"Get up sleepy bones, you can't sleep in all day" says Thunderlane, prodding me. I give a groan and put a pillow to my face.

"Five more minutes..." I groan. Thunderlane gives a snort and grabs my Wonderbolts logo sheets in his mouth, he gives a yank and I plop on the floor. "I was getting up!" I complain.

"Sure, Rumble, maybe next week. Come on, go get a shower or something." says Thunderlane. I give a grumble and walk in to the little bathroom outside of my dark blue door.

One shampoo, conditioner, soap, and checking myself out, later. I emerged from the steamy bathroom and head towards the kitchen. Trotting to the kitchen, I hear an excited squeal and get tackled by a light lavender mare with teal hair.

"Is my Rumbly ready for his first weekend in Ponyville?" says the mare, I give a loud groan and try to squirm out of her grip.

"Flitter! I am not five any more, I don't need a foal name." I yell. She gives a laugh and messes up my mane.

"You will always be my Rumbly." she says. A loud knock on the door pulls her attention away from me.

"FLITTER! FLITTER! BY CELESTIA'S THRONE!" comes a loud voice. Flitter squeals and races over to the door.

"What was that all about?" I ask, Cloudchaser gives a laugh and takes a bite out of her apple.

"It is Flitter, what are you going to do?" she says with a shrug. Flitter opens the door and gives a high pitched squeal.

"Scootaloo! So glad you could make it! Do you got the stuff?" she asks, moving away from blocking the entrance a orange purple blur comes zooming into the living room. The blur stops and a little orange, pegasus filly stands in its place. She had a messy red-purple mane which is even messier with her helmet on, she gets off the blue and red scooter that she barged in on and pulls a surprisingly non dented box out of her saddlebag.

"Straight from Sugarcube Corner. Pinkie Pie's signature chico-vanilla-strawberry-lemon cupcake with a blueberry frosting and sprinkles." says the filly. Flitter takes the box and opens it on the table. Inside are a dozen cupcakes and a little note is inside.

"Thanks Scoots, here." says Flitter, shoving a cupcake in the filly's hooves. The filly smiles and puts the cupcake in a smaller box and places it in her saddlebag. She climbs back on to the scooter and is about to take off but pauses. Without looking away from the front door she begins to talk.

"You're that new kid...Rumble, right? Well, some of the fillies from school are heading over to the big lake near Fluttershy's house. You're welcome to come, just bring a lunch." she says, her little wings begin to buzz on her back and she zooms out of the house.

"Who as that!?!" I exclaim. Flitter stuffs her face with a cupcake and sighs dreamily.

"Oh that little filly? Her name is Scootaloo, even though every pony just calls her Scoots. She does a couple deliveries for her big sis's friend down at Sugarcube Corner. Everywhere you look, she is probably there with her scooter, zooming this way and that. Heck, that is the only way she gets places fast." says Cloudchaser looking at her magazine. Thunderlane almost chokes on his drink and looks at Cloudchaser.

"Who is her sister?" he asks, Flitter laughs and begins to hover.

"It isn't her real sister, they are more of adopted sisters. Scoots and Rainbow Dash...they really should be blood related. Besides, Rainbow is the only family that Scoots gots." says Flitter. Thunderlane's eyes grow big and he looks dumb-found.

"You mean my hard as rocks boss, THE Rainbow Dash, is that little fillies family?" asks Thunderlane. Cloudchaser laughs and sets her magazine down.

"Rainbow isn't that bad of a mare once you know her. For crying out loud! The girl is being enrolled into the Wonderbolts sometime this month! One of her close friends is Spitfire. That mare is pretty awesome and Scoots respects that too." says Cloudchaser with a serious tone.

"You said that her scooter is the only thing that she can get around on. Why doesn't she just fly?" I ask, Cloudchaser and Flitter give each other a glance with sad eyes.

"Um...you see...Scoots is a very unique pegasus..."says Cloudchaser.

"Scoots can't fly because her wings aren't strong enough to support her weight." says Flitter really fast, the whole room goes silent.

"But every pegasus at age nine should be able to fly, I mean assuming she is the same age as Rumble!" says Thunder, I give a sad glance to the twins and they nod.

"But hey! She carries on like the trooper she is. Now, Rumble, you need to pack a lunch and head to the lake!" says Flitter. She gallops over to the kitchen and begins throwing things together.

"Maybe if you're lucky, Scoots and her friends will invite you to join the CMC!" says Cloudchaser, I look at her questioningly and she smiles. Flipping the box closed she points to a little logo on the bottom right hand corner. It was a yellow filly in a cape standing on its back legs in front of a blue badge.

"The CMC stand for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. I don't think you noticed but Scoots is a blank-flank like you. Her two friends: Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle, are also blank flanks. They started this club that has them do everything they can think about to earn their cutie marks! It is amazing the stuff they do together." says Flitter. She emerges from the kitchen with my saddlebags in her mouth. She puts them on my back and tightens the strap.

"But what are all of you doing today?" I ask, the twins give laughs and hold up magazines. Thunderlane is stretching his wings out and leaning over the table.

"I don't know about you little bro, but nine hours of Weather Patrol for five days straight kicks the mojo out of you. I am staying home and resting my acing wings." says Thunder, I give him a pat on the back and trot out the door.

---

Trotting down a dirt road I think about all I learned from the twins on Scootaloo. She is a pegasus filly that can't fly, is the adopted sister of Rainbow Dash, she gets around on her scooter, and she is part of the CMC. Other than that she is a mystery...hey that rhymed!

"Howdy there!" comes a shout, I jump up in surprise and loose my footing. The ground meets my face and I give a growl of annoyance. A yellow filly with a red mane comes trotting up to me. "Why, Ah'm sorry partner. Didn't know you were gonna trip like that." she says in a western twang.

"It is no big, just got startled." I say, finding my footing. Standing up, I see that the little filly is beaming and smiling at me.

"You must be that new kid, Rumble. My name is Apple Bloom." says the filly, she sticks out her hoof as a greeting. I cautiously look at her, but give her a hoof bump. "Are you coming down to the lake? It is might fine this time of year."

"Um, yeah. Scootaloo delivered cupcakes to my foal sitter this morning and asked me iI wanted to come." I say. Apple Bloom nods and begins to trot next to me.

"That's Scootaloo, she knows how hard it is to be the odd pony out. All though she can be rough around the edges, she means well." says Apple Bloom. All of a sudden she ducks behind a bush.

"What are you..." I begin to ask but a rude laugh cuts me off.

"Well if it isn't the new blank flank, Bumble." comes a sassy voice. I turn around and see Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

"Hello Diamond, how is your day going?" I ask, she gives a snort and whips her tail in my face. I cough out purple and white hairs and glare at her.

