Mine Name Across The Multiverse

"Whoa now, Missy, calm yourself!" the centaur pushed Twilight back. "I know your kind are a jealous type but, no need for such language!"

Twilight's tail was swaying, showing how angry she was.

"Well, fucking sorry, but that's how I fucking talk! Now, stay the fuck away from her!"

The centaur was so displeased in how Twilight was acting. "Why are you doing this!?"

"Because...I...she's...fuck it!" Twilight shouted and turned around, facing Dashie, who was also confused in how Twilight was acting. Twilight looked down at her, her face blushing, her heart beating fast, and she quickly grabbed Dashie's collar and pulled her closer.

"Huh?"

"Rainbow! I lo-" Twilight's mind started to break down as she was to embarrass and scared to tell Dashie the truth. 'No, I can't tell her. I need to wait, and I need do it right, but how?'

"Rainbow? Is that her name?" asked the centaur, poking her head over Twilight's shoulder. She could see the struggle on Twilight's face and sighed.

Dashie could also see poor Twilight's face, like she was really struggling in wanting to say something. She felt it was her fault somehow, so Dashie pulled Twilight's hands off of her collar and held with care, causing Twilight to snapped out of her mind and saw her, confused.

"Twilight..." Dashie slowly moved her hands to the sides of Twilight's face. "Are you okay? Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Twilight's mouth trembled, trying to say something, but couldn't. Instead, she could only do one thing, and that was...

"I'M FINE!" Twilight shouted, smacking Dashie's hands away and looking away with a blush. "Idiot."

Dashie chuckled, knowing Twilight was lying.

The centaur watched all of this, feeling like a third wheel. "Well, I'll love to give y'all some space. But this is my buck and I wanna sleep after all the training I had with the Earth Knight's Captain. Little beat up here as you can see. Plus..." she eyed their bodies. 'Should I report this to the Captain?'

"Earth Knights?" Dashie question after hearing the name but before she could ask more questions, Twilight grabbed her again, but it was with care this time. "Twi?" she could see the worry look, but it wasn't aimed at her but down below, which made Dashie blush as she covered her lower area.

'Not again! I'm still a little ha-'

"Remove your leggings!" Twilight ordered.

"WHAT!? NO WAY!!"

The centaur was also surprised, were they going to do the deed here!? She was gonna ask them but Twilight beat her to it.

"She's hurt! I felt a small bump on her crotch!" Twilight turned to the Centaur.

Dashie herself was in shock by the size that her friend had said. "SMALL!?"

Twilight faced her, becoming more worried. "So it got bigger!?"

Dashie started to shutter as she blushed deep red.

"Well, it was...I mean, it's not SMALL! Okay! But I'm fine, Twi! Please, let's not go there! Let's just relax, okay?"

Twilight sighed and rolled up her jacket's sleeves. "We will. Once we are sure you're not injured." she was about to reach for Dashie's leggings but Dashie pushed Twilight's hands away and ran behind the centaur, hiding. Twilight was getting angry in how Dashie was acting, but she quickly snapped out of it as she saw Dashie's scared face. She could still see the red bruise on her cheek where she hit her...

The Centaur raised her hands up, trying to keep the two apart. "Now, now, y'all calm down. If she's truly hurt, I can check on her as I was trained on field medic duites with healing magic."

Dashie was surprised. "You can!?"

"Of course. I can use low level magic and check you. So, are you okay with that, lil missy?"

Dashie looked at Twilight, and before she could answer, Twilight answered for her.

"Whatever..."

"Huh?" Dashie whispered.

"What?"

The two girls watched as Twilight walked out of the bunk and headed down the hall and leaned on the wall, waiting with her arms crossed. The centaur watched all this as she poked her head out.

"She's an odd one."

"Y-yeah, well..." Dashie didn't know what to say, as she was worried and confused by Twilight's behavior. 'What's going on with her? I know she's worried but...'

The Centaur sighed and closed the door and turning to Dashie. She could see a small bump like how Twilight had said, but she narrowed her eyes as she noticed it was getting smaller each pasting second.

"...are you hiding something, girly?"

Dashie jumped, becoming nervous. "N-no, not really..."

"Well, alright then." she moved her hands towards Dashie's crotch and quickly grabbed the top of the leggings and pulled it down, making Dashie squeal. What the Centaur saw confirmed what she believed. "Ah, you aren't a-"

Dashie covered the Centaur mouth. The Centaur was annoyed by this and was going to give a piece of her mind to the girl, but she stopped. She could feel Dashie's hand shaking like she was scared and looking at her, she could see the tears in her eyes.

"I'm a girl. Honest." she whispered.

The Centaur nodded her head. She felt Dashie removing her hands. She watched as Dashie raised "it", revealing the female part, and the Centaur's cheeks blushed, not believing what she was seeing. A male and female part.

"Ya have a male part, and yet you're a girl?"

"Yeah, I know. I know how strange that is." Dashie replied, pulling her leggings up. "But I was born as a girl but when I hit puberty, my body changed. So, yeah..."

"I have never seen anything like that before. Are ya a new species? Ya kinda look more weird than your angry friend out there." she pointed her thumb to the door.

Dashie did a small chuckle. "It's going to be hard to explain, but we're not from this universe. We jumped here because-"
Dashie was cut off when the centaur covered her mouth.

"Ya are a criminal or runaway?"

Dashie was confused by the question, and the Centaur continued.

"The Only way you'll leave your world is if ya are a criminal or a runaway." she narrowed her eyes, her hand tightening around Dashie's mouth and cheeks. "I want the honest truth, ya hear! I'll know if you are lying and when you do lie, as a knight in training, I'll follow my duty in turning you in, and it won't be pretty. So, tell me now, are ya criminals, runaways or both?"

