"Mom! C'mon! We're gonna be late!" Scootaloo called from downstairs.

"In a sec, Squirt!" Rainbow called through the doorway of the bedroom, chuckling to herself as she came back in, "Not my real kid, but she's sure got my need for speed..."

"There we go, all set," Fluttershy zipped the roller suitcase closed, "Do you have everything?"

"Hmm..." Rainbow went over a checklist in her head, "Shorts... shirt... swimsuit... Scootaloo's favorite ball... viagra...yeah I've got everything," Rainbow grinned.

"Rainbow!" Fluttershy laughed, giving her a playful little tap on the arm, "If you went on anymore viagra, you would explode!"

"Or just need a whole harem of women and very effeminate men," Rainbow giggled with her tongue sticking out.

Fluttershy giggled and kissed her cheek, patting her back, "At least you'll have a little...relief while we're there."

"You guys!" Cielle called from downstairs, "Hurry up! I wanna see the open road!"

"I'd better," Rainbow muttered as the two came down the stairs, "Been holding up for almost 24 hours now. Passed up a chance to have a threeway on the way here for this."

"Finally!" Cielle pouted, "Scoots is in the car, honking the horn!"

Fluttershy chuckled, "Oh, Scootaloo... Come on then, ladies, let's get the bags in the-"

"And now I gotta use the bathroom since I just realized we're gonna be driving a few hours before we hit a rest stop! One sec!" Cielle dashed off to the downstairs bathroom.

"She has bathroom needs now?" Scootaloo asked.

"Guess so," Rainbow laughed, "Guess I'll check on Ascentia one more time while we're waiting. Pinkie won't be here for another hour anyway."

"I think she's checking on Sunrise," Fluttershy recalled, "You do that, we'll get everything in the car."

Rainbow jogged upstairs to the nursery, knocking on the door, "Hey Asy, you in there?"

"Yeah, come on in," Ascentia called out from behind the door.

Rainbow pushed open the door to find Ascentia cradling Sunrise in a chair, nuzzling her nose as the baby batted at her mother's hair.

"Hey," Rainbow chuckled, coming over to them, "Looks like Sunny's having some fun of her own!"

Ascentia giggled, pulling her back and kissing her cheek, "Yeah. She's a little explorer, alright."

She stood up and set Sunrise down in her crib, her fingers brushing the purple mark on her shoulder.

"...She's got bruises, Rainbow," Ascentia said with a quivering voice.

Smile fading, Rainbow felt her blood run cold, "What."

"One on her shoulder, the other on her leg," Ascentia whispered, stroking Sunrise's hair, "If... you hadn't helped me like that yesterday, I don't think I would have ever noticed."

"She hurt her own BABY?!" Rainbow whispered loudly so as not to disturb the infant, "I'm gonna KILL her!"

"It could be any number of things. She could have been holding her too tightly, it could have been an accident..." Ascentia trailed off, before finding her voice again, "But... at least I know to keep a closer eye on my little snooks. Thank you."

She turned around and smiled.

"Don't worry about it."

"I can't just ignore-"

"I mean don't worry about it right now," Ascentia said softly, coming closer and laying her hands on Rainbow's shoulders, "Go enjoy your trip with your family. We'll worry about it when you get back."

Without even thinking about it, Ascentia leaned in and kissed her, holding it for a few seconds before her eyes snapped back open and she jumped back from her.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I just... it was a..." she sputtered, looking embarassed.

"O-kay," Rainbow said with a surprised look, blinking, "Nah, no worries. You uh, you sure you'll be okay?"

"Yeah, I think so. Pinkie'll be here. Can't stay upset around her if my life depended on it," Ascentia said, hiding her blush.

"Well, all right then," Rainbow patted her back, "Fluttershy's got her phone if you need to reach us. See you in a couple days!"

"Alright, cya," Ascentia smiled, picking Sunrise back up and sitting back in the chair, cradling her.

