A study in humility Twilight’s week as a foal

A study in humility, Twilight’s week as a foal

Chapter 5

The Rainbow Maned Foal

“How could this happen to me!” Wailed Rainbow Dash as she was sat in the bathtub while the servants cleaned the kitchen. In the surprise of Rainbow’s transformation, and Celestia punishing the cyan filly they had forgotten to diaper her, and she wet all over Luna’s highchair, and the tablecloth. In response to this Rainbow Dash threw a tantrum and sent the bowl of pureed asparagus flying into the wall to splat all over the walls.

“ I can’t believe at least one of you guys didn’t remember.” Huffed Rainbow Dash as the cloth was rubbed along her body, removing the asparagus and mucus that had matted in Dash’s coat.

“It wasn’t exactly calm when you regressed Rainbow Dash.” Said Celestia who was bathing the filly instead of Cadence who was celebrating her return with a flight around the city.

“ I’ll give you that one.” Said Rainbow Dash as she played a bit with the Spitfire doll that Celestia had given her to play with while she worked on getting the filly clean again. “So it’s this only going to be until Tomorrow at the same time or what?” Asked Rainbow Dash as Celestia poured the bucket of water over the filly and the shampoo and soap rinsed off, and left a sparkling clean Rainbow Dash.

“ If you behave yourself i’ll think about it.” Replied Celestia as she lifted the filly out of the tub and began to dry her off.

“No promises, i was quite the wild child as a filly.” Laughed Rainbow Dash as she was put on the changing table and diapered.

“Then i won’t promise to change you back.” Replied Celestia smirking.

“Fine, fine, i’ll be good.” Said Rainbow Dash as they went to rejoin the others.

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“All clean now Dashie?” Giggled Twilight deciding she would give Rainbow just as much grief as she had her.

“You know what Twi here is an idea shut up” Said Rainbow Dash a little annoyed with her friend and the princess

“I don’t run on shutters, i run on my feet,and when i sit down i sit on a seat.” Sing songed Twilight sticking her tongue out.

“Just be quiet or i will help you be quiet” Threatened Rainbow Dash

“ I’m really scared of the wittle bitty Pegasus!” Mocked Twilight.

“You should be” Said Rainbow Dash as she tackled Twilight

“Now you two enough.” Said Luna separating the two as Dash had gone to punch Twilight.

“She started it” Complained Rainbow Dash

“Why do children always say that?” Luna spun her eyes. “Two wrongs don’t make right.”

“No you did Rainbow heck Scootaloo can fly better than you” Said Twilight

“Well I.” Began Rainbow Dash before she found her lips couldn’t open

“WE SAID ENOUGH!” Bellowed Luna going back to the royal Canterlot voice for a moment.

“Uff Uff Uff.” Mumbled Twilight having had the same curse placed on her, while all Rainbow Dash could do was whimper in fear at Luna

Luna took a couple of deep breaths and hugged Rainbow Dash, then she removed the curse from her and Twilight.

“The hell was that?” Sniffled Rainbow Dash about ready to cry from the shock.

“It’s called the royal Canterlot voice, it’s how She and Celestia used to talk back a thousand years ago, and it seems when you upset her she reverted back to it.” Explained Twilight unphased having met with the full force of Luna’s royal Canterlot voice last Nightmare Night.

“How come Celestia didn’t do it?” Asked Dash shuddering at how much more terrifying Celestia would have been when she was being punished.

“Celestia had a thousand years to get used to the new way of speaking, Luna didn’t” Twilight reminded Rainbow Dash.

“I know that i am not a foal” Rainbow Dash said

“If you didn’t want an answer why did you ask?” Replied Twilight,

“Oh ya answer this” Rainbow Dash said as she punched Twilight in the face

“You, You!” Began Twilight before she started crying

“TIMEOUT, TIMEOUT,TIMEOUT!” Bellowed Luna her voice leaving a hole in the nursery.

“I hope you slip on a banana peel and die!” Wailed Twilight as she ran out of the nursery and down the hall.

“Now Rainbow what in tha hay was all of that about” Asked AppleJack

“Hey AppleJack she started it with me so i finished it” Replied Rainbow

“Ya’ll didn’t need ta punch her though.” Rebuked Applejack.

“Well she did not need to start stuff with me” Said Rainbow

“Nevermind Ya’ll are impossible.”

“And you are a fat mare” Rainbow insulted Applejack

“THAT’S IT! IMMA GONNA BEAT YOU LIKE A REDHEADED STEPPONY!” Screamed Applejack enraged that she had been called fat “ Y’all got a paddle, or a 2 by 4 or somethin?”

