Rainbow Dash soared high in the clouds above Ponyville, without a care in the world. She smiled, but frowned when the bored feeling seeped into her mind. She couldn't just fly all day; she knew that after a few hours she would be fed up with flying. Her wings flapped as she scanned the ground below for any, if not one, of her friends. Instead, she saw an unusual amount of ponies surrounding Sugar Cube Corners, it not even being rush hour and all.

She was curious, so she flew over to the roof quickly, not drawing any attention to herself. She looked at the crowd once again, unable to make out what anypony was saying because of the screaming. She sighed, and walked to the back part of the roof. After a second, Rainbow Dash knocked three times on Pinkie Pie's window. At first she didn't see a thing but right when she was going to knock again, she was met by the familiar green, scaly face of Gummy. She jumped, almost falling over the ledge her back hooves were on, but caught her balance before she toppled over completely, not that it would really matter for a Pegasus pony such as herself. She recovered from the scare quickly, and then went back to Pinkie's window, but this time hovering in front of it. She knocked again, getting impatient.

"Pinkie Pie it's me! Rainbow Dash!" She said quickly, but quiet enough so the ponies out front couldn't hear her.

After about a minute Pinkie came through the door, hopping as usual. She started to look for something, and then shifted her head, noticing Rainbow Dash, and she smiled real big. Rainbow Dash put a dull look on her face, impatiently waiting for the window to open.

"Will you hurry up and open the window…?" She asked, her tone slightly demanding.

Pinkie hopped over to the window gracefully, obviously taking her sweet time, and opened the window.

"Finally!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed flying through the window.

Rainbow Dash sat down, but Pinkie grabbed her tail before she could even relax.

"Come on! The rest of our friends are downstairs, silly!" Pinkie said surprisingly well even with Dash's tail in her mouth.

"Wha-"Rainbow Dash started to speak but stopped as Pinkie began to drag her downstairs. Hitting her head on the first step, she knew that this would get bumpy, so being dragged by her back hooves, she flapped her wings and lifted herself into the air, floating on downstairs. Once Pinkie stopped, Rainbow Dash flew to her side, yawning with her eyes closed.

"So, what's with the crowd out front?" Rainbow Dash asked. She then opened her eyes just to get an amazing sight. There standing at the counter, was the whole Wonderbolts team, actually acknowledging her existence. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gos- I mean, Oh that explains it…" She started with an excited tone, but instantly went to a cool tone, as she tried not to act so much like a fan. Twilight, Applejack, and Rarity glared at both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. Twilight was the first to actually speak up.

"Yes, this is the reason everypony out there is 'crowding' around Sugar Cube Corners… Pinkie! I thought we told you to keep Rainbow Dash out?" She said loudly.

Pinkie Pie tilted her head "I did…?" She asked, and then looked as if she was thinking.

"Oh yeah!...Oopsies!" Pinkie said sounding like an innocent filly.

Rarity sighed, "Ugh, can we really ever trust her?"

"Well, she is ah friend, sugar cube…" Applejack replied.

Rainbow Dash sighed and started to take her leave, as she said "I can take a hint…I can tell I'm unwanted here, so I'll just leave…" She felt hurt that her friends would keep her from the Wonderbolts. She flew up to a window on the side of the building and looked back at her friends.

"Sugercube…wait…" Applejack said but she was too late. Rainbow Dash exited through the window and flew to her cloud home, above Pony Ville.

"Why in the world would my friends do that… especially since they know that it's my dream to become a Wonderbolt…" she said out loud, then thought for a moment in silence.

"AH! This is so confusing!" she finally said before landing on her cloud with ease. Tank hovered over and looked at her with his bead-like eyes.

"Atleast I know that you want me to achieve my dream…" She said patting his head gently.

After She Left At SCC (Sugar Cube Corners)

Applejack spun around her face obviously showing that she was mad at her friends.

"Look what y'all did now…! You hurt RD's feelins…Pinkie's too!" Applejack said loudly, making it almost a yell.

