Rainbow Dash flew over Ponyville, looking around to find Twilight's student.
"If I were a runaway... where would I go...?" she said to herself and she looked.
Then, something flew past her at top speed and made her spin around uncontrollably.
"WHOA!" she said spinning.
She stopped and had an angry look on her face. "Alright! who's the wiseguy?!"
Rainbow hear someone giggling above her. she looked up and saw somepony on a cloud above her laughing.
"You're Rainbow Dash, right?" she asked.
"Depends who's askin'! Who are you?"
The pony giggled and flew down to Rainbow.
The pony had a ruby red coat and a purple and blue mane. Her eyes were purple and she looked the same age as Rainbow and the others.
"I've never seen you before..." Rainbow said. But she's a pegasus, there's no way she's Twilight's student, right? Rainbow thought.
"Well, I'm not from around here, but I do know who you are Rainbow Dash. My little brother idolizes you."
"Really?" Rainbow gets a smirk on her face and says, "Well, I am the greatest flyer in Equestria."
"Well, I don't believe it."
"What was that...?"
"I mean, I will admit that you're great and all, but the greatest flyer in Equestria? I don't think so."
"Are you challenging me?"
"I don't know... do you feel challenged?"
"Okay... fine... Let's race then. First one to City Hall wins."
"Alright, you got it. Ready, Rainbow Crash?"
Rainbow growled and flew next to the pony. In a few seconds, they both raced forward. Rainbow felt confident in her speed and kept getting faster and faster. But, not to her knowledge, the other pony stopped halfway and watched Rainbow Dash fly off toward City Hall. She landed herself in an alley and smiled.
"One down, four more to go."
"I swear, Twilight needs to keep those wings of hers in check."
Rarity went back to her shop to drop off her dresses. She was putting them on mannequins when he heard someone coming in.
"A customer?" Rarity said.
"Hello?"
"Yes?" Rarity said, walking toward the door.
The same pony that raced Rainbow Dash walked into Rarity's shop, with a completely different demeanor. She walked in with her head held high, and walked in with such class and sophistication.
"Are you Rarity?" she asked.
"Uh, why yes. And you are?"
"That's not important," she said, walking past Rarity. "I have a very important occasion coming up and I need a dress. Hoity Toity told me that you're one of the best dress designers in Equestria. So I came here as quickly as possible."
"He-He-He really said that?"
She walked up to a dress and looked at it intently and said, "Yes... but I don't think your style matches my standards."
"Your standards?"
"Yes. You see, I only wear things fit for, shall I say, a princess."
"Well, I'll have you know that I made these dresses especially for Princess Twilight Sparkle!"
"Has she worn any of them?"
"Well... umm... no..."
"I rest my case. Well," she walked over to one of the dresses, "If you change this a little more to make it look more royal and regal, I'll but it. We have a deal?"
Rarity started to grind her teeth teeth, but made a smile when the pony looked at her. "Of course... I'll work on it now..." she said through her teeth.
"Very good. I shall return in a few hours. Have it ready by then."
Rarity started to mumble under her breath as the pony walked out of her shop. The moment she closed the door, the pony snickered to herself.
"That was too easy! Okay, who's next?"
"So her name is Ruby?"
Twilight and Shining Armor were walking around Ponyville, trying to find her student.
"Yeah, but that's all I know about her. She didn't say anything when Celestia brought her to me to escort. She wore a cloak too, so I don't even know what she fully looks like besides her horn and her ruby red coat."
"I see. I wonder why she ran off?"
"Who knows, but we need to find her soon."
"How come? She's not dangerous is she?"
"I don't know. All I know is that Celestia said she was... special."
"I wonder what the Princess meant by that...?"
Twilight and Shining Armor came up the City Hall, where Rainbow Dash was pacing in front of.
"Rainbow? What are you doing here?"
"Waiting," she said, continuing to pace.
"Waiting for what?"
Rainbow stopped and walked over to Twilight. "This random pony came up to me, practically insulted me, and challenged me to a race to City Hall. so I'm waiting for her to show up so I can gloat and tell her that I AM the greatest flyer in Equestria!"
Twilight shook her head and said, "Rainbow, don't you remember that my student is missing? We have to find her! We don't have time for you to prove yourself to some random pegasus."
"But I!"
"No buts, now let's go see how everyone is doing in their search."
Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Shining Armor walk up to Rarity's shop and see her in the window sewing together something. Twilight sighs and rushes inside.
"Rarity, what are you doing? You're not making me another dress, are you?"
"Huh?" Rarity said, getting out of her zone. "Oh, no Twilight. this pony came in looking for a dress and said none of my dresses fit her 'standards'. So, I'm trying to show her that all of my dresses are fit for royalty."
Twilight sighed. "And why are you doing that exactly...?"
"Well, Hoity Toity referred her to me and if I don't give her something amazing, he'll hear about it and who knows what will happen to my career!?"
"Rarity, I know this is really important, but I really need you to help find my student."
"Yeah Rare, everyone knows that your an awesome designer or whatever," Rainbow Dash added.
"Well, this was a very pushy pegasus..."
"Wait, wait, wait! Did she have a red coat?"
Rarity looked at Rainbow Dash in shock. "Why... yes? How did you know that?"
"That's the same pony that challenged me to a race!"
"Red coat? Like a ruby red coat?" Shining Armor said.
Rainbow and Rarity nodded.
"You think it could have been Ruby?" Twilight asked Shining Armor.
"I don't know... I mean, she was a unicorn, not a pegasus."
"Maybe she used magic to give herself wings...?
"She didn't have a horn," Rainbow said. "And she flew too well to have wings of magic."
"Besides," Rarity said, continuing her sewing, "Making wings isn't easy to do. I know that personally..."
"True..." Twilight said, thinking.
"Hmmm... I think we should look into this." Shining Armor said.
"What about Ruby?"
"Well, Celestia did say Ruby was special so..."
Twilight nodded. "You're right. Rainbow, Rarity, let's go."
"But-But, my dress!" Rarity freaked.
"Rarity... she was pretending... She probably doesn't even know Hoity whatever his name is. She was faking."
"Oh... right... hehehe..."
Rarity followed the others out the door to help search for the trouble making pegasus.