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One Day, Before Summer Flight Camp
“Rainbow, what’s below the clouds?”
Rainbow stared at Fluttershy in disbelief. “More clouds, uh, duh!”
“I, um, don’t think that’s right,” Fluttershy said. “I mean, if there’s more clouds below, what’s that green stuff way down there?”
“What are you, some sort of dolt? Those are green clouds, haven’t you ever heard of green clouds?”
“Well, I, uh, well… My parents told me that was called ‘the surface.’”
Rainbow pulled Fluttershy in with her hoof. “Ah, Fluttershy, the surface is just some myth everypony’s parents keep telling
them to not do the super-awesome-and-cool dive bomb maneuvers. I go down there all the time when I’m practicing.”
“…My parents lied to me?” Fluttershy’s eyes widened, tears streaming out. She began bawling uncontrollably.
Sheesh, talk about overreaction, Rainbow thought. She sighed. “Don’t cry, Fluttershy, I’m sure they had their reasons.”
Fluttershy sniffed. The tears had stopped, thank Celestia.
“’Sides, you’d probably hurt yourself if you went down to the surface anyways. You are one of weaker fliers, after all.”
This did nothing to alleviate Fluttershy’s stress, but Rainbow Dash considered it a small victory that she at least was no longer crying.
“I’m no weak flier,” she huffed. She tentatively flapped her wings, barely lifting her minute body a few inches off the ground.
“See, watch this!” She managed to fly up into a ring, but the cloud quickly gave way, sending her careening down a hill,
Fluttershy screaming all the while. The hill curved upwards, and she was sent right into a flag pole, taking the flag with her before hitting the cloud with a soft thud.
Two pegasi began laughing in an unmistakably annoying manner. “Nice going Clutchershy!” said one.
“They oughtta ground you permanently!” the other said.
“My baby brother could fly better than you!”
Fluttershy curled up in shame, eyes planted firmly on the ground, thick tears just waiting to drop.
Rainbow Dash knew she couldn’t just sit idly by while all this happened. She rushed out, yelling at the two, telling them that
they should Fluttershy alone.
“Oh yeah, you think you’re such a big shot, why don’t you prove it?” one asked.
“Whaddya have in mind?” Rainbow retorted.
And the race was on.
Rainbow stared at Fluttershy in disbelief. “More clouds, uh, duh!”
“I, um, don’t think that’s right,” Fluttershy said. “I mean, if there’s more clouds below, what’s that green stuff way down there?”
“What are you, some sort of dolt? Those are green clouds, haven’t you ever heard of green clouds?”
“Well, I, uh, well… My parents told me that was called ‘the surface.’”
Rainbow pulled Fluttershy in with her hoof. “Ah, Fluttershy, the surface is just some myth everypony’s parents keep telling
them to not do the super-awesome-and-cool dive bomb maneuvers. I go down there all the time when I’m practicing.”
“…My parents lied to me?” Fluttershy’s eyes widened, tears streaming out. She began bawling uncontrollably.
Sheesh, talk about overreaction, Rainbow thought. She sighed. “Don’t cry, Fluttershy, I’m sure they had their reasons.”
Fluttershy sniffed. The tears had stopped, thank Celestia.
“’Sides, you’d probably hurt yourself if you went down to the surface anyways. You are one of weaker fliers, after all.”
This did nothing to alleviate Fluttershy’s stress, but Rainbow Dash considered it a small victory that she at least was no longer crying.
“I’m no weak flier,” she huffed. She tentatively flapped her wings, barely lifting her minute body a few inches off the ground.
“See, watch this!” She managed to fly up into a ring, but the cloud quickly gave way, sending her careening down a hill,
Fluttershy screaming all the while. The hill curved upwards, and she was sent right into a flag pole, taking the flag with her before hitting the cloud with a soft thud.
Two pegasi began laughing in an unmistakably annoying manner. “Nice going Clutchershy!” said one.
“They oughtta ground you permanently!” the other said.
“My baby brother could fly better than you!”
Fluttershy curled up in shame, eyes planted firmly on the ground, thick tears just waiting to drop.
Rainbow Dash knew she couldn’t just sit idly by while all this happened. She rushed out, yelling at the two, telling them that
they should Fluttershy alone.
“Oh yeah, you think you’re such a big shot, why don’t you prove it?” one asked.
“Whaddya have in mind?” Rainbow retorted.
And the race was on.