Cloudsdale, the Untold Story

Environmental Studies, 9:29 A.M., August 20th 2001, 10 years ago

Midnight looked around the class to see if any of her friend were in the class. He turned around to see Fluttershy in the doorway. He waved to her and pointed to an open desk right next to him. She walked over and sat down in the desk next to him, “How’s it goin Fluttershy?”

“I’m fine,” She kept looking down at her desk, “How’s your day been going Midnight?”

“Last hour was fine. I see we have a friend in common, I just talked to Rainbow Dash last hour. I think we’re gonna make an interesting group of friends.”

“You know Rainbow Dash?” Fluttershy quickly looked up at him

“Yeah, she’s really nice, but also really head strong. 1st hour was kinda bad. Some bitchy griffin named Gilda seemed like she hated me before I said a word to her.”

Fluttershy became shocked, “You’ve met Gilda too? I met her last hour, she wasn’t very nice to me.”

“Heh, I didn’t think she would’ve been. I wonder how Rainbow Dash will deal with her?” He looked down at his desk, “I’ve gotta ask her.” he thought, then he looked back at Fluttershy, “Fluttershy, are you, afraid of me?”

“Oh no, why would you think that Midnight?”

“Sorry, you just seem to be really timid around me.”

“I’m sorry, I’m always shy like that. I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings.”

“No, it’s fine. It was my mistake.”

“Thank you for dealing with that bully for me Midnight. How did your race turn out?”

“Ha, the wimp was on the ground gasping for breath before he even made it across the finish line.”

“I think I’m gonna like our friendship Fluttershy.”

"Me too, Midnight. " She smiled, "Me too."

Cafeteria, 12:30 P.M., August 20th 2001, 10 years ago

“I still can’t believe you beat me Midnight.”

“Hey, don’t sweat it, I’ll pay for both of us.”

“Wow, thanks man. Oh hey, it’s Fluttershy! Let’s go sit by her.”

“Sounds good to me.” The two flew over and sat next to lonely Fluttershy. “Hey Fluttershy, how’s your day been going?”

“Um... it’s been fine.”

“Something wrong Fluttershy?” Midnight asked her.

“Don’t worry about her Midnight,”Rainbow said, “She’s just being timid Fluttershy like always.”

“You’re probably right.” The two ponies sat down next Fluttershy “So Fluttershy have you made anymore friends today?” Midnight asked her

“No, um just you two.”

“Well that’s still good.”

“Hey Gilda, over here!” Midnight and Fluttershy both looked over. She started walking over scowling at him.

“Fuck!” He thought, “Why her?! Of every pony in the school Why did it have to be her?!” He quickly yelled out, “Why is she coming over here?!”

“What?! Got a problem dweeb?! Rainbow Dash is my friend too yah know!”

“So why are you so nice to Rainbow Dash but you’re a complete bitch to anyone else?! I don’t think that makes any sense!”

“Rainbow Dash is cool unlike you two.”

“You never even gave me a chance! You hated me before you even heard me saying a word! And what about Fluttershy?! What’s wrong with her?!”

“She didn’t know how to make a basic V-line.”

“So what?! She’s new here like all three of us!”

“Alright dude, you wanna prove yourself that your cool, then fight me! Right here, right now!” Midnight and Gilda hopped out of their seats and into an opening in the cafeteria. Every pony in the cafeteria gathered around to see the upcoming fight. Gilda jumped at Midnight with her claws ready, but he quickly moved out of the way and jammed his horn into her side. His hair scolded her side. She quickly pulled away. Midnight lunged at her again but she flew up out of the way. He shot a quick flame up at her, the she dodged again. She lunged down at him and knocked him onto the ground. She began unloading on him, scratching at his face again and again.

“Both of yah stop it now!” Mr. N pulled Gilda off of him, Midnight got off of the ground covered in scratches,  “What were yah guys doin?! This is not the way we want our students here actin! Come on, let’s get yah both to the nurse.” The three of them walked out of the cafeteria, and down to the nurse’s office.

Nurse’s Office, 1:03 P.M., August 20th 2011, 10 years ago

“Okay you two, I’m just going to need to inject you both with a sleeping medicine.”

Midnight sat up, “What do you mean by tha--” The nurse interrupted him by sticking a needle into his flank, “Oh, shit..” He quickly fell back down and went to sleep. He found himself waking up slowly with bandages around his face. He tried speaking, “Mmph, Mmph” but he failed, “Alright” He thought, “Some pony better get these off of my face!”

The nurse walked up to him, “Oh, you’re up. Hold on, your wounds should be healed by now. Let me take those bandages off of your face.” She grabbed the edge of the bandage and started to unravel them. Midnight felt his mouth was becoming free to move as she finished unwrapping the bandages, “There you go, you should be fine.”

“Thanks. hey what time is it?”