Dashie could feel her strength, the girl was strong, and it wasn't magic. She felt her mouth being freed. She sighed.
"I'm neither, and I'm sure my friend isn't either. We just happened to be teleported away at the wrong time when we were facing off against someone. Then we ended up in another universe, but that time, Twi seemed to use her jumping abilities... I think?" Dashie wasn't so sure how Spark's jacket worked. "Anyway, we then ended up here."

The Centaur listened and was silent. After a few minutes, she sat down, her arms crossed.

"Okay. I'm a bit of a country gal, and I ain't that bright, but I'm no fool."

"I know, but we're not lyin-"

"If I turn you in, will ya cause trouble?"

"NO! Of course not! I won't ever cause problems, honest!" she soon remembered about Twilight. She made a worried face. "...Twi on the other hand? Yeah, don't piss her off." Dashie rubbed the back of her head but stopped when she heard the laughter from the Centaur.

"Ha! No hint of lying, only being honest, even for your friend." the centaur stood up. "Alright, you can stay with me, as long as you promise not to cause any problems." she removed her visor and placed it on a hook on the wall. "Ya can't tell anyone what ya are, and no funny business." she removed her armor, revealing the chain mail underneath it. She set the armor on the wall, where it stayed thanks to the hooks. She was about to remove her chain mail but stopped. "You two are a couple, correct?"

"Couple!? No, we're not." Dashie quickly answered.

The Centaur wasn't buying it. "Your friend outside seems to disagree with you in how she was acting around you."

Dashie did a small chuckle and waved her hand off at her. "Oh come on, Twi and I are just friends! Pfft, her liking me in that way? HA!"

"Hmm..." the Centaur didn't say anything, but she had a suspicion about Dashie's feelings and how the two were interacting. She decided to keep quiet, and not push the subject. She asked another question. "So, what are you?" she started to remove her chain mail.

Dashie looked down in sadness. "I'm part human, with a bit of Equestrian...and the rest is..." she gulped. "Slime... see, in my universe, slimes are like slugs. Slugs are hermaphrodite, meaning they have both female and m-m-m-" Dashie started to shutter as she looked up and could see the bare fur chest of the Centaur.

"Go on, sugar cube."

"M-m-male p-p-parts..."

"Oh?" the Centaur looked down and saw it growing again, causing her to laugh. "Getting a little excited, are we? Over me!? Ahaha, I can't believe you're easy to get aroused!"

"Hey, shut up!" Dashie shouted, trying to hide her embarrassment.

The Centaur calmed down, but the smirk was still on her face. "Okay, okay. I get it now, but why are you hiding this from your friend? Haven't told her this, going off by your reaction. So, why?"

Dashie rubbed the back of her head, not sure what to say. She sat down on the hay bed.

"Well, it's like this, okay? It's complicated... I don't know how she will handle it, okay? Like, I'm shock you were so okay about it. In my universe, many will call me a freak or other hurtful things, if they knew. See, growing both sex parts isn't a thing in my universe, and I doubt it's common in other universes..." Dashie sighed as she covered her face. "I don't want Twi to think I'm a freak or something. So, yeah, that's why I haven't told her yet. I don't want to lose a friend I just made..."

"Well, you should tell her soon, or she'll find out by accident."

"Yeah, yeah. I'll tell her. Just, not today, please?"

"Okay. I'll keep this secret, and when the time is right, you tell her."

Dashie gave the girl a thumbs up.

"Oh, right, what's your name, lil missy?"

Dashie smiled and reach out for a handshake. "Dashiell Reinbold, but friends call me Dashie. You?"

"Well, nice to meet ya, Dashie. My name is Artoria Javeria, but everyone calls me AJ for short. Now, I know there are a lot of questions both sides have right now, but I'm too tired right now." AJ yawned and pointed to the door. "You can stay in any of the bunks in these barracks. I'm the only one here. We can pick this up tomorrow."

"Sure, and thanks." Dashie opened the door.

"Hey." AJ called out, making Dashie stopped. "I'm not a pervert or nothing, but your lil guy, ya should learn to be more careful about that."

Dashie blushed. "Yeah...haha...ha... thanks for tip and letting us stay."

"Anytime." AJ replied, watching Dashie left and closed the door.

Dashie stood there, bright red in the face as she looked down at her lower parts. 'It's easy getting a boner when you see a bare fur chest right in front of you. Geez, I can't help it... also doesn't help when Twi and I keep getting in those weird positions.' She sighed, then looked down the hall and could see Twilight just leaning on the wall but did take notice of her. "Hey, Twi. Co-"

Dashie didn't need to finish as Twilight suddenly teleported over to her and standing before her, all worried but yet, trying to hide it. Dashie eyed her tail, seeing it wagging like a dog that was happy to see her owner.

"Uhhh..."

Twilight looked away. "She didn't do anything weird to you, right?"

Dashie smiled and shook her head. "Nope."

Twilight faced her, not believing her. "I heard you yelling like a big baby, a few moments ago. You're fine? You're not hurt or nothing?"

Dashie chuckled. "I'm fine, Twi."

"..."

"Trust me." Dashie held her hands and looked her in the eyes. "I'm fine. Okay?"

"Fine, whatever..." Twilight was silent and then realized Dashie was holding her hands. She blushed and pulled her hands away and took a step back. She saw Dashie's smile, but her ears were twitching with happiness. "...fine."

Dashie noticed the ear twitch. "What was that?"

"Nothing!" Twilight turned her back to her now, but showing her tail wagging super hard now, which made Dashie giggle.

After a bit and calming Twilight down, Dashie explained to her that they could stay in one of the bunks. Then they will need to explain to AJ about what was going on.

"I see, so she trusts us and wants to know what's happening, huh?"

"Yup, I was thinking what we should start with tomorrow with. But right now, let's relax and sleep, it's been a long day. Tomorrow will be a busy day."

