> Lunar Rainbows > by Deprivity Riot > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: Acquaintancing > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is just after winter in the land of Equestria, the winter wrap-up has just concluded. Rainbow Dash is called to the weather factory in Cloudsdale to assist in cleaning up a winter leftover spill, the leftover snow from Canterlot has spilled out of the storage containers. The great Princess Luna has also volunteered to assist in the matter, as she is still looking to better herself after the Nightmare Moon ordeal. When the two arrive almost simultaneously, they are paired together to retrieve some clouds to carry the snowflakes. (By the way, this is Luna/Gamer Luna, I like Xbox so I will be including video games in here) Rainbow Dash gave a daredevil grin as she flew around two medium sized clouds and crushed them together into a larger one. "Hey Princess! I got another one for ya!" Dash yelled down to Luna who was busy placing snow in a bundle of clouds. "Tis' great!" She replied flatly "I request thee to fly it down here is I am preoccupied!" Dash rolled her eyes and wrapped he hooves around her the cloud. She took off at bullet speed and planted the cloud next to Luna. "I don't mean to be rude your highness, but you REALLY need to stop talking like that, I can't understand you half the time." Dash said turning to take off again. Luna didn't reply. More time passed by and all the snow was soon almost loaded onto the clouds. Rainbow Dash suddenly got an idea. She flew up behind a small cloud and lined up her shot. "Hey Luna! Catch!" She yelled as she launched her hind legs into the clouds, propelling it towards the princess. Luna turned around a screamed as the cloud softly hit her face a puffed away into thin air. It didn't hurt, but Luna was quite annoyed. "What a rude thing to do! I have seen bad manners, but such an action is a horrid thing to do!" Luna's face was dark purple from anger, she used her magic to launch a cloud at Rainbow Dash at lightning speed. Rainbow Dash was caught completely off guard and was unable to dodge the incoming cloud, it's struck her square in the nose. Luna suddenly felt a small amount of excitement build up. What is this joyous feeling that I am having right now? Is it that so called, fun? Luna suddenly let up a small giggle. She quickly covered her mouth with her hooves. She was shocked at what she had done. "Oh dear! I-I apologize Miss Rainbow Dash, I did not mean to laugh!" Rainbow Dash shook her head, smiled and lowered her eyelids. "You wanna do this the hard way? We'll do this the hard way!" She yelled excitedly as she rocketed another cloud at Luna. Luna used her magic to deflect at, she laughed loudly and as she formed another cloud and shot it directly at Dash. Dash saw it coming this time and flew out of the way with ease. This game continued for sometime, when eventually Rainbow Dash flew down next to Luna, breathing heavily. "You know, for being a Princess, you sure know how to have a good time!" Dash smiled and put a hoof on her shoulder. Luna smiled back. "I have had good friends to show me how." Luna looked away for a second and blushed, she looked embarrassed. Dash gave her a quizzical look. "Something wrong Princess?" Luna looked back with her head bowed. "I do not speak the truth, I haven't any friends, I know not how to have much fun, this was just an occasion." She looked away again. Rainbow Dash smiled at her in sympathy. "Hey Princess-" "Please, call me Luna." Luna interrupted. "Ok Luna, I- ah, I can be your friend. I had a lot for fun with you today. I have an idea! Why don't you come over to my place tomorrow and hang out? I got my Xbox hooked up." Luna's eyes opened at the sounds of "Xbox". "That, sounds like, fun, it shall be then." Luna said and smiled at Dash. "Thank you Miss Rainbow Dash." "Hey, you can call me Dash heh heh." Dash said as she nudged Luna in the shoulder. The two made small conversation as they flew all the clouds full of snow back to the weather factory. That said goodnight to each other and took to their separate ways. Luna found herself so excited she had a hard time sleeping. Rainbow Dash slept great knowing that she had possibly just made a new friend. Tomorrow would be a great day for them both. > Chapter 2: Building Friendship > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a brisk and chilly morning in Canterlot. It was just before dawn, Luna paced back and forth in her bed chambers, she was nervous. She walked to her window and peered out onto the castle grounds. "What will I do? What if she isn't there? Should I even go? I don't know if I can find it." She flew over and layed on her bed. She thought for a moment then made up her mind. "No, I must go, this is my one chance of making a friend after being a monster for a thousand years." She put on her saddle bag and trotted to her window once again. She looked toward the horizon where the sun was just starting to show. She stretched her wings and took off. She felt the cool morning air in her face, it felt good, she gradually began to calm down. After some time of flying, she spotted Ponyville in the distance. As she drew closer, she noticed there were no ponies out and about, then again it WAS still early. She flew low over Ponyville and found Rainbow Dash's cloud home at the edge of town. She slowly flew up to it and gently touched down. She approached the entrance archway. She peered inside. "Rainbow Dash? I'm here!" She got no answer. She took one step inside. "Rainbow? Are you here?" She took a few more steps in. "HEEEEEEEYYYAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Dash came flying out of a hallway towards Luna. Luna screeched as Dash tackled her to the ground. Dash stood over her face and laughed. "Scared ya didn't I! Sorry! I couldn't resist!" Dash said between bursts of laughter. Luna looked up at her and laughed a little bit. "Yeah, I guess you did." They looked into each others eyes for a moment. Luna felt a sudden strange feeling in her chest and it flustered. She couldn't describe the feeling, it was pleasant, but it made her face turn dark purple in embarrassment. Dash looked at her funny. "You ok? Hey don't worry about me scaring you, I've done to almost everypony." "Yeah, it's that, I didn't think you would get me that easily." Luna replied knowing she was lying. Dash offered her a hoof up. Luna accepted it and brushed bits of cloud off of her legs. Dash led Luna up to her (Dash's) bedroom and sat on her bed. "Not really enough to do a grand tour, I don't spend much time here anyway, usually just come here to sleep and play video games occasionally." Luna sat down and looked around, not saying anything. After a moment, she spoke up. "I'm sorry Rainbow, I'm not very good at this. I don't really know what to do." "Hey, no worries, I get nervous sometimes too. Hey I know! Ever played Wonderbolt Dash?" (Pony equivalent to our Need for Speed Carbon. Don't worry, we'll get to more violent gun games later) Dash asked. "N-no, I can't say I have." Luna replied. Dash hopped off her bed and flipped on her Xbox console. "Well you are missing OUT! I'll show you the basics." After playing Wonderbolt Dash for a few hours, (keep in mind that Luna had a lot of fun playing it) Luna and Dash decided to take a break. They went and sat on the roof cloud of Dash's home. "That...That was fun!" Luna exclaimed as she laid on her back to watch the clouds. "Heck yeah it was! You caught on quick!" Dash replied back. Luna closed her eye for a moment. "Thank you, Rainbow Dash, I haven't had such a good time in...well a thousand years." "No problem Princess, I think you and I are going to become good friends, know what I mean?" Dash said, rolling on her side. Luna looked over and looked into Dash's eyes again, and again she felt the strange feeling. She quickly looked away to avoid Dash noticing. Dash smiled and rolled onto her back again. After hanging out for a few more hours, Luna sad her goodbyes and left. She was tired from all the fun she had and couldn't wait to be with Dash again. > Chapter 