Fire, Ice, And A Rainbowby Pyrefly_91ChaptersChapter 1- A Frosty StartChapter 2- Short on TimeChapter 3- A Cold Night In the EverfreeChapter 4- An End To An Intro (Subject to Change)Chapter 1- A Frosty StartAuthor's Note Before reading this story, please be sure to read my first story, The Comet and The Rainbow. I'm adding this note as to remove any confusion as to why this story starts the way it does. Thanks and I hope you enjoy this conclusion to Pyrefly and Ice Dancer's introduction to the FiM Timeline. Later. /) ________________________________________________________________________________ Fire, Ice And A Rainbow A Frosty Start "What is going on here!" Cried everyone in unison. "This calls for a party!" Yelled Pinkie Pie. "Pyrefly, Rainbow, what in the hay is going on here?" Applejack demanded. "Clearly we missed something important that happened in the last 24 hours," commented Twilight. "Care to fill us in?" Rainbow and I broke our gaze and turned toward the circle of mares. "What do you mean Twi?" Responded Rainbow, smiling in my direction. "You two just met yesterday, were instantly at each other's throats, and now you're acting like long time love birds! Please tell us how in Equestria this came to be?" Rarity asked. I turned my eyes back toward RD, her own eyes still looking at me, as if she was trying to get me to explain so she didn't have to. I just turned back and said, "There's too much for a quick explanation. Besides, you guys probably just laugh and say we're crazy." "Then tell the long version! I just love love stories! Especially long love stories!" Chirped Pinkie. "I think we should let them be, if that's ok?" Suggested Fluttershy timidly. "Not a chance Fluttershy. An explanation must be given at once!" Retorted Rarity. "I agree with Rarity," said AJ. "Dash, Pyrefly, y'all better start talking, or I'll hog tie ya, hang ya from a tree by yer hooves, and buck ya till ya do." This threat scared me, and Applejack looked like a mare that followed through on her threats. I met Dash's eye's again. "They're more your friends than mine right now, so would you care to do the honors?" I asked the beautiful mare resting in my forelegs. "Fine," RD said jokingly, rolling her eyes for effect. And so we filled the mares in on what occurred the previous night, which lead to what the group of friends now saw before them. "So, There you have it," I said. "That's how me and RD went from at each other's throats to at each other's lips. For lack of better words." An awkward silence hung in the air. The tension could be cut with a knife. "Well," Twilight started. "This quite a turn about." "I'll say," stammered Applejack. "I say, this is a real hard story to believe, if I do say so myself." Added Rarity. "I don't care what you guys think, say, or do," Dash said defiantly. "Before I spent yesterday afternoon talking to Pyrefly, I never would have thought something like this would ever happen to me. But for the first time, I found somepony that makes me more comfortable to be around than anyone else." "We didn't think anything," Twilight said quickly, looking at the others, receiving nods of agreement from all of the, except Pinkie, she was still off in her own world. Twilight continued, "It's just how sudden this all is." Suddenly Pinkie sprang back to life, balloons and confetti shooting out of no where once again. "Who cares how sudden this is! We need to throw a humongous party to celebrate this momentous occasion! Dashie has a coltfriend! And he's a celebrity too!" Pinkie yipped in excitement. "What in the hay is going on here?" Someone called out from behind Twilight and the others. Ice Dancer wiggled her way between Fluttershy and Applejack. When she got through, she noticed Rainbow and I hugging each other closely. Her jaw fell open for a second, but the look on her face was quickly replaced by an intense glare of anger and fury. "Brother! What is going on? Why are you hugging Rainbow Dash like that? What is going on? Tell me now!" She screamed. "Ice Dancer!" I said with a start. "I don't know what you're thinking, but let me explain. Just head home, and I'll explain-" "SHUT UP!" Ice Dancer shouted. "We were just getting use to living here by ourselves, and suddenly you're clutching onto somepony you just met. Not to mention I haven't made a single friend yet, and already you're surrounded by five other mares! I don't want to wait till you come home to hear an excuse, I want the truth NOW!" "Now, now sugar cube. I know this is sudden, even we're confounded by all this. But let your big big bro fill ya in?" Pleaded Applejack. I could feel a chill begin to envelope our small group. "Ice, I think you need to calm down and chill out and listen." I said, carefully sliding out of RD's embrace, trying to talk some sense into my enraged little sister. "That's a very poor choice of words, Pyrefly." Commented Ice Dancer, the aura around her horn intensifying, drastically cooling the air around us. "You always do this," she said. "You always get caught up with some random mare and completely forget about me!" "Oh come on!" I started, getting fired up myself. "That was one time. After mom and dad died, I was hurt more than I let you see. I needed somepony other than my own sister to be with to help numb the pain of losing them. I'm sorry i got carried away. Everypony in Equestria has done something like that. I'm sorry that it happened the way it did. But I swore it would never happen again." "BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN!" She screamed, willing the temperature around us to drop even more than before. "Listen, kiddo," Rainbow said, breaking her silence and walking up to stand beside me. "I can assure you, Pyrefly wont abandon you. Alright?" She donned a warm smile, hoping to levitate the hanging tension. "I know he won't," Ice Dancer said, a devious smile creeping across her face. "There's no way he'd be able to be with an ice cube." And with that, a flash of light erupted from her horn. When our eyes regained their sight, Ice Dancer was gone, yet the frigid air still lingered. 'What did she just do?' I asked myself before turning my head to see just what it was. Standing beside me, frozen solid, was Rainbow Dash. Chapter 2- Short on TimeFire, Ice and A Rainbow Short on Time "Ohhhh, Dashie's a snow pony!" Pinkie squeaked. "Do me next! Do me next!" "Pinkie! Shrieked Twilight. "This is not a joke! If she stays frozen like this, then, then..." she couldn't finish the sentence. 'Dash! What am I gonna do? What can I do?' I thought, frantically trying to think of something. Suddenly, it hit me. 'But will it work?' "I won't let that happen," I said. "Twilight, i need you and Rarity to levitate Rainbow to the most open place that's nearby." "What are you gonna do?" Asked Futtershy, trying to stay calm, which was clearly hard for her, concidering her best friend just got turned into a Dash-cicle. "I'm gonna melt the ice." I answered. "And how, pray tell, will you do that?" Questioned Rarity, as her and Twi lifted their frozen friend into the air. "Before Dash fell, we where neck and neck. She did her Sonic Rainboom to get an early lead. But after we got through the turn at Sweet Apple Acres, I pulled out my ace in the hole and caught up to her in seconds. I call it "The Cosmic Comet" and it's how I won all the races i was in before I came here. But what I do is the same that RD does to do the Rainboom, I just break the sound barrier. Except when I do it, I'm surrounded by flames instead of light." "And you think that you'll be able to generate that much speed in a tight enough circle?" Twilight asked, a hint of doubt flowed with the question. "I've got to." I said trying to sound confident, but I was scared to death of what would happen if I couldn't do it. "Alright, Pyrefly, we trust ya." Said Applejack. 