A Tale of Two Wings

   Soarin flew through the clouds, blasting them as he zipped past. He was hitting an extremely high speed and had no intention of slowing, until...

   "Hey, Soarin! If your gonna fly, you gotta do it right!" said a voice of a mare. He looked behind him, and realized he was excited to see her. The mare who saved his and two other Wonderbolt's lives. Rainbow hair, cyan, glossy coat... It was:

   "Rainbow Dash! What are you-" he was cut off and was zipped passed by her. Meanwhile, doing her Super-Speed Strut, Rainbow Dash blushed. Something about him made her want to squeal. They'd never met properly, except for at the Royal Gala for about a minute. And for the fact he knew her name made her shoot up off the ground like a rocket and into the air.

   Soarin watched as she blasted upward, flying with loops and spins and wicked close dives to the ground. Next, he watched as she flew around, leaving a rainbow trail behind her in the shape of a heart. Finally, she pulled up all too suddenly and shot way into the sky, going hundreds up feet in the air every second. He watched in amazement as she dove straight down, beginning the un-mistakable force of a Sonic Rainboom. She only flew a few more seconds before the Sonic Rainbow took place, leaving Soarin speachless.

   Rainbow Dash saw the Wonderbolt flying in place from where she'd passed him up. And he'd seen every bit of it. "So awesome!" she said to herself, and flew away, wanting to just fly forever in happiness. The un-mistakable effects of a huge crush.

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   Soarin flew back to his cloud-home and laid in bed, thinking about that... That georgious mare. How she looped and cork-screwed and, oh, that Sonic Rainboom... He was in such a daze. He wished he could see her again. He wanted to. No-he NEEDED to. "Ugh... I wonder when I'll see her again?" he sighed. "Wait a second.... Why wait? I can find her; get a chance to talk to her some more!" she realized, and burst out of his own cloud-wall to his home, only for it to form back in place.

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   Rainbow Dash was reading the third book to the Daring Doo series when she she heard a knock at her door. She bookmarked her page, slid the hardback under her pillow, and answered the door. To her surprise, it was Soarin. He was holding bag of caramel-filled Hershey kisses. They they looked delicious, but she didn't want to be rude and stare at them, so she said, "Come on in!". Soarin blushed and walked in. "I brought you some of your favorite candies!" he said. "But, how did you know that was my favorite candy?" she asked, completely astonished. "You just look like that kind of pegasis," he said, actually truthful. He was great at reading pegasi and they're likes.

   "So, Soarin. What brings you here?" she asked with a half smile. "Well, I saw your tricks earlier, and absolutely fell in love..." he said, looking into her eyes. Dash looked at him and blinked. "....with your moves, of course!" his face turned red and he cleared his throat. "Oh, um, of course!" Rainbow Dash blushed. "So, uhm, what's with the candy?" she asked, holding the surprisingly heavy bag. "Oh, well, when I saw you, I saw a kiss." he said. "A Hershey kiss, that is...!" he said awkwardly. "Right! A Hershey kiss. Those are my favorites...!" Dash said.

   "Where are my manners?!" Dash suddenly asked, a hint of anger at herself in her voice. "Go ahead, sit down if you like. Want anything to eat? Or drink?" Rainbow asked. "Oh, I couldn't ask you to do that..." He reassured. "But it's no problem at all!" Rainbow Dash said, willingly. "No thank you." he said politely. Rainbow sighed, not of boredom, but because he liked him a lot and he was being just as stubborn as she was sometimes...

   To break the awkward silence, Soarin suddenly flew up and exclaimed, "What are we doing sitting around here in silence? We're two of the most active and agile pegasi around! We could be exploding through clouds!"

"Or trying new tricks?" Rainbow asked.

"Racing eachother at extreme speeds?"

"Pulling pranks?"

"Getting a treat from SugarCube Corner?" Soarin asked. It was his way of asking Dash to go on a date. He wasn't shy to her when he was being himself. And he prayed she'd say

   "Sure! Sounds like fun." Dash answered cheerfully.

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   It'd been a loooong time since Dash had been on a date, which is surprising. And now, she was being waited on by her best friend and was on the date with her dream-stallion. "What can I get for the lovely lady?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Can I get a Sonic Rainboom cupcake-extra rainbow juice-and a glass of milk, please?" Dash asked. "Sure thing! And what would the gent himself like to eat?" Pinkie asked, smiling. "May I have a chocolate-cherry-chunk cookie and some milk?" Soarin asked. "Absolutely!" Pinkie said, and dashed off.

