Disharmony Rises

Dash fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow, but, she had nothing but nightmares about Jet getting killed. After what seemed like an eternity, Luna showed up and put an end to her suffering.

"Luna! I'm so glad to see you!" Dash yelled as she embraced the princess in a hug.

"It is nice to see you to Mrs. Dash. Unfortunately, this is no social call. I bring a message from Celestia regarding the quest you are about to embark on. You will be given a second chance with someone very dear to you. But, it will come at a high cost." Luna said.

"What does that mean?" Dash asked as Luna began to fade away.

"All will be seen in time." Luna said as she vanished from sight.

Dash awoke, covered in sweat. It was still early, buy there was no way she was getting back to sleep now. She decided to take a shower and get ready for the day ahead instead. She peeled off her sweat soaked clothes and stepped into the tub. She turned on the water to the shower head. She leaned against the wall, letting the warm water run down her body. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the comforting heat of the water. After several minutes, she washed her hair and shut the water back off. She dried off and found a set of clean clothes in the dresser across from her bed. She opened the footlocker at the end of her bed and pulled out a set of black steel armor. She held the chest plate in her hands and ran her fingers over the emblem emblazoned on the front. Just then, all the sadness she had been fighting to keep hidden burst forth like a busted dam. Tears welled in her eyes and burst forth in a series of loud sobs. She hugged the chest plate to her chest and imagined she was hugging the pegasus that had once inhabited said armor. She carried on like this for several minutes until a knock at her door caused her to stop abruptly.

"Dash, are you ok? We're almost ready to leave." Twilight's voice called from outside the door.

Dash looked at the clock and realized she had sat there for almost an hour. She quickly dried her eyes with her sleeve.

"Yea. I'll be out in a second." She called back as she stuffed the armor back into the footlocker and shut it.

"Ok. We'll be downstairs." Twilight called as Dash heard her footsteps retreating down the hallway.

Dash wiped her eyes again and headed downstairs. Once she joined the others, they all headed to the train station.