Author's Note

This is a little something TheShadowKnight and I whipped up after I got an idea from a movie I watched when I was little, so I hope you all like what we're about to offer you. Also, thanks for all your patience and support, stay tuned for more and keep on bronying on.

Onward to Paradise

The Rainbooms; Canterlot City's most trusted heroes. They were once mere high school girls who only cared about keeping the school safe. And it all started when a misguided pony turned human named Sunset Shimmer brought magic into their world using Twilight's crown. Thanks to the blossoming princess' guidance and the Magic of Friendship, they turned Sunset's perspective around and the once bully of CHS and power-obsessed former student of Princess Celestia, had a change of heart.

Ever since then, the girls have tackled many other magical enemies. The Dazzlings, former Crystal Prep student, Twilight Sparkle, or Sci-Twi for short, Gloriosa Daisy, co-owner of Camp Everfree next to her brother, Timber Spruce, Twilight's ex-boyfriend.

Of course, the girls also had a run-in with two other magic-enhanced "victims" so to speak. One was named Inferno Blaze. He was the quiet genius of CHS who had a bit of a rough past. During school, when he was corrupted by Equestrian magic, he used it to travel back to the past to rescue his dead brother and father from a gas pipe explosion that killed them both. However, when he did this, the timeline split into multiple timelines, each worse than the last; with so many innocents dying.

And it was Sunset who fully convinced Inferno to change back the timeline to what it originally was; meaning he had to let his brother and father die so others can be saved. And while it took some convincing, Inferno eventually agreed and he resetted the timeline, which cost him to exhaust all the Equestrian magic that infected him.

After undoing his actions, the poor young man broke down and fell into despair. Though this time, he was fortunate to have Sunset be the one to be there for him and comfort him.

Some time after that incident was when the Rainbooms dealt with another individual, one who they knew all too well during the Friendship Games. A young man named Israel Yabuki. Apparently the magic that corrupted him messed with his active imagination, bringing anything he imagines to life out of his head.

Whether it was wishing death upon the wicked and unremorseful or wanting to be in more than one place, or creatures, be they supernatural or mythical, they were all made real. And the more he imagined, the more insane he was becoming. Eventually, it got to the point where he was trapped in some kind of pod, hoping it would suppress his dangerously inactive imagination. The girls had a tough time with him, but thanks to the help of his high school crush, Fluttershy, he calmed down and they finally expelled the magic out of him. They later learned his hyperactive imagination is probably due to his mental disability, which renders him unable to socialize with other people. In order to make him feel more comfortable, the girls decided to befriend him, and he even forged a brotherly pact with Inferno.

This all happened some time after the Starswirl festival after Post Crush's comeback gig. It's now been 1 year since they graduated high school and since then, the Rainbooms and the boys have helped in taking care of magic problems all over the city. Now, everyone knows their names and are thankful for all they've done.

Of course, there were times when the Rainbooms would argue during their missions, like with Rainbow Dash getting too full of herself when they were just starting to get popular, taking most of the credit for their "team" efforts.

Sometimes, Rarity would get taken hostage or Twilight would overthink things and go full-on school lecture with the team, boring them to tears. Pinkie would… Well, that's just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie. But the point is, for every yin, there's always yang. Good and bad, pros and cons, agreements and arguments.

And right now, the Rainbooms are working on another magical-crazed mission. And it's currently taking place at one of Canterlot's dealerships where a magic-enhanced janitor named Sludge is causing damage to the establishment by swinging his broom and causing fierce dust storms strong enough to break through glass.

"Whoopsies! Guess someone's gonna have to clean that up!" Sludge yelled out with an obnoxious cackle. He swings his broom once more, only this time, it causes one of the cars on display to get knocked back.

Luckily, it's stopped thanks to everyone's strong-arm gal, Applejack.

"Y'all got a lot o' nerve, causin' all this ruckus, ya blowhard," AJ provoked.

"Who asked you? Ya "sassa-frassin' lil' varmint?!" Sludge mocks, using AJ's accent.

"Y'all wanna repeat that?" AJ asked, getting ticked at his mockery of the way she talks. She lifts up one of the cars, ready to throw it at her. "Ah didn't quite hear ya!"

"Applejack, stop! We're trying to stop him without causing more damage! Plus, you might kill him with that!" Twilight shouts into the bluetooth earpiece AJ has in her ear. In fact, all the girls and the guys have one.

