I've spent the majority of my life tilling the desolate land in which I live. Every day, I wake up to move useless rocks from one location to another. This is an archaic line of work that my family has clung to for generations. It is a dull, grey existence.

Today, I have woken up in a strange room, lying in a bed that isn't mine. I'm surrounded by five mares whom I've never seen in my life. They claim to be my friends, and expect me to bring joy to the hearts of everypony.

Joy? I don't think I've ever experienced this for myself, so how am I supposed to thrust it upon others?

My name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, and I'm not sure what to make of this situation.

Note: This story assumes you've read parts one and two. Links at the bottom of the description.

After years of seemingly endless battle, the end of the rebellion is finally upon Rainbow Dash and her rag-tag army of revolutionaries and malcontents. They prepare themselves, cleaning weapons and singing songs in high spirits - but nothing, no amount of careful thought or rationalization could have possibly prepared any of them for what lay ahead. Within the fortress-city of New Canterlot lie many of the answers they've been looking for... for better or for worse.

Fire, Harmony's End part 1:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45314/Fire-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-1%29
Vengeance, Harmony's End part 2:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45457/Vengeance-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-2%29

Note: This story is the second part of a trilogy - links can be found at the bottom of the description.

Following a Unicorn victory in the crippling Harmony's End War, Rainbow Dash has turned from soldier to activist, advocating peace and tolerance in the hopes that Equestria can avoid another horrific war. But the Unicorns have other ideas, and are crushing the other two races under their collective heel. Dash is tough, and is willing to persevere, despite growing public unrest and repeated attempts by the Unicorns to shut her up for good... until something happens that nearly breaks her, something that sends her on the warpath, sworn to destroy the Unicorn regime, once and for all.

Fire, Harmony's End part 1:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45314/Fire-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-1%29
The Cross, Harmony's End part 3:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45606/The-Cross-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-3%29

Author's Note: Unfortunately, some people have failed to realize this: This trilogy takes place in a quasi-steampunk alternate Equestria, where tensions are much higher, and as such, weapons technology has progressed much further. Sorry to have to post this, but Equestria Daily rejected this based on 'believability issues', and I'm still a bit bitter about that.

When Unicorn extremists assassinate the twin Princesses and decimate Canterlot, Equestria falls apart at the seams. Each of the three races gathers their own and declares war on one another in a desperate bid to achieve ultimate dominance - as well as control over the fabled Elements of Harmony.

Rainbow Dash is now a member of the Wonderbolts, who have been assimilated by Pegasus military leadership and converted into a special operations task force, trusted with only the most insane and dangerous of objectives. Fire follows Rainbow Dash as her conviction, strength, and allegiances are tested time and again, and as she is forced to make choices that could seal the fate of those she loves - or of the Pegasus race as a whole.

Note: This trilogy takes place in an alternate universe, where Equestria is at a significantly higher technological level than in the show (televisions, explosives, advanced firearms etc.) and racial tensions between the three pony races were much higher to begin with. I felt the fundamental differences between the show and this story spoke for themselves in regards to Fire taking place in an alternate universe, but that clearly wasn't enough for some people, given a few of my readers have gotten after me about the technology level. Hopefully I won't have to address this again.

This is part one of a trilogy; you can find the latter parts here.
Part Two, Vengeance:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45457/Vengeance-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-2%29
Part Three, The Cross:
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/45606/The-Cross-%28Harmony%27s-End-Part-3%29

Rainbow Dash's dreams come true, and fame begins to change her in more ways than she could imagine.