"I'll tell Pinkie not to get too grabby," Rainbow chuckled.

"I don't mind if she get's grabby," Ascentia giggled.

Rainbow laughed, "Good point!"

There was a crash from downstairs and Rainbow ran down to see what had happened, only to find Pinkie standing in the living room, holding three vases in her hands.

"Commander Pinkie reporting to Asy Watch Sir!" she said with a goofy salute.

"Riiiight," Rainbow snorted, shaking her head, "Just try not to break anything else... Commander Pinkie."

"Yes sir ma'am sir!" Pinkie grinned, saluting again.

Shaking her head again, Rainbow then gave her a hug, "Thanks for doing this, Pinks. It'll help knowing she's gonna be fine while we're gone."

"She's in the bestest of hands Dashie!" Pinkie grinned, returning the hug.

"I don't doubt it," Rainbow then gave her rear a playful squeeze, "and keep your jiggly ass going strong!"

Pinkie tilted her head at that, "Huh?"

"Never mind," Rainbow pulled back, "See ya, Pinks!" Taking a small bag off the floor by the door, she headed outside and shut the door behind her.

"BYE!" Pinkie called out eagerly.

"WHOOOOOOO-YEAH! OPEN ROAD, BABY! YEEEEAAAAAHHH! ON THE HIGHWAY TO AWESOME!" Cielle shouted, half of her torso poking up through the sun roof as she whooped and waved her arms excitedly, "I'M ON THE HIGHWAY TO HELL!"

"Aunt Cielle, come on! Get down!" Scootaloo tugged on her leg, "You're gonna hit a branch or something!"

"I don't hit branches! Branches hit me!" Cielle shouted as she threw her arms over her head.

Scootaloo blinked, scratching her head, "...I don't get it."

"They're in my way! They will move!" Cielle grinned as she stood up higher, ducking a single overgrown branch as the car sped down the highway.

"Has she seriously never been on a road trip before?" Scootaloo asked.

"Oh yeah," Rainbow lied, chuckling, "She just gets way too excited for them, we had some weird family road trips when we were kids! Sometimes Mom and Dad brought Fluttershy along, so I-er, we wouldn't be lonely!"

"I remember," Fluttershy shuddered slightly, "Your father speeding down the road, us tiny little hostages in the back seat clutching our mayonaise jars... I was eight before I realized cows weren't blurry!"

Scootaloo laughed as something fell into her lap. It was Cielle's shirt.

"EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!" she sang above them, waving her arms back and forth, "EVERYTHING IS COOL!"

"...Is she shirtless?" Scootaloo asked, right before a bra followed, "Now she is."

"Oh, dear..." Fluttershy shook her head, "Same old Cielle."

"Hey Rainbow!" Cielle shouted as she leaned over the driver's side skylight, "Am I allowed to play with the squirt?"

"Define 'play'," Fluttershy said dryly.

"You know!" Cielle laughed, poking her tongue out at her.

"Not sure I like the sound of that," Rainbow snickered, "Sit back down and, I don't know, play cards."

Cielle sat back down, pouting, "Oh I see. Just because you're in the hospital, then the rest of us have to suffer."

She crossed her legs in her seat and pulled out a deck of cards, "You know Blackjack, kiddo?"

"Isn't that the Twenty-One game?" Scootaloo asked, "Then yeah, I do!"

Cielle dealt the cards and tapped the deck, "So where are your little girlfriends?"

"They're gonna meet us later, Applejack's dropping them off since she has to make a delivery in the nearby town!" Scootaloo said, taking a card.

Cielle flipped over a card for her, "Bust, dealer wins," she grinned, "Nice. What'cha gonna do when they get here?"

"Who knows!" Scootaloo giggled, "I'll probably take 'em for a swim, since it's really hot!"

"Nice," Cielle smiled, holding a hand up for a high five, "I hear the ocean's nice and cold."

"Definitely!" Scootaloo slapped her a high five, "It'll be awesome!"

