> New Toys in Town
>  by Derpator
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> Chapter 1 - A picnic with friends
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What a glorious day.

That’s what Rainbow Dash thought anyway. Hardly any time spent cloud busting, clear skies all around, and, like usual, nothing out of the ordinary. A perfect day for a picnic with her friends. By picnic of course, that meant Rainbow Dash lying on her back with her sunshades on trying to nap whenever possible. Today’s topic of conversation wasn’t something she particularly cared for, but all of her friends kept on about it.

There was a new craze in Ponyville. Ponies started to disappear off the streets after some new ‘toys’ had been introduced to the town. Not much was explained about what these toys were, but it was known that they required two or more ponies playing with them to get the best enjoyment, or so the ponies who have played with them have said.

As with all normal gossip and with her contacts in other cities and towns, Rarity was the first to know of them. It wasn’t long before she shared it with Fluttershy during a weekly spa session. Word spread around, and soon Applejack knew of them. Rarity was quick to propose trying them out with Applejack, who was just as quick to accept.

Many evenings of the week, Rarity and Applejack were out of contact with everypony else. After they’d completed their normal day jobs, Applejack would go over to the Carousel Boutique to play with these new toys with Rarity and go home to the farm late at night. Sometime after those experiences, both Rarity and Applejack told Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie about these toys, and suggested trying them with each other. They’d ordered them shortly after.

Rainbow Dash didn’t care for them. Or at least, she’s told the others she didn’t want a part of it. She’d told all her friends that she had no intention with trying them out and her friends seemed to acknowledge that. The reason being, that whenever Rainbow Dash actually asked what these ‘toys’ were, she’d only get a single response.

“It’s not really your thing.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t even know what that meant. She had no clue what the toys actually were, or what purpose they served. Requiring two ponies for ‘ultimate satisfaction’, as the company making the toys stated, was something Rainbow Dash didn’t understand either. And yet, all of her friends kept talking about them. She actually felt like a sixth wheel at a gathering, if that was even possible.

“Ooh they’ll be here soon.” That voice could only come from one pony; the pink one full of excitement. “I can’t wait to try them out!”

The second voice came from a white unicorn, who introduced these abominations (as Rainbow Dash referred them as) to all of Ponyville. “Oh they’re coming today?”

“Yes!” Another voice of excitement. From Twilight Sparkle no doubt. “Pinkie and I are going to try them out when they arrive. She’s actually been rather restless for days. Everyday she’s come to the library to express her desire to play with them. She's come around so much, that I can't stay concentrated on the latest novel I'm reading.”

Pinkie Pie couldn’t hold back a blush. “Well yeah.” She pointed a hoof of accusation towards Rarity and Applejack. “They’ve both been playing with them for ageeeeeeees!”

“And boy howdy, am I grateful for that!” Applejack’s comment caused Rarity to giggle and look away from the earth pony. The action actually caught Rainbow Dash’s attention as she sat up, not bothering to lift her sunglasses as she did so.

“I don’t see the big deal here.” Rainbow Dash lowered her hoof to pick up an apple, digging into it and feeding on the remains of an honest day’s work of Applejack. Gulping down a mouthful, she continued. “I don’t see Fluttershy here wasting any time with these things.”

Fluttershy squeaked as soon as she heard her name. From a reassuring hoof on her back from Rarity, she regained her confidence. “Fluttershy has already explained her desires to not get involved, Rainbow Dash.”

Fluttershy looked at Rarity. “Well actually. You see, I...” Rarity gasped at what she thought she’d just heard.

“Fluttershy, you want to try them out? Oh this is fantastic!” Clapping her hooves together, Rarity felt some warm air by her ear.

“You sure that’s the best idea Sugarcube? She ain’t got nopony to share with.” Keeping their conversation quiet, Rarity lowered her voice to a whisper as well.

“Then we’ll simply find somepony to play with her. What about Rainbow Dash?” At the suggestion, both ponies turned towards Rainbow Dash in perfect synergy, who jumped from the sudden attention. Her sunglasses fell off and dropped to the ground, resulting in laughter from Pinkie Pie.

“Oh Rainbow Dash, you’re so funny!” Rainbow Dash gave Pinkie Pie a dirty look, who didn’t seem at all affected by the devil eyes she was being given.

“Yeah yeah, laugh it up Pinks!” Rainbow Dash threw the now ruined (in her opinion) sunglasses away. “Maybe I’ll just have to share the story you told me involving a certain pony and a session of baking. Or the attempts of baking anyway.” With a look of satisfaction, Rainbow Dash sat back in her own accomplishment. It caught Pinkie Pie’s full attention, as evidenced when the pink mare grabbed Rainbow Dash very closely. Her face was filled with a cherry colour. Whatever it was, she was embarrassed.

“No Dashie! You said you wouldn’t tell anypony! Please please please. Pleeeeeeeeease!” Pinkie Pie shook Rainbow Dash furiously, desperate for the story not to be revealed. After a few spinning of her irises, Rainbow Dash snapped back to reality, placing a hoof on her head to make sure she’d done so.

“Relax Pinks,” she made out, “I’m just teasing you.”

Pinkie Pie had another sudden mood change back to her old self. “Okie dokie lokie!” She remained still for a while, humming some tune she’d made up some time ago, not aware of the curious looks she had received.

“Oh look. Isn’t that...” Fluttershy spoke up and pointed towards a pegasus approaching the group. The mare in question was a pony that everypony knew as the mailmare. She had a light greyish coat, a pale yellow looking mane and oddly, bubbles as a cutie mark. Everypony didn’t know how bubbles were associated with mail, but they just accepted it. With her, she was carrying two large saddlebags by her side. Pinkie Pie immediately got excited.

“Hey Derpy” Rainbow Dash called out.

The mailmare smiled back at Rainbow Dash. “Morning girls. Mail call. Two packages for a Twilight Sparkle and a Pinkamena Diane Pie-“ Pinkie Pie snatched the package as soon as Derpy Hooves presented it. As Pinkie Pie held the package to her chest as hard as she hugged anypony, Derpy Hooves said her farewells and continued on with the mail.

“OhmygoshohmygoshTwilightweneedtototallytrytheseoutrightnow!” Pinkie Pie didn’t let anypony stop her as she dragged Twilight away from the gathering with her hoof.

As Twilight was getting pulled against her will, she gave the watching ponies a wave. “Well, bye girls.”

“Think she’ll be ok?” Applejack showed a bit of concern as any traces of Twilight Sparkle were gone from her view. Rarity chuckled and tapped her own hair to constantly make sure it kept its ‘elegant’ style, as she told everypony.

“Of course she will darling. I’m sure Pinkie Pie won’t be too hard.” Rarity placed a hoof on her chin. “Actually, she’s always full of energy. Maybe Twilight is in for a surprise. Pinkie Pie would sure love giving her one of those. Twilight just might be in her best mood tomorrow.” Applejack raised an eyebrow.

“If ya say so.”

Rainbow Dash was trying to figure out what Rarity was talking about. The way she was talking made it sound like Pinkie Pie and Twilight were going to... no. No, that’s absurd. Absolutely ridiculous!

Get your mind out of the gutter Dash! Your friends aren’t going to do... that. Are they?

“What do you think Fluttershy?” The yellow pegasus was now more confident and could sit up straight without hiding behind her mane.

In the openness of her friends, Fluttershy presented a smile. “I think it’s absolutely wonderful.”

Rainbow Dash chewed on her apple slowly as she stared at Fluttershy. “I thought it didn’t interest you Flutters.”

“Oh. I meant, Pinkie Pie and Twilight...” Rainbow Dash continued to chew as she just sat there with a blank face.

“Oh I know, they’ve been waiting so long for this.” Rainbow Dash averted her gaze to Rarity.

“So.” Rainbow Dash took another bite. “Pinks and Twilight have waited to play with their new ‘toys’?”

“Yes.”

“So they’ve gone to play with them.”

“Eeyup” the cowpony added.

“Together.” Another bite.

“Yeah...”

“Alone.”

“What’re you gettin’ at Rainbow Dash?” Applejack gave Rainbow Dash a quizzical look.

“Wait.” Rainbow Dash paused to gulp down the chunks of apple. After waiting a few seconds, she just took another bite. It was a rather worthless pause. “So let me get this in full. Our friends Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie.”

“Right.”

“They received these so called ‘toys’ that two ponies get ‘ultimate satisfaction’ from.”

“Yes.”

“As soon as they’ve arrived, they went to either the library or Sugarcube Corner alone.” One more gulp and bite. “To play with their toys. Alone. And they’ve waited to do this for a while.” Rarity grew a little frustrated.

“Rainbow Dash, just what is your point? Yes that is what they’ve done.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t know if her friends were just naïve or too stupid to see what she was getting at. Staring into Rarity’s eyes looking like a soulless pony, she gave herself a moment to suck in what she thought Twilight and Pinkie Pie were about to do.

“Just making sure.” Rarity and Applejack looked at each other.

“Uhhhhh... ok.” Rarity shot Applejack a look that only she could read. “I hate to cut this short, but Applejack and I must be going now too.” Rainbow Dash flared her wings.

“Where you going?” Applejack cleared her throat.

“To Rarity’s workshop. See y’all later.” Fluttershy smiled at the pair as they slowly started to walk away.

“Looks like its just you and me Flutters. What you wanna do?” Fluttershy changed from happy to shy again.

“Oh. Uh. Well, I actually have to go back and feed... the animals. Yes, the animals.” As Fluttershy tried to give Rainbow Dash a convincing look, traces of apples fell from Rainbow Dash’s mouth as her jaw was hanging open. She was free for the day and all of her friends were bailing on her.

“Well, why don’t I come help you?” Fluttershy’s eyes widened in horror. “I got the whole day free and I-“

“NO!” Rainbow Dash froze. “Sorry. I mean, they don’t like strangers.” As Fluttershy attempted to flee, Rainbow Dash dropped her eyelids.

“I’ve been to your cottage for years Fluttershy. All of your animals know me.” Fluttershy’s eyes widened even more (if that was even possible).

“Yes well.” Her voice was suddenly lower than usual. “I just... I just... eep!” Fluttershy ran as fast as she could as Rainbow Dash just observed her retreat.

Rainbow Dash just munched on whatever was left of her apple, reflecting on what had just happened. Now she was alone, with nothing to do for the rest of the day. And of course, her mind went to the gutter again as she flashed ideas about what Twilight and Pinkie Pie were doing. And most likely, what Rarity and Applejack were about to do.

Rainbow Dash shook her head to rid herself of the dirty thoughts, and finally stood up. Stretching her rear hooves and wings, she braced herself for take-off. Leaves in the nearby tree fell off as a rainbow blur flew right by them. Feeling the breeze trail through her as she flew, Rainbow Dash took whatever time she needed to get back to her personal haven known as her home.

Entering her own home, something was on her mind. She understood why four of her friends acted the way they did, but why was Fluttershy acting more defensive? She always let Rainbow Dash visit or help her around her cottage, but now she didn’t want her to. Rainbow Dash grew one conclusion for the problem and asked herself.

“Just what are these ‘toys’ anyway?”

> Chapter 2 - Three days of mischief: Day one
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It had been three days. Three whole days that Rainbow Dash had some fun with her friends. Same routine every morning. She would wake up early, work her duties of cloud busting or controlling weather in certain areas of Ponyville, take a nap and then hang out with one of her friends. Only every time she tried to, they’d be working their shifts or doing something. But that didn’t stop her from seeing them.

She knew that ponies like Rarity or Pinkie Pie remained busy during the day, but they’d always make time for their friends. That was always the case, and for three days, it had been no exception.

Day one.

Cloud duty was no sweat. No bad weather was scheduled for the day, clear sunny skies were planned all around. The only trace of any bad weather at all was personally requested to her by Applejack, who actually requested it for a few days ago. Those fields need rainwater after all.

After her regular duty, Rainbow Dash took a long stretch of her joints and wings before heading off. Since she had nothing else to do that day, she thought maybe she’d spend it with Applejack. She could always help out with the apple bucking and she was sure that Applejack wouldn’t decline. It would also try and give herself some idea of what the toys were, providing she could squeeze the information from Applejack.

Flying high above the streets of Ponyville, Rainbow Dash looked down on its citizens. Not much activity was happening, but she recognised a few of them. It was very uncommon to spot one of her personal friends below, considering their duties and this new craze meant they were barely on the streets. Rainbow Dash decided to just speed over to the farm anyway, it wasn’t like a pony was going to grab her attention.

The familiar layout of Sweet Apple Acres was brought to Rainbow Dash as she neared towards the farm. She always enjoyed being at the farm, but she never knew why. Maybe she found Applejack to be great company, or maybe she just liked apples. Hanging out with Applejack and conversing with her was something she wouldn’t give up though, even if they did argue a lot. Of course, Applejack was always the one to start the arguments, it was never Rainbow Dash.

“Afternoon Rainbow!” Rainbow Dash was so lost in thought that she missed the greeting from her friend and smacked right into a tree. “Is something wrong?”

Rainbow Dash fell to the ground and got back on her feet, wiping away some dirt. “Nah, just daydreaming.” Rainbow Dash looked around the farm to see how much progress Applejack had made. She was carrying three carts behind her, full of apples. The apples were so highly stacked; it was hard to figure out why they hadn’t all fallen out. Rainbow Dash averted her gaze and saw that quite a bit of the farm had already been bucked.

“Rainbow? You ok?” Rainbow Dash looked back at Applejack.

“Uh yeah. So AJ, I was wondering. If you wouldn’t mind of course.” Applejack already had an inkling of where this was going. “How about I help out today?”

“Of course! I’m just going to offload these apples to Big Mac for sellin’, then I’ll come back here.” Before Applejack could move, she felt a hoof on her shoulder.

“Maybe I’ll come with you; it’s a bit of a journey. Perhaps we could talk or something?” Applejack raised an eyebrow.

“Are ya tellin’ or asking?” Rainbow Dash blinked a few times just trying to answer that.

“Uhhh telling. Yes.”

Both ponies set out to travel to Applejack’s older brother, who was stationed at the other side of the farm. He worked in the other orchards, and was closer to the town, so Applejack brought him the apples from the other side of the farm, and then he’d go to town and sell them. Sweet Apple Acres was bigger than most ponies thought it was, so Rainbow Dash certainly wasn’t lying about saying it was a journey.

Rainbow Dash was hovering beside Applejack, who was pulling three full carts with no struggle. Earth ponies always had stronger physical strength than pegasi or unicorns. Rainbow Dash was still one of the strongest ponies around, but Applejack could trump her in some departments involving physical abilities. It was something that Rainbow Dash secretly hated to admit too.

For a few minutes, there was silence. No voices could be heard but those from the wheels of the carts and the gentle breeze of air that Rainbow Dash created. Both ponies would look at each other, pass off a smile to avoid the awkwardness, try to say something and then look away. After what should have been said a long time ago, Rainbow Dash finally spoke up.

“So AJ. Twi and Pinks got those toys you all go on about.” Applejack snapped to the topic and smiled at Rainbow Dash. Truth is she liked to talk about it.

“Yeah, I was there. Took em long enough too! Me an’ Rarity been using them for weeks now.”

“What do you do with them then?” Applejack facehooved.

“They’re toys Rainbow. What do you do with toys? Play.” Rainbow Dash’s mind went back to the gutter.

Oh you ‘play’ with them alright.

“So you and Rarity go up to her bedroom.” Rainbow Dash waited for a nod before continuing. “And you ‘play’ with toys.” Applejack started to show concern.

“Didn’t you ask this yesterday? Yes that is what we do.”

“How can you talk about it so open like that? Isn’t that sort of discussion best sorted for ponies who... you know, do that sort of thing?” Rainbow Dash’s question caught Applejack off-guard. Applejack wasn’t aware that Rainbow Dash was thinking about that.

“It’s fun Rainbow. In fact, Rarity wants to hook you and Fluttershy together.” Rainbow Dash’s jawline opened.

“What!? Me and Fluttershy?”

“Came from Rarity, not me.” Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes.

“I’ll just have to have a ‘chat’ with Rarity then!” Applejack shook her head.

“I don’t think so Rainbow.” Applejack spoke in a calm manner. “Y’see, Rarity told me that Fluttershy told her she wanted to try it out with ya while they were at that fancy there spa after I left the workshop yesterday.” Rainbow Dash flew right close to Applejack’s face.

“She said what!?” Applejack rearranged her stetson, which had almost fallen off her head due to Rainbow Dash’s shouting.

“Yeah.” The orange pony made sure that Rainbow Dash was a few feet away from her before carrying on. “She wants to try them out with ya.”

“So is that why she was acting so shy yesterday?” Rainbow Dash realised the stupidity of her question when Applejack laughed in her face. “I mean more than normal. I offered to help her out at her cottage, and she ran off making an excuse as to why I couldn’t.”

Applejack raised a hoof to her chin. “I guess so.”

Rainbow Dash cut any contact she had with the real world as her mind took over. She continued to hover involuntarily and was pressed deep in her thoughts. Fluttershy felt something for her? No wonder she didn’t want Rainbow Dash to come over. And what with these new toys around, Fluttershy would be quick to jump on the bandwagon to express her true feelings.

She is kinda cute I guess. Wait. Whoa whoa whoa Dash! What are you saying!? You’re not a relationship pony, cut it out. You and Fluttershy are just friends. You have to tell her no. It’s just a small crush, she’ll get over it.

Rainbow Dash hadn’t noticed, but Applejack did concerning the blush on the cyan pony’s cheeks. Applejack didn’t say anything of it as Rainbow Dash seemed to come back to the world.

“So Rainbow, how’s everything?”

“Eh?” Rainbow Dash lowered an eyebrow and Applejack rolled her eyes.

“How’s life?”

“Oh. Well I guess it’s going good. This toy craze thing though is getting a bit irritating though. It’s ‘toy’ this and ‘toy’ that. I really rather wouldn’t like to know what two or more ponies do in the bedroom in private you know.” Applejack was confused again, but shrugged it off.

“Fair enough. I can promise to stop talking about it in front of ya if you want.” Rainbow Dash thought about it, but shook her head.

“Nah. I know Rarity wouldn’t let you keep that promise.” The comment made Applejack chuckle slightly. Oh how true it was. “Hey look, there’s Big Mac!” Rainbow Dash pointed her hoof towards a red stallion in view. Seems that their conversation had made the time go by.

“Howdy Applejack. Mornin’ Miss Rainbow. I’ll be taking them apples if you’re finished.” Big Mac received his answers as Applejack loosened the carts behind her. As his sister moved out of the way, he attached himself to the carts.

Rainbow Dash observed the actions. She never really saw much of Applejack’s big brother, and when she did, he wouldn’t usually be up for talking. It was assumed that he was nervous to talk around ponies he didn’t know. He knew Rainbow Dash a bit though, so at least there was that. Rainbow Dash thought up a plan, and turned towards Applejack.

“Hey AJ, would it be ok if I accompanied Big Mac into town? I knew I said I’d help you out, but I don’t see him that often.” Big Mac didn’t react while Applejack removed some sweat from her forehead.

“I don’t see a problem with that.” She faced Big Mac. “How ‘bout you big brother?”

Big Mac didn’t respond for a few seconds. It was unsure if he was actually thinking about it or if he was just a little slower today. “Eenope.” Big Mac motioned for Rainbow Dash to join her as Applejack waved to the pair.

Rainbow Dash looked towards their destination and back at Applejack at frequent periods, making sure she was out of site before she initiated her plan. With her friend finally out of site, a smile grew on her lips as she deliberately looked away from Big Mac.

“Soooooo what do you think of these toys?” Big Mac grew a little flush at the question.

“Toys? I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Big Mac clicked his eyes back and forth. The truth is, he thought Rainbow Dash was hinting at the Smarty Pants doll he had. He kept it a secret, or at least he was until Gabby Gums found it out. Since then, Big Mac hadn’t felt comfortable talking about anything that could be a toy. Or at least, if the conversation turned towards his doll.

“Relax big guy, I know about the doll. I meant these new toys that’s got Ponyville in a stir.” Big Mac felt a little relieved that Rainbow Dash knew about his doll but didn’t call him out on it.

“Haven’t got ‘em. Not interested either.” Rainbow Dash began to formulate her plan.

“Yeah, I heard two ponies are needed for the best result possible. I’m sure you’ve noticed AJ has gone over to the Carousel in the evening.”

“Yeah, when she comes back she looks all tired out. Then she tries to tell me all about it. I keep telling her I don’t want to know.” Rainbow Dash changed her posture to a more open one.

“Yeah, AJ is pretty tough. Not as tough as you I’d say.” Big Mac agreed with a nod, but stopped as he wanted to question that meant.

“What do ya mean by that?” Rainbow Dash stroked her hoof along Big Mac’s mane.

“Just how strong are you Big Mac?” Big Mac was starting to grow with worry.

“Fairly.”

“I see.” Rainbow Dash hovered around Big Mac, making it look like she was checking out his figure. “You have a very strong-looking body.” She smiled. “I like that.”

Big Mac gulped. “Miss Rainbow?” His voice was quieter than normal. “What are you saying?”

Rainbow Dash slowly rubbed her hoof along Big Mac’s neck to his cheek. “It’s a very gorgeous coat.” Big Mac flushed.

"Well thank you but-“

“And I think I’d like to touch it more. What do you say Big Mac? We could be more than friends.” Rainbow Dash finished off with a wink, sending Big Mac into a display of sweat and terror.

“Miss Rainbow! I’m flattered, but I don’t think of you the same way. I’m sorry but I hope you can understand.” Rainbow Dash portrayed a groan.

“Shame. Because I got some killer wing power.” Rainbow Dash showed off her beautiful wings and feathers, stroking them shortly afterwards. “Well, let me know if you change your mind. See ya.”

And in no time, Rainbow Dash was out of sight, trying to hold back her laughter. She knew that playing with Big Mac’s feelings wasn’t the right thing to do, but she also knew he would never think of having a marefriend. He was too dedicated to the farm and nervous around other ponies to actually think about dating. He was also just as honest as Applejack was, so if he’d said he did actually feel the same way then Rainbow Dash would actually have to do something.

Luckily for her, that wasn’t the case. She knew that deep down; Big Mac could tell it was just some harmless fun though. There was only way to know though. If a lecture from Applejack explaining why she wasn’t good enough for her brother came soon, or a simple smack across the face, Applejack would have been told. She doesn’t know if Applejack’s lesson would have been worth it though.

Rainbow Dash didn’t actually know what to do now. She’d spent at most a couple of hours at Sweet Apple Acres, so it was only getting to mid-afternoon. She could go visit another one of her friends, but she didn’t know who. One thing was obvious though; she couldn’t go to Fluttershy’s cottage. After what she’d heard, she couldn’t bear to face her yet. Declining her best friend was one thing, but doing it straight away was something she couldn’t bring herself to do. Still, she didn’t want to drag it on a lot, as the more Fluttershy felt towards her, the more heartbroken she’d be.

