Becoming Rainbow Dash

My Little Reincarnation: Friendship is 20% Cooler

By Dashing Rainbow

AN: Darn these ponies, why are they so awesome? Alright, so I’ve recently been inducted into the ranks of the bronies, and as you can see from the title, you obviously know my favourite character. If you don’t, however, here’s a clue: she could clear the skies in ten seconds flat. Still not getting it, even though I gave you the most obvious of hints? Fine, I’ll tell you. It’s Rainbow Dash. She’s my favourite pony, because she’s the most stallionlike out of them, and since I’m a colt, that makes it make perfect sense to like the least fillyish of the mane six. But, as I’m sure you’ll notice from my previous stories, I’ve written quite a few reincarnation fics which I’ve abandoned. Those who are in FIMfiction disregard this, however. Well, this is attempting to insert myself into Rainbow Dash, and I’ll try not to abandon it because I get bored. Oh, and for the purpose of this fic, Dashme (portmanteau of Dash and me) can only go Mach 5 until Sonic Rainboom, when I can go 10. So, Allons-y, Geronimo, Cowabunga, whatever all you ponies out there wanna use, but I prefer to use this: LET’S. ROLL.

I groan. I yawn. I do whatever the hay you would expect someone to do when they wake up at 3 O’clock in the morning. Seriously, I dunno if they put something in the meat or something, but for some reason, I usually do wake up at, oh, I don’t know, 3 or 4 O’clock. I really wanna be a pony, where I can do anything I want. As I get out of my bed, I scratch my neck, and then move to the computer room and put on the mini-laptop. It’s like a laptop… only mini! So, anyway, after turning it on, I go onto the internet and search up my new favourite series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The episode I’m watching starts off as usual, and then, at the end of the theme song, after the music stops playing, it… Wait, what the feather?* Rainbow Dash just disappeared? And now the camera’s back on Celestia and it’s showing her gasping? I’m pretty sure that didn’t happen in this episode… Wait, Celestia’s looking at me? I’m pretty sure she doesn’t have Twilight’s ability to break the fourth wall (If you research, Twilight does have a slightly bigger history of breaking the fourth wall than Pinkie, who is usually just staring at people on the other side of the camera). She then says to me, and I repeat, SAYS to ME, “Ah, an observer. He’s a male one too. Perhaps…” Okay, this is getting creepy. Probably seeing me creeped out, she says in a soothing voice, “Don’t be scared, little colt. However, one of my little ponies has disappeared, or rather never existed, due to a successful attempt by something to divert her soul to somewhere else. I need someone to replace the soul from birth… and it just so seems that you are the one I require.”

I blink, and then shake my head. I look back at the screen. She’s still there, waiting expectantly. “I must be imagining things,” I say out loud, to which Celestia laughs, a beautiful melodious laugh.

“No. I am sorry to say this, but you are not experiencing a fit of imagination, little colt.” At this, my mouth gawps open. She’s really talking to me, not anyone else, but me! “I believe you have the heart of a pony. Well, technically all have the same heart and feelings, but I require someone special. Someone who is amazingly loyal, above all else. In all of this world, you are one out of many who share this trait, and one out of very few who are fanatics of the show which is the window to our universe. Touch the screen, and I will transport you to a special limbo where I will evaluate you and the few others.” I touch the screen, still wondering why this is happening… and get sucked into the screen! What the hay! I get dropped into a white world, somewhat reminiscent of the ‘Guns, Lots of guns,’ scene from the Matrix. There are around 13 other ponies here, some of them with their hooves in salute (I tend to use pony slang) of Celestia. Celestia is in front of us, and pacing in front of us.

“I still don’t know what the feather is going on, but I’ll go along with it,” I say. “So why are we here, Celestia?” I ask bluntly. Everypony else in the line, including those who are saluting, suddenly turn to me, with their mouths open in shock. I shrug. “What? I’ve never really seen that treating everypony above you with respect. I give them the respect they earn.” They still stare at me. I sigh, and facehoof. “Have any of you actually asked what we’re here to do?” They stop gawking at me, then start murmuring about how I have a point, and stuff.

I look back to Celestia, who seems to be taking a note to self, then says “We’re here to find out who will be the next Rainbow Dash, after somepony else decided to divert her soul. You are here physically, but for these tests, that will change. Until then, I need to make sure about something else.” Wait, we’re choosing who goes into Rainbow Dash? After her soul is diverted? Even though she is… well, a she, I’ve always wanted to be her. My gender identity would still be male, though, I just would have a female body. “For the first test, we-“

“This is gonna be so awesome!” I interrupt Celestia, causing everypony else to glare at me, except for Celestia, who is just amused and seems to be taking another note to self.

“As I was saying, the first test is that, after I take your souls out of your bodies, which will look the same, I will change your souls into your pony selves, and then separate you to give you courses which are designed for pegasi. After this I will do 1 last thing before deciding who to reincarnate as Dash.” We all step forward, and then Celestia pulls us out of our bodies. She then reshapes our souls into our pony forms, which is nothing like the conversion bureau, because I kept my old personality, thank gosh, and don’t feel different in my mind. My body, or rather soul, does feel rather different though. Before I can look at myself, Celestia transports me to the course. I then take a good look at myself. First, I raise my hooves. Apparently souls have colour, because my hooves are cyan. I feel along my body, and I have wings! Awesome! Then I brush my mane in front of my face. It’s a rainbow mane!

