Peter sighed. "Do I really have to do this, Rainbow Dash?" He asked, unable to believe what was going on.

"Hey, if you want to marry me," Rainbow Dash teased, "then you'll do it."

Peter nodded. "I want to marry you, more than anything, but...Really?"

Rainbow Dash chuckled lightly. "Yep. Go get 'em, tiger!"

Peter sighed, and stood up, off of the bed, his fully erect member bobbing slightly. "I'm only doing this for you," Peter reminded the cyan Pegasus.

Rainbow Dash released a snort of laughter, and rolled back onto her bed. "Wait, wait, waitwaitwait, hold on," she gasped, "lemmie just do a few things first..."

Peter took a few steps back, and sat down on the bed. "First," Rainbow Dash whispered, "let me just give you a good-luck lick!" With a wink, she bent down, and licked his member from bottom to top, as many times as it took to get it all lathered up. By the end of it, Peter was grasping the edge of the bed in pleasure.

"And now," Rainbow Dash announced, wiping her mouth on her foreleg, "let me just prepare things for you! And keep stroking it, I don't want you to go flaccid on me! And walk out when I say so, okay?"

Peter nodded, and did as he was told as Rainbow Dash left the compartment, leaving the membrane wide open behind her. He pressed his back up against the wall, so that he would remain hidden to the ponies, and steeled his nerves.

Okay...This will be the singular most embarrassing thing you've ever done in your entire life...But it will be for Rainbow Dash, and for your child. Your being plural, as in you and Rainbow Dash's child. I doubt that that was correct grammar...

Peter debated the proper use of possessive pronouns and nouns in his head for a bit, keeping an ear open for Rainbow Dash's call. Finally, after a few minutes, he heard:

"Hey, Peter! I'm getting hungry, come out here and help me order breakfast!"

With a deep breath, Peter pushed himself off of the wall. "Here we go," he muttered to himself, as he walked out of the compartment, completely naked, his full erection bobbing in the early morning sunlight.

The reaction was immediate.

"Peter, whoa, wait, what!?" Twilight screamed, standing as she wheeled back, staring at Peter's erect member.

"Oh my Celestia, put that away! Your parents must be ashamed of you right now!" Rarity cried, hiding her eyes with a white hoof.

"I'm bigger," Peter could hear Spike mumble. That earned an immediate hit on the shoulder from Rarity.

"Ugh, that's disgusting!" Pinkamena cried out, her straight hair flowing around her.

"Peter, what the buck!?" Fluttershy exploded, joining Twilight as she realized what was going on.

At this point, Rainbow Dash burst out in laughter, pointing at Peter with a hoof.

"Hoo, wee, is it gettin' hot in here?" Applejack shouted jokingly, nudging Rainbow Dash on the side. "Good one, Rainbow! Okay, go on an' get dressed, Peter."

Peter, who had been blushing a deep red during this entire fiasco, blushed an even deeper red (if that were even possible). "Oh, no," Rainbow Dash cried out. "He's not done yet! No, nonono, say it, Peter! Say it!"

Peter shut his eyes tight, and gulped. "Rainbow Dash, as your personal slave, I will attend to all of your needs, and not wear any clothes for the rest of the day, in return for your hoof in marriage."

Rainbow Dash burst out in laughter again, and Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Applejack all immediately exploded on Rainbow Dash.

"That's horrible! You can't have him do that for marriage!" Rarity cried.

"This is really bad, Rainbow Dash!" Fluttershy said. "Said" is correct here, as her shout had the volume of a pony's speaking voice.

"That's disgusting, Rainbow Dash! Now, we're stuck staring at his dick all day!" Twilight shouted out.

"What, and we can't share him?" Applejack demanded. Everypony, even Rarity and Spike, simply turned towards her and released a small "The buck?" The orange work pony shrugged. "What? It couldn't hurt t' try!"

Rainbow Dash shook her head in denial. "Hey, by the way, Pinkie, why's your hair all flat?" She immediately asked, curiosity taking the better of her. Peter used the small lapse in attention to clasp his hands over his crotch.

"Oh, after somepony rejected me," Pinkamena Diane Pie muttered, glaring at Fluttershy as she spoke,"I got a tiny bit down."

