//------------------------------// // At the top of the world // Story: Leaving Their Legacy // by Sparx //------------------------------// This is a sequel story to A League of Their Own, go read that story before reading this one, or else things will be very confusing. For those of you that HAVE read it, this is taking place after the bonus chapter, after the ten year skip. Enjoy! "So what's the plan Dash?" Spike was walking next to the cyan pegasus through the town, his claws gripping at a bouquet of flowers. The young dragon had grown rather impressively over ten years, he stood at about twice Rainbow's height and rather thin. His long gangly arms matched the length of her body, as well as his legs. "We have to get things in order for the show during Soarin' and Applejack's wedding; as well as the wedding itself." Rainbow Dash smiled. The years had been kind to the mare, giving her strong athletic body fantastic tone and shape. Her coat and mane were healthy and gave a great shine. The only real indication of aging was around her face, she had a much more matured and collected look in her eyes. While taller and larger, it wasn't terribly noticeable. "How did she first take the news?" Spike chuckled. "Exactly as you'd think she would. She started squealing with joy and immediately started asking if she could design the outfits and dresses." "Well that's Rarity for ya." Dash chuckled. "Is she gonna be able to come in from Canterlot?" "You know she will. It's Applejack's wedding, she'll make time." Spike said with a smile. "That's why I went out and grabbed these!" He held up the bouquet. "Shouldn't you have gotten them after she arrives?" "We don't know exactly when Rarity is coming by, and I wanna be the first one to welcome her." The two stopped in front of the library. "And what was Twilight's reaction?" "Well..." Spike reached a claw over and opened the door. Immediately, Rainbow Dash noticed Twilight pulling books off from almost every shelf, scanning them over with a smile on her face. "She's busy planning things out." Spike walked over and grabbed a quill as he began to write up a note. Twilight turned and noticed Rainbow standing in her doorway. "Rainbow Dash! Perfect!" Twilight trotted over to the rainbow maned pony. "I have a few things I need to go over with you." The lavender unicorn was wearing a pair of glasses these days, years of reading had caught up with her, though it was a nice look for her. "Sure, what is it Twi?" "We need to go over the time of your show and how it will fit in with the rest of the wedding schedule. Now about how long do you imagine you will be performing?" Twilight pulled over a quill and some parchment with her magic, ready to take notes. "Well usually a show will go on for an hour and a half or two hours. We're wanting to do something really special for AJ, but it's not going to be an entire show. We'd love to perform but we don't wanna take the spotlight from her and Soarin' on their special day." Rainbow Dash smiled. "So if you're looking for an estimate, we might do half an hour, forty five minutes depending on what we figure out with Scoot." "Perfect." Twilight scratched a note on the parchment. "And we'll be talking with Applejack to figure out when she wants you to go on." "Hey, Twilight. Anything you wanna tell Rarity?" Spike called from his desk. "Just let her know I said hi and I'm very excited to see her again." Twilight said. "Make it double for me Spike." Dash stepped over to the young dragon as he wrote down the welcomes from the ponies. After he finished, he folded the paper up and held it in front of his face with the flowers. With a belch of flame, the gift made it's way to Canterlot, leaving only a sparkling smoke behind. "Right! Now, should we head on over to Sweet Apple Acres?" Spike asked. "Yeah, that would probably be a good idea. Twilight, do you wanna join us?" Dash turned back to the unicorn. "That's alright, you two go ahead. I have lots of planning as well as studying and research to do. It's a very busy time for me right now." Twilight explained. "Alright, suit yourself egghead." Dash smiled, and turned out the door, Spike at her tail. The odd duo continued through the town, returning a smile to anyone who greeted them. Once they made it to the edge of Sweet Apple Acres, they noticed a familiar figure speaking with Big Macintosh. The Pink maned pony turned to face them, half her entire face covered by the long hair. She looked away from them, then turned back with a slight blush and a smile. "Heya Fluttershy! I haven't seen you in a while!" Dash trotted over and gave her old friend a hug, to which the yellow pegasus returned the gesture. In a deep, soothing voice, Fluttershy responded. "Hello Rainbow Dash. I'm sorry I haven't been around very often." She dug at the ground. "But, um..." Rainbow Dash could have sworn she saw Fluttershy make a quick glance towards Big Macintosh. "You know... kids and all." "Eeyup!" Big Mac added. "Oh yeah! Where are Honey Bee and Applesauce anyway?" Rainbow Dash looked left and right for the little foals to come running up to see her. "God mama wants to see her god foals." "Oh, they're in Cheerilee's class at the moment Rainbow Dash. Spike took them for us this morning." Fluttershy looked behind Dash at the rather lanky dragon. "He is their uncle after all." Dash gave a chuckle. "Self-appointed uncle." Spike stuck a forked tongue out at the mare. "Oh relax. I know you take good care of them. Those adorable little tykes can't stand to be without you after all." This time, Fluttershy gave the chuckle. "Yeah I do have a way with them don't I?" Spike crossed his arms and gave a cheeky grin. "Anyways, Fluttersy, Big Mac, have either of you two seen-" "I'm up here baby!" The voice Rainbow Dash had longed to hear since leaving the house sprung up above her and she let out a large smile. Without even looking, Dash spread her wings and zipped directly above her. Lips forward, she made full contact with her beloved Spitfire. "Hello love." The mare of Dash's dreams spoke in a soft deep tone, mane brushed down and positively glowing like a wildfire. "Been looking for you." Dash landed on the cloud next to her partner. Spitfire had grown over these years as well. Her mane drooped halfway over her eyes, her body fit and strong, and her wings had recently sprouted red and orange feathers, making even the slightest wind stir up a fiery storm across her back. "Expected to find me with the kids did you?" Spitfire asked sarcastically with a pleasant smile. "Well I'm not in school if that's where you were going next. I was speaking with AJ actually, taking care of your job." She jabbed her rainbow maned wife with a hoof, directly where her heart thumped. "She 'don't give two hayseeds about non o' that fancy decoratin' stuff, is what I recall. All she wants is her good friends, good food, and the groom to show up. Simple tastes for a simple girl." Spitfire laughed. "That sounds like Applejack alright. Of course Twilight and Rarity are going to want to make it the most extravagant, well planned ceremony in Equestria. You remember how long it took them to plan things out for our wedding don't you?" Rainbow Dash gave a groan at the thoughts of the sitting around as Rarity would design a dress on top of her. "But there's something else I wanted to tell you..." Spitfire lost the glee in her voice. "Soarin' and I were talking. He told me that that old gang you told me about before... the Shadowbolts? They're coming."