//------------------------------// // Return of Rainbow Dash(Rewritten) // Story: Cupcakes: Rainbow Reincarnate // by Surprise The Pegasus //------------------------------// Cupcakes: Rainbow Reincarnate Chapter 1: Return of Rainbow Dash Rainbow Dash's eyelids fluttered open. "Where…am I?" It was pitch black. Rainbow tried to stand, but the ceiling and walls were right next to her. "What? Where is the....hrmph...what the...is this a box? So, is this some kind of joke? It has to be. Why else would I be in here? You got me, guys! Can you let me out now?" Rainbow scratched at the ceiling, and as a result, a bit of dirt crumbled and landed on her muzzle. "Dirt? They buried me?" Rainbow chuckled. "Very funny, guys! You can dig me up now!" Rainbow called. There was no answer. "Guys?" Rainbow called again. Still, no response. "Guys, this isn't funny anymore! Let me out!" Rainbow pounded the ceiling with her hooves. Just silence. "Let…me…OUT!!" Rainbow pounded the box lid with all her force. She couldn't see it, but she could hear the wood cracking. Again and again she beat it, until the wood finally snapped. A flood of damp earth came rushing into the box. "Well, that's just great." Rainbow managed to turn around and feel how wide the hole was. It seemed like a tight squeeze, but she could manage. She pushed the dirt on the floor out of the way, then started to dig at the top, only to find more dirt cave in. She continued to dig until the entire box was filled with the cold soil. Dash placed her hooves on the soft grass at the top and prepared to force herself through. To her surprise, she slid through with ease. She scrambled up onto the grass, and let the cold breeze sift though her coat and mane. "Wait…night? How long was I in there?" Rainbow rubbed her eyes and rose to her hooves, shaking off all the dirt she could. The pale, white moon hung high overhead, dimly lighting her location. A stone at the corner of her vision caught her eye. She parted the tall grass and read the inscription on the stone. "Here lies…Rainbow Dash? Lover, Mentor, and Friend." Rainbow's eyes went wide. She read and reread the inscription to make sure what she was reading was real. She turned from the stone to the hole she had just climbed out of. "That looks like…six feet. They really set me up, didn't they?" Rainbow shook her head, smiling. This was by far the best prank yet. "Now, time to go home." Rainbow ran, then jumped, expecting to take off. Instead, she received a face full of dirt and grass. "What the- how come my wings aren't working!?" Rainbow flapped her wings, only to not feel them at all. Rainbow turned her head to see that her wings indeed weren't working: they were gone entirely! "The hell!? How did they pull this off? I bet Twilight used her freaky magic or something." Rainbow Dash continued to gallop in the direction of her home until she realized: how could she even get up to her house with no wings? "I guess I'll just go to Twilight's place to get my wings back." Rainbow changed direction and galloped full throttle to Twilight's Library. The cyan mare skidded to a halt right outside of Twilight's house. She could see dim light emanating from inside the treehouse library. She peered inside to see Twilight slumped over her desk, an open book in front of her and an abundance of papers spread all over, along with a bottle of spilled ink dripping over the edge of the desk and onto the floor. "She stays up too late." Rainbow pushed open the door and snuck in, tiptoeing as silently as possible. She worked her way though the scattered papers until she was standing right behind the snoozing unicorn. "GOTCHA, EGGHEAD!!" Twilight jumped up and fell out of her chair, landing face first in the ink puddle. Twilight scrambled to her hooves, then rubbed away the ink, smearing it all over her hooves and face. "Who- oh, it's you, Rainbow Dash. You scared the he- RAINBOW DASH!? AAAHHHHH!!" Twilight tore off up the stairs, then cowered behind her bed. "Twilight, come on. You know I'll find you, so just come out now." Rainbow trotted up the stairs and immediately saw the quivering Twilight. Twilight crept out from behind her bed. It was true. One could never hide from Rainbow Dash. "P-p-p-please d-don't hurt me! I didn't do it, I swear!" Twilight pleaded, her amythest eyes filled with terror. "Twilight, what're you talking about? I would never hurt you, you know that." Rainbow trotted up to Twilight and held out a hoof. Twilight looked up at Rainbow Dash. "So you're not a ghost seeking revenge?" Twilight squeaked. "A ghost? Revenge? Twilight, I have no idea what you're talking about. If this is part of your prank, stop. I just want to know what's going on." "This…this isn't real. YOU'RE not real. I must be imagining this. Yeah, imagining. I just need some sleep." Twilight said to herself, clapping her hooves together nervously. "Twilight," Rainbow grasped Twilight's hoof. "This is real. I'm sure as hell real." "No, Rainbow! You're just a hallucination!" Twilight shouted, jerking her hoof away. "TWILIGHT!!" A hard smack was accompanied by Rainbow's loud voice. "Fine! Just leave me alone after this, alright?" Twilight took the offered hoof, then sat down on her bed, accompanied by Rainbow Dash. "Where should I start?" Twilight took a sip of her water and blinked repeatedly, but Dash's filthy, impossibly thin figure was still there. "How about you start by telling me how I ended up in a coffin?" Rainbow shifted to a more comfortable position, ignoring Twilight's blinking. "Rainbow, I-I don't know how to put this…" "Just tell me, Twilight!" "…You're…Dead, Rainbow Dash." Twilight's entire demeanor changed within seconds. Rainbow burst into loud fits of laughter. "WHAT! Twilight, you're such a crack up! I'm not dead! Hahaha!" Rainbow wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at Twilight, expecting a giggle, or at least a smile. But Twilight's expression was that of sadness, loss, and the slightest air of suspicion. "Rainbow, I'm not joking. You died two years ago." "If I died two years ago, how am I here, alive and kicking?" Rainbow's face bore a wide smile. Twilight levitated a small chest out from under her bed, grabbed the key from her bedside table, then unlocked it. She rummaged around until she pulled out a photo. She then slid it over to Dash. Rainbow's smile immeadiately faded. The photo was of her, or, her body. Her body was flayed wide open, organs gone. Her wings were missing, as was her cutie mark. "I took this picture, two years ago. You were dead, Rainbow Dash. I stitched you up, and I helped dig your grave. I have no idea how you're here." "You're not kidding…" "No, I'm not." "Do any of our friends know what happened?" "That's the thing…I'm not sure if any of the girls know exactly what happened, but…" Twilight bit her bottom lip and looked away from Rainbow. "What, Twi?" "…Your body was found two miles away from Sugarcube Corner."