Cupcake Chronicles Timeline

2008

April 18th
Rainbow runs away from home after refusing to apologize to the flight school for fighting.

April 21st
Applejack discovers Rainbow sleeping in the barn.

April 22nd
Fluttershy and Rainbow reunite. Rainbow moves in with Fluttershy.

May 1st
Rainbow applies for the Ponyville Weather Patrol.

June
Rainbow begins buying and stocking premium building cloud for her own home.

2010

October
Rainbow promoted to Weather Director of Ponyville.
Cloud Chaser promoted to sectional manager in Weather Factory.

2011

May 2nd
Pinkie's Surprise Party (Party of One)

September 30th
Pinkie kidnaps Rainbow Dash. (Cupcakes)
Applejack rescues Rainbow
Rainbow admitted to Ponyville Urgent Care.

October 3rd
Rainbow checked out of Ponyville Urgent Care, and spends half a night at the hotel. She moves in with Applejack at Sweet Apple Acres.

October 7th
Princess Luna discovers Pinkie's journal in her bedroom at Sugar Cube Corner. She withholds it from evidence.

October 12th
Rainbow begins swimming.

October 20th
Rainbow's birthday. She decides to compete in the Running of the Leaves.

October 22nd
Annual Running of the Leaves

October 30th
Rainbow discusses with her friends ways to remember Pinkie and her victims, and Mrs. Cake gives her Gummy to take care of as a way to honor her memory.

November 13th
Ponyville's Memorial Fountain is officially dedicated.

November 15th
Rainbow visits Pinkie's grave at the rock farm.

November 23rd
Applejack lets Rainbow begin to help with farm chores.
Rainbow kisses Applejack on the lakeside dock, they continue in her bedroom.
Princess Luna brings Rainbow Pinkie's journal.

November 24th
Applejack's shipment to the Feed 'n' Seed is refused. Rainbow shatters the proprietor's front display window.
Lyra is supernaturally attacked by Pinkamena.

November 25th
Protests begin outside the Feed 'n' Seed. Rainbow refuses his initial apology, as well as his follow-up that night at Sweet Apple Acres.
Applejack takes Rainbow out to the orchard to share their love with privacy and space, which is interrupted by the spirit of Pinkamena.
An earthquake rocks Ponyville, causing minimal damage, and destroying the memorial fountain.
Pinkamena's spirit is confronted in the basement of Sugar Cube Corner.
Pinkie's journal is burned in the remains of the fountain. Rainbow is fatally stabbed in the chest, and revived by the spirits of Pinkie and Pinkamena's victims.

November 26th
Rainbow awakens in Ponyville Urgent Care. Her wings have been restored.

December 9th
Rainbow receives an invitation to become a full performing members of the Wonderbolts.
Rainbow reconciles with Marty by replacing his window.

December 11th
Rainbow leaves for the Wonderbolts Headquarters in Cloudsdale.

December 12th
Applejack, Twilight, and Rarity travel to Cloudsdale, where Rainbow invites them to be in the next Wonderbolts tour, Rainbow After The Storm.

2012

June 7th
The debut of Rainbow After The Storm in Cloudsdale.
Rainbow reunites with her parents.

2013

January 10th
Last tour performance of Rainbow After The Storm in Las Pegasus.
Applejack and Rainbow's first sub-dom session.

January 12th
Last Meet and Greet in Las Pegasus. Applejack and Rainbow meet Surprise.

January 13th
Applejack, Rainbow, Twilight, and Rarity arrive back in Ponyville for the month off after the Wonderbolts tour.
Princess Celestia tasks Rainbow with finding another pony to wield the Element of Laughter.

January 16th
Surprise opens her store in Ponyville, "Surprise's Surprises: Party Supplies and Planning Services"

January 21st
Scootaloo gets her cutie mark.

January 25th
Surprise's store is vandalized.
Changelings invade Ponyville.
Surprise discovers she's a changeling.
Surprise inherits the Element of Laughter.

January 26th
Surprise taken to Canterlot, officially recognized as the new Element of Laughter.

February 9th
Rainbow resigns from the Wonderbolts.

Author's Notes:

I'll keep this updated as more events are revealed in future chapters.