The Mane Event

by BlakFyre

Main Event Mares

The next exercise on their agenda was learning to run the ropes and fall properly on the mat, just so they could get use to it. Each of them took turns running from rope to rope and then fall in the center of the ring. Though Pinkie and Rainbow had excelled at all the other exercises, this one was tough even for them. Pinkie landed a little too hard on her back and was nursing it as she got out of the ring. Rainbow slipped and landed on her neck but when her friends tried to help her, she claimed that she was fine.The sensation of hitting the mat was akin to falling back first onto a wooden board that was on top of a trampoline. They each hit the mat 5 times, but they doubted they would get use to it quickly. Applejack faired the best out of the 6 since she was use to stuff like this. She did the exercise but slightly hobbled on her way out of the ring. Twilight hit the mat 4 times before she had to be helped up due to not being able to get back to her hooves by herself. Rarity did it, but fell on her face on the last one when her back suddenly gave out. Fluttershy got it the worst. She hit the mat 3 times before she muttered that she couldn't move. Her friends helped her out of the ring. The other six did just as well as the Mane 6. Roughneck completed the exercise but dropped to one knee on his way out the ring since he was in pain. Gold Streak had to stop on the 3 one because she landed awkwardly on her left wing. Fudge Sundae hit the back of her head on the mat during her last one. Mic Check did it 4 times before he decided to exit the ring. Textbook did it twice, but then said something about breaking his scapula and rolled out of the ring. Brick House did it perfectly and stood up afterwards, like it didn't even hurt her. She proudly strutted out of the ring.

"Alright." Buckaneer began. "That was pretty good for a first time. But now comes the final test. You're gonna take everything you learned today and apply it in the ring later on as you go one-on-one with each other. I'm gonna pair up and see what you got. But for now you guys can take a break and relax your sore muscles. I'll be back in 15 minutes." He said as he left the room.

As soon as he left, Fudge Sundae spoke out loud: "That cheap bastard. We didn't even learn how to do any moves or anything."

Buckaneer once again overheard her and stuck his head back through the doorway.

"You must understand. The point of this course it to show you the BASICS." He reminded her. "If you wanna learn how to do certain wrestling moves and holds, you can always ask me for a private training session. But don't worry. When you have your matches, I'll be telling you if you're doing a move right or not." He finished and left the room afterwards.

"Sweet Celestia!" Rainbow whined. "I've never been more sore in my entire life." She said as she rubbed her back.

"Ah hear ya." Applejack spoke. "I've been buckin apples for the longest time, but that's nothing compared to this."

"I know." Pinkie added. "I landed on my back so hard I thought my kidneys were gonna explode."

"Ohhhh." Twilight groaned. "It hurts to stand up." She said as she sat down on her haunches.

"If I had to rate my pain on a scale of 1 to 10, it would be an 11." Rarity stated.

"Ugh, Rarity." Twilight said. "The pain scale only goes to 10." She pointed out.

"Well mine goes to an 11!" She exasperated.

"I still can't move because it hurts so bad." Fluttershy said.

"Are you 6 gonna bitch and moan for the rest of this time?" Brick House asked bluntly.

"Excuse me!?" Rarity said, clearly flabbergasted by that comment.

"Hey if you got a problem, we can solve it. Right here, right now." Rainbow challenged her.

"Oh please." Brick House rolled her eyes. "I'd squish all 6 of you into a pancake and eat you breakfast." She bragged.

"I'd expect an insult like that from a fatass like you." Rainbow smirked.

"Well this fatass is about to come over there and break you in half!" Brick House threatened.

"I may be in pain. But I'm not in too much pain to kick your flank!" Rainbow shot back.

"Bring it on, Skittles!" Brick House instigated.

"SKITTLES!" Dash shouted. "That's it! You won't be talkin all that smack when I kick your teeth in!" Rainbow said as she prepared to lunge at Brick House.

But before Rainbow could take off towards her, Applejack bit down on her tail and pulled her back to the ground.

"Yer already hurtin, Rainbow." Applejack told her. "The last thing you need is goin and gettin even more injured."

"I don't care!" Rainbow said loudly. "Just as long as I get to shut her up."

"You couldn't handle me little filly!" Brick House teased her.

"You better be lucky AJ is holding me back." Dash warned her. "Cuz if she weren't, I would have kicked the shit out of you by now!"

"Miss Dash!" Rarity gasped. "Must you be so vulgar."

"She started it." Rainbow complained. "And I'm trying to end it."

"By beating her up?" Twilight questioned. "Rainbow, you of all ponies should know that violence is almost never the answer. Princess Celestia taught us better than that."

Rainbow realized that Twilight made a good point and took several deep breaths to calm herself.

"You're right Twilight." Rainbow relented. "I'm sorry I lost my cool."

