After a long weekend at Wonderbolts practice, Rainbow Dash finds Scootaloo on top of a small hill on the outskirts of Ponyville, which she intends to ride down on her scooter. Now, Rainbow has seen her sister ride down much bigger hills than the one presented before her. But Rainbow still becomes terrified at the thought of her riding down it and possibly hurting herself. Thus Rainbow spends the majority of her day trying to comprehend why her fear had been so strong. Meanwhile, Scootaloo agrees to a competition with a fourteen year old Pegasus stallion, that may be a little too dangerous for an eight year old filly.