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 Dash stared. Rainbow Dash lived. She may have also been breathing.
Applejack rubbed her hooves together in a pensive manner that was unbecoming of her. With a quivering lip, she looked up.
Rainbow Dash simply sat there on her mat, across the tent from her. Dead silent.
"Rainbow Dash?" Applejack murmured. "Did... did you hear what I—"
"You're in love with Stu?" the pegasus finally exhaled.
"I am. At least... I think. I feel..." Applejack gnashed her teeth and pulled at her mane, groaning. "Rrrrrrrgh..." She growled. "I hate this. I hate feelin' so... so plum stupid."
"St-stupid?"
Applejack's hat fell off her crown. With a mute gasp, she grasped it, then tried planting it back on her head. Frustrated, she slapped the thing on her mat and tucked it safely under the sleeping bag. Her next breath was a dry one. "It's a stupid thang to get so worked up about. I mean... he's just a pony. A very silly one at that."
"Yeah, well, he's Stu Leaves."
"I know that, consarn it! But..." Applejack sighed, pressing her hooves together once more. "...but he's so sweet. And he lurves helpin' around the farm. He ain't the strongest stallion in the world—not like it matters. But he tries awful hard to get thangs done, and he's constantly improvin' himself. And... and I keep findin' opportunities to help him get stronger at the thangs he does. And he keeps..." Her lips curved. Warmly. "...he keeps findin' ways to make me laugh... n'smile. When I thought that could only ever happen around family or... or round you girls."
Rainbow blinked. Her trembling eyes followed Applejack's freckles... watched as they disappeared from behind her dimples, fading away from view.
"And... and I just find that he's makin' me happy just by bein' around. Like... like t'ain't no effort in it at all. And... I'm no wiltin' violet, Rainbow." Applejack nevertheless gulped hard. "I can tell when a pony's nothin' but a walkin' bag of hooey. But Stu? He's silly... maybe a bit rough around the edges, for sure. But he's earnest. And I believe... I-I reckon he thinks the world of me."
"He does think the world of you."
"You see it too, huh?!" Applejack exclaimed, her response a bit more explosive and jubilant than both mares' anticipated.
Rainbow winced.
Applejack saw it. Ears folding back, she leaned on her haunches. "Rainbow..." She sighed. "Yer... yer the only pony I've told this to..."
"The... only... pony...?"
"I haven't told Big Mac. I haven't told Granny." Applejack bit her lip. Hard. "Sometimes, I look real hard into the mirror and I feel as though I haven't even told myself. I mean... we've been through this hogwash before! Relationships have... just never really appealed to me. Fraternizin' with a stallion seems like such a waste of valuable time. And with them always barkin' up yer hindquarters like rabid timberwolves after yer apple trees... eugh..."
"But Stu...?" Rainbow wheezed.
Applejack's body slowly rose and fell. "But Stu..." She sighed. "He ain't no prince charmin'... and he's no hunk—at least by Rarity's standards... or any mare's standards... or... or..." Applejack sighed, brushing her bangs back. "Rainbow, have... have you ever felt somethin' that you've never felt before?" Her emerald eyes looked up, glistening in dim starlight. "Somethin' that made you feel like there was a special place meant for you... and all yer life up until that one point it just made itself all scarce-like?"
Rainbow fought down a lump in her throat. "Every day that I live, Applejack," she murmured.
Applejack gazed at her. "I... I think I'm feelin' that too, Rainbow. But..." She grimaced. "I've never thought I'd ever have to deal with it before. And it's not like I'm being swept off my hooves or bein' romanced somethin' awful. I just... I-I just feel this flutter... this tenderness in my heart that... th-that I guess is made all the tinglier whenever Stu is around. And it's..." She gulped. "Reckon it's the high point of my week... my day. And try as I might to reason with myself that t'ain't no use in travelin' down that road any further... I just... mmmm... find myself missing that wonderful feelin' more and more..." She looked up. "I find myself missin' another pony... even when he's right in front of me."
Rainbow Dash hung her head. She convulsed, eyes clenched shut.
Applejack blinked. "Rainbow?" Her brow furrowed. "Is everythang—?"
"Grffff..." Rainbow Dash coughed. She rubbed her muzzle, shivering some more. "Just... cold in here." She sniffled. "Friggin' cave..."
