Swim Lessons

Twilight Sparkle was heading towards the center where Rainbow Dash was waiting to teach her another lesson on swimming. She wondered what Rainbow Dash had in mind to teach her today, as she got there, Rainbow Dash walked up to her as she was already dressed in her swimwear.

"Hello Twilight, today I have a special lesson for you today, it might make you a bit nervous like yesterday but you will probably handle it better than how you handled it yesterday so get dressed in your swimwear and we can get started with the lesson okay?" Rainbow Dash asked. Twilight nodded as she hoped that she would be braver this time.

Twilight got dressed in her swimwear in the girls locker room and came out to Rainbow Dash who was waiting for her, Rainbow Dash had her follow her to the deep end of the pool, Rainbow Dash stood in front of the deep end and turned to Twilight.

"Today I'll teach you to do the cannon ball, the way you do it is fairly simple, you just have to make a running jump into the air and then hold your knees to your chest and then enter the water, You don't have to worry as I'll walk you through it. I'll demonstrate first." Rainbow Dash said, she took a few steps back and ran to the water, she then jumped into the air and then held her legs close to her and made a splash as she entered the water. When she came up for air she spoke.

"You have to make a running jump or you won't be able to do it, when you enter the water you can release your legs from your hold but don't release your legs when your in the air as then it won't be a cannon ball, do you understand?" Rainbow Dash instructed. Twilight nodded. Rainbow Dash swam to the side and waited for her to do it.

"I can't do it! I'm to afraid what if I mess up? Will you be mad at me? Im afraid o will upset you because I did the wrong thing!" Twilight asked, Rainbow Dash shook her head no.

"Of coarse I won't be mad at you as your just trying to learn this now, their isn't anything to be afraid of Twilight, we had the same conversation when you jumped for the first time, you weren't afraid after that! I'll be right here you can do this Twilight." Rainbow Dash said.

"No I can't do it! I'll drown! Please don't make me do this!" Twilight ranted. Rainbow Dash smiled a gentle smile at her friend as she knew that all that was preventing Twilight was her fear which a he could overcome.

"Yes you can! Don't ever say you can't! You can do anything you put your mind to. Prove yourself wrong and do this because you can do this Twilight you have potential you will become a great swimmer their is nothing to be afraid of, You won't drown! Your fear is in your head!" Rainbow Dash said

"No! Something truly terrifying will happen! I can't go through with this! I just can't! You will laugh at me if I mess up!"Twilight yelled with emotion. Rainbow Dash shook her head.

"Yes you can! Nothing terrifying is going to happen and I'm not going to laugh at you if you screw it up as I'm not like that I would never laugh at you for trying Twilight! You have motivation and that's what is going to give you the strength to do this! Because you can do this!" Rainbow Dash encouraged.

"I just can't do it Rainbow Dash! What if your wrong, the cannon ball I'll propel me downward and will drown before I can swim back up? What are you going to do if I can't swim back up before I drown?!" Twilight asked.

"Your not going to drown, if you can't swim up I will come and get you as I can make it to the bottom, but you will have enough strength to swim back up on your own, you can do this Twilight, the only thing that can stop you from doing this is your irrational fear!" Rainbow Dash said.

Twilight looked ahead and stammered as she tried to come up with another argument but she knew that her friend was right, she breathed slowly to try and calm herself, she took a few steps back and made a running jump, she tried to grab her legs but she entered the water before she could do that, she broke through the surface. She was disappointed with herself.

"It's alright Twilight, just try again, you have to jump higher than you just did, put more momentum into your jump once your in the air, get out of the water and just try a second time, you will improve it if you practice." Rainbow Dash said. Twilight got out of the water.

Twilight went up to the edge and thought about what Rainbow Dash had said as she wanted to try and follow her instructions perfectly, she stepped back and looked at the space between her and the water, she took a few steps back and prepared herself to jump, she then made a running jump and tried to hold her legs close to her but they slipped she screamed in frustration.

Twilight broke through the surface and slapped the water in frustration but Rainbow Dash calmed her down as she knew that Twilight can do it.

"Twilight it's okay, you almost did it, if you do it one more time you can succeed, you have the right idea but you have the timing wrong, try to fix you timing when you jump and hold your legs in the air, when you jump grab your legs immediately and hold on tight don't wait." Rainbow Dash instructed. Twilight got out of the water and then jumped into the air again.

She immediately pulled her legs to her chest and held them their and entered the water while making a huge splash, she broke through the surface and Rainbow Dash praised her.

"That was perfect Twilight I'm so proud of you, you didn't give up even if you were getting frustrated with how difficult it was, you persevered through the difficult time! Your cannon ball was perfect, your figure was in the pest form for the cannon ball so you did great." Rainbow Dash praised.

"Thanks Rainbow Dash I appreciate that, I was hoping I would get it right, thanks for encouraging me to try it repeatedly till I got it right as that was the only way I could have done it and I did it that way so thanks." Twilight told her. They both hugged and got out of the water, Twilight and Rainbow Dash got dried off and promised to went to hang out at a park just so they can relax and talk to each other as friends there.

While they walked to the park, Rainbow Dash told Twilight what she was planning tomorrow, Twilight was becoming less nervous with each lesson, she was finally knowledgable about swimming and she finally knew how to swim and that made Rainbow Dash proud.