Rainbow Dash raced out the door, not knowing where to go. Soarin saw her dream. He saw what kept her up at night. As a leader, you must suffer in pain quietly. But she didn't. Soarin zoomed after her. He closed the door, too. But he didn't lock it. There was no time. 'Man! She's fast!' he thought.

As she flew she found the unbounded freedom that she's hadn't tasted in years. She dipped and dived and made it harder for Soarin. She almost forgot what she was running from. Her fears. Soarin tried to keep up the best he could. While she was flying up head she raced pass Spitfire, who was heading over to check up on Soarin, to see how he was cooping with a monster like her.

"Hey, Soarin, what'ca doing?" She asked flying towards Soarin who had taken a break. He was beaded with sweat, and his wings could take much more. But Rainbow kept on looping and circling like it was nothing. He looked at Spitfire.

"Trying...to....catch.... her." He explained out of breath. Spitfire looked at the pegasus, she was flipping and diving.

"Ah. Well let's get her then!" She said launching herself in the air. Soarin looked at her then proceeded to do the same. He triedly flew over to Dash, who stopped. She hovered in the air. Her senses alert.

"What did you find, Dash?" He asked. She glanced at him. Then back at the sky.

"Follow me." She said diving into a steep drop. Soarin sighed and took after. Spitfire dived down. Rainbow Dash speed away from Cloudsdale. Flapping her wings effortlessly. Soarin wasn't doing so well. He was lagging behind. His breathing rigid. Spitfire a few minutes later, slowed down to be with him.

"Where's she going?" She asked him. Soarin shook his head. Only if he knew. They had stopped near the outskirts of Ponyville. A quiet little town. Soarin had help with bring them winter ounce or twice. Nice folks, nice ponies, nice place. But to Soarin his home would always be Cloudsdale. Rainbow landed. The fog curled between their hooves like a dog heeling to its master. Spitfire and Soarin looked at each other, but said nothing.

"Come this way." Dash order them. Her voice seemed like there's ponies were speaking with her and she looked a million miles away. She slowly walked forward. They passed large rocks and stones, but they took no notice. If they took their eyes off of Dash for just a second she would disappear in the mist. Then they heard crying. Soarin stopped to understand where they were. He looked around. The mist was so heavy he could make out any details but there was a stone next to him. He looked at the stone closer to release that it had words on it:

Granny Smith

Mother, Grandmother, friend,

A true Apple to her Core

They were in a cemetery. A small red apple rested next to the grave. Fresh. Soarin thought it was creepy. He didn't believe in zombies or ghosts, but he did not like dead bodies. Their cold bodies, their cold lifeless eyes.... burr! It just made his blood turn cold. If Dash notice it, she didn't show it. They continue to follow the mare, not knowing where she would take them until she stopped. The crying had become louder here. Dash didn't move asides from the occasional twitch of her torn ear. Soaring and Spitfire flanked her sides to see what she was staring at. There where two mares and an old stallion. On of them was draped over a gravestone, sobbing her eyes out. Soarin recognized the mare who was crying.

"Miss Shy?" He asked. Miss Shy didn't react, but the second mare an earth pony, a blonde mane with a darker blonde coat and Emerald eyes, looked at him. Her eyes where dull. But when she saw Dash he eyes widen, she stepped back.

"No, no. It can be! My eyes must'a be lyin'!" She yelped. Then she shook Miss Shy lightly over the shoulder. "Fluttershy! Look over there and tell me that ain't Rainbows!" She shouted. The pegasus stallion, who had a dark rainbow mane, looked up. He gasped, tears began to form in his eyes. Miss Shy also looked up. Her tears stopped flowing as fast, but still she cryed.

"Rain...bow...Dash?" Miss Shy asked, her voice cracking. Dash looked at me,then at the weeping mare.

"Ye...s?" She said, questionably. The earth pony gasped. Then both of the mares raced over to her.

"Rainbow! You!.. you're alive!" Miss Shy cryed as she leaped into Rainbow Dash's hooves. Rainbow was shocked. But she didn't push away. The earth pony mare, looked at Rainbow.

"What in all of Celestia did the War do to ya? Ya look awful!" She gasped. The stallion just stayed there looking at her. Rainbow didn't like the earth pony's comment.

"I am a General of the War, the War may do whatever it wants to me as long as it doesn't affect Equestria!" She shouted. Miss Shy was startled. She fell backwards into her back, she looked at her, onky now realizing what she looked like.

"Wha...what happened to you?" She asked. Rainbow looked at them and growled. Soarin stepped in front of Rainbow, to stop her from attacking.

"Do you know her?" He asked them. The two mares looked at one another then back at him.

"Yes, she's our friend. But who are y'all?" The earth pony asked. Soarin nodded.

"I'm Soarin, and this is Spitfire. But who are you?" Soarin asked them.

"I'm Fluttershy." Miss Shy told them. The earth pony rasied a hoof for Soarin to shake.

"I'm Applejack. Nice to meet y'all. Now what happened to Rainbow?" She asked them. Soaring sighed.

"It's a long story." He told them.

Author's Note

Sorry it took me sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg! My wifi went down, then i had a hoofful of homework! Soo sorry! Please don't hate me!