"Come out to face the punishment for your crimes! If you refuse, we shall break down these doors and remove you ourselves!"
Belle was panting, hyperventilating. She gulped and slid back against the blood-drenched wall beneath the mana bullet. Her forelimbs pulled Rainbow Dash with her, so that the unicorn was sitting with the limp pegasus lying in her lap.
As the guards on the other side shouted again, she bit her lip. Her chestnut eyes darted back and forth, watering with each progressive thought of Pilate and what Shell might be doing to him. She thought of Dalton, of the fate of his grandfoals. Then she thought of Grinder, and how the heroic soul had been reduced to a pile of meat in less than a second.
She choked on a sob, bringing a hoof up to her face and gritting her teeth as the tears flowed.
She became aware once more of the warm body lying against her like a sleeping infant. Belle's moist eyes opened as she gazed down at Rainbow Dash's peaceful form. The pegasus' head was lying against her shoulder, her prismatic mane impossibly bright and silky, like a curtain of light scattered to spectral beams between them.
Belle blinked, and in those flashes of darkness she saw bright faces, emerald vistas, sapphire skies—so many beautiful things that she was at a loss to comprehend them ending so bleakly. She was also, for a moment at least, at a loss to comprehend if they belonged to her or the peaceful relic in her embrace.
Perhaps they belonged to them both.
The soldiers shouted again, their tasers humming with threatening vigor. Belle gasped, sniffling as the tears streamed down her cheeks. With a grimacing sob, she reached down and nuzzled Rainbow Dash dearly.
"I... I-I don't know if you can hear me, or if you know who I am... what I've been through..."
More shouts. More humming.
Belle bit her lip, squeaked, and continued, "But I know a thing or two about you. I know how awesome you are. I know all of the trials and adventures you've been through to get here. I have no doubt now that you are the pony to save this world. I don't know how... but you're her; you're the one."
A few painful shudders went through Belle's body. She hugged Rainbow Dash tighter and buried her face in the pegasus' shoulder, stroking her hair as she cried.
"I ask of you... I-I beg of you..." She gnashed her teeth and stammered, "Save us too. Please save Pilate. Please help me rescue m-my beloved."
The guards were pounding against the elevator at this point. The world echoed with madness and chaos.
"Please..." Belle whimpered, sniffling and hiding her tears in Rainbow's coat. "I believe in you," she said. She whispered. "I b-believe in you..."
Rainbow Dash was still.
The pounding increased.
Rainbow Dash's ears twitched.
Another roll of thunder.
Rainbow's lids stirred left, right, then opened to reveal ruby red eyes, brimming with tears.
"you're the one."
Wake up Dash.
We believe in you, Rainbow Dash.]! We all believe in you!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! I can't wait for the next chapter and I don't have too!!!!!!!
"The Oracle told me that the one I fell in love with would be The One. So you see, you can't die,
NeoRainbow. You can't die.Now, get up!"
Onwards!
(Bonus we don't actually have to wait!)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
OH YEAH!!!
Eehee! Yay, ass kicking time. After 87 chapters of (relative) uncertainty, Dash is making a comeback. Onward!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Wake up Rainbow.
This is only a dream. Wake up...
Blink
AWWWW YEAAAHHHHH
(I agree with everyone of you up there.)
shit, i pulled ahead of dashi76...
IIIIIt's Dashie's evaluation time!
Oh, yeah! Dash is back in business! Really not much to say about this chapter, but the upcoming chapters are going to be SO AWESOME!! These are my thoughts so far.
-MASH
P.S. Why didn't the YouTube video work?!
P.S.S. 1941706Most people do...it usually takes me a bit to evaluate each chapter and make sure I didn't miss anything. But I'm not complaining. I'll meet up with you at the latest chapter mark!
P.S.S.S. There we go. It's fixed.
Music that describes the end of this chapter perfectly:
[Activate skyward scream mode]
DASHIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
[Deactivate skyward scream mode]
Further up and further In!!!
1947424 I went back and re-read the chapter with that playing... So... Awesome...
This is Australia...
Rain...bow....Dash, Rain..bow ..Dash, Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash, RAINBOW DASH, RAINBOW DASH, RAINBOW DASH, RAINBOW DASH
WHOOMPH.
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youtube.com/watch?v=TPE9uSFFxrI
perfect music for this section of the story.
Like if u cry every time
Dash is awoken.
I believe in you Tinkerbel- I mean Rainbow Dash!
Here's to saving the world.
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I don't think an image of a video link is a good song.
I shuffled through a great many songs, trying to decide which one would be most fitting
though this is probably not technically true, it might as well be with the near untouchable rainbow dash
"you will be shown how ive become INDESTRUCTIBLE
LET'S DO THIS!
"The only hope for me is you, and you alone!"
Yay the actual protagonist is back
What I said in previous chapter
1947424 Link's not workin' man, halp ples
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Wake up Dash
I believe in Rainbow Dash!!!
Oh, that is NOT a good sign for Shell.
Why do I get the feeling that Dash knows everything Belle's been through? If so, then we're in front of the biggest can of whoop-flank Equestria's ever seen, and RD just got a new title: The Can Opener.
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I believe in Santa Christ....I mean Rainbow Dash
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Built to resist is also quite fitting (and last exile a show worth checking out)
The rebirth is nigh. Things are about to go from intense to totally insane next chapter. I love this so much, and belated poor Grinder. Avenge him!
~SolidFire
I KNEW IT! THERE'S AT LEAST A SLIVER OF HOPE LEFT!
Stuck in an elevator, comatose badass, charismatic pegasus that has just woken up, and surrounded by Ledomaritans who want to rip you to shreads.
Hit it.
okay, I was a little too quick with the giggles but now...
giggles
Rainbow Dash has come here to lie in a coma and kick unicorn flank, and it looks like she's all out of coma.
Achievement unlocked: Turn back from Macguffin into main character.
I AM THE ONE DON'T NEED A GUN---
Time to kick some flank!
Welcome back, Dashie.
and at that moment.. my stone cold heart broke
Aaand, BACK from the dead!
It's action time, let's roll ponies!
KNOCK KNOCK OPEN UP THE DOOR ITS REAL WITH THE NON STOP POP POP AND THE STAINLESS STEEL-
rainbow's here to eat hay fries and bust open some enforcer heads...and she's all outta hay fries
Now, time to buck up Shell!
it is in fact, gamer o’clock
God damn this chapter was written masterfully. Got some tears in my eyes at how beautiful it was.
Oooooooh, Shell is in for it now!
TIME FOR THE MANE ATTRACTION TO RISE AND SHINE!!!