Applejack looked over at Rainbow. "What happened when you were kids, Dash?" She asked.

Rainbow sighed, looking down at Alopex. "It all started back when we were younger..."

--------Flashback--------

"We were playing a game Fire had made up called hide-and-seek catch. If one of us had the ball, we had to find the others and throw the ball to them when we found them...."

"hey Rainbow! Catch!" 8 year old Fire Blaze called. As expected, 6 year old Rainbow Dash caught the ball, laughing as she fell backwards. The two of them were playing in the back yard.

"Mom and Dad found us outside one day, just gazing up at the clouds, thinking about our lives if we were ponies, and what breeds we would be...."

Thunderstorm and Lightning exited the house, both with angry expressions towards Rainbow and Fire.

"Rainbow Dash, Fire Blaze! Get inside now!!" Thunderstorm growled.

"You heard your Father. Inside!" Lightning added. With their heads hung low, the duo waled inside and sat on the couch beside their 4 year old sister, Alopex.

"Mom and Dad gave us one heck of an earful for a lecture. They also sent us to our rooms without dinner that night..."

you two need to learn to be responsible for yourselves, and Alopex!" Lightning snarled. "Instead you two just played outside like a kitten with a yarn ball. You two need to grow up!"

Thunderstorm stood next to his wife, equally as angry. "Go to your rooms this instant! And Blaze, pack your bags, you're going to learn how to be responsible for yourself come dawn." Their father stated, picking Alopex up and walking into the kitchen without a second thought.

The duo looked at each other, confused before reluctantly walking up the stairs to their rooms. "Night, big brother." Rainbow cooed.

"Night Lil' sister. Sweet dreams." Fire replied in a hushed tone before retreating to his room and packing his large rucksack.

"Dawn came a little too fast and soon enough, Dad booted Fire to the curb, telling him he's not allowed to see Alopex or I until he learned to be more responsible...."

"but Dad! I didn't do anything wrong!!" Fire insisted.

"I don't care, Fire Blaze! From this day forward, you're no longer my son and you are no longer allowed to see Alopex or Rainbow Dash until you learn to be more responsible!" Thunderstorm bellowed before slamming the front door.

-------End of Flashback--------

As her tale ended, Rainbow could no longer stand as he knees buckled and she collapsed to the floor in a sobbing heap. "Oh, Dash." AJ sighed, shielding her eyes with her Stetson. "Ah would've been heartbroken if Mah Ma an' Pa kicked Big Mac out."

Rainbow sniffled. "It wasn't until a month after Camp Everfree that everything spiralled out of control. Fire turned up, asking for his sisters, Alopex and Rainbow. I had to hold Alopex back before she tried to murder him. We soon found out that Fire was back for good, back to put things right with Mom and Dad. Told us he'd been living with a friend of his in Klugetown before he came back." She took a deep breath before continuing. "Gambled his savings in a game of poker against a few friends before deciding to try and find us."

Strike, who had been taking notes since being called into the Principal's office, finally came to a conclusion. "I think a road trip to Klugetown is in order." He stated, finally putting his notebook and pen away in his rucksack. "If Uncle Fire was living their with a friend of his during the time he was kicked out, maybe he went back there to go into hiding?"

"worth a shot." Light commented. "But that place is deadly, right?" He asked, turning to AJ and Sunset.

"What's life without a Lil' risk, eh?" Spyro commented, smirking. Aqua kicked her brother's shin, hard enough to leave a bruise. "Ouch! Mom, Aqua kicked me!!" Spyro wailed.

Rarity chuckled. "Aquamarine, Spyro. Enough of this for the time being, please!"

"Listen you your mother, kids." Thunderlane added, rolling his eyes, laughing half-heartedly.

"fine!" The twins huffed, glaring daggers at each other before looking away.

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