The storm was still brewing over the land, as Hydra was in Canterlot Cemetery, looking upon a tombstone. He tried to keep his sorrow deep inside of him, and not show any signs of emotion. It had been a week since he lost the one he loved, and find out his son was now cursed and hornless. He was glad that the head general was banished. If he didn't force Beatrix to go to war, then she would've still been by her side. He should've been the one to risk his life for his son, not her. He just wish that the Princess would believe him, and do something about what's coming. Nightmare Moon is coming, and will bring destruction upon Equestria with her army if they don't do something.
"You're still here?" a sudden voice called out.
Hydra then opened his eyes and turned around to see a familiar face. It was his sister, Quorra. She currently had her tan hair in a bun, and was wearing a black dress and coat, with black shoes. She was also holding a bouquet of roses, which he knew was for Beatrix. She then approached the grave and set them down on the ground.
"I'm very sorry, Hydra," she said, in a sad tone.
"It's okay," he said, in an emotionless tone, "I understand."
Quorra looked at her brother for a bit, and saw the frustration in his eyes. She was told about her sister-in-law's death and what Hydra found out during his mission. She does believe him, because his brother is very intense when he's honest. Hydra then started to walk away from her, and head to the gates.
"I know a war is coming, Quorra," he said, "And if Celestia isn't going to do anything about it, then I will."
"What do you plan to do?"
"I'm going to build my own army."
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8 years later...
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It was a nice and peaceful day in Ponyville, as the pegasus ponies cleared up the sky to let the sunshine in. That is, all except for one. Rainbowdash was currently lying upon a cloud, sleeping like she always does. She was dreaming about her being apart of the Wonderbolts, like she always does, until she suddenly heard a loud noise. She started to panic, as she started to flail, almost falling off her cloud. She then looked to none other than Pinkie Pie, tied to a bunch of balloons and with a bunch of instruments.
"Pinkie Pie!" Rainbowdash exclaimed, with an annoyed expression.
"Sorry, Rainbowdash," she said, giggling a bit, "Twilight asked me to wake you up, so you wouldn't be off schedule again."
Rainbowdash just groaned at Pinkie's answer, and got up into the air. Within the next ten seconds, she got the sky clear of clouds, all except for one, she was using as a bed, and looked at Pinkie Pie.
"There. Done," she said, getting back on the cloud.
"Nice work!" Pinkie exclaimed, "By the way, um...could you pop a few balloons, so I can get down?"
"Ugh...fine," Rainbowdash said, as she turned around and with all her strength kicked the balloons.
It would be fine, but Rainbowdash accidentally popped too many of them, as Pinkie Pie was now falling down, screaming. Rainbowdash quickly then started to dash down to save her. It was then, at the outskirts of town, upon a clifftop was a winged unicorn with a blue coat and a brown mane, tail, and facial hair. He was also wearing a black vest, black cloak, black boots, black shades and a black ten-gallon hat. He looked out into the sky, as he saw Rainbowdash go after Pinkie Pie, as it reflected off his sunglasses. As he jumped off the cliff, he suddenly vanished.
As Rainbowdash was getting closer to catch Pinkie Pie, before she hit the ground, Pinkie suddenly vanished. Rainbowdash then looked where she went, but due to her going full speed downward, she plummeted herself into the ground, to where only half of her tail and her back hooves were showing. Twilight and Spike rushed outside to see what that crash was, and were both surprised by it.
"Spike," Twilight said, "Dig."
"Right away!" he said, as he started to dig Rainbowdash out of the ground.
When she was finally out, she was covered in dirt, and incredibly dizzy. After shaking off the dirt, she looked around, and didn't see Pinkie Pie anywhere.
"Where's Pinkie?" she exclaimed, very worried.
Suddenly, she saw her descend to the ground safely, and saw the mysterious pony help her down. Once both of them were on the ground, Pinkie turned to the shaded one, with a smile.
"Thanks a hunch!" she said, hugging him tightly.
"Whatever," he responded, pushing her away.
As he started to walk away, he was then cut off by Pinkie Pie.
"Are you new in town?" she asked.
"Ye-"
"What's your name?" she asked again, cutting him off, "Do you have a pet? What's your favorite color? Do you like parties? What's your favorite snack? You got any-woo!"
"DON'T make me regret saving you, got it?" the pony said, in a low tone, getting up in Pinkie's face.
As he continued walking away, Pinkie Pie started to feel a little upset about the way he acted. Her friends, were curious about who that was, but Rainbowdash was more aggravated at him, and dashed up in front of his path.
"Hey, bub!" she exclaimed into his face, "There's no need to be a jerk to my friend, you know?"
"Are you looking for trouble, Princess?" he said, removing his sunglasses.
"PRINCESS?" Rainbowdash exclaimed, her anger rising, getting up to the pony's face, "Just who the heck do you think you ARE, pal?"
"Someone who shouldn't be wasting time, talking to some blue pigeon."
Rainbowdash's anger then rose to new heights, as her eyes grew heavy with fire.
"Oh...THAT'S IT!" she exclaimed, "If you think you're obviously better than me, then prove it!"
"How 'bout a race then?" Bishop suggested.
"You're on!"
"Alright then. Meet me in Town Square within one hour then."
With that, Rainbowdash dashed off to go train for the upcoming challenge. As Bishop started to walk away, Twilight had a curious look on her face.
"Cool! A race!" Spike exclaimed, "It's been a while since I got to be an announcer for anything!"