The Rainbow Connection

by Locomotion

Epilogue

Twenty minutes later, the wedding guests were all gathered at Sugarcube Corner for the reception. Needless to say, Pinkie Pie and the Cakes had put a great deal of time and effort into preparing for this party, so that by the time everypony had arrived, the whole bakery was lined with buffet tables and drink stands, with a live stage set up next to the shop counter for the musicians who had been invited.

Among the musicians were Sweetie-Belle's idol, Lavender Rhapsody; Sapphire Shores, the renowned “Pony of Pop”; and the distinguished Canterlot cellist Octavia. The last one had been recommended to Rainbow Dash by Rarity, though the white unicorn was more than a little worried when she found out that Ponyville's local disc-jockey Vinyl Scratch was to be playing disco music here as well. Much to everypony's disbelief, of course, Octavia didn't seem the least bit annoyed at having to put up with a DJ when she heard that it was going to be Vinyl; instead, she just casually shrugged it off, and lightly bobbed her head as Vinyl began playing a lively tune.

Soon, the lobby was alive with dancing ponies. Scootaloo seemed to glide across the makeshift dance-floor as she and Rumble performed a boisterous tango together; but the same couldn't quite be said for Soarin. He was more used to aerobatics than wild dance moves, and kept tripping over his own hooves every so often, much to Rainbow Dash's amusement.

“Nice one, Soarin!” she teased as she pulled him upright for what seemed like the fourteenth time. “It's a wonder you managed to become second-in-command of the Wonderbolts with such lame dance skills.”

Soarin smirked in reply. “I'll take that as a compliment, Dashie,” he retorted sweetly, and tried to retaliate by way of a somewhat simpler “jitterbug” routine – only to lose his footing and collapse onto the floor again! Rainbow Dash could only laugh as she helped him back to his hooves.

Thankfully for Soarin, the music had ended by this time, thus saving him any further embarrassment and providing all with an opportunity to take on refreshment. At the same time, Pinkie Pie emerged from the kitchen hauling a tall, intricate four-tiered wedding cake behind her that appeared to have been constructed in the same Doric style as Rainbow Dash's house and most of Cloudsdale. “Cake time, everypony!” she chirped, parking it next to one of the buffet tables.

Rainbow Dash gazed in awe when she saw the huge confection that had been wheeled out. “Whoa!” she breathed. “That looks way beyond awesome!”

“So it should, Dashie,” agreed Pinkie Pie brightly. “Recognise it from somewhere?”

“Uh...I think so, but I can't quite place my hoof on...” but that was when Rainbow Dash realised. “Wait a minute – that's the same as the Cakes' entry for the National Dessert Competition a few years back, isn't it?”

“Yes indeed-y! When we were planning this wedding reception for you, I immediately thought of the MMMM...”

“The what?” asked Soarin, cocking his head in confusion.

“That was my name for the Cakes' Marzipan Mascarpone Meringue Madness,” explained Pinkie Pie. “I know how much Dashie enjoyed it before it even arrived at the competition...”

Rainbow Dash looked away with an awkward expression on her face, causing Soarin to stifle a chuckle.

“...so Mr and Mrs Cake and I decided to make another one specially for your wedding. We did have to make a few changes, though; we had to go for white batter and as white a mascarpone as we could get, and we did away with the fruits in favour of you two on the top too – but hey, it's still as yummy as the original MMMM. Even better, this one comes with an extra M in it as well.”

“An extra M?”

“Yep – this new and improved MMMMM is what we call the Marzipan Mascarpone Meringue Marriage Madness!”

Soarin shook his head in amusement. “That's quite a mouthful,” he joked as he and Rainbow Dash made the first cut of their cake.

“Yeah, and a really tasty one too, I'll bet,” chuckled Rainbow Dash. “You want some?”

“Don't mind if I do,” replied Soarin, heartily accepting the first slice. Having cut a second piece for Rainbow Dash, he took an experimental bite of his own helping of wedding cake. “Wow! Pinkie sure wasn't joking when she called this the MMMMM – this cake's out of this world!”

Rainbow Dash's eyes widened as she took a taste of hers. “You're right there, Soar,” she agreed. “This is way better that I can ever remember it being. It's...it's like I've just taken a mouthful of paradise!”