“Omigoshomigoshomigoshomigoshomigosh!” I go. I even sound like Rainbow Dash! Wait a second… I feel under my body, then feel like screaming. My area isn’t there! Anyway off to the course. “I’m willing to bet I can do this in Ten, Seconds, Flat,” I say, grinning because I sound so much like Rainbow Dash. On the other hand I’m female, but still… ANYway, I complete the course in ten seconds flat. Just like I said. AWESOME!! I’m 20% coolerer than everypony else here (I know coolerer isn’t a word, just roll with it) in truthfulness. It does make me a bit tired though, so I use my instinctive Pegasus powers to create a cloud (It’s really cool! It’s like you have instincts to make the cloud, due to the body) and laze on it waiting for everypony else. I mean, there’s nothing else to do here except lie around, since it’s not like there’s any books or computers or anything else.

***5 hours later***

“Wake up idiot! Everypony else is here now!” somepony yells at me, as I hear the clip-clops of feet. I wake up, get up, go ‘wuh’ and realise that everypony else, even the other pegasi, is below me and can’t see me on my cloud.

I poke my head out, and yell “Hey! I’m awake, no need to yell!” I then recognize Celestia there. It looks like she’s been waiting for ages! She goes ‘Ah!’ at me, and then gets down to business, while everyone else… gapes at me for some reason? Maybe it’s ‘cause I look like Dash. Anyway, back to Celestia getting down to business.

“Now that all of you are here,” she says, glancing around the area at everypony else, such as the yellow unicorn with red eyes, the white Pegasus with black eyes (ironically) and a green mane, and the green earth pony with light green hair, and then continues with “My next test is for the pegasi only.” I perk up, jumping off my cloud and floating down to the ground. “Now listen carefully. Here, I will create a sky where there are many clouds, and each pegasi will take a test on how long it takes them to clear it. I will time the clearing.” So, Celestia creates the sky (Man, I never knew I would actually say that), and says, “Do we have any volunteers?”

I put my hoof up, and shout “I’ll do it in ten seconds flat, or my name’s not ***** *******-****!” She laughs, while the others start whispering to each other, also presumably because I look like Rainbow Dash, and sound so much like her. Nevertheless, she gives me the go-ahead. I jump up, and fly over to the clouds, bucking one, then another, then another, and another in quick succession, so quickly that by ten seconds, there’s not a cloud left. I fly down, and touch down on the ground, declaring proudly, “See? Ten seconds flat.” Everypony’s stopped whispering now, and is gaping at me, except for Celestia, who seems to be taking another note to self. I smirk, and say “What? Scared that you can’t beat me? It’s not like I’m the next Rainbow Dash or anything. Oh yeah, it kind of is!” The next Pegasus steps up, and tries to beat my record, but takes 30 seconds rather than ten seconds, and the same happens with the rest of them. Celestia takes another note to herself, and then calls for us all over here.

“Okay, everypony. I’m going to ask you each a question, which you answer truthfully. If you are lying, I’ll be able to tell,” says Celestia. She asks everypony aside from me their questions first, which are always the same questions. Finally she gets to me. She asks me, “If Fluttershy, Twilight, Spike, Rarity, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were in a fire, which would you have saved?”

I think for a little, and then say “I would save all of them. I never let anything happen to my friends, even if they can kind of be jerks sometimes.” Celestia smiles and then seems to take another note to self, then goes out in front of all of us.

“I have decided.” Seeing that that doesn’t get the result she expected, I hear a clearing of her throat, signalling the beginning of the ROYAL CANTERLOT SPEAKING VOICE! “I HAVE DECIDED!” This elicits the attention of everyone, aside from me, who was already paying attention. “The one who will replace Rainbow Dash’s mind will be…” she pauses for dramatic effect, and then says “Her, possibly previously him!” Weeell, that didn’t have as much effect as I thought. Wait, who is she pointing at? Never mind that, why is everypony still staring at me again? Oh… THIS IS GONNA BE SOOO AWESOME! SQUEEEE! SHE’S POINTING AT ME, IN CASE YOU DIDN’T GUESS!

“Why does SHE get to be the next Rainbow Dash? I would want to be her!” says a stallion. I stick my tongue out at him, and make silly faces.

“As immature as she is, she is the closest analogue to Rainbow Dash currently here, as the original Rainbow Dash had a personality almost completely like hers. Also, she, maybe previously he, looks almost exactly like Rainbow Dash as well.” I gape. I knew I kinda looked like Rainbow Dash in this body, but not exactly how much. She also takes out a mirror. “Take a look if you like,” she says to me. I look. Rainbow Dash is staring back. No, seriously, it looks like Rainbow Dash is staring back. I take a step back. So does she. I breathe in. So does she. I do funny faces. So does she. It’s… actually kind of creepy, sharing an appearance with one of the main characters of your favourite shows. “That is why she will be the next Rainbow Dash,” finishes up Celestia. I blink. It’s still there. Wow! That really happened! Sooo awesome!! “Unfortunately, I cannot just let the rest of you go back to your world. Fortunately, I can move you to other ponies.” They look excited. “No, no more of you will be an element of harmony. Others will, however, be anypony you want.” Everyone else is happy, but I’m especially happy. Yay! This is gonna be the best life ever!

“Have you all chosen?” asks Celestia. Everyone nods. “Well, prepare to be reborn!” she says, and we all cheer.

I say “This is gonna be so awesome! But wait. How come I look exactly like Dash in my pony form?”

Celestia, hearing me, says “You were that dimension’s version of Dash. Strange, how a colt in one dimension can be a filly in the next.” Oh yeah! I’ll be awesome as Rainbow Dash, 20% cooler than the original! Suddenly, the place disappears, and everything suddenly goes dark.

‘Great, I’m about to get born.’ I just reckon we should leave this part out, though, for the sake of everyone. I can’t wait until I grow up, though.

AN: Alrighty then, chap 1 is finished! I love this! Btw, sorry to keep you hanging from a cliff, but it’ll be a time montage, where it shows the different stages of Dash’s/my life. And next time, and all the others, I’ll only keep this note at the end. Seeya!