"Oh isn't that adorable. Da power of fwiendship conquers all." Brick House mocked. "Well let me tell ya somethin, sweetie: That friendship crap isn't gonna get you anywhere in the wrestling profession. The wrestling industry is pretty cutthroat. Only the ponies who look out for themselves make it to the top. Making friends won't win you a world championship. You have to accomplish that goal solo. There may be 6 of you, but there's only 1 world title. And you can't all hold the belt at the same time. So go ahead, believe in all that friendship is magic bullshit and see where it gets ya."

Rainbow growled as she prepared to pounce again, but Twilight placed a hoof on her shoulder and shook her head. Rainbow crossed her arms as she sat back down and seethed with anger. It was at this moment that Buckaneer came trotting back into the room with a clipboard in hoof.

"Alright everypony." He addressed them. "The matches are all set up. So when I call your name, I want you to go stand by your opponent." He instructed. "Twilight, you're gonna go up against Textbook."

"Okay" Twilight obliged as she went over and stood next to Textbook.

When she did, Textbook thought to himself:"Oh my Luna. I'm partnered up with a princess. Not only that, but she's the prettiest mare in this class. This is the best day of my life!"

It was then that Twilight looked at Textbook and smiled at him warmly.

"Luna, if I'm asleep, please don't wake me up!" He thought. "Also, since you can manipulate dreams, do you think you could give me big muscles? I'd really appreciate it."

"Applejack, you're gonna partner up with Roughneck." Buckaneer continued.

Applejack went over and stood next to Roughneck.

"Rainbow, you're gonna take on..." Buckaneer started.

"I wanna wrestle Brick House!" She interrupted him.

"Well it's funny you said that." Buckaneer stated. "Cause she's who I wrote down as your opponent."

"Good. Cuz we've got some unfinished business to take care of." Rainbow thought to herself as she trotted over and stood next to Brick House. They stared daggers at each other.

"Rarity, you'll be facing Mic Check." Buckaneer said.

Rarity graciously trotted over to Mic Check. He slicked his mane back and moved his eyebrows up and down as he moved closer to her. Rarity crinkled her nose as she took a step away from him.

"Pinkie, you'll face Gold Streak." Buckaneer went on.

"Yes, sir." Pinkie saluted and hopped over to Gold Streak.

"And Fluttershy, you're gonna take on Fudge Sundae." Buckaneer finished.

"If you say so." Fluttershy responded and slowly made her way over to Fudge Sundae. Fudge Sundae merely rolled her eyes and groaned.

"Figures. I get stuck with the wimp." She thought.

"Alright. You all have your opponents, now let's see some action!" Buckaneer said enthusiastically. "The first ones I wanna see go at it are Fluttershy and Fudge Sundae."

"And just when I thought my luck couldn't get any better." Fudge Sundae said sarcastically as she slid into the ring.

"Um. Okay." Fluttershy obliged and got into the ring as well.

"Now I want you to treat this like an actual match." Buckaneer informed them. "And that goes for all of you as well. Now with that out of the way, let's see some wrestling!"

"Finally, let's get this over with." Fudge Sundae said impatiently.

She trotted to the center of ring and held her hooves up, ready to lock-up with Fluttershy. Fluttershy slowly trotted over to her and held her hooves up meekly, clearly expressing that she didn't want to do this. As Fudge Sundae tried to grapple her, she curled up into a ball. Fudge Sundae stood patiently with her hooves on her hips as she waited for Fluttershy to stand back up. Fluttershy stood up and put her hooves up again, but cowered back into a ball when Fudge Sundae tried to grapple her again. Fudge Sundae was clearly getting tired of this as she voiced her irritation.

"If this is how you're gonna act in an actual match, I feel very sorry for you." She sympathetized.

"Fluttershy." Buckaneer spoke to her. "You can't shy away from your opponent. You have to stand tall and be aggressive, because your opponent will take advantage of your weaknesses. But if you have no weaknesses to capitalize on, then you can zero in on your opponent."

Even though Buckaneer's words had some meaning behind them, Fluttershy still remained motionless in the center of the ring.

"Screw this. If you're not gonna come after me, then I'll come after you." Fudge Sundae said.

She then wrapped her hooves around Fluttershy's stomach and lifted her into the air. She got Fluttershy on her shoulders and hit her with a kneeling powerbomb. Without letting go, she wrapped her arms around Fluttershy's ankles and drug her toward the closest turnbuckle. She then catapulted Fluttershy into it. Fluttershy coughed as she went chest first into the top turnbuckle. She turned around so that she could get her bearings straight, but was meet with a running dropkick from Fudge Sundae. Fluttershy flopped first face into the mat. Fudge Sundae picked Fluttershy up by her mane and hooked both her arms. She then lifted Fluttershy up and brought her down on her knee with a butterfly backbreaker.

