A week after Applebuck season, Ash decided to take a walk through Ponyville.
"Ah, it's good to see that Ponyville is doing great," he said.
Suddenly, something slammed into him, knocking him to the ground.
"Wow, what hit me?" He questioned.
He looks up to see Rainbow Dash on top of him.
"Rainbow?" He questioned in confusion.
"Oh, sorry, Ash didn't mean to run into you like that," Rainbow said apologetically.
"That's alright, Rainbow, but why are you in such a rush in any way? Ash questioned.
"Well, I was trying to get away from Pinkie; the girl's a good friend, but she can be a little annoying." Rainbow explained.
"I see. Have you tried telling her that you don't have the time to play?" Ash questioned.
"I've tried, but it's like every word goes through one ear and out the other." Rainbow said.
They then heard a voice call out.
"hey Rainbow!" The voice said
They turn to see Pinkie running towards Rainbow.
"Oh man, I've got to go see you later, Ash!" Rainbow said before flying away, with Pinkie chasing after her.
"That was weird," Ash said before continuing his walk.
An hour later, back home
After his walk, Ash returned home to relax.
"Aw, this is life," he said, laying back on the couch.
Twilight chuckled.
"Hey Twilight, what's got you laughing?" He questioned.
She turned to him.
"Oh nothing, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash pranked me with disappearing ink." Twilight explained it while chuckling.
"I see that is pretty funny." Ash said this when a knock on the door was heard.
"I'll get it," Ash said, walking up to the door.
Upon opening it, he saw Rainbow Dash, and standing next to her was a creature that looked like a mix of animals, with the body of a big cat and the features of a bird.
"hey Ash." Rainbow Dash greeted
"Hey Rainbow, what do you need? Ash questioned.
"Nothing, I just wanted to introduce you to my old friend Gilda." She said this, motioning to the creature.
"I see, what is she?" Ash questioned.
"Oh, she's a Griffin," she answered.
"I see," he said.
"hey Gilda I'm going to say hi to my friend Twilight, okay?" Rainbow questioned.
"Cool," Gilda said.
With that, Rainbow left to find Twilight, leaving her and Ash alone.
"Nice to meet you, I'm-" Ash said.
"Yeah, yeah, nice to you too." Gilda interrupted Ash.
"I'm sorry. Did I do something?" Ash questioned him, only for Gilda to interrupt him again.
"Does it look like I care?" Gilda said.
"Look, there's no need to," Ash said, with Gilda interrupting him a third time.
"Would you just shut up? You're already on my nerves." Gilda said.
OK, do you even know who you're talking to?" Ash questioned.
"I don't know who you are, nor do I care, Dash. I'm going to do some stunts. Are you coming?" Gilda questioned.
"Yeah, sure, see you guys," Rainbow said.
After they leave, Ash's aura flares, scaring the twilight a little bit.
Ash, are you OK?" She questioned.
the nerve of that overgrown... AAAAAHH!" Ash screamed.
With that, Ash's aura exploded with a wave that caused Twilight to be pushed into a wall.
Ash, calm down!" Twilight said.
She moved closer to him as his rage just made more of his aura flood out of him.
When Twilight got close to him, she wrapped her hooves around him.
Ash, please calm down!" She pleaded.
This helps him snap out of his rage, which caused his aura to stop flowing out of him.
"Whoa, what happened?" Ash questioned.
Twilight gives him a look of surprise.
"You don't remember that you suddenly got angry, which caused your aura to start flaring up." she said.
"really? Sorry about that, Twilight," Ash said apologetically.
"It's alright, Ash, but maybe you should take a walk to calm down." Twilight suggested.
"alright Twilight." Ash said before leaving to blow off some steam.
An hour later.
Ah, I feel better now," Ash said as he walked around Ponyville.
He suddenly notices Pinkie Pie looking quite angry.
Pinkie, are you alright?" He questioned.
"Oh, hey, Ash, I'm fine; I'm just a little upset," she said.
"Why are you upset?" Ash questioned.
"Well, have you met Rainbow's old friend Gilda?" Pinkie questioned.
"Unfortunately, yes," Ash said.
Well, she not only stole an Apple from Granny Smith's Apple stand, but she also yelled at Fluttershy, making her cry," she explained.
Ash grew angrier by the second.
"Okay, she's officially the worst; something needs to be done about her." Ash said.
"And I know Just what to do." Pinkie said, causing Ash to give her a look of confusion.
Later that night
"Are you sure that this will work, Pinkie?" Ash questioned Pinkie as she put up decorations.
