Fracture
It was very rare for Spitfire to ever meet a pony she genuinely hated. Sure, there were always pugnacious recruits who were all too eager to prove to her that they were the greatest flyers of Equestria. Or maybe the perpetual swarm of paparazzi ponies that congregated like mosquitos around Spitfire’s home in Cloudsdale. By no means did she like any of them, but it was difficult for her to hate.
The mare named Pinkie Pie was seemingly doing her best to push Spitfire in that very rare direction.
“Excuse me,” Spitfire interrupted, keeping her good wing draped protectively across Rainbow’s back. “But what in the hay do you mean by that?”
Pinkie turned so her bright grin flashed at Spitfire and Rainbow. “Don’t you worry, we’ll get you and Rainbow Dash fixed up in a jiffy!” Pinkie turned back to where she was huddled with Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy.
Spitfire held up her right foreleg, her eyebrows furrowed together and her mouth open in a wholly confused expression. “You what? This is a joke, right?” She turned to face Rainbow, who seemed equally flummoxed. “This is some kinda weird joke, isn’t it?”
Rainbow shook her head. “I don’t think so.” She took a plodding step towards her friends, her hooves trembling under her. She felt a pain, like a shard of ice growing in her chest along with a knot in her throat “Guys?”
“I don’t know about this, Pinkie,” Fluttershy said in the quiet manner that she was known for.
“Why in the world would you even suggest using the elements?” Twilight asked, seemingly indignant from the mere suggestion.
“Well duh!” Pinkie exclaimed with a roll of her blue eyes. “That’s how we fixed all of the crazy stuff Discord did, so that’s how we fix this!”
Five ponies stared at Pinkie with matching confused expressions.
“Pinkie Pie,” Rarity said loudly, “I simply cannot believe you’d suggest such things! What in Equestria has gotten into you?”
“What are you suggesting?” Rainbow demanded.
“All right, look, this is jus’ plain ridiculous!” Applejack said with a mighty frown and a shake of her head. “You’re barkin’ up the wrong tree, Pinkie. I think you had a bit too much sugar today.”
“Would somepony please talk to me!” Rainbow shouted, earning a look from her friends and a few passing ponies as they boarded the train. She cringed and cutched at her aching ribs with a foreleg.
Spitfire momentarily forgot about the other five mares as she focused her attention on Rainbow. “Dash, are you okay? What’s wrong?”
“Fine,” Rainbow muttered through clenched teeth. “I’m fine.”
“You need to sit down,” Spitfire said, her wing pushing lightly on Rainbow’s hindquarters to encourage the action.
The conversation forgotten, all five mares moved back to Rainbow and Spitfire, Twilight leading the way. “What’s the matter? Do we need a doctor?”
“I’m fine!” Rainbow spat with far more venom in her tone than she had intended.
“All right, look,” Twilight started, separating her friends with her forelegs and trotting over to Rainbow. “This isn’t the place to discuss this. How about we all meet up at the library in an hour. That way, Rainbow can rest for a little while and we can all collect our thoughts.” Twilight shot a glare at Pinkie.
Much as she wanted to contest the point, Spitfire held her tongue. She preferred to confront problems head on, dealing with them quickly and decisively. Still, she couldn’t exactly argue against Twilight’s point. The platform of the Ponyville Station seemed to be getting more and more crowded with every passing moment as the train prepared to make the return trip to Canterlot.
“How far is it?” Spitfire asked.
“Center of town,” Rainbow answered, though she didn’t lift her head.
“Can you walk that far?” Spitfire asked, glancing over to Twilight with a concerned expression.
“I can teleport us there,” Twilight said, smiling to her friend and Spitfire.
“Both of us?” Rainbow asked, genuinely surprised. “I didn’t know you could teleport more than one pony.”
Twilight shook her head, her ears folding back slightly as a small frown pulled at her lips. “Well, I don’t think I can do it for more than myself and one other pony. I was reading up on dragon magic and really studying Spike’s dragon fire when I first moved to town. You see, when a dragon creates a horde, they attune their magic to that specific location. That way, they can send or receive anything they want at any time.”
“Who’s Spike?” Spitfire asked.
“Baby dragon,” Rainbow answered.
“Wait, a dragon?!” Spitfire blurted, her eyes going wide.
Nodding, seemingly more to herself than anypony around her, Twilight continued. “So I theorized that using a crystal, artifact, or something capable of arcana alignment, I could create a facsimile of a dragon’s horde attuned to my magic and—”
“Twilight, we don’t speak egghead!” Rainbow groaned.
With a blush and a modest chuckle, Twilight smiled at her friend. “Sorry. Simply put I made the library into a pseudo horde and within a certain range I can teleport myself and Spike there.” She rubbed her chin with a hoof. “It should work with ponies too.”
“Should?” Rainbow seemed unconvinced.
