Untold Stories of Equestria: Episode Three- Rainbow Reunion

by Sparrow9642

Rating: everyone
Tags: Spike, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sad, Other
Length: 5671

Rainbow Dash suddenly realizes that she doesn't visit her parent's as often as she should, and schedules a reunion.

When Rainbow Dash discovers an old photo, during spring cleaning, she starts to feel guilty about never visiting her parent's and schedules a reunion. What will be the outcome of Rainbow's reunion?

Published 2015-09-30 03:50:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-10-06 21:38:54 UTC

Spring Cleaning

It was the first day of spring, as Rainbow Dash prepared to do a chore she hated doing every spring; spring cleaning. She had tried to procrastinate as much as she could, but seeing Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy were doing it, she knew she'd get nagged at by Twilight for not doing her spring cleaning, seeing Twilight could fly now, and was even a princess. Rainbow wasn't the most tidy pony around, and her entire home was a mess, and looked as if a tornado had struck her entire home.

Rainbow decided to start in her bedroom, where tons of clutter covered the bedroom floor, making it hard to navigate to her bed. Luckily for Rainbow, she was the best flier in Ponyville, so she could just fly over all the clutter, which she did.

"Where to start?" she said to herself.

Rainbow picked up bits of the clutter, and shoved it underneath her bed, immediately sparking an idea in her head. She flew at top speed, and gathered all the clutter in one pile, then shoved it underneath her bed, along with the rest of the clutter.

"Piece of cake! Now, onto...

Rainbow was interrupted, as her bed went airbourne, into the air, causing all the clutter to go flying everywhere around the room. She was buried underneath a mountain of clutter, before she could even fly out of the room. She managed to get herself out of the clutter, noticing something on the tip of her nose.

"What the?" she said to herself, grabbing the object off the tip of her nose.

The object was an old picture, framed in a wooden picture frame. The glass protecting the picture was covered with too much dust, so she blew it off to get a good look at the picture. Once the dust was clear, Rainbow noticed the picture was an old family photo of her next to her parents when she was still a filly with a blank flank. Rainbow also noticed that there was writing in the bottom-right corner of the picture, which nearly brought her to tears.

"Always remember to fly straight, our little Rainbow."

Mom and Dad

Rainbow's eyes started to fill with tears, remembering the day that the photo was taken.

"Flashback #1"

"Why do I have to do this!?" exclaimed Rainbow, being dragged by her mother to a nearby photography studio.

"Young lady, we have no family photos, so we figured it was time that we get some taken," replied Rainbowshine.

"You know how much I hate having my picture taken, mom!"

"I don't care, Rainbow. Just because your Cloudsdale Elementary School photo was a little embarrassing, doesn't mean that this one has to be."

"But, what if they are there too?"

"Who?" asked Rainbowshine. "Those three fillys that make fun of you, just because you have a hard time flying?"

Rainbow got a depressed look on her face, which her mother noticed.

"Tell you what. If you agree to participate in this photoshoot, we'll take you to see the Wonderbolts Airshow next week. Sound fair?" persuaded Rainbowshine.

"You mean it?!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash with excitment.

"Yes, but only if you participate, Rainbow," replied Rainbowshine.

"YES!" agreed Rainbow Dash.

"Alright then, and if we see those boys, we'll give em' the old "Rainbow Punishment." That'll teach them not to mess with a pegasus as special as you, Rainbow."

Rainbow looked at her mother full of joy. "I feel better now," said Rainbow Dash. "Thanks, mom."

"You're welcome, dear," replied Rainbowshine. "Now, I'll race ya to the studio!"

"You're on!" exclaimed Rainbow, as she raced her mother to the studio.

Rainbow came out of her flashback, wiping tears from her eyes.

"Those were the days," she said to herself. "When was the last time I actually talked to my parent's?"

Rainbow thought deeply about the question, trying to think of the last time she saw or talked to her parent's. However, she couldn't think of any time recently that she had even associated with her mother or father. That's when she realized that she hadn't spoken to her mother and father since the day she left Cloudsdale.

"OH MY GOSH! I haven't talked to my parents since the day I left them!" she exclaimed.

Rainbow started to feel guilty, and immediately thought of a solution.

"Calm down, Rainbow," she said to herself. "Easy fix. All I need to do, is schedule something like a... reunion, and I know just the right pony who can help me with that; Pinkie Pie."

