A Rainbow Pony on the Couch, Episode 1

A Rainbow Pony on the Couch
By Storm

>you walk into your living room to go watch some tv
>maybe there is a rerun of MLP on or something
>you start to hear a strange vibrating noise coming from the room
>the sound becomes more audible as you get closer
>you turn the last corner and face the living room
>to your surprise, you see a sky blue rainbow mane pony lying on your couch
>at first you stand stiff, not knowing how to react to this
>you pinch your wrist, making sure this wasn't a dream
"Oh my god..." you whisper to yourself
>was the real Rainbow Dash actually on your living room couch?!
>or were you hallucinating?
>you own your own house, so no one could have drugged you or anything...
>and you gave up pot a while ago
"What should I do? I don't want to startle her."
>she continues to snore on the couch, curled up like a cat
>soon you start to tip-toe over to the couch, good thing you have carpet floors
>wooden floors are noisy as fuck
>you kneel down in front of her
>she shifts a little, you lean back expecting her to wake up
>she's still snoozing
>you look thoroughly over her, examining the details of her hooves, fur, mane...
>there's no way this is really happening...
>is it?
>well, its now or never
>you slowly lean towards her again
>you tap her lightly on her shoulder
>she grunts, then mumbles something
>you tap her again
>"Mhmmngh, five more minutes..."
>you tap her a third time
you whisper "hey, wake up."
>this got her attention
>her eyes sprung open and stared at you
>"AAAAHHHH!"
>she literally springs upwards at a 90 degree angle
>she starts to try and fly away
>cant find an opening to the outside
>she won't stop screaming
"HEY! Calm down! I'm not trying to hurt you!"
>she stops dead in her tracks, in mid air
>fucking cartoon physics
>"WHO ARE YOU? WHY AM I HERE? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY FRIENDS!?"
"Woahwoahwoah... Lets take it down a notch alright?"
>"..."
"For starters, my name is Anon, you must be-"
>ho-ho-hold the fuck up dipshit, if you spat out you know her entire life story she might try to kill you. Play it dumb!
"Uum..."
>"...Rainbow Dash, my name's Rainbow Dash."
"Well nice to meet you, Rainbow."
>it takes every ounce of strength in your body not to release the spaghetti gates and flood the room with fangirling
"So... what are you doing here?"
>she looks around your tiny house, no longer scared, confused almost
>"I... uh..."
>she descends back down onto your couch
>"I don't know..."
>she hangs her head low, closes her eyes and sighs
>you walk to the couch and sit the opposite end to her
>you sit there awkwardly
>"I just- ...oh my Celestia!"
>she starts sobbing
>oh shit
>shes not even your favorite pone, but you can't help the feels
>you don't know what else to do
>something alpha sparks inside of you
>you scoot closer to her
>stop
>closer...
>she's bawling like a baby now, hooves over her eyes
>you build up the nerve to put your hand behind her back
>pulling her to you for a side-hug
>she's startled at first, stopping to look up at you
>somehow, she saw compassion in your eyes, and that you weren't a threat to her
>she lowers her hooves, and leans into your chest
>she's still crying, but stifled
>you rub her back
"Its alright, Rainbow Dash, its gonna be okay..."

===

*some days later*

>you told RD the basics of Earth, humans, etc.
>she told you the basics of Equestria, and her friends...
>she was more than grateful that you didn't kick her out of your home
or >raping her, jk lel
>you tried cheering her up, but she was still melancholy
>she mostly moped around on the couch, sitting and staring at the floor
>you were careful of what tv shows to let her watch, mostly nature shows
>if they were about predatory birds she would perk up and watch with you

>whenever you ate, you made her a simple lettuce and tomato salad, as she requested
>you asked her if she was okay with you eating meat
>surprisingly she didn't mind, she knew there was such a thing as an omnivore in her world
>"As long as you don't just violently kill an animal and rip it apart or something... heheh..."
"oookaaay.."

