A Dash of Happiness Soared Through the Skies

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A Dash of Happiness Soared Through the Skies

(BTW: I wrote this chapter on my phone... So there might be a few errors...)

Chapter Three: Arriving

Rainbow Dash simply couldn't contain her excitement! She had been dreaming of this moment for way too long! Finally, the moment had arrived! It was time to accomplish her lifelong dream! Her dream of becoming a Wonderbolt! Her dream of getting to know the team more! Her dream of-

Alright... I'll stop now. Back to the story!

Dash was jumping up and down excitedly in her seat. The ponies around her gave her funny looks, but merrily dismissed it, and went about their day. The pony next to her, though was a little more curious.

"Um... What's got you so excited?" He asked her. He was a red pegasus, with a striking dark blue mane. He had a wing, with a cloud behind it for a cutie mark.

"Well, I got a letter saying I was personally invited to the Wonderbolt tryouts!" Dash told him excitedly. The red stallion instantly brightened up.

"You got invited too? Phew! I thought I was the only one!" He exclaimed, with a sigh of relief. Dash raised an eyebrow.

"You were invited?" She asked him. The stallion simply nodded.

"Yup! By Captain Spitfire herself! I'm Burning Cloud, the way." He told her, and raised his wing for a wing-five.

"The name's Rainbow Dash!" Dash replied, slapping her wing with his.

"Nice meeting you, Rainbow Dash!" Burning said. Rainbow nodded, and smiled.

"You too! So! You know any of the Wonderbolts personally?" Dash asked him. He looked thoughtful, before nodding.

"I've encountered Wave Chill and the Streak Twins a couple times... But nothing special really. You?" He answered, directing the last part back to her.

"Well, I met up with the lead squad at the gala a couple years ago... Does that count?" She asked him. Burning's jaw dropped.

"You WHAT?? The Wonderbolts always have a secluded section for themselves at the gala... The only way you could have got in was by personal invitation!" Burning said, clearly surprised. Dash simply shrugged.

"Well, yeah. Spitfire invited me to hang out... Nothing special really... I saved a pie for Soarin, and basically got pushed around the entire evening. The only great part was when I met up with my friends later at the nearby donut shop..." Dash said, trailing off at the end. Burning raised his eyebrow.

"You're fun to talk to, Rainbow Dash. Has anypony ever told you that?" Burning said, clearly starstruck. Dash shrugged again.

"Hehe... Well, thanks. But usually people only want to talk to me because I've done incredible stunts. Like the sonic rainboo-" Dash started, before being cut off.

"You've done a SONIC RAINBOOM? But that's just an old mares tale!" Burning said. He did a double take, before calming himself down.

"Thanks... I guess. It was no biggie." Dash said. Then, deciding she wanted to hear more about the Wonderbolts, she steered the conversation back to her heros.

"Anyhow, at the Canterlot Wedding, the one where the Changelings attacked, I danced with Soarin for a few minutes, before he was called back to his teammates. That was pretty fun." Dash said. Burning smiled, and nodded.

"Wow! Your on pretty good terms with them, Rainbow Dash! That's incredible!" Burning said. Dash was about to reply, when there was a loud whistle being honked, and the carriage doors opened shortly afterwards.

"Oh look! We're here!" Burning said. Dash nodded, and got up, heading towards doors. Burning shortly followed after.

They looked behind them, as the doors closed once again, heading to the next stop. They turned back, just in time to see a huge crowd of ponies surrounding a large podium in the middle of the station. Which was right outside the Wonderbolt compound.

A golden mare, with a fired up orange mane stood on top of the stand, and grabbed a nearby megaphone. From prior experience, Dash knew what this meant, and instantly covered her ears.

"WELCOME ALL RECRUITS!" Spitfire's voice rang throughout the compound. Dash immediately sighed in relief that she had covered her ears, because nearby ponies began to wail from the epic noise.

"Sorry... Anyway! All recruits must head on to the main cabins! However, if you received an invitation from us directly, please follow Soarin here, and he will take you to your living quarters. So if you received an invite, please make your way to Soarin now!" Spitfire said, her voice a lot more calmer than before. Dash, Burning, along with about 8 other ponies made their way to Soarin. The other 200 or so, stayed with Spitfire.

Dash went along with Burning Cloud, as they both made their way to the front of the line, right behind Soarin. Soarin looked back at the crowd, and instantly smiled upon seeing Dash.

"Hi Rainbow Dash! Great seeing you here!" Soarin told her energetically. Dash beamed.

"Thanks, Soarin! Good seeing you too!" Dash replied, as they all started walking. Soarin stayed right by her side.

"Cool. How's life been treating you in Ponyville?" He asked her. Dash looked back up at him.

"It's been fun. Fought some more demons, but nothing too harsh..." She replied. Suddenly, she tensed at the weird look the other 9 ponies were giving her. Then it hit her.

Of course they would be looking at her funny... She was talking to a member of the lead squad, second in command, of the Wondebolts like a friend! She shook it off.

"Alright, recruits! We're here! There are 5 cabins here! You will be paired up with another pony of your gender, and you will take a room to share. Mares, line up, stallions, line up!" Soarin said, attracting the attention of all the recruits.

Dash shifted over to the handful of mares, and Soarin looked them all over.

"Alright! Cloud Ember, your with Lightning Tile! And Hibiscus Wings, your with Rainbow Dash! For stallions, Burning Cloud, your with Storm Fire, Swift Wings, your with Water Tag, and finally, Button Down, your with Epic Note!" Soarin said, as he paired up everypony. Dash turned to a light pink mare, with a mustard yellow mane. She had a wing blowing a few flowers for a cutie mark.

"Hi! I'm Hibiscus Wings! You must be Rainbow Dash! Nice to meet you!" Hibiscus said. Rainbow Dash instantly took a liking to her.

"You got that right! Dash is my name, flying's my game! Nice ta meet ya!" Dash said confidently. Hibiscus nodded firmly. Then, the other two mares, Cloud Ember and Lightning Tile, came up to the two.

"I'm Cloud Ember, and this is Lightning Tile!" Cloud Ember said. She was a pure white Pegasus, with a silver mane. Lighting Tile was a yellow Pegasus, with a pitch black mane.

"I saw you talking to Soarin back there!" Lighting said. Dash nodded. Lightning then moved her mouth right by Dash's ear.

"Hands off... He's mine." She said quietly, with a deadly whisper. Dash gulped.

Oh boy...