The Last Flight. Chapter 2

                               Chapter 2: Hangovers and freak outs


Mornings in Ponyville always started with something insane or, well, energetic. Many things could have been part of that; Pinkie Pie throwing another party, Rarity having one of her 'episodes' or just something attacking the place. Now any normal pony would be losing his or her mind at this point, but for someone like Twilight Sparkle, it actually became a normal routine, sure it took a few tolls on her sanity, but at the same time it was quite an amazing experience that actually removed the monotony. Twilight wouldn't admit this to anyone, but she always looked forward to another day in Ponyville, hoping for something insane to happen, and naturally at the same time gain a new lesson on friendship.  As the sunlight slowly crept inside Twilight's bedroom, the purple unicorn felt it hit her eyes, giving a deep yawn she slowly got up rubbing her head, she slowly opened her eyes looking around her room, her gaze slowly moving to a small bunk where Spike was still sleeping. Usually Twilight was the first one who would wake up early, do a little revision of her books, then make herself some breakfast and just read a random book while waiting for something happen. But today was different; after making breakfast, Twilight grabbed a book, along with a small gift wrapped package, and some flowers. Just then a knock came on her door, turning around Twilight smiled as she walked over, opening it.  Outside stood a pink pony with a dark pink mane, along with a cream colored pegasi whose mane was light pink, both of whom had their own small gift wrapped parcels. Smiling widely, the pink pony looked like she could barely stand in place.

"Hey there, Twilight! Ready to go? If we don't hurry, then Dashie will be really loooneeely," she asked, finally starting to hop in place like some energizer bunny. Twilight gave a nod, followed by a soft chuckle at how fired up her friend looked.

"Yes, I'm ready Pinkie Pie, and I'm sure Rainbow Dash won't die because we're a little late," Twilight replied trying to calm down Pinkie, after which she turned her head back and yelled. "SPIKE! I'M GONNA GO OUT! KEEP AN EYE ON THE LIBRARY WHILE I'M GONE!"

In response, Twilight heard some groaning and ruffling. Smiling, she turned her head, and then quickly left, closing the door after herself. Walking through Ponyville, Twilight watched various ponies get up and start their day. Some were opening their shops; others were doing their shopping. In short; the usual normal everyday life stuff. Giving a soft sigh, Twilight turned her gaze back to Pinkie Pie, who hopped besides her

"So, can you explain this to me again? You talked so fast that I didn't exactly understand, except the part that Rainbow Dash was in the hospital." Looking back at her, Pinkie Pie giggled before speaking in her usual bubbly voice.

"Well, you see, I was busy getting some ingredients for one of my pies. Then, I saw Rainbow Dash flying around all fast, doing all of her crazy tricks," Pinkie Pie said as she hopped around Twilight in circles. "And then, she suddenly goes falling like a rock. At first I thought she was just doing some prank, or she was gonna go flying in the last second, but I then heard her screaming and flailing her hoofs in panic. But before she hit the ground, in came Fluttershy and saved her! Before I could hurry over, she quickly flew away with Dashie towards the hospital."

Twilight blinked as she looked at the cream colored pegasi, whose face was burning red up to her ears as she smiled nervously

"It…It…It…W...Was…n-nothing... I...I was…j-just nearby...wh-when I saw it happen. That's all." She spoke in her usual half whisper modest tone, giggling Pinkie Pie hopped over, grabbing Fluttershy in a tight hug

"Nothing special, Fluttershy? You're a hero, silly filly! You saved Rainbow Dash from becoming a pony pancake! Just for that, you deserve a super-grand-awesome-mega-cool-hero party!! And when we're done visiting Dashie, I'll be sure to throw you one! Actually I'll throw two parties, one for you and one for Dashie!" Pinkie declared in almost a high pitch squeal, which made Fluttershy flush so red she'd make Applejack's apples jealous.

"P-Ple-Please… T...Ther-There's n-no nee-need for that…P-P-Pinkie P-Pie." Fluttershy stammered, making Twilight snicker a little, at just how modest the kind pegasi was.

"I have to agree with Pinkie Pie on this. You do deserve a celebration for what you did." Twilight said, making the pegasi swallow nervously. "Besides, I'm sure even Rainbow Dash would wanna thank you in some way for saving her life"

"I-I-I gu-guess… B-But I don't wanna ma…make everyone think th-that I'm some kind of sh-show off..," Fluttershy whispered again, looking away from Twilight and Pinke Pie. The two ponies giggled rolling their eyes at Fluttershy's modesty and shyness.  No matter what act of greatness she did, she would never take full credit for it, naturally someone would call that out, but her friends loved her for that.

