A/N: My inspiration for this story is from "Four is Greater" by Kodeake on FiMfiction. Written with help from my best friend Johan. Thanks for the help buddy! I do not own MLP or its characters, which is owned by Lauren Faust. Characters might seem OOC in this story but I'm doing this for a reason!

Summary: After Rainbow Dash reveals her sexual orientation, Twilight and Rainbow discover that their friends are stereotyping homophobes. Twilight and Rainbow then decide to ask the princesses and their family for help about their situation. A Meeting with Rainbow Dash's father brings new feelings and a problem with lecturing an entire hard-headed town on homophobia and homosexuality in the process. Twidash & Scootadopt.

Rainbows in the Twilight

Chapter 1: Coming Clean

Ponyville, Sugarcube Corner Bakery, 17:00…

Five mares were currently sitting at a table inside the small bakery while talking about why they were there and the pony who called them there while nibbling on various cupcakes that the most energetic of the five had bought.

"So, ya'll got any idea as to why Rainbow had called us here?" Applejack asked after taking a bite from her icing-coated treat. Her friends all shook their heads. "No, she only said that it was really important that we'd be here." Twilight said. Everyone frowned at that. It was a really cryptic message, thus everyone started making assumptions.

"Maybe she's pregnant and she wants us to help her raise it…" Fluttershy spoke quietly. Pinkie laughed at that. "Don't be silly, Flutters! She's clearly come to tell us that she's really an alien from a different dimension, intent on draining us of our precious bodily fluids during a mating ritual under the full moon tomorrow!" the pink mare exclaimed.

Rarity frowned and Applejack smacked Pinkie against the head. "Don't be silly, darling. Clearly she has decided to embrace her feminine side and wants us to help her be more feminine." The white unicorn smiled at her statement. "I'd of course be more than happy to design a new wardrobe for her and give them as a gift."

Twilight was about to comment on that statement when she noticed the cyan pegasus slowly walk up to their table. "Rainbow, hi!" she smiled at her friend, making the others turn towards Rainbow Dash.

Everyone noticed it immediately the changes in the mare's appearance and posture. Her shoulders were drooped, her mane hung over her eyes and her tail was dragging on the ground. There were bags underneath her eyes and tear stains on her face. Her two crimson eyes held sorrow, fear and a small amount of hope in them.

She stopped in front of them and sat down. "Hey girls." Her voice came out even huskier than usual. "You're all probably wondering why I called you here, huh?" she gave a small smile and sighed. All five her friends still held their shocked gazes. They had never seen her like this in all the time they knew her, not even Fluttershy, who had known her since their time in Cloudsdale.

Rainbow gulped and looked down. "The reason why I asked you all to come here is because I haven't been completely honest with all of you." She bit her lip nervously. "I'm going to tell you a secret I've kept ever since I was a foal." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly before swallowing the lump in her throat.

"I'm… I… uh…" Rarity leaned closer to her. "You can tell us, dear." She smiled softly. The rainbow-maned mare gave her a small smile again. "Thanks. I wanted you all to know that I'm a…" The word that was spoken made a curtain of tension befall the group. Nopony breathed for a couple of minutes until the sound of laughter entered the air. They turned to see Pinkie on the ground, laughing hysterically.

"Hahahaha! Oh, that was a good one, Dashie!" The mare laughed. Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy started laughing as well, with Twilight remaining quiet and Rainbow looking at them in fear before muttering. "It wasn't a joke, Pinkie." The silence that befell the table after that statement was horrifying for the rainbow mare.

"What?" Rarity asked in shock. "You mean you're really one of… one of Them?!" she exclaimed in horror. Rainbow recoiled back at the glares four of her friends were giving her. Twilight, however, was just staring at the ground quietly. The speedy flyer gulped again. "You girls… accept me though… right?"

Applejack's voice came out in a soft tone they had never heard from her. "It ain't natural." She spoke with a shake of her head. The tone made Rainbow flinch and she turned to look at her other friends. "Pinkie?" the pink mare shook her head and looked away. "Fluttershy?" the yellow pegasus shied into her mane with a "Sorry Dashie." As quiet as she could muster.

Rainbow Dash didn't even bother to look at the final judge. "Twilight?" The purple alicorn was still looking at the empty plate before her, not making a single sound. She glanced at her friends. She had a choice to make. Either chose to tell the truth and lose four of her friends, or she could lie and lose the friend she cared about most and go against her own judgment, feeling guilt for the rest of her life.

