Chapter One: Seven Days on Korriban/Moraband
Harsh winds blew coarse sand through the air as whispers echoed across the harsh and rocky surface of the world. Figures of beings long perished appeared before vanishing leaving no trace of their presence behind. One stared out across the lonely and empty world its form created by sand. Soon the winds began to pick up as thunder and lightning cracked against the sky. A bolt shooting down and hitting the surface sending shockwaves through the planet. The figure moved forward to investigate seeing a crater with the sand and rock melted into glass. In the center was a creature shifting between a humanoid form and that of a quadruped with a rainbow mane. Kneeling down the forlorn spirit placed a hand on the head of the creature in recognition.
“Rainbow Dash”
Rainbow Dash gasped for air as she woke up, sand entering her lungs as she began to cough and gasp for air. Once they were cleared she climbed to her hooves shaking her head trying to clear it. Her mind was a little bit fuzzy. She remembered a voice had spoken to her as her vision began to clear up. Around her was sand, rocky crags, and plateaus. From her position she could see ruins scattered amongst them, what seemed to have been large flags had been torn to shreds due to the winds or the passage of time.
“Where… where am I?” Rainbow Dash wondered before taking a step forward and then let out a paned yelp as a rock jabbed her in her flesh. Confused Rainbow Dash looked down to see her hooves replaced by what seemed to be a hand. Moving back and forcing herself to stand on her hindlegs she looked down. No longer did she have hooves, she had hands and feet similar to Ahuizotl, except her feet looked similar to his hands. Her hands were smaller and instead of four fingers there were five. Gone was her muzzle and coat. Even her ears were a different size, shape, and in a different location. Closer to her face. The only thing that she could tell that she could tell was the same was her wings, her skin color, and her eye color. Whispers began to echo around her as Rainbow Dash began to feel a dark presence penetrating the area around her. She shivered, holding herself close before realizing that she was wearing something. It was a tight shirt with an open back for her wings and some shorts. Similar to what she wore when she was dressing up as a Wonderbolt for Nightmare Night. There was also her saddle bag, though that too was changed. Now it was slung over her shoulder instead of resting on her back.
Rainbow Dash shivered again, the dark presence was beginning to feel oppressive and she began to worry for her friend.
“Fluttershy!” she called out as she climbed out of the crater. She looked back asking. “Woah, what happened here? Focus Rainbow! You’re looking for Fluttershy!”
The glassed surface under her showed Rainbow Dash what was different about her face. Her muzzle was shorter, forming a separate area for her nostrils and mouth. Her eyes were the same color, just smaller. Shaking her head, Rainbow Dash flapped her wings and flew up. The reflection of her face glancing up, eyes changing to gold for a brief moment. Landing on the edge of the cliff Rainbow Dash glanced around for a sign, any sign, of anything living in this place. Though it was hard for her to focus, her mind was a mess of thoughts. That voice had told her to find Fluttershy and that a mistake had been made. All that she knew was that Fluttershy was in danger and she was meant to rescue her. Yet they didn’t even teleport her to where her friend was. How could she save Fluttershy if she was in the same area!
“UGH! WHAT IS HAPPENING?” she shouted only for her mouth to snap shut as a growl echoes throughout the canyon. Taking flight once more Rainbow Dash began to look around for some shelter. On a lower area of the cliff was a somewhat intact metal structure that seemed secure for the most part. Flying down Rainbow Dash inspected it: the only way in was broken glass at the front. Parts of the flat metal were scorched and burned with some wiring exposed. ‘It will have to do for now.’ Rainbow thought as she folded her wings back to take a look inside.
It wasn’t the worst for wear inside, though there were a few parts that seemed to have exploded. Right by the window seemed were what Rainbow Dash could only assume were the remains of the pilot. Swallowing she moved further back seeing weathered seats with a few signs of small creatures having attempted to seek shelter in there. There was also parts of the ship upon them. Sighing she began to shuffle around hoping to look for something to start a fire with when night fell. Opening her bag she pulled out a blanket laying it on one of the seats. She had been searching for Fluttershy non stop for those two weeks that she hadn’t even unpacked her bag from her last adventure. So there was her basic camping gear: Sleeping bag, pillow, blanket, an empty canteen, three full canteens, bandages, some trail mix, flashlight, and a fire starter. There was also the gift she had gotten to give to Fluttershy when she finally found her friend. ‘I will give this to her and give her the apology she deserves.’ Rainbow Dash told herself before turning to look at the doorway that led to the other area. The door seemed to have once slid open and shut, though it was open all the way now. Deciding to take a look at it later Rainbow Dash headed back out to explore the area. “Food, water, and fire. I need to get these before nightfall. Something tells me that I don’t want to be outside when the sun sets.”
