Rainbow Dash flew up to her cloud home, up to her bedroom. She flopped down on her bed. Face in pillow, she began to think how sweet Emerald had been to his girlfriend. How much love there was between them. How short a time it took them- and how their bond was truly love at FIRST sight. It wasn't like Fluttershy to act like this. Then again, why would you be shy of one you look at and immediately know you love? She knew how much SHE wanted that. And what she'd give to have that. But she knew she never could. Her prevention, she suddenly remembered. The only thing that she had to hide from her friends. Because it could ruin her relationships with them in a heartbeat. She wished she could say because she's a Pegasus, but then Fluttershy is, too. Her color wasn't a factor either. Nor was her attitude, or her different element she represented. No, it was because she was a- Lesbian. Oh lament- how she hated the word. Had it written, she would surely torn it.
Now wet and still sobbing, she sat up. She'd been in her room for four hours now, and it was getting late. She already missed her solo flying session for the evening. Nothing was important now. She began to get sleepy, and began to enter a dream. What the dream contained frightened her, but she knew that dreams didn't happen by accident. So she slept to see what it would hold.
Rather than seeing a dream, she saw reality. The reality scared her. She was in the center of Ponyville, flying along as she did, when she bumped into a purple mare, who was flying in her path. She looked at the pony opposite her. The other Pegasus smiled. Rainbow smiled back. She had starry eyes. Upon seeing her complection, Rainbow decided she was unattractive. The purple pony went on her way. As Rainbow watched, she saw her land next to her boyfriend. She turned. She saw more happy couples, but all were straight. She couldn't help but cry. Her pillow was now drenched in a terrential downpour of sobbing. Like a sponge, it inflated and, when she kicked at it, it let out all of the salty tears by which it had held.
She fell into a hole. The happy straight couples looked over the edges of the holes' banks. Seemingly descending upon her, they laughed. Evilly. Meniacally. Horribly. She shielded her face. The laughs got louder, and more prominent than before. They now deepened in tone. She was suddenly thrust out of the hole. She was now on even ground. The demons laughed at her. Her friends laughed at her. The schoolponies laughed at her. Even Scootaloo, her number one fan. She now was in the air. The piece of land on which the hole had been turned into a large hill. The entire town was laughing at her. Big Mac, Granny Smith, Cherilee, the Mayor, Bon-Bon, Carrot Top, even Derpy. Even Derpy, who couldn't remember her own middle name. Then the hill got skinnier. And taller. Now ponies from other towns could see her. Zecora from the Everfree, Lyra and Octavia from the ball they were performing. She wept louder. She peered over the edge. She was now above Canterlot's largest Tower. All of Equestria was laughing. Gilda, Cadence, Shining Armor, even the princesses. Luna and Celestia had now begun to shine an evil light, one of deep midnight purple and light yellow like the sun's rays. She had not a friend in the world. Or a mare-friend. Once she was up at the highest point, she tried to leave. But her wings had been turned to stone. She tried to jump and comitt suicide, but cinderblocks her feet were chained to held their ground thoroughly. She screamed as the Pegusai above descended evilly on top of her. The stallions teased her with their groins, the mares by covering up their bodies. To a certain cyan Pegasus, this was horrifying. The torturous feeling of her friends abandoning her, the other ponies, most she didn't even know, laughing, mocking, horribly condemning her to a painful death. She liked adrenaline, but not this kind.
Meanwhile, her friends had heard her screaming. It was around 11:00 AM the next day. Fluttershy flew up to the cloud, and knocked on the door. There was no response. She knocked again, and, almost immediately, a teary-eyed Rainbow Dash with puffed out bags under her eyes opened the door. Still sniffling, she blinked slowly and the two Pegusai began to converse.
“H-hello Rainbow.”
“Oh,” Rainbow sniffled, “Hi Fluttershy.”
“Uhm, we heard your screaming, and um, wanted to know if you're okay, if that's alright with you.”
“Heheh, I'm fine Fluttershy. Just you, I see.”
“Oh no, Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack, and Twilight Sparkle are all down below.”
“HI DASHIE!” Pinkie-Pie yelled out as soon as she heard Fluttershy state the names of all f her friends.
“Hey Pinkie Pie. Hi, guys.”
“Rainbow, I must ask, are you alright up there darling?”
“Ya, you alright up there sugarube?”
“Just a nightmare. Thanks though.”
“More like a TWOnightmare!”
“What are you talking about, Pinkie?”
“You've been asleep for two nights, you silly filly!”
“Oh man- so you guys heard everything I said?”
“Not quite,” Twilight intervened, “You more or less mumbled everything while screaming.”
“Thank Celestia.”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Tank decided to crawl outside. Rainbow picked him up.
“Hey, buddy. Did I wake you up?” she chuckled.
“We were just going out for some orderves- would you care to join us?”
“Food? Yeah, sure. I'm famished.”
“Fluttershy was going to bring Emerald along so we could meet him and get to know him better. Care to join us?”
“Sure, Rarity. I'm coming.”
She put Tank down and he returned to his nap inside. She flew down, and they had themselves a swell brunch. Truthfully, nopony had ever seen Fluttershy happier. With, of course, the exception of Spike, when Fluttershy met him for the first time. Rainbow tried not to look at Emerald or Fluttershy, for if she did she'd certainly scream in horror.