Chapter 3

The Date

It is now Sunday and John was nervous about asking Rainbow Dash out. He was really unsure about it since he had never asked a girl out, but he did like her so he manned up and picked up his new iPhone and called Rainbow.

RAINBOW: Hello? JOHN: Hey Rainbow it's John.

Rainbow's eyes widened to the shock of hearing John's voice.

RAINBOW: Hey John, it's good to hear from you. JOHN: Same to you. Hey listen if you're not busy today maybe we could...hangout sometime.

Rainbow's jaw dropped hearing what he had to ask. She didn't know what to do.

JOHN: Are you there? Hello? RAINBOW: Yeah...I mean, yes! I'll go out with you.

JOHN: Awesome I'll pick you up at 10:30(am). Cya.

Rainbow hung up and squealed with joy at the thought of the date. She was so happy that she decided to call Rarity for advice.

RARITY: Hello Rainbow how are- RAINBOW: (screaming with excitement) I HAVE A DATE WITH JOHN! RARITY: Why that's wonderful, Rainbow Dash! SUNSET: What's up, Rarity? RARITY: John just asked Rainbow out. THUNDERBASS: Bout time! I thought he'd never ask!

SUNSET: *giggles* Tell her to have a good time. RARITY: Sunset says to have a good time, Rainbow. RAINBOW: Tell her I said thanks and... do you have any advice on dating? I've never actually... been on one before... RARITY: Just be yourself and have fun darling! You'll figure it out real fast! RAINBOW: Thanks Rarity! I guess I better get ready then. Talk to you later! RARITY: Bye Dash.

It was almost 10:30 and both John and Dash were getting ready. John threw on his best suit that Rarity designed for him. Now he was ready, he grabbed his car keys and went out of the house to his car. But as he left to go pick up Rainbow, a black car was slowly following John.

MASKED FIGURE: Boss, he's on the move.

ADAGIO: Good. Now follow him.

It's now 10:30 and John had arrived at Rainbow's House. He got out of his car and head for the door.

JOHN: Well...here we go.

John knocks. Rainbow opens the door for him and to John's shock she's wearing a beautiful outfit.

JOHN: Wow you look...amazing. RAINBOW: (blushing) Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself.

JOHN: Thanks. You ready? RAINBOW: Yup let's go.

John and Rainbow walk to the car.

RAINBOW: You...HAVE A CAR?! JOHN: Yeah. RAINBOW: That...is so...AWESOME! How did you get it?

JOHN: I'll explain later. RAINBOW: Ok. Are we gonna...ride it?! JOHN: *nods his head* Mhm. RAINBOW: Yay! This is so cool!

John got the car starting up. Rainbow got beside him blushing as she did it.

JOHN: You ready?

RAINBOW: Aww yeah!

JOHN: Alright then!

John revved up his car and took off to Manhattan. But once again the figure was not far from behind in his black car.

MASKED FIGURE: Well well. He really does have a girlfriend. Doesn't he? FEMALE FIGURE: Let's introduce ourselves to this new date of his. MASKED FIGURE: Let's. Watch out, buddy, because your in for your first double date...

John and Rainbow are riding around town, figuring out what to do.

JOHN: Rainbow I'm still new here. You know where you want to go?

RAINBOW: The mall's got a lot of stuff to do, you wanna go there?

JOHN: Alright let's go.

John and Dash went to the mall. John parked his car and helped Rainbow out of it.

JOHN: Hm, what should we do now? RAINBOW: I know the perfect thing to do! C'mon!

John and Rainbow ran into the mall not knowing that Blur and Lightning were right behind them.

MASKED FIGURE: Good. We needed an audience anyways.

The Female Figure just smiled evilly. John and Dash went to the movie theater and saw the Avengers movie that was still available. As they watched the movie Rainbow laid her head on John's shoulder. John couldn't help but turn red a little. Afterwards they went to a dance floor.

RAINBOW: How good are you at dancing?

JOHN: I'm a pro at dancinging, just watch.

John took off to the floor showing off his skills by doing flips and 360's in the air. All of the other people watched him perform these amazing feats. Rainbow then decided to join him. They both were dominating the dance floor. They laughed as they were doing all of these things. Afterwards they decided to stop because they were hungry so they head towards the food court where John told Dash how he won the prize money and got his car.

RAINBOW: You actually won the battle of the bands?!

JOHN: Heh, and with just one song. RAINBOW: Wow, you are pretty amazing John! JOHN: Thanks Dash. Hey can I tell you something?

RAINBOW: Yeah sure. JOHN: When I was young, I had a pretty terrible life. My mother died of cancer when I was just 7. And my died in the second World War. I had no one but Emily to take care of me. She was like a sister. RAINBOW: I didn't know life was rough for you. JOHN: It doesn't matter anymore, anyways. RAINBOW: What? But...why not? JOHN: I finally found something to keep me whole. RAINBOW: What?

Rainbow Dash leans in to hear the answer, almost know what he's going to say. John is about to tell her when... *sound of shotgun cock, the grenade launcher fire*

JOHN: Look out!

The grenade exploded against the wall as John and Rainbow ducked. People who were also in the mall at the time fled in terror.

MASKED FIGURE: Well, well. Long time no see Johnny. JOHN: Who the hell? MASKED FIGURE: Well now, I'm surprised you don't even remember me. We haven't seen each other in a while. Enjoying your date? JOHN: What do you want, pal? MASKED FIGURE: Oh, ya know, just a little showdown between two chums, CQC. Unless you've gone soft! JOHN: I haven't. I accept your challenge. RAINBOW: John! JOHN: I'll be fine. Dealing with this is easier than my dad's training lessons. Just stay back where it's safe, Rainbow. RAINBOW: Okay but...be careful.