'I'm glad somepony thinks I can do it.' I though as we walked into the center of town, which was thankfully big enough and close by. The two unicorns carefully placed Rainbow down in the middle of the clearing. I began my pre-flight stretches. 'I really hope this works,' I thought to myself. 'I've only done this a few times, but I can't fail, I refuse to fail. I wont lose someone else in my life! Why Ice? Why did you do this? What is your problem?' "Alright," I called out, feeling as ready as I'll ever be. "Everyone find cover, just in case something should go wrong." "You can do it Pyrefly, we believe in you," said Twilight. I looked at the five mares, tears beginning to cloud my sight. 'I wont let you guys down.' And filled with the confidence my new friends had given me, I readied for take-off. 'No more wasting time, Dash needs me, and I will not lose her.' With that, I rocketed into the air. Quickly I picked up speed, tightly circling around Rainbow's frozen body. Faster and fast I flew. I could feel the air around me dramatically increase in temperature. Then suddenly, I was shrouded in flames, creating a tornado of fire as I circled. 'It's working!' I thought to myself, almost in disbelief. "Ok guys, get ready because I'm gonna break off and then you'll need to hurry and get her dried off and warmed up quickly before anything else can go wrong." I shouted out. When the last of the ice finally melted away, Dash collapsed into the puddle around her. I made a few more laps to give her a little more heat. After I circled a few more times, I saw her e begin to stir and shutter. I broke off and immediately, the group of mares ruched in with towels that Twilight conjured up up while I was defrosting RD. 'She's still alive,' I thought as I landed a little ways off from where the friends all were. Suddenly the air around me chilled and out from behind a near by house crept my sister, a look of absolute disdain on her face. "You just met her, so why do you care so much?" she asked coldly. "I don't know why," I admitted. " It just happened. One second we're just talking, next we're acting like we've been friends forever, and it all ended with us kissing each other before parting ways for the night." "But why were you being so friendly to her? She was insulting you, saying that you're not as good as you really are! What made that change?" "I never said I was mad at her for challenging me. Your feelings aren't my own. And all this happened while we were going over the race course. I asked her how much she knew about me. So she said she knew why we left home." "And what did she say?" "She hit the nail on the head. We were so busy trying to deal with mom and dad's death that we failed to notice the press found out i quit racing because of it. The story was head line news. Why do you think I wanted us to move away from home?" "Because the Wonderbolts asked you to. Its not every day one of the best flyers in the country turns down an offer to join their team. Spitfire wanted to put us up in a fancy hotel till you earned enough to buy a place in Canterlot! But what did you do? You wanted to escape the spotlight. So she recommended coming here. And while here, watch their prized candidate for them and they'd pay you. Not to mention they still bought our house for us." "That's not the point. She felt bad about bringing it up. I had to cheer her up. So, yeah I told that Spitfire wanted me to join the team. I told her about them wanting us to go to Canterlot. I told her everything but the part about being paid to scout her for them. I just told her they wanted my opinion on her abilities based of the footage they showed me that day they showed up after the funeral. It brightened her up, made her smile." "OK, but that doesn't explain what made you two become an item! Why don't you just get to the point for a change!" "I'm getting there. After I made her feel better, I offered to escort her back home. When we got there, we were just gonna part ways, but she felt she needed to apologize again for bringing up mom and dad's death. After I told her i that it saw no big deal and to forget about it. Then she just started opening up to me about how she feels weirdly comfortable around me. That's when I kissed her. I tried to apologize, but then she kissed me back. After we parted, she told me how she's been looking for a special somepony. So I told her that I had actually fallen for her at the party and- " "Right there! That's it!" Ice Dancer shouted. "You already wanted to be with her before you even talk to me. You made up your mind and then made what you wanted happen. You didn't even think about me! You just wanted to make yourself happy, just like always! That's why I hate you right now. And if that's the way it's gonna be, if you really love her so much, then i wont be around to get in the way, and you'll never see me again!" And with that, she turned around and took off. I stood there, unable to move. I felt like she had just froze me solid, just like she did to Dash. "Dash!" I said aloud, bringing myself back to life. I quickly spun around and sprinted back to Town Square. 'I'll deal with Ice later,' I thought as I ran. 'But first I need to make sure RD is alright.' Chapter 3- A Cold Night In the EverfreeFire, Ice, And A Rainbow A Cold Night In the Everfree Author's Note This chapter gets bad, not story wise, just *dirty minded*. But Its quick. Whatever, haters can hate. It hasn't stopped them from becoming another tick on the times viewed counter. TTUL. Later! ________________________________________________________________________________ 'I hope Rainbow is ok.' I think as I raced back toward the center of town. When the group of came into view, I ran faster, still praying for a miracle. "RD!" I shouted as i ran as fast as my legs would allow. "Rainbow, tell me she's alright!" "See for yourself," Twilight said, and then from behind her and the others Dash shot into the air. After hovering for a few seconds, she began flying right at me. I didn't have time to stop running and catch her, so she crashed right into me, sending us tumbling back, head over hooves, coming to a stop with me on my back and her pinning me to the ground from above. Our eyes met and I stared deeply into her beautiful magenta eyes. relieved to see she was alright. "You ok?" I asked. "You tell me." And with that she kisses me full on. As Twilight and company surround us, Rainbow stops kissing me, but refuses to let me off the ground. "That's the second time you saved my life today." She said, a devious smile creeps across her face. "I think this calls for a reward or something." "Dash," I begin to say, "Where are you going with that?" 