Appledashery

by Just Essay


...Ninety Eight Bottles of Dash On the Wall

"Just one trot." Lyra smirked, swiveling her glass. "Just one trot through downtown San Franciscolt and we're bound to find a way to give Rainbow a good time."

"Lyra, you're disgusting and without redemption." Bon Bon took a sip of her own drink, exhaled, and said, "So... how would we even get there?"

"Simple. We sell Rainbow Dash's house and move her out there!"

"We can't move Rainbow Dash out of Ponyville!"

"Why not?!"

"Because... b-because we're her friends, you minty-maned trollop! It would be total sad-face for years if she moved away!"

"You mean if she totally abandoned the one place that has cursed her with an insatiable romance for months?! Yeah, B-squared." Lyra took a sip, droning. "Total bummage."

"I think you girls are reaching too much," Vinyl remarked. "Aim for the hear in now. We're trying to bring energy to Rainbow's life, not reinvent it."

"Oh!" Caramel hopped in his seat, grinning from ear to ear. "I know! Let's all pitch in and buy her a ticket to a Wonderbolts show!"

"Eugh..." Lyra rolled her eyes. "That's not what I meant when I suggested we put Rainbow's wings to good use."

"I don't know. I rather like Caramel's idea," Bon Bon said with a smile. "Seems like a healthy distraction."

"Could get Rainbow to think about her own career for a change and not cuddlephelia," Vinyl remarked.

"Or... or wh-what if we go out and buy her a top-of-the-line Wonderbolts jumpsuit?" Caramel remarked.

"You just wanna go shopping," Lyra groaned. "Keep focused."

"I am keeping focused!"

"Say..." Bon Bon smiled, waving a hoof. "I just thought of the best idea! Vinyl?"

"Hmm? I'm your best idea?"

Bon Bon giggled. "No, silly. But close." Her eyes narrowed. "Aren't you headed to Las Pegasus soon?"

"Yup. I'm headed for an underground club by the strip. Got a bunch of gothic idiots to make even more miserable with my latest industrial ear-worm. Why? What about it?"

"Welllll... you usually have room to bring other ponies along with you, right?"

"Yeah...?" Vinyl nodded. "Usually reserved for roadies and fellow musicians."

"Are you taking anypony this time?"

"Nope."

"Splendid! Take Rainbow!"

Vinyl peered above her shades. "Take Rainbow to Las Pegasus?"

"Exactly!"

"Bon Bon..." Vinyl fidgeted. "This is Rainbow Dash we're talking about. Taking her to Equestria's number one gambling and entertainment hub is the social equivalent of tossing a lit match onto a mountain of farting parasprites."

"Tart, yeah!" Lyra smiled. "You should totally do it!"

"And since when were you so keen on aggreeing with one of Bon Bon's ideas?" Vinyl remarked.

"Since she suggested something filthy and sexy and crazy at the same time." Lyra gestured. "You go there to work, V. Everypony else goes there to lose themselves. I think that's precisely what Rainbow needs: an opportunity to drown in the muck and then reemerge as a brand new pegasus." She took a sip. "Sorta like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, only... y'know... more tassles and crotchtits involved."

"Hmmmfff..." Vinyl smirked slightly. "She'd never go for it."

"Well, there's one way to find out," Caramel said. "We could ask her."

"Splendid choice, my dear." Clearing her throat, Bon Bon swiveled towards Rainbow Dash's seat. "Ahem. Rainbow Dash, how would you like to spend the upcoming week in Las Pegasus with Vinyl?"

"HIC! Rainbow Dash slumped upside down in her chair. "Heeheeheeeeee!" She balanced three mugs on her nose while her tail flicked in the air. "Look at me!" her voice cracked. "I'm a coaster! Snkkkt—heehee! Now watch this!" She rolled to the side. "Barrel roll—aw crap!" THUD! She collapsed to the floor along with all three mugs. "... ... ...smells nice down here!"

"Or..." Bon Bon sighed, looking back at the others. "...she can spend the next few days recovering from her hangover."

"Do... d-do you think we let her drink too much tonight?" Caramel nervously asked.

"Eh... you kidding?" Lyra belched. "With friends like us, she's right as rain. Eugh..." She shifted in her seat. "Scoot over, B-squared. Filly's room time. Gotta take a crap like Luna's just swallowed the moon. Know what I'm sayin'?"