Rainbooms of Thunder
Prelude to fear
The party ended about twenty minutes ago, and all who is left is Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, Spike, and surprisingly, Fluttershy. Applejack didn't even show up to the party, but she probably had work to do on the farm or something… Rarity and I are in the back room searching for a tent and sleeping bags because Pinkie said we should have an slumber-after-party-party. I think it could be fun… assuming we all ignore the manticore in the room with me being an android-robot-thing… yeah, this won't end well.
Rarity turns to me, "So Rainbow darling, how are you feeling?" and so it starts.
"Ehh, at least I don't need to worry about being twenty percent cooler anymore."
"So that's it then, you are perfectly fine with waking up and realizing that you are a robot?"
Way to cut right to the core Rares, "Sure, lets go with that. I mean it's not like I am trying to bottle things up and ignore it right? hehe."
"Oh but don't be silly, it's okay to feel a little down every once in a while."
"Rarity, I'm gonna level; how would you feel if you found out that you were actually Blueblood's long lost sister or something, and just found out?"
"Well, I for one would be shocked to be related to such an ignoble buffoon. But I would stay calm, a lady should never lose her composure."
"Come on, you are the queen of fashion and drama, you would either be wallowing in pity or living it up with the Canterlot nobles."
"And what would you do if you were Blueblood's long lost sister?"
"Same thing I always did, keep training, and become a Wonderbolt…" wait a second, would the Wonderbolts even let a robot in as a flier? Has all that training and conditioning gone to waste?! Is there any chance of me even being able to-
"Rainbow! You started panicking there for a second. Whatever it is, your friends will help you through it, no matter what."
"Thanks Rares, I probably would be extra panicky if you weren't here to stop me."
"Anytime darling. Aha! There's the last sleeping bag, let's get back to the rest of the girls, and we'll talk more later."
"Gotcha Rares."
While Rarity and Rainbow Dash are in the back, Twilight, Pinkie, Spike, and Fluttershy are in the front preparing snacks.
Twilight asks out, "So Girls - and Spike - what do you think about Rainbow? How do you think she is handling this?"
"Well I think it is great that she discovered something so cool about herself, she is even cooler than the Wonderbolts now!" Pinkie interjects.
"Umm… girls? Would she even be allowed in the Wonderbolts?"
"That's a good question Fluttershy. There isn't really any rules against it, but at the same time, it could be seen poorly if she were to compete in any events because of what she is."
"Aww, but that would make Rainbow all saddy-waddy. How are we going to tell her she can't accomplish her dream anymore because of what she is and that she will probably end up spiraling into an unending depression over the fact that she can never accomplish her life's purpose? That is the exact opposite of what she needs to hear!"
"Well… we could try to break it to her gently…"
"Or we could just come out with it, you know, remove the bandage fast and all of that." Spike adds.
"SPIKE! That is the last thing Rainbow needs. We need to write a checklist."
"Come on! My idea would be the best. How do you think she would feel if-"
"Gotcha Rares."
"They're coming back! Everypony act busy."
The door opens and in comes Rarity and Rainbow. "Umm, guys, did we miss something?"
"Nope. Didn't miss anything here."
"Okaaaaaay, well, we got the sleeping bags."
About an hour later, in the Sweet Apple Acres orchard, Applejack is bucking away at her trees.
CRACK!
CRACK!
"C'mon sis, it's time ta hit the hay"
"Ah'm not tired Mac, got some thinkin' to do 'bout somethin'."
"It wouldn' hap'n to have somthin' ta do with yer friend Rainbow would it?"
"Am ah that easy fer ya to read big bro?"
"Eyup."
"It's jus'… well… Ah'm just not sure if ah can trust her anymore, if shes even a she, ya know?"
"Ah getcha, but even if she was a changelin' the entire time, wouldn't ya still feel bad 'bout ditchin' her like this?"
"Ah just couldn't do it Mac, Ah just need time to sort things out. It makes no sense, how could nopony see tha' she was a durn'd machine? She even had Twilight fooled."
"She also had herself fooled sis, ya think she would've kept quiet if she knew she were a fancy robot. Ah reckon she would have shouted it from the top o' the barn ta everypony who would listen."
"Ah reckon yer probably right Mac, she would'a been all `check out how awesome ah am, with my fancy robot wings an' stuff`, hahaha. yer right big brother, Ah should march on down ta Sugarcube Corner and catch her 'fore she goes flying off somewhere."
"…Eyup."
"That was a great story Pinkie, but now it's my turn! I got a great one that Gilda told me back when we were speedsters."
"Ages ago, back before the tribes united, there was once a unicorn wizard named Crimson Shade who played with dark powers. Ponies would tremble at a mere whisper of his name. Griffons would name warlords after him. The Minotaurs worshipped him as a god among mortals.
Legend tells that he once made a dark deal with Grogar the Terrible for the power to raise the dead, and he commanded entire legions of zombies to fulfil his nefarious purpose. At the peak of his power he commanded armies over the very lands of Equestria, dining on the meat of his victims. He was finally defeated when he tried to take the Canterhorn from the Pegasi legions, fell by his own hubris.
They say that every night, when the moon is full, you can hear the whispers of battle from miles around, and if you listen really closely… over the sound of clashing blades… you will hear… RAAAAAH!!!!"
"AAAAAHHH!!"
BANG!
"GIT AWAY FROM MAH FRIENDS YA DURNED MONSTER!"
THUNK!
"APPLEJACK! WHAT DID YOU DO!"