I blink, and she is gone. A simple reminder that she will be with me.
I sigh, and notice Soarin' was staring at me, he obviously didn't see her.
"Whatcha' looking at?" he said, keeping his eyes now ahead of him.
I didn't notice the brisk pace we were keeping at, I didn't even feel it, almost like I could fly for hours.
"Oh, um, the stars..." I stutter.
"Ah, hey, you excited? You'll get to meet the princess, and of course, the fans," he said with a teasing grin.
I smile in return, "Yeah, can't wait. I wanna be the best-" I cut off, realizing I was about to say Dash's dream. Quickly I recover.
"Um, I am really excited. I've always wanted to become a Wonderbolt."
He snickers, "Change your mind about 'being the best flyer of Equestria'?" he smiled.
"W-wait, how did y-you know that's what I was going to say?"
"Eh, I could just tell, you act a lot like your mentor," he mumbled something under his breath, but still smiling.
I'm stunned.
"I just didn't want to say that..." I turn my head away.
Soarin' shook his head, and didn't reply.
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We slowly glide downwards, heading towards this huge cloud house. White pillars of fluffy clouds surround the opening. Large door, lined with what appears to be gold. Outside are small topiaries of flying pegasi, and their cutie marks, and even the Wonderbolts themselves.
We land, the fluffy cloud floor, and the half moon glistening brightly. We seem so high, that we could reach the moon and stars themselves. My eyes gaze along everything thing I see, now a little behind them. I prick my ears, and break into a swift trot to catch up.
I hear a small giggle from Spitfire. She opens the large doors, and inside I am greeted with giant cloud pillars, the floor has sections of marble, and tables that appear to look like mahogany. A little ways up, there is a large room, marble floor, gold plated statues of all the Wonderbolts heads on pedestals of cloud, and 8 large panes of glass, windows higher than Princess Celestia's tall stature. I look out, a perfect view of the moon. The stars glisten brightly.
I notice the others are not in the room, I wandered off without them. I instantly feel stupid, but my attention is drawn back to the windows. I gaze outside and sit down, the moonlight shines inside in rays of silver.
I don't even notice the hoof steps coming my way.
I prick my ears and jerk back when a hoof touches my shoulder. I turn to see Spitfire. She steps forward and sits next to me, laying something on the ground gently.
My eyes go back to the moon. The silence is broken by soft words.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
I pause, but soon reply, not taking my eyes off the windows.
"Yes, a wonderful view..."
She lets out a snort of laughter, "I think Rainbow Dash is proud of you," Her gaze is also fixated on the moon.
I prick my ears at the name. I can feel tears starting to form, but I hold them back. What has happened happened, and that will never, ever pull me down. Finally I answer.
"I hope so," my eyes shift gently to the thing that she laid down next to her. The moon is bright, but I can't tell what it is. "What's that?"
She smiles, and meets my gaze, putting her hoof on the -now obviously cloth- object, and shoves it over to me.
"It's your suit."
My heart flutters. I pick it up with my hooves, opening the blue suit trimmed with golden lightning bolts. I lay it out in front of me, gently sliding my hoof down the soft fabric, around the edges, and the lightning bolt with wings embroidered on the flank. My eyes do start to water, and a small tear drips onto the suit, leaving a darker speck of blue. My eyes stay glued to it, but I whisper gently, "It's beautiful..."
She grins, and slightly giggles, "Yeah, that was Soarin's reaction too."
I think again about how Rainbow talked about the Wonderbolts, bragged about how she would joined the Wonderbolts some day, and how her room was filled with posters. Rainbow Dash deserved to be here today...
"Thank you, again, you really don't know how much this means to me...really..."
She took her hoof and messed up my mane, "I'm sure I do, kid. I'm sure this really means a lot to you, I can't think of anyone better to have won that competition."
Accept Rainbow Dash I add silently to myself.
I am flattered by how much faith they all have in me, and still flustered that I'm even here.
"What now?" I ask.
"We take a shower and go to bed, tomorrow morning we will meet the princess, so be ready," she winked at me.
I smile, and look back to the window. My eyes gleam as I watch the deep blue sky, and the glittering stars that fill it.
My eyes gleam even more when I see a shooting star, brighter than any I've seen before.
And a trail behind it.
It looked almost as if there were more than one color in the trail that followed the shooting ball of light.
Almost like a rainbow...
But as soon as it appeared, it disappeared into the darkness.