Those That Bond Together, Stay Together

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Epilogue

Spitfire and Soarin' gazed into one another's eyes dreamily as they remembered back to the party at The Wonderbolts' headquarters. It had been a wonderful party. Rainbow Dash giggled and clapped her front hooves together happily making the two blink in surprise at the unexpected sound.

"Hooray! So that's how Equestria was created," Rainbow Dash exclaimed borrowing a phrase she often heard from her friend Pinkie Pie.

"Very funny," Spitfire drawled as Soarin' snickered in amusement, "No. That is not how Equestria was created, but it is how Soarin' and I came to be bonded.

"Yay! Best story ever," Rainbow Dash cheered as she pumped a hoof in the air in triumph, "I love happy endings! I didn't know that was how you two became co-captains of The Wonderbolts."

"Well, that's how it happened, Baby," Soarin' said as he pulled the young mare to lean back against him, "Spitfire tends to do more of the hands-on training aspect of being a captain, while I handle more of the mentoring aspect. We have worked in harmony together ever since Captain Thundercloud turned over leadership to us."

"Soarin' and I have been quite a pair," Spitfire added as Rainbow Dash began to look thoughtful, "Uh-oh. I know that look. What's on your mind?"

"Well, you two are always fussing at me to not do brash actions, but wasn't it fool-hardy to jump into the water to try and rescue Soarin' if you couldn't swim that well?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yes," Spitfire agreed, "However, I had just discovered that I was about to lose the stallion of my dreams. I didn't think I just acted."

"Baby, when your heart is telling you to do something, it is difficult to resist," Soarin' began to explain, "Sometimes you feel that you have no choice, but to do something risky to save somepony you love or care about. However, making a risky decision to do something like…having a race through a dangerous gorge to determine which pet is the best is more than fool-hardy, it's ridiculous. There was no point in putting your or those animals' lives in danger. Do you see the difference?"

"Yes," Rainbow Dash agreed, "What Spitfire did was to save you and what I did was just to show off. I am still really sorry. There was no excuse for my behavior."

"You have already been forgiven," Spitfire soothed with a smile directed at the rainbow-maned mare, "You are learning the same lessons that Soarin' and I had to learn as we grew. It's part of continuing to grow and mature. Nopony stops learning these types of lessons throughout their lives. The important thing is not in making the mistakes, but learning from the mistakes. Plus, listening to other ponies' experiences can keep you from making the same errors in judgment."

"Did you learn anything from this story?" Soarin' asked Rainbow Dash curiously.

"You bet," Rainbow Dash answered, "First, I learned that arrogance has really bad consequences."

"Absolutely," Spitfire agreed with a smile, "Anything else?"

"Second, I learned that to be a member of a team means to act within the team and not try to show boat," Rainbow Dash continued, "Third, I learned that I must think about how others may feel in a situation and not just judge the situation by my own standards."

"Very good, Baby," Soarin' praised his youngest life mate in pride.

"I also learned that a pony must know the difference between fool-hardy actions and actions that are needed to assist somepony we love," Rainbow Dash said, "This is sounding like a letter to Princess Celestia."

"I was just thinking that," Spitfire giggled, "I am so proud of you, Little One. See how much you have learned just by listening?"

"Absolutely. There is one lesson that I learned that was the most important," Rainbow Dash exclaimed happily.

Soarin' and Spitfire eyed one another in bafflement before turning curious eyes on their youngest life mate. What other lesson could have been learned from the story of their bonding?

"I learned that my two life mates are the most awesome ponies in Equestria!" Rainbow Dash crowed, "You two rock!"

Soarin' and Spitfire both turned bright red and swelled in pride at their life mate's words. Rainbow Dash leaned up carefully and pulled the two slightly, older Pegasi into a group hug.

"I love you two so much," Rainbow Dash whispered with a hitch in her voice, "I am so lucky that I was accepted into your bond. Thank you for having me."

"No, Baby," Soarin' denied as he cuddled his two mares, "Spitfire and I are the lucky ones. We are so happy that you came along. You completed the two of us more than you can ever know. We love you."

"We adore you," Spitfire agreed before beginning to frown as she wiped at her face, "Look what you two did. Now you've got me tearing up and turning mushy."

"Aw. I love mushy," Soarin' whined.

"We know," Rainbow Dash and Spitfire echoed together with grins on their faces.

"Oh! I forgot that I learned one more thing from your story," Rainbow Dash suddenly chirped out, "I also learned that Spitfire was just as nervous as I will be with you two on her first, romantic night with Soarin'."

"Rainbow Dash!" Spitfire choked out as Soarin' roared in laughter, "Shut up, Soarin!"

"Well, you were," Rainbow Dash defended with a grin as Spitfire tried to suffocate the laughing stallion with a pillow, "Leave my Soarin' alone."

"Little One, you just wait until your wing and chest heals," Spitfire crabbed as Soarin' escaped from her clutches and hid behind Rainbow Dash, "I'm going to tickle you two until the two of you beg for mercy."

"I love it when you tickle us," Rainbow Dash squealed as Soarin' began to laugh again, "You make the cutest little giggling snorts."

"I do not," Spitfire denied turning even redder before grinning wickedly, "Well, you snore."

"Uh-uh!" Rainbow Dash also denied beginning to blush as well.

"Yes, you do," Spitfire laughed out, "Soarin' and I think your snoring is adorable. Cutest sound ever!"

Rainbow Dash squeaked in mortification and again hid under her covers for the second time in the day.

"Beautiful, what did I tell you about teasing my Baby?" Soarin' demanded with a grin on his face while he advanced on a retreating Spitfire as Rainbow Dash peeked out from under her blanket.

Spitfire didn't answer. The grinning mare simply grabbed a pillow and chucked it with a giggled war cry at her life mate's head. Rainbow Dash shook in laughter and watched in fondness as her two life mates had a full-on pillow fight. She was a bit disappointed that she couldn't participate due to her injury, but her thoughts were interrupted when she saw Tank watching the battle with wide eyes.

"Its okay, Tank," Rainbow Dash cooed to her little pet, "This is normal around here. Welcome to the family."

The end.

I already have the next story almost completed,

so see you in the new tale.

Yours truly,

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