The girls sobbed against their partners knowing they were not going to survive. Rainbow was the only one not upset.

"We are going to make it out" she said firmly.

"There is no way" said Fluttershy, burrying herself into Discord.

Rainbow Dash sighed, "We have to think" The room went silent except for Fluttershy's sobs.

"If we don't make it out, I love you Twilight, I love all of you" said Flash. Twilight looked up and smiled sadly.

Cheese Sandwich looked around, "Come on ponies, let's turn those frowns upside down!"

Pinkie's tear streaked face lit up. Soarin walked over to Rainbow, who was standing near the window.

"I know you're not one for romance, but can we spend our final time togheter?" asked Soarin. Rainbow didn't reply.

"Dash?" Hearing her name, Rainbow turned around.

"We aren't going to die!" she protested. Soarin sighed, walking back to the others.

"Maybe someone should try to disarm the bomb?" suggested Spike.

"But they'll be killed!" cried Rarity.

"If only we had magic" said Applejack. The room went silent once again. The girls, except for Rainbow, were nuzzling against their colfriend's helplessly. If anyone talked to Rainbow, all she said was 'We won't die'

"Just saying, should we evacuate the other passengers?" asked Pinkie.

"The breaks have failed. We'll all die either way" said Twilight. Rainbow's face brightened.

"I've got it!" she exclaimed, "Go to the carriage next door first"

Everyone looked at each other strangely. Before Soarin could leave, Rainbow stopped him.

"I need your help" she said, leading him to the other side of carriage three, "Lower me down"

"WHAT!" shrieked Soarin.

"You heard me. I'm going to disconnect the other carriages from this one" Rainbow stated. Tears fell from Soarin's eyes.

"No, no, no! I can't, you'll die with this carriage" he choked. Rainbow placed her hoof on his mouth and smiled sadly.

"I have to" she said, "If you won't I'll do myself"

Soarin shook his head. Rainbow Dash walked near the connection of the two carriages. She fumbled her hoof around until she felt the thick chain in her hoof.

"Lower me down!" she yelled against the raging wind. She gulped nervously as the wind stung her eyes. Her mane waved through the air, as she braced herself against the strong winds underneath the train. Leaning closer, she used all of her might, and the chain broke. The back carriages behind number 3 slowed down, no longer connected.

Rainbow felt herself be pulled upwards, and she saw a panicking Soarin.

"Now for the other side" she said, leading Soarin to the side where their friends were.

"NO! YOU SAVED ALL THE OTHERS, BUT YOU CAN'T DO THIS" screamed Soarin. Rainbow chuckled.

"Let me handle this" she said, laughing. Before Soarin could reply, she leaned in a kissed him as hard as she could. Rainbow felt tears down her face as she broke apart and shoved Soarin to carriage number 2, slamming the door. She heard the others banging, pleading her not to sacrifice herself.

Rainbow lowered herself below. Once again, wind streamed through her mane and stung her eyes. This was it. She leaned and touched the chain. With a large pull she disconnected the chain. Carriages one and two sped off ahead, and she heard desperate yells fade off into the distance

In carriage number two, where the others were, they were crying and sobbing as they saw their friend be left in the carriage with ticking bomb underneath. Rainbow Dash had sacrificed herself to save her friends and other train passengers. Miles behind were the other carriages, and the slowing down carriage three was far away from the other two sides.

All of a sudden, they looked through the window, and flames erupted from the carriage Rainbow was in. Soarin fell to the floor, unleashing such a painful scream in agony. Rainbow Dash was gone with the bomb. It was so silent, you could hear a pin drop.

"How is she doctor?" asked Soarin worried. The hospital's visitor room consisted of a lot of people, Twilight, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Applejack, Rarity, Spike, Discord, Caramel, Cheese, Flash, Soarin and Rainbow's parents, who were devastated.

The doctor looked concerned himself, "She's barely alive, but there is a chance" he said.

Soarin felt his heart drop and eyes well up, "Please, you have to save her, I can't live without Rainbow"

The doctor nodded, "We'll do the best we can"

After around twelve hours, there was still no response. Eventually, the others left, leaving Soarin and Rainbow's parents.

"We wanted you to know, our daughter loved you" said Windy, amongst tears.

"Please don't say that" said Soarin. Bow smiled at Soarin.

"If she doesn't make it, I'll still be the proudest father in the world" he said.

Soarin felt his heart break. He prayed Rainbow made it out. She was the tougest pony he knew. If anypony could do this, it was her. After ten more painful hours, Rainbow's parents headed home. Soarin felt so tired, but he couldn't leave. He paced around for three more hours until the doctor came out.

"What is it doctor?" he asked hopefully .

"Congratulations sir, she's alive!" announced the doctor. Soarin felt a huge wieght lift off his shoulders.

"But she's lost all her memory. We've taught her her name and how to speak, but that's all she remembers" said the doctor, "You can go in and see her"

Soarin entered inside. Rainbow Dash was lying awake! Dozens of machinery was attached to her, but she was still okay.

"Hello. I'm- Rainbow Dash? Who are you?" asked Rainbow. Her words came as a bit of a shock. He knew she wouldn't remeber anything, but it felt strange. Soarin felt tears of joy blur his vision.

"I'm Soarin" he said, wiping tears.

"Nice to meet you. I feel like I know you..." she started.

"Do you know what happened before?" asked Soarin. Rainbow shook her head, "Do you like stories?"

Rainbow nodded happily, "Once Upon a Time, there was a beautiful pegasus mare who was the best flier around. She was the most loyal pony around, and she had some great friends too. One day, a young stallion fell in love with her charm, beauty, everything" said Soarin, happily reliving the first moment he saw Rainbow that way.

"The young stallion asked the mare to go on a date with him. Of course, the mare a accepted, and they had a wonderful time together. Then the stallion gathered his courage, and asked the mare whether she wanted to be his marefriend"

Rainbow's eyes widened, "Then what?"

"The young mare said she loved him, but couldn't. She had a reputation to maintain, and her parents would forbid her. So the stallion went home upset. Luckily, he had great friends to cheer him up" Soarin fondly remembered when Flash and the others told him to talk to Rainbow's parents.

"The young stallion went to see the mare's parents. When he asked for their daughter's hand, her father was furious, but saw how much the stallion loved the mare and allowed him. Happily, the stallion and mare declared their love for each other and loved each other forever. The end"

Rainbow smiled, "I feel like I've know it. Is it real?"

Soarin thought about it,"Yes. Yes it is" He felt like telling Rainbow how much they loved each other, but he didn't want to overwhelm her.

"Wow. I wish I had somepony like that" said Rainbow, looking out the window "But I don't know anypony. Except for you"

Soarin had an idea "How about when you're better we go to dinner together?"

Rainbow Dash grinned, "Sounds awesome"

Author's Note

I don't have much to say, except I will do a sequel for this, so keep your eyes peeled for that! And enjoy this final chaper of Train Tragedy!