It had to be the worst possible thing ever. Rainbow Dash, Equestria’s best flier and element of loyalty, had been kicked out of the Wonderbolts. She had just taken her friends’ advice the wrong way and made a fool of herself. What was worse was the fact that they called her ‘Rainbow Crash’; the same name she was called back in flight school. She wasn’t able to keep her tomboy-like attitude as she started one of the greatest waterfalls ever. Her friends were all there inside her cloud home, watching the cyan Pegasus mope about her biggest dreams being shattered like the most expensive vase in the world.

“It’s over. My life is officially over. There’s nothing in the world that can make up for this. I AM DONE! JUST KILL ME NOW!!” she screamed as she continues to sob in her bed.

“Rainbow!! We’re not letting you kill yourself just because you failed to live your dreams,” Twilight said, trying to comfort the rainbow pony.

“Not to mention they called you… ‘Rainbow Crash’”, came Fluttershy, knowing how much the nickname hurt her longest friend.

“The point being, dear, you shouldn’t try to impress your idols without knowing all the rules first,” Rarity added.

“I thought everything had been learned and I could easily blow them off their hooves,” Dash tried to counter, but knew where that would end up.

“Oh ho ho, you blew them off their hooves, all right, literally,” Twi whispered to herself. “Well, you may have known everything there was to know about the academy, but in the real deal, they are strict. Spitfire thought if you were going to continue to showboat, then maybe having you in the reserves was a big mistake,”

“But how?! I’m Rainbow Dash! The most awesome pony in the history of Equestria,” the rainbow pony shouted.

“I’ve got a few picks for that title,” the alicorn whispered to one of her friends.

“Woe is me, woe is me! What am I to do now? I have failed my purpose in life!” Dash said, depressing herself even more.

“Dash! Pull yourself together! You’re acting like you’re losing Tank again,” Twilight yelled in frustration.

“Well, can you blame her? This was her DREAM! She’s absolutely devastated, and being a bit of a drama queen myself,” Rarity said, laughing nervously at herself. “I think it’s best if we let her vent,”

“Maybe you’re right, Rare. Don’t worry. There are still plenty of things you can do,”

“Like what?” Dash asked, trying to see what else she could be good at. In her perspective, the only thing she knew she was good at was flying. She devoted every single spare minute she could scrape into being the absolute best flier in Equestria.

“Well, whenever Spike isn’t around, you can come by and help straighten up the library,” said Twilight.

“Pass,” Dash wasted no time in turning down the librarian’s offer. Just the thought of organizing a bunch of dusty books for hours was enough to make her vomit.

“We could always use a few extra hooves on the farm. Ah bet you would make a great apple bucker,”AJ said.

“Don’t think I’ll be quite helpful. I'm athletic, sure, but I don't think I would want to waste my time knocking down apples all day. No offense,”

“Um, you could try to help me tend to my animals,” Flutters whispered.

Dash remembered the few times she tried to help the animals. She even went as deep as to remembering the time all of them had switched cutie marks. With a very scared face she quietly responded, “Uh, no,”

“You could lend me a hoof with setting up my parties. You’re always a blast to have around!” came Pinkie.

“Yeah, but it won’t be as awesome. Your parties are alright, but I want to be the life of the party!”

“I could have you haul back some gems for me, that is, if you’re willing to work on ground” Rarity said, being the last.

“Are you kidding? No way am I, Rainbow Dash, am getting grounded,”

“Well then, what will you do?” Twi asked with a rather plain and unamused face, almost certain Dash didn’t have a backup plan.

“….. I don’t know. I’ve always set my sights on making it into the Wonderbolts so much, I kinda forgot about picking out another option in case I didn’t do it,”

The purple alicorn raised her right eyebrow, sending Dash a mental ‘You think?’ look.

“Well,” she started, annoyance in her voice, “if you decide what to do next, please be sure to let us know,”

“Heh, yeah. I’ll do that,” the cyan Pegasus said back with a lot of uncertainty. Twi quickly turned around, her face going from annoyed to a little mad. Dash froze with fear. Twi then gave the rainbow pony a firm nod, telling her that this is what’s best for her. After the door closed shut, Dash started to panic.

“What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do? WHAT AM I GONNA DO?! Okay, first is to calm down,” she took a few breaths in and out, but that did little to relieve her, “ Next, is to get out there!” she blasted out of her cloud abode, nearly sending her pet tortoise crashing into one of the structure stands (for her roof, of course) .

“Don’t wait up for me, Tank!” she yelled, voice slowly fading. Her first stop for the remaining time of the day was one she never expected. An aerial ballerina class. She slowly raised her head to peek inside. What she saw was lots of female pegasi doing lots of aerial dancing. She watched them for hours, seeing them spin, flip, barrel roll, and even dive and rise again. All this had Dash’s mind leading to one thing,

“This is perfect,”

“All right, class. That will be all for today. Same time tomorrow, everypony,” said the teacher, catching Dash off guard. She quickly flew to the side of the building to hide from view. Once all the students had left, she walked inside. Thank Celestia the door was still unlocked. The teacher turned around to see the rainbow pony enter, and her heart just fluttered with excitement.

*gasp* “H-hello, Ms. R-rainbow Dash. What b-brings you here?” she tried to say clearly, but was too hyped.

“Ooooooh, nothing much. I just…. Wanted to see…. If… you……. “ she said, head hanging low, quieting voice, and a slight blush on her face.

“If we what?”

“Ifyouhadanotherspaceopen!” she blurred out. The teacher was completely lost on what she just heard.

“Mind repeating that?” Hearing that only deepened Dash’s blush.

“I wanted to see if you had another space open,”

“Of course we do. In fact, I believe one of my previous students had just graduated from here, so yes. Would you like it?”

“…..yes…” Dash responded with a voice to quiet to hear.

“I’m sorry, what was that?”

“Yes,”

“Okay, just a few things before you’re set. We like to get your measurements first…”

The process went on without a hitch, and before Dash knew it, she was done.

“Now, we’ll just send these to the first available clerk we can find,” the teacher said, typing on a computer (not going to question how a pony can type). “Oh, it seems there’s a spot open in Carousel Boutique,”

“NOOO!!” Dash screamed. She knew who worked there, and the type pf pony she is. If Rarity got the slightest hint of Dash joining a ballerina class, it will spread like wildfire coming to consume her soul. She had to make sure the secret stayed as far away from Rarity and her friends as possible, or she may live to choke on it. “Maybe you can see if there’s a spot in Canterlot?”

The teacher didn’t understand why she didn’t want the dress at the closest location possible, but she did as Dash asked. “Yes, there is one open there. Would you like for me to book it there?”

“Yes!”

“Okay. It will take a few days for it to actually be delivered. Now you said your address was a cloud house with a rainbow waterfall in Ponyville?”

“Yes, But I think It’ll be best if I make it a pickup,”

More confusion. “Okay, so that should be it. Thank you for stopping by. We really look forward to having you with us,”

As Dash finally returned home, she put her poster on the ceiling, eagerly awaiting the day she would get in. She took a quick shower and called it a night.

"Tomorrow, Tank, I'll bury this burden and start all over again. nothing can go wrong with this, right?"

She was wrong.

Author's Note

Sorry. I had a ton of things stopping me from getting stories up. Chapter 2 is already finished and ready for piblishing. Don't worry, I'm not done writing Fimfics. Plenty more coming.