The beginning of the grim-dark mystery of Rainbow Dash's murder.

“All plant seeds kind of look similar. They share many traits. You put them in the soil, water them, and provide sunlight. They grow, but they don’t always grow up to be the same. It could be just as well that when the seeds have sprouted, grown up to be six feet high, is when you realize that they’re completely different and share not even a single trait.” - Lesson from Celestia | Part 5

As Rainbow Dash prepared to return home from the Wonderbolts on winter leave, she expects to attend the gala and spend the rest of the winter season relaxing with her friends. Instead she receives an urgent telegram summoning her to Ponyville where she is greeted by an angry mob and a shadow of her past.

When it starts to threaten her friendships, Rainbow Dash realizes just how dangerous the situation is, and is forced to confront the ghosts of her past and the life she left behind. Lest the one she built for herself crumbles in her hooves.

We all have days we feel we can’t survive. Sometimes our dreams are crushed. Sometimes our friendships fall apart. Sometimes the ones we love betray us. Sometimes sickness overtakes us and we may even lose the ponies we love.

One thing that is guaranteed is that we all have our day in disdain.

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Quotes about the story:

"By the end of the first part, Cheerilee's blind in one eye, Dashie's had her nose broken among other wounds, and Twilight is paralyzed from the neck (or shoulders?) down. <.< And the plot just barrels ever onward" - Present Perfect

Rainbow Dash has never been one to express feelings. She’s never been one to accept help, and she’s never been one to show the weaker side.

And, no one will argue, Wonderbolt training is… well, really hard.

One day, Rainbow… almost tears apart her wing, literally. And Soarin, “the coltfriend”, knows she’s taking it too far. Way too far.

But no matter what he does, or will do, or wants to do, it’s like she doesn’t even want help. Even though he knows it would be so simple to just tell Spitfire, tell the Wonderbolts, tell a doctor, tell somepony, she just doesn’t seem to get it.

It’ll take a lot for her to finally understand.

After a drunken one night stand, Rainbow Dash finds herself unexpectedly expecting. That's right! She's gonna be a mom!-

-But first she's gotta survive the eleven months of cravings, mood swings and morning sickness.

Follow her on the most trying eleven months of her life, along with her older brother, bestfriend and mom.

All seemed normal at a fair being held in honor of Twilight becoming an alicorn, but then one of the Mane Six went missing in a terrible fire. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. But, that's what you can expect when a group of ponies attempts to overthrow the throne.

Prequel: Birthday Dash (read at your own risk, I know it's terribly written)

If you don't want to read it, then I'll quickly get you up to speed . . .
The day before the first chapter was Rainbow Dash's birthday, and Queen Chrysalis attempted to drain the life out of her by having her Changelings pose as her ponynapped Parents (Spectrum Dash and Firefly) for the purpose of eliminating the Elements of Harmony's power and enabling her to take the throne. In the final fight, Rainbow Dash gets her wing broken. Enjoy!
Sequel: Broken Feathers: Frozen North
Edited now so it should be pretty good.

After a family bereavement, Rainbow Dash is now as lonely and distraught as ever. With only her friends, she feels something is missing, something that left her 15 years ago. Something she never forgot, and something she hopes will return.

Cover art by me. That's why it's crap XD

Sometimes, heartache is a place, and you can leave it. But more often than not, it is both point and line, and though you leave injury behind you... you perhaps never truly are free. It lingers. Rainbow Dash learns this the hard way when Spitfire gives her free tickets to a Wonderbolts show in Cloudsdale as she's recovering from a terrible injury.

Being a Wonderbolt is an amazing experience for Rainbow Dash. And, just like any job, it has its downsides: having to hold attention for what seems like forever, straining muscles one too many times, and not being home very often are just a few of the inconveniences being a Wonderbolt brings. However, Dash has gotten used to all of this by now.

Though, when you have a crush on your loud, overbearing captain, it can make everything so much harder.

Proofread by RomeoDKat

After losing a bet, Soarin is forced by his friends to spill the well kept secret of how he met the love of his life at the Wonderbolt Academy.

Proofread and edited by my good friend Pseudobob Delightus
Cover Art by the wonderful Little Tigress

Twilight’s recent move to Ponyville has really worn her down. Hanging out with her new friends is great, but sometimes she needs a break. A short walk in the woods reveals a new perspective on things.