Romantic Getaway (Sort of)

Flash yawned, and rubbed his eyes as he woke. He looked down and Twilight was silently sleeping in his wing. Then he looked up and around him.

Well, it held up... He thought. He slowly got up and checked his watch.

It's 5:00... I should check if the storm passed yet.

Flash slowly tip hoofed to the panel and opened it a bit to peek outside. The storm hadn't subsided, but it was letting up. It was still too dangerous to travel in though. He decided to go outside to stretch and get some fresh air. Once he set hoof outside he shivered.

Still cold...

He closed the panel and went outside. He stretched, and did his push ups. With his hooves considering his wings were broken. He did about thirty, and then he got up and looked at the shelter. He inspected the outside and made sure it was secure, then he trotted back to the entrance to go inside. He opened the panel, and saw Twilight awake, who looked startled.

"Oh hey Flash, I woke up and you weren't here so I got worried..." She said. "I just decided to get some exercise and inspect the shelter." He said as he stretched his arm. Twilight nodded in agreement. "Did you sleep well?" He asked. "Very... What time is it?" Flash checked his watch again. "5:16."

"Is the storm letting up yet?" She asked.

"A bit. There is less snowfall and less wind, but I think we should wait maybe another hour or so."

"That's a relief."

Flash trotted over next to her, then he realized the fire is out.

"Shoot... I should have gotten some wood while I was out there. I'll be right back."

"Okay, don't take to long." She smiled at him.

Flash got up and released the panel. He put it back once he left. He went over to his wood pile and got a small amount of firewood. Just enough for one hour, and held it in his arm. "Twilight, my hooves are full, could you open the entran-" Flash was interrupted by a growl coming behind him. He slowly turned around and standing before him was a pack of two wolfs, staring menacingly at him and he dropped the wood on the ground. Then he heard the panel opening and he gasped.

"Flash, panel's open-" Twilight gasped too as she saw the wolves.

"Twilight, get back inside... now."

"But Flash... I... let me help." She slowly stepped outside the shelter.

"DAMN IT TWILIGHT GET THE BUCK INSIDE AND CLOSE THE PANEL!"

Twilight put her hoof to her mouth scared. She slowly started to tear up. She went inside and sealed the panel. The wolves saw Twilight, but when she retreated they turned back to Flash.

Flash took a deep breath and stood his ground. Twilight dug out a small hole in the shelter for her to see what was happening.

Flash approached the wolves with his hoof up.

"Hey... Hey... easy boys, easy..." He said as he was slowly approaching them. The wolves didn't attack.

Twilight was watching the whole thing.

As one of the wolfs attempted to lunge, Flash stopped him midway.

"STOP!" As he shot his hoof toward his direction. The wolf began to cease, and back away a bit. Slowly, they started to circle around him. He was following their every move with his hoof. The wolfs kept growling, but much more calmly. Flash then looked toward the firewood pile. He picked up two sticks from the pile, then held them up high, and the wolves looked at them and tilted their heads up. Flash then brought them down and their heads followed. Then, he sat down so he could use both his hooves. He took a stick in each hoof and spread held one out to each wolf. He wiggled the sticks, and threw one. One of the wolves followed it, picked it up, and sat down to chew it. Flash threw the other stick, and the other wolf went to it's location. They brought the sticks back to him shortly after.

He's... taming them... Twilight thought to herself.

Flash knelt down and rubbed their backs, then he whistled.

"Alright now, go! Shoo!" He commanded while waving his hoof, and the wolves retreated back to the direction of where they came from.

"Twilight, it's safe now. You can come out." He said. Twilight nearly knocked down the panel and dashed up to Flash. What she did next surprised Flash more than anything.

She slapped him. Hard.

Flash just stood there, and slowly put a hoof to his cheek which was now red. Then he looked at Twilight. She was crying again.

"Tw- Twilight?"

"How dare you yell at me like that Flash!!! How... How could you do that!? WHY DIDN'T YOU LET ME HELP DAMN IT!?"

Flash just looked at her.

"T- Twilight... I'm... I'm sorry. I yelled because I was just... worried I would see you being... killed..." Flash finished, who was now regretting yelling at her like that.

"Well I might as well have! I would be better off up there than with you!" Twilight suddenly covered her mouth with her hoof. She looked at Flash who was still looking at her. Shocked. Did... did I really just say that?.. Before Flash knew it, she dashed off away from him. Flash came back to his senses. "Twilight! Wait! STOP!" Twilight didn't care. She thought she could just run away from her problems but she couldn't. She then realized what she was doing. I can't just run like this. I need to apologize... He probably hates me now though. Wait... did I just... end our relationship? Twilight cried more at the thought, then she stopped, and sat down in the snow.

"Twilight! Twilight please!" Flash was shouting. He was following her hoof steps in the snow, and she saw her on a hill just sitting there.

He slowly trotted up the hill, and approached her. Twilight heard him coming up to her, and she looked. There he was.

"F- Flash... I'm so sorry... I didn't mean too... Please forgive me..." Flash just smiled, and trotted up next to her.

"No Twilight I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I was just really worried those wolves would attack you."

"No Flash, I am the one to blame here, I didn't mean anything I said. I should be grateful you protected me like that. This whole situation... I feel like it's getting to me."

"Twilight, just remember you're not alone out here. I'm going to stick with you every step of the way." He said trying to reassure her.

Twilight took a deep breath.

"I guess I am just imagining all the bad outcomes play out in my head..." She said. "Well... let's focus on some of the good ones then." Flash said as he kissed her on the lips.

"Twilight... I love you."

"I love you... Flash."

They made their way back to the camp sight. At this point the storm was letting up greatly, and it was almost in safe traveling condition.

"Oh shoot, I never got the fire started. You must be cold."

"Flash, let me start the fire this time." She said.

Flash was about to protest, but then he saw her smiling at him. "Alright Twilight." He smiled at her.

Twilight ended up starting the fire, and Flash went to check on their food.

Not good, we are almost out of berries and Frostfires. Flash got up and he looked around the area. He never noticed, but there was a stream a couple hundred feet away. He noticed there were fish trying to swim upstream. He thought to himself.

Twilight is definitely not okay with eating... meat. But what about fish? I should ask her.

Twilight was currently sitting by the fire preening her wings. Flash came and sat next to her.

"Hey Twilight... I need to ask you something."

"Sure Flash, what is it?"

"Listen, I know you're not exactly 'fond' of eating... 'you know what'." Twilight shivered and that answered Flash's suspicion.

"But I have to ask, are you okay with eating fish?" Twilight paused for a moment. She wasn't fond of eating fish either, but it was different. It was probably because fish don't show any emotion. "I... I don't know Flash... How are we on food?"

"Not good, we only have a few Frostfire Cherries left and nearly no berries." Twilight was considering the idea.

"Flash... Do you think it would be..."

"Well, I don't think so. I mean if you are not up for the idea I am completely fine with it." Twilight thought about Fluttershy for a moment. She didn't remember her taking care of any sea life. "If it makes you change your mind. During my trial in the forest, I speared a fish and ate ate it. It didn't feel that bad." Twilight thought about it again. I guess if we are low on food.... Flash didn't say it felt that bad. "Flash... what do they... taste like?"

"Well... Depends on the fish. The one I had tasted a bit bitter and salty. But it wasn't that bad."

I guess it's okay...

"Alright Flash let's do it." Her tone a bit worrying to Flash.