Chapter eleven: As Luck Would Have It
Dripping the quill in the ink pot resting on her desk one last time, Twilight nodded to herself approvingly.
She had spent the last few hours making the rough draft of the letter that was asking permission for Spike to go to the dragon lands on the mission to find the dragon who had blinded Rainbow Dash. It had to be perfect if she wanted Princess Celestia to approve her idea. Dragons were dangerous, and sending a baby to find a probably dangerous adult was an incredibly risky idea, even for her. However, she had faith in Spike. Her assistant could take care of himself.
Sometimes…
She looked over her work carefully. It was fine for now, but she would still have to work on it. But, that was just one part of it. On the other hoof, this letter was a large form of escapism for her. She had tried to tell herself many times that it wasn’t, but, ultimately, she knew that it was. After her fateful encounter with that book, she wanted something, anything to get her mind off Rainbow Dash’s dead body. Luckily for her, this was just the ticket for her to do so. However, the small idea had turned out to be a full-fledged project for her, as most things usually did. It was a good thing that she enjoyed projects.
But, it was challenging and time consuming. She hadn’t exactly written something like this before, but that was because she had never needed to. Now it was different. And, after all, there was a first time for everything. But, for a first time, she thought she did rather well. Now, she just needed to finish it, and find a time when she could send it to the princess.
Also, there were a few distractions she had faced while writing the letter. Such as the hospital sending her a letter asking her where Rainbow Dash would be staying after she was released from the hospital. Without hesitation she had responded by telling them that she would house her blind friend. She was sure that she was just doing what all good friends would do. And, if she chose to look at it the easy way, it would almost be like a permanent slumber party, except she was sure that Rainbow wouldn’t want to do anything her book on slumber parties suggested, like makeovers. She rolled her eyes. It didn’t take a genius to know that some pony like Rainbow Dash wouldn’t enjoy that kind of thing.
But, with Rainbow Dash moving in, it wouldn’t be all fun and games. While still being a friend, she would also become a caretaker, in a sense. Being blind limited the things the pegasus would be able to do on her own, so Twilight would have to help her with those things. It wasn’t going to be easy, for either of them, but Twilight was up to the challenge, she just hoped that Rainbow Dash was as well. Besides, she was actually looking forward to Rainbow Dash coming to stay with her. It would certainly make things more interesting around the library, that was for sure.
Putting the letter neatly into an empty drawer, her interest was suddenly piqued by an unexpected sound coming from outside of the library.
“You first.”
“No, you first.”
“NO…I INSIST that you go in first.”
Puzzled by the conversation coming from outside, Twilight walked up to the front door quickly. She lit up her horn, and the door soon responded to that by swinging open. Not surprisingly, Applejack and Rarity were bickering just outside the door. Just behind them were the cutie mark crusaders, who each had various looks on their faces. Applebloom was trying to get her sister’s attention, Sweetie Belle looked hesitant, and Scootaloo looked like she was about to slap the two arguing mares. Twilight rolled her eyes and waited for the two to stop.
“NOOO, you can – oh, hey, Twilight,” Applejack said, realizing that Twilight was holding the door open for them. She invited herself into the library, hardly noticing Twilight’s disapproving look.
Rarity followed Applejack into the tree house with the cutie mark crusaders just behind her. Once they were all in, Twilight shut the door with her magic.
“Hello, Twilight. How are you doing on this fine day?” Rarity asked the unicorn.
“Oh, I’m doing fine. I was just…” She was stopped as Rarity nudged her in the elbow and pointed her eyes meaningfully towards the three fillies.
Twilight’s eyes widened in realization. She made a small nodding gesture and quickly changed the subject.
“So, what are you here for?” she asked quickly, hoping the change of subject was not too abrupt for the young fillies to become suspicious. Luckily, they seemed to be talking amongst themselves and were not paying any attention to her.
“Oh, I’m just looking for a book. Could I possibly look around the library for it?” Rarity asked pleadingly. “I’m afraid that I’m not able to find it at the moment and I was hoping that you would have it.” Rarity began to help herself out by pulling random books off random shelves in the hopes that the book would magically appear to her. Unfortunately, none of them seemed to be the one that she was looking for.
“Of course you can,” Twilight nodded, walking over to where Rarity was standing. “What book are you looking for?” she asked.
Rarity was quickly to look cautiously at the Cutie Mark Crusaders to make sure that they weren’t listening. Once she was sure that it was safe to continue, she turned back to Twilight.