Rainbow turned to dash out of the room, but that's when she realized that she still had her spring cleaning to do.

"Hehe. That is, after I've finished my spring cleaning," she said, returning to her chore.

ENTER THEME

Author's Note

Next chapter will be longer, I'm just trying to keep this like an actual MLP episode, and the intro of the episode is short, so that's why this chapter was so short :twilightsheepish: Hope you enjoyed!:twilightsmile::rainbowlaugh:

A Collision In the Sky

After two long hours of spring cleaning, Rainbow proceeded to organizing a reunion with her mother and father. She flew at top speed out of her Cloudominium, into Ponyville where everypony was as busy as a bee. She decided to just keep flying to avoid getting in anypony's way, even though the sky was busy too, but nowhere near as busy as the ground. It seemed as if she was in Manehattan again, where the streets are always busy.

This was the busiest Rainbow had seen Ponyville in all her years of living there, excluding winter wrap-up, when everypony is busy preparing for Cloudsdale to produce winter clouds. It was also the toughest time for Rainbow, due to Tank needing to hibernate, but she had learned not to stress over it as much. As Rainbow flew over all the commotion, while avoiding any dangers in the sky, she spotted Sugarcube Corner.

Rainbow wasted no time, and flew down onto the steps of Sugarcube Corner, and entered the building, where Mr. and Mrs. Cake were rearranging the shop around. Mrs. Cake caught sight of Rainbow, and approached her.

"How can I help you, dear?" asked Mrs. Cake.

"I don't mean to be a bother," said Rainbow Dash. "Where's Pinkie Pie?"

"She's upstairs, dear. She's watching the kids, while we get things fixed down here."

"I'll be quick."

Mrs. Cake smiled, then returned to helping Mr. Cake with rearranging things. Rainbow flew up the stairs, where she found Pinkie playing with Mr and Mrs. Cake's children.

"PEEK-A-BOO!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie, causing the kids to giggle. "I SEE YOU!"

Rainbow walked over to Pinkie. "Hey, Pinkie," said Rainbow Dash.

Pinkie turned her head to Rainbow Dash. "Oh. Hi, Rainbow," replied Pinkie.

"I need your party skills for something."

Pinkie looked at Rainbow funny. "What you planning, Dashie?" she asked.

"This is probably gonna sound silly, but I want to plan a reunion, because I haven't visited my parent's ever since I left them in Cloudsdale. I feel guilty," confessed Rainbow Dash.

"So, you miss you parent's?" asked Pinkie.

"Of course I miss them, but for me to never have the courtesy to visit them, that's just unacceptable."

Pinkie thought for a second, then returned to assisting Rainbow.

"I've got an idea!" said Pinkie. "Why don't you just go visit them?!"

Rainbow thought about Pinkie's suggestion. "I'm not sure if that's the best way to reunite with the ponies that raised me into who I am. It seems lame."

"I'm sure your parent's wouldn't have it any other way, Rainbow."

"You really think so?"

"Yeah, because your parent's are not like other ponies expecting any large expectations; they'll take whatever you can manage, because they're your parent's," concluded Pinkie.

Rainbow thought about Pinkie's words, and came to conclusion that Pinkie had a good point. They are her parent's, and therefore should be thankful for whatever she can give them, even if it's only an unexpected reunion.

"I suppose it worth a try," said Rainbow. "What's the worst that can happen?"

Rainbow turned to leave, but was stopped by Pinkie. "Hold on a sec," said Pinkie, as she rushed down the stairs, but appeared back in front of Rainbow in mere seconds holding a box. "A cake for the visit, because everypony loves cake!"

"Thanks, Pinkie," said Rainbow. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get to Cloudsdale!"

Rainbow rushed down the stairs, out of Sugarcube Corner in full persuit of Cloudsdale.

Along the flight to Cloudsdale, Rainbow thought of how she should greet her mother and father, even though her parent's were not anything like what you'd expect them to be. Both her mother and father were much like herself; confident, brave, athletic and very talented at flying. As she pondered over her options, she remembered what Pinkie had said, and realized that she didn't need to act anything not like herself, but to just be herself. She wanted her parent's to remember their daughter as who she was and still is, not to mention she was the pony that represented the Element of Loyalty, which was a huge pro to her situation.

Rainbow noticed that she was getting closer to Cloudsdale, and immediately started to get "cold hooves." She took a deep breath, just trying to think of the positive things that could come out of her visit.

