“Ya’ll know yer gonna be washin them sheets!” exclaimed Applejack at the top of her lungs.
The orange farm pony had walked in on the Rainbow Dash and her husband in a post coital embrace. Needless to say, she wasn’t too happy at this site, and dragged the two out of the barn.
“I heard ya the first time, AJ!” Rainbow Dash shouted back. “You act like we’re the first ponies to ever have a role in the hay in your barn!”
“We Apples are a decent bunch of ponies!” the orange mare continued to yell. “We’d never do something so obscene! Right Big Mac?”
Big Macintosh, who had just arrived at the farm, simply stood there and tried to act as casual as possible. But being the honest stallion he was, he eventually cracked a guilty grin.
“Oh for Celestia’s sake!” exclaimed Applejack. “Am ah the only decent pony around here!?”
“You’re certainly the only one not getting any,” chuckled Rainbow Dash. “Although, if you play your cards right, I’m sure Mal will help you with that.”
This remark even caused the normally stoic Big Macintosh to let out a chuckle.
“Why you know good piece of…” Applejack began to yell, before being cut off.
“Would you look at the time,” Bookworm chimed in. “I think it’s time that Dash and I go house hunting. Thank you so much for your hospitality Miss Apple.”
Bookworm engulfed his still cackling wife with his magic and ran off as fast as he could. Big Macintosh meanwhile had to hold back his fuming sister. A little down the road, Bookworm let Rainbow Dash out of his magical embrace, dropping her to the ground.
“You didn’t have to keep pushing her buttons, you know,” commented Bookworm.
“Oh, come on, Bookie,” said Rainbow Dash, still chuckling some. “I was just bucking around with her. Sides, not like she couldn’t use her own little roll in the hay.”
“We seem to have a habit of your friends walking in on us,” he remarked. “Remember our wedding?”
“At least this time we weren’t still in the act,” she retorted. “Now lets go find us a house.”
“Shouldn’t we find a realtor for this?” asked Bookworm.
“I got that taken care of,” said Rainbow Dash. “He’ll be meeting us by the town statue.”
“When did you have time to contact a realtor?” asked Bookworm.
“When we visited Twilight I had Spike send a message for me,” answered Rainbow Dash.
“So who is he?” asked Bookworm.
“You’ll see,” said Rainbow Dash, with a devilish smile.
The young couple arrived at the statue in the middle of town.
“I thought you said he’d be here,” commented Bookworm.
“I said he’d be meeting us here,” retorted Rainbow Dash. “I never said he would be here before us.”
“At my age, I’m allowed to take my time,” answered somepony.
Bookworm looked up to see none other than Bifröst, father of Rainbow Dash, descending down towards them. Like his daughter he sported a rainbow colored mane and tail, but with brown eyes and a frosty blue coat. Soon as he landed, Rainbow Dash leaped towards her father and gave him a big hug.
“Awesome seeing you again, dad,” exclaimed Rainbow Dash.
“It’s always great to see my little Dashie,” said Bifröst, with a warm smile.
The older pegasus stallion then turned his look towards his son in law.
“Bookworm,” he said, with a slightly bitter tone.
“Sir,” said Bookworm, now blushing.
At their wedding, Bifröst was the one who walked in on Rainbow Dash and her new husband in the “act.”
“Dash never told me you were a realtor,” commented Bookworm.
“Well, I wasn’t originally,” began Bifröst. “But I’m not as athletic as I used to be. Some of my friends told me they’d made some decent extra bits working in real estate, so I figured I’d give it a try. Been at it for a little over a year now; I do alright.”
“Well, it’s good to have things to do,” said Bookworm.
“Sure,” replied Bifröst, in an uninterested tone.
“Aw, come on dad,” said Rainbow Dash. “Cut Bookie some slack. It takes two to tango, ya know.”
“I’d rather not talk about it,” said Bifröst. “Let’s focus on the task at hoof. You two need a place to live. Of course Bookworm can’t live up in a cloud house, given he has no wings.”
Rainbow Dash rolled here eyes at her dad’s remark. Bifröst always figured his daughter would marry a fellow pegasus athlete, not a writer.
“Hey, we could always live in a tree house,” commented Rainbow Dash. “It would be off the ground.”
“I’m pretty sure Ponyville doesn’t have tree houses for sale,” said Bifröst. “But you could always make some sort of addition to a house. Something that would elevate your bedroom off the ground.”
“That actually sounds pretty cool,” exclaimed Rainbow Dash.
“Maybe we should build a house then,” commented Bookworm.
“Think you can actually afford that?” replied Bifröst, in a condescending tone.
“Bookie is a best selling author, dad,” replied Rainbow Dash. “And I still have bits saved up from being the Wonderbolts. So yeah, I think we can afford to build ourselves a house.”
“Alright then,” said Bifröst. “Let’s look at some plots for sale.
Bifröst wouldn’t admit to it, but he was glad to see his little Dashie sticking up for her husband; he knew that meant she really did love him.