3: The Grand Galloping Gala > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few months have passed, Rainbow Dash and Luna hung out every couple of days, sometimes at Dash's home, sometimes at the Canterlot castle. This time around everyone is preparing for the long awaited event, the Grand Galloping Gala. "Are you all ready to go girls?" Twilight asked as she walked out of her library wearing her Gala dress. "Ah think we're all just dandy Twi, lets hit it." AJ said putting on her hat. "Rarity, do you think that you could get some more stallions to pull our carriage again like last year?" Twilight asked. "Already taken care of dear, I've got four stallions pulling it as we speak." Rarity pointed to the four stallions pulling the carriage up next to them. Rainbow Dash was the first to jump on. "Come on guys! Lets get a move on!" She yelled out the door. The rest of the mane 6 got inside while spike jumped onto the seat outside to steer the carriage. "Since when do you get so excited about formal gatherings?" AJ questioned. (And for those who don't know, AJ is Applejack) "I just- uhhhh... I want to see the Wonderbolts again this year." Dash said looking away knowing that wasn't it. "You do know they probably won't be at the gathering this year right? They have a big performance coming up in Phillydelphia." Fluttershy spoke up. "Yeah, I know all about it. You know, there is still a chance they will be there." Dash said back. Everybody looked at Pinkie Pie for a moment, noticing she hasn't said anything yet. She was staring sternly down at her dress. "Something wrong darling?" Rarity asked. She continued to stare at her dress for another moment before speaking. "There's no candy corn." She said quietly. "Sorry dear, I didn't haven any left, I hoped you wouldn't notice." Rarity replied. "THEN YOU GO OUT AND GET MORE!" She screamed back. (Not really rage like, more her funny way, if that makes sense) Twilight sighed. "Pinkie, would it help if we stopped and got some on the way there?" She said. Pinkie pie's ears propped up. "Yes! Yes it would! Because I don't think this dress is completely right without candy corn, because candy corn is great for design, but it also tastes good! I'm not sure if-" Rainbow Dash groaned and covered her ears as Pinkie Pie continued to blabber on about candy corn. After a long annoying ride, the mane six finally arrived. A few minutes in, Rainbow Dash spotted Luna waving her over to where she was standing. Dash started to run over then stopped. She turned back for a moment. "Hey girls, I gotta go for a minute." "What for?" Twilit asked. "Oh you know, things to do, ponies to see, look for the Wonderbolts." Dash said as she turned and ran back towards Luna. "Hi Luna!" Dash said as she skidded to a stop in front of Luna. "Hi Rainbow Dash. Did you have a pleasant trip here?" Luna asked. Rainbow Dash frowned for a moment. "Candy corn. Nothing but candy corn. All CANDY CORN." Dash said impulsively. "Ermm... Am I missing something? Did you want candy corn?" Luna asked suspiciously. "Sorry, long story, no I don't want any candy corn." Rainbow Dash said. The two went upstairs in the castle to check out the "Hors d'oeuvres" as Prince Blueblood calls them. Appetizers in other words. A few hours of meeting new ponies, trying new activities, and...well...doing fun shit, Luna and Rainbow Dash took a break and went out into the secluded castle gardens. "Wow...THAT was a fun night!" Rainbow Dash said leaning up against a tree. Luna sat down next to Dash. "It most certainly was. Dash, I'm glad I became friends with you, these past months have been so fast, if it weren't for you, I might have gone insane." Luna said deeply. "Not a problem Luna, tell ya the truth, I'm glad I met you too, I don't have very many pegasi friends aside from Fluttershy, but ah, you know, she isn't my type." "I understand Rainbow Dash, you are the energetic type." Luna said looking at Dash. Once again she just happened to glance into Dash's eyes. Suddenly the odd feeling she still couldn't describe returned. She looked away quickly. "Well this has been a great night, but I should go, my sister is expecting me to help mingle with more ponies." Luna said getting up and looking towards the castle. "Oh...well ok, I guess I'll see ya soon then. Saturday?" Dash asked. "Saturday it is, good night Rainbow Dash." Luna smiled and walked away. > Chapter 4: Defending thy honor > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few more months passed after the Grand Galloping Gala. Luna and Rainbow Dash have been spending more and more time together. They decided today they would just have a relaxing walk through town, just to pass some time without getting tuckered out. Luna stretched her legs after landing on the ground, her and Rainbow Dash had just flown to Ponyville after a sleepover at the Canterlot castle. They began walking at a slow pace, obviously too slow for Rainbow Dash, so they took a walk trotting. "I've never actually just walked around Ponyville just to see what's around here." Luna said half distracted by the shops. Dash giggled at that. "There's a lot to do here, but it's not the most exciting town in the world, I like it though, calm and plenty or air space. Perfect for my showing off." Dash said with a laugh. Luna smiled. They walked for a little longer before stopping at Sugar Cube corner for lunch. Afterwards, they decided to head over and see Applejack. As they were walking, Dumb-Bell (Look him up on the MLP wiki if you don't know who he is) suddenly jumped out of an alleyway and rammed into Dash's side. "Ow!" She yelled as she hit the ground. Luna stood there stunned. "Ha! Maybe you should watch where your walking Rainbow crash!" He yelled while laughing. "What's your problem Dumbass-Bell?!" She yelled as she got back up. "Actually, why are you even on the ground? Shouldn't you be in Cloudsdale?" She asked with a confused look. "I'm on leave for a while, come to check out the ground, not too bad, except it's got a little to much rainbow on it." He said laughing again. "We'll aren't you the rude type?" Luna said disgusted. "Oh look, little Dashie has herself a friend! The younger princess eh? Luna was it? HA! The non-special one?" He laughed himself silly once again. Luna was unsure what to say, she had not been insulted since she was that monster from the moon, she still could not bare to even think the name. "My sister will know of your ignorance and disrespect! Don't make us very angry!" Luna said fiercely. Dumb-Bell laughed once again. "What are you gunna do about it Nightmare Moon?" Luna was taken aback by him saying this. Rainbow Dash saw the tears welling up in her eyes. Suddenly Rainbow Dash felt an enormous rage building up inside of her. "Don't you ever call her that again!" She yelled as she stepped forward. She found she couldn't control herself, she was surprised at herself as she ran up to Dumb-Bell and hit him hard in the face with her hoof. Dumb-Bell stumbled backwards and was shocked. He placed his hoofs on his nose, he drew them away and noticed he was bleeding. "Wha-what the hell?!" He yelled at her angrily. "That's what you get, being mean to me all these years, and now insulting the princess and my best friend!" Luna was once again taken aback by this statement. "Do you really mean that Rainbow Dash?" She asked. "Of course I do Luna! You're a great friend!" She only had time to say this before she felt Dumb-Bell's back hoofs hit her in the stomach. She fell over once again. Dumb-Bell ran up and stopped over her. "You're going to pay for that!" He yelled, his blood dripped a little bit onto her body. He raised his hoof and struck her in the stomach again. Rainbow Dash cringed and let out a scream. Luna watched in horror unsure of what to do. As she watched Dumb-Bell hit her again, she suddenly felt an adrenaline rush and she ran forward, knocking Dumb-Bell over. He hit the ground hard and let out a cough. Luna was speechless as to what she just did, but she was too rage filled to care. She stood over Dumb-Bell. "This is how you treat mares?! This is how you treat your princess?! You are despicable, evil, lowly coward! You will be punished severely!" She screamed in Dumb-Bell's face. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I was...I was being stupid! Please! Don't bother with me, I'm worthless to you! Please I'm really sorry!" Dumb-Bell pleaded. Luna kicked him hard in his stomach. "Be gone with you! Don't ever let me see you touch or go near Rainbow Dash or another mare again! Do you hear me?!" She yelled. "Yes ma'am! I'll stop! I promise!" He cowardly yelled as he got up and flew away back to Cloudsdale. Luna watched as he flew away, then remembered Rainbow Dash. She ran over to her. "Rainbow! Are you ok? Is anything broken?" She asked. "Y-yeah. I'm alright, just bruised, I'll be fine." She said as she shakily got up. "Can't believe he got the best of me." Dash said shamefully. Luna put a hoof on her shoulder. "He didn't get the best of you, it was a cheap shot. I also want to thank you Rainbow, that's the first time anyone has defended me." Luna said. "It was nothing, I'd do anything for a really good friend, er...well... Best friend." She smiled and hugged Luna. Luna felt that feeling again. She felt her face turning dark purple again. She broke off quickly. "We should probably get you home, I can fix those cuts on your face." "What cuts?" Rainbow asked as she felt her face. She pulled her hoof away and saw some blood on her hoof. She groaned. "Damn Dumbass-Bell. Alright let's go, thanks Luna." "It's no problem Dash, anything for a best friend. Well, ONLY friend in my case." Luna said brushing some dust off of Rainbow Dash's back. They started to walk back to Dash's place. But Dash's legs hurt, so they flew the rest of the way. > Chapter 5: Confession > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEMON WARNING Luna and Rainbow Dash finally arrived at Dash's home. They got upstairs into Dash's bedroom. Luna sat Rainbow Dash down on her bed and got a rag. She got the wrap wet and dabbed the Dash's cuts a few times. She then used a healing spell on them to clean and heal them. "Ok they are clean now, they should be all healed up by tomorrow." Luna said as she put the rag and her stuff away. Dash groaned again. "Aw man, there won't be any scars will they?" She asked. "Hm? I thought some ponies enjoyed showing off their battle scars." Luna replied. "Not me, as gnarly as it would be, I prefer to keep sleek, smooth skin." Dash said while rubbing her stomach where a bruise had formed. "Oh, well no, there won't be any scarring." Luna replied. They talked small talk for a while trying to ignore what happened earlier. "We never liked each other, but I never thought he would actually start hitting me, I mean, I know I hit him first, but that was from anger that just built up from years of dealing with him. I never thought he could hit back, especially on a mare." Dash said with a sad expression. "Well, some stallions just aren't made for...well lets not go there." Luna said back. They both sat there in silence for a few moments. Then Dash spoke up. "Hey Luna, I gotta ask you a question." "Ask away Rainbow." "How come...almost every time we look each other in the face, and everytime we get close to each other, you look away or just to back up?" Dash asked. Luna get suddenly nervous. She was hoping this question would never be asked. She took a deep breath. "I uh...I get this...feeling..." She answered. "That's not really an answer." Dash said back. Luna took another deep breath, she was almost sweating. "I almost...I don't know...ok ok, I'll come clean, I'm not sure how to describe the feeling, but I think I know what it means." Luna told Dash. "Yes?" Dash replied. "I-I think I like you." Luna said quietly. "Well I would hope so, I mean I like you too, you're a great friend." Dash said back confused. "No, I mean, I think I LIKE like you." Luna looked down. Dash got a half surprised, half confused expression. "I think, all in all Dash, I think I'm attracted to you." Luna said quietly again. Dash just sat there speechless. She finally attempted to speak. "I-I...ummmm" Luna placed a hoof on Dash's mouth. "It's ok, if you don't want to be friends now, I would understand completely, and if you didn't feel the same way." Luna said. "I-...I don't know how I feel, I mean... I've never really had that feeling toward anyone, and towards another mare? I'm not sure." Dash said nervously. Luna rubbed her hoofs and looked extremely embarrassed. Dash spoke up again out of sympathy for Luna. "I mean I never tried it." Dash said. They sat in silence for another few moments. Dash spoke up again. "I guess...I don't know...should we try...kissing?" Luna was taken aback by what Dash just said, but at the same time she could feel a little excitement building in herself. Luna nodded slightly, unable to speak. They both looked away for a moment, then looked back. They leaned forward a little bit. Dash closed her eyes and Luna did the same. They got closer and closer until they felt their lips lock on to each others. Dash almost panicked, but found herself not pulling away, she could say she almost liked it. After a few seconds, Luna noticed Dash didn't pull back, she took this opportunity to progress it even more. She built her confidence and slowly slid her tongue into Dash's mouth. Dash's eyes shot open as she was in shock, but her eyelids lowered and she wrapped her tongue around Luna's. The two of them took turns putting their tongues into each others mouths. After about a minute of this, they pulled back, but they didn't open their eyes. Dash slowly laid on her back, grabbing Luna by her waist and pulling her on top of herself. Luna went along with it and twisted her hind legs around Rainbow Dash's. She placed her lips on Dash's once again and their tongues interlocked again. Rainbow moaned and raised her chest a little bit and arched her back. After a few more minutes of this, Luna slowly placed her hoof between Dash's legs. Dash gave another moan and she arched her back again. Luna did an up and down motion, slowly rubbing, she could feel her hoof getting wetter and wetter too. (You all know what I mean) Dash pulled her lips away from Luna's for a moment and whispered. "Harder..." Then she moaned again and put her lips back on Luna's. Luna then pulled away and whispered. "I have a better idea..." Luna the slid down Dash's body slide her tongue between Dash's other lips. She moved her tongue up and down and probed the walls inside of Rainbow Dash. She gradually got faster and faster, Dash moaned repeatedly and kept arching her back, she put her hoof on the back of Luna's head and pushed her farther inside. She then felt her climax raising up inside of her. "ah, ah, Ah, Ah, AH, AHHHH!" She screamed as juices began to flow out of her like a river, getting all over Luna's face. Breathing heavily, Rainbow took a moment to calm down, she looked at Luna's messy face. She immediately got embarrassed. "Oh! I'm sorry Luna, I didn't mean to-" Luna cut her off and smiled seductively. "It's quite alright Dash." Dash pulled Luna onto the bed next to her. "My turn" Dash said with a slight smile. She lowered herself down to Luna's legs. She nuzzled Luna's lips (Again, you should know what I'm talking about) for a moment, then slowly stuck her tongue inside. She licked the walls and stuck her tongue deeper, doing a swirling action. Luna raised and lowered her chest, moaning occasionally. "Keep going, faster..." Luna said in between moans. After a few more minutes, Luna could also feel a climax, she moaned louder and more frequent, Dash stuck her tongue in and out even faster. "ah, AH, AHHHHHH!" Luna screamed as she then climaxed and the juices then flowed out of her too. She slowly exhaled and cooled off. She sat up and saw Dash's now messy face. Luna began to laugh uncontrollably, so did Rainbow Dash. After the calmed down, Dash laid down next to Luna and laid her head on her chest. Luna put her leg around Dash and pulled her in closer. "That...that was fun!" Dash muttered in between breaths. "Dash...I...I think I love you." Luna said. Dash looked up at her with a surprised