"Oh I'm sorry, Slutterfhy." She mocked. "Did I hurt your back even more? Here, let me make it all better." She said before slamming both her hooves into Fluttershy's back.

Fluttershy howled in pain as tears flowed from her eyes. Her back hadn't fully recovered from the mat exercise. And Fudge Sundae's methodical abuse was making it hurt even worse.

She didn't have time to think as Fudge Sundae got on her back and applied a dragon sleeper hold. Fluttershy's back was bent at an almost 90 degree angle as Fudge Sundae wrenched the hold back.

"Excellent targeting of the back, Fudge Sundae." Buckaneer complemented. "Like a wild animal, you smelled blood and took advantage."

Fudge Sundae released the hold and picked Fluttershy up. She then nailed Fluttershy with a Michinoku driver, bringing her down hard on the mat. She then got to her hooves and had something special in mind. She grabbed the top rope, jumped on it, and performed a springboard moonsault. But unexpectedly, Fluttershy got her hind hooves up at the last second and drove them into Fudge Sundae's midsection. This action knocked the wind out of Fudge Sundae as rolled on the canvas in sheer agony.

"This is your chance Fluttershy." Buckaneer said. "Your opponent is vulnerable. Take advantage of this opportunity. Strike while the iron is hot."

Fluttershy gave him a subtle nod as she jumped and drove her elbow into Fudge Sundae's stomach. Fudge Sundae gasped as the air had been briefly knocked out of her again. Without a moment to lose, Fluttershy picked Fudge Sundae up by her mane. She then draped Fudge Sundae's left arm over her left shoulder and hit her with an exploder suplex. Her friends began cheering and chanting for her as she started to mount a comeback. This caused her to replace her fear with determination. She believed in herself now. With this newfound confidence, she began to pick Fudge Sundae apart. She locked Fudge Sundae in a double arm camel clutch, and eventually transitioned into a regular camel clutch. She released the hold and barked at Fudge Sundae to get up. Once Fudge Sundae had gotten on her hooves and knees, Fluttershy ran towards the opposite ropes and came charging at her full speed. But this turned out to be a trap as Fudge Sundae countered with a drop toe hold, sending Fluttershy face first into the mat. Fudge Sundae then put Fluttershy in a surfboard hold before stamping her face into the mat. She then grabbed Fluttershy's legs, draped them around her waist, and lifted Fluttershy slightly off the mat before slamming her back down with a wheelbarrow facebuster. Fudge Sundae turned this into a pin, but Fluttershy kicked out at 2. Suprised by Fluttershy's sudden resilience, she decides to up the ante. She picked Fluttershy up and got her on shoulders with a fireman carry. She then started spinning around in a circle. After 10 spins, she dropped Fluttershy on her kneee with a single knee fireman carry gutbuster. But what Fudge Sundae did next was nothing short of insulting. She preceded to spank Fluttershy's rump repeatedly. Her friends, as well as Buckaneer and Gold Streak, couldn't help but blush and turn their heads away at this display. Brick Horse laughed uncontrollably. Roughneck, Mic Check, and Textbook all stared at this intently. One could easily tell what was going through their minds while watching this. Fudge Sundae spanked Fluttershy's butt until it turned red and then pushed Fluttershy on her knee. Fluttershy rolled out the ring and began rubbing her sore rump.

"What was that all about?!" Buckaneer demanded.

"I wanted her to learn her place." Fudge Sundae answered. "She'll never be in the same league as me. And the fact that she thought that she could beat me just because she got some offense in is just pathetic."

She then turned her attention to Fluttershy. "You're WAY in over your head, filly. Why don't you go back to Ponyville and cuddle those mangy mongrels of yours?"

That insult caused Fluttershy to stop nursing her injury and stare at Fudge Sundae venomously. "What...did you call my animals?" She asked intensely.

"What? Was mongrels not good enough for you?" Fudge Sundae joked. "Then how about flea-bitten, disease carrying, ill-mannered, furry FREAKS!"

That last comment set Fluttershy off. She darted through the bottom and middle rope and took Fudge Sundae to the mat with a Lou Thez press. She then started pounding away on her with a flurry of lefts and rights. After that, she rebounded off the opposite ropes and brought her right forearm down on Fudge Sundae's cranium. Fluttershy picked Fudge Sundae up and hit her with consecutive right punches until she had been backed into one of the corners. Fluttershy then forced her into a seated position and began stomping on her chest. After 20 stomps, Fudge Sundae weakly crawled her way to the center of the ring where Fluttershy had been waiting for her. Fluttershy grabbed Fudge Sundae by her mane and got her on her hooves. She then nailed Fudge Sundae with a stunner, driving her shoulder into Fudge Sundae's face. As Fudge Sundae lay on the mat, teetering between consciousness and unconsciousness, Fluttershy pinned her and got the 3 count. She then sat beside Fudge Sundae, huffing and puffing as she tried to catch her breath. For the third time today, the room went quiet. Everypony was shocked at Fluttershy's instant aggression upon speaking badly about her animal friends. Her friends knew Fluttershy could turn aggressive in a heart beat, but even they were stunned by her initial rampage. After a few moments of silence, Buckaneer asked somepony to help Fudge Sundae out of the ring so that they could move onto the next match.

