The Dash
The Fastest Girl Alive!
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The scene opens up near Canterlot High as a voice starts to speak.
To understand what I'm about to tell you, you need to do something first. You need to believe in the impossible. Can you do that? Good. You see that...
A red blur zooms away from the school and in the city.
You see that red blur? That's me.
Soon the red blur was seen again, this time dodging cars.
That too.
The Red Blur was then seen running along the edge of of the city.
There I am again. My name is Rainbow Dash and I'm the fastest girl alive. My story is pretty simple. My whole life I’ve been great at sports, basketball, soccer, track, you name it, I play it. I also have six best friends named Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Sunset Shimmer. Yeah, life was good, but there was one thing I’ll never forget, my father. He was killed when I was only 5 years old. I never forgot the day.
Ten years earlier...
Young Rainbow Dash woke at the sound of a burst of speed. She took breaths to calm herself down. She reached for her cup of water, only to see the water rise from the cup. She then heard something else, sounded like it came from her living room. She walked downstairs and saw something she’ll never forgot.
To this day, I was never sure what I saw. But I did know one thing. My father was killed in cold blood.
Young Rainbow watched as two lightnings, one red and one yellow raced around her father. Young Rainbow was scared, but even more when the red lightning stop for a second to show that it was a person, before speeding off again. Young Rainbow stood there in fear before the yellow lightning came to her and she found herself on the street, far from her home.
I was scared for weeks after that, but now, I'm about to shoot a goal.
Today...
Rainbow Dash kept the soccer ball close to her feet as she and her team practiced for the upcoming game next week. She looked over to her right and saw three other players rush at her to get the ball. She look to her left and saw two more players coming at her. She quickly zigzagged around the the players and shot the ball towards the net. The goalie tried to block it, but was off by inches. Rainbow Dash fist pump as the shot went in. The rest of the team cheered as practice ended for the day. Rainbow took a drink as her friends walked up to her.
"Nice shot Rainbow Dash! That was the best one yet!" Pinkie Pie said happily.
"Thanks Pinkie! I'm just getting warmed up for the big game coming up." Rainbow smiled.
"Your new uniforms for the game are coming along nicely Rainbow Dash, I just need to know which design to use." Rarity told her.
"I'll stop by after school to see what you got Rarity." Rainbow said.
"Rainbow Dash?" Principal Celestia called out.
Rainbow turned and saw both Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna waiting for her at the end of the field. Not wanting to keep them waiting, she said a quick "later" to her friends and ran up to them.
"Yes Principal Celestia?" Rainbow said as she reached her.
"First, great shot. We hope to see more of this in the upcoming game." Vice-Principal Luna said.
"But there is one problem." Principal Celestia added.
"What is it? Do I need more practice or do my shots need improvement?" Rainbow asked.
"It’s your science class. You have a "D" in it." Principal Celestia told her.
"WHAT!?" Rainbow shouted.
"I'm afraid if you don't bring it up, you will have to miss the game." Principal Celestia added.
"But, Mr. Science Fair is making me fail. I always get my science work done and turn it in! Even Twilight helps me understand what I did wrong." Rainbow said, really not wanting to miss the upcoming game.
"We'll take to him about it, but you must bring that grade up to at least a "B" before the next game." Principal Celestia said.
"Then I'll do extra credit! Would that bring it up?" Rainbow asked.
"Hmm, depends on your choice." Vice-Principal Luna said.
"Got ya! And I know just the thing." Rainbow said.
What no one knew was that a girl Rainbow’s age was watching them and then sped off in red lightning.
Rainbow was in her science class with books about lightning and some notes around her. Her friends stood by to listen to what Rainbow said.
"Even though Twilight has helped me out, I got a "D". I got to bring this up so I can play in the next game." Rainbow told them.
"But I thought Mr. Science Fair said you were passing?" Fluttershy said.
"So did I, but it appears he's trying to make me fail." Rainbow said.
"Maybe it would help if you stop napping every time we get together to get our homework done." Applejack reminded her.
"Hey, it's not my fault. Practice wears me out. I got to rest if I want to get better." Rainbow said.
"So why are you reading about lightning?" Sunset Shimmer asked picking up an book.
