It was morning, early enough that the dew still hung from the grass. Fluttershy galloped through town, her heart pounding in her chest. The wind whipped through her mane as she sped past what pony folk were out an about.
She had just received some exciting news from Thunderlane, who had nearly given the poor mare a heart attack. She had woken up facing her window, but instead of being greeted by a beam of sunlight to the face, it was Thunderlane staring straight at her through the window like a maniac.
She had half a mind to glare at him after that debacle, but she was never given the chance. After she let him into her cottage, all he could do was to at her. Not to her, at her. Thunderlane wasn't even looking at the pegasus mare as he rambled on and on about some stallion. Given that she couldn't understand her rude visitor, and that she was a bit ticked off, she firmly interrupted.
"Thunderlane, please." Fluttershy said in an exasperated tone. "I can't understand a thing you're saying." Thunderlane stopped and stared at the mare --perhaps a bit to intensely-- before he spoke again.
But back to story. While Fluttershy was very excited to hear the news, she knew Rainbow Dash would probably explode once she heard.
But just what was this important message she carried? The ponies who had seen her rush past couldn't help but be curious. The timid mare was... Well, timid. A quiet mare, humble and kind, rarely ever raising her voice to any pony. So just what had gotten her into such a tizzy.
Well, it could've been anything really. It wasn't uncommon to see the buttery pegasus fleeing in terror from something others found mundane. However, if this was the case, than why did she lack the expression of fear she would normally wear. Instead, she had the face of determination. The face of a pony who, if some pony got in her way, would experience the full force of a full bodied Fluttershy tackle. Probably something like a firmly tossed marshmallow.
Her current target was the Golden Oaks Library, where a certain Twilight Sparkle was asking Rainbow Dash about weather manipulation. The newly crowned princess had always been interested in such matters, but having recently gotten a pair a wings to call her own, she was dead set on studying all aspects of her new abilities.
While Fluttershy was good friends with the magically inclined alicorn, she knew how long winded she was. She could probably do some afternoon shopping, do her laundry, make all of her animals home cooked meals, and at the end, probably still have a few hours to catch Rainbow Dash before Twilight let her go.
That didn't matter though, as Fluttershy skidded to a stop directly in front of the Golden Oaks Library. She quickly and quietly tapped three times on the door. From the other side, she heard faint grumbling. Something about a public library. The sound of magic and the opening of a door revealed Twilight standing in the doorway. Rainbow stood just beyond, looking at Fluttershy over Twilight's shoulder. The slight look of annoyance on the unicorns face quickly faded, as Twilight greeted the timid pegasus.
"Fluttershy, what brings you here?" The unicorn stepped aside so that Fluttershy could enter.
"Rainbow Dash, I have exciting news that I just know you're going to love." Fluttershy said as she clapped her hooves, with only small clop being heard.
"Is it another butterfly migration?" Rainbow rolled her eyes slightly.
"Even better!" Fluttershy said, as she got louder. At least that's what she thought.
"What is it, Fluttershy?" Twilight chimed in, intrigue as she had rarely seen the mare so excited. Fluttershy preferred a quiet life, so when ever her spirits were up, it was usually for a legitimate reason.
"Whipper Wind is coming to town!" Fluttershy thought she shouted. Rainbow Dash's ears perked up, her head turning towards her friend.
"Wait, are you telling me... That Whipper Wind, the Storm Tamer... Is coming here?" Rainbow spoke rather slowly --a feat in and of itself-- as she tried to process what she was being told. Fluttershy answered with a curt nod, leaving Twilight without an answer for the questions still in her head. Who was Whipper Wind and why was he important?
"Who's Whipper Wind?" She said, not willing to keep these questions of hers unanswered for long.
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WHIPPER WIND IS?!?!" Rainbow quickly shouted in Twilight's face, causing the mare to take a few steps back out of shock.
"He's-" Fluttershy started.
"HE'S ONLY THE GREATEST WEATHER COLT IN ALL OF FOREVER!!!!" Rainbow shouted, interrupting her timid friend.
"Weather? Rainbow, I thought you said your job was boring." Twilight, teased. "Why is this Whipper Wind so important to you?"
"He isn't just any Weather Colt, Twilight." Fluttershy chimed. "He's Whipper Wind, the Storm Tamer, the Terror of Typhoons, the Bully of Blizzards-"
"The Destroyer of Deluge, the Hell of Hailstorms, the-" Rainbow picked up where Fluttershy left off.
"I still don't see why your so interested in him anyway." Twilight said, perhaps a bit to bluntly. She had asked Rainbow Dash here to question her about weather manipulation after all. She didn't mean to sound so disinterested. She was met with an instant response from the blue pegasus.
"Are you kidding me?! He's the one who gave me the idea of the Buccaneer Blaze! He's almost as awesome as the Wonderbolts!"
"And he's coming to Ponyville." Fluttershy piped up. Both pegasi let out cries of excitement, Fluttershy's being a small 'woohoo' while Rainbow Dash had a much louder 'Aw yeah!'
"Hey, what's with all the racket?" The trio looked up the stairs to see that Spike had woken up from his nap, the expression of annoyance present on his face.
"Haven't you heard?" Fluttershy questioned. "Whipper Wind's coming to town!"
"Whipper Wind? Like, the weather guy?" Spike asked, wiping sleep from his eyes.
"Hay Yeah!" Rainbow Dash Fluttered up off the ground in excitement.
"Why do we care?" Spike groaned.
"There's no time to explain!" Rainbow quickly turned to Fluttershy, jabbing a hoof towards her. "Fluttershy, we need to track down every pegasus in town and tell them the news!"
"Yes captain, right away captain!" Fluttershy said uncharacteristically, before she bolted back out the open door. Rainbow Dash opted to take the window, as the two of the set out to spread the words. Twilight and Spike, however, were left in the tree, expressions of confusion on both of them. Spike quickly took the opportunity to go back to his nap, while Twilight looked down at her notes sadly, wishing Rainbow Dash was back so she could finish them.