Sometimes, Daring and Rainbow wish that they had sent those letters. Maybe they wouldn't have grown apart if they did.
Everyone has things they wish they said. Written letters that were left unsent. Sometimes you say things you don't mean, and you desperately try to take them back. And sometimes, it's the exact opposite. Many things are soon left unsaid, causing a rift as two sisters slowly grow apart. Sometimes, they really wished that they had mailed those letters, or at the very least written then down in the first place.
Can you believe it? I’m actually out here! We flew through Saddle Arabian dessert! The thermals there are awesome! You can just glide everywhere to save on energy. At least, that’s what Aunt Rose says. I guess I understand. It’s hotter than Tartaurus out here.
See, it would’ve been fine if Aunt Rose didn’t get us lost… I mean, how do you get lost when your name is Compass Rose and your cutie mark is a compass?! Yeah, well… It happened. We were lost. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESSERT. I don’t know how, but we were.
That’s not all! We found this group of camels (a real camel!) while we were trying to figure where we were. It was bad… They called us bandits and chased us out, and to top it all off, we dropped a bunch of our stuff. So not only were we lost, but we had no food or water, and angry camels wanted our heads. I’m not kidding. They were yelling it and blamed us for their stolen stuff.
And guess what Rainbow? It didn’t stop there. They kept chasing us! Wasn’t it bad enough our stuff was gone and we’re lost? No. It wasn’t.
That’s when I saved the day!
Sort of.
I saw something sticking out of the ground, and guess what? It was my very first tomb! It was all brown and old and stuff, but we could hide in it!
This is how it went down. Me and Aunt Rose made this dust devil. It’s like a tornado, but in the dessert with sand and stuff. Since the camels couldn’t see where we were, we jumped inside the tomb. It was really dry and musty. Kinda gross if I’m being honest.
Anyway, we went in even deeper when Aunt Rose saw the writing on the wall. Said it was from some lost tomb or something. I’m not quite sure yet.
Sadly, our luck just got worse. The place was booby trapped. I almost turned into pony on a stick. Giant. Spikes. Shot. Out. Of. The. Ground. We survived though. So that’s good. We got past the floor spikes. But we stumbled into a room full of the real bandits… You remember? The ones the camels thought we were with?
So we beat them up!
Well… Aunt Rose beat them up after they tied me up… They took me deeper into the tomb, and I waited forever! I thought I was a goner, but then Aunt Rose came in and saved me! We grabbed the thing they stole (it was a bottle of…something…) and left the place.
Turns out the camels were waiting for us. They were gonna attack us, but Aunt Rose was awesome again! She gave them the bottle and explained everything. That bottle was magical or something. I don’t remember what it was, but that’s what they all said, so I’m gonna believe them.
My very first adventure. Can you believe it? I’m still trying to figure this whole thing out. Keep thinking that it’s all just a dream. I don’t want it be just a dream… This? The danger? The Excitement? This is what I’m meant to do Dash… I can feel it all the way down to my bones.
This is me, and I don’t want it any other way. You’ll get this same feeling too one day. I just know it.
Your sister,
Daring Do
P.S. We’re gonna stick around here for a bit. Explore the tomb a little better. Maybe we’ll find something really cool. Like a mummy! Or treasure! Or more bandits! Aunt Rose says we’ll be here for another month or so. Says that we’re going to the Frozen North. We’ll just freeze there in the arctic after almost dying from no water in the dessert. No big.
It’s been what, a month since you left? Whatever. It’s kinda boring around here without you. Flight school stinks. Fluttershy is here, so I guess that makes it better. Won’t be bored alone. That’s a plus. Mom and dad always go on about how they miss you and all that sappy junk. Fluttershy too. Gross. (She says hi.)
Haven’t heard from you in a bit. Life as an adventurer must be pretty awesome, huh? Do you fight pirates and explore and explore old caves and stuff yet? Do they have secret doors that open a lava pit under you? Good thing you can fly, huh? You’d look like a featherless chicken if you fell in! Heh, my sister the chicken… Then you can be my sidekick! I can see it now. Rainbow and her pet chicken! One night only! Get your tickets now! The Wonderbolts will think that I’m awesome for training a featherless chicken to fly, and they’ll ask me to join. It’ll be awesome!
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Guess life is more fun for you than me right now. Same old, same old. Wake up. Eat breakfast. Meet up with Fluttershy. Go to classes and stuff. Come home. Do homework. (Not really. Too cool for that. But don’t tell mom and dad that! They’ll flip!) Sleep. Repeat. It’s boring. Now that you’re gone, I can’t pull a bunch of the pranks that I wanted to do. How awesome would it be if you dressed up as me and we freaked the school out? Think about it! I’d show up, do something, then you would and confuse everyone! It’d be great! I’d be in two places at the same time, and it everyone would go crazy. We really need to try this when you get back.
