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// Rainbow Dash at the Track Meet 
// Story: 26 Short Stories of EQG 
// by TPC-2k16 
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"Aw yeah! The annual Canterlot High-CHS Track Meet is today! And I am so gonna win!"
"Pffft. In your dreams Dash. This year, I'm taking home the gold." Lightning Dust, Rainbow Dash's main athletic rival/CHS's best athletic freak, snarks back at Rainbow Dash.
"Oh, we'll see about that."


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"Ladies and gents, the 100 meter relay is about to start. All competitors, please report down to the starting line of the track." The PA announcer states out to everybody.
Though Rainbow Dash is already at the starting line. In fact, she's been by the starting line ever since she first arrived here at the meet earlier in the morning (besides her having to go over and compete in the shot put event).
Having in her earbuds, listening to her usual pre-workout music, all the while doing warmup leg exercises (and her usual good luck charms), she feels absolutely fired up to win this thing.
Taking out her earbuds and throwing them over to some random guy in the stands, Rainbow Dash goes to her correct lane, lane number three, then getting in the starting position.
"I so got this." She confidently says to herself.
"We'll see about that." Lightning Dust slyly says, who also happens to be next to her in lane number four.
The track official lifts his starting pistol up into the air, firing it, and off they go.


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"I can't believe I lost." Rainbow Dash said, fifteen minutes after finishing the race, where she had placed fourth.
"And I can't believe I got fifth place." Lightning Dust annoyingly said.
"And I can't believe it's not butter!" Some random spectator in the stands states out loud as he had just taken a bite out of a piece of bread smothered with 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter'.
Both girls inquisitively look on at the spectator.
All the while, Derpy Hooves walking on by with a gold, first place medallion around her neck.