Into the Rainbow: An Alternate Tale
“Xander!” cried the angry voice of Princess Celestia's prized student.
“Ah, Twilight Sparkle,” said the silky smooth voice of Xander, “So nice for you to join us.”
The pony standing before Twilight was the evil unicorn Xander that stole the Black Book - a forbidden tome containing magic too powerful to be properly controlled. With it he planned to become an alicorn and conquer all of Equestria.
Twilight looked over Xander's shoulder, where her friends were locked in cages like animals. The sight enraged the lavender unicorn. Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy looked to their friend with hope.
“Let my friends go, and give me back the Black Book.” she ordered, “If you do, I'll implore Princess Celestia to be merciful.”
“I might just do that.” Xander laughed, “Or I could just do this...”
Xander charged up his horn and fired a blast of energy at Twilight. To his dismay, it fizzled harmlessly when it struck the shield the lavender unicorn put up. Twilight countered with a volley of her own. He managed to dodge all but one.
He picked himself up and glared at her. That glare was quickly replaced though, by a malicious grin.
“I figured you would be too powerful for me to confront head on.” he said, as the caged ponies cheered for their friend, “But no matter.”
He began chanting in an ancient language that few knew. As he chanted, a wind picked up, followed by lightning.
Taking the opportunity, Twilight Teleported to the cage that held her fellow elements.
“I’ll get you out of her.” Twilight assured them.
His chanting was replaced by laughter as he turned to face his adversary.
“Farewell little Twilight.” he laughed maniacally.
A black orb appeared between the two unicorns pulling everything towards it. The pull picked up until he too was being dragged towards the thing.
His laughing abruptly stopped, “No, no... What's happening.”
“TWILIGHT!” Rainbow Dash cried.
The cyan pegasus reached out a hoof to support her friend, barely grabbing her hoof in time and pulling her into the cage. Just then, a piece of rubble struck the cage, knocking the chromatic mare out of the safety of the cage and into the void.
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“Ugh...” Rainbow Dash groaned as she finally came to, “My head... Is everypony alright?”
She opened her eyes to find a strange sight. The stone walls of Xander's lair were replaced by trees... weird trees that she had never seen before.
“What the hay?”
She looked around, trying to get her barrings. One object drew her attention. She approached it with caution, half expecting it to jump up and bite her. When she got close enough, she poked it with a hoof, causing it to roll over. She jumped back as she realized it was Xander's head.
“Eww, nasty,” She gagged, “Heck of a way to go.”
Rainbow turned away, trying to get her bearings. She took off, keeping low just in case this were the Everfree. The last thing she needed was to have to deal with a cockatrice or manticore. Her brief flight lead her to a strange sight. A funny looking pair of diamond dogs in some crazy outfits were walking through the woods. Well, beggars can't be choosers.
She flew towards them and called out, “Hey, can you guys help me?”
They twisted quickly, raising funny looking metal things. Rainbow didn't know what the objects were but she knew a threatening stance when she saw one.
“Whoa, calm down,” she pleaded with the diamond dogs, “I'm just a little lost.”
“What the hell?” one of them asked, “What is that thing?”
Rainbow glared at the dog, “Hey, I'm not a thing!” She flew up a short distance, a hoof to her chest, “I'm the Rainbow Dash. Fastest flier in Eques-”
She was interrupted by a zip-crack sound. The two others flinched as the strange creature fell in a heap, approximately a third of a head lighter.
“Uh... Seth...” one of the hairless dogs addressed his partner, “Did you just see a colorful pegasus get half her head blown off?”
Seth stared at the creature for a few seconds before answering, “Nope.”
“Good. I didn't either. Let's go.”
And with that, the pair ran off toward whatever destination they may have had.
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ummm...Okay...
wow
Heh. Quantum Castaways had a similar "What if Rainbow universe-jumped instead of Twilgiht?" That ended with her almost immediate death as well. Seems to be a theme.
Ga hahaha Yea that's why you don't put brash idiots in a war zone.
Wow, just wow.
3093215 Oh yeah... I forgot about that story. It hasn't updated in forever.
3093215 i had the exact same thoughts and i find it disappointing that Dashies time is always cut so brutally short.
Rainbows make for a bad camouflage and raising your head, let alone flying up makes for a great way to get shot on a battlefield. Being cautious and aware of your surroundings is pretty much rule number one when you don't know where you are
I'm conflicited on this. Should I be pissed or something other than pissed? Cuz right now, I'm leaning towards pissed.
