I Would Walk 500 Miles
Rainbow Dash’s eyes scanned the page over and over again, but she couldn’t force herself to digest the meaning behind the words-or even decipher the shapes formed by their intricate curves. Her mind was elsewhere, as it had been for the past few weeks, as it would be for as long as she kept the four lingering words walled up behind her teeth. Bored with tracing the curves of ink, Rainbow shifted her gaze to something more real: Something she could see and smell.
Somepony she could touch.
As was always the case whenever there was a book laid out before her, Twilight was no longer a mare of the world Rainbow occupied. The cyan pegasus admired how the unicorn could be so enthralled by any and every book. Whether it was a two-hundred thousand word war epic or a fifty word article on the importance of dusting the top shelf in your pantry, Twilight found them all to be equally invigorating. Rainbow wondered what kind of romance novels Twilight had read; romance didn’t seem like Twilight’s style, but neither did Daring Do, and Twilight claimed that she had read the entire series... twice. Deep down, Twilight was just like every other pony in the world: Undeniably, unquestionably, unpredictable. It was this basic law of nature that made Rainbow Dash want to ask the question, and it was this law of nature that made the proposition scare her to death.
“Where do we lie?”
Twilight reentered the world of the living, arching a confused eyebrow at Rainbow.
“What do you mean, Rainbow?”
“I mean... uh, where do we lie? As a couple.”
“I still don’t get what you’re going at.”
Rainbow Dash fumbled and stuttered, trying to piece together a puzzle she had already lost all the pieces to. This question had been festering on her tongue for nearly a month, slowly poisoning her mouth and bloodstream with constantly-evolving doubt, and now, as she was finally attempting to get some sort of antidote, she found herself slurring her address. She wanted to punch herself right on the skull, but she knew that, with that fumbled question, Twilight already thought that she had gone completely crazy; self-mutilation would do nothing but add fuel to the fire that was burning their brand new relationship at its seams.
“Look, can I just start over?”
“Please do, Rainbow. I’m completely lost here.”
“Alright. So, you remember a month ago, when Pinkie was having all those troubles with that Donkey fella?”
“Yes, I remember.”
“And, you remember why he wanted to be left alone? Why he had been walking across Equestria?”
A whimsical grin grew on Twilight’s face as she leaned back in her chair, obviously entranced by some sort of reverie.
“Oh, yes. What a romantic tale... So deeply in love that you walk hundreds upon hundreds of miles, just to see the face of the one you adore,” Twilight let her eyelids slowly close, her smile growing wider by the second, “I’m not usually one for romance, but that was a tale I can handle. A little sappy around the edges, but pleasing none the less. I...”
Rainbow Dash turned down the volume, letting Twilight ramble on, uninterrupted. When it came to things like storytelling, book binding, and serial commas, the egghead could go on for hours. At first, Rainbow Dash had found these prolonged spiels about seemingly useless subjects to be annoying, but over time she came to realize that she was just as guilty. Twilight couldn’t give two bucks about how one needs to angle their wings when taking a forty-five degree turn. She didn’t care about what the proper methods of stretching out one’s wings before a marathon. Yet, whenever Rainbow went on these long rants about speed and coolness, Twilight just sat back and let the pegasus speak; she probably didn’t listen to a word of it, but she still made eye contact and occasionally nodded.
“So, Rainbow?”
The pegasus shot up like a gun had been fired, before settling back down when she realized that the only smoke in the room was coming from her own face, heated by embarrassment.
“Yeah, Twi?”
“What did you mean by, ‘Where do we lie?’ I’m still a little lost.”
“Oh, yeah. Well... Let’s say you disappeared off the face of the Earth at this moment. Now, I know for a fact that I would walk off the world itself to find you. I mean, it’s who I am. It’s my Element. However, I... Would you do the same for me?”
“You don’t trust me?!” Twilight’s voice increased and her eyes narrowed. Rainbow gulped and slouched to the ground; she may have been the greatest flyer in Equestria, but Twilight was the greatest mage, and magic would definitely win that fight.
“Nononono, Twilight. Really, I trust you... It’s just... Hear me out here, okay?”
Her purple eyes still glared, but the spark of intense magic had subsided from her horn, signaling that Rainbow had one chance to explain herself before she got turned into a newt.
“Look, Twi... How happy are your parents? Do they love each other?”
“Last time I checked, yes.”
