"Here are your six tickets Princess, have a nice trip to Trottingham!"
"Thank you very much!" She walks back to the five other ponies and gives them their tickets. "Here you all are."
"Ah hope that this ticket was worth it." Applejack said.
"I hope so too, I just don't want to buy dozens of tickets just to find our friend and seeing how far she ran off too." Twilight said.
"Oh, hey girls!" A stallion walks up to them.
"Ooh! It's Thunderlane!" Pinkie gleamed.
"Thunderlane, good to see you!" Twilight greets. "So, you're uh, going to Trottingham too?"
"Yeah, I'm going to visit my aunt and uncle for a few days. What about you guys?" Thunderlane asked.
"Trying to find Rainbow Dash." Fluttershy replied.
"You think you're going to find Dash... in Trottingham?"
"Well, we have checked from all the way from Los Pegasus to Canterlot." Twilight continues. "Princess Celestia told us that Trottingham is in one of the places she might be."
"Well, I hope you achieve your goal. If you need some help, I'll be down there." Thunderlane offered.
"Well, it would be great, but, you have an aunt and uncle to see." Twilight said. "But it wouldn't hurt to add one more to our group."
"All aboard!"
The six ponies walk out of Trottingham train station.
"O-oh my goodness. It's already so beautiful!" Rarity gleamed.
"Alright, well I'm off to my uncles house. If you want, you can say hi." Thunderlane said.
"We would love too, after all, we they can be our first ponies to ask if they've seen Rainbow." Twilight said.
After a walk through the streets of Trottingham, Thunderlane reaches to his aunts house and knocks.
A stallion answers the door. "Thunderlane!"
"Uncle Cloudy!"
They both hug.
They disperse from there hug and Cloud looks at the five mares behind him.
"Oh honey, Thunder brought his five marefriends!" He chuckles.
Thunderlane slightly blushes. "N-no!"
A mare then comes trotting up to the two. "Thundy!"
"Aunt Golden!"
They also hug and they disperse.
She looks at Twilight and slightly glares at Cloud
"Um, honey. You know that the purple mare is a princess?"
"O-oh! I'm very sorry your highn-"
"Oh, its fine, no need to bow!" Twilight continues. "Were Thunderlane's friends, and were just here to find our missing friend." She shows them the picture of the pony.
"Oh, Thunder, isn't that the pony you took to prom?" Cloud said.
Thunder again slightly blushed. "Heh, yeah."
"Oh, I never knew that Thunderlane and Rainbow Dash went to prom together!" Rarity said.
"Oh, ye-" Golden stops and stares at Rarity. "Are you Starry Gem's cousin or sister?"
"Um, I beg your pardon dear?"
"My friend, Starry Gem, you exactly look like her, but in reverse! Her mane is white and her coat is purple!" Golden explains.
"Oh, I would love to meet her!" Rarity gleamed.
Golden nods. "Now, back to about Rainbow Dash. No, we haven't seen her here, if she just moved here, then we might have a glance at her in about a week or so."
Twilight sighs. "Well, were trying to look for her." Then her stomach growls.
"I'll make you all some lunch! Come inside!"
Twilight explained to Thunderlane's aunt and uncle why Dash was missing.
"Oh, wow. That sounds rough." Cloudy Breeze said before taking a bite out of his egg salad sandwich.
"And she's supposed to be the element of loyalty!" Pinkie said.
"Oh! You're the Elements of Harmony!" Golden Star gleamed. "I had a slight feeling you were those ponies."
Twilight excitedly nods. "Yes, yes we are! Big fans I'm guessing?" She giggles.
"Yes we are! You saved Equestria many times from the many horrors it has brought us, thank you for your service!" Cloudy said.
"Aw shucks, ah think yer just tryin' to make us blush." Applejack said.
"Now, back to your friend Rainbow Dash, no, we haven't seen her yet." Golden said.
Starlight finished the last bite of her sandwich. "Thank you very much Golden Star and Cloudy Breeze, if you see her, give us a shout."
Twilight nods. "Is there any places where she might be?"
