Society as We Know It

by Comma Typer


Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles

"More performances?" a pony asked amidst a crowd of ponies as they extended towards the buildings at the sides of the streets.
"Well, Rainbow Dash does live near here," another pony responded, removing his hat to dust it off. He looked around, turning around as he saw all the many different ponies of many colors, of different kinds, wearing different clothes or no clothes. The grand murmur of the ponies only grew louder as the seconds went by. "That would have contributed to, well, Ponyville having more performances than other places except probably Cloudsdale."
"And, look at all the changelings!"
The pony pointed towards a small group of rabid, radical changelings wearing Wonderbolt clothes and holding Wonderbolt flags, shouting and making noise. Some of the ponies near them were visibly irritated and tried to walk away from them although they faced difficulty in doing that because of the crowd. Their wings shimmered and glimmered under the sunlight as the changelings went on cheering for the Wonderbolts.
"So, how much time do we have?" the pony asked.
"Not much," the other pony said. "The Wonderbolts are going to perform in thirty minutes or so."


"What about I name all the members of the Wonderbolts?!" Long Winded yelled. He raised a Wonderbolt flag containing the symbol of the Wonderbolts. "I'm ready!"
Nastic lightly punched him with a hoof. He grumbled a little as he took a sip from his glass of water. "Would you be quiet?!"
"But, we're surrounded by tons of Wonderbolt fans!" Long Winded reasoned.
Nastic looked around and saw the many Wonderbolt fans cheering and shouting and jumping and down or flying around, all waiting for the Wonderbolts.
"That does not give you the excuse to be as loud and as rowdy as them!"
"But, I want to express my adoration for the Wonderbolts!"
"'Adoration'?"
"Yes, Nastic," Long Winded said, nodding. "The Wonderbolts aren't just a group of pegasi doing cool tricks. They are a group of pegasi dedicated to deliver a wonderful display of aerial feats and achievements, daring to dazzle us with what we might think cannot be done but they have done it anyway. Their fair flights and their skillful maneuvers bring us something that astonished and astounds us, an experience that is unforgettable. The Wonderbolts provide us with a famous sight—the teamwork of pegasi as they work together, striving to create a masterpiece of aerial acrobatics that is sure to wow us to no end!"
"Since when did you get so poetical?" Nastic remarked. "I'm just here because you're my friend. I'm willing to endure, well, anything for you. Just don't get too excited."
"Spitfire!"
Nastic dropped his glass in surprise. He managed to grab it. "Long Winded!"
"Soarin!"
"Soarin!" the ponies around him shouted. They raised their hooves in the air, some of them holding Wonderbolt flags, one was holding a Wonderbolt hat.
"This is getting annoying already," Nastic commented.
"Blaze!"
"Blaze!" the ponies shouted, increasing in intensity and in enthusiasm as could be seen on their wide, happy smiles and in the blue and yellow clothes they wore and in the other Wonderbolt merchandise they were holding: the hats, the books, the figures, the autographs.
"Rainbow Dash!"
"Rainbow Dash!" two ponies shouted the loudest, raising their voices over the murmur of the crowd.
Many ponies looked their way towards the source of those two ponies. Nastic and Long Winded looked also.
"Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash!" the two ponies went on. The stallion was bulky and was blue and had rainbow-colored mane and tail. He wore a green shirt and a hat that had an image of Rainbow Dash's face. The mare was also blue and had red and orange mane and tail. She wore an orange shirt and a hat that also had an image of Rainbow Dash's face. The stallion held two flags with the face of Rainbow Dash on them while the mare held a camera and a flag, also.
"Wow," Nastic said. "Those are two very excited fans of Rainbow Dash. They even have Rainbow Dash clothes and flags."
"What about I go meet them?!" Long Winded yelled before he flew off towards the two ponies amidst the crowd.
Nastic groaned and placed a hoof on his face, shaking his head in disappointment and in disapproval. "When does Long Winded ever get tired?"


