Romantic Getaway (Sort of)

Twilight was currently eating some Frostfire Berries in her corner, while Flash was sitting in his corner, with his hoof on his chin. Twilight noticed this, and spoke up.

"Flash... Is everything alright?" She asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah, everything is fine. I'v got nothing to do in here, so I am just stuck in my thoughts." He replied.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Oh... Just about what is gonna happen when we get back. What Celestia is going to think about our relationship, how my captain is going to react to what happened, oh and my friend Shift... Maybe I might treat him for a drink when I tell him what happened."

"Flash?"

"Yes?"

"Do you think... Celestia will approve?"

"To be honest Twilight, I don't know... We do have a chance with her, she is like a second mother to you, so she may consider it. What do you think?" Twilight thought for a moment.

"I don't know either Flash, but I think she may accept you. Considering what you did to help me after what happened to us."

"Well... I hope so. I Don't know if I can live without you."

"Me too..."

There was silence, until Flash's stomach roared. Flash Chuckled. "Well... I guess that means I'm hungry. Twilight could you pass me the food please?" Twilight handed him the bag with the Frostfires and berries. Flash started chowing down. He hadn't eaten since he started on the shelter. Then he noticed the water is ready. "Well, the snow is melted, you thirsty Twi?" He asked. "Very." She responded. Flash handed her the bottle of water, and she chugged a quarter of it down.

"So... I assume your magic still isn't working?"

"I don't get it Flash! I don't understand why I keep getting headaches! I Can't even cast basic spells like fast plant growth or light!"

"Okay... this must have happened before we got stranded here. Do you have any ideas?"

"I don't know Flash. It all happened so fast. I dived in to save you, teleported, the the explosion ensued." Then Twilight thought of something.

"Wait a minute... I have a theory..." Twilight suggested.

"What is it?"

"During the telportation, when I was being transferred to this location... I still heard the explosion. You aren't supposed to hear anything during an active teleport, unless something get's contained in it with you. I think that the explosion was contained by the telport, so nothing exploded in my room when we left. The explosion must have gotten mixed in with my magic, and it locked me out."

"Oh... Twilight... will you ever be able to use it again?"

"No, I should be fine. Celestia will know what to do, and if she doesn't, it's nothing Zecora can't fix." She said.

"You mean that zebra? You're friends with her?"

Twilight nodded. "Well, I wouldn't say friend is the appropriate word, more like... an ally. If that sounds right. Whenever I have a problem I can't fix, I go to her for guidance.

"Well, I never really knew her. I know Shift is good friends with her... He ran into this strange flower that turned his wings upside down." Flash laughed a bit at the thought. "He found her by chance in a shack, and she helped him fix his wings. He got to know her, and they became friends.

"Did these flowers happen to be... blue?" Twilight asked.

"He did mention something about them being blue... How did you know?"

"Well... let's just say I ran into a similar problem."

"I always heard rumors about those flowers. Although, they cause troublesome problems, sometimes they can actually be humorous."

Twilight giggled. "I know, Rainbow Dash ran into them and it made her fly upside down, kind of like your friend. Fluttershy also ran into them, and her voice turned deep. Like a narrator for a movie trailer." Twilight giggled again. Flash just started laughing. He never thought they could do that.

Flash checked his watch.

"Well... if this is right then it's 1800." Twilight grunted.

"What?"

"Flash, no offense, but could you please use actual times and not just numbers. It gets kind of confusing."

"Sorry Twilight, in the Canterlot guard we are supposed to pronounce time like that. It's 6:00."

"Thank you... wait... we have been in here how long?"

"Um... two hours."

"Wow. Time flies right by doesn't it?"

"Yeah." Flash confirmed.

"Well, I need to go um... you know. I will be right back." Twilight said.

"Alright, careful it's dark."

Twilight removed the panel and put if back once she was outside. The temperature difference was huge.

Flash sure did a good job with heat ventilation... She hurried up, as it was very cold outside.

Inside, Flash was waiting patiently, then the panel opened. A snow covered Twilight walked in, and put the panel back. Twilight shook off the snow that she was covered in. "Is it cold?" He asked. "Very... somewhere in the negatives. You did a great job preventing the heat from escaping." She said as she went to sit down next Flash. "Thanks, I guess it all payed off." Twilight snuggled in to Flash's wing and got comfortable.

"So, what are we doing tomorrow Flash?" She asked.

"Well... I would hate to leave this thing behind. But you know why we can't stay here..."

Those damn Vaculists... Twilight swore in her head. "Yeah..."

"So, tomorrow I suggest we keep moving west. But If the storm hasn't subsided by noon tomorrow I think it would be best if we stayed here another night. Sound good?"

Twilight nodded. "Always..." As she snuggled closer to him and put her head on his shoulder. Before flash knew it she was fast asleep in his wing. Flash was going to go to sleep too.

I should inspect the shelter before I rest... Just to be safe...

Flash carefully got up and laid Twilight down. He took a quick look around the whole inside of the shelter to make sure everything was secure. Worst case scenario is that it collapsed while they were sleeping. So he inspected each of the main wood beams. Then the branch supports. Then the snow. It was packed tightly enough into the walls so that no heat could escape.

"Well, everything seems in order..."

Flash laid down next to Twilight on the ground and covered her with his wing. He nipped her cheek, and went to sleep.