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

The tunnel or world or realm or what ever it is was starting to become wearisome. They couldn’t tell if it was miles they’d traveled or if by some cruel trick had just stayed in place. However, the only sign they were making any progress was the occasional pitfalls. Some were just a mild dip, others were about the same as the first. However they did come across one they couldn’t determine the bottom. It was a good thing they were so wary or they might’ve just stepped off into nothingness. Rainbow Dash was able to fly across with some difficulty in getting the control of her flight. She had to almost do everything the reverse of what her tuned instincts were telling her.

Twilight found her teleportation didn’t work here, or at least in a way she’d as yet discovered. She decided to levitate herself across, fearing all the way she’d lose control and plummet to nothingness.

They continued on despite the growing sense of futility. They weren’t sure if it was the place, something was being projected on them or they were really about to give up.

It was surprising to both ponies that despite the need for sleep, neither had felt any desire for food and they didn’t feel thirsty at all.

Rainbow hadn’t had any good rest. But even when Twilight was sleeping, she’d stayed awake to watch over them. Now it was getting to her. She normally would take several cat naps a day when she could. But now she felt like she’d not slept in years.

“Twilight,” said Rainbow, “we have to stop. I can’t take one more step.”

Twilight turned and looked at her friend. She was about to say something about the urgency of the situation when Rainbow collapsed to the floor.

“Rainbow!” shouted Twilight.

She ran to her friend, Twilight cradled Rainbow’s head. Rainbow looked up at her and smiled.

“I was wondering what it’d take to get some more attention from you.”

Despite the disparity of feelings she was fighting, Twilight bent down and kissed Rainbow. It was getting harder not to just forget everything and make love again.

“Sleep now sweet Rainbow, it’s my turn to watch,” said Twilight giving Rainbow another small kiss on the lips.

Rainbow didn’t argue. Almost as soon as the words had left Twilight’s mouth, the blue Pegasus was asleep.

The situation gave her a chance to rest as well. She only wished that her mind would rest.

Those other feelings were starting to intensify again, allowing herself to kiss Rainbow wasn’t helping. Here she was holding a mare that she’d hidden the fact that she was attracted to, hidden even from herself. She looked on Rainbow’s roguish features, the little smile she was doing right now. That rainbow mane was always a marvel to Twilight.

She so much wanted to run her hooves through it. She wanted to stroke the fine blue coat of this special pony.

From just supporting her head, Twilight could feel the toned muscles just below the skin. The feeling of Rainbow was a paradox. She was as soft as any mare but she was as hard as any stallion. Then looking down the length of her body, Twilight was starting to fight with the feelings that Rainbow had fought when she was sleeping.

It would be so easy to gently wake her with kisses that Twilight was sure that Rainbow wouldn’t fight, she hadn’t so far. She’d work her way down that lovely neck to her strong chest. Continuing on and not stopping for anything, except perhaps to linger on the nipples she could still see and taste in her mind. Kissing on until Rainbow’s marehood was before her. Twilight would dive in and please this closest of friends, pouring out all of her skill to bring to climax this mare that she now knew that there wasn’t any doubt that she loved. She didn’t even consider in her fantasy Rainbow doing anything for herself, it didn’t matter. That wasn’t what this would be all about. If Twilight was to loose the last thread of control, it’d be about showing this mare just how much she was desired, and yes, loved. Just like they had did before.

But she knew if they let themselves do it again, then there would never be any way to stop and perhaps their relationships with their mates would be destroyed beyond all hope. It was going to be hard enough to explain if they get back.

Twilight wasn’t sure if Rainbow was asleep for minutes or hours, but she started to stir.

“Is the air in here getting bad?” asked Rainbow, “you’re breathing awful hard.”

“Sorry,” said Twilight, “I was just thinking of us.”

Rainbow knew better than to ask what about themselves. But Rainbow hadn’t awakened to Twilight’s nipples like Twilight had, and she was slightly disappointed. But she too knew that they couldn’t let it happen again. There was already too much they were going to have to explain.

They stood up, got their bearings from the direction of the ghostly ponies and continued on.

Shooting Star could feel Rainbow Dash coming nearer. She’d been easy to influence. Although what her actual thoughts were, eluded him. Rainbow operated at a more basic level, relying on her impulses and instincts. She wasn’t stupid but with the basic level she operated, it made it easy for him to use the spirit magic to contact and to a very small degree, control.

Twilight was different. She was logical, controlled and suspicious of everything. Even her passions were tempered with understanding and control. Shooting Star was able to get Twilight to turn over when she was resting in Rainbow’s lap because she was sleeping and she happened to be dreaming of doing what Shooting wanted her to do. He could understand why Muffins had chosen her. She was much like himself originally. He’d no chance of trying to interfere with her at this point, so he’d to rely on the hold he was having on the Pegasus.

The only problem, if problem it was, was the Pegasus had a very strong loyalty streak.

‘That’s because her Element of Harmony is Loyalty,’ thought Pinkie.