“How much space do you think you’ll need?” asked Bifröst.
“Well, I’d say a decent amount of space,” began Rainbow Dash, who was blushing a little. Bookie and I…were thinking of maybe…starting a family.”
“Do what now,” exclaimed Bifröst, who’s ears perked up slightly. “Did you say starting a family?”
“Well…um…” fumbled Rainbow Dash, now sounding a bit like Fluttershy. “Yeah.”
“Well why didn’t you say so!?” exclaimed Bifröst, now sporting a huge grin.
“I’ll be glad to help pay for anything you need to make sure you’re house is absolutely perfect!”
“Um…thanks dad,” replied Rainbow Dash, surprised by her dad’s enthusiasm. “You really don’t need to do that.”
“Are you kidding!” he exclaimed again. “This is my first grandchild! This is the greatest news I could hear! If only your mother was around…”
“Yeah,” said Rainbow Dash.
“But she was too busy to make the trip with me,” replied Bifröst. “But I’ll give her the great news!”
“Don’t get overly cheery, dad,” said Rainbow Dash. “I’m not even pregnant yet.”
“That’s why we gotta get you a place and fast,” exclaimed Bifröst, who then turned his attention to Bookworm. “I’m sure you won’t have any problem getting the job done, my favorite son in law!”
“Uh, sure, thanks,” said Bookworm, nervous at how much more affectionate his father in law had become.
“You two just enjoy the day,” said Bifröst. “I’ll swoop around town and find the perfect piece of land for you!”
In an instant the frosty blue pegasus flew off to find something for his precious daughter and son in law. Rainbow Dash and Bookworm stood there in confusion.
“Guess all we had to do get your dad to like me was promise him grandchildren,” said Bookworm.
“I didn’t even know he wanted to be a grandpa,” said Rainbow Dash.
Just then, Bifröst dashed back in front of them, sporting a huge grin.
“I have found the perfect place!” he exclaimed. “And I’ve already contacted a construction team and everything!”
“Wow, dad,” said Rainbow Dash. “I haven’t seen you move like that in years.”
“Guess I got a new kick in my step,” replied Bifröst with a proud smile. “Although you’ll have to stay in a hotel or with a friend while construction comes along.”
“I doubt Applejack will have us over again,” thought Rainbow Dash.
“Maybe Twilight wouldn’t mind us staying with her,” said Bookworm. “I bet she could use some assistance anyway, since Big Macintosh has to work on the farm.”
“That is an idea,” said Rainbow Dash. “Let’s give her a visit.”
This is better than the last 3-4 chapters, but needs more happening still.
I'm liking the name you gave to Rainbow's dad.
I always called Dash's dad Dio after Ronnie James Dio the former lead singer of Black Sabbath and Rainbow. Good chapter regardless and it's still funny.
As for the his name, I don't think anyone can agree on a name for that character kinda like Snowflake, Roid Rage, Horse Power.
Nice fake out with the dead parent joke. Firefly, I'm assuming just because of how popular G1 Dash is with writers.
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2471916 Sorry it's not as fast moving for you, but this is more a slice of life type thing as apposed to some kind of adventure. There will be plenty more chapters before this story ends, but I can't promise they'll all have a lot going on.
2472009 It's the name MLP Wiki gives him.
2472239 Inspiration for that comes from an episode of the Simpsons, where Lisa is shown her future by a fortune teller. She's telling Marge that she's getting married and Marge says "If only your father were here...but he left for work a half an hour ago." In other words SIMPSONS DID IT!
2472239 I honestly hadn't thought of who Dash's mother is, but I could use Firefly.
2472472 In all honesty all I knew was that it was a type of apple. I wanted a name that sounded feminine and with letters that could justify her nickname being Applejack. lol Any names I give to the Apple family are apple related.
Well...........that could've been embarrassing. Oh wait.....it was!!!!!
And don't keep it exclusive to the central characters. Knowing what is going on with the others gives the story more depth.
2472571 You mean my decision to focus on everyone in main cast?
2472589 Yeah, it's a good one. Too many stories that span a series focus on the main ones, and not the others. And then it falls flat, because all I can think of is 'what are the others doing?'.
So yeah, keep it up!
2472603 That is actually what I was thinking as well. I mean with my first story, I had no problem having the main focus be Twilight and Big Mac. But once I did the first sequel, I still wanted to have some focus on them since in my mind their romance set up future romance and events. And of course this story takes place around the time Twilight is pregnant, so naturally I gotta include her and Big Mac when I'm able. But there will also be some focusing on the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Besides, anyone reading this already knows that Applejack will end up with Mal and Pinkie Pie will end up with Braeburn. It's not like I was keeping that a secret, it's a rom com after all.
2472639 Funny, after I posted my last comment, I though about asking after the CMC, and look at that!!!!
Big Mac's going to pull a Sergeant Schultz: "I SEE NOTHING! I KNOW NOTHING!"
