The Rainbow Dash Challenge

Using her fusha colored magic, Star gazer turned the page of her "Magic Spells Vollume 3". The sun shone down through a cloudless sky, warming up the bright summer day. The shade from the tree behind her bench offered a cool touch, but did not offer much block from the sun in her eyes.

The park was calm and quiet as the few ponies that were there were all snoozing or quietly chatting with a friend.

Speaking of friends, Star looked up across the hill at the town clock. The big hand was almost to the twelve. It would only be a minute or two before it would strike 2:00. He was supposed to have shown up a half an hour ago. Sighing, she turned back to her book and began reading again.

A few minutes passed, the clock struck 2:00 and still no sign. Using her dark blue hoof, she swipped away a bit of sweat. It was getting really hot. If she didn't get any shade, she would have to move to another spot before she was fried!

She had barely wished for shade when she noticed a shadow had encase her. For a split second she wondered what it could be, before it dawnd on her.

" Hello Shadow Storm" She said in calm  but friendly voice.

"Wh... wh... what? How did you did you know it was me. I was very, very quiet Star. Plus, you were reading that old book. Why don't you read the Daring Do series. They are a whole lot better than the Magic Spells Vollume 3. You read it like a thousand times!!" He yelled, flabbergasted.

Grabbing the book, he took off with it, but didn't get far.  Not  more than three feet, and he was stopped dead in flight. Looking behind him, he saw his tail being magically held back.

"Hey let me go! What do you think your doing?!!" He yelled.

"Give me back my book and I'll set you free." She said firmly.

Seeing as struggleing was unfruitful, he relucntelty handed her it back. Suddnely, he landed flat on his face as her magic disperssed.

Walking back to her bench, she said, " Not cool shadow."

"You kidding me, it was it least 20% cool!" He argued.

"Really? Again with the Rainbow Dash catch phrases. Don't you think that's a little old school?" She said with one eyebrow raised.

"Rainbow is anything but old school. She's the coolest thing there is. They even have a fan club after her! A FAN CLUB. No one has a fan club for your mentor, Twilight sparkle," he teased

Her expression didn't budge as she said, " I don't need or want a fan club for Twilight. Having a fan club doesn't make one "cool". She's already "cool" without one."

"Yeah..well. She's still the best, just like me." He stopped in mid flight and struck what he called the  "Awesome pose".

"You?" she huffed, " You think you're the best?"

"Of course. Rainbow's the best and I'm like her, so I'm the best there is!" he said with pride in his tone.

"Prove it."

"What!" He gasped.

"Prove you're the best there is. If you are just like Rainbow Dash, then you are "the best"." She said.

"How am I supposed to do that?" he asked.

"I can arrange a serious of tests that will prove of you are like Rainbow Dash or not."

He thought a moment or two before replying, " Hmm...okay. Deal. But...I have another idea. Why don't we raise the stakes? I propose a bet. If I win you have to call your self " Moonlight the Egg head"."

"And if I win, you have to sit through 3 hours of Twilights lecture on my book,"she said with a sly grin.

He winced. It was a hard punishment, but he was sure he would win and shook hooves with her.

"Let the games begin." She said.