Rainbow had decided the smart thing to do was head to Ponyville, but was still trying to decide between going to Twilight or to Rarity. Her pride battling against her sense of reason and finding both to be evenly matched, both catalyzed with anger and hurt at Soarin's naïve act of rejection. That fury powered her wings to her friends, sending her at a reckless speed, one that soon sent her crashing into another flying woman.

"Oi watch where the fuck you're flying idiot. Did you even go to flight school?” The brusque yet strangely familiar voice yelled.

“You were the idiot who crashed into me. You might want to look at getting glasses or else you’ll find yourself smashing into a tree.” Rainbow shot back, shaking the dizziness from her head.

Both women was still shaking her heads in dizziness but as their focuses came back together they realized that they not only knew each other but were actually friends. The woman realized that it was Rainbow Dash she had crashed into and Rainbow for her part realized it was:

"Gilda?" She gasped, her anger immediately disappearing when faced with her friend.

Gilda was like a on again off again sort of friend. She and Rainbow may have been different species but the two had often been incredibly similar. Both headstrong, temperamental and competitive creatures, but still expert flyers and determined. And though neither would admit it they both had reasons to be jealous of the other. Gilda envied Rainbow's pony friends in Ponyville, and Rainbow envied her friend’s sizeable tits.

"Dash fancy meeting you here." Gilda replied, fists formed in one hand, whilst one was hidden behin her back. Her voice turned into a growl."What are you doing here?"

"Er I live here, but why are you here? Don't you live over in Griffonstone?" Rainbow asked, eyes narrowing at Gilda's unnecessary aggression.

"Right, right of course you are." Gilda said, acting as if she was something she hadn't considered. Her aggression disappeared completely bjf instead she became almost shifty eyed. "So how have you been Dash."

Rainbow crossed her arms. "Oh you know just awesome, but you didn't answer me. Why are you here? I haven't seen you in ages."

"Oh well I came to see you of course Dash. Like I said I haven't seen you in ages." Gilda explained with a grin on her face that was far too wide to be anything but forced.

“Okay but why didn’t you send a message first?” Rainbow asked her.

“Oh ummm…” Gilda stuttered, eyes darting around, as if looking for inspiration for some kind of excuse.

“G I only got a handful of hours sleep last night, my crush just asked me for advice dating another girl and all my friends found a roo- I mean they got something I really wanted. I’m not in the mood for you to be keeping secrets so just tell me why you’re really here.” Rainbow shot out, in no mood to deal with her friend’s shit.

Gilda appeared to be taken aback by her forcefulness and distinctly avoiding eye contact she brought her claw out from behind her back. Revealing a bouquet of flowers and a box of heart shaped chocolates. Her face held a luminescent blush, that she tried to hide with a scowl.

“You’re kidding me. You-you?!” Rainbow gasped in outraged disbelief.

"Shut-shut up retard." Gilda shot back, but with a notable quiver in her voice. "What's the big fucking deal anyway? You have your friends and I got a date.”

“I’m just surprised it’s you who’s got a date, you never seemed like the type.” Rainbow said, before becoming much more approachable.

“So who’s the lucky guy, or girl? Are you sure they know what they’re in for? You think they can handle this much griffin?” Rainbow teased, giving Gilda a teasing poke.

“Well he better hope so, cause once I got my claws around Soarin I ain't letting him go." Gilda boasted, with the cocky smirk, but she hadn't realised she had said too much.

"Soarin?" Rainbow asked, eyes narrowing. Gilda's eyes widened as she realised her mistakes. Her eyes darted to the sides looking for escape, but certain she couldn't outfly Rainbow Dash she gave up. Especially as she saw Rainbow's eyes turn red with fury. "You're on a date with SOARIN?!"

"Yeah well why the fuck not? What's the big problem?" Gilda asked, but she already knew exactly what the problem was.

"The big problem? The big problem is that you knew I liked him, I told you months ago but you didn't care." Rainbow growled, seizing Gilda's shirt with rage. "You two timing bitch."

"That's not fucking fair Dash, you have all your pony friends to keep you company but when someone cares about me suddenly I'm a two timing bitch." Gilda spat back, slapping Rainbow's hand off her.

"That's not the point Gilda." Rainbow shot back. "I had my eye on him for months, you knew how I felt about him."

"If you really cared about him you would have asked him out yourself." Gilda pointed out, the two women were now eye to eye, heads just short of slamming into each other. "But he wouldn't have said yes you flat chest bitch."

That crossed a line, as Gilda quickly found out. As Rainbow's fist soon found itself in Gilda's jaw, sending the griffon a good foot back. Wiping the blood from her check. "Oh so that's how it's gonna be then?"

The Griffon was back in an instant, seizing Rainbow's wrists and giving her a kick to the stomach. Rainbow responded by pulling herself free and slapping Gilda's neck. Gilda took the opportunity to wretch her beak around Rainbow's wing, eliciting a screech of pain from the pegasus.

"You bit me? You fucking bit me. You fucking bitch." Rainbow growled, seizing Gilda's wings in retaliation and turning them downward. Following the griffon in the dive the two were sent spiraling towards the ground, the wind whistling in their ears. Soon they slammed into a park together, though Gilda was the one who took the brunt of the damage.

But the griffon wasn't done, sweeping the legs knocking Rainbow off her feet but she caught herself with her wings. Gilda had climbed to her feet and leapt for Rainbow's skull, seizing it in her claw she slammed her into a tree.

"You're supposed to be my friend." Rainbow growled, giving Glida a kick into her side, breaking herself free from her grasp. But before they could charge at each other again they soon both found themselves forcibly sperated and despite many kicks, punches and wrestling to try and get back to each other.

"Let me at her."

"Let me kill this bitch."

But their words fell on death ears as the person separating them was just simply too strong. "What the hell is going on here?"

Author's Note

Followed a suggestion by Lawless to have the girl Soarin was dating be Gilda so the two can fight over it. This has led to Gilda being introduced much sooner than expected, even if it bends my keep it in Ponyville rules. If you had any specific ideas for Gilda I'd post them now.