Love is a Battlefield

by VioletPony

Rating: teen
Tags: Alternate Universe, Sad, Drama, Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Pie Sisters, Rainbow Dash, Other, Romance, Pinkie Pie, Crystal Ponies
Length: 1369

Rainbow Dash meets a mare named Pinkamena, and slowly falls in love with her.

Rainbow Dash, a flyer in the war between King Sombra and The Crystal Empire, meets a mare named Pinkamena, a soon-to-be soldier who came here with her sisters, Limestone, Marble and Maud.

Rainbow is a very tough flyer and fighter. So why is she so soft towards Pinkamena?

(Cover Art was made by ArtyPaints on DeviantArt)

Published 2016-11-20 20:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2017-01-23 02:21:06 UTC

Chapter 1 - War Has Begun

Chapter 1 - War Has Begun

War. It happened so fast. When King Sombra returned, everypony went into a panic. He forced all of the Crystal Ponies to become his slaves. Then brain-washed them to fight against all of the others. Unicorns, Pegasi, Earth Ponies and even all of the Princesses. Sombra first declared war on the Crystal Empire. Then, when he took it over, he declared war on all of Equestria. Soon, war was declared. And all of the ponies in Equestria had to help in some way, shape, or form with the cause. Some helped by joining the war as soldiers or flyers, making food for the soldiers and/or others, making clothes, taking care of animals etc. And its takes the help of everypony.

If we want to win this war, we have to do it together.

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Rainbow Dash had been working as a soldier/flyer for only a couple of weeks or so. But she already felt like she'd been there for half a year or so. Sure, she kind of like how they pushed her do her best and only her best. But that had gotten boring.

They haven't gone into battle yet, and Rainbow Dash was hoping that they would soon, or she was going to die before she even got into the battle, from boredom that is.

Rainbow Dash sighed. She had just finished help loading some of the supplies to help for the war. Mostly food and clothing. She just wanted to stop loading supplies and get into battle already. But she had to do what the Princesses ordered them what to do and when to do it. And right now, it was caring supplies.

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Rainbow had been helping loading supplies for the past hour now, and she was getting tired of it. She was hoping for a miracle to come and get her out of this hell-hole.

"Ok everyone!" A blue coated stallion yelled, making everypony face him and pay attention, including Rainbow Dash.

"I need somepony to take care of four new recruits! They're going to train to become soldiers!"

Oh thank Celestia Dash thought. It must be my lucky day!

Everypony groaned, except Rainbow Dash. For almost everypony hated training new recruits. Why? Well it was like they had to go back to the test that they probably barely completed. That would be like doing some really hard homework assignment and then teaching it to the rest of the class. And nopony wanted to do that. Plus, sometimes the ponies would be annoying or not at all trying.

And almost everypony hated it.

Everypony except Rainbow Dash. She thought of it as if she was the boss, and she would be training a new employee. Besides, she got to show them an example on how to do it. And she loved showing off. So she obviously wanted to be the one to do this.

"I'll do it!" Rainbow Dash shouted over to the stallion. Flying above to reveal to him that she was, yet again, willing to do this.

"You know, you are ALWAYS willing to help new comers Ms. Dash. I appreciate that." The stallion said with his deep voice in a more calming tone than usual.

"Now, GET TO IT!" He then shouted while before saluting.

Rainbow Dash saluted back, smiling. She then dashed off to where she would meet the 4 new ponies she would help train.

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Dash saw 4 mares sitting, waiting for their instructor. One had a gray coat with a darker gray mane and lighter gray streams with purple eyes, another had grayish purple fur with a light gray mane with yellow eyes, the next one had a purple mane with a gray coat and blue-green eyes.

But the last one was the most noticeable and didn't look at all like the rest. She had bright blue eyes with pink fur and a darker pink mane.  The only thing she really had in common with the rest was that her was straight.