“I’m looking for a book that will most likely help Rainbow Dash,” she told her quietly, barely keeping her voice above a whisper just in case unwanted ears were listening in on the conversation.
Twilight’s eyes widened. Why hadn’t she thought of that? Without hesitation, she nodded quickly. “Oh, okay, well, I think I can…”
“What was that you said about Rainbow Dash?” Scootaloo interrupted, suddenly materializing in between the two unicorns.
What Rarity and Twilight hadn’t noticed was that they were speaking just a bit too loud, and the cutie mark crusaders were apparently finished with their earlier conversation. And, as they all knew, when Scootaloo caught wind of her idol’s name, she was bound to investigate any news regarding Rainbow Dash. Unfortunately for them, that was exactly what she did on this occasion, even though they were hoping that she wouldn’t.
Twilight and Rarity both looked at each other nervously. What should they say? What should they do? Just as Twilight was opening her mouth to say some half-thought out excuse, Applejack miraculously came to their rescue.
The farm pony had made the quick decision to pull on the filly’s purple tail to her get away from her two unicorn friends. She let her go in the middle of her two friends, and then proceeded to chastise the orange pegasus.
“Has any pony ever told ya that it’s rude ta eavesdrop on other ponies when they’re tryin’ ta talk about something that ain’t none of your business?” Applejack scolded, looking the filly in the eye.
Scootaloo seemed to wilt under Applejack’s gaze as she taught her a lesson on courtesy and manners. Her ears were flattened against her head and her eyes were staring intently at the floor.
“I’m sorry,” she apologized sheepishly. “I just heard Rainbow Dash’s name and I wanted to see what they were talking about…”
“It’s okay, Scootaloo,” Twilight assured. “I appreciate your enthusiasm, but Applejack is right. It’s rude to snoop in on other ponies business, especially if you’re not supposed to listen to them.” She picked her words carefully on the last sentence. There was no need to cause unwanted suspicion on Scootaloo’s part.
“Okay…but…how IS Rainbow Dash, anyway?” she asked once again.
Twilight, surprisingly, saw Sweetie Belle’s expression grow sad. Rarity must have told her, she thought. There was no other explanation that made sense other than that. Twilight grew skeptical. She wouldn’t have told the little filly so soon, but Sweetie Belle wasn’t her sister. Still, it would save a lot of heartbreak for her later.
Applebloom’s expression matched that of Scootaloo’s. Applejack must not have told her younger sister yet. Speaking of Applejack, the earth pony was shaking her head dangerously and mouthing the word ‘no’ over and over again. Taking the hint, she turned back to the cutie mark crusaders.
“She’s doing just fine,” Twilight told them convincingly. Hopefully the two uninformed fillies would buy her lie. Unfortunately, the two still looked unconvinced. Twilight began to get nervous. What else could she say to convince them? Luckily, Applejack came to her rescue. Again.
“Why don’t you three run along and let the big ponies talk?” Applejack said, already scooting the three closer towards the door of the library. She was mostly pushing Applebloom and Scootaloo. Sweetie Belle was just tagging along for the free ride.
“But what about Rainbow Dash?” Scootaloo argued, fighting against the older pony.
“Yeah!’ Applebloom agreed.
"You’ll find out soon enough,” Applejack told them, finally pushing them to the door. She opened it quickly and pushed them outside. “Now, move along and go…do…whatever it is that ya like ta do. Bye now.” With that, she slammed the door shut. She heard the beginning of protests, but they were quickly replaced with the sound of hooves walking away. Pleased with herself, she turned back to her friends.
“Thank you for that, Applejack,” Twilight said.
“No problem, Twilight,” Applejack smiled.
After that little piece of conversation was finished, the atmosphere in the room gradually turned into a comfortable silence. Twilight looked at both Applejack and Rarity, who had taken a break from her search to join her friends in the middle of the floor, and saw thoughtful expressions on both of their faces. She figured that they were both thinking the same thing she was, and were just figuring out a way to start a conversation. However, just as Applejack opened her mouth, Rarity had finished her sentence.
“I told Sweetie Belle about Rainbow Dash,” the unicorn said simply.
“We could tell,” Applejack snorted. After Rarity had shot her a look that had “I’m going to stab you with my horn,” written all over her face, she became serious. “But, why in the same hay would you go an’ do that?” she asked, looking unimpressed at Rarity’s decision.
