Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
“So, uh... Mable...”
“Maud.”
“Sorry, Maud.” Rainbow glanced aside as both mares trotted downhill towards a large, gaping quarry. “What's with this town, anyway?”
Maud blinked as she strolled along. “I am afraid that I do not understand what you mean to ask.”
“What I mean—” Rainbow fumbled, finding herself constantly trotting ahead of Maud's unbelievably slow pace. “What I mean is this town's got it really bad for rocks.”
“Rocks are freedom. Rocks are li—”
“Yeah. I get that!” Rainbow muttered. “But then you've got all the clothes and the depressing little houses and the mares who practically swoon over limestone and—”
“You are a blue pony with blue wings and a mane full of rainbow hair,” Maud said slowly. Her words consumed the space of half-a-minute. “And yet do you hear any of us judging you for your visual eccentricities?”
“Erm... no.” Rainbow frowned. “But I've gotten an earful out of your neighbors for having to wear this st-stupid suit!”
“A triclinic nodular crystal system that's soluble in hydrochloric acid.”
“The... f-fuzz?!”
“Turquoise,” Maud droned. “A most playful of phosphate minerals. It's the color of your prom suit.”
“I promise you...” Rainbow fidgeted, once again having to slow down to match Maud's pace. “I only w-wore this stupid thing because it's all they had to fit when I came into town.”
“It's also the color of my eyes,” Maud said. “I think it's fitting.”
“Oh yeah? Why's that?”
“Because it embodies my exuberant and fun-loving personality.”
Rainbow bit her lip. “Uhm...”
“We are almost to the quarry,” Maud said. “There, we will find the sorter.”
“Yeah. About that. Could we hurry it up?” Rainbow grunted. “I mean... n-not that I'm in a huge hurry, but the longer I spend in this town the more liable I am to go insane.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Just... with the whole 'clothes etiquette' thing and the constant overcast and—”
“No, I mean about hurrying up.”
“Uhhhh...”
“Because I was afraid you would be upset with me,” Maud said, snailing along. “Considering how briskly I am walking.”
Rainbow stared at her with twitching eyes.
“I used to be chastised a lot for running around the house like this,” Maud said. “One night, my father made me sleep on a pile of granite, instead of my usual mattress filled with limestone.” She blinked. “Funny how the things that bothered us in childhood only make us giggle today,” she droned. “Don't you think?”
“H-hey! Will you look at that!” Rainbow Dash pointed at a wooden hut marked “Sorter” where several soot-stained miners had gathered. “We're already here! Alright!” She spun and shook Maud's hoof. “Jee, thanks for helping me, Maud. It sure was swell hanging out and... ch-chatting with you! Whelp!” She spun around, wings blurring. “Gotta go—”
“Not so fast,” Maud murmured, suddenly in front of Rainbow.
“Gah!” Rainbow fell back on her haunches, wincing. “I... that...” She grimaced. “How in the heck did you—?!”
“I think it would be in your best interest that I remained by your side while you employed the sorter's services,” Maud said. “Like you, she is new to this place, but her attitude isn't nearly as agreeable.”
“Not agreeable, huh?” Rainbow stood up. “Like, in what way—?”
“Ungh! For the last time!” An indignant voice bellowed from the wooden shack. “That is coal! The Great and Powerful Trixie does not deal with coal! Do you understand me?! The Great and Powerful Trixie was employed by this goddess-forsaken quarry to sort rocks and rocks only!! NEXT!”
“Oh...” Rainbow's ears drooped, along with her wings. “...oh no...”
“Unicorns make the best sorters,” Maud said, taking her sweet time to blink. “It is because of their horns... not because of their manners...”
“Oh no...” Rainbow facehoofed, slumping to the ground.
“Trixie can help you find the rock you're looking for,” Maud said. “But it's best that I stay nearby to make sure she doesn't do anything too awkward. I'm her supervisor, you see.” Another blink. “It's okay, really, except for when she yells at clients... which is most of the time. But still, they bring rocks.”
“Nnngh! No... no... no! The same goes for charcoal! Are we running a quarry here, or a barbecue! Get with the program or get out of line! Ungh! How did the Great and Powerful Trixie ever fall to this insufferable low?!”
“I can take a wild guess,” Rainbow muttered aside.
Lancie poked his muzzle out. “Let me guess...” He smirked. “Old friend of yours?”
Rainbow whispered, “Nothing magical about this melon fudge.”
“Gughhh! Why're these pebbles covered in slime?! When you arrive at the Great and Powerful Trixie's table, I expect your rocks to shine!”
“I don't know who she is...” Lancie grinned. “But I like her.”
“Pfft. You would.”
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Ok... didn't see Trixie coming...
About Maud. I get the impression she was in the Dredgemane arc, but how does she fit in here? Is she still Pinkie Pie's sister? RD wouldn't know that yet, of course. Does Maud know what happened to her sister?
Trixie was was actually the first pony that came to my mind when Noir talked about sending an agent of his. And I didn't say anything about because once people started guessing that it's Daring, I kinda changed my mind a bit and kept my probably not true thoughts to myself. So that means if it's really Trixie I was for once right about something.
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Jury is still out on that. We don't know if Trixie has the Lunar Code mark yet. Furthermore, if she was one of Noir's agents, would she be stuck in this miserable job? But then again, being a sorter is a good way to find the shard. Yet again, wouldn't she have a better attitude about the job if she was looking for the shard? But then yet again, this is Trixie we're talking about.
5076708 Well I did say if she is. I know it's not certain yet that it's her.
Story telling 101: Which would make Rainbow Dash more miserable? For her fellow agent to be Daring Do, a competent pony she knows nothing about, or Trixie, an unreliable pony she has a history with.
The latter, obviously.
Maybe they're both agents and both of them are there!
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Maud is such a riot, I swear.
Trixie? Well, I guess I'm not all that surprised, but I am at the same time.
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I guess technically she was in the Dredgemane arc under another name, but she didn't exist at the time of writing. I too am really curious how she fits in this universe. Heck, I'm excited to see how Dredgemane is in this universe in general. I've already noticed one character from that arc by description (two if you count Maud's father - that sounds like something he might do to a rambunctious filly, but not with ill intentions).
Anyways, I'm sure Maud is still Pinkie's sister, though.
Was reading, sees . Listening to
at the time.
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I'm calling it: Whatever misery Rainbow Dash may think Trixie will cause her, it will be nothing compared to what Maud will do to her once she discovers what happened to her sister.
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And it will be glorious.
Oh, crap, I'm getting these stories mixed up. Nothing has happened to Pinkie Pie in this story.
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Not yet.
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I was gonna say...I don't remember anything happening to Pinkie in this story. But then again, I have a bad memory sometimes when it comes to longer fics...
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Well, maybe we'll get to find out Maud's reaction in that other story, though there wouldn't be much she could do to make RD pay at this point.
Okay, commence the laughing forever.
I wonder if there'll be any foudubulbe influence here...
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Edit: couldn't find a gif that worked.
Here we are, at the mountains of Maudness.
I actually don't like Trixie or Maud all that much, but they're both a hoot so far in this story.
This should be good.
5077537 also dude you earn the right to say 'called it'
Well at least Rainbow didn't call Maud Clyde
Oooh!
... Sorry Maud, but unless your eyes are the color of emeralds Dashie isn't going to go for it.
Squee