Oh no, he's cute
Well, this was frustrating. Twilight Sparkle was lost.
The recently ascended alicorn wandered confusedly through the halls of the Crystal Palace. How had she managed to get herself this thoroughly mixed up? Maybe she should have turned left at the third fork, or maybe she was supposed to go up another staircase? The endless reflective surfaces were not helping her navigational skills to say the least.
As Twilight turned another corner without looking, she felt herself slam headfirst into a wall of metal and fur.
“Ow.” She quickly pulled back and rubbed at the side of her face with a hoof. “I’m sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going, and-”
“Are you doing this on purpose?” Twilight found herself interrupted by a familiar and very amused sounding voice. She glanced up cautiously to find Flash Sentry standing in front of her with a teasing smile on his face.
The embarrassed alicorn felt her face heat up as he stared at her. “I swear I'm not.”
“Is this something you do to all guards, or just me?”
“Just you.” She smiled awkwardly. “You seem to be a special case in that regard.”
He chuckled. “Well, I suppose I should consider myself lucky then.”
“At least until one of us gets hurt. At this rate, I'm going to knock you over.”
“Better me than you, Princess.”
That response was not helping her ever-increasing heart rate.
“So, is there a particular reason you're in this part of the castle?”
“Um, sort of, but not really. I’m lost.” She gave a sheepish smile and could see the young guard suppress a laugh. “I’m supposed to meet my friends in conference room three, but I have no idea where it is.”
“Oh, that’s no trouble. I'll take you there myself.”
“I could definitely use the help. Thank you.”
“No need for thanks, your highness,” he said as he led the way. “It’s kind of my job, after all.”
Twilight looked away as she felt herself blushing again. “Just Twilight is fine. I'm still not very comfortable with the titles.”
“First name basis with a princess? Don't I feel special.”
The purple mare laughed lightly, before continuing on timidly. “Your name is Flash Sentry, right?”
He looked surprised. “Yes it is. How do you know the name of a random guard like me?”
“Cadance told me after the second time I bumped into you.”
“And you remembered it.”
“Kind of hard to forget the stallion I've embarrassed myself in front of twice.”
“There’s no need to be embarrassed. But, it is three times now,” he teased with a wink.
The young princess averted her gaze again, as she was certain her blush was very noticeable now.
“So,” He continued after a moment. “Do you regularly get lost in castles?”
“No,” Twilight giggled, grateful for the subject change. “Just this one. I can navigate Canterlot Castle like the back of my hoof, seeing as I pretty much grew up in it. I haven't been to the Crystal Empire often enough to be familiar with this palace yet, though.”
“That’s understandable, then. This place is pretty confusing at first. I think the only reason I didn't get lost the first two weeks is because guards get a map.”
“Ah, so that’s the secret, you cheater.”
They both laughed. The atmosphere between the two of them was surprisingly comfortable, something Twilight was very grateful for.
Flash turned a corner and tried to lead the way through a set of double doors, only to find that one of the two doors was firmly closed when he smacked his face into it.
“Ow!”
Twilight covered her mouth with a hoof, half out of concern, and half to hide her smile. “Are you okay?” she asked, trying to keep the laugh out of her voice.
“Yeah,” the pegasus reassured while shaking his head. “That’s what this thing’s for.” He knocked on his helmet, which had actually taken some of the impact. He quickly moved around the door and laughed as he turned to look at his companion. “See, walking into a door in front of royalty is way more embarrassing than bumping into a guard. You have nothing to feel bad about.”
“Uh, I think your nose is bleeding.” Twilight bit her lip, still attempting to hide her amusement.
“Horsefeathers,” he muttered as he wiped at it. It was slightly difficult to tell under all that orange, and the fact he'd just hit his face, but Twilight thought he might be blushing a bit.
She laughed, glad not to be the only one making a fool of themselves today. “Here, let me help. I know a simple healing spell that should stop that. Just hold still for a second.” She stepped closer as her horn started to glow.
At this distance, it was much easier to see that he was, in fact, blushing. Though, their close proximity could be further contributing to that. She gently set her horn to his nose, and the small dribbling of blood dried up immediately.
“Better?” She asked as she stepped away.
“Much.” For just a moment, his voice was a slightly higher pitch than normal. He quickly cleared his throat and went back to his usual tone. “Thank you, Twilight. Um, the conference room is just this way.” He gestured down the hall, and she fell into step beside him again.