"I... I'm sorry." Applejack fiddled on her side of the tent. Bundling up a blanket, she scooted over. "Here. Allow me to—"
"I'm fine. I'm fine." Rainbow Dash held a trembling hoof up. "Really. Thanks. I'm j-just..." She fought to keep her teeth from chattering. Numbness rolled through her body—icy and dreadful. She tilted her head to the left, avoiding Applejack's direct gaze. "...I'm thinking."
"Oh yeah?" Applejack wrapped the blanket around herself instead, staving off her own trembles. "What about, sugarcube? Please... I-I really want to know what you think..."
Rainbow Dash clenched her teeth. "Yeah..." Her voice cracked. "...what I think..."
Applejack bit her lip.
She waited...
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She thinks her world is caving in.
And that Stu Leaves must die.
...oh Dash... you poor poor mare...
Just....Dash.. don't start lashing out, please.
That cough AJ... that was the sound of Dash's heart shattering.
Umm.. okay.. is the sudden emotional stress accelerating her illness?
Like.. I went from sympathetic to outright worried that next chapter is going to start with Dash waking up in hospital after blacking out.
Have something sad. Let Nanako's face fill you with sadness.
That face is so overdone it makes me laugh...
................ Wanna bet Dash doesn't make this ANY easier on herself? Wanna bet that she is just going to die and wilt away on the inside just to keep the apple of her eye happy? Ruddy f******* ***** * ***** * ***** (... just making up stars now, no idea what I was spelling).
>....> And here I USED to like teasing readers just as much. Now that the pain is felt as a fellow reader... -.-
Poor Rainbow :( I can't believe she's doing so well.. Hopefully AJ is earnest and stubborn at getting Rainbows point of view/feelings out of her.
Kinda off topic, but have you guys ever tried the Dr. Pepper flavored Hubba Bubba? That shits fuckin dank I'm chewing it right now.
Talk about staring down the barrel. Two horrible choices in front of her, and no way out.
Interfere with their happiness, or let this happen.
6811711 Nah, she's thinking maybe she shoulda left him stranded in cider space. Come to think, she does still have the chalice...
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6811764 third option...pull a Fluttershy and pass out.
fourth option, fly out, scream loudly in the middle of the woods and pick a fight with the local wildlife, get calmed down by Fluttershy while the rest of the girls listen on in concern.
6811723 Haha yeah I used to do the same thing, I don't really give a fuck anymore. Besides, it's a hell of a lot more fun being ridiculously emotionally attatched to a story.
Well... damn.
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I was about say something about the validity of those choices before remembering who we're talking about here.
Though still, I can't exactly help but feel like running into the night wailing, screaming, or both, might still be interpreted as disapproval on AJ's part..
6811818 Hmm..it's not like AJ has made her promise not to tell everyone, she could share with Shy after her little tantrum and not get in trouble.
this might actually be the thing her hopeful relationship needs though, is for her to get jealous, start being bitchy to Stu and when AJ confronts her about it she can blurt out "Because, ya melon fudge! I love you! Did ya ever think about that? Huh?"
Let AJ be happy. Get sloppy seconds later after Stu and Applejack break up.
What.
Just slice my heart out now. I don't need it.
Looks like that was an incendiary bomb because it still burns at the heart, poor Rainbow. I really hope things get better for her. Also this is now 4 east books long in chapter terms.
Well, I tried, and I can't do it.
I hate that you build characters that we care about like this, and then you throw them into the grinder. Yeah, we know it's gonna happen, and yeah, we know it's gonna suck, and yeah, we know it's gonna turn out well in the end. I love this story, don't get me wrong, but...
I can't see Rainbow go through this on a day-to-day basis.
I'll be back at the start of the next arc, once we get something to distract us from this mess, and I don't have to wait 24 hours between chapters. I'll also be over in Utaan.
Also, one more question: what happened to the letter?
...Ouch, just...ouch.
I must say that Rainbow is keeping her cool better than I expected. Maybe she'll make it though this conversation without revealing absolutely anything to AJ. Wouldn't that be neat?
6812030 Gonna binge it all so it hurts your feels meter a little less?
Heh heh heh. HEH HEH. HUEH HUEH EHHHH!
Ladies and gents, in a surprising turn of events, I predict Stu Leaves to be nothing more than a changeling, a craftsmanship of "lurve" the very! In a last chance, heroic and cathartic turn of events, Dash will have to undo weeks of conditioning in a increasingly dramatic showdown of contradiction ! Thus inevitably proving that, for the sake of the future, even APPLEJACK is not above being a target of chaotic change!