"Dick move, Fluttershy," Peter immediately burst out. Rainbow Dash squealed in laughter, and so did Applejack. Rarity, Spike, Twilight, and Fluttershy all stared at him in utter amazement.

"Sorry," he muttered, blushing. "I couldn't resist."

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash clapped her hooves together, and Peter immediately snapped his attention to her.

Like a trained dog, he inwardly scolded himself as Rainbow Dash chuckled her commands.

"Slave, I demand that you retrieve me a refreshment!" She announced, clapping her hooves for effect. "Chop, chop!"

Peter nodded, and hurried off towards the refrigerator. When he returned, he had a bottle of apple cider in one hand, and a glass in the other. "Rainbow, your refreshment?" He said politely, gulping as everypony stared at his member.

"Ah, thank you," Rainbow Dash said. As she accepted the drink, she found that her heart wasn't fully in it. She frowned into her glass, and Peter knelt down beside her. "You okay, Dashie?" He immediately asked, frowning as well.

"I'm humiliating you like this," Rainbow Dash said softly, "and you're still asking me if I'm okay?"

"Well, of course," Peter said in return,"I love you, and no matter how much you make fun of me or humiliate me, I'll still care for you."

"Awwwww," the ponies at the table sighed.

"Why, that is so romantic, Peter!" Rarity cried.

Rainbow Dash simply sniffed. "Wow..." She muttered to herself.

"Are you okay, Rainbow Dash?" Peter whispered, rubbing her back in concern, not caring that his member was being scrutinized by Applejack.

"I...I need to talk to you," she immediately whispered. She got up, and walked away, feeling horrible for what she had done. Peter nodded, and followed her.

Closing the membrane behind him, Peter took a seat on the bed by Rainbow Dash's side.

"Put some clothes on," Rainbow Dash instructed. "You'll catch a cold."

Peter did as he was told without question, and wrapped an arm around Rainbow Dash. "What's with the change in heart, Rainbow? One second, you're trying to humiliate me, the next, you're acting like you're about to break down and-"

A few tears dropped down Rainbow Dash's face, and Peter let his last word slip out.

"-Cry..."

He held her close, and kissed her on the forehead. "Come on, Rainbow Dash, it's okay, I'm here, sweetheart," he whispered to her. "It's alright..."

"No, it's not alright!" Rainbow Dash spat. "You're so devoted to me, and at the drop of a hat, I turned on you!"

Peter frowned, and drew her closer to himself. "Rainbow Dash, I kind of deserved it. I basically called you nothing..."

"And you recognized it!" Rainbow Dash hissed. "You recognized it, and you wanted to make up for it! I don't deserve you, Peter!"

Peter shook his head in denial. "No, Rainbow Dash. You do. I don't deserve you. You're smart, cute, funny, courageous, strong, fast, amazing, awesome, cool, every other adjective that implies something being amazingly awesometastic, and you're beautiful and sexy besides."

Rainbow Dash shook her head. "No, Peter, you were so devoted to me, you are so devoted to me, that even when I tried to make a fool out of you, you still cared for me..."

"Well, you would do the same..."

"No, I wouldn't," she immediately responded. "I would've grumbled and griped."

Peter held Rainbow Dash tight against his side. "Stop saying stuff like that," he commanded. "And let me be your naked slave for today..."

Rainbow Dash looked at him in surprise. "What?"

"I said, let me be your naked slave for the day," Peter repeated, smiling down at her. "Just don't whip me or anything, okay?"

Rainbow Dash giggled lightly, and nodded. "Okay, it's a deal. And you keep your pants on, so that you're not humiliated...It felt horrible, to see you blushing like that..."

Peter nodded. "See? You do deserve me, Dashie. You're just as concerned for me as I am for you. And, by God, that sounded horribly narcissistic."

Rainbow Dash smiled up at him, and he kissed her on the forehead. "By the way, I expected you to make me streak past them," he whispered after a few seconds. Rainbow Dash smiled. "You still can, if you really want to," she replied. The both of them shared a small bit of laughter, before the cyan Pegasus nudged Peter on the side with a hoof. "Go on, get dressed. And we'll go outside, and you can make up for what you said in a different way."