Twilight didn't say anything. She watched as Dashie entered one of the bunks and laid down on the hay bed, stretching her limbs out and yawning. She heard her say goodnight to her and closed the door. Making Twilight just stand out there, looking at the door, blushing.

Twilight wanted to say something to her, not about her feelings, but about being sorry for hurting her in the way she did. She could tell that Dashie was trying to ignore the whole thing, and not bring it up, which is good, but Twilight still needed to apologize.

'How am I going to say it? Do I just apologize and move on, or do I need to talk more about it?' she thought to herself, looking at her feet.

Unknown to her, the light figure slowly poked her head from behind Twilight's shoulder, looking annoyed. "Just kiss her and say, sorry, Twilight!" the figure opened her wings and hovered around Twilight, arms folded. "Say you didn't mean to hurt her and that you love her and want her. Then you both kiss and hug each other, and everything will be fine!" the figure had her hand out, trying to grab Twilight's hand and force her to see Dashie, who was in her bunk. But her hand phase through it, making the light figure sad. "...I hope you can let me in soon..." she looked up at Twilight, seeing her sad face as she kept thinking in what she should do. "I miss talking to you as you could hear me. You can't, right now. But I know, someday, you'll hear me." the light figure moved in front of Twilight's face, giving a smile.

"Spark..." Twilight whispered, causing the figure to become shocked. "Mom... what should I do? You always had the right words to say when I needed you. What should I do now?"

The light figure smiled as she placed a hand on her chest and then Twilight's. "Your spark will lead the way. Trust in it, Twilight."

Twilight blinked, her ears twitching as she felt the warmth and could have sworn she could feel something over her chest. She touched her chest and felt the warmth leaving. Whatever she felt, this made her smile a bit. She placed her head on Dashie's door.

'If you were here, you'll tell me to believe in the spark and that it will always lead the way.' Twilight closed her eyes, smiling but stopped when she heard something coming from the room. "Huh?" she placed her ear on the door and listen closely, and could hear some soft breathing and panting. She was confused at first, but then those soft breathings became fast and soon, she heard Dashie's voice but sounding like she was in pain.

"G-guh, no. Stop this, I shouldn't be, ngh...ahh.."

Twilight was confused and wanted to open the door, but something told her not too. Even more so with her fear of hurting Dashie was still fresh in her mind. The light figure appeared from above and looked even more annoyed than last time.

"Open the door! You are going to learn about Dashie's little friend one day, so it better be now than later! Out of all the rewrites, this will be the less awkward one." the figure placed her hand on the knob but like before, her hand phased through it.

Twilight was about to step back, but she heard Dashie's soft voice, but sounding sad, as she called out her name.

"T-Twi..."

'She needs me!' Twilight didn't react at first, but then her instincts kicked in, and she was quick to kick open the door and stepped inside. "RAINBOW! I HEARD YOU! ARE YOU OKAY!?"

Dashie covered herself with her wings and looking so embarrass as she blushed. She tried to speak, but she couldn't get any words out.

Twilight lowered herself and was about to touch her, but...

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

Twilight was shocked and looked at Dashie. She could see the anger and pain on her face.

"JUST, STOP, TWI. I-I-I'M FINE!"

"But..."

"P-please, leave, Twi. I'm fine."

"You are not. Please, I'm sorry about-" Twilight reached out her hand, but stopped when Dashie slapped it away.

"JUST GO! I CAN'T BEAR TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW, OKAY!? JUST...leave."

Twilight was hurt. Her heart was breaking, but she could see that Dashie was serious, and Twilight knew pushing the subject would just make it worst.

"...okay." she stood up and looked down. "I'm sorry." she headed out, and without turning around, she said her last words to Dashie. "Please, forgive me..." she closed the door.

"Scratch that." the light figure said, watching the whole thing and standing beside Twilight, who was trying her best to not cry. "This might be the most awkward version, yet."

Dashie heard what Twilight had said to her. She felt so guilty, and angry at the same time, but most of all, she felt ashamed. She looked down between her legs and seeing the mess she made. She just wanted the pent-up feelings and thoughts to end, and she hated it when she had to use her friend in her thoughts as she was trying to release those feelings. It's just wrong, and yet, she can't help it.

"I'm doing it again. Using and thinking of a friend in a sexual way..."

Dashie curled up, disappearing into her wings as she sat there.

'I'm just a pervert, who can't control her own emotions... because of this stupid...' she cleaned herself up but as she did so, she kept thinking about Twilight. "Why? Why I choose you, out of all the other girls I know...I went straight to you, Twi... why?"

Dashie closed her eyes and, soon, lay down on the hay bed. Her thoughts were still of Twilight, but as she fell asleep, her thoughts became more peaceful and sweet, and Dashie couldn't stop smiling.

Meanwhile, Twilight was just sitting by Dashie's door. Her arms over her knees and her head down, with her tail curled up under her, not moving an inch. The light figure lowered herself to her, wanting to pet her, but couldn't. What she heard broke her heart.

"Can't lose her... can't lose her, please, Mom, I can't lose her again. I just can't." she started to cry, making the light figure look sad.

"You won't. I know it..." she tried to hug her but phased right through her. She slowly leaned back and spoke. "Be strong, like your wonderful mother, Spark. Don't lose your hope, Twilight. Dashie will be fine, and you will too."

Sadly, Twilight won't hear this as she softly cried to herself...

AJ's door was crack opened a little, revealing AJ herself had watched the whole thing. She quietly closed the door and sighed as she got back into position on her bed.

"I can already tell those two will have problems, but it's clear they have a strong connection. Maybe stronger than any other couple, I've ever seen."

She tossed her blanket over her body and closed her eyes.

"...I wish to meet someone that will love me as much as that Twilight girl loves Dashie. That will be a blessing from Haydon."
She slowly fell asleep.

Static and prism lights filled the darkness and soon, AJ found herself on an apple farm, one looking like her old home. She was running toward a tree and with a swift bucking kick from her horse legs, she knocks out all the apples into the buckets. She stood proud in her work and turned around when she heard a voice.

