//------------------------------// // The Question // Story: I Cast Gun // by hamster wizard //------------------------------// Twilight was standing in grassy patch around Ponyville, looking up at a fluffy cloud. Laying upon which was Rainbow Dash, apparently taking an afternoon nap. Twilight simply charged her horn. “BANG!” A shot went straight up into the air, breaking the silence. “Cocksucker!” Rainbow Dash swore as she flailed around, knocking a bag of potato chips and a book off her cloud. Her movements also rattled the cloud to such a degree that it let loose a lightning bolt, sailing toward the ground. It just so happened that at that exact moment, Lyra and Bon Bon were taking a pleasant stroll, and were currently directly beneath Rainbow’s cloud. The bolt arced and quickly electrocuted Lyra, singeing her badly and knocking her to the ground. “Heh, I bet you are.” Twilight amused herself with her little joke. She then noticed Lyra laying on the ground looking far crispier than usual. “Oh.” Bon Bon knelt to the ground and embraced her fallen friend. “Lyra! Noooooo! My best friend!” She wailed. Lyra groaned slighty, “I’m not dead.” “Lyra! You’re alive! It’s a miracle!” Bon Bon lit up with joy, and then whiffed the air, looking disgusted. “What’s that smell?” “That’s my skin. Call me an ambulance.” Lyra coughed a bit as she rasped out her request. “You’re an ambulance!” Both of them glared at Twilight as she definitely crossed the line. “Did I say that out loud?” Ignoring her, Bon Bon slung her friend across her back and ran off toward the hospital. Twilight; now focused on more important things, and aghast at seeing Rainbow's book on the ground, picked it up and brushed a chip off the cover. “Rockhoof’s Other Hammer? Written by B.J. Bunnyhopper.” Both the title and cover art of the book perplexed her greatly. She looked up and Rainbow’s perch and asked, “Is this historical fiction?” Like a flash, Ranbow Dash swooped down and swiped the paperback from Twilight’s grasp. She clutched it to her chest for dear life and leveled a deadly stare at her friend. “Yes.” “Because I’ve never heard of this author before, has she written anything I might know?” “No, uh, I don’t think so.” Rainbow tucked the novel under her wing nervously. “I know you liked Daring Do a lot, is it similar to that?” “Yes!” Rainbow said all too suddenly. Catching herself, she evened out her tone. “Very similar. In certain ways.” Twilight gave her a sidelong glance, “Well, I’m glad to see you broadening you horizons.” She said with a hint of skepticism. “But enough about that! How did you like my new spell!?” Rainbow Dash had bent over to pick up her bag of chips, and mumbled a response with the bag clenched in her teeth, “Ew sell?” She pulled the bag from her teeth before continuing, “You mean that stupid noise you made? Gonna be honest here Twi, your spell blows.” “Like somepony else I know.” Rainbow furrowed her brow, “What was that?” “I’m sorry, I need help. Please don’t hate me. But my new spell! It’s not just noise! It does things!” She smiled as though this was the only explanation required. “Things?” Rainbow sounded unconvinced. “Lots!” “Like what?” She asked cautiously. “I’ll show you! Follow me o’ pally pal o’ mine!” With a skip in her step, Twilight lead her friend off to commit new atrocities.