The Center of Her World

It was a cloudless afternoon in Ponyville. A brilliant blue sky hung overhead as the sun's powerful rays beamed down, casting stark shadows underneath the flying forms of Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. The two pegasi were returning from a flight through the hills outside of town.

Rainbow looked over at Fluttershy as the pair glided down towards the ground. The somewhat frail pegasus was slightly out of breath, but still smiling brightly.

"You're gettin' better at this, Flutters," Rainbow said. "Remember the first time we came through here, and you kept needing to stop? Now look at you! Barely sweating."

Fluttershy giggled. "The first time we came through here, you were also going about three times as fast and telling me to keep up."

Rainbow laughed. "Alright, well, we're both getting better." Fluttershy laughed with her. The pair of them leveled out as they skimmed the ground, gracefully moving around the trees in their path. Ponyville was still a ways off in the distance. They heard only the sounds of rushing air and the chirping of birds.

Rainbow perked her ears up. "So what are those birds saying?"

Fluttershy's ears twitched as she slowed down just a touch. Rainbow fell back with her.

"Well… it doesn't translate directly, but one of them is marking his territory, saying 'This is my area'... Two of them are just saying 'Look how well I can sing!' 'Well, I can sing better!' 'No, me!'" Rainbow laughed.

"And there's another pair…" Fluttershy concentrated, then beamed warmly. "They're just singing a happy duet."

Rainbow took a long look at Fluttershy's smiling face. She saw a lot of beauty in the world through Fluttershy these days.

Rainbow turned forwards again and smirked. "See, I'd heard all that singing was mostly birds trying to get laid."

Fluttershy snorted, then began to giggle. "There was one, but I left him out," she replied.

"Y'ever try to help 'em out? I bet you'd make a great wingpony," Rainbow said, grinning.

"There was one…" Fluttershy said. "There was one bluejay whose voice I'd been hearing for a few weeks outside my bedroom window, and he started to sound so sad… I got to know him a little better, and then I flew over to Applejack's orchard and found a female. I didn't drag her back or anything, but I… well, I put in a good word." Her eyes lit up. "I saw him just last week! He had a nest with three beautiful blue eggs!"

"Nice!" Rainbow said. "That's awesome! You matchmaker, you." Fluttershy giggled.

They approached the borders of the town, Fluttershy's cottage growing nearer. "Alright. See you this evening?" Rainbow said.

Fluttershy nodded and flew closer to Rainbow. "See you this evening!" They shared a brief kiss before Fluttershy broke off, flying for her front door.

Rainbow continued flying, a wide grin on her face. She started to hum a tune, flapping her wings in time.

She looked back, checking to make sure Fluttershy was inside her house.

"Alright… time to stretch." She smirked.

With one powerful beat of her wings, she burst forward, shaking leaves off of the trees around her. She soared towards the center of town, barrel rolls and loops punctuating her flight path.

I grasp the remote again, shutting the laser off. A sizzling burn mark remains on the table, just inches from your flesh, your coat singed. "I'm sorry, I'm not quite sure I heard that. Could you repeat that, Agent Sparkle?"

I breathe out in relief, my heart rate returning to normal. I grit my teeth as I reply. "I said… let's do it your way. Option A." Once again I struggle against the restraints, trying to wrestle all four of my legs free.

I smirk menacingly, and approach you from the side, taking off my gloves. "I do so enjoy Option A more…" I run one hand through your mane, brushing against your horn's magic inhibitor. "...and I like to think you will too." My other hand moves down your stomach, and two of my fingers slide into your folds, stroking you from within.

I gasp briefly before crying out and turning my head away from you. My breath grows faster, and as much as I struggle to contain it, a small moan escap

"Hey, Twilight!" Rainbow flew in through the open window.

"AAAGGH!" Twilight flinched and tumbled off the side of the bed, her hoof sliding out of her with a loud wet sound. Her quill flew from the journal she was writing in, leaving a messy scribble following 'escap'.

"Ooh, what's this? Writing more dirty stories?" Rainbow slowed to a stop on the bed and peered at the journal. She saw two different styles of handwriting. "Wait, is this the book you use to talk to… who was it? Sunset Shimmer! Are you writing dirty stuff to Sunset!?"

She read a few more lines, her eyes slowly widening, then started to skim back through the pages. "Wow. I have got to borrow this at some point." She stopped skimming and frowned. "...Did you spill something on this page?"

A purple glow appeared around the book as it was pulled out from under her. "Rainbow, for—" Twilight sighed. "What are you doing here?" She levitated her quill back over.

One second. Rainbow Dash… dropped in.

"Ehh, just killin' time. Fluttershy needs some time to herself, and needs to make sure all her animals are taken care of for the night. The usual." She switched topics and smirked. "Now, see, I'm hurt. If you're not all pent up for our weekly 'diversions'..." She started up an obviously fake cough. "Friendship orgies!" she said quickly, then resumed coughing. "Sorry. Something caught in my throat." Twilight rolled her eyes.

Oh! Do me a favor. Ask her what her favorite food is.

The book buzzed as Rainbow continued. "Anyway, I'm just sayin', Fluttershy's gonna be all disappointed if you're not really wanting it, you know?"