“Well it works for Spike and me, and ponies are less innately magical than dragons are, so it’ll be fine.” She broke out into a wide, excited smile. “Ready Rainbow?”
“I think I’ll just walk.”
“Rainbow, let the nice pony help you,” Spitfire said as she petted Rainbow’s back.
“It’ll be fun!” Twilight promised with a proud smile that quickly gave way to a thoughtful look. “Or you’ll lose your lunch…”
“Wait, what?” Rainbow skirted away from Twilight.
“Oh, don’t mind me, just thinking out loud!” the unicorn gave a nervous laugh before sitting next to Rainbow. “On three, okay?”
“Are you sure this is safe?” Rainbow asked.
Twilight nodded. “One. Two. Three!”
With a flash of purple light, Rainbow and Twilight were gone, leaving only a static tingle lingering in the ponies around them. Spitfire stood still for a while, staring at the spot where her Rainbow had been only an instant before. She took a deep breath into her lungs, which she slowly let out before turning to the remaining Elements.
“So, could one of you maybe show me where this library is?”
With the electric crackle of magic and a blinding flash, Twilight and Rainbow materialized in the foyer of the Ponyville library. For Twilight, the spell had left her coat with a fun tingly sensation that she surreptitiously enjoyed. For Rainbow Dash, the side effects were somewhat less pleasant.
"Hmm..." Twilight rubbed her chin with a thoughtful expression. "We're supposed to be four feet closer to the center of the room. I guess I need to realign the spell."
Rainbow made a quiet groan.
"So, Rainbow, how do you like teleporting?”
Rainbow Dash melted to the cool wooden floor, her face taking a peculiar shade of green. “I think I’m gonna be sick.”
“Isn’t it grea... oh, wait, no! Let me get a bucket first!” Twilight ran as quickly as she could towards the library basement, where Spike tended to stash most of the cleaning supplies.
While Twilight searched frantically, Rainbow squeezed her eyes shut and slid progressively lower until she was laying on her uninjured side. She felt a chill run through her even as a cold sweat broke out all over her body. Darkness creeped at the edge of her mind and she tasted bile in her mouth; it took all of Rainbow’s will to keep things together.
“Not here,” she hissed through clenched teeth. “Not here... please... Celestia…”
Rainbow didn’t know how long she laid on the cold floor of Twilight’s library. What had to be only a minute or so felt like hours as the sweat matted her coat and only served to intensify the chill in her bones. Even when she heard Twilight’s frenetic hoofsteps approach her, they sounded muted and distant.
“Rainbow!” Twilight sounded afraid. “Rainbow, open your eyes! S-should I call an ambulance?”
“‘Mm okay,” Rainbow slurred her words. “Jus... just a minute…”
“Wait, wait! I know what to do!” Twilight shouted to nopony in particular before running off to the kitchen. A moment later she returned, draping a cool, damp cloth over Rainbow’s face. “Okay, Rainbow, nice, easy breaths.”
Rainbow gave a slow nod before taking as deep a breath as she could and slowly letting it out. She repeated that process, each time filling her lungs with as much air as she could bear to give them before releasing it in a trembling, soft breath. Slowly, Rainbow felt the nausea begin to dissipate along with the darkness that crept at the edges of her vision. The sweat that had dampened her coat kept a chill in her body that Twilight easily took notice of. Rainbow was distantly aware of the sound of Twilight’s hoofsteps moving around the library just before the soft warmth of a blanket draped over her.
“Thanks, Twi,” Rainbow mumbled, nuzzling her face into her foreleg
“Anytime, Rainbow.”
Rainbow felt a smile pull at her lips. While Twilight could be an overbearing presence from time to time, there was an earnest desire to help in the mare that Rainbow appreciated.
“I’m so sorry, Rainbow. I know teleportation can be hard on some ponies, but I’ve never seen a reaction that strong before.”
“Wanna take notes on it?” Rainbow asked sarcastically.
Twilight was quiet for a moment before Rainbow saw a quill and parchment float into view. The unicorn regarded Rainbow with a far too excited grin. “Can I?”
Much as Rainbow wanted to loose a put-upon sigh, she couldn’t stop the quiet laughter that escaped her instead. Twilight’s voice joined hers in a soft chorus, the quill and parchment surreptitiously returning to wherever Twilight had gathered them from. As their laughter died down, a serious look returned to the librarian’s face.
“Seriously though, Rainbow, are you okay?” Reaching out with a hoof, she gently touched Rainbow’s shoulder.
“Yeah, definitely,” Rainbow answered with a little nod. “I think I’m just tired. Tired and hungry, or something. I don’t know.” She shook her head and rested it on her foreleg.
“Wanna lay down in a bed?”
Rainbow shook her head. “I’m okay, Twilight, really.”
“If you insist,” Twilight acquiesced. “So, um… You and Spitfire...”
“What about us?” Rainbow asked, her reply as wary as her tone.