The next two to wrestle were Twilight and Textbook. They shared a hoofshake before they started the match. The match was mostly in Twilight's favor due to the fact that Textbook was barely fighting back. He would unintentionally pause during moves, allowing Twilight to counter. He almost got Twilight with a back suplex, but once he place his hoof on the back of her thigh, he just stood their in a daze while blushing furiously. He had Twilight in a gutwrench position, but after he got his hooves wrapped around her waist, he paused again, blushing heavily. He tried to hit Twilight with a german suplex. He had his arms around her waist, but once again, he just stood there while blushing with a goofy look on his face. Twilight, on the other hoof, was all business. She slammed and suplexed him multiple times, and even got him with a headscissors. Though he didn't seem to mind as he didn't even try to fight out of the hold. Once he was standing upright, Twilight decided to finish him with a running high knee. Textbook put his hooves up to try and block the attack, but once he caught a glimpse of Twilight's marehood as she leaped into the air, his defense faltered. She caught him flush in the forehead with her knee, effectively putting him down for the count. She helped him up after their match and told him he did pretty good. He couldn't help but let his heart soar after hearing that from her.

After they had finished their match, Rarity and Mic Check were next. They both entered the ring simultaneously and stood a fair distance away from each other. Rarity couldn't help but feel slightly unnerved around him. She could clearly tell that he had a thing for her by the way he was staring at her, as well as how he acted around her. He had been giving her seductive looks and gestures ever since Buckaneer paired them together. Granted, she was flattered that he had seen her as pretty enough to hit upon, she didn't exactly find him to be very charming. He had ripped the sleeves of his shirt and turned it into a tank top. He was wearing all kinds of hoof rings, watches, bracelets, and necklaces. He wore a baseball cap, but had it turned all the way around. And he had a tattoo on both of his arms. His left arm had a tattoo of a mare in a very provocative pose. And his right arm had a tattoo that simply said "East Manehattan".

"Why do you have a tattoo that says East Manehattan?" Rarity inquired

"I gotta represent my home town so I don't forget where I came from." He answered.

"I guess that answers my question." She responded.

"Alright. Enough small talk." Buckaneer spoke. "You can save it for after your match."

"Speaking of after our match, how's about you and me go get some dinner together afterwards. And maybe after that we can go back to your place and get to know each other intimately?" He asked slyly.

"As charming as that sounds, I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline your little offer." Rarity replied.

"Well, can't blame a stallion for tryin." He shrugged.

They then got their hooves up and were ready to get started. Rarity started by getting him into a headlock when he wasn't paying attention. But instead of trying to break out of them hold, he began rubbing Rarity's hind legs. Rarity blushed and released the hold immediately.

"I don't believe I gave you permission to touch me like that! She barked.

"It's a wrestling match, baby." He informed her. "We can be as touchy as we want. I won't front if you wanna touch me like that." He suggested.

"You're SO not my type." Rarity said bluntly.

Just as she had finished her sentence, Mic Check slipped past her and got her in full nelson. He then put his left hind hoof in front of her right hind hoof and fell forward, hitting Rarity with a full nelson facebuster.

"Great offense, Mic Check." Buckaneer complemented. "But try to keep this professional. Remember what I said about taking this as an actual match."

"I'll try to keep that in mind." Mic Check said as he got Rarity in a seated position on the mat and applied a chin lock.

He had the submission held in tight as he squeezed down on Rarity's head and neck. Rarity tried to get her hooves underneath his arm to try and break the hold but no luck. It was then that she had an idea. She got her hooves behind his head and slowly pulled his face down to meet hers. She then locked lips with him, catching him completely off guard. Everypony was....suprised by this unorthodox method of breaking out of a submission hold, but since it worked they couldn't really argue it. After a long, passionate kiss, Rarity broke it and smashed her knee into his forehead. Mic Check broke the hold and clutched his forehead. This gave Rarity the perfect chance to hit him with a single leg dropkick. She then attempted a pin afterwards, but Mic Check kicked out 1 1/2. Rarity picked him up and planted him with a reverse STO. This time instead of going for a pin, she rebounded off the ropes and hit him with a running knee drop. She then picked him up again, but this time he countered with a European uppercut. Once Rarity was staggering, Mic Check followed up with a forearm smash. This caused Rarity to back towards the ropes. Mic Check tried to follow up with a clothesline, but Rarity countered with a back body drop. But Mic Check had a counter of his own as he grabbed the top rope to prevent himself from crashing onto padding outside the ring. He landed on the apron behind Rarity. He then hit with a reverse hotshot, causing her to slam her face hard into the mat. He slid back into the ring and stood over Rarity before grabbing by her waist. He looked like he was going for a deadlift german suplex, but he just stayed there in that position. He then leaned down to Rarity's ear and whispered to her.