She could set up some pranks, but again, who? She mostly enjoyed pranking her best friends, and it’d best not to prank Applejack considering she might receive some physical torment from her later. Fluttershy was out of the question too. She could go request the aid of Pinkie Pie for a duel pranking session, but she’d be working.

After consideration, she decided not to prank. She was feeling some Daring Do right now, but didn’t actually want to read. But that lead to a possible location: the Golden Oaks Library. Twilight would always make time for her. Like a bullet, Rainbow Dash sped off to her new destination.

Rainbow Dash was always confused why exactly the library was located inside of a tree. Trees are used to make paper after all so wasn’t that like cannibalism in terms of the big tree or something? Rainbow Dash couldn’t understand and she didn’t want to either. One thing was certain; Twilight Sparkle was indeed inside and with the lack of explosions or groans coming through the walls, she wasn’t busy.

Deciding to just barge through the main door rather than knocking, she was met when a book flied right into her face. As she saw the words of a book she only presumed to be on a boring subject fall to the floor, she saw Twilight’s unhappy stare revealed in the distance.

“Oh. Hey Twi.” Rainbow Dash rubbed the back of her mane. “Guess I should have knocked first huh?”

Twilight didn’t move from her current position. She was sat on her haunches by the table in the centre of the room. She was in the middle of a book of some sort, but Rainbow Dash would have to ask her to know more.

“Yes, that may have been the nice thing to do. What if I was casting a spell and you walked right in and I turned you into a newt or some other creature?” Rainbow Dash just stared at Twilight.

“There’s a spell that turns a pony into a newt?”

“I was just using an example. Although now that you mention it, there is a spell that can turn ponies into amphibians, and-“

“Ok! Enough of that.” Rainbow Dash closed the door behind her and joined Twilight at the other end of the table. “So what you reading?” Twilight beamed up.

“Oh this? It’s just a little something I...” As Twilight trailed off, a blush formed and she turned away, levitating the book towards Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash closed the book to look at the cover, before falling to the floor in hysterics. Twilight was giving her another bad look, but she didn’t care. To her, it was priceless.

“A dating guide? Really Twilight?” Rainbow Dash had to hold a hoof to her mouth to prevent laughing as Twilight began to explain.

“Why yes. Pinkie Pie recommended it to me. As we went through a little foreplay last night, I-“ Rainbow Dash lost it at ‘foreplay’. Twilight only became half-lidded at the childish behaviour. Rainbow Dash had small tears forming in her eyes as she motioned for Twilight to continue. Keeping a constant eye on Rainbow Dash, Twilight hesitated to continue. “While we had our fun, she said that my choice of dialogue wasn’t... how should I say? Optimal? She recommended me to read or look at a dating guide so our future sessions may proceed with better results.”

Rainbow Dash was about to open her mouth to laugh even more, but Twilight used her magic to prevent her mouth from opening. Rainbow Dash’s cheeks puffed out as she tried to contain the humour. After a few seconds, Twilight rolled her eyes to wait for the laughter to come to a stop.

When Twilight became convinced that Rainbow Dash had finished, she released her grip on her mouth. “Really Rainbow Dash? How you are finding this so amusing is beyond me.”

“Twilight, would you say you’re... bad?” Rainbow Dash was grinning hugely at Twilight.

“I suppose so, yes. I was hoping that something in here would help me to improve.” Rainbow Dash was close to breaking into laughter again.

“Oh Twilight, you’re just inexperienced. Obviously Pinkie Pie is better at it than you.” Twilight rolled her eyes once more.

“Obviously.”

“And what, did she flat out tell you to read tips?”

“Well yes and no. She told me that I wasn’t exactly the best at foreplay.” Twilight made sure that Rainbow Dash wasn’t about to fall to the floor again before continuing. “But she also said that if I didn’t want to read outside material, she wouldn’t mind. She said that she’d be happy to teach me over time herself.”

It suddenly hit Rainbow Dash what exactly the topic of conversation was about. She felt disgusted in her mind, her stomach felt like it could empty right now. And worst of all, Twilight Sparkle was completely oblivious to it all!

“Uh Twilight, perhaps you shouldn’t be talking so open about this sort of thing. To me anyway.” Twilight raised her head from the dating guide.

“Oh? Why is that?” Rainbow Dash didn’t know if Twilight was in denial or just pure stupid.

“I assume you foreplay with these toys of yours. With Pinkie at night-time?”

“Yeeees.” Twilight made sure to be correct of what she was asked. “It tires me out quite quickly too, but Pinkie seems to have incredible energy and fantastic endurance. Earth pony physical capabilities really excite me.”

Rainbow Dash had her bottom jaw to the floor and her eyes focused on Twilight. She shook her head to rid of the poisoned image she’d been fed.

“That’s a bit too much information Twilight. You only had to say yes. Besides, you only got these toys yesterday, so why do you act like you’ve being doing it for weeks?” Twilight presented another blush.

“Remember when they arrived yesterday? Imagine since then that Pinkie and I have been playing with them, session after session. If I can recall, we got in about five sessions yesterday alone. She wanted to stay the night as well after so much fun, so I let her. We may have also played a few hours into the night too. Oh, and once this morning before she left.”

Rainbow Dash rubbed her eyes as furiously as she could to rid the image of Twilight Sparkle. Not from her mind, but physically too. If she gouged out her eyes, she wouldn’t have to see such a demon. No matter how she tried, it wasn’t working. It did make her eyes sore though.

“Twilight... why would you tell me that? Just. Why?” Rainbow Dash scraped her head with both her hooves down her face. Unfortunately, the purple unicorn wasn’t getting the right message.

“Pinkie and I don’t have a problem with sharing it. We told Rarity and Applejack when they came by momentarily last evening. They’re happy with sharing some of their experiences too.” A huge groan from Rainbow Dash told Twilight to stop and frown. “Have I said something wrong?”

Rainbow Dash jumped up. “YES! Yes you have! Twilight, what you and Pinkie do in your own private time in your bedroom is nice and all for you, and believe me I’m happy for the both of you, but it isn’t something I want to hear. Now, I’m going to leave. I think I need to read some Daring Do to take my mind off this.” Rainbow Dash headed to the door.

“Wait Rainbow!” Rainbow Dash only turned her head around. “Could you not tell Pinkie about this? Reading so much of this book I mean. I’m trying to play more innocent right now but I want to surprise her in a few days. Then, I reckon we’ll have a great time. I’m sure she’ll appreciate all of the improvements I will have made.” Twilight looked confused as Rainbow Dash started to laugh of all things. It wasn’t her usual laugh either; it was a laugh of a maniac. “Rainbow?”

“Oh I wouldn’t worry Twilight.” Rainbow Dash continued her madmare laugh. Twilight had a raised eyebrow.

“Why’s that?”

“Because. I’m going to forget we ever had this conversation. Don’t worry about me talking to Pinkie about it; I’m going to erase all traces of our talk from my mind. When I drill a nail through my skull.” Before any reply, Rainbow Dash bolted through the library door leaving Twilight once again in confusion.

“What’s got into her? Pinkie enjoys talking about this.” She shrugged. “Oh well, it isn’t for everypony I guess.”

> Chapter 3 - Three days of mischief: Day two
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Day two.

Rainbow Dash tried out at Sugarcube Corner. She knew Pinkie Pie loved her company and she taught her well with the art of baking. She would always appreciate the help. As expected from Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie did indeed take her generous offer. Whenever there were no customers, they had fun in the kitchen either chatting about future prank ideas or general topics. Pinkie Pie never mentioned the toys though, and Rainbow Dash felt that she shouldn’t interfere. Rainbow Dash knew what she could talk to Pinkie Pie about though. And she would never talk to her about the other thing she discussed with Twilight. Never again.

“So Pinks” Rainbow Dash said as Pinkie Pie finished placing some cupcakes on a tray.

“Yes Dashie?”

“You know, this scenario looks exactly like that other time that... you know.” Pinkie Pie looked in horror as she realised what Rainbow Dash was talking about. “In the dream you told me.”

“Rainbow Dash! I have no idea what you’re talking about!” Pinkie Pie turned her head away from Rainbow Dash.

“Oh? So you didn’t like this then?” Rainbow Dash extended her wing and brushed it along Pinkie Pie’s back, resulting in a small moan from the pink pony. When Pinkie Pie turned to face Rainbow Dash, her cheeks were flushed.

“Dashie... I...” Pinkie Pie struggled to find words when Rainbow Dash silenced her.

“It’s ok Pinkie, I know you don’t feel that way towards me. And I don’t feel that way towards you.”

I guess Twilight does though.

Rainbow Dash pulled her head away from view and formed a smirk. “...Or do I?” She purposely tip-toed towards Pinkie Pie, who was backing into a corner with fear. “Oh Pinkie, I can’t deny my feelings for you.” Sweat started to appear on Pinkie Pie’s temple.

In a sudden realisation, Pinkie Pie knew it was a silly joke and was in a fit of giggles on the floor. “Oh Rainbow Dash, you thought you could get me.” Rainbow Dash groaned.

“Drat! But Pinkie. Why’d you even tell me that dream anyway?” Pinkie Pie stopped her giggles and got back on her feet.

“I dunno. I just had it one night. My dreams usually contain lovely cakes or chocolate covered cookies. Or even chocolate covered cookies on top of cakes. I guess it was just different.”

Rainbow Dash attempted to understand the lunacy of Pinkie Pie’s treat-based dreams but shrugged it off. “Fair enough. But I know two things though because of it.” Pinkie Pie recoiled in fear once more.

“What’s that?” Pinkie asked nervously, while Rainbow Dash extended her wing again. “No, NO! Dashie! Doooooooon’t-“ Rainbow Dash lunged at Pinkie Pie and forced her to the ground, before using her wing to tickle Pinkie Pie’s stomach. What resulted was a huge giggle-fest from Pinkie Pie as she flailed her hooves hopelessly in the air, hoping mercifully that it would end. If it hadn’t been for Mr Cake entering the kitchen shortly after, Rainbow Dash might have tickled Pinkie Pie all afternoon.

Mr Cake cleared his throat and immediately caught the attention of the two mares having fun. They both tried to pretend nothing happened but failed miserably as they rose to their feet. “Pinkie, we have customers.” Pinkie Pie held up a hoof in a salute.

“Yes sir! Pinkie on the double sir!” A cloud of Pinkie Pie had formed as she was no longer present in the kitchen. Mr Cake looked to Rainbow Dash and then to the door, clearing marking the pegasus to leave the kitchen. Rainbow Dash did just that and had another idea as she approached Pinkie Pie at the counter.

“Hi! Welcome to Sugarcube Corner, what can I get yoooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuu!” Pinkie Pie’s eyes bulged and she almost jumped out of her skin as she felt the wing of Rainbow Dash gently caress along her back. Hearing the low chuckle coming from Rainbow Dash as she took a seat at a table, she ignored it and awkwardly attempted again. “Heh. Sorry about that. So what can I get you?” As soon as she finished the order of the pony across the counter and she wasn’t in her line of sight, Pinkie Pie stared right at Rainbow Dash with daggers.

Rainbow Dash saw the small chaos she’d caused and pretended to play innocent to Pinkie Pie across the room; lifting up her hooves to gesture she didn’t have a clue what she was on about. She watched as Pinkie Pie narrowed her eyes at her and lifted up a hoof, pointing at her own eyes before pointing them at her. She saw the words “I’m watching you” being mouthed from Pinkie Pie, as she just leant back on her chair to enjoy her victory.

A few hours had passed, and Rainbow Dash had left Sugarcube Corner temporarily to grab her Daring Do novel. She hadn’t realised the time fly by as she was too caught up in the adventures of her hero. What finally caught her attention though was a pink pony standing beside her with a look of determination. No words were spoken, but a cupcake with icing that held all the colours of the rainbow was placed in front of her.

She gazed at the cupcake, and then at Pinkie Pie, who inched towards the chair at the opposite side of the table. Pinkie Pie sat with her hooves placed together, forming a triangle with the surface of the table. Her eyes were fixed on Rainbow Dash, and she wore her eyelids and eyebrows down. Never once did she blink.

Rainbow Dash scratched the back of her head, and then met Pinkie Pie’s glare. Without looking down, she picked up the cupcake and took a bite of it. She noticed Pinkie Pie starting to smile. The cupcake was one of the most delicious things she’d ever tasted, but she didn’t change her expression. As she took small bite after bite, she never once unlocked her staring contest with Pinkie Pie. Finishing the final bite of the cupcake, Pinkie Pie nodded.

“Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash said finally breaking their tension, “That cupcake was delicious. But why’d you go and act all evil like?” Pinkie Pie also broke her mood and sat upright in her chair.

“Simple. The writer wanted to make an attempt of a dramatic moment, so he thought we could act like we were in a competition.” Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow and looked down at her book, half expecting for Pinkie Pie’s answer to be present in the words below her. “Whatever, the point is I thought it’d be a nice gesture.”

“Oh. Well thanks Pinkie. So what was the ingredient to make it tasty like that?” Pinkie Pie smiled back at Rainbow Dash.

“I’m surprised you didn’t recognise the taste. After all, you are Rainbow Dash.”

“Uh, what?” Pinkie Pie giggled.

“You’ve worked with making rainbows before right? You know what rainbows taste like, as do I. It should have been easily recognisable.

Rainbow Dash just sat there with a blank expression. She really should have seen that point coming. It did taste like rainbows do, which aren’t that nice to begin with, but it had a different flavour to it. “So what else was in that cupcake?”

Pinkie Pie clapped her hooves with glee. After a short while, she stopped and went back to being serious. “Can’t tell you, it’s a secret.”

Rainbow Dash’s ears fell down. “Why not?”

“Let’s just say it’s punishment for your behaviour in the kitchen earlier. Strike one!” With no warning, Pinkie Pie leant forward and poked Rainbow Dash’s nose with her hoof. “Boop!”

“Ugh. Well at least I know what you enjoy.” Rainbow Dash sat with a grin and extended her wing, causing Pinkie Pie to slightly hide herself.

“Not as much as I enjoy with Twilight.” Pinkie Pie beamed a smile once more as Rainbow Dash’s jaw extended a second time. “Speaking of which, I’ve finished my shift, which means I’m off to go see her. I would invite you Rainbow Dash, but you’re not into it. Or maybe, you might be. How do you feel about sharing? Let me know ok?” With just that, Pinkie Pie got up, winked at Rainbow Dash and vanished through the door of Sugarcube Corner.

Rainbow Dash just tried to contemplate what just happened. That was a rather sudden change. Not to mention disturbing since she knew what Pinkie Pie meant. And after everything she’d talked with Twilight yesterday. Not only that, but she might have been invited to join in! Rainbow Dash quickly buried herself back in the Daring Do book to take her mind off it.

Time quickly passed as Rainbow Dash was lost in her book. The only time she moved was when Sugarcube Corner officially closed, and even then she attempted to read while she flew back home. She didn’t notice, but she almost crashed a total of fifteen times.

Sixteenth time wasn’t the charm though, as she collided head to head with a dragon. Making a rush to save her book from becoming ruined, Rainbow Dash made a swoop worthy of a hero. Shame was that Spike didn’t see it, as he was too busy trying to regain his composure.

“Spike?” She brought her attention to the dragon who was rubbing his head. “What are you doing out here?”

Spike grunted. “Twilight kicked me out. As soon as Pinkie Pie showed up.”

Rainbow Dash shivered at the thought. “She actually physically forced you out of the library?” Spike wiped off some dirt that was on his scales.

“Not really, it was more of a suggestion. She kept badgering on to me that it’d be nice for me to take a walk. Says I spend too much time indoors.” Rainbow Dash furrowed her brow.

“Wait. She said that you spend too much time indoors?” Spike nodded.

“Yup, she’s a hypocrite. She only made up an excuse to get me to leave. I guess she wants privacy with Pinkie Pie. She’s been around the library the past couple of days.” Spike raised a claw and scratched his chin. “I have no idea why though.”

Rainbow Dash laughed nervously. “Ah ha Spike. I think I may know why...” Spike looked directly at Rainbow Dash.

“You don’t think it has anything to do with those new toys Twilight got the other day? She hides them away and refuses to tell me what they are. Tells me she’s embarrassed.”

“Well yeeeeeeah, I suppose,” Rainbow Dash said with a questionable tone. “Maybe it’s best for you not to think about it.” Spike carried on his blank expression.

“Oh. Ok then.” Spike put his claws behind his back and kicked at the ground. “So, do you want to go do something? It’s not like I have anything else to do.”

Rainbow Dash flustered her wings a bit. “I don’t know Spike. We don’t usually hang out that often. I wouldn’t know what to do.”

Spike’s mood brightened. “Well there’s always a first time right? Why don’t we just chat or something? I’m sure there’s a free bench in the park.”

Rainbow Dash thought about it and agreed. “Sure, just let me take care of something real quick.” In the blink of an eye, traces of dust clouds were left of Rainbow Dash and her novel. In no time, she had returned without it. “Gotta make sure it’s safe and all.” Rainbow Dash pointed towards the park. “Shall we?”

Spike nodded and began the journey. The park wasn’t that far away from their current location, so they reached a bench in no time. Sighing as he sat down, Spike was soon joined by the pegasus. He looked up at the stars; something he never usually did. Most of the time he kept indoors, finishing off tasks that he needed to do or helping Twilight with something. This time, he felt a bit unneeded.

“They’re great aren’t they?” Rainbow Dash turned to Spike, who held his claws behind his head and was hypnotised by the view above. She could see the reflection of the night glow in his eyes.

It was then that Rainbow Dash joined in the spectacle of stars above her, but came to regret it moments later. Every star in the night sky reminded her of Twilight Sparkle. Not only that, but also what she was likely doing with Pinkie Pie. Quickly blocking her view of the stars, she tried to rid of the images that her mind had conjured up. It wasn’t working, and she groaned at her failed attempts. Spike however, took no notice.

It took a few minutes of intense fidgeting for Rainbow Dash to finally go back to normal. It was a good thing Spike paid no attention, otherwise he’d had assumed she was having a stroke or cardiac episode. Sighing and openly breathing, Rainbow Dash swallowed her pride and looked up at the stars again.

“Twilight’s great isn’t she?” The comment from the dragon almost made Rainbow Dash fall off the bench. Nope, it was back to the gutter.

Rainbow Dash gave an awkward chuckle. “Heh, yeah she is.” Rainbow Dash scanned the nearby area just to make sure nopony was watching her questionable actions. She was uncertain once again by what Spike meant. “What do you mean by that Spike?”

Spike finally broke his gaze with the stars. “At fitting in. Since Pinkie Pie’s been at the library, she’s perked up a lot. Although that may be because of the endless compliments Pinkie’s given her.”

“Are you referring to the toys?”

“Hmm,” the dragon said with uncertainty, “Yes, I suppose so. I keep hearing Pinkie Pie yelling how amazing Twilight is. Or at least, she did yesterday. Whatever these toy things are, both of them love them.”

Rainbow Dash almost regretted choosing to talk with Spike. It was understandable that he couldn’t figure it out, given he was too young for this sort of thing, but once again it was two of her best friends. Doing... that. The very idea of it turned Rainbow Dash off.

Rainbow Dash folded her hooves, trying not to think about it more. She was also speechless, not knowing how to respond.

“Rainbow Dash?” The question caught her attention. “Why are you sitting with your wings out?” At once, Rainbow Dash turned her attention to her wings, which as Spike said, were extended to their maximum.

No matter how hard Rainbow Dash tried, she couldn’t put down her wings. She knew about the pegasi body, but she didn’t want to admit what her body was telling her. No, she refused to admit it. It certainly wasn’t true. Her body said yes, but her mind said no.

But the truth of the matter was that Rainbow Dash was jealous. Jealous that her friends were so... active for lack of a better word. She’d had a few flings in the past with a few stallions, sometimes leading to some action. But she was never a committed pony, so a relationship didn’t ever work out for her. Those stallions in the past understood it as well when her time to tell them came. But maybe this time, she’d be up for experimentation with whatever the toys were.

As Rainbow Dash struggled to try and find an answer, she found refuge from a pony in the distance. She wore a yellow coat, sporting a mane that could be seen as a very light red or a pink. If Rainbow Dash didn’t know better, she’d swear it was...

“Fluttershy!?” Rainbow Dash ‘s volume had exceeded her regular range as she changed the topic. Spike followed suit and indeed noticed the shy pegasus in the distance.

What Rainbow Dash didn’t know though, was that Fluttershy heard her name being yelled out, and had noticed the pair on the bench. As she never spoke in anything louder than a regular conversation volume, neither of them heard her whimpers or apologetic sounds as she ran away. Fluttershy’s defensive manoeuvre was understandable to both of them, but she would have recognised the voice and come over towards them, open for a chat. Spike had no idea why Fluttershy didn’t come over to them, but Rainbow Dash had a pretty good clue.

“What was that all about?” Spike looked back at Rainbow Dash with a raised eyebrow.

“Ugh,” the cyan pegasus moaned, “She did that the other day too. She’s been avoiding me for some reason.” Rainbow Dash then remembered her chat with Applejack. “Oh.”

Spike was now more interested. “Oh what?”

“Applejack told me she had a crush on me.” Spike almost jumped.

“Really!?”

It took Rainbow Dash a few moments to remember exactly what she had heard, rather than jumping to conclusions. “Well, not exactly. She told me that Fluttershy wanted to try out these new toys with me, which explains her more-than-normal nervous behaviour. Seeing as what these toys are, Fluttershy either wants a onetime fling with me or a relationship.” Rainbow Dash momentarily forgot that she was in fact talking to a young dragon.

“A onetime fling? What’s that?” Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened as she realised her mistake. She stared ahead for a few moments, before laughing nervously, after almost corrupting a young dragon’s mind.

“Eh, don’t worry about it Spike.” Even though the dragon didn’t fully understand, he brushed it off.

“I got the relationship part though.” Spike produced a blush. “Speaking of which, do you think I might have a chance with Rarity?”

Rainbow Dash was about to facehoof, but then remembered Spike wasn’t aware of what was happening with Rarity and Applejack. She didn’t want to break his feelings, but she had to let him know the truth.

“Uhhh,” she rubbed the back of her head with her hoof, “I don’t think so Spike.” Almost immediately, the dragon was fully focused on Rainbow Dash.

“Why not!?” Rainbow Dash jolted a little backwards. “Twilight doesn’t think I have a chance. When I asked Pinkie Pie yesterday while she had quickly gone to the kitchen for a drink, she told me not to get my hopes up, but keep trying. I don’t know why I listened to her though, she looked pretty tired out and her face was bright red. Or more pink. I don’t even know!”

Rainbow Dash had flashbacks to images her own perverted mind created, and she hated it. Or at least, she thought she did. Her wings seemed to prove otherwise. Before she could say anything though, Spike continued.