look, but then softened into a smile. "I love you too Luna." Luna smiled at that and kissed Rainbow one more time before the two closed their eyes. They slept together for the first time, and it was the best sleep they had in a long time. > Chapter 6: The Very Next Day Part 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The very next morning, obviously Luna and Dash slept in, the only thing they had to worry about now is, should they tell anyone? Luna awoke the next morning very easily, since it WAS the best night ever, but she decided she didn't want to get up just yet, so she kept her eyes closed and snuggled closer to Rainbow Dash who was still sleeping soundly. They stayed like this for about an hour before Dash finally woke up. She opened her eyes and looked up a Luna. She smiled. "Morning." She whispered. Luna giggled a little bit. "Good morning to you too Dash, sleep well?." Dash lowered her eyelids slightly. "Do I really need to answer that..." She said as they both started laughing. They didn't say much more after that, they just laid there looking at the ceiling. Dash had thrown a skylight in there recently, so they could see the morning sky. After another long while, Dash finally sat up. She gave a big yawn and stretched really hard. "Alright, I'm hungry. Breakfast at Sugar Cube Corner? Actually now that I think about it, I'm in the mood for apple fritters for breakfast, wanna go see if AJ opened her stand yet?" Luna sat up also. "Sure thing Dash, I'll get my saddle bag, I've got some money in them." She said as she slid off the bed. "Oh don't worry about it Luna, I gotcha covered." Dash said as she also jumped off the bed. "It's ok Dash. I'll pay, and please don't say you will, trust me, I will buy for the both of us. I owe you a lot Dash, you've been kind to me, you've been a friend to me, you've defended me, you've done more than I could ever ask for, so I want to start giving back a little." Luna said before walking downstairs. Dash smiled , no one had ever said that to her before, and it felt great. Dash trotted downstairs too. Luna brushed her mane and threw her saddle bags on. Dash just threw her saddle bags on. "Not going to brush your mane?" Luna asked. "Me? Brush my mane? Please." She smiled and rolled her eyes. "Just a quick FYI Dash, after breakfast I have to return to Canterlot, my sister will wonder where I've been all night and I need a good excuse. Also I have some business that needs tending to." Luna explained while walking out of the entrance archway. "That's ok Luna. When will you be done so we can hang out some more?" Dash asked. Luna thought for a moment. "Eh...what is today, Thursday? I should be free Sunday, I'll stop by then and stay here in Ponyville a few days." "Sounds great!" Dash exclaimed, and they both took off towards town. They arrived and landed on the ground and began walking to where AJ usually has her stand set up. Business was as it usually was in the morning in Ponyville. Some ponies were already awake for work, some ponies were just getting up, ponies were setting up their market stands for the day, and pinkie pie was running around saying hi to everybody in a loud voice. Pinkie came flying up to Dash and Luna. "Hi Dash! Hi Princess! Hi hi hi!" She said really fast. "Hi pinkie" Luna and Dash said simultaneously. They looked at each other a laughed. Pinkie continued. "So how'd you both sleep huh? I heard you had a sleepover! What'd you do? Did you have fun? Tell me all about it!" Luna and Dash both smiled and blushed. Dash looked at pinkie. "Pinkie I think it's best if we don't venture down that road." She said. "Why not? *signature gasp* Did something happen?! Did you two not have fun?! Oh please don't tell me you didn't have fun!" Pinkie pie was panicking. "Relax Pinkamina, it's fine, we had plenty of fun" Luna said, nudging Dash in her shoulder. Pinkie pie let out a sigh of relief. "Oh look! More people waking up! Better get the confetti cannon!" She excitedly said as virtually flew away. Luna watched her with a confused look. "Don't worry Luna, she's just being Pinkie Pie." Dash said with a laugh. They continued to walk along and finally found AJ, she had just finished setting up her stand and just put up her open sign. AJ saw Luna and Dash walking towards her. "Well mornin y'all!" AJ said, waving. "Hi Applejack, good morning." Dash said back. Luna waved while Dash spoke. "Well good mornin to ya too Dash, and Princess. Y'all hungry? Can I interest ya in anything?" Applejack pointed to some of goods on her shelves. "Yes of course. We'll take two of those apple fritters." Luna said pointing to them. AJ took the two fritters and put them on a tray and set it on her stand. "There ya go, it's on the house for the two of ya." AJ said. "Oh it's quite alright Applejack, I insist on paying, that's nice of you though." Luna said pulling a small pouch of bits out of her bag. "Ya sure? Well it's two bits per fritter, so that'll be fours bits." AJ said. Luna dropped four bits into AJ's box and took one of the fritters. "Well thank ya kindly princess, your are really generous type. You come on back whenever y'all want!" AJ said happily, waving to them as Dash and Luna walked away. "See ya AJ! Me, you, and the girls are still on for lunch right?" Dash asked. "Course we are! Sugar Cube Corner at 11:30!" Applejack answered. "Sounds great!" Dash replied. Dash and Luna decided they would go visit Rarity. They walked up to her boutique and Dash peered inside the window. Rarity was at her display table fixing one of her outfits. Dash knocked on the window. "Hey Rarity! Can we come in?" Dash asked. Rarity turned around and smiled when she saw Luna and Dash. "We'll I'm not open yet, but anything for two of my closest friends!" Rarity said as she unlocked the door with her magic. Luna smiled when she heard Rarity say that. Luna and Rainbow walked in and watched Rarity work, well at least Rainbow did, Luna was stunned by all the beautiful outfits hung around the shop. She closely examined each one, admiring the stunning work that was put into it. She looked to one side of the shop where Rarity's "Full spectrum fashion" outfit series was on display. Luna was taken aback by these outfits, she thought they were the most beautiful. "Miss Rarity, I fancy these outfits over here quite a bit. They are beautiful!" Luna said still stunned. Rarity looked over at the outfits Luna was speaking of. She instantly smiled and ran over to them. "Oh I'm so glad you have taken a liking to these! These are called Full Spectrum Fashion, some of my best work!" Rarity proudly explained. "I wish to have these on display at the castle, these would be beautiful to wear to special gatherings! How much?" Luna asked. Rarity was speechless with excitement. "You want to-...you like-...ahhhhh" Rarity fainted, but reawakened almost immediately. "Princess, I could never charge you! For you they are completely free!" Rarity paused for a moment. "Just that everybody in Canterlot knows who made them." Rarity said and smiled sheepishly. Luna laughed and smiled. "I'll make sure all of Canterlot knows. But I don't understand why everyone wants me to take stuff free just because I'm a Princess. Rarity, I'm here not as a Princess, but as a paying customer. How much?" Luna asked. Rarity thought for a moment and mumbled to herself. "Well, in consideration the materials, time, work, and the fact that these are on of a kind, I'd say around 120 bits per outfit?" Rarity gave a small smile. Luna smiled too. "It shall be so, I'll have a transport sent here, they will load up the outfits and give you the money, I'll make sure of it." Luna said. Rarity smiled big again. "Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!" Rarity was almost losing her mind. Luna laughed and put a hoof on Rarity's mouth. "It's no big deal, I love them, no need to thank me." Luna said softly. After finally getting Rarity to calm down, Luna had to return to Canterlot. Dash stayed with Rarity a little longer. As Luna flew back, she couldn't stop thinking about the night before, questions weighed heavily on her mind, should