How the Element of Loyalty Became

by Never November

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Rainbow Dash, Original Character, Tragedy
Length: 1507

A deep secret of Rainbow Dash is brought forth by none and other than the secret itself.

A story of how Rainbow Dash became the loyal friend she is to this day. The tale of heart ache is told from her younger sister Saphire's POV. When tragedy hits hard, Dash makes a promise.

Published 2013-01-09 04:40:01 UTC
Last updated 2013-01-09 04:40:01 UTC

The Story of my Short Life

Ever since I was a little filly my older sister was set to be my model. Everything she did was to be my goal. Every achievement was mine. I thought that to get my cutie mark I had to do as she did, act like her, and even talk like her. I lived within her shadow never filling her... Shoes? Horseshoes? Well you get the point! I didn't earn my cutie mark, I even got hurt and humiliated. I never listened to what my desires and dreams where.

I loved weather.

Now you might think, "Well of course you do, you are a pegasus." Well not always. We are dependent to bring weather, but in a lot of cases they prefer to care for animals or so on. Dashie never told me to follow my heart, but listen to my head. She encouraged me trying to be her. That was until one day I did something spectacular. I made a thunder cloud as an older filly. Now this might not seem talented, but most pegasi can't correctly make said clouds until much later on in life. That was the day I earned my cutie mark. That was also the day I decided to follow my dreams.

Instead of the fluffed ruff'n tumble tomboy mane my six year older sister had and I would too, I brushed it out and put in a black bow. I lost some of the tomboy and did more girly things, but I still haven't lost my inner tomboy. I studied how to make weather and all of the weather teams duties. My sister strived to be a Wonderbolt while I worked to be the head of the weather team. Now Rainbow lives in her cloud home and I stay with our parents in Cloudsdale on my freshman year in high school. This is where my story takes flight and you just sit back and read. :3

The bright sun that Celestial rose burns through my eye lids. "GAH!!! Why can't I sleep in for ONCE!!"

"Because you have to go to school and do chores," my mother pokes her head in. As she leaves her blue mane swishes just missing being cought in the door.

Man why can't I have such beautiful colors like her. She has a blue mane and tail, a pink coat, and blue lightning bolts for a cutie mark. My gray coat, fire red and orange mane, freckles, and dark thunder cloud with a red sun and bolts for a cutie mark are just...dull.

I pull up my mane into a ponytail (Haha!) and put on my pearl necklace. I trot downstairs into the kitchen and am greeted with the smell of breakfast. After eating my parents announce that they are going on vacation and am leaving me with Rainbow. This will be a very interesting week.

"WHAT?! Why can't Saphire just go to one of her friends houses or something?!" Rainbow exclaims.

"Because we think this would be great bonding time, and you are free this week," my father calmly says.

"Fine," Rainbow huffs. "You can take the only spare room."

I give my parents a quick peck on he cheek before setting my stuff in my room for the week. I come back to the living room and sit on the floor starring up at Rainbow.

"So... Where are we going?"

"No where," She says flatly.

I stair at her arching one brow. "What happened to the Dashie I knew?"

She glares at me. "Gah! There you go again still calling me that! Rainbow DASH! Not Dashie, and once you where out of my life I didn't have to worry about 'hurting your feelings'," she says.

"Wow. And I actually wanted to be just like you. I wish I was never your sister!" I yell at her tears prickling my eyes. I gallop to get my sattle bag and fly right out the door not turning back.

That was the worst day of my life.

Rainbow Dash's POV

What have I done. I hate myself. I just drove out my own sister. She-she wanted to be just like me... And. I begin to cry. Why did I do that. I know. I hate being week and showing vulnerability. I missed her. I really did and to cover it up I hade to hate her. I decide to head out and then it hits me. There is a scheduled storm that not even a pegasus can fly through. Even if they could they are at risk of getting hit by a very high voltage bolt of lightning. What HAVE I done?

Saphire's POV

I am flying around, but it's hard to see with my hair, tears, and the storm in my eyes. Then this is where it goes down hill for me. A bolt of lightning strikes my back. Pain flows from that point. Next thing I don't feel anything, but my body falls. The funny thing is I'm watching it fall. I-I must be dead. Then a bright rainbow light streaks across the sky and catches me mid-fall.
To late Dashie. To late.

I follow her to the ground. She's in Ponyville. She takes my lifeless body to the hospital. Dashie is soon sent out to the waiting room. My parents come and are notified of my death. I guess my dream to be the head weather mare just went down the toilet. My parents leave and after the funeral which is held in Ponyville Rainbow decides to stay a while.

Then she meats friends. Wonderful friends. Some where old chums such as Fluttershy and some new like Rarity. Dashie promises herself and her friends to always be loyal because she is afraid that if she isn't it will be the downfall of them, and she couldn't bear another death. She kept me a secret. She never told anypony what she really was doing when she would visit my grave.

Years pass and she gains a number one fan. Scootaloo. She reminds me of myself when I was a filly, and I know that's what Rainbow thinks. That's why she'll ignore poor Scoots. It hurts her to much, but one day while camping something happens that I nor her thought would. She took Scootaloo under her wing, to be like her big sister. I was proud of my big sis. Facing a fear, taking her hurt and turning it into happiness. That night Princess Luna granted me access into Rainbow's dreams. Luna can get into your dreams, and amazingly ghosts can too when the gate keeper of the night and dreams allows.

Rainbow's Dream: Her POV

I was in a field. It was so very familiar. Then I saw it, her grave stone. Sorrow fills my heart until I see her. A scowl on her brow and enraged eyes. The deep blue now a fiery red. No. Nononononono!! Please not another one of these nightmares. But then something changes. She laughs. That bubbley snorty laugh she had. She smiles and sits down in front of me.

"Hi." "Ugh... Hi? Your-your not mad?" I ask.
"Mad?! Ha! No! You couldn't have stopped that lightning bolt. It's not your fault. Trust me. I just want to say that I am glad you are going to teach little Scootaloo. She reminds me of myself when I was younger."

"Ha. Yeah she does," I laugh. "But Dashie promise me this. You will at one point, if she doesn't earn her cutie mark following you, to try dancing. I think you are just 20% cooler than what little fillies dreams and talents are." She begins to laugh again and clutches her sides. We talk for a while until something strange happens. Princess Luna enters my dream.

"Hello. How art though? I have come to inform Miss Saphire that if she do wishes to stay within Miss Dashes dreams that she is permitted to do so. Farwell" and she leaves without another word.

I smile back at Saphire before she and the surroundings begin to fade. Just before she disappears she yells, "Oh and tell your friends about me some time. It can be years from now, but at least before they die!"

Author's Note

M'kay. Well this story was going to have a similar impact, but a diffrent ending-ish. Saphire wasn't going to die, but I was like what the hay why not?! I suck at doing Luna and this IS my FIRST MLP FiM fanfiction. I hope it wasn't too bad. I thought it turned out okay. Ha. Little refrences. Saphire using Dashes words(20% Cooler) and Ponytail! LOL. Actually it's probably not that funny... Anyway depending on what you guys leave in responce to this I might add more, or I will just leave it be. I would elaborate more, add diffrent versions of this chapter in opposite POVs. Oh and I know saphire is spelled wrong... don't bother correcting. Oh and sorry if there is any misstakes. Well see yah!