That’s about it. Nothing else has really happened. Just the usual.
Oh yeah! I almost forgot! We’re getting a new kid or something. Get this, she’s supposed to be a griffin! Can’t wait to see what she’s made of… Maybe she’ll even be as cool as me! She’s probably not faster. Or as cool. But we can’t all be as cool as Rainbow Dash! But still, it’d be awesome if I had a griffin for a friend. What do you think they eat? Do they even like ponies? How fast are they? Guess we’ll find out!
Your sis,
Rainbow Dash
P.S. Maybe I do miss you too… But barely! Don’t get any funny ideas! Shut up!
P.P.S. Why is it called PS? What does that even stand for? I remember mom said it once, but why are there so many stupid Ps!? You should know. You’re an egghead like that.
We’ll be leaving Saddle Arabia in a few days. Aunt Rose said that we’re going to the Marengeti. I don’t know why, to be honest. We’ve been here for a couple months now, and we’re not even close to seeing everything in the tomb here. But we did find something. It was a red gem. I found it when I tripped over a skeleton. I did not scream like a foal… It was weird. When I picked it up, it felt… evil. It was perfect and shiny, and it made my mane stand on end. Aunt Rose seems to know what it is. She saw it and told me not to touch it. I didn’t touch it. Even if I really wanted too…
Anyway, she grabbed a rag from her bag and carefully wrapped the gem in it. The way that she just stared at it… It scared me a little… She looked really mad and told me that we were leaving. That we needed to go to the Marengeti now that our work here is done. How are we done? She just gave the diggers some papers and a letter for their boss, and we just left.
She told me to pack my things. “We have to hurry.” I really want to know what she’s thinking. It feels weird… Like she has a secret and won’t tell me. You remember that one time when we were looking for our Hearth’s Warming gifts and mom and dad knew but they didn’t tell us? It was kinda like that. She knows and I don’t.
I don’t like this… But I guess I just have to deal with it until she wants to tell me what’s going on.
I sneak a peek at the map. She circled this one part on it and arrows pointed at it.
Looks like we’re going to the Zebra’s Pass… From what my books told me, you can’t get through without a guide… I think there’s something up with that place. Something weird. Aunt Rose probably knows. Heard her whispering about meeting our guide to one of the bosses of the digging site.
Rainbow… I’m a little worried that something is really wrong. I hope everything turns out OK…
So me and Gilda (That new kid who was a griffin that I’m pretty sure I told you about. I don’t remember. She’s pretty cool. Just in case I didn’t tell you) decided that Nightmare Night this year is going to be the super awesome! We’re not dressing up this year. Me and Gilda are too cool for that. Besides, we got some pure rainbow that we’re gonna use for some pranks. Don’t ask how we got it. But if anyone asks, we don’t have it and you don’t know anything. Quiche?
Turns out there’s this party going at town hall with all the stuffy grown-up ponies. Me and Gilda are gonna sneak in and spike the punch. I’m not even sure what means, but Gilda said it was fine, so whatever. Said that the rainbow will give the punch a super strong kick and make everyone do that face when you taste the rainbow. Man, this is going to be so great! Kinda wish you were here to help me out. We’d need a distraction, and the grown-ups like you for some reason.
The teacher dude keeps giving me this funny look… It’s like he knows that I’m up to something… Or it might be because I made some stuff explode in the science room… Not really sure… Maybe both? Don’t think he likes me very much. I did set his mane on fire, so that probably doesn't help. Sucks that I don’t have your fancy talking skills to get me out of trouble. Detention stinks.
Mom and dad don’t like it. Too much of a troublemaker they think. I got grounded too. (Why is called grounded if we live in clouds?)
You know, sometimes when I’m up in my room and stuff, I can’t help but think that it’s too big. It’s a bit weird having it all to myself. You've been gone for what? Almost half a year or something and I already made a permanent fort out of your bed. It’s got a tower that I made out of your dresser and Fluttershy will hide in it when she comes over and I start a pillow fight. She doesn't say anything, but I know she misses you. Mom and dad do too. You kinda were the favorite after all. You didn't booby trap the classroom and died a teacher’s coat bright pink or make a rainbow pool explode.
You need to visit. I can hear mom say so. Says she misses you and tells dad that she doesn't like that you haven’t sent any letters about how you’re doing, or that she can’t send you any since she doesn't know where you are. It’s kinda depressing. Really kills the mood, you know? You’re not even here, and you’re still a buzzkill. That’ll never change, huh? Whatever.
So, yeah. That’s about it I guess. Gilda’s cool, Fluttershy misses you, mom and dad do too, and I’m still awesome.
