//------------------------------// // welcome back // Story: run to the hills // by Derec mc coy //------------------------------// “Are you okay” Rainbow asked when they were back in the train. “I’m fine.” Fluttershy said. “I just try to forget him.” Twilight nodded. She understood it too. “I’ll ask the others to help you when we’re back in Ponyville. “it seems that you don’t have to look for them. Look over there.” Rainbow said. Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Applejack stood at the station with a big banner. ‘Welcome back’ said it. “how nice of them” Twilight said. Fluttershy had a strange feeling about it. she thought that they were going to throw a party, but a party was the last thing were Fluttershy wanted to think about. “it’s going to be alright” Twilight said. Who understood Fluttershy’s feelings. “welcome back.” Pinkie Pie yelled when Twilight, Rainbow and Fluttershy stepped out the train. “you’re just in time for the party.” “Pinkie, hum, to be honest, I’m not up for a party right now.” Fluttershy said. “what?” Pinkie Pie asked. “But we’ve got great news to share with you.” “Now you made us curious.” Twilight said. “but you’ve got to wait a little more.” Applejack said. “and I don’t want to spoil” Pinkie Pie said. “but it’s about Rainbow Dash.” Pinkie said it in the hope that Fluttershy would come along to the barn for the party. “About me?” Rainbow Dash asked. “what do you know about me that I don’t know?” Pinkie Pie smiled. “I’ll tell it if Fluttershy comes with us to the barn.” “okay then.” Fluttershy said. the barn was beautiful decorated with streamers and balloons. There was even a big banner witch says ‘congratulations Rainbow’. There was cake and sarsaparilla, apple turnovers, apple dumplings, apple fritters and more stuff like that. “this is beautiful” Twilight said. “now. What is that ‘big’ news you were talking about?” Rainbow Dash asked. “well, there was a letter for you.” Rarity said. “A letter? From the wonderbolts? I’ve been waiting for so long to get a letter of them.” Rainbow Dash said. “It’s even better.” Applejack said. “better than the Wonderbolts? Impossible.” Rainbow Dash said. “it is.” Pinkie Pie said. “Tell it. you made us curious.” Twilight exclaimed. “okay, we know you’ve got special feelings for a special somepony.” Applejack started. Rainbow was stunned. “how can they know that I love…” she thought to herself. “And now, that special somepony wrote a letter with his declaration and a proposal.” Rarity said excited. “now way. I never thought she would ever…” Rainbow shouted. “wait a sec…” Applejack interrupted. “she?” Rainbow nodded. “yeah, I thought you all now my secret. And that I love Lightning Dust from the Wonderbolts Academy.” “oh no…” Pinkie Pie said. “this isn’t good.” “who else did you thought?” Rainbow asked. “we thought about a he…” Applejack said. “Breaburn to be exact.” Rarity added. Twilight and Fluttershy sighted. Howell there head was filled with the shocking news that Rainbow is lesbian, the do remember what she said about Breaburn.. they held there breath and waited for the moment that Rainbow would explode and yelled cruel language. “listen.” Rainbow started. “I’m going to be clear and nice to you for one time.” Twilight and Fluttershy sighted. They were relieved that Rainbow wasn’t about to yell. “Breaburn is a creepy, c***s***ing stalker.” She continued. “each letter that I get from him, I burn up. I tried to turn him down, nice and gently, but he keeps sending letters to me. I tried everything to let him stop. The only one I entrusted this was Fluttershy. I kept it a secret for you because it is a bit embarrassing, and because he’s family of you, Applejack.” Rainbow flew off and wanted to leave the barn. “pleas tell him that I’m not interested.” She flew on, but stopped in the doorway. “oh yeah. The thing I said about Lightning Dust? I never said that.” And she left the Sweet Apple Acres. “Rainbow. Wait!” Pinkie Pie said. A caramel coloured pony came out from under the table where he was hidden for the whole time. “I’m sorry Breaburn. But I think you’ve got to leave.” Applejack said. The colt nodded. “yeah, I’ve got the same idea.” He sighed. “thanks anyway. But now that I know she’s a filly-fooler…” he sighed again. “I’ll never make a chance with her.” Later that day, Twilight and Fluttershy were in Sugar Cube Corner. They told the whole story to Pinkie, Rarity and Applejack. Rainbow Dash was still gone. “I’m so happy that everything is back to normal.” Rarity said. “yeah, howell… Normal?” Twilight said, and she thought about Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy said nothing but nodded. “seems that we’ve got the old Fluttershy back” Twilight said. “she was acting so weird during the trip.” “that was because Haydrian’s anger was in the guitar too.” Fluttershy explained. It was quieten for a while. They were al thinking about Haydrian. Until Fluttershy broke the stillness with a cough. “I think I’m going to go home right now.” She said. On her way back, she saw Rainbow Dash. Sad on the bridge. “what’s wrong?” Fluttershy asked. “remember that I said that I love Lightning Dust?” Rainbow Dash asked. “no.” Fluttershy said. Rainbow gave her a puzzled look. “although. That’s what you said, that I don’t know that you…” “no, no.” Rainbow said. “you do know it.” “okay. What’s the problem then?” Fluttershy asked. “there is nothing weird about deviant sexuality if you would ask me.” “that’s not the problem.” Rainbow sighed. “the point is that I …” she sighed again. “short after I left the barn, I went to Cloudsdale to see Lightning Dust. I wanted to declare my love to her. For a part To make clear to Breaburn that I’m not interested in him. But also I finaly had the courage to tell it to her. Because al that anger I felt for Breaburn, made me forgot my fear. But when I got there. I heard she was already married.” Fluttershy came sitting next to Rainbow Dash. “seems that both of us can’t get the one we want.” She stopped and noticed that there was a teardrop an Rainbow Dash jaw. “maybe we can comfort each other?” she offered. “no thanks.” Rainbow said. “I need to be alone” Fluttershy walked of, back to her tree-house. She turned around for one last time before she entered her cottage. And she whispered the final strophe of the song. “Walk through the forest I can feel that you're there Why do you run away? I'd never hurt you, I'd never hurt you That will be the last thing I'll do”