Author's Note

So I'm currently redoing some of these chapter now that my new edit SynthetaCrete is helping me . Both this and the second choater have been done and we'll be working on the third one later

The Falling Star(re edited)

Chapter 1

Edited by SynthetaCrete

The moon was a perfect crescent, shining its light down upon Cloudsdale, where the Mane Six were celebrating the first anniversary of Rainbow Dash being inducted into the Wonderbolts.

"Let give a big ol cheer for rainbow" Applejack raised a mug of cider in one hoof while the other was around Rainbow Dash’s shoulders.

Dash blushes, pushing Applejack’s arm off.
"Hehe. Thanks, guys. It means a lot that I get to share this day with you and my teammates," she replied taking a swig of her cider.

A Pegasus with a yellow coat and an air of command entered the conversation after walking up to Rainbow and giving her a proper slug on the shoulder in honor of her achievement. Spitfire had decided before the occasion to leave her uniform behind in her locker and instead come to the party more like a friend and not so much the one who ordered Dash around. Tonight was different though as it was a time to kick back and enjoy the company of friends and fellow Wonderbolts.

"You've earned it rookie! Not only have you broken academy records, but you've shown to be an excellent leader," She exclaimed leaving Rainbow Dash to blush again at the compliment from her superior officer. “Keep up the good work and I might just have somepony good enough to replace me someday eh?”

“Hey wait!” Soarin called out from across the room after he had noticed Spitfire was starting to get a little chummy with his wingmate. “I wanted that promotion! I’ve been here way longer than her, don’t I deserve it?”

“Heh, maybe next time.” Spitfire laughed as he abandoned Fleetfoot mid-sentence and ran over to protest. “Unless you two wanted to go outside right now and have a race. I’d possibly consider the winner when it comes time to choose my replacement.”

“Wait, you’d only consider it?” Soarin exclaimed in dismay while Rainbow blew a raspberry at him from behind Spitfire’s back. “What about the last show we did for Princess Celestia…? Doesn’t that count?”

“As I recall you bumped into Fleetfoot over there and wrecked about halfway through the show.” Spitfire countered with a smirk, looking at Soarin like he was a naughty colt that needed some humility taught to him. “Still want to buck for a promotion for my job or can I pull out some other examples for you? I can think of a few more times can’t you Clipper?”

“Ha! You hear that Soarin? Spitfire thinks I’m Commander material!” Dash declared pridefully before Spitfire turned on her as well.
“Don’t think you’re off the hook Crash.” She chuckled to which Dash shuffled her hooves nervously and avoided the knowing gaze of her Commander. “I’ve got plenty to say about your performances. You’re good Dash, one of the best. Don’t let that go to your head though. You may be a Wonderbolt but you’re not Commander yet.”
“Wha’, Dash lettin’ her head get too big?” Applejack laughed from outside the conversation. “Never!”

As the party went on a loud boom came from outside, causing the ponies inside to investigate the origin of the sound.

"Hey! Look everypony! It's a shooting star, let's make a wish," Pinkie said cheerly while pointing to a shining light cutting across the moonlit sky.

As the ponies stared in awe. They couldn't help but notice the star was coming towards them at an alarming speed.

"I'm no star geek, but I'm pretty sure that isn’t a shooting star, Pinkie," Rainbow Dash exclaimed as the star came closer and closer, before hearing it hit the ground below with a deafening boom.
As the group made their way down to the crash site where the meteor had landed in the everfree forest, they soon saw the enormous crater that had been made by the impact.

"Whoa. That must have been one big rock to make a crater this big," Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she briefly looked from one end of the crater to the other.

"With any luck the meteor could be huge,which means more to examine. Think of all the research paper I could write!!" Twilight squealed in excitement.

"Ooh! perhaps, it may have some kind space jewelry inside," Rarity said, her eye sparkling as she imagined the different kinds of dresses she could make.

“Or maybe it's some sort of huge alien monster sent from another dimension to conquer Equestria!!!" Pinkie yelled both half scared and have excited.

"I hate to burst your bubble sugar cube, but that seems a bit far-fetched, don't you think?" Applejack interjected waving a hoof dismissively.

Rainbow Dash, being the “go-getter” type, flew down to the center of the crater, "Well, whatever it is, we won't know until we find out,” she had reached the center but couldn't see what lied ahead due to the large dust cloud that had yet to clear.

"Careful, Rainbow Dash! It could still be hot from entering the atmosphere!" Twilight yelled, trying to explain.

"Relax Twilight. I'll be fine. Besides, it's just some old space rock. What's the worst that could happen?" She laughed as she used her wings to blow some dust cloud away.

"ORITCOULDACTUALLYBEANANLIENTHATOPENSUPANDGRABSYOURFACEANDUTSABABYALIENTHATWILLGROWUNTILITPOPSOUTOFYOURCHEST!!!!!!!" Pinkie yelled as she began to take deep breath from speaking so fast. All the ponies looked at her with both confusion and concern "What? I saw it in a movie." she shrugged as she winked at the audience.

