Chapter Eleven

Rainbow Dash smiled, for some reason she felt so comfortable right now. A strange relaxed feeling surrounded her body, and there was no way she wanted to wake up and move. But Princess Celestia's Sun shined through the window, and right into the side of her face.

With a groan, of annoyance, the mare buried her face deeper into her storm gray pillow. She was trying to hide her face from the sun's light, smiling as the thick coat tickled her muzzle. Then, it hit her like a bag of bricks. "Wait, storm gray pillow? Thick coat?" Rainbow Dash thought, her eyes quickly opening.

She quickly noticed the well-toned body of the stallion she was cuddled up against. Both a hoof and large wing, protectively, wrapped around her smaller body. Her gaze slowly went up, to see Moon Howl sleeping, peacefully, with a smile on his own. So many thoughts were running through her mind, of what could have happened last night, and her face could not get any redder.

"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh." Rainbow Dash's mind screamed, her eyes were wide as dinner plates. "W-When d-did he get in last night!? Better yet, how did he get in bed without me even noticing!" The mare noticed that they were both under the bedsheets, and the wolf pelt. This didn't help her any at all, because she was in bed with a stallion… One she has flirted with, along with having suggested dreams about, but barely knew. "Good thing no pony is here to see this."

FLASH!

"OH CRAP!" She practically screamed, causing Moon How to snap awake and look around, as the photo flash disappeared from the outside window.

"What? What's happening!?" The stallion said, trying to figure out what was going on. "Are we under attack?" His combat instincts quickly setting in, along with his wolf ones by keeping both a hoof and wing over Rainbow Dash, protectively.

"Worse!" She announced, pointing at the window. "Paparazzi! They just took a picture of us, in bed together!"

He looked down at her, with a raised brow, confused about how this could be a threat. However, the situation has put the mare into a panicked induced hysteria, and that was more than enough for him. "On it!" Without hesitation, Moon Howl was out of bed, and rushing out of the house.

"Me too!" Rainbow Dash called out, right behind him. Once the two of them were out, they couldn't see which way the paparazzi pony went. "Oh man, oh man; this is bad." The mare started to panic even more. "My Wonderbotls Reputation will be ruined, because of this!"

"Calm down, Dashie, we'll get them." Moon Howl said, looking around. "You go left, and I'll go right." Rainbow Dash nodded, before shooting off while Moon Howl shot off in his own direction. The stallion was determined to catch this pony.

The first place he went, was Ponyville. It was the closest town, which meant it would be the first place they'll probably go. Moon Howl's gaze scanned for any pony on the streets, looking for any pegasi with a camera, but he couldn't see one. There weren't even any ponies going into the local news building.

Raising an eyebrow, he thought about the situation for a moment. His enhanced mind thinking of every bit of information, in mere seconds, and certain ones standing out. Wonderbolt. Paparazzi. Pegasus. An idea suddenly came to mind, and the stallion flew straight for a local pegasus. "You there!" He called out, startling the dark colored pegasus stallion.

"Y-Yes?" He asked, looking up at the Charger, once he landed.

"If a paparazzi got a picture of some Wonderbolt, where would they go?" Moon Howl asked, stepping closer.

The pegasus stallion was shaking, Moon Howl presence actually intimidated him. "C-Cloudsdale, s-sir. The P-Pegasi Exclusive covers all things pegasi, including the Wonderbolts." He managed to answer.

"Which way is Cloudsdale, from here? I am new to the area." Moon Howl admitted, the stallion pointing back the way he came.

"It is a short flight that way. The Pegasi Exclusive is at the city center, it will have a camera and wings on it." The pegasus stallion explained.

Moon Howl gave a nod. "Thank you, I appreciate the help." With that, the Charger quickly flew off without another word. The pegasus stallion let out a sigh of relief, as he raced off.

Each one of Moon Howl's wing flaps were powerful, causing him to sore faster than most ponies could go. His flying was really fast, but this pony had a great head start, and he hoped Rainbow Dash caught up with them. This was the direction she went, but the mare might not have known about going to Cloudsdale. She was in a panicked state, and wasn't thinking straight.

