Chapter 5 - Conversations

Rainbow Dash hadn't stopped flying since she had left her cloud home, she only knew of once place where she was sure to at least get a few answers.

Dash saw the huge sky city before her, she spotted out familiar places in the big city before spotting a row of houses towards the outskirts of the city she then found a certain house that was sculpted in the same shape as the other houses that surrounded it, the only way Dash knew it was her house was because of the blue mare with an shiny blue mane in a zigzag motion who was sitting in the houses garden reading a book. Dash smiled as she descended to meet her.

Dash landed in the back garden, the sound of hooves hitting the ground was enough to arouse the mare sitting on a chair reading, she looked over to the edge of the garden and saw the cyan mare and a warm smile made its way across her face.

The blue mare slowly trotted over to the lighter blue pegasus and gave her a warm hug, "hey my little Dashie, fancy seeing you hear" she said with a giggle

Dash smiled as she returned the embrace, "hey mum" she said as she rested her head on the mares shoulder.

The blue mare's smile faded slightly, "what's wrong hun, you seem down" she said in a concerned tone as she held her pride and joy close.

Rainbow sighed, "can we talk, I need to tell you something" she said looking up at the blue mare who smiled and nodded before walking into the house as Rainbow leaned on her mother as she thought about how she was going to tell her mother about her feelings for another mare.

                                                 -Meanwhile at Dash's cloud home-

Spitfire had just put Scootaloo to bed she leaned down and kissed the sleeping filly gently on the forehead before leaving the room.

As she closed the door quietly Spitfire was again alone with her thoughts, she tried to find some sort of solution to Rainbow's sudden depression but still couldn't come up with anything. She felt though that it had something to do with her, she then started to think more about telling Dash about her feelings, her head started to spin again causing her a slight pain in her mind

Shaking her head Spitfire decided to go and talk to somepony who she knew would have the answers she needed, she then took off in search of the sky city.

After a few moments Spitfire found the pony she was looking for, the pink and blue pegasus was charging round a cloud made obstical course just outside the city itself.

Spitfire landed on one of the clouds. The pink mare spotted the pony out the corner of her eye, in a few swift motions she flipped up and onto the same cloud as she smiled towards the yellow pegasus.

"Hey kid, whats up ?" the mare asked as she raised an eyebrow.

Spitfire smiled, "hey Firefly, I need to talk with you" she asked politely.

Firefly smiled, "sure thing kid, follow me back to my place we can talk there" the pink mare said. With that Firefly spread her wings and took off with Spitfire following hot on her hooves.

                                               -Meanwhile back in Cloudsdale-

Dash sat down awkwardly on the cloud couch as her mother sat next to her, Dash kept her eyes on the coffee table as her mother spoke.

Dash's mother smiled, "so what's on your mind my little dashie?" she asked kindly.

Dash kept her eyes on the table as she made her now or never decision, she breathed in deeply before speaking, "mum I-I like m-mares" Dash said as she felt the weight being lifted off her shoulders some as she let the truth come out.

Dash closed her eyes as she waited for what she thought was the inevitable, she thought her mother would reject her as a daughter or that she would be scolded for even thinking like that, but what happened was the complete opposite.

Dash felt a pair of wings wrap around her as they pulled her close to the other mare, Dash opened her eyes and looked up to her mother who had not change her smile that was still plastered on her face, she leaned down and nuzzled her daughter's forehead.

"Its okay Dashie, I guess me and your father should have talked to you about this awhile ago" her mother explained.

Dash looked up at her mother still slightly shocked, "I thought you would be more...well weirded out by all of this" she said astonished.

Dash's mother giggled as she shook her head, "my silly filly I don't care if you like mares" she stated as she held her prized possession close.

Rainbow had a ghost of a smile as she heard her mother say those words, "but why mum?" she asked curiously.

Dash's mum held back a muffled giggle as she spoke, "because its natural honey, its what you think up there and its what you think up there that makes you different to everyone else" she explained to her filly as she tapped the cyan mares forehead expressing her point.

Dash started to smile, "so you don't mind then?" she asked her mother. The blue mare shook her head.

"Nope, you're my filly dashie and I will always support you, now tell me who is this mare?" Dash's mother asked as she held the rainbow mare close.

Dash smirked, "well you know how I've been sending you letters about how Spitfire has come to live with us?" she asked as she heard her mother giggle. Dash looked back up to see her mother ruffle her spiky mane

"Well my filly sure knows how to pick them" Dash's mother said with a wink. The pair shared a giggle.

The dark blue mare smiled, "so are you going to tell her?" she asked.