Spreading her wings, Rainbow Dash took off, seeing many mountains, valleys and deserts. Knowing that there had to be some water in the desert she took off to find it.
When she returned to her hovel Rainbow Dash had found some water but she had a feeling about it. So she had gathered what she could to get a fire going and boil it. Munching on some of the trail mix Rainbow Dash thought back to what she had seen. Never before had she seen anything like this place in Equestria. “There are the Wastes.” she muttered poking at the fire seeing the steam rise from her filled canteen. “Yet… something hasn’t felt right since I’ve gotten here.”
Looking up she saw the sun setting, getting to her feet she carefully grabbed the canteen and moved into the ship. Grabbing her sleeping bag she managed to hang it over the door. Grabbing her flashlight she turned it on to give some light and set it on the shelf across from where she had made her bed. Sitting down she sighed before resting her hand against her chest. “Cassandra?”
Cassandra, she hoped the Spirit she found in the Core Realm was still with her. It would be a form of company that Rainbow Dash would greatly appreciate. She didn’t feel alone, which she assumed that the spirit was still with her. Yet there was no response. This worried Rainbow Dash as well. If she was sent to this place and was rendered unconscious… did something similar happen to the spirit?
She layed down and began to curl into herself, from the moment she arrived here she had felt something. At first she thought it was the dark presence but now that she had a moment to relax she realized what it was. Something was watching her. Grabbing her blanket she pulled it over her head trying to get some sleep. With her eyes shut she didn’t notice the panel that controlled the door powered on. The only sign was a red light that began to blink slowly.
When the dawn came Rainbow Dash heard something moving outside of her shelter. At first she didn’t register that she wasn’t home anymore. “Five more minutes.” she muttered as she tried to roll over only to end up fall off of her makeshift bed with a yelp. “What the?!” Her eyes snapped open seeing the flashlight rolling on the shelf. Everything that happened the day before came back to her as well as hunger. So she climbed to her feet grabbing her bag and fishing out the trail mix eating a handful. Drinking a little bit from her canteen she pushed back her sleeping bag only to find the door halfway shut. Frowning Rainbow Dash pushed it open all the way before climbing out through the broken glass. She felt the shards graze against her feathers. Once cleared of the glass Rainbow Dash spread her wings and flew into the air. The area that she was next to seemed to be filled with creatures of sorts, none of them looked friendly. A thought crossed through her mind, Rainbow Dash needed weapons for either hunting or self defense. She didn’t know the first thing about it but she knew someone who did.
“Cassandra!” she called out again, this time she got a very curt response. “What?”
“You’re alright.” Rainbow Dash breathed a sigh of relief before remembering what she was thinking. “Right! I need your help. I’m not good at hunting or even making weapons. As you’ve figured out, ponies aren’t fighters most of the time. Except for the royal guards.”
Rainbow Dash sighed as she settled down on the only standing pillar that was far from the ground. “Could… could you help me?”
Cassandra grew silent in thought. During this period of silence a voice whispered into Rainbow Dash’s ear. “We can help you. We can make you strong.”
Rainbow Dash looked around wildly for the source of the voice as she rubbed her ear. “C-Cassandra? Did….”
Rainbow Dash took a deep breath in order to calm down for a moment. “Did you hear that?”
“There is something here.” The words that were spoken were ominous. “Head back we will find you a weapon to defend yourself with. I shall show you how to hunt and cook.”
Rainbow Dash took off back to her shelter quickly not noticing as spirits formed beneath the pillar watching her. “She will get us off this world. She will grant us our revenge.”
One of the spirits glanced, a being larger than the others, glanced towards the spirit within the sands. “Is something the matter, Darth Imperius?”
“She is unlike anything I have ever seen before in my travels, my Lord. The Force seems to be wrapped around her and entangled with something. Do not underestimate her my Lord.”
The large spirit made an uninterested noise before vanishing as the other spirits scoffed at the comment. Darth Imperius turned and vanished as well, the sands making up his form blown away by the wind.
