Tuesday early morning, five o’clock. It’s unbelievable how your life can totally turn in ten days. You can be on the top, but also absolutely down. And when you get down, your mind will get corrupted and you will want your revenge. Dash’s life is about to be fulfilled. Her great has come. Great day for every Shadowbolt and Wonderbolt.
“Wake up everypony!” shouted Night Shade in the quarters. “Our time has come! We will take back our rule over the skies! You have one hour, then we depart.”
Shadowbolts were prepared to get rid of every Wonderbolt in Equestria. Time pasted so fast. At five to six everypony stood in front of their camp. “We will be in three groups,” said Night Shade in her captain’s voice. “Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust will be group A. You will have to take care of their captain. Group B will be I and Lightning Streak. We will protect and help group A. And group C will be Vengeance, Star Caller and Glaurein. You will clear our way. Is that straight?” shouted Night Shad in the end.
Everypony responded “Yes Captain!”
Night Shade smiled and led the way to the Wonderbolts Headquarters. When they were on the way, Streak flew next to Dash. “See Dash? I told you we will return. I just want to tell you one thing. It doesn’t matter what will happen up there, but I will still love you!” smiled Streak and go closer to Dash.
She also smiled, but she stayed focused on her job.
Dash saw how Lightning Dust flew next to Night Shade and talked something about Dark Flame. “Hey Captain, I want to ask you in what group will Dark Flame be?”
“Group B,” Shade coldly answered.
After a while they got in front of the Headquarters. Shade again gave orders. “After Dark Flame will open this door, group C will go in and make way for group A into captain’s office. We will protect you.”
The adrenaline was increasing with every second they flew there. Suddenly the door opened. From the other side voice, very similar to Dark Flame’s, came out. “Hello mom.”
Vengeance, Star Caller and Glaurein all flew in and tried to hurt everypony they saw. The rest of the team waited for a while. After about five seconds, Dash and Lightning Dust nod at each other and flew in. Dust flew right into Spitfire office, but Dash flew to the end of the hall. She opened the door and entered. Blaze was still laying there with no motion. Look at her almost dead friend brought back Dash’s happy memories what they spent together. She knew her for a very short time, but it was enough to recognize, that she was her real friend.
Dash came closer to Blaze, put her hoof on Blaze’s chest and said: “I’m sorry that I didn’t protect you Blaze. I don’t even know what have I gotten myself into.” Then her head fell on Blaze and Dash started crying. She heard the painful screams and begging for life from the outside. But also, as she was crying, she remembered about Spitfire and how she acted when Blaze hit her head. She then opened the door and walked through the hall, ignoring what was happening on her sides. Her way was straight. Her target was only one. Spitfire’s office.
As she entered Spitfire was almost dead now. She was laying on the desk covered in blood. Lightning Dust stood behind her. Then she bit her mane and pulled her head up. Spitfire’s eyes were almost closed. But as Dust pulled Spitfire’s head, some letters fell on the ground. “Hey Dash! Do you want to finish her? To have some fun?”
Dash came closer, turned on the other side and prepared her hind legs for very strong and well-aimed kick, right between Spitfire’s eyes. But as she lowered her head to perform the kick, she saw picture attached to one of letters. It was picture of her old friends. They were together. And all happy. Dash read the letter. ‘What’s wrong with you Dash? I know that last time we saw you, we ignored you. We are really sorry for that. I mean, we thought that it’s normal when you’re here, but now we see what we have lost. One of our best friends. Please come back and visit us sometimes, I hope that our friendship isn’t lost. We would really...’ Dash couldn’t continue because the rest of the letter was unreadable thanks to Dash’s tears.
Lightning Dust was getting worried. “What’s wrong with you Dash? Is something bad?”
Dash raised her head with the rest of her strength. Her eyes were red, but she wasn’t crying anymore. “Yes! Yes there is something bad! I made so many mistakes and now you want me to kill my real captain!”
Dust was confused. “What do you mean? I thou-”
Dash again faced Lightning Dust. She stood on all four legs prepared to take off in very high speed. “I made many mistakes, but now I will do something that will be worth of my life!”
Dash nimbly flew off aimed right at Lightning Dust. She kicked her out of the window and held her wings, so Dust couldn’t use them. The shards of glass from destroyed window scratched all around. It also cut some veins and nerves from Dash’s wings. The pain was terrible. But Dash was still holding Dust’s wings. “Stop it Dash! We will die BOTH if you won’t let me go!”
Dash could only hardly respond because of the pain, but she managed to. “I know!”
Lightning Dust was now totally shocked. So the Elements of Harmony really meant something. Dash had very long time to think about her life before they landed.