The Derpy I Know And Love Volume 3: How Pinkie Got Her Groove Back

Pinkie screamed as she plummeted to the ground.

“Dashie!”

The ground was coming up quickly.

As she smashed into the earth, her helmet split as if made of egg shell, her head hit hard against a large rock. She couldn’t remember anything ever being more painful. The last thing she saw was blood splattering everywhere.

All went dark, she was in a world of mist, more like a tunnel. She was being drawn quickly toward a dark opening.

There was a gray stallion with red mane and tail standing by the yawning black opening. He looked at Pinkie and smiled.

“When I gave you my life, I took yours. I’m on my way to the Fields of Elysium, thanks to you. Enjoy my fate.” He said as he disappeared.

Then, all of the sudden, the opening was alive with intense flames.

Pinkie tried to turn and run in the opposite direction. But her speed was increasing in the direction of the opening.

She passed through the opening then started falling. The flames surrounded her, engulfing her. It burned the hair of her mane, coat and tail. Her flesh was on fire, it was falling off her. The smell was putrid, burning flesh and hair mixed with the smell of burning sulfur. The pain was more than Pinkie could stand.

“DASHIE!”

Rainbow Dash thought she heard her name being called, the bed was shaking violently.

At first Rainbow thought that the cloud house was being hit by an unscheduled storm. Then she realized they’d temporarily taken a house on the ground while Pinkie healed.

“Dashie! Please help me Dashie! It hurts so bad!”

Rainbow sat up straight. Pinkie was having another nightmare. Her pink wife was flailing about, screaming and crying.

“Dashie! Help me!”

Rainbow reached over and shook Pinkie as hard as she dared. It was dark, but Rainbow could see Pinkie’s eyes pop open widely. She’d stopped thrashing about. At first, it looked as if she was still asleep. But then she turned her head toward Dash. Her eyes locked in Rainbow’s. Pinkie put her forelegs around Rainbow, pulled her close and started crying on her shoulder. Rainbow put her forelegs and wings around Pinkie and held her tight. It hurt to see Pinkie like this.

Just a few months ago, Rainbow wouldn’t have believed she’d ever admit to caring for anypony this deeply.

“Oh Pink,” said Rainbow in a comforting tone.

‘Pink’ was the only pet name Rainbow could manage. It helped Pinkie feel special having a name nopony else used, even though Rainbow thought it sappy, Pinkie was worth it.

“Another nightmare?”

“Yes,” said Pinkie between sobs.

Seeing Pinkie this scared was un-nerving. After she’d only giggled at the terrors Nightmare Moon had thrown at them several years ago. But since, they’d been through a lot. Her darling Pinkie had passed through life and death. Rainbow reasoned that in itself earned her the right to have bad dreams.

“Just like the other ones?”

“Yes, it was so real. I can’t stop shaking.”

“Well, at least you didn’t wet the bed this time.” Said Rainbow trying to lighten up.

“I’ve never wet the bed,” said Pinkie.

“Come on Pink. I’m messing with you.”

“I’m sorry Dashie, I’m just not in a messing mood.”

“Its okay Pink, there’s still a lot of night left. Let’s go back to sleep.”

“I can’t, I’m afraid to have the dream again.”

“What can I do to help? Get you a cup of water, warm milk, whiskey?”

“You know what I want.” Said Pinkie.

“Oh come on, its late and you know I can’t sing.”

“You sing good enough for me.”

Rainbow paused, looking into Pinkie’s imploring eyes.

“Only for you Pink, only for you. I love you that much.”

Pinkie loosened her grip on Rainbow. Rainbow retracted her wings, they both lay back, and Pinkie rested her head on Rainbow’s chest.

“Are you sure?” asked Rainbow, hopefully.

“Yes Dashie, I’m sure”.

Rainbow cleared her throat. Knowing this pink pony was the only pony in the world she’d ever act this sappy for.

“♪My name is Rainbow Dash, ♪”

“Rainbow Pie-Dash,” Pinkie interrupted, giggling lightly, her humor returning.