“Twi’s got a point. Also that’s a camaro in your hands, and those things cost about 25 grand.” Inferno’s voice spoke on the earpiece.

AJ took a deep breath and was about to put the Camaro down. But then, Sludge swung his broom and caused another dust storm. Luckily, Rarity showed up just in time to shield AJ with her magic diamonds.

"How dare you try to strike a lady! Not much of a gentleman, are you?" Rarity scolded. AJ safely put the car down and soon, Rainbow showed up with Sunset.

"What is this, some bootleg Girl's Gone Wild gig?" Sludge asked, confused and annoyed.

"You wish, you flabby sleazebag!" Rainbow then rushes at Sludge and grabs a hold of his broom, but he's too strong to rip it out of his hands, so Sunset tries to help by using her magic light energy to stun him.

As the battle was happening, a single drone was hovering right above where the girls and the villain were. The camera on the drone was recording the whole thing.

On the other side of the building, a trap was being set up by none other than Twilight and Inferno; with the latter looking at his tablet and seeing the live footage from the drone.

“Okay, they’re continuing to stall him.” Inferno spoke before turning towards Twilight’s direction, as the girl was making some final tweeks on the trap. “Are we sure the trap is ready? We didn’t have the chance to run a single test on it yesterday.” Inferno asked.

"No problemo. This big blowhard baddie won't even know what hit him," Pinkie assures with a cute giggle. "Or "who" hit him!"

She had brought one of her party cannons in for the mission and inside the cannon was Israel Yabuki, wearing a helmet for good measure.

"I still say this plan is ABSOLUTELY BONKERS!!! But hey, what do I know?" Israel stated.

“Trust me, we have it all planned out. Inferno and I made sure there’s a 99% possibility that you’ll be fine and the trap will work.” Twilight responded, while still focusing on her work.

“It's the 1% that scares me.” Inferno commented.

"You mean, the part where I scatter into itty bitty little bloody pieces if I miss and splatter upon impact with something solid?" Israel asked, deadpanned.

Inferno and Twilight were silent on that question, and the young man was the only one between them that had a doubting expression on his face.

“There’s a possibility?” Inferno shrugged anxiously with a weak smile.

". . .Oh well, no turning back now," Israel sighed with a shrug.

“Well… I’ll check the drone footage and see if the others are doing good with our dust buddy,” Inferno said as he looked back to his tablet and saw the drone footage, only to find the words ‘drone camera offline’ in red on a black screen.

The young man then had a ‘bruh’ expression on his face as puts his finger on his ear piece and said: “Okay which one of you broke my drone?”

As he said this, the scene moves back over with the other girls and the magic villain.

"Umm… blame the janitor?" Fluttershy pointed out, acting as a 2nd lookout. She was watching from the trees, using her binoculars, spotting the drone being stomped nonstop by Sludge.

"You girls have gone and gotten on my nerves! I'll make you eat my DUST!" Sludge shouted. He goes and swings his broom frantically and recklessly, causing his dust storms to split in all directions, each one as fierce as the other. Sunset, Rainbow, AJ and Rarity tried to escape, but were all swept and slammed against the vehicles, immobilized and unable to get close to Sludge and his dust barrier.

Just like they planned. "Okay, this is it! He's lost his composure!" Sunset signalled.

Back at the area with the trap set up.

"Pinkie! You know what to do!" Twilight added.

"Okie dokie lokie! Ready, Izzy?" Pinkie asked.

"No, but fire anyway!" Israel replied.

"Yup-yup! PARTY TIIIIIIIME!!!" Pinkie shrieked before firing him out of the cannon.

"YAAAAAAAAAA-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOOOIIIII!!!!" Israel screamed. He hurdles through the air, pushing past the dust storm barrier and finally he tackles Sludge.

"Activate the net, Twilight!" Pinkie called out. Twilight activates the trap set up in the RV and brings it out through the roof. Just in time to catch the corrupt magical janitor and Yabuki.

Moments later, the Rainbooms all gathered together at the entrance of the dealership with their captured suspect. "Well, everyone… mission accomplished." Twilight said proudly.

“WOW! I can’t believe it actually worked!?” Inferno shouted in amazement. He then turns to Twilight and Pinkie, who stare back at him with smirks on their faces. “N-Not that I thought it wouldn’t.” he said.

"Hoo-wee! That was a rush! Getting fired out of a cannon was a bit fun, but I am NEVER gonna do it again," Israel said, shaking a little.

