On the outskirts of Ponyville, on a small hill overviewing the small town sat Feather Bolt. In front of him was a open book in which he was flipping back and forth among pages, sometimes one forward, sometimes a few back and then a few forward. All the while he was mumbling under his breath, nodding, or shaking his head.
"Let’s see....maybe 'Wind whistler' to begin with.....nah, it fits more during the middle of the show when I've got the body working....let's see....maybe-"
"Bolt! Feather Bolt! Where are you?"
Bolt looked up from the book in front of him, his ears perking up as he heard Twilight's voice not far from him and closing.
"There you are." said Twilight as she trotted up to him.
"What are you doing out here? Rarity needs you at her boutique for your new suit."
Bolt turned the book in front of him, showing it held a lot of diagrams and drawings of different kinds of stunts and performances.
"Just selecting the stunts I should use for my first show in Ponyville. Can't believe I'm already about to go back in the air. Been quite a while so I thought I should start easy to begin with." Bolt said grinning as Twilight shook her head.
"The show is today, and you choose what you are supposed for it just now?"
It was clear that Twilight could not believe what Bolt was telling her. It had been less than two weeks since Bolt had arrived during the winter storm. Shortly after helping out with Winter Wrap Up two days later, he said that he should try and set up a stunt show for Ponyville. When Rainbow Dash had asked why, he said that he "just suddenly wish to do so" and that he "didn’t wish to bother Twilight by living on her couch."
"What did you expect? I've used most of the time preparing the area to do so. It is not as easy as it might sound, even with you, your friends, and some help from the other resident of Ponyville, which I'm still very grateful for. Beside, choosing the stunts is rather easy. Could choose them the last second before entering the stage." Bolt said as he stood up and kept his grin as Twilight let out a sigh a sigh.
"Which you are pretty much doing right now." Twilight said. "You better have the plan for the show by now."
Twilight looked at the book on the ground. It held many drawings and such of a Pegasus in motion with arrows and some text under to assist anypony else in the use of these stunts. The page the book was open to, however, held a very interesting one. Twilight was slightly un-easy about it though due to the skull written beside the title of the stunt.
"What's the 'Dropping Blackness'?" she asked with a tone that told that her curiosity had lead her away from her current concern.
Bolt looked down on what she was speaking of, his grin changing into a more casual looking smile as he explained.
"Ah, yes, that is my personal favourite. It's a rather easy one to begin with, but it’s still pretty sweet when you get to the drop part."
"Isn't dropping from the sky a rather easy thing to do as you can see the ground and decide when to open your wings?"
Bolt nodded.
"Then why is there a skull drawn on the side of it?" She asked, pointing at the drawn skull next to the title.
"It is because I'm not just simply dropping. I'm flying to a specific height, really need to know the height, take a blindfold, tie it over my eyes, and then drop from the sky. That is what the interesting part is; I do the drop in complete blackness from my point of view."
Bolts smile didn't leave his face during his explanation.
Twilight's curious gleam in her eyes, however, had changed into one of disbelieve.
"With a blindfold!?" shouted Twilight in shock. "How the hay are you supposed to know how far from the ground you are!? Please tell me the blindfold has some small holes so that you can at least get a small look of the ground?"
Bolt just shook his head, his grin fading slightly by the look on Twilight's face.
"I've done this stunt here hundreds of times, Twilight. There is nothing to worry about. I know which height I shall drop from, therefore I also know when to fold out my wings." His voice held a certain tone, with a small scope of arrogance on the side.
Twilight shock her head in disbelif.
"You said it yourself; it's been a while since you last flew. Shouldn't you do the smart thing and start it a little slowly in the beginning?"
Bolt just shrugged at this.
"Maybe, but if I only do the easy ones, the show will surely be boring, and I can't let there be anyone yawning in my shows. Not going to happen." explained Bolt as he slaped the book shut and placed it in his saddlebag.
"Now if you can pardon me Twilight, I do believe Rarity is ready with my new flight suit set up. See you at the show."
As he trotted towards the town's only boutique, he heard Twilight's last attempts of reasoning.
"Just be careful, I don't think anypony else would like you getting smashed to the ground!"
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Town square
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Applejack trotted away from Rarity’s boutique after having picked up her sister and the rest of the cutie mark crusaders to take them to the stunt show that Bolt had insisted on doing, they had all asked him why, but he just shrugged and came with the same answer every time they asked, but he didn’t fool her, she knew he was hiding something, from the moment he had arrived had she felt the secrets he was hiding.
“Hurry up sis, or we may miss the show starting.” urged Apple Bloom as the three fillies raced on, leaving Applejack trotting far behind in thoughts.
A familiar streak of the brown-green Pegasus flying towards the boutique just annoyed Applejack even more, her sister and her friends were worried about missing the big show of his, and he had apparently yet to show up there.
She made a promise to herself as turned away from her friend’s boutique to catch up with the three crusaders: she was going to find out what he was hiding, no pony would just pack up and leave their family just because of a little fight, and never return, and why was it that he sounded so nervous about them the first time he meet them?
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Rarity's boutique.
