Chapter 2: Feelings Bust Out

Authors Note: Ugh, already August. One more month until school, BUT 18 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY! Oh yeah, gonna be the big 1 6. I'm so excited! :3 –NinjaDino4

And we might get to add another person to the herd. I'm in the process of converting my other best friend into a brony.(He likes my favorite ponies too, Yeah Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie!) Sadly, in order to do that I had to give One Direction a chance since I always judge them without even listening to them.(Like most anti-bronies) Anyways the point is, now I somewhat like them. Definitely not obsessed, but they aren't that bad. Some of their songs straight up suck, but meh. .-.

Disclaimer: I don't own My Little Pony, Hasbro does.

"What are you babbling about?" Rainbow asked jumping off the couch. She approached Jaden who furrowed his brows even more than before.

"Back off." He shoved Rainbow Dash causing her to fall flat on her behind.

"Oh hay no! You did not just do that. Now you're asking for it!" She picked herself up from the floor and threw a fist at Jaden.

Quickly catching the punch he grabbed both her hands. With lightning speed reflex she bit his arm.

"Ow! Damn it. I'll kill you!" Jaden shouted. Both had fists cocked and were ready to beat one another up.

"Stop!" Emma and the rest of the mane six yelled. Rainbow Dash's friends held her back while Emma grabbed Jaden by the ear causing him to fall to the ground.

"I'm not through with him! Let me go!" Rainbow thrashed in the arms of her friends trying to escape. She had no luck; the only thing she had managed to kick was the air.

"RD, ya need to calm down." Applejack humbly said pinning her friend to the ground.

"Why should I?! He started it." She glared at Jaden who was sitting on the floor getting an angry look from Emma.

"Rainbow Dash, seriously. I'm sure he has his reasons for being rude…I think…But that doesn't give you the right to act reckless. Be the bigger pony. We don't need to stir up trouble considering we have no other place to stay." Twilight Sparkle sternly said giving Rainbow a lecture.

Giving her friends only a huff and eye roll in response she tried calming down. For a minute the room got extremely quiet until each of their stomachs rumbled.

"I'm hungry! We should eat." Pinkie suggested.

"Pinkie Pie is right. Now that the little quarrel has passed we should get some food." Rarity added.

Applejack let Rainbow go. Each one took a seat at the table. The six former ponies looked at the bucket with curiosity.

"What is this stuff?" Rainbow Dash asked pointing at the food.

"It's fried chicken." Jaden nonchalantly responded.

"WHAT?!" The mane six gasped in unison.

"Th-this is chicken?!" Fluttershy whimpered in horror. Tears started grazing her eyes as she stared at the bucket.

"…Yeah..." Emma looked down at the table. Out of all the foods Jaden had to get it just had to be chicken. What was wrong with a nice pasta or salad?

"You eat animals?!" Twilight's pupil shrunk in fear.

"That is just uncouth. How could you do something like that?" Rarity questioned taking a moment's pause before speaking again, only in a quieter voice. "…You don't eat ponies, do you?"

Emma went wide eyed at their reactions. It was everything she expected, but she had no idea how to handle it. Allowing herself one quick breath she replied to the question. "Of course not. We don't eat ponies. I've never had one and I don't plan on it."

"If you six aren't gonna eat any than I guess more for me." Jaden said reaching his arm into the bucket and pulling out a piece of chicken.

"Oh no you don't." Rainbow snatched the piece from his hand. Everyone had their eyes on the brash former Pegasus.

Jaden was about to get angry all over again, but a devious smile crossed his face. "Alright. Go ahead. Have the first piece. Eat it."

Rainbow Dash stared at the fried chicken she held in her hand. Her stomach was all queasy from the anticipation and pressure she felt as watchful eyes surrounded her. She bit her lip and looked over the food.

"Well, what are you waiting for? It's just a poor little chicken about to be devoured by you. I mean if you want to know how it's processed you might feel a little better about eating it." Jaden mocked with a smirk.

"Knock it off." Emma slugged him in the arm. "Rainbow, you don't have to eat it. You've got nothing to prove."

"No, no. I can do this." She opened her mouth and moved the chicken closer to it slowly. Hesitating for a few times she finally mustered the courage to eat it.

All of her friends stared at Dash awaiting her reaction. She chewed a few times with a blank face. It slowly changed into a look of confusion as she swallowed all of her food.

