You gotta DASH to be able to SOAR

"Dashie... do you think Twilight's really dead?"

"... For crying out loud Pinkie..." groaned Rainbow, banging her head against her wall, the two inside Rainbows house, Pinkie helping her pack.

Pinkie rolled her eyes and replied, "Okay... I guess I was over reacting... but only a teensie weensie, insy bit! But it was still worth worrying about!"

"Ugh..."

"Ooh! Do you want me to take this photo of you and Soarin dancing?!" grinned Pinkie.

Rainbow turned around, looking at her confused as she stared at what Pinkie was holding and replied softly in realisation, "Wha- oh..."

The picture was of her and Soarin, dancing, at the gala. Dash had been trying to find it ever since, praising the position to be able to dance with a Wonderbolt, a memory of her bro-

No.

She couldn't think of him now. No pony could know. Not yet anyway. He was the one who got her inspired into the Wonderbolts. He was the one who was there for her. He was the one who saved her... the one who reminded her of family...

"Dashie?"

"What?! Ah! Oh umm right, just... pack it somewhere... I need to do something with it..."

"Like show Soarin to prove you have a crush on him?!"

Rainbow failed to stifle a blush as she looked away and shook her head.

"I DON'T have a crush on him... Rainbow Danger Dash doesn't have... crushes..."

"What about love?"

"..."

"Dashie?"

"I..."

'I love you Dashie...'

'I love you Spect...'

"... I don't have love." growled Rainbow, her voice mixed with sadness and anger.

Pinkie turned around and looked at her confused and concerned.

"What...?"

"I... I don't need it!"

'Dash! Just GO! Save YOURSELF!'

'Spectrum?!'

'I'll still be with you! Just G- AGHHH!'

'SPECTRUM!'

"I don't need love..." mumbled Rainbow, looking to the ground and shooting out of the window.

"Don't cry Rainbow... don't cry... he would want you to be happy... r-right?" whispered Rainbow to herself, landing on a cloud and looking around nervously, her eye twitching.

"I mean... Senseless is out there... somewhere... he had to of changed..."

"Dashie...?"

"AH!"

Pinkie was dangling upside down, with a few balloons tied to her, looking at Rainbow with a confused look.

"Bleh... I feel dizzy... Anyway! Why did you run away? -GASP- Did you not like me shipping Twilight? HOW DARE YOU DASHIE!"

"..."

"GO AWAY PINKIE!"

"But..."

Cutting her off, Rainbow was gone, out of sight. Pinkie looked up and popped most of her balloons making her slowly float to the ground.

"DASSHHHHIIIEEEEEEEE!" shouted Pinkie, bouncing at a normal pace after her.

She didn't know what to think. Her brother was already gone... what about HIM? The one who was the cause of his death... the one who was the exact opposite of Spectrum...

"HEY RAINBOW DASHHHHHH!"

"PINKIE?!"

"Hehe, no silly! Surprise! I'm SURPRISED you know my cousin!"

"Oh Celestia..."