The air above us rustled with swift, even strokes... like a gyrocopter made of awesome was surging overhead.
My ears tickled with it, and a grin flew across my face.
"It's Rainbow Dash!" I gasped. Abandoning a half-eaten sundae, I hopped away from the table outside Sugarcube Corner altogether and ran across the street. "Hey, Rainbow Dash!"
"Scootaloo?!" Sweetie Belle called from behind me. "How do you even know—?!"
"Rainbow!" I shouted. "How are ya?!"
The air shifted, like miniature thunder. Sure enough, a blue streak rocketed down from the heavens. Her landing was so swift and sudden that it threw me onto my flank.
Fwoooosh! The air caught up with her. She smirked as her mane and tail billowed.
"Hey, squirt. What's up? Or in your case, what's down?"
"Whoahhhhh..." I slowly stood back up. "Nice landing!"
"Yeah, well..." Rainbow brushed one hoof against the other shoulder. "I guess you could say I got some fresh juice in me."
"Everypony in town is talking about what happened with the tornadoes!"
"Yeah." She exhaled. "So I heard."
"You're not thrilled about it?" I blinked. "I thought you'd be proud for your weather team?"
"Hey, we did what we needed to do. And... pffft... of course I'm proud." She reached forward and rubbed my head. "Ponyville got spared. That means you're still around to do flight lessons with."
"Hehehehe..." I smiled, cheeks red. "You want something else to be proud about?"
"Yeesh, don't complicate things, kid."
My eyes twinkled. "Apple Bloom was really... really happy yesterday and today."
"No kidding?" Rainbow Dash stifled a yawn. "What, did she successfully hog-tie a pig or something?"
I simply stared at her.
"What is it, Scoots?" Rainbow Dash blinked. Then, her ears folded back as her tail went limp. "What... wh-what's happened?"
I smiled. "I don't know... but I bet I know somepony who can find out."
Rainbow Dash's eyes twitched.
I cleared my throat and leaned in. "Apple Bloom says she's the happiest she's ever seen her," I whispered. "She's over at Sweet Apple Acres right now. You can catch her if you—
FWOOOOOSH!
I spin around, watching as the blue streak surges west. "...fly quick."