The Spirit of Loyalty

(Rainbow's surrounded by most of her Pokémon - Blaze, Lightning, Tank, Tails and Tenten, with Daring filming as usual- as the screen comes on, staring excitedly at her six badges while gearing herself for her eventual Gym battle when she goes to challenge the Mahogany Gym Leader. She's worked on a strategy and decided which Pokémon she'll use. Other, more important details are on the former Pegasus' mind.)

A whole year...since Johto called me here...wonder if this was how Twilight and Fluttershy felt?

(She did miss her Ponyville friends, but at the same time she knew she wasn't alone. She had a ton of friends, pony and non-pony, supporting her.)

Hehehe, it's still pretty cold like last year but not that cold!

(Being next to a couple of Fire type Pokémon would warm anypony up.)

(Rainbow's face clicks on the 'Gear, a forced smile on the former Pegasus pony's face; she holds up her 6 -count 'em, 6- badges while the screen pans back to show a Milotic behind her.)

...So, turns out Twilight was right about not much in Azalea Town to begin with which is why it was a breeze getting through the Gym there and finally getting to face Falkner? He's got some crazy awesome tips when it comes to Flying Pokémon, but he was kinda stuck on Pidgeot, Noctowl, Swellow, Staraptor and Unfezant the whole time, which'll help me out a lot when I get around to finding a few more Flying types to complete what I call...The WONDERBOLT team!

Oh? The Milotic behind me? (She calls out, and Rainbow quickly pets the Pokémon before going on.) Used to belong to one of my best friends, and she finally evolved a while back! Didn't think she'd ever evolve, but she always said to make her scales look pretty...

(Anything else Rainbow was gonna say? Interrupted by two sudden events: a sudden BubbleBeam attack that left her pretty wet from her head to her neck, and most definitely her hair, and a Starly landing nearby. Rainbow's true boredom finally shows through at this point.)

...Hey! Pinkie Pie, this isn't the time for playing games! I'm letting Pinkie Pie figure out her strategy for the Gyms before we pack up, get Rarity and Spike and meet up with Twilight.

Corsola, corsola! Corsola~!

A wha-Starly? Wait a second! This could be my chance...! (She's not bored anymore. Rainbow's Milotic and Corsola vanish within seconds as both are recalled while she goes to toss another Pokeball, and a heartbeat later a Gligar -one of Rainbow's newer Pokemon, but this is his first battle- clamps down onto her head as the screen clicks off.)

(The PokeGear finally clicks on after what seems like days of nonactivity but really wasn't. Considering the trainer who's holding it up you'd think it's either late in the morning or early afternoon. What she's holding it up at? The nearby city sign that states: 'Violet City: The City of Nostalgic Scents' which is pulled away after a few seconds or so has passed.

Rainbow Dash quickly points the screen at her two Pokemon eggs, which arrived during the weekend -or maybe the day before, the days all kinda blur when you're traveling in cold weather- before pointing it at herself and grinning despite shivering at the same time.

She heard about what happened with Falkner, but she can wait. What's most important? Finding the Pokemon Center and seeing her closest friends again.)

...YOUR F-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD R-RAINBOW D-DASH HAS ARRIVED IN VIOLET!!!

(Feel free to ask Dash about her message as she clicks the 'Gear off almost immediately and clutches her eggs. Warmth was very hard to come by during this time of year -unless you were inside with a heater- and she could only keep Blaze out for so long...!)