The Wonderbolts gala was held in an old Majestic house on one of the floating rocks. It had a gant garden in front of it and the kind of door which looks too heavy for one pony to push.
Behind the door was a hallway with a high ceiling and giant chandeliers. Rarity would love this place.
The ball room was round with giant windows and a lot of food on tables close to the walls. There were a lot of ponies inside, most of them fancy ponies and family of the cadets, Wonderbolts in training and Wonderbolts.
On the left there were giant stairs where the Wonderbolts would make their entrance and where Spitfire would announce the new Wonderbolts. Thinking of myself standing on the stairs while Spitfire made me feel sick.
This was my last night as free pony. I wondered if I was going to see Ponyville ever again. I could move my house to here, it was a cloud after all. But maybe I'm forced to live at the Academy like Fleetfoot. Who knows what Misty would come up with?
I walked trough the ballroom and got myself something to drink. I'd better have fun while I can.
I looked out for anypony I knew. In the middle of the ballroom was Louise dancing with somepony I did'nt knew and Thunderlane and Blossomfoth were eating something at the banquet. There is only fancy food here, which I don't like.
Fleetfoot was still upsairs with the other Wonderbolts.
With Misty, who probably laughs at me. And Spitfire and Soarin.
Thinking of them hurts. They are happy.
Misty won, Fleetfoot is still best friends with Soarin and Spitfire...
Well, I guess she's happy too.

Somepony with a mic asked for silence.
He announced the Wonderbolts from team E to team B.
I saw Misty smiling arrogant when walking down the stairs.
"And now, from team A. Give some applause, Fleetfoot!"
Fleetfoot walked down the stairs in a white dress with fake Pearls. As soon as she was downstairs she walked to me.
"Hey." she whispered.
"I've waited for you. It's quite boring." I whispered back.
"And Soarin!"
We applauded.
"At last, our captain Spitfire!"
When Spitfire walked down I could see she was sad. She spent her last free night in this room too.
"She's dressed like a Phoenix." Fleetfoot said.
"She is?" I really don't care about what everypony is wearing.
"Yes. I love her dress. The train looks like fire. You can see a little trough it, just like yours." Fleetfoot pointed at her.
That kind of fits her name. Spitfire.
"I did'nt knew you know so much about dresses." I said. Fleetfoot and fashion? I've never tought of that.
"I wanted to be a designer before Soarin got me into the Wonderbolts." she explained.
Appearentely Wonderbolts can be into fashion too.
I looked at what everypony was wearing. Soarin had a pin with his cutie mark on his tuxedo. Unlike what he said he did'nt look weird.
"Well everypony, Spitfire will announce the new Wonderbolts just before midnight." The pony with the microphone left.
I spent the rest of the evening listening to Fleetfoot while she was talking about dresses trying to forget what was going to happen at twelve o clock.
"Am I annoying you?" she asked.
"Uh, no. Go on." I said. It was quite calming to listen to.
"What do you want to talk about?" she then said.
About Misty, Louise and the fact that I have to live here. But of course I could'nt say that, not with all these ponies around us.
"What do you think is the ugliest dress?" I asked then. Somehow I really hoped it was Louises.
"Lets see..." She looked around. "I think is is Surprises. The ultramarine looks really bad with her yellow hair."
I looked at surprise and Fleetfoot was right.
"And the most uncomfortable one?" I asked.
Fleetfoot looked around.
"Spitfires. That necklace is too heavy to fly with. It's massive gold."
Spitfires necklace was indeed big. Not being able to fly is really the worst thing that can happen to pegasi.
I tought of Scootaloo.
There's only one positive thing. You will never have to be a Wonderbolt.
While Fleetfoot was talking about something else I noticed Misty looking at us.
"Wait a minute Fleetfoot." I said while walking away.
"Happy now Misty?" I said angrily.
"Yes. Very happy." she smiled.
It made me angry that she liked ruining my life.
"And say what? I already got Spitfire so far that you're going to live here and I made sure you friends won't visit." she said.
"What?" I gasped.
"I mean, your friend probably got a letter saying you met better friends at the academy where you're going to live." she smiled devious.
Before I could say something she continued. "I also made sure your parents stay in Cloudsdale. You're alone now."
I was speechless. Did she just ruined everything I love?
"No, Fleetfoot and Soarin are still my friends." I defended myself.
Luckily they are.
"You sure about that?" She leaned forward and looked in my eyes.
"Listen Dash, I was going to be in team A when Fleetfoot came in. When I got Spitfire doubting about changing me and Fleetfoot to improve team B, you were there ruining all my chances."
And because of that she wants to ruin all mine.
Her scornful smile scared me. The worst part was still coming.
"Soarin doesn't want you either. He has two good friends already. And Fleetfoot? If you want her to stay, you better leave her alone."

