//------------------------------// // It's no fun being sick (even though you get to miss school) // Story: The Misadventures of Derpy and Rainbow Dash // by ShutUpEmmy //------------------------------// After swimming in the dirty pond that Twilight said specifically not to do, Rainbow became very sick the next morning. Rainbow tossed and turned in her bed to try and find a position that would make her feel somewhat better, but it was to no prevail. Derpy came in to take Rainbow’s temperature. Rainbow Dash wasn’t exactly thrilled that she had to have a roommate, but the one good thing about it is that they take care of you when you're sick. At least Derpy does. Derpy took Rainbow’s temperature to find out that she wasn’t actually all that sick. She didn’t have a fever or anything, and yet Rainbow kept complaining about how awful she felt. “Derpy I’m dying!” Rainbow dramatically cried throwing her arm over her head. “I’ll make you soup!” Derpy smiled. She trotted over to the kitchen only hitting two walls on the journey there. Derpy looked all over the kitchen for a can of soup, the search felt endless, until Derpy saw two cans on the counter right in front of her the whole time. One of the cans was alphabet tomato soup, while the other one was cat food. Derpy never thought she would have to face this challenge on her quest. She frantically looked back and forth between two cans, breaking a sweat after a couple minutes. “Derpy!” Rainbow whined. Derpy was running out of time, she had to make a decision quickly. She slowly reached for one of the cans, but at the last minute, she switched her reach to the other can. Now it was time for the ultimate unveiling. She slowly poured the substance inside the can slowly into a bowl, to find that she was correct! Alphabet soup filled the bow to its rim! She dashed over Rainbow Dash and gave her the soup. “Look, I rearranged the words to say ‘get better soon’!” Derpy cheered. It actually said “sajkshfteulgi” but it’s the thought that counts. Rainbow took a sip of the soup, to find that it was cold. Derpy didn’t heat it up. “Derpy! My soup is cold!” Rainbow whined again. Derpy tasted the soup, smacking her lips together to prolong the taste. “I think it is just right!” Derpy said enthusiastically, “Derpy you just drank out of it! It’s contaminated!” Rainbow cried, “I’m sick enough already, I don’t want to get cooties!” Cooties!? Derpy had no clue that she had that condition! Derpy couldn’t focus on her friend’s well being right now, she had enough to worry about herself. Just how long did Derpy have this disease? Could she have spread to her friends? Did Derpy just start a pandemic!? “Derpy can you tuck me in?” Rainbow whimpered, “Not now Rainbow Dash, a mission is calling me!” Derpy proudly said, putting her hoof on her chest. She bolted out of Rainbow’s home and headed straight for Dr. Whooves’ laboratory. When she got there Dr. Whooves was working on his latest invention, he was delicately attaching wires together to his machine. Derpy ran in and shoved his invention off the table, smashing it into pieces. “Doctor we have an emergency!” Derpy cried, “What is it?” he asked, “I have recently learned that I have cooties” Dr. Whooves looked at her for a minute, “Derpy you know that cooties are just a myth, right?” “Doctor this is serious!” Derpy yelled, “We need to make an antidote immediately!” “But it’s a myth!” Dr. Whooves said again, “Fine! If you won’t help me, then I’ll have to do it myself. For the sake of pony kind!” Derpy then worked restlessly to find a cure for cooties. She did a lot of cliché stuff during that montage, including pouring two substances of liquid into each other’s beakers over and over again even though it did nothing. But after checking her final math equation, 4+2, she had somehow created the cure for cooties! A blank face appeared on Dr. Whooves’ face. Derpy had done it! “Now if you excuse me, my mission is just beginning!” she said. Derpy flew around Ponyville and poured her cure to rid cooties from everyone! After that day, no one mentioned a thing about having cooties believe it or not. Derpy felt gleeful after a successful mission, though she thought she was forgetting something. Back at the house, Rainbow Dash was writing her will, she seriously thought she was dying.