//------------------------------// // Chapter 7 - The two mares of Ponyville // Story: A Color Divided // by MrDynasty //------------------------------// Applejack woke up in the warmth of her bed, her mane was a mess, but she just went back to relax. She could not stop thinking about Rainbow Dash; she was in love with her. Applejack decided she would go over to the library to see if Twilight was there, or by luck, Rainbow was with her. She got out of bed and walked downstairs to notice Applebloom waiting for her. “Applebloom, what are you doing?” Applebloom just smiled and walked behind a corner and pulled out a Stetson Hat. Applejack grabbed the hat and put it on her. She looked over to Applebloom, who still had a massive smile on her face. “Uh… thanks, where did you find it?” Applebloom just stood there for a second before answering. “Oh big sister, I never found it” Applejack looked at Applebloom with a weird look on her face, suddenly from behind the corner that Applebloom pulled the hat from, Rainbow Dash walked up behind Applebloom. “Rainbow found it, she came back to give it to you. Oh and… big sister, I know what you’re doing” Applebloom winked and trotted away, leaving Applejack blushing at Rainbow Dash. “Applejack, I’m so sorry that I walked out on you yesterday, I was just… confused. But I discovered that I can’t hide my true emotions… I love you.” Rainbow grew a big smile on her face and Applejack smiled back. Rainbow then kissed Applejack, it was warm and sensual. Applejack opened her eyes and looked at Rainbow, the light was shining on her… she was beautiful. It brought a tear to Applejacks eye. Neither of them noticed that Big Macintosh and Applebloom walked by and saw them kissing. Rainbow and Applejack looked over at them, while still kissing. They both pulled back and they both had a big red blush on their face. “Uh… Howdy?” Applejack broke the silence and walked over to the door. She motioned for Rainbow to come with her, Rainbow noticed and walked out the door with her. ------------------- They both walked down the stone path that lead to the middle of Ponyville, Applejack spotted Twilights library and walked over to it, with Rainbow close by her side. Applejack creaked open the door and saw Twilight hugging Spike. “I hope you come back soon Spike… I’m so proud of you” She was slightly crying, the two mares only wondered what was going on. “Don’t worry Twilight, I’ll be back before you know it.” Spike then walked past the two mares and out the door and shut the door behind him, leaving Applejack and Rainbow looking over at Twilight. They both walked over to her to ask where Spike was going. “So I see you two worked things out, so… what did you two go for?” Twilight was smiling at Applejack. “Well, ya see Twilight… me and Rai-” Applejack got cut off by Rainbow’s sudden kiss, they both enjoyed it, it left Twilight with her mouth open. “Well that was… unexpected, what made you two get together?” Rainbow smiled at Applejack as they pulled out from the kiss. “Well Twilight… I love Applejack. I couldn’t find that out because I was too blinded by questions, but I do, I do love her.” Applejack looked over at Rainbow with a really soft smile and a blush on her face. Twilight just put her two front hooves round both their necks and pulled them in for a hug. “I’m happy for you two” Twilight was happier than she normally was. “So Twilight… what was that thing with Spike?” Twilight forgot already that Spike left only minutes ago. “Oh well, Celestia noticed that Spike is trying to make some bits, so she asked Spike if she could hire him for some jobs. He won’t be back for another month or so… he is growing up so fast, it almost seems like just yesterday that I hatched him…” Twilight grew a tear in her eye, she not only respected Spike, she thought of him as a son. ------------------- -Two hours later- Rainbow woke up and saw Applejack looking at her with a smile on her face. “Uh, Applejack? What are you doing?” Applejack just pulled out a letter and gave it to Rainbow. “That’s from Ditsy, she stopped by not long ago” Rainbow must have fallen asleep on Twilights couch again, she looked round to try and find Twilight. She must have been out doing something, but Rainbow just opened the letter, it was another letter from Spitfire. Rainbow kept it to herself this time; she never knew why she wanted to keep this secret from Applejack. “Dear Rainbow Dash, your ride to Canterlot will arrive tonight; it will be just outside of Ponyville beside the library.” Rainbow thought nothing of it and just placed it on the table. “So what was it about Rainbow?” Rainbow looked over to her left to see Applejack standing there. She decided that she would find out eventually. “It was about when