“Well, mine never did. My mom and dad divorced before I was even born. I didn’t even get to meet my dad until after the Best Young Fliers Competition... Can you imagine that, Twilight? The bucking stallion leaves me in the shadows for eighteen years, only to show up in my moment of glory and rain on my parade. Hay, he was just trying to mooch the reward money off of me, anyway... Something about debts. Anyway, my point is... If my mom disappeared, my father wouldn’t even lift his lazy flank off the couch... If I disappeared, he wouldn’t do anything, either... I just...Ugh, why is it so hard to explain? I guess what I’m asking, what I’m saying, is... I’ve seen the best and worst when it comes to this whole relationship thing, and I want to know...”
A purple hoof silenced her ranting. Twilight smiled at her lovingly, her eyes radiating with all the love and faith that Rainbow needed. The pegasus wrapped her forelegs around the unicorn, hugging her with the strength of a world-class athlete. Though the pressure was bearing down on her lungs, Twilight managed to force out a reply
“I’d never stop looking for you, Rainbow.”
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Far from my best work, I know, but... I don't know, I just wanted to write some TwiDash.
Love the reference to the famous song. I LOVE (I Would Walk) 500 Miles by The Proclaimers. One of my favorite songs; I heard it first back in high school. Was hooked ever since. Eh-hem, anyway, this was rather short, but still cute and to the point. I love Twilight x Rainbow, and you did a good job on a quickie. Nice work.
short, but very good
also, cant stop listening this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3tNylJr7Z4
Short and adorable, I'm so in need some DashXTwi after the last episodes. My friends were so crazy about this song a few weeks ago, thanks for reminding me about it, it's also a cool thing. ;)
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She walked 1000 miles to fall down at her door
wow, you surprised me with this. I saw that it was only 1000 words and I though "Wow, another terrible 1000 word fic gets featured *sigh*" But this was stellar. It was actually well written *gasp*
You get a thumbs up *It's not the same! D:*
and a track. Woot!
Very, very good for such a short story. Your development was spot on, and I could picture the characters saying every word. Great job. I like your writing style.
OH GOD THAT SONG
I don't fully remember why but that song became an incredibly annoying craze here a few years back. It got played so much... I was hoping I'd seen the last of it ages ago.
The story was lovely though, except that I'm not sure how RD's dad knew RD was his daughter. Butother than that, an enjoyable read
Short and not much of a point, but I still liked it, You manged to keep dash as her insecure self and that is something a lot of ponies fail to do.
I love that freaking song. I hear every morning on my Ipod.
Also, very good story.
There needs to be more
this isn't something that would be just one chapter
with the way you ended it, it sounds like you actually want to continue it. So please do
Cute.
It's always awesome to see Dash be insecure about something and/or have an awkward time trying to explain something while staying in character.
That was a sweet scene.
D'aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
That is all.
Dat ending. Lovable.
Well-Written? Check
Cute? Check
Not much point, but still serves a purpose? Check.
5 stars good sir.
"To fall down at your door."? Twidash my fav ship.
I'd walk a thousand MILES
All very good, yes, two TwiDash stories featured today....
> “Look, Twi... How happy are your parent
But you forgot an 's' right there. Now I am legally obligated to remove any happy emotions experienced upon reading this, and withdraw my good words. I am truly sorry but that's just how it works.
... Alright, I'll let you guys/gals decide....
Should I continue this or not
I'm actually leaning towards continuing it, but it's up to y'all to decide
236384 YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you've got a plot (Not THAT kind, get yer minds out of the gutter) in mind, do, please, continue.
Yes, continue. It was a great story. Real sweet
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To quote Rarity:
"You must. You must! YOU MUST!"
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sure, why not.
236384 Definately!! It's good where it is making it longer would make it 20% (quite possibly in ten seconds flat)
MOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!
Well, the crowd has spoken... Looks like this tale is far from over. Good thing I've already got a solid plan about where to go with this.
Be on the look-out for continuation.
cute
and looking forward for the continueation
that is all
kthanxbai
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Huzzah! A cute TwiDash story is something I always want to read.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.
Must fight it!!! must.....fight.....it! Cant fight it D'AWWWWWW!
And TwiDash never ceases to be great
Looking forward to what you have for this story.
A good quick read.
So... I've decided to turn this into a kind of collection of mostly-unrelated TwiDash one-shots (with maybe a few multi-parters thrown in for good measure). They'll range from comedic to dreary and everything in between. I know it's not exactly the most original idea ever, but I'll still try my best to make it a fun ride.
TwiDash one-shots? Please. I like finding myself drowsed in d'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.
"I'd never stop looking for you, Rainbow."
That is just so sweet, I need to go brush my teeth.