A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 9: We Meet Again

A few months later, Rainbow Dash and Soarin headed over to the doctor's office to find out the gender of the baby. As they were flying, Soarin glanced over to Dash. Or more specifically, her stomach.

"Dashie... Are you sure you're alright flying?" He asked her. Dash only nodded.

"Yeah. I'm fine." She said, picking up slight speed. Soarin then noticed her queasy looking expression.

"On second thoughts... Let's just walk..." She said, adjusting her flight path to land on the crystal grounds of the Empire. Soarin smiled, and landed down besides her. He draped his wings over the mare's body, as they continued their journey.

"Would you like me to call a cab for you?" Soarin asked Dash. She shook her head.

"Soarin... I told you, I'm fine." She said, putting a hoof on her husband's shoulder. Soarin gave her a nervous glance, and cautiously nodded.

"If you're sure..." He mumbled. Dash smiled, and nodded.

They both looked straight ahead, but just a moment too late, as Dash collided with a crystal pony. They both fell to the ground with a thump, and Dash winced in pain. Soarin instantly went by her side, and helped her up.

"Oh my gosh... I'm so sorry!" The mare she collided with said frantically, shaking her head trying to regain her sight. She opened her eyes, and glanced over to see who she bumped into, the same time Dash did.

The two mares locked eyes, and both gasped simultaneously. Soarin took a few steps back, as he realized who the mare was.

It was Ace. Sparkling Ace.

"Oh no. Ohnonononono!" Dash exclaimed, frantically looking over to Soarin. He looked back at her with an awestruck expression. Ace's jaw dropped, as she stood up.

"Rainbow Dash?" She mumbled. Dash looked over to her with wide eyes.

"No... This can't be happening! SOARIN YOU PROMISED ME THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN!" Dash yelled, pointing a hoof accusingly at her husband. Soarin's eyes widened.

"Okay... Well, Dashie that hardly seems fair." He tried. Dash stomped up to him, and roughly shook his shoulders.

"Then what's fair you IDIOT?" She yelled. Soarin took a few steps back.

"Okay... I know you get pregnancy mood-swings often... But this is a little out of control, is it not? You're kind of yelling at me in public." He said, trying to reason with her.

"Look. I'm your wife. And I can do all I please to you. Understand?" She asked in a dangerously low voice. Soarin gulped, and nodded.

"Yes ma'am!" He said, saluting to her. Dash gave a nod of approval.

"Spitfire taught you well." She mumbled, before turning back to Ace, who was staring at the mare's middle.

"Rainbow Dash? You're... You're having a baby?" She asked in disbelief. Dash just stared at the older mare, not wanting to believe what had just happened.

Dash looked away, and bit her lip, not wanting to speak to the golden coated pony. Soarin walked up behind her, and placed a hoof on her shoulder. She looked back at him with large eyes, as he gave her a comforting smile. She rested her head in the crook of his neck, and closed her eyes.

"What are we going to do?" She asked him, forgetting her sister in-law was standing only a few feet away from her. Soarin grunted slightly.

"Just go with it." He said simply. Dash frowned, and pulled away from him, staring back into space.

"Sparky! You won't believe what just happened! Crystal just-" Another pony yelled from behind Ace. Dash turned in alarm to see a periwinkle coated stallion with a rainbow colored mane trot up to them, with a golden filly resting on his back.

Spectrum Dash's eyes landed on the cyan mare, as his jaw dropped to the floor. Dash shifted uncomfortably on her spot, as Soarin draped a wing over her back possessively. She glanced to him, and saw that he was staring at the older stallion with a slight glare.

"No..." Spectrum mumbled, as he stared upon the younger couple. "This can't be happening..."

Rainbow Dash slipped out of reach from Soarin, and slowly walked up to her brother. She stopped right in front of him, and gave him a long, meaningful glare that was so sharp, it almost cut through his heart.

"Tell anyone about this... And I mean anyone... I'll kill you." She said in a dangerous tone of voice. Spectrum's eyes widened, as he saw his little sister walk back up to Soarin, and gesture for him to take off into the sky. Soarin gulped, and did as said.

Shooting her brother one final stare, Dash spread her wings out, and took off slowly into the sky.

"Rainbow wait!" Ace called out. Dash stopped in mid-flight, and looked down to the ground. Ace gave her a small smile.

"A pregnant mare shouldn't fly. It's bad for her." She said. Dash's eyes widened, as she glanced at Soarin, who simply nodded. They both cautiously made their way back to the ground.

"Rainbow... Where have you been all these months?" Ace asked Dash. Dash instantly looked away, and hung her head.

"I've been right here. Living in the Empire with Soarin." She mumbled. Ace's eyes widened, as she looked over to her husband, who cautiously set his daughter down, and trotted up to them.

"Are you two... Married?" He asked Dash and Soarin. Soarin glanced at Dash, who was on the verge of tears. He cleared his throat.

"Uh... Yeah.... Do you have a problem with that?" He asked. Spectrum simply shook his head. Ace looked between the two of them.

"And now you're expecting..." She said, before crying out softly. "Come here..." She said, opening her arms. Soarin stayed back, but Dash ran into her sister in-law's hooves.

The two embraced in a tight hug, letting out a few tears as they went along. Dash pulled away from the crystal mare, and turned to her brother.

"Oh, Spectrum..." She said softly, taking him into her arms. "I missed you so much..."

"I missed you too, Rainbow Dash... Mom and Dad have been worried SICK about you! The minute I get home, I'm going to ca-"

        "No. You're not." Somepony said from behind them. Spectrum's eyes widened as he turned to see Soarin standing with his head down, and glare up. Dash instantly let go of her hold, and nodded.

        "Yeah. Mom and Dad cannot know we're here." She said simply, going to her husbands side. Spectrum looked between the two of them.

        "I understand why you don't want Dad to know... But why not Mom?" He asked them. Dash glanced besides her to see Soarin with a faraway look. She sighed.

        "Have you even met her? She won't be able to keep it in! The second she finds out, she'll go and tell Dad!" Dash said. Ace looked over to Spectrum, and casually nodded.

        "They have a point, dear." She said simply. Spectrum nodded.

        "Yeah. I guess you're right. But how long are you going to stay in hiding for?" He asked his sister and her significant other.

        "Till death do us part." Dash said simply. Soarin nodded. Spectrum sighed.

        "Still stubborn as a mule..." He mumbled.