My little dream girl

by Slick Dash


A visitor?

“Good morning!” Twilight cheered merrily as she trotted into my room carrying a tray of cereal and milk. I smiled at her as I sat up, propped against a good four pillows at the head of my bed. I was still sick, but the worst of the fever was behind me now. I hadn’t had any more weird dreams since the first night, and now my temperature was actually that of a normal human being again. I still sneezed and coughed at regular intervals, but to be fare it had only been three days since I had been out in the storm.

“There you go.” The purple pony squeaked with delight as she placed the tray on my lap. It looked delicious, even for cereal!
“Thanks Twi.” I grinned stupidly at the pony who had been playing nurse for the last few days. “This is becoming a regular thing! You making sure I get better while I writhe about like a loony!” she giggled at the joke but said nothing and turned back to the main room outside. She glanced over her shoulder as she reached the door. “When you’re finished, give me a shout. You have some visitors waiting out here.” Visitors? My stomach clenched as I recalled who had been my “visitor” at Sweet Apple Acres. Was Rainbow here? Waiting to check up on me?

Twilight saw the happiness in my eyes, and smiled at me. “Well hurry up then if you’re so eager to see them!” At her command I began to wolf down the cereal as fast as I could, for a moment I ate the dry food without realising I hadn’t added the milk that sat next to it. So I grabbed the mug and took a large swig before pouring what was left onto my –almost gone- breakfast. The whole thing was over within a minute, and as I opened my mouth to yell for Twilight to let them in, I broke out into a huge smile! She had already sent them, in order of their coming. Applejack, fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, and Twilight entered the dimly lit room. My heart didn’t know what to do, it soared at the site of my friends but it also plummeted at the absence of Rainbow.

“Jeez!” I heard shouted from the main library room, we all looked to the door as The Rainbow maned pony trotted in after them. “You could have told me we were going in!” Applejack sniggered,
“Well if you hadn’t been stuffing yah face in the kitchen then you’d a realised!” I had to laugh at that!
“Gimme a break, I was hungry!” the Pegasus muttered defensively. We all laughed. Even rainbow chortled slightly. It was the first time I’d seen her laugh, yes I had seen her smile when we had raced, and that was dazzling enough. But that laugh made my heart skip a beat! I tried to keep my cool however around the group of friends around my bed. The orange cow-pony was the first to speak to me after the laughter finally died down.
“Figures!” she winked at me. “I finally get a decent worker to help with the cider barrels besides Mac, and after one day of work he collapses!” yet another laugh echoed across the room from each of us. The atmosphere was wonderful; everyone was just in a good mood. No one was upset or angry like back home on earth, everyone was just happy.
“Well to be honest, I can’t control the weather AJ.” I retorted sarcastically.

“True,” the country pony smiled. She looked over at Rainbow Dash who suddenly looked sheepish. “I always thought that was your job rainbow! What happened that night? Get a little distracted with summit?” she looked back at me subtly without alerting any of the other girls around. I blushed scarlet!

“Yes Rainbow, darling what happened, that dreadful wind nearly blew away my gift for this strapping young fellow!” I looked at her shocked for a moment, a gift? For me? But I pushed it from my mind for a moment, I HAD to see what excuse Rainbow used seeing as only three of us in this room really knew what the truth was. The Pegasus blushed for a moment and glanced up into my eyes for a fraction of a second, suddenly I felt the need to help her (pathetic, I know). I racked my brains for something that would help her, but as I watched the mares face lit up.
“Well yeah, I know it’s my job but I was practising this trick you see, and when I finally got it right I was just so tired I fell asleep and just slept through the whole thing.” The others all looked at her doubtfully, she laughed hollowly “Heh, sorry guys...”

“OhnoworriesRainbowdash! AfterallweallknowhowfastyoucangetsometimesyoucangetsofastthatIevenneedtorestjustwatchingyousoitmustmakeyou reaaaaallly tiredsowecompleteleyunderstandrightgirls?” Pinkie was bouncing around the room unbelievably fast while she spoke at a million miles an hour. In fact she spoke so fast it caused me a slight pain in my head to actually hear what it actually was that she had said.

The others went unfazed by pinkie’s unreal speed of speech. They all nodded in agreement and understanding. But as I watched I saw AJ wasn’t finished joking yet, a small gleam seemed to glimmer in her eye as she spoke yet again.
“Yah, I guess tha’ makes sense, after all I did see you tearing out of Sweet Apple Acres at some terrific speed!” At that point Rainbow blushed stronger than ever. However this time I bailed her out before anyone could ask what she had been doing there.
“So Rarity... you said you nearly lost...what in that storm?” The unicorn didn’t blush, or act at all embarrassed at all as she looked at me. It didn’t really surprise me, she did keep a cool composure no matter what happened.
“A gift darling, I had to let you know I had one for you somehow after all.” She trotted out of the room for a moment, and returned with a box topped with pink and vibrant green wrapping paper. I couldn’t stop myself from grinning like a buffoon. I looked to the pink pony who was quietly hopping on the spot with excitement.

“I’m guessing you helped with this pinkie?” I looked at the gift as it was placed on my lap as Twilight took away the tray holding my former breakfast. The colour was obviously the party pony’s choice. “Wrapping by any chance?” The pink mare looked at me with shock plastered across her face, for a moment I was terrified id insulted yet another friend! But my fears were washed away as pinkie exploded into a fit of giggles.
“Yeah! How did you guess! Iknowitlookslikemykindachoiceofpapersothat’sprobablywhattippedyouoffbutstillanyponycouldhavepickedthispaperiguessyourjustsogoodatguessingtha-murphle” she had been cut short by Fluttershy who had very quietly snuck up behind her pink friend and placed a hoof over pinkie’s mouth to silence her.

“Oh I do hope you like it... umm, I picked the colours out myself from berries I found in the forest.” The small yellow pony said beaming at me. I looked at the three ponies, the platinum unicorn, the pink earth pony, and the sunshine yellow Pegasus. They had all worked so hard on a gift for me, for no reason. I smiled yet again, unsure of what to say. I caught Applejack looking at me, and I looked up towards her. “Don’t suppose you had anything to do with this did you... boss?” she laughed at my reference to my work with her.
“Weeellll I might have told them you may be needing it after so much work over at the farm...” but that was all she said.

“Oh come now Applejack, you’ll ruin the surprise! But seeing as we’re confessing who did what we may as well finish:” Rarity turned to me once again “Applejack came up with the idea, I made it and Fluttershy died it, and pinkie did the wrapping up! But we’re all outshining our friend here!” she turned to Dash, who was rubbing the back of her neck. “She was the one who was able to pay for it!” Now that surprised me, Rainbow had paid for it? I smiled at her to show my appreciation, and I beckoned her to come closer to watch me unwrap it. She did, but spent the whole time looking at her forehooves.
I tore the paper away feverishly, more excited than I had been for a long time. The girls watched in silence as I took the lid of the now uncovered box and moved it up and away. My jaw dropped.