//------------------------------// // A Dash of Shyness // Story: The Funny Brain // by Rexis //------------------------------// Good afternoon everypony! And welcome back to Whose Ponies Is It Anyways? On today's show we have, Undecisive and Uncanny, Pinkie Pie! The Shy and the Proud, Fluttershy! The Hot-Headed and Unmistakable, Rainbow Dash! And the Desperate Pupil and Prodigy, Twilight Sparkle! Come on and read, let's have some fun! Pinkie bounced towards Fluttershy's house. Birds of all kinds flew about and a few critters scurried around the scenery. It was always a breath of fresh air to be surrounded by the flora and fauna of Equestria, especially if it was near Fluttershy's house. At times, the house itself seemed to be a part of nature. Pinkie tried scanning the area for any kind of shaking, for it most probably belong to her friend. A rainbow colored trail soared through the air just behind the house. "...Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie wondered as she raced towards the backyard. A few shouts were heard. Jumping over the bridge and dashing towards the backyard, Pinkie wondered what was happening. As the view of the backyard came to be, Pinkie stopped and curiously looked at the scene playing. Rainbow Dash was holding her pet turtle as Fluttershy carefully examined it. "Are you sure he didn't eat anything out of the ordinary?" Fluttershy asked Rainbow Dash. "Of course! Like I told you, I only left for five minutes, and when I came back he looked this pale!" her face grew more and more aggravated. Though she didn't want anypony to know, Rainbow Dash was quite fond of Tank. Fluttershy kept looking at the pale green turtle, his face was full of pain. She tried handing him a ladle of soup, but the turtle just moved his head in denial. The scene was obviously one of seriousness. You know what would be random? Pinkie's Brain asked. "What?" Pinkie answered back. If you did a triple front flip over both of them and shouted "Hey!" "That's not random..." WHILE blindfolded by your mane! Pinkie Pie smirked and started shaking with excitement. She proceeded to take a few steps back, wiggled her tail in anticipation and ran. After four steps Pinkie jumped into the air while tying her mane in front of her eyes. She then flipped three times and once she touched the floor she screamed on top of her lungs: "HEY!!!!" Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and even her pet turtle, Tank, jumped out in response. This made Rainbow Dash fall down on the floor while holding her turtle. As they fell to the ground, Tank coughed out a piece of tire which fell a few inches from them. This in turn, returned his normal green color. "P-Pinkie! Well I ought t-" She stopped midtrack noticing that her pet turtle had gone back to normal. "...I umm...thanks..." she told Pinkie, a sign of relief overflowing her face. Fluttershy got out of a bush she hid, on response to Pinkie's shout, and walked to the piece of tire on the floor. "Oh my..." said Fluttershy picking up the small rubber that was causing Tank indigestion. "Rainbow Dash, do you have a tire in your house?" she asked, focusing on Rainbow Dash with one eyebrow raised. "Well, yeah...I had to put a few around the house so Tank wouldn't get hurt. He's been practicing his sweet moves and some of them...well...they still need a bit more work." Rainbow Dash paused and looked at her turtle. "I suppose you got curious and ate a piece, huh?" she asked Tank, while he licked her in response. Fluttershy smiled softly. "Well i'm sure you won't do that anymore? Won't you Mr. Tank?" she patted the turtle. Fluttershy then turned her attention to Pinkie Pie who was staring at Tank and Rainbow Dash. "Hi Pinkie, i'm sorry." she bowed her head. "I was so caught up with Tank, I forgot to say hi." she slowly looked up at Pinkie. "Was there something you wanted?" "Oh I was wondering if I could ask you a question! And now that Dashie is here, I can also ask her too." she gasped. "Two for the price of one, today is my lucky day!" Pinkie said excitedly. "Well...sure." Fluttershy responded while looking at Rainbow Dash. She nodded as well placing her pet turtle to her side. Not wanting him to stray too far. "So, watssup Pinkie?" Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow. "Well ok, so I have this potatoe!" Pinkie placed her hooves in front of herself obviously not holding anything. She then took a deep breath. "And I need to peel this potatoe! Cause you know, potatoes need to be peeled if you want to eat them. Unless you don't like peeling potatoes and love th-" Rainbow Dash hushed Pinkie. "Can you give us the short version?" Rainbow pleaded while Fluttershy nodded softly, trying not to be rude. "Oh, ok. Well I have a crush and I wanted to ask you for some advice!" She blurted out. Fluttershy turned a beet red, while Rainbow Dash softly blushed and scratched the back of her neck while looking at her side. "D-don't you think this is something you want to talk to somepony else? Like Rarity?" Rainbow suggested trying not to make eye contact with Pinkie. "That's the thing I already talked to her!" She started moving back and forth, telling her story. "But I was wondering if you two could give me a second opinion." Puppy eyes filled Pinkie's face as he stared at the two blushing mares. Fluttershy tried her best to hide behind her mane, never daring to look at Pinkie directly in her eyes. Not a single word was spoken for a full ten seconds. It was then Rainbow Dash cleared her throat and took the word. "Well in my opinion, you just have to tell that person directly and immediately. There's no point in "trotting around the bush". If you don't tell this somepony your feelings, you might never know if said pony likes you or not, and might spend the rest of your life wondering what could have happen. Life is just too short for somepony, not to take risk. So...just...say it..." A bit of red fled her cheeks. Pinkie blinked at the advice. It was a bit unexpected to hear Rainbow Dash give out an advice like that but it was a good advice nonetheless. She then stared at Fluttershy, who just whimpered as she noticed Pinkie facing her. "Do you have an advice I could use, Fluttershy?" She leaned closer to her. Fluttershy just stared at the ground. "W-w-w-well...w-what Rainbow Dash said was okay..." she paused making circles with her hooves. "Being a bit shy at times, also works...I guess..." she finished off. Pinkie kept staring at Fluttershy for a while longer. This made the mare nervous to the point of breakdown. She moved her head upwards and blurted. "I...I just remembered I need to feed the bunnies that live near the river at the end of the Everfree Forest, so I have to leave now." Fluttershy said as fast as possible. Suddenly Fluttershy grabbed a food bag, picked it up and trotted off into the forest. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash kept staring dumbfounded, as their friend disappeared from their sight. Rainbow picked up Tank and started hovering above the ground. "Hey Pinkie." curiosity got the best of Rainbow Dash. "Hm?" Pinkie stared with eyes wide open. "Who's your crush?" She taunted. "It's somepony you know and I know and everyone knows! But you can't know cause it's a secret, but you might know eventually, maybe, who knows?" Pinkie simply trotted away leaving Rainbow Dash confused as always. "...b..but.." she sighed and flew away. Pinkie began to hop to the town. A smile crawled to her mouth as Pinkie felt ready to tell Twilight Sparkle. Well can we go now? her crazy Brain returned. Pinkie nodded happily. "I talked to all of my friends. I talked to Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash and Appl---" Pinkie suddenly stopped and realized she hadn't asked Applejack for advice. She gasped loudly. "Applejack! I haven't talked to Applejack! Oh Sweet Celestia!" Pinkie shouted to herself. She looked at the sky and it was already getting late. The grandfather clock says it's four-o-clock a sip was heard afterwards. "Are you drinking tea at a time like this?!" Pinkie asked her brain. Indeed, next to the fireplace of course! another sip. I say, judging by the distance from here to Sweet Apple Acres, I don't think you'll make it in time. Might I suggest making the "haste" before sundown. a weird accent filled the Brain's voice. "Even on foot I don't think i'll make it in time...unless..." Pinkie hatched an idea. She took her Party Cannon out and removed all the party favors it had inside. She then knotted a piece of rope to one of the wheels of the cannon and knotted the