“Thought you'd like it,” beamed Pinkie Pie proudly, and bounded off towards the punch bowl on the other side of the room.

Rainbow Dash smiled. “I gotta hand it to that Pinkie Pie,” she mused, “she sure knows how to make a mare feel special on her wedding day.”

“She wouldn't be the only one,” smiled Soarin, leaning forward and kissing his bride deeply.

---

The reception went on until late in the afternoon, and the two newly-weds found themselves being congratulated on their marriage more times than they could count, each time by a different pony. Even Octavia, whom Rainbow Dash hardly knew, graciously wished them the best of luck. There seemed to be no shortage of dancing and other entertainment either, though Soarin was a little reluctant about taking to the dance-floor with Rainbow Dash again at first.

However, once Octavia and the remainder of her group started playing a serene, gentle tune, his confidence seemed to increase again as he and Rainbow Dash joined the others. Needless to say, Rainbow Dash was taken aback by his change of mind, and even more so when she realised how much better Soarin was at slow-dancing than the wild jiving that had previously predominated. Far from his clumsy movements from earlier on, the soft waltz in which he was leading her came so naturally to him that he seemed to float on air. The crowd parted as the two Pegasi drifted gracefully across the dance-floor, and even Scootaloo could only stare in amazement as she watched her legal guardians dance.

As evening drew in, the party finally drew to a close, and the wedding guests gathered outside the bakery to see Soarin and Rainbow Dash off on their honeymoon. Before they left, the newly-weds spoke to the crowd one last time, and thanked Pinkie Pie, Spitfire, Twilight, Rarity, Vinyl Scratch and the other musicians for giving them such a splendid day.

“Also, special thanks to Misty for helping me choose the engagement bracelet for Rainbow Dash,” added Soarin, “and to both our parents for their wholehearted support.”

Misty blushed with pride. “Ah, it's nothing really, Soarin,” she replied modestly, indicating towards the golden Pegasus stallion next to her. “It was Concorde who gave me the idea, after all.”

“Aw, Misty,” laughed Concorde, nuzzling his marefriend fondly, “you're too much.”

“Don't I know it, Connie?” giggled Misty.

At this point, Firefly came forward and hugged her daughter tightly. “Goodbye, Rainbow Dash,” she whispered. “I hope you and Soarin enjoy your honeymoon.”

“We will, Mom,” smiled Rainbow Dash. “Thanks again.”

“So long, Dashie,” added Solar Blitz fondly. “Do take care of her, won't you, Soarin?”

“Don't you worry, Solar Blitz,” assured Soarin. “There's no way I'm about to go back on those wedding vows of mine any time soon – you can bet on it.” He turned back to Rainbow Dash. “Well then, shall we away?”

“Yeah, let's,” agreed Rainbow Dash. “Come on, Scoot – time for us to get going.”

“Okay, Dash, have a good......wait – us?!” repeated Scootaloo in disbelief.

“Duh!” laughed Rainbow Dash. “Did you honestly think we'd just leave you behind and enjoyed ourselves?”

Scootaloo paused, nervously averting her gaze from her guardians. “Well...yeah, I kinda did,” she admitted. “I thought you'd want to spend your honeymoon...well, together – alone – and I know I'm not your real daughter, so I...I didn't wanna intrude.” A few tears leaked from her eyes in her shame, and she started pawing sadly at the ground.

The two newly-weds were stunned. Scootaloo had meant a great deal to them since they had adopted her, Rainbow Dash in particular – and yet here she was claiming that she would potentially be intruding on their honeymoon if she came with them, all because she wasn't actually related to them. Seeing the tears in her number-one fan's eyes, Rainbow Dash came up to the orange Pegasus filly and patted her shoulder.

“Come on now, Scootaloo,” she said softly, “there's no need for you to seclude yourself from me and Soarin just because you're not a blood relative of ours. I've only had you a few months, but I can no longer imagine what life would be like without you,” and she pulled Scootaloo into a gentle hug. “You and Soarin are the two most precious things in my life, and I don't care if we're not related; you'll always be like a daughter to me.”

“You really mean it?”

“I sure do, squirt,” affirmed Rainbow Dash, brushing away the little filly's tears.

At last, Scootaloo managed a small, grateful smile. “Thanks, Rainbow Dash,” she whispered. “You mean an awful lot to me too.”

