Chapter three has arrived!
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"And in conclusion, there can be no doubt that love is the strongest power known to pony or any other kind." Princess Celestia finished reading. She closed the book and looked over at Twilight. "Well," she said, "What do you think?" Twilight thought for a moment; she realized she didn't know how she wanted to answer that question. So she simply said, "I… I think it's true; love really is the strongest power ever." Then Twilight sniffed a bit and said, "Perfect… he was perfect…" "Who was?" asked Celestia. "Oh… uh… just a colt that I met when I was on vacation." said Twilight, not wanting to go into detail about it. "Oh don't worry Twilight;" said Celestia, "With a little bit of faith, and maybe some luck, I'm sure you'll meet him again." "Are you sure, Princess?" asked Twilight. "I am absolutely sure," said Celestia, "If you really love him, you will see him again." Twilight shed a small tear and said, "Thanks Princess, thanks for believing in me." Celestia just smiled in return and nuzzled her favorite student. After that, she said, "Well, the hours are ticking on, and I do believe it's time for lunch. And Princess Luna and Pip will be joining us." "Oh how wonderful!" said Twilight, "Where are we going to have it?" "On the balcony," said Celestia, "In our private hot tub!" Twilight squealed with delight; she had always wanted to do something like this. "Excellent!" said. And with that, she followed Princess Celestia out of the library to head for the balcony.
Meanwhile, down in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash was stretching out down by the lake and preparing to take one of her naps. Scootaloo on the other hoof was still bursting with restless energy. "Hey Rainbow," she said, "Wanna see me do some stunts on my scooter?" "Uh… Sure," said Rainbow, "I'd really love to see some; I'm sure you look great doing them." That was all Scootaloo needed; she hopped on her scooter and started by pulling a stationary wheelie. Then she pulled off to start her routine. Her routine included a number of spins and surges, and also some hops with and without her scooter. Rainbow had to admit, even though she was tired, she was finding it hard to fall asleep while watching the little Pegasus filly because her routine was just so interesting. Finally, Scootaloo stopped and said, "Now it's time for my grand finale!" "What is it?" asked Rainbow. "It's a jump with a barrel roll twist!" answered Scootaloo. "You sure you're up for that, Squirt?" asked Rainbow, "I mean, it's not that I don't think you can do it, but it is a pretty advanced maneuver, and you'd need to get plenty of ground clearance." "Don't you worry, Dashie!" said Scootaloo, "I can do it!" "I'm sure you can." Dash answered. With that, Scootaloo backed up to give herself a decent run-up, then she powered up her wings and took off. When she thought she had gathered enough speed, she pulled her scooter into a jump and leaned to one side to start the roll. Unfortunately, there wasn't really anything holding her on the scooter, and thus, she fell straight off! "AAAAAAA-OOF!" she cried as she hit the ground. Her scooter kept flying until it crashed into a tree. "Sweet Celestia!" cried Rainbow as she rushed to the little filly's side, "Are you alright?" "Yeah," said Scootaloo, "I'm fine. Hoo-boy am I glad I had my helmet on." "I am too." said Rainbow as she helped Scootaloo get up. Suddenly, the two Pegasi heard a buzzing sound, which was growing louder. "Uh-oh!" said Rainbow. Sure enough, the tree Scootaloo's scooter had crashed into was a beehive tree! A huge swarm of bees burst out of the tree and headed straight for Rainbow and Scootaloo! "RUN!" screamed Rainbow, and with that, they did! Rainbow and Scootaloo ran as fast as their legs could carry them with the ginormous swarm following them. Suddenly, Scootaloo tripped over a rock and fell flat on her face. She looked behind her to see the swarm closing in on her. "RAINBOW!" she screamed. But just in time, Rainbow snatched her up and threw her on her back before running away again. It was horrible, all Rainbow and Scootaloo could hear was the menacing buzzing sound behind them, and it sounded like it was getting closer. "Hold on tight, Scoots!" said Rainbow, "We're taking off!" With that, she leapt off the ground and quickly accelerated up to speed as she soared into the sky with the swarm still behind her. Scootaloo couldn't have let go if she wanted to, she was terrified! And with that, the chase was on!
