You gotta DASH to be able to SOAR

by Mystic Shadow

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy, Random
Length: 3098

Rainbow Dash is permitted to Dash, Soarin is permitted to Soar, what does this mean when you put it together? How does this effect the close ones of the pair? Mostly, how does it effect Scootaloo?

This story is going to be on a small hiatus but I will be working on Rarity Investigates Part 2.

You need to Dash straight up. To be able to Soar you need to Dash, to be able to Dash you need to Soar right up to the top. At the top, you are rewarded.

"Love is at the top Soar…"

"Love is at the top Dashie."

"I-I love you sis… "

"To be the very best Scoots!"

"I'LL MISS YOU DASHIE!"

"You did great out there Soar!"

"Heh I guess… y-yeah I um… yeah I love you too…"

"I've Soared to the top…"

"I've Dashed up there…"

"Being a wonderbolt is no longer my dream…"

"I found love."

Ok, kinda the plot up there, not in any specific order, those words might not be used fully but similar. Basically, Rainbow finds her dream, she thinks about what she will do in the future whilst the mane 6 and Scoots think about her. Of course there will be other bits in it.

This is set whilst Twilight has gone time travelling and after.

I'm not really sure if it counts as romance but I'ma put it anyway because it kinda is…

Front cover is by me. SoarinDash889 is my deviant art.

TO BE ABLE TO DASH OR EVEN SOAR, YOU HAVE TO EAT LESS PIE!

Hahhahha… umm no I'm terrible. Bye.

Most of the comedy in this fanfic is sponsored by Surprise and Pinkie!

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-03-05 01:11:11 UTC

Chapter 1 - Maybe dreams can come true

It was a sunny day in Ponyville when Rainbow was in her house, having breakfast when she heard a knock on her door, as she went to open it.

"Hey Rainbow Dash! I got a super important letter!" grinned Derpy, holding a letter in her hoof.

"Oh yeah, I uh do have a mail box you know..." sighed Rainbow, Derpy once again at her door instead of posting her mail in her mailbox.

"Oh I know! It's just that this one is from the wonderbolts!" exclaimed Derpy in her usual manner excitingly.

Rainbow looked at her curiously, Derpy giving the letter as Rainbow ripped it open, scanning the letter.

She read out loud;

"Dear Rainbow Dash,

You have been selected out of the reserves with 5 others to be selected to be a Wonderbolt elite. You will be here by Monday at 12 o'clock STRAIGHT, Any later, there will be consequences. We expect you to be at the HQ with everything packed that you need to get ready for two weeks, if you wish not to participate, please contact me.

~ Captain Spitfire."

Rainbow stared at the letter in her hooves, her jaw dropping as she grabbed Derpy in excitement and hugged her tightly.

"I'M GONNA BE A WONDERBOLT! Well I'm not sure yet... BUT STILL!" squealed Rainbow.

"Oh Rainbow Dash I'm so happy for you!" grinned Derpy.

"Yep! Thanks! Gotta tell my friends I'll be leaving!"

In a flash, Rainbow was well gone, leaving a faint trail of rainbow in her wake.

Rainbow walked into Twilight's castle, bumping into Pinkie with her mane slightly flattened and cake all over her face.

"Umm hey Pinkie..."

"OH DASHIE! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO TWILIGGGHHHTTTTTTT!~" cried Pinkie.

"Umm? What?"

"SHES GONE! IT'S ALL MY FAULT! NOW FLASH AND HER CAN'T SMOOCHY SMOOCH!"

"..."

"OH WHATEVER! THE POINT IS SHE. IS. GONE. DO YOU HEAR ME DASHIE?! SHE. IS. GONE! WAHHHHH IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I DIDN'T GET TO DEVOUR THIS CAKE WITH TWILIGHT, I DIDN'T GET TO POST MAIL WITH TWILIGHT, I DIDN'T GET TO SING SONGS WITH TWILIGHT, I DIDN'T GET TO SPEND TIME WITH TWILIGHT! AND MOST OF ALL... I DIDN'T GET TO SHIP TWILIGGGHGHTTTTTT!"

"You're saying that Twilight is missing and the one thing your worrying about the most is about not getting to see her KISS COLTS?!" shouted Rainbow.

