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Rainbow Dash's Perfect Colt
“Now, Rainbow Dash,” Rarity began. She adjusted her glasses firmly onto her muzzle. “Why would you want something like that, dear?”
Rainbow scratched her head at Rarity’s remark. “What do you mean by that?”
“Well, you’re a professional athlete!” Rarity exclaimed. “Don’t you think that gaining the interest of a colt will hinder your performance? At least in the slightest?”
“What?” Rainbow jerked. “Rarity, do you even know what type of colts I like?”
Rarity organized the papers on top of her desk. She switched from one to the other to view. “Well, if you aren’t going to listen to me, then please, do go on.”
Rainbow Dash’s enthusiasm had already radiated off from her. “Alright, well, if you haven’t guessed it yet, I want a colt that can fly. One who would be able to train with even me. That way, I don’t lose any practice time!”
“Mhmm, yes,” Rarity noted as she shifted between the sheets. She left a large number of papers aside into a different stack as she worked to identify the exact document she looked for. “Any more qualifications?”
“Yeah,” Rainbow continued. “He needs to be able to be as laid back as me, but serious when the time comes. He should also know karate, too. You’d be surprised of how handy that comes at times.”
“And no slackers, either,” Rainbow added. “He needs to be perfect!”
Rarity pulled a page from the stack. “Well, I think I may have found a colt that will suit your needs.”
“You did?!”
Rainbow Dash sat alone at the table for two. The restaurant’s grandfather clock ticked as time passed. Rainbow’s hoof tapped irritably on the ground as it matched to the beat of the clock. She slouched in her seat and stared at her glassware.
He’s late. Rainbow groaned.
Never mind of how aggravated she was that the colt couldn’t properly make it on time. The thing that really crept under her skin the most had been the fact that she was forced to wait in a frilly white dress.
“It’ll look fabulous on you, dearie!” Rainbow mocked under her breath. Her eyes rolled as she grew more impatient. “No point in wearing the damn thing if the ass doesn’t even show up.”
Rainbow glanced at the worn grandfather clock. Five minutes past the agreed time, she counted.
She knew that he wasn’t the fastest flier in all of Equestria. She was, Rainbow joked. With a this date planned three days prior, it wasn't hard to simply make your way here on time. Though, that didn't stop her from thinking of how exactly he couldn't make it on time.
Rainbow glanced down at her silverware. The light from the lamp danced in the reflection of the tools. The fork, she took note of, glistened. Spoon, she glanced at. Knife, she accounted for. Pla—
Rainbow shook her head. Right now wasn’t the time to count silverware, she thought.
Suddenly, a deep voice spoke up from behind. It was one from that of a colt. Rainbow glanced back, a fancy-suited pony in black stood there as he waited to gain her attention.
“Madame, would you like some more water?”
Rainbow addressed the waiter. “No thanks.”
The waiter left. Rainbow glanced back at the grandfather clock. Ten minutes past, she counted.
She needed to use the restroom.
Rainbow Dash sighed and dropped her head on the table, followed by a loud thud that echoed through the restaurant. It had attracted the eye of some of the other diners, but Rainbow didn’t care.
She glared at the clock, thirty minutes past.
“Screw this. I’m out.”
Rainbow got up from her seat, her glass slippers clacked against the marble floor as she made for the exit.
The first thing she’s going to do when she gets home, Rainbow thought, was to burn this dress.
Before she made it to the front door, however, it burst open. A poorly dressed colt gasped for breath on the other side of the doorway as he reached a hoof outward toward Rainbow.
“Rainbow Dash!” he said, still exhausted.
“Where were you?” Rainbow demanded. “It’s our first date and you’re thirty minutes late? Really?”
“I...” he gasped for air. “I can explain.”
“No,” Rainbow replied. “I don’t care anymore.”
“But... what? Really, I can explain!”
Rainbow Dash stepped past him and exited the restaurant. “I’m going home,” she stated.
