Screenplay

MY LITTLE DASHIE: THE MOTION PICTURE

Clip: THX Surround Audio Parody (Ponified)

=Music: Prologue (Giggle @ The Ghostie Vocaless)=

Intro: Shows Logo Animations

*White Text*Penndragon Pictures Presents:

A Non-Profit Production

A Jordan Weber Film

*Sharp sting hit, Pinkie Pie laughs fading away*

EXTREME WIDE SHOT: TRACKER DOLLY PAN IN TO MEDIUM CLOSE UP

Bryan fiddling around with the radio trying to get a good

enough signal to hear the weather.

*Easter Egg: Good Ol’ Days = The Living Tombstone, Jackleapp

& Micthemicrophone* (sound up and goes down during the

fiddling)

Tunes it in finally, then goes back to fiddling with a cent

RADIO

Looks like tomorrow is going to be

another cloudy day with a small

chance of cold wind, roughly five

degrees Celsius for outdoor

temperature and tonight its going

to be about minus 3. So wrap

yourself up warm! Hope you all got

good heat conditioning and-

Bryan turns off the radio and lets off a grunt sigh and

continues fiddling with the cent.

Byran fiddles with a cent on the counter, he is in the

middle of the counter and his torso is leaning up on the

counter, Bryan looks at objects around the room hoping

something will catch his attention.

From the right hand side an employer called Louie walks in

talking to his friend Martin.

MEDIUM CLOSE UP: FLYCAM 5000 BACKWARDS WALKING

LOUIE:

Lucky for me, the central heating

in my house is okay so I wont be

affected by this.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

MARTIN:

Jeez, wonder whats up with all the

cold weather conditions lately, its

only August.

LOUIE:

I know, it might have something to

do with that storm cloud that

happened a few weeks back

MARTIN:

How many weeks?

LOUIE:

Roughly 1 or 2 I think

LOUIE:

Weird how its been thunderous

around here lately -

Louie notices Bryan looking gloomy on the counter.

LOUIE:

Hey bro!

Byran quickly gets up in a hunchback position almost as if

he’s defending himself from about to get punched by someone

BRYAN:

Oh - hey Louie.

LOUIE:

Have you heard about how cold it’s

gonna be tonight

BRYAN:

yes I have. (he says very abruptly

and quick to end a conversation)

Louie looks rather annoyed and looks as if he’s about to

rage at him but then Martin butts in.

MARTIN:

You should come with us to a bar

sometime Bryan, doing anything this

weekend?

BRYAN:

No Im not up to much this weekend

MARTIN:

Great! say 8 o clockish on Saturday

sound good to you?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

BRYAN:

Thanks for the offer but I don’t

really want to go.

MARTIN:

okay, what ever you say man. Its

your decision.

They walk off and talk amongst themselves.

*Play Prologue - Skylar*

LOUIE:

Seriously, how do you put up with

that.

MARTAIN:

he used to be very talkative - just

give him his space maybe he’ll come

around.

they’re voices slowly fade away as they walk off

Bryan goes back to fiddling with the penny, but it falls off

the counter and he flops his head on the desk. He gets back

up and starts tapping the glass (or counter) on thinking on

what to do. He looks at the clock and its nearly closing

time. The manager voice comes out of the tannoy.

MANAGER:

Okay staff! I’m closing down early

today, Since theirs not many

customers I thought you could all

use a break. Although I just want

to say before you go, one of you is

going to be made redundant next

week. I don’t want to say now but

I’ll tell when the time comes.

Roughly where the manager talks about redundancy, Bryan

quickly grabs his Jacket and leaves before the manager could

finish his sentence.

Bryan walks home from work, 6pm autumn time in an empty city

surrounded by closed stores and empty path walks.

Bryan picks up a dollar on the pavement and still continues

to walk, he starts to walk in the center of the street

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS)

I live my life, one day at a time.

A good portion of those days are

uneventful, always falling in the

same routine: I wake up, walk to

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS) (cont’d)work, work, walk home, then I go to

bed.

This city was once full of life and

color, but now... now most of the

houses are abandoned, and this city

grows more and more grey by the

day.

Although, the uneventful can be

eventful... If you just look in the

right places. Then...you never know

what you might find...even could

be,

*End Prologue: Skylar*

something completely unique.

*Main Title: MY LITTLE DASHIE: THE

MOTION PICTURE*

Title fades out and a clock alarm begins to raise from the

boom from the title. (September 15th) The title fades out as

a close up of the alarm is shown. Bryan grunts and throws

his toy Simba at the alarm clock but it doesn’t shut off. He

gets up and slams it with his hand, it turns off after that

- Bryan turns around and sees its a Sunday on the calendar.

BYRAN:

*shrugs* might as well start the

day

He takes a shower and reaches over to some baby shampoo to

clean his hair but the bottle is almost empty, he grunts.

Next shot Bryan opens up the fridge and takes out a bottle

of cider. Put it down next to his laptop and boots it up.

After taking a few drinks he begins to check for updates on

his computer such as eBay and Amazon looking up baby

shampoo.

He clicks on them multiple times to check for new updates,

He rests his head on his hand as his elbow lays on the

computer desk.

BRYAN:

eh...only one available..(He

leans back on his chair as he

says that. )

He turns to the room’s center floor to find the clothes he

wore yesterday in a pile of other clothes.

He stands up from his chair and moves some of the other

clothes to get to the clothes he wants to wear.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

*Wears Black Jeans with white shoes, Grey polo t-shirt*He looks outside his window which is overcast and dull, he

looks up to the sky and sees a thunderstorm beginning to

brew over the city.

Bryan shuts the curtains.

Bryan goes downstairs to cook some breakfast, just eggs on

toast.

CAMERA SIDE PANS ACROSS A SHELF WITH PICTURES OF HIM, HIS

MOTHER AND FATHER AND TWO URNS RIGHT ON THE LEFT END OF THE

SHELF. CAMERA PANS IN TO BRYAN WHO IS EATING HIS BREAKFAST

He uses a fork to cut up his toast and eats it, he tuns on

the radio

RADIO:

Meteorologists still cannot

identify this cloud, they claim

that this cloud was not foreseen by

their satellites.

The cloud may have electrical

possibilities, if so it might

interfere with electrical devices

such as television and lights but

other than that it should leave no

harm towards buildings or people.

If you would like to see this

mysterious cloud, the cloud will

occur this Saturday in the city.

Bryan turns the radio off and chucks it a side then finishes

his breakfast quickly.

SONG START: THIS COLOURLESS CITY

He zips on his dark blue hoodie and heads out, he shivers

then goes back in to get a wolly jumper and a body warmer as

well, he puts the bottle of cider in the recycling on the

way out.

The thunder booms over head as he walks off his door steps.

Bryan walks down the dark ally then the sound of a dog

barking jumps him and he sprints off.

He gets to a store where he wants to buy something from but

a big sign outside the store says: "Closed down"

He looks to his right and looks at the full of closed shops

and the empty streets.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 6.

He begins to walk down the closed down shops to find an

alternative, he looks up and down at the decaying buildings

as he walks.

He walks to the other shop when another boom of lightning

sounds and Bryan begins walk slightly faster.

He reaches the other shop which is closed down as well.

Bryan hangs his head, turns around and walks back home.

As he walks home a flash of multi-coloured lighting hits the

ground. 2 times, all in the same area which looked about 7

miles away. Bryan puts his elbow over his eyes and step

back, stumbling a bit.

He opens his eyes but they are a bit blurred from the

lightning as he had stared right into it.

He stares up at the cloud which starts to move away and

decent into the other clouds. Bryan is astonished from what

he just witnessed.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

What ever that was just now, it

didn’t look normal. Never seen a

multi-colored lightning bolt

before, The sudden glimpse of

colors felt unnatural to me, as

I’ve never seen bright colors such

as that before, not in a long time.

Bryan then looks to his left and sees Martain who is also

looking up at the sky speechless, Martain turns to Bryan

MARTAIN:

Looks like I’m not the only who

just witnessed that too.

Byran looks to the ground

BRYAN:

Yeah

Martain walks up to him

*Is wearing a portal 2 t-shirt with cargo pants*

MARTAIN:

So, what bring you to this place?

BRYAN:

Simple errands, just getting the

necessary foods supply to survive

the week. How about you?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 7.

MARTAIN:

Same thing I always do when Im out

here. Getting an overall look at

our city...

Bryan looks back up at him

MARTAIN:

Hard to believe it was this city to

house one of the finest indian food

resturants to ever hit the country.

Now look at it, my family and I

used to go there all the time when

I was just a child..

Bryan begins to look puzzled

BRYAN:

Sorry but, you are aware of that

lightning bolt of flashing colour

just now? Also how come your acting

like this? Your normally very

sidekick material to Louie!

Martain doesn’t bat an eye.

MARTAIN:

This is the first time i’ve heard

you spoke long sentences in a long

time Bryan. Tell me, Something with

that flashing colours opened up

something in you...didn’t it?

Bryan looks aware unsurely.

Martain Smiles

MARTAIN:

You know, its hard to believe you

used to be such a colourful

character. How many years was it

ago? 6? 10? 11 years since we met

back in high school? Remember when

you and I would have sleep overs

and play basket ball nearly every

fortnight? What ever happened to

those days Bryan?

BRYAN:

The city changed me...

MARTAIN:

Or did you change the city?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 8.

Bryan looks at him with his eyes wide open

Martian stays silent then abruptly says

MARTAIN:

You know about the redundancy that

is going to happen on Monday?

Bryan nods

MARTAIN:

Turns out its going to be me...

Bryan steps back taken from his words.

MARTAIN:

I was doing some last minute

cleaning when peaked into his desk

draw...thats when I found it...I

think I might as well leave town.

BRYAN:

What about the redundancy money?

MARTAIN:

Forget the redundancy money, I have

already lost everything...My

girlfriend, my favourite places.

Now my job, its only a matter of

time before it’ll be my house...

Martain says sounding defeated.

Bryan looks away again

Martain Sighs

MARTAIN:

I think I’ll spend my last moments

in this city by myself...

Martain walks into the middle of the road then raises his

right hand as Bryan looks on towards him with an upset face

MARTAIN:

Later at the bar...okay Bryan?

Martain doesn’t even look behind him, Bryan nods and Martian

walks onto the other side of the road and begins to blur

away.

Bryan looks forward and sees that the cloud is fully

vanished.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 9.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

My days normally consist of the

same routeen, but this day was

different. First the lightning and

then my old friend’s strange

behavior, but more uneventful was

that lightning...I haven’t seen

colors in that lightning since the

last time I looked at my mother’s

painting. An abstract painting with

multiple colors, almost...rainbow

like.

Brayn walks back home while thinking

I can’t even remember where she put

that painting...Maybe in the attic.

Still, something about those

colours they...remind me of

something, a certain show. Heh,

Hard to believe its already been a

few seasons since it started.

Brayn stops and looks up.

CUT TO HIM AT HIS LAPTOP AGAIN AND WATCHING AN EPISODE OF

MLP

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Everyone has their way of escaping

reality, for me... I just have this

show. No lethal side effects or

permanent damage to my body that

comes with the other ways, I guess

my parents would be proud of me

just for that.

Sounds of Rainbow dash’s doing the sonic rainboom over in

the filly episode (the CMC chronicles)

RAINBOW DASH:

I couldn’t believe I did a sonic

rainboom! Right then and there!

BRYAN chuckles

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Hard to believe males like me watch

this show, People can judge me on

first impact for all they like for

such a bizzare interest. But its

just a nice peaceful world in the

show. Everyone is nice to each

other to some extent and the

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 10.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS): (cont’d)

colors.. Where everyone gets

along...I..I just wish I could be a

part of it...

BRYAN begins to reach out to touch a clip of all the ponies

hugging one another but then his hand hits the screen and he

flinches.

BRYAN:

AH!

He then looks around in a daze

He sighs

BRYAN:

Pull yourself together man...

He says and shuts his screen down on the laptop.

THE DATE ON HIS CLOCK CHANGES TO THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

(September 17th)

Bryan is later taking a long walk through out the city once

again with his head hanging down.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I do an unusual amount of

walking, It becomes a way to just

clear my worries and all sorts of

others..but I just find they come

rushing straight back if I don’t

walk at all..

After a few minutes of walking he bumps into a stranger who

was jogging.

BRYAN:

sorry...

???:

Yea - S- Sorry

They both get up and Bryan notices a lump under the

stranger’s coat. Just then the sound of feathers flapping

from with in the stranger, The stranger starts to jog off in

the oppercite way. Bryan continues to walks onwards

Bryan looks over his shoulder as he continues to walk.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 11.

BRYAN:

Must be a bird keeper or some sort.

Bryan turns back and keeps on walking.

2 street lights begin to flicker then die out as he’s

walking

Next we see Bryan in his work station cleaning up some

things around the place. He feather dusts some of the antics

and then Louie comes in all pissed off.

He sits down on one of the old chairs and tightens his grip.

Bryan still continues to clean and trys not to make eye

contact. Louie just sits there taking deep breaths.

LOUIE:

It just makes us two

Bryan still trys not to make eye contact and continues to

clean buts dusts slower by the second.

LOUIE:

Everyone, GONE. All thats left is

you and that manager.

Bryan stops cleaning but still doesn’t make eye contact.

He keeps facing away from him.

BRYAN:

I don’t know what you mean

Bryan says why being a bit hunched backed

LOUIE:

Martian...He left...He left town. I

DON’T KNOW HOW he managed to do it,

But he left town. Maybe he just got

lucky at a casino or what ever and

saved up enough just to escape this

city.

Bryan turns around and leans onto the mantal place which he

was cleaning on. Bryan looks up to him but Louie is turned

away in the chair.

LOUIE:

You know...with him around, this

city was as not so bad as everyone

says it was. But..now that he left.

I cant see any life in this city

anymore.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 12.

BRYAN:

looks like my theory was true...

LOUIE:

What was that?

BRYAN:

nothing

LOUIE:

There you go again. You can’t have

a normal conversation without

withdrawing into your shell.

Bryan lowers his defenses and starts looking around the room

LOUIE:

Well...Are you going to say

anything?

Bryan stays silent.

Louie gets off the chair he was sitting in and walks out of

the room.

Bryan just sits there then looks at the door which louie

left.

BRYAN:

Sorry...

CROSS FADE TO NEXT SCENE

Bryan is back at the counter this time fiddling with a

pencil. He looks at the clock which is almost closing time,

He starts to hear chatting from the other room. He goes to

find out what the chattering is. He hides behind the corner

and see’s louie and the manager chatting away.

MANAGER:

I’m sorry, but the last of the

redundancy money went to Martain,

If I would give you and Bryan the

rest, well we would have to close

down... which we will be

eventually.

LOUIE:

But Martain didn’t even claim his

redundancy money!

MANAGER:

He didn’t, but his parents did.

I’ve known his parents for a while

now and they came here and asked

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 13.

MANAGER: (cont’d)for it and apologies on Martains

behalf.

LOUIE:

How am I suppose to get a job now

huh?

MANAGER:

Look...I’ll put you both down as

great employees in your CV and you

can use me as reference for

interviews and such. But there is

nothing more I can do I’m afraid.

Louie turns around and punches a brick wall

LOUIE:

AHH! CAZZO!

Bryan walks away after Louie punches the brick wall. He

looks at the clock and it is closing time, he grabs his coat

and walks out the door.

Bryan looks around the city once more knowing his time is

drawing thin.

He walks down his original road but he stops and thinks of

that multi-coloured lightning bolt. He starts to walk down

the path which is in the direction of where he saw the bolt.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Doing the same route’s day in and

day out, for the past 2 years. No

wonder I’m acting completely

lifeless. Even just walking in a

linear pattern with no alternative

routes could drive anyone up the

wall...

I still wonder about that lightning

bolt. Maybe if I change my route a

bit it might give me joyfulness for

a least a while, exploring a new

area might be fun. I’ll try going

this way for once, in the direction

of where that lightning bolt hit

the ground, maybe I’ll even find

the mark of where it hit. That

would be exciting to see what it

hit.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 14.

Bryan walks down a narrow road with the street full of

litter and a lot of graffiti on the walls.

He continues his pace slowly, he keeps on looking up at the

building and the walls of the road. Then he looks down in

front of him, a street light is beaming down light onto a

warn out cardboard box.

*PLAY: A BOX IN MID-SEPTEMBER*

Bryan looks down at it confused (he’s only 5 feet away from

it)

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

A stray box in the middle of the

road. Wonder what kind of careless

person would do such a thing...

Bryan shakes his head then he uses his foot to move the box

in the corner of the road as well as some old cups and tiny

plastic bags. He nods as if to say, good job on a job well

done. He then continues to walk on, after he reaches the end

of the road. The blanket shuffles from the inside but Bryan

is too far away to notice or hear it.

*END: A BOX IN MID-SEPTEMBER*

BIRDS EYE SHOT PANNING DOWN TO BRYAN IN BED

Bryan is laying in his bed with his eyes wide open starting

to squeeze his toy Simba with one hand and tapping his

finger on his chest separately. His head tosses and turns

with a slight look of worry on him. He begins to shift his

body left and right trying to get to sleep.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Something about that box, just

didn’t feel right...just like the

lightning bolt...just like the way

martian was behaving...and then

that stranger who bumped into me,

when given signs you’d be a fool

not to notice them then do

something about it. Just like

traffic lights, obey them and

you’ll be safe. Disobey them and

it’ll lead you into chance and a

danger zone.

But how could I obey a multi

coloured lightning bolt? It just

doesn’t add up...

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 15.

BRYAN:

Maybe there’s something else...

He opens his eyes again then storms out of bed. Bryan looks

at the clock and its nearly 2am.

BRYAN:

I’ll go back to that place where I

found that box. Maybe if I get that

at least off my mind I can get some

reassurance.

