When dreams come true

by Nightyy

Worst Day Ever

This was Rainbow Dash’s first day in the Wonderbolts’ headquarters. She already has a friend and now, she’s prepared to meet the rest of the Wonderbolts. The time has come. It’s almost eight o’clock and Rainbow is on her way to the dining room.

Rainbow Dash was again nervous. She wanted to make good impression. She washed her muzzle as Spitfire told her. Dash knew that everything is right, but she still had to check herself in her mirror about ten times. Rainbow calmed herself down and got on her way to the dining room. She slowly walked through the corridor, but she was still getting more and more nervous. She heard voices coming from the dining room. When Rainbow Dash walked into the dining room, everypony suddenly stopped and stared at her. Spitfire saw how nervous Dash is so she decided to speak.

“Welcome Rainbow Dash. Take a seat, please.”

Rainbow slowly and nervously walked to her seat. When she sat down Spitfire continued. “Everypony, welcome our...”

Blaze interrupted Spitfire. “Ehm, sorry Spitfire, but your brother isn’t here. Again.”

“You’re right. But he is late as normally. We have to start without him. So, everypony, please welcome our new member Rainbow Dash.”

Everypony answered something different, but it was all like ‘welcome’.

Spitfire continued. “Now something about us. Let’s take it from here. You know me, but anyway I am Spitfire. On my right side is Soarin, next to him is Rapidfire. Don’t get confused it’s true that they look very similar, but later you will see that they are totally different. Oh, let’s continue. Another one is Fleetfoot. She will be one of your trainers. Next to her are High Winds and Misty Fly. And the last in this row is Lightning Streak. Well and on the left is normally Dark Flame, but he is again late. Next to him is Blaze. As I saw you know her so I will continue. Another one is Fire Streak followed by Surprise. And last two ponies are Silver Lining and Wave Chill. Actually Wave Chill is Soarin’s twin. Well and now enjoy your meal!”

Rainbow finally calmed down and started eating her salad. But as she took her first bite, somepony ran into dining room and shouted “I’m here!” Then he stopped for a while, took a deep breath and continued. “I’m here. I’m sorry that I was late.” After that, he walked to his seat and sat down.

Rainbow Dash prepared herself to take another bite, but she saw Soarin how he’s also preparing for something. She was waiting and watching him. After a while he licked his lips and then his head went straight down at his pie. He put his muzzle into it and ate it from inside. Dark Flame couldn’t hold his emotions. “Soarin! You simply MUST eat it like this. Can’t you at least once eat normally?”

Soarin raised his head which was completely dirty and smiled on Dark Flame. “Normally? What do you mean? I eat pie like this every time. So it is normal for me.”

Dark Flame was now angry. “That’s it. You eat pie like this every time. Maybe you think that it’s normal, but it isn’t. You eat it like... Well I don’t want to be rude when we have a guest.”

“A guest? Well Rainbow Dash isn’t a guest. She’s now one of us!” replied Soarin.

Dark Flame was now shocked. He looked at Rainbow Dash and then he turned to Spitfire. “One of us? Don’t you think that there’s enough of us? Anyway, why you didn’t tell this to me? You are my sister and you don’t tell me such a thing.”

Spitfire answered with no emotion. “Well, if I remember you were there when I accepted her, right? I think that your chemicals in the laboratory are bad for your brain. You shouldn’t be there so much.”

Dark Flame was quiet for a while. “Yes, you’re right. I remember that now. And my brain is right, but Soarin’s eating style is disgusting me.” Dark Flame picked his dinner and left with it dining room.

After Flame’s speech Rainbow Dash was feeling bad. She didn’t even want to eat again. “I’m sorry, but I’m not hungry anymore. I think I will go and rest because I’m tired. See you later.” Rainbow stood up and slowly walked out of dining room. But Spitfire stopped her.

“Rainbow Dash! I have two more things to say you. First, I want to see you tomorrow at nine o’clock in the morning in the community room. And the second. Don’t mind him, he probably again had a bad day. Anyway, good night Rainbow Dash.”

