Through the Looking Glass
Chapter 19: Roll on the Wonderbolts!
Faster then ever flown the black pegasi with the white mane and tail carrying the letter for Luna to Rainbow Dash he was going to give it all he can to catch the train he been following the tracks and saw the train in the distance but felt every muscle hurting as he tried to catch up with it. Soon he started to almost come to a landing but forced himself back up to the sky a little.
“Princess Luna is counting on me… she wouldn’t give this to any pony to chase a train down…” he whizzed and pushed hard for one last push and lands right on top of the train with a loud thud “Made it…” Whitebolt grinned and gets up walking for a little then looking down to see a way between the carts.
Twilight and the others heard the thud not sure what it was they heard something walking on top of the train they was about to pull the break wire when they saw a black pegasi with a white mane come down and push the door open and fall to his side “Are you alright?” Twilight said coming over to him.
He smirked breathing hard “Yea… jus… just need a second… flying hard to get this train… message from Princess… Princess Luna for Rainbow… Dash” he turn to the bag he was carrying.
“My you need something to get you back on your feet here drink this” Rarity offers him a cup of tea and he took it with a smile and nod as he took a sip and sighed with relief to get something nice. “So my dear what does the letter say?”
Twilight took it out of the bag with her magic and open it “Rainbow Dash can I read it out loud?”
“Yeah go ahead it must be really import to come from Princess Luna” Rainbow Dash leaning against the wall with her front and rear leg crossed over the other.
Twilight clears her throat with starts to speak out what the letter said.
Dear Rainbow Dash
This is sort of a strange and urgent matter which I seen just now that your friend Electuroo gotten himself into. Thou it wasn’t his fault in this, but things I can see to come could lead. From what I overheard and saw I believe since one of the Wonderbolts is still down with the Feather Flu and to stop him from getting in trouble with his mother for being late for the meet up to get ready for the party being held tonight.
Rainbow Dash listen as so did the others “Is this going somewhere Twilight?” Twilight sighed and continued to read
I believe they will ask him to do a small part from their preference tonight at the end…
“WHAT!? They asked him to be in their ACT!? HIM!? WHY I….” Rainbow Dash burst out in anger and fury on how Electuroo could do this to her and behind her back no less.
Twilight spoke with a small laugh “Well it seem the Princess was expecting your reaction”
Rainbow Dash froze and looked at the letter reading that part out
"At this point thou Rainbow Dash shall react with fury, listen and carefully think, he most likely will refuse at this point and tell that he most likely would never risk your friendship for some stunt I heard from him directly once, that he knows about your dreams of joining and would never would allow himself to get in your way of the dream.
From the Princess of the Night, Luna"
Rainbow Dash felt a little confused now a mixture of feelings “Wow he would really do that, it would end up causing the Wonderbolt performance to be called off… he must know that would happen…”
“Indeed darling, Electuroo dreams of doing a bit of too much at once and since he been here that what he done” Rarity said to Rainbow Dash “Haven’t you notice he put his own personally life on hold just to dart around and help his friends. I think sometimes he just trying to put too much on his plate at once”
Applejack laughed a little “Tell me about it, he spoken that back on Earth all he could do was dream and do very little to help his closest friends when he really wanted to. Here though Sugarcube he can do all that and more, so ah’m in agreement here that he doing a bit too much and putting the feelings of his new found friends ahead of his own”
Fluttershy nods “When I went away for a few days he took care of my animals for me all by himself even doing the duties of weather pony too. When I got home he was fast asleep on the couch after finishing up with the feeding of the animals”
Twilight felt a little bewilderment “It almost if we talking about a little of ourselves here, he seem to have almost a piece of each of us with him”
Rainbow Dash listen to them and look to the letter seeing the rest talking about how the night events could go on without the Wonderbolts but she knew that they all had a part into play with Electuroo way of acting. “You know girls in a way we all the blame here including Pinkie Pie, he been hanging out with us, doing things with us, heck his the only stallion friend we really gotten to know for the last set of months since he been here and I was the one that suggested the cloud house of his own to Princess Celestia. We all made him feel at home and go beyond that step, he was even afraid to preform in front of others then that day, the day Wind Note came that suggestion he gave fired up something new within him.”
Whitebolt laughed a little “Yeah you should of seen him when he was glued to that Daring-Do book for most of the morning with Princess Luna reading it from behind, he didn’t take notice of her one bit.”
They turn to Rainbow Dash on this one. “Hey don’t look at me, it was Twilight that got me into those books and since then I decided to show him what I enjoy reading. No harm is there?”
“Not at all dear, but you can see it up to you on this subject of a matter since he risking all this just for your friendship” Rarity spoke and Rainbow Dash bit her lip on this feeling a bit downed then smirked
She turn to Whitebolt “I gather this be a one off?”