"No worries. We understand," Fluttershy said comfortingly.

Their victory pauses for a moment as police and the news van show up, along with a few fans of the Rainbooms. It's not long before the dealership becomes crowded with people and just like always, Rainbow Dash quickly gets in the spotlight, greeting her portion of fans.

Even the owner of the dealership shows up. "Rainbooms, I can't thank you enough for all your efforts tonight. You've saved my business and stopped this out of control lunatic." he said.

"Anytime, Mr. Goodyear." Sunset said.

"Once again, the Rainbooms have triumphed over another magical disaster and have helped secure yet another out-of-control individual." said the news anchorwoman. She then approaches Rainbow Dash. "Ms. Dash, would you care to comment on the secret of your success?"

"You most certainly can. It's all about teamwork! My friends and I always do our best work as one big team and… coming up with good plans in this loaded noggin of mine." Rainbow said, pointing at her own head.

Twilight watched from the sidelines, deadpanned. "Yeah… my plan," she said to herself.

Inferno walked up to her side and stopped next to her, who also heard what Rainbow said. “Sheesh, talk about ego.” He silently said to himself as well.

"How very interesting, Rainbow. One more question, what made this man decide to cause all this destruction?" the anchorwoman asked. Just then, Twilight stepped in.

"I can answer that. You see, I've done some research on Sludge through an interview with his boss and co-workers. Turns out that Sludge has been getting sloppy in his work, abandoning his posts for unscheduled naps and even developed a hobby of breaking other people's cars to steal their valuables and sell them online." Twilight explains.

"I would've gotten away with it, too if it weren't for you meddling kids! And your dumb dog! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" Sludge called out before he's shoved into the back of a police van and had the door closed on him.

Spike, who was sitting idly by the RV, waved. "So long, fatso," he said in his indoor voice.

And so, later on after the commotion had settled and everyone was about to leave, the girls all met up in the RV and Inferno decided to drive everyone home. But, there was clearly tension between everyone.

"Rainbow, I thought I told you to stop taking credit for my plan! This is like the 17th time already, why do you do that?" Twilight asked, frustrated.

"Hey, who do you think does the heavy-lifting in this group? Besides, I suggested we try to stall the guy, right?" Rainbow tried to justify.

"No, you suggested we tie him up with double-sided tape and hang him from the ceiling." Sunset pointed out disapprovingly.

"I have to agree. Also, I'm all for a little camera time, but must you be such a camera hog? Have some self control, darling," Rarity added.

"Says the drama queen who's loves to photo bomb people. Plus it ain't my fault you wind up as a hostage most of the time." Rainbow retorted.

"I do not always become a hostage! How dare you!" Rarity scoffed.

"Well, to be precise, 73% of the time we're busting magic baddies, you've had yourself getting taken by--" Twilight tried to explain, before Rarity took her glasses. "Hey! Rarity! Give them back, I can't see!" she demanded, searching blindly.

"With all due respect, we don't need another lecture, darling," Rarity replied.

"I said GIVE THEM BACK!" Twilight then grabbed what she thought was Rarity, by the shirt collar, but she wound up grabbing AJ instead and shook her.

"Uh… wrong gal, Sugarcube," AJ said.

“HEY!” Inferno shouted back at the girls and Israel in the back of the RV. “No arguing back there while I'm driving! I will turn this thing around, mind you!” he instructed.

The girls fell silent, until… "Look, everyone. I know I'm just the dude who carries the bags. But it seems to me like we all play an important role in this group. I mean we're just like a big, delicious jumbo burger. Inferno, you're the big and beefy patty. AJ, you're the deliciously sliced big cheese. Rainbow Dash, you're the flavorful ketchup, mustard and mayo combo. Rarity's the sweet and freshly cut onions. Fluttershy's the crispy, fresh lettuce. Pinkie's the sweet tomato slices and Twilight and Sunset, you're the crispy, warm burger buns and bring them together." Israel said.

"Mm-mmm!" Spike exclaimed in delight, licking his chomps.

"That sounds pretty good, doesn't it, Spike?" Israel chuckles.

"Sure does," Spike nods.

“Great! Now you guys made me hungry.” Inferno responded from the driver’s seat.

"You know what, Israel? You've really put it in perspective for me. And I know that you mean well and I appreciated it." Twilight said.

"Thanks." Israel said, blushing a bit.

