Harmony Incarnate

Boom. Boom. Boom.

He's coming back.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

Tirek will take them away. I won't let him!

Boom. Boooooom. I raise my head to look at him. His expression is priceless. I would have laughed if I didn't feel such hatred. Such sadness.

"How are you still living?! I honestly would have expected that puny little princess to survive a blast like that. Not one of her lackeys. Especially not a pathetic pegasus like you!" That was the last straw. I gently set Fluttershy down in a comfortable position and stand up, flaring my wings.

"I'm not one of Twilight's lackeys. I'm one of her best friends!" I'm shouting now, allowing my voice to carry. I ever realized how serious I can sound.

"I am Rainbow Dash! Bearer of the Element of Loyalty! Master of the Sonic Rainboom! I am the reason my friends are who they are today!" I feel weird. Tingly. Like something is happening to me. Yet I feel......calm. I feel like I'm home. Like I'm where I belong. Safe.

"You really think nopony will stand up to you?! Think again, buster! I'm still here! And as long as I'm here, I will fight you! I won't let you win! I won't give up! I will give my life for Equestria!" I am somehow floating up now. But I focus on Tirek and what I have to do. "If I go down, I'm going to make sure you go down with me! Back to Tartarus!"

That's when it all goes blank.