"Well, guess it's all or nothing now, so here we go, Rainbow Dash," she said to herself, starting to speed up.

As she got closer to Cloudsdale, she started to feel light-headed, and was even sweating a tiny bit. "Come on, Rainbow!" she exclaimed to herself. "Just keep a clear mind, and...

Rainbow stopped, feeling helpless. "I can't do this!" she yelled, as she turned from Cloudsdale, and flew recklessly back to Ponyville, blinded by her own tears. She couldn't see a thing, as she dashed through the sky, feeling helpless. As she flew, she overheard a voice in the sky.

"Watch out!" yelled the voice, but it was too late, as Rainbow smacked her head hard into a fellow mystery pegasus's head, causing her to blackout.

As Rainbow fell, the pegasus flew after her at top speed, in an attempt to save her. Luckily, the pegasus was just as fast as Rainbow, and caught her on their back, easily.

"Gotcha!" said the pegasus. "Now, we need to get you out of...

The pegasus paused, as they caught a glimpse of Rainbow.

"Could it be?!" said the pegasus. "Has she returned?!"

Author's Note

Hope you enjoyed! :rainbowlaugh: Who could this mystery pegasus be? :derpyderp2: Find out in chapter three :twilightsmile:

Waking Up

"Where did you find her?" asked a mysterious voice, as Rainbow peeked her eyes open.

"I was just practicing some flying techniques, and she just ran into me," replied the other voice.

Rainbow opened her eyes, spotting the two ponies standing next to her, and her head feeling as if she had been kicked by Big Macintosh.

"W-Where am I?" asked Rainbow, still a little dillusional.

One of the ponies looked at her, and rubbed her hoof through Rainbow's mane. "You're safe, dear," said the pony. "You'll always be safe with us, our little Rainbow."

Rainbow's mind suddenly spiked, realizing that she had only been called that by two one ponies, and that was her mother and father.

"Mom? Dad?" she asked.

The two ponies came into the light, and she immediately recognized them as her mother and father; Rainbowshine and Rainbow Blaze. She was happy and sad at the same time, expressing a smile with tears forming in her eye sockets. Rainbowshine saw the tears, and wiped them away from her daughter's eyes.

"What's wrong, dear?" asked Rainbowshine.

"I'm not sure," replied Rainbow. "I just thought that you guys would hate me for not visiting you as often as I should."

Rainbow started to cry, letting out all the tears she had held in ever since she discovered the family photo.

"Why in Equestria would you think that, Rainbow?" asked Rainbow Blaze.

"Because, I'm not a loyal daughter for not visiting the ponies that raised me into who I am, and I'm supposed to represent the element of loyalty!"

Rainbow continued to shed tears, as her mother and father comforted her, by hugging their daughter.

"We would never hate you, dear," said Rainbowshine. "We could never hate you."

"You have your own responsibilities in Ponyville, and we understand completely, Rainbow," added Rainbow Blaze.

"You do?" said Rainbow, wiping away tears.

"Yes," said Rainbowshine. "We've watched you grow into a great and loyal pegasus, even when you were unaware of it."

Rainbow was shocked, realizing that her parent's had been with her all along, watching her.

"We were there when you performed your second Sonic Rainboom, when you chose to fly with your friends over the Wonderbolts in qualifying for the Equestria Games, even when you defeated Tirek with the help of your friends," confirmed Rainbow Blaze.

"The point is, we've been with you all along, and we are very proud of what you've become," said Rainbowshine. "You are our little Rainbow, and no matter what happens, we will always love you, dear."

Rainbow hugged her mother and father tight, knowing that Pinkie was right, and she stressed over nothing.

"Now, it'd probably be best to get some rest, dear," said Rainbowshine. "You hit your father pretty hard."

"Hehe. Yeah," replied Rainbow. "Sorry, dad."

"Don't worry about it, Rainbow," replied Rainbow Blaze.

Rainbow giggled, as her parent's left the bedroom, shutting the door behind them. Rainbow took her mother's advice and shut her eyes, into another flashback; the day she flew for the first time.

Flashback #2

It was a sunny day, as Rainbow flexed her wings, full of confidence. She knew that that day was going to be the day that she flew for the first time, even though she had attempted multiple times, and all attempts ended the same way; failure. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, awaiting her father's directions.

"Whenever you're ready, I'm ready," spoke Rainbow.