Peter smiled at her. "Oh? And what way would that be?"

"Please, keep me from getting too sappy in front of everypony," she requested. "I would hate it if they that I was a softy..."

Peter frowned down at her. "Rainbow, you're expected to be sappy. We're getting married, and we literally just met! If you're not sappy, they'll think something's wrong!"

Rainbow Dash sighed, evidently in relief. "Right. Well, in that case...Hold me close, Peter."

Peter smiled, and placed his palm on the side of her face. "I always will."

She smiled back, and they automatically moved towards each other for a kiss.

Rainbow Dash's muzzle made connection with Peter's eye with a small thud.

"Ow," Peter laughed as he pulled back. "I see you like I. Get it? I? You know, instead of me?"

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes with a smile. "Yeah, I get it. I think I screwed up a bit on that one, but no biggie, right?"

Peter nodded with a shrug. "No biggie."

Rainbow Dash nodded, and kissed him on the cheek. "Now, get dressed, and we'll go back outside, okay?"

Peter nodded. "Alright, Rainbow Dash. Oh, and by the way, I just have to say, that you act like much more of a lovey dovey girl than you do a badass."

Rainbow Dash shrugged. "And?"

Peter picked up his pile of clothes off of the floor with a smile. "And that's one of the many things I love about you."

With a giggle, Rainbow Dash smacked him on his bare posterior. "You kiss up!" Peter laughed as well, and quickly pulled all of his clothes on.

"You know," Rainbow Dash said with a small smile as Peter pulled his shirt over his head, "if you wanted to have sex with me when you were naked, you could've just asked."

Peter raised an eyebrow with a smirk. "And you would've said yes?"

Rainbow Dash shrugged. "No, probably not. I would say yes to a good snuggle session, though," she pointed out, winking at Peter with a smile. "I love snuggling with you. Mainly because I love you."

Peter laughed lightly. "Now look who's the kiss up!"

Rainbow Dash giggled, and drew Peter into a hug. "C'mon, let's go back outside, before everypony thinks that we're having sex..."

Peter nodded, and walked towards the membrane. Rainbow Dash, however, hesitated for a moment.

"What's wrong?" He immediately asked as she nervously approached the membrane.

"I don't want them to think I'm a big softy," she sighed. "I'm supposed to be the cool, hip, awesome Rainbow Dash! Not a mare who's all lovey dovey with her coltfriend..."

"And soon to be husband," Peter pointed out. "Remember: they're your friends. You can be yourself in front of them, Rainbow Dash. Especially since we're getting married. We're kind of expected to be mushy with each other, so let's take that to our advantage and be mushy. Because I can tell that you enjoy it, despite having your mind set on being a rock hard badass. You do enjoy being mushy, right?"

Rainbow Dash smiled a sappy smile, and threw her forelegs around Peter. "You have no idea, Peter..."

Peter nodded, and kissed her on the cheek. "Well, then, let's go out there and show them what it means to be mushy." Rainbow Dash smiled, and drew away from Peter, so that they could walk out the door. "Yes. Let's."

The duo opened the membrane, and walked over to the wicker table as everypony watched on in a small amount of surprise. They took a deep breath as the scent of pine filled their nostrils, as a window had just been finally cracked open, and they could hear the wind whirling past the window, and the wheels clattering on the track, and smell the world outside their train. It made everything feel so...Fresh.

"Ya big softy," Applejack immediately commented as Peter sat, and Rainbow Dash prepared to snuggle up to him. "You couldn't keep 'im at it, could you, Rainbow?"

Rainbow Dash sat down with a sigh, and, taking Peter's advice to heart, moved from the cushion, to Peter's lap, wrapping her wings around him and rubbing her cheek against his chest. "No, Applejack," she replied, "I couldn't. I couldn't bear seeing my future husband being so embarrassed, at my hooves. I love him, and if you want to call me a softy for finding the pony-sorry, human-that I want to spend the rest of my life with, then go right ahead."

