{Rainbow Dash}
I had enough of being locked inside a room. So I finally changed into my clothes that I had come in here with when I got hit by the stunner and I grabbed my weapon and said goodbye to Jude.
Before I started to throw my daggers at the door to get out, I felt a huge surge of power go through me. I thought that maybe I was still under the effects of the stunner but this felt nothing like that. Before I had woken up, I had another memory of what it felt like to do a sonic rainboom. The surge of power felt like that instead of what a stunner felt like. I didn’t have a clue as to why I would even do a sonic rainboom because I was still in human form and not a pegasus at the moment.
Uh… Loyalty? I said inside my head Am I about to do a sonic rainboom?
Nope! Loyalty said I don’t know what’s getting ready to happen and no I’m not giving you any of my magic for this either! Remember you’re the strongest connection as far as the elements of harmony go!
Uh… Kindness? I said
Nope! Kindness said I’m not giving you magic either! And what Loyalty just said is very true! It’s your magic not ours!
Honestly you guys! I said
In case you haven’t noticed Loyalty said Honesty isn’t here and we’re just going to sit back and watch the show! I just wish I had the ability to eat something! As your friends would say, where's the popcorn when you need it?
Okay this is weird! I said.
I looked down to see a rainbow circling me as if it were a hula hoop. The rainbow hula hoop then took my daggers off my chain and added it to it and it looked like the hula hoop had spikes circulating around me with it.
Okay, this is new!
After a little while, the spiked rainbow hula hoop shot out from spinning around my waist and busted open the door as if it were dynamite. As soon as I stepped out of my there were guards blocking my way.
“You do realize that you’re supposed to stay in your room Rainbow Dash?” One of the guard’s said.
“Yeah no…” I said. “I’m out of here! Bye!”
I looked to see that my daggers were back on my iron chain so I took one of them and aimed it at the guards. I threw it and hit its mark and went through the guard's shoulder. It wasn’t enough to kill him because I’m not the type that wants to kill in a fight unless I have to. I don’t even like the thought of killing Eli. Once the dagger went through the guy's shoulder he fell to the ground.
“Honestly Rainbow Dash!” Another guard scolded. “Go back into your room!”
“Ha, ha,” I cracked up, “I don’t think the element of honesty wants you as its connection even if it was here!”
Loyalty and Kindness must’ve found that statement entertaining because they cracked up at this statement.
I’m not doing stand up comedy now! Now is not the time for this!
“Fine then Rainbow Dash!” Another guard growled at me. “If you won’t go back into your room, then we'll just make you back!”
“Oh?” I said, sticking my tongue out. “Good luck trying to do that! Like I said before bye!”
I didn’t get ten feet away from the door to my room when another set of guards surrounded me. It reminded me of when I fought the Changelings when they attacked at Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armors wedding.
The guards quickly advanced towards me and I started throwing daggers at them one by one. It was as if I were passing out cards from a deck at family game night. Eli would always cheat on every card game we played. That’s where most of the pranking each other came from.
After that set of guards were taken care of and then another set of gaurds followed and they said the same line as the last set of guards said ‘if you won’t go back into your room then we’ll just have to make you’ it reminded me of that t stupid line Eli would say before a fight. After taking that set of guards down the next set said the same thing.
This is getting old fast!
In the middle of taking down the next guards with the same stupid line every single I heard Oliver cry out for me, “Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash!”
I looked up to a blue rope attached to the ceiling and just like Daring Do would do he swung himself and landed in the middle of the guards right where I was.
“It’s about time my knight in shining armor got here!” I said sarcastically.
Oliver started laughing at my expense while taking down as many of the guards that he possibly could in the process.
“Oh give me a break!” I growled as I kept taking out the guards. “I’m not funny!”
“Uh-huh,” said Oliver, “keep talking! Maybe you can make the guards laugh themselves to death!”
“Ha, ha, they’re too busy saying the ‘go back inside your room line instead!’”
“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say this Lord guy who claims to be your son this is his idea of a practical joke! Maybe we should send him to Finn for Phase 2.”
I laughed, “Yeah I’m not so sure that trigger responses will work on him. Although you could try throwing paper balls at him. I don’t think kissing him would speed up the process!”
Oliver snorted.
“I’m surprised that you can aim at anything while doing your fighting,” I said.
“You should talk!” Oliver teased. “You’re the one that keeps damaging things while you fight!”
Right when Oliver said that I had thrown a dagger and it cracked a hole in the wall behind the guard that I just took down.
Oliver saw that and grinned. “See, I told you so!”
“Too bad Eli isn’t here or Agent Grace so she can call me Rainbow Crash so I can take him out!” I cracked up.
“Maybe Agent Grace should be the element of stupidity instead,” Oliver said.
“Incoming!” Without thinking I put my hand up and what looked like a rainbow laser with a dagger attached to it shot out of my hand and cancelled the attack that almost chopped off Oliver’s head!
After that happened once again the attack put another hole in the wall where the attack landed.