"How was it?" Applejack asked. Rainbow blinked a few times in response.

"…It…was…AMAZING!" She shouted as a huge smile crept onto her face. "I mean sure it's an animal, but for some strange reason I actually enjoyed it." She grabbed a hand full of chicken from the bucket. "I can't get enough of this stuff!"

Jaden frowned at her reaction. He was sure she would feel sick and a bit disturbed that she ate a chicken.

"Well if Dashie likes it, I'll give it a try!" Pinkie grabbed a chicken and popped it in her mouth. Her eyes sparkled at the taste. "Wow, you were right! This is amazing!"

"If you two want to eat this barbaric meal, go right ahead. I will not subject my body to such horrors." Rarity inquired.

"I'm with Rarity. I don't think I could stomach an animal. It doesn't feel right even watching you two eat it." Twilight added giving Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie a weird look.

"Don't knock it till you try it." Rainbow shoved another piece in her mouth.

"…I'm not comfortable with the idea…" Fluttershy softly replied.

"What about you, Applejack?! Are you with me and Dashie?" Pinkie handed her a piece of fried chicken.

Applejack observed the meat carefully before coming to a decision. "Ah don't know…On one hoof, it feels kinda wrong. On the other hoof, ah'm sorta curious. Oh what the hay, ah'll give it a shot." She swiftly placed the food in her mouth. Swallowing it she felt the same way as Rainbow and Pinkie. "This stuff is hoof lickin good! Y'all don't know what yer missin'."

"If you want any more I can go get some, Applejack." Jaden said with a smile.

"Thank you kindly. Ah'll be sure to tell you if ah do." She replied before digging through the bucket.

"Suck up." Emma muttered. "Anyways, I guess if you three won't eat this I'll just have to get you something else. Come on." She pulled her chair out and got up as she gestured the three unwilling guests to the kitchen.

/

"Alright. What do you girls like? I have fruits, vegetables, salad. Not sure what else you eat." Emma asked.

Twilight pondered the question for second. "Do you have any oats?" This earned a weird glance from Emma. "Flowers?" She got the same look. "Never mind, a salad will be fine."

Emma reached into the fridge and grabbed a big bag of romaine lettuce. She didn't want the food to be bland so she also picked out a few fruits as toppings. Laying out the ingredients on the counter Emma took out a giant salad bowl, cutting board, and utensils as she started on the meal for her new friends.

"So…there was something we wanted to ask you." Rarity started.

"Oh?" Emma replied carefully dicing each fruit into perfect cuts.

"It's about Jaden…" Fluttershy added.

"What about him?" Emma questioned as she finished up slicing the toppings.

"We want to know why he was rude to Rainbow Dash. When he first saw her he acted as if he already knew her. It was like he had some resentment towards her, but it makes no sense. We've never met either of you before." Twilight Sparkle explained revealing their feelings.

"Oh…that…um well…you see…the truth is…I…just can't tell you right now." Emma stuttered feeling a bit uncomfortable with their question.

"Why not?" Rarity asked stepping closer to Emma.

"Sometimes…it's better to not know the truth. Not because it's bad, it's just you may not like what you find out." Emma explained hoping they would drop the subject.

"But don't we deserve an explanation?" Twilight inquired.

"Yes, but not right now. It's just not a good time. So um how did you six fall into my pool? I still haven't gotten an explanation for that." She asked as she started breaking the romaine leaves into reasonably sized pieces.

"We'll tell you, if you tell us what we want to know." Rarity bargained defiantly. Twilight sided with Rarity, while Fluttershy seemed on the fence about her reasoning.

Emma sighed at her level of intelligence and debate. "Forget it. I can live without one for now." She placed the finishing touches on her now perfect looking salad. She handed forks to each of the girls which was met with a confused look from them.

/

The four walked into the dining room expecting a nice atmosphere to return to. Instead they came back to a disaster.

"Give me the chicken!" Rainbow Dash yelled yanking on the food.

"No! It's mine! You've had enough, rainbow reject!" Jaden screamed having a tug of war with Rainbow.

"You could lay off the food anyways. Your gut's so huge it could hold an ursa major!" Dash shouted back.

"I'm not fat you damn lesbo!" Jaden retaliated. Everyone's jaw hit the floor at his accusation.

"Oh no he didn't…" Applejack muttered in fear.

"Oh yes he did." Pinkie said causing everyone to wince as Rainbow Dash boiled over with anger.