Peter smiled, and kissed her on the forehead. She curled her legs inwards, and leaned against his body even more. Applejack's lips curved in a small smile, and her eyebrows edged upwards.

"Good," the work pony said softly. "It's good t' see that you've finally matured, Rainbow."

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes, and shot a questioning glance at her friend. "What do you mean, Applejack?"

"I can answer that," a high pitched voice said, gently, and without any of its normal pep. Pinkamena Diane Pie walked over to the table, and took a seat by Twilight, where she threw a venomous glance at Fluttershy. "First off, good morning," she stated, before continuing with her answer. "And what she meant is that just last week, if we asked you if you would feel bad for humiliating somepony you loved after they said something mean to you, you would've said no, not at all. But, now that you know what that love feels like," she explained, drawing out the word "love" while shooting a pointed and hateful glance at Fluttershy, "you feel horrible for humiliating him after he said something mean to you, and you feel as though you want to protect him from stuff like that. Just like I want to protect Fluttershy."

As she finished speaking, the mood in the room became much more somber. Fluttershy squeaked, and shoved her head under the table.

"Pinkie," Peter said in a steady tone of voice, "Fluttershy may have fucked up, but that doesn't give you the right to torture her."

Pinkamena Diane Pie jumped onto the table, and stared down at Peter, who shrunk back in shock and fear. "May have fucked up!? And, for the record, use the word 'buck', it's the right word in Equestria. Anyway, she may have bucked up!? She did! I told her that I love her, and she just said that she was sorry!"

Peter frowned. "You should have gone more slowly. You scared the shit out of her, Pinkie. I mean, she had just revealed to Rainbow Dash that she was her sister, for fuck's sake! She was under enough stress as it was, and for you to just go and shout at her that you love her? That's ridiculous! I mean, how the fuck did you expect her to react?" He gulped as a new ire grew in her eyes, directed at Peter. I'm fucked.

"I expected her to be Kind about it. You know, her Element of Harmony? I expected her to give me a chance!"

Peter shrank back, hand raised in surrender. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I guess she should've given you a chance. Can we please stop talking about it? I mean, especially since Fluttershy can hear everything we're saying, you're making her feel worse about it every second..."

Pinkamena climbed off of the table with a smirk. "Good," she spat, before snatching the paper away from Twilight. "Give me that!" She quickly read the menu, and shouted out her orders. "Eggs, hay sandwich, ravioli."

Twilight nodded, and recorded the food order with a shaky quill. "W-What do you guys want?" She asked, her voice trembling as she passed the menu over to Peter and Rainbow Dash.

Peter accepted the menu, and held it up for both him and Rainbow Dash to view. Within a few seconds, they had made up their mind on their (now) shared meals.

"Eggs and grilled cheese for the both of us."

Twilight nodded, and scribbled down the order, while seeming as though she was trying to hold back tears.

"Damnit, Pinkie!" She finally shouted out as she cast down the paper and quill onto the table. "It's not Fluttershy's fault! I'm sick and tired of everything going wrong on this vacation, especially for me! I can't find anything on the Elders, my own son has grown up before I even got a chance to be his bucking mother, and now, I have to listen to you and Peter fighting!" Peter looked down with a blush, and Rainbow Dash looked away, as well. "It's just not fair!"

"It's not fair?" Fluttershy whispered. "It's not fair? Pinkie's in love with me! Do you have any idea how scary that is? To have your best friend be in love with you!?"

"You rejected me!" Pinkamena shouted out, tears brimming over her eyes as her flat mane tossed around. "You rejected me when I told you!"

"Twilight, we can still do mother son things," Spike said, joining the fray. "Right, Rarity?" "Definitely," the white unicorn added in.

"Thanks, you guys," Twilight said with a small smile.

"Well, I'm sorry that you just...Came out to me so abruptly!"

"Oh, so now it's my fault!?"

"Yes, it always has been your fault! For falling in love with me!"

"So, it's my fault that I'm a fillyfooler!?"

"No, it's your fault for choosing me!"

"Choosing you!?"

"Okay, everypony, calm down," Peter cut across, pinching the bridge of his nose as a headache accumulated.