“Why yes we do we have both pick which one you want” Luna said smugly

“The paddle got holes in it?” Asked Applejack.

“What what for” Asked the frightened Rainbow Dash

“Cause y’all need some discipline, and ah paddle with holes hurts more.” Replied Applejack.

“Coming from the mare who can eat a whole apple orchard when she makes lunch” Said Rainbow knowing she was going to regret it

“Y’all are just digging yourself deeper.” Said Applejack as Luna returned with an old fashioned paddle with holes like the ones teachers used to use to punish naughty foals.

“Grab ya ankles.” Commanded Applejack

“No thank you” Rainbow Dash said in attempts to run

“Oh no you don’t this ought to do you some good.” Said Luna catching Dash in her aura and forcing her to grab her ankles.

“You will count out loud.” Said Applejack as she swung the paddle and it connected with Rainbow Dash’s flank, and Dash teared up as her flank reddened.

“Ah don’t hear countin.” Said Applejack as Dash started to truly cry

“Hey buck you, you stupid bitch, you think you can break me, i had worse beatings at the orphanage. I won’t give you the satisfaction!” Screamed Rainbow Dash as she tried to hold back the tears.

“ Ah guarantee Y’all have never had a beatin like Granny Smith can give.” Replied Applejack

“Oh ya well guess what this does not even hurt” Rainbow Dash lied

“ Then we’ll up the ante.” Replied Applejack throwing all of the hard earned strength into the next swing breaking the skin

“No i won’t break you cant make me break” Rainbow Dash said

“Ah will teach y’all respect!” Snapped Applejack swinging again causing some blood to drip off Rainbow’s flank.

“ I’m Rainbow Dash and i’m stronger than this, you think this can break me, this is nothing compared the the pain i suffer every day inside my mind!”Rainbow snapped seeing everypony in the room shocked that AppleJack hadn’t broken her at all, and Rainbow Dash broke Luna’s hold on her. “COME TO ME WHEN YOU'VE BEEN THOUGH HALF OF WHAT I’VE BEEN!” she then turned and ran down the hall in the opposite direction as Twilight had.

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“Rainbow Dash where did you go” Shouted Twilight looking for her friend with the others once they had told her what happened. She then heard some light singing and it sounded like Rainbow Dash.

“Home to my heart, when you come home we’ll never be apart, if i keep dreaming of you, start believing it’s true.” Rainbow Dash was singing while hidden

“Dash?” Asked Twilight but she received no answer just the rustling of leaves as Rainbow tried to sneak away.

“Dash come back” Twilight said jumping in the bush “Everypony told me what happened, If you don’t talk about it it’ll never get better and they’ll always haunt you.”

“The orphanage told me what happened, They just up and left me Twilight, I was just a month old and they left me there alone.” Sobbed Rainbow as the rustling became louder as Dash tried harder to get away.

“ If they treated you so badly there why believe them they could have died or something.” Cried back Twilight desperate to get to her friend and help her.

“Why can’t you just leave me alone like i asked” Rainbow Dash said still trying to get away

“Because i won’t, we’re friends, you wouldn’t let me hurt like that!” Yelled Back Twilight angrily before a glint of gold caught her eye, it was a necklace, She took it outside the bush to look at it thinking it was Rainbow Dash’s and that it might have some answers. Inside was a picture of a mare who looked the spitting image of Rainbow Dash and a stallion who looked a little like Soarin.

“Are these them?” Asked Twilight before Dash came out and snacthed the necklace out of Twilight’s hoof

“Yes they are, my mother’s name was Rainbow Spark and you guess the asscolt their” Rainbow said a little frustrated

“It’s the legendary Lighting Dash, he was a wonderbolt, and Soarin’s father, So you do have some family.” Said Twilight

“No, he was a player, Soarin is some other mare’s kid.” Said Rainbow.

“ But why would your Mother just up and leave you?” Asked Twilight.

“Look i don’t know, and i don’t really care, all i know is that because of them i’m alone, “ so there you got your answer, now will you leave me alone?” Asked Rainbow Dash as she stared remorsefully at the broken clasp of her necklace.

I’ll beat him, and i’ll be a better Wonderbolt then he could never of imagined.

“Is that why you want to be a Wonderbolt?” Asked Twilight “You know Princess Celestia or Luna could fix that for you.” She added as she wrapped her foreleg around Rainbow.

“No, That’s why i will be a Wonderbolt, I’ll crush his records, and no one will remember him ever again.” Rainbow Said as she kept trying to fix the necklace.

“Revenge doesn’t do any good my little filly.” Said Luna as she had noticed the two and joined them fixing Rainbow’s necklace and putting it back on her.

