Rainbow Dash and the Crystal Empire

by Rainbow Dash 55

Embracing the Bond

"Yeah. I'm okay." Lightning Dust pretended to try to fly, but she collapsed on the cloud. "But the bond isn't strong enough, and I can't fly."

"How do we make the bond stronger?" Lightning couldn't believe he'd fallen for this trick, but she loved it.

"Hug?", she suggested. "Kiss?"

"Let ME try to get to the castle." He tried to fly down to it, but Lightning grabbed his wrist, pulled him so he was lying down next to her, and wrapped her forelegs around his strong neck. She kissed him hard.

"You know, Soarin," she said. "I think that maybe...I do love you. Not just because I have to to get into the castle."

"Thanks, Lightning. But I...I kinda have somepony else in mind."

"You do?" She was infuriated, but she controlled it to look like curiosity.

"Yeah. Not that I don't want to save Dash and Luna." He smiled, but he felt so guilty to be doing this.

It's for Dash, he told himself. I'm not cheating on her. This is for her.

They made out, and Lightning scooted so she was on top of him. She pressed every part of her body harder to him. She loved him, but she didn't exactly know why. She didn't know him very well, other than his kind personality and good looks.

But once again, Soarin broke the kiss.

"We should probably see if it worked," he said.

"Oh. Of course," she said. "But what about my wing?"

As an answer, Soarin flew down, with Lightning Dust still lying on top of him. He then moved so she was lying in his forelegs instead, so he could see where he was going: the Crystal Palace.