Behind the Walls of The Wonderbolts Academy

by Kumo

Chapter 1- Lightning Dust

Author's Note:

I'm trying a new style/method of writing, so if it's a bit odd or not too engaging, I'm sorry! Also, I usually post on alternative sites and this is my first fic here, so I might be a little confused when publishing chapters and such.

In this AU, Spitfire is in a high position at The Wonderbolts Academy, not a Wonderbolt, so it may get a bit confusing in future chapters because honestly it's a brainvomit lmao

The Wonderbolts Academy.

Dash never thought she would ever step foot on the campus as a student. Even during the eighteen open days she's attended ever since she was a toddler, she never thought she’d get a student ID card to go in and out whenever she wanted.

It's a dream come true!

Even as she drives through the familiar city of Cloudsdale, she can’t be more excited, even as she revisits the same streets she grew up in. All that goes through her mind is how spectacular it is that she’s finally part of The Wonderbolts… well, not yet, but very close to being! She’s been training for this for all nineteen years of her life!

Dash pulls up to the gate of the Wonderbolts Academy, stopping as she pulls out her wallet from the glove box of her car.

“ID…ID…” she mutters, searching though the rubbish in her car. She smirks as she finally pulls out her student card. “Aha!” She exclaims in victory. She presses down on the accelerator, stopping at the speaker. Dash looks around, noticing a scanner just below a speaker.

“Name?” Dash jumps in surprise, but quickly recovers. Her window retreats down into her car door.
“Rainbow Dash,” she replies towards the speaker. She reaches out her window and presents her student card to the nearby scanner.
“Parking space Two, Group One,”

The gate opens, and Rainbow Dash continues forward. It takes no time for her to park in her designated spot. Her hands shake as she turns off her car, looking at the back seat to glance at her bags. Now, all she needs to do is check in with the Student Services, right? They can just direct her to her dorms and whatever else she needs to get done!

Rainbow Dash found her dorm in no time, her key attached to the chains she wore on her belt. She could always attach it to her other belongings later, of course. As he opens the door to her dorms, she's met with a room with two doors. Which was hers, though?

With a sigh, she drags her two bags into the room, her last remaining on her back as she closes the door behind her. It doesn't take long for it to slam open once again. She jumps, head snapping towards the source of the noise.

“Woah, calm down, there,” Dash says, staring at the golden-haired woman that struts in to the room. “I slammed it too, but we’ll take it off its hinges if we keep going,” she laughs. The blonde glances over at her, pulling in her own luggage with a smile.

“Hey,” the woman greets. Dash waves.
“Hey, what's up,” Dash holds out her hand to shake. “Your hair looks awesome,” Dash says, looking over at the slicked back mullet. “What are you at the academy for?” she asks.
“I’m here for the Wonderbolts Soccer program,” the blonde replies. “You?” Dash gasps.
“Really?” her hand is finally shaken. “I’m here for the Exercise and Sporting science courses, as well as the Wonderbolts Soccer program,” Dash steps back. “I'm Rainbow Dash,”
“Lightning Dust.”

Lightning Dust looks around the room, shutting the door behind her as she pulls in her last bag.
“Too bad we probably won't be in the same class,” she groans. “I heard there are only small amounts in each- I'm mostly doing management and crap like that,” she adds. Dash shrugs.
“I’m doing Phys Ed, Management and Exercise Science to be specific,” Dash supplies.
“Management and Physical,” Lightning Dust responds. “This place is going to be great,”
“About twenty-percent cooler now that I’m enrolled!” Dash smugly exclaims. Lightning Dust cackles.
“I’m taking the room to the left, I’ll see you in the grub hall tomorrow morning, okay?”

Lightning Dust walks away.

“Way to leave an impression,” Dash mumbles positively as she drags her belongings to the remaining room. The tall nature of the building left her with one hell of a dangerous viewing window!

Her new dorm had little colour, instead only faint paint marks and posters left by students before her. A bed was set in the middle of the room- accommodation provided by the school, as well as the shelves along the wall and the desk at the corner of the room. If Dash looked up, she could see paint chipping off her ceiling… nothing a bit of paint and decorations can’t fix! The school did say any changes goes in the bedrooms.

Dash let herself fall down on the surprisingly soft, bed and relax. All that driving was not good at all on her back. Maybe a trip down to the store would do this room some good.

Dash waves away the idea, deciding just to hove her belongings in her closet and wait until she needs to get up.

She yawns, letting herself relax into the bare sheets of the bed below her. She needs a new job, now that she’s back in Cloudsdale, right? Her money won’t last forever, unfortunately.

Dash decides to leave those thoughts to another day, instead pulling off her accessories and sprawling her body all over the mattress. She knows her alarm is already set, so she throws her phone onto the provided bedside table and decides it's time to sleep.

Comments

[Reba_McIntosh]

This is an interesting premise, I'm curious to see where you go with it.
Also, welcome to FiMFiction!

“Hey,” the woman greets. Dash waves. “Hey, what's up,” she holds out her hand to shake. “Your hair looks awesome,” Dash says, looking over at the clicked back mullet. “What are you at the academy for?” she asks. “I’m here for the Wonderbolts Soccer program,” the blonde replies. “You?” Dash gasps. “Really?” her hand is finally shaken. “I’m here for the Exercise and Sporting science courses, as well as the Wonderbolts Soccer program,” Dash steps back. “I'm Rainbow Dash,” “Lightning Dust.”

As a side note, I would suggest breaking up some of your dialogue into separate paragraphs. For instance, in this section it may be a bit daunting for readers to differentiate who is saying what.

Looking forward to reading more of your work!

[Kumo]

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I do but I think the site just kinda broke it lol. I write chapters in my google docs before posting them anywhere and I read them through via my phone so I'm planning on that every few chapters

[Reba_McIntosh]

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I figured as much, but I thought I'd call attention to it regardless so that you were aware of it. Uploading stuff can be tricky sometimes!