'Really, where is she going with that?' I think with my mind heading south for no reason at all. "Rainbow," Applejack began. "Whatever your're thinking about is gonna have to wait till later." "Applejack is right, darling." Rarity added. "Ice Dancer is still missing, the poor dear." "Right," agreed Twilight. "We need to find her before something happens to her. Pyrefly, I know you two are still new to Ponyville, but do you have any idea where she could have gone?" "Well," I say, finally getting off my back after Rainbow stopped holding me down. "I actually just talked to her for a few moments after I finished defrosting Dash. I tried to tell her what had happened. But she just took off. I think she was heading west. Towards the forest." "The Forest!" Applejack said in a very scared voice. "Why so scared? That's where that Zecora lives, Right?" I ask. "That's just one part of the Everfree Forest, silly." Pinkie said in a tone that suggested she wasn't taking the whole 'Little Sister Ran Away' thing seriously. "The rest of the forest is full of big, dangerous, scary, pony eating monsters!" 'Did see really just say that like it was a joke?' I thought in disbelief. "Pinkie!" I shouted. "That's not something to say to a colt whose sister just ran into said forest in the form of a joke!" "Well duh! That's why I was being serious." Pinkie responded. "We don't have time for this!" Said Rainbow, taking control. "We'll break into groups. Me and Pyrefly will head to Zecora's, maybe she saw Ice Dancer. Aj, you and Twi will break from the path and search the area to the right. Rarity, you take Pinkie and search the area to the left. And Fluttershy, ask your bird friends to search from the sky. If it gets to dark, lets meet back at Fluttershy's and spend the night so we can start again early tomorrow. We need to act fast,or any clue that there maybe will be lost. And lets hope the kids alright." "Sounds good to me," responded Applejack. "Got it," Said Twilight and Rarity. "Ok," whispered Fluttershy. "Woohoo!" Shouted Pinkie! "We're having a search party, which is still a party, i guess. A bit boring. I bet I can make it funner if go get my party cannon, and-" "Pinkie!" Everyone shouted. "What?" Pinkie asked, curious as to why we interrupted her. "Pinkie," I continued calmly, trying hard not to shout at the party pony and more. "This is serious. My sister is missing and we're wasting time here." "I know this is serious, silly . All parties are serious! You such a silly billy. "AH!" I groaned. "That's it! I'm done! I through with this! Let's just go, we've wasted too much time messing around!" And with that, we raced toward Fluttershy's cottage and the entrance to the Everfree Forest. As we approach the path way into the forest, I stopped, suddenly filled with fear and worry. "What's wrong Pyrefly?" RD asked, noticing that I had stopped. "What if we can't find her? What if you and me are a mistake? She already thinks I'm gonna ignore her, like i did with that other mare I was with before leaving Coltston. I drove her to this. By getting so close to you so fast. I should have just went home after dropping you off last night. But no, I had to go and kiss you. I just wanted a quiet life outside of the spotlight. I wanted to be done with the fame. Then I met you, and we talked, and i thought being with you would help keep me grounded, focused on the important things in life. But all I ended up doing was driving away the last member of my family in the process of making myself happy." "Woo, slow down Pyrefly. If you ask me, I'm the best thing to happen to you. You don't know this, but I'm the embodiment of the Element of Loyalty. I'd never let you do something so stupid. Alright?" Dash said, putting a hoof on my shoulder, giving me a peck on the cheek, then punching me in the shoulder. "Because if you ever did, I'd beat you senseless." 'Why did she punch me? Was It high time she stopped being so lovey dovey? Whatever, I'm use to a little abuse. After all, my sister does have a mean streak. And if it wasn't for that, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.' I thought to myself. "Thanks RD. I wish I knew you back is Coltston, then maybe none of this would have happened." "If we met there, I may not be the same pony I am today." "Good point," I said. "Let's go find Ice." "Yeah," Dash agreed, and with that we trotted in to the forest. The rest had already broke from the path, so we were all alone. Rainbow lead the way as we continued down the path, and as we went, it became darker and darker. "Ice Dancer! Where are you Ice? Come home!" I called out. "Pyrefly, it's getting late. We'll be at Zecora's in a few minutes. We should ask her if we can spend the night, and then start again tomorrow." "Will she let us?" "I'm pretty sure she will. She's a good friend of our's. And I'd bet the others already went back to Fluttershy's." "Alright, if you say so." I saw a hut come into view as we continued along the path. "Is this the place?" I asked. "Think about that question, and answer that yourself." Rainbow responded. "Yeah, dumb question." "Ya think?" Rainbow laughed, giving me a little punch to the shoulder. "I'll knock and see if she's home." We walked up to the hut, and just before she could knock, I stopped her. "What is it?" She asked. "Look," I said, there's a note on the mat." "Hey good eyes, Pyrefly." I reached down and picked up the paper, trying to resist the urge to make a "Good eyes" joke. "Really?" RD asked without prompt. "What?" I returned the question, in disbelief she may have just read my mind. "No joke?" "What do you mean?" 'What the hay? Is she really calling me out on not making a joke? That's just-' Dash interrupted my thought with another light punch to the shoulder. "Good eyes?" She said. "You had a perfect chance for a joke and you let it slip." "How do you know I would have made a joke there?" "Come on," she started, "If I were you, I would have made a joke. And we're not that different. "Yeah, well, FINE!" I admitted. "A thousand jokes were screaming at me to use them but in light of the situation and the events that have transpired, I couldn't bring myself to say any of them. Sorry. But, ahh, I'd better have good eyes, or else I would have never found you." "Ok, that was pretty cheezy, but it will have to due." Rainbow joke. The line may have been cheezy, but that didn't stop her from blushing. "What's the note say?" "Right," I said. I cleared my throat and began to read. 'To my Ponyville friends that wish to see me, today it just can't be. I've taken a trip, to tell you, in my mind it may have slip. Derpy Hooves has agreed to watch my hut, though her head is like a hollow nut. If there is an emergency, help yourself, beneath the mat lay my key.' "Well, I guess this as an emergency, right?" "I'd say so." I moved the mat out of the way and found the key. "Looks like Derpy forgot her promise." I said, then took a second to think. "You know, I don't know who Derpy is, but that's a pretty cruel name, isn't it? "If you knew her, you wouldn't think that. Even Zecora knows better. Beside, that's no nickname. Her name really is Derpy Hooves." Dash responded. "If you say so. Let's just get inside, it's starting to get cold out here." I unlocked the door, and Rainbow and I entered the hut. The inside of the hut was certainly a sight to behold. I had never seen any of the things that decorated it. From the masks on the walls to the various bottles filled with liquids and herbs. "What is all of this stuff?" I asked, taking it all in." "Zecora is Ponyville's Herbologist. She can mix up dozens of cool potions that can fix whatever