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.
“He gave you a glowy what?!” Lancie cackled above the sound of whipping winds.
“I'm part of the Lunar Code, now,” Rainbow said, gliding northwest over dry mountains and plateaus. “He put a glittering crescent moon thing on my hoof.”
“What, do you have to stop eating pork now?”
“I don't even eat pork as it is!”
“Stop ruining my jokes!”
“Mmmfnnngh...” Rainbow sighed. “Look, I saved the dude's life, and what he's just done is a major sign of trust.”
“Oh yeah?” Lancie folded his granite arms from where he sat in her saddlebag. “Did he tell you anything about this supposed 'agent' he already sent after the shard?”
“No.”
“Did he tell you anything about the city he sent her to?”
“Uh... n-no.”
“Did he even tell you how many other members there are of the Lunar Code or where to find all these smexy moongates that could cut your flight time by ninety percent?!”
“Lancie, the guy was barely able to breathe.”
“But he certainly has no problem choking you!” Lancie slapped one of Rainbow's ears.
“Ow! Wh-what was that for?!”
“Sparky...” Lancie frowned. “...there's a name for a pony who works for someone without getting respect and without getting paid. It's called a slave, and these bat ponies just earned one through you!” She spat into the wind. “Crescent tattoo my sweet stone butt!”
“We're all on the same team here, Lancie.”
“Since when?!”
“Since you fell apart and everypony and their brother wanted to get their hooves on the missing pieces!” Rainbow frowned. “We all want to keep Romulus, Don Canter, Aatxe, and all the other baddies from getting to the shards first!”
“Yeah, well, now the Lunar Code is going to get to them!”
“What makes you say that?”
“Nox sent his agent in the field out ahead of you, didn't he?!”
“First, his name is Noir. Second... she's not going to get them ahead of us.”
“And if she does?”
“We're faster than any other pony on this friggin' plane! I'm faster than any other pony on this friggin' plane!”
“And if she does?”
“I'm far more experienced in butt-kicking and name taking! That shard is as good as mine!”
“And if she does?”
Rainbow groaned, glancing back over her shoulder. “Lancie, what do you want from me?”
“To know what you're going to do with this whole plan goes to Tartarus,” he said. “Just like every other opportunity you have to make magic with the shard at the end of the quest, only to blow it on some last second kerfluffle or bleeding heart.” Lancie shrunk into her bag with a sigh. “If you ask me, this agent grabbing it ahead of you is just... y'know... saving us half the trouble.”
“Lancie, I'm going to get the shard for you!” Rainbow exclaimed. “Don't worry!”
“Hrmmmfff... You talk left and right about how you wanna save your precious Applejack, but you don't do a very good job of sticking to that promise, either... now do you?!”
“You need to have a bit more faith in me, dude!” Rainbow's voice cracked. “I'm going to get the shard! I wouldn't be flying out here if I didn't!”
“And if Miss Mystery gets it before you?”
Rainbow shrugged. “I'll... uh... y'know...”
“No, I don't know.”
“Y'know...”
Lancie frowned. “WHAT?”
“Get her... t-to see the bright picture... and... h-hoof it over to me.”
“Even with these Lunar Codex guys now breathing down your neck?”
“Hey, I helped Zecora save Noir's life!” Rainbow sputtered. “The dude and his organization owe me!”
“Hah!” Lancie grinned with stone teeth. “Now that's more like it.”
“Thanks, by the way.”
“Harumph... for what?”
Rainbow smirked into the heavy winds. “For showing—ever so slightly—that you give a crap about me.”
“Pfft. I do not. All I want is the stones and all you want is a blonde mane. We're both working toward the same objective.”
“Mmmmmhmmmm...”
“Don't 'Mmmmmhmmmm' me!” Lancie barked. “Just keep flying and looking out for whatshername!” He blinked. “Erm... j-just how are you going to find whatshername anyways?”
“When I get close to her, my fetlock is going to shine and her fetlock is going to shine.”
“Wow. That simple. Amazing.”
“Don't complain to me. I don't make the rules.”
“No, 'you just break them.'” Lancie reached into her saddlebag and pulled out some sunglasses. “Want these to slide down your face now?” He grinned.
“Get back in the bag,” Rainbow muttered.
“Meh. You're no fun.”
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How long is this gonna get dragged out before it's revealed to be Daring Do?
Now Noir can track her. I'm sure they can be tracked with that. I also bet Luna can track her, too. What other influences can be manifested through that? I'm agreeing with Lancie on this.
I wonder if it's permanent and/or visible to those outside the Lunar Code Would her friends notice/remark on it if it were visible?
Daring Do would be cool, but I'm gonna stay agnostic about it, 'cause you never know with this author. He could pull someone out of left field. Like... Maud Pie, for example. Who better to send after a stone shard?
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Daring who?
I don't think RD knows who that is in this Universe.
The events of 'read it and weep' never occurred.
5057561 So? It was established that Daring Do was present at Photo Finish's party and helped Rainbow escape. That RD doesn't know who DD is doesn't alter that. I would be very surprised if the two do not meet very soon.
On to the next chapter!
Lancie is so freaking brilliant.
Yep. Just like most others, I'm calling Daring Do. But I am always open to her being some other character.
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I'm sorry, I thought you might be implying Rainbow would be excited if the mare turns out to be Daring. It appears most likely I have misinterpreted your comment. It's clear now that you were probably just referring to the staging of Daring's appearance in the story.
I'm kind of hoping Daring was just a one-shot cameo, and that the other mare is Lightning Dust...
Heeheehee, or even better yet, Fluttershy. Oh gosh, can you imagine?
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Nah, I was implying that I would be excited when they met. Can't wait to see what JE comes up with. It will certainly be better than the big reveal in Daring Don't. I mean, after the baddies ransack Yearling's home, RD and company just let them get away; they don't so much as lift a hoof. Why didn't, I don't know, Twilight use her magic to suspend them in mid-air. She could then arrest them and throw them in a dungeon because—going out on a limb here—she's a friggen princess now. Story over. The Hub now has fifteen minutes of dead air they can fill with commercials. Everypony wins.
Luckily Noir isn't around; that probably means something really dirty in Moonwhinny.