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// Soaring 
// Story: Big Mac's Journal of Desires 
// by Just A Random Pegasus 
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	Applejack imagined what it would be like to have wings; how nice it would be to fly after a stressful day at work. These thoughts continued to process in her head as she turned to the next page. Above the chapter title, Big Mac had drawn some wings. She then saw the title, which was Soaring. 

I trotted through the streets in Ponyville, looking for a cloud mansion. Applejack said I couldn't miss it. 

I soon found it, walked up and rang the doorbell. I then heard moaning from the other side of the door. 

"Coming..." I heard a tired voice say as the door was opened. 

In the doorway stood a cyan pegasus with rainbow mane and tail. I could just tell from the looks; it was Rainbow Dash. 

Rainbow's eyes widened at the sight of me. "Oh... you're highness!" She said before bowing. She then stood back up, smiling nervously. "What are you here for?"

"I'm here to learn how to fly." I said as Rainbow Dash got a determined look on her face.

"Well, you picked the right pony for that. I'll get you flying fast in no time!" Rainbow responded as she stepped outside. I followed her to an open field.

"This is where we will practice." She said, flying over to me. She then manually spread my wings. "Show me what you got, Prince."

I then tried to put all of my effort into flapping the red, elegant wings on my back. I lifted myself off the ground, but fell only after a few flaps.

"...You need some practice." Rainbow said, walking over to me. She then flew to the top of a tree. 

"Use all the flight you have to fly onto this tree. Then, jump."

"Are you crazy?!" I asked as Rainbow rolled her eyes.

"This is the best way."

I nodded my head as I put all my energy into flapping onto the top of the tree. I then looked at the ground below. I was nervous that I might not survive. I closed my eyes and gave my wings a quick flap, causing me to be weightless. I waited a few seconds, and never felt the ground below me. When I opened my eyes, I saw myself above everything. I dipped and dived, amazed that I suddenly got the hang of it. When I landed on the ground, Rainbow Dash gave me an applause. 

"See, what did I tell ya?"

I looked at her in confusion. "How did I fly that well?"

"Well, you knew you absolutely had to fly, otherwise you would hit the ground. So, your wings flapped on their own accord, and you got them to flap at the same time, and at a good rate of speed."

"Wow."

"Yeah." Rainbow then started to hover off the ground. "I'm guessing you want to learn magic next."

"Well, I would like to." I responded as Rainbow Dash nodded her head.

"You would want to visit Twilight for that. She's the best magician I've ever met!" Rainbow Dash responded. 

"Great! Where does she live?"

"In the Ponyville library."

I nodded my head. "Alright. Gotcha." I then spread my wings, pleased with myself that I could fly. "I'll see ya around, Rainbow Dash. Thank you for your time." 

With that, I flapped my wings, causing the ground to move away from my hooves. I almost fell, but then regained focus and flapped them at the same time, continuously speeding up to the library.