Rainbow Dash had to prepare for the second night, they searched the ruins in front of the large structure for anything that could be used as weapons. The first possible weapon was a rock that reminded Rainbow Dash of a stone knife. There were voices within the temple as well as those nasty creatures that tried to eat her and spat acid at her. So Rainbow Dash stuck to the ceiling as she explored around until she was left alone by them. Eventually she found what seemed to be an ancient armory and upon the rack at the end was a blade. Swooping down, Rainbow Dash snatched it before landing. Her heart was pounding as she glanced around for something to happen. Taking a deep breath she examined the weapon seeing a kind of switch on the hilt. Pressing it she saw a red energy form around the blade part. Bring it up she felt the heat from it before slashing it against the ground watching it leave a scorch mark.
“These will do for now, it is better that we return and I will begin to instruct you on how to use these.” Cassandra informed her, Rainbow Dash flew out towards the entrance making sure to stay up high. She had noticed that the days seemed longer here than on Equestria. So began her training. Cassandra, who still had an appearance of a bear, could only watch and verbally correct Rainbow Dash’s stance until she got it correct. The stone knife was to be used for gathering material from the creatures that she hunted. Despite the thought of eating nothing but meat for now… Rainbow Dash learned that with this humanoid form eating meat would give her the much needed protein and energy to continue longer. Rainbow Dash also knew there was nothing growing here, her fire was made from scraps that she found. So she practiced her swings with the sword until dusk. Then she made the fire, sipping the boiled water in her canteen, ate the trail mix, and crawled inside her shelter. The door was fully shut this time.
“Weird, there is no power so why is this shut?” Rainbow Dash asked before pressing her hand against the panel. The door slid open and she backed up readying her new weapon. The only movement she saw was that of her sleeping bag and the dim glow of her flashlight. Taking a step forward Rainbow Dash moved towards her makeshift bed not noticing a streak of red lightning arcing from her back jumping into the console behind her. The door slid shut as she set the warblade onto the seats across from her and laid down on her blanket. She put a hand over her eye before rolling over to go to sleep in the darkness trying to ignore the whispers that surrounded her shelter. Though they seemed quieter now that Cassandra was around the area. ‘Guess they don’t want to mess with a giant spiky spirit bear.’ she thought as she tried to relax once again. If there was one thing she did miss, it was her ability to take a shower. Normally she would fly into a rain cloud and bath that way but she didn’t know if that would work. “Maybe… I’ll try that tomorrow.”
When the next morning came, Cassandra had woken Rainbow Dash up to get her prepared for her first hunt. This wasn’t something that Rainbow Dash was looking forward to. She was in the area outside of the ruins that she got her blade from. “Do we have to?”
“Do you want to kill the other creatures?” Cassandra asked as Rainbow Dash gripped the knife. “You will be needing your strength, this knife will have to do until you gain your strength. With your speed this makeshift weapon can be very deadly.”
“Wish Fluttershy was here to calm them down.” Climbing to her feet, Rainbow Dash dove off of the top of the statue she had been sitting on, flying down at full speed towards one of the bugs that separated from the rest. That was when something slammed into her and claws dug into her shoulders causing Rainbow to twist and turn until she got a glimpse of the thing. It looked like a vicious hound with three rows of sharp teeth, claws, and horns. The creature snapped at her as Rainbow Dash felt herself get pulled down because of the weight. She turned her head wildly as she tried to keep the creature from biting her while looking for something to help get this creature off of her. The she spotted the cliff face that had gotten closer due to her flailing in the air. She grunted before flinging herself back slamming them both in the wall but the creature remained. So she chose to push off the wall at full force, flying up into the air, her arms getting more and more wounded from the vicious attacks from the creatures. Then she stopped flying, allowing herself to fall backwards. The creature being heavier then her couldn’t keep a grip as it was dragged back faster. Turning around Rainbow Dash gripped her knife before flying down after it slamming her dagger into it as they both slammed into the ground. Yellow arcs of electricity flickering in the sand and dust.
“Rainbow Dash!” Cassandra called as the spirit moved through the dust looking around. “Rainbow Dash!”
