Vertigo: The RainbowDust Group Collab

The music was loud.

Like, really, really loud.

And it was awesome.

Rainbow's head bobbed in time with the beat, a carefree smile plastered on her face. Drunk ponies stumbled around her, spilling their drinks and cursing under their breath. The band, I See Sombra, was jamming out on stage, feeding off the energy of the audience. It was their last song—it had to be legendary.

Rainbow closed her eyes and took a deep breath, taking it all in.

"Dash!"

Her eyes shot open.

"What're you doing here, Dash? Hay, I haven't seen you since the academy!"

Rainbow smiled a little. "Yeah, it's been forever. What've you been up to all this time?"

"Eh, nothing much. I've pretty much just been messing around back home in Las Pegasus," Lightning said. "How about you?"

Rainbow chuckled. "Same thing here. Things have been pretty slow in Ponyville, what with Twi becoming princess and all. She hardly has time for us anymore. I know it's not her fault, but it still kinda sucks."

With a final screaming guitar riff, their last song finally came to an end. The crowd, including Dash and Lightning, let out a collective sigh of disappointment. Ponies slowly pushed past the duo, leaving the arena for the night. Before long, the two ponies were left alone.

Lightning's ear twitched. Kicking at the ground with a hoof, she began, "I know it's late and everything, but do you want to go and get coffee or something? It's been way too long since I've seen you, Dash. I'd love to catch up."

Rainbow's eyes lit up like stars. "That... that would be awesome, Lightning."