It was a sunny day in Ponyville; sweet chirps were coming from the blue birds, fillies were running around, playing games such as hop scotch and kickball. And in the very center of the sky was none other than Rainbow Dash, who triumphantly colored the sky with a gorgeous, magnificent, perfect Sonic Rainboom.

"Wow!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "That was amazing! Maybe I should do another one!"

She bolted across the sky, trying to build up speed, when she suddenly stopped.

"Nah! Maybe I'll just go to Sugarcube Corner! Pinkie Pie is really hot!"

She aced to the ground, accidentally creating another Sonic Rainboom in the process. Eyeing Sugarcube Corner, she changed her direction and tried to slow down as she got close. Unfortunately, it was very hard for her to do that, causing her to crash through the cream wall.

"Hi Dashie!" Pinkie cheered, waving her foreleg back and forth. She then saw Rainbow Dash on the ground, shaking her head from the crash. "You silly, you need to be more careful!"

"Yeah, I guess I do," Rainbow Dash said. She then jumped to her hooves and approached Pinkie, "Pinkie...I don't...know how to...say...this to you..." All of a sudden, her eyes fell to the ground, trying desperately to avoid looking at the possibility of Pinkie getting mad at what she was about to say.

"What's wrong?" Pinkie asked, "You can tell me anything, Dashie! Anything!"

Rainbow Dash jerked her head up and kissed Pinkie Pie. It was a very special kiss that was given by Rainbow Dash. Her eyelids relaxed until they shut completely as she continued to get lost in the tenderness of Pinkie's tongue. Eventually, though, she separated from her mouth and stared at Pinkie's reaction. Everything about her face was frozen and her eyes were wide and surprised. Rainbow Dash began to feel a terrible wave rush through her mind, triggering tragic thoughts that might occur.

But then she felt herself being knocked to the ground. Pinkie had squeezed herself around her, telling her how much she loved her too.

"Of course I love you, Dashie! You're a super, duper, amazing, terrific, adorable pony!"

Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes at that last descriptor, but she didn't want to ruin the moment. She returned the hug and began kissing her again, this time receiving a more active response.

"Everything is perfect now. It's just so-"

"Awful!"

The two of them jerked their heads to see Rarity at the door, her mouth practically hitting the floor upon seeing them on the ground.

"Pinkie Pie!" she gasped, "How could you do this to me?!"

Shaking, Pinkie slowly got up, her muscles unable to move very fast. She stumbled over to Rarity and placed a hoof on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry Rarity," she said, sadness evident in her voice, "if it weren't for Twilight, then I wouldn't have thought Rainbow Dash was you."

"I'll kill her!" she screamed.

"Yeah!" Pinkie cried.

"Yeah!" Rainbow Dash ejaculated.

The three of them grabbed knives that were on the floor of Sugarcube Corner and marched out. They stomped their hooves on each stone on the road with vigor and passion. Townsponies saw the three yelling and waving their knives in the air, prompting them to grab their own knives, guns, and torches and to join them on their march. By the time they got to Twilight's crystal castle, everyone in Ponyville was in the angry mob. Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash broke down the door and stormed through the pristine halls.

"Twilight!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "Where are you?!"

"We're here to destroy you!" Rarity screamed, an evil smile rolling up on her face.

"Yeah! Me too!" Pinkie added.

What the three didn't know was that Twilight was in her secret lair underneath the castle, watching the three angry ponies on her HD TV. She couldn't help but laugh at their suffering.

"Ah ha! I have caused chaos and destroyed Equestria! First I have fooled Celestia into making me her student, then I tricked her into making me a Princess, and now I will rule the universe!"

She laughed evilly once again. But what the evil princess didn't know was that the ponies knew exactly where she was and were rushing down there as fast as they could.

"Oh no! They know where I am!" she said. She then grabbed a gun and shot Spike, who was in the corner of the room. She then raced to her secret rocket escape pod and strapped herself in.

"She's getting away!" Pinkie yelled.

"You'll never get me now!" Twilight announced, laughing like a menace.

The rocket was then blasted off and burst through the castle floors. Some angry ponies were rushing through it and were killed by the rocket. The rocket then shot itself through the roof and killed Derpy, who was delivering the mail to the castle.

"Oh no," Rarity said, starting to cry, "Now we'll never get her..."

"Not on my watch!" Rainbow Dash proclaimed, doing a Sonic Rainboom into the air. She raced up into the sky, quickly catching up to the rocket. In an effort to do a Double Sonic Rainboom, she picked up speed, pushing herself to a limit she never knew she had. But thankfully, she got just fast enough to do the epic Double Sonic Rainboom. And since she was close enough to the rocket, the rocket exploded and killed the evil Twilight. Rainbow Dash stopped and looked at the pretty display she just created. She then flew back down to the cheering townsponies.

"You did it Rainbow Dash! Now we're saved!"

Rainbow Dash appreciated the praise, but that wasn't what was important to her. In the corner of her eye, she saw Applejack. She became so happy that she smiled and practically jumped into the mare's hooves.

"I love you so much!" Rainbow Dash cried.

"I love you too!" Applejack screamed.

The two of them kissed, causing the townsponies to applaud them. It was a dream come true for the both of them.

"I knew the two of them always loved each other," Pinkie said, watching them, "But what are we waiting for? It's party time! Hit it, DJ-Pon3!"