"Good afternoon. My name is Twilight Spark-"

But AJ stopped Twilight, who looked normal, from finishing as she shook her hand in a very friendly gesture.

"Well, howdy-doo, Miss Twilight, a pleasure makin' your acquaintance. I'm A[static]j[static]. We here at Sweet Apple Acres sure do like makin' new friends!"

Twilight felt like her arm was going to be torn off if this handshake kept going. "Friends? Actually, I-"

Again, Twilight was cut off when AJ spoke, letting her hand go. "So, what can I do you for?"

AJ smiled, seeing Twilight still moving her hand up and down, not aware that the handshake was over. Before Twilight could realize this, the scene filled with loud static and bright prism lights, blinding and deafening AJ.

"What in tarnation is happenin' here?"

Soon, AJ could hear someone growling with anger, she slowly opened her eyes and could see Dashie, also looking normal, at the front of the line where apple cider was being sold. It seemed the last barrel ran out.

"Heh. Sorry, everypony! That's it for today!" AJ answered to everyone, seeing and hearing the folks in line being all sad.

AJ didn't have a chance to react when Dashie suddenly flew above her, all mad. "Surprise, surprise." she pointed at AJ with a mad look. "You ran out again!" everyone in the line was agreeing with her and there was a faint shy voice speaking, but Dashie spoke up after landing. "Why can't you make enough cider for all of us?" Dashie placed her hand over her chest, now looking sad. "Or at least for me!"

This caused AJ to blush a little, and before she found the words to answer, everything around her went white. Her mind suddenly felt like it was being hit by something, and her vision was filled with prism lights. She could see memories of herself and Dashie hanging out with each memory, she felt something deep in her heart.

"What? I..."

Her memory self and Dashie were laughing, having a good time, and feeling closer than they have ever been. AJ didn't know why, but her heart was telling her to hold Dashie and never let her go. She reached out, but before she could hold her, Twilight's arms appeared, beating her to it, and pulling Dashie in close. This made AJ feel something sad within her.

"...this pain. It feels familiar, like..."

Before she could finish, the scene changed, but it was her and Twilight, hanging out and being friends. Evening into the far future, they were good of friends still, even if they aged a lot. She remembered a memory as she started to relive it.
Twilight and her were on the farm. Twilight used her magic to help fix the broken roof as AJ was up there, hammering away. She removed her hat and wiped her forehead of sweat.

"How are ya holdin' up, Twi? We can stop, if you're tired." she shouted back down to the ground, seeing a blushing Twilight as she was given new roof shingles to her with her magic.

"It's okay, AJ. I'm fine." Twilight replied, hearing her friend. She soon teleported to her, hovering there with her wings. She still had a blushing face. "...I'm sorry for..."

AJ laughed it off, knowing her friend was still worried about destroying her barn's roof. "Twi, it's fine. You're still new to your powers, and you didn't know what would happen when you and Dashie had se-"

Twilight groaned in embarrassment, hiding her face in her hands, which caused AJ to laugh even more.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. Like I said, it was an accident. It was a funny one."

"How are you so forgiving, AJ?" Twilight asked, sitting down next to her.

AJ sat down and tried to cool down as she waved her hat over her face. "Well, we're friends, Twi. It's what we do. We forgive each other, and move on."

She could see her answer was right, but Twilight still looked so...sad?

"AJ... I never really got to say this, but..." she breathed in and then out. She turned to her, but AJ stopped her.

"I knew one day, you'll fall for her, Twi."

This caused Twilight's face to turn super red, as her heart was racing. "H-huh?"

AJ was smiling at her. "Look, it's not a big secret that you and Dashie are very close back then. Everyone sees that. So when Dashie finally asked you out, after all those years when you two saved Braver and her twin sister, help raising Braver like your daughter, and being her mothers."

"..." Twilight didn't say anything. Just listening, as her cheeks were still bright red.

"Everyone was so happy and proud for you two. You two are so perfect for each other, and I can say, we are all jealous of you. You two are perfect for each other like you were made to be together, even if you two have hiccups." AJ gave her a pat on the shoulder. "Don't worry. I know what you are going to say, but it's nothing at all to talk about."

AJ was about to go back to work, but she heard Twilight's voice, and it sounded mad.

"Your feelings are nothing, AJ!"

The sudden yelling made her jump, almost falling off the roof. Lucky Twilight caught her with her magic and helped her to stand right again.

"AJ, everyone thought that you and Dashie were going to be a perfect couple, and not a single one thought of me as the one dating Dashie. You two were perfect, even I saw that, but not a single day goes by that I don't ever stop thinking that I took your chance away from her." Twilight's eyes were wet with tears, and she was looking at the ground.

AJ, who was in Twilight's spell, was about to speak, but stopped when Twilight was still talking.

"Even with Dashie, I still feel like something off. That Dashie should have been with you. I feel like a mistake and not fit for her. It should have been yo-"

Twilight was cut off as she felt AJ's hand on her head. It was a playful bop on the head. She looked up, and could see a smiling face from her dear friend.

"Twi, that is the past. That was the old me, and not the current one. The past is in the past, and the future is the future." she could feel the magic aura leaving her body, allowing her to move freely again. "I accepted my loss long ago and now, the only thing I want is for Dashie to be happy." she hugged her. "Same with you, and that's the honest truth."

"AJ..."

"So don't think otherwise, because it will hurt her seeing you think like that and that is something I will never let stand, understand?"

Twilight sniffed and nodded her head.

"Good."

The two friends let go and went back to work on the roof. AJ stopped and giggle.

"...so, Dashie is that good in bed, huh? That you can't handle your own magic."

Twilight went red in the face again, causing AJ to laugh out loud.

"W-w-what are y-you t-t-talking about!?"