“Rainbow Dash, wait! I can explain everything, really!”
She extended her wings and took flight.
Rainbow scratched her head at Rarity’s remark. “What do you mean by that?”
“Well, you’re a professional athlete!” Rarity exclaimed. “Don’t you think that gaining the interest of a colt will hinder your performance? At least in the slightest?”
“What?” Rainbow jerked. “Rarity, do you even know what type of colts I like?”
Rarity organized the papers on top of her desk. She switched from one to the other to view. “Well, if you aren’t going to listen to me, then please, do go on.”
Rainbow Dash’s enthusiasm had already radiated off from her. “Alright, well, if you haven’t guessed it yet, I want a colt that can fly. One who would be able to train with even me. That way, I don’t lose any practice time!”
“Mhmm, yes,” Rarity noted as she shifted between the sheets. She left a large number of papers aside into a different stack as she worked to identify the exact document she looked for. “Any more qualifications?”
“Yeah,” Rainbow continued. “He needs to be able to be as laid back as me, but serious when the time comes. He should also know karate, too. You’d be surprised of how handy that comes at times.”
“And no slackers, either,” Rainbow added. “He needs to be perfect!”
Rarity pulled a page from the stack. “Well, I think I may have found a colt that will suit your needs.”
“You did?!”
Rainbow Dash sat alone at the table for two. The restaurant’s grandfather clock ticked as time passed. Rainbow’s hoof tapped irritably on the ground as it matched to the beat of the clock. She slouched in her seat and stared at her glassware.
He’s late. Rainbow groaned.
Never mind of how aggravated she was that the colt couldn’t properly make it on time. The thing that really crept under her skin the most had been the fact that she was forced to wait in a frilly white dress.
“It’ll look fabulous on you, dearie!” Rainbow mocked under her breath. Her eyes rolled as she grew more impatient. “No point in wearing the damn thing if the ass doesn’t even show up.”
Rainbow glanced at the worn grandfather clock. Five minutes past the agreed time, she counted.
She knew that he wasn’t the fastest flier in all of Equestria. She was, Rainbow joked. With a this date planned three days prior, it wasn't hard to simply make your way here on time. Though, that didn't stop her from thinking of how exactly he couldn't make it on time.
Rainbow glanced down at her silverware. The light from the lamp danced in the reflection of the tools. The fork, she took note of, glistened. Spoon, she glanced at. Knife, she accounted for. Pla—
Rainbow shook her head. Right now wasn’t the time to count silverware, she thought.
Suddenly, a deep voice spoke up from behind. It was one from that of a colt. Rainbow glanced back, a fancy-suited pony in black stood there as he waited to gain her attention.
“Madame, would you like some more water?”
Rainbow addressed the waiter. “No thanks.”
The waiter left. Rainbow glanced back at the grandfather clock. Ten minutes past, she counted.
She needed to use the restroom.
Rainbow Dash sighed and dropped her head on the table, followed by a loud thud that echoed through the restaurant. It had attracted the eye of some of the other diners, but Rainbow didn’t care.
She glared at the clock, thirty minutes past.
“Screw this. I’m out.”
Rainbow got up from her seat, her glass slippers clacked against the marble floor as she made for the exit.
The first thing she’s going to do when she gets home, Rainbow thought, was to burn this dress.
Before she made it to the front door, however, it burst open. A poorly dressed colt gasped for breath on the other side of the doorway as he reached a hoof outward toward Rainbow.
“Rainbow Dash!” he said, still exhausted.
“Where were you?” Rainbow demanded. “It’s our first date and you’re thirty minutes late? Really?”
“I...” he gasped for air. “I can explain.”
“No,” Rainbow replied. “I don’t care anymore.”
“But... what? Really, I can explain!”
Rainbow Dash stepped past him and exited the restaurant. “I’m going home,” she stated.
“Rainbow Dash, wait! I can explain everything, really!”
She extended her wings and took flight.