A Rainbow Pony on the Couch, Episode 3

*BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP*
>you smash your alarm clock's snooze button
>you grunt, still half asleep
>"*yawn*, ...Anon? What time is it?"
>you pry open your eyelids
"About... *yaaaawn* 10:00"
>you hear a rumbling stomach growl from Rainbow Dash
"Hungry?"
>"Yeah."
>you both walk out of the bedroom, heading for the kitchen
>you make yourself and Dash a bowl of cereal
>you make your way to the living room, and plop on the couch
"Do you mind if I watch the news?"
>"Nah."
>she replies with a mouthful of cereal
>you click the remote and change it to the local news station
>...
>what you see next makes you almost spill your cereal
>on the screen is a very bad video recording of RD's sonic rainboom, with a loud boom right after
>then the anchorman speaks
>"Hello, I'm Bob Newsman. If you are just now joining us, our top news story of the day is the astounding video of what appears to be a rainbow made by a sonic boom."
>Rainbow's jaw almost hit the floor
>"Jack Recker, a man camping alongside a secluded beach yesterday, was filming his wife and children singing around the campfire."
>camera switches to a recorded interview with Mr. Recker
>"And all of a sudden -BOOM-! We heard this loud explosion, we turn around and see this beautiful rainbow coming from the sky!"
>it replays the shaky video
>back to the anchorman
>"Scientists are still baffled by this unnatural phenomena, and are pursuing more studies into it. This is Bob Newsman, channel 6 news. More after this."
>*news channel theme music plays*

>you click the tv off with the remote
>you and Dash look at each other, horrified

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*Meanwhile, in the MLP universe...*

>Twilight gazes into the strange red box
>the interior was full of complicated machinery and ample workspace
>yet on the outside, it was just a simple telephone box
>Twilight kept looking from the inside to the outside, and even circling around the box
>Time Turner was giggling all the while
>TS: "T-This is impossible! It defies all laws of physics-"
>TT: "All -known- laws of physics, at least to your kind, little Sparkle."
>TS: "B-but... its-"
>TT: "Bigger on the inside, I know. Now come on, we have to move quickly!"
>Time Turner steps inside, followed by Discord, the Pinkie
>TT: "Well? Come on!"
>Twilight hesitates, then steps one hoof into the strange red box

>soon she walks into the center of the room
>the sliding door closes behind her
>TS: "What exactly is this thing?"
>Turner was pressing all sorts of different buttons and switches on what appeared to be a console navigator
>TT: "Its called the T.I.R.D.A.S., Time In Relative Dimensions and Space."
>TS: "S-So you're saying this phone box is a -time machine-?"
>PP: "And a spaceship!"
>TT: "Aye, this lovely craft will take ya anywhere you want in any time or space."
>TS: "But what did you say about dimensions? Is that why Pinkie and Discord were in such haste to find you? Do you think you can find Rainbow Dash?"
>Time Turner and Discord glance at each other
>TT:" Well Miss Sparkle, the truth is, many scientists believe that if you go back in time and change the past, the whole course of history would change."
>TS:"That is the theory I've heard."
>TT: "Well, the Universe herself has a few loopholes around laws like that."
>he trots over to the opposite side of the console, turns a few knobs, then pulls a giant throw-switch towards him
>the same metallic whooshing could be heard
>there was also a massive piston-like machine right above the console that started to move in rhythm with the whooshing
>the whole room starts to shake
>TS: "W-WHAT'S HAPPENING!?!?"
>TT: "We're materializing! Taking off, to find your friend!"
>with the red box whooshing, it starts to fade away, causing debris to flutter all around until the box finally vanishes
>to Twilight, the whole room started to spin, making her dizzy and lose her balance
>soon, the shaking stops, as Time Turner throws the lever back
>Twilight lets out a relieved sigh, then looks at Time Turner in disappointment
>TS: "Is that it?"
>Turner stares at her, the lets out a hearty chuckle
>TT:" 'Is that it?' she says..."
>he leans down to help her off of the floor
>TT:"Do you even -know- where we are right now?"
>Twilight raises a confused eyebrow
>TT:"Pinkie, go open the door."
>PP:"Okie Dokie!"
>she zips over to the door, and slides it open
>at first, all they see is black
>TT:"Bugger, hold on."
>he runs back over to the console, and spins a crank clockwise
>with the whooshing of the box, it slowly turns and the outline of Equestria comes into view
>TS: *gasp*
>PP: "Isn't it pretty?!"

