Well this is the first work of fan fiction I've ever published, I mean the first one ever. I hope you all like it. Constructive criticism would be deeply appreciated.

I don't care much for Rainbow Dash, I don't hate her but I find her the lest interesting of the main six. Rather than just dislike her I decided to write this story to explain why she is who she is and help me (and any others who see her in the same way) understand her better.

I hope that Rainbow Dash fans will like this story and that it doesn't do her any insult, because that wasn't what I was trying to write. Enjoy.

Winston Churchill complex or Never seeing eye-to-eye

Chapter 1

Eagle-Eye Dash was reading an old book of records. Towns had come into being and vanished over time, and the map makers who job it was to chronicle the towns and cities of Equestria gave little thought to the other map makers or maps of the past, causing an endless amount contradictions and misinformation. This made it difficult to say what towns had been built or abandoned at what time with out finding ever map ever made and reading every town chronic ever written, but if he had to Eagle-Eye Dash would do just that.

But right now he couldn't make himself pay attention. he had been re-reading the exact same passage over and over again with really noticing. In the next room his wife Infinity was giving birth to their first child. He tired hard not to think about it the mid-wife they had gotten had been recommended by a colt that Eagle-eye had the highest respect for so surly nothing would go wrong. And as a simple but ambitious map maker their was very little he could do to help. So he tried not to think about it.

When he had reached the bottom of the page there was a knock on his door. "Enter" he said sharply they doctor who had come with the mid-wife open the door. He had a nervous smile on his face "Good news" he said "Your wife has given birth to a strong healthy mare".

Stiffly Eagle-eye put down the old book and walked stiffly to the door. In the bedroom Infinity Dash (named so for her sky blue coat) lay, her new born daughter lying between her protecting legs. Walking to the side of the bed Eagle-eye examined the newborn mare. Her coat and main already showing a unique set of colours. He had never seen his wife look so happy "She's beautiful" he said his voice giving over no emotion.. This didn't trouble Infinity at all "Eagle, I was thinking we should call her Rainbow". It was appropriate, the Pegasus had her mother's sky blue coat but her mane had all the colours of the rainbow. She would grow up to be an astonishing sight.

"Rainbow Dash?" Eagle-eye muttered to himself "Rainbow Dash, Rain.. Bow.. Dash? Yes I think will suit her nicely" very gently Eagle-eye extended a hoof towards Rainbow Dash. Being only a few minutes old Rainbow Dash had not yet opened her eyes. But she seemed to recognise the affection as Eagle-eye touched her very gently. She let out a soft cooing sound and gave her first smile.

"My dear little Rainbow Dash. Your going to grow up to be a very special girl" he said to her. He stayed with his wife and child till they fell asleep, he turned to the doctor and mid-wife "Will you be alright to stay here with them" he asked curtly. They both said yes. Eagle-eye Dash returned to his study, he had a lot of work to catch up on.

Chapter 2

Pegasi learn to fly quickly, often before they can they can talk. And as equines learn to walk in the space of a two days it's no surprise that pegasi learn how to fly within 2 years. But Rainbow Dash was only 8 months old when she made her first flight.

Like a lot of Pegasi the Dash's had moved to a home on the ground while their daughter still couldn't fly. some Pegasi don't have the money and just have to watch their children carefully, but as a rising official in the ministry of geography Eagle-eye Dash could just afford the temporary home.

It was a cosy picturesque house, if rather cramped.

Rainbow dash couldn't speak yet she just stared at the window a smile of excitement on her face like she couldn't wait to go outside. Not paying any attention to her was Eagle-eye who was pacing the papers he was working as well as the manuscript that he believed would one day change the world.

Infinity Dash was clearing up the breakfast things humming to herself. She saw her daughter with her nose pressed against the glass, "Eagle-eye look at her she's so excited to go outside" looking up from his notes Eagle-eye glanced at Rainbow "yes, make sure she doesn't hurt herself wont you" he walked over to the door Rainbow turn to watch her father as he walked outside, she scuttled out after him on the garden lawn. Watching this Infinity said gently "Goodbye Eagle" Eagle-eye turned around to say good to his wife and was surprised to see his rainbow haired child beaming up at him. He muttered goodbyes to his wife and child turned back to the north. Then with one powerful flap of his wings took of into the clear blue sky. Rainbow Dash watched in wordlessly until she could no longer see him.

Infinity had been watching Rainbow very closely and new how much she admired her father, she could also see how little Eagle-eye realised his daughter idolised him and if she was a blunter sort of pony she would have just old him about right, but she been raised to believe that ponies had to find things out for themselves. After making a glass of water for herself she went out into the garden. Rainbow was jumping and bucking flapping her wings like all fillies who want to fly but don't know how. Infinity smiled to herself, all in good time Dashie, just be patient.