Eventually the girls arrived at the hospital, but stopped as they quite an interesting scene unravel before them. They saw two ponies that looked like part of the royal guard, talking to the nurse pony, who looked pretty worried. Looking at each other, the three ponies then made their way closer to the hospital. As they did, the nurse saw them approaching, and galloped towards them, looking pretty panicked.

"Oh my word! Girls, I'm so happy you came! Something terrible has happened!" She exclaimed looking at the trio

"N-Nurse R-Redheart? What's wrong?" Fluttershy mumbled, as the nurse looked at her.

"Your friend Rainbow-Dash has disappeared along with another mare named Spitfire!" Hearing that made the girls go wide eyed as they exclaimed in union.

"SAY WHAT?!"

"How could have they vanished?" Twilight asked, followed by Fluttershy

"Wh-Where…Th-They ki-kidnapped?" Fluttershy whispered, immediately shivering from fear and going pale as a sheet.

Pinkie Pie, meanwhile, giggled as she hopped around the ponies. "Or maybe they just got bored and decided to go, home, hmmm?"

Redheart sighed as she lowered her head. "I honestly have no clue; I came to see how they were doing and ask if they wanted anything. And their beds were empty, it's like they just vanished," she said, her expression showing at least six types of panic. Twilight rubbed her chin, and then looked back at the two guard ponies.

"Why are the royal guards here anyway?" She asked trying to change the topic; the nurse pony blinked as she looked back, and then sighed again.

"They said that someone stole a royal chariot they left near the hospital. Those two arrived yesterday, and parked it here, and then left to spend the night in a motel. But when they came back, the chariot was gone. And now, I'm somehow to blame for it." Hearing that made Pinkie Pie burst into a laughing fit as she rolled on the ground, while Fluttershy gasped.

"O-Oh… Oh my, I-I'm sorry to hear that, m-maybe… We can h-help in some way. I mean, if… if you don't mind that is…" Redheart began to brighten up instantly, her blue eyes looking at the girls with hope, to the point it even began to creep out Twilight.

"Oh please! Please! I'll be forever thankful! I'll even do anything you want!" She exclaimed, just then Twilight coughed getting her attention.

"Sure, we'll help you ma'am. You can count on us. Pinkie Pie, check Rarity's shop; Fluttershy, go to Cloudsdale; I'll visit Applejacks farm. We'll meet back in at my place in an hour." Twilight declared, looking at the two.

"Okie Dokie Lokie!" Pinkie declared, then quickly hopped away towards Rarity's shop

"G-Go-Gotcha Tw-Twilight." Fluttershy whispered as she flew away.

Twilight ran her way towards Applejacks farm. While running, she tried her hardest not to grin like some crazy loon.  She just couldn't be happier; again the monotony of everyday life was broken, and the sense of adventure was awakening. Twilight loved that feeling, and something told her that this time it'll be better than ever.



Rainbow Dash groaned in deep pain, her head feeling two sizes small for her brain, while her mouth felt as if Twilights owl, Rarity's cat and Pinkies alligator all spent a night there. Just then, she heard a strange ringing followed by a smell of coffee and bagels entering her nostrils. Coughing, the pegasi tried to open her eyes, but a blinding flash entered them instead. Hissing, she narrowed her eyes, until they finally got used to the light, after which she gave a good look around to see where she was. The place looked like a small diner; you had your counter, bar stools, an old looking jukebox in the far left corner playing some old tried up country song, several booths, and a small fridge with glass showing possibly century old donuts, while a waitress unicorn was going from booth to booth, holding a fresh pot of coffee.

"Mhhph…okay…I know where I am… Question is how the hell I got here…" Dash muffled to herself, as she found out that she was laying face first on a table. Groaning once again, she tried to carefully remove her face from the table, as the waitress walked over.

"Would you like some coffee ma'am?" She asked as Dash looked her over. The waitress pony was chocolate colored, with a dark blue mane, her eyes being a sapphire green.

"Ugh…Y-Yeah.. P-Please… Ngh… Where am I anyway?"  Dash asked as she grabbed a nearby coffee cup, allowing the unicorn to pour her the brew. Taking a few sips, the sky blue pegasi cringed from how foul the stuff tasted. She wasn't much of a coffee addict, and she never understood the desire in this stuff. But right now she would drink anything just to remove the horrible aftertaste in her mouth.

