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// Annual Daring Race 
// Story: When dreams come true 
// by Nightyy 
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Monday morning, eight o’clock. The day of Annual Daring Race event.

Dash trained very long time together with the Shadowbolts. They didn’t tell her why, but it looked important. As she woke up Night Shade came to her. “Good morning Dash. I hope that you are prepared for the race.”

Dash’s mind wasn’t yet fully working. “What? What race?”

Night Shade smiled. “The Annual Daring Race. You WILL participate and you will win it. It’s in eleven o’clock. Better get yourself ready,” she said and left Dash in her bed.

Dash was confused. She just woke up and Shade told her such a thing. ‘But she said that we are not allowed to participate,’ Dash thought.

When she finally woke up her mind, she went outside for breakfast. Shadowbolts had breakfast in picnic style.

Time was ticking away and Dash was getting more and more nervous. “Hey Night Shade, you told us that we can’t participate.”

Shade raised her head and Dash saw her sinister smile. “That’s true. Officially, we can’t. But now we have you! With you as one of the best flyers we can win that race before they will see that there is Shadowbolt.”

Dash didn’t like that idea. “But why you want to show us? They think that Shadowbolts no longer exist.”

“We need to spread fear,” explained Shade. “They will be afraid and after that we will strike! You will just go there and join them like one lap to go. Then it’s depending on you what will happen.”

Dash nod with her head and went inside to put her brand new Shadowbolt dress on. It was perfectly sized. Just for her. When Dash was prepared, she came to Shade. “Ready Dash?”

“Ready!” responded Dash with braveness in her voice.

Night Shade led Rainbow Dash to place where the Annual Daring Race was. They watched it from the beginning and counted laps. When the right time came Shade gave signal to Dash and she flew to her place. She flew as fast as she could. 

The timing was perfect. Dash joined right for the last lap. She flew around all of them and after going through finish line, she flew above them all. Everypony was stunned. Not because of her speed, but because of her suit. The spectators, the racers and even the Wonderbolts were looking at Shadowbolt Dash with opened jaws. Spitfire took off her glasses. Dash was looking straight into her eyes same as Spitfire into Dash’s. Dash saw fear and surprise in Spitfire’s eyes, while her were full of vengeance. Dash then saluted and flew away.

“Was I good?” asked Dash when she again met Night Shade.

“You were just perfect.”