//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: High Fire // by CossackFox //------------------------------// Chapter 2 Rainbow Dash and Soarin were were walking in Ponyville after sleeping with Twilight and her friends. It has been almost two hours since the two Wonderbolts went out to the village, and they seemed to just enjoy the view. Rainbow smirked at Soarin "Well, I hadn't seen any of the Wonderbolts around here. I can't even see them in the sky" Soarin looked at the sky too, unaware that Steel Deal was watching them, his black goggles covered his eyes. Soarin, unknowing to his surroundings, spoke to Rainbow Dash "Yeah, usually they would be out and about practicing. It just doesn't seem like them today" Rainbow nodded "You know, maybe we should go and see Spitfire and her mom today" Rolling Thunder and Short Fuse are waiting for the duo to come around, Soarin still talked with his comrade "I don't think we should, she's busy and it's her family time, I wouldn't get in the middle of your family time" Short Fuse snarled as Rolling Thunder waited "Okay Short Fuse. Let's get ready to pounce" Short Fuse grinned and stared hard at the two Wonderbolts. Soarin looked down at Rainbow "You know Crash, maybe we should check on the other Bolts and see how they're doing?" Rainbow smiled "Yeah, I can agree on that. We'd have quite an awesome day hanging out with them" Suddenly Short Fuse and Rolling Thunder blocked their path, but the two were still unaware. Rainbow Dash rubbed cheeks "Um, Soarin? There's something I want to tell you...." Short Fuse yelled out "HEY!!!!! YOU TWO!!!!!!!" The two finally looked in front of them, Rolling Stone and Short Fuse were menacingly looking at them, Rolling was chuckling a bit and Short Fuse growled. The two were shocked at first and jumped up in the air. But then the two Washouts smiled and fell to the ground laughing. Rainbow had a confused face "Ummmmm, what?" Rolling pointed her hoof at the duo "You should've seen your faces! They were priceless!" Short Fuse laughed and snorted "Losers!" They both laughed for a little bit but then stood back up. They both smiled at the two Wonderbolts. Rolling spoke first "Anyways, how are you two?" Soarin had a confused face "We're....okay. How are you?" Rolling turned away "We're find, just wanted to check on Lightnings long time 'pal' Rainbow" Soarin looked back and forth in even more confusion "What? Wait, them and you and, you know them?" Rainbow sighed "Yeah, but I don't think we're on good conditions anymore, especially with Lightning Dust" Soarin walked alongside Rainbow "Oh! You mean that pegasus that got kicked out at the academy" Rainbow Dash gritted her teeth "Soarin!" Short Fuse flew up to Soarin "WE DON'T SPEAK ABOUT THAT, EVER!!!!!" Soarin gave a look of fright, he was scared of the little guy "Okay, okay" Rainbow decided to talk with the two Washouts, hoping that they were more friendlier than Lightning Dust "So, how is she" Rolling Thunder scoffed and rolled her eyes "Yeah, Lightning, she's still pretty mad at you, kinda ruined our reputation a bit" Rainbow facehoofed herself "When is she gonna face the facts!? Scootaloo nearly got killed on that rocket!" Short Fuse growled "WELL ITS A GOOD THING THAT WE HAVE ONLY A COUPLE OF FANS LEFT YOU DIRTY LITTLE...." Rolling grabbed Short Fuse and covered his mouth, hoping to block out any words that fillies weren't allowed to hear "Heh, heh, heh, yeah. But we're getting our popularity back, it's only been a couple of weeks since then and they moved on" Soarin sighed "Well, if you're doing death-defying tricks, just try not to get too cocky" Rolling laughed "Don't worry wild hair, we've been through a lot of tight spaces and got out alive!" Soarin had a face of shock and thought to himself Wow no wonder they got kicked out of the academy. Rolling let go of Short Fuse and walked away from the two "Anyway, we better get going, we certainly have a lot of practice to do for our next stunt show, you know us" Rainbow laughed nervously "Ha, ha, uhhhhh.....yep. Lightning Dust got you on a tight schedule, gotta be smart with the stunts" she laughed nervously. Rolling Thunder gave a simple nod "Welp, nice talking to ya Bolts" and with that, she flew off into the sky. Soarin gave a short cough "Well, they seem nice enough" Rainbow looked at the two "Yeah, but I really don't think I'm fooled. Lightning is probably up to something" Steel Deal quietly approached near a building close to Rainbow and Soarin, overhearing every single word from the two Wonderbolts. Soarin didn't notice "Come on Crash, you shouldn't worry about her, if she wanted to hurt you she would've done it last year. But she didn't so it just a silent rivalry I guess" Rainbow Dash nodded but she couldn't help but remember what Lightning said as he leg was tied up accidentally to the Rocket Rivals for life!!!!!!! Rainbow rubbed her hoof, she felt a bit of sweat drip from her head, and then she saw him. She saw Steel Deal, looking at her with his black goggles, his trench coat, and his fedora hat shadowing his face. The near sight of him was uncomfortable "Hey, um Soarin, maybe we should see Spitfire and the team?" Soarin nodded "Yeah, I think we should....it's a long journey to Spitfires mom. So whaddaya say Crash? Race?...." Pretty soon he saw that she wasn't with him anymore and she was in the air, leaving a Rainbow trail in the air, Soarin laughed "Ha! Got ya!" Soarin jumped up in the air and zoomed to catch up with his comrade. Meanwhile, Rolling and Short Fuse hid behind the clouds "Wow, Rainbow sure ain't naive, is she?" Short Fuse chuckled "They got no idea what they are in for!" Steel Deal flew up to them and took his goggles off "Well, I guess we found our Wonderbolts. I guess we should talk to my little sis about this" Rolling laughed "Sure! And man, is her boyfriend as oblivious as get all" Steel Deal looked confused "Wait? Boyfriend? Soarin? I don't think Rainbow is dating anypony" Rolling chuckled "She may not now, but I know a crush when I see one" The three laughed and chuckled at each other in the clouds. After one hour, the two Wonderbolts finally arrived at Spitfires moms house. It was nice and comfy at her home. Stormy Flare smiled warmly at Soarin and Rainbow "It was very nice of you to join us, isn't it Spitfire?" Spitfire flew beside her mom "Yes mom" she looked at her two partners "I'm surprised you decided to visit us. Didn't you have anything to do?" Rainbow laughed "Not really, all my other friends had their jobs to do. AJ is helping the farm, Pinkie had to prepares someponies party, Rarity was chatting with Sassy Saddles about business, Fluttershy is helping Dr. Fauna, and Twilight is under protection of Flash" Spitfire chuckled "Princess got herself a body guard? Nice!" she took a sip of her iced tea. Stormy Flare continued the conversation between the group "So what have you two been doing?" Rainbow picked up her iced tea and drank it "We were wandering around Ponyville, and then we had a run in with a few of The Washouts" Spitfire groaned "Ugh. Those guys are still at it? They got kicked out for a reason, They. Are. Trouble" Soarin nodded as Rainbow continued "At least Lightning Dust is as far away from Scootaloo as she is. They've lost a lot of fans" Stormy Flare looked surprised "Wait? Washouts? That team that Mr. King Wing Jr. made?" Rainbow looked confused "Wait? The Washouts were made by who?" Soarin put down his drink "Mr. King Wing Jr. He's one of the richest business colts in Manehattan. He's second in line of a dynasty of Rich ponies" Rainbow facehoofed herself "If only he knew what the Washouts are like. And he funded for their creation?" Spitfire drank from her cup even more "Business ponies do a lot of things to earn more money. And that guy is certainly living it up in his tower" Stormy Flare looked around her house "I am certainly glad that I'm not too rich, once somepony gets a lot of money, they will never stop asking for more" Spitfire decided to change the subject "Welp, mom's gonna be watching us practice tomorrow. So, we're gonna have a big day" Rainbow lied on the couch and said "I'll be late, I have one more class to teach before summer break" Soarin blushed a bit and was tapping his hooves together "Ummmmmmm, Crash?" Rainbow looked at the now nervous Soarin "Yeah?" Soarin stuttered while speak "C-c-can I, h-h-help e-e-escort y-y-you?" Rainbow irked an eyebrow "Um, okay" Soarin chuckled "Thanks Crash. Wait! Can I Captain?" Spitfire shrugged and smiled "You got time before practice" Soarin silently said "Yes! Score!" Spitfire and Stormy Flare looked at each other and laughed. Rainbow was certainly confused about the two laughing Why are they laughing? Whats so funny? She would eventually get what they meant. But she would have quite a day tomorrow, and definitely NOT in a good way.