Author's Note

i got the idea for this from a comment i saw on chapter 11 and 12 of Fallout Equestria. There are some parts of KKats story that allow for expansion. Like what happened to certain characters we know , and so forth. So this is my attempt at expanding that part of the chapter that left me with wondering what happened to Rainbow Dash.

Chapter 1: They Sealed away the Stars

Even though she was feeling sick to her stomach, Little Pip was still recovering from her latest trek into the Wasteland, and at the behest of Velvet decided to spend the time watching the memory orb she had recovered from the Stable located near Shattered Hoof. These always made her feel like a stranger watching somepony else's life.

She felt that all too familiar sensation as it washed over her.

In front of her was a poster of the Wonderbolts, with the lettering below in bold letters reading : Support the Grand Pegasus Enclave! Its your civic duty as a pegasus to uphold its Values. With another flash of light she found herself somewhere else entirely.

Flashback to the outbreak of the war.

There was a war raging that could kill every pony she knew at any time, and she had to deal with a situation like this. Even after listening to what was proposed, she still tried to be the voice of reason. That used to be Spitfire's job up until now apparently. All Rainbow Dash could do right now was listen to the proposal being presented to the others by Spitfire right now. That and subduing the urge to deck her.

Really Spits, Dash thought to herself.

I can't believe it, I just can't believe it, she thought to herself. Rainbow Dash had always been a risk taker in her youth, but the older the mare got the more focused her life had become. What was infuriating her now was the actions her fellow Pegasi had taken in regards to her joining the war effort. They sealed away the sky. That one action spoke volumes to her, without even having to utter a single word. And to make it worse, it had been done so at the suggestion of Spitfire. Yes Spitfire, the captain of the Wonderbolts, and a pony Dash had always looked up to, was now giving the Rainbow maned pegasus the notion that she was willing to sacrifice the entirety of Equestria in order to save her own ass and that of the Pegasi Race. Something like this hadn't been thought of since around the time of the Three Tribes. For even a pony like Spitfire to even suggest something like this wasn't just unthinkable.

It was downright Treasonous. They were all traitors in Dash's eyes.

"They need us, Spitfire,", Rainbow was nearly pleading with her. They need the pegasi if there was any chance of winning. Another notion came to mind. Were they doing this because of the War, or because Luna had offered Dash a position in the Canterlot government? Spitfire could easily tell from the look in Rainbow Dash's eyes that this subject wasn't going away without some kind of answer.

"If you haven't noticed Dash, we're not exactly in a winning position at the moment,", There was a storm brewing in her mind, even though she knew it wasn't the best decision to make, as far as Spitfire was concerned, it was the right one, at least to her anyway. She didn't expect Dash to fully understand, but Spitfire had done what she thought was the best for the survival of their entire race. And apparently, that was not the answer Dash was hoping for.

"Listen kid, I'm doing what I think is the right thing to do, and history may prove me wrong in the end, but it's not something I came to lightly, Rainbow, the decision has been made, and we need to act accordingly," but before she could even finish one more sentence Dash took to the air and flew off. And from the direction, Spitfire knew exactly where she was heading. From that day any Pegasi that displayed characteristics of the same caliber as Rainbow Dash were deemed 'Dashites', or better known in the common tongue, as Traitors.

It didn't take her long to reach the Library in Ponyville, seeing that she was still the fastest pegasus in all Equestria. And loyal to a fault. As far as Dash was concerned, she was the last true Pegasus. She condemned her entire race as she told Twilight and Spike about what had just transpired. It was a bit much for Twilight to be able to process all at once.

"What.. are you saying Rainbow?", She was wearing a stunned looked as she asked her pegasus friend that rather pointed question.

"I'm saying that the entire Pegasus race has turned its back on the rest of us because Spitfire claimed it was to preserve our entire race." When she finished, even Twilight could tell she was still upset over the whole thing. The Purple alicorn turned to Spike and had him take down everything she had heard onto a scroll that was initially meant for Princess Celestia but decided it was best if Luna received after what she had just heard.

It was hard for the young alicorn to process, but she tried to do so. The entire Pegasus race had turned its back on Equestria, and during wartime. As Spike finished writing the last paragraph, he sent the scroll on its way, watching it disappear in a burst of green flames.

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Canterlot
200 Years Ago

The scroll arrived as Celestia was just finishing her last piece of cake with her sister present. It didn't take long for her attention to becoming focused on the contents of the scroll as Luna read it aloud to her asking what it was about. Her face nearly dropped from what she heard. Every Pegasi, outside of Rainbow Dash, was now deemed a traitor for their actions in regards to bringing the war to an end. Her heart sank more than it had when she had been forced to banish her own sister to the moon for a thousand years.

"Luna, please inform Twilight that I will require her and Rainbow Dash's presence in Canterlot, and schedule a meeting with the Royal Press to gather in the courtyard of Canterlot Palace,", She was going to condemn an entire race of ponies in front of every pony in the capital, she was going to hold them up as an example of how ponies weren't meant to act at all, not since the times of the Three Tribes. Nothing like this had ever taken place under the rule of the sun goddess before now. Even though she was fighting it, she knew she had to do this. She had to do something that wouldn't be forgotten by Equestrian History, even if it resulted in destabilizing the moral of those around her. Celestia had taken Rainbow's words on that scroll to heart. She wasn't even an alicorn and yet the rainbow-maned pegasus had shown why she was the aspect of Loyalty.

"At once my sister,", Luna excused herself from making with the preparations of what was asked. And even she could not believe what she had read aloud until it all sank in. If she had learned of who orchestrated this whole thing, she would of put them to death as a traitor to the crown. She decided to do just that when she began organizing the press release. While Luna was busy with all of that, Celestia arrived at the Castle entrance just in time to greet Twilight and Rainbow Dash. She could still tell the pegasus was emotionally shaken just by how badly kept her coat and mane looked. She told Twilight to take Dash to her old home where she had lived before being sent to Ponyville.

This would probably be the first time any pony had ever been to it, except maybe MoonDancer. Back then she was the only pony except for Celestia that managed to thaw Twilight's somewhat cold exterior. That and they made out a few times before Twilight was given her assignment to Ponyville. The place was a bit dusty since no pony had moved into it after Twilight left. Rainbow decided to clean it up a bit, even though she wasn't exactly known for keeping her own place spotless, her cloud house looked much better on the interior then this place as of right now. As Twilight came back with some freshly made coffee, Rainbow kissed her on the cheek, her way of always saying thanks when they were around each other when no pony else was around.

The press release was scheduled for the afternoon the next day, so the two of them had plenty of time to get some rest and some extra activities in.