Beam
Author’s Warning:
Underline Quote = Fluttershy
Normal Quote = Rainbow Dash
“Hey Fluttershy, glad you could make it early. I thought you wouldn’t leave your cottage for the moment there.”
“Well, I can’t let a promise go to waste, anyway.”
“Yeah, I can see that. Who did you leave your animals too?”
“I divided them into groups and left the helpful to Mr and Mrs Cake, the cutest to Cherilee, the critters and the rest to Tree Hugger.”
“How about Discord? Will he ruin our stargazing?”
“He’s with Princess Celestia, apparently a Princess Sleepover without Twilight since he knew we would go stargazing.”
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“It’s nice that Twilight arranged a stargazing picnic, but why this day? There’s nothing special about today.”
“Well, probably because we haven’t done this for a while and we probably need to take a break? I don’t know either.”
“It leaves only one thing.”
“What thing?”
“That egghead has a surprise for us. We also didn’t a surprise since…the last time we had a surprise.”
“I wish the surprise isn’t a bad surprise.”
“Yeah, me too.”
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“So, Rainbow Dash, when will we get the house ready for whatever she was planning?”
“It’s already ready. In fact, I wonder how they’ll react when the house was a penthouse I bought from Cloudsdale.”
“You mean… Are you saying…”
“Yeah, it was kinda foolish of me to take it here. So, all random talks aside, take a look and gaze at what originally looked like!”
“Oh my… goodness! It’s… my family’s former house.”
“WHAT!?”
“Now that I think of it, your bedroom looked like my formerly bedroom…”
“Huh.”
“And the kitchen… I think that’s where my mom used to cook a lot of food that got easily spoiled a day after.”
“Why?”
“She was always prepared. Well, too prepared.”
“So what? It gives you memories! Did you know the true reason why I bought this place?”
“Why?”
“Because in this very house, I met you too. I think it was when I accidentally crashed into the bedroom window and scared the willows out of you.”
“Huh. I guess I must’ve thought you were a shadow and you know how I can sometimes be afraid of my own shadow…”
“Yeah. I guess.”
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“I saw you with a dragon model once. Why are you afraid of the real thing?”
“Well, it was my father’s dragon model and he always used it to scold me, so I guess you know how that came out.”
“That bad, huh.”
“Yeah. It was that bad. Although, come to think of it, I think it was because my dad had problems.”
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“So, nostalgia moments aside, are you hungry? I’m totally hungry waiting for the others.”
“I’ll get some later. It’s still afternoon.”
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“Um… Rainbow Dash? They’re on their way.”
“Yeah, I saw them coming. Anything else?”
“Well, I’ve been wondering how you managed to move all the rooms into your own accord…”
“They’re clouds and I like to do a little renovation. And sometimes I change them like every week.”
“Huh. I think Cloudsdale will be happy to find that their missing penthouse apartment is just fine in the wings of a Wonderbolt Reserve.”
“Yeah…”
“And my family will be super happy that the house landed on the hooves on your side.”
“Why? What’s something in the house that made your family super happy?”
“A certain rainbow-maned cyan pegasus built the house.”
“My dad created this house?!”
“I guess.”
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“We’re actually more related to the others. I didn’t notice that.”
“Well, it’s just like Pinkie and Rarity. Those two became fast friends after Pinkie came.”
“I totally remember that party she made for Ponyville, very fun.”
“Yeah, but all those ponies I didn’t know scared me so I haven’t got that fun like you do. Although your reaction when you reached the ground for the first time…”
“Please don’t remind me that.”
“If you say so, Cloud hugger.”
“Very funny, Butterfly pilot.”
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Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash soon parted ways as soon as their non-pegasi friends arrived. Fluttershy smiled as she welcomed their friends while Rainbow headed towards the kitchen to prepare the food. Princess Twilight Sparkle looked at Fluttershy and immediately notice something different which she quietly ignored as Fluttershy lead all of them into the observation room. Rainbow Dash greeted them and offered snacks.
Twilight smiled. She never saw this side of her pegasi friends. Especially Rainbow Dash who was acting a little off. She was thinking about asking until Pinkie lightly elbowed her and pointed towards the sky. Everypony looked at the sky and saw a few lights pointing upwards.
“Huh,” Fluttershy spoke softly. “I’ve never seen that light since I left for Cloudsdale.”
Rainbow nodded in sympathy. “It reminds me of the time I did my second sonic rainboom when I was graduating.”
“You did a sonic rainboom before the one at Cloudsdale?” Rarity asked. “Darling, that must’ve been nice! How come we didn’t see it, lass?”
“Princess Celestia somehow expected it and covered it up quickly,” Dash explained. “It was weird, it’s like she expected it.”
“Princess Celestia sure is full of secrets–” Applejack turned towards Princess Twilight. “Right?”
The heartbeat of the alicorn rose. “Uh… maybe? I don’t actually know since she herself kept her secrets to herself. Every time I tried to know them, I always ended up on my bedroom, locked by Princess Celestia for an hour.”
“Oh, oh my. Was it bad?” Fluttershy questioned.
“Not really.” Twilight levitated one of the snacks and ate. “Hmm, thith tathtes good.” She gulped. “Who made this?”
“Um… would you believe I made them snackings?” Rainbow Dash replied.
Fluttershy giggled as she watched the expressions of the others. While they had fun, two of the vertical lights shone directly under Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. They felt something and realized that they couldn’t hear the others as they panicked, trying to explain what has happened.
“Rainbow, did you feel that?”
“I did, and I don’t know what’s going on! The light seems to follow me, even if I tried to stay away!”
“Somepony must’ve seen us…”
“Seen us with what?”
“I’ve heard that when ponies get stuck in these beams of light, they won’t… never… oh… please, no…”
“What do you know about these beams?”
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“Fluttershy? What’s going on?”
“Where does the light take us, Rainbow Dash?”
“I… no way! My dad told me it was all a bedtime story!”
Unidentified Location in Equestria-Magiltor
“Uh… Trixie? Where did you get that Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy?” a blue mare asked. “Not to mention they look romantic for friends.”
Trixie fixed her hat as she looked at the lights where Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were trapped in. “Trixie knows that they’re two of the Dreamers Squad who kept Ma’at in Dream Realm Destroia. They know something the others don’t.”
“And what could it be?” the mare looked at the pair. “Magic? Harmony?”
Trixie hit the unicorn mare in the head with a stick. “No, you moron! It’s their thaumic presence! Trixie needs it to take over all of the Equestria there ever was, and nopony will ever stop me…”
“…And I meant it.”