It's Got To Be My Destiny

"Applejack, darling. You must have been very tired. Rainbow Dash crying. Especially in front of somepony. Don't be ridiculous." Rarity scoffed as sipped her tea.

"Ah'm telling ya, somethin' is botherin' Rainbow." Applejack hit the dainty blue table with her hoof. Applejack and Rarity were sitting outside of Dandelion Café for lunch. Rarity had a cup of tea with a half eaten sandwich, and Applejack had finished her lunch ages ago. The farmer was trying to tell her friend that Rainbow was upset in some sort, but Rarity was having none of it.

"If something was bothering her, she would have told us, dear."

"Rarity. Rainbow ain't made out ta stone. She's still a pony with feelings. An righ' now, she's feeling upset!" Applejack shouted. Rarity fell backwards out of her seat. Surprised by her friend's sudden outburst. She looked around with her deep sea blue eyes, and seeing everypony at the cafe staring at the two mares. The unicorn felt her cheeks burn up.

"A-Applejack. Dear. I can that you are upset. Not Rainbow." She whispered as she sat back up. "But last night, Rainbow said she was tired. That might have been it. I mean, she's training for the Wonderbolts as well. Not only that but she's teaching Scootaloo to fly and managing the weather. And that's quite a hoof-ful." Rarity pick up her purse and placed four bits on the table. She beckoned her farmer friend over as she began to leave the cafe.

"No, Rarity. Wha' ah saw last nigh', was not Rainbow being tired, she was cryin', Rare. Cryin'. Her eyes were red."

Rarity sighed.

"She could been crying for Twilight. I know me and Fluttershy were."

"No! Rarity!! Wha ah saw was no happy tears!! Ah saw tha pain in her eyes!!" Applejack grabbed the unicorn and began to shake her. "Tha spark tha's usually there,...ain' there anymore." The orange pony let go of her friend and lowered her head. "Rarity, ah ain' lyin' about this."

"I know, darling. I believe you."

"What?!" Applejack shot up and stared at Rarity in complete disbelief. "Ya do?"

"Of course, dear. I can tell that you're really concerned about all this. So, I'll do anything to help." She placed a white hoof on Applejack's shoulder and gave a reassuring smile.

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"Well, she isn't napping."

"She isn' teachin' Scoots."

"She isn't at the academy."

"Where is she then?" The two tired mares slumped onto to a bench under a tree in Ponyville Park. Applejack and Rarity had been searching all around Ponyville, looking for their rainbow maned friend.

"We ain' gonna find Rainbow anywhere." Applejack moaned.

"Are ya looking for Dashie?"

"Aaahhh!!" Rarity and Applejack screamed as a bouncy pink pony appeared, hanging upside on a tree branch.

"What? What is it?" Pinkie frantically asked.

"No no, dear. You just scared us, that's all." Rarity breathed in deeply. "Pinkie. What are doing, hanging from a tree?"

Pinkie pie jumped down onto the bench.

"I heard you talking about Dashie."

"Errr...yes. Yes we are."

"Why? Is something wrong with her because I haven't noticed today when she was walking through the market?" Pinkie gibbered.

"Wait. Did ya say she was in tha market? When?" Applejack asked.

"A couple of minutes ago. Why?"

Rarity turned to Applejack who nodded.

"She's a friend so she deserves ta know."

Rarity turned back to Pinkie.

"We believe that Rainbow is upset in some way."

Pinkie's eyes widened.

"Upset?! Dashie's upset!? I must set up a party!!" Pinkie was a to run but Rarity caught hold of her tail with her blue aura.

"Pinkie. No. That won't be good idea." The unicorn huffed.

"What?!" Pinkie nearly screamed. "Not a good idea?! A party is always a good idea!!"

"No, Pinkie. We need to find out what's wrong with her. To get to the problem. A party won't make her talk." Rarity released the pony who sat down on the ground. The mares looked up to the sound of flapping wings. There they saw three ponies who landed down in front of them.

"Hey, girls. Have ya seen Rainbow?" Thunderlane asked.

"No. Why?"

Cloudkicker stepped forwards.

"She has the weather report card. And as the captain, she has to tell us what the weather is supposed to be."

"Yeah, and we went to her house but she didn't answer." Blossom fourth added.

"I thought I heard something in the house but it was probably just me." Thunderlane shrugged his shoulders.

Rarity and Applejack just mindlessly nodded.

"Yes, well um...sorry. We haven't seen her." Rarity apologised.

"Okay. Thanks anyway." Cloudkicker waved as the three of them fluttered off

"She's in her house." Applejack said blandly.

"I know. But why didn't we think of this first? Her house would have been the first place to look." Rarity complained.

"Hey. Can I help? Dashie is my bestest friend!!" Pinkie pie skipped around the bench.

"Yeah. Sure. Tha more tha merrier." Applejack nodded. Which made the pink pony squeal in delight.

"Wait! How are we going to get up to her house?" The white mare asked.

"We can use one of my flying machines and Fluttershy!"

"Umm...I heard my name." A soft voice called. A butterscotch yellow pegasus walked to the three mares. Hiding her face behind her rose pink hair.

"Fluttershy, dear. We believe that Rainbow is distressed in some way. Do you think you can help us?" Rarity smiled sweetly to the pegasus.

"I-I don't know....I probably won't be much help." She whispered.

"Please, Shy. Rainbow was cryin' last night. Ah think tha somethin' is wrong with her." Applejack pleaded.

"Crying? Oh my. She cried since her parents died. Oh yes. I will help."

"Righ'y-o then." Applejack jumped of the bench. "Let's git ta-"

"Darling, you are forgetting something, aren't you?" Rarity interrupted.

"Err...not tha ah know of." The orange pony span around to see if she could spot anything out of place.

"I'm an unicorn and and you two are earth ponies. The only pony that could get to Rainbow's house and stay on it is Fluttershy." Rarity pointed to the pegasus, who hide further into her hair.

"Well...." Applejack pondered.

"You can always perform a cloud walking spell, Rare. Like Twilight did." Pinkie bounced around the unicorn.

"That's a good idea. But, do you think I could perform that type of spell?"

The three mares nodded.

"Remember Rare, it's for Rainbow." Applejack held her hoof out. Rarity smiled and placed her hoof on top of Applejack's.

"For Rainbow."

"For Dashie!"

"Umm...for Rainbow."

The girls cheered as they trotted towards Ponyville Library, in hope that a special dragon will still be there.