Those words, those very words...
... are like an alicorn choir to my ears.
I almost choked on my own words when trying to say something, but I simply couldn't. All those dreams, all those efforts, this might be it!
"WHAT?"
"You heard me. I am asking to join to Wonderbolts."
I can't remember exactly what happens next, but all I can remember is jumping very high and doing loop de loops.
"Now don't too excited. Remember, this is only temporary and only for today."
"I don't care! Even if it means being a Wonderbolt for ten minutes, I can finally live my dream!"
"Well, then I guess I will have to shorten your time until this afternoon."
I give a dread look and wanted to facehoof so hard I would've knocked my head off.
"Nah, just teasing! Welcome to the Wonderbolts, Rainbow Dash. I'll go get your uniform."
It felt like eons after Spitfire left. So many thoughts are going through my head. My dream is finally coming true! All the effort might finally pay off.
Finally Spitfire comes back with a Wonderbolt uniform.
"This is Misty's uniform, but they should fit you. Go ahead, try it on."
She hands me a neatly folded blue Wonderbolt uniform. I take and handle it as if it is the most precious thing in the world. I carefully slip on the uniform. Surprisingly, it's extremely comfortable with the cotton and silk lining on the inside. No wonder the Wonderbolts never take it off even at formal gatherings. I find one of Misty's long light blue mane hair on the inside of the uniform. Now this may be disgusting, but to me, it's like a once-in-a-lifetime treasure. I tie it around my front right hoof because I have no where else to put it.
"Well well well! Seems a perfect fit. With that on, you do look very... dashing! Or in this case, Rainbow Dashing."
We both giggle. We continue to talk about what will happen, and what I will do during the actual event. Being the Wonderbolts's number one fan, I can describe every one of their moves and techniques, listing all the do's and don'ts.
"You certainly know your stuff, but can you actually do those things?"
"Psshhht, I got everything on the back of my hoof."
With that, I launch myself skyward, and perform one of the introduction moves, called the Scarlet Wing. Sure, it is complex with all the twists and turns, but for an athletic pegasus like me, I could have done it with my eyes closed.
"You've executed that perfectly. I could not have done better myself," Spitfire said as I floated down, wings spread apart.
"Gee, thanks. That means a lot."
With all this excitement, I just notice that the array of materials once spread out before me has now became a massive stage and launch pad, with stands, ticket booths, safety nets, and everything.
"What's with all this equipment? Its not like Wonderbolts need safety nets or weather radars. You guys can do anything!"
"Yeah... Well, as said before I want to make this event as flawless as possible, by any means necessary. I don't want to repeat what happened at the Best Young Flier Competition. Rainbow, we may be great, but we aren't perfect. Even ponies like us do have flaws. Take Misty for example. She is one of first pegasus to join the Wonderbolts, and look at what happened to her in Manehattan."
"True. I am getting a little too excited. Sorry."
"And besides, if something does go wrong, you will always be there to save us and Soarin's pie again, right?"
At this point all I can manage is a weak smile, but I continue the conversation:
"And what is the big bowl with a rod facing the sky?"
"Remember that unexpected gust of wind that occurred over Manehattan? Well, that wasn't just a 'gust' of wind, but rather a part of something huge. A storm in fact. Our weather team calls it a typhoon or a hurricane. They are really concerned about Manehattan, but even more about the storm. The hurricane has such erratic weather pattern that it's practically impossible to predict the path. Our team set up that 'dish' that tracks the hurricane's movement, just in case it decides to make an unexpected turn."
"Worst case scenario?"
"Worst case scenario is when the storm is right on top of us. On the ground, it's pretty bad. But up a few miles in the air with no good ground foundation, I can't imagine the damage that would be done to Cloudsdale. We would have to cancel the show for this year. All weather teams and authorities near Manehattan are trying their best to control it."
"Yeah. My squad leader on the weather team mentioned that there is massive storm brewing near Manehattan, but he says not to worry about it as reaching this part of Equestria is highly unlikely."
"It probably is unlikely, but we can never be too careful. Better safe than sorry."
I imagine in my head what that scenario would be. Flooded towns, lightning everywhere, even the risk of Cloudsdale getting split into a million pieces is so hard to grasp. I zone off into thought when a long BONG startles me awake. Realizing the town clock has just hit another hour, I gaze at the tower far off to see the time.
"How long have we been talking?" I asked.
"One hour and five minutes to be exact."
"So it's already 8:00? Why is nopony around? Don't they start selling tickets at 6:35?"
"We are supposed set up at 6:35, we start selling tickets at 8:00. Did you read the flyer wrong?"
"No, I couldn't have. I have a flyer stuck on my refrigerator three months ago."
"Ah, that's why. Because we revised our schedule a bit later due to some 'technical issues'."
Out of nowhere, she pulls out a more recent flyer and shows it to me. I stoop down to look at the changes.
"Wow, everything did change around, a lot actually."
"Well then, shall we get started?"
"Started for wha... oh that's right! I'm supposed to man the ticket booth."
"Yup, have a good one. I see you backstage before the show starts!"
"Yes! See you later! I am really glad I got to chat with you, Spitfire."
"No problem, it's the least I can do to make it up from the Gala."
"Alright, thanks!"
My heart is exploding with excitement and eagerness. I can't wait to tell all my friends what has happened here, me ending up joining the Wonderbolts on such a big day because of sheer luck. I anticipated seeing another great show performed, but I never thought I would actually be part of the show!
I kick off into the sky and soar towards the ticket booth.