is wrong with you." "Sweet, well, we should get to sleep. you take the bed." "What about you?" RD asked. "I'll be fine on the floor." I said as I walked over to the beautiful mare and kissed her on the cheek. "Don't you worry about me." "Ok, but if you get cold, don't come complaining to me." "I wont say a word. Goodnight." I said. "Goodnight." Rainbow responded. And with that, Dash climbed into the zebra's bed, and I made myself comfortable on the floor on the other side of the hut. As the night dragged on, it got much colder, waking me from my dreams. Unable to find a spare blanket, I relented and walked quietly over to the bed. "Please don't wake up." I muttered to myself as I lifted the covers to slide in onto the bed next to Dash, who was peacefully lying on the side. I gently pulled the covers over my body and close my eyes, welcoming to warmth and the coming sleep. But just as I'm about to drift off, the bed shifts and I feel the mare beside me put a foreleg across my chest and her head on my shoulder. "I'm glad you decided to come join me." She whispered in my ear. Then she kissed my cheek and we drifted off to sleep together, enjoying each others presence as the night beckons us into a deep, peaceful slumber. Chapter 4- An End To An Intro (Subject to Change)Fire, Ice, And A Rainbow An End To An Intro "Hi there Rainbow Dash! What are you doing here? And who's the colt you're cuddling with? Wake up Rainbow Dash! It's me, Derpy! Hello?" 'Why is it that lately I'm always being woken up by someone yelling?' I thought. I could feel Dash begin to stir next to me as well. Oh well. I slowly begin to open my eyes and take notice of a blonde maned pegasus mare hovering above me. As my eyes focus, her features became clearer. Then, she suddenly stuck her face right up to mine, and that's when I noticed the one thing about her that completely shocked me awake. "Holy Celestia!" I shouted. "What's up with your-" Before I get the last word out, Rainbow put a hoof over my mouth, leaving the blonde pegasus confused as to what I was gonna say. "Jeez, Derpy, don't you know its rude to go sticking you face into the face of sleeping ponies?" RD asked, still fighting with me as I try and get her to stop covering my mouth. "Sorry Rainbow. I didn't mean to scare anypony. I just came over to clean up Zecora's hut like I promised to. So I started and then I saw you two in the bed. I had finally gotten Dash to let me go when I sat up and looked around the hut. It looked like a tornado had ran though it while we slept. "I don't know what you definition of 'cleaning' is, but I bet if you looked it up, this would be the opposite of its meaning," I said. 'How in all of Equestria did RD and I manage to sleep through all of this carnage?' I wondered. "I just don't know what went wrong," said the googly-eyed pony. "Yeah," Rainbow started, "it's a mystery. Well, thanks for waking us up, but we need to get going. We're looking for Pyrefly here's little sister." "What does she look like?" Derpy asked. "She has a baby blue coat. Spiky mane and tail. And she's a unicorn who likes to freeze things." I said, looking over at Rainbow as I said the last part. "Well, I did see a weird path of ice not to far behind here. I also saw a random chunks of ice along the path." Derpy said. "Does that help?" Dash gave me a quick nod toward the door. "More than you know. Thanks Derpy, and try and not do anymore damage than you have already done." I said as I moved to the door of the hut. Then a thought popped into my mind. "Oh, and one more thing. I need you to find Twilight on your way back into town and tell her that Pyrefly and Dash are safe. Tell her we spent the night at Zecora's and that we know where my sister is. Then tell her to get the others and wait at Fluttershy's. Just leave out the part about Zecora not being home, alright? She should be somewhere near the entrance to the forest." And with that, we were out the door and flying around to the back of the hut. As we came around back, we quickly saw the ice path that Derpy mentioned. "I know only one pony that could have done this." I said, looking over the path. "Ice," Rainbow responded, a look of mixed emotions was written all over her face. "I know you're still steamed about what she did to you, but she's my sister, so I'll deal with with her once we know she's safe, ok?" "I'm over the whole being turned into an ice cube thing." "Then what's up?" " just hope she can get over what's happening and forgives you." "I hope so too." With that, we flew off, following the frozen path, unsure of what we'll find at the end of it. For about a half hour we flew along the path of ice, when finally, we came across a dome made of more ice. It had holes in the front and the top. The faint glow of a campfire shown throw the dome. A small, dark shadow could be seen sitting inside. We landed out side of the hole in the front. I raised a hoof and knocked on the dome. "Ice Dancer, it's me." I said calmly. "It's time to come home now." The shadow shifted along the wall. "Who's that with you?" Ice asked, fear clearly in her voice. "It's me kiddo, Rainbow Dash." The shadow got up and moved toward the hole that me and Dash was standing around. Then out crawled Ice Dancer. She looked terrible. Her mane was matted and mud covered her coat. Traces of dried tears covered her face. "You came after me?" She asked in disbelief. "Even you, Rainbow? Even after what I did to you?" "Of course we did," I said. "And not just us. Twilight and the others came out with us yesterday to help find you." "You had us all worried sick." Added RD. "But brother, I yelled at you and said all that stuff. And Rainbow, I turned you into an ice sculpture. Why would you come looking for me?" "Because you're my sister, and I promised you I'd never, ever abandon you again. If I had just left you to stew out here, then I would be breaking that promise." I answered. "And I'm here to forgive you. I can't say I know how you feel, but I will make you a promise. I promise that your brother will never abandon you. No matter what. And even if me and Pyrefly break up, I will keep this promise, because that's what loyal friends do. Ok?" Rainbow said, a warm smile on her face. Suddenly, Ice started crying, tears streaming down her face. "I'm so sorry for everything!" She burst out. "It's alright sis," I said, going up to my weeping sister and wrapping a foreleg around her and hugging her tightly. She looked up at me, smiling. Then she looked over at Dash and waved for her to join the embrace. Rainbow walked up and joined the hug, like she was part of the family. After a few minutes, we separated, smiles plastered on our faces. "Let's go home," I said, first looking down at Ice, then to RD. "The other's are hopefully waiting for us." 'Unless Derpy messed up my message.' I thought to myself, mentally laughing about what I just thought about. And so, together, Ice Dancer, Rainbow Dash and myself, headed back to Ponyville, to our new friends, and most importantly, we headed home. Author's Note Well that's it. I hope you enjoyed read this as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'm still working on the title for this chapter, so if you'd like to make a suggestion, just leave it in the comments. Also, still working on writing "Quelling a Nightmare," but I might post some of it some other time, just to tease you guys a little. Thanks again for sticking with this till the end. It means a lot to me. TTUL. Later. /)
