Broken wing, Broken dream
Chapter One: Rainbow Crash
Author: BitBytes/Zac.Abbott
Proof Readers: Therizzen & Karrakaz
"AAARGH!" The cyan pegasus cried in agony, as she lay sprawled out on the ground in her friend's apple orchard. She bit down, her teeth clamping around her bottom lip like a vice, in an attempt to restrain the tears already welling in her deep, purple eyes, causing a small amount of blood to trickle into her mouth. Rainbow was not unfamiliar with crashes, but, this one was different; she could feel it. She had landed on her right wing, and her left foreleg was bent in a sickly looking angle; to a pony like Rainbow Dash, to fail; to not try, to give up, was to accept defeat, and that was something that she would not take lying down.
Gritting her teeth, the determined pony fought through the torturous pain of her injuries; pressing her left wing up against the coarse bark of a proud apple tree that stood to her left, she was able to prop herself up and support her weight on her remaining, relatively undamaged legs. The feathers on her wings were ruffled, rife with dirt and other debris, a few of her primaries had snapped and she was even losing a bit of down, even her tail didn't survive the landing unscathed- it’s usually brilliant prismatic colors were now dulled and mangled after the terrible ordeal. Her body was covered in deep cuts and painful scrapes that had been caused by the many branches that had lacerated her delicate skin, as she careened through the trimmings of many an unforgiving apple tree.
Determined to retain at least some of her pride, Rainbow Dash valiantly stood on all fours, wincing at the pain her left fore-leg caused her as it made contact with the ground. Breathing heavily, beads of sweat began to run down her face as she prepared herself for the agony, she knew, that was yet to come, she sighed deeply. "Three," She wheezed weakly. "Two," Her heart was racing, adrenaline pumping through her system. "One," She gritted her teeth, "Now!" She yelled as she extended her fractured wing, only to be met with a surge of white hot pain that shot through her entire body. Broken and defeated, she fell to her knees and lay in the midst of the trees that had caused her so much suffering only moments before.
As her vision began to blur, she saw a glimmer of hope. A deep orange pony was racing towards her now prone form, shock was clearly evident on her face, however it wasn’t until the pony got closer to her target that she realized the full extent of the harm her friend had inflicted upon herself. Rainbow Dash couldn't hold back, she let loose one crystal clear tear as she whispered, "I'm so sorry Applejack," Before she allowed the bitter cold of unconsciousness wash over her limp form.
Everything was quiet now, the silence her only companion in this 'icy prison' inside of her own mind. She hated being alone, sure she put on a tough face in front of her friends, but in reality, she was as fragile as a house of cards. If you so much as removed a single card, the entire house would come crumbling down.
The pegasus began to sob into her hooves, letting the tears roll down her cheeks freely. She missed her friends: she missed how Twilight seemed to have an almanac of everything you would ever need to know, how Fluttershy had cared for her when she was ill on so many occasions, how Rarity would have a dress and accessories at the ready for every occasion. She even missed how Pinkie could find any excuse to party, but most of all, she missed the warm smile of her best friend, and the time they spent together. She desperately wanted it all back. She had given up all but the faintest hope of seeing her friends again and only the most diminutive glimmer of hope remained in her now dark and forlorn heart.
She was ready to give up... until she heard their voices, their sweet, caring voices.
"Come on, don't y'all give up on me now, ah didn't lug your sorry rump here fer nothing!" Applejack Proclaimed, her voice seemingly emanating from no discernible location.
"Applejack!" She yelled, as she frantically looked all around her.
"It's all up to you Dashie!" The pink pony yelled enthusiastically.
"Pinkie!" Dash Exclaimed, trying to wipe wiping the tears from her lustrous purple orbs.
“Really now Rainbow Dash, we didn't come all this way just so you could take a nap" Rarity Chuckled.
"Rarity!" Dash yelled, as she timidly made her way to her hooves.
"Oh dear, I hope she's okay..." Fluttershy whispered meekly.
"Fluttershy!" She proclaimed, as a brilliant white smile graced her face.