"It WAS fine until you showed up." she sneers. I open my mouth to say something but a blur cuts me off. It zooms around Diamond and Silver Spoon until they are all dizzy and stuff. Suddenly, the blur stops and Scoots is standing on her scooter his fire in her eyes.

"Go pick on someone that is as low as you Diamond." she says, Diamond laughs and stalks up to Scoots.

"Says the pegasus who can't fly." she spits. Scootaloo gives a growl and her wings start to buzz with annoyance.

"How about you go buy some fancy necklace so I can choke you with it." Scoots says, Diamond stumbles back with fear in her eyes. Scootaloo gives a smirk and rides over to the bush Apple Bloom dove into. Apple Bloom comes out with a wagon and ties it to Scoots scooter. Apple Bloom climbs in and looks at me.

"Are ya comin'?" asks Scoots. I look at the wagon and shake my head.

"I will just fly next to you." I say, Scoots shrugs and begins to make her wings hum.

"If you think you can beat me. Actually, lets make a bet! If I get to the lake first, you have to dive into the lake from the tallest tree. If you win, I have to dive in from the tallest tree." she says. I laugh and get in a ready stance, my brother and I race all the time and I always win.

"You're on!" I say, Scoots grins and takes off. I choke on her dust but fly up so I can get a birdseye view. Looking around, I see Scootaloo's path heading straight towards a big lake near the Evergreen. Angling my wings, I begin my rapid descent. Keeping my course aimed at the shores of the lake, I look at Scootaloo's trail. It was right below me the whole time, even though I knew that I was going faster that a scooter could carry a pony. The shores are about a foot away, I can taste the water vapor. My hooves touch down to the sand and a wave a triumph flows over me...but soon disappears when I see Scootaloo's scooter leaning against a huge tree. Looking up, I see a purple tail disappear into the tree canopy.

"It was a dead on tie. So that means we both have to climb the tree and dive." yells Scootaloo. I take a gulp and fly to the tallest branch. Scootaloo is waiting for me with her helmet still on.

"Why are you wearing your helmet?" I ask, she shrugs and leans over the edge of the branch.

"Sweetie Belle! Can you do your weird magic thing and send my scooter up here?" she screams. A small 'yes' comes from below and Scootaloo's scooter flows up with a light blue hue around it. Scootaloo grabs the scooter and hops on. "Okay, you have to keep your wings plastered to your body when you are diving, no air brakes. Also, I will go first." And with that her wings hummed and she zoomed off the edge. Rushing over I look out and see that Scootaloo is using the clouds like she is in a skate park.

Wispy cumulus clouds were used as grinding rails, and puffy marshmallow like clouds were her ramps. She rose higher and higher into the sky, only using her scooter and stunt tricks. Finally, she sped off of the last cloud and let go of her scooter. Taking off her helmet, she threw the scooter and helmet to Sweetie Belle who caught it with her magic. Scootaloo's wings stopped humming and she filled over so that she was diving head first into the deep lake. Her altitude decreased rapidly until she hit the water, a HUGE splash arose and went as high as the branch I was on. Scootaloo's head bobs up and a huge grin is plastered on her face.

"THAT"S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!" she screams. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are cheering and patting Scoots on the back as she climbs out of the pool. I take a gulp and fly up to the same place Scootaloo began her dive. A big storm cloud sits there, without thinking I give it a buck and four shots of lightning come out of it before it disappears. I take a deep breath and angle myself so that I will aim in the middle of the lake. Plastering my wings to my body I free fall. All of a sudden, I am surround by water and a huge boom goes off. Swimming to the top of the water, I see Scootaloo grinning at me while Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle are looking liked they had seen a Sonic Rainboom.

"What?" I ask, Scootaloo shrugs and sits down on the shore.

"Well, I am honestly hurt. I mean, here I was hoping that we could get a new member into the CMC...a pegasus no less! Now, well, I guess it is still us three." she says in a fake sad voice. I stomp up to her and poke her in the chest.

"Why? You think I can't handle hanging around fillies all day?" I say, Scootaloo just gives a smile and lays in the sand.

"Listen, it has nothing to do with what I can think you can handle. But the CMC is only for blank flanks." she says, I give a mocking laugh and stand over her.

"I am a blank flank." I say, Apple Bloom prods my flank.

"Maybe a few seconds ago..." says Sweetie Belle. I look at my flank and give a yelp. The only blank flank had a thundercloud with four lightning bolts coming out of it. I jump around and yelp with joy.

"I got it! I got it!" I repeat over and over. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo are smiling at me but their eyes are sad and lost.

"Okay, Mr. Stallion, cool it." says Scootaloo, she looks at the sky and gives a gasp. "Oh horse-feathers! It looks like it is dinner time, see you girls later!" says Scootaloo. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle give their goodbyes and head back home. Scootaloo is about to take off but stops and looks at me.

"Thanks for inviting me." I say, she gives a laugh and smiles.

"Don't mention it. Um...I know that you probably want to go home and show off your cutie mark but do you want to come over to my house for dinner? Rainbow Dash and her stallion-friend make a great pie and pasta." says Scootaloo. I ponder the thought and shrug.

"My brother doesn't get home until I am already asleep so no harm no foul." I say, Scootaloo smiles again and puts her helmet on my head.

"Okay then! Get on the scooter and we will be off!" she says, I look at her shocked and she rolls her eyes. "You don't know where we are going so we will ride together." Pulling her scooter over, she holds it out to me. I get on slowly and hold the hoof grips real tight. Scootaloo positions my hooves so that I won't fall off and stands behind me. Wrapping her hooves around my waist she makes her wings hum. We start off slow, probably so I can get the feel for it and then she increases the speed little by little. In no time, we are zooming down path and path until we reach a tall tree. Scootaloo brakes and climbs off.

"Where is your house?" I ask, Scootaloo snickers and points up. Looking up I am speechless, there is a HUGE cloud house with big windows. "That's were you live?" I screech.

"Ever since Rainbow Dash took me in. Anyway, you can fly the rest of the way. I'll meet you up there." she says. She takes the helmet off my head and straps it onto hers. Climbing back onto the scooter, she zooms up the tree. I fly up towards the cloud house, still amazed by the architecture. My hooves slowly touch the fluffy clouds and I see that Scootaloo is parking her scooter. She knocks on the door and sways side to side while she waits. A icy blue stallion with a navy blue mane opens the door and smiles.

"Hey there Scoots!" he says, she gives him a hug and waves me over.

