Chapter 10 - Straining The Bonds of Friendship

"Archimedes? Hon'? You awake? Please wake up sugarcube," Applejack sighed sadly, resting her head on the chest of the unconscious stallion that lay in the white hospital bed. It was early morning, Applejack had arrived at the hospital quickly after she woke up. With her big brother noticing that something was bothering the orange mare, he told her to take the day off to relax and that he'd take care of her share. Not wanting to argue, Applejack rushed out of the door, her mind fixated on the scene she saw in the loft and the pony in the center of it all.
"Applejack? What are you doing here so early?" a familiar voice asked, the sound of hooves trotting towards her.
"What happened to him?" Pinkie Pie asked, pointing towards the bandaged stallion. Applejack retold what she saw in the loft.
"That's worry some Applejack. From what you told us, it sounds like we need to send another letter to the princess," Twilight said, taking in the information.

"How's Rarity and Aurora doing with Vex?" Applejack asked, walking out of Archimedes' room, smiling at the nurse who trotted inside.
"Not good, Rarity said that Aurora hasn't eaten anything since the event and she can barely focus when drawing dresses," Twilight sighed, Pinkie Pie's ears drooping significantly.
"Poor dear has been so distant lately!" Rarity sighed, stepping out of Vex's room, "She's not sleeping at night either nor is she taking care of herself." The other ponies looked down at the tiled floor, sadness washing over them.
"And we still don't know what happened to Kozak," Twilight sighed, recalling her last encounter with the pony.
"What happened with Kozak?" a familiar soft voice asked. The four mares turned around, a big smile spreading on Pinkie Pie's lips.
"Fluttershy! Dashie! You're back!" she exclaimed happily, bouncing around the two pegasi. Fluttershy smiled softly while Rainbow Dash did her best from shoving her hoof into Pinkie Pie's mouth to shut the pink mare up.

Twilight quickly filled Fluttershy in on what happened when Angel Bunny came bouncing over to the library that night. Gasping, Fluttershy began asking questions.
"Is he alright? Have you seen him lately? He's not hurt is he?" the canary yellow mare asked, worried. Unknown to Pinkie Pie or Applejack, both Twilight and Rarity caught a glimpse of anger and jealousy in Rainbow Dash's eyes as soon as Fluttershy began asking Twilight questions.
"So what were y'all doing that took you so darn long to get back to Ponyville?" Applejack asked. Fluttershy blushed furiously, hiding behind her pink mane. However, Rainbow Dash had other plans.
"She stayed at my place and I had sex with her for hours. Simple as that," the prismatic mare replied, a flat expression on her face. The others gasped while Fluttershy squeaked with embarrassment. A sharp gasp suddenly rang in Fluttershy's ears, the pegasus turning around to find Sven standing at the end of the hallway.
"Sven!" Fluttershy gasped, galloping over to the stallion before he held up a hoof.

"Stop… just stop…" he muttered, turning around to slowly walking away.
"Wait! Sven! Come back! Please!" Fluttershy begged, tears starting to well in her eyes. Her mind began to swirl with thoughts blaming her for whatever was happening to the stallion. She draped a hoof over Sven's back only to have Sven freeze in place and turn to face her.
"Just drop it. Face it, you never loved me… Never did, never will. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be leaving. I won't get in your way anymore," Sven muttered, choking back his own tears before gently pushing Fluttershy's hoof off his shoulder and now galloping out of the hospital. Fluttershy sank to her flank, staring at the double doors where Sven had ran out. Behind her, she could faintly hear the other mares whispering amongst one another.
"Fluttershy, hon', don't take this the wrong way. But… when was the last time you were in heat?" Applejack asked, Rainbow Dash's eyes widened.

