//------------------------------// // Swimming Lessons! // Story: The Adventures of Tank and Angel // by FlutterDash979797 //------------------------------// "So you put this all together? I mean, the beach day?" Tank said, contently rested upon a towel. "Hay yeah man! Ashtail is going to be so impressed! A day at the beach with her idol... And Rainbow Dash!" Angel extended his joke's minimal humor to the extreme. "Haha, yeah... I get it. Nice hat by the way." Tank drew attention to Angel's Rainbow Dash fanclub signature baseball cap. "I even got one for Ashtail. Am I genius or am I a genius?" "What weighs more? A pound of bricks or a pound of feathers?" "Bricks, quite clearly. What kind of question is that? Are you trying to prove my genius? Cause' you're going to need to do a lot better than that." "Nah man. That question answered everything I need to know." Tank laughed several times. "Glad you understand. Now... Turby is coming too, right?" "Yeah. She wants to meet mom and mama anyways." "When are they ready to go? Come on, I gotta give Ashtail her hat!" "Boys? When are your friends coming? I'm so excited to meet them! It makes mama very happy to know you guys are making lots of friends!" Fluttershy trotted next to the pair and began to scratch Tank on the forehead. "Yeah! I'm looking forward to it! I'm finally going to get my dives right! You should see it! It's going to rock!" Dash sported a pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap. A towel was slung over her shoulder. "Hay yeah Dash!" Tank knocked her hoof. "What is that Angel?" Fluttershy attempted to translate the bunny's rambling. "Ashtail is here! Stay cool!" The bunny directed the trio's attention outside. "Is that your friend Angel? Oh, I have to go meet her!" Fluttersy scurried outside to meet Ashtail. The caretaker was always eager to meet new animal friends; the fact that it was Angel's friend only made the thought more exciting. "Nice to meet yah!" Ashtail shook hooves with Fluttershy. "Oh... You are so sweet! Thank you for being friends with Angel! I mean, well, you know, it makes me happy to know he has such great friends! I hope he is really nice and polite to you." Tank burst into laughter at Fluttershy's comments. "What's up?" Ashtail's eye's opened several inches at the sight of her idol. "I'm Rainbow Dash. Fastest flier in Equestria. How you doing?" "Oh my gosh!" Ashtail lept at the level of Rainbow's hoof, slapping her open palm several times. "Gimme five! Up high! To the sides! Down low... Huh?" Ashtail finished the high-five before Rainbow could withdraw leaving the daredevil moderately impressed. "Nice going girl! You're a quick one, aren't yah?" Ashtail nodded with the speed of lightning. "I never though simple high-fives could be so cool. But Rainbow Dash makes them the most awesome thing ever!" "Looks like you have a little fan." Fluttershy smiled. "Yeah... I do have lots and lots of fans, but never a bunny," Rainbow offered a bro-hoof to Ashtail. "A pretty awesome bunny at that too." "This is the greatest thing ever! Oh my gosh! Angel, you are so lucky! Living with Rainbow Dash! She is even cooler than I expected! "Maybe you will have to show a couple tricks when we get to the lake. How does that sound Dashie?" Fluttershy suggested, giggling at the fangirl's praise. Ashtail begged on her knees. "Please please please please! You are so awesome!" "Yeah, I guess so. But you will have to show me a couple tricks as well." Ashtail responded by taking a massive leap, shifting her body weight forward to create several front flips. The bunny finished by perfectly on both feet. "Nice going! But... Add two more flips and I'll be impressed." "That's my girl! Angel ran over to greet his date. "Hey Ashtail! I brought you a hat!" "Angel... What an awesome hat! Gimme me it!" The long-eared athlete proudly placed the hat on her forehead. "Thanks man! And thanks for giving me this chance to meet Rainbow Dash!" "An awesome girl like you deserves the best!" "Well, actually now the more I think about it... The more I think you owe me. Pretty sure after your first pick-up attempt I should be able to hang-put with Dash a lot more!" Ashtail punched Angel hard on the shoulder, forcing the bunny to fall onto the ground. "Oh my, Angel, are you okay?" Fluttershy cradled the bunny. "Never been better!" He nodded in delight. "Well, how about we get going? We are wasting daylight!" Dash's wing-power kept her in a stable hover. Ashtail saluted her idol and quickly hopped behind her. "Okay, let's go!" "Tank... What about Turby?" Angel asked. "She's meeting us there," Tank replied, powering up his propeller. "The beach is closer to where she lives." The bunny rubbed his hands together whilst striking an evil pose. "This is going to be good." "There it is! And nopony is here! How lucky are we?" Fluttershy tossed a towel on the sandy beach. "Tank, where is your friend? She is supposed to be here, right?" Tank made his way onto the beach and rested his shell against the warm sand. He nodded several times, following by withdrawing his sunglasses. "Oh okay. No hurries, I guess. Right buddy?" Fluttershy placed a water and some snacks next to the relaxed tortoise. "Right." Tank thanked his mom by gently nudging his head against her. "Sounds great. Well, this is it Dashie! Are you ready for some awesome diving!" Fluttershy hugged her partner for good luck. "You bet! You go first though!" Rainbow placed her towel on the ground and