"Buck you! I'm not a lesbian!" Rainbow jumped over the table and knocked Jaden to the ground. Fist after fist slammed him in the head. After many blows to the face he obtained a bloody nose and busted lip. When she stopped to catch her breath he took the opportunity to roll her over and pin her to the ground.

"Could've fooled me. That rainbow hair and butchy voice all ties together." Jaden punched her in the gut causing her to cough in pain. He was about to sock her in the jaw until he was pulled backwards.

"Enough! Both of you. Stop fighting!" Emma yelled in frustration.

"Fuck this! I'm leaving, sorry girls, but I can't be in the same room as her." Jaden glared at Rainbow who was lying on the ground holding her stomach.

He stormed out of the house and slammed the door as he left.

"Well, I wasn't expecting that to happen." Emma said shocked at everything that just went down.

"Rainbow, are you okay?" Twilight asked rushing to Dash followed by the others as well.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to blow off some steam." She said between her constant coughing.

"There's a punching bag near the pool. Go have at it." Emma offered.

Rainbow Dash didn't say a word more. Slowly getting up and walking towards the backyard she opened the door, sliding it shut as she left the other six behind.

"I hope Dashie feels better." Pinkie sighed in concern.

"You know we still haven't had that salad yet." Emma reminded them, also trying to change the subject so the mood wouldn't get any lower.

"We shouldn't let ourselves starve. Besides, Rainbow will be just fine." Fluttershy said sweetly.

The six sat down at the table. Emma picked up her fork and noticed that the others were mimicking her as she did it.

"Um, haven't you used a fork before?" Emma asked.

"Well, we didn't exactly have these weird things." Rarity wiggled the fingers on her left hand.

After a few minutes Emma taught each one how to use a fork with their new limbs. They all finished the salad together leaving not even one single crumb.

"I'm stuffed." Pinkie held her belly contently.

"Really? I have cupcakes in the fridge, but if you're not hungry…" Emma replied as she picked up the salad bowl and utensils.

Pinkie Pie gasped then ran into the kitchen as fast she could. Moments later she walked out with the entire tray of them. Everybody giggled as she tossed each cupcake in the air and somehow ate them all in one swoop.

Emma placed the dishes in the sink and threw away the bucket from the fried chicken. While she was cleaning up she heard the TV. She turned her head and noticed the girls had somehow figured out how to turn it on. Each one gathered around the television in curiosity.

"What is this thing?" Applejack asked poking the screen with her finger.

"Don't do that. You'll leave finger prints on the screen." Emma said moving her hand away from the television. "And you don't want to stand that close; you'll hurt your vision. I don't need a glasses bill, my dad would get curious."

"We're so sorry; it's just that we've never seen this before." Fluttershy apologized.

"It's fine; it's a flat screen TV." Emma replied which was met with unsure looks from them all. "Um…imagine a bunch of moving pictures telling a story."

"Ohhhhh." The five said in unison.

Emma noticed that the channel just happened to be on The Hub. She quickly scanned the room and found the remote. If a commercial came on she would be screwed. Diving for the remote she changed the channel to Nickelodeon. She felt a little better considering that one of her favorite shows was about to come on.

"You girls can sit down somewhere. Plus, you get to see one of my favorite shows of all time!" She squealed in joy sitting down on the floor.

Rarity opted to sit down on the couch, only she sat down on it as if she were a pony.

Emma took notice to this. "It might be more comfortable if you sit like this." She changed Rarity's sitting position. The others observed the way she was sitting on the couch, each one mimicked the position. Fluttershy and Twilight sat down on the couch next to Rarity. Applejack sat on the floor next to Emma. Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie dragged the rocking chair into a good area. She hopped onto the chair and began to rock back and forth with a smile struck onto her face.

"You were right, this is much more comfortable. Thank you." Rarity said happily.

The backyard door slid open. Everyone turned around and noticed Rainbow who looked extremely flushed.

"You feeling alright?" Emma asked with a bit of concern for the well-being of her new friend.

"Yeah, just tired." She replied. "I think I'm gonna go take a nap." Slowly walking by, she let out a sigh before leaving the vicinity.

"Did you see that? She looked terrible." Twilight said quietly.

"Her knuckles were all bloody…I didn't think she would punch the bag that hard. I guess we know why she's so tired." Emma added.

"And her eyes were all puffy. You girls don't think Rainbow Dash was crying, do you?" Rarity questioned somberly.