"That's why… I quit." Twilight blurted out. The other girls stared at her in shock, as was Israel.

So was Inferno, who immediately stomped on the brake pedal, stopping the RV abruptly; which almost had everyone fall out of their seats. Once the vehicle stopped on the side of the road, Inferno got up from the driver’s seat and turned around to look directly at Twilight with a shocked expression. “You WHAT?!” he shouted in disbelief.

"No way! Y-You can't quit! What about all the baddies that we might have to deal with?" Rainbow asked.

"You should've thought of that before you acted like some… some… GLORY-HOG BITCH! There, I said it! I'm sick and tired of having to deal with all these complications and backlashes and always having to put my brain into use and not get my dues! From now on, you're all on your own." Twilight said in frustration. As she's about to get off the RV, she stops to give Israel a hug and whispers, "At least you and Inferno took me seriously." Soon, Twilight climbs out and Spike follows her since he's her pet ponies up before grabbing Spike and flying home.

"Honestly, I'm no help to this group. What's the point of helping if I just watch from the sidelines? You're… better off without me," Fluttershy said as she got up from her seat and proceeded to get off the RV.

“Hey, Flutters, come on, girl. Don’t…” Inferno tried to stop her, but he was too late as Fluttershy ponies up and also flies off towards home.

"Ah hate to do this, but all these problems have gotten too outta hand fer all of us. Ah think Ah'm gonna take a break and help out mah family. Thanks fer all the adventures," AJ said, leaving as well, deciding to take a cab home.

"I'm sorry, too. But it's no fun if the Rainbooms are disbanded," Pinkie said, pulling both boys in for a hug before she leaves the RV herself.

"I hope you're happy, darling," Rarity said to Rainbow in a judgmental tone, being the next to leave the RV. She ponies up and uses her magical diamonds to carry her home.

"Fine! Be that way! I didn't need you all anyway!" Rainbow blurted out. She stomped out of the RV and ponied up before speeding off.

The only ones left were Inferno, Israel and Sunset. And even she was having her doubts about the whole group.

Inferno stared at Sunset with pleading eyes and his facial expression clearly showing his conflicting emotions over this situation.

“S-Sunset?” He called to her softly.

Sunset didn’t turn back to face him, as she only responded with one sentence: “Just take me home, Inferno.”

With a heavy heart, Inferno got back in the driver's seat and started up the engine before driving off to Sunset's apartment. Not another word was said during the trip. Just silence. It's still hard to believe that the Rainbooms have all decided to disband.

Moments later they arrive at Sunset's house.

"I wish you didn't have to go," Israel said sadly.

"Me too." Sunset said, getting up. She walks over to Inferno and gives him a surprise hug. "The Rainbooms might be done… but I could never be done with you. Call me if you want some company and I'll be there." she whispers in his ear, followed by a kiss on the cheek. She then goes over to Israel and hugs him and pecks him on the cheek, too.

Inferno's heart skipped a beat, but at the same time, was breaking into millions of pieces. Even now, his eyes swelled up with tears and ran down his cheeks like waterfalls. The first girl who showed him such affection, his whole entire world, leaving him behind like this opened up some old wounds he tried his best to heal from. And there was nothing he could do to stop her.

And so, with a wave, Sunset got off and closed the door to the RV and headed inside her home.

Inferno reached his hand towards the direction of Sunset, trying to reach out to her, but she was out of his reach. “D-Don’t… Go.” he pleaded silently.

As a last resort, Israel approached Inferno and patted him on the shoulder. "She'll still be around for us. Friends don't truly quit," he assured, holding back his own tears, trying to be strong.

After dropping off Sunset and saying their goodbyes, the RV drives off into the distance, with Israel and Inferno left on board.

“I just can’t believe this happened.” Inferno commented.

"Me neither. But now, it's just you and me for a while, buddy," Israel said.

“Why can’t things be like they were before?” Inferno asked.

"I wonder the same thing, but I guess we can't change the past. Without the girls around, I guess we'll all just do what we do best, bro." Israel said. And so with heavy hearts, as the two boys drive off into the night, they try to stay strong and move on for their sake and the girls.

2 Years Later

Times have changed ever since the Rainbooms disbanded and went their separate ways. Most of the girls' whereabouts are unknown, but Sunset Shimmer has become a student at Canterlot Grand University and has since then kept in constant contact with her boyfriend Inferno. There were times when he'd go and visit her just to hang out and of course… get kinky in bed.

