Chapter one

"Promise you'll come back soon, Rarity?" Sweetie Belle pleaded as Rarity dropped her off at the door of Applejack's barn, Applebloom and Granny Smith inside holding the door. Behind rarity were her best friends in all of Equestria: Twilight Sparkle, the genius, Pinkie Pie, the party animal, Rainbow Dash, the athlete, Fluttershy, the shy one, and Applejack (whom they had just picked up) the one that liked farming.

"Of course darling," Rarity said, "It's just a little outing to celebrate my new line of dresses, that's all."

"An' we'll take good care o you!" Granny Smith piped up from her rocking chair beside the door.

"C'mon!" Applebloom yanked Sweetie Belle from her spot at the threshold."We've got some Cutie Mark Crusading to do!"

A wide grin spread across Sweetie Belle's face as she trotted off with the best friend and yelled, "See you, sis!" to Rarity.

"She's such a darling," Rarity said as they left the barn. Rainbow rolled her eyes. In Rarity's books, nobody had a name other than "darling". At the same time, she was so glad that Rarity was taking them out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate. Not that Rainbow liked fancy restaurants. She would chose Sugar Cube Corner over one any day. Just the thought of those manners, knives and forks, and required decorum made her shiver.

The real reason that she was going was because of the Wonderbolts. The Wonderbolts. How they flew so elegantly through the sky, leaving a trail of smoke in their wake. How they made it looks so easy and graceful… when really it took months and months of practice. All her life, rainbow had dreamed of being part of them, to soar in the sky with that blue suit on, between Spitfire and Soarin'. Now was her chance to show them what she was made of- practically all of Canterlot had come down to Ponyville to view Rarity's new gowns. Now was her only chance….

"RAINBOW! WHAT THE HAY ARE YOU DOING?" Applejack's loud voice came bursting through her ears.

"Uhhhh…"Rainbow said, her daydream stopped. Rainbow glanced up. She was in front of blimp advertising carrot juice, flying in midair. Come to think of it, the orange did look a bit like Spitfire's hair….

Rainbow blushed, which she almost never did. The only time she had ever blushed before was when the super hot pony at the sports equipment store told her that her mane was "lookin' good" as he had put it.

She landed on the ground, still blushing furiously; because she had just noticed that the Super Hot Sports Store Pony had been walking by as she had been daydreaming.

"You OK, most valuable customer?" he asked, laughing slightly.

Aghhhhhh! He was so cute! Rainbow blushed even harder. "Ummm, yeah…"Rainbow just managed to get out.

"Hehehe! Rainbow, you look like a peppermint stick!"Pinkie piped up commenting on her redness. Rainbow whacked her in the face, and continued smiling at the Super Hot Pony. She wished she had her shades now… she just wanted to disappear.

After he had passed, Applejack let out a loud whoop of laughter. Twilight giggled a bit. "Somebody's gonna be asking someone out on Hearts and Hooves Day!" Applejack teased.

Rainbow whacked her in the face.