My Little Dashie 2: The journey to Equestria

A/N: Corrected some error by Bronydragon. Thank you

"Dad,
for fifteen years you took care of me. For fifteen years you loved me, played with me, and made sure I enjoyed my life in a world not meant to house me. I'm not a mare of many words, but even though I told you this in person, I felt you needed a written version of it so you will know it was all real.

I love you daddy. You helped shape me into the mare I am now. I'm not sure what is going to happen, if I will remember any of this or not, but I want you to know that you did a darn good job of raising me, even if I was a bit stubborn at times and short with you during others.

With Celestia's permission, I hope to allow you to keep our photos; our memories, with you so that you will never forget. Again, I love you, and thank you.

Your little daughter always,

Your little Dashie forever,

Rainbow Dash."

Earth

Brian's pov

That was two years ago. Two years ago Dashie went back to her own world with the Princess, Twilight, and her friends, but I still remember every minute which I spent with my daughter.

It was hard. Hard to continue my life but I knew I must.

I had to move out my house 'cause every day when I woke up, I was haunted by my memories. Good, beautiful memories, but those always made me sad. I had to use the office room very day - which was Dashie's room – so I never had a day when I could concentrate completely. Some months later I found a good house in a village...in UK. That was the best choice, because that way I can't go to any "memory place" where we were. But my memories, of course, I still have.

The village was small, the population was very friendly, and everyone knows everyone - like in Ponyville. That's funny. - I try to be from my "memory places" as far as I can and I live in an alternative Ponyville. Of course the first days were a bit hard: I was the 'stranger' who came from the "other side of the world".
But later they accepted me.

The house which I bought is very good. Relatively big with garden, garage, etc. In the area there are just dirt roads, the nearest asphalt road is 10 km away. So I needed some good off-roader. In the next village, I could make a good business: I had some furniture which I didn't need and he had a Nissan Navara. I heard they're very good on the dirt and on the asphalt road too. And really...his sound is reminding me for an industrial fan. But this is another story and I had another dream...

When I saw Dashie flying, I always wished I could fly with her - but of course, I couldn't.

Maybe these memories led me when I went to a flight training course - I always had a little agoraphobia but I’ve beaten it. Now, I finished the training and I got an old but beautiful PC-12...she's small, but very powerful and she can always surprise you - in a good way - like Rainbow Dash. Maybe the fate but, the plane is cyan blue too.

So this is my life now: Flying through the English Channel, between London and France, with a plane which is only my...

"BRIAN!!! Where are you?! You must took of 10 minutes ago!"

Well, the plane is mine...between 6 AM and 8 PM.

"Coming!"

I went to the small office where my boss, Mr. 'Always angry' Bird (seriously that's his name) was already waiting for me.

"Why is the ground crew still fueling the plane? I thought we bought only half a tank of kerosene!"

"That's correct sir. I directed them to fill the tanks to full." I answered

"WHAT?!? You want to close this company with this expensive fuel?!" Mr. Bird shouted.

"With all respect sir, I checked the fuel price in Toulouse and here. The kerosene here is cheaper with 2 Pound. That’s why I ordered the full tank" I answered with the most relaxed sound that I had.

"Hmm...You’re probably right." 'Probably?...always in this theme. Ah never mind' I thought.
"Well...you have all the clearances that you need, so you can go when they finished the refueling."

"Of course sir." I wanted to salute to him, but I think that's not the best idea.

I walked out the office when he yelled after me: "Fred is already at the plane."
I just waved back to let him know, I heard that.

Fred was my co-pilot. He came here around two weeks later than me and now we're best friends. I walked to the Pilatus "Dash" and greeted the ground crew.

"Hi Steve. How much time do you need, because Mr. Bird is already flying by the anger."
"Hi Bryan. He-he...don't worry 2 minutes max." Steve answered in his always happy tone.
"Ok, thanks. Good bye."
He just nodded then he removed the fuel truck's pipe from the plane's wing.

I went to the cockpit where Fred already awaited me.

