Rainbow Dash finds herself off flight status after being injured while on Weather Duty, and ends up back at home. In the midst of the pain in her wings, and self-doubts about her future, she hears the stories of her father--and her namesake--that remind her of who she is.

For her future may be closer than she realizes... and there is nothing to fear.

Awarded Medal of Distinguished Aeronautics, Third Class and Medic First Class Distinction in the Wonderbolts Site Contest. Originally written for Haphazred of Quills N' Sofas for the 2023 Hearth's Warming Fic Exchange, based on the following prompt: “Pegasi! Not Rainbow Factory pls” Song requested: “Stress” by Jim’s Big Ego. Preread by DarkCyan. Cover art by Xiaowu07. Story notes in a long-delayed MT File here.