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// The Sky's The Limit 
// Story: The Return of Fluttershy's Mother 
// by Brony5ever 
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The next day, Hardy was flying through the skies. He enjoyed feeling the wind in his mane, he always warmed up his flight muscles at the start of the day. When the day is done, he preens himself, he taught himself to do this.  He had heard Scootaloo ramble on about Rainbow Dash, who did a sonic rainboom as a young filly. She also told him about Rainbow’s dream to become a Wonderbolt. Even about Dash’s oversupportive parents, Bow Hothoof  and Windy Whistles.  Hardy was close to Cloudsdale, where his uncle grew up, he had done a sonic rainboom as an infant. A cyan pegasus dashed by him, he saw a rainbow mane and a cutie mark of a rainbow.

“I’m right behind you!” Hardy called as he propelled himself rapidly towards the cyan mare. He's fast flyer because he practiced often as an infant. He passed by Rainbow Dash which had looked like a blur to her. He then closed his wings and fell a few feet then opened them like a parachute he flapped his wings slowly and landed on the ground. Rainbow Dash was impressed, she had never seen a foal whizz past her, she landed close to him. She got a look at the foal who sped past her, she was shocked to see an alicorn, but wanted to congratulate him.

“Hey, kid. I saw you race past me then landed. That was so awesome, I saw a sonic rainboom a few years ago, you must’ve done that as well”. Said the cyan pegasus mare, her reddish-pink eyes, gazing into his crimson eyes.

“Yeah, that was me as an infant.” Hardy claimed, Rainbow Dash was speechless, she was only a filly when she did the sonic rainboom.

“The name’s Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer around and a huge fan of the Wonderbolts.” Rainbow Dash claimed.

“I’m Hardy, I was born an alicorn, my uncle, Frostblaze helps out Cloudsdale Weather Patrol and was an average Wonderbolts fan as a colt.” Explained Hardy, he  offered Rainbow Dash a hoofbump, the pegasus mare hoofbumped him.

“Scootaloo often goes on about you, I guess she’s a fan of you. She’s amazing on her scooter as well.” Hardy said, Rainbow nodded.

“My parents are also huge fans of me, they’re over supportive, and can be embarrassing sometimes, but they’re well meaning and enthusiastic ponies.” She replied. From what Scootaloo explained, they seemed like great ponies, just a bit over enthusiastic. 

“My aunt, uncle, and mother are good ponies, they can be embarrassing sometimes, my older cousin shares your confident personality with a heart of gold.”  Hardy said. 

“You know something, Rainbow Dash, my mother actually was killed by my dad. Her torso was cut off and made into a cupcake, Pinkie’s younger sister experienced the same fate, I’ve ressurected them. He explained. Rainbow Dash was horrified, the young foal has to live with his father murdering his own wife and an innocent filly. He hadn’t told the Cutie Mark Crusaders, this, it would’ve been too much for them to hear.

“Also, Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy told me that her mother died.” Rainbow nodded.

“Yeah...she’s recently gotten over her nightmares, try not to worry about it too much.” Rainbow said hesitantly.

“Okay, Rainbow Dash, I’ll let it slide.”

“I’ll see you around, Rainbow.” Hardy said as he began to fly away.

“Catch you later, Hardy.” She called back.