He changes his clothes, adds the woolly jumper and body

warmer on again and storms out.

He passes fast down the road and enters the street where he

found the box, it still there exactly how he left it.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

There, Its still there. A bit

worn but still there...Just a

normal...box...and yet, there’s

still something unfamiliar about

it.

Bryan begins to walk up to the box and looks down on it, a

tiny little flap on the top is open so he can peer into it.

He notices a lump underneath the blanket.

BYRAN:

Wait, no one would be cruel enough

to throw an animal out...not even

in this economic climate .

Bryan slowly kneels down and slowly opens the top part of

the box, he hold one of the flaps down with his left hand as

he uses his right hand to peel back the blanket top.

As he peels he sees a blue blob of some sort, he squints his

eyes trying to get a better look without coming to close.

He peels back all of it, his eyes widen, he quickly covers

his mouth with his right hand trying not to make any loud

gasping noises. His hands shakes and his heart races. He

lowers his hand while its still shaking.

CAMERA STARTS OFF AT THE CENTRE OF THE BOX THE DOES A HIGH

ANLE SHOT REVEALING DASHIE SLEEPING IN THE BOX

*PLAY: DASHIE’S THEME*

Bryan flops onto his knees and looks over what he sees, he

rubs his eyes and refreshes his vision, but each time he

does he begins to look more astonished.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 16.

BRYAN:

R-...R-Rainbow Dash...?!

He says with a gaping clog in his throat.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

But as a filly...!

Dashie is sound a sleep while breathing peacefully, bryan

looks over here and still cannot believe what he is

witnessing right now.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Loads of questions ran through my

mind, who would give up a filly

rainbow dash, why is she here, why

is she a filly. But all those

answers didn’t matter right now.

Lets see if I can find any I.D..or

a least a note of some sort.

Bryan looks in for a closer look around the box and notices

a medium sized pen marking of the words "Give to a good

home"

Bryan looks a bit worried but then looks back in the box and

still shes dashie sleeping. Bryan dawws silently, then feels

his leg is slowly getting numb, he stands up and

accidentally nudges the box roughly.

BRYAN:

Oh crap

Bryan starts to shake his leg while turning away from the

box. He turns back and sees Rainbow Dash stretching and

yawning on her side belly, she slowly gets up and flopping

down a bit like a new born deer trying to stand up for the

first time. She looks around with squint eyes and rubs her

hoof over one eye then the other while moistening her lips

by licking them. She looks up to Bryan who is just standing

there. Bryan’s expression is just slightly jaw dropped,

then Bryan begins to smile grinning.

Rainbow Dash stares up at him with her large black eyes and

her face had a wondrous look to it.

*END: DASHIE’S THEME*

BRYAN:

HNNG...that cuteness...

Rainbow dash looks puzzled as she stares at him, she tilts

her head and flaps her wings softly.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 17.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I don’t know what to say...My mind

is just blank with questions to

answers I’ll probably never get.

But I should start somewhere.

BRYAN:

well...Hai there

Dashie’s ears perk up as she gives full attention to him

But she doesn’t respond to him.

BRYAN:

Uh...what are you doing out here?

Dashie looks around the box the back to Bryan. She looks

just as clueless as he is.

BRYAN:

Can- Can you speak?

Dashie blinks looking the other way.

BRYAN:

Guessing that’s a no then...

BRYAN kneels down and scoots a little closer, Dashie backs

away to the corner of the box, Dashie then looks back to

him.

BRYAN:

Well...I can’t just leave you out

here, maybe it would be best if you

would come with me.

Dashie does a little squeak sound as if to say she is not

completely taken by his words.

She shakes her coat and then gets a slight shiver. She then

curls up trying to keep the warmth in her body.

Bryan lets his hand down into the box allowing Dashie to

sniff it. Dashie sniffs the hand then bats it away with her

forehead, Bryan withdraws his hand and goes into a state of

shock, Dashie goes back into the corner of the box.

BRYAN:

Hey now, *chuckles* I’m not going

to hurt you...

Dashie still looks unsure as her eyes begin to dimmer

Bryan takes off his body warmer and wolly jumper, shivering

as he does so. Dashie starts to wonder what he’s up to next.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 18.

Bryan places the wolly jumper down on the dampish ground and

then reaches down again into the box, Dashie looks up and

sees what he is doing. Her eye widen and then is just about

to move to the other corner of the box, but before she could

do that. Bryan grabs her, She immediately squirm around,

flap her wings and kick her little hooves around; Dashie

goes into a panic state. Bryan quiclky then lowers her into

the wolly jumper and uses the body warmer to then wrap

around the wolly jumper for extra warmth. He picks up the

wolly jumper and body warmer and covers it tightly around

him.

BRYAN:

Please settle down dash!

Dashie looks up to him in confusion to wondering how he

knows her name. Stll panting from squirming so much.

Bryan lowers his head inwards.

*START: DON’T WORRY, I’ll TAKE CARE OF YOU*

BRYAN:

There you go, See? Wasn’t so bad

after all.

Bryans words began to sink in as Dashie breaths become more

quitey, but she still looks around the place frantically.

BRYAN:

Its alright...Let’s get you

somewhere warmer, huh?

Bryan smiles, Dashie begins to settle down but makes squeaks

sounds in unsureness.

BRYAN:

Don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt

you. Its cold out here you’ll

probably freeze out here.

Dashie looks up at Bryan with her big black eyes, she slowly

begins to relax. She moves her body around in the jumper to

get more comfertable then closes her eyes and lets off a

soft moan.

Bryan smiles then he looks at the box, he gently places her

in the box and closes it but still leaving some open

slightly just so he can see her, he picks up the box and

carries it all the way to the end of the street.

CUT TO HIM WALKING NEAR HIS HOUSE

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 19.

Bryan looks down inside the box and sees only Dashie’s head

sleeping peacefully, Bryan reaches into his pocket trying

not to wake her. The sound of keys jingaling makes her

russle in the wolly jumper. He opens the door but it wakes

her up. Bryan picks up the box still thinking she’s a sleep.

He carries the box in his front door but then dashie jumps

out of the box and lands on a sofa, startling Bryan.

BRYAN:

JEEZ!

Bryan stumbles back a bit. Dashie immediately starts to

observe her surroundings, she begins to start jumping on

fournature and looking around the place, slightly knocking

several of bryan’s nick nacks. He places the box on the

floor next to the door and walks over to Dashie. Dashie then

jumps on the table and starts sniffing at his fruit bowl,

Bryan sits down on a chair near the table and looks at

Dashie who is about to take a nibble at one of his apples.

BRYAN:

So, what are you doing in my world?

Bryan says out loud but stutters.

Dashie turns her head around and looking at him.

She stares at him with a blank expression.

BRYAN:

Are you lost?

She looks down to the table floor and kicks her hoof

slightly,

BRYAN:

oh...

(Bryan pauses for a few minutes then speaks again)

hey...you must be hungry

Dashie looks up to him and nods slightly.

Bryan reaches over to the apple and breaks it in half using

teeth. He takes the chunk off the apple and hands it to

Dashie.

Dashie looks up at him curiously, Bryan smiles and Dashie

looks back at the apple and takes a bite out of it then

chews.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Strange, she has teeth. Although

she looks younger than in her filly

stage.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 20.

BRYAN:

Well...I don’t mean to sound werid

or anything but, You can always

stay here until we find out where

you came from.

Dashie looks up at him and swallows the apple.

She doesn’t look too sure by the tone he said it in.

BRYAN:

I mean - Don’t worry. I’m sure

whatever brought you here will sort

itself out. Is that alright, Are

you okay with staying here?

Dashie looks around the room then back to Bryan.

She nods and smiles, Bryan smiles back and chuckles.

Bryan shivers a bit due to the house’s cold tempreature.

BRYAN:

Glad to see you understand me.

Bryan rubs under her chin, Dashie smiles and closes her eyes

and leans into his rub, letting off soft moaning sounds.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Never thought I would see it in all

my life, a multi-coloured pony in

my house. Some people will think

I’m crazy if I spoke about

this...that or they may think about

doing what most people do when they

see something unatural, instantly

want to extract all insides for the

cruel ways of science or study.

I think it would be for the best to

keep her here, away from anyone, at

least that way she would be safe

from harm.

Bryan smiles

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

That would be something fun..but

scary to see..

Bryan looks back at Dashie, he stops rubbing her and she

opens her eyes then looks back up at him.

BRYAN:

Hey, maybe I should give you the

grand tour of the house while we’re

still here

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 21.

Bryan says yawning at the ending of his sentence.

*END SONG: DON’T WORRY, I’LL PROTECT YOU*

Dashie looks up to Bryan as he picks her up using both

hands, he holds her like a baby kitten in his arms.

*SONG: SHE REST HER HEAD ON MY ELBOW*

BRYAN:

As you see here, this is the living

room and this table is where we eat

for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Dashie looks up to him with a blank expression.

Bryan shows her the kitchen next

BRYAN:

This is a kitchen, where we make

food and all sorts of other things,

mostly food and drink related

Dashie looks up at him again and gives him a leer

BRYAN:

What?...oh - heh, I guess you

already know this stuff..

Bryan takes her to the bathroom.

BRYAN:

and this is the bathroom...

Bryan closes the door.

Bryan sits down on the sofa lets off a big sigh.

Dashie begins to squirm in his arms, he lets go and she

walks across the floor then jumps onto Bryan dad’s chair.

BRYAN:

Dashie don’t thats-!

Dashie turns to Bryan looking puzzled

BRYAN:

Uhm...never mind.

Bryan chuckles as dashie just sits and gets comfertble in

His dad’s chair, Bryan shivers a bit.

BRYAN:

You must be cold

Bryan stands up and goes to the box

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 22.

BRYAN:

The house may not be as cold as it

was...or still is outside, but the

heating is down and only my dad

knew how to fix it for a short

while.

He grabs a the blanket from inside the box and smells it..

BYRAN:

I’ll get a fresh one for you...

He carries the blanket away and grabs a new one

Dashie yawns as he passes by.

Bryan comes back with an extra blanket to find that Dashie

has fallen asleep in his dad’s chair.

Bryan shakes his head and lays the blanket over her just

leaving her head poking out, he doesn’t tuck it around her

in case he might wake her peaceful sleeping.

Bryan walks away from the chair and stands in mid centre of

the room.

*SUDDEN CUT TO BLACK, SOUND OF SOMEONE FLOPPING ONTO THE

FLOOR, THEN FADE BACK IN*

The sound of light breathing comes from bryan as he’s

sleeping on the sofa, laying face to the right side.

The sound of a small thud is heard

Sounds of hoofs hitting the soft carpet floor walks closer

to Bryan, the sofa bends a bit, bryans eyes move around

although he still has his eyes shut.

After a few seconds bryan opens his eyes half way,

He looks down and sees Dashie sleeping on his elbow

peacefully. Bryan smiles with his mouth quivering.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

There is nothing else that matters

to me right now. Nothing else can

come remotely close to the feeling

I have right now; this joy I am

experiencing at this moment as I

lay awake on my couch. She is here.

She is real. Right now, she is my

little pony. She is... my little

Dashie.

*END SONG: SHE REST HER HEAD ON MY ELBOW*

*CUT TO NEXT MORNING*

Dashie wakes up and looks to her left, Bryan is gone.

(Its around midday) Dashie gets off the sofa and looks

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 23.

around, she jumps back onto the living room table and sees a

nice fruit bowl laied out for her, Theres carrots, apples,

pears and stawberries nicely cut for her.

Dashie glomps onto the fruit bowl and starts nomming away at

the fruit. While she chews her fruit she looks around and

notices a note next to the plate.

NOTE:

Morning Dashie, Sorry I can’t be

with you right now but I had to go

to work. Its a place people go

where I - well in a nutshell keep

living in houses. Feel free to make

this house as if it was your own

while I’m away.

- Bryan

P.S, If you are still hungry, I

left some leftover lettuce

sandwiches in the kitchen.

Dashie swallows the mouthful of fruit then whimpers a

little.

CUT TO BRYAN SLEEPING AT HIS DESK

Bryan is sleeping with his arm over the counter and resting

on his left elbow. He doesn’t make any loud snores to catch

anyones attention.

Then Louie suddenly throws some paper at his arms that

startles bryan and makes him wake up, Bryan getting a jolt

to sit up right

LOUIE:

Make yourself useful and write down

some closing down signs then post

them outside the store

Louie walks off screen, Bryan looks at the pages half awake

and half asleep. He grabs a border pen and starts writing

down "CLOSING DOWN" in big bold letters.

After 4 sign writing he drops the pen on the counter then

looks at the pages in a daze.

He looks at the paper, he grabs a red pen from near by and

starts doodling trying to keep his attention to stay awake.

He looks at the paper that starts to look like the outline

of a pony. Bryan begins to look more awake as he continues

to draw on the paper. Hours begin to pass as he almost

finishes the rough outline of what looks like, Dashie.

Suddenly the manager comes from the side

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 24.

THE MANAGER:

Bryan what are you doing?

Bryan quickly straightens his hunched back, turns the paper

upside down and looks away from him - again trying not to

make eye contact.

BRYAN:

NA- Just finishing up the closing

down signs Louie asked me to draw.

THE MANAGER:

With an Red inked pen?

BRYAN:

Ya - you know, just trying to keep

the signs...flavored.

Bryan keeps stuttering his words as the manager folds his

arms.

THE MANAGER:

Bryan, what are you attempting to

hide from me?

BRYAN:

Nothing really

THE MANAGER:

Let me see that paper you where

drawing on

The manager grabs the paper from under his arm but bryan

pins it down under his elbow. Bryan looks up to him looking

wide eyed

BRYAN:

Please don’t!

The manager takes the paper under his arm and looks at it,

Bryan looks away scratching his arm and breathing a bit

heavily.

The manager looks at it and doesn’t say anything for a few

seconds.

He tosses the paper back to Bryan.

THE MANAGER:

Just - get those closing down signs

up before the end of the day okay?

Thought I asked Louie to do that

anyways...

He mutters that last sentence

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 25.

The manager walks off again, Bryan grabs the paper and looks

at the manager walking away very puzzled by what he said.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

To be honest, I swear he was going

to laugh at what was drawn on that

paper.

Bryan shakes his head, folds the paper and puts it in his

pocket. He gets up then goes to where the Manager went.

Bryan sees the manager looking through the entices.

BRYAN:

sir, do you think I can have the

rest of the day off?

The manager doesn’t even look at him but pauses looking

around the merchandise.

THE MANAGER:

Sure, you may go.

BRYAN:

Thank you sir.

Bryan turns away but then the manager speaks again

THE MANAGER:

No.. I mean, you may leave. Don’t

bother coming back

Bryan turns back

BRAYN:

Sir?

THE MANAGER:

There’s a payment check under the

counter in my office, That’ll keep

you on your feet for a while.

Bryan moves in a a little closer

THE MANAGER:

I payed half of that with my own

salary.

BRYAN:

Well...thanks sir. For all you’ve

done for me.

The manager doesn’t say anything and Bryan turns around and

walks away slowly.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 26.

THE MANAGER:

and bryan

Bryan turns back

BRYAN:

Yes Sir?

The manager pauses for a second then picks up an object

THE MANAGER:

...nothing...

Byran blinks and looks away

BRYAN:

oohkay...

Bryan walks out of the area while the manager holds the

object and rubs the dust off it with his shirt.

Bryan picks the envelop under the counter and walks out of

the door. Before he walks out a hand grabs his shoulder and

tugs him back.

LOUIE:

I get it, I get it okay? You don’t

like me. You know what - I’m okay

I’m fine with that!

Byran is too zoned out by his own tiredness to even keep

focused, It takes him a few seconds to realize whats

happening.

LOUIE:

Why don’t you like me? Is it the

way I’m too friendly?

BRYAN:

Uh...

LOUIE:

Its because I’m just an overall

better person than you isn’t it?

Because I don’t waste my time

sitting around and doing crap and

yet still SOMEHOW manages to keep a

job going!

BRYAN:

The...the boss said we’re all

redundant now

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 27.

LOUIE:

Oh yeah I damn well know that.

Infact the only reason he gave you

extra is because he felt sorry for

you. Sorry for you having little to

no personality left.

Bryan starts to come around and starts looking confused, but

Louie then speaks again

LOUIE:

I tried to keep in good competition

with everyone as well as be

friendly to everyone. I had to

fight my way to where I am now!

Friends being turned into enemies

due to competition. I WAS LUCKY to

get this place! No one was back

stabbing each other trying to stay

here.

Louie lets go of Bryan and turns away leaning up against a

post facing away at him.

LOUIE:

and yet...getting what little

people I’ve had left into a group.

So I could feel like I was in a

family.

Louie pauses and Bryan looks up, Louie sounds like he’s

about to cry with crackling going on in his throat.

LOUIE:

You never understood for so many

weeks, why i’ve tried to get you to

come with us to places. I get it,

you don’t like me...

BRYAN:

Lou, I never said that.

In fact, I’m only like this because

I just don’t want to get attached

to anyone...

Louie sighs

LOUIE:

you can bull your way to telling

yourself that

Louie pauses for a bit

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 28.

LOUIE:

Your the only one left, and you

just wont open up.

Louie sniffles

LOUIE:

You know what they say...Cloudy

minds break the man Bryan. You keep

continuing yourself this way and

you’ll snap...just like everyone

else.

Bryan moves slowly towards the door and runs off.

Bryan stands there and knows he left and just shifts off.

CUTS TO BRYAN OPENING HIS DOOR TO HIS HOUSE

Bryan walks through the front door trying to shake his mind

of what just happened, he notices a parcel on the floor, he

picks it up and opens it, inside there’s baby shampoo all

nicely bubble wrapped. He places the wrapping paper outside

in the recycling bin where the cider bottle still is.

