- >Day zero fucks given in Equestria.
- >At first this obsessed orange p0ny was hilarious.
- >And most of the time you could avoid her advances or get help from Rainbro.
- >But now it was getting just plain annoying.
- >Rainbro should already have been here by now. You agreed to meet near the lake
- >at sunrise - instead you got Applejack hanging on you.
- 'Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at your farm bucking trees or something?'
- >She showed a big grin: 'Ah'm sure we can think of something better to do,
- >now that Dash's outta the way!'
- 'What.'
- >The grin broadened even more, though it had seemed impossible.
- >'This!'
- >She jumped at you, knocking you down and sticking her disgusting snout into your face.
- >Probably this was supposed to be a kiss. Also, she was trying to put her hoof in your pants.
- >Whatever, now you were really angry - and worried about Rainbro.
- >Enough being nice and trying to cope with this shit.
- >With the power of zillion suns you plant your knee into her crotchboobs.
- >Throwing Applejack to the side, you got up,
- >picked up her head by the mane and yelled into her eyes:
- 'What have you done to her?!'
- >She couldn't answer. Hell, she wasn't even able to cry in pain. Nice crit, man.
- >But now you needed answers. You dragged the p0ny to the lake.
- >And shoved her head into the water. Repeatedly, because the first try didn't help.
- >Also, a couple of times after she became somewhat more responsive.
- >Because you wanted to.
- >She struggled to get free, but you put your trustworthy old knife to her right eye.
- 'Now please tell me, what did you do to Rainbro?'
- >'Let me go!'
- 'Wrong answer.' [spoiler][/spoiler]>You plucked her eye out, impaling it on the knife and
- >waving it in front of the other, still intact one.
- >She gasped in shock, unable to believe this is happening for real. Too bad for her.
- 'So, what have you done to her?'
- 'Tell me now, or I'm showing you how humans eat meat. Right here.'
- >The look on her face was priceless.
- >'Ah just made sure she cannot interfere...'
- >Sounds bad.
- 'Where is she?'
- >'Ah left her in the bushes near the Fluttershy's cottage...'
- >This pushed your anger over the top. With a quick slice you slit her throat.
- >You didn't think about any consequences, this was not the time for that.
- >The faint glow that flowed from Applejack to you was not of your concern either.
- >You were busy running for the forest.
- >Rainbro wasn't too hard to find.
- >In fact, the rainbow tail sticking out of the bush was difficult to miss.
- >Carefully unfolding the bush, you looked over the pegasus that became your best bro ever.
- >Her body was heavily bruised - and one wing at least dislocated, if not broken.
- >And tied up with a lasso. Over the wing.
- >That orange bitch.
- >Only then you noticed that you still had the knife in your hand,
- >having lost the eye somewhere on the way.
- >Trying to be as gentle as possible, you cut the rope to free your bro.
- >She opened her eyes.
- >'Anon! Did she... Did she do anything to you?'
- >She was incredible. Even now she cared about you more than about herself.
- 'I'm fine. But you obviously need help.'
- >Rainbro frowned, trying to get up, but failed due to having been tied up for so long.
- >'She pounced me, I was not ready! And gimme a few seconds, I will be okay!'
- >You caught her strangely angled wing so that she did not hurt herself more.
- 'Calm down, you are more injured than you think. So we are getting you to the hospital.'
- >She tried to yank the wing from your grasp and couldn't help crying out in pain.
- >Hell, her wings must be really sensitive for her to cry like that, being tough as she is.
- >Her face was so cute with this expression of disappointment that you wanted to...
- >Heh, why not. Tired of trying to lie with your behavior. Being honest it is.
- >You leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on her lips.
- ***
- >On the way to P0nyville Rainbro was unusually quiet.
- >She walked slowly, staring at the road, not saying a word, even when you washed the dirt
- >off her wounds. Even when you used some random stick and the remains of the lasso
- >to fixate her broken wing.
- >You watched her, ready to help if needed.
- >Most of the time she would be much more confident. Some even called her obnoxious. Bragging.
- >You knew what was hidden under this all too thin shell.
- >You knew how vulnerable and gentle Dash was inside, trying to mask it
- >and be strong in this vast and rough world.
- >You loved her for who she was. Whole, with all her little quirks and big habits.
- >Too bad you were too unsure about making this a proper relationship, instead of
- >dancing around each other, calling yourselves 'bros'...
- >To put it straight, you were a coward.
- >What if it ended badly? What if it was not what she really wanted?
- >What if she would be disgusted by you showing 'this kind of interest'?
- >Maybe, having her as a 'bro' was much better than losing her altogether?
- >Enough of that whimpyness.
- 'I would carry you, if you think you can hold onto me, all these bruises and such.'
- >Rainbro abruptly stopped and turned to you, locking her eyes with yours.
- >'I can handle myself, you don't need to!..'
- 'I know that you can. But I want to carry you. Be so kind to allow me, please?'
- >Dash was speachless. Blushing heavily, she stared at the ground.
- >You decided to take that for a nod.
- >Entering P0nyville with exhausted pegasus for a backpack elicited quite a few whispers.
