//------------------------------// // The Newest Crystal Pony and the First Story (A Canterlot Wedding) // Story: Crystallized Rainbows // by My Rainbow Dash //------------------------------// Rainbow chuckled as she was being dragged across the courtyard by five spa mares. “Really, it was nothing. I was doing what I was asked.” One of the spa mares shook her head. “No. It’s our gift to you. Also, it was requested by the princess herself to make you a partial Crystal pony.” The rainbow mare knew that there was no getting out of this one now. “Alright, so what’s the process to become one?” A different spa mare spoke. “The process is pretty simple it just takes time for the crystallization to show.” She looked at the first mare who had spoken to her. “Lily, would you and Daffodil prepare the dew bath and massage table? They said mares got to work. She turned to the other two. “Dahlia, Honeysuckle, get the cream is ready for application. She looked back at the rainbow mare. “I’m Marigold by the way.” Rainbow nodded her head. “Alright. Let’s get this process started.” Marigold nodded her head and lead the rainbow mare over to a massage table. “So... What exactly is the process?” “Well, first we have to apply the first layer of cream onto your entire body and mane. Just a little heads up for you.” Rainbow nodded. That would mean her hooves and her... marehood. She sucked in a deep breath and nodded again as she made her way to the table and laid down on her front side. “Are you ready?” Dahlia asked the nervous mare. Rainbow gave her a third nod and took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to relax as much as possible. The five mares looked at one another and all applied some of the creams on their hooves and began rubbing it onto the mare in front of them. Dahlia took her front hooves, Lily and d Daffodil at her back legs, and Honeysuckle and Marigold at her sides. A smile spread across the mare’s lips as the spa mares took control of her body. Honeysuckle and Marigold gently spread her wings so they could cream all the feathers so they too would have the crystal look to them. Once they reached her flanks, Lily and Daffodil gently rubbed her rump and inner thighs. “The stallions are going to find her attractive after this.” They all laughed at Lily’s comment. By then, they’d finished with her back and had to flip the mare so she was lying on her back. Dahlia gave Rainbow a gentle nudge and the mare opened her eyes. “Yeah?” “Would you mind rolling onto your back? We need to start working on your underbelly.” Dash nodded and did as she was asked to do. She sighed as she felt the hooves travel on her body again. Dahlia was gentle as she added the cream onto her face she caressed it and began traveling her hooves up to the rainbow mare's mane. Dash shivered at the touch but relaxed her body as the mares continued their work. As they reached the rainbow mare's hind legs, Lily and Daffodil were gentle as they began rubbing her inner thighs. Rainbow let out a quiet moan which caused the five spa mares to giggle. Honeysuckle and Marigold were gentle as they cleaned up the mare's front hooves in the small hooficure. Seeing how sensitive the mare was, it was good that the five other mares in the room had lots of practice when it came to sensitive ponies. Pretty soon the rainbow mare had been covered from head to hooves in the cream. Something that surprised the other mares was that Rainbow had fallen asleep during the process. They all smiled and let the mare rest as the cream began to harden, which was the whole purpose of it. In the meanwhile, Lily filled up the crystal dew bath which would remove the hardened cream from Rainbow's body. After a few minutes, said mare woke up. She blinked a few times before remembering where she was. Marigold walked up to her. "Don't tell me I fell asleep at the end of the massage." Marigold giggled. "I'm afraid you did." Rainbow pouted but shrugged it off as Marigold helped her get off of the massage table and towards the dew bath. "Watch your step," the light yellow-orange mare spoke as Rainbow slowly stepped into the tub. The warm bath made Rainbow sigh as it released her tight muscles. She opened her eyes as Marigold spoke again. "You'll be staying in here for about ten minutes or so while the dew will slowly remove the cream which should be crystalizing by now. I would also recommend dunking your head in a few times to make sure the cream gets removed from your face as well as your mane." Rainbow nodded and was left alone in the tub as Marigold walked towards the other four mares on the other side of the room who were getting ready for the final step of becoming a partial crystal pony. Feeling a wave of tiredness wash over her, Dash yawned and closed her eyes again as she relaxed in the tub. ||||| Meanwhile, back at Wonderbolts headquarters ||||| The practice had been cut short the day after Dash had left due to Spitfire having to meet with Princess Celestia. Soarin was in his room. He laid on his back on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He heard the sound of a door opening but he didn't look towards it. He knew who it was. "Somepony's