"Rainbow, are you sure you want to push yourself any further?" asked Rainbow Blaze. "You might hurt yourself if you try too hard."

"I'm going to do it today, dad! I just know I am!"

Rainbow Blaze didn't bother to convince his daughter any further, and proceeded to restarting the procedure.

"Remember. Wings up, give yourself a little nudge off the cloud, and flap at an even pace," instructed Rainbow Blaze.

"Got it!" agreed Rainbow.

"Alright. Three, two, one, fly!"

Rainbow took a deep breath, raised her wings while giving herself a nudge off the ground, and flapped as fast as she could, only to collapse to the ground again. Rainbow wanted to cry, but managed to keep the tears in.

"Why can't I do it!?" exclaimed Rainbow. "I'll never fly with the Wonderbolts if I can't fly! Those fillys are right. I'm just a failure."

Rainbow Blaze walked over to his daughter, hoping to comfort her.

"Rainbow, you will fly someday," convinced Rainbow Blaze. "Today is just not that day. It took me until I was past my filly years to fly for my first time."

"Really?" said Rainbow.

"I was harassed like you, but I never let harassment stop me from pursuing my dream of flying. It took me years, but eventually I flew, thanks to your mother's motivation. She was my coach, and she wasn't the "nice and easy" coach, but the "tough as nails" coach. Her instructions were ruthless, but they eventually got me to where I am now."

"Wow! Mom was your coach?!" asked Rainbow.

Rainbow Blaze nodded his head.

"Well, now that you've sorta convinced me, I think it's time to take a break," concluded Rainbow.

"Very well," replied Rainbow Blaze. "It is lunch time anyways."

"I feel confident as ever, dad," said Rainbow, doing small attempts at flying.

"Why is that?"

"I don't know," she said, as she attempted one last time to fly.

Expecting to hit the ground, she was surprised, as she noticed she was airbourne.

"OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH!" she exclaimed.

Rainbow Blaze turned, only to see his daughter flying successfully for the first time. His jaw dropped, as she slowly made her way toward the house, airbourne.

"You did it, Rainbow!" exclaimed Rainbow Blaze. "Faster!"

Rainbow did as her father instructed, and flew faster, leaving a small rainbow streak behind her. She stayed in an area where could land on solid cloud, and didn't go too high, so she couldn't obtain any sort of injury. She loved the feeling of flying, and was thrilled at the sight of her father cheering her on. The moment was perfect, until she collapsed to the ground, but she wasn't sad or anything, but more proud than ever before.

"You okay, Rainbow?" asked Rainbow Blaze.

"Better than okay, dad!" replied Rainbow. "I'm overwhelmed!"

She looked at her blank flank, hoping to see her cutie mark, but there was nothing there. It depressed her a little, but she was as bold as ever, because she had just accomplished one of her life goals, and one day she'd get her cutie mark, but that day was not the day for that accomplishment.

Back In Ponyville

Twilight sat at a table, just outside of Sugarcube Corner, attempting a new spell. Pinkie walked out of Sugarcube Corner, noticing Twilight focused on her new spell.

"Hey, Twilight," said Pinkie. "What sort of crazy spell are you up to now?"

"It's a new spell Princess Celestia wants her to learn," said Spike.

"Maybe a cupcake will help," said Pinkie, as she sat a cupcake on the table.

"Thanks, Pinkie," complimented Twilight.

"Don't mention it," replied Pinkie.

Twilight decided to take Pinkie's advice, and turned her focus away from the spell. She chomped on the cupcake, starting to feel a bit of confidence enter her little body.

"Uh, has anypony noticed that the sky looks a bit strange?" asked Spike.

"Now that you've mentioned it, it does seem more gloomy," said Twilight. "Where's Rainbow, she's supposed to clear the clouds."

"Oh! She's visiting her parent's in Cloudsdale!" confirmed Pinkie.

Twilight looked at Pinkie funny. "Why the sudden visit to Cloudsdale?"

"She was feeling all gloomy about not ever visiting them, and the guilt was eating her alive, so she asked me for party advice, but I told just to surprise them with a visit!" replied Pinkie, taking a deep breath inward.

"I suppose the weather can wait, seeing this is an acceptable situation," said Twilight.

The conversation was interrupted by a loud burp from Spike, meaning she had a message from Princess Celestia.

"Hmm. I wonder what the princess wants now," wondered Spike, as Twilight unrolled the scroll with her magic.

