A Dash of Happiness Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Happiness Soared Through the Skies

Chapter Six: "Quiet" Breakfast

Rainbow Dash lay in the fluffy cloud, supporting her's, and the pony who was also sleeping beside her's, weight. Soarin slowly opened an eye, blinking in the soft glow of the sun.

I wonder what time it is... He thought to himself. He quietly turned his head, facing it directly towards the sun. Doing some quick calculations, he figured out that it was about 6:00. Breakfast ends at 6:30, so I should probably wake up Dashie. He decided to himself.

Soarin turned his body once again, so it was facing the mare who was laying beside him. Dash was quietly snoring in her sleep, and her hooves were wrapped around a piece of the fluffy cloud surrounding her. Soarin smiled to himself. He gently reached a hoof out towards the cyan pegasus, and started to slowly shake her.

"Rainbow Dash?" He asked quietly. The mare stirred in her sleep.

"Come on, Dash! It's time to wake up! Don't you want some breakfast?" He asked. Dash's eyes instantly opened wide at the mention of food. She gave a wide grin.

"Did somepony say... Breakfast?" She asked sneakily. Soarin laughed, and nodded.

"I did... And if you want some, you need to wake up! Breakfast is ending in about 20 minutes!" Soarin said, purposely reducing the time to get her up faster.

"Oh! Well then, we should get up!" Dash said, sitting up, and stretching.

"I slept like a baby on that cloud! So comfortable!" Dash said, hugging herself. Soarin chuckled.

"Well, I did too! Every once in a while, I like to just escape the compound, and just sleep on a cloud. It's extremely entertaining to see Spitfire's face when she meets me in the morning. Her nose flared up, and her mane gets even more fired up than usual..." Soarin said, watching as Dash burst out laughing.

"HAHAHAHA! I can just imagine her doing that..." Dash said, trailing off at the end. She then remembered something.

"Didn't you say something about breakfast?" She asked him. Soarin chuckled.

"Well, yeah! Let's go! I'm starving!" He said, spreading his wings out, and taking flight. Dash repeated his motions shortly afterwards.

The two flew side by side back inside the compound, where Spitfire was waiting for them. Dash instantly saluted, while Soarin gave a lighthearted chuckle, and rolled his eyes.

"Morning, Spitfire!" He said. Dash didn't take her hand off her forehead, as she greeted the captain as well.

"Good morning, ma'am!" She said, keeping a strictly respectful tone. Spitfire glared at the two of them.

"WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? PONIES HAVE BEEN SEARCHING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU! At ease Rainbow Dash." She yelled at them, while giving Dash the okay signal for acting casual. Soarin leaned to her ear.

"Escape while you can, and grab some breakfast. I'll take care of this. Save me some food!" Soarin whispered to her. Dash giggled, and nodded. Spitfire narrowed her eyes at the two.

"What's going on? Is there something I should know?" She asked them, raising an eyebrow. "I thought you were better than this, Soarin! You know as well as I that you cannot be in a relationship! I have no choice but to kick you out of the Wonderbolts!" Spitfire said. Dash and Soarin looked at each other, before bursting out in laughter. This made Spitfire even more curious.

"What's going on?" She repeated. "I demand that you tell me!" She said. Dash wiped a few tears away from the laughter. Soarin saw that she was in no condition to answer, so he did it for her.

"Oh Spitty... Your such a hoot. Me and Rainbow aren't in a relationship! We're friends! I was just telling her to grab some breakfast for herself, so she won't miss it. We're not romantically involved in any way!" Soarin told her. Spitfire looked at him suspiciously, before slowly nodding.

"Um... Okay... Dash, you go grab some breakfast. You too Soarin. We'll talk later." She said, before flying away. Dash and Soarin looked at each other again, before shrugging, and flying away to the mess hall.

They walked in side by side, and went to the counters. Dash grabbed a bowl of fruit, and Soarin got some oatmeal. They both went out, and saw that all the tables were completely packed. Just one table had two open spots left. It was the Wonderbolt table. Soarin started walking towards it, and Dash just stayed behind, wondering where to go. Soarin looked back at her, with a confused look.

"Aren't you going to come?" He asked her. Dash looked at him, clearly surprised.

"What do you mean?" She asked him. Soarin rolled his eyes.

"I mean... Are. You. Coming?" He asked again, emphasizing the last three words. Dash raised her eyebrows.

