A Unicorn with purple eyes and Black coat stood before Blazing streak. Behind him was an army of dark creatures that Blazing couldn't make out. The Unicorn only stepped forward and laughed in a deep, throaty voice.
"Rise n' shine Firefly, breakfast is ready. Blazing streak woke up to a soft whisper in her ear. Memories of the previous night hurtled through her brain, and her lips formed a content smile.
"mm.. morning AJ. Sleep well?" She said, opening her eyes to a pair of beautiful emerald orbs looking her way.
"Slept might fine, must say, Ah would've been cold if you weren't there all toasty like, so how 'bout you?" She said with a smile.
She then remembered the dream she just had. "I had a really strange dream, kind of disturbing too..." she said with a confused look on her face.
"Well, s' just a dream, sugar cube, it ain't real." She reassured.
"I know, but it feels like it means something... oh well, it's probably nothing." Blazing decided, getting up. "What a great way to wake up." she said, making Applejack blush and smile.
She trotted out of the tent beside Applejack to see the rest of her friends sitting together eating apple fritters which smell made Blazing streak's mouth water.
"Morning!" She called, getting the attention of all of them.
"Hello Blazing! you're in a good mood!" Twilight said, smiling.
"Yep" Blazing streak said.
"Hey Blazing! Wanna go flying after breakfast? I bet I can do a sonic rain-boom before you!" Rainbow Dash said confidently.
"Wait,wait,wait, You can do a sonic rain-boom?" Rarity said, wide-eyed.
"Well... not exactly... more like a sonic... uh... flame-boom." Blazing streak replied, nervously. Everypony else had confused, surprised looks on their faces.
"Oh my gosh you have to show us! it'll be so cool! We could have a party to celebrate!" Pinkie Pie said, over excited as always.
"Uh, Pinkie, you saw one yesterday, you know." Blazing streak replied.
"I know but I didn't see it!" Pinkie exclaimed
"Even if some of us didn't see it, it was so, AWESOME. You gotta do it again when two of us aren't in trouble!" Rainbow Dash said
"I thought I saw something, but it was all a blur, what with me falling to my death and all. Thank you again Rainbow Dash for saving me, by the way." Rarity said. Rainbow Dash nodded.
"You've thanked me enough, Rarity." She said, sounding frustrated and amused at the same time.
"Ah saw it, it was amazin'!" Applejack said, this brought a spike of warmth to her chest.
"Uh, okay then, I'll try." at that, Blazing took off into the air, gaining altitude rapidly. When she got above the clouds, she stopped and immediately dived at full speed. The wind rippled through her and her entire body felt like it was going to tear apart, but she kept going, faster. A cone then formed around her front hooves. She gritted her teeth as she accelerated further. With the last strength she had in her wings, she flapped one more time with a great effort, Suddenly, the cone exploded into a ring of flame cascading outwards. Blazing felt the air around her shift away from her as she decelerated, landing on the ground hard, causing a cracking sound from the earth and rocks flying away.
"That landing hurt." She said simply. Looking up to her friends, she saw that they were all gazing up at the sky where the flame-boom had taken place that was still spreading out. She had to admit herself, the sight was pretty cool.
"That. was. AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, flying a few feet up in the air.
"Wow, sugar cube, like ah said, amazin'." Applejack complemented.
"You know Blazing, I must do some research on you at some point, I need to know EVERYTHING about your talents." Twilight said, earning a deadpan look from Blazing streak, who just said. "No one is experimenting on me.".
"Why that was simply marvelous darling! I would hate to get in the way of that though." Rarity stated.
"Oh my... That was a big explosion..." Fluttershy said, nervously.
"That could be an amazing firework for a party!" Pinkie Pie shouted, confetti seemingly coming out of no where.
"Hey, um, Blazing? Can I talk to you for a second?" Fluttershy spoke up.
"Ok Fluttershy." Blazing streak replied.
"Okay, follow me... um, if you want to." She said quietly. Blazing streak nodded and followed her away from the group.
"So what was on your mind yesterday Blazing?" She asked. Blazing streak had forgotten about that, she nervously scuffed the ground with her hoof.
"Well, I've figured it all out now, so I'm fine." Blazing streak answered, hoping she wouldn't pry anymore. It was futile, however.
"But what was wrong?" She pressed. Blazing streak realized there was no way out of this, so she might as well spill it. Sighing, she answered;
"Before I tell you this, promise not to tell anypony?" She was replied by a nodd from Fluttershy. So she continued. "Well, I sort of had a uh... crush... on Applejack." Fluttershy immediately gasped and turned a bright shade of pink.