“I guess, hm,” Twilight paused, her hoof itching her temple as she decided how she wanted to phrase her question. “I guess I just have one question.”
“Only one?” Rainbow shot her friend a snarky grin. “Don’t tell the Princess.”
“Oh ha ha ha, Rainbow.” Twilight felt a particularly annoying burn in her cheeks. “I reserve the right to ask follow ups.”
“Well you kinda gotta ask one, first.”
“I’m going to! Yeesh, give a girl a chance, Rainbow,” Twilight said, shaking her head and making a self-effacing chuckle.
Rainbow stretched out her good wing and draped it lazily across Twilight’s back. “Well, I ain’t getting any younger Twi.”
Twilight snorted and shook her head. “I guess I’m curious how you two met.”
Thinking back for a moment, Rainbow wiped her hoof through her mane. “Well, I guess it all started with a sandwich…”
“Beggin’ yer pardon?” Applejack asked, her mind flat-out refusing to acknowledge the veracity of what her ears were hearing.
Spitfire groaned, her eyes rolling so far back that she swore she was able to see her own optical nerves for a moment. “I said I think apple pie is kinda overrated. I prefer cherry.”
Applejack’s expression shifted from horror to one of betrayal. “You’re dead to me.”
Sensing an opportunity to amuse herself, Spitfire leaned close to Applejack until her lips hovered just over the farmpony’s ear. “Does this mean we won’t get a second date?”
“I will tie you up and hang you from the tallest tree in the fields,” Applejack threatened.
“Mmm.” Spitfire feigned a shiver of excitement. “I’ve never tried rope play before…”
“Are all you flyponies so crazy?” Applejack asked, a playful grin pulling at the corner of her mouth. “Is that what got you and R.D. to hook up?”
“Nah, I just have a thing for cunning stunts.”
As Applejack let out a despondent groan, Spitfire took pride in herself. She always was a cunning linguist.
“Oh, look, here we are!” Rarity piped up from her place behind Applejack and Spitfire. She cantered past them and pushed the door open with a rough burst of magic. “Twilight, might we come inside?”
Spitfire snorted, earning a disapproving glare from Applejack.
“Really?” the farmpony asked.
“I make no excuses.”
Twilight appeared at the door, a welcoming smile on her face. Floating beside her in the glow of her magic was a porcelain cup full of a hot cup of tea. Spitfire could smell the aromatic blend as she approached and stifled a frown. She’d never understand how anypony could like hot leaf juice.
“Hey girls, come on in. Rainbow’s just resting on the couch.” Twilight stepped aside, making room for the group to enter.
Spitfire hesitated as she entered the library, taking a moment to look around until her eyes settled on the familiar sky-blue of Rainbow’s coat. She didn’t notice the smile that broke across her face as she trotted over to the couch where Rainbow greeted her with a little grin.
“Hey there, stranger,” Spitfire said, leaning over to plant a kiss on Rainbow’s cheek.
“Hey yourself,” Rainbow answered, returning the kiss with one of her own.
“Feeling better, Dash?”
“A little, yeah.”
“Need something for the pain? I can get your pills.”
“I got an ice pack under my wing, a comfy chair, a really sexy mare,” Rainbow said, her voice dropping to a whisper so her friends didn’t hear the last part.
“Who needs a comfy chair when you got me?” Spitfire asked, shooting Rainbow a playful wink.
“Get a room!” Applejack shouted.
“No, no, silly filly,” Pinkie teased in a singsong tone as she bounced from the foyer over to the couch. There, she hooked her forelegs around Spitfire and Rainbow, squeezing herself between the two and smiling. “We gotta get you two all straightened up... hehe, straightened up…”
Spitfire’s happy smile burned into a fierce scowl. “You have exactly three seconds to back away.”
“Come on now,” Pinkie protested, darting around Spitfire to get to her opposite side. “We’re all friends here, right?”
“Coulda fooled me,” Spitfire answered.
“Alright,” Twilight said as she moved into the fray with Applejack and Rarity close behind her. “I think we all need to take a step back. What’s important here is that Rainbow Dash is home and we’re all very happy to see you. You scared everyone pretty bad when Celestia told us about the accident.”
“And don’t you think I’m jus’ lettin’ you off the hook for hidin’ out on us!” Applejack said, playfully jeering her friend.
In spite of the situation, Rainbow couldn’t help but laugh. “That from the mare who bailed to Dodge Junction for not getting first place in a rodeo? Hello pot, I’m kettle.”
Applejack’s lips momentarily pulled into a horrified frown as her eyes opened wide. She cleared her throat, quickly regaining her composure and polishing a hoof on her chest. “I ain’t got no idea what yer talkin’ about.”
The assertion fooled absolutely nobody.
Twilight chuckled and sipped a mouthful of tea which she promptly spat across the room as Pinkie Pie appeared beside her.
