Appledashery

by Just Essay

Two and Two

Rainbow Dash drank and drank and drank from the jug of medicine. Then, after a liberal swallow, she placed the canister down, exhaled, and spoke from where she stood, leaning next to a wooden table.

"Okay. To be fair... you guys know what crazy adventures I tend to go on," Rainbow Dash said. "Or—at least—half of you know." Her eyes narrowed. "...Noir."

"This is true," the sarosian said, nodding. He assisted Zecora in putting together a medicinal concoction in the center of the hut. "Which is why—when the rare flower showed up—I took into account your glaring absence and put two and two together."

"So I guess it begs the question..." Rainbow Dash fidgeted where she stood. "How come you've not told anypony else?"

"Is it your desire, Rainbow, that such revelations should transpire?" Zecora asked.

Rainbow exhaled. "I think you know me too well, Zecchy."

"We both know that you're constantly in a hurry to assist your friends without making them worry," the zebra remarked while Noir stirred the broth. "You live the life of a rainbow but pursue virtue as a shadow. It is noble to a fault that you do not wish to get caught."

Rainbow fought the urge to wince. "... ... ...but...?"

Zecora shrugged. "If you do not wish to share your meaningful action, then sharing the truth behind your back would be a gross infraction."

"Uh huh..."

"Needless to say, you have me concerned." Zecora raised an eyebrow. "A life this lonely could leave you burned."

"Look, all that matters is that Applejac—" Rainbow Dash grimaced. She cleared her throat, turning the cannister around in growingly sensitive forelimbs. "...Apple Bloom. I'm just glad that Apple Bloom is okay." She gulped. "So what if the others think it's a miracle? The Apples have their little filly back. You guys have a new sample of iced lavenders to make future antidotes with."

"Zecora might respect your secrecy, Rainbow Dash," Noir said. "But, to tell the truth, it's constantly a concern to me."

"Oh?" She took another sip of the medicine.

"Indeed." He paused in stirring to readjust his hood, protecting himself from the sunlight wafting into the hut. "Admittedly, there was a time when my faith in you... was paper-thin at best."

Zecora chuckled.

"Yowsers..." Rainbow blinked. "You don't hold back when it comes to frank assessment, do you?"

"Well, of course, you've since won my trust," Noir said. "Saving my life from an exploding building will do that."

"Oh right. That. Heh..." Rainbow raised her container with a smirk. "That was awesome."

"Hrmmfff... if you say so."

"You seriously didn't trust me before then?"

"For all I knew, you were just another creature of the night after the shards for ill-purpose."

Rainbow nearly choked on her last sip of the medicine.

"But, now I understand differently," Noir said. "You truly do desire nothing less than the protection of Equestrian assets. It's evident in the lengths you'll go to protect your friends."

"Rainbow Dash, is something amiss?" Zecora asked, looking concerned. "You suddenly bear a muzzle that only a mother would kiss."

Rainbow gulped. "It's just that... erm... there's been a development," she said. "And I think—Noir—that you deserve to hear all about it."

"Hear all about what?"

Rainbow took one last swig of the drink and slapped it down on the counter. "Follow me."

Comments

[RoboRed]

Yeah, I was wondering if Noir knew about the status of the shards from contacts or whatnot since Rainbow came back, but...I guess that sorta answers that question. Sorta. I mean, there's still a chance he knows something.

Boy, has Dash got a tale to tell.

"Look, all that matters is that Applejac—" Rainbow Dash grimaced. She cleared her throat, turning the cannister around in growingly sensitive forelimbs. "... Apple Bloom. I'm just glad that Apple Bloom is okay."

asdfasdfasdfasdfgoddamnitrainbow

[destinedjagold]

RD will tell Noir what happened.

Here's to hoping she'll remember to tell Gilda.
I really dunno why I keep mentioning that. Oh well~

[Appledash_Gurl]

*sigh* Rainbow, your logic, though I understand it, confuses me...

[Phoenix Kitten]

Well.. after all Dash has spent more time with these two than she has the others over this whole adventure.
Actually.. that's a good question. What's the time frame for the story so far? How long has it been?
How much of it has been spent with Zecora (whose name I still can't get over... seriously, it's been 5 years and I'm still flabbergasted that they picked the old Swahili word for Zebra as her name.) and Noir.
As far as the other mane 6 go, she's spent the most time with Shy and Rarity by my estimates.

[Tim the Planes-pony]

"Zecora might respect your secrecy, Rainbow Dash," Noir said. "But, to tell the truth, it's constantly a concern to me."

Cut out the 'Rainbow Dash' in the middle, and Noir will start sharing Zecora's perchance for rhyming. That being said, I hope that Noir knows why Rainbow decided to let Lancie go free, with all of his shards. However I think that his superiors (read, Luna and Celestia) would actually approve of the decision, and likely would give him a fair bit of flak if he holds it against her (though for completely justifiable reasons.

[MidnightReflection]

So you are totally cool with telling Noir all about how you hung out with the chaos lord Discord even after he mentioned how dangerous he was when he showed you a picture (Wow, how many hundreds of chapters ago was that?) but you can't just tell AJ that you love her?

[Lightning Bearer]

Heh, I almost forgot about the whole chaos shards thing, what with Discord bowing out into hammerspace and Rainbow's subsequent tomfoolery.

[Sam the Anti-Ninja]

She's gonna tell him?! Just a second. I gotta go find a fallout bunker. This may go nuclear.

Oh, cool. Here's one!

[Leftover of Saikano]

The shards are no problem anymore. And neither is the griffon.

[Ri Jun]

6639886 Oh, thanks

[Hestia]

At least two people in the universe know what she did for Applejack Apple Bloom.

[DeathFox4]

...
Wow...RD...wow...

[zaponator]

6641182
I'm sorry, but your logical assessments are what we call 'reals'.
Rainbow Dash only operates in 'feels'.

[arancaytar]

Ohboy. Storytime.