“That’s a pretty convenient trick, by the way,” he commented after a moment of awkward silence.
“Thanks. It’s just meant to be used for little things, like paper cuts, bruises, and when baby dragons scrape their knees.”
“Certainly helped me out. I would not have wanted to explain that injury to the other guards.”
Twilight laughed. “Oh, I’m familiar with how the royal guard likes to tease each other. My brother’s a captain. You never would have lived that one down.”
They turned right at the end of the hall and stopped in front of a large, oak door. “Here we are. Conference room three.”
“Thank you very much for showing me the way.”
“It was my pleasure, Twilight,” Flash pronounced with a bow. “I'll see you around.”
“Definitely,” she replied, as she opened the door behind her. “Bye.”
She backed into the room while watching him walk away. Once he was out of sight, Twilight quickly shut the door and slumped against it. “This is bad,” she moaned nervously.
“What’s wrong, Twilight?” Fluttershy asked with concern. Her entrance had attracted the attention of her five friends, who had, of course, managed to find the room before her. They were crowded around a large, round table in the center of the room, with the exception of Rainbow Dash who was flying next to one of the high-arched windows that lined the wall.
She covered her face with her hooves and whined, “He’s really cute.”
There was a collective laugh from the other ponies in the room.
“I don't quite see how that’s a problem, Twi.” Applejack commented with a grin.
“Since when has meeting a cute stallion ever been a bad thing?” Rarity inquired playfully. “Unless of course you aren't attracted to stallions. It never occurred to me to ask.”
Pinkie laughed. “Of course you wouldn't have asked, Rarity. It would be really rude to just walk up to somepony and ask them whether they're into mares, stallions, both, or neither.” The excitable earth pony continued to giggle at the idea of such questioning.
“It’s a problem for a number of reasons. The first of which being he’s Flash Sentry, and thanks to all that mirror world nonsense trying to ask him out would be really confusing. I mean, how do you explain that to someone? Do I just not tell him? That would probably feel too much like lying, and you should never start a relationship with a lie. And what if I go into it thinking he’s just like the other Flash and then it turns out he’s not? I barely even know the guy, so is it okay to try and ask him out? I've never had a coltfriend before, so I have no idea what the proper etiquette is for dating. When is it okay to kiss each other? How is kissing even supposed work? What if I ask him out and he says no? Or we do go out, and I totally mess it up somehow. What-”
Twilight was abruptly silenced by Rainbow Dash’s hoof covering her mouth. “Wow, you are way overthinking this.” She paused thoughtfully, then added, “Not that I should be expecting anything else from you.”
“Rainbow’s right. This ain't as big a deal as you're making it.” Applejack nudged her pegasus friend’s foreleg away so she could properly converse with the frantic mare. “Let’s just forget about that mirror junk for a minute. What do you think of this pony from what you seen of him?”
“We've only talked a couple times, but from what I have seen, he’s nice, and funny. He makes me smile.”
“Making you smile is one of the most important things to look for in your special somepony.” Rarity imparted sagely.
“And you did just say he’s cute!” Pinkie piped up. “So did you mean cute like he looks cute, or cute like he did something cute?”
“Um, both, I guess?”
“Sounds to me like you like the boy,” Applejack continued with a nod. “So, unless he’s given you some reason to think he dislikes you, I don't see no reason why you shouldn't ask him out.”
“But what if he says no?”
“Why would he say no?” Fluttershy wondered quietly. “You're a princess, Twilight. Nopony could say no to a princess. You've certainly got a better chance than I do with my crush.”
“You have a crush?” Rainbow questioned in surprise.
“No!” she squeaked, as she realized her mistake and shrank in on herself.
“Well, you and I will certainly be discussing that at our next spa visit,” Rarity intoned definitively. “But right now we're talking about Twilight’s problem.”
Fluttershy shrunk further against the floor, terrified by her promised interrogation.
“I know the fear of rejection can be quite daunting,” The unicorn went on. “But if you simply run away from this, you could be missing out on something that could make you very happy. You'll never know though if you don't take a risk, darling.”
“And you'll figure out kissing and stuff as you go,” Pinkie chirped. “It’s really easy. And fun!”
“At least give it a try, sugarcube.” Applejack placed an encouraging hoof on her friend’s shoulder.
Twilight stared nervously at the floor. “Okay, girls. I'll think about it.”
