The day was bright and warm; dozens of ponies flitted about Ponyville with friendly smiles on their faces. A middle aged pegasus stallion slowly glided toward the town; a forlorn expression covered his face as he descended. He was rather large, dark blue fur, with a silvery mane and had magenta eyes; his cutie mark was a snowflake. Landing gently he began searching around town for a certain pegasus mare.
Down at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie had all her friends gathered to taste her new creation. "I call it Gooey Explosion!" Pinkie revealed six perfectly round pastries that were a bright yellow color. "Why do you call it Gooey Explosion?" Twilight carefully prodded one of the pastries curiously. "Oh I bet it's absolutely divine! Just like all of Pinkie's sweets!" Rarity smiled kindly toward Pinkie while carefully levitating a pastry toward her mouth.
Devastation was all that was left of the Sugarcube Corner kitchen. Bright blue gooey liquid covered every square inch of the room. Giggling, Pinkie pulled herself away from the wall and licked herself clean "MMMM! Blueberrific!" Rainbow tore herself from the wall laughing hysterically "Nice one Pinkie Pie!" Twilight fell to the floor with a squelching noise, quietly grumbling to herself. Applejack chuckled "Well besides the explosion, it could be the new best treat here yet!" Applejack began licking at the residue on her foreleg in amusement. Rarity looked horrified, quickly wiping off the gooey substance she screamed shrilly "MY BEAUTIFUL WHITE FUR! IT'S RUINED!" Rarity's white fur had been dyed a light shade of blue, with splotches of darker areas. Fluttershy rushed over to Rarity "Don't worry Rarity, I'm sure the spa can wash this out." She was still shaken by the sudden explosion but ignored that in order to calm down her dramatic friend.
Shaking herself clean, Twilight gave Pinkie a pointed look "Maybe you should ease up on the explosion part of the Gooey Explosion." Pinkie blinked rapidly, tilting her head in confusion "If I ease up on the explodiness then it wouldn't be a Gooey Explosion!" Before Twilight could respond a blue pegasus stallion entered Sugarcube Corner.
Bounding to the main lobby, Pinkie eagerly greeted the new pony "Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! You must be new here! *GASP* I need to throw you a PARTY! I will invite everyone in Ponyville so you can make all kinds of friends! *MMPH*" Pinkie's rambling was abruptly halted by an exasperated Applejack. "Sorry about that, what can we do for you stranger?" Applejack smiled kindly at the stallion, whom was a little weirded out by the pink ponies erratic behavior. "I'm looking for Rainbow Dash, do you know where she is?"
"Of course she's right- Where did that silly filly go?" Applejack gestured to an empty space that use to hold the cyan pegasus. "Oh…" The stallion seemed to visibly droop, disappointed to have missed the brash pegasus. "Why are you looking for her anyway?" Twilight curiously asked him. Standing straight the stallion introduced himself "I am Snow Storm, Rainbow Dash is my daughter." The five remaining mares were stunned into silence.
Dash flew away from Sugarcube Corner as fast as her wings could take her, going in no specific direction. Seeing her father again forced many unwanted feelings and memories to flood through her. Her emotions eventually settled on frustrated anger. How DARE he show up after all these years! What could he possibly gain by coming here? Rainbow didn't care to find out.
None of her friends knew about family, or her past. Fluttershy only knew about the times at flight camp or at the flight academy. She carefully kept anything that connected her to her past a secret from everypony. She had left Cloudsdale to escape the pitying gazes of the few ponies that knew about her past. She thought she could start over and have a better life in Ponyville, but her father was quickly proving her wrong.
After Pinkie cleaned Sugarcube Corner's kitchen with incredible speeds; they all rushed around Snow Storm, prodding him with questions. "How come Dashie never mentioned you before Stormy?" Pinkie seemed to twitch in excitement, hoping to learn all about Rainbow's past. Snow Storm frowned and adverted his eyes, "I don't blame her for never mentioning me. We didn't get along really well."
"Why not?" Applejack never heard of family member's not getting along besides small disagreements that normally would happen; the whole concept was alien to her. "It is not my place to tell you. I just want to talk to her about some things. I would really appreciate it if you all helped me find her." The stallion voice was heavy with regret, his eyes drifting out the window hoping to get a glimpse of his wayward daughter.
"Rainbow is very hard to find if she doesn't want to be found. The only pony who seems to be able to find Rainbow is Pinkie, but that's only if she catches a glimpse of her first." Fluttershy nervously spoke to the stallion, unsure how to help him. Pinkie nodded vigorously "Dashie took off so fast I didn't get to see where she was going. Don't worry! I will still help you find her!"
Twilight's mind seemed to be working in high gear; she was attempting to figure out what was going on between the father and Rainbow. He seemed like a really nice guy, a little moody but nopony is perfect. If only Dash shared with her friends instead of bottling things up and acting like she didn't need anyponys help. The look of guilt that crossed Snow Storms face cemented Twilight's decision "We can split up and search every corner of Ponyville. If any of us find's her we will let off a signal," Twilight carefully pulled out Pinkie's magic poppers that shot bright and loud lights into the air. "Whomever finds her will keep her there until we all show up." Whatever was going on between the two pegasi would hopefully be resolved and help them both move on. If Rainbow Dash's impromptu escape from her father was anything to go by; this could be one of the most important things to do for Rainbow: Mend her relationship with her father.