AJ kept laughing, and this made Twilight mad, but soon, she started to join in the laughter...

AJ opened her eyes and blinked. She was back in her bunk, she leaned over to the wall and pulling a piece of a pipe. Sunlight blasted out of the pipe, showing it was morning. She yawned and tried to figure out that weird dream she had...

"Huh?"

She couldn't remember what the dream she had, but she remembered she had one.

"Strange. Wonder what that dream was about..."

She removed the blanket from her body and raised her arms above her head to stretch. She looked at the door while she was doing this, and flashes of Dashie filled her mind, making her heart race for some odd reason. She looked down at her bare fur chest and blush as she sees the tips standing up through the fur.

"Whoa now! You two better sit right back down, ya hear!"

She covered her chest, feeling her heart beating and her body getting hot.

"What the hay was that about!?"

She shook off the weird feeling and stood up. She walked to the door and opened it. She was shock to see Twilight in the same spot that she was in since yesterday night. She was still awake and repeating one thing.

"Can't lose her again..."

AJ felt worried now.

"Hey, uh, Miss Twilight. Are you okay?"

Twilight didn't answer.

"Hello, anyone home?"

Twilight slowly looked up, seeing a concerned AJ, who was in front of her, looking worried. Twilight had bags under her eyes, and it was clear she had stayed up all night.

"Mornin'..."

"Are you alright, sugar cube?"

"Not really, but I'm okay." Twilight answered in a rough and dry voice. She looked back down, and the light figure, who was behind her, was looking worried.

"Twilight..." the figure spoke to her, but Twilight didn't hear her. Not even AJ heard or saw this light figure.

AJ sighed, knowing Twilight must have some trouble, like no one will be acting like this unless something happened. "Sugar cube, do you need anything? I can get you a drink of water."

"I'm fine, really." Twilight replied, looking back at AJ, trying to smile but nothing. She looked dead inside.

AJ shook her head and reach out to her, grabbing her hand and shaking it all very friendly like. "Artoria Javeria is my name! But please, call me AJ!"

"...Twilight Spark..."

"Nice to meet you, Twi."

This caught her attention. Her ears twitched and she looked at her. "Did you just called me, Twi?" AJ nodded and let go, making Twilight still shaking her hand up and down, until she realized it and stopped. She gave AJ a cold look. "Well, don't! Only Rainbow is allowed to call me, Twi."

AJ giggled and looked at her. "Sure, thing, Sugar cube." she winked at her.

This made Twilight blush and quickly turn away, but AJ was still looking at her.

"Be honest with your feelings."

Twilight quickly looked at her, confused. "Huh?"

"If you care about Dashie, then you need to be honest with your feelings. Don't be scared."

Twilight blinked a few times.

"What are you talking about?"

"Just be yourself. Honest."

"AJ..."

"Now, why don't you and I get to know each other? What do ya say?" she patted Twilight's shoulder as she sat next to her on the floor.

Twilight was on guard. "Why are you so nice to me?"

AJ smiled. "Well, it's a knight's duty to be nice and friendly with all. No matter if they are friend or foe."

Twilight gave her a look.

"Well, not enemy, but you get the point. I'm not a knight, not yet, but still." she rubbed the back of her head.

"..." Twilight didn't say a thing.

AJ could see Twilight's stare, making her sweat a little. "Okay, I'll admit, I'm not that good with socializing. Heck, my first real friend was my dog..." she sighed. "...A country pumpkin like myself, living on a farm, and never leaving until a few years ago. Never having a good conversation with anyone else."

"..." Twilight was still quiet.

"..." AJ started to play with her hair, feeling uncomfortable with Twilight's judging eyes and being all silent.

"Still the same way you two always meet!" said the light figure, hovering above and between them. "Ah! The awkward silents will never get old between you and AJ!" she giggled and return to listening.

AJ caved in and asked Twilight why wasn't she talking back to her, which made Twilight answer.

"...I'm not that talkative around new people I meet. Especially after everything that happened, last night."

"Oh. Oh! Yeah, that must have been hard for ya. Sorry about that, sugar cube." AJ rubbed the back of her neck, still feeling uncomfortable.

The two looked away, and just looking off to AJ's opened bunk room. It was like this for a few minutes until one of them spoke up, and that person was Twilight.

"...so, you are a knight, huh?"

"Well, not yet, but someday."

Twilight looked at her. "So, you want to be a knight?"

AJ smirk as she pounded her bare fur chest, making her breast jiggle a little. Twilight took notice of this. "Yes, ma'am. I want to prove myself and protect the weak." she faced her, noticing she was staring at her, but AJ ignored it and continued on. "See, a long time ago, Queen Haydon's sons came to this land and encounter the race of Equestria, earth ponies, unicorns and Pegasus."

Twilight knew this tale, as in her old universe, Tirek and Scorpan visited Equestria, so they could steal the magic of all living creature. Scorpan befriend the ponies and became friends with them all but, Tirek was against it. Soon, Scorpan betrayed his brother by warning the Princess of why they were here to do. His brother was sent away into the deep depths of Tartarus, forever lock away. She listened closely to AJ.

"Both Great Lords befriended the ponies and their Princesses. Many moons later, both sons married Celetsia and Luna. Because of the marriage of both kingdoms, Equestria's borders were opened for all centaurs to cross and live in Equestria and vice versa."

Twilight blinked. She couldn't believe her ears. This universe changed because their Tirek joined his brother in befriending the ponies.

"Soon, ponies genes and centaur genes started mixing and becoming stronger." AJ pointed at herself, flexing. "I'm one of those lucky ones." she kept flexing but noticed that Twilight looked annoyed, so she coughed and continued on. "Anyway, ponies as you know it is a very rare breed, as the majority of the population is now made up of centaurs. As a result, ponies and the centaurs' relationship grew close and the kingdom's border was still open. So, here's the part why I want to be a knight."

