Author's Note
Cover art drawn by my close friend Shelbythehedgehog112
Rainbow's Morning Eggs!
EG: Rainbow's Morning Eggs!
By Chaos Phantasm
Preread and edited by
Word Worthy
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Morning Eggs
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A rooster crowed in the early morning on the street where Rainbow Dash's house stood. It was six thirty, Sunday morning and Rainbow Dash had woken up earlier than expected. She lifted her head off her pillow, her hair was a total mess, and her bangs came down over her sleepy eyes and her white and pink P.J's were all wrinkled and messy from the tossing and turning. She looked at the time through her multi-colored hair and sighed, planting her face back down on the soft cushion. She had hoped to fall asleep, only she could not. This irked her, that and her stomach which rumbled with hunger. She groaned and sighed, glancing at her mobile phone through her bangs. Her phone laid at the bedside table; she picked it up and dialed in Applejack's mobile number, hoping that she'd be awake at this hour.
Rainbow Dash put the phone up to her ear and could hear the apple farmers ringtone, so she knew she was awake. After a few short moments, Applejack finally answered.
"Good morning Rainbow Dash, fancy you bein’ awake at this hour. How can I help you?"
Rainbow Dash laid on her back. "Yeah, Shocker... Do you have eggs?"
"Eggs? I gave you three cartons of eggs last Friday, remember?"
"Yeah, I know, I still have them. But I need eggs, if that makes sense."
"Rainbow Dash!"
Rainbow chuckled. "Calm down Applejack, I'm just playing around."
"Uh-huh, sure. Listen, I got to go, Big Mac's headin out into the orchard. See ya at School." And with that, Applejack hung up.
Rainbow Dash pressed the hang up button and flipped her phone closed. She let out a sigh and sat up, moved her hair back so it no longer covered her face, and put on an annoyed look. She stretched her arms which cracked at her joints, then she bent back and cracked her spine. She kicked off her sheets and stood up, cracking her legs and letting out a satisfied sigh in the process.
"Yup, that feels better." She said, cracking her neck soon after.
After that, she walked over to her wardrobe, opened its doors and browsed through her wide assortment of blue and multicolored clothes. She found a top that was blue and white, short sleeved with a cloud and rainbow lightning bolt on it. The sleeves had blue around the edges, and all up on the shoulders, hip and neck area. She took it off the coat hanger and threw it onto her bed, moving on to her drawers where she got out the rest of her clothes, throwing them on the bed along with the shirt. Before she did anything else, she took a quick shower, blow dried her hair and brushed it back to its straightness, in addition to brushing her fringe so it was just right. She left the bathroom and started changing into her casual clothing, dumping her P.J's on the bed in a messy fashion. Once she had her top on, she looked around for her vest which was not in her drawers, or in her wardrobe.
"Wait, I remember now, I left it down stairs." She face palmed and approached the door, stopping at the end of her bed to get down on one knee and pat a smooth rock like object. The tapping made a hollow sound which woke up what was inside.
"C'mon, Tank. Let’s make some breakfast." Rainbow stood up again and opened the door. She turned her head to look at Tank who had just come out of his shell and was making his way to the door at his slow pace.
The rainbow haired human had made her way downstairs by the time the tortoise had gotten to the first step. The animal pulled himself into his shell and used his back legs to move himself off of the first step, allowing him to bounce down to the ground floor from the top. Tank came out of his shell and shook his head, turning it to look in the kitchen which was right beside the staircase.
Rainbow was in the middle of preparing everything. She had the toaster going, the kettle boiling, an empty frying pan awaiting the oil and egg, as well as some pancakes on the way. Rainbow turned around, away from the stove and over to the table which sat in the center of the room, it was close to the floor and there were no chairs. A blue vest laid folded up on the flat top of the table; Rainbow picked it up and unfurled it, unzipped it and put it on, doing a hair flip while she did to look stylish.
"Much better..." She looked to her right and saw Tank approaching. "You took your time didn't you, Tank?"
