Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Fluttershy looked on in shock as Gohan collided with the ground. Two Pegasus ponies landed in front of them. The stallion looked just like a male version of Rainbow, but had short hair and was slightly more muscular. The mare had a pink coat, bluish a mane and tail, and purple eyes. They were Bolt and Firefly, Rainbow Dash's parents. They each wore a worried look on their faces.
"Rainbow are you girls alright? We felt that tornado a couple miles back." Bolt asked a concerned look on his face. Being talked to snapped them all out of their shock. Rainbow remembered that Gohan was still unconscious and tried to fly into the air, but was caught by Bolt. He set her back on the ground and held her in a tight hug.
"It's okay Rainbow everyone is fine." Bolt said softly. Rainbow glared at him.
"Gohan isn't!" she yelled and pushed him away. Rainbow shot off towards the crater with her parents close behind. She leapt into the crater and landed next to Gohan. She started lifting him onto her back when Bolt and Firefly followed her into the crater. Rainbow looked at them tears in her eyes.
"Help him!" She yelled causing her voice to crack. Bolt ran up to her and put Gohan on his own back and flew out of the crater and back to the house with Rainbow and Firefly next to him.
They landed in front on the porch and Applejack opened the door and ushered them up the stairs and showed them a room where they could put Gohan down in a bed. Gohan looked unharmed except for serious damage on his right wing, it was snapped near the tip bone and sinew showing. Tears welled up in Rainbows eyes when she saw the damage. Seeing this Applejack quickly rushed them out of the room and led Rainbow to the living room couch so she could sit.
"Rainbow, Honey, who is that?" Firefly asked in a soothing voice. Rainbow wiped her tears and looked up "He is Gohan, the one who has saved my life twice now." She said softly. Bolt got a concerned look on his face. "Your life has been endangered two time now?" he asked worriedly. Rainbow nodded sadly.
"When we were fighting Nightmare Moon we couldn't get the elements of harmony to work. Nightmare was about to kill us when Gohan appeared out of nowhere and took the hit for us. After that he promised to protect us and fought her off long enough for us to use the elements. The second time was when he grabbed me before I could get hurt by the tornado and he destroyed it. I would be dead right now if it weren't for him." Rainbow said sadly. Bolt and Firefly looked at her in awe and slowly looked to the door leading to Gohan.
"How did he take a hit from Nightmare Moon and destroy the tornado?" Bolt asked shocked
"Well…Gohan isn't normal, magic doesn't affect him and he do things with magic that not even Princess Celestia herself could do." Bolts jaw dropped to the floor when he heard this. Firefly was too shocked to say anything.
"So Rainbow, already telling them about me I see." Gohan appeared next to her with a smirk. Rainbow shot up wrapped her forelegs around him in a tight hug, during the hug she accidentally bumped his injured wing. Gohan gave a startled jump and looked at his wing, he sighed when he saw the damage, seconds later a familiar black aura surrounded his wing completely healing it. When he was done he walked up to Bolt and extended a hoof to him.
"Hi Bolt, I'm Gohan." He said happily as Bolt shook his hoof. Gohan turned to Firefly.
"And you must be Rainbows mom, Firefly." He said shaking her hoof. Bolt and Firefly looked at him happily.
"Hi Gohan nice to meet you, but how did you know who we were?" Bolt asked. Gohan froze for a second before responding.
"Oh, Rainbow talks about you guys all the time." He said smiling like the answer was obvious.
Suddenly a bright light filled the room as Celestia and Luna teleported into the room. Celestia looked right at Gohan. When their eyes met Gohan instantly knew they had found out.
"Hello Celestia, Luna." He said politely. Celestia gave a small smile.
"Gohan we need to talk, Luna and I found something while doing some research an-" she was interrupted when Gohan spoke out.
"I know all about the prophecy Princess." He said growing cold and distant the way he always did when something from his past came up.
"Prophecy? Gohan what are you talking about?" Rainbow asked confused. Gohan sighed and got a sad look in his eyes.
"When ancient evils unbound, black wings will unfurl, when the first tear is shed the fallen shall rise, and save the world or end it." Gohan said sadly and looked Rainbow in the eyes.
"I'm sorry Rainbow Dash. If this prophecy has come up now…then you and the rest of our friends will only be in danger around me, I have to leave, it's the only way to keep you safe." He said on the verge of tears the pure sadness obvious in his voice. Before Rainbow could say anything he turned and bolted out of the house and into the air, flying as fast as he could towards the Everfree Forest. He landed in a small clearing that held an old cabin. He walked inside and curled up in the darkest corner he could find hiding in the shadows, and prepared for the inevitable.
