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// Pony Diaries 4 
// Story: Pony Diaries 
// by Mitslits 
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	Pony Diaries 4

January 12

See? I did keep my promise. Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes. Flying.

I leaped and as I did my wings opened and flapped desperately. It worked! I was soon up in the air. Of course, I was only about thirteen feet up, but come on. It was my first try! I looked down on Bon Bon and First Light.

Bon Bon flapped her own wings and came soaring up to join me.

First Light looked on, rather enviously I fancied. I beamed down at me and he put his hoof up, pointing at me and grinning.

At first I was confused. What exactly was he pointing at? I checked my wings, my back, flank, and side, but nothing was near or on me. Then I realized that what he was doing was the equivalent of a thumbs-up back in my world. I laughed and swooped down until I was about five feet above him. "Thanks!" I called down and then I flew back up to join Bon Bon. I tried a loop the loop and found that, amazingly, I could do it!

Bon Bon and I must have been up there for about an hour before I realized that First Light was gone. Immediately I felt bad. We had just abandoned him down there. I was so selfish! No wonder he had left. Suddenly I noticed a small dark dot on the horizon. "Bon Bon!" I called.

She looked over at me with a big smile on her face. "What's up?" she asked.

I pointed at the dot, which was slowly growing bigger. "Any clue?"

Bon Bon stared at it for a moment, eyes narrowed. "Nope." She and I waited, hovering, for the speck to gain a form.

Soon we realized it was a pegasus. Then we realized that pegasus was Rainbow Dash. I blinked in astonishment.

"Hey guys!" she exclaimed. "Bon Bon, where'd you get wings? Oh wait, Twilight's spell. And Starshine, an alicorn just like he said!" She smiled at me.

"He who?" I asked, confused.

"First Light, duh", RD laughed. "He came to get me so I could teach you two some tricks. Would you like to learn any?" she asked.

Bon Bon nodded eagerly.

I noticed First Light returning and politely declined. I spread my wings out and let myself slowly descend until I made a graceful landing next to him. "Thanks. Bon Bon's enjoying herself", I commented, watching the two ponies laughing and doing loops and twists everywhere.

First Light nodded, but when I glanced over at him he wasn't looking at Bon Bon or Rainbow Dash.

I blushed and took to the air again. I joined the other two flying ponies.

"You're just in time for me to teach you the Sonic Rainboom", Rainbow told me. "It's the rarest trick in the world. In fact, I'm the only to have done it. Ever."

My eyes widened. "Wow! Teach me!" Bon Bon and I screamed at the same time.

She grinned at our enthusiasm and looked up at the clouds. "First you fly way up high and then you get up a lot, and I mean a lot of speed, and then it just happens." RD pointed at Bon Bon. "You try fir-" then she paused. "Actually, meet me here at this time two days from now. I'll have a surprise for you." With no more explanation than that, she raced off to an unknown location.

Bon Bon and I shrugged and landed together.

I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Sweet Starshine