"I WANTED TO SHIP HER WITH MARES AS WELL!" cried Pinkie.

"Ugh, seriously Pinkie, is this some sort of cruel prank or is Twilight really gone?"

"IT'S NOT A PRANK! TWI IS SERIOUSLY GONE! OH WHY DID I JUST DEVOUR THAT CAKE IN TWILIGHT'S PLACE OF DEATH?!" shouted Pinkie.

"Her what?" asked Rainbow flatly.

"DEATTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"And how in Equestria do you know that she died?"

"SHE'S NOT THERE!"

"PINKIE! JUST BECAUSE TWILIGHT ISN'T HERE, DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHE'S DEAD! WHAT ABOUT SPIKE?! Besides, can you see their bodies anywhere?!"

"Umm... no... maybe they're not dead... hmm..."

"Anyway, just wanted to say I'm leaving for the Wonderbolts tomorrow and I want you to tell the girls cause I gotta go pack!"

"WHAT?!" shouted Pinkie, pulling down her mane, making it completely poofy again.

"Pinkie... I won't forget you, so you DON'T have to go to into a frenzy that I will forget all about you because I'm staying there for 2 weeks..." muttered Rainbow, about to cringe at Pinkie's threatening reaction.

"WHAAATTTT?!"

Chapter 2 He's totally in loveeeeeee!

"Hey Soari!" grinned Surprise, jumping into his office.

"Uhh hey Surprise, whats up?" asked Soarin.

"Spitty ordered me to well 'SURPRISE! FLEETFOOT! GET SOARIN'S LAZY ASS TO MY OFFICE!'" imitated Surprise, giggling.

Fleetfoot slammed the door open and landed her eyes on Soarin, grabbing his arm and pulling him out, into Spitfire's office.

"HEY I WAS MEANT TO HARRAS SOARIN INTO GETTING HIM INTO SPITFIRE'S OFFICE!" shouted Surprise angrily, marching after them.

"Surprise... Fleetfoot... how many times have I asked you to check that it's Blaze before thinking it's ME?!" shouted Spitfire.

Soarin rolled his eyes as once again the the two IDIOTS had mistaken Spitfire for her little sister, Blaze.

"Well... it's... you two look so similar! Plus isn't it Blaze's fault?!" shouted Fleetfoot.

"HA!" smirked Blaze.

"YOU are NO different!" shouted Spitfire, pointing at Blaze who was pinned to the wall, upside down and her tail pinned up on a hook.

"Oh um right, anyway can you let me down now?!" grinned Blaze innocently.

"... you don't get enough punishment." grumbled Spitfire.

"Umm Spitfire? Do you actually need me?" asked Soarin, awkwardly.

"... well I wasn't going to tell you yet, but, reserves: Climbing Shoot, Lazer Stream, Speeding, Painting Windows and Rainbow Dash should all be coming tomorrow to see which one of them will join the team."

"Umm Spitfire... do you think it's a good idea to put Speeding with Climbing, Lazer Stream and Rainbow Dash? I mean Speeding has been pretty rough on them... also I've seen more moves on Wind Whirl, to add on - better friends with them." pointed out Silver Lining, leaning against the wall, waiting to talk to Spitfire.

"Wonderbolts live up with it with Lightning Streak and Fire Streak around..." grumbled Spitfire.

"Yeah and what about Rapidfire? You know what he's like when the reserves are going to be in his squad, also how can Wavey take it?" snickered Surprise.

"Well if they're good enough, I might let them all join and make another squad." shrugged Spitfire.

"What?"

"OOHHHH! A squad 7?!"

"We had a squad 7 last year until they left." said Silver flatly, rolling his eyes.

"WELL STILL!" argued Surprise.

"R-Rainbow Dash?" asked Soarin quietly, all attention turning to him.

"Cuh yeah Rainbow Dash!" Said Fleetfoot.

"Soarin's in love!~" sang Surprise playfully, jumping around him.

"I can imagine Soarin eating skittles..." mumbled Blaze. They all stared at her with 'what the hell' expressions.

"Umm... no." said Spitfire flatly.

"Awwh because lonely Spitfire hasn't got her fill y- OUGHH!"

Spitfire glared at Blaze, pinning her tail back up which had fallen off when she punched her, growling in her face.

"You speak again, I'll let you down next YEAR."

