Rainbow slowly opened her eyes in the hotel bedroom. She faced Soarin, who had just opened his eyes too. The two of them smiled because of the wonderful day they had the day before. Rainbow wore her engagement ring around her hoof proudly.
This was the day that Soarin and Rainbow were going to part, though. The two of them got dressed in the hotel room. Rainbow's nerves were very strong on this day, and she even threw up in the morning.
The two of them dressed in light jackets and Rainbow brought along the umbrella for them to share due to the cloudy and rainy day in the forecast. They flew across the rainy and damp Equestrian fields early in the morning towards Baltimare, where the ship was going to set sail for Saddle Arabia.
Upon their arrival, Rainbow could see that she was not the only one who had to part with a loved one going off to war. There were many mares parting with their stallions, and there were parents watching their sons going off to serve for the kingdom. The two of them landed on the docks in front of the ship. The sky was grey and the rain was falling upon the newly engaged couple. Rainbow took out the umbrella and held it in her hoof for the two of them to share.
“Dashie, I'm sorry. I’m sorry I signed up for this. Trust me, if I could change it, I would, but it's too late now,” Soarin told her.
Rainbow looked back to him straight in his eyes. Her eyes started to water. “I know, Soarin, I know... I... I’m going to miss you so much,” she told him.
“I’m going to miss you too. I will think about you every second. I will write to you every chance I get,” he informed her.
The two of them hugged, and leaned back while still in each other’s grasp to say their final goodbyes. Rainbow’s tears were now streaming down her face.
“Goodbye, my love,” Soarin said to her.
“Goodbye, my hero,” Rainbow replied. They stared at each other in the eyes as Soarin backed away. His hooves slid down her forelegs until he gently let go for the final time. There was no turning back now. Soarin boarded to ship while Rainbow stood on the docks under her umbrella, with the rain still pouring hard on this gloomy day.
Soarin got himself ready on the ship, and just before they were ready to leave, he showed up on the deck and leaned over the sides to face Rainbow. The ship let out the loud horn, signalling that it was time to go.
As the ship pulled away, Soarin waved to his love, and she waved back. Rainbow continued to watch the ship travel across the water and away from the land.
She continued to watch as it got smaller and smaller on the horizon. As it finally disappeared from her sight, Rainbow looked down and closed her eyes. A single teardrop fell from her eye and dropped into a puddle of water on the ground. Rainbow sighed sadly. “Goodbye, my love,” she said quietly while looking at the ground, but it was too late for him to hear. He was already gone.