However without warning, the masked figure slammed John right into a wall and started to beat him in the face and stomach.

RAINBOW: John!

Rainbow tries to help John but is knocked down by the female figure.

FEMALE FIGURE: Let the boys play. I'd like to get to know you a little better.

RAINBOW: How would you like to get to know my fist?

Rainbow gets up and punches the female figure in the face causing her ti stumble backwards. The female figure wipes her bloody lip and charges Rainbow with kicking combos. Rainbow manages to catch them and swings her around and throws her into a window display. The female figure gets back up with anger in her eyes.

RAINBOW: That's what happens when you mess with me, bitch!

Meanwhile, John is back in control of the fight. He dodges the masked figure's kicks and delivers a right hook to him. The masked figure the throws multiple attacks at John but John dodges them all.

JOHN: Give up Bud, my dad's training has gotten better!

MASKED FIGURE: I'm sure he didn't train on HOW TO SAVE A LIFE!

The masked figure grabs his radio and tells the female sniper the signal to fire at Rainbow Dash who is too distracted with the female figure to notice the attack.

MASKED FIGURE: DO IT!

John: NO!

John sprints behind Rainbow to protect her and as she turns around she see the shot impale John. John fell onto the floor. He groaned in pain, coughing up blood.

Rainbow: JOHN!

She ran to his side with tears in her eyes. The masked figure walked over to John.

MASKED FIGURE: This is what happens when you play the hero, John. *evil laugh*

The figures (even the female sniper) took off leaving behind a crying Rainbow Dash and a dying John.

RAINBOW: You're gonna be okay John. You're gonna be fine!

Sounds of sirens reigns. After the incident at the mall, John was rushed to the nearest hospital. He was in critical condition and Rainbow wanted to stay by John's side but couldn't go in the Emergency Room. She had to wait outside. Rainbow called all of her friends and told them what happened. After 30 minutes, everyone arrived at the hospital.

SUNSET: Rainbow? What's wrong, sweetie?

Rainbow just burst into tears and walked over to Victoria and hugged her. Everyone had tears in their eyes, even Flash tried to hide his tears. No one had ever seen Rainbow cry before.

RAINBOW: He protected me, he saved me and now I could lose him!

EMILY: He's gonna be fine, hun. John has survived worse. RAINBOW: But what if he doesn't make it? EMILY: He will Dash.

RAINBOW: I...I think I...love him.

Everyone was shocked. This couldn't be the Rainbow Dash they knew.

TWILIGHT: Rainbow...I've never seen this side of you before... FLUTTERSHY: John has really changed you, hasn't he? RAINBOW: Yes. If only I knew for sure how he felt about me. I'm sure he loves me back... He must be staying here for a reason

EMILY: Wait, John says he's staying…HERE?

RAINBOW: Yeah…

PINKIE: Then he must be here for you, Dashie! I mean, it's obvious that he LOVES you and then you'll get married and have lots and lots of kids and... EVERYONE: PINKIE! PINKIE: Sorry, love is just so exciting! FLASH: Hey, here comes the doctor. RAINBOW: How is he? DOCTOR: He's very lucky to be alive. If he didn't arrive here when he did, his condition would have been worse. And as for his wound, it has already started healing at an accelerated rate. It's like nothing I've seen before. APPLEJACK: That John is just full of surprises. EMILY: What I tell you Dash. He's a trooper. RAINBOW: When can we see him? DOCTOR: You can go see him now. Just follow me.

Everyone followed the doctor into the room with John and showed them inside.

RAINBOW: John. JOHN: Dash. RAINBOW: I thought I lost you.

JOHN: I'm not going anywhere.

DOCTOR: I will leave you be for now. EMILY: Well, it's good to see you get out of a scrape like this...again. JOHN: Yeah. The wounds are healing fast, I should be out of here soon. FLASH: So what happened? APPLEJACK: Rainbow mentioned somethin' about some guy with a black mask. EMILY: He must be one of John's dad's soldiers. I heard stories that they were the best of the best. FLASH: Wow he must be some tough stuff. JOHN: Yes. But I don't think he's our biggest threat. TWILIGHT: What do you mean, John? JOHN: When I was fighting him, I could tell they had backup there and it somehow feels familiar. FLASH: Well next time, we'll be there for backup. JOHN: What? SUNSET: You're not the only one who has skills you know. PINKIE: Yeah we can win the fight next time if we all work together! JOHN: Wow, I've never had...friends like this. Thanks. RAINBOW: John, I'm just glad you're still here. JOHN: Yeah.

Rainbow and John's eyes were lock on each other hard. Emily took notice of it.

EMILY: Why don't we give these two some alone time.

PINKIE: But I want to see them kiss! EVERYONE: PINKIE! PINKIE: Ok fine.

They left the room with Rainbow and John alone.

JOHN: Sorry our date didn't turn out as planned. RAINBOW: Don't worry about it. I had a good time! Well, you know, before they attacked us...

JOHN: Yeah. RAINBOW: John, I wanna tell you something. JOHN: What is it Dash? RAINBOW: I know it's only been a couple weeks but...I just, feel something. You know, for you, and I've always wanted to tell you this, but...I wasn't sure... JOHN: You can tell me anything. RAINBOW: It's just that...I love you John and...if you're staying here, I want to spend every moment of it with you. JOHN: I know the perfect response for that.

John leaned up and kissed her passionately. Everyone was watching through the door window.

SUNSET: Finally. PINKIE: YAY! KISSING MOMENT! TWILIGHT: Looks like Dash found her special someone.

FLUTTERSHY: How romantic.

RARITY: I hope I find happiness like them one day. EMILY: *giggles* You will. FLASH: (thinking) Maybe this is a sign that...I should try to get back with Sunset.

SUNSET: (thinking) I think its time that…I should try to get back with Flash.

Episode End