Chapter 1- A Frosty StartAuthor's Note Before reading this story, please be sure to read my first story, The Comet and The Rainbow. I'm adding this note as to remove any confusion as to why this story starts the way it does. Thanks and I hope you enjoy this conclusion to Pyrefly and Ice Dancer's introduction to the FiM Timeline. Later. /) ________________________________________________________________________________ Fire, Ice And A Rainbow A Frosty Start "What is going on here!" Cried everyone in unison. "This calls for a party!" Yelled Pinkie Pie. "Pyrefly, Rainbow, what in the hay is going on here?" Applejack demanded. "Clearly we missed something important that happened in the last 24 hours," commented Twilight. "Care to fill us in?" Rainbow and I broke our gaze and turned toward the circle of mares. "What do you mean Twi?" Responded Rainbow, smiling in my direction. "You two just met yesterday, were instantly at each other's throats, and now you're acting like long time love birds! Please tell us how in Equestria this came to be?" Rarity asked. I turned my eyes back toward RD, her own eyes still looking at me, as if she was trying to get me to explain so she didn't have to. I just turned back and said, "There's too much for a quick explanation. Besides, you guys probably just laugh and say we're crazy." "Then tell the long version! I just love love stories! Especially long love stories!" Chirped Pinkie. "I think we should let them be, if that's ok?" Suggested Fluttershy timidly. "Not a chance Fluttershy. An explanation must be given at once!" Retorted Rarity. "I agree with Rarity," said AJ. "Dash, Pyrefly, y'all better start talking, or I'll hog tie ya, hang ya from a tree by yer hooves, and buck ya till ya do." This threat scared me, and Applejack looked like a mare that followed through on her threats. I met Dash's eye's again. "They're more your friends than mine right now, so would you care to do the honors?" I asked the beautiful mare resting in my forelegs. "Fine," RD said jokingly, rolling her eyes for effect. And so we filled the mares in on what occurred the previous night, which lead to what the group of friends now saw before them. "So, There you have it," I said. "That's how me and RD went from at each other's throats to at each other's lips. For lack of better words." An awkward silence hung in the air. The tension could be cut with a knife. "Well," Twilight started. "This quite a turn about." "I'll say," stammered Applejack. "I say, this is a real hard story to believe, if I do say so myself." Added Rarity. "I don't care what you guys think, say, or do," Dash said defiantly. "Before I spent yesterday afternoon talking to Pyrefly, I never would have thought something like this would ever happen to me. But for the first time, I found somepony that makes me more comfortable to be around than anyone else." "We didn't think anything," Twilight said quickly, looking at the others, receiving nods of agreement from all of the, except Pinkie, she was still off in her own world. Twilight continued, "It's just how sudden this all is." Suddenly Pinkie sprang back to life, balloons and confetti shooting out of no where once again. "Who cares how sudden this is! We need to throw a humongous party to celebrate this momentous occasion! Dashie has a coltfriend! And he's a celebrity too!" Pinkie yipped in excitement. "What in the hay is going on here?" Someone called out from behind Twilight and the others. Ice Dancer wiggled her way between Fluttershy and Applejack. When she got through, she noticed Rainbow and I hugging each other closely. Her jaw fell open for a second, but the look on her face was quickly replaced by an intense glare of anger and fury. "Brother! What is going on? Why are you hugging Rainbow Dash like that? What is going on? Tell me now!" She screamed. "Ice Dancer!" I said with a start. "I don't know what you're thinking, but let me explain. Just head home, and I'll explain-" "SHUT UP!" Ice Dancer shouted. "We were just getting use to living here by ourselves, and suddenly you're clutching onto somepony you just met. Not to mention I haven't made a single friend yet, and already you're surrounded by five other mares! I don't want to wait till you come home to hear an excuse, I want the truth NOW!" "Now, now sugar cube. I know this is sudden, even we're confounded by all this. But let your big big bro fill ya in?" Pleaded Applejack. I could feel a chill begin to envelope our small group. "Ice, I think you need to calm down and chill out and listen." I said, carefully sliding out of RD's embrace, trying to talk some sense into my enraged little sister. "That's a very poor choice of words, Pyrefly." Commented Ice Dancer, the aura around her horn intensifying, drastically cooling the air around us. "You always do this," she said. "You always get caught up with some random mare and completely forget about me!" "Oh come on!" I started, getting fired up myself. "That was one time. After mom and dad died, I was hurt more than I let you see. I needed somepony other than my own sister to be with to help numb the pain of losing them. I'm sorry i got carried away. Everypony in Equestria has done something like that. I'm sorry that it happened the way it did. But I swore it would never happen again." "BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN!" She screamed, willing the temperature around us to drop even more than before. "Listen, kiddo," Rainbow said, breaking her silence and walking up to stand beside me. "I can assure you, Pyrefly wont abandon you. Alright?" She donned a warm smile, hoping to levitate the hanging tension. "I know he won't," Ice Dancer said, a devious smile creeping across her face. "There's no way he'd be able to be with an ice cube." And with that, a flash of light erupted from her horn. When our eyes regained their sight, Ice Dancer was gone, yet the frigid air still lingered. 'What did she just do?' I asked myself before turning my head to see just what it was. Standing beside me, frozen solid, was Rainbow Dash.
Chapter 2- Short on TimeFire, Ice and A Rainbow Short on Time "Ohhhh, Dashie's a snow pony!" Pinkie squeaked. "Do me next! Do me next!" "Pinkie! Shrieked Twilight. "This is not a joke! If she stays frozen like this, then, then..." she couldn't finish the sentence. 'Dash! What am I gonna do? What can I do?' I thought, frantically trying to think of something. Suddenly, it hit me. 'But will it work?' "I won't let that happen," I said. "Twilight, i need you and Rarity to levitate Rainbow to the most open place that's nearby." "What are you gonna do?" Asked Futtershy, trying to stay calm, which was clearly hard for her, concidering her best friend just got turned into a Dash-cicle. "I'm gonna melt the ice." I answered. "And how, pray tell, will you do that?" Questioned Rarity, as her and Twi lifted their frozen friend into the air. "Before Dash fell, we where neck and neck. She did her Sonic Rainboom to get an early lead. But after we got through the turn at Sweet Apple Acres, I pulled out my ace in the hole and caught up to her in seconds. I call it "The Cosmic Comet" and it's how I won all the races i was in before I came here. But what I do is the same that RD does to do the Rainboom, I just break the sound barrier. Except when I do it, I'm surrounded by flames instead of light." "And you think that you'll be able to generate that much speed in a tight enough circle?" Twilight asked, a hint of doubt flowed with the question. "I've got to." I said trying to sound confident, but I was scared to death of what would happen if I couldn't do it. "Alright, Pyrefly, we trust ya." Said Applejack. 