Vapor Trail opened her eyes feeling sluggish, She rolled over to go back to sleep when she saw the note she had left for herself, She had always had a tendency to forget important things especially early in the morning! The note said:
Dear Me,
You get to go visit Fluttershy with (you know who) today you should get up!
From Me.
"Oh!" she exclaimed jumping out of the bed with a blanket still on her head, She shook it off as she reached for her suitcase and flew out the door, She hoped she could get to Sky's house fast enough!
They were already waiting for her as she landed on the porch though "Sorry if I kept you waiting, I kind of slept in!" she said apologetically throwing the suitcase onto the cloud "Are you both ready?" she said, It was all she could do to keep from jumping up and down from excitement!
"Yeah, I'm ready." Sky Stinger said excitedly before seeing Lightning Dust's expression, She didn't even look up when Vapor's suitcase crashed in front of her! To say that Sky was worried about her would be an understatement. He had heard her crying the night before and had knocked on the door, He had asked: "Dusty are you okay?" The sobbing turned into an enraged yell,
"Go Away!" She had yelled, Her brother startled had walked out of the hall hoping he could talk to her later. She had never told them about what had happened at the Wonderbolts academy but it had damaged her mentally and emotionally Sky was sure of that! He wished that he could have some idea of what happened.
She usually looked at them with jealousy not that they ever saw though. Depression gnawed on her soul every minute of every day, The only reason she was going to visit Fluttershy was that she knew Flutter's would understand better than anypony else would.
Grabbing her own suitcase Lightning Dust flew up into the air.
It had been some time since she had been on a flight. For a few moments nothing mattered, She was flying, The wind blowing her mane away from her face, The lightning streak behind her, She wanted competition!
She looked around for her companions she saw them behind her, Then she remembered.
They were in the Wonderbolts not her, They were good enough and she wasn't, She wasn't enough for them.
That moment of joy ended leaving her (If it was possible) in a deeper depression than she already was. Slowing down till she was flying behind them.
Sky Stinger had his hopes up when he saw her flying like she used too. That lighting streak that ran through their family almost all of their cutie marks are bolts! Watching Lightning be herself was the happiest thing that had happened since Vapor and Sky had gotten into the Wonderbolts academy!
Then Lightning looked back at him and when he saw the joy leave her eyes something inside of him shattered into a million pieces.
As she slowed down he flew over next to her "Hey are you okay?" he asked concern filled his voice, "Can't you just talk to me?" He finished, Flying over a cloud in their path.
Lightning Dust looked away as Vapor Trail flew down beside them. Her nearly white coat glistening in the sunlight as she almost dropped her suitcase doing a flip. Looking sheepish she nudged Sky Stinger "I've read every single letter that Fluttershy has written to me again, And guess what!" she said hardly noticing Lightning Dust falling behind.
"What?" Sky Stinger asked his eyes trained on Lightning Dust as they flew over Fillydelphia.
"Fluttershy is best friends with Rainbow Dash!" She said not glancing back to see what her friend was going through.
After Lightning Dust heard the name she almost dropped out of the sky catching herself before she did, Her heart was now pounding the adrenaline created sweat on her brow 'No, No not her!' she thought as she saw the small town up ahead 'But there's no turning back now.' they were practically in town now. luckily Fluttershy lived on the sidelines of Ponyville close to the Everfree forest for the animals of course.
Now wary of the sky she landed hurriedly running up to catch up with Sky and Vapor.
Vapor Trail rapped on the door grinning from ear to ear. The door opened promptly revealing the yellow pony behind it.
"You're here!" Fluttershy nearly yelled trying to hug them all at once "Come in, Have any of you eaten breakfast yet?" she asked gesturing to the piles of pancakes that she had been working on since she got up.
"No, we haven't." Sky Stinger said looking at the syrup that he so desperately wanted to drizzle all over the heavenly mixture.
"May we have some?" Lightning Dust asked seeing her brother starting to drool "Should we put our bags somewhere?" she tried to sound casual but felt like she was failing horribly 'Just like I do with everything.' she thought as she looked at Fluttershy expectantly.
"Oh, of course, Sky you get the guest room Dusty and Vapor you're in my room! You know if that's okay with you." Fluttershy said picking up Lightning's suitcase and walking into her room and placing it next to the nightstand Vapor Trail followed suit while Sky Stinger just through his bag into the guest room and flew back to the table waiting for the mares.
As they enjoyed a good breakfast so many thoughts ran through Lightning Dust's mind, 'She's a Wonderbolt now! But then again my brother and friend are both Wonderbolts in training, So that explains how they know her right?' she hoped that she wasn't sweating but she was afraid that, That ship had sailed.
The rest of the morning was spent playing games with Fluttershy. Lightning Dust almost forgot about Rainbow Dash, Almost.
It was still itching at the back of her mind like she should do something about it, But she didn't know what.
They were eating a simple lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when there was a knock at the door, "Oh she's here!" Fluttershy yelled excitedly.
Before Lightning Dust could react Fluttershy opened the door and the colour drained from Lightning's face.
There flying a few feet off of the ground was the last rainbow coloured pony she wanted to see.