“Because, Applejack, it’s much better for some pony of Sweetie Belle’s age to hear about this sooner, in my opinion,” Rarity explained, pointing her nose upwards.
Applejack snorted. The farmer still had a confused expression on her face. It was clear to the two unicorns that she didn’t quite agree with what Rarity was trying to tell her.
Twilight decided to step into the conversation. “Think of it this way, Applejack,” she began, “if some pony you cared about was injured, would you rather be told sooner or later?”
For a few moments, Applejack held her skeptical expression as she was thinking what Twilight had said over. But, after careful consideration, the expression slowly fell from her face and she nodded reluctantly.
“Ah guess Ah know what ya mean…but they’re still fillies; they won’t be able to understand,” Applejack argued.
“I beg to differ. When I told Sweetie Belle, she seemed to understand after I explained the concept to her,” Rarity said, putting in her two cents. She still stood by her position in the argument, and it seemed that none of Applejack’s statements would hinder that.
“I have to agree with Rarity, Applejack,” Twilight said. She grew a bit sympathetic when she saw Applejack’s expression darken. “I’m sorry, Applejack. But, those fillies are smart. They’re going to find out sooner or later. And, wouldn’t it be better for them if they knew how to deal with something like this?”
The farm pony sighed reluctantly. She knew that the two unicorns were right, her pride just didn’t quite want to admit it. She hated how things were changing so quickly. There was nothing she wanted more than for everything to go back to normal. She figured that not telling her sister was the last thing that really held together the illusion that everything was as it should be, and that Rainbow Dash wasn’t blind, and that everything was normal. But, that just couldn’t be anymore, and she knew it. She swallowed the lump in her throat and faced her two friends.
“Ah guess Ah can’t argue with that…” she gave in begrudgingly. “Tell ya what, Ah’ll tell Applebloom tonight.”
Twilight let out a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Applejack,” she said gratefully.
“Don’t mention it,” the farmer muttered darkly.
There was something in Applejack’s tone that she wasn’t quite sure of, but Twilight still felt a large weight being lifted from her shoulders. They had finally made Applejack listen to their reasoning, even if she wasn’t too happy about it. Then, suddenly, another, much larger chunk of responsibility weighed down upon her.
“Girls…” she began, getting her friends attention. “Some pony needs to tell Scootaloo.”
Applejack and Rarity’s eyes widened. That seemed to be the detail they had both forgotten in the brief moment that she had been in the library.
“Do you two know her parents?” Twilight asked.
Applejack was the first to respond. “Ah don’t even know if she HAS parents,” she said pessimistically.
Twilight looked stricken for a few moments. Not having parents? That would certainly be hard to deal with. Although, it made sense when she looked at it. If she didn’t have role models around for her every day, then why not look for a new one in another pony?
The little pegasus would surely be heartbroken when she heard about Rainbow Dash. Who could be the one to deliver the dark deed of delivering the news? Just as she was about to ask if her friends had any ideas, the thought came to her.
“I should tell her,” Twilight said after the pregnant pause.
“But…what about her…”
“I’ll look into her parents. If I can’t find them, then I’ll tell her myself,” Twilight promised. “Some pony has to do it, right?”
Rarity nodded in agreement, along with Applejack, the latter looking a bit hesitant.
“Well, Ah could tell ‘er, if ya want…” Applejack offered slowly. Judging from the look on her face, Twilight could clearly tell that farm pony wanted to do anything but. Not wanting to put that burden on her friend, she shook her head.
“No, I can do this,” Twilight assured. “But, thank you for offering.”
Applejack let out a breath of relief and let her tense muscles relax. “Thanks, Twilight,” she said evenly.
Twilight responded by giving the earth pony a small nod. She then looked at both of her friends the way a drill sergeant would when he was giving an order.
“So it’s settled. I’ll tell Scootaloo tomorrow. Is that okay with you two?” she asked. Her two friends both gave her a small nod in their agreement.
Feeling better now that she had dealt with the matter, she began to think of new topic for conversations.
“So, you said you were looking for a book?” Twilight asked Rarity.
“Yes, I am,” Rarity answered, beginning to look through the numerous shelves of the library once again. “Personally, I believe that it will help Rainbow Dash considerably.”
Twilight raised an eye brow and joined Rarity at the shelves. From the corner of her eye, she saw Applejack come over to where the two unicorns were standing. On Applejack’s face was a look that was somewhere in between confusion and amusement. It was almost comical to Twilight, especially the way the earth pony’s lips scrunched together.
