The Truth Behind Dash

BONUS CHAPTER:In Your Dreams

Rainbow Dash tossed and turned about in her bed. Much as she wanted to, she simply couldn't fall asleep. There was something about this particular evening that had made her restless. The heat season had been over for some time, many mares had returned to normal, and she hadn't had sex in at least three days. So what was it that made her so insomniac?

"There's no way..." Dash sat up in her bed, pondering the idea of it. Was her libido keeping her up at night? Preposterous. Such an idea would sooner make her laugh than anything else. But if it wasn't that, then what could be keeping her up? Dash sighed. She had all kinds of things on her mind now, getting so concerned about them would only make it even harder to sleep.

Dash got up and headed over to the bathroom. If getting to sleep normally wasn't an option, than she'd have to go with drugs. She pulled an old bottle of pills out and looked at it. It was some really old medication made specifically for young pegasus ponies; it was supposed to make the wings go flaccid while simultaneously making it easier to sleep. She held onto it in case something like sudden wing-boners started making a case, but a sleeping agent helped just as much. She got a small glassful of water from her bedside pitcher and swallowed the pills along side it. Soon after, the effect of the pills took its course and Dash fell right asleep.

Deep within the confines of her psyche, Dash was found at the Wonderbolts arena, performing her best of abilities to Captain Spitfire herself. She tucked, turned, and soared through every obstacle, fought passed any wall that dared to obstruct her victory and broke through it, pushing her body far beyond its limits. By the time it was over, the captain had flown over to give her a medal of honor, even giving her the reigns of all the Wonderbolts. Dash was so happy, she squealed and grabbed hold of Spitefire, thanking her with multiple kisses running along her neck.

"Is this really how you greet a princess?" a voice suddenly said, making Dash go wide-eyed. She looked up, only to see that she wasn't embracing Spitfire anymore, but instead it was Princess Luna. Immediately, she let go of the lunar princess, backing away as the dreamy landscape faded into a series of stars along a midnight-blue sky. She could feel some kind of solid ground forming beneath her, giving her a chance to bow down before the princess of the night.

The princess wore her usual attire, consisting of a shimmering dress designed to resemble her mane, the fabric hugging her modest body gently. Upon her feet were small boots befitting of royalty, a crystal crown adorning the features on her head. Her wings were folded, but her mane and tail both undulated of their own free will, giving off a distinctly divine air to her.

"P-Princess Luna, I swear, I-I didn't know it was-" Dash tried to explain before the princess raised a hand. Luna simply gave the mare a smile as walked over to a silver throne that had materialized. She took a seat and crossed one leg over the other, keeping her smile pinned on the pegasus. Dash wasn't certain what the princess was doing in her dreams, but she was sure it couldn't have been anything good. Other ponies-IE Scootaloo-told her that Luna usually comes to ponies in their dreams when they're troubled by something. Then again, considering her sudden appearance, it seemed more likely that Dash was in trouble with the alicorn. Suddenly, Twilight's fear of disappointing the princesses didn't seem so ridiculous.

"I'm only here to ease you of your restless libido, Rainbow Dash" Luna suddenly said, surprising Dash immediately. Never in all her life would she ever expect to hear something like that come out of a princess' mouth.

"Seriously?" Dash questioned, completely skeptical of the idea. The entire thing just reeked of randomness.

"Even alicorns experience the need for intimacy during estrus, Rainbow Dash" Luna retorted, a slight blush forming on her muzzle. Dash's jaw went limp and merely hung down, practically smacking against the floor. Even for a dream, this was stretching the truth a little. Besides that, it wouldn't make sense for Luna to appear to her in her dreams if she wanted sex, she could simply go to her house instead. As far as Dash was concerned, nobody would find out about it.