WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:02.639 --> 00:00:23.390 "After all," Written by FluttershyisMetal. 00:00:23.390 --> 00:00:28.350 "Today's the day," Thunderlane said to the bathroom mirror. 00:00:28.350 --> 00:00:35.000 "Today's the day that I ask her out!" he shouted exuberantly, pumping a hoof in the air. 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:39.590 "But, first, I need to go buy her some roses. 00:00:39.590 --> 00:00:44.390 Hmm, maybe I'll buy a bouquet of flowers that have the colors of the rainbow, to match her 00:00:44.390 --> 00:00:45.920 mane!" 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:48.360 Thunderlane exclaimed to his reflection. 00:00:48.360 --> 00:00:50.699 "Yes, that'd be perfect! 00:00:50.699 --> 00:00:55.109 I'll just stop buy a flower shop on the way over there, pick out a bouquet of flowers, 00:00:55.109 --> 00:00:57.850 and then head over to her house. 00:00:57.850 --> 00:01:00.109 Or should I buy a vase?" 00:01:00.109 --> 00:01:01.730 He scratched his head. 00:01:01.730 --> 00:01:04.670 "Eh, I'll just go with a bouquet, keep it simple." 00:01:04.670 --> 00:01:06.450 "Wait... 00:01:06.450 --> 00:01:09.350 Did I just have a full conversation with a mirror? 00:01:09.350 --> 00:01:14.329 I guess it's true, love really does drive a stallion crazy." 00:01:14.329 --> 00:01:16.390 Thunderlane said with a small chuckle. 00:01:16.390 --> 00:01:21.920 He shook his head, and left his bathroom, letting the door slam behind him. 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:25.939 He walked out the front door of his cloud home, debating whether or not he should buy 00:01:25.939 --> 00:01:28.070 her chocolates. 00:01:28.070 --> 00:01:32.540 Hmm, couldn't hurt, I'll be in town anyways. 00:01:32.540 --> 00:01:34.829 Besides, mares love chocolate. 00:01:34.829 --> 00:01:40.899 Then, he descended from his home, and towards Ponyville, the town that the mare he loved 00:01:40.899 --> 00:01:41.899 called home. 00:01:41.899 --> 00:01:45.159 *** Thunderlane walked out of the flower shop, 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.360 a bouquet with an assortment of flowers of all the colors of Rainbow Dash's mane in one 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:54.210 pocket of his saddlebag and a heart-shaped box of chocolates in another. 00:01:54.210 --> 00:01:58.810 He checked to ensure that they were secure, and wouldn't fall out when he took off. 00:01:58.810 --> 00:02:03.870 He squinted his eyes at the side of the saddlebag containing the flowers, and decided to pull 00:02:03.870 --> 00:02:05.789 the strap tighter on them. 00:02:05.789 --> 00:02:08.009 He then did the same with the other side. 00:02:08.009 --> 00:02:13.440 He gave a quick nod and a smirk, satisfied that nothing would fall out during his flight. 00:02:13.440 --> 00:02:20.290 Then, he took off towards Rainbow's cloud mansion, a magnificent feat of pegasus ingenuity. 00:02:20.290 --> 00:02:24.489 He remembered helping construct that home, and it wasn't easy. 00:02:24.489 --> 00:02:28.830 Rainbow had requested every single inch of that place to be item-proofed; meaning that 00:02:28.830 --> 00:02:34.280 nothing that she set in, or on the small space around, her home would fall through, plummeting 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:35.280 toward Ponyville. 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:40.290 If he knew anything about cloud homes, and he did, it was that something that massive 00:02:40.290 --> 00:02:42.570 had to have cost a ton of bits. 00:02:42.570 --> 00:02:47.220 Typically, cloud homes only have a few areas that were item-proofed, namely shelves and 00:02:47.220 --> 00:02:48.220 dressers. 00:02:48.220 --> 00:02:53.470 But, then again, Rainbow was pretty well-paid as the weather supervisor for Ponyville. 00:02:53.470 --> 00:02:57.670 Not to mention that bonus she got when Ponyville was chosen to provide the water for Cloudsdale 00:02:57.670 --> 00:02:59.810 in preparation for the rainy season. 00:02:59.810 --> 00:03:03.450 Plus, she did have several friends that weren't pegasi. 00:03:03.450 --> 00:03:07.950 Thunderlane finally spotted the mansion, and started flying at top speed to get there. 00:03:07.950 --> 00:03:11.159 "Wait, I shouldn't seem to eager... 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:15.879 Maybe I'll just fly at a normal speed," he said to himself, slowing down to his original 00:03:15.879 --> 00:03:16.879 speed. 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:21.650 But, he longed to be there in that home, with the mare of his dreams. 