"I cannot believe that the Gala is tomorrow!" Rarity squealed.

"I'm still surprise that the Princess let us go in again. Especially after last year." Twilight blushed at the memory.

"An we have an extra guest coming with us." Applejack smiled.

"Who? Who is? Ohoh, is it...Mrs Cake? No, umm Mayor Mare?" Pinkie guessed.

"No, Pinkie. You know very well how it is."

"Errrrr..."

"Okay maybe not."

"Oh, I know! Soarin! Dashie's special somepony!" Pinkie bounced up and down.

"Very special somepony. Rainbow won't leave his side." Twilight said.

"Well, ah don't blame her. Even though this is tha same Rainbow tha said being with a special somepony is lame."

"Yes Applejack, but do remember Scootaloo." Fluttershy spoke up. Everypony nodded. "The both of them deserve him."

"Please!"

"I'm sorry Scoots, but no."

"Pleeeassssee! With a cherry and whipped cream on top." Scootaloo begged.

"Scootaloo, no matter how many cherries or how much cream you put on that please, you are not going." Rainbow called from the other room.

"But mum..."

"No young lady. The Gala is not little fillies."

Scootaloo pouted.

"Listen to your mum, Scootaloo." Soarin said as he put his tie on.

It was the night of the Gala and it had also had been nearly four months since Rainbow and Soarin have been together.

Scootaloo pleaded to go but with no luck. She reluclently walked towards her room.

Rainbow walked into the room, just as Soarin finished the tie to his suit.

Soarin gazed at her.

She wore a blue dress with a blue netting at the bottom. White feathers were placed on the dress as well as gems. Her hair was put up in a bun, and was held up by a glittering clip covered in gems. Her collar was sea blue with a sapphire in the middle.

"Wow mum. You look beautiful."

"Thank you sweetheart."

Once Scootaloo was tucked in bed, Soarin and Rainbow Dash left the house.

"Hi Rainbow. Hi Soarin."

"Hello Girls."

Standing outside Carousel Boutique, was a pearly white carriage with diamonds encrusted on the swirls which wrapped around it.

"Wow, Twilight. How did you make this one?" Fluttershy asked.

"I used one of Rarity's old necklaces."

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to tha Galaa." Pinkie jumped in.

"Ah'm gonna try out tha buffet."

"I'm going to talk to Sapphire Shores. She's now a very popular customer of Carousel Boutique."

"I'm gonna find Princess Luna. Celestia too busy and Luna is all alone tonight."

"I'm going to see Gustave La Grand. He's made some fancy new cakes." Pinkie licked her lips.

"Oh, I'm going to find Green Tea. The geologist. He is so sweet. And he loves animals."

"We're here!"

As soon as the door opened the six mares and stallion rushed out.

As they all walked through, Soarin urged Rainbow to go outside.

"What is Soarin?" Rainbow asked.

"I hate being inside. It's always so stuffy. Especially at the Gala."

"Yeah. Come on then."

"Hey! Soarin!"

An orange pegasus with golden flame hair. She wore a flame dress with topaz jewels.

"Oh hey Spitfire."

"Soarin, can I have a word?"

"Yeah sure." He placed a kiss on Rainbow's cheek. "I'll meet you outside."

"Okay." Rainbow began walking away.

"What is it Spitfire?"

"Well, over the past few months you work has been..lacking."

"What are you getting at?"

"I'm saying that, well...this isn't easy."

"Spitfire?"

"I went over the rule book and...it says that no member can be in any relationship."

"What?" Soarin asked thinking that he miss-heard Spitfire.

"You have to leave Rainbow Dash, or leave the Wonderbolts." Spitfire said firmly.

"But I can't. I've just found her. She's my special somepony."

"I'm sorry. But it has to happen."

"And I refuse?"

"You'll be kicked out, and will never be allowed to any Wonderbolt shows or acdamys." She walked away.

"Oh Soarin. What did Spitfire want?"

"Umm..."

"Soarin? Is everything okay?"

"Come on Soarin. Make her hate you. Just get it over and done with."

"Rainbow, there's something I need to tell you."

"Hey, does anypony know where Dashie is?"

"In the garden I think. With Soarin." Twilight replied.

"Come on. Let's find them."

"Don't you think we should leave them?"

"Ah'm sure it won't kill them ta say hi."

"What do you mean? You're leaving me."

Soarin nodded.

"But-but-but.."

"I'm sorry Dashie." Soarin kissed on the fore-head.

"No. Please don't leave me."

"Hey. Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Well maybe if you're quiet, you might be able to hear it."

The five mares silenced.

A small yelling could just about be heard.

They all poked their heads through the bushes.

"Why Soarin? Why?"

No answer.

Rainbow Dash was standing and yelling, with her wings fluttering beside her in frustration.

Soarin sat down with his head down.

"Why? Please say something."

"I-I-I can't."

"Why? Why do you want to leave me?"

"I have to."

"B-but.." Rainbow's eyes began to well up. She lowered her voice and ears. "Is there somepony else?"

"What?! No!"