"It ain't too late to accept my offer, baby girl." He whispered. "All you gotta do is say the word. Oh, and don't worry. I promise I'll be gentle." He cooed.

Rarity responded by elbowing him in the face. He got off of her and it allowed her to kick him straight in the gut. She then rebounded off the ropes and slammed his face into the mat with a leg drop bulldog. Rarity then rolled him onto his back and attempted to pin him, but he got his shoulder up at 2 1/2. Rarity was starting to get frustrated with his persistence. The more this match lingered on, the more she had a feeling that she was in danger of being felt up by this stallion. She wanted badly for this match to end soon. Once she had him in a standing up again, she got him in an Alabama slam position. But he ended up countering with a sunset flip pin. Rarity, though caught off guard by this, was able to kick out at 2. She could tell that Mic Check was getting desperate too. He wanted to win this match almost as much as she did. He picked Rarity up and locked her in an abdominal stretch. Rarity let out cries of pain as her body was being contorted at an odd angle. Seeing that Rarity was vulnerable, Mic Check took this opportunity to run his hoof over Rarity's chest.

"Damn, girl." He said. "Your north side in on fleek. Let's check out your south side." He said as he slid his hand down her body.

Buckaneer was about to charge into the ring and separate the two, but the instant Mic Check put his hoof over Rarity's mound, she screamed bloody murder. She then broke the abdominal stretch with a hip toss, causing Mic Check to land on the top of his head. The impact let him feeling groggy and disoriented. He tried to to get back to a vertical base, but was meet with Rarity hopping onto his back.

"You wanted me to be all over you! Well, be careful what you wish for!" She shouted.

She then began legitimately choking him with a rear naked choke. Mic Check started coughing and gasping for air. Rarity had her right arm wrapped tightly around Mic Check's throat. After about a minute, his eyes began to glaze over. Rarity released the hold and allowed him to get some air back in his lungs, but she didn't let up her attack in the slightest. She rebounded of the ropes and hit him a basement dropkick. She then rolled him onto his back and ascended the turnbuckle. After she steadied herself on the top turnbuckle, she performed a diving moonsault and landed on Mic Check's midsection. Rarity sat down on the mat, clutching her own midsection. Once she felt that she was ready, she got back to her hooves. Mic Check was on one knee beside her, trying to recover from the onslaught of Rairty's offense, but the beating he was receiving was starting to take its toll. Once he was standing again, he began to slowly regain his composure. But Rarity wasn't about to let him take control of the match again. She jumped on the second rope and hit Mic Check with a springboard roundhouse kick. Even though she caught him perfectly in the side of his head, he was still standing. Seeing this, Rarity connected with a another springboard roundhouse, but he still remained upright. Rarity hit the move a third time, finally knocking him to the mat. Rarity decided enough was enough and decided to end this match. She picked him up and got him in a reverse DDT position. She then spun counterclockwise and slammed his face into the canvas. This proved very effective as she was able to keep him down for a 3 count this time. Rarity stood up and began to revel in her victory, but before exiting the ring, she made a kicking dirt gesture towards him.

After she got out of the ring, Buckaneer entered the ring. He picked up a nearly unconscious Mic Check and threw him out the ring. Mic Check landed on the proctective padding outside of the ring, but it did little to cushion the impact as he landed sickeningly on his back with a loud thud.

"I told you to keep this match professional and what do you do: You damn near rape the girl!" Buckaneer exploded. "That kind of behavior won't be tolerated in my ring, or a professional ring. GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY BUILDING RIGHT NOW!!!!!"

Mic Check slowly picked himself up and limped out of the room. He had a look of pure regret on his face. Nopony said a word, as they were still shaken by Buckaneer's sudden outburst. Things were getting too real, too quickly. The Mane 6 started having second thoughts about joining this program. But they decided to let Pinkie and Rainbow have their match before they leave. It was only fair since they were the ones who encouraged all of them to do this in the first place.

Pinkie and Gold Streak were the next ponies to wrestle. They actually had one the best matches of the program. They both displayed excellent ring awareness and outstanding techinical ability. Pinkie went for a suplex, but Gold Streak countered with a neckbreaker. Gold Streak performed an hip toss, but Pinkie landed on her feet and hit her with a clothesline. But the most impressive moment was when Pinkie tried to ascend the turnbuckle, but Gold Streak got Pinkie on her shoulders. Pinkie attempted an inverted frankensteiner, but Gold Streak prevented it. Gold Streak then tried to hit Pinkie with a standing inverted Alabama slam, but shocking, Pinkie countered with a victory roll and got the three count. Pinkie helped Gold Streak up after the match and even raised Gold Streak's hoof. Buckaneer complemented them both for putting on the match of the day and proceeded with introducting the next match.