Before anypony could say anything else, someone outside attempted to open the door, only to have it bump into Twilight, who was still standing in front of it.
“Oops, sorry,” Cadance apologized, and poked her head in once the smaller alicorn stepped inside. She assessed the crowd in front of her and asked in a tone of amusement, “Am I interrupting something?”
“Nothing!” Twilight screeched shrilly, quickly running to the conference table in the center of the room, and refusing to make eye contact with her old foalsitter.
“We were just talking about Twilight’s crush!” Pinkie exclaimed with a wave.
“Twilight has a crush?”
“No I don't!” Twilight yelped, sounding panicked. The other girls walked to the table as well, now that all members of their meeting were present.
“Is this about that guard?” Cadance inquired knowingly.
“No.”
“Yes.”
“Rarity!”
The interrupting mare glanced away in mock-innocence.
Twilight growled. “Can we not talk about my crush in front of the Princess of love?” She immediately tried to change the subject. “Besides, don't we have something important to talk about?”
“Oh, we’re talking about this later,” Cadance assured. “But for now, yes. There are other important matters.”
Twilight dropped her head to the table with a groan. Was everypony she knows going to get involved in her love life? Did she even have a love life? Well, she supposed she'd have to test the waters later and find out.
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“And you'll figure out kissing and stuff as you go,” Pinkie chirped. “It’s really easy. And fun!”
I'm thinking Twilight's going to give Flash her number and tell him to "Call Me Maybe"
Really well done. Nerd awkward ponies being awkward nerdy ponies with a crush is always a recipe for a good time. As for your characterization of Flash Sentry I think you nailed it. From the few bits of equestria girls he was in, I surmised that his character was more awkward and odd than his pretty boy looks implied and I feel that you translated that very relatable and amusing character in way that makes Twilight's falling for him seem very real. Beyond that fact Twilight is adorable when she is freaking out over something and if one thing freaks out awkward ponies it is crushes. Great job yiu have earned your fav and up vote.
I sorta wanna see a follow up to this. It's fantastic!
That's a great story. Really should be part of a bigger story though.
good job.
I think you've raised the bar for all future Twi/Flash stories: this one sets exactly the right tone.
Thoroughly adorable! I'd love to see a sequel to this.
This is awesome!
4478254 Pokey, Donut Joe, and Cheese Sandwhich never knew what hit them.
This is cute, but I want to know who Fluttershy has a crush on.
I liked this. It was very well written and it was cute. To be honest, I like this far more than the screen time Flash actually got because it felt more genuine, rational and not forced at all.
I know people are down voting it because it's FlashLight; but really it's good!
This seems interesting. I shall give it a read.
This story is nothing. It's a wispy little puff of nothing.
It is, however, a very nice little puff of nothing, so kudos for that.
chapter 2!!!!!!!!! Hurry!!!!!!!
Only problem I have with canon-Flash is that so far his personality has been nonexistent. I wouldn't mind seeing him in the series if they made him an actual character.
Your fic seems like a nice intro, though. I'd like to see it progress to a first date. Hopefully without rom-com shenanigans. I mean, Twilight has enough problems with romance by being much smarter than anypony else, and neurotic to boot.
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I'm hoping it's a certain rainbow maned, speed loving pegasus.
I agree with the others. This story has way too much potential not to be continued. If you do decide to add more to it, I'll be definitely looking out for it.
That was a good story. Nice job.
I think I'd like to see more of this.
Short, cute, and direct.
Just like I like my women!
This was really nice, but it honestly felt like the beginning of a story to me. Are other chapters coming?
Very cute! Any chance of more?
I've never watched EqG...but this was fun. I liked it. I'd read more of it.
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I've only ever written a handful of multi-chapter fics in my life, and of that handful I think I've finished three. I had no plans for this to be multi-chapter, just some open-ended character exploration and fluff. So, while I'm flattered so many of you seem to want more it's not very likely. I'm not especially reliable for multi-chapters, and I would just feel like a big jerk if I tried to make a continuation and then never finished it.
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Pinkie is so excitable and friendly that I've always head-canoned that she tends to see dating as just another fun thing to do with friends, except maybe this fun thing could result in something bigger. In my mind she's an I'll-try-anything-once sort of girl. If you ask her out, she will probably say yes.