"There has to be a spell that will help with this!" Twilight yelled- the panic obvious in her voice.
"Twilight!" Rainbow Proclaimed, as she felt herself soar upwards. She kept going faster and faster, reaching speeds that she had never matched before, and, she wasn't showing any signs of slowing or stopping until. BOOM!
Her eyes shot open as she bolted upright in the bed, only to be pushed back down by Applejack, as she frantically tried to figure out where she was.
"Whoa there, hold your horses missy, you ain't goin’ nowhere."Applejack ordered. Normally, Rainbow would have argued with her just for a small victory, but she was so very relieved to find that she wasn't alone; unfortunately, she was in so much pain that she simply let out a low grunt and retreated back to her bed. "You gave us quite a scare with that stunt of yours sugarcube." She commented, her voice full of concern.
"Yeah! Applejack told us all about it, you were all like whoosh, and then whoosh, but then you were like aaaah! And then boom, crackle, boom CRASH!" Pinkie Exclaimed. Rainbow winced every time she heard one of the sound effects pinkie had so dramatically used in her tale, which earned Pinkie a stern glare and a quick hoof to the arm from Twilight.
"What she's trying to say is we’re all glad that you're okay... at least I think so." Twilight said, looking at the hyper-active filly and cocking an eyebrow as if waiting for confirmation. "Visiting hours are almost over, so we have to get going, but we'll be sure to come and see you tomorrow." Twilight Reassured her, as four out of the five ponies exited the room.
"You ponies go ahead," called Applejack, "Ah think ah’m gonna stay a while longer." She said, whilst turning her head to her wounded friend; all of the other ponies just shrugged off this perfectly innocent statement, that is, all but one. In that instant, the inner mechanisms of Pinkie Pie's brain began to work.
“They're in love!” She thought, this was one of the most coherent thoughts the pink filly had ever had. With just one quick thought, the party obsessed filly had come to a conclusion that not even the supposedly ‘in love couple’ were aware of yet, she couldn't help but chuckle. "Okay, we'll leave you two lovebirds alone then." She jested. The whole group began to laugh, all of them, except for Rainbow Dash.
Pinkie's words repeated themselves in her head over and over, were they true? Was she, the fastest filly in all of Equestria a fillyfooler? More importantly, was she head over hooves in love with her best friend? Before she had enough time to analyze any of the facts, the pondering pegasus was brought back to reality by a tap on the leg from Applejack.
"Haha, that Pinkie Pie's always jokin’ around." The orange pony chuckled.
"Yeah, joking..." Rainbow Whispered, as she tried to hide the faint blush that she was sure was apparent on her blue cheeks.
"Alright, now time to get serious." Applejack said sternly, Rainbow gulped.
"Serious?" She replied, a bead of sweat rolling down the side of her head.
"Listen Rainbow, ah feel plum awful about you bein’ here." Applejack admitted, as she hung her head in shame.
"Why? I mean, it's not like you put me in here." Rainbow Retorted.
"Well, yeah, but, before you crashed I was tellin’ you to go faster, go quicker, and you weren't ready for that. It got you hurt, and you were bleedin, and you were just... I'm so sorry!" Applejack sobbed as she burst into tears. She sunk into the Sheets of the bed and cried, her tears were beautiful, even as they left a few dark patches peppered on the white hospital cloth Rainbow was lying on.
"Hey listen," Rainbow dash cooed, "That wasn't your fault... it was mine, I got overconfident and I made a mistake." She reassured her friend. Rainbow put a hoof to Applejack’s chin, and gently lifted her head up so the two ponies were looking each other in the eyes; she softly wiped away a tear that was beginning to well in her friends eye. "Listen, you didn't do anything wrong and I don't want to hear you say that you did... do you understand me?” She inquired, with a soft demeanor. Applejack nodded in defeat, still sniffling, though, not outright crying anymore "Now, I'm gonna try to get some rest, if that's okay with you." Applejack nodded once again.