Rainbow Dash smiled back affectionately. “I know,” she agreed, standing up again. “So, you coming with us then?”

This time, Scootaloo didn't hold back. Pausing only to plant a quick kiss on Rumble's lips, she darted towards the chariot with her newly married adoptive parents not too far behind. The wedding guests all cheered and waved as the three Pegasi boarded the chariot to the sounds of the Wedding March from Octavia and her group, and as Rainbow Dash threw her bouquet out towards the crowd, the unmarried mares and fillies fought desperately to try and catch it. To everypony's surprise, the one who eventually caught the flowers – purely by accident – was Pinkie Pie; in the act of bouncing exuberantly up and down and wishing the newly-weds a great honeymoon, she had inadvertently grabbed the flowers in between her teeth! In an instant, she forgot to be boisterous and stared at the bouquet with intrigue, seemingly deaf to everything and everypony around her...

As the chariot set off, the three Pegasi waved to the rest of their wedding party until they were out of sight. Once they were out of town, Rainbow Dash snuggled up to her new husband as they sat back to enjoy the ride.

“Well, Rainbow Dash,” observed Soarin softly, “five years gone by and we're now a married couple.”

“Yes, Soarin,” whispered Rainbow Dash. “Kinda strange to think that, all those years ago, I never saw you as anything other than just another Wonderbolt, and neither did I even see myself getting a coltfriend. It's just...wacky how far we've come since then.”

“And with our own little daughter to love and care for to boot,” agreed Soarin, nodding fondly towards Scootaloo who had fallen asleep from exhaustion. “And you know what, Dashie – I wouldn't trade this life for anything else in the world.”

“Neither would I, Soar, not after all you've done for me.”

Soarin smiled and nuzzled his wife. “I love you so much.”

“I love you too,” murmured Rainbow Dash, and wrapped her arms around her husband as they and their adopted daughter were carted off into the sunset.

Comments

[Ironfire Skies]

Hey, I saw that fic on deviant art!! It's really good.

[Rainbow87dash]

This is awesome

[djthomp]

Not bad, not bad at all.

I'm not sure I'd recommend posting the entirety of a multi-chapter fic all at once, however. Lots of people are going to look at the size and word count and just move right on to something else. If you post one or two chapters at a time over the course of a few days the story will spend more time on the front page and will probably pick up a few more readers.

[Rainbow Dash 55]

omg that was so sweet and amazing and romantic!!!!!

[MaruTheWonderbolt]

it

[_RainbowDash_]

This story is awesome! I reallly liked it! Could you make more stories like this?

[Locomotion]

3728169 Well, there's certainly going to be plenty of love stories coming from me if that's what you're after. If you mean more stories devoted mainly to the SoarinDash pairing, that remains to be seen; but I'm the sort of person who pretty much strives to find what pairings I like best for certain characters and stick to them, so said pairing will still be a feature of my headcanon, even if in the background.

[LightSage]

This is just so cute! *faved*

[Dragonofshame]

Holy crap reading this I friggin SQUEED!!! This would go really well with sky dance :D
You are certainly a new favorite author!!! Followed a thousand times over, and btw, please stick with straight pairings, its great to read and something most authors dont do on these fanfics, even when filtering for rd, soarin, and romance :P
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[rainboomdashlover]

THIS IS SO AWESOME! I'M ABOUT TO SQEEE!!

[ROB24DOG]

Epic just Epic

[Locomotion]

4609245 Yeah, well, in fairness, you can't expect everypony to keep up the tough-mare act all the time - not even Rainbow Dash.

[Sirflysalot]

One of the better sorindash fics I've come across
And I have read a lot of them

I suggest submitting this to The Sorindash Library if you haven't already

[Alex Warlorn]

I wonder if they installed barbed wire and a motion sensors considered what happened to the last one.
Other people complain about Mare Do Well, I complain about this wrong not do just to Pinkie Pie (proving to the Cakes she COULDN'T be trusted to guard it) and to the Cakes themselves.

[CP_BEN]

It's just so sweet and I'm just 12!

[randomkid]

This is my favorite Soarin Dash fanfic. I actually cried reading this. It was also so damn cute!

[Magical Shield]

So cute! I LOVED AND LOVE this story!