//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: What is going on? // Story: Chibi Flan's Foalsitter 2 A new Foalsitter // by Lucky Star Kona-chan //------------------------------// Rainbow got to Flan’s side and looked at what the little vampire was staring at: a group of bushes that twitched slightly, but she seemed annoyed by something. “What’s wrong Flan?” Rainbow asked. Flan looked at her with disappointment and shook her head before looking away. “Huh? Why are you mad at me? What did I do?” Rainbow was confused at her little friend’s change of behavior. Flan looked at her again with the same expression before pointing to the side with her left wing. Rainbow raised an eyebrow at that, but when she looked at that direction, she saw Trixie approaching. Then it hit her. “Oh, so you heard me?” she asked. Flan nodded and turned her back at Rainbow with a ‘humph’. “Come on, Flan. She did a lot of stuff to Ponyville and to us too!" Rainbow tried to justify herself, "if you knew what she did, you would treat her the same way.” Flan kept her disappointed look on Rainbow, but soon after let out a tired sigh and lifted one finger. “A chance?” Rainbow asked, to which Flan responded with a nod. Rainbow smiled and tried to pet Flan, but the chibi vampire held up a hand to stop her. “Huh?” Rainbow was confused. Then Flan did a half turn to the left and jumped. A yelp was heard. Rainbow turned her head to see what happened just to see Trixie on the grass, holding Flan in her hooves. “You’re a playful thing, aren't you? But don’t surprise Trixie like that again. What would have happened if Trixie wasn’t so Great and Skillful to catch you?” Trixie said while resting on the ground, lifting Flan playfully over her face. Flan just looked at her with an equally playful smile. Rainbow wouldn’t admit it, but she was kind of jealous of just how cosy Flan was getting with Trixie. Starlight on the other hoof kept eyeing them cautiously from afar. She still didn’t trust Flan, but she didn’t know Twilight knew that thing either, and apparently something happened between them. Starlight had to discover what happened and if that could give her something to get Trixie away from the little thing. Rainbow’s ear flicked at a faint branching sound in the bushes behind her. Flan noticed the sound as well, wriggling out of Trixie’s grasp and started looking for something in the grass. Trixie got up and watched Flan curiously, “What are you looking for?” “Uu,” Flan said without stopping her searching. Trixie didn’t know what that meant, so she turned to Rainbow, “What did she say?” “I could tell you, but where’s the fun on that?" Rainbow shrugged, "and besides I don’t want to.” “Alright, alright. You don’t have to be rude about it.” “You already know what I think of you, so…” but Rainbow got interrupted by Flan placing a hand on her rainbow head, “eh…? Flan? What’s the deal here?” Then Flan started rubbing her head. Rainbow felt a little flustered at the intimate gesture, “Flan, I’m not complaining or anything here. Heck this feels kind of nice, but… can you keep it for another time?” Flan thought about it for a moment and a devious idea came to her mind. Suddenly Rainbow felt ticklish: Flan had moved fast and had begun tickling her barrel. With a yelp, she jumped back to get some distance, but her hoof collided with a very convenient placed stone and she ended up in the grass. Rainbow saw Flan floating over her, wiggling her fingers quite deviously. “Flan, don’t you dare.” Flan didn’t stop. Trixie watched Flan pounce upon the blue pegasus and couldn’t help smiling at their antics. “I swear to Celestia, if you tickle me you’re going to… hee… hee hee-hahahaha! Please! Hahahaha... stop!” Rainbow begged between laughts while Flan mercilessly tickled her. This continued for another painfully ticklish five minutes, Starlight and Trixie watching as Rainbow Dash was utterly owned by the two-legged chibi. Even the paranoid Starlight had to admit that it was a sight to be seen. “Well, that was certainly something,” Trixie said as a very satisfied Flan hopped off a heavily panting pegasus. “Y-you’re awful, y-you know that r-right?” Rainbow said to Flan, who smugly looked at her and hold her chalkboard with something wrote on it. “You were being a jerk,” she said via the board. “Ok, ok. I got the message, jeez,” Rainbow let out a sigh and looked at Trixie, “I’m sorry, ok? Maybe I was being unfair with you, but you really messed up, you can’t deny that, Trixie.” She looked at Flan. “That’s good enough?” Flan shrugged. Trixie's expression couldn't be any flatter. “You’re terrible at apologizing, but Trixie knows better, so the Kind and Merciful Trixie will forgive you Rainbow Dash,” she said, smirking, "be grateful." Dash glanced sideways at Flan, “She still ticks me off.” Flan rolled her eyes, and then noticed another sound. Deciding it was time to get back to business, she picked up a sizeable pebble from the grass and threw it at the bushes. The bushes quickly shouted ‘Ow!’ in the recognizable voice of Twilight. “Twilight?" Rainbow's ears perked up, "what are you doing in the bushes?” “...Miau?” the voice in the bushes were trying very hard to sound convincing. Flan, Rainbow and Trixie frowned. Starlight facehooved. “Come on, Twi. We know you’re there.” “Miau, miau!” Flan was not amused, her eyes lighting up and extended one arm in front of her with her hand open. One second later, a purple alicorn quickly shot out of the bushes. “I’m out Flan, I'm out! Please don’t use Destroy!” Flan’s eyes went back to normal and crossed her arms with a serious expression. She didn’t like doing this to Twilight, but after what happened before, Flan had to keep the alicorn in check. This didn’t mean Flan didn’t trust Twilight: she understood that what happened was something out of Twilight’s control and in part was her fault too. But now she was worried about that pink pony named Starlight. She had the feeling that Starlight was going to do something dumb at some point, it wasn’t a matter of -if- but -when-. “'Destroy'? What is 'Destroy'?” Trixie asked. “Twilight your naming skills suck,” now it was Rainbow's turn to facehoove. “Emm… What is 'Destroy'?” Trixie asked, again. “Well, it’s still better than the name -you- wanted to give it, Rainbow,” Twilight retorted. “Um, excuse me? Hello??” Trixie started to wave a front leg to try and get their attention, but it was to no avail. “The Scarlet Stare of Death was an awesome name!” Rainbow insisted. “What is even going on right now?” Starlight asked, raising an eyebrow. “That name doesn’t even make sense! It’s misleading; Flan doesn’t blow up things just by looking at them!” Twilight stamped a hoof to prove her point. “She could do it if she wanted to!” Rainbow shouted back. Trixie and Starlight exchanged looks of utter confusion while Flan, expression deadpan, decided it was time for action before the ridiculousness got out of hand. *Slap x2* Flan slapped both Twilight and Rainbow on the back of the head with a giant paper fan, nearly sending them toppling face-first into the grass. Shaking their heads and grumbling as they came back to reality....and reality stared at them through Flan's angry eyes. “Sorry.” The two of them replied, sheepishly. “Oh thank you for stopping that nonsense,” Starlight thanked Flan on reflex...then remembered she was scared of her, "wait, why am I even -thanking- this thing?” “What is Destroy?” Trixie demanded, exasperated. “Why are you still here?” Rainbow snapped, still sore. “Hey! Don’t yell at her!” Starlight jumped to her friend's defense. “Why are we even yelling right now?” Twilight yelled. And thus Pointless Argument #2 began. Flan stared, utterly dumbfounded at the four ponies. Unhappiness fell over her as she massaged the bridge of her nose and walked away from the circle of yelling. Finding a good spot in the grass she sat down, she took out pen and paper from her dress pocket, and started writing a letter. With a serious expression, the first words she wrote were “Big Sis.”