//------------------------------// // Season 4: Episode 3 - Rumble Up! (Flight to the Finish AU) // Story: My Little Pony: When Friendship Shimmers - Reboot // by RobtheMorpherPony //------------------------------// An announcement for the foals to compete to carry the ponyville flag for the Equestria games was made just yesterday, so the CMC were busy coming up with a routine, when who else would show up to their practice spot in Ponyville Park, then Fortus Vile. "Fortus Vile, here to mock us some more? It's not going to work." Diamond Tiara said. "Yeah. There's nothing you can say to us to get under our skin. Especially since I've gotten better at flying thanks to Rumble." Scootaloo said. "Who said anything about mocking you? I just suggested to Mayor Mare that the judges for this competition should be as impertial to all foals as possible. I even suggested for one Earth Pony Judge, one Pegasus Judge, and one Unicorn Judge to make things as unbiased as possible." Fortus Vile said. "Wait...did you catch wind that Rainbow Dash was the planned judge for this compitation?" Scootaloo asked. "She was?" Apple Bloom asked. "You should've contained your excitement while you could. Besides, if I am to put you cutie markless ponies in your place once and for all, I want to win fair and square. So I just made that possible is all." Fortus Vile said. "I even suggested four particular ponies I know are as unrelated to any other foals as you could get." "Attention all foals participating in the Flag Carrying Competition: Due to a matter brought up by a student, I as mayor have decided to select three judges that were suggested. They are myself for Earth Ponies, Night Wing for Pegasi, and Sunset Shimmer for Unicorns. That is all. Thank you." Mayor Mare said over a loudspeaker. Scootaloo suddenly turned towards Fortus Vile. "You...you suggested Night Wing knowing full well she'd be very strict with Pegasi performances, didn't you?" She asked. "Hey I only suggested her because she has no relations to any of the students. Neither does Mayor Mare nor Sunset Shimmer. This way, everyone has an equal chance to win. Not my fault if any of you pegasi can't perform well enough to impress Night Wing. That only shows your incompetence as a Blank Flank." Fortus Vile said. Scootaloo wanted to say something, anything, but felt her voice die in her throat. "We'll still beat you." Sweetie Belle said. "In your dreams. You could never beat me in fair judgement." Fortus Vile said and left laughing. "He can be laughing now, but we'll still beat his flank. Right Scootaloo?" Diamond Tiara asked. But Scootaloo was silenced by Fortus Vile, feeling herself dropping. "Scootaloo?" Diamond Tiara asked again. "Don't you dare just give up." That voice...it was Rumble! "Your too cool to let what happened effect you, Scootaloo." Rumble said. "...I am?" Scootaloo asked. "Sure you are. You've been getting so great at your flying despite your set backs. I know you and your friends can come up with something to really impress all the judges to the point where Fortus Vile will be left in the dust. I want you to show him just how awesome you are. I've seen you ride around on your scooter at really high speeds so much, that it amazes me." Rumble said. "My Scooter...that's it!" Scootaloo said. "That's how we'll beat Fortus Vile." "You've got a plan, don't you? Well, since Fortus Vile wants to make this personal, I'll gladly let you take over." Diamond Tiara said. "Okay, here's what we'll do. Rumble, your in this too." Scootaloo said. "Me?" Rumble asked. "Do you have a patner?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Not really. I wasn't really planning on entering." Rumble said. "Well now you are. What I've got in mind can't work without you there. Do you trust me?" Scootaloo asked. Rumble smiled. "There's the Scootaloo I know. Okay, fill us in." He said. When the day of the contest was held, the CMC all teamed up with Rumble to really give a crowd pleasing performance complete with scooters, sleds, flying, and stunts galore. The musical number was just the icing on the cake. And it was pratically straight tens across the judge's board. Which shocked Fortus Vile. But then again, even he had to admit that the CMC really pulled out all the stops. "...Well, I guess if I had to lose, I feel great that it had to be to a perfomance like that." Fortus Vile said. "What? No insult?" Scootaloo asked. "Why would I insult you? Not even I could hope to top something like that. So congrats you five. You really outdid yourselves here today." Fortus Vile said and then left. Raiden however, decided to follow the colt. As he did, he then noticed that an older stallion soon came up to Fortus Vile said, causing the young colt to halt in place. "Oh hi dad, I was just..." "Losing to a bunch of low-grade noponies?" Vile's father asked. And I thought Vile was bad... Raiden thought to himself. "How was I supposed to know they'd come up with something that good? You saw it same as every pony else dad!" Fortus Vile defended. "That is no excuse. Must I remind you that under my roof, that victory is all that matters?" Vile's Father asked. "But that's not fair." Fortus Vile said. "Life's not fair. Except to the winners my son. As punishment, you'll be going to straight to bed tonight without supper." Vile's father said. "But father..." Fortus Vile tried to defend himself again. "No buts. The school election is in a couple of months from now. If you somehow fail to become student president, then a harsher punishement then this awaits you." Vile's father said. Fortus Vile looked down in shame. "...I understand father. I'll try harder to not fail next time." He said. "Good. Because you're coming home right now." Vile's father said, escorting his own son away. This is insane. How could any of these ponies allow this? Are they even aware? This is worse than I ever thought possible. Raiden thought to himself.