Author's Note: Hello again. As said on the previous chapter, I want you guys to comment on any fault you see. I can only improve my writing if you guys point out what's wrong. Cheers and enjoy.

Chapter 2

It had been days since Gilda had sent that letter, and she had received no response whatsoever. In a way, Gilda was disappointed in Dash. Wasn't she meant to be the Element of Loyalty or something? Rainbow Dash mentioned something like that plenty of times. The griffin sighed. I guess I deserve it. It was MY fault.

A rush of air followed by a small thud was heard by the door. Gilda couldn't be bothered to get up from her bed, so she just tilted her head in the direction of the door. Noticing a small bit of paper, Gilda practically threw herself at the door. Picking it up with her claws, Gilda read its contents.

Dear Gilda Griffin,

I got your letter yesterday. What are you? Too chicken to apologise to my face? Get your feathered butt over here and maybe I'll consider your apology.

Your former best friend,

Rainbow Dash.

Gilda was overjoyed at the letter, but by the sounds of things, Dash didn't seem very happy with her. Ah well, Gilda thought. I did call her a flip-flop I guess...

After a hearty breakfast of haycakes, scrambled eggs and toast, Gilda set off towards the sky. The morning was fresh and chilly, and every breath Gilda exhaled became steam. She chuckled. This used to fascinate her as a child.

After hours of speeding along the skies, a massive cloud city came into view. Cloudsdale. She couldn't contain her excitement. Soon, she would see Dash, and she wouldn't have to be alone ever again.

As she got closer, however, doubt crept into her mind. What would she say to Dash? How will she respond? She clearly hadn't thought this through. Ah well, she thought. I'll make it up as I go along.

Gilda soon saw Rainbow's house, or should she say cloud? She never did understand why Pegasi chose to live in clouds. Landing with a soft ploomth, she rapped her claws on the fluffy door of Rainbow's 'house'. Again, Gilda started to have doubts, leaving her feel vulnerable. Her thoughts were muddled and she didn't know what to say to Dash.

The fluffy door soon opened and Rainbow stood by the doorstep.

"Oh, hey Gilda. Didn't expect to see you this soon." Rainbow spoke with slight annoyance in her voice, and her front hooves on her hips. Gilda held her arms out for a hug, but Dash remained at her doorstep, hooves on hips and a disdainful look on her face.

Gilda then forced her arms up, in an attempt to look like she was stretching. She had to remain cool and smooth. The attempt fell short as evidenced by Dash's expression.

"Sup, Rainbow Dash," She began."Listen, um...I wanted to...apologise for calling you a dweeb and stuff...and I was hoping you would forgive me?"

Dash realised that Gilda was about as good as herself at apologising, but she didn't care much. She leapt at her winged friend and hugged her tight, ruffling the feathers on her head.

"Come 'ere, ya knuclehead!"

Gilda held the embrace for a couple of seconds with a grin before asking Dash how she was getting on.

"Um, not too badly, nothing out of the norm." Rainbow Dash looked up, as if to remember something important. "Oh yeah, I came up with some new, awesome, bad-ass moves! D'ya wanna see them?" Rainbow Dash shot into the sky, not waiting for a response.

Gilda sat down, and waited for the multi-coloured pony to burst out of the clouds with a rad move. She felt content. She had successfully befriended Dash again.

After Rainbow had performed all the tricks in her arsenal, she flew down Gilda. Dash felt that she'd only been half an hour or so, but she'd been flying for way longer then that. This was made apparent as she noticed Gilda had fallen asleep, sprawled on the cloud. Dash squealed with delight. She now had the opportunity to get Gilda back for calling her a flip-flop.

Rainbow chuckled as she pulled a thundercloud above the sleeping griffon. Adjusting meticulously, she pushed the cloud directly above Gilda. She had done this many times before and considered herself a master. Once she was satisfied with the position, Dash hovered above the cloud temporarily and then pounced.

Gilda was having a pleasant dream. She flew freely among the clouds with her best friend, Rainbow Dash. The rush of wind on her face was immense and blurred her vision. Overtaking Dash, Gilda smiled to herself and just managed to cross the finish li-

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Gilda jumped ten feet in the air with a small trail of smoke following her. Rainbow burst out with laughter, tears rolling down her face. As Gilda tried to find the source of her shock, she saw a hysterical multi-coloured Pegasus rolling about atop a smoking thundercloud. Despite being in shock, Gilda put two and two together and stared daggers at the mare.

Soon, after five or six minutes of pure laughter, Rainbow regained her composure and simply said with a chuckle, "What? You did call me a flip-flop." Rainbow Dash blew at Gilda's now-stuck-up feathers on top of her head. Gilda sighed. This was true, and she deserved it really. She just wished she had a couple more hours to sleep. She'd woken up way too early that morning.

"So, whatcha been up to lately?" Rainbow asked, like nothing had happened.

Gilda didn't know how to answer that. She had spent most of her time lying on her couch and watching TV. Might as well try and act cool in front of her best friend.

"Uh, just been, you know, practising some new moves and stuff," she gave the best poker face she could muster. Unfortunately, Rainbow saw right through her.

"You've been watching some more of that 'Doctor Whooves', haven't you?" She had a smug smile on her face.

"Nah seriously Dash, I haven't. Even though it is the best show ever!" Gilda said with a chuckle "So we gonna sit around all day, or are we gonna do something more...interesting."

Rainbow Dash considered this, and suggested, "I know! Lets go Sugarcube Corner and speak with Pinkie Pie! She seemed a bit upset after your...tantrum at her party, so lets go there first."

Oh no, Gilda thought, not THAT pony. She quickly stopped her own thoughts, realising what she was thinking. No, I came here to apologise, I'm not gonna blow it now – even if she was the most annoying pony I had met - No! A friend of Dash is a friend of mine.

"Alright then." Gilda confirmed with a sigh. "Lets go talk to Pinkie Pie."