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.
"Full up?!" Rainbow Dash collapsed on a cloud bed. "For a month?!"
"Yup..." Thunderlane kicked another cloud, then glanced over his shoulder. "I'm afraid so."
"But... it... how..." Rainbow grasped for words but came out empty-hoofed. "When were the schedules given out?!"
"Middle of last week," Candy Mane said. She pushed another cloud over and dissolved it with a heavy kick. Wiping the sweat from her brow, she squinted Rainbow's way. "You never miss the assignments. Where were you this time?"
Rainbow gnashed her teeth. "Plotting the murder of a realtor and mailroom overseer."
"Huh?" Thunderlane and Candy Mane blinked.
"Look..." Rainbow rubbed her forehead. "Be honest with me. Who filled in my spot?"
"Uhhhhhhhh..." Thunderlane and Candy Mane exchanged worried glances. "With words like those, I'm not sure we should tell—"
"If I don't find out, I swear, I'm gonna be kicking the flank of every pegasus in town until I find the one who took my place! Now who was it?!" Rainbow frowned. "Was it Stu?"
"What? Stu Leaves? Nooooooo..." Thunderlane shook his head. "It was Feather Free."
"Who in Tartarus is 'Feather Free?'"
"A new pegasus who just moved in to town," Candy Mane explained. "She's fresh out of Baltimare, seeking work."
"Yeah... well... she's got more than she bargained for, that's for sure!" Rainbow Dash frowned, punching her numb forelimbs together. "How could she possibly steal the weather spot from Ponyville's fastest flier?"
"Uhm..." Candy Mane lifted an eyebrow. "...because she's gotta feed her three kids?"
Rainbow Dash blinked. "Huh?"
"She's a single mother, Rainbow," the mare explained. "Her husband died in a carriage accident. She's moved to Ponyville so that the foals can study under Miss Cheerilee in a safe environment." She gulped. "Away from the town that caused them so much grief."
Rainbow's eyes fell to the distant earth below. "Oh."
"And besides... the spot was reserved for you for over a week," Thunderlane said. "Even when you were in town, you just... didn't seem to pay any attention."
"We tried reminding you, but you're getting harder and harder to find, Rainbow."
"Yeah... almost like you don't want to be found."
Rainbow Dash bit her lip. "I guess... I was pretty good at that, huh?"
"Don't worry about the weather flying spot," Candy Mane said. She offered a nervous smile. "You'll get a chance to do paid skywork again."
"Yeah..." Rainbow grumbled. "Over a month from now. What am I expected to do until then? How will I earn bits?"
"You seriously don't have any other job?" Thunderlane blinked. "I thought you did. I mean... Candy here and I don't do weather flying full-time."
"Yeah." Candy Mane nodded. "I help my sister deliver treats for Bon Bon's shop."
"And I'm on the East Everfree Firewatch team," Thunderlane said. "There's plenty of stuff for a pegasus to do, Rainbow."
"But..." Rainbow gulped. "Flying... is my bread and butter."
"Then why are you in Ponyville?"
"Huh?"
"Just saying..." Candy Mane shrugged. "If you wanted to do weather flying full-time, don't you think Cloudsdale—your old flapping grounds—would be more suited to your talents?"
"Yeah..." Thunderlane nodded. "And you'd earn crazy bits doing it." He smirked. "You truly are the best there is, Rainbow."
"Hehe... especially when you wanna be," Candy Mane added.
"Are... you guys trying to get rid of me?"
"What? No! Just... giving advice."
"Because... y'know... Ponyville..." Rainbow Dash shuddered. "This place is my home."
The other two pegasi exchanged glances, then squinted at her.
"Are you sure of that, Rainbow?" Thunderlane remarked.
Rainbow said nothing.
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This does not bode well.
Okay, losing her house made sense. And I could see her being fired from the Banner Company a mile away. But damn... I really wasn't expecting this. Rainbow Dash, you're screwed.
I'm just glad it wasn't me.
Seriously. Her friends owe her big time for kidnapping her at the worst possible time.
That trip to Las Pegasus was such a good idea.
Hoo boy...
Wow, when it rains am I right.
Woo woo, time for Dash to face life's abstract concept of loyalty to institutions.
Yeah... as much as the closure with Listing may have been worth it... yeah, they screwed you over big time Dash.
