Rainbow Dash

     Do you ever get the feeling that you just don't belong, no matter where you are, or what you're doing?

     Rainbow Dash solemnly reflected on this thought as she stared out from the Everfree Forest. To be honest, she had felt out of place most of her life, and it kept coming back to haunt her. She sighed, it always seemed to really hit her when she was least guarded for it.

     She continued on through the forest, head down, reflecting on why she felt this way, until the dulcet tones of Zecora brought her back to reality. She couldn't make out the words, but the sound of her voice reminded her of why she was in the Everfree forest in the first place. She was supposed to be getting Amethyst to help Zecora in her newest remedy, even though Zecora was still frustratingly keeping what it would be a secret. Oh well, nothing she could do about it.

     Rainbow Dash found some of the elusive purple flowers, and after taking a mouthful of it, traveled back towards Zecora's hut. She went about placing it in the right place in the right barrel, muttering under her breath about how Zecora had to be so neat the whole time. It was just... unnatural.

     Excused from anymore wild plant chases, Rainbow Dash decided to take a walk in the forest to clear her mind. She sighed contentedly and stretched her wings. A calm walk through the woods was always a good way to clear her mind. She walked calmly past the owl hooting, and the distant Timberwolves howling, sounds that quite often paralyzed most ponies with fear. Pfft, wimps. If you had a little knowledge, maybe a little common sense (something most ponies seemed to lack) and a little bravery, you could navigate this forest, no problem. Seems most ponies Rainbow Dash knew lacked all of these things though. What a waste.

     She decided to test her wings and go for a little flight. Nothing rigorous, just a smooth little fly through the canopy. She took off with a running jump, enjoying how the number of branches and lack of light added a good bit of challenge to the game. She landed on her hooves and ran blindly through the trees, letting off a little happy laugh, barely avoiding the trunks. An upturned root decided to end her fun though, and as she face-planted, she thought the Everfree forest might not be the best place for a midnight joyride. She slowed down and took a good look at herself, to see how badly she had messed herself up.

    Rainbow Dash was a very peculiar pony. For one, she was a rainbow Pegasus. Her mane, which was mostly tied up into a ponytail at the moment, minus the few rebel strands that had gotten out, had all the colors of the rainbow.

     Second off, she was one of the only ponies brave enough to spend time with Zecora.

     But the most fascinating thing about her?

     Rainbow Dash was a fully-grown blank flank.