"..."

"Good."

"So shes not aloud to eat?" asked Fleetfoot, a bigger grin spreading on her face, Blaze glaring at her harshly.

"... She is. I will have to get YOU to feed her." sighed Spitfire sarcastically.

"How fun!" giggled Fleetfoot

"She was being sarcastic idiot." smirked Silver

"Shut up smug dude!"

"Smug... dude...? I like it."

"..."

"Your so predictable Silver." They all said together, Silver rolling his eyes comically

"I want sandwiches!"

"Why the hell are we at sandwich shop?" asked Spitfire looking in the window seeing the tables a mess and kids running around everywhere.

"Because!" they all said apart from Blaze.

Blaze had a 'HELP ME' expression on her face, her eye twitching. Surprise was pushing a stroller, with Blaze in it, without a care in the world, Fleetfoot beside them trying to pretend Blaze was an actual baby, trying not to burst out laughing.

"Hey Silver! I think baby Blazey needs her toys!" giggled Fleetfoot.

"MFF MFF MM FF HHR HMM!"

"Stop teasing her." ordered Spitfire, (WHAT THE HELL SPITFIRE WE WER-) "You can carry on inside... leaver her in the stroller."

"MMHMMMM?!!!!!"

"Oh! I think shes going to burst!" sang Surprise.

Soarin raised an eye brow at her, Surprise bringing out some duct tape out of no where and sticking it over her mouth.

"MMMF!"

"Oh Celestia how would you get that off?" giggled Fleetfoot, putting a hoof to her mouth.

"Painfully!" grinned Surprise.

"Right..."

"Mmm..." sighed Blaze in defeat.

"How is she going to eat?" asked Silver, raising an eyebrow.

"MM MM!"

"Oh right ummm."

RIIIIIIIIPPPP

"AGHHHHHH!"

"Ha... You can talk as long as it's not annoying." smirked Spitfire.

"WHAT. THE. HELL?!"

"Ok never mind... shut the heck up."

"Mmmf mff mmmf."

"What was that? I lace you?" smirked Fleetfoot

"Mmhm!"

"No? What about I taste you? That sounds... interesting..."

"MHMMMMNMNNG!"

"Ooh! Ooh! I MACE you?!!!" guessed Surprise, lunging her face right in front of Blaze's.

"... Mhmmhmmmm!"

"SURPRISE YOUR HELPING HER! SHE WAS MEANT TO SAY I HATE YO-... ugh..."

"Well you broke it now!" she giggled back in reply.

"Commander Soarin? You here mate?"

"..."

"... I bet he's thinking of skittles..." whispered Fleetfoot to Surprise.

"Well DUH he's TOTALLY in LOVEEEE!" The others looked at Surprise in confusion and Fleetfoot glared at her, making a motion to keep shut.

Surprise looked at her confused, realising that she shouted that out loud, "Nothing, we were talking about... Princess Twilight and that guard last week."

"Yeah..." muttered Fleetfoot, rolling her eyes.

"What guard?" Asked Silver.

"You wouldn't know unless you were there." The others said apart from Blaze who looked at them in confusion.

"This sounds like the prank in the news by Discord..." Muttered Silver.

"What? With princess Twilight going into a rage fit about missing out on something without the still unknown elements? Cuh..." giggled Surprise.

"CAN WE GO IN THE SANDWICH SHOP NOW?!" whined Fleetfoot.

"Nah I like it out here." smirked Silver jokingly.

"Totally cause I think Blaze LOVES this stroller!"

"MMMFMFFF?!"

Just so you know, the wonderbolts don't know who the elements of harmony ARE apart from Twilight. (They also don't know that they don't have the elements now)

Chapter 4 - SURPRISED YOU!

"Did I SURPRISE you?! Huh? Huh?!"

"Your... Surprise... from the Wonderbolts...?"

"Yeppy! Surprise from squadron two!"

"What... what are you doing here?" asked Rainbow curiously.

"Your Rainbow Dash! The one who saved Spitty's, Sori's and Misstties' butts! Oh and the one who DEMOLISHED Fleetfoot! I'm sorry about that episode where we accused you, it was all totally Soar's idea!"

"Oh umm right... wait what epis-"

"You'll still like him, right?" asked Surprise hopefully, cutting her off.