BRYAN:

I’m home!

Bryan puts his coat down on the near by sofa, picks up the

baby shampoo and looks around, trying to find her looking a

bit worried.

Suddenly there’s a sound of rustling coming from the

kitchen.

Bryan wonders on over to the kitchen and looks around

BRYAN:

Hello?

some sounds from the bread box. Bryan opens it and sees

dashie eating the last piece of bread half way into her

mouth. Bryan sighs and sets the baby shampoo on the table.

BRYAN:

There you are, Thank goodness

you’re still here. You know I left

you some sandwiches..

She looks up at him and tilts her head.

Bryan fold his arms slightly and leans down

BRYAN:

I guess you can’t read yet...

Or...oh yeah I left them in the

fridge, heh, Sorry.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 29.

Dashie finishes the last piece of bread and burps,

She walks out of the bread box and flops on the desk.

She flaps her tail and lets off a soft moan.

BRYAN:

You look a little dirty.

Can’t have a dirty filly running

around the house.

He raises her wings with one of his hand to get his point

across that she is dirty. She looks at him with her wide

eyes and open maw and Bryan just smiles and chuckles a

little.

He puts his keys on the shelf then He runs her a hot bath

for her in the kitchen sink but still looks very tired, not

realizing he left the hot tap on for too long.

*PLAY SONG: RESEARCH & TEACHING*

Dashie leaned over the sink and tries to drink from the

stream but recoils and flops backwards holding her hooves

over her mouth getting teary eyed. Bryan quickly gets her a

bottle of water as she sucks on it.

BRYAN:

HEY DASHIE, You can’t drink that

silly. Here quickly drink this

before it starts to sting.

Dashie drinks the bottle of water and looks up to him with

tearful eyes and tries not to cry. Her tears soon fade away.

Bryan goes back to the fridge to get some small ice cubes

and brings them over. Dashie begins to start rubbing the

bottle against her lips and licking the cap of the bottle.

BRYAN:

okay, this will numb that pain a

little bit. just hold still for

just a minute, kay?

Dashie nods while making humming sounds.

Bryan rubs the ice cubes around her lips gently.

BRYAN:

There you go

Bryan takes the cube away from her lips

DASHIE:

Th...Twank..You...

(Stuttering on how to say thank)

Bryans eyes widen and blink as she says those words.

He smiles and leans his face into her

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 30.

BRYAN:

Anytime, Dashie

Dashie brushes her face towards his and giggles playfully.

Bryan looks at the sink. He then picks up Dashie and hovers

her over the sink, She looks down as Bryan is about to lower

her into it. She starts to squirm and yelp like crazy.

BRYAN:

What is it? oh the water!

He puts dashie down on the side again as she cowers away

from the hot tub, Bryan pours some cold water in it and

reaches over to the baby shampoo.

He places it right next to dashie.

BRYAN:

Dashie, I’m sorry... I made the

water too hot. It’s cooler now.

Bryan says while sounding unsure of himself.

Dashie approaches it with caution

BRYAN:

Don’t be afraid, its not hot

anymore.

Dashie looks up to him then dips her hoof in the water, She

grins and jumps straight in causing a semi-big splash.

Dashie starts splashing her hooves in the pool water

laughing a little.

Bryan slightly.

He pours some shampoo onto his hands and rubs them together.

He reaches over to rub her hair and she moves back a bit.

BRYAN:

Just hold still... you’ll like

being clean, I promise.

Bryan rubs her hair and makes it all foamy with bubbles,

She squints her eyes while he rubs her hair, after its done.

She looks down at her reflection in the water, a bit of

bubble foam drops from her hair into the water and she just

stares at it. Bryan looks at her observing her and then he

snaps his fingers but badly.

BRYAN:

OH DASHIE, STAY RIGHT THERE

Bryan dashes off and dashie just looks at him running off.

He goes into a cupboard and picks out a pictogram, He comes

back and holds the camera infront of his face.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 31.

BRYAN:

Smile Dashie!

*PLAY: RESEARCH & TEACHING*

Dashie tils her head then smiles with a open mouth.

A large flash comes from the camera.

FADE FROM WHITE TO THE PICTURE OF DASHIE IN THE BATH ON THE

MANTLE PEICE OVERLAYING PHOTOS OF HIM AND HIS PARENTS. THE

CAMERA SLOWLY PANS DOWN TO BRYAN WHO IS ON HIS LAPTOP WITH A

PEN IN HIS MOUTH.

Bryan is doing research on his laptop and looking up horses,

he looks over at Dashie who is playing with a mini basket

ball. He observes her playing with the basket ball, he then

goes back to his laptop and types in some things. Next shot

is him grabbing some post from the post box, He unwraps them

and outcomes a cloudy sheet cover (Toy Story)

Dashie looks at it and rolls around in it.

Next he’s showing her a dictionary and tries to teach her

words. Dashie just looses interest but bryan keeps making

her keep focused. But she just doesn’t pay attention.

Bryan gets fed up of trying to teach her words so instead he

grabs a pictionary book from the shelve, now dashie looks

completely interested.

Next he’s inventing some ways to make her be able to write

with her hooves such as a pen in a plastic cup. But she just

draws with her mouth.

Another scene of Bryan holding her above him while he’s on

the ground rocking her back and forth, she enjoys it and

loves the air going through her mane. Bryan is just smiling

as he does so. Last shot is her sleeping in the bed with

Bryan, a close up of Dashie’s face smiling by Bryan who has

is back turned to her.

*END SONG: RESEARCH & TEACHING*

Dashie is looking out the window with the curtain shades’s

shadow reflecting on her. Bryan puts on some casual clothes

and is about to head out. Dashie looks over to him as she

keeps on starring out of the window.

DASHIE:

H-How long are Y-you going to be?

Bryan looks at her

BRYAN:

Don’t worry, It’ll only be for an

hour.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 32.

DASHIE:

Is...an hour l-long?

BRYAN:

Its not that long, Infact you’ll

hardly notice I’m gone.

Bryan walks over to her and put in a video cassette in the

VHS and turns on the TV.

BRYAN:

Here, you can watch some of my old

childhood TV shows while I’m gone.

Dashie flops down and lays on the sofa on her belly looking

at the TV, He plays an episode of The Power Puff Girls - A

Keen on Keane.

BRYAN:

If you behave yourself, I just

might treat you to something

special!

Dashie looks up to him and smiles

DASHIE:

O- okay!

Bryan walks out the door while dashie gazes into the tv

screen.

TV:

Out?

YOU KNOW ON A...DATE! *kissy

sounds*

BUBBLES GIGGLES

Bryan walks to the job center which looks empty.

He goes up to the front door and puts a letter through the

mail box on it. He reaches into his pocket.

He looks at his list of other things to do then signs.

Cut back to Dashie who is still watching TPG - A Little Miss

Interprets.

TV:

BUBBLES: PROFESSER! LOOK! ITS A

picture of you and us! aren’t we a

perfect family?

PROFESSOR: sure bubbles, er, what

ever. and now excuse me.

BUBBLES: but, i - i love

you....dad!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 33.

Dashie starts to lick her lips.

She looks to her left then flops off the sofa.

She looks up at the kitchen sink but can’t find the stool

Bryan usually places for her. She starts to try and fly up

there but can’t yet. She whimpers a little bit, then she

starts looking through all the cupboards.

She slams all and getting more angry by the second. She then

opens up a mini fridge in one of the bottom cupboards and

finds his large collection of apple cider. Dashie looks in

the mini fridge with wonder, she grabs one of the bottles

with her teeth and drags it out. She begins to bite on the

cap trying to break it but no luck, She begins to bounce on

it trying to break it but no luck again. She looks around

trying to find something to break it with, but doesn’t find

anything to break it. She flops down on the ground, then she

gets up giving one last try with the cap with her teeth. She

manages to open it and get starts to squee with amazement of

her achievement. She hovers over the bottle which is leaking

out the cider and shes about to take a lick.

CUT TO BRYAN

BRYAN:

So you see, I can be a good

cleaner. But I can only be able to

do part time sadly.

LISA:

How come?

BRYAN:

Well...I’m - I’m a parent of one.

LISA:

Awww, thats nice to hear, what his

or her name?

Bryan scratches his neck

BRYAN:

Eh...her name is Dashlie

LISA:

Dashlie?...Werid Name

BRYAN:

Its eh - A family middle name.

LISA:

oh okay, well...I’ll have to get

back to you on this. Its been nice

meeting you

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 34.

Lisa stands up and gives him a handshake

Bryan does as well and gives a slippery handshake.

BRYAN:

Thanks, please ring me on my house

phone for any questions or

arrangements.

Bryan leaves the door and while he walks out, Louie is

sitting right next to the door.

Bryan turns around and sees him, louie looks up. They both

stare at each other for a few seconds then Bryan walks off.

Louie looks back down

Bryan comes home and looks at the post that arrived.

He opens up the parcel that arrived and in it contains some

new coloring chalks.

BRYAN:

Hey Dashie! I got a surprise for

you!

No response from the house again

BRYAN:

Teh, great. I wonder where she’s

gone this time.

He places the chalks on the sofa and looks around the house

again.

BRYAN:

Oh where could she have gotten to-

Bryan looks at the empty bottle of cider on the floor.

He drops to his knees and starts panicking

BRYAN:

Oh no, NO no NO NO!

Not good, CRAP I SHOULD have kept

them somewhere high! Where could

she have gotten to - DAMMIT

Bryan runs upstairs and looks into his room which is open.

He sees his pile of clothes on the floor and pants a bit

BRYAN:

Dashie! Are you in here?!

A wiggle comes from one of the clothes on the floor.

Bryan quickly comes over to it and digs through the clothes

and find her. She looks up at him and laughs with her eyes

distorted.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 35.

DASHIE:

Oop, Y-you founded me

Bryan quickly picks her up and hugs her

BRYAN:

Oh god dashie, please don’t ever

scare me like that ever again.

Bryan calms down a little but shivers.

DASHIE:

Can....Can - You teach me to fly?

I would love to fly right now

Bryan brings her closer to his chest.

BRYAN:

I know, I know. Please just, I

don’t know what I would do if

anything where to happen to you.

He rubs her mane and dashie begins to calm down too.

DASHIE:

I...I missed you dad...

Bryan smiles and pauses for a minute to sink in what she

just said.

BRYAN:

and...I missed you too.

DASHIE:

Dad, that apple juice was delicious

BRYAN:

That was called Cider and I’m not

letting you drink it again.

DASHIE:

Cider....Mmmmm~

CROSS FADE

Bryan is drinking some hot chocolate while sitting at the

table reading the job section in a newspaper afternoon time.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

After 3 years with still no job and

the redundancy is almost gone.

After all, I’m having two mouths to

feed. Still with spending little by

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 36.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS): (cont’d)little it has gotten me this far,

Dashie is now managing to speak

fluent English and even can help me

around the house now and then...

We even managed to clear out one of

the old rooms in the house which

had a ton of my old school

projects, We made it her own room.

She did want to have her own room

which was fine by me. I didn’t mind

her sleeping in my bed, although

she did take up the covers a lot.

If only things where going smoothly

for me.

Bryan looks behind him and dashie is sitting on the stairs

with her hooves surrounding the handle bar stands. She looks

at Bryan observing his actions. Rainbow dash looks to be in

her filly stage at this point. [Age: 8]

BRYAN:

Is there something you need? hmm?

DASHIE:

Well I..kinda need help with

something.

BRYAN:

What is it?

DASHIE:

Its...a...drawing.

BRYAN:

A drawing?

Bryan chuckles but dashie doesn’t take it well hearted.

DASHIE:

YEAH its a drawing! so you want to

see it or not?

She says a little hot headed trying to defend her sensitive

side.

BRYAN:

Okay okay, lets see what you made.

Bryan gets off his chair and walks upstairs, Dashie quickly

dashes off to her room. Bryan enters the door and looks at

her on the bed with some chalk crayons next to her.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 37.

DASHIE:

I need your opinion on this.

Bryan sits down beside her and looks at the picture, Its a

picture of Dashie and Him but done like a 4 year old did it.

DASHIE:

So? what do you think of it?

Bryan smiles

BRYAN:

I think its perfect the way it is.

DASHIE:

Aww dad, your just saying that

Dashie’s ears flop down and she blushes

BRYAN:

but would you like to see a drawing

I did?

Dashie looks up and raises her eyebrow

DASHIE:

You did a drawing?

BRYAN:

Yeah it should be in my jean

pockets.

He reaches in his jean pocket and pulls out the drawing,

Dashie is weird out

DASHIE:

Erm, how long have you been wearing

those?

BRYAN:

Oh, I don’t wash these, I just wear

them on days I think they will go

well with other clothes, then I

just chuck them aside for when I

want to use them with other

clothes.

DASHIE:

Don’t you think its about time they

get a wash?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 38.

BRYAN:

Maybe some other time....

Bryan opens up the drawing and shows dashie,

Dashie is stunned by the drawing

DASHIE:

Wow dad! I didn’t know you could do

that!

BRYAN:

Oh its nothing really...

My mother used to be a painter.

so I guess I got some genetics from

her.

DASHIE:

Dad, whats a mother?

Bryan pauses for a moment looking worried

BRYAN:

A- A mother is someone who is a

partner with a dad

DASHIE:

Partner?

BRYAN:

Yeah you know, someone who lives

here with a dad!

Dashie tilts her head in confusion

DASHIE:

So...I’m your mother?

BRYAN:

WHAT? NO! no no, not like that

Bryan laughs but dashie is even more puzzled

DASHIE:

Dad, stop confusing me!

Bryan rubs her head

BRYAN:

Sorry.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I don’t know why I must keep white

lying to my kid - Did I just say

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 39.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS): (cont’d)Kid? I’ll pretend I said Partner.

Probably because the last thing I

need right now is drama and an

already tough lifestyle.

I’ll tell her the truth about that

later on...

BRYAN:

Hey Dashie, how would you like to

go outside?

DASHIE:

What in the yard?

BRYAN:

no no...I mean, On the big fields

with wide open spaces.

Dashie lights up

DASHIE:

MORE THAN EVER!

She smiles widely with sparkles in her eyes.

BRYAN:

H-okay, but still theres just a few

conditions

Bryan gets up and Dashie follows him downstairs.

BRYAN:

First off, I don’t want you going

off to far from eye distance.

Second, no talking to strangers if

they talk to you first...

Thirdly...

DASHIE:

Okay I get it, whats the third

thing?

Bryan explains a long the way

He gets downstairs and picks up a hiking backpack.

BRYAN:

Your gonna have to travel in this.

DASHIE:

IN THAT?!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 40.

BRYAN:

It was either this or a dog suit

that was on offer, and I knew you

wouldn’t like the second option.

Dashie pouts

DASHIE:

But dad, It looks uncomfy.

BRYAN:

You’ll only be in it for a little

while, then you can run around and

breath freash air.

Dashie looks up to him and Bryan smiles unsurely

DASHIE:

Okay...

Dashie climbs into the backpack and shifts around in it.

BRYAN:

How is it?

DASHIE:

Its okay... I can bare with it.

Bryan zips up the bag but just enough to let air through the

top, he puts the backpack on his back and heads out the

front door. The recycling bin is full of the cider that

Bryan threw out years a go, but the recycling men never

arrived to collect them, they look very mossy and

disgusting.

*PLAY SONG: PARK TIME FOR DASHIE*

Bryan arrives at a small park that has swings, a tree and a

place to sit. He sets the back down and opens it up.

BRYAN:

Okay we’re here

Dashie immedeatly jumps out of the bag and takes a deep

breath of the freash air

BRYAN:

MAN, Dashie you got to stop doing

that.

She looks around the place and smiles.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 41.

DASHIE:

OH DAD THIS PLACE IS PERFECT!

She looks up at the huge tree that dwarfs her, she give a

grin with a devious look on her face as she begins to try

and climb the tree. But she can’t climb it

DASHIE:

AW CAMMON!

Bryan walks over to her who is still gripping onto the tree.

BRYAN:

Do you want me to give you a boost?

DASHIE:

No, I’m perfectly capable of doing

it by my self-

She yelps and falls off the tree and lands on the ground.

Bryan looks over her and folds his arms.

DASHIE:

Okay...maybe a little one.

CUT TO DASHIE ON THE TREE BRANCE WITH BRYAN PUSHING HER UP

THERE.

BRYAN:

Are you up there yet?

DASHIE:

Yeah I’ve got a good grip, you can

let go now.

Bryan lets go gently.

Dashie runs along the tree branch then jumps off the tree

and tries to fly but falls into the sand pit.

DASHIE:

Pah...Daddy...could you give me

another boost?

The next shot is her up the tree again and does a huge

launch but falling again. Then another shot of her gliding a

little bit further but this time looking revativly older.

Then the next shot is her flying normally and looks to be in

her tween years (13 years old) [5 years have past]

*END SONG: PARK TIME WITH DASHIE*

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 42.

DASHIE:

WOW DAD DID YOU SEE ME?!

I flew about around the whole city

in less than 3 minutes!...Dad?

Pans into bryan who has now grown a small beard, has now

gotten a sence of fashion who is wearing a body warmer with

a casual shirt underneith, and a small red wolly jumper

underneith. He has his hair cut and its a little jelled up.

He’s reading a book about birds flying, he looks up at

dashie flying next to the tree.

*PLAY SONG: OUR TIME TOGETHER*

BRYAN:

Sorry Dashie I didn’t see you.

DASHIE:

Aw cammon dad! You should have seen

me that time I was all *flying

sound effects* Man it was amazing!

Bryan closes his book and goes into his hiking bag.

BRYAN:

I’m sure it was dashie, but come

here. Let me bandage those cuts

you’ve got from this time.

Dashie levitates down towards Bryan takes out some cotton

wool, some anti-bacteria luqid and plasters. He dabs the

liquid over the cotton wool and dabs it on her cuts, she

makes sharp stinging sounds.

