“Peter!” The little pegasus squeaked aloud excited by seeing Peter and while Rainbow Dash landed on the ground, the filly jumped out of her back and galloped and leaping right into young stallions hooves.
The following day, after a nearly of a very long week of rigorous training that Logan gave to Spike in order to help baby dragon to take a grip and better control over his adult form alter ego that was manifested via ingesting the duplicate of Crimson Gem of Cyttorak, learning young dragon how to keep himself at bay, learning the rules along with discipline as Spike eventually succeed and now having a full control over his newly gained powers and abilities as well as being able to transform into his giant dragon for at will, Peter and Twilight judged it would be good for Logan to have some credits for his doing, deciding to give their mutant friend a day off.
And Peter came up with a very great idea for the next day, while Twilight along with Spike had to leave to Canterlot to discuss some matters with Princess Celestia, so Peter made an arrangement with Spitfire so Logan could personally meet Wonderbolts, the squad of elite pegasus flying acrobats and ones of the Equestrias finest fliers, by which Spitfire herself was the captain and team leader.
Yet, Peter also though it also would be great to take Mayday along, being a pegasus herself as well as being a weekend, yet Rainbow Dash demanded to come along as well as being a great fan of the Wonderbolts as they were arranged to meet at the signed place of meeting.
“Just you wait to see the Wonderbolts, Logan.” Peter declared with a very hopeful tone as he walked at Logan side with Mayday riding on her fathers back. “I have made an arrangement with Spitfire, so you will have a chance to meet all the members personally.”
Logan grunted lowly by shrugging his shoulders. “As much as I am slowly gettin' used ta walk on all four, livin' in the fairy land of talking….hurm….ponies and, yet not that I would had a chance ta watch some fancy performance, but…..who exactly are these Wonderbolts guys anyway?”
“What are Wonderbolts?!” Mayday blurted out quit in shock, unwillingly though tightening her grip on her fathers mane in the process, causing Peter to yelp a bit painfully. “You mean, you have actually never heard about Wonderbolts? This is more likely for a pony living in Equestria visiting auntie Cadance and uncle Shinning Armour at Crystal Empire and not being dazzled by the Crystal Empires jewel. Auntie Rarity would certainly recall about that.”
“Dude, if Rainbow Dash heard ya, she would literally ruffle the feathers out of her wings, by somepony actually living in Equestria and never hearing about Wonderbolts themselves. Sheesh, if I keep talk like this, I will soon by that much rabid fan like she is.” Peter slightly blustered out quite in shock by actually mimicking how Rainbow Dash who by the way was idolized by Wonderbolts so much would arguably react by nearly fainting away by the mention of Logan never hearing about Wonderbolts.
“Hurm….Aside of bein' such a fanboy by yerself bub, but….If ya haven’t already noticed after such quite a time, I mean…….Hello, th' mutant in the pony like disguise from th' earth ya know.” Logan explained in quite a humorous and rather uneasy like way, grunting lowly between his words.
“Oh yeah…..I forgot.” Peter agreed by the realization, aside from actually being an outworlder being transported from a different world and being magically turned into a pony by himself. “Yet anyway….The Wonderbolts are a squad of pegasus ponies flying acrobats that perform aerial acrobatics and demonstrations. Actually, they are more likely an amalgam of United States Airforce Thunderbirds or NASA, being renowned for their amazing and dashing flying skills.” Peter explained further while they kept walking more to the outskirts of Ponyville. “Come to think of it, almost every little foal pegasus would dream of becoming a Wonderbolt one day, like Skittles for instance.”
“Yet….” Mayday though proclaimed in a slight squeak by carrying out for he father. “Do you know how the Wonderbolts were formed?”
“Nope. But I would gladly let myself ta learn, kid.” Logan stated seemingly easygoing by shrugging his shoulders, though also wondering about actually being learned by a kid pony, who by the way was academically gifted and possessing a very above average intellect for her age just like Parker and Sparkle were.
“Great. I am just lettin' myself taught by th' kid who apparently appears beside Parker another know it all.”
“Well….” Mayday coughed a bit before started explaining. “After auntie Lunas banishment to the moon after being transformed into Nightmare Moon, Princess Celestia had decided to form a so called E.U.P.”
“Hurm….E.U.P.?” Logan grumbled quite dumbfounded. “Mind ta fill me in?”
“E.U.P.” Mayday went on. “Or so called shortcut for Earth, Unicorn and Pegasus ponies guards who served as Celestias Royal Guards to protect her as well as maintain the peace in Eqeustria. At the celebration of the first celestial year of peace, an elite team of aerial performers was chosen to commemorate the occasion. The performance was so charged with energy, magical lightning and the ponies were so filled with amazement and wonder that General Firefly, the general of aerial squadron at the time, named the team the Wonderbolts.”
“Yet, the other prominent members of Wonderbolt history were also such as Colonel Purple Dart, the leader of Wonderbotls in fourth Celestial era, Commander Easyglider, whose flight choreography is still in use by the Wonderbolts in present days. Got that so far old chum?”
“Just whut are ya? A dictionary?” Logan murmured with a slight bewilderement over Parkers rather excessive explanation which more likely indeed looked like he would indeed ate up the whole dictionary and Mayday furthermore wasn’t making the entire thing any simpler.
“Its not actually that bad about this entire know it all stuff, man.” Peter went on though somewhat sheepishly. “Actually, when Rainbow Dash was so eager and willing to join the Wonderbolts, she had to pass the test about the entire history of the Wonderbolts themselves, as Twilight was even eager and willing to help her out with studying.” Peter however couldn’t deny but burst into a light chuckle. “Yet….If you only knew how the classes went on, with Skittles being some student alright as she nearly drove Twilight nuts by which even doc Connors and Oc during my years of studying would find teaching only a low-level students a piece of cake as well as the others trying to help by their respective ways, yet unfortunately it didn’t seemed for Rainbow Dash much fitting in the slightest.”
