//------------------------------// // Flaming wings and a new life; part 1 // Story: Runway, US... EQUESTRIA? // by Tik-Tok-deerpony //------------------------------// "Get up! Get up! Big day today!" Frank groaned. He tried to remember the pleasant dream he was having, something about a flamed-haired pony. Sigh, well it wasn't important, or was it? These days he wasn't so sure, and it seemed so real. He looked at the clock on the wall. It was six in the morning! "5 more minutes." Frank groaned. "No can do Frank." said Dall, captain of the Blue Angels. "Big day today, we got a show for Wichita at noon and we got till 10 to be there." i groaned again and put my pillow over my head. Suddenly, my bed got very cold and wet, very fast. "I'm up, I'm up!" i yell as I jump out of bed. standing on the other side of my bed was Ben with an empty bucket. "you'll regret that Ben." I tell him. Ben grinned. "How bout you don't have to pay me them saw bucks you owe me and you don't do anything?' I think what he said over. . "Fine, let's just get out of Dodge before the hotel manager makes us pay extra for the wet bed sheets. ********************************************** A half hour later we were packed and on the road. "Hey Todd, you do know where your going right? We don't want to end up in the middle of no where again." "Shut up Dakota, or I'll make you drive. "Maybe I should." "Heck no! You don't have a license!" Ben says. "Would you two knock it off?" Ben asks, getting tired of Todd and Dakotas antics. "Only if Dakota admits that I'm a better driver then him.". "are not." "Am too." "Not." "Am." "Thats it!" Dall screams, finally losing his patience over Todd and Dakotas daily shows. "Ben, you drive, and if you two weren't such great pilots I would fire you on the spot!" Todd pulls the van over, it was the only vehicle we were able to rent, and it was a big change from the limos we usually hire. Ben gets out and takes Todds place at the wheel. "As entertaining as your guys shows are, can you keep the fighting down to a minimum?" I ask. " Its the last show of the season, and I want to enjoy it." I add. "You sure do love flyin more then life itself." Ben says from up front "What you planin on doin when the seasons over Frank?" Ben asks. "Don't know, go back to Kirkwall and stay with my Aunt till next year." I reply. "How about you Dall?" "I'm going on a cruise in the Bahamas." Dall says. "Me? I'm ganna spend my vacation in Fiji." Dakota pips up. "No way! That's where I'm going." Todd says surprised. "Find your own island, I called Fiji first!" Dakota says. "Stop right there or Ima turnin this van around!" Ben says, stopping the augment before it gets out of hand. We ride in silence for a while. "Hey Ben, what are you ganna do when the seasons over?" Dall asks, braking the silence. "I'm ganna go back to Texas an take over ma family's ranch." Ben says. "Well, were ganna miss you big guy." Dall says. When the conversation was over, Ben turned on the radio, Todd and Dakota started to play there PSPs, Dall put some headphones in and started to listen to his own music, I pull out a pillow in the hopes of finishing that dream. ****************************************** "SHADOW THIS NO TIME FOR JOKING AROUND!" Spitfire yells over her shoulder. "O come on Spitfire, I'm just trying to have some fun." I complain. "Get up sleepy head, this is not the time for a nap." Spitfire says. I frown. Spitfire was starting to sound funny. Suddenly a violent tremor goes through my body. I wake up to find Dall standing over me. I yawn. "Were here, show starts in 2 hours, and there are a lot of things to do before then." Dall says. I get out of the van to find Todd and Dakota tring not to laugh. "Whats so funny?" I ask. "I'll tell you what's so funny when you tell me who Spitfire is." Dakota says. I suddenly feel my face warm up. "Golly Frank you're redder then a sun burnt tomato." Ben says. Todd and Dakota, unable to hold it in burst out laughing. "Shut up!" I yell. "Leave Frank alone. If he wants to dream of an impossible girlfriend then that's his business." Dall says. Todd and Dakota laugh harder. "Your not helping." I say through clinched teeth. Suddenly we all here a yelp of Paine. "that's how we roll!" we turn around to see a midget