"Last month… around yesterday or so…" Fluttershy weakly replied, her eyes now falling to the floor, though not with embarrassment, but with sadness. Eyes slowly turned to Rainbow Dash, the daredevil never breaking her gaze from the yellow pegasus before her. Applejack was the first to speak.
"Rainbow… did you know that she was in heat?" Applejack asked slowly, silence coming from the cyan mare.
"You did… didn't you…" Applejack gasped, anger suddenly beginning to well up.
"And you took advantage of our dear Fluttershy like that?!" Rarity exclaimed, anger starting interweave itself within her words. Rainbow Dash cringed, fearing that Rarity would get angry at her again and loose her cool like she did at the boutique.
"Dashie… how could you do that? Taking advantage of poor Fluttershy like that?" Pinkie Pie asked, her usual cheerful tone now replaced with anger.

"…"
"What was that?"
"…"
"Speak up hon' we can't hear you."
"BECAUSE I BUCKING LOVE HER!" Rainbow Dash yelled, whipping around to face the girls. The four elements were take aback by her sudden outburst but quickly recovered.
"Still! That's no reason to take advantage of her when she's in heat! You should be ashamed of yourself!" Twilight exclaimed.
"She said she loved me…" Rainbow Dash muttered, Applejack suddenly grabbing her and shaking the pegasus violently.
"That's 'cause she's in heat dangnabbit!" she yelled. Breaking free of Applejack's grasp, Rainbow Dash flew ahead and landed in front of Fluttershy, using the butter yellow mare as a barrier between her and the other girls.
"She wanted it! You should've seen the look in her eyes! And you know what? Here's a copy to prove it!" Rainbow Dash yelled, suddenly producing what looked like a magical blinking red orb.
"You recorded it?!" Twilight yelled, furious now at Rainbow Dash's actions.

"Watch it Twilight, it'll prove it!" Rainbow Dash yelled, tossing the orb to the lavender mare. Lavender magic engulfed the orb before eyes fell to Rainbow Dash once again, anger and disgust on the mares' faces.
"Tell them Shy. Tell them that you love me," Rainbow Dash urged, nuzzling Fluttershy's neck gently.
"Please… just… not now Rainbow… Just…" Fluttershy began before the other pegasus slapped her. Gasps were heard from the other Elements before Rainbow Dash grabbed Fluttershy and flew away, roaring through the skies before vanishing into the clouds.
"Fluttershy!"

Sven continued running, pushing past the various ponies who occupied the market stalls. Soon he came to the edge of the Everfree Forest. Continuing his gallop, he weaved in and out between the trees before finally tripping over a series of roots and crashing into the ground. Lying on the floor, he let tears freely fall. His cries softly echoed through the dark woods, floating through the trees and rustling the leaves. Soon, the voices came back to him, tormenting him.

"She never loved you."
"Shut up."
"She just needed you for show."
"Quiet, you don't know what you're talking about."
"You're nothing more than a lab test. Even Twilight confirmed that."
"You're hated."
"Nopony will ever love you."
"Not even Luna."
"Exile."
"Freak."
"Forbidden magic."
"Killer."

Voices continued to ring through Sven's head. the stallion now screaming with insanity and anger. His cries did not go unheard by six Royal Guards who were flying overhead, on their way to Twilight's abode. Four of them flew to the ground, quickly seizing Sven, throwing a bag over his head and kicking him hard in the gut. Sven collapsed to the ground, the voices in his head still ringing and a pain in his gut knocking him out. After seeing that Sven was not responding, the guards slowly removed the bag.
"Sweet Celestia, he looks horrible," one of the guards muttered, looking at Sven's face.
"Let's get him back to the main camp," another guard spoke, the others nodding in agreement before they grabbed Sven and took off.

"Rainbow! No! Let go of me!" Fluttershy cried, trying to break free of her childhood friend's aggressive hold. Rainbow Dash had taken Fluttershy to a secret cloud where she would often spend her time thinking up new tricks. It was a secluded place, located a quarter way from Ponyville to Baltimare.
"Be quiet Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash snapped, slapping the other pegasus who whimpered in fear. She had never been hit by Rainbow Dash before and to have it happen now was frightening. Rainbow Dash had donned a crazy look upon her face, her eyes twitching while she was high strung and quick to strike. Turning around to face the pegasus, Rainbow Dash giggled before tackling Fluttershy, placing butterfly kisses up and down her neck. A low moan escaped Fluttershy's lips while she weakly tried to push Rainbow Dash away. Growling, Rainbow Dash suddenly began to choke the pegasus, growling as she watched Fluttershy now fight for her life.

