The endless sky opened up, the wind was strong, but not so strong as to throw off any flying. Rainbow Dash smiled as she looked at the ground below, Equestria, in all of her timeless beauty lay beneath her. Rainbow saw Ponyville in the distance, as well as cloudsdale and the royal city of Canterlot which was a dot on the side of a mountain. She dropped into a steep dive, placing both hooves out in front of her, gathering speed. Rainbow felt the intense pressure build up inside her head, then, when it seemed like it was too much, Rainbow broke the sound barrier and the pressure subsided. The sonic rainboom tore through the sky, vaporising any clouds that it hit, while behind the cyan Pegasus, a beautiful and perfect rainbow was drawn. Using this, Rainbow quickly started her complex pattern; zigzags, loops and flips. When the trail ended, Rainbow flew down to the stage on the ground, striking a pose as the replica of her cutie mark branded into the sky shone in the light of the sun. The crowd screamed her name;
“RAINBOW DASH…WONDERBOLTS…RAINBOW DASH…WONDERBOLTS”. The show now over, Rainbow’s wife Applejack ran onto stage and planted a huge kiss on her. The crowd cheered even louder, as Rainbow allowed herself to melt away her exhaustion in the embrace of her beloved. The kiss ended, with Applejack whispering the nights ‘activities’ into Rainbow’s ear, making her blush.
Rainbow looked up and saw Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria walking up the stage toward her, followed closely by her sister; Princess Luna. The wonderbolts, Applejack and Rainbow all bowed, showing their respect for the alicorns.
“Rainbow Dash, your daring aerial skills have impressed me and my sister, you are to be congratulated on a wonderful show. We wish to offer you a reward for your efforts, what is it you desire?” said Princess Celestia, giving a warm, mother-like smile. Rainbow Dash thought hard, before finally coming to the conclusion.
“Thank you, your highness, but I have everything I always wanted right here. My dream of flying with the wonderbolts, my friends are all happy, and I’m with the mare of my dreams, I don’t need anything else.” Rainbow told Princess Celestia.
“Rainbow, your humility is refreshing, not many ponies would turn down an offer like this,” said Princess Luna.
“That’s because Rainbow ain’t just any pony,” said Applejack, kissing Rainbow on the cheek. “And there will be more of THAT later sugarcube.” Rainbow’s face spread into a grin that encompassed her whole body.
“Are you absolutely sure there isn’t anything Rainbow Dash?” asked Celestia, almost pleading for Rainbow to ask for something. Rainbow looked at Applejack, and a thought occurred to her.
“Princess, I was wondering. Do you think that you could help me share my life with Applejack even more?” The puzzled look on Celestia’s face made Rainbow falter. “What I mean is; can you give Applejack wings?” Applejack gasped and hugged Rainbow.
“Your serious sugarcube?” she asked with the biggest grin on her face, tears of happiness forming in her eyes.
“Absolutely, I want to share my whole life with you, that includes the sky” said Rainbow, kissing Applejack. Princess Celestia just nodded her head.
“Stand back Rainbow, this will take a lot of power,” warned Luna. A single spark shot out of the end of Celestia’s horn, hitting Applejack square in the chest. She was lifted into the air, a shining white aura surrounding her and her eyes glowing white. Celestia concentrated as power flowed into her horn, making it glow brighter and brighter. Finally, after about two minutes, a beam shot out and hit the floating Applejack, who screamed out in pain. Rainbow took a step forward, concerned for her wife, but then noticed small lumps growing out of Applejack’s back. They kept growing, slowly becoming recognisable as wings. The beam stopped and Applejack was slowly lowered to the ground by Princess Luna. Applejack opened her eyes and looked up at Rainbow, who was completely speechless. Applejack stood and inspected her wings, which were a slightly darker orange than the rest of her coat.
“Thank you so much your highness,” said Rainbow eventually.
“It was my pleasure Rainbow Dash; however, you and Applejack must promise me that you will love each other unerringly for the rest of your lives,” Celestia replied, looking at the couple with a serious expression.
“Ah don’t think that’s going to be a problem Princess,” smiled Applejack, tentatively flapping her wings for the first time, getting used to controlling the new limbs. Rainbow walked over to her and held out her hoof.
“Here, let me help you,” she said. Applejack put her hoof in Rainbow’s and together, they slowly ascended into the sky. Rainbow holding onto Applejack the whole time, they soared through the skies of Equestria, weaving between the mountains, skimming the surface of lakes, before finally stopping at rainbow’s cloud house. Rainbow landed onto the cloud, and turned to see Applejack still hovering in the air.
“What’s wrong AJ?” asked Rainbow. “Come and take the grand tour, it includes the bed.” Rainbow smiled seductively. Applejack licked her lips but didn’t move.
“Ah don’t know sugarcube. Ah may have wings now, but I wasn’t born a Pegasus, how do you know that I can walk on clouds?” Applejack asked nervously. Once again, Rainbow held out her hoof.
“Do you trust me AJ?” Rainbow asked, to which Applejack just nodded. “Then come here and kiss me.” Applejack took a deep breath and sheepishly set down on the cloud, finding a feeling of solidity under her hooves. She let out a huge laugh and jumped into Rainbow’s embrace, kissing her with fierce passion and deep love.
‘I hope my life stays like this forever, this is perfect,’ thought Rainbow, and lost herself in Applejack’s kiss.