Chapter 12
Lovestruck
Rainbow Dash always insisted she didn't need a boyfriend. She didn't think that there was any stallion that could handle her speed, athleticism, and awesomeness. That they would just slow her down. Rainbow Dash believed that love was a useless emotion and ponies that let it overtake them was a sign of weakness. She would never let herself fall in love...ever. It was a sunny, warm morning in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash was flying through town and accidentally crashed into someone. As she rubbed her sore head, Rainbow Dash yelled, "Hey! Watch where you're flying!" When she turned around, Rainbow Dash's voice suddenly disappeared. Sitting before her was a male pegasus. He was smiling at her. For some reason, Rainbow Dash's face felt as if it was on fire. Her hooves started to become clammy and she began to shake uncontrollably as her heart beat furiously.
"I'm sorry," the pegasus replied, "I wasn't paying attention to where I was flying. By the way...name is Blue Thunder. What's your name?" Unfortunately, when Rainbow Dash tried to speak, all that came out of her mouth was gibberish. Blue Thunder smiled again as he let out a small chuckle. "I'm sorry, but I didn't catch that." At that moment, Rainbow Dash knew she was only left with one option, and that was to escape this situation before it became worse. She then quickly flew into the air and sped away from Blue Thunder as fast as possible. A few seconds later, Rainbow Dash finally got her voice back. She could not believe what had just happened.
"What...what was wrong with me back there?!" a panicked Rainbow Dash said, "That guy, Blue Thunder...it is possible I...love him?" Rainbow Dash then shook her head in disbelief as what she had just said. "No...that's ridiculous. I'm Rainbow Dash. I don't fall in love!" Unfortunately, Rainbow Dash knew there was no other way around it. There was just too many obvious signs. Losing her voice, face on fire, clammy hooves, fast-beating heart, and uncontrollably shaking. She had fallen head over hooves for Blue Thunder. The problem was, Rainbow Dash didn't know what to do. She never had a boyfriend before. Rainbow Dash had to find someone who could help her ask out Blue Thunder on a date. At that moment, she accidentally crashed into someone once again. This time however, it was Flareon. As they both tried to recover, she immediately began to speak, but Rainbow Dash was talking so fast he couldn't understand anything she was saying.
"Whoa! Calm down Rainbow Dash!" Flareon replied, "I can't understand a word you're saying!" She then took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Even though Rainbow Dash tried, she couldn't help but blush.
"Um...Flareon," Rainbow Dash muttered, "I think...I may be...in love." She expected Flareon to laugh, but was relieved when he didn't. Rainbow Dash then remembered that Flareon was married to Twilight. He was also a stallion like Blue Thunder. Maybe Flareon could help her? "I was wondering...could you perhaps...help me...ask this guy Blue Thunder...out on...a date? Please?" Suddenly, Flareon put his left hoof softly on her shoulder.
"Need help with the dating scene huh Rainbow Dash?" Well...you came to the right guy!" Flareon replied, "Ok...first off, let's go to my house. I'm going to give you a crash course in love! I'll call it...Dating 101!" For some reason, Rainbow Dash was starting to have her doubts, but left without any choice, she reluctantly followed him to Golden Oak Library. Luckily for Rainbow Dash, Twilight and Spike weren't home. Flareon told her that they took Solana to the park. Rainbow Dash then let out a sigh of relief. She wasn't quite ready yet to tell anyone else that she had fallen in love. Soon after, Flareon got started on teaching Rainbow Dash everything he knew about the subject of dating. Unfortunately, he wasn't exactly a dating master. Back when Flareon was a human, he never had a girlfriend. Flareon never even tried asking one out, but did he read books about it. Luckily for him, Rainbow Dash didn't need to know that. Two hours later, Flareon decided it was finally time to Rainbow Dash to the one thing she never thought she would ever end up doing in her life. Asking Blue Thunder out on a date. While searching through Ponyville, they suddenly spotted Blue Thunder resting on a bench near the water fountain in the town square. It was now or never. Eventually, Flareon was able to convince Rainbow Dash, who was starting to get cold hooves, to go up to Blue Thunder and ask him out.
"Um...Blue Thunder?" Rainbow Dash sad as she walked slowly towards him, "I'm here...to ask...you." Suddenly, she began to panic as words failed to come out her mouth. Rainbow Dash turned her head to see Flareon signaling to her to not give up. She then looked back at Blue Thunder and took a deep breath. "I'm here to ask you out on a date!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.
