Rainbow Dash knew she was doomed. Completely and utterly doomed. She was trapped, in multiple ways. Her sense of honor kept her from simply giving up to avoid the issue, and the two mares literally held her down.
Any moment now, Trixie was going to find out her secret. And knowing Trixie, that meant her life was basically over, because she would never let it rest. Rainbow Dash could not really see anything Trixie was doing, only having a good view of the mares back and mane, which made it even worse as she did not know when it was coming.
Looking back over her shoulder, Rainbow Dash shot the best glare she could manage at Fluttershy. “I will get you for thi—iiii!” She squealed and kicked reflexively as Trixie ran a hoof along her sole. Oh no, oh no, oh no!
“Rainbow Dash, you are ticklish? Hah, this is too good!”
Trixie laughed and gave another soft stroke with the toe of her hoof, sending shudders through out Rainbow Dash’s whole body. Involuntarily, she cried out again and did her best to squirm away, resulting in another impotent kick since the devilish unicorn was sitting on her legs, ensuring she could not defend herself.
“Scratch that, Trixie was wrong. you are REALLY ticklish.”
The glee in Trixie’s voice was downright frightening, but what was even worse was the slow careful experimenting that followed. No matter how much she tried to fight her reflexes, every minor touch made her flinch and struggle, and in turn make Trixie giggle.
Rainbow Dash squirmed. “D-darn it, Trixie! Quit messing with my hooves!”
“Never!” Trixie looked back over her shoulder, then tickled along the edge of the hoof, making Rainbow Dash spasm and howl with laughter uncontrollably.
During a brief lull, Rainbow Dash felt Fluttershy stroking her mane comfortingly. “Oh, uhm, don’t worry, Rainbow Dash, time already started, there’s only ten seconds left.”
“What!?” Trixie cried out alarmed and turned her attention back to the vulnerable hooves, within a split second Rainbow Dash arched curled up and fought against Fluttershy while she gasped for breath in between laughing fits.
Fighting to get away from the torture, Rainbow Dash tried hard to break free and buck Trixie off her. Unfortunately she was so weakened by the constant giggles that she was not really a threat to anypony, no matter how much she would have wanted to be, and Fluttershy was able to hold her.
Fluttershy quietly counted the seconds while she hugged Rainbow Dash tightly, keeping her from launching herself off the couch. “ten, nine, eight.”
Laughing for the longest ten seconds of her entire life, where she laughed, screamed, howled and strained against the two ponies with so much might that her limbs, lungs and jaw hurt, Rainbow Dash’s only chance was to try to keep count during them. “T-t, haha, t-thaahat’s ten s-seconds! S-stop!” The tickling finally came to a halt, and Rainbow Dash went limp on the couch panting for breath. “H-hah, see, y-you can’t beat, hah, me…”
Weezing, Rainbow Dash grinned pleased with herself. She’d done it, it was the absolute worst experience she had in recent memory, but she had withstood it. It was a good thing Trixie had spent most of the time just teasing her, as bad as that had been, it was nothing compared to those last ten seconds.
Above her, Rainbow Dash saw Fluttershy come into view, her long mane curtained Rainbow Dash’s own face. “Uhm, I’m sorry, I miscounted… Actually there were forty seconds left.”
Rainbow Dash’s eyes went wide. She only said that to make Trixie get serious!
“Half way there, hang in there Rainbow Dash, y-you can do it.” She whispered, then gave a nod to Trixie. Rainbow Dash only caught Trixie’s grin for a moment before she turned her back to her again, and everything began again.
Another whole forty seconds, she had to endure that whole thing again for four times as long. Rainbow Dash started to hyperventilate at just the thought, there was no way. “W-wait! Nevermind, I gi—iii!” Her plea was entirely ignored.
“Forty, thirty-nine, thirty-eight,” Fluttershy counted down while Rainbow Dash could feel Trixie take the hint and go to town on her hooves again, tickling her soles, scraping along the rim of her hooves, and cackling evilly all throughout.
Where Rainbow Dash’s first ten seconds had been spend trying to outlast the barrage, this time she only tried to do one thing, in between roaring with laughter and gasping for air, surrender and stop the madness. Trixie held through to her word however and dutifully ignored her every attempt at giving up.
Finally, long since after Rainbow Dash had lost all semblance of sanity, the tickling stopped, and she collapsed on the couch exhausted and heaving. Her heart felt as though it was trying to drill through her ribs and escape.
“I, hah, hate, hah, you both!” She barely forced out. Staring up at the ceiling, she tried to gather enough focus to figure out how to get back at the pair. For the time being she enjoyed the comfort of Fluttershy’s hold while she recovered.
Fluttershy leaned into view again, her face turned serious. “Maybe next time you’ll think twice about being so late during a thunderstorm, without letting us know.” She pulled her embrace a little tighter, crossing her forelegs over Rainbow Dash’s chest.
Rainbow Dash blinked and stroked her forelegs along Fluttershy’s. “T-that’s what this is all about?”
Trixie, who had apparently turned herself around as she was now seated facing her, leaned over as well. “Well, maybe not what it’s all about.” Trixie grinned while she brushed her mane out of her face, she actually looked pretty tired from torturing Rainbow Dash, sitting comfortably on her legs still. “Trixie believes it should be obvious who is on top here, isn’t it?”
With a huff, Rainbow Dash sat up, reluctantly pulling herself free from Fluttershy, and pushed Trixie off of her. A satisfyingly easy task now that all her previous restrictions were lifted. “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Trixie, the game is far from over!”
“Alright! Trixie’s turn at last. Rainbow Dash, truth or dare?”
“Doesn’t anypony else get a dare? Geez! Fine, I pick dare, but you can’t give the same dare twice so don’t even think about it.” Rainbow Dash crossed her hooves over her chest with a grumble.
Trixie laughed and shook her head. “What would be the fun in that? Trixie has a better idea for you, miss ‘I am not cooking’. Trixie dares you to make snacks for all of us and bring them back here.” Pointing one hoof toward the kitchen, Trixie made a shooing motion with her other hoof.
Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, but moved towards the kitchen. “I should have known better than to let you have any kind of power. We’re right back to room service again, huh? Just you wait.”
Fluttershy giggled and shook her head. “Are you going to be okay, Rainbow Dash? Uhm, how about I make some more hot chocolate while we wait?”
“Sounds good, Fluttershy, that will be a nice silver lining to this cloud.” She grinned while pondering. Okay, let’s see how they like hot sauce laced snacks!
As if reading her mind, Trixie called after Rainbow Dash. “Hey, they better be good! And remember to clean the kitchen when you are done!”
Looking over her shoulder and smirked. “Stop that darn it, as if I, the honorable Rainbow Dash, would ever have any plans to ruin the snacks or leave the kitchen a mess. Heck I barely intend to use it, I’ll leave it spotless, heh.” She pushed open the kitchen door, then gasped in utter disbelief as she laid eyes on the chaos within. “What in Equestria happened in here! Trixie!”
Trixie’s laughter told her all she needed to know.
Since the next turn belonged to Rainbow Dash herself, the game came to a brief halt while she got to work. Even if Trixie was a low down dirty cheat, Rainbow Dash carried out the dare as instructed, just with plenty of complaining while she did so.
Meanwhile, Trixie lazed on the couch, and Fluttershy made preparations of her own.