“So…what kind of book are you looking for, Rarity?” Twilight asked. She watched as Rarity set the books that she had already looked at into a neat pile on the ground.
“No…no…no…” Rarity mumbled as she went through the books one by one, carefully looking at the titles. “Oh, I’m just looking for a book on aerodynamics,” she said dismissively, barely turning her head in her friend’s direction.
Twilight and Applejack exchanged glances of curiosity. However, it was Applejack who voiced what they were both thinking.
“Why are ya looking for a book like that?” Applejack wondered out loud. “Didn’t you hear the doctor? She ain’t never gonna fly again…” Applejack looked down sadly, her bangs hanging over her eyes just enough to cover them.
Rarity rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. “Actually, she CAN fly, just not as well as she used to now that she can’t see where she’s going. What I’m trying to do is help her find a way where she can navigate reliably in the air by herself. The book should explain a way to do just that…” she trailed off, getting caught up in looking at book after book after book.
Twilight’s eyes lit in in delight. “Rarity! That’s brilliant!” she exclaimed joyfully. She ran to the nearest bookshelf and turned back to her Unicorn friend.
“What’s the book called?” she asked impatiently. Now that she had discovered a way to help her friend, she wanted to find that book as soon as possible.
“Pegasus wings and other things,” Rarity recalled automatically. “A guide to the very basics of pegasi and aerodynamics.”
Twilight narrowed her eyes carefully as she began to look for the book, scrolling down the rows of shelves and looking at the titles of each book she pulled out.
“Ha! Why would ya have a book like that?” Applejack teased, trotting closer to Rarity.
“For your information, it was for dress making,” Rarity answered coolly, not once looking at her earth pony friend.
Applejack scoffed and trotted around the unicorn with a thoughtful look on her face. “Well, if it’ll help Rainbow, then Ah’m in,” she said, beginning to look through the shelves herself.
“I think I have it somewhere here in the Library. I mean, I’ve read almost every book in here at some point or another, I just don’t know where it is at the moment. But, the title does seem familiar,” she said, mostly to herself.
A small sigh was released from behind her. “Thank you again, Twilight. It really means a lot to me,” Rarity smiled.
“You’re quite welcome; I’m more than happy to help…” Twilight answered. While it was true that she was happy to help Rarity out with finding this book, she was also helping Rainbow Dash gain some of her independence back. She missed seeing the cerulean pegasus soar through the skies above Ponyville. But, more importantly, she was sure that finding this book would help Rainbow Dash in a way that none of them could ever imagine. It would help her fly again. That thought alone brought a smile to Twilight’s face.
But, there was always the factor of whether Rainbow would cooperate with the idea or not. It would take an enormous amount of effort and patience for some pony to learn how to fly using nothing but drafts of air and thermals. And for some pony like Rainbow Dash, who didn’t have a lot of patience to start with, it would prove to be a most difficult challenge. But, she had faith in her friend, and Rainbow Dash was most definitely up for a challenge. Especially if the challenge would be able to help her fly again. Yes…seeing Rainbow fly again…
As she got caught up in her day dream about Rainbow Dash, she was unaware that a small blush was rising up to her cheeks. She wouldn’t have noticed it if it wasn’t for Applejack pointing it out.
“Twi…are you alright?” Applejack snickered, a knowing look plastered on her face.
Twilight raised her eyebrow. “I’m fine. What made you think I wasn’t?” she asked in confusion.
“Yer blushing.”
She frowned and shook her head. The thoughts about Rainbow Dash were forcibly shaken away.
“Yeah…I’m fine. Just thinking about something…’ she said.
“’Bout what?” Applejack pressed on.
“About stuff.”
“What kind of stuff?”
“Stuff!’
“Like your brother’s hindquarters kind o’ stuff?”
“Shut up!”
Twilight gave Applejack a glance laced with venom and returned to her search. After a few more books, she came across something interesting. The spine of the book was a light sky blue, almost like that of Rainbow Dash’s fur. Interested, she picked it up with her magic. She looked at the cloud-decorated cover and the gold words that made up the title.
“Pegasus Wings and Other Things: A Guide To The Very Basics Of Pegasi and Aerodynamics.”
Snowboarding hurts my body. Like, seriously. Ow. It hurts to move.
