The pegasi flew in formation, spread to opposite sides and then re-joined in the middle, the leader speeding up and capturing the rest of the fliers in the wake of the rainbow colored explosion, making the colors transfer to the others and make it look like it was a waterfall.

Twilight Sparkle could swear she saw the leading pony winking at her right before the explosion.

Once the spectacle was over and all the papers and autographs were signed, Twilight moved away from the crowd at the Fliers Academy and waited for Rainbow Dash to finish showing off and descended next to her.

“Well well, if it's not Princess Twilight Sparkle! Aren't you too famous to be hanging out with us, common ponies?” Rainbow mocked her and snickered, meeting Twilight with a hug.

“Glad to see you too, Rainbow.”

“So what brings The Princess to this forgotten cloud of Equestria?”

“Knock it off, Rainbow. I´m simply here doing an inspection, routine public appearance and..tending to some personal business,” Twilight said and she soon noticed the mocking look on Rainbow´s face. Twilight sighed and said, “Applejack told you, didn´t she?”

“Ha, like you could trust that pony to keep a secret!”

“It´s not a secret, more like...appropriate discretion,” Twilight said and her blush got brighter the more Rainbow laughed.

They finally sat down on an empty hill, from where they got a perfect view of the tracking fields and the students doing laps and routines.

“So, you still worried about that whole potridg-pedrig-student that you still haven't found?” Rainbow asked.

Twilight hung her head low a few seconds before answering, “I know Princess Celestia told me to not worry, that'll know when the time is right but I can´t stop worrying, waiting for a signal that just isn't coming.”

“I don't get you. All these troubles to find a student. Don't you have dozens of them now that you're the head...mattress?”

“Head-mistress. And being in charge of the School  for Gifted unicorns is very different to finding a suitable protege,” Twilight said, stressing all the words Rainbow had trouble with. “I can't pick up a random pony, it has to be a pony who needs my assistance more than any other.”

“Hey, if you wanna do community service, why don't you try taking care of Rarity´s daughters? Those little pets are walking magical hazards,” Rainbow said.

“That's not what I´m talking about. Besides, that´s what Spike is for,” Twilight said with her tongue out.

“Hey, remember that time they tricked Spike into eating a bunch of fireworks thinking they were gems? Haha, good things the little guy´s stomach is as thought as his head!” Rainbow said, laughing out loud at the memory and soon Twilight found herself laughing too.

Their moment of joy got interrupted by the sound of bickering and fighting nearby.

“What in the hay…” Rainbow said and flew to spread apart the students. “Alright, knock it off! What´s this all about!”

“It´s her fault! She ruins all of our routines!” a colt said, pointing at a tiny filly with a gray coat and light blue mane.

“She never listens to my orders! I´m the squad leader, she should follow me!” said a mare.

“And that's excuse to beat her up?” Rainbow asked and none of the students answered. “Okay then, all of you come with me. Twi, can you keep an eye on her?”

Twilight nodded while the other students argued but Rainbow was able to give orders to just one word and everypony followed them. Twilight took a look at the filly who was holding back tears, there was something about her, something that seemed familiar but Twilight couldn't place it.

“Why were you arguing with your friends?”

“They're not my friends,” the filly said.

“Teammates are kind of friend,” Twilight replied and the filly just sobbed some more. “Why didn't you followed your team leader instructions?”

“Because...our routine was wrong. We were going to crash with each other at the end.”

“Did you tell them that?”

“I tried too...but they never listen to me.”

Twilight approached the filly and said, “Friends listen to each other´s advices but if you never raise your voice, they´ll never take your ideas in consideration.”

The filly turned over and when she realized she was talking to a Princess, she stand up straight. Twilight couldn't hlep but smile to this.

“What´s your name?”

“Ra-rainfall, your majesty.”

Twilight looked at the filly. A common pegasus that probably was ignored by all the others. It reminded her of Fluttershy when she first met her but there was also a little of her too, something in her eyes, like she was longing for something more on her life but didn't know about it.

“Tell me Rainfall, you have a big brother?”

“Ho-how did you guessed?”

Twilight laughed. Just like when she was a filly and couldn't see past beyond her books, Twilight realized she had been so busy searching for a special signal of something instead of an actual cry for help.

She sat down to talk face to face and ask this pony if she wanted to learn more.