Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo at Wonderbolt Academy Submitted · 12:01am Sep 25th, 2013
No, it doesn’t involve Fred Savage in any form.
Take a look at this picture
This picture is pure awesome. Look at that cocky mug. Look at it! I use this as my fimfiction banner.
I waited and waited, but no one wrote a fic based on this glorious artwork and that made me sad. 
Rejoice, for I have stepped up to the plate. Think of it as little bits of the movies Stripes and Top Gun mixed together.
Description:
Captain Rainbow Dash of the Wonderbolts.
Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
Certainly her dream job.
Well, dreams and reality are two very different things.
Especially when our newly minted captain has to deal with an empty roster, budget cuts, the first non-pegasi cadets, and the pressure of finding out your best friend is now your boss, let alone a princess.
If that weren’t enough to make her quit, her three wing commanders might. Cloud Kicker is a sexual harassment lawsuit waiting to happen; Surprise makes no sense; and Lightning Dust is, well, Lightning Dust.
Meanwhile, Scootaloo arrives at the academy, ready and raring to prove she’s got what it takes to be an elite flyer. Pressure mounts as Scootaloo aims to not only to make her hero proud, but to surpass her.
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Writing Rainbow Dash as the straight man(mare?) was an odd but enjoyable experience. Usually, she’s the one making mischief. It was fun to put her Twilight’s traditional role.
Also, this story gave me the chance to use Cloud Kicker, Lightning Dust, and Surprise. Three characters I’ve always wanted to use.
Best of all, I get to write Wonderbolt cadet Scootaloo. Who doesn’t love Wonderbolt cadet Scootaloo? Look at that cocky grin. Look at it!
Finally, to the wonderful readers who previewed the story while it was in beta, my thanks and apologies. I kinda deleted the chapters and recreated them while I was fiddling with the story. I didn’t know the comments would be deleted as well. I thought all comments were tied at the story level.
However, I would encourage you to give the story another read as there have been major changes based on your feedback.
Primarily, I added a bit more depth to Cloud Kicker. No longer is she just a one mare sex joke machine.
There is a better explanation of why Rainbow Dash became the serious one in the group.
I can relate. When I got promoted to manager, it was no fun being the bad guy. Being forced to discipline or fire people sucks.
Finishing on a technical note: does anyone know how to switch off Fimfiction’s popups? I find the notifications on the upper part of the interface fine, but the popups are annoying.
Where is the picture?
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I don't know. I can't seem to get it to work.
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Use: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/057/2/c/scootabolt_nopaper_by_gsphere-d5wcqik.png
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Thanks!
But are the sex jokes still present?
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Oh hell yes!
1374126 Good, good. It wouldn't do to ditch them entirely.
Actually I would argue that there are actually more innuendos and sex jokes coming out of your CK than in "Life and Times of a Winning Pony," Seether.
On a per capita wordcount basis anyway.
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Yeah..
Sigh
I'll have to watch it in subsequent chapters. I am really surprised no one caught it in the preview. Still, my story, my responsibility. I thought having CK delivery 'the seriousness of leadership' speech would have been enough.
I think I went too far into Zapp Brannigan territory.
1374432 Yeah, probably. The sexlexia thing was probably a bit far, really.
Though if you remove it I'm gonna have to go all Liam Neeson on your ass.
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I am not sure if you're coming onto me or not...
I'm married.
1374456 I don't even know how you could have come to that interpretation and am, indeed, very confused now.
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Okay, that was a bad attempt at sarcasm. I am too tired right now. I was on emergency backup and of course the damn blackberry rings.
1374460 So... We're not making plans for some bizarre, clandestine affair where I question everything about myself?
Good, that seemed trite anyway.
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Or maybe you didn't go too far enough! Zapp isn't just about making with the sexytalk, he's also a hopeless buffoon who's probably never actually felt the touch of a woman. If you've got the innuendo but not the other bit, that's a totally different character, with a different dynamic.
Perfect picture for the Wonder Years story ^^ Also AWESOME PIC <3 <3 the artist sure knows their stuff <3 <3 <3