Give me a speck of something that makes sense

by Commander Hot Stuff

Rating: teen
Tags: Sad, Main 6, Princess Luna, Gore, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Adventure
Length: 7587

Princess Luna helps somepony to answer the question that everyone does once in a lifetime: Why was I born? I wish I had never been born.

A heated discussion and the feeling of worthlessness make to Rainbow Dash the following question: Why was I born? What is the meaning of my life? How Equestria would be if I had not been born? Perhaps a better place?
The lunar princess help this pony with her questions in the simplest way.

Published 2014-01-30 02:40:05 UTC
Last updated 2014-05-26 05:24:37 UTC

Helping a bearer of harmony

Luna's P.O.V

Have you ever woke or slept thinking about the meaning of life? Of your life, specifically saying. As the princess of the night, I often see dreams of ponies about it. So I change the course of your dreams by showing them happy things with which they had dreamed of before.

Taking care of the dreams of my subjects is not an easy task. Often requires me concentration, meditation and nerves of steel but I'm happy to help them. Today I was wanting to see something really exciting, daring and adventurous too. Maybe a short walk through the dreams of the element of Loyalty satisfy my desire.

Getting in her dream, I observe the scenery. It is a quiet evening and has some clouds in the sky. Rainbow Dash is sitting on one of them, her face is contemplative how to she examine the distance of the cloud to the ground. A precisely calculated move, I can see and I look forward to what comes next.

She soars to a higher cloud and back to look around. She seems nervous at the same time determined. Maybe I see a Sonic Rainboom. This is so cool. Oh, a filly with a nightmare about toasters in Manehattan. Do not start the show without me, Rainbow Dash, I’ll be back soon.

A warning to parents: Never let your child watch thrillers about killer toasters, they really burn. I returned to Rainbow Dash dream only to find her with the same contemplative face. I did not face a killer toaster to see you sitting, Rainbow Dash! Move! Make a loop, some spinning, some simple measly flight! I do not want to be forced to watch another dream about pies with Soarin again. Or about a beach and coconut water with Spitfire.

I think I'm going to dream of Scootaloo. She must be dreaming about your awesome flights, Rainbow. Finally she decided to move, I'm staying right here. Rainbow soars again and looks at the floor again and I'm sure she'll do that now.

She starts flying toward the ground reaching lightning speed in a few seconds. That sounds like a Sonic Rainboom for me. My eyes shine with excitement, I'm about to view something truly historic. Give me a break, I just saw one of the three she did.

But something is wrong here, she ends up locking the wings next to the body. Content yourself, Luna, you will not see a Sonic Rainboom but the famous "Mortal Flying” where the pegasus flies speedily to the ground and a few feet before reaching it opens its wings on a flyby. Few pegasus managed to do this feat.

She is a few feet off the ground, but her wings do not open. Sweet Celestia, she is not doing any maneuver! She is committing suicide! If I do not do something fast, she'll get. I turn some stones into a huge mattress and she falls it. I managed to save her, even if just in the dream world.

I went down of my cloud and flew to her. The mattress had managed to absorb the impact of the fall. I landed beside her and touched her head to the hull. She opened her eyes, a little dizzy and then looked around.

"I.. Died?" She looked into my eyes.

"No, but barely so. What were you thinking? No, do not tell me anything. Not now. Wake up, drink a glass of water and wait for me in your bed. Whatever happens, do not leave home. Did you understand ? "

"Yes, Princess." She stood up and I thanked her for being unharmed

"Please, Rainbow, call me Luna." Although my voice was pleasant, my face was not. I was angry with her because she had dreamed about suicide. If she was dreaming about suicide, it is likely that she went to sleep thinking about too. I opened my eyes, leaving the dream world. I had an important mission in the real world.

In a carriage pulled by two of my guards, I followed in silence all the way to Ponyville. The lights on, a very few, who were perceived to Ponyville also had an active nightlife

But my destination was not within the town. The carriage landed on soft soil afforded by the extensive porch of cloudhome. I told my guards for resting, I would spend the night there if necessary.

I opened the door with my magic. Few houses in Equestria were like this, a quiet place to live, above the mountains, large and spacious. I assumed that was her bedroom a few floors above.

I opened the door and found her just as I had asked, awake and drinking a glass of water. She looked at me and walked away from the center of the bed, making clear that I was invited to lie there.

I thanked her and lay beside her. Not in a thousand years would I find such a soft bed like that.

"You know why I'm here?"

"Yes, Luna."

"Why, Rainbow Dash? Of all the ponies, just you, Rainbow? I just do not understand why you want to take your own life."