Blue Thunder simply smiled and replied, "Ok...sure, but before that, can you please tell me your name?"
She quickly began to blush. "My name is Rainbow Dash."
"Rainbow Dash...that's a beautiful name," Blue Thunder said as he got off the bench. "So, where do you want to go?"
"How about the Ponyville Amusement Park?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Ok cool," Blue Thunder replied as he flew into the air, "Wanna race there?" Rainbow Dash quickly flew up beside him and smiled happily.
"Think you can keep up with me? I don't mean to brag, but I am the fastest flyer around here. Not to mention, I won the Best Young Flyer competition in Cloudsdale," Rainbow Dash said as she stretched out her wings and got into a racing stance. Blue Thunder closed his eyes and smiled. Soon after, they quickly set off towards the amusement park. As Flareon watched them disappear, he let of a sign of relief and smiled.
"Good luck Rainbow Dash," Flareon said as he headed to the park to find Twilight and Spike. Later on, Rainbow Dash's date with Blue Thunder couldn't have gone more perfectly. It was getting dark, so Blue Thunder decided to accompany Rainbow Dash back to her house. When they got there, he opened the door for her.
"I had a great time today Rainbow Dash. I have to say...you're the most amazing, fun, witty, and awesome girl I have ever met. I hope to see you tomorrow," Blue Thunder said. She couldn't help but blush.
I had fun too Blue Thunder. We'll definitely hang out again soon. Well...see ya," Rainbow Dash replied as she went inside and slowly closed the door behind her. Rainbow Dash then went to the bedroom and flung herself onto the bed. Soon after, she quickly feel into a deep, calm sleep. Meanwhile, as Blue Thunder was walking away from her house, he smiled mischievously.
"This is turning out to be easier than I thought," Blue Thunder said as he flew into the night sky. The next morning, after meeting Blue Thunder in the Ponyville Town Square, Rainbow Dash decided she was ready to finally introduce Blue Thunder to all her friends, and wasn't afraid to admit she now had a boyfriend. After showing him to Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie, they quickly began to realize something about Blue Thunder. He was actually a complete jerk, especially to Rainbow Dash. He bossed her around, made inappropriate jokes about her, even when she was sitting right by him, forced her to embarrassing things, and worse to all, hit her when she didn't do something exactly as he said. Unfortunately, Rainbow Dash was so much in love, she didn't notice any of it. Flareon felt somewhat responsible for letting this happen. Eventually, everyone decided to meet up at Golden Oak Library to discuss how to break it to Rainbow Dash that her new boyfriend wasn't the charming, kind gentlepony she thought he was. They decided to invite Rainbow Dash and Blue Thunder for a picnic in the park. Later on, after everyone arrived, Rainbow Dash went to get a drink for Blue Thunder. When she got back, Rainbow Dash happily gave it to him, however, he quickly spit out the drink and tossed the contents right in her face.
"I told you lemonade! Not orange juice!" Blue Thunder yelled, "Why are you such a moron?! Rainbow Dash tried to apologize, but Blue Thunder quickly interrupted her as he got up. "Just say here! I'll do it this myself." After he left, everyone looked at each other worried and nodded. This was a perfect chance to talk to Rainbow Dash.
As she wiped off her face, Flareon said, "Rainbow Dash...we need to talk. It's about him."
"I know! Isn't he awesome?!" Rainbow Dash happily replied, "Thanks for helping me and him get together Flareon!" It was almost too sad to bear as everyone was beginning to get very concerned about their friend.
"Rainbow Dash...I'm sorry but, Blue Thunder is a complete jerk!" Twilight exclaimed, "How can you not see it? He's totally taking advantage of you!"
"She's right," Applejack replied, "That guy is more rotten than a three-month old apple!"
"I have to agree with them," Fluttershy muttered, "Blue Thunder is just a big meanie!" Even though everyone tried to tell Rainbow Dash that Blue Thunder was a jerk, who was completely taking advantage of her, and how he abused her, Rainbow Dash didn't want to hear any of it. Suddenly, Blue Thunder returned with his drink. After he tossed the cup onto the grass, Blue Thunder put his right hoof around Rainbow Dash's shoulder and smiled.
"You think it's time we tell everyone the big news?" he asked. Right away, Rainbow Dash began to blush furiously and smiled. She then turned to face her still worried and concerned friends.
