Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
Rainbow flew back from the blow.
Thwump!
She landed hard on the desert floor. Rubbing her throbbing cheek, she looked straight up with wide eyes.
Listing stood above her, gritting her teeth. "We are not going to the LPPD. And that is final."
Rainbow's muzzle hung agape. "You hit me...?" Her eyes narrowed.
"You weren't making any sense," Listing said. "I have to keep you from making a stupid decision. Just like I always did back in Cloudsdale." Her teeth glinted in the blossoming starlight. "Just like I saved you from those punks in the alley a few days ago."
Rainbow's brow furrowed. "You hit me..."
"You think like a child, booger. I'm surprised you've lasted so long without me." She shrugged her shoulders and trotted towards the petite mare on the ground. "But don't worry. Stick by my side from now on, and I'll keep you safe—"
THWOOOSH! Rainbow rocketed towards her.
Listing barely had time to gasp before her muzzle was being put to better use spitting up blood. WHACK! THWACK! Two uppercuts in a row sent her reeling. Before she could catch a breath—a savage knee impacted her chest. WHUMP! Followed by a pair of drop-kicking limbs to her spine. THUD! And a swift boot to the flank. WHAP!
After what amounted to six seconds of pain, Listing somersaulted into a boulder—where she landed dizzy and upside down. Once the flashing stars faded, she saw Rainbow Dash hovering above her with her hooves on her hips.
"Mrmmmff..." Listing gargled her own juices, squinting out a freshly bruised eyelid. "Who... h-how...?!"
"I could be more numb than a Manehattan cadaver and still I would be strong enough to take out trash like you!" Rainbow snarled. "But you wouldn't know that, would you, Listing?! You don't know anything! You just mouth off and mouth off and when that horse hockey doesn't go your way, you just aim your hooves and hope that some poor, self-hating soul bends to your moronic will."
"Booger—"
"I am not 'booger!'" Rainbow snarled. "The name's Rainbow Dash! The fastest flier in all of Cloudsdale, Ponyville, and Equestria put together! I'm an Element of Harmony... the inventor of the Sonic Rainboom... and the very embodiment of awesome."
Listing snarled, getting up. "Now you listen here—" A blue hoof clamped over her lips.
"Shut up!"
Listing paled, trembling.
"You hit me?!" Rainbow glared down at her. "I don't know what's sadder... the fact that you think that such a thing can healthily work or that—for so long—I actually let it happen." Her nostrils flared. "I'm not the same feeble pony you scooped up years ago, Listing—all because her dad died and she was so dang desperate for love... even from the cruddiest of cruddy sources imaginable." Her frown mixed with a devilish smirk. "I have done things... and seen things that you can't possibly imagine. I've single-hoofedly vanquished a mountain buffalo cave from a cyclops and a basilisk. I've freed hundreds of deer prisoners from a diamond dog lair. I've flown from horizon to horizon with a chaos lord... outflown the mightiest griffon... outwitted the Manehattan mafia... survived dragons and cave spiders and friggin' steam tanks. I've even been tossed through Death's Door itself and come back to brag about it!"
That expression melted back into a scowl as she leaned forward, glaring Listing down.
"And I survived all of that without you. But you can't possibly be expected to know that. Truth be told, you really don't know anything that isn't within reach of your four mangy hooves. I would pity that if it weren't for the fact that I know you, Listing. And guess what? You're not nearly as bad as you were when I finally had the gall to leave you. In fact, you're even worse!"
Rainbow Dash leaned back, wings flapping harder as she lifted up in the desert night.
"So... y'know what? It's over, Listing. Not just the hate... but the guilt as well. Cuz you're not worth it. You never were. Once upon a time, one of us was willing to let go. Spoiler alert: it wasn't you. I'm too awesome for this sort of crud. I always was. As for you? Well... good luck finding another pony you can punch into loving you. Although, at this point, I bet it's going to amount to punching stone, 'cuz all that's left to love you is dirt. And... well I can live with that. I wish you half as much luck... 'cuz you're going to have to live with that too. La-dee-freakin'-da."
And with that said, Rainbow Dash turned tail...
