Chaos in Equestria Book One: It was almost a good idea...

  Gilda sat under the shade of the Cider Squeezy. At that point shading her was about the only thing the hulking machine was useful for. Had this been any other job she would have already fallen asleep, but she wouldn't miss a chance like this for the world. She saw something flying through the sky in the corner of her eye. At first it looked like another bird... two more birds. She smiled, they weren't birds a all. They were exactly what she was waiting for.

  Fluttershy was clearly the weak link. Every so often, Rainbow Dash had to stop and let her catch up. Gilda knew an easy way out when she saw one. She spread her wings and took flight.

  Rainbow Dash had started to fly ahead of Fluttershy. She wasn't too far ahead, but it had become annoying to have to check and make sure she was still within sight. Rainbow Dash slowed down and let her catch up.

  "Oh, I'm so sorry," Fluttershy said, "I'll try my very best to keep up. I've never..." Fluttershy was interrupted by Gilda snatching her from below in her left claw. Fluttershy squealed in shock.

  Rainbow Dash hadn't seen Gilda snatch Fluttershy, it had happened so quick. She stopped and turned around when she heard Fluttershy scream. Gilda was hovering above her with a helpless Fluttershy in her grip. "G-Gilda?" she gasped.

  Gilda chuckled, "It's me, Dash. Sorry we didn't get to catch up last night. Now seems like a good time to talk. So, tell me. Are all of your friends as helpless as this one?"

  Rainbow Dash snarled in anger, she had never been so furious at someone she knew so well. She shouted, "Gilda I do not have time for this! Let go of her!"

  Gilda grinned, "How well do you think Fluttershy can fly with a broken wing?" She gripped Fluttershy's right wing and started to twist. Fluttershy responded with a sharp scream, "Quit whining," Gilda demanded, "I didn't even break it yet."

  "Stop!" Rainbow Dash cried, "Don't you dare!"

  "I don't dare. You are going to be the one to do it, and I'll let everyone know it was you." Gilda cleared her throat and mimicked the voice of an innocent, little girl, "Oh, it was just awful! I tried to stop her but... It was just horrible. That poor Fluttershy! I can't believe Rainbow Dash would do that to her friend!" She smiled and reverted to her normal voice, "But she does have a tendancy to betray her friends."

  Rainbow Dash was shocked, scared and ashamed, but mostly, she was angry. She realized only one thing could save Fluttershy, and Twilight. She would have to use psychology.

  "What's your next move, Dash?" Gilda teased. She still had a claw on Fluttershy's wing.

  Rainbow Dash looked down thoughtfully and said, "You know what Gilda? I get it, all right! I was wrong, I should have been a better friend, but are you really better off hurting Fluttershy? I told you to find new cooler friends. Did you do that? Are Flim, Flam and Trixie really the kind of ponies that are cool enough for you?"

  Gilda broke eye contact with Rainbow Dash. She looked down thoughtfully and said, "I... I guess they aren't."

"Gilda, you're better than this," Rainbow Dash sad calmly, "I know you, the real you, and the real you isn't a jerk."

  Gilda paused for a moment and thought. She sighed, "Oh feelings! Why are you so confusing?" She flung Fluttershy at Rainbow Dash, who managed to safely catch her. "I've gotta go. There's something I need to break." She turned and flew strait toward Canterlot. She was out of sight within a few seconds.

  Rainbow Dash proudly turned to Fluttershy, "That's how you fix a problem the awesome way."

  Fluttershy regained here composure. "But, Rainbow Dash, when she said she had something to break, was she talking about the flying machine?"

  "Um... duh! What else could she possibly be talking about?"

  "That's what I was afraid of! She's going to destroy the machine with Twilght and Angel still in it!"

  "Oh hay, I didn't think of that!" She winded back and propelled forward at lightning speed. Fluttershy did the same, but with slightly slower results.