>one Saturday, she seemed especially sad
>"I can't fly in here Anon. I miss rushing through the sky with the wind in my mane..."
>you wondered how could you help
>idea.jpg
"I know the perfect place, but you have to trust me, alright?"
>she stares at you quizzically

*the next day*
>"What is this thing, Anon?"
>she points to your old '99 Chevrolet pickup
"This, is a car-...well, its technically a 'truck', but its a motorized vehicle, none the less."
>you open the passenger door
>RD stares at you
"Well? Get in!"
>"W-what?"
"Don't worry, its completely safe."
>luckily you lived a bit outside of the nearest suburb
>otherwise this would be really weird
>reluctantly, she climbs in
>the interior of the Chevy had seen better days, but she didn't seem to care
>you get in the drivers seat
>you show her how to put on the seat belt
>"Its a bit scratchy Anon."
>you put the key in the ignition and start the truck
>it cranks to life
>"AH WHAT IS THAT!?"
"Dash, its just the engine! It won't hurt you."
>"...oh."
>you throw it into drive and turn down the road
>it was fairly early in the morning, so not many drivers were out
>about half an hour drive, and an explanation of what a 'radio' was, you arrive at a secluded rest stop off of the main highway
>there was hardly any travelers who stopped there
>it was a perfect spot for Rainbow to stretch her wings

>swoosh!
>you watch as RD zooms back and forth, blowing away the tall grass every time
>you didn't expect her to fly this fast
>loops, corkscrews, ailerons, barrel rolls, she could put a stunt pilot to shame
>you cheered her on
>soon she descended beck down to Earth
>"Phew! That was awesome Anon!"
"Glad you enjoyed it, Rainbow."
>"...But really, thanks for bringing me out here, flying is the only thing that helps me relax."
>it still haunts your thoughts that she might never be able to go back home
>her true home
>you kneel down to her level
>you put your hand on her shoulder
>she looks at you with her big magenta eyes
"We should probably be heading back, I don't want anyone to find us here."
>"That's a good idea, let's go."

>you walk back to the rest stop, the sun is out now, just peaking over the mountain range
>as you approach the truck, a large minivan screeches into the parking lot
"Quick, hide!"
>you and RD hide behind some bushes
>you see a stereotypical 90's soccer mom stomping from the driver's side yank open the sliding passenger door
>"I TOLD YOU TO GO BEFORE WE LEFT!!!"
>"But mooooom, I didn't have to gooo!"
>you both watch as she drags her whining kid into the bathroom
"Okay, run now!"
>you dash straight for the truck
>you crank the key in the ignition
>you peel out of the parking lot back onto the highway
"That was too close"
>suddenly, you realize what time it was
"Crap, Rainbow, I need you to keep your head down until we get home, okay?"
>"Why Anon?"
"Because if someone sees you they're gonna freak out."
>"Why would they be freaking out over me?"
"...I-I'll explain when we get home, okay?"
>she reluctantly nods, and lies down in the passenger seat

===

>you pull into the driveway of your house
>"Anon, please tell me."
"Just wait until we get inside."
>you open the door into your house
>you let RD go in first
>you both walk into the living room and sit on the couch
>she stares into your eyes, longing for an explanation
"*sigh*, do you really want to know, Dash?"
>"To know what, Anon?"
"...I know."
>"What?"
"I know about you."
>"...W-what do you mean?"
>you inhale deeply
>there goes the spaghetti gates
>and the flood cometh
"I know that you are Rainbow Dash, from the world of Equestria, a Pegasus pony that is the friend of Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy."
>she's speechless
>"...How-"
"It's because you aren't really, 'real' in this universe, in this world you and your friends are 'cartoons' on a tv show."
>there's tears forming in her eyes
>it hurt to tell her this, but you wanted to let her know now instead of later, so it wouldn't hurt as much

*a few hours, and a few episodes of MLP:FIM later*

>"So you're telling me that our world was created by yours?"
"In a way, yes..."
>she's still upset about the whole ordeal
>how else would you react if your life was like her's?
>you let her lie her head on your lap
>god dammit, this is wrenching at your heart
>you can't help her get home, you can't let her be found by someone
>and she isn't even your favorite pone
>you notice, however, RD has fallen asleep
>and snoring again
>you stroke her rainbow mane, which seemed to sooth her
>you thought it would be nice to take a nap too
>you lean back against the couch, and fall asleep soon after