..and the thing is, you just won't be able to bring yourself to be angry at them.
Bet's on her telling Shy and only Shy?
Once again, Stamps is very understanding. and he seems to feel guilty too. We've still yet to find out if Noir has made contact with him now that he's living in the immediate area, so maybe he thinks that her work with Noir has gotten her fired.
Ouch...
It's all hitting the fan now isn't it?
Whether it's via Fluttershy or somepony else, Rainbow's going to be forced to bring the Mane 6 into the fold soon. Soooo looking forward to that convo.
There's only one solution to this. Rainbow has to become a full-time adventurer, a vagabond...
A Rogue.
Ah... It's good to be back in Depressionville
On the plus side, now she won't be able to afford any cider.
Just gonna throw this out there... since Vinyl seems to have enough money to do it, maybe Rainbow could stay with her, since it's obvious that Rainbow is never going to actually tell her "friends" that she has no job or home. Either that, or she stays with Flutters, but I don't really know if Rainbow would tell even Flutters about being homeless and unemployed. She just doesn't seem to have the sense to do so.
And it all keeps piling on. Again, silver lining: she has now officially hit rock bottom. Homeless, unemployed, and still has a life threatening disease.
But she can only go up,right?
This is going to end with Rainbow miraculously raising the money only to end up giving it to Caramel isn't it?
Thunderlane is being a bit of a prick. But whatever. Dash is in deep.
7262980 I think I'll let Garfield voice his thoughts on the matter.
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Does Equestria offer financial help for the disabled?
The sad thing is, this could still get worse
I stand by my prediction that Noir/Discord bails her out so her friends never find out.
I also stand by my prediction from a few chapters ago that Stu Leaves is Discord
Ahh, the inevitable consequences of being an adventurer comes back to bite Rainbow again. Hopefully she'll be able to turn to her friends to help her. I'm sure she could stay at the farm or library and perhaps AJ could spare some work for her.
This has me a little worried we might see Dash continue to try and make a new life for herself and actually go elsewhere. I mean, yeah, there's the rest of the mane six to keep her in Ponyville... but throughout this entire story she's only barely spent time with them. There's the whole Loyalty element thing too, but Loyalty doesn't pay the bills...
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I don't think Rainbow would take it even if it was available, she's far too proud for that. Taking it could also lead to the rest of the six finding out, which she has been hoping to avoid.
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I could see Noir being a source Rainbow can go to for some work, she's done it before. Discord I would seriously doubt.
I was intrigued when I read your theory that Stu is Discord - it does kinda semi-sorta fit with the whole Chaos bit, but it would be an incredibly cruel way for him to go about helping Rainbow if so. 'Oh you love your girl so much let me just go pony for a second and shank her from you. It's to help you move on, you see.'
Next chapter, final line: "hay, at least the degenerative illness hasn't spread to my wings yet!"
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How is he being a prick?
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No. Don't you dare. Shush.
7264956 not even to help her move on; more as a reminder that AJ won't be single forever
Also, if you think about it, this story technically takes place between S1 and S2 in the canon. Discord was not nice during this time frame. I wouldn't be surprised if he returns, we get the S2 opener events, and Dash recovers her house as part of that whole process. Keep in mind; part of Dashie's corruption was her abandoning ponyville. What does she have to live for in Ponyville right now?
-AJ is taken by someone Dashie despises
-She lost both of her jobs
-Her house has been foreclosed
-She's already being viewed as half urban legend, half stranger by pretty much everyone in town
I wouldn't put it past Skirts tbh
7268476 That would be pretty tragic if she moves away forever, and AJ then finds the letter. Like Shakespeare level tragedy.
7268657 ...which is why it's exactly what will happen.
7268741 Nooooo.
I was wondering why it's been over 3 days since update, but then I realised this will be the update that pushes the story over the Million word mark. I think we're in for a bombshell guys, brace yourselves.
On the plus side, she's less emotionally crippled now.
So there's that I guess.
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Don't even.
Ok, I’m sorry, but I’m not feeling an ounce of depression from any of this. That last arc ended too happy, and now I can’t help but think of all the good that could wind up coming from this situation. Simply put, now Dashie’s gonna have to turn to her friends, whether she wants to or not. :D