Both Twilight and Rarity looked down, feeling the same guilt eating them up.

"We should go apologize…It's reasonable to say sorry to you too Pinkie…" Twilight spoke up meeting Pinkie's gaze. Next was Rarity, after many moments of silence.

"I'm sorry too Pinkie…but I'm even more sorry we kept this from RD…I mean she's probably really hurt that we kept her from…" Her voice lowered to a whisper "…her role models, if not her dream…" Rarity said quietly, her tone slightly sad.

"Apology accepted! Now let's go apologize to Dashie and PARTAY! YEAH!" Pinkie said before pointing to the back door with a party hat on. "TO TWILIGHT'S BALLOON!"

"Umm…" someone said from behind them.

They turned around and then remembered the Wonderbolts were here.

"Oh! Right! You guys follow us…afterwards we'll find you guys somewhere to stay…try to be as quiet as possible!" Twilight said solving the problem.

The Wonderbolts followed quietly behind the Mane 6, out the door. Everypony was about to take off until Fleetfoot kicked a can, after stretching her leg.

"Rollll…CRASH!"

"What was that? OH MY GOSH, LOOK IT'S THE WONDERBOLTS!" A Pegasus, obviously a Wonderbolts fan, flying overhead screamed, alerting the fans.

"FLY! NOW!" Spitfire screeched quickly, as the Mane 6's balloon was pushed up by some Wonderbolts and the other part of the team taking flight by Spitfire's request. The only thing on their minds was that hopefully they'd get to Rainbow Dash's before the fans got to them.

Meanwhile At Rainbow Dash's House

Rainbow Dash sat on the edge of her cloud looking down towards Ponyville with a confused look on her face. After sitting there for a minute or two, something caught her eye.

It was Twilight's purple balloon, and the Wonderbolts were following quickly behind it in her direction…but behind them were tons of Pegasus ponies. Fans she guessed, as she ran to her house and opened the door. She watched as the balloon landed, and Twilight casting the 'Walk on clouds' spell on Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and herself, before jumping out of the balloon onto the soft surface of the cloud.

"Hurry! Get inside!" Rainbow Dash yelled. They immediately listened and quickly went inside of her house, followed by Rainbow Dash at the back. She shut the door and bolted it shut. Her friends and the Wonderbolts both turned to face her. This time Applejack spoke first.

"Look, Sugarcube, we just thought you'd go all crazy fan once you saw the Wonderbolts…I'm mighty sorry about earlier…and I'm pretty dang sure some other ponies have somethin' to you too…" Her tone was calm, and collected as she spoke.

Twilight lowered her head shamefully, and said "I'm so sorry Rainbow Dash, you too Pinkie…I guess I just lost my temper…"

Rainbow Dash smiled a bit but then turned her head towards Rarity, who was standing right next to the quiet and shy Fluttershy.

Rarity sighed, and spoke quietly. "Fine…I'm sorry Rainbow Dash…You of all ponies know that I can cause a lot of drama…"

Rainbow Dash nodded and smiled lightly "Oh I don't know…those apologies were pretty lame…" she says but then laughs saying "…Just messing with ya! Apologies accepted guys!" She finished her first sentence then began her next sentence. "…But…why ARE the Wonderbolts here in Ponyville?" she asked pointing a hoof to the said Wonderbolts.

They step up, but Spitfire is the first one to speak.

"Well…to tell you the truth we're on vacation…Princess Celestia generously allowed us to take a break from all those shows…" She said her tone quiet and calm. Today Spitfire's mane looked less windblown than it had, and she looked well rested, Rainbow Dash had observed. Another Wonderbolt, A handsome colt with a dark navy mane stepped up, and Rainbow Dash immediately knew his name. It was Soarin', the pony whose pie she had saved at the Gala.