“Speedy a studyin'? Seriously?” Logan blurted out quite in disbelief as a coy and rather humorous smirk formed over his face. “If I wouldn’t know any better, she would more likely be fittin' fer a class clown or jock.”
“That’s exactly what has she thought.” Peter replied, unable to hold a chuckle over Rainbow Dashs obvious misfortune about studying the yet also feeling sympathized with his tomboyish yet loyal pegasus friend. “Yet….Dash has eventually managed to pass the test after all by Twilight eventually and luckily finding the way for Rainbow to study and concentrate by her very own unique way.”
“Whut kind of th' way is that?” Logan asked.
“You know….” Peter though replied somewhat hesitantly by trying to put it by a fitting way. “It’s a little bit complicated….”
“Whutever.” Logan though huffed by dismissively having his hoof off. “Cause I ain't sure if I actually wanna hear that.”
Peter along with Mayday and Logan were chatting as they eventually reached out their destination, which was a medium sized training ground with a small stadium just a few yards away from Ponyvile, which also appeared a place where ponies, mostly pegasus along with Wonderbolts themselves were usually and routinely training along with other activities.
“We are here.” Peter declared as they approached the edge of the training grounds as young stallion looked around by checking the surroundings like looking for somepony. “Looks like we might be a little early.”
“Hey guys! Here we are!” Out of the sudden a familiar feminine voice called out aloud, as Peter, Mayday and Logan shifted their attention upwards to see Rainbow Dash flying from the sky towards them. Yet however, on her back was sitting a little filly, an another pegasus by having a pair of rather puny wings on her back, being approximately the same school age more like Mayday, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle or Bab Seeds were, yet her coat bore a bright orange colour, her mane being shaggy of a bright cerise colour and having a deep bright purple eyes.
“Peter!” The little pegasus squeaked aloud excited by seeing Peter and while Rainbow Dash landed on the ground, the filly jumped out of her back and galloped and leaping right into young stallions hooves.
“Scootaloo!” Peter called out cheerfully by actually calling the filly by her name as he welcomed himself with foal, nuzzling each other like actually being his little sister of sorts, yet unfortunately once again earning yet another small familiar slightly envious scowl from Mayday.
“Nice to see you, kiddo. How are you doing?” Peter asked by playfully ruffling Scootaloos mane.
“Oh, I am doing just great.” Scootallo replied yet slightly embarrassed trying comb her ruffled mane. “Rainbow Dash told me that Spitfire and the Wonderbolts are about to throw some of their aerial performance today and that you and Mayday come along to watch. So Rainbow Dash asked me to come along as well.”
Yet, right then little pegasus finally realized and shifting her attention on Logan. “Who is that, Peter?” Scootalloo asked questioningly by seeing a strange gruff stone-faced stallion standing aside.
“Its Logan, my old buddy.” Peter answered yet giving a filly a reassuring glance.
Scootallo though staring at Logan a bit questioningly, yet the fillies demeanour eventually lightened up as she cheerfully and politely greeted the X-men. “Hello Logan.”
“Hello kiddo.” Logan replied, his voice despite gravelly as ever yet sounded surprisingly soft and deliberated with even his stony-faced demeanour softening by the look and giving a little filly a ghost of yet an honest smile, yet the more the gruff stallion stared at her, once again a very strange familiar feeling started vibrating within the depth of his chest, as once again that usual and rather bizarre cuteness of ponies this world started having somewhat a toil on the X-Men. “Hurm. Why Parker just couldn’t pick Squirrel Girl instead. She likes all cute and cuddly like anyone else. All this freakin’ cuteness slowly starts givin’ me cavities.”
Yet right then and much for the gruff stallions awe, Logan just than realized and spotted that Scootalloos own flank was nothing all but blank, lacking any cutie mark on her own, just like Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle did back than on Sweet Apple Acres and Boutique, yet he better decided to keep his silence and not to make a mention.
“Are you an acquaintance of Peter and Rainbow Dash, mister?” Scootaloo asked while she was checking Logan on with a youthful yet also a bit peculiar curiosity.
“Hurm…..An associate wold be more like it, kid.” Logan murmured somewhat uneasily by trying to clear up the relationship with Parker and his friends.
“Are a fan of Wonderbolts too, mister that you have come along as well to see the show?” Scootaloo asked.
“Hurm….” Logan grunted somewhat offhandedly while trying to put a suitable statement. “So far I haven’t yet had th' honour, but…..I would be eager ta meet them in person. At least that’s whut Parker insists.”
“Say mister….” Scootallo asked as right then her attention shifted right into Logans signature manestyle, being rather ruffled yet shaped into tow sharp points like horns as he usually looked like more like a beast or a werewolf. “What is the deal whit that manestyle of yours?”
“Hurm….” Logan grunted, feeling somewhat awkward yet also defensive about the question. “Whut about that? Shall I just git myself a haircut?”
“Honestly, you wouldn’t even bother to comb that sparrows nest of yours. Not to mention as sparrows nest infested with lice.” Peter muttered humorously in a mock of Logans trademark unique manestyle, earning a fierce growl from the mutant, making the young stallion instantly shut up better not pushing it.
“No. Not at all.” Scootallo though replied, her voice sounded very eager and admirable. “I think you just look cool with it. And with that jacket you are wearing, you look like just a right toughguy.”
“Yeah. That’s what I have thought as well.” Rainbow Dash added by sharing Scootaloos astonishment.
“Hurm…Thanks kid.” Logan grumbled over Scootallos quite an unexpected compliment. “Great. Now I am gettin' a compliment from a baby pony.”
“Look! There they are!” Mayday though squeaked and pointing her hoof up to the sky, prompting the otherpony to looked by the direction, as they eventually saw Spitfire, calved in her trademark Wonderbolt blue and yellow lightning like attire flying with a dazzling speed with her mane and tail whipping in the air, yet though not being alone, as the other pegasus members of Wonderbolts over a number of seven flew by their leaders side in a squadron like formation as they all left a smoke clouds with lightning parks behind, which indeed indicated their name the Wonderbolts at all.
