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// Chapter 14: Hurricane Cassandra 
// Story: The Cassandra Chronicles 
// by CassandraMyOCisBestpony 
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All the pegasi in Ponyville were crammed into the library.  They had just finished watching an old black and white movie about tornadoes.  

“Any questions?” asked Rainbow Dash, “Yes, Thunderlane?”

“Why are we meeting in the library?” he asked, “when it is neither big enough to fit all of us, nor the only venue in Ponyville with a working projector?”

“Any not stupid questions?” Rainbow asked, “yes, Blossomforth?”

“Why isn’t Cassandra here?” asked the Twilight Sparkle lookalike.

“Because A, we would all get distracted by how hot she is” replied Rainbow Dash.  There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.  “And B, we’re trying for the world record, and the records commission said they wouldn’t count it if Cassandra took part.”


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Later that day, the pegasi assembled at a racetrack to test their wingpower.  Things appeared to be going well, but several of the pegasi were coughing in a foreshadowing sort of manner.  Thunderlane, Cloudchaser, and ReallyFast scored 9 each, and then it was Fluttershy’s turn.

“I can’t help but feel like my name is setting me up for failure” she said.

Fluttershy took her turn at the wheel and embarrassed herself by only getting 2 wingpower.  She resolved to go and train so that she wouldn’t be intimidated and could fly better.  

“It will be difficult to do this without Cassandra” said Rainbow Dash, “but I just know we can hit 950 wingpower and break Fillydelphia’s record.”



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The next day, the pegasi met at the reservoir.  Many pegasi were missing, because they were home sick with the Feather Flu.  Despite being well, Fluttershy was still too shy to show up. Cassandra was immune to all viruses, so she wasn’t sick. Spitfire was there to watch, so Rainbow hoped they could put on a good show.  The remaining pegasi tried to make the tornado, but they failed spectacularly.  Finally, Rainbow Dash had no choice, 

“I know that it’ll mean giving up the record, but the job needs to get done.  Cassandra, we need you to make a tornado.”

Cassandra took off like a megaton mortar and circled the lake at breakneck speed, shattering the sound barrier.  She continued to kick up water vapor, and before long a cyclone of water that sparkled like diamonds arose from the lake.  In a perfectly formed corkscrew pattern, it rose to Cloudsdale and filled their reservoir to the brim.  

Over the heavy wind, Twilight called  “3,000 wingpower!  It’s a shame we can’t count that!”  

Soon, the wind died down and Cassandra fluttered back to the surface gracefully.  Spitfire looked on, jaw agape and goggles askew,

“I need to change my pants” she said.

“What happened to your voice?” said Rainbow Dash.