The Lord of the Ponies: The Friendship of Equestria

Ch.37 Farewell to Fluttershy

Rainbow Dash awoke with a sudden alertness; damp sweat seeped from the Pegasus' pores. She looked around in haste, checking for any sign of intrusion. Finding none, the cyan Pegasus allowed herself some relief.

"It was just a dream," Rainbow Dash assured herself. She laid her head in her hooves, and tried to calm her anxious nerves in the darkness.

Heavy breaths escaped the makeshift prison of the cyan Pegasus' hooves, and in time, Rainbow Dash finally found the peace to depart into the night realm. Rainbow lifted her head from her hooves, and gave one last check to ensure she, and her companions, were safe in Celestia's tent. Through her search, Rainbow Dash realized the absence of two ponies: Fluttershy and Apple Bloom.

"Where could they have gone to at this hour?" questioned the cyan Pegasus, to nopony in particular. Rainbow Dash unwillingly departed her bed, and trotted off, searching for her misplaced friends.

"Fluttershy? Apple Bloom?" quietly called Rainbow, courteous of her sleeping friends.

The cyan Pegasus toured the lower level of Princess Celestia's tent, unable to locate either of her missing friends. Eventually though, Rainbow came upon a staircase, which led up to a balcony.

"This place has a balcony?" questioned Rainbow, before she shed her wings, and quietly hovered up the staircase.

Lunar beams filtered through the doorway, and as Rainbow hovered closer to the entrance of the balcony, she heard the soft humming of a yellow Pegasus, who recited the theme song to Rainbow's favorite children's show (although she would never admit it).

Rainbow Dash entered the doorway, and saw the form of Fluttershy. The Moon shined its bounteous light on the yellow Pegasus' coat, which radiated into a display of golden grandeur. Fluttershy's wings extended from her alluring frame; her wings complimented the angelic image which transfixed Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow couldn't depart her gaze from the Element of Kindness, and the voice of the world became a soft lull as the cyan Pegasus remained enchanted by Fluttershy's moonlight loveliness.

"Rainbow Dash?" a soft voice pervaded the vision which held Rainbow Dash's attention.

"Rainbow Dash?" the voice became more noticeable; the volume of the speaker near unbearable at this point.

"Rainbow Dash?" Rainbow was forced from her illusion, by the gentle shaking of Fluttershy's hoof on her shoulder.

"HM-What?" erupted Rainbow, surprised, and slightly embarrassed, which manifested as the blushing of her cheeks, about the situation which she found herself.

"Oh! I didn't mean to surprise you Rainbow. You were just standing there for a couple minutes, looking like an idiot," reported Fluttershy; the yellow Pegasus' truthfulness served in a less than acceptable manner.

"Well maybe. But if you tell anypony else, I'm going to deny it," assured Rainbow.

Fluttershy giggled quietly, but still loud enough to be comprehensible to the nearby Rainbow Dash.

"What's so funny?" asked Rainbow, curious as to the cause of her friend's appointed laughter.

"Oh, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to hear it, with your ego and all that," answered Fluttershy.

"Come on Fluttershy, I'm Rainbow Dash." Rainbow quickly launched into the sky, and completed a triple backspin before touching down near Fluttershy, "I can handle anything!"

"are-Are you sure you want to hear it?" questioned Fluttershy, reluctant to admit to anything that may hurt her oldest friend's feelings.

"I'm positive. After all, I'm the greatest flyer in all of Equestria, I'm sure I can take anything you can dish out," assured the proud Pegasus.

"Ok. Well, when I found you staring at me, it was really goofy. You had this giant smile on your face, and I think there were literal hearts in your eyes," admitted Fluttershy; her response brightened the red of Rainbow's cheek until it became a red radiation of embarrassment.

"I must have looked quite silly, huh?" queried the embarrassed rainbow-maned Pegasus; she twirled her rainbow tail in her hoof like an anxious school filly on her first day of school.

Fluttershy giggled again; music to Rainbow's ears.

"Yeah, you did," stated Fluttershy, before she and Rainbow broke out in a fit of laughter.

The Pegasi soon silenced themselves, aware of how loud they were, and their many sleeping companions. Fluttershy beckoned Rainbow over to the balcony rail, and soon the cyan Pegasus looked out onto the diverse landscape.

"It's so beautiful here," declared Fluttershy.