"Me and Blue Thunder are getting married!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. Immediately, everyone gasped in complete horror. They couldn't believe what she had just said. Rainbow Dash was marrying this jerk? It was almost too insane to be true. As she and Blue Thunder kissed, Flareon felt a strong sensation of anger. He desperately wanted to punch him right in his face.
"Since the wedding is set to be tomorrow, can you girls help me pick out my wedding dress?" an embarrassed Rainbow Dash asked. As they got up and followed after Rainbow Dash, Twilight walked by him and whispered in his hear.
"Don't worry, we'll try to convince her again. There's absolutely no way we're letting her marry this jerk," she muttered. After they left, Flareon walked over to Blue Thunder.
"If you think I'm going to let you marry my friend after how you've constantly abused her, you've got another thing coming bud!" Flareon yelled angrily. Unfortunately, Blue Thunder began to laugh at him.
"You can't do anything Flareon!" Blue Thunder replied as he smirked. "If you haven't noticed, Rainbow Dash loves me! We're getting married whether you guys like it or not!" Soon after, Blue Thunder flew away. Flareon could still hear his laugh echoing in the distance. Meanwhile, Twilight and the others were having no luck at all convincing Rainbow Dash to call off the wedding. She just kept ignoring their pleas. After Rainbow Dash purchased her wedding dress, she put it on her back, and turned to face her worried friends.
"Why can't you be happy for me?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I finally found a guy that I want to spend my life with and you all just kept trying to tell me he's some sort of bad guy! I love him ok?! I love him!" Soon after, she ran out of the store with tears in her eyes. Rainbow Dash then flew into the air and quickly headed back home. Later on in Cloudsdale, she arrived back to her house and went inside. After she closed the door behind her, Rainbow Dash went to her bedroom and laid the wedding dress out on the bed. "Why can't they understand how I feel?" Rainbow Dash muttered. Suddenly, she spotted a note on her dresser. After Rainbow Dash walked up to the note, she began to read it.
"Dear Rainbow Dash, would you like to take a relaxing, evening stroll through the Everfree Forest? Just you and me? We could walk to the Moonlight Spring and go for a swim. Look for a big clearing in the forest. It's located north past the Ponyville Schoolhouse. Hope to see you there!" After she finished reading it, Rainbow Dash crumpled the note and threw it into the garbage can. She then hustled out the bedroom and ran to the front door. Rainbow Dash quickly opened it, flew outside, and headed towards the Everfree. Since she was in such a rush, Rainbow Dash accidently left the door slightly open. About 30 minutes later, Rainbow Dash found the clearing in the Everfree Forest. As she landed down, Rainbow Dash began to search for Blue Thunder. Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind her.
"Hey Rainbow Dash! I'm glad you came!" the voice said. As Rainbow Dash turned around, she saw Blue Thunder standing near a tree stomp.
"Blue Thunder!" Rainbow Dash replied happily, "I'm here! So...are we going to go for that walk to the springs?" Unfortunately, that wasn't what he had in mind. Blue Thunder then turned to his left and picked up some rope. As he began to walk towards her, she asked, "Um...what are you doing? What is that rope for?" Meanwhile, Flareon and Fluttershy were flying towards Cloudsdale. They had been sent by Twilight to check up on Rainbow Dash. After they made it to her house, Flareon noticed the door was slightly open.
"That's strange," Flareon said as they went inside, "Why was the door open?" As they looked around the main room, Rainbow Dash was nowhere to been seen. "Hey Rainbow Dash! You here? Hello?!" Soon after, they split up and checked the others rooms. Suddenly, he heard Fluttershy call for him. As Flareon hurried into the bedroom, he saw her holding a crumpled piece of paper. Flareon then took the crumpled paper, smoothed it out, and laid it down on the bed, near Rainbow Dash's wedding dress. They quickly began to read it. Almost immediately afterwards, Flareon turned to a panicked Fluttershy. "Go back to Twilight and tell her to call for Princess Celestia! Meanwhile, I'll go save Rainbow Dash!"
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Fluttershy replied. Flareon then began to walk past her as he smiled.
"Don't worry about me, I'm not going to let that bastard do anything bad Rainbow Dash. I'll definitely save her!" Flareon yelled as he ran out of the room, slammed open the front door open, and quickly flew into the air. He hurried to the Everfree Forest as fast as possible. Night had now fallen as a full moon could be seen in the dark sky. "Hang on Rainbow Dash...I'm coming!" Meanwhile, back in the Everfree Forest clearing, a tied-up Rainbow Dash was sitting down on the grass.
