To say Rainbow Dash was incredibly bored would be a major understatement. There was very little for one to do when sitting on a train. She didn't know which was worse; the boredom she had suffered over the unfathomable amount of time already passed, or the fact that there was still a long way to go.

What added to the dire situation already, was the fact that her travel companion, her best friend, and the object of her affection, Pinkie Pie, had fallen asleep at some point. Also the train was now packed. It seems all the things that made this long ride tolerable to her had eroded. Pegasi weren't built for confinement, and Rainbow Dash wasn't built for boring things.

Rainbow Dash looked over towards her sleeping travel companion, unable to keep a small smile off her face. Just looking at the sleeping form of Pinkie Pie reminded her that this trip would be worth it. Hopefully. Not to say a holiday with Pinkie Pie wouldn't be nice, it would be, but if something clicked, and they ended up as a unit, it would be better tenfold.

Though she admitted to herself that patience was the best policy here, she couldn't help longing to be snuggled up right next to Pinkie Pie, somewhere warm, and a hell of a lot more comfortable than a train seat. In time, she thought.

Despite her earlier discomfort, boredom, and general lack of ability to entertain herself, Rainbow Dash soon forgot her troubles. Despite her longing, she was happy. Losing the stress and worry soon gave Rainbow Dash the perfect idea to pass time. Sleep.

***

Pinkie Pie truly felt top-of-the-world. She would have never imagined the freedom that flying offered. Being an earth-bound pony, she never got a taste for true flying outside of using her silly contraptions to lift her. Yet here she was now, flying high above altitudes any of her inventions could ever hop to reach. This was an experience she didn't share alone. She glanced over to her best friend, and flying partner, Rainbow Dash.

The two then gave each other a confident nod, before flying up in different directions, flying around and back down to meet in the centre. A pink contrail and a rainbow contrail formed a heat shape. The two stopped at the bottom, hovering, gazing into eachother's eyes.

"Rainbow, I feel like I..." Pinkie Pie started. She wanted to continue, but things started to go wrong. Her wings locked up. The face of her best friend began to distort into a monstrous figure before her eyes. This figure wasn't her best friend, it was something waiting for the inevitable. She began to plummet to the ground, the demonic form of her best friend flying right next to her, yet offering no assistance. The being served only to taunt her as she fell.

"BE GONE FOUL DEMON," a familiar, but welcome voice spoke, suddenly, in a blast of magic energy, Demon Dash disappeared, as the owner of the voice swooped to catch Pinkie Pie, before safely depositing her on the ground below.

"P-Princess L-Luna?" Pinkie asked, shook from the events that had just transpired.

"It is I," the moon Princess replied.

"Wh-what just happened?"

"It seems to me that maybe your dreams are trying to tell you something, Pinkie."

"You mean...Rainbow Dash doesn't really like me? She just wants me to fall so she can taunt me?" Pinkie Pie's expression changed to one of extreme sadness.

"No, Pinkie. Think about why that idea saddens you. After all, as far as you conscious mind knows, you don't yet feel the same."

"So, what it was telling me is I do love her, but I haven't realised it yet? I still don't feel like I do. I mean she's..."

"You need not justify the affairs of your own heart. But allow me to present the possibility that there may be a reason that you don't love her yet."

With this, Pinkie Pie immediately realised. "Like my fear of falling in love again, despite the fact I want to."

"That sounds more likely to me," replied Princess Luna with a satisfied nod.

"Pinkie....Pinkie....Wake up," a new voice spoke.

"It seems as though you are needed, Pinkie. Go now," said Luna

***

Pinkie Pie's eyes cracked open. The first thing she saw was Rainbow Dash looking over her, a look of major concern plastered on her face. "Pinkie? Are you okay?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I'm not sure," replied Pinkie Pie. Though Luna had managed to calm her nerves somewhat, she was still extremely worried about it.

"Wanna talk about it?" Asked Rainbow Dash, completely concerned for the well-being of her pink friend.

"Was it all just a dream?" Pinkie Pie looked everywhere that wasn't Rainbow Dash.

"Yeah, I think so. You were asleep, then i went to sleep, but you started thrashing and mumbling. It woke me up, so I tried to wake you up, but you weren't responding, then you did respond."

"Oh, thank Luna for that," Pinkie Pie replied. Literally, thank Luna for that.

"Are you okay Pinkie? What happened?" asked Rainbow Dash, still concerned.

Pinkie Pie sighed. "We were flying together, then i went to speak to you, and you turned into some kind of demon. Then Luna killed the demon version of you, and said it was trying to tell me something."

This was a code red for Rainbow Dash. "Pinkie, I swear I would never hurt you..." She was unable to say anything else. To say Luna misinterpreted it would be completely foalish.

"Oh, no its not you silly filly. It's me," replied Pinkie.

This was code double red. A code so red that it oozed with pure danger from every ounce of the code. When a mare says it isn't you, it's me, it's never a good thing, thought Rainbow Dash. This thought never found its way into words as Rainbow Dash simply replied, "Oooooo....kaaaayyy."

"I think it meant to tell me about my fear of falling in love again," Pinkie blurted out. She then quickly covered her mouth with her hooves as if trying to unsay the words.

"Pinkie, you've been through a lot. I understand completely. It may take some time, hay, it may not happen at all. I hope it does, but we will still be friends."

"That's not all though, Dashie. I really do want to love you. I just can't yet."

"Pinkie I understand."

"Okie dokie lokie." Pinkie Pie thought for a moment. "Dashie, I'm going to go back to sleep. Could you....."

"Could I what?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I didn't hear the end part."

"No, never mind. It sounds stupid."

"Go on Pinkie, I won't laugh."

"Ok, could you move closer." Rainbow Dash shuffled in her seat to move close you Pinkie Pie. "Closer still," the pink mare replied, prompting Rainbow Dash to move even closer until they were touching. "Just a little more."

"Pinkie, I can't move any closer."

Pinkie Pie sat up, pulled Rainbow Dash's forehooves around her barrel, before lying back down pulling Rainbow Dash with her. They were pressed together like spoons. "This is close enough," stated Pinkie before exhaling deeply and falling asleep instantly.

Rainbow Dash wings flared. What just happened? thought Rainbow Dash. I'm not going to complain. Despite the troublesome train ride with the boredom, and Pinkie's earlier restlessness, Rainbow Dash found herself bliss. She was able to forget any, scratch that, all of her problems. She had Pinkie Pie, the mare of her dreams, asleep in her hooves. Nothing else could possibly matter at this moment in time. after only a few minutes, after her wings had calmed down, she wrapped them around Pinkie Pie. After only a few more minutes, Rainbow Dash fell asleep Luna would be blessing her with sweet dreams tonight.