I woke up one morning and I felt happy and upbeat, because when I have the chance to look at what I have right now, I smile. I have a wonderful home, a loving sister who lives far away, the best friends and of course, my new and amazing marefriend in Rarity who none of them know about as there was Spike to keep in mind about.

A few days ago since the campfire event, Dash told us that she had sent off an application form to join the Wonderbolt Academy so that she could move one step further to her lifelong dream of becoming a wonderbolt herself. Today, we were told that the academy were sending feedback through the mail and this was to let the pegasi know if they had been accepted to enrol or not.

Of course, all of us had to give Dash a lot of support and hope as we know that she can do it. We agreed to have a meetup by one of the hills outside Ponyville and just within reach of Cloudsdale...well for those who had wings or a hot air balloon with a cloud-walking spell for earth ponies and unicorns.

I got dressed up and after a quick breakfast, I walked out of the town and just my luck, I saw Rarity just leaving her boutique home. I waved out to her as she walked closer to me, before going in for a loving hug.

"Morning darling...are you well?" Rarity asked before she kissed me.

"I sure am...and morning to you, love." I replied, kissing her back.

"Ready to go and meet with the others, dear?"

"Yep, I'm sure Dash will get in without a problem."

We then held hooves as we began to walk out of Ponyville and onto the hill. When we got there, Rainbow Dash was already there along with Pinkie, Applejack, Fluttershy and Twilight, as soon as we walked towards them, they waved at us....we quickly let go of our hooves so they didn't see.

"Hey there you two, glad you could make it." Twilight greeted.

"Hi there girls." I replied with a shy but gentle smile.

"You seem like you have somethin' on your mind, sugarcube." Applejack noticed.

"Oooh, what is it? what is it?" Pinkie asked in her own exciting mood.

"We'll tell you later, girls..." Rarity replied, saving my flank there. "...right now, this is about Rainbow Dash and her dream which we hope will come true today."

"Too right it's about me today." Dash boasted. "But it's not easy getting into the academy, it'll be my first time going there if I get in...the mail should be arriving anytime today."

Soon, we grouped together and we waited for the mail to arrive, by then Pinkie had been jumping around, worrying about the feedback, even though she shouldn't be the one worried when it should be Dash, but Dash seemed to be quite confident but nervous too.

"Ooooh, I wish the mailpony would just come already! I can't wait another minute to find out if Rainbow Dash got in or not!" Pinkie exclaimed worryingly.

"Pinkie Pie, you're more nervous than Rainbow Dash." Twilight responded.

"I'm not nervous at all. When I get into the Wonderbolt Academy..." Dash said before she got cut off.

"IF you get in! If you get in! Don't jinx it!"

"I'm telling you, it's in the bag."

"Don't jinx it!"

"She is the best flyer in Ponyville." Applejack commented.

"In Ponyville? I'm probably the best flyer in all of Equestria. I wouldn't be surprised if they just went ahead and made me a Wonderbolt on the first day."

Soon, we then saw Derpy with her mailbag approaching towards us.

"Got a letter here for Rainbow Dash." she said, waving a letter out.

"Right here Derpy." Dash replied as she took the letter from her.

"Oh hi there Bond, haven't seen you for a while, are you well?" Derpy asked me.

"Yeah I'm alright these days, I do feel quite down a few times, but it's all good." I replied.

"Awww, but it's nice to know you're feeling okay, see you soon."

Derpy then flew away and we focused on the letter that Dash had just opened and she read it.

"I...didn't get in." she sighed.

Pinkie then gasped.

"Gotcha! Ha, you guys are so gullible. Like I wasn't gonna get in!" she said with a smirk.

"That's fabulous news!" Rarity replied.

"I had a feeling you would get in, it's just so right for you." I added.

"I'm just sooooooooooo happy for you!" Pinkie exclaimed, hugging Dash.

"Uh... thanks?" Dash replied, "Pinkie Pie? I kinda need to get going."

"Okay, I'm done!"

Pinkie then let go of Dash before we all decided to give her a group hug before pulling away.

"The sooner I get there, the sooner I get to show my stuff! See you guys in a week!"

"Good luck, sugarcube!" Applejack said.

"Won't need it!"

Dash then flew off before noticed Pinkie Pie who brought out a megaphone from somewhere.

"DON'T FORGET TO WRITE!!!" she shouted through the megaphone, nearly blowing away from the voice wave. "Do you think she heard me?" she asked, turning her head towards us.

"Probably loud and clear from two cities ahead, Pinkie." Twilight replied, giggling.

