Good Things Are Better When They're A Rarity

Twilight was all alone in the castle.  The experiment she was doing, was something she couldn’t have done back at the Golden Oak Library.  Here in the castle she was in a secure fortress.  She was sure she could guarantee not being disturbed.  She’d even sent Spike to Canterlot to visit Twilight Velvet and Night Light, despite the fact that Spike didn’t see Twilight as his mother, her parents he looked to as grandparents.

Twilight knew she had to be careful that she didn’t slip back into her reclusive ways.  But for now, the silence and solitude was delicious.

“Steady, steady...” Said Twilight out loud to herself, “one microgram too much and it’ll destroy a whole week of work.”

Twilight’s aura almost imperceptibly tilted the flask of fluid who’s green glow almost made it look like the solution had a life of it’s own.

The experiment was as much about Twilight’s precision of control as it was the chemical reactions.

Suddenly, there was a rabid pounding at the door.  She could hear Rainbow Dash calling her name.

Twilight’s attention was broken as she reflexively looked to the door.

BOOM!

The next thing Twilight knew, she was on her back on the floor.  She could smell singed hair.  Also, Rainbow Dash was standing over her, and her hoof was shaking Twilight’s shoulder.

“Are you okay Twi,” asked Rainbow.

Unfortunately, Twilight responded quite cross.

“Rainbow!” exclaimed Twilight, who vanished in a flash of light and reappeared upright on her hooves, her singed hair repaired.  “don’t you know what it means when there’s a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on a door?”

“I know, but…”

Twilight wasn’t about to stop her lecture:

“Now I’ll have to take another week to even get to the point I just was!”

“Yes, but Rare…”

“My research is important to me.  How’d you like it if I messed up something special to you?  I could use a molting spell on you and you’d be grounded for a month as your feathers re-grow!”

“Twilight, Rarity…”

“And what could be so important that you have to…”

“FAUST DAMN IT, TWILIGHT!” shouted Rainbow Dash, placing her hoof over Twilight’s mouth, “SHUT YOUR FRIGIN’ MOUTH AND LISTEN!”

Twilight was stunned, Rainbow had never talked to her this way.  Nor had she heard Rainbow talk to anypony that way.  She suddenly realized there were tears flowing from Rainbow’s eyes.

“Rarity’s been hurt bad.”

Soon Twilight and Rainbow were flying to the Ponyville hospital.

“I’m sorry Twi for the way I spoke to you,” said Rainbow, “I don’t like swearing like that,” said Rainbow, “especially at my closest friends.”

“It’s alright Rainbow,” said Twilight, “I don’t blame you.  I’m surprised you didn’t punch me.”

“That was next,” said Rainbow, trying to smile.  Twilight smiled as well.

“So what happed?” asked Twilight.

“I don’t know,” said Rainbow, “I was told to go get you because the front doors of your castle were locked and nopony was answering.  So I flew to the balcony and came in the unlocked door.  Rarity is asking for you alone and won’t let anypony else see her.”

“A least she’s able to talk,” said Twilight, “I guess that’s a good sign.”

Rainbow nodded her head as the two approached the hospital.

In the waiting room at the hospital were Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Applejack.  Even Pinkie looked sad and worried.  There were also Cookie Crumbles, Hondo Flanks and Sweetie Belle.

They all looked at Twilight and Rainbow as they entered.

“What happened?” asked Twilight.

“We don’t know,” said Cookie Crumbles, Rarity and Sweetie Belle’s mom, tears in her eyes.  Cookie was holding Sweetie Belle who was trying to be brave, but a pony could tell she’d been crying a lot.  “We just know that a message was sent to the hospital by an anonymous source saying an ambulance needed to be sent to Carousel Boutique.   The hospital staff sent for us, and we had Sweetie Belle go to tell all of you.  But nopony could contact you at the castle so we figured you were busy or out of town on important ‘Princess Business’.

We tried to see her, but they told us that we couldn’t enter and Rarity was requesting you Twilight, and nopony else.  So we asked Rainbow to find you.”

“That’s about all we know,” said Hondo Flanks, Sweetie Belle and Rarity’s dad.

