//------------------------------// // Bridle Hills - Part 1 // Story: Super Rainbow Sunshine // by uniquecorn //------------------------------// The guard ponies took The Main 6 to Delfilly Plaza. “Okay, Rainbow Dash, this is where you’ll clean up the mess. And don’t you try slacking off, we got our eyes on you.” “Okay, I get it!” Rainbow said to the guard pony. “Are you going to be okay, Rainbow?” Twilight asked trying to not worry too much. “Are you comfortable for being an earth pony?” Applejack asked wonderingly. “I’ll be fine, it feels awkward without wings though.” Rainbow answered. “Well, you do your job, we want to explore this island.” Twilight explained. Fluttershy is trying to find the garden, Rarity is looking at the shops and boutiques, Pinkie and Applejack are looking at the vendor stalls, Twilight is looking around the place and Rainbow is busy finding paint spots. Rainbow found a vast puddle of paint around the second exit. “What has the culprit been doing?” Rainbow complained. Rainbow began squirting water at the puddle, but when she got to the middle, the paint creature she fought before sprouted out of the middle. “Heh, let’s see you getting a drink.” Rainbow said as she already knew what to do. She quickly defeated the creature before the ground rumbles and shakes. Everypony stopped what they’re doing and glared at Rainbow Dash. “Wh-what’s h-happening?” Fluttershy mumbles as she’s shaking. A statue of an Isle Delfilly citizen appears out of the ground with something or someone on it. “Isn’t that the black figure of Rainbow Dash ah saw at the plane?” Applejack questioned. “Wait, who are you? Why do you look like me?” Rainbow questioned about the black green-eyed Rainbow Dash. The figure turned to look at Twilight and began trotting towards her. “Wait, what do you want from me?” Twilight asked the black Rainbow Dash and then start running away from it. “Rainbow, help!” “Come here, my shadow!” Rainbow shouted as she started chasing her black reflection with Applejack who tries to throw nearby apples to slow it down. Rainbow successfully sprayed water at the shadow as it grunts and stops mid-run. “No fair! You can’ use weapons during a chase!” The black Rainbow Dash explained as it got up, leaped onto a porch and got over the building. “Come back here!” Rainbow said as she goes around the corner to find Pinkie. “I got you-Hey!” Pinkie said as the shadow easily avoids Pinkie’s embracing arms. The shadow goes to the front of the statue that it stood on before and drew a lightning bolt with its paintbrush and jumped into it like a portal. “Woah.” Rainbow said as she sees the portal and her friends gathered around her. “I’ve never seen anything like that.” Twilight said amazed by a paintbrush that makes portals. “Where do you think it goes?” Fluttershy asked. “Ah don’t know, what if it’s dangerous to go into?” Applejack said concerned. “I guess I’m the one who should go after my black self.” Rainbow thought she’s the one to be able to do this. “Are you sure, Rainbow Dash?” Twilight said worryingly. Rainbow answered with a small nod. “Hold on, you’re not going alone, Rainbow. I’m going with you!” Pinkie insisted “Really?” Rainbow gushed in amazement. “Of course. I’m not just gonna stay here and let you do all the work. Like you said, I’d never leave my friends hanging.” “Well, thank you for insisting.” Pinkie and Rainbow Dash stepped in front of the lightning bolt portal and then suddenly, they both got sucked inside. *** Road to the Big Windmill Rainbow and Pinkie appeared at Bianco Hills when Rainbow rough landed on their flanks while Pinkie was able to land on her hooves. “That was kind of fun! Don’t you think, Rainbow?” Rainbow groans in response as she’s rubbing her flank. The two ponies began following the road until they reach a slope with water watering. “Ooh, a water slide! Weeeeee!” Exclaimed Pinkie as she slides down with head first. Rainbow shrugged but decided to have fun even with her shadow roaming around. She also picked up a couple of bits on the way down. At the bottom of the slope, Rainbow got off the watery slide to see river and a tightrope to go across it. “I’ll go first, watch and learn.” Pinkie said confidently to Rainbow Dash. And Pinkie, believe it or not, simply walked across the tightrope without wobbling. Leaving a stunned Rainbow Dash with her mouth opened. “I guess I’m next then.” Rainbow said as she got on the rope and tried to balance. She actually thinks it’s harder for a pegasus to balance without any wings, but despite, Rainbow got across. Pinkie celebrated for her bravery and success and began to follow the road now that Rainbow’s done with balancing. While Pinkie was admiring the yellow decorations under the arches they went under, Rainbow spotted some paint on the other side of the wall. “It’s cleaning time!” Rainbow said as she starts cleaning the paint and picking up bits while doing so. Suddenly, when Rainbow went to clear the last bit of paint near a bridge that’s too high, the paint monster is back. “Come on, you can do harder than that!” Rainbow said just wanting to fight more danger. “Stand back, Pinkie!” Pinkie told herself as she stayed away from the battle. But, just like Rainbow said, the fight was easy and she defeated it in 10 seconds flat. Pinkie celebrated Rainbow’s victory when the ground started rising levels. When it stops at the bridge’s level, a Shine Sprite appeared from the disappearance of the beast. “Hey, it’s another Shine Sprite, you earned it!” Pinkie explained as Rainbow smiled at her, walked up to the Shine Sprite, collected it and jumped for joy as she did earn it. Afterwards, Rainbow and Pinkie was immediately send back to Delfilly Plaza. *** At Delfilly Plaza, Applejack and Fluttershy sat next to the statue just to