But recently, she's been studying for some upcoming exams and hasn't had time to talk. So as for Israel, he's since moved into a new apartment, living a normal life. But at the moment, he's out by the beach, whipping up some grub in the RV for him and Inferno.

"Oh man… talk about ‘toasted’." Israel said, cooking up some burgers on the stove. "Man, the only thing I like with my cheeseburger is a hot platter of freshly cooked garlic fries!"

As Israel was cooking, Inferno was laying on one of the RV bunk beds. And he has changed over these two years. His hair grew a bit longer and he bore a long beard on his face; and he looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep. As he was laying on the bunk bed, in his hand was his phone, which he stared at the screen for hours, as if he was waiting for something.

Israel was able to glance at Inferno for a moment, and when he did, he let out a sigh and shook his head. He knows that Inferno has been waiting for Sunset to call.

The last time Sunset made contact with them was 6 months ago, and she hasn’t called back since. And it took a toll on Inferno.

"Hey, Inferno. Lunch is served, so grab a--" Israel stopped mid-sentence upon seeing his friend all down in the dumps. "Bro, I understand you miss her, but you shouldn't have to worry. I'm sure she's probably busy with her studies."

“But she promised to call back as soon as she can…. And it's been months!” Inferno responded with a weary tone in his voice.

"Maybe she's got a lot on her plate right now. Here, have a burger, you'll feel better once you've gotten something to eat." Israel said, handing him a plate with a juicy burger.

Inferno gazes at the meal for a brief time, before he sighs in defeat and gets off the bunk bed, and then takes the plate. “Alright… Maybe something to eat will cheer me up.” He said right as he picked up the burger in one hand and sinks his teeth in it. The moment he bit into it, the flavors made his taste buds tingle and he took a deep breath. "God, that's a good burger."

"Told you so. Just another beautiful day in paradise," Israel said before serving himself a burger and taking a bite. But just then, there's a knock on the RV door.

"Hello? Anyone in there? I'm looking for a Mr. Blaze and a Mr. Yabuki, the former members of the Rainbooms?" a young man asked behind the door.

"Who would be looking for us?" Israel asked.

“Shit, I bet it's the press! Those parasites never get off our backs.” Inferno starts as he places down the plate and the ¼ eaten burger onto a counter and then he moves towards the back of the RV and grabs two duffle bags and tosses one to Israel. “Grab anything you can carry. We’ll sneak out the window before they notice we’re here.” he said as he grabs any spare clothes and belongings and stuff them in his duffle bag.

"Okie dokie lokie," Israel saluted, grabbing some of his stuff. He scurries around, trying to fit whatever he can into his own duffle bag and zips it right up. He even grabs his burger… with his own mouth, all set and ready to go.

The two then try to sneak out through one of the windows, only to both land on top of a young man in a white t-shirt and blue jean shorts.

"Whoops! Sorry about that," Israel said, getting up before helping the man up. "Listen, I get that some people haven't forgotten the Rainbooms and I understand they miss them. It's just we're not as active anymore after the girls split up."

"Oh, it's not that. I've actually been sent by my employers to invite you to their world famous amusement park, Unity Island." the man said.

“Sorry pal, we ain’t interested. As you can see we have everything we need.” Inferno gestured to the RV and their belongings.

"Except for the girls, including your girlfriend," Israel pointed out.

Inferno looks at his buddy in betrayal. “Why must you remind me?” He said with a pained, comedic tone.

"Sorry, didn't mean to upset you. But in any case, I'm not sure if this island's right for us, we don't even know anything about it." Israel said.

"It's more than just a vacation spot right now. You see, my employer also sent me here to ask for your help in solving a mystery. He'll even pay you a fee of $10,000." the guy said.

“Sorry dude, not interested in the money. All I want to do is enjoy my supper and get a phone call from my girlfriend. So no thank you.” Inferno responded.

"He'll provide you with free airfare and even free room and board," he added.

"All this just to solve some mystery?" Israel questioned.

"And… all you can eat as well as have a good time with the dames, too," the guy said.

“...” Inferno remained silent with widened eyes.

"A… A… All you can eat?" Israel asked with glee before fainting with his legs pointed up.

“C-can we… invite a plus 3 as well?” Inferno asked the guy.

"Actually, my employer was planning on inviting all of you to the island, the girls included." the guy said.

Inferno stood silent before he brought his hand up as he and the stranger shook hands.