Rainbow smiled and left dining room. When she walked into her room, she immediately got into bed and thought about what happened. “Oh my. This will be difficult if he will act like this all the time. And if he will be one of my trainers... it would be terrible. I only hope that Spitfire won’t assign him as my trainer. I will see tomorrow now I have to rest.” Then she put her head down on her pillow and fell asleep.

That night, Rainbow had very strange dream. She saw how somepony very similar to Dark Flame stood next to the Shadowbolts.

“As I promised. She will come here someday. I will get her here and you can take care of her. I don’t know why you hate her, but it’s your problem.”

One of Shadowbolts smiled and replied. “You are right. That’s our problem. But when I saw you I thought that she’s much more than a friend for you. Hey let’s just think about this. I think that she has bigger worth for you than your sister, right?”

Blue stallion got shocked. “What? Are you crazy?”

“No we aren’t. Well, truth can hurt sometimes. You knew why you didn’t want Spitfire to let her join the Wonderbolts. Well I won’t make it so hard for you. You can choose. We just want one Wonderbolt. So bring her here. Or if you will have problems with it then bring your sister. Now you would say that I didn’t make it easier for you so here is third opinion. You can also bring here that newcomer. It’s only yours choice.”

Rainbow Dash woke up. Her heart was wildly pumping. She immediately checked where she is. She wasn’t afraid like this for a long time. ‘What was that? Who was that? What were they talking about? Is this truth or not? Or better, did this already happen or not?’ Rainbow had so many questions about what she saw right now. But there was still the most terrifying question. ‘Am I that newcomer? And why do they want me?’ Then she got again tired. “Awww... I shouldn’t mind it. It was just a dream. Dreams are random. They are like Pinkie Pie. When you think that you know them. They will prove you that you are wrong and show you something, that you would never expect.”

Rainbow fell again asleep, but after a while she had exactly same dream. She woke up again and looked at clocks. It was just midnight. Dash couldn’t fall asleep again, because she was too scared. She didn’t have bad dreams for a long time. For another hour she only rolled on her bed. “This is way too boring. I think that nopony will mind if I will go out for a while.”

Dash jumped off her bed and walked towards the great doors. On her way she met Lightning Streak. He was fully energized and also looked happy. “Hello Rainbow Dash. What’s up? Why you don’t sleep?”

“Well, I can’t fall asleep. And why are you awake?” Rainbow answered.

Lightning Streak smiled more than before. “Dark Flame made new potion so I am trying it out. It keeps me awake for a long time. Anyway, you can’t sleep me neither so what about spending this night together?”

Rainbow also smiled. “That’s great idea. But, I’m sorry.” she said and put her head down.

Lightning was surprised when he saw Rainbow’s reaction. “What’s wrong Dash?”

Dash quietly answered. “It’s kind of embarrassing. I don’t remember your name.”

Streak now again smiled. “It’s not embarrassing Dash, you are here for the first time and you were supposed to remember eleven new names. I would be surprised if you could remember them all. Anyway, I am Lightning Streak.”

Rainbow Dash slightly smiled and they went together to the dining room. They sat next to each other and talked about their lives. But they were also speaking why can’t Dash sleep.

“Dash you look tired. Why you don’t go sleep. You will need your strength tomorrow.”

Rainbow was silent for a while and after a while she quietly answered. “I can’t sleep because I am afraid. I had a terrible dream. I saw somepony very similar to Dark Flame how he’s talking with the Shadowbolts. He had to bring them somepony. His sister, some mare who’s his close friend or the newcomer. And I am afraid because I am the newcomer.”

Lightning Streak got little nervous. “Don’t mind it Dash. It was just a dream. Bad dreams are not a reason for being awake so long. You will fall asleep anyway, but if you will push yourself too much, it will be hard for you to wake up early. And trust me, Spitfire won’t be happy if you will come late as her brother does.”

Rainbow Dash sadly looked at Lightning. “Please, just few more minutes.”

Streak only shook his head and smiled. They talked almost for an hour. Lightning Streak was just telling story how he became a Wonderbolt when Rainbow Dash fell asleep. He didn’t want to wake her up, so he got her into her bed and gently covered her with blanked. As he was going out of Dash’s room he turned around, looked at sleeping Rainbow with smile on his face and softly said “good night, Rainbow Dash.”

