All Scootaloo wants in life are three things. To get her cutie mark, to receive attention from her new sister-figure Rainbow Dash, and to learn how to fly. After failing at all of these, namely due to Rainbow Dash's relationship with Thunderlane, she's about to give up hope when she discovers a large, white pegasus stallion with wings smaller than her own.
The only thing is, he can actually fly.
[A/N]: Story idea by Seether00.
Edited by: Featherprop and DJ GarV the Expert
Cover Image by: HelicityPoni
Title is a play on the song 'Gonna Fly Now' from the 1976 film "Rocky".
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RAINBOW IS WITH THUNDERLANE? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?!
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My version of Equestria
I've paired them up quite a bit before, and my Thunderlane and Rumble fic will have them together again (at least that's what I plan)
I like how you portrayed Snowflake, and gave a possible backstory on him. Rather than him being on steroids to gain muscle, he uses them to fly. I personally never thought of that as a possibility, but you apparently did. Well written, and lots of feels.
That was an excellent read.
Yeaaah!!!! Love it! Cue workout memes: Do you even lift?
Anyway, thank you so much for writing this. Snowflake has always been one of the more under used characters in the fandom IMO. Now all we need is a Lightning Dust fic from you.
Hmm. Interesting. Was this partly inspired by Lance Armstrong? I hope Scoots doesn't ditch Snowflake now. Sounds as though he could use a few friends, and he's been a big help. Also, Thunderlane sounds like a bit of a jerk.
hate thrunderlane love dash and scoots and snowflake is awesome
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Actually I wrote this back in December, when Seether00 gave me the idea so it was done way before Lance Armstrong was part of the discussion.
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Thanks man.
And yeah maybe down the line I shall do a Lightning Dust fic. Should be interesting 
I always like stories that show characters are more than what they appear. And 'Snowflake' in a pink apron while cooking? Classic.
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"Lightning Dust" and "Snowflake" both sound like they could be the names of Ponies who have a drug habit... All you need is a Pony named "Butterfly Kisses" and you've got a gang!
That was a fun one - but poor Snowflake, eh?
I want a sequel; Rainbow Dash versus Snowflake's workout regime.
Nice read, just one question; What did Rarity do in this story? Her whole appearance was kind of pointless.
Honestly the character I felt the worse for was Caramel and he wasn't even in the fic.
I was between chuckling and d'awwing the whole way through :3 cute fic!
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Thanks
This was pretty sweet. Love reading stuff with Snowflake in it. Only a few noticeable mistakes, none are too distracting so it's all good. And you know, at least I can now proudly say I've read a fic that has the line, “YEAH! FEEL IT! YEEAAHH!” in it. But no Sweetie Belle lifting? Aww.
And I like how you wrote Thunderlane in this. Do you ship him and RD a lot, or was it just for this fic? But man, this was some good writing. Great work!
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Thanks
And actually yeah this is actually the second story I shipped Thunderlane and RD. In fact I'm writing another story now where him and RD get together (as well as Rumble and Scootaloo).
epic.
Lol... this was awesome man. Nice job.
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Thanks man, always good to hear from you
2059054 Eh, let's be honest. Probably not lately lol. A few days ago I was on a rampage, and I apologize for that.... I was literally going to just keep making people angry and posting obscene and degenerative stuff to the brony community until I got banned, since that was the only way I felt like I could possibly actually quit since I was pissed off I broke another promise and came back before. You can thank user Csquared08 for preventing that from happening though, he talked me out of it.
Instead of making another frivolous blogpost asking for forgiveness and making a bunch promises I probably won't keep again, I'm actually working on a new fic right now, the genre something I've never tried before. Hopefully through actions instead of words can I really redeem myself this time and improve my pretty awful reputation I've gained within the fandom.
So what I'm saying to you specifically though... is that yeah, I'm sorry I posted some nasty comments on your blog posts a few days ago. It was uncalled for, and I'm really trying to make up for it through actions.
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Dude it's cool. I wasn't pissed at you or anything. I do appreciate the apology, though.
2059110 Well, thanks. That means a lot... because I can see how you easily could be. A lot of other people were pretty mad... and I don't blame them at all. I don't know if you read my blogs or not... but I was basically blatantly insulting everyone. Lost a bunch of followers. Again.
So yeah, thanks for not unwatching me, and I'm really hoping my new story will make a statement that I'm serious about changing my dreadful persona. I actually accepted help on this one... from Art Inspired. I would never have accepted help a month ago... So yeah, I'm hoping it'll be good.
