Accidents are inevitable. They can happen to everyone. Some of them may be harmless, but others can be devastating. And when Rainbow Dash is torn apart by a disaster she feels responsible for, she struggles to find a way to deal with the consequences.
Inspired by this heartbreaking comic made by the deviantart user ~Capt-Nemo
New cover art made by CaffeineAndApples
(Click 'more' for credits.)
Special thanks to:
Volgrand, Nonagon, I HV NO FEAR, Ltn Vasquez (Proofreaders)
All of the Above, Cheshire, Avishadow, and last but not least, Schizoid Nightfall (Pre-readers)
These users have made it possible what this story is today and deserve as much credit as me! Thanks again everyone!
Chapters (3)
Good to see this has gone up~
! Hope it gets the attention it deserves, eh?
It truly is a sad little comic. I can tell this is going to be quite the heart-wrenching story. I'll go get some tissues.
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Yeah, I hope so! Be it for good or bad but I do wish it gets noticed
3047548 Heh.... just put out a shout-out for this... I'm really wanting this to do well.
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. But I think it's because I was playing fitting music.
I won't lie, I needed a couple of those myself as I pre-read it
Absolutely wonderful, had me on the edge of tears pretty much the entire time. ( got me at the report to luna )
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I'm glad you enjoyed it!
It can't be a proper MLP fanfiction if we don't learn something good from a report, am I right?
My heart exploded at least six times while reading this.
10/10 in the feels department.
9/10 Mustaches overall.
This is my new favorite fanfic, truly a work of art, and i say forgiveness is the best ending
This is easily the saddest story I've read. Even more so than Bittersweet, if you can believe that.
With all my Scootalove, I declare this the best sadfic I've ever read!
It takes a lot to make me loose a tear...
This did it, congratulations! One of the best stories I have read in a long time. Thank you for your great work.
hmmmm.... *cries uncontrolably* why you make me feeeeeeeeeelll!!!!
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Have you read "Decay" before?
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Well then, I guess it's a good thing that it didn't explode a 7th time, eh?
Are you sure you don't wanna rate it 10/10 mustaches overall? Ha! Just kidding
I'm glad you liked the story!
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But a proofreader of mine suggested that it'd be cool if the readers get to choose the ending for themselves. So I said, "Hey, why the heck not? There are bronies out there who appreciate a good tragedy." 
It's my personal favorite ending as well.
I'm glad you liked it!
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Gee, I'm flattered
I'm glad you liked the story!
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And thank you too, for reading it
I'm glad you liked it!
*Hugs Rainbow Dash S0 tightly* YOU ARE THE BEST PEGASUS I HAVE EVER MET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I take it from your comment that you liked my story
Yes, indeed. Writing this story made me develop a special affection to Rainbow Dash.
Ok... Bye Dash! Fluttershy: Well... He doesn't seem to care very much...!
The happy ending is automatically better in my world. This story has earned a favorite, and you have earned a follower.
W... Wow. Professionally written I must add. Although it was rushed in some areas it was still very well done
Happy ending are always the best!
but I do feel the end was a little rushed.
I would say manly tears were shed... But this story made me cry like a filly!
Great story, though. The forgiveness ending was beautiful. I remembered a scootalove picture I had made yesterday, and seeing at it made me cry harder. fav.me/d6id6c4 The original link is http://fav.me/d6id6c4
No self advertising intended, but I thought it went well with the story.
Holy cow, that was the saddest and happiest joy filled roller coaster of emotions ever!
your story here is amazing, I want more but it's the perfect length so now I'm just sitting here like 
thinking about life... 
I honestly don't know if there's a description that can give this justice, it's incredible, likes and favourites everywhere! 
Congratulations. This story has good enough grammar to be added to the Good Grammar Directory, a comprehensive directory of grammatically correct stories on FIMFiction.
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Oh my... that's amazing! I gave you a shoutout for it in my blog post. Your art truly deserves to be seen, so I'll do my best in sharing it with people I know, fb pages, that sort of thing. I very much appreciate you sending me your art
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But I'm glad it passed the test.
For real? Oh, wow, I was kind of doubting my story would get accepted in your group
Alternate ending. Because even the saddest stories should have a happy ending.
I like the 2nd ending much more.The near death experience was very interesting, (and also, I like the happy ending.)
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Same thoughts as me. There's nothing I like more than a happy ending for a tragic story
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And I'm glad you liked my story!
It's my personal favorite ending as well
This story was very difficult for me to read as it hit very close to home with my current situation. Brilliantly written, I hope to see more from you in the future
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That's the story where Rainbow Dash is dying, right? I didn't find it particularly sad, the romance ruined it for me
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Fair enough, not everyone's into TwiDash. "Under Your Wings" is another sad one. Did you read coolstorybrony's "Make a Wish" before he deleted it to rewrite it?
m-many man tears were shed
This actually made me shed tears. I've read several sadfics, but one that actually makes me sad enough to shed tears? That's rare.
I feel bad for not replying to all of you guys who did read my story and letting you know how much I appreciate your comments. I shouldn't let my fellow readers' opinions go unnoticed, I won't make the same mistake again.
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Indeed, I wanted to write just a bit more. But somehow I knew that 'bit' could spoil the impact of the story. In any case, the ideas I may have had are long forgotten 
I'm very happy to see you enjoyed it so much
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I very much hope my humble work was able to shed some light in your life.
I see, one of the main reasons I wrote this story was to be able to help bronies who are going through difficult situations and to prevent them from doing something they'll regret
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It feels me with joy I was successfully able to transmit the feelings to the reader. I'm glad you enjoyed it
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I'm very glad you enjoyed my story 
I know what you mean. I used to be pretty cold before, I hadn't cried since my grandpa's demise. But it was indeed, a sad MLP fanfiction, that made me shed tears once again
Fuck, you made cry damn it.
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thank you very much for reading it 
I for one am glad that my story is still making readers cry
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Ending #2. How else is Pinkie going to throw a party
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My thoughts as well
3282830 It's a "I'M SO HAPPY YOU AREN'T DEPRESSED ANYMORE!" party!!!!
Reminds me of these
By the these story was amazing
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I haven't played the game yet. From what I've heard is that it has a looooot of feels
Thank you kindly for the compliment
SOoSOSOSOSOSOSO gooooooooood!
It was so emotional, poor Dashie.
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even if my writing may had come off awkward here and there. Not to mention how I made RD 'out of character' in several occasions, now that I read it again 
You don't know how glad I am that my story is still being enjoyed to these days,
3842329 Meh, didn't bother me much.
The emotional stuff was good though, hope you make a another story! Your very good.
Great story, I really thought Rainbow was going to pull it off there... I'm crying. Awesome writing though.
I love the ending. There were only 3 stories that I have read that has made me cry out of the tons of fimfics I have read, and this is one of them. I am so glad Dash is back where she wants to be, and that Scootaloo and Dash's friends are happy. Truly amazing, awesome, unforgettable writing!
so awesome!