Perhaps they need a vacation

(Warning, the loving will start this chapter)

It's been a few weeks since Rainbow Dash left Ponyville with her coltfriend Thunderlane, his brother Rumble, and their twin friends Flitter & Cloudchaser.

A lot of trouble had been brewing lately, things took a toll the night Rumble was caught having sex with Sweetie Belle, then it took a head the next day when Rumble had gotten into a fight with Diamond Tiara, well it wasn't much of a fight, he simply knocked her with a punch.

However due to his sexual exploration and his fight, Twilight and Cherilee wanted Rumble to have consequences for his actions, though Flitter & Cloudchaser found it unfair for Rumble to receive punishment for his misdeeds when the other girls had gotten away with more, not to mention Cherilee's bogus explanation that Rumble shouldn't put his hands on a filly, Cloudchaser found that sexist as did her friends and even The Crusaders.

Things got worse when Cloudchaser got into a physical fight with Twilight, despite Twilight's attempts to ban fighting due to a scuffle that happened with Rumble getting beaten up by Babs, Sweetie Belle & Scootaloo, though they have since regretted that, and the aftermath.

The ban was furthered in the aftermath of a fight between Rainbow Dash & Lightning Dust, where Lightning was nearly crippled.

But it's been a rough ride for Thunderlane and friends from the start, between Applejack not liking them at first, the Canterlot chase, the Manehatten annoyance, the bullying of Rumble, Trixie's spell on Rumble & Lightning Dust, the sex and the fighting, his flight of friendship has his various rough spots, he feels like he never made a proper landing.

Rainbow feels guilty leaving her friends behind, while she's the Element of Loyalty, she cares deeply for her coltfriend and feels he was unfairly shafted, so this trip to Cloudsdale is meant to be a brief break so things can mellow down and everything can go back to normal.

Back in Ponyville, Twilight is really regretful of things that happened, even blaming herself for certain things, such as feeling maybe she was being unfair to Rumble, letting her issues with Cloudchaser turn into a fight, and even giving Thunerlane the impression he would do something bad to Rainbow Dash, she knew it was a low blow, especially considering how nice Thunderlane usually was not only to Rainbow but all her friends, he was almost one of them, granted the 6 have a special bond with The Elements of Harmony that's probably the strongest bond in Equestria, she still needs to show appreciation to those outside the circle.

Rarity is also feeling for Rainbow and the Pegasus Quartet, despite Rumble sleeping with her younger sister, she harbored no ill will to Rumble, she wasn't happy about it, but she knows how some ponies can be when it comes to sex, when two really want it it's hard to say 'no', she takes relief in the fact that Rumble realized his actions and was ready to take full responsibility of any consequence, plus he's a nice boy so she'd rather someone like Rumble be with her sister than some pervert.

Pinkie Pie missed the group, especially Rainbow Dash, it bummed her knowing that Dash wasn't flying around, truth be told she did feel partially jealous of Thunderlane for being with Dash so much but she can't blame him, he cared for her, and Pinkie respects that there's someone out there who treats Rainbow Dash with loving respect.

Applejack dearly missed the group, Rainbow Dash is her Element friend, Thunderlane she grew to care for, Cloudchaser was her best friend, Flitter was also a sweet filly to be around and she cared a lot for Rumble, he was a very misunderstood colt as far as she's concerned.

Fluttershy deeply missed Rainbow Dash, she hated the animosity among her friends, plus she also missed Flitter, a pony she's really been able to relate to, and Rumble, she wishes she could spend more time with him the most they spent was the time she filled in as his flight partner after Lightning Dust got injured.

Apple Bloom missed Rumble like crazy, she craves for the day she can see him again, Sweetie Belle too misses Rumble, he was the first boy she had sex with, so she felt a special bond with him, Scootaloo missed Rainbow Dash, they had just reconciled and now she's gone, she also slightly missed Rumble, even if there was some animosity still there, Babs too missed Rumble, she grew to care for him after how nice he was even after she beat him up, though it was mostly to get back at her, Rumble did truly care for her.

Rainbow, despite everything, did miss her friends, the 4 Pegusai also started missing the Ponyville ponies, they just want everything put behind them.

One day Thunderlane had found Rainbow Dash staring out the window, looking a little depressed, Thunderlane decided to go cheer her up.