Eagle-eye Dash was one of the fastest fliers in Equestria, their were some who thought he had missed his true calling in life, that he should have been an aerialist. He couldn't see the point, he only enjoyed flying if he was going somewhere, there was no point flying nowhere. Besides he had a greater talent than flying, there were faster fliers than him but no one had sharper eye's than him. As the walls of Canterlot approached still five minutes flight away he could already see the tiles roofs and birds flying around the towers. It was this astonishing sight that had given the desire to see everything which had lead him to discover the joy of maps and from that a need to learn all he could the history of his amazing country. It had also given him his name, Eagle-Eye Dash, who had the strongest sight in all Equestria!

On arriving at the dusty old ministry where he worked Eagle-Eye first went to the archive library. He had books and maps to return as well as reserved ones to take out. He tried to keep the new maps and histories out of his mind as he entered his spartan office room, pulled out his notes and continued drawing up the new map of central Equestria.

At the house Eagle-Eye and Infinity were calling home for the moment Rainbow Dash was not stopping in her attempts to fly, in-fact she was getting more ambitious. She had started climbing a pile of logs left out for firewood and jumping off them, fluttering her wings furiously. Infinity had noticed a look in her daughters' eye that she hadn't seen before a cocky lowering of the brow.

The poor girl will get nowhere like this she thought, she walked over to her daughter wings outspent. She wasn't worried about Rainbow getting hurt. Pegsi are lighter than other ponies but their skin and bones are very strong and it would take a very high fall to actually hurt them, even one as Young as Rainbow. Wordlessly she started walking up the logs waiting to see that she had Rainbow's attention. Rainbow Dash stood very still eyes fixed, nimbly Infinity jumped of the logs and gilded smoothly to the ground.

It was a small impromptu lesson, and Infinity had thought know more than gliding would be less exhausting and frustrating for Dash than useless flapping. Rainbow wasted no time she scrambled up the pile almost tripping, eager to try out what her mother her mother had shown her.

The day passed lazily, while Rainbow Dash performed stunted graceless glides in the garden her father was drawing up a map that would still be in use in central Equestria a hundred years later.

Infinity Dash made launch for Rainbow and herself. Took Rainbow to bed for her afternoon nap and read one of the novels that Eagle-Eye considered too trivial to be worth reading.

Rainbow wasn't going to give up. After an hours sleep she got out bed. Walk silently out the door, over to the log pile and began bucking, jumping and making small glides all over again.

On a whim Infinity looked up from her book and out the window. If her jaw hadn't been so firmly attached to her skull it would have hit the floor. Rainbow Dash was flying! Not that well, only a few feet high and she wobbled and kicked but she was flying, and in higher and higher circles. Rainbow dash's expression said it all, she was made for this. She was loving it!

Infinity just watched, she didn't want to take Rainbow out of the moment. Rainbow Dash caught sight of her Mother out of the corner of her eye, she made a slippery turn around so she was flying straight towards her. She wanted to fly higher, to show her mother just how high she could go. To Infinity it looked like she was trying to loop the loop.

Then quite suddenly Rainbow fell out of the air, her wings suddenly felt too heavy to lift and she fell.

Infinity jumped forward with a spurt of her wings, she caught Rainbow before she could his the ground.

Rainbow Dash wasn't hurt, the fall wouldn't have hurt her much anyway. But she felt hurt.

When her mother had stopped hugging and kissing her she trying to fly again, but her wings didn't want to work, she couldn't even manage a small glide, what had happened ?

She turned To her mother, her eyes trying to ask the question she couldn't put into words. "It's okay Rainbow. You just overexerted yourself that's all. You'll fly again, you just need to rest for now" Infinity nuzzled her daughter as she said this. Rainbow Dash didn't understand any of the words but the tone of them comforted her. Gently Infinity took Rainbow Dash back inside, put her to bed and sung her a lullaby. Rainbow Dash's wings twitched as her dreams rolled over her.

The sun would start to set soon, Eagle-Eye could smell the change in the air that meant night was coming. Their was a knock on the door "come in" he said not looking up from his desk. "still working" said a jovial voice, it made Eagle-Eye clench his teeth. It was the minister of geography. A fat magenta coloured Pegasus with white a wig so large it nearly touched the ground.

"That's a fine map you've got there" said the minister looking over Eagle-Eye's shoulder, "It's the new map of central Equestria, if it meets with your approval" Eagle-Eye said still making adjustments to the map.

