I moved to Ponyville from Cloudsdale about two days ago. It was my first day of school and I was a little frightened because I was home schooled during my many years in Cloudsdale and never really had a social life. I’m a pretty smart pegasus for being taught at home for so many years. I walked into class and introduced myself to the teacher, Ms. Cheerilee. “Hello I’m Quickskip.”
“Why hello Quickskip, I didn’t think you were going to show up today.” Cheerilee smiled and had me introduce myself to the class. As I finished introducing myself to all the other ponies, I sat down in an empty desk next to a very skinny pony named Feather Weight. He studied me for quite some time and he opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. I looked and him and continued to study. The bell rang and everypony gathered their things and shot out the door. I slowly grabbed my things and walked out the door, and took off into the air.
Flying was always my favorite hobby. It cleared my mind and helped me forget about all my problems. I was flying as fast as I could and closed my eyes. I opened them a few seconds later and SMACK!!! I hit a Pegasus with a rainbow mane and a smile on her face. “Sorry… I wasn’t watching where I was going.” The pony studied me for a few seconds and started to speak but was interrupted by her friend.
“Rainbow Dash, can you help me put up these banners for the Summer Sun Celebration?” This pony was named Rainbow Dash. I liked that name.
“Yeah, give me a minute Pinkie Pie. I’m talking to my new friend here.” I gave her a surprised look and her looked down to see Pinkie bouncing gleefully down the street.
“Hey kid… what’s your name?”
“It’s Quickskip…”
“You’re a pretty fast flyer Quickskip, where did you learn to fly like that?”
“I always used to fly to my aunt Spitfires’ house and fly with her.”
“OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, you’re related to Spitfire!!! The leader of the WonderBolts!!”
I looked at here like she was crazy… “Ummm yeah… I always hang out with her on the weekends when she working.” Rainbow Dash was speechless. It’s like she was struck by lightning. I looked at her and started to fly circles around her and gave her a piece of paper. On the paper was my address and she hugged me so tight I thought she was going to squeeze my guts out. We went our separate ways.
I awoke the next morning and Rainbow was at my house with her flight goggles on. I grabbed my goggles and ran out to meet her. “Hey, are you ready to go?”
“Ready as I’ll ever be.”
We took off and we started to race. Rainbow Dash was amazingly fast, faster than lightning. As we approached our destination RD stopped and looked at me and said “Quickskip, do you think I’ll ever become a Wonderbolt?”
I looked at her and said, “Maybe, it’s tough to get into such an elite group of flyers. You need to show her something she’s never seen before and there’s a chance you get in.” Rainbow smiled and we flew to Spitfires’ house. We touched down outside her door. I gently knocked on her door and heard a rustle inside. A few seconds later we heard the door unlock and Spitfire emerged with her flight gear on. Spitfire looked at me then looked at Rainbow Dash. I started to introduce Rainbow but Spitfire stopped me.
“Hey Dash whats going on?” I looked at her with a puzzled look and thought, how does she know Spitfire? Rainbow Dash smiled and looked at Spitfire.
“Oh you know just practicing all my moves.” Spitfire looked at me and started to take off. Rainbow and I followed. Spitfire started to do flips and other tricks that she knew.
“Hey Rainbow I’ll make you a deal. If you can train Quickskip well enough to be able to do all your tricks perfectly and have him become just as fast as me, then I’ll let you become a Wonderbolt.” Rainbows mouth dropped and she looked at me with determination in her eyes. She grabbed me and we started to train. We raced back to Ponyville and started training right away. We started with wing pushups and endurance training. After about a week I had accomplished all of the tricks she knew except for the superspeed strut. I tried it a million times and always crashed into the ground below. I looked at Rainbow she smiled.
“Quickskip… it’s ok you’ll get it sooner or later, just watch me do it one more time.” I watched her as she flew by at an incredible speed. I looked at her and smiled. I took off as fast as I could. I started the first phase of the strut. I haven’t hit the ground yet so all is going well. I looked down and realized that I was doing it!!! I came to a stop and looked at Rainbow she was in tears. I flew over to her slowly.