The massive bear finally found Rainbow Dash and the remains of the creature. The wormlike creatures were starting to gather but the bear spirit killed any that got to close. Turning Rainbow Dash over onto her back Cassandra let out a sigh of relief as she saw Rainbow’s chest rising and falling. Though there was another issue that she had to deal with. Because of the creature that caught Rainbow Dash by surprise there were a lot of wounds. This meant that Rainbow Dash was in critical condition. The winds surrounded them as Cassandra’s got onto her hindlegs like a normal bear and picked up Rainbow Dash.
“Do not worry, I will not let you die.” Cassandra promised gathering what remains she could, including the skin, and began to head back. “I promise to protect you.”
Pain flooded through her body as Rainbow Dash woke, though the scent of cooked meat was in the air. She groaned before sitting up, seeing her shoulder and arms bandaged. Her shoulder had the bandages that she had brought with her and her arms were bound in a thick red fabric. “Cassandra?” she called out gritting her teeth as even breathing hurt.
“Lay back down, you are still healing.” Cassandra spoked approaching with a flat rock in her mouth. Setting it down on Rainbow’s stomach, the spirit looked at Rainbow Dash. “I had just enough power to seal the wound on your shoulder. You lost a lot of blood, eat and regain your strength. I will keep watch tonight.”
“Thank you.” Rainbow Dash said as she used her less wounded arm to grab the meat and began to eat it. The flavor left much to be desired but she trusted Cassandra and her knowledge. She ate it slowly as guilt rose in her, she hadn’t wanted to kill the creature. Yet… it wouldn’t stop. She focused on chewing, needing to get this down. She swallowed with difficulty before coughing as the sand entered her lungs again. She held back a sob as she continued to eat.
“We should be searching for water after this,” Cassandra told her before leaving. “Do not blame yourself Rainbow Dash, it is I who should hold the blame. I did not see the creature until it was too late. Something about this planet, it blocks my vision, there are demons everywhere.”
“I don’t blame you Cassandra.” Rainbow Dash whispered as she tried to sleep but the pain was keeping her awake. Now she began to hear the whispers clearly and she was unable to block them out.
“We can help you become stronger.”
“You would not need help.”
“All we demand is that you get us off this planet.”
“And take our revenge.”
“GO AWAY!”
The voices melded back with the howling winds as Rainbow Dash finished up her meal. It was hard to drink without the use of her arms. It was hard to do anything really. ‘A few days. I just have to wait for a few days for my arm to heal.’ she thought to herself as she settled in for the night.
While she was sleeping the shadows shifted, a brief form appearing in the blinking red light. In one hand was a canister of some kind before the figure settled down on the edge of the seat. It lifted up one of Rainbow’s arms and removed the bandages there. It gently moved a hand across the wounds as Rainbow let out a small groan. The figure paused before shadows extended across them knitting the wounds back together slowly. Once one arm was finished for the day the figure worked on the next one. Then the hand moved across the wound on the shoulder. This caused Rainbow Dash to stir and the figure stopped before bringing the canister up to her lips pouring what was inside into Rainbow’s mouth. She swallowed the liquid subconsciously, almost letting out a sigh of relief. The figure rewrapped her wounds, after cleaning the makeshift bandages with the liquid as well. It was gone by the time the light blinked again.
At dawn the next day Rainbow Dash woke again, the pain in her arms weren’t as great as the night before. At first Rainbow Dash thought that she had lost track of time. Yet the food next to her was fresh, changed out. So she reached out and began to realize that someone had cleaned the bandages on her arms. The wound on her shoulder was still paining her greatly. Looking next to her she saw the stone knife and decided to mark the days that she had been there on the wall next to her bed. Three nights, three days. Seems like she is going to be stuck in bed for the entire third day. Leaning her head against the cushions she called out. “Hey Cassandra?”
“What is it?” Cassandra moved in, Rainbow Dash was glad that she was a spirit when she saw her easily pass through the small space in broad daylight. Rainbow looked at her with a grimace. “Could you find something I can do? Books I can read?”
“I will see what I can find.” Cassandra told her before walking away and vanishing. So Rainbow Dash was alone, again, to rest. So she finished her meal and slowly took in some of the water. If she was better by the next day, she would fly around to look for water.
