Fading Rainbow

"Why are you reading History of Equestria, Twilight?  I thought you wanted to go see that Star Swirl the Bearded book that just got on the markerts.  Didn't you want to read that one?"

I look up.  Spike is watching me with a confused expression.  Sighing as I set the book down, I said, "I thought since Rainbowshine's an alicorn with the ethereal mane and tail and all, I thought I could look up the history books.  Nothing here.  I have no idea where's she's from."

"She did tell me the first memory she has was as a human, fully grown, on Mr.  Tist's front lawn."

"Fully grown!? And who's Mr. Tist?"

"No idea.  But don't you think that's weird?"

"Yea.  I keep wondering if she's faking it.  She walks pretty normally, other than that time she almost smashed her face again on Nurse Redheart's room."

"If I was a secret agent, I probably wouldn't smash my face on the floor.  Too painful.  Yea, I agree about that walking thing.  If she really is from the other world, why didn't she try to walk on her hind legs?"

"But she could just be lying about that.  She's not Applejack for sure."

"TWILIGHT!  WHO'S THAT ... GIANT ALICORN THINGY?"

"Hi ... I have no idea, Rainbow."  Rainbow Dash was staring at melike half of the castle had blown up and sprouted black crystals or the Elements exploded or something.

"I was talking to Twilight about Rainbowshine.  Not the Rainbowshine that's a Pegasus, but the giant ... alicorn thingy."

"What is she's spying on us? It's time for an ... interrogation!"  She dramatically put on a pair of sunglasses and sped off to the guest room.  She's the dramatic kind of pony.

"Well, I guess we have to follow her.  If she tried something bad..."

"Then let's go.  You know how fast Rainbow is."

I galloped to her room and heard muffled voices - one low (Rainbow Dash) and one frightened(Rainbowshine).

I listened.

"I'm not taking that you just forgot everything."

"I did!"

There was a sound of a chair breaking, an explosion, and then dust seeped out of the room.  I coughed.

Rainbowshine face, now smaller than it used to be, stared out of the crack and saw me.

"Uh, h-hello ..."

"Hi, Rainbowshine."

"Could I help you?  I mean, I don't know who this rogue horse is, and I do have to clean up the room."

I walked in.  The room was in a mess.  Pieces of wood and crystal slices were thrown across the room.  Blood was on the wall.  "What happened?"

"Blue hor - pony came in.  She asked me these weird questions and I felt my horn get warm and ... yea."  She waved her hoof on the floor, fell down and pointed to the wall.  "Mine, from my face,"  She stood up again and levitated Rainbow Dash up.  "I'm getting better at it.  Now I can lift stuff and teleport.  Is that normal?"

"Most ponies can't do teleportation.   I wanted to ask you if you could let me cast a spell so I can enter your mindscape."

"What's my mindscape?"

"It's like ... it's hard to explain, but it's basically where your memories, dreams, and thoughts live."

"Oh.  So you could see my memories and stuff like that?"

"Yea.  I can also see what you're thinking.  I won't do anything bad, just take a look.  Is that okay?"

"Okay?"

"That's good."

Now, I lit up my horn, teleported Rainbow Dash to her bad, and started the mindscape spell....

Her mindscape's really small. I feel a little bit claustrophobic, like the walls are closing in.

"Twilight, are you okay?"

With a nod, I tell her the news.  "I think part of your memories has been cut off,"

"By a amnesia spell."

She forces a weak smile and asks, with terror in her voice, "You c-can reverse it, r-right?"

"Of course!  It's actually not that hard - I do the spell, you sleep for one night, you wake up, and your memories are back.  It's not a hard spell at all.  I did it five times on each of my friends once, but it was a little different because Discord used a different version of the spell.  I'm sure it will go perfectly fine."

Rainbowshine's face lights up, and her mindscape is filled with lots of rainbows.

"I'm going to start now."

Her eyes turn slightly nervous, but she nods.

I exit her mindscape, reversing to reality, and then I fire up my horn - again.

Let's do this.