//------------------------------// // Rainbow Crash // Story: Firestarter // by Northguard //------------------------------// Blaze woke up the next morning to a knock on the door. She tried to shrug it off at first, but whoever was knocking at the door was a very patient one. "Okay, okay i'm coming!" Blaze said yawning. She walked up to the door and opened it and revealed Rainbow Dash and another Pegasus. This one had a yellow coat, orange mane, tail and eyes. Her mane and tail also had a yellow colour making it resemble fire. Her cutie mark looked like a phoenix. "Blaze. This is Spitfire. She is the leader of the Wonderbolts and she will be the judge in our little race." Rainbow Dash explained. "Pleasure to meet you Spitfire." Blaze said stretching out her hoof. "Likewise." Spitfire answered shaking Blaze's hoof. "So how is the race going to be?" Blaze questioned. "You are going to fly towards the tallest mountain over there." Spitfire pointed at the mountain while talking. "Then you'll come to a blue flag, there you're going to take a U-turn and come back here. The first to finish wins.". "And what do we get for winning?" Blaze asked. Spitfire had to think about it for a few minutes. She tried to come up with something that could heat up the competition. Then she got an idea. "I got it! If Rainbow Crash wins then she can be drill sergeant at the academy for a day and if Blaze wins she can start at the academy without requesting it." Spitfire said. "Wait, wait, wait. Rainbow CRASH?!" Blaze said before falling over laughing. When she recovered she stood up and spoke between chuckles. "Those are some very high stakes. Are you up for it...Crash?" Blaze said trying to hold her laughter. "Your on!" Rainbow Dash answered. "Get ready! Set! And GO!!" Spitfire shouted. The two Pegasi took off and zoomed towards the mountain at high speeds. They were in a tie for a few minutes before Rainbow Dash started taking the lead. They eventually reached the flag and they took a U-turn around the flag. Rainbow Dash got even more ahead of Blaze as the race dragged on. As it looked like Rainbow Dash was going to win a flashback was triggered inside Blaze's mind. "Aw. You promised." "Sorry Blitz. Maybe next time." "You always say that." "Blaze. Promise me that you'll win." "From now on I'll win every race I compete in and I never go back on my word." "Thank you big sister!!!" "I...promised..................I can't lose. Not now. Not ever!" Blaze said as she sped up. Blaze's speed increased each second as she quickly caught up with Rainbow Dash. Though the rainbow mare wasn't giving up that easily, but Blaze was picking up speed too quickly for Rainbow Dash and they were eventually tied. Then Blaze started literally fuming with smoke from around her body and then... BOOM. A giant circle of fire was created as well as a super sonic boom was heard and Blaze shot at an incredible speed towards finish. Rainbow Dash was hit by the force wave that came after. It knocked her out of balance and sent her straight towards the ground where she hit the ground with a loud: CRASH. Blaze reached finish a few seconds later and Spitfire stopped the clock. "7 minutes and 56 seconds. Not bad." Spitfire said. "Thanks. I think I sent Rainbow off course with that move I pulled at the end there." Blaze panted. "Just give her time. She'll be back soon." Spitfire said. Spitfire was right. Just a few minutes later Rainbow Dash came flying back and reached finish. "Well Rainbow. Is that another CRASH for your list?" Blaze teased. "Ha ha. Very funny Blaze." Rainbow Dash said. "Well Crash, it looks like you finally met your match." Spitfire said bumping Rainbow Dash's shoulder. "Yeah..." Rainbow Dash paused for a little bit. "Blaze! One day we'll have a rematch, but then it's no sonic fla-whatever that was.". "Sounds good to me." Blaze answered. As Blaze was about to say something else Rainbow Dash cut her off. "Just before you began catching up with me you said you promised something. What did you promise?" Rainbow Dash asked. "It was a promise I made to my..." Blaze paused as her mane dimmed in colour and fell straight down. "My little sister." she finished as tears became visible in her eyes, but the evaporated when they started to fall. "Woah. Did something happen to her?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I came here to visit her. It's been a few years now." Blaze said as she stopped crying. "Where does she live?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Come with me." Blaze said as she took flight. Rainbow Dash and Spitfire followed, but the mood went dire when they saw where they were heading. They approached the gate of the place and read what was written on the gate. Ponyville cemetery.