Starswirl Academy - Original Rainbow Dash Route

Get Lost

Description: The next day, you encounter Rainbow Dash…right after she is scolded by Head Mistress Celestia.

I hurry out of the bathroom, hoping I get back to class before I miss something important.

I jog down the empty hallway. But I make sure to slow down as I approach Headmistress Celestia’s office. Don’t want school authorities to hear me making noise.

But just as I safely make it past her door, it swings open and slams on the wall!

Rainbow Dash comes charging out. I don’t say anything, I don’t think she saw me. I watch her huff and puff, then pull her hair as she shouts through gritted teeth.

“GAAAAHHH!!”

“Are you okay?”

She spins around. Crap-crap-crap, that look from yesterday, crap! “WHAT DO YOU WANT?!”

“N-nothing. I thought something was wrong?”

“Nope. Fine. Everything is fine. Peachy. Just. Plain. Peachy.”

“I was only asking if you were alright. I didn’t mean to…uh…sorry?”

“Don’t apologize either! Dork!” She shoves me out of her way and walks.

“Rainbow Dash!”

“What?!”

I remember that she still didn’t know about the extra credit from yesterday. Reminding her might be a good way to make up?

“Uh…so yesterday…”

“Oh, you want to talk about yesterday? Sure, talk about yesterday. I’d looove to hear this.”

“You left before [the math teacher] finished. There’s an extra credit assignment, for the assigned reading. If you do it fast-”

“You. Have got. To be kidding. That is what you want to talk about?”

“Well, yeah.”

“You are just a great, big bundle of nerd, aren’t you? Why do you even bother talking to me? Quit while you’re behind, Loser.”

“Whoa, hang on. I’m not a loser.”

“You’re right. You’re worse than a loser. You’re a chicken.”

“What is your problem, Tiny?”

“…tiny?” I loomed over her. I had at least one foot on her.

“Y-you h-heard me.” She was still scarier.
“My problem is that I don’t like you! Or nerds like you. You’re always flaunting your grades and big brains, collecting scholarships and awards academic awards like they’re Nightmare Night candy. You’re just like your Egghead girlfriend.”

“Back off, you little creep! Twilight and I are just smarter than you are. It’s not our fault you don’t get graded on running around a big circle all day.”

“Well look who suddenly grew a pair. So you can act like man when you’re talking to a chick half your size, but what happened yesterday? Where were your balls when Fluttershy needed your help?”

“Wha-what?”

“You let three huge guys pick on a timid girl who can’t stand up to…anyone! And I had to handle a mess you should have been able to take care of yourself. You think I was called into Celesta’s office just to say hi? You think I like having suspension warnings waved in my face?”

“I…I don’t know Fluttershy that well-”

“Who cares if you don’t know her?! You did nothing! Nothing!! You just watched! All you had to do was tell those guys you’d rat on them. Or pull her away. Or do anything besides freeze up!” A welt of guilt hit my stomach. She got me. "I knew you were a dork the second I met you. I should have known you were a coward too. I don’t want to waste more time with nerds, you’re all the same!”

She bumped her shoulder into me as she walked away.

“Y-yeah. Well you…you’re not…”

Too late. She was gone.

I lost.