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// The lightning 
// Story: The return of Nightmare Twilight 
// by Sombra63 
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“Food’s all taken care of. Next is weather.”
“Ugh I ate too much pie. But it was totally worth it.”
Sunlight’s belly hangs low over the pavement as she drags her hooves over the unforgiving ground. But, despite all this, her face was the image of bliss.
“Hmmm, there should be a Pegasus named Lightning Dust clearing up the sky.”
Sunlight looks up at the cloud filled sky--lazy Pegasus.
“Well she isn’t doing a very good job now is she?”
*SLAM*
The side of a small home became all Sunlight could see before she blacked out.

“Is she going to be okay?”
“I don’t know.  You hit her pretty hard, try that thing again.”
Sunlight felt drops of water fall on her check, was it rain--?“
*SPLASH*
“I’m up I’m up,” She cried, her wet mane flopping over her face and the momentary downpour pooling into a mud puddle around her.
“That might have been…a little too much water.”
“Ya think!”
Today was not a good day for Sunlight, and now she was soaking wet and hoof deep in a mud puddle.
“ Um,oh, how about this.”
Then the spring green mare started flying around Sunlight nearly tornado fast (although Lightning Dust wouldn’t want another incident like last time to happen) leaving a trail of bright orange lightning the same color as her spiky hair over the trail of green which was the same color as her coat and the water was literally sucked right of Sunlight’s small frame.
“My very own patented “Lightning Drier!”
She was indeed all dry but…
“No, no don’t thank me.  You’re quite welcome.”
Then Sunlight opened her eyes.
*snort,snort*”BwahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Sunlight’s mane had borne the brunt of the near tornado speeds and now it was whipped back into an afro like style. Oh great!  Now the dragon was laughing.
Sunlight put on her best smile and said politely “Let me guess--you must be Lightning Dust.”
Striking a pose, Lightning said, ”The one and only. Why? Ya heard of me?”
She then leaned in just like the three mares when this crazy assignment started, except she’s flying.
“Well, you see, you’re supposed to be keeping the sky clear.” *sigh* “I’m Sunlight Shimmer and the Prince sent me to check on the weather.”
Lightning Dust, now chilling in a cloud, replied in a casual tone,” Yeah, yeah that’ll be a snap.  I’ll do it just as soon as I’m done practicing.”
“Practicing for what?”
The gold Pegasus smiled widely before pointing to a nearby poster.  It depicted four Pegasi flying in tight outfits with three in similar attire underneath.
“The Wonder Blitz! They’re gunna perform at the celebration tomorrow and I’m gunna show them my stuff.”
“ The Wonder Blitz, the most talented flyers in all of Equastria?”
“ That’s them!”
“That’s so AWESOME that you would have enough skill to get in the Wonder Blitz!”
Lightning Dust, shocked by the unexpected attitude of the unicorn, was momentarily at a loss for words.
“REALLY!  You think so?”
All according to plan.
“I know so! But…”
“But…?”
“Well, with all these clouds in the air they’d probably hesitate to consider you.”
“What, why?”
“They’d never accept a Pegasus who couldn’t keep the sky clear for one day.”
“Yeah, you’re right. I can clear this sky in 10 seconds flat; that’ll prove I can be in the Wonder Blitz!”
And the trap is sprung. Sunlight looks Lightning Dust right in the eye and says,
“Then prove it.”
And she was off, bucking, punching, beating and even biting her way through every cloud. She even mixed in a few tricks or two. But eight seconds later there still were a few clouds left in the sky. Time to push herself a little bit further then she originally planned, but hay, no pain no gain right?
9 seconds later Sunlight stood frozen in place, a look of pure awe stuck on her face.  How had she done that? It wasn’t equinely possible!
And yet somehow she had done it.
The Pegasus sat on the road exhausted.
“W-w-what diiid I say *gasp*. I’d…never l-leave Poooonyville…hangin.
She struggled to her hooves before noticing the awestruck mare.
“Ha Ha!  You should see the look on your face! Ha Ha! You’re a hoot Sunlight Shimmer.”
How did she-? How was that even?-
“I can’t wait to hang out some more!”
Then the mare rocketed of leaving one amazed dragon and one bemused unicorn.  At least her face was no longer frozen in shock.
“Woooow! She’s incredible!”
How--Wait, hang out some more!?  Ugh, why were ponies so set on making friends with her! It was like she had become a weirdo pony magnet or something.
The dragon turned back to Sunlight and poked her horrible spiky, Mohawk mane.
*Snort, snort*
That got the dragon laughing again. Sunlight wasn’t going to have any of it.  She continued walking to her next location. When would this be over?!
“Wait! It’s kind of pretty once you get used to it.”

“Decorations… beautiful.”
They were indeed beautiful.  Colorful tapestry hung from the walls depicting pegasi flying, earth ponies planting bright seeds, and unicorns casting spells.  Elaborate bouquets of flowers hung from balcony railings with blue ribbon hanging from each to the next.
“Yes the decor is coming along quite nicely.  This should be quick; I’ll be at the library in no time at all. Yes, beautiful indeed.”
‘Not the decor, her!’
The dragon then pointed at the tall, elegant frame of a light pink mare.  Her eyes are a deep purple and her mane was soft and flowy, like a cotton candy cloud, and her make-up was absolutely perfect. Sunlight also noticed her cutie mark was three fleur de lis arranged in a pyramid of sorts.  A pink one was on top and two yellow on bottom.
“How are my spines? Are they straight?”
Sunlight swears she can see little hearts floating all around her. And were her eyes hearts to?
“Hey now, Phila, les’ be honest here.”