BRYAN:

Don’t worry - It’ll be over

shortly. I know you’ve been giving

it your best but just keep

practising and you’ll be flying

over those buildings in 10 seconds

flat.

He says firmly.

She nods while closing one eye half way.

DASHIE:

Ten seconds flat? Hmm...I like that

sound of that!

He puts the bandages over her legs and a bit on the cheek.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 43.

BRYAN:

There you go, that should stop the

stinging. Now you go back out there

and give it your all

He ruffles her head and she chuckles

DASHIE:

Sure will daddy!

She runs off as bryan looks onward with pride

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

If I told you ten years ago I’d was

taking care of a cartoon rainbow

colored pony, You’d call me insane.

I probably am in all reality, but I

don’t care. I’m happy. She’s happy.

That’s all that matters right

now...Luckily while she’s been

learning to fly d and I gave her

enertainment around to house to

keep her occupied, I’ve managed to

get a part time job being a online

computer support hotlinist. Its not

my favourite choice but as long as

it gets food on the table - I can

cope with it.

Dashie flies up towards the tree branch as Bryan sits back

down on a bench and looks up at her.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

She sure likes to see if she can

beat her old record of flying,

Probably due to all those NASCAR

cassette tapes my dad taped when I

was about her age. She still has

that same attitude from the show -

reguardless of how I raised her.

Still...I know have motovation to

go forward and not look back -

*Pause: Our Time Together*

Just then theres a man walking up the road and looks onward

at Bryan who is looking at dashie.

THE MANAGER:

Well well well aren’t you a sight

for sore eyes.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 44.

Bryan is startled and turns to his right while leaning back

on the bench. He looks onwards and pauses for a moment

trying to reckonize who it is.

BRAYN:

S...Sir? Is that you?

The manager has lost a lot of weight since the last time he

saw him, pratically almost underweight.

THE MANAGER:

Just call me: Eric Quinton

Dann from now on.

He says as he sits down next to him on the bench.

Eric looks up at the tree and Bryan is begining to looked

shocked and keeps looking towards him and dashie who is

still flying around.

BRYAN:

So...what takes you out here?

ERIC:

Well...I guess I’ve just been

walking around a lot since I’ve

lost the anteic shop. But more

importantly, what are you doing out

here?

BRYAN:

I errr..

Just then dashie flies down from above the tree and

approaches Eric.

DASHIE:

Hey dad! Who’s this guy? A friend

of yours?

*CONTINUE: OUR TIME TOGETHER*

Bryan is speechless and is breathing very fast.

Eric just looks down at Dashie and chuckles.

ERIC:

You know, Its funny. I always

thought you where the one.

BRYAN:

I’m sorry?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 45.

ERIC:

When you left that day, I thought

about that drawing you did. Well

this just prooves my theory.

Bryan calms down by his words and Dashie looks up to him

with confusion

DASHIE:

Dad? whats he talking about?

Eric kneels down off the bench and stays from a semi-close

distance from Dashie, Dashie steps back and looks worried

DASHIE:

D-Dad said I should never talk to

strangers...Oh I did just then

didn’t I? Whoops.

Eric smiles.

ERIC:

Nice to see that you’ve found

yourself a home...and you look like

you’ve been raised well too.

Dashie looks more puzzled

ERIC:

I was so worried after I left you,

I pictured the worst..

Dashie looks towards bryan and bryan just shrugs while

shaking his head.

Eric turns towards Bryan

ERIC:

You’ve raised her very well Bryan.

Out of all the people in this town,

I’m glad she fell into your hands.

Bryan’s eyes widen

BRYAN:

So wait, you where the one who...

Eric nods and bryan remains speechless.

Eric looks back to Dashie

ERIC:

Hey, why don’t you try and fly

again. Lets see how fast you are at

it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 46.

Dashie looks to Bryan again and Bryan nods,

Dashie perks up.

DASHIE:

Okay!...Who ever you are!

ERIC:

Just call me...Eric

DASHIE:

Okay Eric!

Dashie flies up into the sky, Eric looks up then sits back

down on the bench

*END SONG: OUR TIME TOGETHER*

ERIC:

Wow...Hard to believe something can

fly that fast.

Bryan mumbles for a bit trying to make sentances.

BRYAN:

So...one question I need to get

across...Why did you leave her?

*PLAY SONG: CONFRINTATION*

Eric turns to bryan still in amazed by Dashie’s flying,

Bryan gives a firm look and Eric leans back.

[Note: Camera shows Erics full face]

ERIC:

Well...It wasn’t at all my

desision. The wife wouldn’t let me

have any animals in the house, let

alone a cartoon rainbow pony. She

would have drived me up the wall.

Bryan nods his head

ERIC:

Took me a while to find out what on

earth she was. Finding out she’s a

rainbow coloured pony from a

childrens TV show - I just couldn’t

helped but laugh about it. The odds

of that huh?

As Eric says about how odd it is bryan overlaps him in his

sentence.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 47.

BRYAN:

Its not just a childrens TV show.

Eric turns to bryan

ERIC:

I beg your pardon?

BRYAN:

Its a show that reminds us all

about what a lot of people have

forgotten as they grow older.

Friendship, the true meaning of the

word. Not useing people for your

own personal gain or entertainment.

Not ditching others due to personal

life or worries, truely opening up

to someone...despiting their

differences with either likes or

dislikes they can tolerate it, Its

sad to see that how so many people

have forgotten that.

Eric sighs and raises his arms above his head and slouches

on the bench, Looking up at Dashie flying around the park.

ERIC:

Sounds to me that you’ve really

taken to the show. Although I can’t

say the same for you with the shows

morals.

BRYAN:

What do you mean?

ERIC:

You claim you know the true meaning

of friendship. Yet there you where

at work not too long ago, You

wouldn’t interact towards Martian

or Louie as if they weren’t even

there.

BRYAN:

Its just...hard to get attacted to

some people after knowing whats

going to happen to them, ya know?

ERIC:

Yeah I get you....So do you still

watch the show?

Bryan also slouches as well and watches Dashie.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 48.

BRYAN:

Used to, now that I have Dashie

here. She’s become one of my full

time hobbies.

ERIC:

Dashie? thats what you’ve decided

to call her?

BRYAN:

Yeah, after what Pinkie Pie calls

her.

Eric smiles and chuckles

ERIC:

Strange, I’ve been calling her R.D.

ever since I found her.

The both smile and look onward at Dashie who is diving down

from the sky almost hitting the ground but then swooping

back up. Eric turns the bryan.

ERIC:

...Have you told her yet?

BRYAN:

huh?

ERIC:

about her....origin...

Bryan looks away and looks hurt.

BRYAN:

I could never tell her, I’m too

afraid of what she might say or do

if I did. The last thing you would

want right now is to have your only

daughter take angst towards you.

ERIC:

...Did...Did you just say daughter?

Bryan looks back at eric

BRYAN:

Yeah...I mean no! Erh..I ment to

say companion

Eric chuckles

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 49.

ERIC:

Martain always did say you used to

be a colourful and open person. I

didnt believe it at first seeing

how you acted around work. But now

looking at you, I can believe every

word he said about you.

Bryan smiles, then suddenly dashie thuds down infront of

them.

*END SONG: CONFRINTATION*

DASHIE:

URH. I thought I had it that time!

I was only 5 seconds off than my

last record!

*PLAY SONG: SONIC RAINBOOM*

Bryan leans forward towards her while still staying seated

on the bench.

BRYAN:

Hey Dashie, You’ve tried your best

for today. Maybe we should head

home now, Kay?

Dashie backs off a little bit

DASHIE:

NO! I want to beat my personal

record, Dad just please let me do

this! Just this one time. Please!

Bryan looks a bit shocked, he turns to Eric.

Eric moves his hand to say "Go Ahead"

Bryan turns back to Dashie.

BRYAN:

Okay Dashie, But just this one

time.

Dashie perks up and hugs Bryan

DASHIE:

Thanks Dad!

She runs off then takes flight again

Bryan looks up and Eric looks up too

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 50.

ERIC:

You handled that very well

BRYAN:

Thanks.

BRYAN:

Even though I know so little about

parenting

ERIC:

Don’t be so down on yourself,

You’re doing great at what you do.

Bryan smiles

BRYAN:

Thanks...

ERIC:

What do you plan next then?

BRYAN:

For what?

ERIC:

You know, for her...

BRYAN:

Hopefully raise enough fundings to

move out of the house, live

somewhere nice away from the city

So she can breath freash non

polluted air for once in her

lifetime and fly around freely with

wide farm lands and no obsticals to

cage her.

ERIC:

You could always move to where

Martain went.

BRYAN:

Where does he live?

ERIC:

Just outside of this town theres a

local village with a lot of houses.

You can’t miss it. Its not too over

populated but definatly more people

than there are here by the looks of

it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 51.

BRYAN:

Thanks eric...for everything

ERIC:

Everything?

BRYAN:

You know...from giving me the extra

redundency, not giving dashie away

to any crazy lab experimental labs

and overall being a very supporting

person. Even with the city in the

state that its in.

Eric chuckles and pats Bryans shoulder

ERIC:

Well...What can I say, Despite our

age differences. You remind me a

lot of myself at your age. Shy but

good hearted and means well to

others.

BRYAN:

Except Louie...

Bryan laughs but eric just stays silent looking unsure to

laugh with him, they both continue to watch dashie flying

around. Then she shoots up high, Higher than the clouds.

Eric cheers her on but Bryan beings to look worried.

ERIC:

Oh man look at her go!

GO DASHIE GO!

She then projects down at bullet train speed.

BRYAN:

Oh no, Pull up, PLEASE PULL UP!

Sparks start to surround her and then suddenly a loud boom

is heard and she flies overhead with a huge trail of a

perfect rainbow coming from behind her as she flies.

The boom makes all the windows of houses shatter and car

alarms go across the street. Eric looks up with amazement

as the boom also brings some of the city its colour back.

BRYAN:

DASHIE COME HERE! NOW!

*END SONG: SONIC RAINBOOM*

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 52.

The rainbow does a backflip down to the ground landing in

the centre of the park gate creating the ground to shake a

bit. Bryan falls back onto the ground and looks at her,

Her hair moves in the same pattern that wild fire does,

Her body glowing white, her banages peel off and float to

the ground.

DASHIE:

HAH DID YOU SEE THAT? I WAS

AMAZING. HECK YEAH! I COMPLETELY

TRASHED MY RECORD! THIS TIME I’LL

MAKE IT LESS THAN 5 SECONDS AND DO

IT IN 2 SECONDS FLAT!

Dashie’s voice is echoy and boomy almost like a god voice.

BRYAN:

Eric, Hand me my camera - Quickly!

Its in the front pocket!

Eric quickly goes through his bag and throws him the camera,

Bryan takes a picture and out comes the photo.

Dashie smiles and burns with pride.

BRYAN:

Dashie you should look at yourself

right now, Your all glowing and

white!

Dashie doesn’t care. She looks up to the sky and boasts

about how well she did.

DASHIE:

PFFT, I CAN DO SO MUCH FASTER THAN

THAT!

Dashie looks down to Bryan

LET ME GO ONE MORE TIME. I KNOW I

CAN BEAT MY RECORD!

Bryan shouts.

BRYAN:

No dashie! Cammon, get over here.

Its time to go!

Dashie gets taken back by his words and stutters.

DASHIE:

But - Da-

Bryan interupts

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 53.

BRYAN:

Dashie, NOW!

Dashie looks angry as if she’s going to charge at him. Bryan

gives a big stare back but bryan is very nerious about what

she could do next so he gulps still trying to hold his

ground. Dashie lowers her wings softly and her flames start

to look less wild.

DASHIE:

...Oh..Okay..

Dashie walks over with her head hanging low, her white glow

fades away and her hair returns to normal.

Eric stands up from the bench and hands bryan his backpack.

Bryan takes it and Dashie hops into it, he puts the camera

in the front pocket again as well as his book and the

picture he just took. He zips up the bag and places it on

his back.

ERIC:

Wow, that...was truely a sight to

see.

BRYAN:

Listen, I gotta go. I don’t want

anyone to know that we where here.

ERIC:

It’s okay, I understand.

Bryan dashes off but when he’s about to leave the gate

ERIC:

Hey!

Bryan turns around

ERIC:

If you ever need anything, you know

where to find me. Okay?!

Bryan nods

BRYAN:

OKAY!

Bryan opens the gates and runs off.

CUT TO BRYAN’S HOUSE

Bryan enters the door and is out of breath, he sets the bag

down and unzips it. He kneels down and looks inside, Dashie

is curled up and looks very upset.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 54.

BRYAN:

Dashie you can come out now...

Dashie just lies there and rubs her hoofs over her shoulder

It takes her a few seconds to respond

DASHIE:

Dad...I-I’m sorry for what happened

eariler. I didn’t mean to get

carried away

BRYAN:

Its okay dashie, I shouldn’t have

raised my voice at you.

Dashie looks up at him with just her head poking out of the

backpack.

DASHIE:

You where scared werent you

BRYAN:

I’m always scared, scared about

what might happen to you if

something went horribly wrong.

DASHIE:

Was I really that scary?

Bryan looks unsure

BRYAN:

I never seen you do something like

that before...not even from...

DASHIE:

From what?

Bryan looks down rocking his eyes back and forth trying to

think up an excuse really quick.

BRYAN:

...Maybe I’ll just show you the

photo

Bryan reaches in the front pocket and pulls out the photo of

Dashie all white.

BRYAN:

Here, this is what you looked like

after you did that amazing stunt.

Dashie looks stunned

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 55.

DASHIE:

Th-Thats Me?!

Bryan chuckles

DASHIE:

I look so AWESOME..well almost the

same amount of awesomeness that I

look now but, Still awesome!

Bryan looks at the clock and its only half six.

BRYAN:

Tell you what dashie, I’ll make us

some dinner and you find a cassette

to watch.

She nods and Bryan walks to the kitchen, Bryan looks back

with a sigh of relief.

Dashie wriggles her way out of the bag and grabs one of the

cassettes labeled "Family Cartoons" He puts it in the

cassette player and turns on the tv using a stick that bryan

calletaped onto the power on button, she climbs onto the

sofa and begins watching.

Bryan comes back with a plate full of greens and fruit,

He looks to the sofa and dashie has fallen asleep.

Bryan sits down next to her and nudges her

BRYAN:

Hey dashie, are you hungry?

Dashie mumbles and looks up to him with her eyes squinted.

DASHIE:

Can...can you feed me?

BRYAN:

Okay lazybones

DASHIE:

Imm...not lazy

She moves over and lays on Bryan’s lap, she opens her mouth

and Bryan feeds her some pear cubes.

As dashie lays over his lap and bryan feeds her slowly,

It gets to a point where she stops eating and bryan just

bats some fruit against her lips and it falls on the sofa.

BRYAN:

Hey...Dashie?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 56.

Dashie Mumbles and shifts a bit but doesn’t respond.

Bryan looks at the clock which is almost 9pm

Then he looks at the TV, It starts to air the short called

"Grandpa"

Bryan looks at the TV blanklessly

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I haven’t seen this in ages!

How did it go again? It was about

the granpa with her daughter?

Bryan looks to dashie who is sleeping peacefully on his lap,

then he looks back to the TV.

Bryan watches the TV, The Grandaughter is playing with the

old children from Granpa’s memories.

Bryan looks onward and the audio of the TV cross fades with

near the ending.

TV:

I’m just not quite quick

enough...anymore

The camera zooms into the TV and with bryan

looking upset.

TV:

Grandpa?

Bryan swallows some saliva and quivers his lips.

The ending theme plays and bryan turns off the tv with his

remote. He looks back to dashie who is sound asleep.

He rubs her back and gives a slight pat.

BRYAN:

cammon wonderbird lets get you to

bed.

*PLAY SONG: CONFRINTATION*

Bryan says while his voice crackles a bit

Dashie yawns and wakes up slightly,

she pauses for a moment

DASHIE:

...dad?

BRYAN:

Hm?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 57.

DASHIE:

Can you carry me? I’m exhausted...

BRYAN:

Sure Dashie...You know I should

stop spoiling you like this.

Bryan smiles as he picks her up and grunts a bit

BRYAN:

Boy you’re getting heavy

He says as he holds her over his shoulder carring her back

legs. Dashie pouts

DASHIE:

I am not dad...

BRYAN:

I can’t even call you my little

dashie anymore. How about I call

you bubble butt from now on? My Big

Bubble Butt

He chuckes and dashie playfully slaps his face with her tail

DASHIE:

Cut it out dad

Dashie giggles softly and wriggles her front legs.

He carries her up the stairs then Bryan looks to her side

and notices she has a cutie mark.

He grins softly and continues walking up the stairs

*END SONG CONFRINTATION*

CROSS FADE TO DASHIE IN BED

BRYAN:

So you see a cutie mark is when

someone finds their special talent.

From the looks of yours, yours

would have been that...erm Rainbow

Boom you made eariler today

DASHIE:

That Boom huh? I’m gonna call that

trick the sonic rainboom! or maybe

the rainbow boom or maybe sonic

boom of doom!

Dashie says very tiredsome

Bryan chuckles

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 58.

BRYAN:

Okay lets not get too carried away,

The sonic rainboom sounds nice.

DASHIE:

Dad, if you got a cutey mark. What

would it be?

Bryan wonders for a moment

BRYAN:

Not too sure to be honest, but I

will find it eventually.

DASHIE:

Can you get a cutey mark?

BRYAN:

Heh...sadly not, If I was a pony

like you I probably could.

DASHIE:

Heh

Dashie smiles and tucks herself in bed.

DASHIE:

Man, beat my record and a cutey

mark all in one day...how awesome

is that...

Bryan gets up and turns the main light off

BRYAN:

Want me to leave the night light on

for you?

