Chapter1

The winter breeze had settled over ponyvile and the workers in cloudsdale were busy making the clouds that would cover the land in snow. Sugar Cube Corner was quiet, which is a rare thing on a working day, but with a certain pink pony away on her honeymoon, thinks just mellowed out. Rainbow Dash stepped inside and took off her hoodie, hanging it over a coat stand shaking out her mane and tail. Just as she was hanging it up, an amber pony walked out and gave her a smile, "Why hello there Ms. Rainbow. What can I get for you today? We have some freshly made... What's wrong?" He was taken aback by what he saw. The Cyan Pegasus stood there with small tear streaks on her face, and a very depressed look on her face.

She quickly shook her head, "Nothing, just cold, and the wind was blowing in my eyes on my way here is all" She said, putting on a fake smile, one the Mr. Cake could see right through, but decided to let it be. Every pony in Ponyvile knew that rainbow Dash used goggles when she flew in the wind, and that she loved the cold weather. "Ok, what would you like?" Rainbow looked around and seemed to react to the seasonal cookie case, biting her lip but moving away and pointing to the cupcakes, "One of there's if you don't mind" Mr. cake nodded and told her to go take a seat while he got it ready for her. He smiles as he sets a cub of hot chocolate on a tray, with one of the holiday cookies under a napkin and putting the requested cupcake on the try as well before taking it in his mouth and walking it to the table, setting it own for Her.

Rainbow looked up with surprise at the hot drink, "I... I didn't"

He set down the tray and smiled, "Its on the house, you looked like you could use it." He walked it away and went back to the kitchen, coming back out after a few minutes with a hot tray of cookies and looks over at the cyan pony, seeing her about half way through her cupcake, and reaching for a napkin. When she moves the napkin, she steps back, and makes a choking sound before her legs go slack and she sits on the floor, starting to cry heavily, her body racked with loud sobs. Mr. Cake nearly takes the counter down as he runs over, making she wasn't hurt, but sees she is crying, and just pulls her into a comforting hug. She just collapses against him and weeps, her body calming a little but tears still streaming down her face quickly. After a while she finally grows quiet and he notices that she had fallen asleep. He settles her on a pillow, and locks the door to the business before going upstairs and telling his wife everything that had happened. Nodding, she went down with him and helped carry the sleeping pony up to Pinkie Pie's room, and set her on the bed before leaving her be, Both of them giving her a soft kiss on the head before leaving her be.

"Where am I?" said rainbow, sitting up in the strange bed she found herself in. "Why is everything pi… Am I in Pinkie's room?" She got up and looked around, seeing the pictures on the wall and colorful things. "How did I get in here?" She thinks back and remembers what had happened, the last thing she remembers is a hug form someone and the smell of sweets. She walks downstairs from the room above Sugar Cube Corner and sees from the clock that it is pretty late, but the Cakes were still awake, cleaning up and packaging the stuff that wasn't sold during the day. Mrs. Cake turns her head and smiles, "Hi there dear. I guess you needed that rest huh?" Rainbow Dash blushes and looks down, "I'm sorry for imposing like I did. You guys should have woken me up."

She feels a hoof on her shoulder and looks over to see Mr. Cake standing there, "Don't talk like that. You are one of Pinkie Pie's friends, and a good pony. I should be the sorry one. I saw you looking at the cookies and figured you needed as much as you could get to cheer you up, but I guess it didn't work"

Rainbow sits down and sighs. "They… my mom used to make them look like that and they reminded me of her."

Mrs. Cake looks at her and tilts her head, "That doesn't explain your breakdown, though."

"It… it's a long story, and I don't want to bother you kind ponies with my problems again" She looks up and jumps, seeing both of them sitting side by side and looking at her. "We don't have anything thing else to do, so if you want to talk, go ahead and talk."

Rain bow sighs and start explaining…

My mom and I always got along when I was a filly and I loved spending time with her. As I got older, I started wanting to do my own thing, and started making friends and spending my time with them. She started trying to spend more time with me, and I thought it was annoying, and one day, I yelled at her, and flew off. That's when I ended up here in Ponyvile. I would get a card from her on my birthday and a small box of cookies every year, and I never sent her anything back.

"I woke up this morning and found a rush letter from my brother… My mom died last night" She started crying again, her ears, head and wings all down. Mrs. Cake was crying too, shooting over and hugging rainbow, "Oh Celestia, I'm sorry dear." Mr. Cake came over and put a reassuring hoof on her back "Dash, why were you trying to hide that? That's not healthy to hold inside."

Rainbow looked up and sniffed, "I… I'm supposed to be strong, I can't let my friends see me like this." She feels a hoof lightly tap her head a few times, it was Mr. Cake, "You silly pony, that's what friends are for. They are there to listen to your problems and help you through them." The young pegasi wiped her eyes and a nod, stand up on weak legs, and stretches her wings. "I need to go. Thank you both so much. Now I see why Pinkie thinks the world of you guys." She hugged them both and smiled, "I do to." They both smile at her and nod, "You get home dear, and get a good nights sleep." Mrs. Cake gives her a bag with some sweets in it and muzzles her towards the door. "I know it's not my place to say, but you should tell your friends, and then go and see your mom one last time. Its hard but it's the right thing to do." Rainbow nods and flies off, heading for her cloud home, laying on her couch thinking about what the cakes said, deciding that they were right, and that she needed to go. "Ill be home soon mom" She said as she falls asleep