Gun ranges, writers block, and school ... Hmmm.
After my encounter with the walking bag of sugar, I was wondering how long before...
"Hey!"
'Oh boy' I looked up to see something that made me both unbelievably happy and dreadfully depressed. My daughter. My mindwiped daughter. Once again, thanks Celestia.
"Uh, hi." I replied nervously. What was I supposed to say? I wasn't ready for this so soon.
"Names, Rainbow Dash. I hope Pinkie didn't give you to much trouble." She stuck her hoof forward.
"Lightning Strike." I shook her hoof.(Wait. What?) "No. No trouble at all. Just wasn't expecting that reaction, Dashie." I mentally slapped myself. Repeatadly.
"Hmmm." She narrowed her eyes at the ground and tilted her head.
"Something wrong?" I wasn't sure if she was trying to remember or just wondering why I called her that.
"Yes. I mean no... uh, maybe." She looked as confused as I felt. She looked back up, but stopped at what was around my neck. "What's that thing?"
I lifted a hoof to my necklace. I decided if she did have her memories, then they were lying dormant. I just needed to prod at them. "Their tickets to an air show, The Blue Angels. I was gonna take my daughter, but..." I looked away unsure of what to say.
Meanwhile, Dashie had a serious thinking face on, to the point it looked like it hurt. "I think... I think I was gonna go, but...I've never even heared of them."
I had an idea. It was a long shot, but it just might work. "Do you have a friend, possibly unicorn, that could help with said memory problem?" If this worked, I could find joy once again. Hope she dosen't notice me refrencing a pony I didn't technically meet.
"Yeah, I guess Twilight could help. Come on, I'll race ya." She jumped up in the air, spread her wings and took off.
*sigh* "Perfect. " I followed suite and took off after her, though at a much slower pace.
After getting lost more than once, I was able to find my way to Twilight's tree.(Now that I think about it, kinda pathetic I couldn't find the tree in the middle of town.) Dashie was waiting impatiently outside. I flew down and landed ready to go in.
"Finally. I was wondering when you'd get here." She knocked on the door and Spike opened it soon after. She introduced me to the baby dragon quickly before calling down Twilight.
"Hello Rainbow. Who's this?" She seemed to be analyzing me.
"This is Lightning Strike. He's not from around here." Dashie replied
'Oh you have NO idea.' I thought sarcastically.
She looked around my neck and froze. 'Wait. Did she see the tickets when she was at my house? They were on the table. This is Twilight. I wouldn't be surprised if she was observant enough to see them.'
I stuck a hoof forward. "The pleasure's mine." I said in a deadpan voice. I couldn't help but throw a mild glare at her.
She started to back up. 'Did she honestly put two and two together already?'
"You don't... you shouldn't of... oh no." She suddenly teleported out of the room. Probably of to tell the princess an a old friend's here.
'I swear if the princess decides to send me away, I can't be held responsible for what I'll do!'
I looked over at Dashie and threw on my best confused face. "Was it something I said?"
She looked like she couldn't decide on whether to laugh at the joke or stay confused at Twilight. "I don't know. I say we go find out!"
"Where is she going?" Canterlot, right?
"Canterlot, maybe." Ding! (Maybe.)
"Well then. Let's go."
"We're just going to barge in?"
"Yep. Twilight obviously hiding something. I hate when somepony keeps secrets from me." 'Oh god, irony' "Oh, and if Celestia's in on it, I'll be especially pissed. Our great leader keeping secrets from us? Not happening. Come on." I started towards the door and turned my head enough to see her following me with a determined expression on her face.
'One way or another Celestia. She. Will. Know.'
Gonna aim for four or five (maybe more) chapters.