Hurricane Blossomforth (Old)

Hurricane Blossomforth

Chapter 4

-10 minutes ago...-

Spitfire is standing beside the track as she evaluates everypony having their wing power checked. Daring is beside her also evaluating the pegasi's progress. Spitfire checks at the corner of her eye and sees Blossomforth landing in the park. As she checks around, she sees that only one of her Wonderbolts is here. With that, she quickly pieces together that Soarin is also gone. This upsets her, of course, as she then goes over to her teammate. As she gets closer, she realizes its Misty Fly, a close friend and comrade.

Misty sees her and asks, "Oh hi Spitfire, what do you need?"

Spitfire, still with fury then asks, "Where the hoof is our entire team?!"

Misty then gets a worried look on her face and looks away. She stays silent for a minute until Spitfire yells, "Where are they?!"

Misty then dryly says, "They've got the feather flu."

Its Spitfire's turn to have worried look on her face.

"How the hoof did that happen?", questions Spitfire.

"Apparently they all contracted the illness from Soarin.", says Misty.

Spitfire at this point is going to explode. "That colt is going to be suspended for causing all of this!", fumed Spitfire.

"Don't you remember that job we had in Chicoltgo on controlling that huge thunderstorm?", questions Misty.

Spitfire nods as she recalls that job a few weeks ago.

The weather team in that city needed help as the winds are always strong. They called for the Wonderbolts for assistance as the weather was getting uncontrollable. After the job was all good and done, Soarin started not looking well, but Spitfire shrugged that off as an excuse to skip off work and eat pie.

"Our entire team of besides you and I are out.", sadly says Misty.

Spitfire began to worry and turns to Daring for assistance. As she goes back over to her, Spitfire tells Daring the situation they are in. Daring then gets the log book and shows Spitfire who's here.

"This might explain why these 8 are not here.", says Daring.

Spitfire then sees 8 names not attended in the book and thinks those same pegasi got the feather flu.

Spitfire felt like she got bucked in the side after the realization that she might fail this mission as simple as this. Without the necessary wing power, Cloudsdale will be without any water. To be sure that if she still have the necessary wing power, she brings Daring and herself over to Twilight who's talking to Blossomforth, who's also looking worried.

As she gets to them she says with a worried look on her face, "Girls, we have a problem."

As Twilight checks her numbers with the majority of the Wonderbolt team, minus Spitfire and Misty Fly, and the 8 pegasi also absent.

"With all of these numbers, The Wonderbolts would've made this job easier for all of us, but now we may not be able to get the water to Cloudsdale.", says Twilight.

Blossomforth looks over to see Spitfire more worried than her. With all these pegasi sick, what is she going to do?

"We're not giving up!", shouts Daring.

Everypony looks to her with shocked looks. Daring looks to Spitfire with a serious look in her eyes.

Daring takes in a deep breath and starts speaking, "Why are you acting like this? Where's that leader and hero of the pegasi they look up too? You shouldn't give up on yourself, or else that will give everypony else a sense of worry. I've been in your position where I felt I could've changed an event or I felt like everything is my fault. I learned to be a more sincere pony and become a better friend. It also helped me be more true to myself and come out in the open. I stopped beating myself up, what will you do?" Daring finished giving her speech and hopes this gets through to Spitfire, but this gets to Blossomforth more.

Spitfire is considering what Daring said to her, and laying down her options, quit or do the job with little success.

"I...I....I..I'll d-d-do it.", sheepishly says Blossomforth.

Everypony looks to her now, and actually never thought of her speaking out.

"Daring, I know you meant for your speech to reach Spitfire, but you got to me more. I want to make a difference, and as the Element of Loyalty, I need to prove that I can be loyal to everypony, even if I have a low wing power. Even somepony like me can make a difference."

Daring starts tearing up and is happy that her friend has come a long way from being a shy flier.

Daring wipes the tears away and says, "Okay, now what say you Spitfire? You ready to do this?"

Daring holds her hoof out as Spitfire then comes to a conclusion.

"Okay, let's do this!", as she then bumps her hoof with Daring.

-Manehattan Water Resevoir-

1 hour later....

Every pegasi accounted for has appeared at the Manehatten water resevoir, which is located on the outskirts of the city near Brookmare. Everypony is equipped with a pair of goggles as the wind speed and rising of water being sprayed about doesn't harm the eyes. All of the pegasi are lined up near the resevoir to get ready for the signal to start the tornado. Twilight and Spike are also preparing for their job. Twilight has a larger anemometer to scale the tornado, and Spike is manning a large horn to be the signal to start.

As Blossomforth is looking around the area and seeing everypony all set up, she starts to breath faster, sweating, and she's getting weak hooves. As she starts acting out, Daring puts a hoof on her shoulder and gestures her to relax and that she won't be alone. Daring, Blossomforth, and Spitfire are to take the front of the pack and begin the tornado. As everything is all set, Daring flies up for everypony to see her.

"Alright everypony, we may be down on some numbers, but that doesn't mean we should give up. We'll prove that we can go beyond our expectations and show the hard work we put into this. We'll show all of Equestria and Cloudsdale that Manehatten can be the best city in the world. Now who's ready to do this!?", shouts Daring.

As she finishes her speech, everypony cheers with sheer determination with a white pegasus cheering, 'YEAH!' at the top of his lungs.

Blossomforth readies her goggles along with everypony else as Daring takes point, with Spitfire on her right and Blossomforth taking her left. Everypony else gets ready to fly as Spike blows the horn for the signal to take off. Daring takes off with Spitfire and Blossomforth on her side, then everypony else follows behind her. As all of the pegasi get close to the reservoir, Daring then goes at her top speed and starts to spin around the edge of the reservoir. Everypony else starts doing the same thing by spinning around the reservoir. Blossomforth then notices that she's falling behind her friend and every other pegasi start passing by her. Blossomforth at her full might finally makes it to the now forming tornado and her way in.

The tornado is now fully formed and every pegasus is now accounted for in the tornado. Blossomforth is feeling like the tornado is more controling her then she is. She starts panicking  and is almost about to fall outside the tornado until...Daring comes by and grabs her! Blossomforth is grabbed by her friend and is frilled at her sight.

"You need to remember what our friends taught you, Blossomforth! You can do it!", yells Daring from the roar of the tornado.

Blossomforth hears her friend and now knows what she must do.

Blossomforth loosens her grip from and Daring and now tries to fly with the tornado . Thanks to Twilight's reading on flying, she's learning to fly with the wind currents, in this case, a tornado. As she does this, water starts to spout upwards a bit. This shows they're almost there to 800 wing power. Blossomforth tries even harder to go faster, and in turn isn't getting any more tired in the process. Auntie Oranges healthy meals have given her so much energy to not get tired, she needs to thank Auntie afterwards. She sees all of the pegasi flowing with the current, and even going in a rhythm while working off each other. Blossomforth does this by following Octavia's rhythm lesson and goes with a couple of groups to make a smooth rhythm and flowing formation as to not lose anypony.

Blossomforth is feeling very confident as to be sure nothing is going wrong. As she's flowing with every pegasi, she sees one grey pegasus get tired and lose her speed. He starts falling and is heading towards Blossomforth, but notices she can't get away in time before impact. As she awaits her demise, somepony else gets in the way and is hit instead. Blossomforth sees the pony who got hit none other than Daring!

"No, Daring!", yells Blossomforth in shock and fear as her friend and the other pegasus fall out of the tornado.

Daring falls out along with the pegasus and hits onto the ground hard. Twilight and Spike see this and rush to their friend and the grey pegasus with a first aid kit. Daring gets up but slowly, but her wing is injured. Twilight and Spike get there and see the damage.

"Oh my gosh Daring, you sprained your wing!", shouts Spike in shock.

"Don't worry, I've had worse than this.", as she dusts herself off, but shows a little pain.

Twilight then starts to patch her up, but forgot the other pegasus.

"What about her?", questions Twilight as she gestures to the pegasus with her head in the ground.

The grey pegasus gets her head unstuck and shakes out of daze. This pegasus has a blonde mane, grey coat, bubbles for a cutie mark, and the most distinctive feature her blonde eyes are crossed.

"Are you okay?", questions a concerned Daring.

"Ya, I just don't know what went wrong.", frowns the sad pegasus.

"I'm glad you're okay Ditzy Doo. We don't need any more injuries. Why don't you go rest for now and have a muffin?", says Daring in a comforting tone.

Ditzy then smiles and goes off to rest next to the anemometer.

"What do we do now? Without you, they can't form the tornado.", says Spike as he looks toward the machine.

"It's stuck at 795 wing power, I don't think they have got anything left in them." says a worried Spike.

