Dash's head was in the clouds, she swept a perfect arc with her wing-mates on each side, their primaries just barely touching. Daydreams didn't plague her anymore, not with a Shadowbolt in her head to chase them away. "Clipper, Flatfoot; break NOW!" Dash felt the touch of the mare and stallion's feathers leave her own, and beat her wings hard to reach the altitude she needed. All eyes were on her, she saw her own smoke-trail flowing out behind to where Soarin and Fleetfoot had parted from her.

With her speed slowing, Rainbow Dash tilted her wings and gave one last flap. "Trixie, I really wish you were here to see this." The words were lost to the wind and clouds. She tipped her head down and picked the mark on the ground where she would dive to. Rocking forward further, Dash tucked her hooves up, angled her wings just right as altitude yielded speed. Faster and faster she went until her grin fought with the air itself to stay plastered on her face.

A tremble started in one wing, she corrected. Then the other wing too started to shake. Redoubling her focus Rainbow "Crash" Shade Dash, hit the limit of what the world could handle in terms of speed and she pierced through. The slam in her ears was her signal to spread her wings and pull back.

Two speeding pegasi rushed past her head, barely clearing her as they cut through her perfectly timed dive, piercing the heart of the rainboom that spread out around them. Rainbow's heart and ego both thrummed with the delight. As she leveled out, her speed translating horizontally now, she saw dark violet eyes peeking out from under a tilted blue hat. "Master…" Rainbow Dash whispered the word as she passed over Trixie's head, clearing the crowd by no more than a few feet.

Pulling back and up Rainbow shed her speed in a turn and was moving slow again, gliding down to land between Soarin and Fleetfoot. As she hit the ground, the noise in her ears resolved itself; it wasn't her heartbeat, it wasn't the wind, it was the crowd. And right up front, cheering just as wildly as any other colt or filly, was Trixie Lulamoon. She saw me fly! Dash strutted from the landing mat over to the unicorn that held her attention.

Behind her, Dash heard, "Well, at least she found somepony. Never would have thought Crash would tap a unicorn." She knew it was her commander, she didn't care, Trixie was there.

"The Humbled and Amazed Trixie is always amazed to see her pet perform so well." Trixie didn't hold back, she leaned in and rubbed cheeks with Rainbow; what surprised her was how enthusiastically the pegasus returned the attention. "Maybe Trixie should schedule her shows after the Wonderbolt circuit?"

"That would mean… for the whole season… we would be…" Rainbow felt a blush rise in her cheeks. "That would be totally awesome!"

"Then it is settled. Trixie also has a present for her pet." Trixie gestured out of the arena where the Wonderbolts were winding down. "So long as she is finished with her little show, of course?"

"Yeah, that was my last stunt." Without thinking, Dash spread a wing out over Trixie's back; followed her along with her. "So, a show tonight?"

"Trixie planned on it, so long as her Shadowbolt was feeling up to it. Otherwise-" Trixie stopped, the grin on Rainbow's face enough of an answer. "And Trixie might have gotten some new things for Shade."

Dash's whole body seemed to tremble all at once, her breathing slowed, deepened. "Uh… is that… well, did Rarity?" Rainbow's mind raced, she tried to think properly but it just wasn't coming to her. She wanted something, needed it. Until she walked up the ramp into Trixie's little caravan, until she stared at her Master, she wasn't sure what it was.

"Shade, Shade, come out and play." Trixie said the words evenly, making sure Rainbow heard her.

"Ugh…" Rainbow slumped down to the ground. Over a month of being hypnotized, of being restricted from being Shade, took its toll. Shade wasn't tired though, she wasn't worn out in the slightest. Shade was playful. Bounding back up to her hooves, Rainbow nuzzled and licked Trixie's cheeks and mouth. Thank you, thank you, thank you...

"Good girl Shade. Trixie is very proud of her pet for keeping hypnotized all that time. Did it work well? Was Dashy more attentive and aware?" Trixie got more licks, some nods, and a big slurp all the way from her cheek up and to her ear. "Very good girl."

