After explaining to the three, about her story and trying to get back home, Pinkie, known as Anna, gasped in surprise, while Scoots and AJ, known as Alice Jade, were surprised by this tale.
"Multiverse is real!?" said Anna.
"Anna, you first hoof seen it? Remember Heat? How her universe was crashing into ours?" explained Scoots, as she remembered her old friend.
"Oh, right silly me! Wait, you're from another multiverse and not from Heat's universe right?!" shouted Anna, as she turned back to Dash.
"Who?" asked Dash, but before anyone could say, a yellow floating AI pegasus appeared between them.
"Enmity?" said Scoots as she was taken by surprise of their new friend, who Bolt helped in saving her father from a evil moon.
"I sense a weird energy reading during Bolts fight with the evil moon. It wasn't the Elements or the Chaos readings, so I came here to check it out." said Enmity, as she looked at Dash and was surprised to see her.
"Hey, you look like Fluttershy!" said Dash, as Enmity was trying to process this, as she didn't know this Fluttershy person.
"What happened to Bolt? Why is she different?"
"I can explain it again." explained Dash, as she told her story a second time, with Enmity caught up as well.
"I see. Another universe version of Bolt and you are trying to get home?"
"Yeah, is that bad?" asked Dash
"No. In fact, I can help."
"Really, how!?"
"Follow me." smiled Enmity as she floated into the air.
"You sure about this, Enmity?" asked Scoots as she believed who Enmity was going to take Dash to.
"This is the best thing we can do." explained Enmity, as the group followed Enmity to a open cliff side, which had flowers.
There, Dash could see a another familiar face. Sitting on a large rock, was Discord but he was a different color, purple and red than his normal look.
"Father, my readings were correct. It wasn't the Element or the Chaos energy." Enmity told Discord as she hovered to him, who then petted her on the head.
"Good work. Let me guess, Enmity, the reason you brought them here is because you think I might help them with their problem, right?"
"Yes, she's not from this universe, she's not the same Bolt."
"Not from this universe? Not Bolt?" said Discord in confusion as turned around and noticed Dash. He was shocked at her.
"You're not our Bolt." said Discord as he was studying Dash, as he floated to her and started circling her. "She's a Pegasus, no, half-human, half-Pegasus...Interesting."
"Human?" asked Anna, as the group never heard of that name before
"She's from a universe where humans exist and they are the dominant race, but looking at her, she has half human DNA and normal pony DNA..."
"So a "human" is her? Wait, how you know this?" asked AJ, trying to understand this.
"I'm one of the Lord of Chaos. I know a lot of things, but you, I never expected you." smiled Discord as he floated back to his rock "You being here, starting to make more sense now."
"What are you talking about Discord?" asked Dash as she went up to him and glared.
"Easy, don't want to upset a powerful being, especially the Element of Loyalty."
"She's a Element? Like Accord and the emeralds?" questioned Scoots as she flew to them and wanted to know more.
"Yes, but the Elements in our universe is much different than her own, which takes form or shape, depending the creature who takes up the Elements. Ours are just emeralds and with enough power to transform somepony into a "super" state."
"A super state, you mean Super Bolt?" asked Anna, but Discord didn't answer as he was staring at Dash.
"What are you looking at?" asked Dash.
"The Element of Loyalty...I sense it in you but I sense another."
"Other what?"
"I sense two different Loyalty elements, but one is getting more stronger than the other." explained Discord as he looked away and stared up at the morning sky.
"Another?" questioned Dash, as she held her chest and was feeling something.
"Father, I'm not sensing anything from her, I'm not even sensing the elements. What are you seeing that I'm not?" asked Enmity as she flew next to him.
"Enmity, I want you to tell me, what's wrong with her?" asked Discord, ignoring her question.
"With her? Well, her personality is different than Bolts, less carefree and her body is different as well, but I'm not sensing anything strange from her other than that." explained Enmity, as Discord sighed.
"Enmity, the reason I'm sensing the two Loyalty energies is because, she's not the only one here. There's another person inside of her."
"What do you mean by "inside of her"?!" shouted Dash as she was shocked.
"Calm down, pal!" said AJ as her and others held her back, as she suddenly got up in Discord face.
"Inside of her?! Does that mean Bolt is trapped in there?!" asked Anna
"No." simply said Discord as he kept looking at the sky, not once turning to them.
"So, not Bolt. Who?" asked Scoots
"It's not my place to say. We all follow rules in every universe."
"Rules?" said Anna, but Dash pushed her and others off as a rainbow halo appeared behind her back, as she walked closer to Discord.
"Discord! Drop the bullshit! What are you trying to say about me!?" demanded Dash as her rainbow aura was starting to grow, but Enmity quickly flew in and stopped her.