"Hi Soarin, didn't know you were off today. Anyway, this is Rumble...he is new to Ponyville." she says, I stare at the stallion with big eyes. Soarin! THE Soarin of the Wonderbolts was literally standing in front of me right now!

"Hello there, come on in!" Soarin says, stepping aside so Scoots and I can walk in. I slowly trot in and smile, it looked kind of like my house. Scoots comes to stand by my side and pushes me over to the kitchen. Poking her head inside, Scootaloo pushes me in and I find a cyan colored mare with a rainbow mane staring at me.

"Hi Rainbow, this is Rumble." says Scootaloo, Rainbow looks at me through narrow eyes.

"I always thought that you're stallion-friend would be taller, Scoots." she says, my eyes widen.

"What! We aren't...we just...what!" I say, Rainbow laughs and messes up my mane.

"I'm just messing with you. Besides, Thunderlane has told me a lot about you." she says, I sigh with relief and begin to relax.

Dinner was great! The pasta and pie were delicious, Soarin and Rainbow Dash were cool, and Scoots and I formed a friendly bond. When it was time to leave, Scootaloo walked me out the front door.

"Hey, Rumble?" she says, I look over at her while she digs through her saddlebag. She pulls out a dark gray seashell on a string and hands it to me.

"What is this?" I ask, she smiles and puts it around my neck.

"A nacklace...duh. In the CMC we always give something to the fillies and colts that get their cutie marks through us. Usually it is something from the place that they found their cutie mark. For Featherwieght it was at the quill store so we got him an ink canister, Button Mash was a game controller, and Shady Daze was a red apple from Sweet Apple Acres. For you, it is a seashell that landed near us when you hit the water. Cool, huh?" she says, I hold the seashell in my hoof for a little bit. I give her a huge hug, catching her off guard.

"It is wonderful." I say, she smiles and pats my back.

"Don't get ushy mushy on me." she says, I laugh and brake the hug. I take flight and zoom over to my house.

---

Opening the door I see Thunderlane, Flitter, and Cloudchaser playing a round of bingo. I cough and Flitter looks up, zooms out of her chair and hugs me.

"Where in Celestia's name have you been!" she screeches. I squirm out of her embrace and take a few gulps of air.

"Hanging out with Scootaloo, fighting off bullies, earning my cutie mark, bucking a thunder cloud, having dinner with Rainbow Dash and Soarin." I say between breathes. Thunderlane's ears poke up and her looks at me.

"Cutie Mark! Rainbow Dash and Soarin from the Wonderbolts!" he says.

"SCOOTALOO!!!" yell the twins. They swarm me, Thunderlane asking for the whole story, and CLoudchaser and Flitter demanding details on Scootaloo and I's so called 'date'.

Yep...this was going to be a LONG night.

Sitting next to my favorite lake in Ponyville, I watch as Rainbow Dash and Soarin are trying to out stunt each other.

"Come on Soarin! I know you can do better then that!" taunts Rainbow Dash, Soarin gives a grunt and does a triple backflip and a cork-screw maneuver, landing face first into the crystal waters of the deep lake. Rainbow Dash laughs and dives in after him, making funny sounds the whole way. A loud splash is made when she hits the water, spraying mist all over my new scooter.

"Hey! This thing costed a lot of money!" I yell after them, Soarin pops up and squirts water in my face.

"I will make you a deal, you and me have a stunt off and who ever wins pays for another set of wheels for the other pony." he says, I give a laugh and shoot into the sky.

"You are really going to regret that bet, I will let you go first." I say, he shoots out of the lake and dives in between the cloud pillars Rainbow Dash and I set up earlier. He makes a backflip and 'soars' through a line of five loops set in a semi circle. With a loud clap of thunder, he bolts pass me and does a winding pattern into the lake. He dives in and emerges soon after, looking at me smugly.

"Beat that Squirt!" he yells up. I give a snort and fly as high as the clouds go. Looking at the few wispy clouds lying around I plan my course. I take off and use a small cumulus cloud as a rail and slide down it. Doing a back flip I land on a more puffy cloud and use its momentum to shoot across to another espy cloud. Hitting the small cloud and spin down its winding tendril till I see a large cloud. Looking around rapidly, I see a familiar gray-blue mane and light gray coat of a stallion bucking at the cloud. I grin and aim towards the remains of the cloud. Bouncing off the small puff clouds I land on the stallions back and use him as a ramp. Spreading my wings and dash over to above to lake and close my wings around me and start spinning. I fall and I bet I look like an orange missile falling from the sky. A big splash goes off and I swim my way to the top of the lake. I stick my tongue out at Soarin and was about to get out when a sudden force dragged me back under. I looked up and saw Rumble, my dear friend, smiling back at me. I open my mouth to say something but close it, remembering I am underwater. Rumble gives me a mocking salute and uses his wings to move around in the water. Sucking a little water into my mouth I tackle him and pull him to the surface.

We break to the surface and I spray him with the water, he spits it out and tries to pull me back under but I flap my wings and create waves to push him back.

"Okay, okay, Rumble. Stop playing with your mare-friend and get out of the lake." says Rainbow Dash. Rumble smiles and puts his hoof around my shoulders.

"Yes, my mare friend, the one I love dearly." he said with a fake voice and rubs his other hoof in my mane. My snout goes into the water and I suck in some water through my nose. Flailing my wings, I can feel that I hit Rumble in the snout. Flying out of the water before he can get me again, I do a few circles around the lake to dry off. Softly, I land next to Soarin and make a goofy face.

"Guess I am getting another set of wheels." she said, he rolled his eyes and ran his hoof through my damp mane.

"Sure Squirt, whatever you say." he says in a amused tone. Rumble comes up next to me and shoulders me over.

"I guess you will be ready for the stunt show tomorrow." he said, I give a groan and put my face in my hooves.

"Don't remind me, I am already sore from the training." I moan. Rainbow Dash laughs and begins to collect her things.

"Then why don't you and Rumble just hang out today? I am sure I can talk to Cloudy Tail and make sure that he can be excused from his weather duties as long as he brings you home at a respectable time." she says, he gives his word and grabs his skateboard which he had dropped off earlier. Putting on my helmet, I climb on to my scooter and begin to make my wings buzz.

"Do you want to head to Sugarcube Corner?" I ask, Rumble just shrugs so I take off in the direction of Sugarcube Corner.

---

Walking in through the door to Sugarcube Corner, a cheerful little bell goes off and Pound Cake pokes his head up from behind the counter. He cheeks redden when he sees me and he quickly brushes off his apron.

"H..Hey Scootaloo. Hi Rumble. C...Can I help you today?" he stutters, I give a warm smile and put five bits on the counter.