"When you're scared like this… it really turns me on…" Rainbow Dash chuckled, suddenly roughly rubbing her hoof against Fluttershy's slit. A squeak slipped through Fluttershy's lips, Rainbow Dash pressing her lips against the captive pegasus'.
"No… stop…" Fluttershy whimpered before being struck once again. Seeing how Rainbow Dash had released her throat, Fluttershy began to scramble to her hooves to begin flying away, only to have Rainbow Dash grab her flank and bring her marehood to her lips, her tongue now working away. Fluttershy screamed in pleasure, crashing into the cloud once again and shivering. Fluttershy let loose a gasp as she felt Rainbow Dash wrap her hind legs around her neck and pull her head down straight towards her own slit.
"Lick it," Rainbow Dash gasped, returning to licking and sucking Fluttershy's marehood. Gasping in pleasure, Fluttershy quickly did as she was commanded, licking furiously while Rainbow Dash did the same.

Magenta eyes turned to a blinking red dot, a sly smile spreading on her lips.

"Dashie! B-buck me h-h-harder! Please! I need it!"

Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie all sat around in Twilight's basement, watching the recording that Rainbow Dash had given them. Heavy blushes were evident on the mares' faces, watching Rainbow Dash slip a strap on into a tied up Fluttershy's vagina.
"How long has this been going on?" Pinkie Pie asked quietly.
"Twenty five minutes," Twilight answered, her eyes fixated on Fluttershy's expressions as Rainbow Dash continued to ravish her.
"How long did Dashie say she… had sex with Fluttershy?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"Vaguely she said hours," Rarity answered, watching Fluttershy's body language as she was essentially raped.
"Is anypony else getting slightly turned on in a sickening way?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"Yeah…" the other three mares replied, blushing heavier.

"Um Twilight, there are two Royal Guards here… to… see…" Spike stuttered, noticing what the mares were watching. Twilight quickly turned around and covered Spike's eyes, leading the stuttering dragon out of the room while Rarity froze the evidence with her magic.
"Well… I must be going now… I need to check on Vex and Aurora," the white unicorn excused herself before quickly trotting out of the room.
"Hold on Rarity, I'll join you. I gotta check on Archimedes," Applejack called out, galloping out to catch up with her friend. Pinkie Pie bounced along, making her way back to Sugarcube Corner. All three mares thought the same thing:
"That was arousing."

"Can I help you two?" Twilight asked, putting Spike to bed for an early nap before turning her attention to the two large stallions that stood before her.
"Yes, come with us. We have matters to discuss in private," the guards ordered, turning and trotting out the door. Quickly leaving a note to Spike and her friends, Twilight galloped after two. Catching up, she noticed that they were entering the Everfree Forest. Choosing not to question their choice of location, Twilight continued to follow the two stallions. Soon, the three were deep in the forest, the stallions stopping and turning to face Twilight.
"Now to discuss business. Are you aware that the Changelings are amassing?" one of the guards asked.
"Yes, my friend Fluttershy told us about it," Twilight replied, confused why the guard would be bringing up slightly old news. The guards looked at each other, nodding before turning around.
"Take her away," they spoke in unison.
"What? What do you me- AAAAAH!" Twilight screamed, Changelings leaping out of the trees and tackling her to the ground, beating her until she was unconscious. The two guards soon began to change, their bodies morphing until they changed back to two Changelings. The two turned and glared at Twilight, kicking her unconscious body before lifting her up and placing her on the backs of two other Changelings.
"Lets go. Our queen will surely want to 'chat' with Celestia's protégée," one of them spoke. A bright light engulfed the group before vanishing. A scorch mark was all that was left.