definitely missing a certain mare. What's going on, Clipper." Soarin didn't respond at first. Too many thoughts were running through his head before he spoke to the pony standing on the side of his bed. "Nice to see you too, Flatfoot. Now, what are you doing here exactly? I would like to be left alone right now." Fleetfoot pouted. "You're no fun. Anyway. I wanted to ask what's gotten you down in the dumps. Never seen you this moody since you got your pies taken away from you for a week. So, what's up?" Soarin sighed. "If I tell you, would you promise to keep this a secret?" Fleetfoot nodded. Soarin wasn't buying it but sighed and continued speaking. "I know it's only been a day, but I miss Dash. This isn't the first time. I just don't like it when she's not around HQ. She brings a lot of fun with her. The way she laughs makes me feel happy and it brightens my day. Her smile lights up her entire face and I feel like I can't breathe anymore. Then there's her mane. When the wind blows in the other direction from where she's standing, it just acts like a halo on her head. Even though she has a large ego, she's an amazing mare who's so easy to fall for. Sweet Celestia. What has she done to me? I just wish that she didn't have to leave so soon." He waited for his teammate to laugh or make fun of him, but she didn't make a sound. The stallion looked over at her to see that she was staring at him with big eyes. She then smirked. "Wow. You got it bad, Clipper. Maybe we can see if she comes back soon and you can ask her out. If she doesn't, why don't you head over to the Crystal Empire yourself and see how she's doing. That may be a good idea." Soarin's eyes widened. He looked up at Fleetfoot and smiled. "Flatfoot, you're the best," Fleet smirked at the stallion. "Yeah, I know." Soarin snorted. "Don't start acting like Dash. I can totally see her saying that." Fleetfoot laughed. "She says that a lot you know." Soarin nodded. "Yeah, I know. I'll leave you be for now. See you at dinner time." Fleetfoot left the room to leave the stallion in his thoughts. He spoke to himself. "If she doesn't come back in a month, I'm going to go to the empire myself." ||||| Back in the Crystal Empire ||||| Dash had been laying in the dew bath for about fifteen minutes and the hardened crystal cream had melted off of her body. Marigold had to wake the mare again due to her falling asleep again. The two shared a laugh and they walked over to the massage table. Rainbow noticed that the other four mares weren't in the room. "Where are the others?" "They went on a lunch break. I had my break before them so I'm in charge of giving you a massage until they get back." Rainbow smiled. "A massage does sound good. I think I could use one. I've been pretty stiff lately due to all the Wonderbolt practices after all." Dash laid down on top of the massage table and Marigold began massaging the rainbow mare's back. She could practically see the muscle knots. Most of them were underneath her wings which made sense because she was an expert in flying and used her wings a lot. Rainbow sighed as Marigold began working through the muscle knots, patiently loosening them up. Her hooves traveled right below her wing joints and Rainbow's eyes widened as her wings shot opened nearly knocking Marigold over if she hadn't moved just in time. "Aaaiiii!" Dash cried in surprise and Marigold burst into a fit of giggles. "You certainly had a strong reflex. How long has that been there?" Rainbow's cheeks tinted pink. "The only ponies who know about that are my parents. Not a lot of other ponies know about it. I mean, sure, I get messages from time to time, but nopony has gotten to the point of touching directly underneath the wing joint. So you'd be the third pony who knows about it." Marigold smiled. "Your secret is safe with me." Dash let out a sigh of relief and sighed back into the massage. Pretty soon her body felt like jello because of how relaxed and how loose she was. "Wow. That felt awesome. I think I'm gonna need another massage like that every once in a while. Anyway. The last step?" Marigold nodded. "Yes. I suppose we could get started without them, though it would take a little bit longer." Rainbow shrugged her shoulders. "Eh. It's fine. Take as long as you need. I'm just enjoying the relaxation." Marigold let out another small giggle. "I'm glad you like it. Now, let's get you finished up." Rainbow looked down at her hooves for a moment to see that they had a little crystal-like detail on them. She smiled and let Marigold do her thing. She added a bit of cream onto her hooves and set the bottle aside as she turned to face the rainbow mare who was laying down on the table. Rainbow let out a quiet moan as Marigold began digging her hooves into her back. "I need to get massages more often. This feels awesome. Mmmmmmm..." The mare massaging her back smiled and continued doing her work. After ten minutes, the pegasus' upper and lower back was completely creamed. Marigold had left the room so the cream could harden. After another ten minutes, the light yellow-orange mare approached Rainbow again and began working on her hooves. ||||| About half an hour later ||||| Rainbow stood in front of a mirror with five other mares around her. The mare before her looked nothing like the mare she saw earlier this morning. The mare in front of her was a crystal mare with a rainbow mane that was in a beautiful updo. Her tail was slightly curled in a simple style that made her smile. There were no words for the cerulean mare to speak. "It's beautiful." She spoke and turned around to face the five other mares. "Thank you." Tears of joy began leaking out of her eyes and the six mares gave a quick embrace. They pulled apart. "Now," Marigold spoke, "I think it's time that you went outside and got some fresh air as well as show everypony your new style. I'm sure they'll love it. Find some eye-catching stallions along the way." The four other spa mares giggled and Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Sorry, but my heart's already been taken. Too bad he's not here. Oh well, I'll see when I can return to Wonderbolts HQ and enjoy my fun times with my friends. Thanks again." The mares embraced again before Dash headed for the door. She opened it and the fresh air quickly hit her like a wave. She took a deep breath and sighed. "Finally. Fresh air." She turned towards the castle and walked through the market to get back to the castle. She was stopped along the way by a large group of fillies and colts. "You look really pretty, Rainbow Dash." A filly spoke to the rainbow mare. Dash smiled. "Thank you. It's a bit weird seeing myself this way, but I'll get used to it. So, what can I help you all with?" They all bounced in place and a colt walked up to her. "Would it be okay if you joined us at the park? We were wondering if you could play with us. After all, you did save the Crystal Empire and we wanted to say thanks. Would it be okay if you did?" They all gave her puppy eyes and her heart literally melted. "Why of course I would. I'm not the Element of Loyalty for nothing." The fillies and colts all cheered and pulled her along to the park and Rainbow laughed along the way. All the adults who were watching laughed at the scene. Soon the mare and foals reached the park and they immediately sat in front of her. "Alright. What is it that you'd like to know?" A different colt spoke up. "Could you tell us about how you saved Equestria?" Rainbow blinked but smiled. "My friends and I have saved Equestria multiple times. You'd have to ask about one in particular. There was the fight with Nightmare Moon, the royal wedding and the whole ordeal with the changelings, protecting the Crystal Empire when it came back and King Sombra attacked, the battle with Terek and when he stole all the magic from Equestria, and, umm, those are the only ones that come to mind right now. So, which one would you like to hear?" The group of fillies and colts put a hoof to their chins in thought, then chorused, “The battle with the changelings.” Rainbow smiled and began the story. “It started with my friends and I have a picnic back in Ponyville. We were enjoying our time when Spike came running over to us saying that he had a letter from Princess Celestia. The letter was about how my friends and I had to prepare for the wedding. Rarity had to make the dresses for the bridesmaids and the bride, Applejack was in charge of catering, Pinkie was in charge of the party, Fluttershy was in charge of the music, and I had to perform a Sonic Rainboom after the bride and groom said their “I do”’s and kiss in front of all of Canterlot. Anyway, we were all surprised, but we still didn’t know who’s wedding it was. Then Spike gave us a different letter which told us that it was the wedding of Twilight’s older brother, Shining Armor. Everypony was surprised and...” “...she stormed in and we found out that there was a fake Princess Cadence which was the queen of the changelings, Queen Chrysalis. Due to the changelings attacking, the wedding had to be put on hold for the moment until everything had calmed down and the battle was over. So, my friends and I fought our way through and...” “...and thanks to them, the changelings were thrown back into the Badlands so we could have the real wedding. Everything was planned properly this time with the real Princess Cadence. She liked Applejack’s food, loved the music from Fluttershy’s birds, enjoyed dancing with Pinkie, and was stunned with Rarity’s work on the dresses. So the wedding happened and everything went smoothly. Shining Armor and Princess Cadence said their “I do”s, they kissed in front of everypony in Canterlot, and I pulled off another Sonic Rainboom. The party went well and everyone was delighted. We enjoyed dancing and about two hours later, the party was over. I honestly think that it was the best wedding I’ve ever been to. More like the only wedding I’ve ever been to. Heh. Well, that wraps up the story.” All the foals in front of her let out an “aww” of frustration. “Don’t worry. We can hang out tomorrow if you want. Right now it’s late you should be getting home soon. I Pinkie Promise that tomorrow will be just as fun.” They all cheered and hugged her before dispersing in different directions to get home. Rainbow shook her head and flew back to the castle.