//------------------------------// // Chapter 3- Good Help Sometimes is a Rarity // Story: Well That Happened // by Sergeant Sprinkles //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash walked up to the door of Carousel Boutique, and began knocking earnestly. "We're open. Please do come in.", a refined voice sang out from inside. Rainbow Dash openned the door, and she with Pinkie Pie still tagging along, entered the fashionista's establishment. "Oh Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, to what do I owe the pleasure?", Rarity asked with a smile. Pinkie drew in a large breathe, "I was looking for Rainbow Dash in the field where she practices her tricks, and when I found her she was napping in a tree, so I said 'Hiya Dashie!', and I kinda accidentally scared her, and she fell down out of the tree and landed on her back.", Pinkie Pie mimicked Dash falling onto her back, "She had gotten her wing hurt and then she started yelling at me cause she was mad, but we made up, and thought that maybe Twilight could help her.", she said with a bounce, "We went to the library, but Twilight wasn't there, and I got this really cute bag from a stall across the street from the library.", Pinkie pulled out the pink fuzzy bag she had bought for a split second before returning it to her saddlebag, "Then we thought that maybe you could help Dashie since you're a unicorn and all. So," Pinkie leaned in real close to Rarity, "can you help her?", she asked with her signature smile. Rarity's smile had slightly faded during Pinkie's onslaught of an explaintaion. She knew how eccentric her pink friend could be, but this was really rather much, even for her. "Uh... what was that dear?", Rarity asked. Pinkie drew in another large breathe, and Rarity prepared for another undecipherable mash up of words, but Pinkie Pie was stopped before she could start talking again by Dash's hoof covering her mouth. "Look, I got hurt. I need help. Twilight's gone so can you help?", Rainbow Dash summed up, which earned a quick nod from Pinkie Pie, whose mouth was still covered by Rainbow's hoof. Pinkie Pie pulled out her new bag and muffled something into Dash's hoof. Dash gave an agitated sigh, "And Pinkie bought a new bag.", she said in an irritated tone while rolling her eyes and shaking her head. Rarity gasped, "You're injured?! Dear, you should go to the hospital!" "Nuh-uh! No way! I need to get get better now not later.", Dash stated with a forceful hoof stomp. "Well Rainbow Dash, I'm afraid I can't help you.", Rarity said listfully. "Well why not?", Dash asked. "Rainbow, dear, I never learned how to perform medicinal magic.", Rarity stated. Rainbow Dash sat down on the floor, hung her head, and asked, "Do you know anypony who can help?" Rarity began to think as Pinkie Pie approached her and held out her new pink bag. "Whatcha think Rarity?", Pinkie asked. Rarity chuckled a little bit as she examined the bag her friend was holding. "Yes Pinkie, it's very nice.", Rarity said with a smile. Pinkie beamed back at her friend, placed the bag back in her saddlebag, and happily bounced away. Rarity went back to trying to think of somepony who could help Rainbow Dash, but unfortunately no name could come to mind besides Twilight's. Rainbow Dash looked up quickly with a glimmer of hope present in her eyes. "Hey what about Fluttershy?", she asked quickly. "Fluttershy is taking care of one of her little woodland creatures who apparently has a rather terrible cold.", Rarity said with a smile. Somewhere in the Whitetail Forest... Fluttershy gently floated upwards with a box of tissues on her back. She retrieved one of the tissues in her mouth and gave it to the grizzly bear she was floating in front of. Barry Bear hadn't been feeling well lately due to his cold, but since Fluttershy started coming by earlier this week, he had been feeling loads better. The bear uttered an appreciative growl for the kindness he was being shown. The creamy yellow mare was his only pony friend, and she was always nice to him. She would even bring him fish that she had bought every once in a while, all the while asking for nothing in return. "Oh you're very welcome Barry.", Fluttershy said caringly as she nuzzled the burly bear. The bear wrapped her up in a hug and as he broke it his nose began to twitch. He began to sharply intake air, as a powerful sneeze built up. Fluttershy, moving quickly, placed her leg in front of his nose and he quickly stopped his approach towards the sneeze. Fluttershy smiled warmly with her eyes closed and removed her leg. She gracefully landed on the forest floor and began trotting over to her medical bag to retrieve a tongue depresser, when suddenly Barry sneezed. The sneeze lifted Fluttershy off her hooves and sent her soaring through the air at speeds she could rarely reach while using her own wings. She squealed in a mixture of surprise and fright, as she tumbled through the air. After a few moments she was able to unfurl her wings and correct her body's position enough to gain control over the impromtu take off. She looked over to Barry, who was lying flat on his back from the force of the mighty gust that had escaped his nose, and she flew over to his side. "Oh my. Bless you. Are you okay Barry Bear?", she asked in a motherly tone. The bear raised his head off the ground and was shocked at the state that Fluttershy was in. She was covered with mucus, and her mane had been blasted back, and was held in place by his mucus. Twigs and leaves littered her mane and tail as well as an old abandonned bird's nest. The bear began apologizing profusely until he was interrupted by Fluttershy, "It's okay, really. I... um, like my mane like this." Back in Ponyville "Regetably dear, I can't seem to think of anyponyelse who has the skills to help you.", Rarity said thoughtfully. Rainbow Dash's head was almost on the floor when Pinkie Pie suddenly sprang up from in between her and Rarity. "Any pony!", Pinkie shouted as she jumped into the air. Rarity and Rainbow Dash looked over at Pinkie Pie with perplexed expressions plastered on their faces. "Zecora, sillies! You know, black and white stripes..." "Pinkie we know who she is.", Rainbow Dash stated. "makes potions...", Pinkie continued unphased. "Pinkie Pie...", Rarity said trying to get her attention. "lives in the Everfree Forest...", Pinkie continued. "Pinkie Pie!", Rainbow Dash and Rarity shouted at the same time. "Yes?", Pinkie said with a smile. Rainbow Dash smiled, "What are we waiting for?", she asked. She and Pinkie started heading towards the door, when Dash looked back and asked, "Ya coming Rarity?" "Sorry dear, but I have to run my boutique, and I have a client coming over to place an order soon.", Rarity said with a sad smile. "Oh, it's okay. See you later.", Rainbow said with a smile and a wave. Rarity, glad to see her friend wasn't to disappointed, smiled and waved back, "Good luck, and please do let me know when when you have resolved this situation.", she called out as her friends left the shop.