I ran away just like when she told me I had to stay, or else she was going to tell everypony I broke the Academy record.
Opposite the hallway was another small hallway. At the end it looked like the the end, but it was a wall as high as a stallion with the stairs to the basement behind it.
I sat down on the stairs and cried causing the silver under my eyes to leave light stripes on my face.
Now I had to leave Fleetfoot alone, or else Misty would get her out.
I did'nt know if she could do that, but if she can steal mail and lock somepony up in the basement without being caught, she might can get somepony kicked out.
It got worse and worse.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" a voice said.
Soarin came sit next to me.
"What are you doing here?" I dried my tears quickly.
"I searched for you the whole time."
"Me?" The idea of Soarin searching just me cheered me up a little.
"Yes. I, eh... wanted to ask if you wanted to be my dat for the gala but I did'nt spoke to you the last weeks and tought you quitted."
He wanted to ask me?
"But you're already with Spitfire?"
"Who told you that?" he wanted to know.
"Louise. And Misty."
"Then they are lying." he said.
Somehow that relieved me.
"I could'nt quit, or else Misty would tell everypony I broke the Academy record and had to be the captain and the captain is not allowed to leave ever." I said it. I told somepony. Finally.
"And now she said that she send letters to my friends and family saying it is me who does'nt want to see them anymore and that I have to leave Fleetfoot alone or else she will get her out and Fleetfoot does'nt have any friends or family besides us. And that you don't want to be friends anymore."
Soarin was silent.
"Misty... I knew she was very ambitious and got really mad when Fleetfoot got in team A, but doing such things..." He looked at the stairs.
"So you still want to be friends?" I asked.
Say yes. Say yes.
"I..." he started.
And then we kissed. I did'nt know who started, but I did'nt care.
I knew why the whole Soarin and Spitfire thing bothered me so much. Why I did'nt wanted to be in the basement with him.
Because I loved him. No, I was in love.
That moment I did'nt cared about Misty, Aviane and the case. I just loved Soarin.
I laid my head on his shoulder.
"I don't want to be a Wonderbolt." I whispered a little hoarse.
"I know." he replied.
We just stood there while somewhere we heard the sound of dancing ponies, somepony trotting and a lot of ponies talking.
"Do you want to dance?" I asked. We'd better go back or Fleetfoot would question where I was.
"Sure. But It's almost twelve o clock." he pointed at an old victorian styled clock.
Twelve o clock. It was really going to happen.
We walked back and just before Spitfire said my name Soarin wished me luck.
I was going to need it.

"And now Rainbow Dash." the pony with the microphone said.
I walked up the stairs a little and stood next to spitfire.
"The only mare who can do a sonic rainboom. She is going to join team B. Applause." he said.
Please hurry. I don't want to stay here any longer.
"Here is your Wonderbolts suit. It's officially yours now." Spitfire handed me the blue fabric with the goggles.
I got them and looked at the little yellow details on them. Some months ago I wanted this suit so badly, and now I hate it.
"You are now..." she said.
Before she could end the scentence something shattered the big windows.
I blacked out.

