"What in they hay are you doing here?" Rainbow Dash glared hard at her old friend.
"Nothing much, just thought I'd catch up with my oldest friend. Heard you were starting a new flight team so I came to see." Gilda walked forward. Her voice lacked an honest tone.
"Friend of yours Dashie?" Spitfire asked. She kept her cool air about her as she walked closer to Dash. She provided her lover some comfort, seeing as she was obviously upset right now.
"You could say that." Dash's eyes never left Gilda. She almost growled as she talked.
"That was some nice flying Dash. You sure have me impressed." Gilda smiled in such a way it made Spitfire's stomach churn.
"We don't get too many griffons around here. The name is Spitfire friend." Spitfire smiled and offered a hoof to shake. Gilda Squeezed hard with her talons bringing pain through Spitfire's arm. She didn't wince of flinch but kept her calm and collected self as she assessed Gilda.
"Doesn't surprise me, we're a rare breed." Gilda had a prideful air about her as she said that. "So you're one of them Blunderbolts Dash would always obsess about eh?"
"Wonderbolts, and yeah I used to be. I'm a sonic now though." Spitfire responded politely. She could tell this chick was a real bitch just by looking at her. "So how do you and Dash know one another?" She already had a guess, so she thought she'd test it.
"Flight school" Dash said quickly trying to stop Gilda from answering.
"Well Dashie and I used to be a lot like how you and her are now Spitty." Gilda put extra emphasis on saying Dashie to mock Spitfire.
'So I was right!' Spitfire smiled kindly. "So you're Dash's ex huh?" She chuckled. "Well isn't that cute?" A sour look spread across Gilda's face. Spitfire was getting the reaction she wanted. She looked Gilda over. "I notice griffon's don't have cutie marks like us."
"Not everyone is a pony ya know." Gilda scowled.
"Also there's no way Celestia would allow a creature to walk around with a cunt showing on their hip." Rainbow Dash whispered into Spitfire's ear and they both laughed. Gilda wasn't amused.
"Look here Spitty!" Gilda grabbed Spitfire by the neck and was met with a sharp hard smack to her beak from Dash's hind legs.
"Don't you fucking touch her!" Rainbow Dash's eyes burned furiously. "You shouldn't have come back to Ponyville Gilda. After what you did to Pinkie and Fluttershy I ought to kick your ass right here!" It almost looked like smoke was puffing out of Dash's nostrils. "But if you even touch Spitfire again I'll turn you into nothing but a pile of feathers!"
Gilda rubbed at the spot Dash had kicked her, glaring at the two of them. "Glad to see I'm welcomed back so warmly. Aren't you supposed to be loyal to your friends Dash?"
"You're nothing to me anymore Gilda! You used to be cool. I don't know why you've become so cruel over the years, but I don't like it. It'd be beneficial to us all if you just left." Rainbow Dash dug at the ground holding a wing in front of Spitfire, making herself the primary creature in Gilda's view.
"Alright Dash. You want me gone then I'll go." Gilda Spread her wings wide. "But make sure you two are watching your backs." She let out a loud roar that caused Spitfire to cringe but Dash stood strong. Gilda took off leaving a few brown and white feathers behind.
"You okay Spitfire?" Rainbow Dash looked over her love's neck for any bruises. "She didn't hurt you did she?" She sighed in relief when she saw that there was no marks. "I am so sorry Spitfire. I had no idea that Gilda would even show her face around here again."
"It's alright Dashie." Spitfire patted Dash on the shoulder. "Could you explain exactly who she is though?"
Rainbow Dash nodded with a sigh. She told Spitfire about how Gilda and her were in the junior speedsters together an how they became close later on. When Gilda left Rainbow was pretty upset but met Applejack about a month later. Then she told of the time when Gilda came back and started causing trouble around Ponyville. She made Fluttershy cry and wasn't exactly welcoming of Pinkie Pie. Gilda was being possessive and wanted Dash all to herself again. After Pinkie had explained all of the acts Gilda had done, Rainbow Dash had lost all faith and admiration for her friend. "She used to be so cool and fun. I dunno where that truckload of bitch came from." Rainbow Dash sighed. "Now I can't even hear her name without getting angry."
Spitfire smiled and gave Dash a small peck on the nose. "No worries Dash. It's not your fault. You couldn't control the fact she'd turn out that way." Spitfire nuzzled Dash as they walked over to the ticket booth. "We entertained a lot of ponies today." She looked back to Dash. "Let's head over to my place."