And enough about me... I just realized I'm spamming your comments section... my bad. You keep up the great work on your fics... seriously, this story was really funny.
Great job, and keep up the good work.
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Thanks man, looking forward to your next fic
You should definitely write a sequel to this, if you haven't already. It'd be interesting to see how Rainbow Dash and Thunderlane handle the new routine. Not to mention how other fillies and colts might react to Scootaloo's new strength.
There's a lot of stories where Rainbow Dash takes Scootaloo under her wing out of pity because Scootaloo is all alone. It's nice to see one where Scootaloo instead works hard at something and earns RD's respect.
Awwwww
So cute.
Good story, However I wish you hadn’t left Snowflake out there in left field. He sounds like a very lonely pony. Leaving him alone again just seemed to be rather a jolt, even with the stories focus being the Scootaloo-Dash relationship.
Nice little story. Good to see Scootaloo with another role model rather than miss Dash.
Great to see Snowflake expanded upon—he's a fun character, and could do with some depth.
Thunderlane manages to come across as a complete jerk without any discernible redemptive qualities. Considering miss Dash's earlier choices of friends, i.e., Gilda, this perhaps should not be too much of a surprise.
I do have a few issues—does
Scootaloo just abandon Snowflake now that miss Dash deigns to look in her direction? That seems to be cruel—his training regime helped her after all.
My second and major issue is your depiction of Rarity, which is severely out of character bordering on the slanderous. True, she has flirted on occasion in the show, but never frivolously, always to help her friends. The central tenet in her own personality is that she is "a lady" and that is certainly not the way a lady behaves. She has much, much more class than that, and seeing her played for laughs as you do here is just wrong, especially as she contributes nothing to the story.
Hmm... it's really hard tostay unbiased to this story because of some stuff I've written myself, but here goes.
Stuff I Did Not Like
-Rarity. She's there for no real reason aside from knocking out the bag. Really did not like her out of character behaviour.
-the setting. Too many things seem fabricated to get Scootaloo into these specific situations. It's good that it's justified, but the degree to which it's all put in makes it feel artificial. It could have worked just as easily with Rainbow Dash being busy with Weather Patrol duties or whatever and the CMC just trying to get a weightlifting cutie mark.
-the dialogues. The kids sound older, Apple Bloom's accent is over-stated, and all in all a lot of the wording just sounds off. Read Sweetie Belle's remarks on her sister out loud. Does she sound ten or twenty? It'd sound more natural if toned down. There are also some occasions where you capitalise 'pegasus' and maybe one or two quotation marks too many.
-the resolution. It's a good concept, don't get me wrong, and I liked the story right up to the ending. If Scootaloo cannot fly at her age and she knows this is not normal, she'd have seen a doctor by now who'd have recommended medication. There is never any question of why she can't fly. Her wings are too small for it, so are Snow Flake's, that's it. The setting of the show doesn't really allow for just that, what with all the magic running around. And even if Snowflake had a legitimate problem that required this medication, there's no indication that Scootaloo has the same thing. It feels like a dud, when it shouldn't have to be. The notion that she'd get abandoned if she can't fly comes completely out of left field, too: she's been friends with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle for a while now without flying. Whatever issues she has with it would either be worked out by now or have resulted in a doctor's visit. She'd know there's medication that does this sort of thing.
Stuff I liked?
- the concept. Scootaloo seeking help from a bodybuilder makes sense, and allows for a very original dynamic.
- the training. It's described well, to the point that I feel for Scootaloo and actually kind of feel bad for not exercising as much
. That said, Snowflake breaking down like that was okay, but not necessary. I liked the apron thing better than the medication thing, to be honest. And I definitely liked that Scootaloo got progress and noticed she was getting stronger. Physical growth, when described properly, makes for some compelling story-telling and it makes the reader feel for the character.
- the aftermath. Scootaloo looking like more of an athlete and getting the attention of her idol, that's good. It's earned, not pity, and it opens up new avenues.
- training partner. Knock Out sounds like a very interesting character, even if she isn't described that much. More, please. Scootaloo having to interact with more dedicated athletes (you know, like the pony she worships), that's great material.
All in all, I liked it. It has issues, I feel, but these don't overly kill the story.
Hi there! You know, Fimfiction now have Bulk Biceps (ex-Snowflake) character tag! You can add it to your story!
I wanted to like this, but the writing needs a lot of work.