“Rainbow Dash.” Celestia cut the rambling pony off.  “Why don’t you take Twilight, gather the others and I’ll meet you all in the lounge shortly.” Celestia spoke calmly, but the tone of her voice indicated that it was not a request.  Rainbow looked from Celestia to Twilight, who still appeared a bit dazed.  Dash noticed how distraught her friend seemed and she nodded.