"Oww, Rarity! Not so tight! You'll ruin my wings!" I snapped as Rarity wound yet another tape measure around my torso. "Nonsense, Rainbow, dear, your wings are fine. And I do say that your dress will look just lovely with your eyes!" Rarity sang, proceeding to pull the rope- err, tape measure- as tight as she could around me. I gagged, and my eyes nearly popped out of my head.
"And don't forget that you all are coming back here next Thursday for mane-cuts and pedicures! We all must look our best for all the lovely single stallions- I mean, because we are Twilight's bridesmaids, of course!"
I sighed and blew at a stray hair from my mane out of my eyes. Rarity was such a romantic, and it really annoyed the heck out of me. I'd never been one for romance after Twi... left. No, I reminded myself. Don't get sappy here. You're the Awesome-tastic Rainbow Dash, flying extraordinaire, remember? You can't afford to ruin your reputation...
"Rainbow? Rainbow?! You can get off the pedestal now," Rarity yelled, waving her hoof in front of my face.
"Oh!" I squeaked, jumping down. "Yeah. Right. I knew that. Just lookin' around at all your... uh, cool fabric?" Applejack and Pinkie Pie held in snickers as Rarity's eyes lit up.
"Oh, Rainbow, I never thought of your as someone who was interested in designing! You should really stop by sometime next week once the boutique is closed- I could give you some sewing lessons!" The room burst into uproarious laughter. My cheeks burned, and my ears drooped. I slowly made my way to the door as Rarity pouted. "What? What did I say?"
Before anyone could stop me, I galloped out the Boutique's front door and took off into the skies of Ponyville. Flying to my cloud home, I shook the embarrassment away. "Everyone has their moments, Dash," I reminded myself.
I flew into the window of my luxurious Cloud-home and sat down on my bed. I noticed a book on my nightstand; one of the many Daring Do's. Grateful for the distraction, I picked it up and opened it to the first chapter.
"Man," I said, reminiscing. "This is just like that time when I was stuck in the Hospital. And Twilight brought me that book..." Don't think about that. Just read. I told myself.
"Alright; Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone... As Daring Do trekked through the tropical jungle, the wet heat sapped her energy and slowed her every step. If only she could escape this oppressive atmosphere and fly up into the cool blue sky. But her crash landing in the jungle had injured her wing and she was grounded for a few days. Few days... it might as well be a few months, or a few years! ...No!" I cried, having an epiphany and slamming the book down.
"I can't do this any more. No more getting lost in my thoughts; no more missing Twi! No more distractions!" I jumped up onto my back hooves. "I'm going to fly to Canterlot by myself, and get back my girl! Yeah! YEAH! No matter what it takes, I'll get her to realize that I'm the one she needs to be with, not that silly old Prince Blueblood! Operation TwiDash is now in the planning stage!"
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