"I didn't choose you!" Pinkamena shouted out. "It's your fault! If you didn't want this to happen, you never should have saved my life!!"

The room went deathly silent. Everything seemed to fade out of existence, except for the last few words of Pinkamena's shout. She looked around, her flat mane rippling as she shuddered in agony.

"Yes," she sighed, "she saved my life..."

A few minutes passed, and finally, Pinkamena looked up, and began to explain.

"She saved me from...Myself.

"She stopped me from committing suicide."

Everypony gasped. It was the last thing they had expected.

"But...Why were you even considerin' it, sugarcube?" Applejack asked, frowning in confusion.

Pinkamena sighed, and put her hooves up on the wicker table. "I'll tell you...

"It started with a letter, and me in the Everfree Forest, about seven years ago...

"I had been traveling for a good five years after I left the rock farm. I never really stopped to sleep, I just kept on going. When I did, it was huddled up by a campfire.

"I never got a chance to send a letter home, I just kept bouncing on and partying at random towns and villages. I always left once the sun set, and always forgot to send a letter home when I was near the post office.

"But then, I came to Ponyville. It was already dark when I arrived, so I sent a letter home.

"I partied the next day, and when I received the letter, it was from my brother. He told me that our...Our parents were dead, and that our other siblings had moved on. He told me to never return to the rock farm, because I wasn't even there for our parent's funeral...

"So, I went out to the Everfree Forest, and tried to kill myself."

"That seems a bit, Ah dunno, drastic," Applejack cut across, frowning in confusion.

"Yeah, well," Pinkamena sighed, "I hadn't seen my family in years. And I was feeling so homesick...Imagine how you would feel if you found out that everything you had back at home was gone?"

Applejack nodded, and let Pinkamena carry on with her tale. "Anyway, Fluttershy pulled me out of the lake I had tried to drown myself in. She saved my life, and she nursed me back to full health in her cottage. She was the only one who wasn't at that party, because she had to tend to her animal friends in the Everfree. Thank Celestia for that.

"Anyway, she helped me out, and let me dump my story onto her, and listened so intently...She was so kind, and so nice, and so...Helpful. I fell for her that day, when she pulled me out of the lake, and helped me out of my depression. She was my first friend in Ponyville, and I designed my life based on her: I made friends with everypony, because only constant partying and happiness could fill in the gap where my family had been...

"Well, I didn't fall for her that day. That was a bit of an exaggeration. I fell for her...Well, I don't know when I fell for her. All I remember is when I found out.

"It was the first time I saw her cry. When I saw her crying, it was then that I knew that I wanted to protect her from everything and anything, and that I would only slow down for her. As in, I would calm down, and stop being so insanely hyper...

"So, that's how I fell in love with Fluttershy. And, after she saved my life and helped me from then on, I was under the impression that she had fallen in love with me, as well."

The tale ended with Pinkamena's voice taking a sharp turn upwards in pitch, and ending in a small, hoarse whisper. She looked down with a gulp, and started to cry silently. "And then, she rejected me. And I realized...That I really am alone."

Twilight immediately hugged the pink pony. "You're not alone, Pinkamena. You have us. We're all your friends!"

"Friends aren't good enough!" She shouted. "I need somepony who loves me! And I loved Fluttershy, but she rejected me!"

Peter frowned at Fluttershy. "You helped her with her family, you helped her with her depression, yet you refused to give her a chance?" He muttered.

"Please, Peter, don't get involved," Twilight sighed from across the table. "This isn't your fight."

"He's right," Rainbow Dash whispered. "Fluttershy, you should've given her a chance."

"Exactly!" Pinkamena cried out triumphantly.

"And you shouldn't have been so direct about it!" Fluttershy reprimanded the pink pony.

"Well, you both fucked up!" Peter shouted. "It's no reason to fight! Pinkamena, she rejected you, and she was wrong to not give you a chance. But you came out of the closet to her. Having a friend of the same gender...Become interested in you is pretty scary. Trust me, I know from past experience, there was a guy who told me he liked me, and I rejected him because I'm not gay. But we were still friends, because he came out slowly, instead of just running up to me and telling me that he loved me. He got over me, and I haven't heard from him since fifth grade, when he came out of the closet to me. But you just jumped out at Fluttershy and told her that you love her! You're both at fault, so I suggest that you carry on as friends, and remember that there will always be somepony out there for you."