"Stop! Don't hurt father!" ordered Enmity as she tried her best to keep Dash under control.
"He knows something, I can see it on his face. Tell me what's inside me. What's wrong with me!?"
"Dash, don't!" shouted Scoots, as she saw that Dash's wings were open and flapping with rage.
"Enough, calm down. Bolt would never act like this!" ordered Anna, but Dash kept getting madder.
"Enough! Tell me what's wrong with me!" demanded Dash
Discord finally look away from the sky and faced Dash, with no emotions in his voice, said "Do you remember her yet?"
Dash backed away, as she started to freak out. How did Discord know about her memory problems.
"Father?" said Enmity
"You, do you remember her yet?"
"...her face...she's a friend...I'm remembering her...wait, how did you know that?" questioned Dash.
"I have my ways. Tell me, if you are remembering her, you are getting closer to finding her but you are also getting closer to..." stopped Discord as he returned looking into the sky. Everyone followed him and suddenly saw it.
"What the hay is that!?" pointed AJ as she and others could see a black slime monster with two white eyes, as an image that was floating above in the sky, no, their universe.
"The end." finished Discord.
Dash was confused, as her body was starting to shake and her head was hurting, as she fell to her knees. The more she was shaking, the more her human traits were disappearing. Her body was losing mass and was turning into a Pegasus pony but she quickly returned to her normal state, like something was stopping it.
"What's going on? What's wrong with us?" asked Dash as she looked up to Discord, with fear in her eyes.
"You're not the only one's who was a passenger when you two jumped between universe. You are also carrying someone else."
"Someone...else?" whispered Dash, as she felt pain in her mind, as she placed her hand on her face "Wait, why did I say "us"? Wasn't there someone else with me before?"
"Father, what are you talking about?! Who else is there, what's going on!? Tell us!"
"I can't. Even telling you this is breaking the rules."
"Rules?" everyone said
"The multiverse has rules. Things need to happen, no matter what. The further the multiverse branches from the prime universe, there will be different outcomes. Different takes from the prime universe events, different outcomes to different telling of things. But, the more it branches, the more the universe starts to completely drop, change or add things. They become different, completely new. A completely new take on someone or everyone lives. For example, Bolt is a hero in this universe, who's fate is to stop me from destroying this world but in the prime universe, we're friends because of a certain yellow Pegasus..." sadly said Discord as he petted his AI daughter.
"A completely new take on someone lives...?" whispered Dash
"That's what makes you, "you". Every universe, every reality, there's an infinite amount of possibilities. An infinite number of versions of "you" across the multiverse, but that's not the main point. The point is, you can't change your fate, as it's written in stone. In one universe, you and your friends stop a world ending event but another, you don't. It's how things work. That's the rule, don't change things or the infected dead branch will spread and kill the roots. And if the roots dies, so will the whole tree."
"What does this have to do with me? Are you saying that there's someone else in my body that's want to change something?!" asked Dash as her hands were on her face and crying, as she didn't know why.
Discord stood up and looked down at Dash, with anger in his voice, he spoke "Why couldn't you let it go? Why couldn't you accepted your fates? Because of you, the whole multiverse is gonna die!"
"No! That's not what I wanted!" shouted Dash, as her face was in shock, she didn't say that but it was as if someone forced her to say it.
"What do you mean, "that's not what I wanted"? Tell me! What did you wanted!?"
"I wanted to save her! I wanted her back! I didn't want her to die! I'm not going to give up!" shouted Dash as she didn't realize that she said it herself, without force. She was surprised by her words, she never felt this way before.
"That's not how it's suppose to be. You're suppose to give up and accept your fate, not jump through the multiverse. Your story was to find her and accept her death. Accepted the death of your whole world!"
"No! I won't give up! I'm going to save her!" screamed Dash as a second rainbow halo appeared behind her back, as she roar with rage and tackle Discord off the cliff.
"FATHER!" shouted Enmity, as Dash flew out to sea and punching Discord.
"Stop!" yelled Anna, but they were to far away now to hear her.
Scoots quickly thought of something and took off back to the field they were at, as she found her orange plane and hop in.
"Bolt, I wish you were here but I'll stop this!" shouted Scoots, as she started the plane and took off. She pressed a button on the plane, transforming it into a jet fighter mode. With this form, Scoot blasted off where Dash and Discord were.
Meanwhile, Dash was beating on Discord and was still screaming.
"I won't give up, not ever! I don't care if you or anyone thinks I should, I'm not giving up! I'm saving her and nothing can stop me!"
Discord was just taking the hits, he didn't fight back. "What is it with you? What makes you think you have a choice in all this? The rules..."