It took a few waters before Cassandra came back with a few things she found. They were all strange contraptions. One was a cylinder, another a bipedal mechanical thing, and the third… well Rainbow didn’t know what shape it was but it had a cylinder at the end. For the rest of the day Rainbow Dash worked on cleaning the strange contraptions. She wasn’t like Applejack and being one of the handiest handyponies around. However she did like her items being in good condition if they worked or not. Green sparks jumped out under her fingers entering the strange device as she place it on the seat across from her. She was starting to feel exhausted so she drew a line on the wall for another night and returned to her slumber. A shadow began to creep across her body as a figure of an old man wearing white armor. He stared at her with no emotion in his eyes as he spoke. “How fascinating to see you at the beginning of your abilities. I will observe for now how far you can progress without my guidance.”
A white aura formed around Rainbow’s body as she slumbered on.
When Rainbow Dash woke the next day everything was starting to feel better. There was no pain in her arms or her shoulder, so she decided to do something safe and kind of easy: Find water. She left almost right away, her body filled with energy. She kept high in the clouds trying to feel any kind of water in them. There were a few but it wasn’t much and she wasn’t sure if she could harvest the rain. That was when she noticed something, it was like blue sparks. Curious Rainbow Dash flew down, finding a swamp far away from her shelter. Frowning, she muttered. “Seriously? I know the rule not to drink swamp water.”
That was when she sensed something moving towards her quickly and Rainbow Dash launched herself in the air. She flew away from the swamp as fast as possible, returning to the desert where she had found the water before.
The haul of water wasn’t that great but still she had a half full canteen of water that needed filling and didn’t run into anymore of those creatures. She was sure that they were only biding their time but they didn’t seem to be near the ruins in the valley. Rainbow Dash had a feeling why, the whispers there were louder and the dark presence was stronger. When she returned, she practiced her stances under Cassandra’s instructions until dusk. Then she returned to her structure for some sleep. She knew that she was going to have to explore this place even further, she hadn’t forgotten her mission: Find Fluttershy.
The whispers had grown louder in the night, they demanded that she listened and submitted to them. She just listened to Cassandra’s roar and the whispers returned to the howling winds.
The fifth day she began her flight and search for Fluttershy, armed with her canteen and the last little bits of her mix she honestly realized that she needed to go hunting again. However she had a mission for the day. She had to find her friend. Yet no matter how far she travelled there didn’t seem to be any sign of her. So she turned back the moment she knew that dusk was approaching and flew back and full speed to her shelter. ‘Tomorrow, she has to be here tomorrow.’ Rainbow Dash told herself as she marked the wall for the fifth day and as the sunset the sixth night.
“I’m heading South today and I’m going to explore that structure next.” Rainbow Dash told herself, Cassandra was slumbering in her mind to recharge her powers. She looked to the South before crouching down her wings spreading before running forward and taking off fast leaving only dust in her wake. Silence fell upon the valley as the sand formed a spirit who watched over the shelter without saying a word.
It was around noon when something happened, a strange vehicle descended down towards the planet. Landing on a structure hidden by the cave walls. A door hissed as it opened revealing two humans and an alien wearing robes as they began to walk out. Armored figures walking out behind them. Their armor was white, yet one had orange accents while the other had blue.
“What a lovely place.” one of them bit out in sarcasm. “Moraband, homeworld of the Sith species and a sacred place for the Sith Order.”
“What are we here for, Master?” the younger one, wearing dark red and black robes. “This place is drenched in the dark side.”
“Master Yoda sensed a disturbance coming from here. He wants to be sure that the Sith are not trying to reclaim this place.” the first said as they walked towards the structure in the cliffs. “All of you stay on guard. Just because the Sith no longer reside here does not mean this place isn’t dangerous. The beasts are just the least of our problems.”
“Jeeeediii.”
Rainbow Dash returned just as the sun was setting, she didn’t even take a moment to rest and went straight into her shelter without realizing that she was alone no longer. All she wanted to do was have a small mental breakdown at the possibility that Fluttershy wasn’t here. The beasts were getting smarter and smarter, almost making it to her causing her to fly higher and higher only to find other creatures in the air. These were content to ignore her but they were just as dangerous as anything else in this place. Her cries and screams echoed through the valley but were drowned out by the howling winds and whispers of the phantoms.
The figures from before walked out looking around. The one with the beard stroked it as he listened for a moment before looking at the others.
“Cody, Rex, you should head back to the ship for now. It is too dangerous at night.”
“Understood, sir.”
The young male spotted the flickering of the campfire in the distance.
“Obi-Wan, what is that?”
