//------------------------------// // 4. Attacks, Parties, and The Return of Rainbow. // Story: Secrets don't make friends. // by GoldyBoi //------------------------------// "Rarity... sorry to bother yer uuhhh... ramblin' about Pinkie but... I gotta ask ya. Where did Pinkie go?" AppleJack's face was forming into a example of be cautious. She was sitting there the entire time listening to Rarity talk about the dangers and events that occurred during a party Pinkie had thrown. Niether of them taking the time to look back at the now gone Pinkie. Pinkie's cellphone was left on her bed. Both AppleJack and Rarity rushed over to it hoping Pinkie hadn't done it. Rarity put her hand to the pink touch screen phone and fainted with her sentence. "Kill me now!" AppleJack knew the deed was done... Pinkie had made several calls, texts, blogs, orders, and invites. Her phone was extremely hot. "Darn Pinkie.." AppleJack stepped over Rarity setting Pinkie's phone in the fridge like Pinkie usually would. "Now ah gotta find a way outta here... Rarity's out... and death is arrivin'. I can try jumpin out the window! Or use Rarity as a cushion for the fall!" AppleJack was half going mad anything would be better than what was to come. AppleJack had a decision and she had to make it now. It's do or die. --------------- "Spike... it's you and me buddy!" Twilight's pretty paranoid clutching onto the family shotgun locked up in her room. She had all sorts of locks and wires protecting her door and windows. She stocked up on snacks, books, and water. As soon as she got the text about the party she knew she wouldn't be able to make it in time. Which was bad... if you don't arrive. Twilight shuddered at the thought. Last time she missed out on a party... it made her wish she had her gun on her and Pinkie wasn't her friend. It was so terrifying she practically wet herself as it happened and nearly wet herself thinking about it. She looked to her left and saw she had enough ammo for what was to come. "Spike... if I don't make it... please make the time I've tried to teach you English useful and tell my parents I love them. Also if I can't pull the trigger... do it for me will ya?" Spike just tilted his head and ran around the room trying to get out. "I know it's tough... but we have to survive the night! Hey want to read a manual on how to handle guns?" Twilight continued to ramble on, Spike oblivious to what she's saying. Niether of them paying attention to the incoming footsteps. --------------- "I was talking to you lady. Gonna answer me or not?" Gilda was impatiently asking pocket knife still in hand having used it on those last guys. She was supposed to be hiding out in the alley and stay out of sight with the type of dealing she was making. She disregarded that seeing Fluttershy who took most of Rainbows time away from her. "Still being obnoxiously shy huh? You can drop the act! Acting like that just to lure people in... all you really did was make Rainbow useless and mushy. No wonder she moved without telling anyone. She was so ashamed of herself for becoming an uncool piece of crap! She was actually useful when she hung out with me... when you came around you made her as useless as you are! Freak!" Gilda was enjoying the look of pain on Fluttershy's face. Fluttershy honestly felt like stepping back onto the road and hope for a bus because this flipping hurt. She was at a loss for words unable to comprehend the pain knowing it was true. She hugged the bag of groceries to her chest tightly as tears fell. She loved Rainbow and told her everything. The only person in the world she would truthfully open up too. She felt guilty because as the days went by... Gilda had lost her friend. She wondered if she deserved this cruelty? It was also probably true, Rainbow must had moved away without telling anyone because she was ashamed of what she had become. 'She probably was the one who brought the idea of moving to her mom.' Fluttershy's thoughts matched her expression, horrible. Fluttershy hadn't even noticed two guys coming from behind her to Gilda's delight. Not until the man to the left put his hand over her mouth and put a knife to her throat. With Fluttershy thrashing and kicking she dropped the groceries. The man to the right grabbed her legs as they carried her into the alley following Gilda into a door leading to a run down club. It was empty, just what Gilda needed. They all hurried in with the thrashing girl and dropped her down on a seat. The two men walked around Fluttershy examining her and gently touching her shoulders. While Gilda slid her knife gently upon Fluttershy's skin. Before striking her across the face. "Think it's fun being alone now? With no one to help you?" Gilda growled at the sobbing Fluttershy. "Please... let me go. I know Rainbow left you and I'm sor-." Fluttershy was cut off by the now glaring Gilda. "Don't you dare say that name... you don't