The changeling flew over flags, hats, and many ponies. Some of them looked up to see the changeling fly over them. "Look! A changeling!" a pony yelled from the crowd as he pointed a hoof at him.
And more ponies were pointing at him. More ponies were looking at him wearing Wonderbolt clothes as he flew over them.
Then, he finally landed near the two ponies.
He struggled his way through the crowd, pushing one pony while budging another. The ponies glared at him, but the changeling went on, walking on towards the two enthusiastic ponies still shouting Rainbow Dash's name.
"Rainbow Dash!" the stallion yelled. "The best Wonderbolt ever of all time! Yeah!" He raised his two flags. "Go, Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash!"
"Go entertain and amaze all these ponies!" the mare shouted. "Rainbow Dash, you're the best!"
Then, Long Winded walked towards them. He gulped.
"Uh, hi," he shyly said.
"Why, greetings," the stallion said, turning to face him. "I've seen changelings at Wonderbolt events before, but I've never been up close with such an avid fan as you!"
"Well, I was here because you seem to like Rainbow Dash a lot," Long Winded replied. "I rather like her."
"Actually," the stallion said, "we love her a lot! Do you want to know why?"
Long Winded placed a hoof on his chin, wondering and pondering. Then, he removed his hoof from his chin. "I don't know. Why?"
"Because we're her parents!" the stallion yelled.
"And, we're just so proud of her for what she's accomplished!" the mare went on. "It's just...so wonderful to have your daughter become a Wonderbolt and that you can get to see her perform there with all her Wonderbolt friends!"
"She's amazing and great and awesome, and that's undeniable!" the stallion yelled. Then, he extended a hoof. "I'm Bow Hothoof."
"And, I'm Windy Whistles," the mare said, extending her hoof, too.
The changeling shook their hooves.
Then, he looked at the parents. "Wow, it's such an honor to be able to meet the parents who've raised and trained such a skilled flyer!"
Bow Hothoof's eyes then grew watery. He quickly placed a hoof close to his eyes.
Then, he hugged the changeling as he cried.
The changeling looked surprised and confused.
Windy Whistles wiped away a tear from her eyes.
Long Winded smiled.
"It's great to meet changelings like you who admire Rainbow Dash," Bow Hothoof said amidst the tears. "Our daughter, adored by so many—such an achievement!" Then, he went on crying on the changeling's shoulders.
"I mean, she's the best at everything!" Windy Whistles said. "Well, the rest of the Wonderbolts are good, too. You have to be good in order to become a Wonderbolt! And, Rainbow Dash is more than good enough to qualify!"
"Anything else?" Long Winded said as he was still being embraced by Bow Hothoof who was still crying.
The tears went down his face as he cried, trying to wipe the tears off his eyes and off his face.
"OK," a voice said gruffly. "I've been trying to get to you, Long Winded, and—"
"Hi!" Windy Whistles said, waving a hoof at Nastic, smiling. "I guess you like our Rainbow Dash, also!"
Nastic stood as he observed what was happening before him.
The mare was smiling at him while Long Winded was being embraced by a stallion who was crying. The two ponies were also holding Rainbow Dash flags.
Nastic grabbed Long Winded and tried to pull him out of the hug. "Alright. It's time to get out. We don't want these ponies to be wasting your time."
"Wasting?!" Long Winded yelled.
He pulled his hoof away from Nastic.
"I'm enjoying my time with these ponies! They're the parents of Rainbow Dash—how would I waste my time with them?!"
"Parents of Rainbow Dash?!" Nastic choked a little and pointed a hoof at the stallion then at the mare. "You mean—you're really—you're not kidding?!"
"Yeah!" Bow Hothoof said, wiping more tears off his eyes as his sobbing stopped. "You must be this changeling's friend, am I right?"
"We're so glad to meet two changelings who are so proud and excited to see our daugher perform as a Wonderbolt!" Windy Whistles went on. She hovered above the ground, her wings moving. "We're also so proud and excited! Besides, she's our daughter!" She giggled. "The best pegasus in all of Equestria!"
"Rainbow Dash must be so happy to have you as her parents!" Long Winded said. Then, he flew away from Bow Hothoof's hug. "She has a fan club dedicated to her, but parents as happy as you?!"
"Wait, she has a fan club?!" the two parents said in unison, surprised, their eyes going wide and leaving their mouths open.
"Led by Scootaloo!"
Nastic groaned again. He forcefully grabbed Long Winded's hoof. "Alright, Long Winded! The crowd around us is already crazy enough as they are! We don't have to deal with these ponies who are apparently even crazier than the rest of them!"
And the murmur of the crowd only grew louder and rowdier as more of the pegasi among them hovered above the ground, crowding the air. There were more shouts and yells of support for the Wonderbolts and more flags and more Wonderbolt merchandise were held up.
The two parents looked at each other and smiled. Then, they looked at Long Winded. "Well," Bow Hothoof said, "I knew that the ponies here would be really proud to have her perform as a Wonderbolt, but Rainbow Dash's own fan club? I didn't expect that!"
"That means there are more ponies who adore our Rainbow Dash!" Windy Whistles shouted. She flew towards the changeling, her front hooves on her face while she smiled. "Who are the ponies there in the fan club? Do they have Rainbow Dash parties? Do they have Rainbow Dash events? Are you part of the Rainbow Dash fan club?! Because we wanna be in it!"
"I guess if you ask Scootaloo, she'll be OK with it," Long Winded said.
"Can I have a talk with you for a minute?!" Nastic yelled. Then, he dragged Long Winded away while the changeling held out his hooves towards the ponies, desperate.
Then, Nastic removed his grip and faced his friend with a stern, angry look that only spoke of intense irritation. "Long Winded, I know that you love the Wonderbolts. You have Wonderbolt books, Wonderbolt clothes, you even requested to have your room painted the color scheme of the Wonderbolts—but, this is too much! I cannot tolerate this kind, this level of—what do you even call it?!"
"What about them?" Long Winded replied. "They're really happy and enthusiastic about Rainbow Dash."
"She's their daughter!" Nastic shouted. "I can understand that! But, I don't get you trying to be all crazy about the Wonderbolts!"
"I explained to you," Long Winded said.
"You mean that poetic explanation?"
"Yeah!"
"Well, a poetic explanation isn't enough for me to understand what you're doing!"
"Why don't you just let me enjoy the event, the time?" Long Winded said, pleading. "You're willing to endure the noisy crowds of ponies all waiting for the Wonderbolts, and you did that for me. So, why not at least let me enjoy another Wonderbolt event?"
Nastic grumbled. Then, he sighed. "Alright."
Then, Long Winded moved his wings, hovered over the air, and shouted as he flew towards Rainbow Dash's parents.
Nastic looked on. "Talking to Rainbow Dash's parents is something new. I might as well try."
Then, he flew towards the parents.


