//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: The Sky In All Its Glory // by SkypiDashie //------------------------------// "Do you mean it?" Rainbow said, shocked at Twilight lashing out like that. She nodded her head in response, and started to walk down the stairs. "Let us just get some breakfest, that'll break the ice then Dashie." Twilight replied. Rainbow followed and noticed Spike whisper something to Twilight, then which she nodded in disagreement. She was worried that the rest of their friends would reject this relationship. "Yeah.. I'm not very hungry Spike.. Nothing for me." Rainbow said, pushing aside the pancakes infront of her. Twilight was looking worried, maybe she had triggered something in Rainbow for her to not eat. Hoping it's nothing too serrious, she set aside her worries for later. Spike sat down at the table with them, handing Twilight her usual meal; A grass and daisy sandwich. With the tension being tough at the table, Spike decided to speak up. "Uhh.. Rainbow, why were you in Twilights' room last night?" "SPIKE!" She slammed her hooves down on the table, "You promised not to say anything!" Twilight said, pushing him outside of the house, without any but's. "I-I'm sorry for Spike's actions there Rainbow.." Rainbow got up and nuzzled Twilight, letting her know she wasn't affected by the small escapade. Both smiling at each other, and the rain letting up, Rainbow walked out slowly, and relaxed, not something she does very often for her nature. After she left, Twilight looked at the table to plan out how this would work, she had never been with anypony else, and a mare for that matter. Celestia doesn't take too kind to those kinds of mares. She had recently let Octavia and Vinyl Scratch off the hook, but by a land slide. She brought over a book and a quill, to start writing down a plan. She would first have to hide her relationship with Rainbow for quite a while, to show Celestia that she's fine. If any of their friends found out, try to convince them not to run around telling everyone about it, and if do so, they would have to run away and live amist the shadows of every town, city, and everywhere else inbetween. Twilight closed her plan journal, and hid it under her bed. After taking a few minutes to destress from what had happened in the past few hours, she let Spike inside, for a lecture, which he would not enjoy very well. After atleast a half hour after Twilight had given Spike her speech, he left the house in search of anything to help him out, to take down Twilight's relationship with Rainbow. Spike gathered his options; Rarity would be too understanding, Fluttershy hadn't liked Spike since he couldn't take care of her pets while she went to do a simple task in town, Applejack's too loyal to Twilight to betray her. Then he realized Pinkie Pie was the answer. If he could just get her to calm down for a moment, he could get her attention drawn to this. His best work of betrayal yet. Rainbow had flew to Cloudsdale to see her parents for a brief talk about her new relationship. With them being the most understanding ponies in her life, she knew it was safe to tell them. She had reached their little house on the corner, where she had grown up in, until leaving to the Young Fliers Camp. She walked in to see her dad snoozing on the couch in the living room, and her mom cooking lunch for him. "Mom? Dad? Can I speak to you in the living room for a moment. This will only take a few minutes." Rainbow shoutted across the house. The waking dad sat up and the mom came to sit next to them. "What is it Rainbow?" Her mom said, looking worried and holding onto her husband right next to her. "I-I'm in a relationship with another mare.. I came to tell you guys, because you guys wouldn't tell Celestia, right? You guys understand love more than me." "Well ofcourse Rainbow. We wouldn't tell anyone that could get you in trouble. isn't that right dear?" The mom said, talking to her husband. "Ofcourse. We love you Rainbow, and for whatever you want, is best for you." said her dad. Rainbow felt at ease after that, and left the house after hugging her parents and waving good bye as she flew back to Ponyvile. Flying over hang, Spike saw her while walking his way to Sugercube Corner. "You will be brought down Rainbow.. I'm Twilights true love.. You must not interupt that.." He muttered to himself. Walking in, the door rang a bell and Pinkie Pie had been waiting for a customer to come in. "Heya Spike! What brings you here, is it some treats for Twilight, or a hot date. I can whip something right up for you!" she said excietedly, even knowing her dad had past away not too recently. 'Nice to see her in a good mood.' Spike thought to himself. He spaced out for a moment until Pinkie Pie knocked him in the head, bringing him back to reality. "Spike? Are you okay?" She said, giggling. "Yeah.. I would like your help if I may ask." "Sure, for what?" She said, calming herself down a little to listen to Spike. "Rainbow Dash and Twilight are in a relationship, against Celestia's laws.." He said, looking at her with determination, "Can you tell her? Twilight is my love, and I won't have Rainbow stealing it." Pinkie Pie nodded, agreeing to work with Spike, to bring them down. He left Pinkie Pie to think about how she could tell Celestia, or if she SHOULD tell her. Thinking about it, maybe Spike was trying to get rid of Rainbow so there's no chance of anyone messing with Twilight. Pinkie decided to not tell, and to avoid Spike at any cost.. But she needed to tell Twilight about what Spike had tried to do. She closed shop for the day, trying to fool everyone that it was a holiday, she galloped as fast as she could to Twilights house. She turned the corner and crashed into her. Shaking her head, she helped Twilight get up. "Oh hey Pinkie, what's the rush?" Twilight said, with a smile on her face. "Spike's trying to ruin your relationship with Rainbow!" Pinkie replied. Twilights jaw dropped, shocked that her assistant would betray her like that. She used her magic to pin-point Spikes location. Noticing he was boarding a carriage to Canterlot, without Twilights permission, she ran to find Rainbow at a near-by diner. Running in, she grabbed Rainbow without words and ran out, Pinkie waiting outside. "Woha! Twilight, what's up?" She said, looking around, noticing her surroundings. Twilight brought up her magic to show where Spike was heading, and Rainbow grew rage within the very moment. Twilight hopped on her back and flew off, Pinkie running as fast as she could to keep up. In the sky, Twilight looked below and saw Spikes carriage, and pointed her front right hoof down to Spike. Rainbow flew low the ground, and Twilight rolled off onto the ground, hurting herself. Rainbow flashed right through the carriage, destroying it in one sweep. Spike was knocked out of the carriage and hit a rock with his head, knocking him out. The two earth ponies that where moving the carriage had fainted from all the comotion that had just unraveled. Twilight, got up slowly, with hazy eyes, looking at the destruction her partner had caused. She had wobbly legs, hard to balance, she walked over to see Spike hurt, she threw him up on her shoulders, and walked back into town to the hospital, with Rainbow trailing behind. Spike was rushed to the E.R room for he head injury. Rainbow and Twilight were in the waiting room, holding onto each other, with no one else around to see them. Soon a nurse came out to tell them the news. "He has serve head trauma. He probably won't remember anything that had happened in the past week or so." The young nurse said. Twilight nodded and looked at Rainbow, who had scratches and marks all over her from the carriage hit. "This might be a new chance for us to shape him into what we want him to do. So he doesn't do anything like this again. Agreed?" Rainbow said, nuzzling her mare friend. Twilight looked worried, but relieved at her partners idea. "Agreed, my dear.."