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// Chapter 18 Front Flip For Style! 
// Story: The Slow Mo Stallions 
// by gamershot 
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Gavin and Rainbow Dash settled on a cloud to rest. It was a beautiful view, they were above the clouds in the warm sun.
"Boy these clouds are comfy!" yelled Gavin as he snuggled into the cloud.
"Yeah, I'm so glad I'm a Pegasus." replied Rainbow Dash, looking at the view.
"It must be pretty crap being an earth pony." added Gavin, sitting up.
Suddenly he had an idea. What was one of his favorite things to do that had just been put onto a T-shirt? Front flip for style.
"Wait here Dash, I got something to show you." said Gavin smugly as he flew off the cloud. He stopped when he was not too far away and smiled at Rainbow Dash. He leaned back and flew straight up.
"FRONT FLIP FOR STYLE!" he screamed as he flipped over in the air.  Rainbow Dash cheered and clapped her hooves as he did it.
When he stopped however, he was dizzy and lost his focus, unable to stay upright. He yelped loudly as he dropped from the sky, screaming.
"Gavin!" yelled Rainbow Dash as she dived after him.
"HELP!" screamed Gavin as Rainbow Dash neared him.  She managed to grab his hooves and tried to pull him up but he was too heavy.
"Spread your wings you idiot!" she yelled, still desperately trying to slow him down. He replied with a weird chortling sound and flailing his legs. The stallion beneath them had a split second to look up and shield his chocolate pie before the rainbow, blue and light brown bomb hit.
As the dust cleared the three ponies could be seen... in a rather unfortunate position. Pinkie then popped out of a bush next to them and sung,
"It's not gay if it’s in a three way, If there's as mare in the middle it's okay!" before disappearing into the bush again. After hearing her, the three ponies jumped up and stared at each other awkwardly. The stallion they'd hit was ash grey, had a black mane with a yellow streak running through it, and a very angry expression on his face.
They looked down and saw thick, murky, brown liquid splattered over their legs and bodies. Gavin heaved and covered his hoof with his mouth.
"Did someone... Shit... Themselves" he muttered between groans.
"No, you landed on my pie, you ass." grumbled the stallion, his feathers literally ruffled with the encounter.
"Oh... hey Long Shot.” greeted Rainbow Dash sheepishly.
"Hi Dash.” he pointed a hoof at Gavin, “Who’s he?"
"That's Gavin, he and his friend Dan are staying in AJ's barn for a while. They're from Canterlot." replied Rainbow Dash patting Gavin on the back.
"Uh-huh." he muttered.
"I'm gonna go rest my stomach and wash this off." croaked Gavin before trotting over to the stream behind Rainbow's house. As he did he tripped over his hooves and fell over before smiling and standing back up.
"Alright, I’ll bite, what’s wrong with him." said Long Shot suspiciously.
"Uh... nothing’s wrong with him." You didn’t have be Apple Jack to see through her lie.
"Tell me Rainbow Dash." pressured long Shot.
"There's nothi-"
"Tell me!" he interrupted in a loud whisper.
"I swear Long Shot, they're just normal stallions from Canterlot!" replied Rainbow Dash, getting a little annoyed.
"...fine." he grumbled as Gavin trotted back over, coat and mane dripping wet.
He stood in front of them, wet fringe covering his eyes. He stuck out his hoof to shake Long Shots, but the grey stallion didn’t even move his hoof.
"You might wanna shake Gav." said Rainbow awkwardly.
"Really? You do that?" he asked shocked; causing Long Shot to raise his eyebrow.
"Cultural differences..." squeaked Rainbow as Gavin shook, splattering water all over them."You idiot." she added grumpily.
"So, you going to the Gala, Shot?" asked Rainbow Dash moving the conversation from Gavin.
"Yeah, you?" he replied.
"Yeah Gav and Dan are coming with us too." she answered.
"It's gonna be top!" exclaimed Gavin happily.
"Yeah I’m looking forward to it." said Long Shot, deciding to over look Gavin's eccentricities.
"Sorry about your chocolate pie by the way, I'll make sure to pay you back" said Gavin.
"No you don't need to..."
"Nah don't worry about it, how much was it? A fiver should do it right?" he insisted.
"A fiver... What? No it was seven." replied Long Shot, confused.
"Seven quid, got it." added Gavin happily.
"Quid? No seven bits." murmured the confused stallion.
With that Long Shot said goodbye and went his separate way.
"Something's not right about that guy," he muttered just out of earshot, "and I will find out"
"He seemed nice" chuckled Gavin, oblivious to the suspicion.
"Yeah he is... I just don't think he likes you much." giggled Rainbow Dash, grabbing Gavin's hooves and pulling him back into the sky.