Happily ever after.

The young pegasus sat up; her eyes opening slowly to the world around her. She was met with five equally blank stares; all coming from mares that looked a little worse for wear. They smiled at her, wordlessly welcoming her to her new home. One of them, a blue pegasus, was the first to speak.

"Hey there, my name's Rainbow Dash. Fastest flier in Equestria. At least, that's what I always wanted to be. My dad always wanted a son, you see... I guess I was kind of his replacement for one. Not that I minded or anything...". She gave a short pause, a sad look befalling her face. "But a year ago, when I was fifteen, my mom actually had a son. And I was... forgotten. I wanted to prove to the both of them that I was still the child they had always desired, so I started to overwork myself. My grades fell, and eventually, I took to using... Illegal performance enhancers... What we didn't know, is that I had a problem. Y'know, like... one in my heart? And the things I took just made that worse. It ended up giving out at the race that would've gotten me into the wonderbolt academy...". A quiet sob escaped her, before she began to speak again.

"All of us here had a shitty time growing up. Did you too? I can't imagine how hard it must have been. We come from abuse, and rape, and neglect. Pinkie here even came from murder. We want you to know that, you're safe here. Nothing can hurt you here. This place? This is kind of like our happily ever after. This is out second chance. So please, whatever you do: Just make the best of it, alright?"

"Alright Dash, I think... I think I can do that... You know, I've always had a thing for animals..."