“So, Twilight, do you know where Spike is? We gotta write a letter and have her ship over the elements of harmony! Oh! Do you think she can just send them through Spike’s dragon flamey breath? That’d be so cool and would save us a lot of time and then we can have a great big awesome super-duper party!”
“What are you talking about?” Rainbow winced as she slipped off the couch and onto her hooves, stomping once and earning a sharp stab of pain into her chest.
“Rainbow.” Applejack stepped towards her friend. “Take it easy there, Sugarcube, yer gonna put yer plot in a sling at this rate.”
“Pinkie,” Rainbow said, her voice choked and moisture welling in her eyes. “Why are you—”
“Shh, there, there, Rainbow.” Pinkie zipped over, pulling the pegasus into a brief embrace. “Pinkie’s gonna fix you right up and then we’ll have a super-duper-extra awesome party to celebrate!”
Rainbow shoved her friend away, burning tears welling in her eyes. “I don’t need to be fixed! I don’t have a problem! I’m just the way I’m supposed to be; what don’t you get about that? W-why are you being so mean?”
Pinkie Pie simply nodded, her face holding a patient smile and soft, understanding eyes. “It’s okay, Rainbow Dash. I know it’s hard, and I really, really, really, am sorry. But I’m your friend, remember? And I’m gonna help you, cause that’s what friends do. Even when they think they don’t need help.”
“I DON’T NEED HELP!” Rainbow shouted, her voice cracking as the tears she had struggled so hard to repress spilled down her cheeks. “I’M JUST THE WAY I’M SUPPOSED TO BE! I’M JUST THE WAY I WAS BORN!”
“You are,” Pinkie said with a nod, “and it’s not your fault. If you think about it, it’s a lot like crooked teeth.” She smiled to Rainbow again. “We’re gonna fix it, and Spitfire too!”
“We don’t need to be fixed!” Spitfire hissed through clenched teeth.
“That’s what everypony says when they don’t know they have a problem,” Pinkie said, nodding at her own words.
“I think you’re the one with the problem here,” Spitfire said in a venomous tone.
Pinkie sat down and shook her head, looking like a mother disappointed in a group of foals. “Look, it’s not your fault that you’re confused, but you have to accept this isn’t right.”
“And how in the hay do you figure that?” Rainbow asked. “We’re in love, when did that become wrong?”
“You can love each other, that’s fine. I mean, I love all of you guys like my own two sisters!” Pinkie sprouted a face-splitting grin for a moment before returning to her serious expression. “But nopony would love a sibling like the way Mr. and Mrs. Cake love each other. And that’s because two mares can’t make a baby, neither can two stallions. I mean, that’s why there are colts and fillies, right?”
“Well, not exactly,” Twilight started, “I mean it’s a bit more—”
“I mean really,” Pinkie continued, oblivious to both Twilight’s comments and the untimely arrival of Spike, who bore a confused expression at the scene he’d stumbled across. “There isn’t any logical reason for two mares to get together like that.”
Spitfire smirked. “Sure there is. Stallion’s are one and done, mares are one and the fun’s only just begun.”
Five ponies and one baby dragon stared at Spitfire with gaping mouths and wide eyes. Twilight’s hooves pressed over Spike’s ears in a too-little, too-late attempt to protect him from the adults in the room. Rainbow was not so discreetly looking for a deep hole to crawl into, or at the very least a decent length of rope. The best reaction was reserved for Fluttershy, who looked as though the vast majority of blood had taken up residence in her head. Spitfire didn’t know it was physically possible for a pony to get that red, but it was certainly an entertaining discovery.
“S-Spike,” Twilight began with a sheepish laugh. “Can you—”
“I’m out!” the little dragon answered, walking right back outside. The heavy oak door slammed shut behind him.
Pinkie continued, seemingly undeterred. “Anyway, it’s just not natural. And you know where unnatural things come from? Discord made ‘em, that’s where!”
“That’s ridiculous,” Rarity said with a tsk and a shake of her head. “Pinkie, dear, you are being quite peculiar today.”
In a pink blur, Pinkie grabbed Rarity and gave her a little shake. “Don’t you see! Cotton Candy Clouds! Chocolate Rain, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria, stallions kissing other stallions and mares kissing other mares! It’s textbook Discord!”
Twilight bit her hoof and looked at Rainbow and Spitfire. Rainbow felt her heart sink from the worried expression on her friend. Looking to Fluttershy, she noticed her oldest friend pointedly refuse to meet her gaze.
“Fluttershy?” Rainbow asked, her tone pleading.
“If you’re happy that’s wonderful,” the soft-spoken mare began, her pink mane covering her eyes as her head sunk lower and lower. “I just...it just makes me a little uncomfortable.” For the first time, Fluttershy looked up, her teary gaze meeting Rainbow’s. “I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash.”
Rainbow took a step back, her expression as horrified as if Fluttershy had slapped her. “But why? Why didn’t you say anything years ago? I mean, you’ve known longer than anypony!”