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In Spitfire's home the two of them cuddled close on the couch, a yellow wing draped over Rainbow Dash. The cyan pony had completely cheered up from earlier. They were exchanging flight stories and holding hooves as they watched their performance on the television. The sun had set and Luna's moon was high in the air. As it got late, Rainbow Dash yawned and showed herself to bed. Spitfire smiled and kissed her goodnight, staying up to watch her late night dramas.
About a half hour passes when a thunder crack fills the room and caused Spitfire to shake and jump violently. She waited for a few moments but then it came again. It was a thunderstorm with extra volume. Spitfire took cover under her table, placing her hooves to her ears to block out the noise. It wasn't enough and it pounded in her head. 'Make it stop.' She begged within her mind. 'Please make it stop!' She whimpered there with her head in her wings and hooves. She spent another quarter of an hour cowering under the table before she ran into her bedroom to hold Rainbow Dash. The blue pegasus woke to Spitfire's touch and held her close, stroking her mane and covering her with her wings. She tried her best to soothe the yellow pony but to no avail. "Dash, please make it stop! Make it stop Dashie please!" It broke Rainbow's heart to see her lover cowering like this. On the other hoof this was her chance to protect her hero and loved one.
"Wait right here. I'll take care of this." Spitfire hesitated to let Rainbow Dash leave but nodded. Dash kissed Spitfire's head and flew outside. 'There's no thunderstorm scheduled for today.' She thought to herself. Rain poured onto her mane. She looked up at the clouds. "You bitch!" She almost screamed as she flew full force into Gilda, sending the griffon tumbling through the air. "You know she's afraid of thunder don't you?" She only heard a chuckle against the rain. "I told you to get out!"
"Too bad Dash! You fuck with me, I'm gonna fuck with her. But hey, I ain't touchin' her!" It was hard to see her coming until she was right on top of her. Dash felt Gilda's talons rake across her face before Dash delivered another solid kick to her underbelly. "Gilda, this isn't who you were! You aren't my friend anymore now get out of Ponyville! Get out of my life!" Rainbow Dash charged full speed into Gilda, biting her by the neck and spun her around, throwing her off in an unknown direction. "Don't ever hurt my friends, and never, EVER hurt Spitfire!" When Dash was certain Gilda wasn't close by anymore, she got to work quick on busting up all the storm clouds to dispel the thunder. When they were all cleared away, Dash headed back towards the house. Before she could make a landing she felt talons grip at her neck as she plummeted to the ground and into a puddle of mud. "NOT this time Dash. I'll be having the last laugh tonight." Dash looked up as she saw Gilda ready a fist.
Before Rainbow Dash could feel the impact of her talon on her face she heard a thud and felt Gilda's grip release from her throat. She looked up and saw Spitfire standing over her. "You okay Dashie?" Spitfire helped her up. "When the thunder stopped I looked out to see if you were there. I saw Gilda and came out to help you."
"Thanks Spitfire." The two looked over at Gilda as she scrambled to get up. "I'll say it one more time Gilda. Get. The fuck. OUT!" Rainbow stomped hard at the ground and Gilda backed away in fear.
"Fine Dash! Don't ever expect to see me around here again!" Gilda spread her wings and flew off as fast as she could.
"That was the point..." Rainbow Dash looked after her as she flew away, turning to Spitfire. "Come on. Let's get back inside."
Once they were back inside of Spitfire's home, they patched Rainbow's claw marks up. "That might scar Dash. You want to see a hospital about having it magicked shut?"
"Nah. We'll go see Nurse Redheart in the morning and make sure it doesn't get infected. I think I'll keep the mark for a few days and show off to everypony. Then maybe we'll go see about sealing it up." Dash laughed in pride as Spitfire kissed the mark.
"My hero!" Spitfire chuckled. "But seriously, thank you Dashie. I don't know what I would've done there without you." She gave Dash another kiss and then placed a hoof onto the rainbow maned pegasus' chest. She looked at her lover with bedroom eyes. "So how about a reward kiddo?"
The next day they reported the incident to Celestia herself through Spike and the guards placed a restriction that wouldn't allow Gilda near Ponyville. They went to have Dash's claw mark cleaned and when anypony would ask what happened, Rainbow Dash would begin exaggerating a story about her heroic exploits. It looked like things were peaceful in Ponyville yet again, and just in time too. It wouldn't be long until the next show for Sonic Dashfire came around.