After Fluttershy came down from the high of her second orgasm, she blushed so much that her whole face became red. She had just masturbated to her erotic thoughts of Bulk, with Rainbow Dash listening on the phone. "Oh... My..."

"Dash? Are you still th-" she stopped and sighed in relief as she realized she was talking to a dial tone.

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Dash was still awestruck at what she had just discovered. Fluttershy had the hots for Bulk! She admittedly didn't see why, though. Bulk and Fluttershy were nothing alike! Bulk was a muscle-head who was much too simple-minded and loud for Fluttershy to keep up with.

Or so she thought.

Her abstract thoughts were interrupted by a slurred voice. "Dash!" She heard her father call from the front room as the front door slammed. 'Oh, shit.' She thought. She quickly locked her door, and hoped he wasn't coming up to her room.

Dash's father was an alcoholic. After Dash's mother died from cancer 10 years ago, her father turned to alcohol whenever he could. As a result, he became violent and belligerent. Dash had to force herself to grow up tough to take the beatings he gave her. While she did love sports, the biggest reason she was on so many teams was so that she could spend as much time at practice, instead of at home, where the abuse were sure to find her. Unfortunately, track practice was canceled this week due to the field being renovated. So she did the only thing she could do in this situation: locked the door and prayed to every possible deity there was that her father wasn't looking to rough her up after getting shit-faced drunk at the bar downtown.

She heard his heavy footsteps as he walked up he stairs. 'Please, not this again.' She thought to herself as his footsteps got closer to the top of the staircase.

The door shook violently as it was pounded on by her father's meaty fist. "OPEN THIS GODDAMN DOOR!" He roared.

"Dad, you're drunk! Just go to bed!" Rainbow yelled back at him.

"Don't talk to me that way! And you better open this door, or I'll break it down!" He pounded on the door again, and Rainbow heard the wood starting to crack and split.

"What would mom think if she saw you acting this way?" Rainbow shouted back at him, holding back her tears at the thought of that wonderful woman that was now just a faded memory.

The door was ripped off of its hinges, and her large, round-bellied, drunken father staggered into the room, throwing his bottle of vodka at the wall. Rainbow Dash flinched as it shattered into a hundred tiny pieces of jagged glass that fell to the ground, and the liquor stained the wall. Her father got close to her face. She almost gagged when she smelled the alcohol on his breath. "I got a call from the high school, sayin' you weren't there today. Are you playin' hooky now?" He accused.

"Dad, I'm sick." Rainbow groaned at her dad. If he would've bothered to leave the bar last night and go see her before school, he would've known that.

Her father punched her wall, leaving a small dent in the area he had aimed his fist. "DON'T FUCKIN' LIE TO ME!"

"Yeah, Dad." Rainbow started. "I totally left the house looking like THIS." Rainbow gestured to her pajamas.

"Are you givin' me attitude now?" He said in a drunken slur, seeming like he was ready to strike her at any moment.

"Yeah, I guess I am." Though she was scared, Rainbow didn't care anymore. She had put up with this for 10 years, and was tired of it. She had already thought out her plan: She was fast enough to get out of the house before he could touch her. By the time he had thrown a fist, she would be out the door. As he was readying himself for his rebuttal, she quickly put on her shoes and began to lace them up.

"Where do you think you're going?!" He screamed in Rainbow's face, the nasty scent of alcohol even more potent now as it wafted into the air. He drew his arm back, ready to hit her.

Before he could react, Rainbow ducked under his arm and ran out the door, down the stairs, and onto the street.

Due to his drunken state, her father's reaction time was far too late to catch her. His arm swung forward just as she ducked under it, and he fell forward, crashing onto the hard floor.

Once she was far away enough from the house that she was sure her dad couldn't catch her if he was still conscious, Rainbow sighed, obviously not thinking her plan all of the way through. Now where was she supposed to go? She took her cell phone out of her pocket, and figured that Pinkie Pie would probably be okay with her crashing at her place. She dialed her number, and the dial tone rang three times before a chipper, lively voice answered.

"Hey, Dashie! What's up?!" Pinkie said in her energetic voice.

"Hey, Pinks, can I crash at your place for the night?" Dash asked in a rushed tone.

"You wanna have a sleepover? Of course!" Pinkie giggled.

"Cool. Can you come pick me up?"

"Sure! Go to Sugarcube Corner, and I'll meet you there."

Author's Notes:

I do have to say that this is my favorite chapter so far, but I have a feeling that will change after I post the next chapter. Anyways, thank you guys so much for reading this story! I'm sorry this chapter got posted later than promised, but my internet service isn't the best. I'm thinking if changing the upload schedule to one chapter every other day. Let me know what you think! As always, check out my cowriter, Ringmaster1336's page here on fimfiction, and if you're enjoying the story so far, give it a thumbs up! I appreciate it! Next chapter is coming tomorrow afternoon, and after that goes up, I'll probably adjust the upload schedule. Stay awesome!