//------------------------------// // Roller Coaster by cooopercrisp // Story: RariTwi Group Collab // by Anonymule //------------------------------// Roller Coaster By: cooopercrisp ~~~~~<>~~~~~ It was a beautiful summer’s day at the Canterlot Fair, and Twilight and Rarity were hollering at the top of their lungs. The wind rushed past their faces, causing their eyes to water, as the mechanical ride they were on twisted and turned. The sound of the wheels grinding against the track failed to mask their screams. They were the loudest ponies on the ride, although a few other ones were yelling as well. Rarity’s voice was piercing with its high pitch, and what Twilight lacked in frequency she made up for in volume. Soon the track was coming towards a loop that would leave them completely upside down. They could feel their stomachs churning as the cart careened towards the loop. Their screams got even louder as they flipped upside down, the safety restraints being the only thing keeping them from plummeting to the ground. Once they got out of the loop, they calmed down a little...until the ride plummeted down a nearly vertical track. Rarity felt as though she were going to faint, and Twilight was having a hard time catching her breath. After that drop, however, the ride slowly ascended and ended. Twilight and Rarity finally stopped screaming and stumbled off the ride once the restraints were lifted. “I feel quite ill,” Rarity groaned, her face even paler than normal. Her voice had given out from all the screaming. “I know what you mean,” Twilight said. She suddenly belched, and she feared what might come after that, as her stomach felt like it was ready to jump out of her mouth. “Excuse me.” “You’re excused, darling,” Rarity said. She convulsed, and it was only by means of self-control that she didn’t start retching. “Oh, I’m going to kill Rainbow Dash.” “What’s that now?” Dash asked as she approached with Applejack close to her. She saw the looks on both of their faces and started laughing. “Wow, was that ride too much for you?” “Don’t even try to antagonize us,” Rarity said menacingly, “or I might upturn the contents of my stomach in your direction.” “Oh, okay,” Dash said, turning to Applejack and smirking. The two of them started laughing, and Twilight and Rarity glared at them. “Ah mean, ah’m sorry we’re laughin’ at ya,” Applejack said, “but Dash and ah rode it just fine and we thought you’d enjoy it.” “To be fair,” Twilight said after belching again, “you and Dash are used to taking high-speed flights, so you were more prepared for that kind of experience.” “Oh, ah guess you have a point.” “Hey girls!” chirped Pinkie Pie as she bounded towards them, Fluttershy lagging behind her. Pinkie looked at the roller coaster and her jaw dropped. “Ooh, ooh, ooh! Fluttershy, do you want to go on the ride? It looks like fun!” “Oh, well, I don’t know...” Fluttershy said as she caught up. “It looks awfully scary.” “Aw, you’re no fun,” Pinkie said. “Hey, have you girls been on the ride? Can you tell us what it was like?” Applejack and Dash responded with “awesome,” while Twilight and Rarity simultaneously replied with “terrible.” “Oh,” Pinkie said, her smile fading slightly. “Well, I’m still gonna go on. Fluttershy, you can join me if you want.” “I think I’d prefer not to, if that’s okay with you,” Fluttershy said. “Okay. Your loss!” Pinkie chirped as she took off towards the ride. Rarity suddenly started gagging and quickly looked for the nearest trash can. When she found one a few feet away, she sped towards it and lowered her head in before vomiting. Dash and Applejack stopped chuckling when they realized how bad off their friend was. Concerned for Rarity, Twilight rushed to her side. “Are you okay?” she asked. “Ugh, no,” Rarity said in between her retching. “I never want to ride a roller coaster ever again.” Rarity stayed stooped over the trash can until she was sure she had completely emptied the contents of her stomach. “Here, let me clean that up for you,” Twilight said. She used a bit of magic and cleared the spewed matter from Rarity’s muzzle. “Thank you,” Rarity said, gasping for breath. Twilight was thankfully starting to feel better, so she wouldn’t be sharing in Rarity’s discomfort. Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy came over to see if Rarity was all right. “Wow,” Dash said, “I didn’t realize it would be that bad. Sorry, Rares.” “It’s all right,” Rarity said. “It was my fault for eating that fried dough beforehand.” “Wait,” Applejack said, “you ate before ya went on the ride?” “Rarity did,” Twilight said. “I warned her not to, but you know how she is at these fairs. She has to try all the food.” “I didn’t expect to be tasting it a second time, however,” Rarity said, and Dash suddenly started laughing again. Rarity glared at her and she stopped. “Well,” Fluttershy said, “they say riding a roller coaster is a good bonding experience. Do you two think you’ve bonded a little more?” Applejack and Dash turned to Fluttershy in alarm, and Fluttershy cowered at their look. Twilight and Rarity didn’t know what the big deal was, but their friends had seen them together a lot lately and had suspected that they had a thing for each other. Nopony had wanted to bring it up, though, and Fluttershy’s question skirted the line a little too closely for Dash and Applejack. Twilight and Rarity, however, took the question in stride. “Well,” Twilight said, “we were already close friends, so this is just one more experience to share. What do you think, Rarity?” “Personally, I’d like to forget the whole thing happened, but it’ll be a funny story someday. Why do you ask, Fluttershy?” “Oh, um...no reason,” Fluttershy said, pawing the ground and hiding behind her long mane. “Well, now that that’s over,” Twilight said, “what should we do next?” “Well, Rarity,” Dash said with a smirk on her face, “are you hungry?” “NO!” ~~~~~<>~~~~~