Chapter 4 - A Rainboom and the Carousel Boutique

Chapter 4 - A Rainboom and the Carousel Boutique*Twilight’s P.O.V.*

“So what did you think of Applejack?” I asked Joshua as we came back to town.

“She was really nice,” Joshua replied, “I liked her dog too.”

“That’s good,” I said lifting him off my back.

“How about Apple Bloom?” Nyx asked.

“She was nice too,” Joshua said, “I think I’m gonna like it here.”

I was about to reply, but was suddenly knocked down to the ground by a certain pegasus who crashed into me one time too many.  “Not again Rainbow!” I said.

“Hehehe, sorry Twi,” Rainbow said apologetically, “I just saw you and Nyx walking with that guy over there and had to come check it out.  Guess I came in a bit too fast though.”

“A bit?” I said sarcastically as Rainbow leapt up.  I pulled myself off the ground as Nyx and Joshua came over.

“Are you alright, Twilight?” Joshua asked.

“Don’t worry, Joshua.  I’m fine,” I replied.

“So,” Rainbow said as she looked at Joshua, “What’s your story new guy?”

“My name’s Joshua,” he said, “Are you Rainbow Dash?”

“The one and only,” she replied, “Nice to meet ya kid.  What kind of creature are you, and how did you get here?”  Soon, Rainbow heard Joshua tell her his story.  Rainbow also found it heartbreaking as well.  “Geez, losing your home and your parents all at once.  That’s harsh,” she said.

“Yeah,” Joshua said.  Rainbow lifted a hoof to her chin for a moment, thinking something over.  She then smiled and placed that hoof on one of Joshua’s shoulders.

“Hey, you want to see something cool?” she asked him.  Joshua nodded his head, and Rainbow took off into the sky.  I could tell what she was going to do.  Soon Rainbow reached a high point in the sky and started flying down to the ground at an incredible speed.  Soon, there was a loud boom and a beautiful rainbow filled the sky.

“Wow!” Joshua exclaimed in amazement.  Rainbow soon landed back down near us.  “That was so cool Rainbow Dash!  What was that you did?”

“That’s called the Sonic Rainboom,” Rainbow replied, “It’s the best thing to ever happen to a pegasus, and so far I’m the only one who can do it.”  She then put a forehoof on Joshua’s shoulder and continued, “Well, it was nice meeting you, kid.  I’ve got to get back to training.  See ya around.”  She then flew off in a dash.

“She’s awesome!” Joshua said after Rainbow left, “Her mane looks cool too.”

“Yep,” I said levitating him back onto my back, “And she’s the most loyal pony in Equestria.  Now then, how about we go see Rarity?”

“Okay,” Joshua replied.  We then started walking towards the Carousel Boutique.  There were some ponies looking at us in strange ways as we walked along, but not in a bad way though.  One mint green unicorn in particular was looking at Joshua with excitement in her eyes, though her earth pony companion motioned to her to tone it down a bit.  Soon, we saw the Carousel Boutique in the distance.  “Isn’t that Apple Bloom over there?” he asked pointing at a filly running away from the Boutique.  Sure enough it was Apple Bloom.

“It is,” I replied, “She must’ve told Rarity and Sweetie Belle already.”  The bell above the door signaled our arrival, but we saw that Rarity and Sweetie Belle didn’t notice.  They were talking to each other.

“Can you imagine something bad happening like that, Rarity?” Sweetie Belle said.  I noticed she had a small glimmer of tear stains on her cheeks.

“Of all the worst things that could happen, that is THE…WORST…POSSIBLE…THING!!!” Rarity exclaimed.  I cleared my throat which seemed to get their attention. “Oh!  Hello Twilight and Nyx.”

“Hi Nyx!” Sweetie Belle chirped galloping over to Nyx and hugging her.

“Hello you two,” I said, “We saw Apple Bloom running out of the boutique.  Did she...”

“She certainly did,” Rarity said before I could finish, “What a travesty for that poor thing.  Could we see him for a moment?”

Joshua slid off my back by himself this time.  “Hello,” he said, “I’m Joshua.”

“Hi there!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed, putting a hoof on Joshua’s shoulder, “I’m Sweetie Belle!  Apple Bloom told me you wanted to join the Cutie Mark Crusaders, right?”

“Yeah,” Joshua replied.

“Great!  I’d better go get started on making you your cape then.  See you two at the clubhouse!” Sweetie Belle said heading upstairs.  Rarity approached us after Sweetie Belle went up and placed a forehoof on Joshua’s shoulder.

“It’s nice to meet you Joshua,” she said, “My name is Rarity.  I can hardly imagine the thought of losing everything like you just did.  It must’ve been awful.”

“Yeah,” Joshua sighed, “I was upset seeing my parents taken from me.”

“Tell me darling,” Rarity said, “Do humans like you wear clothes every day?”

“Uh–huh,” Joshua replied, “I didn’t have time to get all my other clothes this morning before being brought here.”

“Well, would you like for me to make you some more sets of clothes for you?”

“Could you?” Joshua said excitedly.

“Absolutely!” Rarity said, “I’ll just need you to stand over here so I can take down your measurements.”

“Okay,” Joshua replied.  He walked over to where three mirrors were set up.  Rarity then levitated a measuring tape over and stretched it out along certain parts of Joshua’s body, and at one point she asked him to extend out his arms.  Soon, Rarity finished his measurements.

“All done now darling,” Rarity said, “Once I finish making it, I’ll stop by the library and give it to you then.”

“Thank you Rarity,” Joshua said, giving Rarity a hug.

“You’re certainly welcome, Joshua,” Rarity said returning the hug and giving him a kiss on the forehead.

“C’mon Joshua,” I said, “Other than Pinkie, we still have one other friend for you to meet.”  Joshua nodded his head after he and Rarity broke their hug and walked over to me.  He then clambered onto my back.

“I’ll see you later Joshua darling,” Rarity said.

“Bye Rarity,” Joshua said, “and thank you for making me new clothes.”

“You’re welcome dear,” she said.  She then went into the back room of the boutique as we left the building.

“Who’s left besides Pinkie?” Joshua asked.

“Fluttershy,” I replied, “She’s the kindest pegasus you’ll ever meet.”