Right then Spitfire descended the altitude by flying nose dive, with other members following their leaders lead, mimicking the action. And just right then when being just a few meters away from the ground, Spitfire along with her partners cased their momentum by pulling their wings back into the side and slid smoothly across the ground for several meters before coming into a perfect stop, as in the instance, the entire podium of ponies burst out in a simultaneous applause, stomping their hooves and cheering out loudly in awe and amazement.
“As always, you certainly know how to make an entrance, Spitfire.” Peter cheered out by complimenting Spitfire and the Wonderbolts performance.
“Elegantly fair and square and by the book, Peter.” Spitfire scoffed deviously a bit, shifting her googles out of her deep orange eyes yet remaining her confident posture yet sharing a glance with her cohorts. “We are doing this on the daily basis by training so hard.”
“How else?” Peter chuckled and bumping his hoof playfully with Spitfire, both celebrities sharing a mutual and respectful glance with each other yet glancing upon on the other members of Wonderbolts, yet specifically to quite a peculiar stallion pegasus of interest with a very dark greyish blue messed ruffled mane along with a tail and having a wings of a pale azure colour, yet also a peculiar mare pegasusu with a light grey ruffled like mane almost identical to Spitfire, with her wings having a light arctic blue coat. “Soarin. Fleefoot. How are you doing?” Peter addressed both pegasus by their actual name.
Soarin as his name suggested indeed, being also one of the members of Wonderbolts, yet for his remarkable and unique flying abilities of his own, was not only a key member of Spitfires crew yet also being a commander of Wonderbolts, as well as being Spitfires second-in-command, leading the team on his own while in a case Spitfire being in absent, honouring his pride, dignity and flying skills.
As well as Fleefoot. Yet another one of members of Wonderbolts, yet though just like Soaring being especially renowned for their exceptional aerial and acrobatic skills via flying of her own, being and playing quite an important part on the team as well as being Spitfires favourite in her crew when performing.
“Hey there Pete. Whats up?” Soarin greeted Peter cheerfully and playfully bumping young stallions shoulder with his hoof. Yet however Soarins eyes widened at a late realization, before long the pegasus straightened his posture and threw his hoof over his forehead in a salute. “Um! My apologies! Prince Parker!”
“Um….Soarin? How many times have we been through this about just calling me Peter?” Peter sighed in a rather very exasperated and priceless like way groaning, being quite annoyed by the fact that somepony reacted and treated the Knight of Equestria with a rather excessive respect and humility, as they tented saluting and bowing like he would be a god or something. The title actually and as Peter mentioned it several times meant absolutely nothing to him, not demanding any special attention and feeling himself as even to anypony else by remaining as honest with himself as ever.
“He usually gets all that protocol and discipline over everything get the best of him, Peter.” Fleefoot chuckled somewhat embarrassed and on other hoof, the mare edged closer Peter and playfully bumped young stallion over his shoulder, showing a way more lighthearted and easygoing side by welcoming herself with Parker, yet other members also joined in and started having a conversation among each other, evident by Peter being very popular and respected by Wonderbolts.
“Hey there Spitfire. Nice performance.” Rainbow Dash cheered out enthusiastic yet nevertheless and somewhat out of instincts, the element of Loyalty tried to keep herself classy by showing her respect to Spitfire as the captain of Wonderbolts and the others.
“Thanks Dash.” Spitfire replied by expressing the mutual respect to Rainbow Dash.
“By the way, we have brought ourselves a little backup today.” Peter nonchalantly remarked.
“Miss Spitfire!” Both Mayday and Scootaloo literally squeaked out simultaneously excited as they trotted their way to the others.
“Mayday. Scootaloo.” Spitfire called out and happily welcomed herself with fillies, rubbing and ruffling them both playfully over their manes. “How are you doing kiddos?”
“Well, I am doing just great.” Mayday squeaked happily yet bearing a little embarrassed look and patting her ruffled mane on her head.
“I have been really working on my hovering and it’s a way better than the last time.” Scootaloo squeaked by a realization and spreading her tiny wings being about to show herself.
“Yeah, me too. Watch.” Mayday also added by spreading her own wings, her deep golden eyes literally gleaming with determination.
And just like that and like being sync, both fillies readied themselves to take off by started flipping their wings on the fullest as they both steadily and quite for everyponys awe rose up from the ground and were literally hovering on the place like a small helicopters, as just like that by coordination started flying in a circle in quite a control of their actions, despite with some and a little struggles by trying to keep it steady, before they once again slowly and steadily landing on the solid ground, though breathing heavily over so much effort they put into their wings.
“Not bad kids.” Spitfire exhaled in quite an amazement, being literally quite astonished by the foals effort, just like Peter along with Dash and the rest of the Wonderbolts cheered out a bit for both fillies effort. “Just keep work on that a little harder and you will eventually get it.” Spitfire praised both Mayday and Scootaloo combined effort.
“That’s my little girl.” Peter chuckled and once again playfully ruffling his daughters mane, much for Maydays utter annoyment.
“Hurm….Glad yer havin' a good time.” Logan who remained silent for a while grunted a little impatient by finally attracting the others attention.
“Who is that Peter?” Soarin asked by seeing a strange, gruff and tough looking stallion standing aside and glancing upon Peter and Spitfire questioningly.
“Um, where are my manners…” Peter chuckled and little cursed under his breath as the stood between Logan and the Wonderbolts. “Guys. This is Logan, my old pal. He has just moved in to stay with us in Golden Tree Library. Logan, these are Wonderbolts.” Peter introduced Logan and Wonderbolts to each other to know better. “Soarin.” He pointed right on Soarin. “Fleetfoot.” Followed by Fleefoot standing right by Soarins side. “Blaze.” Peter then pointed on a yellowish mare with a fiery mane and tail, quite sharing the same manestyle with Spitfire and having a purple eyes. “High Winds.” Peter then shifted on a white pagasus mare with a rather curly dark and moderate cobalt blue mane and emerald green eyes. “Misty Fly.” Followed with a mare having the similar pale yellow fur similar of Fluttershy, green eyes and light brilliant short-styled mane and tail. “Silver Zoom.” Then there was a pagesus stallion of a light grey fur, golden eyes and short curly styled light grey mane. “And Surprise.” The final mare had a snow white like coat, purple eyes and fiery ruffled vivid yellow mane just like Blaze had by sharing the same manestyle.
“Whats up, dude?” Soarin happily greeted the gruff stallion and extended his hoof in order to bump it with Logan on a sign of a friendship and respect.
“How yer….Doin'?” Logan replied yet greeting Soaring though somewhat offhandedly, the X-Men eventually rose his free hoof and bumped it with Soarins, yet though somewhat forcefully, causing the pegasus to recoil his hoof a bit in a slight ache yet earning a couple of collective gazes of other Wonderbolts.
“Oh, we do alright. How about yourself?” Luckily, Blaze replied for Soarin before the pegasus Wonderbolt commander could reply himself. “Enjoying the stay in Ponyville. Being the guest of Peter Pony Parker aka Spider-Mane and Knight of Equestria is some honour.”
“Yeah, I must be th' luckiest pony in th' world ta have Prince Parker fer a roommate.” Logan grunted though in quite an offhanded and rather very unfortunate like way, yet doing his best not to give his true feelings away keeping them in check.
“So, what do you do?” Now Surprise asked somewhat innocently ye though earning a bit confused look from Logan. “Just like we are the Equestrias the finest aerial acrobat fliers?”
“I…Hurm…” Logan murmured by trying to find a suitable sorts of words for mares question yet glancing upon Peter, Rainbow and Mayday who bore a concerned looks, hoping for their gruff friend not giving out too much. “I kinda slice and dice things.” Logan finally stated, earning another couple of collective gazes of Wonderbolts. “Well…Really.”
“Gee man.” Fleefoot then trailed out enthusiastic by scanning Logans bulky and worked out frame with her violet irises with quite some interest. “I know this may sound a little offhanded, but, do you work out that hard? I mean, these muscles just wont pop out just like that.”
“I….Kinda train a lot back in Danger Room.” Logan stated in a way more offhanded like manner, much for Wonderbolts utter awe. “Besides, fightin' baddies and other villain bozos is also quite a workout fer daily basis.”
“Riiight!” Peter chuckled quite frantically and intervening into the conversation before it could go on any further by fearing Logan would eventually give himself in, by trying to switch into a way different subject. “How about you guys show us some of your famous tricks while performing? Rainbow Dash along with Mayday, Scootaloo and Logan would be so much thrilled by watching you in action.”
“Yeeeej!” Rainbow Dash, Mayday and Scootaloo all cheered out as well as the entire crowd of ponies sitting in podium burst into cheering too, demanding and expecting the aerial performance to begin, cheering out for Wonderbolts to show themselves.
“What about you old chum?” Peter then turned to Logan, asking both somewhat provocatively yet promisingly, hoping from tempting the gruff stallion to enjoy the performance.
“Okay, guys…” Logan grunted, shrugging his shoulders and shifting his attention back to Spitfire and the Wonderbolts, denying them quite a challenging like look. “Lets see whut ya git.”
A few minutes passed, with Peter, Rainbow Dash and Logan sitting on the nearest tribune sittings in the first line so they would have the best view on the show, with Mayday sitting on her fathers lap and Scootaloo sitting on Rainbows shoulders as Spitfire and other Wonderdolts were practicing by stretching themselves and making a series of push ups on their wings, preparing themselves, while the spectacle was eagerly expecting the show to begin.
“Just you wait Logan.” Peter chuckled and bumping Logan with his elbow. “This will be some air racing like any other you have ever seen. With pegasus actually flying beside planes. Funny, isn’t it?”
“I can hardly wait.” Logan merely grunted in response, seemingly not that much thrilled as ever yet taking a gulp from a can of bear that he had just opened.
In the instance, a white pegasus, seemingly an official judge by the looks of his uniform yet holding a black and white starting flag in his mouth entered the playground and approaching the Wonderbolts yet rising his hoof up as instantly the hushing podium went silent as the race was about to begin. “Ladies and gentlecoats. Let the race begin!” The official then turned to Wonderbolts practitioners. “Racers. Take your positions!”
“Alright guys. Here we go again. Just like we have practiced.” Spitfire smirked by sharing a playful glance with Soaring, Fleefoot and other of her fellow Wonderbolts by fixing her googles over her eyes and approached the starting line.
“Ready…” The official called out, prompting Spitfire and the Wonderbolts to crouch by maintaining a three-point sets, ready to go on, just waiting the officials mark. “Set…” The pegasus rose the flag high up as the pegasus racers simultaneously rose up their wings ready to spring, before the official exclaimed on top of his lungs and waving the flag sharply, giving the sight to go. “GO!!!”
In the moment, like once again the time froze for a moment as Spitfire and the Wongerbolts all sprung their wings by lunging themselves forward dashing past flying with Spitfire in lead and her cohorts following right behind her tail.
By gaining enough altitude, Spitfire than dove straight down as she flew dash passing around the playgrounds edges in a circle by flying around it, with Soarin, Fleefoot and other Wonderbolts following their lead, each passing one by another, each leaving their signature sparkling smoke trail behind.
Spitfire and her partners then approached the obstacle course of pylons being placed in row across the playground. Flying first, Spitfire flew by swiftly and narrowly dash passing one pylon obstacle from the left side before passing the second pylon though that time from her left yet repeating her actions with other pylons by maneuver passing them all as her cohorts followed their leader, avoiding all pylons in a perfect sync and timing.
Spitfire and the Wonderbolts then took flight up horizontally by steadily gaining altitude, still leaving a sparkling smoke trail behind and right then when being in an altitude over fifty meter above ground, the elite pegasus fliers all stretched their bodies and for a moment ceasing their actions by actually stopping in the air before like giving themselves up to the gravity, Spitfire and Wonderbolts forced themselves into a somewhat graceful freefall, causing the spectators gasp simultaneously quite in fright. Yet before they could collide with the ground, Spitfire along with her comrades on her mark spread out their wings and nosing up just a few inches away from the ground, causing the spectator ponies to burst into an applause cheering out aloud.
By taking an action for another stunt, Spitfire this time headed right to the series of obstacle rings each being placed on a different specific height by making the task to pass through difficult, yet for a thoroughly trained and elite fliers like Spitfire and Wonderbolts it was a piece of cake on a daily basis, as Spitfire flew first by dashing through one near ring, followed by the second higher lever one yet followed by third nearer one, repeating her actions with other rings with Soarin, Fleefoot and Wonderbolts following their leader lead as they all dashed through the rings effortlessly, earning yet another amount of applause from the spectators.
“HOOOCHUUUU!” Peter along with Mayday and Scootaloo sitting were all exclaiming out on top of their lungs by cheering out for Spitfire and Wonderbolts, yet however Rainbow Dashs on the other hoof was literally fidgeting herself and literally blustering all around like crazy in a pure astonishment for the Wonderbolts and Spitfire who had always been her childhood idol by longing to become one of the elite fliers one day, with Scootaloo though on shoulders struggling to hang on Rainbow.
While Logan by also watching the spectacle show of air performing, yet despite the gruff and stoic stallions usually and seemingly disinterested and rather oblivious expression, yet inwardly, the X-Men somewhat couldn’t help but being somewhat and actually quite amazed by the Wonderbolts flying and meneuvering abilities as well as Spitfires leadership performance being able to coordinate her team without any slight difficulties. “They are pretty good.” Logan complimented by nodding his head, yet also guessing inwardly that even his X-Men fellow Warren Worrington aka Angel would have to get a lot of effort by trying to match Spitfire and Wonderbolts on such a level of aerial flying capabilities.
“Good? This is a cheap word!” Rainbow Dash literally squeaked both out of excitement as well as in a slight outrage by Logan being actually cutting the Wonderbolts on the lever a bit as she kept watching the show, checking Spitfire and Wonderbolts with a way more and more rising passion, unaware of fidgeting herself a little bit, yet also feeling a strange tingling like sensation echoing right within her chest. “Oh boy, I just cant stand this….” Rainbow sighed in quite a defeated like way before surprisingly taking Scootaloo down, spreading her wings and much for Peters, Logans, Mayday and Scootaloos awe the tomboyish pegasus dashed right out of her seat by taking off into the air, leaving her signature rainbow coloured trail behind in the process and flying right after Wonderbolts.
Spitfire along with Soarin and Fleefoot flying loyally by their leaders side were dashing through the air by still leaving their sparkling smoke trails behind them, when out of the sudden Rainbow zipped her way thought the air by cutting the three of the smoke lines by leaving her own multicoloured line behind which by attracting the Wonderbotls as well as the spectators attention.
Making a swift turn and therefore smashing a cloud into dust in the process, Rainbow Dash maintained a very confident posture while flapping her wings to maintain herself in the air, grinning smugly before forcing herself into a nosedive by effortlessly landing on the ground, yet trotting swiftly and gracefully, the element of Harmony effortlessly bypassed through the columns by one another before once again springing into the air. This time taking enough altitude, Rainbow forced herself into yet another though this time spiralling free fall maneuver dashing right to the ground, yet Rainbow spread out her wings and nosing up just a few inches away from the ground before effortlessly passing through every obstacle ring one by another standing in her way.
Grinning smugly, Rainbow Dash took flight up horizontally by steadily gaining altitude before right then finding herself in an altitude over fifty meters above ground, the pegasus stretched her body before forcing herself into yet another nose dive. Yet, Rainbow Dash was flapping her wings as hardest as she could by flying as fast as possible by steadily gaining on more and more speed with the wind ruffling her mane and tail viciously, leaving her rainbow coloured trail behind yet strangely, by flying with so much speed and intensity literally like a fighter jet, an airflow started forming over her hooves with electrical sparks igniting leaving a miniature shockwave passing over her frame, by which Rainbow was actually slowly and steadily reaching the speed of sound itself and being actually just about to break the sound barrier with her famous and outstanding stunt that made her so famous.
“No way! Could she just….?” Peter muttered quite in shock as he was watching and observing Rainbows flight yet finally started getting an idea what his tomboyish yet loyal pegasus friend was about to do.
Finally and in the instance, Rainbows whole effort came to the moment like a balloon not being able to take more helium before finally popping out and the time, just like during the special and unique moments like those came into a momentary cease, as a massive explosion occurred in a form of vibrantly-coloured sonic ring spreading and unleashing an immense and unreal glow of rainbow coloured light in the process that flashed the entire playground and forcing everypony spectators who just witnessed the phenomena on their own eyes, including Peter, Mayday, Scootaloo and Logan along with Spitfire, Soarin, Fleefoot and other Wonderbolts to shield their eyes.
Rainbow Dash flew with such a speed and effort that she actually surpassed the speed of sound and therefore managing to break a sonic barrier and therefore achieving a so called Sonic Rainboom, an aerobatic maneuver that Rainbow Dash performed several times in her life, by actually flying with a speed of sound and therefore literally penetrating the sound barrier in a sonic like boom with a rainbow like portmanteau.
Yet Rainbow Dash emerged out of the glow completely unscratched by also being satisfied with herself, leaving her rainbow coloured line behind, yet therefore causing all the spectator ponies who had just witnessed the phenomena all gasp in a shock before though bursting out into a simultaneous cheering and applause. Even Wonderbolts couldn’t bear themselves but cheer out for Rainbows stunt like that out of astonishment with Spitfire grinning smugly as the captain of Wonderbolts was apparently a way more than astounded by Rainbows effort by showing lots of guts to perform the move like that. Scootaloo on the other hoof was more likely freaking out of astonishment than actually cheering by being arguably the most amazed the stunt that Rainbow Dash her idol and also somewhat big sister like figure performed that she nearly yell her vocal cords out by hoarsing.
“Whut…..In th' blue blaze was that?!” Logan blurted out in awe as the usually that much stoic and no-nonsense gruff stallion who was rarely astonished by anything being totally shocked yet trying to recuperate himself by trying to figure out what had just happened.
“That was a Sonic Rainboom, bub.” Peter declared in a very nonchalant like manner, a coy smirk formed over young stallions face.
“I know. Wasn’t this just COOOLLL?!” Scotaloo squeaked on top her lungs, giggling and clapping her hooves uncontrollably unable to conceal her excitement about Rainbow Dashs stunt.
“A Sonic Rainb whut now?!” Logan grumbled oblivious to fillies rather excessive amazement tantrum being nearly potent to that of Pinkie Pie, being obviously even more confused.
“A Sonic Rainboom.” Peter repeated by trying to calmly and understandably explain so Logan could get it. “Its Dashs special and signature aerobatic maneuver that is actually a portmanteau of rainbow itself as well as being identical to sonic boom by surpassing the speed of sound and breaking a sound barrier and that way unleashing a shockwave of a rainbow like colour to be more precise.”
“Its just all about the laws of physics.” Mayday added by her dads explanation.
“Hurm….Well that would make sense. I guess….” Logan murmured by finally starting to getting a hint of Parkers words, by recalling back the old days when still being with the X-Men when flying in Blackbird as a main need of transportation as well as with the Avengers in the Quinjet, as both technologically advanced aircrafts were capable of flying in supersonic speeds as Logan could get an idea.
By watching the entire performance with Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Wonderbolts flying around and the by so far being a mere spectator and more likely just like fan, out of the sudden and yet somewhat familiar tingling like sensation echoed right within Peters chest as well as passion and temptation associating with it. “Chmch! Why should they have all the fun?” Young stallion chuckled by denying quite a smug grin as he reached right into his knapsack on his side with his mouth and pulling out his watch like remote controller, the same device Peter used back that night in Canterlot when the magic explosion fallout occurred which he used to call out for his Spider Glider.
“A Spider Glider remote control, daddy?” Mayday asked quite with awe on her face as she caught a glimpse of the miniature wrist like device, yet an idea though flashed thought little fillies head by actually starting to understand her fathers intentions.
“That’s right honey.” Peter simply replied as he slid the watch remote controller on his forearm of his left hoof. “Watch.” The stallion stated proudly, as he pressed a button as in the instance, that watch like device started making a loud beeping yet familiar sounds.
Meanwhile, back in a Ponyville right in Golden Oak Library, a strange hissing noises were echoing from behind the tree, concretely the cellar of Peters workshop, sounds like resembled a starting of the engine, which quite attracted somepony who were just passing through or being close the tree attention.
Suddenly, a door of the cellar opened all by themselves like on remote control, as Spider Glider once again flew out, leaving a smoke path behind its engine thruster before the flying machine flew its way right to beyond Ponyville.
Meanwhile back at the stadium on playground, Peter so far changed himself into his Spider-Mane attire by checking and fixing both of his web-shooters on each of his hooves yet so far remaining his face untouched quite for Maydays, Scootaloos and Logans awe yet young stallion bore quite a smug expression all over his face.
“I know this look of yers Parker. Whut yer up ta?” Logan asked, the caution being vocally present in his gruff voice yet being inwardly aware that Parker was definitely up to something, yet whatever it was, in Parkers case it would definitely be something.
“Wait for it…..” Peter nonchalantly declared by rising up his hoof yet having his chocolate brown eyes fixed right on his remote control device when eventually and in instance his ears perked out on a distant yet approaching and well expecting sound. “Ah! Right on schedule.” Peter called out excited.
In the instance, by also catching a mechanical and boosting like sound, Mayday, Scootaloo and Logan along with some other pony spectators looked up with quite a bewildered expressions as Spider Glider soared through the air and started steadily hovering down via its button built-in jets, landing right at the edge of the playground, drawing “oohhs!” and “aahhs!” from the local spectators by reaction as they all saw spider shaped like glider in all of its beauty.
“A Spider Glider?” Mayday murmured in as light awe and surprise by seeing a spider shaped like flying machine.
“Its showtime!” Peters exclaimed joyously as he slid his mask right over his face as he nimbly hopped right from his seat right on top of the glider by placing his hinder hooves right into its holders before pressing some buttons on the control deck by gaining the manual control over the glider as a main thruster engine fixed right on gliders spiders like belly thrusted by lifting itself with Spider-Mane on board before boosting fast forward flying.
Meanwhile Rainbow Dash along with Spitfire Wonderbolts flying around who hadn’t noticed yet, by leaving her rainbow coloured like trail behind her tail, out of the sudden a thrusting sound echoed as Peter literally burst on his Spider Glider by ripping though the trail like a hot knife though butter as masked stallion finally got the pegasus combined attention.
With everypony watching the Knight of Equestria with awe and expectation and being about to show himself for his family and friends by making a good impression as their knight, Spider-Mane flew on his glider by making a swift turn right around the whole playground in a circle, his hazel coloured mane and tail flipping in the air in winds mercy.
By making a swift turn, the wall-crawler aimed right to the columns obstacle course as he fired a strand of webbing from his right hoof as the strand latched itself right on the first columns before using the momentum, Spidey sharply sprung himself with his glider flying by performing an improvised flying dodging maneuver as he successfully passed the first column.
Yet by that time firing from the second hoof and shooting his webbing to the second column and once again swiftly passing through the second column by repeating the process multiple times by successfully and effortlessly out maneuvering every column in his way.
While successfully bypassing all the column obstacles, Spider-Mane than gained an altitude with his glider by performing two simultaneous sommersaults rolls in the air before boosting right to some trees standing near the playground. “First off, triples decker treetop bebop!” The masked stallion called out excited as he flew through and literally trimmed the tops of the trees with an edges of his Spider Gliders spread out legs and mandibles in the process before flying right to the a pair of columns being both connected by a rope with coloured flags hanging out on it. “And now for tuck and roll!” Spidey called out as he flew and making a series of swift somersaults like rolls right around the rope by making all the flags whirl viciously in the whirlwind and vibrating the columns a bit as he again flew away.
That time, Spider-Mane flew right towards the series of obstacle rings. By planning and timing his momentum just right and heading right to the three of the rings, Spidey turned around and nimbly leaped right out of his glider up high, making a graceful back flip while still in the air along with the glider out of itself flying by passing all three rings as the masked stallion once again managed to land back on the flying machines back perfectly, yet reacting quickly by approaching to another series of rings in his way, wall-crawler swiftly latched himself to the glider with his belly as he successfully passed through all the circles without a flaw.
“Hurm! Show off.” Logan though grunted seemingly disinterested as usual by taking another sip of bear form his can while Mayday and Scootaloo were on the other hoof cheering out on top of their lungs for Spider-Mane.
“At least Spider Glider is working just perfectly.” Mayday scoffed in compliment as evidently little filly pegasus was more than confident and happy about herself by helping her dad with the improvements on the flying machine. “And daddy is evidently handling it just fine.”
Eventually by making a grand finale of his very own flying performance, just like Spitfire, Wonderbolts and Rainbow Dash did before, Spidey pulled up with Spider Glider and takig flight up horizontally with the engine and thrusters on the fully power, by steadily gaining altitude before right then finding himself in an altitude over fifty meters above ground, yet conveniently appearing right in the suns shine with the Spider Glider even ironically showing off his trademark Spider-Mane insignia.
Yet by throttling the engine a bit, Spider-Mane started descending with his machine into a free fall, forcing himself into quite a nasty spin-roll by literally rushing down just like being shot down, letting the gravity to aid with the ground approaching dangerously closer and closer causing the spectators gasp simultaneously quite in fright.
Yet before he could collide with the ground by meeting his certain demise, Spider-Mane just in the last seconds turn the thruster back on by pulling and nosing the Spider Glider just a mere few inches away from the ground by actually performing a perfect U turn maneuver, causing the spectator ponies to burst into a mutual and simultaneous applause cheering out aloud for their knight and Equestrias greatest hero, even Rainbow Dash along with Spitfire and Wonderbolts by watching the entire performance with their concealed breaths found themselves slack-jawed wonder that their lower jaws didn’t fall down, being all literally more than stunned by Parkers stunts, unable to take in all that pure amazement before also bursting out into a simultaneous applause and cheering.
Right then by shifting the controls and bottom thrusters, Spidey was slowly descending with his Spider Glider before eventually landing on the ground, taking of his mask as he could enjoy and take in all the cheerings and applause from the spectators.
“Well now that was even more amazing than usual, Peter!” Rainbow Dash squeaked excited as she flew to join Peters side as well as Spitfire and the Wonderbolts followed.
“Dude, seriously, you have just rolled on that flying machine of yours.” Soarin commented about Parkers effort with the Spider Glider.
“That’s a pretty slick widget. How do you call that thing again?” Fleefoot though asked by taking off her googles from her eyes as she took a look on the Spider Glider by a detail of the flying machines structure.
“A Spider Glider.” Peter commented by getting the name of the machine, the pride being vocally present in his voice by boasting over his invention a bit. “Mayday and I have put lots of effort into that baby together. I have though this just might be a little compensation for wings.”
“Seriously, Peter….” Spitfire though spoke off yet strangely sounding somewhat sceptical. “I got to admit you have made quite a fancy good work on that thing, indeed. But…..I thing this is just you. This kinda doesn’t fit to you at all.”
“Huh?!” Peter though stammered confused and somewhat downhearted.
“Yeah, that’s what I think as well.” Rainbow Dash added yet edging closer to Peters side and playfully bumped her flank over his own. “Flying if kinda my thing. You are just a way more better on webs anyway.”
“Chm….When you say so….” Peter muttered and though still feeling awkward about Spitfire light criticism, he was nonetheless charmed about Rainbow compliment that he indeed should stick to webbing in which he was the best by himself.
However, yet out of the sudden and without nopony expecting it, a wind somewhat started blowing. At first though tranquil and more like an early spring breeze yet though was steadily gaining on intensity when it almost resembled a whirlwind with enough force to nearly bend the local trees as well as normally bright sky out of the sudden was clouded by a dark grey stormy like clouds like the storm was approaching.
“Hey Rainbow!” Peter asked as he put his hoof over his face to shield his face from the whirlwind. “Have you along with other pegasus been planning any cloudy or windy weather for today?”
“No. None if I remember.” Rainbow stated in a slight confusing by not being quite sure about the sudden weather change.
Yet out of the sudden Peter straightened himself up as a very well familiar and rather unfortunate buzzling like sensation started going on right within the back of his head as his Spider Sense was ringing by signalizing on a potent approaching danger yet to come, though yet unable to judge what exactly it was.
“Peter?” Spitfire asked, being slightly taken aback by Parkers strange change of demeanour.
“Something is wrong.” Peter muttered cautiously while keeping a defensive like stance yet looking around in an attempt to judge where the apparent possible threat would come out.
However, Logan who was still sitting on tribune along with Mayday and Scootaloo by his side, the gruff stallion stood up from his seat, bearing a serious and cautious look by slowly checking out the surroundings, like he would also be sensing something unfortunate yet to come with his own superhumanly enhanced senses. Something just didn’t seem right about all this weather change.
“Logan?” Mayday asked being aware of Logans change of demeanour
“Um, whats going on?” Scootaloo muttered by starting having a bad feeling about this.
By clearing his nostril, Logan took a few careful yet somewhat hesitant sniffs by taking in the air which though was filled with something more, something strange and ugly, and wicked and dangerous as nasty grimace formed over X-Mens face as a low snarl escaped through gruff stallions throat. “Somethin' stinks. Ya kids stay put.” Logan stated by prompting fillies to stay put as he jumped right out of the tribune and trotting his way right to where Parker, Rainbow, Spitfire and the rest of the Wonderbolts stood. “Parker. We git problem.”
Though being rather oblivious to Logans concern, the buzzling within Peters head didn’t ceased in the slightest, yet on the contrary it seemed it rather intensified for worse to the point of being quite disturbing by slightly getting on Peters nerves, yet though like young stallion would actually and somewhat managed to locate the source of the potent threat coming.
In the instance, as strange silhouette passed though a nearby hills, which though somewhat looked like familiar and apparently appeared to be like a grey cloud fallout of an accumulated air and wind itself flying quite in a bursting speed being potent to the whirlwind of itself as it made a swift turn bypassing the near trees by making them literally bend by the boost with leaves bursting all around as it aimed its way right to the playground flying.
“What is that?” Soaring asked as he stared at the strange silhouette questioningly and taking his googles off his eyes.
“Must be new this year.” Fleefoot stated somewhat offhandedly while not averting her violet eyes from the approaching shade of air and wind accumulation like cloud, as well as Mayday along with Scootaloo and the other pony spectators present on podium and around the playground stared at that thing cautiously as they started whispering among each other by wondering what might that be.
By placing his hoof over his eyes, Peter squinted a bit by using his naturally enhanced sight so he could take a better look on the mysterious windy cloud with a away better clarity as he least and quite for his way recognize a form that quite resembled a windy maned like head of an avian like look with, glowing emerald green eyes with a golden shaped like eyebrows and clawed like hands, yet though quite disturbingly having a very malicious look on its face.
“This is it!” Peter exclaimed by proving his suspicions right by his Spiders Sense actually pointing on right on that air like demons specter being the source of all the disturbance, as the wind like ghost literally dashed his way across the entire playground and leaving quite a whirlwind behind, causing everypony to shield their faces and flinch by the gust struggling to keep their balance otherwise they would be blown away.
“Uuuh! Pretty dashing!” Rainbow Dash though squeaked quite in astonishment unable to help but giving the mysterious wind like silhouette credit over its speed and intensity earning quite an annoyed look from her friends.
“Whut th' hell is that?” Logan growled both confused yet watching the silhouette cautiously as the strange mysterious air-wind cloud like accumulation flew passing through yet making yet another sharp turn, causing all the local near trees to bend by the gust as it flew its way back right to the playground towards the ponies.
“Its….Its….” Peter stammered incoherently as he stared at the cloud cautiously, yet out of the sudden his Spider Sense started blurring within the back of his head again yet this time going overdrive on the fullest, as the wind air like spectre rose his left arm with electrical sparks igniting over and through it as it took a form of a thunder bolt within his palm before bursting out of a loud maniacal and rather amplified like laughter.
“INCOMING!!!” Peter yelled out on top of his lung with his Spider Sense then reached its breaking point via buzzling as an spectre like cloud released a massive sparkling thunderbolt right out of his hand, yet reacting just in time, Peter along with Logan, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Wonderbolts managed to jump/flay out of the way just in time before the lightning stroke several of the obstacle rings, triggering massive sparkling like explosion in the process by tearing the rings apart and causing everypony around and on the podium to simultaneously burst into a panic, screaming and yelling out of both terror and fear.
The spectre, seemingly oblivious and not caring for the others sake formed yet another thundering orb yet this time in his right hand as he released that energy into yet another thundering bolt, hitting the series of columns with yet triggering another sparlking explosion by literally blowing the obstacles up, though quite near the tribune where the other ponies were sitting, aiding more on the everypoyns panic which eventually rose up to a pure terror and chaos as the spectators were screaming in panic and rather frantically stumbling and pushing over each other in an desperate attempt to run away.
“MAYDAY! SCOOTALOO!” Peter yelled out with a realization striking his mind that Mayday and Scootaloo were both still on the tribune with the otherpony, a fear and concern for his daughters well being associated with it as masked stallion galloped to tribune in a full speed yet Logan along with Rainbow followed the webslinger in pursuit, both willing to assist.
“Daddy!” Mayday screamed both confused and little scared, yet jumping right over the tribunes railings, Peter snatched the filly from her seat grabbing her into her hooves, as well as Logan not standing behind followed, as the X-Men jumped right on the tribune seats and also grabbing Scootaloo by making a little filly pegasus to squeak in awe, as both stallion carried both fillies into safe distance away from the tribunes edge with Rainbow and Spitfire soon joining their side as they all stared at the rising chaos in front of them.
Yet in the instance, the strange and mysterious being formed out of air and wind itself right then flew on the scene and therefore getting Peters, Logans Rainbows, Spitfires along with Maydays and Scootallos along with otherponys mutual attention as it eventually and somewhat started gaining some sort of form.
It took a shape of quite a muscular upper body with a solid abdomen, a broad shoulders with a clawed arms as electrical sparks were and loading igniting in his palms, yet though strangely its lower body was on the other hand nothing but forming just like a tail of wind and air itself with wind like currents rotating around its waist. Yet the beings face, its snout resembling more like a beak, having a curled like beard in a cloud like style, having long elven shaped like ears, a long dark grey hair resembling the whirlwind itself waving right from its head, yet a very slender golden like eyebrow formed over its forehead with a very bright lime green glowing eyes, yet bearing a very malicious and mischievous like expression.
All things considered and judged, it looked like more likely resembling some sort of a spirit or demon representing the element of wind and air.
“Chachacha! Showtime!” The demon exclaimed with an bizarre mix of excitement and maliciousness present within its rather low, gravelly voice, although sounding somewhat boastful and vain, sounding a little bit like Trixie, however a way more wicked.
“Oh crap….” Was all Perter could say.
To be continued……