“Rarity’s a great pony! I help her around a lot; I can be a real romantic at times too. She’s very kind, and appreciates what I have to offer. So what if I’m a dragon? It can work, and I think-“

“She’s into mares.” That seemed to stop Spike.

“What!?”

“She’s into mares.” Rainbow Dash knew the truth hurt, as she saw tears starting to form in his eyes.

“N-No. That’s not true. That’s impossible!” Rainbow Dash sighed.

“Search your feelings Spike, you know it to be true.” Rainbow Dash covered her ears as she heard the biggest cry for a “no” she’d ever heard. “I’m sorry Spike. It hurts me to tell you, but I think you should know.” Rainbow Dash looked down. “I’m sorry,” she said in a very apologetic and sympathetic voice “I really am.”

Spike didn’t answer, but he cried instead. Rainbow Dash didn’t want to break his heart, but somepony had to tell him at some point. She knew that he’d feel miserable, but deep down he would accept it in time. Perhaps it was for the best.

Rainbow Dash wasn’t the most comforting pony around, and she’d never have to play this role to a pony in this situation. She certainly cheered ponies up for other matters, but this was a personal relationship matter, and she couldn’t do that, considering she wasn’t that type herself.

Rainbow Dash took one last sigh, turned to Spike and quietly flapped her wings. She couldn’t comfort Spike at the moment, and she knew he’d be alright. She made sure only to fly away slowly towards her home above. Even though her house was right next to the park, it felt like an entire journey. One thing was on her mind though as she landed on the clouds leading to her door.

Fluttershy.

If Spike reacted like that, how would Fluttershy react when Rainbow Dash would have to turn her down? Fluttershy was incredibly sensitive, and she would be broken for weeks. She almost didn’t want to say no just so Fluttershy would be happy, but she just couldn’t put herself in a relationship with her friend.

The fact that Fluttershy was a mare didn’t matter. Rainbow Dash was more of an open type to anypony rather than a single gender. She just didn’t get involved too much.

Nevertheless, she would have to do something about Fluttershy. In a few days though, she couldn’t bear herself to do it at the present time.

Why don’t I try out the toys with Fluttershy? She’s the most kind, sweet and gentle pony around.

Rainbow Dash had to smack herself in the face to get her brain to stop coming up with ideas. Her jealousy was starting to grow slightly, and in a way she did want to experience something with Fluttershy. After all, all of her other friends seemed to be having good times, so why not? If she had flings with ponies in the past, why not Fluttershy? Besides, Fluttershy would experience something she’s wanted for a while, and Rainbow Dash couldn’t turn down a nice time.

As she flushed away the unwanted thoughts of her and Fluttershy in some awkward situations, she failed to notice one other detail she experienced slightly earlier.

Her wings had stiffened again.

> Chapter 4 - Three days of mischief: Day three
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Day three.

Rainbow Dash had a later start to the day. Even though she got up later, she still completed her cloud duties in almost no time at all. Or what she’d like to say, ten seconds flat. But she was growing bored of saying it that it felt like the phrase was becoming old. After finishing with her duties, she thought about who to hang with next. She knew Rarity was always busy on a Friday, Fluttershy probably wouldn’t talk to her and she didn’t want to disturb Twilight after what she’d discussed with Pinkie Pie the previous day. She’d already helped out Applejack too. Or at least, attempted to, if hitting on her big brother counted as helping.

Her mind chose to go to the Carousel Boutique in the end. Even though Rarity was busy, maybe she’d get some entertainment out of it. Rarity often requires her to be a model for pegasus dress designs anyway. It didn’t take long for Rainbow Dash to speed through the sky of Ponyville to the home and workshop of Rarity. Planting her feet on the ground, she took a breath and knocked on the door.

When Rarity finally opened the door, she looked almost like not-Rarity. Her mane was a disgrace, her eyes were bloodshot and she had dust on her. Rainbow Dash also noticed that one of Rarity’s eyes twitched slightly. It was obvious she was very busy today, and really preoccupied with something.

“Hey Rarity, I thought we could-“ Rainbow Dash was halted as a light bulb appeared from the void in-between dimensions over Rarity’s head. It remained stationary in the air for a few seconds before it was brought to life with light.

“Oh Rainbow Dash! Thank goodness! Listen, can you possibly take care of Sweetie Belle today while I focus on my work please?” Rainbow Dash watched as Rarity activated her horn to levitate a smaller unicorn out of the door, struggling in the magical grasp.

“Hey Rarity, what’s the big idea!?” The small filly didn’t look happy in the slightest. The younger unicorn was treated with a few taps on her head by Rarity. She growled in response.

“I’m sorry Sweetie Belle, but I simply must finish these dresses by tonight. Rainbow Dash here will take care of you ok?” Rarity looked at Rainbow Dash. “You don’t mind do you?” As Rainbow Dash motioned to open her mouth, Rarity cut her off. “Oh you will? Thank you Rainbow Dash!” And with that, she slammed the door on the two.

Rainbow Dash tried her very best to gain some form of idea of what had just happened. First Rarity appears in front of her looking nothing like the Rarity she knows. Next a light bulb somehow came out of nowhere above her head and the next thing she knows is she has to look after her little sister. She had small experience after taking Scootaloo under her wing about caring for somepony younger for her, but this wasn’t Scootaloo. The one thing that Rainbow Dash feared at the moment is that Sweetie Belle might be a young Rarity.

A low voice caught Rainbow Dash’s attention. “If you weren’t always in your room at night-time with Applejack, maybe you wouldn’t be so busy.” Rainbow Dash instantly knew what she was talking about. But before she could ask Sweetie Belle about it, the young filly was already walking away.

“Hey! Wait!” Rainbow Dash ran over to Sweetie Belle, who had stopped in her tracks. Rainbow Dash nervously brushed her own mane. “Sooooo, I guess I’m looking after you?” Sweetie Belle shrugged.

“I guess.” Sweetie Belle was looking down at the ground, and Rainbow Dash could tell she was upset about something.

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

“Applebloom and Scootaloo are busy today, so I thought I could help out my older sister. She tells me I’m causing more mess than helping and then... well just what happened.”

“So why are you upset now then? You’re with Rainbow Dash! The coolest and fastest flier in all of Equestria!” Rainbow Dash didn’t always like to boast to make herself sound better than other ponies. Actually scratch that, she loved it.

“So?” Rainbow Dash nearly tripped over at the word that just screamed uneducated to her.

“Doh! So that means we’ll do something awesome!” Rainbow Dash threw her hooves in the air for dramatic effect. Sweetie Belle shot up.

“Something awesome? Like what?” She was now at Rainbow Dash’s hooves, looking up at her with excitement. “Rarity never wants to do anything awesome.”

“Pfft, don’t I know it.” Rainbow Dash put on a mock Rarity impression. “Oh my, that dress is too simple and uncouth.” Rainbow Dash’s impression brought a giggle from Sweetie Belle.

“That’s my sister all right!” Sweetie Belle jumped in the air. “So what should we do?”

Rainbow Dash thought about all of the cool activities they could partake in. She would love to have a different spectator to cheer on her moves rather than Fluttershy. However, she quickly realised the story of what Applejack told her about Rarity and Sweetie Belle. They had a blazing argument and Sweetie Belle grew annoyed that she and Rarity only did what Rarity wanted to do. They both learned from it in the end, but Rainbow Dash ultimately decided that the best idea would be to let Sweetie Belle choose the activity.

“I don’t know. What do you want to do?” Sweetie Belle thought about it for a moment.

“I don’t know. Why don’t we get some lunch at Sugarcube Corner first though? I’m a bit hungry, and Rarity is so busy that she didn’t make me any lunch. She wouldn’t let me try to make my own either, says I burn everything.”

Rainbow Dash knew that perhaps visiting Sugarcube Corner wasn’t the best idea after what happened the previous day, but they could make it quick.

“Alright. So do you want a lift, ride or wanna walk?” Sweetie Belle gasped.

“You mean, you’d let me ride on your back as you fly there?”

“Of course.” Rainbow Dash quickly realised something. “As long as you don’t tell Rarity about it. She’s a bit sceptical about my flying.” Rainbow Dash put on another mock voice. “Says I’m too reckless and dangerous.” Sweetie Belle giggled and climbed up on Rainbow Dash’s back when she lowered herself. “Don’t worry, I’ll only fly slow so there’s no danger.” Sweetie Belle grasped her hooves around Rainbow Dash’s neck. They were surprisingly soft, even when she grabbed hold very tight.

Rainbow Dash only lifted off a few inches off the ground. She also kept her word; she flew at a speed that was laughable even for her. But Sweetie Belle seemed to enjoy it, and that was the more important thing. Rainbow Dash had gotten lost in all of Sweetie Belle’s signs of enjoyment that she arrived at Sugarcube Corner in little time. She lowered herself again to let the young filly off her back, who jumped with a “Yay!” after the whole trip.

Sweetie Belle practically raced inside of Sugarcube Corner, but Rainbow Dash kept an eye on her from a distance. She watched as Sweetie Belle observed everything around the place. Surprisingly, the place had no customers. It was unknown why exactly, but somehow it didn’t seem so bad. Sweetie Belle motioned from afar to Rainbow Dash when she was at the counter. Looking up from Sweetie Belle, she saw Pinkie Pie across the other side, wearing her normal smile.

“Hiya Rainbow Dash! Hey Sweetie Belle! What can I get you?” As Sweetie Belle tried to decide, Rainbow Dash had joined her side.

“Pinkie, what’s with the emptiness?” Rainbow Dash looked around to see deserted tables and chairs. Not a single customer at all.

“Oh silly Dashie. Didn’t you see the sign outside?” Rainbow Dash shook her head, and Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. “The cakes are away for a super special delivery today and left me in charge. Or rather, let me stand guard. There have been customers today, but only for a quick cupcake or muffin to go with. I can’t leave here until official closing time.”

“Oh.” Rainbow Dash looked down at Sweetie Belle. “Maybe we could stick around here for a while then huh?” Sweetie Belle nodded. “Did you want any help at all Pinkie?”

“No it’s fine. I can see you have your hooves full.” Pinkie Pie produced a cupcake from seemingly nowhere and handed it to Sweetie Belle, who took it and skipped over to a nearby table. “Why are you looking after Sweetie Belle anyway?”

“Rarity. Let’s leave it at that.” Pinkie Pie acknowledged by nodding her head, still a bit unsure of what Rainbow Dash meant though. “I suppose I’ll have a cupcake.” Rainbow Dash then remembered that she hadn’t actually brought any money with her. “But I don’t have any bits. Rats!”

Pinkie Pie giggled and produced another cupcake in front of Rainbow Dash. She was given a puzzled look.

“Pinkie, you know I can’t take this for free. And for that matter, the one you gave me yesterday.”

“Oh Rainbow Dash, I made this myself. Tried a new recipe. Besides, nopony has to know.” Pinkie Pie winked at Rainbow Dash.

“Oh. Well thanks Pinkie. Why don’t you come join us? You’re not really busy right now anyway.”

“In a bit. There’s a slight mess I made in the kitchen earlier. It’ll only take me a few minutes.” Pinkie Pie bounced happily into the kitchen while Rainbow Dash walked over to join Sweetie Belle.

Sitting down on the other side, Rainbow Dash sighed. She saw Sweetie Belle happily munching on her cupcake and couldn’t help smiling at the scene. She took a bite into the cupcake that Pinkie Pie tried making. It was the best cupcake she’d ever tasted. Even better than the one yesterday, as much as she didn’t want to admit it. It felt like it gave her massive energy and wanted her to fly at her top speed. She could feel the very thought of flying exciting. She enjoyed the cupcake so much that she went through it in almost no time.

“So Sweetie Belle.” The attention of the filly was caught. “Why don’t you tell me something about yourself? We don’t hang out that much and stuff y’know?” Sweetie Belle’s eyes beamed from the request. It was obvious that Rarity never talked with her about this sort of thing.

“There isn’t a whole lot to tell. We try to get our cutie marks in many tasks but it never works out. A lot of them are actually bad ideas. I haven’t actually told anypony else this but.” Sweetie Belle looked in both directions to make sure nopony could hear. The place was deserted, so it didn’t really matter. “I actually have a feeling that singing could be my special talent. I like to sing, but I get very nervous around other ponies. I want to improve, but I don’t think I can do it on my own. I know Applebloom and Scootaloo would try to get me to try something else if I said that. I want to practice, but I know Rarity wouldn’t help me. She’s too busy all the time.” Sweetie Belle looked down in disappointment.

“Hey.” Sweetie Belle’s eyes met Rainbow Dash’s. “Don’t give up. If you feel like that could be your talent, go for it. If it isn’t then no harm done. But if it is, well there you go! The important thing to do is believe. Pinkie Pie here is quite the singer. She comes up with songs on the spot. She might be able to help you, but I think Fluttershy could have a better chance. She’s a great singer, but is also nervous around others. You’d get along so well.”

“You really think so?” Sweetie Belle asked while tilting her head.

“No harm in trying right? I’ll ask Fluttershy about it when I see her next ok?” Rainbow Dash tapped Sweetie Belle on the head.

“Thank you Rainbow Dash.” Rainbow Dash grinned in response.

“No problem. I always like to help out a friend. If I can, that is.” Before the conversation could continue, there was a crash from the kitchen as the sound of metal met the floor.

“Oh shoot! Whoopsadaisy.” Rainbow Dash looked at the door to the kitchen from the source of the noise for a moment and thought of a plan.

“Hey Sweetie Belle? Wanna have some fun with Pinkie Pie?” Sweetie Belle raised an eyebrow.

“Didn’t you just say you help your friends rather than mess with them?” Rainbow Dash stared into space for a moment then shook her hoof.

“Well yeah, I do. But I’m also a great prankster! And Pinkie loves pranks too, so it’s all in good fun.” 

Sweetie Belle looked at Rainbow Dash with scepticism. “Sure I guess.”

“Great! How’s your magic?” Sweetie Belle looked up at her horn.

“It’s not great at the moment. I can lift some objects for a short while, but that’s about it. Rarity hasn’t spent that much time with me practising.” Rainbow Dash looked back at the kitchen door.

“Do you think you could hold up Pinkie for a short time?” Sweetie Belle looked in shock.

“I-I think so. But what are you planning?” Rainbow Dash started to laugh.

“Ok, so this is what we’re gonna do.” Rainbow Dash got close to Sweetie Belle and talked in a low voice.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen...

“Oh I’m a silly filly.” Pinkie Pie picked up the tray she accidentally knocked over. Since nopony other than two of her friends were around, the loud sound didn’t matter. She hardly ever made mistakes, but it seems today added one to the tally. After a quick clean-up of any mess present, Pinkie Pie happily bounced through the kitchen door again. She spotted Rainbow Dash at a table waving to her, so she did the only logical thing in her mind, which was to go and talk with her.

As she approached Rainbow Dash, she noticed that Sweetie Belle was missing. Pinkie Pie frowned when she stopped in her tracks.

“Where’s Sweetie Belle?” Pinkie Pie frantically looked around Sugarcube Corner, twisting her entire body in the hopes of spotting the little unicorn. When Pinkie Pie finally looked back at Rainbow Dash to ask the same question, she saw Rainbow Dash make a motion with her hoof.

“ATTACK!” Pinkie Pie immediately reacted to the sound behind her and turned her whole body to spot Sweetie Belle lunging at her in the air. Quickly dodging out of the way, she saw Sweetie Belle crash to the floor in front of her. She was about to giggle at the failed attempt, when she noticed she fell into a trap. Before she could move, she already felt the blue feathers of Rainbow Dash’s wing brush across her back. She couldn’t move as her irises bulged, and her mouth opened ever so slightly as a tiny moan escaped.

“Now!” The voice came from Rainbow Dash, who motioned at Sweetie Belle to activate her magic. She knew that if Pinkie Pie was motionless, Sweetie Belle might just have enough power and concentration to lift Pinkie Pie. A green aura began to surround Pinkie Pie as Sweetie Belle’s horn activated, sending the small unicorn in deep concentration.

Pinkie Pie could still not move, nor could she say anything. She could only start to whimper as she knew what was coming next. She was lifted into the air a few inches by the power of Sweetie Belle and her limbs were exposed. In little time, Rainbow Dash grabbed her available hooves and brought her to the floor, making sure to do it as softly as she could. Pinkie Pie was now stretched along the floor on her stomach, still under the magic aura. Rainbow Dash quickly flipped over Pinkie Pie’s body and was met with a beg of mercy from the defenceless pony. She knew what was about to happen, and Rainbow Dash rubbed her hooves together and grinned like a crazy pony.

“Get her Sweetie Belle!” Before Pinkie Pie could escape, both Rainbow Dash and Sweetie Belle had jumped on top of her. Rainbow Dash extended her wing out and proceeded to tickle Pinkie Pie while Sweetie Belle used her forehooves. Pinkie Pie was in giggles and begging the two ponies to stop within seconds.

Several minutes went by, all the while Pinkie Pie attempting to free herself from endless tickles. She never ran out of energy in her escape attempts but that meant nothing overall. Rainbow Dash actually felt guilty about doing this twice to Pinkie Pie in the span of two days, but she knew that Pinkie Pie’s so called ‘punishment’ would be worth it (or did she?). She had strike one the previous day, so this would be strike two.

“Ok Sweetie Belle, she’s had enough.” Rainbow Dash removed her feathers from Pinkie Pie to which Sweetie Belle followed suit with her hooves. Pinkie Pie was lying on the ground, panting heavily for breath. Her breathing started to turn from one filled with tiny giggles to much louder pants, beginning to contain anger. As she rose from the ground, Rainbow Dash saw Pinkie Pie gritting her teeth, not at all happy. Her eyebrows rapidly descended. Rainbow Dash could see signs of heat coming from Pinkie Pie. She actually saw the fumes starting to fall into being, and she felt a sudden radiation forming out of nowhere. Glancing at a window, she saw that it was starting to steam up rapidly.

Lifting up her hoof in concern, Rainbow Dash decided to confront the beast before her. “Uh Pinkie? You ok?”

Wait a minute. Isn’t this the second day I’ve done this? Doesn't Pinkie Pie usually... oh no.

There was no worded response. Instead, her next hint of immediate danger was Pinkie Pie scraping the floor with one of her hooves, putting more force into it every time. Her eyes were locked on Rainbow Dash, and it looked like she would combust into fury out of nowhere and charge full force.

Rainbow Dash was now convinced that she was currently being targeted and locked on by the Pinkieradar. She knew what to do and grabbed the frightened Sweetie Belle as fast as she could, making sure she was actually on her back before bolting through the door.

Sweetie Belle didn’t have long to grab hold of Rainbow Dash tightly as the speed demon was off, followed closely by a blur of pink. At this point, Pinkie Pie didn’t care about leaving Sugarcube Corner unattended, but in her infinite wisdom, she had stopped herself momentarily to lock the front door behind her, smiled and giggled, and then was behind Rainbow Dash shortly after, returning to her mare hunt.

Rainbow Dash didn’t know where to go. She wouldn’t be able to escape from Pinkie Pie, as previous attempts have proven to her. She could find another one of her friends, but they’d probably take Pinkie Pie’s side and give her up, running away themselves in the process. Rainbow Dash was flying cautiously around Ponyville; looking out for any place the pair could take temporary refuge. One thing was certain. No matter how fast she flew, she wouldn’t get out of view from Pinkie Pie.

“Sweetie Belle!?” Rainbow Dash had to speak more loudly in the air while speeding. “Do you know where we could go!?” She felt Sweetie Belle shake her head. After a few seconds of panic, Rainbow Dash sighed. “Maybe we’d just have to accept what Pinkie Pie is gonna do! We’re not going to shake her!” Rainbow Dash felt a whimper from Sweetie Belle behind her. She knew she’d have to protect the young filly from Pinkie Pie. “Alright! I think I can try something!”

Rainbow Dash decelerated as she dropped to the ground outside of the library. Taking what quick moments she had to breathe, she barged through the door as fast as she could.

Twilight was interrupted in her book reading once again as she saw two ponies speeding into her home. She noticed Rainbow Dash locking and barricading the door with no clue what was happening. She cleared her throat to gain the attention of the pegasus currently destroying her Feng shui.

“Oh, hi Twilight.” Rainbow Dash was up on her hind hooves, exposing her teeth and trying to push the furniture in front of the door as much as she could. Sweat was dripping from her head as she took little break in watching the room before her. “Can’t really talk now Twi.”

Sweetie Belle took refuge next to Twilight, digging herself into the soft and comforting purple fur. Twilight raised an eyebrow at both behaviours that had entered her home. “Can one of you ponies give me some sort of clue as to what’s going on?”

“Well.” Twilight looked down at the scared unicorn beginning the confession. “You see, we were at Sugarcube Corner...” Twilight shot a quick glance at Rainbow Dash and narrowed her eyes.

“What did you do!?” Rainbow Dash’s eyes were darting all over the place.

“Uh well Twi, we just simply- OH HORSEAPPLES!” A bash came from the other side of the library door. The sudden force that drove into the door overpowered Rainbow Dash and her fort of furniture. She panicked as she tried to keep the maniac behind the door, quickly throwing the furniture back in front of the door.

Barge after barge after barge. Rainbow Dash was now physically struggling to keep Pinkie Pie out, who it seemed could keep up her strength all day. Sweetie Belle curled up in fear, attaching herself more to Twilight.

“Oh no.” Twilight laid an assuring hoof over the frightened filly. She still didn’t know what was going on, but she had a very strong feeling that it was Pinkie Pie behind the door. She shuddered at the very thought of how they angered her, and she felt sorry for Rainbow Dash right now.

“What did you do Rainbow!? Should I hide?” Twilight was partially relieved when Rainbow Dash shook her head.

“We may have exploited Pinkie Pie’s weakness...”

“Oh you found the sensitive spot on her stomach? It’s not really much of a weakness. That makes sense, but why is she angry?”

Sweetie Belle in all honesty didn’t know that Rainbow Dash had played a similar trick the previous day. It was time for Rainbow Dash to confess that fact, and face a terrifying truth.

After everything we’ve talked about Twilight, I’m surprised you don’t know of what turns her on concerning her back. You’ve probably touched it more times than I have. Oh wait. You need pegasi feathers for that.

“I might have- AH!” she felt another crash at the door, “done the same thing to Pinkie Pie yesterday. I should have-“ bash, “told you Sweetie Belle.” Twilight looked in horror.

“Rainbow Dash, you know as well as I do not to do that to Pinkie Pie. No wonder she’s after your blood. You’re doomed!” Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.

“Well duh! I thought it’d be worth it, but I didn’t know she’d-“ a larger bash, “be THIS committed for revenge.” Twilight sighed as she prepared to say her goodbyes to Rainbow Dash.

