Dark Skies

“C’mon guys, we don’t have all day to dilly-dally!” Twilight shouted to Dash and I as we soar overhead. Needless to say she was skeptical of my potential speed and itching for a race. I glide down to Twilight after I saw her swing a hoof to grab my attention.

"We can't just screw around, we all have to get moving; quickly."

“Where are we planning to go, exactly?” I ask, intrigued by Twilight’s proposal.

“Just hear me out, ok?” Twilight begs, “I got a message that Canterlot survived the event and that we might find some answers there.”
I look at her with a raised brow. Well, we need to search for what happened from that day, and I don’t think anything I say or do will change her mind.

“Hey Chase.”

"Yea?"

“How is your head? That must have hurt.” She stated, adding a tip of worry.

“I think it’s fine, but could you remind me why I have the bandages again?” I inquire.

“Well as soon as I said we were leaving, you rushed out in the middle of a wind storm. I held you back with my magic but a chuck of rock the size of an orange struck you in the head. You woke back up two days after, but you had no memory of the hit…or your past for that matter.”
My past huh? It’s all hazy, blurred and…it seems like I can only remember everything from when I “woke back up.”

“Hey! Are you going to race me or what?!” Dash yells from the sky. The sun shining seemed nice and no clouds there either.

“Alright…YOU’RE ON!!” I scream as I take off again. “First on to that mountain and back wins.”
Rainbow gives me a smug grin and nods her head. We set up on the ground in front of Twilight, preparing for the quick sprint. The wind had blown for a few seconds before stopping, that was when we both took off with such speed that the force knocked Twilight on her back. Dash and I were head to head, neck to neck; until a cone formed around her and got thinner and thinner until-*BOOM!!* She thrust ahead of me with a visible rainbow trailing from behind her. As beautiful as it was, I wasn’t willing to lose so easily. *CRAKLE-CRACKLE-KIIIIRRSH-BOOOOOM!!!!* I found myself speeding greatly, catching up to Rainbow Dash. I flew right beside her, we made eye contact as her mouth slowly gaped open before I rushed further ahead and landed in front of Twilight.

“5 seconds?!” She looked at a stopwatch and then to me with obvious awe. “Nopony should be able to move that fast! It isn’t physically possible!!!”

“What are you babbling on about Twi?” I ask. She didn’t say anything, but she picked up a rock and transformed it into a small mirror. She held it up to me and I saw myself…but it wasn’t the me I remember. I saw a pony with deep red eyes and glowing white hair that almost buzzed with energy. And then the image faded, now a blue pony with grey eyes and blue/indigo hair took its place. I didn’t know what to make of it, but it almost scared Twilight to death just looking at it.

“That…WEEZ…was…GASP…no…fair!” Dash spoke, very out of breath when she finally caught up.

"Sorry about that." I sheepishly state. "I'm not sure what just happened."

"Oh I'll tell you what happened. You cheated!" Rainbow accused.

"You're one to talk Dash. Remember the Running of the Leaves with Applejack?" Twilight interjected.
Dash opened her mouth like she was going to retort, but turned her head if frustration without another word. I wasn't going to pry on whatever problems they had in their past. Dash was a couple of yards ahead of me and Twi, I decided to walk because I was almost exhausted by the race. My body was built for speed, not endurance. I look over to Twilight, who had a serious, almost grim expression.

"Twilight?" I sheepishly ask.

"Hm? Oh sorry, what is it?"

"Are you ok? You seem grave."
Twilight gave me a smile, but I saw through it. Saw the darkness behind her eyes and the cloud of doubt above her head.

"Yes. I'm fine Chase. I was just thinking... what do we do when we find out what happened that day? The world has changed, and there won't be anyway to get things back to the way they once were." It was obvious that she was troubled by the thought. Though there was nothing I could do to put her mind at ease. Yet at the same time, I was thinking the same thing. What was going to what when we know the truth? Would we be able to handle it?

Its been weeks since the three of us left on our crusade. Our rations were almost completely used up, and I could almost swear that Twilight was getting crazy, almost paranoid. Not sure of what though. The fatigue was beginning to get to me, the sun was hot this time around and the land was turning into a desert the longer we walked. I lift my head up, trying to look to were I was going and I ended up tripping. My face thudded on the broken and crack soil and I felt like I wanted to just give up, but there was something in me that told me to go on. Something deep in the back of my mind that said I couldn't quit, not yet. Not until I do something... but I can't remember what it is. I lug myself up a steep hill, Twilight and Dash in tow because they passed out at the base. I peek over the top, on the verge of blacking out myself and I see a castle on the side of a distant mountain.

"That must be the place." I said to myself, "I'm...*weez* almost there."
I couldn't wait any longer, I had to move quickly or all of us could be lost to the terrain. I took off the bandage around my head and wrapped it around Twilight and Dash. After that, I struggled to put them on my back, using my wings to support and balance the weight of two ponies before hike slowly to the castle.

"Halt! Who walks before the gate?!" A guard hollers from a fairly tall post next to the drawbridge.

"Please, let enter! We have travelled A great deal to get here! We are tired, And these two are in need of medical attention!" I scream back.

"State your name and business!" The guard barked.

"I am Lightning Chaser! I am with Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow dash; and we need help!"

"Did you say Twilight Sparkle?!" the guard questions, sounding surprised.

"Yes!"

"Open the gates! Hurry!"
At that moment I heard gears turning and the drawbridge began to lower. My legs couldn't take much more of the strain I put on myself and they collapsed on themselves.

"So...tired." I weakly whisper, before my vision was clouded with darkness.