she tell her sister? Should she tell anyone? Would she be looked down upon? She couldn't worry about it now, she had royal duties to attend to. > Chapter 7: The Very Next Day Part 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dash and Rarity are heading to lunch with the rest of the mane six. Dash is unsure if she should tell her friends about last night or not. She doesn't know if they will want to be her friends anymore, but she is willing to take the risk, she loves Luna, and if her friends can't accept that, then they aren't her real friends. Rarity and Dash were trotting along to Sugar Cube Corner to meet the rest of the mane six. They arrived and saw Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy all sitting around a table. They waved Dash and Rarity over. "Afternoon y'all." AJ greeted Dash and Rarity. "Hey AJ, hi everypony." Dash said back as Rarity waved. "Hey, where's Pinkie?" Rarity asked as the approached the table and sat down. "Oh, she's inside helping the Cakes make lunch." Twilight replied. "Actually, where's Luna, Rainbow? Wasn't she just here this morning?" AJ asked. Dash fidgeted for a second. "Oh, yeah. She had to go back to Canterlot, she had to do some stuff. You know, royal duty calls heh heh." Dash blushed when she spoke of Luna. "Aw, that's a shame. Oh well, stuff happens." Twilight said. Fluttershy noticed the blushing. "Are you ok Rainbow Dash?" She asked quietly. Rainbow snapped out of it. "Oh! Uh...yeah I'm ok, just, well...it's nothing." Dash stuttered. Fluttershy gave her a suspicious look, but she shrugged it off. "Lunch is ready!" Pinkie Pie yelled as she walked outside with plates of food. "Finally! I'm starved!" Applejack said excitedly. They all ate their lunch and talked about the past week, discussed their latest lessons about friendship, their most recent letter to Princess Celestia, and they told some old stories too. After they had finished, AJ had to return to her stand, Twilight had an essay she was working on, Rarity was still working on a new ensemble, and pinkie pie...well, lets not go there. But Fluttershy needed help getting some stuff from the market for Angel's lunch. He had a special request again. Again... She asked if Dash would help her, but she also wanted to ask what was on her mind. They began walking through the market, picking up ingredients and supplies here and there. Fluttershy eventually spoke up. "So...uh...Rainbow Dash, when we asked about Luna earlier, you seemed embarrassed, did something happen?" Rainbow Dash suddenly turned red again and looked away, but didn't say anything. Fluttershy tapped Dash's shoulder and Dash looked at Fluttershy, by her expression, Dash could tell she wanted an answer. "Well...I uh...we...you know, I don't want to talk about it here, I'll try explain when we get back to your cottage." Dash replied. Fluttershy looked worried. "Oh, ok." She said quietly. They finished their shopping and walked back to Fluttershy's cottage. They stepped inside and laid their bags on Fluttershy's table, they put all the stuff away and Fluttershy motioned Rainbow to sit on the couch with her. "So what's the matter Rainbow?" Fluttershy asked. Rainbow Dash took a deep breath. "Promise you won't judge or freak out?" Rainbow asked nervously. Fluttershy nodded. Dash breathed deeply again. "Me and Luna...we...we slept together." Dash said shakily. Fluttershy looked confused. "That's it? Why are you embarrassed about that? Me and you have slept in the same bed before, it's nothing bad." Fluttershy said. "No...I mean...we...we...had...we did it." Dash said quietly. Fluttershy looked a little more surprised this time. "Rainbow...do you mean what I think you mean?" She asked nervously. Rainbow Dash nodded. Fluttershy gasped. "But-but...you...your a mare...and she's a mare...and you never...you dont like ANYONE like that!" Fluttershy was in shock. They sat in silence for a moment. "I can understand if don't want to be my friend anymore." Dash said shamefully. Fluttershy put a hoof around Rainbow Dash and smiled. "Rainbow, I'm surprised at you, but I'm not judging you, if that's you, then that's you. You're my friend and I accept you for who you are, it doesn't matter to me that your attracted to another mare, you're still a pegasus and pony, you're still my friend." Fluttershy smiled again. Dash was speechless, she didn't know what to say. "Th-thank you, Fluttershy. That's, that's... Thank you Fluttershy, you're a great friend." Dash said. Fluttershy nuzzled Rainbow's cheek. Rainbow blushed. "Heh heh, thanks again Fluttershy, I should get going, Tank is probably wondering where I am. I'll see you later Fluttershy. Oh, and please don't tell any of the other ponies, I'll tell the, myself ok?" Fluttershy agreed and said goodbye. Dash flew home slowly, glad the Fluttershy took it so well, she knew Fluttershy was a great friend, she just hoped the other ponies also accepted it. > Chapter 8: Telling the Others > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is now Saturday, two days after Rainbow Dash told Fluttershy that she is in a relationship with Luna. Today she has decided to tell the rest of the mane six. They are all going to Rarity's for dinner, on account that she just sold an order to a big client. Rainbow Dash paced back and forth in her room. She was very nervous. She didn't know if she could do it or not. "It'll be fine Rainbow Dash, they will be ok with it. They are your friends, Fluttershy is ok, you already know that Applejack will understand, and Pinkie Pie probably won't care. Just stay cool, and say it with confidence. Never be ashamed of yourself." She muttered to herself. She looked in her mirror, she could see the fear in her own face. There was a knock in the archway downstairs. The sound made Rainbow jump a few feet in the air. She exhaled in relief when she realized what it was. She flew downstairs and saw Fluttershy at the entrance. Rainbow stopped and landed in front of her. "Well hi Fluttershy! What are you doing here?" Rainbow asked. Fluttershy stepped inside. "I just wanted to see how you were doing. Are you doing ok?" Fluttershy asked. Rainbow bowed her head. "No, I'm scared, I already know it'll be fine by some ponies when I tell them, but what about Rarity and Twilight? What will they think?" "I'm sure they will be ok Rainbow, they aren't the type to judge. Well, maybe Rarity a little bit, but she doesn't mean it." Fluttershy replied. Rainbow Dash groaned. Nothing was helping. She sat down on the edge of her cloud and looked over Ponyville, wishing Luna was there with her. Fluttershy came and sat next to her, she put her hoof around Dash's shoulders. "Don't worry Rainbow, it's all going to be ok." Fluttershy said with a smile. Rainbow Dash sighed, she hoped so. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were just touching down in front of Rarity's right when AJ arrived. "Well evening y'all." She said, tipping her hat towards Rainbow and Fluttershy. "Hi AJ" "Hello Applejack" The three of them went inside where Rarity was already setting the table. Pinkie Pie was bouncing on a trampoline that she had brought with her. Twilight was sitting in a chair, reading a book obviously. "Howdy everypony! We're here!"AJ announced as they walked in. "Hi Fluttershy! Hi Applejack! Hi Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie pie yelled after each jump. "Hi girls!" Twilight said looking up from her book. "I'm so glad you could make it you three! Dinner will be ready in a few moments! Oh, and Rainbow Dash, the transport from Canterlot came by earlier and picked up the dresses for Luna. I got my money and the dresses are on their way!" Rarity said placing more plates on the table. "Awesome! She was really excited about those." Dash replied. AJ, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash all took seats and talked for a while until dinner was ready. "Iiiiiits ready!" Rarity exclaimed, jumping into the parlor. All the ponies sat around the table and enjoyed a nice dinner. Discussing basically the same things they had talked about at lunch a few days ago, stories, things