“You’re just going to have to accept it. She’ll get in eventually.” Rainbow Dash stared at Twilight with a look to ask “are you crazy?”, but she knew Twilight was right. She looked down, prepared to accept her punishment.

“In that case, could I use your bedroom? I wouldn’t want Sweetie Belle to see the fate that the creature known as Pinkie Pie will deal me.” With a nod of approval from Twilight, Rainbow Dash sped off towards her bedroom.

As soon as the pegasus had left her grip on the furniture blockade, one huge crash sent the furniture flying and the door swinging against the wall hard. In the rush, Twilight had to duck just to avoid any potential objects from hitting her. In the doorway stood Ponyville’s party pony, now in a state of everything un-Pinkie Pie. Twilight could see the beast stood only metres away from her, smoke almost coming out of her nose as she exhaled. Pinkie Pie turned to Twilight and surprisingly changed her mood.

“Heya Twilight! Sorry about the mess, I’m sure you know why.” She giggled. “You still want to have fun tonight?” Twilight looked at Pinkie Pie in horror, causing her to frown. “Oh don’t worry, I’ll be gentle. I’ll be fine after I’ve dealt with Rainbow Dash. Speaking of which...” Pinkie Pie turned back to stone-cold-killer-hyper-anger-rage mode. “Where is she!?” Twilight was scared just pointing her hoof towards her own bedroom, which Pinkie Pie sped off to as soon as she saw the gesture. Knowing what was about to happen, she covered Sweetie Belle’s ears as she heard a great scream coming from her private quarters mere moments later.

“But Pinkie,” came a voice echoing through the walls, “You said you couldn’t leave Sugarcube Corner until official closing time-“

The voice was cut off as a crash and a cry of pain was heard.

“It was nice knowing you Rainbow Dash...” Twilight whispered to herself, trying to think of happy thoughts to block out the carnage happening in her bedroom.
> Chapter 5 - Checking in: Applejack
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Princess Celestia

Don’t mess with the Pinkie Pie.

Rainbow Dash

That is all Rainbow Dash wanted to put in a friendship letter to Princess Celestia, but Twilight Sparkle wouldn’t have it. Even while her injured and twitching body was being escorted home in pain, her simple lesson couldn’t be summed up in so few words.

She couldn’t understand why. She learnt a lesson. She learnt it well. Why couldn’t Twilight Sparkle see that? It was the lesson about friendship she learnt the hard way, and she only wanted to relay what she found out. After all, the Princess herself told them all to send her the lessons only when they happen to discover them.

And this was a pretty darn good lesson. But could Rainbow Dash put only that? No, of course not. Because the Princess’s own protégé student wouldn’t let her. She wasn’t physically able to write the letter, no matter how hard she was nagged at to do so. The pain was too much at the time.

But what pain?

Why it’s simple; the pain from the source of ‘punishment’ that Rainbow Dash received the previous day from the creature that can be known as Pinkiecus Piecus (Twilight was still trying to approve the name to scientists. They found it rather silly, which is why it wasn’t going anywhere). It was a bit of common knowledge that Pinkie Pie enjoyed a prank or messing around during the course of a day. But if you did that again the next day, actually messing with her feelings or taking advantage of her, then it was a whole different story.

You’d flee. Not just to your house, not to a friend’s. No, you went to the ends of Equestria. Hell, you might even have to go further, for no matter how hard you tried; your life was in danger. It seems Rainbow Dash forgot about one of the rules of Pinkie Pie while she had fun with Sweetie Belle, and suffered the consequences as a result.

Sweetie Belle was fine for the most part. The aftermath was something she found hard to believe, watching Rainbow Dash being carried out of the library groaning and looking genuinely damaged. She was worried about her no doubt, but Twilight managed to keep Sweetie Belle entertained long enough to drop the subject and not leave her scarred for the rest of her life.

She enjoyed the rest of her day too. Twilight helped her out with some magic, actually presenting the cloud walking spell on Pinkie Pie in front of the young filly as she carried her victim back to the cloud home. After she had left, Twilight taught and even let Sweetie Belle practice some more basic spells. Twilight had taken her back home to the Carousel later, where Rarity was worried sick. She had heard the news of what Rainbow Dash had done, and she almost had a heart attack knowing her little sister was involved.

In fact, the news travelled quite quickly. Rainbow Dash even got her name in the headline in a newspaper.

‘PINK TERROR STRIKES AGAIN. RAINBOW DASH VICTIMISED.’

Her friends were very quick to find the truth. They had all gathered quickly in the library to discuss future plans while Pinkie Pie finished taking care of Rainbow Dash. Even though her friend did something some might find extreme, Pinkie Pie was a very forgiving pony, and she would go by Rainbow Dash’s house the following day to make amends. In fact, all of her friends planned to see her at some point.

Rainbow Dash herself was in a terrible state. It hurt just to open her eyes. Groaning even more about her current predicament, she got familiar with her surroundings. Even though she was in her own home, she remained on alert. She didn’t want a pink pony to appear when she was unaware. She was especially careful about the basket of muffins placed on the table next to her.

You see, when Pinkie Pie took Rainbow Dash home, she left her a present; a basket of muffins she baked herself. Pinkie Pie might be dangerous, but she always cared for her friends in need. In this case, she had whipped up a batch specifically for when one of her friends became ill or needed time away. She even left a card.

Dashie

Get well soon!

Pinkie Pie xoxoxo

“How ironic” was the first thing that came to Rainbow Dash when she finally read the card. Yeah, the pony that did this to her was also the one that wished her good health. And now she was terrified. She was unsure if the muffins themselves contained ingredients that would add to Pinkie Pie’s torture or if the pony in question would pop out of the basket herself at any time.

But that was only one of the marks that Pinkie Pie left behind. When she wanted to punish a pony, she really meant it. She had plucked out numerous amounts of Rainbow Dash’s feathers, making her incapable of flying. She also removed every Daring Do book she had in her house, making sure she’d have time to ‘lie down and think about what she did’, as Pinkie Pie put it.

Her other friends did question if that punishment was a bit too much when Pinkie Pie told them what she did, but they were afraid about ticking off the mare themselves so soon after the incident. They even considered writing the same exact letter that Rainbow Dash had to write to the Princess.

The letter. Rainbow Dash didn’t want to write it, but she would have to when Twilight came by her house. It was still the morning, and Pinkie Pie was oh so kind to let her weather team know that she wouldn’t be able to make it to work that day.

Rainbow Dash slowly sat up in her bed. It hurt just to bend her back, and ultimately decided to just keep rotating the two positions of lying down and sitting up to prevent moving too much. She reached a hoof behind her back to rub along the parts where it hurt. And that was just the case. All of it hurt. She could also feel the missing feathers of her wings. Pinkie Pie wasn’t a savage monster, and she made sure only to take the minimal amount of feathers from Rainbow Dash to prevent her from flying.

It was as if she planned the entire thing.

But luckily for Rainbow Dash, her wings would be back to normal the next day. Her feathers grow unrealistically fast, meaning she’d be up and about within a whole day. But that also meant she couldn’t move for that time. And that was the downside.

Flying was what she loved. It was her passion, and she wouldn’t be able to fly for an entire day. And she couldn’t read any Daring Do either. At least when she was in hospital with her damaged wing, she had the first one of the series. Here, it was just torture. And it had only been a few minutes! Yep, she was already bored.

There was nothing fascinating about her house either. It was just a standard house in the sky. As if the very idea of remembering where she bought the furniture would be exciting in the slightest. She groaned loudly, not really caring if anypony saw her mental depression.

She would have Tank to keep her company, but Fluttershy insisted that she take him for the day. Tank in the vicinity of an injured Rainbow Dash wouldn’t bode well. If Tank did something dangerous, Rainbow Dash wouldn’t be able to do anything. And for that reason, Fluttershy wouldn’t accept any argument to let the tortoise stay in her house. Actually, there was no other argument. Fluttershy grabbed Tank in the middle of the night, politely leaving a note for Rainbow Dash. Even that one was ironic too, since Fluttershy actually wrote saying she would take Tank only if Rainbow Dash wouldn’t mind. Rainbow Dash didn’t even have a choice.

What felt like hours passed before the first guest arrived. A few knocks at the door became one of her holy moments, escaping the boredom of her room. Finally, somepony to talk to! With an over the top message to allow the guest in, the first pony was an orange earth pony with a stetson. She wasn’t wearing it either, she held it by her side with a hoof.

“Applejack!” Rainbow Dash threw her hooves in the air, but was met with a soaring pain. She cringed as she gently lowered them.

“Y’all okay Sugarcube?” Applejack had a fantastic bedside voice. It was very calming and soft.

“Why of course,” she replied in a sarcastic tone, “I’m on top of the world here.”

“Just makin’ sure.” Applejack was now standing beside the bed where Rainbow Dash laid.

Rainbow Dash sighed. “I’m fine at the moment AJ. Just bored.” Applejack saw the muffins and the card, and asked politely if she could read it. “Go ahead.”

Applejack read the card Pinkie Pie had read, and had the same reaction as Rainbow Dash.

“Did she...”

“Yup. Ironic huh?”

“I guess so.” Applejack looked around the room. “So anythin’ I can do for ya?”

“I don’t know. Unless you have Daring Do in that hat or something, I’m just staying here all day.” Applejack chuckled but brought attention to her stetson.

“I don’t have that.” Applejack reached into her hat and drew out a different book, placing the hat on her head moments after. “I did bring you this though.” As Applejack brought it closer to Rainbow Dash, it looked very familiar. Rainbow Dash didn’t even question how Applejack hid a book so huge and heavy looking in her hat, but she guessed dark matter might have something to do with it, as Twilight might suggest. Or maybe Pinkie Pie taught her a few things about physics.

She’d seen the exact same book a few days ago. But when? And what exactly was it? On closer inspection, she recognised the cover. It was the dating guide that Twilight was reading. The haunting came back to her as she remembered the conversation they had the other day.

“Whoa nelly, there’s no need to get so excited.” Rainbow Dash looked in confusion as she turned around. Once again, her wings were excited. Grunting, Rainbow Dash snatched the book, letting Applejack chuckle.

“Why bring me this though? I already know about dating.” It was obvious that Applejack didn’t agree with that comment when Rainbow Dash saw she had one eyebrow higher than the other. “Ok, I admit it. I’m not the most romantic pony or one who can get tied down in a relationship. But still, why bring me this if I’m not planning anything?”

It was then that Rainbow Dash’s eyes expanded, and Applejack grinned.

“You brought this because of...” Applejack’s face didn’t change. “Fluttershy?” She nodded, and Rainbow Dash sighed. “As much as I hate it, I have to turn her down.”

Applejack gave Rainbow Dash a quizzical look. “What are ya talking about?”

“I can’t see myself in a relationship with her. You know my past; I’m bound to hurt her feelings at some point. I have to let her know soon so she doesn’t develop anything more towards me.”

Applejack seemed lost. “Relationship?”

“Yeeeeah,” Rainbow Dash replied with question herself, “You told me she had feelings for me.”

Applejack remained silent before bursting into laughter. “Oh that’s a good an!” Rainbow Dash was not amused.

“Hey! What’s so funny?”

“You see Rainbow, she don’t have a crush on ya.” Rainbow Dash was confused even more.

“Wait, she doesn’t? But you told me-“

“I told ya she wanted to try out the toys wit’ ya. She don’t feel anything more.”

“Then why has she been avoiding me?”

Applejack lifted her hoof to her chin. “Hmm, could be that she’s nervous in asking you. You know. “Applejack got in closer to Rainbow Dash’s ear. “Because she’s shy.” Applejack raised her hooves in the air to pretend it was a huge deal. She started laughing at the joke until she saw Rainbow Dash’s unamused response. She got serious again. “I think she’s mighty desperate Rainbow, but she ain’t got the courage to ask you.”

“So she only wants a good time with the Dash? No strings attached?”

Applejack waved her hoof in the air, uncertain of the response. “I guess.”

Rainbow Dash looked at the book. “So this contains what exactly?”

Applejack perked up. “It contains everything from asking a pony out to...” Applejack coughed before continuing, “positions”.

Rainbow Dash’s curiosity got the better of her, as she opened the book to look at the contents. Low and behold, there it was. There were certainly tips and tricks for things like that! Opening up a random page in the section, the page contained a picture of one pony on top of the other. Next to the diagram were some annotations detailing certain mechanics involved. The amount of the detail put into the descriptions was a little... exact.

Both ponies just stared at the page, blushes on both of their faces. No activity happened as their eyes just scanned the page, waiting or hoping for the other to say something. Deciding that enough was enough, Applejack moved slightly away from the detailed diagram.

“Rarity loves that one.” Sounds of creaking gears could be heard as Rainbow Dash rotated her head at a snail-like pace towards Applejack. Applejack coughed and tried to rub off the awkwardness with her pearly whites.

“So,” spoke Rainbow Dash with little confidence, “I should check out some of these and try them out with Fluttershy?”

“Yeah,” replied Applejack with certainty, “Read through a bunch, it ought a surprise her. That’s if you’re going through with it that is.”

Rainbow Dash flicked through a few of the pages containing various pictures. She was unsure of something.

“Uh AJ? I’m not seeing where the toys fit into this.” Applejack put her hoof on Rainbow Dash’s shoulder.

“You’ll know,” spoke Applejack in a soothing voice, “When it’s time.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t like philosophy, fate or anything that sounded lame like that. “I don’t get it. But whatever.”

“Well ok then! I have to get back and continue my chores. It was nice seeing ya Rainbow. Oh and one more thing! You know you said with that ‘no strings attached’? One of them foreplays involves string.”

Rainbow Dash slowly leaned back in her bed as Applejack got further away, ignoring the fact that string could be applied in certain situations. Applejack leaving was also something that Rainbow Dash was wondering.

“Hey Applejack, I understand the cloud walking spell, but how did you get up here. You know, in the sky?”

“Fluttershy was kind enough to create what she called a ‘cloud elevator’. Ponies stand on it; it takes ‘em to their destination.”

Rainbow Dash was shocked. Fluttershy never worked with clouds before. She was a pegasus indeed, but she would bail at any chance when clouds were involved. Maybe doing this really showed how much Fluttershy cared for her.

Makes me want her more now.

Rainbow Dash didn’t say a word. As her mind trailed off towards the deep end, Applejack waved to her, starting her return to the farm. As Applejack opened the door to leave, she paused for a few moments. Rainbow Dash tilted her head at the idle movement. After a few seconds, Applejack closed the door slowly while still inside and turned to Rainbow Dash. Her expression was much less happy to say the least.

“Oh yea’,” spoke Applejack with a touch of anger, “Big Mac told me about the other day.”

Rainbow Dash’s brow furrowed as the cowpony got closer and closer towards her, a very unhappy look upon her. She started to sweat and darted her eyes around, breaking into a nervous chuckle.

“Come on Applejack. Aren’t I in a deep enough hole already?” Rainbow Dash clapped her hooves together very quickly, hoping for some form of forgiveness.

“Eeyup.”

> Chapter 6 - Checking in: Rarity and Sweetie Belle
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rainbow Dash grunted. It had taken an hour for Applejack to finally leave, not before making sure that the information had sunk deep into her brain. As suspected, Applejack told Rainbow Dash that she shouldn’t have messed with Big Mac like that, and she certainly wouldn’t let her have a ‘roll in the hay’ with him anytime.

The good thing was that Big Mac saw it was a joke. Although he didn’t see Rainbow Dash that much, Applejack told him many prank stories she’d done, so he assumed it was just for laughs. Or perhaps just an interest for a good time. Nevertheless, Rainbow Dash made sure to tell Applejack that she was sorry to Big Mac.

And it seems that is what Applejack wanted to hear from Rainbow Dash all along. For as soon as she said that, Applejack reverted back to her perky self and was ready to leave. Rainbow Dash asked if she wanted the dating guide back, but Applejack told her to keep it. After all, she’d need some entertainment through the day. Applejack knew exactly what that meant, and she smirked as she left.

Rainbow Dash got curious again. She started browsing through the dating guide. But she didn’t jump straight to the ‘good stuff’, as one might say. Instead, she was looking at everything before it.

It was weird. The dating guide was so simple but also so detailed. Half of it talked about beginning a relationship, everything before so and being the perfect stallion or mare. The other half was filled to the brink with all sorts of activities two ponies can try out. Page after page after page of them all. Rainbow Dash didn’t even know if some of them were physically possible, or even existed. Some of them looked like they could be illegal as well.

What ones was Twilight looking at then?

Rainbow Dash turned her attention to the ‘Foreplay’ section. And as soon as she looked at the first few ones, she was stunned. Her eyes were drawn to one certain diagram. As time went on staring at the picture, Rainbow Dash was brought back when she noticed her own drool touch the page.

Reacting instantly, Rainbow Dash wiped what she could from the page and turned it back to the earlier sections. She was now locked with what to do on a first date with a pony, and how not to make mistakes.

Rainbow Dash must have read pages in the double digits, and it was unknown how much time went by. The time did stop though when a few gentle knocks came at her door.

“Come in!” Rainbow Dash spoke up without moving her eyes from the dating guide.

The door was slowly opened, revealing an unknown pony as Rainbow Dash remained concentrated on the pages below her.

“Rainbow Dash!” The voice got her attention. “Please put away that book this instant!”

Rainbow Dash recognised the voice, and it was confirmed as the white unicorn. Rainbow Dash looked up at the fashionista, who didn’t look happy. Beside her, a younger white unicorn was standing there with her eyes blocked by a hoof from her older sister. Rarity recognised the book and didn’t want Sweetie Belle experiencing any of its... contents.

Rainbow Dash complied and quickly hid the book in her beside cabinet. Looking back at the pair, she saw Rarity was now thankful and had removed the hoof from her little sister.

“Hey Rarity,” Rainbow Dash began, “And Sweetie Belle!” Rainbow Dash lifted her hooves in the air. “Welcome to the Casa de Dash!”

Both of the unicorns seemed happy at the welcome, and entered the cloud home. As Rarity politely closed the door behind them, Sweetie Belle raced off to Rainbow Dash and jumped on the bed next to her.

“Hello Rainbow Dash!” She started bouncing up and down. “Did you miss me?”

Rainbow Dash was taken back a little from the bouncing of her bed, and she felt some pain. But she ignored it if it made the filly happy. “Sure did kiddo.”

Rarity trotted her way along the other side of the bed towards Rainbow Dash, quietly humming to herself. As she saw her younger sister acting hyperactive right by Rainbow Dash, she felt glad to bring her along.

However, she froze as soon as she saw the state of Rainbow Dash’s wings. “Oh...”

Both Rainbow Dash and Sweetie Belle turned their attention to Rarity, who was standing with a hoof at her mouth with worry. “What’s wrong?”

Rarity turned away from the sight of missing feathers. “Rainbow Dash, I understand what happened yesterday. But your figure. It’s just... ruined.” She pointed towards the wings feeling very uneasy.

Rainbow Dash looked back towards the ruined wings. “Yeah, Pinkie really went to work with them. Don’t worry; they’ll be back by tomorrow.”

Rarity felt slightly revealed, allowing her to resume seeing the bad state of the pegasi wings. She still felt uncomfortable about the whole ordeal, but at least she could look past it for now. Just looking at something she could not fix up with her fashion bugged her greatly.

Rarity cleared her throat. “Ok then Rainbow Dash. I would like to ask you something if I may.” She took a few calm moments. “How could you let Sweetie Belle go through all of that!?”

The yelling of Rarity caused Sweetie Belle to fall off the bed and land on the floor. Rainbow Dash picked her back up onto the bed. “We were just having fun Rarity.”

Rarity did not look convinced. “Sweetie Belle please, let Rainbow Dash explain her own actions. She was the one to cause me to panic.” Sweetie Belle grunted.

Rainbow Dash stroked Sweetie Belle’s mane gently, receiving a positive reply. “Ok Rarity. Do you know of Pinkie Pie’s weakness?”

Rarity continued her small journey next to Rainbow Dash. She saw Sweetie Belle enjoying the attention she was receiving. But the thing Rainbow Dash asked her was nothing new to her. “Of course,” she replied, “We all know of her sensitive stomach.”

Rainbow Dash stopped in her actions and faced Rarity with determination. “No. There’s another.” Both Rarity and Sweetie Belle gasped. Although Sweetie Belle was there yesterday, she was on the floor at the time and didn’t see what Rainbow Dash had done.

“What?” Rainbow Dash nodded. “What is it?”

Rainbow Dash sighed and looked away. “I can’t tell you. I can’t tell anypony. I’m not sworn to a Pinkie Promise, but it’s something I wish to keep a secret between me and Pinkie.”

Rarity looked a bit upset to not find out what it was that tickled the pink pony so much, but she understood. “I assume you manipulated this other weakness?”

Rainbow Dash nodded again. “Yes. Yesterday I used it before me and Sweetie Belle had her on the floor.” Rainbow Dash looked up. “But the truth is, I also used it the day before. And you know how Pinkie Pie gets when you do something like that.”

Rarity slowly realised in horror of what she can only imagine Rainbow Dash endured the previous day. “Twice in two days Rainbow Dash? Are you mad!?”

Rainbow Dash chuckled. “That’s where Sweetie Belle comes in.” Both Sweetie Belle and Rarity looked in confusion. “We were having so much fun yesterday that it slipped my mind. And even if it didn’t, making Sweetie Belle happy might just have been worth it. Remember, I’ll be out and about tomorrow.”

Sweetie Belle’s expression turned to one of pure gratitude and she embraced Rainbow Dash in the biggest hug she could muster. Rarity also showed her appreciation by placing her hoof onto Rainbow Dash’s. “Thank you” she mouthed.

Rainbow Dash smiled back at Rarity. “Relax. Pinkie Pie isn’t that dangerous.” Rainbow Dash laughed nervously, and then glanced around her room, making sure that she wouldn’t appear.

“I say,” Rarity started, “Where did that muffin basket come from?”

Rainbow Dash snickered. “Oh you’re gonna love this.” She grabbed the card Pinkie Pie left and passed it to Rarity. “Here.”

Rarity mumbled the words out aloud as she read the card. “Dashie... get well soon... Pinkie Pie.” Her immediate reaction was one of bewilderment. As she met Rainbow Dash’s eyes, she noticed that Rainbow Dash was almost on the break of laughing. “Really?”

“Yeah. Great isn’t it? If Pinkie comes by, I’m sure to let her know of it.” Rainbow Dash sighed and looked down. “Although, maybe I am making fun of her a bit. While she did do this to me, she still cares about me.”

Rarity walked over to the bedside cabinet and put the card back by the muffin basket. “You don’t know yet. We’re all visiting you today Rainbow Dash.” She turned to Rainbow Dash. “That means Pinkie Pie too.”

Sweetie Belle seemed to look a little terrified, but Rainbow Dash assured her. “Alright,” she spoke with confidence, “I’ll apologise to her when she’s here.”

