Chapter 2 - The Water Works (edited)

Spitfire and Scootaloo soared alongside Dash as the three came over the small earth pony town, seeing all the market stalls and shops that were strategically placed throughout the town’s main street. They soon passed the old Golden Oaks Library before passing the Apple’s farm. It was then that Spitfire and Dash pointed out the secret location to the excited filly.

Scootaloo smiled as she saw the place in question.

The three pegasi soon landed outside the sandy edges of Ponyville’s vast, oval shaped lake, which was situated just outside of the small town. The water was calm and shimmering off Celestia's bright sun, which by now was at its peak in the sky.

Dash set to jumping into the pool straight away whilst Spitfire gently let Scootaloo off her back before the orange filly galloped towards the older mare in the water.

Spitfire sighed happily and sat herself down as she got into her usual routine of relaxing and watching the time go past whilst the two played. She liked this type of freedom and loved just watching the world move by slowly, as it was something she could never even think of doing as a Wonderbolt captain a few months ago.

Suddenly Spitfire gasped in surprise when a torrent of cold water covered her frame from mane to tail. She looked over to see a giggling pair of ponies in the water. She grinned as she stood up and started trotting towards them.

Dash stopped her giggling fit and looked to see Spitfire lunge at her, bringing the pair down into the water. When they came back to the surface, all three pegasi began to attack each other with splashes of water as they tried to keep as dry as possible.

It soon ended up with all three pegasi in their own respective corners of the lake, not daring to look away from their two ‘enemies’ as they closed in. Suddenly Spitfire winked to Scootaloo and Dash didn't have a chance to react as the pair jumped on her in a fit of giggles.

After an afternoon of fun, both mares and filly made there way back onto the sandy beach at the side of the lake and all laid down as they began to catch their breaths.

Spitfire was the first to speak. "Well that was....fun," she said as the three giggled slightly.

Dash nodded. "Yeah, it was even better kicking your flank though," she said with gasp as she breathed in again.

Spitfire glared at her friend playfully and jabbed Dash in the ribs, making the mare flinch and try to get the yellow pegasus back. But that ended in Dash leaning too far over and falling on top of the former Wonderbolt captain.

It was then that Spitfire's eyes locked with Dash's for the first time and the laughter died down before stopping completely as the pair just kept staring into each other’s eyes, Spitfire felt her heart flutter slightly as she looked at the magenta orbs in front of her.

For Dash, a similar thing was happening in her chest as she stared into those burnt amber irises. She just couldn't seem to break away from the trance as her body just forced her to keep staring while she felt her cheeks burn and her breathing return to its out of rythm state.

Both ponies kept their gazes locked on each other until a voice racked both their minds, causing the two mares to look away from each other.

"Wow, that was awesome!" Scootaloo said as she finally gained control of her voice, her breathing slowed down. Spitfire smiled and slipped out from under the blue mare as she went over to her daughter. Dash looked on as she felt a slight pang in the pit of her chest.

Spitfire trotted over to her daughter and nuzzled her soaked mane. "Glad you enjoyed it sweetie, would you like to get something to eat?" she asked in a curious tone.

Scootaloo nodded. "Yeah, that would be great," she said as she breathed in another lungful of air. Spitfire smiled and leaned down to help her daughter off the sand covered ground.

As the three trudged back into Ponyville, Spitfire's thoughts turned back to the cyan mare, she too felt a pang in her chest as she thought about their very close encounter.

For Dash, she was deep in thought from the event as she walked along side the other two pegasi. Dash couldn't get her head around what she was thinking. 'I've never felt like this before, but why can't I just stop thinking about her?" She thought to herself as she kept walking as her mind, blurred, came across all the times she had felt herself go slightly hazy when she saw the yellow mare and couldn't even look at her straight. She felt the feeling rise in her chest again as she kept on thinking of the times she had spent with Spitfire and how happy it had made her feel.

Spitfire turned to Dash, who had now stopped dead in her tracks just before the doors to sugarcube corner. "Hey Dash, you okay?" She asked in a concerned tone.

Dash blinked a few a times as she returned to reality, she looked up to Spitfire and Scootaloo at the doorstep of the shop. She smiled and nodded before she walked in with them.

The three pegasi walked into the famous sweet store. Dash looked over and saw her two friends Rarity and Fluttershy sitting in a corner of the shop as they walked over to the counter at the back of the store.

Pinkie Pie came out of the store room with a tray of chocolate cupcakes and set them down before saying "HEY EVERYPONY!" in an excited tone.

Spitfire shook her head playfully at the pink pony whilst Dash spoke. "Hey Pinks, could we have a round of that new vanilla cake that you were working on?" She asked excitedly.

Pinkie Pie gasped and nodded rapidly with a smile before darting in and out of the kitchen in a flash, balancing a round cake on her back.

Pinkie smiled excitedly. "This is my new cake I call it the 'Vanilla Blitz,’ hope you enjoy it!" She said with a smile before shooting off in another blur.

Spitfire grinned and took the cake from the counter as she and Scootaloo left to find a table. Meanwhile, Dash glanced a look over to the other element bearers in the corner of the room and silently trotted over to them. As she did, she felt the nerves rise in her chest as she thought about how her friends would react to her feelings about the yellow mare, even though she herself didn't know what she was feeling. Dash breathed in deeply as she approached the pair sitting around the table.

Rarity turned around and smiled. "Hello darling, is there anything I can help you with?" She asked.