"Oh it's one of yours!" said the minister delightedly. "you really know how to put the right amount of detail into a map. Not too much, not too little" Eagle-Eye could never decide if the minister liked annoying him or was just stupid. He decided simply to thank him as if he had been complimented.

Then the minister noticed the parchments from the library "oh what have you got these for" his (fake?) delight knowing no end. "Its for my research, I'm writing a book about the history of the Equestrian peoples. When it is finished it will be the definitive history of our country"

"Really? Can you really fit three thousand years into one book?" Eagle-Eye decided that it was to time go home "Oh yes minister. Nopony has ever tried to do what I'm doing. This book will change the way people think about history and our land" he looked the minister in the eye and smiled. "it will make the whole land and its history available to anypony who wants learn. Now if you'll excuse me minister I have to return to my family" Eagle-Eye started packing his things, in that annoying happy voice the minister joked "Why don't you just ask Princess Celestia, she was there for half of it. Save yourself a lot of work, ha!" Eagle-Eye was almost at the door as the minister laughed. He tried not to let his irritation reach his voice "I don't think that the princess would have the time to speak with a lowly clerk like me"

The sun was setting as Eagle-Eye walked out onto the castle balcony, though not given to sentiment today the sight of Equestria bathed in golden light moved him deeply. So much he muttered a "Thank you Celestia, for look out for such a wonderful land" then with one burst from his wings he sped into the sky.

When Eagle-Eye got home Rainbow Dash scuttled out the door and then started jumping skipping and flapping like a mad thing. Not knowing what to make of this Eagle-Eye just walked past her.

Rainbow Dash was charged with energy, wait to father saw what she could do now. She started jumping up and down, spreading her wings out to catch the air like mother had shown her. She was in no doubt that she would be able to fly like she had this afternoon.

But when she turned round to look at father he was walking in the door, didn't he see her? She ran in after him and started nuzzling him in the side for attention. Eagle-Eye looked around, from the Rainbow Dash's face was screwed up in look of frustration and need, but he had no idea want she wanted. "What is it Rainbow?" he asked feeling awkward.

Rainbow Dash ran into the living room and Jumped on a chair and then jumped off trying to glide like she earlier, but seemed to be able to do was Jump and flutter helplessly. Eagle-Eye watched bemused as she bounced around the room. Then one of Rainbow Dash's back legs knocked over a vase that had belonged to Eagle-Eye's grandfather. The vase shattered across the floor. As he saw this Eagle-Eye's temper rose, he stopped caring what She was trying to do "RAINBOW DASH!" He yelled raising a hoof in anger. He wanted to strike her even though he knew she was too young to understand what she'd done.

Rainbow was frightened, she'd never been shouted at and didn't know what it meant, so she started to cry, scuttling to the other end of the room.

Infinity was in the living room as soon as she heard Eagle-Eye shout "Deary what's going on?" She took in the sight of the Shattered vase, Rainbow Dash sniffling in a corner and Eagle-Eye breathing hard, his face rigid with anger "oh no" she muttered.

"It's nothing dear" Eagle-Eye said trying to swallow his anger "Rainbow Dash broke my grandfather's vase, that's all. Fool for leaving it there" he didn't look away from rainbow as he said this.

Infinity walked past Eagle-Eye to Rainbow and put a front-leg around her "I'm sorry about the vase Eagle. Tell me how it happened"

Eagle-Eye sat at one end of their sofa while Infinity listened at the other end with Rainbow cuddled up against her. When Eagle-Eye had finished Infinity smiled "I think I know what Rainbow was trying to show you" then she told Eagle-Eye about what Rainbow had done that afternoon. Eagle-Eye was astonished, so much he forgot about the shattered vase. He had never even heard of a Pegasus flying at eight months old. The look on his face was reserved when Infinity finished speaking, her eyes shining a little with pride. "isn't she amazing dear?"

"Yes Rainbow is obviously a very special girl" with that Eagle-Eye got off the sofa, picked up a broom and started sweeping up the pieces of the vase. "aren't you going to tell that to Rainbow that?" Infinity asked. Eagle-Eye looked back at the sofa, Rainbow Dash was looking at him with large questioning eyes. "She too young to understand, there will be time to complement her when she's older" he went back to sweeping.

"you can still show her that your happy for her" There was a pleading not in Infinity's voice, Eagle-Eye looked back again. For a moment he struggled not knowing what to do. Then his face became stern "No. Rainbow Dash needs to learn she must not brake things, this will serve as an example for her" he turned his back on them.

As far as Eagle-Eye was concerned it worked for after that Rainbow Dash took care never to break anything in the house again.

There it is, my first fanfic. The next Chapter is on the way soon. I hope you liked it.