//------------------------------// // Book - TwilightUCrazy // Story: AppleDash Group Collab // by DbzOrDie //------------------------------// WHAM! ... WHAM! ... WHAM! As Rainbow Dash observed the goings-on, she flinched with every- WHAM! ... Yeah. This was probably going to take awhile. The blue pegasus rolled her eyes, and continued to watch with- WHAM! -somewhat humorous interest. The outright hilarity of it all, though, had left after the first ten minutes. Her laughter, by now, had been reduced to an annoyed smirk. WHAM! The only relief that she got from her clear and growing agitation was the approach of an orange mare coming up behind her. "Howdy Sugarcube!" the cowpony called in that adorable southern drawl of hers. Rainbow Dash grinned and looked over her withers at the approaching earth pony, and opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted out of it by yet another loud- WHAM! The rainbow-maned pony cast a chagrined expression towards the randomly-trembling trees in Applejack's orchard, and then turned back to the farmer mare. "Heya Applejack. How's the family?" she asked with a smile. WHAM! Rainbow flinched. "What in tarnation is that racket?" Applejack blinked, looking up and around at the trees all around the field. "And what's happenin' ta mah trees?" Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Twilight insists she can teach herself to fly by reading a few books on aerodynam-" WHAM! The pegasi's blinked at Twilight ramming head-first into a nearby apple tree. She rolled her irritated gaze over to Applejack on her left. The unicorn-turned-alicorn was sporting what looked like several new horns on her head. Rainbow tapped her hoof on the ground impatiently, while Applejack winced, and couldn't help but chuckle at the display. “Yeah, it's kinda funny at first?” the pegasus droned. “Then it gets old after the twentieth time.” Applejack finished chortling and wiped a tear from her eye. “Well... any idea what she's doin' wrong-?” WHAM! “-and ain't she gonna hurt herself doin' that?” Rainbow shrugged. “Eh, probably.” Twilight shook the stars out of her vision, and rose again. Despite the funny-looking lumps on her head, she still had a hold of (most) of her mental faculties. The lavender pony growled in frustration, her horn glowing again as she spread her wings and launched herself- WHAM! -right into another tree. Rainbow didn't even react. Applejack winced, pressing her face into Rainbow's mane to hide the painful sight from herself. “See? She thinks she can use her unicorn-magic to keep herself in the air. It takes too much concentration, though. She keeps losing focus and crashing.” WHAM! “Well, while she tries to figure it out,” the orange mare smiled to Rainbow, “Wouldja care to split these bitin'-hot apple fritters with me?” she nuzzled her marefriend, and reached back to grab the picnic basket perched on her back. Rainbow's outlook brightened immediately, her wings flaring enthusiastically. “Awesome!” she exclaimed. “You have no idea how tiring it is to watch somepony-” WHAM! “-crash over and over again. Applejack smiled and grabbed the blanket laid across her withers and spread it out, while Twilight got up for another try...