Rarity beamed. “That’s the spirit!” She sighed. “Unfortunately Rainbow Dash, I cannot stay. My dress quota is unbelievably packed. I only came by for a quick check up.”

Sweetie Belle smirked. “If you weren’t so busy with Applejack everyday...”

Rarity stared daggers right at Sweetie Belle, who continued to feel accomplishment. “Sweetie Belle, watch your language!” Rainbow Dash couldn’t help laughing, which meant she received a death stare too.

“It’s true Rarity. Maybe you shouldn’t be so... wild with Applejack?” She looked towards the drawer of the bedside cabinet that held the dating guide. “In fact, she told me about this one thing...”

Rarity huffed and grasped Sweetie Belle with her magic. She seemed to struggle against it as she was forcefully removed from Rainbow Dash’s vicinity. When Rarity was about to speak, Rainbow Dash interrupted her.

“Hey, if you’re going to lecture me, make it quick. Applejack went on for a whole hour.” Rainbow Dash noticed that the angered Rarity was now smoking red and had puffed up cheeks. After a few seconds of internal fighting, she seemed to swallow it all and forced a smile, with her eyes sparkling and enlarging in the process. Rainbow Dash actually found it a little disturbing.

“Why not at all Rainbow Dash. But I think I shall take my leave now.” The statement was met with groans from Sweetie Belle. “Oh I am sorry Sweetie, but we must be going.”

Sweetie Belle held her head down low as she forced herself to walk alongside her older sister. As she saw Rarity open up the door of the house, she looked back one last time to the pegasus she had so much fun with the previous day.

“Hey Sweetie Belle,” came from Rainbow Dash, “Remember, I’ll talk with Fluttershy.” At that, Rainbow Dash winked. Sweetie Belle rose up and grinned enormously, to Rarity’s confusion.

“Really!?” Sweetie Belle screamed so hard that it came out as a squeak. When Rainbow Dash gave her a nod of approval, she started to jump up and down with squeals of excitement.

Rarity had to forcefully lift Sweetie Belle with her magic, who was not reacting to it one bit. She continued to enjoy the moment even while she was being levitated through the air. Rarity took one look back at Rainbow Dash and waved, closing the door behind her.

Rainbow Dash laid back in her bed. Out of all things, she would have never thought that a filly would find her so fun. Wait, of course she thought that. After all, what filly wouldn’t find her awesome? But out of all of them, she wouldn’t have thought that she’d get attached to Sweetie Belle. Scootaloo was the filly that she was closest too.

It made her happy. After hearing what Sweetie Belle said the day prior, Rainbow Dash will keep her word. She will tell Fluttershy about the interest in singing and do what she can to help Sweetie Belle accomplish her dream.

Maybe it was out of kindness, or maybe it was just fun to hang around with the kid. Or perhaps maybe, it was because Rainbow Dash hadn’t lived her own dream yet. She’s come close to performing with the Wonderbolts, even making herself known at the academy, but she hasn’t achieved her full potential yet. Seeing another pony having a desire to reach their goal was a soft spot for her.

But she would tell that when Fluttershy came by. Rarity said that all of her friends were planning a visit, so the day would be full of a few surprises. She doesn’t know when they’ll turn up, but she’ll be glad when they do. This time, she is willing to make time for them rather than pushing them away just to read a book.

Not like she could do that with Daring Do anyway, considering Pinkie Pie took them all. She can read the dating guide whenever she wants, and just might be able to talk to her remaining friends about it. Since they seem to be well informed of it, maybe she can discuss the toys with her three remaining friends.

Getting ready, she opened her bedside cabinet and pulled out the dating guide. It wasn’t long before she was lost in the pages once again.

> Chapter 7 - Checking in: Twilight Sparkle
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rainbow Dash didn’t agree with some of the things in the dating guide. Or at least, her opinion didn’t match with those presented from the authors. But then again, her hot-headed fast ego wouldn’t really match that of a pony looking for something serious and long-term.

Being the perfect stallion was a section in of itself, and Rainbow Dash just scoffed at it all. None of the stallions she had flings with were perfect. Far from it. But the guide talks about many things that Rainbow Dash couldn’t agree with.

She lost her patience with that section, and moved onto the section about being a bisexual. Rainbow Dash herself was a bisexual, and all of her friends knew it. She didn’t brag, but she wasn’t afraid of it being out either. And her coming out of the closet wasn’t even laughed upon or thought of as disgusting. All of her friends just accepted it.

Especially Pinkie Pie. In fact, Rainbow Dash had a feeling that Pinkie Pie already knew. The first hint was at the party Pinkie Pie threw to celebrate the event. The banner that read ‘YOU FINALLY CAME OUT!’ kind of gave it away.

But even though she was bisexual, all of her flings were with stallions. She hadn’t had a relationship (or tried) with a mare before. She was always up for a fling with a mare, actually being rather curious, but she wasn’t desperate.

At least, that is what she would have said a few days ago. Now with the toys out and around, her constant hearing of her friends playing with them, reading a dating guide giving explicit details on positions, and even Fluttershy wanting a possible fling with her, the pressure was starting to build. She wasn’t in the heat cycle either, that was months away.

But still, she was jealous and wanted in on the ‘action’. Perhaps she could find a way to see what exactly her friends partook in. She wasn’t a pervert, but considering they were her friends, maybe they’d be open about it. Hell, they’ve been open about it the previous days, so they shouldn’t really be declining her request.

The toys came to her mind again. She still didn’t know exactly what they were, but she had a good clue. She flicked through the pages of the dating guide to the section where objects may be used for various activities. She assumed that the craze of toys may just simply be one or a few those in the guide. But something seemed off about it.

Firstly, why wouldn’t her friends tell her what they were exactly? They keep telling her that it might not be the best thing she’d enjoy, but then she’s never seen the damn things. Not one of her friends have marched up to her, stuck the toy in her face and stated that’s what they’re playing with.

Second, why the secrecy and openness at the same time? All of her friends seem to be rather confident in sharing experiences with them, and yet they keep the specifics a secret. Why? Are they ashamed? Are they guilty? Rainbow Dash didn’t have a clue.

What she did know though, was that there were too many different ‘toys’ in the dating guide to even decipher what the ones in town could be. She’d need an answer or would have to find out for herself. She could do two things about it though.

She can talk with Fluttershy about it. From what she’s heard, Fluttershy seems very desperate to experience with these toys, so she could easily ask her when she arrives. But maybe Fluttershy would want to keep it a surprise, or would be too scared to tell her. She’d then have to wait a few days for them to actually arrive, seeing as how you had to order the toys from a company. Apparently, they are ‘specialised and custom made’.

Her other choice was Pinkie Pie. She could request Pinkie Pie to reveal what they were, and Pinkie Promise never to tell the others what she found out. That way, she would know what they were, and her friends would still believe she was oblivious, or too relaxed to care. After all, Pinkie Pie can be a bit easy to manipulate. She teased her at the picnic about the dream, knows about her two weaknesses and have exploited them for mani...pul...ation...

On second thought, maybe that wasn’t the best idea, considering her current physical condition. After all, nopony knows what strike three consists of. And sometimes, they didn’t even want to know. Breaking a Pinkie Promise was a bit below to what Rainbow Dash went through, but to know that Pinkie Pie could go even further. It was scary.

Rainbow Dash gave up completely on the toys and skimmed through the quote-unquote ‘romantic settings’ for dates. She didn’t have to know about it, but she thought it’d be a bit of a laugh choking up whatever rubbish the authors came up with.

She was lost in the dribble laid before her, when a few taps came at her door. Like with Rarity, her eyes remained focused on the words rather than the environment of her house.

“Yo!” she yelled out, inviting whoever it was in.

There was a brief pause. “Yo?” Rainbow Dash knew the voice instantly. It was Twilight Sparkle. “Is that a word to invite me in? Are you talking about a yo-yo? What does it mean?”

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “It means come in. It can also mean hello.”

Twilight opened the door and examined the room she had entered. In all the time she has known Rainbow Dash, she has never actually stepped inside of her house. Making mental notes of her choice of furniture and layout, she started to wander over to her friend in the bed.

“Why didn’t you just say “come in” then?”

Rainbow Dash actually put down the dating guide and stared blankly at Twilight half-lidded. “Wassup. Sup. Yo. All of them are the cool way of saying it.”

Twilight just blinked. “I... shall remember that for future reference.” She pretended to look interested in the room layout to pass off her poor social slang skills. Rainbow Dash could tell, and just let herself bask in the knowledge that an egghead like Twilight didn’t know something she did.

“So Twilight, what brings you to my humble home?” Rainbow Dash placed the dating guide down to her side.

Twilight brought her attention back to Rainbow Dash. “Both business and pleasure!” she said with glee. In the very instance, she activated her magic to summon a quill and a scroll. “You need to write a friendship letter about what happened yesterday.”

Rainbow Dash sat there with irritation and groaned. “I told you already Twi.”

Dear Princess Celestia

Don’t mess with the Pinkie Pie.

Rainbow Dash

“There, done. Send it.”

As Rainbow Dash sat there, Twilight seemed more unamused. “Rainbow Dash, I told you already that you must put more than that.”

“Fine fine. How about.”

Dear Princess Celestia

Today... yesterday?

Rainbow Dash looked at Twilight with confusion. “Which one is it?”

Twilight scratched her chin with her quill. “Hmm, you learnt the lesson yesterday, but have been physically unable to write it until today. I guess yesterday then.”

“Ok then!”

Dear Princess Celestia

Yesterday I learned not to mess wi-

“If you say “not to mess with the Pinkie Pie”, I will jam this scroll so far down your throat.”

As Twilight looked even more ill-tempered, Rainbow Dash sat there with a smug. “You wouldn’t try it. You couldn’t do that to one of your precious scrolls.” Rainbow Dash remained hopeful that her little taunt worked, but that all changed when Twilight was now the one will a grin.

“Rainbow Dash, did you really think I came here with only one scroll?”

Rainbow Dash let her hooves go limp. “But still. You wouldn’t. Those scrolls are a part of you Twilight Sparkle.” She recoiled slightly as Twilight neared her.

“Would you like to test that theory?” When Twilight saw Rainbow Dash shake her head, she took a moment in her victory. “Ok then, shall we try again?”

Rainbow Dash groaned and rolled her eyes. “Fine.”

Dear Princess Celestia

Yesterday I learnt a terrifying truth that I shouldn’t have uncovered. The very thought of it shivers down my spine. Under no circumstance whatsoever should you mess wi-

“Rainbow Dash!” Twilight yelled.

“What? I don’t know Twi! Make up some mumbo jumbo about me unintentionally harming Pinkie’s feelings or something. I know my lesson, and I’ve told you what it was already. You’re good at dragging stuff along, so you do it.”

Twilight remained speechless. She wanted to lecture Rainbow Dash about taking the time to spread across what friendship meant in more than a single sentence, but she didn’t, knowing that she would fall right into the bait Rainbow Dash just tempted her with. And Rainbow Dash would sure love that.

So instead, she just groaned and used her magic to evaporate the scroll and quill from existence. “Fine, I will write it for you. But I expect something in return for my generous assistance.”

Rainbow Dash looked thankful and not impressed at the same time. “Twilight, I already had a lesson. I don’t think I should owe you anything for writing it when I know very well what I learnt.”

Twilight returned the gesture. “Do you want to write it yourself? I will not allow you to write one or two simple sentences about your discovery in friendship.”

Rainbow Dash let out a huge sigh, knowing she wouldn’t win this. “Fine, I owe you one.”

Instantaneously, Twilight cheered right up again. “Great!” Twilight seemed to be lost in thought about for a while, like a devious schemer. “Perhaps I could have Rainbow Dash reorganise my bookshelves.”

Rainbow Dash ignored the fact that Twilight had just thought about something out loud and revealed her ‘masterful plan’. She was also noticing that Twilight continued to mumble words to herself, not taking any attention that she was in her house at the moment.

Rainbow Dash cleared her throat, gaining the attention of Twilight. She lifted an eyebrow, and Twilight seemed embarrassed by the whole charade. “So Twilight, anything else you want? Or was it just the letter?”

“Oh no no,” Twilight replied, “I came here to check up on you too.” Twilight looked around the room more as Rainbow Dash just remained in the bed. It must have been a full minute before anypony spoke. “So how are you?”

“Oh I’m fine,” Rainbow Dash replied sarcastically, “I can’t fly, have to remain here all day and I’m left to this rubbish.” She picked up the dating guide in front of her.

“You have one?”

“Huh? Oh no, Applejack brought me this one. Said it would keep me entertained.” Rainbow Dash hesitated to continue. “And for...”

“Fluttershy?” Rainbow Dash sprang up, fully sprouting her damaged wings in the process. Twilight backed off slightly. “I know Rainbow. She told me.”

“What!? Who hasn’t she told?” Rainbow Dash saw what Twilight was about to say. “Except me.”

“She hasn’t told Spike.” Rainbow Dash suddenly got nervous. “Speaking of Spike, he wishes to send you a message.”

Rainbow Dash was concentrating on the unchanging expression Twilight had, and was growing even more nervous by the second. She was sure that Twilight would rant at her for giving the dragon the horrifying truth, when in reality nopony had the courage to tell it to him themselves.

“He wants to thank you.”

Rainbow Dash blinked. “I’m sorry, what?”

“Spike. He wants to thank you. He told me you talked with him and he’s now chirpier than usual. I don’t know what you told him, but he seems happier than ever.”

Rainbow Dash was stunned. Well that was certainly unexpected. Spike must have accepted the fact that he may never have Rarity. It must have only been a crush, one of them that fade out over time. The truth must have hit him hard, but he must have come to terms with it.

“Oh” Rainbow Dash replied with uncertainty, “Well tell him it’s no problem.”

Twilight nodded. “I will do that.” She brought her attention back to the dating guide. She leant out a hoof at it but pulled it back, blushing. “So, how much have you read?”

Rainbow Dash leant back. “Lots.” She noticed Twilight trying to make a gesture. “Yes, even that stuff.”

Twilight kept shades of crimson on her cheeks. “Pretty detailed huh?”

“Yeah,” Rainbow Dash replied, “But how comes this thing is so loaded? First there’s all the sappy romance stuff, and everything else is all sex related! What gives?”

Twilight shrugged. Even she didn’t know the minds of the authors. “I just know it was a collaboration project. The amount of detail they put into it is a little extreme.”

“You’re telling me!” replied Rainbow Dash in an instant. She was looking over the words quickly but brought her attention back to Twilight. “Twilight, what did Fluttershy tell you?”

Twilight became startled, and even increased the distance between her and Rainbow Dash. “I don’t think I should tell you,” she said in a worried voice, “She seems rather determined to talk to you about it yourself.”

“Twilight,” Rainbow Dash spoke matter-of-factly, “I know she wants to try out the toys with me.”

Suddenly, Twilight was eager again. “Really?” She brushed a hoof past her forehead. “Phew, I thought I would end up spilling the beans. In that case, that is all I will say.”

Rainbow Dash became more curious. “Twilight, what are these toys? Are they in this heap of trash?” She pointed towards the dating guide, which Twilight followed and chuckled.

“No, they are not. But I will tell you this.” She dropped her eyelids and voice. “You are in for a surprise.”

Rainbow Dash remained speechless. As Twilight nodded in only what she could imagine Rainbow Dash is thinking right now, she saw her wings stand up instantly. Rolling her eyes, she started to walk over to the door. “I trust you will be alright without my company?”

It was then that Rainbow Dash noticed her perked up wings, and tried to bring them back down. “Uh sure Twi. See you tomorrow or something?”

Before Twilight closed the door behind her, she pointed a hoof towards Rainbow Dash. “Remember, you owe me.” She ended it with a smug grin and a wink, and shut the door shortly after.

Rainbow Dash fell back into an agitated mood. She folded her hooves together and furrowed her brow. “This isn’t over Twilight Sparkle.”

Rainbow Dash sighed and gazed back down. The dating guide was still in her lap, opened up on a random page that was titled Friends with Benefits.

She knew what the term meant, but she read it all anyway. Maybe the writes would give her some nonsense to laugh at. But as she read it all, one thing was coming to her.

Does Fluttershy want to have this sort of relationship with me?

> Chapter 8 - Checking in: Pinkie Pie
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rainbow Dash soared over the night sky. The stars were out, Luna’s moon was raised and there was a slight chill in the air. But she had decided to try out night-time flying for once. She didn’t want to try out any tricks at the risk of crashing and nopony being around to help if she did, but she just wanted to take a leisure flight. Not that she would crash of course, it was only a precaution.

Ponyville really was a different place in the night. Lights were turned off at businesses and homes, and nopony was around. Some clouds were in the air, but Rainbow Dash didn’t need to bother with them.

She looked down at Ponyville. She loved her home town. Although she owned a cloud house in the sky and she wasn’t born in Ponyville, she has been around the town long enough to consider it her home. She noticed the buildings that stood out most to her: her friends’ homes.

Fluttershy’s cottage was something she liked. It was small, but it could house many critters. Fluttershy really worked hard, and her animal friends made her happy. Rainbow Dash has been to the cottage many times, and has even made friends with a few of the critters there. That pesky rabbit wouldn’t ever accept her friendship though.

She could spot the Golden Oak Library. It was the only house in a tree in the entire town. Even from the air, she could imagine that Twilight was currently pacing unnervingly around, most likely getting too worked up over something. She smirked, knowing that Twilight would never learn from her egghead ways. She couldn’t understand Twilight’s sleeping patterns either. She stays up late and night and wakes up at the crack of dawn. How does she not get tired?

Sweet Apple Acres was in the distance. It really was a huge farm. After all, it was the farm that supplied apples to the entire town, so it had to take up a lot of space. The way Applejack worked day in and day out honestly was something Rainbow Dash admired. She didn’t envy it though, as she was happy to nap in the afternoon and have most of her time free. Life on a farm isn’t something she wanted.

The Carousel Boutique was a bit of a mystery to Rainbow Dash. She never knew why Rarity decided to go with the choice of a carousel. But then again, Rarity was the fashionista, so she usually came up with crazy contraptions that she just couldn’t understand. She couldn’t deny that modelling for Rarity was a bit of a guilty pleasure though, even if it did make her look less cool. She just hid her true feelings about it. She has a reputation to uphold after all.

The other landmark she knew, Sugarcube Corner, was surprisingly different. There was nothing structurally different about it, but it stood out in the darkness. Mostly because the light was on downstairs, and it pretty much looked like a beacon. Either the Cakes or Pinkie Pie was doing something. It couldn’t be a party, since Rainbow Dash would have been there and ponies would be making their way home.

Her curiosity got to her, as Rainbow Dash lowered herself to the gingerbread house. Pinkie Pie’s odd behaviour might need some justifying after all. But then again, Rainbow Dash never flew at night, so maybe Pinkie Pie baked late into the night as a hobby. That could explain where the overabundance of sugary treats came from, or maybe Pinkie Pie was just a treat-making machine herself. She hadn’t ruled out the theory that her baker friend was in fact a robot just yet.

She knocked on the door, not wanting to welcome herself in in case she might interrupt something bad. She could hear the steps of a pony coming closer towards her. The door was slowly opened to reveal a pink mare standing there. As soon as she spotted Rainbow Dash, her usual smile crept larger.

“Hey Rainbow Dash.” Pinkie Pie’s voice was considerably lower than her usual shouting voice, most likely due to the sleeping Cakes upstairs. “What brings you here?”

“Not much,” replied Rainbow Dash also keeping the noise down slightly, “Just thought I’d try out some night flying.” She showed off her wings and flapped them silently.

“That’s great.” Pinkie Pie looked all around to make sure nopony else was in the vicinity. Quite pointless, considering that Rainbow Dash already scanned the area. “Would you like to come in?”

“Sure,” replied Rainbow Dash taking the offer. She entered the house of sweets and analysed the detail. After all, Pinkie Pie might be doing some late night decorating. She heard Pinkie Pie close the door behind her and made her way towards the counter. “So Pinkie, what are you doing?”

Pinkie Pie just stood there like her normal self. “I’m doing a fancy experiment. Like Twilight. Except this is something that’s fun.”

Rainbow Dash refrained from laughing at the small joke Pinkie Pie came out with. “What’s this experiment then?”

Pinkie Pie moved towards the kitchen and motioned Rainbow Dash to follow. Rainbow Dash did just that and was shocked at the mess around the place. The walls were covered in pastries (or what remained of them), icing was scattered everywhere and nowhere looked clean. Pinkie Pie must have gone off her rocker. It was a good thing Rarity wasn’t there either.

Pinkie Pie closed the kitchen door behind Rainbow Dash, in order to minimise the noise as much as possible. She went back to what Rainbow Dash assumed was her previous position by a counter, where a bowl of mush was present.

Rainbow Dash remained in question while Pinkie Pie started to hum and bounce around the kitchen. “Pinkie, what happened here?”

“Don’t you remember? I said it was an experiment.” Pinkie Pie viciously whisked at the bowl, sending off piles of its contents everywhere.

“But what exactly are you doing?”

Pinkie Pie stopped whisking and dipped a hoof into the mush. She quickly licked it off and gave it a taste. “Mmm, needs the secret ingredient.”

Rainbow Dash just watched Pinkie Pie’s questionable actions. “What secret ingredient?”

Pinkie Pie bent down and opened up a cupboard. She dug her head in for a moment and returned with a can. There was nothing on it. “It’s a secret silly.” She took the can and tipped out all of its contents into the bowl. With no warning, she started to whisk again.

Rainbow Dash now stood a little worried. She had no idea what Pinkie Pie had just added to... whatever else she had. “Uh Pinkie? What is that?”

Rainbow Dash finally caught Pinkie Pie’s attention, as she stopped whisking. She didn’t stop because Rainbow Dash asked her a question, but rather because the mixture of the bowl was starting to bubble. She sharply turned her head to face Rainbow Dash and smiled. “Maybe I should have added less.”

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow and moved to the side of Pinkie Pie. Below her, she saw the combination of unknown food bubbling and threatening to spurt at any moment. “Pinkie, what did you do?”

Pinkie Pie remained facing to the bowl, but turned her eyes towards Rainbow Dash. “Perhaps we should back up a bit.”

“Huh?” Rainbow Dash saw the slightly worried Pinkie Pie beside her and then gazed back at the bowl. The bubbling had increased dramatically and it looked like it might explode.

So that’s what it did.

Rainbow Dash reacted as soon as she saw it, flaring her wings and taking to the air of the kitchen. Unfortunately, she was not safe there, as the contents of the bowl flew everywhere. She got completely covered wherever she could get hit by it. She screamed slightly as it all hit her, almost rivalling the one that came from Pinkie Pie at the same time.

She took a few moments in the air getting rid of some of the mixture and then looked around the kitchen. It looked worse than when she came in. She saw Pinkie Pie below her, remaining stationary and covered in a cream colour. But Pinkie Pie, in her always weird ways, somehow managed to jolt her body, sending off every trace of the mysterious goo from her body. It was like she never got covered in it in the first place.

