Who Is That?

I shifted slightly as I yawned and opened my eyes as I rolled over on my cloud. I shot up straight and looked around, blinking in confusion as my head started pounding. Twilight didn’t have cloud beds in her castle.

“Where the fuck am I?” I wet my lips as the door opened and I jerked around to look at it.

“Finally you’re awake,” Rainbow commented as she stood in the door way. “How’s the head?”

“Feels like a semi truck ran me over,” I whimpered and held a hoof to my head as I fell onto my back with a pomf sound. “Where in the wide world of Celestia of am I?”

“My cloud house. You tried walking to the castle,” Rainbow answered and set down a plate of toast with a pill and water. “Drink. You’re what’s it called? Empty of water.”

“Dehydrated, Dash. Wait. How in Equestria am I not falling through the cloud? I really, really don’t do well with heights,” I looked down nervously at my hooves.

“Twilight cast a spell on you so you didn’t fall through. Waking up on a cloud always helped me with a hang over,” Rainbow answered proudly with a grin as she puffed her chest out. “I know, I’m awesome.”

“Yeah,” I rolled my eyes and picked the pill up with a hoof. Using magic while hung over is a big no no. It hurts so bad and I’m speaking from experience. “Hey, why aren’t you hung over? You drank more than me!”

“I’m an alcoholic, Sunset. It’s why me, Pinkie and Berry Punch get along so well. I drink a lot, let me tell ya. The Apple family cider is my shit,” Rainbow explained with a smug smile.

“Did I do anything embarrassing?” I asked nervously as Rainbow started laughing. “Oh no. What did I do?”

“Where should I begin? Let’s see, you started taking shots about nine thirty, got really sappy and talked about how depressing you were around something called the battle of the bands and fall formal, tried to hurt yourself apparently, you also talked about the portal extensively and how mean you were while we all listened. Amethyst tried to help you feel better by hugging you and you said you didn’t deserve hugs or something like that. Lyra also heard you talking about this human thing so get ready for that sometime soon. Then you started crying and begged Amethyst for forgiveness for about twenty minutes or so before you got really happy when she said she forgives you. You then got even more drunk despite us all trying to stop you and you ended up throwing up on Cloudchaser and Noteworthy. Berry Punch and Amethyst helped me bring you to Twilight for that cloud spell. I also gave you a shower before you fell asleep so you’re welcome,” Rainbow concluded as I stared with wide eyes. “Sunset?”

“I threw up on her?” I repeated in disbelief.

“And Noteworthy,” Rainbow reminded me.

“Oh my life is officially over. There’s definitely no way Cloudchaser would ever like me after that,” I grumbled and slammed my face into the pillow.

“I wouldn’t be so sure about that one,” Rainbow scoffed and straightened a picture of a tortoise on the wall. “It’s not like you killed her dog or anything.”

“I threw up on her,” I deadpanned with a bored expression.

“And you were drunk,” Rainbow shot back with an equally bored look. “It’s not like you singled her out to vomit on her or something.”

“Does she remember anything? Hell, does anypony remember anything? Twilight is going to absolutely murder me for talking about the portal. She’s gonna straight up out my head on her wall like a trophy,” I groaned and shoved my face in the cloud. “This is really soft, by the way.”

“Uh ponies don’t put heads on their walls anymore unless they’re weird,” Rainbow commented and scratched her head. “Well, mine don’t at least.”

“Celestia apparently got rid of all of hers and Luna’s a few thousand years ago. What did Cloudchaser do? Oh god have mercy on my damned soul,” I rubbed my eyes and yelped as Rainbow slapped me with a wing. “Ow bitch!”

“Are you done having a freak out yet?” Rainbow asked flatly with an unimpressed look. “Because if so, it’s not really doing me or you any favors. She was eyeing you all not if you weren’t oblivious as all Tartarus. Celestia, you’re just like Twilight and Spike.”

“Okay. You’re right,” I sighed and moved to stand up off the bed. “What do you, like Spike and Twilight?”

“Twilight has freak outs too. What is with you students of Celestia and having major freak outs?” Rainbow asked with a smirk as she hovered above me slightly. “And well, Flitter likes Spike but Spike is so caught up on Rarity he doesn’t even notice Flits.”

“Huh.”

“Anyway, get your flank out of bed. I like being in bed as much as the next mare but we gotta head to Pinkie’s,” Rainbow examined me. “But first, you need to brush your mane and tail. It’s a mess, even by my standards.”

“Why Pinkie?” I asked as I looked in the mirror and froze. My mane was sticking up in all sorts of directions along with my tail. My eyes were had eye gunk under them along with bags under my eyes. “Dear god.”

“Yeah dear god,” Rainbow agreed as she tossed me a mane brush. “Rarity made me get one. Pinkie is gonna help us get your mare because this is way out of my area of expertise.”

I blushed as I avoided some ponies looking at me weirdly as I walked side by side with Rainbow to Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie was vibrating in place for some odd reason.

“What is this?” I asked once we got closer.

“INSIDE!” Pinkie screamed and we both jumped and she started shoving us forward. “Now!”

She slammed the door shut and I looked around warily at the empty building save for the Cakes and Berry Punch who sat in a corner drinking from a bottle.

“I got your cupcakes,” Pinkie announced as she trotted up to a box. “Tada!”

“What in Celestia’s name are you talking abou-” my voice trailed off as I read the cupcakes. They were positioned in a way that read “Cloudchaser, will you go out with me?” and I blushed even more red. “What the hell?”

“This is Pinkie’s way of asking ponies out,” Berry Punch called out and burped. “Told ya she’d react that way!”

“I can’t give her these!” I flung a hoof at the case. “I appreciate the gesture but just imagine how bad she might take it. Oh Celestia, what if she thinks I’m calling her fat because it’s sweets?”

Pinkie and Rainbow both exchanged annoyed expressions as Berry and the Cakes watched curiously the door opened as we jumped and looked at it.

“My sister is sick with a hang over so I came to pick it her cupcake order,” Flitter announced as she trotted forward and my eyes darted all over.

“She ordered those?” I mumbled and Pinkie gave me a large grin.

“Yuppers!”

“Oh,” Flitter stared at the cupcakes and turned red. “I hate to break it to you Pinkie but I don’t think you’re her type but I’ll uh make sure she gets the message?”

“Pinkie Pie!” Rainbow shouted and flung her hooves in the air. “It was supposed to be decorated in Sunset’s mane color, not bright pink! Sunset likes Cloudchaser, not you!”

“Wait, you like my sister?” Flitter asked with a grin and gestured to me with a hoof. “Oh buck yes. About damn time she got together with somepony. How’s the head?”

“Hurts.”

“We need the big guns,” Berry Punch called out from her spot on the bench.

“The big guns?” I echoed and shivered. That sounded pretty damn ominous in my opinion.

“The big guns,” Rainbow nodded solemnly. “Pinkie, find Rarity.”

My eyes widened as I slumped over in Berry’s booth as she pushed a wine bottle to me.

“Drink?” She offered with a grin. “Looks like you could use it.”

I stared at it for a minute before I accepted it gratefully. She was right about that.