Where the Rainbow Begins

The Cloudsdale incident

i looked at the device once more, the object was too small, no, it was inconsistent, not enough for this machine, it needs more, but of what? i paced back and forth, thinking over and over on what to do, i need test subjects, not only that, but power, i’m going to ask a lot out of both my friends…

i was asleep on a single cloud, so soft and comfortable, when i heard a high pitched scream that shook me from my dreams, or what was thought it to be, but what i saw made me believe it was all just a nightmare. a ferocious red dragon was terrorizing the cloudsdale population, pony’s ran rampant as the dragon thrashed and shook, spitting fire and beating his wings, destroying the fragile clouds to nothing. i heard the screams of young filly’s as the fell out of the clouds and onto smaller lower clouds, panicked i rushed down, trying to figure out what to do.
i couldn't fly and roping them one at a time would take too long, in that time one of the pony’s might fall! i looked at the dragon, then the rop, and then the ponies, i had then formulated a plan, though it would require some sacrifices. looking sadly at my machine for analyzing clouds, i ripped it open, creating a netting of a sort out of its electrical wiring while it was still attached to the device. i ran quickly as i took the rope i had and strung up between two buildings, making sure the net for rounding the clouds was in place where the filly’s were before i grabbed the second rope and tied it to two poles, the dragon was wild, as all the ponies that could fly were far too busy with the beast that those who were not able to fly were at the very mercy of the dragon.
making sure everything was in check i quickly bucked a rain cloud, making rain come out and drizzling on the dragon when i kicked it once more, the results i wanted came as a clash a lightning struck the beast, and his attention turning towards me. i gulped as i rushed away, galloping as fast as i could as he was high on my tail, leading it to the trap was all i wanted when a sudden crack of lightning struck and four fast ponies flew over my head.
“Hey flightless! Quit getting in the way and let the real pegasi’s handle this” Brother’s voice rang
a sense of hope filled all the ponies as the powerful the four thunderous ponies flew over us in a quick pace, another burst of lightning as a pony flew by, his name being Lightning Strike, smoke trailing one, being Fire Rocket, with her twin Sky Rocket with a white fog following him. and in the middle was my brother, dressed in the wonderbolts get-up, Storm Dancer, with clouds of black following behind him.
“brother! Wait!” i exclaimed but it was too late, the dragons attention drew away as it focused on the four fast pegasi.
the dragon stormed off, once more creating havoc and causing a small filly to fall off the edge, panic rose in me as i went to go save her but i knew i wouldn't make it, when suddenly a streak of pale yellow and rose dust pink flew by, the filly disappearing and reappearing on the clouds surface. i sighed in relief when i saw it was Cloudshy, i hailed her over towards me, needing her help.
“thank Celestia you got here in time” i say while looking up to her.
Cloudshy was the only pegasi that could fly astoundingly to be my friend “look, we don’t got much time, all i need is his attention so we can lure him to this, can you help?” i asked her, determined she gave a quick look towards the dragon, then back at me, she gives a small whimper before agreeing
“just tell me what to do” She states softly
I dashed over towards the net and bucked the machine “i need you to get me a storm cloud, once done get the wonderbolts out of here” i exclaimed, making the rope taut.
Cloud got me the one i needed before setting off but i stopped her for a moment
“just lead them here, the dragon will follow suit” i stated and she nodded firmly before taking off “be careful” i whispered after her
I watched as cloudshy gathered the bolts, a difficult task but she managed as the dragon was heading this way, finally the dragon reached the checkpoint, i grabbed the rope and dashed towards the other side, trying to wrap the beasts legs. i was only half way there when the rope was pulled from me
“Hey!” i shouted at the unknown perpetrator
“Let the Real Pegasi’s take care of this” A haughty voice rang in my ears with familiarity that annoyed me to no end
I scowled at my big brother as he flew away with the rope “No! the rope was suppose to trip him! Note contain him!” I shouted as He flew the rope around the dragons arms
Only when did they thought they had won, the ropes tightened as the Dragon used full force to break the ropes, he slashed out with razor sharp talons, trying to strike the wonder boltz, just as the dragon slashed a scream erupted from below, it was a small pegasi who had slipped off the edge, another young filly was trying to desperately to hold her up. the scream distracted my brother for only a brief moment, but that moment was vital as the dragon slashed one last time, making contact to RainDancers side. He screamed out in shock and mostly pain before falling onto the clouds surface. Panicked i quickly formed another plan, rushing out i called Cloudshy down  
“just get the wonderbolts to hurl clouds at him okay? just to distract for now” i stated before rushing off
i grabbed the remnants of the rope, it wasn't long anymore with it breaking but it was enough to wrap around one of the dragons legs, and that was good enough. working quickly i began to wrap around the large beasts leg before i tied it tightly around a lighting pole, i looked up to see the dragon being belted by clouds
it takes a step backwards when the rope held his foot back, throwing him off balanced, finally my plan was in session. the dragon fell and with that he flailed his arms out, catching the rope that was between the two buildings, that rope swung downwards, unleashing the net, capturing the ponies that were unable to fly and flinging them upwards like a sling shot, right onto the safety of cloudsdale. the wired machine was then freed from its place and began to swing around the dragon, i quickly bucked the storm cloud, hitting the machine and making it into live wire as it wrapped more around the dragon, causing an electrical current to run through its body, shorting his nerves as it stiffened, the wire wrapped tightly around him and over his wings, making it incapable of flight. the dragon finally fell, it was going to crash right through the clouds and-
“Aaah!” a shout was to be heard
i look to see RainDancer, still injured, and right underneath the fearsome dragon, threatening to take anypony down with it. with no time to think i darted forward, no matter what he did, what he said, he was still my big brother. i jumped forwards and with a flap of my wings-
“Big Brother!” i shouted
he looked over at me and a memory came to me, i was a young filly, outside in the warm sun when i jumped up to Rain
“hey Big brother?” i inquired
“yes lil’ sis?” he answers
“Will i ever fly as good as you?” i’d ask him
“of course you will, and once you do we can fly together” he smiles
“that makes me so happy!” i smiled brightly
i would then tackle him and we would both laugh, together, and enjoying each others presence

I knew i would never have that moment again, create another memory with that same warmth, and with that i pushed him as hard as i could so that he was out of the way. he only looked back with a shocked look
‘bye’ i mouthed the word with no sound before i was hit
an intense pain hit me on my back and a sense of falling filled me. i watched as the dragon created a large hole on the clouds surface, he seemed to fall faster than me, but at this point i didn't care. all the ponies that couldn't fly were on safe clouds, cloudsdale was safe, i needn’t worry anymore, i’m sure some other pony would finish my machine.
i looked up to the sky, the night glistening with beautiful stars that shone brightly and the faint blue that seemed to dance in the sky, i saw the moon, illuminating the ground and making the clouds seem like they were iridescent, i looked really closely to the moon, and i saw it, that beautiful spectra that surrounded the moon, At least i can go after seeing something so beautiful.
“RaaaaaaaaiiiiinnnnnnnBoooooooow~” a long and loud shout cam
Startled my eyes shot open as i knew that voice, and sweet celestia i prayed that it wasn't true. peering up, an orange bodied  filly with arms pointed out towards me and beautiful purple eyes, looking determined as well as scarred, mixed emotions that made her eyes shine ever so brightly. a memory flashed in my head, one of me and Dasheroo on a cloud, just staring out at the sky as i was examining the stars

“Hey Rainbow why are always out at night? its so dark, as well as cold, and dark” the little filly shivered
i chuckled as i placed a wing over her, pulling her closer “don’t think so lowly of the night dear Dasharoo, for the night holds wondrous things that Princess Luna worked hard on” i say simply gazing up at the sky once more
Dash tried to look closley at the sky, but she wasn’t really looking at the sky, but only at the dark emptiness, “I still don’t see it” she mumbles
i took my hoof and tilted her head towards the moon “what do you see now?” i asked
She only rolled her eyes “the moon, if you ask me it looks like a big wheel of cheese in the sky”
I laughed at this “it may look like that to you but if you look closely, during the full moon, you can see a ring around the moon, unlike the sun you can gaze at the moon all you want, and because of that you can see this ring, created by the light that the moon gives off, now do you see it Dashy?” i asked curiously
Dash suddenly stood up “i see it, i see it!” She exclaims “its- its an array of colors! so many like us pony folk” she states excitedly
i nodded “yep, that is a rainbow of a sorts, a spectra that holds power, in my recent studies this may be able to help aid Princess Celestia, as Luna used this power to create the stars and help stop Discord, the spirit of Disharmony and saved all of us. now that Princess Luna has changed to Nightmare Moon, she uses this power to overpower the day, creating clashes between the two sisters.” i pulled the filly closer to me as i wrapped my hooves around her “you see, the night could hold a lot of beauty, you just have to open your eyes and really see” i say while putting my hooves over Dasheroo’s eyes.
“Rainbow” Dash laughed as she removed my hooves
i sighed as i looked up at the sky with Dasheroo “you know, the night is kinda pretty” she admits, i only smiled

Now here she was, throwing herself off of the edge of cloudsdale and heading straight for me
“you idiot! what are you doing?! you’re going to kill yourself Dasheroo, open your wings and get out!” i shouted
Dash only shook her head “no way, not without Rainbow” she shouts, finally reaching me
i felt tears well up as she states this and i couldn't help but wrap my hooves around her “idiot” i whimpered but i held her closer
i didn’t know what to do, i mean i have a filly here who can't fly well let alone a grown mare. i looked everywhere but i just couldn’t figure out what to do. sighing, i had no choice, it couldn’t be helped, i opened one of my wings to turn both me and Dash around, Dash looked up but i payed no head, i then slowly began to open my wings, fighting the wind resistance as our descent started to decrease as we reached the ground but we were far ways there and already it happened. i cringed as pain twinged in my back, it was dull at first before it became excrutiating, i was forced to close my wings once more
“i’m sorry Dashy” i whispered, tears rolling down my face “i’m so, so sorry” i held her tighter to me as i readjusted the both of us,
“it’s going to be all right now” i whispered to her “as long as you survive”
“Rainbow wait~!”
i opened one of my wings once more to flip us over, I made it so that Dashy would land on top of me, my last ditch effort to protect her as a mare, seeing how I couldn't save her as a pegasi
"hey Dashy" I whispered to her
"yes Rainbow?" she asks meekly
"when you get out of this, admire the night for me, no one else will see the moons rainbow unless you show them"
and with that I closed my eyes "Rainbow wait!" Dashy shouts but the only comply was me holding her closer to me
the last thing I saw was the color of Dashy's mane with the moon in the distance, shining a reluctant and vibrant color of Dashy's hair, I smiled at this, I can see the beginning of the rainbow.