Runaway Rainbow

Chapter 1 – Preparations

Written By Sparkling Cider

“Thanks for coming to help me set up before the show Rainbow Dash!” Shouted Vinyl Scratch, seen as they had quite a bit of distance between them.

Vinyl was setting up all of the chairs for every pony to sit down and then she was moving on to the food and drink stands and an extra stand for donations. She had at least 6 ponies working on the stands if she could remember correctly.

Rainbow Dash was preparing everything on stage, like setting up the speakers, positioning the microphones and things like that.

“No problem Vinyl,” mumbled Rainbow Dash.

“What was that RD?” asked Vinyl Scratch

“You aren’t worried are you? If you are why? You’ve sung a load of times in front of half of Ponyville, this performance’s audience is only 1000.”

“ONLY 1000! YOU SAY THAT LIKE ITS NOTHING!” Shouted Rainbow Dash.

Vinyl Scratch was used to being shouted at because of the uptight, snobby Canterlot ponies, she wasn’t used to being shouted at by Dash.

Rainbow gasped.

“Oh my gosh Vinyl, I’m so sorry, I don’t know what got into me, I’m just really worried about what ponies are gonna think of me tonight” said Rainbow Dash, mumbling the last part.

“It’s fine Dash, I’m used to it, and I can understand why you were worried, I overreacted about the whole ‘It’s only 1000 Ponies’ thing”

Said a slightly saddened Vinyl Scratch.

“What do you mean, your used to it?” asked a curious Rainbow Dash.

“Now that’s a story for another day, we better get a move, at the speed were going, we’ll never be finished in time! The show starts in three and a half hours!” exclaimed Vinyl.

“Then we better get a move on!” replied Rainbow Dash.

“Oh, and Rainbow Dash?”

“Yeah?”

“Those speakers go over there,” said Vinyl Scratch as she pointed to where it should actually go.

“Ughhh,” groaned Rainbow Dash.

***

The time was now three thirty PM.

‘Only thirty minutes till the concert starts, one hour till I go on stage to perform. Why am I worrying, my friends will be there to support me. Better be getting ready then, seen as Rarity told me to brush my mane seen as it looks like I ‘never brush it’ apparently, and that will take almost an hour, luckily I’ve been let off from wearing stupid fancy stuff. Wait why do I even listen to Rarity again? Oh Yeah, She’s My PFF. Man I’m forgetful thought Rainbow Dash.

She hovered down the hallway, which had small rooms where ponies could get ready to go and preform. Stopping to say hello along the way, Rainbow Dash found herself standing in front of her room.

Opening the door, Rainbow Dash trotted into the room which had plain and boring brick walls, a small red sofa and a mirror, which had a few brushes.  Usually, the mirror would also have some makeup on it, but Rainbow informed Vinyl that she wouldn’t be needing that ‘girly stuff’.

Just as she was going to start getting prepared for the concert, she heard a loud knock at the door.

“Who is it?” shouted Rainbow Dash, not bothering to open the door.

“It’s the pizza mare! Who the hay do you think it is?” sarcastically shouted a fiery voice through the still unopened door.

Trotting over to the door, Dash slowly opened it and found a yellow Pegasus mare, tapping her hoof against the wooden floor of the hallway.

“Oh, sup’ Spitfire, wasn’t expecting you to pay me a visit before the show,” said Rainbow Dash.

“Yeah, yeah, whatever, we need to talk about something in private, somewhere where no pony can hear us, got any ideas?” Spitfire held a look on her face of seriousness, and when she looks serious, she really means it.

Well this doesn’t happen often, giving me the serious face, the only time she’s ever done that is back at the Wonderbolt academy, but that was ages ago. This must be really seriousRainbow Dash thought to herself

“Hmm…Let me think, wanna try in here?” asked Dash as she pointed to her room.

“Okay then” responded Spitfire.

Closing the door, Rainbow was still curious about what was going on.

“So, Spits, what’s going on” curiously asked RD.

“It’s about the performance”

“What about it?”

“You know how three of the Wonderbolts were supposed to be coming?”

“Yeah?”

“I’m afraid only two of us can come…”

“Why? What’s Happened!”

“It’s Soarin, he, he just disappeared overnight!”

“Did you hear or see anything? Have you called the cops! Have you done anything yet? Wait a second, why did you come to me?” panicked Rainbow Dash, frantically pacing around the room, many thoughts if what could've happened to the stallion rushing through her head.

“That’s what I was about to tell you. I came to you because Soarin has been keeping a big secret from you, he told me specifically not to tell anypony, but I have to now”

“What’s going on Spitfire?”

“It’s Soarin, he has…he has…”

“For goodness sake just spit it out already!” screamed Rainbow Dash

“SOARIN HAS A HUGE CRUSH ON YOU! Phew, glad I finally got that off my chest”

“WHAT! OH HECK NO, WHAT! I’M SO CONFUSED!”

“Would you like me to repeat it?”

“Sarcasm Spitfire, just sarcasm”

“I know, do you really think I’m that stupid?”

“Maybe…” chuckled Rainbow Dash, moments later turning into a fit of laughter.

“Anyway, back to the point. He’s been wanting to confess for over 3 years no-“

“3 YEARS! You don’t keep your feelings for a mare in for that long!. Didn’t know he was that shy…he’s almost as shy as Fluttershy if you put it like that.”

“Well anyway, how do you feel about that?”

“That’s something for me and him to discuss” said Rainbow Dash as a sly grin started to form on her face.

With Spitfire just staring off into space, Rainbow Dash was lucky she didn’t just see what she did.

Waving her cyan hoof in front of the fiery mare’s face, Spitfire finally snapped out of it.

“You now have a decision Rainbow Dash, we either try to track him down, or you stay here and sing for a crowd of about 1000 ponies. Which one will it be, Rainbow?”

“Let’s go and find him” said a confident Rainbow Dash.

“Dude, I wasn’t expecting that”

“What do you expect from me? To go perform in front of a judgemental audience of over 1000 ponies? Sheesh, I’m not that confident” admitted Rainbow Dash

“Anyway let’s just get going,” said Rainbow Dash.

With that being said, they both speedily through the door and off into the place of not only the stage, but the whole crowd too.