Tank looked up at her and blinked. Rainbow smiled at him and put on an Apron that had "Pegasisters Rule!" on the front of it in different shades of purple. She turned around and looked at the fridge, a cocky smile forming on her face. She walked over to the fridge door and pulled it open. Taking a quick look inside for the eggs, she moved stuff around in her search until she spotted a clear carton full of white, yummy eggs. She put her hand on it, picked it up and pulled it out slowly, bumping nothing with her hand. The girl put the carton down on the table, and closed the door.
She bent down and opened the bottom draw of the refrigerator, reached inside and grabbed a ball of lettuce. She opened its wrapping and tore off three pieces of it, and gave them to Tank who ate them happily and at his leisure. Rainbow smiled and rubbed Tank at the top of his head. She stood up, grabbed the egg carton, and walked over to the sink where she placed the eggs down on the sink edge to her right. The pan had heated up and was ready.
"Alright, heat the pan up, add the oil blah blah blah. Piece of pancake, this'll be so easy!"
If only it was. Rainbow Dash's attempts at making the egg didn't go well for her. The first time there were shell pieces in the yolk, the pancakes were ruined, and the toast was burnt. She put it all on one plate and set it aside, washed the pan, and tried again. Tank watched her in confusion, moving around to Rainbow's left to see what she was up to.
"It's just one mess up, that's easy to fix."
She dried the frying pan and put it back on the stove, relighting the heating elements and starting all over again with the oil, repeating the same steps as before. Though this time it could have been perfect, if not for one problem. She held the lid closed on the pan for twelve seconds, much like she did before. She lifted it off the pan, steam flying everywhere. At first Rainbow was overjoyed to get it right, only for it to be washed away when the yolk spilled out over the white, ruining the omelet altogether. Rainbow's left eye twitched. She put down the pan lid, turned around and started walking. She passed Tank who watched her go, head up stairs, and into her room where she screamed in a pillow at the top of her voice.
"DARN!!!!!"
At eight thirty two in the morning, Scootaloo descended the stairs slowly and looked toward the front door to her right. Sunlight streamed through the windows, illuminating the floor boards and walls. It was a nice, peaceful look, the quiet was also quite peaceful, but not for long. Rainbow Dash had let out an annoyed groan which startled Scootaloo, who jumped in turn.
"R-Rainbow?" The young girl opened the kitchen door and poked her head in through the crack to see Rainbow was trying to flip a pancake.
"Okay, remember, toss it up, let it fall then catch it with the pan, just like baseball, only without the ball."
Rainbow licked her lips in concentration. She stared at the pancakes intently and lifted the pan up, which launched the pancakes upward. Scootaloo, Tank and Rainbow watched the pancakes do a slow twirl in the air, changing sides and coming back down, landing on Rainbow's face with a splat. She dropped the frying pan and screamed as steam rose from the half cooked flat cake on her face. Rainbows fingers contorted and became claw like in the way they bent. She clenched her fists and released them, grabbing the sides of the breakfast and peeling it off, throwing it at the window in frustration where it sticks and slides slightly, leaving a blur mark of Pancake mix on the once clear window.
The teen glanced at the cook book, her eyes became round, white, soulless without pupils or eye color. She pointed at the book, her voice becoming deeper.
"You lied to me!"
Scootaloo snorted and started to laugh, which caught Rainbow's attention.
"Hey Scootaloo, up already eh?" Rainbow Dash put her right hand on her hip while her left one stayed dropped on her side.
"Yeah, morning, big sis. having fun with your food? You're not supposed to play with it, isn't dat wight Tank?" She made kissy faces while she patted the tortoise.
Rainbow looked less then amused, she shook her head and turned around, grabbing the pancake stuck to the window and throwing it at Scootaloo. The twelve year old bent backwards as the cake flew past her and splatted against the wall. She got back up, looked at the cake in surprise, then over to Rainbow Dash who was trying to recollect her cool.
"I'm okay, I'm okay..."
"Are you sure, sis? You look more like you're going to cry..."
Rainbow grabbed an ice pack from the freezer and put it on her face. She sighed happily as her face cooled down. "Not anymore..."
Scootaloo looked oddly at Rainbow Dash, unsure if the pressure of making a decent breakfast was getting to her, or her frustration.
"Why don't we just have some cereal?"
Rainbow put the ice pack down. "No! You deserve only the best eggs I can make, and to do that I have to dominate the omelet. Sit down and wait, Scoots, breakie is on the way!!"
