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// Chapter Eight: Loyalty 
// Story: Voices In My Head (Cupcakes Closure) 
// by Perry Pinkie Potter 
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(There is an extra part of the previous chapter that all viewers may not have seen. Please make sure you've read such part, or you will be very lost. Thank you, and enjoy the ponies.)


I ran to find Rainbow Dash quietly outside, yelling at her friends. "I'm fine!" They walked away uncertainly, but not me. Not that easily.

"You say your okay Dash, but for whatever reason I don't believe you." I prompted.

Rainbow looked at me. "Well, I'm fine, so... Can you go away, please?" She asked.

I grinned. "I'm a bit too stubborn for that. Annoying, huh?"

Dash smiled, sightly. She scooted over on the pavement she was sitting on, inviting me to sit, somewhat reluctantly.

I sat. "So what's up? What happened back there?" 

She groaned. "I mean, I was hesitant to come, but I'm glad I did, it was great to see her, you know, normal. Might lighten up the nightmares a bit. But her hair went down, and I was just going to use the bathroom, collect myself, you know? But I told myself I could stand it. Then she said Dashie, and, well. You know the rest. Where's Pinkie now?" She asked, attempting to change the subject.

I sighed. "Under again." 

Rainbow Dash groaned. "Of course she is. Darnit. I should have stayed." 

I shook my head. "No, it's good you left." I said truthfully. "She went slight evil. That would have REALLY freaked you out. Freaked me out." I rolled my eyes in frustration.

I looked up at Dash. Her eyes were sightly wet. Now wasn't the time to talk about me. "What's wrong?" My voice filled with concern. 

"I'm supposed to be the element of loyalty! But I couldn't forgive my friend, when she FELT BAD about what she did!" She scolded herself.

I scoffed. "So what? You're the loyalist pony I'VE seen, and I'm sure many would agree!" 

Dash shook her head. "You don't understand. I wasn't even SLIGHTLY loyal!"

I looked at her, confused. "And who said you had to?"

"But I'm the element of LOYALTY." She emphasized.

"And? That automatically means you have to be 100% loyal 24/7? That's not what being an element of harmony is about." 

Rainbow looked at me curiously. "What do you mean?"

I sighed. "No one can be loyal all the time. Not even a princess. Even the princess of friendship! No one can be just one trait at all! Pinkie's been sad. Right? Have you seen Applejack lie? Is Rarity ALWAYS giving? Fluttershy was mean once. Has Twilight done something without magic? Yeah! Being an element doesn't mean you're always what you are. It means you can do great acts with that element! When it matters, your loyal. Absolute loyalty. But you can't always be Dash. You just can't."

She sighed. "I wish what went down in that basement never happened."

"Me too, Rainbow Dash. Me too."

Rainbow paused. "Thanks for all your doing for Pinkie Pie. I know it doesn't seem like we appreciate it, but really, we do."

I shook my head. "You've all been busy. And what I'm doing can go unsaid, I couldn't care less. But don't thank me quite yet. I've got to fix her for good first. And if I want to, I'd better get going."

Rainbow Dash nodded. "You know, you should be an element. You'd make a better one than me, at least."

I was startled. "Me? Nah, I'm not awesome enough. And the most awesome pony is already there. Don't sell yourself short, Dash. You're doing this whole 'loyalty' thing just fine. See ya."

Rainbow nodded. "See ya." She stood up, and trotted off, leaving me lost in thought.

Element of harmony, huh? I humored myself. Gold necklace with a bright yellow jewel, the shape of a medicine bottle. I snorted. Yeah right. I shook my head and walked back inside.