I love your stuff but goddamnit.
3093289 Pissed is good. That's why short stories like this are called troll fics
3093313 You do realize that Normans have a propensity for lopping the heads off of trolls, right? Really, lopping the heads off of most anything, especially those assholes who kill ponies for no damned good reason!
Also, you didn't submit this for editing and I can tell...
3093437 This chapter doesn't deserve editing.
3093458 You should totally copy down my Omake as an alternate-alternate ending.
3093468 What Omake?
3093472 The one I sent to you with my edits... Or I'll just post it here...
Totally the real ending Omake
Damn, Shiro, why can't you write shit that good!? :P
Is it about a shield that protects from cuteness overloads?
3093519 Oops. I fixed it.
so your saying rainbow dash wouldn't last 5 minutes in a hostile environment
3093712 No, I'm sure she'd last but that wouldn't be as funny. I honestly thought about writing an entire alternate history about Rainbow getting taken instead of Twilight (and not getting killed in minutes).
3093759 It's going good. It's still in the planning stage but that's because we want it done right.
OH COME ON!!!
Can we please actually have that story, it would be amazing!
Well now.
Not sure what to think of this...
well not everyone can live to see another day when stranded on another planet :P
WTF MAN?! why did you kill her?!
Just like her, always loosing her head
What has been read cannot be unread. Poor Dashie....
3093761 Ya know, I've considered just that. Because Rainbow is best after Twilight. I kind of want to see that written, now. Maybe some time in the future when your four top writers aren't swamped with stuff, eh?
That was actually strangely funny, because if all things stay constant except who is sucked through the vortex only Twilight and Applejack would be likely to survive.
Rainbow Dash would as you showed, be far to brash and be an ample target being that she is flying. Though she may have been brought back from the dead by the Dratali seeing as they wouldn't of known that RD and Xander were enemies.
Rarity would likely faint upon seeing Xander's head thus missing her opportunity to join the Alliance troops.
Fluttershy would be frozen in fear thus never even attempting to go to the troops.
Pinkie Pie would likely get shot much like Rainbow Dash did because she wouldn't comprehend the warzone immediately. Though if she did figure out what was going on she may have been able to survive.
Applejack being more level-headed than RD and being unable to fly would allow her to make it to the troops, trust them once she knows they aren't lying and get off the planet. However I doubt she'd be anything more than odd new sentient being to the Alliance thus essentially stranding her on Earth before eventually getting enough money to go on her own search for Avol.
3094113 Pinkie would survive. Remember who her dad is?
I hate you. It's so easy to imagine Twilight in the same position.
Maybe I'm just sad the AJ never gets to be the space marine badass. She's got a cowboy hat and everything.
3094130 But she doesn't know that yet, and she would be pretty open to getting shot at. However if she didn't get shot and her father got to her in time it could make for a very interesting story.
3094144 yeah she does. He just made her promis not to tell until he gives her the okay.
........I realize that writing for Dash is difficult, but this is ridiculous.
what is with you and hurting RD, First she gets her wings torn off in chaotic harmony, and now this. I cant imagine what you might do to her in children of chaos
3093269 I suppose there's The Dread Chitin, in which both Twilight and Rainbow universe-jump together. Rainbow gets a lot to do in that one.
So, they just ignore her and walk away? Why?
3094982 Cause they think they're nuts.
pwnt
3094153 Hmm, then I'm not really sure what would happen with her.
I don't know what I was expecting.......it certainly wasn't this.
3094749 that story is now in the to do pile making the total pages to be read in the triple digits now
3097192 And it's got a sequel!
3097259 aww im never going to sleep again and i like my naps :/
Ok...
I'm not sure what to feel...
WHAT?! They dare to kill a pony with a cheap-shot?!
UNFORGIVABLE!!! IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZAR!!
*blows up Earth*
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Ah, but this isn't done.
Remember how the Dratili resurrected Xander? Well, now there just-so-happens to be two pony bodies on that planet...And Rainbow is a lot more relatively intact...
I want a fic with this premise, but with RD surviving (duh). Seeing the rest of the mane 6 go through what Twilight did would be nice too. Sniper Rarity, tactician Fluttershy, lightning bruiser RD, damage dealer AJ, and
scriptconfusion master Pinkie Pie. Heck, all 6 together would be entertaining.3099680 I'm planning a part two of this with Fluttershy. No she won't die.
finally finished reading this, ugh sorry it took so long been following this story since the first chapter and it was brillant.
Great work, just sad its over now