On the outskirts of a little town called Ponyville, the air was cool and breezy. The normally clear, blue skies were hidden behind puffy, grey cumulonimbus clouds while down below had a vast majority of grassy plains filled with pine trees, large boulders, a giant, curvy river running straight through the grassy plains that seemingly stretched out for miles, and grass-covered mountains that encased the land below.
The only sounds came from the trees and grass rustling in the cool, gentle breeze…
“WOOHOO!!!” An ecstatic voice shouted in the distance. The voice came from a multi-hued blur speeding high above the tree tops, but below the clouds.
It was a female Pegasus pony flying at high speeds flashing a confident smile without a single care in the world. But this was not an average, ordinary, everyday Ponyvillian Pegasus; it was Rainbow Dash, self-proclaimed best flier in all of Equestria, bearer of the Element of Loyalty, captain of the Ponyville weather team, the only Pegasus that could pull off the sonic rainboom, and future member of the best aerial acrobatic stunt fliers in all of Equestria: The Wonderbolts–the synchronized swimmers of the sky.
Rainbow Dash was very well-known around Ponyville; it would be hard for someone to not be able to recognize that prismatic streak that painted the skies each day above the small town.
Rainbow Dash slowed her pace a bit to take in the magnificent view that was surrounding her. Statuesque pine trees and denticulate boulders far down below. She took in a deep inhale of the fresh, open air and let out a contented exhale as her magenta eyes were gleaming with amazement.
If there was only one thing Rainbow Dash loved more than anything, it was flying. Flying filled her with huge amounts of euphoria that only fueled her to push on further. The sensation of the cool, crisp air flowing through her mane, whistling through her ears, and tickling each and every feather on her pair of wings was something that no Earth pony or Unicorn could ever understand or recreate.
Even though Rainbow Dash had flown for all her life, flight still felt so surreal to her each time she took off to the skies. She felt as if she were in a never-ending, pleasant dream. She wouldn't trade this feeling for anything else in the world. Flying was her sole purpose in life. She loved nothing more and nothing less.
Rainbow Dash cast her gaze up to get a look of the puffy, grey clouds above that shielded the blue sky like a soft blanket.
“Hmmm, it looks like it’s about to rain, but we’re not scheduled for rain? Surely I would've been notified if it were going to–” Rainbow Dash’s words were cut short.
KABOOM!
A lightning bolt struck a tall pine tree.
“AAAHHH!!” Rainbow Dash cried out in a very uncharacteristic, girly scream while she brought her fore hooves up and covered the top of her head.
Rainbow Dash was also known for her brash and tomboyish demeanor, but her feminine side would occasionally slip out which would tend to embarrass the young mare if anypony else were around, and she wouldn't hesitate to buck them upside the head if they dare made fun of her for it.
But right now she was alone and didn't think much of it.
Sudden, torrential rain caught Rainbow Dash off guard as she slowly began to lose altitude from being buffeted by the crazy downpour. She struggled to pull herself up as the rain came crashing down. She began to panic when she looked down and realized that she was above large, jagged boulders. She didn't want to think of what would become of her if she were to fall straight down. She began darting her eyes and swinging her head left and right to find a safe place to land. There was no way that she would consider landing on the ground because it was already starting to flood. She beat her wings frantically while shutting her eyes tightly, desperately trying to maintain herself in the air realizing that she was dropping altitude at a much quicker rate than before.
WHOOSH
“AAAAAHHH!!!” Rainbow Dash screamed as a strong gust of wind blew her away towards the grassy, gargantuan mountains.
Rainbow Dash was small, and hardly weighed a thing, so the strong gust easily over powered her, sending her into a tailspin.
“Oomph!” Rainbow Dash had the air knocked out of her lungs as she belly flopped into the side of the grassy mountain.
The grass covering the mountain gave a soft, squishy, wet sound when Rainbow Dash crashed into the side of it due to the rain. Rainbow Dash saw stars circle around her head, then quickly shook herself back into consciousness and realized what had just happened.
Her normally unkempt mane was even messier from the rain and the tumbling that she had just undergone a few moments ago.
She dug her hooves into the side of the mountain to prevent herself from falling or being blown away again; now normally Rainbow Dash loved to spin through the air for fun, but what she had just experienced had to be the most unpleasant thing she had ever gone through. In fact, this entire scenario was the most unpleasant thing she ever had to go through.
Rainbow Dash looked up with disconsolate eyes and noticed that she could probably climb her way up to the mountain peak, since she was already near the top.
She began to slowly flap her wings and undug her hooves and began to walk up the side of the mountain using her wings for balance and an extra boost.
Her mane was matted on her face, slightly covering her eyes; she raised her left fore hoof up to her face, trying to push the strands of her colorful hair away from her face.
Only to have another strong gust of wind throw her off balance…
“AAAAHHH!!!” Rainbow Dash cried as she began to roll diagonally down the side of the mountain while keeping her eyes shut tightly.
Rainbow Dash at the moment was starting to feel an emotion that she wasn't quite new to, but rarely ever felt, an emotion that she would never admit to anypony–she was scared. But what sane pony wouldn't be at a time like this? She had no idea where she was heading or if she would even make it out alive.
Rainbow Dash felt like she was tumbling down the side of the mountain for hours, she wouldn't dare open her eyes.
Rainbow Dash came to an abrupt halt. Her mane was matted to her face even worse than before. She was sprawled out on her stomach on what seemed to be flat, solid ground.
She cautiously opened her eyes and looked around to see where she was.
She realized that she was inside some sort of cave-like hole in the side of the mountain.
Rainbow Dash vigilantly got up on all four hooves and shook herself like a dog after a bath to get rid of all the water drenching her coat.
She walked over to the ledge of the cave and carefully peeked out.
The storm was brewing and the pine trees were swaying in the wind as rain water hit against them.
Rainbow Dash peered down below and saw rugged boulders resting near the side of the mountain.
Rainbow Dash grimaced at the sight realizing what could’ve happened if she didn't receive such a lucky escape.
She looked back out into the monsoon and sighed, “Thank Celestia.”
Rainbow Dash sat down on her haunches, an angry look started to make its way onto her face.
“Nopony told me that we were scheduled for a storm!” Rainbow Dash’s voice cracked due to her angry outburst and the crepuscular cave-like hole only amplified her voice making her sound louder and angrier.
“Whatever…” Rainbow Dash mumbled.
She began to feel exhausted and figured that it was best to let the rain subside before she made her way back to Ponyville since there was absolutely no way that she would try to fly out there again unless she had a death wish. She found a spot inside the small structure near the back where it ended. It wasn't a very large hole, but it could probably fit about three or four more ponies. She laid down and let out a loud, exaggerated yawn as she set her head down preparing to take a nap...