You're beautiful, Rainbow Dash.

Gone. Rainbow was gone. She went on a trip and never came back. Rarity remembered it all like it was yesterday, even though  it was 20 years. It was the 20th anniversary, but Rarity hated to think of it like that. Aren't anniversaries supposed to be happy? Like, for example, being married for 40 years. That's  40 years since the happiest day of your life. But this was 20 years since one of Rarity's best friends died.

Rarity was a bit angry that she was the only one still in mourning. Not even Fluttershy seemed sad anymore, even though she was one of Dashie's first friends. For Rarity, water felt like acid, it seemed as if there was as much air as the moon, and when the sun shined, it seemed like she was burning to death. Nothing felt right anymore.

Gone. Rainbow was gone.

Rarity and her friends were confused. They had no idea why Rainbow called a meeting. Dash had seemed incredibly happy lately. After about half an hour, the mares were starting to wonder if this was just another one of Rainbow Dash's pranks.  Finally, the rainbow-maned mare trotted into Twilight's house. She walked in front of them all. She turned around, and begun to talk.

"I'm sure you're all wondering why you're here. Well, I'm not sure if you ponies know this, but I am not from Equestria."

The mares all looked shocked. Twilight was about to speak, but Dash cut her off.

"I'm from a place called Serpentia. You know, where dragons originated. Well, I'm planning on visiting my relatives there."

Applejack looked a bit angry, "Hey hold up a minute ere'. Yah said you were gon' help me with the buckin'!" Pinkie looked worried. "Who's gonna help me with that really big prank now??!! Oh we were planning that for a really really really really really really really really really really really..." Pinkie continued her endless sentence of really's, as all the other ponies began to ramble on about there plans with Dashie.

Twilight said, "Why didn't you tell us you were leaving? And why didn't you tell us you were from Serpentia? Is it nice there? How many dragons are there? Ooh! Whats the capital?" Twilight started asking a whole bunch of questions, and Rainbow put her hoof over the purple mares mouth, and said, "Twilight, just read a book. All right, if you guys can stop yelling for a minute, I'd just like to say that I'm only leaving for two weeks. It's not like I'm moving away forever!" "...really really really really reeeeaaally loooong time!!!!!" Pinkie was completely out of breath and passed out.

Rarity wished it was only two weeks.She wished she was here now. Why did she have to leave? Why couldn't she have been born in Equestria? Why did she have to die? Rarity began to cry.