1 week after the Apples' disappearance
Rainbow Dash took a deep breath in and put the clouds together. First winter without Applejack, and still no one knows where she went. It has been hard for all of the Mane 6, Rainbow Dash included. She still remembers how she found and the rest of the Mane 6 found out about Applejack's disappearance.
All they needed were apples, inspiration, help, and a book. Fluttershy wanted to make an apple salad for Angel, Pinkie Pie wanted to make a caramel apple cake, Rainbow Dash needed Applejack to help her with a stunt, Rarity needed permission to see if she can investigate more parts of the orchard so she can get some inspiration for her new dresses, and Twilight was getting the book about the love poison back for Applebloom. "So Dashie, what the stunt?"
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Pinkie Pie hopped beside her as Dash repeated her stunt sequence. "I'll hop into a catapult aimed at a stone wall which Applejack will buck with all her might, and then right when I'm about to hit it, I'll fly up, maybe do a couple of flips and then RAINBOW BOOM BLAST THAT WALL!!!"
Her echo filled the orchard while Pinkie stared with disbelief and the other looked startled. "If you get Applejack to do it."
"Oh come on Rarity, we're best buds! Applejack would be delighted, PLUS she owes me after the last time she helped me with a stunt," Twilight giggled at the memory of RD crashing into the library fence. Suddenly, there was a loud buzzing! The mares all looked around in confusion as the buzzing continued.
"D-do y-you t-think i-its Queen Chrysalis," Fluttershy whimpered. The others stood in silence as Rainbow noticed something in Applejack's room. Rainbow Dash flew up and gaped at what she saw. There on the floor was Queen Chrysalis, barely alive, and Applejack's hat, the thing she'd never leave behind.
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The rest was history. Twilight took Chrysalis and diagnosed her to be in a love coma and everyone else sadly, went on with their lives. Rarity changes her theme to barnyard chic in memory of Applejack. Fluttershy barely come out of her cottage. Twilight is with a search party to find the Apples. Pinkie Pie's schedule is now sell cupcakes with the Cakes then look at the picture she painted for Applejack on the barn. Rainbow Dash tries to move on but she can't. As the element of loyalty, Rainbow Dash can't forget a friend as easily. She even quit her job at the Wonderbolt reserves to help finding the Apples and try bucking apple since Applejack isn't there."Hey Rainbow Twerp!"
"Hey Lightning Dust, what brings you here?" Rainbow Dash glared as she talked in a falsely sweet tone. The sea foam pony flew up to her as wiped her badge. "Nice to see the pony I replaced here doing nothing. It was obvious of course since she only cared about doing thing fairly and safely. I bet you don't go fast anymore."
Rainbow Dash slowly stopped combining the clouds and faced Lightning Dust, her swollen tired yet angry eyes facing her eyes full of pride and the fact of her accomplishing everything Rainbow Dash dreamed of.
"From where to where?" Lightning Dust smirked. "Atta girl, I knew you never lost your fire, from here to hmm....Applejack's barn."
Rainbow Dash got in starting position, not taking her eyes of Lightning Dust. "Three, two.."
"One!" The two pegasus zoomed through the sky. Rainbow Dash took a deep breath. Flying made everything better. Everything she saw represented the second most important thing to her, her friends. The fluffy white clouds reminded her of Pinkie Pie since they has bouncy looking as Pinkie. The brilliant rainbow reminded Rainbow Dash of Rarity since it always tried look brilliant no matter how annoying they could be. The sun reminded her of Fluttershy with her rays of kindness to reach everyone. The sky reminded her of Twilight because her brain capacity and future was endless and the mountain and trees reminded her of Applejack because she was literally down to earth of the girls and they reminded her of all the hard work she has done to take care of all those apple trees. "Glad you never lost your speed!"
"I'm just trying to beat you!" Rainbow Dash speeded ahead. The barn was almost in view ,just a few more meters. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash felt sudden impact. "Thought you were going to win, were't ya."
Rainbow Dash flew through air but due to the surprise and damage of Lightning Dust's tackle. She landed hard on the rocky path, feeling absolute pain. She felt something wet wet her wings, Lightning Dust landing in front of her screaming and then everything was dark.
Rainbow Dash woke up in the sky. She wasn't flying just hovering in the air. She looked under her seeing nothing but clouds and sky. "Looks like you are in an unfortunate situation."
"What do you mean?" Rainbow Dash looked to see a giant blue, stick skinny, weird looking, pony land in front of her. A windigo. "Lets talk about it later just answer some questions for me, Number 1: Do you want to be the fastest pony alive?"
"Y-yeah?" Rainbow Dash didn't know what to say. Sure, she had a chance to be that in the Wonderbolts but she quit because of Applejack. Here, its like the problem melted away leaving the thirst for speed like before. She liked the feeling but a little nagging thought told her to run. "Your wish will be fulfilled if you kill the pony who put you in your problem."
"Look, I can't kill some pony especially if I don't know the situation..Hey where are you going?" The winding was trotting away leaving Rainbow. Rainbow felt her environment shift as she felt like she was falling until..Rainbow bursted upright in a hospital bed. Doctors and nurses were surrounding her and in the window showing the waiting room, she could see a familiar golden hairstyle. One of the doctors looked up to see Rainbow awaked and breathed a sigh of relief. "Ahh, Rainbow Dash, I'm happy to see you awake you gave us quite a scare there."
"What happened?"Rainbow Dash leaned against the wall. Her back not hurting the slightest bit. The doctor adjusted his glasses and read his clipboard. "Well, it seems when you crash landed during the race,by the way be more careful and less clumsy, you injured all the bones in your body, but now you're as good as new, its just your wings..."
"M-my wings," Rainbow Dash turned around to see them covered with bandages. Fear started building up in her chest. "They completely broke...You'll never be able to fly again."
A week later
"Are you sure, you're alright Rainbow Dash," Fluttershy sat on the blue mare's bed as she