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Rainbow Dash thought her troubles were over once she came to terms with Tank needing to hibernate. Then she got a letter telling her to report to the Wonderbolt Academy ASAP. It turns out there was an incident at the Weather Factory, and Spitfire wants answers. While Rainbow is ready to come clean, she's deathly afraid of what will happen next.
My mini-epilogue to the episode Tanks for the Memories.
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Nicely done as usual. You did an excellent job with Rainbow's character and her interactions with Spitfire were also well-written. I also like how Spitfire was portrayed with her being forgiving, but tough and having a no-nonsense personality when it comes to certain situations. Rainbow being shown as not being above the rules was also a nice touch, though I was expecting her to get into more trouble. Anyway, I guess Rainbow will learn a thing or two about cooking now.
Good work, and I'm glad I read the story!
is a nice story, but to be honest i was expecting for rainbow dash to be banished from the wonderbolts, after all she confessed to willingly perform a crime for totally selfish reasons
I half expected Lightning Dust to be in there peeling spuds. I do wonder where the peeling potatoes thing came from.
RD makes bad decisions because she hangs out with the Wonderbolts too much. Spitfire would probably praise RD for destroying the Weather Factory.
I may have not watched the episode, but according to this. Equestria was attacked by Discord, Chrysalis, Sombra, the vines from Everfree, and Tirek, in just one year!? I have to say, that has to be the worst year for Equestria.
"So basically, what you did was wrong, you knew it was wrong, but you did it anyway."
Why do I get the feeling Metool Bard is a fan of The Mysterious Mr. Enter?
I would have court marshaled her. What Rainbow did equates to the sabotage of a government building, affected the lives of an entire region, caused undue hardship as well as violating countless laws (I'm assuming).
No more Wonderbolt hopeful.
5910932 Well, that was exactly what I was trying to get across. On that end, I'm glad I succeeded.
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5911960 Again, while what Rainbow Dash did was horrendous, it's really not as bad as it could've been. If she succeeded in stopping winter, then yes, that would be worthy of a court martial. The fact that she failed is what saved her from that fate.
5911954 Heh, caught me. He's also the reason I inject G3 characters such as Puzzlement, Tra-La-La, and Tiddlywink into my stories.
This story was rather bland, honestly. Rainbow talks to Spitfire, gets yelled at, then gets assigned kitchen duty. Like, what's the purpose of this story? She already learned her lesson at the end of Tanks for the Memories (and indeed you say as much at the beginning of the story), and this story doesn't really bring anything new to that aspect. The story definitely isn't sad, either. So I don't know what to make of it.
It just doesn't actually seem to do anything at all, in my opinion.
5911954 That was a thing long before Mr. Enter became a reviewer, he was just the first one to call attention to the idea.
my taught were exactly on the episode. I was imagine during aftermath of the episode spitfire would be mad or something.
Kudos. Kudos. I give this two thumbs up.
I feel this story is hit-or-miss. You mention in the author's notes that the story is not, in a way I could describe it, a personal grudge towards the episode and what happened. Because in that sort of scenario, you get those Mare Do Well stories, and we all know how everyone loves those. This is a small epilogue towards the latest episode, and in a way, it does kind of come across as you being unhappy with Rainbow Dash not receiving a kind of punishment. You say you had this planned out before the episode aired, and I'll take your word for it, but to a reader going into it blind, they might not believe that sentiment.
But why do I think it's hit-or-miss? Because, like I said, it can be seen as a short epilogue just to flip the middle finger at Rainbow Dash to get her busted for what she did. Kind of a, "I'm unhappy with X, so I'll make it better!" scenario. Again, I know that's not the intention; it's just an observation. However, it's a hit, because I did like it for what I got. It's short, and it's not exactly revolutionary, but I found it a good, small read. Engaging, and I was a big fan of Spitfire in this. I could always look for ways to write Spitfire, and I found the kind of thing I needed here. And I had a feeling she wouldn't have kicked out Rainbow Dash. It might have been an extreme action, but even kicking Dash out would have been unwise.
All in all, I liked it, so it's got my upvote and bookshelves. Personally, I don't think it needs the Sad tag. It's not exactly something that would bring forth tears.
I'm evil now, because I'd very much like to see how that conversation with Spitfire and Twilight went down. Don't do these things to me, author!
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You're no fun.
*hug*
Wanna see a King of the Hill video?