"Oh, well, you're in the "On time Diner" near the main highway." The waitress pony said, as she did that, Dash chocked on her nearly dropping her cup in the process. Looking at the waitress, she swallowed heavily.

"Ho…How.Di..Did I end up here?" She asked her voice sounding like she had problems breathing, while her eyes were wider than a dinner plate.

"Oh, don't you remember? You and your friend came here around... Oooh…I'd say six in the morning, asking for a map and some donuts. You then passed out, while your friend went out." Just then both Dash and the waitress heard a bell going off, and they then turned their heads towards the door. "And speaking of which, here she is right now."

True to her words, Dash saw Spitfire standing in the door, wearing what seemed like a leather jacket, her trademark goggles covering her eyes, her bag still resting on her shoulder, with a toothpick in her mouth. Smiling, she made her way towards Dash's booth.

"Hey Dashie; see you finally sobered up, eh?" She asked sitting beside her, then reached inside her jacket, pulling her wallet, then pulled out some bits and handed it to the waitress. "Can we get some waffles or pancakes, please?"

Nodding her head, the unicorn grabbed the bits as she quickly left, leaving the two girls alone. Dash simply stared at Spitfire who looked around the diner, her expression showing that she didn't have a care in the world. Swallowing hard, Dash slowly reached for her coffee cup, taking a deep gulp. Eventually the silence was either driving her insane, or she just couldn't take it anymore, Dash spoke.

"How…How did we end up here? Wh-Why are we here?" Hearing that Spitfire smirked, as she removed her goggles

"Don't ya remember Dashie? You're the one who suggested that we go the sea, so we took a chariot and took off. Along the way you fell asleep, so I stopped here to get a map on directions, plus to get a bite to eat. Since well, I didn't eat anything" She chuckled as their order arrived.

While Spitfire munched on the pancakes, Rainbow began to recall what happened yesterday. Facehoofing, she cursed herself in several different possible ways, giving herself a dozen promises that she won't ever drink anything in her life. Sighing, she looked at Spitfire again

"Soo….Where is the chariot anyway?" Spitfire looked up at her, muffling an answer, then pointed towards the window. As Rainbow Dash turned her head, she instantly froze, her face going pale, her jaw dropping down, while her colors washed away even her hair became white as a sheet, while her eyes nearly bugged from her sockets. Outside stood a large chariot with a sun emblem on the side, while it was decorated with golden paint around the edges, while the rest of the chariot was colored white with slight light pink tones. Dash then slowly turned her head back to Spitfire, who has just finished her meal, gulping the pale pegasi began pointing at the window.

"Tha..Tha..Tha…Tha…Tha…Tha…Tha..Tha…" She said over and over, while Spitfire blinked, then looked herself.

"Yeah, that's the one we took, what about it?"

"THAT'S PRINCESS CELESTIAS CHARIOT!" Dash yelled, and then quickly clapped her mouth looking around frantically making sure no one heard her, or least didn't pay any attention to what she said. Making sure the coast was clear, she leaned over, and spoke trough gritted teeth "You stole Celestias private chariot?! Are you insane, do you realize what she'll do to us if she finds out?!"

Spitfire tapped her chin, as she grabbed another tooth pick, munching on it idly the yellow pegasi looked up, then back at RainbowDash who looked like she was ready to jump out of her skin.

"I guess she'll be very angry with us, or something close to that," Spitfire replied as she twirled the tooth pick in her teeth.

"That's putting it lightly.  She will probably send us to the moon or the sun, or down to the center of the planet!" Dash hissed trough her teeth as she leaned closer her eyes staring into Spitfire's. "Please tell me that your least taking this situation seriously…"

Spitfire smiled gently as she pushed Dash back, after which she pulled out the toothpick and twirled it in her hoofs, her eyes being half closed. Smirking she placed the toothpick down.

"Rainbow, you don't know the half of it." Spitfire replied as she looked down at the toothpick, then back at Dash "But, since I don't have much left, I thought why not go out with a bang"

Rainbow just sat there looking stunned, her left eye twitching, while she had almost a twisted snarl like grin on her face. At this point, anyone would have guessed that the sky blue pegasus' mind has pretty much snapped like a twix bar.

"G-Gi-Gimme a s-second…" She said in a low growl the quickly got out of the booth, and left the diner.