Down in the square of Ponyville, Pinkie Pie and the Cake twins were gathering ingredients for the Little Friendsday cake, when Pinkie remembered something. "Oh bubbles!" she said, "We never decided what cake we wanted to make!" She looked down at Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake and said, "What kind of cake do you think we should bake?" Pumpkin Cake thought for a moment, then shrugged; she certainly didn't know. Pound Cake didn't know either. "Hmmmmmm…" thought Pinkie, "I wish we could get some kind of inspiration!" Suddenly she heard a loud buzzing sound. She and the twins looked up to see Rainbow Dash with Scootaloo on her back, being chased by a huge swarm of bees. "Yikes!" cried Pinkie, "Looks like Dashie made the bees very, very angry!" "Wa'd she do?" asked Pumpkin Cake. "Well," said Pinkie, "She probably crashed into their hive by accident, or she got a bit of a sweet tooth and tried to get some of their honey!" Suddenly, it hit her. "Honey!" she cried, "That's it! We'll make a honey cake for our Little Friendsday cake!" "From da bees?" asked Pound Cake. "No, of course not, silly!" said Pinkie, "Bees aren't really willing to share their honey. That's why only certain ponies can get it from them!" "How?" asked the Cake twins simultaneously. "Well…" said Pinkie, "They… they work side-by-side with the bees! See… They give the bees a home in special hives, and the bees let them have a little of their honey in return! Then those ponies take the honey to the market, which is where we get it from!" "Oh!" exclaimed the twins. "Well," said Pinkie, "You can't have a honey cake without honey! So let's go the honey stand and get some!" With that, Pinkie and the twins headed for the other end of the market.
In the meantime, Fluttershy and Spike were looking for jewels down near the railroad. Spike sniffed at the ground like a well-trained hunting dog. "Do you smell anything?" asked Fluttershy. "Nothing yet," said Spike, "WAIT! I'm getting something!" He began following his nose down towards the tracks. When he got to them he sniffed extra hard and said, "BINGO! I've found something!" He sniffed again and said, "Sapphires… four feet deep… BIG ones!" "Are you sure?" asked Fluttershy. "As sure as my name is Spike!" the little dragon replied. "Well…" said Fluttershy, "You're the jewel expert, and I'm not judging your expertise." "Okay," said Spike, "They're right under the tracks. I'll start digging and you tell me if you hear any trains!" "Got it!" said Fluttershy. With that, Spike began digging a tunnel underneath the railroad tracks. Fluttershy just looked nervously from her left to her right, looking for any approaching trains. Suddenly she remembered something. She stuck her head in the hole and called down to Spike. "Spike!" she called, "I just remembered that the Inter-dimensional Express is due into Equestria at nine in the morning!" "So?" came the voice from the deep. "Well," said Fluttershy, "If I'm not mistaken, that train makes a stop in Ponyville at about eleven-o-clock on the dot." "Well what time is it now?" asked Spike. Fluttershy looked up at the sun and shrieked. "Ten-fifty-eight!" she called back down the hole, "You have about one minute to get the sapphires and get out of there!" "No problem!" answered Spike. A few seconds later, Spike called, "Got 'em!" "Oh thank goodness!" said Fluttershy. Suddenly she heard a steam whistle from off in the distance. "SPIKE!" Fluttershy screamed, "THE TRAIN! IT'S COMING!" "Okay!" said Spike, "I'll be right out!" within seconds, Spike was back on the surface with four big and beautiful sapphires. "Wow!" said Fluttershy, "They're so big!" "I know," said Spike, "With these babies, you could make jeweled collars for all the pets in Ponyville, and Canterlot to boot!" Suddenly there was a rumble, and the Pegasus pony and the dragon retreated with the gems to a small hill beside the line. Sure enough, the Inter-dimensional Express chugged by, pulling three coaches and a caboose behind it. "Must have come a long way!" commented Spike. "Oh yes," said Fluttershy. Just when they thought the trouble had passed, there was a huge buzzing sound. Fluttershy and Spike turned around to see Rainbow Dash flying straight at them with Scootaloo on her back, and a huge swarm of bees right on her tail! "WHOOOOAAAAAAA!" cried Spike as he quickly dug himself into a hole. Fluttershy gave one of her adorable screams and dove into a bush to hide. Rainbow shot past, with the massive swarm right behind her. "Whoa!" said Spike, "Looks like Rainbow's getting her exercise today!" There was no reply. "Fluttershy?" he asked as he went over to check the bush, "You okay in there?" "I… I'm fine, Spike," the timid Pegasus replied, "I just… get a little spooked by that many bees all at once." "Don't we all!" said Spike as he helped her get out.