"I can't sit there! It's the Wonderbolt's table! You go on ahead! I'll wait for something to clear up." Dash said, and went back to looking around for an empty spot. Everypony had clearly woken up late, and come to breakfast fifteen minutes before it ended. Suddenly, Rainbow felt somepony tugging her along. She yelped, as she turned to see who it was.

Soarin was dragging her to the Wonderbolt's table. Dash tried to shake him off, but the mares strength was no match for the stallion's. Soon, Dash and Soarin had taken the two available seats at the table. Everyone turned to them, with confused looks.

"Morning Soarin... Who's this lovely lady?" One of the male wonderbolts asked. Dash blushed lightly. Soarin leaned over to her ear.

"Don't be intimidated. Wave Chill does that to every mare he meets. He's the polite one of the group..." Soarin told her quietly. Dash nodded.

"Uhh... I'm Rainbow Dash." Dash said nervously. Soarin spoke up for her.

"We arrived to breakfast late, and the only two seats left were these two... Is there a problem, Spitfire?" Soarin asked his captain, who just curtly shook her head.

"Not at all. We'll allow it because there was no other place to sit." Spitfire replied, clearing her throat of oatmeal. "Allow me to introduce everypony to you, Dash." She continued. Dash nodded.

"Soarin, Fleetfoot and I are the lead squad. Then there's Silver Lining, Wave Chill, and Rapidfire, who make up Squad Two, Fire Streak, Lightning Streak, and Misty Fly, who are Squad Three. Surprise, Blaze, and High Winds, who make up the fourth squad. We have many more Wonderbolts, but they are not here right now." Spitfire said, before narrowing her eyes. "Don't think this is a permanent thing... From tomorrow your back to sitting with the other recruits." She finished sternly. Dash gulped.

"Y-Yes, of course ma'am!" Dash said, building up a confident tone in her voice. Spitfire nodded. Fleetfoot came up to Dash.

"So! Where were you and Soarin last night?" She asked her. With a little lisp in her voice. Dash gulped, and Soarin could clearly see that she didn't want to answer the question.

"Uhh... We were out flying." Soarin said, covering up for her. Fleetfoot raised an eyebrow, before slowly nodding. Her reaction to the news was similar to Spitfire's.

"Yeah... Like I believe that..." She mumbled underneath her breath. Soarin rolled his eyes, and went back to his breakfast.

"Dream on, Fleetfoot." He told her. Everypony around them started chuckling to themselves. Dash grinned, understanding what happened. She went back to her fruit, and took a few bites. Misty Fly came up to her.

"Wow! So you're the famous Rainbow Dash! Soarin has told us about how you saved his pie at the gala all those years ago. Pretty impressive, since not many things make Soarin impressed..." She told her. Dash grinned.

"Thanks..." She said. A white pegasus mare with a bubbly yellow thrown back mane appeared out of nowhere.

"HI! I'M SURPRISE! AND I LIKE CUPCAKES!" She screamed into Dash's left ear. She had a voice much like Pinkie Pie's, just a little lower pitched. Dash screeched from the sudden shock of the mare, and then looked fearfully over to her.

"P-P-P-Pinkie Pie?" She stuttered. Surprise rolled her eyes.

"No silly! I'm SURPRISE!" Surprise said, before bouncing off. Dash stood there, looking after the mare in confusion, before shrugging it off.

"Is she always like that?" Dash asked the others. Her only answer was multiple frantic nods.

"Oh you have no idea... Sometimes, it pains to be her teammate." High Winds sighed, before brightening up. "But she's still sweet. Just crazy, and very random." She finished. Dash nodded.

"Yeah, I have a friend just like her. Do you remember Pinkie Pie?" Dash said, directing the last question to the lead squad. Spitfire, Soarin, and Fleetfoot nodded.

"How could we forget?" Spitfire said, shuddering at the events at the Equestria Games tryouts. Dash chuckled.

"Yeah... She seems just like Surprise." Dash said. Soarin nodded.

"Who knows... They might be distantly related... In some weird way..." He said. Before grinning, and shaking his head. Dash smiled.

"Well, I need to go make the announcement for the training to begin." Spitfire said, while getting up. "I'll see you there, Rainbow Dash. Go knock 'em out!" She said encouragingly. Dash grinned, and nodded, while Spitfire got up, and flew to her office.

"You'll do great, Dashie!" Soarin told her, giving her a hoofbump. Dash turned to him, with a warm smile.

"Thanks so much, Soar! I'd better get going!" She said, and got up, making her way to the changing rooms.

Once she was out of their sights, all the Wonderbolts turned to Soarin.

"DASHIE?!?!"