Busted...
I decide to keep walking out to the back to get more tickets, the more I walk, the more their shouts became evident. I can even hear Pinkie Pie bouncing and yelling, "Oh my gosh, it's Rainbow Dash! She finally did it!"
"Rainbow Dash, now where ar' you goin'? We'd need'n some answers here."
"Come on, darling. Don't be shy. Just tell us what is going on, that's all."
I feel so guilty, but eventually I vanish from their sight through the door. Even through the closed door I can still hear their murmuring and trying to get something out of Fire Streak. Fire Streak, thankfully, wasn't going to crack that easy seeing how I reacted just now.
I decide to quickly grab a nearby box full of tickets and burst out the door again.
"See, I told you. That is Rainbow Dash! Who else could have rainbow mane?" Twilight's voice resounded.
"So? Anybody could dye their mane rainbow, including ourselves. Just look at our manes. This is nothing compared to yours." was Fire Streak's response.
Without turning his head, I could swear he looks back at me and gives me a quick wink.
"No, I'm not Rainbow Dash," I try to mimic Misty's gentle voice. "I'm Misty, I just happen to dye my hair just like her's just for the fun of it."
My friends look unconvinced.
"All right, you got me."
Instantly they all cry in unison, "RAINBOW DASH!"
They all gallop around the ticket stand and squeeze in for a group hug.
"We were so worried about you this morning," Fluttershy mutters.
"We were all ready to go to Cloudsdale, but we possibly couldn't go with you, darling. So we waited under your house for a a good seven minutes standing in the mud," Rarity complains.
"I WAS THERE TOO. USING MY PINKIE SENSES, I SENSED THAT NOTHING WAS MOVING IN YOUR HOUSE," Pinkie shouts right into my right ear.
"Which therefore meant you weren't home. I reasoned that since all you talked about was this day during the last three months, so I suggested that Rainbow already left for Cloudsdale," spoke Twilight
"Ah' wanted to stay a'bit longer, but ya' can't go agins't Twilight or Pinkie Senses." AJ gives a rather annoyed face.
"AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW? SHE WAS RIGHT! BUT NOTHING ONLY THAT, You're in fact A WONDERBOLT!" Pinkie and the rest broke into a cheer.
I manage to say something:
"Pinkie, do you mind not shouting into my right ear? I think it's starting to ring."
"Right, sorry! You know what this calls for? A PARTY!" And with that she pulls out the party cannon out of nowhere, and starts firing that thing.
Behind me I hear a soft "Ahem".
"Sorry girls. I got to get back to work. I will fill in the details later once I am done with my job."
"We understand. Come on, ponies. Lets go!" Twilight says.
And with that they leave as soon as they came in, going about their separate ways in Cloudsdale. Rarity and Twilight goes to check out what to wear during the event. I couldn't understand why because this isn't a formal event, just a casual Wonderbolt show. But knowing Rarity, there is always a formal side to everything. Pinkie bounces off to wherever her imagination takes her, which is most likely preparing a secret party for congratulating me to the Wonderbolts. AJ goes back to her cart to finish off what she began.I have no idea where Fluttershy went. She is as always quiet as a mouse. Did she go to look for animals? No, because up in Cloudsdale there aren't any animals. Did she go with Pinkie to help with the party? No, because I would've seen her if she did. Did she join the medic team if anything goes wrong? Probably... I start getting back to work when Fire Streak speaks.
"What about their tickets? They didn't paid yet."
"Don't worry, it's on me," I take out ten bits out of my own stash and put it in the box.
"You girls have such a great friendship bond. I'm jealous. I never had good friends that take care of each other like that."
"That's what friends do. We look out for each other."
I start telling him all the adventures that we had since Twilight came to town, and all our missions and encounters with Princess Celestia. It is quite a mouthful, because Fire Streak started to ask a bunch of questions after each story. It is awkward at the very beginning, but after a good five minutes, I start getting used to answering his questions.
"So it turns out it was you girls saving Equestria from Discord using the elements of harmony once more? I've never known you had that much potential inside of you."
"Yeah, I kinda get that a lot from a lot of ponies. Thanks... friend. Brohoof?" I raise my right hoof up high.
Oddly enough he reacts the same way I did when Wave Chill did that. So apparently it's just something with Wave Chill or that Fire Streak wasn't in THAT group of stallions. Either way, he also returned the favor. For once, I actually see his genuine smile. I feel pretty good for myself.
The same customer behind the is getting slightly more annoyed. "A-HEM."
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry for the delay. Here, take this ticket for free for your time," I give push a small golden ticket over the counter. The customer is somewhat pleased by the offer and gladly takes the ticket. Fire Streak gives me an awry look.
"Come on, Fire Streak. It's only two bits. And besides, if you were in his hooves waiting for his ticket for fifteen minutes, what would you feel and do?"
"I would just stand there for fifteen minutes," he said mockingly.
"Ha ha, very funny. If you're team is THAT low on cash (which I highly doubt), then I will also take care of that."
"No, it's fine. I completely understand now," he says as he stops me from dropping the bits.
We both smile at the same time. But with the never ending parallel lines of all three kinds of ponies, I think it is better to get back to work.
Imagine standing in a flashy ticket post with a handsome stallion, unceasingly handing out tickets and putting the exchanged bits into the money box. Now multiply that by two hours. If I am doing this all by myself, I would have dropped dead after fifteen minutes. Not only you have to do this repetitive task, but also answer simple questions like what information is listed on the tickets, or what time will the Wonderbolts be performing. Without Fire Streak's knowledge, I would have stood there unable to answer every one of their questions. Trying doing that for everything single pony in the region.
Finally, after about two hours, the line starts to diminish. After the last pony has taken the tickets, I want to collapse on the spot of weariness. I'm not exhausted, but rather glad that was over with. Making sure we got everypony in line, we start to close booth. It's about time anyway. As we are cleaning up, Spitfire flies down to give us reminder.
"Great job, guys. I'm here to remind you that the show doesn't start until this afternoon. Be at the backstage at 2:00 sharp. Other than that you are free to go wherever you want. Just be ready when you come back."
She darts away without giving us time to ask any questions.
"Sorry, Rainbow. I need to attend my brother Lightning Streak's fifteenth's anniversary since joining the Wonderbolts. Maybe next time we can hang out?"
"That's alright. I need to talk to my friends anyway. See you backstage."
"Goodbye."
He flies off towards Cloudsdale. In the meantime, I look at the clock once more and see that's eleven. I have three hours to spend with my friends.
Three hours...