The sky was clear. There were no clouds—there were only a few pegasi flying. A pair of pegasi were talking to each other as they flew.
The elation of the crowds could be seen and heard on the ground as they cheered and made quite a noise, many of them filling the streets of Manehattan with a rowdy attitude of positivity. Several ponies were wearing blue and yellow clothes similar to the uniforms of the Wonderbolts. A few ponies waved Wonderbolt flags, showing their love and their adoration for the skilled pegasi.
More ponies joined in the festivities as they walked out of their buildings and on to the crowded and loud streets.
"Everypony!" a loud voice announced through speakers placed on the streets. "I know that this is an exciting event, one of the most anticipated events in Manehattan!"
And the crowd of ponies cheered, shouting and yelling. Some were flying, a few were jumping up and down.
"But, let's not cause distractions for the other ponies!" the announcer said.
Still, the crowd was still loud, noisy, and very happy as the ponies continued to show their support for the Wonderbolts.
Then, a soaring sound.
The ponies gasped as they looked up.
Several pegasi in blue and yellow uniforms and wearing goggles were flying, leaving trails of smoke behind them.
And the cheering grew louder as ponies jumped up and down, flew, ran towards the Wonderbolts, police ponies trying to keep the crowds from causing chaos by blocking them and making a show of force.
"The Wonderbolts!" one pony yelled.
"I know!" another pony shouted.
"Ponies, welcome the Wonderbolts!" the announcer shouted.
And the Wonderbolts flew right above the roofs of the tall buildings of Manehattan, wowing the crowds as could be seen by the ponies expressing their amazement with "Oohs!" and "Aahs!"
Then, at the end of the street, the Wonderbolts stopped their speedy flight and landed on the wooden platform that had been placed there on the road. The platform itself was decorated with lots of Wonderbolt pictures and decorations, including blue and yellow balloons.
Many ponies rushed their way there, with no hesitation to bump other ponies on the way as they raced in the attempt to get there first. The police ponies looked at each other, worried, as they then rushed to keep the crowd of ponies in line.
Several ponies brought their cameras and immediately took pictures of the Wonderbolts standing on the platform, smiling with their goggles on, looking here and there.
"There's Spitfire, Soarin, Fleetfoot, Rainbow Dash, Blaze—"
"I get it!" Nastic yelled at the pony beside him. He glared at the pony who was now shivering as the changeling inched closer towards him. "This is no time to be telling me about all their names! What's next? Are you gonna tell me about their personal lives?" He snorted. "Actually, that would be pretty professional if you managed to get hold of that information."
"Well, I do," the pony replied.
Nastic's smug smile disappeared. "You know, I could report you to the authorities since you don't look like an official Wonderbolt member or somepony like that."
"I was just kidding!" the pony said.
"Heh-heh-heh-heh." Nastic looked away from the pony and towards the Wonderbolts.
A mustached Earth pony walked on to the platform, holding a microphone with his hoof. He walked towards Spitfire. "Now, today, you are beginning this new tour of the Wonderbolts starting here in Manehattan. How do you feel about doing these tours?"
Spitfire grabbed the microphone and faced the audience.
The crowd was now quiet.
They looked on at Spitfire.
"It's...a pleasure to be here, and an honor."
The crowds cheered again.
Spitfire grinned as they cheered.
Then, the crowds quieted down.
"To be honest with you, I...don't have much to say to you. We've made many ponies happy with our aerial acrobatics, and we hope that you will be happy, too." She eyed the pony with the mustache and hoofed the microphone to him.
The crowds cheered again, raising their voices and shouting the names of the Wonderbolt members.
"Go, Spitfire! Go, Soarin!" Long Winded yelled right beside his changeling friend who looked at him with a slight disdain on his face. Long Winded was wearing a Wonderbolt hat with the Wonderbolt logo on it. He was also wearing a blue and yellow shirt and was holding a picture of the Wonderbolts. He raised his front hooves and flew into the air. "Go, Rainbow Dash! Go, Blaze! Go, Fleetfoot!"
Nastic groaned as he adjusted his hat and looked around him, wary of the cheering ponies.