When I woke up I was laying on small whitle tiles, still holding the suit. One of the glasses was broken.
"What..." I tried to say.
"Shhh!" Somepony put her hoof on my mouth. It was Fleetfoot.
"Be quiet, or else they will hear." she whispered so soft that I almost could'nt hear it.
"Who?"
"I don't know. A group of pegasi are shooting fire arrows. When the windows shattered I immediately dragged you in here." she said.
We were in the toilets.
"Thanks." I stood up.
Something was smashed trough the wall. We both tried not to scream.
Trough the broken wall we could see the ballroom which was on fire.
"Look!" Fleetfoot pointed at the pegasi with the bows.
"Shadowbolts."

We took every living pony we could find and got them all to the basement.
The basement had one large room where everypony stayed, one bathroom and one small room where Fleetfoot and I asked questions to everyone downstairs. We found an half burned checklist of all the guests and asked everypony to talk to us.
"Soarin." Fleetfoot said.
Nopony stood up.
"Soarin? Soarin, are you sleeping?" she said again.
Some sleeping pegasi woke up and started to ask eachother.
"Soarin is'nt here." Louise said.
"What?!" I flew out the small room and grabbed Louises mane.
"Soarin is'nt here?"
"Let go of me! You..." She pushed me away.
Then where is he? Still out there? With... the Shadowbolts?
"Louise." Fleetfoot said trying not to show her emotions "We want to ask you some questions."
Louise sat down on the chair in the small room.
"When did you see Soarin the last time." Fleetfoot asked.
"I have nothing to say to you two. Ask whatever you want, I'm not answering. Especially not sonic rainboom here." she said pointing at me.
I slammed the table.
"Stop this Louise. How much you might hate me, it's about lives now. There are still ponies out there and we need to save them and we can't do anything if you don't tell us."
She was definitely surprised.
After being silent for a while she started.

"When you came in and you were going to be a Wonderbolt at this gala all the girls wanted to get you kicked out.
So I got April to steal Soarins key when he was having dinner with you. How could I know that that key was stolen that morning?
Then I met Misty in the hallway. But instead of betraying me she told me everything about Aviane and the Academy record and we decided to search for the paper saying you could undo that rule and then tell everypony about you breaking the record."
"You... You are Female Pony?" I gasped.
"Female Pony? Who is that?" she frowned.
"No never mind." I said "Continue."
"When you came in I could'nt find the paper so I tried to copy Spitfire's voice. It was pretty good. I sounded like her when she has a cold. But you came in and I flew away.
Misty told me a day later that the paper was stolen and that Spitfire really had a cold then."
Then Female Pony was not even one pony. She was Spitfire and Louise and April.
"Who stole the paper then?" Fleetfoot asked.
"I don't know."
"Don't lie!" I almost slammed the table again.
"I'm not lying! Misty was sure Fleetfoot knew we stole the key and tried to get us kicked out. And Fleetfoot was in love with Soarin. That's why she disliked Spitfire."
Both Fleetfoot and me blushed.
"Fine..." I said "continue."
"Then Misty came up with the plan of locking you and Soarin up in the basement and then let Spitfire snap you together. She would get the wrong conclusions. I declined because I really did'nt understand what that had to do with making sure you would become the capatin.
Then I realised she just wanted Spitfire to switch her and Fleetfoot. She never needed me of anypony."
But she did force me after her plan of letting Spitfire spot us failed.
"She just wanted me to do the dirty work. I told you Soarin had something with Spitfire because she wanted it."
"That's quite a lot Louise." Fleetfoot said.
She nodded and left.
"Then what do we need to do now?" Fleetfoot closed the door behind Louise.
"I'm going to end this madness." I said and put on the blue suit.

It was made for flying fast and fitted perfectly. I soared trough the sky and flames.
There were several Shadowbolts but I wanted their capatain. The one who could tell the others to stop.
Then I spotted her. She flew around with a black wing pin on her suit commanding the others.
In a flash I was nearby. She flew away and I followed her to the small floating rocks.
Come on Rainbow. Catch her. You're the fastest.
But how hard I tried she was just as fast as me.
When we were both tired she landed on a small floating rock.
We walked to the center at the same time.
Slowly, while looking at eachother.
Then we stood in front of eachother. The wind was howling and it was cold. She grinned.
"At long last we finally meet again."

Author's Note

We will have the best night ever!
Remember how that turned out?