“I believe so, if I heard anything he hate to break some pony dream”
Rainbow Dash leans over to him “Tell him this then, if he pulls a stunt like this again I will personally give him a Sonic Rainboom like no other which will make him sick to his stomach for a week”
Whitebolt gulped “Right I tell him” he gets up feeling painful
Twilight smiled “I learned a new spell that will allow you some strength enough to get you back there”
“Thank you I be needing it” the magic from Twilight glows from her horn and around him.
Not knowing Gold Horn use his magic on Twilight’s to give her a small boost and Pinkie Pie watched as he did it and the stallion guard of Luna was back to full strength and more with a thank you he darts out of the door and flies off back to Canterlot. “Wow that was cool, you just helped!”
Gold Horn smirked “And you know what… it felt good”
“Rainbow Dash did you mean that?” Fluttershy asked Rainbow Dash
She smirked “Not at all, it took a lot of guts to refuse to do something like that cause of me. He must be feeling really sick to his stomach at this second looking at that flight suit thinking of me and how terrible he most think of a friend he is at this very moment” Rainbow Dash turn to Fluttershy. “Heck he the one that can do the Thunder Bounce. I tried and failed, he wouldn’t even try to do a Sonic Rainboom even I said that he could try it”
Twilight look to a blank paper “Guess this mean a friendship report right girls?” they all turn and started to laugh knowing she was right on the bulleye. They gathered around part from Pinkie Pie whom still hanging out with the two gold ponies as they did their friendship report for Princess Celestia.
Canterlot Palace…
Soarin, Spitfire and Wind Note standing outside the door leading to the changing room for the Wonderbolts to get suited up and it was locked from the inside with Electuroo refusing flatly to come out of there.
“Electuroo come on pal we really need you on this one, how was we suppose to know you have stage fright” Soarin spoke trying his best to get Electuroo out “We one down and we in a jam now. Everything even been set up for that short performance we need you to do”
“Soarin right we really do need you this time around” Spitfire spoke
“No and that is my final answer! I hate performing with a crowd watching also I respect my friends mainly Rainbow Dash since she did a lot for me, heck she even got my job by passing all the usually training” he spoke out through the door refusing still.
Wind Note sighed “I understand but please”
“NO!”
Soarin hung his head down “So what do we do now?”
Wind Note look at the pad “I guess we just going to have to impro…” before he could finish a huge crash made them all turn to the sound of armour falling on the floor.
“What was that?” Spitfire said and they all quickly rushed to the sound of the crash and falling armour.
Electuroo unlock the door peering from behind the door opening it slightly on hearing the noise feeling a little concerned himself he stepped out of the room following them quietly.
They round the corner to find Whitebolt lying there under the armour, he was getting up with more falling around him as Princess Luna came from the other side of the hall to see him getting up “Sorry for the rush… that Twilight really know her magic, I got a real kick out of it to get back here in time” he then coughed and turn to Princess Luna bowing to her.
“Report my guard” she spoke firmly.
He rose and smirked “Rainbow Dash said he can do it just this once or she give him a Sonic Rainboom that will make him sick to his stomach for a week”
Electuroo spoke up “I think I don’t need help with that, I am already am…” they turn around seeing him in the blue flight suit with his cutie mark on it and wearing the goggles over his head. “If she says it ok then I will try…” he gulped a little feeling a weight on his heart “I just hope I don’t really screw this up”
Princess Luna smiled seeing the very nervous look on his face “Don’t worry if Rainbow Dash think you could do it then I am sure you will be fine”
Electuroo felt a little strange still and a bit uncomfortable “It will take some getting use to my friend I am sure you be fine” Soarin smirked seeing Electuroo still trying to get use to the flight suit. “Now Spitfire I think we got a show to perform”
Spitfire smiled “Yes that right, well Electuroo let put on the air show for the opening of the party and show the one off performance you be doing with some style” Electuroo jumped a little when she touched him and she laughed “Don’t worry rookie you be fine”
Electuroo nods “Alright… just a lot of ponies and my mum and sister… just need to relax…” he almost fell but Wind Note caught him.
“It be fine seriously, just do it for me alright, your pal Flint” Electuroo look to Wind Note with his hoof on Electuroo’s foreleg “Just think of it being in your fursuit”
Spitfire turn “Fursuit?”
“I will explain later” Wind Note laughed “So?”
Electuroo look down then back with a smile and with his right front hoof he push the goggles down “I’m game” and they set of to get in the places. “Still your flight suits got a those Wonderbolts cutie marks yet mine has my own, how come?”
“Wind Note suggested it my friend and we agreed” Soarin said and laughing a little as they left with the others laughing a bit too.
