Rainbow Dash squinted, groaning loudly as she ran her glove through her ruffled mane. Through her dirtied goggles, she could tell she was far off course.
 
 
As far as a dip into the Everfree Forest could possibly be off course. By all means, it was a simple exercise! If it wasn’t for that surprise at the end of the Barrel Roll Junction, she’d be streaming past the finish line!
 
 
Come to think of it, that final obstacle looked an awful lot like a familiar Grey Pegasus carrying a satchel overflowing with mail…
 
 
Pushing up her goggles, the disoriented mare rubbed her eyes as she began to take in her surroundings. It was hot, it was humid and every flick of her ear failed to produce the sound of familiar voices beyond the crescendo of insects and sway of the tree’s.
 
 
Very similar to the one she was now tangled in at the moment. Rainbow Dash couldn’t hark on the tree too hard, however, it did break her fall and prevented an unwanted dip in a murky creek.
 
 
Grunting loudly, the rainbow-maned Pegasus shifted her shoulders and began to take in her surroundings with more clarity. She stopped herself from moving too quickly, however.
 
 
“Hold on, short-stuff.” Rainbow Dash muttered to herself. “Fluttershy always told you to slowly assess yourself after a crash. If you aren’t going to listen to Spitfire, you might as well listen to your wife…” furrowing her brow, Rainbow Dash studied her bare foot now propped up on a tree branch. She also noticed much of her suit having been stripped from her leg along with her boot. “Damn, knew I should have double knotted them!” As much as the loss of a boot infuriated her, it did give her the perfect opportunity to determine whether or not she had a spinal injury.
 
 
She then wiggled her toes with intense determination.
 
 
Satisfied by the lack of searing pain or career-ending paralysis, Rainbow Dash sighed deeply. “Welp! Looks like I’m skipping another trip to the infirmary! Dr. Rainbow Dash is blowing this Popsicle stand!” With a confidant smirk, the Pegasus defiantly pushed off from her branch-
 
 
-only to instantly fall back into position thanks to the vines holding her back. Grunting loudly, Rainbow Dash pushed against her constraints, kicking and tugging at the vines with all her might, even going so far as to flap her sore wings to no avail.
 
 
Sulking in her defeat, Rainbow Dash blew a few strands of hair out of her eyes as sweat dripped down her brow, the humidity doing little to help in her current predicament. Biting her lip, the Pegasus thought hard against calling out for help, knowing all too well that this would do nothing to help her status as ‘Rainbow Crash’ in the Wonderbolts changing room. However, it became abundantly clear she wasn’t going to get out of this situation without outside help.
 
 
“Rainbow Dash…?” A high pitched voice etched with anxiety called out from above. “You alright? I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!” Rainbow Dash bit her lip, knowing all too well who was the owner of the voice. “Please don’t be dead!”
 
 
“Wish granted, Derpy!” Rainbow Dash called out with a heavy dose of sarcasm, followed with a heavy sigh. Almost immediately, a flurry of wingbeats pierced the humid air followed by a pair of heavy boots slamming into the damp forest floor. Dressed in her Mailmare attire and plenty of protective gear, Derpy’s Uniform was so immaculately maintained and proper it would have put Rainbow Dash’s own superiors to shame.
 
 
“OH!! RAINBOW DASH!!” Derpy cried out, ecstatic at the prospect of the Wonderbolt living another day in the fast-lane and overcome with anxiety at confronting the aftermath of her folly. Rainbow Dash suddenly felt a migraine pierce the back of her skull. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t know the Wonderbolts were doing the rounds today-!”
 
 
“Derpy! It’s fine!” Rainbow Dash gritted her teeth, running several fingers through her mane. “Just help me get out-”
 
 
“-I didn’t even hear you coming, you all came in so fast-!”
 
 
“Look, we can talk about this later-!”
 

 
“-I tried to get out of the way but you just barreled into-”
 

 
“DERPY!!” Rainbow Dash snapped, her temper flaring. Derpy flinched in response, stepping back in defeat as her anxieties took over.
 
 
“I’m… I’m sorry…” Derpy murmured, her lip quivering as her gaze trailed off. Rainbow Dash sighed, suddenly feeling a very familiar pang of guilt for her outburst.
 
