Chapters Chapter 1: Unexpected Realisations
Hearts and Hooves Day...Where love and happiness filled every part of Ponyville. Where the ponies who were alone, could possibly find their very special somepony. A time where everypony was with their very special somepony... Well, almost everypony...
Rainbow Dash flew overhead, perfecting her moves. As she nailed 15 barrel rolls in a row, she levelled out. That's probably enough training for now, she thought. She was absent-mindedly flying round, when Fluttershy appeared next to her. Rainbow Dash was taken aback by the sudden appearance of her.
“Hi Rainbow Dash” said Fluttershy, flying in sync with Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash laughed at the voice Fluttershy had used. It was really good; sounded just like the mayor.
With that, Fluttershy flew away, towards the town hall. Rainbow Dash watched her go. She felt sorry for Fluttershy. She shamelessly went about, making other ponies feel happy about themselves and their very special somepony on Hearts and Hooves Day, but she had no very special somepony. She was alone. Well, I can say the same thing about myself, thought Rainbow Dash. I'm always alone on this particular day. Not that I've tried to find somepony, she continued to think.
Rainbow Dash had tried to find a very special somepony. She really did. But all of the stailions she saw had a very special somepony of their own. Her heart was beginning to ache, but then she snapped herself out of it.
“C'mon Rainbow Dash” she berated herself. “Your a world-class athlete. You don't have time for stuff like that. You don’t need stuff like that. Love will just slow you down, and hinder progress towards your goal.”
A hollow and untrue statement...
An hour later, Rainbow Dash had positioned herself on top of a cloud above the town hall, where she could see and hear everything below her, but not be seen or heard herself. Rainbow Dash looked down and saw heaps of ponies watching the town hall stage.
Fluttershy appeared, and her birds flew onto roosts set out on the stage. Fluttershy flew up a few metres, and started to conduct her birds' singing. The music that the birds sang was beautiful, thought Rainbow Dash. Some kind of love ballad...
Rainbow Dash looked away from the stage, and at the ponies near the town hall. All of the couples seemed to be holding hooves. Some couples had looked away from the stage and started to look at each other; into the other's eyes, getting immersed into the music. Rainbow Dash wondered again... Would I find somepony?
The music ended, and Rainbow Dash actually remembered why she was there. She launched herself higher into the sky, and flew straight down, gathering speed...
Fluttershy was waiting for Rainbow Dash's Sonic Rainboom to occur. The birds has finished singing, but where was Rainbow Dash? She said she would be here... Fluttershy was feeling a little sad that Rainbow Dash had not come. She was about to leave the stage when her eyes darted upwards, and she saw a blue pony with a rainbow coloured mane speeding towards the town hall. Rainbow Dash...
Rainbow Dash flew at top speed to the ground, and as she broke the sound barrier, a rainbow expanded out, detonating with a wave of colour and a huge sonic boom. Rainbow Dash pulled up and, on some inspiration, drew a heart with the rainbow trail she had made.
The crowd looked up, and their eyes widened with wonder at the sight. Rainbow Dash flew away, leaving a sparkling rainbow trail behind her, and congratulating herself on a job well done.
About 10 minutes after...
Fluttershy had found Rainbow Dash again. This time she was in her house, reading Daring Doo and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone.
“Rainbow Dash...” said Fluttershy
And before anything else happened, Fluttershy tackled her with a hug.
“Thank you so much for doing a Sonic Rainboom! I mean, if you saw the looks on everyponies faces when you drew the heart with your rainbow. They were so happy! And, even better... you actually came to do a Sonic Rainboom in the first place. Your the most kindest pony I know.”
“All of the ponies were so happy, and all of them trotted away with their very special somepony. You, Rainbow Dash, have caused love to bloom across Ponyville.”
And Fluttershy closed the door, leaving a partly confused Rainbow Dash inside. My Sonic Rainboom... caused ponies to fall more deeply in love?, thought Rainbow Dash. Huh, how ironic. I can't find somepony of my own, but I deeply help the ponies who have already found some other pony.