"Does this has something to do with the 'Women in Yellow?' you saw ten years ago?" Twilight asked.
Rainbow was quiet. After getting back home, Rainbow found her father was murdered and her mother was arrested for it. She even told the police what she saw, but they didn't believe her. Even Rainbow’s friends had trouble believing her as well.
"So what if it does? I'm just trying to bring my grades up and I have to do this without your help Twilight. Principal Celestia rules." Rainbow said.
"Ok, we'll let Pinkie and Rarity know that you are going to be held up. I'm sure they can understand." Twilight said.
"Thanks girls." Rainbow smiled.
Rainbow’s friends left and she got started on her extra credit. After three hours, Rainbow’s brain was starting to hurt and she decided to take a little break. Just as she leaned back in her chair, she heard some thunder. Rising an eyebrow, Rainbow got up and walked to the window to see that the sky was covered in clouds. Rainbow heard more thunder and turned back to her notes. What she saw next brought back that night ten years ago.
Some of the chemical liquid that was on the shelf started to rise out of its bottles and more thunder was heard. Rainbow turned back to the window and saw a lightning bolt heading right for her. She didn't have time to move before she was hit and knock into the wall that caused the chemicals to fall on her. Rainbow lay on the ground, out cold as a small lightning bolt appeared across her fingers.
The hospital doors bust up as Rainbow was rolled down the hallway.
"What the hell happened to her? She was hit by lightning. How is she still alive? Go. No heartbeat. CBC, chem 24, type and cross four. Bag her. She's coding." The doctors said as they try everything to keep Rainbow Dash alive.
Rainbow's friends stood by the doors, each of them worrying. Twilight and Sunset Shimmer heard the thunderstorm, they just entered the school when they heard the sound of thunder and crashing. They rushed toward the sound and found Rainbow Dash lying on the ground. After calling 9-1-1, they rushed to make sure she was alright. They then saw the window and put it together.
After some time, Rainbow became stable and was placed in another room. Everyone stood at the window as Rainbow's chest rises higher and lower, but the heartbeat line was flat on the machine. Everyday, each student from the school visit Rainbow. Principal Celestia stood outside watching her. Vice-Principal Luna walked up to her and held her coffee.
"Thanks." She said.
"You’ve been here all day. The students are worried about you." Luna said.
"I know. I'm more worried about Rainbow Dash right now." Celestia said.
The two looked at Rainbow before they heard someone behind them. They turned to two people in lab coats that both of them knew.
"Spitfire, Soarin?" Celestia asked surprised.
"Celestia, Luna. We're sorry about what happened to one of your students." Soarin said.
"We came to see who got hit." Spitfire added.
"Rainbow Dash. Captain of all the Wonder Colts team." Luna said.
"What happened? Fully. We need to know." Spitfire asked.
"We are not sure. Rainbow was trying to bring her science grade up, when we heard she was struck by lightning. The doctors say she in a coma, but there is no heartbeat. Making them confused on what's going on." Celestia said.
"Then let us take her." another voice said.
Everyone turned to see a girl Rainbow's age walk up to them.
"Oh, this is Lightning Dust. She helps us find out what made that thunderstorm and found Rainbow Dash was here." Soarin said, putting his arm around her.
Suddenly, Rainbow jot as if she was having a seizure, which she was.
"Doctor!" Luna shouted and soon the room was filled.
Many doctors was shocked and try to stable her, but barely could.
"Please, let's us take her back to the lab." Soarin said.
Celestia looked at Rainbow before Luna place a hand on her. The two were both in worry. After watching for a few more seconds, they made their choice.
"Make sure she comes back." Celestia said and the three nodded.
9 months later…
Soarin was busy listening to his favorite music, while checking on Rainbow’s stasis. She was sleeping peacefully and no more of the signs she had was gone. Celestia, Luna, and Rainbow’s friends all stopped by to see how she was doing. So far, Rainbow hasn't woke up. Soarin just turned around before Rainbow shot up gasping.
"Whoa! She's awake! SHE AWAKE!" Soarin shouted.
Rainbow looked around not sure what’s going on. Soarin stepped up and started to check on her.
"What...who?" Rainbow tried to asked.
"Relax, you’re in S.T.O.R.M. Labs. You’ve been in a coma." Soarin said.
