I rolled out of bed for the first time in a while without an alarm clock. I yawned and stretched, feeling fully rested. The sun peeked in through the blinds and gave my room a warm and cozy look to it. I wondered if I had even woken up in the same room that I fell asleep in the night before.

Sadly, my pleasant awakening was interrupted by a rainbow-maned Pegasus busting through my door. The shock scared me off my bed and onto the floor. I rubbed my head and sat up, looking at the Pegasus who had taken my spot on the bed.

"Oh, good! You're up!" Rainbow Dash said, trotting in place. She squealed and done a mid-air lap around the room. "I'm so excited to go outside! I really needed to stretch these babies out!" She said, referring to her wings.

I pulled myself together and stood up, glaring. "There is no way you're flying." I said sternly. Rainbow Dash stopped flying and landed back on the bed. "Why the hay not?" She protested. "I'll look like a human, so what's the harm?"

I facepalmed and sighed. "Because there are no such things as flying humans, Dash." I answered. "The only thing close to that are humans that control machines that fly. So you're gonna have to keep your wings to yourself. I said that at the meeting, remember?" I gave her a stern look.

Rainbow Dash crossed her arms. "Fine." She huffed. She let her wings carry her out of the room and back down the hall. I then proceeded to shower and get dressed, choosing a black polo shirt and jeans. I pulled on a fresh pair of socks and walked into the living room, where the ponies got up and started making breakfast. Fluttershy was making her tea, Twilight started brewing coffee, Applejack was making something on the stove. Pinkie Pie and Rarity sat on the couch chatting with Rainbow Dash, asking her about her plans for the day.

"Did I sleep in that late?" I asked aloud. I proceeded to walk into the kitchen and sat down at the table which was already set.

Twilight laughed a little. "Yeah, just a little." She replied, levitating a mug of coffee my way. "But you've been working really hard, so you deserve a little extra shut-eye." I accepted the floating coffee and took a sip. Applejack finished making what looked like oatmeal. At least, that's what I hoped it was.

After breakfast, everyone gathered in the living room for Rainbow Dash's transformation. I had the hoodie and shorts ready and Rainbow Dash got under the "Transformation Blanket" as it had became to be known as. Twilight fired her magic. The blinding light came upon the room and Rainbow Dash's figure morphed underneath the blanket.

The transformation had been completed. Rainbow peeked out from the blanket, revealing a slim-face with the same style and color hair that her mane had been. She stood about my height and was athletically toned, more so than me, which annoyed me a tad. She squealed again and looked down, finding that her new friends weren't exactly as noticeable as Applejack's or Fluttershy's.

"H-Hey! What gives!?" She shouted. Her wings unfurled with her horrific realization. Her wings, like Fluttershy's, they bore the same color as her original coat. Unfortunately for Rainbow Dash, her wings threw the blanket off of her, leaving her standing naked in front of everyone. Rainbow's face immediately turned a blood red, using her wings to try and cover herself up the best she could.

I stood dumbfounded, still holding the clothes. Rainbow Dash glared at me.

"Dude! Do you mind!?" She yelled at me. I snapped out of my funk and blankly threw the clothes over to her. She snatched them out of the air and stomped towards the bathroom, muttering under her breath, still using her wings to cover what they could.

She came out of the bathroom a few seconds later, looking rather perky. She actually seemed to forget about the entire incident. She walked beside the bar that separated the kitchen and the living room and swiped a pair of sporty sunglasses that belonged to me. "You ready to go?" she said to me, sliding the sunglasses on.

"Yeah." I answered. I slipped my shoes on, grabbed my keys and waved goodbye to the others.

We got in the car and went our way to the clothing store getting some modest underwear, a navy tank top, a light blue over shirt, and denim shorts. Soon after, Rainbow Dash and I emerged from the discount clothing store in a hurry. Rainbow Dash held the hoodie and shorts in her arms, She still wore the sunglasses that she took from my counter.

Once we were in the car and headed towards the city, I turned down the radio and looked over at Rainbow Dash. "Remind me why we're in a hurry, again?" I asked.

Rainbow Dash looked over at me with a smile and tilted down her sunglasses. "So we don't waste any time, obviously!" She said. I could tell that she was trying to be as cool as possible, but her bounciness wasn't doing her any favors. I noticed that she kept looking up at the sky as they drove.

