This story is a sequel to Friends and Family

A sequel to "Friends and Family". Rainbow Dash loves her family and wouldn't trade them for anything. But despite that love she still suffers from doubts that plague her without mercy. During the light of day she can turn her mind off and stop thinking about everything so hard. But when night settles in and its time to rest the doubts come back. Her doubts and fears are beginning to creep into her dreams. Now she's afraid to go to sleep at night, afraid to take her afternoon naps, and she can't talk to anypony about it.

This story is a sequel to Friends and Family

A sequel to "Friends and Family" set a couple of months after the end of the first chapter.

Rainbow Dash loves being a member of the Apple Family. She loves having sisters and a brother and a grandmother who are there for her when she needs them. She loves everything about it...except for talking about it in front of others. When it comes to her family she doesn't want to brag. But at the same time she's the Element of Loyalty and can't exactly keep it a secret from her best friends as it isn't fair to them. She makes the decision to tell everypony at Twilight's latest slumber party seems to be the perfect opportunity for such; that is if she can work up the nerve to do so.

Rainbow Dash suffers a personal loss with the death of her parents and feels alone in the world. Her friends don't really understand her situation an she's not very inclined to explain it. However a certain farm pony isn't taking the matter at face value and doesn't feel inclined to leave her friend alone, regardless of what has to be done.

Edit 3/26/13: Corrected some grammatical errors.

This story is a sequel to Friends and Family

Rainbow Dash is experiencing horrible nightmares of unspeakable torture. They're so vivid she's having trouble telling what's real and what's a nightly illusion. She's scared and confused and if she's to have any hope of coming out alright she'll need to rely on her friends to lend a helping hoof.

The story is set in the same world as the "Friends and Family" storyline but doesn't play any part in it other than taking note of Rainbow Dash's relationship with Applejack.

Rated for instances of extreme and comical violence.

Was it really the weather pony's fault, though? Applejack intends to find out.

Takes place around the beginning of / before season 3.