"Who are you?" Rainbow asked.
"I'm Soarin and..." Soarin started to say before someone else spoke up.
"Spitfire. We're glad you're awake Miss Dash." Spitfire said as she walked up.
"You said I was in a coma. For how long?" Rainbow asked.
"9 months." Spitfire answered.
Rainbow was shocked. “9 months!?” She jumped out of her bed as Soarin stopped her.
"Whoa, whoa! I don't think you should get out of bed just yet." Soarin said.
"I'm fine. What happened? The last that I remember was being hit by lightning and..." Rainbow said before stopping as she saw herself in the mirror.
Rainbow was surprised to see that she had a bit more muscle on her. She looks like she can match Applejack in a wrestling match and maybe even win. Then she remembered that she was in a coma.
"Where's my friends?" She asked.
"They should be done with school right now." Soarin answered.
Rainbow wasted no time in getting ready to leave, though Soarin tried to stop her again.
"Whoa! Wait, wait. We need to do some tests." He said.
"Soarin’s right. We need to know what the lightning did to you, besides giving you more muscles." Spitfire added.
"Look I'm fine. Thank you for saving me." Rainbow said before running off.
Pinkie was at Sugarcube Corner serving drinks and cupcakes to the people there, when she looked up her face morphing into shock. Rainbow walked in with a smile on her face and Pinkie rush up and hug her.
"Rainbow! When did you wake up? Why didn't S.T.O.R.M. labs call?" Pinkie asked.
"I just got up. I see Sugarcube Corner is still going on." Rainbow told her.
"Come on! The girls would want to see you!" Pinkie said and lead Rainbow to the table they sat at.
"Hey girls look who's awake!" Pinkie almost shouted.
The five looked up and was shocked to see Rainbow.
"Hey girls, miss me?" Rainbow asked.
Her question was answered by her friends group hugging her. Rainbow smiled and let them.
"Rainbow! We are so glad you're awake!" Rarity said.
"We thought you'd never wake up." Applejack said wiping a tear from her eye.
"Hey, I'm tough. It will take more than a lightning bolt to stop me." Rainbow said, smiling.
"So Rainbow. How are you feeling?" Twilight asked a little worried.
"Great! Like I had a long nap." Rainbow answered.
"A 9 months nap." Pinkie smiled.
"That reminds me, the game!" Rainbow said.
"It's alright. We won." Sunset told her.
"We did?" Rainbow asked surprised.
"Yeah, a new player was added to replace you until you felt better, I believe her name was..." Fluttershy said before someone over spoke her.
"Lightning Dust." It said.
Rainbow turn to see a girl her age and could tell this girl was a match for her.
"Nice to meet you, thanks by the way." Rainbow said, hold out her hand.
"I see you’re better. Did Spitfire and Soarin let you go?" Lightning asked.
"You know those two?" Rainbow asked her.
"Yes, I help out around S.T.O.R.M. Labs from time to time." Lightning Dust answered.
"Neat." Rainbow said before seeing Pinkie carry a tray over to a table before she tripped.
Then everything slowed down. Rainbow watched as Pinkie and tray fell slowly to the ground, but it wasn't just her. Everyone appeared to be moving more slowly. She turned to her friends and saw they were just getting ready to help Pinkie. Then everything went back to normal as if the slow down never happen. Rainbow look around confused on what just happened.
"Rainbow? Are you ok?" Fluttershy asked.
"What? Yeah. Just still a little dizzy I guess, but I'm great." Rainbow said.
Rainbow was really confused. She wasn't sure what was going on, but whatever it was, she decide not to worry about it.
Later...The seven girls return to the school as Lightning Dust went to pick up something for S.T.O.R.M. Labs. When Rainbow entered the school she was hug by her number one fan Scootaloo.
"Rainbow! You're awake!" She said.
"Yeah, sorry for worrying you kid." Rainbow said with a smile as she rubbed her head.
Soon all the students were welcoming Rainbow back. Some even filled her up on what she missed for the past nine months. When Rainbow came across Celestia and Luna, she got a hug from both of them.
"It’s good to see you on your feet again Rainbow." Luna said.
"You have a lot of work to catch up on, but I'm glad S.T.O.R.M. Labs helped you." Celestia said.
