We are the pegasi in the sky, our duty:
To go where others cannot reach
To defend against what others cannot fight
To accomplish our mission when others cannot win
To exemplify the definition of a Pegasus Warrior
Forever watching over those below

The Wonderbolts Initiative. The living legacy of Commander Hurricane's recognition that the power of the pegasus tribe of ponies must show restraint, yet be forever ready to strike. We were created to preserve the ancient skills of the pegasi clans and help the knowledge of our natural flight magic grow. Tasked with guiding our fellow ponies into the future where wars are uncommon but acknowledging that capable warriors forever remain necessary. We both preserve and restrict the knowledge of what a true Pegasus Warrior can accomplish.

When you are in danger, the Wonderbolts will answer your call.

Semper Vigilantes

This is a mostly stand-alone addition to my main story, Protecting Harmony. Chapters are independent of each other. It also exists within the same verse and is completely canon to PH on all levels.

The current two chapters cover the Wonderbolts as Pegasus warriors and some of their capabilities with one battle posted.

The rest of this is notes on how this came about and some other stuff.

This all got started not long after I posted Ch 23: Make Us Proud for my main story, Protecting Harmony. In that chapter, Spitfire tells Rainbow Dash about one of her battles, which has grown to become the Battle of Spring Fawn Valley presented here. I kept going back to read that chapter after posting, but did little to no editing. After a few days, I decided to push my boundaries and do a little history building for my approach to what the Wonderbolts are and how ancient pegasi clans could have challenged the ancient unicorn kingdoms and their magic before the three tribes united to form Equestria.

What started as an early chapter in a long story is slowly growing itself into a whole new vision of an organization of elite warriors that can accomplish feats impossible for any other. They are protectors more than they are performers. The living definition of the phrase 'A pegasus to watch over me' from the core of Equestrian ideals.

I'm sure I'll add more to this at some point, but for now it's just the one fight and the Flight Magic Primer. I'll go back and made adjustments here and there when I feel the need.

If the ideas presented here with the Wonderbolts Initiative and the verse at large are to your liking and fit into your own story idea, have fun and let me know it inspired something. It is my hope that this inspires new directions in fanfiction much like Xenophilia developed the world and culture and the Winningverse version of Cloudkicker have inspired for characters. Personally, Celestia Sleeps In and the sequel Onto The Pony Planet are setting up to do much the same as far as I'm concerned. Then there are ones that follow their own path entirely. After those samples, we still have great fics like The Chase and Diaries of a Madman with entirely separate and unique worlds to explore all on their own. And that's just ones I've read.

I've come to wonder just how complex a world would appear if we had an amalgam of the most world-developing fics mixed together. I am unsure anyone could really write such a thing effectively though, if for no other reason than too many differing opinions about what that would require.