Assassin's Creed III is fun. You should all get it. That's what I got for Christmas anyways, along with Call of Duty: Black Ops II, two Agatha Christie books, $400 in iTunes gift cards, a scarf, a Maroon 5 CD, and a One Direction CD. Speaking of that, am I the only person on here that actually LIKES 1D? Because all I've seen is people hating on mah boiz~.
If I am then it will be weird.So, have a new chapter. Happy News Years!
i want to see how scootaloo takes it
it will be awesome
NUUUUUUU It's not long enough. I require MOAR!!!!
Ooh colt, I don't know if I would want to be anywhere near the place when Twilight tells Scootaloo.
It's probably going to hit me in the feels, though nowhere near as bad as Les Miserables did last night.
May the Grace of the Valar Protect You
Shire Folk
1878974 Dude $400 in iTunes?! Holy moley! Not like I didn't get a fair bit, but not that much towards one place
new chapter
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Welp, using your quadriceps like that for hours on end will do that.
Unless the pain is all over due to wiping out all day.
Also, 1D is just another boy band. Move along, nothing to see there.
1.
Slight fuckup here?
2.
You most certainly are.
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and for the rest of the story see the ask blind dash tumbler
not really but still they seem quite close to the same story
anyway nice chapter
1878974 Black Ops 2, for the 360?
Congrats on the 1000 likes!
i wonder if dash could possibly tell scoots, being led by twilight?
1878974 i didnt anything, unfortunately, although ill consider stories updating as a gift
I think this story is still too focused on other ponies. I don't give a fuck how Rarity feels about Rainbow's condition, I just want a story about Rainbow dealing with it. So far Rainbow Dash has almost had the least screen time in a story about her. Right now it is just a story about a dozen ponies moping about.
Well, that's alot of stuff you got for christmas. I'd also like to say that there is ALOT of repetition in the first few paragraphs.
Now for the errors:
- " was an incredibly risky idea.."
- WAY too much repetition, the word 'part' is used more than it should have been, you already mentioned that the letter had to be perfect in the paragraph before so that repeat is kind of unnecessary.
- that was stated in the paragraph before, again, another unneeded reiteration of the known fact that it is not done.
- again, we know that.
Personally, I recommend that you re-read this, there is much more wrong with it than this.
1879871 Although this is true, we need to get a basis of how everyone here falls in place. You can't just tell about RD and her condition without wondering about how those who were involved react to the sudden change. Yes, I too, agree that there seems to be a large amount of sadness and woe going on here, but again, who wouldn't cry over one of your best friend's sudden loss of sight? I know it seems VERY redundant, but it all builds up in the end.
1879014 Ha ha...oh yes it will be.
1879031 More shall come, just be patient.
1879104 We'll see, won't we?
Also, is Les Mis any good? I'm thinking of seeing it, but I'm still not sure.
1879117 I know. I was pretty happy with it meself.
1879189 It was a little bit of both, if I'm being completely honest with you.
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1. That was intentional.
2. GODDAMNIT.
3. I can't see anything.
1879330 Thank you!
1879376 Mine's for the PC.
1879451 I have been waiting for this moment! Thanks!
1879523 Hmm...maybe, maybe...
1879536 Thanks much!
1879796 Aww, that sucks. Sorry about that, man.
1880064 Thank you very much! I took your advice and revised it a bit. It's late where I am and I'm tired, so I'll do a better job at revisions tomorrow.
1880092 Also, again thank you. I'm REALLY trying to NOT make it redundant, but there are those times when I can't help it. I'm not a professional at this, but I'm doing my best.
But, apparantly, it's not good enough.1879871 Yes, as it was pointed out many times before, it does seem that way. But, there's only a few more things I need to do, and then it will just be Dash. Patience is key. But, thank you for bearing with me up until this point.
1879871 agreed, but not to such an extreme. i would guess so far it's been like a day or two into the story and we are just getting alot of detail on everypony's happening in those days
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Great chapter hope to see more in the coming new year.
i see your taking it very slow when it comes to the tumblr story line, i like im just wondering how your going to finish this when the tumblr isn't even finished.
hmm... I've been reading the comments... and while I'm also anxious to hear more of rainbow dealing with her blindness (and ready to see some twidash), I actually DO LIKE whats been laid out so far. It makes the story feel more real and meaningful when you get a bit of everyone's perspective. Good stories are loaded with details, I believe this author is doing the right thing. Also, I do like the idea of maybe rainbow (with some sunglasses) being escorted with twilight to see scootaloo, them just hanging and chatting normally for a bit, then rainbow herself telling scootaloo. I think scoots will take it a bit better if she can see that she can still have fun and pleasant conversations with RD despite the blindness, that not too much has changed. I'd love to say that I wish this chapter update had jumped straight to RD moving in with twi, but if that had happened, we might not have gotten this chapter, and this chapter was indeed good... so I still believe if the author wants to take the story slow, let him take it slow. It'll be a much more pleasureful story overall if theres a lot of depth to it, versus quickly covering the plot with little detail, leaving the story to be some quick feels, but feeling empty.