Shade wagged her tail as quickly as she could, fawning over her Master. But the Shadowbolt caught sight of herself in the mirror and froze. Yeah, that is my clothing. We need to get out of that, Master said she had your new stuff. Dash bubbled with excitement, thinking back on the choices she had made with the suit.

Trixie noticed her pet's distraction and began to help, using her magic to peel the old suit off her, removing every sign that the rainbow-maned mare was a Wonderbolt. "Now for Trixie's surprise." She opened a small chest and lifted out the outfit. It looked tiny, designed for a foal. "Lean forward Shade, plot in the air."

Shade wasted no time, leaning forward and balancing on her forelegs and chest. She knew her plot was in the air, but there was nopony she would trust more back there than her Master. The touch of silken fabric on her back-legs surprised Shade, enough that she looked back.

Having practiced on herself, Trixie knew just how tight this outfit was. Pulling the back two sleeves up Rainbow's back legs, the outfit itself was revealed to be patterned on a Shadowbolt. She worked it up the mare's thighs. "Down now." Shade responded immediately and squirmed as Trixie got the tight spider-silk up and over the sporty pegasus' plot.

Shade closed her eyes in bliss, feeling her Master teasing her tail through the outfit, picking and making sure each and every strand was through. She looked back and gave a happy whine at how she knew she looked. We might as well be presenting… she is Master, though. Dash settled back into the relaxation that came with being just an animal, a pet.

Trixie worked the suit over her pet's hips, reaching the really tight bit. "Shade, you know what is coming, don't you?" The Shadowbolt nodded back, looking as excited as could be. "Rarity showed Trixie how to release and tighten this, so hold on a moment." She lit her horn, reached into the garment's weave and pulled on the releases. It was suddenly easier, the outfit pulling down Shade's body. It took a little work to get her wings worked through but Trixie was there, every step of the way to make sure her pet was dressed properly.

The first touch at her forehoof made Shade shake it a little, the second had her look down and give a little growl of excitement. Lifting her foreleg up she watched her Master slid it down into the dark black sock, then they repeated it with her other hoof. The suit pulled all the way up, snugging around Shade's neck. The moment it was on she spun around and pushed her Master over, flopping on top of her and licking her face again and again.

"Sh-Shade!" Trixie was laughing and giggling too much for her words to carry any weight at all as potential commands. She tried to move out from under the enthusiastic pegasus, but heard a growl and got more licks. "Trixie apparently could use a bath."

Shade licked and licked, making sure her Master's face was damp with her saliva. At last, deeming the unicorn "well thanked," Shade shook herself and stood up. You like-like her, don't you? There was no answer, but Dash was acutely aware that Shade was, after all, her a construct of herself. Stupid egg-head stuff, I don't care.

"Trixie was not ready for that, but without a leash on Trixie's pet there is quite assuredly no way to control her." Trixie got up to her hooves and reached one out to rub her pet's mane vigorously. "Good girl, does Shade want her new collar?" It wasn't going to take another pouncing for Trixie to find out how excited the Shadowbolt was to have the new device. She reached into the bottom of the little chest with her magic, lifting out a pitch-black assembly of straps, with a plate of shiny metal on it. "Sit, Shade."

Dash felt her plot connect with the floor very quickly, and once more her tail was swishing from side to side. So good to just wag my tail, everypony knows a pet is happy when they wag their tail. She kept it up, looking up at her Master.

Reaching the heavy-duty bridle-like device out, Trixie worked it around Shade's snout, pulling the straps up her cheeks and tugging the rest of it into place. At last she fastened the strap that locked it all on, around Shade's neck. "The Great and Powerful Trixie has a Great and Powerful Pet." Trixie lifted her hoof and booped the other mare on the nose. "And now anypony who sees Trixie's pet like this, will know who she belongs to." Trixie gestured to the mirror.

Stepping over, Shade gazed into the mirror at the dark pony staring back. The dark bridle-like head-collar made her give a happy whine, until she saw the plaque that was just above her eyes.

Trixie's Pet
If found, return to Castle of Friendship, Ponyville.

