Appledashery

by Just Essay

Into the Lion's Dank

"Whazzup, bitches?" Lyra belched as she returned with Caramel in tow. "The prodigal something-or-rathers are back from Bathroomland... open 'til fireworks."

"Oh!" Bon Bon smiled, squeezing her forelimbs together. "H-hiya, Lyra!"

"Hi yourself, peach-flanks." Lyra yawned. "Anyhooch, I think Caramel's ready to call it a night."

"Oh?" Bon Bon glanced over. "Didn't get everything out of your system, I'm guessing?"

"I'm feeling much better, really." Caramel smiled gently. "Just..." He fought a yawn. "I've got some really fabulous dresses that need to go back to the hotel. And so I got to thinking that... well... I think I've had my fun for the day."

"Just when it was starting to get good too," Lyra said, eyebrows wagging.

"Want us to call you an air cab?" Bon Bon asked.

"I'll take care of it," Vinyl said. "In fact, I'll ride with her."

"Awwwwwwwww shit, girl." Lyra frowned. "You're bailing too?"

"Well, considering where you all want to go next, I doubt I'd be of much moral support," Vinyl said.

"Morality has nothing to do with it, four eyes!" Lyra cackled.

Bon Bon giggled.

"Precisely my point." Vinyl winked. She stood up, laid some bits on the counter, and shuffled over to Caramel. "Come on, princess. Let's head on out. Lyra? Bon Bon? Take care of Rainbow, will ya?"

"Absolutely!" Bon Bon chirped.

"Huh?" Caramel blinked. "Rainbow?" He looked over and did a double-take. "Whoah... you okay, Rainbow?"

"Hic!" Rainbow rotated a half-empty glass of cider and smiled blearily. "You know me. Havin' the time of my life..."

Caramel bit his lip. "Are... you s-sure?"

"Of course she's sure!" Lyra leaned over and slapped Rainbow's shoulder. "A self-respecting pony wants to be sloshed for where we're headed next!" She winked. "You'll live with yourself longer."

"Or die shorter!" Bon Bon added with a laugh.

"Hey..." Rainbow shrugged. "Can't do this—HIC—back in Ponyville. Sooooooo..."

Caramel gulped. "Well, so long as you're having fun." Caramel smiled and waved. "Be careful."

"Don't worry!" Lyra grinned. "We won't!"

"Come on, girl." Vinyl levitated the stallion's shopping bags and trotted with him out the bar. "How does a nice warm shower back at Mortuana sound?"

"Mmmmm... a shower sounds nice. A bath sounds even better."

"Hey, whatever floats your boat... or your butt in this case."

Rainbow's eyes followed them. In the distance, she caught a pair of eyes reflecting her spectral mane. The head turned at the last second.

"Hmmm?" Rainbow squinted.

Her vision fogged and unfogged. There was no chance of singling out the face she had seen. All of the bodies in the crowded bar blurred together.

"...?" Rainbow's brow furrowed. She took a very slow, very contemplative sip of her cider.

"Okay, buckarettes!" A mint green hoof slapped across her shoulder.

"!!!" Rainbow nearly choked on her drink.

Lyra hoisted her and Bon Bon out of their seats. "Now that we've had our fill, let's throw out those pesky excess inhibitions that floating upside down on the surface, shall we?" She led the two out of the bar. "For yay though I trot through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no enema!"

"Heehee!" Bon Bon pumped her hoof. "Wooohooo! How about it, Rainbow? You pumped?"

"Buhhhhhh..." Rainbow lurched along. Finally, she flapped her wings, allowing herself to hover after the girls in close company. "P-positively—HIC—bloated..."

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More than once, Rainbow glanced over her shoulder. She felt the fuzzy, distinct feeling that somepony or something was following her. Then again, between each blink, she sensed the shadows of The Last Stand streaking with intoxicating blurs. She teetered, and if it wasn't for her two companions, she could very easily have fallen stupidly on her face.

"Is that it, Lyra?" Bon Bon asked.

"Nope!"

Rainbow's head registered a loud, persistent thumping sound, growing more and more intense.

"Is that it?" Bon Bon once again inquired as they passed a colorful entrance.

"Hehe... wrong yet again, dirtmeister!"

The mares passed statues of famous ancient pegasi. At last, at the far end of the Promenade, they approached a glittering gold doorway with a thick line of gathered equines. A pair of bouncers stood, tall and ominous. Meanwhile, the thumping beat materialized in full sonic force, pumping murderously into Rainbow's ears... accompanying a luscious techno-trance beat.