"Hey Dashie, in the mood for a little chat?" Thunderlane asked.

Rainbow looked to him, "Sure, why not?"

Thunderlane sat next to her, "It's been about 3 weeks since we came here, so I just need to know your state of mind...do you miss your friends?"

Rainbow sighed, "Is it that obvious?"

"Oh big time, I know how close you are to your friends, you all share a special bond together, I can see you feel quite the separation, you're all bounded by the Elements of Harmony, hell you all got your cutie marks at the same time, if that's not a special bond I don't know what is"

Rainbow nodded, "Yeah, we did, ironically I'm the one who set off that chain reaction and now I'm the one causing a rift"

"Now don't blame yourself", Thunderlane stated.

"I have no choice in that, who else can I blame? You? Contrary to what you may think, you've done nothing wrong, I'm the one who brought you into the group and caused a huge headache for you, your brother & your friends"

Thunderlane chuckled, "You think your friends have been a headache? I mean it's been no picnic but I have no regrets from befriending you, Flitter enjoys her time with Fluttershy, Cloudchaser has become close friends with Applejack, Rumble finally made some good friends and I became the luckiest stallion when you decided you wanted me to be your coltfriend"

"Yeah but what about everything before?" Rainbow asked.

"What? You mean Applejack hating us? She got over that, her chasing Rumble? She apologized and has since shown him a lot of loving care, the big fight? Rumble's not mad anymore, he got his payback anyway, everything involving Trixie & Lightning Dust? That got settled too, Rumble losing his virginity to Sweetie Belle? I'm pretty sure that wasn't such a bad thing for Rumble, point I'm making is sure there have been ups and downs, but that's life, being your friend has been an adventure, it's been fun, I got to experience so much stuff I could write a book about it...hell I just might, I'm sure Twilight would love that"

"Speaking of Twilight, you're positive she didn't upset you? I mean I know how hurt Rumble was when Scootaloo betrayed him so..."

"She didn't betray me, she said something a little hurtful but that was her trying to make a point on something, Scootaloo was pent up aggression, besides Twilight apologized to me, and I'm pretty sure if we hadn't left Ponyville she'd still be doing so, she's got a good heart, and I can't be mad at her for that"

Rainbow smiled, "You're so great with my friends"

"Well you're great with mine, and my brother, he really looks up to you"

"I have that impression on foals", Rainbow boasted.

"Yeah Applejack mentioned you inspiring the crusaders to try random stuff to get their cutie marks"

Rainbow groaned, "Seriously?"

Thunderlane chuckled at that, "You're cool like that though"

Rainbow glared a bit but then gave a smug smile, "You're the best Thunder"

The two shared a loving kiss before Rainbow had an evil smile, "When are Flitter, Cloudchaser & Rumble supposed to be back?"

"Um...maybe an hour, why do you...oh seriously Rainbow, I swear you're always in the mood", Thunderlane stated.

"Maybe I am...what about you?"

"I like our moments but probably not a good idea to do it now, besides I'm not exactly...ready"

Rainbow smiled a bit before kissing him and rubbing his chest, causing Thunderlane to blush, Rainbow broke the kiss after a moment, "How about now?"

Thunderlane looked away, "Eh..."

Rainbow started kissing and licking his neck, then rubbed his chest and shoulders, Thunderlane moaned a bit and started rubbing her all around, from her neck, to her back, down to her rump.

Soon Thunderlane felt aroused below the waist, which Rainbow noticed, "You look ready now"

"I guess so..."

Rainbow grinned and dragged Thunderlane to the bedroom and tossed him on the bed.

"Take it easy Dash, you have a tendency to get a little...dominant"

Rainbow continued her grin as she approached him and then pinned his shoulders down , "Don't worry, I'll be gentle...but not too gentle", she then plopped down on him.

"Ah...wow, I don't think I'll ever get tired of that feeling"

"Tch, you better not", she leaned down to him and kissed him some more, "Cause I certainly won't"

Thunderlane smiled at that, "You even make sex a sweet thing"

Rainbow nodded and started thrusting, starting at a moderate speed.

"Rainbow...probably an odd question to ask now...but you don't just like me for the sex right?"

Rainbow shook her head, "We didn't start having sex til like a month or so after we started dating, so obviously that's not the case"

Thunderlane hugged her hard as she thrusted, "But it just seems like you're so horny lately, any reason?"

