//------------------------------// // The Most Powerful Bond // Story: Rainbow Dash and the Crystal Empire // by Rainbow Dash 55 //------------------------------// "What have you done to her?!" Lightning Dust laughed. "Oh, Soarin. You're still as adorable as I remembered." She walked over on the cloud with him, and he stuck out his chest, wanting to avoid her gaze, but still wanting to be bold. He remembered how she practically exploded when she couldn't be a Wonderbolt. She almost killed the guards trying to get to the Wonderbolt's mansion. Lightning put a wing around Soarin's shoulders, bringing him closer, so their noses almost touched. "Maybe we can be adorable TOGETHER," she hissed. He pushed her away. "No." He walked to the edge of the cloud, ready to take off after Luna and Rainbow. "Soarin, you don't understand. I can help you find Dash. I can't guarentee she's still alive, but I can get you to her." He stopped walking, looking out to the horizon. "Trust me, Soarin." He turned his head so it was almost facing her. "...What's it gonna take?" He didn't see it, but Lightning smiled. "You won't believe me." She turned around and frowned, her hindquarters facing him. He turned, this time, looking at her. "What is it? I'll do anything to save them." "It's crazy. I don't even know why it has to be done." He walked over to her, so he was breathing on her ear. "What has to be done?" "Well...In order for us to enter the castle, which contains a shield of powerful magic, we have to...kiss." She'd told an awful, blatant lie, but she couldn't help it. She loved Soarin so much. "Kiss?" She looked at him, which reminded her of how close they were. "Yes. It also helps if we love each other, or feel a...a bond. An emotional bond." She looked back down. "I told you it was crazy." He continued to look at her. "Dash told me that love is the most powerful bond there is. I don't think it's crazy." She still wouldn't look at him. "Really?" He pushed her chin up, forcing her to look into his eyes. "Really." And with that, he pressed his mouth to hers, opening, then closing it, trying to feel her love, but it wasn't nearly as strong as his love for Dash. She seemed to enjoy it more than him, though. She seemed like she wanted it her whole life, the way she did that thing with her eyebrows, like she was worried. Soarin noticed how some mares did that, when they really wanted something, usually love, and they finally got it. Soarin gently broke away from the kiss, and looked at her eyes. She did the same, but she seemed flustered. "Uh...," she said. "Well, that was good. Another thing that could break the spell is hugging and stuff, but that should be good. I'll test it out." She flew to the castle, and pretended to be shocked. She flew back, clutching her side. "Lightning Dust! Are you okay?"