Rainbow smiled. It was good to be back. When she turned to face her friends, she saw Snips and
Snails getting ready to throw a nerd into a trash can. Before Rainbow knew it, she sped over and took the student out of their hands, making them fall in instead, placed the student down and was back by the others. They didn't seem to notice what just happened.
"Rainbow, what's wrong?" Twilight asked seeing the confused look on her face.
"Ugh...Not sure. Excuse me." Rainbow said and walk away leaving them confused.
Rainbow walked out of the school, trying to calm down, but she couldn't. She then noticed her hand was acting up and when she looked at it, it started moving at high speed as if her hand was trying to come off.
"What’s happening to me?" Rainbow asked herself before she sped off.
She didn't get far before she ran into the statue in front of the school. Before Rainbow could catch her breath, she speed off again. She ran into the school doors and pulled herself off. Rainbow quickly caught on what she did. She smiled before starting to run. She ran so fast as if everything around her was just a blur.
"WHAOOOOOO!" Rainbow shouted before crashing into a truck with pillows.
She pull herself out and saw she was in the city. There was only one thing on Rainbow's mind.
"Whoa!" She said.
Rainbow returned to S.T.O.R.M. Labs, were Spitfire and Soarin was looking her over. They had taken her to a runaway, in hopes to test her newfound speed.
"Are you sure about this? I look silly." Rainbow said as she stepped out of the dress room.
Rainbow was wearing a red track suit with pads on her elbows and knees and a helmet with eye wear on them.
"Wow, Red looks good on you." Soarin said.
"Soarin, I have cyan skin and rainbow hair, red does not look good on me." Rainbow said.
Soarin just shrugged as Spitfire got the equipment set up. Rainbow sighed, and walked to the end of the runway. She got into a running position as Soarin and Spitfire got ready to see what she can do. Rainbow stood ready before electricity appeared in her eyes. She speed off knocking Soarin down and blowing papers off Spitfire's desk. The two stood there in shock.
"She got super speed." Lightning Dust said appearing next to Spitfire.
"She just passed 200 miles per hour." Soarin said in shock.
"It's not possible." Spitfire said shocked as well.
Rainbow ran down the runway, before her mind played back to that night ten years ago. She remembered her father being surrounded in electricity before seeing a woman. Then she heard her father call out her name snapping her back to where she was at. She saw she was coming to the end and couldn’t stop. She crashed into the water barrels as the others winced in pain. Rainbow was mostly fine, but her hand was badly hurt.
Rainbow was taken back to S.T.O.R.M. Labs where some more tests were done on her. Spitfire walked up to her and showed her an X-way of her hand.
"Looks like you had a distal radius fracture." Spitfire said.
"Had?" Rainbow questioned.
"It's healed. In three hours." Spitfire said and showed her.
"Wow!" was all Rainbow could say.
"You really need to learn how to stop." Soarin said walking up to her.
"What happened out there today? You were moving pretty well, and then something caused you to lose focus." Lightning Dust asked.
"I started remembering something. When I was 5, my father was murdered. It was late. A sound woke me up. I came downstairs and... I saw what looked like a ball of lightning. Inside the lightning, there was a women. She killed my dad. They arrested my mom. She's still sitting in Everfree Jail for his murder. Everyone, the cops, the shrinks, they all told me what I saw was impossible. But what if the woman who killed my dad was like me?" Rainbow said.
It was hard thinking of that night for Rainbow. She thought she can prove it now that she was like the Woman in Yellow. Spitfire and Soarin were both quiet. They could hear the hurt sound in her voice.
"Well, I think I can say unequivocally you are one of a kind." Lightning Dust smiled.
Stormy Weather was feeling really strange. She remembered hearing a thunderstorm last night and a gust of wind blew in her room. She recalled getting knocked out, before waking up in the hospital. She later learned that she could control the weather as it it was her own. But she was scared, scared of being a freak. It didn't help that she was picked on from time to time, making her new powers act on their own. She was called to Principal Celestia’s office and sat down in a chair.
"Now, Stormy Weather. I called you here today because there is something I need to talk to you about." Celestia said.
Stormy Weather was quiet. She really had no way of explaining what happened.
