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// 8. Reckless Behaviour 
// Story: Trading Memories 
// by Brian Sheil 
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A minute later, Rainbow Dash came in to say hello. "Hey there, Megster. What's up?"
"Hi, Rainbow Dash." Megan replied. "You're a sight for sore eyes."
The daredevil pony came up to Megan. "Shadow Streak must've got you good for Celestia to tie you up like this."
"I'll say. Shadow Streak acted so reckless to me."
Dash had a thought. "Kind of reminds me of Lightning Dust in a way."
"Lightning Dust?" Megan blurted. "Wasn't she the Pegasus that got booted out of the Wonderbolt Academy?"
"That's her!”
Rainbow Dash told Megan all about it. "Lightning Dust and I were very competitive at the academy, even as partners. During a cloud breaking exercise, L. D. decided to whip up a tornado to break up clouds fast. But, my friends, riding a balloon to meet me, got caught in the tornado! The other recruits helped me rescue my friends. But, what Lightning Dust did was not acceptable to me!"
"Wow!" Megan said shockingly. "I'll bet Captain Spitfire didn't take kindly to that."
"You bet. I explained to Spitfire about what Lightning Dust did. I almost quit the Wonderbolts. But, Spitfire realized that my loyalty to others is what the Wonderbolts should be about. Not to endanger the lives of fellow ponies, among other things. With that, Lightning Dust was dishonorably removed."
"Serves her right!" Megan stated proudly. “Lightning Dust should take a few lessons from you and the Element of Loyalty. I guess this is how she got the idea of putting together her own team, the Washouts."
Rainbow Dash nodded. "Lightning Dust would probably remind YOU of some reckless flower folks you met."
Megan's eyes widened. "The Flores! Boy, did they fool me and my friends at first."
Rainbow Dash hears the story as Megan goes on. "They claimed to be sweet flowers being chased by giant crabs. We thought the crabs were the bad guys, and had them locked away.”
"Those crabs are called the Crab Nasties, if I'm not mistaken." Dash interrupted.
"Yes. When the Flores grew and started to cause trouble, we realized we made a mistake. Me and my pony friends found that the Crab Nasties escaped from their prison, and we apologized to them. So, working together, me, my pony friends, and the Crab Nasties defeated those nasty weeds."
"I guess that old saying is true." Rainbow Dash stated. "Never judge a book by it's cover."
"We learned that lesson." Megan responded. "The HARD way."
They both shared a laugh. Then, Rainbow Dash started to leave the room. "Catch you later, Megs."
"Sure." Megan said calmly. "Later, Dashie."
Rainbow Dash ran into Starlight Glimmer in the hallway. 
"Starlight!" Dash yelped. "What are YOU up to?"
"I thought of a good story to tell Megan." Starlight answered.
"You did? Really?"
"I sure did. And, I learned of a blast from Megan's past."