   Dash was about to get four bits out of her wallet, when Soarin held up his hoove. "Treats are on me." she said, winking. "You sure? I've got plenty of bits to pay for it..." Rainbow reasoned. "Nope. I've got this." he reassured. "Nope! I've got this! Treats are on me, tonight!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "Pinkie,-" "Oh just accept it!" Pinkie winked, and bounced away.

   Dash sighed, smiling. "Oh Pinkie Pie..." she giggled. Soarin smiled at the sight of Rainbow's beautiful smile. "So, Rainbow Dash. I've been wanting to ask you... How do you do it?" he asked, looking into her maroon eyes. "Do what?" she asked, confused. "All those tricks. Like the Super-Speed Strut and the Buckaneer Blaze, and the Sonic Rainboom? How do you do them?!" he asked in sheer amazement.

   "Oh, those? Well... I-" she was cut off by Pinkie Pie, who bounced in with their treats. "Here you go! Extra rainbow juice Sonic Rainboom cupcake and the chocolate-cherry-chunk cookie. I'll be back with your drinks in a second." she said cheerfully, then bounced to the back. "Like I was saying... I start the Super Speed Strut by flying as fast as I can and pull to ground. Then I act like I'm walking but I'm flying and push off the ground into the air. It's easier than it sounds and doesn't take much practice. But, man, is it a show-stopper!" she exclaimed. Pinkie Pie shortly came back with a large glass of milk with two straws. "Pinkie Pie, we each ordered a small glass of milk. Not a big one." Dash said, puzzled. "Oh, I know. There arent any small glasses left, so i got you one big one. I hope you don't mind..." Pinkie said, tilting her head. "Oh, then its fine. Thanks, Pinkie!" Rainbow Dash said. Pinkie bounced away. Soarin sighed. "You wouldn't mind me trying the Super-Speed Strut myself, would you?" he asked. "Sure! In I know just where we can practice..."

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   Soarin flapped his wings madly. When he couldn't flap them any fast, he burst into the air, flying into the deep-blue. He picked up speed from there and pulled toward the ground. He started trotting in the manner Dash did while still flying fast. Finally, he pushed his back hooves against the ground and soared back into the deep-blue.

   "Great job, Soarin!" Dash winked, and flew up past him and shot a Buckaneer Blaze in a thunder cloud, leaving a huge boom. Soarin nearly jumped out of his wings. "Nice work, Rainbow!" Soarin said, smiling. Soarin blasted upward and moved some storm clouds close to eachother. "Watch a real show, here."

   Soarin hit the clouds with his back hooves to see how high or low the boom was. When he concluded each pitch, he started to play Rainbow Dash's solo for At The Gala. When he hit the part where she sang "having kicks", he kicked the cloud too hard and it struck him with lightning. He bagan to fall at a high speed. But Rainbow Dash was faster. She zipped down and caught him just before he would have hit the ground and zoomed back up into the sky. She laid him gently on a puffy, soft white cloud and sat next him.

   "Soarin? Are you okay? Soarin?" Dash asked nervously. He coughed and opened his eyes. "Dashie...? Wh-what happened..?" he asked. She blushed at the thought of him already giving her a pet name. "You got hit by lightning. But don't worry... I got you before you could hit the ground." she said, brushing back his mane. "Thanks." was all he could say to the pony who had now saved him twice. She had to have cared a lot about him to do that more than once. He felt warm inside. 'Maybe she really does like me, too...' Soarin thought.

   He got up and stretched out. He started to flap his wings "A Wonderbolt never gives up." he said fiercely. He slowly rose from the cloud, and dove down toward the ground. He didn't say that he'd be back. So Dash thought he was leaving. She sighed. He came back with a beautiful white flower, and was about to come out from under the cloud when he heard Dash's voice. "*sigh* I guess he's leaving. Well, it was nice to hang out with my dream stallion for a day. Maybe he'll come back tomorrow..." she said in a low voice. And with saying that, she took off full speed. Soarin gasped after she left. "Dream stallion?" he said, smiling uncontrolably. "Maybe she's right. Maybe I will come back tomorrow. No-I will come back tomorrow!" he exclaimed, the white flower still in his hoof.

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   The next morning, Dash heard a knock at her door. She answered it, but no pony was there. Instead, she saw a white flower on her door step. It was beautiful. She picked it up and fixed a vase of water for it. "Lovely." she smiled.