"I don't give a fuck about the rules!" shouted Dash as the two rainbow halo behind her back glowed brightly.
"I'm not gonna give up and you can't stop me. I will get her back, I don't care what anyone says!"
"Dash, that's what's why rules are there, to keep everything going. If you against it, you create "that"." coughed Discord as he pointed to the slime monster in their universe. "You are creating the end of everything!"
"I'm not gonna let that thing get me!"
"It's not after you! It's after everyone!"
Dash looked up at the sky, to the slime creature.
"Why? Why is it there? What's it doing?!"
"It's trying to spread itself. It's gonna make dead branches and infect the prime universe."
"But, why!?"
"Because, like I said, this is what happens when the rules are broken. It's gonna kill everything and everyone. And if it spreads to the prime universe, it'll kill that as well. The End. Nothing, all life in the multiverse will be gone. You got to let her go..."
"Let her go? I can't, not now, not ever. She was my world and I won't leave her!"
"She's gone..."
"SHE'S NOT!"
"I'm sorry..."
"SHUT UP!"
"It's time to move on..."
"NO! I'm saving her!"
"You got to accept that..."
"I CAN'T, I'LL NEVER ACCEPT IT!" screamed Dash with rage as she punched Discord in the face and sent him flying across the ocean. She's filled with rage, so much, that a third rainbow halo appeared behind her like the others.
"FATHER!" shouted Enmity in fear and sorrow, as she appeared and caught him in her small arms.
"Foolish daughter...run..." coughed Discord as his blood was falling out of his mouth
"But..." Enmity held on to Discord and started to cry, she wasn't going to leave her father.
Dash saw this and got furious, the third halo grew brighter and her eyes became blank. She's filled with so much rage, so much, that a fourth rainbow halo appeared behind her back.
"I'M NOT GIVING UP AND NO ONE IS STOPPING ME, RULES OR NOT!"
"Father!" cried out Enmity as she held Discord tight as a bright Rainbow aura appeared around Dash.
Dash was filled with so much anger, she wanted to kill them but she froze. She watch the little AI Pegasus holding Discord so tight and crying. She remember something, something from her past, as static filled her vision.
The static faded and Dash vision was like a worn out video tape, as she held ashes in her hooves. She was crying, as the world was burning all around.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't save you." she cried as she was holding the ashes to her charred burning chest. "I will never let you go..."
She looked up and could hear a voice, telling her to finish it. Break the world.
"What? Finish it? Finish what?"
The world is already dying, break it! Lets finish it together.
"Break?"
Break the world and you will be with her forever.
"With her?"
The voice said yes and Dash smiled. She closed her eyes and could hear the voice again, as her eyes turned blank.
"Break the world...and be with her...be with you...Breaker..."
Her vision burned away into the whiteness. She blinked and could see herself in a white void.
"What was that?" said Dashie
"No clue." said Dash, as she appeared next to her human version.
"Dash! You are alive!" cried Dashie as she hugged her pony version
"Miss you too!" laughed Dash as rubbed Dashie head
"I'm sorry..."
Both Dashes turned to the figure that was sitting in front of them, with her back towards them.
"Who are you?"
"You should know who I am, Rainbow Dash."
"No clue. Why are you here?"
"I'm here because...I want to apologize."
"Apologize?" questioned both Dashes.
"I'm sorry. I should have never made that choice. It was too late for me, it was too late to stop myself from making the wrong choice but I'm going to make things right, I promise."
"Make things right?" asked Dashie
"I'm going to save her, no matter the cost. I'm sorry for everything."
"Sorry for what? Saving her? Who are you!? Why did you took over Dashie body!?" shouted Dash
"I'm sorry for not saving her."
"Sorry?" questioned Dashie, as tears was falling out of her eyes.
"I couldn't save her, no matter how hard I try, I couldn't save her. She was gone. She's not coming back."
"But..." cried Dash, as tears was filling up her eyes as well.
"I'm sorry for making that choice. That choice, that choice that broke me..."
"What choice?"
"I couldn't save her...so I made a new one..."
"New?"
"To break everything..."
"Break everything?"
"Yes. To break everything, if I couldn't be with her..."
"But why? Why would you do that?"
"Because..."
The figure turned around and quickly melted into a black ooze looking pony as it screamed out to them.
"BECAUSE WE'RE MEANT TO BREAK EVERYTHING!" laughed the monster.
Both Dash was horrified by what they saw and quickly stepped back.
"Who are you?" asked Dash, as she was backing up.
"My name is...Rainbow Breaker."
"Rainbow Breaker? What's going on?!"
"Break!"