Rainbow had her right hand on her bicep, her muscles cartoonisly enlarged, steam coming from her nose, all of which made Scootaloo stare at the stupidity of the situation.
"I'm going to sit by Tank." She walked over to the tortoise and sat beside him. She petted his shell, which made the animal jump in his shell and hide.
Rainbow Dash looked over to the stove and approached it. She lit the stove, poured the oil, set the toast in the toaster, disregarded the pancakes and waited for the oil to crackle. When it did, Rainbow Dash reached for an egg, only there were no eggs to be used; she felt around for any eggs for a while until she noticed there were none left. She looked at the fridge with her eye brows raised. She opened the fridge and saw to her surprise there were no eggs left. She closed the door and checked the freezer, moving the contents around in her search for more.
When she couldn't find any she closed the door and moved on to the crisper. Scootaloo and Tank watched the teenager in her futile search; Rainbow found nothing. She stood up straight, her face twisted into one of annoyed scrunchiness.
"Darn it..." She said in irritation. She looked at a garbage bag full of ruined eggs, pancakes and toast while she did.
A chicken outside was clucking loudly. It caught the attention of Tank, Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash, the rainbow haired teen heading toward the door and opening it.
"Wait here, Scootaloo." She stepped outside and went around to the side of the house.
Scootaloo sighed, her stomach growled loudly and getting looks from both Tank and herself.
"I hope she gets that egg soon..." Scootaloo looked at Tank who looked at her and nodded.
Rainbow Dash peeked around the corner toward the flightless bird that was minding its own business. The chicken was pecking at the due-covered grass until the feeling of being watched washed over the creature. It turned its head to look at Rainbow Dash, who stood out. The chicken crowed at Rainbow Dash and started to run as fast as it could. Rainbow dashed for the small bird, running as fast as she could with her arms out stretched, her bare feet getting covered in morning dew.
"You know, now that I think about it, it gets quiet out here..."
"That's because we don't live that close to the main city. We live closer to the farmlands than anywhere else. Besides, Canterlot City is too overcrowded. The country is nicer and we're closer to some of our friends out here, and... uh... This is a rooster..."
"Buck-buuck!" The rooster clucked.
Rainbow let the rooster go, and then came back inside. She left the kitchen, opening its door and stepping out, passing the staircase and stepping from wooden floor boards to a soft green mat at the doorway where the shoes laid. and went over to the front door, picking up her joggers and putting them on without socks.
"Where are you going now?"
"I need to get eggs, don't I? Sunset Shimmer probably has a carton of eggs from the super market, I'll just borrow some for breakfast."
Scootaloo rubbed her arm and looked to her left. "I suppose, but shouldn't you take my scooter? It's faster than running."
"I'll manage." Rainbow Dash finished tying her shoe laces and got up, running in place in preparation for her run.
Scootaloo walked over to the front door, passing Rainbow Dash who jumped in place, getting down on all fours like a racer in preparation. The purple haired twelve year old slid open the Japanese styled door and without a moment’s hesitation, Rainbow Dash was running out through the entrance, down the path, and taking a right down the road. Scootaloo sighed and slid the door shut.
"Come on Tank, lets watch some anime." Scootaloo and Tank went into the living room to wait out Rainbow's run.
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Rainbow was fast. She ran along the path at an almost blinding pace, passing Lyra and Bon Bon's house, Vinyl and Octavia's homes, and even Fluttershy's cottage which was down the hill from where the blue skinned teen had been running. Rainbow looked down at the cottage, slowing down while she did. She pondered going down and asking Fluttershy for eggs, jogging in place while she did.
"Nah!" She shook her head and started running again down the road.
The wind blew through the trees and the sun shone through the branches and trees. The trees were tall and covered the path with their canopy, leaves littered the ground and the sun's light gracing the ground in sparse spots. It was a warm light, one that Rainbow Dash would love to stop and stand in despite the cold wind. The ground was wet as if it had rained quite recently, and the mountains were quite foggy, the region itself was known for its fog. Rainbow Dash passed some old and broken Draconequus statues and some Shisa statues that protected the fronts of some people's homes. This whole region close to Sunset Shimmers home had a very eastern influence not seen anywhere else in the country. Rainbow rounded a corner and could see Sunset Shimmer’s home at the top of a hill, close to Applejack's farm.