Cielle smirked as she felt her mind drifting to the fantasy Rainbow had had not too long before going into the hospital. The one involving Scootaloo and Fluttershy. Smiling warmly for a minute, she shook her head violently as she came back to her senses.

"Whoa..." she whispered, "That was... vivid..."

"You okay?" Scootaloo asked, patting her leg gently, "You kinda spaced out for a second."

"Yeah, I'm fine... just had a... weird daydream," Cielle said, drawing another card, "22 and bust."

"Aww!" Scootaloo pouted, "I suck at this!"

Cielle laughed, "No problem. It's all the luck of the draw anyway."

Scootaloo shuffled the cards, "I gotta say though, I hope Sweetie Belle's gonna be okay. Apple Bloom and I felt pretty worried about her."

"Why? What's wrong?" Cielle asked.

"She's been trying real hard, to be a lot more faithful to us, which is great! She's done awesome with that. But now she's still hung up over Mom," Scootaloo said with a sigh, "Especially when she heard about that... weird thing she had with my tutor."

"Oh yeah... heard about that," Cielle whistled, "How's she takin' that?"

"Well, better than we expected. She's just jealous and pouty," Scootaloo shrugged, "But when Lace was telling her about what Mom told her, that it felt good at the time-but then not in the long run, Sweetie Belle kinda saw first-hand what that can do."

Cielle nodded, "Yeah. Especially with Rainbow. You know, something I don't get. What's with all of you girls?"

"What do you mean?" Scootaloo asked.

"I mean Rainbow's got a hardon for kids, Twilight's abusive, Asy's got stockholm syndrome, you girls are all tornados of hormones, and Pinkie sleeps with absolutely everyone," Cielle remarked, "I know this is the pot calling the kettle black, but is everyone here a bizzare sexual butterfly?"

Scootaloo shrugged, "I don't know, guess uh... guess it's just a bunch of weird coincidences or whatever. I don't really question it, anyway."

"Pfft, whatever," Cielle shrugged, "Dashie, are we there yet?"

"Nope," Rainbow said from the driver's seat, "Still got an hour or two!"

"...You know, Aunt Cielle, you can put your top back on any time."

XXX

"Asy!"

"What?" Ascentia asked, perching Sunrise on her hip as the baby kept playing with her belt, "Sunny, don't do that. Mama's pants are gonna fall. And Auntie Pinkie's here."

"It's time for lunch, silly!" Pinkie saig into the room, "Come and get it, both of you!"

Ascentia laughed as she switched hips, bringing Sunrise into the kitchen and setting her in her highchair, "There we are, my little sunshine."

Sunrise reached her little hand forward and grabbed Ascentia's nose.

"...Sunny, I need that to breathe," Ascentia half laughed.

Giggling and babbling, Sunrise pulled her hand away, then tapped her cheek like she was slapping it.

"Here you go, ladies!" Pinkie set down a grilled cheese sandwich for Ascentia and a bowl of baby food for Sunrise.

"Thanks, Pinkie," Ascentia giggled, smiling up at her, "Isn't she beautiful?"

"Gorgeous!" Pinkie grinned widely, "She's sooooo cute!"

"Yup. Face and eyes of her mother," Ascentia grinned, watching her little girl messily try to eat her baby food.

"Silly Sunny! You're getting more of it ON you than IN you!" Pinkie laughed, taking a napkin and wiping the baby's face with it.

Ascentia shifted forward and took the spoon from the bowl, "Alright snooks, open wide."

Sunrise opened her mouth wide, her eyes crossing.

"Good girl," Ascentia smiled warmly, pushing the spoon into her mouth and letting her suckle the food off of it before pulling it back out, "There we are. Yummy, right?"

Pinkie dipped her finger into the bowl and sampled it, "Mm-hmm! It's delish!"

Laughing, Sunrise made a grab for the spoon, opening her mouth.

