A MacDash Wedding Collaboration

Chapter 2: The Reaction

Written By: Shrapmo

“Rainbow Dash Apple.” The prismatic pegasus murmured to herself as she kicked another stray cloud out of existence.

“Mrs. Rainbow Dash Apple.” She spoke a little louder, performing a graceful loop before searching the sky for another victim.

“Mrs. Apple!” She yelled at the top of her lungs as she nimbly twisted into a corkscrew. Using the momentum, she dove through another small cloud, making it evaporate into the ether. Landing on a sturdy cumulus, she sighed in contentment.

“I can’t believe he finally proposed!” Rainbow shouted, practically prancing in glee.

She had been convinced that she was the one who was going to have to pop the question, but that stubborn stallion of hers beat her to it. The mare giggled, the image of herself kneeling in front of the large workhorse, a blush adorning his cheeks.

Rainbow burst out laughing, rolling on her oddly sturdy cloud.

“What’s so funny?” The voice came from below the pegasus, and she jumped in surprise, tumbling off the side of the cloud.

Righting herself and sailing into a gentle glide, she looked back up. None other than Pinkie Pie was floating above her, tethered to the very cloud she had been resting on.

“Pinkie! What the heck are you doing? How did you get up here… are you tied to a cloud?” Rainbow stared up at the unpredictable earth pony, who seemed to helplessly float along with the breeze.

“Haha, don’t be silly Dashie, I catch clouds all the time! This one just got the better of me is all.” Pinkie helplessly kicked her legs as a sudden gust raised her higher into the air. “So, why do you think getting married to Big Mac is funny?”

“Wait, how did you know that?” Rainbow asked with a large blush staining her cheeks, was Pinkie only up here to spy on her… again?

“Well duh, you’ve been talking about it the entire time you’ve been cloud kicking!” Pinkie smiled as the cloud raised ever higher. Her hopeless situation not seeming to bother her in the slightest.

“Oh, well yeah we are getting married, but that’s not what’s funny… wait, how long have you been floating up here?” Rainbow asked, not entirely sure if she was ready for the answer.

“Hmmmm, I think about three days now. Yup, three days sounds about right.” Pinkie smiled and continued to happily kick her legs, humming a little tune all the while. Rainbow came closer to inspect the rope that attached Pinkie to the wandering cloud.

“Hey, would you mind not telling anypony about this yet, Mac and I wanted to drop the big news together.” Rainbow gave the rope a tug, the knot on the cloud only tightened. “Did you lasso, yourself to this thing?”

“Sure did! But the minute I wrangled it up, the crafty bugger wrangled me back! This is the peskiest cloud I’ve ever caught!” Pinkie hummed happily before looking back at Rainbow. “And don’t you worry about me telling anypony about you getting hitched, I’ll be up here for a while.” Pinkie began to float away at a faster pace, until it seemed the cloud was actually propelling itself.

“I promise I’ll throw you a super duper awesomely spectacular party after I tame this thing!” Pinkie hollered as she sped into the distance, until she was nothing but a tiny speck on the horizon.

Rainbow could only stare in shock, Pinkie never ceased to amaze her.

Sighing, the mare shook her head and let a smile creep onto her face. No amount of Pinkie’s shenanigans could distract her today, now that she had bagged her stallion. Speaking of the big lug, they were supposed to meet for lunch today.

Looking up at the sun, she could tell it was a little before noon. Deciding that it was close enough to lunch to knock off work for the time being, she turned and headed for Sweet Apple Acres. Excitement raced through her as she descended towards the trees, it had only been a couple of hours since she had seen him last, (spending all night with him before going to work) but it felt like ages in her mind.

Speaking of last night, maybe instead of eating lunch they could have a repeat performance of their latest bedroom adventure. Rainbow’s face heated up at the thought and she increased her speed in response. If this was how being engaged felt, she couldn’t wait to tie the knot!

Her inner musings were suddenly interrupted as a charcoal grey pegasus abruptly appeared in her path. The mare came to a surprised halt as her coworker Thunderlane flared his wings, his face stricken with panic.

