A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 3: Planning a Wonderbolt Wedding

“Dashie! Soarin! Come on in!” Firefly said, opening the cloud door to the Cloudsdale mansion. Dash and Soarin both fluttered inside, setting down their coats and bags on the way.

“Spectrum and Ace are coming soon. They just got caught up at the foal supplies shop.” Dash said, plopping down next to her coltfriend on the fluffy couch. Firefly and Blaze nodded, and sat down on the seats opposite them.

“Oh that’s fine. We for one haven’t even seen the foal yet! And it’s been what? Two months since the delivery?” Blaze said, sighing. “What kind of father isn’t there at his son’s fathering?” He mumbled. Firefly laid a hoof on her husband’s shoulder.

“It’s fine, Blazey. It wasn’t your fault! You know just as well as I do that being the boss of the Weather Factory isn’t an easy task…” She said. Blaze sighed again.

“Yeah… I guess so…” He said, taking his wife in his hooves.

Dash and Soarin looked at each other nervously. Soarin leaned in to whisper something in Dash’s ear.

“Do you think it’s alright if I cuddle you? I mean.. They’re doing it!” He exclaimed. Dash snorted, and started laughing quietly. Soarin smiled, and joined in the quiet laughter, making sure not to interrupt the older couple. Dash then grabbed his chin, and pulled him in as well. Soarin sighed, as he wrapped his own hooves around his mare.

“I can’t wait till we’re married…” He sighed out. Dash nodded in his chest.

“Mmhmm... “ She mumbled. They heard somepony clearing their throat, as they let go of each other, and stared into the eyes of Rainbow Blaze, whose eyebrows were highly raised. Dash and Soarin both blushed, as they let go of each other, and returned to their original positions.

"Anyway..." He said, just as the doorbell started to ring. The ponies instantly jumped up, and flew over to the front entrance of the house, opening the door quickly.

"Ace! Spectrum! It's so wonderful to see you two!" Firefly exclaimed, taking her son and daughter in-law in her hooves. The couple returned to hugs, flying inside with a foal seat hanging from Spectrum's hooves.

"Oh! Is that the foal?" Blaze asked, cooing at the sight of the little golden filly in the carriage. Ace and Spectrum both nodded, as Ace took the little filly into her hooves. Firefly led them into the family room, and they all took a seat together.

"Here's our little daughter, Crystal Rain..." Spectrum said, taking his little girl out of his wife's hooves.

The filly had a beautiful golden coat, with a shock of rainbow hair sitting behind her forehead. She had octagon highlights in her eyes, just like her mother, and her coat was slightly glowing, just like her mother's. She was obviously a crystal pony. She had giant cerulean eyes, and a tiny muzzle which aligned perfectly with her stout face. She really was an adorable sight.

"Oh gosh, Sparky.... Even I don't remember her being so precious..." Dash said softly. Ace and Spectrum beamed. A few sniffles were heard from the back, and everypony turned in alarm to see Rainbow Blaze letting a few tears escape his eyes.

"Dad?" Spectrum asked in disbelief. "Are you crying?"

"No... No... It's... It's liquid pride. Totally different thing!" He insisted. The others just rolled their eyes.

"It's just so wonderful to finally have a grandchild of my own... Ace, Spectrum, you've been married for almost five years now... I was thinking you were never going to finally have a kid!" He continued. Ace blushed madly, and nudged her husband in the ribs. Spectrum's eyes widened, as he cleared his throat.

"Um... I... Well... I don't really know what to do..." He said nervously to his wife. Ace grinned, and just shook her head, looking back over to the others. Blaze then reached over, and took his granddaughter into his own hooves.

"Aren't you just the sweetest thing?" He cooed. "Got any plans for future foals?"

"Um... Dad... We just had Crystal... Maybe in a few years..." Spectrum said, bashfully putting his hoof behind his neck. Blaze grinned, and kept cradling the baby.

"Sorry... I tend to go a little nuts over kids... I can't wait for you two to have more children for me to go crazy over!" He said goofily, patting the little filly on the back, while she gurgled a little. Dash then spoke up.

"Um... You know, Dad... Soarin and I-" She started, before Blaze cut her off.

"Don't even think about it." He said simply, rocking Crystal Rain. Dash and Soarin both blushed, as they stepped back.

"Dad... It might happen in the future... I don't want you to go all overprotective on me all over again..." Dash said. Blaze looked at her with wide eyes, and set the filly back in her mother's hooves. He then turned to Dash.

"Oh don't be ridiculous. You need to actually love each other before anything like that can happen." He said with a wave of his hoof. Dash and Soarin's eyes both widened. The cyan mare cleared her throat.

"Uh... Excuse me?" She asked in disbelief. Soarin went by her side.

"What do you mean, Sir?" He asked.