The monster attack them but froze in place, as something or someone controlling it's body, as rainbow tears were falling out of its eyes.
"Please, save her...remember her...It's why I sent you away..."
"Sent away?" said both Dashes
"I couldn't save her but maybe, just maybe, you can..."
"Wait!"
"Find her..."
The monster's body was melting away into the whiteness, leaving a small piece of a rainbow shard behind. Dash and Dashie slowly walked up to it but stopped, as a third version of them walked up to the shard and picked it up.
"I will. I'll save her."
Both Dashes were confused by the third version.
"Sorry you two, I'm taking the wheel again."
The white void engulfed everyone and Dash was back in the real world and seeing Enmity and Discord in front of her. She finally let go of her rage and the halos on her back faded away.
"I'm sorry...for hurting you..." cried Dash
"You finally took over?" questioned Discord but before he could get a answer, a energy ball came out from nowhere and landed on Dash back, shocking her.
"AGH!"
Enmity and Discord was thrown back from the force, as Dash was being electrocuted and screaming.
"ENOUGH OF THIS!" yelled Scoots as she fired another energy ball from her plane cannon, hitting Dash again.
"AAAAAGH!"
All three watched as Dash lost consciousness from the attacks and fell into the ocean below. Stinking into the bottom of the ocean floor. As her body lay there, a metal arm came from above and grabbed her. Slowly taking her back to the surface, revealing Scoots saved her.
"Scoots, listen to me. You need to find the Rainbow Ruby!" said Discord as he flew next to Scoots in her plane.
"Rainbow Ruby?"
"Yes, don't remember that ruby from a few years back?"
Scoots tried to remember and did, she remember the Rainbow Ruby and how she, AJ and Bolt were teleported to places to their past adventure as they fought Discord and Chaos Spirits.
"Yes, I remember the ruby now but why?"
"It can help her remember "her" and it will send her back to her universe. Bolt is in danger. She's fighting against "that" and is losing, even super state 2 isn't enough." explained Discord as they look up and see a golden light fighting the ooze monster and flickering in and out.
"No!"
"Quick, she doesn't have much time."
"But where is the Ruby?"
"It's somewhere on Gala island. After you find it and make her remember, let her take the Master Element Emerald with her. Bolt is going need "those" again. Now go!"
"Right! But where are you going?" asked Scoots as she could see Discord and Enmity disappearing
"Going to meet my other selves." smirk Discord as they vanished into thin air
Scoots flew back to the island, and picked up her friends and told them what they needed. AJ didn't like this but if it had to save Bolt, she would help, same with Anna as both hop into the plane and headed to Gala island, that was floating above the sea.
As they arrived and landed at the shrine of the Master Element Emerald, Scoots quickly got to work.
"How are we going to find the Ruby?" asked Anna
"Well, that's where AJ comes in."
"Sugar cube, you can count on me! I can find any stone on my island!" wink AJ as she stormed off into the forest with great haste.
"I will stay and keep a eye on "Bolt"." said Anna, as she watched Scoots work on a device before getting out of the plane and checking on Dash.
"Ok." replied Scoots as she continued to work on a device.
After a hour later, Dash opened her eyes, as she could hear voices.
"So, this is the Rainbow ruby." said Anna as she was looking at the ruby and watching AJ handing it to Scoots.
"Would had been here faster, if it wasn't for a certain diamond dog!" snapped AJ, as a certain diamond dog came out from a hole in the ground and looked up at her, Dash could see it had a white fur and fancy dark purple hair.
"Hehehe, Sorry darling. Didn't mean to steal it from you. Just saw it and must have it!"
"Rarity..." sighed Anna.
Scoots was looking at the sky before she turned to Dash and noticed she was awake.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" asked Scoots, as she floated towards her.
"Like a truck ran me over."
"That's good to hear, means my weapon was effected against you." smiled Scoots as she pointed a smaller version of her planes cannon gun, at her face.
"You can say that." groaned Dash, as she sat up and looked at her. "I'm not fighting you. I lost it back there and I'm sorry."
Scoots and everyone wasn't sure to believe her but Scoots didn't lower her weapon.
"Look Discord asked us to give you two things. First, here." said Scoots as she tossed a rainbow ruby stone at Dash, caught it and her eyes went wide.
"This is a rainbow shard? but it's so huge!"
"Not a shard. It's the Rainbow Ruby, It's a ruby that can teleport you to your past events or people you met. Thing caused a lot of trouble years ago."
"Really?"
"Yeah, after the last time it was used. We didn't know where the Ruby went or what happen to it but it seems it landed on Gala again. So, use it." explained Scoots.
"How?"
"Think of the person or the time you want to go back to. After remembering the past, it will send you back here."