“Rainbow Dash! Is it true what everypony has been saying?” He flapped his wings frantically, as if he couldn’t concentrate.

“Uh… is WHAT true?” Rainbow was thoroughly confused, her and Thunderlane weren’t exactly the closest of friends. They did have a good working relationship though, so she figured whatever he was panicking about must have something to do with the weather.

“Is something wrong? Do we have to set up a sudden down pour? What the heck is wrong Thunderlane?” Said stallion only seemed to struggle with his words, becoming increasingly flustered, much to Rainbow’s annoyance. “Well? SPIT IT OUT ALREADY!”

Rainbow’s shouting finally seemed to shock Thunderlane enough to force him to speak. “Uh, is it true that you and Big Macintosh are engaged now?” The stallion looked at her nervously.

Rainbow was taken aback, she hadn’t told a single soul yet. The mare’s face creased into a scowl, Mac must have slipped and told one of his friends.

“Yes, that’s true, but how did YOU find out? Mac and I were planning to tell everypony together!” Rainbow huffed in annoyance, Mac was SO getting it when she saw him. “Also, why do you care so much? It’s not like it affects you in any way!” Rainbow gave the nosey pegasus a hard look, her sentence had seemed to rile him up.

“Caramel told me! Plus, it affects me because you’re not supposed to end up with Mac, you’re supposed to end up with ME!” Thunderlane was breathing heavily by this point as he finished his sentence slash confession.

Rainbow could only stare, wide-eyed, as the stallion started to fly closer. Backing up, she suddenly found herself on the defensive of this unexpected confrontation. Putting a good bit of distance between herself and her admirer, Rainbow decided to figure out just what was going on here.

“What do you mean end up with you, we’ve never even dated!” Rainbow flapped her wings aggressively as Thunderlane inched closer again. “Plus, you KNOW I’ve been dating Mac for over a year now, why would I just leave him for you? We barely even talk to each other!” Rainbow was starting to seethe with anger by this point, how dare Thunderlane assume anything about her!

“I just figured you were playing hard to get, I thought you were just trying to make me jealous!” Tears began to form in the misguided stallion’s eyes as he continued. “Remember that party we had for the weather team, and you said I was the cutest stallion you ever met, you told me I reminded you of a Wonderbolt!” Thunderlane began to shake as he revealed his secret.

“Thunderlane that was YEARS ago! I did have a crush on you then, but that was before I got to know Mac.” Rainbow decided reason was the best approach to this situation, she was used to adoring fans, but not delusional devotion. “Look, I’m marrying Big Mac, and nothing is going to change that okay?”

The stallion’s face contorted into anger and a determined glint shown in his eyes.

“Is it because Mac is bigger than me? Is it because he is stronger than me? Or are you only attracted to dim hayseeds?” Thunderlane beat his wings harder with each question he asked. Shaking his head furiously, he looked Rainbow in the eye.

Rainbow bristled at the stallion’s accusations, she loved Mac for who he was, and she wasn’t some shallow mare who only dated stallions for how they looked. Plus, how DARE he call Mac a dim hayseed! She wound her fore leg back and punched him right in the muzzle.

“Now you listen here buddy, Mac may be strong and good looking but that’s not why I’m marrying him!” Rainbow’s head was clouding with rage, she wouldn’t allow ANYPONY to assume anything about her and Big Mac’s relationship! “I’m marrying Mac because he is the coolest, nicest and most genuine pony I have ever met.” This whole day had gone from great to crap in a matter of minutes, and she wasn’t letting the one who cause that off scott-free.

“I love Mac because he is awesome! Not some jealous jerk like you!” Rainbow screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice echoing over the tree tops. Breathing in she continued in a menacing whisper. “And don’t you EVER call Mac a dim hayseed again.”

Thunderlane rubbed at his sore jaw, his ears folding back over his head and his mane falling flat. Those words stung, more than her punch had, but he wasn’t about to give up so easily. Not when his chances with Rainbow Dash were on the line!