The nurse looked over at a clock on her desk, “It’s 3:02, why?”

He quickly stood up and jumped out of his bed, “Sorry, I don’t wanna miss the race after school!” He flew down the hall towards the ring course, “*sigh* I’ll be fine, I’ll make it on time.” Midnight slowed himself, landed, and started walking. He then walked out of the school to the ring course to see Fluttershy and Gilda on the side lines.

Rainbow Dash was a few feet from the starting line looking at him.“Midnight, you made it.” She said.

“Course I did Dash, I wouldn’t miss you out shining those bullies for anything. Amazing work those nurses do though, not a single scratch left.” He flew over and sat down next to Fluttershy. “Hey Fluttershy.”

“Good afternoon Midnight.” She smiled at him

Rainbow Dash was at the starting line with the three bullies, “See this flank boys?" She pointed her flank in the air. the bullies stared at it, blank expression, "take a good look at it, because it's what you'll be seeing for the whole race!"

“Is she really? Does she really need to be so dirty at a race?" Fluttershy said.

The bullies kept staring then shook their heads to regain their sense, “Whatever Rainbow Dash, you’re gonna, um be staring at our flanks for the hole race!”

“Yeah, and at least ours have cutie marks!”

“Just shut up and race already!” Midnight suddenly yelled out.

The four ponies readied themselves, ref standing on a cloud with checkered flag readied. He lifted the flag up, then waved it back down. The four ponies shot out of the starting line and disappeared into the distant race. The ponies watching could barely see them but could still see Rainbow Dash pulling ahead, “I think Dashy is winning” Fluttershy said, “Woo hoo.” One of the bullies moved right behind Rainbow Dash. Suddenly, she was off the course and into a pillar. She started falling, “Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness!”

Midnight quickly stood up, “Shit! I’m coming Dash!” He quickly jumped off of the cloud and flew down to try and catch her. He flew as fast as he could trying to catch up to her, but she was falling too fast,  “Dash, I can’t catch up! You’re gonna have to try and start flying again!”

She tried pulling her wings from her side, “I can’t, I just can’t!” Tears began to roll from her face.

“You have to try harder! I don’t think I’ll be able to catch you!”

She pulled and pulled until finally, her wings open up. She turned herself around and picked her flight back up just a few feet from the ground. The two ponies flew back up to Cloudsdale feeling the relief. “Thanks Midnight, I don’t think I could’ve done that alone.”

“Ha ha, nice goin Rainbow Dash!” One of the bullies said, “Or should I say, Rainbow Crash?! Ha ha ha ha!”

Rainbow Dash looked down, “I can’t believe I lost.”

Midnight walked up to the bullies and shot flames from his nose at them, “You think that’s funny?! She almost died, you almost killed some pony, just so you could win a race! Do you feel proud of yourself?! Do you feel happy that some innocent pony almost died because you were to stuck up to lose?! Give me one good reason for me to not burn off all of your wings, and throw you off of Cloudsdale!” He started gathering flames around his horn.

Rainbow Dash quickly flew in front of him, “That’s enough Midnight! I think they got your point.” She pointed to the three bullies who were shaking on the edge of the clouds, scared out of their minds.

He put out the flames, “Fine.” The four friends gathered together, and walked back into the school.

One of the bullies stood up, “Ha ha, that’s right, walk away!”

“*sigh* Hold on, I’m gonna take care of this quick. Don’t worry, I’m just gonna scare them a bit.” Midnight stepped back outside. He  walked up to the bullies, pointed his horn down at the clouds, and shot a flame that landed just a few inches from the bullies. They took a few steps backwards and screamed in fear. He turned around and walked back inside, “There, I’m good.” He flew up and caught up to them, “Hey do any of you guys think your parents would mind me staying with you? I’ve been living on the streets the whole time I’ve been in Cloudsdale.”

“Not me dude,”Gilda quickly said, “I wouldn’t want a dweeb living with me.”

“Yeah I would rather stick my face into a dry blender and have my face cut up, then live with you.”

“I would love if you could Midnight.” Dash said, “but my parents are such worry warts. They barely let me into the school because they were worried I would die or something.”

Midnight quickly looked over to her, “Yeah then you better not tell her about the bullies, or the fight at lunch, or the race you just had, or most of our day.”

“Yeah, you’re probably right. Maybe Fluttershy’s parents would let you stay with her.”

Fluttershy looked over at them, “Um, I don’t know about that Midnight, we’ll have too see with my parents, and we would have to find a place for you to stay in the house, and--”

“Fluttershy!” Midnight interrupted, “We’ll figure it out.”

Fluttershy looked back down to the floor, “Um, Okay...”

The four made it out of the front doors of the school, “Well see yah later you guys. Fluttershy, lead the way.” The two ponies flew away from the school in the direction of Fluttershy’s house.