Babysitting
Spending the night with Rainbow in the bed really wasn't all that hard, but trying to get her out of bed in the morning?
Right... It was hectic for Twilight. She had to pull the covers off and lift Rainbow into the air with her magic, then proceed to take her to the bathroom, where she dunked her head in the bathtub before making her take a morning bath. No reason to waste the water she'd filled the bath with, right?
Once that was taken care of, there was the simple matter of beginning the studies to solve the conundrum they were in with this spell. After all, that was why Rainbow was staying here in the first place. Twilight commenced with some basics, such as examining her proportions and weight, figuring her exact age, and even seeing if her taste in food had changed (she was fit, about eleven, and her favorite foods were mostly the same).
Twilight noticed right away that Rainbow was already appearing slightly older. Yesterday, she had only barely reached Twilight's chest, but now, she was almost as tall as her chin. Another thing was that Rainbow had matured slightly; she behaved a little bit more willingly and thought things over a little more before doing them. Granted, this was still Rainbow Dash, and a filly version of her, for that matter, but the maturity difference between today and yesterday was noticeable.
"She's aging quickly..." Twilight mumbled to herself as she jotted down a set of notes. She looked up at the patiently waiting, rainbow-maned filly in front of her. "You appear to be just fine."
"Oh, okay. Cool," came the neutral response. Twilight didn't seem to notice the inflection in her voice, but that was a good thing because Rainbow wasn't even sure what it meant. As far as the filly could tell, she seemed to enjoy the tests, watching the 'scientist' tend to all this nerdy, sciency stuff. However, there was something more to the close attention she'd been receiving from the purple mare that she wasn't quite sure about, deciding to ignore it rather than look into it.
"Okay, so since you seem mostly fine, I guess we can just attend to the normal daily routine," Twilight said thoughtfully.
"Which is?" Rainbow asked. Twilight took a moment to think about that.
"Actually, I think we'll have to improvise on that..."
"Why's that?"
"Because my daily routine doesn't include having a filly following me around, and from what I can guess, yours doesn't include you being one." Rainbow seemed to take a moment to think about it, then mouthed the word 'Oh', nodding with understanding.
Twilight's first idea was to go visit Pinkie Pie, Rainbow's best friend aside from herself, so as to find a way to pass the time for her. It was a short trip that would attract little attention to Rainbow Dash's 'predicament' from the random ponies of Ponyville. Of course, what few ponies that did see them were in for quite the site, stopping in their tracks to make perfectly certain that they were seeing the Rainbow Dash at the age of eleven walking side by side with a full grown Twilight Sparkle.
Sugar Cube Corner was a nice little spot, and it certainly was a popular place with fillies and colts, seeing as it was a sweet shop. Understandably, when Rainbow realized that this was where she was going to be spending most of her day, she was elated. The moment the two stepped through the door, her face lit up, and almost as if in response, Pinkie Pie appeared to accommodate them.
"Hi! How's it going, Dashie?" she asked in her usual, chipper tone.
"Uh... Good?"
"Awesome! Hey, how would you like to help me run the shop for a day?" Rainbow face lit up a little bit more.
"Wow, would I!" Pinkie waved her over to the counter and she ran over to start playing with the register there. Pinkie turned to smile politely at Twilight.
"So, what's up?" she asked.
"I-" Twilight started, a little confused at what just happened, seeing as she was planning to ask Pinkie to do what she'd just done on her own. "I was going to ask you to help me keep her entertained."
"Sure. Wait, am I already doing that?" Twilight nodded. "Oh... Cool!" And she trotted off. Twilight stood there, shaking her head, and mumbling to herself:
"Oh, Pinkie."
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Just for this fic here's a pic of filly Rainbow with a bow:
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I was actually convinced that this one was dead in the water, but I'm glad to see it's still going.
Also, just one minor grammar issue to point out:
Of course, what few ponies that did see them were in for quite the site,
site should be sight
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Interesting... I appear to have died of cuteness overload. It is very worth it.
2174569 Very interesting indeed my good sir. Might I interest you in a spot of tea while you recover?
Short chapter is short but it does tell us Rainbow's not in to bad of a situation.
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She looks miffed.
Also, glad to see some progress here.
oh come on how could you let anything take over filly rainbowdash and twilight sparkle ship.
2174286 I figured I'd have missed something.
2180990 Not to be rude, but reader's block is a pain in the ass (no offense to the donkey lovers). Besides, I feel like I have much better stories out there in the world of normal fiction (as opposed to fanfiction), and I'm even writing hetero romances now. Some of you may not care, but that's kind of important to me.
Perhaps it strikes one of my less sensitive nerves when people bring up why I'm not writing pony fiction anymore...
I was very worried about this when I saw it. Had to go and see if there was a sex tag, hoping I hadn't stumbled upon a well written foalcon. I was very pleased to see it is not.
2174248 hey Timey! Just found this story
2341559 Hi buddy! It's good, right?!
2341655 yeah! just a little worrying at times... Y'know with Twilight being in Love with a filly and all....
2344023 Yeah...that can be a little...concerning. But I'm sure the author won't go to crazy extremes. Things will all work out or I'll eat my hat.
2344414 and I'll eat my gym shorts
2344502 See...when you say that it sounds like I'm getting the better end of the deal here. Imma have to up my ante if that's the case.
Okay Arbiter Balemead, if you've read our comments above then you'll know that if things get batshit crazy here we plan on protesting via eating our own clothing
Rainbow87dash here will eat his gym shorts and I...I will eat my lab coat.
2344525 my gym shorts are really sweaty and dirty....
2344952 My lab coat is covered in clay, dirt, and grime from my ceramic analysis class...and probably considerably larger.
2344989 what no Hydrochloric acid?
2345012 I think if there was any HCl on my lab coat those areas would be non-existent
Although there is some synthetic blood splashed on it from a bio class I visited...
2345050 look what I found on the youtubes
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Okay, so Timaeus and Rainbow###dash or whatever your names are:
I laughed.
You should finish this.....because reasons
2878042 You know what? I agree completely.
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Not sure if sarcastic or serious.....fryeeyes.jpg
2880841 Totally serious here. I'm actually working on the next chapter as we speak, which you interrupted me from
2880843>>2880841
-ing and a lot of 
's. What do you think?
Speaking of which, I'm considering introducing a sub-plot involving the shipping of another pair witch may include some
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Well I'm personally not a fan of either of them in fiction writing. Mostly due to most people characterizing them horribly (read: annoyingly). However, if you generally have a decent sub-plot in mind that doesn't distract from the main plot I'm all for it. Just don't throw in a ship on the premise of just wanting it in there.
2880921 Indeed. Now you've got me second guessing myself on whether it actually does fit with the main plot. I'm gonna try to make it, or else scratch it, of course, but I'm suddenly not confident about it.
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"I put a group of characters in some sort of predicament, and then watch them try to work themselves free." - Stephen King
Basically if the characters build some kind of relationship, let them do it on their own through the story and don't force it.
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Knock! Knock! You will update this story more, won't you?
Umm, are you dead?
Sorry but when are you gonna continue this story