DASHIE:

If...it wouldn’t be too much

trouble

Bryan walks over and turns the night light on for her, the

night light is just a standard Cars lamp on a desk near the

bed. Bryan tucks her in more and rubs her head.

DASHIE:

Goodnight daddy. I love you

PLAY SONG: Goodnight daddy. I love you

Bryan looks stunned and blinks.

He looks down to the ground and shifts around a bit, trying

not to let his emotional side get the best of him.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 59.

DASHIE:

Dad?

Bryan looks up to dashie and she looks at him with a

peaceful look. Bryan stutters a bit but then says

BRYAN:

Goodnight, my little Dashie. I love

you too.

Bryan then kisses her softly on the forehead and walks to

the door. He looks back at her and Dashie lays on her side

and yawns. Bryan opens the door then takes ones last looks

back and Dashie has nodded off to sleep. He closes the door

slowly.

END SONG: Goodnight daddy, I love you

CUT TO THE 2 YEARS LATER

The alarm goes off in the morning and Bryan shuts it off.

The calander shows the day. Its September 15th 2023.

Bryan walks downstairs mumbling, Dashie is already at the

table eating a slice of toast.

DASHIE:

Morning Dad! I made us some

breakfest and got the news paper!

Bryan looks at the nicely layed out table with eggs and some

nice apples. He sits down next to her and reads the news

paper.

BRYAN:

Dashie?

DASHIE:

Yes?

BRYAN:

What day is it today?

DASHIE:

Just check in the news paper, I

haven’t got a clue

Dashie says while chomping into the next slice of toast

Bryan looks through and sees that today is September the

15h.

BRYAN:

Dashie...Have we ever had a

birthday before?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 60.

DASHIE:

Whats a birthday?

Bryan sets the paper down and looks at her firmly.

BRYAN:

You mean we never celebrated?

DASHIE:

Celebrated what dad?

Bryan looks onwards at dashie who looks completely puzzled.

BRYAN:

How about we make a cake huh?

DASHIE:

I don’t see what that has to do

with this, But okay!

Dashie gets up and goes into the kitchen, Bryan looks at his

hands seeing how wrinkly they’ve gotten

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I still can’t believe its been that

long ago...My god - time is going

too fast, I wish it would slow

down...

Bryan looks to dashie who is trying to unlock on the of the

cupboards.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Time just flies by when your battling the thoughts in your

mind. I can’t even remember the last time I just observed my

surroundings without some issue crawling its way up my

spine. Days seems like minutes, minutes feel as if they were

seconds. I just hope it will slow down and I would stop

worrying about it all, since what I have at the moment, will

be gone sooner without me realizing it.

DASHIE:

Hey Dad!

Bryan snaps back into reality

DASHIE:

Are you going to help me make this

thing or not?

Bryan smiles and sighs a bit

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 61.

BRYAN:

Sure, hold on a sec

Bryan eats his breakfest really quickly, soffing it down

DASHIE:

Hey - theres no rush pops.

BRYAN:

Pops?

Bryan says with his mouth full.

Dashie laughs

DASHIE:

Oh man the look on your face right

now!

Bryan swallows his food and pouts

BRYAN:

Sure..bubble butt

Dashie’s ears perk up and she stops laughing instantly

DASHIE:

What did you just call me?

BRYAN:

Remember that nickname I gave you?

DASHIE:

Oh you are soo done

Bryan laughs and Dashie charges at him and tackles him,

Bryan catches her and they both laugh softly.

CROSS FADE TO THEM FINISHING THE CAKE

Bryan places the cake on the table, it is completely white

with strawberry sponge filling.

DASHIE:

mmmmm~ That sure looks tastey~ When

do you think I can eat it - Huh

HUH?

BRYAN:

Hold on, just two more finishing

touches. Turn away for a second

dashie.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 62.

DASHIE:

But why?

BRYAN:

Its a surprise

Dashie turns away and closes her eyes.

The sound of matches being set a light and so forth.

BRYAN:

okay, you can look back now.

Dashie turns back and she is jaw dropped at what she sees.

Three presents (2 big one and one medium one) behind the

cake and the cake has about 15 candles on it all lighten up.

In the centre of the cake, theres a coloured & shaded

picture of Dashie that Bryan drew years ago, now fully

completed and on the cake being pushed down the candles.

Dashie starts to squee like a fan girl

DASHIE:

OH MY GOSH! DAD! You didn’t have to

do this!

Bryan smiles and places his hand on the back of her neck

BRYAN:

Now make a wish and blow out the

candles

Dashie looks up to him and smiles widely, gleeing with

antiserpation. She looks towards the candles and blows them

out

THE CAMERA FOLLOWS THE CANDLE SMOKE UP AND CROSS FADES THEM

INTO THE NEXT SCENE

Dashie is opening up her persents while bryan is sitting

cross legged on the floor next to them, she opens up the big

one first and finds out that its the original box that bryan

found her in, Dashie then looks inside to find a second hand

nintendo wii, a stero player and some posters nicely wrapped

up. She starts jumping around the box excitedly, she looks

towards bryan and her mouths move for a bit and bryan

smiles. She looks at the other one and starts tearing the

wrapping paper with her teeth. Inside theres 3 videos games,

3-4 DVDs and a couple of CD’s. Dashie gets completely

overwelmed and tears up a little, she quickly brushes away

her joyful expression and glomps onto Bryan hugging him

tightly. Bryan smiles gleefully too.

CAMERA PANS OUT TO A PHOTO OF DASHIE AND BRYAN HUGGING

BRYAN PLACES THE PHOTO IN HIS ALBUM ALONG WITH THE OTHER

PHOTOGRAPHS OF HER

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 63.

Bryan leans back smiling at all the photographs. He flips

back through the photo album and looks at all the photos he

took of her. Then he notices a big gap in the photo album,

he looks back to the very end and sees him with his mum and

dad. Bryan leans forward and sighs loudly.

He places his hand over the image covering up his face when

he was a child and just looks at them.

Bryan looks at his house phone.

He goes to it and dials a number looking at his phone book.

He waits until someone picks up

BRYAN:

Hello there is Mr. Dann there?

PHONE:

Who shall I say is calling?

BRYAN:

Bryan...Bryan Stykes.

PHONE:

One moment...

Bryan starts to fiddle with a pen between his fingers.

ERIC:

Hello?

BRYAN:

Hi Eric, Its me Bryan

ERIC:

Why Bryan, long time no speak.

Hows things?

BRYAN:

Never better, say...if your not too

busy could you help me with

something?

Eric pauses for a minute.

ERIC:

What did you have in mind?

CUT TO DASHIE PLAYING RALLISPORT CHALLENGE 2.

Dashie plays a game using the Wii classic controller

and listening to Tear it Up by Andrew W.K on the stereo.

She bobs her head and body to the drum beats of the song

which consintrating on the television

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 64.

DASHIE:

TEAR IT UP! (Tear it Up) TEAR IT

UP! (Tear it up) TEAR IT UP! (Tear

it Up) ALL NIGHT!

She swings her controller side to side.

DASHIE:

NO NO NO - DON’T CRASH!

The car slides sideways and goes off the track, but manages

to get back on track. Dashie pauses the game

DASHIE:

DAMMIT! Not good enough! I can’t

afford a simple slip up like that!

She picks up the last slice of cake and chomps down on it

DASHIE:

Right, lets do it again. From the

start.

She loads the level again then burps.

Theres a knock from her front but dashie doesn’t awnser.

Bryan opens the door and stands there

BRYAN:

Dashie?

Dashie is too focused on her video games to notice him.

Bryan looks to the stereo player and turns it off.

Dashie looks to him and gets startled.

DASHIE:

DAD! *she pauses the game*You should knock before you come

in!

BRYAN:

I did...So I see your enjoying your

new toys

DASHIE:

Yeaaaa-ahaha I’m loving

them...Challenging but fun!

She wiggles her legs as she says that

Bryan looks at her and notices she ate all the cake

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 65.

BRYAN:

As well as eaten all the cake

Dashie looks at her plate

DASHIE:

Yea...well It is my birthday~

Bryan chuckles

DASHIE:

What?....Oh don’t you dare say that

nickname again!

BRYAN:

No not that, Just...I havent even

told you what a birthday is yet.

DASHIE:

Well, All I know is it gets me cake

so I like it!

Dashie unpauses the game but then crashes.

DASHIE:

DURUHHHHHH!!

BRYAN:

I haven’t even told you about part

two yet.

Dashie pauses the game again and raises her eye brow

DASHIE:

P- Part Two?

Bryan sits down beside her on the bed

BRYAN:

Well you see, thanks to some extra

money I won at the casino, getting

a promotion from being an IT

customer supportist to Network

manager and selling most of the old

furnature ...I’ve finally saved up

enough money to Move!

Dashie looks up at him confused

DASHIE:

Move?

Bryan nods

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 66.

BRYAN:

Yep, I asked eric to help sorting

out the moving management, also

donating a small amount towards me

affording the new furnature.

DASHIE:

Move? but why should I move, I’m

comfy sitting right here

Bryan laughs

BRYAN:

No dashie, I mean move house!

We’re going to leave this place and

live somewhere else.

Dashie’s eyes widen

DASHIE:

R- Really?!

Her wings open and she looks even more excited.

She drops the controller on the bed and starts jump on the

bed excitedly

DASHIE:

CAN I SAY BEST DAY EVER!?

Bryan stands up

BRYAN:

Although...there is one little condition..

Dashie stops bouncing on her bed and looks at bryan

DASHIE:

Is it hiking bags?...

Dashie says while sounding mellowtoned

BRYAN:

Yeah about that...

Bryan grabs the bag he brought in with him and rummages

through it, he takes out a dog costume.

BRYAN:

Your gonna have to wear this

Dashie slowly looks as if she’s about to blow a fuse

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 67.

DASHIE:

Your joking, right? Can’t I just

fly and hide in the clouds like you

taught me?

BRYAN:

Sorry Dashie, too risky.

The movers might see you.

DASHIE:

You didn’t care if people in the

park saw me but if movers see me,

OOH NOO (sarcasm) if they see me -

Its game over!

She looks away and pouts

BRYAN:

Hey, its only for a couple of

hours, besides. Wouldn’t you love

the idea of open space and green

fields to fly over?

Dashie looks away and thinks for a minute

She turns back

DASHIE:

Okay...but after this, no more bad

transport methods.

Bryan smiles

BRYAN:

Okay Dashie, I promise.

He rubs her hair and she sighs

CROSS FADE TO PEOPLE PICKING UP BOXES

Bryan looks onward and as the builders take the boxes

outside. He looks at dashie who is now in a dog suit, she

keeps on bumping into everything because the face is

covering up her sight. Bryan looks outside the window and

sees the movers are driving away first. Bryan looks at

dashie, he walks over and flips her dog face part up so she

can see again.

Bryan smiles and leads her out of the house. Bryan opens the

back door of the car and Dashie hops into it.

Bryan closes the door and looks over at the city.

He starts to see more people around the city now, due to

Dashie’s rainboom bringing back some colour to the city.

Bryan stares at the people walking across the road and

interacting with one another, He feels a grab on his arm and

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 68.

dashie is pulling his arm. She looks up at him wondering

what he is staring at; Bryan smirks and ruffles her hair,

she smiles. Bryan moves her back a bit into the car and

closes the door. He gets into the front seat, he then pulls

out a Map from the glove compartment. Dashie looks at the

map too from the backseat, Bryan puts down the map then

starts the car and they drive off. As they drive the car

bumps a hole in the road causing the dog head of dashie to

open so she can see. They stop at a red light.

Dashie looks out the window and gazes at all of the shops

that are re-opening,

Bryan looks back, reaches back and flops the dog head over

her face. He turns back and looks onward at the red light,

it turns green and he drives off.

Brayn pulls up next to the new house, bryan opens up the car

door and shuts it, He looks at his new house and smiles.

The movers take some stuff in the house,

Dad leads dashie in the back door and leads her upstairs,

she still can’t see anything, he moves her upstairs half way

up the stairs then he goes to help the movers by shifting

some boxes into the living room.

Bryan gives the movers a firm hand shake then they leave, He

closes the door and doesn’t see them driving off. He sighs

with relief and looks around the house. He scratches his

head figuring out which box to open first.

Dashie stumbles around upstairs still bumping into

everything, she hears that everything has gone silent.

She tip toes around trying to find out where the stairs are.

He misses the gap leading downstairs, she trips and falls

down the stairs. Bryan looks over at dashie who is now on

the floor with her back legs over her head, he rushes over

to her to make sure she is okay. He lifts up the dog face

and Dashie gives a big droopy crossed eyed expression and

she nods but wobbling side to side, she shakes it off and

looks at her news house, Bryan gives her a small rub on the

back then leads her to the living room.

They move some of the new furniture around and move Bryan

dad’s chair next to the wall near the window. Bryan

stretches his back and gives it a bit of a rub after have

moved all the furniture. He sits down on the new sofa and

gazes around the room taking it all in.

Bryan comes home from work and places with some shopping.

He looks over and sees Dashie resting in a hammock.

BRYAN:

Enjoying the sun raise?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 69.

DASHIE:

Yeah, figured I might as well get

some Vitamin D while the sun is

still out. Plus I could always move

the clouds if it gets too overcasty

Bryan opens the window glaze doors.

BRYAN:

I wouldn’t mess around with mother

nature freely If I was you. Unless

theres an emergancy.

Dashie streches.

DASHIE:

I suppose so

Bryan goes into the house

BRYAN:

Want me to make you something?

like Sandwiches?

Dashie looks over at him

DASHIE:

Actually, Do you mind if I choose

what I can have in them?

BRYAN:

Sure, No problem

Dashie rolls out of the hammock and goes inside.

Bryan lays out some bread on the counter in the kitchen

DASHIE:

Can I have some lettace and maybe

some light mayo in it?

Dashie says as she points to them.

BRYAN:

Mayo?...Okay sure

Bryan gets the mayo out of the cupboard.

DASHIE:

Dad...Do you think I can get a job?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 70.

BRYAN:

I’m sorry what?

DASHIE:

I just.. really want to earn money

and buy my own things...

Dashie rubs her shoulder and looks away in anxiousness.

Bryan looks to her and laughs

BRYAN:

Dashie, cammon don’t be silly.

Your a pony!

Dashie hangs her head and looks down to the ground

Bryan looks to her and realized what he said.

BRYAN:

Oh dashie, no I didn’t mean it like

-

Dashie backs off

DASHIE:

It - its okay, I, I’ve lost my

appertite.

BRYAN:

Cammon, don’t be like this. I

didn’t mean it - honestly

DASHIE:

Its okay dad, I understand. Just,

leave me be okay? I - I need to go.

Dashie backs off more and jolts out the kitchen.

Bryan looks towards her running away and he feel horrible by

what he said.

Dashie is outside in the hammock again with her face deep on

the pillow. Bryan walks out holding a plate and a wooden

chair. He sets the wooden chair next to the hammock.

BRYAN:

I brought you the sandwiches.

Dashie sifts her body away from him

Bryan looks down trying to think of what else to say.

BRYAN:

Dashie, I’m sorry for what I said.

Is there any way I can make it up

to you?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 71.

Dashie flaps her tail and raises her head a bit

BRYAN:

Anything at all?

DASHIE:

...Just...no more mentioning of

this...and that nickname you gave

me

BRYAN:

What nick name?

Dashie turns her head around and leers at him from over her

shoulder

DASHIE:

Don’t play dumb dad

BRYAN:

I honestly don’t...OH..that..

DASHIE:

Yeah...that

BRYAN:

I didn’t know I’ve been saying it

that much

DASHIE:

Well...You have been..

She turns back and flops her head on the pillow

Bryan leans in closer and chuckles slightly

BRYAN:

Tell you what, If you eat these

sandwiches, I’ll promise never to

say that nickname again.

Dashie turns around

DASHIE:

Promise?

Just then the phone rings, Bryan nods and hands her the

plate of sandwhiches

She grabs one and begins to chew into it.

Bryan then gets up and goes to get it.

BRYAN:

Hello?....Oh Hello Eric...

Yeah....Oh really you’ve found him?

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 72.

BRYAN: (cont’d)How far is he from here?.....Oh

really? Swore he would have been

further than that....A BBQ?...Sure

when?.....Here?....Are you sure

about that?....Well when about?

....Afternoonish?...Well okay,

she’ll be napping around that time.

Okay I look foward to seeing you

here...Okay - Bye.

Bryan puts the phone down and goes to dashie

BRYAN:

Man Its like Eric has become the

new Louie now, Werid...

Dashie is on her back looking over at Bryan.

DASHIE:

Who was it?

Bryan smirks.

He walks over to dashie and sits down in the wooden chair

CAMERA PANS TO THE SOFA THEN BACK OUT FROM THE SOFA THEN

PANS BACK TO BRYAN AND ERIC WITH MARTAIN HAVING A BBQ

MARTAIN:

So I said to her, Look its either

one or the other you can’t have

both. Then she said: Well you

managed to have both

simualtaniously!

Eric laughs but Bryan chuckles not surely understanding what

he meant by it.

MARTAIN:

So Bryan, how have you been with

the new house and job?

Bryan looks up and smirks

BRYAN:

Well needless to say Its been a

long couple of years to get here

but I can just say its really

changed me as a person.

Martain grins

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 73.

MARTAIN:

I can see that

Eric butts in

ERIC:

Hard to believe you two have

matured over these few years.

Well martain you haven’t really

changed

Martain looks at eric

MARTAIN:

Jee thanks

ERIC:

And well for you bryan, I must say.

Looks like you’ve gone back to your

roots

BRYAN:

What can I say, a bit of colour has

really helped me

Martain looks a bit confused

ERIC:

Have you thought about a partner,

Bryan?