"I just realized how useless I am here. Ponyville doesn’t need me, Equestria doesn’t need me. Twilight helps everyone with her wisdom and magic, not to mention that she is a princess too. Pinkie Pie makes everyone smile and she is a excellent baker too. Applejack looks after the farm as anyone and always gives good counsel. Fluttershy takes care of all animals dearly preventing them from harming for Ponyville. Rarity makes beautiful dresses that pleases everyone and makes Ponyville a well-spoken town, and I? I keep the sky clean, but any pegasi can do this. I fly very well, but have been born and will be born pegasus that will do the same. Why was I born? They say that everypony was born to be special, I wish I were never born ."

"Let me see if I understand ... You think you're not special?"

"With your pardon, but you can not see? It is so clear as the summer sky."

"You are special, Rainbow Dash. Much more than you think."

"Zero multiplied by any number is still zero. Moreover, it is said for anypony that is on the verge of suicide."

"You think I go out of my bed and my duties every night to say that to somepony? Is the first time I do it, Rainbow Dash, and for good reason. You are special and I can prove it."

"Sorry, your highness, but nothing you say will change my opinion about me."

"Rainbow Dash, where ponies have a dream like this I usually show him happy dreams that pony had . Never talked personally with somepony in this situation. However, I will not say anything. I'll show you. Close your eyes and follow me for an Equestria where you do not exist.”

Manehattan

When I close my eyes, I saw myself in the dream world or perhaps merely an alternate reality. It is night, just like in real Equestria and as I suspected, everything continues as normal as before. Luna is next to me and we're both almost translucent, like specters.

"So, Rainbow Dash, you see something different here?" She asks me, admiring the scenery a bit more than me.

"No, this is Ponyville at night, all is calm and quiet even without me."

"Are you sure it's night?"

"Of course, everything is dark and the moon is shining in the sky. Good job, Luna, can we go to the real Equestria now?"

"It's two o'clock in the afternoon is a bit early to leave."

"Two o'clock? No way. Look at the sky and tell me if it's two o'clock in the afternoon."

"I can see the sky clearly, Rainbow, and I can tell you that it is two o'clock."

"I think we're in the wrong alternate universe."

"No, no. We are in Equestria where you do not exist."

"Very funny, I do not control the day and night, neither time."

" It’s true, this is mine and Celestia function. Discord loves playing with this too. Now , as you may notice , there are merchants selling their wares . "

I looked absolutely stunned . How was that possible ? Do those ponies did not have a clock? I did not invented the clock for them no longer exist . Clocks are not even my job but Doctor Whooves job."

All the vendors I knew were there, though their goods were scarcer than usual. Some had changed their merchandise like the sellers of fruits and flower ponies.

The old fruit vendors now sell hay and its derivatives as chips and bacon. Lily, Rose and Daisy still selling flowers, but definitely were not lilies, daisies and roses. Were exotic flowers like primroses, moon flowers and night gladiolus. There was a kind of lily and exotic too, but were not lilies of the field. Only flowers that bloom at night.

"Wait a minute, where is the tent of Apple Family?"

"I expected you asked me that question. Our first destination, Sweet Apple Acres."

I flew the routine way to the farm AJ, I knew she would have some explaining for me, since Luna wanted me to find all by myself.

Why the moon was in the sky if it was two o'clock in the afternoon? I am not the mother of Celestia for her not exist. Luna is probably bored and is playing this absurd game with me. She's driving me crazy.

Definitely crazy. In place of the apple trees leafy there is only a hayfield. Hay everywhere, no apple trees. How this place is still called Sweet Apples Acre? 'There's only hay and hay, and more hay. What the hay is going on? Infamous pun, I know.

I took the little movement through the skies to do some of my signed maneuvers, maybe Applejack saw and come talk to me.

Nothing yet, I alight on the road leading to the barn and I spot another known pony. Big Macintosh.I said a "hey, big guy" loudly, but he seems not to have heard me. This is frustrating, every pony hears me, even if I say something really dumb. Being ignored is not a cool thing.

"Hey, Big Mac!" I scream again.

"It will not work, we are not visible to him. Neither audible, if it is your next question."

"Mother of Celestia!"

"Hey, it's my mother too! Some respect with her, young lady."

Big Mac carried a large amount of hay to the kitchen, probably Granny Smith will do an afternoon snack. Apple Bloom also has a quantity of hay to load much lower than that of her brother, of course.

Taking advantage of my non-visibility, followed them into the kitchen with Luna behind me.

"So, little sister, how was school today?" I heard the stallion say.

"Fine." But for her face, nothing was fine. "Miss Cheerilee had taught us some fancy maths."

"Our sister, Applejack used to say the same." The big stallion chuckled.

Used? What happened to Applejack? Why Big Mac is the speaker now?

