The sky above Ponyville that warm spring day was being filled with large grey clouds by the Weather Patrol. Rainbow Dash pushed one of the dark grey clouds toward the coming storm. Her lights blue wings pattered as she watched the Wonderbolts sour by. Her flank laid a white cloud with a lightning bolt with red, yellow and blue. She slowly lowered herself onto the thick grey could and rested her hoof to her velvet like cheek. She watched as they flew off into the large white arena above Cloudsdale. Suddenly, a volt of electricity shocked through her body as the cloud struck lightning. Her body shook and fell to the grassy floor below where she attracted the attention of the Pegasi and other Ponies around.
"Rainbow Dash, are you alright?" Rarity laughed walking beside her as the other ponies and Pegasi laughed and giggled. Rainbow Dash stood up and flapped her wings as she hid her face from the others.
"Not really, and I told you to clean up these branches, were starting a storm soon and I don't want these loose branches to hurt anyone,"
"Rainbow, I'm trying please stop, go talk to him if you're so erratic about it,” Rarity fluttered, flashing her icy blue eyes and long eyelashes at Rainbow Dash.
"I can’t, he's a Wonderbolt and I'm, I'm just a Pegasus who tries to impress him. Plus, he tours all around Canterlot, when will I see him? He’s famous and I’m, I’m just a fan"
"Well at least try to impress him, like with a sonic Rainboom,"
"Do you know how hard it is to do one of those? I’ve got to go anyway, Cloudsdale needs me I guess," Rainbow Dash flew off in-between the dark clouds, leaving a small rainbow behind her as the trickles of rain pattered on Rarity’s curly purple mane. Rarity ran to the direction of her Carousel Boutique, her curls bouncing and her white hoofs pattered the grass below. Rainbow Dash sped past the pattering rain and flew through the doors of her home in the sky. In her room, posters of the Wonderbolts hung above her bed. The walls lay a dark purple color with light white swirls in certain spots; two black pillars sit beside her bed made out of clouds and purple pillows and sheets.
Rainbow Dash slowly walked to the window, as she watched the town below scatter into their houses and the stores. She turned back to the posters; of Spitfire, Blaze, Firestreek, Fleetfoot, High Winds, Lightning Streak, Misty, Rapid Fire, Silver Lining, Wave Chill and her one and only, Soarin. His Navy Blue mane rested behind his Icy blue ears, his wings rest high above him as he flies above the crowds. Rainbow Dash felt as if she is there with him, in the poster beside him. She flew around her room, watching as her multicolored rainbow mane followed her around. Suddenly, she came to a stop as the trumpets played outside her window.
The Wonderbolts, they were coming by. Rainbow Dash bolted out the window to watch them fly by, creating lightning for the land ponies and Unicorns below. Her wings flattered as she floated outside the window watching them with excitement, their uniforms, which consisted of the light-blue full body suit with gold, thunderbolt-shaped accents that leaves their mouths, wings, manes and tails exposed. Soarin easily and jokingly completed a 360 around them rest of the team as they flew. Rainbow Dash watched as Spitfire laughed at him. The sun that Princess Celestia rose that morning rested high above Canterlot. Suddenly, the team stopped, pointing in Rainbow Dash's direction and began to announce their statements.
"This afternoon," Soarin began, "We will be hosting a contest, and then winner of this contest has a change to be recruited into the Wonderbolts. You will need to create a routine with three consecutive parts, each harder than the other. The third and final routine must be an amazing spectacle,"
"The contest will begin at 4:00 and end at 6, the winner will be announced at 7:00, any contestants must sign up here with us in 20 minutes or less," Spitfire began, but before she could finish, Rainbow Dash bolted beside Spitfire. With her mouth open, Spitfire let out a faint laugh at Rainbow Dash fixing her shaded orange mane. "Or now if you're ready," Rainbow Dash's wings pattered slowly as Soarin looked towards her. He slowly flew over to her holding the clip board and a pen.
"I'm guessing you want to enter," he smiled, his navy blue mane waving in the breeze of his wings behind him. The other Wonderbolts helped the other Pegasi that decided to enter.
"Yea," Rainbow Dash chuckled at Soarin. A small squeal escaped her lips, her mane pattered behind her.
"I guess I'll be seeing you later tonight," Soarin smiled, his emerald green eyes glittering in the sunlight.