"Well, that was, uh, a nice message, Spitfire," the announcer pony said rather nervously as he walked on the platform, holding the microphone. "Without further ado, ponies, here's the Wonderbolts!"
And the Wonderbolts took off into the sky.
The ponies on the streets were shouting, yelling, cheering, jumping, flying, taking pictures of the Wonderbolts. On their faces were smiles of gladness as they witnessed the performance of the Wonderbolts.
The Wonderbolts first flew together in unison, flying at a great pace, creating a windy sound as they flew.
Then, a few pegasi broke away from the group as they performed some loops.
"We're in one of the greatest cities in Equestria," Long Winded said, grabbing Nastic, "and we're watching the greatest flying team in all of Equestria! This is just awesome, Nastic!"
"Yeah," Nastic bluntly said. "It's nice. They're good at what they do."
"Look!" Long Winded pointed a hoof towards the Wonderbolts.
Nastic looked.
All of the Wonderbolts were now doing complex loops and tricks. One pegasus flew beside another as they formed a line of smoke and flew together synchronously.
"And, where's my camera?" Long Winded nervously said as he opened his bag. "I don't wanna miss any of this! This is too amazing to not take a picture of!"
"You might as well try looking up and not go looking for your camera, Long Winded," Nastic said.
The ponies cheered again as they watched the Wonderbolts perform in the sky.
Long Winded closed his bag. "Well, I could always have another Wonderbolt event or performacne to catch!"
"We're really going to the next one?" Nastic asked, annoyed.
"I'll prepare my camera next time!" Long Winded confidently proclaimed.
"Where's the next one going to be?"
"In Ponyville!"
"So, we're going to be meeting Princess Twilight Sparkle again?" Nastic said.
"And her friends, of course!"
"And, where's the next one?"
"In Canterlot!"
"You really do know the entire tour, don't you, Long Winded?"
"Why wouldn't I? I know a lot of things about the Wonderbolts!"
"OK," Nastic replied.
The streets were now back to normal as ponies walked casually on the sidewalks and as carriages were being pulled by ponies on the streets. The bustle of the city was there as ponies hurried to this place or that building, some of them carrying briefcases, others carrying bags. A pony wiped off the sweat from his face as he ran on the sidewalk, passing by the trees and the tall buildings with some ponies looking out from behind those windows.
A yellow carriage stopped. A pony quickly entered and the pony pulling the carriage sped off.
"The smell of the road," Nastic commented as he and Long Winded walked on the sidewalk. He considered the road beside them, occupied by several carriages.
"I got pictures!" Long Winded declared as he held a group of pictures featuring the Wonderbolts.
"You already told me that ten times!" Nastic complained, throwing a hoof into the air.
"And then, we're going to travel to Ponyville again! We'll see the Wonderbolts again, and we'll meet Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends again! This is going to the best tour ever, Nastic!"
"Keep yourself together!" Nastic yelled. "I don't want you to be rambling about this and that concerning the Wonderbolts all the time! There are other things to talk about! Like, well, the economy!"
"Economy? How's that related to the Wonderbolts?"
"See?!" Nastic pointed at his friend; his face showed a great amount of irritation. "How can you not talk about the Wonderbolts? Look at you! You're wearing a Wonderbolt shirt and a Wonderbolt hat and a Wonderbolt bag! You also have a Wonderbolt history book that you bought at Canterlot for tons of bits!"
"And that's a good thing, right?" Long Winded asked nervously, shying away from the angry changeling.
Nastic sighed and looked away from him. Then, he looked back. "OK, I'll have to get used to you screaming about the Wonderbolts, if that makes you happy. I'm not going to be souring the mood. Just don't do anything obnoxious."
And Long Winded hugged him.
"Talk about other things, also, Long Winded," Nastic said. "Ponies and their groups and their items and their actions aren't the only things to be talking about."
"I know, Nastic!" Long Winded yelled happily, still hugging his friend. "And, we're going to be together as friends!"
"Yeah, the magic of friendship, friendship lessons." He brought himself out of Long Winded's hug. "Let's not rush the friendship lessons, Long Winded."