===

>you suddenly wake up
>something didn't feel right
>you looked down towards your lap
>she's gone...
>oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck
>you see at the left wall one window was open
>you walk over and look outside
>no signs of life
"Oh no..."
>you sprint to your front door and start to put on your shoes, jacket-
>"Anon?"
>HOLYFUCKWAT
>you jump and do a 180 to face RD standing behind you
>"What are you doing?"
"I-I-I WAS GOING TO LOOK FOR YOU."
>"..."
"*ahem* I thought... you took off."
>you point at the open window
>"It was hot in here, Anon, I thought a breeze would help."
"...Oh."
>you rub your neck in embarrassment
>"Anyway, I made us some lunch!"
"You cooked?"
>"Yeah, we have gas stoves back in... Equestria."
"Huh, that's... cool."

"Oh wow, Rainbow!"
>damn, she cooked up a feast!
>a lot of mixed foods from veggies, fruits, even meat...
>"I cooked this especially for you."
"Well, obviously."
>you both chuckle
>she made a nice ensemble of sandwiches and finger foods, probably since she can't hold anything bigger than their hoof

>*urP*
"Oh man RD, that was delicious."
>"Well thank you Anon, you're 'quite the gentlecolt', er- man. hehe."
"heheh."
>say what you want about Rainbow Dash, she can bake a mean peach cobbler

===

>you spend the rest of the day watching movies, and playing the vidya gaems
>RD is REALLY good at Mortal Combat, though she didn't like the whole gory-execution scenes
>she preferred GTA:V and Assassin's Creed, can't blame her
>after a while, she's watching more MLP, still wondering how the whole universe relation with her world works
>while she was distracted, you got online and was browsing the internet
>specifically /mlp/
>as you were browsing, you were debating on whether to start a thread asking for advice on 'this' conundrum
>but you knew the reality would be catastrophic
>it would be like the whole "Equestria Invasion" story, accept RD is actually in pone form
>you look at the clock
>11:06
>fuck, you have to go to work tomorrow
>you shut off the computer and walk back to the living room
"Alright Dash, time for-"
>she's fast asleep on the couch
"...bed."
>dammit she is so cute when she's asleep
>you think for a second, and decide she would have a proper bed for tonight
>even though for the past week you've been insisting her to take your bed and you sleep on the couch
>you grab a nearby blanket, and wrap it around her to make it comfortable
>you gently pick her up, and carry her to your room
>for a 3 foot tall miniature pony, she wasn't that heavy
>her exercising must really pay off
>you open the door to your bedroom
>you tread carefully to the side, lift up the covers, and place RD on the bed
>she rustles around a bit, but settles
>you draw the bedsheets back over her
>she's snoring...again
>you don't mind it anymore
>you walk back to the door frame and turn around to face the room
>you don't know how she got here
>you don't know how to get her home
>but she was happy, and you were happy
"Goodnight, Rainbow Dash."
>you flick off the light switch, and close the door

>Rainbow Dash smiles
>"Goodnight, Anon."


End of Part 1
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>its been a few months since you first met Rainbow Dash just sleeping on your living room couch
>you've gotten to know each other more, sometimes getting into detail
>she's learned more about her story, her cartoon story, and has become to accept it
>though sometimes, you still see her staring out of the window, longing for her home
>but all the while, you have become best friends, and maybe something more...
>today however, you were both excited
>the season 5 premiere of MLP:FiM was today

*BEEP BEEP BEEP*
>"Anon! Wake Up!"
"Uuugggh what, Dashie?"
>"THE SHOW IS TODAY!"
>you sat right up in your bed
>you looked at the alarm clock
>8:55 am
>O BOY
>you flinged the covers off and jumped out of bed
"Race you to the living room!"
>RD zipped through the air and you peeled out into the hallway
>you both land on the couch
>"I'm first!"
"No, I made it first!"
>"Whatever, turn it on!"
>you click on the TV
>oh man, you were excited, what adventures would the mane 6 be going on now, with Twilight's new castle and everything