"Come on all of you, we should go to Sugarcube Corner to commemorate Dash getting into the Wonderbolt Academy." Rarity suggested. "And as promised, we'll reveal to you some happy news."

That was a bit sudden from Rarity...although I guess it would be okay telling the other girls about our news since Spike isn't around us. We walked into the sweet shop and after having a brunch full of cookies and lollipops, along with some apple juice, Rarity and I were sitting side by side, we looked at each other and agreed to announce the news.

"So you two, what's the good news?" Fluttershy asked.

"Alright...well, since the day after we had the camping trip. Rarity and I..." I paused as Rarity and I held hooves. "...are a couple."

There was silence for a moment before we saw the smiles appear from the other mares, they then cheered in delight.

"OH MY GOSH! THAT'S AMAZING!" Pinkie shouted whilst bouncing like crazy around the store.

"That's might wonderful news, sugarcube." Applejack replied.

"Well I think you two are beautiful together." Fluttershy complimented.

"I guess it should be no surprise, since you've saved Rarity a lot of times from danger." Twilight added.

"Yeah...and in a way, I had a crush on him after he started saving me a few times. So when he became single, I wanted to try and see if Bond and I could be an item." Rarity replied.

"So how did you two get together?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, she came over to my house one night and after sharing a surprising moment, we agreed to have a few days together and it just seemed to grow stronger from there, we had to keep it as a surprise from the others until we were ready to show it." I explained, "Speaking of which, Spike doesn't know about this and we'd rather he didn't find out about our relationship."

"Don't worry, I won't tell Spike." Twilight assured.

"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Pinkie added, doing the actions. "Speaking of which..." she then zooms out of the store.

"We'll keep it a secret until you're both ready to talk to him." Fluttershy said.

"Thank you, dears." Rarity replied before she turned her face to me.

"Ummm yes?" I asked.

Rarity then grabbed me by the neck and kissed me passionately, we both blushed in front of them.

"Awww..." the mares said in unison.

We then heard creaking noises from a mailbox outside, I looked out to see Pinkie going over it.

"Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash hasn't even been gone twenty-four hours yet. Give her a chance to settle in first." I said to her.

"Wait! If I'm not here when Rainbow Dash's letter arrives, I won't be able to read it right away. And if I don't read it right away, I won't be able to write her back right away. And if I don't write her back right away, she might think I didn't get her letter, and then she might worry it got lost. And if she's worrying about her letter, she'll be distracted. And if she's distracted, then she won't do well at the academy! And if she doesn't do well at the academy, then she'll get kicked out! And if she gets kicked out, they'll never let her be a Wonderbolt! And if she doesn't get to be a Wonderbolt, all her dreams will be crushed! And it will be all...my...fault!" Pinkie exclaimed without pausing before planting her face on the ground.

"So in other words, you're sticking by the mailbox?"

"Yep!"

"Suit yourself."

A few days had passed since then, I was with the mares in town, holding hooves with Rarity, when we saw Pinkie sleeping by the mailbox before she woke up and gasped, going over it again.

"She's still at it." Rarity commented.

"I just wish we could help her." Fluttershy added.

"Help me? The only thing that could possibly help me right now is a letter from Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie exclaimed, "It's been three days already. By now, she probably doesn't even know our names anymore! She probably can't remember our faces! 'Pinkie Pie? I never heard of a Pinkie Pie! Who is Pinkie Pie?'"

"Well, if you're so worried, then why don't you send her a letter first?"

"Of course! That's a great idea!"

Rarity and I sighed in relief...until something clicked in my head.

"Actually, I have a much better idea." I said to them. "On her last day of training, why don't we go up to Cloudsdale and visit her at the Wonderbolt Academy?" I suggested.

"Wait! That's even better!" Twilight replied. "But, we should probably let the academy know that there'll be other ponies visiting, because you never know when a dangerous training course is going on."

"Good thinking...I'll go up and visit the academy myself. I know the receptionist and the catering team over there."

"I wouldn't mind a little trip." Rarity added.

"Well, when Bond has let the academy know we're visiting, I'll come along too." Twilight said.

"Count me in!" Applejack added.

"Me too." Fluttershy added also.

"Me six!" Pinkie said, "But don't be upset if she doesn't recognize you at first. It may take a while for her to get her memory back."

We rolled our eyes at Pinkie, but then shared a giggle cause she's just being herself as always.

"Alright, I'll be back soon, girls." I said to them which they all nodded.