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Hehe, yeah, I left that vague on purpose. I figure I'm already pushing it with writing a FlashLight fic, better not step on anyone else's ships while I'm at it. You can imagine it's whoever you want.
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And this is exactly what I mean. I'm more into AppleDash myself, but in your mind's version of the story, it can totally be Rainbow she's crushing on. Everybody but the Flash haters is happy.
(In my mind it's totally Big Mac.)
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I really like this. Sorry to parrot everyone else, but I would love to see more.
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Well, I can understand your point of view. You wouldn't believe how many stories I've started but haven't finished. Still, this storyline is too good not to continue. If you don't feel up to making a sequel that ends just as open ended?
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A short sequel is certainly not out of the question. If I ended up thinking of something specific I would want to do with it then I'll absolutely write one. I just wouldn't expect it particularly soon.
I must join the bandwagon of what everyone says and agree that this story is just too good to be left as a one shot story. This has the potential to be an on going story of two characters facing unique situations and the friends they have to help guide them to make the relationship work.
Who's Fluttershy's crush? Big Macintosh?
I love the twilight/flash ship, there really isn't too much if it on here. I think you did a great job, it's a cute little story.
I would love to read a sequal if you were planning on writing one. Maybe a chapter on fluttershy?
4481498 I definitely get where you're coming from in not wanting to put up anything you might not finish. I had one story that had a gap of several years before I got back to it and finished it up. Since then I've only posted stuff I've finished first - including multiple chapter stories.
The main thing it's made me realize is that I don't write very well without a point to write to. It's not always the end of the story, but I need some event that things are progressing towards for me to have the clarity and direction I need to actually finish the work.
Don't know if that's the case for you, just thought I'd share.
Enjoyable and cute. Would read again. I've always found the amount of hate Flash gets to be rather stupid.
4483412 yeah right? I mean, he's generic so far, but he's a nice dude, and there's a chance for him to develop
. I still call him affectionately the Waifu Thief, for being one of the main reasons for hate 
I really liked it. For a second I thought that it was going to be just a generic story about another meeting between the two, but you brought all of her probable thoughts out in a way that I wish the movie did. The dialogue a the end was much more well thought out than the movie and certainly given more time. It may have been a little on the generic side overall, but it makes up for it because it is believable. Twilight more than likely (by which I mean certainly would) be unsure about another field of love, and this was captured well. She didn't act over the top, but she was still her dorky self. She was in character, and that is what makes it good. She may be progressing in baby steps, but that's what would happen, and that's what I like to see.
I liked how Flash Sentry turned out in this story. Seems a lot like me if I had a clue.
I found Twilight's discussion with her friends was also highly amusing.
Seemed very natural for them.
The only thing is I wish there was more to this story. Seems dreadfully short. Good job though.
I thought it was cute.
EDIT: Oh, yes, I did think of something! To me, the one thing that rang wrong was "conference room three." I can't imagine Equestrian castles having conference rooms! Maybe a named room, or a room named after a color? The Commander Spitfire Council Chamber? The Blue Cabinet?
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If you read the fine print in Tiny's first comment, you'll see who he thinks it is.
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*who she thinks it is.
I'm still pretty new on here, so I don't expect anyone to know my gender yet.
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I gotta ask though, are you into Dislestia? If you are, then check out my story "Wedding of the Century".
Heh heh. Sorry, I didn't know.
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Indeed I am, 'tis a good ship. I'll have to give that a look later.
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Thanks. Hope you enjoy it. Oh, and I meant "Wedding of the Millennium".
I'm very happy to see that the downvotes have mostly stopped, especially because it had so many to start with. I don't necessarily LOVE FlashLight (SoarinDash is best ship) but I know how it feels to get downvotes simply because Flash Sentry is in a story. It's not really fair. Now that I see you have a much better rating than before, I can say it's well deserved
4483412 Especially pony Flash. He didn't do anything wrong. I like pony Flash, though I'm not too fond of human Flash. Human Flash was too 'perfect'.
4485146 Even then, human!Flash was a nice guy supporting character who Twilight found to be kinda cute. If the writers had taken the time out to develop him it would have left less time for the actual main characters.
I love how every FlashLight fic gives Flash Sentry a whole different personality since he doesn't have one.
Deleted scene from the Avengers:
Ok... Just... Lol.
*insert Popeye laugh here*
Oh and one minor thing: you have "how do deal" in your description instead of "how to deal".