Twilight read the message to herself, only to become shocked.

"Well, what does it say?" asked Spike.

"We need Rainbow!" exclaimed Twilight. "The worst storm in Equestria history is heading straight for Ponyville!"

Author's Note

Hope you enjoyed! :rainbowdetermined2: How ironic that the most severe storm ever is heading straight for Ponyville when the only pony able to stop it, is with her parent's :rainbowlaugh: More is coming soon, take care until then :raritystarry::twilightsmile:

Taming the Storm

Rainbow stretched her limbs, as she made her way out the bed provided by her parents, and walked out of the bedroom, into the kitchen where her mother and father sat, talking to each other. The sound of Rainbow's hooves hitting the floor as she walked caught the attention of her mother and father.

"Looks like somepony is feeling better," said Rainbow Blaze. "Looks like your tolerance for pain hasn't changed."

"What can I say?" said Rainbow Dash. "I'm one tough pony."

Rainbow Blaze giggled. "It's nice to see my Dashie again."

"Don't be a stranger, dear," said Rainbowshine. "Have a seat."

Rainbow Dash did as her mother instructed, and sat down on one of the open seats. After sitting down, Rainbow pulled the chair in toward the table.

"So, how have things been in Cloudsdale?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well, the weather has been great, but nothing special has happened lately, except for you deciding to visit us," replied Rainbowshine.

"How bout you, dad?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"I've just been practicing some new flying techniques, after seeing how much you had progressed at that Cloudsdale flying competition, I figured that I needed to catch up on flying myself, because my own daughter had even surpassed her mentor," said Rainbow Blaze.

"It's true," said Rainbow Dash. "However, if it weren't for you, I would've never been able to get to the level I'm at in flying. As of now, I'm helping a young filly learn to fly, seeing she looks up to me as a role model, even a sister."

"Well, it's good you're helping others, just as your father helped you," complimented Rainbowshine.

"Her name is Scootaloo, and she's part of a small group called "the Cutie Mark Crusaders," because all three of them are in search of their cutie marks."

"Sounds like you when you were still a filly," said Rainbow Blaze.

"I can't argue with you there," replied Rainbow Dash. "I was always doing reckless things, just to find out what I was meant to do for the rest of my life."

"You eventually found it, just like everypony does," said Rainbowshine.

"I did, and it was at the flying camp that I enlisted into," said Rainbow Dash. "It was in a race, to defend a friend of mine's honor, when I performed my first Sonic Rainboom."

Rainbow stopped talking for a second, realizing that her parent's had never seen her get her cutie mark, or seen her perform her first Sonic Rainboom.

"Oh, that's right, you guys never saw the first Sonic Rainboom," said Rainbow Dash.

Rainbowshine and Rainbow Blaze looked at each other funny. "Actually, Rainbow, we did see the first Sonic Rainboom," confessed Rainbow Blaze."

"What do you mean?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Your mother and I were there that day, but you were completely unaware."

"Why didn't you come visit me?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Do you know how much I actually missed you?!"

"Of course we did, but please let us explain why," convinced Rainbowshine.

"What could be more important than your daughter?!" snapped Rainbow Dash.

"Your father and I were on our way to visit you, when we were called away by a fellow Cloudsdale pony, because a severe storm was heading straight for Ponyville, and this storm wasn't created by Cloudsdale factory or any pegasi," confessed Rainbowshine. "We were barely able to fend it off, even with the help of Cloudsdale."

Rainbow thought for a second about her parent's words, wondering if they were telling the truth, and started to get angry and sad at the same time.

"We're sorry, Rainbow," said Rainbowshine. "We truly are."

Rainbow was too angry and sad at the same time to even forgive her mother and father.

"I-I need to be alone right now," said Rainbow, dashing out of the house.

"Rainbow, wait!" pleaded Rainbowshine, but it was too late, because Rainbow was already too far away for her to hear her mother's plea.

"Just give her some time," said Rainbow Blaze. "She has every right to be angry right now."

Rainbow Dash flew through the clouds, wiping tears from her eyes, as she made her way back to Ponyville. As she flew, she wondered if she was overreacting, but at the same time she didn't care, and just continued flying. She was sad, because her mother and father put a storm before their own daughter, which was understandable, but wrong at the same time in Rainbow's opinion.

