Swim Lessons

Twilight Sparkle woke up one morning and realized that she had to get read for her lessons, she wanted them to be taught to her now as she wanted to get the done, she was enjoying them but she knew that she had to wait so while she waited she got ready for the day and got the mail and read it. Then she read a book to pass the time.

Soon it was time for her to go to the center so she got her bathing suit and started to head on out to where her lessons were. When she got there she went inside and got dressed into her swimwear and went to where the pool was. She approached Rainbow Dash.

"Hello Twilight, I hope you slept well because we care going to be learning a new technique of entering the water, it's personally my favorite, today we are going to learn how to dive, you might be a bit nervous but since you already learned how to jump you will probably be less nervous. I'll show you." Rainbow Dash said.

Before Twilight could speak up Rainbow Dash did the kneeling dive for Twilight. She swam to the surface and let go of He breath she was holding, Twilight started to shake, she knew she was going to hyperventilate over trying to do this dive.

"It's alright Twilight I'm going to walk you through it, first you should get into a kneeling position but make sure your put weight on one foot as you have to keep one leg up make sure your knee is chest level." Rainbow Dash said, Twilight tried to find the position Rainbow Dash was talking about.

"I-I don't think I can do this, it's to uncomfortable! What if I hurt myself!?" Twilight worried as she started to grow scared a bit, Rainbow Dash tried to calm her as she didn't want Twilight to freak out before she dived.

"Your not going to hurt yourself, if you do this properly you won't hurt yourself, you have to keep everything aligned though when you dive, I'll be right here if you need swim up to me it will be okay. Just push off with you toes to go into the water and make sure you go downward." Rainbow Dash instructed.

"But that's scary to go underwater! What if I can't kick hard enough while I'm under water and I sink to the bottom!? This position is uncomfortable!" Twilight whined as she panicked.

"I'll save you before that happens, there isn't anything to fear, you can do this Twilight I know you can." Rainbow Dash encouraged, Twilight looked at the water and back at her friend,she became agitated.

"No I just can't do this! This is impossible!" Twilight whined as she started to get upset, Rainbow Dash rubbed her arm comfortingly as she thought of a way to calm Twilight down and encourage Twilight.

"It's not impossible Twilight, you acted the same way about jumping, diving is less scary than jumping, alls you do is push off of a ledge and dive into the water, that's all there is to it! I'll be right here for you when you do it. If you mess up you just try again!" Rainbow Dash encouraged her. Twilight groaned.

Twilight stood up in anger and paced side to side as Rainbow Dash watched her sigh, she wished that Twilight wouldn't believe that it was impossible as she knew that she could do it if she just tried it.

"I can't do it Rainbow Dash! I'm to scared, this is different from jumping, that position is uncomfortable and I might hurt myself if I go in wrong I'm not doing it and you can't make me." Twilight ranted.

"Yes you can Twilight I believe in you, you just have to see for yourself that you can do it, you have it in you, I'm aware that you are scared but I promise you that I will catch you if you slip and I promise that I will save you if you get stuck under water! I promise!" Rainbow Dash said.

Twilight thought over Rainbow Dash's words, she knew that Rainbow Dash was just trying to reassure her, she knew that she won't drown because Rainbow Dash would save her but the prospect of diving was still scary to her.

"All's you have to do is push off with your toes and glide straight into the water, it's fairly simple, it's not scary! Trust me that once you dive the first two times you will get the hang of it. Just try it Twilight, I'll be right here waiting for you." Rainbow Dash said encouragingly.

Twilight looked at her and then back to the water as she thought about what Rainbow Dash said, she knew that Rainbow Dash was just trying to help her, she didn't feel like she was being forced but she still felt scared though but she wanted to become a great swimmer so she knew that she had to do it.

"It's that easy?" Twilight asked as she breathed erratically, Rainbow Dash nodded encouragingly, Twilight looked back at the water and calmed her breathing, her breathing soon slowed to the minimum and then she held onto her breath and then pushed off with her toes and fell into the water. She came up to the surface.

"It wasn't that bad for your first time, just do it a couple more times and then you will be able to get the hang of it, you just have to remember to do what you did but make sure to correct your angle a bit more." Rainbow Dash instructed, Twilight got out of the water and got into position again.

"She took a few deep breaths to slow her anxiety down so she can be calm while she dived and looked at the water for half a minute and then looked at her friend who encouraged her to do it again, she pushed off with her toes and glided downward into the water, she came up for air.

"That was....better, you getting really good at this, just try it a few more times and you will be able to dive without thinking about how to do it as it will be instinct." Rainbow Dash said, Twilight repeated the dive ten times in total and she got better with each dive. When she dived one last time she came up for air and looked over to a Rainbow Dash.

"Hey! This is the easiest way to get into the water! It's not scary anymore to do either! Thanks Rainbow Dash!" Twilight exclaimed.

"See? I told you it was the easiest way to get into the water, it's better than the jump in my opinion. I'm very proud of all of the experience your getting. You are improving each day and I love that!" Rainbow Dash said, Twilight giggled and took off towards the shallow end.

"Race you!" Twilight called, Rainbow Dash laughed and swam after her as they raced to the shallow end, Rainbow Dash beat her but Twilight didn't care as she was having to much fun.

"Thanks Rainbow Dash, I'm really enjoying the lessons. Your the best friend Twilight said. Rainbow Dash shrugged.

"I'm glad your enjoying them, I'm just a friend trying to help another friend." Rainbow Dash said, Rainbow Dash had Twilight swam around for a couple of moments and then they got out and got dried off.

Twilight was so happy with herself as she was becoming a great swimmer and Rainbow Dash could see that, when they got dressed they left the center, before they both went home Rainbow Dash went up to Twilight.

"Your doing very well Twilight, I'll think of more stuff to teach you tomorrow but for now go get some rest, you deserve it!" Rainbow Dash said, Twilight giggled and hugged her friend and they both went home, Twilight was ecstatic about how her lessons were going, she was going to pass Rainbow Dash's lessons in no time.