===

>"My Little Pony, My Little Pony, aaaah-aaah-aahh-aahh!"
>one intro later, the camera shows a panoramic view of Ponyville, with Friendship Castle in the backgrou-
>"AAAAAAH!"
>what the fuck
>it changes to the interior of the castle
>all of the mane 6 were sitting in the main throne room, ...except Rainbow Dash
>they were all looking at her throne, which was surrounded by black soot, like an explosion
>Twilight jerks her head to the right
>TS: "DISCORD!"
>the camera does a dramatic zoom onto the draconequus
>D: "Ehhhh..."
>TS: "WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE?!"
>D: "She... She was making fun of me-"
>R: "AND YOU BLOW HER UP!?!? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
>D: "I... Er- Fluttershy! Back me up-"
>Fluttters had flown over to the empty throne, wiping the soot onto her hoof and examining it
>she turns around to Discord
>you have never seen her more terrified and disgusted
>she starts crying furiously
>like a woomun who finds out her husband was cheating
>FS: "You... MONSTEEEEER!!!"
>she lunges at discord
>AJ: "Fluttershy, NO!"
>fucking football tackle
>Flutters struggling to break AJ's grasp
>FS: "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO HER!?!"
>she's in full mental breakdown
>PP: "ALRIGHT MISTER, YOU GOT THREE SECONDS TO TELL US HOW TO GET HER BACK, OR CELESTIA HELP ME I'LL-"
>suddenly, a flash dramatic entrance of Celestia and Luna
>CS: "Stop! All of you!"
>LN: "What in blue blazes is going on here?!"
>Fluttershy, still bawling, points at the charred throne
>Celestia looks, and all life seemed to stop for a split second, as she lowers her wings in despair
>LN: "Discord, what have you done to yon Rainbow Dash?"
>D: "If everypony would calm down, I can explain!"
>silence
>LN: "We're listening."
>Discord rubs the back of his neck with his claw
>D: "Erm, well... We were having a meeting in the throne room..."

>flashback scene...
>D: "We had all assembled in the throne room, I of course had to stand.
With me not being important and all. I mean really, Spike has his own little-"
>Everyone: "Get on with it!"
>D: "Alright, alright! Don't be hasty."
>D: "So, we were in a meeting."

>flashback resumes...
>TS: "Thank you all again for being here today."
>R: "Why were we all summoned here, Twilight? Is something wrong?"
>TS: "Yes indeed, Rarity. The problem being is that Ponyville is still scarred
from the battle with Tirek. About 1/3 of the village has been detroyed and I need to start
sending aid to those who have been hurt-"
>RD: "Well maybe if SOMEPONY hadn't betrayed us, we might not have had so much damage to Ponyville."
>she stares angrily ar Discord
>PP: "Dashie, don't be so mean to Discord!"
>R: "I agree, you're being quite harsh."
>D: "If I may interrupt, I do wish to apologize for my actions during the fight, I was just, under so
much pressure by Tirek-"
>RD: "You think apologizing by saying you were 'pressured' will help anything!?"
>AJ: "Rainbow, y'all need teh calm down!"
>RD: "In fact, maybe Twilight would still have her library of we weren't friends with such a big stupid jerk!"
>Discord's eyes narrow, and his neck stretches over to her like nope.avi
>D: "What did you say, Dash?"
>RD: "BIG. STUPID. JERK."
>she says straight to his face
>this is getting a bit intense for a kid's show
>there were flames in his eyes
>he retracts his extended neck
>D: "Well little miss 'Loyalty Pony', this big stupid jerk shall no longer take insults from you!"
>RD: "Bring it on, you long traitorous snake in the-"
>he starts to charge a green plasma-like ball in his hand
>RD: "...grass."
>D: "NYAH!"
>Discord does a fucking hadouken at Rainbow
>the plasma ball flies through the center of the room
>and hits her with a loud POW!
>green smoke fills the room
>the company of ponies are coughing and waving away the smoke
>PP: "*GASP* OH NOOOOOOO!"
>everyone turns and gasps at her throne
>Everyone: "AAAAAAHHHH!"
>and pans out to the original shot of the castle at the start of the episode

>flashback ends...