Applejack and Roughneck were up next. They both did their best, but they knew their match wasn't gonna top Pinkie and Gold Streak's. Roughneck tried to powerbomb Applejack but she countered with a back body drop. Applejack went for a springboard 450 splash, but Roughneck moved out of the way. Roughneck tried to catch Applejack with a clothesline, but she countered with a tilt-a-whirl DDT. Needless to say, they were evenly matched. They both seemed to know what the other was going for before they even attempted it. But Applejack managed to prevail after she hit Roughneck with a pele kick and put him down with a spiral tap.

The last match of the day was Rainbow vs Brick Horse. They both had a war of words earlier today, but it was quickly resolved. Not that it mattered because the time for talk was over. Now it was time to fight. They stared each other down for a solid 2 minutes. Everypony could tell by the way they were staring at each other that this match was gonna be intense. Rather than lock-up, they started throwing punches at each other with reckless abandon. To them, it didn't matter where the punches connected, just as long as they connected. This exchange lasted for a minute before they separated. Both mare came out with some kind of injury. Rainbow ended up with a black eye and busted lip, while Brick Horse was sporting a broken snout and a bruise on her left cheek. This didn't matter to either of them as they shrugged their injuries off. Rainbow spit out some blood and Brick Horse wiped the blood off her snout.

"You hit like an old mare." Rainbow insulted with a smug grin.

"Takes one to know one, Skittles." Brick Horse responded.

That comment pissed Rainbow off as she lunged at Brick Horse and tackled her to the canvas. She then unleashed a barrage of right punches. Eventually Brick Horse rolled Dash over and unleashed a flurry of her own. Rainbow punched Brick Horse in the side of her right knee and then punched her in the face, causing Brick Horse to stagger backwards. Rainbow saw this opportunity and hit Brick Horse with a spinning sole kick. Once Brick Horse was hunched over, she followed up uppercut. To finish the combo, Rainbow floored Brick Horse with a rolling savate. Without losing a step, she rebounded off the ropes and landed on Brick Horse's stomach with rolling thunder. She tried to pin Brick Horse but she kicked out at 1. Dash proceeded to stomp on Brick Horse 10 times. After that, she got on the second turnbuckle and gestured for Brick Horse to get up. Brick Horse slowly got back to her hooves. Once she did, Rainbow went for a crossbody, but Brick Horse caught her in her arms. Brick Horse hit Rainbow with 5 backbreakers and a front slam. She followed this up with a running body splash. She did this 2 more times, but Rainbow moved out of the way on the last one. Rainbow took back control of the match by locking Brick Horse in a camel clutch. Brick Horse struggled for a little bit before she used her strength to lift Rainbow up piggyback style. She then rammed Rainbow back-first into the corner, but Rainbow hung on. She did this move again, but Rainbow still persisted. She did it one more time before Rainbow finally let go. After Rainbow had recovered, Brick Horse came charging at her full sprint. Rainbow managed to move to get her left hindhoof up at the last second and caught Brick Horse in the jaw. She then jumped off the second turnbuckle and nailed Brick Horse with a missile dropkick. This did nothing more than cause her to stagger for a bit. Dash rebounded off the ropes and tried to hit her full force, but she used her sheer size and overbearing strength to send Rainbow flying through the air with a shoulder charge. Rainbow hit the mat with such sickening force that her friends couldn't help but cringe at the sight of it. Brick Horse grinned at Dash manically as she was over her. She then wrapped her hooves around Rainbow's throat. With an insane amount of power, she lifted Rainbow off the mat and threw her across the ring with an overhead choke toss. Once again, Rainbow hit the mat painfully. It was plainly evident that Brick Horse was taking pleasure in flinging Rainbow around the ring like she weightless. Brick Horse grabbed Rainbow by her temples and headbutted her on the top of her head. She then picked Rainbow up and sent her hard into canvas with a reverse chokeslam. Buckaneer actually considered stopping the match, but didn't want it to end prematurely if things weren't gonna spiral out of control. Brick Horse put her left hindhoof on Rainbow's back and grabbed her by mane, pulling back ever so slightly. Rainbow cried out in pain as Brick Horse pulled back more and more. Brick Horse then began to speak to her.

"Now do you see the difference between you and me?" She asked. "I talk a big game, but I've got the size and strength to back it up. You've got a big mouth, but lack the skills to back up what you say. Where's all that hostility you showed me earlier? How you said you were gonna kick my teeth in. Now look at you. Your mouth got your ass in trouble, and there's nothing you can do about it. I'm holding true to my promise of kicking you flank. But here you are, crying and squealing like a pig on its way to the slaughterhouse, and have nothing to show for it. I guess the so called "fastest flier in Equestria" is all bark and no bite.

