Ring Ring Putting down his book, Thunderlane got up from his velvet armchair to pick up the phone. "Hello?"

"Thunder, bro, you've got to come to Cloudsdale ASAP!" screeched Soarin.

"What! But the book..." Thunderlane started.

"It's used as napkins, tissues,and floorwipes throughout the city. The only copy sold and read was Rainbow Dash, and she loves the book!" Soarin said.

"But-"

"Just come- Please" Thunderlane heard the desperation in his friend's voice. "Fine" he sighed.

"Great, see you then!"

[Later.../i]

"Thunderlane! It's been a while!" said Soarin, embracing his friend.

"Yeah, so why am I here?" Thunderlane asked, gulping and looking around anxiously.

"Chill bro, no one knows about the book! How 'bout you come with me over to Caramel's place?" suggested Soarin.

Caramel's house...

"Ok, so here's the plan" said Soarin, "I've realised Rainbow Dash is like my ex marefriend I wrote about, and I'm in love with her now. But she is obsessed with meeting the author. She thinks he is the perfect match for her"

"But what she doesn't know is that I am the author, her perfect match. I cannot tell her, because Rainbow's parents destest the author, and I need their approval"

"So this is where Thunderlane comes in. You're going to go meet Dash, break her heart, and I'll come through to save her broken heart!"

"I don't know... Dash is my friend, I don't want to hurt her" said Thunderlane.

"Relax, you can make up to her when I telk her the truth, wheb we're married and have children" Soarin said.

"WHAT!" shrieked Caramel and Thunderlane in unison.

"Too far?"

The next day...

"Listen Thunderlane, to break Rainbow's heart, you need to be cool" instructed Caramel.

"Co-ol?" Thunderlane stuttered. Shaking from nerves, he looked far from cool.

"First, your clothes!" Carmel said, dragging Thunderlane to Carousel Boutique.

"Hello gentlecolts, what can I do for you?" asked Rarity, smiling strangely towards Thunderlane.

"We need a cool black outfit Thunderlane here" explained Caramel.

"O-of course" stuttered Rarity, blushing as she pulled out the mesuring tape.

"Thanks Rarity" said Thunderlane, blushing in return as Rarity handed him a jet black leather jacket, with white t-shirt underneath, with th message 'too cool for mule' To complete it were black sunglasses with golden rim.

As Thunderlane put on his outfit, Caramel took Thunderlane the master of cool.

Fluttershy's cottage...

"Hello Fluttershy, is Discord here?" asked Caramel.

"Yes, for our Tuesday Tea- Discord!" called Fluttershy.

"Hello, fine stallions, here to learn how to be cool?" asked Discord smirking.

"How did you know?" asked Thunderlane.

"Magic!" said Discord, snapping his fingers. Caramel and Thunderlane saw that they were in Discord's house.

"Rule number one- Leaning. To look cool, you've got to lean, and people think you haven't got any worries" explained Discord.

After a few turns of falling on his back, Thunderlane perfectly leaned.

"Very cool! Rule number 2- Attitude and tone. You've got to lower your voice, and have a cool low voice" Discord imitated at cool low voice.

After a few of Discord's magic voice lowering pills, Thunderlane's voice became cool low.

"Attitude. Act like you're too cool, and try to wreck people" Discord said

"Wreck?" asked Thunderlane.

"Like this: If someone says ' You're ugly' you catch them off guard by saying 'Was that meant to offend me because the only thing offending me is your face" Discord said.

"Wow!" Thunderlane said.

"Finally, rule number 3- How to break her heart. Say: I know you probably have a crush on me because I am amazing, but I'm too good for anyone, so no can do" explained Discord "But she'll probably hate you anyway so you don't really need to break her heart, that is for an emergency"

So for the next 6 hours, Thunderlane practiced every little thing about coolness. "I've forgotten why I'm doing this" Thunderlane said.

"Because if you don't, Soarin will tell your parents you've been faking you're a Wonderbolt" Caramel threatened.

Thunderlane gulped and went back to leaning attitude.

As they returned to Ponyville, Thunderlane practiced his newfound coolness. He walked without care of who was in the way. He sat down at a table of girls. "What's up ladies?" he asked. The girls giggled as Thunderlane flirted with them.

As then flew up to Cloudsdale in the hot air ballon, because Caramel was there as well, there was a lot of air traffic.

Midair, Thunderlane stopped the ballon. The cars in traffic honked and beeped angrily as Thunderlane flew towards the paan stall to get another. (Paan is an Indian food you can chew on like gum, very popular in Mumbai)

As he chewed he carelessly got back into the ballon and continued, without worry of the infinite honks he was still getting.

"Now that was cool!" said Caramel, proud of his friend's progress. Thunderlane had gone from the most insecure pony to the definition of coolness overnight!

When Rainbow and Thunderlane met up that afternoon, also with Soarin, Thunderlane had taken it to a whole new level. "Bro, tell Twinkle to come to my place 1 hour" On the other end of the phone was Caramel.

"Good job dude, keep up the good work!" he said.

"Tell her to come I don't have all day!" yelled Thunderlane. Rainbow and Soarin jumped a little at the outburst.

"A bit to much!" said Caramel.

"You're gonna talk back to me? Well you better hold it because when I return!" threatened Thunderlane.

"Okay bro, see ya!" said Caramel shivering on the other end.

"So Thunderlane- Didn't know you were the author- and like this" Rainbow Dash said, scanning Thunderlane.

Soarin gave him hand signal meaning good job from behind Rainbow.

"I know how much my story is a success. Good to know I have such dedicated fans!" said Thunderlane, shining his black sunglasses.

"Right" Rainbow said with gritted teeth.

"How 'bout you come to my folks place and we can meet each other better. I have Wonderbolt practice now, so see ya!" Rainbow said, dragging Soarin. Soarin was over the moon.

"Would you hold it Dash, need to talk to Mr Lane here" Soarin said.

After Rainbow Dash left, Soarin basically showered Thunderlane with compliments.

"Wow, that was some acting dude! She really seems to think you're annoying!" Soarin said.

"Really? Have to hand it to Discord and Rarity, for the lessons and clothing!" Thunderlane said.

"Okay so now you got to insult Rainbow's parents and we are set!" Soarin explained, high hoofing Thunderlane.

But he was wrong. Because what would happen if Thunderlane impressed Rainbow's parents?

Author's Note

Quick lesson there on coolness and wrecking and burning people! I got how Discord thinks leaning is cool from the leaked Season 8 episode, Break-up and breakdown. It reveals that Spike ships Fluttercord as well!!!

I included the paan because I went to India with my friends recently, and paan is considered a thing of coolness.