“I can prove I’m better than him.” The stallion spoke in a whisper, his eyes shut tight and his face scrunching. “I WILL prove that I’m better than him!” His eyes shot open and stared hard into Rainbow’s. “And I’ll do it TODAY!” With a whoosh of wind, Thunderlane took a sharp dive towards Ponyville.

Rainbow watched as he flew away, a worried and agitated look on her face. This was supposed to be one of the most awesome days of her life, and now because of a crush, it had been shattered. As the jealous stallion disappeared from sight, she gave a long exhausted sigh.

She needed to go see Mac, she needed to tell him what had just happened, and they needed to discuss what to do if the worst happened. Mostly, she just needed to see Mac. She missed his handsome face.

Spreading her wings wide, she allowed herself to glide in the direction of Sweet Apple Acres, her home away from home (and her future permanent home). Taking a deep breath, she allowed the sweet scent of apples to invade her world, calming her mind and spirit. She loved that smell, not just because of the flavorful fruit, but because it smelled of him, it smelled of her soul mate.

Feeling a million times better, she glided lower in the sky, her hooves skimming over the precious trees that sustained the Apple family’s livelihood. She would have to start thinking about herself as a part of said family, what was theirs would soon be hers as well.

That thought alone was enough to make her forget about the unpleasantness from earlier, and she scanned the orchard for her big, red fiancé. Usually he was pretty easy to find in the sea of green, but you never knew when it came to him and his apple trees.

It only took a couple of minutes, but she soon found her prize… and the sight was enough to send her into a complete panic.

There, among the many trees, was Big Macintosh, running for all he was worth!

Right on his tail, and gaining fast, was a large group of frenzied mares. Rainbow stared in absolute horror as her fiancé galloped down the rows of trees with a look of sheer terror on his face. From the looks of it he had been running for quite some time, his coat shined with sweat, and his tongue hung out of his mouth as he panted with exhaustion.

Almost immediately Rainbow rocketed towards the chase scene, there was no way in Heaven or Hell that she would let anything happen to Mac, not while she was still breathing.

With speed enough to create a sonic rainboom, Rainbow slammed into the ground directly behind Big Mac, causing the unruly posse of mares to come to a sudden stop. The cyan pegasus wasted no time, quickly walking out of the miniature crater which she created.

“Back off! This stallion is taken!” Rainbow stood with her chest out, wings flared and stance wide. She was ready to bludgeon these mares within an inch of their lives!

Big Mac skidded and slowed down upon hearing the large eruption behind him. Turning, he was met with a sight of salvation. Rainbow had come to his rescue! Panting in exhaustion her wobbled up next to her and nuzzled her affectionately.

“Mah sky blue guardian angel.” He whispered into her ear as he collapsed onto the dirt.

Rainbow Dash returned his nuzzle and turned to the group of mares, who were standing with a little more confidence after the shock of her sudden arrival wore off.

“What’s the big idea? Why are you guys chasing Mac?” Rainbow asked with enough force to peel paint from the Apple’s barn. This day was bad enough the way it was, she did NOT need any more trouble right now.

An orange earth pony came to the front of the group, looking Rainbow dead in the eye. “Well what’s the big idea with you hogging him all to yourself?” This must have been the leader, as all of the other mares looked at her and nodded their consent. “We heard that you two are getting hitched, but that’s not fair! Big Macintosh is the biggest stallion in Ponyville, it’s only right that he makes a herd!” The rest of the group shouted in agreement.

“It’s because Ah don’t want no herd! Rainbow’s all the mare Ah want, and she’s the only mare Ah need!” Big Mac stood back up and draped a large foreleg over said mare’s withers. “Besides Miss Carrot Top, you know Ah’m not that kind of stallion.” The workhorse finished with a cold glare at his fellow farmer.

The orange coated mare was not happy to hear such a response and turned back to the group. “Did you hear that everypony? Big Mac only wants one mare in his life, but I say we convince him otherwise!” Every mare cheered in response and clopped their hooves on the hard ground. “I say we take him right here, and show him how much better all of us will be compared to just one Rainbow Dash, who let’s face it, is probably the most butch and undesirable mare in town.” Carrot Top turned her head and gave Rainbow a snide look over her shoulder.

