//------------------------------// // The Beach // Story: Friends Beyond Time // by Shadow Kick //------------------------------// It had been three days since the girls got back from Camp Everfree, and now it was the first day of summer break. The girls wanted to finally get away from all the monsters and magic, so they decided to kick back at the beach. The day before, there had been a sale on swimsuits at the mall, so the girls all decided to get new bikinis. Rarity chose an ice blue string bikini, Rainbow picked out a regular blue bikini with yellow lightning bolts, and Pinkie chose a light cerulean tankini. Fluttershy also bought a tankini, but in pale rose, Applejack chose a bright apple red bikini and Sci-Twi purchased a purple one. Sunset picked out a one piece swimsuit that had a revealing stomach spot. “Um… I think this swimsuit reveals a little too much,” said Fluttershy. “Then why’d you buy it?” asked Sunset. Fluttershy’s cheeks instantly burned red. “I think they’re sexy,” said Pinkie. “Absolutely,” said Rarity. “And the boys will love them. Right, Twilight?” “I guess,” answered Sci-Twi. “I hope Flash likes this suit.” “You girls look great,” said Spike. “For humans.” “Man, AJ,” said Rainbow. “Your boobs might be bigger than mine!” Applejack’s face was deep red. “I guess it’s from… all the work on the farm?” “Rarity’s are pretty big too,” said Pinkie. “Oh! Well… thank you,” said Rarity. “But Sunset’s are just as big.” “What?!” asked Sunset. “I… don’t think they’re that big.” “Oh don’t be shy, darling,” said Rarity. “Show them off to the world! And the boys.” “What are you going to do about your glasses, Twilight?” asked Pinkie. “Don’t worry,” answered Twilight. “I’ve got contacts.” The next day, as the girls walked along the beach, all the boys simply couldn’t take their eyes off the girls. “Whoa, look at her,” whispered one boy. “Damn she’s hot,” said another. “Look at those boobs bounce,” whispered another. “And those asses, man.” “I don’t think I like this kind of attention,” said Fluttershy. “They’re astonished by your beauty,” said Rarity. “Don’t be shy, darling, and remember to swing your hips as you walk.” After Fluttershy tried it, some of the guys started whistling. Spike growled at some of them. The girls then chose a spot and set all their bags down. “Just in case anyone forgot their sun block, I brought extra,” said Rarity. “Thanks,” said Applejack. “But of course,” said Rarity. “You don’t want to turn into a honey crisp apple.” AJ rolled her eyes. “Very funny, Rarity.” The girls took their time slowly rubbing the sun block all over their backs, their necks, breasts, stomachs, legs, thighs and butts. “Hey, Sunset,” asked Rainbow. “Wanna rent some jet skis?” “Sure!” said Sunset. “Let’s go!” Flash Sentry then showed up with a surf board. “Hi, girls! What’s… up? Wow, you all look great.” “Thank you,” said Rarity. She then stepped aside to reveal Sci-Twi. “Woah, Twilight,” said Flash. “You look beautiful, as always.” “Thank you very much,” said Sci-Twi. “Um…” said Flash. “Hey! You wanna catch some waves?” “I… don’t know how to surf,” admitted Sci-Twi. “That’s okay,” said Flash. “I also brought some boogie boards. Wait here, I’ll go get ‘em.” “Alright, Twilight,” said Applejack. Sci-Twi looked away in embarrassment. “Spike, you stay with Rarity and Applejack, okay?” Spike sighed. “Yes, Twilight.” Twilight then padded him on the head and walked over to Flash. “Wanna go snorkeling, Fluttershy?” asked Pinkie. “Sure,” said Fluttershy. “I can’t wait to see all those cute little fishies.” The two jumped right in and swam to the reef. Rarity and Applejack stayed behind and decided to take a nap under their umbrellas. “Ah! This feels so nice,” said Rarity. “Finally, some peace and quiet,” said AJ. “No more monsters, no magic, no nothing.” “I agree,” said Rarity. “I just hope we don’t jinx anything.” “Heaven forbid that,” said Applejack. Meanwhile, out in the ocean, Rainbow and Sunset were ripping through the