Twilight watched as AJ stood up and pointed her hand into the air, making it look like she was holding a sword.

"I live in a small pumpkin country town, where it's mostly ponies. My mother and father were great knights, but they lost their lives in protecting the town from timber wolves. I want to be like them, protecting others and keeping the ones you love and care about safe." she looked down, closing her eyes. "...when I heard the news, I was devastated and didn't eat or sleep for a whole month. Then, I made a promise that I will be a knight and make my parents proud, and most of all, stay true to our family's knight code and that is being always honest! So, I train day and night, and never let up until I become a knight, just like them!"

She stood strong and proud, and Twilight saw this.

"...that is a nice goal, AJ." Twilight whispered.

AJ faced her, smiling as her arms were on her hips.

"Thanks, Twi-I mean Twilight! But of course..." her ears lowered, showing she was sad now. "It's not an easy goal."

"Oh? And why's that?"

AJ looked down the empty bunks, and then back to her. "Because I can't even pass the first round of passing the entrance exam..."

"What!?" Twilight was surprise by this.

AJ rubbed the back of her head and having a tiny blush. "Yeah, I have no talent with the sword." she back to her bunk and returned with a sword. She started doing the most painful and cringe swordplay that Twilight have ever seen in her life, it was like seeing that old video meme of the fat kid with the lightsaber but ten times worst.

"Oh, sweet Celestia, my eyes!"

"See, what I mean." AJ replied, feeling embarrassed and looking down at the floor, stabbing the wooden floor with her sword.

Twilight was speechless. She wasn't sure what to do, she wasn't here to help this failure of a knight and guessing how nothing bad had happened in this universe history, there is no war or anything. Her aid wasn't needed here, and she didn't want to waste it on something useless.

'What's the point in helping her? If she can't do one task, then why waste time.'

Twilight was thinking to herself, looking away from AJ, who was looking at her and wondering if she was coming up with a plan to help her be a knight.

"Hmm..."

AJ was getting her hopes up and Twilight was feeling uncomfortable as she could feel AJ looking at her. Twilight stood up and faced her with a cold look.

"There is no point in helping someone that doesn't belong in something that they fail at."

"H-huh!?" AJ's eyes widen in shock, her whole face looking hurt as her heart was breaking.

Twilight closed her eyes and turned her back to her. "You heard me, I'm not going to help you. It's not my problem or anypony else. So, I suggest you find another passion in your life, instead of chasing an impossible dream."

AJ looked down, seeing the sword in the wooden floor. She squeezed her fists and grit her teeth in anger.

"Who in the hay are you to say that I'm not good enough!?"

"..."

"Answer me!" AJ was about to grab her by the collar, but something stopped her. The bunk door that Dashie slept in, opened.

Walking out to them was Dashie, who looked half a sleep as she yawned. "Morning. What's with all the yelling?"

Twilight was surprised and happy to see Dashie again, she didn't waste time and pushed AJ away, giving Dashie more room to step outside into the hall.

"Morning, Rainbow. Nothing, just some idiot thinking she can be something she's not." Twilight answered, smiling.

AJ was about to yell at her, but Dashie spoke up.

"What? What are you talking about?" she asked in a confused tone. Dashie looked over to AJ, seeing her upset expression.

"It's nothing." Twilight quickly replied, trying to push her away and down the hall. "We were just-"

"Hey!" Dashie pulled away from Twilight and flew to the ceiling, hovering upside down. "Twi, what did you do!? AJ looks super mad."

"N-nothing. I did nothing." Twilight's eyes were darting left and right, avoiding Dashie's angry eyes.

Dashie narrowed her eyes. "Then why is AJ, red in the face and holding her fists? Also about to punch you as I'm saying this."

"Huh?"

Twilight quickly turned around in time for her face to be hit. It was a good solid punch, causing Twilight's body to spin in the air and fall to the ground.

"You were saying, Twi." Dashie crossed her arms, still hovering in the air upside down.

"I did nothing." Twilight answered, rubbing her cheek and looking at her with her one eye.

"Then why did AJ punched you!?"

Twilight stood up and narrowed her eyes at AJ, who had her fist up and ready for a fight.

"I did fuck nothing but told her the damn truth! If this bitch wants a fight." she took a stance, readying herself as well. "Then I'll give her a fucking fight!"

Dashie quickly got between them and yelled. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down, you two! You two just met, so why are you two fighting!? AJ, explain what's going on, right now."

Before AJ could say anything, Twilight forced Dashie around, looking hurt. "What!? You don't trust in my words?"

"Wha!? Of course, I trust you, but I don't trust the fact you two are acting like enemies, just when we meet each other. So, I want the full story, Twi. So unless you tell me or AJ would. Then neither of you are leaving this spot until one of you two tells me what's going on." Dashie had her arms cross, her wings flapping, and her foot tapping, waiting.

Twilight looked angry and looked away. "Fuck off! We are friends, right!? You should be trusting me and not her!"

Dashie didn't respond, causing Twilight to feel worried. She slightly looked at her.

"...Rainbow? You do trust me, right?"

"Can you stop acting like this!?" Dashie shouted, having enough of Twilight's cold and harsh attitude.

"What's wrong with the way I'm acting?"

"You're acting like a spoiled brat that is not getting their way. I'm sick of this, Twilight." she pushed her, shocking Twilight not only that she was pushed but how much force was behind it. "I want to be your friend, but you keep acting like this! You keep putting a wall up and not letting anyone in. Not even me, even though sometimes I feel you want me to get closer, and yet you don't at the same time. Twilight, why are you pushing me away like this? Being a big jerk!? I'm not a mind reader, Twi, so tell me!"

Twilight was speechless, her mind racing and her heart beating. She looked at Dashie and felt her whole body burning, especially her cheeks.

'Rainbow, why can't you see? I want to be with you, but...'