The day she got her cutie mark was a day that she wished her mother and father could've at least had the courtesy to visit, and congratulate her, because getting your cutie mark is something that only happens once in everypony's life, and her own parent's bothered to spectate, but not show up and congratulate her, because of a storm. The more she thought of it, the more angry she became, so she focused on getting back to Ponyville.

As Rainbow flew, she swore she could hear a familiar voice, so she stopped and listened closely.

"Rainbow!" yelled the voice, which Rainbow immediately recognized.

"Twilight?" responded Rainbow, noticing a pony becoming more visible through the clouds.

"Rainbow, thank goodness I found you!" said Twilight, landing a large puffy cloud.

"You okay, Twilight?" asked Rainbow. "You don't look so good."

"I'm just not used to flying yet, therefore it exhausts me still," replied Twilight.

"Oh, right," said Rainbow.

"What about you?" asked Twilight. "I thought you were visiting your parent's."

"Let's just say things didn't turn out so good," said Rainbow.

"What happened?" asked Twilight.

"Well, the day I got my cutie mark, my parent's decided to visit, only to spectate and fly off to tame some kind of storm!" confessed Rainbow.

Twilight suddenly remembered why she was here in the first place, after Rainbow mentioned a storm.

"Speaking of storms, Ponyville needs you, Rainbow, because a severe storm is heading straight for Ponyville."

"How severe?" asked Rainbow.

"The worst storm in Equestria history, not forged by any pegasi or Cloudsdale!" shrieked Twilight.

Suddenly, Rainbow's mother's words echoed in Rainbow's head, and she wondered if it could be the same storm.

"You okay, Rainbow?" asked Twilight.

"Huh? Yeah. I'm fine," muttered Rainbow. "I'm going to need all the pegasi in Ponyville, because I have a feeling we're going to need all the wing power we can manage to fend this storm off. I'll also need you to use some magic, so we can tame this storm. Think you can handle that, Twilight?"

"I can handle that, and I think this spell I was working on earlier just might be the key to putting this storm to rest," assured Twilight.

"Let's go then! There's no time to waste!" commanded Rainbow.

Back in Ponyville, Rainbow rounded up every pegasi available, while Twilight prepared herself for the spell she would have to cast. None of the pegasi were hesitant to agree in helping fend off the storm, already knowing that a storm was coming, thanks to Twilight and some eavesdropping ponies.

All the pegasi stretched their wings, knowing that this was going to take every bit of their strength to beat, while Rainbow did some exercises as well. Spike assisted Twilight, giving her the courage to cast the spell, and Twilight knew she had to, otherwise the storm would just return another day.

In the end, there was a total of twenty pegasi participating in producing enough wing power to fend off the storm, and lastly, Twilight stood on a high vantage point, so she could land the final blow. Rainbow hoped that she had enough wing power, because if she didn't, the storm wouldn't be able to be held back, and Ponyville would be hit by the storm, ending only in destruction.

The storm was closing in, as Rainbow prepared the other pegasi for their biggest task, standing just outside of Ponyville.

"Alright, everypony," said Rainbow. "When I give the command, I want all of you to flap at an even pace, and create a big enough amount of wing power, so we can hold the storm back, while Princess Twilight charges up her spell! Do not give in, otherwise Ponyville will be destroyed! Can I count on everypony to not give in!"

"Yeah!" yelled everypony in unison.

"That's what I like to hear," said Rainbow. "Wait for my signal, then flap those wings harder than ever before!"

The pegasi agreed, as the storm approached Ponyville.

"Ready?! Wings up! NOW! FLAP!" commanded Rainbow Dash.

The pegasi followed Rainbow's instructions, and flapped their wings at an even pace, creating a strong wind. The pegasi's efforts seemed to be working, due to the storm retracting a little bit, but it didn't take long for Rainbow to figure out that the storm was just toying with them, and threw all of its strength at the pegasi, nearly causing the formation they created to break down.

"It's not enough, Twilight!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. "We won't be able to hold this for much longer, so I hope you have that spell ready!"

"I'm sorry, but I need a couple more minutes to charge the spell to it's full extent!" replied Twilight from the roof of a nearby building.

"Not good," said Rainbow Dash. "I really wish that mom and dad were here right now!"

Just as their formation was about to break, the strength of the storm decreased. Rainbow was shocked and confused at the same time, wondering what had caused the strength of the storm to decrease. That's when she heard a familiar voice from above.