"There’s been report of a rainstorm in the locker room, a hail storm in the gym and a wind storm in the cafeteria. The reason is because each of those places, you were there." She said.
"I don't know how that happened! It not like you believe me anyway." Stormy Weather said.
"I'm just trying to understand, What happened in those areas?" Celestia asked.
"I don't know!" Storm Weather said.
"Stormy..." Celestia started to say.
"I DON'T KNOW!" Stormy Weather shouted as a gust of wind appear in Celestia office.
Celestia gasped in surprise, before seeing Storm Weather starting to float.
"Why should you understand? All you do is ignore me. Every time I get in trouble you look the other way! You claim you're here to help, but you don't! I'm tried of it! I'm tired of this school, I'm tired of being picked on and I'm tired of you!" She shouted before more wind pick up.
Rainbow had a lift back to her school from Lightning Dust and the two started to walk inside.
"Woman in Yellow, huh? You sure? I'm not saying I don't believe you, I just want to make sure." Lightning Dust said.
"Well, I was five years old. So she looked like a woman to me." Rainbow explained.
Lightning nodded before some of the windows busted open and the two ducked for cover. Rainbow saw Stormy Weather walk out of the school with an angry look on her face.
"If everyone is against me. Then I'll just show them what it feels like to be ignored." She said.
Rainbow was confused. She wasn't the only one affected by the storm? Stormy sees the two, before sending a gust of wind at them. Rainbow and Lightning quickly jumped out of the way casing Lightning's car to get hit instead. Stormy smiled before she called forth a thunderstorm.
"I have become a god now! No one will stop me, no one will ignore me, and no one will PICK ON ME EVER AGAIN!" She shouted.
Rainbow was shocked to hear her say those things. She had to stop her. She speeds over to Stormy Weather and grabs her hands.
"Stop this Stormy! You're going to hurt people!" She said.
"Unhand me!" She said and had a gust of wind blow her away.
Rainbow landed on her back and quickly got up, but Storm Weather was gone. She look around and found that Lightning disappeared as well. Thinking she was inside checking on the others, she ran in making sure not to use her newfound speed.
Celestia was trying to recover what she just saw. Stormy Weather just had showed she can control the weather. She also heard what Stormy said as well. The gust knocked her into the wall as Stormy walked out of her office. She was still shaken when Luna ran up to her.
"Sister! Are you alright?" Luna asked.
"I'm fine, but Stormy Weather isn't." Celestia said.
"I know. We all heard the windows break and what she said. She’s not in her right mind. We need to find her." Luna said.
"Agreed, but we might as well send the rest of the students home for the day." Celestia said.
"Celestia! Luna!" Rainbow said running in.
"Rainbow? Where were you? We’ve been worried sick." Luna said.
"I had to go back to S.T.O.R.M. Labs, I forgot something there." Rainbow said.
"Rainbow, I know we are not your mothers, but please tell us where you’re going next time." Celestia said.
That’s right, Rainbow has been living with Celestia and Luna. They felt sad for her and took her in. She was a handful, but they got through it OK.
"I saw what happened to Stormy Weather. Looks like she's living up to her name now." Rainbow said.
Rainbow helped get Celestia to her feet and soon the report of school closing early so the windows can get fixed was made. The three got in Celestia's car and they drove home.
"We need to stop her." Rainbow said.
"We will, if we can find her..." Luna said.
"No, We must leave this to the police." Celestia said, seeing this was out of their hands.
"What! You just saw what Stormy Weather can do! The police can not handle her!" Rainbow said as the car pulled in their driveway.
"Rainbow, there's nothing we can do." Celestia said as they got out.
"So you’re going to let Stormy Weather hurt innocent people? Let the police kill her?" Rainbow asked upset.
Didn't matter if Stormy Weather went crazy, she still one of the school students, she was still a Canterlot Wondercolt.
"I'm sorry Rainbow, but my sister is right. I wish we could help, but Stormy’s too dangerous for us." Luna said as the two went inside.
Rainbow just stood there. She was upset, upset at Celestia and Luna for not trying to stop Stormy and upset that S.T.O.R.M. Labs did not tell her about her. She sped off to have a talk with three scientists. Well two scientists and one school girl.
"I wasn't the only one affected by the storm, was I?" Rainbow shouted as she walked in.