"Why...why are you doing this Blue Thunder? I love you!" she exclaimed. Unfortunately, he began to laugh at her. The harsh laughter quickly forced Rainbow Dash into tears.
"For the last time...I don't care. Haven't you figured it out yet? I never loved you!" Blue Thunder replied, "Now just shut up for a moment!" He then walked over to the tree stump and picked up a small black ball. Blue Thunder walked towards the middle of the clearing and threw the ball down onto the ground. Soon after, black smoke came out of the broken ball and rose into the air before him. Suddenly, a voice appeared from inside the smoke cloud.
"Ah...Blue Thunder! I take it your mission was a success?" the voice said.
"Yes Lord Alexei, I got the girl. So...are you going to keep up your end of the bargain or what?" Blue Thunder replied.
"Do not worry, I'm sending a small group of shadow dragons to you with your reward. Very good work Blue Thunder," Alexei said. A few seconds later, the smoke cloud disappeared. Rainbow Dash couldn't believe what she had just heard. Alexei and Blue Thunder knew each other? What mission was Alexei talking about? What was the reward he mentioned? What was going on?
"Blue Thunder...I don't understand...why?" Rainbow Dash muttered. Blue Thunder turned around and chuckled.
"Ah...what the heck...I might as well tell you seeing as your going to be Alexei's personal puppet soon anyway," Blue Thunder replied as he walked up to her, "You see Rainbow Dash...I used to be the most famous racer in the Equestria 500. Ponies everywhere said I was poised to be the greatest racer of all-time. I had fame, trophies, fans, girls...everything." Suddenly, Blue Thunder slammed his right hoof on the ground as he clenched his teeth in anger. "All that was taken away from me after my back-stabbing teammates framed me for cheating. I was permanently banned from racing in the Equestria 500. I lost everything that I worked hard to get. Later on, just as I was at the end of my rope, I met Alexei. He understood how my situation and how I felt. More importantly, Alexei knew what I wanted most...revenge. So he brought me back to his home in Death Valley and we agreed to a deal. If I could successfully capture one of Flareon's friends, then I would receive a reward that would allow me to get revenge on my ex-teammates who took everything from me! I have to admit, I had my doubts, but this was far easier than I thought it would be. To think...a stupid, lovelorn mare would end up falling in love with me. That was just icing on the cake!" Blue Thunder began to laugh maniacally as a baffled Rainbow Dash was left absolutely speechless. At that moment, the group of shadow dragons Alexei had sent appeared in the clearing. One of them was holding what seemed to be a black crown with red jewels engraved in it. Blue Thunder began to smile as he walked to the dragon. "Ah...my reward has arrived!" As Blue Thunder picked up the crown, he signaled to the dragons and then pointed to Rainbow Dash. Suddenly, he heard a voice from behind him. When Blue Thunder turned around, he saw Flareon flying in the sky towards him. As Flareon landed on the ground, Rainbow Dash's eyes began to tear up in joy.
"Flareon!" she exclaimed, "You came for me! Thank you!" Flareon quickly turned his head to see Rainbow Dash binded by the rope. He then felt a sudden spurt of fury as seeing her like that. As Flareon turned to face Blue Thunder, he yelled, "You bastard...you're going to pay for this!"
"How did you find out we were here?" Blue Thunder asked.
"Me and Fluttershy found that note you wrote!" Flareon yelled, "Right now...Twilight is probably bringing Princess Celestia to this spot! You're going to atone for your crimes and I'm going to make sure of it!" Blue Thunder let out a deep sigh and turned to the shadow dragons.
"Would you guys please get rid of this pest for me?" Blue Thunder asked. Soon after, the dragons nodded in agreement and quickly began to attack Flareon. A couple of minutes later, Flareon successfully managed to defeat some dragons with fireballs and then finished off the rest with a Fire Tornado. Flareon landed back on the ground and smiled at a Blue Thunder who was in disbelief. "Flareon," he said angrily, "Alexei told me to watch out for you. I should've figured you would end up being a thorn in my side...however, not only do I have the power to get my revenge, I also have the power to kill you!" Blue Thunder looked down to admire the crown he was holding on his right hoof. Blue Thunder then slowly lifted it up and began to put it on his head. Meanwhile, thunder clouds were beginning to appear in the night sky above them. At that moment, Flareon felt a strong sensation that something very bad was about to happen. As Blue Thunder put the crown onto his head, he suddenly began to rise into the air as black flames erupted from his body, slowly turning his blue coat dark black.