other end to her waist. She aimed at Sweet Apple Acres and grinned. Now you be thinking like myself, young lassy! a different accent was now heard. My quilt and sword be yearning forth the adventure! a clank of sword against another metal filled Pinkie's thoughts. "I knew you'd like my idea! But let's hurry, I must have Applejack's advice before tommorrow!" she told her brain, while climbing the cannon. "Advice for what?" a sudden voice said behind Pinkie. "Whaaaaaagh" Pinkie shouted as she fell on her back. She opened her eyes only to see a blur of purple. "Pinkie, what are you doing?" Twilight asked her friend. A flush of red overtook Pinkie's cheek. Twilight was staring at her, a few inches away from her own eyes. A few seconds passed in silence. Pinkie's face was now completely flushed. Quick! Say something witty! "Hi Twilight, you know...just here...lying around..." Pinkie giggled. Nalied it! a high five clap inside her head echoed. Twilight giggled as well and helped the pink mare get up. It was in these moments Pinkie was glad she was good under stressful situations. With that a bit of color returned to her face and now she was staring at Twilight, who was staring at the cannon. Pinkie noticed this and got in the way of her view. This brought Twilight's eyes to her own. Her heart froze for a second. "Pinkie, what were you doing?" Twilight asked again. Pinkie blinked and moved her eyes away form the eye-lock she placed herself into. "Well i'm going to Applejack's house. But I have to get there really quick, before she gets to bed, because then it'll be too late to ask her for advice" Pinkie responded quite frankly. "An advice? Well maybe I can be of service?" Twilight responded a bit excited, she was always happy to help out her friends especially if it meant giving out advice. Pinkie made a step back. She didn't know how to respond. "Oh...ummm...you see...." Pinkie stammered. Code Red, Code RED! Abort! Do not engage! I REPEAT, DO NOT ENGAGE! a fire alarm went off. Pinkie began to sweat. She was getting desperate. "...Oh....LOOK AT THAT!!!" Pinkie quickly pointed out behind Twilight, who rapidly turned her head around. In that instant Pinkie threw herself inside the cannon, and made the cannon explode. Thereby launching herself out of the cannon. The rope that was strapped around the wheel of the cannon stiffened itself and pulled the cannon with Pinkie into the air. "Im sorry!!!!" Pinkie shouted at Twilight while flying away. Twilight just looked confused and softly said "...bye?" Pinkie had to look away. She couldn't bare to look at Twilight, after that completely rude behavior. She then focused herself forward. She was flying across town. She passed Sugarcube Corner, then the Library, past a few houses and was now on an open field. Pinkie looked at the sun that was beginning to settle down. She thought it looked beautiful. A few more minutes passed and she began to descend. Sweet Apple Acres was now on view. Quickly looking over where to land, she aimed for the nearest apple tree, weirdly enough Pinkie was pretty good on aerial movement, for a pony with no wings. She saw Applejack across the field and waved at her. "Hi Applejack!" she shouted. "Wh-what in tarnation? Pinkie?!" she quickly said as she trotted towards her. Pinkie suddenly hit a tree and so did the cannon. It was an abrupt stop, so a dizzy landing was in order. "Imma coming!" Applejack said. Once she got near the tree where Pinkie had crashed, she quickly took a rope out of her side and quickly wrapped it around her friend. She pulled it with her teeth, and Pinkie came crashing down. Luckily Applejack caught her. "Pinkie! What in sweet Cele-" the cannon toppled down on top of both of them. "Sorry about that, I should have warned you." Pinkie apologized to her friend. Applejack sighed. "That would have been helpful ya' know." She said while getting up. Pinkie undid the knot and hid the cannon inside her mane. Applejack was unfazed at this action. She knew better than to wonder how she did these kind of things, it is Pinkie Pie, after all. "What brings you here, Sugarcube?" Applejack said turning back to her usual self. "I need an advice, can you help me?" Pinkie asked. "Of course, what kind of advice yer looking for?" Applejack responded. Pinkie smiled.