"So why are you leaving me? I love you. Don't you love me?"

"Yes."

"Why then, Soarin? Why?"

"Please Rainbow, I don't want to make this any hard than it already is."

"What do you mean? And what about Scootaloo, huh? What shall I tell her?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing? Soarin, you are breaking up with me for no apparent reason."

"Please Rainbow. I still love you."

"You obviously don't." Rainbow turned around and began to walk away. "And I don't love you either." She opened her wings out and let the gentle breeze blow through her ruffled feathers.

Soarin took in a deep breathe.

"Oh so now he wants to talk."

"Dashie."

"No. Don't call me that. I only let Pinkie, my family and my special somepony call me Dashie. But since my family are dead, and I no longer have a special somepony, Pinkie is the only pony that can call me Dashie."

"Please Rainbow. Please understand."

"Understand. Understand?! You don't understand! Do you know what I've been through? What me and Scootaloo have both been through?"

Soarin shook his head.
"No, I don't. Nor do I care."

"What? How can you-you heartless..."

"Heartless what? Jerk? Let me tell you something, I couldn't care less about Scootalooo, or about you. You stupid pathetic mare! You're just a low life, with dead end achievements and dreams. You should have died! I have no idea why your friend, Kluztershy, saved you. She should have left you to die. You're worthless. Not an element of loyalty. Why would you be loyalty?"

"B-B-Because I stick to the ones who truely care for."

"Oh really? Just go and kill yourself, no-one would care. No pony would miss you. Let me ask you one thing, has anypony been loyal to you? Ever? Anypony willing life and limb for safety?"

"Yes. My f-"

"Friends. Oh lar-d-dar! Friends! BFFs! Your friends don't care. I bet they would save their own skin instead of an attempt to save you. Anypony else?"

"Yes, yes I have. Well, did."

"Who's this, your deceased boyfriend?"

"No. Somepony very special I met only a couple of months ago. He was loving, funny and caring. But now he's gone. Gone. Just like everything else. Just like everypony who I cared for." Rainbow sobbed. She ran off crying.

Soarin stepped back, and realised what he had just done.
"Oh no. What did I do? Why did I do that?"

"Yeah! Why did you do that?"

Five angry mares emerged from the bushes.

"Urr...girls, I can explain."

"Sooarin! Hey Soarin!" Somepony sang.

"Surprise! Fleefoot! Spitfire!"

"Soarin! Ya enjoying the Galaaa?" Surprise jumped around in her frilly white dress. "Hiya Pinks!"

"Hi Surprise!"

"This is no time for friendly chats! I demand to know why you just did that to Rainbow?" Yelled Fluttershy.

"Yeah!"

"What do you mean?" Fleefoot asked.

"Spitfire told me I have to give up Rainbow."

"What?!"

"That's horrible!"

"Yeah captain! That's horrible! Why say such a thing?" Fleefoot growled.

"I had to. The rule book said that no known member of the Wonderbolts can be in a relationship. That, and your work has been degrading." Spitfire sheepishly smiled.

"How-that-..." Twilight stuttered.

"Rules are meant to be broken." Pinkie and Surprise said in unison.

"Yes, well but-"

"I know what this is all about. This is all about us, isn't it?"

The looks of now seven curious mares were shared.

Spitfire hesitated. "Yes."

"You selfish cow!" Soarin yelled.

"How could you, captain?" Surprise asked.

"You are not worthy enough to be called captain." Fleefoot trotted away.

Surprised followed after shaking her head.

"An old fling has caused you to do something so inconsiderate. I loved Rainbow Dash, but you made me give her up."

"No. You gave her up. You could have quit your job if you really loved her. But no, you turned her away." Spitfire snarled.

Soarin's eyes opened wide as reality him hard.

CREAK...BANG.

"Mmmm."

THUD.

"Huh?!"

SMASH.

"Is it morning already?"

Scootaloo rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she rose from her bed. She glanced at the small clock on the side.

"Ten." *yawn* "Is mum home already?" She clambered out of her bed and began to exit the room. Then she stopped dead in her tracks. "What if it isn't mum? Or Soarin? And it's burglars? Oh no!"

She slowly opened the door, but as she did, she heard a quiet crying.

Scootaloo walked down the hallway and noticed a smashed picture and cider bottle.

She stared at the smashed picture.

It was a picture that was taken last week, at the Ponyville Picnic.

Pinkie held the camera while Rainbow and Soarin sat next to each other. In the middle was Scootaloo. That day was perfect. That day was when Scootaloo and Rainbow's life had become complete.

She carried on walking down the hallway, and walked into her mother's room.

"Mum? Are you okay? I thought you were at the Gala."

"I-I...I wasn't feeling well." Rainbow croaked.

"Where's Soarin?"

As soon as Scootaloo uttered his name, Rainbow burst into even mare tears.

The pegasus filly jumped onto the bed.

"It's okay."

"I'm sorry you have to see me like this. Come here, gimme a hug." Rainbow stretched out her fore-legs.

Scootaloo jumped onto the bed and gave her distraught mother a hug.