Pinkie had decided to throw a welcome party for Gilda, hoping to curb her attitude.
"I'm sure that it will work after all; who doesn't like a party?" She said this as every pony in Ponyville arrived.
An hour later, every pony was having fun except for Gilda, who was getting pranked left and right while silently blaming Pinkie for them.
Finally, she had enough.
"ENOUGH! This is your idea of a good time! I've never met a lazier bunch of dweebs in my life! And you, Pinkie Pie, you're the queen lame-o with your weak little party pranks! Did you really think you could make me lose my cool? Well, Dash and I are TEN TIMES as cool as any of you together, especially that stupid Prince of yours. Come on, Dash, we're bailing on this scene." Gilda said.
She was about to walk out when she noticed that Rainbow wasn't following her.
"Come on, Dash-we're leaving!" She yelled, only for Rainbow to glare at her.
Ash walked up to her.
Gilda, now that you've gone too far, you can insult me, but don't ever insult my friends!" He said it angrily, surprising every pony.
"I don't care if you're an old friend of Rainbow's; I will not stand by and let you be a jerk to my friends, especially since it's pretty clear that you were never Rainbow's friend." Ash said it was confusing Gilda.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She questioned.
"It's simple: if you were really her friend, you wouldn't be like this; you wouldn't care about being cool but more about being there for her, and you would be more accepting that Rainbow has friends other than you and not belittle them because you say that they're not cool. A true friend always has your back and is always ready to help each other out, and a true friend definitely accepts that you have friends other than them and goes out of their way to get to know the other friends. You have done nothing but steal food from hard-working ponies, scare poor baby ducks, and make others cry, and that shows that you care more about being cool than being a friend, which only proves that the only queen lame-oh is you!" Ash explained.
everyone cheered at his words.
Rainbow glared at Gilda.
"You know, Gilda, I was the one that set up all those weak pranks at this party," she said, shocking Gilda.
"What!?" Gilda exclaimed.
"So I guess I'm the queen lame-oh." Rainbow said.
"Come on, Dash, you're joshing me." Gilda denied what her old friend just said.
"They weren't all meant for you specifically. It was just dumb luck that you set them all off." Rainbow explained.
"no way! It was Pinkie Pie! She set this party up to set me up—to make a fool out of me!" Gilda said she was still denying that Rainbow set up the pranks.
"me! I threw this party to improve your attitude; I'd hoped it would turn your frown upside down." Pinkie explained.
"And you sure didn't need help to make a fool of yourself; you did that yourself!" Rainbow said she was getting in Gilda's face.
"You know, this isn't how I thought my old friends would treat my new friends. If being cool is all you care about, then maybe you should find some cool new friends someplace else." Rainbow said, angering Gilda more.
"yeah! Well, you... you're a flip-flop! Cool one minute and lame the next. When you decide to stop being lame, give me a call!" Gilda said before walking out.
"Sorry everypony for bringing Gilda here; I didn't know that she was so rude, and Pinkie, I'm sorry that she ruined this awesome party." Rainbow apologized.
"If you want to hang out with a partypooper, that's your business." Pinkie said.
Rainbow smiled.
"I'd rather hang out with you, no hard feelings." Rainbow said, holding out her hoof.
"No hard feelings." Pinkie said, grabbing Rainbow's hoof, only for both of them to be shocked afterwards. They laugh when they both show that they are both wearing joy buzzers.
Ash smiled as Twilight went to apologize to Pinkie for misjudging her about Gilda.
"Hey Ash!" Rainbow called.
"yes Rainbow?" Ash questioned.
"I just wanted to say thanks for what you said to Gilda." Rainbow said.
Ash smiled.
"No problem, Rainbow, and if it makes you feel better, you're 100 times cooler than Gilda." Ash said.
A blush appeared on Rainbow's face.
"Well, I'm going to go get some punch later, Rainbow." Ash said before walking away.
"l-later Ash." Rainbow said.
Pinkie Pie approached her.
"Hey Rainbow," she said, catching Rainbow's attention.
"Yeah, Pinkie," she said.
"Ash is a good friend, isn't he?" Pinkie questioned.
"Yeah, he is." Rainbow said as they both stared at Ash, not realizing that they were blushing.
What adventures will Ash have next? We will have to wait until next time.
disclaimer
Hey everyone, sorry for taking so long, but chapter six is done. I decided to write the entire chapter before putting it into the story, so tell me what you think, and I will see you next time.