//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Rainbow Dash Gets a D- // by Lady Brony //------------------------------// One Week Later: Sunday The rainbow filly stared hopelessly at the textbook. Trying her best to understand and sucking on all the new information. However no matter how hard she tried she wasn’t getting it. After the fight with Jade at the library, she completely stopped talking to Rainbow at school. Even when she attempted to apologized, resulting with Jade giving her to the cold shoulder and ignoring her much more. Now she is force to study by herself without any help. Rainbow continuing to look intently at the book, doing what to figure out she is reading. She kept rereading the same sentence or paragraph when she didn’t quite get it the first time. But still she is reaching her fear in failing and being held back a grade. Out of frustration she banged to her head against the desk recurring this for the tenth-hundred time or so. “Why I can’t I get this”. Rainbow almost screamed, gnashing her teeth and getting angrier by the second. She wasn’t sure what she is dreading, repeating the 4th grade or being the laughing stock of the whole school. *** “It’s the first day back to school from summer break and Rainbow is heading to class. In the corner of her eye she saw Fluttershy going towards the 5th grade class with her former classmates. She wished that studied harder for that exam, so maybe she can be a fifth grader. Dash sighed; she already knows she’s going to hate this. Rainbow enters the same classroom but only some things that are different. All her new classmates are shorter then she is and she doesn’t know any of them. Rainbow takes her usual seat in the back. She kept her head down on the desk, hoping she wouldn’t get notice by anyone. She wanted to run of the school and never come back. “Hello, class” Mr. Trotter warmly greeting everyone, coming in the room. “How was everyone’s summer?” “Good”. The class said in union. “Terrible”. Rainbow thought. She did not want to here. “Rainbow, keep your head up please.” Trotter scolded. “Now let’s see on this test what you learnt during the break and if you fail you’ll be sent to flight kindergarten”. Mr. Trotter let out an evil laugh as horns begun growing out of his head. The room turned to a fiery cave and screaming came out of nowhere...” *** Shaking herself back to reality, she didn’t have time to freak out; she must keep doing what she can to be prepared. There was only to two weeks until the horror of a makeup exam. Rainbow couldn’t lose it; she has to get a decent mark. “Rainbow, your sister is here”. Her dad called from downstairs. “Lilac is back”. Rainbow thought, dropping everything that she’s doing and running the stairs, not bothering to fly. She hasn’t her big sister since the funeral for their mother, six months ago. Rainbow hated the idea of her moving to a boarding school two years ago, it sucked so hard. “Sissy, sissy”. Rainbow said, running to her pale purple sister and giving her a big hug. “Hey Bow, it’s nice to see you again”. Lilac said, messing her sister’s mane a bit in the hug. “You’re so cute by the way”. “What are you doing here anyway” Rainbow said, still hanging on Lilac like her life dependent on it.”Dad said you weren’t back until summer”. “Do I really need a reason to see my little sister, squirt?” Lilac said, grabbing her bags and going towards to her room. “I’m gonna crash now, had a long day”. With that Lilac went to her room next to Rainbow’s. Dash waited until the door closed. “Dad’. “Yes”. “Why is Lilac here? I thought you said she wouldn’t be here until June”. “It’s a long story, I’ll tell you later”. “Fine”. Rainbow flatly said, while rolling her rose colored eyes. She’s always the last one to know these things. How very rude and inconvenient. Shortly After Rainbow went back to her room to study. She at least wanted to finish the chapter she’s on before calling it bedtime. Dash barely understood she what’s reading, it’s almost another language. This is gonna be a long night. She banged her head against the desk for the tenth-thousandth time now. She didn’t care that she might have a possible concussion. She is a screw up to the “T” and she’s going be in flight kindergarten once again. “I might as well get a new box of crayons and call it quits” . Dash thought. “Hey Bow”. Lilac called from the hallway. “Yeah”, Dash said, annoyed and rather to stay focus her studying. “What’s up”? “I’m doing my homework”. Rainbow answered secretly wanting to rip off her sister’s face at the moment. “You’re doing what”? Lilac said, sounding completely amazed and slightly confused. She never ever thought she would hear those words from her little sister. “Are you feeling alright”? ‘Ha, very funny, can you go now”? Dash said, with a hint of enraged. “Do you want any help”? Lilac offered. “If you like to, I’m not going to stop you”. Rainbow said. Lilac opened the door and sat in her bed with Wonder Bolts covers. On the table next to there was a Wonder Bolts alarm clock followed by too many to Wonder Bolts dolls. It almost a tiny bit creepy, the dolls are watching