A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 15: Come Home

Rainbow Blaze hung his head as he stared at the exchange between his daughter and her husband. He turned around, to see Firefly behind him, giving him a stern look.

"Well?" she asked. Blaze shook his head.

"I still don't approve," he said bluntly. Firefly's expression hardened, as she kept staring at him.

"What did he ever do to you?" she asked.

"He took my daughter away from me!" Blaze insisted. Firefly shrugged.

"Yes, but why?" she asked, digging deeper. Blaze put his head down low, and sighed.

"Because he loves her..." he said softly. Firefly nodded.

"Exactly. Now are you going to be a good, supportive father, and let this relationship be?" she asked. Blaze bit his lip, and looked away.

"Let me meet the kids first," he said, trotting away from the bushes, with Firefly following close behind.

"Ooh! Ooh! Look! Grandma Firefly is back!" Sandstorm said happily, jumping up, and heading over to said mare. Firefly smiled, and took Sandstorm in her hooves.

"Hello there, little one!" she said, nuzzling the filly's stomach. Sandstorm giggled, as she was set down on the sandy beach floor again. She then looked over, and met eyes with Rainbow Blaze. Stronghold came besides her, and gasped.

The two kids made their way to Blaze, and stared at him with a confused look.

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"Uh... Hi?" Blaze said with an unsure tone. Sandstorm and Stronghold looked at one another, before shrugging.

"Hi there! I'm Rainbow Sandstorm, and this is my brother, Stronghold Skies!" Sandstorm said, jumping onto Blaze's back. Blaze's eyes widened, as he looked back at the filly, who was smiling wide while lightly jumping on his back.

Stronghold then came up with a slight glare.

"Hmm... as a soldier, it's my responsibility to make sure nopony is hurt... hmm... I think you're okay... you are my awesome mom's dad, after all!" he said, flying up besides the large periwinkle stallion.

Blaze looked down, as a small smile began to form on his face.

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These are my grandchildren, he thought. My daughter and... and her husband were able to create these... ADORABLE foals!

Blaze's love for foals was taking over now, of course. But this time, he was in control.

Rainbow Dash and Soarin emerged from the bushes, and stopped in their tracks as they looked upon the sight in front of them.

Blaze turned to Sandstorm, and gave her a little peck on her baby blue cheek. "You... are an adorably cute filly. Has anypony ever told you that?" he asked her. Sandstorm blushed slightly, and looked down, shaking her head.

"Well, besides Daddy and Mommy... no," she said. Blaze frowned.

"Well, it's time they did... you're going to be quite the colt-magnet when you're older..." he said slyly, poking her in her chest. Sandstorm's eyes widened, as she looked away, and locked eyes with her mother, who had a smirk on her face. Dash trotted up to her father and children, and picked her daughter off Blaze's back.

"Did you hear that, Sandy?" she started, nuzzling her belly. "All the stallions are gonna be after you!"

Soarin came over, and stopped besides his wife, taking Sandstorm into his own hooves.

"Woah woah woah... let's take things one step at a time," he said, placing Sandstorm on his back. Dash burst out laughing, as Stronghold came up to her.

"Hey! What about me?" he whined. Blaze, Soarin, and Dash all turned to the colt, and smiled. Blaze trotted up to him, and picked him up, hovering slightly above the ground.

"And what about you? As far as I can tell, all the mares will be DYING to be with you!" he said playfully. The smile that grew on Stronghold's face was the biggest he ever held. Dash smiled at her son, and took him out of her father's hooves. She placed him on her back, and nuzzled him roughly.

"Oh, kids. There'll be plenty of time for all that later on in life. Right now, why don't you two go and play on the beach? Go and see your cousin, and I dunno... collect some seashells or something," she said, gesturing to Crystal Rain in the distance. Sandstorm and Stronghold brightened up when they saw the filly playing with her father in the water.

"Crystal is here? AWESOME!" Sandstorm yelled, pushing her brother away, and taking off into the sky, leaving a faint red, orange, and yellow trail behind her. Stronghold frowned.

"HEY! WAIT UP!" he yelled, taking off in a similar manner.

When the two foals were gone, Dash and Soarin turned to Rainbow Blaze nervously. Blaze simply stared after Sandstorm and Stronghold with a permanent smile etched into his face.

"You two make adorable foals," he stated bluntly. Dash and Soarin's eyes immediately widened, as they stared at each other in shock. Dash cleared her throat.

"Uh... thanks?" she said uncertainly. Blaze chuckled, before his expression hardened.

"Come home," he said softly. Soarin whipped around, and stared at him.

"What?" he asked quietly. Blaze closed his eyes, and sighed. Dash looked away.

"We miss you... both of you... and there have been some... complications," Blaze said. Dash and Soarin exchanged worried looks, before turning back to the periwinkle coated stallion.

"What do you mean, complications?" Dash asked.

"I mean... the Wonderbolts were furious when they found out you left. And since Soarin was part of the lead squad, they had to try their very hardest to find replacements. Hibiscus Wings and Burning Cloud, your squadmates, were bumped back down to recruit rank, as they didn't have a complete squad anymore... and Dash... your friends. They were absolutely broken," Blaze explained. Dash's eyes widened.

"Oh my gosh..." she said softly, closing her eyes, and looking away. Soarin noticed this, and draped a wing over her back. He gave her a comforting smile, as she frowned, and looked towards her father again.

"Dashie... do you want to go home?" Soarin asked her. Dash didn't move. She was just thoughtfully staring at her father.

"I... I don't know..." she said, looking at Soarin. Soarin bit his lip. Blaze then cut in.

"Well, what's holding you back?" he asked her. Dash instantly turned to the beach, looking upon Sandstorm and Stronghold with a pained expression.

"Them. They mean so much to me... they've grown up in the Crystal Empire, they go to school, they have their friends... I just wouldn't want them to part with any ponies they care about. It isn't a good feeling. Trust me, I know," she explained. Blaze looked at Crystal Rain as she gave her little cousins a pail each, as Spectrum splashed water on the trio. The four of them laughed, and started chasing each other, Sandstorm and Stronghold scooping water in the buckets, and throwing it at their uncle.

Blaze sighed. "I understand... but Dash, don't you think a little change would be good for them? They need to learn how to adjust to their surroundings. It's a good lesson to learn at a young age. It can come in many different forms, and moving is one of them," he said. Dash then glanced up to Soarin.

"Soar... do you wanna go home?" she asked. Soarin looked into her eyes, and gave her a painful nod.

"Oh Dashie... of course I do... I've been just as homesick as you have. And you know that..." he said, tightening his wing's grip on her. Dash looked away, and nodded.

"Okay... let's go home."