"Okay, you hungry little bunny," Ascentia smiled as she scooped up more food and pushed the spoon into her mouth, "There we go. What a good little girl you are!"

Sunrise giggled, babbling happily as she clapped her tiny hands.

"D'awww! She's such a cutie patootie!" Pinkie cooed, "What a good little girl! She's so smart!"

"Yes she is," Ascentia smiled, looking at Sunrise's shoulder, "Pinkie, can you hand me the baby oil? This bruise isn't fading as quickly as I'd like it to."

Pinkie did so, handing her the bottle, "Awww, poor wittle Sunny! You got hurteded on the shoulder?"

In response, Sunrise opened her mouth for more food.

Ascentia grinned and gave her another spoonful, setting the spoon down to rub a bit of oil on her shoulder, "There we go. You're such a tough girl, aren't you?" she asked as she picked up the spoon again, giving her another mouthful.

"Good girl, Sunny Bunny!" Pinkie kissed her near-bald head, "You're gonna be okay!"

Sunrise lifted her arms up toward her mother, making small 'unf' noises. Ascentia lifted her up and set her against her chest, kissing the top of her head, "Aw, does someone want cuddles?"

"Oooh, someone wants cuddles!" Pinkie grinned widely, clapping, "Give her some cuddles, Asy!"

Sunrise flapped her arms onto Ascentia's shoulders, drooling into her shoulder, going "Mu mu mu mu mu mu mu!"

Ascentia's heart melted and she settled back in the chair, wrapping Sunrise in her arms as she held her against her shoulder, "Oh sweetheart. I love you so much."

"And snap!" Pinkie said as she snapped a couple of photos from a camera she seemed pull out of nowhere, "What a lovely piccy this will be!"

Sunrise suckled on Ascentia's shoulder, making soft cooing noises.

"Oh she probably wants milk," Ascentia sighed, "But I don't have any for her."

"Ohhh, and Twi-Twi's in lockup!" Pinkie realized, "Wait here, Asy! I'll go get some formula at the store! Actually no, let's go together! You have her stroller, right?"

Ascentia shook her head, "We never bought a stroller. Slipped our mind constantly so we always just carried her."

"Asy! You silly head! Now we have to go get her a stroller!" Pinkie gave her a playful slap on the shoulder, "C'mon! We have an adventure we must embark upon! First, the stroller! Then... the formula!"

Ascentia hesitated, lifting Sunrise up to sit her across her arm, "Pinkie... can't we just... stay in? I don't really want to leave the house."

"Asy, it's okay! There's nothing to worry about!" Pinkie assured her, "Come on! It'll do you some good to get out of the house and out into the world! I'll be with you, so will Sunny! It's going to be great!"

Ascentia sighed, looking from Pinkie to the baby, "...Alright. Let's go."

"Yay!" Pinkie danced, then left the room, before coming back with a box, "Lookie! They have a baby carrier you strap to yourself! You wanna take the first carry?"

Ascentia looked down at Sunrise and smiled at her, "If it's all the same to you, Pinkie, I'd rather carry her in my arms."

"Whateversies! Let's go! On a whirldwind adventure!" Pinkie declared, opening the front door with a flourish.

Ascentia stood up with a giggle, "C'mon sweetheart. We're going on a trip."

"Sunny, stop squirming," Ascentia cooed softly as Sunrise fussed in her arms,"I know you're hungry, we're almost home, sweetie."

"Baaaa!" Sunrise babbled, now reaching out toward the large box Pinkie was pushing on a dolly.

"No no, Sunny Bunny!" Pinkie playfully scolded, smiling, "This is for later!"

Sunrise babbled and pouted, beating her tiny hands against against her mother's jacket.

"Strong like her Mommy, this one is," Ascentia giggled, "You can play with the box later, sweetie."

Sunrise whined softly and latched her arms around her mother's neck.

"I love you too, but you can play later," she smiled.