“Has anything new been happening with Rarity?” asked Twilight.

“Rarity and I had our regular spa day yesterday,” said Fluttershy wiping the tears from her eyes.  “She was excited.  As all of you know, Rarity has been seeing a stallion a lot lately.   She had told me it was getting serious.  She said that he had told her to expect something special last night.  Rarity told me she thought the stallion was going to ‘pop the question’.”

The talk was interrupted by a nurse entering the room.

“Princess Twilight?” asked the nurse.

Twilight was still uncomfortable with the title.  At least nopony in Ponyville had gotten into the habit of bowing to her.

“Yes,” said Twilight, “that me.”

“The patient is asking for you,” said the nurse, “please come with me, Your Highness.”

Twilight cringed at the honorific, she was even less comfortable with that.

The nurse led Twilight through the corridors to a room then said for her to go on in.

Twilight opened the door with her magic, the lights were off and the curtains were drawn.   Even in the dark, Twilight could see somepony quickly pulling the blanket over their head.

“Who’s there?” asked Rarity, muffled by the blanket.

“It’s me Rare,” said Twilight, turning on the lights.

“Please leave the lights off,” said Rarity sniffling.

Twilight complied and walked to the bedside.

“What happened?” asked Twilight.

Rarity’s answer was her bursting out crying.

“Rarity,” said Twilight, “talk to me.  You asked for me to be here, so here I am.  Your parents, your sister and your friends are all concerned.”

“I was attacked,” said Rarity, still crying and muffled by the blanket.

“Attacked?  By whom?” asked Twilight.

“My coltfriend, Sky Watcher,” said Rarity.

“The one you told Fluttershy it was getting serious with?  And he told you to expect something special?”

“Yes,” said Rarity, “last night we’d had the most fabulous dinner, then after a romantic moonlight walk we ended back at Carousel Boutique.  We went in for drinks and talk.”

Rarity paused, it was hard for Twilight to follow some of this because the blanket was still over Rarity’s head.  It also sounded like Rarity was having trouble talking.

“One thing lead to another and we ended up in bed together.”

“He didn’t rape you,” said Twilight angrily, “did he?”

The concern in Twilight’s voice and the anger at the suggestion that Rarity may have been raped gave Rarity some comfort, she was right about Twilight and how she’d protect her.

“No Twilight,” said Rarity, “it was consensual.

When we were finished, and just had lay there for a while talking.  He got out of the bed.  He said he needed to get to his apartment to take care of something.  Then he kissed me and asked if I had enjoyed myself.  I told him I did.  He kissed me again and asked:

‘Are you ready for your surprise?’

‘I most certainly am,’ I replied, I was sitting on the edge of the bed.

‘Close your eyes,’ he said.

It was a surprise, I was expecting a ring, not what came next.”

Rarity broke down crying harder.

Twilight put a hoof on where she could guess her shoulder was.

“It’s okay Rarity,” said Twilight, “you don’t have to.”

“Yes I do,” said Rarity, between sobs.  “He did this.”

Rarity pulled the blanket down.  Twilight couldn’t help but gasp.

“He had me close my eyes so I couldn’t defend myself from what he was about to do.

First thing he did was slap my horn so hard it broke in two.  It hurt more than anything I could ever remember,” said Rarity sobbing,  “then he produced a small but sharp knife and forcefully slashed my face more times than I care to think.  I had fallen down, off of the bed, but he lifted me up with his magic and then turned to deliver a kick with both of his hind hooves to my face, hitting my eye and breaking three teeth.

He just laughed and said:

‘Remember our sex, because with a face like yours, it’ll probably be your last.’

He even took the piece of my horn with him, I guess as some sick memento.

He left me there on the floor, bleeding, crying and in pain.  I almost wished that I’d die!  I lay there until morning when the ambulance came.”

There were bandages all over Rarity’s face, most still seeping blood.  One eye was swollen shut and her mouth was swollen as well.

Most disturbing (to a Unicorn and Alicorn) her horn was about half its previous length, the end was bandaged and there was blood on the bandage indicating that the living core was exposed and damaged.  This meant Rarity couldn’t use magic until it healed or perhaps never again.

