Jester looked at Twilight as she came out the door. “Everyone here? Good.” Jester turned to Rainbow. “Remember when you challenged me to a race back in the Everfree?” Rainbow Dash nodded. “Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?” Jester willed the Preludes of Chaos into an orbit around him. “I normally would not be able to keep up with you. But in taking this form...” The Preludes of Chaos spun around him faster, releasing black smoke. The cloud lifted off the ground, with the Preludes following it. There was nothing on the ground beneath him. “...I was able to keep up with your speed.” Twilight gasped. “Did you just turn into a cloud of black vapor?” The cloud moved up and down in confirmation. “Yes, and it’s still me, Jester.”
Pinkie Pie was wild with excitement. “Oh! Oh! I wanna try!” Pinkie Pie closed her eyes. the Element of Harmony that hung from her golden necklace sparked. The girls fell back as she exploded into a pink flame. “WHHHHEEEEE! This is so much FUN!” The flame floated off the ground and sped around the expanse of the courtyard. “That may speed up the progress, but how do you turn back?” Twilight was fascinated, and a little worried. “...I guess you’d do something like this?” The pink flame that was Pinkie Pie reared up into the sky and slammed into the ground, blowing up a small cloud of dust. A pink hoof reached over the edge of the small crater she had made, and she pulled herself up, holding her head. “There’s got to be a less painful way...” She said as she fell over. The black cloud that was Jester floated down to the ground, and dispersed, leaving the earth pony standing there with the Preludes of Chaos floating around. “Hehehe... actually Pinkie Pie, you just have to tap the ground. you don’t have to crash into the ground...” Jester chuckled a little, then he turned to the girls. “Alright, now you girls give it a try.” They looked at each other, then closed their eyes. They each burst into their own flame, a different color of the rainbow. Applejack a traditional orange, Rarity a blue. Rainbow Dash burst into a brilliant red, and Fluttershy a light yellow. Twilight had a beautiful purple flame.
Twilight was having a hard time adjusting. Teleporting was easier then this. She felt awkward, like she had a body and yet, she did not have a body. “Do you have any idea how to navigate?” Twilight heard Jesters voice. She turned to him. “I don’t know how to move. A little help here?” Twilight leaned a little bit forward. Jester quickly jumped to the side as she careened into the ground. “Careful Twilight. I can’t catch you if your like that.” Twilight struggled up off the ground. She had her body back. “HOO WEE! I ain’t never had so much since the Sisterhooves Special!” The orange flame that was Applejack was already soaring around the sky. “How do they do it?” Everyone else was soaring around, like a light show in the sunlight. “Don’t worry Twilight. It takes a little practice.” Jester looked over to Pinkie Pie, who was picking herself up. “Why don’t you ask Pinkie Pie? I can’t really explain it.” Twilight nodded, and went over to Pinkie Pie.
“Pinkie Pie, are you alright?” Twilight looked at her. “I’m fine. Wow that was FUN! I have to do that more often.” Twilight looked at Pinkie Pie. “I’m still having trouble steering myself around as a flame.” Pinkie Pie giggled. “It’s really not that hard Twilight. All you have to do is...hmm... what do you do?” Twilight sighed. “Umm... oh wait.” Pinkie Pie turned to Twilight. “You were a flame right?” Twilight nodded. “You noticed how you could change your view? and how you were able to lean?” Twilight nodded again, rubbing her chin. “It’s kinda of like walking sideways. Or is it backwards? Or is it floating?” Twilight tapped Pinkie Pie. “On topic please.” “Oh right. Anyway. If you look a certain way and lean forward, you go in that direction. If you lean backward, you go away from that direction.” Twilight nodded again. “Okay let’s try this...WHOA.” Twilight yelped a little as Pinkie Pie burst into flames yet again.
Twilight breathed in and out. “Okay, I can do this.” She burst into a brilliant purple flames again. She looked towards the sky and leaned forward. She felt herself move. “okay, so far so good, wait what.” Twilight looked down to see she had flown several feet into the air. “Looks like I flew too high.” She looked at the ground and leaned ever so slightly. She saw the ground slowly easing up on her. “That’s it Twilight, you got it. Try going a little faster now.” She looked over at Jester. “Alright, I can do this.” Canterlot, where the castle was situated, was located on the side of a mountain. She aimed at the empty air, and put her full weight forward.
She was easily going as fast as Rainbow Dash. She flew circles around the mountain, and a variety of aerial tricks. She had never felt so exhilarated in her life. “This beats teleporting ANY DAY!” Twilight was thrilled. The fastest she had ever gone was on a chariot led by pegasi. “Twilight! Get back here!” Jester’s voice sounded out. Twilight floated gently back onto the ground. “That was some great flying, but let’s stay on topic here alright?” Twilight nodded. “I think we should split up to look.” Rainbow Dash looked around the group. “I agree, that would be better then the whole group going together.” Applejack nodded. Fluttershy spoke up. “Uhm.. but how will let each other know where the cave is once we, you know, find it?” Pinkie Pie spoke up. “How about once we find the cave, we soar into the sky and fly in circles?” Jester nodded. “Yes that sounds good.” Twilight nodded. “Okay. everyone ready?” The girls nodded. Jester had the Preludes spinning around. “Okay, GO!” Each girl flew off into the mountain ranges, a rainbow of shooting stars.