Dashpoint: New Equestria

Rainbow Dash gasped. After all those years, she hadn't forgotten what her parents looked like. She stood there, as her parents looked over, waving with smiles. Rainbow Dash slowly walked over to them. She pushed through the crowds of ponies, approaching her parents.

"How's it going?" her mom asked her. Rainbow Dash stood there, not knowing what to say. "Just because you're on the Wonderbolts, doesn't mean you can forget about my birthday!" Rainbow Dash forgot. Her mother's birthday was the day after she died.

"Mom... Dad?" Rainbow Dash stuttered. "Is it really you?" Rainbow Dash's parents looked at her with odd expressions.

"Uh... yeah," her dad said. Rainbow Dash hugged them both. Her dad chuckled quietly. "Whoa, you're acting as if you haven't seen us in years!" Rainbow Dash looked at him.

"S-sorry, did you say Wonderbolts? As in the Wonderbolts?"

"Yeah, you're captain of the Wonderbolts, aren't you?" her mom asked.

"Oh, yeah! Pfft, I was just joking with you." Rainbow Dash was trying her best not to act weird. She tried to go along with whatever was happening. "Anyways, do you have anything planned for your birthday Mom?"

"Yes," her mom pointed in the direction of the theater. "Your father is taking me to the theater, and then for dinner. Just because it's the end of the world, doesn't mean I can't celebrate my birthday."

"Okay, see you later! I have a... a... uhhhh, ah! I have a Wonderbolts meeting, uh... thingy. So, catch you later, and... things! Gottagobye!" Rainbow Dash dashed away from her parents as fast as possible.

"Wow," her dad said. "She's even faster on the ground!" he looked the other way and saw the dark clouds forming over the horizon. "Uh oh. Looks like a storm's coming."

* * *

Rainbow Dash hurried through the crowds of ponies.

"Gotta find Twilight, gotta find Twilight," she muttered to herself, over and over again. Then, like a light at the end of the tunnel, she saw the familiar library-tree hybrid... thingy. She pounded the door many times. Nopony answered. She waited anxiously for something to happen. After many more minutes, she broke through the door, and looked around the dark, and dusty library.

"Twilight?" Rainbow Dash called. "Spike? Anypony there?" Rainbow Dash looked around the obvious empty tree. Many of the books had been thrown across the floor and others were torn, or badly damaged. Cobwebs were forming around the room, in the shelves, in the corners, and between the cases. On the left, was a small table with a dimly lit lamp. Papers covered the table, many of them looked like blueprints for strange weapons.

Rainbow Dash looked over by the stairs. There was a large metal door, which Rainbow Dash had never seen before. She looked to the left, and saw a large shelf close to the door. There were many drag marks on the ground, in front of the door. She approached the door, and wondered where it lead. She slowly pulled it open, and found herself bombarded by a hundreds of bats, flying out. They flew around the room, before finding an opening, and escaping out of the house.

Rainbow Dash looked through the large opening. It was dark, with stone stairs slowly leading down into the black oblivion. She took one step, which sounded much louder to her than it actually was. She took another step and, one after the other, she descended the dark steps, into the cave that lay beneath.

"Twilight?" Rainbow Dash called quietly. "Are you here?" there was no answer. The only sound was the sound of water dropping. The sound of her hooves hitting the wet stones seemed to get louder as she descended further into nothing. Suddenly, she saw a small light in the distance. It was dim, and would flash on and off for some time. As she approached the light, she got a feeling she was walking into a trap.

Rainbow Dash walked down the last step, and found the light upon her. She saw nothing special about it. There was a small bulb hanging from the ceiling. There were tables under the light. There was nothing special about the tables either. What was interesting, was what was on the tables. On one, there were different kinds of electronic devices, way more advanced than Rainbow Dash had ever known. On the other table, was weapons. There were all different kinds of guns, and explosives.

"My god Twilight. What happened to you?" Rainbow Dash said to herself. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash heard the sound of hooves hitting the hard stone. She turned around a stared into the darkness. "Twilight? Is that you?" the sound stopped, and Rainbow Dash's guard was up.