I gave Rarity a quick kiss as I flew upwards all the way to Cloudsdale and I came across a building with a Wonderbolt sign on it, this was the academy alright. I walked in through the entrance and over to the reception area.

"Bond Racer, long time no see, what brings you here?" the receptionist asked.

"Hi there, yeah it's been a while. I've got a favor to ask." I replied.

"Well after all the hard work you've done with the catering at the academy, I say you deserve something in return, so what can I do for you?"

"Well, Rainbow Dash is one of my friends who's training here and me and the rest of her friends in Ponyville would like to come and visit her when she has her last day of training. Do you think you could sent out a warning message to the pony who is in charge of the academy in case of any trainings or drills?"

"I think there's an empty spot for that in this book...what time would you and the others like to meet her?"

"Anytime is great for all six of us, we'll have a hot air balloon and some spells so none of the non-pegasi fall through the clouds."

"Okay, I have you and your friends coming around by after the lunch hour, is that alright?"

"That's great, thank you...oh and tell Dash I said hi."

"I will...I shall also let commander Spitfire know you're all coming on that day...take care, Bond."

"Thanks again...goodbye."

I then left the academy with a smile on my face, before I noticed one of the Wonderbolts outside the building.

"Woah dude, you look cool." the stallion said to me.

"Thanks err..."

"The name's Soarin, Spitfire's right hoof member of the elite team, along with Fleetfoot." he replied.

"Ahhh yes, I remember now...good to meet you, I'm Bond Racer."

"Sweet name dude..." he check his watch, "...oooh I gotta get back to my patrol, I'll catch you around sometime."

"Alright, you have a good day."

Soarin then walked inside the academy as I began to fly away from Cloudsdale and back to Ponyville. I was able to tell the girls the news and they were all smiles about it, especially Pinkie who had began to feel twice as excited than before, but we agreed to let her be herself.

The final day of Dash's academy training had arrived and me and the five mares were at the cafe, after we had our lunch, we went over to the back of Sugarcube Corner. Rarity, Twilight, Applejack and Pinkie all got in the balloon before Twilight put on the cloud walking spell on all four of them, whilst Fluttershy and I helped brought up the balloon into the sky and on our way to Cloudsdale.

When we arrived, I spotted a tornado moving out of control across the training ground and several pegasuses were being knocked around by it...I could tell that this was trouble...so after the hot air balloon landed by the academy, we all got off and took a closer look at the tornado.

"Stand back, girls. I'm about to use another spell I learnt from the book." I said.

I then galloped closer to the tornado and with my magic, I created a huge gush of air that was like a tornado but it spun in the opposite direction. This caused the black tornado to slow down before stopping and then vanishing away to a clear air.

"Phew! Glad to have learnt that one." I said to myself.

Soon, some of the pegasuses came towards me and applauded and cheered.

"Thank you all, but I was just being a saviour, that's all."

"Woah Bond, that was so cool, what was that?" Dash asked.

"An anti-wind spell, it allows me to turn any disaster wind-related into a gentle breeze."

Pinkie then showed up and she saw Dash which made her cry for some reason.

"Pinkie Pie!" Dash said.

"You...remember me!" Pinkie replied before hugging her.

"Well...yeah, of course I remember you. But...what are you all doing here?"

"We decided to come visit you, but I guess we came along at the right time." I answered.

Then I saw a light green mare with a gold mane appear along side Dash.

"That...was...awesome!" she said.

"Awesome? Are you serious, some of us could've gotten hurt!" Dash exclaimed.

"Yeah, but they weren't, right? Can't say the same for the clouds. We totally wiped them out with that tornado. The other cadets will have to be up there for days to bust as many as we did."

"A hoof bump? Seriously? You made me clip my wing. You sent half of our class into serious tailspins on the obstacle course. You unleashed a tornado that nearly demolished our team."

"Yeah, and?"

"And I get that you want to be the best. So do I! But you're going about it in the wrong way."

"The Wonderbolts don't seem to think so. After all, Spitfire did make me the leader and you the wing-pony."

"You're right. She did."

Dash then sighed and flew off to inside the academy as the other mares joined close to me.

"Excuse me, but who might you be?" I asked her.

"The name's Lightning Dust and I'm the leader of this team." Dust replied.

"Well, I hate to say this but if it was you that created the tornado, then I don't think you should be a leader at all."

"Oh lemme guess, you're one of Dash's friends?"

"Darn straight and..." I paused for a dramatic effect by flying my wings open and having my horn shining. "...you should learn to know your place so you don't venture to the wrong side."