Fluttershy sniffled, tears welling in her eyes and saturating the coat of her cheeks. “B-because I didn’t want to hurt your feelings.”
“Hey there,” Pinkie moved to Fluttershy and pulled her into a friendly hug. “It’s alright, Fluttershy. We’re gonna have Dashie all fixed up in no time, I Pinkie Promise!”
Rainbow turned her attention to Twilight, her jaw hanging open. “Twilight, you can’t believe this, right?”
Twilight bit at her lip and pawed at the floor with a hoof. “Well, no I don’t. But Discord’s power was enough to reshape reality as we knew it. So I can see where Pinkie’s coming from to a degree.” She shook her head and sighed. “But no, Rainbow I don’t believe that Discord is responsible for anypony being born a certain way.”
“Okay, ya’ll, I think we need to take a break.” Applejack stepped forward, placing herself between Rainbow and Spitfire and Pinkie, Twilight, and Fluttershy. “Why don’t we all jus’ be glad Rainbow and Ms. Spitfire are okay, and we’ll just get settled down for a couple days.”
A chorus of agreement met the farmer’s ears.
Spitfire leaned over to Rainbow and stole a quick nuzzle. “Wanna catch the first train to Cloudsdale?” she asked in a whisper. “We can write your dad and have a balloon waiting when we get there.”
“No,” Rainbow answered, emphasizing her response with a vigorous shake of her head. “No... I,” she paused and sighed, a hoof rubbing at her forehead. “I gotta fix this... I gotta see this through.”
Spitfire was quiet for a moment, her mouth pulled into a concerned frown. “Okay, Dash. I’ll be here for you.”
Rainbow offered Spitfire a sad, but genuine smile. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Fluttershy pawed at the ground with her hoof, an almost palpable air of discomfort radiating from her. Twilight and Rarity discreetly ushered her and Pinkie out of the library, all four engaging in quiet conversation as they stepped out.
Rainbow moved closer to Applejack and sat down next to the farm pony. She pawed uncomfortably at the floor, her hoof drawing dainty circles over the worn oak surface. Applejack raised an eyebrow and cast her friend a peculiar look with a hint of a smile.
“Hey, AJ?”
“Hey, R.D.?”
“Thanks... for being there for us.”
The taller mare smiled to the pegasus and gave her a pat on the shoulder. “Anytime, Sugarcube.”
Rainbow made a quiet chuckle, and watched as Twilight closed the door behind Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rarity. The librarian stood in the foyer a moment longer as though lost in thought. Eventually she drifted back to the reading desk and half-heartedly sorted through a pile of returned books Spike had yet to reshelve.
“So... yeah,” Rainbow started, her eyes avoiding Applejack’s gaze.
“Can you be helped?”
“I don’t know, can I?”
“I reckon that depends on the problem,” Applejack said with a sage like nod.
Rainbow snorted. “Apparently I got a list of ‘em.”
“What about a list?” Twilight asked, her attention suddenly distracted from her pile of books. “I love a good list! How’s it sorted? Chronologically? Alphabetically? Oh, what about autobiographically!” She beamed at her friends, causing both Rainbow and Applejack to share a worried glance.
“Autobio-what now?” Rainbow asked.
“I think she just called us a bad name,” Applejack suggested.
“Wouldn’t be the first time.”
“I hear that.”
Twilight blinked once, an eyebrow slowly arching upwards, forming curious lines on her forehead. “You two are so weird sometimes.”
Both Rainbow and Applejack burst into fits of filly-like giggles.
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Don't mess with best ponies Pinkie...
wow seriously.... wtf pinkie and fluttershy...is it wrong to want the next chapter like right now?
Well...Pinkie was clearly brainwashed at a young age...
Keep it up :D
Having grown up in that kind of household, that was genuinely depressing to read
Good update, but really, you two? Really?
Being uncomfortable with something different, that's acceptable, you don't have to show that. Hell, I'm uncomfortable around certain things all the time, but I'm discreet, I don't show it vocally or otherwise and I keep it to myself.
Pinkie on the other hand. Well I'm about ready to slap the fuck-fire out of Pinkie.
(Quick note, not uncomfortable around homosexuals or otherwise, I'm an Asexual Bi-romantic for crying out loud haha.)
Wtf Pinkie!? And Fluttershy actually being a little bit uncomfortable about something that has to do with love that doesn't involve her? Well, some new character traits there XD
Something about Pinkie's speech and attitude scream either brainwashing from religion or straight camp, which does the brainwashing but with a side of psychological abuse and not uncommonly physical as well. In either case I do not see a decent out come forth coming for our intrepid six, though they may yet persevere is gonna be a bumpy ride.
Rock farms are a bad place for free love and acceptance, huh?