Rainbow Dash descended down next to Pinkie Pie with her wings still out. She flapped them slightly to get rid of some of the mixture on them, unaware that her right wing was gently slapping on Pinkie Pie’s back. It came as confusion to her when she was looking around and hearing small moans as her wings continued to move up and down.

“Rainbow Dash...”

Rainbow Dash turned her attention to Pinkie Pie next to her, who looked thrilled about something. Her eyes were closed as she was beaming a glad smile, sighing in content. Rainbow Dash then noticed that her wing was on top of Pinkie Pie’s back, and retracted it immediately.

“Oh. Sorry Pinkie.” She looked around. “What just happened?”

“It’s ok...” Pinkie Pie weakly got out before coming back to her senses. She opened her eyes again and let out a huff. “I think this experiment failed.”

Rainbow Dash just looked at Pinkie Pie with a blank face. “Ya think?”

Pinkie Pie tried her best at a sheepish smile. “Maybe we should clean up?”

“Agreed. I’ll start over there, and you go grab the-“ Rainbow Dash was silenced as a slop of mess crashed right onto her head. She grunted as she heard Pinkie Pie trying not to laugh. “Just get the stuff.”

Pinkie Pie obliged and pulled open a cupboard, drawing out cleaning equipment. No doubt the kitchen would take a while to clean up.

Rainbow Dash didn’t mind though. After all, it was another time to hang out with Pinkie Pie, even if it was late. She took the mop Pinkie Pie handed her, starting on the ceiling first. A lot of mess started to fall at a fast rate, splattering onto the floor. The mop could only take so much.

“So Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash said breaking the silence with a new topic, “I’ve never asked before, but has anypony ever got a strike three?”

Pinkie Pie was cleaning up a different part of the kitchen, but she heard the question. “Nope!” she answered with no trouble. “Only ever a strike two.”

There was a small pause. “What’s the deal with this three strike system?”

Pinkie Pie only twisted her head around. “Because, it teaches ponies not to take advantage of another pony.”

Rainbow Dash lifted an eyebrow. “By physically assaulting them?”

Pinkie Pie turned back around. “That’s strike two. The pony should have learnt their lesson by then. I don’t make the rules Rainbow Dash, I follow the ones that have been set up in the world.”

Rainbow Dash only muttered to herself. “And what rules would those be?”

Rainbow Dash was randomly wiping the mop across the ceiling while she was talking to herself, and was unaware that large amounts of mush had landed all over her. She sure felt it though. She could feel the slimy substance slowly descending down her body. She lifted her wing, to catch some of the substance in a more contained area.

Slowly, she made her way to the rubbish bin to dump the goo. On her way, she passed Pinkie Pie. “Hey Pinkie, what did you mean by ‘taking advantage’?”

Pinkie Pie tilted her head. “Isn’t it obvious what taking advantage of another pony is?”

Rainbow Dash stood still for a few moments. “Sorry, I meant something else.” She dumped what she could into the bin, while Pinkie Pie just stared.

“What did you mean?”

Rainbow Dash rubbed some of the gunk off her, not aware of the stare. “Well, how did another pony get a strike two with you? What’s there to take advantage of?”

When Rainbow Dash turned to face Pinkie Pie, she saw that her wing was getting a good look. She lifted it up and down to test out Pinkie Pie, and saw that she was following it every movement it made. “Pinkie?”

Pinkie Pie rubbed her hooves together with a blush on her face. “Could you possibly rub my back with your feathers?”

Rainbow Dash went slack-jawed. “Eh?”

“It feels... nice.”

Rainbow Dash just stood there for a moment to process what Pinkie Pie just said. “It feels nice?” It was then when she pieced it together. “That’s taking advantage of you Pinkie? Feathers on your back?”

Rainbow Dash facehooved when Pinkie Pie nodded. “But it doesn’t seem that serious. How does rubbing feathers on your back get justified by physical beatings?”

Pinkie Pie didn’t change her expression, as if the answer was already obvious. “It’s sensitive.”

“Sensitive? To pegasi feathers?” Pinkie Pie bowed her head and nodded it with embarrassment. “Ok sure. Why not?”

Pinkie Pie squealed in delight when Rainbow Dash agreed. She readied herself by twisting her body around, leaving her back fully exposed to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash analysed her wing, and then Pinkie Pie’s back. She raised an eyebrow at the scenario, before shrugging.

Whatever.

Rainbow Dash soon knew why it was taking advantage of Pinkie Pie, as she could witness the pink mare attempting not to moan as soon as her feathers made contact. Her back wasn’t just sensitive. It was really sensitive. Rainbow Dash caressed the feathers of her wing across Pinkie Pie’s back for a few seconds, eliciting the gasps and noises from her.

“Pinkie?” Rainbow Dash asked, continuing with her work, “Doesn’t this count as a strike?”

Pinkie Pie was enjoying the sensitive-borderline fetish she was receiving. “W-We can ohhhhhh let this sl-slip.”

Rainbow Dash felt somewhat relieved at the fact that she hadn’t got on Pinkie Pie’s bad side, as the feather massage resumed. Some part of her was starting to enjoy it as well. Hanging out with Pinkie Pie was always a highlight to her, and to now find out that she had a secret like this was overwhelming. She knew that Pinkie Pie would never want it revealed at all though. She didn’t think that other ponies would even want to know, considering the strike system.

But that was alright. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were best friends, so one silly secret couldn’t change that. Even if it did seem like Rainbow Dash was... pleasuring Pinkie Pie.

What Rainbow Dash didn’t know, is that in the middle of her thoughts, Pinkie Pie was now standing right in front of her, with an almost seductive glance. Her wing was involuntarily carrying on with the movements, hitting nothing in the air.

Rainbow Dash shook her head furiously, to be met with Pinkie Pie right in front of her. Or at least, for a split second, because Pinkie Pie made a move as soon as Rainbow Dash came back. In no time, Rainbow Dash was pushed onto the kitchen table, lip locked with Pinkie Pie on top. She let out a muffled noise as the situation surprised her, while Pinkie Pie just carried on passionately.

Considering Rainbow Dash’s position on her sexuality, she was open to the advancements. She wrapped her hooves around Pinkie Pie, resulting in a giggle from the party pony. She gave in to the kiss, letting Pinkie Pie gain full access to the inside of her mouth. Pinkie Pie was enjoying it as well, but Rainbow Dash had a thought that she might have been whacked up from the nice sensation she had a moment earlier.

The pair carried on for what seemed like several minutes, before Pinkie Pie broke apart. She parted from Rainbow Dash’s lips as slowly as she could, small traces of saliva rolling off her tongue. She fluttered her eyelashes at Rainbow Dash, acting more seductive, and Rainbow Dash hated how that act of temptation got to her.

“...Pinkie” was only what Rainbow Dash managed to get out, in between panting for breath. She leant up from her current position and gave Pinkie Pie a kiss on her cheek.

Pinkie Pie gave an affectionate nuzzle in response, while her hooves lead themselves towards something else. Rainbow Dash felt Pinkie Pie’s hooves grabbing her wings, bringing them around her body. Pinkie Pie leant down further, and brought Rainbow Dash’s wings onto her back. Her mouth gasped straight away at the feeling.

As Pinkie Pie moaned those sounds she always did, she brought her head down next to Rainbow Dash’s and started to nibble at her ear. Not only that, but she gave a few nuzzles every now and then, all the while she rubbed her own back with Rainbow Dash’s wings, feeling what must have seemed like heaven.

Rainbow Dash took a brief moment to think. This was certainly all new to her, but she wasn’t going to complain. She enjoyed the playful actions Pinkie Pie gave her while she took over the control of her wings, now being the one to stroke Pinkie Pie’s back instead. Pinkie Pie accepted the notion and instead used her hooves to rub against Rainbow Dash’s soft fur.

“Oh Dashie...” she got out a bit weakly, in between kissing Rainbow Dash on the cheek, slowly making her way towards her lips.

“Pinkie...” was all that Rainbow Dash could say, starting to get very, very turned on.

But for some reason, Pinkie Pie stopped soon after. She halted her actions and sat up on top of Rainbow Dash. She had a frown. “Dashie, do you want this?”

Rainbow Dash didn’t know if that was a trick question or genuine, or what just happened in general. She certainly wanted it if Pinkie Pie was willing to. But for some reason, what had just happened felt odd. “What do you mean?”

Pinkie Pie sighed and turned away. “You know this isn’t real right?”

Rainbow Dash was now more confused than ever. What wasn’t real? “What?”

Pinkie Pie used a hoof to rub Rainbow Dash’s cheek. “This silly. I’m not real. Just ask Princess Luna.” Pinkie Pie pointed towards the window of the kitchen with her other hoof, where the princess of the night was standing right outside. Rainbow Dash slowly brought her attention towards the window.

Princess Luna seemed rather... shocked at the sentience of Pinkie Pie. Never had she seen a pony created in a dream know about it all being a dream before.

Wait, a dream? Then that means...

“This is a dream?” Rainbow Dash asked, with hints of disappointment. It may have been a dream, but Rainbow Dash loved the direction she and Pinkie Pie were heading, even if it was just for fun. She looked back up to Pinkie Pie, who was smiling back at her. “Did the princess see us do what we just did?”

Princess Luna surprisingly chuckled at the question. “I have seen far worse. Trust me.”

Rainbow Dash’s ears fell down, causing Pinkie Pie to feel the same. Even in a dream, this Pinkie Pie felt just like the one she knew. “It felt so real...”

Pinkie Pie leant down and kissed Rainbow Dash. “Dream or not Dashie, I had fun.”

Rainbow Dash sighed and let her head rest fully on the table. “As did I Pinkie. As did I.”

Pinkie Pie buried herself fully in Rainbow Dash’s body and hold. “Well you’d better wake up. I’m currently in your room you know.”

Rainbow Dash furrowed her brow as she gently stroked Pinkie Pie with her hoof. “What do you mean?”

Pinkie Pie only seemed to wriggle. “Don’t you remember? You’re in your bedroom in your home. You’re here right now while I’m waiting for you to wake up. So wake up sleepy!”

Rainbow Dash could only blink at the statement. How in Equestria did a dream creation of Pinkie Pie know what was happening in the real world? She looked over at Princess Luna, hoping she would hold an answer, but was only received  a shrug and a look of bewilderment even from her. Maybe Pinkie Pie has more powers than anypony thought. Maybe Pinkie Pie was secretly a dream manager. Perhaps she had her own business in entering dreams.

It was Pinkie Pie after all. It was totally plausible.

“How do I wake up then?” Rainbow Dash asked, “I kind of like where I am right now...”

Pinkie Pie rose up and blushed. Leaning down again, she kept herself an inch away from Rainbow Dash’s mouth. “Kiss me” she said in a voice that just screamed sultry.

Rainbow Dash winked with her eyebrows, while Pinkie Pie smirked. They both knew what it meant. She was just about to connect her lips to Pinkie Pie’s when she suddenly felt like she was thrown away from the scene. She could hear Princess Luna chuckling as the whole world started to turn white. The whiteness started to blind her while she realised what was happening.

“No! I was so close!” 

She shouted and cursed as she felt herself coming back to consciousness. The enveloping whiteness overtook her body as the dream was ending. And at the end of it all, she could only hear the laughter coming from Princess Luna.



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Rainbow Dash shot up in bed and gasped. Sitting up straight, she started to take deep breaths. It really was a dream, from a result of an afternoon nap, and it was just getting to the good part. That is, until the princess decided to mess with her.

“Seems Luna’s been taking lessons from Celestia” she muttered to herself. And that wasn’t a good sign. Princess Luna had control over every dream, so she could easily do that sort of thing again. What a buzzkill.

“Lessons for what?”

“Ah!” Rainbow Dash jumped. She quickly turned towards the source of the noise, which was Pinkie Pie’s head sticking out of the muffin basket. “AH! AHHHHHHH!” she screamed, causing her to get away from the pony and crash onto her floor. She groaned as she felt the pain enter her spinal column. “Pain...”

She was suddenly hoisted up and thrown onto the bed, as the intruder fully revealed herself as the entirety of Pinkie Pie, rather than just a head. She put it together fast. Pinkie Pie in the dream told her she was already in her room. But the entire situation just seemed bonkers.

“Pinkie? How did you get in here?”

Pinkie Pie giggled and pointed to the muffin basket. “I have my methods.”

Rainbow Dash raised a hoof in the air and was about to say something when she stopped in her tracks. “You know, that doesn’t exactly make any sense.”

Pinkie Pie sprung up and jumped onto the bed, rocking it and the current occupier. “Soooo, what’s going on?”

Rainbow Dash recoiled a bit from the sudden weight on top of her. “Oh you know Pinkie, just recovering from what you did to me yesterday” Rainbow Dash replied in an almost harsh tone.

She instantly felt regret at what she said though, as Pinkie Pie’s ears fell down soon after. She was on top of her, and her head lowered. Pinkie Pie obviously felt bad about their entire scuffle. Or rather, the one-sided scuffle. To cheer her up again, Rainbow Dash brought her hooves around Pinkie Pie and drew her in for a hug. Pinkie Pie immediately gasped at the sudden affection, but was quick to bury her head in Rainbow Dash’s neck.

“I’m really really really sorry...”

“Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash replied straight away while stroking Pinkie Pie’s mane, “I’m the one who should be sorry. I got too caught up yesterday in having fun that I forgot about your... odd habits. Could we just put this behind us?”

Pinkie Pie shot up with her massive smile. “It’s all I want!” Immediately, she went back to her previous position in Rainbow Dash’s hold, doing whatever she could to hug the pegasus. Rainbow Dash was enjoying it as well, but it reminded her of her dream not a few moments ago, considering they were in the same positions.

Rainbow Dash was happy where she was. She almost expected the visit from Pinkie Pie to turn into something worse, but it seems they’ve made amends already. They were both sorry for what happened, so now Rainbow Dash could just enjoy the company of Pinkie Pie with no regrets. She was nice company too; Pinkie Pie gave really nice hugs.

“Soooo, whatcha dream about?”

Pinkie Pie’s question almost caused Rainbow Dash to start choking and coughing. There was no doubt that took a small toll with her. “Uh well, I uh...”

Pinkie Pie looked into Rainbow Dash’s eyes. “Is something wrong?”

All Rainbow Dash could see were the blue beauties of Pinkie Pie’s eyes and how they looked in her dream. She couldn’t look away. She instantly felt flushed from the sight in front of her, and took a gulp to reorganise herself. “If you really want to know Pinkie...”

Pinkie Pie leant in closer, while Rainbow Dash just realised how awkward the situation looked.

“It was the same as yours...”

Pinkie Pie blinked, before pulling back and forming a blush. “You mean with us...?”

Rainbow Dash nodded in acknowledgement. “The night-time flying?”

“Yeah.”

“The mess in the kitchen? The explosion?”

“Mhmm.”

“The wings?”

“Yeah...”

“The table?”

Rainbow Dash could only answer with her head.

“...The... bedroom?” Pinkie Pie had a little amount of trouble just asking her final question.

“Actually no. We didn’t get that far. I’d say halfway through the table phase. Other than that, it seemed pretty similar to the one you told me.”

“Aww, we didn’t get to the good stuff! Boo!” Pinkie Pie gasped. “That means you didn’t get to experience my ‘Baker’s Tongue’.”

Rainbow Dash gave Pinkie Pie a deadpan look. “Pinkie, please never say that again.”

Pinkie Pie passed off a sheepish smile, while her blush crept slightly larger. “How are you feeling?”

“What do you mean?”

Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. “I mean you silly. Are you ill? Are you sad?” As if on demand, Pinkie Pie produced her pouting face to get her message across.

“Nah, I’m fine really. Nothing too bad. I’ll be flying my best come tomorrow.”

Pinkie Pie was quick to like how positive Rainbow Dash remained, before diving her head into the pegasus’s fur again. “That’s great!”

Rainbow Dash went back to stroking Pinkie Pie with her hoof, sighing shortly afterwards. “It sure is.”

Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie didn’t move from their positions for several minutes. It only consisted of their breathing, the slight moving of Pinkie Pie and the gentle strokes of Rainbow Dash’s hoof. It wasn’t like Rainbow Dash could move anyway, as a pink pony was plumped on top of her and her body wouldn’t agree to move if she wasn’t. The both liked where they were though.

As Rainbow Dash looked down at the happy pink mare, she couldn’t help but increase her smile. Pinkie Pie’s attempt of curling up and resting on her body was rather ‘cute’, as much as she didn’t admit that stuff.

She turned her head towards the muffin basket. Since Pinkie Pie really was sorry, there was no doubt that she’d be even more pleased if they were eaten. But even though the muffin basket stood on top of the bedside cabinet, her head almost involuntarily gazed down, towards the shelf that contained the dating guide she put away before her nap.

The toys.

They came back to her. It really was getting to a stage for her that her curiosity was taking control, as she really only wanted to know what they were and get it all over with. With Fluttershy on her tail as well, she would have to make a choice soon. If the toys really were what she thought they were, and there was really little reason why they wouldn’t be, she’d need to decide if she would go through with it.

But she didn’t really know for sure. Sure she couldn’t turn down a good time, but the events that occur afterwards may come back to haunt her. What if Fluttershy wanted a serious relationship? She couldn’t handle that, and the last thing she’d want to do is hurt her best friend. She could be frank with Fluttershy from the start, clearly stating it would be a one-time thing. But that could also hurt Fluttershy’s feelings too.

She could hear Pinkie Pie sighing, most likely continuing to enjoy the long duration of their connected bodies. She looked back at the innocent mare, before thinking about something serious. She could ask Pinkie Pie about what she already imagined she already knew; if Fluttershy told Pinkie her own desires.

“Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash said, breaking the silence of several minutes, “Can I ask you about the toys?”

Pinkie Pie’s ears shot up and it even caused her to raise her head towards Rainbow Dash. “If you want.”

Rainbow Dash finally felt more relief than with her other guests. Maybe Pinkie Pie could actually give her the specifics on what the toys really are.

“Pinkie, what are the toys?” she asked with great excitement.

Pinkie Pie however, seemed to be struggling to speak. She looked like she was balancing arguments inside, which made Rainbow Dash frown. She feared the worst.

“I... can’t tell you” Pinkie replied, sad as she did so.

Yep, it was the worst. Rainbow Dash groaned and freed her limbs, not liking it at all. Not even Pinkie Pie could tell her what they were. She was really hating the big secrecy her friends had. Before, they’d only tell her it wasn’t her thing, but now they are purposely hiding the truth from her. She might have cared a few days ago just for curiosity sake, but now it sounded like a conspiracy was going on.

And now that she was really considering wanting in, there was another blockage.

She had to find out why her friends were being silent. The most rational choice was to ask Pinkie Pie.

“Why?” was all Rainbow Dash asked, with a hint of irritation.

Pinkie Pie frowned. “I would like to tell you... but we all agreed not to tell you. Do you know about Fluttershy?”

Rainbow Dash, while still slightly annoyed, was at least able to answer the question. “Yeah, she wants to try them out with me.”

“We all agreed that Fluttershy will be the one to tell you. Since she’s so persistent, we all thought it’d be nice for her to fill you in. If she wants to anyway.”

“...If she wants to?”

“Yeah. Maybe she wants it to be a surprise. I’d love that! But it’s up to her.”

Rainbow Dash realised. That’s why her friends didn’t reveal anything specific earlier. When Applejack came by, she gave her some talk on fate. Twilight told her she’d be in for a surprise too. She can’t deny that a part of her wants to try them out, whatever they are. Maybe she’d let Fluttershy fill her in. She hadn’t come by yet, so perhaps her eagerness will be satisfied yet.

“Could you tell me anything else about them though?”

Pinkie Pie smiled her usual large smile. “They’re really really really really fun! Twilight’s gotten better as well. Maybe you could join us when you get yours. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind.”

At this point, Rainbow Dash just accepted whatever sickening, perverted images her mind conjured up. Day after day she’d been fed the images of her friends engaging in specific activities, even with the dream she recently had too. With the tension with Fluttershy too, she couldn’t help but feel excited. Her friends doing the deed with each other wasn’t really bugging her anymore, since pretty soon, she might be joining them.

As for Pinkie Pie’s suggestion though, she honestly didn’t know how to feel about that. She had been offered the same thing when she hung out with Pinkie Pie two days prior and yet the offer till stood. She’s never engaged in any activities involving three or even more ponies before, and she ever really plan to either. Pinkie Pie seems more open about the idea though, and with Rainbow Dash’s own open-minded sexuality, she might just accept. She wasn’t sure how Twilight would feel about it though.

“Is Twilight even into mares? I know you are Pinkie, but she doesn’t exactly scream that type you know?”

Pinkie Pie just kept her smile. “Nope! She’s straight.”

That just confused Rainbow Dash even more. “Wait. You two are fooling around and she’s straight? How does that even work!?”

“Because,” Pinkie Pie responded, “It’s fun. Besides, being straight doesn’t even have anything to do with it.”

“Wa- ah- whahuh? “

Pinkie Pie giggled at Rainbow Dash’s questionable facial expressions. “It’s just a bit of fun.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t even want to respond. It only raised more questions than were answered. Even questioning it would probably expand the web of other questions rather than wrapping up the mystery.

After a short while, Pinkie Pie finally moved. She seemed down, but she removed herself from the body of Rainbow Dash. She did have a day job, and as much as she would want to be with Rainbow Dash all day, she did have to work her duties.

Rainbow Dash could understand. Her others friends had only come by to check up on her, with a possible exception being Applejack. It was understandable that Pinkie Pie would have only been around for a short while. But she didn’t like how Pinkie Pie felt bad about leaving.

So she did what she could. She drew Pinkie Pie close to her and kissed her on the cheek. It was instantly responded with by a gasp and a sudden mood change from Pinkie Pie. It was what she was aiming for too. “Thanks for coming by Pinkie.”

Pinkie Pie didn’t respond vocally, but she turned just a slighter shade of crimson, and Rainbow Dash could tell. She gave the same treatment towards Rainbow Dash, planting her lips against the cyan cheek. She fluttered her eyelashes afterwards to show her gratitude, before she practically dived into the muffin basket on the bedside cabinet.

Rainbow Dash reacted straight away. As any traces of pink disappeared from her room, she dug through the muffin basket to see that no Pinkie Pie anywhere. She had gone fully... somehow.

“How in Equestria...?”

Rainbow Dash long knew not to question Pinkie Pie’s antics, but this was ridiculous. She practically teleported like Twilight could. She sighed, placing the muffin basket back on the bedside cabinet, while also taking one. She took a bite, before realising it was actually very tasty. Pinkie Pie certainly was an excellent baker.

But Pinkie had just left. Four of her friends had come by, except for one.

Only Fluttershy remained.

