A young Rainbow Dash took a sip from her drink as a she smiled at the mare across from her at this fine restaurant. She wasn't one for dressing formal, so she had worn her wonderbolts hoodie, despite everypony else wearing far less casual attire, even the farm girl across from her.

Though to be fair that same farm girl had shed her familiar stetson and pony tail. In their place she donned a single gold hoop earring on her upper right ear. If you didn't hear her talk you would even be fooled into thinking she was another city girl. Her accent betrayed her disguise though.

"So, y'all are a wonderbolt Ah' see. Ah've seen ya' on the TV from time to time. Part of me still can't believe that little filly's dream of bein' on the wonderbolts cams true, let alone become the captain." The farmer said, trying to make conversation.

Rainbow nodded. She was a little excited about catching up with her old friend after so long. It had been over three years since they saw each other. "I told you I was going to do it. However I couldn't have done it without your encouragement. I mean you kept telling me to follow my dreams and I just listened."

Applejack just gave a dismissive hoof. "Pony feathers. It was all you. Y'all didn't need ol' me to be great. Y'all were already great before Ah' showed up."

"I was a great show off." Dash admitted.

Applejack rolled her eyes as she sipped her drink. "Y'all sure have overcome that quality though. Ah' noticed y'all haven't bragged once about what you've been doing since we met back up the other day."

Rainbow shrugged as she took a bite of her salad. She chewed and swallowed before answering. Applejack was surprised that she also developed table manners in her time away. "Yes, well... I kind of learned that nopony likes a show off..." She rubbed her neck a bit before giving a sheepish grin. "Plus its not professional."

Applejack giggled at the thought and swallowed. "Y'all sure have a big exciting life, Dash."

Rainbow shook her head. "Enough about me, that's all you've wanted to talk about all night. My life is all over TV, if you want to see it go watch the sports channel. I only get so many chances to hear about you. What's going on in your life, AJ? Why are you here in Canterlot?"

AJ bit her lip, unsure of how to answer. "Just work really... Ah' got a normal job at a convenience store... Savin' up for mah' own place. Nothing to tell really... Just tryin' to get by." She shrugged hoping they'd drop the subject.

Dash leaned in with genuine interest. "Why up here in the city?"

"Little work in Ponyville." AJ lied.

Fortunately, Dash's extensive time away from Ponyville made her knowledge of the job market there very poor, so she had no way of telling if AJ was giving her the truth or not.

"I guess that makes sense... It is a very small town after all." Dash leaned back in her chair nodding.

AJ exhaled in relief that Dash bought her lie and didn't press the matter. It was one of the last things she wished to discuss today.

"So, wanna hang out at your place after we finish eating? I mean I'd love to see where you're staying," Dash changed the subject.

"Ah'd much rather see your apartment. Mine is rather small and uninterestin', Ah'm sure your’s is far more interestin'." AJ replied.

Dash rolled her eyes but nodded. She figured it wasn't out of the ordinary for a pony to be starstruck when seeing her, even if that pony was a long time friend. The excitement of her being famous probably made any in her vicinity very nervous.

"Well, why don't we swing by now?"

AJ bit her lip, but thought it over for a moment. Part of her said no, but the other part was screaming yes. How she wished she could just say yes at the top of her lungs, but she knew that was unwise.

Trying to remain quiet about it, she leaned in. Dash taking note of her actions leaned in as well. "Ah'd love to." She said.

Dash grinned as she placed a hoof on Applejack's hoof. "Then what are we waiting for?"

They had hardly gotten in the door before the two of them could not contain themselves anymore. They had already locked their upper bodies in embrace as they both struggled for control.

Lips forcefully pressing against each other, they rolled across the wall as they kept reversing who had whom pinned against it. Trying to get the other out of their attire as they did so.

AJ tries to speak between lips smacking and unzipping Dash's hoodie. "Ah... Ah've been... Watchin' you... Since we met... Y'all were always so sexy..." She admitted, as her face turned bright red.

Dash yelped a bit as Applejack took a bite at her exposed neck. "I've always been pretty fond of you too..." She replies between gasps.

Applejack managed to guide the both of them into Rainbow's bedroom where she pushed the prism mare onto her own blue sheets. With a quick motion she leapt onto the bed with her and crawled on top of her. Wasting no time, she sunk her teeth back into the mare's neck. Dash of course responded with another yelp, but obviously enjoying it as she craned her neck to allow better access.

"Ah've waited too long for this..." AJ growled between bites.

"W-well there's.. N-no need to rush it though..." Dash gasped.

"Right..." AJ blushed as she slowed down her biting. Dash giggled as she ran a hoof through AJ’s mane affectionately.

Part of AJ knew this was wrong, she knew that Dash would find out the truth eventually, but she didn't care at that moment. She was only seconds away from her fantasies coming true, and she wasn't going to let prior obligation stand in her way.

Temptation was too hard to resist.

Rainbow, rushed to surprise her old friend with a visit. She had figured out her address from the other night by checking in her clothing after that lust filled night. She wanted to show up and perhaps show the mare another good time; provided she was okay with that. She was still tingling a bit from the other night.

She took a deep breath as she approached the door carefully. With a gentle knock, she straightened herself out as she adjusted her suit. Her wonderbolts mask resting off of her head, and her goggles lifted.

To her surprise an older stallion answered the door. She blinked for a moment and peeked around him. "Oh... I uh... I was looking for Applejack... I must have the wrong address..."

He shook his head. "Nope, this is her address... Say... Aren't you... Rainbow Dash!? Captain of the wondeebolts!?" He had switched right into crazed fan mode in a second.

She nodded as she offered her hoof, which he gladly shook. "What's your relation to Applejack?" He asked, not letting her hoof go.

"She's a long time friend." Dash finally took her hoof back.

He turned to talk to another pony inside. "You never told me that you were friends with Rainbow Dash!"

Applejack stepped up to the door with a sheepish smile on her face. "Heh... Ah guess it never came up..."

Dash was certain that since they had been hanging out for the past four days that it would have come up at some point. It was more evident that Applejack purposely did not bring it up.

The stallion smiled as he petted the mare's mane. He turned back to Dash, "The name's Bass. I'm a big fan, and this little thing is my fiance." He winks at AJ as he says that last part.

"Was there something you needed, Ms. Dash?" He added.

Dash just stood frozen for a moment, trying to process what was going on. Trying to decide if she wants to know. However being put on the spot made her have to come up with a quick reply.

"Uhhh... Yeah... I just wanted to take AJ to my show today. I'd invite you too, Mr. Bass, however I only have one guest pass." She lied.

His ears droop a bit, but he nods. "Awwww, lucky. Well I hope you two have a great time! I actually have to get heading to work soon anyways."

"Come on, AJ, I want to show you the stadium..." Dash gestured for her to follow.

Knowing that awkward conversation awaited, she nodded and followed behind, though keeping a small distance and her head down.

Dash actually took her all the way to the stadium without a word exchanged between the two. AJ was already waiting for the scolding that awaited her, and figured Dash brought her here so there would be nopony to interject, and sure enough the stadium was empty at this hour.

"Rainbow... Ah..." She started, but Dash placed a hoof to her lips.

A small smile crept onto her face as she spoke. "We only have about an hour or so before they come to set up the stadium, so we haven't got much time."

AJ blinked, unsure of what was going on. Dash made it more apparent by pushing her onto one of the stands next to them and crawling over her. "D-Dash..." She blushed.

"Hm?" Dash replied.

She wanted to ask what was going on. She wanted to ask why Dash wasn't mad about the fact she hid a fiance from her, hell she wanted to ask a lot of things, but only one statement came to her lips at that moment.

"Y'all look sexy as hell in that uniform..."

Dash smirked. "I bet I'd look sexier with you wrapped around me."

Applejack could feel her cheeks burning. "Y-yes ma'am..." She bit her lip as she allowed herself to become submissive to the strong mare in front of her.

For the next week or so, that was the nature of their relationship. Meeting casually in front of Bass, acting as two old friends catching up, then the moment he was not looking, returning to desires for each other.

It was the most complete that either of them felt. Neither seemed to want to acknowledge the fact that what they had was an affair. Dash never asked about Bass, and Applejack never spoke of him. She had determined it was best for the both of them if the subject of him never came up.

Regardless though, it could not be ignored forever. Eventually he would catch wind of what was happening.

Applejack stood there with her fiance while he checked for cereal. "Which do you like more?"

The farm girl just shrugged. "Get whatever y'all want..."

He sighed as gave her an annoyed expression. "I asked which one you like."

"And Ah said Ah don't give a damn..." AJ rolled her eyes.

He growled and swung his hoof at her. The impact made a loud slapping sound, only causing AJ to turn her head. No flinch, no scream, just acceptance of the pain.

"Now go pick out something you want... I am sick of having this argument and I am sick of the sass. All you ever do is backsass me. I am tired of never getting a straight answer out of you..." He instructed.

"Sure..." She sighed as she trotted off into the next isle muttering curses under her breath.

She froze though the moment she came to that isle. There standing in the middle of the isle was none other than Rainbow Dash, and staring right at Applejack with angry eyes. Applejack stuttered, trying to figure out what to say.

"D-Dash..."

Rainbow raised a hoof and turned around making her exit. Hesitating for a second, AJ gave chase, following her out of the store. "Dash, listen..."

Dash raised another hoof. "There is nothing you can say to me right now that will make me less pissed off."

"Dash, he came into the picture first. Y'all waltzed off to the wonderbolts and expected mah' life not to advance until y'all decided to pop back in?" AJ protested.

Dash pivoted around and met her face to face. "How long will it take before you decide you're tired of being treated like that?"

She lowered her head. "Ah'm not as strong as you, Dash..."

Dash nodded and wadded up her hoodie and tossed it to the mare. "Call me when you're ready to be a grown up. When you're ready to have a life and done being his slave."

"Dash..." She tried to remedy the situation.

"Save it." Dash flapped her mighty wings and took to the sky.

I looked at the solemn Rainbow Dash as we sat there on two rocks out in the ruins waiting for Twilight to give us another order. We had been on a scouting mission to plan the best route of attack on Trixie's stronghold. However when she had given the order to hold tight while she researched a better route, we both sat down for hours waiting for her signal.

During that time, we had shot a few savages, and had a drink or two. Then of course Dash told me the story of her and Applejack.

"So what happened then?" I asked, taking another swig of the canteen.

Taking it from my hooves, she sipped some down herself. "I never saw her again."

"Did you ever move on?" I asked.

She shrugged. "I had some relationships with a few stallions and a mare or two, but they all felt pretty empty. Usually ended the same way; me breaking it off because I felt so detached from it all. By the time my sister came into the picture, she became everything my life was about."

"You really loved Applejack didn't you?" I got really quiet.

She shrugged again. "I couldn't tell you. I don't even know what love is to be honest..."

That statement sounded so familiar.

"That's a cute story." Another voice spoke, followed by the sound of a blade being pulled.

Dash and I both turned around weapons at the ready. Dash's expression dipped as she saw the mare standing there.

The exact same yellow mare who stood next to Trixie a few weeks ago, her black cloak swaying slightly in the gentle wasteland air, and her tidy mane holding its shape quite well.

"Spitfire..." Dash growled.

"Rainbow Dash... Its been so long since we've spared hasn't it?" She smiled a bit as the two began to circle each other. "Tell me, are you just as weak as you were then?"

Dash hissed her answer. "I have a reason to fight now..."

Spitfire laughed a bit. "That's what you said last time. Why not just surrender, Dash... You know you can't beat me..."

"Then what? Join you? Never."

Spitfire readied, her sword, and Dash did the same. I stood back, knowing that I had no place in this fight, and if Spitfire was as good as Dash said she was, then all I'd do is get in the way.

"If you go back to living in some hole in the ruins, then I won't be forced to hurt you..." Spitfire responded.

"I am sick of your condescending talk. That's all you ever did, talk down to me." Dash started waving her sword a bit in intimidation.

"Then perhaps we should do something about that... Let this be the final time our swords meet..." The yellow mare suggested.

Dash lowered her body, ready to attack. "To the death then..."

Spitfire nodded. "Let only one of us leave here today."

Dash smirked. "I warn you now... The Rainbow Edge is invincible."

"It'll take more than a fancy sword to slay me." Spitfire bragged.

Quickly, Dash bolted forward with a lunge attack. Spitfire was just fast enough to block it. Dash then twirled and strikes again against her old mentor's blade. Then again, and again and again, moving so quickly she was trying all she could to keep Spitfire on the defensive, which unfortunately seemed to be something Spitfire was good at.

"You fight with much more vigor than before. You're much faster." Spitfire praised as she continued to block.

Dash jumped back and unleashed a few rounds on Spitfire. Thinking quickly, Spitfire sliced at the air a few time and watched as the bullets fell to the ground in halves.

She looked up to Dash confidently, "You'll have to do better than that..."

"With pleasure!" Dash yelled as she went right back to striking. Spitfire returned to defending, with no signs of even minor struggle in keeping Dash at bay. Dash was giving it her all, yet Spitfire was more or less shrugging it off.

Finally Spitfire thrust he free hoof forward and jabbed Dash in the gut, pushing her back. With a cough and wheeze, the warrior shook her head and returned to her fighting stance within seconds. Spitfire merely grinned.

"Is that all? You seemed to have gotten weaker... Maybe if I killed your friend, I'd actually get some fight out of you..." She looked to me with a grin.

Dash stamped her hoof in the dirt. "Leave him out of this. This is between you and me... Let's do this..."

"Very well..." Spitfire finally went on the offensive and began hacking at Dash with incredible agility. Dash moved quickly, but she was struggling to keep up and block every swing.

"Come on, Dash, show me your full potential." Her attacker teased.

Grunting from trying to hold her off, Dash was clearly getting annoyed. "Shut up."

The confident Spitfire began to speed up her attacks. "Just as I thought. You're nothing more than a figurehead now. The valiant warrior you once were died with the death of your friend, Rarity whom you weren't good enough to save."

Dash growled and hit her enemy’s sword back. "You shut up about that!"

"What's wrong? Did I touch a nerve? The truth sucks doesn't it. You could never have saved her, you aren't strong enough and you have no reason to fight." Spitfire mocked.

Dash stood back as I noticed a small glow in her eyes. "I fight for loyalty. I fight to protect my home, and my friends. You want to see power? You want to see what the power of loyalty can do?" Her entire body started to glow as she spoke. Spitfire merely watched.

"I don't need anything else to defeat you, just the power of LOYALTY!" She yelled as her body emitted a large burst of energy, sending Spitfire back a few feet.

When the dust settled, Dash stood there with a familiar necklace, this one with a lightning bolt on it. Her eyes glowed a fierce red, and her back had a pair of glowing wings made out of some kind of light sticking to it.

Dash raised her glowing sword and beckoned for Spitfire to get closer. "Come get it..."

Spitfire nodded and bolted forward, their swords locking again.

The fight eventually took to the air, as the two allowed their wings to lift them while they clashed. They allowed their blades to tangle with each other repeatedly while they tried to bring the other down.

I could see the determination in both of them, they truly were ready to fight to the death. They were ready to walk home with the other's head in hoof.

"I see you learned a thing or two..." Spitfire complimented as she took another swing.

Rainbow didn't respond, instead she sliced at the air, sending some kind of energy wave of prism colors, followed by another two before jumping forward.

Spitfire hacked right through the waves and dispersed them just as quickly before leaving her with just enough time to block Dash's physical assault.

Another mighty strike sent the both of them back to the ground and holding their blades ready for another attack.

"It looks like we're evenly matched... I'm quite surprised..." The yellow Pegasus replied.

"We will never be even. You're scum for joining that traitor." Dash reminded. "One part I don't get... Why?" Dash's voice sounded rather distorted as she spoke.

Spitfire took a glance at a screen on her weapon and sighed. "It'll have to wait until later." She grinned as she lowered her blade. "Don't go dying before we have a chance to finish this, Dashie."

Dash growled as she charged forward.

Spitfire threw a cracked brick at the ground and vanished in a mist before Dash could strike her.

Dash's glowing eyes settled, and her temporary wings vanished after a few seconds. "Damn it..."

"Are you alright?" I ran to meet her.

Dash nodded as she let her rear land on the ground. "Just really tired is all... To be honest, I thought not even the element of harmony would put me on par with her..."

"Well, at least its over..." I reminded.

Dash shook her head. "She'll be back..."

I had already guessed as much, but didn't want to say it.