that happened since Twilight arrived, how each of them earned their cutie marks, etc. After dinner was over, Rarity collected the plates and put them on the kitchen for Sweetie Belle to wash.Yeah, Rarity was still like that. The mane six sat around the table and talked some more. Fluttershy had scooted to Rainbow Dash's side to offer comfort. Fluttershy soon nudged Dash's side and nodded, telling her she should tell the girls. Dash breathed deeply. She tapped her hoof on the table to get the other ponies' attention. "Girls, I uh... I have something to tell you all. It's not going to be easy, and I hope you all accept me for it and don't judge me." The other ponies looked confused. "Rainbow dear, what are you talking about? We could never judge you, and we will always love you!" Rarity piped up. "I know, but when I tell you, you might not." Dash said. She took another deep breath. "I'm...in a relationship with Princess Luna." She said loud enough for them to hear. The other ponies were still confused. "Uh, Dash, we're ALL in a relationship with her, we're all friends with her." AJ spoke up. "No AJ, your missing the point. We are IN a relationship. We uh...we...we slept together." She finally got it out. All the ponies just looked at her, speechless and in awe. Applejack tried speaking first. "Ah uh...ah don't know what to say." She stuttered out. Dash looked down and closed her eyes. Twilight frowned, her face turning a dark purple, Dash didn't know if it was embarrassment or anger, Twilight got up and walked out of the house. Dash expected the rest to do the same. But they all stayed. Finally Rarity spoke up. "It's ok Rainbow Dash. If that's who you like, then that's who you like. Don't let anyone change it, and certainly don't let us, we still accept you. It doesn't matter to us that your in a relationship with another mare, you're still Rainbow Dash" Rarity smiled and put a hoof on Dash's shoulder. Rainbow looked up at the other ponies. Pinkie pie and Applejack both smiled and nodded. Dash looked where Twilight was sitting and looked down again. Applejack saw and tried to comfort her. "Ah she'll come around Rainbow, she's probably just too stunned. Everything will be alright. Hey, our pet play date is tomorrow, you're still going right? Luna can come too and bring Philomena!" AJ said hopeful. Dash looked up and smiled. "Yeah! Sounds awesome! Luna will love it!" All the ponies spent the rest of their time together comforting Rainbow and reassuring her. They all truly didn't care that she was in a relationship with another mare, Dash was still their friend and they loved her. The only exception, was Twilight. > Chapter 9: Telling the Princess > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Around the time Rainbow Dash and her friends were gathered at Rarity's for dinner, Luna decides she should tell her sister. She is afraid of what her reaction might be, but she can't bear holding her feelings inside. She decides she will tell her when she goes out to bring up the moon. Luna watched through her bedroom window as the sun slowly set. She had to tell her sister, she had to let the truth out. The thought of holding a secret from her sister was... sickening to say the least. She hoped her sister would understand, after all, she WAS the Princess of all Equestria, the most understanding pony of any, but Luna just couldn't shake the disheartening feeling that Celestial wouldn't be happy. What if she didn't approve? Would she be angry with her? Would she be ashamed of her? Would she forbid her from seeing Rainbow Dash again? These questions rolled around in her head ferociously, gnawing at every fiber of her body to, only the light of the sun disappearing from her window caused her to snap out of her trance. Damn it I've go to go! Luna trotted out of her tower bedchamber and down the stairs to the main balcony where Princess Celestial was just touching down. "Hello little sister! The sky is all yours!" Celestia said as she began walking inside. Luna clenched her teeth knowing this was it. "Sister wait!" Celestia turned with a concerned look on her face. "Yes Luna?" "Can you uh...I wish for you to accompany me on the flight tonight, there is a matter I need to discuss with you." Luna said. Celestial raised a confused eyebrow, but shrugged it off. "Very well, anything for my little sis." The two princesses fluttered their wings for a moment, then took off gracefully. The cool night air numbed Luna's nerves a little bit, but it wasn't much help. Her chest was in fire, her stomach was filled with acid, and her head was a million pounds. "What's on your mind Luna?" Celestia's sudden voice made Luna jolt forward a little bit. "Is everything alright?" Celestia said a bit concerned. "Y-yes. I have something I need to tell you. Well, really I mean confess to you." Luna began. Celestia remained silent, waiting. "I umm... I'm in a relationship with another pony." Luna finished. Celestia laughed. "How is that a confession? That's great Luna, I'm happy for you! Congratulations!" She said happily. After the initial reaction subsided, she then grew a bit more stern. "But remember what I did say about relationships with other ponies, you might be setting up for heartbreak, you are immortal, they are not, and immortality spells are excruciatingly difficult, sometimes not even worth it." Celestia said. Luna sighed. "I know i know. But it's not really what you think sister, or who you think." Luna replied. Celestia was once again confused. "Who I think? Who is it then?" Celestia asked. "It's...Rainbow Dash." Luna said quietly. Celestia didn't show any real reaction, she just turned her head forward and stared straight ahead. Luna's body temperature seemed to sky rocket a thousand degrees. She was sweating, her face felt like it was melting off, who could her sister not say anything?! She had feared anger or disappointment, but to say nothing at all was torture. Celestia just cleared her throat, but continued looking forward, finally speaking. "If that's who you desire, then that is who you should be with Luna." Celestia said, smiling afterward. Luna looked straight at her sister in awe. Her body was overcome with an intense cooling feeling. "Si-Sister, do you mean that?" Luna asked. Celestia, still smiling, nodded. "I do Luna, Rainbow Dash is one of my most lovable subjects and I believe she suits you well. I will admit, it was not what I was expecting, but I am in favor of your choice." Celestial responded. A huge smile crept across Luna's face. "Oh Celestia, you don't know how happy I am to hear you say that! I thought you would be disappointed or angry with me!" Luna said happily. Celestia giggled. "Luna, whatever your heart desires is what I want for you, if you like another mare, then that's ok by me. I love you Luna, and nothing will change that." Celestia explained. "I love you too big sister." Luna threw her front hooves around her sister and nuzzled her neck. Celestia returned to the castle to rest before the sunrise. Luna continued the moon crossing, but couldn't wait for it to be over. She couldn't wait to go see Rainbow Dash the next day with the great news. She just hoped that Rainbow Dash's friends had the same understanding. > Chapter 10: Twilight > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- About a month after Rainbow Dash told the others about her relationship, she still hadn't seen Twilight. The rest of the mane six had, but she has been avoiding Dash and has told Celestia she didn’t want to be anywhere near Luna. This, in turn, caused a sort of turmoil in Rainbow’s faith in her egghead friend. As of now, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash sat on a bench in Ponyville park. Fluttershy had brought Angel so he could get some playtime. The little cottontail was busily drawing on Tank’s shell with a piece of chalk. By now, the tortoise was covered in white drawings of bad-boy flames. This, at least, allowed a smile to tug at Rainbow’s lips. She had really needed this time away from her sulking. "You really should go try to talk to Twilight." Fluttershy said after