//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Running in Rainbow Plains // Story: Pony Heart-Break // by Tythen //------------------------------// Running in Rainbow Plains "Oh wait!" Flash remembered, there's one thing I need to get and led Twilight to the Photo Booth. There, Lyra and Bon Bon were waiting with the swan shaped training seat on top of Lyra. "Why hello there! You must be Flash Sentry and Princess Twilight! My name's Sweetie Drops but everyone calls me Bon Bon!" Bon Bon greeted bowing to Twilight and Twilight smiled back in reply. "Nice to meet you! Actually, I came to see you Lyra, I'm actually looking for that training seat on top of your head." Flash asked Lyra "He he he! I look silly in this! Someone take a picture of me and Bon Bon for this!" Lyra joked "I guess you want to wear it as well Flash? That's pretty extreme for a high ranking officer to be a laughingstock don't you think? But in that case, Its all yours then!" Lyra agreed levitating the seat with her magic and giving it to Flash. "Stop by to take a picture sometime!" Bon Bon waved as they said farewell to Flash and Twilight. Flash came across the pony he tripped over recently now snoozing on the table. "*Snooze* Aaaahhhhh, goood mooorning Princess Twilight and Flaaash. Do you need something? zzzzzzzzz..." The pony yawned, Flash recorded the snooze action. "I see you are doing well! Umm..." "Just call me snoozy, zzzzzz" Snoozy introduced "What do you want to talk about?" He asked "Oh nothing, just to see how you're doing" Flash answered "Well, I'm so sleepy, zzz....." Snoozy replied and went back to sleep. Flash then found a certain pegasus sitting on a table whom is not a soldier. "Can I help you?" Flash greeted and questioned "Oh no! I'm the mail courier for this barrack! I'm just replacing someone else's job as a mailmare! My name's Cloud Kicker, nice to meet you!" Cloud Kicker greeted shaking Flash's hoof. "If you need a delivery, come by and see me! I'm your temporary mare for sending mail! Speaking of mail, there is a contest to express the most unique actions! Just fill out the postcard over there on what Action you'd like to enter and give it to me to send! You could win an amazing prize so give it a try! "Will think about it then Cloud" Twilight thanked and headed off to the teleporter with Flash Back in Rainbow Plains, the two were trudging up the mountain as the boat was left on the other side of the dock. As they climbed up the field, they noticed something different. The blue apple-munching pony was all alone! "Hang on, wasn't she with someone before?" Flash wondered and greeted her to see what happened The blue pony let out a sigh "Oh, you two... You didn't see my friend did you? He was only supposed to be taking a short break and yet he still hasn't come back." She paused to turn around then turned back in a frustrating manner. "Oh! where has he gone! Doesn't he know how worried I am?!?" She calmed down and sighed "If he's not here, I don't want to eat." and continued being unhappily silent. "Hmm... Something's not right here, a unhappy pony and a missing friend, Flash, get the love meter Cadence was talking about." Flash nodded and pulled the love meter out of his bag, a broken half of a heart revealed itself to Flash and Twilight. Knowing what it was, they went to find the pink pony. But alas, Flash this time, trodded on a strap although he noticed, "Umm... This strap belongs to no one... does it?" He fearfully asked "I think you should ask that pony charging straight at us." Twilight answered pointing to that same pony who owned the Handkerchief and the Newspaper angrily running towards Flash. "You again? This is the third time! You are completely insensitive you know that?" "No please sorry I just found out!" Flash apologised hastily but the pony wasn't listening "That strap! S-T-R-A-P! STRAP! Do you always seem to ride on everything you see?!?" He continued and yanked the strap under Flash's legs causing him to spin around in one direction and returning to its original position like a boomerang before slowing down and falling flat on the floor. Twilight was horrified and distressed about what happened to her colt- *cough* Pardon me! I meant her guardspony! Flash looked upwards from the floor and gave a small death stare to the writer of this story as he got up. "Oh, no... Now it's filthy, I can't use it now! Here! You got it dirty so you take it!" The pony yelled and threw the strap at Flash tripping him up again. Flash just silently accepts it as an item for his bags. Like he said with the rock, it may be useful! "Sheesh! Its not like it says "step on me"!" The pony blabbered and trotted off angrily. "Well I hope that's the last I see of that guy." Twilight said and kicked a massive tree causing an apple to fall