Flight

by quickdraww

Rating: teen
Tags: Sad, Romance
Length: 579

Dash has a choice between a beloved childhood friend and her perfect match, who will she choose?

-chapter one-

It was a warm summer day in Ponyville, the birds were chirping and the bees were buzzing. as beautiful as it seemed to be to some ponies, to the dismay of one Laidback cyan mare, they woke her from her afternoon slumber.
"Hey?! What the heck!!"
Shouted an annoyed Rainbow Dash as she opened her eyes to find several bees flying around her head. She scowled and tried to swat them away when suddenly, the tree branch she had rested upon snapped.
She almost crashed face first into the ground below but luckily for her she had spread her wings, flying just a few inches from the ground that could have possibly rearranged her face. She sighed and landed softly on the ground, whipping her multicolored bangs from her eyes.
"Are you okay, Dashie?"
Rainbow whipped her head around to see none other than her childhood friend Flutter shy. She stood there with her hooves crossed, grinning sheepishly. Rainbow smiled nervously, putting up the usual tough front.
"Yeah I'm cool, you know I always got it under control Flutters…heh..uh how long were you there, anyway?"
Fluttershy blushed a bit, feeling embarrassed.
"Well um..just long enough to see you could've been hurt."
She trotted toward Rainbow and gently swatted some leaves from her unkempt mane. Rainbow blushed as well and lowered her head, smiling.
"Hey, you know I'm tough.."
She chuckled and looked up to meet Flutter shy's bluish green eyes, almost getting lost in her sympathetic gaze.
That was Flutter shy, Rainbow thought to herself, always concerned for others, so selfless and kind. It was something she'd always admired.
"If you say so, Dashie."
Flutter shy teased with a warm smile, starting to chuckle a bit herself.

"So what brings you out here? Not enough work to do at your little zoo?"
Rainbow asked with a raised brow."
"Well, I was just going to head to the market and pick up some fresh vegetables for Angel, you know how picky he gets with his meals."
Rainbow rolled her eyes.
"That little brat."
Flutter shy stuck out her bottom lip and frowned a bit.
"H-hey you take that back! He's my little baby…"
Rainbow laughed and pinched her cheeks.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry."
Flutter shy couldn't help but crack a smile.
"I forgive you. So would you like to come along with me?"
Rainbow put a hoof to her chin and thought for a bit.
"You know I'd love to but, I made plans today, Spit Fire's in town for the best young flyers competition and I haven't seen her since I was at the academy."
"Oh…it's that time of year already?"
Flutter shy asked, attempting to suppress a frown. She lowered her ears like a sad puppy and lowered her gaze, avoiding a glimpse at Rainbow. She put a hoof on her shoulder, smiling warmly.
"I won't be long, okay? I'll come hang with ya later, if you'll have me.."
Her ears perked back up in an instant. The thought of it melted her heart.
"O-okay, well, I hope you have a good time."
Rainbow nodded and gave her a quick hug.
"Sure will!"
And with that, she gained height off the ground and vanished into the clouds.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-11-07 13:20:53 UTC

-chapter two-

Rainbow Dash landed swiftly on to a plush white cloud, tucking her wings back. She searched the crowd of Pegasi in Cloudsdale for her dear friend Spit Fire. A couple minutes passed and she sighed, starting to get anxious.

She heard a whistle and turned to see her fiery headed friend. She happily trotted over and gave her a warm hug.

"Geez that's the second time today I get surprised!"

"Maybe you're off your game today, eh?"

"Oh, you wish!"

They laughed in unison, Fire stepping back to look Rainbow up and down. she rested a hoof on her shoulder and smiled.

"You look good as always."

Rainbow stuck out her tongue, cocking her head slightly.

"Don't I always?"

Fire shoved her playfully and giggled.

"Conceited much?"

"You look good too, sugar. Maybe even better."

She winked at Fire and puckered her lips. Fire burst into a frenzy of laughter.

"Holy Celestia, Dash you are cracking me up."

She put a hoof on her stomach and attempted to regain her composure.

"How come I've never seen this side of you before?"

"Well stick around, there's more where that came from."

Rainbow studied Fire's face as she began to relax. Ever since she'd met her she'd admired every aspect of her being.

And since she'd come back home from the Wonderbolts Academy, she and Spitfire had become good friends, sending each other letters a couple times each month. It felt like a lifetime since they had an encounter and she'd been so eager to reconnect with a mare who'd had something in common with her. So when she had heard from Fire that she'd be in town for the annual young Flyers competition, naturally she jumped at the chance to reunite with her fellow fast flyer.

"So where do you wanna go? We could grab some grub."

Fire smiled and nodded.

"Yeah that sounds pretty great right about now."

She rubbed her stomach and chuckled.

"Race ya to Ponyville?"

Fire grinned, nodding.

"Oh, you're so on!"

They each took their stance and prepared to take off. Rainbow looked at fire, grinning.

"On your mark, get set, go!"

They spread their wings in unison and flew down toward the ground at lightening speed, yet still appearing graceful.

Rainbow picked up speed, getting ahead of Fire by a couple inches as they reached the town square. Fire flew above her, when suddenly she'd caught a cramp in her right wing, she cried out in pain trying to hold herself up with one wing. Her left wing gave out and she fell atop Rainbow Dash, as Rainbow looked up to see if she was okay, before she could respond they came crashing to the ground.

Rainbow rubbed her head, a bit taken aback by the fall. She immediately looked to Spit Fire, sitting atop her, attempting to fan out her wings.

"You okay?"

Fire's ears perked up as she turned to Dash.

"Never better, these stupid things just decided to cramp on me last minute."

Rainbow smiled, relieved her friend was ok.

"I take it I won then?"

Rainbow asked with a devious smirk. Fire chuckled and shoved Rainbow lightly.

"Dashie?"

Rainbow sat up, unaware she'd been laying on the ground next to a vegetable cart. She'd know that soft voice anywhere. She turned her head to see a wide eyed Flutter Shy gazing upon she and Fire from where she stood as if in a trance.

"Oh, hey Flutters."