"Just some of Pinkie's signature chico-vanilla-whatever cupcakes." I say, Pound Cake nods his head vigorously and runs into the back. Giving a chuckle, I lean against the counter and stare at Rumble. He looks at me with teasing eyes and has a small smile on his face. "What?"

"He has a crush on you." he says, I give a snort and was about to say something but Pound Cake comes rushing back with two cupcakes in his hooves.

"Here you go Scootaloo, oh...by the way...I was wondering if tomorrow you would like to come hang out here...you know...just you and me..." he says is a shy voice, I look at Rumble in horror and he gives a chuckle. I slowly take the cupcakes and hand them the Rumble.

"That is a very generous offer for you to make Pound, but tomorrow I have my stunt show. Maybe I will come by after and we can hang out." I say, his face brightens up and he gives me a huge smile.

"Then it is settled." he says in a dreamy tone, I give him a friendly nod and walk over to a booth that Rumble picked. Once I sit down, I wait a second and let drop my head to the table with a thud.

"Owwwww." I complain, Rumble laughs and takes a bite of his cupcake.

"Oh come on Scoots, Pound isn't a bad colt. A little young, but can't blame him for liking a pretty mare like you." he says, I look at him with my 'are-you-for-real' face.

"I am not a full ma..." I get cut off by a all to familiar laugh.

"Well, if it isn't the last of the Cutie Mark Crusaders." says an evil voice that only Diamond Tiara could pull off. "Are you here to cry?" Silver Spoon gives a laugh. My ears flatten to my face and I shift so that my flank is covered by the seat.

"Go away." I mumble, she gives a laugh and plops right next to me. With Silver Spoon sitting down next to Rumble. She is stroking his mane like they were a couple. (GAG)

"I would LOVE to sit with you. Are your wings sore from all of the scooting you do lately?" Diamond says in a voice full of fake pity. She slaps my wings and I wince from the pain.

"That is enough Tiara." says Rumble, Diamond looks at him with eyes that have hearts in them.

"My, if it isn't the handsome Rumble. Have you hit the weights lately?" she says, I feel like I am going to throw up. Standing up, I fly over Diamond's head and land on the other side of the booth. Grabbing my cupcake, I take a bite out of it.

"Where are you going?" asks Rumble with concern. I grab my helmet and strap it on.

"Home, I'm going to let you three ponies figure out this...thing." I say gesturing to them. Hopping on my scooter, I zoom out of there. Eating my cupcake along the way to my house, I make sure that no one can see my still blank flank. It was true that I was the last of the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Apple Bloom had found her cutie mark two years ago while Sweetie Belle got it a week after Apple. Babs Seeds got hers a year later...but I was still blank. When I was a filly, I was pass the average age where you got your cutie mark but it wasn't uncommon for some ponies to be late bloomers. But come on! I am fourteen and I STILL don't have my cutie mark, maybe I am defected. I try not to let it bother me, I mean Apple and Sweetie still are my best friends. Sweetie invites me to all of her concerts in Canterlot and Apple is more than happy to let me stay as Sweet Apple Acres. But it really isn't the same with them anymore, heck, I am not the same anymore! Apple and Sweetie had colt friends and lives while I am just as lost as a newborn foal trying to find its mom.

Giving a sigh, I push the negative thought out of my head. Parking my scooter next to the tall tree that grew near my home, I begin to fly up to the cloud mansion. Loud laughs come from inside, curious, I poke my head through the open door. In the large living room is the Wonderbolts main team: Soarin, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire, and Fleetfoot. But also their third group: Surprise, Fire Streak, Lightning Streak, and Misty Wings. Slowly creeping in, I tip-toe up the stairs trying to get by without having my wings pricked and preened.

"Scootaloo! Come say high to our guests." calls Rainbow, I curse and come down the stairs with a smile on my face.

"If it isn't the mare that beat my impossible obstacle course." says Fleetfoot, she pulls me into a bear hug and I gasp for breath.

"The course was impossible, just very complicated." I choke out. She gives a snort and lets go of me.

"RIGHT! That is why no pony on the Wonderbolts could complete it," she turned to Rainbow Dash and pointed at me, "You better watch out our I will steal this little WB out from under your wing."

"Never happening Fleet, where ever Scootaloo goes, I go." Rainbow says. I smile and look over at Fire Streak and Lightning Streak. Fire is apparently looking at his brother in disgust while Lightning is smiling at me with that 'I-think-that-I-am-so-awesome' smile. I give a laugh and trot over to them.

"So how are the sync-flyers doing?" I ask, Fire Streak gives me a warm smile and nods at me.

"I am doing fine," he turns to Lightning and scowls, "but my brother's wings is unfortunately sprained." he says. Lightning turns over to show his right wing bandaged. I look at him questioningly, how could he have flown here with a strained wing?

"If it wasn't for Rainbow's low roof I would be fine." Lighting says in a snappy tone. I laugh and fall on to my back.

"You...are...so...DUMB!" I choke out. Lightning looks at me with amused eyes.

"Says the little filly who thought that I was my brother and he was me." says Lightning. I stop laughing and my cheeks turn red.

"You both look a lot alike." I say, they give a snort at the same time and turn their back to each other. Surprise giving me a huge hug and messes up my mane. "Hi Surprise."

"HI!" she screams in my ear. I rub my head, trying to clear the Surprises jumping in there. I turn to Misty and wave at her. She does a few hand and wing movements and I smile.

"It is great to see you too." I say, she smiles and nods. I was about to say something but the doorbell rings. "I will get it." I say, every pony resumes talking as I get the door. On the other side stands a nervous Rumble.

"Hey Rumble, do you need something?" I ask, Rumble looks shocked that I answered the door but regains his posture.

"I was looking for...um...Soarin." he says, my eyes go wide and I duck into the living room. Soarin is chatting about some heroic tale.

"Um, Soar...Rumble is here to see you." I interrupt. Soarin's smiles and nods at the group.

"This will take a few minutes." he says, I walks by me and I give him my best 'what-are-you-two-doing' look but he just smile and nudges me back into the living room. Rainbow Dash just shrugs at me and pats the open spot on the couch beside her. Slowly sitting down, I sit back and listen as the Wonderbolts talk about their upcoming show. My eyes slowly close and I picture myself next to the lake.

"Scoots?" comes Fleetfoot's voice. I open my eyes and see that every pony is looking at me.

"Did I miss something?" I ask, Fleetfoot chuckles and pulls me close.

"I was wondering if tomorrow after your show, you would like to come down to the Academy and give my new obstacle course a run through. See if it is safe." she says, my ears perk up and I smile. Fleetfoot made the best obstacle courses in all of Equestria! They were tough, ruthless, and tested you both mentally and physically.

