//------------------------------// // Decisions // Story: These Lives We Live // by Sir_Fredrick //------------------------------// Ugggghhhh. Wake up. No. Sleep. No. Gotta wake up. Its hot. Rainbow Dash groaned, rolling around on her bed. Why is it so hot! Gotta get outta bed. She rolled until she dropped from the bed's surface onto the hard wood floor, still wrapped up in blankets. The surprisingly hard impact of the floor awoke Dash from her blurry semi-conciousness. "Ow. What the heck? Why are my floors made of-Oh." She said, realizing she wasn't at home. "Where am I? Augh! So HOT!" Dash threw off the blankets covering her, letting the heat escape from her body. "Ahhh. Much better." Dash laid on her back, and heard the clip clop of hooves ascending stairs, and turned her head lazily to look. "Ah, good afternoon Rainbow Dash." Twilight said. "Glad to see you're finally awake. You've been sleeping all day." Ooooh. Right, came to Twi's because of the whole wall problem. Gosh she's hot for doing that...awesome. I meant awesome, Right? Yeah, She's awesome for doing that. "Oh uh, hey Twi. Guess I really did fall asleep, huh?" Twilight giggled. "I'm just glad it worked." "Glad...what worked?" Dash squinted suspiciously. The unicorn giggled some more. "The sleep spell I placed on the fire logs." She said with a prideful chin raised. "When did you....." Dash's head shot up with realization, and she stared at her friend. "You mean your failed pyroki-whatsits wasn't actually-" "Nope. Sleep spell. I'm actually quite good with pyro-kinetics. I'd be a pretty poor understudy of Princess Celestia if I needed Spike for something as simple as lighting a fireplace." Twilight giggled again. Dash dropped her head and splayed across the floor. "I don't. Believe it. Twilight Sparkle. Pulled a fast one on me. ME!" Rainbow Dash covered her eyes with her hooves. Waiiiiit a minute here....yeah. "Oh, how will I ever live this down!" She said with an obvious over exaggeration, that made Twilight tilt her head. "I'll have to hand in my daredevil's license!" Dash slowly rolled over, and planted her forehooves to the ground. "I'll never be able to join the wonderbolts now! Unless..." Rainbow was crouched and ready to pounce before Twilight realized what was going on. "I silence the only loose end!" Rainbow yelled as she jumped at her friend. "Ahhh!" Twilight screamed and recoiled, but it was too late, and Dash crashed into her sending the two rolling across the floor. "Rainbow!" Twilight couldn't help but laugh out loud as the two ponies tumbled over each other. "Don't resist Twilight! You can't-" "Rainbow!" Twilight shouted in a panic. huh? In that moment, both ponies rolled off the edge of the upper level of the room. Twilight was on the bottom. FUCK! Fix-it fix-it fix-it fix-it fix-it fix-it fix-it fix-it! Rainbow Dash used momentum and her flared wings to flip, and steady herself into the bottom position. She beat her wings in reverse in a futile attempt to cushion the blow. She hit the floor back first. The impact wasn't nearly as hard as she had thought it would be. Is Twilight okay!? "Rainbow! Are you okay?!" Dash looked up, and for the second time that day, saw her purple friend standing over her with worry on her face. Good. She's fine. Now... With a beat of her wings, and swing to her left, Dash toppled her friend and rolled over, taking the dominant position. She brought a hoof to her own chest, and put on her best villain voice. "Now, miss Sparkle. I hope you've realized how impossible escape is." Rainbow Dash glanced down at Twilight with one open eye. She still looked worried, and a little confused. Come on Twilight! Play along! "You're my prisoner, and until I decide how to deal with you," Dash placed her hoof on Twilight's nose. "You aren't going anywhere." "Uhh...well, uh....You won't uh, get away with this! My partner, Spike, still has the key to the whole thing! And you'll never find him!" Not....bad. "Oh, don't worry. I'll have him in my clutches soon. He wont escape my minions!" "Hey Twilight? You up here?" Spike appeared at the top of the stairs, as if on cue. He stared at the two ponies he had interrupted. "Uh...what are you two doing?" Rainbow Dash jumped, and in a flash held Spike up in the air. "If you don't return what you stole from me, your little assistacant here will meet an unfortunate end." "Aggh! Twilight! Don't worry about me! Save yourself!" Wow. Little guy catches on quick. "Let him go you...you-" "Pah! And what are you going to do? Your magic has no effect here! You're powerless!" Rainbow yelled down at the unicorn, holding the dragon in her hooves like a hoofball. Twilight's horn started to glow. "I'm sure I can..." Twilight faltered, as if casting was causing her extreme physical stress. "Manage...something!" "Hah! Nice try, but-" Spike