"Yes...Yes! I can feel it! The power coursing through my body!" Blue Thunder yelled. Suddenly, a bright flash appeared, and soon after, he was seen with a black coat. Blue Thunder had now become Black Thunder. He then began to admire his new, powerful body, and began to laugh. "Yes...this will do very nicely!" Black Thunder looked at a baffled Flareon and said, "Well chosen one...shall we begin?" Flareon could sense the strong, evil power coming radiating from Black Thunder's body, but he didn't have time to worry about that, Flareon had to make sure Black Thunder didn't escape. He then flew into the air parallel to him and the battle between Flareon and Black Thunder quickly began. A few minutes later, Flareon was struggling badly against Black Thunder. The problem was Black Thunder was so fast that even Flareon's rapid shooting fireballs weren't fast enough to hit him. Flareon then formed a Fire Tornado and kicked it towards Black Thunder, but he was easily able to dodge it as he quickly flew high into the sky, out of the tornado's suction. Black Thunder then flew down towards him. Flareon tried to hit him with a huge fireball, but Black Thunder suddenly disappeared. Flareon tried to find out where he went, when suddenly, Black Thunder appeared behind him. Black Thunder then charged quickly into Flareon. As he plummeted to the ground, Black Thunder smirked. As Flareon slowly got back up, Black Thunder landed before him, and pointed his right hoof towards Flareon and smiled mischievously. Flareon quickly began to look at the sparks appearing all over his body. Suddenly, a lighting bolt came down from the thunder clouds above, directly hitting the spot where Flareon was.
As he disappeared in the flash of lightning, Rainbow Dash yelled out, "No! Flareon!" Soon after, Flareon was seen lying in a small crater where the lightning bolt hit. He wasn't moving. Right away, Rainbow Dash began to cry as Black Thunder laughed manically.
"That was it? That was the best the chosen one could do?! How pathetic! This was the pony Alexei is worried about? Flareon is a complete weakling! Then again...he was going up against true power!" Black Thunder proclaimed. As a helpless Rainbow Dash looked at an unconscious Flareon, she then turned her head to Black Thunder.
"True power? Don't make me laugh!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "Your so-called power is fake! Just like you!" Right away, Black Thunder's smile turned into am angry frown. He then flew down to the ground and headed right for her.
"You need to learn to keep your mouth shut!" Black Thunder yelled as he reared back his right hoof. Rainbow Dash quickly closed her eyes in fear and prepared for the worst, but when nothing happened, she opened her eyes. What Rainbow Dash saw before her left her absolutely speechless. Flareon had appeared in front of her and managed to block Black Thunder's attack with his right hoof. Black Thunder was in complete shock.
"Don't...you...ever...attack one of my friends!" Flareon yelled as he pulled back right hoof and punched Black Thunder's face. The force of Flareon's punch was so powerful, it sent Black Thunder tumbling across the ground. As he slowly got back up, Black Thunder felt his sore muzzle.
"You're going to pay for that," he muttered. Meanwhile, Flareon turned around to face a teary-eyed Rainbow Dash and smiled.
"You ok? Don't worry about me...I'm fine," he said trying to give her some relief, "Now...how about we get you untied already?" At that moment, Rainbow Dash's eyes widen in horror.
"Flareon! Look out!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. He then quickly turned his head to the right and saw Black Thunder rearing back his right leg. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to react as Black Thunder's kick hit Flareon and sent him flying across the ground. However, he didn't have time to recover as Black Thunder appeared by him again and punched Flareon hard on the face, sending him tumbling across the ground. This time though, Flareon quickly recovered and dodged Black Thunder's next attack. Flareon then created another Fire Tornado and kicked it towards Black Thunder. Unfortunately, he once again managed to evade it. Flareon was beginning to pant deeply as Black Thunder smiled. Things were beginning to look very bad for Flareon as he had reached his limit. If Flareon didn't end this fight now, there was a high possibility he was going to die. Suddenly, Flareon was hit by an idea. Even though he was at his limit, Flareon was able to create one more fireball. It was now or never. Flareon then shot a fireball down towards Black Thunder. However, it missed him completely. Black Thunder didn't even need to budge an inch.
"Out of energy already?" Black Thunder chuckled, "That's too bad! Luckily for me...I have more to spare!" Suddenly, Flareon began to smile.
