Loyalty (Part 1) (Abuse, Rainbow Dash)

>When did things with your friend start turning ugly?
>Better question yet, why did they start turning ugly?
>A late night staring up at the ceiling had found you trying to sort things out in your head.
>It wasn't anything big that started this, just a playful hoof to the shoulder.
>A playful hoof to the shoulder that really hurt.
>The pones had their short bursts of violence, but there was always no hard feelings afterwards.
>Hell, you recalled hearing about the time Rarity smacked Twilight into a pile of books with her ass, and Twilight was either that much of a pushover, or they really didn't just give a damn.
>So why did it sit and fester with you so badly?
>There were some harsh words exchanged that night, and you had left the impromptu gathering with a knot in your stomach.
>You shifted from a prone position to sit at the edge of the bed, fingers interlaced before your mouth.
>Looks like it was gonna be another sleepless night.

>The morning sun started to shine in through the window, and all you wanted to do right now was take it and truly make Celestia a Sunbutt.
>Getting dressed out of your pajamas and into some casual wear, you decided staying in was the best thing to do right now.
>Except for one thing stopping you from being a recluse today.
>The sound of your door being stamped repeatedly had started to form, and exacerbate, a headache.
>Getting up from your seat of slouchitude, you got up and decided to see who stopped by.
>You were greeted with a grinning face and a mane that looked like a gnome threw up on it.
>"Hey Anon! You and I were supposed to hang out today!"
>A raspy voice belonging to none other than Rainbow Dash.
>The chromatic maned one had just let herself in, not that it was a surprising move on her part.
"Dash, I'm not feeling good right now, can we do this some other time?"

>"What's da mattuh? Widdle Anon have a tummy ache?" She snickered at her own non-joke.
>You pinched the bridge of your nose, slowly counting backwards from 10 in your mind.
"Rainbow Dash. I'm not joking, we'll hang out later, I didn't get any sleep last night and-"
>"So the widdle baby is tiuhd!"
>Your voice was a little more terse this time.
"You have 10 seconds to get out, and stay the hell away from me."
>"I just got here, and I'm only just teasing you, lighten up, will ya?"
"I seriously don't know what wild and crazy-colored hair crawled up your ass, but I'm not playing around anymore."
>Oh there was a fire under her tail today, that's for sure. She was getting into your personal space bubble.
>"There's no need to be such a crybaby about it! You've been whiny since I love-tapped you!"
"'Love tap'? You left a bruise on my shoulder."
>Phantom pain. What the fuck, you show up now?
>"That's because you're even more of a wuss than Fluttershy! You bruise easier than a peach! Hay, even peaches are 'wow that Anon guy bruises easily!'"
"Out. Now."
>"Make me, wuss."
>It all happened so instantly, yet replaying it, it was all so lucidly, painfully slow.
>You rather enjoyed the sound of her yelp as your palm connected with the side of her muzzle.
>You slapped her right out of the air, and she conked her head on the floor.
>With wide, teary eyes, the Wonderbolt enthusiast stared up at you.
"Did, did you just..." It took another moment for it to sink in. "Hit me?"

>Damn that felt good.
>Wait, that felt -good-?
>Damn straight it did, and you were pleased as punch with yourself you knocked the braggart down a few pegs.
>Oh, you're fucked now.
>Any given second, she's going to be pulling some Flash shit, make one full revolution around Equestria and hit you at the speed of, well, wait. How fast is a Sonic Rainboom anyway?
>Nope, she's still just on the floor, staring at you much akin to a kicked puppy.
"You're right, I did hit you."
>A part of your brain reported 'that was eerily calm'.
"And I'll do it again if you don't. Get. Out."
>Are you listening to yourself? Yes, yes you are.
>And you felt great.
>"Okay, okay, I'm leaving." Her voice was quaking.
>The element of loyalty had picked herself up off the floor, and walked, yes, walked to the door, which was quite a rare thing for her to do. You continued to stare at the spot she once occupied.
>"I'll uh, I'll see you tomorrow, Anon?"
"Don't bother. I don't want to see you for a couple days at least."
>She winced as if you had just let her have it again.
>"O-okay." You could hear a sniffle, but refused to look at her, and heard a small "Bye."
>She had reached over and grabbed the doorknob, that shit continues to baffle you, and pulled the door shut.
>Your ass unceremoniously hit the floor, as you took some time to mull over your actions.

>You just struck Rainbow Dash.
>You struck an Element of Harmony.
>You're so dead.
>May as well sit and await your death.
>Okay, you're actually getting kinda hungry. And thirsty. And bored.
>Hopping back to a standing position, you stretched to the sky, enjoying the sounds of your back popping.
>Might as well get in a big breakfast while you wait.
>Being an omnivore wasn't exactly an 'Oh my Celestia, everyone panic!' topic since you confirmed you don't eat horse meat, or bear, or gator, although there was that incident where Fluttershy wouldn't talk to you for a month when you said you wouldn't mind some rabbit.
>As you later came to find out, it was out of terror.
>Whatever. Eggs, fried in bacon grease along with said bacon, and you had a heart attack in between two slices of bread. Delicious.
>After you polished off your breakfast, and began to clean up your dishes, your idle thoughts turned into a cacophony.