I really don't get this coming from Pinkie, honestly. She, of all ponies, since she knows so many ponies, should be understanding. Though I do understand the drama-need for a homophobe, and she's a unique choice, I guess... Seeing best pony acting like an idiot is difficult. I hope it gets sorted out soon.
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We clearly disagree on best pony
4062079 Very clearly. But rather than filling up your comments with reasons why Pink Pony is amazing, I'll agree to disagree. Love, tolerate, and all that jazz.
Fluttershy really is an idiot ... or better , she just proved that kindness can hurt way more than meanness.
Pinkie ... Her behavior just isn't acceptable , but then again , she is the shallowest of them all.
"We’re gonna have Dashie all fixed up in no time, I Pinkie Promise!”
Even if they manage to "fix" Pinkie , the promise is still effective... She could repurpose it however
Pinkie's logic does make sense...in a sense. I don't agree with it, but it makes sense. Good on Spitfire for making my favorite joke ever.
Damnit, Pinkie...
Welp, can't blame her for how she was raised, I suppose, but hopefully they'll be able to fix her. Honestly, I'm more offended by Fluttershy, if anything. You don't just say that! Not after years and years of acting like everything is fine, especially! Simply declaring that you're uncomfortable is the opposite of constructive, it helps absolutely no one and only makes everyone feel like shit! So, if nothing else, keep those useless thoughts to yourself! Besides, being uncomfortable is completely a choice. It's not an immediate choice, but you can choose to work on it, and to become comfortable with things you were uncomfortable with. Sure, it could take a while. I mean, it could even take a couple years! Boy, if only Fluttershy had been around Rainbow Dash for years! Then she would've had the time to choose to be comfortable with it!
Ahem, sorry, got a bit carried away there.
Bottom line: Pinkie Pie is deeply broken and needs to be fixed, but it's not really her fault. Fluttershy is just an asshole. That's all on her.
Can't wait for next chapter!
Ya know, after giving it some thought, I think I know why Pinkie's acting the way she is. From what little information we've seen of her family in the show, I believe that her family is the Equestrian equivalent of our own world's Amish. That might be why she's so vehemently opposed to Dashie and Spits being in love.
On a different note, I can understand her logic of Discord having something to do with it, but I doubt that our reality-breaking draconequus would even think of doing something like that.
Lastly, Fluttershy being rather uncomfortable about it is actually more understandable than one would think. Not everypony is understanding of homosexuality, and there are always those who will feel uncomfortable about it, despite being friends with somepony who is.
That said, it was a great chapter, and I liked Spike's reaction there.
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Yeah, but at least Fluttershy was smart enough to realize such comments wouldn't go over well and kept them to herself as long as she could.
that said, the roles here are kinda a surprise, other than Twi playing mediator anyway. I'm used to Pinkie and Flutters being the ones willing to accept any pony, and Rares or AJ being the straw-mare, not the other way around... still haven't decided whether this setup makes more or less sense to me.
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The expression "Killing with Kindness" comes to mind.
Twilght say that she can't teleport more than one pony with her...Didn't she teleport two ponies and a dragon with her in Dragon Quest?
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Not sure if I can agree with that. There aren't really any religions shown in Equestria besides the subtle worship of Celestia. She tends to be worship more as a deity than just a ruler, especially when she's know to be the most forgiving pony behind Fluttershy, but yet her subjects bow to her not just out of respect but also out of fear. So if it was really out of religious context than it would have to trace back to Celestia, and if that was the case, gays would heavily be frowned upon.
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I wouldn't say Fluttershy is the idiot. At least she hid the discomfort while Pinkie was being a loud mouth and will never shut the hell up. Fluttershy was honest and in my opinion she, or anypony, shouldn't have to automatically change their opinion on how they feel just because out of the blue their best friend shows up with someone of the same gander. That being said, at least Fluttershy never treated Rainbow any differently and at least had the audacity to think about R.D.'s feelings, unlike PINKIE PIE who just rubs it in on how she's gonna fix her.
IMO I think Fluttershy is in the neutral party and has done nothing wrong but be truthful (except for hiding the fact she was uncomfortable with it). She obviously doesn't want to co-sign with Pinkie but let her passiveness win once again and look like "the bad guy". Let's be realistic here, as much as we want the world to be a jolly and happy go lucky place where everyone excepts everything, it never will be that way nor can it be. If the writer really wanted to, they could have done that, but didn't for good reasons. Fluttershy does not have to co-sign with RainFire, but she can still be her friend and not try to bash R.D. about it. She has up till this point, why does that change now? Because she spoke her mind?
Why to I get the feeling talking to Pinkie Pie about this is going to be like slamming your head against a brick wall.
This will only end when someone takes dynamite to that proverbial wall.
Fluttershy on the other hand I think will accept Rainbow Dash for who she is, as Rainbow said, she is one of her oldest friends and that will help her work past any uncomfortable feelings she has.
