//------------------------------// // The one regretful prank // Story: Rainbow Dash makes a Prank Channel // by SaiyanApprentice //------------------------------// Chapter 9: The one regretful prank Rainbow was pacing back and forth in her room, taking deep breaths as she did. She had thought of the perfect prank to pull on Jake for Her audition for that club she wanted to join so badly, but she was a little nervous on executing it. “Okay Rainbow, you can do this” she thought aloud. “This is the same as any of your other pranks, what makes this one so different?” With one final deep breath, she whipped out her phone and dialed Jake. “Hello” “Hey Jake” said Rainbow “Oh! Hey Rainbow, what's up?” “Nothing much you know same ol’, say is your grandma home right now?” Rainbow asked. “Uhhh...no why?” “Well, I was thinking of stopping by. There's something I need to talk to you about” said Rainbow. “Oh well, sure! You can come over now, I'm not doing anything besides playing CS:GO” “Great! See you in bit” said Rainbow. “Alright goodbye” Rainbow hung up the phone and exhaled softly. ~~~~~~~~~~ Rainbow slowly walked up to Jake's door with the her camera in her left hand. Once in front of the door, She then turned the camera on and lifted it to point at her face. “Hey what is up my AWESOME viewers, it's Rainbow from Rainboom.TV and today I have a crazy prank for you guys! I'm at Jake's house right now and I have a little surprise for him, let's see how it goes” Rainbow then proceeded to walk through the front door and then headed upstairs towards Jake's room. Many thoughts were going through her head as she knew that this would be her craziest prank yet. She finally made it to Jake's closed room door and knocked on it. “Come in!” Rainbow proceed to open his door to find him on his computer playing CS:GO. She took this opportunity to quickly place the camera at an angle to get both her and Jake in the shot. “Hey Jake” said Rainbow. “Hey Dash!” said Jake not taking his eye off the computer screen. “If you want to play this game with me here a bit you can, as for now I'm on my last round of competitive so it will only take a second” Rainbow chucked to herself and then proceed to close Jake's bedroom door, then locked it with the button on the door knob. Jake, even though his concentration was on the screen, he overheard his door lock and slowly turned around to see Rainbow smiling at him, in front of his door. “Uhhh...why'd you lock the door?” He said. “Oh no reason” Rainbow chirped. “I just thought we'd talk” Jake sat up looking at the door and then back to Rainbow. “Sooo, it requires to door to be locked?” “Hmmm, not really” she said moving closer to Jake. “But I think it's highly recommended” Jake was suddenly starting to get nervous about the situation. “Uhh Rainbow? Are you feeling okay” Rainbow snorted. “Oh yeah, never better. In fact, I think I feel great” The closer Rainbow was getting to Jake, the more nervous he was becoming. “ u-u-Uhhh….Rainb-” “Look Jake, there's something I need to tell you about all this. Which is why I asked to come over” Rainbow said. Rainbow had finally made it in front of Jake, she then proceeded to wrap her arms around him, making Jake's hole face turn a deep red. Considering they were about the same height, it wasn't that hard for Rainbow to look directly at him. “I...I..R-rainbow”   “Shhhhh” Rainbow shushed. “Don't sweat it you dork” Rainbow then leaned in and kissed him on he lips leaving Jake completely dumbfounded and speechless as she made contact. For Rainbow, she oddly liked kissing Jake, His reaction was just too precious. But what was about to happen she didn't expect to come to mind at all. Jake slowly wrapped his arms around Rainbow and started kissing her back. Rainbow was a tad bit surprised by this, she'd think that he'd be too shocked to do anything back but right in front of her, he is! He wasn't exactly the best kisser in Rainbows opinion but She figured it was just because of the surprise. They're kiss went on for a few more moments before Jake separated from Rainbow. “H-hey Rainbow, there's something I've been holding back for a while now, and I really want to t-” “Hold on, I think I have to tell you something first” said Rainbow. “It's the whole reason I came here” Jake formed a smile on his face. “Yes…” Rainbow leaned in toward him in front of his ear and whispered four words he'd never thought he'd hear from this moment. “It's just a prank” Rainbow then jumped back about a foot and started chuckling. However Jake was definitely not laughing. He was standing as still as a statue, staring at Rainbow wide eyed and in complete shock. “W-wha...it..wa..” Rainbow smiled. “Yeah dude it was just a prank, see look at the camera” Rainbow then pointed at the camera that she had laid on the floor pointing up at the two. “C-camera?” “Well duh, we've done this whole process before dude. I mean you are my camera man” said Rainbow. “Now common, how about those video games you wanted to play huh?” Jake didn't say a word, he only continued to stare in a state of shock. He finally started