Rainbow Dash lives an exciting life and is swiftly becoming the most daring, awesome pegasus in all of Equestria. She would gladly give it all up, though, just to confess her love to Applejack.
Rainbow shuffled up. Her ruby pupils shone in the candlelight as she gulped hard and murmured, "Hey..."
Applejack sniffed, rubbing her puffy eyes. "Hey, darlin'." She cleared her throat, teetering slightly where she stood. On the far side of the room, ponies shuffled left and right, murmuring with one another. The shadows stretched, pushing the hazy figures further and further away. Applejack's ears drooped as she said, "It's... it's certainly a hoof-full, ain't it?"
"AJ, I'm so sorry..."
"Dun say 'sorry,'" Applejack said sharply, frowning into the corners of the place. "When ya put it that way. Ya make it sound... m-make it sound..."
Rainbow bit her lip.
Applejack sighed, hanging her head. "... ... ...I dun know where I even put my hat."
"Oh! Uh... I-I'll get it!" Rainbow spread her wings.
"No. No." Applejack stretched a hoof across the way, eyes glossy and bright. "Rainbow—"
The pegasus was frozen in place, tense and still.
Slowly, Applejack's features melted into a tired smile. "You've... you've done enough." She cleared her throat. "Stu tells me you done—like—over a dozen blazin' trips all over Ponyville on Apple Bloom's behalf."
"Hey." Rainbow shrugged with a slight smirk. "They needed a fast pony to get stuff delivered here."
"And they certainly found the best, didn't they?" Applejack's teeth showed in a cheeky smile. "Yer so kind... so loyal. I can't believe how lucky, I... I..." And, just like that, a pained grimace knifed through her muzzle.
Rainbow tried not to wince.
"Oh Rainbow..." Applejack held a hoof over her face. "I... I can't believe this is happenin'. I'm... I'm losin' her..." She sobbed. "I'm losin' my baby sis..." She wailed. "The poor lil foal who never asked for nothin' like this... nothin' at all..."
Rainbow Dash trotted over and rested a hoof on her shoulder. "AJ... just... just buck up, okay? It's gonna be alright—"
"No it ain't!" Applejack's tears briefly melted from a burning frown. "Y'all dun get it! When Ma and Pa passed, they had only so few written words to give. They knew Granny was gettin' on in her years, so they gave the job of plowin' to Big Mac and the job of foal-sittin' to me."
"Well..." Rainbow gulped hard. "Sounds like you more or less took both of those chores on at full force, AJ." She tried a hopeful smile. "And if you ask me, you've totally done it all awesomely."
"Dun make a difference if my little sister ends up in the grave before she even gets her cutie mark! Oh... oh Goddess..." Applejack wept into her forelimbs, quivering all over. "I shouldn't h-have left her from my sights! I sh-should have been m-more attentive-like..."
"AJ, please..." Rainbow fought to keep her voice steady. Each weeping sound that issued from Applejack tore her to pieces. The words coming from her mouth were only half-conscious. "Don't... don't do this... I'm begging you..."
"I can't h-help it, Rainbow..." Applejack looked up, tears streaming. "Family is everythang to me. And in my short life, I've seen more ponies leavin' us than joinin' us. I just... I-I just never thought that little Apple Bloom..." She shuddered, her emerald eyes reduced to pinpricks. "... ... ...for so long, I-I was fine with never bein' a mother. Cuz... cuz I had her." She slowly shook her head. "I had everythang..."
Rainbow's lips pursed. "But... but I thought you always said—"
"I lied." Applejack whimpered. "I ain't the honest pony y'all thank I am. I'm... I'm just so close to collapsin' all the time. I-I..." She was hyperventilating at this point. "Mmrff... now y-you know, Rainbow. And when it's all over, the rest of the mares will know." She clenched her eyes shut. "I just w-wish Apple Bloom could live so she could know... I love her so much, Rainbow. I love... I-I love..."
Rainbow Dash gnashed her teeth. She didn't know what else to say or do, so she held Applejack close.
Applejack threw her forelimbs around the mare. She was a sobbing, shuddering mess, and even still—in that most fragile of fragile states—it almost felt like it was Applejack holding Rainbow Dash instead.
It shattered the pegasus from the inside out, which is probably why the following words began squeaking out: "Applejack... there's something I... I've been meaning to tell you."
"What... wh-what is it, sugarcube?"