have the right too! Now anyways before I let you two have your way with her why don't we test some of the new products out on her?" Gilda pulled out a syringe. Flicking it to make sure there were no air bubbles in it. "This wont hurt a bi-." Gilda was shut up instantly as she took a punch to the face. Knocked out bleeding from her nose and lip along with what looked like a broken jaw. Gilda fell defeated by one punch. The two guys took their attention off Fluttershy to look at the attacker and got ready to fight only to have a cupcake shoved in their faces as they fell. Probably dead. Fluttershy looked behind her and infront of her so releaved to see familiar faces. Both of her saviours stared each other down sizing each other up for Fluttershy. "How did you get here?" Pinkie asked Gildas attacker with a hint of excitement from her party planned in her tone. "I was heading to this wicked party at some school and I saw the groceries on the floor... walked into the alley and found an open door. How did you get her-." She was cut off by a slap to the face from Fluttershy. "RAINBOW DASH! How COULD you! Just up and leave, not giving a goodbye or telling me. I needed you! My knight just walked out of my life like that. Why didn't you come back... why didn't you come sooner? I was scared... I'm so afraid!" Fluttershy was a mix of emotions. Going from angry to making statements to being distraught and afraid of what just happened. Putting her hands to her face she was embraced by Rainbow. Niether of them noticing Pinkie's disappearance. 'When I came back to town a week ago... I didn't expect to see her. I didn't expect to meet her at all... especially in this situation. What if I came a second later than I already did?' Rainbow was holding Fluttershy so lost in thought not noticing she was mumbling the same thing over and over to Fluttershy. "I'm sorry... I'm so so sorry." Fluttershy hearing what she was saying pushed away from her switching to anger again. "Don't you dare... give me that!" Fluttershy was starting to remember it all. "Don't you dare. You promised me we would be forever! You said YOU LOVED ME. So tell me, did you move because your mother made you or was it because you couldn't handle the fact that because of me you figured out you were gay? Is that why you left... because you were ashamed of what I made you realize?! I bet you really wanted this to happen, you probably left me for dead here huh? You wanted this all to happen! It's no coincidence Gilda came at me and you happen to show up! You told me you loved me and took my first kiss! I was happy... then you moved without telling me. You could have at least broke up with me, instead of leaving me clueless and thinking you were coming back to me. I waited for you... for so long. I never looked at anyone else, I never felt for anyone else. I was so lonely! I was almost killed just now! All of this... and you tell me your sorry?!" Rainbow had not expected that. She never knew how much she had put Fluttershy through. Looking around at what almost happened to her left a bad taste in her mouth. What she had done to her... emotionally was cruel. Rainbow was no person to show much emotion but this made her cry as she reached out to the now backing away Fluttershy. "Please... I know I messed up bad but we can make this work! This is supposed to be a happy moment... I'm back now. That's what matters now right? I want to be your knight in shinning armor again! I want to protect you again... to be with you again! Fluttershy I know I left without telling you or ending it but I knew it would hurt you and make it harder for me to leave if I told you. I didn't dump you because I didn't want it to end between us because of some distance! I still want to be with you. I'm as shocked as you are about the odds of meeting you here... and I want to protect you from anything that comes near you. If something were to happen to you I wouldn't be able to live with myself. We can go to school together and be together just like old times! I promise you I wont leave your side this time!" Fluttershy was giving into Rainbows words and promises. She didn't know if she was supposed to just leave or... forgive her. After all it wasn't all her fault she had to move. Before she could answer Rainbow grabbed her hand and walked out of the building and the alley. To the old ice cream shop they would go to, it brought back good memories but she was still unsure of herself and Rainbow. After all it has been a while since they've met and they both look, think, and sound more mature than before. Rainbow still roughly looked the same except she did have more muscle and curves that compliments them. Fluttershy liked what she was seeing but that wasn't the point. She really did want to give into Rainbows words, she felt protected already. She wouldn't have to be lonely anymore. She no longer felt afraid nor did she think much about what almost happened to her. She had to admit it, Rainbow Dash made her world feel a lot better. That still doesn't make up for the fact that she left, though she did have good reasons and never broke up with her because she still wanted to be with her. 