your every move and looking in your soul. Dolls are pure evil! “So Bow, what are you working on anyway”? Lilac asked, slowly backing away from the devil dolls. Dolls for whatever reason gives her a panic attack and she would rather not have anything with them. The nightmares will come now. But she’s doing this for sister, she pretend they not here. “I’m redoing a test in few weeks and I need a “C-” or higher to pass”. Rainbow said, nose deep in the book. Lilac couldn’t believe what she is witnessing; it’s like a weird dream. “Is the test on anything specific”? Lilac said. “It’s on Equestrian history”. Oh, right I remember, Dad saying something you getting held back a grade if you don’t pass”. Lilac said, as she got a closer look at the textbook. “You want me to read to you”? “Yes and don’t me fall asleep”. Dash said, joining her sister on the bed with the book. Lilac put her blonde fading into a light pink ombre mane over her muilt- pierced ears. She has three earrings in each ear and a nose sliver stud in the left nostril. “Deal, I’ll poke you hard with a stick”. Lilac said, as she messes with Rainbow’s mane. “Stop it”. Dash whined. “I’m telling dad if you keep doing that”. “Bow, don’t be a brat”. Lilac told off her sibling. You’re lucky I’m helping, history isn’t my forte you know and it’s not like your mane is brushed anyway”. “Whatever”. Rainbow flatly replied. “You know I’m right”. Lilac said, giving her sister a gentle noogie. “Let’s get reading”. “Fine”. Dash said, rubbing her head. “Good”. Lilac said. “Lilac, can I ask you a question”? Rainbow said. “Shot”. Lilac said. “Why aren’t you at boarding school right now”. Dash asked. “Dad wanted us both to tell you but I knew you were going to find out sooner or later. I’m leaving Ecole De Pilotage and I’m moving back here in three weeks but I wanted to leave some stuff here. To make the move easier on me and also visit you and Dad”. Lilac answered. “Really”? Rainbow’s eyes brighten up with a cheesy smile. “You mean it”? “Yep, but when dad tells you act surprise and don’t say I told you. Got it, Bow, he wouldn’t be too happy with me”. Lilac said. “Fair trade, I won’t tell anyone”. Rainbow said, hugging her sister “Perfect, now let’s get working”. Lilac replied, returning the hug, *** Monday At recess Rainbow and Fluttershy were sitting at the swing set and eating their lunches. It’s a beautiful warm sunny day, nearly no clouds in the sky. It virtually felt like forever since Dash and Fluttershy hung out. All of a sudden Fluttershy lightly nudged Rainbow a bit; as a result Rainbow barely felt it. “Umm, Dashie”. Fluttershy quietly said, trying her friend’s attention. “What- you said something”? Rainbow said, at last becoming aware of her friend. “Um Ditzy, sitting is all by herself at the table”. Fluttershy pointed to where Ditzy to close by lunch table where the gray filly sat. “Want to ask her to join us”? “You can it, the worst she can do is say no”. Rainbow pointed out. “Yeah, but your better at this then me”. Fluttershy softly said, looking at the ground. “Oh, alight”. Rainbow said, giving a huge eye-roll as she got up and went Ditzy’s table. She has never really been able to tell Fluttershy no and stick with it. “Could you at least save my swing while I’m gone”? “Yes”. Fluttershy whispered. Rainbow flow over to the table where Ditzy is sitting, she was just sitting with her eyes crossed and not anything else, how unusual. Since Ditzy moved Clouds Dale, Rainbow noted that the filly hasn’t said anything or made an effort to talk to anyone. Also she likes to be by herself most of the time. Mr. Trotter doesn’t even call on her to answer a question in class and he always on calls on does that to everyone. Perhaps she’s even shyer then Fluttershy, wow that’s achievement. “Hey Ditzy”. Dash greeted her; the filly looked up but gave no response. Rainbow continued. “My friend and I were wondering if you wanted to join us at the swings”. Ditzy smiled and nodded, before Rainbow knew it she was part way to the swing set. “Ditzy, wait up”. Rainbow shouted, flying towards her but Ditzy didn’t listen kept going in the direction of the swing set. “Well that was rude”. Rainbow thought. Ditzy was already on a swing and moving back and forth next to Fluttershy. When Dash at last got there, she was ready to teach certain someone lessen or two. She saw Fluttershy and Ditzy having a blast without her, how impolite. How dare them and to top that off, Ditzy was in Rainbow’s favorite swing, the one near the end. Now she’s bragging for it. “Ditzy, why didn’t wait up”? Dash complained. She’s getting tired of this bull crap. Ditzy stopped the swing with her hoof, to look at the ground. She gave apologetic grin however still reminded silence. Rainbow’s anger begun to boil over, she was ready to shove that freak off the darn swing. Why doesn’t this loser answer her? “Well, are you going to tell me or what”? Rainbow nearly shouted. “Err Rainbow, could please keep it down”. Fluttershy calmly said. “Can’t you see your upsetting her”? “Stay out of this, Fluttershy” Rainbow snapped. Ditzy still not speaking, she get up and ran off in tears.