>The whole planet was in front of the T.I.R.D.A.S., with Twilight staring in awe
>TS:"My Celestia... It's beautiful..."
>TT:"Aye, your wee planet is one of my most favorite to visit."
>Time Turner turns around and heads back to the console
>TS:"Wait, how are we not getting sucked out into space?"
>PP:"Force field."
>TS:"...But-"
>TT:"Now! As I was saying about time travel, ponies think that if you go back in time and change the past, history could change, yes?"
>TS:"Um-"
>TT:"BUT, It all depends on the certain situation. Say you went back in time to, oh I don't know, change your morning drink from coffee to tea?"
>TS:"..."
>TT:"Nothing would happen! All you did was change a minor detail. No major effect."
>TS:"Okay, so what would happen if I were to go back in time to say..."
>she suddenly remembered the time she learned the time travel spell
>TS:"Go back in time to warn you of an event that was going to happen?"

>TT:"Ahhh now you're thinkin'. If you were going back in time to warn your past self about a future event, then your past self will prepare herself for the event. However, if your past self has the ability to time travel too, she will go back in time to warn her past self, then her past self, and on and on. This creates a paradox, an infinite loop."
>Twilight's cheeks redden
>TT:"Alright, enough chit-chat. Lets find your friend."
>TS:"Yes, so... how -do-we find Rainbow Dash?"
>TT:"Discord?"
>D:"Pah, its about time someone remembered I was here."
>TT:"What did you see that made you come and find me, old friend?"
>D:"I remember... hearing a loud explosion... I can't say why, but it reminded me about her."
>TT:"Hmm. Well with that we might be able to find the right dimension-"
>TS:"Dimension? You mean Dash isn't here in our world???"
>Time Turner sighs
>TT:"So many questions..."
>he starts to mingle with the controls again
>TT:"Now it is true, there are indeed -parallel- dimensions to our own."
>TS:"...But how?"
>TT:"...Try to imagine that there is one original universe. And then imagine it... going through a phase similar to cell mitosis."
>he rushes over to a mobile chalkboard and brings it over to the group
>he takes a piece of chalk and draws a picture of a spiral galaxy, then shades a cloud-like shape around it
>TT:"The universe over time produces enough gas to form into a galactic nebula. GALACTIC. Try to imagine how massive that is."
>Twilight and Pinkie take a seat on the floor, while Discord pulls of a rotating chair
>TT:"And then through stellar formation, another galaxy forms-"
>he draws another galaxy
>TT:"And another-"
>a third galaxy
>TT:"-until you -think- the night sky is full of stars."
>he then polka-dots the chalkboard
>Twilight is struggling to comprehend
>TT:"Now have you ever thought about that?"
>she shakes her head in sorrow
>TT:"Hey... It's quite alright, you ponies just haven't gotten around to space travel yet."
>suddenly, a hiss comes from the console, and a small hatch opens
>TT:"A-hah! Its ready."
>the group walks over to the compartment, and inside was a bin full of bubbling pink slime
>TS:"Ugh, what is that?"
>TT:"Neuro-Memory-Gel. The T.I.R.D.A.S. can use it to find a specific memory you had, and travel to the exact date it happened."
>a large bubble suddenly pops, making a speck land on Twilight's muzzle, which she frantically rubs off
>TT:"...Now the reason why I was, hesitant, on helping you find your friend in a different dimension is... It's harder to find your way back."
>TS:"What do you mean?"
>TT:"Oh, well... its easy to -find- an alternate universe, but once your in, the opportunity window becomes very slim for an exit."
>he and Pinkie look sadly at each other
>TT:"I've... lost others, in said dimensions."
>Twilight couldn't help but feel heartbroken, for the strange old pony in a big red box

