//------------------------------// // Chapter 12- Leaving Everything Behind // Story: Dashie and.... Splashie? // by Sapphire Harmony //------------------------------// Rainbow and Paint were talking about the Wonderbolts when they walked into the castle. “I’m just saying that one day the Wonderbolts will ask me to join their team once my awesomeness hits them.” “Whatever you say, Dash.” They both stopped when they saw everyone else involved with the Elements of Harmony surrounding Twilight. “What’s up?” asked Rainbow. Twilight levitated the message she was reading over to Rainbow with her magic. “Read it.” Dash began to read it, and got more shocked by each word. Dear the Holders of the Elements of Harmony, This is an urgent message. Tirek escaped his prision and has returned for revenge. We need you to stay at the Friendship castle until further notice. We will try to keep you updated on anything that happens. Until then, Princess Twilight will tell you the plan she has in mind. Sincerely, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadence” “Tirek is back?” asked Rainbow. “I thought we got him for good!” Applejack shook her head. “We all did. We were wrong.” “THIS ISN’T RIGHT! HE’S AN EXTREME PARTY POOPER!” Pinkie yelled. “So, what’s the plan?” asked Rainbow. “You read the letter. We have to stay here until further notice.” “What kind of further notice? When he is about five seconds away from winning? Like we always do it?” “No, I have a plan for that, but I’ll need Paint’s help for this.” Paint then got shocked. “Me? What do I do?” Twilight walked over to Paint and gave her a train ticket. “Here. You’ll need to go to Canterlot, where I’m certain Tirek will be.” Paint then got worried and nervous. “By myself? You guys aren’t coming with me?” Twilight shook her head. “You won’t be by yourself. My friend, Sapphire Harmony, will be there, she already knows you and what the plan is. You need to stay on guard and watch out for anything that might be linked to Tirek.” “Are you sure this will work?” “We should be fine. If anything happens, write to us immediately, and we’ll do the same if anything happens here. Got it?” Paint looked at the ticket and thought over everything Twilight said. She then looked back to Twilight and nodded. “Good. Now pack up, and say your goodbyes. I don’t know how long this will go on.” ~~~~~~~~~~ Few Days Later “Do you really have to go, Splash?” asked Streak. It was Paint’s last day in Ponyville before she had to go to Canterlot. “Yeah, I don’t want to, but you know how dangerous Tirek is.” “Exactly, so why do you have to go?” “Because of what he did to Equestria, remember? He basically killed everyone. Plus, Twilight needs me to do this, I can’t turn back now.” Streak folded his ears and looked down. Paint walked up and hugged him. “I’m going to miss you. I love you.” “I love you to.” They hugged until the clock struck 12:00, the time her train would be arriving. “Bye.” “Bye.” When Paint got to the train station, the train had already pulled up. Her sister, friends, and Shock were waiting for her. Rainbow looked like she was going to cry, Shock just stared, and everyone else either sat and waited for Paint or tried to comfort Rainbow. Paint walked up and waved to get everyone’s attention. “Do you remember the plan?” Twilight asked as Paint approached. “Yeah. Stay on guard with Sapphire until Tirek gets there.” Rarity then walked up and handed her a bag. “This has some nice clothing I made in case it gets cold while you’re there.” Paint hugged Rarity and took the bag. “Thanks.” Applejack and Fluttershy then walked up. “We really are going to miss you.” Applejack said. “I’m going to miss you to.” Fluttershy said, looking a little sad. “I’ll miss both of you.” Paint said as she pulled them both into a hug. Rainbow just sat on the bench, where Paint walked to. Rainbow began to speak, but didn’t look at her. “I’m going to miss ya. You really are an awesome sister.” Paint hugged Rainbow and patted her back. “I’m going to miss you to, but don’t worry. I’m sure this will end soon and I’ll be back home before you know it.” Rainbow smiled a little at this as her sister began to make her way to Shock. “Are you going to say anything, or are you just going to sit there?” Shock stood up and looked at Paint. “You owe me for making me stay here with a depressed Streak.” Paint laughed and hugged Shock. “I’ll pay you back, I promise.” As she walked to the train, she looked back at her sister and friends, who were waving to her. She waved back and got on the train. She watched as the train began to move. “This is it, the day I never thought would happen. The day when even though it’s sunny, it feels like it’s raining… The day I would be leaving everything behind.”