‘You think you’ve some advantage by knowing what I’m thinking,’ thought Shooting Star. ‘Don’t, I can still control you, Rainbow and even Twilight. This will be easy, I’ll return to the real world in one of your bodies. I’ll take my knowledge and I’ll rule.’

‘And ponies will just submit to you without any question.’ Said Pinkie, ‘I know Twilight and Rainbow would gladly die rather than have you overthrow Celestia.

But they aren’t the ponies you need to worry about. You’ve not paid any attention to the fact I’ve already walked to the edge to the portal and it’d only take one more time you’re not paying attention for me to jump through.’

Shooting Star realized what Pinkie had thought was true, they were at the very brink.

‘The only reason I’ve not done it yet is I want to watch Rainbow and Twilight send you straight to Tartarus!’ said Pinkie in a way that made Shooting unsure.

‘You wouldn’t!’ thought Shooting Star in a panic, ‘you love life too much just to throw it away!’

‘My happiness is based on my friends, and especially my love for my wife, Rainbow Dash. I’d gladly take you to Tartarus myself if it meant Rainbow went home free and the world was free from the threat of you forever.’ Thought Pinkie, ‘maybe I should take that last step now.’

Shooting felt Pinkie’s leg move, he realized if he inflicted pain right now, she might collapse and fall through the portal anyway.

‘I think I now understand why you act the way you do,’ thought Pinkie, ‘it’s kind of fun to make you panic.’

All of the sudden Pinkie came in view, right at the threshold of a gaping maw. Rainbow and Twilight could feel that beyond it was no return. And it looked as if Pinkie was about to step into it.

“STOP!” shouted Rainbow Dash.

‘They’re here,’ said Shooting, ‘now I’ll show you what I’m capable of.’

Pinkie felt Shooting Star using perhaps all his reserve strength to control her. For the moment she saved her own strength and didn’t resist. They walked a little way from the opening.

“Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, congratulations on making such an arduous journey.” Said Pinkie, but they could tell it wasn’t Pinkie.

“What good do you think it’ll do to have control of Pinkie?” said Twilight. “Give her up, we can come to terms.”

“Terms?” said Pinkie/Shooting Star. “Here are my terms. You Twilight will give yourself over to me. You’ll be displaced, without any chance of surfacing again. Pinkie and Rainbow will go free, we’ll go back to the real world and from there we’ll build a new dynasty. With your power and my knowledge we will be unstoppable!”

“And if I don’t?” Asked Twilight.

“Then I take this one with me to limbo.” Answered Shooting/Pinkie.

Twilight turned to Rainbow and spoke quietly;

“If you love me Rainbow, the way I love you,” said Twilight grimly, “as soon as we get back you must kill me before he can fully use my body. I’ll fight him as long as I can. Tell Muffins I’m sorry and I love her.”

Twilight gave Rainbow a quick kiss.

“Twilight! No,” said Rainbow.

But it was too late. Twilight was walking over to Pinkie.

“Okay, you win.” Said Twilight, “I can’t let you hurt the ponies I love anymore.”

Rainbow caught the inflection on the word love. She really did love Rainbow the way Rainbow hoped. She was willing to give her life for friends again. Knowing as much as Rainbow would hate to do it, she’d comply with Twilight’s last instructions.

Twilight stopped just short of Pinkie, there was about five feet between them.

“Get it over with damn it,” demanded Twilight.

Rainbow saw the red aura around Pinkie, it faded, and then there stood the gray stallion with red mane and tail. He was laughing wildly.

Twilight looked at Rainbow, she was about to cry;

“Goodbye My Love,” Twilight mouthed.

Shooting Star stood there laughing between Pinkie and Twilight, the red aura was growing around Shooting Star.

Several thoughts went through Rainbow’s head in a quick instant.

‘If you love me the way I love you’, ‘No greater love has anypony than that they lay down their life for another pony,’ and ‘goodbye My Love.’

Rainbow remembered how things worked here. She grit her teeth, and said in her mind ‘for the ponies I love’!

She spread her wings and gave only one small flick. She shot ahead, and was pleased she felt the impact with Shooting Star, he’d no time to react. The momentum carried the two right to the portal.

“I’ll see you in Tartarus!” Shouted Rainbow grimly as she felt the impact and saw the fear on the stallion’s face as they were entering the gates of limbo.

“NO!” screamed Twilight and Pinkie as they saw Rainbow and Shooting Star about to enter the portal.

What happened next, neither Rainbow or Twilight was ready for. Around Rainbow was a yellow aura. Rainbow was frozen right at the brink, Shooting star disappeared beyond trying to grasp at anything but failing. His horn glowed red, a bowl of petunias and a fish appeared in front of him but nothing else useful happened.

Apparently in his panic, he forgot the differences in how magic worked here long enough to pass the point of no return.

Rainbow floated back to the ponies standing there, Twilight saw a yellow glow in Pinkie’s eyes, she saw Pinkie directing Rainbow back to them. Rainbow set down, then the aura cleared. Both Twilight and Pinkie rushed and tackled Rainbow to the ground. They started hugging and kissing her.

