Clipped

by Unarmed Pony


Prologue

It was a bright, summer day in ponyville. But things where dark and gloomy in Rainbow Dash's cloud home. She had been up there for two weeks and had isolated all of her friends.

"It's all my fault."

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Twilight and Rainbow Dash where walking to Sweet Apple Acres to meet up with their friends so she could cast the cloudwalking spell and go up to cloudsdale in the hot air baloon..

"Oh my gosh, this is going to be so awesome!"

"Calm down Rainbow, the contest isn't until tomorrow"

"Yeah Twilight, I know. But i'm just so excited! I just can't beleive that the legendary Wonderbolts will be judging! They'll see me and be amazed by my grace, yet be outstanded with my super awesomness!"

"Oh Rainbow Dash. You always where one for speaking high of oneself."

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that, even though you may be a really good flier, doesn't mean you need to rub it in everypony's faces"

Rainbow let out a frustrated moan. "Whatever..."

When they arrived at Sweet Apple Acres, everypony was waiting in the baloon. Everypony but one. before Rainbow had noticed, a large pink blur tackled her and sent her flying to the floor, only to have her efforts of getting back up thwarted by none other than Pinkie Pie

"Rainbow Dash! We've been waiting for so so so long for you to get here but now that you are here we can go up there and support you! I've been practicing my cheering wanna hear it?

Withut even waiting for an answer, Pinkie jumped up and yelled at the top of her lungs, Shouting a load of incoherent babble with a few words made out with something to do with "YAY RAINBOW DASH!!"

"Hold yer horses Pinkie Pie. We're not even sure if Twi can even pull off that cloud walky thing"

"Oh please Applejack. A cloud walking spell is one of the easiest spells to master."

"So expalin to me why y'all couldnt do it then Rarity."

"Hold on everypony. I just want to say that i found another spell that give non-pegasi wings for 3 days. But it looked kind of difficult, I'm not 100% sure i can do it but I want to try. So........... Who's the guinee pig?"

Everypony shared uneasy glances and muttering things to themselves until Rarity spoke up.

"I'll do it."

They all looked at her in shock. After many words where shared between the two unicorns about how dangerous this is, she finally tried casting the spell.

A magical aura surrounded Twilights horn as she began to put the spell together. Simultaneously, A blue ribbon enveloped in a purple aura started to wind around Rarity, as if trying to trap her in a velvety prison. Twilight began to grunt due to the pressure of the spell. She raised her horn to the air, as if calling to the sun to help, and with a flash, all was silent.

Twilight came to when she heard Rarity scream.

"Oh the're beautiful!"

Everyone looked in awe at the beautiful gossamer and morning dew wings.

"Oh my goodness. I don't think I can pull that off again, we'll just have to stick to the cloud walking spell."