Nightshade sat in class, hunched over her desk, bored out of her mind. While her best friend sat next to her, taking notes on what the teacher was saying.
“Nightshade!” Whispered Spitfire. Nightshade purposely ignored the mare next to her. Again she heard her call her name but she continued to dream on in her imagination. Finally she was nudged by the bright pegasus and brought back to reality. She sat up and looked over to Spitfire with an annoyed expression.
“Pay attention!” She whispered. The straight A student only wanted the best for her closest friend and so she pestered her to pay attention in class, like she had been for the passed few years now. Nightshade rolled her eyes at her before picking up her pencil and writing down what was on the board. The teacher’s back was to the class as his full attention was to the board.
“I don’t see how you can focus today. Aren’t you at all excited for today?” Nightshade whispered to the pony next to her. Still focusing on what the teacher was saying, Spitfire answered.
“Of course I am. I just know how to contain my excitement better than you do. I can actually focus on my school work and be as excited as you are,” Spitfire said without taking her eyes off of the board. Nightshade slouched over her desk again and stared at Spitfire. It wasn’t hard, her bright colors could catch the eye of any pony. Nightshade was drawn to it more than most though, her bright colored coat, her fiery mane, her eyes. Nightshade shook her head and tried to focus on something else. That’s when the Wonderbolts’s show came back to her mind. It was all she could think about after getting the tickets for her and Spitfire. Both ponies always talked about joining the Wonderbolts ever since they were fillies. Getting to finally see a show together was exciting beyond words. Nightshade smiled and rested her cheek on her hooves as she continued to daydream about what could possibly happen after school during the show. Will they get to meet a Wonderbolt? Will they get to meet all the Wonderbolts? The possibilities were endless! She’s always heard a Wonderbolts show was awesome, but their night shows were even better! That’s what made this even more incredible and exciting for the midnight blue maned mare.
The bell had finally rang and ended their final class of the day. The weekend was here and more importantly, the show was only a couple hours away. Spitfire took her time to put her notebooks and pencils back into her saddlebag as Nightshade bounced around her desk, waiting for her to be finished.
“C’mon, Spitfire! Let’s go!” She said, now at the door of the classroom. Spitfire walked over to her and smiled at her eagerness.
“Why are you in such a rush anyway? The show doesn’t start till tonight,” Spitfire giggled.
“Duh! We need to get their early to get good seats! I don’t want to show up late and have to sit in the lame seats where we can’t see anything!” Nightshade explained.
“Ok,” Spitfire chuckled.
“Besides, I want us to be comfortable. I heard their night shows are long but awesome. I wouldn’t want us to be sitting for a long time uncomfortably,” Nightshade shrugged.
“Right, because sitting together for a long time at night could be a problem,” Spitfire said in a teasing tone. Nightshade tripped on a rock but quickly caught herself. Spitfire began to laugh hysterically.
“Don’t do that!” Nightshade shouted back, blushing.
“C’mon! It’s gonna take forever to get there if you keep tripping over yourself!” Spitfire said as she began to run ahead. Nightshade grinned and flapped her wings, passing Spitfire up.
“Whatever you say, Spit!” She smiled after seeing Spitfire fly up to her. Soon their walk turned into a race. Spitfire flew ahead of Nightshade, flapping her tail in her face before laughing and flying ahead. Nightshade felt her cheeks warm before speeding up to catch up to the mare.
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After stopping by both of their homes to drop off their saddlebags and retrieve their tickets, they were off to the show. The sun set as the two mares walked into the outdoor stadium. The two ponies found perfect seats with some time to spare. Nightshade sat down comfortably on the cloud and looked to see she had a perfect view of everything, the clear sky, the cloud ground, the light that came from the moon. The lights from the stadium lit up most of the area but Nightshade was completely captured with the moon.
“What are you staring at?” Spitfire asked. She looked and smiled once she answered her own question. “The moon again, huh?” She snickered. Nightshade grinned and laughed softly to herself.
“Yeah. The idea that Princess Luna is up there is really something. I wonder if she can hear us?” Nightshade asked.
“She’s not like Princess Celestia, Nighty. You know that Princess Celestia is our Princess, not Luna. She was put up there by her sister for a reason,” Spitfire explained.
“Well there’s one thing we disagree on. I honestly think Luna could be a better princess any day or night. Besides, she was sent up there over a thousand years ago! No pony still alive can tell us what happened. Luna is a princess too!” Nightshade argued. Spitfire rolled her eyes and smiled.
“I’m never going to convince you am I?” She asked.
“Nope. Why do you think I have a B in history class?” Nightshade smiled. Spitfire grinned, her eyelids lowered. She nuzzled close to her best friend who quickly tensed up by the sudden warmth of another body near her.
“Because I helped you study.”
Both mares directed their attention towards the sky after seeing a group of the Wonderbolts fly through. A voice narrating each pegasus in uniform. The crowd lost it every time a Wonderbolt was introduced.
“And please welcome our newest addition to the team, Soarin!” A colt flew up in the air, spinning and twisting, showing off his tricks after being introduced. Nightshade glanced at Spitfire next to her and saw she was staring at the colt as he waved to the audience. His mane matched the color of Nightshade’s and his coat was a bit lighter than hers. Almost identical in color if anything. The only thing he had that Nightshade wanted was a Wonderbolts suit. Spitfire blushed to herself after seeing Soarin wave at her. She waved back and giggled. Nightshade rolled her eyes.
“What a glory hog,” Nightshade mumbled.
“Nightshade! Don’t be jealous!” Spitfire teased.
Nightshade shook her head and snorted. Spitfire smiled and looked back to see all the other Wonderbolts perform. As time passed, Nightshade and Spitfire’s eyes couldn't grow any wider. They were truly struck with awe with every amazing trick and sequenced move the ponies made together. All in perfect sync as they fulfilled what they spent days practicing to master. Time passed and nopony even noticed. The show before them was so distracting and amazing that it didn't even occur to them that it was getting late. A cold breeze passed by multiple times, causing Spitfire to draw closer to Nightshade for warmth. Both now practically huddled together on a cloud as they watched the grand finale of the Wonderbolts show. Ending with another perfectly amazing trick that nopony could do on their own without constant practice and precision. Nightshade smiled and nuzzled Spitfire’s mane before receiving a nuzzle under her chin in return. A small joke they used to do when they were fillies. Her smile fell after seeing Soarin fly by and wave at Spitfire before returning to his team. Spitfire felt Nightshade tense up but refrained from asking any questions, figuring it was probably from the cold breeze. She snuggled closer as the announcer began to speak up again.
“Thank you all so much! We hope you enjoyed our show! We hope you all have a great night!” That was cue for everypony to start leaving. Spitfire and Nightshade walked off their cloud and stretched their legs and back before trotting down the stairs. “Also! If any of you ponies think you've got what it takes to become a Wonderbolt, then come on down to the Wonderbolts auditions! Starting this summer! So you've all got a month to sign up and train before trying out! The best of luck to everypony! Have a good night!” Finished the speaker.
Both Nightshade and Spitfire glanced at each other, obviously thinking the same thing. Grinning widely, the two mare flew to sign up for auditions.