A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 6: Run

"So... What do you say?" Soarin asked Dash in a low tone. The cyan mare closed her eyes, and nodded.

"Lets do it. But I don't want anypony to follow us." She said. Soarin nodded.

"So... Kind of like an elope?" He asked.

"Yeah." She said. Soarin nodded, and pulled her in for another embrace.

"How are we going to do this?" He mumbled into her rainbow mane. Dash sniffed a little.

"Just follow my lead."

Mom, Dad, Ace and Spectrum;

I've decided to move. I will not be continuing my career as a Wonderbolt, and I will not be coming by for visits any time soon. In fact, I'd like you to forget you ever knew me. I'm starting a new life with my future husband.

I love you,

Rainbow Dash

Firefly stared at the letter that had just landed on the doorstep to her house. Her eyes widened as her brain processed the information. Dash was... running away? She gasped, and flew quickly into the house, grabbing the attention of everypony else.

"Fire? What is it?" Blaze asked, as he saw his wife take deep breaths, sitting on the couch. Spectrum and Ace entered the room with worried faces.

"Mom?" Spectrum said, trotting over to sit next to her. Blaze took the seat on the other side of his wife, and Ace sat next to her husband. They all looked over the pink mare.

"Dash... She... I..." Firefly started to say. Blaze raised an eyebrow.

"Fire! What's going on?!" He asked again. Firefly looked up to him, and gave him the letter. Blaze cautiously took it, and started to read it, his eyes widening as he went along.

"WHAT?!" He yelled. Firefly quietly sniffed, and nodded.

"She's ELOPING?" Blaze yelled again. Spectrum and Ace both gasped.

"What?" Ace asked in disbelief.

"No... This is Dash! She wouldn't do this!" Spectrum insisted. Firefly just looked down, and shook her head.

"But she did... Her love for Soarin was too powerful..." She said, before looking up to her husband. "You do realize this is all your fault, right?"

"What? How is it MY fault?" He asked. Firefly shook her head, and flew out of the room in a swift motion. Blaze frowned, and read the letter once again, sighing as he went along.

"Trust me... She'll come back. I just know it..."

Rainbow Dash and Soarin flew south of Cloudsdale and Ponyville, with only one set destination planned out. The Crystal Empire. After making a quick stop at the bank to pick up their savings, they started their long journey.

"Hey Soar?" Dash spoke up. Soarin looked over to her.

"Yeah, Dashie?"

"What do you think's going to happen to us?" She asked worriedly. Soarin frowned.

"Hey, hey hey... Don't feel bad... We'll start a new life! One for ourselves, without ponies trying to tell us what to do!" He said to her, flying closer to her side. Dash gave him a small smile, and nodded.

"Yeah... I hope so. Do you really think The Crystal Empire was the best decision?" She asked. Soarin glanced down at her, and nodded.

"Definitely. Whenever I can't be around helping you, Princess Cadance and Shining Armor can! They can look out for you, and it would make living somewhere without anypony close a lot easier if you're friends with the princess." He explained. Dash thought about this, and nodded.

"But what about Ace? And Spectrum? They LIVE in the Empire... What if they find us, and tell my parents where we are?" She asked him. Soarin shook his head.

"Then we'll just make sure they don't find us." He said.

"But how do you kno-"

"Dashie... Trust me on this one. We'll be fine. We have each other." Soarin said, putting a hoof over the mare's lips. Dash looked down, and nodded.

"Okay, Soarin." She said, before picking up slight speed.

"Here we are... The Crystal Empire..." Soarin said to his marefriend, as they flew into the protective barriers of the Empire. Dash smiled, as she looked around to see the many happy crystal ponies cherishing in the sunlight of the Empire.

"Where to now?" She asked Soarin. Soarin grinned.

"I thought we could go and see Princess Cadance first, tell her our current situation." He said, as Dash smiled, and nodded.

"Alright. To the Crystal Castle we go!" She announced, heading over to the large castle in the middle of the city.

"Oh my! Rainbow Dash and Soarin Skies of the Wonderbolts? What can I do for you?" Cadance asked the young couple as they entered the throne room. Dash and Soarin instantly bowed low.

"Princess Cadance... Prince Shining Armor, it's nice to see you both..." Soarin said out of respect. Shining Amor raised an eyebrow.

"Hello there, you two. What happened?" He asked them both. Dash and Soarin gave each other nervous glances.

"Well, there have been some issues at home. Could we please talk? In private?" Dash asked the rulers, glancing over at the guards. Cadance gave her husband a confused look, but beckoned them deeper inside the castle.

The four ponies entered a deserted room with a few chairs lying around. Cadance gestures to a large one.

"Take a seat, and tell us what's going on." She said, as the two athletes sat down.

"Oh my... That's terrible!" The pink alicorn princess exclaimed. Shining Armor gave a vigorous nod.

"How on earth did you manage to elope like this?" He asked them. Dash sighed.

"We're not really sure... But we really wanted to get married... And since my father wasn't cooperating, we decided that this was the only way we could be safely united." She explained. Cadance nodded.

"Well, I'm glad you decided to reach out to us. I'd be happy to preside over to ceremony. Even if it is a very small one. As a princess, I have the same power as a preach would. So I can do the job that Twilight, or Celestia would have done. When do you want to hold the wedding?" She asked them. Dash shrugged.

"As soon as possible. Much sooner than my brother and his family arrive back here. They live in the Empire, and I want to get married before they come." She said. Cadance nodded, and got out of her seat.

"We shall hold the ceremony right now then. Follow me to the main reception hallway." She said, beckoning her husband and the younger couple out of the room. Dash and Soarin glanced at each other. Soarin gave his mare a small smile.

"Ready, Dashie?" He asked her. Dash nodded.

"Ready as I'll ever be."