>D:"Annnnd, that's pretty much it."
>everyone in the room is looking at Discord
>LN: "Well what exactly happened to Rainbow Dash, Discord?"
>D: "Oh that, pfft I just teleported her away."
>everyone lets out a sigh of relief
>TS: "Oh thank goodness, well you can bring her back now Discord."
>D: "Yes, of course."
>Discord snaps his fingers
>...
>*snap*
>...
>*snapsnapsnapsnap*
>CS: "Discord, whats wrong?"
>D: "...uh-oh."
>TS: "What do you mean, 'uh-oh'?"
>D: "Well, in order to retrieve a teleported pony back..."
>TS: "Yes?"
>D: "I kinda need to know where I sent her first..."
>TS: "YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU SENT HER?!?!"
>she grabs Discord's face
>Celestia's magic surrounds Twilight's body and draws her away from Discord
>then, she pulls Discord at herself
>CS: "Discord, do you have ANY idea of what you have just done?"
>D: "...To be frank my dear, no-"
>CS: "You have put all of Equestria in danger, without Rainbow Dash here, we can no longer use the elements of harmony, the rainbow power, or anything to defend ourselves!"
>Discord looks around the room
>D: "I'm guessing that is a bad thing?"
>everyone groans

===

>"To be continued..."
>episode ends
>credits roll
>you and Rainbow Dash just sit there in shock
"Rainbow...you don't think-"
>the look on her face...
>an image that would burn in your mind forever
>she zooms into your bedroom, and slams the door
>you sit there, mouth agape
"Oh my god this can't be happening."
>you suddenly remember, /mlp/ should be in a shitstorm by now
>maybe they saw something you didn't
>but before you could leave the living room
>"This is a message from the staff of writers from Hasbro's 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic."
>"Hi, I'm Megan McCarthy. We here apologize at the offices of Hasbro Studios and to inform you that the recent episode viewers may have just recently watch was NOT an official episode. In fact, no writers here have even written or seen this episode. We plan on investigating the matter, and will come to a resolution hopefully soon. In the mean time, we will repeat the true season 5 premiere of My Little Pony, coming up next. Thank you for listening."
>5 minutes later
>cue episode start
>...its the same episode
>not the one made by Hasbro
>holy shit what is happening??
>...oh shit Rainbow!
>you run down to your room
>*knock knock*
"Rainbow Dash?"
>no reply
"I-I'm coming in."
>you open the door
>shes lying on your bed, sheets messed up, hugging a pillow and crying into it
>you rush over
"Rainbow-"
>"GO AWAY, ITS ALL MY FAULT."
"No its not-"
>"YES IT IS! ITS MY FAULT I GOT MYSELF HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE."
>[sobbing intensifies]
>you couldn't just stand there watching
>you slowly crawl onto the bed with her
>she stops for a brief second to look
>you take the pillow from her and put it behind your head
"Come here."
>you motion to her to join you
>she sniffs, and eventually walks to your side
>she lays down beside you
"Rainbow Dash, I-"
>"Please. Anon."
>she hugs you tightly, burying her face into your side
>you slide your hand behind her and pull her in
>what were you going to do...

===

>1 week later
>Dash has gone full time sleeping in the same bed with you
>it hurt you to see her being alone
>she seemed to appreciate it, you being there for her

>all the while, you would not believe the uproar on /mlp/
>conspiracy theories, possible hacking of Hasbro's network, the story was even being covered by mainstream news network
>well, today the storm would only get worse
>its Saturday, so yet another new episode
>the hype train has turned into the hype comet, just about to obliterate all in its path

*click*
>instead of the regular happy singing intro, we're shown some kind of a fancy newsreel like something from the 1950's, except it was not in color
>it transverses to a newsroom with a pony sitting in a chair
>"Good morning, I'm lead reporter Write Away with the latest on the search for one of our beloved and lost elements of harmony. Rainbow Dash."
>on the screen flashes a candid photograph of RD
>"To those who were unaware, Miss Rainbow Dash, had been only one week ago, was in an argument with the draconequus Discord, who then suddenly and angrily proceeded to, *fixes glasses* 'teleport' Miss Dash to an unknown location."
>"With the inability of retrieving Miss Dash, an All Ponies Bulletin was put into effect, and a massive search party has been assembled."
>"And with that, I can agree with all of my fellow citizens, we all ask the same question..."

>"Where is Rainbow Dash?"

End of part 2
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