We made it into the inner city when the weather went from sweltering sun to torrential downpour in a freak instant. Rainbow Dash's smile was flipped. She slouched in the passenger seat and folded her arms. "Not cool." She muttered.

I could hardly see past my windshield. The rain was coming down hard, which eliminated any kind of outdoor activity. I glanced over at Rainbow Dash, who still retained her pose and was muttering something about "flying up and kicking the clouds away". I smiled at her ambition, but that didn't solve the issue at hand.

"We'll find something to do." I finally said, trying to calm my testy companion. "Just sit tight." I smiled at her direction and was relieved when she sat back up straight and unfolded her arms.

The rain persisted as I drove to the parking garage. Rainbow Dash and I stepped out of the car and walked a short distance to the edge of the ground floor. It would have been great if I had an umbrella with me. Rainbow Dash stepped closer to the downpour and looked around for a place to take temporary shelter. Almost directly across the street stood an arcade. She smirked at me and pointed in the arcade's direction.

"We need something to do to wait out the rain." Rainbow Dash said. "Are ya up for some friendly competition?"

I returned the smirk. "But of course." I answered.

We quickly sprinted from the shelter of the parking garage and into the rain. We laughed as we dodged the few cars that occupied the streets. Once we were across, we flung the busy arcade's doors open and bolted inside, our laughter making it difficult to collect our breath.

A few hours later, we left the prize counter at the arcade. Rainbow Dash wore a giant, ninja-styled teddy bear on her shoulders while I wore a frown of defeat.

"Well, that was satisfying!" Rainbow Dash giggled. I couldn't remember the last time I got destroyed at video games like that. Oh wait, I first got beat by Twilight when we first met. Oh well. We had made a bet that whoever won the most tickets got to keep the other's tickets as well. In retrospect, maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Rainbow Dash opened the door and stared up to the sky in awe.

"Look!" she shouted excitedly, "The rain stopped! Woo-hoo!" I also looked up to confirm Rainbow Dash's observation. The streets were still soaked and the smell of the rain lingered. Rainbow Dash jumped from one puddle into the next. A rumbling came from her stomach.

"Heh-heh. Guess I'm a little hungry after all that dominating!" She boasted. I narrowed my eyes, but felt my stomach rumble as well. Just down the street was a small diner that I had been going to since I was young. Jen, the owner, treated me like her own son, even more so than her own children. I suggested that we eat there and Rainbow Dash nodded in agreement.

We entered the diner and sat ourselves at the bar, which was my normal spot. After a couple minutes of waiting, Jen stepped out from the kitchen to greet her favorite customer. She ran around the bar and hugged me. I while sitting, was still noticeably taller than her. She withdrew from the hug and looked at Rainbow Dash, who gave a friendly smile and wave. Jen smiled at me.

"Oh, you brought yourself a girlfriend, eh?" She asked in a slight fit of giddiness. "It's about time! I didn't think you had it in you, honestly."

My face turned red which seemed to be like the millionth time. I looked over at Rainbow Dash, whose face looked the same shade of red for a second. I looked back to Jen and put my hands up.

"Oh, no! You see, she's not really m-" I started to say, but Rainbow Dash put a hand on my mouth. "Oh, don't pay attention to him. He's really shy about it." She said, winking in my direction. "It's almost adorable."

My eyes shot open, watching in horror as Rainbow Dash and Jen made conversation about me. My stomach grumbled again and the girls' conversation was cut short.

"Oh! I almost forgot, dear!" Jen apologized. "Do you want your regular Ham and Cheese?" she asked.

"No, no. Just a salad for me." I answered quickly, hoping Rainbow Dash didn't catch on. She instead nodded, ordering the same, and we both were served bottomless iced tea, specially made by Jen herself.

When Jen disappeared into the kitchen, I quickly turned to Rainbow Dash. "What are you doing?!" I whispered. "Why did you tell her we were together!?"

Rainbow Dash laughed and leaned my way. "Because it's fun!" She whispered back. I groaned and face-palmed. "Seriously?" I replied.

Before I could get another word in, Jen brought out our salads and two small cups of ranch dressing. "Funny," Jen began, "I never took you for a salad-eater." I smiled awkwardly. Rainbow Dash giggled and dug into her salad, almost finishing it in just a matter of minutes.