"Yea, you will," Rainbow Dash smiled, floating away from the Wonderbolt. She turned and began to pick up speed.
"Wait!" Soarin called after her. "You forgot to sign your name," Rainbow Dash blushed; flying back towards him, the short line of Pegasi watched her. A brown Pegasus laughed at her, his basketball cutie mark rested on his flank along with his short brown mane and tail.
"Yea Rainbow Crash!" he yelled out as she signed the paper. Rainbow Dash held her head low as she turned around to leave.
"None of that or you will be disqualified," Soarin announced towards the Pegasus. "I got you," he smiled at Rainbow Dash. Her wings fluttered faster as he smiled at her. She bolted through the whitening clouds below without another word, ignoring the rain and small shocks. Trees, plants and houses flew past her as she flattered her wings faster and faster. She flew through Ponyville. Twilight Sparkles tree house library seemed miles away as Rainbow Dash flew towards it. Twilight opened the door as Rainbow Dash approached it. Rainbow Dash bolted through the opening ramming into Twilights bookcases. Books went flying throughout the room. Twilight ran in as Rainbow Dash lay buried beneath the piles of books. The baby dragon approached, Spike. His green and purple scale’s jolted as he giggled at Rainbow Dash. The little white teeth rested over his lips. Rainbow Dash poked her head through the pile. Twilights horn began to glow, the books began to glow a light purple as twilight used her magic to move them back to their spots. The small light purple horn rested underneath the dark purple straight mane, where a light pink strip laid.
"Gosh Rainbow, what’s' the matter?" she asked as the last book slid into its spot.
"I'm entering a contest tonight and I need everyponys help to cheer me on," The four other ponies walked on. One Pegasus hid her wings under her light pink hair. Her small, light yellow body shook of anxiety along with her three pink butterflies on her flank.
"Hello," the faint sound came from her lips.
"Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash began flying towards her, “I need your help, and I’m entering the Wonderbolts contest!"
"Well darn totin' Rainbow Dash I wish you good luck! What do you get if you win the contest," One farm pony stated, her straw hat rested over her long, braided blonde mane. Her light orange body sat relaxed on the floor beside Twilight Sparkle.
"I get to be, In the Wonderbolts!" Rainbow Dash yelled, twirling in circles around the room. Her feathered wings fluttered around as she grew with excitement.
"Well Rainbow Dash, that's amazing!" Rarity began, fixing her curly purple mane. Rainbow Dash stopped in midair as she looked over to the clock.
"Oh shoot! I'm going to be late the contest starts in two hours and I don't have a routine,” she began looking down at Fluttershy, "Fluttershy, you need to help me! I need you to help and cheer me on!"
"Wait what about us, y'all remember us right?" The farm pony began looking up at Rainbow Dash, tilting her straw hat over her blonde mane.
"Unicorns and Earth ponies can’t come to Cloudsdale it's impossible, sorry guys but this future Wonderbolts' got to fly and get ready!" Rainbow Dash yelled, grabbing Fluttershy by the hoof. Rainbow Dash burst through the door, dragging the innocent animal loving Pegasus with her. The light yellow pony squealed as she flew through the air with Rainbow Dash.
"Um, Rainbow Dash, can you may be slow down? Please," she mumbled as they sped up and the wind echoed through her ears.
"No time, I need to get to my room and you need to help me with my routine,"
"Why me?"
"Well you are my only Pegasus friend aren't you?"
"Yes, but" her faint voice began, "I'm sure Soarin will love anything you do," Suddenly, Rainbow Dash stopped in midair as the words escaped the terrified Pegasi lips.
"What does Sourin have to do with this?" she asked hiding her love for Soarin with faint lies.
"We all know you love him, and remember at the gala, you saved his pie, he must respect you he has to like what you do?"
"Because this isn't about him, it’s about being a Wonderbolt!" Rainbow Dash grabbed Fluttershy’s hoof as she began falling from the air. Rainbow Dash blasted through the white clouds to her home above Canterlot. She dropped Fluttershy onto her bed as she flew through the window. Her light blue hoofs landed on her rug, where a lightning bolt rested on its dark blue pattern.
"So, Fluttershy, should I do something like, this?" she asked, flying in 360's around her room at her high speed.
"That's nice,"
"Or this?" Rainbow Dash quoted, doing zigzags around the ceiling of her bedroom avoiding the lights.
