Dear Mom,
I hope you’ve already received my first letter, honestly I don’t know how fast the postal service is now a days. But anyway, the second day at the Academy was so amazing! We woke up to this loud trumpet call, which was slightly annoying, and headed out to the mess hall for breakfast. They had these weird shakes that we’re supposed to keep us energized all day. They tasted nasty, but did the trick. When all the recruits lined up at eight o’clock sharp, Spitfire unveiled this wicked machine, called the dizzitron. It spins you around really fast and then releases you into the sky. It’s supposed to help you train for spin outs when you're flying. I knew that this training session was going to be a breeze.
I really wanted to be first, to show Spitfire just how good I really was, but she choose this pink mare instead. That mare totally bombed the session, by the way, I mean she looked like she wasn’t going to be able to fly straight for days. I keep wondering where they find these amateurs, I mean most of these ponies can’t even fly through a cloud, I bet. Next up was Rainbow Dash, I was kind of bummed Spitfire still didn’t choose me, but I couldn't wait to see Rainbow’s skills put to the test. She got an Academy record of 6 seconds! That’s impressive, but wait until you hear about me.
I was next after Dash, I placed myself in the dizzitron, but told Spitfire to turn it up to maximum speed. She said it was a bad idea, but I wanted to push my limits to the max. When that machine started whirling around, I could barely see anything. I heard the faint sound of Spitfire saying “Release!” and before I knew it I was flying through the air. I immediately straightened myself out and plunged down towards the ground. I opened my wings and whipped past Spitfire and the others. My record? 6.5 seconds! That had to be an academy record on maximum level. Everypony was so stunned and cheering me on, it was great. Rainbow hoof pumped me too! The moment didn’t last long though, because the other newbies had to be put to the test too.
At the end of the day nopony came close to me and Dash’s record. We were talking about how they should make us Wonderbolts that very second, I mean, yeah they should! We’re the best of the best! Nopony even comes close to beating me and Rainbow at anything! Spitfire announced that for the rest of the week we’ll be working in pairs, one pony will be the leader and one the wing pony. I hope I get to be the leader! I’ve been working so hard these past two days. The results will be announced in the morning, so wish me luck Mom!
Your eager daughter,
Lightning Dust
P.S. Somepony took a picture of me on the dizzitron! Take a look!