Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
"Lunar spices?!" Noir's fangs showed in an incredulous gasp. "Miss Zecora, surely you jest!"
The zebra chuckled from where she squatted, stirring a bubbling cauldron of brew. "Still, dear friend, History suggests that you and your kind would have use for the incense!"
The stallion adjusted his hood, snorting indignantly. "Of all the ridiculous generalities!" He pivoted about, glaring into the corner. "Just because I'm a member of the Lunar Code does not mean that I'd give into such ancient frailities!"
"Is that absolutely so?" Zecora winked. "I heard that lunar spices gave off a most delightful glow!"
"Hmmmf! I'll have you know that no sarosians have harvested lunar spices in several eons!" His slitted eyes peered angrily across the hut's hazy interior. "The last time it was ever used was to satiate the anxious denizens of the Lunar Empire, and we have long evolved well beyond such primitive and blind barbarism!"
"But surely you don't need Nightmare Moon to scoop such a powerful ingredient with your spoon!"
Noir groaned, face hoofing.
With a chuckle, Zecora said, "I'm quite serious, my friend! Lunar spices could put thousands of ponies on the mend! Why not consider turning a vice from the past into a medicine that can last?"
"We no longer possess the resources to fly ourselves to the moon on our own," Noir said in a groaning tone. "We'd need the Elements of Harmony to even consider such a venture."
"Well, I am on good terms with Twilight and her kin. Perhaps we can arrange some teleportation?"
"Unnngh..."
Zecora chuckled again, returning to her brew.
"I'm beginning to think that our good friend Rainbow Dash has rubbed off on you to quite a degree," Noir droned.
Just then, a light series of hooves landed just outside the hut's door.
"Well..." Noir smirked. "Speak of the devil."
"Do come in, Rainbow," Zecora threw her voice. "Let's commune while we're all a'glow—"
WHUD! Rainbow Dash unceremoniously bucked the door open. She stood in the frame, sweaty and wheezing. "Zecora!" Her gaze flickered across the hut. "Noir! Friggin' score! I need you guys super super badly!"
"Is that a fact...?" Noir's midnight muzzle scrunched in curiosity.
Rainbow took a bold step in, wide-eyed and gasping: "It's Apple Bloom! She's dying!"
Th-Thunk! Zecora instantly dropped her ladle. Spinning about, she gaped at the pegasus. "By the shadows—little Apple Bloom!" She stumbled forward, hoof raised. "She has befallen some doom?!"
"I came as quickly as I could! You g-guys have gotta come see!" Rainbow pointed out the hut with a shaky hoof. "Sweet Apple Acres! Pronto! Bring your mystic zebra and bat pony wizardry... n'stuff!"
"Rainbow... do calm down..." Noir trotted forward, his leafy ears spilling out from underneath the hood. "Take a deep breath. Now..." He leaned forward, slitted eyes narrowing. "...this Apple Bloom. She is...?"
"Applejack's little s-sister!" Rainbow's voice cracked.
"Yes. Never mind that. Tell us." Noir's fangs glinted. "What kind of trouble is she in?"
"She... her..." Rainbow shuddered. "A snake bite!"
"What kind of snake?" Noir asked.
"I... I-I didn't see it!" Rainbow gulped. "The Apples described it as 'glowing' and 'colored like timberwolves!' Please, guys! You gotta come! Apple Bloom's foaming this nasty gunk from her mouth! You gotta fix her up! You just gotta!"
Noir and Zecora exchanged swift glances.
"'Glowing...?'" Noir mouthed. "'Colored like timberwolves?' A green luminescence? Sounds Tartarusian."
"Tartarunan adflavi?" Zecora tapped her chin. "It can't possibly..."
"Perhaps then Occidan reptilicus?"
"No, it is not even remotely native to this land." Zecora gulped. "Still, we mustn't allow our speculation to get out of hand."
"Right." Noir nodded swiftly, trotting across the hut. "I'll grab my satchel. You gather your things and join us as soon as you can." He turned and looked at Rainbow. "I'm guessing Apple Bloom's at her family's farm?"
"Er... yes! Yes she is!" Rainbow blinked wide. "Aren't you both coming?!"
"I'll need every tool in my possession if I'm to achieve true venom extraction," Zecora explained. "You and Noir must make like the wind; on your swiftness I depend."
"You heard the shaman," Noir said, shoving Rainbow out of the hut. Once outside, he flapped his wings and lifted off. "We must prepare Apple Bloom for Zecora's work."
