Rainbow Dash was sad. Not only was she sad, she was broken, mentally and emotionally. Mixed feelings stirred in her as she stared at the huge crater that Alex once stood in.
"C'mon Skittles, we gotta go." Cole says with authority.
Rainbow Dash doesn't complain or fight, she just followed Cole's orders, whether it was running in a hamster wheel or finding the TV remote, Cole would order Rainbow Dash to do just about everything. Rainbow would cry herself to sleep everynight, knowing that she'll never be free. Eventually, she didn't care, she followed orders without any feeling, she didn't feel anger, she didn't feel happiness, she didn't feel sadness either. The emotional meltdown that she got from Alex's death seemed to turn her emotions off.
Meanwhile, back at Cole's former hideout......
Alex had just woken up, and climbed out of the crater, it was nightfall, Alex decides to go back to his home and rest, his body needed to regenerate after such a tiring battle, upon entering the city, most ponies looked in shock at him, he didn't know why. He met Applejack on the way back home, and asked her.
"Hey there."
Applejack turns to face him, when Applejack does turn around, she gasps.
"Y-y-you should be dead!" Applejack exclaimed.
"Why would you think that?"
"You haven't come back from the woods for so long, we just thought that you'd be dead."
"I've only been gone for a few hours."
"A few hours? Really? You've been gone for almost a month!"
Alex struggled to realize what he just heard, he didn't think that he would be gone for so long, as he struggles to remember what happened he remembered something.
"Rainbow Dash! She's still with Cole!"
Alex runs off into the woods again, he had to find Rainbow Dash, that poor pony was probably driven insane by now. Alex searched the whole forest, and found nothing. He yelled in frustration and punched a tree to smithereens.
"I failed...... again." Alex says to himself.
Then, a thought came into mind, Cole could be hiding in a cave. Alex searched every cave he saw and found nothing. He was about to give up, the sun had rised hours earlier, Alex had spent the whole night searching and came up with nothing.
Somewhere in the forest, Alex spotted a cottage shimmer to existence, then fade again.
"What the......?"
Alex goes closer and manages to get a closer look. Cole had used his electricity to turn his hideout invisible. Alex had healed during the night and was ready to take Cole on once more.
"Your done now you electric eel."
Alex smashes through the door, Hammerfist ready. He glares at the surprised Cole.
"How......?"
Before Cole could finish, Alex punched him out the house, and they prepared to do battle again.
"I'm gonna make sure you die this time."
Cole ran at Alex with his Gigawatt Blades, Alex was prepared, he had his claws ready for action and manages to leave a gash on Cole's stomach.
"You'll pay for that!"
Cole flew up in the sky and Alex saw his whole body light up with electricity, he saw Cole falling and upon making impact with the ground, sending a shockwave of energy in all directions. Alex was caught in the radius and was paralyzed, he couldn't move, Cole was preparing to use another Lightning Storm.
Once again, Alex was encased in lightning, and screams of pain were heard. When the lightning finally died down, Cole had a triumphant smile on his face.
But Cole's feelings turned from gloat to shock, Alex was climbing out of the crater.
"Impossible!"
Alex stood up, he had his blade, ready, he looks up and gives an evil grin at Cole.
"My turn."
Cole had no electricity left, and so he fled.
Alex had no intention of chasing him, he had other things in mind.
"Now, to find Rainbow."
Alex went to the back of the house and found Rainbow Dash, sad and lonely.
"Rainbow Dash?"
Rainbow looks up, and in less than a second, she's hugging Alex, she was shaking uncontrollably, Alex could feel the warmth of her cheeks. He also felt tears run down his back.
Rainbow Dash was crying.
Alex held her as she continued to sob, Alex finally held her by the shoulders at arms length and brushed aside a stray hair that was on Rainbow's face.
"It's okay, i'm here now."
Rainbow nodded, she still had the collar Cole made her wear, and she gave Alex simply the most adorable look in the world.
Alex brought Rainbow back to Ponyville hospital to have her checked on.
"There seems to be no signs of physical damage." the doctor said.
As the doctor left, Twilight sparkle came in with Spike in tow.
"I heard you were back in Ponyville, so i decided to come by and visit.
Rainbow nodded. She hadn't been quite the same since returning.
"Is she okay?" Twilight asked
"Physically, yes. But mentally, she's scarred, traumatized. It'll take her a few days to recover." Alex said.
"Why don't you go home, you'll need the rest."
As Alex left for home, Spike decided to follow him back.
"So, you ever thought about having a marefriend?" Spike asked.
"Nope."
"If you could choose one pony to be your marefriend, who would you pick?"
He thought for a moment, and answered.
"Rainbow Dash."
"Why?"
"Because, she reminds me of my sister. She was good at manipulating people and, she’s narcissistic and evasive. She was disrespectful, foul-mouthed, and not afraid of a fight, just like Rainbow Dash."
Alex ended the conversation by entering his home and shutting the door, silencing Spike. Alex wanted some rest, he had just gone through another grueling battle with Cole and his body needed to regenerate.
Alex put his head on his pillow and slept. the next morning, Alex opened his eyes and found this.
"Good morning Rainbow, you mind telling me why you're here?"
"I just want to thank you, for you know, saving me."
"No problem."
"And this is for your hard work."
Rainbow Dash leans in and pecks Alex on the cheek, she hops off his bed and exits his home. All the while, Alex just stayed there, his mouth agape, as he struggled to cope with what just happened.