“I’m not sure, we should check it out in the morning. If it is still there that means someone else is.”
When Rainbow Dash woke she felt her throat parched. There was no meal for her, only the little water that was left. Draining it she sighed in exhaustion as her shoulders dropped. It was time to check out the structure in the cliffs. The realization dawned on her to check in not just for Fluttershy, but for supplies. Her only problem would be getting there without the beasts attacking her. She climbed out of her abode and stretched her wings out as she looked out across the valley. She rolled her neck as she took off. “They’re going to have to catch me first.”
She flew towards the entrance faster, not noticing the others exiting from another location. It was lower than her shelter, closer to the creatures, but seemed better protected. She didn’t even notice the new vessel there. All she was focused on was getting supplies and finding Fluttershy.
“What is that?” One of the robed figures, the strange alien, asked as he spotted something darting into the temple. It was just a glimpse.
“What did you see?” the bearded male questioned as the younger one scaled the walls to check on the spot he had noticed the night before. “Anakin.”
“Obi-wan, you should check this out.” the other called and the older male sighed before heading up the walls followed by the others. “A fire pit, recent too.”
“So someone is here after all.” Obi-wan mused, rubbing his chin in thought.
“Sir, over here.” and the three moved over towards the ship, one of the armored men standing inside looking around. In his hand was the blanket and the sleeping bag. “Someone has definitely been living here alright. I found these as well as old bandages and canisters in the back. Some of the bandages are bloodied.”
“They couldn’t have gotten far.” the alien pointed out, the winds beginning to kick up around the temple. “And I believe I know where.”
Rainbow Dash shivered as she landed, the stone floor of the temple cold unlike the sand outside. The air was heavier and darker than it was further away as well. She clenched the strap of her bag as she glanced around. Taking a deep breath, Rainbow Dash pulled out her flashlight and began to explore the first floor. None of the beasts were even close to the temple which was a relief. So she decided to take her time, Cassandra appeared next to her.
“Be on your guard, the demons here are different from the ones outside.” Cassandra warned and Rainbow Dash nodded in understanding. The layout wasn’t too hard to figure out, two hallways to her left and right, a large crumpled statue in the middle and stairs leading up to the second floor. Down both halls there was a split one leading to another hallway and the other leading to a room with a turn leading somewhere else. The hallways connected and led to rooms of different kinds, one held what Rainbow Dash was assuming was gear and the other had tables. Cassandra was in another room when Rainbow Dash said. “Hey, I’m going to check the second floor.
“Have your weapon at the ready.” Cassandra instructed and Rainbow responded with a “Kay” as she prepared her blade. She wasn’t sure what that would do against ghosts of any kind. The second floor was a bit different, there were doors lining all of the walls. Just as she passed in front of a small alcove a voice called her.
“Rainbow Dash.”
Rainbow’s head turned quickly, the whispers louder than before. Yet the one who had spoken, it was familiar. Looking at the small room there was another metal platform, red lights lining the walls. Taking a step onto the platform, Rainbow Dash tensed as it began to move. She looked up seeing that she was headed for the ceiling and winced waiting for her to be squished. The platform came to a halt revealing a dark hallway covered in red lights. The whispers had grown loud enough that Rainbow felt unsure of if she should move or not. Yet her mind began to feel like it was in a haze. It was as if she was being beckoned, guided, to an area in the temple. All thoughts vanished when she walked into the room, a large room filled with destroyed thrones. A figure masked and hooded stood in the middle holding out a hand towards her. She moved forward to take it when she heard what the whispers were saying.
“Destroy the Jedi!”
“Peace is a lie.”
“Make them pay!”
“There is only passion.”
“They defile this place!”
Rainbow Dash began to struggle against the pull, yet it felt like something was pushing her towards the middle. She swung her weapon trying to slice at the invisible force pulling her but it was knocked out of her hand.
“Through passion I gain strength.”
Her arm raised up as she drew closer to the figure.
“Through strength I gain power.”
Her arm flew up trying to stop herself from grasping the hand. “No…!”
“Through power, I gain victory.”
Her hand grasped the other hand and it felt like she was drawing darkness into herself.
“Through victory, my chains are broken! THE FORCE WILL SET ME FREE!”
Rainbow Dash screamed.
Cassandra charged up the stairs trying to get to the platform but was knocked back when she tried. “RAINBOW DASH!”