"..." she wanted to tell her. To confess her true feelings, why she was always like this, but no words came out. Instead, she said something that she hated and regretted saying. "Tsk, I knew you were pretending to be my friend."

"Huh?" Dashie was speechless now.

"Don't play stupid. You heard me. You are pretending to be my friend. All that cool and awesome talk of wanting to be a friend, always wanting to be there for me was all a lie, wasn't it? Well, guess what? I don't need a fake friend, especially one like you!" Twilight yelled, glaring.

"What!? No! I would never lie to you, Twi!" Dashie tried to get closer, but Twilight didn't let her as she...

"SHUT UP!"

Twilight raised her fist and punched Dashie in the face, making her fly across the hall and hitting the wall at the end, cracking it a little. She slid down it. AJ was in shock in what she saw and rushed toward Dashie, hoping she was alright. Twilight, on the other hand?

"R-Rainbow...?" her hand was still up, shaking as her whole body was. Her vision was blurry and her eyes were wet. 'W-what have I done?'

The light figure looked upset as she floated next to Twilight. She turned toward her, watching as Twilight's legs gave up, and she fell on her knees. Twilight was seeing visions of her Rainbow Dash, dead in her arms.

"I did this to her. It's my fault. This is all my fault."

She was losing her sanity again.

AJ rushed toward Dashie, calling her name. When she got to her, she gently picked her up and laid her head on her lap. She could see that Dashie wasn't hurt, which was odd because anyone who was hit and hitting into hard brick walls should be bleeding or having broken limbs, but she couldn't see any of that.

"Hey, Dashie! Dashie, please say something." AJ called out.

"Uh..." Dashie groaned, opening her eyes.

"Thank goodness. Are you okay? Does it hurt anywhere?"

Dashie vision was blurry at first, as she hardly makes out AJ but soon, her vision returns and saw her. "AJ...?" Dashie's face went from calm to shock and red, as Dashie's could see AJ's bare fur chest above her and how close she was to them. She could feel her hot breath, and this made her body hot.

'Oh, crap! She is looking down at me, while I'm laying on her lap, and can see her...' she gulped as the hills were staring back. '...her...beautiful hills. Holy cow, they aren't huge but man! They look so soft and warm. I wonder what it feels like to touch them. No, no, no!' Dashie shook her head and covered her lower area, which caused AJ to take notice.

"...?" AJ soon went red and covered her breasts, blushing. "Again? Really? Me? Ugh, sorry, Dashie."

"I-it's fine. Not like it was intentional or anything."

"..."

"..."

The two girls blushed and avoided each other's gaze, until a few moments later, they started laughing, making the two of them look at each other, seeing how silly they were acting.

"We're a bunch of dummies, huh, Dashie?"

"Yeah."

They smiled and AJ was happy that Dashie was alright. Dashie got off AJ's lap and reach out to her, want to help her up.

"...right in front me, huh?"

Both girls stopped looking at each other and turned down the hall, seeing Twilight glaring at them, like she was heartbroken.

"So, all the talk of being a best friend, is nothing but lies, right Rainbow?" her horn started to spark and released its energy, blasting its magical energy around the place, damaging everything in its wake.

"Twilight! Stop!" AJ shouted, standing in front of Dashie, but Dashie push through, not wanting to be shielded by her but somehow, Dashie tripped forward, leaving her hands on top of AJ's breasts, making her squeeze them and AJ felt it, making her moan. "D-Dashie..."

Dashie quickly let go. "AJ!? THIS IS A-"

"Hmph." Twilight's horn stopped glowing, but her eyes were still glowing and were still mad. "I get it now! You just want to grope any girls you meet and tell them the things they want to hear! You're nothing but a perverted player, Rainbow!" her whole body started to give off the magical energy now, unleashing powerful magic around her and making it crack the floor beneath her.

"Twi, please stop. You're not acting like yourself. Calm down and let's talk." Dashie tried to calm her down, flying towards her.

"Get back! You don't care about me, not at all!" Twilight shouted, having tears running down her cheeks.

Dashie got close to her, reaching out to her. "Twi, I do care for you, please. You need to calm down, Twi."

"..."

"..."

'Caring?' she thought to herself. "...care...? Care!? You don't care for me, Rainbow. Not one bit."

The light figure suddenly drop to the floor, she was in pain as her white light was going dim. She looked up at Twilight, seeing the hopelessness in her eyes.

"Twilight, don't give up on hope. You and Dashie are always meant to be together! Don't let the darkness and despair of hopelessness consume your heart!"

Her words fell upon deaf ears as Twilight's magic was unleashed, striking Dashie, making her scream in pain as the magical energy burned and electrocuted her.

"You never did... like the old you. You treated me like nothing and made fun of my horn, then lied as you died in my arms that you loved me and my ugly damn horn..." she whispered, looking at the floor, seeing her Rainbow Dash there, dead. "That you loved me... even if I was different."

The light figure watched Twilight, her heart broken and tears falling down. She reaches out to her, seeing the same fate that her old friend had gone through, letting the darkness in and losing who she was.

"No...not again! I saw you fall to the darkness just like her in so many rewrites! I won't let it happen in this one!" she tried to stand, but couldn't. "This was meant to be the final one...where everyone gets their happy endings and no one has to suffer or die in the end...r-right, Twilight? Please don't give up..." she started to cry, as she felt her light fading faster.

Twilight hugged herself, smiling with her eyes closed. "Maybe...I should have died there...mom shouldn't have ever saved me...and I should have joined Rainbow in death, instead of this cruel, miserable existence."

"No..." whispered the light figure, grabbing but her hand phasing through Twilight's leg.

As the light figure looked at her hand, a foot stomped on the ground near her, making her look up and smile as hope filled her face. It was Dashie, who was slowly walking through the unstable and dangerous magic energy surrounding them.

"Twi!" she screamed out, looking hurt, burnt, and tired, but that didn't stop her from getting to her, no matter what.