"Welcome aboard 'Captain Dash'. How is my best friend?" He saluted and smiled when I sat down in my seat.

Yes, he knows about Dashie...One time, when I was ill, he came to me to see how I was. I was just watching my album when he stepped in my room and I wasn't fast enough to hide it behind my back. He recognized these pictures were too good to be Photo shopped, so I had to tell him the story. He has lots of diplomas from IT universities, I couldn't mislead him.

"Well you know. The usual" I smiled back. "We have everything what we need?"
"Uhm, yes I guess, except the two most important things" he told me and winked.

I perfectly knew what he was talking about. I looked out of the window, the crew finished everything, and we were ready to start.
I locked the cockpit, and while Fred took the plane to the runway, I put these two 'most important things' to the dashboard: a picture of my daughter and her first feather. Since we flew with them, we never had any problems. I think some magic already is within these 'artifacts'. I looked at them and remembered those 15 years.

Suddenly Fred woke me up from my daydream.
"Hey, you want to do the take-off?"
"Huh?...Oh yes, sure." I grabbed the yoke and the throttle.

"Tower, Bird 153, ready for take off" Fred told to the tower.
"Bird 153, you're cleared fot take off"
"Cleared for take off, Bird 153 roger"
"Good bye guys"

I looked once more to the picture and the feather and then pushed the throttle to forward.

"Hey, are you really ok?" Fred really worried about me.
"Yeah, I'm ok; just...it was correctly two years ago and..."
"You miss her?"
"Yes."
"Hey, don't worry. She's now in Equestria...with her friends. And that's the best for her." Fred tried to comfort me.
"I know." He was right, but I couldn't feel better.
"Hey, I know it's hard, but try to give me a happy final flight" Fred tried to change the subject...with success. Tomorrow he'll quit the company. He got a better job somewhere the other side of the UK. Honestly, not really hard to find a better job than this.

I pulled the yoke and our little bir...pegasus lifted in the air.

Equestria

Rainbow Dash's pov

Two days...I left him two days ago.

Fortunately Twilight just gave me back my original memories and she didn't erase the 'news'. Now it's a bit difficult...to take everything in its place in my mind but I can do it. Now I'm not the same Rainbow Dash I was two weeks ago...or I just tried not to be the same.

On my duties I try to act like nothing happened, but in my free time I try to make an intermediate way between my new and my old personality. And in the nights I just remember my life with dad. But this night is different...

Tonight I'm waiting below my house for a certain orange filly who wants to go with me to see the shooting stars. Until her arrival I just lay on the ground, watching Luna's moon and wondering what my dad is doing at this time.

"Rainbow, I'm here!" I turned my ears and my head to the source of the voice.
My #1 fan, Scootaloo came from the town hall's direction with her usually huge grin. I just smiled on that.

"Well..." - I told her - "are you ready?"
"Of course, I'm always ready." she answered when she arrived to me.
"Ok, the others are waiting for us at the library. Let's go." I grabbed my saddlebag in my mouth, swung it on my back and got up.
"Wow" Scootaloo gasped.
"What's up?" I asked. "Something wrong?"
"No, just..." - she hesitated - "it's about you..."
"About me?" I think I know what she wants to say, but I thought I’d better wait.
"Well...Twilight told me what happened to you and she told me you changed a bit...so...I just wanted to say that..." she looked at me. I think she expected some "old Rainbow-style" impatience, but I just waited...this surprised her a bit.
"...you are really a bit taller than two weeks ago and your manes style is more..."
"Serious?" I tried to help her.
"Well yes, but I wanted to say awesome." she forced a little smile.
I blushed a bit on her sincerity.

It's true, I really am taller with a half a head than the others...Princess Celestia offered an age regression for me but I respectfully refused it. That two year difference is nothing and with that I'm still not the oldest in the 'Mane 6'. About my mane, well...that's a personal thing.