vanished from her hooves in a flash of light. "Hey!" Rainbow looked around the room for the missing dragon. "Aha! She dashed down to Spike, who lay flat on the floor below her. She reached to grab him, but just as she reached where he was, he vanished again. Again Rainbow looked around the room, searching for the elusive dragon. "I got her Twilight! Now!" Spike jumped on Rainbow Dash's back, and held her in the best choke hold he could manage. He whispered some instructions in her ear. Dash liked his idea, and complied, standing on her hind hooves, beating her wings in psuedo-resistance. "Your evil reign is over! For Equestria!" Twilight shouted, and charged at the vulnerable pegasus. Rainbow stifled a laugh at Twilight's overzealous acting. At least she's more enthusiastic about it. Twilight lowered her head, pointing her horn at Rainbow's chest. "Hngg!" Dash grunted, as the shining purple knight, Twilight Sparkle plunged her horn deep into The evil Commander Rainbow Dash's heart. The royal squire, Spike Drakescale released his chokehold, as Twilight pulled her bloody horn away, and Dash fell to the floor. "This changes nothing." The commander said with her dying whisper. "Celestia still governs over the earth ponies with an iron hoof. When will the unicorns see the betrayal their princess has gifted to them. When will...will...." "She's dead Twilight. What do we do now?" Twilight stayed silent, staring down at her defeated foe. "Twilight?" Rainbow opened her eye a crack, and watched her friends. Come on Twi....think of something with that big sexy brain of yours. And your adorable eyes, and that hot flank....damn I just want to snuggle her forever. Not now brain, shut it! Ah well, I guess she's stumped, it was fun while it lasted. Rainbow flared her wings. It was the only warning she gave before she tackled Spike and Twilight to the floor. Using her momentum, she rolled over top of them, knocking into one of the small bookcases filled with some of Twilight's personal books. She jumped up and stood over her friends triumphantly. "Hah! That was fun guys. Good acting Spike. You might need some work though, Twilight. All in all a solid performance." Spike giggled as he sat up. "That was awesome! We gotta do that again!" "Another time, Spike." Twilight said, dusting herself off, with a silent smile on her face. "Now was there a reason you came up here?" "Oh, right, the princess sent you a letter Twilight." Spike said, pulling a rolled and sealed parchment from his person. Where....was he hiding that? "Ah, thank you Spike." Twilight said, taking the sealed scroll in her magical grasp. She unraveled it, and began reading it to herself. Her eyes darting from side to side, running down the larger than usual scroll. "So Twilight. Wanna hangout? I got nothing to do for the rest of the day." Said Dash, stretching her legs. "Hold on Dash. This is important." "Well," Spike started for the stairs. "You two do whatever. I got errands to run." "By yourself?" Dash asked. "uh...yeah?" "Can I come with?" Rainbow hovered over the dragon. Spike stopped at the top of the stairs. "No! its uh, important dragon....guy stuff." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "What kinda guy stuff?" "Just.....stuff. Kay gotta go!" Spike turned on his heels and ran down the stairs. "Well that was....odd. Don't you think Twi?" Rainbow turned to the unicorn who was still entranced with her letter. "Oh. Right." Dash gave a heavy sigh, and flopped to ground, laying on her side. Bored bored bored. So boring. Looking for something interesting, Rainbow noticed the books she had knocked from their shelves. Oops. I should probably clean that up...Later. She glanced over at Twilight again. Wow. She is really into that letter. Letters are usually pretty boring. And long. I guess its from the princess though. Well one of the princesses. I always forget about Luna. I wonder what its like to be Celestia's personal student. Probably awesome! I bet Twi knows a lot about her......I bet she knows a lot about Twilight. I wonder what their relationship is like. Stop it! They're teacher and student! Or maybe Twi sees her like a mother. They're definitely not......that way. Wow, I cant believe I'm jealous of the princess. Or am I jealous of Twilight...You like her. Yes. Okay, I like Twilight Sparkle, one of my best friends, in maybe more then just a sexual way. Damn it, why was that so hard to admit? Should I just ask her on a date? Yeah... I guess I might as well. And what's she going to do? Say no? To me? No Way! You got this Dash......just ask her. Nothing will get in your way. "Phew. All done. Looks like the princess wants to see me for important business. Now what were you saying Rainbow?" "Huh?" Dash snapped away from her thoughts. "Oh uh, I......Hey can I ask you something?" "Sure. Anything