Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer in all of Equestria, coolest mare alive (maybe even cooler than Daring Doo), and altogether awesome gal stared in the mirror. Normally her ego would swell at the sight of herself in the mirror. Not today. Today, the most amazing mare alive was staring at her reflection in disgust. The reason? Her decidedly NOT cool outfit.
Blue floppy ears. Blue bunny booties. A blue saddlebag that forced her wings to hug her sides uncomfortably. She could hardly stand to look at herself. The thought of other ponies seeing her like this made her muzzle scrunch up in distaste. She was totally, undeniably adorable.
Tonight was the big Nightmare Night Costume Party, hosted by none other than Pinkie Pie. It was sure to be a doozy, with that mare planning it. But, there had been a catch in the costumes. Rainbow had been set to wear a Vampony outfit, or something REALLY cool like that, but then Pinkie had delivered an alta-mata somthing. She set some rules for everypony who came.
Everypony who comes to the party has to come in an outfit that’s opposite to who they really are.
Rainbow was so epic, so cool, so amazing, and now she looked… well…
Rainbow sighed. She looked cute as hell.
Somehow, she had managed to repair Fluttershy’s ‘dangerous mission’ outfit. She had figured that since it had the words ‘dangerous’ and ‘mission’ in it, it couldn’t be that bad to wear. But she was wrong. Sweet Celestia, was she wrong! The floppy ears, booties - And, worst of all was the way her wings were tied down by the matching saddle bag around her. She shifted uncomfortably, her wings squashed by the stifling outfit.
She looked at herself in her cloud mirror, sighing. “Well, I got Pinkie’s rule down pat.” She couldn’t help but grin a bit. “Heh, I’m sure to win the prize for ‘Most Not-You’ at the party.” That single thought helped reassure her. Gently, she rolled up the sleeves of the outfit. She thought it made her look MORE cute; whether that was a blessing or a curse at this point, Rainbow didn’t care. As long as she kept her eyes on that prize, it didn’t matter.
Rainbow tilted her head, continuing to look at herself. Her mane curled a bit over her eye, hiding part of it from view. She smiled softly, seeing a small blush rise to her cheeks. She looked REALLY adorable. What did this remind her of?... It was a long time ago…
She laughed out loud as she remembered suddenly. Back when she had been a little filly, she had a stuffed bunny she got from Fluttershy for some birthday of hers. She had cherished that little thing. That was way long ago, back before she cared about adorableness or coolness or anything. She had just loved her little Snuffle-Bunny.
Snuffle B. had been a little blue stuffed bunny toy with big, floppy, fluffy ears and bright black eyes. Over the years, he had gotten a little beat up - after all, Dash had always been a bit more rough and tumble than some other kids. Rainbow remembered when she had made her dad sew her bunny’s arm back on. She had been so worried it would never be repaired. He had ended up fine. Dash didn’t quite remember where the little guy had ended up now, though. He was probably sitting up somewhere in her attic in a box of kid things. She had gotten swept away by cooler things, like the Wonderbolts and racing.
Rainbow giggled softly, brushing her mane to the side as she drank in nostalgia. She grinned at her reflection, chuckling. She was so going to win that prize. She was Rainbow Dash - the most adorable mare around, even if nopony ever knew it; even herself.
She glanced at the clock, her mane flipping slightly so she could see. It was about half an hour until the party started. She should probably get going if she wanted to get there on time. She glanced behind her once, seeing a very sleepy tortoise slowly opening his eyes. "Heya, Tank! How do I look?"
The tortoise slowly blinked. Waiting a moment, Rainbow saw her pet smile, as though his mouth were made of molasses. Rainbow chuckled. "Thanks, buddy." Quickly, the bunny clad Rainbow Dash bopped her pet's nose with her own, giggling. "Alright, you gonna be fine here?"
Being the smart tortoise he was, her bobbed his head up and down in slow motion. Rainbow chuckled and turned around. "Alright. I'll be home later!" In a dash, despite her tied wings, she got to the door quickly. She opened the door and trotted to a pulley system she had installed. Smiling, she jumped onto a wooden platform and snapped the pulley, letting herself be lowered to the ground.
"Can't wait to get my wings back..." Sighing, Rainbow began the long trek to Sugarcube Corner. At least she was sure to win a prize for her adorable outfit. On the way there, she was greeted by many a pony. A few greeted her with a smile; others with uproaring laughter. She rolled her eyes and kept walking.
The party, as it turned out, was quite a lot of fun. Fluttershy (dressed as a big, scary wolf) had loved the use of her old outfit; Twilight (wearing Spike’s dragon costume as a cop out) completely agreed. Applejack (dressed as a racoon) couldn’t stop laughing, along with Pinkie Pie (top notch, dressed up like a funeral cake). Rarity (dressed in only the finest hideousness of a pony off the streets, she said) took a middle ground and complimented Rainbow’s sewing abilities.
They partied all night long, but to Rainbow, it didn’t matter if anypony saw her. It wasn’t like her reputation was ruined. She had enjoyed herself, and it didn’t matter who won the prize anymore; she was with close friends who all enjoyed her company.
Cutsy Wootsy or not.