Like Mother, Like Dasher

Rainbow Dash woke up from a very deep slumber. She yawned and stretched so hard her hooves almost came off.

"G'mornin, Pinkie," she said drowsily. But Pinkie Pie was still fast asleep. So much for that, Rainbow thought to herself and began to pack up.

CRASH!

A rock shot through the window, landing on Pinkie Pie's head and waking her up suddenly. "Ouch! Why'd you do that?!" she asked Dash. "I didn't throw that rock, it came fro-" She was cut off as a familiar gryphon strolled in. "Were you gonna say Gilda?" she asked. It was Gilda, one of Dash's ex-friends from flight camp. "It was you! B-but why did you throw a rock through my window?" Pinkie asked.

"To get your attention, you nitwit. I heard lil' Dashie here is going bye-bye," Gilda said as she slammed Dash's suitcase shut. As she pushed her out Pinkie's door, Gilda added "Have a nice TRIP!" and shoved Rainbow down the stairs and headfirst into the soft rug.

"Leaving so soon?" asked Pinkie Pie as she rushed down the staircase and lifted Rainbow back up again. "N-no, I need to finish packing. Did you get Gilda out?"

"Yeah. I lured her with a cupcake. Extra sprinkles, too!"

Rainbow Dash then packed the rest of her things and flew out the door. She pulled out her Equestria Map and read 'Los Pegasus'. The closest house was Twilight's castle, where the rest of their friends (and Starlight Glimmer) would be staying.

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"Oh, Rainbow, you're seeing your mother again?" asked Rarity over a cup of punch.

"Of course I am, why else would I go to Los Pegasus?"

"To go to Applewood, of course!" Applejack said. "I reckon I have one or two relatives there. Never been there myself, heard it's a nice place."

"But perhaps she's not there," Twilight pondered aloud. "Either that, or she's on vacation!" Dash slammed her hoof down on the crystalline table, causing the Cutie Map to activate. All the girls' cutie marks appeared on the map, located in Ponyville. Suddenly, all the marks started to glow and pulsate, both on the ponies and the map. They moved over to Los Pegasus, where a seventh cutie mark appeared. This one was of two blue lightning bolts.

Rainbow Dash's mother.

Firefly.

"She IS there!" Rainbow exclaimed, spilling her punch on the floor. "Whoops, my bad," she said as she ran over to clean up the spill.