BRYAN:

A partner?

ERIC:

Yeah you know, A misteress in the

house

MARTAIN:

Or a manstress

Martain laughs

BRYAN:

HEY! I’m not like that!

MARTAIN:

Sure Mr. "A bit of Colour"

Bryan rolls his eyes and shakes off what he said

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 74.

BRYAN:

But yeah, There is this very kind

women at work, she seems to taken a

liking to me. Although she already

has a daughter.

Martain chokes on his burger

MARTAIN:

Wait - So is she a marry-go-round

type?

Eric looks at Martain

ERIC:

I think he means She’s already been

in a relationship

BRYAN:

Yeah, She said that she left her

husband because he’s become a bit

of a...well how to say this

delicately, Grey Pursona

Martain leans in forwards

MARTAIN:

Hold on a minute, whats her last

name?

BRYAN:

Colombo. Lisa Colombo

Martain looks shocked, looks through his mobile phone as

Eric & Bryan continue to chat. Martain calls up someone on

the phone, he stands up and walks onto the patch of grass

trying to get a good signal.

MARTAIN:

Hey dude, Listen I would really

appericate it if you could come

over here....Its bryan’s

house...Yeah I left you the

directions if you needed me...yeah

okay...see you in a bit

Martain hangs up the phone and steps up the concreate stairs

ERIC:

Who was it you where calling?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 75.

MARTAIN:

Louie

BRYAN:

What?

MARTAIN:

He’s been staying at my house ever

since the break up...so i’ve

invited him over here, looks like

we’ve got a bit of catching up to

do.

Eric and Bryan look towards each other and back to him.

*DING DONG* CUT TO MARTAIN OPENING UP THE DOOR

Louie stands there, looking like he haven’t bathed in weeks,

He has a full grown beard and wearing a black t-shirt with

holes in it and dark jeans.

MARTAIN:

Glad to see you’ve found your way.

Louie doesn’t speak and goes into the house.

He walks into the room where Bryan and Eric are talking to

each other, Eric is having a tall glass of Beer Pint and

Bryan is drinking some iced tea.

They look to Louie who is now standing in dead centre of the

living room with his head hanging.

ERIC:

(whispers) Say something!

BRYAN:

(whispers) I don’t what to

say!

ERIC:

(whispers) I don’t know -

ANYTHING!

Louie looks up to them

LOUIE:

I CAN hear you - you know...

Eric and Bryan look to each other, then Martain walks into

the room.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 76.

MARTAIN:

Well well, looks like you guys are

heading off to a good start. How

about I whip us up another bunch

aye?

Eric and Bryan nod

CUT TO THE BURGERS BEING ON THE GRILL

Everyone is just silent and not sure what to say

Louie looks down to the ground and fiddles with his thumbs.

Eric looks to Martain and Martain looks back at Eric, they

both nod then move back indoors. Bryan looks at them and has

the expression of "Don’t leave me here"

Bryan looks back at Louie who is now starring at him.

Bryan leans back wondering what to say.

Bryan gets up and moves his chair closer to Louie, he sits

down with him and looks around

BRYAN:

So hows things gone for you?

LOUIE:

Fine - just fine

Louie is quick to end a conversation

BRYAN:

Are you sure about that?

LOUIE:

Yes...

Louie doesn’t make eye contact which Bryan is.

BRYAN:

So...hows things

LOUIE:

Why do you bother to ask me these

questions? I know you don’t care

about me entirely, so why bother

trying to start up a conversation?

Bryan looks away puzzled then looks back

BRYAN:

Well you see -

LOUIE:

I already know, My wife left

me...She’s already looking out for

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 77.

LOUIE: (cont’d)another man...I’ve lost my

apartment and now having to room

with Martain...how pathetic is that

BRYAN:

Thats not really pathetic at all

its -

LOUIE:

It’s you, isn’t it?

BRYAN:

What?

LOUIE:

Its you who my ex-wife is

seeing...ISN’T IT?

That loud quote that louie says wakes dashie up from her

afternoon nap, She yawns and looks out the window and sees

Bryan with another person, She gets off the bed and walks

downstairs.

BRYAN:

....To be honest, yes its true.

Louie starts to rock back and forth in his chair biting on

his thumb.

BRYAN:

But

Louie stops rocking and looks at him

BRYAN:

Knowing that she’s your wife.

I’m not and will never ask her out

Louie lowers his thumb from his mouth

LOUIE:

Wh- What?

Dashie makes her way to the living room, she sniffs around

for something to eat and grabs a bread bun from the table

and bumps next Eric, Eric looks next to her in shock. He

turns to Martain, Martain looks at him puzzled then just

drinks his can of Calsberg.

Dashie makes her way to the window door still with her mouth

full of buns but just before she is about to walk out she

stops and listens in on their conversation.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 78.

BRYAN:

Even though I’m having a great life

at the moment, A loving wife would

be too much. I will just say to

her: "Sorry I’m not interested at

this time, I’ve got other things to

take care of"

Dashie smiles and lowers her ears

BRYAN:

But not only that but I will say

Even if your husband is going

completely grey. Sometimes your

loved ones are best worth fighting

for, no matter what condition

they’re in

Louie looks up at him

LOUIE:

Why would- You do that?

Bryan leans back in his chair and looks up to the sky

BRYAN:

Hard to say, Maybe its the new

enviourment and lifestyle, maybe

its the maturity kicking in. But

there is one thing I know for sure

that it could be....

Bryan looks to Louie

BRYAN:

Is that, Friendship is Magic, and

nothing can break it.

Louie chuckles

LOUIE:

I’m sorry but what you just said

there sounded really corny.

BRYAN:

Corny maybe, but truthful none the

less.

Louie looks to him

LOUIE:

Hey Bryan

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 79.

Louie says a bit more enfusiasticly, Bryan looks over at

him.

LOUIE:

Have you heard about how cold it’s

gonna be tonight?

Louie laughs and Bryan chuckles. Bryan puts his hand on

Louie’s shoulder. Dashie looks onward and smiles.

Dashie smirks then walks back the other way.

CROSS FADE TO THEM OUTSIDE ROUGHLY SUNSET TIME

Eric and Louie head out the door and Bryan waves goodbye.

Martain is still helping Bryan clean up after the BBQ.

Martain steps outside and streaches a bit.

Bryan moves takes the trash out and bins it

MARTAIN:

You know theres something we

haven’t done in a while

Bryan looks at him.

Martain goes back inside and brings out a basketball

Bryan chuckles

BRYAN:

Heh, I think I’m a bit too old for

youthful games...

MARTAIN:

Cammon, just one quick round

wouldn’t hurt.

Bryan signs

BRYAN:

Alright, just this once

As they continue to play basket ball, Martain manages to

make a few shots here and there. But bryan has a tough time

keeping up with him.

BRYAN:

I’m just not quite quick enough

He pauses.

BRYAN:

Anymore...

Martain looks back at him

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 80.

MARTAIN:

Oh cammon Bryan, I’m only 2 years

younger than you. Its all in the

state of mind...

Dashie is looking at them play through the window through

her room.

BRYAN:

Alright I’ll try to keep up

They continue to try and score the ball in a hoop that is

just hanging above the house door. Bryan tries to take the

ball from Martain but Martain accsidently pushes him over.

Bryan lands pretty badly on his back.

BRYAN:

GAH! OW!

Dashie is in shock and quickly flies down stairs and out the

door, She stands just on the concreate step.

DASHIE:

DADDY! Are you okay?!

Bryan grunts a bit

MARTAIN:

Here, let me help you up pal.

Martain gives a hand and helps Bryan up.

Bryan gets up and rubs his back

BRYAN:

Jeez man, You could have been a

little gentle.

MARTAIN:

Sorry man, We’ll I guess I did

promise only a quick game.

He passes bryan the ball

MARTAIN:

Well I better get going, The family

will probably need something to

eat, also with that extra mouth to

feed. Thanks for the BBQ and

...well you know

BRYAN:

Catch you at the Bar?

Martain smiles and pats playfully punches his shoulder

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 81.

MARTAIN:

You know it

Martain leaves and Dashie walks up to Bryan and stands next

beside him.

DASHIE:

Dad, what does he mean by. The Bar?

BRYAN:

Oh..its a little running joke we

did when we where about your age.

Dashie pauses

DASHIE:

Dad...I’m hungry, can you make us

dinner?

Bryan looks to Dashie, then he looks at Martain who is

leaving. He looks unsure about something but brushes it off.

BRYAN:

How about salad tonight?

DASHIE:

Again?...Sure why not...

Dashie and Bryan walk back inside the house and bryan turns

his head back to where Martain left.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

There comes a time when every child

finds out about fairy tales not

being true. One day it will add up

and they’ll find the truth on their

own...or if you tell them...Its

often best to tell them at a

certain age...but if they find out

on their own.

CUT TO BRYAN COMING HOME LATE AT NIGHT DRIVING UP IN THE CAR

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

It can be the thoughts of

nightmares

Bryan parks his car next to his house, he gets out the car.

He opens the boot which contains some shopping. He takes

them out and closes the boot.

*PLAY SONG: I STILL REMEMBER THAN DAMN EPISODE*

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 82.

He walks in the house with his face full of shopping bags

and places the shopping on the counter

making little sounds as possible. He sees in the dark hall

theres a bit of blue light coming from the living room.

He slowly walks to the door causiously, he peeks around the

corner and looks at the blue light

TV:

YAY!!! SHE DID IT!! SHE DID ITT!!

WHAAOOOO!!!

A soft, but overly-excited voice coming from the TV

Bryan looks at her watching the episode, Bryan is in

terrible shock. He moves his hand up to his mouth but as he

does so, He drops his keys. The keys make a large jingaling

sound as they hit the ground. One of dashie’s ears perk up

Bryans palms beging to sweat and shake

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I thought that getting cable would

have been a good thing, giving her

more programs to watch while I was

away...

Dashies lips quiver and move as she tries not to say

anything abruptly, She tries to hold it all in.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I had no idea the show was still

airing, but turns out they where

still airing reruns...

Bryan gulps the lump in his throut and he breaths in as if

he’s about to say something, but before he could say

anything.

DASHIE:

....How long....

She had no emotion in her voice

Bryan stutters his words trying to awnser back.

DASHIE:

....How....How Long?

Dashie’s voice was mixed between sorrow and rage.

Almost as if she had a large lump in her throut too.

Bryan stays silent and slightly moves in through the door.

Dashie takes a sudden breath and turns her head around

DASHIE:

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN ABOUT

THIS?!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 83.

She yelled at the top of her lungs, She turns her full body

around and stands up. She has tears running down her face.

DASHIE:

WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME!?!

Bryan began to get teary eyed.

BRYAN:

Well...I -

Dashie Interupts

DASHIE:

I... I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHY I’M

NOT LIKE YOU!!... It...It’s...It’s

because I’m NOT REAL!!!

Dashie screamed, her voice, filled with rage and sadness,

echoing throughout the entire house. Her angry expression

quickly shifted to one of unfathomable misery.

DASHIE:

I’m...not real...

She sank to her legs, weeping into her front hooves on the

floor

Bryan walks up to her

BRYAN:

D-Dashie, you are real

What your saying - It isn’t true,

you’r-!

Dashie looks to her front legs,

tears begin to drop onto them.

DASHIE:

I’m...I’m not even a real

person!... I’m... I’m a MADE-UP

CHARACTER FROM SOME GOD-DAMN

CARTOON!!

She roared and she starts floating in mid air hanging henced

shoulders.

BRYAN:

Dash-

She interupts again

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 84.

DASHIE:

YOU DON’T EVEN LOVE ME, DO YOU!?...

You...You’re just PRETENDING

TO!!...B-because...y-you have the

’awesome Rainbow Dash’ living with

you... Y-you don’t actually love

me... you never did... you n-never

will... Because I’m not real...

You’re not even my dad, are you?...

As Dashie says her sentence Bryan walks towards the TV and

turns off the channel, but the TV still remains on static

channel, Bryan is hanging his head the whole time.

Bryan stutters his sentances

BRYAN:

Dashie, Please listen to me

He says softly

BRYAN:

You’re my daughter. I’m may not be

your actual dad, but I love you

like you’re my actual daughter.

Does it really matter?

Dashie was completely unfazed, and lashed out at Bryan again

DASHIE:

Y-you can’t be my actual

dad....Your just a fake dad...

Y-you can’t be a d-dad to someone

who’s n-not r-real...

Bryan shakes his head and trys to look dominant.

BRYAN:

That pony you see in that

cartoon... That isn’t you. You have

the same name, and you look the

same, but it isn’t you. Dashie...do

you remember when I found you, all

those years ago?

Bryan softens his tone when he asks how he found her.

Dashie looked at him for a moment, she shakes her head

angrously and turns away again.

BRYAN:

I found you in a small cardboard

box. You were shivering, and it was

about to rain, so I couldn’t just

leave you there

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 85.

Dashie scowled at bryan more

DASHIE:

Y-yeah, sure, you found Rainbow

Dash in a box, and wanted to take

Rainbow Dash home with you.

BRYAN:

No, no, that’s not it at all.

Well...it sort of was at first....

Bryan still tries to look dominatant but the truth makes him

scared

BRYAN:

But listen; it only took me a

couple hours to realize that you

weren’t the Rainbow Dash from that

cartoon

DASHIE:

b-because I was a FILLY

She snarled

DASHIE:

A filly that would eventually grow

up to be Rainbow Dash. So you

tricked it into believing that you

were its dad, for some sick kick of

yours, right!?

She flaps her wings harder and reaches eye level to bryan

DASHIE:

H-How about that whole MOTHER

thing, was that true?

BRYAN:

I-...Er..

Bryan shakes his head vigorously

BRYAN:

No dashie, please listen.

DASHIE:

Shut up

BRYAN:

I did lie about that in all honesty

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 86.

DASHIE:

Shut up...

Her voice begins to raise

and her face begins to look more crosser

by every moment she says "shut up"

BRYAN:

Dashie, Im sorr-

DASHIE:

SHUT UP!!

She squeeled her shut up in a very high pitched tone.

She pulls her front hoof back and punches Bryan stright in

the eye/cheek area. Bryan falls back onto the floor almost

hitting the TV. Dashie still remained hovering over him and

breaths deeply looking like she’s about to attack him again.

DASHIE:

YOU’VE BEEN LYING TO ME MY ENTIRE

LIFE!! A SIMPLE APOLOGY WONT CUT IT

YOU BASTARD! Oh Im sorry, I mean.

DAD!

Dashie says spitting the word "dad" like it was the word of

the devil

Bryan talks with a large lump in his throut, looking almost

tramatized and talks softly

BRYAN:

..Dashie, if nothing else will sway

you, I’m sorry. I’m so... so sorry.

I should have told you. I never

should’ve kept this dark secret

from you. I definitely shouldn’t

have kept it for so long. I’m sorry

for lying to you. I’m.....I’m

so...so sorry...

Dashie’s wing flapping slowers down and she levitats down a

bit but still remaining flying. Some of her tears hit the

floor. Her face begins to glow red then she turns around and

dash’s off like a lightning bolt to her room. The door slams

loudly. Bryan gets up and sprints to where she ran off too.

Dashie starts kicking and breaking things in her room.

Bryan slowly climbs up the stairs as he can hear sound of

breaking and smashing, He enters her room and when he opens

the door, He jaw drops by what he sees. His cheek begins to

bleed from when Dashie punched him.

He sees the lamp is knocked over, the bed is ruffled, the

posters all taken down, feathers both blue and white and

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 87.

flying around in mid air, and worst of all. The picture of

Dad and Dashie she drew as a filly, torn in half and resting

on the bed. Also an open window. Bryan slides his back down

on the wall next to the door and sits with his legs close to

his chest. He thunks his head on his knees.

BRYAN:

I’m...so..so...sorry...

CUT TO BRYAN ON THE PHONE

BRYAN:

Thats all I said to her and she

took off.

Please respond to this message soon

Eric...I..I don’t know what to

do...

Bryan hangs up the phone and puts his hands up to his head

and sulks on the desk.

*END SONG: I REMEMBER THAT DANG EPISODE*

CUT TO 3 DAYS LATER

Bryan tucks in his shirt and puts on his jacket.

He heads out the front door.

He looks around the new area, he just walks around the place

a couple of times.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Its been 3 days since she

left, Eric hasn’t responded to the

phone call. I would have asked

Martain or Louie too, but I think

they’ll just laugh at me...I don’t

blame her for this... it must be

such a horrible thing finding out

your past like that. I know Dashie

is a strong mare, but I also know

how she holds a grudge at times.

I’m not sure that, even if she did

come back, she would ever forgive

me. Or more importantly, if I could

even forgive myself.

Bryan looks up at the sky and sees clouds forming

He tucks the collar of his jacket inwards.

Bryan notices a path way, he looks down it and walks down

that way. He later starts to walk through the woods and it

starts drizzling a little.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 88.

It begins to pour down and Bryan’s jacket becomes fully

drenched. Bryan sighs, he starts to loose sight of what he’s

stepping on and trips on a root of a tree, he fall right on

his left knee and twists his ankle too.

BRYAN:

GAAAH...AAAH..Faaah..

He grabs his leg and pulls it out from the root of the tree,

Bryan can no longer walk. He starts to drag himself along

the floor.

He continues to crawl and spots a tree, he crawls underneith

it and lays down by the tree and leans back on it with his

legs laying on the ground.

He pauses looking at his feet, then he coils his legs to his

chest and begins to sob.

BRYAN:

I’m so sorry...

He lowers his head onto his knees

BYRAN:

I’m just so sorry Dashie!

He then just shouts out loud, not caring who hears.

BRYAN:

I’M SORRY OKAY! I’M SORRY FOR ALL

THE LIES...SORRY FOR BEING A

TERRIBLE PARENT..IM..IM SORRY...