"I wish that Applejack was here. She would defend me from those cruel girls. Why do they imply me so much? I never did anything to them, but they make fun of me because Ah did not have mah cutie mark yet.”

"I'll talk to her again about this." Big Mac dropped the hay in the kitchen doorway.

"No. They will look at me like I'm a crybaby. I do not want it. Why Scootaloo is so cruel?"

Scoots? Cruel? I thought she was talking about Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, not about my little sister. I looked at Luna, asking for answers.

"Still seems normal to you?" She just asked me.

"Obviously not! My little sister is a bully! And Applejack? Where is Applejack?"

She said nothing and watched the hayfields . I grabbed her by the ethereal mane , my eyes burning with anger as my pupils decreased .

" Where ... is ... Applejack ? Answer me ... now ! "

I felt an aura engage in and the next second we were in Bridleway , Manehattan . Since I had only gone once that place was strange to be in strange circumstances . I realized we were in one of those balconies for chic ponies .

And there she was . Her blonde mane elegantly tied with a red bow tie, also his tail tied with a red bow . Another similar to Apple Bloom red bow adorned her head . She was sitting on a tall stool and skillfully played a cello . Beside her was Octavia Melody . I knew Applejack was good with string instruments , but not to that level . Octavia is simply the best cellist of all Equestria , playing with her is considered an honor for any amateur .

Except that Applejack did not seem to be an amateur but just the opposite. The honored there was another. AJ played with grace and elegance, as if she had dedicated his whole life to the cello.

They finished their duet and raised to thank the public. All beat their hooves in approval, even I had to admit that it was good and I do not like classical music.

"Thank you for welcoming me here, Manehattan.It is an honor play alongside the best cellist of all Equestria, the great Appletini." Octavia smiled at the audience.

The two musicians left the stage under a hail of red roses. Octavia was crazy, her name is Applejack, not Appletini.

"Appletini is just the stage name, Rainbow. Offstage, out of sight of the whole society she remains being Applejack." Luna touched my shoulder. "It is a sophisticated and acceptable name for the bourgeoisie. How classical musician and citizen of Manehattan, she has a name and a reputation to maintain. Follow me , we will follow Applejack to her house . "

Luna and I waited for my friend outside the theater . It was already strange enough , but the princess seemed to have more plans . We follow Applejack and her cab through the streets of Manehattan to a simple condo . I knew it! I knew Applejack was not so changed . A false name , a strange profession, but she is still my good friend Applejack .

"She does not know you . " Luna said, reading my thoughts again. " She doesn’t have true friends here, if that's your next question."

We entered the room and found her lying on the couch. Where's her cutie mark? I just see a goblet with green liquid and a cherry inside in its place. Where are the three red apples that indicate her love for the farm and the family?

I approached her and I could hear her sobbing. She was crying. On the table beside the couch was a photo of the Ponyville Apple Family.

And there I was, finding myself unable to cheer up Applejack, saying a word of support or show her the way and reasons to return home.

"We already have sufficient here." Luna stared at me and I could see my sadness reflected in her eyes. "We can not do anything for her, Dash. We're just spectators, remember?"

Appleloosa Desert

Luna and I stayed on a hill in western Manehattan for a long time. I was still trying to understand what was happening. Before I go to sleep, Applejack was a happy farmer and now she was a sad musician.

"I spent an entire morning working in the orchard and most of the afternoon selling apples at the fair in Ponyville. This is hard and honest work. Meanwhile, you delay with your practice for the Wonderbolts, nap at work with the excuse that is tired and then you brag to do your service in less than one minute." That was her argument in our discussion.

"So, are you ready for our next destination?" Luna was up waiting for me.

Ready would not be the term I would use. Although I was born fearless, daring, brave and though danger was my middle name, the encounter with the new Applejack had caught me off guard and at that moment her tears were mine too.

"Rainbow Dash, are you okay? If you want we can stop here and go home. My intention was only to help you with your questions ...

But it seems that I failed really bad." I saw her lower her head.

What the hell was I doing crying at the top of a hill? That was not me. I'm not like that! And Princess Luna just wanted to help me, now she feels really bad. I could be shaken from within, but let it show was not me.

"Yes, I'm ready. Was just thinking about Applejack." I stood up, walking over to her. "What is our next destination?"

"The desert near Appleloosa. Should we find another element of harmony there."

I felt the aura engage us again and Manehattan disappearing before my eyes give way to arid desert around the small town of Appleloosa.

"Just .. one .. more ... little .." I'd recognize that voice even from miles away.

It was Rarity.

Dirty, covered with leaves and mud, stinking swamp and old socks with foot odor, thirsty, hungry and nearly fell down in exhaustion, that unicorn did not look any bit with Rarity I knew, but she was Rarity.

