Rainbow
“Keep running!” I shouted as the other girls were hot on my heels as I dragged a terrified looking Fluttershy behind me.
“Bitches!” Lyra shouted angrily as I looked back nervously as the crowd continued chasing us through the field. “You’re as bad as the Dazzlings!”
“Secret stealers!” Blueberry Cake screamed as the fashionista gave us a hateful look. I pointed hastily to the fence around the field we were standing in. If we got over it, we could hopefully reach AJ or Raritys car.
“The Great and Powerful Trixie knew she was right in hating your guts!”
Pinkie pushed Fluttershy forward as Applejack lifted the shy girl over the fence as I spun around with clenched fists.
“Hurry up AJ!” I shouted as the crowd of angry people got closer. “You don’t want this, back the hell off!”
“Cute,” Lightning Dust snickered as she cracked her knuckles. “There’s more of us than there is you. You always did talk a big game, Dash.”
“This is uncouth behavior,” Octavia scoffed as she folded her arms and looked away. “While I do dislike them, I will not be a part of a lynching mob loves. I refused to take part in chasing Sunset down and I shall do the same here. That said, I firmly believe the Rainbooms are to blame for this incident.”
Applejack shoved Rarity over the fence, quickly turning to Pinkie and pushed her over before she joined me. Octavia and Bon Bon glared angrily at us before walking away to a disgusted looking Vinyl and Derpy as the pair gave the angry mob a distasteful look.
“I agree it’s probably them but I hate violence,” Derpy muttered and shuddered slightly.
“Same,” Vinyl agreed as she placed her hands on her hips. “Go away Octavia and Bon Bon. I don’t wanna see either of you right now.”
The two looked at each other sadly as Vinyl and Derpy stormed off with surprisingly angry expressions.
“How are we gonna get out of here Dash?” Applejack asked nervously as we started backing away slowly.
“I-I don’t know AJ!” I said nervously as I looked around as we backed away slowly. I stared at the nearby mats and inhaled, looking behind us. “I need you to trust me, AJ.”
“Alright.”
I inhaled again and grabbed AJs hand as as I started running at the practice mats someone forgot to put away, jumping and pushing my feet against the mats, sending us flying over the fence.
I let go of her hand as I went rolling, grunting in pain as I slammed my back against a tree.
“Are you okay?” Fluttershys face hovered inches from mine as she helped me.
“I’m fine,” I winced slightly as I took a step forward. “How’s Applejack and you girls?”
We both looked over to Applejack laying on top of Rarity as the two blushed.
“Hey,” Applejack mumbled.
“Uhm hi darling.”
“Oh my God, are you two doing this now?” I shouted as they both looked back. “Save the flirting for when we get away from the school, unless you wanna become angry mob prey!”
I jerked a thumb back at the crowd climbing the fence and I gulped.
“Car is over here!” Applejack shouted and pointed to Rarity’s minivan. “Rarity, ya better have them Gawd darn keys or Ah’m hotwiring ya van.”
“How do you know how to hotwire?” Rarity demanded as we jogged over to the vehicle and Rarity swung the door open hastily.
“How do you know how to pick locks?” Applejack shot back as we piled in the back seat and I yanked the door closed.
“Touché darling, touché,” Rarity admitted as she started her van and took off onto the road. “So today went poorly.”
“Talk about an understatement,” Pinkie snorted as we all glanced at the pink haired girl absent-mindedly playing her drum sticks on her knees. “Sunset hates us even more, left us at the mercy of a blood thirsty mob out to suck us dry, turned what she started on us and then just strode out of the school. I’m scared, they’re gonna kill us in horrifically creative ways. I have art class with Watermelody and she has a morbid, violent mind and paints people dying painfully. I don’t wanna die painfully!”
“Nobody is dying,” Fluttershy said firmly and brushed her hair aside. “And I don’t think Watermelody is that bad, Pinkie.”
“She has a skull! A human skull!”
“Halloween decoration,” I scoffed and waved a hand. “And besides, not everyone thinks it’s us. Cloudkicker wasn’t in the mob, nor was Blossomforth, Spitfire or Kickers sister. I’ve known Cloudy since middle school, if anyone is gonna stay with us, it’s her.”
“I sure hope so,” Rarity muttered as she turned down a street. “I saw High Winds and Misty Fly in the crowd if I remember correctly those are their names. I don’t recall if Surprise and Thunderlane were with them.”
I doubted Surprise would have been their. Violence isn’t really her thing, she’s like a sporty Pinkie Pie. Which is scary to think about with them being cousins and all.
“Do you think we should apologize?” Fluttershy asked as we all stopped talking.
“I don’t know,” I admitted after a minute. “Yeah, we did complain about her in dms and all.”
“Yeah we probably shoulda talked to her in person. They were so trivial things we said too,” Applejack shook her head slowly.
“Still hurtful,” Fluttershy shot back. “To Sunset at least. Words have weight. I of all people should know, after Gilda.”
We all shuddered slightly at that. I had almost forgotten about Gilda bullying Fluttershy in middle school.
“I think we shouldn’t,” I said after a moment. “Not right now at least. I mean, she threw us to the wolves.”
“Were we so different?” Pinkie asked as I stared down at my lap. “I mean, I don’t really think it’s her anymore. How could she have gotten that screenshot, posted it and then faked being angry?”
“That was genuine anger darling. You can’t fake anger like that. As for the first question, I’m unsure. I’m just confused right now.”
“We figure this out first, then we decide if we apologize,” I announced as Rarity shot me a quick frown before focusing back on the road. “If I’m wrong, I can swallow my pride about accusing her falsely. And she did have a point as much as I hate to admit. If we can throw our accusations around, so can she. I just didn’t expect her to leave us to a mob.”
“We did the same,” Fluttershy reminded me as I rolled my eyes. “But we can’t show our faces at school at the moment. How are we gonna get to the bottom of this?”
“The girls,” I said as they gave me confused. “Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle can keep an eye out for us about anyone being suspicious. They’re still kids, no one in the high school wing will hurt them for being related to us and they’re semi well liked in the middle school wing.”
“Ah’ll text Bloom.”
“I’ll call Sweetie after I drop you all off.”
I gave a nod as I looked out the window with a frustrated sigh.
“Will this all go back to normal?” Fluttershy asked as Applejack gave her a one armed hug.
“Ah ain’t sure. Only time will tell ah reckon.”
For once in my life, I had nothing to say. I just hoped she was right.