to slowly turned back to his computer and sat down. “Actually Rainbow, I think it's best if...you left” said Jake. Rainbow expression of joy disappeared and was replaced by a frown of disappointment. “What?” She said. “Look” Jake started. “I just want to be alone right now, okay?” Rainbow slowly nodded in response. “O-oh okay, well. I guess I'll see you later then” Jake didn't respond as he only started at his computer screen. Rainbow then proceeded  picked up her camera, unlocked the door and headed out. “See you later” she said before closing the door and walking towards the front door. Jake again didn't respond But only stared. Rainbow couldn't figure out what was wrong, as far as she knew this prank went off fine. Without a problem. Jake was one of her best friends, she’d knew he'd probably get a laugh out of it. But that just wasn't the case this time. What Rainbow didn't know is that Jake, still sitting at his computer desk, was left with the online game CS:GO going on with a few teardrops rolling down his cheek. ~~~~~~~~~~ Rainbow was now in her room sending the video she had filmed the previous day to Brian from Whatever. Yesterday might have been a little weird, but that wouldn't stop her from getting what she dreamed of achieving. Right when Rainbow sent the email to him Sunset shimmer suddenly burst through her bedroom door with anger in her eyes. “Please tell me you didn't do what I think you did” Sunset spat. Rainbow pondered. “Do what?” Sunset the walked up to Rainbow and grabbed her. “Jake! You pranked Jake!” “Well...yeah I did” said Rainbow. “It was all in good fun” “No it wasn't! You kissed him!” Said Sunset. “And then told him it was all a joke. What did I tell about doing pranks like this on your friends?” Rainbow looked at Sunset closer. “Saaay, how do you know all th-” “He told me Rainbow, you may one of his closest friends but he's mine friend too” said Sunset. “Oh” said Rainbow. “So where are you getting?” “Rainbow, He likes you! Like, likes you likes you” said Sunset. Rainbow looked at Sunset closer. “He does?” “Yes! He even told me how much you meant to him. This isn't some sort of small crush Rainbow, he really likes you” said Sunset. “I..” “Look” said Sunset pulling out her phone. “Look at this stream he had yesterday, you can just tell he's torn up about what you did” Sunset then played the video for Rainbow. “H-hey guys *sniff* I'm not Exactly feeling 100% right now and I'm kinda going through some emotional troubles at the moment, but I promised You guys I'd stream today and I didn't want to let you guys down. So today we're playing-” Sunset closed the video out and gave Rainbow stubborn look. “Now you see” Rainbow was in complete shock, she had no idea that the prank she pulled on him did that much damage to him emotionally. “I-I didn't know...I hurt h-him that badly” said Rainbow. “He didn't really show it” Sunset signed. “Rainbow I still don't think you understand how much he cares about you. Did you see his 1 million subscriber special, not the fan reaction but the other one” Rainbow shook her head. “Well, he doesn't really say it. But the way he expresses it you can just tell that he truly cares for you Dash” said Sunset. Sunset then gave Rainbow her phone once again and played Jakes 1 million subscriber special. One the video it showed a blank white dry erase board and what looked like Jake drawing on it, but sped up. “Hey guys it's CheckMateJake here, and for reaching 1 million subscribers I thought I'd do this to go along with my other video. So for you guys I'm going to draw my life” “He made...A draw my life?” Said Rainbow. “Just keep watching, it gets really good” said Sunset. “I was born in the city called Canterlot which is like on the western side of the United States but not like full on west coast like the beach, haha I only wish. Now, I never really had a father growing up nor did I ever meet him, so you could say it was just me and my mom when I was born. But unfortunately, a few years after I was born my mom got this job where she travels a lot, like all over the globe. So I only see her ever so often, but it's not a bad thing. It just makes seeing her again much more special, when she is home we'd always go out and eat at a fancy restaurant and get caught up on what's going on in our lives” “Anyways, from there on out I went to live with my grandma who also lives in canterlot, which I'm pretty glad I ended up getting to stay here. But I'll get to that in a minute. So, going through grade school I was never really an outgoing kid. I was always kinda shy and never really fit in with the other kids, I was of course encouraged to by my grandma but I was just too nervous, so I of course always sat by myself and played alone at recess. There would be times that the teacher would invite me to eat lunch with her, which was always fun, so it wasn't always bad. But everyday when I'd get home I'd go to my room and play video games, which was always fun after school to look forward too. It was like my escape, the only time of the day I could be myself was when I’d turned on