My return

“It is not your time yet young stallion.” Said a voice that echoed in the darkness.

“What do you mean?” the stallion asked both confused and worried.

“I mean open your eyes. She is very worried right now.” The voice sounded like another stallion.

“Who are you?” the young stallion yelled before coughing violently and getting his sight back.

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“Soarin are you alright?” a different voice asked and when he looked around he saw that he was in a library near a fire and there were two mares looking very worried.

“I’m fine.” Soarin said trying to figure out where he was.

“I was worried when I found you in the clubhouse so I brought you to Twilight’s so she could make sure you were okay.” Dash said looking relieved but still guilty. “I’m really sorry about last night.”

“What happened last night anyway?” Soarin asked still confused about why she was crying.

“I saw my father last night.” Dash said looking at the ground.

“That should be great Rainbow but why did it upset you?” Twilight asked while thinking about how Dash never talks about her family.

“I thought he died before I was born.” Dash said trying to hold back tears while the others looked bewildered. “He didn’t even say anything and when I called out to him he disappeared.”

While Soarin and Twilight tried to calm down Dash the Element of Magic sitting on the fireplace flickered to life for just a second.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kindo’s POV~~~~~~~~~~

In the Wonderbolts HQ lying in his bed is the Commander but he was lost in thought. Remembering days gone by and days that never was when he was brought back to reality by Spitfire.

“What is it Captain?” Kindo asked in his usual stern and commanding voice.

“I heard about what you said to Soarin before he left. He might be clueless but I’m not so”

“Sometimes it’s better to be clueless Captain. Sometimes knowing things hurt a lot.” Kindo said in his usual voice but his eyes looked like he knew the pain of knowing too much and were trying to protect her.

“I understand Commander but about that scroll.”

“The scroll has an age at the bottom with my seal correct.”

“Yes sir but how did you know?”

“This is one thing that you’d be better off not knowing but if I gave it to you than you must know. I’m sorry. Really and truly sorry Captain Spitfire.” Kindo said with concern and hurt yet to give in his voice.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Soarin’s POV~~~~~~~~~~~~

Soarin is standing outside in Ponyville when he realized it was getting late again. Celestia’s sun was setting and Luna’s moon was getting ready to take its place in the sky. Soarin found himself in the same situation as last night, too dark to fly home but nowhere to stay, while he was thinking about what to do another pony approached him.

“Can’t get home again huh Soarin?” Rainbow asked knowingly.

“No.” Soarin said annoyed but Dash found it amusing for some reason.

“Come on flyboy you can stay at my place.” Rainbow offered.

“I wouldn’t want to impose or anything.” Soarin said blushing and he noticed that Dash was blushing too.

“After last night I think you deserve a nice cloud bed.” Rainbow said as her blush got worse.

“Well I don’t have much of a choice do I?” Soarin asked playfully.

“No not really.” Dash said before taking off into the sky.

Soarin followed Dash to her cloud house once again but this time he knew what was going on and although their conversation during flight was a normal one Soarin couldn’t help but hope this wasn’t a dream.

“Make yourself at home.” Dash said opening the cloud door for Soarin.

“Thank you ma’am.” Soarin said politely but he still had a playful tone.

Soarin and Dash talked almost all night and ended up sleeping in each others hooves. Soarin woke up first and found himself in her hooves but he didn’t want to move. It was such a perfect moment for him that he wanted it to last forever. After an hour or so Soarin fell asleep again still in her hooves but shortly after he went back to sleep Dash woke up.

Rainbow Dash awoke to find herself in Soarin’s hooves and she wanted that to be the norm because she felt so safe and secure in his hooves. After a couple of minutes Dash caught a whiff of something it wasn’t a good smell and it didn’t take her long to figure out she was the source. Dash forced herself to end such a perfect moment for a desperately needed shower.

Soarin awoke again but this time Rainbow was not in his hooves and he could hear water running upstairs. Soarin decided to look around her house for a little bit mainly exploring the first floor. On the first floor there was just the usual a rather large kitchen, a pretty big living room, and a half bath but he found it strange that for a house so large there was such a small dining room.

Venturing up the stairs he found the main bathroom where Dash was, a bunch of big empty rooms, and a locked door but he couldn’t help but explore Dash’s bedroom. There was a picture of her friends, a pretty necklace, and some Daring Doo books but mainly the bedroom was empty. Soarin decided that he should stop looking in her personal room, his curiosity being overcome by general manners, but when he turned to leave.

There she was soaking wet in nothing more than a towel, unclothed ponies are common, but being in her bedroom gave a completely different atmosphere. He had seen her without clothes before but with her mane being dragged down by the water and mixing with the sunlight gave off a rainbow glow around her. Dash looked like some sort of goddess and Soarin couldn’t help but stare at her.

When Dash finally got the soap out of her eyes and adjusted to the light she saw him. Soarin was just gawking over her and she couldn’t resist.

“See something you like?” Rainbow said in a flirtatious voice while batting her eyelashes.

As soon as she said that his wings became as solid as a board and he was blushing furiously unable to speak.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kindo’s POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kindo was lying on the roof of the Wonderbolts HQ watching the sunrise thinking about what has already happened in his extraordinary life. In the last three hundred years he has seen so much but there is a recent memory haunting him it was about fifteen years ago.

“Commander.” Kindo looked turned towards the voice and saw Fleetfoot.

“Yes Fleetfoot. What is it?” Kindo said grateful for the distraction from recent memories.

“Sir. Your room is glowing and we can’t get in without your key.” Fleetfoot gave a bewildered expression.

‘Now? Why Now? Why here?’ Kindo thought as he made his way to his quarters. When he opened his door he came face to face with the one creature he didn't want to see.