They reach the field and instantly Scootaloo is jumping around waiting for Rainbow Dash. She reaches the field and starts the first lesson.
“Ok kid, first thing’s first, we need to know if you know the proper flying sequence. Go, first to last.” Scootaloo thinks for a second then smiles.
“Get your wings out and ready, push of with your back legs, use your front legs to get speed, flap your wings faster and then you should have flight.” Rainbow Dash looks surprised and smiles.
“Ok, now landing, go”
“lean backwards so your wings are pushing the air in front of you, then slowly reduce wing speed and power, then fall with all four hooves hitting the ground at the same time, bend your knees to reduce impact force.” Rainbow dash smiles in relief. She won’t have to go to the rainbow factory, she has this stuff down.
“Ok, now we know the sequence. Now lets see you do it.” Scootaloo backs up a bit, bends her knees slightly, then softly jumps and then flaps her wings just like she said. All she can do is drag her hooves on the ground, no height at all. She drags around her hooves and comes to a stop in front of Rainbow Dash. “Uhh… it could use some work. Ok, watch me.” Rainbow dash does step by step, slowly and making sure Scootaloo understands each step. She seemed to not do them right. Rainbow Dash then drops down to let Scootaloo try again. Same thing as last time.
“Hm… seems like she is dragging herself down, Rainbow Dash!” calls out Sweetie Belle from the clubhouse. “she seems to be dragging herself down!” Rainbow looks back and asks Scootaloo to try it again. Again, dragging her hooves down, Rainbow Dash notices her legs are straight. She signals her to “drag” back. When she does, Rainbow Dash explains what she is doing wrong.
“You just need to bend your knees. Like this…” Rainbow crouches down to show Scootaloo how she should bend her knees.
“Hm… maybe that is the reason. Let me try it.” She gets ready, wings out and everything. She follows the steps, flaps her wings and bends her knees. Lift off. She flies away and with her eyes shut she is screaming in fear and self pride. Finally, she opens them. She sees Rainbow Dash flying next to her and flying over the farm. Applejack looks out the barn window and gives a cheer, tossing her hat up like after a hat trick in hockey. They fly and fly until they reach ponyville’s town center. They slowly fall down doing the steps slowly, but scootaloo falls on her face. She gets up, flies up 20 ft. then does the steps again. She lands it… on her face again. She does it a few times then finally gets it right.
“WHOO! You got it! This deserves a celebration!” yells Pinkie pie out of nowhere, scaring the crap out of Rainbow Dash and Scrotal. They all laugh and head over to sugar cube corner for so cake.
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Its late, the two pegasi fly home and enjoy some sleep. Rainbow dash can’t sleep. She is thinking about the Rainbow Factory.
“Will she pass? Will she fail? What if she is on the borderline?” Rainbow Dash whispers to herself. “Who am I kidding, I’m the teacher, she will pass just fine, juuust fine” she whispers and whispers to where if you saw this, you’d think she just got done killing somepony. Finally she falls asleep and wakes up to scootaloo poking at her in her cloud.
“HEY! WAKE UUUUP! Hehe, there we go. We need to get to tricks and flips ASAP!” yells scootaloo in Rainbow Dash’s face.
“Yeah yeah, keep your hooves on. Let me just…” she pauses, yawns and stretches, then grabs scootaloo’s leg, causing her to become startled and stop flying. She starts to fall but Rainbow Dash is holding her, then she falls off the cloud. She starts flapping her wings and stops her from hitting the ground. Only her muzzle just brushes the ground. Rainbow Dash puts her on the ground and Scootaloo stops to catch her breath.
“DON’T DO THAT!” yells scootaloo.
“Second lesson, don’t stop flying when you are that high up.” Rainbow smiles and helps her up. They both walk to the farm and find the other fillies of the cmcs sitting in the clubhouse waiting for them pegasi.
“Ok, now what if we took this piece here and… oh hey they’re back,” says sweetie belle. Applebloom and her are doing a puzzle while waiting. The two pegasi keep walking and then they see Applejack, asleep under the clubhouse.
“Uh, aj? What are you doing out here?” ask rainbow dash “uh…. APPLEJACK!”
“Huff uh mmph wha? Oh… howdy Rainbow. I decided to watch y’all do yer thing out here and I sorta fell asleep will waitin’” says Applejack, hardly awake. Rainbow Dash rolls her eyes and flicks her head for Scootaloo to warm up.
“Look at her go. Wow, she is going the nail the flying test. I can’t wait, she flies out of the school, there’s me, she tells me the good news and we fly together. It’ll be like Stallion and colt… only mare and filly. Hehe” says Rainbow Dash, day dreaming.
“Hey rainbow, tell me. Whut’s it like to have an apprentice? You know, teachin’ all your great skills an’ all.” Ask Applejack
“well its like being Celestia for a bit. You are in charge and what not but you have LOTS of responsibilities.” Replies Rainbow Dash, getting back up to start the newest lesson. “I’ll chat later, I have a filly to teach.” She walks into the field and up to Scootaloo.
“Hey Rainbow, I was wondering, when will I get into the flying test? You know to get my clousdale license.” Rainbow thinks for a moment, then flies of instantly then comes back with a poster.
“Ok, so if you want to join in on the test, you need these skills. Loops, speed, handling and endurance. Once you have all of those easily, then we can talk. First up, loops.” Scootaloo rolls her eyes then gets flying. “Thank you poster, you just saved my…”
“Like this?!?” yells Scootaloo doing a double back flip easily.
“Yeah! Now you are getting it! Keep practicing!” she calls out and walks toward her. “Maybe I won’t have to take you into the factory.” She whispers to herself