“Are you trying to bring the castle down on us before we can escape?” Oliver asked.
“Hey I can’t help it,” I said, “for some reason, my magic decided to come out now when it should’ve come out for the stunner!”
“No kidding! Let’s just get out of here already! These guards are getting on my nerves! I don't know which is worse, the guards, Eli or Gilda?”
“I think it's a tie!”
“I think it’s time to use another high-level attack now,” Oliver said.
Much to my surprise, the weapon that I saw Oliver take out looked a lot like his barrier shield. This time he had one in each hand and they were spinning very fast. He put the two shields together and they started spinning even faster. The spinning was just enough to make the guards separate them as if he were walking down an aisle up to a stage. As we separated the guards I was taking down as many of them as I could. I didn’t think that I was going that fast, I just couldn’t help but think that I wanted to get out of this stupid castle.
“You know, you don’t have to go that fast!” Oliver said.
“I’m trying to get out of this stupid castle just like you are!” I snapped.
Oliver couldn’t block a really fast attack that came towards me fast enough because the attack was a spear that moved so fast I didn’t even notice that it had gone through my shoulder. Oliver looked at me in horror because I had been injured and my magic decided that it was time for another attack to come out. I looked down to see that instead of a rainbow hula hoop, a mini rainbow tornado spinning underneath me.
“What are you doing?” Oliver said.
“I have no idea,” I said, “but I have a feeling you might want to grab my hand for this one!”
“Huh?” Oliver said.
“Just grab my hand!” I shouted.
Oliver grabbed me and made sure that I held on tight. What happened next happened so fast I had no idea it was happening. The mini rainbow tornado shot me and Oliver out and we went flying so fast because of it. We flew so fast that before I knew it we had busted out of the exit of the castle. Jude did say that we wouldn’t be able to find the castle that worked for me
I still didn’t know that I had been injured until I heard the panic in Oliver's voice.
“Rainbow Dash!” I heard Oliver say.
“What’s the matter?” I said in a daze. “We’re outside of the castle aren’t we?”
“No that’s not what I’m panicking about!” Oliver said. “You’re injured and bad! Don’t worry I’m sending up a distress signal now! Just hold on the Sixth will be picking us up soon I’m sure of it!”
“Huh?” I said the last thing I thought was that it’s annoying that I’m the one that’s always passing out and then I passed out.
* * *
The next time I woke up I heard Oliver and to my surprise, Twilight let out a sigh of relief. As soon as I looked at Twilight and saw her excitement for some reason this response annoyed me. I finally remembered that when Twilight gets excited about something she won’t quit bugging you until you tell her the story behind what happened and knowing her, she’s going to want to find some scientific explanation for what happened. That’s especially if it sounds too good to be true.
“Hi Rainbow!” Twilight said excitedly. “I’m so glad you’re back! I couldn’t wait to see you because I hadn’t seen you for awhile after you got hit by the Copper! I’m just surprised Loyalty didn’t protect you!”
“Honestly Princess Twilight,” said Loyalty, “you know good and well that if there’s nothing our elements can do even with our magic alone there was no way we could’ve protected her or Oliver for that matter!”
Twilight gasped, “I can’t believe you would talk to other people besides your bearers! That is unthinkable, how dare you!”
“I do believe I reserve the right to talk to anyone I please!” Loyalty snapped.
“Don’t get cocky with me, you element of harmony!” Twilight growled.
“Oh,” Loyalty taunted her, “what are you gonna do about me you spoiled brat! If I recall correctly you need all of us to shut down the Machine or AI if you please.”
“I’m not going to be talked that way by an element of harmony!” Twilight said. “And Rainbow Dash should tell me her story so I can analyze it for her!”
Oliver and I couldn’t help but laugh at Twilight arguing with a stone.
“Well, two people need to be taught some manners!” Twilight said. “And since you don’t remember because you were stuck inside the Machine I would think you would want me to help you out!”
“No,” I said, “the event of escaping from the castle just happened recently. I don’t need help from you for that.”
“But you were stuck inside the Machine for eight years!” Twilight exclaimed. “You don’t know what’s up or down anymore!”
I rolled my eyes at her and smirked. “The last time I checked…”
I pointed to the ceiling and I could see Oliver trying his best to hold in his laughter.
“The ceiling is up,” I pointed to the floor, “and the floor is down! I think I pretty much know how that goes and I don’t think I need a scientific explanation for that!”
Oliver couldn’t hold in his laughter anymore and I laughed just to be spiteful to her.
“How dare you laugh at me!” Twilight snarled. “And you Loyalty, how dare you talk to other people besides your bearer.”
“I think some spoiled brat needs to learn some manners too!” Loyalty said. “I just can’t believe you would argue with a fellow element of harmony! I’m surprised Magic hasn’t told you to take a hike!”
“Princess Twilight!” I heard Finn roar. Twilight turned around to glare at Finn standing in the doorway.