"We went to Sugar Cube Corners to order some pies!...But then some fans saw us through the window…your friend Twilight Sparkle was already there, helping Pinkie Pie out with some of the cooking, so she teleported your other friends in…then a few minutes later you came in!" He said quickly, his tone joyful even though his day was slightly disastrous. Rainbow Dash thought for a second, then looked at the Wonderbolts once more.

"Do you guys have a place to stay…?" She asked, sounding slightly concerned. Spitfire shook her head making Rainbow Dash's plan ready to be initiated.

"Good. Twilight send a message to Princess Celestia telling her we need a Cloudsdale house, a big and secure one." Rainbow Dash said urgently, but with only a hint of niceness in it. Twilight nodded, then went over to a desk Rainbow Dash had in the corner of her house, and Spike followed. A quill and paper sat there, along with a box and an inkwell.

"Spike, take a note…" Twilight said sounding business-like.

Spike grabbed a piece of paper and a quill and began writing as Twilight spoke.

"Dear Princess Celestia, I must ask a favor from you. We need a big and secure Cloudsdale house built for the Wonderbolts during the vacation, or vacations. The Wonderbolts would greatly appreciate it. Your Faithful student, Twilight Sparkle." She finished and looked at Spike and nodded.

Spike held the note infront of him and blew green fire, or gas, Rainbow could never tell which it was, on the note, and it disappeared. About two minutes later Spike once again breathed green fire/gas and a note and a slip of paper popped out of it. Rainbow Dash caught it and read it aloud.

"Dear Twilight, Good idea, it'll give the Wonderbolts a great place to get-a-way on their vacation, here's your note of approval. Sincerely Princess Celestia."

Rainbow Dash grabbed the slip of paper, and flew out of the ceiling window, Fluttershy shutting the window behind her. Rainbow Dash flew towards Cloudsdale, the wind licking at her mane and tail. She loved flying; to her it was her life. She closed her eyes upon entering Cloudsdale, and floated in the air for a moment. Her old childhood bullies looked up at the sun, to find some of it blocked by her. She snapped open her eyes and looked at them. She shook her head and flew to the making building. She landed, and walked in towards one of the builders, then handed him the note.

"What's this? …The Wonderbolts? Princess Celestia? Right on it, Ma'am…the house will be done by tomorrow!" He says his voice gruff, but showing slight fear.

Rainbow Dash nods and flies out. As she heads out of Cloudsdale she spots a pie vendor and buys only as much as she could carry for the Wonderbolts. She places the bits in the other pony's hand, and the pony packs the pies in a box tied to Rainbow's back. She nods a goodbye then Rainbow Dash flies back to her cloud house. She lands on the roof, the fans strangely gone, but she still knocks cautiously and quietly on the window. It opens and she slips inside as Fluttershy, once again, closes the window behind her. Rainbow Dash lands in between her friends gently.

"Soarin', Spitfire, the Wonderbolts vacation house will be ready by tomorrow…Feel free to stay at an inn, or if you prefer here…Oh yeah! I got you guys some pies too…here…" She says, as Applejack loosens the rope holding the box. Rainbow Dash sits down allowing the box to slide easily off her back.

"PIE!" Soarin says loudly before grabbing the box with his mouth, by the strings that bounded it together. Spitfire walked towards Rainbow Dash and stopped a few feet away from her.

"First you save our lives, then Soarin's pie, now this...Words cannot express our thanks." She says her voice sounding friendly and calm. "As for your offer we gladly accept…one night here won't be so bad…"

Rainbow Dash nods and quietly says "The extra bedrooms are that way; hope you enjoy your stay…" She points a hoof to a door next to a dresser then walks over to her friends.

"Wow…The Wonderbolts are in my house…" She says quietly as she reaches her friends.

"Well don't do anythin' reckless now, R.D." Applejack said obviously worried with the whole concept of the Wonderbolts staying at Rainbow Dash's house.

"Applejack's right, one reckless move, and your 'becoming a Wonderbolt' dream is done for…" Twilight adds.

"Yes I know, which is exactly why it's only for one night…Speaking of which shouldn't you guys start heading home before it gets dark?"

