Now, this is basically the same as my screw-up, but I just changed a few things...hopefully the storyline makes a little more sense to you now that it's in order. ^_^
As I expected I was the first to finish breakfast, the thought of hearing about Rainbow Dash's parents had me thrilled. I wanted to know all about the two that created such a fine mare as the one I'm in love with.
As soon as Dash had finished her meal, I walked over took the plate and walked to the sink to wash it. I turned around to see her smiling. "I love you Twix, and I think you're ready to hear about my childhood." I nodded, washed up the plate and sat down in front of her pressing my hooves against hers.
"Dash, I love you too, and no matter what you tell me, I will always love you," I smiled "Now, take as long as you like. Daybreak is at Fluttershy's and the others are busy, so they won't be interrupting us," I nodded "Now, go ahead."
I looked into her eyes and saw a tear dwelling waiting for its chance to strike down in sadness.
"Well, as you know, I went to Cloudsdale Flight School, don't you?" Dash asked as she took a deep breath in. I nodded and felt my heart throb slower "Well, you know how I can sometimes act like I have a high ego?" again, I nodded "Well, when I was still just a filly, I had a race against three bully pegasai...wait, you know Dumbells, Hoops and Score, don't you?" I nodded remember when Dash shown me Cloudsdale for the first time. "Well, before class, Dumbells called me Rainbow Crash because I face-planted on a cloud when landing the day before...anyway," Dash had a breath and smiled at me again trying to hold her tears back, as if she was preparing for what she was going to say next, "he gave me a hard time during Flight School and that was the day I got fed up with the suffering he gave me, so as he landed next to me after class I flew up to him and bucked him in the face. " she smiled as she rubbed a hoof through her mane slowly trying to remember where she was up to in her story "things didn't turn out too well from there, he went and told one of the supervisors and I was threatened to be expelled from Cloudsdale Flight School for 'beating other ponies up'. I got home to mum and dad aggravated at me, we had a fight and I swore if they gave me a hard time again I 'd drop out of Flight School, they didn't agree, instead they were going to force me to stay there. The next day I went back to Flight School and, again, they gave me a hard time. So I challenged him to a race and I won. But after that he regrouped with his two friends, Hoops and Score, and said if I go anywhere near them again that I will 'get it'. So the first thing I did was go to the supervisor's office and told him that I was leaving and I was aware that there wasn't any way to get back into the classes. I said he could shove it as I no longer wanted to be part of their discriminating ways. I was happy, until I got home," Dash had a tear running down her eye at the mention of 'home'.
"It's fine Dash," I interrupted briefly, "don't be afraid to cry, it's who we are."
She smiled and gave me a peck on the cheek.
"When I got home, my parents were waiting at the door furious. They threw a heap of suitcases at me, turned around, looked the door and told me to find somewhere else to live. That's when I managed to find a temporary home in the alleyways of PonyVille. I grew up there while working as a cleaner at the PonyVille School," she smiled for a moment as if remembering good times.
"Is that where you met Scootaloo," I asked. Dash nodded.
"Scootaloo was interested by my cutie mark, did I ever explain to you how I got it?" I nodded "Well,
Scootaloo stayed back after school every day to talk to me about flying, I told her that I dropped out of Cloudsdale Flight School and yet she still insisted. She invited me over several nights, her parents were...how you say...out going, Scootaloo didn't ever get to spend much time with them because they were always out and about doing stuff. Scootaloo basically had no other friends or family except Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, so she was excited to make a new friend, being me. Don't get me wrong though, her parents were indeed very nice. They were the ones who set me up the job at the Weather Factory. I didn't see much of Scootaloo's parents from then on, actually, I haven't seen them for a few years now." Dash stopped again for a break.
"How did you get the cloud home?" I asked.
"It was the Weather Factory that set me up with that, I still have to pay rent, it's really not much though, only about 5,000 bits per fortnight."
"How did you meet the rest of Elements of Harmony?" I asked with what I thought a good question.
"Through Scootaloo, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, I met Rarity, Applejack and Fluttershy," Dash smiled at the mention of Fluttershy's name.
"What about Pinkie Pie?"
"I met her when I started going to Sugar Cube Corner, she threw me a party and introduced her the Pinkie Pie style."
"Why don't you try contacting your parents now?" I asked getting up from the pillow like chair.