Rainbow's heart began to ache again. She needed love. Even if she was a world-class athlete. She needed something to help her find her true love. And she knew the pony who could help.
Fluttershy, after leaving Rainbow's house
As Fluttershy started to fly away from Rainbow Dash's house, she started to think about everything that had occurred on Hearts and Hooves Day. The songbird choir, the Sonic Rainboom, the rainbow coloured heart, all those happy couples leaving the town hall, with happy smiles on their faces. Picturing that again made Fluttershy happy and... a little sad and envious. Huh, how ironic, she thought. I can't find somepony of my own, but Rainbow Dash and I deeply help the ponies who have already found a very special somepony.
Fluttershy never really tried to find a very special somepony. She was just too shy. But now, after seeing the Sonic Rainboom heart, Fluttershy felt inspired to find somepony. But, I might still be too shy, or I might ask the wrong pony, Fluttershy thought, frantically. After several seconds of thinking, Fluttershy thought of the pony who might be able to help.
Rainbow Dash, en route to Twilight Sparkle's house
Rainbow Dash drew nearer to Twilight's home. “If anypony can find out who my true love is, Twilight can, using her magic.” she said to herself. She landed in front of Twilight's house and went in. Twilight was reading a book as usual, probably something to do with magic.
“Princess Twilight Sparkle” said Rainbow Dash, bowing towards her. This was a little joke that Rainbow Dash continued to do whenever she saw Twilight. Twilight turned around, saw who it was, and started to laugh.
“Rainbow...” she said, giggling while magicking her book back onto the shelf. “How many times have I told you to stop that?”
They both laughed. It took a while for both of them to stop.
Rainbow Dash trotted over to the window and looked out of it at the darkening sky. She turned back around and looked Twilight straight in the eye.
A long silence answered these words.
“What exactly do you mean Rainbow?”
Twilight started magicking books off the shelves, looking at the covers and replacing them. Rainbow watched for a while, then got bored and stared out of the window again.
“So Rainbow, why are you so interested in finding love? I thought your were too busy being a world-class athlete to be distracted by anything else...”
A few more minutes passed then...
Twilight's horn started to glow. It grew brighter and brighter, then a magic bubble appeared and floated towards Rainbow Dash. The bubble enveloped her and glowed brightly. A few seconds later, the bubble disappeared, leaving a small sparkle of magic behind. Rainbow didn't feel different. No sort of mental arrow as far as she could think...
“Did it work? I don’t feel different...”
Rainbow Dash flew out of Twilight's house, using her balcony instead of her door. Just as she flew away, Fluttershy arrived and opened the door.
“Twilight?” said Fluttershy, quietly poking her head in the door.
Twilight Sparkle blinked a couple of times, trying to process the massive déjà vu she was feeling.
“Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye.” she said, doing the actions that she had done only minutes before.
“What do you mean Fluttershy?” However, Twilight thought she knew...
Twilight used her magic to bring the book she had found earlier to her.
Twilight's horn started to glow. It grew brighter and brighter, then a magic bubble appeared and floated towards Fluttershy. The bubble enveloped her and glowed brightly. A few seconds later, the bubble disappeared, leaving a small sparkle of magic behind. Fluttershy didn't feel different. No sort of mental arrow as far as she could think...
“Did it work? I don't feel different. I knew it... I'm not supposed to be with anypony.” said Fluttershy, tears starting to form in her eyes.
Fluttershy left, closing the door quietly behind her. Twilight's mind was racing. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, both coming to her to help them find love? On the same day? She was thinking about sending a letter to Princess Celestia, when she changed her mind. She still wasn't sure if what she had done was right or not. I mean, this mental arrow thing. Could it really cause ponies to go crazy? Instead of helping her friends, could she of harmed them? What were the consequences of her magic? Twilight calmed herself down. She would wait it out, find out who was their true love, and if need be, set up an amazing night that would surely end in a deep and meaningful kiss. She had it all planned out. But now she was tired herself. She needed to get a good night sleep as well. But for different reasons than Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy.
The next day...
Rainbow Dash sat up in her cloud home and rubbed her eyes. The sun was already high in the sky. Before Rainbow Dash could survey the scenery, she felt something. Something in her mind. It was like someone was applying pressure gently to her brain. She turned her head. The pressure moved so it was pointing in the same direction as before. It also seemed to be moving slightly.
Rainbow Dash knew what it was. It was the mental arrow that Twilight had spoken about. It was pointing to the pony that she would one day love. Rainbow was excited. She flew out of her house in glorious ecstasy, following the small pressure in her mind. Clouds were scattered here and there. Rainbow Dash made a mental note to start cloud busting after she had seen her true love.
As she was passing over a particularly dense patch of clouds, the pressure in her head moved, pointing behind her. Rainbow Dash got really excited. She had just passed whoever it was. She kicked a hole in the dense clouds and looked down. There was a pony standing there. She flew down, trying to get a look at her true love. But before she could land, she already knew who it was. That long pink mane and tail and that yellow body. No..., she thought. It can't be...
She drew closer, and the cutie mark on the flank confirmed it. 3 butterflies...
She landed in front of Fluttershy. Fluttershy stepped back in shock and slightly went to the left. Rainbow's mental arrow moved so it was pointing at Fluttershy. That's... impossible!, thought Rainbow.
“Oh, um... hi Rainbow Dash. How are you?”
Rainbow Dash flew off, heading towards Twilight's house. She need to tell her what had happened. The spell must have gone wrong. She just hoped she wouldn't laugh at her.
Earlier that same day, Fluttershy's cottage
Fluttershy slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes adjusted to the light shinning in from her windows. She got out of bed and was about to get something eat, when she felt something. In her mind... A sort of small pressure on her brain. Fluttershy knew what it was instantly. The mental arrow...
Fluttershy jumped up and down in excitement. She walked outside, following that little pressure in her mind. Clouds were scattered here and there. Rainbow Dash must not of started her cloud busting. While Fluttershy was walking under a particularly dense patch of clouds, the mental pressure moved and pointed behind her. Fluttershy stopped and turned around. No one was following her...
Rainbow Dash landed in front of her. Fluttershy stepped back in shock before relaxing a bit. She was about to say hi, when she noticed that her mental arrow pointed straight at Rainbow Dash. She moved to the right slightly. The arrow continued to point at Rainbow Dash. No..., thought Fluttershy. It can't be her...
“Oh, um... hi Rainbow Dash. How are you?”
Rainbow Dash flew off, leaving Fluttershy really confused. Was Rainbow Dash my very special somepony? It doesn't make sense... Twilight spell must of went wrong. Fluttershy launched off the ground, heading towards Twilight Sparkle's house. I just hope she doesn't laugh when I tell her..., Fluttershy thought sadly.
At Twilight's house, when Rainbow Dash arrived
“Okay, say that again Rainbow, more slower and louder. I can't understand you.”
Twilight heard, but didn’t believe.
Twilight levitated the spell book in front of Rainbow. Rainbow started to read. Twilight was right. The mental arrow pointed to your true love, but according to the book, there was some sort of confusion period while the mental arrow tried to find your true love. It usually lasted around a day or 2. The book also said that, if you have some sort of romantic attraction to your true love, then this period is usually skipped.
“Why didn't you tell me this earlier?” demanded Rainbow Dash.
Twilight put the book back on the shelf, and looked straight at Rainbow Dash.
The door burst open before Rainbow Dash could say anything else.
Fluttershy turned around and walked back towards Twilight and Rainbow Dash, standing very nervously next to Rainbow Dash.
“Rainbow... I placed the same spell I put on you on Fluttershy.” said Twilight.
“There you go, you two. Your true love is standing next to you.”
“Rainbow... I said deep and meaningful... That certainly wasn't very special at all.”
“Okay...”
And they both left, closing the door behind them. Twilight Sparkle smiled to herself. Maybe her little mistake wouldn't be so huge after all...
Outside, Fluttershy was leading Rainbow Dash to her 'perfect spot'. They both flew on for minutes; neither of them talking. Then Fluttershy started to descend. Rainbow Dash noticed and followed. They both landed on a ledge, high in the sky. However, their view was obstructed by clouds.
“It's not usually like this. Most of the time, there are no clouds anywhere.”
The view was amazing. Rainbow Dash looked around, examining every bit of their surroundings.
Rainbow Dash sat down, just on the edge of the ledge. Fluttershy joined her. Together they talked. About themselves, their lives, what they liked. After a while, Fluttershy held out her hoof to Rainbow Dash, and she took it. They both looked off into the distance, as the sky darkened around them.
Polar Opposites Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Complications
Rainbow Dash sat up, rubbing her eyes and yawning. Today was another great day. The sun was out, shining over Ponyville. No clouds were around, so no need to cloud-bust today. Rainbow Dash got out of bed and flew outside. She felt a little bored. She had nothing to do... Her flying moves were perfect, no clouds needed to be busted...
I can always hang out with Fluttershy, thought Rainbow But... what will we do together? Over the course of under a day, we have turned from good friends to awkward lovers. 'Awkward' being the keyword there... Will Fluttershy even want to hang out? Will she just be too shy to just fly around with me? Well... I won't know until I try.
Rainbow Dash flew off towards Fluttershy's cottage. As Rainbow Dash neared it, Fluttershy came out. Well..., thought Rainbow Dash. Here I go...
Rainbow Dash landed on the ground, in front of Fluttershy.
Rainbow Dash launched off into the air. Fluttershy watched her for a second, and slowly followed. Rainbow Dash slowed down for Fluttershy, so she could catch up.
They flew on in silence for a while.
“Well... can I suggest something?” said Fluttershy.
Together, they headed off to Sweet Apple Acres. Rainbow couldn't help but wonder... What would her friends think of this?
Sweet Apple Acres
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy landed on the cool grass of Sweet Apple Acres. Applejack was right in front of them, bucking a couple of apple trees.
“Hey Applejack!” shouted Rainbow Dash.
Applejack lost her balance while attempting to buck the tree behind her. She fell backwards, smashing into the tree. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy rushed forward and picked her up.
Rainbow Dash told the entire story of what had happened. Applejack stared at them. Then she started to laugh.
The group turned and saw Twilight Sparkle walking towards them.
Applejack stared at the ground for a while, slowly turning red.
Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flew off, heading towards Carousel Boutique.
Carousel Boutique
They both landed in front of Carousel Boutique, where Rarity makes dresses for both customers and friends. They trotted up to the door. Rainbow Dash took a deep breath, and opened it. Rarity glanced up and saw both Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy enter.
“Hello you two! Can you make this quick? I'm making this highly important dress for somepony highly important, and I need time to think.”
Fluttershy looked away, blushing profusely. Rarity lost her grip on the dress she was examining. It fell to the floor, then was stepped on by Rarity as she trotted towards the pair. Rainbow Dash braced for some sort of yell or scream. But instead of yelling or screaming, she hugged Rainbow Dash, then Fluttershy. When she trotted back from them, Rainbow Dash realised that she had tears in her eyes.
“Rarity?” asked Rainbow Dash. “Something wrong?”
“Well... that went well...” said Fluttershy.
Sugarcube Corner
Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy landed in front of Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie was out front, cleaning tables. Fluttershy walked up to her, followed closely by Rainbow Dash.
“Hey guys!” said Pinkie Pie, jumping up and down as usual. “I've got a party on soon! Wanna come?”