"We don't know for sure." Soarin said.
"Well, a classmate of mine just lived up to her name! She can control the weather!" Rainbow shouted.
"What?" Spitfire asked.
"That storm, tell me the truth, what happened that night?" Rainbow asked.
Well... The particle accelerator went active. We all felt like heroes, and then... It all went wrong. The dimensional barrier ruptured, unleashing unknown energies into our world. Antimatter, dark energy, x-elements..." Soarin explained.
"Those are all theoretical." Rainbow said while having no clue on what a particle accelerator was.
"And how theoretical are you?" Lightning Dust asked as she walked in.
"We mapped the dispersion throughout and around Equestria. Though we have no way of knowing exactly what or... who was exposed, we've been searching for other meta-humans like yourself." Soarin explained more.
"'Meta-humans?" Rainbow asked.
"That what we're calling them." Lightning Dust said.
"You didn't bother to look for them? You just found me?!" Rainbow asked, getting upset again.
"They were hard to find." Spitfire told her.
"I can see why S.T.O.R.M. Labs was shut down. You guys made the danger and you're doing nothing to stop it." Rainbow said and stormed off.
The three looked down, hurt by what Rainbow said.
Rainbow was using her speed to run to the outskirts of town to her own little place she went to as a kid before moving into city. She ran until she found it. She pulled open the hidden door and stepped inside. Only she and and her friends knew about this place. It was their "getaway" place. Rainbow sat at the table upset and sad. She was starting to understand how Stormy Weather felt now. She began to wonder if her new found speed was any good. She can run fast, but is that it? What else can she do?
"I see you found your way here." A voice spoke up.
"Shining. I see that mask is helping you out." Rainbow said as a person wearing a green suit with a hood over his face walk out of the shadows.
"What are you doing here?" Shining asked.
Rainbow told him everything, from the storm to what’s happening now. Shining listened without a word.
"All my life, I've wanted to just do more... be more. And now I am. And the first chance I get to help someone, I screw up. What if Celestia and Luna are right? What if I'm not a hero? What if I'm just some girl who was struck by lightning?" Rainbow said.
"I don't think that bolt of lightning struck you, Rainbow. I think it chose you." Shining said as the two walked outside.
"I'm just not sure I'm like you, Shining. I don't know if I can be some... vigilante." Rainbow said unsure.
"You can be better. Because you can inspire people in a way that I never could... Watching over your city like a guardian angel, making a difference, saving lives, in a dash." Shining said.
"Take your own advice. Wear a mask." He added before shooting a arrow to a nearby tree and pull himself away from Rainbow.
"Cool." Rainbow said.
Shining turn back to see Rainbow speed off leaving a trail of dust behind her.
"Cool." He said.
Rainbow had returned to S.T.O.R.M. Labs knowing she was going to need their help.
"Listen, I'm sorry what I said before. It was uncalled for. I was just upset that you guys didn't tell me there were more of those Meta-humans out there." Rainbow said.
"Well, it might take some time to get over it, but hearing your say that makes it a little better." Soarin said.
"Now, I'm not blaming you. I know you didn't mean for any of this to happen. I know you all lost something. But I need your help to catch Stormy and anyone else out there like her. But I can't do it without you." Rainbow said, needing a plan.
"If we're gonna do this, I have something that might help." Soarin said and took them into the next room.
What they saw was a red suit from head to toe and had a gas mask on.
"Something I've been playing with. Designed to replace the turnouts firefighters traditionally wear. I thought if S.T.O.R.M. Labs could do something nice for the community, maybe people wouldn't be so angry at us anymore." Soarin said.
"How is it going to help me?" Rainbow asked.
"It's made of a reinforced tri-polymer. It's heat and abrasive resistant, so it should withstand your moving at high-velocity speeds. And the aerodynamic design should help you maintain control. Plus, it has built-in sensors so we can track your vitals and stay in contact with you from here." Soarin explained.
"Thanks." Rainbow smiled.
"How are we going to find Stormy?" Spitfire asked.
"I retasked S.T.O.R.M. Labs satellite to track meteorological abnormalities over Equestria." Soarin said as a ping was heard.
"We just got a ping." Soarin said as they walked over to the computer.
