"You can't catch me!" filly Rainbow Dash yelled as she darted past her mother and father.
"I'm gonna get you Dashie!" said her father.
Cautiously, Rainbow peeked out of her hiding place.
"Where did she go? Did she disappear?" her mother questioned.
Rainbow giggled, and the table flipped up! Rainbow’s father, Spectrum Blaze grabbed her and blew raspberries on her tummy. Rainbow burst in a fit of laughter until she couldn't breathe. Her mother took her in her arms as her father laughed and kissed her on the head.
"We love you so much Rainbow Dash!" her mother exclaimed, hugging Rainbow tightly and lovingly.
Right then, out of the blue, her mother collapsed. Spectrum Blaze acted quickly and grabbed her before she could fall, lowering to the floor gently as she clutched her side, clearly in pain.
"Crystal Rain?!? Are you alright!? We have to take you to the hospital! He said urgently.
"No, no I'm fine! I don't know what came over me!" Her mom said quickly, wincing as another spasm of pain shot through her body.
Rainbow Dash started to scramble over to Crystal Rain, crying as she hugged her. "Mommy!" She sobbed.
Crystal smiled and hugged her back. "It's okay, Dashie, I'm fine, see?"
Spectrum wasn’t taking it. “No!” he shouted, before lowering his voice. “Crystal, I'm not allowing this to continue anymore! I won't let you be stubborn about this anymore! You've put if off far to long! You are going to go see a doctor whether you like it or not, and that's final!
Crystal was about to protest, but then clutched her side again. She tried to hide the pain but failed. "Ok," She said shakily. Finally for the first time in months, she gave in to her husband.
Suddenly, she started finding it hard to breathe and her body hurt more than it ever had. She couldn’t take it anymore, and yelped out in pain.
Seeing her mother in pain was the worst thing that Rainbow could ever think of. “Mommy, Mommy!” she screamed, tears running down her cheeks.
"It’s okay honey, I'm fine!" She gasped for breath, and Spectrum quickly picked up and laid his wife onto his back and grabbed Rainbow Dash in his hooves. He raced to the hospital as fast as his wings could take him, silently praying, that everything would be alright!
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"What do you mean there nothing you can do?!?!" Spectrum yelled at Dr. Thunder.
"I'm sorry sir. I know your upset but I need to ask you to calm down!"
"Calm down, calm down! You need to tell me what's wrong with my wife!?!"
"Sir, I'm sorry but I don't know! I've never seen anything like this! I just can't figure out what's wrong!"
"What do you mean you can't figure it out!? That's your job! To diagnose ponies and get them better!"
"Yes, and I've done all the tests I can! I have no idea what's wrong, nor the other doctors who have worked here their whole life! We can't find anything wrong with her! There is simply nothing we can do. I'm sorry, but it doesn't look like she will make it through the nig-“
"You are sorry!?" Spectrum interrupted angrily. "My wife's dying and you’re not healing her!"
"Sir, I'm sorry but I told you there is simply nothing we can do! I think it would be best if you took care of your daughter and said your goodbyes before it's too late." The doctor said, turning and trotting away from Spectrum.
"And I think you shouldn't be a doctor!" Spectrum yelled furiously after him, grabbing his wife's hoof and squeezing it she squeezed back.
"Stop" she said barely audible. He went silent, turning his full attention to his wife. "Stop, Spectrum." She said. "Stop." She repeated weekly. "It's not their fault! I'm running out of time, and I have to tell you something important. Where's my little Rainbow?" she asked.
"I'll go get her." Spectrum said, now crying.
"Wait!" She said weakly. He turned to her. "I'm sorry that I never told you."
"Never told me what?"
"Rainbow, she has abilities. I can't explain, I'm trying to help her learn to keep them under control! I don't know how to, but you can help. I'm sorry I kept it from you. I… I just didn't know how to tell you. I thought you might look at her differently if I did, and I didn’t want that! She loves you, please take care of her for me! Help her learn to control her abilities. I'm afraid she'll loose herself into chaos. Please help her, and tell her I love her!" Crystal became limp and her hoof slipped out of Spectrum's hoof as she fell unconscious.
"Mommy!" Spectrum turned and saw Rainbow Dash throw open the door and fly inside, several nurses following, trying to stop her.
"Stop, little filly!" one of them yelled, grabbing Dash's shoulder.
"No!" She yelled, turning. She swung her arm away from the nurses, and they were blown back which such a force that they fell to the floor, unconscious. Around Rainbow were colored flames circling around her and her parents, instantly turning solid once they hit the ground, and shooting dangerous, tall crystals. Just by looking at them, the crystals could cut you.
"Mommy!" Rainbow Dash shouted again. Blaze backed away from the crystals with tears and a shocked expression that was unreadable. He turned to see Rainbow holding her mother’s hoof, crying. Crystal’s eyes cracked open a little bit, and she smiled wanly and sadly at her little filly.
"I am sorry, Rainbow, that I could not be there for you. I hope you forgive me, and remember that I love you! She said, before falling back into bed and her eyes closed for the last time. The line on the monitor went blank. BEEP!
"No!!!!" Rainbow shouted, her eyes swimming with so much tears she could her vision was blurred.
Rainbow flung herself against the wall. More shards spouted out around her as she sobbed her heart out. Her mane changed colors, now representing her emotions. It now was streaked with a deep blue and black, representing sadness, fear and heartache.
Suddenly, all of the shards began to melt and they dissolved out of existence. Rainbow Dash's mane returned to back to normal, but she was still crying.
Crystal Rain’s funeral was held the following evening. Rainbow Dash sobbed the whole time, and when it was time to go, she refused to leave her mother’s grave. It was then, that Spectrum completely shunned his daughter, making her heart break even more then it was already. Once they got home she went up to her room and cried herself to sleep, while her father was keen about forgetting everything and anything that involved his wife, his daughter, and the loving memories they shared.
Rainbow was woken up by a sudden throbbing feeling on her back. She screamed and turned around, to see that her father was completely out of his mind, drunk. He had stabbed her with the edge of a picture frame so hard, it shattered the frame and the glass and cut huge gashes in her side and back! She tried to use her powers to stop him but they didn't respond.
They hadn't since her mother died, but it was too late. He grabbed her roughly and pushed her onto the wall. Dash fell to the floor, before she could get up, he stomped on her back, causing the pain to flare up even more. She struggled and scrambled up to her hooves, only to be yanked back down by strong hooves, and he slapped across the face. He then started to yell in her face, words that were so slurred she couldn’t understand them. All except for one sentence.
"This is all your fault! You killed her with your stupid powers! You worthless excuse of a Pegasus!" her father stormed at her.
But this was only the beginning of the abuse to come.