Rainbow thought a moment, "Not sure, maybe it's because you're so damn attractive", she said with a grin.

Thunderlane noddeed, "I hope so, I'd hate to not be able to deliver one day and you just leave me"

Rainbow gave him another kiss, "Relax, you're the guy for me, and maybe I do this a lot because I seriously just like being this close to you, you make me feel good, plus it's great exercise"

Thunderlane nodded as Rainbow thrusted onto him.

"For the record Rainbow, the best thing about the sex, is that it's with you, I love you", Thunderlane said.

Rainbow chuckled, "You're so sappy...but I love you too"

They shared yet another kiss and Rainbow simply continued thrusting, getting satisfied moans from her lover and eliciting moans herself until the both reached their climax.

They panted a bit before Rainbow looked to his eyes, "Your turn"

Thunderlane nodded and flipped over so he's on top.

"And man up, really give it to me!" Rainbow said.

Thunderlane nodded and thrusted into his marefriend, causing pleasurable moans from her.

"Oh hell yeah! Make me your bitch Thunderlane! Really give it to me!"

Thunderlane blushed from some of the dirty talk, he wants his sex with Rainbow to be a bit romantic, but some things can't be helped.

This time Rainbow hugged Thunderlane to make sure he went in deep, "For the record Thunderlane, I think you're really great at this"

Thunderlane smiled and kept going, even kissing her neck while he plowed into her, causing more moans.

"Faster! Faster Dammit!"

Thunderlane moved faster, though he started getting worn out, sex with Rainbow Dash required a lot of endurance from him, but it was worth it when he could satisfy her and then, both had their moment again.

"Damn Thunderlane, you're awesome"

"I know"

He laid next to her, still inside her.

"You rest for now, soon we're going again"

Thunderlane sighed, she's never satisfied.

Meanwhile back in Ponyville, Twilight is feeling a bit glum, her relationship with her friends was starting to strain, since Rainbow Dash left, nothing's been the same, her friends felt like a large piece was missing in their lives.

Twilight puts some blame on herself for not handling things well on her end, being so uptight and caught up on the whole, 'No Fighting' thing, she had been a little paranoid on that considering her status as 'Princess of Friendship', plus all the trouble fighting has caused before, she didn't want another Discord scenario on her hooves.

She pondered on how she can get everyone back on the same page again, then an idea hit her, "That's it! I know how to get everyone back together, Spike! Take a letter!"

No answer, "Spike!?"

Still no answer, so Twilight had an evil grin, "Hey is that Rarity looking for an escort?"

Spike appeared in a flash, "Rarity!? Escort!? Where!?"

"Got'cha", Twilight said, much to Spike's annoyance.

"Really funny Twilight, now what do you want?" Spike asked.

"I need you to write a letter, we're going to The Crystal Empire, I need to arrange some rooms"

Soon enough at The Crystal Empire, a Crystal guard had delivered a letter to Cadance.

"Oh, what's this?" Cadance read the letter, 'Dear Cadance, I need your help, I need a vacation for my friends, we have lost touch in our friendship, and we really need a place full of love to help rekindle everything, do you have any fancy hotel you can set us up with? Preferably one that can support couples? If so thanks a bunch, Love Twilight'

Cadance put the letter to the side, "So Twilight wants a little love and happiness among her friends? That's perfectly doable for me, don't worry Twilight, I'm gonna help give you and your friends the best vacation of your life"

Cadance went to the city's fanciest hotel, "This place is about to get a bit of business, I'll go set up some rooms", she went to the owner and asked for a pad, she looked over the residents, been empty for a few days, rooms reserved by Cheese Sandwich, Braeburn, Trixie Lulamoon, Lightning Dust & Soarin, "I know these people, gonna be quite the welcoming, but regardless, time to really spice this hotel up, Twilight wants love, I'll make sure this place is dripping with love", she set a spell over the hotel, during this Shining Armor approached her.

"Hey Cadance...what are you doing?"

"Your sister wants to come spend some time here, her friends have a rift, so I'm enchanting the place so when they get here, they'll feel the love"

Shining looked unsure, "Just don't go overboard with it"

"Relax, what's wrong with too much love?"

Cadance continued to enchant the place, while back in Ponyville, Twilight was making plans of her own, bring the gang back together.

Yeah, this is totally gonna be fine