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// Duel in the skies! 
// Story: Majesty: Queen of the Castle 
// by Paradise Oasis 
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In the skies over Equestria, a battle of ponies raged! The Wonderbolts zoomed through the sky, zipping all around, and trying to outmaneuver the Pegasus  and Flutter pony that they were chasing. Wind Whistler and Hollywood danced through the sky, avoiding their attackers with graceful swoops and dodges. 

"Careful, Holly!" Windy called out, doing a barrel roll to avoid a thrown Pegasus spear. "These guys have really good aim, and if they hit us, we're goners!"

"Ahhh, I'm trying!" Holly cried out, as she swung around in a loop to avoid a barrage of arrows. "We gotta take these creeps out, fast! Before they can pin us to the wall!"

Windy look over at her friend, and nodded. The two winged ponies them flew in separate directions, causing the Wonderbolts to split up into teams of six, and go after each of the two equines.  Each mare led part of the squadron away, dividing their numbers up, so that they would be easier to conquer. 

Wind Whistler dove and spun around the sky, avoiding arrow shots, and making faces at her pursuers. This only served to infuriate the Wonderbolts, who got angrier and angrier at her antics. 

"Nyah Nyah!" Windy mocked, sticking her tongue out. "Bet you dweebs can't catch me!" 

"Get back here, you little brat!" One of the Wonderbolts yelled at her in anger. "When we catch you, we're going to lock you up, and throw away the key!" 

The Blue Pegasus led them on a merry chase for several miles, before the mare turned around, and let out a loud, boisterous whistle that terribly hurt the weonderbolt's ears. 

"TWWEEEEEEEEEEET!"

As the other ponies covered their ears with their hooves in pain, Wind Whistler immediately zipped over, kicking four of the Wonderbolts, and knocking them out of the sky. As two other Pegasus took aim with their bows, Windy flew in between the two of them, and when they both fired simultaneously, she dove out of the way of the arrows. The two Pegasus's shots hit each other, and both Wonderbolts were sent tumbling out of the sky. 

"Hah! Take that!" Windy called out. "A taste of your own medicine, you big creeps!"

Meanwhile, Hollywood was dodging her own blows and shots, but was doing a much better job of staying ahead of her Pegasus pursuers. The chase had gone on for several miles, and the Wonderbolts were beginning to tire out. 

"Damn, that flutter is fast!" One of the Pegasus gasped out. "If we don't take her out fast, we'll never catch her!" 

"Don't worry." The other Pegasus replied, taking aim with a strange canon. "I've got this." 

The Wonderbolt opened fire, and some kind of sticky goo fired out of the small canon, and splattered all over Holly's wings. The Flutter pony was greatly slowed down, as she tried to get the gunk off of her wings.

"Oh, great," She muttered. "Those Equestrian goons got my wings all sticky!" 

"Hah! We got her now!" One of the other Wonderbolts boasted."Move around to either side, and we'll get her."

As the Pegasus closed in the the flutter pony, a gleam of anger and defiance appeared in her eyes. Suddenly, Hollywood began to vibrate her wings, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The rapid movements slowly began to peel the sticky ooze off of her wings, then it began to create a small, but strong, breeze. 

"W-what's happening?" One of the wonderbolt's asked nervously. "What is she doing?"

"Uh oh," Another replied, her eyes goign wide. "I think we're in for it now!" 

"You bozos are going to get it now!" Holly snorted, finally gettign the last of the gunk off of her wings. "SHIFT TO UTTER FLUTTER!" 

Hollywood's wings began to flutter rapidly, creating a powerful blast of wind, that struck the Wonderbolts full force. The sheer power of the mighty attack mighty attack sent all six of the Pegasus spinning helplessly out of control across the Equestrian sky, leaving the victorious Holly the lone pony in the skies.

"Ha! That's what you get for trying to gum up my wings!" The flutter pony laughed. "Now, I'd better get back to the airship, and make sure the others are all right!"

As the Flutter Pony whizzed back, she met up with Wind Whistler in the sky. Both ponies noticed the airship off in the distance, with the remaining Wonderbolts swarming all around the ship. 

"Oh dear, it looks like Tux really has his hooves full over there." Wind Whistler sighed, looking over to her friend. "I think we had better get over there, and lend him a helping hoof."

"Yeah, I suppose so." Hollywood laughed, shaking her head. "I guess stallions really are incapable of doing anything on their own competently." 

The two mares raced towards the airship, hurrying to help the earth pony prince. When the two got close, they noticed the airship crew was firing away at the Wonderbolts, with the ship's canon's trying to hold the Pegasus attackers at bay. Every time a Wonderbolt would spread their wings and make a pass at the vessel, a shot from the battery of canons would either drive the attacker back, or blow them out of the sky. Holly and Windy dove straight into the fray, swooping and diving around to distract the Wonderbolts, while a string of cannonballs from the airship picked of the Pegasus one by one. Finally, the last Wonderbolt was knocked out of the clouds, and the two mares flew towards Tux 'n Tail's airship. 

"I have a feeling Majesty probably ordered Tux to leave her and Applejack off at the prison complex, then told him to take the ship and flee." Hollywood noted. "Once we get aboard, we need to get Tux to go back and pick up the two mares and Tornado."

"Awww, I'm not worried about them, those three can handle anything." Wind whistler waved a hoof dismissively. "With Princess Majesty leading them, there's no way those ponies can lose!"