Rainbow Dash was flying over the Everfree Forest when she saw some timber wolves. They looked like they were attacking something. Rainbow swooped in to get a closer look.

The wolves were closing in on a mousemaid, snarling. The young mouse carried a rope in her paw, with a big knot at one end. As a timber wolf sprang at her, the mouse swung the rope, catching the wolf on the jaw. The wolf shattered when it was hit. Timber wolves are literally made of timber, so they fall apart easily.

The mouse was giving a good account of herself, but she was heavily outnumbered. Rainbow Dash decided to lend her a hoof. "Hang in there, kid!" she shouted.

Rainbow Dash dived into the midst of the timber wolves and started kicking at them with her powerful hooves. The mouse continued whacking the wolves with her rope weapon. Soon, all the timber wolves had been smashed to smithereens.

"Say, you're a pretty good scrapper," said Rainbow Dash. "What's your name?"

The mouse twirled her rope around. She was a Mossflower mouse, much bigger than a regular mouse, almost as tall as Rainbow Dash. "My name's Storm Gullwhacker. This is my Gullwhacker- d'you like it?"

"Yeah, that's a nice weapon you've got there. I'd hate to be the beast who got in the way of it. Where are you from, Storm?"

Storm stopped twirling her Gullwhacker. "Where'm I from? Don't know really, don't know where I'm bound either. Can't remember my name. I just woke up one day on the seashore. Called myself Storm because I was thrown ashore by a storm. I call this rope the Gullwhacker because I used it to whack a seagull that attacked me."

Rainbow Dash stared hard at the young mouse. "Y'mean you ain't got no home, no family, you can't remember nothin'?"

Storm considered. "I remember another name. Joseph. But I don't know who Joseph was. Somebeast from my past, I s'pose."

"Maybe he was your dad," said Rainbow Dash. "I bet my friend Twilight Sparkle could figure out who you are. She's an alicorn princess. She's great at riddles an' mysteries. Do you want me to take you to Ponyville, where she lives?"

Storm shrugged. "Might as well go there as anywhere."

"Okay. Then get on my back and I'll fly you there. You don't want to be hangin' around the Everfree Forest twiddlin' your paws."