2472672 I see Big Mac as the kind of pony who knows to keep his head down and just not say anything.
Ever since I saw people using Bifröst as his name, I have head-canoned RD's father into having a Norse accent.
2472239 Not the name I would have thought of, but HELL YES!
Well I finally got around to reading this... I didn't last night, needed my sleep for testing
The Scene where Dash's dad got all excited... I was just cracking up the whole time Again, great chapter! Keep it goin!
Cheerio, well done my friend.
2475912>>2476353 Thanks, glad you like
2473378 I don't think I could properly write it to sound like he had a Norse accent. But I didn't think I could come up with a cooler name then what the MLP Wiki gave him. I at least think of Rainbow Dash's family having some sort of Norse heritage.
I just realized, in my attempts of slumber, that you haven't written a chapter involving Hayseed and Rarity in a long while .... I wonder what is going on with them and their romance?
2484531 I will get around to them in this story for sure. I always start out these stories with the basic idea (ie this one being a MalJack and BraePie story) and then I get various other ideas to include. At least that's how it's been since I wrote the first sequel, because with Apples Are Magic I knew I just wanted a TwiMac story. But once I started getting to the sequel I didn't want to deviate from TwiMac since I feel their romance sets off the other ones in a way (since Rainbow Dash gets with Bookworm who used to date Twilight). Then of course there's Twilight becoming pregnant gives a legit excuse for needing Braeburn to visit Ponyville to help out on the farm and I wanted to use Mal again after using him in My Little Wasteland (with some character tweaks, since this story has a different tone). And as I've been working on this story I wanted to go back and focus on TwiMac from time to time and BookDash of course. So yeah, despite the title this will expand with the other mane six characters. The hardest really for me to write about is FlutterFlake because of making sure I capture Fluttershy's personality well enough in text. But that and RarSeed will be mentioned again for sure.
2488202 Well good luck and I hope you work everything out just the way you want
2488430 Same. And then I got to work on a sequel to this! It's never ending. lol
So I finished reading this last chapter and noticed some inconsistency between this story and Love is a Many Splendid Pile of Crazy. In chapter twelve of Love is a Many Splendid Pile of Crazy, you have Bookworm ask Rainbow Dash about her parents, to which she replies:
"I don’t really have a family. I’m actually an orphan.........Lots of ponies tried to figure out where I’d come from originally, but came up with nothing."
Needless to say, I was very confused when you introduced Bifröst as Rainbow Dash's father without, if I'm correct, giving any indication of where he had come from. To end on a positive note, I have enjoyed your stories immensely and cannot wait for the next story update.
2524060 Oh shit. lol I wrote that story before the show itself showed her dad. Oh my, I will have to tweak this.
2524060 I fixed it! It may be a bit clunkier now, but I don't wanna change the plot point here of the story.
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I just read it and don't think it's clunky at all. While sad and depressing backgrounds can be fun to mess with, it's nice to read a happy background every now and then.
2524337 Thanks. Yeah, once the show showed her dad (sure it doesn't say it's her dad and even the MLP Wiki hasn't confirmed it, but it's pretty obvious given the rainbow mane) I wanted to include him in the story. I saw him as being excited at the prospect of being a grandpa.
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Yeah, I suppose every parent would probably enjoy the prospect of becoming a grandparent.
On a completely opposite point, I love the pairings you've put together. The seem to compliment each other splendidly.
2524418 Thanks. This originally started with just a TwiMac pairing. Once I started thinking of a sequel I decided to use Bookworm again, and of course him writing the Daring Do stories gave me the idea to make him a love interest for Rainbow Dash. I had thought of Rarity and Hayseed for a while now because of the whole opposites attract idea and that Rarity was tired of boorish Stallions and Hayseed would be more gentlecolt because of his country background (and being a member of the Apple family as shown in the reunion episode). Pinkie and Braeburn I got the idea for because of another fic. Fluttershy and Snowflake was the idea that Snowflake is a gentle giant and loves animals like Fluttershy. Mal was a character I used in another fiction called My Little Wasteland, and I wanted to use him again albeit with some tweaks to his personality since that one was an alternate universe story.
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Yeah, I'm in the middle of reading My Little Wasteland right now. It sooo good! It's hard to find a story like yours that doesn't involve Pinkie or Twilight going off the radar batshit crazy.
2524478 Glad you like. That story I had thought of way before any of the other fics. But I was more in the mood to make a TwiMac story first. Then while working on the first sequel I got the urge to write MLW and wrote it at the same time as LIAMSPOC. My other two stories have been put to the side as well, and the humanized story I want to rework the most because I only included more show elements so that it would get published on here. But now I want to fix that some to maybe make it that the human version of Twilight (Tara Sparks) has like an imaginary friend or dreams of a pony or something instead of MLP being known to this universe since it would just make way too many coincidences to where it doesn't really work.
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Sounds like fun! I look forward to reading it.
*Sees Bifrost. Picks up computer. Throws computer on ground yelling: "That was amazing! Give me another!*