//------------------------------// // 5) Understand // Story: Life Gives You Apples // by TheVulpineHero1 //------------------------------// Understand In a flash of feathers she descends. Her routine was sloppy, her precision poor; instead of soaring gracefully between the clouds, she pinballed into them. She's pathetic. And she can't understand why. She can't focus anymore. She can't find that special place, that balance between pure courage and zen skill. All she can think is how lonely it is, up in the aether. Like there should be somepony with her. Somepony she can't have. Like her favourite rival. Flying is her dream. Flying is her life. But it's hard to fly, when what you want most is on the ground.