“Exactly why are you harassing Agent Rainbow Dash after she just got back from a stressful adventure?” Finn snapped.
“Harassing Rainbow!” Twilight roared back at Finn. “Rainbow Dash is my friend and I can talk to her whenever I please.”
“Actually,” said Oliver, “I don’t know how you got past the nurses to get in here! I specifically told them that Rainbow doesn’t need to be bothered by people like you right now. Now that you’re bothering her I have no choice.”
Just like when Eli saw Applejack standing in the doorway of my room Oliver took out his weapon and I looked over to see that Finn had done the same thing. Twilight stomped her and looked like a bull getting ready to charge when Magic took us all by surprise and started to speak.
“Princess Twilight,” scolded Magic, “Rainbow Dash’s friends are completely correct. What they are doing is protecting their friend and you should’ve been doing the same thing! Why you didn't do everything in your power to get all of the elements of harmony working is beyond me! And if you charge the guy at Rainbow Dash’s bedside or the guy standing in the doorway then you’re not a Princess of Friendship, not one little bit.”
Loyalty spoke next, “The guy sitting at Rainbow Dash’s bedside is Oliver, the one she’s going to get married to. The guy standing in the doorway is Finn. He's Rainbow Dash’s friend. That’s so true considering the way he’s protecting her right now.”
“I can’t believe that my star student would have such bad manners!” I heard an angelic voice say. Just like Eli did when he saw Jude, Finn and Oliver quickly put their weapons away and I was surprised to see that they were bowing to Princess Celestia!
“Your highness!” Finn and Oliver said.
As soon as Princess Celestia saw them bowing at her, her reaction looked very comical to me. She basically rolled her eyes at them and I tried so hard not to laugh but I wasn’t successful at it.
“That’s not funny Rainbow!” Twilight snapped. “How dare you laugh at Princess Celestia! All three of you should be thrown in a dungeon. Especially you too Loyalty just for talking to others besides your bearers! And I should throw you in a dungeon for the same thing, Magic!”
Princess Celestia did a face hoof and shook her head. “I can’t believe that what I’ve been hearing around the castle is correct! That you have been acting like a spoiled brat and on your high throne!”
“Hum,” teased Loyalty, “sounds familiar, doesn’t it Magic!”
“Yeah, yeah I know…” Magic said.
“But… But….” Twilight said. “They were getting ready to kill me!”
“Not from what I just saw,” said Princess Celestia crossing her hooves, “Magic is right Oliver and Finn are protecting their friend which is exactly what you should’ve been doing oh Princess of Friendship! How you got that title I have no idea, but only you know how that happened and you should think back on why that happened in the first place!”
“We don’t know how that happened either,” said Magic, “it was probably my fault and I do apologize for that.”
Everyone in the room except Twilight of course snorted and laughed even Magic and Loyalty joined in. Twilight on the other hand growled and snarled at us. Princess Celestia snarled back at Twilight.
“Are you snarling at me, Princess Twilight?” Princess Celestia said. “You spoiled brat.”
“But Princess Celestia!” Twilight whined. “They started it!”
“No they didn’t,” said Loyalty, “you started it from the very moment Rainbow Dash woke up. Not to mention she passed out because of a serious injury! And I don't think that she wants to tell her story when she first wakes up!”
“Yup,” said Magic, “Loyalty is correct, the only one that should’ve been in here should be Oliver and Finn along with him.”
Princess Celestia nodded in agreement. “I thought that you were ready to take the throne twelve years ago when I stepped down and handed it over to you! There's a reason why there’s a royal court that was set up along with the royal family! It’s to keep pig-headed rulers like you from deciding what’s punishable or not just because of what that ruler feels like it is because of how they're feeling that day.”
“And spoiled brat,” said Magic, “I am just like Loyalty. I reserve the right to talk to whoever I please! Looks like I’m going to have to go to the ‘magic realm’ until I can find a new connection unless…”
“Oh no,” I said, cutting Magic off, “I’m not taking on any more connections!”
Where’re those stupid drums when you need them? If Oliver and Finn would stop laughing at every other thing I say that would be great!
“I kind of agree with Rainbow Dash,” said Magic, “it’s not funny. Being a protector is serious business! And Oliver?”
“Yes, Magic?” Oliver said.
“Being a connection to an element of harmony isn’t a responsibility,” said Magic, “it’s something that needs to happen for us elements to do our job. So just think about taking Kindness on okay?”
“How did you…” Oliver said.
“We told the other elements when we had that emergency meeting right after Fluttershy broke her necklace.” Kindness said.
“Well,” said Magic, “I shall take my leave now, I’m headed to the ‘magic realm.’ No, I won’t play the prank again! I don’t want to create any more Alicorns if I can help it!”
“Now come with me spoiled brat,” said Princess Celestia, “I’m going to have to retrain you on how to be a proper ruler! If not, I'm taking back the throne.”
Me, Oliver and Finn snickered as Princess Celestia led Twilight away and as she hung her head.