As she stepped outside, the sun hit her eyes forcing to her to squint, while the warm wind moved through her mane and fur. Looking around their surroundings, Dash saw that there wasn't a town a mile away, hell not even something like a small village, just a large open plane with a road in the middle and some random commercial posters on the left and right side, some of which looking like they have seen better days. Grumbling, she began to pace back and forth, trying her best to calm down or least try to relax. But no matter what way you'll slice it, she and Spitfire were boned, boned big time. They'd stolen Celestia's private chariot, there was no doubt she wouldn't forgive them for this; hell, not even with her being Twilights friend or saving the world from Discord. Celestia would massacre them for this; she would go apocalypses on them, hell, she would make Discord and Nightmare Moon look like angels by comparison. Stopping near a bunch of cloud runner bikes, Rainbow couldn't take it anymore, and her meltdown finally came.

"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! LUNA FUCK ME WITH A PLOW! THIS IS BULLSHIT!!" She yelled at the top of her lungs, as she kicked the cloud bike. The bike toppled over hitting the bike next to it, as they followed a domino reaction, until the last bike fell down with a large thud.

Panting heavily, Dash let out another feral roar, she proceeded to kick the bike while spouting more curses and profanities. Eventually her vocabulary on curse words has run out, and so did her energy for any anger. Sighing, Dash made her way back to the chariot and leaned against it. Lowering her head, she let out another sigh until she felt someone looking at her, lifting her head she saw Spitfire standing in front of her, hooves crossed, with a slight grin on her face.

"Feeling better now, Dashie?" She asked then stood beside her.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, sorry for freaking out like that and losing my cool like that. Guess that makes me pretty un-cool, eh?" Rainbow Dash asked as she looked at Spitfire from the corner of her eye. In response, Spitfire simply smiled as she patted Dash's back.

"It's alright Dashie; everyone has their moment when they lose their cool. So no need to apologize~" Spitfire murmured, as she looked at Dash, her orange eyes looking at her.

Giving a faint smile, Rainbow Dash was about to say something, but suddenly got cut off by a yell, making the two turn their heads towards the sound, where the two saw a very large looking stallion. The stallion looked like he was in his 30's, his fur being charcoal grey, while his mane was dark brown. His right eye was covered by an eye patch, a scar was across his nose, he wore a leather jacket which had an image of burning gryphon on it (it was hard to tell his cutie mark, but it looked like a steel chain or something close to that). Stopping in front of them, his dark green eye stared at the two, but mostly at Rainbow Dash, who felt really uneasy under that soul, plus she had a feeling she knew what he was gonna say. If she was right, boy were they in one hell of a jam.

"Oi, are you the bitch who wrecked my ride?" The stallion asked in a low growl, his eye narrowing. Yup, that was the question Rainbow Dash expected from the guy, and right now she pretty much had an option, tell the truth and get the snot beat out of her, or lie and get the snot beat out of her. But before she could even give her answer, Spitfire stepped forward, then quickly looked towards the toppled over bikes, before looking back at the stallion.

"So, you call that pile of junk a ride, seriously? Looks like something a drunken pony would put together if he had only one hoof functioning." Hearing that made both the stallion and Rainbow Dash take a double take at Spitfire who looked like she didn't exactly care about her words, or just knew what she was getting into.

Growling louder, the stallion grabbed Spitfire by her jacket, his face moving closer just being inches away from hers, while his eye was filled with blood. As he was about to yell at Spitfire, the Pegasus instead rammed her forehead right into the stallions nose. A sound of bones cracking echoed in Dashes ears, as she saw the stallion throw his head back with blood shooting from his nose. Using the momentum, Spitfire delivered a punch to his gut, followed by an uppercut. The stallion went down with a large thud, groaning as he clenched at his broken nose. Smirking, Spitfire delivered another kick to his stomach. She adjusted her jack, and looked at back at Rainbow Dash whose jaw dropped almost down to the ground.

"Ya alright Dashie?" She asked, with Dash's only response being a simple nod, her jaw still wide open, she knew that Spitfire wasn't any push over, but damn this was some rough display of power

"Good, now c'mon, let's get out of here" She added patting her friends shoulder.

Smiling, Spitfire was about to take the reins for the chariot, when they heard a whistle. Looking towards the sound, the girls saw least six more stallions all dressed as the one Spitfire has just knocked out. Problem being was that these guys actually had weapons with them; pipes, baseball bats, and chains.  The two females blinked as they looked at each other, then back at the group that was coming at them.

"We're fucked…" They said in unison, and in this case they truly were; big time.