"Only if I can bring a friend." I say, Fleetfoot shrugs and takes a berry from the bowl in the center of the table.

"Sure, but I am not responsible for any injuries they get." she says, I roll my eyes and stretch my wings out.

"Scoots, Rumble wants to see you." says Soarin' I look at the group and begin walking BACK towards the door. Rumble is standing out on the porch, messing around with his seashell necklace.

"Soarin said that you wanted to see me?" I say, Rumble jumps like I startled him.

"Um, yeah. I want to tell you that I can't make it to your stunt show tomorrow." he whispers. I look at him in shock, a tear falls out of my eyes, Growling at myself, I wipe the tear away before it can streak down my face. Regaining my posture, I train my face so that it seems I am emotionless.

"Okay Rumble, see you around." I say, like a robot, he looks at me surprised but I just slam the door. Walking back into the living room I make a B-line for the stairs.

"Where are you going Squirt?" calls Soarin' I pause and look at the group.

"To my bedroom to cry. Oh, and Fleetfoot I will do the course...but I am not bringing a friend." I say before galloping, yes galloping, up the stairs; into my bedroom, and under my covers.

What a GREAT way to get prepared for my stunt show.

"Scootaloo! Come downstairs!" yells Rainbow Dash, giving a groan I fall (yes I fell) out of bed. Walking to the bathroom, I brush my semi-flat mane out and half-walk, half-tumble downstairs. Soarin greets me with a smile which I return with a yawn. Walking into the kitchen, I find RD putting some lettuce on the table. "There you are, I thought you died. You should have set your alarm." says Rainbow Dash. I sit down at the table and start eating my share of lettuce.

"The stunt show isn't for another three hours." I mumble, Rainbow gives a snort and starts munching on her own lettuce.

"Yeah, but don't you want to go hang out with Rumble?" she asks, I freeze in place and anger starts to build up in me.

"Why would I want to hang out with him?" I snarl, Rainbow looks at me with big eyes. Giving a groan, I push me plate away and throw (not literally) my head on the table. "Rumble said that he couldn't come to my stunt show." I mumble. Rainbow gasps and I can hear her pacing around the room.

"How DARE he! You guys were talking about this for MONTHS!" she screams. Soarin walks in the room and looks at Rainbow with curiosity.

"Um...did I walk in on something?" he asks. Rainbow relays the message to Soarin and he shrugs. "Maybe he has something else to do." he says. I look at him with shock. Standing up, I let out an angry sigh and stare daggers at Soarin.

"Yeah, maybe he is going to another mares most important event of their lives!' I scream, I stomp out of the house and take flight into the afternoon sky. I flap my wings until I am going faster than my scooter could ever carry me. Zooming higher into the sky, I look around for something to take my mind off of Rumble (GRRRR). My eagle eyes see Apple Bloom bucking trees in Sweet Apple Acres, letting out a sigh of relief I fly down. Sitting down beside her, I see that she is struggling with the tree.

"Oh, howdy Scoots." she says breathless. I chuckle and go to the other side of the tree and buck. It shakes the leaves and one apple falls.

"Hey there Apple Bloom." I say in greeting. She bucks on the other side of the tree and another apple falls.

"Aren't you suppose to be training for the stunt show today?" she asks, I shrug and give another buck.

"I have been training for that thing for months...I think I am ready. Are you coming?" I ask, she gives a buck and looks at the ground guiltily.

"Applejack and I have to sell apples at the market today..." she says, I give a sigh and buck the final apple off the tree. Putting the apples into a huge wagon that was already filled, I pull the harness on.

"It isn't a big deal." I mumble. Apple Bloom smiles and pats my back. We begin walking back to the barn when I see Big Mac and Fluttershy laughing about something. "Looks like they are going to get married someday." I say teasingly. Apple Bloom looks at her brother longingly.

"Yeah...looks like it." she sighs. I give a laugh and bhp her out of her trance. We arrive at the barn and Applejack is pilling another wagon full of wood and stuff.

"Howdy Scootaloo, I know that you're going to win that blue ribbon at the stunt show!" Applejack says. I say goodbye to Apple Bloom and head over to Sugarcube Corner. As I walk in, I see that Pumpkin Cake is working the counter. She is using her magic to clean the counter with a rag. Walking up to her I put a bit on the counter.

"Well hey there Scootaloo, mana, Pound is going to be out of the water when he hears that you're hear." she says. I give a half-asked laugh and order a shake. She nods and levitates a vanilla shake in front of me. I begin to enjoy my cold snack when I hear a laugh. Who do you think it is...yep you guessed it. Diamond Tiara.

"Hello Blank Flank, are you sad that Rumble isn't coming to your show? I can't blame him, why have a cutie mark less pony like you when he can have a stylish and brilliant mare like me." she says, Silver Spoon sticks her tongue out at me.

"At least I don't have my head pushed so far up my butt that I can't see it anymore." I say, she gives a wicked smirk and grabs my shake out of my hooves.

"Shouldn't you be heading over to the arena? I hear that it is going to be a wonderful show; I also know that it is going to go out with a BANG." she says, I give a smile and grab my shake back. Leaning against the counter I stare at the to of them.

"What do you want?" I ask, Diamond giggles and stands up.

"Oh, I was just telling you that Rumble wasn't coming to your show because he is spending the day with...ME!" she says, I freeze and puts the shake on the counter. I stare daggers at her and wind my muscles up to tackle her...but then something clicks in my head. She was just pulling my strings. Giving a chuckle I push my shake over to her and stand up.

"Well I am happy that you are getting to know him. Tell him that I say hi." I say, I walk out of Sugarcube Corner and look at the sun. Estimating that I had about another hour till the show started I began to trot to the arena.

---

I trot down Main Street and stare at the sky, the weather team had cleared all of the clouds so the sun was really taking its toll on Ponyville. All of a sudden, I smack into some pony and fall on the ground. Looking around, I see that I had bumped into Pound Cake who has jumping around trying to gather up his scattered items.

"I am so sorry Pound, I wasn't watching where I was going." I apologize. Helping him get his items I walk next to him. "Where are you going with all of this stuff?"

"Mom and Dad said that I could set up a stand at the arena. So now I can see the amazing stunts you're doing while earning my parents some extra bits." he says excitedly. I smile and help him set up his stand.

"Well, at least you made time for me today." I say, me wraps his wing around my shoulders and I look at him shocked.

"I would always make time for you." he says, I smile coyly and step out of his grasp.

"I got to go get ready." I lie, he smiles and waves me goodbye. I trot into the arena and see RD and Soarin gesturing for me to come over.

