Chapter Twelve
"More Than Words"
I sat down in the crashed airplane, surrounded by bits and pieces of metal objects that couldn't be identified anymore. They lay, jagged and edged
as if they were bent and crushed by a huge piece of machinery. I couldn't believe the impact did this much damage. It looked like a tornado went
through the cabin of the aircraft. Pieces of seats, walls and carry-on luggage were scattered around the area. Burnt, blackened spots gave me a
shiver down my spine that made me physically shake, only to be healed by my arms wrapping around myself, acting as if I were cold. I sighed,
closing my eyes and remembering everything that had happened up to this point. The dream, the flight, the crash, the meetings, the talks, and
now here. So much had happened in the 36 hours since I arrived. It seemed…unrealistic. But, I guess I couldn't use that word with Rainbow
Dash, the pegasus from the t.v. show, "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic", was sitting right in front of me. That thought still boggled my mind
too. I couldn't wrap my finger around how we were connected again from before. As much as I confused though, I didn't want it to end. Let's say
the plane crashed on its own, and Rainbow Dash kept put on Equestria soil. I would have never dealt with this conflict the way I would've if she
wasn't here. I probably would've lost my mind in the process too. Being alone, out in the middle of nowhere with nothing to keep you alive...
I let out another shake from my body, but not from being cold or anything. It was of pure terror of that thought I had.
"Hey, are you cold?" Rainbow Dash asked, tilting her head.
I snapped out of my trance and looked at the cyan pegasus, her rainbow mane glimmering a little from the distant fire.
"Oh, no..sorry, I was just thinking about something.." I responded, looking down at the aircraft's floor, all stained and dirty.
Rainbow directed her attention toward where I was looking and frowned. She knew I wasn't 100 percent right now. But, I mean, how could I be?
"Lone.." She said.
I was so far into a second trance that I didn't hear her.
"Lone." She said again.
Suddenly, as she said my name again, a thought shot into my head. I began to remember when we were going down before I blacked out. The
immense feeling of the G-Force increasing as the altitude of the jet decreasing. All of those innocent, poor people screaming as their lives were
only seconds away from perish, and all of those nerves and emotions running inside me! I couldn't believe I was remembering what happ-
"LONE!" Rainbow shouted.
"AAAGH!" I screamed in terror, suddenly jumping upward. The trance literally felt like a real life dream that I was reliving again. I felt so scared,
so helpless and so tense that I suddenly broke down and fell onto my side, berating heavily in and out through my mouth.
Rainbow Dash, not knowing that I was about to scream, matched my reaction by jumping upward, standing on her four hooves. She looked at
me, wide-eyed with concern and confusion. Then, as she saw me collapse, she calmed down and approached me gently, sitting down next to my
shaking, hurt body. She looked down on me, seeing my pain and emotion through my body language, which made her sigh out loud, putting her
left front hoof along the back of my shirt.
"Lone…I can tell this won't be easy for you…but I'm here for you if you need to…y'know, let anything out." She directed to me, trying to be as
comforting as she could, which I knew wasn't her strongest forte.
I couldn't really talk for some reason at that moment due to being so traumatized, so I looked up at her, my eyes matching hers, and I nodded,
directing my shaking right hand to reach upward to her hoof upon my back. As I touched her hoof, she looked down at me again and smiled a
comforting smile, grasping my hand into her hoof to show her affection and support. That's what I loved about the Mane 6. They always showed
their support and affection toward others, but I always felt that Rainbow Dash could do it the best. She may have a strong outer coat and try to
act tough most of the time, but I always knew she had a sweet, soft center somewhere inside her. After seeing her now, I knew it was true.
After a few moments, I finally began to calm down from my panic attack and regain my composure. Rainbow waited for me, sitting next to me
the whole time, my hand still grasped in her hoof. We were now sitting against the plane's side where some seats once were, looking like some
young couple who just held hands against a wall with no words. Wait…weren't we that already?
"I think you're feeling better…your hand's not as shaky as it was." Rainbow Dash said, looking over to her left to look at me.
I looked over to my right to look at her and nodded, smiling a little to show I was getting better. She returned the smile and laid her head against
my right side collarbone, sighing peacefully. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside seeing her like this.
"I haven't see you act like this toward anyone, Dash." I said, laughing a little as I said it.
Rainbow Dash took her head off me and looked at me with an eyebrow raised.
"What? I can't go around Ponyville acting like some softy!" She said back, the typical Rainbow Dash cocky attitude in her voice that I loved.
I laughed. She laughed. Then, she lay her head on my collarbone again and sighed, tightening her grip around my hand a little more.
"It's hard work, but…" She looked up at me, "I am a mare after all, and you make me feel this way. And…I like it. A lot.."
Her voice began to trail off. I could tell she was blushing a little from embarrassment too, because she would turn her head away from me and
look down, like anyone would do if they were with their special someone. I shook my head and chuckled a little, nudging her side so she'd look
over at me. She did, and I saw the huge, red blush upon her cheeks. I blushed a little too and called her out on it.
"Ha! See! You're blushing!" I laughed.
"S-shut up!" She said, embarrassed, "Y-You are too!"
I shrugged and laughed a little more. This was exactly what I was talking about. She treated me like this and it made me feel…amazing. She
wasn't afraid to act soft around me, and she still kept that cocky, Rainbow Dashy-like attitude. She was…perfect.
Then, she looked up at me again and shut her eyes gently, and leaned inward. At first I didn't know what she was going to do, until she actually
did it, and it caught me by total surprise.
She planted a kiss upon my lips and held it there. My eyes widened as she kissed me, not knowing what to do. I looked around for a second, then
caved in. I slowly shut my eyes as well, and kissed her back. I began to blush as I put my arm around her back as she did to me a little bit ago.
She smiled a little and blushed back, breaking the kiss. Smiling, hold me in her hooves, she reached her body over and gave me a hug. This
wasn't a normal hug though. The hug she gave me showed that she cared for me more than anyone, and that she never wanted to let me go. I
meant a lot to her, and she meant a lot to me. I hugged her back and smiled, taking the hand that was behind her back and began to rub it up
and down to comfort her.
My Element of Harmony may have been Courage, but I have always been a caregiver.
"I guess you didn't get enough in Ponyville, eh?" I asked her, kidding around since the last time I kissed her.
She laughed and shook her head, nuzzling into me again.
"I never did…"
I sighed and held her. We barely even talked about the accident, or how I was feeling. After my mini break down, she just showed her care and
made me feel better by kissing and hugging me. I felt so much better now that Rainbow Dash was in my arms, because she made me feel safe,
secure and that everything was going to be okay. It made me feel so fortunate to have her by me…showing her love and affection toward me.
I loved it….and...
I loved her...
I guess actions do speak louder than words.
(Chapter 12 done! Emotional chapter about Dash and I, and from here on out, everything will look positive! I apologize for the huge delay. I was
gone last weekend and I went to Michigan from Tuesday to Friday, but I'm back! I am busy though with some personal stuff throughout August
with school and sports and stuff, but I'll still post! Stay tuned!)
~LS