"Pinkie, who are you winking at?" Fluttershy quietly asked pinkie who was looking the other way .

"Oh, nopony. Hehehe!" she giggled. As the group wondered whether to take Pinkie Pie’s, albeit weird, suggestion seriously, Rainbow Dash had blown away the remaining dust, revealing a dark, spherical lump.

"Hey, Twilight. I think I found that meteor and it is huge." She grinned, turning back to her friend, but to her surprise, they all had a shocked look on their faces.

"Hey, what's the matter?I thought you girls were excited about this thing," she shouted pointing behind her. As she watched her friends turn slightly paler, she noticed Applejack gesturing with her hoof to turn around.

"Geez, what's the matter with you guys. It's just a roooo.....ck." As she turned to make her point her eyes locked to where the rock had been earlier, and notice it was taller than before. Her eyes widen as she slowly gazed up seeing the rock was no rock, but a creature that stood almost 6ft tall. It's long upper body was covered by the shadow.And as it moved to turn toward her, she could see it's dark brown eyes looking straight at her, its mouth open to breath showing a mouth with sharp canines .

"I KNEW IT WAS AN ALIEN, EVERYPONY RUN!!!!!" Pinkie screamed as she started running in the opposite direction of the crater. The creature looked up at the ponies at the top of the crater,and back to Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash just froze as the creature crouch down close. "What are you?" Were the only words that escape from her lips before the creature push off and started to take flight.

As she watched, she noticed the mysterious creature had no wings to fly with,and questions raced through her brain "It can fly? How can it fly without wings?" She wondered as she saw two of the Wonderbolts flying after it.

"Hey Crash, get it together! We need to see what this thing is and if it's going to be a problem." Spitfire yelled passing over the crater following the other two pegasi in pursuit of the alien.

"Wah? Oh, right. I'm coming!!!" She said, snapping out of her daze, before getting her balance back as she took off in pursuit to rejoin her team.

As Rainbow Dash managed to catch up to Spitfire and the rest of the Wonderbolts, she was able to see the creature flying a head of them.

"Any idea what that thing is newbie?" Spitfire asked while gaining speed.

"No idea, but whatever it is, it's huge and can fly without wings." as she finished talking she started to flap her wings harder gaining more speed.

"Yeah. Tell me something I don't know. What I meant is what in Equestria is that thing?" Rolling her eyes she and Rainbow Dash caught up to the other Wonderbolts and began to fly in formation with her and Rainbow Dash in front and the other pegasi flying on either side of them.

As they soon were on its tail the creature looked back and started to dart in a different direction, making a sharp left. Rainbow and the others couldn't react fast enough before they stopped in midair,and stared flying after it again.

"Whatever that thing is it sure knows how to make sharp turns" Spitfire examined catching her breath while she and the others tried to get back on its tail.

As they flew after the mysterious creature, they found themselves over a huge lake,that shined under the moon's light. The creature flew low until its body was barely touching the water, causing the surface of the water to part ways .
"Now's our chance! Everypony, dive!" the rest of the group nodded as they folded their wings in and made their decent. As the dove, they began to pick up incredible speed until they right on top of it. The creature looked back and picked up speed. In a quick movement, it dove under the water, causing the water to shoot up spraying the pegasi in the face. The water splashed with powerful force, causing them to fall into the lake. Rainbow Dash, however was a bit higher up then the others,and noticed that it had made another sharp turn this time going to the right.

"Oh no you don't. Not this time" she quickly banked to the right hard, leaving the group behind in hot pursuit of the creature.

Soon she and the creature was above a patch of trees they had apples in them

"Woah, we must be over Sweet Apple Acres." Her attention had been brought back to the creature, and she was about to grab what she assumed to be a....uhh... "Is that a tail?" Before she could even ponder this though, the creature turned itself around so it was facing her but still flying away. It's raised its arms to its face and yelled "SOLAR FLARE!!!"

A bright blinding light shined out of nowhere leaving Rainbow Dash blind. As she rubbed her eyes trying to relieve the spot she saw her vision came back only to see a red barn in front of her.

"OH BU!!!!!!" She yelled unable to fly away as she crashed into the barn, pushing her head into a room while the rest of her body was outside.

"What the hay,what going on?!" A small filly yelled looking around her room only to see Rainbow Dash's head above her bed.
"Rainbow what are doing up there?" Applebloom asked tilting her head.

"Oh, hey Applebloom....did you see an...alien go by?" Rainbow muttered as her head spun, and all she could see were twinkling lights and stars.

"Um are you okay Rainbow? Do you need a doctor?" Applebloom asked before helping the prismatic pegasus out of the wall only to have her pass out on the floor.