"OooOoooOooh..." Bon Bon could be heard cooing. "Is this it?"

"You bet your bridle, girl." Lyra hissed, "Feast your eyes and ice your teats! For this is the one, the only, the legendary Hurricane's Harem!"

"Hmmm?" Rainbow Dash's eyes lifted up. She spotted an array of neon letters above the doorframe stabbing her drunken eyes. Beyond the line of ponies, she spotted a dimly-lit interior full of bodies—some standing, others sitting, and a few choice others... gyrating. Strobe lights flickered in time with the deep bass beat, and Rainbow saw several glistening poles, obstructed only by the dancers twirling around them. "Oh right... that."

Comments

[Hestia]

Okay so looks like Dash really does have a stalker. Add that to the list of things to worry about.

[RoboRed]

YEP HERE WE GO

[WhitewolfStormrunner]

7141760 Yup.

What worries me is who it might be, though.

Romulus, Dan Canter and some of their bunch are dead, but the Psycho Twins are still (most likely) out there.

AJ's back in Ponyville with; ugh; Stu-pid Leaves.

So who in Celestia and Luna's names could it be?

I'm kinda afraid to find out.

[CommanderCuddle]

please let it be Lancie disguised as a pony following her

[Lightning Bearer]

So, let me get this straight: Rainbow's drunk, going into a strip-club, she has someone following her, and her only chaperones are Harpflank and Sweet-for-Harpflank? Yeah, this is gonna go smooth.

[Phoenix Kitten]

7141760
7141814

I'd like to put 80 bits on Listing Breeze please.

...and 20 on Fluttershy, just for the unexpected.

This is a skirts fic after all.

[WhitewolfStormrunner]

7142034 I'll take that bet, and raise you another 100 bits for both.

For just that reason.

[Sam the Anti-Ninja]

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7142034
I'll match you both and start a 50 bit side pot on a random changeling.

[WhitewolfStormrunner]

7142449 Done!

[MidnightReflection]

So... not only are we dealing with Rainbow failing to tell AJ how she feels, now we need to follow Bon Bon as she fails to tell Lyra how she feels, and hypocrite Dash is trying to egg her on. Please, just let us have some Lyrabon cuddles. It's necessary to stave off the Appledash hunger pangs.

[Khao]

7142034

Yes, we must expect the unexpected.

I bet Rainbow Dash is following her.

[Phoenix Kitten]

7142449 Sounds good to me.

[Leftover of Saikano]

I don't think it's somebody who will be of no importance, but I don't think it's some enemy either. It could just be one of the buffalo Rainbow helped, recognizing her and following to be sure. This would lead to Rainbow confessing more things to her drink buddies that she hasn't told her "real" friends.

[remnants]

MRW I check my tracked fics

Into the Lion's Dank

4/20 would recommend title again.

7142034
So, I'm going to put 10 bits on Listing, and 20 more on it being Rarity, who's worried about Dash and has been following her to make sure she's OK.

Purely because forcing Rarity to go into a strip-club seems like comedy gold.

[Salad king]

Yet again, I beleive in typical skirts fashion the stalker will be someone that no one could of guessed.

[zaponator]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about strippers. This is going to be fun.

[BabySkittleMonster]

Ooh, I am intrigued. Who is the bizarre pony stalking Rainbow? Is she an ally or a foe? Have we met herr bedore? Tune in next time for... Likely no additional information at all.

[Redante]

Somewhere.

In some universe, Rainbow Dash is Stalking Rainbow Dash. Ready to bait and switch so that the other may return to an diffrent 'Mortuana'

And she may not see a diffrence.

Or it is Listing Breeze.

[JodiePonyPuddinAndPie]

Rainbow saw several glistening poles,

...

Although, seriously, if a strip clubs poles are glistening it's probably not a good idea to go there without a lot of hand sanitiser

[arancaytar]

Rainbow's eyes followed them. In the distance, she caught a pair of eyes reflecting her spectral mane. The head turned at the last second.

So, is there any chance that this pony isn't bad news? I'm thinking Listing.

[bronyheat]

Unfortunately for Rainbow there's a lot of ponies in the "die Dash die!" Fanclub. I'm thinking mafia related shenanigans are in the near future given all the references and, well its a Vegas stand-in.