Love In The Clouds

Chapter Five

Rainbow Dash paced around Twilight Sparkle’s home. She couldn’t believe that Soarin would marry somepony that he didn’t actually love just because she was with foal.

“There just has to be a way to stop him from going through with it!” She exclaimed. Twilight frowned at her.

“I don’t think you can stop him Dash, if he feels that he needs to marry Spitfire because she’s pregnant with his foal, well…it is the right thing to do according to pony propriety…”

“Who cares about pony propriety? It’s not right! He doesn’t love her! No I can’t let him marry her!” Rainbow Dash shouted in determination. She darted out of Twilight’s tree house and headed toward Canterlot. If she couldn’t get Soarin to change his mind, then perhaps she could talk some sense into Spitfire. The Wonderbolts were performing there as they did most days and she was always amazed at their speed and finesse, but today she could care less about all that as there was only one thing on her mind. When the performance was over, all of the Wonderbolts headed for the locker rooms, but Dash quickly blocked Spitfire’s path.

“Oh hi Rainbow Dash, good to see you again.” She said in greeting, but Dash just grabbed her hoof and yanked her to the side. “What are you doing?”

“I need to talk to you, it’s important!”

“Alright, let’s go somewhere a little more private then.” Spitfire suggested and headed away from the locker room where all too many ponies would hear their conversation. “Now what is so important that you had to ambush me?”

“You have to call off your wedding to Soarin.”

Hearing that, Spitfire rolled her eyes. She knew that RD liked Soarin and secretly hoped that he would want to be with her in return, but that was never going to happen. Not as long as she was around.

“That’s not going to happen Dash, Soarin and I are in love and we’re very happy together.”

“No you’re not! He’s only marrying you because you’re pregnant with his foal.”

“He told you about that? About my being pregnant?” Spitfire gasped as if it were some big secret. It was Rainbow Dash’s turn to roll her eyes.

“Yes he did and that he was only marrying you because it was the right thing to do, but it’s not the right thing to do, it’s all wrong!”

“Look Dash, I know how you feel about Soarin, but you have to let that go and face the facts that he’s in love with me, trying to sabotage wedding won’t bring him to you.” Spitfire explained and turned to leave.

“I’m not trying to sabotage anything Spitfire!” RD exclaimed and covered her face with her hooves. She wanted to so badly to tell her of the night she and Soarin shared together, but knew that would get her nowhere with Soarin. In fact it would forever make him hate her and then they really never would be together. Spitfire placed a hoof on Dash’s shoulder and she looked up at her.

“I’m sorry, but there is a special somepony out there for you.” She said in a comforting voice. “It’s just not Soarin.” She said matter-of-factly and with that flew back toward the locker rooms.

Rainbow Dash stood to her feet, but hung her head in defeat.

“Rainbow Dash? What are you doing here?” Soarin asked when he seen her.

“I came to talk to Spitfire.”

Soarin looked around with large fear filled eyes, but quickly relaxed when he noticed that Spitfire was nowhere in sight.

“What did you talk to her about?”

“I wanted her to call of the wedding.”

“You did? Why would you interfere with our wedding, it’s none of your concern.”

“You made it my concern the night you…ugh Soarin! You can’t marry somepony just because she’s pregnant! It’s wrong! You don’t love her and you know it!”

“That may be true, but it is the right thing to do, I can’t leave her to be a single mother when it’s my fault that she’s in this predicament to begin with.” Soarin explained and Rainbow Dash let out a loud irritable sigh.

“She’s as much to blame as you are and have you ever thought of the possibility that I just might be carrying your foal? What are you going to do if I am? You’re just gonna marry Spitfire and leave me to raise your foal alone? Yeah that makes a whole lot of sense Soarin!”

“Are you…” Soarin began and hesitated, unsure if he wanted to know the answer.

“I don’t know, I’m just saying what if I am?”

“I’m sorry Rainbow Dash, truly I am, but please don’t interfere with mine and Spitfire’s wedding anymore.” He trotted off to a nearby food stand leaving Dash to contemplate what he had just said.

She knew she couldn’t give up. If she did turn up pregnant, there was no way that she was going to just sit idly by and let him marry Spitfire. If they were both with foals sired by him then he was going to have to face up to it and take equal responsibility for his actions. She would see to it that he did. She decided that she would go and seek advice from the one pony she knew would be able to help, Princess Celestia. She came to the front doors of the palace when Shining Armor and another guard stopped her.

“Uh hi Armor, I need to see Princess Celestia right away.”

“I’m sorry Rainbow Dash, but the princess isn’t seeing anyone at this time.” He informed her. “You’ll have to come back another time.”

“But this is really important! It’s urgent!”

“As I said, you’ll have to come back another time.”

“Ugh fine Shining Armor! But I doubt that Princess Celestia will be too happy when she finds out that you turned me away in a time of need!” Dash replied and zipped away.