Rainbow." Twilight levitated her letter over to her desk, and sat attentively. "I'm all yours." She said with a beaming smile. Its just that, uh...Stop that adorable smile. Stop it!Would you wanna... Come on, who are you, Fluttershy? You got this Dash. She's yours! "Would you- "Hey where's Spike?" Twilight asked, looking a round the room. "He went out said it was guy stuff." Dash said quickly. "That's gotta be code for: being Rarity's personal slave for the day." Twilight sighed. "Go on Dash." "Will-" Rarity?......RARITY!!! "OH HORSEAPPLES!!" Dash yelled. "...I'm sorry?" Twilight asked quizically. "Ooooooh no." How the heck did I forget about Rarity! "Dash, is everything all right?" Twilight put a hoof on her friend's shoulder. "No! Ah! I mean, yeah. Everything's fine. Look I gotta go. I just remembered I've got....weather, stuff." "This late in the day?" "Yeah, uh..." Rainbow jumped up to the higher level of the bedroom. "The weather scheduling is weird. Look I gotta go now." Rainbow ran over to the window by Twilight's bed and pushed it open. She flared her wings, and prepared to bolt. "Rainbow wait-" Dash shot out of the library as fast as she could. "How could I forget about Rarity like that! I'm the worst kind of pony!" Rainbow zoomed through town at a high velocity. The weather team had cleared most of the clouds from last night's storm, and the sun was already low in the winter sky, and the night chill would soon set in again. The carousel boutique came into view, and Dash skidded to an aerial halt. "Wait, what am I doing? I can't just barge in there, expecting her to forgive me!" Forgive you? You haven't done anything wrong! You're blowing this out of proportion Dash. "Okay. Slow down, and lets think about this for a second." Rainbow said, grabbing her head with her hooves. She spotted a fair sized cloud leftover from the night before just above her, and spun over onto it. "Okay. All right.....Okay. ALL RIGHT! What do I do?" Dash said, still holding her head. First, what happened? I FORGOT about Rarity, and tried to ditch her, one of my best friends, for another of my best friends! How do you forget about a pony you've been with for months! "Been with", might be a little strong for what we have. Regardless, its still deplorable! "Okay. How can I fix it..." Get Rarity's permission to date Twilight? Get her permission!?!?! That has to be the dumbest thing you've ever thought Dash. I guess I'll just have to... "Break up with Rarity..." Rainbow Dash let out a long and drawn out groan. "So I'm officially dumping one of my friends for another?" its not like me and Rarity are married. We just, fool around every so often. Heck, I was counting on her breaking it off eventually. It still feels wrong... Well what are you going to do? Keep it up, stay with Rarity, forget about Twilight, and lie to everyone, including yourself? Dash planted her face in the cloud, and let out another muffled groan. "Fuck!" Dash lay with her face buried in the cloud for long minutes. When she finally lifted her head, it was darker than she remembered. "Enough thinking. I just gotta get this over and done with." Rainbow dashed from her cloud, dispersing it with the force of her take off. She reached the Boutique in seconds. Opening the window she usually entered through, she landed gently in Rarity's room. "Rarity! Rarity, you here?" The window shut behind her, and as Dash turned to look, she was pounced upon. Rainbow Yelped in surprise, falling to the floor. "Rarity!" "Ooh, Rainbow Dash. How romantic. Storming into a ladies room on a cold, wintery night to keep her safe. Keep her," Rarity leaned down to whisper in Dash's ear. "Warm." This isn't happening. I came here to-Oh Celestia what is she doing! Rarity nibbled Dash's ear tenderly. "Ah. Rarity. Stop that..." Maybe....just one more time? Rarity ceased her biting. No! I couldn't do that! It'd be.....wrong? "Come now Rainbow Dash. You're being much more reserved than usual." Rarity said in her usual sultry tone. "Oh, Its just that....uhh....." How would it be wrong? You're not dating Twi. You haven't even asked her yet. But- Rainbow's mind blanked as Rarity kissed her lips, gently, at first. I can't! I've gotta put an end to this! Rainbow pushed Rarity off herself. "Rarity, look I-ahh!" Rarity levitated Dash up with her magic, and threw her, unceremoniously, onto her bed. Never mind how hot that was! You've gotta....uhh Rarity stalked up to Rainbow Dash, slowly. "You're not going to disappoint a lady, are you dear? You might just," She leaned into Dash's ear again. "Break my heart." Maybe just........one more time? "Don't keep me waiting, Rainbow." Rarity gave Dash another peck on the lips. Rainbow looked deep into Rarity's Azure eyes. She sighed. "I am the worst kind of pony." Dash lunged forward, pinning Rarity to the bedsheets.