Twin Desires: The Tale of Two Ponies Who Want Twilight

Three months pass before Twilight finally decides to introduce Flash to her friends. She had planned on doing it sooner but given how her friends reacted when she told them that he proposed to her, she was nervous. While Flash was visiting Twilight they decide to head over to Sugarcube Corner where they had gathered. Flash asked, "Twilight, do you think they will like me? Do you think they will think I'm good enough for you?"

Twilight replied, "Well when I first told them about our engagement they had their concerns but I'm sure once they see how sweet you are, they will think you'll be perfect for me."

Flash nervously said, "Alright, I just want them to like me."

The two head into the sweets shop where they are greeted by her friends. They thought with Flash being in the guard that he would look a bit tougher. They did not expect her to be with a pony that has such delicate facial features. Rainbow accidentally thought out loud, "Damn, is this a mare in drag? I've never seen a stallion with such feminine facial features."

Twilight snapped, "What did you say Rainbow?"

Rainbow replied, "Uh, well I was just wondering why he has such a delicate looking face."

Flash wanted to calm things down. He asked, "Twilight, could you introduce me to your friends so I can get to know them?"

Twilight replied, "Of course." She pointed her hoof towards them and continued, "The earth pony with the cowboy hat on is Applejack, the pink earth pony is Pinkie Pie, the white unicorn is Rarity, the yellow Pegasus is Fluttershy and the blue Pegasus is Rainbow Dash."

Flash replied, "It is nice to meet all of you."

Fluttershy realized that she needed to be nice and put Twilight in a false sense of security. She replied, "It is nice to meet you too."

Applejack asked, "So, how'd y'all meet up?"

Flash replied, "Well it was almost accidental. She was in Canterlot and tripped over her own hooves. She landed in front of me so I helped her up. We basically hit it right off."

Twilight added, "And he was such a gentlestallion when he helped me up. He gave me the most wonderful smile and offered to take me out to dinner."

While she looked happy on the outside, Fluttershy was secretly thinking that Flash only did it so he could get in Twilight's coat. She asked, "Oh and how long did it take you two to realize you were marriage material?"

Flash seemed to have taken over the conversation by this point. He replied, "Around a year."

Twilight added, "And what a wonderful y......."

Flash interrupted, "It has been worth it though, especially once we are married and I am a prince. Then we can decide together what is best for Ponyville."

Rainbow asked, "Decide what is best for Ponyville? Isn't the mayor in charge of what happens here?"

Twilight replied, "Well yeah......."

Flash again interrupted, "Unfortunately yes but I am thinking I should change things. Don't you think so Twilight? After all I think that I, I mean we, would know what is best for this town and the surrounding areas."

Very quickly Twilight's friends could tell that Flash was not the nice pony that Twilight claimed. They could tell that he would wind up controlling her and that what she thought was best would not come to pass, it would be what Flash wanted that would come to pass. Despite this though, they sat there looking happy for her.

Applejack asked, "So Flash, why don't y'all tell us more about yourself?"

Flash replied, "Well I was born in Cloudsdale into an upper class family so we never really had to worry about much. My father was the captain of the Cloudsdale guard so naturally I was destined to be part of the guard somewhere. I do hope that eventually I can become a captain like my father did and like Twilight's brother did before he married Cadence."

Rarity asked, "Flash, do you have any other family in the guard?"

The very thoughts of having to mention his brother repulsed Flash but he figured that he had better not lie if he wanted to stay with Twilight. He replied, "Yeah I do. I have an older brother who became the captain of the Manehattan guard."

Pinkie asked, "So do you two have much in common?"

Flash sighed, "No, we do not. He has this rough and tough warrior mentality while I am more tender hearted." He began to become a bit agitated as he continued, "He is a lot more like my dad and they think he is the best thing in the world. That caused us to grow further apart."

Twilight added, "Don't you thin.........."

Flash interrupted, "I'm not finished Twilight." He continued to get angrier as he continued, "And then they hear these rumors that I am lazy and disobedient which are not true. Just ask Twilight here." He began to snort and slammed his hoof on the table and finished, "And then they hear rumors that I have problems with drinking and gambling which only causes them to distance me from them further. Then they get it in their heads that I am soliciting prostitutes which is the biggest lie of them all. It is that idiotic belief they have about me that caused them to disown me."

Twilight's jaw dropped open. "Flash, is this true? Is what they heard the truth?"

Flash quickly realized that not only had he allowed his temper to flare in front of Twilight and her friends, but that he also mentioned something he had hoped to hide from her. He knew he had to reassure her. "Twilight, you know I'm not like that. I would never engage in such activities. My father may have done that given that he has been stationed in a lot of towns but I'm not like that. You should know that."

Twilight's friends sat there in disgust and Twilight could sense their displeasure with his behavior so she decided it was time to go. She said, "Flash, think we ought to get going? We both have things we have to do."

Flash knew that if he continued to talk with her friends that he would only make himself look worse. He replied, "Yeah, I think we ought to go."

The two waved at her friends as they headed out. Once they were out of earshot Applejack asked, "Is it just me or do y'all think he is hiding something?"

Fluttershy replied, "I think he is hiding something and we need to find out what it is."

Rarity added, "Did you see how he treated her? He would hardly let her talk, it seemed like he had to have control of the situation."

Rainbow continued, "I have a feeling that he will control and manipulate her. We need to put a stop to this."

Pinkie asked, "But how?"

Fluttershy replied, "We will do it by continuing to be nice and pretend we support this. If she makes us her bridesmares that will give us more time to figure something out. Besides, I think I know how to sway Twilight's decision."

Rarity had heard Fluttershy talk about this when Twilight initially announced her engagement and knew that Fluttershy was most likely just as serious as she was back then. She asked, "Fluttershy, how is it that you think you can sway Twilight's decision?"

Fluttershy started rubbing her hooves together and said with a sinister smile, "I can't give out the details. Like I said before, what I have planned is something she will like." Her facial expression changed to one of grim determination as she continued, "Don't worry about this girls, Fluttershy has this all planned out. Flash will be crying when I make her see that there are nice and sexy ponies out there, ponies that are far better than that dumb, ugly piece of shit."

Her friends had curious looks on their faces as they were wondering what she meant when she mentioned making Twilight see that there are nicer and sexier ponies out there. While they knew that Fluttershy had a crush on Twilight, only Rarity had a feeling that Fluttershy may use seduction to sway Twilight's decision. While deep down Rarity had a crush on Fluttershy, she realized that Fluttershy would make a much better spouse for Twilight than Flash.