“Hold on a second!” said Pinkie Pie, and she rushed off. She returned seconds later, a glass of water in her hoof. She drank in down, then spat it up. “What do you mean?”
Rainbow Dash explained what had happened yesterday. When she had finished, Pinkie Pie started jumping up and down excitedly.
“I now know what my party should be about!”
And with that, Pinkie Pie sped back into Sugarcube Corner. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flew off, not speaking about their destination... because they both knew where they were going... Rainbow and Fluttershy arrived at the perfect spot once more. They sat down and admired the scenery. They both said nothing, they just embraced tightly. The two pegasi, with their wings wrapped around each other, watched the sun go down, and the sky turning from pink, to orange, to red, and then slowly to black...
The next day...
Rainbow Dash opened her eyes, blinking in the bright sunlight. She really didn't feel like getting up right now, so she turned over, wanting to get some more sleep. Then she saw who was in bed with her...
Rainbow Dash gasped and fell out of bed. She quickly jumped back to her hooves. She slowly crept around the bed and looked at the pony who was sleeping next to her. Rainbow Dash recognized the long pink hair and yellow coat instantly. It was Fluttershy.
Fluttershy was sleeping quite peacefully, drawing slow, steady breaths; quite opposite to what Rainbow Dash was doing and feeling. She was not very peaceful at all, drawing quick, surprised breaths. What the hell happened last night?, Rainbow Dash thought, rubbing her head, trying to remember.
She looked around. Rainbow Dash was in Fluttershy's cottage. How she had got there was a mystery to her. Should I leave?, thought Rainbow. Then she glanced at Fluttershy. No... that might hurt her feelings. But still... what happened?
Rainbow Dash looked at Fluttershy, and a feeling of embarrassment went through her, as a new thought about what had happened arrived in her head.
No... We can't of... But that would explain why I can't remember anything. I probably was so lost in carnal pleasure that my thoughts became a little fuzzy. And, it would also explain why we are in the same bed together...
Before Rainbow Dash could think any more, Fluttershy started to stir. She got out of bed and trotted over to Rainbow Dash.
“Good morning Rainbow.” said Fluttershy, hugging Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash heard what she said, but was a little horrified to know what she meant. She followed Fluttershy.
What happened last night...
Rainbow Dash looked at Fluttershy, her wings and arms, wrapped around the mare she loved, as the sun went down, and the sky turning from pink, to orange, to red, and then slowly to black...
Fluttershy turned her head, and looked at Rainbow. Rainbow looked straight back.
Fluttershy blushed. Rainbow Dash knew what she was thinking. And she was sure that Fluttershy knew what she was thinking. Their heads started to inch forward. Slowly, tentatively, drawing closer to the other. Their lips were only a few centimetres away. Fluttershy slowly closed her eyes, followed by Rainbow Dash moments later. They both felt nothing for a few moments. Then they both felt the light touch of skin, as their lips made contact.
Then their lips pushed against each other. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but in Rainbow's mind, it had lasted forever. When their heads drew back from each other, and they opened their eyes, Rainbow Dash saw that Fluttershy was blushing, even more than before. Rainbow Dash smiled at her, and she smiled back, her eyes glittering with wonder. Rainbow Dash still felt the mental arrow in her head, and she knew that Fluttershy felt it too. Maybe it wasn't the deep and meaningful kiss they both had hoped for, but at least they loved each other and were still together.
They tightened their embrace on the other. Rainbow Dash slowly became drowsy and fell onto Fluttershy's shoulder, sleep overcoming her.
Back to the present...
Rainbow Dash shook her head slightly, and returned Fluttershy's kiss. This time, it was more passionate. Rainbow Dash gently caressed Fluttershy's cheek with one hoof; the other, gently pushing against the back of Fluttershy's head; as the kiss deepened with each passing second. When their lips separated, they looked each other, and Rainbow Dash once again marvelled at how beautiful Fluttershy was.
