Ponyville 2.0
Ponyville, a town that was destroyed by a storm, the people were desperate and becoming ill from poverty the lack of food and decent water supply made it almost collapse. The times were rough and ponies fled the once happy and joyous town. The storm took out most of the town with fires and wind gusts. It was a nightmare and yet one no one was able to wake up from. The terrible day was the cause of the destruction of a once great town. Usually after something tragic or grim were to occur in Ponyville Pinkie Pie, the premier party pony, Would cheer everyone up with a ridiculous party or random song. During the time of the storm though Pinkie Pie was in an insane asylum. So after such a horrific event, there was no one to make the town smile through the loss. The farms all suffered losses in crops and property, the fires scorched the barns and claimed the life of Granny Smith.
Sweet Apple Acres had been abandoned after the matriarch died and the family suffered losses of funds with no money to repair their farm, it was left in complete disarray. The Apple clan had moved away from Ponyville which meant less food for the townsfolk and no more delicious ripe apples to combat the doctor visits. The founding family of the town gone and their hard work wiped out by fate, it was truly saddening.
The fashionista and town drama queen, Rarity, was also a victim of the storm, though she didn't suffer any long term injuries she lost a cat and her business/home all in one sickening blow. The store fell apart and the materials all ruined. She was considered a hero in her time because of her generosity ponies were able to live and trade in gems for food and other goods. Combined with Celestia's personal relief care package to the town it was able to help the town for a while.
Twilight Sparkle had not been in her library and neither had her pet Dragon. The library itself suffered minor damage and the books as well, some were tarnished and others were tossed around by the storm but nothing major happened it seemed the fires didn't reach that point with the Weather team desperately trying to put a stop to the rampant storm.
Fluttershy's cottage was empty of any living thing prior to the storm which was a good thing because the timid mare would have probably stayed and cried as the storm destroyed her home and her animals, she wasn't one for abandoning her little critters. Whatever fate had kept her away bless it because her home was barely soot as the tree-shaped home burned down.
Rainbow Dash was too busy being a world class super star to even have known about the disaster. Had she been there the problem would have been minor and the damages nil. No lives would have been loss and no ponies would have had to suffer. The would be hero was the greatest weather pony bar none and before she became a hot shot celebrity she was dedicated to maintaining beyond perfect weather and absolute safety of Ponyville. The town celebrated her ascension into the Wonderbolts unknowingly celebrating their own doom. The irony of the fact was everyone besides those who knew how hard she actually worked thought of her as a mischievous, lazy, reckless dare devil living in the moment. What they failed to realize is that with the delicacy of weather Rainbow Dash was an absolute master of maintaining and handling it. She had her work schedules always ready so when she 'attacked' the day it was absolutely the right mood for it. She had the weather planned out and which ponies to send where. Any spots she couldn't handle were left to the other ponies which left barely any work for the other pegasi but they didn't complain because free bits is free bits.
The town looked to the sky that day for their savior but nowhere could she be found. The only pony who showed as much bravery as the Wonderbolt Super Star, was her protege Scootaloo. That little filly risked her life helping ponies escape their homes and guiding people to safety. Armed with only a scooter and her wits she managed to save lives but with no homes to shelter her she was forced to leave and return to an orphanage. It was heartbreaking but that was life around Ponyville around that time. Nothing was looking up for the citizens of the once great and joyous place.
Despair struck the poor town that day and continued to follow it. Soon Ponies were moving out or trying to make the best of what was left. Then one day as if by miracle a familiar face returned. Rainbow Dash had showed up just as the desperation of the town grew to where ponies were at each other's throats for hayfries. The town had reserves about her arrival. They all wanted her to answer for the lack of care she showed when that tragedy hit months ago. She didn't even seem to care about the state of the town as she arrived she just asked for attention.
With a town listening in on her command she was able to relay a message that sparked hope into the townsfolk. She generously chose to donate as much bits as needed to get the town back to it's former glory and bring back some of the business and ponies they all loved and missed. It was too good to be true but reality hit when she signed away the documents declaring her donation. The town was happy but they wanted to see what would happen next, she just jolted out of the crowd after talking to a marshmallow pony that fainted at her words. No one bothered to check if the drama queen was alright because that is how she usually reacts to any news.
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That was a week ago when the Cyan mare promised to donate the money and now the town was being worked on as Princess Twilight planned out the work flow with checklists and sheets of papers labeled with all kinds of information. She was in her element. Applejack helped with some minor things being pregnant and having a friend who cared made it hard for her to have people allow her to do any labor. "Darn it Applejack what did I tell you?" a flying cyan Pegasus wearing a construction hat asked when she approached the farm pony. " I said no manual labor till your foal pops out I don't want anything happening to it." She scolded earning her a scoff. The farm pony wasn't a stranger to this attitude it seemed ever since the rainbow maned pegasus found out about her being with foal it was nothing but over worrying and prohibitions.
"I know ya mean well an all but ya have ta relax sugarcube I ain't an invalid jus' yet." She said while trying to get back to helping the towns people. They hired some workers from out of town but being in Ponyville you learn that when a town has a crisis usually ponies come together and help out as much as they can. Rainbow Dash just flew off and continued looking for things to do. She was making sure things were going according to plan. She has footed the bill for the entire rebuild of the town and wanted to make sure her money was well spent. The hit to her main account was huge but she wanted to give back to Ponyville anyways. She had an entire reserve account for 'rainy day's as she called it with money she usually spent on useless and frivolous things. She didn't enjoy being rich as much as other ponies would. She found she wasn't the type of pony with a want for anything other than flying and being in the Wonderbolts. She was always flying so that kept her in a good mood, and she was already a Wonderbolt. Now she had a family to support but the cost of maintaining a family wasn't nearly putting a dent in her account. Stupid money why do they keep putting more in my bank when I don't even need it. I mean I donated to the orphanage which helped in gaining my daughter Scootaloo, well technically she is Fluttershy's daughter till we get married but still my daughter damn it. I donated to the sanatorium to apologize for breaking Pinkie out. I have even took a large bag of bits and tossed it randomly... Why do celebrity's get so much of it when they don't have time to even enjoy it. It's so frustrating. Then my friends are so scared to ask me for things because they think I will feel used. Buck that I don't need the bits I just need enough to keep my family going and other stuffs.
Rarity tried helping using her magic to guide things into position but of course she had to wear something fashionable even if she was going to get dirty... I hate getting dirty... I will need to rewash my coat again. Why must I have to work it's so uncouth. She was enjoying the eye candy as muscular stallions of all kinds were working around the clock. She casually flirted with some of them but they weren't focused on mares. They were focused on getting the job done. They had a dead line with a hefty bonus if they met it.
Rainbow didn't care about costs she wanted Ponyville built fast so she can stop worrying about her family's living situation... Family... I love that word I mean Flutters and Scoots. I can't wait to get married. Oh my gosh I can't believe I just thought that. I am turning soft... oh well I like soft if it means I get free massages from Fluttershy and ... other favors. She was zipping from parts of the town to another all in an effort to over see and report back to Twilight. "So with all this going on as is how much longer do you think till Everything is back to normal or as normal as it can get?" She said wanting a good answer. She has been helping keeping the clouds clear and helping the construction workers. Mean while she has been training for an upcoming performance in Cloudsdale needless to say she has been overworked and Fluttershy's massages can only do so much.
Twilight did some calculations in her head and followed by using a quill to jot down things and suddenly she went into full on Egg Head mode. " Well given the current rate of work and the hours that all the ponies are putting in to help this town I would estimate the date of completion would be in two days, unless someone was to get injured or an accident were to occur." She beamed her pearly white teeth showing. "So in two days we can all have a 'Ponyville is fixed and we all are friends again yay' party that Pinkie is no doubt going to throw." She said with a minor chuckle.
Rainbow Dash wasn't sure about Pinkie, lately she has been randomly stalker-like and usually that wouldn't bother Rainbow Dash but since she rescued Pinkie from an asylum she has been extra careful around her. It wasn't that Pinkie went a little crazy that got her worried it was the content of the crazy that bothered her. I don't want to die at the hands of Pinkie Pie even in some twisted fantasy. That would be so lame. Rainbow Dash was going to Pinkie's first therapy session, not inside the room during the time but just in the waiting room to show support. It was another thing that was causing her stress. Her schedule was either work, work, work, or friends, friends, friends, barely leaving her any time for Fluttertime. Fluttertime is my kind of time.. heh. Fluttertime is a new term coined by Rainbow that basically means time spend with fluttershy either alone or with scootaloo. They went on walks together and had picnics like a family. Usually Rainbow Dash would try to get Scootaloo to start working her wings or they would spend time telling stories. Most of it exaggerated but then again one can never tell.
As the day was drawing to a close Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Bell were helping Pinkie Pie and some other ponies pass out food to the tired workers. Pinkie Pie was her usually bouncy self and was back to making other ponies smile. She was secretly still in need of therapy but she was going to be able to handle it. Dashie is around and I am so happy... she is going to get married and stay here and not disappear and stop talking to us. Everything will be alright.... I hope. Dashie looks stressed maybe it's because everyone needs her attention now. I need to get better so I can't be a pain to her.
Fluttershy was helping out with the food since she wasn't a strong pony she was less suited for working her flank off like her soon to be wife. " Ok every pony let's get your tummy's all filled. " She had a motherly tone and lots of people enjoyed it. Unfortunately for them any lingering looks would earn them some glares from Rainbow Dash. "Oh Dash you need to stop being silly. You know no one can compare to you. Stop being such a jealous head." She said softly and kisses her cheek. Rainbow Dash blushed and smiled with a goofy grin. Some of the ponies in the crowd Awww'ed at the moment while there were some ponies who weren't comfortable with a mare on mare relationship. They usually kept to themselves since Ponyville wasn't a town of hate it was a town of kindness and acceptance. Plus the ponies in question were the ones responsible for all the good fortunate lately. Fluttershy has been helping with the cooking spending all her time helping feed the ponies while Rainbow Dash supplies the bits for the ingredients.
As dinner finished and all the ponies went to the tents that were set up all over the park. The families and extended families all gathered up in their respective groups. Twilight and the rest of the mane six had their own corner of the park for just themselves. Rarity was first to speak up. "I want to shower I smell bad." She whined with her usual dramatic whiny tone. "Stop yer hollerin' already ya think anyone here feelin' all sorts of pretty right now?" She asked annoyed. Rarity decided to juice up the conversation as she usually would. "Well I think Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy are all clean from their constant 'grooming' of each other, why can't any pony groom me?" she said with a mock desire to be cleaned by another pony's tongue. Fluttershy "eeped" from embarrassment and blushed furiously. Rainbow Dash chuckled and nuzzled Fluttershy not afraid to be emotional or sappy in front of her friends anymore. " I can groom you if you want rarity." Spike said with a wiggle of his eye brows. Everyone laughed except Twilight who looked upset "Spike that is gross." She made a weird face picturing her baby dragon licking her friend. " Awww spike wikey, if you only knew what you were offering but it's ok you are just a cutesy wutesy baby dragon." She said playing with his face. "Stop that... I am not a baby.. " he huffed with his cheeks flushed. " Oh spike your cheeks are so red it is most becoming of you... odd I felt like I said that already before." She was unsure of why those words rang through her head but tossed the thought aside since it wasn't gossip or juicy details.
The Cutie Mark crusaders shared their own tent together to give Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy some privacy on these nights. Scootaloo wanted to spend more time with her soon to be legal family. She was already Fluttershy's legal daughter after she was able to sign all the forms. Rainbow Dash would have to wait to be her other mother when marriage came because of the stupid ponies running the orphanage. Scootaloo was upset but at the same time enjoyed her family none the less. It just embarrassed her how gentle Fluttershy would be with her. She wanted to be more like Dash tough and cool. But Fluttershy would always be so soft around her it made her feel sappy. The school was being rebuilt faster than the other buildings since school was going to start back up. She couldn't wait to be finally picked up from school by a loving mother and have conversations about her school life with ponies who cared for her. She was excited about being back in town with her friends more though. She missed her friends badly. The first day they reunited was a happy day. They all hugged each other and Sweetie bell and Applebloom cried. I didn't cry though I just had liquid pride, as Rainbow Dash explained, down my eyes. No tears for the tough girl.
