Your wish came true.

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Pulling away from Dashie, the waiter comes over with two menus, hoofing them both to you. You keep one and give one to Dashie. “So, what would you like to have, Dashie?” You ask.

While smiling, she looks up at you, “Well, I think I want everything!”

Calling her on her bluff, “Well, if you do, then you may!”

She looks at you fondly, narrowing her eyes, eventually she brightens up and smiles, “Actually, I will just have the salad extreme, oh and a hayburger!”

“I will have the same, thank you.”

You both hoof the menus to the waiter; he happily takes them from you. “Not a problem, your food will be with you momentarily.”

You both glance into each other’s eyes, the feeling of being in love flowing around you; you look out over the balcony and see Pegasi flying around so freely, not a care in the world, you feel like them right now, so care free.

The waiter trots over with your food on his back and a note in his teeth, he places said note on the table and puts your food in front of you. “A note, from Princess Luna, a royal guard dropped it off just a moment ago.”

“Oh, thanks.” Half out of your mind still. You turn around and attempt to pick up the note. Unfortunately, Dashie picks it up before you and starts to read it out, a loud.

“Speedster, it is I, the great Princess Luna. I require your services immediately. We need to speak about the future of Equestria.” Dashie pauses for a second, taking it all in. “Wait, does that mean that you’re leaving?”

“Well, I kind of have to, I am so sorry Dashie.” She slowly rests the note down, not bringing her head up. Slowly sobs start to come from her. You bring a hoof to her chin and lift her up, tears slowly starting to form in her eyes. “But I’m not going to go.”

“B-But you have to, it’s Princess Luna!”

“So? I would rather stay with you.” You bring her in for a hug, holding her tightly; “I will never leave you, Rainbow Dash.”

“Right! Enough of this mushy stuff!” A smile forms on her face as she wipes her eyes clear. “Let’s get down to eating! I’m starving!”

“Heh, alright then, let’s eat!” You look down at your tasty food, a big salad of apples, tomatoes, lettuce and even carrots, it looks delicious. “Hey Dashie, hang on.”

He mouth is wide as she is just about to bite down into her hayburger. “Wah?”

“Want to have a race? First to finish gets another hayburger!”

“You. Are. On!”

“Alright, 3…2…-“She quickly bites into her hayburger, “Hey! Cheater!” She just looks up at you with ketchup around her lips, mumbling what you can only assume is “Haha, loser!” Quickly, you start to chow down into your burger too, still hoping you can win.

Lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots alike are flying around the place as you rummage into your bowl of salad, Dashie ate her hayburger the fastest, but you’re catching up on the salad, scoffing it down as fast as you can, shoveling in tons at a time, just at you finish, you look up and see that Dashie has already finished, leaving nothing but air inside the bowl, stunned you ask; “How did you do that, so quickly?!” Half panting for air.

“Well, I AM the fastest in all of Equestria, after all.”

“Yeah, you got that right!”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She starts to give you a nasty glare from across the table, narrowing her eyes at you.”

“Well, I’m just saying, is that you could go a bit slower…” Your voice turns into a mumble, so that no other pony can hear you. “…In the bedroom”

Her face turns a bright red colour as she backs down into her chair and partially covers her face. “You weren’t supposed to tell anypony!”

“I doubt that anypony heard me, Dashie.” You start to break a laugh as she blushes even more.

“Right, I will get you back for that!”

“Bring it on!”

“Don’t you worry,” She beams, “I will soon…”

“Anyway, since you won, you get another hayburger.” You clap your hooves together to signal the waiter, he comes almost instantly to your side. “Ah yes, another hayburger for my lady, please.”

“Right away, sir.” His horn glows and another hayburger hovers over, replacing her empty plate with the new one. She happily chows down to it, again finishing in record time. “Is that all my sir?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“Okay, I will put it on Princess Celestia’s tab, thank you for your stay, sir, and madam.”

“Oh, well in that case, if you see Princess Celestia, could you tell her thank you?”

“It would be my honour, sir.”

“Thanks again, come on Dashie.”

She happily takes your hoof, and you slowly walk towards the elevator. The waiter’s horn glows as you trot inside, you both wave him a hoof as the doors close in front of you, and you slowly start to descend to the bottom floor.

As you reach the bottom floor and the doors open, a royal guard is eying you suspiciously. He snaps his full attention to you and trots over, “Are you the one they call ‘Speedster’?”

“Who wants to know?” You ask.

“Princess Luna, that’s who. Now, are you Speedster?”

“Yes, what does she even want?”

“She requires your immediate service, right now. She has been waiting patiently.”

Rainbow pushes in front of you, “What is it that’s so important?!”

The guard looks at Dashie with a face of no emotion. “That is none of your business, mare.”

“Hey!” You push past Dashie and beam at the guard, “Want to say that again, punk?!”

The guard grabs your hoof and attaches some hoof-cuffs to it. “You’re coming with me, Speedster.”

“Big. Mistake.” You pull your hoof behind yourself, flipping the guard in the process, then fling it forward, as he follows. The hoof-cuffs snap in the process and he is sent flying across the room, crashing into the wall as a painting falls on the top of him. “Nopony insults my marefriend.” You give Dashie a look of sincerity, and cock a smile. She smiles back, but not for long. She points a hoof towards the place the guard landed. You barley have time to turn your head to look before you hear his hoof connecting with your jaw. It sends a shock through your entire face. “Ow!” You let out a yelp of pain, as you hit the floor, grabbing your jaw.