"I'm just saying, that since you don't love each other, you shouldn't be thinking all those nonsense thoughts! Sure, I mean, you like each other, but there really isn't anything more to it!" He explained carelessly. Dash looked down, and glanced over to Soarin, who's face was slowly turning red. She looked at him in alarm.

"Soarin... Calm down... It's alright." She whispered to him subtly. Soarin glanced down to her level.

"Dashie... What's he saying? How can he still be this way?" He asked her, before turning back up to Blaze. "Why would you think we don't love each other?"

Blaze shrugged. "If you loved each other, you would be spending more time with each other. You would be fighting for time to be with one another. But right now, you two are just so focused on your work... I don't think you'll EVER be that focused on each other." He said simply. Firefly tried to stop Blaze, but failed.

"Blazey... Stop now. Enough," she tried. Blaze shrugged.

"Just wanted to let you know my thoughts... That's all." He said, before returning to his granddaughter.

"What kind of cake do you want? Chocolate, vanilla, or buttercream?" Ace asked the young Wonderbolt couple. They both looked at each other, and nodded.

"Lemon!" They said together. Ace raised her eyebrows.

"Lemon? But that wasn't even a choice!" She said. Dash shrugged.

"Well, make it a choice! Lemon cake's awesome!" She said.

"Just about twenty percent cooler..." Soarin chimed in. Dash giggled, and nodded.

"What he said."

Firefly was the next one to walk inside the room. She set down a giant book in front of her daughter.

"I just picked up this book from Rarity's! She said she can sew you a wedding dress, and gave me this book of all the different choices!" She said happily, opening the book to a random page with different dress patterns.

Firefly then gasped, as she saw Soarin try to take a look. She instantly closed the book, and dragged Soarin out of the room.

"Sorry, Soarin! The groom can't see the bride's dress until the ceremony!" She insisted, closing the door in his face. Dash chuckled, before skimming through the book.

"Ack... None of these are remotely good..." She said, closing the book. "Could you ask Rarity to surprise me or something?" She asked Firefly. The older mare frowned.

"Are you sure? That book was awfully hard to fly over... It's very heavy... All that work gone to waste?" She asked nervously. Dash shrugged, and simply nodded.

"Eeyup..." She said, before getting up, and flying out of the room. Firefly sighed, and plopped down onto the large couch behind her. She sighed, before opening the book herself.

"Oh these are absolutely beautiful!" She exclaimed, pouring herself into the wide world of dresses.

Rarity would be proud.

"Rainbow Dash! Soarin! Come here!" Spectrum yelled out. Dash and Soarin looked at each other with curious glances, before shrugging, and walking into Dash's brother's room, where he and Blaze were sitting on the bed.

"Come on in, you guys! We need to decide on a suitable venue for the two of you!" Blaze explained, showing them a catalog of different resorts.

"So! We can have the wedding in Cloudsdale, Manehattan, ooh! How about the Canterlot Castle? Or maybe Fillydelphia Marriot? They're pretty pricy, but I think we can make it work!" Spectrum kept saying. Dash grimaced, and closed the book.

"I was thinking something a little less... Fancy..." She said firmly. Soarin instantly nodded.

"Yeah... How about a nice little wedding in the Ponyville Park?" He asked. Spectrum frowned.

"But... It's your wedding! Possibly the most magical day of your life! You MUST have it be big, bold, and beautiful!" He insisted. "Even my wedding was in The Crystal Empire!"

"And why was that?" Soarin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Because it was where my wife used to live..." He said. Soarin nodded.

"And where did Rainbow used to live?" He asked. Spectrum's eyes widened, before he sighed in defeat.

"Oh... Okay fine..." He said, before trotting out of the room. Soarin and Dash grinned, and they got off the bed as well, turning away from it, and towards the door. Soarin turned to face Dash.

"Well this went well..." He said. Dash giggled, and nodded.

"Yeah... Well..." She snorted. Soarin smiled, and reached out draped both of his wings around the mare.

"You know, you look unbelievably cute when you stand up to others..." He said, resting his forehead on hers, and closing his eyes.  Dash smiled, and closed her eyes as well.

"Don't I always?" She replied.

"All the time." Soarin said, before reaching his hooves out, and embracing the mare in a tight hug. She softly nuzzled his chest affectionately.

"Hey Soar?" She mumbled.

"Yeah?"

"I love you..."

Soarin's eyes shot open, and his pupils dilated. Of course, he knew she loved him, but she was yet to say it first. It was always him saying 'I love you' and then her replying with an 'I love you too.' Never the other way around. He took a deep breath, and tightened his grip around the mare.

"Oh, Dashie..." He started. "I love you too..." He said, never wanting to let go of his hold.

Perhaps they had forgotten, or perhaps they didn't even care... But whether they knew it or not, Rainbow Blaze was still sitting on the bed, staring at the couple, as they embraced, and revealed their love for each other.

Maybe it was all a big mistake. Maybe Blaze was trying too hard. Maybe he should just accept the fact that his little girl had grown up. Maybe it was time.