"Ah think ah’ll stay a while longer," Applejack said weakly, "Keep you company whilst you sleep." She said, offering an affectionate smile in compliments to the statement.
It wasn't long before Rainbow was asleep, and Applejack was deep in thought. It was unlike Rainbow to offer such compassion to anypony, let alone Applejack- the two had been locked in competition since they were little fillies. Sure, she had let Applejack win some of the more ridiculous competitions before this, but, that was about the extent of Rainbow's kindness as she knew it. However, this was something more, it was as if when she stared into Rainbow’s eyes it felt as if she was the only pony in the world that mattered to her, and when she gazed deep into her lustrous amethyst colored eyes she felt all of the pressures of the world melt away.
"Those deep, beautiful, purple eyes... wait! What am I thinking?! This is Rainbow, my best friend; this can't be right... can it?" Before she could put two and two together in her turmoil of thoughts, a nurse entered the room.
"Excuse me Miss... Applejack? But visiting hours are over." She warned.
Shaking her head and gaining her bearings, Applejack lowered herself on all fours and started for the door when suddenly she stopped.
"One second." She said quickly as she paced back to the currently sleeping Rainbow Dash, planting a sweet kiss on the side of her cheek. She didn't know why she did [that] it, it just felt right. "Ah’ll see you tomorrow, sugar cube." She whispered, as she walked out of the room, smiling to herself.
Stirring in her sleep, Rainbow smiled, and shed a single tear of joy.
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Well, here it is the redux of my first ever Pony fanfiction. This took a huge amount of time and effort for all of those involved in helping me write this story. A BIG shout out to KARRAKAZ and THERIZZEN who both played a huge part in helping me rewrite this.
Let’s face it, the original of this story was pretty damn shocking and it was only possible to get it to this standard with the help of those listed above, however, hopefully this is a step up from the original. I will be keeping the original copy of the story up on the site for nostalgic reasons.
So, here’s the bit where I’m going to plead for REVIEWS and RATINGS. (5* maybe? Haha I’m joking of course, but, in all seriousness please take the time to write a short review and give it a rating. Thank you.)
Finally, it really does mean a lot to me. So, I guess I will see you again when the second chapter is out.
Thanks for reading.
BitBytes/Zac.Abbott
At The Gala
Author: Zachary Abbott
Applejack was taking a lazy stroll home from Ponyville hospital, the soft flickering light from the lanterns lining the street bounced off of her brilliant emerald eyes, she stopped upon walking past a certain lantern; what was wrong with her today she mused. First she had kissed Rainbow Dash her best friend, her rival (and liked it) and now she was stopping to look at lights. She let out a small chuckle.
She drifted off into a daydream and the gentle flicker of the flame fuelling the inner workings of her imagination, she loved how it seemed that the magical flame danced; she never let anyone know it but Applejack loved to dance and often dreamed of dancing with somepony else... a lover... the pony of her dreams. The setting would always be the same: she would be at the gala in a beautiful dress, strapless, silk with a healthy dosage of glitter when suddenly the crowd would split and a beautifully woven red carpet would form beneath her feet, she would look down and follow the carpet as it magically formed below her, she would follow it all the way to a pony who stood at the end of the carpet.
Shyly she would begin to walk up to the pony admiring the golden filigree that had been painstakingly woven into the carpet just for her, she would feel like a princess and when she would look up she would be a hairs width away from the pony of her dreams feeling each loving breath hit her face, her heart would be pounding and feel as though it was about to burst out of her chest, she would stare deep into the ponies luscious purple eyes and would see them speaking to he as if to say: I love you, and I will never leave you... because you are everything to me. The two would dance elegantly around the ball room’s polished marble floor for a few minutes. Finishing they would share a deep passionate kiss before waking up hot and sweaty in her bed.
The moment she woke up she would forget everything about the pony, remembering only the deep amethyst eyes she adored so much and the feeling of its lips on hers. She started to think of her dreams; clothed in her friend Rarity’s crown jewel, her most perfect creation she began to walk through the progressively spreading crowd who all gasped in awe at the stunning earth pony who so gallantly walked before them, her hooves traced gracefully along the floor making no noise when they touched the ground, her green silk dress gracing the ground that it dragged over, it felt as if butterflies were fluttering in her stomach which complimented her heart which now felt lighter than air.