“Whitebolt you can have the rest of the evening off, thank you for doing such a great job” Princess Luna smiled to her guard.
He saluted “Nothing at all your highness” he then walks off limping a little.
“Nothing he says” she shook her head and walks on to start things off for the party.
Stardust arrived with Angel for the party with Angel wearing a dress she normal wouldn’t but this she was and they seem to be worried about Electuroo also since he never showed up most likely asleep on a cloud Angel was thinking and laugh a little at the idea.
Stardust was about to ask around when Princess Luna stood at the top of the stairs speaking out in her Canterlot voice “Mares and Gentlecolts! I Princess Luna thank thou for coming to this here party. It been to long since I hosted one and believe we will start things off with the Wonderbolts air show and then the party can really begin!”
Angel covered her ears with her hooves a little the shouting was to her over the top to say the least “Wow she really got a voice behind her mum”
“Tell me about it, it put your shouting to shame” Angel gave a glare at that and Stardust laughed in response to the look her daughter gave.
Luna saw Stardust easily seen through the crowds not for only her size but for the glittering tail and mane she had similar to that of the princesses “Ah Stardust I see you and your daughter had come” she spoke in a soften tone walking up to them. “It an honour to meet thou once more”
Stardust nods with closed eyes in reply with them opened she spoke “No need to be, I am just a hard worker in nature”
“Ah yes I heard of thou, you work for Applejack at Sweet Apple Acres. Correct?”
“Yes that correct Princess Luna, I always been a hard working middle class citizen never been one for politics or the high life.” Stardust looking around for a second “Still wish my son would of came, not sure where he gotten off to”
Luna smiled “Oh he somewhere close. Come with me I shall start the air show of the amazing Wonderbolts”
Stardust bows a little “Thank you Princess Luna” and Angel did the same and they walked up the steps with her seeing that others was talking about the honoured guest being not only a Alicorn pony but working for a living instead of being royalty. “I see gossip just as fast here as anywhere else” Stardust whispered with a laugh.
“Yeah I saw mum” Angel chuckled a little and they continued up the steps to the balcony standing with Luna.
Luna turn to Stardust “Would you may help me to start it off with a magic firework?”
Stardust had read this spell from Twilight and funny thing was she felt like giving a try “I been dying to give that a try” she replied
“Then lets not disappoint” Luna and Stardust horns glowed and together fired a beam of energy right into the sky coming in contact with a huge explosion of firework colour with more spreading out and every pony cheering as they saw the Wonderbolts fly right over and break up into nine directions flying into a sphere shape with smoke and lightning trails behind creating a sphere with them passing each other by milliseconds apart.
They flew into a four and four line with one coming right between them as they flew pass each other just inches from each other giving their style and timing all they had to show the ponies watching a great display. The other five went off into the distance and land somewhere in the palace ground while the others came in towards the twisting tube of clouds moving close to each other holding front hooves as they start to make their final approach.
Electuroo stood on the roof feeling really scared at this point his heart beating faster and faster as he saw them making their move to it and he starts to run as cued for and Wind Note among the crowd seeing it going well and saw Electuroo making his move. “That it all in the timing keep it up” he whispered.
Electuroo as he ran coming to the first cloud as it was out of view from the public below which helped him in a manner of speaking as he galloped counting in his head as his wings flap faster and faster making sure he kept his hooves on the roof top “3… 2… 1…” he counted with each of his four feet hitting the tiles they closing in on the cloud and then they hit the mark and he took off hitting the first cloud with a push he bounced off it with an electric discharge as he shot to the next that was on top of the first then the next.
Everyone below watched as the four twist around in close formation with the clouds sparking in sequence with their location moving around like a Corkscrew they was amazed by this and Electuroo doing his best to keep the timing going as he Thunder Bounce to the next then next in rotation with them he saw them in the corner of his eyes as they twisted the opposite way to his movement giving it an extra punch.
As this happened everything seem to slow for him seeing the strains of lightning shooting out with the rotation of the four in the middle, each heart beat seem to last forever, he felt a moment of clarity that was truly amazing as everything seem to be clear from his mind a feeling like no other he felt in his life...
Angel was amazed like the others but narrowed her eyes as she saw a hit of something was doing that contact of the clouds as they let out a set of lightning from the discharge impact “That look a lot like my brother… but it couldn’t be…”
As they came to the final set of clouds they broke up in formation slightly letting go of their hooves from each other then as Electuroo hit the last one and still having the yellow electric energy around him shaped as a cone they took hold of him and spin in his direction across the sky then straight up to a massive thick cloud as the cone bolt hits they spilt up in four directions letting off a huge blast of black smoke and lightning trails from it with firework explosions around.
