Author's Notes:

This is a collection of min-shorts all 500-1000 words in length, each detailing a tragic death in Equestria. Updates will come five a day with three original chapters, and two guest chapters. Should anyone wish to submit a guest chapter, PM the author or comment a link to a google doc. And yes. It will have 1000 chapters.

“Oh, come on, Twi! Quit being such a slowpoke!” Rainbow turned around, flying lazily on her back as she watched her alicorn friend struggle to match her face. Though Dash didn’t like to admit it, somewhere deep down, she took a great joy in knowing the fact that even one of Equestria’s four princesses still couldn’t match her pace. Still, she was only teasing, for the most part.

She watched Twilight flaps her wings steadily, smiling at all of the progress that she’d made. A few more days of training and she’d be a tip-top flyer ready to take on the sky. That made Rainbow Dash proud.

“H-Hold on, Rainbow! You’re going too fast! I just got down how to fly steadily! I can’t just take off like that yet!” Twilight huffed, blowing a few strands of loose mane out of her face as she slowly managed to catch up with Rainbow. Judging by the appraising look on her friend’s face, it looked as if she had down a good job.

“Not bad, Twi! Most pegasi gotta go through school for a year at least before they learn to handle perfectly like that!” Rainbow smirked, patting Twilight on the head and giving a small giggle. Seeing Twilight huff grumpily only caused her to giggling more, finding and nearby cloud and laughing madly into it.

“It’s not funny, Rainbow! You know I can’t fly as fast as you yet!” She shot Rainbow an angry glare before fixing her eyes on her own wings and sighing softly.

“Wait a minute… Yet? Twi, no offense, but you’re never gonna be as fast as me. I’m not trying to be mean, it’s just a fact! Speed is my special talent!” She smiled, flying over to Twilight and patting her on the back. “I just know you’re gonna be plenty fast on your own though. All the other normal pegasi are gonna be so jealous!”

Twilight grumbled, looking at her own wings and back at Rainbow. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. I shouldn’t be so concerned about being fast with flying. I should be working on the basics still.” Twilight yawned and stretched her wings, giggling softly. “Can we fly home now?”

Rainbow smirked, thinking about it for a moment. “Hey Twi, wanna race home?” She wiggled her eyebrow, egging the alicorn on.

“Uh… Sure, I guess I can try… So when do you wanna go?” Twilight turned her head, starting to flap her wings as she realized that Rainbow had already taken off, leaving a rainbow traill in her wake. All she’d have to do was follow it and eventually… Twilight smirked as she rounded a corner, finally seeing Rainbow flying faster than she could ever hope to manage, watching as Rainbow turned her head backward to gloat. Too bad she wasn’t facing forward. She would have seen the tree coming from a mile away.

“Rainbow, look out!” Twilight yelled, struggling to flap her wings faster.

“What is it, Twi, afraid you’re gon-” Rainbow was cut off with a loud crack as she flew face first into a branch, her head twisting the completely opposite direction. And with that, Twilight screamed.