and landing perfectly inside her saddlebags. To cheer up Flash, she changed the subject "Do you want to go shopping with me?" Twilight asked "How can you be concerned about shopping at a time like this?" Flash complained "Well, there is a clothes store right there!" Twilight pointed to the door that had a shirt hanging outside as its decoration "We'll go later. Right now, we have to find Arnie and give back that training seat." Flash said remembering their objective. The two climbed down the cliff vines and encountered Arnie. Arnie spotted the Training Seat sticking out of Flash's saddlebags. "Yes! That's it! That's what I'm looking for!" Arnie exclaimed then continued in a worried look "So um... You're going to give it to me, the training seat. Right?" "Of course! Why would we keep something that is not ours?" Flash agreed and gave the Training Seat to the pegasus. "Thanks! You're a lifesaver! If I didn't find it right away, well... It's vital you see!" Arnie said with an embarrassed look and continued "Again, thanks a bunch! See you later Flash and you too Princess!" he bowed to Twilight then climbed up the mountain vines. "I guess I have to get used to the princess thing!" Twilight blushed, Flash chuckled and then scaled the mountain with Twilight following behind. Reaching the top of the mountain, they came up close to the pegasus siblings. "Arnie! Yeah!" The young pegasus filly cheered at the return of her older brother "Did you behave?" Arnie questioned "Yep! I did just what you told me to do!" She then produced a worried look on her face "Uh, Arnie? I need to go potty. Did you find it?" "Of course! Here!" And Arnie gave the training seat to his sister who she snatched with glee "Yippee!! You're the best Arnie!" She exclaimed. "Oh you...you just can't survive without this training seat, can you?" Arnie questioned with a disappointing look "Yippee!! Yippee!! Yippee!! Yippee Yahoo!!" Arnie's sister jumped up and down cheering ignoring her brother's question. "Its getting late, should we head for home?" "Yep!" The pegasus siblings approach the door in the cliff face where the young filly was blocking. Arnie put his two hooves on one side of the door, while his sister puts her two hooves on the other. "Open!" They brought one hoof away from the door leaving their other hoof on the door and spun away from each other. The pulling force created by the spinning from their hoofs that were on the door causes the sides of the door to open in a sliding way. The siblings were dizzy after spinning but the door was successfully opened. Regaining conciousness, the siblings entered the cave and the door closed behind them and Flash recorded the action. Twilight noticed the large feather on the ground and tugged on Flash to come over. Flash pointed up to the sky to show that this feather was from a Phoenix which was currently flying above them. "Wow! The phoenix is surely a big bird, hey Flash, why don't we say something to the Phoenix?" Twilight asked "What, call out to it? Or just greet it? Oh well, lets greet it first." Flash agreed as both stood on the feather, they greeted in unison "Hello Mr Phoenix!" "Oh dear, I think I sound like Fluttershy..." Twilight wondered The Phoenix flew over the two again but however, a music note bounced on Flash's head and came to rest on the ground. The two cheered silently and came to see what this peculiar note was. As they both inspect it, Flash picked it up "Hmm... It says "Condor's Wings". Is this some type of music?" Flash questioned "Hmm. Looks like its one of the 10 Pony-Jam songs!" Twilight remembered "Pony-Jam?" "I guess Shining hasn't told you about what the concert hall is for, that's my brother all right! Anyway, the concert hall built in the barracks is going to be a public venue for a certain dance! This special dance technique is called Pony-Jam! A Pony-Jam dance are made out of, surprisingly, actions! Dancers perform actions at certain parts to a song. Like I said, there are 10 songs and this is Song No.2." "Wait, what happened to the first song?" Flash questioned "We already have the first song! Its called Pony Time!" Twilight answered as if Flash was supposed to know already. "Hang on, did you have it on you already?" "Actually, you had it right from the start." Twilight replied "It was already in your music list." "Okay, were done talking about this..." Flash concluded "Anyway, we still haven't found that blue mare's friend and we've checked the entire plains here. Want to try looking for them inside?" Twilight asked pointing to to the door implanted on the cliff. "Well, we've got no other choice, let's go!" Flash agreed and both stood against the door. "Open!" They both said and performed the action of opening the door. Looking at each other with determination, they walked in.