I’ll get brought to Canterlot, I’m going to the annual Wonderbolts reunion this weekend.” Applejack just hugged Rainbow. She never expected it and slightly pulled out. Applejack gave her a kiss on the cheek and pulled out from the hug. “Wow Rainbow Dash, you got invited to such a major event like that? That’s amazing!” Applejack seemed to be really happy for Rainbow. Rainbow got off the couch and headed towards the door of the library, and looked back at Applejack. “Hey Applejack, what time is it?” Applejack put a hoof on her chin. “I think its… half past five. I don’t really know.” Rainbow just took that as the time and headed out the door. She waved to Applejack and shut the door. She went over to Sugar Cube Corner to see what happened after the incident. Once Rainbow got to Sugar Cube Corner, she opened the door and walked up to the counter, everything looked the same except for some new equipment. From behind Rainbow, Pinkie jumped onto the counter. “Oh! Dashie! What can I do you for? Want anything sweet, I got cupcakes, muffins and a new candy floss machine!” Pinkie was hopping on the counter; she seemed excited about all the new renovations and equipment that arrived. Rainbow grabbed onto Pinkie and pulled her down off the counter. “No Pinkie, I’m here to ask you to plan a going away party, I’m heading to Canterlot for a while and I want everypony to be there” Pinkie jumped around Rainbow. “Don’t worry Dashie, I’ll get this party done for you fast! When do you want the party to be held?” Pinkie was happy that she could finally get to plan a party again. “I want the party planned for tomorrow morning, if you can that is.” Pinkie froze midair and floated with her hoof on her chin. She just smiled and patted Rainbow’s shoulder. “Consider it done Dashie, I’ll get it done by tomorrow, where shall I hold the party?” Pinkie pulled out a map of Ponyville from nowhere and held it in front of Rainbow’s face. “Outside Twilight’s library, that’s where I’ll be leaving.” Pinkie ate the map and spat it out behind the counter. She then looked over at Rainbow and smiled. “I’ll get it done for you, don’t worry about it. So you were only here for that?” Rainbow nodded and walked out the entrance door, she waved at Pinkie as she walked out. ------------------- Rainbow walked over to Fluttershy’s cottage, there were animals walking around the entrance, Fluttershy came out the cottage with a small wooden basket in her mouth. “Hey Fluttershy, what you doing?” Fluttershy turned round and closed her door behind her, she walked over to Rainbow. “I’m just going on a picnic with Angel… hey Rainbow Dash, you want to come with us?” Rainbow just nodded in reply to Fluttershy, they both started walking to the small lake outside of Ponyville Park. “So how you doing Fluttershy? You weren’t really in a good mood the last time I visited” Fluttershy laid down the small wooden basket and walked over to Rainbow. “Oh I’ve been alright. I’m sorry I couldn’t talk the previous time I visited, I was a little busy with some of my animal friends” Angel took out the stuff from the basket and laid it down on the grass. “Well no worries Fluttershy, I know how much your animals mean to you, so I never really wanted to disturb you if you were tending to their needs” Fluttershy smiled and trotted over to the small picnic that Angel laid out. Fluttershy picked up a small carrot off the picnic blanket and took a bite from it. She swallowed and looked over to Rainbow. “I heard a rumour that you and Applejack… kissed? Would this be true?” Rainbow looked over at Fluttershy nervously. Rainbow took a bite from the Apple she was holding and chewed it slowly. “Well… um… Yeah, it’s true.” Fluttershy just looked at Rainbow with a smile on her face. She seemed to have not cared about what Rainbow just said. Fluttershy noticed that Rainbow was thinking about why she never had a very noticeable reaction. “Rainbow, I don’t judge people because of what sexuality they are. I wouldn’t mind if you and Applejack were together.” Rainbow smiled at Fluttershy and pulled her in for a hug. It surprised Fluttershy at first, but she decided to just hug Rainbow back and enjoy the moment they spend together. Rainbow pulled out the hug, “Thanks Fluttershy, I thought you wouldn’t have understood. I’m happy that you did” Fluttershy just smiled and took another bite to the carrot she was eating. Rainbow finished off the apple and threw the core into the lake beside her. “Fluttershy… you’re one of my closest friends you know? I mean, I was there for you and you were there for me.” Fluttershy just smiled at Rainbow and finished off the carrot. “I feel the same way, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have gained confidence in myself. You kept