Flyer

"Ok, class dismissed," Miss Cheerilee announced as all the fillies and colts sprung from their seats, set on starting their weekend as soon as possible. "Remember the book report is due next week."

"Have a nice weekend Chipmunk," a few foals snickered as they passed by a brown colt packing his saddlebags. He glared at their backs before resuming his previous task. He was used to this kind of teasing, but it didn't mean he liked it any better.

"Goodbye Wood Chip. Have a nice weekend," Miss Cheerilee smiled at the colt as he walked out the door.

"Bye," He half mumbled.

The walk home was uneventful as other foals rushed by, going to Sugarcube Corner or the park to play. Wood Chip had no friends, mostly because he was shy and very awkward. The few times anypony expressed an interest in befriending him, he would usually scare them off unintentionally by either something he said wrong or a very weird joke. Everypony at the school would find amusement in playing games such as "Pretend Wood Chip Doesn't Exist" and "How Much Wood Could A Wood Chip Chuck" which involved throwing sticks at him. And telling on them only made things worse, up to the point where the stronger colts would beat him up after school. They did eventually cease when Miss Cheerilee finally caught them. However, it didn't put an end to the glares he received when the teacher wasn't looking.

  Plopping down underneath a tree, Wood Chip decided to rest for a bit; he was in no rush to go home after all. Besides, resting gave him some time to think. Thinking seemed to be the only thing he was good at, maybe he would even get his cutie mark in it. Sighing he glanced up at the sky, once again noticing how endless it seemed. He liked that endless feeling of blue; it reminded him of endless possibility, that maybe, just maybe, he would amount to something one day.

"Chip!" a little colt came scampering up to Wood Chip as he entered the house.

"I see you finally came home," An orange mare came walking up to the two foals, wearing a look of slight disapproval.

"Sorry Mom," Wood Chip mumbled as he threw his saddlebags down.

"Mind telling me how your day went?"

The colt shrugged. "Same as always."

His mom sighed. "Dinner's almost ready. Remember we're going to that Wonderbolt Show tonight."

Wood Chip shook his head. "Wait, that's tonight?"

"Yes, I told you about it weeks ago. Mulch wanted to go for his birthday."

"It's gonna be so awesome!" the younger colt exclaimed, pumping a hoof in the air.

"Must be cool to fly," Wood Chip mumbled.

"I know, but Earth Ponies can't fly sadly," his mom headed back to the kitchen. "My first coltfriend was a pegasus."

Wood Chip only shrugged again.

"I'm so excited Chip!" Mulch beamed. "Wind Twister told me about The Wonderbolts! He said they're awesome! He also said that his uncle is one but I don't believe him."

"Can you two help me set the table?" their mom's voice called from the kitchen. Wood Chip obliged, Mulch in tow.

  Mulch wouldn't stop talking throughout the entire meal. He was always that way, especially when he was excited. Wood Chip just chewed his food and listened, occationally nodding. After dinner, the three headed down to the mini stadium set up in the middle of Ponyville. They verified their tickets and got their seats, Mulch still talking at a million miles a minute.

"Hey Mulch, why don't we go get some snacks?" their mom intervened.

"Ok!" the energetic colt smiled.

"Alright. Wood Chip, you mind staying here?"

Wood Chip shrugged.

"Ok, we'll be back." and with that, she was dragged off by the young colt. "Mulch slow down!"

The older colt watched them go before looking back down at the track, seriously what was the amusement in that? He shook his head in disinterest.

Suddenly, a series of trumpets blew as a team of pegasi zoomed out into the stadium. Whoops and cheers all around; Wood Chip sat back in his seat. This was going to be a long show.

A series of hoops and areal equipment was set up, bolted to a bunch of clouds that hung at Chip's eye level. The pegasi took a quick bow to their audience before taking to the obstacle course. The lead pony went through first, barreling through a series of moving hoopes before flying into a tunnel and tumbling out in a graceful loop de loop.

The second came next, doing the same thing except soaring up a bit after coming out of the tunnel, only to dive back down a bit before pulling off three barrel rolls.

Wood Chip watched them, his eyes so glued on their areal tricks that he didn't even notice when his family returned.

After the obstacle course, the six members then raced each other along the track and the colt found himself cheering when the winner crossed the finish line. Then came the stunts all the members did together, which reminded him of graceful dancing.

Then came the grand finale, one particular member with a rainbow mane ascended above the rest before breaking into a full speed dive. The other members moved out of the way as she picked up more and more speed, forming a cone of sorts around her front body.

Suddenly, a mixture of light and sound resounded throught the sky, a rainbow streaking across the endless blue. Wood Chip stared in awe as Mulch joined the excited cheering in the crowd.

"A SONIC RAINBOOM!" He shouted. "THAT WAS A SONIC RAINBOOM!"

Chip continued to stare up at the sky, following the fading rainbow remnants, when a thought struck him like a lightning bolt. Endless possibilities.

"I wanna fly." he mumbled to himself, a smile breaking across his face. "I wanna fly."