“Prop….”
The planepony was awakened late one rainy night, a ghostly voice ringing out to her as she slept. The mare powered on instantly at the sound of the all-too-familiar voice, her eyes going wide.
“W-Wing!?” She squeaked, looking around the bedroom of her little doublewide with wide, glowing eyes. The voice giggled, ringing out to her like birdsong, though the sound sent a chill through the plane’s body. “W… Wing…?” She repeated, though more weakly this time. “Is… Is that really you…?”
“Why don’t you come on out and see for yourself~?” The voice hummed. There was no mistaking it now. It was Wing, her soft, chirpy voice uncannily clear and vivid to Prop’s ears. The planepony scrambled out of bed and rushed through her bedroom door, before quickly glancing around, then burst out the door to her doublewide.
There was no way. Wing had passed away months before, with Prop, Polaris, and Saphira all by her side at the very end… Prop had held the little mare’s hoof as she faded away. It couldn’t be. She looked around, then glanced out of the door to Polarisoft’s hangar… And her eyes went wide at the sight of a bright, ethereal glow emanating from the runway, its source blocked by the edge of the hangar door. She took off at full gallop towards the source of the light, then skidded out onto the wet runway… And the sight she saw as she looked nearly made her heart stop.
There, halfway down the runway, sat Wing. She was full of youth again, appearing just as she had the day Prop gave her her first plane… Except…
Spread out from Wing’s sides, standing proud and majestic at attention… Was a pair of massive, gorgeous, glowing white wings. She wore a melancholy, gentle smile, and… Just above her head, Prop could see a golden, glowing ring hovering just above her mane— A halo.
“Hey there, snugglebutt~” Wing finally murred, standing up and slowly plodding towards a shock-stricken Prop, who had frozen solid at the sight of her departed lover.
“Buh… I…” Prop slowly sat down as Wing finally approached her, blinking at the sight of her. “You… You’re not… Real… Th-There’s no way, this… This has to be a-a dream…”
Wing just giggled again, and leaned up, before pressing her lips to Prop’s in a soft, gentle kiss, and the electric buzz that pulsed through Prop’s body at the sensation was unmistakably real. The little pegasus pulled back, grinning softly at Prop.
“That real enough for you~?” She purred, poking out her tongue at the planepony with a cheeky grin.
Tears welled in Prop’s eyes, and she grabbed onto the mare and hugged her tight with a tearful, elated squee. Wing laughed heartily in reply, a sound that trilled aloud like bells pealing out for joy, while letting Prop squeeze her tight.
“Oh my goddesses… You’re back! Wing, you… You’re…” She glanced down at the big, beautiful glowing wings, and more tears streamed down her cheeks. “You were right…” She whispered, before looking up at her golden halo. “My… My little guardian angel…”
Wing smiled, and gently nuzzled Prop’s cheek, closing her eyes and softly humming. “Heh… You have no idea how many strings I had to pull to show up like this~” She cooed softly, letting the huge, soft wings slowly twitch and spread out, before gently engulfing Prop in a warm, feathery hug.
Prop let out a soft sob, and buried her face into the little pegasus’s winghug, squeezing Wing tightly to her body. “Wing… Wuh… Wing…” She whimpered, sniffling quietly. Wing nuzzled Prop’s forehead in reply, and hummed softly for her. As Prop began to gently weep into her lover’s wings, Wing chuckled softly.
“Shhh… It’s okay, hun… Heh, Let’s get you out of this nasty weather…” The mare softly whispered, gently rubbing Prop’s back with a hoof. She released her tight hug on the planepony and gently pulled herself free of Prop’s tight grip, with surprising strength.
Prop shivered a bit, then said, "y-yeah, let's go in...", and she stood up carefully. Tiny wiper blades cleaned the rain and her own tears from her eyes as she began to follow Wing back to her home, the planepony keeping eyes on her to make sure she didn't just disappear.
Once they got to her smallish home in the hangar, Wing opened the door, smiling warmly at Prop as she walked inside. Wing followed her in and gently shut the door again, her glow a little bit more muted inside- though she still glowed, enough to illuminate the home.
"Wing, your.... your wings...." Prop quietly said, the planepony enraptured as her lover opened them, slowly flexing the large, feathered limbs. "Yeah... I can fly great now!" She said, matching Prop's excited grin as she turned in a circle in front of her.
"I... what do we...." Prop started to say, before Wing shushed her with a gentle touch to the snout with her hoof. She gently pushed Prop to her bed, and once the silver mare carefully laid onto it, Wing settled down onto the bed, cuddling close to her and smiling fondly as Prop wrapped her arms around her.
"I-I missed you..." Prop said quietly, a weak smile stuck on her face as tiny drips of washer fluid leaked from her eyes, requiring her wipers to keep them clear for her. "I know... it's very rare that a pony is allowed to return, but I'm so glad I could" She said quietly, a few tears staining her own cheeks.
"I-I'm so glad you did~!" Prop choked out, overwhelmed by emotion again as she tightened her hug, burying her snout in Wing's neck as the glowing mare carefully wrapped her wings around her. As Prop let out weak, happy sobs, the halo began to slowly fade away, along with Wing's glow, leaving the mare with her larger wings as she held tightly onto the planepony.
Wing glanced back to see the fading colors, before she began to softly pet Prop, showering the mare with gentle, loving affection as she happy-cried into her fur. When she'd recovered, Wing gave her nose a kiss, then said, "What we do... how about flying?" She asked, unable to keep herself from smiling as she noticed the instant happiness cover Prop's face.
The speed at which Prop leaped out of the bed and ran to the door was impressive enough to make Wing giggle and say, "Wait for me~!" as she trotted out into the hangar with her. She let Prop take her hoof and pull her to the runway outside, the two mares leaning on each other as they stared down it. "You ready?" Prop asked, getting a slow nod from Wing.
Both ponies took off running down the runway, picking up speed before Wing opened her wings and Prop flared her engines. Dual cries of Joy echoed into the night as the two ponies soared into the air, tearing through the skies as they began to fly together like they'd been doing it their entire lives.
As they did, a gentle golden glow began to caress the PolariSoft sign on the other side of the mountain, a set of eyes gazing at the tunnel entrance for the first time in 70 years.