Without her cutie mark.

Without all that sophistication, unglamorous. Damn it! I did not want to do it with you, Rare!

"We can point to the right direction for her, please?" I asked Luna, in vain, of course.

In the next second, Braeburn appeared in front of us pulling a wagon full of ... hay. What could it be? He spotted Rarity almost fainting, without hesitation he left the wagon and went to her.

"Miss, come with me, it is no longer safe wander through these deserts. Braeburn is my name, what's yours?

"Ra ... Rarity."

He gently helped her to climb into the wagon. She thanked weakly and drank the water offered by him. Then the wagon made its way back to Appleloosa. I felt much better when seeing Rarity on the way to a new life, probably close to Braeburn.

Without ask me,  magic aura of Luna involved us again, towards our next destination.

Rock Farm

Certainly, I am in a post-apocalyptic world and this is the most depressing scene I've ever seen. Nothing more than tons and tons of stone, a small house and a large white circular building. A gray pony carrying stones to a wagon with the help of a taciturn pink pony. Wait! It's Pinkie Pie! So, I assume then that the other one is her sister Inkie.

"Where's Blinkie? She should have been here half an hour ago." Pinkie groaned audibly.

"Give her a break, she's too young, Pinkie." Inkie shuddered under her sister stare, wishing she hadn’t said anything.

"Do not call me Pinkie. You know very well that my name is Pinkamena. And that's how I want to be called. Understood, Inkamena?"

Inkie just lowered her head, she seemed afraid of Pinkie as much as Fluttershy is afraid of ... anything.

"Good, now go get Blinkie and meet me at the main gate. I do not want delays."

Why Pinkie Pie was being so cruel? No smile, nothing of Pinkie Pie I know. In place of the three colored balloons were three stones.

Pinkie never smiled in her life. She seemed only to care about the "business" of the family. What Blinkie and Inkie felt it was not important to her.

Rocks ... I got one with my hull, hating every minute of it and every inch of that rock. Then I heard a click. I looked ahead and saw Pinkie Pie holding a .38 and pointing in my direction.

"You think you can catch my precious? Go away, winged scum! GO AWAY!"

"Pinkie Pie! I do not know what is happening, but you will lower that gun now!"

"MY NAME IS NOT PINKIE PIE! I AM PINKAMENA!" She activated the trigger and the bullet flew straight toward me.

I could not believe it. Pinkie Pie was about to kill me ...

So the bullet through me and pierced a dead tree behind me. Luckily, I was only an illusion there. But the idea that Pinkie tried to kill me ... Ugh.

"How can she see us?" Luna asked as we walked to the furthest distance from the farm.

"Pinkie Pie or Pinkamena Diane Pie is a special and rare kind of pony. She can see through dimensions and has an incredible power to provide the very near future and predict the past."

"The Pinkie Sense ..."

"However, Pinkie Pie has the soul of a naive foal, which deprives her of using her powers completely. How Pinkamena, she uses her powers only to predict the profits from the sale of stones."

"I will warn you that things will become more brutal now. Pinkamena was just the beginning. You want to continue?"

I do not sure if I wanted or not. The sight of Pinkie Pie as a cold and unfeeling pony, who did not care about anyone but herself and kill for a piece of rock completely disgusted me. Scared me a bit too, I have to admit it.

"And what is our next destination?"

"Canterlot, our final destination."

I nodded slowly, feeling the magical aura engage us again and take us away from this strange Pinkie Pie.

Canterlot

Canterlot. The hometown of Twilight Sparkle and the capital of Equestria. The city of rich snobs unicorns. The Equestrian crib. At one of the buildings clock are exactly 6:00 pm. Luna's moon still bright in the sky. Foals play among the doors of their houses. Suddenly, one of them lets out a frightening scream and the streets are completely empty.

The reason is clearly obvious, a griffon and pegasus authoritarian walk towards me. The griffon I easily recognize as Gilda. She has some cuts in the body, like the yellow pegasus next to her. Fluttershy. The two wear black armor with a crescent moon in the center.

They look carefully move through the streets, looking for someone. A figure rushed passes by them and is immediately captured by Gilda. Fluttershy takes a sword inside the suit and walks slowly to the victim recently captured.

"Please leave me alone, I didn't do anything" It was Twilight. She was dressed in coat and her mane was firmly tied in a bun and wore half-moon glasses. Almost the same as she used when she tried to "therapy" with me because she thought I had hard feelings about Applejack, only these were more formal.

"I'm not so sure about that, Miss Sparkle." Fluttershy's voice was loud and unfriendly. Hard and sharp as ice, or the blade of the sword she was carrying. "Secretly gather a small group of scientists to overthrow our ruler does not seem to do anything."

