After Rainbow had shown Fluttershy the dating site, they left her on her own to surf her possibilities.
They still had to find Blaze and Starlight.
“As usual, I think the best place to start looking would be our house. We don’t know if we missed something, or if they escaped and went there.” Flash suggested.
“Sounds like a plan.” Rainbow responded.
She opened her wings, and prepared to fly off.
“Wait. Before we go, I have just one more question for you, on the subject we were talking about earlier.”
“Flash, I really don’t feel comfortable talking about this.”
Flash ignored her remark.
“Were you even of legal age to be a prostitute at that time?”
Rainbow sighed, and gave Flash a sad look. She started to say something, but swallowed it.
Then, without answering, she flew off toward their house.
Confused, but also suspicious, Flash flew off after her.
……………………………………
Rainbow touched down on the front porch of their home and walked inside, with Flash close behind.
To their amazement, Blaze and Starlight were sitting on the couch in the living room, totally unharmed.
Starlight turned around to see who had entered.
“Mom!”
She sprinted toward Rainbow Dash, and hugged her as tightly as she could.
“Blaze, how did you guys escape?” Flash asked.
Blaze scoffed.
“C’mon, you think some dumb old changeling cocoon can keep me imprisoned for long? Nah.”
Flash was impressed.
“Me, Rainbow and Soarin struggled inside those things for days on end. It took forever for somepony to come and rescue us!”
Blaze didn’t even turn around.
“I have my tactics.”
Flash realized something.
“How do I know you’re not a changeling?”
“Dad, if I were a changeling, I would’ve imprisoned Starlight by now, and I would’ve attacked you two as soon as you walked in.”
“Hmm. I guess that makes sense.”
Rainbow yawned very loudly.
“Can we please go to bed now?”
……………………………………
Flash stepped out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth, and found Rainbow reading a Daring Do book in bed.
He climbed into bed with her.
“Rainbow?”
Rainbow looked up from her book.
“Yes?”
“I want to talk to you.”
Rainbow rolled her eyes.
“Is this about the prostitution thing again? I thought we were over that.”
“We were, but I can’t help but feel like you’re not telling me everything.”
“What else is there to tell?”
“How long ago did you do that?”
Rainbow put a hoof up to her chin.
“I don’t know…twenty-five years, maybe?”
“…So that means you had to have been about 15 when you did that. You do realize the legal age is 18, right?”
“Yes yes, I know!” Rainbow suddenly yelled.
“Is there a bigger reason you turned to this profession?”
“I told you earlier. Money.”
Flash gave her a stern look.
“Are you sure?”
Rainbow looked down, and sighed heavily.
“Flash, if you really do love me, you’d know that this conversation is making me uncomfortable, and that I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”
Rainbow turned her back to him, and fell asleep.
“Of course I love you. Why would you doubt that?”
There was no response. Rainbow Dash was already asleep.
…………………………………...
When Flash woke up in the morning (or in this case, three hours), Rainbow wasn’t in bed with him.
Groggily, he got out of bed, and trudged down the hallway toward the kitchen. It was there that he found Rainbow Dash sitting at the counter, eating cereal.
“Hey, Rainbow?”
“If this is about that prostitution thing again, you can just turn around, and walk away right now.”
Flash was annoyed.
“How about this: If you truly love me, you’d stop hiding your past, and tell me the truth!”
Rainbow was about to take another bite, but stopped, the spoon hanging in the air in front of her.
“Smart move.”
Flash ignored her remark.
“I didn’t think this would become such a big deal. But if it’s bothering you on the inside, you should talk to me. That’s how most mares get their feelings in check.”
“True, but I’m not any normal mare. For example, a normal mare actually ENJOYS getting a hooficure every once in a while.”
Flash chuckled, remembering the time Rainbow told him about her first day at a spa. That was the time of that ‘Gabby Gums’ incident.
“You don’t mind telling me though, do you?” He asked.
Rainbow sighed.
“Money was a big part of it. But there was one other big reason I did it. You see, I was really popular back in Flight Camp. Being the first filly in history to perform a Sonic Rainboom really helped with your status at school. And as any popular gal at school would, I had a coltfriend. He wasn’t the kind of colt you’d hook up with just to look cool, because I really, REALLY liked him. Well, over the course of many months, he became popular himself, because he was dating the ‘Sonic Rainboom Girl’, which was my nickname. The popularity eventually got to his head, and he cheated on me for someone else. I’ll never forget the day I went to use the mare’s room, and found him making out with her in one of the stalls. The prostitution I performed was mostly to fill the void that he left when he turned on me.”
Rainbow looked down.
“I’m so sorry. That had to sting.”
Before Rainbow could respond, a loud gasp was heard from down the hall.
“Oh my gosh! I didn’t know mom was a prostitute!”
Both of them turned to find Blaze at the end of the hallway. Apparently he had heard Rainbow’s whole entire story.
They ignored him.
“Are you sure you’re okay? Is there anything you want me to do?” He asked.
“No, it’s okay. It’s in the past now. Besides, I still have you.”
Flash smiled.
“Yes. And I would never leave you for any other pony.”
Flash kissed her, and she returned the favor.
“We’ll be together……forever…”
THE END
Author Notes:
I know the ending could’ve been a little more solid, but I think it went well. Pay attention to this part: There will be no fifth sequel!!! However, a reader of mine named ‘forleaf’ is writing a bonus sequel about Fluttershy in her dating pursuit. It’s called, “Once Bitten, Twice Fluttershy”. He’s writing the story, and I’m proofreading and editing it. In my opinion, it’s very good so far!
The next story I will be writing is called “Saving Chunks”. It’s a Minecraft crossover where Rainbow Dash gets caught in the cubic world of Minecraft, and goes on great adventures with Steve!
We all (even me) will be awaiting my return!