Chapter 1 – Parent-less
Rainbow Dash awoke suddenly hearing voices that she didn't recognize. As she opened her eyes she saw three pegasi she had never seen before.
"I cannot believe that any town, even one as pointless as Ponyville, has it's weather managed by such a lazy pegasus" The central pony said in an accent that could have only come from Canterlot or Trottingham, she was a grayish magenta colour with a pastel blue mane.
"Hmph" The other two agreed.
"What?" Rainbow responded sleepily "Who are you and what are you doing in Ponyville if you hate it so much?"
"Our business is none of your concern" The same pony answered "But we could not sit idle while somepony was sleeping on the job, even in Ponyville"
"And my business is none of your concern" Rainbow retorted "leave me alone"
"Why? So you can sleep some more" she questioned "Didn't your parents teach you that you shouldn't be so lazy?"
"No they didn't! I never knew my parents!" Rainbow yelled stomping on the cloud she had been sitting on and causing a small lightning crack. Rainbow then kicked the cloud into the faces of the pegasi and flew away.
"How rude" the pegasus said just within Rainbows earshot
"Hello Rainbow" Twilight Sparkle said when Rainbow Dash entered the library, then with a mocking bow she added "What brings you to my humble abode?"
"Very funny Twilight" Rainbow answered sarcastically and then asked "Who are those three new pegasi that I saw in town"
"Oh, them, they are doing a food census across all of Equestria; checking both food production and storage."
"Hmph"
"What Rainbow?" Twilight asked.
"I just can't stand anypony that simply thinks they're better than anypony else" Rainbow stated unaware of the personal irony.
Twilight couldn't stop herself from giggling "But you think you're better than everypony else"
"That is only because I am better than anypony else"
With that comment Twilight burst into hysteria; to which Rainbow rolled her eyes.
When Twilight stopped laughing she asked "But you didn't come here to talk about ponies you don\t know did you?"
Rainbow let out a dark chuckle at Twilight's own irony but then found herself unable to talk about that subject "Food census? That is strange; do the Princesses think that we could run out of food?"
"I hope not" Twilight answered warily and then quickly changed the subject "I think they are on their way to Sweet Apple Acres to check the orchards and farmland"
"I hope Applejack gets them dirty and muddy, I bet they would just hate that" Rainbow said with a grin.
"Why?" Twilight asked shocked "If that happened they might give bad reviews of the farm to the Princesses"
"I guess you're right Twilight" Rainbow said shamefully
"And once again I ask you Rainbow Dash; you did not come here to talk about the census ponies, did you?" Said Twilight forcefully
"No" Rainbow was looking at the ground refusing to look in Twilight's eye "I came here to talk about my parents"
"Really?" Twilight asked. Rainbow had never even mentioned her parentage and Twilight had decided it better not to pry.
"Twilight, I have never known who my parents were or even if they're still alive. I have tried to ignore this my whole life but I can no longer. It's tearing me up inside. I need to try and find who they are or were. I don't think I can go on for to much longer if I don't find out"
"You realize that you might not like what you find"
"Yes I do, but it cannot be worse than not knowing"
"Then I think you should go" Twilight responded softly "I don't think you would want to go to the party Pinkie is hosting"
"A party?" Rainbow looked confused
"Yeah when Pinkie heard that there was new ponies coming for the census she insisted that she would throw a welcome party"
"Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I just hope Pinkie won't be discouraged by it's outcome"
"Well I still think you should go and find your parents."
And with that Rainbow Dash returned to her home with to pack.