"Don't worry Sunny, once we get the stroller pieces out of the boxie, you can play with it!" Pinkie assured, reaching over to pat her little head, "And there we are! We're back home.... away from home!"

Ascentia smiled as Pinkie held the door open for them despite the load she was pushing, "Thanks Pinkie," she said as she walked inside and set Sunrise on the floor. Sunrise instantly started crawling around, trying to latch her gums onto anything she could find.

"Anytime, Asy!" Pinkie set the box in the middle of the living room floor, proceeding to open it up.

Ascentia started warming up Sunrise's baby formula as she kept one eye on Pinkie, watching her set up and put together the stroller. Her face flushing momentarily, she turned back to the stove and swirled the pot on the burner.

Sunrise watched with fascination as she sat on the floor, sucking her thumb and looking at Pinkie.

"Here, Sunny!" Pinkie giggled, giving her a stuffed rabbit to play with.

Giggling happily, Sunrise took the toy and hugged it, latching her gums onto one of the stuffed ears.

"You're really good with babies, aren't you?" Ascentia asked, glancing back at her with an affectionate smile.

"I do my besties!" Pinkie said, continuing to assemble the stroller, "Besides, I had a lot of practice doing some babysitting since I was...fifteen or so, and then the Cakes had their babies, which in turn had me more experienced! It was great being their full-time nanny sort of thing! I love babies! It'd be soooo fun if I had some of my own, but I don't know if I'll be doing that any time soon!"

"I think you'd be a great mother," Ascentia smiled, setting the pot aside to cool and coming around behind her, bringing her arms around Pinkie's shoulders.

"Thankies!" Pinkie giggled, reaching behind her to pat her side.

Ascentia kissed the top of her head, smiling as she nuzzled the pinkette,"No, thank you. You've been so amazing today."

"Hee! Awwww, thank you!" Pinkie turned around and hugged her back, "It's my pleasure to help, Asy!"

Ascentia smiled and nuzzled her for a moment, before pulling away, "I know...but thanks anyway."

Ascentia looked at her for a minute, before taking her by the hand and pulling her out of her seat.

"Come with me," she smiled.

"Oooh! Where we going?" Pinkie grinned.

"We're going upstairs," she said with a grin, "Where I'm going to bang you like a snare drum."

Pinkie gave a little smirk, licking her lips, "Ooooohhh, I love the way you think, Asy!"

"I love the way I think too," Ascentia smiled as she led Pinkie into Rainbow's bedroom, "Wait here, I'm going to put Sunrise in her crib with her bottle."

"What do you think the girls back home are doing?" Cielle asked.

"Knowing Ascentia? She's clinging to Pinkie and sobbing into her shoudler," Rainbow said, not looking up from her carving.

"Rainbow!"

"What? That's her thing."

"Nonetheless, I think they're doing fine. Pinkie sent me a text about an hour ago saying that they bought Sunrise a new stroller, and some formula," Fluttershy explained, "I nearly forgot that Twilight had nursed her. No wonder they were a little stuck."

"Ha, baby formula," Rainbow laughed, looking at Fluttershy's chest, "Don't think we'll ever need that, eh?"

"Nope!" Cielle agreed, coming up behind Fluttershy and cupping her breasts, "Your little tyke is going to take one look at the baby formula, push it away, and beg for mommy's boobs to get milk!"

"Yes, I do plan to nurse," Fluttershy giggled.

Rainbow snickered and brought Fluttershy into her arms, rubbing her belly, "When does this little tyke come out, anyway?"

"Oh, the doctor set October 15th to induce," Fluttershy snuggled against her, "So it could be any time before then."

"Woot!" Rainbow cheered, "I wanna see my boy already!"

Cielle glanced over to the water, and raised an eyebrow, "What the hell are the girls doing over there?"

Fluttershy looked in the same direction, giggling, "Oh, they're horsing around."

"Horsing around?" Cielle looked through some binoculars, "Looks like they're playing keep away with Sweetie's clothes."