...and glided towards the distant horizon with ease. Her blue figure disappeared among the stars.
This left Listing Breeze with the impossible task of scanning the dark horizon for even a shred of Rainbow's shadow.
"Booger...?!"
She breathed.
"Rainbow...?!"
She hyperventilated.
"You come back here, you little shit!"
The anger was short lived, replaced with breathless desperation.
"I mean it! You come back! You... you're n-nothing without me!"
Listing shook, shivered. Her feathers were everywhere as she spun, reeled...
"Please... c-come back! Rrrgghhh... don't... don't d-do this!"
Panting. Shivering. Screaming.
"I'm sick of being alone! You... mmmmm... blue bitch bastard!"
"I'm sick of it!!!"
From a distance...
...Listing Breeze's cracking voice echoed.
Rainbow Dash heard every single word. And she was fine with it.
With a calm breath, she spread her wings. The feathers caught a brisk wind, and it carried her further and further away into the stars.
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Oh fuck the hell yes
that was satisfying to read
Wow, denial much, Listing, you sorry, miserable loser?
You can't handle it because the mare that you once bullied basically read you the riot act and flew out of your life forever, leaving you to your miserable fate.
Karma's a major bitch, isn't she? dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/Rainbow_Dash_lolface.png
On another note, Rainbow, if I could get to you right now, I'd give you THE biggest hug of your furry, feathery life.
I'm just SO proud of you, girl.
YOU GO RAINBOW!!!!
I have never, never been so proud of her. And that's saying something considering the story I'm reading.
Alright then... Statement retracted. That was totally abuse. Oh Listing... And here I was hoping there might be even the tiniest sliver of good in you... There really isn't is there?
I dunno. I'm still gonna hold onto some hope for Listing. Yeah, she's made a lot of stupid choices and done some pretty bad things, and I'm proud of Rainbow for standing up to her. But I can't help but sense that there's something more to her than just a bitch. I think she still has the potential to turn things around and improve her life, and hopefully this beat down will serve as a wake-up call. I guess we'll see.
If and until that happens, Rainbow needs to get her blue butt to Las Pegasus. She has some worried friends waiting for her.
Wow, well I guess that was overdue, but I doubt that this is the last we see of Listing Breeze. Individuals like her always come back.
Logically, that implies there is but one lesson, and that lesson is: Rainbow Dash is too awesome for Listing Breeze's <redacted>.
..Dash, no exaggeration, I think that's the biggest forward step you've taken towards getting your life back on track in close to 1000 chapters.
You finally did something for you.
Catharsis, and closure.
You say that Dash, but it seems like you still had a little grip yourself. You finally let go of everything. She's nothing to you now that you've gotten her hooks out of your head.
So again, a well earned congratulations Dash, that's another shadow from your past dealt with, quite possibly, the worst shadow.
Hmm. Alright, Dash got her readings, was ready to leave, but we got a bit more of factual abuse, this time physical. I bet she had run this scenario through her head hundreds of times before, trying to cope with the Listing affair. Resulted in quite the verbal punch.
Stick it
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By that logic though one could say that Rainbow was never a victim because it was her own fault for not leaving Listing sooner... Being a victim has nothing to do with blame here... Rainbow held onto Listing for who knows how long because she was in a really bad place emotionally... Listing could easily have similar issues, and while Rainbow was lucky enough to move on some people can't when the only thing life gives them is lemons... A lot of self-grown lemons of course, but anyone could get trapped in a cynical cycle of negative behavior if nothing ever seemed to go right for them. Don't get me wrong. I'm not defending her. I just look at her and instead of the anger everyone else gets I get this overwhelming sense of pity and sadness. At least Rainbow's self-destructive behavior is for someone else's good... I can take some small measure of comfort in that if Dash goes too far chances are she'll go out a hero... Given what we've seen of Listing... Would anypony even care enough to realize she was gone? Out of all the characters we've seen in this story, Listing might be the only one more alone in the world than Dash... Everyone we've seen who knows her hates her and wants nothing to do with her.
