All righty, everypony; here's my third My Little Pony related fanfic, and this time, we're going into the romance category! I admit to have enjoyed Equestria Girls; it was, to be honest, a flawed movie, there were mistakes done here and there, but nonetheless, I loved it, and one of the things I liked (other than Sunset Shimmer) was the love between Twilight and Flash Sentry. Yeah, okay, Twilight fell for human Flash, and not pony Flash, but so what? Maybe pony Flash had feelings for Twilight as well? Hopefully, this story will expose Flash more as a character than the movie did, which was one of several disappointing aspects of the movie on my part.

"Spoiler alert," as Sunset Shimmer says: Other than Flashlight, there will be hints of Sparity, Carameljack, and Fluttermac. And you might expect Vincent van Colt and Fillis to appear, for it takes place after "The Pegasus Artist."

This chapter is largely based off the scenes of Equestria Girls featuring pony Flash, with extra bits featuring him and the Crystal Empire guards for a few laughs. So now sit back and enjoy the first chapter of...

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My Little Pony: Risky Romance

Written by ThomasAngryBirds

Chapter 1: The Princess and the Guard

A few years ago, Princess Celestia sent her student Twilight Sparkle and her assistant Spike the dragon to Ponyville to check on the preparations for the Summer Sun Celebration, and to make some friends as well. Back then, Twilight was more interested in studying than friendship, and knew that this particular Summer Sun Celebration marked the thousandth year of Nightmare Moon's return to Equestria since her banishment on the moon.

Upon arrival in Ponyville, Twilight reluctantly became friends with Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie, and when Nightmare Moon decreed eternal night, the six mares set off to find the mythical Elements of Harmony – Generosity (Rarity), Honesty (Applejack), Laughter (Pinkie Pie), Kindness (Fluttershy), Loyalty (Rainbow Dash), and a then-unknown sixth Element. It was upon arrival at the castle ruins where Princess Celestia and her sister, Luna, once lived, that Twilight discovered she and her five new friends possessed the Elements of Harmony within, and that the sixth Element was Magic – Twilight herself!

Princess Celestia then explained to Twilight that she had the magic to defeat Nightmare Moon as long as she let true friendship into her heart. Nightmare Moon also returned to her original form – Princess Luna, Celestia's younger sister, and they reconciled, Luna controlling the rising and setting of the moon once again.

Ever since the defeat of Nightmare Moon, Twilight has stayed in Ponyville to learn about the magic of friendship, and has had many escapades with Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Spike – the second defeat of the draconequus Discord, the royal wedding of Shining Armor and Princess Cadance at Canterlot, the reappearance of the Crystal Empire, completing Star Swirl the Bearded's final spell, and very recently, Twilight traveled to another world to retrieve her Element from Sunset Shimmer, a former student of Princess Celestia.

For Twilight herself, these big adventures felt like another day in Ponyville, as one of them involved her friends, her older brother Shining Armor, his wife Cadance, a royal guard named Flash Sentry, and a stallion known as Comet Tail out for her heart…

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Our story begins at the throne room of the Crystal Empire. Princesses Celestia and Luna stood in place with a third Princess alicorn. She was light pink with a purple, rose and white mane and tail, her wings were tinted purple at the tips, had purple eyes, and her cutie mark was a teal crystal heart within gold lace; this was Twilight's sister-in-law, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, or Cadance for short, the co-ruler of the Crystal Empire alongside Shining Armor, who was away on royal duties at the time.

It was Twilight's first princess summit since her coronation, due to take place at the Crystal Empire. She was both nervous and excited at the time (or "nervictied", as Pinkie put it), all while feeling self-conscious about wearing her new crown. Her friends supported her best as they could, and they believed her new status ought to be embraced.

As the doors opened, six Crystal Empire guards blew horn fanfares to signal Princess Twilight's arrival. A seventh guard wasn't blowing a horn, but he stood next to the others on Twilight's right. This particular guard was a light orange Pegasus with his mane and tail in two tones of blue, his eyes were bright blue, and his cutie mark (hidden by his armor) was a two-tone sapphire blue shield behind a yellow lightning bolt.

Twilight walked down the alley toward the three older princesses, looking around with curiosity. But she didn't watch where she was going, and bumped into the light orange Pegasus! She looked up in surprise, and the Pegasus looked at her in surprise as well, but quickly shrugged it off.

"Her Highness," he declared, "Princess Twilight Sparkle!"

Princess Cadance giggled as she and the Royal Sisters walked towards Twilight.

"Twilight!" said Cadance happily, hugging her sister-in-law, "I haven't seen you since the coronation."

"We have so much to discuss," said Princess Celestia, "but it can wait until tomorrow. You all look tired from your journey. Now, off to bed, all of you."

Earlier, Twilight, Spike and their friends had arrived at the Crystal Empire on a train from Ponyville, and evening was starting to fall.

There was excited chatter as Spike and the six mares walked away to their rooms. (Twilight and Spike shared a room together.) Shortly after, the three elder Princesses left as well. Now the seven guards stood alone in the halls. The light orange Pegasus looked towards the doors.