Twilight sat on the edge of the bed.  Rarity sat up and Twilight held Rarity, she could feel Rarity’s tears on her coat.

“It’s okay Rarity,” said Twilight holding her friend close, “it’s over now.  You’ll be fine.”

Rarity pushed back and looked at Twilight, there was fear on her face as well as tears on her cheeks.

“No it’s not!” said Rarity, almost in a panic, “he’ll be coming back to kill me, I just know it!

I told the police everything, they went to his apartment, but he had moved out last night without a forwarding address.  So he’s still out there.”

“Rarity, if he meant to kill you, he would have done it.” said Twilight, “he sounds like the type of egotistic maniac who has to hurt others to build up his own self-worth.”

“But what if he comes back to hurt me some more,” said Rarity terrified, “or to kill me?”

Twilight had a fierce look in her eyes, Rarity saw it and it gave her strength.

“I’ll not let that happen.”

“I know Twilight,” said Rarity tightening her embrace.  “That’s why I asked for you first.

I love and trust my family and our friends.  But I know of all them, I could count on you for protection.”

“I swear,” said Twilight, tears, concern and perhaps affection in her eyes.  “I won’t let anything happen to you.”

“Thank you Twilight,” said Rarity her tears slowing, drawing strength from the concern Twilight was showing.  “I feel so much better now.”

Rarity kissed Twilight on the cheek.

“Your family and friends are waiting to see you,” said Twilight.

“They can come in now,” said Rarity, “just keep the lights off for now, please Darling.”

Twilight smiled, Rarity was starting to sound like her old self.

Rarity’s friends and family spent a couple hours comforting the white Unicorn.  Then a nurse came by and told everypony that Rarity needed her rest.  As everypony was leaving, Rarity called out:

“You’re not leaving me, are you Twilight?”

“No,” said Twilight, “I was just going to have Applejack go to the castle and get some things for me.”

“Could you her ask her to lock up Carousel Boutique and put a ‘Closed Until Further Notice’ sign on the door?”

“Sure Rarity,” said Twilight smiling, “I’ll be right back.”

It was later in the evening, the hospital was good enough to provide dinner for Twilight and a cot to sleep on.

Rarity was embarrassed because she had to ask Twilight to help her eat and drink.  Unlike other ponies, Unicorns become used to using magic to help them eat, and they are uncomfortable sticking their faces in the food like Pegasi and Earth Ponies, especially a pony as proper as Rarity.

It was getting late and after talking about subjects to keep Rarity’s mind off the happenings, soon said she was tired.  Twilight told Rarity it was okay if she laid down to rest.  Rarity was soon asleep.  Twilight lay down on the cot and was reading.

Suddenly, Rarity was moaning and starting to flail about in her bed.  She sat up, wide eyed and screaming;

“NO!”

Twilight flew to Rarity’s bedside.  Rarity latched on to Twilight and embraced her tightly.

“It’s alright Rarity,” said Twilight, stroking Rarity’s soft mane, “you’re okay.  I’m here, I never let anypony hurt you.”

“Oh Twilight,” sobbed Rarity, “am I always going to have to live through that horror every time I try to sleep?  Maybe it’d be better if he did kill me.”

“Rarity,” said Twilight alarmed, “don’t talk like that!  You’ll get over this, and as I said, I’ll not let anything or anypony hurt you.”

After a bit of Twilight holding her and gently rocking her, Rarity calmed down.  Twilight got up to go back to her cot.

“Where are you going?” asked Rarity fearfully.

“Back to my cot so you can sleep,” answered Twilight.

“Don’t leave me,” said Rarity starting to cry again, “please hold me.”

Twilight saw the look of Rarity’s already pathetic face.  Twilight smiled and climbed under the covers with Rarity.  With her magic, Twilight lifted the side rails so neither would roll out.  The light went out as well.

Rarity turned with her back to Twilight and snuggled close.  Twilight put a foreleg over her friend and as she did, Rarity sighed as if content.  Soon Rarity was snoring softly.  Twilight lightly kissed her friend on the head.

“Goodnight beautiful pony.”