"Woah...so I guess you're an ultimate flyer who also uses magic a lot of the time or something?"

"Only if it's an emergency like everypony just saw."

We then saw Dash come back, but she looked down and sad as well.

"Dash, what happened?" Fluttershy asked.

"I quit." she replied.

"You did what?!" Applejack asked in an almost yelling voice.

"Being a Wonderbolt was your dream!" Rarity said.

"Not anymore." Dash sighed.

"I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash. I know how much this meant to you." Twilight said as we shared a group hug.

"Rainbow Dash!" we heard a voice yell...it was Spitfire. "How dare you storm out of my office without giving me a chance to respond!" she exclaimed, ordering two guards to bring Dust forward to her.

Looks like something ugly is about to go down, I thought to myself.

"Wonderbolts are looking for the best flyers in Equestria, but you were right. Being the best should never come at the expense of our fellow ponies. It's not just about pushing ourselves. It's about pushing ourselves in the right direction. You've shown that you're capable of doing just that."

Spitfire then turned to Dust and to our shock, she ripped a medal off her wonderbolt training outfit and looked like she was about to be kicked out in disgrace, but somehow my element of Faith kicked in...I wanted to help her for some reason.

"Wait a minute." I said to Spitfire. "I mean sure, what Dust did was irresponsible and not right, but it doesn't mean that she should be kicked out without having a second chance to redeem herself."

"What are you saying, Bond Racer?" Spitfire asked.

"I'm saying that if Lightning Dust is willing to learn her lesson, she should have the chance to keep her dreams alive."

I saw Dust showing a smile for the first time whilst Dash was amazed at how I was having no problems, talking to Spitfire.

"Well, it seems my mind has been shown for me..." Spitfire turned to Dust, "...Lightning Dust, it seems you have been a second chance by the academy, but from now on, we'll keep an eye on you and your training whilst you undergo disciplinary action."

"Anything to keep my ambition alive...thank you Bond, I can't believe you have faith in me to be a better pony." Dust said as she showed an improved smile.

Spitfire then took Dash's wingpony medal and placed it on Dust's outfit.

"As for you, you're no wingpony, Rainbow Dash. You're a leader." she said, placing the leader medal on Dash's outfit.

"OhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygosh!" Dash exclaimed whilst flapping her wings in excitement.

The rest of us smiled at the change of events.

"Now get out there and give me twenty!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Dash then flew up with the rest of her team which I was able to name easily since I had gotten to know all of them, along with Dust who flew beside her.

"Remember Bond, this is Lightning Dust's second but last chance too. If she ever breaks out of line, that's it for her." Spitfire warned.

"That's fair enough..." I said before looking at the others. "...come on girls, it's time to go home."

"Whee, let's go!" Pinkie agreed.

We decided to let Dash finish off her last day at the academy as we were sure that she'll tell us all about it another time. We then travelled back home with the hot air balloon and onto the safe ground.

"By the way ya'll, my apple family reunion is comin' up in two days and it's gonna be one mighty hoedown." Applejack said.

"Oh yes, I guess it's just for members of the apple family only?" I asked.

"Yeah...in a way it is, but ah think Granny Smith could make an exception, if you want to come along that is."

"I'd love to."

"Alrighty, ah'll see what ah can do, goodnight ya'll."

Soon, we said our farewells as Applejack, Fluttershy, Twilight and Pinkie went back to their homes, leaving Rarity and I walking back to her home. When we arrived, she opened the door and turned around to look at me in the eyes.

"Bond dear...I don't mind you spending a day with the apple family, I have a lot of dresses to make during this week and I can trust you as all of us do." Rarity said as she placed her hooves around my neck, smiling.

"Thank you Rarity...I'll miss spending a day with you, but it'll be fun for me I think." I replied as I had my hooves around waist.

"Goodnight darling."

"Goodnight to you too."

We then shared a passionate kiss that lasted for a few seconds...and it was quite romantic too.

We then let go as I turned around and walked back to my home.

As I got in, I took off my clothes and walked over to my bed and getting comfortable. I was really happy with how this week has been, Rarity and I told the others about our relationship with no problems and Rainbow Dash had her proud moment of being a leader. I think we could all agree that Dash is now one step closer to her lifelong dream of being an official Wonderbolt...as well as gaining a possible friend in Lightning Dust thanks to my Element Of Faith.

As I began to fall asleep, I was happy with one other thing...I love being an alicorn! Next Chapter: Apple Family Reunion Estimated time remaining: 14 Hours, 25 Minutes