"We're right here, Rainbow!" yelled Rainbowshine and Rainbow Blaze, as they continued flapping their wings, along with all the Cloudsdale ponies.

Rainbow was relieved, and continued flapping her wings. "You gotta be kidding me!? You got all the Cloudsdale ponies involved?!" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Working at the Cloudsdale Weather Factory goes a long way, dear," said Rainbowshine. "You earn lots of friends, just as you have, here in Ponyville."

Rainbow started to shed tears, now realizing just how much her mother and father loved her, and she now understood the reason her parents had to leave, rather than not visit her at Flight Camp which was acceptable enough.

"Come on, everypony! Let's finish this!" commanded Rainbow Dash.

All the pegasi continued flapping their wings, pushing the storm back far enough to where Twilight could get a clear shot at it. Twilight's horn glowed a hue of pink, as she prepared to fire the spell.

"Please, let this work," she said, as she fired a beam of magic into the storm clouds, followed by a loud explosion. The explosion impacted the storm a little, but it wasn't enough to dissipate it.

"Twilight, what happened?!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

"I'm not sure! The spell just wasn't enough!" exclaimed Twilight.

Rainbow thought for a moment. "I know what is though," said Rainbow, as she flew off into the sky, getting a boost from the gust that all the pegasi had managed to make.

"Rainbow, what are you doing?!" asked Twilight.

Rainbow dashed downward from the sky, gaining massive amounts of speed. "A Sonic Rainboom!" replied Rainbow, as she performed a Sonic Rainboom in the center of the storm, causing the clouds to dissipate from the force of the Sonic Rainboom. As a finishing touch, Rainbow Dash formed a rainbow in place of the storm.

"I can't believe that worked," said Twilight. "She had to hit the Sonic Rainboom in the perfect spot at just the right timing."

"I'm pretty sure she knew that, Twilight," said Spike. "Rainbow's not an idiot."

"You're right, Spike," concluded Twilight, as she stared at Rainbow Dash's rainbow she had formed from her Sonic Rainboom.

All the pegasi applauded as Rainbow Dash landed on the ground with a large smile on her face.

"How's that for a climax?!" said Rainbow.

"It was awesome!" exclaimed Rainbowshine, as she made her way through the crowd of pegasi.

"Wow. That's something I never expected you to say, mom," said Rainbow Dash.

"Your mother is full of all sorts of surprises, Rainbow," assured Rainbow Blaze.

"I can see that," replied Rainbow. "I'd also like to apologize for how I reacted to you guys. Now that I know just how severe the storm was, I can find it acceptable. I also need to let go of past, and start focusing on the future, because I've realized that even in the darkest times, you guys would bring all of Cloudsdale to Ponyville, just to help your stubborn daughter fend off the worst storm in Equestria history."

"Apology accepted, dear," said Rainbowshine. "Also, if you wouldn't mind, we'd like to get a fresh start, by meeting your friends, and if it's not too much, have an actual reunion."

"Then why don't I start by introducing you to my friends, because they count as "family" to me," suggested Rainbow Dash.

"That would be wonderful," replied Rainbowshine.

Journal Entry
Today, I learned that even in the toughest times, you can never be hated by those who care for you, no matter how you treat them. In this case, it was my parent's who I had lost connection with for a great amount of time, but even after years of separation, they still loved me. Love is a powerful thing, and can exist as long as a bond exists.

I also blamed myself for many things to do with the past, and now realize that I need to focus on the future, rather than hold on to something like the past. Tonight, I plan on starting off fresh with my mom and dad, thanks to Pinkie and her party skills. Not to mention, I plan on visiting more frequently, seeing I represent loyalty, and just like I remain loyal to my friends here in Ponyville, I must also remain loyal to the ponies that raised me into who I am, even if they do live farther away.

Rainbow sat down the pencil, and shut the journal, as Pinkie yelled from afar.

"Come on, Rainbow!" exclaimed Pinkie. "You don't want to be late for your own reunion!"

"Right," said Rainbow Dash. "I'm coming."

Rainbow had one last thing to do before leaving; she grabbed a new family photo taken by Photo Finish, and placed it on a table next to the journal, admiring the beginning of a new start for the Rainbow family.

Author's Note

Hope you enjoyed! Not sure when episode four will be up, due to it still being in thought process:rainbowlaugh: I might even take a short break, just to refresh my mind with ideas for episode four :twilightsheepish: Take care until next time :twilightsmile: