The sun had just risen and Rainbow Dash had just arrived in Cloudsdale, her saddlebag on her back. She landed on the runway and looked around, spotting Spitfire nearby. She trotted up to Spitfire and opened her mouth to introduce herself.
“Rainbow Dash!” Spitfire said before Rainbow could speak, “Glad you could make it,” She hoof bumped Rainbow, “The barracks are over there,” She pointed to a nearby building. “Go get changed and meet us for practice in 5 minutes.” She turned away from Rainbow and blew her whistle as some ponies who were flying by.
Rainbow Dash trotted over to the barracks and changed into her uniform. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. “I’ve finally made it,” She said to herself. “I’m a Wonderbolt!” She flew up and did a backflip, landing gracefully on the ground. She tucked away her saddlebag in a locker and then sped back outside to join the others in practice.
Spitfire blew her whistle and all the Wonderbolts gathered around her to hear the itinerary for the day. She pulled out a clipboard and read off it, reading and explaining the drills. Each of the Wonderbolts committed the order of the drills to memory and when Spitfire blew her whistle again they all took off into the air and started doing their drills, working specifically on synchronization.
Around noon they took a short break to drink some water and stretch. They read over the second set of drills and got started. Rainbow Dash kept anxiously looking at the position of the sun, at Spitfire and at the other Wonderbolts, wondering when practice would be over. Her wings were aching and sweat was dripping off every inch of her body. She was struggling to breathe, her chest heaving in and out as she tried to catch her breath.
She pushed herself even harder and made it through the end of the day. The sun had just touched the horizon when Spitfire blew her whistle again and all of the Wonderbolts landed on the runway.
“Good job today team,” Spitfire said, patting each of the Wonderbolts on their backs. “Now off to the barracks to rest up for practice tomorrow.”
The other Wonderbolts trotted happily to the barracks to shower and rest. Rainbow Dash groaned to herself and lagged behind, her body aching. Her wings were throbbing from the pain, and her lungs ached from all the heavy breathing. While she usually flies most places she slowly walked to the barracks. She took off her uniform and hopped into the shower. She washed the sweat out of her fur and rinsed off. She then dried off with a towel and exited the shower.
She walked into her room and collapsed on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. “The others didn’t seem like that practice was such a big deal. But I feel like I’m dying.” She sighed and rolled over, putting her face in the pillow. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to survive being in the Wonderbolts…” She thought sadly.
She suddenly sat up in bed, “No, I have to push myself. This has been my dream since I was just a filly.” She said aloud to herself. “I can do this!” She stretched and laid back in her bed and closed her eyes. Both anxious and excited for practice tomorrow.