//------------------------------// // My nemesis, the rock // Story: Rainbow Dash trips over a rock // by EverlastingKnightmare //------------------------------// Upon entering the general vicinity of the Everfree Forest, Rainbow Dash was forced to land. Her wings were experiencing a prolonged period of rigidness, thus negating her ability to fly. Until such time as she was able to properly recuperate from the previous dream - both mentally and physically - she would be stuck on all fours. It was then that she enacted her best tactic for finding anypony who was every lost in the history of the world. She called out her name. “FLUTTERSHY!” Her voice echoed, the local wildlife silent for a period of two seconds before erupting again in their chorus of mating calls. She blamed Fluttershy for her knowledge of that and for the fact it did nothing to ease her present condition. Rainbow tried again. “FLUTTERSHY! WHERE ARE YOU?!” Again a period of two seconds elapsed before the the chorus of wildlife resumed. The pegasus mare groaned, deciding her best tactic of finding her friend had failed. Rainbow then proceeded to trot forward at an eager pace, ears flattened against her head in a desperate attempt to drown out the organic ambience. She was thereafter halted in her hoof-steps as something hard impacted the side of her head with a loud THUNK. “OW! Hey!” Rainbow glared around for her assailant, only finding a large rock that looked eerily familiar. Grumbling at her inability to figure anything out, she continued on her way - or tried to. THUNK “Ow! By Celestia and Horseapples!” screamed Rainbow as she began to turn in a circle, anger across her face. “Come out, you pansies! Afraid to face a mar-” THUNK The resulting impact of the very hard object against her skull caused the pegasus mare to trip over a rock in the ground, emitting an exasperated groan after she impacted. Her eyesight was, by chance, aimed at the large rock. she made out what appeared to be a large set of sunglasses on the top of the rocks structure. It was then she made out the impossible sight of a rock - or pebble - being thrown by some unnatural force at her. THUNK Rainbow Dash subsequently passed out from a concussion resulting from too many impacts to the head. It would have been quite normal for her had it not been coming from an inanimate object. Minutes later, two squirrels appeared from behind the oddly familiar rock with excellent shades. They then gave each other a high five.