 
“Listen… it’s alright. It’s not the first time I’ve crashed into Everfree nor will it be the last.” Rainbow Dash started, trying to ease her tone. “The Wonderbolt’s are fast, you can’t expect us all to stop on a dime!”
 
 
“Bu-but you wouldn’t be in this mess if it wasn’t for me getting lost again-”
 
 
“Doesn’t matter!” Rainbow Dash interjected with mirth, hoping her more positive mood would sway Derpy to persevere, and to her credit, it was! Derpy’s ears began to perk up and her dour mood began to bright with every word of encouragment. “You may have gotten me into this, but you can help me get out of it! I know a well-prepared Mailmare like you always keeps a spare boxcutter on your-”
 
 
“-Of course!” Derpy happily interrupted with a beat of her wings, her spirits soaring much to Rainbow Dash’s delight. “I always keep an extra-sharp spare incase I run into a nasty tapeless fiend!” The mailmare dug into her pocket to produce the tool in question. “These should cut through those nasty vines likety split-!” Derpy chirped, only to stumble in her step as a blush rushed to her cheeks.
 
 
“Come on, don’t dally, show these vines whose the boss around these parts!” Rainbow Dash mirthfully cheered, but Derpy’s anxiety returned with a passion as her she bit her lip in embarrassment.
 
 
“Umm… you… haven’t noticed a… a draft, perhaps?”
 
 
“Derpy, it’s more humid down here then a changing room, not exactly!”
 
 
“I mean…” Her blush continued to inflame as she fiddled with her fingers, slowly inching herself forward with the shuffle of her feet. Despite her determination to help, she certainly didn’t want to look at the Wonderbolt for some reason. “Rainbow… I take it you decided to… travel light?”
 
 
“What do you mean-” Rainbow Dash started, running her hand over her chest, only for her eyes to go wide as she felt a rather LARGE rip in her uniform. Peering down, Rainbow Dash slightly nudged the branch pushed against her chest out of the way.
 
 
Revealing her breasts.
 
 
The Wonderbolt recoiled in horror as her cheeks became just as flushed as Derpy’s!
 
 
“Would… would you like me to still help-?”
 
 
“GIVE ME THOSE BOX CUTTERS!!” Rainbow Dash yelped, her tone high pitched from embarrassment. Swiping the object in question from the Mailmare’s grasp, the Wonderbolt hastily began hacking away at the vines. “JUST-JUST GIVE ME SOME PRIVACY ALRIGHT!!?” Gulping loudly, Derpy nodded with a hasty salute as she turned on her heel and gazed into the dense forest as sweat began to bead down her face.
 
 
“I-I’D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I DIDN’T SEE MUCH-!!”
 
 
“THANKS FOR THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT!!”
 
 
“Y-YOU WERE RATHER FLAT-CHESTED ANYWAY, SO I COULDN’T SEE MUCH EVEN IF I TRIE-”
 
 
“WHAT’S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!!?”
 
 
“N-NOTHING!!” Derpy shut her eyes, her tail twitching between her legs. “W-WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO-”
 
 
“FIND MY BOOT!!”
 
 
“YES MA’AM!!” Derpy flapped her wings and scurried across the damp forest floor, happy to focus on anything else at the moment. It didn’t take long to find a combat boot dangling from a tree, much to Derpy’s delight. However, something else caught her eye…
 
 
“Uh… Rainbow Dash…?”
 
 
“WHAT!!?” Rainbow Dash squeaked, the box cutters having cut their way through a third of her restraints.
 
 
“Do… do you wear a size 6 or a size…uhh…?” Derpy asked with her eyes as averted as possible, nervously holding aloft TWO boots of different sizes. The Wonderbolt froze, eyes widening once more. The two mares suddenly flinched as a voice groaned loudly above them, stray leaves raining down on them as the tree swayed slightly.
 
 
“…Ugh… Rainbow Crash?” The very familiar voice of Spitfire called out from the very top of the tree above the two embarrassed mares. “Did you get the number on that flying mail truck?” Rainbow Dash breathed deeply, bringing a palm to her face. The last thing the Wonderbolt needed right now was another bout of embarrassment in front of her comrades.
 
 
“Ooops…” Derpy whimpered. “My baaad…”
 
 

 
Dash and Derps getting into all sorts a troubles!
 
Commission for the amazing :iconflippedoutkyrii: who also made this cute stroy~