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.
"I... I guess I have no choice but to believe it!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed. "I mean, given the police records and the official written report from the Atlantrot Magician's Ward... but still..." She shook her head, muzzle agape. "That's so much to take in!"
Beside her, Trixie nearly spat out her sarsparilla. She coughed, wheezed, and adjusted her gape. "The Great and Humble Trixie is likewise aghast! Dealing with that sort of Starswirl and Alicorn Conjuration—it's a wonder you're still alive today!"
"Well, thankfully, we're made out of sterner stuff than most ponyfolk," Applejack said with a wink from where she sat across the table at Sugarcube Corner. "But, all thangs considered, I shoulda been a goner!" She looked over with a proud smile at Stu and Rainbow. "It's these two that y'all should be thankin'! They dove in after me as if I was a lil' foal being swept downriver!"
"Oh, how charmingly heroic!" Rarity batted her eyelashes in Stu's direction. "And no doubt you didn't think one moment about yourself."
"Errrm..." Stu fidgeted, leaning away from the unicorn. "Actually, I... uh..."
"Yep." Rainbow sipped from a glass of water. "He was a hero, alright. Totally blew my mind."
"Hehe! Blew your mind like bubbles!" Pinkie grinned. "You sure you don't want some cider, Dashie? I can get Mr. and Mrs. Cake to pour some!"
"Er... I-I'm good, thanks," Rainbow said, waving a hoof.
"You poor... poor things..." Fluttershy cooed. "That situation sounds simply awful! And that poor mare who passed away..."
"Yeah, well, it's a cryin' shame about what happened to Miss Serenity Shindig," Applejack said. "She sure didn't deserve what her sons did to her... even though she loved them all in the end."
"A rather blind love if you ask me," Rarity grumbled.
"Maybe I'm reading too much into it," Stu spoke, "But she seemed at peace when she passed away. The real shame is that her sons didn't own up to the fact and give themselves up."
"Are they truly still at large?!" Rarity grimaced. "That's quite the dreadful thought!"
"But we done took away the only thang that made 'em a threat." Applejack leaned back with a smirk. "Without that crazy drinkin' mug, they're about as dangerous as a box of spur-less roosters. Eheh."
"About as proud and arrogant too," Rarity said with a wink.
"Darn tootin'."
"Just how long were you... erm..." Fluttershy fidgeted. "...dreaming for?"
"Well, according to the police reports, they found us exactly twenty-hours after we had first arrived on the farm," Stu explained, looking at the mares. "And considering that a good chunk of that time was Rainbow and I searching the Shindig home for clues, we're... uh... guessing that we were all under for maybe seven hours."
"About nine," Rainbow said.
"Or nine. Roundabouts."
"Wowie zowie!" Pinkie gasped. "And in the dream world, you experienced three days?"
"Well, they experienced three days," Applejack said, pointing at her two friends. "Sad as it is to say, I was mostly down for the count."
"This is absolutely incredible," Twilight said, bearing a dumb smile. "I can't wait to write to the Princess all about it!"
"Ohhhh..." Trixie sighed, slumping against the table. "What Trixie wouldn't have given to have been there as well. Saving Applejack along with her friends would be just the pick-Trixie-up that Trixie needs."
"Awww... well, if it helps y'all to know..." Applejack winked. "Y'all were there to save me."
"We were?"
"Eeyup! Accordin' to Stu and Rainbow here, my mind was breakin' through the mold that the brothers had built around me. On account of my subconscious and all, there were a bunch of copies of my friends and family helpin' to free my dream hide from the bad guys. Purdy nifty, huh?"
"Heehee!" Pinkie slapped her hoof against the table. "Now that I would pay to see! Or pay somepony else to see it and then act out in interpretive dance!"
"Heh... if that was the case, there'd be a lot of somersaults," Stu said. "...and explosions."
"Trixie loves explosions!"
"Oh, please, darling, must you? They've been through enough as it is!"
"Princess Celestia would be very much interested to know that an old relic has been discovered!"
"What about our pets? Was Gummi in there too? Huh?"
As Sugarcube Corner filled with chatter, Rainbow Dash glanced across the table. She made eye contact with Fluttershy.
Fluttershy stared at her. She glanced over at Applejack, then at Rainbow Dash again. She smiled wider... warmer.
Rainbow fought a blush. Ducking her head, she took another sip of water, and stared at the freckled center of the conversation. As her ears folded back, she let loose a dreamy sigh, smiling perpetually with no sign of ceasing.
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Bloody hell rainbow, just take some credit already you silly goose.
Teehee.
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That's short skirts, Stu, not somersaults.
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With only half the chaos shards in Rainbow's possession? Not happening.
Y'know, I'd actually forgotten about the whole Trixie-staying-in-Ponyville thing. As fun as all the dream craziness was, it'll be fun to be back in Ponyville and get back in touch with other of the multitudinous storylines. Like, how are Zecora and Noir faring? And I'm particularly interested to see Lancie again, and see what Rainbow uses her shard for this time.
I . . . I caught up?!
WHAT?!
Guessing fluttershy and dash are gonna have a conversation soon, thank god dash can really talk about what happened.
Well, it's good to see Trixie maintaining a healthy diet of sass.
But this...
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What is this sorcery?!
I'm glad this arc is over. I enjoyed it, but was feeling quite ready to move on. I feel like we were stuck in those dreams for forever.
But even if AJ didn't remember what happened, and RD won't be telling her any time soon, I think we made a huge amount of progress. Considering the massive scope of this fic, anyway. After all, Rainbow's gotta let herself dream before she can make her cuddling with Applejack a reality
Heehee! Double chappies make me happy!
Hmmmm... all is not well. The Rainbow Dash Hate Club is still lurking out there, and I've no doubt Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb are soon to join their ranks.
I've no clue what Rainbow intends to do with her wish. While I can appreciate that Epcot is alone, I'm not entirely certain it would be a kindness to rip her from her home and strand her in the physical realm as a flesh-and-blood creature. She is what she is, and I do not think it would be fair or ethical to force her into a state of being with which she does not identify. It might be just as horrifying for her as being trapped in Ciderspace would be for us.
I can, however, envision a conduit through which Epcot could interact with the Equestrians. The 'Hard Light Bee' from Red Dwarf springs to mind.
5926863 Smile while you can. Double now means none tomorrow.
5926032 Welcome to the front of the line! We have cookies and cider waiting in the corner.
Cant wait to hear what dashie has to say to flutters! Im sooo nervoucited
5927231 heh, thanks
I find myself missing Lancie more and more.
Wow! How in the hay did Rainbow manage to actually retain the chaos shard wish!? I mean, I know Lancie wasn't there to make a wish but... I think that's more surreal than the entirety of Cider Space!
5928081 I'm basing my conclusion on the fact that Rainbow has almost all of Discord's shards. There's the head (which she just recovered), the antler (which was the first one), the turkey leg, the paw (I think?), the tail and the body-arm. My guess is that the final shard is in posession of Don Canter or Romulus (or —Celestia forbids it— Aatxe). Or maybe it's not, but either way, the Revenge Squad will appear once the final shard is taken.
5928630 Maybe she can't wish for anything here. The shard was black, remember?
I had completely forgotten about Trixie.
I laughed out loud at this.
At the beginning of yet another slice of life arc before yet another crazy adventure. Can I just say that this story is absolutely MASSIVE!! Like, holy balls.
Ishipitishipitishipit just take Stu and get him away from AJ.
Yeah, what are that odds of them finding another dangerous ancient artifact in a place as full of them as Equestria.