Blinking rapidly as you awoken from your slumber, you looked around the room that you slept in. The bright white colour of the wall, as well as the sunlight shining in through the wide open window felt as if it was burning your eyes to a crisp.

Everything that had happened previously was quite a blur. Where were you? How did you get here?

Glancing around the room, you noticed a few things that stood apart from the white walls, floor and ceiling. First of all, the bed cover had a large rainbow coloured lightning bolt on it.
On the bedside table, there was a picture of six familiar ponies. Of course, you weren't there, as this was most likely taken long before you had arrived.

By now, you knew where you were, but the question still remained. How did you get here again?

Recalling the last waking moments you could recall before you awoken, you could remember an intense aching in all of your muscles, especially your wings. It was a burning sensation of effort like the which you had never felt before.

No matter how hard you tried, all you could retrieve from your lost memories was the fatigue of whatever it was you were doing. You must've been pretty tired to completely forget, huh?

Wait...

You were in Rainbow Dash's bed.

You didn't... Did you?

No. There was no way. Surely if that had happened one of you would have stopped it. And at the very least you wouldn't have forgotten about it immediately after.

Speaking of which, where was Rainbow Dash?

Almost as if on queue, you could hear some subtle movement coming from somewhere else in the house. She was definitely home.
Either that, or Tank had put on a metric ton of weight.

Groggily getting out of Rainbow's bed, you set your hooves down on the soft fluffy surface of the floor. As best as you could, you attempted to make the bed so that it looked slightly like you had never been there.

You had never tried making your bed with hooves, but it was strangely difficult. You couldn't grip the covers, and ended up having to use your mouth.
It was times like these that made you wish you could use unicorn magic.

After spending far too long making Rainbow's bed, you slowly made your way out of her room and into the hallway. Just as slowly, you walked cautiously down the stairs, making an effort not to trip in your waking dizziness.

Rainbow was in the kitchen, feeding Tank what looked like a small carrot, when you reached the bottom of the stairs.

At first, she didn't seem to notice you, and was instead solely focused on feeding Tank his carrot. It was only when you spoke up that she noticed your awakening.

"Hey." you said, groggily, whilst rubbing one of your eyes with a free hoof.

Immediately, Rainbow turned to you, happily.

"Hey, Storm! You're finally awake!" she exclaimed, placing Tank's carrot down on the cloudy surface. It bounced up a little, yet the tortoise seemed to catch it and place it back down, like a circus act.

"Yeah, um... Why was I in your bed?" you asked, seeking for the answer as to why you were even in her house to begin with.

"Well..." Rainbow began, walking over to you after taking a bit out of her own carrot, "You kinda passed out during a Sonic Surge."

She looked at you, trying her best to smile, when in reality she knew how dangerous of a situation it was. If she hadn't been there to catch you, there was a high chance that you would have died.

"So I fell asleep mid-flight? Is that possible?" you asked, giving her a confused expression.

"Well, you were once a... human right?" she asked, to which you responded with a nod, "And that means that you're still pretty new to flying."

That did make sense. Humans weren't particularly known for their ability to fly.

"Your wings probably aren't used to this much strain, so doing two Sonic Surges in a row probably overworked them a bit." Rainbow explained, in a pretty technological manner that you wouldn't really expect from her.

"Wait, wait... Two surges in a row?" you asked, feeling your memory starting to come back to you.

Right on cue, the memories of the moments before you fell into your deep sleep began returning, like a flood forgotten events. You remembered the Double Rainboom, and how it was that that caused your defeat.
Knowing that it was that which caused you to pass out, you felt new determination arise within you, pushing you to want to try it again.

"I remember! The Double Rainboom!" you exclaimed, causing her to shift uncomfortably, "We've gotta try it again!"

You began to move quickly towards the front door, but Rainbow flew in front of you, blocking it.

"Woah! Not so fast!" she said, sealing the exit away from you, "You're in no shape to go and do another Sonic Surge!"

As nice as it was to see her caring about you like this, you really wanted to get this done. Plus, you knew deep down that Rainbow wanted to do it too.

"Don't you wanna do it too?" you asked, in a futile attempt to persuade her. Much like you expected, your persuasion failed, but it was worth the attempt.

"Well, yeah, but..." Rainbow muttered, giving a heavy sigh, "Look, just put some of this on your wings, ok?"