"Hmm," he thought out loud to nopony in particular, "Princess Twilight is a bit of a distracted sort, isn't she?"

"You hear him, boys?" asked a guard.

"What's with Sentry here?" asked another.

"I think the new guy Flash Sentry's got a crush on the Princess!" remarked the first guard, and he and he other five Crystal Empire guards broke into laughter. The light orange Pegasus, Flash Sentry, felt his cheeks go hot. He barely even knew Twilight, and already the guards were teasing him about it.

"No I don't," he protested in his defense, "I don't even know her…"

"Course ya don't, lover boy," teased a third guard, "are you gonna be her Prince Charming now?"

"Better make it Prince Flashy," joked the second guard, and they broke into laughter again.

Flash just said nothing and rolled his eyes. Boys…

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About three days had went by; Sunset Shimmer had stolen Twilight's Element and taken it through the Crystal Mirror, a gateway that opened once every thirty moons, into the human world through a house statue in front of Canterlot High. On the third day, when the moon reaches the peak of the night sky, the portal would close, not to open again for another thirty moons.

Fortunately, Twilight and Spike (who decided to join her) had retrieved her Element safely after she won the title for Princess of the Fall Formal, and they made it back to Equestria just before the portal closed, with confidence boosted about her title as a Princess.

Flash Sentry stood in place in front of a door, minding his own business. He could barely hear Twilight's friends bombarding her with many questions about the other world.

"I wanna tell you all everything," sighed Twilight in exhaustion, "I do, but I'm just so exhausted from all the dancing."

"Dancing?!" Cadance, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy and Rarity all asked in confusion.

Once again, Twilight wasn't watching where she was going, and bumped straight into Flash!

"Oh!"

Twilight fell to the floor on her rear end, and then looked up to see Flash smiling kindly at her. She blushed bright pink as he helped her back on her hooves.

"We've got to stop bumping into each other like this," Flash chuckled, before walking off, passing Spike and the other six mares, who all watched as he went about his duties.

"Who was that?" asked Twilight.

"He's a new member of the castle guard," Cadance explained, "Flash Sentry, I think. Why? Do you know him?"

"Not exactly," Twilight said, turning away, blushing slightly.

As she walked away, Applejack "oohed".

"Somepony's got a crush on the new guy!" she teased.

"No, no, I don't," protested Twilight.

"She does!" gasped Rarity, "She absolutely does!"

"Don't be ridiculous," Twilight scoffed, still trying to hide her blush, "I don't even know him. He just…"

"Totally reminds you of a guy you met in the other world who played guitar, was in a band, and helped prove you didn't destroy all the decorations for a big dance, so you could still run for princess of the big dance, and then asked you to dance at that dance?!" Pinkie gave a big, deep breath before saying, "Right?"

Twilight looked at Spike, before looking back at the pink Earth pony in surprise. "How did you know that?"

"Just a hunch!" Pinkie gave a big, silly grin, and hopped about her merry way.

Twilight just rolled her eyes and placed her hoof over Spike's shoulder, holding him close as she looked up to the ceiling.

"You're in love with the guy, aren't ya?" Spike teased.

"And you're in love with a certain white unicorn, aren't you?" retorted Twilight in a cheeky manner. That made Spike's face go red in embarrassment.

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Elsewhere, Flash was in his thoughts as well. This was the second time Twilight had bumped into him. When he helped her up, Flash could swear he saw a hint of blush on Twilight's cheeks. Maybe she was embarrassed, or maybe she was tired from dancing, who knew?

"Why do we bump into each other like that?" Flash was saying to himself, "Is this a kinda habit, or is it something else all together…?"

He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and ran right into a door!

"D'oh!" he cried, shaking his head after the impact.

"Watch where you're going, Crash Sentry!" a guard called in a teasing way.

"Couldn't help myself if I was in my thoughts," groaned Flash. He put a hoof to his mouth in shock at what he just said. Darn it, Sentry! Why in Tartarus did you say that?!

"Oh, I see," the other guard joked, "what was in your thick, metal head?"

"Let's just say me and Princess Twilight bumped into each other, so to speak…"

"You really love her, don't ya?"

"I do not," argued Flash, getting annoyed, "we don't even know one another! Okay?"

"Oh, alright, Flashy boy," the other guard conceded. He paused before saying, "is that Princess Twilight Sparkle looking out a window?"

"Where?!"

The other guard broke into hysterical fits of laughter. Flash scowled crossly at him.

"Oh, real mature," he said sarcastically, and sulked off, leaving the other guard to laugh in his spot. Although he tried to hide it, Flash knew the other guard did have a point. Again, he felt his face flush red as an apple.

Oh my Celestia, he thought anxiously, I must be falling in love!

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Oooh, things are getting interesting, and yet we're on chapter one! There was more dialogue rather than action, I admit, but you'll see more action in later chapters, I promise you! And yes, I'll also be writing my own interpretation of Sunset Shimmer's background. "Spoiler alert," it will be based off "The Fall of Sunset Shimmer," but it'll also be based more accurately on the timeline in the actual show.

Next chapter will introduce our sort-of-antagonist Comet Tail, and my interpretation of him will be a surprise... ;)