//------------------------------// // Ruling // Story: Bonding Marks // by booksmart //------------------------------// Rarity shook her head. She wasn’t really surprised at Dash’s parents belief but a little shocked they would trouble a Princess, on a Friday evening no less, with such a problem. She glanced to Twilight. It was so adorable to see the gears turning in her head. No doubt trying to find the best response to such a claim. “Mr. Blaze is it?” Twilight asked. Rainbow Blaze nodded. “Having known the Apple family for a long time now and having personally been in various situations with Applejack that has required my complete trust in her leads me to believe that she would not ever do such a thing to Rainbow Dash.” “You mean you knew!” Rainbow Shine exclaimed. Twilight crocked her head to one side and Rarity’s heart just about melted, Nothing has the right to be so cuuute! “Oh course. Most of Ponyville dose. They have been together for a while now. From my studies under Princess Candace they appear to have one of the strongest bonds around.” “Were you not a student of Princess Celestia?” Rainbow Shine asked. Twilight sighed, “Yes I was and still am.” “How could you allow such abominations against her progress in your domain?” “First off I do not have a ‘domain’ as of yet, Second…” Twilight replied. Despite the Princesses best efforts Rarity could still detect the irritation behind those words, not that she faulted Twilight in the slightest. “The right for same sex relationships is well establish and supported by Princess Celestia herself. I saw no need to intervene.” “But–” Rainbow Blaze tried but Twilight interrupted. “If the ruling you are looking for is that I command Applejack and Rainbow Dash to stop seeing each other you are in the wrong place. I can guaranty that the other Princesses will support my ruling as well. Now if you’ll excuse me I have more pressing matters to attend to,” Twilight stated firmly. “I will not stand for such a failure of proper social…” Rainbow Blaze trailed off as in an instant Twilight’s composure snapped. “Failure?” She asked, her coat taking on a dangerously hot color as the sheer extent of her magical abilities became apparent with uncontrolled magic sizzling in the air around the now white eyed alicorn. Rarity backed up, Oh dear…that is... She saw the Dash parents wilt under the gaze of the enraged princess. “Uhm…what I meant to…to…to say,” Rainbow Blaze fumbled trying to repair the damage he had done but it was too late. He had called Twilight a failure. This will be interesting, Rarity mused. “Leave my castle this instance!” Twilight yelled. The Dash parents scampered for a footing as they turned to run. “THAT MEANS NOW!” With a flash of purple light the two ponies vanished, “And never let me see you in Ponyville again!” Twilight yelled to the empty space. Dash, Applejack, and Rarity all looked on in shock. Twilight remained seething for a few moments before a cough from Applejack seemed to bring her back. In an instance Twilight got control of her magic again and returned to the appearance she had before. She then proceeded to have a break down. “Oh Celestia what have I done!” She wailed burying her head under her hooves. Not a pony moved. Till Rainbow began to laugh so hard she fell over. Applejack and Rarity watched their respective marefriend’s on the floor silently. “Uhm…Sorry to interrupt your night Rares,” Applejack apologized, evidently still in shock over Twilight’s outburst. Rarity shook here head, not fully recovered either, “Anything for dear friend.” “Oh my god Twilight you’re the best!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed between laughs. Twilight raised her head from her hooves, “What?” “Did…Did you see the look on their faces? It was priceless!” Twilight then dissolved into laughter as well, “It was…funny.” Rarity saw Applejack shake her head, “Why do ah love that stupid feather brain.” Rarity looked to her respective love. The bookish mare, who had just shown more power than any unicorn in Ponyville was laying on the floor rolling with Dash in laughter like a foal. It made her heart swell with love. “Why do love anypony? Because they make us complete.” “So where you’d send ‘em?” Dash asked as she regained control of her laughter. Twilight’s smile faded instantly she then buried her head under her hooves and mumbled “I don’t know.” Dash dissolved back into laughter.