The house was two stories with a large yard. Realistic Alicorn statues stood at the front with bits of them broken. Rainbow turned into the house, jumping the gate and rushing down the path to the door where she knocked.
"Hey Sunset Shimmer! You in there?" Rainbow continued to jog in place until she slowed down and came to a stop.
A loud click came from the door, the handle turned, the door opened slowly and out of the entry way stepped Sunset Shimmer, still in her pajamas. The fire haired girl rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Rainbow Dash? What are you doing out here this early... It's Sunday, couldn't you have waited until after twelve o'clock?"
"Nope, breakfast would be over by then. Come on, Sunset, it's almost nine and I need to make breakfast for Scootaloo. I need eggs to do that but I ran out. Could I borrow some?"
Rainbow held her hand out to Sunset Shimmer who looked at it sleepily then back up to Rainbow Dash.
"Why did you run all the way here then? You could've gone to Applejack's or Fluttershy's, they have eggs there..."
"Yeah, but AJ won't give me anymore till the next lot has been laid, Fluttershy's house is crowded and I didn't want to bother anyone else. I-I guess I wasn't quite thinking on my way here... I'll go to Applejack's instead."
Sunset Shimmer smiled. "No, don't worry, I'm more than happy to help. Wait here."
Sunset Shimmer went back inside while Rainbow Dash waited outside. She looked around at the leaves that were dry on the ground. Autumn was approaching, the trees and fallen leaves had made that quite clear. She looked at the damp grass, shadowed by Sunset’s house. Nearby a set of footsteps and jingling of bells came with the wind, Rainbow Dash looked over at the well-trimmed hedge fence which surrounded Sunset Shimmer’s house to the trees at the sides of the house, and saw a woman in a long grey toga like outfit, a flower head band and dread locks. She had a calm, peaceful look on her and she seemed to have a very laid back air about her. She saw Rainbow Dash and stopped walking.
"Blessings, Rainbow Dash. I don't see you here often." She spoke slowly with the most calm Rainbow had ever seen.
"Hey there, Tree Hugger. What are you doing out here?"
"I'm taking a walk of nature, my friend. I might go and see Fluttershy later. You know, I believe fall is a time of change, it's serene, magical and divine... Wouldn't you agree? " She strummed her harp.
"It is a pretty cool time of year, I like the breeze, the sun sets, but it's that cool air on an open field with the setting sun at your back that makes it for me."
"Be one with the wind, Rainbow Dash, it's who you are. Free as the wind. May your days be ever peaceful, sister." Tree Hugger started to walk away, strumming her harp as Sunset Shimmer emerged from her house.
"Who was that, Rainbow Dash?" Sunset Shimmer handed the carton of eggs to Rainbow.
Rainbow took the eggs and smiled. "Thanks, Sunset. And that was Tree Hugger, on one of her morning stroll I guess."
"She's alright for a newbie at school. Anyway, I may as well make my breakfast now. You get those eggs home safe, and give Scootaloo a good omelet."
Rainbow chuckled, and opened the gate to exit the yard. "I will, Sunset Shimmer. See you tomorrow." Rainbow started running back the way she came.
Sunset Shimmer waved to Rainbow Dash. "Bye!!"
Rainbow Dash started to run like a ninja, her arms straight down, she leaned forward; it was better described as an assassin run. She gained great speed, it was thrilling for the teen, however it wasn't thrilling enough, she felt it wasn't enough speed and the lack of food slowed her down greatly. She looked at her rumbling stomach then ahead to see a series of raised platforms like stairs.
Rainbow smirked and jumped on these without stopping once, in a sense she ran up these things as if it were part of the natural terrain. Upon reaching the last one at the top, and jumping to get the maximum speed she could achieve, her back and head glowed, her hair grew longer and before she knew it, she had a pair of pony ears and wings she could use to fly, and she did. She held the egg carton close and flew her way down the street, passing Lyra and Vinyl, who almost fell over from the sudden blast of air from Rainbow's passing.