'Rainbow?' Twilight slowly opened her eyes, seeing her friend, her crush, walking to her. Seeing her getting badly burned just like...

"Twi..." said the burned and charred Rainbow Dash of Twilight's universe as she appeared in Dashie's place. She looked the same way she was before. Her mane and body were burned, black. Her body skinny as she hasn't eaten in years and her eyeballs were missing, her small wings were bare as the feathers were missing. "Twi..." she said again, getting closer.

This made Twilight to start having a panic attack, making her breathing heavily, sweat pouring down her forehead, and her vision becoming blurry.

'No...Rainbow? It's you. Y-you're alive. You came back for me!' her heart was beating fast, and she felt joy, pain and relief, seeing her coming back to her, alive. 'It's you! My Rainbow!'

She wanted to die, she had nothing left in this world, and Rainbow came back. To make her life worthwhile again.

'I love you, Rainbow Dash. I should have told you when I had the chance. Now that you are back, we can start a new life together, and this time, I'll protect you.' she held out her hands, wanting to hold her.

But Dashie stopped walking and stood there, just staring at her.

'Huh? Rainbow? Why are you not coming closer?'

"Twi...please, talk to me."

'Rainbow! I am, can't you see me? Don't you know me, your best friend, the one who loves you more than life itself.' Twilight could feel tears falling down her cheeks, she couldn't wait any longer and tried to reach out to her, only for Dashie to grab both of her arms.

"What's wrong!? Tell me! Tell me what's wrong with you!?"

'Nothing, Rainbow. I'm perfect now that you're here. Come closer, and let's hold each other, just like old times.' Twilight tried to kiss her, but Dashie kept her distance, pushing her away and shaking her arms.

"T-Twi..." she started to cough. "No matter how much you keep pushing me away, I'm not going to leave." her grip tightened.

"..."

"I'm not letting you push me away anymore. I'm staying here and not leaving. So..." Twilight could see Dashie now, smirking at her, being cool and awesome...as Twilight was choking her to death. "Give it all you have because I'm not dropping dead this easy! Got that, Twi?"

'R-Rainbow? Rainbow! What's going on, Rainbow!? I don't want to hurt you, never!' she wanted to pull her arms away and let her go, but it wasn't responding. Her mind wasn't responding to her, and neither was her body.

She had lost control and was attacking her.

'Why isn't my body responding to me!? Rainbow, please let go, I don't want to hurt you anymore! PLEASE!'

Dashie let go of Twilight's arms. She placed her arms around Twilight's waist, still smirking. "TWI! I'M NOT LEAVING YOU, SO KILL ME ALREADY!"

"RAINBOW, STOP! LET GO OF ME, NOW!"

"NO!"

"DON'T BE AN IDIOT AND JUST GET AWAY FROM ME!" she started to sob. "...I'm a monster... I let everything I care about die! My family, friends, and you. It's because of me, that you are going to die! Just like mom..."

Dashie shook her head. "No, no, no! Twi, I'm not going to die, it's like I told ya! No matter how much you push, kick, or scream at me. I'm not leaving your side." she pulled her closer, making Twilight's face go red and her tears falling faster. "I care about you because you are my friend! The best friend I have ever had."

"..." Twilight didn't respond as she was still choking her, but slowly the magic faded away, and the light figure smiled, feeling her light returning again.

"See? Nothing happening." Dashie was coughing.

"Rainbow, stop. You don't have to put up a brave front or acting so damn cool!" Twilight sadly chuckled as she finally let go of her neck. "...because...you're a dork, and I know that...so, stop pretending you are not. Just be you, not the hero you think I need or whatever."

Dashie stagger backwards, coughing still. "Hey, I'll be your hero if you need one." she started coughing again.

Twilight dropped to her knees, crying again. "Shut up. Stop it... Stop being so-"

"Awesome? Cool? Badass?" Dashie joked as she joined Twilight on the floor, smiling. "Come on now, which one is it?"

"Dummy. Stop." Twilight couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't you dare make me laugh or else."

"Or else, what?"

"Or else, I'll punch you, dork." Twilight looked up at her, her eyes still filled with tears, but she had a smile on her face as she rose her arm up, ready to punch Dashie in the face. But she became shock to see Dashie's taking her fist and making her softly punch her in the cheek.

"And I'll still be here. Punching or no punching. Heck, I'll still be here if you decided to slap, kick, or stab me... or choke me again." she gave a thumbs up and a toothy grin.

"Why, you." Twilight couldn't help but chuckle. "...are such a dork, and idiot. Don't ever change, Rainbow." she couldn't help it, and wrapped her arms around her, hugging her. She could feel Dashie's face between her chest, feeling her cheeks on them, and it made her heart skip a beat, but she didn't mind. In fact, she looked at AJ,

who was holding a shield and her sword and only armor she had on was for her arms it seems, like she was trying to get close as well to save Dashie but couldn't and when things became fine, she stood there, happy. Twilight blushed as she remembered how Dashie groped AJ's chest. So, she pushed Dashie further into her chest, even squeezing them against Dashie's cheeks. She gave AJ a look, a look that showed that Dashie's was hers and hers alone. AJ could only roll her eyes, not understanding her jealousy.

'Twilight, what are you doing? You can't just use your breast like that and act possessive.' the light figure thought, floating next to them, her light was restored and was brighter than ever. She smiled, seeing how things worked out in the end.
'I'll let it slide for now, since I can sense the hope within you again, and it's growing now.' she looked over to AJ, seeing a rainbow light within her. 'You may not know it, but you'll make a friend here, Twilight. And hopefully, it will lead to something more...'

The light figure turned back to Twilight, seeing her hugging Dashie harder, making the poor girl holding her crotch and begging Twilight to let her go. Before she disappeared, the figure giggled, loving seeing the love between the two.

"So cute!"

End of Chapter 6