me going, you’re an amazing friend.” Rainbow just hugged Fluttershy again and stood up. “Where you going Rainbow?” Rainbow just looked into the sky and felt the wind blow against her mane. “It’s almost seven right?” Fluttershy nodded and looked around the sky. “Well, I’m going to Canterlot tomorrow and my ride was supposed to arrive tonight, I’m not sure what time. I’m just suspecting its around now.” Rainbow waved to Fluttershy and slowly trotted off, she opened her wings and started flapping to try and start flying. Rainbow leaped and caught air. She headed towards the library, catching eye on all buildings on the way. -------------------- Rainbow landed down beside the door to the library, she looked around and saw a train with two royal guards inside it. Rainbow walked over to them and they turned to look at her and slightly dim their heads, as if they were bowing to her. “Are you Miss… Rainbow Dash?” The royal guard came out the train as it stopped outside Ponyville. “Yes I am, why… are you here, there is really no need. I could have just gotten on the train.” The Guard came up to Rainbow Dash and nodded slightly. “I’ve been sent here to escort you to the Wonderbolts themselves.” The voice was stern and deep, it sent chills down Rainbow’s spine. “Well, that’s nice. But, can you give me a minute? I need to do something important.” The guard nodded and waited before he said anything. “Miss Rainbow Dash, once you go to Canterlot, you might not be coming back” The guard said this with a very serious tone, it upset Rainbow. “Why? Can’t I come back after the reunion?” The guard shook his head and passed over a letter to Rainbow. The letter read… To Rainbow Dash. You have been invited to join the Wonderbolts themselves, along with going on tour with them across Equestria. Rainbow should have been happy, but she was sad that she might not get to see her friends ever again. It was upsetting to know that she would never get to see Applejack again. “Can you guys wait till tomorrow for me to leave? I need to do some things.” The guards looked at each other and thought for a minute. One of them nodded and walked back into the train. The other guard followed shortly behind. Rainbow trotted into the library to find Applejack sitting on the couch and Twilight reading a book over at her desk. Rainbow was going to ask where Spike was until she realised that Spike was not here because of royal duties. “Hey um… how’s it going?” Rainbow never wanted Applejack to know that she could not come back to Ponyville after she left. Twilight turned round and floated a book towards Rainbow. “Hey Rainbow, I found a book on the Wonderbolts if you want to read it. Its got basically everything you need to know about them” Rainbow grabbed the book and placed it on the table beside her. Applejack trotted towards Rainbow and gave her a kiss on the cheek, Rainbow blushed. Applejack put a hoof around Rainbow and kissed her constantly, Applejack’s hat fell of again. Twilight looked over to the two lovers and smiled and watched while they kissed each other. Applejack suddenly went into a long kiss with Rainbow, they both enjoyed the kiss, it felt right to Rainbow. After a while, Rainbow pulled out from the kiss and went over to the door that leads to the basement of the library. “Where you going Rainbow? You can go back to your home now you know that?” Twilight looked over at Rainbow. She seemed confused at why Rainbow was sleeping here even after she gained control of her wings again. “Well… um, Twilight… I don’t really feel like going all the way to my house, and also Pinkie is holding a party for me in the morning” “Oh… okay then Rainbow, that’s a good enough reason I guess.” Twilight smiled at Rainbow and opened the door to the basement for her. Applejack followed Rainbow down the stairs and all the way to her bed. Rainbow looked weirdly at Applejack. “Uh, Applejack? What are you doing?” Applejack just kissed Rainbow and got onto the bed. Applejack patted the empty space on the bed and motioned for Rainbow to sleep beside her. “Rainbow Dash, you should come into bed with me, why don’t we sleep together tonight?” Rainbow hoped that Applejack wasn’t going to do anything with her, she hoped that Applejack only wanted to sleep next to her. Rainbow climbed into the bed and laid down beside Applejack. Applejack placed her hoof round Rainbow’s chest and hugged her softly. Rainbow decided to do the same thing and wrap her arms around Applejack. They both fell asleep shortly after the hugged each other in bed, they were both warm. Rainbow never felt happier to be with another pony before, she then remembered that she would have an extremely important decision to make, it could change her life completely in both ways…