"Hey Scoots, you ready?" asks Rainbow. I nod my head. She hands me my number, 15, and I go to the lobby for the stunt flyers. Looking around, I don't see any pony I recognize so I sit near the back and wait for my number to be called. One by one the ponies go out, till finally I am the only one left. Taking a deep breath and walk out into the arena.

Everypony looks at me expectantly, I scan the crowd and see a few familiar faces. Looking at the course I see that only wispy clouds and a few puffy cods are left. Giving a chuckle I fly to the highest one. I angle my wings forward and jump on to the first wispy cloud, my hooves grind against it while my wings are helping me stay balanced. Jumping off of the cloud I do a backflip and land on the next one. The wispy cloud bends around on my weight and I balance on one leg going down it. Pushing off of the cloud I bounce off of a puffy cloud and put my wings around me so I look like a missile. Spinning around, I aim for a small circle. Closer the circle came until my whole body slid through it. Once I was on the other side I spread my wings out to create and air brake, I stop and pause for a few seconds then push my wings forward. Doing a backwards arch, I use my wings to gather up all of the clouds. Then, a familiar baby pink mane catches my eyes and I see Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon loading up a cannon with popcorn. As I fly around collecting the clouds I create a thick blanket and keep an eye on them. They pushed the launch button but I was to fast, using the cloud blanket I grabbed all of the popcorn and turned the blanket into a ball. Pushing the ball the the middle of the stadium, I shoot up high in the sky and start falling with my hooves out in front of me. Faster, and faster I flew towards the sphere till I broke through the thick seal and popcorn flew everywhere. I push my wings out and brake my fall till my hooves lay softly on the arena floor. I look around and see that popcorn is falling all of the crowd where ponies are eating it. I smile and see Rainbow Dash smiling at me while Soarin is pointing at my flank. Craning my neck, I look over and see that a purple and orange butterfly was on my flank. Tears come to my eyes and I let out a sob of happiness. Finally! After so many years I finally found my purpose in the world...to be a stunt flyer! I bolt up to RD and Soarin and pull them into a huge hug.

"Told you you would do great." whispers Rainbow. I laugh and grab a couple piece of popcorn out of the air.

Well, after the joy of getting my cutie mark numbed, even if only a little, it turns out that I came in first place...is it really surprising? Yeah, anyway, so with my blue ribbon proudly around my neck I trotted over to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon who looked like their heads were about to explode.

"Thanks for the popcorn, it really helped my act go out with a BANG!" I snicker. Diamond Tiara gives a snort and turns her nose up to the sun.

"You might have a blue ribbon but you still are a blank flank." she snaps, I give a laugh and turn so that she can see my flank.

"Not anymore," I say cheerfully, turning around sharply I get hear my tail whipping Diamond in the snout, "Have a great day." Trotting back to Rainbow Dash and Soarin, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I smile, nothing could bring down my mood. Rainbow Dash looks a little angry, but Soarin is just looking nervously behind me. I look at the curiously. "What's the matter?"

"You might want to look behind you." says Soarin, Rainbow Dash gives a snort of hatred and turns her head away. Looking behind me, I see the familiar dark, navy blue mane with a light icy blue streak running through it. Remember how I said that nothing could bring down my mood? Well I stand corrected. Standing be hind me is the one and only Rumble. He stands there and looks at me, his eyes are wide and pleading like he is trying to send a message. I just stand there, shocked, kind of like when he told me he wouldn't be here.

"Maybe you should go talk to him..." mumbles Rainbow Dash, I give a growl and stomp out of the arena.

---

Spreading my wings, I shoot up to a large, puffy cloud and start pacing on it. My wings twitch with anger, I take deep breath...trying to get rid of the anger that plagued my mind. The soft beating of wings comes behind me and the cloud shifts as a heavy weight lands on it.

"You are going to pace a hole in the cloud if you continue like that." comes Rumble's soft voice. I turn my icy eyes on him and I can see him flinch.

"Look who decided to show their face after bluntly saying that they wouldn't come." I hiss, Rumble looks at his hooves guiltily.

"I am sorry Scoots...its just I had to work and then get you something." he says, some of my anger goes away and is replaced with curiosity.

"Why would you buy something for me?" I ask, he sighs and pulls out a necklace from his saddlebag. It had a Wonderbolts emblem in the middle with three tiny butterflies on each side. I give a gasp, it had to be worth like thirty bits!

"I bought the butterfly beads from a stand in the arena, Soarin gave me the emblem. I thought that I would continue the Cutie Mark Crusader tradition of giving a memento." he mumble through the strings, I stare at him and then at the necklace.

"You didn't have to do that." I whisper, he shrugs and puts his seashell necklace in his hooves.

"Consider it me returning some kindness." he says, I trot up to him and give him a hug. Push back from him, I slap him in the face. "Ow, way to ruin the moment!" he complains.

"That was for not coming to the show like we talked about," I say, coming closer I give him a peck on the cheek, "that is for being sweet." He groans and puts the necklace on my neck. Holding the emblem in my hooves, I flip it over and I see that a word was carved into the back, 'Freedom'. "Oh! I forgot to ask, I have to head to Canterlot after this to help some pony out and she said that I could bring a friend. Do you want to come?" I ask, his eyes widen.

"Am I forgiven?" he asks, I pull my hoof up to my chin and pretend to stroke an imaginary beard.

"You are 80% forgiven." I say, he shrugs and opens his wings about to take flight.

"Works for me." he says. I push him a little and fly off of the cloud. When I land on the ground, I can see Pound flying over to me.

"That was amazing! The popcorn stunt was so awesome. Some of the popcorn even reach my stand!" he says, I chuckle and mess up his mane with my hoof.

"Thank for the enthusiasm Pound." I say, he smiles and gives me a hug. I look over at Rumble and see that his eyes are steely and full of hate. "You can let go of me now." I choke out. Pound releases his embrace and nods at Rumble.

"I am going to go pack up, are you going to Sugarcube Corner after this?" Pound looks at me with big eyes but I shake my head.

"Can't. Have to head to Canterlot and try out a stunt course at Wonderbolts HQ." I say, Pound mumbles something about me being busy all the time and trots off. Rumble comes up next to me with his jaw set in a stern line. "Somepony is jealous." I sing, he looks at me shocked but shakes his head.

"No, he is just to enthusiastic for my liking." says Rumble, I give an unimpressed snort and start walking over to RD and Soarin who were standing by the door the the arena. "You never said that we were going to Wonberbolt HQ."

"Just think of it as an adventure." I say, Rumble clears his throat and puts his hoof to his chest.

"We sail to seas of Equestria maties." he said in a pirate voice. I shoulder him and laugh. Trotting up to RD I see that she is eyeing Rumble with suspicion.

"Hello Rainbow Dash, sorry I was late for the show." he says in a straight tone. RD looks at him through squinted eyes but eventually shrugs.

"You ponies ready to fly to Canterlot?" she asks, I nod my head but Rumble just stares with wide eyes.

"We're flying?" he asks in a squeaky tone. I laugh and put my wing over his back as a sign of comfort.

"Don't worry, it is only like a twenty minute fly. The great thing is is that we are sleeping at Wonderbolts HQ for five whole days!" I say, Rumble looks excited.

"Now I get to see my brother a little more." he says, I laugh and begin to hover over the small group.

"Then lets go!" I say.

---

My wings flap making a soft beating sound in the silent sky above Equestria. Rumble flies next to me, every once in a while giving me a glance.

"Why do you keep looking at me?" I ask, he looks startled but smiles.

"It s just cool how now you can fly. I guess I am in the habit of looking over at you to make sure you don't fall." he says with a shrug. I smile and do and twist in the air.

"I liked our little flying sessions." I say, he smiles and spreads his wings so that the wind is keeping him aloft.

"My favorite one was when you did you're first stunt without your scooter." he says, I laugh at the memory.

It was a warm Equestrian day by the lake. I was hovering while Rumble was showing how to angle your wings without falling.

"It is really simple, just move you wing joint a little till the wings are at an angle. It helps you do sharp corners." he yells as he does a backflip. I copy his movements and make a perfect turn around the tree. "See! You're a natural." comments Rumble. I smile and look at the sky, a few wispy clouds are around the bright blue background. Instantly my head plans out a course in my head and I shoot into the sky. I zoom down the first cloud and angle my wings (just like Rumble taught me) and zigzag between the clouds. Looking behind me, I see that my movements had created a cloud butterfly.

"That was fun!" I shriek, Rumble laughs and flies over to me.

"Like I said, you're a natural."

My mind returns to the skies and Rumble just smiles at me. I roll my eyes and start playing around in the passing clouds.

"You look like a filly." says Rumble, I give a snort and put my head in to a cloud. Raising my head, I stroke my cloud beard.

"Yes...yes. Pip, pip, cheerio." I say in a fake Canterlot voice. Rumble starts laughing and makes a cloud mustache.

"Scootaloo! Rumble! Stop making cloud facial hair and get those wings flapping!" yells Soarin, I look at Rumble and roll my eyes.

"Sure thing, Coach!" I yell back with sarcasm. We return to flying...recounting the things we did as fillies and colts.

---

I bolt through the Wonderbolt HQ doors and run through the numerous hallways. Seriously, if I hadn't been raised in these halls I would be lost...they need signs. Opening the stunt room doors, I hear Rumble panting beside me. Fleetfoot is standing in front of the course, and a course it was! Fire hoops, spiked cylinders, and tight spaces lined the walls of the stunt room. I bounce up and down, squealing. Fleetfoot looks over at me and her eyes widen when she sees Rumble.

"Thought you said you weren't bringing a friend." she says with a laugh. I shrug and walk over to Rumble.

"Fleetfoot this is Rumble, Rumble this is Fleetfoot." I say, Rumble gives Fleetfoot a respectful nod and Fleetfoot smile.

"So, you ready for this new course?" she asks, I give a snort and proudly show off my flank.

"Stunts are my specialty." I say, Flletfoot looks surprised and gives a laugh.

"How did you earn that baby?" she asks, I look up at the sky and let out a sigh.

"Stunts, stunts, and exploding popcorn." I say, Fleetfoot shakes her head and points at the start of the course.

"I will just have to ask RD later." she says. Flying up to the beginning, I see that Rumble is looking at the course with worried eyes. He flies up to e and lightly pushes his wing over my shoulders.

"Are you sure you can do...that?" he asks anxiously. I look back over the course and plan my route through. First, dive throw the rings of fire and do a sharp turn up through them again so the jaws of doom don't snap me out of the air. Next, do a 90 degree turn to the left and missile through the line of cloud hoops and weave around the six spike cylinders. Finally, shoot up and dive through the thunder cloud stars and land on the soft pad underneath. Looking back at Rumble I begin to smile.

"Little o' me? You want to make a bet?" I ask, he looks around nervously before nodding his head slowly, "okay then, we run the course. Fleetfoot times us, whoever gets the fastest time has to ask the other pony for a favor. No ifs, ands, or buts, the other pony has to do that favor...now matter what." I say, Rumble begins to smile and his wings rustle with anticipation.

"Anything at all?" he asks, I nod and he gives a laugh. "Okay then, lets do this." I give a laugh and crouch down in a ready position.

---

I crash down on the pad underneath the course and stretch my wings out, trying to work out the tense muscles in my back. Looking over at Fleetfoot, I see her smiling from ear to ear.

"Whoa Scoots! 29 seconds! That is five second faster than the last course." she exclaims, rubbing the muscles behind my wing joint I give a sigh.

"The last course had a stray lightning bolt that hit me." I mumble, Fleet waves that away and writes down my time. I look over at Rumble and see that he is putting on a pair of flying goggles that he always carries with him. "Hey Rumble!" I yell, he looks over at me with his ears raised. "The cylinders move every five seconds!" I scream back, he nods and jets off of the platform.

He twists and turns with so much accuracy that I felt my jaw working in place. As he comes to the cylinders, we tries to weave between them but between the last one and the cloud wall his wing hits the cloud wall, I wince. That was an instant five seconds to his time. He flies the rest of the course and lands softly next to me. Taking off his goggles he gives me that goofy grin and looks at Fleetfoot.

"That was good, for a rookie. Your original time was 30 seconds, but you cut the corner between the last cylinder and the wall so your official time is 35 seconds. Like I said, good for a rookie." she looks at Rumble with concerned eyes, he just shrugs and sits down. I walk behind him and begin to massage his back muscles.

"What are you doing?" he asks in a relaxed voice, I roll my eyes and knead a little harder.

"Fleet's courses are hard work on the wings and back...after my first course I didn't massage my muscles then couldn't move the next day. So...consider it me returning the lessons on flying." I mumble, I can hear him sigh and begin to relax.

"So what it the favor that I am going to be doing?" he asks, I give a laugh and look at Fleet. She is putting my time into the computer, something about ranging the average to figure out if the next course should be used in the show. I don't really pay attention.

"Um...remember how I said we would be staying for five days? Since I was practically raised here I get my own room but all of the other rooms are taken by other ponies. My favor...or order I guess...is that you sleep in the bottom bunk in my bunk bed. Unless you want to sleep on the floor." I say, Rumble whips around.