Electuroo took this chance to do a flip over the cloud and land on top of it on his back with his four legs spread out on top like a star fish seeing their finishing move and every pony below cheering as many started to enter the palace Bale Room. Luna turn and so did the other two to leave but Stardust turn to see the cloud move off to a part of the palace noticing the tail.
“Princess by any chance we see the Wonderbolts” Luna turn with a smile seeing Stardust and Angel seem to figure out whom it was.
Luna nods “That is where I was going to take you two, I will explain on the way”
Electuroo stops the cloud and see the crash mat he jumps off the cloud and does a few flips landing on his back on it laughing and punching the air with his front hoof as the others land. “Look like some pony had a great time” Spitfire said looking down at him as he was still laughing
“Safe to say, yes” Electuroo sat up lifting his goggles up as Wind Note lands before them “That was amazing wasn’t it?”
“Indeed Electuroo not bad at all” Wind Note replied with a hoof out to Electuroo he took it and got up on all fours.
Electuroo turn to Spitfire and Soarin “Sorry for being a big scardy cat before hand. Just not something I would do too often”
“Not at all, you did great for a first show. I hope the route worked out for you?” Soarin spoke seeing the smile he liked to see.
Electuroo turn to the cloud above “It was perfect I am sure not many would think that was me and just a special effect. Thanks for giving me a cover like that”
“Not at all it was fun doing that final part it was fresh and new all at once” Fleetfoot spoke moving her goggles up as did the others. “So care to join us at the party”
He look at his Wonderbolt gear that he was still wearing “After I take this off I think…”
“Why bro you look amazing in it and that stunt you pulled, why didn’t you tell us you was going to give them a hoof?” he turn instantly to see his mum and sister before them with Luna.
He gulped “Mum… sis… erm hi” he rubbing his head a little with his hoof. “I could explain”
“No need to son I heard of your good deed, but once in a blue moon think about yourself for a chance then helping out others all the time. It a good deed to help but sometimes a little too much help will get you into trouble” Stardust giving some loving motherly advice “Other then that, the flight suit looks good on you young m… I mean erm… what that word…”
“Colt?” Luna turn to her.
“Yes Colt, thank you Princess” then Stardust continued “I heard also Rainbow Dash gave the go ahead too”
Electuroo nods “Yes she did I knew how much of a fan she is of the Wonderbolts and dream to fly with them one day that why I do all that training with her in my free time to help her for fill her dreams”
Wind Note turn to Spitfire “Well?”
“Oh right almost forgot, how about you and Rainbow Dash come by to Cloudsdale in about a month time and come to a practice session to see if both of you got the right stuff to join the Wonderbolts” Spitfire said and Electuroo mouth was hanging open with shock hearing this and Angel closed his mouth up with her hoof laughing a little.
“b-bu-but this was just a favour a one off… I enjoyed tonight but doing it in front of crowds countless times is not what I want to do… I don’t want fame” Electuroo said with a very shocked expression.
“Bro maybe it was hard to back at home but here it a whole different world and your well known almost any where since you, I, mum and Wind Note all from Earth after all” Electuroo turn to his sister “You can still have a normal life and fame one and everyone gives you the room to breathe”
“What your sister says is true” Luna spoke “I been accepted once more by those in Ponyville and even made a lot of new friends. I maybe a Princess but me and Tia always like to see a side like Twilight and the others since it give us a breather of our own duties”
Electuroo listened to this and turn to Spitfire “I guess I could give it a try and even keep this on for the party tonight”
“That a boy Electuroo” she smirked “Now lets all have a good evening since this is Princess Luna the host of the party after all”
Electuroo smiled “Mum how about one of your amazing stories with the magic dust you do for the Cutie Mark Crusaders?”
“What!? You can’t be serious” Electuroo was laughing and she sighed “Why you little…”
Soarin turn to Angel “want…”
“No, working with Rarity is good enough for me” she walks by flicking her tail in his face and goes off to join the party.
Soarin turn to Electuroo “Best not to try, you might end up in a trash can” he warned “So what you guys and girls do now?”
“Nothing much, talk, pose for pictures and such” Spitfire replied and Electuroo ears droop a little with a sigh. “A bit too formal?”
“A little too much of a fame actor thing…” Electuroo replied “Any chance of just avoiding that?”
“We will try” She smiled and they all head back to the party with Princess Luna at the front. He wondered how Rainbow Dash feel seeing this flight suit and wondered what she was up to about now…
Across the lands as the train sped to Fort Hooves Rainbow Dash was in her bed cabin reading a Daring-Do book but also looking up to the skies through the window whispering “I wonder how the show went, I bet Electuroo was being 20% cooler then he normally is” she smirked and went back to reading.