All she could feel was a hoof at the back of her head, for half a second, before she went crashing into the table. She slid across, and landed on the cold stone floor. Rainbow Dash groaned, and turned onto her back. She looked into the blackness from where she was thrown. Then, slowly emerging, she saw Twilight Sparkle. She was dressed in black. She was wearing boots, with strange guns tucked inside. She had a bag on her back, that looked to be full. She wore a long black coat. Her hood was high enough for Rainbow Dash to clearly see who it was. She did not move. She stood there, staring at Rainbow Dash.

"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" she asked. Rainbow Dash was instantly confused. "I said, who are you, and what are you doing here?"

"W-wait." Rainbow Dash. "Twilight, it's me! Rainbow Dash?" Twilight's expression did not change.

"I expect this is some form of feint lies. You really think you can outsmart the smartest pony in Equestria?" Rainbow Dash coughed, getting up.

"I'm not trying to trick you! My name is Rainbow Dash, you and me are best friends!" Twilight began to move. She slowly approached Rainbow Dash, before bursting into laughter.

"I have no friends, nor do I have enemies," Twilight stared at Rainbow Dash. "I don't even have parents. They both died when the Solar Empire invaded Saddle Arabia, renaming it Celestia's Crossing. Now quit changing the subject, and how did you get into this cave?"

"The bookshelf wasn't blocking the door. I just walked right in." Rainbow Dash stepped cautiously away from Twilight.

"You never answered my question. What are you doing here?" Rainbow Dash began to piece everything together. Blitz succeeded. He was able to change the past and, somehow, change the future.

"Twilight, please listen! It may seem crazy, but you and I are best friends in another reality!" Twilight's face changed to anger.

"That's impossible! Stop lying, and tell me who you are!" Twilight ran up to Rainbow Dash and pinned her down. Rainbow Dash tried to get her off, but Twilight was a lot heavier than she thought. Twilight grabbed one of Rainbow Dash's wings. "Tell me the truth, or I'll turn you into an Earth pony!"

"No, I AM telling the truth! I'm your friend!" Crack! Rainbow Dash stopped talking, and did not understand what just happened. She was overcome with pain. She shouted, trying to get her to stop, but couldn't overcome Twilight's weight. (Part of which due to the fact Twilight had 50 extra pounds due to the bag on her back.)

"You have four joints left." Twilight said, holding Rainbow's wing.

"Please... stop. I.. I'm telling the... truth!" Crack! Rainbow Dash shouted in agony. She tried to kick Twilight off, but had no strength left.

"Three to go," Twilight moved to the next one.

"Wait! I can prove it!" Rainbow Dash gasped. She remembered the item she had found at Twilight's house. She held up the photo of Twilight with her parents. Twilight got off of Rainbow Dash. She turned away from her, examining the photo. Rainbow Dash was gasping for air, and holding her wing in pain.

"This is..." Twilight said quietly. "This is my..." Twilight collapsed to the ground. Rainbow Dash didn't move. She heard Twilight's sobs, but did not want to rile her up again. She was afraid Twilight would break her neck. After a few minutes, Twilight got back up. "I'm not saying I believe you, but you obviously aren't dangerous." Twilight walked towards the light and pulled a drawer out from under the table. She opened it, and began rummaging through the contents.

"Here," Twilight said, holding up bandages. "I'm sorry about your wing." she sat Rainbow Dash on one of the tables, and began to wrap it up.

"What did you mean before, when you said you 'had no friends, and no enemies'?" Twilight stopped wrapping for a moment.

"No enemy I gain lives more than a week, and I'm just not one for friends, ever since I failed the Entrance exam. Even before then I-"

"Whoa! Wait a second, you failed the Entrance Exam?" Rainbow Dash turned to her.

"Yeah, I wasn't strong with magic." Rainbow Dash had an idea what Blitz changed. If he stopped her from performing the Sonic Rainboom, none of her friends would have gotten their cutiemarks. Therefore, Twilight never would have passed the Entrance Exam. That lead to a question that was nagging Rainbow Dash for the past few minutes.