Perhaps she would finally get the answers she wants. It seems all of her friends have agreed only to let Fluttershy tell her about it, and it was actually something she was quickly respecting. But like Pinkie Pie told her, Fluttershy might want to keep it quiet anyway. If that was the case, Rainbow Dash would only have to wait.
> Chapter 9 - Checking in: Fluttershy
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Rainbow Dash only waited for the inevitable. She knew Fluttershy would be arriving at some point. She was likely coming by later since she always kept herself so busy. Rainbow Dash didn’t know how she couldn’t grow tired of looking after animals that can’t seem to care for themselves. If she said anything though, she knew that Fluttershy would only dismiss the claims.

Many ponies didn’t think Fluttershy’s special talent to be something ‘special’. They mostly said that, because they knew that they’d fail miserably if they attempted to look after an animal themselves. Rainbow Dash thought the same, even knowing that she’d mess up in some way, the exception being Tank. She could look after him, and it was far easier to look after the tortoise than that blasted bunny in her opinion.

But that wasn’t important. She knew Fluttershy wouldn’t just come by for a casual visit. She’d want to ask her regarding the toys. But that was something Rainbow Dash was unsure of.

She didn’t know what to do.

There were many arguments to both sides. On one side, she was already good friends with Fluttershy already, and for all she knew, the toys might actually be cool.

But on the other hand, it could affect their friendship. What if Fluttershy wanted a serious relationship after a while? Rainbow Dash didn’t want to deal with that. There were too many variables to both sides.

She’d have to make a decision quick, since Fluttershy just knocked on her door. At least she implied it was Fluttershy. “It’s open Fluttershy” she called out, inviting her in.

There was a brief silence, before the door was pulled open rather slowly, revealing half of the yellow pegasus in the doorway. She looked like she didn’t want to be there. Rainbow Dash could see why, considering her shyness in coming to her about the toys.

The way Fluttershy came into the home almost made Rainbow Dash want to lunge forward and hug her. But not only would that cause her pain from the movement, but she had a feeling Fluttershy would try to run away. So instead, she just waited anxiously for Fluttershy to approach her.

Fluttershy understandingly was inching towards Rainbow Dash, while not making eye contact. She gazed towards the cloud floor below her as she approached the bed and its current occupier, who just stared at her movement.

Fluttershy had reached the side of the bed, finally giving her the confidence to look up. Her eyes travelled upwards until they met the cyan pegasus with a blank face, blinking every now and then. “Umm... hi.”

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. “Hi?”

Fluttershy pawed at the cloud ground. “H-How are you?” she asked in such a low voice that Rainbow Dash almost didn’t hear it.

“I’m doing good. How about you?” Rainbow Dash leaned forward slightly, hoping that Fluttershy would actually speak up.

“...I’m ok.”

Rainbow Dash darted her eyes around her room, noticing the awkwardness. “Could we possibly talk more open? It’s getting a little creepy here.”

Fluttershy bit her lower lip. “...Ok.”

Fluttershy finally attempted to perk up, spreading her body around more to feel more comfortable.

Rainbow Dash scooted over to the side of her bed and patted next to her. “You want me to...?”

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes. “Come on, join me.”

Fluttershy almost felt the heat coming from her straight away, before she finally plucked up the courage to join Rainbow Dash. She sat on the bed, next to her friend. “T-Thank you.”

“What’s wrong?” Rainbow Dash asked, already knowing the answer.

Rainbow Dash could only hear squeaks forming from Fluttershy’s mouth, as she desperately tried to speak her mind. She knew she’d have to try a different approach. There was no way Fluttershy would ask her about the toys in the current state she was in. She had to open her up a bit more, and she knew just the thing.

“You know,” Rainbow Dash begun, “I always thought you were a great singer.”

Fluttershy’s eyes widened at Rainbow Dash, before attempting to hide herself. She lost her eye contact with Rainbow Dash, feeling the blush come over her at the compliment. She thought she was safe, until she felt Rainbow Dash’s hoof touch her. She twisted her head around as a reflex, to see a smiling Rainbow Dash.

“I mean it Fluttershy. You have an amazing voice.”

Rainbow Dash could spot the flushing Fluttershy clear as day. But she knew it would give her more confidence. It was a good way too, since it could lead her into the singing lessons for Sweetie Belle.

“Thank you” replied the not-so-much-shy-anymore Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash chuckled nervously before her request, knowing it seemed like a cop out. “Could I ask something of you?”

“Yes?”

“Would you mind giving Sweetie Belle singing lessons?”

Fluttershy looked at Rainbow Dash, who was exposing all of her teeth at an attempt to pass off the severity of her request. She remained stationary for a few moments. “What?”

Rainbow Dash brushed the back of her mane. “I sort of told her I’d ask you. She figures that singing might be her talent, and I knew you had such a lovely voice and all...”

“R-Really?”

“Yeah. Think of it as how I got you your cutie mark. Well this time, you could be me! What do you say?”

Rainbow Dash had reformed her show of teeth, while Fluttershy pondered over it for a moment. It certainly was true that she got her cutie mark because of Rainbow Dash, but then she’s always shy. She wouldn’t know how to start. But she felt that she owed Rainbow Dash, considering she was the reason she found her purpose in life and all. This could be a nice way to repay her.

“Ok.”

“Really!?”

“...Yes.”

“Aww yeah!” Rainbow Dash brought in Fluttershy for a deep hug, the action itself causing Fluttershy to let out a small scream as the blue hooves grabbed her into Rainbow Dash’s hold. It was sudden for her, but she couldn’t deny it felt rather nice.

However, Rainbow Dash had brought in Fluttershy for a hug for another reason. “Since you’re doing something for me...” she started, tightening her grip on Fluttershy, “I figure I should do something for you.”

Fluttershy felt cold as the hooves held her tighter. She was afraid of what Rainbow Dash was about to do.

“Fluttershy,” Rainbow Dash said, increasing the grip some more, “I will try out the toys with you.”

Rainbow Dash had grabbed Fluttershy for a reason. She knew as soon as she would mention them, Fluttershy would try to squirm and get away as fast as she could. As a result, she had a pegasus in her hold trying to wriggle her way away like a worm on a hook.

“Stop. Stop” Rainbow Dash spoke, trying to get Fluttershy to stop, “I know you wanted to ask me Fluttershy. And so I’ll do it.”

Fluttershy seemed to struggle for a few more seconds, before stopping completely. She figured that since Rainbow Dash now knew, she shouldn’t try to avoid it. She turned to face Rainbow Dash, completely nervous as she did so.

“...You will?”

Rainbow Dash presented a friendly smile. “Sure!” And then she adapted a more serious face. “But I have a few conditions.”

Fluttershy gulped, as she failed to notice Rainbow Dash’s hooves still wrapped around her.

“First, you shall not tell me what they are.” Rainbow Dash waited for a nod before continuing. “Next, I shall give you only one session, and depending on what I think, that may or may not change.”

“Only one?” Fluttershy asked, a bit quiet and disappointed.

Rainbow Dash sighed. “I don’t hold it against you Fluttershy, but I’m not fully committed to this. I’ll be happy to try them out with you, but I don’t want to continue with them if I don’t like them. To be honest, I still haven’t fully decided. Can you understand?”

Fluttershy, while slightly down at the truth, could understand where Rainbow Dash was coming from. After all, it wasn’t her place to force a friend to do something she wanted; no matter how much she wanted it.

“Tell you what. After you leave, go and order them. Then, after we play with them, if I’m not satisfied, I’ll pay you for them. Does that sound good?”

“...Ok.” In all honesty, the offer of Rainbow Dash paying for them if she didn’t like them wasn’t the main thing Fluttershy was most focused on. She was just glad that Rainbow Dash had accepted her wish. She knew that she wouldn’t have a few days ago, especially when she was at the picnic. She was glad Rainbow Dash had changed her mind since then.

Fluttershy gave her gratitude by leaning forward and drawing Rainbow Dash in a big hug, wrapping her hooves around her. She was now extremely happy, and even couldn’t wait to get home and order them straight away.

Rainbow Dash hadn’t moved her hooves ever since they were around Fluttershy’s body. It was only when Fluttershy got in close and was the one to hug her that she noticed her hooves had been around the pegasus the entire time. And the strange thing was she was enjoying it. But she was certain it wasn’t anything more than a friend thing to her.

“Thank you.” Fluttershy broke the hug and faced Rainbow Dash again, now wearing a more proud smile. However, the smile soon faded slightly as she looked back and forth between Rainbow Dash and the door.

Rainbow Dash couldn’t help laughing at the display. “It’s alright. Go home and order them. I’m fine here.”

Fluttershy didn’t say a word, but showed her thanks by hugging Rainbow Dash again. After she broke off, she made her way for the door, ready to get right to ordering the toys. She opened the door.

“Hey Fluttershy!” Rainbow Dash called out before Fluttershy was out of sight, “I expect Tank back here tomorrow.”

Fluttershy turned around; her cheeks now full of a shade of red. She backed her way through the door, attempting to hide herself from Rainbow Dash’s view as she did so.

When the door closed, Rainbow Dash sighed. She laid back, letting her hooves go free. She figured that she pulled off the situation with Fluttershy well, while expressing her own views on the subject. She still wasn’t clear if she wanted something more with Fluttershy though.

But she would find out soon. All of her friends had visited her, so all she had to do was wait until the next day, where she’d be up again. If Fluttershy ordered the toys as soon as she got home, it’d give her two days minimum before they arrived. Plenty of time to fly and hang out with her friends.

She turned her attention to her bedside cabinet. Opening the drawer that contained the dating guide, she pulled it out as well as grabbing a muffin from the basket. She might as well look up some things while she had nothing to do.

> Chapter 10 - Play with Pinkie
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

At last! The open sky! She was free!

...Well she was, for one day. She had made a full recovery, and was fresh to face the day. Before she head off for it, she made sure she was physically up to it; otherwise it could have ended up in a bad crash. Her weather team told her to take the day off, still concerned for her health, so it left her free.

She made sure to give the dating guide back to Applejack and that Tank was back home before she was ready.

She partook in a few tricks, to make up for the slacking she had done recently. A few tricks she deemed herself worthy of a Wonderbolt, if she says so herself. She was having a brilliant day, when Twilight had found her catching some sun during the afternoon.

Twilight exclaimed that Rainbow Dash still owed her, and refused to let the pegasus leave until she heard what duty she would have to perform. It seems that Twilight’s master plan was indeed the one she blurted out by accident. Cleaning up the library.

Rainbow Dash didn’t find it fair. A few sentences on a scroll compared to a few hours of manual labour. In her books, it wasn’t right. But she knew Twilight would keep on at it. She even had a feeling that Twilight wanted her to clean it up the day after just so she could make some last-minute mess, just to rub it in her face.

When Rainbow Dash had finally gone to the library on the day after, she silently cursed at how Twilight wanted her to work so early in the day. She yawned, right in front of the library door, before knocking.

“Come in” came a voice from inside.

Rainbow Dash took the invitation, looking rather grumpy as she did so. She wasn’t a morning pony. She entered the library, seeing the horrible state some of it was in. She mentally threw a fit, knowing it would take hours to clean. Twilight was stood beside a book case on the other side of the room, now turning to see who entered her home.

“Ah good morning Rainbow Dash. Here for work I presume?”

Rainbow Dash grunted.

“Oh, hang on a moment.” Twilight happily trotted off out of the main room, with Rainbow Dash only wondering what special surprise the unicorn could conjure up.

Rainbow Dash played with her lips, looking around the room, ready for Twilight’s orders. She wouldn’t start by herself; else she was certain she’d get a scolding from Twilight. For whatever reason that was. Probably something to do with not keeping to schedule.

Twilight soon remerged in the room, now with a pair of sunglasses placed on her head, but not over her eyes. Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow at why Twilight placed herself in front of her and stood up on her rear hooves.

Twilight took her forelegs to lower her sunglasses over her eyes and then folded them across her chest. “Wassup.”

Rainbow Dash’s jaw would have hit the floor, if it could reach that far. She just stared, mouth agape, at what she had just seen. Twilight Sparkle just tried to act cool, and it failed miserably.

“Twilight,” Rainbow Dash said in a monotone voice, “Never ever ever ever EVER do that again!”

Twilight stood back on four hooves, before removing the shades and rubbing the back of her head. She giggled at the attempt she had made, her cheeks even turning tints of red.

Rainbow Dash groaned. “Alright, so what am I doing?”

Twilight instructed Rainbow Dash for the schedule she had made just to clean up. Rainbow Dash didn’t enjoy it that much, but then neither did Twilight. She would rather read the books then clean up, but it had to be done. And with Rainbow Dash at her side, their progress went well.

Spike passed through at one point, declaring how he was going out. He had a nice chat with Rainbow Dash, thanking her again for their talk the other day. That is, until Twilight interrupted them, telling Rainbow Dash to get back to work.

Overall, they only took a few hours. It was good timing too, just in time for lunch. Both of them were rather exhausted from the labour, but they both agreed on a peaceful afternoon. Twilight was kind enough to make Rainbow Dash a sandwich, which she ate in no time. At least she still had her water.

Rainbow Dash sat at the table in the center of the room, with Twilight planted on the other side, checking off a list. She came to the thought that she could just hang out with Twilight until something happened. After all, she wasn’t exactly busy, and Twilight didn’t look it either.

Rainbow Dash was about to say something, when a body came crashing through the door, barrelling into Twilight, effectively knocking her onto the floor. Twilight groaned form the impact, before looking up at the intruder who attacked her. There, standing over her, was Pinkie Pie, with that usual expression of hers.

“Heya Twilight!” she shouted, not even knowing that Rainbow Dash was sat a few feet away.

“Ugh, hey Pinkie. What brings you round?”

Pinkie Pie started to bounce on the spot, while Rainbow Dash observed, filling her mouth with some water. “I’m on my lunch break. I was wondering if you wanted a quickie.”

That was it. The water spurted out of Rainbow Dash. She coughed afterwards, just trying to deny herself what she’d just heard. Both of the mares looked towards her.

“Hey Rainbow Dash” Pinkie said, with no trouble at all.

Rainbow Dash started wiping the mess she made. “...Hey Pinkie.”

Pinkie Pie turned back towards Twilight. “Soooooo, do you wanna?”

Rainbow Dash didn’t know what to say. She had accepted the fact that her friends mess around freely, but did Pinkie really just ask Twilight for sex right in front of her? To top it off, the way they looked on the ground right now seemed like a good spot for them to get dirty.

That is, if Rainbow Dash’s mind wouldn’t stop coming up with those thoughts.

“Sorry, but I’m too worn out to play Pinkie.”

“Awww...” Pinkie Pie’s ears fell down, and she lost her spring. She got off from on top of Twilight, allowing her to stand back up.

“What about you Rainbow?”

Rainbow Dash brought her attention to Twilight. “What about me?”

“Why don’t you play with Pinkie? I’m sure you’re not as tired as I am.”

“Oooh! Brilliant!” Pinkie Pie lunged herself at Rainbow Dash. “Will you play with me? Pleeeeeeease?”

Rainbow Dash’s brain had to take a temporary leave to find out what exactly had just happened and what she heard. If she didn’t know any better, she could have sworn that Twilight openly suggested that she be the one to get dirty with Pinkie instead, while Pinkie just kept asking for it.

“...What.”

Pinkie’s active personality had returned, making her all the more excited, while Twilight sat back up her end of the table. “Go on Rainbow, you can use mine.”

Rainbow Dash went slacked jawed. “Huh?”

“She means the toys silly. What do you say?”

Rainbow Dash had no idea what to think. “You want me. To play with you. With Twilight’s toy.”

Pinkie Pie nodded her head furiously. “Yep!”

Rainbow Dash glanced over towards Twilight. “And you’re ok with that?”

“Sure. Is it alright with you Pinkie?”

“Of course!” was all Pinkie Pie replied with.

Rainbow Dash placed a hoof on her forehead. “I thought you two had something going on.”

Pinkie Pie and Twilight exchanged confused looks towards each other. “I guess? Other than the toys, there really isn’t anything different between us.”

“So it’s perfectly alright for me to come along and muck around with you both?”

Pinkie Pie beamed. “Of course!”

Rainbow Dash would facehoof, but there was company nearby. It seems that all of her friends were only friends with benefits. Or so it seemed anyway. But she really should have seen that coming. She could tell her friends didn’t really seem to be dating each other, so it was kind of evident they were just messing around. Plus the fact that both Twilight and Pinkie Pie seemed open to the idea of either of them messing with Rainbow Dash.

She was seriously considering it, but there was one problem. “What about Fluttershy? I should really wait until ours arrive.”

Twilight waved a dismissive hoof through the air. “That doesn’t mean you can’t play with Pinkie. It’s just for fun. Fluttershy will understand, unless you’d want us to keep it secret.”

Rainbow Dash had a mixed bag of thoughts. Would she really be turning her back on Fluttershy if she went and had sex with Pinkie Pie before? These two mares in the room didn’t seem to mind the idea, but should she? She agreed to a single session with Fluttershy, but it couldn’t hurt to get a little experience before right? And if she didn’t like it, she could still put up with it for the session with Fluttershy.

“I don’t know. It just doesn’t feel right.”

Pinkie Pie deflated again. “Pleeeeeease?” In a last ditch effort, she produced her well known pouting face that no pony could say no to.

Rainbow Dash really wished Pinkie Pie hadn’t made that face, since she felt the guilt stab right through her. Pinkie Pie was right in front of her, practically begging for her to say yes. She just couldn’t find any way to say no, not to a face like that. 

“...Fine.” Pinkie Pie gasped immediately. “But just this once!”

That was all Pinkie Pie needed, as she sprung back to life again, grabbing Rainbow Dash’s hooves with her own and dragging her towards Twilight’s bedroom.

“You know where they are right?” Twilight called out to Pinkie Pie, who turned and nodded.

Rainbow Dash couldn’t speak, as her entire body was carried by Pinkie Pie’s strength through the treehouse. In little time, they had arrived beside Twilight’s bed. Rainbow Dash stole a glance towards Pinkie Pie, before the bed. She couldn’t help feeling a little flushed at the very thought of what they’d be doing in due time. Although the thought of them doing it on Twilight’s bed was a little creepy. But at the same time, it felt like a turn on.

As Pinkie Pie neared towards a cupboard that was close by, everything hit Rainbow Dash. Inside of that cupboard was an example of the toys all of her friends were playing with. If Pinkie Pie opened it, she’d finally find out the truth. All of her curiosity would be answered, but she told Fluttershy she’d wait.

A few days ago, Rainbow Dash wanted to know what the toys were. Now, she wants to wait until she plays with Fluttershy. She doesn’t want Pinkie Pie to reveal the contents that have had her wrapped up the entire week, as much as her past self would argue.

She came to a conclusion.

She couldn’t do anything with the toys. Not with Pinkie Pie. But sex toys or not, she didn’t need that for an overall good time with Pinkie Pie. She could only hope that Pinkie would understand.

Rainbow Dash quickly got in front of the cupboard before Pinkie Pie reached it, much to the pink pony’s confusion.

“Pinkie wait,” she pleaded, “I can’t do this with the toys. Not yet.”

She sensed Pinkie Pie go down again, disappointed by the change of decision. She used her hoof to bring up Pinkie Pie’s face that had previously fallen down to meet her, gazing into her blue eyes. “But we don’t need toys.”

Pinkie Pie’s reaction was one of pure befuddlement. She had no idea what Rainbow Dash was getting at. “Huh?”

Rainbow Dash answered Pinkie Pie’s question by throwing her onto the bed. She felt a little glad at the little shriek Pinkie Pie had made from the sudden action, even allowing herself to grin for what she had in store for the other mare.

Pinkie Pie was planted fully on her back, raising an eyebrow up at Rainbow Dash. She was going to question the actions, until Rainbow Dash launched forward and planted her entire body on top of her, meeting her lips with her own shortly after.

Rainbow Dash gave all of her passion into the kiss she was now experiencing, and she even traced her hoof along Pinkie Pie’s side, feeling the fur as she went along. Pinkie Pie however, was not feeling the same. Rainbow Dash continued to kiss Pinkie Pie, before realising she wasn’t returning it. Still lip locked, she opened her eyes to see that Pinkie Pie was just staring back at her.

She blinked and scouted left and right, before lifting her lips slightly above Pinkie’s. Both of the parties wore a frown. “What’s wrong?” asked Rainbow Dash, unsure of why Pinkie Pie hadn’t joined her passion.

“What are you doing?”

Rainbow Dash just kept looking at Pinkie Pie, before letting out a slight chuckle, unsure of her current situation herself. “We’re playing. We just don’t need any toys.”

“What?”

Rainbow Dash lowered one eyelid below the level of the other. “I thought you wanted to play with the toys.”

Pinkie Pie blinked. “I do.”

Rainbow Dash presented her grin once more. “Well we are. Just take away the toy part. It can still be fun right?”

Rainbow Dash leant down and brought Pinkie Pie in for another brief kiss, before trailing off and starting to kiss along her cheek to her neck, while continuing her motion with her hoof.

But once more, she noticed that Pinkie Pie wasn’t reciprocating the advances. Pinkie Pie attempted to push Rainbow Dash off of her. “We can’t do this.”

Rainbow Dash took the rejection, not wanting to set off Pinkie Pie. She sat on the bed, wondering what was wrong. “What is it?”

Pinkie Pie, now sat beside her, was frowning again. “Firstly, this isn’t the way the toys work. Second, we can’t do this.”

Rainbow Dash mirrored Pinkie Pie’s frown. “What do you mean?”

Pinkie Pie sighed, before climbing off the bed and walking towards the cupboard. Rainbow Dash was going to protest, but she knew Pinkie Pie had determination for this. She watched as Pinkie Pie opened the cupboard, throwing two objects onto the bed shortly after.

“These are them...” Pinkie Pie said, getting back towards the bed.

Rainbow Dash stared down at the two toys below her, her irises fully shrunk. She was shocked. That was obvious. Everything she had heard, everything she had imagined. It was all different, when she finally saw the objects that have the entire town in a stir.

And just looking at them, her only comment was that the toys looked very familiar to her from their design.

> Chapter 11 - All of this...
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

The toys. Right in front of her.

They looked familiar to her.

But only because of what they looked like.

Rainbow Dash just stared down at the two figures below, which remained soulless. She picked up the purple one, raising it to her eye level and inspecting it. It was...

Twilight Sparkle?

It was her alright, but not the actual her. What was it? It looked just like her, even having every inch of it exact to the detail, but it didn’t weigh much or seem alive. It didn’t even move.

She squeezed it, testing it out. The figure only contracted by the pressure and then resumed its model afterwards. Its eyes that constantly remained open were staring back at Rainbow Dash.

“What... is this thing?” Rainbow Dash finally asked.

Pinkie Pie joined her back on the bed, picking up the other figure. “These are the toys.”