In the meanwhile, Rarity and Sweetie Belle were now on the streets of Ponyville doing a bit of shopping. Rarity had already bought a new pair of earrings for herself and a nice little necklace for Sweetie Belle. Now of course, they were shopping for hats. "Rarity!" cried Sweetie Belle, "What do you think of this one?" Rarity looked at her little sister wearing a red, white, and blue baseball cap. Normally she would have declared it a crime against fashion, but she certainly didn't want to be rude to Sweetie Belle, especially not on Little Friendsday. "It's… um… very… original!" said Rarity, "Yes! Very, very original!" "Maybe you could get another one!" said Sweetie Belle, "Then we would match!" "That's very nice of you, Sweetie Belle," said Rarity, "But I've got something else in mind." She then put on a rather large hat. Sweetie Belle looked confused for a moment. "What kind of hat is that?" she asked, her voice filled with wonder. "This," said Rarity, "Is a beehive bonnet! It's a very popular style, and I think that I would look simply smashing in one of these!" "If you say so," said Sweetie Belle, "I just hope a swarm of bees doesn't mistake it for a real hive." "Why that's absolutely ridiculous." replied Rarity. They went to the merchant and Rarity said, "We'd like to purchase these hats, my good sir. One baseball cap and one beehive bonnet!" "Okay," said the merchant, "Are… are ya sure you don't want another baseball cap?" "They're half-off you know." "That's quite alright," said Rarity, "I don't think there's really anything I could do with a… baseball cap." Suddenly, somepony shouted, "LOOK OUT!" A rainbow colored blur tore through the market at top speed. Rarity knew who it was instantly. "Rainbow Dash!" she yelled, "A marketplace is not the fast lane!" Suddenly Rarity heard a buzzing noise. She looked behind her and, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" she screamed as she saw the giant swarm of bees buzzing through the marketplace. She ripped the beehive bonnet off her head and threw herself on top of Sweetie Belle to save her from any stray bees. Once the bees had buzzed through, Rarity lifted her head, looking a little crazy. She walked back up to the merchant and said, "On second thought… Baseball caps! I'll take two!" "Uh… Okay then!" said the merchant, who was a little freaked out. Sweetie Belle on the other hoof was laughing at the look on her sister's face. "You look so funny, Rarity!" the little filly laughed. Rarity now looked quite embarrassed, but she took it in her stride and said, "Yes… Beehive bonnets… not the safest choice in headwear. Plus I'll bet I can do something with that second baseball cap!" Then both sisters laughed.
Over by the lake, Applejack and Applebloom were sitting at the edge of the lake and commenting on the scenery. "Sure looks great," said Applebloom, "Huh, Sis?" "Eeyup!" answered Applejack, in an almost perfect imitation of Big Mac. Applebloom laughed and said, "Applejack, are you tryin' te sound like Big Mac?" "Nope!" Applejack answered. Both Apple sisters laughed. Then Applebloom said, "Hey Applejack, It's getting' kinda hot out here. D'ya think we could go swimmin'?" "Sorry Applebloom," said Applejack, "But I'm afraid we can't." "Why not?" asked Applebloom, "It's been over an hour since we ate, an' Ah really am getting' hot." "I know, Sis," Applejack replied, "But we didn't bring any towels with us, an' it'd be a whole lot of trouble to go back te the farm jus' fer that." "Ah guess yer right." said Applebloom, feeling very disappointed. "Don't worry, Sis," said Applejack, "Maybe we can come back again tomorrow." "Ah guess." said Applebloom. Just then the sisters started to hear a strange buzzing sound. "What in the hay is that?" asked Applejack. "Ah don't know." said Applebloom. Suddenly, a rainbow blur shot by both sisters causing them to jump up in shock. "Yipes!" cried Applebloom. "What's Rainbow so hopped up about?" Applejack asked; when she turned to her right and saw the huge bee swarm! "YOW!" she cried as she grabbed Applebloom and jumped into the lake. They stayed underwater for a few seconds; then they surfaced gasping for breath. "Rainbow!" yelled Applejack, "Watch where yer leadin' them stingin' insects!" But by that time, Rainbow Dash was already too far away to hear. Applejack saw that her hat had come off and now had a fish swimming in it. She picked her hat out of