"It sure is." Rainbow Dash agreed with Fluttershy, but it wasn't the landscape that drew the cyan Pegasus' attention.

Fluttershy peered onto the forest landscape, admiring the windswept pines which remained steadfast in the face of opposition. 'Oh, if only I was as strong as the pines' wished Fluttershy. A comfortable silence pervaded the night; not even a gust of wind sought to disturb the tranquil setting.

"You remember the day we first met? That day at flight camp," asked Rainbow Dash, somewhat out of the blue.

Fluttershy was drawn aback from her admiration by her friend's question, and turned to face the cyan Pegasus. She found Rainbow also peering out into the forest, but she also noticed the Pegasus' nervous twitch of the eye, which constantly glanced her way.

"Of course I do. You defended me from those Cloudsdale bullies," answered Fluttershy. Of course she remembered. That day was the single most important day of her life: she'd found her best friend, and discovered her Cutie Mark.

"By the way, I never did thank you for protecting me," added Fluttershy.

"Don't worry about it, it's nothing. I knew I could beat those guys in a race, even with a wing tied behind my back," assured Rainbow Dash.

"It's not nothing. If we traded places, I would've undoubtedly backed down from those mean ponies. I'm not as brave as you," admitted Fluttershy; Rainbow was taken aback by her shy friend's response.

"Well, that's the thing isn't it. We all have our flaws, we just need to find our very special somepony; the pony who completes us, and is able to help us overcome our flaws," stated Rainbow Dash; rather philosophical for the usually brash Pegasus.

"Do you think I'll ever find my very special somepony?" asked Fluttershy, who hoped above all else for a yes.

"There's a pony out there for everyone. I'm sure you will find a very special pony to share your life with," answered Rainbow Dash.

Fluttershy peered at Rainbow, noting the cyan Pegasus' lean form and the fine structure of her wings. Rainbow was a strong, athletic pony, and braver than most; a perfect partner for Fluttershy's averse nature. Rainbow Dash gazed on Fluttershy's tender frame, and observed the sensual curves of the naturally beautiful Pegasus. Fluttershy's timid disposition was a perfect match for the cyan Pegasus' brash personality, and Rainbow Dash knew this. Rainbow and Fluttershy slowly approached each other, natural instincts guiding them to their equal. Rainbow grasped Fluttershy's effeminate hooves; stuck between the two mares breasts as they moved as close as possible to one another. Rainbow's head tilted to the right, and Fluttershy's to the left, as the Pegasi wrapped their lips against the other.

Relativity took over for the fair Pegasi, lips-locked in their loving embrace. What seemed like hours took only seconds as neither Rainbow nor Fluttershy wished to suspend their personal moment of passion. Soon ended their endearment, the separation of their bodies left both Pegasi breathless. Cheeks red as the rose, both Pegasi stared lovingly into each other's eyes, and enjoyed their peaceful moment from all the death and violence of the last few days.

"I love you, Fluttershy," recited Rainbow Dash.

"I love you too, Rainbow Dash," assured Fluttershy.

The timid Pegasus' affectionate countenance disappeared, and was replaced with light, muffled tears, as Fluttershy smothered herself in Rainbow's breast.

"What is wrong, Fluttershy?" asked Rainbow Dash, who rubbed Fluttershy's pink mane in an effort to quell the timid Pegasus' sudden outburst of sadness.

Fluttershy retreated from Rainbow's embrace; her expression reflected a sadness which Rainbow couldn't bear to see on her love.

"It's because I love you! I can't bear to see you killed or hurt, and that's why I cannot go any further on this quest. I just can't bear the loss of anymore of my friends, especially my special somepony," admitted Fluttershy; tears rained down like a hurricane.

"You can't leave me! Please, don't leave me, Fluttershy," pleaded Rainbow Dash, but it was too late. Fluttershy retreated to her room, in hopes that her dreams would drown out her sorrow.

"Fluttershy, wait!" called Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy halted her progress to her chamber, and turned into the embrace of the cyan Pegasus.

"If you do plan to leave the Fellowship... just promise me that you'll wait for me," requested Rainbow Dash.

Fluttershy stared longingly into Rainbow's purple eyes; of course she would wait for Rainbow Dash.

"Of course I will wait for you," proclaimed Fluttershy, before kissing Rainbow Dash one more time, and possibly their last time, before the two lovers retired to their separate beds.