(Rainbow Dash)
I flew away from Ponyville as fast as I could. I had to stay active, had to keep my mind off things. I could barely see Ponyville. I did a corkscrew straight up, twirling over and over, flexing each individual muscle as hard as I could.. I dove around the clouds, putting my emotions into my flight. I did loops and dives as I banked around. Finally I put 110% effort into a full on sonic rainboom. I felt the wind flowing through my mane as I shot through the air. Eventually I settled upon a cloud and started to cry. I don't know why what Twilight had said hurt me so muchbvv vvb. , it just had. I stayed crying on the cloud as the sun started to set. Suddenly a familiar voice aired from behind me.
"Mind if I join you?" It asked. I recognized it as the new pegasus.
"How long have you been watching me?" I asked angrily, trying to hide my face as I wiped my tears away.
"Since you got here. You're a very talented flyer, easily one of the best in Equestria." He said as he touched down on the cloud next to me.
I blushed, knowing he had seen me in my weakest moment.
"Yeah, but I'm still not the best flier in all of Equestria." I said depressed. He laughed, and I felt anger raise up in me. Before I could release it however, he told me something.
"In the end no one can be the best at anything. We each have our strengths and weaknesses, but the only way to reach perfection is by working together." He said as he sat down beside me. I was cautious of his friendly demeanor.
"You better not tell anybody what you saw, or I will never forgive you for seeing it happen." I said begrudgingly.
"You have my word." He stated.
We just sat there for a while, watching the sun set. Then I realized I still did not know his name.
"Um, hey, I never did get your name. And since you are going to be working with me, I figured, well you know..." I said blushing. I was only asking his name for hay's sake! Why was I so nervous?
"It's Stormcloud." He said nonchalantly.
"I should get going, I have to feed Velocity." He said before standing up. I wondered who Velocity was as he dove off the cloud, leaving me with a strange fuzzy feeling that I had never felt before. I realized that the sun had set and it was getting dark. I decided it was time for me to go home as well.
(Stormcloud)
I had seen Rainbow Dash was very upset. I couldn't let her know that it was I who had bested her. Originally, I had planned on going for a leisure flight, but when I had seen the rainbow colored pegasus charging me at full speed, my adrenaline kicked in and urged me into a quick getaway. I knew that she would find out tomorrow morning, providing she woke up to do her job on time. I descended to my house, opening it to a very eager peregrine falcon. Her name was Velocity. I threw her some of the synthetic meat that was made of a mix of tofu, nuts, and a bunch of other strange foods. I went to my room, noticing a very tired looking Rainbow Dash staring out her window at me. She quickly pulled her head in, but I had seen her looking at me. I was curious as to what the mare had been doing, but I decided to save it for morning.
(Next Morning)-RD
I woke up at 7:00 to the same thunderclap from before. I quickly jumped out of bed, not bothering to brush my mane. I got to the door as fast as I could, but all I found was Stormcloud going back inside his house. I was next to him in a few seconds, causing him to raise an eyebrow. Thats when I saw it. His cutie mark told me everything. It was a grey cloud, a bolt of lightning shooting from it. The one who beat me was Stormcloud. I stood there in shock for a while when he finally spoke up, sighing.
"Would you like to come inside?" He asked humorously, causing me to blush.
"Stop embarrassing me!" I said looking away.
"Stop being so cute when your embarrassed!" He retorted, making me turn bright red.
"Is that a yes?" He asked, opening the door for me to go in. I smiled at him and walked in.
To say his house was big would be an understatement. I had been expecting such, but even the furniture looked like it cost a fortune.
"Woah." I said astounded. The first room had large couches, a soda dispenser at a bar with more alcoholic beverages than you can count, and many various game tables ranging from pool to roulette. I felt intimidated both by the fact that he had invited he into his home, and by how expensive it all looked. He however did a running jump onto a couch.
"Come on Dash, take a load off! You'd be amazed what a little R&R can do for your health!" I couldn't say I didn't agree, yet there was no way that a weather pony would have this much money. Hay, I was the head of the weather division and I had no where near this much money!
"Um, hey Stormcloud?" I asked nervously.
"Yeah?" He asked as he walked over to the bar.
"If you don't mind me asking, how does a weatherpony afford all of this?" I asked hoping he wouldn't be offended.
"Oh, being a weatherpony is just something to do. I have a few stock brokers in Manehatten that works for me. What would you like to drink?" He asked, grabbing two large glasses from under the counter.
"Got any hard cider?" I asked a little too enthusiastically.
"I've got three to choose from, but the biggest difference is in the alcohol content." He said as he put ice in each glass.
"I'll take the strongest one, if you don't mind." I said heartily.
"One of my favorites! (insert punny name here) it is then!" He pulled out a large flagon of cider and poured it into the glasses. I licked my lips in anticipation at the amazing stuff. I took a swig, coughing afterwords from the strength of it. He looked at me jokingly.
"You don't have a very high alcohol tolerance, do you?" He said it more like a statement than a question. He was right, but I wouldn't admit it.
"You want to test that theory?" I taunted, downing my whole glass.
"Is that a challenge?" He said with a smirk, downing his glass as well.
"Only if your willing to lose!" I countered.
(Stormcloud)
I was carrying Rainbow Dash up to the guest room. She had passed out after a couple glasses. Her resolve had been strong, but with a slim figure like hers, alcohol works fast.
'Whoa, slim figure?' I thought. I need to stop thinking like that. But even so, my thoughts wandered, and I eventually started to look at her. She was definitely attractive, and I admired her resolve too.
I laid her down in the guests bed, smiling as she curled up under her wing. I pulled a blanket over her and walked out of the room.
"Stormcloud?" Her drunken voice said softly. I walked over to the side of her bed.
"Yes Rainbow?" I asked laughing a little.
"I'm lonely." She said somewhat seductively. I rolled my eyes at her drunken state.
"And what do you propose I do about that?" I asked, playing along.
"I wanna *hic* cuddle." She said, a light blush on her cheeks. I sighed, knowing she'd be upset if I didn't comply. I laid down next to her and she wrapped her hooves around me. Her coat was so soft against mine as she rested her head on my shoulder. Before long she was asleep and lightly snoring, barely audible. I carefully snuck out of her room. While I didn't mind staying with her, I didn't want her to feel that I had taken advantage of her. I had had a great time, and hoped she had too. Although, I was pretty sure I would have to help her in the morning, she would have one hell of a hangover.
(Next Morning-RD)
'Ugh, my head'
I woke up with a class 10 headache. I couldn't even open my eyes it hurt so bad. I heard the sonic boom, and I knew that Stormcloud had, yet again, finished our job. Today I was grateful. The sonic boom intensified my headache however, and I went back to being miserable. The bed I was in was ver soft. I tried to remember where I was, and the headache got worse. All I remember was challenging Stormcloud to a drinking game, the rest was fuzzy. I heard my door open, and I attempted to open my eyes, only to groan.
"Relax Dash, you passed out from drinking too much. You're still at my place." Stormclouds voice seemed so loud. After I thought a couple minutes, I remembered most of what had happened last night. Needless to say I was embarrassed by my actions, but for some reason I didn't regret them. Well, except for my massive hangover that is. I laid in bed until Stormcloud came up with a tray of daisies, chopped fruit, and Celery stalks.
"Sorry." I managed to mumble.
"Don't worry about it, I don't mind one bit." He said, pulling my covers up before placing the tray of food by my bedside. Suddenly I felt his forehead against mine, checking to see if I had a temperature. I looked at his face so close to mine, and I realized how badly I wanted this. So I kissed him.
-Cliffhanger Much?