“You shouldn’t have done that, Speedster.” He pulls off his armour and you get a good look at him. To your astonishment, his mane and tail are made of dark black and blue flames. He has a black coat, almost as black as the night itself. His eyes look like swirling black holes, his cutie mark somewhat resembles yours, two thunderbolts, except they’re black, not white. You think for a moment; ‘It… It cannot be!’

He opens his wings up to make himself look bigger while being on his back hooves, “I, am Darkbolt.”

You get up, ignoring the pain in your jaw, and charge towards him. You both connect mid-way, heads against each other. You quickly hit him in the throat with your right hoof, he falls back onto the floor, you roll him over onto his back and press a hoof on his chest, “If you don’t get out of here in 5 seconds, I will rip your damn head off.”

Darkbolt quickly tries to shuffle away, fear slowly creeping in his soulless eyes. You press your hoof down harder on his chest and mutter close to his ears. “Insult my marefriend again, and I will, rip your damned head off. He tries to speak but it only comes out as inaudible whispers, he sees you look at him, your mane slightly rising in the air, and nods, before scurrying outside.

You let your mane cool down, before looking up at the rest of the ponies again. Dashie slowly makes her way towards you, putting a hoof on your shoulder, silently letting you know that it’s going to be alright. “Speedster… Who was he? His mane was just like yours, but… Evil.”

“I need to speak to Princess Celestia, urgently.”

“I understand, go quickly, you might even catch him up.” A smile slowly creeps up on her face, “And if you do, show him whose boss!”

“Will do, Dashie, I am really sorry tonight has to be cut short, I promise I will make it up to you soon.” Your face fills with sadness, no longer smiling.

“Get out of here, scamp. Say hello to Celest for me.”

“Will do, love you Dashie!” You quickly open your wings and set off flying, only just hearing her call back saying she loves you too. Making your way through the air, looking around for this so called ‘Darkbolt’, if that really is his real name. He doesn’t seem to be in sight. Eventually you make your way to Celestia’s castle. Two guards wait by the gate.

You fly towards them, slowly hovering down to hoof. They appear to be slightly stunned by you, one of them bravely confronts you and holds out a hoof, implying for you to stop. You oblige.

“Who are you, or should I say what are you?” He asks, in a serious tone. His friend snickers behind him. You quickly eye him up and down, then glare into his eyes, pushing past the current solider in front of you, you bring your muzzle almost in contact with his.

“What is your rank?”

He seems to be in shock and just stares back for a few seconds, before trying to re-gain his composure. “C-Captain, and you?”

“Head of the damn army, now, are you going to move aside? Or do I have to get Princess Celestia out here.”

“N-No, go right ahead, Man, I mean Sir- I mean Head Captain-Sir!”

“Alright, by the way, the name’s Speedster, pleasure to meet you both. Now, get back to your posts, somepony might be coming by soon, he has a black coat, by whatever means, he must NOT enter, is that clear?”

“Yes sir!” They both retort in almost perfect synch.

You trot up the steps into Canterlot Palace, another two guard’s stand in your way; they look you over and open the doors inside. As you enter, you’re greeted by a certain black Alicorn, Princess Luna.

“Princess Luna?”

“The one and only. Please, would you follow me?”

“Sure, but I need to see Celest first.”

“That isn’t necessary, Speedster, please just follow me.”

“But-“You are quickly cut off by her.

“That’s an order; it’s the least you can do, since you ignored my invitation before.”

“That’s why I’m here.”

“Then you will want to follow me, now, are you coming, or do you have other arrangements?”

You keep quiet and follow up behind her, she leads you through the castle and to a pair of fairly large doors, she opens them with her magic, as you enter she closes them behind you and sits in her throne. The room is darker in comparison to the other rooms within the palace. She sits upon a dark jeweled throne. They look like normal jewels, but appear to be darkened by something.

“So, what do you need to speak to me about?”

“Well, it’s what WE need to speak to you about, in fact.”

“What do you mean 'we'-“You feel a hoof brush across your mane, you hastily buck the intruder into the doors behind you, you hear a loud bang before you turn around, and you notice that it was Darkbolt. “You again!” You turn your head around to meet Luna’s, still sitting cozily in her throne. “Do you know him?!”

“Actually yes, if you don’t mind bucking my half-brother, I would much appreciate it, Speedster.”

“Wait, this guy’s your half-brother?” Your face starts to screw up in confusion.

“Yes, we need to ask you something, something important, Speedster.”

“Oh yeah? What’s that?!”

“Well, we need to know which side you’re on.” Darkbolt trots up to Princess Luna, brushing off the dust that fell on him. “Are you on Princess Celestia’s side, or are you on my side? Choose wisely, Speedster, as this will determine your fate for the rest of your life.”

“Do you honestly believe that I would even side with you? Heck no!”

“Very well, then.” Darkbolt starts to gallop towards you, head first before being stopped my Princess Luna’s magic. “No, he can go freely.”

Darkbolt face fell like a sack of apples. “But, why?” He asks.

“Because it’s his decision, and when it comes to it, he will realize that he is wrong.”

You quickly gallop towards Princess Celestia’s throne room. Hopefully it’s not too late to tell her what’s going on.