Love Comes In All Colors

A crowd of ponies was gathered around Sugar Cube Corner. Why you ask? Were they having a special deal on cupcakes? No, the store had recently closed. What was gathering the ponies' attention were the noises coming from inside the bakery. Noises of crashing and yelling echoed out. Nopony knew what was going on inside. The door and window are covered with blinds after closing so seeing what was inside was impossible. One pony tried to open the door and peer inside, but was immediately hit by a projectile cupcake.

Then immediately afterwards, the door burst open and Rainbow Dash flew off into the sky shouting "I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"

Pinkie shouted from the doorway "ME NEITHER!" And then slammed the door. After a couple seconds she opened the door and politely said "I'm sorry we're closed." Before slamming it again.

The crowd of ponies dispersed and went back about their business; all save for Applejack. "Now what the hay was all that 'bout?" She asked herself. She opened the door to Sugar Cube Corner and examined the scene. Cupcakes and other pastries were thrown all over the place and a display table had been overturned. Mr. Cake was cleaning up the mess.

"Can I speak to Pinkie?" She asked.

Mr. Cake shook his head. "No, she wants to be alone right now."

"Well could ya at least tell me what the hay just happened?"

"Pinkie and Rainbow Dash had a fight. That's all you need to know."

"Uh sir, as their friend I would like to know what it is they were fightin 'bout."

"What happened is between them."

Applejack grunted and left.

Up in her cloud house, Rainbow Dash screamed into her pillow, and then started to hit it rapidity. "DAMN IT!" She shouted. "DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT!" She cried. "Damn it Pinkie, why can't you just understand?" Then she heard a knock on her door. Rainbow Dash sighed. It was probably Fluttershy wanting to come and comfort her. Though after the fight she and Pinkie just had she wouldn't be surprised if Princess Celestia herself had come to check on her. "Shy I'm not in the mood right now." She said as she opened the door.

"Shy? I'm sorry ya got the wrong mare." Rainbow Dash was surprised to see Applejack standing at her door.

"Applejack?!" She said in surprise. "How did you get up here?"

"Twilight helped me. Mind if I come in?"

"Uh sure." The two mares walked inside and sat on Rainbow Dash's couch.

"Ok Dash, I'm just gonna say it bluntly: what happened?" Rainbow Dash looked away. "Sweetie I'm not leavin till ya tell me what you and Pinkie were fightin 'bout."

"Relationship problems…" Rainbow Dash said in a low voice.

"Relationship problems? Well I nevuh knew ya had a special somepony. Who's the lucky stallion?"

Rainbow Dash looked at her floor. "It's not a stallion…"

"Not a stallion, what do ya…" Applejack started to put puzzle pieces together in her head then gasped. "Oh ma gosh, you and Pinkie, ya'll are…" Rainbow Dash nodded her head. "Then that means yer…"

"Yes!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "I'm a lesbian alright?! I'm a mother bucking lesbian!" She buried her face in her hoofs and cried.

Applejack rubbed Rainbow Dash's back comfortingly. "Calm down sweetie, I don't think any less of ya fer it."

Rainbow Dash looked up. "You don't?"

"Hay no! Wouldn't be much of a friend if I did now would I? But ya still haven't answered ma question yet."

Rainbow Dash looked back at the floor. "Pinkie has wanted to tell you and the other mares about us for a while now. But I'm scared what they'll think."

"Aw suguh cube I'm sure they won't mind."

"That's what Pinkie says; but I don't know."

"So that's what ya'll were fightin 'bout?"

"Yeah. I tried to tell her I'd do it when I'm ready, but she got mad. Imagine that," She said with a hallow laugh. "Pinkie mad. You don't see that too often. Then she tried to force me and things got really out of hand from there." She started crying again. "I really love her, but I'm too scared of what everyone else will think."

Applejack patted her on the back. "There, there sweetie, everything is gonna be just fine."

Back at Sugar Cube Corner Pinkie was lying on her bed playing with a few of her stuffed animals. "Would you like some more tea Ms. Dog?" She made the stuffed dog say. "Why certainly Mr. Elephant." She made the stuffed elephant say. Then she heard a knock at her door. "Come in."

