My Time in Equestria
Chapter 26: 26. The Sour Rainbow
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAs I soared above Ponyville, I noticed that the sky was almost completely clear, aside from a couple stray clouds that were being taken care of by a group of pegasi. It must have really taken me a while to clear my part of the sky if almost everypony is done.
I continued on my way to the weather building, hoping that Bright Light was still there after all this time. I doubt she would've left after a couple hours, but still I arrived at the weather building and made my way down to the court yard. I slowly landed in the grass and started trotting toward the building.
Well, I hope Dash had as much fun doing whatever Bright Light had her do as I did clearing the sky with no help. I thought to myself. I smiled when I remembered her crash landing into that bush. It might have left me alone to clear the sky, but it was almost worth it to see her face when she was laying there.
I opened the door to see Bright Light sitting at the welcoming desk writing something down on a piece of paper. I walked up to the desk and after a few moments, she filed the paper away and looked up to me.
"Finally got that sky cleared?" She chuckled as she got another paper from a small pile and set it on the desk.
"Yeah." I said. "Took a while, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle."
"That's what I like to hear." She said. She got up from behind the desk and motioned for me to follow her.
As she led the way, I asked, "So what has Rainbow Dash been doing this whole time?" She smiled and walked over to a door that said 'Bright Light' and opened it. Inside the small office, I saw Dash sitting cross legged on the ground sorting through a giant stack of paper with a look of absolute and utter boredom on her face. She looked up from the paper she was reading and her face instantly lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Finally, you're back!" She quickly threw the paper down and cracked her back. "Am I done, Bright Light?"
Bright Light chuckled. "For today."
"Thank Celestia." Dash hopped up from the floor and blew her bangs out of her eyes. "How was clearing the sky?" She asked me.
"Not fun." I said simply.
"I bet you I had a lot less fun than you." She huffed. "Bright Light, remind me to never ask you for something to do if I'm ever bored."
Bright Light chuckled. "Sure thing. Just as long as you don't go around spraining your wing again."
Dash sighed and walked over to me. "Meet me outside when you're done doing whatever." She said, and walked out of the office.
"She seems to be in a good mood." I said with sarcasm.
"I don't blame her." Bright Light said. "I hate doing paperwork too." She walked over to a small desk and opened a drawer. A moment later she brought out a handful of bits and gave them to me. "There you go, yours and Rainbow Dash's pay. She stomped out of here so quick she forgot the whole reason she sat there for two hours."
I laughed. "She gets like that sometimes."
"No doubt about that." She walked over to the pile of papers and started straightening the stack. "Good job today. The next weather job won't be for another week, so I'll see you then."
"Alright." I said. "Have a good rest of the day."
"You too, White Flash." She picked up the papers and sat them on the desk while I made my way out of the office and toward the front door of the building. As I was about to open the door, it flew open and Rainbow Dash stood in front of me with a look of annoyance on her face.
"I forgot to get my money." She explained.
I handed her the pile of bits before she could walk off. "Here. Bright Light saw that you left before getting it."
Rainbow Dash took the bits and smiled. "Thanks. I'm actually surprised she didn't just keep them and make me do all that work for nothing."
"What exactly did she make you do?" I asked as I walked passed Dash into town.
"Ugh, don't get me started with it." She said as she picked up the trail behind me. "I had to file all of her paperwork and nothing else. Just paperwork that whole time. It was so boooorrrrrriiiiiinnnng." She dragged on in a slightly whining tone.
I snickered. "Well, I mean, it is your fault for plummeting out of the sky." I said, looking back at her.
She rolled her eyes. "Shutup." She said, lightly punching me in the shoulder as she caught up to me. "It's your fault for taking so long with the sky."
"How is that my fault?" I asked.
"Because I said so." She said with a confident smirk, as if that won her the argument.
"I guess there's no use in even trying."
"Nope." She smirked, although the triumphant look quickly developed into a grimace of pain as she attempted moving her hurt wing. I noticed that it was bent slightly and a few of her cyan feathers were sticking out of place like a row of broken piano keys.
"Does it really hurt that bad?" I asked.
"Yeah, I really must have hit the ground hard." She said, attempting to move her wing once more."Luckily that bush was there or I might have more than just a sprained wing."
"No doubt about that." I said. I noticed that she started trying to move her wing even more with the same painful result every time.
"Should we go get it checked out?" I asked.
"No, I'll be fine." She flinched as pain shot up her back and she stopped moving it. "I think."
"Are you sure?" I asked her with a look of worry adorning my face.
"Yeah, I'll just get some ice for it when I meet up with Applejack."
I continued to look at her with concern.
"I'll be fine. I promise."
"Well...Okay then." I said reluctantly. I really didn't want her to be in pain all day, but I should have known she'd be much too stubborn to treat it properly. "Just be careful, okay? Don't try flying with it." Throughout the entire conversation, we had slowed our walking pace and we finally came to a halt in the middle of the street.
"What are you, my mom?" Rainbow Dash teased. She smiled and leaned in to kiss my cheek. "I'll be fine. Besides, I have all day for it to get better. It'll be in good shape in no time."
"Alright. As long as you think so." I said.
"Don't worry about me. Go off and do whatever for the rest of the day." She stepped in close to me and put her hoof on my chest. "Then later, would you wanna go home and have a little fun?" She looked up at me with an adorable smile that almost made me feel guilty. Almost.
"Well, I sure can't pass up an offer like that." I said, returning the smile. Another night like last night? Don't mind if I do.
Dash giggled. "Well, until then," She turned away and flicked her tail up with a quick motion as she started walking away, giving me a brief view of her perfectly rounded butt. "Later, Flashy Boy." She continued to strut away as I stood there with a stupid grin on my face and a mind filled with frazzled thoughts.
My God, I love my life.
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