Creating A Hive

Dynamite Don't

"Seriously. Would it kill you to go stupid for a day?" I snickered.

"Probably." Thorax shrugged.

That was when Rainbow Dash flew inside. Everypony turned to her, especially Pinkie Pie.

"Heya, Twilight! Aren't you excited that-" Pinkie waved a bunch of sparklers in Rainbow's face. Rainbow flinched from them, before they could reach her mane.

"So glad you've finally made it!" Twilight cheered.

"I was starting to think you'd lost the invite." Killjoy commented, eating another cupcake. Cookie had tried to grab for two, so Killjoy stole another. "Oh wait. That meant we'd have to invite you in the first place."

"Ignore her. You were definitely sent an invite." Thorax countered.

"What's everypony doing here?" Rainbow asked, looking around the fixed up library.

"We're having a party!" Pinkie cheered, performing a stunt while waving the sparklers around.

"I can see that. What kind of party?" Rainbow asked.

"Dynamite Berry's Combination Welcome-To-Ponyville-And-Congratulations-On-Being-Adopted-Party!" Pinkie explained.

Rainbow blinked. "Uh."

"She's Morgan's newest adoptee." Rarity explained, walking up to Rainbow's side. Rainbow looked over, seeing Dynamite standing next to Lilac. Lilac was showing Dynamite which cupcakes had hot sauce on them- apparently a request from the pegasus.

"She adopted another kid?" Rainbow asked. "How come nopony bothered to invite me?"

"I came to give you your invite personally, but it seems you were a speck too busy reading the last Daring Do book for the twelfth time." Applejack deadpanned.

"Yeah, well, in three months and twenty six more days, I'll be able to read the next one." Rainbow excused.

"Wrong." I remarked, sipping the punch.

"What?" Rainbow asked, snapping her head to me. Pinkie handed her a cup of punch. "What do you mean 'wrong'? I can totally read the next one-"

"Oh I don't doubt that. However what's wrong is the date. It's been pushed back another two months." I revealed, just as Rainbow took a sip of the punch.

Rainbow spat it out. I was able to put up a shield spell before it hit me in the face. "Two more months?!" She yelped. "I've been waiting so long already! I don't think I can take another two months! I'll never make it!"

"Yeah. I can vouch for that..." Fluttershy remarked, poking up from behind the center table.

"Did they give a reason?" Rainbow asked. I just gave her a cruel 'no spoilers for you' smile. Some people called it my 'are you asking me for something because I will give it to you along with a kick in the feels' smile. "Twilight did they give a reason? I know Morgan would have heard it from you!"

"The publisher just said author A.K. Yearling won't be able to finish the book for another two months." Twilight explained. "Cupcakes? This one doesn't have any hot sauce."

"How could you possibly know that before me? I'm the series' biggest fan!" Rainbow yelled. "And Morgan would never tell you something without being cryptic!"

"I'm just as big a fan as you! In fact, I'm the one who first introduced you to the books, remember?"

Rainbow Dash blinked. "Oh. Right."

Dynamite snickered. Killjoy gave her a hoof bump.

"A.K. Yearling just might be my favorite author. I know everything about her." Twilight recalled, fondly. "Where she grew up, where she studied literature, where she wrote the first Daring Do book-"