The cloud city was already coming into his view, seeing the forms of pegasi all around it. When he got closer, Moon Howl caught the tell-tale rainbow streak of Rainbow Dash flying around the buildings. "So, she was able to figure it out, too." He thought, before shooting forward, flying in sync with the mare once he entered the city. "Did you see them?"

Rainbow Dash nodded at him. "Yeah, but I lost them, after entering Cloudsdale…" She admitted, earning a nod from Moon Howl.

"Alright, I know where they may be going, then. Follow me." He said, before the stallion banked left, towards the city center, with the mare right behind him.

"Where are they going?" She asked, as they raced down to the cloud streets.

Moon Howl scanned what pegasi he could see. "The Pegasi Exclusive. I was told they handle all things pegasi, including Wonderbolts." He explained, until spotting the building described to him, the stallion's eyes narrowed. "There!" Rainbow Dash nodded, as they sped up and landed in front of the Pegasi Exclusive's doors. "Alright, what do they look like? Hopefully we beat them here."

"It was a mare, I couldn't tell but they had a greenish coat along with a blonde mane and tail." Rainbow Dash described, looking around.

"Good." He looked towards her. "You stay here; I'll search the surrounding area." She returned the nod, before Moon Howl flew off.

In all honesty, she was real nervous about that picture getting out. Rainbow Dash was the new, up and coming, Team Star. She had been careful not to do anything too bad, or embarrassing, to avoid them hitting her. The mare could not believe her luck right now.

"Well, well, if it isn't Rainbow Dash." And it just got worse, when she heard a certain mare.

Her eyes went even wider, when a stallion spoke up. "Don't you mean 'Rainbow Crash'?" Followed by an obnoxious laugh.

Rainbow Dash turned around, and saw the two pegasi she hoped to never see again. Both Lightning Dust and Hoops. "What do you two want? I'm busy right now." She glared at them.

"What? Think because you're a Wonderbolt, means you're special?" Hoops asked, laughing a bit. "It doesn't matter how may Sonic Rainbooms you do; you'll always be that filly who always ends up crashing."

"And you will always be that good for nothing bully, who can't win a simple race without cheating." Rainbow Dash countered. "Now, buzz off, I have more important things to deal with."

"More important than preventing this from being seen?" Lightning Dust asked, holding up the very picture of her and Moon Howl, a blush suddenly appearing on Rainbow Dash's face.

"I-It was you w-who took that picture!?" Rainbow Dash yelled, frustrated that it was Lightning Dust who saw her like that.

Lightning Dust just laughed at her response. "After you got me expelled from the Wonderbolts Academy, I had to do something… When I heard you were on the team, I quickly got a job with the Pegasi Exclusive." She placed the picture under her wing, smirking deviously. "I've been casing you for weeks. When I saw you, like that, I couldn't believe my luck."

Rainbow Dash flared, not believing what she just heard. "You're seriously going to try and ruin my reputation, for something that is your fault!?" She asked, glaring at the mare. "How low can you go, Lighting Dust!"
"To get my revenge on you?" She asked, still holding that smirk. "Low as I need to."

Rainbow Dash glared, but then remembered something. "Man, I can't wait to see how much trouble you'll get into… Printing a, more than likely, lie about Equestria's newest hero, a Charger no less, who beat five Timberwolves!"

The two pegasi began to laugh, at her comment. "A-A Charger?" Lightning Dust asked, wiping a few tears from her eyes.

"I knew you were a clutz, but I didn't know you were also stupid!" Hoops said, laughing a bit more. "I can't believe you let a stallion rut with you, because he said that he was a Charger." The pegasus stallion walked up to Rainbow Dash. "No pony has seen one in over a thousand years, and even if one did…" He jabbed a hoof into her chest. "No way would he want to be with a mare like you." Unfortunately, Hoops didn't know that what he did… Was probably the worst mistake he's ever done in his life, until after he done the deed.

A loud thud sounded behind Hoops, the stallion noticing Lightning Dust back away quickly, a terrified look on her face. HE instantly froze up, the moment a rough voice growled out. "Lad… That was probably the worst mistake you've ever made." Hoops turned around, and a chill went down his spine, the moment his eyes met with the wolf-like eyes of the towering Moon Howl. "And not even Morkai, the Death Wolf, can stop me from teaching you that lesson."