Fluttershy started blushing again, and nervously dragged her hoof across the ground.
Rainbow Dash was laughing on the inside. How could I think that I had sex with Fluttershy?, thought Rainbow Dash. Although... it probably wouldn't be that bad if they...
“Rainbow? Anything wrong? Your getting really red in the face...”
Rainbow Dash opened the door and flew out into the sunshine, looking back at Fluttershy's cottage for a few seconds, before speeding off.
Lunch at Sugarcube Corner...
Fluttershy was waiting for Rainbow Dash when she arrived. She was at one of the small tables outside the shop. Fluttershy noticed her approaching.
“Hi Rainbow Dash.” said Flutttershy
Rainbow Dash trotted over to the table where Fluttershy was.
They sat in silence for a while. Then Pinkie Pie appeared out of nowhere.
“Oh, I saw what Pinkie Pie did there...”
Rainbow Dash laughed, and Fluttershy joined in a moment later.
“How did it taste?” asked Rainbow Dash.
Not much was said after that. They finished their cupcakes, admiring the different flavours Pinkie Pie had managed to cram into that cupcake. Rainbow Dash needed to go. There will still some clouds that needed to be busted.
“Thanks for coming Fluttershy!” said Rainbow, quickly kissing Fluttershy on the cheek. Then she turned around and trotted away. Fluttershy watched her go, absent-mindedly touching the mark where Rainbow Dash had just kissed her. Then Fluttershy turned round and left, glancing back at Rainbow Dash for a brief second, before starting to walk home.
Rainbow Dash walked along the road, not really looking where she was going. She was too busy thinking about the day's events. Then she was attacked. A group of stallions converged on her and dragged her off into an alley. She tried to fly away, but the group stopped her. She struggled and tried to fly away again, but then one the stallions broke her wing. She cried out in pain.
Fluttershy heard Rainbow Dash cry out. “Rainbow?”
The group of stallions threw her into a corner of the alley. Once again, Rainbow Dash tried to get away, running this time. She got tripped over by one of stallions, who immediately broke her leg. Rainbow Dash cried out again, tears streaming down her face.
Fluttershy heard Rainbow Dash cry out once more, closer this time.
Rainbow Dash pressed herself against the corner of the alley, tears streaming down her face.
Fluttershy heard the scream. She continued to look around. She looked down an alley and saw a group of stallions surrounding a stationary figure on the ground. One of the stallions was holding some sort of knife. Fluttershy could see the one on the ground. It was Rainbow Dash.
Anger rose up inside Fluttershy. She wasn't about to let her friend and her love get attacked like this. She trotted forwards into the alley. One of the stallions heard her and turned around. He started to laugh. The rest of the group turned and, on seeing Fluttershy started to laugh as well.
“Lookie here boys!” yelled one of them, possibly the leader. “Rainbow Dash's 'very special somepony' has come to help her out! What are you gonna do, sweetheart?”
Fluttershy didn't answer. She slowly advanced towards the leader, getting angrier with each step.
“Oh!” yelled another stallion. “Looks like she getting angry!” They all laughed at her. Long, loud laughs.
Fluttershy drew nearer to the leader. Then her anger reached it's peak. She rushed towards the leader, her right hoof aiming at his face.
Darkness...
Fluttershy couldn't see anything. What's going on?, she thought. Fluttershy slowly opened her eyes. And the scene which opened before her, was nothing short of weird.
She was standing protectively over Rainbow Dash, looking down the alley where the entirety of the stallion group were either lying, clutching at their bloody faces; or trying to get away, but kept falling over, because of broken legs. All of them stared up at Fluttershy with expressions of horror on their faces. One of them spoke up.
“What- What are you?”
Fluttershy turned around and saw Rainbow Dash, barely staying conscious. A stab wound was on her flank. But it didn't look... normal. The stab wound was black, and the area around the wound was slowly turning the same colour.
