Ponywatching

by ThunderTempest


Prompt #19: It's For The Best

“Twilight!” cried Fluttershy, as she burst into the central room of Twilight’s new castle, on the verge of tears. “I can’t find Angel Bunny anywhere!”

“Perhaps he’s just visiting some of his relatives?” suggested Twilight, looking up from the book she was pouring over. Fluttershy shook her head.

“No, I’ve already asked all the bunnies around Ponyville. None of them have seen him.”

“Well, where was the last time you saw him?” asked Twilight as she wiped Fluttershy’s face off with a cloth.

“I remember feeding him last night, and then putting him to bed, and he wasn’t there when I woke up to feed the birds this morning,” said Fluttershy, “oh, Twilight, what if he’s hurt, or sick, or even,”

“I’m sure he’s fine,” said Twilight, wrapping a wing around Fluttershy, cutting her short before she could finish the sentence. “He’s probably just curled up somewhere with a big fat carrot.”

“Oh, I hope so, Twilight. I hope so.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll get our friends to help. Maybe Rainbow Dash has seen him, while she was flying around.”

“Oh, um, Rainbow Dash isn’t here, Twilight,” said Fluttershy, “she said that she had to go to Cloudsdale to sort something out for her Wonderbolt application.”

“Oh, well,” said Twilight, as she lead Fluttershy out of the castle and towards Ponyville proper, “I suppose maybe one of the other pegasi has seen Angel. It wouldn’t hurt to check with them.”

“I really hope we find him soon,” said Fluttershy, “I just get so worried about him when he’s out there on his own.”

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“You gonna be good?” asked Rainbow Dash, as she lay on a cloud half-way between Ponyville and Canterlot.

Angel stuck his tongue out between the bars of the cage that Rainbow Dash had trapped him in.

In response, Rainbow kicked the spindle of the fishing rod that suspended Angel’s cage, letting him drop several meters with a squeal, before stopping the reel dead with her hoof.

“I can do this all day,” called Rainbow Dash, leaning off the cloud, “and it’s not like I’m gonna run out of line.”

Angel made several rude guestures with his paws, and Rainbow kicked the spindle again. Angel plummeted for ten heart-wrenching seconds before Rainbow’s hoof stopped the line again.

“Really,” said Rainbow, projecting her voice down to Angel, “all day.”

Angel let go of the bars, trying to get his breathing back to normal.

“Cause all you have to do is be a nice to Flutters,” said Rainbow, “and then we never have to do this again. You know,” continued Rainbow after a moment, “there’s plenty of eagles around this part of Equestria. They might appreciate a snack.”

Angel glared up at the cloud where Rainbow Dash rested. He weighed up his options, and then stuck his tongue out again.

Rainbow Dash kicked the spindle again, and Angel screamed as his cage entered free fall for the third time in as many minutes. Then, he felt himself climbing upwards. The rainbow pony was winding in the line.

“You gonna be good?” asked Rainbow Dash, as Angel came level with her eyes.

Angel harrumphed, and crossed his arms. He didn’t have to take orders from this pony.

“Suit yourself,” grinned Rainbow Dash, and she let go of the reel.