spread her wings. "Well... Only this one time! Next time, you are always going first silly!" The yellow mare quickly soared over the blues of the lake. attempting to reach a point of sufficient depth. "Here I go!" Gravity overtook the pegasus as her wings broke the hover. Her hooves guided her entry; allowing for a perfect headfirst dive. "Awesome Shy!" Rainbow cheered. "Now it's your turn!" "Well, I don't know how I'm going to top that... But okay! Just be warned though, I have practiced since we last dove together," Rainbow guided herself over Fluttershy. "Here it goes!" Rainbow's dive hit straight in the same manner as Fluttershy's. "Woo hoo!" Fluttershy swam over to Rainbow and kissed her softly. "That's my Dash!" "Did you see that? There isn't anything she can't do!" Ashtail screamed a fangirl cry. "So Angel, you much of a swimmer? As good as your moms?" "Of course! Angel bit his lip, hoping he wouldn't have to get into the water. "Then let's see it!" "Nah... I wouldn't want to make you feel bad. I'm cool like that." "You're hiding something! I can tell! Come on, get the water!" Ashtail's feet met the water. "Can it wait for a bit? I'm in the middle of some hiberation." Angel attempted to produce a fake yawn. "You wouldn't leave a girl hanging, would you?" "Never!" Angel prolonged several syllables of his one word sentence. The bunny rushed towards the water in a dramatic fashion. "Oh come here you sissy!" Ashtail grabbed Angel and threw him into the water. "Gah!" The strong bunny managed to throw Angel several feet. The panicked creature flailed his arms about with the precision of a blind pegasus. "Hey Angel?" "Help!" "Try standing up." The bunny's feet burrowed into the sandy bottom. "Oh..." "Now much of a swimmer, I see. I expected that much. Most bunnies can't swim well." "But I am no ordinary bunny! Angel attempted to puff out his chest. "Yeah... I got that much. Now... Let's see if we can't make our way out to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash." "Hey Tank! Sorry I'm late!" Turby crept her way towards the beach party in the fastest manner her morphology could allow. "Not a problem. Good to see you!" Tank lifted himself out of his relaxed state to greet his friend. "So that's your family! They are even more awesome than I imagined!" Turby laid a light green towel next to Tank's. "Yeah... I love em'. Rainbow Dash is... Well, I guess one look at her mane will show you who she is. She's awesome. A while back I lived alone, but I always wanted to be a pony's pet. Rainbow held a competition to find the best pet... But after I saved her, she picked me. And we've been really close since." "Saved her?" "It's a long story. Anyways, I lived with her for a few or so until Angel, the bunny who's being dunked right now, decided to create a scheme to get his mom to go on a vacation with my mom. It turns out that my mom was in love with the other pegasus; Fluttershy. And gradually, they fell in love. And eventually, the four of us moved in together. Kinda like before, long story I guess." "Sounds like a perfect family!" "Yeah... After all, what's better than family?" "Catch!" Rainbow threw a football towards Ashtail; who, despite her small size, managed to grapple and quickly return it. "Nice work! You are quite the little bunny! Now... Go long!" "Oh Angel Bunny, you are making mama so proud! Now, swim out to me," While the athletes enjoyed a game of catch, Fluttershy spent her time perfecting her bunny's swimming. "Oh my goodness, you have improved so much!" "I am the ultimate swimmer! Fear me!" Angel laughed. "Ultimate swimmer my flank! Hey Angel... Catch!" Ashtail launched the football towards her friend. "I got it!" Angel hopped at his greatest pace. "I think." Despite his best efforts the football impacted his chest, sending the bunny flat on his feet. "Oh my gosh, sweetie, are you okay?" Fluttershy rushed towards her pet. "Just fine!" Angel flipped back onto his feet, apparently used to the amounts of punishment that came with dating Ashtail. "Angel, I'm sorry!" Ashtail quickly moved herself to Angel. "Hey... How bout' a hug??" Angel opened his arms widely. "Sure." Ashtail engulfed her friend in a tight hug, forcing Angel to delightfully smile. "Daaaw...." Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy saw a little bit of themselves in the budding bunny romance. "Don't you just love sappy stuff?" Tank smiled at the sight of Angel and Ashtail. "Yeah... Especially when it's real. Not in some novel or something." Turby replied. "All and all, what a day. For all of us. So... Wanna hang out again? Like come over for a while or something?" "It's a date!" ---------------------------- So yeah, another bland chapter, especially when I promised that it wouldn't be. Sorry about that! I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless! Next up is a wild-adventure featuring Gummy, Tank, and Angel. Something stupid but funny at the same time. They will probably try to steal something or try to sneak into somewhere... Morally right of course, they'll have a good reason for it. About Ashtail and Turby... They won't be heavily featured in many other "Adventures" so to speak, unless you guys want them to be. After all, this is a story about Tank and Angel, not them. But, if you guys like the characters (I think they are both kinda meh) then they will certainly be in the story more often! It's up to you guys! Check my blog post for a thank-you letter to all my readers!