Daring Do and the Pyramid of Testacles

"Rainbow Dash, what is that?"

Five words delivered at the most inopportune time was enough to make Rainbow Dash realize how Fluttershy felt almost all the time, as she jumped in her chair, heart clenching tightly as she quickly threw her hooves across the keyboard of the computer, mashing the "hide window" keys and returning the computer to a picture of the Wonderbolts Academy graduation ceremony.

"What am I doing?" Rainbow Dash laughed, spinning around in her swivel chair to see Twilight Sparkle standing right behind her, in the middle of her cloud house. "That's, ah ha, a really good question. Almost as good as why you're here, standing right behind me like that."

The purple alicorn raised an eyebrow. "You said you were going to give me a flying lesson, right?"

"Oh," Rainbow said quietly. "Wait, what time is it? Didn't I say we were gonna do this at like, five?"

"It is five, Rainbow," Twilight said. "About twenty past, actually. I came up here to get you."

"Oh pony," Rainbow groaned. "I lost track of time." She got up quickly. "Come on, let's go."

"One moment, Rainbow," Twilight said. "About that on the computer there..."

"It's nothing," Rainbow blurted. "Just some... writing practice."

"You mean erotic Daring Do fanfiction," Twilight said, drilling straight to the point and causing Rainbow to flush. "It looked like erotic fanfic to me."

"That's... um, kinda, sorta..." Rainbow's voice dwindled away to a squeak. She looked at her hooves in shame, and flinched when she felt a hoof place itself on her shoulder. She looked up to see Twilight looking back at her understandingly, smiling.

"It's okay," she whispered. "You're not the only one."

"I- what?" Rainbow asked, surprised.

"I write, too," Twilight said. "It's okay. You don't have to hide it from me, I'm as deep in the fandom as you are."

"Oh, well, that's..." Rainbow cleared her throat. "That's rad."

"Do you mind if I... ask what you're writing?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, that's, uh," Rainbow cleared her throat. "I'm just working on the next chapter of Daring Do and the Pyramid of Testacles."

"Wait, DDatPoTs?" Twilight's eyes went wide with surprise. "That DDatPoTs?"

"Y- you know it?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I mean, yeah, that DDatPoTs."

"Oh my gosh," Twilight breathed. "Then that means you're... you're WonderBolt82!" Twilight's excitement suddenly dipped a few watts. "Wait, oh- of course you're WonderBolt82. It makes so much sense now!"

"Y- you're a fan?" Rainbow gasped, taken aback.

"Am I a fan?" Twilight blurted out. "I'm SunHorseFan365! I'm, like, your number one fan, and you're mine! We're mutuals!"

Rainbow Dash squealed with delight, and swooped forward, grabbing Twilight and hugging her as they pirouetted in the air.

"Oh my gosh, I've always wanted to meet you," Rainbow gushed. "You've been my best fan for like, forever, helping me with my writing, and I've always wanted to just say thanks, and- I knew you all along!" Rainbow froze in the air, mid-spin. "This is a bit awkward," Rainbow muttered, having an epiphany.

"It... kinda is," Twilight admitted. "Can you let me go?"

"Oh, yeah," Rainbow said, descending and letting her friend go.

"So, uh, final touches, huh?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah," Rainbow said.

"I don't suppose you could do your number one fan a favour and let her... oh, I dunno, see the chapter early?" Twilight asked, smoother than greased butter.

"I thought we had a flying lesson to get to?" Rainbow asked.

"Forget that," Twilight said. "I wanna see this new chapter being born."

"Alright," Rainbow said, sitting down in her chair again and un-hiding her writing program. "Draw up a chair, and try to contain yourself." Rainbow flexed her hooves and rolled her neck. "I'm about to enter... the zone."