
Oh boy... something tells me that this will not end well... mostly for the EG mane 6.
I'm just worried what the pony Fluttershy is going to do with the EG Fluttershy.
What the he'll would Fluttershy do?
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honestly i hope the mane 5 don't simply take what twilight says and leave it at that, i hope they at the very least give her the 'we'll have to agree to disagree' thing. because honestly, this should happen, this needs to happen, this makes the entire flat resolution of anon-a-miss feel more right.
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Use the Stare on herself.
Why do I have a sinking suspicion that, near the end, it's going to turn out that the Equestrian CMC also decided to "pay a visit" to the school?
Imma laugh if it turns out that because Pinkie swapping places like how the Friendship Games blooper showed it was Pony Pinkie during the events of AaM.
So. Exactly how strong is Rainbow Dash, in Death Star units? How many direct hits from the Death Star superlaser at the same charge as when it destroyed Alderaan would be required to defeat Rainbow Dash? She seems pretty invincible.
Aneurysm... Such a big word.
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Discord? I'd say sic Discord on them for...displeasing...her.
Trap the lot of 'em in a pocket reality, and only let them out when they've been properly educated in friendship.
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What does aneurysm mean anyway?
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It's a medical term.
Basically it's when you burst a blood vessel in your body. It's most common in the brain though.
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...using the Stare on Fluttershy using the Stare on Fluttershy using the Stare on Fluttershy...
Flutterception - we must go quieter!
Ya know, maybe calling it revengeporn is too far. This is rather amusing.
I wonder how pony Applejack will react when she gets the bill for those wrecked computers?
Maybe something like...
Pony-AJ: Why do I have to pay this much?!
Sunset: Computers are expensive. And the school's budget is low. They can't afford to replace the ones you wrecked. And you did wreck them. Doesn't honor require you pay?
Pony-AJ: (Sighs and hands over a small bag of solid gold bits)
Wait, you knocked down several shelves and a bunch of books and stuff, and you're not going to clean up after yourself?
Wow. What an arse. Normally that'd land you in a truckload of trouble too, damaging school property - and yet you're getting off scot-free.
Bad form, Applejack, bad form.
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And what their elements mean and what can come of not living up to them.