//------------------------------// // Unexpected // Story: The Rainboom of Darkness // by Ponyman //------------------------------// Twilight Sparkle righted herself and shook the daze from her mind. The already scattered books now in even more disarray. Once the room stopped spinning and her heart returned to normal, she rushed to the window in a vain hopes of finding the source of the explosion. Instead, she was greeted with an anomalous black hole slowly stretching across the sky. She dashed over to a pile of books, and found the one she had been reading. The Rainbow of Darkness, she thought. The image in the book looked almost exactly like what was currently entrancing the town. Oh no. Bloody Panic “We’re doomed!” “Relax! It’s just a Rainboom.” “It’s not a rainbow! It’s all dark and scary!” “You’re a princess now, act like one!” “You’re right. I need to calm down and think this through.” “And even if the world did end, you gotta admit, it does look kind of cool.” “Spike!” “What? Dash would think the same thing.” “Rainbow! Of course! How did she... oh yeah...” “I don’t like that look. What’s going on? “ “I think it’s time for Rainbow to be the one in a panic, don’t you agree?” She Looks Mad Rainbow Dash gave a weak smile, frozen before Twilight’s angry scowl. It wasn’t her fault Twilight didn’t have a sense of humor. Though Dash had to admit, she had gotten so comfortable around Twilight, she totally forgot she was pranking a pony who had the full authority to banish her someplace dark and scary. Or at the very least, make her life hell a few days. “Uh... no hard feelings?” The scowl didn’t budge. It was almost as bad as being on the receiving end of Fluttershy’s stare. “You gotta admit, it did look radical.” Sis, What's That? Forget the gems. As soon as the shockwave from whatever that... thing was in the sky shattered the rock before her, Rarity took off for home, her mind focused on one thing, making sure Sweetie Belle was safe. “Rarity, what was that?” Sweetie asked, emerging from under a table when she heard the door open. Being the ever aloof big sister who knew everything, Rarity didn’t answer. She couldn’t, really. Part of her knew that Rainbow had to have been behind it somehow, but how she managed to mute her colors was a fashion tip sought another day. How Did I Get Over Here? Putting up with bratty rabbits and other demanding animals, on top of having to foalsit the likes of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, you learn to sleep through anything. So Fluttershy wasn’t really surprised that whatever was causing a panic in town didn’t wake her from her flu induced coma, but rather surprised at how she managed to wind up across her bedroom and almost down the stairs. She never fidgeted that much, and that the rest of her room had been neat and tidy when she went to sleep. She blushed and adjusted her robe. What a day. Where's The Dictionary “Did you see that?! That was awesome!” “Scoot, everything Rainbow Dash does is awesome to you.” “Don’t roll your eyes! Look at the colors! That’s not Rainbow Dash!” “Then what is it, smarty?” “It’s a black hole! Like in those movies!” “Maybe we can get our cutie marks in ano.. anom... Where’s the dictionary?” “She’s back with Rarity.” “Not that dictionary, you dodo!” “Maybe we can get space explorer cutie marks! Like Buck Rogers!” “Who?” “Or Buck-aroo Banzai!” “Now yer just makin’ stuff up, Scoot...” “You think that pony with the hourglass knows anything?” “Who?” Another Setback Pinkie craned her neck and stared with wide eyes at the crawling darkness that spread across the sky. She was disappointed for not thinking about that in her prank, and admired Dash for figuring it out and setting the whole town in a panic. Not even she could cause Ponyville to erupt into such a fracas. Not that she wanted to. Unlike Dash, Pinkie considered the feelings of others in her pranking. Calming all of Ponyville down would take days, which meant no time planning a counter-prank. Well played. Pinkie thought. She smiled at how super smart her mare was.