the water and glared at it. "Get outa mah hat, fish!" she said, "Ah don't want you in mah mane!" The fish jumped out of Applejack's hat and back into the lake. Then Applejack put her hat back on, which unfortunately was still full of water; sure enough the water wound up all over her head. Applebloom couldn't resist laughing at such a sight. "Oh you think that's funny, huh?" said Applejack. With that, she took off her hat, and playfully plunked it on Applebloom's head. Applebloom looked ridiculous, but that didn't stop her laughing, and soon, Applejack started laughing herself. "Well Sis," said Applejack, "Looks like you got yer wish!" "Ah did?" asked Applebloom. "Eeyup!" said Applejack, "We're already wet, so we might as well go swimmin'! But, just be sure to thank Rainbow next time ye get the chance!" "Ah will!" promised Applebloom, "Oh, by the way…" "What?" asked Applejack. Applebloom responded by saying, "SPLASH FIGHT!" and splashing some water at her sister. Applejack splashed her back, and soon the Apple sisters were splashing each other and laughing and having a great time.
Up in the sky, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo were still trying to lose the bees on their tail. "This game of tag is getting boring!" said Rainbow, "Don't these bees ever get tired?" "Not until they sting the ones that upset them!" said Scootaloo, "Dash, what're we gonna do?" Rainbow thought a moment, then said, "There's only one way to lose these guys, Scoots… The SONIC RAINBOOM!" "Then let's do it!" cried Scootaloo. "The only thing is," said Rainbow, "I've never pulled one off in level flight before!" "Don't worry, Rainbow," said Scootaloo, "I'll give you a boost!" "Okay," said Rainbow, "Hold on tight!" With that, Rainbow began pumping her wings furiously, trying to build as much speed as she could. Scootaloo also flapped her wings in the hopes that she could give Rainbow a power boost. The bees were gaining on them, but just when it looked like they would catch them, Rainbow felt the sonic cone forming around her hooves. She pressed a little harder… and… KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Rainbow shot forward with such a burst of speed, she left the bees far behind her. Scootaloo was clinging extra tightly onto Rainbow as if her life depended on it, which it probably did. Still, she was grinning from ear to ear; she had been with her idol as she pulled off a sonic rainboom! For Scootaloo, this was the most magical experience of her entire life.
Out on the balcony of the royal palace, Twilight, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Pip Squeak had finished their lunch and were now just sitting in the princesses' private hot tub telling stories and laughing occasionally. Luna was telling a story at the moment, about one of her high school colt-friends. "So he said to me, 'Luna my darling, you are so sweet, you could give me a toothache!'" she elucidated, "And then I said, 'Listen, buddy, if you keep buttering me up like this you won't have any teeth left to ache!' And he covered his mouth and ran away from me, which is hard to do on only three legs!" Then all four of them burst into laughter. "Anyway," said Luna, "That's how I lost my third colt-friend. But I'm not worried. I mean, what's the big deal about colts anyway? No offense, Pip." "None taken!" the little colt replied. "I guess you're right." said Twilight. Suddenly, there was a loud KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! All four of them looked up into the sky to see the rainbow colored explosion in the sky and the rainbow trail coming out of it. "Wow!" said Celestia, "Rainbow Dash must be in a really big hurry or something!" "I hope she's got Scootaloo with her," said Twilight, "She would love to see the Sonic Rainboom." Little did Twilight know, Scootaloo hadn't just seen the Sonic Rainboom, she had gotten to experience it. "Well," said Twilight, as she pondered about what story she wanted to tell, "I think you'll all find this interesting." "What is it Twilight?" asked Celestia. "Well…" said Twilight, "You see… a funny thing happened to me and my friends when we were on vacation…"
Looks like Rainbow and Scootaloo sure had one wild ride! But the day's not over yet!
Where are they off to now? And what other activities lie in store for the others?
Answers Incoming! In Chapter 4!
P.S. Can anypony guess what MLP Fanfiction I'm referencing?