"You are not mad at me because I told this to you?" the orange filly asked me in a worried tone, while we trotted to Twilight's library.
"Scoots..." - I just shook my head, a warm smile spreading over my lips, which surprised her. "...why should I be mad at you? Everypony has an own opinion about the others." I explained to her.
"Well you really are not the same Rainbow Dash..." At this point I looked at her with a worried look. 'I hope, it's not a problem for her' I thought.
"...but I don't care. You're still awesome for me." After that she looked at me with a huge smile. 'Phew...that was close'.
"Thanks Scoots, it...it means a lot to me." I felt myself a bit happier...at least one pony fully accepted me.

We arrived at Twi's library where, of course, everypony waited for us.
"Hi Rainbow! For a second I thought you don't want to come" Twilight greeted me.
"Good evening guys! Well I could come faster but in that case I would have easily left Scootaloo behind." I answered with a wink.
"Hey, that's the important, ya arrived, sugarcube." Applejack defended me.
"You're right AJ. By the way...where are Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle?" I asked because I didn't see them.
"We're here." Sweetie suddenly appeared on my left side, which caused me to jump and fall to the ground. The others just laughed.
"Ouch" That's what I could say behind my smile. "Just to know...you told them my 'situation'?" I asked; when the two other fillies started examining me.
"Well...more or less darling." Rarity told me.
"Ok, more than nothing." I said while I stood up. "So where are we going?"
"Well, what do you think about that hill where we saw the shooting stars the last time?" Twilight asked.
"Oh noooo...that's too far for us." The CMC groaned in unison.
"How about, if I...take you on my back, huh?" All the girls watched me with an 'I heard it right?' face.
Well, the idea shocked them a bit, because the 'old' Rainbow was the last in Equestria, who came up with an idea like this.

"Uh...aare you sure about it, Rainbow?" Fluttershy asked behind her pink mane.
"Yeah, of course. I mean I can easily carry three fillies on my back." I answered with confidence.
"Not about that Dash, just...it's a strange idea coming from ya" AJ told me, still shocked.
"Don't worry; I don't want to eat them or something." I answered with a little smile.

"Ok, everypony ready?" I asked when the three fillies successfully climbed up on me. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Bell are seated on my back; Scootaloo is laid on my neck and looking forward trough my mane.
"We're ready." they told me in unison.
"Ok, let's go." Twilight said and we started trotting to that certain hill, but after an almost half an hour trotting...

"Hey Rainbow Crash!" 'I don't believe it...why now?' Hoops and his 'friends' unfortunately found me somehow...but I tried not to hear them, I have more important things to do right now.

"I guess they don't know my story." I told Twilight.
"No, they don’t." the unicorn answered with a slightly worried look.
"Are you sure, you don't want to say something?" Rarity asked me, expecting that the old Rainbow will throw down the three fillies and fly straight to those three bastards.
"Don't worry Rarity, I can handle it." I told her, still ignoring the bullies speaking.
But after that, I heard something, which I couldn't ignore "...What is this grandma' mane style Crash...you'll always be a looser and you'll always be surrounded with lousers!!!"

I stopped. 'Ok, that was going too far'.
"Uh-oh" the girls realized my anger behind my peaceful face.
"Girls, please climb down for a minute." I told to the fillies as calm as I could.
"Uh, ok." Three seconds later the CMC were already on the ground.
"Just a minute." I told them.
"Come on guys, Crash want to play with her idiots." Hoops said to his ‘friends’ and they started to leave.

Scootaloo's pov

The next second, with a bright rainbow colored flash, Dash was already behind the three colts and grabbed their tails, which surprised them...combined with the effect she had on them, because she needed to lean down to make eye contact. I didn't hear what she told them, but at the end of the conversation the three stallions were standing there with death white faces.

Rainbow Dash's pov

"Uh..Yes, Ms. Dash, Ok." Hoops answered with shaking legs.
"Thank you." I told them and released their tails, which caused them to lose their balance, falling face first into the mud.
After that I simply walked back to the others, but I still heard the three of them:
"I think it’s better if we go home."
"Strange...She’s taller than I remembered." To be honest, I smiled a bit on this.