Dash eyes sprung from the floor to mine. "Do you think I should?"
I nodded "I saw how upset you were every time you mentioned your parents, c'mon," I pulled her to her hooves "they will change their minds when they see how far you have come in your life," I smiled looking down at her.
"Thanks Twix," Dash whispered with tears still in her eyes.
I lead Dash out of the shack and we took off into the sky.
"Dash," I called out to see her looking at me "Do you remember where to go?"
I saw Dash nod and fly faster, as did I.
Dash and I flew to some part of Equestria I had never seen anywhere on the show. It's as if we jumped to a different universe and went to Cloudsale.
"Here we go," Dash said with nerves in her voice as we stopped at what looked like a newly placed house.
We walked to the front door and knocked. The door opened to a yellow mare.
"Hi, my name is Rainbow Dash. I'm here to see my parents," Dash asked as she looked through the door to see Pegasus moving furniture around.
The mare at the door looked down at the ground then back up at us "I'm really sorry, Miss Rainbow Dash...your parents, they...They passed away recently."
Dash dropped to her flank putting a fore-hoof to her face in disappointment, not sadness.
"Thank you for your time," I said as I put my hoof on Dash's shoulder, "C'mon Dash, it's not your fault, I bet they would be happy to see you now from up there," I said as I looked further into the sky. I swear as soon as those words dripped out of my mouth I felt a presence from the sky watching me.
"Twix, I know, I know, just can we please go home," Dash said as she slowly stood up with her head facing down.
"Yeah, c'mon, let's go home," I looked at the mare at the door whom had a fore-hoof covering her mouth feeling guilty for having to be the one to tell Dash her parents had passed away, "can you please tell us how? I'm sure Dash wants to kno" I asked looking at my cyan mare. She slowly nodded.
The mare nodded while looking down at the ground "it was a fire, they were still asleep when it happened, Miss Rainbow Dash, I'm very sorry for your loss, I was really good friends with you family," As she finished Dash's expression was more hopeful.
"Did they ever mention me?" Dash jumped from the ground and landed in front of her.
The mare smiled "yes, they did. Not long before the fire they wanted to meet you again, I'm really sorry it didn't happen. The entire time you've been gone they have compared pictures of you to see how cute you were when you were a filly."
Dash's body just slumped but her sad smile was still there, preventing the mare at the door and I from bursting into tears ourselves.
"Miss Rainbow Dash, they cared about you, as soon as they found out that you became an Element of Harmony they started looking for you, they just couldn't find you. Where have you been all this time?" Asked the yellow mare.
"PonyVille," Dash muttered looking between the ground and her "this is my fiancé, Sunflower Twix," I smiled to show I was paying slight attention of her, "We have a son, Daybreak. He's at a friend's house at the moment," As Dash said that the mare's eyes lit up with happiness for Dash and I.
"We should go," I intervened "what's your name by the way?" I asked the yellow Pegasus.
"Swift Breeze," she replied.
"It's good to meet you Swift Breeze," I said as she nodded.
Dash and I flew off back towards PonyVille.
During the flight I heard sobs in front of me, I knew I should've caught up with Dash and been there for her, but I needed some space of my own and I was sure she wanted a few moments to herself too.
As we walked through the door Dash broke down. Tears pouring out, streaming down making a small puddle on the ground. I quickly jumped to her and gave her a hug.
"It's ok Dashie, I understa..."
Dash interrupted. Her voice full of anger "WHAT? YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE YOUR PARENTS DIE AND YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THEM?" Her words turning into hate. "Sky Dash and Air Trail, my pare..." she broke down again.
I squeezed her tighter, smelling her usual rose scent.
"Dash, please don't be angry at me," I sniffed "but they kicked you out of your home, why are you..."
"Twix," she interrupted again "I know they weren't the best parents in Equestria, but they're mine. I know what your world is like, I know how violent it is, but in this world, this reality," she sighed with more tears flowing down her eyes "things are different."
I pulled away, just enough to have my snout at her ear to whisper "I love you Rainbow Dash, you're the only girl...mare, who's ever understood me. I hate to see the one that I love in pain, is there anything I can do to help you?"
A small smile soon grew on her face and she stood up wiping her tears away. I gave Dash a peck on the cheek and told her that I was always there for her, she flashed her famous confident smile and gave me one back.