"Atmospheric pressure dropped 20 millibars in a matter of seconds. I've tracked it to a farm just west of the city." Soarin said.
Rainbow looked at her suit and knew what she had to do. Hopefully she can stop Stormy before it was too late.
A car pulled up near the same farm house and Celestia and Luna stepped out. They thought about what Rainbow said and knew she was right. Stormy Weather was one of their students and they had to try to make her understand they are just trying to help.
"Why here sister?" Luna asked.
"Because Stormy also like farms, she goes to this one a lot because it feels like home to her." Celestia said.
They enter the barn and found Stormy Weather, but she was different than the last time. She was dressed in a white shirt with a purple skirt, showing white boots that went to her knees and her hair was now in two pony tails. She had white gloves on that also went up to her elbows. She picked up a black mask and put on on her face when Celestia called out to her.
"Stormy Weather?" She said.
Stormy stopped and turned to the two. They could see that Stormy had a few thunder bolts on her shirt, gloves and boots.
"Here. Principal Celestia." She said like the student they knew.
"Stormy please don't do this. We had no idea you were picked on, you should have came to us and we could’ve helped." Luna said.
"It’s too late. No one will listen to me. I'll make them listen. You too always favor Rainbow Dash over everyone else." Stormy said.
"Rainbow may live with us, but that doesn't mean we favor her over anyone. We took her in because she had nowhere to go. Please, let's talk about this." Celestia said.
Stormy just look at the ground before placing the mask on her face. She look back up and her eyes started to glow blue.
"I'm an god now, I don't have to listen to anyone!" She said and called forth her powers.
Wind started to blow around them and both Celestia and Luna started to run. They just reached their car when the barn bust apart and a tornado appeared. The wind picked up a huge piece of the wood and it was sent flying towards them. The two braced themselves for the hit, but heard something else grab the piece and move it away.
"Rainbow! Rainbow! This thing's getting closer. Wind speeds are 200 miles-per-hour and increasing. Rainbow, can you hear me?" Soarin said over the com.
Rainbow removed her gas mask and answered back.
"Yeah. Loud and clear." She said.
"If it keeps up, this could become an F-5 tornado." Soarin said.
"But it's headed towards the city. How do I stop it? Guys?" Rainbow asked.
She got no answer, but Rainbow then remembered what she went over in science class about tornadoes.
"What if I unravel it?" She asked.
"How the hell are you going to do that?" Soarin asked shock.
"I'll run around it in the opposite direction, cut off its legs." Rainbow said.
"She'd have to clock 700 Miles-per-hour to do that." Soarin said.
"Your body may not be able to handle those speeds. You'll die." Spitfire said.
"I have to try." Rainbow said and speed off just like she was planning.
"The suit's holding up." Soarin said happy.
"But she's not." Spitfire pointed out.
"She can do it. I know she can do it." Soarin said having fate in Rainbow.
Rainbow started to run in the opposite direction and Stormy noticed the yellow lightning she was giving off. She watched for a few seconds before using a gust of wind to blow her away. Rainbow rolled to the ground.
"It's too strong!" Rainbow said.
Stormy had the tornado move even close to the city and Rainbow was afraid she'll won't stop it in time.
"You can do this, Rainbow." Lightning Dust’s voice said over the com.
"You were right. We are responsible for all of this. So many people have been hurt because of us, and when we looked at you, all we saw was another potential victim of our hubris. And yes, we created this madness, but you, Rainbow, you can stop it. You can do this. Now run, Rainbow, run!" Lightning Dust said.
Rainbow stood, hearing those three words her mother told all those years ago. Rainbow started to run again, but this time she was moving even faster. The lightning started to show up more and more on her before starting coming off her completely. Storm tried to find a way to knock Rainbow away again, but she couldn't find her as she was moving too fast. Stormy let out a scream as the tornado unraveled. Rainbow was knocked away and her mask came off. She stood and looked around heard her new friends called her name.
"Hey. I didn't think there was anyone else like me." Stormy said her mask also gone.
"I'm not like you. I don't use my powers to hurt others." Rainbow said.
Stormy try to punch Rainbow as she sped around and knocked her out.
"Rainbow?" She heard and turned to see Celestia and Luna walk up to her.