Pinkamena sighed. "Yes, but there's nopony who really cares for me in the same way that I care for Fluttershy.

"No, Pinkamena, there's not," Peter responded, much to the shock of the ponies present. "At least, not now. Because you haven't gone out there, and you haven't made them care for you. The pony who you want to spend the rest of your life with isn't going to fall into your lap. You have to go out and find him-uh, I mean, her."

"But that happened for you and Rainbow Dash, and Spike and Rarity!" Pinkamena complained. "Spike and Rarity found each other, and you fell into our world, and practically right into Rainbow Dash's lap, Peter!"

Peter sighed. "Yes, and those are extremely rare cases. And my case still has me confused as to why or how. And, who knows, maybe your special somepony will fall into your lap. There's no way to be sure."

Twilight hugged Pinkamena even tighter. "He's right, you know. I've researched the topic very broadly, and have found that love is something you find when you go out into the world, and meet new ponies. Maybe we'll find somepony in Las Haygas!"

Fluttershy perked up with a small smile. "Pinkamena, I'm sorry," she said slowly and carefully. "And I want to make it up to you, as a friend. Will you let me help you find your special somepony?"

Pinkamena smiled, and a few curls cropped up in her mane and tail. "Yes," she replied. "Yes, I will, Fluttershy. Thank you."

"And me," Twilight said.

"And me," Applejack chipped in.

"And us," Spike and Rarity both added in.

"And we will, too!" Rainbow Dash added in. She nudged Peter on the side, who was scratching his chin. "I dunno," he said in a comical voice, "I'll have to check my schedule. You know, I just have so many jobs to do, seeing as how I've definitely lived here all my life..." Rainbow Dash hit him where she had nudged him, right in the shoulder, and he grimaced in pain. "Of course, I'll help," he shouted in exasperation. "I mean, what kind of friend would I be if I didn't?"

Pinkamena giggled lightly, and opened her forelegs wide. "Aww, c'mere, everypony!"

Everypony descended on her in a giant group hug, and Fluttershy felt her conscience clear.

"You're all my very best friends!" She cried out, smiling wide. As her forelegs became a complete circle around her friends, her mane exploded in a cloud of confetti and happiness, and

As the group hug abated, Twilight cleared her throat.

"Alright, so, we ready to order our breakfast?"

"Yeppy yep yeppers!" Pinkie Pie cried out. "But we're not at the stop yet, silly!"

"Yes, you are," an annoyed waiter said from the opened door. "And I'm not being paid by the hour, so hurry up."

Twilight hovered the sheet of orders over to the waiter, and Pinkie Pie laughed gently. "Wow, Rainbow Dash!"

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow, and twisted to see Pinkie Pie from her perch on Peter's lap. "What?"

"I never knew you were such a softy!"

Rainbow Dash blanched, and shook a hoof in the air at the pink pony. "Aw, shut up!"

"Okie dokie lokie!"

Everypony, except for Peter, laughed as Rainbow Dash blushed, and buried her face in Peter's shirt.

"See?" She whispered. "They're laughing at me, and calling me a softy. I knew this would happen..."

Peter kissed her on the forehead. "Ignore it," he whispered back. "They're just poking a tiny bit of fun at you."

"Yeah, but...I can't ignore it. It's insulting!"

"Just a moment ago, you were fine with telling Applejack that you were mushy with me because you love me," Peter pointed out. "What changed?"

"Nothing, Peter. I still love you."

"Then tell Pinkie Pie that. Wait, on second thought, don't."

"Why not?"

"It would seem like you're mocking her. It's better that you said 'shut up', actually..."

Rainbow Dash blinked in confusion, and then released a small "oh" of enlightenment. "I see what you mean..."

Peter nodded, and Rainbow Dash smiled. "Anyway, I'm glad that we can do this during the day, too. You know, snuggle? Even when we're eating..."

Peter nodded, and kissed her on the forehead. "Love is a beautiful thing, Rainbow Dash..."