"She held my brother in a headlock! And he did nothing!" Twi's voice sounded angry now. She stood up and pointed her horn for the two aggressors.

They would learn not to bother Twilight Sparkle, they would. To my misfortune and Twi too, Fluttershy just laughed.

"We know you did not pass the entrance exam of School for Gifted Unicorns of the former princess." She was exactly like a colorful Fluttercruel. But her color was a little off, and Twilight too. To be honest, all my friends were with faded colors, wrong cutie marks or none cutie mark.

"It's time that shit scientist learn to respect the Princess Nightmare Moon.The only legitimate ruler of Equestria." Gilda took Twilight by the neck. "Today we swim in money, Fluttershy."

"The night will last forever!" Nightmare Moon's voice echoed in my head.

That was it. I was not born in this Equestria. I did not do the Sonic Rainboom that has led my friends to get their cutie marks and helped Twilight  to pass the entrance exam. The prophecy said that after a thousand years, Nightmare Moon would return. Princess Celestia would not be able to use the elements against her since the bond between her and Princess Luna had broken.

My friends are strangers to each other. Some of them even changed personality. Nightmare Moon was not detained and Celestia disappeared. The Elements lies in their home, the Castle of the Two Sisters. I need to do something before it's too late. But I can not, I'm just a ghost.

So a very crazy idea occurred to me. I flew to the eternally night sky and felt the sound barrier involved me. I would do this. The cone became an electric rainbow, I'm almost there. A loud bang and a gigantic rainbow ring signaled that I had done it. I landed next to Luna, she was flabbergasted.

"That ... was ... awesome!" She stammered, looking slightly excited.

Adrenaline coursed through my whole body like a derailed train. I could fly to the castle and knockout Nightmare Moon with a punch. But even I knew that was not the wisest thing to do. She had guards and mercenaries as Gilda and Fluttercruel.

"Are you crazy?" The pony voice that was not Princess Luna caught my attention. I turned to the side only to find Lyra Hearstrings beside me. She carried a harp.

"You can see me?" I was stunned, perhaps love by humans has given to Lyra superpowers, like Pinkie.

"And I was not to see with this mane?" She spoke the obvious. "The curfew will be in a few minutes, you better go home."

"Can you see the navy blue alicorn beside me?" I thought I'd better check.

"You are definitely crazy." Lyra sighed and took her way.

Somehow, the Sonic Rainboom made me real here, and I had a plan in mind, but I needed the girls to run it.

"Let's go, Luna.  We have an Equestria to save!" I spread my wings and took off toward the entrance of the underground caves of the castle. Luna, still a spectrum, followed me.

I was surprised to see it was not two guards who guarded the entrance of the worst equestrian underground prison, but two mercenaries. Gilda counted the bits that they had won with the capture of Twilight while Fluttercruel seems bored. I picked up a rock and threw it away, attracting the attention of Gilda. I hid and she flew to the bush where I was, then she moved on, I would have time to talk to Fluttercruel.

"Standing there, stranger." She drew his sword of the armor. "What do you want?"

"Just talking to you, Fluttershy." I said, looking into aqua eyes.

"I don't have anything to talk with you, whatever it is your name, go away, you're bothering me. And you will not like to see me upset." She pointed the sword to my neck.

With a quick movement, and that cost me one cheek cut, I disarmed Fluttershy and pinned her down.

"This is not you!" I screamed, but she did not seem one bit scared.

"You don't know me, strange. I do this for years, I know exactly who I am. "She pushed me and grabbed the sword. Meanwhile, Gilda was back and I felt her claws on my neck.

"Look what we have here, a rebel. I am grateful you have dug half way to your grave." She picked me up and dragged me inside the cave. "We're overcrowded, you should know, but you will enjoy the company of one of the most brilliant scientists of Equestria."

She pressed a button and then I was thrown into the cell. Laughing coldly, she went out of the cave and I saw a lilac hoof coming my way, I looked up and saw the purple eyes of Twilight Sparkle.

"Are you okay?" She helped me up and then handed me a glass of water I drank greedily, I had not realized how much my throat was dry.

"You can say that. My attempts at a civilized conversation with Fluttershy failed."

"My name is Twilight Sparkle, what is yours?"

"The name is Rainbow Dash."

"Pleasure to meet you, even in these horrible circumstances."

My plan was to gather the girls again, and I've had Twilight on my side.

"So ... Twilight?"

"Yep?"

"If I said I have a way to defeat Nightmare Moon .."

"Dd you have?"

"It's a long story. If I told you I had a way, you would help me?"

"Of course. She locked my brother and sister in law in one of the dungeons of the castle and demolished my lab. You can count with me."