Rainbow was peacefully sleeping till eight o’clock, when her alarm clock ringed. She looked around, but she was confused. “Why am I here? Or was it just a dream? I thought I went to the dining room.”

In that time her stomach fiercely rumbled. “When I think about it, I should go there anyway.”

When she came to the dining room, few ponies were already there, but Dash recognized only Lightning Streak. He was still smiling and didn’t even look tired. “Good morning Rainbow Dash.” he shouted when he mentioned that Rainbow came in.

Dash smiled at him and sat down. “Good morning to you. Tell me one thing. Or better to say more things. What happened last night?”

“Nothing special. You don’t remember that?”

Rainbow put her head down. “So it was true. That’s why I am so tired. And why aren’t you tired, and how did I get into my room?”

Streak smiled even more. “Simply. I put you in there. You fell asleep in the dining room. And if you remember I told you that I’m testing Flame’s potion. As you can see its effect is great. But it was supposed to make us fly faster and not keep us awake whole night. Well, I’ve got to go! See you later Dash.”

When Lightning Streak left, Rainbow ate her breakfast and went back to her room. On her way she met Spitfire. “Good morning Rainbow Dash. You look tired? What’s up?”

Rainbow answered with no emotion. “Well I just woke up. Give me few minutes and I will be ready.”

Spitfire smiled, “I’m glad to hear this. Well, see you in the community room.” and continued on her way to the dining room.

Dash got into her room and prepared herself for her first meeting. But at last she wasn’t that nervous. Dash didn’t have more things to do so she went to community room earlier. Soarin was already in there with another stallion. “Hey guys!”

Soarin turned his look at Rainbow Dash. “Oh, there you are! Are you excited too?”

Dash was looking surprised. “What? Excited? Why?”

Soarin was almost jumping in joy. “Why? Spitfire will tell us who will be your trainer.”

Second stallion joined their conversation. “Please excuse him. He’s not like this. He just got little drunk, again. Anyway, my name is Silver Lining. But I must admit that I am pretty excited. Well, Spitfire was choosing still the same trainers, but this time it’s different. I can feel it.”

Rainbow sat down. She was waiting for others to come. It didn’t take so much time. After about three minutes they came. Spitfire looked around and when she saw that everypony is here she started speaking.

“Everypony, please calm down. I know, it’s Sunday and you want to have your free time, but please focus your minds for a while. I think that you know why I called you. So I thought about it all the night. I will take it one by one. I won’t train you Rainbow Dash. I have much more things to do. Soarin...” Spitfire looked at Soarin and got disgusted. “Soarin won’t train you. If you want to learn something it will be better. Hmm... Rapidfire. No. Rapidfire will help me with my work. Fleetfoot. Absolutely yes. She’s a great trainer. What about High Winds. I think that we won’t need her as a trainer. Misty Fly will be your trainer. Last season she was on many missions so she will be your trainer. Now about Lightning Streak.”

When Dash heard his name she got nervous and wished only for one thing. ‘Please yes, please Yes!!!’

“Lightning Streak was trainer many times so he is very good at it. But I don’t want to hold him only as a trainer, so he won’t help you improve. But Dark Flame will be one of your trainers.”

Rainbow was absolutely shocked and almost started crying. ‘This can’t be happening. I can’t believe it. It’s the worst possible thing.’

“Blaze may be your friend, but she is too young and unskilled to be your trainer. Fire Streak will be good as trainer. He was trainer last season and he was perfect. Surprise was the most difficult choice. But after a long time I decided to make trainer from... somepony else. Silver Lining isn’t good trainer. And Wave Chill is your last trainer. We’re done with this so you can go. Enjoy the rest of the day.”

Everypony left only Rainbow Dash was still sitting. Spitfire saw her. “What’s wrong with you Dash? You look sad. What happened? Is something wrong with your training and trainers?”

Dash raised her head. “Everything’s fine. I’m... I’m just tired. I didn’t sleep enough tonight. So I think that I will go sleep for a while.”

Then Dash stood up and slowly walked to her room. There was nothing else to do so Rainbow went into her bed and thought about all what happened.