Dash thought about it and she knew who she wanted to go back to, the pony that she was trying to remember so hard for and she held the ruby tight. The Ruby glowed brightly and surrounded Dash with a rainbow light, before teleporting her away.
"Where did it send her?" asked Anna, as she watched the rainbow light fade.
"To where she needed to be." smiled Scoots.
Dash opened her eyes and could see she was in a city. It was a beautiful sunny day, as the sun was in the middle of the sky, and the streets were filled with ponies and other creatures. She was looking around and didn't recognize where she was.
"Where am I?"
"What's wrong?"
"Huh?"
Dash turned to the pony that was talking and could see "her" again. All three purple figures flickering between each other.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just wondering where we are."
"We're at Spark city, silly. Where else would we be?" laughed "her"
Dash could only smile, as she held her hoof/hand out for Dash to grab. Dash grabbed her hoof/hand, and they continued their walk together.
"It's nice here, right Rainbow?"
"Isn't it?"
"Yeah, ever since the war ended between the two sisters all those years ago, its been peaceful. I heard the war ended
when both kingdoms were destroy by a weapon. I wonder what would had happened if that war had continued on. The two sisters never spoke about the reason they fight in the first place."
"Really?"
"Yeah. The only thing we do know is, it brought peace. Peace between all. All the creatures are free to walk these lands and cities. The sisters war ending faster, created this world and its our home."
"I'm glad you like this place." smiled Dash, as she flicker between her three different versions
"It's my favorite place. I love walking down these streets and talking to everyone. This place has everything but you made it more peaceful. You defeated the gangs and those that wanted the sisters war to be a thing again. Thank you." smiled "her"
"It's the least I can do..." Dash took "her" hand/hoof and held it tight. "You are my world. My everything, you gave me so much love, joy and happiness, I can't imagine my life without you...Nightfall."
"Same for me. I would do anything for you. No matter what, I will always be by your side. I love you."
"Love you too."
Dashes closed their eyes and started to cry.
"I want this memory to go on forever but the memory we need isn't this one. I'm sorry.." said the third Dash, as her eyes were crying out rainbow tears.
The memory around Dash started to crack and fade, as the rainbow water stream and white void sky appeared. Dash walk through the shallow water and stop.
"Okay you two, it's time. Go remember them." said Dash to herself, as she slowly closed her eyes and soon Dashiell and Rainbow Dash walked out of her and kept walking as they entered their memories
It was a three years after she met "her" and rest of the girls, Dashie remember taking a run around the block as it started to rain, so she started to head back home and that's when she saw the girl she forgotten, as she was just standing few inches from her front door with her arm wanting to knock. She was soaking wet to the bone.
"Hey, are you okay?" asked Dashie as ran up behind the girl, who was caught by surprise and didn't face Dashie.
"Oh hey, I'm fine. Sorry!" quickly said the girl as she tried to run from Dashie and trying to hide her face.
"Don't run away. You're going to get sick. Here." said Dashie as she took off her jacket and put it over the girl's shoulder. Making her face her. That's when Dashie drop her jacket as she sees the girl's almost revealing face. She quickly grabbed her shoulder and asked her, asking who hurt her, as she had a bruise on her cheek.
"No one."
"Liar."
"Really, I'm fine."
"Then how did you get those bruises then?!"
"Just a fall, that's all."
"Please, tell me the truth!" shouted Dashie, with tears in her eyes "Was it your father? That fucking cock sucker!? What did he do this time!?"
"NO!" yelled the girl, as her voice broke down.
Dashie hugged her and stroke her head as she knew it was right. The girl was never good at lying. She helped her up and enter the house. Dashie parents were out for the night, so they were alone.
"Come up stairs and dry off." said Dashie as they went up to her room and gave her a towel and step outside and wait for her to dry off and change into Dashie's pajama, which was just shorts and a long t-shirt
As the girl finished changing into Dashie's pajama, Dashie saw the bruises on her arm, as the clothes she had on before was covered in them. Dashie could feel rage building inside her, as she held the girl's arm softly.
"You shouldn't let him hurt you. Please, leave him. Come live with us."
"I can't. I have no one. They don't care."
"I'm your family, I'm your friend, you have me and everyone else. So, please." begged Dashie
"Sorry, I can't. You know he ever allow me to live here with you and your folks. You know how much our parents hate each other. Plus, it's my fault he gets angry. I should had study more for that test."
"Don't say that! Please, you can't think that way."
"Sorry..."
"Please, don't say sorry."
The memory froze as Dashie pound the water with her fist. She remember this memory. The day she learned how much suffering that the girl was going through. Never showing it, being strong and hiding her pain. She knew why she didn't show it. She didn't want her to worry, as the girl always worry about her.