a long moment, pointing in the direction of Twilight's library with a timid wing. “I-I mean… If you want to…” Rainbow looked in the general direction of where Fluttershy was pointing, then looked back at Fluttershy. A shiver ran through her wings at the thought of facing Twilight again. "I don't know Fluttershy. Twilight didn’t seem very happy when I told everypony else what happened. I think she’s been avoiding me too. I don't know if she would like it much if I just showed up at the library." Rainbow Dash replied. Fluttershy hid behind her mane as she struggled with her voice. Talking confidence into somepony was hard for her, especially if you don’t have confidence yourself. “W-well… I’m sure she’d understand. B-besides… It is a public library.” she said trying to comfort Rainbow Dash. "I... can't, Fluttershy... I just can't..." Dash said as she got off the bench and began to walk away, but a wing on her shoulder stopped her. “Rainbow… She’s supposed to be your friend. You’re supposed to be the element of loyalty.” Fluttershy said in almost a whisper. Her kind eyes began to tear up, but she fought against the urge to cry. “Wh-what happened to my fillyhood friend?” Rainbow Dash felt like she had been stabbed by a red hot knife; right through the heart. She didn’t look back at her yellow friend. She couldn’t. It would hurt her too much. Rainbow instead let her head hang in shame. “I can’t, Shy… Twilight hates me…” Before Fluttershy could even process what her rainbow friend had said, the hurt pegasus flew away. Rainbow felt bad about just leaving Fluttershy, but she needed to be alone. It took everything she had to not look back, knowing well that her friend was crying for her. In a final attempt to cheer herself up, Rainbow forced as much power as she could into her wings. She felt the familiar pressure build in front of her and braced for what she knew was about to come. Rainbow’s vision blurred as the ear piercing crack of air splitting around her ruptured in her ears. A massive rainbow ring pulsed out from where she had been only seconds ago. As always, it was exhilarating. The wind ripping through her mane, the scenery whipping by her faster than she could comprehend, the large tree that sat as both a library and the home of her unicorn friend. Her rush suddenly vanished as she slowed, staring down at the library. Her chest tightened at the sight. Rainbow sighed. She had to, she had to do it. She didn't want to lose a friend. Plus she couldn't bear the feeling that Twilight hated her. “No, I can’t do it... Twilight may not even be home anyway.” She turned to fly off again, but soon found herself looking back at Twilight's again. She needed to talk to Twilight, she knew she did. Why was she so scared to though? Twilight was her friend. What is there to worry about? Rainbow flew in circles as she tried to make up her mind. She wanted to talk to Twilight, but every time she looked at the library, she had flashbacks. Finally Rainbow worked up the nerve to begin flying down, but she didn't do her usual rocket speed. She had a slow, lethargic pace. Once she touched down in front of Twilight's library, she cautiously walked up to the door. She raised her hoof slowly and shakily to knock on the door. She barely tapped on it first, but she knew that definitely wasn't loud enough for Twilight to hear, especially if she was reading. She knocked a little louder, knowing it still wasn't loud enough. She knocked even harder, still no answer. She finally banged on the door, irritated that Twilight wasn't answering. STILL no answer. Rainbow facehoofed. Twilight was probably studying one of her egghead books. She didn't want to interrupt her, but Dash knew she had to talk to her if she was ever going to lift this feeling of fear. She slowly pushed the door open and walked inside. "Twilight? You here?" Dash called out, but nopony answered. She noticed all the lights were turned on. “Maybe she just forgot to turn the lights off…” Rainbow was about to turn and leave when spike came jumping down the stairs eating a tub of ice cream. He saw Dash and smiled. "Well hiya, Rainbow! What brings you here?" He said excitedly. Dash saw the ice cream and frowned. "Is Twilight letting you eat all that-" Spike shushed her before she could continue. "She doesn't know. And she doesn’t need to know." He said quietly. Dash giggled a little bit and nodded. "Anyway, where's Twilight?" Dash asked. Spike finished the spoonful of ice cream he had in his hand. "She's upstairs in her room studying some sort of astronomy stuff. You can go on up if you want. I'd be quiet though. She's been working pretty hard." He said, before shoving another spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. Dash nodded again and started to walk upstairs. "Oh by the way, I heard about you and Princess Luna. Congratulations." Spike said as she passed by him. Dash smiled and blushed. “Thanks, little dude. I needed that.” She continued to walk upstairs. She got to Twilight's bedroom door, before her anxiety began to kick back in full force, every step nearer to the door made it worse, she started to hyperventilate. Sweat dampened her forehead slightly. Could she do this? Of course she could! This is Rainbow Dash! Best flier in history! Only pony who could ever perform a sonic rainboom! Then why were her knees shaking? Rainbow shook her head to clear it of the unwanted fears. With a determined look in her eyes, she trotted the rest of the way up the stairs and stopped in front of Twilight’s bedroom door. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed it open and cautiously walked inside. She saw Twilight sitting at her desk writing stuff down in a notebook while reading things out of a rather large tome. Rainbow decided it would be easier and quieter to fly, so she took to the air and flew up behind Twilight, silently landing behind her. She raised her hoof to tap Twilight on the shoulder, but hesitated. Having to work up her nerves again, she finally spoke. "Twilight?" Twilight screamed as she jumped in the air. She landed back in front of Dash, still with a startled look on her face. When she saw it was Rainbow Dash, she lost the startled look and became stern. "What do YOU want?" She spat. Dash knew she wasn't happy. "Twi, I just wanted to talk to you, about what happened at the dinner at Rarity's." Rainbow replied quietly, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. "There is nothing to talk about. Now go away." Twilight replied. "Twilight, we need to talk, what's bothering you?" Dash asked. She’d be lying if she said she wasn’t afraid of what Twilight might say. "Oh, you want to know what's bothering me? The fact that YOU ARE SLEEPING WITH PRINCESS LUNA!" She almost screamed back. Dash took a step back. "I-I thought you’d be happy for us, Twilight! What is wrong with you!?" Rainbow was utterly confused. Why would Twilight be so angry about her relationship with Luna? It’s not like it was hurting anypony. Twilight's face became even more stern. "You are in a relationship with Princess Luna! One of the most trustworthy ponies I know and YOU are ruining that! She is MY friend and she is one of the ponies I look up to! You shouldn't be involved with her! She is my princess!" Twilight yelled. Suddenly Dash was infuriated. She stomped her hoof and thrust her snout in Twilight’s face. "Do you have any idea how selfish you’re being right now!? She isn't YOUR princess! She’s her own pony, for flying out loud! What’s it to you that I'm sleeping with her!? How am I making her less trustworthy? I'm not making her any less honest! She is still Luna and that's how she is going to remain! Don't you dare accuse me of somehow ruining your friendship with her! She still loves you like she always has and nothing can break that! Except this. Do you think she would agree with you if she heard you saying that!?” Rainbow jabbed her hoof into Twilight’s chest, causing the mare to stumble back slightly. Twilight was stunned from the sudden outburst and could only stare at the cyan pegasus in shock. Rainbow didn’t wait for Twilight to answer. She