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// Rainbow Dash- The War Hawk 
// Story: The Mane 6 Talk Politics 
// by CategoricalGrant 
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	After a somewhat daring escape from the castle, I finally met the newest Wonderbolt, Rainbow Dash, under a cloud in a field outside town. Calling up to her, I woke her from her nap and introduced myself.
“Oh, yeah, you’re the reporter-guy, right?”
I had never been called a reporter-guy before. I wondered if perhaps Princess Twilight’s assessment of Rainbow Dash’s intellect had a kernel of truth to it.
“Yes. Being a professional athlete and a hero, and with elections coming up, I thought it would be great for ponies to hear all about what you think about the issues.”
“Well, of course! I’m awesome, so everypony needs to know what I think so they can agree with me!”
“Uh-huh. So, being a famous flier, what do you think about the proposed guidelines for freight air transport around Cloudsdale?”
“Um….yes.”
“Yes?”
Rainbow Dash looked at me with quite striking light magenta eyes.
“Yes.”
“Okay…Do you have an opinion on the hate speech laws currently being debated?”
“Uh…Mom always said that hate speech was bad. At the same time, she said that she hated the Las Pegasus Gangsters every time they would play against Cloudsdale, so, yeah.”
I thought that maybe this was going to be fruitless, but I opted for one last try anyway.
“What about taxation?”
“What? What’s laxative?”
“Maybe I’m going about this all wrong. What about politics is important to you?”
“Oh, that’s easy! It’s beating up bad guys! It seems that every other month a new bad guy comes to terrorize Equestria, and we need to do a better job of fighting them!”
“I see. So you’re a fan of increased military spending and proactive tactics?”
“What? I don’t know whatever you just said, but what we need to do as a country is let me go in to the next changeling hive we find and kick as much flank as I can! They’re like bugs, they crush easily. I know, I fought them in real life…and also my dreams…and also in that one video game…I’m an expert.”
“Okay, so-“
“And the dragons too! I know Princess Ember is a “good” dragon, but I don’t trust them ever since Spike took thirty bits from me last week in poker. They look all armored and scary, but they’re wimps, trust me. Fluttershy took one out by lecturing it, and Spike is a complete wuss! The guy may breathe fire, but he can’t take a left hook.”
“…Okay. I think that’s all. Thank you so much, Ms. Dash.”
“No problem, I’m glad I could put a light in ponies.”
“…You mean enlighten?”
“What?”
“Nevermind. Can you direct me to Fluttershy’s cottage?”