“What’s wrong Rainbow Dash?”
“Nothing I’m just so proud of you Quickskip. I’ve taught you every trick in the book and you’re almost as fast as me.” I gave Rainbow a hug and told her she was like a sister to me. We went our separate ways. I flew to Sugar Cube Corner in the morning. I arrived about 2 hours before RD was supposed to so I could make sure everything was ready for the surprise me and Spitfire planned. After the hour was up we got in position. 5 minutes later RD walked in and walked up to Pinkie Pie.
“Oh hey Rainbow Dash what’s up?”
“Nothing Pinkie, just waiting for Quickskip to get here.”
“SUPRISE!!!!” Spitfire and I jumped out from behind the counter. Rainbow Dash looked like she was about to die of a heart attack. I walked into the next room and grabbed the present Spitfire and I got for Rainbow Dash. I gave the present to her. She tore the paper off in 3 seconds flat. She began to tear up when she saw her present.
“I love you guys so much!!” She put on her present faster than the eye can see. It was a Wonderbolt uniform. I sat in the corner and watched as Spitfire and Rainbow talked about their next show in Las Pegasus. Spitfire looked and me and motioned for me to come over to her.
“Hey Quickskip! I have a present for you too!” I was shocked I didn’t know I was getting something from Spitfire. She brought the present in and I tore the paper open and inside was a Wonderbolts uniform. I was speechless. Out of all the Pegasus ponies in Equestria I was chosen to be a Wonderbolt alongside my aunt and my best friend. We talked all day about our coming shows and all the fun we will have flying with one another. Oh that reminds me I have a show in about 10 minutes… I’ll see you later.
I galloped into the stadium and thought this must all be a dream. Spitfire and I came out first; we were followed by Rainbow Dash. The light shined into my eyes and I saw the massive screaming crowd. I was a Wonderbolt. For the first time in my life I was actually doing something I enjoyed. We all took off and got into formation. I was flying next so Soarin and Rainbow Dash. It was an amazing feeling; I felt the wind flowing through my mane. It was the most exhilarating thing I have ever done. I looked an Soarin and he gave me the nod. I separated from the group and flew towards the crowd and pulled up just in time. I looked back and saw the others flying toward me so we could get in formation again.
I looked at Soarin and said, “Hey Soarin, if I can pull of the super speed strut you have to buy me dinner.”
Soarin looked and me and laughed, “Alright you’re on!”
We both pulled away from the group and started to gain some serious speed. Soarin started to do strut. I started to fly faster, faster than I’ve ever flown before. I flew passed Soarin pulling off the strut with ease. The show ended shortly after our little stunt. We all flew to our hotel in Las Pegasus. We all got ready to go out for a night of partying. Soarin and I stayed in a room together, and Spitfire and RD were next door in the other room. Soarin looked at me and said, “Hey you were
going so fast for that strut I don’t think the crowd could see you.”
I laughed and said, “Thanks Soarin you were flying pretty fast yourself!” We both left our room and went to the lobby and chatted with the pony at the front desk. The hotel wasn’t the nicest in the city, it was kind of musky. The girls came down from their room and we left for the casino next to our hotel. I couldn’t play anything because I wasn’t old enough, I could still watch though. We walked in and a humongous crowd gathered around us. We signed a few autographs and went to the blackjack table. The pony who was dealing card was a well-dressed unicorn with a card for his cutie mark. I watched as my friends wasted all their money on this silly game. We left after about 2 hours and we went to the hotel to get some rest. On our way back we stopped at some of the famous statues and we even rode a rollercoaster!
I walked over to Spitfire and started talking to her about random things and our next show. “Hey Spitfire, where is our next show at?”
“I don’t know… Princess Celestia hasn’t told us where to go so I guess we are staying here for the time being.” I nodded in approval. I liked Las Pegasus. We all went to sleep and woke up the next morning bright and early to train. We had a race to the training field. Rainbow Dash beat us all by quite a distance. The training field had so many different machines to train with, it had treadmills, bench presses, and a whole heap of other training devices. Soarin and I galloped to the bench press. Soarin went first; he lifted the weight with ease. I went after him and lifted the weight; it was heavier than Soarin made it look.