"Rarity! Rarity! She's finally awake! She's awake!" Aurora cried happily, hugging the white unicorn in her hooves. Applejack and Rarity smiled at each other before stroking Aurora's mane.
"I told you dear, you had nothing to fear," Rarity smiled, placing a motherly kiss on Aurora's horn. Aurora blushed before nuzzling into Rarity's neck.
"What about the investigation though?" Applejack whispered, Rarity's eyes widening.
"I've taken care of that, the investigation has been called off thanks to the DNA samples that the doctor sent us," a policestallion reported, trotting up to the three.
"Your sister is now officially proven innocent and is free to go as she pleases," the policestallion smiled, tipping his hat to the three mares before trotting off.
"Aurora… Mom?" a weak voice squeaked from the other side of the door. Rarity and Aurora quickly ran in, finding Vex with her eyes open and a weak smile on her face.
"Hi," she whispered softly, soon finding herself in a group hug.

"Vex! You're alright! I was so worried!" Aurora sobbed, holding her sister tightly. Rarity excused herself from the hug, deciding to let the sisters have a moment together. Upon her exit, she saw Applejack sitting next to Archimedes.
"How's he doing dearie?" Rarity asked, pulling up a seat next to Applejack.
"He still ain't budging. Shucks Rarity, I'm worried sicker than a lion who ate a dead cat," Applejack sighed, her ears drooping dramatically.
"I hope you're not referring to Opalescence," Rarity spoke, not catching Applejack's expression.
"I mean I'm really worried about him. I leave for a few hours and I come back to what looks like a battlefield!" Applejack exclaimed, leaning on Rarity unconsciously.
"He'll pull through dearie. He's a ShadowHawk after all," Rarity assured, "Now would you mind if I asked you a question?" Apple jack looked at the white unicorn, confusion in her eyes.

"Do you have any feelings for anypony?"
"What are you getting at Rarity?"
"Just answer the question."
"I… I… I don't know."
"I think you do."
"I don't."
"Archimedes."
"!!!"
"See? You're blushing."
"Shut up!"
"It's nothing to be ashamed of dearie, besides, he's cute."
"I-I-I don't know what you're talking about."
"You do. You're in love with Archimedes."
"I am not!"
"Now, now Applejack. No need to stamp your hooves. You're in love. You just don't know it yet."

Rarity smiled before trotting out of the room and making her way to Aurora. Telling her that she needed to return to the boutique to complete a few orders, Rarity placed a gently kiss on Vex's head before trotting away. Applejack was left sitting alone in the white room, her eyes now fixated on the sleeping Archimedes.
"DO I love him?"

"You again?"

Applejack sighed, massaging her temples with her hooves. She knew that today was going to be a long day.

Spike slowly awoke from his nap, noticing that Twilight was gone. Reading over the note she left, Spike decided to go grab some sweets. Walking down to Sugarcube Corner, he ran into Pinkie Pie, the party pony selling her signature cupcakes.
"Hi Spike! What brings you here? Oh! Want a cupcake?" Pinkie Pie asked, thrusting the pink frosted treat in front of the purple dragon. Accepting the treat, Spike walked with Pinkie Pie back into the bakery.
"So Pinkie Pie. I was actually hoping I could ask you something," Spike spoke, nervously shifting around.
"What is it?" Pinkie Pie asked, curious as to why Spike had suddenly gotten nervous.
"What were you all watching earlier… with Rainbow and Fluttershy?" Spike asked. Pinkie Pie's cheeks flushed a deep shade of crimson pink before she cleared her throat.

"Why don't we find a place to sit Spike. This is going to take a while."

"Dashie… that… was…" Fluttershy whimpered, beads of sweat dripping from her head and body. Rainbow Dash mounted the butter yellow mare and kissed her passionately.
"Shhhh. Not another word Shy. I love you… and you'll be mine," Rainbow Dash whispered gently, nibbling Fluttershy's ear, emitting another whimper from the mare.
"You're so cute," Rainbow Dash giggled, tightening the bond she had placed on the hooves of the yellow mare. Fluttershy weakly struggled, but her efforts were in vain.
"This is… kind of… k-k-kinky," Fluttershy whined.
"Oh trust me Shy," I can get much more kinky," Rainbow Dash smiled, slowly tracing her tongue down Fluttershy's neck. Weak kicks showed Rainbow Dash a sign of protest. Sighing, she sat up.
"Why don't you love me Shy?" the cyan mare pouted, staring into Fluttershy's baby blue eyes.
"I just don't feel the same way you do towards me. Well, actually, I don't know HOW I feel yet," Fluttershy replied, tugging at the ropes that held her down.

Rainbow Dash knew that if she didn't untie Fluttershy, the rest of the Elements of Harmony would be even more furious with her than they currently were. Sighing, she undid Fluttershy's bonds and watched as the pegasus flew away quickly, most likely expecting that she[d be chased for more forced sex. Rainbow Dash watched as Fluttershy slowly vanished in the distance, a tear rolling down her eye.
"I just want you to love me."

"Coming!" Rarity sang, trotting down the stairs to her door. It had been an interesting day and the unicorn decided to relieve some stress by making dresses for a new order. Her talk with Applejack earlier had yielded no results as the orange mare galloped out of the room in embarrassment. On the way back to her boutique, it had begun to rain, the fashionista humming a pegasus tale about rain being tears of the pegasi. The rain quickly picked up and the fashionista began to gallop back. Smiling and giggling at her reactions earlier today, Rarity smiled, soon reaching her door. A soft squeak and a quiet sneeze instantly snapped her mind into worry and panic.

"Fluttershy! Dearie get in quick!" Rarity exclaimed, finding the yellow pegasus outside her door. Dragging Fluttershy up to her room, Rarity placed her on her bed before telling her to remain put. Galloping out of Carousel Boutique, Rarity did not forget her little details, the most important being closing the shop. In a matter of minutes, Twilight, Spike, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack had returned with the white unicorn, all of them running up to the fashionista's room.
"Hey sugarcube, you alright?" Applejack quickly asked.
"Fluttershy! I heard about what happened between you and Rainbow! Are you ok?" Spike asked, concern in his voice.

"Girls, I'm fine. Thank you for your con-" Fluttershy began before suddenly passing out.
"Fluttershy!" the other mares exclaimed, rushing to her side. Fluttershy was now lying flat on her back, a pained expression on her back, her hoof clutching her chest while cries and whimpers slowly slipped through her soft lips. Tears began to form in the corner of her eyes while her breathing became ragged.
"I don't know what to do! She says she loves but forces herself on me but at the same time I don't know if I love her or not!" Fluttershy wailed, sobbing heavily into her hooves. The group looked at each other nervously, unsure of handle the situation. Knowing how sensitive Fluttershy was often meant that in times like these, there was a limited amount of things a pony could do to calm her.

"Fluttershy dear… This isn't your fault! This is all Rainbow's fault for thrusting you into this sit-" Rarity began before a wail slipped passed Fluttershy's lips.
"She forced herself on me again!" the butter yellow pegasus sobbed, grabbing Rarity and holding her tightly. The unicorn felt anger rising within her once again, thoughts of Rainbow Dash forcefully putting Fluttershy in sexual situations was simply something she would not tolerate. The others seemed to be able to pick up on Rarity's anger, Applejack seeming to be the only one to try and calm her down.
"Rarity? Hon' calm down. Getting angry is probably not the best thing to do around poor Shy at the moment," Applejack said calmly, though she also wanted to have a few choice words with the prismatic pegasus whenever she showed her face.

"I can hear the voices again," Fluttershy cried softly, starting to slowly lose conscious.
"Voices? What voices dear?" Rarity asked, concerned for Fluttershy's mental health. The pegasus had opened up a lot to her during their spa dates, talking about her past and whatever was happening to her during the current time. Fluttershy didn't hear Rarity, nor did she hear her friends gathering around her a calling to her in fright as she slipped from Rarity's warm embrace and hitting the floor. All she knew was that she could hear the voices in her head, the plaguing voices.

"You're a fillyfooler."
"You're straight."
"You liked being dominated."
"You're a slut."
"You're a victim."
"She's coming to get you."
"FlutterCRY can't even stand up for herself."
"She'll get you."

Upon the last voice whispering in her mind, Fluttershy felt her body go limp, her eyes closing and her heart stopping. The last thing that flashed in her conscious was Rainbow Dash slowly trotting to her, rope and gag in hoof while a twisted smile of passion rested on her lips. Her mane was mussed up and her eyes were bloodshot. The cyan pegasus began to whisper softly as she suddenly began to multiply, each copy whispering the same thing as they enclosed on Fluttershy.
"You'll love me."

"Fluttershy?! Fluttershy! Fluttershy! No!" Rainbow Dash woke up in a furry of sweat and tears, her nightmare plaguing her mind. Sighing, the mare trotted over to her kitchen to see if she could whip something up to eat. Upon arriving, she found a stallion sitting in one of her chairs, eating a leaf of lettuce. He had a snow white coat similar to Rarity's, light grey eyes, and his mane was an interesting combination of black with silver patterns. His Cutie Mark remained hidden however by a black cloak, similar to the ones that the other ShadowHawks wore when the Elements of Harmony first met them in Canterlot.

Noticing that the host was up, the stallion turned and waved.
"Sup?"
"Who're you and what're you doing in my home?!" Rainbow Dash yelled, assuming an aggressive stance as she glared at the intruder.
"Now, now, no need to yell. I'm a friend of Sven," the stallion chuckled, slowly rising and cleaning his lips.
"Who?" Rainbow Dash asked, confusion in her eyes, though not dropping her stance.
"Oh, the poor stallion still goes by that name… Kozak. Does that sound more familiar?" the stallion sighed, massaging his temples.
"Yeah… how come he didn't just use his real name," the cyan mare asked, now slowly dropping her stance, feeling slightly more comfortable that the stallion was a friend of Sven's.

"Irrelevant. You may call me… Silver Wings. While it's not my real name, that remains irrelevant," Silver Wings replied.
"Okay… Silver Wings? What're you doing in my home?" Rainbow Dash asked, slowly moving to the chair across from Silver Wings.
"Just getting some food. I'll probably go for a night fly before retiring for the morning. Anyway, I hear that the other ShadowHawks are here?" the stallion asked.
"Well… yeah, but they don't remember anything at all. Wait, what am I telling you this?" Rainbow Dash replied, curious as to where Silver Wings was going with the conversation.
"I see… so they gave that up hm? In that case, Ms. Dash, I will leave you now. Adieu," Silver Wings smiled, suddenly engulfing himself in a vortex of silver feathers, the wind nearly sending Rainbow Dash flying backwards. As the wind died down, only a silver feather remained on the unfinished leaf of lettuce with a small note:
My brother may visit you sometime. I'd advise having a salad. He's much more… aggressive, than I. ~S.W

A small drizzle of feathers rained gently for a few seconds upon the carpeted floor of Bon Bon and Lyra's home. The two mares screamed, though their voices still remained unheard due to the gags in their mouths.
"You're back. And you changed your eye color again, stupid," a gruff voice muttered, as a stallion trotted out from a dark corner in the room.
"Well yes brother, did you expect me to leave like we did to the ShadowHawks?" Silver Wings smiled gently. A muttered curse word was his response.
"Oh come now, no need to be rude. Besides, I have good news, the others are here," Silver Wings chuckled, trotting over and breathing down Bon Bon's neck, earning a moan of pleasure from his victim and a muffled yell of anger from Lyra.
"Says you. I got bored enough that I let the blue and pink mane one go before tying her back up again. This is getting boring."
"Well no need to fret, we'll be leaving soon. I was hoping to find Vex. Always did like her," Silver Wings sighed.
"Then why didn't you go?" the hidden stallion asked, confused why his brother did not go and seek the mare he crushed on.

Sighing, Silver Wings trotted over to a window, letting the moonlight bask his coat and mane. Lifting his light grey eyes to the moon, the colors began to shift and warp until they settled on a sky blue color.
"Because she's forgotten."