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Apprentice
Part of what Rainbow Dash would never understand is that Daring Do's job, exploration, actually involved "exploration". The quiet times, where she'd trek around uncharted land with several rolls of fine parchment and map out her path, noting various animals and geological features along the way. The "boring and totally not Daring Do-like" part, according to Dash.
The multicolored pegasus laid down in the duo's tent, her limbs spread like a starfish to disperse the heat and moisture of the jungle. Daring Do sat on the other side of the tent, sketching a rough outline of an unusual plant's leaf in her botany notebook. The journey so far had left them both aching and tired, and only now did Daring decide to set up camp in a fairly even spot of land. Seven or eight hours of trekking through a balmy, damp jungle on hoof (Daring refused to allow flying during this trip, as flight only gives a cursory glance at the ecology of the land) will do that to any pony. Naturally, the apprentice was having a harder time coping with the labor.
"If we're looking for this stupid river, why can't we just fly?" she inquired, flapping her wings and rustling the loose papers in the tent. "We'll get there faster, and you can't miss a river from above!"
"Because there's just as much to see on the way to the Taletoc river as there is in the river itself," she replied, voice coarse with irritation. "That's what you do when you explore. There's no point in making dozens of trips to the same area just because you select one particular goal at a time." Daring Do had taken Rainbow Dash on a few expeditions previously ever since their first run-in, and she proved a valuable asset in the exploration of ancient temples and dangerous caverns. The speedster was little more than a childish nuisance during the main parts of her job, though.
"We'll just fly there, meet with the tribe, and ask them what's around!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, as though her plan were unquestionably brilliant. She nudged the flaps of the tent open, inviting in the earth-scented heat of the jungle. The sky was bleeding red through the dense canopy, the lazy sun melting somewhere out of sight.
"It's getting late, Rainbow. It's dangerous to fly out there right now." Daring Do's protests were unheard by Dash, who had already exited the tent and stretched her wings in preparation for flight.
"You've done plenty of stuff at night! I'm just going to look, okay? It's gotta be right over the horizon!"
As tempting as it was to finally feel some satisfaction that this journey wasn't fruitless, Daring Do knew the value of patience. If the thrill-seeking smile and gleam in Rainbow Dash's eye were any indication, however, the cyan pegasus thought little of waiting. So little, in fact, that even the demands of her 'idol' turned friend would be meaningless.
With a sigh, Daring Do conceded temporary defeat. "Fine, Rainbow Dash, but you are going to promise me you'll be back in less than 5 minutes. You're just stretching your wings for a bit, all right?" She instructed, giving Dash a threatening glare.
"Of course, Daring! You know I'm careful!" Rainbow replied, taking flight and hovering for a brief moment. "You wait right here!"
She was gone in an instant, zooming around the skies. Daring couldn't help but smile. Secretly, the younger pegasus reminded the explorer a lot of herself, minus the wisdom of experience. She returned to her tent and continued her sketch, glad for a moment of peace.
Not a few minutes later did a cry sound out through the jungle, silencing the orchestra of talkative birds and insects. Daring Do, enthralled by her work, darted up and dashed out of her tent, instinctively alert. Dread clutched at her guts like a violent animal as regret hit the explorer. If Rainbow Dash had somehow gotten hurt, it was on her head. The possibility rolled around in her mind as she prepared to launch off the ground and into the skies.
Just before the adventurer could get liftoff, a rainbow blur crashed through the leaves and in front of her, twigs crackling. Before Daring could respond to the potential threat, Rainbow Dash climbed up.
"Daring! I found it, it's literally right there!" She exclaimed, pointing with a hoof to the distant horizon. "They're friendly and they're waiting for us!"
With pride, the duo began packing.
The multicolored pegasus laid down in the duo's tent, her limbs spread like a starfish to disperse the heat and moisture of the jungle. Daring Do sat on the other side of the tent, sketching a rough outline of an unusual plant's leaf in her botany notebook. The journey so far had left them both aching and tired, and only now did Daring decide to set up camp in a fairly even spot of land. Seven or eight hours of trekking through a balmy, damp jungle on hoof (Daring refused to allow flying during this trip, as flight only gives a cursory glance at the ecology of the land) will do that to any pony. Naturally, the apprentice was having a harder time coping with the labor.
"If we're looking for this stupid river, why can't we just fly?" she inquired, flapping her wings and rustling the loose papers in the tent. "We'll get there faster, and you can't miss a river from above!"
"Because there's just as much to see on the way to the Taletoc river as there is in the river itself," she replied, voice coarse with irritation. "That's what you do when you explore. There's no point in making dozens of trips to the same area just because you select one particular goal at a time." Daring Do had taken Rainbow Dash on a few expeditions previously ever since their first run-in, and she proved a valuable asset in the exploration of ancient temples and dangerous caverns. The speedster was little more than a childish nuisance during the main parts of her job, though.
"We'll just fly there, meet with the tribe, and ask them what's around!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, as though her plan were unquestionably brilliant. She nudged the flaps of the tent open, inviting in the earth-scented heat of the jungle. The sky was bleeding red through the dense canopy, the lazy sun melting somewhere out of sight.
"It's getting late, Rainbow. It's dangerous to fly out there right now." Daring Do's protests were unheard by Dash, who had already exited the tent and stretched her wings in preparation for flight.
"You've done plenty of stuff at night! I'm just going to look, okay? It's gotta be right over the horizon!"
As tempting as it was to finally feel some satisfaction that this journey wasn't fruitless, Daring Do knew the value of patience. If the thrill-seeking smile and gleam in Rainbow Dash's eye were any indication, however, the cyan pegasus thought little of waiting. So little, in fact, that even the demands of her 'idol' turned friend would be meaningless.
With a sigh, Daring Do conceded temporary defeat. "Fine, Rainbow Dash, but you are going to promise me you'll be back in less than 5 minutes. You're just stretching your wings for a bit, all right?" She instructed, giving Dash a threatening glare.
"Of course, Daring! You know I'm careful!" Rainbow replied, taking flight and hovering for a brief moment. "You wait right here!"
She was gone in an instant, zooming around the skies. Daring couldn't help but smile. Secretly, the younger pegasus reminded the explorer a lot of herself, minus the wisdom of experience. She returned to her tent and continued her sketch, glad for a moment of peace.
Not a few minutes later did a cry sound out through the jungle, silencing the orchestra of talkative birds and insects. Daring Do, enthralled by her work, darted up and dashed out of her tent, instinctively alert. Dread clutched at her guts like a violent animal as regret hit the explorer. If Rainbow Dash had somehow gotten hurt, it was on her head. The possibility rolled around in her mind as she prepared to launch off the ground and into the skies.
Just before the adventurer could get liftoff, a rainbow blur crashed through the leaves and in front of her, twigs crackling. Before Daring could respond to the potential threat, Rainbow Dash climbed up.
"Daring! I found it, it's literally right there!" She exclaimed, pointing with a hoof to the distant horizon. "They're friendly and they're waiting for us!"
With pride, the duo began packing.