- >Sure, not every day they see 'the fastest flyer of all Equestria' in such a shape.
- >Dash hid her face in your hood, not wanting to look at them.
- >Good that the hospital wasn't too far away.
- >Too bad P0nyville was a small town. The very moment you got to Nurse Redheart and wanted to
- >start describing what happened, you were interrupted by all of the remaining
- >Elements of Harmony rushing through the door.
- >PP: 'Oh_sweet_Celestia_what_hapened_to_you_you_definitely_need_some_cheering_up_i_will_
- >_immediately_set_up_a_party_to_cheer_you_up_because_you_need_it_so_i_will_do_it!'
- >TS: 'Pinkie, stop! We have a dangerous matter at hand!'
- >TS: 'Anonymous, you were seen carrying Rainbow Dash from the Everfree Forest.'
- 'That i was.'
- >TS: 'What kind of a beast attacked her? We need to dispose of that threat immediately!'
- >RD: 'You know, I'm still alive. You could just ask me. And - it was Applejack.'
- >FS: 'How... Why would she do such a thing? I mean, I'm not calling you a liar...'
- >Nurse Redheart:'But you are. Listen, this little chat is nice and such, but we really
- >need to tend to her injures first.'
- >FS: 'Oh, sorry...'
- >TS: 'But if Applejack did it, we need to find her!'
- >TS: 'And make sure she won't hurt anyone else!'
- 'I already made sure of that. You can find her by the lake.'
- 'Actually, i suggest you go there right now and let Nurse Redheart handle the situation here.'
- >RT: 'A splendid idea. Now, girls, lets go!'
- >Looks like Rarity got very uneasy with her friend in such a state and was eager to jump at
- >the opportunity to leave. If only she knew what she would find at the lake...
- ***
- >After Rainbro had been taken care of by Nurse Redheart, you stayed in her room.
- >Just sitting on the floor near the bed and being silent.
- >You felt that it was what your bro needed. Being alone would be... Uncomfortable for her.
- >Trying to spark a conversation would be too awkward. Just some friendly silence was for the best.
- >Also, you had another reason to just sit there and wait.
- >Speaking of which, if you calculations were correct, it was about time.
- >'Stop right there, criminal scum!'
- >Yeah, that.
- >Suddenly the already not too huge room became much smaller.
- >No wonder. With two royal guards and Celestia herself even the Elements of Harmony
- >had to wait outside together with some more guards, trying to peek into the open door.
- >Celestia looked like she was made of stone, her voice firm but still quiet.
- >'Explain yourself, Anonymous. Why did you do that to Applejack?'
- 'Because I could not forgive her for doing what she did.'
- 'Because I despise those who try to force themselves on me like that.'
- 'Because I care about Dashie.'
- >Rainbow Dash appeared dumbstruck. She couldn't even imagine you calling her 'Dashie'.
- >Even after everything that happened that day. This was absolutely too much for her.
- >You heard Fluttershy quietly call you a monster.
- >Pinkie was silent. That was a relief, seriously.
- >RT: 'But... But... Don't you even regret what you did?'
- 'I do. I do regret I went so easy on her. For what she did to Dashie, she deserved much more.'
- 'Though if I could replay the situation, I probably wouldn't change anything.'
- 'Saving Dashie was top priority, I had no time for redemption.'
- >TS: 'And what do you think we can do now without Apllejack as an Element of Harmony?'
- >TS: 'We will have to spend months if not years trying to find a substitute!'
- >Fluttershy looked at Twilight with an expression of utter horror.
- >FS: 'You... Do you only care about us for that?'
- >She backed up and crouched in the corner.
- >Celestia: 'Actually, we do have a substitute right now.'
- >Celestia: 'As much as I hate to admit it, Anonymous' actions were at least partially justified.'
- >Celestia: 'More so, all of them were true to his heart.'
- >Celestia: 'He is the most honest p0ny... Person Equestria has right now.'
- >Celestia: 'Nevertheless, two of my guards are to accompany him at all times.'
- >Celestia: 'I know that this will be hard for all of you... But try to stay friends. Please.'
- >Her voice slipped on that last word. She turned around and left, leaving the two promised
- >guards standing at the door.
- >An outcome like this was kind of unexpected for all the parties involved.
- >The Elements were taken aback.
- >After about half a minute of awkward silence Rarity finally found some words:
- >RT: 'I guess we have a lot to think about right now.'
- >RT: 'Rainbow Dash, Anonymous, it was pleasure to meet you...'
- >She shuddered, understanding what she had just said and rushed out of the building,
- >Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle following her.
- >Pinkie stood there for a second alone, just looking at you with a nondescript expression.
- >Her hair was somewhat... Deflated? Then she turned and just walked away.
- >You patted Dashie's head, making her sport a heavy blush.
- >Your grandfather always told you that honesty is the best policy.
- ***
- >Meanwhile on the road to the Fluttershy's cottage a white filly with two-colored hair
- >was toying with a strange gem she had just found on the ground. It was so cool and unusual...
- >Maybe if she found more like this and made a splendid dress, she could get her cutie mark?