I could not help but smile. Twilight had not changed at all, I hugged her tightly and she returned the hug.

"So when do we start?" She released her embrace. "I can assume you have a plan, am I right?"

"Yes, it will not exactly be easy, but it will work."

"Great!" She said excitedly. "What is the first part?"

"You see the yellow mercenary? We need her."

"To get us out? Or on our side?"

"Both, actually. Tried to talk and I tried to be assertive, but the griffon just captured me."

Out of nowhere, Twilight took a stick and began beating against the bars. As the desired effect, Fluttershy appeared on the railings, looking really angry.

"What is it now? I already gave you your damn glass of water and even a partner. What the fuck do you want now?"

Twilight pointed at me and went to the corner of the cell. Fluttershy looked at me angrily.

"Fluttershy, you and I know that's not you." I said calmly.

"You do not know the first thing about my shit life, shut up!"

"You and I know that colts made ​​fun of you, but you lost your mind when associating with Gilda. I can see the kindness on your eyes. Brutally repressed by this false self filthy verbiage that is in front of me."

"Let me tell you two things. First, my past is not your business. Secondly, kindness does not get you nowhere and still fucks with your life."

Ambition, the only word I could use to describe Fluttershy now.

"What about your love for animals and all the creatures? Forget it, this is not working. Look, if you help me, I'll give you a home in Ponyville. We have a deal?"

"A house in Ponyville? Yeah, I think we have a deal. Wait for my signal through the night, and do not you dare betray me, or I'll cut your head off."

"I never leave my friends hanging."

"I'm not your friend. Just want my home."

She left, leaving a very excited Twilight Sparkle.

"Wow, Rainbow. That was amazing!"

"Oh, it was nothing. Let's rest, we have a lot to do at night."

A new chance or A new beggining

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The "night" arrived in minutes, Rainbow Dash poked Twilight with her hoof. The lavender mare blinked and yawned and her eyes met the magenta eyes of her cellmate.

"It is time, Fluttershy will be here in minutes." Dash stood up, walking from one side to another in the cell.

"Can you tell me about the way to stop Nightmare Moon?" Twilight looked to monochrome pegasus.

"They are called Elements of Harmony. Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity and Loyalty. To activate them it only takes a little  sparkle, and this is the part where you go, Twi."

Twilight's face contorted in confusion. She, a little sparkle? Maybe Rainbow Dash thought that her name would have something related.

"I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash, but I can not be your sparkle. I do not know the first thing about this kind of magic." She lowered her head.

"Trust me, Twi, you're my sparkle." Dash said simply.

"What a cutest thing." The mocking voice of Fluttershy came to them. " Sorry don't gave you a space for your fillyfooler time ."

Fluttershy opened the grille, the pegasus and unicorn came and joined her. Silently, the three ponies abandoned underground caves and a unconscious griffon on the entry.

"Listen to my plan." Dash said when they arrived at the train station. "First we go to Appleloosa, then Manehattan and finally Ponyville, where we take our last pony and the elements."

"I see a flaw." Fluttershy almost sang with delight. "You can not be so rich as to give a house to every pony will try to convince you to help you." "

"As opposed to you, I'm sure the other ponies do not need receive anything to help  into something so noble." Twilight whispered so only Dash listen .

Dash just nodded, she needed all the elements. No matter how. Twilight paid for the tickets and they sat in a booth. The driver told that they would be in Appleloosa within six hours.

"No magic, no kindness, Pinkie Pie is not a reflection of laughter now, I do not know what to expect from Rarity and Applejack is not being honest even with herself. I do not think all my loyalty alone can activate the elements, but I caused it. I wished I was not born and Equestria is subjugated to the follies of Nightmare Moon. Scootaloo is a bully, Fluttershy is a ruthless mercenary, Rarity spent years lost (probably hungry and coldness), Applejack is a sad cellist, Pinkie Pie is the most sullen, greedy and cruel farmer I've ever seen and Twilight does not believe in herself." Dash thought, ducking her head towards the fault.

Something that even someone with a heart of stone like Fluttershy, can not help observe.

"Uh, are you okay?" Fluttershy asked uncertain, and her voice almost returned to normal.

"Just a little thought. So what you intend to do after we defeat Nightmare Moon?" Dash gave her a confident smile, her trademark.

"I know it will seem too sissy, but I intend to stay in the house you will give me and take care of animals. I always liked them since childhood, but if you talk to someone else" She looked at Twilight "I'll rip your intestines and food the bears with it."