The night settled down and soon ponies were asleep with the thoughts of the next day. Well most ponies were asleep. Two pegasi were awake and sneaking off to find some uninhabited area to have a bit of fun. They didn't care if they had to bathe in rivers until the town was fixed no amount of dirt or grim would make the other not want to spend some passionate pegasi play time together. They wouldn't spend too much time actually on the act itself most of it was constant snuggle and cuddle time. They were catching up on missed time.
They would nibble on each other's ear and gently tackle each other to the ground. It wasn't exactly sexual but it was their time. They had passionate love making sessions when they could sneak one. But life wasn't about sex and they had their own rituals. Rainbow Dash would tickle Fluttershy with her wings before capturing her lips in a heated kiss. Their tails would intertwine as they basked in the moonlight over head. They would whisper sweet nothings and just roll around on the grassy floor. They had no need to rush, they had all the time in the world for that. They just wanted to love one another and keep the spirit of friendship burning through the night. After an hour of pegasi play time they went back to their tent smelling like one another. It wasn't musky as they weren't drenched in liquids. they occasionally groomed each other with their tongues and Fluttershy would brush Rainbow's mane and coat and in turn Rainbow would do the same to the canary mare. It was like two souls that combined into one and split into two bodies. They were happy and complete.
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Just like twilight predicted the job was finished in the allotted time. This meant the bonuses were hefty. Rainbow Dash went to check her bank account and rushed back with an excited grin. "Twilight, Twilight guess what... I finally hit 50,000 bits. Take that celebrity money right in the flank." She said while cheering. She felt like a champion breaking down her wealth. She wanted normality and this was helping. Not being rich would help her feel like working was worth it. Just then she saw Twilight with a confused expression ask. "Are you serious? You are trying to make yourself broke?" She was confused as if she was seeing Pinkie Pie solving Logic Algorithms or something. "I can't believe you spent all this money in a vain attempt to spend all your riches. You do know that you are star with a best selling book, and residuals, royalties and your upcoming show will put a kibosh on your plans right?" She asked as if she was speaking to a sane pony forgetting that Rainbow Dash and thinking weren't on the same page.
Rainbow Dash just grunted before yelling "Oh come on... Your telling me no matter what I will have money just waiting to be spent?" She was hoping that Twilight of all ponies would be able to find some rational end to the income. "So no matter what I do I won't go broke if I stop working huh?" She asked with a tone of defeat.
Twilight rubbed her head confused as to why anyone wanted to suffer. "Rainbow why can't you just save your money up if you don't need it then wait till your kids are old enough and let them inherit it. You don't have to be normal just to feel alright with yourself. You have done so much for the town and other ponies. Enjoy your wealth, make the wedding fancier or spend money on Fluttershy get her a nice gift or something. I don't understand why you have to punish yourself." She was growing upset at her friend's reckless behavior with the bits that are needed. Celebrities don't stay famous forever Dash enjoy the money while you can.
Rainbow Dash couldn't explain the guilt. Her money was made by stepping on her friends' back in her opinion. She had to abandoned her best friends for this money. It was blood money as far as she was concerned Ponyville had to suffer, her friends did. Granny smith died... even if she was old and her health wasn't as it used to be that fire wouldn't have happened had Rainbow Dash not been a drugged up slut of a star... "You are right Twilight I should just save it... thanks I don;t know what I was thinking. Anyways my show is coming up you think you can use the Cloud Walker spell on the girls so they can come watch me perform? I got you all good seats this time beyond VIP. I have you in the Wonderbolts personal booth we use to watch other events. I tell you the service when in that booth is fantastic."