"Damn it..."
The memory started to play again, as Dashie let the girl sleep on her bed, while she sleep on the floor. She set the blanket on the floor but felt a warm and shaking hand on her wrist, it was her, begging her to sleep on the bed with her. So, she did. They lay there and hold each other close, as the rain continued to pour outside.
"Thank you..." said the girl as she snuggled closer to Dashie.
"It's nothing. Don't thank me."
"You always save me. From the first day we met."
"What do you mean?"
"The day we met, I had no one, no friends, my brother hated me and parents never wanted to understand me. I was in so much pain, I just wanted to disappear and be free from it. Then you and the others, you gave me friendship. You saved me."
"That's because... I...I." stuttered Dashie as she couldn't find the words to say
"It's why I always look up to you." smiled the girl as she got closer to Dashie.
"You know, I'm not that great. I'm not perfect. You see that, right?"
"I do. You're not perfect. No one is. I just want to be like you. You always smiling, making everyone happy and helping them. You always had a big heart, even when we met, I could see that, that's why I will always remember the day you saved me. The day we met, was the best day of my life."
Dashie could only blush as she heard her say that. The girl closed her eyes, as she smiled. Dashie heart started to beat fast, she never felt like this before...
The memory froze as Dashie was smiling. She remember this memory even more. It was the day that she fell in love with the girl. She was her everything, she was the one that changed her life. The memory unfroze as the girl started to talk again.
"I wish could be like you...but I can't... I'm a coward, I can't take the pain and I run. Run far away from the pain and try to hide it. If I could be stronger, then I wouldn't have to bother you or the girls...maybe it be best if I just truly disappear..." whispered the girl as she pulled away from Dashie chest but she was pulled back in.
"I can't ever think of a world without you!" shouted Dashie as tears formed in her eyes. "You are always bringing out the good in everyone! Something I can never do! Your always there to help and bring everyone together! You bring a smile to everyone's faces! Your not a coward! Please, don't say that. Your our spark within our friendship...I-I..I-I..."
"Dashie..."
"I-I..I-I lo..." said Dashie as she stuttered but quickly let her go and jumped out of the bed and looking for something under the bed, until she found it. It was a white box. Dashie handed it to her.
"This is a present." said Dashie as she looked away, with a huge red blush across her face. "For your birthday but I think you need it now than later."
The girl took the box and open it, inside was a red jacket. It had a six stars on the back. She looked at Dashie, who was blushing as she explained the stars. "The larger purple star in the center, is you. The small stars around you, is the friends that is closest to you, which is me and the girls. The white star behind your star, is the people who support you and those you met and help." explained Dashie, as she looked at her and she was tearing up. "You're the best of all of us. You're on your way to do great things. Just...just keep going...while wearing that jacket because we'll always be with you...we will always support you..."
"Dashie..." whisper the girl as she started to cry as well.
The memory froze as Dashie look up to the white sky and cursing at her self, cursing herself for forgetting her. How could she forget her? The most important person to her. Her world, the person she always looks up too, the one she fell in love with.
"Fuck..." cursed Dashie, as tears streamed down her face and the memory unfroze as Dashie walk into it and replace herself.
"We will always be there with you, Twilah Finkelstein...always." smiled Dashie as she could see Twilah purple eyes as the prism lights faded away.
"Thank you..." smiled Twilah, as she hugged the jacket "I'll treasure this forever..."
They lay there, in each others arms and slowly drift asleep as the memory slowly turned into purple lights. As she was engulf within it, Dashie spoke with hope "I'll find you and this time, I won't chicken out in telling you how much I love you..."
Dash found herself sitting at a table with the purple mare, as they were in the castle garden and enjoying the time with tea.
"So, how you been feeling? Since our talk? It's been a few months now." asked the mare as she looked at Dash with worry.
"Better. A lot better. Thanks..." replied Dash as she pour herself some tea
"It's no problem. We are friends, right?"
"Friends..." whispered Dash, as she took a sip of the tea.
"You miss them, right?"
"Huh?" said Dash as she snap out of it.
"Our friends. Everyone been busy this year and we're hardly talking right now because of it. We don't hang out anymore. You must miss them too, right?"
"I-I..miss you, a lot..." stuttered Dash, as she blushed a little.
"Huh?" said the mare, as she couldn't hear what she said.
"It's nothing." replied Dash, as she look down.
"Are you sure, you're okay? You've been acting weird lately. Well, a little more than usual."
"Nah, I'm fine. Just worried about the wedding. I'm going to be the maid of honor in Spitfire wedding. Still shock she asked me, you know?"
