I Miss You Dashie

Chaos. That is the only way to describe things in Equestria.

Paranoia.

Distrust.

Betrayal.

Battles for power.

Celestia and Luna overthrown, hiding away with a few allies.

Anarchy.

This is Equestria after loyalty has been destroyed by trauma and a single pony’s psyche. Not even the Mane Six were immune from the feeling of paranoia. And nobody trusts Pinkiepie.

Rainbow Dash’s memories of Earth have fully returned by then, and she spent a week crying out for Daddy to come back and save her.  Rainbow did not know why this love for her adopted father was so strong. She did not eat or sleep. She stayed in her delirious stupor for three days. In her weakened state, she became delirious. She needed to get back home, her real home of fifteen years. She began walking aimlessly through the forest, looking for the human she called “Dad”. Three hours later, she fainted from exhaustion.

Two Days Later

Rainbow Dash woke up and looked around. She was on an abandoned city street in the middle of what was once a nice neighborhood. She blinked several times, and realized she was on Earth, once again. How, and why she was not a filly like the first time, she did not know. The street was broken and overgrown with weeds. She was confused, but felt like she could think rationally and get home. She stretched her wings to the sky and looked down. She found some apples in an orchard nearby, then searched the surrounding area. The same familiar lawn and wide space drew her to her old home. As she landed on the porch, she noticed that the front door stood ajar, revealing pizza boxes and beer bottles strewn across the floor. A familiar man was asleep on the couch, while beer spilled from a bottle in the man’s hand. She did not want to believe it, but Rainbow already knew that this broken shell of a man was her father.

I was having an awesome dream. Dashie was trying to wake me up. I fell asleep on the couch after I stayed out for awhile longer than I should have. She was nudging my arm with her nose and had a look of desperate concern on her face. I didn’t want it to end, just to see my little Dashie for just a little bit longer, so I rolled over and tried to sleep. However, something sharp was digging into my side. But I ignored it. Whether what I saw was real or not, I wouldn’t know for sure until later that day. For now, I wanted to rest.

Rainbow Dash finally began to remember the chaos in Equestria. She flew out of the house and tried to brainstorm a way to get help. She knew she couldn’t find help anywhere else, so she tried to think of a way to get back to Equestria.

“What I need is some magic,” she mused, “and a good thunderstorm. That’s how I got to Earth in the first place. But the only person I can think to ask is my Dad.”

With a sigh from having to go back to that defeated man, Rainbow Dash headed home.

I woke up with a start. Someone was standing on me, and was trying to get me up. I looked to my left and saw Dashie again for the first time in years, if I don’t count my dreams. Tears quickly came. If I ever missed having my heart explode, I was satisfied in that moment.

“Dashie!” I cried, and took her up into an embrace.

“Dad!” said Dashie, Then crinkled her nose. “You smell really bad right now.”

I suddenly felt how dirty I was, and went to take a shower. Excitement and joy quickly spread on my face as I took a hot shower, then shaved and put on a fresh set of clothes.

“How did you get here?”

“I fainted in the woods. I actually went crazy for like, two weeks. All the memories returned after about two months, but they confused me and I ended up getting all paranoid. I think I still am, at least towards the other ponies. But not with my dad. Not with you.”

I started to reply, when an urgent look flashed across her face.

“Oh no... I forgot why I came here in the first place. I need to get back to Equestria.

“What? You only just got here!”

“I know, but there has been problems in Equestria. While I was crazy, I became distrusting, and abandoned all of my friends. I think everyone else lost their loyalty too.How, I’m not really sure. And then my element of harmony like, shattered. So there’s a whole bunch of stuff going down, and I can’t help them anymore. I can’t be loyal to them with my father an entire dimension away. I would go nuts again. So I need to go back, and I need you to come with me. I think that way, I can stay rational and we can save my friends. I need you with me Dad.”

“That is completely crazy. But, you are my daughter, so I guess I better go with you. But how?”

“We need some sort of energy source, like a magic item. Also, we need electricity. At least, that’s what I think. I’m not great with magic.”

I immediately remembered the small red lightning jewel I had. I fell asleep holding it. So I went digging in the couch. When I finally found it, it glowed, presumably sensing the presence of the owner of the Element of Loyalty.

“Hello, Rainbow Dash. This is Princess Celestia. If you are hearing this, there is a state of chaos in Equestria.. You are most likely with your father, and have full memories of the last fifteen years. This jewel is the Element of Loyalty, but I enchanted it so that it would take you and one other, preferably your father, to Equestria. Please leave immediately. This message is most likely only half a second long here, bu still, you must hurry.Save Equestria. Go!”

There was a bright flash. And I stood , for the first time, in the Cloud Castle.