Most of her friends nodded and started to walk out. Rainbow Dash watched them then shut the door behind her friends, keeping the cold chill of the windy day from entering her home. She watched them safely fly off in the purple air balloon through the window and sighed in relief walking over to her bed. Her bed was a simple light wooded set with a rainbow and cyan blue comforter. Rarity hoof made it for her a long time ago, and Rainbow was happy to accept the gift. Next to her bed was another light wood object but this time it was a neat night stand, with some paper and some quills dwelling on the surface. Her pillow was on the floor next to the stand. It was cyan blue, like her coat color, and the pillow also had a white cloud with a blue, yellow, and red lightning bolt coming from it. It was a copy of her cutie mark, and another gift from Rarity. She picked it up with her mouth, and gently placed it on her bed. After looking at it for a second, she started to write a note to the Wonderbolts.

The note read: "Dear Wonderbolts, I'm going out for a late fly…If you get hungry again go see my friend, Applejack…" She put the note on the inside of the door as she was walking out, then she heaved a sigh of relief.

"Finally…Now I have some breathing room…" She said looking up at the cloudless, now starry night sky and smiled "…just me and the wind in my mane…"

She ran towards the edge of the cloud, and jumped off, opening her wings in mid-jump. The wind instantly hit her, as she flew high up above her home, her mane welcoming the cool breeze. Her neck craned upwards, and she took a quick look at the milky full moon, surrounded by the twinkling stars, and then made a sharp turn. When she looked ahead of her, a quick pony was headed her way. She looked closer and recognized one thing in particular. The golden amber eyes, one going a whole different direction than the other. It was Ditzy Doo.

She braked immediately but she was too late. Ditzy Doo ran into her with such force, she was knocked unconscious. Her last view was of below, where Ponyville was closing in fast, then her eyes closed and everything went black.

Later that night…

Rainbow Dash's eyes snapped open, and she jolted up. Her body complained as an intense pain flashed through her body, causing her to clench her teeth, but that didn't stop her from observing her surroundings. She was in her cloud home, but this wasn't her room, it was also very dark, the only thing allowing her to see was moonlight shining through a window above her. She flapped her wings, only to get a jolt of pain down her spine. Her wings were dislocated, and she knew it. She was sure it was from the fall, but another question popped into her head.

'How am I alive? There's no way I could've survived that…' She thought in her head, and then looked around the room for any possible clues to this small mystery. A cloud was covering the moon now, so all she could even see was darkness. She weakly crawled out of the bed, slowly making her way to the door. There was light on the other side so it wasn't that hard to find. She stopped at the door when she heard voices talking on the other side.

"Go to sleep already, Soarin'…" It was Spitfire, Rainbow Dash was sure of it; the next voice was easy to figure out too.

"How am I supposed to sleep? The pie-saver is injured! Not only that, but she hasn't woken up yet!" Soarin' says his voice only slightly serious.

"It's only been five hours…I'd be surprised if she were to wake up now! We have to try and rest!" Spitfire replied, her tone filled with anger…or was it jealousy? Rainbow Dash couldn't tell, but accidentally hit her hoof against, making her it open just slightly, and alerting the two members of her presence. She walked in acting as if she didn't hear anything, but had just woken up. Soarin', Spitfire, and the other Wonderbolts who were awake, all craned their necks towards her, their eyes as big as the full moon itself.

"Ugh…my head…" She groaned. Her legs gave out from underneath her and she instantly hit the ground with a loud thump. Soarin' ran over to her and looked her over then slowly picked her up on his back, and put her back in the bed she was in before. Rainbow Dash watched as he left the room then came back with an ice pack in his mouth. Closing the door behind him, Soarin' dropped the ice pack on the ground, and turned on a lamp.