"That's pretty,"
"Or a sonic Rainboom?" she shouted, pointing her hoofs at Fluttershy.
"I like all three," Fluttershy smiled, hiding her face as she slid off the cloud, like bed. She watched as Rainbow Dash’s smile faded and she walked to her small window. She closed the glass and rested her hoof on her cheek.
"Fluttershy, I'm, I'm not sure about tonight," she began watching the clouds move in the breeze and the Weather Patrol move the grey clouds away from Ponyville since the storm had passed.
"Why, why not?" she asked approaching her, hiding her wings and turning to look at her three butterflies on her flank, symbolizing her cutie mark and her love for animals.
"Well, the Wonderbolts are just, so amazing and what if, what if-"
"Soarin doesn't like you?" Fluttershy began, "oh, too harsh?"
"No, it's fine, that’s what I'm afraid of,"
"You're going to be great, but you need something to wear don't you?" Rainbow dash walked over to her closet, the doors had small posters of each Wonderbolt teammate. She threw dresses, hats and other objects around the room.
"A dress? Should I wear one; no it'll just slow me down. A hat? No it will fall off," she threw more and more objects around. Every time she asked a question, Fluttershy’ answer was kept from coming out of her mouth. "A bow? No too girly. Nothing? No, everypony is going to have something. A cape? Maybe, I'll put that on my bed,” she threw the light, white fluff, cloud like cape onto her bed where Fluttershy hopped out of its way.
"Rainbow Dash, maybe I would do your mane and hoofs, I mean you're beautiful I'm sure they'll notice you and love to watch you," Fluttershy smiled at Rainbow Dash.
"You'd do that for me?" Rainbow Dash smiled looking over at Fluttershy.
"Yea, sure" "You know I can't stand getting stuff done on me but I'll try, now lemme practice my routine," Rainbow Dash out together peace by peace of her routine to wow Soarin and the Wonderbolts. "Fluttershy! I have 30 minutes to get ready, help please?"
Fluttershy approached with manespray, hoofpolish and other objects. She started on Rainbow Dash’s' mane, where she put a small ponytail by the bottom of it. She placed two golden leaves by her ears. Rainbow Dash watched as Fluttershy did her makeup and put on her golden sandals where the laces went up her leg. She left her without the cape.
"Wow Fluttershy, I love it. It's so simple," she smiled up at Fluttershy. A silence past them as Rainbow Dash’s' emotions dropped. "I'm gonna be late!" she screamed, grabbing Fluttershy' hoof and dragging her out the door at high speed.
At the arena, Fluttershy watched as all the Pegasi practiced and got last minute fixings. Fluttershy walked to the stands, leaving Rainbow Dash behind. Suddenly, a pink land pony arrived from under the clouds. Her body, a light pink, on her flank laid three balloons and her mane a darker pink like cotton candy, curling a bouncing as she moved around.
"Rainbow Dash!" she called twirling in circles. She had five balloons of different colors tied to her that kept her floated above the floor.
"Pinkie Pie, what are you doing here?" Rainbow Dash began walking over to the Pink Pony.
"Well, I was walking around Ponyville and I saw Twilight, Apple Jack, Rarity and Spike by the fountain in the center of town. I started listening because my Pinkie Senses told me to. I heard you were going to be in this contest so I went back to Sugarcube Corner and got some balloons and tied them to me, it was hard and when flying I was all, woo and woohoo and wee! And now I'm here," she smiled ear to ear, her eyes wide.
"Okay Pinkie, thanks for coming, go find Fluttershy,"
"Okay!" she yelled moving over to the stands. She moved her body by kicking her back legs. While turning Rainbow Dash watched as she kicked one of the contestants in the back of the head. Rainbow Dash giggled at Pinkie Pie's mistake and the Pegasus' reaction. An old Pegasus handed Rainbow Dash a number. Her grey curls bounced alone with her light brown body and faded cutie mark on her flank. The Pegasi cheered as the Wonderbolts entered the arena, made entirely out of clouds. Rainbow Dash felt a tap on her shoulder as she giggled at Pinkie Pie. She turned to see him, Soarin.
"Hey, you’re Rainbow Dash right?" he asked, jolting his navy blue mane out of his face.
"Oh my gosh, yea," she smiled, squealing with every word. Rainbow Dash felt her cheeks burn with his every movement.
"I've heard some things about you," he began. "Apparently you're the best in Cloudsdale?"
"Oh, who said that?"