Whoa, she's pretty. Dash thought, before flying down towards the 4 mares.

"Welcome!" She said, "you ready to help defend Equestria!?" Dash said, hoping to hipe them up. "YEAH!" The pink mare and the yellow eyed mare yelled. They other 2 didn't say anything, one looked very nervous and scared, and the other seemed to have no emotion.

"So, what are your all's names?"

"My name's Limestone!" The gray-purple fur with the yellow eyes shouted.

"I'm Maud." Said the one with the purple mane and blue-green eyes, with no emotion.

"M...Marble." The one with a gray coat with purple eyes quietly spoke.

"And I'm Pinkamena." Said the one with the bright blue eyes with pink fur. She was almost smiling.

"Nice to meet you all." Dash smiled.  "Now, let's get to training!" Dash shouted, she then flew towards the training grounds. And showed them the first obstacle.

"Its easy! All you have you have to do is jump threw the tires!" Dash explained. There were 20 tires lined up in a row.

"Sounds easy enough!" Limestone said, "and I wanna go first!" She finished, looking pretty confident.

Rainbow grabbed her time watch and was getting ready to start it. "Just tell me when you're ready."

Limestone positioned herself in-front of the tires, "Ready!" She shouted. "Ok...and..GO!"

Limestone leaped into the tires one-by-one. She didn't do it as fast as Rainbow did on her first day of training of course, but nopony could top The Dash. As soon as Limestone was finished Dash stopped the time watch.

"5.65 seconds. No bad Limestone, good work." Dash congratulated her. Limestone just smiled and walked away. She then sat down in a chair not to far from the 1st course, so she could see how her sisters do.

"Who's next?" Dash spoke with excitement, but Maud had no expression still, Pinkamena was looking away with darker pink cheeks, and Marble was hiding behind Pinkamena.

"I'll go." Maud finally spoke. See may show barely any emotion but she knew when things got awkward, so she spoke up. Maud then positioned herself in-front of them.

"Okay...GO!" Dash started the timer as Maud then jumped into the tires one at a time, only a bit faster than Limestone.

"Done." She said, still with no emotion. Rainbow Dash was a bit shocked.

"Wow. 4.33 seconds. Very good." Maud just nodded, though Rainbow could swore she saw a tiny little smile appear. "Ok, who's next?"

"Oh come ON already Marble!" Limestone spoke, "its either now! Or never!" Marble sighed, "Y-you're right." Marble quietly spoke before finally positioning herself in-front of the course.

"Ready...set...GO!" The timer was now counting as Marble tried leaping into the tires, which she did ok at, if you don't count falling on your face and knocking some of the tires out of place. Marble then quickly trotted over to where the tires end.

"21.38 seconds....uh....good try?" Was the only thing that Dash could say. Marble stared at the floor, looking quite embarrassed. Rainbow felt bad for Marble, she knew that she was probably trying her hardest. But it looks as if right now that she probably wont get in unless she steps up her game.

"Alright your next. Pinkamena, right?" Dash asked.

"Yup, that's me!" Pinkamena smiled. It was now finally her turn. This might be my chance Pinkamena thought. She than cleared her mind and focused on the course.

"Ok, ready...set...GO!" The time started, Pinkamena bounced like a bunny in a matter of no time. Before Dash knew it, the pink mare was in-front of her. "So? How'd I do!?" She asked with excitement. Rainbow Dash was stunned, never in her time that she has been here has seen an earth pony, or anypony for that matter, be that fast and flexibility on the first course. Let alone the first DAY.

"2-2 seconds flat." Dash spoke, still not believing the words coming out of her mouth.

Pinkamena gasped, "Really!?!" She yelled surprised as well, "2 seconds FLAT!" "Y-yup.." Dash reassured.

As the other sisters where congratulating her, Dash was feeling a beating in her chest, and she was sweating. Why am I sweating!? Dash asked herself. Its not like im nervous of anything? Right?!