"Hey. Like my speed?" Rainbow asked with a smile as she tried to catch her breath.
The three returned home after Rainbow dropped off the suit at S.T.O.R.M. Labs. Celestia and Luna was shocked with what Rainbow could do.
"What you can do... it was the lightning bolt?" Luna asked still in shock.
"More or less." Rainbow confirmed.
“We're sorry, Rainbow." Luna said.
"We're sorry we didn't believe you. And we called you crazy for chasing the impossible. But you really did see something that night your dad died. And your mom is innocent." Celestia said.
"We need you to promise us something. We don't want you telling anyone about anything you can do, any of it. It’s best to keep them safe. Promise us?" She asked.
"Yeah." Rainbow promised.
Later, Rainbow had gone to Everfree Jail to visit her mother, Aurora Dash. She was white with her daughter’s hair. Both Dashes sat in a chair and pick up the phones so they can hear and talk to each other.
"Hey All-Star." Aurora said.
"You’ve been calling me that since I was 5." Rainbow laughed.
The two chuckled before Rainbow decided to talk what was on her mind.
"Funny thing is, I finally got into a fight today." She said.
"You just got out of a coma. I'm not sure you should be picking fights." Aurora said making her daughter chuckle again.
"Hey, did you win?" She asked.
"Yeah." Rainbow smiled.
"You didn't kill dad. You know I know that, right?" Rainbow asked.
"You believing me is all I need." Aurora said smiling.
"You're not gonna be in here much longer. Whoever killed dad... whatever killed him... I think I finally have a way to find them. To stop them." Rainbow said.
"Rainbow, we've talked about this. It's time to let it go. You have got to stop worrying about me, and live your life." Aurora said not wanted to daughter to chase after something she had no clue about.
"For the first time, I feel like I finally can. The truth is, ever since the night dad died, I've been stuck in one place, missed out on a lot of things. But I'm different now. I've made some new friends. They're helping me find my way..." Rainbow told her.
Soarin was placing something on the suit. He got the idea of seeing the lightning that came off of Rainbow when she ran in. He place on the suit as Spitfire walk up.
"Why is it shaped like a lightning bolt?" Spitfire asked.
"So it's not boring." Soarin smiled.
"To finally move forward." Rainbow told her mother.
"You remember when you wanted me to change my name so I wouldn't have to deal with people knowing you're my mom? I'm glad they know. I'm so proud to be your daughter." Rainbow said making Aurora smile.
"I love you Rainbow." Aurora said and place her hand on the glass.
"I love you too mom." Rainbow said and place her hand on as well.
The scene changed to the city as the red blur zoomed across the city as Rainbow spoke once more.
My name is Rainbow Dash, and I am the fastest girl alive.
A bike rider pulled into a road when his phone rings.
A friend recently gave me the idea for a new name.
A car hit the biker before the red blur zoom over the car and caught him. The Biker was set back on the sidewalk as the red blur sped off.
And something tells me, it's gonna catch on.
THE DASH

Lightning Dust entered her secret room and sighed. Rainbow was learning which was good. She just had to get faster and then her plan will be complete. She walked into the room some more before a secret door opened, showing a suit that looks like Rainbow's only the red was replaced with yellow, with a red thunderbolt over black. She raised her hand as red lightning appeared over her.
"Keep running Rainbow. Because, one day soon, we will meet. And we will meet. Dash." She said before pick up an newspaper.
"The Dash Missing! Scarlet Speedster disappears in crisis!"
Lightning Dust smiled before looking up at the suit and her eyes glow red.
Author's Note
Here The Dash. Took me a long time to get this done. I did use some elements from the show, but I did make sure to change somethings. Sorry if I didn't give Stormy Weather a look before she became a villain. I was more into getting this done first, then thinking of a look. I thinking doing the Pony vision of The Dash at Fanfiction. Next chapter, I need to plan it out. Of course as I said many time before Ideas are welcome. And you don't have to play the whole videos I'm using in this story. I can tell some of you might not like Lightning Dust as the Reverse-Flash, but it what I'm going by. I'm also want to hear your Meta-Humans ideas as well. Since I'm in the first season, Spitfire and Soarin on not Meta-Humans yet, but names and powers will help out in the second and third seasons.
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