//------------------------------// // Love Between Two Lovers and the Crystal Empire Princess // Story: Crystallized Rainbows // by My Rainbow Dash //------------------------------// Previously "Hey Clipper." He turned around to see Wave and the other stallions approaching. "Mind if we come along?" Soarin blinked in confusion. "Why?" The stallions chuckled. Rapidfire wrapped an arm around Soarin's neck. "So we can see what your mare's up to." "Mind if we join as well?" The six stallions turned to see six mares approach them. ||||| Soarin's brow ran flat. He puffed his cheeks out and rolled his eyes. While the five stallions and six mares glowered at one another, Soarin took the advantage to slip away and walk off to his room. He sighed as he entered and locked the door so they couldn't enter. Soarin cracked his neck and looked at his bed to see a letter on top of it. He smiled, jumped onto his bed, and tore the letter open. He took the letter out of the envelope and read what was written down. "Look out the window" it read. So he did and gasped at what he saw. The head of a mare, who was upside down so her rainbow mane fell. Soarin smiled and walked over to the window and opened it. The mare flipped so she was right-side-up and flew into the room while closing the window behind her. Soarin could only stare at the beauty before him. She walked a little closer and he tackled her to the floor. She nuzzled him under his chin so he felt her touch. He sat up and pulled her with him. He cupped her cheek and she nuzzled into it. Soarin's heart was rattling in his ribcage. She removed his hoof from her cheek and squeezed in a loving gesture. She rested her forehead against his and closed her eyes while wrapping her arms around his neck while he wrapped his around her waist. She pulled him in for a deep kiss. The stallion tilted his head so he could bring the kiss deeper. He pressed his tongue against the mare's lips and she gladly opened her mouth for him. Their tongues danced together he pulled her closer by putting a hoof on her back. She moaned in pleasure as the stallion slipped his tongue out her mouth had begun peppering her neck with kisses. Soarin opened his wings and lifted the two pegasi onto the bed. Rainbow Dash shivered when the sky-blue stallion began sucking hard on her neck. She threw her head back and arched her back, giving him more space for his hooves to roam her body. He let go of his mare and she flopped back onto the bed. She opened her eyes and the two looked into each other's eyes. Rainbow reached her arms up and touched his cheeks with her hooves. She giggled. "Somepony missed me." They nuzzled each other's noses and Rainbow propped herself up on the pillows of the headrest. Soarin immediately took that as a note for him to lay down. He flopped now and placed his head on her chest. The mare smiled and stroked his mane with a hoof. He sighed and she smiled. "How have you been?" She asked. The stallion sighed. "Not well." Rainbow frowned. "Why? That's not normal for you. You do an amazing job, even when I'm off to save Equestria." The stallion sighed. "Soarin. What's wrong? You know that I don't like it when you act like this." A tear rolled down his cheek and she knew something was up. She let him speak his mind. "I know that you have to leave and do lots of things, but, normally I don't feel this bad as when you go off to save Equestria from crazy things. I missed you, Dash. Even though it's only been a week, I just really miss being in your comfort." The polychromatic mare was surprised by the words coming from the stallion's mouth. He wanted to be with her. Not just that, but to be in her arms, her comfort, her presence. She continued to stroke his mane. She paused for a moment to think of the words she could use next. She looked down at the stallion in her arms who wore a frown on his face. He needed support. Especially from her. She nodded. "Alright." He looked up at her. "You're gonna come with me." His eyes widened. "I see your discomfort and the only way for you to get rid of it is for me to stay by your side. The only problem is that I'm needed at the Crystal Empire." She looked out the window. "It's up to you if you want to go or not." She looked back at the stallion. "It's your choice, Soar." Soarin paused. He could stay and be with the 'bolts, but if he did, he'd lose his confidence and feel as if he couldn't breathe if the mare he loved wasn't around. If he left for the empire with Dash, he'd get all the comfort and love he could ever want and remain in her arms and the touch of her warm body that relaxed him whenever he felt tight and tense. He looked up at the mare and sighed. "I'm going with you. I can't stand being away from you when I feel like my body's going to collapse. I need you, Dash." Rainbow was touched. It may not have been a lot of words, but she understood clearly what he wanted. The stallion snuggled deeper into her chest, taking in all the heat that radiated off of her body. Rainbow placed a small kiss on his head and continued stroking his mane. She heard the sound of a door being unlocked but paid no mind to it. Her only focus was the stallion wrapped and “sleeping” in her arms. She heard a quiet gasp and looked up to see the other eleven bolts looking at her. She gave them a soft smile before returning her gaze to the sky-blue stallion. Soarin groaned and pushed himself up so he had his head under her chin. She saw a smile spread across his lips as she ran her hooves through his mane. The mare looked back at the other pegasi in the room. "Can I help you?" She whispered, making sure she didn't “wake” up the "sleeping" stallion in her arms. Spitfire stepped forward. "Where have you been all this time?! Soarin's been worried sick!" The polychromatic mare sighed. "Like I told Soarin, I've been busy in the Crystal Empire. I was called for something small, but then it grew and now all the ponies in the empire need me to help them with different things. Cadence had sent out a guard to see how you guys were doing, but when he came back and told us the news about Soarin's strange behavior, I decided to take a closer look myself. The guard was right and the goofball had a hard time coping with things while I was gone." Fleetfoot rolled her eyes. "Ugh! You have no idea. He yelled at uth yethterday! For abtholutely no reathon. I thwear, at thith point, I had a feeling that he wath going to punch one of uth. What the hell wath that for!!" Dash tried to interrupt her, but it