"We still have a lot to learn," Long Winded said. "I heard Twilight say a few words about being helpful and considerate about your friends, about being kind towards others, about staying loyal to your friends—"
"I get it!" Nastic groaned, glaring at him.
They continued walking.
"I wonder what else the Wonderbolts have in their academy," Long Winded said. "Maybe I might become the first ever changeling Wonderbolt! If I join the reserves by training, of course. Spitfire is a very mean leader on the outside, but, on the inside, she has a good heart!"
"Are you going to tell me all about their personalities?" Nastic said. "Because, I am not ready to hear all their personalities and what they do everyday for the rest of this trip."
"That's a nice idea, Nastic! Why didn't I think of that?"
Nastic slammed a hoof on to his hat, frustrated. "I wasn't trying to be helpful towards that!"
"What if I meet a Wonderbolt right now?" Long Winded went on. "Any one of the Wonderbolts! Spitfire, Soarin, Fleetfoot, Blaze, Misty Fly, Rainbow Dash—"
"They already went out of Manehattan to prepare for the Ponyville performance, remember?" Nastic told him, looking at him sternly. He adjusted his hat.
"What about we buy more Wonderbolt merchandise?" Long Winded suggested. "We can buy more Wonderbolt hats, more Wonderbolt shirts, more Wonderbolt pictures—"
"What about not talking about the Wonderbolts?" Nastic said. He stopped walking. "There are plenty of things that one can get engaged in here in Manehattan! Ice skating, that's one activity!"
"It's not as exciting as watching the Wonderbolts!" Long Winded said, grinning.
"Argh! Are you telling me that we're just going to leave Manehattan right now?"
"Yeah!" Long Winded said. "Why not? Take the train to Ponyville, sleep there, and then wake up the next morning and wait for the Wonderbolts to arrive in Ponyville! Isn't that great?!"
"Long Winded," Nastic began, "even if we're going to visit Ponyville to see the Wonderbolts perform there, we still have work to do in the Changeling Kingdom! Soon, we're going to have to get back there and help Thorax rebuild! I can tolerate your enthusiasm for the Wonderbolts, but not for long!"
"I'm still wearing my Wonderbolt clothes, right?" Long Winded held out his Wonderbolt hat, smiling.
A few ponies walking by looked at him.
"I guess Thorax is going to allow you to wear Wonderbolt clothes while we rebuild," Nastic said. "But, I don't want to be hearing about the Wonderbolts every minute of the day!"
"OK," Long Winded said. "What about every other minute?"
"Argh! You're not getting the point!"
The train rolled on as it passed by the beautiful and lush scenery of green fields of grass and trees and plants as pegasi flew in the sky.
A pony was reading his newspaper. Another pony was looking out the window, beholding the greenery outside.
"Who ordered food?" a unicorn pony in uniform yelled out as he levitated trays of apples.
A few ponies on their seats raised their hooves. A changeling raised his hoof, too.
"Alright."
The unicorn levitated the trays of apples towards the ponies and the changeling who raised their hooves.
Long Winded grabbed the tray excitedly, smiling at his food, slurping his mouth.
Then, the unicorn walked away.
Long Winded immediately took a bite of an apple. He chewed on it with great speed and excitement.
"Why?" Nastic asked as he looked at his friend. "It's about the Wonderbolts and Ponyville, I guess."
"Mm-hmm!" He gulped and swallowed. "I'm just so excited to meet the Wonderbolts again! What activities shall we do together, Nastic? Hang out with Twilight Sparkle and her friends? Eat at the Sugarcube Corner? Maybe learn some friendship lessons there? What about we meet our heroines: Starlight Glimmer and Trixie?!"
Nastic groaned and adjusted his hat. "What about you just think about it later? There's the outside you can look at. Talk to somepony as long as you don't get too, well, excited."
"It's just amazing to be able to travel to Ponyville!" Long Winded shouted.
Several ponies looked at him. They looked irritated.
"Yeah, Long Winded," Nastic said. "They're also trying to have a quiet trip."