"Me too." laughed the mare. "She could ask anyone, and she asked you. Guess she can't trust her friends as much as her best wingman."
"Shut up." giggled Dash. "I'm sure that she asked me because she knew I won't back down and I don't cry at weddings."
"True, no one wants a crying mess of a best wingman." giggled the mare.
Dash laugh with her as they finished their tea. They talked and had fun. Soon the two stood up and stretch their wings and took off to a nearby cloud and sat down. Dash always loving seeing the mare moving the sun and moon, like she had time to do whatever she wanted with them. She remember the talk she had a few months and she felt the same feelings again. She felt like she was running out of time, ever since Spitfire revealed she was getting married.
"Hey, can I ask you a question?" asked Dash as she look to the mare.
"Sure." replied the mare.
"Is...is it true that if you are in love with someone and you want to confess it to them, it has to be done within a year, otherwise the feelings will disappear? You'll never be able to say the words to them again. You'll regret not saying it. Will you still love them?"
"Yes." replied the mare. "Why you ask?"
"I don't know. Just something I heard. That's all."
"So, why the sudden interest?"
"No reason." blush Dash as she looked away
"Oh, come on. Is Rainbow Dash in love?" tease the mare, as she leaned closer and wiggling her eyebrows.
"Shut up. You don't need to know." blushed Dash as she pushed the mare back.
"Sorry, sorry. It's just so rare. I'm the Princess of Friendship and yet I haven't found anyone special yet. Not like I really try to find someone but still. I'm kind of jealous of Spitfire. Even Pinkie. They seem so happy together with their love ones. So, are they any lucky stallion or mare in your life?"
"Well, that's it...I'm not sure...I don't know it if it's love or I want it to be "love"...sorry, It's hard to explain."
"No, it's fine. Take your time."
The memory froze as Dash remember this talk. She was always good in pushing and hiding her feelings away from others. She didn't want to ruin their friendship with confusing feelings as she was having a mid life crisis and she knew the mare was happy with the way thing were and didn't want to lose that.
The memory unfroze as the two watch the sun setting as Dash kept trying to explain herself.
"It's just that, I know how I feel, I do love them but...I'm not sure if it's really that kind of love. Ever since Spitfire and others around us, started to settle down, I been wondering if I would do the same. If I could ever find the right person to share my life with...but I feel like I'm running out of time..."
"That's why you ask about the time limit of confessing love, huh? Even the talk few months back."
"Yeah...but what if the feelings aren't love? What if, they are something else? It's a lot of pressure."
"You're afraid, aren't you?"
"Huh?"
"You're afraid. That's why you're afraid to say the words, aren't you?"
"I'm not a-"
"Yes, you are. You are scared of the unknown and the outcome of confessing. That's why you're so confused."
"No, it's not. It's just that, I don't know if what I'm feeling is love. Like, am I really in love or am I in love with the idea of love? Of having someone to hold and being held and caring and loved."
"Do you see them in your dreams?"
"Huh?"
"Your future. Do you see them in it? When you think about your future, do you see them in it? Do you picture them as being your partner?"
Dash had a surprise look on her face as she really thought about it. She always sees herself and the mare together. They were close and they could hangout anytime, day or night. She saw them together in the future, being happy.
"I-I..." stuttered Dash.
"It's okay. I understand. I've had the same thought when I thought about the future."
"Y-you too?"
"Yeah. Like, do I see myself being a Princess forever? I think I'm okay with the job but would I have a prince or princess? I know Celestia and Luna were both single, but I don't think I could ever do the same. It's not that I can't handle it but I can't stand the thought of being lonely. So, yes. I think about it."
"What do you see?"
"Huh?"
"What do you see?" repeated Dash.
"Oh, um...well, I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because...I picture you..."
Dash turned bright red but still listening as the mare kept talking.
"...and the girls. I see everyone we ever met in Ponyville and across the world. Everyone. I don't see myself being lonely, as long as everyone is here. I know I can't be there for everyone but I'll always have my friends. That's the future I want. Where everyone is happy, where I could live a peaceful life and being able to see you and the girls but..."
"But?" asked Dash as she could the mare growing sad.
The memory froze as Dash sat there and shaking her head. She remember this now. Why she would always make time for her, no matter what day, week or year. She'll be there for her. How could she forget her? She promise herself that she will always be there for her! Dash stood up and walk into the memory and replace herself.
The memory started to play again, as Dash was leaning in.
"But I remember I'm a alicorn now. I'm going to out live everyone. Everyone, all our friends, the girls...you...it scares me. It reminds me I'll be lonely, even when everyone is here. In a blink of an eye, it'll just be me. It makes me sad and lonely, just thinking about it."