"You will not hear a word out of my mouth about it." Dash smiled and did all the movements of Pinkie Promise "Cross my heart and I hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Twilight laughed. "This is so silly. I Promise you that I will not tell anything to anyone , Fluttershy.It is a very sweet dream. I have a dream since childhood too, I dream for on entering the School of Princess Celestia. But I did not pass the entrance exam , my magic is like every unicorn. And you, Rainbow Do you have a dream too? "

"I want world peace." Dash laughed. "But seriously, I always dreamed of joining the Wonderbolts."

"The Wonderbolts?" Twilight asked.

"Yep." Rainbow responded with a sense of dejavu.

"The most talented flyers in all Equestria?" Twilight asked again.

"That's them." Rainbow felt lying in the cloud again before a Twilight Sparkle completely disgusted with the mane.

"I really hope you realize your dream, Rainbow.'s Good dream." Twilight patted the shoulder of Rainbow.

"Me too. Good luck with the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy looked out the window and Rainbow realized she was suppressing a smile.

The following six hours passed in a flash and the train stopped at Appleloosa. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle disembarked and looked at the old west town. Immediately, a yellow earth pony was welcome to newcomers.

"Welcome to Aaaappleloooosa.  I am Breaburn and I will be your guide. This is my lovely assistant, Miss Rarity. Very polite and an excellent seamstress, as you can see by my vest." Braeburn said in one breath, causing astonishment in Twilight and Fluttershy, but not in Rainbow Dash.

"We can talk to your assistant for a few minutes, Braeburn?" Dash asked in a bored tone.

Rarity immediately took the girls to the corner of the Saloon. She was dressed in a simple saddle, but very glamorous. Rainbow can see that she will get her cutie mark, a needle and a blue wire.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving me. Few more minutes with the garrulous Braeburn and I would have eternal migraine. He saved me as a real gentleman, but he talks too much. How can I help you?" She blinked and Rainbow realized that she had found the fake eyelashes. Honestly, she was much prettier with them than without them.

"My name is Rainbow Dash, and those are Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy. We need your help to defeat Nightmare Moon." Rainbow Dash said quietly, fearing spies of the princess on site.

"Who is Nightmare Moon?" Rarity looked at them stunned.

"The new princess, one that brought eternal night." Twilight whispered back. "But Rainbow have a way to stop her and we need your help for this."

"Just wait a minute, girls. I'll tell Mr. Braeburn I'm firing me." Rarity came out in a polite gallop. "Oh, I'm Rarity, anyway."

Minutes later, Rarity returned with a suitcase of sewing and some hayburgues. "All ready and packed for the trip, dear Rainbow Dash. I'm taking some sandwiches for our trip."

"Great, our train arrives in half an hour. How about we drink some cider while we wait?" Rainbow Dash looked at the wall clock.

"Waiter, bring four ciders, by my courtesy." Fluttershy screamed for the waiter who did not dare disobey her.

Suddenly, a wild cat came roaring in sallon. Some ponies hid under tables and our four heroines were hesitant. Rainbow Dash drank his cider in one gulp, experience from past events. Twilight watched it in total disbelief and Rarity clung to cyan pegasus.

However, Fluttershy got up and went to the wildcat with a curious expression.

"What's wrong, little buddy? Can you show me?" She patted the cat's head, which showed the tail completely overwhelmed to the pony. "Oh, some evil buffaloes did this to you? Do not worry, I'll help you."

Fluttershy took the wraps her saddlebags and wrapped the tail cat. "Okay, little guy." She felt the cat licking her and smiled. "You're welcome."

The girls greeted Fluttershy when she sat down to finish her cider. Part of her was happy to have helped the wild cat. The other part wondered if Rainbow knew it would happen. She knew her name, and knew exactly where and who were the ponies that would help her defeat the princess. Rainbow knew she was inside and did not give up of her at any moment.

"Well, six hours until Manehattan. Rainbow Dash, what is the pony we're looking for this time?" Fluttershy sat next to Rainbow in the cabin and Twilight sat next to Rarity, in front of the the pegasi.

"Applejack." Rainbow Dash took one of hayburguers. Now that she was real, her hunger was also real. "More commonly known as Appletini."

"The great cellist?" Twilight gasped. "My friend Octavia was playing with her in Manehattan few days ago. I could not go because I was too obsessed with a new project. I'm trying to recreate apple seeds, you know?"

"I'm sure Octavia will forgive you darling. Surely she should understand that you are striving to end hunger in Equestria." Rarity smiled at her.

Its subsequent hours, the girls shared stories of their lives. Rainbow Dash leaned against the window, unusually quiet. The other girls assume that she were tired and let Dash fall asleep.

"Well, here we are, Manehattan." Rainbow awoke to the voice of Rarity.

"Great, we do not have much time and Applejack can be quite evasive when she wants. Let's work together on this."

Fluttershy called the Dash taxi and gave the address of the condo Applejack to the driver. In twenty minutes the four mares got out and faced the condominium.