"That fireball wasn't meant for you," a fatigued Flareon replied. Before Black Thunder was able to figure out what Flareon had meant, Rainbow Dash suddenly appeared behind him.
"Gotch ya!" she yelled as Rainbow Dash put her hooves around Black Thunder's mid-section and held on firmly. It turns out the fireball Flareon had shot was actually aimed for her. Flareon's plan was to burn off the rope, freeing Rainbow Dash from her bind.
"Let go off me!" Black Thunder exclaimed as he tried to break Rainbow Dash's hold on him. Suddenly, Flareon appeared before him and put his hooves on Black Thunder's shoulders.
"This ends now!" Flareon yelled as he reared back his head and used his horn to hit the crown. The force of his horn was strong enough to break the crown into pieces. At that moment, a bright flash appeared, engulfing Flareon, Rainbow Dash, and Black Thunder. Soon after, rain started to fall from the clouds above. Flareon and Rainbow were seen standing before Blue Thunder, who had returned to normal. He was desperately trying to put together the broken pieces of the crown.
"My power! My revenge! My redemption! No!" Blue Thunder exclaimed as he quickly burst into tears. The sight of him filled Flareon and Rainbow Dash with pity. It was a pathetic sight.
"Flareon," Rainbow Dash muttered, not taking her eyes off Blue Thunder, "What's going to happen to him?"
"Well...not only is Blue Thunder going to be charged with ponynapping, he's also going to be charged with conspiring with Alexei," Flareon said as he continued to look at Blue Thunder, "He's going to be put behind bars for a long time." Rainbow Dash turned around and walked a couple of steps before stopping.
"You can go," she muttered. As Blue Thunder's eyes widen in shock, Flareon wasn't completely dumbfounded.
"Rainbow Dash!" Flareon exclaimed, "You can't be serious...you're just letting him go? After what he did to you? He messed with your emotions and sold you out to Alexei!" As Rainbow Dash slowly nodded her head, Blue Thunder quickly got back up and tried to approach her, but she held out her right hoof, stopping him abruptly.
"Just go!" Rainbow Dash yelled as tears ran down her face, "Leave now! I never want to see your face around here ever again!"
Blue Thunder smiled and simply replied, "Thank you," as he turned around and flew away. After Blue Thunder disappeared into the stormy night sky, Flareon slowly walked to a distressed Rainbow Dash.
"Are you sure about this?" Flareon asked.
As Rainbow Dash wiped the tears from her eyes, she turned to face him and replied, "Yeah...I'm sure." As Flareon put his right hoof softly on her shoulder, they began to hear the sound of approaching hooves. It was Twilight accompanied by Princess Celestia with some of her royal guards.
"Where's Blue Thunder?" Celestia asked. Flareon and Rainbow Dash looked at each other for a few seconds then turned to face her.
"I'm sorry Princess Celestia," Rainbow Dash replied, "He got away."
"I see," Celestia said, "The most important thing is that you two are ok. Flareon...you look hurt. Are you sure you don't need me to take you to the hospital in Canterlot?"
"No...I'm ok," Flareon replied. He then walked over to the broken crown pieces, picked them up, and sent them to Princess Celestia. "This crown was given to Blue Thunder by Alexei. After he put it on, Blue Thunder's body turned black, and he obtained this evil, dark power. I was barely able to keep up with him. It was like his power had been amplified, but at the same time, that power completely corrupted him. It was nothing like I've ever seen before." Princess Celestia looked closely at the floating crown pieces and then put them into her bag.
"Alexei's power is the most evil, vicious, and menacing power ever known," Celestia said, "I will begin to study this crown right away." Soon after, Princess Celestia turned around and walked away, followed by her guards. Twilight quickly approached Flareon and Rainbow Dash.
"What happened here?" she asked. Flareon walked over to her and smiled.
"I'll tell you when we get back home," he replied. Flareon and Twilight turned around to look at Rainbow Dash, who was staring at the spot in the sky where Blue Thunder had flown to, while raindrops fell onto her face.
"Rainbow Dash...are you sure your ok?" Twilight asked. As Rainbow Dash turned around, she put on the best fake smile she could.
"Of course I am! I'm the super awesome Rainbow Dash after all!" she proclaimed. A few seconds later, Rainbow Dash flew high into the sky and headed towards Cloudsdale. After they watched her disappear, Flareon and Twilight began to leave the Everfree Forest and walk back home. Even though Flareon wanted to help Rainbow Dash more, he knew that time was the only remedy for a broken heart.