The Dawn of Loyalty

The sound of hooves pacing echoed through the room as a pony walked back and forth anxiously. He would occasionally stop and stare at either the clock or a certain door before beginning his pacing again. It had been over two hours. There had still been no news from behind that door.

When the door finally opened he immediately turned to the pony in the doorway.

"Well?" He demanded.

"Congratulations, Mr. Wishcast, you are now the father of a filly." The nurse gave him the good news.

Instantly he rushed through the door to see his wife and new daughter.

His wife smiled up at him as he started hovering by the bed.

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" The mare said as she gently offered the bundle to him.

Looking down at his daughter, he had to agree. She was a beautiful cyan, with a rainbow mane. When she opened her eyes, he was able to see that they were a sparkling rose color.

"She inherited your mane." The mare spoke again. Then after a thoughtful pause she asked, "What are we going to call her?"

The stallion thought for a moment before answering. "Her name is Rainbow Dash."

The mare smiled. "Rainbow Dash, it suits her."

The filly gave her father a small smile, as if to let him know that she approved of the name as well.

"Yes. Yes it does." He smiled back before giving her back to her mother.

The mare gently took the filly back and stroked her mane lovingly.

"Rainbow," The mare paused to look into her husband's eyes. "That was your mother's name…"

"I know. The name deserves to be kept in the family. Besides, little Dash looks just like her." He ended with a sigh. "I wish she could've seen her granddaughter."

"So do I," The mare paused once again, as if she was treading on weak ground. "But there was nothing anypony could do. Accidents happen, Wish."

The stallion snorted. "You and I both know that there was no 'accident', sinister things have happened there, Drop, this wouldn't have been the first time."

The mare shook her head gently. "I know. But there's no reason to assume the worst. Let's just be glad our daughter will never see that place."

The stallion looked down at his wife and daughter before nodding his head slowly in agreement.

"Yes, no pony should see that place."