'I'm glad somepony thinks I can do it.' I though as we walked into the center of town, which was thankfully big enough and close by. The two unicorns carefully placed Rainbow down in the middle of the clearing. I began my pre-flight stretches. 'I really hope this works,' I thought to myself. 'I've only done this a few times, but I can't fail, I refuse to fail. I wont lose someone else in my life! Why Ice? Why did you do this? What is your problem?' "Alright," I called out, feeling as ready as I'll ever be. "Everyone find cover, just in case something should go wrong." "You can do it Pyrefly, we believe in you," said Twilight. I looked at the five mares, tears beginning to cloud my sight. 'I wont let you guys down.' And filled with the confidence my new friends had given me, I readied for take-off. 'No more wasting time, Dash needs me, and I will not lose her.' With that, I rocketed into the air. Quickly I picked up speed, tightly circling around Rainbow's frozen body. Faster and fast I flew. I could feel the air around me dramatically increase in temperature. Then suddenly, I was shrouded in flames, creating a tornado of fire as I circled. 'It's working!' I thought to myself, almost in disbelief. "Ok guys, get ready because I'm gonna break off and then you'll need to hurry and get her dried off and warmed up quickly before anything else can go wrong." I shouted out. When the last of the ice finally melted away, Dash collapsed into the puddle around her. I made a few more laps to give her a little more heat. After I circled a few more times, I saw her e begin to stir and shutter. I broke off and immediately, the group of mares ruched in with towels that Twilight conjured up up while I was defrosting RD. 'She's still alive,' I thought as I landed a little ways off from where the friends all were. Suddenly the air around me chilled and out from behind a near by house crept my sister, a look of absolute disdain on her face. "You just met her, so why do you care so much?" she asked coldly. "I don't know why," I admitted. " It just happened. One second we're just talking, next we're acting like we've been friends forever, and it all ended with us kissing each other before parting ways for the night." "But why were you being so friendly to her? She was insulting you, saying that you're not as good as you really are! What made that change?" "I never said I was mad at her for challenging me. Your feelings aren't my own. And all this happened while we were going over the race course. I asked her how much she knew about me. So she said she knew why we left home." "And what did she say?" "She hit the nail on the head. We were so busy trying to deal with mom and dad's death that we failed to notice the press found out i quit racing because of it. The story was head line news. Why do you think I wanted us to move away from home?" "Because the Wonderbolts asked you to. Its not every day one of the best flyers in the country turns down an offer to join their team. Spitfire wanted to put us up in a fancy hotel till you earned enough to buy a place in Canterlot! But what did you do? You wanted to escape the spotlight. So she recommended coming here. And while here, watch their prized candidate for them and they'd pay you. Not to mention they still bought our house for us." "That's not the point. She felt bad about bringing it up. I had to cheer her up. So, yeah I told that Spitfire wanted me to join the team. I told her about them wanting us to go to Canterlot. I told her everything but the part about being paid to scout her for them. I just told her they wanted my opinion on her abilities based of the footage they showed me that day they showed up after the funeral. It brightened her up, made her smile." "OK, but that doesn't explain what made you two become an item! Why don't you just get to the point for a change!" "I'm getting there. After I made her feel better, I offered to escort her back home. When we got there, we were just gonna part ways, but she felt she needed to apologize again for bringing up mom and dad's death. After I told her i that it saw no big deal and to forget about it. Then she just started opening up to me about how she feels weirdly comfortable around me. That's when I kissed her. I tried to apologize, but then she kissed me back. After we parted, she told me how she's been looking for a special somepony. So I told her that I had actually fallen for her at the party and- " "Right there! That's it!" Ice Dancer shouted. "You already wanted to be with her before you even talk to me. You made up your mind and then made what you wanted happen. You didn't even think about me! You just wanted to make yourself happy, just like always! That's why I hate you right now. And if that's the way it's gonna be, if you really love her so much, then i wont be around to get in the way, and you'll never see me again!" And with that, she turned around and took off. I stood there, unable to move. I felt like she had just froze me solid, just like she did to Dash. "Dash!" I said aloud, bringing myself back to life. I quickly spun around and sprinted back to Town Square. 'I'll deal with Ice later,' I thought as I ran. 'But first I need to make sure RD is alright.'
Chapter 3- A Cold Night In the EverfreeFire, Ice, And A Rainbow A Cold Night In the Everfree Author's Note This chapter gets bad, not story wise, just *dirty minded*. But Its quick. Whatever, haters can hate. It hasn't stopped them from becoming another tick on the times viewed counter. TTUL. Later! ________________________________________________________________________________ 'I hope Rainbow is ok.' I think as I raced back toward the center of town. When the group of came into view, I ran faster, still praying for a miracle. "RD!" I shouted as i ran as fast as my legs would allow. "Rainbow, tell me she's alright!" "See for yourself," Twilight said, and then from behind her and the others Dash shot into the air. After hovering for a few seconds, she began flying right at me. I didn't have time to stop running and catch her, so she crashed right into me, sending us tumbling back, head over hooves, coming to a stop with me on my back and her pinning me to the ground from above. Our eyes met and I stared deeply into her beautiful magenta eyes. relieved to see she was alright. "You ok?" I asked. "You tell me." And with that she kisses me full on. As Twilight and company surround us, Rainbow stops kissing me, but refuses to let me off the ground. "That's the second time you saved my life today." She said, a devious smile creeps across her face. "I think this calls for a reward or something." "Dash," I begin to say, "Where are you going with that?" 