7:25 AM

You hesitate but eventually nod at her request, "If you want to then sure. You are a better flyer than Twilight."

Rainbow beams. "You know it kid, now hop on the Rainbow Express." You shrug and climb up onto her back, feeling her give a little at your sudden weight. If she's having second thoughts, however, she doesn't voice them and instead flares her wings wide. "Ready Spike?"

You don't get to answer as Rainbow instantly takes off into the air. You gasp at the sudden motion and hold on tightly to Rainbow's mane, feeling the world fly around you as your ride starts picking up speed.

After the initial jolt, you manage to peer out from Rainbow's mane. You feel a rush of excitement as you see the ground speeding below, rushing by faster than you think you've ever moved before. But you also notice that, besides from the speed, you're also wobbling a lot more than you ever have on Twilight. You steal a glance a Rainbow's face and noticed it scrunched up in concentration and effort.

"Rainbow?" You call out, yelling to make yourself heard over the rush of wind, "Rainbow are you okay?"

Rainbow grunts, "I'm fine. I've got it all under control." But even as the words leave her mouth she pitches sideways so hard that you almost fall off.

"Rainbow!" You shout again, you can see the edge of Sweet Apple Acres coming into view as you realize Rainbow has no intention of slowing down.

"I told you I've got--whoa!" Rainbow yelps as the two of you completely overshoot the landing area and speed into the Everfree. Rainbow tries desperately to slow down or just land but as soon as she gets close to the ground a stray branch catches her hoof and sends your speeding ride tumbling end over end.

You fly off the tumbling Pegasus and crash through the trees, bouncing off branches along the way. Eventually, you hit the ground hard, the inertia from your flight sending you rolling off deeper into the woods. You can just barely hear Rainbow crying out in pain behind you as you roll down what seems like a very steep hill. With a grunt you finally slide to a stop, getting a faceful of dirt in the process.

You groan and rise to your feet. Thankfully, your dragon hide kept you from getting hurt but you're now completely disoriented.  A quick look around doesn't help much as you can't see any landmarks or even a sign of where you fell from. You do spot a path straight ahead of you and a blue Pegasus sprawled out a few feet away.

Instantly, you rush to Dash's side. "Rainbow? Rainbow are you alright?"

Rainbow Dash lets out her own groan and rolls over onto her hooves; a few bruises and cuts speckling her body. "Ugh, you need to lay off the donuts or something. I completely lost control up there."

You sigh in relief as you realize that she isn't seriously hurt but take it back when she stretches her wings and flinches.

You instantly go to her side. "Hey, are you alright? You didn't break anything did you?"

Rainbow shakes her head, but a frown's on her face. "Nah, I just twisted my wing wrong. This happened before and I'll be fine in an hour or two but..." She sighs and folds her wings back down. "I'm not going to be flying for that time. Ugh, I hate being grounded."

You bite your lip, you were hoping she could scout where you were and get you a safe path back home but now..."I guess we'll have to follow this trail then."

Rainbow glances behind her at the trail in question and raises a brow, "But wich way? Neither looks to be going the way we need to head."

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