Dash's smile faded,"T-Thats just the thing, I don't know how, what if she doesn't-" Dash was cut of by her mother

"Thats the thing dashie, remember what I said about your Wonderbolts dream, you never know unless you try and if she

turns you down thats to bad, but if she says yes you know me and your father and your friends will all support you" she said

knowingly. Dash's smile returned to her face as the pair shared another hug, just then a door opened as another voice made itself known.

"hello Blitzy I'm home" a voice said as a purple stallion came into the living room, he looked down at Dash with his golden eyes, his iconic rainbow mane hanged to one side of his face as he smiled

"Hello dashie what brings my favorite filly home?" he asked as Blitz got up and hugged the stallion

Blitz rolled her eyes, "I'll get some dinner, its a long story" she said as she winked at the cyan mare who blushed slightly.

                                              -Meanwhile In another part of Cloudsdale-

Spitfire closed the door to her idol's cloud home as she walked into the living area of the house. Firefly was already taking up the couch with her legs resting at one end whilst her head rested at the other. Spitfire opted to take the chair as Firefly spoke up.

The pink pony smiled, "So what's so important you had to come all the way out to see little old me" Firefly stated with a smirk

Spitfire giggled, "well um, I have these feelings for some pony and I needed your advice" she asked hesitantly. Spitfire knew

Firefly wouldn't have any good answers but she was her only true friend besides Soarin' and that stallion knew less about girls than Fluttershy knew about Everfree forest.

Firefly smirked, "oh you're on the love train kid ?" she said giggling.

Spitfire rolled her eyes , "Comon Firefly this is serious" she said in a slightly annoyed tone.

Firefly smiled and sat up on her couch as she faced the mare, "Okay kid bring it who's this special stallion then?" she asked as she leaned further towards the yellow mare.

Spitfire felt her cheeks go red as she answered the question, "It's um not a stallion its ..... a mare" she said sheepishly.

Firefly shook her head as she let out a number of muffled laughs, "Okay sorry kid I'm not good at this stuff" she said.

'You're tellin me' Spitfire thought as she rolled her eyes playfully.

Firefly quickly calmed down and spoke up again, "well then kid tell me who this lucky mare is to be getting a wonderbolt such as yourself" she asked as Spitfire blushed again

"Well you know Rainbow Dash" Spitfire said in a sheepish tone.

Firefly nodded, "oh yeah she's quite hot"

"Firefly!" Spitfire said as her eyes widened at the mares comment

Firefly put her hooves in the air, "hey I'm just saying" the pink mare replied in a casual tone.

Spitfire was slightly stunned, "no not that, you're not shocked about that, you know with me liking mares?" Spitfire asked hesitantly.

Firefly nodded, "sure why wouldn't I, so tell me are you going to ask her out?" Firefly said curiously.

Spitfire sighed, "That's just it I don't know if she likes me back" she said in a sad tone.

Firefly sighed and got up to trot over to her number one fan, sitting next to her on the chair she turned to the yellow mare, "Now kid I know I'm not your mother, nor am I the motherly figure, but since you got no one else I guess I can break out the sappy talk but just this once okay" the pink mare stated. Spitfire nodded.

Firefly thought for a moment before speaking, "do you remember the training sessions we used to do?" she asked the younger mare. Spitfire pondered for a moment before nodding allowing Firefly to continue

The pink and blue mare smiled, "do you remember what we used to say about doing things that you thought were too hard for you to do?" she asked curiously.

Spitfire again pondered on this as she relived the memories before smiled, "yeah I do wasn't it something like you never fear falling off a cliff because Firefly is-" she was stopped by the pink mare

"Eh no not that one, it was you never know unless you try" Firefly said as she put a wing around the younger mare.

Spitfire was blank for a few moments before she smiled and nodded, "yeah I guess that helps, but what if-" the yellow mare was interrupted again by her idol.

"No kid no ifs, buts or any of those other excuses, just tell her and even if its a no then atleast you tried" Firefly stated as she gave the mare a light squeeze from her wing.

Spitfire smile grew, "thanks Firefly, I never knew you could be this helpful" she said with a giggle.

Firefly shrugged, "neither did I" she said as the pair shared a good laugh, Soon afterwards Spitfire spoke up.

"Well I guess I better get home before Dash and Scootaloo wonder where I am" she said as she made her way over to the door.

Firefly nodded, "sure thing kid, say hi to the little filly for me" the pink mare said as Spitfire nodded and left in a flash as

Firefly slumped back into her chair.

"That mare" Firefly said to herself as she let out a soft chuckle.