//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: The Little Rainbow (Revised Version) // by TheDashie //------------------------------// Rainbow was almost sure that she was dreaming, not believing that she was a child once more. She began to laugh as she got off the chair and made her way towards her closet, deciding that she should find something more appropriate to wear other than an oversized shirt. After she had dug through her closet she was able to find an old pair of gym shorts and a loose hoodie from a few years back. "Since I'm obviously still dreaming I think I should go mess with people.. But who.." A small grin played on the child's face as she thought of the person person to mess with until she woke up, "I should get AJ, even if I'm dreaming I want to see her face when I get her!" Rainbow laughed a little bit before she left her house, walking in the direction of AJ's farm since she wasn't able to fly it seemed. "I have to walk.. Just great.." She mumbled to herself but looked around at everything as she took a small short cut by going down one of the many dirt roads that went around town instead of through it. 'Wow.. I didn't think things could be so ugly in a dream..' Rainbow thought to herself as she began to see old, torn down houses. Rainbow had been walking for what seemed like 15 minutes before she could finally see the top of the barn that AJ had rebuilt a few years back, smiling as she walked a little faster. She stopped and jumped as she heard a little bit of thunder, looking up she realized it had started raining. At first it was just a light drizzle before it began to get heavier by each passing minute, forcing Rainbow to quicken her pace to a light jog. Making her way onto the property of the farm she made her way to AJ's house with a grin on her soaked face, her grin dissapearing when she tripped over a rock sticking out from the ground and causing her to fall into a forming mud puddle. Rainbow sat in the puddle for a fee seconds as she wondered why she hadn't woke up yet, shrugging it off as she stood up and made her way to the door of the house. Standing in front of the door she lightly knocked and waited for the door to be opened, instead she head AJ ask 'Who is it?' over the rain. "It's me AJ! Open up!" Rainbow had to raise her voice in order for her voice to even be heard over the rain, not even sure AJ had heard her before she head the locks being unlocked and the door creaking up. "What would bring you over here in the middle of a storm! Just how crazy are y-" AJ stopped talking as her eyes looked down at what was on her porch, not sure if it was real or not. What AJ was seeing was what looked like a smaller version of her friend Rainbow covered in mud and soaking wet, laughing a little bit she shook her head and leaned against her door frame. "How much is she paying you for dressing up as her and coming out during a storm to mess with me?" A confused look formed on Rainbow's face as she looked up at AJ, "Dress up as who?" She asked as she looked down at her clothing that was covered in mud and soaking wet, not seeing who she was looking like. AJ crouched down to be eye level with the child she was unaware that was indeed her friend AJ, "Rainbow, how much did Rainbow pay you to go and get a cold just to try and mess with me?" AJ sighed as she stood up and let the child inside. "How did she manage to make the color stay in your hair even in rain?" Rainbow smiled as she felt the warmth of the heat that was in AJ's house, looking up at AJ once more. "Why would I pay myself? The color stayed in my hair AJ because my hair is this color... Are you trying to make fun of me again, if so I swear when I wake up I'll kick your ass for screwing with me in my dre-" She stopped talking when she noticed AJ was shaking her head. "Sugar cube.. First of all I don't think your dreaming here, second of all I wasn't making fun of you, and third of all a child should not talk like that." AJ pinched the bridge of her nose as she let out an annoyed sigh, "Just tell me where you life and I'll take you home.." Rainbow looked down for a few moments before she began to panic, "I have to be dreaming! I can't possibly be a child, there's no way! And I can talk however I want to, I'm an adult AJ!!" Rainbow went from panicking to having a red face and almost shouting, stomping her foot a little bit. AJ looked down at Rainbow as one of her eyebrows went up, grinning a little bit. "Oh this is priceless.. Wait a minute.. Maybe that's what that spell you got hit with yesterday did! I have to tell Twilight!" Rainbow watched as AJ left the room for a few minutes only to come back with her phone in her hand, "Looks like the phones out due to the storm, I guess you should get yourself cleaned up. I can check some of my sisters old stuff to get you something that might fit... Although I doubt it will.. Head upstairs, you know where the bathroom is." AJ went upstairs herself, followed by a soaking wet, and shivering Rainbow Dash. "AJ.. I'm cold.." Rainbow spoke quietly as she stood in front of the bathroom, hugging herself. As AJ looked back she couldn't help but smile at how adorable Rainbow was looking, patting her head a little bit she gently pushed her into bathroom and starting a nice warm bath before she left to get Rainbow some clean clothes to wear. 'Well this is certainly a turn of events.. I just can't believe she was turned into a child. Can't really do anything until the phones are back up and the storm clears up..' AJ began to think to herself as she found a pair of red and black button up pajamas that her sister had left behind, gathering a towel as well before she returned to the bathroom. She looked confused as she noticed Rainbow was leaning over the side of the tub, letting her hand move around in the water. "Ya ready sugar cube?" AJ set the clothes and the towel aside before she made Rainbow stand up, wiping some mud off her her cheek before slipping off the soaking wet hoodie Dash had on. "I guess so.. I made the bath warmer though, you don't mind right?" Rainbow closed her eyes as she felt AJ cleaning some of the mud that was on her cheeks off, smiling a little bit. When she opened her eyes she noticed that AJ was smiling down at her, causing her to get nervous and look around. "Um.. You okay there AJ?" AJ let out a small chuckle as she messed with Rainbow's hair a bit, "I'm fine sugar cube, you use whatever you need to use while your here. Now go ahead and get cleaned up, I'll be in the living room when your done.. And don't worry I'll get in contact with Twilight as soon as I can remember so we can get you back to your regular self." AJ stood up and left the bathroom, leaving the door open in case Rainbow was in need of anything she could just call.