>Time Turner now spoke with a very serious tone
>TT:"Now Discord, when you stick your paws into the gel, I need to you focus as hard as you can on that memory."
>Discord looks at the goo, and hesitantly dips his paws in
>D:"Ew, I always hate this part."
>TT:"Now tell me, Discord. What do you see?"
>Discord closed his eyes, trying to recollect what he saw in his vision
>D:"I see... I see trees..."
>Time Turner steps over to a monitor above the console, and types on a keyboard
>TT:"Alright, what else?"
>D:"Um... I see sand. Lots of sand... A beach."
>TT:"Alright Discord, you're doing great."
>D:"There's water... An ocean."
>Turner is typing furiously on the keys
>D:"Its sundown... and-, and-"
>He sees a colorful array followed by the loud explosion
>D:"*gasp* I saw it!"
>Time Turner finally hits the 'enter' key
>*ding!*
>TT:"GOT IT!"
>he runs around the console in circles, pressing all kinds of buttons
>Discord removes his paws from the gel, with little strings sticking to himself
>D:"Yuck."
>the T.I.R.D.A.S. engines begins to accelerate, its metallic whooshing rushing faster and faster
>TT:"Pinkie! When I say now, flip the light switch!"
>Pinkie runs over to a part of the console with a
light switch, like one you would find mounted on a wall
>TS:"Why does she need to flip a light switch?! This bucket of bolts is already lit up-"
>TT:"Princess, would you kindly do me a favor?"
>TS:"...What?"
>TT:"SHUT IT!"
>he pulls the same lever as before, while also sliding the monitor to him
>TT:"...NOW PINKIE!"
>Pinkie flips the tiny switch
>the engines now seem to be pulsing at an impossible rate
>the display monitor now shows a countdown clock
>TT:"Quick everypony, into a seat!"
>they all rush to the mounted chairs alongside a guardrail
>they all buckle the seat belts
>D:"Here's where the fun begins."
>5, 4, 3
>TS:"Light switch..."
>2, 1
>TS:"...Light speed-"
>0
>the T.I.R.D.A.S. vanishes into deep space, leaving only a red outline of itself with a red trail behind

>D:"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
>TT:"WHOOOOOOOO!"
>PP:"WEEEEEEEEEE!'
>TS:"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
>everyone was being forced back into their seats
>what felt like hours, eventually stopped
>the g-forces of the T.I.R.D.A.S. faded away, leaving the ponies and draconequus to recover from the whiplash
>TT:"Phew, now that wasn't so bad, was it?"
>Twilight is still frozen in her chair
>Turner returned to the monitor
>TT:"Alrighty, everything is on course, light speed steady-"
>TS:"YOU COULD HAVE WARNED US WE WOULD BE GOING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT YOU KNOW!?!?!?"
>everyone was shocked at her sudden outburst
>TT:"...Well then it wouldn't be much of a surprise, now would it?"
>he and Twilight glare at each other
>Time Turner lets out a chuckle
>TT:"Now then, it will take a couple of hours until we reach our destination. So please, feel free to move about the T.I.R.D.A.S."

End of part 1
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*back in Anon's world..."

>three days have passed
>neither you nor Rainbow Dash dared to leave the house
>you moved your computer to the living room and plugged it into the tv
>ever since the video was published, /mlp/ has lost their fucking minds
>even other boards have started to join in, raving about a real life cartoon character has come to Earth
>Dash is starting to get paranoid, she knows how many 'fans' are just dying to meet her
>before you went on lock down, you went out and bought a 12-G shotgun for protection, with plenty of rounds
>...it was hard to explain to her what the gun was for, but she understood that anyone willing enough would kill just to get to her

>day 4 of the lock down
>you decided to sit on the couch and watch the news
>"Good evening, I'm Bob Newsman. The further investigation into the now dubbed 'Sonic-Rainboom' has lead to the so-called 'disappearance' of the character Rainbow Dash from the show "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic." We now go to a live interview with Barbra Newsgirl, with an expert on the show and spokesman of the *ahem* 'Brony community', the male followers of the show. Barbra?'
>the camera switches to the anchor woman, sitting next to a greasy, unholy neckbeard of a man, wearing the infamous "Brony" T-shirt with Rainbow Dash, and a fucking fedora too
>"Thanks Bob, now here with me is an active leader of the Brony community here in Anytown, Mr. Carlton Smith."
>the blob speaks
>"Actushually its jush 'Carl', M'lady."
>you shudder in disgust
>you were unaware Rainbow had just walked back into the living room
>"Anon... who -is- that?"
>the anchorwoman continues to ask the neckbeard questions
>"So Mr. Smith, how exactly does this 'Sonic-Rainboom' connect to the show?"
>"Well Mishus Newsgirl, the pony who sho happens to be able to perform this shtunt, alsho happens to be on my t-shirt."
>he points a fat sausage of a finger to his chest
>NB:"She's able to fly fashter than the shpeed of shound, thus making the shonic boom, followed by the rainbow."
>Barb:"I see."
>NB:"And no matter what, we will find Rainbow Dash. We will do all that we are able to do to find her."
>yeah, like shitposting online and eating Doritos?
>Barb:"Well thank you for your time, Mr. Smith, we go back now to you Bob."
>the fucking neckbeard manages to tip his fedora to the camera just before the switch
>Bob:"Thank you Barbra, more news headlines, right after this."
>you click off the tv
>you curl up in the fetal position on the couch
"This isn't happening, this isn't happening-"
>you feel a furry hoof pet your forehead
>it looked like it was Rainbow's turn to comfort you
>RD:"Anon calm down, its gonna be okay."
>you felt a little better, but a paining thought in the back of your mind kept saying it was not over yet