00:03:21.650 --> 00:03:25.599 He didn't want to just be a coworker and a friend, he wanted to be so much more than 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:26.599 that. 00:03:26.599 --> 00:03:30.599 He wanted to be able to comfort her when she was sad, wanted to be able to ensure that 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:32.849 she would never feel lonely again. 00:03:32.849 --> 00:03:36.689 Thunderlane was very close to the mansion now, and took some time to ensure that his 00:03:36.689 --> 00:03:37.880 mane was fine. 00:03:37.880 --> 00:03:42.540 Then, he got out the bouquet of flowers and the heart-shaped box, putting one in each 00:03:42.540 --> 00:03:43.540 forehoof. 00:03:43.540 --> 00:03:47.620 He took a deep breath, and started to fly the final yards there. 00:03:47.620 --> 00:03:51.970 Then, he saw something through one of the windows of the cloud mansion. 00:03:51.970 --> 00:03:56.269 The mare of his dreams, Rainbow Dash, was kissing another mare. 00:03:56.269 --> 00:04:01.129 The mare had a pink mane and tail, with a light yellow coat, and three pink butterflies 00:04:01.129 --> 00:04:02.819 for a cutie mark. 00:04:02.819 --> 00:04:07.159 His jaw dropped, and his hooves fell limp to his side. 00:04:07.159 --> 00:04:11.150 The bouquet of flowers and heart-shaped box both plummeted to the ground. 00:04:11.150 --> 00:04:13.730 He didn't watch them fall, though. 00:04:13.730 --> 00:04:16.930 He was too busy watching his dreams shatter. 00:04:16.930 --> 00:04:20.610 They broke the kiss, and he noticed that Rainbow Dash looked happy. 00:04:20.610 --> 00:04:23.610 Happier than he had ever seen her in his life. 00:04:23.610 --> 00:04:25.300 But, his eyes stung. 00:04:25.300 --> 00:04:30.790 It may have only lasted a few seconds, but it felt like eternity to him. 00:04:30.790 --> 00:04:35.660 He didn’t know what to do, he didn’t think he could do anything, other than just face 00:04:35.660 --> 00:04:37.100 the facts. 00:04:37.100 --> 00:04:39.470 He then knew that he would never be with her. 00:04:39.470 --> 00:04:44.270 He would never be able to feel what that pink-maned mare had just felt, he would never be able 00:04:44.270 --> 00:04:47.820 to comfort Rainbow when she felt alone, or sad. 00:04:47.820 --> 00:04:50.260 He would never be that pony. 00:04:50.260 --> 00:04:53.700 He had to leave, it hurt too much to see the two mares together. 00:04:53.700 --> 00:04:59.140 He flew away from there, as fast as he could, fighting to hold the tears back. 00:04:59.140 --> 00:05:04.030 A single tear broke out of his eye while he was flying, running down his cheek briefly, 00:05:04.030 --> 00:05:06.380 and then getting blown off. 00:05:06.380 --> 00:05:09.000 *** Thunderlane was at a pond inside of a community 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:10.030 park. 00:05:10.030 --> 00:05:13.570 He was alone, though, and he was fine with that. 00:05:13.570 --> 00:05:20.030 He was just staring into his reflection, struggling to stay strong, struggling to not cry. 00:05:20.030 --> 00:05:25.620 Of course, it was futile, and a few tear drops struck the water, causing it to ripple, blurring 00:05:25.620 --> 00:05:26.620 his reflection. 00:05:26.620 --> 00:05:31.140 Eventually, the reflection went back to normal, and he stared into his face again, his mind 00:05:31.140 --> 00:05:32.840 running rampant. 00:05:32.840 --> 00:05:37.070 He looked around, and noticed the bouquet of flowers and heart-shaped box, which was 00:05:37.070 --> 00:05:40.990 broken, lying near a bush on the side of the lake. 00:05:40.990 --> 00:05:43.490 It stung him even more. 00:05:43.490 --> 00:05:47.960 He couldn't keep the tears back, allowing more to fall onto the surface of the water. 00:05:47.960 --> 00:05:51.770 Again, he watched his reflection come back to visibility. 00:05:51.770 --> 00:05:53.530 He took a deep breath. 00:05:53.530 --> 00:05:59.990 "Well, I can be lonely if she's happy, after all..." 00:05:59.990 --> 00:06:02.250 The End. 00:06:02.250 --> 00:06:05.440 Hello everypony, Snogwritts here! 00:06:05.440 --> 00:06:10.770 I'm glad to say that my stomach virus is officially gone. 00:06:10.770 --> 00:06:16.140 Sorry I haven't been uploading recently, but now that I feel better I can start making 00:06:16.140 --> 00:06:17.320 more videos again. 00:06:17.320 --> 00:06:21.300 Sooo yeah, as always, thank you for listening fellow viewer. 00:06:21.300 --> 00:06:25.640 And if you haven't already, subscribe for more readings like this one every Saturday. 00:06:25.640 --> 00:06:49.220 Alright, that's it for me, this is Snogwritts, signing out.