"Wooohoo!!!" Rainbow shouted. She rose up into the sky and did a back flip, dropping the carton while she did. "Oh crud! No no no!"
The carton was sealed shut by special tabs, so it did not open while they fell. Rainbow reached to grab them only to miss, so she stretched her wings and did a nose dive for them. It was close, the eggs were just near the ground and Rainbow was still not close enough. In an act of quick thinking, the teen did a back flip, scooping the carton up with her feet and sending it upwards. She stopped herself midair and launched herself upward, grabbing the eggs and holding them close.
"Booyah!!" She shouted. She checked to see if the eggs were okay and to her relief, they were.
Wasting no more time, Rainbow Dash turned to her right and continued her flight home.
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Scootaloo sat in utter boredom in the living room. She browsed through the assortment of anime, bypassing some of the more political and violent. Tank slowly turned his head toward the door as Rainbow Dash landed with a thud, her wings and pony ears staying in place. Scootaloo turned off the T.V and ran out to greet her sister, who had just removed her joggers.
"Did you get the eggs?"
Rainbow looked at the twelve year old and smiled, revealing the eggs. "Ready for that omelet?"
"I was born ready, sis!" Scootaloo said with a cocky smile.
Rainbow, folded up her wings and walked toward the kitchen, opened the door and approached the stove where she set everything up all over again. Scootaloo helped Tank into the room, giving the tortoise a bit of a boost before sitting down at the table. Rainbow heated the stove, put on a cleaned frying pan, poured the oil, then opened up the egg carton. Scootaloo quickly jumped up and put on some toast before the anthropomorphic teen forgot. Rainbow reached for an egg just as the frying pan crackled, only for it to break in her hand. She looked at the mess in horror and quickly tried grabbing another, only for that one to break too. All of them broke every single time, all but one. Rainbow admired this egg’s durability, and made peace with the knowledge that this seemingly indestructible egg was going to become breakfast, if not for her then for Scootaloo.
Rainbow picked up the egg and hit it against the rim of the pan, opening it with her index finger and thumb, releasing the yolk and liquid, which fell into the pan. It was quick and seamless, and she made sure that the eggs insides did not touch the shell halves. The yolk and white made contact with the pan, the clear liquid turning white and the yolk splitting into two. Sweat streamed down her face. and dripped from her chin and onto the stove, narrowly missing the pan.
With her wing she picked up a towel and wiped her chin and face with it to avoid any unwanted accidents. She then started to pour in the the salts and pepper, and finally the last bit of oil, she then quickly put the lid of the frying pan on and waited just a moment before lifting it again. Steam erupted from the pan but cleared soon, and with much relief, the exhausted Rainbow Dash had perfected a Sunny Side omelet. She took a deep breath and her anthropomorphic self reverted back to her human self.
Rainbow Dash served up the eggs and toast to Scootaloo on separate plates. She got the soy sauce and started to squirt it onto both yolks, making little shapes, one was of a cloud and lightning bolt, while on the other was a scooter. Rainbow Dash sat down and watched Scootaloo who picked up a knife and fork, licking her lips at the sight of her tasty breakfast. But she noticed Rainbow had none and looked at her in question.
"I made those for you. I hope you like it, I spent like five minutes trying to get those, even if I did only manage to save one!" She smiled.
"Rainbow Dash..." Scootaloo looked down at the egg, noticing the shapes on them. She dug her fork in to one side of the omelet and cut down the middle between the yolks, put the piece on the fork in her mouth and slid the fork out, eating the omelet half.
"This is awesome Rainbow Dash, thank you! But aren't you going to eat anything?"
Rainbow chuckled and grabbed some milk, a bowl, spoon and box of coco puffs, poured the cereal in the bowl, followed by the milk. She put both aside and started eating her breakfast with the spoon. She looked at Scootaloo and gave her a big, silly, toothy smile which brought the young girl to laughter. When Scootaloo closed her eyes, Rainbow Dash slugged her arm softly and laughed. Both sisters laughed together for a while after, their breakfast ending with a picture of themselves making silly faces, with Tank looking at the camera in the background.
"Hey Scootaloo, how about we go to the amusement park today in the city?"
"You mean it?"
"Of course I do, my little sister."
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