They were flying for a while until Dash landed at one of the floating houses.

"Are you ready?"

Dash, looking determined at the door, nodded and knocked.

A short silence. Then the door opened.

"Rainbow? Dashie! You look Great!" Her father cheered. "Honey, our daughter is home!" He called inside.

Dash just rolled her eyes.

"Rainbow! Oh I can't believe it! How long has it been? Four years? Five?"

"Mom please."

"Oh, am I embarrassing you? Who's your friend?"

"My name is-"

Dashs mother gasped and bowed.

"Please.. there is no need for that."

Her mother stood up again.

"Oh where are my manners! My name is Firefly. Pleasure to get visited by a princess."

"I.. thanks."

"How about we just go inside." Dash interrupted in a low tone.

"Of course!"

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"Tea?"

"Mum stop it. Just.. stop."

"Rainbow! What's gotten into you?"

"We came here for a reason."

"Oh?"

"Now don't go and tell me you two are in a relationship?!"

"Dad!"

"Rainbow Dash This is Not how I raised you!"

"That's not why we're here!"

"Actually, it is. I mean the way you raised her." Twilight corrected.

Her parents went silent.

"Why did you lie to me."

Silence.

"WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME!!! I'm your Daughter! Your own blood! Why would you Do this to me?!"

Her parents were lost. Twilight wanted to explain.

"Why did you tell her that Pegasi had to look a certain way, and eat the way you showed her? It's Really unhealthy."

"What?" Her father was lost.

"Oooooh I get it now. Dashie.. look. After I was pregnant with you I gained a few pounds. Your grandma was always about looks. She lived with us in our house to watch you when you were young and we were at work. So I tried to lose weight, my mother encouraging me..."

Dash shook her head slowly..

"You wanted to be like me so much.. I think my mothers talking must have encouraged you to it. A young fillies mind is vulnerable to those things.. so when you stopped eating.. Oh Dashie I'm so sorry! I didn't realize what was happening, right before my eyes...!" She started to cry. Her husband hugging her. He continued for her.

"When your grandma died, we found food hidden everywhere in her house.."

Dash closed her eyes.

"I don't believe this..."

"Honey, we are so Sorry.."

"Why would you keep something like this from me?"

"Keep what from you?" Her mother looked up.

"Grandma had an eating disorder.. mum, anorexia is a disease, just like drug addiction or alcoholism there's a genetic component. Why would you keep something like this from me?" Dash echoed Twilights words.

"Because..."

"We weren't about to give you permission to be damaged."

"What?!"

"As soon as you identify this as a disease, something you were born with, it makes you less likely to try and change it. You start to think that it's out of your control"

"I don't believe this.." Dash was close to crying now.

"Honey, I know you're upset right now but one day you'll understand-"

"I will Never understand you mum, I Hate you!" She took off and vanished.

"What.."

"Oh dear.."

"I'll go look for her. It was nice to meet you."

Author's Notes:

Reference to Red Band Society