>Why did you go and egg him on, Rainbow Dash?
>All you wanted to do was just get him out of that sour mood, not make him, no, you don't want to recall that moment right now.
>Make him hit you.
>Too late.
>Rubbing the spot where you just got slapped, you felt the tears fall freely now that you were a few feet away from Anon's house.
>Why the hay were you crying?
>Fluttershy stomped on you in a blind panic that one time, and also threw you to the floor in her haste.
>You didn't cry then, in fact you were fine, just had the wind knocked out of you.
>Why is this different?
>Why are you letting that freak of a monkey get under your skin so badly?
>You needed to think, and you always did your best thinking while you were flying.
>You could always mask the crying as just tears from going too fast.

>After what felt like forever just sitting and waiting for Alicorn, or at the very least, Pegasi wrath to come crashing down on you, you decided that a walk would shut the buzzing in the back of your mind up.
>You didn't live exactly on the outskirts of Ponyville, like Fluttershy, in fact you were pretty much in town, just past an arch and down a few cottages.
>Once you made it into town hall, you realized just how busy it was.
>And also how annoying said busyness was.
>Intrusive thoughts, perfectly normal.
>You are not an abusive person, you just had a moment of weakness, is all.
>Just a moment of weakness, won't happen again.
>Wait, do your eyes deceive you?
>Bon Bon had just finished making her namesake treat and was setting them out at her stall. Ohhh, hell yes.
>You made a beeline right for the stall, okay, maybe you were a tad overzealous, as she had to stifle a scream of surprise.
>"Anon! You scared me."
>Whoops.
"Sorry Bon Bon. Whatcha make this time?"
>"Well, I had-" and you promptly tune her out, you were just trying to be polite.
>"-So is 5 bits a piece too much?"
"No, perfectly fine. Can I get 6?"
>"Certainly."
>You got your candies, and found the perfect place to sit and enjoy, watching the rest of the town go away.
>Go by. That's what you meant. Go by.
>As you were going to enjoy your first sweet treat of the day, you were interrupted by a tap on the shoulder.
>Oh damn it to Cocytus.
>You slowly turned your head to see a mane of pink, since Cowardly Custard enjoyed hiding behind it like a shield, even though she was eye level with you.
>"...sh?"
"I can't hear you."
>"Umm...Ra...Ash?"
"Speak up!"
>A yelp, and she retracted further into her little shell.
"Get back to me when you decide to squeak up."
>Heh. Squeak up.
>Fluttershy had landed then in front of you, still hiding behind her strawberry curtain.
>"Have you seen Rainbow Dash?"
"Nope."
>"Okay, sorry to bother you." She turned and started to go flutter on.
"Why do you ask?" Curiosity, you're going down.
>"Well, she was supposed to come by today, Tank hasn't been feeling too good."
"Ah. Hope he gets better."
>"Oh he's been fine-"
>And here we fucking go.

>You spent the next 20 minutes listening to her rattle on and on.
>You gave up trying to enjoy the confections you bought, because every time you went to try to eat one during a moment of silence, Jaundice Jumpy would start up again!
>Fuck it, be a dick, and eat your bonbon.
>"-And I wanted to tell Rainbow Dash that his phallus prolapse is healing nicely.
>Brrt! You were coughing up the portion of your bonbon that strayed from the trip to your stomach, deciding to view your airway instead.
"Oh for fuck's sake, Fluttershy! I could have lived a perfectly content life not hearing about Tank's penis!"
>Even though those teal eyes looked apologetic for diving headfirst into TMI territory, she wasn't going to pass the opportunity to correct you.
>"Phallus."
"Whatever! I was trying to eat. I'll see you around, Fluttershy."
>You decided that going back home was your best option, else you do something you know you'll regret, like rip her a new one.
>You could hear the flapping of wimpy wings behind you.
>"I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to ruin your snack time."
>You chose not to look back at her, or even say anything, because right now the sight of another Element of Harmony was going to make your blood boil. Hell, you already felt your heart beating in your eye.

>Oh, why did you have to go and run your mouth, Fluttershy?
>This was probably something Rainbow Dash would want to know, since Tank is her pet.
>But where was she? She was supposed to stop by today.
>Maybe she forgot? She does love to nap, and Tank wasn't exactly her number one priority.
>The 'new' did wear off of him after a time, and you were always reminding her of a tortoise's diet.
>You were basically making sure all of the pets of your friends were taken care of, constantly leaving reminders.
>Opalescence, Winona, even Gummy. The poor thing was so hungry, it would snap at whatever was in his reach.
>Owlowiscious was pretty independent, but you did give him a helping hoof when the hunting got a bit rough.
>Of course, that left little time for you to take care of Angel, and all of the other pets that were left in your care.

>Las Pegasus. You really flew that far, Rainbow Dash?
>Well, according to the sign you're now standing in front of, yes, you did.
>It's getting dark, and you really should at least get a hotel room for the night. Plus, your muscles were on fire.
>You can take in the sights and sounds, maybe catch up on some of the Applewood Films?
>Or you can remind yourself as to why you tore off like a bat out of Tartarus.
>'Will you shut up, brain?!'
>'No.'
>You sigh, and begin your walk into the wild hustle and bustle, of the city of sin.