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// Epilogue: Rainbow Dash 
// Story: Day & Night 
// by Reminisce 
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In the immediate aftermath of Nightmare Moon's defeat, Rainbow Dash declined a spot with the Shadowbolts and shot down any idea that she’d run for a council seat. The chromatic mare attended Luna’s funeral, yet left in the middle of the procession for unexplainable reasons, abandoning the forest for nearly three entire months. Being removed from the politics of the forest and the strained relationship she had with many of the ponies within it, Rainbow Dash sought to only fly. And those three months she covered deserts of the south, and crossed the sea to the Griffin kingdom. Only ever sporadically landing to eat and sleep.

The journey aided her mind, and eventually her confusion ebbed away to reveal what she truly was loyal to. Rainbow Dawn’s revelations slowly led her back to Everfree and Ponyville, where she made pop up appearances from time to time, specifically Fluttershy's new cottage. It was shocking at first how accepting the ponies of Ponyville were, even though many Everfree ponies' attitudes have changed on Equestria. That was what sold Rainbow Dash in the end to stay near Ponyville, her loyalty belonged to the ponies that have saved and accepted her for what she is now.

Maybe she could finally believe in what her mentor had told her so many years ago, and maybe Luna knew she needed this second chance as well, maybe their deaths weren't in vain. There was a long road ahead and she was saddled up for all the ups and downs to come.