5912514 I see what you're getting at about the tone and how it could be misconstrued. However, I feel that this also speaks out against those who think Rainbow Dash should be severely punished for what she did, in a way. At the end of the day, what exactly did Rainbow Dash accomplish? Nothing, really. She inconvenienced the weather team significantly, but that's about it. And really, that was the point of the episode. Rainbow Dash tried to fight against inevitability and failed miserably.
I really enjoyed the episode and the emotional rollercoaster it put me on. It's just that even if the whole Weather Factory calamity didn't happen, Rainbow Dash can't just attempt to sabotage winter and not have the Wonderbolts find out about it. That's pretty much the thought process that went into writing this one.
Beyond that, I'm glad you enjoyed this little tale, and I thank you for the candid review.
I haven't seen the episode, and from what I have read I can't work it into my headcanon anyway since A) Weather doesn't work that way, B) Rainbow takes her job seriously and would rather not loose her commission.
Still rather well done, and while you didn't throw the book as hard as I would like still having some kind of punishment for her actions is needed.
5912563 What? The Wonderbolts are jerks.
Spitfire has every right to chew out RD for this. This is NOT the grand galloping gala where Celly can just fix the damages out of her own pocket and it being HER home they wrecked.
Spitfire sighed. "You do realize that your actions cannot go unpunished."
THIS is what I disliked about MMMMystery so much is that Pinkie Pie's friends ruined a cake that WASN'T EVEN HERS, and SHE forgave them when she didn't have the AUTHORITY to forgive them! Given they destroyed a project of Pinkie's foster parents that took months of work and was meant for a royal contest for the head of state . . . they seriously owed the cakes.
What's interesting is that Spitfire is choosing to handle all this out of court, apparently wanting to keep the media buzz down and protect the Bolts' reputation.
Spitfire's smile disappeared. "Because it is a big deal. Rainbow Dash, just because it's not the end of the world doesn't make your actions any less grievous.
Agreed!
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Yeah, I know Spitfire and Fleetfoot can be a hardass in that episode.
But so is Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, Cotton Hill, Boomhauer, Kahn Souphanousinphone and even Bill Dauterive. And yet, I hope you want me to show you King of the Hill videos.
So did Spitfire already know, or at least suspect, that Rainbow Dash had something to do with the Weather Factory incident?
5913265 Pretty much, yeah. That's what the folder on her desk was for. It held evidence tying Rainbow Dash to the crime, but she didn't get to use it because Dashie owned up to her mistakes.
5913281 How did the factory engineer tie her to it? Nopony seemed to be around.
5913298 One word: Forensics. With all that wind blowing around, RD had to have lost a feather or two while the place was coming down. Not to mention Spitfire did go to Twilight before issuing Rainbow Dash's punishment, so Twi's testimony would probably be in there, too.
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Oh right, duh. Now I feel like an idiot. Not to mention that it's hard to argue with the testimony of a princess when that same princess knows full well who blew up the winter lab and why.
I must admit, for a fair chunk of the story, I was expecting that Spitfire didn't know who had been behind the weather factory incident, and that she was calling Rainbow in to ask her to investigate it - and then when Rainbow promptly confessed, Spitfire just rolled with it and pretended that she'd known all along.
Okay, this deserves an upvote and fav for that great Mr Enter line alone.
In all seriousness, though, this is indeed a neat story. It does provide a bit of catharsis, providing us a potential take on the punishment RD realistically should face for her actions in the episode. I mean, her actions accounted to vandalism, borderline-terrorism.
Good job.
5913246 I only know Hank Hill, I've never heard of the rest of those guys.
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Blasphemy!!!
Look upon thy playlist of King of the Hill scenes and repent!!!
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What are the two?
5912111 But he doesn't like G3...
5914475 Well, duh. I'm well aware of that. I just like the idea of reimagining previous-gen characters in a current-gen setting.
I would have been fine with an annoyed reaction out of any character during the episode about what Rainbow Dash did but this works too.
Actually, it's "court martial."
Good fic overall, though.
Very impressive piece of work. Although I do have to feel a little sorry for Rainbow Dash.
5915390 Whoops! Thanks for catching that, mate!
The idea of Twilight signing off on "Friendship stuff" is second only to the fact that Rainbow Dash will try forging the signature at some point.
Anyway, nice story.
Oh, since you made this amazing one shot, here's an idea for another related to the same thing.