She pulled a small flask of blue sparkling powder out of thin air, and threw it into the air. Thankfully you had a pretty decent reaction time, meaning you could catch it effortlessly.

You weren't sure what it was inside the flask, but it looked pretty similar to the cure that Twilight had made for your illness, only this time it was blue.

"Um... What is that?" you asked, staring cautiously at the glowing blue substance.

"Something Zecora made, I don't know," she explained, "You know who she is right?"

Thankfully, you did know who Zecora was. If you didn't, then there was a high chance you would've given the blue powder back.

"Yeah, she lives in the Everfree Forest, right?" you asked, seeking confirmation just in case.

"Yeah, and she said to use that blue stuff to enhance your flight, or something." Rainbow explained, not really seeming to understand what she was saying.

The way she was describing the blue powder seemed pretty familiar. It reminded you of the stuff people would use on Earth to enhance their physical fitness and strength.

"So like steroids? Is that even allowed?" you asked, with a hint of concern in your voice.

"Like... what?" Rainbow asked. Right. Rainbow wouldn't know what steroids are. Why would she?

"I mean, like, I don't wanna use this if it's gonna make me better a flying. I wanna get better on my own terms, not with the help of some... powder." you said, staring at Zecora's mystery powder with disgust.

Rainbow stared at you blankly for a second, before her expressionless stare changed to a proud smile.

"Ya know what? I'm glad you think that! It shows that you have perseverance!" she exclaimed, giving you a playful hit on your side, "But you need to use it. Just this once so that your wings get used to heavy strain."

You looked up at Rainbow Dash, who was hovering above you, then back down at the blue powder in your hoof.

"Please? Just this once." Rainbow begged. You had to admit, it was nice seeing her care so much about your safety.

"Fine." you said, with a heavy sigh. You pulled off the cap of the flask with your teeth, then lifted it over your extended wings. Cautiously, you tilted the glass so that a few specs of powder fell onto your wings.

Too your surprise, it actually burnt a little. The specs of powder settled on your wing, then seemed to desolve into it, causing that burning sensation.

"Yeah, it... hurts a little..." Rainbow said, with a nervous laugh. She must've forgotten to tell you, or she didn't tell you on purpose to see your reaction.

Instinctively, you had pulled the flask away from you as the burn radiated through your wings.

"Do or die..." you muttered, as you poured the entire glass onto your wings at once. Every inch of powder gathered on your wings, dissolving into a magical dust, but also leaving a painful burn in its wake.

Rainbow gave you a concerned glance, but that concern quickly deteriorated as she saw your wings begin to straighten. Whatever that powder was had naturally made your wings ready to fly, making them faster, stronger and more resilient.
If you used this time well, it would be the perfect time to get used to the natural strain of your wings.

"So how's that feel?" Rainbow asked, hovering confidently above you.

"It feels... natural," you said, looking up at her with a grin, "Like I've always had these wings as a part of me."

After using that powder, it made your Pegasus body feel more familiar than your old human once, which you were stuck in for years. Whatever Zecora had made had surely made your life in Equestria a thousand times easier.

"So... Wanna try your new wings?" Rainbow asked.

While they were the same wings you had always had, they definitely didn't feel like it. If you trained right, then maybe your wings would remain feeling this natural forever.

"Definitely." you said, not wanting to waste any time. The more time you had to practice for the Double Rainboom, the better.

Author's Notes:

Once again I finished this a day in advance. It's nice being able to work ahead, it relieves some of the stress of a schedule.

This is a shorter chapter, talking about Storm's 'flight limits'. Obviously, Storm wasn't a Pegasus at birth, so having wings and walking on all fours will feel a little different. Of course, his memories of Earth are slowly fading, so as time goes by his pony body will naturally begin to feel more natural as he forgets his old body. This also means greater flight potential as he adapts to his wings.
I mean, he's already performed a Sonic Surge, but he is not yet at the point where he can perform multiple, like Rainbow Dash can. Something I haven't addressed, and probably won't again, is that Storm can't yet create or manipulate rain clouds. This isn't really an important detail, but I thought I'd bring it up here anyway. He simply isn't yet that adapted to his Pegasus 'magic' to do things like that. After all, at this point, his mind is still mostly that of a human mind, still having more memories of Earth than of Equestria.