It was at this point that Rainbow mouthed something to Brick Horse.

"What was that?" She asked. "If you've got something to say, then say it loud enough for all of us to hear."

"I said that you forgot one of the most important rules of wrestling: Don't give your opponent an opening." Rainbow strained.

"Huh?" Brick Horse replied with a look of confusion on her face.

Rainbow sweeped Brick Horse's right hindhoof from under her, causing to fall onto the mat. Rainbow grabbed her back legs and turned her onto her stomach. She then applied the Billy goat's curse submission hold. Brick Horse screamed in anguish as she was rendered helpless to this hold. Rainbow wrenched the hold forward as much as she could, but due to Brick Horse's size, she wasn't able to wrench the hold very far.

"You may be big and powerful, but you sure as hell aren't flexible." Rainbow joked as released the hold.

Rainbow then applied a dragon sleeper hold. She wrenched back the hold, but once again wasn't able to get the full effect out of it. After a while, she released the hold and stood on Brick Horse's back with her hindhooves. She showed off her impressive agility by jumping on Brick Horse's back and delivering a standing moonsault. Rainbow was now starting to feel the momentum shift to her favor. She felt so confident she began mocking and taunting Brick Horse, making faces at her and posing for the audience. This proved to be a grave mistake as Brick Horse had recovered in that time. She didn't take too kindly to Rainbow's trash talk as she clotheslined her from behind, knocking Rainbow hard to the mat. She wasted no time and picking Rainbow back up and putting her in the bear hug submission. Dash gasped as the air was squeezed out of her. Brick Horse smiled at Rainbow wickedly as she kicked and struggled feebly.

"How are you gonna fight back now?" She mocked. "I've got your arms pinned to your sides. Let's see you try to get yourself outta this one."

Rainbow merely laughed at her comment, which caused Brick Horse to inquire her curiously.

"I don't remember telling a joke. So what's so damn funny?" She asked smugly.

"What's funny in that you think I'm helpless." Rainbow laughed. "A true fighter knows how to use every part of their body as a weapon. But of course a beefed-up moron like you wouldn't know that. That's the problem with you meatheads. You're nothing but physical strength. Ya don't know how to use your HEAD." Rainbow said, putting emphasis on her last word, as she headbutted Brick Horse as hard as she could. This left a small gash on Rainbow's forehead, but she didn't mind because it gave her the chance she needed. After Brick Horse let her go, she caught her squarely in the face with a rolling savate. With the big mare down, Rainbow had the opportunity to put this match to rest. She ascended the turnbuckle and performed a perfect five star frog splash, landing on Brick Horse's midsection. Rainbow went for the cover and got the win, rolling off Brick Horse's massive body afterwards. Her friends couldn't contain their joy as they all stormed the ring and crowded around Rainbow.

"Rainbow, that was magnificent! You did incredible out there." Twilight cheered.

"I must admit, that was quite the finish, darling." Rarity complemented.

"Ya sure taught her lesson she won't be forgettin: Don't count out the iron pony." Applejack stated.

"That was truly outstanding, Rainbow. You accomplished what you set out to do." Fluttershy spoke.

"Rainbow, that was AWESOME! Your match was WAY cooler than mine!" Pinkie chimed in.

"But mom, I don't wanna feed my dog to the homework." Rainbow said dizzily.

Her friends all gave her quizzical looks due to her comment.

"Ugh, are you alright there, sugarcube?" Applejack asked. "Ya seem like yer a few apples short of a pie."

"What happened?" Rainbow asked while nursing the cut on her forehead.

"You seriously don't remember flying through the air like a graceful swan and winning the match." Pinkie questioned her.

"No." Rainbow replied honestly. "I blacked out after that headbutt. I guess my body just moved of its accord at that point."

"Well, we're glad you're okay." Fluttershy said.

They were then interrupted by a slow clapping sound coming from outside the ring. It turned out to be Buckaneer.

"In all my years of running this program, I have never met such a promising group of participants." Buckaneer started. "You're caring, loyalty, abilities, and all around good nature are awe-inspiring. You've shown me that even the most unlikely bunch can produce some potential. I'm going to be completely honest with all 6 of you. When I first laid eyes on you, I didn't really expect much from you. The only 3 of you who I knew without a hint of doubt would impress were Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack. They all possessed qualities that would make them great in-ring performers. But Twilight, Rarity, and Fluttershy: You surprised me. You defied my expectations of you and went above and beyond to prove me wrong. See, I assumed that due to your...nature, none of you would be well-suited for the wrestling scene. Boy, was I dumb for thinking that. You 3 showed me exactly what you were capable of, and now I'm convinced. You girls are gonna make for incredible wrestlers. So, on behalf of EWA, let me be the first to say: Welcome to the main roster!" He finished enthusiastically.