“♪My name is Rainbow Pie-Dash

And I’m here to say

I'm gonna make you smile, and I’ll brighten up your day!

It doesn't matter now

If you’re sad or blue

'Cause cheering up my wife is just what Rainbow’s here to do.

'Cause I love to make you smile, smile, smile

Yes I do

It fills my heart with sunshine all the while

Yes it does

'Cause all I really need's a smile, smile, smile

From this happy love of mine.

I like to see you grin

I would love to see you beam

The corners of your mouth turned up

Is always Rainbow’s dream

But if you're kind of worried

And your face has made a frown

I'll work real hard and do my best

To turn that sad frown upside down.

'Cause I love to make you grin, grin, grin

Yes I do

Bust it out from ear to ear, let it begin

Just give me a joyful grin, grin, grin

And you fill me with good cheer.

Its true, some days are dark and lonely

And maybe you feel sad

But Rainbow will be there to show you that it isn't that bad.

There's one thing that makes me happy

And makes my whole life worthwhile

And that's when I talk to my wife and get her to smile!

I really am so happy

Your smile fills me with glee

I give a smile, I get a smile

And that's so special to me.

'Cause I love to see you beam, beam, beam

Yes I do

Tell me, what more can I say to make you see

That I do

It makes me happy when you beam, beam, beam

Yes, it always makes my day!

Come on now Pinkie smile, smile, smile

Fill my heart up with sunshine, sunshine

All I really need's a smile, smile, smile

From this happy love of mine! ♪

Rainbow couldn’t go on singing. There was one very good reason she gave in to singing Pinkie’s song so easily. It was because it always put Pinkie in the mood.

“I thought you weren’t in the messing mood,” said Rainbow.

A giggle was the only response.

While she was singing, Pinkie had moved down and was now ‘eating’ Rainbow’s marehood as if there wasn’t anything else to do in the universe.

Rainbow had to be careful of repositioning Pinkie. Her injuries were fairly healed. But there was still a lot of pain and weakness if she moved wrong.

Soon Rainbow had her tongue deep in Pinkie’s sweet marehood. After hearing Pinkie screaming and crying, it was good to hear Pinkie’s unique climax laugh.

Pinkie would be able to sleep now, but there was no rush just yet.

About two hours later, Pinkie and Rainbow were back under the covers. Rainbow was almost asleep, she was ‘spooning’ with Pinkie. Her forelegs around the pink pony. In retrospect, Rainbow questioned why she’d ever wanted to be unfettered. There was no feeling in the world greater than when she lay in the bed this close to Pinkie. Just like now, with no manic craziness, no random songs, no bouts of Pinkie logic. Just the feeling of holding the pony she’d not before allowed herself to realize just how special she was. And how deeply she’d loved her without even admitting to even herself.

It was brought home sharply when just a few scant months ago, Pinkie lay on death’s doorstep. Muffins’ ex-husband performed a spell to give his life-force to Pinkie thus saving her at the cost of his own life. It was even more amazing to find how much her friends were willing to go to save her.

Rainbow and Pinkie learned Twilight Sparkle was going to give her life to save Pinkie, but Shooting Star had put a spell on Twilight that knocked her out, then Shooting Star had taken the spell from her.

Rainbow didn’t want to lose her best friend and she didn’t want to loose Pinkie. But what bothered her most was, if the places were reversed and if it had to be her choice, would she do the same for Twilight, or one of her other friends? Or most especially, for Pinkie? She liked to think she was noble enough to lay down her life for her friends, but put to the test, she wasn’t sure if she’d come up lacking.

But she wasn’t ungrateful, she’d asked Twilight if she’d perform a marriage ceremony there in the hospital, surrounded by her closest friends. No other pony was worthy to do this for them, not even Celestia. Rainbow and Pinkie owed their lives to Twilight and now they owed their love and happiness to her as well.

While laying there, just enjoying the afterglow of their love-making and the feeling of this most special of ponies in her forelegs, Pinkie turned over and gave Rainbow a small but honest kiss.

“Dashie, I need to ask you something, and don’t be mad at me for asking.” Said Pinkie.

