Chapter Three: Rainbow in The Gloom

In the morning Dash awoke on her couch. There was a pile of napkins all on the other side of the room, all of them were used. It was very clear that Dash had been crying the night before. Her eyes were red and her cheeks had dried tears on them. Plus, to top it all off, her nose was stuffed. She remembered the night before and started to cry again. She couldn't help it, even if Thanksgiving had past she was terribly sad. The story she had told Blitz wasn't something she told anypony. Most nights she'd stay up and cry about it all night, but who wouldn't? She had to leave her family and the situation had made her more loyal than she'd been. She'd only been ten when her family died on that beach and yet the years went on and she still hadn't gotten over it. Today, she was just gonna hole herself away. Or that's what she had planned. Blitz came downstairs and heard her sniffling and sobbing again. He went over to her. "Alright up, get up," Blitz said. "Chop chop!"

"Go away," Dash muttered, pushing him away. "Fine," Blitz pouted. "If you won't get up and be happy I'll just have to go find your world's Bubble Berry and tell her."

Dash's eyes widened. "No! They can't know about this!"

"I'm walking out the door," Blitz teased as he put his hoof on the doorknob and twisted it slowly. Rainbow Dash tackled him. "No!" Dash yelled with rage. "Why can't they know Dash!?" Blitz yelled. "Because - because I don't want them to worry," Dash's voice cracked. There was a knock on the door and the two fell silent. Dash got up and opened the door to see Fluttershy. "Oh hey Fluttershy . . . Um did you hear that . . . ?" Dash asked, quietly. Fluttershy nodded. "I'm sorry if I was eaves dropping . . . I just wanted to see if you'd like to come with me and Pinkie to Sugarcube Corner," Fluttershy whispered. Dash looked left and right out of the door. "Is Pinkie here?" Dash asked swiftly. Fluttershy shook her head. Dash then pulled Fluttershy into the house. "Fluttershy this is Rainbow Blitz, Blitz Fluttershy," Dash said quickly, maybe she was trying to fill her mind with something else. Fluttershy squeaked when she saw Blitz and muttered a soft 'hi'. "You MUST be the counterpart of Butterscotch," Blitz said. "O-oh if you say so . . . ," Fluttershy mumbled. "Hey I think Dash wants to tell you something," Blitz said. "I don't have anything to say!" Dash snapped. Then Fluttershy noticed it. Dash's red eyes, dry cheeks, and stuffed nose. She'd been crying. "Dash . . . If you don't mind me asking . . . But um what's wrong . . . ?" Fluttershy asked. Dash's cheeks puffed, but then her face had a look of defeat. "I don't go to sleep every night . . . I - My parents died. Right after I met you. We went whale watching in the ocean, our boat . . . " Dash had to pause before she continued. "Our boat got caught in a storm, it was cold and dark and the next thing I knew we were on an island . . . My sister was dying, my parents weren't fairing much better. I was the only one who wasn't sick, yet I was too weak to carry them . . . M-my Mom tried to get me to leave, b-but I refused u-until my sister died . . . " Dash didn't mention the mysterious alicorn and her ghost sister showing up. " So I went on my way, I flew for days until I crash landed on the mainland of Equestria."

Dash was in tears by the time she ended her story. "I-i miss them," Dash sobbed. Fluttershy hugged her friend. "Oh Dash . . . Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Fluttershy asked softly. "I-i didn't w-want you to worry," Dash sobbed some more. Then time seemed to stop all around her. Dash pulled away from her friend. She saw a pony forming. It looked like an older version of her sister. "I miss you Dashie," her sister said. Dash's eyes were wide. "You have one key, keep going. You need four more, then you'll unlock the passageway to death, it's the only path for living ponies, I wish I could give you a hug!"

"What key? What do you mean?" Dash asked, confusedly. "I cannot explain further, this is something you must find on your own and I sense it will be coming up soon," her sister said. "I miss you Air Drift," Dash said as a tear dripped down her cheek. "I miss you too, now I must go," Air Drift said, giving her sister an imaginary hug. She vanished and time seemed to start again. "How did you get over there?" Blitz asked. "Sis . . . ," Dash muttered before she passed out.


No regret in making this chapter like this. I think it's awesome. We also now know what Dash's sister's name is.