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// Good Ending 
// Story: Taking Wing 
// by DrakoGlyph 
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	With an earth-shattering boom, Fluttershy broke the Color Barrier, creating her own version of a Sonic Rainboom, but instead of all the colors of the rainbow, it was yellow and pink. The explosion spread out across all of the Everfree, and she caught Rainbow from her freefall and pulled up with mere inches left to spare. Swooping up high to slow down, she arched her pink gift to the sky across the Everfree, landing the other end back at her cottage in the outskirts of Ponyville. Panting hard, she set Rainbow down on the grass and collapsed beside her.
When she awoke, she found herself in bed, with Rainbow sitting in the corner, reading the latest Daring Do book. She looked up at the little groan from the pink-crowned Pegasus and gave her a wide smile.
“Fluttershy, you’re awesome. I want you to know that right now,” she said, putting down the book and trotting over to the bed, before planting a kiss across her cheek. “I’ve had stallions of all kinds pining over me, and I’ve even let some of them take me on dates. They were good, all in their own way, but none of them actually made me happy.” Rainbow closed her eyes as she returned her lips to Fluttershy, this time meeting hers. “Never in the way that you always do, Flutters.”
“Are you saying what I think you’re saying?” Fluttershy asked, half in surprise. Her face grew hot as she felt the blood find its way to the surface.
“I mean, I found this drawing you made. I have to say, it is very impressive,” she said, holding up a mouth-drawn image of the two Pegasi hoof in hoof watching a sunset. It was excellently drawn, if Rainbow were to judge it, and in fact, even some of the greatest artists of all Equestria couldn’t rival the picture. It wasn’t a perfect life replica, but it conveyed more than just the two figures watching the beauty of Celestia and Luna’s power. It almost made one feel love just looking at it, and everypony who looked at it afterword would say that they immediately thought of the pony they always wanted to be their special one. “All I can say is I love you, Fluttershy,” she said, awaiting the yellow companion’s response.
This was the moment that Fluttershy had thought about for so long, but never dared think would ever come true. She wanted to hold on to this feeling, to let this moment stretch across the rest of her life, bringing every future moment joy and happiness. She knew, though, that if she was right about this moment, though, she would be able to make so many more happy memories.
“I love you too, Rainbow,” Fluttershy replied, letting tears of pure joy streak down her face. Rainbow climbed into the bed with her best-friend-turned-lover.

Over the years, Rainbow became a Wonderbolt, followed everywhere by her significant other, Fluttershy. Across all of Equestria they told the tale of the ‘Flutterboom,’ and how it bonded the most famous Pegasi in all the land. Further tales said that it calmed the chaos that plagued the forest, making it more like the rest of Equestria. It morphed through the years, each generation adding flair until neither Rainbow nor Fluttershy could recognize the original events in the story.
Fluttershy would go on to complete her degree in Biology, then Veterinary Medicine, encouraged by the mare she loved the most. She gave her services to the many animals she met on the road out of the sheer kindness in her heart, which was so massive to begin with.
The years were kind to the pair of them, each aging gracefully with the other, retiring together, and removing themselves to the familiar cottage where their love had finally shown itself. The photo albums reminding them of all their adventures together, and all the fun times they had. 
They smiled as they reminisced about all the old times they had: being best friends in school, being the Elements of Harmony, taking Scootaloo under their wings and teaching her that not every Pegasus has to be a great flier to do great things, spreading the joy of love across all of Equestria.
And when they grew old enough together, Fluttershy and Rainbow passed together, in each other’s hooves, during the night. Their love transcended death, though, and their tale of daring and venturing farther than ever thought possible, all in the name of love, was never forgotten from the annuls of history.