'Does that mean we're still a couple?' Fluttershy looked over at Rainbow who returned her gaze. Her heart fluttered igniting the dead flames of love. She was certian she wanted to try this again. Meeting her like this was so fast paced along with Rainbows desperate attempts to talk to her. 'Wait... is she trying to talk to me?' "Fluttershy, do you want to go in or should I walk you back to where you were going?" Rainbow was loosing her patience. "Oh no... I can't I'm sorry it's so late. Walking me back is fine thank you." Fluttershy realized she would have to make up some lie to explain what happened to the groceries. Which didn't make her feel better. Suprisingly Pinkie's the best person to tell something to if you want a secret to stay a secret. So she didn't have to worry about that. She was worrying about Rainbow meeting her friends. That would be bad.... so many secrets and lies exposed they would hate her. "Just lead the way. It's nothing anyways you're still my girlfriend remember?" Rainbow looked at Fluttershy waiting for her answer. Only to see an uncertain face on Fluttershy. She expected as much and uncertainties were better than a no. She just had to show her how awesome she was and she'd get the girl, ten seconds flat. With her plan in mind she followed Fluttershy, both of them not aware of the storm they were about to face. -------------- Twilight's dad had just finished bringing up movies for her to watch. She thought it was Pinkie and almost pulled the trigger. She had just finished locking all the locks again as she turned around to see Pinkie on her bed petting Spike. Twilight picked up the shotgun and aimed at Pinkie, trembling in fear. "How'd you get in here? Actually don't answer that question! Get out... or I will shoot!" "Silly! I can't leave, not without you!" Pinkie put on a gas mask. "What are you talking about? This is pretty far from the highschool how did you get here so fast?" Twilight staggered and fell asleep. Pinkie having gassed the room dragged Twilight through one of the windows she forgot to wire up and jumped out leaving a confused and sleepy Spike. Dragging Twilight down a few blocks she jumped into the hidden transportation. The helicopter. The buckled Twilight in and took off straight to the highschool as fast as she could go. --------------- Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, stood there infront of a highschool on fire. The fire fighters were shirtless hosing down drunk girls in bikinis and some without any clothes at all. The firefighters dancing with girls just as drunk as they are. People were partying not caring about the flames. Some people jumped out the windows onto trampolines to see how much 'snow' they can make fly up into the air and see who could inhale the most. Private parties could be heard from several different areas from the school. Music was blaring and worst of all the fire fighters decided to try and shoot liquor out of the hose. Well that was the worst until the copter Pinkie was in zoomed over the roof of the school where most teenagers were at dropping bottle after bottle upon them and even more people jumping out to be caught by the crowd, even more snow was dumped out. Pinkie along with an awake and a freaking out Twilight jumped out the copter and into the crowd. The copter spun out of control as it crashed right into the school. The back of it sticking out. Empty bottles were thrown out the windows or the roof of the school. Shattering as they hit the ground. "Oh... I hope AppleJack and Rarity are okay." Fluttershy was kind of used to this and somewhat suprised. She giggled at the sight, it was chaotic but it was home. "Rarity? AppleJack? Hey um... instead of staying here how about we spend Saturday night at my place instead?" Rainbow had never seen a party like this before and didn't want to experience it. It was also a good way to appeal to Fluttershy. Fluttershy didn't know if it was a good idea but it was a way to fix their broken bond. "Of course." Was all she had to say for her weekend to officially begin. She followed an excited Rainbow Dash to who knows where. She didn't care at all she just knew she had her Dashie back and she had a decision to make. To love her or reject her. -------------- Rarity woke up to a party in full swing. She saw no sign of AppleJack. No sign but her stetson. She was alone in the room noticing this dorm was untouched by the party and havoc. She knew, something had happened to AppleJack, there was loud music, and something was burning by the smell. She picked up AppleJacks hat as tears dropped, she will miss her. AppleJack... was gone, the party had gotten her.