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// Never Letting Go 
// Story: Rainbow Dash and the Crystal Empire 
// by Rainbow Dash 55 
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Rainbow's eyes faded, and then returned to normal. But she felt weak. So weak. She collapsed, unable to stand up.
But somepony caught her.
She found the strength to lift her head, and saw the stallion's beautiful eyes.
The eyes she came to know and love.
"Dash!", he said. "Please tell me you're okay!"
She replied with a strong kiss, and the stallion relaxed a little.
"I'm fine, Soarin," she said after the kiss. "But I thought I told you to get with the others. Was everypony safe?"
"They're fine, Dash," he assured her. "I just came back because, well, I couldn't leave you, Dash. And when I came, you were on the ground, and Sombra was coming towards you, so I...I..."
"What, Soarin?"
"I gave you my powers. There. I said it."
"WHAT?!"
"I had to, Dash. You would've died."
Rainbow thought of the blast of energy she had a moment ago. It certainly wasn't hers.
But she was still mad! "Soarin! You can't get your powers back! It's not possible!"
"You would've died!"
They stared at each other for a long time, until, finally, Soarin's eyes softened. "I love you, Dash. That's why I gave you my powers. And it obviously did the trick. That was an amazing stunt you pulled. But Dash, I told myself I could never let anything happen to you. And that's exactly what happened! You almost died! I--"
Rainbow stopped him with another powerful kiss. She used her newest power to give him the emotion of love and happiness. It worked. He held her head in his hoof, kissing her back.
"Soarin. Nopony's blaming you. You helped me. Thank you so much. And, by the way, I still love you too. Nothing can ever change that."
"I love it when you talk like that," his flirty, husky voice returned. Rainbow missed that voice.
Soarin kissed her this time, and she loved it. His kisses were MUCH better than Fire Streaks. Soarin knew all of Rainbow's weak spots: the places that made her craziest. She knew his, too.
Soarin rubbed his body against Rainbow's, making her breathless. His mouth found hers once again, and she opened and closed it faster this time.
Soarin traced Rainbow's legs and hindquarters with his hooves and forearms. He'd missed Rainbow so much, but now he had her.
And he was never letting her go.