"Do you have a cutiemark?" Twilight stopped again. She hesitated before answering.

"Yes, but I didn't get it for awhile." she began to wrap Rainbow's wing again. "It took me awhile before I realized what I loved to do."

"And what is that?"

"Later," Twilight did not talk much, until after she finished wrapping Rainbow Dash up. She brought her out of the cave, and upstairs. By then it was already raining hard. Twilight stared out the window, sitting on her bed. Rainbow Dash was sitting downstairs. She looked around, rummaging through the books that were lying there. There was only one book that was eye-catching. The large letters almost made Rainbow Dash smile: Equestrian Theories and Strange Phenomenon

Rainbow Dash looked through it, trying to figure out how Blitz was able to break the Time Barrier. The book had little information about the topic. She had all the information from what Twilight told her. There was not much she could find. Then, she found a piece of information that was surprising. "The pony who changes history may hold the same memories of the previous life." That meant that Blitz was here, and knew exactly what he did.

"Twilight! I know how to fix this!" Rainbow Dash shouted, running upstairs. Twilight, who was still sitting in her bed, was taken by surprise.

"Fix what?" Twilight asked, turning towards her.

"A way to fix the Timeline! I can restore the original world!" Rainbow Dash expected Twilight to jump to her feet. She remained still. Rainbow Dash sighed. "You still don't believe that I'm from an alternate world, do you?" Twilight looked her in the eyes.

"No. I think you're insane." Twilight turned back towards the window. Rainbow Dash sighed again.

"Have you ever seen a Sonic Rainboom?" Twilight turned back.

"No. A Sonic Rainboom is impossible. Nopony has ever done one."

"I've done it before." Twilight laughed so loud, she almost fell off her bed.

"Bullshit! I already suspected you were crazy, but this is over the top!" Rainbow Dash thought to herself, trying to figure out a way to make Twilight believe her. She looked outside, at the rain and lightning. She smiled.

"If I did a Sonic Rainboom, would you believe I'm from another reality." Twilight once again turned back.

"Performing something impossible has nothing to do with you being from a different reality. But, since you're trying so hard to impress me, I'll let you try." Rainbow Dash smiled, and went for the door. "One more thing." Rainbow Dash looked back at Twilight. "Fine, I'll believe you, if you're somehow able to pull this off."

"Don't worry, I've done this kind of thing before, there's nothing to worry about." Twilight chuckled again, before getting off the bed.

"Did you forget I pretty much broke one of your wings?"

"Pretty Much?" Rainbow Dash asked, on her way down the stairs.

* * *

Rainbow Dash went into an open field to reduce the risk of breaking any windows. Twilight reluctantly followed her. Rainbow Dash was pumped up to finally prove to Twilight she was telling the truth. As she prepared to fly up, she remembered that if her wing was broken, she would need to be struck by lightning to pull it off. It shouldn't have been a problem, considering it was in the middle of a thunder storm.

She was ready, She flew as fast as she could,(which wasn't actually that fast). It took her a few minutes to actually get up to the right height. When she did get up there, she was surrounded by falling rain, dark clouds, and bright flashes, followed by a loud boom. She was beginning to have second thoughts about doing this. Still, the fate of everything rested in this crucial moment which, of course, she messes up.

Rainbow Dash did not stop to think. She's done a Sonic Rainboom before, and she can do it again. She descended much faster than she ascended. She still wasn't fast enough to get a Sonic Rainboom. Her eyes watered, as she increased speed. She felt her chances becoming more likely but then, she fails. She wasn't fast enough to perform it, and was thrown thousands of feet. Twilight saw her fail, and rushed towards where she was headed.

Twilight heard the impact a lot sooner than she got there. When she finally came upon Rainbow Dash, she found that she had crashed into the ground, leaving a huge crater.

"My god," Twilight gasped as she saw the broken mare that lay inside. Twilight lifted her carefully and brought her back to the house. Rainbow Dash slept for many hours.

