18th Sonic Rainboom (Backdated to mid-April; Action for Ponies/Blackthorn)

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(It's practically sundown but if anyone's hung out with Pinkie Pie then they'll know that's just the start of a party as the screen flicks on to show Rainbow Dash -with a big smile on her face- with Lightning perched on her shoulder and Spitfire -her Dragonite- in the background with a pose.)

ATTENTION, FELLOW TRAINERS! I, RAINBOW DASH HAVE FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED THE TASK MANY HAVE DONE BEFORE ME AND LOTS WILL SUCCEED AT AFTER ME!

(She waits a heartbeat or two before pulling out all 8 Johto badges and making sure they were visible on the screen.)

...That's right, everyone! I've tackled all the Johto Gyms and beaten them all! This place had real tough Gym Leaders, and their Pokémon weren't easy to beat but I just believed in my team and they helped me win the gold! And I gotta thank Lightning and Spitfire here; they helped me take down Clair's Dragon-types.

(Cue the screen briefly showing Lightning and Spitfire, both who let loose with certain blasts of energy -Lightning a Thunderbolt; Spitfire an Ice Beam- in the sky before it cuts back to Rainbow.)

Now, I'm sure my friends -and kinda-sorta rivals- wanna know where this leaves me and the next step of my journey. First, I'm gonna wait for Twilight and Applejack to catch up and take on Clair and then? Maybe we'll stick around a little longer to see what Blackthorn has but after that? ONWARD TO KANTO...to see what kind of challenges their Gym Leaders will have!

Hehe, this is Rainbow Dash signing off and preparing to have a party with all my 'Mons!

(The screen clicks off with Rainbow grinning broadly for everyone to see.)

Comments

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Heh, we make sure to do other stuff besides train as we got to find out at the Prom right? It's not like training's all we do!

Yeah! It takes a while for your other Pokemon to catch up in terms of experience but they'll get there.

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That party seemed like a special occasion that only happens once a year... but there are birthdays and holidays too?

[ If only she settled down and made friends better this might not come as a surprise. ]

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It is! But I think it's only happened two times so far. Can't wait for next year when I can really show you some stuff!

(She blinks for a moment before nodding to Sakura's question.) Duh! Your birthday shouldn't change just 'cause we're not in our regular worlds, right? I celebrated Naruto's birthday with him last year and can't wait to celebrate this year's with him, too!

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Naruto's birthday huh... [ Smiling. ]

I think I ended up older than him because of the way this world works. I'm not too sure actually--it feels as if I don't know much about him even though we've been traveling together a lot.

Almost everything I knew about him back home is different too.

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So, you're from his future then?

Yeah, this world works pretty weird in some cases...you could end up older than your friends or younger depending on what time you're pulled from.

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I think so? At least I was before... that could have changed since I think he fell asleep while I was out of it too.

Someone told me once they were a few years older than their friend who last saw them at their shared age. Weird huh?

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Ohhh...so, then you two could be close to the same age? Awesome!

Hehe, yeah that is pretty weird! I might know 'em if they've been here long enough -or probably even longer. Did they say who they were?

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I don't think we're too far off, but yeah. Once it gets a bit closer to his birthday, I'm sure I'll figure out where he is.

His name is Riku--you probably do know him. I'd be surprised if you didn't.

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Heh, yeah! He was one of the first non-pony friends I made when I first arrived in Johto! (Actually, he was probably the first one period.)

He has another friend here who he makes bets with, but...another friend of his is here too, and they're younger?

video; sorry for the delay, was moving and then just kind of crashed mentally on old threads

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I think so? I couldn't really keep up with it because sometimes it's hard to keep track of who knows who. [ Laughing nervously. ]

That sounds pretty lame of me, doesn't it?

video; no problem! Hope moving day went okay

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(She blinks for a moment and grins while laughing.)

No way! There are days I'm surprised I can keep track of my friends, but you'll get the hang of it soon.

video; it did, everything is all set up and perfect :D

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I hope so. [ Really, she means it. ]

Have any advice?

video; :D Awesome!

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Hmm... (Twilight's not the only pony who can dish out cool advice.)

Sure! Just make sure you remember the first letter in your friends' names; that usually works. Twilight would be T, Applejack would be A and you'd be S! (A beat, and she laughs.) Hehe, Tenten would be TT.

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Ha ha, why is she TT? [ Just gotta make sure she's following along. ]

Is it because someone else is T? Would Twilight normally be TL?

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Hehe, yeah! Can't remember 'T' for both of their names, can I? (That might get confusing down the line.)

Normally I'd just call her Twi, so I guess that could work instead of T...