“Fluttershy... how did you-?”
She picked up Rainbow Dash, holding her in her arms. Then, Fluttershy picked up the knife. The knife was black, with a lot of strange markings on it. Half the blade was covered in blood. Fluttershy held both the knife and Rainbow Dash securely in her arms, then flew off. Rainbow Dash succumbed to unconsciousness along the way. That made Fluttershy fly ever faster.
Fluttershy arrived at the hospital. The staff saw Rainbow Dash in Fluttershy's arms. They rushed out to help. Fluttershy let them take Rainbow Dash away. Fluttershy heard one of them mutter, “This knife wound... nothing I've ever seen before...” They rushed Rainbow Dash off to the Intensive Care Unit. Fluttershy remembered that she still had the knife Rainbow was attacked with. She stopped a white coloured mare who was heading towards the ICU.
Fluttershy waited for hours to hear anything about Rainbow. Within that time, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rarity had arrived. They said nothing. They just sat down and waited. Twilight put her hoof on Fluttershy's shoulder and they waited... waited.
A white coloured mare exited the ICU and approached the group. Fluttershy looked up. She realised that it was the same mare she gave the knife to. She introduced herself as Nurse Redheart. Nurse Redheart looked sorrowful.
“I'm sorry... we've done all we can... but Rainbow Dash probably won't survive the night.”
“The Dagger of Unrelenting Darkness?! How did the attackers get that?”
Fluttershy saw Rainbow Dash lying down on the bed. Her mouth and nose was covered by an oxygen mask. She was hooked up to a EKG machine, her heart beat steady. Her leg and left wing were bandaged up. All in all, it did look like that she could make a recovery. However, Fluttershy saw the stab wound the Dagger of Unrelenting Darkness had created. Though it was bandaged up, Fluttershy saw the bandage slowly turning red.
Rainbow Dash noticed who had entered the room. Fluttershy approached Rainbow's bed, and looked sadly down at the pegasus.
“Fluttershy...” said Rainbow Dash, weakly.
Rainbow's heart beat started slowing down.
“It's not okay!” shouted Fluttershy. “You're going to die, and I can't do anything.” Fluttershy started to dissolve into tears.
Beep.......beep..........
“Fluttershy... I know you care deeply about me. I care for you as well... These last few days with you have been the best of my life.”
Beep...
Fluttershy grabbed Rainbow's hoof, holding it tightly.
Beep...
“Fluttershy... I love you.”
Beeeeeeeeeeeee...
Polar Opposites Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Training
Fluttershy's tears fell to the floor, as she mourned the death of Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash was gone... and she would never return into Fluttershy's embrace. The door re-opened, and Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Rarity re-entered. They all knew what had happened; Rainbow Dash had passed. Applejack took off her hat in respect to her friend. Fluttershy turned to face Twilight Sparkle.
“Is there anything you can do?” she asked, suppressing her sobs.
“I loved her... I loved her, and now she's gone...” replied Fluttershy, trying to repress the flow of tears.
Beep
They all heard it. All of them turned around and stared at Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy slowly trotted through the crowd of her friends, inching nearer to Rainbow Dash.
Beep
Fluttershy couldn't believe it. She trotted straight up to Rainbow and grabbed her hoof.
Beep
“Come back to me Rainbow...” she continued, looking at the pegasus.
Beep...beep
Behind her, her friends looked at each other, sharing similar expressions; surprise and awe.
Beep, beep... beep, beep...
The EKG machine showed Rainbow's heart rate rising, back to the normal level. Rainbow Dash slowly opened her eyes, and looked at the yellow face above her coming into focus. Fluttershy slowly took off Rainbow's oxygen mask. Rainbow Dash coughed for a bit, and shook her head.
“Don't leave me again...” Fluttershy whispered.
