//------------------------------// // Trojanto Beach - Part 1 // Story: Super Rainbow Sunshine // by uniquecorn //------------------------------// Rainbow, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie were standing in front of the lighthouse with the new portal wondering where it leads to. “It must lead to a different part of Isle Delfilly and probably more Shine Sprites.” Pinkie thought. “Rainbow, you gotta go in there to find those Shine Sprites.” Fluttershy informed Rainbow Dash. “Wait, but I can’t go alone. Anypony want to join me?” Rainbow asked. “Rainbow, darling, I’ll come with you. I can’t just stay here shopping for clothes all the time.” Rarity insisted. “It’s okay, Rarity. You don’t have to panic about it.” Rainbow said to Rarity before the pegasus without wings and the unicorn jump through the portal to go to Trojanto Beach. *** Dune Bud Sand Castle Secret Rainbow and Rarity appeared on a small piece of land of sand on the edge of the beach shore. “This is actually a nice beach.” Rainbow complimented as they walked of their sand platform to walk over the big deal. They noticed the seedlings on the ground are glowing. “What can this mean?” Rarity questioned. “I think it’s important.” Rainbow thought. “Maybe I have to water it.” So Rainbow activates the FLUDD to then give the seedling a little sprinkle. And then suddenly, a big sand dune popped out of the sand where the seedling and Rainbow Dash settled which made her go flying in the air. Rarity thought fast to use her magic to cushion Rainbow Dash’s fall. “Oh my gosh! Are you alright?” Rarity asked Rainbow as she puts her back onto the sand “Yeah, I’m alright. Thanks, Rarity.” Rainbow thanked Rarity. “Okay, what was that all about?” “Maybe you sprayed the wrong one. There are more seedlings in this beach to water.” Rarity explained. So Rainbow carefully sprayed each and every seedling with trial and error until they find what they’re looking for without getting launched to the sky again. One of the seedlings produced a sandcastle at the starting sand platform. “A sandcastle? What’s it doing here?” Rarity asked. “The door is big enough for us to go into. Come on.” Rainbow before they entered the sandcastle to find that they are teleporting to another dimension. Like the last dimension-teleportations, Rainbow’s FLUDD gets stolen by black pony Sombra. “You did not! I’ll get my hooves on you someday!” Rarity called out to the shadow pony before ending the teleportation journey. *** On the other side of the sandcastle is an obstacle course with lots of floating sand blocks. Rainbow and Rarity began looking around admiring the dimension before stepping on the first sand block. First hoof on the block and the ponies can hear sand falling, specifically, the sand block began to fall into the bottomless abyss. “Run!” Rainbow shouted when they began running as the sand blocks are falling behind to jump gaps to make it to a solid platform. The next obstacle is more smaller sand blocks with jumps to higher sand blocks until they reach solid orange cubes before running back onto sand cubes that goes left and right before making it to the next solid platform. Now right in front of them is a structure of Twilight’s crown that’s mostly made out of sand blocks and a few solid blocks with a Shine Sprite on top of it. They have to quickly climb up the crown to get to the Shine Sprite at the top without falling into the abyss below. Luckily, there are solid platforms for little breaks to take and eventually succeed in climbing the crown to collect the Shine Sprite. “There it is. It’s absolutely gorgeous by the look of it.” Rarity said as Rainbow collects the Shine Sprite in victory before getting sent back to Delfilly Plaza. *** Rainbow and Rarity were back in Delfilly Plaza to recall what they saw back at Trojanto Beach. “I still have sand in my hooves.” Rarity complained. “Howdy, y’all!” Applejack greeted the two. “What did you do when we were gone?” Rainbow asked. “Ah looked at the stalls for the products they had.” Applejack answered. “We’re they good produce?” Rainbow asked. “Eeyup.” Applejack answered. “Okay, we’re gotta go, Rainbow. We haven’t got all day.” Rarity pointed out. *** Mirror Madness! Tilt, Slam, Bam! Rarity and Rainbow appeared in the same dune of sand in Trojanto Beach. A citizen pony just nearby turned to communicate to them. “Do you see that creature on that tower?” The pony asked to look at the giant caterpillar on the tower. “The giant caterpillar? Yes, I do.” Rarity replied. “Can you help getting rid of it? It could endanger the legendary sand bird egg.” The pony explained. “A sand bird?” Rainbow said before getting into the mission. She collected 5 bits along the way while wondering about how to get rid of the giant sleeping caterpillar. She looks at the mechanical ducks on the solar panel above the house in front of them and has a plan. “So I think we have to somehow get on the solar panels and pound on it so that the ducks get launched off it.” “And how do we get up there?” Rarity asked. “There has to be something to get up there.” Rainbow guessed. They wandered around every sand and grass to look for a way up the solar panel, or at least three of the solar panels while finding three blue bits. Rainbow and Rarity eventually found a platform a little higher than the solar panels. “We have to jump this.” Rainbow said as she and Rarity leaped over the gap between the cliff and the cloth platform, which apparently is a trampoline. So they bounced over to the solar panel with three mechanical ducks when they start attacking. “Push the ducks by spraying water at them.” FLUDD suggested. “Like this?” Rainbow questioned as she started spraying water at the ducks to make them push over to one side of the solar panel to tip the mirror, then Rarity and Rainbow stands on the other side of the mirror to jump and pound together to send the ducks flying off the mirror. After that, the mirror turned to face the giant caterpillar to reflect the sunlight to the sand bird egg to glow brighter. After that, Rarity and Rainbow jumped onto the trampoline again to bounce onto the next solar panel with two ducks. “Rarity, watch out!” Rainbow warned Rarity as she’s near one of the ducks as she got catapulted into the air. With this, Rainbow hurriedly tried to spray water at her flank to cushion her fall. “How rude!” Rarity exclaimed as she angrily decides to buck the ducks off the mirror. This caused Rainbow to stare at the heavy breathing Rarity in shock as she notices the mad mare in the mirror “Ahem. They had to be taught a lesson.” Rarity explained as the solar panel turned to reflect the sunlight to the egg to shine more brightly. One mirror left. “That house. Come on.” Rainbow said as the ponies runs on top of the trees to get to the house with 6 bits and the solar panel with one duck. “Come at me!” Rainbow tested as she pushed the duck with water, tilted and pounded the mirror. The sunlight reflects the mirror so that it shines the egg until it glows so bright that the brightness knocked the caterpillar off the tower and a Shine Sprite appeared afterwards. “I think that means the sand bird egg is saved.” Rainbow thought. “Oh, Fluttershy is going to miss out.” Rarity pointed out. “Maybe if we saved Isle Delfilly and Twilight Sparkle, we can do those things after.” Rainbow suggested. “Maybe we can.” Rarity agreed as Rainbow collects the Shine Sprite in victory before getting back the Delfilly Plaza. *** Fluttershy was sitting in the front of the lighthouse waiting for Rarity and Rainbow to come back through the portal. “Welcome back. What did I miss in there?” Fluttershy asked. “You’re gonna miss a sand bird that’s gonna hatch!” Rainbow honestly coerced trying not to disappoint her too much. “Oh my. I don’t think I’m allowed to see it, am I?” Fluttershy honestly asked. “I’m sorry, darling, maybe after we saved Isle Delfilly.” Rarity suggested. “That’s alright. Anyway, it’s kinda getting late, we should get some rest like Applejack and Pinkie.” Fluttershy suggested as Rarity and Rainbow nodded in agreement before going to their bedrooms to rest up. Will they be able save Delfilly? Will they be able to rescue Twilight? The questions that haven’t been answered, but will they be answered sooner or later?