“You better tell your boss that we got a deal!” Inferno confirmed before chuckling heartedly.

Meanwhile, later on during that day, over at Canterlot International Airport, a familiar bacon head was heading down one of the halls, listening to her music, when she accidentally bumps into one of her old friends.

"Twilight?" Sunset asked, taking off her earphones.

"Sunset?" Twilight asked back.

"Hey, it's been a while. Are… Are you going in this direction?" Sunset asked. Twilight nodded.

"So… how've you been lately, Sunset?" Twilight asked.

"I'm doing alright. I had been working nonstop at college. I finished my exams, but… when I was walking home, some asshole in his car splashed some water at me driving by a flooded curb. Because of him, my phone got water damaged and I couldn't call my boyfriend for a while. I hope he's okay." Sunset explained.

Twilight can’t help but give a smug look towards her old friend. “Boyfriend, huh?” She replied with a slight teasing tone in her voice. “Sounds like you have been busy these past 2 years.”

"Yeah… and how about you? What've you been up to?" Sunset asked.

"Working at getting my master's degree in advanced science. But, more importantly, I'm also on a journey of self-discovery." Twilight said.

"Flight 210 to Unity Island will be departing in 15 minutes." the woman over the intercom said.

Sunset and Twilight both hurried over to the terminal and were met with more familiar faces.

"But darling! I need the extra luggage for an emergency! How can you say I'm not allowed to bring more than 5 pieces of luggage?" Rarity asked.

"Still the same old Rarity. Always overthinking things when it comes to packing your bags," Rainbow said, rolling her eyes at her.

"I wasn't talking to you, Ms. Ketchup, Mustard and Mayonnaise!" Rarity retorted.

"One time! ONE TIME he called me that and now you're gonna make that a thing?!" Rainbow Dash asked, annoyed.

"Umm… girls, please stop all this fighting," Fluttershy said, timidly.

"Mah family said to take a vacation, yet Ah'm stuck in a livin' nightmare." AJ stated.

"We're going on vacation! We're going on vacation!" Pinkie sang cheerfully, bouncing up and down all giddy.

"Girls?" Twilight and Sunset asked.

The rest of the Rainbooms looked over and saw Twilight and Sunset. Moments later, Pinkie squealed happily and ran towards the two with arms open wide, hugging both girls.

“OMG! IT'S BEEN SO LONG!” Pinkie cheered and cried happily.

"It's… great to see you too, Pinkie," Sunset replied, hugging her back while being squeezed.

"What brings you two peas in a pod here?" Rainbow asked.

"Isn't it obvious? We all received the same letter from an anonymous owner of Unity Island." Twilight pointed out.

"But why? I would've solved this case lickity split all by myself," Rainbow bragged.

"You couldn't even catch a cold, darling. Besides, I can solve this case first," Rarity said with her nose pointed up.

"How do ya plan on savin' yerself if ya get caught?" AJ asked.

"Darling, I've done more than just sewing clothes. I've made time in my busy schedule to learn the art of Taekwondo," Rarity said proudly. Some of the girls laughed it off like it was a joke. "I'm not kidding, darlings."

"Far out!" shouts Israel as he makes himself known. "Hah! I guess we're all going to Unity Island together, right girls?"

"Izzy!!!" Pinkie shouted with glee before tackle-hugging him. He picks her up and hugs her while spinning her in the air.

"Hey, where's Inferno?" Twilight asked.

"We had to make a little stop before we came here. Check him out for yourselves," Israel said, pointing in Inferno's direction.

The girls all turned towards the direction and approaching them was Inferno.

Compared to what he looked like yesterday, Inferno had freshened up. He completely shaved off his beard. And as for his hair, he had it cut to be spiky hair at medium length. He wore his old leather jacket, with a blue shirt underneath, and wore gray jeans. He was carrying a duffle bag over his shoulder.

Sunset's eyes locked on her boyfriend. Her cheeks heating up like crazy, she'd never seen him look this handsome before. She went up to him Inferno midway and looked directly into his eyes, still blushing.

"Hey… you look good, babe," she said, scratching the back of her head.

"Thanks, but… Sunset?" Inferno said.

"You… wanna know why I haven't called you, right?" she asked and he nodded. "It's… kind of an embarrassing story. Long story short, some asshole drove by and short-circuited my phone with water. I was planning on calling you when I got home, sorry if I worried you."