“How come we’ve never noticed that?” Asked Twilight as she noticed the chain now hitting Rainbow’s ribcage.

“Because i got the chain so short that it can’t be seen when i’m an adult.” Replied Rainbow having calmed down a little.

“Wait why would you do that?” Asked Twilight while poking Rainbow Dash

“Because i have my reasons that why” Rainbow Dash said

“Ok enough Twilight she’s told you quite enough.” Said Luna as she send Celestia a message via magic. I’ve found her, she was in the gardens.

A few minutes later Rainbow was tackled to the ground by a distraught Fluttershy

“Rainbow Dash! I, i was so worried about you! Don’t you ever run off like that again” Wailed Fluttershy remembering the last time Rainbow had run off

“ Cho...king,,, me, Flutters...”Rainbow Dash said while trying to push herself out of Fluttershy’s death grip

“I thought you might do something stupid again.” Said Fluttershy as she released Rainbow Dash

“I would not i am not a foal” Rainbow Dash protested trying to get Fluttershy to stop talking to her like she was her mother

“Right What about these.” Said Fluttershy as she put Rainbow Dash’s front leg out and revealed the myriad of scars on Dash’s wrists

“Ya well shut up ok Fluttershy” Snapped Rainbow Dash

“Fluttershy, Please we’ve already had to look for her once today.” Said Celestia pulling Fluttershy away from Dash. “Come on we should get back inside the castle, you must be hungry.”

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“Peaches?” Asked Dash excitedly

“Yes you’ve been through quite the ordeal, and so i asked Fluttershy what your favorite food was this time, she said cloud sherbet, but we don’t really have three days now do we?” Laughed Celestia as she strapped down Twilight and Rainbow into the highchairs

“ Thanks Princess, sorry i’ve been such a brat, but all this is doing is bringing back bad memories.” Said Dash as she opened her mouth so Celestia could feed her.

“I can imagine, Fluttershy told us everything before we went looking for you and Twilight as she took off after you feeling it was her fault.” Said Celestia

“Well it was not really her fault” Rainbow Dash said knowing it was a little bit of her fault

“ So do you mind telling us how you met.” Asked Luna

“I guess, can i tell it Flutters?” Asked Dash know Flutershy’s past was just as dark as hers, if not darker.

“Go ahead they deserve to know why i act the way i do sometimes.” Replied Fluttershy her voice empty a little bit,

“Me and Fluttershy met when we were a couple years older than me and Twilight are now, maybe four or five. It turns out that Fluttershy mom is a paranoid schizophrenic and something got into her head one night, and she killed her husband right in front of Fluttershy, and then tried to kill her too, but the cops got there in time to save Fluttershy.they weapon that her mother ended up killing her dad with was a plastic knife the cops saw him hung with his lower intestine and the large intestine had been used to hog tie him the thing was he was barely alive right when the cops got Fluttershy out of there they went back for her mother who had ripped his heart out of his chest and had it in her mouth” Explain Rainbow Dash.

“I was mute for about a whole year, it was just too much.” Said Fluttershy hollowly her mind had entered self perseverance mode, but she could still talk. “Rainbow Dash got me to open up and talk a little, She told me i couldn’t let my mother take away my voice.”

“So is that why y’all went crazy at the Gala?” Asked AppleJack

“Or why you became so crazy after Iron Hoof’s assertiveness class.” Added Rarity remembering “New Fluttershy.”

“Yes that is why” Fluttershy meeped out “I’ve got the same thing, just much less worse.”

“ It seems that we still have a lot to learn about each other.” Said Twilight softly

“Everypony has their secrets , lets just leave it like that for now.” Replied Rarity

“That would be best.” Said Celestia as she gathered up Rainbow and Twilight’s bowls and put them in the sink. It was then that a loud farting noise distracted everypony, and they all looked at Rainbow Dash.

“ I should have know this would happen sooner or later.” Said Rainbow Dash rolling her eyes.

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Celestia had filled the tub up for Twilight and Rainbow Dash setting both foals in there

“Ducks are funny you know.” Said Twilight as Dash played around with the Spitfire doll.

“How so, Twilight?” Asked Celestia as Twilight squeaked the duck

“ I don’t know i’ve just always found them amusing.” Replied Twilight

“Well i guess you don’t really need a reason to find something amusing.” Smiled Celestia as she washed both foals.

“Nope you do not” Twilight said

“I don’t know why but i wish knew both of you at this age” Giggled Celestia as she took both foals out of the tub drying them off

I know it has been awhile since a new chapter but i have been busy