When Rainbow Dash's dreams of becoming a Wonderbolt come to fruition, she's ecstatic. But when the Wonderbolt Academy turns out to be the toughest thing she's ever had to do, can she overcome the obstacles that are thrown at her? When the inevitable beast known as 'change' rears its ugly head and makes everything different in an instant, it may be too much. Can her sanity and her friendship survive the realities she has to overcome?

(Marked Alternate Universe simply because this goes further back in the series and changes things regarding RD's activities with the Wonderbolts. Also, for the record, this is the first true attempt at a fic I'm trying on here. Constructive criticism welcome!.)