"I... I guess... I mean, he's still in the Wonderbolts, why not?" mumbled Rainbow.

"Oh um okay, anyway! I'm here to be your personal trainer!" grinned Surprise.

"My... what?"

"Your person trainer! I'm going to show you all that I know so you'd BOUND to get into the Wonderbolts and you'll be able to get together with Soa- the amazing food!"

"Right..." mumbled Dash, not quite catching on when she nearly said Soarin's name.

"So you up for it?!"

"Sure, any time with the Wonderbolts is fine by me! I gotta warn ya..."

"Yeeessss?"

"I am th- RACE YA TO THAT MOUNTAIN! ONETWOTHREEGO!"

Surprise looked at the mountain and where Rainbow just was, relishing she just tricked her. Surprise mumbled something under her breathe like 'I swear shes so much like Soarin' as she flew after her, around 2 times Dash's speed.

"Wha- how..." panted Rainbow, landing on the same cloud Surprise was on.

"Heh, lesson number one, you ever learned to dash?"

"Umm pardon?" asked Rainbow, tilting her head, the two sitting down on a cloud.

"You ever learn how to dash?"

"Uhh sure..."

"Anyone tell you, you gotta dash before your able to soar?"

"No I-"

'To be able to dash, you need to soar,'

"... yes..."

"What was that?"

"Y-yes..."

Surprise looked at her curiously and tilted her head.

"Are you ok? You look worried."

"I'm fine... carry on." sighed Rainbow.

"Umm okay... anyway, anyone tell you, you actually need to fly to be able to then soar?"

"..."

'to be able to soar, you need to fly.'

"Y-yes..."

"Heard of an old mares tale, A Pegasus' Legend?"

"Umm... no..."

"Well... it is believed that, thousands of years ago - probably when Celestia became ruler - Pegasi couldn't fly as fast as we do now, they could probably properly lift off the ground when they were, most likely our age. Most of them had to use their special talents, some may of never flew, that was until a certain couple of Pegasi came. The two were alike, they were bold, awesome looking, the age of 20. They we-"

"Surprise? Why are you getting more dull?"

"Oh sorry, I guess I didn't have enough sugar... I should really have 10 bags a day... ANYWAY! NO INTERRUPTIONS MISS DASH!"

"Miss Dash? Ex-"

"AH, AH, AH!"

"Fine. Sorry. Carry on."

"-cough, cough- Ahm... where was I? Oh right."

"They were but the ones, that everypony... didn't have faith in. No pony believed that they were going to be able to find a way to fly quicker, to start at an early age. Celestia were they WRONG! Though they had many GOOD things. There was ONE downside. Their wings were the smallest wings anypony had ever seen. They were smaller than a small fillies. Their wings weren't FIT enough to believe in. Even though so DESPERATE, they weren't willing to give them a try. Signs were up, the one who could fly the quickest could show the others. Show every other Pegasus around Equestria. They would be a living legend. But... they had to enter a competition, a competition where you had to qualify in size, WHY was it like that? No pony knows. WHY didn't Celestia do anything? At the time she wasn't a full assigned ruler. Wh-"

"Umm what was the couple called?"

"I'LL GET TO THAT!"

"OKAY, OKAY, SORRY, CARRY ON!" Dash said urgently, interested yet frightened at Surprise.

"What was the world? The couple decided to completely ignore the competition. They would race. A grand race across Equestria. To prove them all wrong, to prove anypony can do anything they dream of. The NICE things in life. The love of flying..."

'Sounds a lot like me...' thought Rainbow to herself, looking at Surprise intently.

"The love of each other..."

Chapter 5 - NO QUESTIONS!

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Prologue - I can't fly!

"What do you mean?! I can't fly!" shouted Soarin, staring at his brother in dis belief.

"Oh come on Soar! If I could fly at your age, you can!" smirked Thunder.

"But..."

"Soarin, seriously dude! You need to live up to your name! Just go and... soar! To be able to soar, you need to dash, to be able to dash, you need to FLY!" encouraged Thunder.

"I wish father was here..." sighed Soarin.

"He's going to come back... I know he is." replied Thunder quietly.

"Can't mother put a cloud walking spell on her?! At least she'll help me!" shouted Soarin.

