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// Chapter 4 
// Story: Those Distant Sisters 
// by Rettro 
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Even slowed by the parachute, the sound of the wind was so loud Resonance could barely hear herself screaming. All forms of shouts were cast into the cool afternoon air; some in despair, some anger, some praying for a miracle, some with no words at all. None had effect however, as Resonance watched her sister plummet down farther and farther away, pushing her way through clouds and a rainbow on her way towards her doom. Then, she couldn’t see her sister at all.

What!?

Resonance was sure she would at least be able to look at her sister for a few moments longer before she was gone – but instead, just as she passed by a just forming rainbow, she disappeared. Resonance instead found herself following the form of that rainbow as the streaks of light bent towards the ground, eventually making contact. Resonance closed her eyes and sighed, her throat hoarse from her yelling and the whipping of the winds. When she re-opened them, what she saw confused her. There was another rainbow, this time moving in her direction. 

Wait a second, doesn’t there need to be sunlight for a rainbow to form?

Resonance peered up, but every inch of sky that wasn’t obscured by her parachute was covered in clouds. When she looked down, the rainbow had nearly reached her – lead by a bright blue ball of fuzz. Resonance watched as it grew closer at incredible speeds, and was able to make out the form of a stocky female pony, complete with a blindingly prismatic mane… and wings.

The new arrival soon caught up to Resonance. She floated as if by magic (No, I know magic, this is something… different) a short distance in front of Resonance, examining closely the parachute that was easing her descent. 

“That’s pretty cool, I bet Twilight would like to have one of those when she goes up in her balloon. Or, her for that matter…” The flying mare gestured towards the approaching ground, where Resonance could just barely make out the form of a gray pony pacing across the grass.

She’s alive! But how? This girl saved her? How can she do that? Nopony can fly like that except

“Angels…” The last word of Resonance’s thought escaped from her lips. The cyan mare floating before her rolled her eyes.

“Jeeze where are you from lady? Your sister over there said the same thing! I…” The winged figure said, striking a pose and exposing a multi-colored lightning bolt cutie mark “…am Rainbow Dash, pegasus. That’s p-e-g-a-s-u-s. Now, you fine getting down from here or you need a lift?” Resonance nodded slowly, still quite confused but wanting to reunite with her sister as quickly as possible and give her a hug… or maybe a buck to the head.