"Lyra! Bon Bon!" Rainbow Dash hollered as she burst through Bon Bon's door. She found the two ponies sitting on the couch polishing each other's hooves.
"Rainbow," Bon Bon said as she got up and began walking slowly towards her friend. "What are you doing here so late? Isn't it like, midnight?" She asked.
"I know, but I needed your help. You weren't at Lyra's so, I thought I'd come here," Dash said.
"What do you need, Rainbow?" Lyra asked as she got up from the pink sofa and trotted to the pair. Rainbow Dash walked to an empty spot on the hard floor and dumped the bits of paper out.
"I went into Spirit's room and ripped up everything. I was so angry- But then I thought I should read them. So, I thought you guys could help me piece them back together."
"Sure, Rainbow!" Bon Bon said.
"Yeah! Sounds kinda fun!" Lyra added. Together, the trio sorted out the shreds and taped them together.
...
Hours later, most of the papers were whole again; though a few pieces were missing from some of them.
"Well, that took much longer than I thought it would," Lyra said as she magically placed the last bit of tape. Rainbow Dash began sorting through the pile they had made. Most of the papers were just pictures of Big Mac, but Rainbow had remembered a few had words on them.
"Ah ha!" she said as she held up the first she had found. She placed it on the floor in front of her and began reading.
"One- introduce myself to Rainbow Dash's friends and lead them away from her.
Two- ask them if they have any siblings.
Three- with any luck, one of them will have an older brother living in Ponyville.
Four- claim to have found drawings under Rainbow Dash's bed.
Five- remember what they said the pony looked like and draw him to show them."
Rainbow Dash finished reading the paper and looked at her friends.
"She was planning this. This whole thing," Bon Bon said quietly.
"Uh, guys? I found another one..." Lyra said as she levitated a paper in front of her face. She read:
"Log:
Today, I met a pegasus named Thunderlane. He is so handsome; even more than that Big Mac. I talked to him a lot today and tried not to blush."
"The rest is too hard," Lyra said as she showed the other ponies the paper. It was written messily with lots of hearts everywhere. On a better day, Dash would've laughed; but right now was serious.
"Here's one," Bon Bon said and began to read.
"Rainbow Dash took Thunderlane. Plan to get rid of him:
One- listen carefully at their first meeting.
Two- find out where next meeting will be held and be there for it.
Three- wait for perfect time and show picture of Big Mac.
Four- comfort Thunderlane."
"I can't believe her!" Rainbow screamed. "Why doesn't she want me to be happy? She takes my friends, then Thunderlane... ugh! She's going to take my whole life!" Dash slammed her hoof down as she finished her sentence, sending a small pile of unclaimed shreds flying. She looked down and saw part of her name on one. It was strangely shaped and all she could make out from it was "Rai," "Dash," and "pa." The paper was covered in golden sparkles as Lyra picked it up and looked at it.
"Rai Dash pa," she read with an extremely confused facial expression. "What does that mean?"
"Revenge." Bon Bon read as she picked up another scrap. Rainbow's eyes brimmed with tears as she whispered two words.
"Oh no."