The maelstrom of feelings now urging within her was causing her to panic, her breathing was now speeding up and getting heavier, with a thousand eyes all fixated on her she couldn’t run, she looked around frantically for a reason to get out of the predicament she was in, scanning around the room in dismay she desperately tried to find a scapegoat until she locked eyes with Twilight who was sporting a tempting purple gown which swayed over her right flank as to leave her cutie mark exposed. She stared at Applejack in content and gave her a slight nod in reassurance. Quickly collecting herself and regaining her composure Applejack continued to walk down the aisle her eyes staring at the floor as to not make eye contact with the pony at the end or anyone else for that matter. Applejack was proud and it was unlike her to shy away from any form of confrontation but when it came to romance she had no confidence whatsoever. She walked.
“One foot in front of the other” She thought “Just one after the other” as she put her last foot down she closed her eyes and felt it make contact with that of another, her eyes shot open and she stepped back, still looking down she stated “Oh, ahm sorry” What was this she thought as she rubbed her eyes to make sure that she wasn’t just dreaming “a blue hoof with a gold shoe... but that’s”. Her head bolted upwards so she was now looking at her companion it the face; her jaw dropped, Rainbow looked stunning: accompanying her usual golden shoes and headwear she was wearing a beautiful Rainbow dress that matched her mane and tail, the body of the gown flowed seamlessly along her athletes figure and on the chest piece of the dress was a small red rose. Applejack was stunned.
Rainbow dash was the first to make the step forward snapping Applejack out of her ‘fantasy’, she lowered her head, took the rose out of her dress and firmly placed in Applejacks hair. She offered her hoof. Applejack paused; this wasn’t like Rainbow: polite, elegant and... Beautiful she trailed. She knew she shouldn’t accept the hoof but she was curious to explore both hers and Rainbows feelings. She was confused.
Rainbow was quick to take the lead, she pulled Applejack up onto two hooves and guided her along the room. Applejack was a simple farm pony, as strong and graceful as an ox, she cringed as she struggled to follow the most simply of steps and she hid her eyes away from Rainbow. They stopped. Rainbow put her hoof under her chin just like she had in the hospital and motioned her head upwards very gently until she was looking her in the eyes. She spoke softly.
“Hey Applejack come on, not everyone’s brilliant at dancing” She offered a sweet smile that said more to Applejack than a thousand of the most passion soaked words could possibly hope of ever expressing “Just put your hands here” Rainbow guided her hands down to her waist, Applejack blushed “and keep looking into my eyes.
Beginning to dance again Applejack instantly got into the rhythm of things, mirroring Rainbow’s movements perfectly, like two pieces of a jigsaw they moved across the floor elegantly, never breaking eye contact, not even once.
She stared into Rainbow’s deep amethyst eyes and saw the culmination of all of the emotions she had been feeling over the past few minutes reach a peak. She was in love with her best friend Rainbow Dash!
Just as she reached this conclusion the dance was coming to a finish, Rainbow quickly leant forward, Applejack knew what was next, she closed her eyes and awaited the finish of this wonderful day dream. Rainbow leaned in slowly, savouring every second of the tender moment Applejack let out a single tear of joy. Mere centimetres away from each other and Applejack could feel both her heart and the others beating in perfect symphony, Rainbow Dash was about to lock her lips with Applejacks before shouting.
“Applejack! What are you doing outside at this time?” Yelled an over exuberant pony... it was Rainbow’s face however it was not Rainbow’s voice. Applejack immediately snapped out of her ‘fantasy’, but, the effect still lingered.
“Whoa... what’s that Rainbow?” Mused Applejack, still in a love struck gaze.
“Rainbow? I’m not Rainbow silly!”
“What?” Applejack shook her head violently, realising what she just said she blushed violently, hoping that Pinkie Pie didn’t pick up on what she said; she tipped her straw hat forward attempting to cover her soft face.
