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// Showers and a suprise 
// Story: "I will make you proud..." 
// by chewyrainbow 
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I had been silent for a while. Spitfire stood up, and stretched.

"I'd say it's getting late, we've got a busy day tomorrow, c'mon, I'll show you were the showers are."

I pricked my ears, and gently folded the blue suit, and carried it in my mouth.

My voice was muffled as I spoke, "Twhat dtho I dtho wit this?"

She laughed, "You put it in your locker, come on, this way," she flicked her tail in the direction she was headed, I follow after her.

We leave the window room, and head down a hallway, I haven't seen the other two Wonderbolts in a while, but I don't pay much mind. She turns a corner, an we enter an also large room, with statues of each Wonderbolt next to closets with shiny silver knobs etched with lightening bolts. Name tags are nailed to the top of the doors with names engraved into the gold metal.

I turn my head to see one with my name above it, and even a statue. She spoke like she read my mind.

"After you won, we already called up a pony to make this on our way back."

I nod my head, and open the closet. Swiping my hoof over the light switch next to the door.

Inside, there are shelves, most likely for medals and trophies. There are also hooks hanging up, I guess this is where I'm supposed to put my suit, so I hang it up. A full length mirror greets me with my own reflection, I look at myself, I'm no longer the little filly who hardly could fly, and depended on somepony else for support.

I'm now a full grown mare, one of the Wonderbolts, and I have my cutie mark.

I look into my purple eyes.

I can see longing in them.

I sense Spitfire can tell how I feel, she comforts me by placing a hoof on my withers, but I simply nod and turn away with her, out of the closet.

I can see another door, steam arising from the crack underneath it. I head towards the steaming room, I'm guessing it is the shower room.

I pause outside, what was I doing? Just waltz in without knowing WHO was in?

Spitfire steps up, "Go on, nopony's gonna bite, they ARE separated showers," she grinned.

I still hesitate, but I trust her.

Gently cracking open the door to peek in, I see that the showers ARE separated. Opening it wider, I step in. The shower sections are blue, a lightning bolt on each door. 

The yellow mare steps in behind me, going into one of the unoccupied showers.

I hear the knob twist, a slight squeak erupts from it. I'm still stunned, I feel strange, but not in a bad way, of course...

Locking the door behind me, I twist the knob, turning it as far as it would go on the red side of the notch and steaming hot water pours out in streams from above. I close my eyes, letting my senses go away like dew on grass after sun high. My memory slips back though, but nothing else. I'm imagining the day Rainbow Dash took me to my first Wonderbolt show. 

The minutes slip by, and I'm confusing myself with questions. Am I dreaming? I am part of the Wonderbolts for Celestia's sake!

I shakes my head, after rubbing some shampoo into my mane, then rinsing it out, I turn off the water.
Shaking briskly, water droplets flick off my coat, splashing the walls of the shower section. Opening the door, I step out. 

My mane hangs loosely around the sides of my face, I can feel my tail dragging on the ground. I turn around, a large mirror greets me, my magenta mane and sunset orange coat gleam brightly, as steam fogs up the glass. I sigh, and a smile creeps across my face.

I shake again, and leave the shower room, I can hear that only one other pony is left in the showers.

I leave the steaming room, and make my way to the closet Spitfire showed me earlier. I flip the switch, when I enter, I find a small suitcase.

I forget about drying my coat, and I run to it. Shuffling my hooves, I finally open it, a few times missing the latch.

The golden latch unhooks, I lift the leather lid, and what I'm greeted by, makes my eyes water.