* * *

Rainbow Dash was plagued with strange dreams. She saw herself. Instead of standing up for Fluttershy, she was pulled aside by somepony. They quickly rushed to Rainbow Dash's house, where they stopped it. They stopped the murder.

Rainbow Dash saw visions of her friends. She saw all their lives playing out much differently. She saw Twilight embarrass herself at the Entrance Exam. She saw Pinkie never learn how to laugh, and continued to work on the rock farm. All her friends. All their lives were changed so greatly. Rainbow Dash didn't see how letting her parents live would stop them from getting their cutiemarks.

There was one more scene. Rainbow Dash saw an older Pinkie. Her coat was a grayish pink, and her mane was down. She had no cutiemark and looked as though she hadn't smiled all her life. She was welding something large and metal. There was a time skip, and it went to a large city. A large rocket entered the atmosphere and crashed into the city. There was a large explosion, and the scene went dark.

Rainbow Dash gasped, and woke up. She tried to move, but Twilight held her down. Rainbow Dash tried to fight her. She was flailing around, trying to get her off.

"Let me up!" Rainbow Dash shouted, trying to fight Twilight's hooves.

"Calm down, you broke almost every bone in your body!" Twilight picked up a needle and injected it into Rainbow Dash's neck. Rainbow Dash was instantly relaxed and she was in less pain.

"Wha... what happened?" Rainbow Dash moaned.

"You weren't able to perform the Sonic Rainboom. You crashed into the ground, and broke almost every bone in your body." Twilight pulled up an X-ray of her body, revealing multiple broken bones and fractures.

"And my wings?" Twilight looked at the X-ray.

"Huh. Strange enough, besides what I broke, your wings are fine." Rainbow Dash sat up, before shouting in pain.

"We... have to try... again!" she flopped back down and groaned again.

"You can barely move! You aren't going anywhere." Twilight went looking through some papers. Rainbow Dash sat up again, slowly.

"We have to try again. I need to show you." Twilight stopped looking through the papers and sighed.

"And what happens if you fail again?" Twilight smiled.

"Just try to catch me this time!" Twilight helped Rainbow Dash up, and they walked out the door of her house. Twilight brought her to the field and set her down. It was raining much harder causing rain to hit against Rainbow Dash's skin. Every little part of her hurt. She used what little strength she had to lift herself with her wings. Due to her broken bones, it took her twice as long to get up there, than last time. Twilight knew she would be there for awhile, so she reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a flask of whisky.

Rainbow Dash eventually got up to the right height and looked around. She wondered if it was all worth it. Why did she go through all this trouble just to prove she wasn't from this reality? She didn't have long to think about it. She found herself falling to the ground. She opened her wings and tried to increase her speed. She accelerated much quicker. Her eyes watered as she got closer to the ground.

The lightning was getting closer to her. The thunder made her ears start to bleed. When she was about to hit the ground, a flash of light and she found herself soaring through the sky. She felt intense pain, and actually passed out in mid air. When she awoke, she was still flying. She quickly turned around, and was back at the field in only a matter of seconds. She landed slowly. The pain in her body had gone, and her bones did not feel broken. Even her wing felt fine. Twilight sat there, unable to move.

"Hey," Rainbow Dash said walking towards her. "Are you okay?" Twilight looked over at her.

"Did you... not see what just... happened?" she stuttered. Rainbow Dash looked confused. "At the last second... I thought you were gonna die but... you were hit. A bolt of lightning came down on you. In that one second, you must have been ten miles away. There was a large ring of colors. Every color I've ever seen. There were colors I didn't even know existed." Rainbow Dash smiled.

"Now do you believe me?" Twilight looked at her.

"I-I'm not sure yet." Rainbow Dash put her hoof to her face and sighed.

"You called your brother your BBBFF." that was all Rainbow Dash said. There was a long awkward silence. Everything fell silent. Rainbow Dash thought she heard the rain stop for a moment. Twilight stood there in shock. She tried to open her mouth to talk, but no words came out. When she did finally speak, she had once thing to say.

"I believe you." Twilight picked up her flask and began walking back towards the town, with Rainbow Dash following.