"I understand." Inferno replied, stroking her soft cheek before they shared a tender kiss.

"Awwww," the girls say in unison.

"Flight 210 to Unity Island is now boarding!" the woman behind the desk called out through the intercom to all passengers.

"I don't know how it happened, but clearly she saw something in Inferno that led to this," Rainbow said.

"Ah’ think it's mighty sweet. Though, Ah’ will admit, Ah’ am a bit jealous." AJ confessed.

“Uh, girls, we should probably get on our flight… if it's not too much to ask.” Fluttershy informs them timidly.

"Yeah, I agree with Fluttershy and just think! The legendary Rainbooms reunite. We'll be like a team again, just like the old days. So let's do that thing where we put our hands in, we lift them up and we go "WOO-HOO-HOO!!!" Israel said.

"...Only if everyone else does it, darling," Rarity stated.

"...People are watchin', sugarcube." AJ said.

"Umm… woo-hoo," Fluttershy chimes in timidly, her cheeks flushed.

After that little chit-chat, the girls grab their things and all begin boarding the plane.

"Woohoo?" Israel asked.

"Yeah, bud. Woohoo. Come on," Inferno said before the two boys follow behind the girls and board the plane themselves.

The plane is now airborne on its way to its destination. Inside, the Rainbooms are all seated differently throughout the plane. Rarity's near the front row on the left, reading a magazine and sitting all by herself. Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rainbow Dash are seated together in the middle section on the left, Sunset and Twilight are both seated together on the right section in the middle of the plane and finally, AJ is sitting in between Inferno and Israel near the back of the plane on the left.

Pinkie is having some sweets for the ride while Fluttershy's humming to herself and Rainbow's staring out the window, looking bored. Sunset's drowning in her music and Twilight's catching up on some reading. And of course, the boys and AJ are having themselves a hearty meal with a 2 foot long submarine sandwich, cut in 3 equal slices.

"Now this is a beautiful work of art," Israel said.

“Israel, you out-done yourself.” Inferno commented as he took a bite in his sandwich and was taken back by the delicious taste. “You wanna know what’ll make this better? A nice bottle of apple cider.” he said. “And man, it's been forever since I had one.”

"Ah thought ya might say that," AJ then reaches into her shirt and pulls out a bottle of freshly homemade apple cider. "Drink up, big boy," she said. Both boys were surprised and stunned by how she managed to fit that bottle in her shirt.

Inferno’s mouth gaped open as he looked upon the cider while also looking back to AJ, and without warning, he gave her a big kiss on the cheek before grabbing the cider.

“AJ… You are a lifesaver.” he praised the farm gal as he pops open the bottle and takes a sip from the life essence that was the apple cider.

Applejack felt like she was frozen in time, yet she felt warm at the same time. Her fingers press against the cheek Inferno kissed. Not once has she ever been kissed before, let alone by someone so handsome.

While she's feeling embarrassed, Israel sighs and just eats his submarine sandwich.

After taking a long 10-second sip from the apple cider, Inferno brings the cider bottle away from his lips and lets out a sigh of relief.

“Ahhhh… That’s some good cider right there.” He commented. “And to think it came from AJ’s bosom…” It took him about 2 seconds to realize what he just said before he turns to see AJ staring at him, blushing red like a tomato. “Uh… I didn’t mean anything rude or insensitive by that. Honest!” Inferno claimed.

"N-No, it's alright. You were… just bein' honest. Ah appreciate it," AJ assured, still blushing.

“Well, honesty is kinda your thing, right?” Inferno proclaimed. “Plus you got the beauty to match it. You could give Rarity a run for her money…. But don’t tell her I said that! She’ll kill me.” He spoke in fear.

"And every time you blush like that, you look extremely cute," Israel added.

"Oh, just stop it, yer makin' a gal blush more," AJ said, shoving Israel against the window with an audible thud.

"Ow!" Israel exclaimed.

Both AJ and Inferno looked at Israel with worry, mostly AJ think if she pushed him too hard.

“Whoa, dude! You ok?” Inferno asked his pal.

"I'm fine, but damn, she hasn't been slacking off at all these past 2 years," Israel said, rubbing his head and then his shoulder.

“You seriously forgot that this is the same girl who wiped the floor with the CHS football team back in our senior year?” Inferno asked.

After hearing that, Israel could remember the event, which made him chuckle.

“That was impressive,” he commented."But seriously, you think I don't know that?"