"Anywhere." Cloudy simply said.
"Alright then, we need head out, thanks for lunch!"
"Well, Rarity, it seems like we can't find her." Starlight sadly said.
"Well dear, there is many other places to check out." Rarity looks around. "We can go into that clothing store to clear out head."
Starlight nods.
The two unicorns walk into the clothing store, a wall of hats catch Rarity's eye.
"Ooh, Trottingham style hats, I'll be taking a definite look at these!"
"Nice, I'll take a look around." Starlight said as she moved past Rarity.
She was looking around and then a pony quickly trotted by and bumped into her almost knocking her over.
"Hey, watch it!" Starlight bitterly said.
The pony stopped and turned around. "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. I'm a couple minutes late for a tea date with my friend."
Starlight gasped. "You're Starry Gem! Your friend, Golden Star, said that you look like a reverse version of my friend."
"Oh, who's your friend?" Starry said, sounding like Rarity with a Trottingham accent.
"Rarity, come here!"
"Just a second Starlight dear."
"I just found this amazing Red Diamond scarf!"
Rarity comes running out like a filly trying to catch up to the ice cream carriage.
"Where?! I don't see-" She then looks at Starry Gem with awe. "O-oh my, Golden Star was right!"
Starry Gem had the same expression. "I can't believe it, I have a reverse twin!"
Rarity excitedly nods and thinks. "So, um, what's your favorite fabric?"
"Velvet."
Rarity gasps. "Me too!"
"So, we look the same, like the same fabric, same colors but on different places and different accents!" Starry Gem said then glances at the store clock.
"I'm so sorry, I have to meet up with my friend for tea next door. Do you and your friend want to come with?"
Both Rarity and Starlight nod at the question.
The three unicorns walk over to next store where the tea shop was and they go up to the table where Starry's friend was waiting.
"I'm so sorry that I'm late, but I brought a few fellow ponies. Rarity and Starlight, meet my friend, Red Sprint!"
"Well girls, sadly, we couldn't find her, but there is many other places." Twilight said
Fluttershy breaks into tears. "Were never going to find her!"
"Fluttershy, we need to have faith in ourselves." Starlight said while comforting the crying pegasus.
"Five minutes to board the train." The conductor yelled out.
The ponies start to head out onto the train.
"Well, Starry, you have my address, and I have yours. So now, we can send each other letters!" Rarity gleamed.
"Yes, and don't forget to check on the family history. I might somehow be apart of your family." Starry said.
Rarity nods. "But, what if you aren't?"
Starry shrugs. "Doesn't stop us from being sisters or cousins from another from another family, right?"
Rarity hugs Starry "I need to go now, I'll send you a letter in about a week or so."
They disperse and Rarity heads off into the train.
"Oh, and Rarity dear?"
Rarity turns around. "Yes, Starry?"
"I hope you find your friend."
"I hope so too."
-a couple days later-
"Thundy, your uncle and I need to run some important errands, so I guess this where we say our goodbyes." Golden then hugs Thunderlane
"I had a good time with you guys!" Thunder said as he disperses the hug then he turns to his uncle and hugs him.
"Same with us too, we both love you." They both disperse from there hug.
They say the final words before the aunt and uncle head off.
Thunderlane walks closer towards the boarding station where the train will arrive soon.
A pony walked up beside Thunderlane.
They both smile at each other.
After a minute of silence, the sound of running liquid was heard.
Thunderlane looks over at the pony, who was pouring a bottle of purple liquid over her mane, revealing her true hair colors.
Thunderlane gasps. "Rainbow Dash?!"
Rainbow drops to her haunches and sobs.
He drops his bags and steps in front of her. "Wh-why did you run away?"
Rainbow looks at him teary eyed. "Because I thought I was in deep trouble from the actions I did. But, when I heard Rarity talk about how much the girls were concerned about me and I couldn't handle thinking what they wouldn't do without me."
More running liquid was heard, it was Starry Gem pouring the purple dye remover on Rainbows tail.
Starry then poured the liquid on her flank, removing the counterfeit cutie mark she used, revealing her actual cutie mark.