"Oh... So how did you "figure it all out"? Um, if you don't mind me asking..." Blazing streak thought about it for a second, before calling to her marefriend.
"Hey Applejack! Can you come here for a sec, I need to ask you something." Applejack looked her way, confused, before trotting up to Blazing.
"What is it sugar cube?" She questioned.
"Uh, is it okay if I tell Fluttershy about.. uh, us? She promised not to tell anyone about what I say." She whispered. Applejack looked thoughtful for a moment, before replying;
"Ah s'pose so, ah don't like lyin' to mah friends anyway, being the element of honesty an' all." She replied. Blazing streak nodded before turning back to Fluttershy, who was looking at them with wide, curious eyes.
"Fluttershy, me and Applejack are together." She said. Fluttershy gasped and turned an even darker shade of red than before.
"Oh I'm so happy for you both! I didn't know you liked mares though, Applejack." Blazing streak was grateful that ponyville was such an accepting place.
"Thank ya Fluttershy, it means a lot to us." Applejack said, accompanied by a nod of agreement from Blazing, they all had wide smiles on their faces now.
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Blazing streak led Applejack through A tunnel of gorse bushes, between large patches of heather before the two reached an opening. Applejack gasped at what she saw. An opening surrounded by pine trees with rose bushes lying between them, giving a sense of security, a lake in the middle that seemed to sparkle and shine in the evening light, smaller than the one they camped next to, but just as beautiful, if not more. Fireflies danced around, giving a yellow glow in the surrounding trees.
"Fireflies... Firefly! It's so beautiful! When did ya find this?" She exclaimed.
Blazing gave a short laugh before replying; "When I was flying with Rainbow Dash earlier, I'm embarrassed to admit this, I crashed into that lake while trying to do a trick." She trotted over to a tree which stood on the edge of the lake and laid down, propping her head on the trunk. Applejack silently followed and did the same, laying her head on Blazing streak's chest, hearing the beat of her marefriend's heart, which steadily grew faster. Blazing streak then lowered a hoof to Applejack's head and started to stroke her mane.
"I have to admit, this place is pretty beautiful. Buuuuut I can think of somepony who is more so." Blazing streak said, casting a sly glance down at Applejack, who turned her direction to face Blazing streak. She saw that Applejack supported a blush. Her eyes held such love for the red Pegasus, who suddenly felt her legs weaken at the beautiful sight.
Applejack leaned towards Blazing streak's face and pressed her lips against Blazing's. Her eyes shot fully open in surprise for a heartbeat, before closing as she kissed back. Her entire body heated up and her wings spread out, sending embers out to the sides, which disappeared moments later. They separated eventually, before coming back together in another, more heated kiss, this repeated over and over. Then, Blazing streak didn't let Applejack pull away, and flicked her tongue against her lips, which immediately opened, allowing her entry. She was tackled by a swirl of flavors, apples, not surprisingly, cinnamon and a hint of cherries. Their tongues spiraled and twisted around in an erotic dance. Eventually, they had to separate for breath, a line of saliva hung between them for a moment before dropping to the side. Neither of them needed to say anything, instead, Applejack snuggled close to Blazing, her nuzzle brushing her neck affectionately. Blazing streak pressed her nuzzle on her marefriend's forehead. Not once in her life had she ever thought she would be in this position, holding the mare of her dreams. In fact, she never thought she would be with anypony, but right now, here, with Applejack, gazing at the wondrous sight before them, she was in utter bliss. A tear found it's way down her cheek, not out of sadness, but with pure joy and happiness.
"I-I never thought... I never even dreamed of being here. Life back where I came from was so bleak and miserable that I could never even think of something like this happening to me. It's just so... perfect, in fact it's almost too perfect. It feels like it isn't going to last. I want it to last, I need it to last. Applejack I need to get something off my chest." Blazing streak started.
"What is it sugar cube? ya'll okay?" Applejack replied, concerned for the Pegasus.
"Back before I wound up here, the only thing keeping me going was seeking revenge on that Unicorn... I was going to do it, Applejack, I was going to kill myself after I killed Night Whisper. I had nothing left, my parents, my only friends died. Heck, my own brother turned against me, he was scared of me, right after I discovered my power and got my cutie mark, he hit me and ran away. He was scared, just like everypony else in that hell hole. Then again, hardly anyone had a decent life back then, looking back, I think it was wrong of me to be so self-centered and caught up in my own grief and not see anyone else's pain. But then... But then Night Whisper sent me here, and that's one thing I can sort of thank him for. Now that I have you, the girls and an entire town that's accepting me, suicide has not once crossed my mind, and I have you to thank for that, if only I knew how I could repay the debt I have for you." She closed her eyes at the end of her speech, tears rolling down her cheeks, from half-joy from her situation and half-sorrow about her past.
"Sugar cube... Ah didn't know ya went through all that, ya'll don't know how much it means to me that Ah stopped ya n' all. Now don't ya'll fret none about it anymore, the past is the past, and it's time ta put it all behind us. And no, ya'll dont ow me anythin' s' what friends, and marefriends do." Applejack replied, kissing Blazing Streak on the lips.
"I'm sorry Applejack, I shouldn't be like this when I know you're in a similar boat to me, it's insensitive of me to complain about my problems." Blazing streak said. hanging her head a bit.
"Oh hush Firefly, everypony has these moments, n' it's not fair ta have ta keep it in. Now don't ya'll worry about me, sure ah have mah moments but they come and go, just like every day." Applejack replied, rubbing Blazing streak's back comfortingly.
"Thank's Applejack, I needed that." Blazing streak said gratefully, closing her eyes in contentment. An idea then entered her mind.
"AJ... Have you ever flown?" Blazing said.
"What do ya mean sugar cube?" a puzzled Applejack replied
"I mean, have you ever ridden on a Pegasus in the sky? Seen things like we do?"
"Well, no ah can't say ah have.. why?" Applejack responded
"Do you trust me?"
"with mah life, Firefly. Now what are ya'll doin'?" Applejack replied.
Blazing streak answered by getting up and crouching, motioning Applejack to get on. "Wanna try it?"
Applejack only stood there for a bit with a slightly worried look on her face. "Uhm... Ah dunno sugar cube..." she shuffled a hoof on the floor a bit.
"Come on, I promise it's completely safe, I wont even go that fast, and if something happens, I'll be right there to catch you." Blazing Streak reassured her.
She stood there looking thoughtful and still a little worried, before she gave a slight nod and climbed on Blazing Streak's back. Blazing took a moment to adjust to the weight change before casting a "ready?" to Applejack, receiving a nod in return. She leaped into to the air, behind her Applejack let out a "wooah!" as they ascended steadily, if a bit fast, up to the cloud layer, where they could see the sun slowly sinking beyond the horizon, sending orange rays of light onto the clouds just above them. Applejack was holding on tight, and squeezing her eyes closed.
"Hey AJ, ya don't want to miss this." Blazing streak said, softly. At that, Applejack, lifted an eyelid and immediately gasped at the sight before them
"Sugar cube... When are ya gonna stop showin' me beautiful things like this? Not that ah mind it o'course." Applejack said, still in awe. Blazing only laughed a bit before accelerating from her slow, steady pace to a moderate speed.
"Yeehaw!" Applejack said, lifting her hat off of her head and swirled it around in mid air.
Just then, Blazing Streak saw a rainbow trail heading towards them. "Uh oh." she said. Before she could do anything, Rainbow Dash was next to her.
"Hey Bla-" She noticed Applejack above her, who was wide-eyed and blushing madly, just like Blazing.
"Oh... Ohhhhh... I see what's goin' on here!" She said with a sly grin and chuckle.
"Uh..." Blazing started.
"Didn't know you were a fillyfooler! I mean that's fine, dont get me wrong, but I should warn you, Rarity is more of a... How do I put this... She's not too keen on the idea." Rainbow Dash interrupted her.
Although she wasn't too happy about ponies finding out about her and Applejack so soon, she was grateful for Rainbow's support. "Thanks, Rainbow Ah appreciate it" Applejack spoke her thoughts.
"Ditto." Blazing Streak said.
"Well, gonna fly, I can see you two need your privacy." With that, she bolted towards where they had their campsite, before turning back for a moment "Oh and by the way, we're having twisters! Come back if you want some!".
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Blazing Streak and Applejack arrived at Sweet Apple Acres after coming back from their trip, they were exhausted after not getting a wink of sleep and then having to trek all the way back. Upon entering the house, they noticed how quiet it was compared to how it usually was, with Applebloom and Granny Smith talking with each other, usually Granny telling Applebloom a story or two. They soon spotted Big Mac in the kitchen, with a dull and depressed look on his face. Spotting the two, he sighed before walking up to them.
"AJ, somethin' bad has happened." He said.
"What's wrong Mac? What happened?" Applejack replied, worried.
"It's Granny Smith... S-she's... She's... not with us anymore." Big Mac broke down in tears before them.
Shock rippled through them like a spark of lightning.