DJ-Pon3 turned on all his jukeboxs and equipment, filling the town with an upbeat atmosphere. Everyone began dancing at once, sparking up conversation, and kissing each other. Even Lyra and Bon-Bon, the two closest friends in town, started to do it. Everything was saved.

The End.

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Rainbow Dash opened her eyes to the bright afternoon sun. Bottles, cans, streamers, confetti, food, and ponies cluttered the town square. Her head throbbed, preventing her from seeing past what was immediately in front of her. She lied there for ages, waiting for the pain to die down.

"What has gotten into me?" she asked herself. She closed her eyes as the ravages of yesterday slammed into her. She tried to clear her mind, but those images kept replaying. All she could do was drag her hoof to her head as she slipped back to sleep.

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Pinkie fared little better. She found herself already sitting up against one of Sugarcube Corner's remaining walls. It didn't take long for her head to fall right and see the massive hole next to her.

Using a sudden burst of strength, she pushed herself to a standing position. She turned away from the nearly destroyed buildings nearby and took a walk across the Corner. Her weary forelegs could barely surmount the mountain of rubble and her eyes could make out the outlines of mangled furniture, wooden beams, and torn books. Upon reaching the top of one of the mounds, she lifted one of her hooves to see a shard of glass penetrating the blood-soaked skin. She used the other to pull it out before continuing her journey.

She walked through a valley of broken mementos when she came across a shattered frame. Her mind started to race and she sped up to reach it. Her tired hooves reached for the pieces as she examined each one. The frame was snapped in pieces, there were only several remaining fragments of glass, and the picture itself had been crumpled and partially ripped. On it was a green mare hugging a pink filly on her lap. She stared at it, smiling while also feeling a burning sensation on her eyes.

With a careful twist of the hoof, she turned it to the other side. It was mostly blank white, however she was drawn to the black writing near the bottom.

Keep on smiling!

Love, Granny

She felt her tiny grin shakily stretch out, however the corners trembled within that position. Having grown tired of the stinging, she squeezed her eyes shut.

"Why did this have to happen?" she asked herself, "Why did I do this?"

Within the silence of the afternoon, she stood there while gripping the photo with her life.

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Rarity trotted through out the streets observing the wreckage. Every so often, she picked up something off the ground—an empty bottle of root beer or a cracked mug of cider—and threw it in a nearby trash can. The familiar faces were still unconscious, either snuggled up or tossed around.

She approached town square and saw Rainbow Dash lying down. As she passed by, she froze upon seeing those red eyes. She briefly stared at her before walking up and kneeling beside her, brushing aside some nearby waste.

"Rainbow Dash," she whispered.

The red eyes rolled around a bit before resting on Rarity. Her lips slipped against each other as they opened.

"Rarity..."

"No need to speak," she said, "I just want to apologize for yesterday. What I did was rather foolish; I have no idea why I thought it was reasonable. All I ask is that you understand. You don't have to forgive me if you don't want to."

Rainbow Dash lifted her head, recoiling slightly. Her eyes awakened and focused on the mare before her.

"I was kind of dumb too..." she answered. She paused for a moment to relax from the burden of upholding her head, "But it's strange...I just heard this voice telling me to do all these things and...I didn't feel like I controlled myself..."

Rarity's eyes widened.

"I felt something very similar to that. None of it made any sense to me," she said. Those blue eyes started to glisten as she ran through those memories. Rainbow Dash's hoof struggled to rise in its effort to rest on that white shoulder. All the while, she continued to see those eyes welling up and hear that voice falter, "I just feel so bad for doing all this..."

"Don't say that, Rarity," she said as her hoof finally reached her shoulder, "None of us knew what we were doing..."

She paused. She saw Twilight sitting in her library reading a nice book. She recalled entering that room to spend some time with her. She remembered telling her that she shouldn't always be by herself and there's no better time than being with a friend. They spent that entire day talking about all kinds of things: Daring Do, the Wonderbolts, Canterlot, the Cutie Map, her friends.

Her head fell and her hoof slid off.

"I miss Twilight..." she whispered.

Rarity felt some tears escape her eyes, "Me too...I know we'll all miss her..."

Rainbow heard her sniffle, causing her head to rise. She felt a rush surge her muscles, one great enough to lift her entire body up. For a moment she stood several inches from her. She was frozen by the teary eyes and muffled whimpers. But then, she found the strength to hug her. Rarity was surprised by the gesture, but she returned it by wrapping her forelegs around her neck.

As she held her, Rainbow Dash looked out at the trashed town square. Beyond the stores in front of her, she saw the crystal castle. It was tall, proud, and refined. And next to it was her and Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy, Applejack and Pinkie all standing together. They all had smiles on their faces and hope in their eyes. The illusion was enough to make her smirk.

"Those were the days..."

But then the castle's spire dissolved into the cool air and glaring sunlight. From top to bottom, everything dissipated until there was nothing but the town square. Her and her friends had disappeared as well, having gone off somewhere.

"Where is that somewhere now?"

With nothing left on the ground to look at, she directed her gaze at the sky. Although there were several tiny clouds, it was magnificently blue—the same blue as yesterday and the day before. She furrowed her brow and narrowed her eyes. She felt her vocal cords prepare themselves for something theatrical, something that would have made her cry. But her eyebrows relaxed, her vision blackened, and her throat cooled. All she could find herself doing was tightening her embrace with Rarity and resting her chin on her shaking shoulder.

"I don't know who I am anymore."