A Rainbow of Personality

Chapter 6

“Pinkie, can you help us catch up with the Orange Dash?” Twilight asked.

“Of course, no problem,” Pinkie said, happily.

“Daaaa-shie!” Orange Dash heard Pinkie Pie half-singing, half-calling through the orchard. “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

“Heh, do they really think Pinkie can catch me?” Orange Dash jeered, mostly to herself. “I know Pinkie can do some crazy stuff, but I’m the fastest pony around.”

“What about that one time she caught you to play a prank on Spike?” Green Dash noted.

“We don’t talk about that!” Orange Dash quickly retorted.

“Hi Dashie!” Pinkie said, right next to Orange’s ear.

“Celestia help!” Orange said, falling off the cloud. “How did you get there?!”

“Balloons,” Pinkie giggled, showing Orange the balloons tied to her tail.

“Sometimes I think I just shouldn’t ask,” Orange sighed.

“Come down!” Twilight called up, the group on the ground just catching up.

“Yeah, you heard her!”Applejack yelled. “Get down here and put back my apples!”

“Why should I?” Orange called back down. “Pears are good too.”

“It’s Sweet APPLE Acres, that’s why,” Applejack retorted. “I don’t even know how to care for pears.”

“You can learn,” Orange replied.

“I don’t have the time or bits,” Applejack argued.

“Good point,” Green commented as she rolled over, “Way too much work. Now could you guys shut up? I’m trying to nap here.”

Orange stuck her tounge out at Green before continuing.

“Anyway, the sun’s down from-” Orange flew down to the bottom of the hill, “-here!”

“You two!” Rarity finally exclaimed. “You two used to be good friends, so stop arguing! Rainbow, fix Applejack’s apples, and Applejack… I don’t know, bake her a pie or something. Anything to stop this arguing!”

All of the other ponies were stunned by this outburst, but Orange Dash was the first to speak.

“Fine, it’s just a simple illusion anyway. It was a potion Zecora made, and it comes off with a little bit of rain.”

Orange Dash sped off and grabbed a rain cloud, washing the potion off to reveal delicous-looking red apples.

“Now I expect that pie by the end of the week,” Orange Dash said.

“But it’s Friday!” Applejack exclaimed.

“Better get cooking then,” Orange Dash said with a smirk.

“Sorry to leave ya’ll, but I’ve gotta get this pie started,” Applejack said, running back toward the house.

“And I have to get the Dashes fixed,” Twilight said, surrounding the Orange and Green Dashes in a forcefield.

“Hey! That’s no fair!” Orange Dash said, flying into the forcefield in a futile effort to get out.

“It’s no use, this could contain an angry Ursa Major,” Twilight said, which of course Orange Dash ignored, continuing to fly against the forcefield.

“I don’t see what you are getting so worked up about,” Green Dash commented. “It’s the perfect temperature in here for a nap.”

“Shut up with your napping!” Orange Dash yelled back. “If she captures us we can’t fly around.”

“She’s got a point,” Pinkie Pie agreed, getting a sharp “Shut up!” from Twilight and Rarity.

“Now let’s head back to the library,” Twilight said, starting on the way.

Later, at the building-tree contaning books…

“Why is Yellow Dash tied down on my bed?!” Twilight yelled at the Purple Dash.

“Reasons…” She replied, an innocent look on her face.

“Ugh,” Twilight said, face-hoofing. “Also, where is Rainbow Dash?”

“That, I seriously don’t know,” Purple Dash said.

“Me neither, though I have an idea if you untie me,” Yellow Dash said, struggling against the ropes.

“Oh yeah, forgot about that,” Twilight said, with an embarrassed smile,as she undid the knots with her magic. “How did you even tie these without magic?”

“Methods…” Purple Dash said, once again with an innocent look.

The group went down into the main room of the library, Yellow Dash keeping her distance from Purple Dash who was staying a bit behind and kept glancing at Yellow Dash’s and Twilight’s flanks. As they reached the room, they saw that Orange and Green were still in a forcefield in a corner of the library.

“So we have Orange, Yellow, Green, and Purple,” Twilight said. “Which means that we still need to find Red, Blue, and the original. Now, I have a plan to keep you guys in one place. I’m going to move all of you to the basement, which I recently cleaned most of my valuble equipment from-”

“You mean I did!” Spike yelled from the kitchen.

“Okay, which Spike cleaned most of the valuble equipment from, and I’m going to put a forcefield over the doors and windows. You guys won’t be able to escape, but you will have some room to fly around if you want.” Twilight explained, shooting a glance toward Orange Dash. “Some rules though. No hurting each other, no breaking anything, and no molesting each other.” She shot a glare toward Purple Dash while saying this last rule, which Purple Dash met with an innocent look.

“Now who here has any idea where the original Rainbow Dash went?” Twilight inquired.

“Well, before I was restrained by this ruffian,” Yellow Dash said, geturing toward Purple Dash, “She said her wings were stiff and she was bored, so she was just going back to her house to get a Daring Do book and that she would be back in five minutes tops. Then Purple here did… things to me.” She completed with a blush and a distant look in her eyes.

(I ship it so hard. -THEpandaman007)

“Ugh, she had one job!” Twilight said angrily.

At that moment, Rainbow Dash burst through the door, before stopping dead in her tracks seeing Twilight glaring at her.

“I’m sosososo sorry, I mean, I was bored and wanted to grab a book and I assumed it would be fine but then I got caught up in the book, you know, and I just just just-” Rainbow Dash said quickly, trying to explain.

“I get it,” Twilight said angrily, “But do you know what happened when you were gone?”

“Do I want to?” Dash asked, noticing the desolate look in Yellow Dash’s eyes and Purple Dash’s blush.

“Not really," Twilight said, “But now you’re coming with me. Rarity, Pinkie, can you just make sure these guys don’t try to escape from the forcefield and get concussions or anything?”

“Of course” Rarity said.

“Okey Dokie Lokie!” Pinkie said, cheerful as always.

“Okay, thanks,” Twilight said. “Rainbow, come with me. I last saw them over by the market.”