Ones Ending
Chapter 1: Pieces
Empty is how I felt that day, weak, pathetic, worthless, I couldn't do anything to save her from her descent. Motionless is how she spent these last seconds in our world. To me time felt slow as if an everlasting torment was brought onto me as punishment for some sin i had committed. Hell was real for me and it was this moment. Self pitty is all i could muster for myself. A Sky blue pegasus named Rainbow Dash, or maybe i should have gone by my old nickname Rainbow Crash.
These wings of mine that had gotten me through so many predicaments in the past. Being able to overcome my fear of disappointing everyone and looking weak at the Best Young Flyers Competiton and actually performing a Sonic Rainboom and at the same time saving Rarity while dazzling the crowd even Princess Celestia was amazed at my heroics. Saving Ponyvile from utter destruction from the lord of chaos himself Discord. Protecting Canterlot from the forces of the Changling army and Queen Chrysalis. The Crystal Empire where we protected it from an evil tyrant named King Sombra. Even saving Rarity for the hundredth time. I was able to complete all these tasks with ease. Why now do my wings and even my hooves betray me and lay there useless. They were damaged and weak, and pathetic, and worthless AHH...
"WHY CAN'T I DO ANYTHING TO SAVE HER, WHY DAMN IT WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO PAY FOR MY INCOMPETENCE. MY WEAKNESS."
The pain was unbearable the sight was horrific both stabbing at me like a burning knife. Her fall was nearing its en. It was now I had to try something. I galloped and galloped but I knew it was in vain. She would land and she would die.
My mind was racing and racing the pain in my hooves I could handle but the pain of loosing her was torture. Can this really be reality or just some sick joke being manufactured by my own mind to destroy my very core of my being. I didn't know there was only one thing I cared about and that was galloping to her safety and catching her as she fell. It may be a small chance but I don't care i'm going to take those odds and accomplish my goals. She won't die today. I promise her that, I promise everypony that, I promise me that.
Please oh please take me instead, all she has ever done is be happy make the whole world a better place, and what have i done sinned; the Element of Loyalty may be my greatest ally but in the end was it my demise. The way i acted thinking i was better than everyone else, but in reality i was the lowest of the low. Not good enough I've never been good enough.I believed some of my friends to be weak and didn't appreciate them for who they are. What kind of monster was I and still am? Did I do this to her? How could I do this what's wrong with me? She was my best friend and look at the price she had to pay. Tears were flowing down my face I couldn't hold it in. I knew the outcome but didn't want to believe it. If there was anything that could be done it would have to be now. Faster I needed to gallop faster. So close to saving her I know I can just need to push myself to my limit. I'm almost there just a little bit....
Only you can save her...
Goodbye... Dashie
"No... PINKIE PIEEEEEEEEEEEE..."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO," I shouted to heavens as I awoke in my bed sweating, crying and shaking. Where is she is the only thing I could think about? Needing to find her was racing through my mind? Was that just a dream? Why did it feel so real so vivid, and why am I having the same dream over and over again night after night? The more times I had this dream the more a bigger piece was added to the story and so was the pain. All I could do was stare at my hooves and wonder where were all these horrible thoughts were coming from. They could pass as just simple nightmares but they just seemed to real. Like a warning from the future, but it doesn't make any sense. I'm not a unicorn like Rarity or Twilight. Pegasi don't have magical powers like them. These dreams did feel like they had some sort of significance but I had to push on. Maybe they'll go away if I tell myself to forget over and over again. Let me take this slowly and get myself back together.
"Come on Rainbow Dash it was just a nightmare" I had to say out loud, or everything else would seem like a dream or in my case a nightmare. Slowly I inched my way to the mirror and all I could see was an empty reflection full of fear and regret. The same thing i see every morning I wake up after having THAT nightmare. Doesn't matter right it's only a dream, and no dream is going to keep me down. I'm Rainbow Dash, best flyer in Ponyvi.. no Cloudsda.. no In EQUESTRIA. I shouldn't let some silly dream kick me around, but just to be sure I should really visit Pinkie Pie. Just to see if she's okay.. er I mean if she needs any help with what she's doing. Yeah that's it. A casual get together between chums, amigos, great pals, and ect. and ect. Oh well I better head out there sigh.
I still remember how naive I was that day. Why couldn't I push my stubborn pride aside and ask for help like Applejack has done in the past. See i'm even saying she's better than me at something? I never do that.
As i walked out the door one single tear ran across my face. I looked back flying away from my home and regretted not going back.
Chapter 2: Picking them up
Ones Ending
Chapter 2: Picking Them Up
The mornings were the worst. I'm always tired, groggy, and a bit cranky. At least getting some exercise and stretching out the old boys would clear my mind and put me in a better mood. It didn't seem like it would work this morning though. At the back of my head was that damn dream haunting me. There was this weird feeling as well. My breathing was becoming irregular, and heavy. Everything was getting blurry I needed to get to the ground fast. Walking the rest of the way wasn't so bad of an idea I was at least close to Sugarcube Corner.