She said that it was her first winter WITH TANK. But, she got Tank before the Hearth's Warming episode. So, she's had winter after she got him.
So, here's an explanation. What if, due to having to both perform and practice the play, she had to leave him behind in the care of another during that winter, while spending the rest of said winter with her parents? If that were true, it'd explain her desperation to make up for lost time with Tank, eh? Having to leave him behind during the last winter or winters due to family reunions or something along those lines during the last winter or winters.
I like this story, it fits with how I think Spitfire would react. Even if I think Rainbow Dash may deserve to be drummed out of the Wonderbolts for this, I doubt they really want to do that to a national hero. If Lightning Dust was given another chance after unleashing that tornado, it makes sense to me that RD would get a second chance as well.
Does anyone else notice how RD seems to be a karma-houdini? Doesn't study for the Wonderbolts test, her friends save her bacon and she aces it anyway. Nearly dumps her friends to fly with Cloudsdale on at Rainbow Falls, everyone else falls over themselves to excuse her, even though Fluttershy and Bulk are clearly only doing this at all because Rainbow put them up to it in the first place and promised to help them compete. I'm not saying Rainbow Dash is a jerk or more selfish than other ponies, it just seems like when she is selfish, she pays less of a price than others.
5913197 Oh man, I never even really thought about that with the MMMM cake. Though at the time I remember thinking that it was wrong for Pinkie's friends to take a bite, I kind of understood, since Pinkie had been unwittingly tempting them with that thing all day. I guess she's used to convincing ponies to eat delicious pastries, not not eat them. But didn't the friends (other than the token responsible ponies AJ and Twilight) only take like one tiny bite each? Yes, Pinkie's surrogate parents did spend months on that cake, but Pinkie could easily have chopped a bit of cake off and covered them up with some frosting. It was only after she incited her fellow bakers into a food-orgy that the MMMM was destroyed.
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It still wouldn't have been right.
Great job with the story. It didn't really bother me that much that RD escaped punishment (Mainly because she's my second favorite pony.), but I can see why it would irritate other viewers.
And now, I shall make a comment that will get me tons of hate:
Yeah! What would they do with all those pegasi failures then? Rainbows have to be made someh-
I'll be leaving now...
5917465 True. And can you imagine if they had gotten the cake up there intact but with a couple of bites in it, and Celestia had taken a bite of the same area? Rarity would have fainted on the spot, and then they'd have had to confess to the Cakes how they cost those poor bakers the championship.
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And yet no one writes a story where they have to pay back the cakes for the wrong. CONSEQUENCE is something WORTH teaching to kids!
5916902 It's tempting, I'm not gonna lie. The problem with that is there's a bit of controversy with the timeline. Some people say that the first three seasons took place over the course of one year, while others claim that the episodes are chronological. As for me, I'm not sure what to think anymore. As such, I don't think I'm qualified to write such a story.
5917993 I honestly agree with you. The destruction of the Weather Factory didn't bother me as much as other people, although I do see where they're coming from. The thing is that even if the Weather Factory didn't get demolished, I still would've written this story. Because if Spitfire found out that one of the best flyers in the Wonderbolt Reserves was trying to stop winter, she would probably hit the roof.
5918316 I think you could, considering how well you did on this, but your call, eh?
Why is everybody thinking rainbow did not get punished? It's left ambiguous whether she did or didn't. The episode ended before it even got to that point. If you want to believe she got punished like the author did, go ahead and do that. There is nothing in the canon to stop you from doing so. Use your imagination.
5911134 Peeling potatoes during Kitchen Patrol (KP) duty is because Potatoes are part of standard military food fare in MRE Rations (Meals ready to eat). Peeling potatoes teaches the recruits responsibility (your fellow military mates will not get their food if you don't prepare it).
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I saw it already.
Who else thinks Rainbow Dash's behaviour indicates a significant need to get laid?
I was sorely disappointed when Rainbow did not get punished in the episode. Like, what the hell, man?
When I read this, I was completely expecting Rainbow Dash to be kicked out of the Wonderbolts Reserves. Then I read that she was only going to be on KP duty, and I was like, '...What the what?
'. The strangest thing is that before I read this, I was totally going to write a story about Rainbow Dash being kicked out of the Wonderbolts Reserves and herblife just going down the drain. But I never even considered using the whole Weather Factory incident from Tanks for the Memories. If I had, your story would still be better.