"I'm going to have to set your wings back in place, okay?" He said his voice serious. Rainbow nodded, due to the fact she wanted to get it over with. Soarin' picked the ice pack up from the floor and slowly approached Rainbow Dash, taking in every detail. She was cyan blue, with a multi-colored mane. Her cutie mark was a white cloud, with a blue, yellow, and red lightning bolt, coming from it, it was pretty unique. He'd never seen anything like it. He then looked up at her dark magenta eyes, it was either that or a strong rose, either way he loved the color.

"Re'y?" He asked making it look as if he was checking for any more injuries instead of checking her out.

Rainbow Dash nodded, after doing a quick check over him. All she could see was his navy blue mane, and his emerald green eyes, due to his Wonderbolt suit being on, but she didn't mind. She didn't want to hook up with anyone, afraid that they would just hold her back. Soarin' stepped behind her and sat down. The bed was pretty big so it wasn't that cramped, but Rainbow still scooted a bit away from Soarin', being sort of uncomfortable. He placed the ice pack on her back, holding it with one hoof, and then placed his mouth on the tip of the left wing. He used his other hoof to press down on the same wing.

"Ahh…ck…" Rainbow Dash screamed in pain, but muffled it by clenching her teeth. She tightly shut her eyes knowing more pain was on coming. A loud pop was heard as her left wing went back into place. Soarin' looked at her, making sure she was alright, then placed his mouth on the tip of the right wing, then did the same as before. Only a squeak was heard from Rainbow Dash as the bone popped back into place, the pain slowly subsiding. Soarin' looked at her as she turned to face him. She abruptly asked "How am I alive…?"

Soarin' blinked then shed a toothy smile. "I saved you of course; though I lost the pie I got from your friend Applejack…Consider it a thank you for saving my pie at the Gala!" His voice was a bit joyful and childish, but he said it nicely.

"Ah, Okay well thanks…Without you my awesomeness would be gone!" She said in a cocky and playful tone. He nodded to her and took the ice pack from her back, then walked out the door to the other Wonderbolts, closing the door behind him. She stared at the door in the darkness.

'Wow…He was pretty nice…' She thought in her head '…and handsome…I wonder if he's free tomorrow…' She then shook her head 'What am I thinking? He's a Wonderbolt of course he's busy…plus a relationship will just hold me back…No more filly thoughts...' she finished, before laying back down in the bed, shutting her eyes, and attempting to fall asleep. After a few minutes, sleep finally overtook her and her dreams began to play before her now closed eyes

The next morning…

When the night ended, morning came, causing the sun's rays to trespass into the window and onto the sleeping figure of Rainbow Dash. Soarin' walked in the room a bowl in his mouth, holding what was to be Dash's breakfast. He started to say something to wake her up but the sight before him froze him and his tongue in place.

On the bed Rainbow Dash lay sprawled out, her fluffy messed up mane on the pillow, sticking out a bit, with the sun making her multi-colored rainbow hair shine. She looked so peaceful so with that last thought he grabbed the bowl and placed it on the night stand next to her bed, looking at her one last time. He walked out of the room shutting the door softly behind him. He looked back at his wings and sighed, a slight blush on his face.

"Stupid wings…always giving things away…" His wings were straight up, which was what another Pegasus would call a…

"A wing-boner, really Soarin'?" Soarin' froze up as Spitfire spoke, amusement and a pinch of jealousy in her voice.

"Hey! Shut up! You go in there and look at her, yourself, before you judge me!" Soarin' dared Spitfire putting his wings back in their normal closed position.

"Might as well…at least I can wake her up unlike somepony I know…" She replied sticking her tongue out at him. She opened the door and Soarin' followed her in watching her closely. Spitfire knew Soarin' was behind her but she didn't know what she was about to see. She looked at Soarin' approaching the bed, then swiveled her head towards it.

"Well-"She started, but froze when her eyes hit the scene before her.

'Wow…and she doesn't even have to try…' She thought. She saw the same sight as her team mate did, the sprawled out, messed up maned Pegasus pony, Rainbow Dash, sleeping as if she hadn't slept in days. Her wings slowly stood straight up and Spitfire sighed.

"Damn it…Soarin' wake her up…" She growled walking out of the room to calm her own wing-boner.

Soarin' chuckled and whispered "You even got Spitfire…impressive…" He knew Spitfire was jealous of Rainbow Dash; due to the fact Spitfire liked him ever since he joined the Wonderbolts, and all of the time he was spending with Rainbow was driving Spitfire crazy. They went out once but he knew she wasn't the one for him, so he told her he just wanted to be friends. Ever since then he would always talk to girls, just for Spitfire to barge in and scare them away. He shook his head, and nudged Rainbow Dash with his hoof.

Rainbow Dash sat up, yawning quietly. She opened her dark magenta colored eyes but quickly closed them as the sun's rays hit her eyes.

"Ah! Celestia! That sun is so freaking bright…!" Rainbow said before opening her eyes once again.

Soarin' watched her get up, shake her head a bit, then put a hoof through her mane to get it back like it was the day before. Her head to turned to the bowl, then to Soarin'.

"Thanks for the breakfast…I'm going to need it if I'm going to try flying today…" She said quickly before digging into the bowl. It was filled with carrots, and celery, a good meal for flying, Rainbow Dash thought. She ate as quickly as she could without giving herself a tummy ache.

'Okay…time to test these puppies…' She thought, opening her wings. She walked out of the room, past Soarin', then out of her house seeing Spitfire already out for a flight.

"Morning Spitfire..!" She yelled over to her, a smile being thrown over to the fiery-haired Pegasus. Spitfire looked over at Rainbow Dash but just nodded and kept flying.

'Strange…she's acting weird…' Rainbow Dash thought to herself but shrugged the thought off. She closed her wings and jumped off the cloud. The ground was closing in fast.

Spitfire watched her wondering what she was doing. Suicide? No…she wouldn't would she?

Rainbow Dash quickly opened her wings, the force throwing her high in the air.

"Woo! Time to pick up the pace!" She said loudly and flew around a bit more picking up speed.

Soarin' stepped outside onto the cloud porch…at least that's what he would call it, and watched both Spitfire and Rainbow Dash closely.

Rainbow Dash flew higher flew higher up into the sky, unknown to the Wonderbolt watchers. She stopped for a second, and then dived towards the ground, her speed increasing. Soon enough a white cone of light began to form infront of and around her. She shut her eyes tight.

"Here…we…GO!" She yelled before…

"BOOM!" Rainbow Dash propelled forward, a rainbow following her as she flew towards the ground, then rose back into the sky with equal force, before landing back on her cloud porch, the rainbow depleted. It took a moment for Rainbow Dash to notice that all of the Wonderbolts were gathered there on her cloud, staring at her in amazement.

Spitfire glared at all of them, then looked elsewhere, seeing a large mansion like cloud house in the distance. She flew next to the rainbow maned Pegasus before any of them could comment on the rather amazing trick, she said. "Well Rainbow Dash thank you again for letting us stay here, but sadly our cloud shelter is finished. Come on, Wonderbolts!"

Soarin' stepped up first, surprising Spitfire, all the others followed behind him soon after. As soon as all her Wonderbolt team mates flew a distance away, Spitfire turned to speak to Rainbow Dash. No one was there, and Spitfire looked around to see that Rainbow Dash had walked to the door, and was waiting for Spitfire to leave.

Spitfire was sort of hurt, that the Pegasus wanted her to leave so early but she turned and followed her team without another word.

Rainbow Dash felt strange as they all left, but she couldn't explain it, not even to herself. She walked to the edge of the cloud, and sat down. As she sat down, a pale azure blue flashed before her eyes, giving her quite a shock, which would've made her scream for help but a hoof covered her mouth before she could even attempt to.

"Don't say anything…" The gruff, quiet, and strangely cheerful voice of the colt said.

She nodded as he removed his hoof. As soon as it was away from her face, she gasped and said.

"Oh my gosh! You're…"

To be continued... Next Chapter: Trouble On The Horizon? Estimated time remaining: 31 Minutes