//------------------------------// // Just Another Day // Story: Friends in High Places // by BeanPole //------------------------------// Chapter 5 - Just Another Day ------------------------------------- Another sonic rainboom ripped through the sky, the colors turning the sky into a seven colored collage. The Wonderbolts landed, having finished their show, they all took a bow and walked out of the arena. Usually these shows exhausted Dash, but not recently, she felt more alive than ever as if an invisible force was driving her to perform harder. After the team did their usual autograph and photo session they retreated to the safety of their lounge and quarters. Dash was fresh out of the shower and was busy checking all the fan mail that she had gotten. A particularly ornate envelope caught her eye. Upon reading it she discovered it to be an invitation to the wedding of Fluttershy and Big Macintosh. The wedding was scheduled to take place during the 3 week off period the Wonderbolts had in the middle of the season which started after the next show. "Hey Dashie, whatcha readin?" Soarin had just finished showering and he was checking in to she how Dash was doing. "Oh just a wedding invitation from some of my old friends back home." Dash gave him a questioning look as if she was asking if he wanted to go. "Oh, ok," he laughed. "Weddings are just dreadful to sit through, never been my thing." "Ok then, we won't go." Dash smiled at him. "I kinda wanted to spend our break with you in Manehattan anyways." "Thanks Dashie," he gave her a kiss on the cheek, "I'll be in the lounge room having a drink if you need me." Soarin left and Dash wrote a simple letter in reply to the invitation, it read: Sorry, I will not be attending the wedding. Dash joined Soarin in the lounge and they had a few drinks together before they went to bed for the night. ----------------- "What do you mean she isn't coming!?" Pinkie Pie was distraught at the news of Rainbow Dash's letter. "T-that's all the letter says, it does not give any kind of reason." Fluttershy was obviously upset with the Rainbow mare. "Well ah should go up to Cloudsdale right now and tell that pony what for!" Applejack was more furious than she had been in a while at the rainbow mare. "Calm down Applejack, I'm sure she is just busy." Twilight was trying her best to keep the group in order. "Yeah busy," Applejack rolled her eyes at the word. "Busy being full of herself if you ask me." Applejack stormed off in the direction of Sweet Apple Acres. Twilight looked at the yellow mare who was distraught, "Hey, Fluttershy, why don't you go to Cloudsdale to see if you can find out why Dash can't come?" "Oh, um, well I'm sure she really is busy. I mean she is a Wonderbolt and all." Fluttershy was obviously sad about the situation and everypony else knew she didn't want to go to Cloudsdale alone. "Ok Fluttershy, if your sure that it will be ok with you." Twilight was questioning in her tone. The yellow mare nodded and turned away to hide the tear dropping from her eye. Without saying another word she slowly walked off towards her cottage. "Rainbow Dash had to know that she would be affected like this." Twilight was starting to feel anger towards the mare. "What if Applejack is right and she is just being full of herself?" "Y-you mean she doesn't need us any more?" Pinkie's mane was perfectly straight by now and she was hanging her head low. Twilight hated to see her like this. It was almost scary the way Pinkie seemed to go crazy in times like this. Trying to cheer Pinkie up was useless, she just ran away and locked herself up in her room. Giving up, Twilight went back to the library to see of she could find a Wonderbolts show schedule or something similar. She felt like something was wrong. She noted that, even during the summer, Dash had seemed, very un-Dashlike. she need to find out what was up. ----------------- Once again Rainbow Dash woke in the night in a cold sweat. It was an unexpected effect of his control on her. When she was sleeping, her unconscious mind had full control over itself, all he could do was send images to create a dream of sorts. While he was having a fair amount of cruel fun with the blue mare's dreams, it was possible that she could become aware of his control. He had been wiping her memory of the dreams every morning, just in case. He turned his attention back to the mare. He had made her get up since it was almost time to wake up anyways. It was rather boring really, just sitting there. He wanted to move, he wanted desperately to set his plan into motion. But with the rainbow mare still in the picture, his defeat would be inevitable. Oh well, it wont be too much longer... ----------------- Finally it had arrived, the first day of their spring vacation. Dash was excited to finally get to spend three whole weeks with Soarin without interruption. Her bags were already packed and it was still only six thirty in the morning. She usually didn't wake this early but something had compelled her get ready early. She laid down with Soarin who was still sleeping and waited for him to wake up. ------------------------------ NOTES: Sorry about the short chapters thus far. I am a busy person and writing is time consuming. When the story picks up a little more the chapters will be longer. Thanks for all the kind words and support. - BeanPole