Rainbow Dash flew through the sky, letting the cold breeze cut through her mane. The sky was perfect. The clouds were perfect. Everything was perfect.
As Rainbow flew, she saw a blue blur ahead of her. She was a little confused, but curious. She felt herself hovering closer. She got closer to find a stallion in a Wonderbolts uniform. Upon seeing him, her face heated up. Her heart was telling her to move closer.
"Rainbow!" She heard coming from the distance. She ignored it and kept flying closer.
"Rainbow!" The voice came again. Rainbow then blinked a few times and saw a strong breeze blow, wiping the stallion away.
"RAINBOW!"
"WHAT?!" Rainbow screamed, sitting up on the cloud she was resting on. She looked to see Twilight hovering next to her.
"Why'd you wake me up, Twi? I haven't gotten a nap yet!" Rainbow asked as Twilight got a mischievous smile.
"Why? Were you having a good dream?" She asked as Rainbow thought.
"Uh... I don't know..." she thought of when she saw the stallion and felt her cheeks flush.
"I knew it! You had a dream about Soarin, didn't you?" Twilight asked as Rainbow turned her head away.
"Well, not exactly..."
Twilight giggled behind a hoof. "Oh, Rainbow. You don't want to turn your head from me! I have something for you!"
Rainbow turned back around; her face now its normal cyan color. "What? Is it a doll of Soarin? Because that seems like something you would get me."
Twilight shook her head. "Nope. Something better!"
Twilight then levitated a ticket out of the saddlebag she had on her back. She then put in in Rainbow's face as the Pegasus took it out of the air.
"The Wonderbolts Ponyville show... PREMIUM?!" Rainbow exclaimed, sitting up on the cloud. Twilight nodded happily.
"Yep! Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack, Fluttershy, and I also got tickets. Well, you were the only one that got premium."
Rainbow's eyes widened. "Really? But... the premium tickets give you access to meet and talk to the Wonderbolts! They're really expensive! You didn't have to!"
Twilight fluttered her eyelashes. "Oh, but I did. You know who's in the Wonderbolts that you've been wanting to see lately?"
Rainbow realized what Twilight was talking about and flushed. "You... paid a big ol' load of bits to get me this ticket... just to see Soarin?"
Twilight nodded. "Of course! It was mainly Rarity's idea. You know how much of a helpless romantic she is at times-"
Twilight was cut off by Rainbow throwing her fore-hooves around her.
"Thank you, Twilight! Tell Rarity I said thanks for her generosity!"
Twilight pushed Rainbow back as she raised an eyebrow. "Well... why can't you tell her yourself?"
Rainbow Dash sat back down on the light, fluffy cloud. "I gotta take a nap. See ya later, Twi!" Rainbow remarked as she curled up. Twilight rolled her eyes and then flew back to her castle.
Rainbow Dash eagerly jumped out of bed. That was a first. She woke up smiling as well. That was also a first. She then happily trotted into the restroom to get prepared for the day.
"I'm gonna see the Wonderbolts! And talk to Soarin! Because I'm awesome, and they know it! I'm awesome!" Rainbow softly sang to herself as she brushed her rainbow mane. She kept a happy tune in her head as she continued getting ready.
Soon, it was time to meet her friends at the entrance of the Wonderbolts stadium. In all honesty, she was nervous. What if Soarin doesn't want to talk to her? What if the Wonderbolts ignore her? What if she makes a complete fool of herself? These unnecessary questions caused her legs to tremble. She felt like she could collapse from nervousness.
To avoid that problem, she spread her wings and took off. With her ticket, she flew around Ponyville. She soon found where the Wonderbolts were performing and descended.
"Rainbow Dash!" Came a voice from behind. Rainbow turned to find her friends standing behind her.
"Hey, guys! What's up?"
"Nothing!" Rarity responded, sounding a little mischievous. "What about you? You seem awfully happy today!"
Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Well, duh! You guys got me premium tickets! I still can't thank you enough!"
"No problem!" Rarity responded.
Applejack giggled. "Yep! Just don't get too crazy with your dear stallion. We all still wanna spend some time with ya."
Rainbow flicked Applejack with her tail. "Be quiet."
Twilight giggled. "Alright. Time to go in!" Twilight remarked as the six showed the guards their tickets. Rainbow Dash showed the guard her premium ticket.
"Alright. Go check in with the Wonderbolt over there. He will tell you what to do."
Rainbow smiled. "Alright. Thank you!" She responded. Rainbow looked to see her friends smirking and waving to her. She looked and saw why they were waving to her when she was just leaving for a few seconds.
Soarin. The stallion she was supposed to approach was Soarin. Her cheeks flushed and her stomach went crazy with butterflies.
Will I embarrass myself? she thought. She then snapped herself back into reality. She was just going to say a few words to him. It was no reason to freak out.
She soon approached him. It took a few seconds for her to find the courage to speak.
"Soarin?"
Soarin turned and locked eyes with Rainbow Dash.
"Oh, hey, Rainbow Dash! What's up?"
Rainbow slightly flushed, but regained her composure. "Well... I have a premium ticket..."
Soarin smiled. "Cool! After the show's over, go over to the room you see myself and the Wonderbolts fly into. We will then all talk and eat."
Rainbow smiled, and got a smile back from Soarin. Her heart raced.
"Great! I'll see ya then!" Rainbow responded before trotting away, feeling lighter than air. She looked around to find her friends.
"Where could they be?" She wondered aloud. She looked over to see them sitting in the audience, waiting for the show to start. She walked over to her seat.
"Hey, Rainbow! Are you excited? Cause I'm excited! We're seeing the Wonderbolts!" Pinkie remarked before jumping up and down.
"Uh... yeah! I wish I could fly in this show, though..."
Rarity gave her friend a sympathetic smile. "I know you'll get your chance one day. But for now, let's enjoy the show!"
Rainbow smiled back. "Yeah!"
Shortly after she responded, a Pegasus flew out of a room.
"Hello, everypony! Who's ready?"
Applause was heard throughout the audience.
"Alright! I give you... the Wonderbolts!" The Pegasus announced. The Wonderbolts dashed out of where they were waiting; the flaps of their wings synced perfectly.
They flew around the area, performing spectacular stunts. Some stunts even looked like fireworks.
The show ended fairly quickly, and the Wonderbolts descended and walked into their resting room. Applause was heard throughout the audience once again.
"Thank you for coming today! We hope you enjoyed seeing the Wonderbolts!" More cheers were heard as the announcer went inside to rest with the Wonderbolts.
"Wow! That was great!" Twilight remarked as she stood up, stretching her legs. She then fluttered her eyelashes at Rainbow. "Good luck!" She said, flicking her tail in Rainbow's face. She then left; everypony else waving good luck to Rainbow and following.
Now, Rainbow was alone. She was about to go and talk to the Wonderbolts. To Soarin. With no distractions.
She hoped that she wouldn't embarrass herself. Well, it was time to take that risk. She flew over to where the Wonderbolts had head in to rest.