“Why would I be mad at you?” asked the blue Pegasus.

“It’s just I’m starting to remember parts of when I was out, after the accident.” Said Pinkie, uncharacteristically subdued. “I remember you telling me you’d not let me go alone. As soon as I was gone, you’d go outside and climb as high as you could and then do a sonic rainboom straight into the ground, you had to go out in style.”

“I think I did say that.”

“Dashie, I love you so much, more than anypony ever. I think I have for a very long time. And I’m flattered you think you’d have to go if I went.

But that wouldn’t be my wish. My wish would be the pony who is so special to me, a pony I don’t deserve, a pony that every time I think I’m now her wife, it gives me such a thrill. I’d want her to go on and find ways to keep my memory alive. To find joy, happiness and even love for me.”

Pinkie then pulled Rainbow close, she rested her head on Rainbow’s shoulder. Rainbow could feel tears against her coat.

“Pink, it’s I who doesn’t deserve you. So many years I’d avoided you. Yes you still can be a pain in my flanks.”

Pinkie giggled, Rainbow continued.

“But I think the biggest reason I avoided you was I did have feelings for you. More than I ever wanted to admit or believe at the time.

Yes, I let my guard down from time to time. And when I did, I never regretted any of the times I woke up next to you. In fact, when Twilight told me she’d woke up to find you in her bed. Well, I was a bit jealous, even though I knew you wouldn’t have done anything with her.”

“Scrawny flanks!” They said together giggling.

“I guess she’s Muffins’ problem now!” said Pinkie.

They both laughed.

Soon the two ponies were in blissful slumber, still with their forelegs around each other. Thankful to have the other as a wife to love fully.

After a night interrupted with nightmares, love-play and honest pillow-talk, Rainbow was amazed that Pinkie was still up early and making breakfast.

Rainbow walked into the kitchen, immediately she knew something was up. On the table were all of Rainbow’s favorites. There were oat muffins, berries with whipped cream and eggs over easy. A hot cup of coffee steaming by her plate. Pinkie was already sitting at the table.

“Good morning, sleepy-head,” said Pinkie, no trace of the night’s terrors in her voice. “I was just about to come get you. Sit and eat before it gets cold.”

Rainbow sat and the two ponies ate in silence. Odd for Pinkie, but it was the way Rainbow liked it, which set off another red flag. Pinkie had done a fantastic job on the breakfast. Rainbow had finished and was sipping on a second cup of coffee, she figured it was the right time to ask what she was being buttered up for.

“Great meal Pink, as usual,” she started, “so what’s up. You don’t go this all out unless you want something. So spill it.”

“What do you mean Dashie?” said Pinkie, pure innocence in her voice. “Can’t I cook the pony I love more than anything her favorite breakfast?”

“Then you aren’t wanting or needing anything?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“Okay look, its not like in the past where you had to chase me down to see if I’d hang with you and pull pranks. We’re married, I’ve pulled my head out of my flanks and realized just how important you were and are to me. We’re partners now, if you need something and you don’t know what I’d say, then just tell me. I love you, I’ve made that clear and I only wish I’d admitted it sooner. So out with it.”

Pinkie looked at the floor in thought.

“Since the accident, I’ve been stuck at home, not even our home. I know I needed to take it easy so I could heal. But now I feel like the walls are closing in. I’ve read all your Daring Do books three times, and the mail and the news papers. I’ve even had Scootaloo bring me the Foal Free Press, just to have some diversion.”

“And...” Interrupted Rainbow.

“I want to go back to work Dashie. I’ve talked to Carrot and Cup Cake and they said they’d love to have me back helping.”

“Do you feel up to it?” asked Rainbow concerned. “We don’t need the bits. I got a promotion with the weather bureau.”

“Its not the money,” said Pinkie. “I just need to get out of the house before I go more coco-loco!”

Rainbow got up and walked to Pinkie. She gave her a large hug and kiss.

“If you feel up to it, then go ahead. Just promise me you’ll take it easy.”

“I promise Dashie!” said Pinkie returning an even larger kiss to Rainbow.