water. “Awesome!!” yelled Rainbow. “Woo-hoo!!” yelled Sunset. The waves began to rise. “Oh yeah!” said Rainbow. “Let’s go for it!” “Okay,” said Sunset as the two rode toward the big waves. Sunset and Rainbow started jumping all over the water, but once the waves got bigger, Rainbow began flipping over them. “You gotta try this!” called Rainbow. “I don’t think I’m ready for that,” admitted Sunset. “Suit yourself,” said Rainbow. Nearby, Twilight and Flash were riding a semi-large wave all the way to shore. “Awesome!” said Flash. “Wow!” said Twilight. “I’ve never had so much fun so quickly.” “Let’s go again!” suggested Flash. “Race ya!” said Sci-Twi, running off. “Hey! Wait up!” called Flash. Back at the reef, Fluttershy and Pinkie were swimming and watching crabs, lobsters, garibaldi, grunions, and croakers. “Fluttershy! Look!” said Pinkie underwater. “Dolphins!” Some Dolphins were swimming and playing in the surf. Fluttershy gasped. “Oh my goodness!” The dolphins then swam over to the girls and started playing with them. “I love dolphins!” said Pinkie. “Me too,” said Fluttershy. Fluttershy and Pinkie spend the next hour jumping, playing, and swimming with the dolphins. A while later, all the girls came back to their bags on the shore. Rainbow then pulled out a ball from her bag. “Anyone up for some volleyball?” “Totally!” said Sunset. “Oh, it is so on!” said Rarity. “Oh… I don’t know,” said Fluttershy. “Come on, Fluttershy!” said Pinkie. “I’ll be tons of fun!” “Oh, okay,” said Fluttershy. “Yee-ha!” said Applejack. “I’ll keep score,” said Sci-Twi. “Me too!” added Flash. The girls split into teams of three. It was Rainbow, Applejack and Sunset vs Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy. Flash and Twilight sat on some fold-out chairs next to the net. “Get ready!” alerted Sci-Twi. “And… go!” Flash blew a whistle and the game began. Flash then pulled out a radio from his bag and put on the song “Playing with the Boys.” At first, Fluttershy was a little nervous. But after a while, she grew to love the game. “Wow… this is fun!” “Told ya!” said Pinkie. She, Fluttershy and Rarity then really started racking up some points. “Okay…” said Applejack. “You wanna play hardball? You got it!” exclaimed Rainbow as she hit the ball with all her might. “It’s just a game,” reminded Sunset. Rainbow punched the ball over and Pinkie bounced it back. Applejack whacked it near the net, but Fluttershy set it up for Rarity. “I’ve got it!” said Rarity as she hit the ball. “I got it!” said Sunset as she set it up. Rainbow then bounced it with her head. Fluttershy set the ball for Rarity, but she wasn’t ready and the ball bounced off her breasts. Pinkie then hit it back. “It’s mine!” said Sunset as she hit the ball back over. But Pinkie set the ball with her butt. Fluttershy then hit it back over. The two teams went back and forth, bouncing and punching the ball until the game was over. Flash then blew his whistle. “It’s a tie!” called Twilight. “Good game,” said Rainbow out of breath. “You too,” said Fluttershy. “I’m exhausted,” said Rarity. “Let’s go home.” “I had so much fun!” said Pinkie. “Same here,” said Twilight. “Darn tootin’,” said AJ. “My favorite part was playing with the dolphins,” said Fluttershy. “Did you see me catch those waves earlier?!” asked Rainbow. “It was so awesome!” “It sure was,” said Sunset. “I’m hungry,” said Flash. “Me too,” said Pinkie. Spike barked in agreement. That night, Rainbow had a nightmare about a giant monster chasing her and her friends along with Spike. “Halt!!” called a voice. The beast suddenly stopped as a cloaked figure stepped out of the darkness on top of a building. “That sounds like a girl,” said Rarity. Spike growled at the figure. “You all have stained this world with this accursed game of yours!!” said the stranger. “But now that I have everything I need, I can send you all to the actual graveyard!!” “Actual?” asked Fluttershy. “Who are you?!” asked Rainbow. “You’ll never know,” the girl. “Destroy them, my beast!!” “Run!!!” called Pinkie. The monster all fired blasts of energy at all the girls. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” cried Rainbow as she woke up. “What a nightmare.” After calming down herself down, she went back to sleep. The next morning, the girls all met up at Super Cube Corner and Rainbow told them all about her nightmare. “Try to relax, darling,” said Rarity. “It was just a dumb old dream,” said Pinkie. “It’s not like it was a vision of the future,” said Sunset. “Actually,” said Sci-Twi. “There have been a couple of events that have happened like that, their called Precognit-” Applejack covered Sci-Twi’s mouth. “Don’t worry, Rainbow,” said Fluttershy. “As long as we stick together, we can handle anything. Just… not anything too hard.” “Plus we have our news powers,” reminded Sunset. “And just like Fluttershy said, as long as we stick together, nothing can beat us.” “Thanks a lot, girls,” said Rainbow. The seven girls all hugged each other. “Now whatta ya say we hit the track?” asked Applejack. “Why?” asked Sci-Twi. “Cuz I challenge Rainbow to a turbo duel!” said AJ. “I got this new deck I wanna test out.” “Alright!” said Rainbow. “Mind if I borrow your bike, Sunset?” asked Applejack. “Sure ya can,” said Sunset. “Just please be careful.” “I promise,” said Applejack. “What kind of deck is it?” asked Twilight. “I filled with farm animals, some archery cards, and cowboys,” answered Applejack. “Plus a couple of apple cards. I call it, my custom country deck.” “Cool,” said Pinkie. She then took out some watermelon flavored gum. “Gum anyone?” Once the girls arrived the practice turbo track, Rainbow and Applejack shuffled their decks and got to the starting line. Sci-Twi stood on the side of the track. “Ready, set, duel!” Rainbow and AJ took off. “Let’s ride!!” said the two. Rainbow LP: 4000 Applejack LP: 4000 But just as the girls took off, a purple and gray duel runner rode onto the track and chased after the two girls. “Who was that?” asked Sunset. “I don’t know,” answered Sci-Twi. “A rival maybe?” asked Rarity. “I have a bad feeling about this,” said Fluttershy. Pinkie simply blew a bubble with her gum. (On the track) “Check it out!” said Rainbow. “Looks like we have a tailgater,” said Applejack. “Cool ride,” said Rainbow. The mystery runner’s head lights flashed. “Looks like this stranger wants to duel,” said AJ. “Well, alright,” said Rainbow. “Do you mind waiting, AJ?” “Not at all,” answered Applejack. “We’ll do ours as soon as you’re done.” “Cool,” said Rainbow. She hit her duel mode system. “Let’s ride!” The mystery duelist didn’t say a word. Rainbow LP: 4000 Stranger: LP 4000 Rainbow and the stranger went back and forth for a few turns. Rainbow LP: 1200 Stranger: LP 3400 “Boy, this guy…or gal is good,” said Applejack. “Be careful, Rainbow.” Rainbow drew her Rainbow Dragon card. “It’s time, old pal. Since you sent all of my Crystal Beasts to the graveyard, I can special summon this monster! The Rainbow Dragon! But I’m feeling pumped today, so I think I’ll summon two of these bad boys!” “It’s about time,” said the mystery duelist. She then held up two blank cards and launched a beam at Rainbow’s dragons. Blank cards surrounded the duel monsters, they then dematerialized and were absorbed into the blank cards. “What in the heck is going on here?!” asked Applejack. “How the hell did you do that?!” asked Rainbow. The unknown duelist laughed. “Be prepared, kid. Now that I have the Rainbow Dragons, I can alter this corrupted world!” “Who are you?” asked Rainbow. “And what do you mean alter?” The mystery duelist laughed again, then sped away. “Hey!!” called Rainbow. “Get back here!! Give me back my cards!!” The purple duel runner suddenly disappeared into some kind of vortex and was gone. Rainbow and Applejack stopped their runners. “What the hay was that about?” asked AJ. “I don’t know,” said Rainbow. She then looked at her cards, the images of the Rainbow Dragons were gone.