Ms. Cake opened the door. "Pinkie, dearie, you have a visitor." Applejack entered the room. "I'll leave you two alone." Ms. Cake left.

"Hey Pinkie." Applejack said. "How are you feeling?"

"Much better now," Pinkie told her. "I really hope I didn't bother anypony with that fight."

Applejack laughed nervously. "Naw, I don't think so. But never mind that Pinkie, I want to help you get this whole mess straightened out."

"Mess?"

"Ya'll know what I'm talking about." Rainbow Dash slowly entered the bedroom and was immediately struck in the face by one of Pinkie's pillows. "Pinkie, were gonna work this out."

Pinkie eyed Applejack funny. "Work what out?"

Rainbow Dash looked at the ground. "I told her, she forced me to."

Pinkie's face lit up. "See what did I tell you? Applejack didn't mind so I'm sure the rest won't either."

"I don't know Pinkie…"

"That's always what you say, I don't know. Dashy you have to tell them. I don't like keeping us a secret! If you don't tell them then I will!"

Applejack stepped between the two of them. "Alright now Pinkie settle down. Ya'll can't force her to do this. This is a touchy subject, considerin' how some ponies feel about it."

"I guess you're right." Pinkie looked at Rainbow Dash. "I'm sorry Dashy."

"I'm sorry too." Rainbow Dash said. "Do you love me again?"

Pinkie giggled. "Of course silly! It's not like I ever stopped." She pulled Rainbow Dash closer and kissed her.

Applejack smiled. "Now ain't this just the sweetest thing? But ya know that Pinkie's right Rainbow Dash. Ya'll shouldn't keep this a secret. The sooner ya tell the gals the sooner it'll be off yer chest."

"I know…but it's just so hard to. Every time I try to build up the guts I ch-ch-ch…"

"Ya what?"

"I BUCKING CHICKEN OUT!" She yelled so loud that Applejack fell backwards.

"Well," Applejack said while getting up. "Then how did ya come out to Pinkie? Ya'll had to find out 'bout each other somehow."

"Oh it's a really funny story." Pinkie said. "It all started six months ago, on Tuesday I think, no, no it was Wednesday, maybe Thursday? I don't know the backstory wasn't thought out well enough. Well I know for sure that it was at 3:32. Anyway Dashy was helping me bake for this huge order that came in. I don't normally ask Dashy to help me because she's not very good at baking, but everypony else was busy and I needed any help I could get. So when I bent over to put some cupcakes in the oven I looked up and saw that Dashy was staring at my flank. At the time I just thought her eyes were wandering around. So I decided to tease her about it and was all like "Oh you enjoying the view back there?" And she jumped and her face turned bright red. Then I felt playful and decided to tease her even more so I shook my flank in her face. That made her wings pop out."

"Wait, what do ya mean her wings popped out?" Applejack asked.

"Oh like this." Pinkie started to shake her flank in Rainbow Dash's face. This made her wings spread erect.

"HEY!" Rainbow Dash shouted, her face red with embarrassment. "Not cool Pinkie!"

"What in the hay?"

"Pegasus ponies do that when they're turned on. Anyway I realized that Dashy really was enjoying the view. I asked her about it and she was all like "I don't like mares!" But she couldn't hide it from me. Her wings were practically screaming it. All she needed was a little nudge to admit it."

"Nudge?!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "You pinned me down and tickled me till I said it!"

Pinkie laughed. "But you loved every second of it. After she told me I told her that I'm into mares too. And that's how our relationship was made."

Applejack thought for a second. "Well that's not gonna be much help with coming out to the others."

"Not unless they all hold her down and tickle her."

Rainbow Dash jumped in the air. "HAY NO!"

Pinkie laughed even more. "Relax Dashy, I'm only joking."

"But you know what Pinkie? I promise you, I'm going to stallion up. I promise that I'm going to tell them."

"Really?"

Rainbow Dash smiled. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."