"Right! Sure thing!" Rainbow soared after Noir. She turned and hollered down at the distant hut. "Applejack's farm house, Zecora! Right beside her red barn! You can't miss it!"
"Rainbow Dash—" Noir's voice growled, ahead of them.
Rainbow flapped her wings to catch up. The started clearing the trees.
"You said the filly was foaming at the mouth..."
"Yes! Yes she was!" Rainbow squeaked.
"Any particular color?" Noir asked.
"Uhm..." Rainbow gulped. "A nasty pale pink color. Like salmon froth."
Noir's slitted eyes shrank instantly.
Rainbow saw it. "What... what is it, dude?!"
"Blessed Luna..." Noir's fangs glinted as he broke the tree line and sped towards the distant orchards. "This is most dire."
Rainbow blinked. A misty haze formed between them, accompanied by a hissing noise. It took her eyes a bit of darting around before she realized that ashen smoke was rising from the sarosian's exposed wings and neck. "Luna Poop!" She pointed in mid-flight. "Noir, your... your c-coat!"
"Keep flying, Rainbow," the pained stallion grunted, flapping his wings harder as he braved the torturous sunlight. "We must make haste! For Apple Bloom's sake!"
Rainbow clenched her jaw shut, nodding. Silent as a stone, she darted ahead, leading her companion to where the Apple Family ponies were huddled.
Part Seventeen: A Heart That Blooms
(Where Rainbow Dash set off on her wildest quest yet)
Page generated in 0.069 seconds
Total duration
709 users online
918,537 hits today, 2,328,677 yesterday
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Fanfiction
Designed and coded by knighty & Xaquseg - © 2011-2024
Support us
SubStar
Chat!
Discord
Follow us
Twitter
MLP: Friendship is Magic® - © 2024 Hasbro Inc.®
Fimfiction is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Hasbro Inc.®
"Tartarusian"?
...Oh dear...
6093986 ... Baddies, snake bites, and romance Oh my!!!
Oh wow.
6093986
Oh dear indeed. If we thought that the Ciderspace saga was wild, I can't imagine what we'll get when we receive a load of this...
Also, who's in to score our bets? When the story finishes, we should go back to our old comments and laugh at our speculations and how we failed spectacularly.
6094031 Well, I'm speculating the next piece of Lancie will go towards healing AB of any after effects from this event.
I don't think my body is ready.
Green? Maybe associated with changelings somehow?
Also, calling it now: AB is gonna get her cutie mark once this is all over.
I swear, if Apple Bloom dies... I'll... I'll...
I'll continue reading, but I won't be happy about it...
I find this hard to believe and easy to believe at the same time.
Ahh yes, Rainbow will surely have to fly east on some quest to get the antivenom. Austreoh references incoming!
6094276
To the moon!
6093986 Hmm, this may be early, but I think I know some appropriate music if this chapter is going the way I think it will.
Goodbye, Slice of Life Arc. Hello, adventure! TO THE EAST!
Gah! Too much tension!
Calling it: Zecora and Noir cannot save her, but can only delay the inevitable. Rainbow remwbers that Lanvie grants friggin' wishes, and decides to grab a shard for power. Turns out all the remaining shards are held by Aatxe or the mob or whoever bad.
Adventure happens.
Rainbow Dash goes in a quest to retrieve some magic ingredient. She has to fight great odds to get it. She does but it's lost. But she gets a stone shard. So she uses that to wish for Applebloom's health.
Meanwhile, Applejack bonds with Noir over, and the story ends in a way we didn't expect.
Noir is rubbing off of Zecora with that rhyming.
Oh, dear. To quote Twi from part one of the series premiere, "This...can't be good."
On another note, sounds like Rainbow's about to take off on another wild adventure.
I just hope that, whatever it is, she gets back in time to help Apple Bloom.
She will, of course. You just know that she will. JE isn't gonna kill of AJ's little sister.
Wildest quest yet? You mean even wilder than Basilisks and Cyclops playing chess with frozen ponies? You mean wilder than mob gangs and cancer? Wilder than underground slavery rings run by Diamond Dogs and a giant-arse robot? Wilder than Cider Space?!?! Can I be scared yet?
The Shadows, they are coming! Quick somepony cast posumudi!
Ahem... homestretch...99 chapters to go.
I'm scared. This six foot two hairy man is scared.
I get the feeling that this snake didn't just pop outta nowhere.