//------------------------------// // Returning // Story: A New Life // by Tomo-Domo //------------------------------// We were awoken the next morning by panicked screaming coming from downstairs. "Twilight, Violet? Anypony here?" We recognized the voice as Rainbow Dash. "I'll go check on her, stay here." Twilight said to me, getting up. "Okay, hurry back, and if she asks, I'm up here." I answered back, my wing and leg still in pain from last night. "Be right back." With that she walked downstairs, leaving me and Scootaloo still laying in the bed. We layed in the bed for a while before she began to wake up, she lifted her head to see me still wrapped in the bandages. "Are you okay, mom? How are you feeling?" She asked, curious about my condition. "Yes, sweetie, it just hurts to move a bit." I answered, wincing at the pain in my wing. I didn't mind the pain in my leg, it was better, but still, I'd walk with a limp for a while. She hugged me, causing me to wince at the sudden pain in my wing. "Ow, Scootaloo, watch the wing, it still hurts." "Oh, sorry, mom." She apologized, backing up a bit. "It's alright, Scootaloo. Just be careful." I assured her. Twilight came back into the room, Rainbow Dash just behind her. "Hey, Violet, you okay?" Rainbow Dash asked, walking next to the bed. "I'm good, other than a big chunk of my wing missing, and I gash in my leg, I'm peachy." I answered her sarcastically. "Well, I hope you'll be able to fly soon, we still have a score to settle." She said. "Yeah, I'm going to win, too." I teased her, remembering our last race. "No you wont, anyway, have you talked to any of the others recently?" "No, just Pinkie and my brother. Other than them, nopony." "Well, we'll have to get together again, anyhow, are you going to fix the huge hole in your wall anytime soon?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. "Oh yeah, I'll have to work on that later, but for now, what brings you here?" I asked her. "Well, I saw the fire from my place last night and I was worried about you." She answered. I stood up off the bed and walked up to her, limping due to my leg. I hugged her, bringing her closer. "Thanks, Rainbow Dash. But I need you to do me a favor, since I can't fly for now." I let go of her, waiting for her response. "Sure, Violet, anything." She answered, waiting for my request. "I need you to tell all of the others to join me and Twilight here tomorrow night. We need to get ready for another battle." "What are we up against this time?" She asked. I looked over to Twilight, then to Scootaloo. Then back to Rainbow Dash. "Fear, one of the members of Disharmony. He attacked us last night, he tried to kill Twilight and Scootaloo, but I stopped him, earning these," I motioned to my wounds, "in the process." "If you beat him on your own, well then can't you do it again? He doesn't seem very powerful if he lost to one pony." "It wasn't that simple, I was different at the time." I explained, not going into much detail. "Different? How?" She asked, curious. "Well, let's just say that something rather interesting happened." I said, trying to hide the truth. "Come on, Violet, you can tell me." She said, nudging me to go on. "Well, I actually should show you. But you might need to take a step back." I warned her. She did, along with Twilight and Scootaloo. Once they were a good distance back. I began to channel all of my rage into my transformation. I felt my pain disappear as I changed, along with my wounds. My coat began to change its color into its black version, and my mane did the same, and I felt the blue flames start to come from my eyes as they turned completely white. My transformation was finally completed for the second time. Rainbow Dash just stared in awe. "Wow, I didn't know you could do that? So how did this form of you stop this thing?" She asked. "I didn't either, and let's just say that if I bucked you in this form, you'd end up in Canterlot." "Well, better not make you mad in this form, huh?" "This form is pure rage, you couldn't make me more mad than I already am." I answered, slowly releasing my rage, causing me to slowly change back to normal. Once I was back to normal, the pain returned, causing me to collapse, but Rainbow Dash caught me and layed me back down onto the bed. "But I fear that I won't be able to stop him that easily next time, so I'm counting on you, Rainbow Dash, to go and get the others. Can you do this for me?" I asked her, hoping for the answer I wanted. She nodded, "Yes, I can, I'll go get the others. We will help you. But stay in bed, the more you move, the longer you'll be in this bed, and we need you." I giggled at her, "Rainbow Dash, you sound just like my wife." She giggled too, "Okay, I should really stop now, don't want that now do we?" We laughed, but stopped when I started, to feel more pain in my wing. We all stopped, Rainbow Dash walked back to the door. "I'm going to get the others. Stay in bed." "Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere." I said, still in the bed. "Well, I'm out of here, see you tomorrow night, Violet." "I'll be waiting." With that, she walked out of the room, Twilight following her. She came back a moment later. "So, you can change at will?" She asked me. "It takes a lot of rage, but yes." I answered. "Are there other forms other than this one?" "Not that I know of, if they exist, I don't know about them." "Well, let's just hope that if they exist, that they aren't also fueled by rage or evil." "Lets hope not, I wouldn't want to lose control." She walked next to me an planted a soft kiss on my cheek. I welcomed the feeling, it was wonderful. "Just be careful." She said, then kissed my forehead. "I will." I said, kissing her cheek in return. Our friends will return tomorrow night, and we will fight alongside each other once again.