AJ can’t help but smile and take pride hearing that long time memory once again.

"But there's one memory I'd like to forget, no matter how many times I try," Israel said, sitting back against the seat. "Senior Prom." Israel said, looking down at his nearly finished sandwich.

Inferno looks at his pal with a sympathetic expression on his face. “Aw man bro,” was all he said as he reached his hand, over AJ, and placed it on Israel’s shoulder in sympathy.

"Ah'm sorry, sugarcube. Ah get whatcha mean." AJ said. "But Fluttershy did arrive to see ya."

"That was minutes after I left for home." Israel replied. He turned to the window and munched on the last of his sandwich. Thinking back, he still remembers how depressed he was when she didn't show up on time. So much so that he hardly spoke to anyone, not even Fluttershy.

“Come on, man. Fluttershy made a simple mistake. You can’t blame her for that, can ya?” Inferno said.

"No, but still… I felt like an outcast going there all alone. All I could do was eat and then split. I'm not mad at Fluttershy, I just… since that day, I've had trust issues." Israel admitted.

"Well, maybe things'll be different when we get to the island. Trust me," Inferno said.

"We'll see." Israel said.

“An’ while we’re at there island, maybe ya should think ‘bout talkin’ ta Fluttershy.” AJ suggested.

"I'll… think about it," Israel hesitated a bit.

As the three were talking in the back of the plane, up in the middle section, where Rainbow, Pinkie, and Fluttershy sat. The animal lover is looking back at the section where Israel sat, though she couldn’t see him among many of the seats and people’s heads. But she knew he was there.

Her memories were still plagued by that same horrible night. And she never forgot, nor forgave herself for that.

"Hey, why the long face, Fluttershy? Come on, turn that frowny upside-downy," Pinkie said, flashing her own smile.

"Not now, Pinkie Pie," Fluttershy said, looking down at the ground.

"Aww, why not? You're usually so peaceful and happy. What's eating you up?" Pinkie asked.

"I… don't want to talk about it," Fluttershy shook her head.

"Fluttershy, lighten up. This is the vacation of a lifetime! What's there to be sad about?" Rainbow asked, patting her on the back.

"I said I don't wanna talk about it!" Fluttershy growled a bit, scaring both Rainbow and Pinkie and making them back off. Fluttershy then calmed down herself and sighed. "I'm sorry, girls. It's just that I'm too upset with myself to enjoy a vacation."

"Upset with yourself? Why?" Pinkie asked, trying to understand Fluttershy.

"I… Well, let's just say I hurt someone dear to me." Fluttershy confessed.

“What do you mean?” Rainbow asked in confusion.

Fluttershy turned to Rainbow, with a deadpan expression on her face as she said: “Prom night… senior year.”

"O…Oh, you mean where you jilted on Israel when he asked you out." Rainbow said, remembering that night.

"Dashie! Don't rub it in!" Pinkie scolded.

“Hey!” A voice shouted out. The three girls looked up and saw the voice coming from a middle-aged woman sitting in the seats in front of them; now looking over her seat and glaring at them. “And you three young ladies shut your mouths. Nobody wants to hear the ruckus you're making!” she sternly said.

"Who asked you to butt into our business, lady? Just shut your yap and worry about yourself." Rainbow snapped back.

The woman gasped as she turned her glare onto Rainbow. “How DARE you talk to me you multi-colored haired bitch!” She retaliated.

“Me a bitch?” Rainbow responded.

“Uh, Dash, maybe you…” Fluttershy tried to de-escalated the situation, but it was too late as Rainbow lunged from her seat and attacked the woman, resulting in a huge cat-fight. And not the good one.

Soon the entire plane could hear the commotion going on, and all eyes turned to the big fight going on. Soon the rest of the Rainbooms got up from their seats and rushed in to stop the fight.

"SIT DASHIE! BAD DASHIE! DON'T KILL THE LADY!" Israel shouted.

"Ah’ got this!" AJ said. The busty apple gal soon got up from her seat and scooched right over Inferno, accidentally getting her big ass in his face; the young man didn’t see it coming. But he sure wouldn't mind grabbin' a handful of THEM apples; if he wasn’t dating Sunset already.

“APPLEJACK!!!” He shouted while blushing.

“SORRY SUGARCUBE!” She responded, while also blushing.

Then later Pinkie screamed cheerfully for the entire plane to hear. “THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST VACATION EVEEEER!!!!!!!!”