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>day 5 of the lock down
>you're running out of food in the house
>mostly salad for Rainbow, but you couldn't live on junk food much longer
>you tried to play video games to pass the time, but you and Dash still peeked out the window from time to time... just to check
>whenever you slept, you keep the shotgun on the nightstand
>if you could get any sleep, most nights all you could do was hold her close and stare at the ceiling
>all you wanted was to keep Rainbow Dash safe

===

>day 6 of the lock down
>you sit on the couch, mouth wide open, as you watch on the news a re-cap on the day of the Sonic Rainboom, and the surveillance camera footage of your white truck speeding down the road from the beach
>and in a frame-by-frame shop, a peak of RD's mane shows up for a split second
>thankfully, your face was just out of shot enough not to be seen by the camera
>Bob:"The newly discovered footage provided by the Anytown Police, the truck's license plate are being ran through state records as we speak-"
>you hurl your remote at the tv, causing the screen to crack and short out
>you stand frozen, gasping in fear
>Dash watches in silence at your sudden outrage
>all you could do was look at her
>a tear came from her eye, knowing what will happen
>you run to her, and hug her tight

===

>day 7
>at about 8 o'clock in the morning, there was a knock at the door
>you peek out from the side window, and see a male and female cop standing at your doorstep
>*knock knock*
>Male:"Mister Mous, ATPD. We need to ask you a few questions."
>you dared not to answer
>Dash hides behind the corner of the hallway nervously

>hours pass
>a crowd of news vans, policemen, and neckbeards stand on your front lawn
>including the fatass from the news interview
>Carl:"That's him! That's the guy who has Rainbow Dash!!!"
>the whole crowd of bronies riots, the loud bellows of middle aged men could be heard for miles
>you barricaded the door with the same couch you first met Rainbow Dash, your last hope of blocking out the authorities
>you hold the 12-G in your hand, ready to go down with a fight
>you weren't going to let them hurt her

>night approaches
>the police have brought in the SWAT team
>this was it
>you cock back the pump on the shotgun
>"Anon..."
>you jerk your head to Rainbow, fear stricken in your eyes, but suddenly sadden
>she's crying... the same crying as the first day she arrived
>she was afraid
>and you were afraid too

>"*sniff* If you fight them, you'll-"
"Die. I know..."
>she hesitates at your response
>"If they kill you, who knows WHAT they'll do to me!"
"If I surrender, they will still take you!"
>you now start to cry
>this beautiful pony, who you never had any affection for until the day you met her, was the only thing in the world that mattered now
>"Anon... I-...I don't want you to go."
"...And I don't want to lose you."
>all of a sudden, the SWAT team starts to hammer your front door with a battering ram
>you both ignore it
>"If I'm gonna lose you either way... I want-..."
>...
>"I want -both- of us to go."
"...Dash, you don't mean-"
>she grabs the end of the shotgun, and sticks it at her head
>she meekly smiles
>"M-Maybe this is the way back home, and maybe we'll both be together..."
>the SWAT team continues to crush the door, now with it starting to splinter
"Rainbow Dash..."
>you sit on the floor in front of the couch with her, and stare into her watery eyes
>you point the gun underneath both of your chins
>your hand is trembling
>the top hinge of the door breaks off
>you never thought your life would end like this, but if its for her, it was worth it
>"I love you, Anonymous."
>your index finger shakes on the trigger
"I love you too, Rainbow Dash."

>*click*

End of part 2
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