"Are you crazy? No pony has the ability to do that! Well when I think about it... maybe Celestia can?" wondered off Thunder, a thing he usually did.

"THUNDER!" shouted Soarin, trying to snap him out of his daze.

"Oh right... anyway just... drop off this cloud."

"ARE YOU CRAZY?!"

"Ugh! SPECTRUM WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?!" shouted Dash in anger looking at her wings.

Spectrum rolled his eyes at her and ruffled her mane before crouching down and spreading them.

"You wanna dash sis? Wanna live up to your name? You can do that. To be able to dash, you need to soar, to be able to soar, you need to fly. Now, slowly flap." ordered Spectrum.

"What? How does THIS work?" asked Rainbow, looking at him, confused.

"Hm? You don't trust me?" smirked Spectrum.

"... I hate you so much." mumbled Rainbow under her breathe, trying his technique, slowly lifting off.

"What did I tell you?!" smirked Spectrum playfully.

"That 'd prefer Mother or Father since they won't tease me every minute." grumbled Rainbow under her breathe.

"Thunder is always right!" smirked Thunder.

"Ha! You thought it wouldn't work didn't you?!" teased Spectrum.

"Wanna go race down to mother?" challenged Thunder.

"What?! I only just learned how to fly!" shouted Rainbow, grunting.

"Fine..." muttered Thunder.

Chapter 3 - Memories

"Dashie... do you think Twilight's really dead?"

"... For crying out loud Pinkie..." groaned Rainbow, banging her head against her wall, the two inside Rainbows house, Pinkie helping her pack.

Pinkie rolled her eyes and replied, "Okay... I guess I was over reacting... but only a teensie weensie, insy bit! But it was still worth worrying about!"

"Ugh..."

"Ooh! Do you want me to take this photo of you and Soarin dancing?!" grinned Pinkie.

Rainbow turned around, looking at her confused as she stared at what Pinkie was holding and replied softly in realisation, "Wha- oh..."

The picture was of her and Soarin, dancing, at the gala. Dash had been trying to find it ever since, praising the position to be able to dance with a Wonderbolt, a memory of her bro-

No.

She couldn't think of him now. No pony could know. Not yet anyway. He was the one who got her inspired into the Wonderbolts. He was the one who was there for her. He was the one who saved her... the one who reminded her of family...

"Dashie?"

"What?! Ah! Oh umm right, just... pack it somewhere... I need to do something with it..."

"Like show Soarin to prove you have a crush on him?!"

Rainbow failed to stifle a blush as she looked away and shook her head.

"I DON'T have a crush on him... Rainbow Danger Dash doesn't have... crushes..."

"What about love?"

"..."

"Dashie?"

"I..."

'I love you Dashie...'

'I love you Spect...'

"... I don't have love." growled Rainbow, her voice mixed with sadness and anger.

Pinkie turned around and looked at her confused and concerned.

"What...?"

"I... I don't need it!"

'Dash! Just GO! Save YOURSELF!'

'Spectrum?!'

'I'll still be with you! Just G- AGHHH!'

'SPECTRUM!'

"I don't need love..." mumbled Rainbow, looking to the ground and shooting out of the window.

"Don't cry Rainbow... don't cry... he would want you to be happy... r-right?" whispered Rainbow to herself, landing on a cloud and looking around nervously, her eye twitching.

"I mean... Senseless is out there... somewhere... he had to of changed..."

"Dashie...?"

"AH!"

Pinkie was dangling upside down, with a few balloons tied to her, looking at Rainbow with a confused look.

"Bleh... I feel dizzy... Anyway! Why did you run away? -GASP- Did you not like me shipping Twilight? HOW DARE YOU DASHIE!"

"..."

"GO AWAY PINKIE!"

"But..."

Cutting her off, Rainbow was gone, out of sight. Pinkie looked up and popped most of her balloons making her slowly float to the ground.

"DASSHHHHIIIEEEEEEEE!" shouted Pinkie, bouncing at a normal pace after her.

She didn't know what to think. Her brother was already gone... what about HIM? The one who was the cause of his death... the one who was the exact opposite of Spectrum...

"HEY RAINBOW DASHHHHHH!"

"PINKIE?!"

"Hehe, no silly! Surprise! I'm SURPRISED you know my cousin!"

"Oh Celestia..."