//------------------------------// // Crushes and Love Lives Part 4: Rainbow and Zipp // Story: Generational Talk Show // by qiley //------------------------------// “Another day, another talk, and another victim,” Rainbow said upon entering the room. “And that victim is you today, Rainbow,” Applejack smirked. “Wha- WHY?” Rainbow shouted, her mouth agape. “Well Twilight spun a wheel while you were arriving and it landed on you!” Sunny explained, pointing at the wheel of misfortune. As she said, it was pointing right at a drawing of her cutie mark. “No way, that’s not fair,” Rainbow groaned. “I wasn’t even here!” “Don’t worry, the rest of us saw it land on you fair and square!” Izzy chirped. “This really blows,” Rainbow sighed. “C’mon Dashie it’s not so bad!” Pinkie encouraged her pegasus friend. “Yeah c’mon Rainbow,” Applejack chuckled.  “I’ll do it okay? Just let me get comfortable,” Rainbow finally agreed, settling into her chair.  “Now what do you have in store for us,” Twilight smiled. Rainbow sat in silence, looking deep in thought. She was searching the many archives of amazingly awesome stories in her mind, finding one that suited the situation. Perking up, Rainbow finally found one. “I’ll go with that one!” She shouted to herself. “Ooo sounds like it's going to be good!” Pinkie bounced in her chair. “It’s going to be better than good,” Rainbow smirked, “It's going to be AWESOME!” “Of course it is,” Twilight rolled her eyes.  “On with it darling, enough stalling,” Rarity ushered the rainbow pegasus to start. “We’re going back all the way back to flight camp,” Rainbow explained. Hearing this, Fluttershy perked up, shifting uncomfortably in her chair. “It was my last year when I had my first, let's say, roll in the hay.” Rainbow finished with a snicker. “Oh no...” Fluttershy flushed a bit. “Was it a stallion or mare?” Applejack asked bluntly. “We all know it was a mare,” Pinkie smiled. “Wait what?” Sunny tilted her head. “We all know Rainbow swings that way,” Rarity waved her hoof around. “It’s pretty obvious, the way she looks at Spitfire.”  “And Applejack,” Twilight mumbled under her breath. “And who?” Rarity cocked an eyebrow at the purple alicorn. “No one,” Twilight said quickly, awkwardly smiling. “I don’t just like mares though,” Rainbow confirmed, “I swing both ways.” She finished with a shrug.  “Huh,” Zipp nodded slowly. “That's interesting.” “There aren’t that many same sex couples,” Pipp explained. “Or at least we don’t see that many.”  “That’s odd. There’s tons of them here,” Twilight said, looking a little perplexed. “Guess that’s another difference,” Sunny said. “I hate to interrupt but Rainbow still has a story to tell,” Rarity smiled. “Oh right,” Twilight said, smiling sheepishly. “Sorry. Go ahead, Rainbow.” “Where did I leave off?” Rainbow pondered. “Oh right! My first roll in the hay. It was with a pegasus mare, obviously. She was worried and stressed about not passing the final flying exam because she was a weak flyer.” Rainbow shot a quick glance at a certain yellow pegasus in the room. Fortunately for said pegasus, no one noticed. “She even got picked on because of it.” “How horrible!” Rarity frowned. The ponies nodded in agreement.  “I feel like we know the other pegasus in this story,” Pinkie rubbed chin. “I just can’t put my hoof on it though.” “There’s a high chance you do,” Rainbow smirked.  Pinkie shrugged. “Whatever! On with the story Dashie.”  “Well lets just say that a little heart-to-heart and comforting quickly turned into something a bit more… steamy, we’ll say,” Rainbow chuckled, wiggling her eyebrows at Fluttershy. “Oh dear,” was all Fluttershy could squeak out before blushing hard. “I think I figured out who the pony was!” Pinkie chirped. Rarity gasped. “You’re telling me you and Fluttershy were each other’s first?”  “I guess the cat’s out of the bag,” Rainbow admitted nonchalantly. We were each other’s first mares, yes. I’m not sure if Fluttershy is still a virgin though.” “Eep!” Fluttershy yelped as she dove under the table.  “Well I was not expecting that,” Twilight said with a blank look. “Don’t knock it till you try it Twilight,” Rainbow winked at her. “It’s definitely something you should try at least once in life.” “Duly noted,” Twilight nodded slowly. “Maybe I’ll ask Cadence,” she mumbled to herself. “I heard that darling,” Rarity coughed, causing the purple alicorn to flush.  “Heh, sorry,” Twilight smiled sheepishly. “So you and Flutershy, huh?” Zipp looked at the two pegasi. “It wasn’t just a one time thing either,” Rainbow admitted.  “Rainbow, do you have to tell them that?” Fluttershy said quietly, pouting.  “C’mon Flutters, it’s not like we did anything forbidden,” Rainbow rolled her eyes. “We just relieved some stress, ya know?” “Dash is right Fluttershy,” Applejack patted the poor pegasus. “It’s not like we see you two any differently because of it.” “If you say so,” Fluttershy sighed, giving up. “We’re learning all kinds of new things about each other!” Rarity clapped her forehooves together.  “I’d rather have kept that one a secret,” Fluttershy mumbled. “I think it’s cool you and Dashie did that!” Pinkie grinned.  “Exploring one’s self is always a good idea,” Twilight nodded. “The more you learn about yourself, the more powerful you are.”  “I guess so…” Fluttershy gave a weak smile.  “So like, are you and Fluttershy a thing or…?” Pipp asked with a smile. “Really close friends,” Rainbow said slowly. “Rainbow and I are only friends,” Fluttershy nodded, glaring at Rainbow. “You know you enjoyed it,” Rainbow smirked. Fluttershy just stared at the wonderbolt in shock and disappointment. “Well that sure was interesting,” Hitch half smiled.  “Sure was,” Applejack agreed, nodding. “Just spin the wheel please,” Fluttershy pleaded. “Okie dokie!” Pinkie said, giving the wheel a big pull towards herself. The cutie marks spun and spun, slowing down and finally landing on a thunderbolt with a crown above it. “Look like it’s your turn Zipp!” Pipp giggled, earning her an elbow to the side from Zipp. “I hope you all don’t mind a boring story, because I for one don’t have much experience with anything,” Zipp said. “Don’t worry, every story would be boring if it was told after mine,” Rainbow jokingly said. “Good one Rainbow,” Applejack said, rolling her eyes. “How many times has she done this already?” Twilight shook her head, unamused.  “At least five times already,” Sunny answered. “C’mon guys, it was a joke, a joke!” Rainbow quickly said, seeing the agitation on some ponies’ faces.  “Let’s move onto Zipp, shall we?” Fluttershy offered with a smile. “Y-Yeah,” Rainbow said, whistling.  “What are you even going to talk about Zipp?” Pipp said to her sister, cocking an eyebrow. Zipp shrugged. “I don’t really know. That’s why I said it was going to be boring.” “Maybe you can talk about that one time I caught you fooling around with a guard!” Pipp mindlessly suggested. “Pipp! That was supposed to be a secret,” Zipp hissed, punching her sister’s shoulder. “Sorry,” Pipp muttered, rubbing her shoulder. “I was just trying to help.” “You did help, Pipp,” Rarity smirked. “So Zipp, what’s this about messing around with guards?” “You can’t tell anyone about this, ever,” Zipp looked at Sunny, Hitch, and Izzy. “If anyone finds out about this, it might become a huge scandal.” “Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!” Izzy recited, causing the Elements to giggle. “Well would ya look at that,” Applejack smiled. “She learned the Pinkie Promise.” “We promise Zipp,” Sunny and Hitch said in unison. “Guess that means I have to tell you now,” Zipp sighed. “So basically, it was that time of year again.” “By ‘that time’ you mean estrus, right?” Twilight asked. “Yes,” Zipp clarified. “Or ‘heat’ as it is more commonly referred to as.” “Oh dear,” Fluttershy’s face colored. “Ah yes, heat,” Rarity sighed. “Truly an annoyance.” “Agreed,” Sunny nodded. “I usually just hole up in my house when I feel it coming.” “I used to just find the nearest stallion and rut him till I'm satisfied,” Rainbow said with a shrug. “It’s not like they don’t enjoy it.” “Rainbow, that could land you in jail you know,” Twilight face deadpanned as she looked at her pegasus friend. “And you’re saying you haven’t done that before?” Rainbow cocked an eyebrow. “No, no I haven’t actually,” Twilight frowned. “I usually ask them for permission first.” “I probably should've done that,” Rainbow said. “But hey, at least I don’t do that anymore. I like doing it with people I’m comfortable with now.” “Wait a minute Twilight, you just ask random stallions to help you?” Rarity gasped. “B-But you’re a princess dear!” “A princess with needs, Rarity,” Twilight stared at Rarity blankly. “I make sure they sign an agreement though so they can’t tell anyone. Also I make sure everything is safe and I won’t get pregnant.” “Well that’s one way to do it,” Applejack chuckled. “Maybe we can talk about this another time?” Fluttershy offered. “Zipp still has to continue on with her story.” “No, no,” Zipp quickly shook her head. “We can keep going with this if you all want to.”  “You’re just trying to get out of telling the story, aren’t you?” Pipp said, causing Zipp to glare at her.  “I mean it sounds like a pretty normal story,” Hitch shrugged.  “Yeah she probably just lost control of herself because she was in heat and screwed a guard! Simple as that,” Pinkie said, smiling cheerfully. “Well, that was the basic gist of it,” Zipp half-smiled. “Well if that’s the case maybe we talk about our estrus experiences a bit more,” Twilight nodded. “I would like that very much,” Zipp had a grateful look on her face.