//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: A Dash of Loyalty // Story: Miniature Magick // by Pixel Berry //------------------------------// 'Oh Shit!' I thought, while feeling myself fall off of Twilight's head. "Avery!" Twilight shouted, grabbing me within her magic grasp. "Thanks," I said. "What was that anyways?" "I think you mean 'Who'." Twilight said, looking up. I looked up to see a rainbow tail hanging off a cloud above us. I also saw a pair of magenta eyes looking strait at me. 'Really?' I thought. "Rainbow, can you get down here?" Twilight asked. "Hold on a sec." I heard Rainbow say. Then as quick as a flash, I was out of Twilight's magic grasp, hanging upside-down, with one of the sneakers that Rarity made in Rainbow's hoof grasp. "Sorry Twilight. Saw you holding a bug and wanted to check it out." Rainbow said, making me a little irritated. "Uh, Rainbow, that's not a bug. It's a-" "Is it a Parasprite!? Don't worry, I'll send this piece of filth back to the Everfree for you!" Then I was in Rainbow's hooves, in a throwing position. 'Oh Crap!' "H-hey! I ain't no Parasprite dude!" "What the! This one can talk? That's even worse!" "I'm not a PARASPRITE!" I shouted, making the blue mare drop me. But before I could hit the ground, Twilight grabbed me with her wing. "Thanks, again." "Twilight? What kind of sick thing did you summon again? The last time you did that you brought one of Fluttershy's Bear friends in your bedroom." Rainbow said, making me giggle at the sight of a bear in the library, pissed. I saw that Twilight was giving me a angry glare, I just responded with an innocent grin. "Woh! Look at those teeth!" Rainbow was eyeing my grin, while I was upside-down in her grasp, again. "What about them?" I asked. "I saw those Vamppony teeth! Do you eat meat?" Rainbow demanded. "Y-yeah?" "Do you eat ponies?" That question made me confused. "Why would I? Where I come from, it's illegal to, but it's vice versa to have sex with one... Hmm... I wonder why." I didn't notice that there was two mares looking at me with slight disgust of that random fact I gave out, but when I did, I could tell that my whole face was red. "W-wait, I didn't mean th-that! I-I'm sorry, that was u-uncalled for!" 'If anime logic was here, my face would be as red as a strawberry' I thought, still blushing with embarrassment. "I'll say," Rainbow said. "Wherever you came from, I do not wanna visit." "I don't blame you." I said more relaxed. "Anyways, so you say that your kind doesn't eat ponies, but what do they eat?" Rainbow asked. "W-well, we eat pork, beef, chicken, and fish. But we also eat fruits and veggies and also nuts and dairy." I answered. "..." Rainbow then put me back on Twilight's mane, but still kept an eye on me. "On another note," Twilight interrupted the silence. "This is Avery, she's from a different world." "More like a different dimension" I said out-loud. "What's that supposed to mean?" Rainbow eyed me. "I'll explain it later." "I want you to explain it NOW!" Rainbow shouted at my face, grabbing me again. 'What's with her and grabbing me?' I thought. I got slightly scared. "B-But," "Rainbow! What's wrong with you!?" "N-nothing! Just a little on the edge after work." "I know how that feels." I said. "How?" She asked. "Back in my world, my job is an Animator and Voice Over. It's hard doing two things for a living, and I know you only have to kick a few clouds in the sky and that's it." "Well this time I had to do a whole field, thanks to Derpy forgetting to turn off the cloud maker, again." She said, slightly aggravated. "There, there," I climbed on her mane and started petting her. (I have no idea why though, just felt right) "It's not your fault that your stressed out. I mean, yeah, your the one stressed, but I know what will relive you of this pain." "What?" She asked, looking upon her head. "A day at the spa. But I know that a tomboyish mare like you is too cool for that." "Yeah your right, but the spa sounds good right about now." "I think that all you really need is a massage and you will be back to your cool, awesome self again." "Yeah! Your right! Thanks Avery. At first I thought you were going to be really weird, but now, your cool in my book." That insult/ complement put a smile on my face, and Rainbow put me down on the grass. "Now if you don't mind, I have a secret meeting with a massage mare at the spa." Then without another word, she flew to her cloud house, then dashed to the town, towards the spa building. "I never knew that this day would come," Twilight said, looking towards the direction Rainbow went. "Rainbow Dash, going to the Spa, without any help... How did you do it?" She asked looking down at me. "Let's just say I hang out with too many people like her." I said, looking at my nails, trying to look unimpressed. "I know her weak spots." I said with pride. "Oh! I forgot to ask, hey Twilight?" "Yes?" "Do you suppose to know a spell to make me bigger by the way?" "I don't think so. Maybe when we go back to the library I may look up a spell like that." "Oh, okay..." I said a little disappointed. "It's okay Avery. I don't know any mares or stallions who are in your situation, so your lucky that you get to experience it, first-hoof." Twilight said with a small smile. "Yeah, thanks for cheering me up." I said, giving a smile back. Twilight gestured her hoof towards me and I hopped on. She placed me on her mane once more, and we were on our way to the town once more. ~Meanwhile~ "Ahh~" Rainbow said in satisfaction in her tone. Rainbow was getting a massage, making all of her stress and worries melt away. "Are you enjoying you appointment Miss Dash?" A voice asked. "Yes~!" Rainbow answered. "I-if this keeps on going I-I might," She couldn't finish her sentence cause she fell asleep. "Oh Rainbow Dash. I knew this day would come, that's why I brought this." said the voice again. Rarity was in the spa, holding a camera, and taking pictures of the sleeping pegasus. "I know that when I show her these, she will me begging for them back. And it's all thanks to Avery." Rarity gave a giggle at her dark antics and continued taking tons of pictures of the sleeping mare before her. Some of the Spa employees were giggling with the unicorn, but continued on with their jobs. "Now let's put some make-up on this pretty-pretty Pegasus." Rarity said, pulling out a make-up case. 'This'll be quite fun!' Rarity thought, putting some fake eye-lashes on the poor sleeping Pegasus.