Soundtrack : Undyne's theme
ps: this a new game, "finish long-ass stories in a paragraph or less"
FUCK GOD DAMN IT AUGH. IT HURTS ME TO READ IT.
I love this goddamm story, but I have never wanted to give RD a huge hug more.
DAMN AGAIN.
6812030 i imagine the letter exploded, just like rainbow's heart did
The dam's gonna break in the next couple chapters, it has to. A person/pony can only take so much before they reach their breaking point. I dunno what's worse, that Rainbows undying love goes unrequited, or that their beautiful friendship may not survive this. :(
Wow this is the lowest I've seen the followers of this fic. Fantastic writing JE to captivate an audience like this and tug at the heart strings so effectively.
Just for curiosity's sake, has it ever said the story ends with Rainbow and Applejack cuddling... each other?
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I completely forgot about that letter.
Unless Rainbow does a 180 on us and spills her guts right here and now, I'd like to think AJ will find it eventually, and it somehow stayed intact enough for her to be able to read it.
Well, It's settled. We read this because we are fricking masochist. God dammit Applejack.
6812288 I think it'll still happen...
though I choose to think it's more like a "We're still friends!" type friend cuddle between them, with Dash accepting that AJ has somepony to start a family with, and her moving on to find a new love, much like Zecora did with Noir.
Ah, this touches my heart. This way.
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As I only read when I'm supposed to be working, I won't know what happens until monday, and will be left ruminating this during the weekend.
Ah, my heart. It's breaking.
Poor Dashie
You know what? I don't like this romance stuff. Go back to stupid adventures, please. I'm sure there's some other inexplicable magic stones to mug bad guys for.
If she's honest, she would say that Applejack could do better, right? I mean, if Rainbow doesn't think Rainbow is good enough, then Stu Leaves is surely not sufficient, right? Right?
6811786 Well, i don't know if I can take the 'ride' anymore. There were a few times when I was about to say 'forget it!' and stop reading, but then I'd just go back and read the large chunk that appeared after that. I think I may need to 'take a break' from this story as it is. Just for my own sanity's sake.
Again, playing with people's emotions is just not cool, JE. No matter how good of an author that makes you.
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~ADG
6811781 I don't know if Epcot would appreciate that.
Hey AJ, the fact that your best friend is convulsing in the corner in an anxiety attack might just be a tiny sign that something isn't right here...
6812409 We all know deep down that if it's a friendly cuddle then tables will be flipped and fic's involving Stu being brutally killed over and over will appear.
6812342 Nah that letter definitely exploded right when AJ said she was falling for Stu, it's all down hill from this point get the death to Stu fics ready
Ouch. I can't breathe. Ow. Why did you do that? God...
Ugh god fucking christ these last couple chapter fucking hurt, literally what the fuck why the fuck would you do that. Fuck I've been trying to come up with something funny to say to lighten the mood but I fucking cant. It's absolutely brutal to wait 24 hours to see what happens.
6812733 Yeah I was thinking that too. AJ hasn't been very perceptive of how her words are affecting Dash. She needs to attend body language 101 haha.
So...this is what this arc has been leading up to?
...
You know something? Watch AJ find the letter she wrote like...how long ago?
Bye, I'm out. See ya in a couple of months (*reality: two days later)
My reaction is more or less this:
There is no way this ends well for anypony. Either Rainbow lashes out and hurts AJ (and then herself) or she pretends everything is fine and just hurts herself.
We've made so much progress just to have it all disappear in this one moment.
JE pls
What's the opposite of Eljunbyro?
Stu Leaves would be that.
This situation with Stu has sucked the wind right out of Rainbow.
Oh shit I'm fuckin stupid as fuck, fuckin stu is gonna find the letter, not really sure what he's gonna do about though. I bet he's either already found it or he's gonna find it on their trip.
So this slice of life is too big. Please, some sort of hellish situation needs to happen to spare us all from this. I don't think I can handle this level of real talk.
PREPARE FOR SHIT TO HIT THE FAN IN 3......2......1........
And now you're teasing us with that hat again, you sadist.
...
I do wonder if Chekhov's letter will make another appearance.
My guess is Stu finds it, just for maximum awkwardness.
What are you talking about, applejack?