He thunks his head against the tree stem.

He looks down to his knees and just stays still

*CRACK*

*PLAY SONG: UNDER A DAMP TREE*

Bryan looks to his left

Dashie is standing there looking at him and looks upset,

She’s holding her right front hoof with her wing, cradling

it.

She shifts herself towards Bryan and sits down next to him.

She doesn’t look at him after she sits down, Bryan looks

away and stares down the path.

DASHIE:

I...I heard you

She looks down to the ground and lowers her front hoof with

her wing.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 89.

DASHIE:

And...I’m sorry too

Dashie says while still sounding a bit stubborn.

Bryan smiles through his tears.

BRYAN:

You have nothing to be sorry about.

It’s my fault...for...not telling

sooner.

He pauses for a moment

BRYAN:

What...what happened to your arm?

DASHIE:

I...I fractured it, when trying to

escape that small window...

BRYAN:

oh....

Bryan sinks his head into his knees as he says it

Dashie’s head shifts a little towards him.

Then she finally looks at him.

DASHIE:

Dad...

Bryan turns to her

Dashie looks like she’s been crying too, but Bryan can’t

tell if its rain stanes or actual tears.

DASHIE:

Do...

She looks down then back up again

Taking in stuttered breaths

DASHIE:

Do you still love me?

Bryan reaches over and grabs her, He brings her to his chest

and she hugs her tightly, Dashie makes "ah" and "ow" sounds

but she tries to resist the pain of her leg.

BRYAN:

I’ve always loved you, I still love

you. No matter what. Not even a

small fight could ever change that.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 90.

Dashie lifts her fractured leg very slowly over his shoulder

trying her best not to make it worse. She begins to cry for

real this time, Bryan just sits there holding her tightly.

The rain drops on the tree leaves start to subside.

DASHIE:

Daddy...

Bryan opens his eyes

BRYAN:

Hmm?..

Dashie looks onwards at the tree sterm

DASHIE:

Can we go home?

She turns to the back of his head.

DASHIE:

I need a shower...Badly

Bryan chuckles and lowers dashie gently in front of him.

He stands up using the tree as grip, he moves his hand out

as if to say "you first"

Bryan and Dashie walk side by side using each other’s bodys

as resting posts to help them walk stright.

CROSS FADE TO THEM IN THE HOUSE

Bryan bandages up her fractured front left leg while she

gives some facial expressions of pain. Bryan sets down the

medical equipment and smirks.

Next scene dashie is in the shower rincing off all the

broken tree parts and leaves from her mane.

Dashie is in her bed and Bryan tucks her in.

He looks down at her, kisses her on the forehead and smiles.

Dashie closes her eyes after bryan kisses her forehead,

Bryan leaves the room and still leaves the night light on

for her.

THE CAMERA PANS INTO THE PICTURE OF DASHIE AND DAD

SALLETAPED BACK TOGETHER IN ONE PEICE THEN FADES TO BLACK.

*END SONG: UNDER A DAMP TREE*

5 YEARS LATER

BRYAN:

I just liked to let you know

that...Yeah in all honesty its

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 91.

BRYAN: (cont’d)true...that how I feel.

H-how about I get us a table for

two? At the new resturant where the

old park used to be.

Yep, sounds good. I’ll book it now.

Love you

Bryan hangs up his mobile phone and sits down at the coffe

table looking through the phone book. Bryan is at his oldest

stage and is dressed rather formally. Is rather sharp in

terms of hair and dressed style.

He closes the book and writes down a few numbers on a sticky

post. He goes into the kitchen and pours a glass of

lemonade.

He then walks outside into the backyard where Dashie is

doing some gardening a small shovel to dig up plants.

NOTE: YOU CAN’T SEE DASHIE’S FACE ONLY HER HOOVES AT THIS

POINT

BRYAN:

Looks like you’ve been working all

day, why don’t you come and have a

drink?

Dashie drops the shovel and looks over to him. She then

walks over to him.

NOTE: AS SHE SPEAKS THIS LINE, THE CAMERA SHOWS HER FACE

DASHIE:

Well hard to say, It does feel like

i’ve been working all day - heh.

Dashie is now in her final stage too, Her mane is all long

and less punky looking, all around fluid and trimmed nicely.

Her voice no more crackles between boy and girl. Now she

sounds a lot more like Spitfire would in the show.

BRYAN:

Thats how you know your doing a

good job.

DASHIE:

Thanks.

She sits down next to him and he hands her the glass with a

straw on it. She sips on the straw and the lets out a

refurbished breath

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 92.

DASHIE:

Hard to believe how hot it is

today. Makes this gardening work

all the more tiring for me.

Bryan turns to her

BRYAN:

The garden looks amazing though.

DASHIE:

I never thought gardening would be

my kind of thing, but I’ve grown to

like it a little.

BRYAN:

You bring colour into everything

you meet. Including plants

Dashie chuckles

DASHIE:

Dad, jeez - why do you have to be

so corny at times

Bryan looks onwards and smiles.

BRYAN:

Well...I’m just like that Dashie,

I’m just like that...

DASHIE:

Hey

Bryan turns back again

DASHIE:

How about my payment for today?

Bryan shifts a bit

BRYAN:

Well, I did pay you in that

lemonade didn’t I?

Bryan chuckles but dashie raises her eyebrow

DASHIE:

That wasn’t...

Bryan reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small white

paper with 4 dollar bills in them.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 93.

BRYAN:

I’m only joking, you should know

that by now.

She takes them in her mouth

DASHIE:

Mmmhmmm....

She sounds sarcasticly rolling her eyes then smirks.

She walks back inside and Bryan looks onwards at the garden.

He turns around to where she walked inside the house

BRYAN:

Maybe I’ll give her birthday

present, a bit early this year.

*PLAY SONG: INDY 500*

Bryan stands up and walks to where Dashie went inside

CROSS FADE TO DASHIE IN BED

Dashie is sleeping in her bed around 7am, Bryan opens the

door quietly and tip toes his way in. He leaves a bronze

envilope on the table near her.

Then he slowly walks out.

THE CLOCK THEN SHOWS 9:21AM THEN IT GOES TO 9:22AM

Dashie wakes up and streaches in her bed.

She shakes her head getting rid of some dandruff that falls

out. She looks to her side and notices the envelope.

She mumbles a bit trying to wake up still, her eyes begin to

open up a bit more. She gets out of bed and grabs the

evelope. She rips the top with her teeth and pulls it out.

She stares at the tickets that are laying on the table.

Her eyes widen and she opens her wings, She smiles so

widely, wider than ever before.

CUT TO FOOTAGE OF THE INDY 500

A birds eye view shot towers over the whole stadium

Cars start driving by in the NASCARR course,

People cheer on as the cars drive by and Dashie is looking

over on the cloud overhead. She watches and grins waving her

fist in the air shouting "GO GO GO" to the blue car.

Bryan is in the stands, watching the cars too but also

keeping an eye on her overhead.

Bryan is holding a #1 foam hand glove and an Indy 500 cap

on. As the cars race on, two cars are head to head and are

about to cross the finish line. The camera takes a quick

snap shot of the finishing car.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 94.

The white effect fades out and there’s a picture of Dashie

holding the #1 foam hand and with the Indy 500 cap on.

Under the picture it’s labeled "Her 20th Birthday"

FADE TO BLACK

*END SONG: INDY 500*

BRYAN:

and thats not it

FADE UP FROM BLACK

Bryan and dashie are sitting on the sofa with the TV turned

on.

BRYAN:

There is still one more big

surprise

DASHIE:

Hoesntly dad, You shouldn’t spoil

me so much....but cammon tell me

what is it

BRYAN:

See for yourself

Bryan points to the TV and Dashie looks and sees aircrafts

flying around on the screen.

She looks back at him

DASHIE:

An- AN AIRSHOW?!

BRYAN:

Yep

DASHIE:

YOU HAVE NO IDEA, how long I have

been wanting to go to one of those

events!

BRYAN:

and seeing how well you behaved at

the indy 500. I’m going to let you

go by yourself this time.

DASHIE:

wa- wait, So you aren’t coming with

me? But who’s gonna buy me all the

suvaniors?

Bryan smirks

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 95.

BRYAN:

Being there will be a big enough

suvanior, don’t you think?

She smiles

DASHIE:

Yeah true.

Bryan stands up from the sofa and turns off the TV.

BRYAN:

How about we go get the tickets now

hmm?

Dashie stands up as well

DASHIE:

Sure!

Bryan walks into the main hall then suddenly theres a

tapping on the window glass of the front door enterance.

*PLAY SONG: A KNOCKING AT THE DOOR*

Bryan stands still and looks over at the door.

There are no shadows in the window glass.

Dashie walks up beside him

DASHIE:

Dad, do you know who that is?

Bryan turns around and kneels down to dashie’s leve.

BRYAN:

I don’t know dashie, but to be

safe. You’d better go to your room

and hide for a bit

DASHIE:

But - Dad If we don’t go soon we

might miss -

Bryan raises his voice a little bit but still whispers his

sentace. The tapping on the door becomes louder

BRYAN:

I KNOW - I know, look. Just go

upstairs and just don’t make a

sound until I’ve dealt with this,

Okay?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 96.

DASHIE:

O - Okay

Dashie flies and zoomes stright upstairs to her room.

Bryan causiously and slowly walks to the door.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

Never in the years we lived here

anyone would have knocked at the

door,

The door in dashie’s room shuts.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

My friends would have made some

notification before coming over.

Bryan peeks round the corner, he doesn’t see any shadows

coming from the window or the window next to it. Only a

bright light. He approaches the door.

Bryan calm and collectively says

BRYAN:

Who’s there?

???:

I hereby ask permission to enter

this household

BRYAN:

Eric?

???:

I’m not this Eric you speak of, Sir

I request you open this door.

BRYAN:

Are you going to talk to me about

religion?

The stranger pauses for a few moments

???:

I’m not going to talk to you

about...what you just said. This is

more of an important manner, Please

as I stated before, Open this door.

Bryan cautiously opens the door. A beam of bright white

light blinds him as he opens it, Bryan covers his eyes with

his arm while still trying to see. A large black figure

approaches him. As his vision clears, he sees a full grown

white horse exactly his level roughly around 6-7 feet tall

standing outside.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 97.

???:

I would have thought you’d put more

resistance for us entering.

Bryan looks up, and there it was

Princess Celestia. Looks slightly down at him.

Bryan is as lost for words, he is caught between a mixutre

of both happiness and sadness. Because he knew what this

ment.

BRYAN:

Us?

Bryan looks down to her feet and then he flinches his head,

for what caught him off guard next was seeing the other 5

poines from the show walk in from around her.

PINKIE PIE:

Ooooh, so this is what an alien

house looks like on the insi- OH

MY! YOU HAVE A KITCHEN! I’m

starving, are you starving? I can

make us some-

Her mouth gets shoved by Applejack

APPLEJACK:

Easy there sugarcube. We’re jus’

here fer Rainbow, so we ain’t got

no time for any eatin’

Her stomach growls

APPLEJACK:

No matter how hungry we are

Bryan nerviously says

BRYAN:

Uh, Theres some left overs in the

fridge. Your more than welcome to

have some...

Pinkie glees then opens up his fridge. She looks around in

in it and spots some sandwhiches and left over salad

She frowns then closes the fridge, she starts going through

all the cupboards and finds some and doesn’t find anything.

Bryan looks down and then back up to celestia, celestia

observes his posture and manner while pinkie is still

rammaging the cupboards. She then zooms off out of the

kitchen. Applejack sighs

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 98.

APPLEJACK:

Ah’ll go keep an eye on her

She walks down the main hall and tips her hat to Bryan as

she passes.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

You know, I’m quite surpised

Bryan looks back up to celestia

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

You’re being very open to us

entering your household and

offering the little ones food too.

Bryan shifts rubbing his arm

BRYAN:

Well...I know who you all are...

She nodded

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Ah so you do know them..

She raises her eye brow and leans in a little

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

But how do you know of our

presence?

Bryan doesn’t make eye contact as he says this part.

BRYAN:

That you are fictional characters

from a children’s T.V. show, then

yes. Otherwise why you are all here

I’ve no clue..

The princess changes her tone from soft to pushy

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Oh, I think you do know...

Bryan steps back and leans on the kitchen counter.

Bryan doesn’t say anywords letting it all sink in, even

though how painful it is to know the truth

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Um, Excuse me sir

Bryan looks to her

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 99.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

But from what we could figure out

Rainbow Dash should be here. Is

she?

Bryan mutters

BRYAN:

She’s...Upstairs

He looks away again

BRYAN:

In her r-room

Rarity slides in beside twilight and looks up to bryan with

no fear. Questioning in a loud manner

RARITY:

In her ROOM?

Bryan starts to be a little bit conserned about the tone on

which Rarity is speaking

BRYAN:

Yes, Dashie is in her room. I

wasn’t sure who was knocking and

didn’t want her to be spotted

Pinkie pie and Applejack come back into the kitchen and

pinkie is holding a piece of chocolate cake.

RARITY:

Dashie? My my, you’re that friendly

with her already?

Bryan takes a deep breath and clentches his fists

Trying not to lash out at her

BRYAN:

Friendly? That’s not even the

beginning of it, and I should be

asking you ponies as to what the

hell you did?

Rarity is taken by his words and steps back a little behind

twilight, twilight looks at him in shock by the lanauge he

used. Celestia blinks and protects the two of them

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

You see, my student-

Bryan cuts her off in mid sentence

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 100.

BRYAN:

I know who she is, just cut to the

chase and get on with it!

Twilight bit her lip and hides behind celestia along with

rarity, Applejack moves behind the counter slowly and drags

pinkie pie with her with pinkie just freeze framed in one

position. Just then dashie shouts from her bedroom.

DASHIE:

DAD! IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?

All the ponies look to where the noise is coming from, they

look all in shock, apart from the princess.

Bryan stays completely still and doesn’t move a muscle as he

heard Dashie said "Dad"

Applejack peeks her head behind the counter

APPLEJACK:

Uh... ’scuse me sugarcube

Bryan moves his eyes towards applejack looking extremely

worried

APPLEJACK:

did ah jus’ hear Rainbow call ya

"dad"?

Bryan is just about to say something but then

Celestia steps forward and cuts in.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Do you care to explain?

Bryan tries to string sentaces together but instead of

responding to her question, he lowers his head and speaks in

a monotoned voice

BRYAN:

Listen

All the ponies listen in to what he’s about to say, looking

interested

BRYAN:

Why don’t you all make your way

into the living room. I’ll explain

everything there...

He looks up to celestia

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 101.

BRYAN:

And I hope you will do the same

Celestia steps back as twilight looks up to her.

The princess nods and they move away from her,

APPLEJACK:

Cammon ya’ll its right this way

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Um, pinke...Mind if I ask - where

did you get that cake?

PINKIE PIE:

I found in under a sofa

RARITY:

UNDER A?! ....You know what, I’d

rather not know

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

I concer.

Bryan looks at them walking into the living room

The princess then follows behind them. But then stops and

turns to bryan

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Its best if you bring Rainbow

Dash...Or Dashie as you would like

to call her, Down here. I believe

she deserves to know the truth too

Bryan nods as princess celestia walks into the living room

Bryan makes his way along the hall. He peeks into the living

room and where all the ponies are sitting. Pinkie bounces on

the sofa next to fluttershy who is scared beyond belief at

this point. Twilight and Applejack with Rarity in the middle

sit down on the sofa oppercite and Celestia sits on the rug

in the centre of the room.

Bryan continues to walk and grabs his hand on the handle

bars and makes his way upstairs, just before he could make

it on the second step he hears a voice from above him

DASHIE:

Dad...

Bryan looks up, Dashie is standing on the top of the stairs

looking down at him

DASHIE:

Those voices....It them isn’t it?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 102.

Bryan looks down and tries to suck up his sadness and turns

it into a cheerful expression

BRYAN:

Dashie.. We...need to talk...

comes down here

Bryan says softly

Dashie nods and slowly makes her way downstairs on foot.

Bryan enters the living room. All the ponies then look at

him as he enters. Bryan looks down and Dashie enters too.

Looking extremely nervious.

PINKIE PIE:

DASHIE!

Pinkie then spings up from the sofa and jumps on to Dashie

giving her a big cheerful hug.

Bryan steps back to give them room.

Dashie then shoves her off

DASHIE:

GET AWAY FROM ME!

She hides behind Bryan peering her head around his middle

weist

Pinkie then steps back and looks sad

PINKIE PIE:

You...don’t recognize me...do you?

Dashie looks terrorfied as she looks around at all of the

other ponies

RARITY:

My my rainbow dash, I really like

what you’ve done to your hair. It

looks less...well how to put it,

Rugged than you normally look and -

wait....Is it me or do you look

taller?

Applejack peers from above the sofa shoulder

APPLEJACK:

R- Rainbow? Is that really you?

Dashie looks up to her

APPLEJACK:

Wow you look much older!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 103.

Applejack says trying to make Dashie feel more comfertble.

But it doesn’t work, Dashie is still terrorfied of entering

the room.

Fluttershy peeks from across the sofa shoulder too

She looks up to Bryan and just goes back into hiding under a

pillow.

DASHIE:

I...I -

Bryan rests his hand on the back of her head.

Dashie looks up to him

BRYAN:

Dashie, take a seat please so I can

talk to them

Dashie gulps and walks across the center of the living room.

She sits down in Bryan Dad’s chair.

Bryan stands next to the door and leans on the back wall.

BRYAN:

So....

He looks to princess celestia as she does to him

BRYAN:

How did, this happen?

The ponies look to each other and celestia closes her eyes

then opens them again to speak

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

My student

She turns to twilight who looks back at her, then celestia

looks back to Bryan

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

She was working on a spell to help

the weather team make different

type of storm clouds.

They would be different colours

depending on their basic needs.