Thunderlane looked on and shakes his head. "I'm getting you a ticket."
"Already did, dear." Starry said before handing him the ticket.
A few minutes later, the train arrives.
"Red- excuse me, Rainbow Dash, never do something like this again." Starry sternly said.
Rainbow nods before heading into the train with Thunderlane.
"...and I was really scared, and I thought I was in deep trouble for the actions I did. Again, I'm very sorry for what did."
"Rainbow, ah would've been scared too if ah was in your position. But, ah wouldn't run away, just do an apology. Runnin' away makes you seem like a wimp." Applejack exclaimed.
"Applejack is right, Rainbow Dash, there was no need to run away for miles." Twilight continues. But, you do have three more ponies to apologize too."
Twilight knocks on a door. "I'm going to make you say your apologies out loud instead of writing them down.
Fleetfoot answers. "Oh, you found her."
"Fleetfoot, I'm very sorry at making fun of your lisp. It was very unprofessional of me." Rainbow said.
Fleetfoot thinks for a moment and says. "I accept your apology, and I'm sorry for bursting out at you. I shouldn't try to get easily offended when someone pokes fun at my lisp."
They both hug it out.
Twilight and Rainbow fly to the next house and Twilight knocks on the door.
Silver Zoom answers, his eye is completely healed.
"You son of a- hey!" Silver immediately reacts to the magical barrier Twilight put in between him and Rainbow.
"Silver, give Rainbow a chance to apologize." Twilight said.
"What?! Did you even know what she did to me?!"
"She was panicked at the time, Silver. To be honest, if a herd of angry Wonderbolts were after me, I'd punch one of them too if they were in my way." Twilight exclaimed.
Rainbow tried to do the best apology she can.
"I'll think about it, I might not even forgive you." Silver angrily said.
"Don't worry, we're going to be talking to Spitfire next. We'll see what punishment is best for Rainbow." Twilight said.
Then they go off to Spitfires house.
Twilight knocks on her door.
Spitfire answers. "Don't tell me Trottingham was a bust."
Twilight moves aside revealing Dash.
Spitfire gives out a sigh relief.
"Spitfire, I'm ver-"
"No, you came here to apologize to me. I think I should apologize to you, I'm sorry for not listening to you sooner, about a day later, we all found out that Wind Rider did it."
"I know, Twilight and the girls told me." Rainbow responded.
"So, you went all the to Trottingham, huh?" Spitfire asked.
Rainbow nodded.
"Why?!" Spitfire shouted.
Rainbow jumps up at the sudden outburst.
"There was no need to take a train all the way to a far away place like Trottingham, you're the element of loyalty for Celestia's sake!" Spitfire said while getting teary eyed.
Rainbow looks down. "I'm sorry, I was scared."
"I know, I was the reason why you got scared. Here look at me." Spitfire took her front hoof, puts it under Rainbow's chin and raised her head up, making her eyes meeting her own.
"Next time, when something similar like this happens, do not run away, face the pony like a real mare, I mean it.
"I was very worried about you." A tear trickled down her face. "I thought you wouldn't come back or even worse, I thought you took your own life because of me."
"The thought of your self harmed body being found, and it being my fault bothered me. You love these Wonderbolts very much, I don't want you to get pulled away from them."
Spitfire then pulls Rainbow into a hug.
They pull back.
Twilight speaks up. "So Spitfire, we talked to Silver Breeze, and we need to think of a punishment for Rainbow's actions on Silver."
Spitfire thinks for a moment. "How about being Silver's personal servant for a month?"
"I think I can do that." Rainbow responded.
"Great, I'll see you at the academy in a couple days, great to see you back."
Dear Princess Celestia,
Twilight and the girls found me in Trottingham.
I learned that running away from big problems makes bigger problems for your closest friends.
I almost broke my element of loyalty just because I thought I was in deep trouble, I feel bad about that.
I hurt ponies physically and emotionally, running away from big problems, but when you're running away, you create even bigger problems.
I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to be called the element of loyalty anymore.
-Rainbow Dash.