"Again?" Fluttershy shook her head, chuckling, "They do that sometimes when they go swimming, taking one of them's clothes and playing keep away. Looks like Sweetie Belle is their chosen victim this time."

Cielle grinned and situated herself over the balcony, "Oh I am so keeping an eye on this!"

"Fine, but keep your hands out of your shorts," Fluttershy poked her leg, "You're supposed to make sure they don't get hurt."

"Awwww!" Cielle whined like a child, "But Fluttershy!"

"Ah-ah! But if you're good, you'll get a special treat, sweetheart."

"Oh? What kind of treat?" Cielle asked, leaning toward her with a smile.

"Well..." Fluttershy winked at Rainbow, who winked back, then she grinned, "Tell me, what is it that you'd really like to do while we're here?"

"Are we talking anything, or only what's legal?" Cielle asked.

"Legal, honey bunch," Rainbow chimed in, snickering.

"Well there goes sniffing some lines off Shy's chest," Cielle pouted, "Uh... goddammit, I don't know!"

"Nighttime skinny dipping?" Fluttershy suggested, sensually running a finger along her thigh, "Sky's the limit?"

"Ooooh! Yes please!" Cielle grinned, leaning forward and nipping her finger.

"All right, then that will be your special treat. The three of us will go skinny dipping tonight," Fluttershy winked.

"Alright!" Cielle grinned, wrapping her arms around Fluttershy's shoulders, "Best vacation ever!"

"I'll say it is," Rainbow laughed, bringing her arms around both of them, "Oh, we are so going on a huge one the minute I get out of that hell hole."

"For sure," Fluttershy beamed, "Oh, I hope it'll be soon. I miss you girls so much... It's really not the same."

"Yeah, much as I love havin' you all to myself, I gotta agree with Shy," Cielle remarked, "It'll be SO much better once we're all back home," she winked, making popping noises at Rainbow.

"Tell me about it," Rainbow snickered, licking her lips, "Options are nice!"

Fluttershy nuzzled them, "Well... at least we can make the best of things until then. We still have visits, and Doctor Firebrand said he'll give you two weeks when the baby's born."

"TWO weeks?! Hell yeah!" Cielle pumped her fist in the air, "I'm so in!"

"Aw yeah!" Rainbow cheered, "Two weeks with my awesome boy! It must be my birthday and christmas at the same time!"

"Happy Merry Birthday!" Fluttershy kissed her cheek, "In advance."

"It's Happy Merry Birthmas," Cielle corrected, "Get on my level!"

"Oh hush, I forgot the order," Fluttershy stuck her tongue out playfully.

"And the mas," Cielle stuck her tongue back out at her.

"Don't make me come over there," Fluttershy poked her nose, laughing.

"Oh? What are you gonna do?" Cielle taunted.

"Tickle you, of course."

"Ohhh no!" Rainbow laughed, "Better run, Cielle! If she catches you and tickles you, you're toast!"

"Oh please. I'm an enigmatic representation of lust, what is tickling gonna do?" Cielle said arrogantly.

"She can end up tickling you until you wet yourself!"

Cielle's eyes slowly widened, "Shutting up."

Fluttershy giggled, "All right, now keep an eye on the girls. It looks like Sweetie Belle managed to get her clothes back, just at the price of them being soaking wet."

"They were already waist deep in the ocean," Cielle remarked, looking back through the binoculars, "And someone might wanna tell her that white clothes and water don't mix."

"I learned that the hard way," Fluttershy recalled, giggling.

"Hard way for you, easy way for us," Rainbow smirked, high fiving Cielle.

"Boo-yeah!" Cielle grinned, "Easy as pie!"

"Oh, aren't you one to talk," Fluttershy poked Rainbow's nose, "You were with me when it happened, and I distinctly recall you freaking out, for, at the time, a reason I was unaware of."