As Twilight held Rarity, it was all Twilight could do not to let her fore hoof wander and explore the body of this soft beautiful mare she was now in bed with and holding.  The smell of Rarity was setting off alarms in her mind.  She could see, in her mind’s eye, her hoof sliding down the silky soft white coat, perhaps to Rarity’s nipples.

Then she’d maneuver her hoof around Rarity’s flank, under her tail and explore the marehood of this magnificent pony.  A marehood Twilight had dreamed and fantasized about so many times.

But this wasn’t the time or the place.  Just because she was in bed with Rarity and holding her in her forelegs, that didn’t give Twilight the right to have her way with her friend.  And not only would it a reason to loose a friend or all her friends permanently, it’d break her parent’s hearts as well as Princess Celestia’s if the Princess of Friendship had to be arrested and do time for sexual misconduct.

Twilight decided it was enough to drift off to sleep with the bliss she felt just holding Rarity.

“I’m not interrupting anything, am I?” asked Rainbow Dash.

Twilight opened her eyes, Rarity was still sleeping but she’d turned over in the night and was holding Twilight as well, it felt nice.

“No Rainbow,” whispered Twilight, “Rarity was afraid to sleep alone so I lay down with her, she asked me to hold her.  That’s all.”

“If you say so Twi,” said Rainbow with a snicker, Rainbow knew what Twilight was saying was the truth.  But it was fun to tease Twilight when she could.

Twilight vanished in a flash and reappeared on the floor by Rainbow, less chance of waking Rarity.

“What’s up Rainbow,” asked Twilight.

“I was on my way to work and I wanted to check in on Rare.”

“After she had me get in bed with her,” said Twilight, “she slept soundly.  Her injuries are serious, but I think she was more exhausted from the ordeal.”

“Poor Rare,” said Rainbow, “I really wish I could get my hooves on the clown that did this to her.

“You and me both,” said Twilight.

“AJ said she’d apple-buck his cajones out through his through his head all the way to the moon,” said Rainbow.

“I even think Fluttershy feels that way.”  Replied Twilight.

“Flutters told me she wishes she could become the flutterbat again and you turn him into an apple,” said Rainbow.  “She said she’d suck him dry like a raisin.  I didn’t know Fluttershy could get so angry with a pony.  Remind me not to piss her off!

And despite how she lets on, Rare is tough as nails, remember the Diamond Dogs? (Twilight nodded her head).  She’ll be okay, tell her I dropped by.”

“I will Rainbow,” said Twilight, “have a good day.”

Rainbow and Twilight hugged then Dash left the room and Twilight sat in a chair and summoned her book and read for about a half hour.

Rarity was dreaming of being courted by a handsome prince in shining armor.  He treated her like the princess she always dreamed of being.  The love and attention was beyond description.  The pony’s touch melted her heart and she gave herself fully to the prince.

As the prince removed his armor, Rarity noticed that it wasn’t a prince at all, but a princess!  Princess Twilight Sparkle.  Twilight embraced her and poured her heart out to Rarity, confessing a love she’d hidden for years.  Rarity didn’t know what to do until Twilight pulled her close and kissed her a kiss she never experienced before.

Twilight then carried Rarity to her bed in the castle and made love to her like no pony had in the past.  Twilight asked Rarity to marry her and instantly they were before Princess Celestia in Canterlot Castle Throne Room,  Celestia was about to put a tiara on her head and make her a princess when the dream faded…

‘Horse-apples!’ Thought Rarity, ‘always at the good part.’

Rarity sat up and looked around.

“Twilight?” said Rarity from her bed.

“I’m here,” said Twilight, “Rainbow stopped by to say hi.  I got up as not to disturb you.”

“Thank you Darling,” said Rarity sitting up, “I’m so lucky to have a friend like you.  After you got in bed with me, I slept like a rock.”

It was hard to tell, but Rarity was looking strangely at Twilight.

A candy striper filly walked in the room.  She had a bouquet of flowers.

“How beautiful,” said Rarity, “put them by the bed.”

The candy striper put them where directed.

“Who’re they from,” asked Rarity.

