After an encounter with her old friend Gilda, Rainbow Dash is even more determined than usual to hone her flying skills to perfection and impress the Wonderbolts. While her friends accept her goal, they are concerned with her obsessive training, and try to help her understand that they respect her already.

First fan fiction I wrote, so all feedback is appreciated.

Edit: Revised as of October 29th, 2011:

- expanded initial scene

- removed Doctor Whooves reference

- minor changes to various phrases

Edit 2: Revision March 28th, 2012

- drastically expanded.