I trotted back to my friends. "Phew...Sorry, but I needed to release a little pressure."
"Heh...If this was a 'little', Ah don't want to know what ‘big pressure’ is like." AJ told me after a little hesitation.
"Well I can change, but the old Rainbow is always in me." I answered with a half-smile and picked up the fillies.
"You're right Dashie!" Pinkie hopped up and down while we walked towards the hill. "Without that, you'll be a bit booooooring."
"Hey, that's not right. Rainbow is not boring!" the orange filly on my head jumped up in anger a bit.
"It's all right Scoots, she just joked...Riiight? I asked Pinkie while I gently pushed her back into my mane.
"Ok, you got me Dashie." Pinkie smiled at me and gave me a high hoof. 'Just like good old times'.
"By the way Dash...what did you say to them?" Twilight asked me.
"Ooh, nothing serious, believe me." I answered and giggled a bit as I recalled our conversation.

The three stallions just stood there with shocked expression on their faces.
"Guys...I had some long and exhausting weeks, so I'm not in the mood to 'hang out' with you. But if I'll meet with you next time I'll drop you front of the Hydra, one-by-one." Rainbow told them with a very calm tone.
"And what will you do if we simply fly away?" Hoops tried to say something. Dash leaned closer.
"And how do you want to fly away..." she showed the most devilish smile what she could manage "...without your wings."
Of course she never could hurt any of them but they don't know this

We arrived at the hill which Twilight told us. Every pony from Ponyville was already there.
"Hi girls!" Lyra greeted us. "I knew you'd come, so I reserved the best place for you." the mint green unicorn told us with a huge grin, shaking from excitement.
"Thanks Lyra." we told her one by one and lied down. It was really the best place. About Lyra...she was always around us since we came back from Earth. I think she is very interested in humans.
"Fluttershy, where is your lovercolt?" I asked her with a wink. She just blushed.
"He had to work overtime and he was very tired, so...he is sleeping in my cottage now. But he wanted to see this." she explained, her voice being a bit sad.
"Hm. In this case I think I have something that can help." I answered. All of them looked at me curiously.

I opened my saddlebag and raised a video camera out of it, together with a little tripod. These were two of those things which I brought with me to here. Of course Lyra and Twilight were the first who asked me.
"What’s that thing Dash?"
"It's a camera. You can record anything with it and later you can look at it again." I set up the camera and turned it to the sky. But what I didn't notice, I accidentally turned on the playback mode.

"Hey Dashie, don't worry. It's just water. "
"I know, but it's too hot."
"Ok, wait a minute."

I forgot to change the memory card and now everypony watched one of my bath times.
"Oh Dash...Is that you?" Rarity asked.
"You looked like me, except your colors." Scootaloo commented the video with a giggle.
"Ok, ok. It's over girls." I changed the card as fast as I could. My face was as red as AJ's apples.
"You were soooo cute, Dashie." Pinkie told me and everypony 'Awww'-ed.
"Please, leave the topic. I love those days but now we have other things to watch." I tried to distract them.

After when the 'show' started we lied/sat on the ground and watched the sky.
"Rainbow, you saw something like this, in the other world?" Scoots asked me in a whispering tone.
"Of course. They were very rarely, but yes. For example, we saw one some days before..." I wanted to continue but I couldn't.
"Before what?" the orange pegasus asked.
"Before we went to her...right? AJ finished my sentence. I just nodded.
"Oh...sorry Rainbow. I don't want to..."Scoots apologized, but I interrupted her.
"It's not your fault Scoots...and not yours girls...this happened and now it’s over." I told them. I knew it wasn't easy for them too, so I didn't blame them.