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Of all of the she was raised by the most traditional family. They were downright Amish and, well, I can give a fairly accurate guess that that is why she seems to be downright homophobic/doesn't think homosexuals exist and are a mistake.
4062519 as an example lets use broad spectrum Christianity. The majority of followers are reasonable if not slightly annoying but then there are the few who are more zealous in their interpretation of their religious texts. Bring this over to Equestria and call it the cult of the sun. They worship Tia as a pure being and this somehow translates to must be straight and zealots go even further with straight camps. This is of course assuming that a straight camp must have a religious tilt, which is not always true. It could simply be a lot of zealous traditionalists with a very narrow view of the World.
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But again, everything will have to translate all the way back to Tia. If there were really straight camps out there in Equestria, do you honestly think that Celestia will just let it fly or crack down on them based on her nature and beliefs? As for the sun cult, I wouldn't see the need for one since no one pony in Equestria (that we know of) thinks that Celestia is not the ultimate power and most ponies give her the same amount of respect as the next pony. Plus she is to humble to let a cult dedicated to her run around and ruin everything. IMO of Celestia I don't think she would let a cult in her name run rampant soiling her name or let traumatizing straight camps stay in operation.
Now we can simply pull the "farmer life style" that AJ tends to get and say Pinkie was raised like that, but probably not out of religious pretext. If anything if she was raised to think that way for reproduction purposes. Farmer tend, and most other traditional people. like to keep the things they own, even after death. Not really for themselves but in the family name. Like the Rock Farm for example. Obviously you can't pass anything down if the next gen of the fam turned out gay and end the line there, then there's no one to pass the property. You could say adopt but usually in a traditional family (which I' willing to bet money on that Pinkie was raised) wants family blood, not a pony who is only related by paper. So her father could have indoctrinated her and her sisters to not be gay, but also passed down the belief that being gay is bad no matter what.
I'm making this assumption because Pinkie's argument was that: two of the same gender can't create life, therefor it is wrong. I doubt religion is the main source since ponies pretty much worship the same pony and yet don't share a common belief of Celestia if Celestia was against gays.
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The problem with Fluttershy is not her opinion , because we can't expect her to change it right away like you said , but rather her sense of timing.
She was aware of RD preference for a long time (and unless I am mistaken , RD even asked her out at some point ... it would have been the perfect moment to say that she wasn't confortable with it as a matter of fact. ) and choose to keep silent all this time out of kindness , fine , it's Fluttershy after all. What isn't fine however is the fact that she decided to come out with it now of all time , when her friend is hurt , need moral support and most of all finally believe that she found someone to love. She kept silent all this time , what's a few months more ? (She should have said it from the start anyway , but right now definitely wasn't the good moment to grow some backbone and be truthful.)
I really want to stab Pinkie Pie in the face...Still love her to death, but...Holy fuck I want to see her pay! I guess we shall see where this shall go. The response was just fucked up in my opinion...
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I will most certainly give you that, Fluttershy definitely choose the wrong time, although I might feel she was a bit pressured to say it instead of keeping low like she always did. But I dont think I can agree with the fact about telling R.D. she was uncomfortable with it at day one. Judging by the time when R.D. told her they were both very young and I would dare say maybe even R.D. didn't fully understand what homosexuality was at its fullest, so I wont completely blame her for this. I think Fluttershy was hoping something like this wouldn't happen until she was ready to tel her or hoped like something like this would never happen because she's to scared to tell her and hurt her whether its now or later.
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She was raised by the Pony Amish.
Personally I look at Fluttershy's revelation there a bit differently then what I'm seeing here. Yes she knew Rainbow swung that way, but from what I remember from the previous chapters, Rainbow hasn't actually had a marefriend since the one date where she asked Fluttershy on a date. Having one suddenly show up out of nowhere would be rather jarring. It's very possible she thought she was okay with it, until it was staring her in the face.
Or there is always that her own feeling had changed, and she became uncomfortable because somepony else took Rainbow away.
Well, I was going to make a joking comment about Pinkie needing a good beating here, but Fluttershy really stole the show in terms of piling shit on Rainbow and clearly demonstrated why I cannot stand her. Even ignoring the fact that Fluttershy should have let Rainbow know that she was not really comfortable with this years ago or worked past it on her own in that time, the way she revealed it here was absolutely appalling. Rainbow clearly needs all the support she can get here, and the one pony she thought she could trust most because she knew what was going on ahead of time chose that moment to stab her in the back. It is made even more terrible by the fact that Fluttershy had a ready excuse for being uncomfortable on the grounds that her friends were fighting which she totally ignored in favor of kicking Rainbow when she was down.
TLDR: Fluttershy is worst pony.
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Well... grew up on a farm run by what seemed to be heavily "law of the land" ponies.
Spitfire doesnt have a lot of experience talking around children.
4064908 I get that
You're like the third person to tell me that.
4064926 i saw that just after i clicked add comment.
