//------------------------------// // Stained Fury // Story: Road to love // by Mes Amis //------------------------------// As a rainbow streak hit him and sent him flying, Rainbow slammed Dante into a nearby flower stand causing him to lay down on his back and Rainbow Dash to get on top then slamming her fore hooves on his face. “You...back…stabbing…weasel!!” Rainbow yelled angrily each time she slammed her hooves on Dante’s face. Each punch she threw at him made him bleed more and bruised him. Unknown to the two of them, ponies gathered around them and watched the fight going on between them. None of the ponies who gathered around bothered to stop the fight but watched in horror. ___________________________________________________________________________ Reda did what he does in his free time, strolling around town greeting other ponies he knew and some he doesn’t know. As Reda began walking towards where Dante got slammed, he noticed a crowd surrounded him and heard some insults being yelled out by a voice he found to be familiar with. Some were bad and some that anypony wouldn't dare to say. Reda ran up to the crowd full of ponies then pushed them away to see. What he saw was his best friend bruised up and bleeding from his snout and mouth, and a furious Rainbow Dash on top of Dante throwing punches at him and then choking him not even stopping. Reda began to use his magic without hesitation to separate Rainbow Dash and his injured friend. “Nothing to see here!” Reda commanded the crowd while holding her back. With that the entire crowd that surrounded them, walked away from them and got back from whatever they were doing. Reda continued to hold Rainbow Dash back with his magic but began to struggle as she tried to get out of his grasp. The more she tried, the more Reda struggled. “I knew I should’ve stayed in magic school." Reda grunted holding Rainbow Dash. Dante got back up while coughing out blood and limped to a nearby wall to support himself. “You good for nothing lying cheater!” She shouted at the top of her lungs causing Reda to let go of her. “Whoa, what’s going on here!?” Reda asked, in shock letting go of her. As for Dante, he tried to recover from his injury then coughed out blood so he can speak. “What in the hay are you talking about!?” Dante shouted angrily at Rainbow Dash. Reda stood there confused wearing a dumbfounded look on his face to what the two were talking about. “Fluttershy trusted you, and you throw away all she’s done for you by going out with another mare behind her back?!” She said pained and furious tone. “Wait, another mare?! What are you blabbering about?!” Dante asked shocked. “Yeah Rainbow Dash, what are you talking about? Did somepony put anything on your drink this morning?" Reda teased in a joke tone. “Reda, this isn’t the time for jokes.” Rainbow growled “Somepony is getting moody today." Reda muttered to himself Rainbow rolled her eyes and let out an annoyed sigh, the fact she wanted to do the same to Reda only worse because of how annoying he was starting to get. So to avoid that, she simply ignored Reda to avoid beating him up and then turned to her attention to his beat up friend, Dante. “Why would you do that to your own fillyfriend and most importantly, my best friend?!” Rainbow shouted through all her rage almost making her to break down into tears. “What do you mean another mare?” “I saw you hugging another mare at the train station earlier, and don't think I didn't see how happy you were to see her!” She continued to yell at him. “You mean Dante’s sister?” Reda interjected as Rainbow Dash brought it up. “Sister?” "Is she that red mare across the street that you're talking about?" "Yes." “Yeah, that's Dante’s sister alright. I met her this morning. Why did you attack Dante anyways?” Reda tilted his head. After Rainbow Dash heard what Reda said, she immediately took a quick look at Dante to see what she had done. Dante’s injuries were worse than she and Reda had expected, blood coming at out both his mouth and snout followed by the bruises all over him. She immediately went up to Dante and put her head under his forehoof to help him back up. Reda also did the same; he put Dante’s forehoof over his neck to support him. “I’m…sorry…for what I did to you.” Rainbow Dash stammered sounding like she wanted to break down into tears. “You don’t have to apologize okay, he’ll be fine” Reda wanted to lighten up the mood while holding Dante. Dante started to worry about Fluttershy, thinking that he cheated on her. When Reda began to walk away from Rainbow Dash to find some help, he stopped Reda in his tracks and asked Rainbow Dash a simple question. “Does Fluttershy think I’m cheating on her?” He asked worried. ”Yep. And it’s not pretty.” “Please go to her cottage and just tell her everything.” Dante said coughing. After that Rainbow Dash left to Fluttershy’s cottage leaving a rainbow streak behind. “C’mon Dante lets go.” Reda left to find help while holding him and then to walked where his sister was at.   _____________________________________________________________________________ “Where’s Nurse Redheart when you need her?" Reda ranted. “You realize that my sister studied medicine at the Canterlot University. I think she might help me with these injuries.” Dante stated. Reda understood what he mean't so he went to where his sister was sitting at. After Dante and Reda met up with Scarlet, Reda lowered Dante in front of his sister causing her to put her hoof on her mouth and a tear to roll down her face due to the injury on her brother she encountered. “Think you can help him?” Reda asked a little worried. “I'll see what I can do to help him.” Scarlet said. Reda picked up Dante to take him to his home while Scarlet followed him. As the three of them were at the front of Dante’s door, Scarlet opened the door and went inside as Reda followed her. He then dropped Dante on his couch and let Scarlet to do her job. “Thanks for helping him.” Scarlet cheerfully thanked him as she hugged him. After she let go of him, she blushed a little of what she did. Reda then made his way to the door until Scarlet flew in front of him. “Where are you going? Aren’t you going to help me with my brother?” Scarlet asked. “I would love to but I got to get back.” Reda replied. As Reda made his way out of the door, he looked back and wanted Scarlet to know something. “I know we just met but would you like to hang out sometime? I'd like for us to know each other a little more.” Reda said. “I would love too.” Scarlet happily replied. “Um, good. See you later.”