"Should we ask her about it?" Fluttershy asked.

"I don't think that's a good idea. Rainbow doesn't exactly open her feelings up. Maybe we should just give her time." Applejack answered.

"I could go check on her!" Pinkie Pie stated jumping out of the chair.

"Wait! Are you sure that's a smart thing to do?" Twilight questioned.

"Silly willy. I'm not gonna ask Rainbow about it. She was super duper tired; she must be out like a light by now! Maybe she'll sleep talk and we'll get our answer!" Pinkie explained.

"Actually…that's not a bad idea." Rarity stated.

"Let's go." Emma said leading the girls to their bedroom.

/

Carefully opening the door they saw Rainbow Dash curled up in a ball on the couch.

They all tip toed closer to her. She started to shiver and clench her fists tighter, her face wincing a few times.

Suddenly she started to mumble under her breathe. "…Fly…Wings…Air…" As she tossed and turned in her sleep every few seconds.

Each girl felt terrible for their sleeping friend. They didn't know everything going on in Rainbow's subconscious, but they had a fuzzy image.

"Poor, RD. She looks so sad." Applejack frowned at the sight.

Emma walked into the closet and pulled out a light blue blanket. She carefully tossed it over Rainbow in an attempt to stop the shivering.

"You five stay here for a minute. I'll be right back." Emma said before exiting the room. She walked into the bathroom across the hall. Opening the bottom cabinet she located bandages, a rag and cleanser for wounds. She picked up the items and brought them back to the room.

"Now I can dress those wounds on her knuckles." Emma quietly said as she opened the cleanser.

"What if she wakes up?" Rarity questioned quietly.

"That'll suck, but I can't let them get infected. The last thing I need is a trip to the doctors for any of you." Emma whispered as she cleaned out the scrapes and cuts. Rainbow Dash's face scrunched up in pain as the liquid hit her damaged skin.

"There. Now they're clean." Emma picked up the bandages and began wrapping it around both of Dash's hands.

"I suppose that's all we can do for her. Emotional issues can't be dealt with while she's sleeping." Rarity stated resting a hand on her hip.

"Isn't there anything else we could do? Anything?" Fluttershy begged.

"We could let her rest. She definitely needs it." Twillight replied. They all exited the room letting Rainbow Dash sleep in peace.

Emma casually walked down the hall, but suddenly it hit her.

"I missed most of the episode!" She shouted running down the hall. When she reached the living room she noticed that most of the episode was over. In defeat she plopped down on the couch.

"What episode?" Pinkie Pie asked as she sat down in the rocking chair proceeding to rock in it like before.

"An episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I've seen them all so far. Of course, this new show isn't the best one of them all. Doesn't matter, it's already over in like five minutes." She sighed.

"What else does your uh…TV have?" Applejack questioned as she glanced at the device.

"Anything you could imagine." Emma responded. The rest of the mane six took a seat somewhere in the room. For the remainder of the day they watched a bunch of different shows.

Fluttershy let out a cute dainty yawn. Emma realized that it must have been pretty late considering the fact that each of the former ponies were starting to get bags under their eyes. Even Rarity hadn't taken notice to her complexion.

"I can see that you're all tired. I'll get you some PJ's and you five can go to bed." She said, but didn't get the reaction she expected. Rarity just blinked, Applejack slowly nodded her head, Fluttershy kept rubbing her eyes, Twilight stared into space and Pinkie fell face first onto the floor. "Okay then…"

/

"Here. I got you guy's comfortable clothes. Since Rainbow is still knocked out I didn't get her any." Emma handed each one a pair. They were so out of it they couldn't even manage getting undressed. She let out a small sigh and helped each one out.

After a few minutes they were finally ready for bed. Emma led them to their room. Somehow they each managed to get in their respective areas. Rainbow was still curled up allowing Pinkie enough room to sleep on the couch. Rarity and Fluttershy passed out once their bodies hit the bed. Applejack and Twilight were knocked before their heads even touched the pillows on the air mattress Emma set up while she was getting their PJs.

Quietly shutting the door she could still somewhat hear the snores each one let out.

"I'm guessing we won't pull off an all-nighter." She chuckled to herself as she walked into her room. Emma climbed into bed and pulled the covers over her body. Within a few minutes she was fast asleep.

Man only 2 chapters and it's already at least 7000 words long. Yaaaay. C: