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// Her Biggest Fan [Slice of Life] 
// Story: Short Stories Collection, vol. I 
// by fallen starr 
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It was all over the news. When ever she walked by a news stand, people would stare. She couldn’t even go into her favorite pubs anymore. Everypony hassled her, wanting to know why she had given up.

Firefly would always shake her head and say it felt right. To those ponies, the ones who called themselves her fans, she had abandoned them. The season had finished. It had been the Wonderbolts best season, and she had left.

“What are you shaking your head about?” A rainbow maned filly asked.

Blinking, Firefly looked around the cafe. This was one of the few places she had found peace in the week since the announcement, and so it was where she and her family were eating dinner.
“Oh, I was thinking about the Wonderbolts. Eat your brussels, Rainbow.” While Rainbow ate her food, Firefly looked over to her husband, Spectrum. He flashed her a smile, placing a hood comfortingly on hers.

“These are gross. You know I hate them.” Scowling at the offending food, Rainbow sighed. “Why’d you make me get them?”

“They help the muscles in your wings. You do want to keep your title as fastest filly at flight school, don’t you?”

Rainbow’s eyes widened. “Of course. I’ll never be a Wonderbolt if I’m not fast.” With that, Rainbow shoveled several in her mouth.

“You still want to be a Wonderbolt?” Spectrum asked. “You aren’t going to leave your moms path and follow mine?”

Rainbow looked up, shaking her head. “No way. Wonderbolts are the best fliers. They get to do so much cool stuff. And weather teams…don’t.”

Firefly smiled. Her fans might have felt like she had abandoned them, but she wouldn’t abandon her biggest fan.