stomped her hoof again. “No! She wouldn't! Stop playing this immature filly bullshit and grow up up Twilight! Take a look at reality, take a look at yourself, is it really your place to judge? No! It's Celestia and Luna's! You have no right what-so-ever! Do us both a favor and stay out of our relationship!” She snorted in anger. “I thought you were a great friend Twilight, but you have just proved otherwise." Rainbow honestly felt a little better that she had her chance to vent, all of her stress suddenly ebbing away after her outburst. She didn’t let it show as she fixed an angry glare on Twilight. Twilight stood with her jaw hung open, completely in awe of what Dash just said to her. Speechless couldn't even begin to describe Twilight at the moment. Nopony had never been so.....upfront and stern, and aggressively disagreeable with her. Twilight was usually quite passive but this, this just didn't sit right with her, this felt like a kick in the flank. A scalding fire ignited inside her and she suddenly wanted to make Rainbow Dash take her words back, forcefully. Twilight dug her hooves deep into the floorboard, then sprang forward at Rainbow. Rainbow Dash, completely off guard and unexpecting, was pushed to the floor. Over her stood Twilight, her face gone from purple to a deep red, carrying a menacing expression. "What the hell is wrong with you!" Dash yelled up at Twilight. Twilight didn't answer, instead she pulled her hoof back, ready to hit RD square in the face. Rainbow had been a troublemaker as a filly, so she'd been in enough fights to know where this was going. Dash drew up her hind legs kicked Twilight in her abdomen, sending her off of Rainbow Dash and onto her backside. Rainbow Dash scrambled to her feet, she jus stared at Twilight, completely in shock, one of her best friend had just tried to hit her! Why?! Twilight slowly got back up, looking even angrier than before, she took two steps toward Rainbow before lunging again. Reflex completely took over and she watched almost in horror as her hoof met the side of Twilight's face. Twilight fell to the floor dead in her tracks, she placed a hoof in her cheek where she had just been hit. Rainbow walked up to Twilight's side, she wanted to apologize for hitting her, so badly, but the fact that Twilight just tried to hurt her first, she couldn't. RD suppressed her shock. "Leave us alone." Rainbow said quietly to Twilight. She kicked Twilight's leg, soft enough that it wouldn't really hurt, but hard enough to she she meant it. Rainbow turned and began to talk towards the window. She pushed on the pane and it swung open, her wings already open and prepped for takeoff. "Rainbow Dash..." Twilight said from behind her. Rainbow didn't turn around, but stopped from any further movement to show she was listening. "Nightmare Moon's bitch..." Twilight said with deadly intent. Rainbow's eyes widened, no, ohhhhhh no, did Twilight just say that? Rainbow's wings closed slowly. She then slammed the window shut. Dash slowly turned around, her cheeks on fire, an unparalleled rage boiling all over her body. There stood Twilight only a few feet from her, her mane frazzled and hanging over her eyes, her expression that of one who seeks revenge. She then raised her head and began to repeat herself. "Nightma-" Twilight's sentence was cut short by the cracking of Rainbow's hoof making contact with her nose. Twilight stumbled backward and collapsed onto the floor, she put both of her hooves over her nose, she pulled one away and saw the blood. She already regretted opening her mouth, she looked up to Rainbow Dash only to see her pounce on top her and strike again. Rainbow began swinging more, hitting Twilight again and again. Dash could only see red as she vented her rage. Dash hit her until bruises formed, the hit her until the bruises turned into cut that began draining blood down Twilight's face. Every blow sending specs of blood flying onto the floor until it eventually turned to splatter. Dash began to cool off, she slowed her punches and stopped suddenly. What the hell had she done?! She looked down at Twilight, bloody, beaten face. She had done that, Rainbow Dash herself had done that. Dash brought her hooves up to her eyes, Twilight's blood nearly covered them. Backed off of Twilight horrified by what she had done to her friend. She gazed at the floor around Twilight, more blood, how many times did she-... Rainbow's began to water and tears slowly made their appearance. Twilight moaned, twitching slightly. "Tw-Twi...." A voice said behind Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash whipped her head around to see Spike standing in the doorway, a half eaten bucket of ice cream lay at his feet. Seeing Spike only made Rainbow Dash even more ashamed, the tears came faster. Spike ran to Twilight and lifter her head a bit. He too began to cry, his tears dripping on to Twilight's face. "Twilight....a-are..." He barely stuttered out. He looked back at Rainbow Dash. "Did you... What have you..." He couldn't get it out. Rainbow Dash could hardly look at him, she remained silent. Spike could tell by the look in RD's eyes that she didn't mean to do it, it wasn't meant to happen, but it did. He looked back at Twilight and brought her head to his chest and caressed it. "J-ust leave Rainbow." He said quietly. "Spike...I didn't mea-... Let me-" Spike cut her off. "I said just leave." His voice a bit louder. "Spike." Rainbow didn't know if she should try to help or not. "I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT!" Spike turned and yelled. Dash jumped out the sound of his yell. She was shocked at him for using that language, he was one of the most pure creatures she had ever met. Dash quickly got up and ran towards the window and burst out of it, wings already out and in flight. She began sobbing as she started flying up into the sky. She didn't know where to go, she just kept flying, unsure of when she would stop. She shot straight through the clouds and kept flying directly up. Her thoughts were going too fast and her tears were blinding her vision. She decided to fly to Fluttershy's cottage. No, she couldn't tell Fluttershy what she had done, she needed to go to her own home and lock herself in. She needed to go in and never come back out. She slowed to a halt and changed her direction towards her cloud home. RD soared as fast as he could muster in her state. Rainclouds had formed over the course of the day and rain began to pelt her face. She slowed down to a stop in front of her home and slammed down on the balcony. She sprinted inside and closed up her entrance archway with a thick cloud that she knew almost nobody could get through. She ran over to the fountain where her rainbow water fall poured into. She leaned over the edge and looked at her reflection, Rainbow almost couldn't recognize herself? Who's the monster in the reflection... Another tear dripped off her face and fell into the rainbow water. As the tear made contact, a jet black splotch formed in the water, the blackness spread slowly throughout the fountain, eliminating all color from it and turning it into an inky black. Rainbow watched as the black traveled up the waterfall, infecting every ounce of the rainbow. Oh right....sadness ruins rainbows. Rainbow Dash slowly stood up and walked around the cloud home, filling in all the windows. She didn't want anyone coming in, and she didn't want to let herself out. She went upstairs, and laid on her bed then bawled like she never had before, she sobbed and tried to drain herself of the pain inside her. She wanted to go to sleep and forget it all happened, wake up from this dream, but the pain, sorrow, and guilt wasn't going away. She had to do something. She got up and saw the wall. She knew how she could make herself sleep. She ran as fast as she could towards the well, hitting it head on. The impact was so hard, she didn't feel anything at first. Her vision was blurry as she crumbled to the floor. The last she remembered was the feeling of her mane getting soaked and blood running into her eyes before her vision faded.