"You...me...same bedroom!" he says, I laugh and sit down.

"Oh come on. It is just like when we were fillies! What...you think that I will make a move on you. Puuleeeaaase." I sigh. "But seriously. It isn't like we will be messing around or doing something were aren't suppose to. Heck! When we get to the room most nights we will just crash."

"Sometimes I really hate you, you know that right?" he says, I look at him with big innocent eyes.

"No...you luuuuve me." I say sarcastically, he jumps out and tackles me to the ground. We roll around, laughing all the way.

Damn Winter songs getting stuck in my head!

Waking up, I stretch my wings out and roll my neck. Looking up so I can see the top bunk, I notice that Scootaloo's bed was slept in but was ultimately empty. Getting out of the surprisingly comfy bed, I do a whole body stretch and walk out of the dark blue bedroom. Looking left and then right I let out a sigh, why does the WB HQ have so many dang hallways! Remembering what Scootaloo had told me I take the right hallway and follow it all the way down to the cafeteria. Walking in, I see that most of the Wonderbolts are sitting around eating and enjoying themselves. I notice that most of them are clumped in groups, my eyes scan the crowd till finally I see a familiar purple mane among the crowd. Trotting up to Scootaloo, I see that she has two trays in front of her, weird. I shrug it off and sit next to her.

"So this is the weather pony that we have heard about." says a pony with a orange mane and a white streak running through it. Scoots gives a laugh and pushes a tray full of lettuce and grains over to me.

"Yes, Fire Streak, this is Rumble...my fillyhood friend." Scoots says, Fire Streak opens his mouth to say something but a loud crash interrupts him. I look over to the other side of Scoots and see a stallion looking like Fire Streak but instead of a orange mane he had a light yellow mane. The stallion sat down and looked at Scootaloo with cloudy eyes.

"Have I ever told you that your eyes look like they are amethyst?" he says, Scootaloo rolls her eyes and puts the other tray in front of the stallion. I look over at the tray and see that it had a bowl full of water with a few ice cubes floating in it.

"Fire Streak? Can I have the honors?" Scoots asks, Fire Streak shrugs and takes a bite out of his hay. Scootaloo puts her wings behind the stallions head and pushes it down into the bowl of water. The table explodes into laughter while the stallion just sits still...humming?

"Isn't he drowning?" I ask, Scootaloo looks at me with curious eyes.

"No, Lightning Streak is just getting Drunk Dunked. He has an issue where when a mare breaks his heart he spends a weeks worth of bits at the Drunken Alicorn. So, when he shows up drunk one of us Drunk Dunks him. When he starts to struggle is when we know that he is out of his phase." she says, as if on cue Lightning Streak begins to move around and Scootaloo folds up her wing. The stallion shoots out of the water and looks around.

"I did it again didn't I?" he asks. Scootaloo nods and gives a giggle. Finishing off my food, I push the tray away.

"So what's the plan for today?" I ask Scoots, she takes a bite of some oat bread that Fire Streak handed her and looks at the ceiling.

"Um, Soarin told me that he wants to see us in Spitfire's office after breakfast. But other than that, nothing really." she says, I shrug and stand up. Saying goodbye the the two Streaks, I begin walking next to Scoots. As we walk down one of the many hallways of the Wonderbolts HQ, a mare with a dark gray coat and a mane that changed from black all the way to light gray bumped into Scoots.

"Sorry Scoots, I need to talk to Misty Eyes." said the mare. Scootaloo smiled at her and put her hoof on her shoulder.

"No worries Shadow Wings, when your done I would love to see your new trick." says Scootaloo with a soft voice. The mare smiles and walks into the shadows...and disappears.

"Um...who is that?" I ask, Scootaloo smiles and continues walking.

"Her name is Shadow Wings...a new recruit to team three. When she first joined she didn't talk, just kind of was there. Over time we learned that she could manipulate the shadows...some born power. She is a wonderful illusionist and she works behind the scenes most of the time...but she is really self conscience about being here." she says, I smile and nod. I knew how much Scoots likes to make every pony feel welcome. Scoots stops in front of a yellow painted door and knocks. The door opens to Rainbow Dash, Soarin, and Spitfire looking at us.

"Come in." says Rainbow Dash in a dead tone, we walk in with our ears down. "Sit." I plop down on the floor and look around the room.

"I have been informed that both of you ran Fleetfoot's new course faster than any Wonderbolt has run through any new course before. Also, I have also been informed that you all don't have anything to do for the next five days while RD and Soarin are practicing for the upcoming show. So, we three have been talking and we have come to a decision." says Spitfire, I look over at Scootaloo and see that he mouth is hanging open.

"You don't have to do that... Rumble and I can entertain ourselves." says Scootaloo anxiously. Spitfire's eyebrows raise but she continues.

"We have come to the conclusion that for the next five days I will be testing you...seeing if you two are worthy of joining the upcoming show." says Spitfire, both mine and Scootaloo's jaws drop.

"WHAT!" we exclaim at once. Everypony starts to laugh at our reaction.

"You heard me, I am personally seeing if you are capable of being in a Wonberbolts show." says Spitfire, Scootaloo gives an uncharacteristic girlish squeal and tackles me into a hug.

"Yes!" she yells, RD smiles and Soarin rolls his eyes. I laugh and she notice that she was on top of me, she flies up to the ceiling and looks at Spitfire. "When do we start?" she asks, Spitfire shrugs and looks at her schedule.

"Um...tomorrow, why don't you guys go out side and play or something." she says. Scootaloo hops up and down and grabs my hoof then begins dragging me into the hallway. She flaps her wings and flies over to a window and opens it up. Jumping through the begins to fly. She turns around and looks at me with questioning eyes.

"Are you coming?" she asks, I smile and bolt out of the window and into the bright blue sky.

---

Slowly landing on a fluffy cloud, I lay on my back and look up at the sky. I can feel Scootaloo set down next to me, taking a deep breath I can smell the the lavender scent that always follows her around. Out of the corner of my eye I can see Scootaloo turn over on to her side and look at me.

"You want to race?" she asks, my wings twitch with excitement and I smile.

"What are the terms?" I question, she sighs and looks around.

"How about whoever gets from here, to Pegasi Mountain, and back first has to ask the other pony a serious question. The other pony has to answer with the truth and nothing else, if they lie the other pony gets to pluck ten feathers from their left wing." says Scootaloo, my eyes go wide. Ten feathers! Ouch. Sitting up, I see Pegasi Mountain's snowy peak in the distance.

"Fine, deal." I say, Scoots gives a chuckle and gets in a ready position. Copying her movements, I crouch down and stretch my wings out.

"GO!"