Twilight walked down an endless hallway with many doors. It couldn’t actually be described as a hallway because there was no ceiling or walls. Only infinite blackness with a bit of grey haze that would occasionally woft by with a long row of doors being its only land mark.
None of it mattered. She didn’t have a care in the world. She only had time now... well, time and her body. Oh goddess, it felt good to be in her own body again. She could feel the... not ground... beneath her hooves. The purple mare looked down at her hooves, where just below them, was more endless void. She looked forward and started walking with no particular destination in mind.
Along the way she would occasionally stop and open a door. Behind each one was a specific memory or a group of them. She stopped at a particular door. It stood out from the rest of them. Each door was unique but this one was something else in particular.
This one was by far the most colorful of them all. It had the sheen of a rainbow.
Twilight opened the door and watched. It was the memories of the first time she met Rainbow Dash. The memory was in first-pony which made her feel like she was reliving it.
She had been covered in mud and was absolutely pissed. Then came the “Uh, ‘scuse me?” followed by laughter which tripled her rage. When she looked up she caught a glimpse of the weather mare which caused her to release the breath she inhaled to tell the pony off and leave. It came out more like a disgruntled groan than a sigh.
The very first thing that caught Twilight’s attention was surprisingly her eyes. Her eyes were an astonishing and bright magenta. To current Twilight she could tell that she was a tough and proud mare with a soft interior while at the time, reading body language was completely alien to her.
While the mare laughed in her face she saw her mane and was intrigued. Even for ponies, rainbow hair is uncommon. She’d seen it once before on a Canterlot noble and thought it looked horrible. She didn’t think a rainbow mane would ever look good on a pony but the sky blue coat she had made it look fine, nice, in fact.
Twilight remembered she was too caught up in her thoughts at the time to notice that the pegasus had grabbed a cloud. The next thing she knew she was completely soaked. Twilight laughed because she could still remember exactly what she thought. What... the buck?
Twilight then sighed and closed the door. There wasn’t a chance in tartarus. It just... couldn’t happen.
But still...
She regretted many things. One of the things she regretted was not being able to see Rainbow one last time. Why the pegasus wanted nothing to do with her in the first place because she was a monster, she still would have gave a lot to see her again just once.
Twilight shook her head. No more feeling sorry for herself. She’d had enough of that. She’d been given mercey. She should be happy. Nopony could never hurt her again thanks to Cadence, which still surprised her. She’d thought that she’d have no allies but she came when she need her most.
Twilight...
Despite this, thoughts of the rainbow maned pegasus still fluttered in her head.
Twilight...
It would be an eternal what if...
Twilight!
...another unanswered question.
Twilight!
She started imagining scenarios where it could have happened.
Twilight!
Of the many she could think of, only one stuck out...
TWILIGHT!
...and it would begin with the phrase:
TWILIGHT WAKE UP!
Light suddenly purged the darkness and she clenched her eyes shut. She opened them again. It felt like she hadn't in a long while but when she did...
She saw a head silhouetted in by a bright light directly behind it. Twilight smiled weakly and deliriously called out...
"Rainbow..."
Unfortunately, her eyes adjusted and it turned out to be the face of a teary eyed Cadence.