The two ponies laughed along with the changeling as Nastic watched them, looking at them with a watchful eye. He adjusted his hat.
"And," Long Winded said, "what about when Apple Bloom joined the Rainbow Dash fan club?"
"The sister of Applejack?" Windy Whistles said. "Why?"
"Applejack had a talk with her, thinking that Apple Bloom thought that Rainbow Dash was cooler and more awesome than her own sister. Then, Apple Bloom explained to her that she loved her more than Rainbow Dash. The reason why Apple Bloom wanted to join the club was that she thought that Rainbow Dash was quite amazing and fantastic."
"Of course," Bow Hothoof said, "Rainbow Dash having her own fan club is great, but do you want to know what else makes me proud of her?"
"What?" Long Winded said, happily and eagerly expecting the stallion's reply.
"When we realized that Rainbow Dash was an Element of Harmony and that she saved Equestria multiple times—" He wiped a tear off his face "—we discovered that our wonderful daughter—she was awesome! She's the best heroine of Equestria! And, Rainbow Dash is our daugher. A heroine of Equestria! Somepony who saved Equestria! She is truly a good pony and we are so proud to have her as our child!"
"It's a wonderful truth," Windy Whistles said. "We didn't know that Rainbow Dash was among the ponies who saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon! When we got the news, we...cried." A tear went down her face. "Our Rainbow saved Equestria with her friends. We're...proud of her!"
"She's the best, the most awesome pony that saved Equestria! Who wouldn't be proud about that?!" Bow Hothoof yelled.
"Yeah!" Long Winded said. "You do have a cool daughter!"
"And, we're just waiting to see her at this event!" Windy Whistles said. "We've been at every Wonderbolt ever since Scootaloo told us about Rainbow Dash being a Wonderbolt!"
"And, we have all the flags and the clothes to show our love for her!" Bow Hothoof yelled. He brought out additional Rainbow Dash flags and Rainbow Dash clothes.
Long Winded gasped. "Can I have one flag?"
"Why have just one flag?" Bow Hothoof said. "Why not get as many as you want?!"
Nastic groaned.