A rainbow coloured trail

I just ran around searching for a place to be alone.
Louise was back from Manehattan and made a lot of noise in the female Wonderbolts in training house.
Soarin and Fleetfoot could find me in that closet and I did'nt wanted to go back to the basement.

Did...
Did that just happen?
Did Misty just told me, that if I won't become a Wonderbolt she will force me to be the captain instead?
Thats just crazy.
Just wrong.
Could Misty really do that? Or was she bluffing?
I sat down on one of the floating rocks that was too small to build anything on and stayed there untill it was dark.

When I walked trough the mess hall, which was quiet the first time I was there, I decided to go to the Wondeerbolts only room. What could happen? If I got caught then I would have to explain Spitire why, but she does'nt scare me anymore after everything I know about her. And if she kicks me out it's fine with me.
In the Wonderbolts only room were the controls of the lights, heaters and fans, the mailboxes of the Wonderbolts, a big table and a fridge with drinks that are always sold out in the mess hall.
Wait, was my name on the letter in Misty's mailbox?
I grabbed the letter and opened it. It was for me. Misty stole it.

Dear Dashie,

If you don't want to talk to me anymore I understand, but I really need to tell you the truth.
It was from my dad.
We are family from Aviane and the only pegasi besides her to have natural Rainbow coloured hair.
We are?
When Spitfire said she broke the Academy record and wanted to be the captain I said no because the captain is not allowed to leave the Academy. Then she started that case on 5 june. On 2 march she became the captain of the Wonderbolts.
Her family ignored her because somehow they have something against the Wonderbolts.
I wanted you to be a Wonderbolt because as family member of Aviane you could undo her rules.
The hope I got was shattered immediately by the next scentence.
But the paper stating that still lays at the academy and was stolen.
But who would steal that paper?
I did'nt tell you anything because you wanted to be a Wonderbolt so badly.
I really hope you're going to read my letter and I know I ask something big if I ask you to forgive me but I really hope you will.

Your dad
I felt confused. If this was true, then I had to find that paper.
But it could be all fake too.
Anyway, what did Misty wanted to do with this?
Making sure I would'nt hear the truth? But that means she knows the truth already.
There's no way that I could ask her.
Who could know the truth anymore?
I tought for a while and walked back to the female Wonderbolts in training house.
Louise.

"Louise?" I asked in the mess hall during breakfast.
"Yes? Come sit next to us." Louise moved a little so I could sit down.
"Well..." I could'nt ask her with everypony around.
I had to come up with something else.
"What are you wearing at the Wonderbolts gala?" I realy did'nt care what she was going to wear, but that was the first thing I could think of.
"Oh, my dress is amazing. It goes so well with my dark grey coat. I actually wanted another dress but it was already gone when I wanted to buy it. It's from that designer from Cloudsdale you know. So beautiful." she said.
I nodded. What was she talking about?
"You know, I'm a fashion designer and I'm going to style everypony for the gala. I'm so excited. I already know what kind of mane style I'm going to give Fluff, which is a hard job. Fluffs mane is like a cloud. Very poofy and all. But I'm going to.."
I stopped listening. If Louise really was a fashion designer she would be out of business now.
"Dashie!" she cried "I have such an amazing idea!"
Don't call me that.
"I'm going to style you for the gala. With rainbow hair you can do so much beautiful things!" she shouted then.
No! I hate getting dressed up! With Rarity it's bad, but it would be even worse with Louise.
"Louise, I think.."
Wait. If she's going to style me, how stupid I might look, I could ask her.
"That's a good idea."
"That's amazing. I have some idea's of what I'm going to do with your make-up. You want to know?" she said.
That was'nt even a question. She just kept on talking.
"I'm going to match your dress and get some glitter and dark blue stuff." she summed up some things I didn't knew they existed.
Please, no glitter. That stuff is itchy.
I stopped listening and remembered the tell the truth game.
I never told her I got my hair from my dad. She said Fleetfoot wanted her to get kicked out because she knows.
Louise has to know everything, and because of that she and Misty planned this.

I spent the next weeks at the library reading Daring Do trying not to think about my future.
I had to stay on the clouds. Altough it was better then living forever at the Academy I still felt like my life was over.
One day the old stallion walked in and I remembered what he told about his brother and Aviane.
Did Aviane felt this way? Like her life was over while missing the ponies she loved.
Did she actually love the old stallions brother?
He loved her so much that he just disappeared.
Could he be still alive? Yes, but he must be far over hundred, so it was not likely.
This year is the ninetyninth year after Aviane's gala. Sometimes numbers can be so ironical.
I wrote a letter to my friends saying I couldnt return to Ponyville.
Pinkie would go crazy. They would all miss me.
I posted it at the post office on one of the floating rocks to make sure Misty would'nt get this one too.

Louise put some more eyeshadow with weird glitter on my eyelids saying it would look nice with my dress, even tough she has never seen the dress.
"Who is your date for the gala?" she asked.
"I don't have one yet." I answered.
"Well, you can go with Strato. He is the only one without a date." She said while using something Rarity would call blusher.
"Soarin too?" Why do I actually want to know that?
"Duh. He is going with Spitfire. Is'nt that obvious?" she said.
No. Appearently not.
"Louise, do you know that Aviane had Rainbow coloured hair?" I asked.
"Yes." she said "Aviane was amazing. I know everything about her. But do you mean YOU are family from Aviane?"
"Uhu." I nodded.
"That's so amazing! Your dad is too right? And don't move your head like that, I'm not done with your hair." she said.
Now the conversation is going in the right direction.
"Yes. How do you actually know?" If I get the right answer now I can leave this makeover.
"You said so." She answered while spraying perfume or something.
"But I never said that!" I stepped back. Louise was lying.
"If you're going to act like you're the police then leave. And stand still now, I need to get fake eyelashes." With that she ended the convesation and trotted away.
I could have just flewn away, I HATE fake eyelashes, but then it would be too clear that I only wanted to ask about my dad.

I flew to Fleetfoots room because she had my dress.
"Rainbow, you look so..." She stared at me.
"I know. Louise put this stuff on my face." I walked to the bathroom and washed the glitter off.
"Let me help you. You look like a clown." she said.
This day was bad already and tonight would be worse.
I sat down and let Fleetfoot dress me up. I was too tired to do anything against it.
Fleetfoot gave me some silver eyeshadow and put little braids in my hair while I told her about that Louise knows about the case.
I did'nt say anything about Misty, just because I did'nt wanted to talk about it.
"Well. It's done." Fleetfoot let me stand in front of a mirror.
I could'nt imagine anything more fitting into this situation.
My black with silver dress and straight hair looked quite sad and the silver eyeshadow around my eyes made it look like I was crying.
I actually looked pretty beautiful for the gala that would mark the rest of my life.