Rainbow Dash jolted awake with a sweat, feeling pain radiate across the back of her head. Her vision seemed blurry but she had a clear understanding of her surroundings. A table. A box on the floor. Four walls. She soon realized she was in a room and laying on a bed, but no clue as to who this room belonged too. "Where.... am I? What happened....?" She asked herself with a groan as the pain increased in the back of her head.

Think Rainbow think, what was the last thing I did..., she told herself in her head. Let's see.... I uh, woke up, then I got up to go ahead and shower. Then I.... um... Oh! I remembered I had to make that important race to the Wonderbolts!

At that moment, she smiled to herself. The Wonderbolts. Her dream was to be included of that team, to be cheered on my millions of fans. Ponies coming from everywhere to watch her perform, her! That was an amazing job that she would love to do! She remembered the show as clear as day, not as good as her vision. The Wonderbolts zooming in different direction, performing their amazing tricks. Cloudchaser spinning around and doing an amazing flower display, Soarin sipping past and showing off his tricks. But her main attention had to be on him. Flamethrower. She felt her heart fluttered a bit at his name. She had a huge crush on him, being the leader of the Wonderbolts was just the best perk ever! Watching him zoom back and forth, dragging his flame trail behind, she could have watched him for hours. But as sadly as it always was, the show ended as always after each member had performed.

Dash giggled like a filly to herself, something she would only do to herself in private. "Boy... if I could be apart of the team AND get his attention to notice me, that would be the best. Day. Ever!" She felt happy about that, even if she had no idea where she was.

She then remembered the rest of the day.

Flashback to Earlier

After the show, Flamethrower had taken the time to ask her to come to his house. HER! Of all the ponies he could have asked or talked with, he talked to her! The smile she mustered at the moment could beat any smile made by Pinkie. She nodded as flew back to her house, bubbling with sheer excitement that her main hero had just asked to basically spend the day with her at his house! She couldn't believe it again. After a few hours of panicking, running around and thinking to try on something nice, and wearing a tulip in her mane, she finally decided she could head over to his house.

Standing at his cloud doorstep, she knocked very rapidly on his door with a jittery hoof, "Flamethrower! I'm here, open up please?"

Opening the door slowly with ease, a orange and yellows stallion stood there, wavy back flame mane and tail plus to add with his cutiemark of a fire streak. Rainbow felt herself on Cloud Nine, seeing him give off a calm smile.

She was in such a daze, she snapped back to reality when he pushed her.

"Rainbow Dash? You okay there?"

Blinking, she blushed a bit red, "Y-Yeah sorry, just blanked out there."

He stared awkwardly and stepped to the side, "Well come on in then, make yourself at home."

Rainbow ducked her head and slowly walked in, quietly cursing herself for her day dreaming right there in front of her idol. Stupid, Stupid! Why did I have to do that, now he probably thinks I'm weird, she thought as she sat on his cloud couch, looking around. Flamethrower shut the door and walked back, and sat next to her.

"So, you know why I asked you to come here, right?" He asked, looking at her directly in the eyes.

Oh buck, did he tell me a reason from before and I forgot?!, she cursed herself. " U-Um.... is it about the Wonderbolts?"

"Yep, it's exactly for that reason. I know that you really want to be a part of the team, right?" He asked, leaning back into the couch.

"Yes, without a doubt!"

"And I know how fast you are from camp, you can do the Sonic Rainboom, right?"

She smiled, liking where this was going, "Yes, the one and only!"

"Well, that with your skills help exceed over the qualifications to join. But there's one problem," He calmly stated as he sat up.

Rainbow swallowed the lump forming in her throat, "What's.... that?"

Grabbing her shoulders and holding her against the couch, he growls "I don't like that, that's what. You think I'm ready to lose my spot to some airhead, ego, bimbo? Buck. No!"

Rainbow was stuck between the statement of her never joining the Wonderbolts, and the fact his hooves were starting to hurt her shoulders. "W-Wait... ow.... can you please think about this? This is my dream!"

"My dream is to keep my job, and you aren't going to take it from me, Rainbow Crash."

"I-I don't want to take your spot! I just want to be a part of the team, like you said! Get off me.... please, this hurts...." She said as she felt him push her deeper in the couch.

"How about...." he slowly speaks as he moves his hoof around the arm rest of the couch, "You go ahead and sleep!" He pulls out a washcloth, stuffing it in her mouth. Unknown to her, its full of chloroform.

"Mmmph!!" She muffled a cry as she started thrashing under him, trying to get the rag out her mouth but to no avail.

"Shhh, it's time to sleep, Rainbow. Close your eyes, it'll be okay~."

Her eyes started getting droopy, her limbs slowly going still as her movements seized. The last remaining thing she saw before she blacked out was Flamethrower, looking down at her with an evil smirk.

Flashback End

Rainbow hadn't realized it, but she was crying. She never cried. She sat up but then noticed something wrong with her wings. They had clamps on them, restricting her from being able to fly without someone taking them off.

She growled through her tears, getting more angry by the second, "That... jerk. When I get out of here..."

She got off the bed and tried to see if there was any other way beside out the door, but there wasn't any windows even. Sadly, the door knob started jiggling and opened, Flamethrower holding a box on his back, smiling.

"You're awake, finally. Let's play a game, Rainbow Crash."

Author's Note

Any mistakes I may have missed or made, please comment and tell me. Let's see how good I did.