make sure Rainbow and Pinkie were alright while Twilight and Rarity continued admiring the plaza. Then, Rainbow and Pinkie is seen coming out of the portal landing on their hooves. “What did ya see in there?” Applejack asked. “Did you find the black Rainbow Dash?” Fluttershy then asked. “Well, we didn’t find the shadow, but...” Pinkie began. “We found another Shine Sprite!” Rainbow finished Pinkie’s sentence. “Well, that’s great. But... umm... your shadow’s still roaming around in there, ya know.” Applejack pointed out. “Yeah, we should probably get going, Dashie.” Pinkie said as she and Rainbow turned their backs towards the portal and hopped to it. *** Down with Petey Piranha Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie landed on the same area as last time and, just like last time, Pinkie landed on her hooves and RD landed on her flank. They followed the road like last time, slide the water slope and collect bits like last time and balance across the tightrope across the river like last time. But unlike last time, the gate in front of them is opened. “Who opened the gates?” Pinkie rhetorically questioned but the ponies walk through anyway. And as they’re following the road, Rainbow saw paint that needs to be cleaned up. So she quickly cleaned the roads and on the way walking onto a gapped bridge that, due to Pinkie Sense, Pinkie stopped Rainbow from falling. “Watch where you’re going!” “Woah! Okay, that’s a gap.” Rainbow claimed that it’s a big gap and would not want to fall all the way down. “You have your hover ability, you can fly over the gap.” FLUDD informed Rainbow Dash “Right.” Rainbow agreed as she used the Hover Nozzle to float over the gap. Once she got to the other side, she’s watching Pinkie wondering how’s she’s gonna get across. “How are you gonna get across?” “A hop, skip and jump.” Pinkie said as she simply leaped over the giant gap leaving Rainbow’s mouth agape. “Come on, we’re climbing this windmill, aren’t we?” Rainbow shrugged off what just happened to begin climbing up the windmill and cleaning up paint along the way. Pinkie’s Pinkie Sense senses giant falling paintballs though, so she’s acting like a protective shield to Rainbow She then noticed that the FLUDD tank is close to empty, but lucky for her there’s a nearby sprinkler that Pinkie wants to have fun with. Moving on, Rainbow saw a stone slope that leads to the top, but it first leads Rainbow and Pinkie to jump over and hover around thorny plant infested gaps. After that, they find themselves behind the windmill blades. They also see a graffiti of the same lightning bolt that was a portal, only without a portal. “I should probably clean up that graffiti.” Rainbow insisted as she cleared the graffiti off the wall and a blue bit appeared from the wall. “Woah, never seen a blue bit before.” Rainbow thought. “It’s probably useful later. For now, let’s get on the blades.” Pinkie said as she got on one of the blades followed by Rainbow Dash. And as the turbine’s rotating clockwise, they’re seeing what they’re going to face on the roof. “Uh... Rainbow, you’re seeing this, right?” Pinkie asked nervously as they jumped onto the roof ready to fight the... giant plant creature thing. “Yep, I’ve been waiting for this.” Rainbow said confidently as it roared so loud that it caused her and Pinkie to cover their ears and also caused the roof to start to crack. “Uh oh. The roof is falling on us.” Pinkie worryingly said before the roof truly has a hole to fall through. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and the plant creature fell far down and roughly onto solid ground. “Ow, that was a big drop.” Rainbow sorely said although Pinkie looks totally fine. The ponies grabbed their senses and are ready to boss fight. *** Boss Fight Rainbow and Pinkie were waiting for something to happen, and that something is to hit the boss tried to hit them by spinning its head. The ponies moved out of the way until the boss eventually got dizzy. Rainbow Dash tried to spray it with water, but it doesn’t take damage. That is until she saw it open its mouth and Dash immediately started fill its stomach with water and fell onto its back. “Now what? That’s what I’m asking you.” Rainbow and Pinkie jinxed each other thinking fast what to do next before it gets up. “Try stomping on its stomach” FLUDD recommends “Sounds demented. But I can do that.” Pinkie said as she starts running towards the boss, did a somersault in the air and successfully stomped on its stomach. “Take that!” “I guess three’s the magic number.” Rainbow confirmed as it always takes three attacks to defeat the boss. They had to use the same strategy two more times before its really defeated and was disintegrated into paint. The ponies brohoofed each other as Rainbow cleans it up and a Shine Sprite appeared. “You did it again, Rainbow.” Pinkie said to Rainbow “I guess I have.” Rainbow confirmed as she collects it with joy and she and Pinkie immediately got send back to Delfilly Plaza. *** Back at Delfilly Plaza, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie was seen popping out of the portal. The rest of the Main 6 gathered around the two to see what happened through the portal. “What happened back there, Rainbow?” Twilight asked. “Dashie here was just fighting a giant plant monster.” Pinkie explained. “H-how big was it? Was it s-scary? Were you hurt?” Fluttershy stuttered. “Well, not by the boss fight. I kind of fell down a great height. My flank is a little bit sore.” Rainbow admitted. “Do you want to have a rest then, darling?” Rarity suggested with a new scarf on her neck. “I guess... Rarity, where’d you get that scarf?” Rainbow asked. “Oh, this, I explored the boutiques of course.” Rarity answered. “Oh, classic fashion pony.” Rainbow said under her breath.