'Really, where is she going with that?' I think with my mind heading south for no reason at all. "Rainbow," Applejack began. "Whatever your're thinking about is gonna have to wait till later." "Applejack is right, darling." Rarity added. "Ice Dancer is still missing, the poor dear." "Right," agreed Twilight. "We need to find her before something happens to her. Pyrefly, I know you two are still new to Ponyville, but do you have any idea where she could have gone?" "Well," I say, finally getting off my back after Rainbow stopped holding me down. "I actually just talked to her for a few moments after I finished defrosting Dash. I tried to tell her what had happened. But she just took off. I think she was heading west. Towards the forest." "The Forest!" Applejack said in a very scared voice. "Why so scared? That's where that Zecora lives, Right?" I ask. "That's just one part of the Everfree Forest, silly." Pinkie said in a tone that suggested she wasn't taking the whole 'Little Sister Ran Away' thing seriously. "The rest of the forest is full of big, dangerous, scary, pony eating monsters!" 'Did see really just say that like it was a joke?' I thought in disbelief. "Pinkie!" I shouted. "That's not something to say to a colt whose sister just ran into said forest in the form of a joke!" "Well duh! That's why I was being serious." Pinkie responded. "We don't have time for this!" Said Rainbow, taking control. "We'll break into groups. Me and Pyrefly will head to Zecora's, maybe she saw Ice Dancer. Aj, you and Twi will break from the path and search the area to the right. Rarity, you take Pinkie and search the area to the left. And Fluttershy, ask your bird friends to search from the sky. If it gets to dark, lets meet back at Fluttershy's and spend the night so we can start again early tomorrow. We need to act fast,or any clue that there maybe will be lost. And lets hope the kids alright." "Sounds good to me," responded Applejack. "Got it," Said Twilight and Rarity. "Ok," whispered Fluttershy. "Woohoo!" Shouted Pinkie! "We're having a search party, which is still a party, i guess. A bit boring. I bet I can make it funner if go get my party cannon, and-" "Pinkie!" Everyone shouted. "What?" Pinkie asked, curious as to why we interrupted her. "Pinkie," I continued calmly, trying hard not to shout at the party pony and more. "This is serious. My sister is missing and we're wasting time here." "I know this is serious, silly . All parties are serious! You such a silly billy. "AH!" I groaned. "That's it! I'm done! I through with this! Let's just go, we've wasted too much time messing around!" And with that, we raced toward Fluttershy's cottage and the entrance to the Everfree Forest. As we approach the path way into the forest, I stopped, suddenly filled with fear and worry. "What's wrong Pyrefly?" RD asked, noticing that I had stopped. "What if we can't find her? What if you and me are a mistake? She already thinks I'm gonna ignore her, like i did with that other mare I was with before leaving Coltston. I drove her to this. By getting so close to you so fast. I should have just went home after dropping you off last night. But no, I had to go and kiss you. I just wanted a quiet life outside of the spotlight. I wanted to be done with the fame. Then I met you, and we talked, and i thought being with you would help keep me grounded, focused on the important things in life. But all I ended up doing was driving away the last member of my family in the process of making myself happy." "Woo, slow down Pyrefly. If you ask me, I'm the best thing to happen to you. You don't know this, but I'm the embodiment of the Element of Loyalty. I'd never let you do something so stupid. Alright?" Dash said, putting a hoof on my shoulder, giving me a peck on the cheek, then punching me in the shoulder. "Because if you ever did, I'd beat you senseless." 'Why did she punch me? Was It high time she stopped being so lovey dovey? Whatever, I'm use to a little abuse. After all, my sister does have a mean streak. And if it wasn't for that, maybe we wouldn't be in this mess.' I thought to myself. "Thanks RD. I wish I knew you back is Coltston, then maybe none of this would have happened." "If we met there, I may not be the same pony I am today." "Good point," I said. "Let's go find Ice." "Yeah," Dash agreed, and with that we trotted in to the forest. The rest had already broke from the path, so we were all alone. Rainbow lead the way as we continued down the path, and as we went, it became darker and darker. "Ice Dancer! Where are you Ice? Come home!" I called out. "Pyrefly, it's getting late. We'll be at Zecora's in a few minutes. We should ask her if we can spend the night, and then start again tomorrow." "Will she let us?" "I'm pretty sure she will. She's a good friend of our's. And I'd bet the others already went back to Fluttershy's." "Alright, if you say so." I saw a hut come into view as we continued along the path. "Is this the place?" I asked. "Think about that question, and answer that yourself." Rainbow responded. "Yeah, dumb question." "Ya think?" Rainbow laughed, giving me a little punch to the shoulder. "I'll knock and see if she's home." We walked up to the hut, and just before she could knock, I stopped her. "What is it?" She asked. "Look," I said, there's a note on the mat." "Hey good eyes, Pyrefly." I reached down and picked up the paper, trying to resist the urge to make a "Good eyes" joke. "Really?" RD asked without prompt. "What?" I returned the question, in disbelief she may have just read my mind. "No joke?" "What do you mean?" 'What the hay? Is she really calling me out on not making a joke? That's just-' Dash interrupted my thought with another light punch to the shoulder. "Good eyes?" She said. "You had a perfect chance for a joke and you let it slip." "How do you know I would have made a joke there?" "Come on," she started, "If I were you, I would have made a joke. And we're not that different. "Yeah, well, FINE!" I admitted. "A thousand jokes were screaming at me to use them but in light of the situation and the events that have transpired, I couldn't bring myself to say any of them. Sorry. But, ahh, I'd better have good eyes, or else I would have never found you." "Ok, that was pretty cheezy, but it will have to due." Rainbow joke. The line may have been cheezy, but that didn't stop her from blushing. "What's the note say?" "Right," I said. I cleared my throat and began to read. 'To my Ponyville friends that wish to see me, today it just can't be. I've taken a trip, to tell you, in my mind it may have slip. Derpy Hooves has agreed to watch my hut, though her head is like a hollow nut. If there is an emergency, help yourself, beneath the mat lay my key.' "Well, I guess this as an emergency, right?" "I'd say so." I moved the mat out of the way and found the key. "Looks like Derpy forgot her promise." I said, then took a second to think. "You know, I don't know who Derpy is, but that's a pretty cruel name, isn't it? "If you knew her, you wouldn't think that. Even Zecora knows better. Beside, that's no nickname. Her name really is Derpy Hooves." Dash responded. "If you say so. Let's just get inside, it's starting to get cold out here." I unlocked the door, and Rainbow and I entered the hut. The inside of the hut was certainly a sight to behold. I had never seen any of the things that decorated it. From the masks on the walls to the various bottles filled with liquids and herbs. "What is all of this stuff?" I asked, taking it all in." "Zecora is Ponyville's Herbologist. She can mix up dozens of cool potions that can fix whatever is wrong with you." "Sweet, well, we should get to sleep. you take the bed." "What about you?" RD