The location couldn't have been worse though. It was Carousel Boutique, and knowing Rarity at this time would be getting ready to open her shop, and I know she'd be alarmed if she saw me walking instead of flying. That Fashionista as she called herself would stop me and find out why i wasn't in the skies, and i had no time to talk about my life story. The anticipation of wanting to know if Pinkie was okay was killing me, so i would have to be careful and sneaky to get past her.
I was able to walk past her shop without a hitch and to not run into that problem again i decided on taking the alleyways. There all on the walls were Missing Ponies posters of all ages. Some young and some old a couple of teens, and even some adults.
Usually i wouldn't think much of it. There are always Missing Ponies posters around town. It was mostly runaway teens who are rebelling against their parents, but this was different. To many ponies were missing and they all seemed to disappear at the same time. Quarter past sundown. To much of a coincidence if you ask me.
I snapped back to reality remembering that I had to get to Sugarcube Corner. I had already wasted so much time getting past Rarities and now the posters. While i do hope they get found i need to head out of here.
As I left the alleyway I could see Sugarcube Corner off in the distant. Finally I could see for myself that there was nothing to worry about. Walking past Lyra and Bon-Bon i couldn't help but listen to their conversation.
"Hey Bon-Bon did you hear the young school colt named Featherweight went missing last night at the Mid-Summer Carnival. Everypony seems..." The earth pony had cut her off feeling like she had to get something off her chest.
"He's missing, but that's impossible me and Rainbow Dash had just helped him overcome his fear of clowns so he could join the rest of his classmates at the carnival and enjoy it."
At that moment Bon-Bon had turned my way and noticed me. She started calling out asking to help confirm her story. I turned my way towards them and started trotting. I didn't want to seem like I was being nosey so i pretended on having no clue what they were talking about. Both of them explained the situation with every detail.
Shock did kick in because I had indeed helped that little colt with his fear problem yesterday and now he was gone. I was worried but had no clue what had happened to him.
"Sorry girls I need to be somewhere, but we should talk about this later see ya." With that i was off to Sugarcube Corner.
The giant cake shaped shop was finally in front of me. The delicious scent of every pastry inside was intoxicating. Always the best at Sugarcube Corner.
"DASHIE what are you doing here so early. Hm maybe you're hungry, or bored and wanted to see a friend. Wait why aren't you flying. Did you hurt your wings. Do you need to see a doctor."
In a blink of an eye the pink mare disappeared and reappeared in a doctors costume and an operating table. Which she managed to poof under me and get me to sit on. "What seems to be the problem miss?"
"Pinkie..." she cut me off and said.
"Pinkie is it. Hey wait that's my name." She seemed so fixated on finding out my diagnosis. I had to tell her soon or i was going to end up under an x-ray machine, or worse.
"Pinkie there's nothing wrong with me," i explained. "I just came by to see if you were okay."
A confused look came across the pink mare. "If I was okay?" Pinkie asked trying to put the pieces of an imaginary puzzle. "Of course i'm okay silly why wouldn't I be. I've been here at the bakery all day working and putting smiles on everypony that I have seen today. Nothing could be better."
"Oh it's nothing I was just worried and all, but i'm okay now" Rainbow said with a sign or relief. Her worst fears were put to rest. I guess I was just letting some silly dream get to me. How embarrassing me the coolest most awesomest pony in all of equestria worried by some dream.
"Dashie hello are you in there wakey wakey weat fries and lemon pastries."
While I was getting my thoughts back in order I hadn't noticed the little pink mare creeped up closer and closer to me. She was practically eye to eye with me. Blushing a tad I backed up and said "Oh um yeah i'm here just spacing out. Got a bit on my mind."
"If you'd like we could talk about it after I get out of work later on today. There's this awesomerific hideout I found last week near Sweet Apple Acres. It's got the biggest apple tree i've ever seen. Way bigger than every other tree in the orchard. How does a tree get that big? Wait you've never seen it so you wouldn't know what it looks like, but if you had seen it you would be like whoa and wow, and be totally amazed by the..."
"PINKIE," if I hadn't stopped her then she would've gone on until her shift was over, and it had just started. "I'd like to take you up on that offer. I'm not doing anything of real importance anyway. I'll see you then I got to split. I'll probably head to Twilight's to read up on some new Daring Do comic books that just came in, so you know where to find me."
"Okay see you later Dashie. Oh wait hold on here i'll be right back" with that she sped her way from my view and in about 10 seconds flat she was right in front of me with a small purple box that read. Twilight's Specialty. "Can you take this to Twi she's all caught up on hitting the books which i've told her before that it's better to just read them. I'll see you later Dashie." With that she was off to the counter smiling and raring to work, and a good thing to since the place had gotten packed with a bunch of ponies wanting some baked goods.
I wonder if Pinkie really can help me with what's on my mind. Hm I guess i'll have to wait till wait and see, but right now I need to be getting to Twilight's maybe she can help me a bit before I talk to her.