AppleDash Group Collab

by DbzOrDie

Dialogue - Tyro

“Aw yeah!” Rainbow pumped a hoof in the air in excitement as she leaned back into the farmhouse’ old couch. “You ready for movie night?” She grinned as she smoothly laid a foreleg around the shoulders of her favourite cowgirl.

“I guess.” Applejack grunted in response. She cast a wary glance at the cover of the film Dash had chosen. Daring Do and the Gilded Cage. “Coulda sworn it was my turn to pick the movie though…”

“Ah, ah, ah, ah!” Rainbow cut in hurriedly, almost as though she was trying to discourage Applejack’s train of thought. “Come on, movie’s starting!” She grinned again as Applejack heaved the massive bowl of popcorn into her lap, holding it close enough for Rainbow to share. She couldn’t wait for A.J to see this movie! She was going to love it!

---

“How much longer is this darn thing?”

She did not love it. Applejack was slouched over, her foreleg leaning on the arm rest, propping up her chin. She regarded the film through half closed eyes. She could not have looked more bored if Twilight were here, giving the two a lecture on the properties of various types of celluloid used in filming.

“What’s wrong?” Dash couldn’t help feeling annoyed. Trust A.J to butt in right at the most exciting part! Daring was hanging off a ledge suspended above lava! How was she going to get out of this one??

Okay, technically Dash already knew how, seeing as she had watched this movie more times than she could count, but still...

“It’s just...”Applejack hesitated.

“Just what?” Rainbow took a gulp of her soda, waiting impatiently for an answer.

“The dialogue in this movie is just plumb awful!”

PFFFFT!

---

Rainbow could only stare in shock while Applejack cleaned up the soda Dash had spat out, all over the screen.

“Darn thing’s gonna be all sticky now...” Applejack was muttering to herself. The sound helped Rainbow find her voice.

“Whaddya mean, the dialogue’s awful?”

Applejack turned around to find a very angry Pegasus right in her face. Her teeth were gritted, her eyes were narrowed and she was clearly looking for a fight.

“Oh come on Dash.” Applejack rolled her eyes. “That bit where Darin’ talks about her past lovers while flirtin’ with that one feller. Who talks like that?”

“What’s wrong with the way they were talking?”

“Just kinda cheesy, that’s all...”

Rainbow scoffed. “Daring Do isn’t about the talking, Applejack. It’s about the action! The excitement! The explosions!”

“Whatever darlin’...”

“Whatever?! How can you say that?”

“I’m just sayin’ action and excitement’s all well and good, but if you stop and really listen to the way they talk, you have to admit, it ain’t the best written dialogue out there.”

Rainbow just stared.

Applejack sighed. “Look, I’ma head to bed, alright? Gotta big shipment to Seaddle to organise tomorrow.”

Rainbow flinched as Applejack gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left the room. She snorted in defiance and grabbed the remote control. She leapt back onto the couch and pressed play. She didn’t care what Applejack thought! This movie was great and she was going to watch it all the way through, with or without Miss Nitpicky-Pants!

---

Applejack was still sat up in bed, reading a novel when Rainbow entered the room in a huff. She waited for the Pegasus to speak, but she was surprisingly silent.

“Um...Sugarcube?”

“I’m not talking to you.” That was all Rainbow said before she got into bed and turned to face away from A.J.

“Uh huh.” She turned the page and kept reading.

Wait for it.

...

...

...

Wait for it.

“You’re a jerk, you know that?”

There it was. Applejack rubbed her forehead and set the book aside. “Oh for the love o’... Really? You’re mad at me for not likin’ a movie? You remember the time we went out to see Ponies of the Caribbean? You were whinin’ the whole time, and you walked out halfway through! And on our anniversary...”

A moment’s silence.

“You said you weren’t mad about that anymore.”

“I ain’t!”

“You sound like you are...”

Applejack slapped a hoof over her eyes. Okay. Time to calm things down before they got worse. She laid a hoof on Rainbow’s mane and stroked her gently. The Pegasus seemed to relax slightly at her touch. “C’mon Sugar, it’s just a movie. It don’t matter if we don’t like all the same things, right?”

Rainbow sighed. She sat up to face the other mare. “I know. I don’t care if you don’t like Daring Do.”

Applejack squinted in suspicion. Rainbow stilled looked downcast. “So what’s the real problem?”

Rainbow stared at her pillow for a long time. “Well...”

---

She leapt back onto the couch and pressed play. She didn’t care what Applejack thought! This movie was great and she was going to watch it all the way through, with or without Miss Nitpicky-Pants! She lay back and the film started and grinned to herself as Daring escaped the lava. This was gonna be awesome!

As Daring faced down Ahuizotl, he made a grand speech about her imminent doom. Rainbow’s grin started to fade away.

During a quiet moment, Daring whispered something romantic to her sidekick, comparing his eyes to stars in the night sky. Rainbow’s teeth clenched and her eye twitched.

As Ahuizotl lay defeated, Daring monologued about the nature of good versus evil and the importance of love and friendship. Rainbow’s jaw hung open in disbelief.

---

Rainbow sat across from Applejack in the bed, forelegs crossed over her chest. She refused to look A.J in the face as she sulked.

“I just want you to know, you’ve totally ruined Daring Do movies for me now.”

Applejack tried to flash her an apologetic smile. “Hehe...oops?”

Comments

[TIAS-A1927]

Ha! Really liked this one, that last scene made it totally worth it.