asked. "I'll be fine on the floor." I said as I walked over to the beautiful mare and kissed her on the cheek. "Don't you worry about me." "Ok, but if you get cold, don't come complaining to me." "I wont say a word. Goodnight." I said. "Goodnight." Rainbow responded. And with that, Dash climbed into the zebra's bed, and I made myself comfortable on the floor on the other side of the hut. As the night dragged on, it got much colder, waking me from my dreams. Unable to find a spare blanket, I relented and walked quietly over to the bed. "Please don't wake up." I muttered to myself as I lifted the covers to slide in onto the bed next to Dash, who was peacefully lying on the side. I gently pulled the covers over my body and close my eyes, welcoming to warmth and the coming sleep. But just as I'm about to drift off, the bed shifts and I feel the mare beside me put a foreleg across my chest and her head on my shoulder. "I'm glad you decided to come join me." She whispered in my ear. Then she kissed my cheek and we drifted off to sleep together, enjoying each others presence as the night beckons us into a deep, peaceful slumber.
Chapter 4- An End To An Intro (Subject to Change)Fire, Ice, And A Rainbow An End To An Intro "Hi there Rainbow Dash! What are you doing here? And who's the colt you're cuddling with? Wake up Rainbow Dash! It's me, Derpy! Hello?" 'Why is it that lately I'm always being woken up by someone yelling?' I thought. I could feel Dash begin to stir next to me as well. Oh well. I slowly begin to open my eyes and take notice of a blonde maned pegasus mare hovering above me. As my eyes focus, her features became clearer. Then, she suddenly stuck her face right up to mine, and that's when I noticed the one thing about her that completely shocked me awake. "Holy Celestia!" I shouted. "What's up with your-" Before I get the last word out, Rainbow put a hoof over my mouth, leaving the blonde pegasus confused as to what I was gonna say. "Jeez, Derpy, don't you know its rude to go sticking you face into the face of sleeping ponies?" RD asked, still fighting with me as I try and get her to stop covering my mouth. "Sorry Rainbow. I didn't mean to scare anypony. I just came over to clean up Zecora's hut like I promised to. So I started and then I saw you two in the bed. I had finally gotten Dash to let me go when I sat up and looked around the hut. It looked like a tornado had ran though it while we slept. "I don't know what you definition of 'cleaning' is, but I bet if you looked it up, this would be the opposite of its meaning," I said. 'How in all of Equestria did RD and I manage to sleep through all of this carnage?' I wondered. "I just don't know what went wrong," said the googly-eyed pony. "Yeah," Rainbow started, "it's a mystery. Well, thanks for waking us up, but we need to get going. We're looking for Pyrefly here's little sister." "What does she look like?" Derpy asked. "She has a baby blue coat. Spiky mane and tail. And she's a unicorn who likes to freeze things." I said, looking over at Rainbow as I said the last part. "Well, I did see a weird path of ice not to far behind here. I also saw a random chunks of ice along the path." Derpy said. "Does that help?" Dash gave me a quick nod toward the door. "More than you know. Thanks Derpy, and try and not do anymore damage than you have already done." I said as I moved to the door of the hut. Then a thought popped into my mind. "Oh, and one more thing. I need you to find Twilight on your way back into town and tell her that Pyrefly and Dash are safe. Tell her we spent the night at Zecora's and that we know where my sister is. Then tell her to get the others and wait at Fluttershy's. Just leave out the part about Zecora not being home, alright? She should be somewhere near the entrance to the forest." And with that, we were out the door and flying around to the back of the hut. As we came around back, we quickly saw the ice path that Derpy mentioned. "I know only one pony that could have done this." I said, looking over the path. "Ice," Rainbow responded, a look of mixed emotions was written all over her face. "I know you're still steamed about what she did to you, but she's my sister, so I'll deal with with her once we know she's safe, ok?" "I'm over the whole being turned into an ice cube thing." "Then what's up?" " just hope she can get over what's happening and forgives you." "I hope so too." With that, we flew off, following the frozen path, unsure of what we'll find at the end of it. For about a half hour we flew along the path of ice, when finally, we came across a dome made of more ice. It had holes in the front and the top. The faint glow of a campfire shown throw the dome. A small, dark shadow could be seen sitting inside. We landed out side of the hole in the front. I raised a hoof and knocked on the dome. "Ice Dancer, it's me." I said calmly. "It's time to come home now." The shadow shifted along the wall. "Who's that with you?" Ice asked, fear clearly in her voice. "It's me kiddo, Rainbow Dash." The shadow got up and moved toward the hole that me and Dash was standing around. Then out crawled Ice Dancer. She looked terrible. Her mane was matted and mud covered her coat. Traces of dried tears covered her face. "You came after me?" She asked in disbelief. "Even you, Rainbow? Even after what I did to you?" "Of course we did," I said. "And not just us. Twilight and the others came out with us yesterday to help find you." "You had us all worried sick." Added RD. "But brother, I yelled at you and said all that stuff. And Rainbow, I turned you into an ice sculpture. Why would you come looking for me?" "Because you're my sister, and I promised you I'd never, ever abandon you again. If I had just left you to stew out here, then I would be breaking that promise." I answered. "And I'm here to forgive you. I can't say I know how you feel, but I will make you a promise. I promise that your brother will never abandon you. No matter what. And even if me and Pyrefly break up, I will keep this promise, because that's what loyal friends do. Ok?" Rainbow said, a warm smile on her face. Suddenly, Ice started crying, tears streaming down her face. "I'm so sorry for everything!" She burst out. "It's alright sis," I said, going up to my weeping sister and wrapping a foreleg around her and hugging her tightly. She looked up at me, smiling. Then she looked over at Dash and waved for her to join the embrace. Rainbow walked up and joined the hug, like she was part of the family. After a few minutes, we separated, smiles plastered on our faces. "Let's go home," I said, first looking down at Ice, then to RD. "The other's are hopefully waiting for us." 'Unless Derpy messed up my message.' I thought to myself, mentally laughing about what I just thought about. And so, together, Ice Dancer, Rainbow Dash and myself, headed back to Ponyville, to our new friends, and most importantly, we headed home. Author's Note Well that's it. I hope you enjoyed read this as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'm still working on the title for this chapter, so if you'd like to make a suggestion, just leave it in the comments. Also, still working on writing "Quelling a Nightmare," but I might post some of it some other time, just to tease you guys a little. Thanks again for sticking with this till the end. It means a lot to me. TTUL. Later. /)
