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// 51. #WonderboltsandLightning 
// Story: Ciderfest BOAS APP Stories: 86?! 
// by Janicethelight 
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Story
"Free hot air balloon ride to Cloudsdale" reads a sign right next to the pink balloon. You get inside, letting the rope drop before watching the ground slowly distance from you. You float up above the clouds and into the beautiful cloud city of Cloudsdale. Pegasi are flying around everywhere as your balloon drifts along the white landscape of buildings made of fluffy water vapor.

Eventually, you notice Lightning Dust in the corner of a cloud house, pacing. Using some rope, you pull yourself closer to her. She looks at you and huffs. "I'm sure you're here to hate on me too, huh?! You know what?! I don't care! I have two good friends and an awesome set up! Sure, we get roughed up, but, hey, we get roughed up together!" She huffs out a huge breath before looking down. "The thing is…I might have gotten a big head, but I just wanted to show I was the best, and then I let my thirst for vengeance get in the way of recruiting a really talented filly…" guilt crosses her features before anger replaces it, "and I still can't decide how much of this is my fault, and how much of it is because of that awful Rainbow Dash. She made the tornado sound like I'm the only one who did it, but she was in for it too! She could have said no!" Lightning's wings lift her off the ground as she continues, "And, I only started pushing Scootaloo into a more dangerous stunt once Rainbow Dash decided to butt in. I would have never gone in such a dangerous direction if it weren't for her!" She sighs and holds up a page from the book of all stories. "I have this, and I've been trying to decide the best thing to change. Of course, I could stick it to Rainbow Dash and become a Wonderbolt instead of her, but then I would never become friends with Rolling Thunder and Short Fuse"

Lightning smiles for a moment, thinking of her extreme buddies, "…I love those guys. They took me in when nopony else would." She thinks for another moment, "I could also change it where we don't make scoots do such a dangerous trick for her first daredevil debut. It would definitely stick it to Rainbow Dash in a different way and the Washouts will have a talented fourth member." 

She looks down, imagining Scootaloo with a grin. Her grin slowly turns into frustration once more, "but then I would give up my first ever dream and Rainbow would still have something to lean back on." 

She lets out a long sigh, slowly floating back to the clouds, and admitting, "I just can't decide…wait, you haven't left yet? Alright then. Since you at least listened to my side, what do you think I should do?"

[CHOICE] 

> Get Scootaloo back and stay with your daredevil friends. (Chaos) 

> Find a way to be better for the future! (Hero)

> Take Rainbow Dash's place as a Wonderbolt. (Villain)

[ENDING A: CHAOS]
"So you're not a Wonderbolt? You make an awesome daredevil, and Scoots did too. I think you should get her back and keep the friends you made along the way!" You decide.

"You know what? You're right!" Lightning Dust grins. An orange glow surrounds you and the next thing you know, you see an epic daredevil show. Lightning Dust shows off her stunts with Rolling Thunder and Short Fuze. The best part is the debut of Scootaloo, scooting through a flaming circle from a huge ramp. Her flank glows to reveal a wing and scooter cutie mark, and she takes Lightning as her new adopted sister.

(+1 page for Chaos)

[ENDING B: HERO]
"Look, Lightning Dust. You made some pretty bad mistakes, and while Rainbow Dash is also at fault for parts of it, you still have some responsibility to learn as well. You seem to be happy with your friends and your daredevil tricks, so why not take what you've learned from those experiences and do better now instead of trying to fix the past in a way that makes the future uncertain."

Lightning Dust sighs. "I guess you're not completely wrong. Fine. Guess I won't need this!" She gives you the page, "Now if you need me, I'll be with my daredevil friends!"

(+1 page for Heroes)

[ENDING C: VILLAIN]

"You deserve to be a Wonderbolt. Not Rainbow Dash!" You decide.

"You're right. Why give her that?!" An orange glow erupts around you and the next thing you know, you see Lightning Dust with the other Wonderbolts, leading the tricks and waving at her fans. You look over to see a depressed Rainbow Dash. Dashie walks away, staying away from friends and family because of depression.

(+1 page for Villains)