The three mares looked at each other in astonishment.
Apple-Jack let out a smile, "Well all be! He remembered somethin'!"
Rainbow Dash looked excited now. "Sweet! Now we just need to show him more stuff for him to remember! C'mon Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy started smiling now. "Coming." She turned to Woodwind. "I'm glad to finally meet you, Woodwind.
He smiled at her and trotted along the road. feeling a little better about what had happened.
He skipped along the road with a smile on his face. He wasn't paying attention to anything around him which is probably why he and Pinkie Pie ran head long into each other when he rounded the corner.
He saw stars, and his head throbbed. Pinkie Pie seemed just fine, and was an inch in front of his face.
"Well, lookey here! You're better! My names Pinkie Pie!" She smiled as she helped him up and turned to the mares floating overhead. "Well, hey there Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy!
He took her hoof and stood up. "Thanks, my names Woodwind."
Pinkie Pie's smile suddenly grew wider. "You remembered your name? Thats super dooper! We need to celebrate! I'm on it!" And with that, Pinkie Pie bolted off.
Woodwind looked amused, but seemed a little bit more confused.
"Don't worry," Rainbow Dash started, "She's just being Pinkie Pie. But expect a party later."
Woodwind smiled but still looked confused. "A party?" he asked.
Fluttershy stepped in to help too. "Well, a party is a celebration with friends and fun activities."
Woodwind looked at her, "But i don't have any friends. We haven't run into anypony i know or who knows me." He looked down at the ground and frowned.
Rainbow Dash stepped in to cheer him up. "Aw C'mon, you got me and Fluttershy, AppleJack and Twilight, Rarity, and of course Pinkie Pie. That pony is friends with everypony she meets."
This was reassuring. He knew she meant that they were friends. He looked at Fluttershy who was smiling next to her. He didn't want to walk anymore. he wanted to fly, like them. "Can you teach me how to fly?" he asked.
Rainbow and Fluttershy looked at each other. "Rainbow, i think this is all you." Fluttershy said.
Flying wasn't her strong suit, so Rainbow Dash was the best one for this job.
Rainbow Dash hadn't taught before. She hadn't even considered it. She looked as frustrated as Woodwind did when he couldn't get off the ground.
"Alright, i'll teach you. But you have to work hard for this." She said with a sharp tone.
Woodwind straightened and smiled. Yes, Ma'am, I..." He trailed off, lost to thought.
He was once again lost in the void as another memory popped into his vision. He heard a voice. it was deep and strong. He heard cheers all around and felt what could have been confetti raining down. The voice continued, "You have to work hard for this. This isn't a game, Woodwind. But we all believe in you." He felt his arm shake as something wrapped around it.
"I'll do my best. You can count on me." he replied back. the cheers increased but became distant at the same time. He snapped out of it with Rainbow again waving a hoof in his face. "Hey, there. Welcome back to reality. Did you remember anything?"
He gave a smile. "I think I heard a party. There was cheering and I felt, I guess happy, but also proud and important." Fluttershy went down to him, "If it was a big party, That should narrow down where it was. There have only been a few big parties in Equestria recently."
Rainbow Dash smiled and wrapped her hooves around her. "Fluttershy, you're brilliant!"
Fluttershy blushed and a small smile crept up her face and she let out a sheepish tone. "Oh, um, thank you."
The day dragged on with flying lessons after that. Rainbow was trying to teach Woodwind and Fluttershy laid down under a tree, and immediately was surrounded by little woodland critters. Woodwind was curious about her so he decided to seek his answers from Rainbow Dash.
"So, Has Fluttershy always been, well, shy?"
Rainbow Dash just looked at him for a moment. "Oh yeah. She's the shyest pony I know, but she's really good with animals. Thats why she has butterflies as her cutie mark."
Woodwind looked puzzled. "What's a "cutie mark"?"
Rainbow Dash smiled as she and him did continued to do wing stretches. "Well, a cutie mark is a mark that appears when a pony discovers his or her special talent. So why don't you have yours?"
He looked at the sky, then back at her. "I don't know. i wish i remembered my life before any of this, but-" He looked up at her and continued. "I'm glad i met you all. You've done so much for me, and i can't thank you enough."
Rainbow Dash gave him a smirk, "Ah don't get all sappy. Now come on, we need to get those wings flapping and you flying!"
Woodwind smiled and looked back to Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash caught where his eyes were and cracked her tail to get his attention. "Hey, eyes over here." she said laughing slightly.
"Oh, my bad. I guess I just got... distracted..." Woodwind said as he continued to flap his wings.
Rainbow flew close to him and whispered in his ear. "You like her, huh?"
Woodwind shot back for a second. "N-no. I dont. I mean, I do- but I like her as just a friend. B-but that doesn't mean-"
Rainbow was laughing loudly now. "Oh please. You're more transparent than glass. But it's ok, your secret is safe with me."
She winked at him and continued the lessons.
Woodwind took one last look at the yellow Pegasus sleeping under the tree and felt his heart jump.
"I guess I do like her..." He thought to himself and continued to flap his wings.