A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

A Dash of Love Soared Through the Skies

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 16: Story Time

"Wait... WHAT?!" Rainbow Sandstorm and Stronghold Skies yelled. Rainbow Dash and Soarin had just told their children that they were moving back to Cloudsdale, and frankly, they were quite freaked out.

"Yes, kids. We're moving," Soarin said bluntly, grabbing a suitcase from the closet. Sandstorm trotted up to her father, and gave him her most innocent puppy dog eyes.

"But Daddy! I was so looking forward to that science quiz next Wednesday!" she whined. Soarin raised an eyebrow, and glanced towards his wife.

"You definitely didn't get your learning habits from your mother..." he mumbled. Thankfully, Dash didn't hear that, or all hell would break out, right then and there.

"What?" Sandstorm asked. Soarin's eyes widened, as he frantically shook his head.

"Nevermind!" he said quickly, averting his gaze back to the plain blue suitcase with a Wonderbolt logo on it. Stronghold raised an eyebrow.

"Dad! I didn't know you were a fan of the Wonderbolts!" he exclaimed. Soarin and Dash immediately locked their eyes together, and held back a tiny gasp.

"Um... didn't we ever tell you?" Dash asked the twins, slowly walking beside Soarin, as Sandstorm and Stronghold trotted in front of them. They both shook their heads. Dash bit her lip, glancing over to Soarin, who simply nodded.

"Yes, Dashie. I think it's time," he said. "They're old enough to know now."

Rainbow Dash gestured for the foals to sit down, grabbing a chair herself, and setting it by her husband. She took a deep breath, and began to tell her tale.

"About ten years ago, I was invited to Wonderbolt tryouts by Captain Spitfire herself," she said. Sandstorm and Stronghold both gasped.

"Really? Wow!" Stronghold exclaimed. Dash smiled, and nodded. She knew they were both fans of the 'bolts.

"Anyway... while I was there, I met your father," she continued on.

"You mean you both went to try out for the Wonderbolts?" Sandstorm questioned. Dash shook her head.

"Actually, only I was there for the actual trying out part. Daddy was one of the Wonderbolts who was testing me," she said quickly. But the twins heard it all. Their eyes both widened, as they whipped around to face Soarin, who was wearing a smug grin.

"WHAT?" they yelled simultaneously. Soarin smiled, and nodded.

"Yep. Remember Soarin Skies? The legendary Wonderbolt who supposedly retired nine years ago? That was me," he said. Sandstorm and Stronghold's jaw dropped.

"Wait... is THAT why you never told us your full name? You were afraid we would find out?" Sandstorm asked. Soarin blushed, and nodded. "Wow..."

"Yep. Anyway, your mother did an amazing job at tryouts! She actually was the one chosen for the elite spot!" Soarin continued. Stronghold turned to his mother.

"Mommy... you were a Wonderbolt?" he asked her. Dash proudly nodded.

"Yep! The best of the best! I was the captain of elite squadron six!" she said. Stronghold turned to his sister.

"So THAT'S what you couldn't make out in the diary!" he exclaimed. Dash furrowed her eyebrows.

"What do you mean?"

"There were like, twenty pages drenched in tears," he explained. Dash turned to Soarin, and awkwardly chuckled.

"Hehe..." she mumbled, before returning to the story.

"Of course... there were some complications with me and Grandpa Blaze, so Daddy and I decided to come to the Crystal Empire, where we got married, and had you two sweethearts," she said, nuzzling Sandstorm's cheek, as Soarin did the same with Stronghold.

"And now, we want to go home. With Grandma and Grandpa. We have a big house in Cloudsdale, where we can all live together! Me and Mommy can continue our career as Wonderbolts, and we can still be the happy family we are!" Soarin said. Sandstorm and Stronghold looked at each other, before slowly nodding.

"Hm... Okay... We'll all go home," Stronghold said, earning a kiss from his parents. Sandstorm smiled.

"Are there any ponies there waiting for us?" she asked. Dash nodded.

"There are tons of ponies waiting! There are all of the Wonderbolts, plus a bunch of my friends! Did you two know you have five other aunts?" she asked. The twin's faces grew surprised.

"No..." they said slowly. Dash smiled.

"Well, you have Aunty Pinkie Pie, Aunty Rarity, Aunty Applejack, Aunty Fluttershy, and Aunty Twilight Sparkle!" she exclaimed. Stronghold gasped.

"You mean... Princess Twilight Sparkle?" he asked. Dash chuckled.

"Yep. She used to be one of my very best friends!" she said. Sandstorm and Stronghold both yelled with excitement.

"AWESOME! First, we find out we're the children of two Wonderbolts, then we find out we have Princess Twilight Sparkle as an AUNT?" Stronghold said.

"How could this day get ANY better?" Sandstorm mused. Soarin and Dash giggled, as they stepped back, and let the twins have their moment. They smiled as they looked upon the young ponies, as they laughed, and played. Suddenly, Soarin remembered something.

"Oh! Don't forget about Aunty Scootaloo!" he said. Dash's eyes grew wide, as she nodded, and physically facehoofed.

"Oh! How could I forget about the little squirt?" she asked, rolling her eyes. Sandstorm tilted her head in confusion.

"Who's Aunty Scootaloo?"

Dash smiled.

"Aunty Scootaloo is my little sister!" she said, picking up her daughter. Sandstorm furrowed her eyebrows.

"Mommy! You never told us you had another sister! Why wasn't she with Grandpa and Grandma on vacation?"

"Because Aunty Scootaloo isn't my blood sister."

"Huh?" Stronghold said in confusion.

"That means, her parents aren't Grandma and Grandpa. I took her under my wing about thirteen years ago. Since then, we acted like sisters. Heck, we even entered the Sisterhooves Social together one year!" Dash explained, remembering the time like it was yesterday.

"Wow..." Sandstorm said from her mother's lap. Dash gave her forehead a kiss, and set her down on the floor.

"Come on now, kids! Time to finish packing! We have an early train for Ponyville tomorrow morning!" she said, getting up and heading besides Soarin.

"Wait... why Ponyville?" Stronghold inquired. Soarin and Dash both smiled.

"Because before we go to our house, we were thinking about going to see your aunts as a surprise!"