"Sure Rainbow Dash, anyways what are you going to be doing this next show?" She questioned but continued talking "I mean You have done the Sonic Rainboom, The Tornado Rainboom, The prismatic fire works, The tri split wonder train.. which I don't understand the naming , but still you seem to come up with all these new tricks and 'dances'." She said chuckling.
Rainbow Dash just shrugged her shoulders "I so far we have the basics set down and I will be starting with a Sonic Rainboom before Spitfire and Mistyfly come in. Soarin is dealing with some family stuff so he is out this show. Mistyfly is playing catch up with the awesomeness of me and Spitfire. I secretly wish... that, " She looked around and made sure the coast was clear, "I wish that Fluttershy could fly with me as a Wonderbolt." She said picturing it in her head they would fly softly together and then soar in the air and they would grab each other midway and soar down together creating a Sonic Flutterboom. All the colors of the rainbow plus a soft pink trail would appear and they would be together doing it.
Twilight just chuckled "You sure have some weird thoughts. I just hope you aren't thinking of leaving Fluttershy for a Wonderbolt to do that stupid kind of stuff." She said admonishing and hoping Rainbow would get offended at the thought. While they had a passionate display at the castle it wasn't something that was set in stone. Ever since that day Flash Sentry stopped following Twilight like a love sick puppy. Celestia on the other hand has been writing more to her. She enjoyed writing letters to the princess and visiting. Lately she had been busy with this town project and hasn't had much time to visit her. Still Flash doesn't like Rainbow Dash at all. He still is her royal guard and she figures maybe Rainbow Dash will learn to respect him for Twilight's sake.
Rainbow Dash looked at Twilight ready to punch her for even suggesting that . "Are you stupid? I wouldn't give up Shy for anything. Even if it meant saving all Equestria. I love Fluttershy with each molecule in my body. Never even suggest something stupid like that again Twi. You crossing lines I don't want crossed. You can make fun of me all you want because I sometimes walk into jokes but no one, and I mean no one suggests anything bad about Shy. She is my everything. I went through hell and back for her and I would do it all over again in a heart beat. " She said with her chest puffed out and wings flaring as if threatening the lavender mare.
Twilight smiled "That is just what I was expecting you to say. I am glad you two are happy. Now if we are done here I am sure we have a party to go to tonight. I know who you will be bringing but I don't know who I should invite. I mean I could invite Celestia since I am a princess so it won't be awkward for her to show up. On the other hand I haven't seen much of Flash and I think he feels unwanted."
"Seriously Twi? You are even considering inviting that mare of a stallion. He tried to arrest me because I knocked him out when he got in my way. A little whiner like that when we already have Rarity coming is just asking for trouble. Plus Celestia is awesome, so I would go with her but honestly it's not up to me. So choose who you want I am going to finally take a nice shower... or a nice bath if my mare is up for it." She said with a smooth tone indicating bathing wouldn't be the only thing that would be happening .
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Pinkie Pie was putting the final touches to the grand party. Though she was uneasy about the party. After all last big party she through it caused Rainbow Dash to disappear till a month after and she then went to a Night club and got left behind with a drunk Applejack... This party needed more hard cider. Drunk Ap-... oh yeah she is pregnant... damn it Pinkie I guess you will be the drunk Applejack of the evening. She had the banner set up. The food was ready the lights all on the space was huge enough. The new Sugar Cube Corner was amazing the bakery was at least two times bigger so more parties could be hosted and the appliances were all top notch. Rainbow Dash really went all out with the budget she had a stupid goal in her mind and it payed off literally. Everything look shiny and new. The big space accommodated more ponies and the new DJ set up was top of the line. Pinkie invited someone that Rainbow Dash hasn't seen in months and unknowingly was going to set off a storm at her party.
Because in one corner it is going to be Vintavia and in the other corner FlutterDash. Two couples with a couple of problems. But again relationships are never easy and neither is partying mixing the two is a disaster waiting to happen. Getting in trouble while facing old friends is all part of being a Wonderbolt.