Soarin' stayed behind, thinking over what happened. He thought about trying to find Rainbow again, but she seemed like she needed time to calm down. Besides, if this was her denial, he really wasn't going to want to stick around for anger. It would be a while, yes, but he figured he would let her be alone. Yet again, she was going to confront Spitfire about this, which wouldn't help much. Whatever the issue, certainly she could handle it on her own.
Dash sped closer and closer to Cloudsdale, stopping in the sky city.
"I can be a wonderbolt! They'll see!" She said, walking towards her parents house.
"Rainbow Dash!? What are you doing out here? Shouldn't my little Wonderbolt be in training now?" Her father asked. She looked at him, sadness filling her eyes.
"Y-you didn't make it?" He asked, understanding the message.
"No. I didn't," she said. "They said I was more fit for show flying. But I wanna be in the big leagues with some of the best flyers in all of Equestria!" she said. Her dad wrapped a wing around his daughter in an effort to comfort her. He sang an old lullaby her mother would sing when she had a nightmare as a filly.
She hugged him tightly, sobbing into his coat and fur.
"I...I was on my way over to the Academy to talk to Spitfire about this, but...Soarin'...he..."
"Your idol tried to stop you?"
"Mhm!" She said.
"Well, I'll go with you to clear up any questions, if you want?"
"No thanks dad. I just wanted to tell you the news. I'll be going off on my own to the Academy," she said.
"Alright. But be careful. I know you can be a bit...out there when you get frustrated," he said.
"Okay, dad. Bye," Rainbow said, heading out the door.