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The sound of the front door of the boutique opening caused a fashion obsessed unicorn to turn her head to see who it was.
"Ah Bolt, wonderful that you could make it here darling." Rarity smiled as Bolt entered the room, nodding his head as he closed the door and placed his saddle bags next to it.
"Of course. Not a chance that I would do a flight show without a proper suit to do it in. Where is it?" he asked as he looked around.
The boutique looking quite good; there were dresses hanging in their places, rolls of different fabrics resting in one corner, out of the way of customers, and there was even a little stage for small fashion shows.
"Ah yes, they are right behind the scene. Try them on and let me know which one you like." Explained Rarity happily as she pointed with a hoof towards the stage.
Bolt's look was priceless as he quickly caught up to Rarity’s plan.
"Whoa, whoa there. You’re telling me that you got several suits for me, and that I'm going to try them on as if this was a fashion show?"
Rarity only nodded as she pushed Bolt towards the stage. "Why yes of course, we have to make sure it looks splendid on you darling." She threw him in behind the curtain.
"Now get busy, you have a show to shine like a star in."
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Outside of Ponyville
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Spike looked out from the commentary box where he and Pinkie Pie was going to sit and comment on the show, which was now nearing its start, worried. No one had seen the star of the show yet, and the large area where ponies were sitting was quickly getting filled with both stallions, mares, colts, and fillies, all eager to see this new addition to Ponyville.
"Hey Pinkie...." He asked the pink pony next to him nervously. "Have you seen Bolt anywhere. The show's about to begin soon, and we have yet to see the program for it."
Pinkie turned towards her fellow commentator, her smile not leaving her face.
"He's probably going to show up at the last second with an super duper pretty suit and all, and it's all going to be like 'whoa, that is just and super duper pretty suit he is wearing' and then it will be like-" She was quickly interrupted by a slightly annoyed Spike who held her mouth again so she would stop.
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"Yeah, you're probably right. I mean it is Rarity who is designing the suit." He said as he let out a love filled sigh as he began day-dreaming of the pony of his sweetest dreams.
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Rarity's boutique
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Rarity was waiting outside of the stage, waiting on her creation to be relived for her.
"Now please hurry up darling. You've got fans waiting. Now show me the suits." she smiled brightly, with a slight hint of a snicker in her voice.
"No. Not going to happen. Sorry to say it Rarity, but these suits....are you even sure these are the right ones?" Came a voice from behind the curtain before a head poked out. "I mean some of these looks like they are for mare and not stunt flyers like me."
Rarity gasped and played the look of shock on her face. "Darling, who of us here are the fashionist, hmmm?"
Her horn glowed slightly and a flash emitted from behind the curtain where Bolt's head was poking out, causing him to turn and gasp.
"Now show me." She demanded as her horn glowed again.
Bolt was dragged out in front of the stage, causing him to hit the floor of it face first. He stood up and his face turned red as he saw that she had placed the clothes on him, and these was not what he had hoped them to be.
The one he was currently wearing was a deep purple suit, with green emeralds on the chest and a red sapphire on the head piece, which looked pretty much like a tiara.
"Ugh, what was i thinking, mixing emeralds with a sapphire like that? Terrible, simply terrible!" Exclaimed Rarity as Bolt studied the suit.
"I must agree....beside, this is not a stunt suit this is-" he was cut out short by a bright flash catching him off guard.
"Hey, what was-" But he was cut off once again by Rarity forcing him back behind the curtain, causing him to crash in the back before another flash told him that Rarity had changed clothes on him again.
That and the feeling of changed fabric.
He was dragged out again and Rarity inspected her work.
"Hmmm....now we're getting somewhere darling. Feel how that suit breathes?"
"It may breathe.....but i can barely do so..." Bolt gasped for breath, his face turning a slight shade of blue.
This time had Rarity put him in a black and really, really thight full body suit made out of something he believed felt like rubber.
"Oh don't complain like that, we all have to suffer for fashion, now can you turn a little please?"
Bolt tried to move, but the thight suit had his limbs locked very hard. "I can't, this won't do....you didn't even place holes for my wings to get through..."
He tried to unfurl his wings to underline his point, but was cut off by another flash, this time behind him.
"What was that?!" he demanded as he tried to at least turn him neck, but ended up falling to the side.
Rarity grinned and had to suppress a giggle before she put on her serious face again, her horn glowing as she hauled the non-moving Pegasus behind the stage again with her magic.
"Very well if you must insist...." There was another flash and a loud yelp of surprise as Bolt was dragged out again, he looked confused around before looking on the new suit again, his eyes widening in pure horror.
"Oh no, Oh nononononononono, NO, not going to happen, ever!" he almost yelled as he looked himself over.
This time he was dressed in a light blue dress with a pink bow on his head.
"Rarity, please tell me you are joking...." he turned and faced her, only to be meet with another flash, coming from a cyan Pegasus holding a camera while almost falling down from where she was flying out of laughter, while Rarity did her best to hold back a fit of giggles.
"Looking good pretty boy, you are soooo going to get attention at the show today." snickered Rainbow Dash as she landed beside Rarity who grabbed hold of her to avoid collapsing.
