"How efficiently inefficient of you." - Typoglyphic
"I was not a fool to dream... I was a fool to believe it would lead me to paradise."
A tale of two dreamers: a dream reached, and a dream lost. One will learn that dreams aren't always what they imagined. The other, that a dream unreached may not be a dream lost.
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This is amazing!! Well written!! Bravo! Have a Thumbs up and a like, and even a follow! <3
Interesting. Looking forward to more.
Awesome I'm hooked
I'm liking this so far. Truth be told I always thought Lightning got a raw deal. I mean, a demotion, sure, she did have a bad attitude and made risky reckless decisions, but can you really blame her when Spitfire was outright praising her for this behaviour the whole time. Plus Twilight and her friends showing up was their fault. The academy was well away from any areas where average ponies would get hurt and was basically a military training ground. A bunch of civilians just blundered into a secure facility and it almost killed them. While Dust was stupid to make the tornado, the balloon ponies shouldn't have been in their airspace without clearance.
Spitfire and Twilight and co were the worst offenders that episode, not Dust, but only she had any consequences and they were far worse then they should have been.
7510194 This story will reflect this, hopefully. Thanks for giving it a read! ^_^
~ Chapter: 13
️️️️Rainbow is saying the truth to be honest
7536065 This is how I believe the episode went. To be honest, this entire story was born from my want to explain my view on it. And a central message that will become more apparent in the next chapter, which is about half finished.
~ Chapter: 13
Both sides are at fault here in my opinion.
7546953 Totally agree. Lightning is not free of guilt, that is for certain.
~ Chapter: 13
7547837 I'm liking this so far.
7555480 Good to hear! More should be out soon.
~ Chapter: 13
Good for Rainbow for sticking with her friend.
I like where this going.
Man this is very good please don't stop!
7715407 Just slow because of school -- plan to have more soon.
~ Chapter: 13
7717631 Ag, I feel you, so happy to be a senior this year
Looking forward to more
Who said that?
8366274 Me.
Soarin is just passing the responsibility.
Leaders are not perfect beings. They have their flaws and that's where the followers come in. They have to point out the mistakes or things the leaders overlook so that they can correct them. Should the leader ignore their followers then yes it is solely on the leader's head but if the followers see a problem that the leader overlooks and doesn't communicate then the follower is just as much part of the problem if not more so.
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While it's true that not everything should been thrown on the shoulders of a leader, in this circumstance, a large part of the problem was Spitfire.
Lightning Dust did do some pretty dangerous and reckless things that put others at risk. But if you watch the episode, in every circumstance of this, barring the tornado itself, Spitfire is always praising Lightning's actions. Now obviously Lightning is still largely at fault here, but frankly, if the instructor you are placed under is constantly telling you that you are doing a good job, why would you change your behavior? If Spitfire had given any prior indication that Lightning's behavior was reckless or bad, and Lightning had then kept it up, then yes the matter would largely all be her own fault. But with Spitfire constantly telling her she was in the right the whole time, why would she stop acting reckless or dangerous?
Spitfire has some consequences coming her way.
Mother of god... It's perfect! Great job guys, keep up the phenomenal fantastical great awesome job!
8367577 To quote Bug's Life, "When you are in charge: everything is your fault."
~ Chapter: 13
Actually, now that I think about it, I blame whoever made her lead pony. I mean, if what they say is true about how reckless she was, only an idiot would have kept her lead pony. I would have made her wingpony to someone with discipline.” Soarin paused once again. “Huh. Now that I think about it, kicking her out was a bit harsh. I mean, the job of the Academy it to teach you guys discipline.”
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Exactly.
If Spitfire actually did her job and talked to Lightning about her behaviour she would have never created that tornado.
The least she could do is make Lightning Rainbows wingpony. But no, incompetent Spitfire has to humiliate her and kick her out.
I really hope that season 8 corrects this injustice.
Will this story be continued?
8906297 Yes.
Okay, so, been a while since an update, but I got more planned and am making progress. Gonna have one or two more chapters, then finish this story in the sequel: "Death of a Dream."
Sorry for the hiatus, don't have as much time to write as I used to anymore.
Edit: Eventually...
Edit: Edit: work and junk. Need to write stuff I'm actually gonna publish.