Rainbow Dash still looked unconscious all while surrounded by white glowing colors. Rainbow began to stir and soon woke up and looked around. She got to her hooves and saw the astral plane she was on.

"Wha..." Rainbow Dash began as she continued to look around, "What's going on?"

"I think I can explain." A mysterious voice called out, spooking Rainbow Dash and causing her to look back and sees a stroke of red aura appearing before taking the form of a pegasus.

"I've been waiting countless seasons to meet you, Miss Rainbow Dash." The mysterious figure said.

"Who-who are you?" Rainbow Dash asked in fear.

"I am the Spirit of Loyalty," said the figure, "And I am here to tell you that you just passed you biggest test in loyalty."

"Test?" Rainbow Dash asked, "What test?"

"Well," said the spirit, "You see Rainbow Dash, that very day you got your Element of Harmony, the day you first met Twilight and you went to stop Princess Luna back when she was Nightmare Moon, the moment you got your element was the start of a long road for you to see how well you'd stick to it."

Rainbow Dash looked a little glum and said, "If you saw what happened just recently, you'd see that I did not stick to it. What with me letting a power-mad unicorn brainwash me into being a tyrant and all."

"Yes," the spirit said, "That did happened. And now all that has reached it's peak."

"Even so," Rainbow said in sorrow, "I'm still scarred for life because of it."

"You have many scars, my little pony," the spirit said in comfort, placing a hoof on Rainbow Dash's chin, "Scars from your friends going behind your back just to teach you a lesson...twice, your parents embarrassing you, having a pony you look up to to be denounced, the list goes on. And yet, you still have managed to push through your struggles and have managed to regain the loyalty an outside force made you loose."

Rainbow Dash felt a little better, "Yeah, I guess I did."

The spirit continued, "Sometimes my dear Dash, we must let our negative instincts take over in order for us to understand the positive instincts. And believe it or not, it will make other ponies understand as well. Anyway, I should probably tell you that the love you had for your friends when Bitter Taste took a hold of them was so great, that it made me connect with you and finally put an end to Bitter Taste as a result."

"Connect with me?" Rainbow Dash queried.

"Yes," said the spirit, "My spirit combined with you made you into a temporary alicorn and helped you stop that evil unicorn once and for all."

"So." Rainbow Dash said, "A lot of that was actually your doing?"

"Yes."

Rainbow Dash looked amazed and then said, "You know, it was a lot fo fun being an alicorn."

"Yes," said the spirit. "Unfortunately, that was the first and only time you could ever be one."

Rainbow Dash looekd a little saddened to hear that.

"Well in that case," Rainbow Dash said, "Do you think you can send me back to my friends, Mr. Spirit of Loyalty?"

"Oh I will," said the spirit, "But before I do, I have to tell you something."

'What?"

"You know how months ago, the pony races were at each others throats due to the lies and rumors spread about?"

"How could I not?" Rainbow Dash asked in sadness.

"Well, young Dash," said the spirit, "I have foreseen the future and I'm afraid one of your descendents will buy into that mentality."

"What?!" Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes," said the spirit, "Since you will not be around to witness it, I must tell you that the descendent in question will go by the name of Haven."

"Haven?"

"Yes. Unfortunately, I cannot say anymore. Our time here is up."

Suddenly, the place around her glowed brightly and Rainbow Dash looked at the spirit with sadness.

"Is there nothing I can do to prevent that future from happening?" Rainbow Dash quickly inquired.

The spirit just looked solemn.

"Like I just said, I cannot say anymore."

Rainbow Dash looked sad, but understood.

"Well, I guess this is good-bye." said Rainbow Dash.

"One more thing before you go Rainbow Dash," the spirit said, "I must implore you not to mention all that has just happened here to your friends or anybody else for that matter. Our meeting, my warning, none of it."

Rainbow Dash looked surprised but nevertheless shook her head in consent. The Spirit of Loyalty just smiled as everything went white.

...

Rainbow Dash was laying unconscious on the road in Ponyville. She began to stir and soon woke up. She looked up and saw that her friends were all gathered around and they look positively happy.

"She's awake!" Rarity said.

"Yeehaw!" Applejack yelled.

"Oh my goodness!" Fluttershy cheered.

"Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie Pie screamed as she jumped on Rainbow Dash and tackled her to the ground and gave her a big hug. Soon, all of her friends joined suit.

"You have no idea how happy we are that you're okay!" Twilight Sparkle said.

"Thanks," Rainbow Dash said weakly, "I'm glad all of you are okay as well."

The Mane 5 then looked a little sad.

"Rainbow," said Twilight, "I all the years we've known each other, we had no idea of all the times we hurt you."

"Yeah," AJ said, "You may be thick-headed, but how can we say we're any better?"

"All those times where we were trying to teach you something," Fluttershy said in tears, "I guess we're the ones who needed a lesson."

"I mean I would probably be angry if someone went behind my back all for a little trivial boasting." Rarity said in remorse.

"Oh Rainbow Dash," Pinkie Pie in utter despair, still hugging Rainbow Dash, "We should have never done all that stuff to you."

All of Ponyville and the Wonderbolts gathered up to her with remorseful looks on their faces.

"I guess what we're really trying to say is," said Twilight.

"We're sorry." The Mane 5 and the crowd said at once.

Rainbow Dash looked rather sad and got up.

"I'm sorry too." Rainbow Dash said, "I shouldn't have let Bitter Taste manipulate me like that."

"Well," Pinkie Pie said, "You weren't in your right mind then. So, all is well."

Everyone in Ponyville came together for one big group hug. It was quite a heartwarming moment for Rainbow Dash that felt as if lasted for ever.

Twilight then spoke up.

"Speaking of which, what happened to Bitter Taste?"

"Oh, what does it mAtter Twilight?" Rainbow Dash asked, "As long as he's gone, he can't hurt us anymore."

With that, the group hug continued.

...

Something ''did'' happen to Bitter Taste though.

Bitter Taste woke up and saw that he was in another dimension filled with pillars of ground with some random houses floating around and all that. It also had a gray background.

"Where am I?" Bitter Taste questioned.

THE END