"I... I just need to say that... that..." Rainbow's eyes broke open. Through a film of fresh tears, she saw the fireplace. Above the hearth, a family portrait showed five equines seated closely together, smiling. In the arms of a tiny orange foal was an even tinier yellow infant. The picture frame's gloss caught the reflection of Twilight and Trixie as they collaborated on a letter with Spike and Noir.
Then, at last, Rainbow glanced across the way to where a limp figure lay on a bed. A red bow rested on the floor, loose and partially unraveled.
A tight frown spread across Rainbow's jaws. "... ... ...I've got something to deliver."
"Hmmm?" Applejack leaned back, rubbing her eyes and barely squinting at the pegasus. "Wh... what?"
"AJ... listen to me..." She held the mare's shoulders. "I know everything might seem bleak now, but you mustn't lose faith. Apple Bloom's gonna pull through all this, okay?"
"But... but she's—"
"And you'll have every chance to tell her all that you've ever wanted to," Rainbow said, smiling warmly. "We'll all get to be honest with one another."
"I... I wish I could believe that, Rainbow," Applejack shuddered. "I really wish I could."
"You don't have to believe it," Rainbow said. She parted from the hug and backtrotted. "Just be."
"If... if you say so, darlin'." Applejack looked aside at the group. "But... but I don't see how—"
FWOOOSH!
Applejack jerked back. A series of drapes swung to a stop before an open window. The pegasus was gone.
"... ... ...Rainbow?"
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Hmm.
Edit: just realised JE is watching me. woo hoo
I'm not sure AB has time for a full new Story-Arc to retrieve a cure so I'm very curious to see where RD is headed.
Something with chaos-magic, no doubt.
And btw... Dammit, what IS under that becursed hat?
What was AJ going to say? Is she "just" infertile, actually into mares or is it something completely different?
I'm trying reeeaaaallly hard not to read too much into Applejack's ramblings until we have something more concrete. Partially because that's exactly what JE wants us to do.
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Also, that goddamn hat.
6127271 He's been watching me for more than a year, I think. Which is sweet, since that means I get to torture him with the updates of my fic! That's right, Skirts, you epic-writing bastard! I haven't forgotten about my fic and you get to suffaaaaaaaa!
And then things got crazy.
I want to read that as this Apple is being Dashed so bad...
Well I totally lost my cool this entire chapter. I don't want to dare myself and hope that maybe . . . Maybe . . . Applejack loves Rainbow Dash but . . .
Darn it, my fingers are crossed so badly I think I lost all the circulation there. Screw it, I'm hoping that it's true!
And I wondered...
So, just a small tidbit there: Applejack lied about wanting to be a mother. Hmm... which means there is hope for the Appledash to occur. However, now is not the time to selfishly comfort AJ, and Rainbow knows that. So she must be going to see Discord for some way of finding that flower that Twi' was talking about last chapter. After all of this is finally over, hopefully we get some actual Slice of Life, because I've a sneaky suspicion that either we are about to have a long fetch-quest arc, or that Rainbow Dash leaving is going to activate my Admiral Akbar senses.
This is about to be one damn intense arc, im forseeing Rainbow gone while Applejack needs her, gone trying to save Applebloom's life. I have a feeling time is gonna become a major plot device.
I take back anything I said earlier about worrying about dragons. At this rate, they should be worried about RD.
Also, Rainbow Dash flies West.
Time to kick ass again. I wouldn't be surprised at all if this arc ends with Rainbow laying dying on the ground with Lancie's shard in her hooves and the last thing she does before the lights go out is wish for Apple Bloom to be cured.
When you can't stay to help your friends and the superhero does it in your place, it's hard. I don't think I could stand having a heroic double life.
She was fine with never being a mother, she said. The rest of the mares will know now, she said.
.....................
Is she saying what i think she's saying?!?!
Just figured it out, AJ doesn't want anypony touching her hat because she has a sexy picture of Rainbow Dash in it.
Poor Applejack. I feel pretty certain AB will pull through, but she doesn't know that.
[hat intensifies]
Rainbow Dash Flies West.
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The words of Macky, I believe, may best answer this question.
“Eeeyup.”
Wherein Rainbow gets down to being truly awesome. You put the weight of the world, the fate of everything on her fuzzy shoulders and she'll not only carry it, she'll do it with style.
AB is in good hooves.