Broken Wings

by ComradeUncleJoe

Chapter 4: Stunning Realizations

Chapter 4: Stunning Realizations

Dash was shocked; this was one of the fastest ponies in Equestria, One of the best fliers? He had no wings; he looked like an earth pony, but smaller.

“How do you know my name?” Rainbow Dash asked, still shocked and confused.

“Well I imagine the same way you know my name.”

“Uh Hu, and how’s that?” Dash asked inquisitively.

Lighting walked past Dash and into the living room purposely ignoring Dash’s question. A he walked by, Dash could see 2 stubs on his back, right where wings go. Suddenly, it hit Dash like a ton of bricks.

“Y-you lost your wings…” Dash couldn’t help but blurt it out. As soon as she said that she realized her mistake. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to-“

Lightning cut her off before she could finish, “Hey don’t worry about it, I haven’t had wings for 3 months now. I’ve Kind of gotten used to it.”

Dash still felt bad about her careless remark, but didn’t say anything else about it.

“Lightning, I’m sorry, this pony just barged in. I tried to keep her from waking you.” The unicorn began apologizing; Dash didn’t know why, it’s not like it’s his fault.

“Be cool T., it ain’t your fault.” Lightning placed a hoof on the unicorns shoulder and gave him a reassuring smile. “This is Thunder by the way,” he said to Dash, “T., this is Rainbow Dash.”

Thunder looked at Rainbow, “H-hello Ms. Dash.”

“Um, you can just call me Rainbow Dash.”

Thunder didn’t respond to her statement, instead he directed his attention back to his brother. “Lightning, since you’re awake, I’m going to cook some breakfast.”

“Thanks T.” Lightning patted the small unicorn on the head, and then turned back to Dash. “Care to have a seat Dashie?” Dashie? Only her parents have ever called her Dashie. She had never liked that name; not even her friends called her that, but when he did, she felt strange. In fact, she just noticed how strange she felt just by laying eyes on him. Something about this pony, it made Rainbow feel…odd. She couldn’t tell what this feeling was.

“Listen buddy, nobody calls me “Dashie”, got it?” Rainbow protested, but she oddly liked it when he said Dashie.

“Oh, sorry Dashie, I didn’t mean to upset you.” Either when he said that he didn’t notice, or just didn’t care.

Lightning sat down on a dingy looking couch and turned on the news. Rainbow sat next to him. Now that Lightning was in the light, Rainbow could clearly see his entire body. He had a sleek, white coat and a golden mane. His cutie mark was almost identical to her own, only it wasn’t rainbow colored; instead it was white and gold.

Rainbow didn’t sit down; instead she just stood there and stared at Lightning. An awkward silence blanketed the room; the only noise was the sounds of Thunder cooking breakfast.

“Jeez Dashie, you just standing there makes things weird. C’mon, sit down, put your hooves up, and relax.” Lightning talked in a very confident way, similar to Rainbow Dash’s way of talking, but his voice also carried a hint of something else, Dash wasn’t sure. Sadness maybe? Or fear. Whatever it was, it was overshadowed by his smooth, confident, almost boastful way of speaking.

Dash sat down on the dingy couch, leaving a space between her and Lightning. She still felt awkward. “So you’re Lightning Bolt?” Dash asked.

“Last I checked, yeah. Why do you ask?”

Dash didn’t answer that question; it didn’t feel right telling him she only came to challenge his abilities at flying. So she stayed silent, focusing on the news, rather than the crippled Pegasus next to her.

“Let me guess, you wanted to challenge me to some sort of contest in order to prove you are in fact, the best flier in Equestria.”

Dash still didn’t answer. Lightning just laughed at this. “It’s ok Dashie, you can say it.”

“I-I wanted to challenge you…” Dash blushed hard; it felt silly to tell him this.

“See? That wasn’t so hard. Anyways, I don’t think I’ll be able to accept your challenge. Call me chicken, but I must decline, for obvious reasons.” Lightning wiggled the stubs that used to be his wings. Dash couldn’t help but giggle at this.

“Hey, Lightning, breakfast is ready.” The two brothers were very different; Lightning was confident and athletic, while Thunder seemed shy and more bookish. Thunder reminded Dash of Twighlight, both were total eggheads.

“Sweet T. Dashie, wanna eat breakfast here? T. makes killer breakfast.”

“No thanks, I have to go and meet up with my friends.”

“C’mon Dashie, this is the best pancakes you’ll ever taste.”

The pancakes did smell good; everything on the table looked so delicious and Dash hadn’t eaten since yesterday. “I guess it’ll be ok if I eat a little.”

Dash sat down with the two brothers and began eating. She was stunned; never had she eaten such amazing breakfast. Not even Celestia’s personal chefs made better breakfast. Soon Dash had scarfed down 3 helpings and had already gotten another.

“So, how are you two related?” Dash said with a mouthful of pancake.

“Well we’re brothers. Mom was a unicorn and dad was a Pegasus. T. took after mom and I took after dad.” It was obvious the two had a strong bond; Dash had never seen closer bond between siblings except between Lotus and Aloe in Ponyville (at least, she thought they were siblings. Dash has never asked.)

“So Ms. Dash, why did you want to see my brother?” Thunder asked.

“It’s Rainbow Dash. And, I don’t know, guess I wanted to meet the best flier in Las Pegasus.”

“Aw Dashie, how sweet. I think you meant the best flier in Equestria!” His overly cocky manner was slightly annoying to Dash, but she forgave him.

“Yeah well, that has yet to be proven.”

“HA HA! I guess we’ll never know now” Lightning laughed at his own joke.

“Yeah, guess not.” Dash said quietly.

Before Dash knew it, the time had reached 7 in the morning. She completely lost track of time while in Lightning’s apartment. She had to hurry and meet up with her friends so they can have fun.

“Oh my gosh! I have to hurry and leave. I need to meet up with my friends.” Before either Lightning or Thunder knew it, Rainbow Dash had flown out the door and was already flying over the city towards Giovani Tower. The two stallions looked at each other and Lightning let out a laugh.

“Damn T. Rainbow Dash is hot!”

Comments

[ponyclaws]

FIRST again

[julianhoene]

“Damn T. Rainbow Dash is hot!”
freaking hilarious

[Portalgun]

Lightning sat down on a dingy looking couch and turned on the news. Rainbow sat next to him. Now that Lightning was in the light, Rainbow could clearly see his entire body. He had a sleek, white coat and a golden mane. His cutie mark was almost identical to her own, only it wasn’t rainbow colored; instead it was white and gold.

Rainbow didn’t sit down; instead she just stood there and stared at Lightning. had to post that...You can't sit and stand at the same time you know? little mess up i think.