Dash flexed her wingtips, her primary feathers curling at their ends. The sound of all the commands Trixie had given her fell away like a card castle collapsing. "Trixie, you are the greatest." Dash leaned up and kissed the surprised unicorn. "And the most powerful." She kissed her again, this time her head lingering, close, after their lips parted.

"Rainbow Dash?" Trixie was in a bit of shock. "Trixie's pet tapped out, what is wrong?" Her empathy for her pet kicked in, Trixie pushed past Dash's lips, inspecting the collar. "Is it hurting her? Did Trixie hurt her pet?"

"No, Trixie, the opposite." Dash blushed. "I wanted to tell you how good it felt, how much I love this. I really like you, Shade… Shade loves you as a pet loves their master. But I wanted you to know, I like you too."

Trixie stared at the mare. Her head went silent, her mouth—for once—staying closed. She likes Trixie? Shade loves Trixie? It was a lot to take in for a mare who could count the number of true friends she had on her hooves. "Rainbow…" She stopped, not sure how to continue. But apparently the other mare did. Trixie felt soft lips press to her own again and after the first startled heartbeats, closed her eyes. Trixie is not a good kisser, but she could learn...

Rainbow Dash hadn't kissed anypony before, it wasn't like she was into stallions… or mares really, but this bond was more special than just what was under a pony's dock. But Trixie was worth doing her best for, and when Rainbow Dash was concerned, if it wasn't a hundred and twenty percent, then it wasn't enough.

Both mares, however, broke apart in giggles when their tongues collided midway and each bit down on their own. "Owth!" Both mares froze, staring at each other and started laughing.

"Trixie is surprised by this, and will need to think more about it. She likes…" No, don't you dare brush her off. Trixie wanted to kick the little voice in her head telling her off. "Trixie loves her pet, she loves the feeling of power it gives her, knowing that somepony would put themselves so far into her power, and want to stay there. She loves Shade." It was as close as she wanted to admit. "Oh bother. Trixie can say she loves Shade because Shade is just a pet, of course a pony loves her pet. It is harder for Trixie to admit she loves another pon-"

Dash's eyes widened, and a grin plastered across her snout. I love how this collar pulls around my face, it moves with me, but reminds me of… where was I? "I think I have the same problem, Trixie. How about we make this easier?" Dash closed her eyes and mentally whistled. Shade, she loves you, she wants to play more.

"What do you-" Trixie was forced onto her back again, the pegasus landing atop her. "Trixie didn't call for Shade, what-" Her tirade halted by a lick on her cheek, Trixie just giggled and reached up with her hooves, rubbing Shade's head. "Shade is a clever pet. But she needs to be under Trixie's control again, at least as far as she wants to be."

It was an odd situation for both of them, Trixie laying on her back, pinned under the other pony, while Shade stared down into her eyes, it took Trixie no time at all in giving the guiding words, laying the foundation, building Shade's tower back up. It came time for the top row. "Trixie's pet will feel good when she follows a command, and extra good when she is told she is a 'good pet.' " Trixie watched Shade, her eyes gazing down almost sightlessly, nod a little. "But above all, Trixie's pet is the Greatest and most Powerful pet, because she IS Trixie's pet." With that, Trixie reached up with her magic and tugged, pulling the corset-like part of Shade's outfit tight, squeezing the sporty mare into an even more defined shape.

I love you, Trixie. Dash knew the words wouldn't leave Shade's lips, she wanted to say them, to make sure Trixie knew, but she knew the best way to show her Master just how much she did love her. Shade leaned down and licked Trixie's nose, getting a gasp and a snort from her. This really is so awesome.

Author's Note

Okay, that is the finale of Dash and Trixie's little game. I think both mares have found a special somepony, even if they are fighting themselves to actually say it out loud. I am sure they will with time... maybe.

Where to from here? I am glad you asked (you did ask, right?), why, there was another mare in the little training session Maud held, a mare who you had not seen before, a mare... okay, it is going to be Cheerilee x Vinyl Scratch. What will they be getting up to? That is for the next sequel to reveal!

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