"Nnnngh...I'm so sorry darling, but Rainbow Dash here convinced me in doing it. It just sounded so....pffft....amusing.." she let out a small fit of giggles before she noticed Bolt’s face turning red. If it was of embarrassment or anger, either of the mares were not sure.
"You think this is funny....sweet Celestia... I've got a show to attend to in..." He looked at the clock on the wall and his eyes widened once again in shock. "..NOW!" he explained in pure terror a he was about to rush out, only to be halted by Rainbow Dash who flew in front of him with her hooves outstretched.
"Calm down, Bolt, we were only joking, and I don't think Rarity would like you to get her dress dirty...or that you would like to be seen wearing it."
There was a flash of light again and Bolt found himself out of the dress.
"Thank you." he muttered as Rarity took forth a last piece of clothing.
It had a deep blue colour with a V-shape on each hoof in a bright scarlet red, a white helmet floated over to Bolt as he inspected it. Ironically enough, it held his helmet-and-goggle cutie mark on both sides.
"Nicely work Rarity" He said as he placed the helmet over his head.
It fit perfectly.
Bolt prodded the suit tryingly, only to get blinded by a great flash as Rarity suited him once again. He looked over himself before feeling Rarity strapping something around his neck, he turned around as far as his neck would allow, seeing that Rarity had placed a cape to it. It held the same colour as the suit, seemed to be able to stretch over half his wings when they were unfurled fully, but not able to be in the way while he was flying.
"Now this, darling, is a small daring attempt here, would you not say? Imagine it flickering as you fly over the audience, and don't worry about it getting caught in something." She gave a slight tug to demonstrate as the cape fell off him and hung in the fashionist hoof before she strapped it on him again.
"Sweet. I think you’ve over done yourself here... but will it survive getting dirty?" questioned Bolt as he took forth his goggles from the saddlebags, strapping them over the helmet.
"While I am not really used to making clothes that will risk getting vey.....ugh.....dirty and muddy.....the choice of fabric here was chosen fully for that....and to look fabulous as well. Dirt and mud won't be able to set on it. Stains will never appear, and even sweat will just roll off. Just don't fly over anypony, dear."
Bolt let out a slight chuckle before he turned towards Rainbow, who flashed him again with the camera with a slightly sheepish smile on her face.
"Now, Rainbow Dash, what will it take for you to get rid of those....ehm...other photos of this without anyone knowing about them?"
Rainbow Dash got a slightly devious grin on her face, which only aided in Bolt's concern about his reputation.
"Oh not much, maybe a race against me. You win, you get the photos. I win, I get to do whatever I wish with these."
Her grin widened as she spoke "You think you got the guts to do so?" she question Bolt as she stepped up closer.
"How about tomorrow through White Tail woods?" Bolt replied rather straight forward, which confused Rainbow Dash slightly.
"You sure you've got the guts for this? I mean you are challenging the fastest flyer in all of Equestria to a race here."
"Oh I think I've got the guts for it." was the reply, a slight chilling tone to it.
"Oh yeah?" Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Prove it that you got the guts then!" she demanded, only to see Bolt place his hooves on each side of her head and plant a kiss right on her mouth.
He let go and stepped back.
"Is that guts enough for you?" he asked with a slightly mocking tone in his voice.
*Pomfh*
Which quickly disappeared as his wings flew up against his will.
"Traitors." he muttered as he turned around and saw a giggling and blushing Rarity who quickly caught herself and cleared her throat.
"Why Bolt, while it is wonderful of you to show your feelings towards Rainbow Dash here-"
"Hey!" Interrupted Bolt. "She wanted to see if I had guts, i showed her I had the guts to challenge her."
Rarity just smiled before continuing.
"I must remind you of the main reason you are wearing that suit. The flight show you put together today?"
Bolt almost threw himself out the doorway before she could finish, putting his wings to the top gear as he flew towards the area outside of Ponyville where the flight show was.
Rarity just chuckled as she closed the door and faced Rainbow Dash, who was standing with a dumbstruck look on her face. It was strangely a lot like the one Bolt had the first time he woke up in the library.
"Oooh Rainbow...." She sang as she waved a hoof in front of her face.
"You better hurry up if you wish to see your dream colt fly." She said smugly, a teasing giggle following up on it.
"He is not my dream colt, you hear me? He was the one who kissed me!"
Rarity just giggled again before rolling her eyes.
"Whatever you say darling, but don't forget. I want at least one copy of every picture you got of him."
Rainbow Dash just shrugged.
"Yeah I know. I still don't get why you would want them. Specially that rubber suit one. It didn't look like something anyone would want."
She began to fly towards the exit when a familiar saddlebag floated in front of her face.
"And, Rainbow Dash, be a darling and bring his bags with you. He forgot them completely in his haste."
Rainbow dash just shrugged again before the saddles were placed and flew of, followed by Rarity as she closed the Boutique and trotted towards the flight show, giggling slightly like a school filly to herself.
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Author’s notes: Sorry about the delay folks, been a busy time for me recently, so once again, thanks are sent towards my editor: Grano Onis.