I had a long and elaborate prelude planned for the next length of Rainbow Dash's journey. Only... well... no amount of verbosity, no matter how eloquent, can appropriately prepare one for what comes next. This is especially true considering that her journey was about to go to new depths rather than lengths.
Rainbow Dash certainly wasn't prepared for what happened next. And although I'm pretty certain she made it out more than okay in the end, I'm sure she could have done without the craziness and the trippiness and the... erm... well...
I suppose you simply have to read on and make your own assessment. Let's just say that, on the way towards cuddling, there was more than a little bit of head-scratching to be had.
Oh, and cider. Let's not forget the cider. Celestia knows Rainbow never has...