//------------------------------//
// A Strange Letter 
// Story: Lost Family, Part 1 
// by FanofAwesomeness 
//------------------------------//

	"It seems like a nice day. Not a cloud in the sky. Wait, looks like ther are a few. Where are all these clouds coming from? Where the hay is Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked.
"Maybe she's just sleeping in like usual," Spike suggested. "She does that a lot and can still handle all of this you know."
"Spike, it's 1:30 in the afternoon," the lavender unicorn stated. "She never sleeps past 10:45 in the morning."
"Maybe shes just running late. Not everypony is as organized as you, you know."
"I know that. But this just doesn't seem right."
"Do you think maybe it was what happened yesterday?"
Twilight never got to answer that though. "What is going on?" asked a pampered voice. "There were no clouds in the weather schedule! I had an important meeting today but I can't possibly go out if the light doesnt shimmer off of my latest design!"
"Calm down, everypony," Spike said. "Rarity, you could go to that meeting. I'm sure Rainbow will take care of this cloud cover. And if not, then I will gladly provide lighting for your dress."
"Nopony is going to be going anywhere!" screamed a familiar voice. "You are all trapped by my clouds. If any of you decide to try to escape, you will be electrocuted."
"Rainbow Dash?!" they all said at once.

6 weeks earlier
"Well don't you know this pony? He's sent you things before," explained a small voice.
"I honestly don't know what you're talking about!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy had gotten some of her mail again and flew up to Rainbow's cloud home to return it. She had asked what this one letter was about and was met with a simple answer.
"It's just... I thought you would know who... I didn't mean to upset you," the timid pegasus tried to explain.
"Well I guess I can figure it out on my own. I didn't mean to scare you," Rainbow tried. "It's just been a busy day."
"I guess I'll leave you then. Unless you want me to stay. Are we done talking?"
"Yeah," replied Rainbow. She truly didn't mean to scare her friend. "You can go home. I have some work to do anyways."
After Fluttershy had left, Rainbow searched frantically for her letter opener. The letter was from the same pony who had sent her the letter opener. She had to get this thing open as fast as she could. There was no telling what was inside this envelope.
When she finally found it, she tore open the envelope to see what the letter inside said.

Dear Rainbow Dash,

I have decided to stop with this secrecy. Within the month, I will be coming to visit you and your friends. More will be explained once I get there. You will find me at the train station at 4:45 pm. Don't be late. We have a lot of catching up to do.

-Nightwolf
After reading the letter over several times, she finally decided to give up trying to figure out who exactly this pony was. At least this one had a name though. That's more than she got before. Besides, she had to find out which day there was a 4:45 train arrival. There was only one pony that had that much information in one place though.
After getting to Twilight's house, Rainbow knocked on the door repeatedly until the tired-looking mare opened the door. "Rainbow? What are you doing here?"
"Where are the records for trains arriving this month?" Rainbow asked impatiently.
"In between the scedules for last month and next month."
"Where are the train schedules?!" Rainbow asked again, getting more agitated. That train could be today. If it was, she wasn't going to miss seeing this mysterious pony for the first time. Someting about him just seemed too familiar.
"Right here," Twilight said, "where I said they would be. Why are you looking for train records?"
"Something I got in the mail. Speaking of, looks like yours is here," Dash mentioned while nodding out the window. Then remembering why she came here, took the schedule and opened it for any train coming in at 4:45.
Twilight had just gotten back from her mailbox to see Dash standing overthe desk reading the file. Passing it off as one of her random bursts, Twilight started to sort her mail. When she came across an anonymous letter, she decided it best to start reading her mail with that one. But what she read didn't make any sense. "Rainbow?"
"Yeah?" she replied, half studying the schedule.
"I got this letter that doesnt make any sense. The pony who wrote it says to ask you for an explination."
"What?" Rainbow asked as she turned away from her studying. "Who signed it?"
"Somepony named Nightwolf. He says he's your brother."