“There’s a card, they were delivered by Rose Luck the florist,” said the candy striper leaving the room.

“Twilight?” said Rarity.

Twilight levitated the card to Rarity.  Rarity read it and screamed:

“Oh Celestia no!”

Rarity lashed out and knocked the arrangement on the floor.

“Rarity,” said Twilight, “what’s wrong?”

“They’re from…

Him!”

Twilight got up and levitated broken vase and flowers to the trash and the card to herself and read it.

So sorry to hear about your unfortunate accident.  I’ll never forget you and our last date.  I’m sure every time you look in a mirror, you’ll remember me and the good times we had.

Lovingly Yours,

Sky Watcher

“That bastard!” exclaimed Twilight.  Rarity had never heard Twilight refer to anypony like that.

“See,” said Rarity, “he’s going to torment me forever!”

“Over my dead, rotting and desiccated corps he will!”  said Twilight getting flush with outrage.  The note vanished in a puff of vapor as well as the offending flowers in the trash.

“How’d he find me?” said Rarity starting to cry again.

“That isn’t hard,” said Twilight, “he knew you were alive when he left, but severely injured so you’d have to go to the local hospital.  Plus he was probably the ‘anonymous source’ who notified the ambulance.

And if he sent the ambulance, then he didn’t intend for you to die.  It probably works to his sick sense of self-worth to know you might be disfigured and hurt, while he goes on with his twisted life.  It was just a last parting shot, probably to upset you and make you think you’re still in peril.

He may even see himself as some kind of hero for calling the ambulance.

One day, he’ll make a mistake and he’ll pay for this, and for the others he’s probably done this to.

I’ll see to it personally!”

Rarity broke down crying again, Twilight lowered the rails and sat on the edge of the bed and held Rarity.

“Don’t be afraid,” said Twilight, stroking Rarity’s mane, “I’ll never let anything bad happen to you.”

“I know,” said Rarity, “I feel safe with you just holding me.  Thank you.”

Rarity surprised Twilight and kissed her on the lips.  It wasn’t what you’d call a romantic kiss, there was no tongue.  But Twilight could tell it was more than the standard issue girly kiss between friends, and it was held for longer than a normal thank you.

Then Rarity tightened her embrace and lay her head against Twilight’s shoulder, sighed and sniffed as she got her crying under control.

Twilight was sorry for what her friend was going through, but with the joy she felt as she held Rarity last night and the way Rarity was clinging to Twilight for comfort, this felt better than she’d ever expected.  If she had her way, she’d hold Rarity forever.

What Twilight couldn’t know was Rarity was feeling the same because to the dream she just had.

It wasn’t long before the nurse brought in breakfast for Rarity and one for Twilight.  Twilight didn’t need to be asked, she was happy to feed Rarity.  That way she knew that Rarity was eating and could keep up her strength.

It felt odd but nice to have a pony who was depending on her.  A pony Twilight enjoyed taking care of.

Twilight was even able to get Rarity to laugh, she was doing little feeding games she’d seen other ponies do with their foals.

“Here comes the choo-choo, open up the tunnel,” Twilight would say as she levitated a fork of food to Rarity and making chugging noises.  Rarity would giggle and open up.

It was later that day and Twilight was talking with Rarity about books.  Twilight never realized Rarity was a big fan of the Shadow Spade novels.  It was nice to find something in common with her friend, it made Twilight feel closer to the white Unicorn.

But their conversation was cut short by a doctor entering the room.

“So Rarity,” said the doctor, “how are you feeling today?”

“I feel so much better with all the care I’ve been receiving from my friend,” said Rarity looking affectionately at Twilight.

“That’s great,” said the doctor, “we were going to release you today, but your chart says you live alone.  Because of that, we’re going to keep you for another couple of days, for observation.”

Rarity felt let down.  She didn’t like having to be stuck in bed in the cold sterile environment of the hospital.

“She won’t be alone doctor,” said Twilight, “I’m going to be watching her, she’ll be coming home with me.”

Rarity’s bandaged face lit up.  She was going to ask Twilight if she could do just that.

“That’d be excellent, princess,” said the doctor.