A brown griffon with snow white feathers rested her head on her talons, sighing heavily as she stared outside a train car window. Memories of her most recent accident coming back to her as she stared at the sky...

Gilda panted heavily as she flew through some dark stormy clouds. After getting told off in front of a bunch of ponies by her "friend" Rainbow Dash, she had stormed off in a fit of rage and hurt, and now she was caught in possibly one of the worst storms in Equestrian history. "Stupid ponies... stupid Dash... STUPID STORM!" Gilda screamed, cringing slightly as a boom of thunder made its way to her ears. Her wings ached and her paws felt numb, but Gilda had to keep pushing forward. All of a sudden, a huge flash of light blinded Gilda's vision, and she vaguely remembered falling before she blacked out.

Gilda cursed silently under her breath as she replayed the memory, clenching her talons. She looked over her shoulder at her wings, which were folded neatly against her for the first time in years. They were bandaged, and they itched from their absence in the air. Resting her head against her talon again, Gilda sighed as she saw Ponyville coming into view through the window.

The train doors opened, and Gilda took a few hesitant steps outside. She groaned as she gave a stretch, hearing a few satisfying pops on her back. She began walking at a slow pace, hoping to find Rainbow Dash, or one of her friends. She needed to get her apologies over with, and then look into finding a place to stay. However, this would prove to be a much harder chore than Gilda would have liked. All throughout the town square she received looks of disgust and hatred. Probably due to her last visit a few weeks prior.

This is going to be harder than I thought, I just hope Rainbow and her friends can forgive me, or at least get me a ride back to Cloudsdale.

Rainbow Dash soared through the air as she got started on her morning weather duties. She burst through a bunch of clouds, preparing for a bright and sunny day. Yeah, I totally made the sky 20% cooler... Rainbow chuckled to herself, making her way towards Town Square. However, when she spotted Gilda through the mass of ponies, Rainbow had to do a double-take. What is she doing here? Rainbow landed right in front of Gilda, a hard glare on her face. Gilda could feel the hatred pouring off of Rainbow Dash at that current moment. " You better have a good reason why you decided to come back, our last meeting wasn't exactly favorable..." Rainbow said, and Gilda cringed at the memory. " H-hey Rainbow, just h-hear me out okay? I actually came here to apologize. I realized that I was wrong to make assumptions, or to hurt your friends... I just missed you, and I was real selfish about it. I just want us to make amends and go back to being friends again..." Gilda explained, hanging her head low in shame. Before she could process what was happening, she felt Rainbow pressed against her in an accepting hug."Ugh come on Dash... no mushy stuff okay? " she complained. Rainbow Dash ruffled Gilda's feathers a bit, and they both laughed. "I appreciate the apology, but we won't be 100% until you apologize to my other friends Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. ESPECIALLY Fluttershy, you hurt her the most. She is extremely sensitive after all..." Rainbow Dash explained, a stern look crossing her features. Gilda scratched at the back of her head sheepishly and gave Rainbow a small smile. " Can we do Pinkie Pie first? I want to get her out of the way just in case she throws a party or something... no offense of course!" Gilda reasoned, and Dash gave her an approving nod, chuckling a bit. "Yeah I get what you mean... come on then, and don't think you won't get Fluttershy either. I'm gonna get her to re wrap those bandages of yours... too bad you can't fly though, it would make traveling for us easier." Rainbow concluded, chuckling a little. " Whatever you say Dash, lets get this show on the road..." Gilda said, walking forward as they made their way to Sugarcube Corner...

When Gilda and Rainbow Dash walked inside Sugarcube Corner, it was surprisingly empty. There were no customers inside, and the only activity around was Pinkie Pie sitting on a table, a blue cupcake being devoured by the enthusiastic earth pony. Upon noticing the two them Pinkie swallowed her cupcake. " Hi there Dashie! Oh! Your that griffon that was a meanie weeny last time..." Pinkie commented, causing Gilda to lower her head a bit in shame. " Actually Pinkie Pie, she came here to apologize, go on Gilda..." Rainbow said. Gilda looked at the pink earth pony smiling brightly at her, and Gilda couldn't help but return the smile. " I am really sorry Pinkie Pie, I should have talked to you instead of blowing up like that, and I really appreciate the fact that the party was for me..." Gilda said. "APOLOGY ACCEPTED!" Pinkie screamed, causing Gilda to flinch a bit, before bursting into laughter at the way she was acting. She was doing a hoofstand on her front legs and bouncing around in excitement. "Hey Dashie... hehe, can we go?" Gilda teased, loving the blush that appeared on Dash's face from the pet name. " Y-yeah.. we can, Pinkie, we'll see you later okay?" Dash said before turning around and heading out the door with Gilda close behind.

Gilda and Rainbow trotted through Town Square again, this time heading towards Fluttershy's cottage. " Now Gilda, i'm gonna have to hope you don't screw this one up. Fluttershy is way more sensitive than any of my other friends, so don't try to sound cool, just be yourself and speak from right here." Rainbow paused as she rested her hoof on Gilda chest. She blushed a deep crimson from the contact, and her tail gave a subconscious flick. "I'll do my best, but like I said, no mushy stuff..." she reasoned earning a chuckle from Dash and a ruffling of her feathers. "I hope I don't screw this up either.... I may have to go super mushy with this one." Gilda thought as she made her way towards Fluttershy's house.

Author's Note

My very first story, and my first time writing fanfiction or being apart of a fanfiction site. I hope to meet tons of new friends and maybe gain some small fame. Hope to meet you!