Edit: as for the ending, does anyone really care if the author deviates from this tumblr thing? I vote that the author should run this story his way, regardless of similarities in the initial setup of the plot.
I died
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I got AC3 for Xmas too! I love it!
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Yep, it happens. Just charge through.
1882491 Pretty decent game. Actually was borrowing my brothers up till Christmas to play it- beat story few days before Christmas Just a note, don't think you're going to be done at 2am and keep going (personal experience had me up until almost 5 finishing )
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Lol I'll be sure to remember that. Love the blog and love the story
1878974 i dont care much for 1D, negatively or positively, what i wills say is that i memorized the lyrics to thats what makes you beautiful by singing it sarcastically, also y u no halo 4?
Awesome chapter, as usual
You appear to have an armada of ship's in your port sire
1881808 IT'S A GHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSTTTTTTT
I love this story but I need more! And im worried about hirw scootaloo will handle it.
1907988 ... Who?
1881188 Thank you!
1881228 Don't worry, I have a few ideas of my own.
1881374 You have no idea how happy I was to see this comment. Truly made my day. Thank you very much!
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1882491 I've been playing that game obsessively since I've got it. It's like, the best thing ever.
1882802 That's what I'm doing. Did it again last night, not too sore.
1884922 OMGZ1DIZLIF111!!!11
Just kidding.
Just an FYI, I did play halo 4 on new years. It was fun, but AC3 takes the cake for my favorite game. (Besides Team Fortress 2.)
Thank you!
1886880 Mmmyes. I have so many, I may have to hellicarrier them.
1897684 Thank you!
This story mesmerizes me. It's so beautifully written, so sad, so heartbreaking, yet you manage to add a funny comment at the perfect moment. Ex: “Like your brother’s hindquarters kind o’ stuff?”
Continue writing. :( Poor Scootaloo..
"Rarity turned her head around and winked at her sister playfully, proving her sister’s
statement correct."
" “Has any pony ever told ya that it’s rude ta eavesdrop on other ponies when
they’re tryin’ ta talk about something that ain’t none of your business?”
Applejack scolded, looking the filly in the eye.
Scootaloo seemed to wilt under Applejack’s gaze as she taught her a lesson
on courtesy and manners. "
Telling me things that you literally JUST showed is kinda silly. Just focus on the showing. Yer doing it right, just trust yerself and don't try to explain it anyway.
(Sorry for double commenting; commenting via phone... Sucks.)
" Applejack snorted. The farmer still had a confused expression on her face. It was clear to the two unicorns that she didn’t quite agree with what Rarity was trying to tell her."
So, like here. Take the second sentence and change it to show that she is confused, even an 'An uncertain look on her face.' would do. Then delete the last sentence entirely, cause that is implied. The whole bit already shows they see that Applejack isn't on the same page, you don't gotta spell it out for us.
Wow that took forever to write on a phone. Finally back to reading!
Oh boy, here we go. Scotaloo hears about RD´s condition chapter in 3...2...1... GO! 8D
1881808 My question is... What does this say about AJ and Mac? ;)
Are ponies really so anti-education that it is simply inconceivable that Rarity would have that book for reasons other than learning about pegasi erogenous zones or something ridiculous like that? With a title like "Pegasus Wings and Other Things: A Guide To The Very Basics Of Pegasi and Aerodynamics" it sounds more like an anatomy and physics textbook than a romance self help book.
2438800 maybe the title is just a beard and everyone knows it is? That would be kind of funny.
Why do you think that you learn about what blind is when you're twenty or something. Geez dude, I knew when I was like five or something.
I can understand what Dash feels, being revived and all, but with Twilight here you really pushing it.
Because lies are bad; you're the last one that should be told that. What are you going to do once Dash is out and about? Have her lie about her condition? Buck up, be a grown mare and tell them; gently. Like Rarity did. The only mane cast that knows how to adult in this fic... (beyond Rainbow Dash at least)