Rainbow Dash had a brilliant plan, somewhere out there on Equiss is a beamer hub, that would guarantee her ticket to the Moonbase. However, while she would need to do a lot of traveling, and posing as a bodyguard slash assistant to Trixie would be an ideal cover, there was something else she could do. Based on her now fused memories she felt there is some griffin that needed her help.
When she first arrived in Griffinstone she was sure that there is going to be plenty of Griffins who wouldn't hesitate to attack her, because to be fair she was extremely high profile target with 100,000 bits attached to her. Several of them tried, not many wanted to repeat their luck.
"You have a lot of nerve if you think you could just show up all the way to here!"
Gilda shot an annoyed look to Rainbow Dash.
"Well, I was just thinking that maybe we could help each other!"
"We are going to help each other?"
"Yeah! You like bits don't you? I remember that you used to talk about how you liked baking!"
"Dash! That's was a long time ago, and besides what I originally have in mind is a lost cause!"
Finishing saying that Gilda tried to move past Rainbow as if signaling that she is finished with conversation, but Rainbow just jumped and looped towards her, just preventing Gilda to move. "Grizelda!!"
Gilda blinked, "What did you just said?"
"You heard me, I said, Grizelda! That's your name, isn't it? I've spent enough time with you to know even that! So when I said that I want to help you then that means that I want to help you!"
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"Alright! Alright! Fine! Just shut up and come with me!" With that, both of them flew somewhere only Gilda knew.
"Is that old turkey still alive?"
"If you mean Grandpa Gruff than yes! And just like I said that recipe is the lost cause!"
"It won't have to be if you just let Pinkie Pie help you to improve it! We both know that this recipe is way too old, and that old coot never heard of baking powder in all of his life!"
Gilda froze in midflight, "You think I don't know that? The problem isn't the recipe itself but his stubbornness, he just won't hear of it."
"I still don't hear a reason of why you wouldn't just improve it, and if it's the bits that he really wants, then I am sure that those scones of his would be a lot more popular that way!"
Gilda and Rainbow Dash had continued flying until they stopped in front of an old birdhouse.
"Since we are here, then maybe you can just talk to him instead. I highly doubt that he would be listening to a pony." She then knocked on the door, "Hey, Gramps open up!"
The door opened, a very old and grumpy Griffin in a fez exited the house "Grizelda! Long time no see! Have you finally came to finish this old fart off." He then looked at the infamous blue pony who was with his granddaughter. "Ah! You finally wised up, you are hunting your pray to bring the bits on the table."
Gilda rolled her eyes, "I do not sell out my friends, thank you very much! For starters, she knows my real name!"
"She is your friend? Hm! That's very complicated indeed."
Gilda raised an eyebrow, "What are you talking about? That's Rainbow Dash, you remember, right! I used to talk about her all the time. I used to at least, that is until you specifically started to get annoyed by it."
"I do remember somepony by that name, yes! And yet, I see a complete stranger, who is right in front of me!"
This time it was Rainbow's turn to get defensive, "Listen here, why don't you cut the drama! You and me, we never met!"
"Rainbow Dash please just shut up and let me speak before you ruin everything!" Gilda then turned to her Grandpa. "It's my fault alright, it was just as equally my fault as it was theirs! It was what over three days ago, maybe even few weeks when I came back from that fiasco!"
"It's not that, Grizelda, I may be old and senile, but even I can see a dark shadow when it's present right in front of me. That pony is dangerous."
"She is just Rainbow Dash Grandpa, now can we please move on from the past. just I don't know, please just go and tell your wild tales about Idol of Boreas to someone else who cares!"
Grandpa Gramps scoffed but said nothing, he still went about his business like nothing happened. "Come on Dash lets go inside, he is gone for at least until the late evening."
"Okay, you are the boss!" Rainbow agreed with her. Gilda and Rainbow both went together inside the house. Surprisingly the house was a lot bigger on the inside then it was on the outside.
"I heard that you wanted to help me with scones, but I still never heard from you what exactly do you want me to help you with."
Rainbow Dash sat down on her flank, she took a small emitter and activated it, the small three-dimensional image of the moon popped up. She then pointed her hoof to the blinking red light somewhere on the surfacer on the moon "Grizelda, do you see this? this is my destination, There is something I need to do!"
"I still don't understand, how exactly' my baking hobby would help you to go crazy."
"Hold that thought for a second." Rainbow tapped an emitter and the image switched to Equiss, "Somewhere out there is a very old teleporter base, I just need to find it. Here is a thing, I am going to do a lot of traveling and I was just thinking what if I just help you to become rich and famous while I am at it."
"Well I had to give it to you Rainbow Dash, I like rich and famous part, I am not sure about your moon idea!"
"Trust me on this! This going to be just perfect! So anyway what is this part that I hear about the Idol of Boreas!"
Gilda tired on sitting so she just started walking across the room. "Its nothing Rainbow Dash just an old legend from home. You know if other Griffins actually cared they would have found that piece of old junk long time ago."
Rainbow Dash nodded, "Okay, I get that, this is fair I guess" She then turned off the emitter and put it away. "Grizelda, why did you changed your name? It suited you better."
"Its none of your business, that's why!"Gilda yelled, she then realized her mistake. "Would you please listen to me Dash, just drop the subject, okay! Only Gramps and you are calling me by that name, and besides I like my new name better!"
"If you say so! If you don't mind, I'll be outside if you need me! I think I need a bit of fresh air!" Rainbow Dash did just that she stood up and trotted outside.