Sorry i ended up adding to it
Dude.
Fucking fantastic job making Pinkie Pie actually believable in this.
I'm sick of every single character in other stories that have a problem with homosexuality being displayed as a moustache twirling villain who laughs loudly when their plans to make the lives of gay people miserable succeed. Seriously, a lot of stories make a character do a completely 180 degrees turn in personality and it always feels completely forced. This? This is still Pinkie Pie, she doesn't suddenly hate her friend for being different, she genuinely thinks it's "incorrect" and wants to help because she has no fucking idea about anything related to the topic.
Homophobia might be a huge issue, but people are not always so black and white in their feelings towards it. Just like what you're doing with Pinkie right here, most cases come from plain ignorance than blind hate.
Of course, that doesn't make what Pinkie's doing right. Just believable, and I love you for that.
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Allow me to first clarify that this response is not to debate Fluttershy's actions in this chapter but the statement that "comfort or discomfort is completely a choice."
Comfort or discomfort on an emotional standpoint can not be determined by a conscious choice alone. One may choose to expose themselves to what makes them uncomfortable but that allows them to become more familiar with it not acclimate and remove the feeling or reverse it. I may feel uncomfortable with firearms and choose to learn how to assemble, clean, handle, and shoot one with great efficiency but still feel not ok around them. I may feel uncomfortable around women. I may socialize with one for a large amount of time and get used to that person but still have an underlying sliver of discomfort.
Feelings are complex and logic and reasonable choices will oftentimes fail to understand or mold them into something we desire or advantageous to our situation.
I thought for sure Spitfire was gonna fly off the handle and attack Pinkie
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True enough, but if your best (and oldest) friend was a gun, you'd inevitably warm up to it. I just can't reasonably see someone still being uncomfortable around something that they've spent their entire life in contact with. Hell, it takes less time for Stockholm Syndrome to kick in!
But I suppose it's entirely different on a person-to-person basis. I, personally, have overcome a whole load of things I was severely uncomfortable with, but this is Fluttershy. What you're saying could very well be true for her, and maybe she'll simply never be comfortable around Dash.
So I'll concede that point to you. I suppose I was a bit hasty with that rant.
...of course, that just makes her even more of a total asshole for declaring her discomfort. She really could've just kept it to herself. There was literally nothing constructive to be gained from bringing it to light, especially if she knows nothing will ever change it.
For serious, I ain't even mad at Pinkie Pie.
I'm mad at Fluttershy.
lovely work with this as always but I can't way for more mallow/rapid shenanigans
"As Applejack let out a despondent groan, Spitfire took pride in herself. She always was a cunning linguist."
I see what you did there.
For anyone who didn't get it,
Cunning Linguist ==> cunilingus
The art of eating out a female
Dirty mind FTW
So, am I the only one who sees a future with Pinkie going too far and Spitfire beating the bagels out of her for that?
Great addition, as always.
I keep telling myself I'm gonna wait until you finish the story and then read it cuz I hate reading stories in parts spread out over time. But your stories so good that every time I see that you've got a new chapter I just cant help myself.
So rock on! you've got me hooked.
I find it very entertaining that, while I read this, fimfiction shows me the banner where Pinkie follows Das with Dashes tail in her mouth^^ Some coincendences are just plain epic^^
4065617 Did you get the other part of the pun? That part that AJ heard?
Cunning stunts, swap the st and c...
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You missed one:
Cunning Stunts ~ Stunning Cunts
No one really ever actually plays Pinkie as the conservative one.
Which is odd, considering she grew up on a bloody farm.
~Skeeter The Lurker
I think I'll leave the Pinkie/Fluttershy/homosexual acceptance debate to others, and just say that I love the dynamic between AJ and Spitfire here. I see those two providing a lot of laughs in a jokester/straight man kind of set up, if you'll pardon the pun.
4066792 With all due respect, lord skeeter, Pinkie isn't portrayed as conservative normally because she is the embodiment of fun.
She had a whole song in the show about just wanting to see everypony happy (Smile), which would mean if two mares hooked up and were happier because of it Pinkie would appreciate their bond.
Also she left the farm because she it was the opposite of what she stood for. She is a vibrant, happy character while the farm was dull and boring.
I'm not saying i disagree with the fact that it is new and interesting, i'm just saying that all the others have better motives as to why they wouldn't be down with the idea. I'm interested to see what becomes of this.
Great chapter by the way! I'm sure rainbow is a great Cunning Linguist when it comes to spitfires cunning stunt!
<(Bronco)>
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I'm not saying she isn't. But, just look at her upbringing.
Removing the fun she injected to the place, she grew up on a rather Amish-looking farm, seemingly far removed from any major hubs of activity.
That fact that she IS the embodiment of fun and laughter wouldn't affect how she was raised. Which, again, looks like it would have been very conservative.
~Skeeter The Lurker