was too late. Soarin groaned and pushed himself closer to Dash, trying to find a more comfortable position. His body shook a little bit but eventually calmed down. The rainbow mare looked up at the mint mare and glared. Said mare gave a sheepish smile. "Heh heh. Thorry." Rainbow shook her head. "I think that you should leave us in peace. He needs his rest." Blaze was about to interrupt, but Spitfire put a hoof up to stop her. "I agree with Dash. Let's let Soarin be. He's had a tough time already." There was a quiet chorus of "yes ma'am"s and the eleven pegasi left the room. The polychromatic mare sighed in relief before squeaking in surprise when she felt something pull on her neck. Something soft and warm traveled up her neck and she immediately knew what it was. Soarin's sucking on her skin continued and she gave no resistance to it. His kisses rose, up to her jaw where he started nuzzling her. Rainbow moved her head so she could look at him. "You sly stallion." He smirked at her. "Did my acting fool them?" The mare smirked back and she placed a kiss on his nose. "It sure did. Come here you goof." Soarin climbed up over the mare and crashed his lips upon hers. While eating each other's faces, Soarin's hooves began roaming over his mare's body. The strong athletic build was natural for fast fliers like the Wonderbolts. Dash, for one, had a killer body. Her fine-toned muscles weren't rock hard, but they were shown to a point that they were visible when she'd flex. They broke the kiss and panted heavily. They smiled. Rainbow looked out the window and gasped. It was already almost sunset. She sat up as Soarin sat down. She looked over at him. "Hate to break it to you, but if we want to make it to the empire before midnight, we're gonna have to leave now." Soarin nodded and went to pack a few things. After a few minutes, he returned with a full saddlebag, his goggles wrapped around his neck, and a smile on his face. Rainbow smiled back and nodded. The two leaned in for a sweet passionate kiss and enjoyed the feeling of each other's presence. They broke the kiss and the two pegasi lept out of the window and into the sky. ||||| The flight to the Crystal Empire wasn't rushed. It was a smooth, relaxed, and casual ride. No sonic rainbooms were pulled. No quick jumpstarts were given. Just two pegasi on a causal flight till they reached their destination. An hour and a half had passed and they were about to hit the destination of the Crystal Empire. Then, Soarin noticed something sparkling in the distance. He squinted and saw a tall building that looked like a castle. He looked over at the rainbow mare who smiled. She flew down in the direction of the empire and Soarin was surprised at what he saw. Quite a few ponies walked through the streets of the markets. Buying all sorts of things that would please them. Soon they reached the bearer of the empire and what happened next astounded him. As soon as the polychromatic mare walked through the shield, her coat and mane crystalized as if she were a... "...crystal... pony?" Soarin was beyond confused. Rainbow noticed it and giggled. "Oh. Right. I forgot to tell you. How about we talk about it in my room back at the castle." Soarin couldn't speak so his only response was a nod and he followed his mare through the streets of the empire. Even though it was early evening, there were still quite a few ponies wandering the streets. As they passed by, ponies waved at the rainbow mare and said a little good evening to her. She returned the gesture. Soarin spoke. "So, Is it a random thing for you to get waves from ponies in the empire? I mean in Cloudsdale you're a Wonderbolt so it's not that bad but, I still find it strange that that's happening here." Rainbow smiled. "I'll give you more info in the morning. Besides, being out in the open during the day is worse than the night. You'll see how crazy ponies get with me wandering the streets." Soarin was about to speak but shrugged it off. As soon as they reached the bottom of the castle, the polychromatic mare opened her wings and lifted off into the air, which made the sky-blue stallion follow, not knowing where to go. She leads him through one of the castle's many windows and lands in a room. The two heard giggling and Rainbow rolled her eyes. "Oh boy. This is the fun part." Soarin gave her a confused look. "What is?" Rainbow smiled. "How about I show you where to put your things and then I'll show you what I mean." Dash lead him to a medium-sized closet to set his things down and the bathroom that could fit two ponies. With that, she left him to unpack while she left the room to grab something. Once he was finished unpacking his things, he heard more giggling and a sigh of frustration. What he saw surprised him. The cerulean mare entered the room with the baby princess biting and pulling on her mane. Soarin blinked in surprise before laughing and falling onto his back on the queen-sized bed while kicking his legs up and shaking them. Rainbow rolled her eyes before smiling. She fluttered up onto the bed and sat down next to him. She pulled the foal off of her head and onto the bed. Flurry bounced playfully and smiled up at the rainbow mare. It took a minute before the sky-blue stallion controlled himself. Flurry looked up at the stallion in surprise. "Ooooo." She cooed at him in wonder. Soarin booped her nose and she blinked before giggling. Rainbow smiled at the interaction between the two. Flurry turned her attention back to the mare and reached her arms up. Rainbow gladly reached down and picked the foal up and flopped down on her back while placing the foal on her chest. Soarin scooted next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him so she slid over. Rainbow was surprised for a moment before nuzzling her head under her coltfriend's chin. She heard a whine and turned back to see Flurry with watery eyes. The mare quietly gasped and pulled the foal into a hug. Feeling the warm embrace caused the baby princess to relax. Something draped over her back and looked to see the stallion next to the mare wrap a wing over her back. Rainbow shifted so she was laying on her side with Soarin's wing draped over both of them. The two pegasi shifted once more to pull the blanket over the three of them. Flurry snuggled in the warmth of both pegasi and fell asleep. Rainbow stroked her mane and nuzzled her head under her coltfriend's chin. She felt him kiss her upon her before she fell asleep like a candle running out of wax and its wick.