"Almost everyone here, and if that's true, maybe you'll be a rookie, and I can help you with that," he smiled walking away and flying back to the judging table. Rainbow Dash smiled and fell to her backside, holding her number in her hoofs. Each contestant was called by number one at a time creating a routine and having the Wonderbolts smiling and the cheers wild. Suddenly, she was called.
"Contestant 7 please," Spitfire called her mane with two different shades if orange hair tied up and her yellow body hidden under her Wonderbolts uniform.
Rainbow Dash walked to the center of the floor, and began flapping her wings. Within a split second she began using agility and doing 360s around the arena. Her ears nearly touched the back of her mane as she tilted her head forward to pick up speed. She avoided the small obstacles set around the arena. Slowly, she had mastered her routine in the short two hours and all that was left was the Sonic Rainboom. She flew to the sky, her eyes watering as she stopped ahead of Celestia’s sun. As she took the small break and whipped her tears, she turned and headed downwards. Once she picked up speed, her tears flew back her face and her mane straightened and its sped blinded her. She had flown through the arenas floor and headed to Ponyville. Then it happened, the Rainboom. The sky filled with color and the rainbow wrapped around the arena. Rainbow Dash wrapped the rainbow that followed around the arena. People from Ponyville and Canterlot watched in awe as Rainbow Dash finished her routine. The arena went wild with cheers and shouting as she landed back on the floor below. The Wonderbolts flew from their judging stand over to Rainbow Dash.
"That was amazing!" Spitfire shouted as she approached the sweaty and tired Rainbow Dash.
"Never seen anything like it!" Blaze smiled as he went to shake Rainbow Dash’s hoof.
"So Rainbow Dash, you are the best, it's sad only seven people entered I wish there were more like you out there," Soarin stated walking in-between Spitfire and Blaze. Rainbow Dash blushed and smiled towards him as he complimented her routine.
"Oh my gosh really!?" she laughed squealing and giggling trying not to prance around him.
"Well, we need to pick a winner, be back here in an hour," Wave Chill quoted as he walked back to the stands. The other Wonderbolts followed in awe, except Soarin.
"I guess they can decide without me, I want to talk to you Rainbow Dash,"
"Me, really?" she quoted, hiding her face behind her hoofs as Soarin got closer.
"First follow me” he stated walking her past the fans and contestants to the outer steps of the arena. “Yea, you've got skills Rainbow Dash, I know you're gonna make it, there’s just one thing,"
"What is it?" she asked as Soarin stood above her, his cheeks blushing as he removed the hood of his uniform. His face laid the light blue color and large emerald eyes.
"I have heard around Cloudsdale that you really like me,”
“Yea, I do,” she blushed standing ahead of him.
“Well you seem nice and funny, during my routines I watch you go crazy. Last year at the Grand Galloping Gala, you did save my apple pie too,” he smiled walking inch by inch closer to her. “You seem like a really dedicated fan Rainbow Dash,”
“I really am,” she began, walking over to the edge of the cloud where the arena laid. “I’ve been a fan since I was just a filly, I met Spitfire when I was small and she was such an inspiration to me,”
“She has that effect,” he smiled, walking back over to Rainbow Dash. “She told me about that day,”
“She remembers it?”
“How can’t she forget about the small rainbow haired filly that ran over to her and started squealing and flying in circles around her?”
“I did that!?” Rainbow Dash blushed looking up at Soarin.
“Apparently so,” he finished, looking down at the Pegasus. Well Rainbow Dash, you have skills, and we need that in our team.”
“You really mean that?”
“Sure I do, you’re going to get it Rainbow Dash. I just need to say one thing before we go inside,”
“What’s that?” she asked, making eye contact with the Pegasi large emerald eyes.
“All the guys on the team would want to help you, but” he began looking down at her, his eyes glittering. “I would be jealous, so I want to ask if you’d let me help you,”
“You’d be jealous if they’d help me?” she asked, hiding her smile behind questions.
“What I’m saying is I kind of like you Rainbow Dash, you’re a special fan, you’re so talented and beautiful,” he smiled, blushing and giggling. He didn’t seem like a celebrity, more of a small boy with a crush.
“Awe, Soarin,” Rainbow Dash smiled, tilting her head at him. “Are you trying to ask me out?”
“Yea,” he began, “Am I doing good at it?”
“You are,” she smiled as his attempt worked.