Twilight Sparkle was astonished. How the hell could Rainbow Dash still be alive? The Dagger Of Unrelenting Darkness sapped the life force of anything that it scratched. But then... Twilight trotted forward and pulled off the bandage that had covered the stab wound. It was completely healed over. The blue coat had reappeared and any darkness around the wound had disappeared.
“How? Not to sound rude Rainbow, but you should of died... How did you survive?”
Nurse Redheart came back in. She was smiling.
“I heard everything. So, the knife wound has healed. Extraordinary!”
Rainbow Dash was in the hospital for another 2 weeks. Fluttershy visited her daily. After 2 weeks, Rainbow Dash was out, completely healed. She celebrated with some super-fast loop the loops.
“Oh! It feels great to fly once more!” she yelled, as she flew around happily.
“So Fluttershy, I've always wondered... why are you afraid of heights?”
And so, training began. Fluttershy worked hard, trying her best at everything Rainbow Dash set out for her. After a while, Fluttershy grew confident in her abilities, completing tasks just as fast as Rainbow Dash could give them out.
Meanwhile, in a dark library, Twilight Sparkle was going a little crazy. Books lay scattered everywhere. Twilight was in shock. She babbled incoherently. “No, no, no, no, no way...”. She started twitching. “I'll find out how sooner or later... maybe in this book?”. She levitated a book over to her, one she had read only 10 minutes ago. “In here... In here! It's got to be here! SOMEWHERE! AHAHAHAHA!”. Twilight started rubbing her hooves together, grinning like a maniac.
After a few weeks, Rainbow Dash woke Fluttershy up early one morning, and they flew out, high up into the clouds.
“Okay Fluttershy, you have exceeded all of my expectations. This is your next to final test. A race, against me.”
Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash took off, racing towards Ghastly Gorge. Fluttershy instantly knew that Dash wasn't fooling around. Dash wasn't slowing down any more, like she had done before. Fluttershy raced after the rainbow tail in front of her, desperate to catch up. They were nearly at Ghastly Gorge when Fluttershy barged into Rainbow Dash, sending her sideways.
“Hey!” yelled Rainbow Dash.
For once, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy both didn't want to win the race. They were both just happy to be with each other. They reached the marker that Rainbow Dash had placed at the end of Ghastly Gorge.
“Hey Dash!”
And Fluttershy flew off as fast she could to the perfect spot. Dash was in hot pursuit, laughing behind her. Then her laughter abruptly stopped, to be re-placed by a scream of pain. Fluttershy turned round. Rainbow Dash was falling through the air, writhing in agony, clutching her head.
“Rainbow!” Fluttershy shouted, and without any hesitation, she dove after Rainbow Dash, catching her flailing form before she hit the ground.
“I'm scared Fluttershy.”
Fluttershy took a deep breath in, and let it out slow. “Okay, I'll try.”
Fluttershy flew up higher, looked down, took a deep breath and dived. She streamlined her body as Rainbow had showed her. She fell, gathering speed. She saw the faint air trail forming in front of her. She pushed herself, gathering even more speed. But then, she was catapulted back. She spiralled through the air. After a few dizzying seconds, she levelled out, her eyes spinning. Rainbow Dash flew up to her.
“Are you okay?”
Rainbow Dash planted a quick kiss on Fluttershy's cheek. Then she grinned at her and sped off. Fluttershy flew back to her cottage, and got into bed, thinking it all through. It was only a few more minutes before sleep overpowered her; her dropping eyelids sliding closed, the world turning black.
Meanwhile
“Hehehehe! It's somewhere! The answer is somewhere!” Twilight threw books aside, giggling uncontrollably. Spike walked down the stairs, looking at Twilight sleepily.
WHUMP!
Twilight fell over, knocked out. Spike was standing behind her, holding a heavy book.
“Listen to yourself Twi.” Spike spoke down the unconscious pony. “Zombie pony? Come on! You need rest.” With those words, Spike headed upstairs into his own bed, glad that he can, finally, get some sleep.
