Whenever Ponyville needs a hero, Rainbowdash is on it. Sometimes, however, Rainbow needs one herself. Rarity might not know how to be one, but she has to try.

All things considered, Rarity finds a bitter prom better than a lonely one.

Still, it doesn't make watching her dream school dance from afar any less pitiful. Neither does Rainbow Dash's insistence on hanging around.

Or; misery loves company, and no one loves rejection -- it's a bitter slow dance, really.

Rarity has something important to tell Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash is nervous.
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Dedicated to fourths.

Cover art inspired by this idea and drawn by the fantastic zaponator.

On a particularly bright day, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle wandered through the park, enjoying themselves. They happened to stumble upon a private picnicking area behind a rather obtuse tree, and to their surprise, it was in use by Rarity and Rainbow Dash. They'd normally not pay this much mind, but for two such ponies to be acting so friendly with one another required more attention from the two fillies.

Edited by Socks

When she catches a bad case of pegapox, Rainbow Dash cannot fly up to her cloud home. Grounded and quarantined in Ponyville, she is taken in by Rarity and Sweetie Belle, who vow to nurse her back to health. Can the pegasus survive her well-meaning caregivers long enough for Twilight to find a cure--and why is the weather turning so weird?

Rarity imparts on Rainbow Dash the most important lesson of Nightmare Moon's rule.

First-place winner in the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Contest 67: Pegasus Contest, with the prompt "falling out."

The problem with chasing dreams is that they rarely survive the catching.

Rarity and Rainbow Dash have each followed their dreams to the end. Rainbow doesn't know how to keep going.

A slice of life for a very particular kind of person.

In a heated discussion about appearances, Rainbow Dash accidentally reveals a personal secret! What will Rarity do with this knowledge?...

It can be troubling at times, when you like nice quiet evenings, and your marefriends have a much different idea of fun. But then, being out of your comfort zone is what brought you together.

Written as a part of a group polyamory challenge for the Intelligent Shipping Discussion Group.

In a world ruled by the night, it makes sense that a passionate romance can bloom invisibly in the shadows. A sly, flirtatious touch or a whisper laden with hidden meaning can go unnoticed by the keen, gossip-hungry eyes and ears of the Night Court. But how long can such an affair stay subtle, especially when one of the participants is Rainbow Dash?

NOTE: contains one slightly crass implication

This story was written for prompt one of the RariDash Contest found at http://raridashdoodles.tumblr.com. Thank you to PresentPerfect (https://www.fimfiction.net/user/923/PresentPerfect) and Chudojogurt (
https://www.fimfiction.net/user/248047/ChudoJogurt) for editing and to http://raridashdoodles.tumblr.com for the cover art! And last but not least, thank you to my good friend Multiversecruise (https://www.fimfiction.net/user/222592/Multiversecruise) for inspiring me to write this story, helping out with it a ton, and being an all-around source of good vibes :3