Rainbow Dash and Spitfire were flying through the rings they set up. Soarin and I took off and started to fly around the track. We started at a slow pace and started to speed up. We both stayed together and were flying as fast as we could at this point. Rainbow Dash flew in and joined us. After an excessive amount of laps we stopped and rested. “I love flying with you
guys!” I said. Rainbow Dash just smiled and walked over to Spitfire who was running on one of the treadmills.
Soarin looked at me with a huge grin on his face, “Hey I have an amazing idea… Let’s go get some PIE!!!” I laughed and we took off to the nearest restaurant we could find. We sat down and ordered and we began to speak about random things such as cupcakes, mares, muffins, and other nonsense. We left the restaurant with full stomachs and met the ladies at the hotel. Soarin and I entered our room and saw a note on the bed. It was from Spitfire and Rainbow.
Dear Soarin and Quickskip,
We have left to Ponyville to start planning our routine for the Summer Sun Celebration. Try and make it here in time for the big show!
Love,
Spitfire and Rainbow Dash
Soarin and I put our things in our saddlebags and started the long fly to Ponyville. We flew all night and arrived in Ponyville around 3 O’clock in the afternoon. My first priority was to get all the homework I had missed while I was away in Las Pegasus. Soarin went to find Spitfire and RD, and I went to the school house. I walked in and Ms. Cheerilee was sitting at her desk grading papers. “Hello Ms. Cheerilee!”
“Hello Quickskip how was your first show?”
“It went pretty well, It was kind of frightening at first but I dealt with it. What did in miss while I was gone?”
“Oh nothing much we just learned about the history of Ponyville and did some worksheets.”
I smiled and grabbed the worksheets and flew to the town square. I saw a large crowd and flew above everyone to see what the fuss was about. I saw my three friends on the ground in the fetal position. I flew down to see what was wrong. I saw a doctor and asked him what happened. “These three were practicing the routine for the celebration in a few days and they crashed into each other and hurt themselves. They won’t be able to fly.” I was in shock. Rainbow had a broken wing, Spitfire had broken both of her wings, and Soarin broke his leg. I helped the three into the carriage and then we hauled them to the hospital. I was in tears because my three best friends were all hurt and they couldn’t fly for the celebration. I trotted to my home and saw a letter on my desk. It was from Princess Celestia. All it said was “you can do it Quickskip…” I didn’t know what that meant but I was sure as hell going to fly for all the fans at the Summer Sun Celebration. A few days passed, It was time for my daily check-up on my friends before the big show. I walked in the hospital and was greeted by the nurse and she escorted me to their room. They were all talking about me when I walked in. I could tell they were all hopeful that I would do well. We talked for a few hours and I was off to prepare for the show.
I arrived at the town square and walked into the tent my friends set up before their little accident. I put on my uniform and looked in the mirror all I saw was an ordinary pegasus with a white coat, a black and red mane, and a bright yellow lightning bolt on his rump. I was ready… I rushed into the square and took off at the speed of sound. I did flips and some other tricks I learned from Rainbow Dash. I was in my element I felt faster than any pegasus in Equestria. I was quick and agile. I looked down and saw my friends all siting in the stands watching me as I did the routine. I knew it was time… I was going to attempt the impossible… a Sonic Rainboom. I flew as high into the sky as I could and stopped for a second and remembered what RD told me, “Nothing is impossible if you believe you can do it.” I started my descent, my heart was racing I gave it everything I had and BOOM!!! I broke the sound barrier I had done it a dark cloud was trailing behind me with lightning shooting out in every direction. I had done it. I touched back down in the middle of the square. All I could hear was ponies shouting my name and cheering. I flew to my friends, their mouths were wide open. I was speechless. I helped all my friends back to the hospital after Celestia has risen the sun. I stayed with my friends all day and talked about the show I just did. It was an incredible feeling. After hours of talking to my friends, I decided to go home. I walked into my house and went to my bed. I was so tired. I think I’m going to bed now… I’ll see you guys later!