"Wow!" said the diner owner, surprised. "You must have been hungry as a horse!" I narrowed my eyes and kept working on my own salad. "If only you knew." I thought.

Jen was bringing out refills for the tea when she sighed, catching me and Rainbow Dash's attention. "Are you okay?" I asked. Jen just smiled and nodded.

"It does me good to see you happy like this, Mat." She answered, "Especially all that you've been through. I'm glad you found someone." There was a small tear forming in her eye as she spoke.

I wanted to tell her how we weren't dating, how she was actually a pegasus pony from another dimension and how, if anything, we were hardly friends, but I couldn't. I just couldn't bring myself to break Jen's heart like that. So I figured he would just play along.

"Yeah." I said, grabbing Rainbow Dash's hand. "I guess I'm pretty lucky."

Rainbow Dash's face went as red as the red in her hair. She smiled warmly and squeezed my hand back. We said our goodbyes to Jen and exited the store with just an hour until Rainbow Dash transformed back into her pony state. We walked back to the parking garage and climbed in. Once we were out of the city, I turned to Rainbow Dash.

"It was good seeing her." I said. "I thought it was funny how she instantly assumed we were a thing." I chuckled a bit to myself. "I think I sold it back there with the hand grab, don't you?"

Rainbow Dash blushed a little and looked out the window. "Yeah...sold it." She said, trying to sound as happy as possible.

The ride back to the house was almost silent. We pulled in the driveway, seeing silhouettes of ponies through the living room window. I started up the stairs when Rainbow Dash grabbed my arm and stopped me. "Let's go out back." She suggested. "I want to show you something."

I looked around nervously and followed her to the back yard. She started to remove her over shirt, revealing her cyan wings and stretching them out. I was racking my brain for a decent reason as to why she brought me back here. She walked behind me and put her arms around me and across my chest. My heart raced and my breathing picked up.

"Ready for a ride?" She said, smirking. My eyes shot open.

"Wait, what are you do-AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Rainbow Dash had picked me up into the air and was flying upward with me in tow. My legs thrashed in the air.

"PUT ME DOWN!!!!!! PUT ME DOWN!!!!!!" I screamed. Rainbow Dash grunted and fixed her grip on me. "Cool it or I'll drop you!" She shouted back, straining a little. She flew upward until we could see the outer buildings of the city. I got lost in the scenery of the clear sky and, for a second, forgot about being up a few thousand feet in the air.

After a little more flying, Rainbow Dash flew back down, just low enough for me to fall from her grip safely. I looked back up and saw her give a thumbs up. "Check this out!" She yelled, and sped back up to her original altitude. I used my hand as a visor to shield my eyes, not losing sight of her. Rainbow Dash stopped ascending, then bolted downward, a visible cone of some sort forming around her.

"What is she..."

BOOM

My jaw dropped as a rainbow-colored shock wave expanded in the sky above me. I'd never seen anything like it in my entire life. Rainbow Dash, who had transformed back into a pegasus sometime during her flight, landed next to me.

"Aww, yeah!" She shouted. "Now, that's a Sonic Rainboom, baby!" She looked up at me, whose gaze was still fixed on the sky. She nudged me with her head, which snapped me out of my trance.

"H-How did you do that?!" I stammered. Rainbow Dash puffed out her chest. "Years of practice." She replied. "I am the fastest flyer in all of Equestria!" She trotted up the stairs and knocked on the door. Fluttershy let her in and I followed the two pegasi into the living room, where everyone else was waiting for Rainbow Dash to tell them about her day.

Once dinner was over with, I took a step outside for a breather. A couple minutes passed before the back door opened. It was Rainbow Dash again. She walked over next to me and laid down. She then looked up at the sky, then to me.

"I just wanted to say I'm sorry about making you feel weird around that lady." She said. "I just thought it would be funny, is all. I didn't expect it to get all sappy."

I looked down to Rainbow Dash. "It's okay." I assured her. "It wasn't too bad, I guess." I smiled at her, which caused her to smile. She stood and began walking back into the house. I also got myself up and walked back in, preparing myself and the others for bed. Rarity was going on and on about exactly where she was going to go tomorrow and what she wanted to do. I walked back to my room and passed out almost instantly on my bed from exhaustion. Next Chapter: Chapter 8 - Getting Fancy With Rarity Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 21 Minutes