//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: the Mysterious Pegasus // Story: Losing myself (Rainbow Dash) // by Radpro //------------------------------// “What happened to your wings?” the Pegasus said in shock. “I thought it might have been badly broken, but I never expected it to be this bad.” “If you’re here for an apology, forget it. I know I should be grateful, but I would rather have died back there then live without my wings, they were my entire life. What am I supposed to do now that they’re gone?” I said with tear streaking down my face. “I don’t know, but I do know that you will find something. You are resilient, and nothing is going to change that. You will get through this.” she said, a tear running down her face. “How do you know that?” I asked a little confused “Have we met before?” “You don’t remember me, do you?” she asked me a little disappointed. “I’m sorry, but I don’t” I said, a little ashamed. “We went to Flight Camp together, at least until I got kicked out. Me, you and Gilda hung out all the time back then.” She said. “Oh yeah now I remember you, so how have you been Blazin? Well besides what happened today of course.” I said. Blazin stared at me, a little shocked, and then she said “Dash, it’s been three days since that happened.” “Three days! I was knocked out for three days!” I said in complete shock. “I’m sorry to say it, but it’s true.” She said. After I got over my shock, we caught up. She told me about what she has been up to since I last saw her. I told her a whole bunch of the stories I have had with my friends. After a while I mentioned the one thing that was really bugging me. “When you came to save me, you were flying so fast that you broke the sound barrier, and had that ring of fire coming from where you broke it. I didn’t think that anypony else could do that besides me. Was it the first time you ever did it?” “No it wasn’t. Do you remember the fire about a year ago that was in the middle of the Everfree Forest?” she asked in a slightly quieter voice. “Yeah I remember hearing about that, but what does that have to do with anything?” I asked getting confused. “Well,” Blazin started off, “That was me. It was the first, and except for me saving you, the only time I performed it. I never wanted to do it again after the first time because unlike your Sonic Rainboom, my Sonic Flameboom is dangerous. I badly injured my one friend that was with me when I did it, luckily he is alright now. So now both times I did it, one of my friends got hurt. I thought it would have helped you, but it didn’t, you told me you would have rather died then live without your wings.” She now had tears in her eyes. “Blazin, I am grateful that you saved my life.” I said trying to calm her down, “I am just in shock that I lost my wing, and I took it out on you. I’m…” but I was cut off. “You don’t need to apologize. I understand that it is a hard time right now for you.” She said giving me a hug. “Ouch!” I said from the pain in my back. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to.” she said apologetically. “It’s alright” I said Just then a doctor opened the door and he said “I’m sorry, but visiting hours are over. I have to ask you to leave.” “Well looks like I have to go.” Said Blazin “See you later Dash” “Blazin.” I said getting her attention before she left “What?” she asked “When I get out of here, let’s hang out together sometime. I need to repay you for saving my life” I said “Dash, you don’t need to do anything for me, but sure we can hang out if you want” and with that she closed the door, leaving me alone. I decided to go to sleep since there was nothing else I could do. It was not the nice, peaceful sleep I hoped for. I was hovering next to a group of storm clouds, and it took me a minute to realize where and when this was. I saw myself flying through the storm, and tried to warn myself to watch out, but it was no use, I just kept on flying, and then I saw the bold of lightning come down, and time slowed down, I saw the lightning bolt hit me and heard a loud crack. I saw myself falling down and Blazin flying after me. This time it was different though, she wasn’t flying fast enough, and I saw myself hit the ground hard, leaving a crater where I landed. I woke up covered in sweat, trembling. I was glad that was just a nightmare, and then I remembered that I was living an even worse nightmare. I cried myself to sleep, and, thank Celestia, I didn’t have another dream that night.