On a rainy day, a yellow pegasus looks out the window and her heart feels heavy.

Something is missing...

Something important...

But what?

***A Flutterdash story proofread (with deep thanks and total respect) by FlutterDash7

Once Fluttershy realizes her cutie mark has to do with animals, she wishes to move to Ponyville. However with things stopping her, she starts to lose hope, happiness being sapped from her life. However, Rainbow Dash decides otherwise and does everything in her power to make her smile again.

Story takes place two months after Rainbow's first sonic rainboom in Cloudsdale, back when they were fillies.

(One-shot, but I am continuing due to demand)(has some adult situations, but didn't know if it deserved the sex tag since it wasn't detailed.)

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy have had a rocky relationship, with ups and downs over the course of years, and Rainbow's ready to call it quits for good. As she stands at the door, willing herself to knock, there's something holding her back: she's still in love. Love alone isn't enough to make it work, but as their relationship threatens to end forever, they have one last chance to make sense of it all.

And Rainbow Dash can't stop remembering.

Editing by Formerly Committed and Shellsh0cker.

Winner of the FlutterDash Group Contest: Conflict judges panel.

It's that time of year again! The leaves on the trees are turning all sorts of warm wonderful colors and soon the ponies of Ponyville will take up their positions for the annuel Running of the Leaves. The competition has grown into quite the friendly competition between two ponies in particular: Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Yet for some reason this competiton seems to have had an odd effect on Fluttershy, who seems to have been rather down as of late.

Join Rainbow Dash as she attempts to cheer up her friend and get to the bottom of what's eating at the gentle yellow pegasus.

With her official audition for the Wonderbolts only a week away, Rainbow Dash has been pushing herself far beyond her limits, and it's beginning to take a toll on her body. Fortunately, Fluttershy has just the solution for the stressed-out pegasus: a tried-and-true method of relaxation that's worked on her for years.

And she's determined to try it out on Rainbow Dash, no matter what.

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Cover © Joey-Darkmeat

I love Rainbow Dash.

I've loved her for so long.

But now she's been around less and less.

At first I was okay, but things are getting worse.

Now I need to know the answer.

The answer to the question I'm hesitant to find an answer for.

Storms can be both of the physical and mental kinds, both hazardist in their own ways. One ravages the land, destroying homes and property and leaving a physical scar. The other ravages the mind and soul, sometimes leaving scars that can't be seen and hurt just as much.

Rainbow Dash is one of the toughest ponies in Ponyville and she got that title by not letting anyone see her hurt or get hurt. She is unprepared to face the pain of the past when it comes to dealing with the future; it will take the help of a long time friend to be able to move forward.

Scootaloo has been running from her own pain and troubles for a while now, unwilling to let anyone see the hurt she had suffered. Hiding her own tragic past, she lives a life of fear and on the edge of being caught by that painful past. Can her idol and friends help her see that it's ok to feel and stop running?

This takes place in the same 'universe' as the rest of my stories; The Adventures of the Cutie Mark Crusaders - Fillies on a Mission!, A 'Not So Simple' Simple Life , The Party Animal and the Bookworm, and A New Kind of Party. It's not required to read these other stories to understand this one but it would give you the full picture.

Co-made with Gwg, who helps with story, ideas, and editing/reviewing this story.

EDIT(12/2/14): It's come to my attention that some are displeased with the CMC chapters (both as a shipping and as a break in the FlutterDash story). I would like to take this moment to point out how this is a story about FOUR ponies and their growth, not just the older ones. I do understand how this can seem abrupt in change however and shall mark the chapters accordingly.
Next to the chapter numbers, I will place letters showing who the main focus will be on. FS = Fluttershy, RD = Rainbow Dash, SB = Sweetie Belle, and S = Scootaloo. 'All' will be used when all four are in the chapter and have equal importance to it.
Meanwhile, I will make and link blogs that correspond to whatever 'hiccup' readers have mentioned in the comments with reasons of why I wrote/did whatever in the story, so that it doesn't take up lots of room in the story or comments section. If you wish to talk/discuss anything on that particular topic, please see the corresponding blog about it. I do appreciate the comments and opinions though, and will try to respond properly to them.

If you don't like something adn give the story a thumbs down, please explain why with a message or comment.

For the past four months, Fluttershy had been keeping two secrets from her friends. One of which being that she now has a night job at a small, strange, gothic bar known as the Poison Apple. The other being that she is still part vampire fruit bat, hence why she has the job in the first place. Now with her friends showing up, an entire evening will change everything. Especially with her feelings for Rainbow Dash.

Co-written by Poison Cure.
Edited by Lathier.

Due to consequences of an experiment gone wrong, Rainbow Dash has gained superpowers and has taken up the mask and the cape to bring justice and peace as Mare-do-well.

This particular day, in which our story unfolds, our hero comes home to an empty apartment, preparing for an evening of solitude and slacking. But things change quick! The maresignal lights up the sky! Some foul play is at work, and once again, the silent superhero must get into action to save Ponyville from the evil things threatening.

A bank heist/hostage situation is the works of Mare-do-wells archenemy, the only mare she never seems to catch. It is time for a showdown.

But is that really all there is to this story?

Inspired by Kim W. Andersson and his brilliant comic "Love hurts#12". And this Ponyville is pretty much a small Gotham city. Just so you know.
The cover picture is something I found on google, I don't know who the artist is. Sorry.

Edited by Nopony Important. Invaluable help! Thanks!

Slightly rewritten on December 8 2014.

Southern Equestria is where you could find the old fashioned ways the ponies long ago believed. From religious views, to laws and racial views. Those are only the few reasons why Southern Equestria is much different than the north. When the Mane 6; minus Applejack for working reasons, take a trip down to the South, searching for the next location the map tells them to go the craziest thing happens that not even Twilight's prestigious roll as Princess of Friendship could resolve.

They get arrested, now they must do everything in their power to return back to the North.

*Inspired by the film O' Brother, Where Art Thou*