"...That is a filthy lie!" Rainbow blushed, pouting as she looked away.

"Ooooh, now I want to hear this story," Cielle smirked, snickering.

"She's a lying liar who lies!" Rainbow said, leaning down to her legs, "See? Her pants smell like smoke!"

She took a whiff and inhaled the scent of Fluttershy's fabric softener, shuddering.

"You silly," Fluttershy giggled, "We were about fifteen at the time. It was a warm summer day, and so I put on this little white sundress I had just bought. We were playing around at the park, for old time's sake, since we did that all the time as kids. Then it started to rain, and I mean rain really hard. Since we'd left our phones at home, we had to run all the way back to her house. Because of it, I was soaking wet, and I actually didn't put a bra on that day. Poor Rainbow as freaking out, trying not to touch me, and was holding her back over her crotch the entire time."

"Oh man!" Cielle laughed, slapping her knee, "Oh my god, you poor sucker!"

"Hey, I didn't really wanna out myself to my best friend," Rainbow pouted, "I'd been outed before and it never ended well."

Fluttershy's smile faded, as did Cielle's.

"...Do you want to talk about it?" Fluttershy asked, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Rainbow sighed, "You remember when I stopped trying to get on the track team in Freshman year?"

"Yes, I remember," Fluttershy nodded, "You always said that you just didn't feel like it and wanted to try soccer instead."

"There was a reason for that," Rainbow explained, "I was getting changed after tryouts. I was using the guy's changing room so the other girls wouldn't see me, and it was empty. But just when I got my pants off, two of the track guys came back in and saw me."

"No..." Cielle gaped.

Fluttershy could already see where this was going. She brought her arms around Rainbow tightly, stroking her hair, "Go on."

"They started laughing, calling me a shemale, and shoved me around the locker room. Wouldn't even let me get my pants back on," Rainbow said bitterly, "Figures, seeming they held me down and went right up my ass not too long afterward."

Cielle joined in, bringing her arms around Rainbow too, "Those absolute fucktards..."

Inwardly seething with rage, Fluttershy held herself together, if for nothing else than remaining composed for Rainbow's sake. She stroked her hair comfortingly, bringing her a little closer, "That's horrible...."

Rainbow nodded, "You remember when I missed your animal shelter fundraiser? And you found me coming out of the school late at night? And I kept my hand over my mouth the whole time? That was when it happened."

"Why were you covering your mouth... oh wait, now I get it," Cielle remarked.

"Yeah, Shy asked what was wrong but I wouldn't tell her. She didn't talk to me for a month and a half after that, she was so mad at me for missing her fundraiser," Rainbow explained.

"That, and you blew me off telling me to leave you alone," Fluttershy recalled, shaking her head, "I do wish you had told me... I wouldn't have held it against you, but I can understand why you didn't. What happened after that?"

"What do you think? I went to the police," Rainbow said, "But that officer... ugh, let's just say I'm glad Shining Armor grew up and whipped the entire force in line. Can still hear that voice. 'Boys will be boys.'"

Letting out an angered grunt, Fluttershy took a deep breath to calm herself, and hugged Rainbow tighter, "I'm so sorry..."

"It's not your fault, Shy," Rainbow sighed, patting her head as she leaned into her painfully tight hug, "It happened a long time ago. Things got better for me. All things considered, I have it great these days."

"You bet!" Cielle ruffled her hair, "If you ever saw those losers again, you could flip them off and tell 'em how much fucking better you've got it, now!"

Fluttershy loosened her hold considerably, "I'm just glad you're all right, now... I wish I'd known and could've been there for you, but it's all right. You definitely have far more blessings, now," she kissed her cheek.

"Yeah, I do," Rainbow smiled, nuzzling into her and softly kissing her as her hand came around to pat her rear.

"Ooh, naughty!" Cielle teased, hugging them both.

Fluttershy giggled and nuzzled her, "I love you."

"And I love you, too," Cielle grinned.

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