One fine summer day, Rainbow Dash was sitting at a table in Sugarcube Corner, leaning back, sipping on a milkshake, and generally being her awesome self. Things only grew more awesome when she spotted her friends approaching from the other side of the restaurant, led by Twilight, who held a newspaper high above her head.

"Hey, girls." Rainbow said, waving. She pointed at the paper. "Ooh, did everypony write about us saving all those orphans from that burning building yesterday?"

"Yep," Applejack said, lips pursed. "You didn't tell us that they interviewed you, though."'

Twilight threw the paper down on the table. "Why don't you check out the headline?" Everypony crowded around the table to get a good look.

[quote][center][i]RAINBOW DASH AND FRIENDS SAVE FOALS[/i][/center]
[center][i]"Yeah, I'm pretty awesome at that," says local Wonderbolt hero[/i][/center][/quote]

"Heck yeah," Rainbow said, nodding. She smiled at all her friends—but her expression quickly faded when she realized everypony was glaring. "What's up with all of you?"

"'Rainbow and Her Friends?'" Rarity repeated.

"What about it? What else would they publish?"

"What about the Elements of Harmony?" Fluttershy asked. "I like that name."

"Me too," said Twilight. She slapped the newspaper. "Where are we in this? The article doesn't mention us once!"

"Sure it does!" Rainbow pointed to 'Her Friends' in the headline. "You're all right here." She paused, then gave a toothy smile and pointed to her chest. "And in my heart."

"Very sentimental," Rarity said, rolling her eyes.

"You're making us feel as useless as a cider press in January," said Applejack. "It's like we're all just your assistants!"

"And this isn't the first time you've done this," said Twilight. She threw a magazine on the table—one with a photo of Rainbow plastered across the cover. "Remember when we stopped Tirek? You got the front page in [i]Adventurer's Daily[/i]—'List of Top Five Ponies Who Helped Rainbow Dash Save the Country.'"

"Hey, don't blame me!" Rainbow said. "Blame the journalists!"

"And what about when we unclogged Mayor Mare's toilet last week?" Fluttershy asked. ""All I saw in the newspaper was 'Rainbow Dash Leads Plumbing Brigade.'"

Rainbow looked away. "I [i]did[/i] hold the plunger."

"What about when we started a band and you called us 'the Rainbooms?'" Pinkie asked, slamming her hooves on the table. "Huh? Where's your excuse for that?!"

Rainbow blinked. "What?"

Pinkie kept fuming—until Twilight pulled her back. "Wrong dimension, Pinkie."

"Still!" added Rarity. "Even her human self is an egomaniac!"

"Oh, come on." Rainbow sneered. "What about when they publish 'Twilight and Friends?' No one gets mad then."

"That's because I'm the Princess," said Twilight. "The leader of the group."

The four mares behind her brayed in protest. "Whoa nelly!" Applejack said. "[i]You're[/i] the leader? Since when?"

Twilight's cheeks reddened. "Since I defeated Nightmare Moon," she mumbled.

"As I recall," Rarity said, "all of us took out Nightmare Moon. Not just you."

Applejack nodded. "If anything, I'm the leader! I'm the level-headed one."

"You also talk to trees," said Rarity, smirking. She took a bow. "Obviously, I'm the leader. I do design the costumes, after all."

Fluttershy frowned. "I thought I was the leader."

Rainbow raised a brow. "So which one of us is the leader?"

"I always thought it was [i]them,[/i]" Pinkie said, pointing at the author.

The author blinked and wondered what he would have for breakfast.

Everypony nodded and gave a murmur of agreement.

A moment of silence passed.

Pinkie looked at Rainbow and her newspaper. "This is still kinda douchey, though."

Rainbow sighed. "Yeah."

Across the country, the reader prepared to give this piece a scathing review.

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Off in the human world, the Rainbooms stood on stage in the front of a smoky nightclub, staring out into the raging crowd. They had only played for ten minutes so far, and yet already Sunset's amp had exploded, Pinkie's drumsticks broke, and Rainbow contracted laryngitis. The audience roared, booing the teenage band with all their might.

Fluttershy hung her head. "I can't believe it..."

Rainbow's magic ears drooped. "Are they booing us?" she croaked.

"No, no!" Pinkie said, pulling her two friends into a hug. She offered them both a shaky, too-wide smile. "They're saying... Rain[i]boo[/i]ms! Rain[i]boo[/i]ms!"

With the crowd still screaming, Rainbow stepped up to the mic and asked, "Are you saying 'boo' or 'Rain[i]boo[/i]ms?'"

The entire crowd let out a unified boo. Half of them threw their drinks right at Rainbow's face.

In the very back of the club, Derpy Hooves sighed. "[i]I[/i] was saying Rain[i]boo[/i]ms..."