"I expected something more luxurious." Rarity pouted.

"Applejack is not exactly luxurious, even being a renowned classical musician." Dash entered the condo in the company of the girls.

Upon reaching the door that indicated Luna for her because alicorn had been with her all this time just watching, Rainbow Dash knocked. Once, twice, three times, but no response from the inside, just the sad sound of a cello.

"Fluttershy, are you with your armor,. Break into the door." Rainbow looked at the closed door angrily and knocked again.

Fluttershy took away and ran toward the door. When the pegasus was almost close, the door opened and she walked right in the house and on top of the resident.

"I've heard of fanatic fans, but this is the first time someone tries to break into my house with armor." The blonde mare moaned.

"Now if you excuse me" She took some autographed photos "I need to get back to practice."

"We are not your fans." Fluttershy observed the house. "We are here because we need your help."

"If you are not my fans, you know where I live?" Three hooves pointed to Rainbow Dash.

Applejack sighed. "I'm not available right now. I have a big presentation on Canterlot and I need to practice. Goodbye." She closed the door, forgetting that Fluttershy was inside.

"You know, I'm tired of being the good girl." Fluttershy was leaning against the wall next to the window, with the cello on the hulls.

"Or you hear what Rainbow Dash has to tell you or I'll shoot this window below."

Applejack shrugged. This caused the wrath of not so gentle pegasus Fluttershy and threw the instrument out the window.

"Fluttershy, it's all right there?" The two ponies heard the voice of Twilight.

"Yes, Twilight.  But that snob does not want to cooperate with us, so I'll do this in the hard way."

"Be careful." Twilight yelled back.

Applejack raised an eyebrow. "What do you want with me, anyway?"

"We just want your fucking attention because we need your help to defeat the fucking Nightmare Moon. Shit, is too much to ask?" Fluttershy screamed, her muzzle inches from Applejack.

Applejack blinked. Something in that aqua eyes made ​​her "obey" the yellow pegasus and walk to the door. Fluttershy smiled, pleased with herself and went out after Applejack.

In silence, the five mares went to the Central Station. Fluttershy stared at Applejack that stared back. The orange pony did not hold up for long.

"Stop staring at me like that."

"No, I'll keep an eye on you. Rather, both." Fluttershy replied. "You're crazy for letting me shoot your instrument work out the window."

"Actually, sugarcube, you freed me."

"I did what?"

"When I was just a little filly, I left my farm in Ponyville to live here in search of a sophisticated life like my uncles." All other mares were hearing the story of Applejack. "Over time, I got used to the life here in Manehattan and my aunt put me in cello lessons. But all my life was one big lie. I just wanted to be in Ponyville with my grandmother and my brothers. When you threw my cello out the window, you showed me that I did not have to live this lie more. Thanks, Fluttershy."

After that, the atmosphere between the two mares became milder and Applejack heard all that Rainbow Dash had to tell her during your trip to Ponyville. Applejack heard with astonishment that her family's farm had become a field of hay. Her sweeter memories were underneath the apple trees in the summer, eating an apple with Big Mac as Granny Smith made delicious pies.

Twilight told Applejack about the project she was developing. Applejack is very keen and promised to help Twilight in the search, since the unicorn had a home laboratory in Ponyville because she did not want to leave her family ever again. Twilight nodded.

At the sight of the farm stone, Rainbow Dash pulled the bell to stop the train. If Applejack had a hard stone, Pinkie Pie would be a hard mountain. The thought did not comfort Dash, but it gave him new energy to overcome this next challenge.

As expected, Pinkie was in the field, putting some rocks in the wagon.

"Hey, Pinkie Pie!" Dash shouted, waving his hooves.

Pinkie Pie turned and his mouth conterceu of disgust. It was the rainbow maned pegasus  again.

"I already sent you go to the hell, winged scum. What more do you want?"

"Your help."

"No chance, help pegasi was never profitable."

Dash's jaw dropped. Pinkie had used pegasi in general term. Something certainly related to the Weather Factory and the guy who distributes the rain clouds in Equestria, her dear father.

"I promise you that if you help us, me and Fluttershy let's have a little talk with the meteorological sector."

"And if in case you do not fulfill your promise?" Pinkie raised an eyebrow.

"You may kill me with your .38." Dash looked solemnly. "Cross my heart, I hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Pinkie's lips quivered and she looked really funny. She laughed, hugging Rainbow Dash. "What do you call this funny swear?" Pinkie Pie could not stop laughing.

"It's called Pinkie Promise, and nopony breaks a Pinkie Promise, the consequences are dreadful, Pinkamena."

"Oh, silly filly, just call me Pinkie Pie."

A (Un)desirable intervention

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