Twilight had stayed up all night working on the cure and had gotten nowhere. She just couldn't figure out what the Anti-color was weakest against, and the thought of sleep was beginning to feel quite comforting. She was just about to doze off when she heard a loud crash from outside. She bolted from her chair and ran over to the window to investigate. She arrived at the window just in time to see a fruit cart go hurtling past it. The cart came crashing down in the yard opposite the library.
"What in the wide world of Equestria is going on out there!" Twilight exclaimed.
She left the window and went towards the door. She was just about to leave when a huge boulder came crashing through the roof of the library.
"What the heck!" she shouted, avoiding death by only a few seconds.
Twilight glanced through the hole in her ceiling just as a black streak whizzed by.
"Oh, no," she clambered," it can't be."
Twilight quickly ran outside in hopes that she was wrong. But to her dismay at the end of the street floated a pitch black pegasus with a grey streaked mane. The pegasus flew under another fruit cart and hurled it through the nearest shop window.
"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight called out," you have to stop; this isn't you!"
She turned towards Twilight and let out menacing laugh and then flew away.
"Oh, Rainbow Dash, I pray I can help you," Twilight sighed as she retreated back into her house to continue work on the cure.
I was having the time of my life. Being able to destroy anything I wanted and no pony being able to stop me. I felt so powerful I could probably toss a vegetable stand half the length of a football field. I should have been possessed by an evil entity years ago. I continued to wreak havoc, destroying as many houses as I could by just flying trough them. As I continued my destruction I heard the cries of panic and terror as I passed, and it just fueled my destructiveness even more. I took off towards town hall in search of something bigger to demolish.
I was just about to fly through the roof of town hall when I heard shouts of anger from behind me. I turned to see an angry mob had formed and was marching up the street towards me. It was kind of funny that they thought they could get me to stop by grouping together, it just made them that more of a vulnerable target, I decided to humor them though and let them work up the courage to confront me.
"Rainbow Dash!" Mayor Mare shouted from the front of the mob, I could tell she was terrified," I really don't know what has gotten into you since yesterday, but you're scaring us."
I rolled my eyes," I haven't hurt anypony, I don't see why you're getting so flank hurt over this, you could see how fun it truly is if you would just join me."
"As much fun as it sounds, it really hurts me to have to ask you this," she said," but if you continue to destroy all of our homes and businesses I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
This enraged me; she dared to have the gall to give me an ultimatum. If only she knew how powerful I had become, she might have done things a bit differently and accepted my offer.
"So, if I continue to destroy things you're going to kick me out of Ponyville?" I asked.
"I'm afraid so," some other pony said from inside the crowd," we really hate to have to ask you, you were our friend."
"Well, if that's the way you feel," I said as I took off into the sky, I could hear the crowd erupt in cheers believing they had succeeded. I flew up higher until I was sure the crowd could no longer see me. I snapped my wings to my side and flew head long towards the ground just in front of them. As I came into their view I heard the cheering cease and turn into mutters of confusion and terror. By the time they realized what I was doing, it was already too late. I came down hard on all fours sending out a massive shockwave knocking the crowd in various directions. I walked slowly through the mass of ponies lying on the ground until I came upon Mayer Mare. I crouched down and lifted her head up making sure she was awake to hear me.
"You want me out of town?" I asked," then stop me."
"But I thought you said if she stopped destroying things she would be fine?" Applejack asked," this does't look like she's fine to me."
Twilight had gathered all of the other elements of harmony in the library and explained what had happened the previous day.
"Yeah, she's become a big meanie mean pants!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed," she flew through Sugar Cube Corner this morning and smashed all of the cakes. Who does that? Everyone loves cake!"
"The Anti-color must have gained access to her brain," Twilight began," instead of the Anti-color needing her to destroy things to get her body to pump it throughout her, it just needed time for her body's defenses to drop before it could gain complete control. If only I could finish the cure!"
"Well, what's the hold up?" Applejack asked," get it finished and let's go save Rainbow!"
"It's not that simple, I can't seem to figure out what the Anti-color is weakest against," Twilight followed," I've tried everything from household objects to the ingredients found in Super Natural Remedies, I just can't find anything to destroy the Anti-color."
"Can't you just cast that memory spell on her you used on us when Discord got into our heads?" Rarity asked.
"No, she still remembers all of us and the meaning of friendship," Twilight retorted," she just doesn't care what she is doing is wrong."
"We've got to think of something," Fluttershy stated beginning to cry," I want my friend Rainbow Dash back."
"We all do darlin'," Applejack said putting a hoof on Fluttershys shoulder to comfort her," and we'll figure something out, don't you worry."
I flew throughout Ponyville looking for something else to destroy, but everything was already demolished, I was just about to fly towards Canterlot to begin there when I noticed one building that remained standing amongst all the wreckage, Twilights house. I flew as fast as I could into the side of the great tree and came crashing through into the inside.
"What in the hay!" I heard somepony call out, I knew that voice.
"Oh, hey Applejack. What's up?" I asked whipping the dust off my wings.
"I could ask you the same thing," Applejack responded," what do you think you are doing destroying everyponys homes and businesses like this?"
"Ah, come on, not you guys too," I said rolling my eyes again," it's just a good bit of fun, Mayor Mare seems to be okay with it."
"Look, Rainbow let us help you," Rarity stated," this isn't you; you wouldn't hurt the ones you love like this."
"You guys are going to have to just accept the new me," I stated," I like being this way, I'm much faster, stronger and check out this sweet black coat."
"I know right!" Pinkie Pie shouted.
The others all glared at Pinkie Pie," What? It is a pretty slick coat," she responded, slinking back into a corner.
"Rainbow, either you come quietly or we use force," Applejack said slowly approaching me.
"I guess you're right," I said lowering my head," this isn't me."
"That's it," Applejack said reaching out for my," let me help you."
"But it's the new me!" I shouted as I turned around and bucked Applejack hard in the chest. She went sailing across the room and came crashing to a halt against a bookcase, books poured off the shelf and buried Applejack beneath them.
"Applejack!" the others cried out to her as they ran over to help.
"And let that be a lesson to the rest of you!" I shouted as I got ready to take off," don't you ever try and stop me again or your fate will be much worse than Applejacks!"
I took off through the hole I had left earlier in search of something else to destroy.
"She packs quite a wallop, might have to get her to help buck the apples this year," Applejack joked as she placed an ice pack to her chest.
"You may feel the need to make light of the situation, but I hardly think this is a laughing matter, our friend has been turned into a monster," Rarity stated pacing back in forth.
"I want Rainbow Dash back!" Fluttershy screamed as she started to cry.
"As do I. I just hop we can figure something out before it's too late," Twilight stated as she stared out of the hole in her ceiling into the darkening sky.