Guardians of Equestria Chapter 2: Love is Magic Part 2

Chapter 4 Hair do’s and Clear Skies of Blue

“What’s next”? Will asked, turning to Marco. “Weather”, Marco answered. “Wasn’t there a Pegasus named Rainbow Dash that Princess Twilight told us about”?

Before Will could answer, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. As he looked up into the sky to his left, he quickly dove to the side.

Before Marco could question Will about his actions, he was brought down in a colorful crash. The next thing he knew, he was face down in a puddle of mud with a cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane and tail on his back. The Pegasus, Rainbow Dash, slowly lifted her head.

“Hee hee, Sorry”, she apologized, laughing at the accident.

Rather irked at the misfortune, Marco’s frown was covered up by the mud. Still chortling, Rainbow Dash flew a couple feet up above them.

“Here, let me help you with that”, she offered.

Then in a quick flash, she came back with a dark cloud. Then, she quickly jumped up and down on it, and a burst of rain down poured on Marco, leaving his mane dripping wet, and covering his eyes.

“Aw man, why I do I always put too much pound into it”? She said, scolding herself, “Hold on, I can fix that”.

And with that, she spun around Marco with blinding speed, making a very colorful tornado around her.

“I call it my Rain-blow Dry”, she said in astonishment, “No thanks are necessary, always happy to help the newcomers”.

She then looked over in surprise, as her technique had given Marco a 3 feet afro. Tickled pink at his expense, Rainbow Dash desperately tried to hold back her laugh to no avail. She burst out laughing so hard, she fell back. Will, who was also quite amused, joined her in her laughter. Marco, although thoroughly annoyed, held back his anger.

“I assume that you’re Rainbow Dash”, he said calmly, his voice trying not to lose his temper.

Looking up from the mirth, Rainbow Dash wiped her eyes.

“Yep”, she said, “and who are you guys”?

“I’m Will, and this is Marco”, Will said with a titter, “Yes I know, he’s an Alicorn, everyone’s surprised to see a Male Alicorn, so join the club”.

“You seem a little familiar, squirt”, Rainbow Dash observed.

“I’m Finn’s brother”, Will said. “Well no wonder, you’ve got the same nose that’s as big as your hoof”, Rainbow Dash joked.

Will made a curious face. He lifted his hoof up to his face to see if that were true, only to get smacked by it by Rainbow Dash. She, in turn, snorted at her own prank, along with Will. Marco, wanting to get on with completing the list, brought back up the current topic.

“Aren’t you supposed to be keeping the sky clear”? He asked in a firm tone.

“Yeah yeah yeah”, she said coolly, flying up in the air and lying down on a cloud, “I’ll get right on that, right after I’m finished taking a break”.

“A break”? Marco asked curiously.

“Yeah, I’ve been clearing the sky since this morning, I deserve a little downtime”, Rainbow Dash said, shutting her eyes.

“At this rate, the skies will NEVER be clear in time”, Marco muttered under his breath.

After a momentary pause, the rusty maned Lieutenant then remembered an old trick his Father used to employ on him and Finn.

“I didn’t know they let arrogant slow pokes such as yourself have the job”, he said sardonically.

That got her attention. Will made a face that said “Oh no he didn’t!”

“Who you calling ‘slow poke’, hay brain”?! She asked angrily, coming down from the cloud.

“Care to prove me wrong”? He asked, keeping his cool.

Without answering, Rainbow Dash took off into the sky, kicking cloud after cloud. Though he found this action unbelievable, Marco kept a calm, unimpressed look. Will, on the other hand, looked like a kid who read his first action adventure novel, his mouth fell agape and he was at full attention. A few seconds later, Rainbow Dash was done.

“What do you think now”? She said brashly.

“You sure proved me wrong”, Marco said calmly.

Marco grinned as he mentally praised himself for being so clever.

“That was AWESOME!!!” Will rejoiced, “Do it again!”

Rainbow Dash smiled at the praise, but Marco pulled him aside.

“Maybe later Will”, he said, “We’ve still got a couple more things to cover”.

“Ok, Will sighed, Bye Rainbow Dash”!

“See ya later boys”, Rainbow Dash called, waving, “Can’t wait to hang out some more”.

"Farewell, Rainbow Dash, keep up the good work”! Marco called back.

Will excitedly waved back, and then turned his attention to Marco’s new ‘do.

“You’d be a dynamo on the dance floor with that ‘do”, Will joked, giggling at his own joke.

“Forget it Will”, Marco said crossly.

Their next stop was Town Hall, where all the décor was already hung.

“Next on the list is Decorations”, Marco observed.

“Xanthos Alive!” Will exclaimed in astonishment, “These adornments remind me of those pictures from that old scrapbook you and Finn have”.

“As I recall, your responses to them all were ‘Whatever’, and ‘That’s Cool’, Marco said rather miffed.

The young Corporal brandished a nervous smile as they turned to the white unicorn named Rarity. She was busy looking over the streamers, banners and such. Will decided to break the ice.

“Excuse me”? Will said.

“Hold that thought please”, she said, “I am in the zone, be with you in a moment”.

Soon she finished, and then turned around to meet the two stallions. Before they could say anything, Rarity startled them as she let out a quick shriek.

“Yes, he’s a MALE Alicorn, we KNOW”! Will whined, facehoofing himself”.

“Oh no, it’s not that darling”, She said pointing to his mane, “I was simply taken off guard by the state of his mane. What kind of monster would do such a thing”?!

Will and Marco exchanged a look of disturbance, having been offhanded by the white unicorn’s sudden burst of melodrama.

“Oh I just…woke up this way”, Marco fibbed.

“Oh darling, you must let me fix that mess before it’s too late”, Rarity declared pushing him along.

“Oh no, there’s really no need”, Marco said humbly.

“Nonsense”, she insisted, “besides, it’s not like this is the first time I’ve styled an Alicorn’s mane before, although it WILL be the first time I’ve styled a male’s”.

Will snickered at Marco’s expense. Later at Carousel Boutique, Rarity couldn’t decide on Marco’s look. A Spiked Mohawk was “Too Delinquent”, Formal straight was “Too Fancy”, Highlander curls were “Too Curly”, A Jerry Curl had been deemed “Too Wavy”, and then the slicked back “Danny Zucco” look was “Too Greasy”. Until at last, Rarity managed to restore Marco’s mane to its original form.

“Much better”, Rarity said happily, turning to Will, “Now what were you saying dear”?

“Oh this is Marco and I’m Will, Will said, “I’m Finn’s brother, so is he”.

“Really”? Rarity said in astonishment, “I recognized Finn’s boyish charms, meekness and tenor from you, but not from him”.

“Marco’s is a lot more by the book than Finn”, Will explained sarcastically, while blushing slightly and Rarity’s compliment, “Also, he get’s his form from his mother’s side of the family”.

“Ahhh”, Rarity said, "Well, I must say, your mane is an absolutely exquisite shade of brown".

Marco beamed with pride as the white unicorn continued to run a brush through his mane. In truth, it had been quite some time since he had received treatment such as this.