Twilight decided upon neither and quickly cast her teleportation spell to take her to her room in the large crystal castle outside her town. The five mares frowned at the disappearance of their friend. Rainbow immediately flew off towards the crystal building where her friend stayed.

With Twilight…

The purple alicorn was currently walking in a circle, struggling between the choices she faced. She contemplated the outcomes of her predicament slowly. If she chose to do what was wrong and pick the majority of her friends, she'd lose Rainbow Dash and feel guilty for the next couple of centuries of her prolonged existence.

If she picked Rainbow Dash, she'd lose the majority of her friends and become a mockery of Ponyville for the next few years. She could lie and feel guilty for a couple-hundred years, or she could tell the truth and be mocked for the next few years. She knew that her family and the other princesses would support her if she chose Rainbow Dash, heck, her family knew she was a filly-fooler!

She had talked with Celestia and Cadence on various occasions about her own sexual orientation and they had accepted her with open hooves as soon as she had told them, the same with her brother and parents. They all accepted her, so they'd all accept Rainbow Dash as well.

She was about to contemplate further on her predicament when a loud knock came from her castle doors. Spike opened them to see Rainbow Dash and Rarity standing before him. "Hi Rainbow, hi Rarity. Twilight is up in her room and-" they pushed past him and trotted up to the room of the purple alicorn.

They burst through the door with demanding looks on their faces. "Well?" Rarity asked her friend. "Aren't you going to speak your opinion on this matter?" Twilight glanced at the look of demanding mixed with anger in the unicorn's eyes and at the look of fear and hopelessness in the pegasus' eyes.

Twilight sighed and looked away from them, closing her eyes in thought. "You want me to say what I think, Rarity?" she started. "You want to know my REAL opinion on this ridiculous matter?" she asked, turning back to look at them. When Rarity nodded, Twilight answered angrily.

"I think, I think that Rainbow has a lot of courage to tell you all her deepest, darkest secret and then listen to you all insult her for something she had no control over! I admire Rainbow for doing that and not breaking down in the sorrow of losing her FRIENDS, who are supposed to CARE about her! I admire her for doing the very thing I couldn't do!" she yelled at her friend.

The look on Rarity's face went from shock, to horror at the implication of Twilight's last statement, while Rainbow's went from fear, to hope, to surprise. Twilight held a look of absolute fury in her two violet orbs. "I think she is the only one of you I can now call worthy of being my friend! Because she isn't prejudice over something so stupid like the rest of you! I want you out of MY castle, immediately! You can tell AJ and the rest that they are never welcome in my castle ever again! The council of friendship is hereby dissolved, PERMANENTLY!" she roared out her last word with tears streaming down her face.

The white unicorn galloped out the crystal building, heading straight for where her friends were waiting, ready to inform them of the shocking statement that Twilight had made.

Rainbow Dash glanced at the crying purple heap on the floor before her with a worried expression. "Twilight?" she croaked out worriedly. "Are you… are you okay?" she asked. The mare shook her head and glanced up at her friend. "How could they be so…homophobic?" Twilight asked back. Rainbow shook her head. "I dunno, Twi." She gave her a small smile. "Thanks, for standing up for me. You are the second person to ever do that for me."

The princess gave her a questioning glance. "My dad was the other." The pegasus interpreted. Twilight nodded in understanding and turned towards her friend completely. "So, what do you suggest we do now?" she asked worriedly.

Rainbow pondered the current situation. Their former friends would no doubt be spreading the story to the public at the moment, so it would be a bad idea to leave the safety of the crystalline walls of the palace they were in. Twilight's Royal Guard was there to defend them in case of a public riot and Twilight was more than capable of detaining the townsfolk by herself thanks to her newly enhanced power levels.

"I think I'm going to have to stay here from now on since the girls are probably going to try and attack me." Tears welled up in her eyes. "Dammit! Why do I have to be so weak about this! I'm Rainbow Dash! The most awesome pony ever…" she trailed off quietly. Twilight sighed. "Rainbow, I promise we'll find a solution for all of this." The alicorn smiled at her friend. "Now, come on. We need to go eat dinner before going to bed for the night."

She started leading Rainbow toward the dining hall. "You can sleep in one of the spare bedrooms for tonight. And we'll deal with the situation tomorrow when we go see the princesses." Twilight comforted her friend. "I promise, Rainbow. We'll work something out."