Green ones would rain to help

plants grow faster. Blue ones would

absorb rain water so the pegisi

wouldn’t have to do all the hard

work of bringing the rain water

back to cloudsdale,

and purple ones would be used

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 104.

PRINCESS CELESTIA: (cont’d)for...Well how to put this,

Transporting earth ponies to other

places since they couldn’t use

magic or have wings.

She was doing a fantastic job and

most of them worked well...apart

from one problem

BRYAN:

Hmm?

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Well, Twilight made slightly too

large of the purple cloud, and when

Twilight used her magic to try and

dispel it, it shot a lightning bolt

meeting her magic. Rainbow Dash was

unfortunate enough to be within

reach of the blast, and it engulfed

her and sent her to, well, here.

So, we are here to retrieve her,

simple enough I’d imagine.

BRYAN:

How come twilight didn’t get sent

here as well?

Twilight butted in

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Well you see, The cloud doesn’t

work on unicorns. Since we already

have magic it doesn’t effect us.

Only earth ponies and Pegesi are

able of using it. Although, Rainbow

did say to me she wanted to test it

out first...

Twilight looks over to Dashie who is looking sulkish

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

I told her it was too risky, but

she didn’t care in the slightest.

She turns back to Bryan

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

She kept on bugging me while I was

developing it, looking all the more

forward to trying it out. She

knocked over some chemicals by

accsident...then thats what caused

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 105.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE: (cont’d)

the large purple cloud.

She was the only one with me at the

time....

All the ponies nod their head exsept for Celestia and

Dashie.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

After she vanished. I quickly tried

to find out what chemicals where

used to form the cloud so it could

take us here too, took me a while

but I did manage to find out in the

end, I asked the princess to come

along too, incase there was

any....complications. But while I

was finding out about the cloud

chemicals. I asked fluttershy to

tell the weather team I didn’t want

to develop these clouds anymore,

Then I asked Spike to dispose of

the blue-prints so no one could use

them again.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

I know a spell to get us back

home...So no need to raise that

question. Found it in the Archieves

where the chemicals where *ahem*misplaced...

Celestia leers at Twilight, Twilight lowers her ears.

Bryan looks over a bit of confused to why Celetia is mad at

Twilight. Applejack continues on.

APPLEJACK:

We searched high and low for our

Rainbow’ in Ponyville, incase she

may have just went somewhere else.

But no matter how far we looked we

couldn’t find her anywhere in all

of Equestria.

Rarity cuts in

RARITY:

I did help a litte..by designing

missing posters and placing them

around town.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 106.

APPLEJACK:

Yeah, even Rarity chipped in too.

Applejack turns to Bryan

APPLEJACK:

It wasn’t until later on

that Twilight found out what

chemical Rainbow’ knocked into her

purple cloud thingy.

An other worldly chemical that she

found in the Canterlot Archives. An

ability to jump between dimentions.

There are spells to travel through

time but never in my life I thought

dimentions as well.

Twilight begins to sound a bit angry

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

I was just so tempted by them! I

wanted to find out more about

dimentions, I should have just

stuck to books! But my damn

temptations got the best of me!

Twilight begins to bat her head on the arm rest

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

I should have never took them back

with me, I’m a BAD STUDENT!

Twilight hangs her head low and rarity rubs her back.

RARITY:

No your not dear, You - ...You did

what you needed for study. Right?

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Kind of...

She says softly and quietly

Bryan thinks for a moment trying to solve the puzzle of how

she got here, he rubs his beard and pounders.

BRYAN:

Then...How long ago was she sent

here?

They all look up apart from Dashie and turn to Twilight, she

still looks down and says softly and sighs

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 107.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

About fifteen days ago...

Bryan eyes widen and is in shock

BRYAN:

FIFTEEN DAYS AGO?!

They all look up at bryan in shock by his loud voice, Even

dashie exsept for twilight who is still upset about her

tamperment with nature. Bryan shifts back to his position

and says softly

BRYAN:

Well...Its been a lot longer here

Twilight looks up and asks softly

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

How long?

Bryan looks to her

BRYAN:

F--....Fifteen Years

All the ponies apart from celestia had their mouths agape

APPLEJACK:

That don’t es’plain why she don’t

know us.

Dashie looks to Applejack as she says her sentace

BRYAN:

Well, that’s the thing. When I

found her, she was... a filly

Bryan muttes when he says filly

APPLEJACK:

Come again?

Bryan looks to applejack

BRYAN:

From my math, I think she was no

older than four or five years old.

Celestia eyes widen and even she looked shocked by what she

heard.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 108.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

You mean to tell us, that you have

been taking care of Rainbow Dash

for fifteen years, since she was a

small filly?

Bryan nods and looks over Dashie who looks completely

expressionless

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

I understand, the ‘dad’ part now

makes sense.

Celestia rubs her hoof under her chin trying to place

everything together.

Everyone stayed quiet for a few moments

Then dashie breaks the silence.

DASHIE:

So what’s supposed to happen now?

Bryan turns to celestia, Celestia looks towards Dashie then

back to Bryan. She closes her eyes and smiles softly

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Well, Its quite simple

She opens her eyes and turns to twilight

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Twilight?

Twilight perks and and smiles

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Do you still remember that memory

spell? From the Discord incident?

Twilight nodded and hops down on the floor and walks over to

Dashie, she climbs the chair a little bit and stands infront

of her, Dashie is sinking back into the chair scared out of

her mind.

DASHIE:

NO!!

Dashie then flies up in the air almost knocking the chair

over. She flies out of the living room but Bryan grabs her

with one arm and clings her to his chest.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 109.

DASHIE:

DADDY! LET ME GO...I DON’T WANT TO

GO. THEY CAN’T MAKE ME...

She begins to sob

DASHIE:

Daddy please...Don’t let them do

this...

She looks up to him with her eyes full of tears.

Bryan looks down with a serious but sad look on his face

DASHIE:

Please....

Bryan looks away and make shuttered breathing patterns

trying not to get teary eyed himself.

He looks to the ponies who are all staring at him.

BRYAN:

If..If you all would...give me a

moment with her...Its all I ask,

Since..this will be the last time

We’ll see each other..

Bryans face is turning red slightly and his eyes start to

become watered as well.

All the others knew he was hurting and all turned to

Celestia, She nods and twilight moves back to Celestia and

sits down besides her.

Bryan walks over to the chair and sits Dashie back down in

it. He takes deep breaths and then looks up to her.

*PLAY SONG: DASHIE, MY LITTLE DASHIE*

BRYAN:

Dashie, my little Dashie. I love

you with all my heart. You have

done wonders to open me up from the

man I once was. You...

Bryan pauses and takes another deep breath

... you have brought me so much joy

in my life that I can’t possibly

ever thank you for.

Dashie begins to cry, Bryan looks away trying to be strong,

but he starts weeping from the eyes and his throut becomes

dry making it hard for him to speak.

These fifteen years we have had

together, talking, playing, flying;

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 110.

BRYAN: (cont’d)all those have been so special to

me. I just want you to know, that I

will forever love you. It doesn’t

matter if we aren’t biologically

related, or of different worlds. I

don’t care what you may ever think

of me, or if you ever even remember

me, but right now, you being my

Dashie, I want you!-

Bryan pokes her on the chest

- to know that fact. If there is

ever a problem that happens, and

you need me, don’t hesitate to find

a way to get me, okay?

Bryan chuckles a little but it worked very little

Bryan turns to his left and sees Applejack and Rarity both

getting teary eyed as well. Rarity is covering up her nose

and Applejack lowers her hat over her eyes with her lips

quivering. He turns more to the left and sees Pinkie Pie

crying in fluttershy’s tail, fluttershy is conferting Pinkie

by hugging her as she looks at Bryan more securly this time.

Finally Bryan turns to Celestia and Twilight, Twilight is

the one crying the second most than Pinkie. She turns away

as she cannot look at them together. Celestia nods her head

as if to say "Continue" although she’s quivering her lips

trying to stay strong too.

Bryan looks back to Dashie

DASHIE:

D-do-I have t-t-to go d-daddy?

Bryan sighs and snuffles, He nods slowly.

Dashie then jumps onto him and cries over his shoulder.

Bryan falls back a bit from kneeling down on both legs and

stays in a cross legged position.

Her tears start to run down his back.

DASHIE:

NO. DAD PLEASE!-

Bryan takes in a deep breath and sounds more assirtive.

BRYAN:

Dashie, Your a full grown m-mare,

now. You c-can’t be relying on m-me

all the time.

With them is your actual home, you

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 111.

BRYAN: (cont’d)don’t belong here. Y-you need to go

back to where you belong!

She rubs her head on his head

DASHIE:

I belong here, with you!

Bryan breaks and cries fully, but still tries to stay strong

in how he adresses his words.

BRYAN:

No, you don’t. You are LIMITED

here, You’re only able to fly

around the house. You have NO

friends, or OTHER ponies TO relate

to. I was only taking care of you

until this time would come!

She breaths heavily trying to catch her breath after crying

so much, she tightens her grabs on Bryan

DASHIE:

I love you daddy...

Bryan nods

DASHIE:

And I love you too, my little

Dashie...

Bryan and Dashie separate

*END SONG: DASHIE, MY LITTLE DASHIE*

Bryan turns around and all the ponies have tears all on the

sofa. Celestia has tears running through her eyes too and

she whipes them away with her hoof.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

So....Are you two ready?

Bryan nods but dashie looks away and doesn’t respond.

Celestia pushes twilight a little with her wing, Twilight

stands up and walks over to them, but and whipes away the

tears too. As she gets closer, Bryan closes his eyes and

awaits the envevitble.

DASHIE:

WAIT!!!

Bryan opens his eyes and looks at Dashie.

Twilight stops in mid place

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 112.

DASHIE:

Before I go, I gotta get something

Before anybody could speak Dashie flies out the door and

upstairs. A few moments pass then she comes back downstairs

holding the box which Bryan found her in. Inside theres the

Pikachu blanket with her CDs from Bryan’s Dad. As well as

her drawings she did as a filly. Although no pictures of Him

and Her together.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

I’m so sorry Rainbow, I...I

honestly wish there was another way

to do this.

Dashie turns around

DASHIE:

Can’t he comes with me?

*PLAY SONG: CAN’T HE COME WITH ME*

She stutters.

Everyone looked worried as they knew the truth exsept for

Bryan who was just as interested as Dashie is.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Dash....He can’t join you in our

world. Much like how you cant stay

in this world. It was never ment to

be....and yet

Celestia looks around at all of the Toys bryan bought her,

as well as the #1 hand foam on the mantle peice and DVD’s

next to the TV.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

Something beautiful happened here.

Something I cannot explain in full.

When I realized where you ended up,

I expected the worst. I figured you

to be ruined, tainted and

tarnished. But now, I see that it’s

quite the opposite. That here, this

man that has raised you, shows me

that you were in good hooves- Or,

hands as it were.

Dashie sniffled once and began to calm down.

Celestaia turns to Bryan.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 113.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

I cannot speak for you, but from

what I see in front of me, the

amount of love you both share and

have shared together, tells me that

you raised her as if she was your

own. Even with the obvious

differences, you still raised her

un-biased as to her species, her

origins. You raised her as your

daughter, which only makes this

entire ordeal so much worse....So,

I must say to you, dear sir, please

do not hold my student accountable

for this. It was never her, nor

anypony else’s intention to cause

this much hurt to either of you. If

you must blame somepony, I would

ask you to blame me. I am the one

that helped bring them here, to

take Rainbow Dash back to her

home... away from here

Bryan doesn’t make eye contact as he is trying to maintane

his sorrow.

BRYAN:

...Just how could I blame anyone.

For sending Rainbow Dash here?

He looks up to Dashie

BRYAN:

Infact....I wish to thank you.

Thank you, for what you did, though

not intentional. For all that came

out of this, and for all my life,

and my love... with Dashie

Celestia stood up from her rug and walks over to bryan who

is still sitting down. She kneels down to his level. She

rubs her wing over his head.

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

No need for thank yous good sir.

Instead, I wish to thank you, for

taking care of one of my little

ones. She would have never made it

without someone like you.

She smiles and so does bryan with his face drying up from

the tears.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 114.

APPLEJACK:

Thank you kind sir

RARITY:

Thank you darling, for taking care

of our Rainbow Dash

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Thank you sir

Twilight still trying not to cry

FLUTTERSHY:

Um...uhh...thank yoou

She squeeks her last sentace.

PINKIE PIE:

THANKS!

Pinkie pie then glomps onto bryan causing him to fall over

onto his back on the floor, She smiles and sniffs a bit of

her hair

BRYAN:

Heh, it does smell like cotton

candy

Bryan says quitely

She bounces off of him and Bryan stands up and so does

Celestia’s horn then glows and touches Bryans head,

Bryan looks puzzled to what she’s doing

PRINCESS CELESTIA:

This is a little gift...

She whispers then steps back and her horn stops glowing.

TWILIGHT SPARKLE:

Are you ready now Rainbow?

Dashie gets off the chair which she was using to look at the

photograph, She carries the box on her back.

She smiles...

DASHIE:

Yeah...

She looks back up to twilight

DASHIE:

I think so...

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 115.

Twilight walks over to Dashie, and her horn starts glowing.

Bryan stares as she goes closer.

Time suddenly slowers down, Bryan starts having flash backs

of first person perspectives of all the fun membories Him

and Dashie had together. A single tear runs down his cheek

as he thinks of them. He shakes his head then looks to

dashie. She’s doing the exact same thing. She opens her eyes

and looks at Bryan

DASHIE:

Goodbye Daddy....I love you

Bryan nods

BRYAN:

and...I love you too

He says softly

Finally, Twilight’s horn touches her forehead and a big shot

of white light covers the entire room.

FADE TO WHITE

Bryan is laying on the sofa, It is now around sunset time.

He wakes up and rubs his eyes. He looks around the room and

notices everything is gone. All of Dashie’s belongings, the

items they bought from places they’ve been too as well as

the cardboard box which Bryan found her in. The furnature

has also moved around, the coffee table is now next to the

fireplace and Bryan Dad’s old char is now where faceing

oppercite the window glaze door.

Bryan slowly gets off the sofa and looks around the house.

He notices everything is silent not a peep nor a sound

He hears some beeping coming from the living room.

He goes to his phone which has one message on it.

He clicks it the play button.

PHONE:

You have one message, Message, One

ERIC:

Hi Bryan I just got back from

India, Sorry I didn’t tell you

before but. I didn’t want to be

jinxed at all, Say listen I’ve got

some good news. Louie is back

together with his wife and has

moved out of Martains house. He’s

invited us all at his house to

celebrate, He even invited you and

is going to treat you as the guest

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 116.

ERIC: (cont’d)of honour. Also Martain just wanted

to ask. Who where you talking to

while he left your house when we

had the BBQ. But don’t worry I

already told him you just do that

from time to time. Say listen I

gotta get going but, call me back

once you get this okay? Bye

Eric hangs up the phone

PHONE:

Message at: Today at 5:31pm

End of Messages.

Bryan looks to the clock which is now 7pm

Bryan sighs, he looks down the hall then runs down the hall

and upstairs.

Bryan opens the door to Dashie’s room

BRYAN:

DASHIE I’M! -

He looks in the room and just sees a computer desk with a

computer and a very ugly looking pot plant. No bed at all

and all of dashie’s belongings are gone.

Bryan closes the door and leans against next to the door.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

So here I am now, thinking did all

of this just happen. Hard to

say....If I can remember what

happened then why is everything

gone....

Bryan walks down the stairs

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

I’ve finally come to a conclusion

that, Celestia took all the items

with her when she left. As for

remembering...she did do something

with her horn on me. Did... did she

protect my memories so that I would

remember her?...Did she do the same

for her? Well...

Bryan walks down the hall again and sits on the sofa trying

to place everything together.

Bryan spots the photo album on the coffee table

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 117.

Bryan stands up and walks over to it.

He sits down on the chair and scans through the begining

part. There he sees him with his mother and father before he

was born. He continues to flip through looking at his past.

Then there is a huge gap.

Bryan stops looking through after a countless amount of

blank pages, he hold the book up and then a note falls out

from inside it. Bryan looks at the note that has fallen onto

the floor. He picks it up, he places it on the coffee table.

Opens it up, and imediatly reckonized the handwriting.

*PLAY SONG: READING HER LAST LETTER (ENDING NOTE)*

DASHIE:

Dad.

For fifteen years you took care of

me. For fifteen years you loved me,

played with me, and made sure I

enjoyed my life in a world not

meant to house me. I’m not a mare

of many words, but even though I

told you this in person, I felt you

needed a written version of it so

you will know it was all real. I

love you daddy. You helped shape me

into the mare I am now. I’m not

sure what is going to happen, if I

will remember any of this or not,

but I want you to know that you did

a darn good job of raising me, even

if I was a bit stubborn at times

and short with you during others.

With Celestia’s permission, I hope

to allow you to keep our photos;

our memories, with you so that you

will never forget. Again, I love

you, and thank you. Your little

daughter always, Your little Dashie

forever, Rainbow Dash.

Bryan puts the notes down and opens the ending page of the

photo album, He finds an upside down picture along with a

blue feather clipped together with a paperclip, He takes it

out and flips it over. Bryan smiles as a single tear runs

down his eye.

CAMERA ZOOMS INTO THE PICTURE OF A FILLY RAINBOW DASH, WITH

HER WIDE SMILE.

FADE TO BLACK

*END SONG: READING HER LAST LETTER (ENDING NOTE)*

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 118.

NARRATOR (BRYAN’S THOUGHTS):

The pages maybe blank. But I still

have a lot of life ahead of me, and

I plan to make the best of it. For

myself. For my little Dashie.

*PLAY: ENDING THEME (CAN’T HE COME WITH ME EXTENDED)*