Daring and Twilight look towards the tornado and hope everything can work out.

Blossomforth, now without Daring to help her feels more worthless without her friend. What can she do now? She begins crying as thoughts cloud her head. She remembers doubting herself before everything started, Spitfire yelling at her, the long training sessions, and now Daring being gone. Then she realizes, all of this bringing her here had nothing to do with Daring, she got her all on her own. Her friends may have helped her, but she made her own results because of them.

"I can't rely on my friend forever.", she says as she wiped away the tears.

"It's time I did this on my own. Time to show everypony what I'm worth!" yells Blossomforth.

She then flies faster than she ever thought possible while ignoring any other instinct and pain. Other pegasi see her incredible feat and are cheering for her to do it. Spitifre also sees this and cheers for her as well.

Back on the ground, Spike sees the anemometer reach 800 wing power at last. Daring and Twilight watch as the tornado then spews water from the top and goes flying into the sky, no doubt going towards Cloudsdale. When all of the water is gone from the reservoir, Spike blows the horn and all of the pegasi disperse and have a safe landing onto the ground. Everypony cheers knowing that this is a big success as everpony worked together. Daring looks and sees Blossomforth in the air about to collapse from lack of air and from exhaustion. Daring goes to try and catch her, but Spitfire grabs her before she falls. Spitfire takes her to the ground where Blossomforth is now unconscious. Her friends are now frantic as their friend is now unconscious.

-Manehattan General Hospital-

Blossomforth wakes and tries to take in her surroundings. Still tired and weak, the thought occurs to her that she's not in the tornado anymore. Did she fail, and Cloudsdale did not get the water? Before she thinks, somepony hugs her almost instantly. She now fully wakes and sees Daring, now Honey Do, having her in a death grip.

"Oh thank goodness you're awake, I thought something terrible happened!" cries Honey.

Blossomforth also sees all of her friends around her. Now she remembers after the water was delivered to Cloudsdale, she felt very weak from flying and passes out, no doubt from exhaustion.

"Where am I?", questions Blossomforth.

"You're in the hospital dearie, and good thing too. You had us all scared half to death!" cries out Sherbet.

"The Great and Powerful Trixie agrees, but is impressed by your overall performance. Trixie taught you well indeed.", gleefully says Trixie.

"The blooming blossom waves gracefully against the wind, and shows everyone her true majestic beauty.", recites Octavia.

"You saved everypony from failing, and with your additional wing power, helped accomplish the job of delivering the water.", says Twilight.

"Ya, you were amazing!", happily says Spike.

"We owe all our thanks to you.", says a still teary eyed Honey.

"Thanks girls.", says Blossmomforth.

"I now know that I need to start pulling more of my own weight around and put more effort in anything.", smiles Blossomforth.

She realizes that Spitfire is not in the room with her.

"Where's Spitfire?", questions Blossomforth.

"She went back to Canterlot, but she wanted me to relay a message to you.", says Honey.

Blossomforth nods her head as her friend begins the message.

Honey clears her throat and quotes Spitfire, "Blossomforth, you've got guts, and I like that. Before I go, I need to say I'm sorry for doubting you again. I've never seen anypony like you to risk their life on the line like that, even for a job like this! I hope to see you again someday. Try to keep in touch. Your new friend, Spitfire.", unquote.

Blossomforth is happy to hear that and smiles.

She looks over to Twilight and asks, "Hey Twilight, wouldn't this make a good letter for the princess?", questions Blossomforth.

"Oh right, Spike take a letter.", says Twilight. Spike gets out a scroll and quill and begins to write down Twilight's letter.

Dear Princess Celestia,

Today I'm happy to inform you that our job of delivering water to Cloudsdale is a success, but I've also a lesson on friendship. My good friend Blossomforth has learned that somepony so small, can leave a big impact on others. She's worked so hard to overcome her weakness and pushed herself to succeed. Now that she has more confidence in herself, I hope to more of it come into fruition.

Your Fateful Student,

Twilight Sprkle.

Spike rolls up the letter and blows fire on it to send the letter away. "Now how long to I have to be in this hospital?", questions Blossomforth.

"You only have to stay for a full day to recover.", says Honey.

Blossomforth sighs and relaxes herself for now.

"As long as I don't do any exercising here, I think I'll be okay.", happily says Blossomforth. Her friends begin laughing around her as she then drifts off into sleep.