The night was getting colder and colder every minute. It wasn't very cold for me, but I noticed, that Scoots started shivering on my head.
"Twilight, in my bag, is a blanket. Can you give it to me?" I asked the lavender unicorn.
"Yeah, just a moment." she told me and pulled out a rainbow colored blanket. I just nodded towards Scootaloo and Twilight covered her with the blanket, tucking the loose ends under her belly.
"T-t-th-thanks." she told us.
"Not a problem. Rarity, AJ, do you have something for Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom?"
"Oh no, I forgot that!" Rarity cried out dramatically, upon realizing that she left Sweetie Bell's scarf at home. And same happened to AJ.
I just rolled my eyes. "Come on girls...I don't have another blanket but I have wings." I told them with a small smile and successfully surprised my friends again.
"Oh, thank you Rainbow." The two other fillies told me together. The others just watched us with smiles on their faces.
"What?" I asked.
"Oh..nothin', sugarcube." AJ told me. "Just look at you." I looked to my left and right, and then on my head...I couldn't do anything just looking at the three fillies with a warm smile.
"Ah think you changed a lot on the other side Dash. But as Ah see, they love it." AJ told me and pointed to the fillies.

After the event we started to trot back to Ponyville with the three sleeping fillies, when suddenly...
"By the way...you know where Scootaloo is living?" I asked the others but they didn't know. 'I hope it’s not problem, if I bring her to me.' I thought. At the library everypony told a goodbye and I flew back to my house.

At home I went up to my room and tucked Scootaloo into my bed.
"You had a tough day...you deserve a good sleep." I whispered to her and went to the living room at downstairs to unpack my things. As fast as I could, I hid my bath time’s memory card before somepony will watch it again. 'Maybe later.'
Then I heard somepony knocking on the door. I looked at the clock. It was 1 o'clock.
"Who could it be at this hour?" I mumbled to myself. When I opened the door, firstly I thought there was nopony. Then after I shook my head, I realized that the 'nothing' I saw, was a night blue alicorn.

"Oh, Princess Luna? How can I help you?" I asked when I looked up to her...yes she’s still taller than me.
"Good evening Rainbow Dash. I just came to visit you. I heard you had a very long two weeks." she told me with a half-smile.
"Well yeah...really long. I guess the news travels very fast."
"Heheh...yeah, that’s sure. But as Celestia's sister, I could hear that from first hoof." she chuckled.
"Yeah that's right. Uh...you want to come in, or something?" I asked her. She nodded.
"Ok, just please be quiet...Scootaloo is sleeping upstairs." I told her. She nodded again.

We went to the living room and I served two coffees.
"If it’s not a problem...may I ask why Scootaloo is here?" Luna asked.
"Well, we watched the 'star show' and when it finished, she fell asleep and I don't know where she is living." I answered "But as I recall...she never told anything about her family."
"I see. Well tomorrow you can ask her about it, but if you need some help I think I can see about her home or her family." the princess offered.
"That would be good, thank you. But I guess that's not the reason why you came here." Well, that's a great moment when you meet a princess, but when she comes to you...that's not good every time.

"Well my sister just wants to know if you're okay...I mean about your memories and all." 'Okay, fortunately it's not the bad moment' I thought.
"Yeah, yeah I'm okay; just...a bit sad 'cause I can't meet my dad again." I told her.
"Yeah, I heard about what happened to you in that world. You were very lucky that he found you. Sad thing, but my sister was right...she couldn't bring him here, because he doesn’t belong here. But everywhere is a loophole." she told me with a confronting smile.
I suddenly looked up to her and saw a glimmer of hope in her eyes. "But in this case...what is that loophole?"
"Believe me, I want to tell you, but I'm afraid I can't. That's not here...I mean, not in this world."
"So...if my dad can find that loophole, he can come here?" I asked her still hoping.
"Yes and more. He can travel through our and his world."
"But what about the time difference?"
"Yeah, I heard about that. I think when the 'connection' between the two worlds stabilizes, the differences will vanish." she explained to me.
"I see...I wish I can tell this to him." I sighted.

Suddenly Luna spotted my camera and a knowing smile formed on her face.
"Well...I think you can." She said nodding towards the camera. I looked at the recorder and Luna's horn, which started glowing...I started smiling. "You think, what I'm thinking you thinking?" I asked her.
Luna nodded "Well, yes...I think."