A Rainbow Within the Darkness

by tailsnick

Rating: everyone
Tags: Sad
Length: 573

Based on the tumblr Blind Dash, Dash finds herself in a world with out light.

Based on the origins of the retconned story of http://askblinddash.tumblr.com/. Rainbow Dash gets hurt in and incident after trying to protect Fluttershy from a dragon and awakes in a world of darkness.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2012-12-18 01:18:56 UTC

The Beginning and the End

Dash woke up her body felt battered and for some reason the room seemed dark. “Rainbow Dash! Your awake, I was so scared that you wouldn't wake up!” “Twilight is that you where are you?” Rainbow nervously said as she felt around through the darkness. Rainbow then felt two hooves on her one of her hoofs. “I’m right here Rainbow,” she said, though her voices sounded sad as though she was crying. “Why can’t I see you?” Rainbow asked, Twilight had to be at least 2 hoofs in front of her but Rainbow still couldn't see her.

“I’m sorry…” she quietly said. “What happen Twilight,” Rainbow asked her voice urgent. Twilight didn't answer. “Twilight, what happened,” Rainbow asked getting more aggressive. Still she did not answer. “TWILIGHT, I NEED TO KNOW HAPPENED.”

Twilight then started to bawl and Rainbow could feel her head on her body as she spoke, “It’s my fault! I just wanted to go on adventure with my friends, but I didn't know that there was a dragon living there. If I… if we didn't use the elements on you then… I’m so sorry Dash! I never meant for this to happen!”

Twilight cried hard and all Dash could think of is to hold her. As Twilight continues to cry the memories of the last time she could see came to her. They were taking a hike up a mountain but, suddenly a dragon appeared out of a cave nearby and breathed its flame at Fluttershy. If Rainbow hadn't pushed Fluttershy out of the way she would have been… “Twilight what happen to Fluttershy,” Rainbow asked now concerned about her than herself.

Twilight hiccuped as she spoke, “She’s fine… maybe a little singed, but she wouldn’t have survived if you didn’t jump in.” Dash let out of a sigh of relief, but even with that off her conscious she still knew that her life was going to change rapidly.

Rainbow later learned that she was brought Twilight’s room after the incident and that Twilight had stayed by her side since the event. “Well Twilight I’m glad you took care of me but, it’s time for me to head home.” Dash said as she got up out of the bed. “But, Rainbow Dash! You can’t see!” “No I’ve been in your hair long enough and now I mus- OW!” Dash said as she walked into a wall. She turned around to find the ground missing as she the tumbled down the stairs that lead to Twilight’s room.

“RAINBOW DASH! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!” Twilight called out as she raced down stairs. Twilight then saw Dash on the bottom floor and she raced to her side only to find Dash crying. “Dash?” Twilight called to her friend reaching out to see if she was okay. “I-I don’t want this to-o be r-real! THIS IS A DREAM! ALL OF IT! It has to be… What about the WonderBolts?! Why would they want a useless thing like me?!” Rainbow Dash yelled in a sobbing voice, “I’m… nothing anymore…”

Twilight hugged her friend tears of her own coming from her. She couldn’t bring herself to comfort her friends with words. Twilight held Rainbow Dash until she eventually feel asleep. “You’re not nothing to me Rainbow,” Twilight whispered her heart aching at what she had done to the one she loved, “it should of been me who was blinded not you…”