"Fluttershy, or you?" Twilight raised an eyebrow, chuckling, and then sighed. "But… yeah. I know. It's just so much fun! We're creating stories! ...Terrible, terrible stories, but still." She looked back at the book. "...Um, Sunset wants to know what your favorite food is."

"What? Uh… peanut butter and jam sandwich, I guess. Nothing fancy. Bonus points if it's zap apple jam." She lay down on the bed and propped her head up with her front hooves. "Soooo, how long you been doin' this?"

Twilight looked away awkwardly as she relayed Rainbow's answer to Sunset. "Since… yesterday," she mumbled.

Rainbow laughed. "Yeah, you're not gonna have anything in you by the end of the week, are you?" Twilight grumbled. "Ooh, you know what you should do if you get out of those restraints and she starts letting you participate? If you take her against the wall, kinda like…" She leaned up against the headboard, her hooves moving around the outline of an invisible figure in her lap. "Like she's leaning against you like that, and then you just…" She moved her hoof in circles some inches in front of her crotch. "It's awesome for quiet moments. And then you have all this access to her neck with your mouth and stuff."

Twilight gave her an incredulous look. "Rainbow Dash: Sex Expert!"

Rainbow grinned. "Hey, I'm just saying. I've got a pretty good success rate with that. So you use that on her, and she gets all into it, and then you can… I dunno. Maybe get one of those restraints over her arm and escape."

"Escape!? But then the sex stops! C'mon, Rainbow. First rule of dirty roleplaying: The sex doesn't stop," Twilight said teasingly.

"Oh, right. Yeah, gotta wrap my head around that."

"Anyway, there's certainly nothing wrong with what you're suggesting, but it's not really something Sunset tends to be into—" The book buzzed again, another message from Sunset appearing on the page. "Ah! She says peanut butter and jam sandwiches is what Human Rainbow Dash likes best, too. They don't have zap apples over there, of course." She giggled softly at Sunset's words. "She sounds pretty excited. This whole alternate reality thing is pretty fascinating."

Rainbow cocked her head, thinking. "...I've never really thought about the fact that there's someone else just like me." She paused. "Is she really, like… the same?"

Twilight nodded. "Yeah, all of our matches are pretty much exact copies in different bodies. Every single like and want and personality quirk seems to match up. It might be neat to start arranging some sort of meeting, where everyone can meet their twin, but… on the other hoof, some of them might go a little, um, crazy." She mumbled under her breath as she started to reply to Sunset. "Or I would, if I put the Pinkies together…"

The room was silent for a time as Rainbow was lost in thought. Twilight continued exchanging messages with Sunset on the floor, wrapped up in discussion on alternate realities and future experiments.

"Does she like flyin—" Rainbow spoke up. "Wait. They can't fly, right? Does she like, uh… running? That sounds lame."

Twilight smiled. "She does!"

"Huh…" Rainbow contemplated this. "Is she the best? She's totally the best at everything, right?"

"If you ask her, she is." Twilight laughed.

"Yeah. 'Cause she is." Rainbow grinned. "This other Rainbow sounds pretty awesome. I mean, to be expected, of course." Twilight rolled her eyes playfully. "Ooh! What about her and, like, Human Fluttershy? Are they together? They gotta be, right? Sooner or later."

"Hmm… I don't think we ever talked about that. I think I did hear Fluttershy was with…" Twilight frowned. "Huh. I don't remember. But I guess it must be you. I mean, her-you. Hold on, I'll ask." She scribbled out a message.

Rainbow's head lowered to the bed again. "Heh… I wonder how long it's been for them. Two months, just like us? Maybe even longer! Are they doing that whole 'Friendship Orgy' thing over there, too?"

Twilight chuckled with a hint of resignation. "Yeah, something like that's been developing slowly. I think Pinkie's hosting it over there, and my own twin hasn't even been to one yet. I imagine it'll be a while. I can… I can imagine how I'd feel hearing about that for the first time. And she's certainly not nearly as close with that group as I am with all of you."

The book buzzed, and Twilight began to read the new message. Her expression shifted to a mix of surprise and curiosity. "...Huh."

"Well? Lemmee see!" Rainbow swooped off the bed, grabbing the book and flying into the air in one smooth motion. Her eyes fell to the latest message.

Yeah, she's with Pinkie. Those two are probably the cutest couple I've ever seen. Why? What's it like on your end?

Rainbow stopped and re-read the message, a confused frown beginning to dominate her expression. She glanced at the previous message to make sure Sunset was talking about Fluttershy, then re-read it again.

Twilight nodded to herself, deep in thought. "Now, that's interesting. That's a pretty big divergence."

Rainbow slowly closed the book, wordless.

Twilight noticed her expression. "Oh… um, is everything alright? I mean, it's not… well, I guess I can't really imagine what this must feel like to hear."

Rainbow nodded slowly. "Yeah, I'm… I'm fine. I gotta get going. Gotta get things ready for tonight."

"Alright. I'll talk to Sunset some more." Twilight studied Rainbow's expression. "Don't think about it too much, alright? There's still a lot we don't know."

After a pause, Rainbow gritted her teeth and soared out the window with a flap of her wings.