Rainbow Dash tilted her head towards Pinkie Pie, who was holding another figure just like the miniature Twilight Sparkle she had in her own hooves. The one Pinkie Pie was holding looked just like her. It was Pinkie Pie, only scaled down. The same colour coat, eyes, mane style, everything.

“These things. Are the toys?” Rainbow Dash just continued to stare at the small Twilight Sparkle.

Pinkie Pie nudged Rainbow Dash’s shoulder. “What’s wrong?”

Rainbow Dash didn’t move her head, but she was aware of the contact. “What are they?”

Pinkie Pie beamed, before placing the smaller version of herself beside Rainbow Dash. “They’re called plushies.”

“...Plushies?”

“Uh-huh.”

“They look just like you two.”

Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. “That’s the point.”

“These are the things you’ve been playing with? Applejack and Rarity too?”

Pinkie Pie nodded her head.

“Then that means Fluttershy has ordered...” Rainbow Dash droned on for a moment. “WHAT!?” She crashed back onto the bed, groaning in her own head.

The toys of Ponyville. The toys that got her so worked up for a week now, turning out to be plushies. They weren’t what she was expecting at all.

Pinkie Pie looked over Rainbow Dash’s figure on the bed, wearing a frown. “What is it?”

Rainbow Dash almost felt like she could cry, given her circumstance. She now knew what Fluttershy wanted to order, and had done so two days ago. She was going to have to play with most likely a small stuffed version of herself. In some way, she was slightly relieved. It means that she could maintain her friendship with Fluttershy without it getting weird.

But then there was Pinkie Pie. She gazed up into the blue eyes looking into hers. She had made an advancement on her, fully ready for something. Pinkie Pie obviously, was expecting to play with stuffed ponies.

But that thought came to her. She was confused about something. If her friends played with plushies, what exactly did they do with them? After all, Twilight had been reading that dating guide, talking about foreplay, and all of her others friends seemed to incline something sexual with them. Or could she have just got the wrong message?

“Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash said after a few minutes of silence, “I don’t even know what to say.”

Pinkie Pie only blinked at the pegasus below her.

“Is everything alright?” The voice was heard as the bedroom door opened, revealing the real Twilight Sparkle. “I heard a shout.”

Rainbow Dash was actually glad by Twilight’s appearance. Now that she and Pinkie Pie were together, she could question them about the specifics regarding the plushies. She forced herself up off of the bed, before picking up and throwing the Twilight plushie at the real one. “Main room. Now!”

Rainbow Dash didn’t accept objections or arguments, as she flew off past Twilight and sat at the table in the center of the main room, ready for both mares to join her, feeling a little antsy. After a short while, both Twilight and Pinkie Pie emerged, both holding their respective plushies. They both took a seat on the other side, not clear on why Rainbow Dash asked them to join her.

“First off,” the pegasus spoke, with a voice that didn’t hide authority, “Tell me what they are.”

Twilight and Pinkie Pie exchanged a few looks, before turning back to Rainbow Dash. “They’re... plushies. That’s it.”

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. “Really now? So what do you do with them? Tell me, what exactly do you do when you ‘play’?” She folded her forelegs across each other.

“A lot of things” replied Twilight.

“And does one of these many ‘things’ happen to include sex?”

Both Twilight and Pinkie were taken back from Rainbow Dash’s sudden question. And understandingly so. Pinkie Pie just continued to keep her attention forward, while Twilight looked rather embarrassed.

“W-Well...”

Rainbow Dash was now even more serious. “Yes?”

“We do...” Twilight barely got out.

Rainbow Dash furiously shook her head. “Let me get this straight. You pretend to have sex with two stuffed versions of yourself?”

Twilight was now wearing a huge blush across her face, while Pinkie Pie kept her same posture.

“I’m not going to lie. That’s pretty weird.”

“It’s not the only thing we do.”

“So you only pretend to have sex at times? Why even pretend? If you go to so many lengths to pretend, why not do it for real?”

Pinkie Pie now joined Twilight in a blush fest. Twilight finally plucked up the courage to talk again. “I’m straight.”

“...So you pretend to do it.” Rainbow Dash took a long breath. The logic of her friends was just confusing to her.

But this is what they’ve being doing for days. At times anyway, if what they said was true. As much as she didn’t want to admit it, Rainbow Dash knew they had a point. Pinkie Pie was into mares, while Twilight wasn’t. On whatever weird world they’d both consider things normal, they might find the idea of pretend sex ‘fun’.

But the dating guide with Twilight now made sense. They must have engaged in some wicked form of foreplay with the plushies, and Twilight consulted the guide. It just seemed so real to Rainbow Dash.

Everything seemed real. The way her friends addressed the plushies, the way they said it, and even what they had been doing. Either she had a very dirty mind, or she didn’t catch on. But she wasn’t to blame; her friends really did imply explicit things. It was only normal she came to the conclusion she had.

She could even see why her friends never told her about the plushies. She’d never care for stuffed figures. The very idea of them would turn her off, quickly dismissing them as soon as they came. It also made sense that they were customised. The two in front of her looked exactly like Twilight and Pinkie Pie. She had a very good idea that the ones Fluttershy ordered would be smaller versions of themselves. Pretty soon, she’d have to play with... herself.

“So what else do you do with them?”

Both Twilight and Pinkie Pie could function again, as the topic slightly steered from sex. “Some roleplaying and whatever else comes to us I guess.”

Rainbow Dash placed a hoof on the table. “So that’s it? Muck around with them in whatever thing you made up, and the occasional sex?”

Both the lavender and pink mare nodded in agreement.

“I’m going out on a whim here and saying Applejack and Rarity do the exact same thing?” It then came to her about that one picture in the dating guide she saw when Applejack came to visit her. Although she didn’t see them or has asked them specifically, she can only guess that they do similar things to Twilight and Pinkie Pie.

Fluttershy came into her mind again. Had any of her friends told Fluttershy what they do with the plushies? Does she want to pretend with her? Or does she only want to role-play? Maybe she’d come up with a crazy tea party involving her animals. She couldn’t deny the fact that she was slightly excited for their session, even if it wasn’t what she thought it was.

She had to admit, it was a crazy turn of events. Here she thought they were all sex toys, and all of her friends seemed to be flinging each other. When she looked at Twilight and Pinkie Pie, after knowing what the toys were, she could see them differently to that of a few days ago.

“I need to get back to work” Pinkie Pie said, breaking Rainbow Dash’s thoughts. She looked at her own figure, then up at Rainbow Dash, before turning to Twilight. “This was fun.”

As Pinkie Pie exited the library, that one sentence kept replaying to Rainbow Dash. Usually, she’d stay optimistic over anything simple. And the way she specifically said it, right after looking at her too.

Then it hit her. What happened between them before she found out about the plushies. She advanced on Pinkie Pie, fully ready for something to happen. She wouldn’t forget about something like that so easily. Rainbow Dash very well knew Pinkie Pie didn’t like her anything more than a friend, so why did she seem bothered by it?

Rainbow Dash looked towards the door, where Pinkie Pie had just left a short while ago, before facing Twilight, who used her magic to levitate the plushies towards her bedroom. “Hmm.”

She took a few seconds, before getting onto her legs and leaving the library. She had to speak with Pinkie Pie.

She faced Ponyville, now seeing the town differently. Finally knowing the truth changed her opinion on everything, and even everypony. As she spotted Pinkie Pie in the distance, she made her move to catch up.

Pinkie Pie wasn’t acting like the way she was earlier. When she came to the library, she was the usual Pinkie everypony knew. Now, it looked like she was trying to hide something.

“Pinkie!” Rainbow Dash called out, grabbing the attention of the pink mare, “Wait up!”

Pinkie Pie continued walking back to Sugarcube Corner, seeing as how she had to get back to work, while Rainbow Dash joined to her side and walked with her. “Hey Rainbow Dash, what’s up?”

“I should ask you that question” Rainbow Dash replied firmly.

“What do you mean?”

Rainbow Dash sighed. “I know something’s bothering you.”

Pinkie Pie didn’t respond.

“Listen. About back in Twilight’s bedroom...”

That caused Pinkie Pie to stop walking.

“I’m sorry...”

Pinkie Pie continued to stare at Rainbow Dash. “Why did you kiss me?”

Rainbow Dash brushed the back of her head. “To be honest.” She let out a slight chuckle. “I thought the toys were... you know. Sex toys.”

Pinkie Pie remained silent for a few moments, increasing the awkwardness for Rainbow Dash, before letting out a giggle. “Really?”

“Yeah...”

“Silly filly. You have a dirty mind Rainbow Dash.”

Rainbow Dash seriously couldn’t argue against that point. “Yeah I guess. But come on Pinkie, you can’t deny that asking Twilight for a ‘quickie’ wasn’t suspicious.”

Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. “I meant-“

“I know what you meant. Now anyway.”

It then dawned on Pinkie Pie what Rainbow Dash’s intentions were. “So you thought I wanted... that? That’s why you jumped on me?”

Rainbow Dash couldn’t feel anymore embarrassed than in the situation she was currently in. “Yeah... sorry about that.”

Pinkie Pie surprisingly brought Rainbow Dash in for a hug. “It’s ok.”

Rainbow Dash furrowed her brow, while returning the hug. “Huh? Why are you so down then?”

Pinkie Pie broke the hug. “I don’t know. I guess it just got to me.”

Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie both started to walk once more. “Hey Pinkie, I’ve been wondering. Why haven’t we hooked up?”

Pinkie Pie raised an eyebrow at Rainbow Dash. “I thought we’ve gone through this. Neither of us wants a relationship.”

“That’s not what I meant.” When Rainbow Dash turned to face Pinkie Pie, she noticed that her cheeks had turned hints of cherry.

“We. We can’t...” Pinkie Pie got out weakly.

“Why not?”

Pinkie Pie sighed. “It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but I don’t want thing to get awkward between us.”

“Awkward? Pinkie, things don’t have to-“

“Rainbow Dash, please.” Pinkie Pie cut off Rainbow Dash, wearing a face that showed she was extremely serious. She truly didn’t want them to establish anything more from the risks alone.

“...Ok.”

The end of their conversation had led them to Pinkie Pie’s destination: Sugarcube Corner. She stood on the steps, where the door was currently closed. Before she went through the door, she turned back to face Rainbow Dash.

She used her hooves to bring Rainbow Dash in close, before pushing her lips to the pegasus’s. Rainbow Dash’s first reaction was instinct, sprouting her wings as a defensive mechanism. But pretty fast, she gave it to the kiss Pinkie Pie was passionately giving her.

The kiss didn’t last long, and Pinkie Pie pulled away shortly after it began. “Thank you.”

Rainbow Dash however, took advantage of the situation and quickly brought Pinkie Pie in for another kiss, catching her off-guard. She took everything she could get; putting all of her oomph she could into it, before Pinkie Pie managed to break away.

“No! Bad Dashie!” she yelled in a fake-angry voice.

Rainbow Dash just stood there with a smug grin on her face, unfazed by Pinkie Pie’s harsh look. She knew Pinkie Pie enjoyed it just as much as she did, and no amount of faking could prove her otherwise.

Pinkie Pie blew a raspberry at Rainbow Dash, before turning back around and entering Sugarcube Corner, closing it behind her shortly afterwards. Rainbow Dash could hear the jingle of the bell even from the outside.

She felt proud. She finally found out about the plushies, and was even in a good situation with Pinkie Pie. Overall, she thought life was great.

She walked away from the vicinity of Sugarcube Corner, not caring about the curious looks she had been given from nearby ponies watching her kissing show with Pinkie Pie. For once, she wanted to remain grounded, just taking a leisure walk. She never did that often, but she had the time and patience.

Rainbow Dash was lost in her own happiness, when a young filly came charging at her. She looked down to spot the worn out unicorn, now at her feet. “Hey Sweetie Belle.”

“Hey... Rainbow... Dash...” she replied in-between pants. She allowed herself a moment to breathe normally before continuing. “I just came from Fluttershy’s.”

Rainbow Dash presented her grin again. “Oh yeah?”

Sweetie Belle bounced up and down, fully satisfied as she did so. “The lessons are going great!”

Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but feel for the filly. She could really feel the connection, and even see a bit of herself in Sweetie Belle, even though Scootaloo was the more relatable filly to her. She had also delivered on her offer, allowing her the chance to find her talent if singing really was it. She didn’t have a cutie mark, but she had a feeling that might change soon.

“That’s cool.”

Sweetie Belle’s smile must have been wide as a mile. “It is! She also asked me to pass on a message to you if I saw you.”

Rainbow Dash lowered one eyelid. “Yeah?”

“She said “They’ve arrived.””

Rainbow Dash knew what that meant. The plushies had come in, so she’d be expected to play with Fluttershy soon. Even though she learnt the truth, she would be looking forward to their session. A few days ago, she would have scoffed at the notion. But now, after everything she’s been through, she actually can’t wait.

In fact, she blasted off towards Fluttershy’s cottage straight away, leaving Sweetie Belle in the dust and in confusion, without a word.

She had plushies to play with.

> Chapter 12 - Epilogue
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last time, our dear friend and daughter of the Baron was taken by the giant dragon Spike. Poor Fluttershy was kidnapped! Rainbow Dash couldn’t stand for that! She had to get her back, whatever the cost. Not only because she was an important pony, but because she loved her as well. With some great assistance along the path, will Rainbow Dash finally rescue the mare of her dreams?

“Ugh... is the week recap really necessary?”

“Shush Spike! I’m telling the story to refresh ourselves. Right Fluttershy?”

“...Yes.”

“Fine” spoke Spike, rolling his eyes.

Rainbow Dash had travelled many miles and great distance for the search for her love. But she couldn’t find her! Whenever she stumbled across a town, Spike had ravished through it all, leaving none alive in a path of destruction and flame. That poor farmer named Applejack didn’t stand a chance.

None knew why Spike chose the beautiful Fluttershy as his hostage. Perhaps he was jealous of her good looks. Maybe he wanted to go out on a whim and marry her. None knew the psychotic dragon’s mind.

“Really? Me, jealous?”

“Stop interrupting Spike.”

“Rainbow Dash? You really think I’m good looking?” asked Fluttershy, hints of red showing on her face.

“Uh...”

Rainbow Dash got injured during a battle with the well-known dreaded killer rabbits. Their leader, going by the name of Angel, didn’t go down without a fight. But Rainbow Dash was dedicated to saving her love, and wouldn’t take any obstacles to achieve her goal, giant rabbits or not.

But all was in woe, as her wing was seriously damaged from the fight. She had to take temporary refuge in a nearby town that hadn’t been ravished. The town’s well respected unicorn, going by the name of Twilight Sparkle, healed her with a spell. She was extremely grateful for the help, even somehow managing to seduce the unicorn in the process. But throughout it all, she claimed she was not as good as her dear beloved Fluttershy.

“What? Twilight never did that!”

“I’m taking a few turns with this story ok? Work with me. I’d like to spice it up every now and then.”

Rainbow Dash carried along her travels, coming across a rather strange setting. She found herself at a swamp, where the dreaded alligator king called Gummy lurked. She was extremely careful, as the alligator of legends had a habit of devouring all who crossed its territory. What was strange though, was that the legendary alligator didn’t have any teeth. But that was only a myth, as all ponies that came across it never lived to tell the tale.

Some said that the alligator wasn’t all there in the head, while others were just scared of it. Rainbow Dash did come across it though, and prepared to fight for her life. As she approached into battle, an ally emerged going by the name of Pinkie Pie, who took down the alligator with her assistance. The alligator king Gummy became no more, and Pinkie Pie decided that Rainbow Dash should not continue on her quest until she had some cupcakes.

So Rainbow Dash took a small break from her adventure to have a nice picnic with the pony that helped her take down a worthy foe. She constantly questioned if the other pony was in fact a pony, as her unusual eating patterns didn’t bode well with her. She was also on alert as the pink pony had a weapon of her own, storing a huge cannon of confetti in places she wouldn’t like to know. She only hoped that the two could remain allies.

So she seduced Pinkie Pie shortly after the picnic, having one of the best lays of her life, when-

“Seriously?”

“Spike, if you don’t stop, I will thwart you so hard. Besides, I’m not lying in saying she was open to it.”

The dragon only responded by folding his claws.

“So where was I?”

It was a shame to say goodbye to Pinkie Pie, considering she was the most amazing mare in bed she’d ever had. Like seriously, the way she worked her stuff was just amazing. The tongue of hers worked wonders on Rainbow Dash. She claimed it was her ‘Baker’s Tongue’, to which Rainbow Dash crowned a holy thing. And the way she moved her hips in rhythm to the appendage she had brought along for the ride. Rainbow Dash never felt so alive from something put inside her before.

“Ahem.” Spike cleared his throat.

“Right. Sorry.”

Of course, Pinkie Pie wouldn’t match up to Fluttershy, when she would rescue her. Rainbow Dash went along, travelling more across the land, spotting the aftermath of the horrible Spike. Fluttershy kept calling him a meanie, which Rainbow Dash thought was a cute nickname.

Meanie the dragon.

Rainbow Dash found it fitting. She remembered to use that name to address him when she found him. For he was a meanie indeed, leaving none alive wherever he found them.

She foolishly stumbled upon a little village, where a cannibalistic tribe lived. She got captured soon after her arrival, and was already tied up over the pot, ready for her demise. The tribe leader, going by the name of Rarity, stopped the ceremony just before they feasted on her flesh. It was unknown why she let Rainbow Dash go, but she gave her a parting gift.

A dress.

Rainbow Dash didn’t question how a cannibalistic tribe in the middle of nowhere had a dressmaker as a tribe leader or even how she made them with the lack of sewing machines. She was even more confused at how the tribe leader owned a cat and hadn’t eaten it yet. She wanted to remain loyal to the gift the pony who spared her gave her, keeping it as a memento, but in all honesty, it looked horrible and too uncool for her.

So she threw it away.

“I still can’t believe you did that” said Fluttershy, in an almost scolding voice.

“But she just kept insisting! I don’t like dresses.”

“I must say I’m surprised. You didn’t seduce her?” asked Spike, with a grin.

“Quiet Spike! Woops, I mean Meanie!”

Rainbow Dash was starting to get desperate. She wanted Fluttershy. She wanted to hold her, tell her she loved her. Even kiss her. It had been weeks since she set off after Meanie, and she was starting to lose hope. Some thoughts came to her of poor Fluttershy’s demise, and she refused to believe them. She carried on, fighting the bad weather ahead of her. She flew through the air, trying to pick up speed.

But a flying turtle blocked her path.

“Tortoise.”

Rainbow Dash turned to Fluttershy, a very unhappy look on her.

“She’s got a point.”

“...Fine.”

The flying TORTOISE flew around, blocking her progress whenever she tried to bypass it. The way it moved its heavy body around reminded her of a tank. A fitting name for the monster. She fought the tortoise given the name Tank, emerging victorious soon after.

The battle had worn her out, so she took refuge in a nearby settlement, looking like a farm. There, she befriended an earth pony named Applejack Smart Cookie. She had an argument with the earth pony at a point though. Apparently, she had been killed off too early with no full introduction or something.

“That was pretty mean.”

“Moving on!”

Both of the ponies could look past their argument, for the sake of poor Fluttershy. Applejack Smart Cookie wished Rainbow Dash luck after she made a full recovery, making sure she had a nice breakfast consisting of apples at the same time.

Rainbow Dash continued on her travels-

“Aren’t you forgetting something?”

“What?”

“Really? You don’t want to add in that one little extra detail to alter the story?”

“Huh?”

Oh yeah, she seduced Applejack Smart Cookie before she headed off.

“There we go! Carry on.”

Her travels only got tougher as she went on, but she persevered. After days of almost dying several times, she finally found the dragon’s lair. A mountain, excluded from the rest of the world. Figures, a dragon that didn’t have anything better to do that capture a gorgeous pony would hide in a cave by itself.

But as Rainbow Dash reached the mountain, there was an assistant to the great dragon. A giant owl, that honestly went down way too easy. It took almost no effort, and she didn’t even bother giving the beast a nickname.

“Heh. I never did like that owl anyway.”

At long last, Rainbow Dash entered the cave, coming face to face with Meanie. The giant purple dragon was right in front of her, with Fluttershy near the back, all tied up. Meanie started to taunt Rainbow Dash, claiming she wouldn’t ever save Fluttershy.

...

I said Meanie started to taunt Rainbow Dash-

“Spike? I think that’s your cue.”

Spike, who wasn’t paying attention previously, now got into character and walked towards the cyan plushie. “Roar! You’ll never get Fluttershy!”

Rainbow Dash smirked. “Oh yeah? Meanie, you’re going down!”

Spike fiddled with his claws. “Yeah sure.”

Rainbow Dash moved the miniature figure of herself towards the dragon. “When I’m through with you, you’ll be sorry you ever took Fluttershy!”

Spike just prodded the plushie with his claw, causing Rainbow Dash to throw it backwards.

“Argh! That hurt! Alright. Take this!” Rainbow Dash, holding the small version of herself, lifted it up, pretending it was flying, and smacked it into Spike’s face.

Spike had a deadpan look, not getting affected by the blow at all. However, knowing he’d have to lose eventually, he pretended it was a big deal, falling to the floor and lifting a claw in the air, with the other on his chest. “No! How could I lose!? I can’t... losing life...” And then he pretended to die.

“Aw yeah! Victory is mine!” Rainbow Dash moved herself towards the tied up Fluttershy, and undid the ropes. “Fluttershy, it’s over.”

Fluttershy, also holding herself, moved it so it was hugging Rainbow Dash’s plushie. “Thank you thank you thank you! My hero!”

“Are we done yet?” asked Spike, still on the floor.

Rainbow Dash took her attention from their roleplaying. “Yeah, I think so.”

“Good! I’m going home!” he yelled as he picked himself up and walked out of Fluttershy’s cottage, slamming the door behind him.

...

“Strange. This cave didn’t have a door when I came in. But that isn’t important. Fluttershy, are you ok?”

“Yes! Thanks to you!”

“I love you Fluttershy!”

“I love you too!”

“...Really? I mean, I get that you’d love me after traveling through barren wastelands, fighting giant rabbits, a legendary alligator, escaping a cannibal tribe, fighting a flying tortoise, a giant owl, and then Meanie. But do you really love me?”

“Rainbow Dash?”

“Yeah?”

“Shut up and kiss me.”

“Will do.”

And then Rainbow Dash seduced Fluttershy.









“Phew! What an adventure huh Fluttershy? How long was that? Two weeks?” Rainbow Dash wiped her forehead.

“Yeah,” the yellow pegasus replied, “Thank you for playing with me.”

Rainbow Dash sat back and put her hooves behind her head. “So what now?”

“How about we get our friends and have a group session?”

“You know what Fluttershy?” Rainbow Dash said while picking herself and the plushie of her up, “That’s a brilliant idea.”