Lingering Lightning
Sparkler Shine MLP
Chapter Three: Is This Really Happening?
Lightning Dust couldn't keep her eyes off the sight before her. Soarin Skies, second in command of the Wonderbolts, and one of the best of the best in the team was standing before her!
"Uh... Hello?" He said, flapping his wings and moving closer to her. He waved his hoof in font of her face. "Are you there?" He said while laughing.
Lightning chuckled at the stallion's goofy personality.
Soarin Skies really messes like this? Feel bad for the Wonderbolts! Lightning thought with a smile on her face.
She saw the Wonderbolt looking at her all funny. Her eyes widened as she cleared her throat.
"Y-Yes? S-Soarin Sk-Skies..?" She meekly said.
The stallion coughed a chuckle.
"Your reaction when you saw me, priceless!" He said, waving a hoof in the air.
Lightning's cheeks went pink.
I embarrassed myself in front of my idol... Sweet Celestia! She thought while rolling her eyes.
"Hey, no hard feelings?" Soarin kindly asked, almost as if her were a mind reader.
"Y-Yeah... No hard feelings..." Lightning slowly said, rubbing the back of her neck.
"Now, back to business!" He said. "Have you ever thought about trying for the Wonderbolts?" He asked.
Sugarcubes! Lightning thought. I can't let him know the whole story! B-But I gotta tell him something! But not getting kicked out of the academy, that's for sure... Lightning bit her bottom lip. "Uh... Yeah! I-I have thought about going to the academy... So much, actually!" She stuttered. That's not the biggest lie... "A-And I really wanted to go th-this year... But I didn't have enough money to pay the fee that comes along being in the academy!" She managed to say.
"So... You made the tryouts, but declined the invitation to the academy?" Soarin asked.
Lightning gulpled, but then slowly nodded her head.
"M-Maybe n-next year..." She said.
Soarin's face brightened up.
"Don't worry! I'll make sure you have enough money to get in the Wonderbolts! I mean, a talented flyer like you might have a dream with that amazing talent." He said is sing-song voice.
"W-What do you mean?"
"Why do you want to fly in the Wonderbolts?" Soarin asked.
"It's a... Private... Uh, reason. But I also wanna let out the message to other fillies and colts that anypony can do anything if they try." She said, ending with a smile at the end.
"Great! That was my reason! Well... They last part. There are so many other ponies out there with such talent, but they hide it, too shy to embrace it. I want to inspire other ponies to work together, and to find what their purpose in life is." He sighed.
Lightning smiled at the Wonderbolt.
"I-I'm Lightning Dust, by the way." She said, smiling.
"Great to meat you, Lighting! So, would you mind if I train you? I mean, you'd know so much more about what to do as a Wonderbolt that way." Soarin offered.
Lightning Dust felt like exploding, but then something struck her.
I was kicked out of the academy, how can I ever be a Wonderbolt?
"Lightning Dust..! Hellooo!!!" Soarin said, returning back to his old strategy, waving his hoof in Lightning's face.
Lightning giggled, once again Soarin was just being a plain goof.
"So, you in?" He asked.
Lightning hesitated, but then nodded her head slowly.
"Y-Yeah... B-But why are you doing this?" She asked.
"What else would a friend do?" Soarin said, rolling his eyes like it was obvious.
"Uhm... But what about this... Rainbow Dash?" She said, shuddering at the pony's name.
Soarin smiled.
"She's one of the best fliers ever! She did a Sonic Rainboom, saved my life one, twice of you include my pie! She's the element of loyalty, and I really want her to fly along side the Wonderbolts someday! She really loves flying, and she wanted to inspire others! And she's so cool!" Soarin blabbered about Rainbow Dash.
Lightning felt like crying, but she couldn't help but smile at the stallion's love for Rainbow Dash.
"Seems like you're the real fan, not her." She said, stopping Soarin with a chuckle.
Soarin flashed her a smile.
"Ready to get started?" He asked.
Lightning's eyes widened.
"R-Right now?"
"It's not that late." He said. "Your friend maybe had to leave because she had to get to someplace quick." Soarin said with a shrug.
Lightning nodded, then smiled.
"Sure. We can totally start! You're wings are gonna blow off when you see my cool stunts!" Lightning said, gaining her confidence back. He doesn't know what happened, I can be just me right now! She thought with a grin.
"Then come on!" Soarin said, taking off.
Lightning smirked at followed to the side of him.
"Well, you can keep up. How good are you at busting through clouds?" Soarin asked.
Lightning's mouth gaped.
Cloud... Busting... The events of yesterday were flowing back to her.
"Lightning Dust?!" Soarin called.
But Lightning didn't listen.
It's because she's nice and a good friend! You're not!
Yeeah! And besides, you nearly killed 5 ponies! Just get outtah here!
S-Sorry! I was going too fa- Lighning Dust?!
Lightning Dust couldn't take it anymore. From everything that happened, one moment really came through her head.
Spitfire was nose-to-nose ("nose-to-nose XDD) with Lightning Dust. She vigorously ripped her Lead-pony badge off her academy uniform, and it left a tear mark. She pointed for her to leave, and the guards took her to the dorms.
Tears freely escaped Lightning's eyes. She couldn't concentrate on anything. She didn't feel her wings close.
She fell.
Everything went black because of her eyes closed shut.
When she realized that her wings were closed, she tried to reopen them up.
Unfortunately, she was falling too fast, so she couldn't get in a good position to open her wings.
I-I can't do anything... She thought. Nothing goes right for me!
She thought she heard somepony call her name
"As if somepony would ever care about me..." She murmured, letting herself freely fall to the ground. "If your own parents leave you, you're nothing!"
She kept falling to the ground.
And she did hit it.
Her head. Only the tip of her head.
Before anything else touched the ground, but was swept up.
She didn't open her eyes, but her head felt dead.
She heard the flap of wings, and the thump of hoofsteps, and two familiar voices were calling her name.
But that was when she really passed out.
YOU SHALL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE ENDING! YOU WILL NEVER WHO WHO I AM!
PINKIE!
Huh?
GET BACK INTO YOUR CAGE!
Why do you get to be in the story?!
PINKIE PIE!
Ugh, buzzkill.
*facepalm
"W-Will she be okay?" A male voice said.
A small murmur was heard.
"Well what they hay is that supposed to mean?!" An angry female voice yelled.
They both were too familiar to a certain pony.
"Oh, Please calm down, Sis. E-Everyhting will be alright." A female young and unfamiliar voice squeaked.
"Why am I here again?" Another young and unfamiliar voice said, but it was male.
Lightning grunted slowly as she opened her eyes.
"M-My head..." She grimly said before passing out.