During the War: A Secret Mission

“You! What are you doing here!?” Twilight immediately recognized the voice of her dear friend and the once high flying Wonderbolt. Her hooves resting on her desk facing the door. The office was small and in some disarray. Papers were scattered on filing cabinets and the large desk before Rainbow Dash which also had the other items needed by a detective's office, lamp, pens, magnifying glass, and writing pad. A low whirl came out from the ceiling fan which barely churned the air of the room.

“Of all the doors in all the cities in all Equestria you walk into mine. I know already why you are here.”

“Wait, How The Princess told me this was the highest secret. That noone else knew.” Twilight said back
“A likely Story, can the wonderbolt bit, I've heard it before and I am sick of broken records” A moment of still overtook the room. Twilight was relieved to find Rainbow and that the reason she had come was not know. Rainbow tilted back the hat from her eyes “Who's the dame?” Rainbow asked.

“Her name is Merrifeather, my assistant” Twilight answered quickly wanting to get to the business at hand.

“Well MerrifeatherMyAssistant and Twilight, unless you need some case solved I am a bit tied up with my nap at the moment.”

Merrifeather stayed silent until now “Pardon me Miss Dash, I can not see why you are being so mean. Twilight came here for your help, and its important official matters.”

“Merri, I'll level with you.” Rainbow removed her hoves to the floor and looked on to Merrifeather “Would you be Smiley Horsepost if someone saying they're you friend does't even drop a word in three years and then suddenly comes in only to ask for something?”

Merri thought and blushed “I guess not”

Rainbow's voice softened “But we're still pals Twi, what do you need?”

“Rainbow.” Twilight hesitated “A.J. is gone”

Rainbows eyes sank “Oh no. How?”

“She was over there in one of the towns attacked. Celestia needs us to find something she had. I do not know what to do. It was only luck we found you, it would have been easier if you were still a Wonderbolt. Why did you leave? It was your dream.”

Rainbow looked out the row of windows behind her desk. The half open shades striped her face into bright and dark patches. She breathed deeply and exhaled. ”Twilight, It was never about being a Wonderbolt.” Twilight began to move closer to comfort her friend but stopped as Rainbow began speaking again “It was about being the best. When you are the tops, the best of the best, what do you do? You get bored. Here is always a new case a new puzzle always a test of my skill” Rainbow raised her head “and I love it.”

Rainbow stood. “Come on, I know who we need to see to get over there.” They locked the door and went to the street for a taxi. Rainbow all the while going on.

“There's the singer at the Blue Swan. She owes me big. I got her off a while back after they found a stiff in the trunk of her fancy Cogburn Roadster. I planned to use her to bring down the Big Boss she works for, been trying to find something to bring him down for two months now but this beats some racketeer anyday. Real scum I'd say, fingers in most the town, seems to think everything belongs to him. I'll get that crook one of these days."