Rainbow was beginning to see red, she was about ten seconds from beating every single one of these mare into an early grave. She opened her mouth to respond, but Mac beat her to it.

“You shut yer filthy mouth Carrot Top!” Big Mac marched up to the shocked carrot farmer and got right in her face. “If Ah EVER hear ya say something like that about my fiancé again, you won’t be farmin for the rest of the year!” Carrot Top had shrunk to the ground at this point, nopony had ever seen Mac upset before, and right now he was absolutely furious.

“That goes for the rest of you lot as well! In fact, if Ah ever catch ya on my land again, I’ll kick ya all clear to tha moon! GOT IT?” The crimson stallion stood tall and menacing over the group of mares, who cowered in fear. “Now GIT!” The entirety of the group was gone and out of site in a matter of seconds.

Heaving a deep sigh, the stallion turned back to Rainbow, only to be tackled to the ground. Before he could protest, a set of lips enveloped his own as Rainbow kissed him for all she was worth. After the initial shock had worn off, Mac found it in himself to kiss her back with just as much passion.

“That.” Kiss “was.” Smooch “so.” Smack “AWESOME!” Rainbow kept kissing the stallion between each word uttered. She had never seen Mac so angry before, the very sight of it was one big turn on for her.

After several more kisses she placed her head on his chest. “I knew there was a reason why I loved you so much.” She murmured softly as she listened to his rapidly beating heart.

“Eeyup.” Big Mac chuckled as he wrapped Rainbow in a tight hug, laughing again as a thought crossed his mind. “Are we always gonna end up with you tacklin me? Not that Ah’m complainin none.” He looked down at her colorful head and lovingly stroked her mane.

“You know you love it.” Rainbow buried her muzzle into his strong chest, and she gave a calm sigh. “Hey, there’s something I gotta tell you. But I think it can wait until after lunch.” She lifted her head and looked Mac in the eye.

“Alright, doesn’t sound like it’s anythin good.” Mac looked into her red pools, and she nodded in agreement.

“It’s not, but after going through that, I figured you could at least use a little break.” She stood up off of his chest and helped him to his hooves. As soon as he was up, she gave him a hard punch in his shoulder.

“Ow! What ya do that for?” Mac rubbed his now sore shoulder and looked over at a scowling Rainbow.

“Did you tell Caramel about us getting engaged?” The mare gave him a deadly stare, which he wilted to immediately.

“When he came inta work today he noticed my good mood.” Mac shrugged and looked down. “He kept beggin me ta tell him why for two whole hours, the guy don’t know when ta quit!” The stallion said in a defeated tone.

Rainbow shook her head and sighed, she knew Caramel could be annoying, even to the point of breaking the unmovable Big Macintosh.

“I forgive you, ya big lug.” Rainbow nuzzled the sullen stallion, and kissed him on the cheek. “But from now on, we tell everypony together okay?” Big Mac nodded in agreement. They turned and began to walk towards the farmhouse, their sides lightly brushing.

The sun had just reached its peak, the day was officially half over. As Rainbow looked up at Celesita’s charge, she couldn’t help but think that this day was only going to get worse. She just hoped that whatever Thunderlane was planning to do, it wouldn’t happen any time soon. If he tried anything that would hurt Mac, she was going to have to find a replacement storm cloud manager, because she would put that grey pegasus in a full body cast!

“So, what did ya have in mind fer lunch?” Her large earth pony love rumbled beside her. Rainbow Dash smirked, an idea popping into her head as she looked up into Big Mac’s face with smoky eyes.

“You.” Giving him a sultry look, she suddenly changed course, turning in the direction of the old barn. She looked behind her and walked away with a smooth sway to her hips, opening the barn door and disappearing inside.

The stallion only hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed in her wake, shutting the barn door tightly behind him.

Author's Notes:

As always, thank you for reading.