Chapter 1: Best Young Crier
“UGH!” Rainbow Dash Grunted in frustration. “There’s only one week left until the next Young Flyer Competition and I just can’t get this right!”
Fluttershy idly stood by, bashfully attempting to boost her friend’s ego.
“I know you can do it Dashie, you’ve been the best young flyer for five years now, no one is going to beat you.”
But Rainbow Dash wasn’t so sure. All of her tricks had been seen before… Of course everypony loved the sonic rainboom but it was getting old, and this new trick was driving her to her wit’s end. Her flanks and her tummy were dripping with sweat and her wings ached. Every day she trained from sun up to sun down and still she could not perfect her newest trick… She didn’t know how much more patience she had for herself. At least she didn’t have to have any more patience for the rest of the day, the sun was dipping beneath the hills of Sweet Apple Acres and Fluttershy could barely keep hers eyes open while Angel Bunny dozed on the small of her back.
Rainbow Dash turned towards Ponyville in frustration, “Alright Fluttershy, let’s call it quits for today.”
It pained her to stop practicing when the competition was only a week away, but she knew neither Pegasus pony could stand around any longer. She nuzzled Fluttershy to her feet and they both slumped back to Ponyville, hoping tomorrow would bring success. Of course, their first stop was Fluttershy’s house; the poor pony would never have been able to make it home in the dark alone without having every shadow scare her to death. Fluttershy brushed past Rainbow Dash with a simple, “Good night Dashie, sweet dreams.”
Rainbow Dash turned to sulk away without a word, her gloom still hanging heavily over her heart, making her hooves heavy. When suddenly there was a little squeak behind her. Rainbow Dash turned to listen to what she knew Fluttershy would bashfully whisper in her direction.
“Oh, Um… Hey Rainbow Dash… I think you can do anything you set your heart to… You’re the best… woohoo…”
With her final cheer of the night Fluttershy slowly closed the door to Rainbow Dash’s muttered, “Goodnight.”
As Rainbow Dash half fell and half flew back to her home in the clouds she could only think of what Equestria Daily’s headline’s would be when she failed to win the Young Flyer Competition.
“Rainbow Dash is Rainbow Dust!”… “Best Young Crier.”… “Sonic Boom to Chronic Doom.”
That’s it! That was her new trick’s name. Chronic Raindoom… maybe… or was that too cheesy?