that Nintendo GameCube and played Mario kart or Smash brothers” “Okay so let's flash forward a few year to middle school, that's when the puberty and Everything else hit. Pretty sure you guys don't want to hear about the puberty part hehehe, so let's just skip that. So middle school was when the real troubles kicked in, since I was still pretty shy and a little bit of a loner. I would get picked on by kids bigger than me, and this ended up turning into an everyday thing. Which only made me sad, considering I didn't know how to deal with them nor did I have anyone but my grandma to go to for advice since I was too shy and scared to ask anyone else . So you could say I was kinda stuck, But jokes on them because my grades were better anyway” “Okay this part of the story is the most Important” said Sunset. “Okay, so now let's get into high school which surprise surprise, I'm actually still currently attending, but won't be for long. So back to the point, High school came around, I was still kind of a loner and I was still being picked on daily. Which didn't help when they found out I live with my grandma and not my mom or dad. So during the free time when I was not at school, I would either play videos games or watch YouTube. I rather enjoyed the gaming videos on YouTube. So after a while of browsing around at all these gaming videos, I figured I wanted to make a channel of my own. So I saved up for about half a year and ending buying a nice PC, that I built on my own, with a cheap headset mic to start” “When I finally ending up making my first video and uploading it, I was surprised at all the feedback I was getting. For the first time, random people were telling me how I was funny, entertaining and how much they enjoyed the video. And that made me sooo happy to hear from someone that they really liked what I was doing for a change, it was like an alter ego. I always really kept to myself offline, but online. I felt like I could be myself ” “It was because of that, that I continued to make more and more videos. I even starting growing pretty big. eventually after some time like, 6 months ago I believe. I got a private email from this guy named Evan. But you all know him as VanossGaming. He told me that he really likes my videos and even thought I was hilarious, so he invited me to do a video with him and his friends so, I of course said yes! I knew who Vanoss was before my YouTube channel was made or even a thought. So to be in one of his videos was beyond exciting for me. And as you all know, I eventually became good friends with all those guys. Believe me when I say this I would have never thought that my channel would grow into what it is today, it even still amazes me beyond belief. Now this is where things get interesting” “Now this was a couple months after the Vanoss event, Even though I was starting to do pretty good in my opinion on my YouTube channel, I didn't really change my social status at school because...well, no one really knew. And I still wasn't happy with how I was being treated by people. I wanted to have friends of my own at school, that I can hang out with that wasn't on a computer screen or a Skype call. But me and the guys are planning on getting together here sometime soon so I guess I have that to look forward too” “Okay so back to the point, some more time passes and on one particularly day I was being messing with once again as usually. Again they got tired of messing with me and me just not saying anything back, they eventually left. Except a girl came walking up to me. Some of you guys could probably guess who this is by now and it is in fact, Rainbow Dash” “I'm...in his story?” said Rainbow. “Just wait this is the best part” said Sunset. “Now I knew who Rainbow was but I never thought someone like her would come up and talk to me or ask for something . So she came up to me and asked me if I wanted to help her. At first I didn't think she was talking to me and I asked her for clarification. She of course replied, ‘of course I'm talking to you ya big goofball. I wanted to know if you wanted to help me with a video’” Rainbow Dash couldn't even believe it, he remembered Exactly what she asked him. And here she thought that he didn't really pay attention much. “So, eventually not only was I doing my videos. But I was helping Rainbows with her too and I enjoyed it. That first conversation we had in the hallway that one day turned into the best thing that had happened to me to date. She's been so nice to me, she introduced me to her friends, and we'd even hang out from time to time when we weren't making videos.” “Guys, I know that there are some people out there that don't really like her. But for me, she changed my life. I mean she means the world to me as a friend and it's because of her that I can act the way I do in front of my new friends like I can online. I couldn't ask for a better person in my life and I-” Rainbow had to stop the video and set it down while burying her head into her arms. She now realized she probably just made the biggest mistake of her life. “W-what...have I done”