Alright now back to ponyville and depression
This is definitely a good thing, and Rainbow is much better off now, but on some level I still feel bad for Listing. She's broken as fuck, and that sucks.
Another problem solved through the application of hoof-to-face.
It's good to know that you can always rely on these things. Like a fundamental constant of the universe: the speed of light, universal gravitation, and headbutts.
Wow, I actually felt bad for Listing there at the end, then realized that this is all her fault, and that my feelings of sadness for her, even though brief, probably means that I have a problem with falling for peoples' traps like that. Even after all that just happened, I still fell for it. Dammit!
That was exactly the ending I think so many of us were hoping for from this arc, the proof that Rainbow can stand up for herself and be better. Now, let's hope that Rainbow can apply some of this confidence toward the whole AJ situation. Hopefully she'll be able to smooth things over with the B-Team when she gets back.
The one question I have though is, will Rainbow stop to get her bit bag... or leave it as a good bye to Listing.
MIKE FUCKING DROPPED!
Have I mentioned lately how much I love this story? All I've done these last 20 minutes is geek out over this chapter.
When the Appledashery chapter is just right.
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well this arc turned out really awesome compared to how I saw it going. Good riddance to bad company.
Best. Vacation. Ever.
7239263 What did Mike drop? Nothing important I hope.
Perhaps Mike dropped the mic.
I hate it when people drop the mic. It creates terrible feedback, it hurts my ears.
Sidequest finished. Without explosions.
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I feel you, dude -- pity and sadness out the wazoo. Listing's whole person is an ugly, tangled knot of mental issues, and she doesn't even realize it. I'm pretty sure some of them prevent her from healing herself on her own, too. She's stuck in one of the most vicious of circles, and I don't think I can hate her for that. I think we can despise her for how, uh, abrasive it makes her, though. Speaking of which...
holy fuckin fuck listing just got SLAIN
Good. Goddamn. Riddance.
Man, that was so satisfying seeing Listing get what was coming to her, especially after sucker-punching Rainbow like that...
Wow. That was one hell of a reasons-you-suck speech. I actually have to applaud Rainbow here. It was to the point and designed for maximum impact - just like that punch Listing threw. I always hate reading about abuse cases, especially when we see the pain it causes to both members. It really brings to light just how awful humanity can be even amidst love. Rather chilling, if I'm being honest.
I wish Listing luck. Just like I hope Rainbow finds happiness, I hope Listing finds her place and learns to healthily interact with others. As bad as she may have been, I wouldn't wish a lifetime of misery on anybody. Even Shell. Hopefully she becomes a better person from this. I suppose only time will tell.
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I shall promptly join you. Just give me the twenty minutes first.
I need to adapt to American time. It's not as fun reading the chapter hours after everyone else. Or perhaps... I don't suppose the 400-odd Americans reading this would be willing to adapt to Greenwich Mean Time?
Aw yeah. That smackdown was a long time coming.
Oh. I think I smell a feud. This is definitely not ending here.
Well... that went well. Because it didn't, if you know what I mean. It all went up in flames, and the fire burned the thin veneer away, exposing the ugliness underneath.
YES
No listing, You are nothing without her. And you never were.
7240444 If that speech and beatdown doesn't get through listings head... Nothing ever will. as well... Even from my perspective I can agree, I hope she can find the help and personal growth she needs, if she does this moment will be by and far the catalyst.
An abuser like listing or almost anyone else... in the end they're not really a monster, they're sad and pathetic. Whilst me? I made it out stronger, better then I ever was before.... If You can survive that, you can survive anything.
One personal demon defeated. On to the next one
This is the most intensely satisfying chapter of this story I've read so far.
Celestia damn it, that was SO GOOOOD!!!! It’s about damn time that Dashie stood up for herself! I am so proud, right now!!!
With that many melee hits in one action phase, rainbow must be a classed as a monk.
I feel sorry for listing.
I hope she finds happiness.
Made my damn day.
good fuckin' riddance. i guess for the second time, from dash's perspective.
I've heard there are many hard lessons for abuse victims to learn and one of the hardest is letting go of your own guilt and walking away.
Rainbow, hot damn am I proud of you!