“Now I know I’m dead,” said Rainbow, “I’m in Elysium!”

“Rainbow!” cried Twilight, helping Rainbow to her hooves, “that was the bravest, most stupid thing I’ve ever seen! Thank you!”

“I couldn’t standby and see anything happen to either pony I love.” Said Rainbow sheepishly.

To Twilight’s surprise, Pinkie didn’t react with Rainbow’s declaration of loving Twilight.

“Of course you love Twilight.” Said Pinkie, “here you learn things if you wait long enough. And I’m glad when I’m finally gone, Twilight will take care of you Dashie!”

The two mares stood there trying to figure out why Pinkie said what she just did. Then it hit Twilight.

“Wait a moment! How in Equestria were you able to levitate Rainbow?” asked Twilight.

“Not that I’m ungrateful but I’d like to know it as well,” said Rainbow.

Pinkie looked embarrassed;

“I know most ponies think I don’t pay attention to anything important. But when it’s important I do pay attention.

When I realized he could read my thoughts and was able to know the things I know, I figured while he was busy, I’d see if it worked both ways. I remembered the theory he’d put forth, not just Unicorns but anypony could do magic. So I wandered around his mind while he was in mine. I absorbed his knowledge of magic. When you’re in their mind it doesn’t take long. It’s as if you’d learned it yourself. It might take me some time, but I’m sure with help Twilight, I could master it.”

“It would be my honor to help train you,” said Twilight hugging Pinkie.

“I do have a question for you Twi,” said Pinkie.

“Anything!” said Twilight.

“Don’t you think Dashie is a fantastic lover?”

Rainbow and Twilight stood there dumbfounded.

“Come on!” said Pinkie, “Shooting Star was able to reach out through Dashie and knew what’s going on. And so did I.”

“You’re not upset?” asked Twilight.

“Heck no!” said Pinkie, “I thought it kind of exciting! I could tell through Shooting Star, who could tell through Dashie you’re quite the kisser yourself Twilight and more!

When you had awakened from your nap and were making out with Rainbow, I used the knowledge I got from him to give you two a shove into ‘going all the way’.

And by the way, it didn’t take much of a push to do so. (Pinkie winked)

But it was so much fun to watch! I only wished that I could’ve been there to join in.”

“So Shooting Star put all that in our minds,” said Rainbow, glancing over to Twilight.

“No!” said Pinkie. “Time doesn’t work the same here, you’re able to tap into the past, present and future. All he did was bring it to your attention. He was trying to distract you. Make you so confused you’d not pay attention until too late. He didn’t realize the feelings he was making you aware of would be his downfall. And you making love to the other strengthened a bond that was there to begin with, you were that much more willing to lay down your life for the other. Now you love Twilight, and Twilight loves you.

Because of this, as you have found out, you now love who the other loves as well. Don’t be ashamed, love is a very special thing, never to be ashamed of,”

With that declaration and to the shock of the other two ponies, Pinkie kissed Twilight a rather passionate kiss. Twilight didn’t fight it and she found it enjoyable. And she found it was oddly familiar.

Pinkie was right, Twilight’s heart was telling her that she did love Pinkie now as well.

“You are a good kisser,” said Pinkie with a wink. “I only wish we had time for more!”

Rainbow found that she wasn’t bothered at all with Pinkie and Twilight kissing.

“Hey!” said Rainbow, actually being aroused by watching her wife and best friend kiss. “Save some of those for me.”

“Who,” asked Pinkie with a smile.

“Both of you,” said Rainbow with a large smile as well, as large as the one on Twilight’s face.

They all chuckled.

“I guess I’ve a lot to explain to Muffins when we get back.” Said Twilight. She was suddenly looking very worried.

“No, you don’t” said Rainbow, “I’ll explain everything. I’ll take all the blame. I’m sure that Pinkie isn’t going to throw me out.”

“No, both of you are wrong,” said Pinkie. “I’ll explain everything to Muffins, since I know everything that’s gone on more than either of you know. I guarantee it’ll all work out.”

Twilight and Rainbow weren’t so sure.

“Well, this has been fun,” said Pinkie, “but if you two love birds don’t mind, I want to go home.”

“How?” asked Twilight.

“Shooting Star knew how,” said Pinkie, “listen.”

They could hear the chant and drum.

“Here we go!” said Pinkie.

There was a yellow glow in Pinkie’s eyes, then a yellow aura around the three. The world around them went by in a blur. The chant and drum grew louder. There was a very sick feeling in Twilight and Rainbow’s stomachs. Everything was black. Twilight opened her eyes, she was in Zecora’s hut.

Muffins stopped the chant as the three ponies sat up.

Zecora sat up and shouted:

“Give them the buckets!”

It was immediately evident to Rainbow and Twilight why the zebra said what she said. As soon as they sat down the buckets, the two felt the nasty brew they’d ingested was wanting to come out. The two unashamedly vomited into the buckets.

Zecora just smiled.