The Mane 6 stood there in stunned silence. They couldn't believe the words that Buckaneer just spoke. Based on what he said, they were now officially EWA employees.

"Woah, woah, woah. I thought the letter that Pinkie got said that we were just TEMPORARY participants." Rainbow said skeptically.

"Yes. But it also said you MAY or MAY NOT be eligible for a contract." Buckaneer reiterated. "It never said you COULD become EWA wrestlers, but it also didn't say that you couldn't. I'm sure were to put in a good word for you and pull some strings, the Board of Directors just might overturn their decision." He said with a happy grin.

The Mane 6 then exploded into cheers and talked excitedly amongst themselves; While on the other hoof, the others 6 participants were less than pleased by this decision.

"What the hell!" Fudge Sundae blurted out. "Why do they get spots on the main roster? We pushed ourselves just as hard as they did."

"Yeah." Brick Horse added. "Why's you spout all that horse shit about trying our best and applying ourselves if you were just gonna give the contracts to those bimbos!?"

Buckaneer paused for a moment before he gave them their answer. "Personally, I felt that they worked the hardest and impressed me the most. Besides, they won their matches, which was a bonus. But to be fair, even if they hadn't won their matches, I still would have given them the contracts. You know why? Because they showed passion and true dedication to become wrestlers, even though they were told that they might not get the chance to become one. All you've shown is whining, self-entitlement, and that....INCIDENT with Mic Check. And none of those are qualities that a pro wrestler should possess. Now, I'm not referring to all of you. The ones I mentioned know I'm talking about them. But the rest of you gave me a good impression of yourselves and what you were about. I'm actually considering those ponies for contracts if they take my program again in 6 months. But this applies to all 6 of you. So if you all wanna come back with a better attitude and push yourselves a little harder, I'd be more than happy to have you all again. But if you'd rather not be willing to change or decide that you don't want this as badly as you thought, there's the door." He said gesturing to the door. "Don't let it hit you on the way out." He said before he turned his attention back to the Mane 6.

The other 6 all collectively filed out of the building. Just before exiting, Fudge Sundae turned to stare at Buckaneer and the Mane 6 before she spoke.

"This isn't over, not by a long shot." She said loud enough for them to hear. "You may have gotten your hooves in the door, but don't get too comfortable! I'll be back, I'll make it to the main roster, and then I'll make ALL your lives MISERABLE!" She shouted before leaving the room in a huff.

"Not without a better attitude you won't." He laughed. The Mane 6 joined him in his laughter.

"Alright, so here's the deal: I'll get in contact with the Board of Directors and see if I can get you in." Buckaneer started. "But I can't guarantee anything though. I'll see what I can do to get you all contracts, but it won't be easy. I'm gonna have to really persuade them to change their minds. If they do, I send a letter to you 6 and you can come back here and receive them. But if they don't, it was an honor having you all as my students." He said as outstretched his arms, expecting them to embrace him.

"Ohhh, come here you." Pinkie said as they all trotted over and hugged him collectively.

After they broke their embrace, they all exited the building and headed straight for the train station.

Once they were there, Pinkie turned to them and addressed them.

"Soooooooo. Who else is excited that we might become wrestlers!" She said exuberantly.

"You know I am." Dash replied. "I can't wait to stand before all those fans and strut my stuff." She added proudly.

"If you had asked me a couple of days ago, I would have said heavens no." Rarity spoke. "Be now, I say that I would rather enjoy this sport."

"I would be ever so grateful if we were allowed to compete in this company." Fluttershy added in.

"Sounds like a darn good time to meh." Applejack said.

"Whatever happens, I'll be fine with the outcome." Twilight spoke.

The train came to a screeching halt in front of them and opened it doors, allowing them to board it and ride it back to their hometown.

Comments

[MDCommissioner]

So....here's what I got from the chapter...

Wrestling Styles
Fluttershy - Stone Cold once riled up.
Twilight - Daniel Bryan
Rarity - Cody Rhodes
Applejack - AJ (cause pun ) Styles
Rainbow Dash - RVD

Pinkie's the only one I didn't get anything from cause of the finish. n_n; Also....Fluttershy frightens me a tad when she switches into her assertive mode. .____. ....I greatly anticipate seeing more of it, especially against her old punching bag.

[BlakFyre]

7865922

Congratulations. You're 100% right on all of them. In case you're wondering who Pinkie is gonna be, I gonna have her be CM Punk, or should I say CM Pink

[MDCommissioner]

7866068 ....That pun was bad and you should feel bad. Hopefully nothing happens to force Pinkie in wanting to be an MMA fighter.