jump into the back of a truck that's full of midgets. We look down to see Dakota curled up in the fetal position, groaning in Paine. "Dude, did a midget just kick you in the nuts?" Todd asks. Dakota can only nod. We all laugh at this new turn in events. "OK, OK, fun times over, we got a show to do." Dall finally is able to say. *************************************** "OK everyone, the planes are full and the maintenance is pretty good for 75 year old war-birds, so I want you all suited up and ready to fly in 20 minutes." Dall tells us. I do what he says and put my air pressure suit on. Over that I put my Blue Angels flying jacket and pants on. I then put on my boots, and to complete the WW ll look, I it on one of those old fashioned leather flying caps and goggles on. I check my watch. 5 minutes to take off. I hurry over and get into my TBM. One by one, my comrades get into there planes with Todd being the last one. "All right, let's go." Dall says over the intercom. I reach over and turn my plane on. The old planes roar to life as one by one, the war-birds take to the sky. "Yee haw!" I yell. I never get tired of the feeling of rising into the air. "Both hands on the joystick Frank, these old planes like to pull them out of your hand." Dall says over the intercom. "Thanks for the tip Dall. I reply. For the next four hours we do all kinds of crazy stunts for the people of Wichita. As we come in to land, the show being over, there's an explosion right outside my hatch. I snap my head around to look to see what happened. My left wing was engulfed with flames. "Bail out Frank!" Dall yells over the intercom. I reach over and pull the cockpit release hatch when to my great horror, I find that my hatch is stuck. "The levers jammed!" I yell in a panic. There's another explosion, this time the whole wing blows off. As the TBM starts to spiral out of control, I have a sudden flashback to just before the season started. "Promise me that you'll come home for the holidays." me mom demands. I sigh. My mom and her silly promises. "I promise that no matter what, I'll come home for the holidays mom." A tear rolls down my face as I realize that I wont be able to keep my promise. "I'm so sorry." I sob as my plane hits the ground. The force of the collision sends me through the window and the last thing I see before I die is a flash of blue light. ****************************************** "Hey Dash, what are you planing for your next prank?" Gilda asks. Rainbow dash frowns. "what's that over in that cloud?" she asks. Indeed, there appeared to be something sticking out of a cloud in the distance. As Gilda and Rainbow Dash fly closer, they were able to see that it was a dark blue Pegasus stuck head first into the cloud. "Gilda come over here and give me a hoof." Rainbow Dash asks. "Uh Dash, we've got a problem." Gilda says. "What?" RD asks. "I don't got any hooves!" Gilda says holding up her claws. "You know what I mean." RD says angerly. Gila laughs as she fly's over to help. Together, they manage to pull out the stuck stallion. As they do the gasp in shock as the see the state the he's in. "Oh my Celestia, I- I think he's dead!" RD says. Gilda puts her ear to the stallions chest. "No he's alive, but barely." says Gilda after a minute. They layed the injured Pegasus on top of the cloud. " I'll go get help, stay here and keep an eye on him Gilda." RD says as she fly's away. Gilda sighs. Looks like I'm stuck with looking after an invalided. Out of complete bordum, Gilda takes a closer look at the Pegasus. He was dark blue with a black mane. He's eyes were a emerald green and he's cutie mark was a cloud of dust. He was also wearing a jacket. Gilda leaned closer to get a better look at the logo on the front. "Blue Angels? Who are they?" Gilda says to herself. Just then, Rainbow Dash arrives with the medics. As they load the injured stallion on the stretcher, you hoof over a bag of bits. "that should cover the hospital bill." Gilda says to the doctors. "Thanks mam, I'm sure he'll apricated it." one of the doctors say as they fly away. "that was really nice of you Gilda to pay the dudes bill" RD says in surprise. "Yeah, Yeah, don't tell anyone." Gilda reply's. And with that, Gilda and Rainbow Dash fly towards Ponyville.