"Don't worry. It's going to be okay." said Dash as she got closer and hug her.
"How do you know?" cried the mare as the prism lights started fade away from her face.
"I just do. Because I'll always be there. Always. Even when the day comes and I die, my soul will always find its way back to you, same with the girls. We'll be reborn and find our way back to you. You can't get rid of me that easy..."
Dash pulled back and could clearly see her face now. Her purple eyes with tears.
"Can't get rid all of us that easy, Twilight Sparkle! We'll be with you until the very end! We'll haunt you like a ghost!" shouted Dash as she wipe the tears away and she could hear laughter and could see a faint smile.
"Your such an idiot." said Twilight.
"And your stuck with me, forever. I'm not letting you go. You'll be with me, in this life and the next."
"Idiot." whispered Twilight as she bop Dash on the head "...thank you."
The memory started turn into a purple and pink lights
The third Dash watch as Dashie and Rainbow walk towards her, smiling with hope and tears in their eyes.
"Good, glad you remember them."
Dashie nodded as she pound her heart "I remember Twilah. I remember the day I fell in love with her. Her showing me her feelings about me and about her suffering. I want to protect her, make her see that she's the best of us all, she will always do great things. I want to see that smile on her face, no matter what. She deserves the world, a future of happiness, joy and peace. I think that's why I stop running and felt lost. I want to be apart of her future, the person who makes her happy. Loving her until we grow old. I'm going finally tell her how I feel!" said Dashie as those memories was turning into rainbow lights as Dash held the shard in her wing.
Rainbow Dash nodded as she pounded her chest "I remember Twilight. She's a great and caring friend. It's why she revealed her fear of losing everyone, her family, friends, the girls and I, to me. She's always putting us before herself and it's her own personal burden. She thinks she's going to be alone, with no one around her but she's not. We'll always be there for her, in spirit, a memory or even as a new reincarnated pony. I'll keep my promise, always making time for her. I'll be with her, in this life and the next, as a friend and maybe...more." said Rainbow as those memories turned into rainbow lights as Dash held out the second shard with her other wing.
"I'm proud of both you. Never forget them, they're your pride and joy."
Soon, the third Dash memory started to play as they all watch.
Dash felt her body hurting, as she finally beat Nightfall's father and killing him. She walked over to the tub that held Nightfall and kicked it open, releasing the purple alicorn. She was awake as she hugged her.
"Thank you. Thank you. You did it."
"Of course, I did." smiled Dash.
Both touch noses and was about to leave when a tube not too far from them, turned on. They walked to it and could see a slime within it. Dash grew mad and destroy the tube, the slime was the cause of all this, as it came from her past, the past she wanted to forget and move on.
They were about to leave, when suddenly, they could hear crying from within the tube. They looked inside and could see a small filly. Soon, the computer screen turned on and revealing who the filly is, making them shock but before they could read more, the computer died. The filly looked at them and was scared of them. Dash and Nightfall looked at each other and back at the filly. Dash reach out to touch the filly, only for Nightfall to pick the filly up and hugged her, making Dash smile. The memory started to glitch out as Nightfall asked what they should name her?
"We'll save her, like you promise her. She isn't your past but her own future." said Dashie and Rainbow at the same time, as they fused with her and looking down at their wings, seeing a completed a rainbow orb necklace. She put it on but don't remember where or how she got it from but deep down, she remember something. At night, it always looks like a rainbow comet and someone told her, it was a symbol, symbol of love between lovers.
"It's time, let's go..."
Scoots and the others watched as Dash returned but was much different, even her friends were confused by the new look.
"I see something happened?" said Scoots as she lowered her weapon.
"Yeah and tell Discord thanks. By the way, what was the second thing you wanted to give me?"
AJ walked over and tossed the Master Element emerald over to Dash, who caught it.
"He said Bolt is going to need "them" to stand a chance against that!" pointed AJ to the sky, as the slime monster was now the whole universe, as a fading golden light fighting it.
"Got it!" nodded Dash, as her body was engulf by a rainbow pillar of light and disappeared.
Within a flash, Dash landed on her hooves and could see she was back in the universes that her other selves come from. She stepped forward and the crater reappeared from the dark slime. She looked up and could see another version of herself, with grey out emeralds around her, as she was on her last leg. She looked up further and could see the monster. She knew who it was.
"Don't worry, I'm coming. Rainbow Blitz is coming!" said Blitz, as the monster sent out a roar so powerful that, reality scattered behind her and as the wall between broke, reflection of Twilight appeared before the broken glass vanish. 
...to be continued in "Your name across the multiverse" and "Twilight Side"(if you haven't already read that first)