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// Chapter 8: Young Lovers 
// Story: The Shadowbolt and the Wonderbolt 
// by WildStallion 
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Chapter 8: Young Lovers

Two weeks later Soarin is waiting at the same spot that he and Dash agreed to meet up. Also he has a worried look because the letter he received made it sounded like she was having trouble with this Shade colt. Though he can't seem to understand why this Shade wants her. He us glad though that Fleetfoot was able to cover him and he can now meet Dash.  He was waiting until he hears something and when he turned around a blur jumps out and him and this pony rolled until they landed in the lake.

When his vision cleared up he then sees Dash right above him smiling down at him and he smiled back.

"She's even good looking wet."

"Miss me Soarin?" She said

"Maybe a little." He replied

She then giggled which Soarin founded cute. Dash then gets up off of him and starts to jog off yelling back at him "Try to catch me Soarin!"

Soarin then gets a hunter like look and gets up fast and starts to run after her.  Both of them run about halfway around the lake before Dash seems to slow down and before Soarin can stop he then tackles her and he finds himself on top of her.

"Did you allow me to catch you?" Said Soarin

"Maybe." Replied Dash giggling

Before he could to anything Dash then wraps her hooves around him and pulls him close and hug him. Soarin gets a confused look and asks "Is everything alright?"

He then hears Dash sigh and say "It's just that Shade came at me again."

"What did he do this time?" He said with a bit of venom in his voice

"He, he tried to get me to do what he wanted."

"Don't worry Dash, you don't have to tell me." Soarin said pulling her in close. He thinks for a bit. Though most of it is about Shade and what he is going to do to him if he harms Dash. He then starts to pet and oat her head and sits up with her on his lap.

"So Dash, what do you want to do now?" Asked Soarin

"Well, how about we just sit here for now."

Soarin smiled at this and says "That sounds alright."

Soarin and Dash then sat there holding each other and just sitting there. Though unknown to them, a pair of eyes were watching them from a nearby bush with an evil look right at Soarin.


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Later that evening both Dash and Soarin walked towards a tent that Soarin seemed to had set up himself. Dash inspects the tent for a bit and seems a bit impressed by it.

"Wow Soarin, I didn't know you went camping before."

"I didn't. I bought the stuff from Ponyville this morning." Said Soarin

All Dash could do is be even more impressed. When she opens it she looks inside and sees at one side there's some bags, a lantern, some canteens and one big sleeping bag in the middle. When she sees that it could fit two ponies she sort of blushes a bit and giggles and walks in and gets on top of the bag. Soarin then walks in and sees her there and smiles as he closes the enterence of the tent.

When he then turns around he sees Dash on her back with her hooves stretched a bit upwards. He then starts to blush a bit which made her giggle a bit. Soarin then shakes his head and heads towards her.


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Outside though just a few feet away from the tent, the unknown watcher glares even more from what he is hearing from the tent. All he could hear is laughter, giggling and some moaning. The pony even started to grind his teeth and says in a very low whisper "So Dash, that's your coltfriend. You just made a big mistake Wonderbolt."

He then walks off thinking what to do.


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The next day Soarin finds himself awake and the sun in his eyes. He covers his eyes a bit and when his eyes finally adjusted he sees Dash on top of him with her hooves and legs all around him and even his tail is around her tail. At the sight of this he smiles and gently moves her off of him and he then stretches a bit. He then walks up to the entrance of the tent and opens it and after he heads out he closes it halfway. He then walks off towards the lake to clean up a bit.

As soon as he arrived he dunks his head under water for a bit and as soon as he brings it out he then shakes his head for a bit. Any water that's remaining is flowing down his neck and onto his shoulders. He has his eyes close for a bit remembering last night and thinking about what him and Dash could do.

But when he opened his eyes he catches a dark shadow behind him and before he could react everything goes dark.