“Wait a second...” Criticised Pinkie, glaring at the straw hat “The daydreaming! Dashie!” Pinkie pie gasped a huge Pinkie gasp “you’re in love with Dashie!” she exclaimed.
“Well ah... uh, ahm just... erm” She babbled
“Thats soooooo cute! So tell me everything! Wait tell me nothing! I don’t want to spoil the surprise! But I love surprises! It’s just tha-” before she could finish the tanned pony had put a hoof to her lips. Looking around frantically, she shushed the ‘party pink’ pony.
“Sssssshhhhhhhhh not so loud sugercube... ah don’t know rightly what ahm feeling right now” She sighed “ah just need someone to talk to” Pouted Applejack.
“Oh” the life from Pinkies voice was suddenly lower and carried a more serious demeanour “well I mean, I can’t say that I’m surprised that you’re falling for Dashie”
“Say what now Pinkie?” She questioned. Cocking her head to the side and raising an eyebrow in confusion.
“I mean, she’s pretty, feisty, just like you. You two are just the perfect pair” She beamed.
“Yeah...I guess so” Applejack begrudgingly admitted under her breath.
“You’d never be done with a pony that has that amount of energy I mean just imagine how long she could *ahem* go for” She mused, Applejacks eyes closed halfway, lust beginning to get the better of her.
“Yeah...” She sighed as her blonde tail began to raise.
“And I mean just imagine all the things she could do with those wings, I mean just imagine how those soft feathers would feel running along your skin, caressing your curves and teasing your senses with even the briefest touch” Pinkie grinned (Pinkie knew exactly what she was doing... Applejack was putty in her hooves.)
“Mmmmm” She moaned, her breathing becoming heavier as she felt her sex tingle.
“and just think about her figure, it’s so slender and athletic, *heh* she’s definitely got stamina and, I bet she’s pretty good too- if you know what I mean” This was all too much for Applejack who had subconsciously began to rub herself with the underside of her tail, if she closed her eyes she could just imagine her fine feathered friend tracing her gorgeous hoof around her slit forcing immense amounts of pleasure to ricochet through her body. For some reason this thought made her incredibly wet. The rest of the world was beginning to fade into a blur and pinkies voice simply faded into the gentle wind that brushed past the two ponies.
Applejack only snapped out of this pleasure induced state when pinkie let out a sharp giggle.
“Hahaha, and then I said out meal are you crazy!”
“Heh listen Pinkie, as helpful as this was ah just gotta go... now” She said before darting aff as an orange blur.
“Ha... oatmeal... works every time” She stated in a victorious manner.
Applejack began to sprint home the image of the cyan Pegasus the only thing on her mind. Faster. Her mind was screaming at her “The faster you get home the faster it will be over with”.Faster. She was now really pushing herself, forcing her muscles into overdrive she could see her house and it was getting closer, very quickly.
She couldn’t help herself after that encounter with pinkie she just wanted to be with Rainbow, to feel her fur against her own and to feel the warm embrace of those beautiful cyan wings wrapped around her body. All she could do was run.
The house was within spitting distance as she slammed her four hooves into the ground and got ready for the sprint up the stairs, she was panting hard and her muscles were aching but that didn’t matter to her now, all that mattered was satiating her lust.
Without speaking a word to her family she bolted through the door and Ran up the stairs into her Bedroom “a shower” she thought as she hurriedly ran round the corner of the room into the while tile shower. The lock clicked.
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Ok guys I think that came out well, I believe the emotions carried were what I was aiming for however I feel I must apologize for the ending... it was rushed. I was trying to write this before I went to my aeronautical engineering lecture so there won’t be much of an authors note.
Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Princess Luna and Princess Celestia we all love you. :3
Thanks for reading and please feel free to drop me a review cos I really do care and I would like to see where you want this story to go from here. I love you guys (in a friends way so don’t go rolling up to my house asking for sex). Over and out.
Sincerely.
Bitbytes/Zac.
