//------------------------------// // The Rainbooms' Argument and Breakup // Story: Rainbow Rocks (partial) Rewrite // by MalekPony //------------------------------// THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WARNING TO ALL READERS! The following story contains arguments, a break up, accusations, anger and heartache that might be too disturbing for some readers, especially in the first two chapters of this story. Reader discretion is advised. Our story begins with the Rainbooms, trapped under the stage thanks to Trixe, who had just started to sing "Tricks Up My Sleeve" with her band the Illusions, which is muffled in the background. While Rainbow Dash grunts and tries to open the trap door, Applejack says "Give it up, Rainbow Dash. You've been tryin' at this for hours. It's not gonna work." "Maybe it doesn't even matter that we're trapped down here. I don't think the counter-spell would have worked anyway." Twilight Sparkle laments. Applejack assured her with comfort, "Of course it would have worked, Twilight." before her mood changes to anger as she directs this to Rainbow, yelling "Assumin' a certain band member didn't try to hog the spotlight the whole time we were tryin' to play it!" "Hey! If you wanna tell Twilight she's getting a little too caught up trying to be the new leader of this band, you don't have to be all cryptic about it," Rainbow Dash retorted as she accuses Twilight of being the new leader of the band. "She was talking about you, Rainbow Dash!", Rarity pointed out, telling Rainbow that she was referring to her. To counter the argument, Rainbow Dash roared, "Me?! I'm just trying to make sure my band rocks as hard as it needs to!" The other four Rainbooms (Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie) all correct Rainbow Dash by shouting, "OUR BAND!!" We then go to Twilight Sparkle, who says, "But why wasn't it working? I should know what to do. How could I not know what to do? How could I have failed like this?", as she continues to lament on her failures. We then go back to the rest of the Rainbooms, when Applejack tells Rainbow, "It might've been your idea to start a band, but it's not just your band, Rainbow Dash!" "I'm the one who writes all the songs!" Rainbow Dash argued back. "I write songs! You just never let us play any of them!" Fluttershy yelled. Rarity then followed up with, "I had the most perfect outfits for us to wear!" Getting annoyed and fed up with Rarity's constant fussing and whining about her desire for the band to wear some fancy costumes, Applejack yelled, "Again with the costumes! No one cares what we're wearin'!", opposing what the fashionista just said. "I care, Applejack! So sorry if I enjoy trying to make a creative contribution to the band!" Rarity shot back at Applejack, seething with blistering fury. Pinkie Pie jumps in between the arguing Rainbooms, screaming "Hey! Anybody here remember fun?! I'll give you a hint: It's the exact opposite of being in the Rainbooms!" "I wish I never asked any of you to be in my band!" Rainbow Dash bellowed in rage. "I WISH I'D NEVER AGREED TO BE IN IT!!!!" Rarity shouted at the top of her lungs. "Me neither!" Applejack and Fluttershy agreed in anger. ...and thus the Rainbooms have ended their friendships in a huff and started arguing immensely toward each other, which is certainly not a pretty sight. With their friendships in shambles, a green glow has begun to surround the Rainbooms, with a green mist starting to emerge from the now-former friends! This greatly worries Sunset Shimmer because the Dazzlings had started to feed on their negativity, arguing and hatred toward each other! This won't end well. This day should've been perfect. There should've been peace, harmony and friendship. But now, from too many mistakes, there's chaos, discord and negativity. The Rainbooms might not get their band back together now at all. Meanwhile, above the stage, Trixie and the Illusions were about to finish her song, "Tricks Up My Sleeve", with this: Ya better believe I got tricks up my sleeve See me dominate 'Cause I'm powerful and grea-ea-eat! There were fireworks going off and lighting up the whole sky. Not to mention the fact that there was a lot of applause and cheering from the crowd being directed at Trixie and the Illusions. Trixie Lulamoon then exclaims, "Try to top that!" "Oh, gosh! I don't know if we can!," Adagio sarcastically replies. The Dazzlings then started to sing their song (By this point, there is a green mist, the same one that the once-Rainbooms emitted because their friendships were coming to an end, has started to make its way up onto the stage): Ahh, ah-ah, ahh. Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah. Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah.