Seven Schools, Seven Heroes

Rainbow Dash was getting ready for her first day of class with Professor Spitfire. When she had found out that her idol was the Professor of Fire she was even more excited to start classes. She ran out of her dorm to get to class as early as possible, so she could get a seat closer to her idol. As she sat down and waited for the rest of the class, she thought to herself, "I can't believe my teacher is the Spitfire! This is epic!"

As the class arrived, Spitfire walked out of her office and into the classroom to greet them. "Good morning everyone, I'm Professor Spitfire. Now, many of you may know me as the captain of the Wonderbolts Wisp Catching team. First things first, I am your teacher first, athlete second. Make sure you remember that. That being said, I am also the coach for the Fire School's Wisp Catching Team. Now, for our first lesson, second years and above, you have your daily assignments, get to it. First years, today we will learning how to summon a Fire Cat. Fire Cats are the simplest of Fire Spells, so it's a good start. Now, let's take this outside, I don't want a repeat of what happened last year with the new students."

Rainbow Dash had heard about the incident she was talking about. Some cocky student tried to summon a Fire Cat, and he acted like the Fire Cat was a lion in a circus, and it burned down the Fire classroom. She could see a student who looked away from Spitfire when she mentioned the incident, so Rainbow Dash assumed he was the student, and that he'd been held back a year because of the incident.

As the students claimed their Fire Cat card, Rainbow Dash tried to keep her cool in front of her idol, and thankfully, she was able to. As the students went outside, Spitfire said, "First up, Rainbow Dash, show us what you can do."

Rainbow Dash stood up and walked in front of a training dummy. She cast her Fire Cat card, and the cat appeared, but it didn't attack the dummy. It looked back at Rainbow Dash and pounced on her and started licking her face. Rainbow Dash was laughing as the Fire Cat was licking her like a puppy, "Hey, get off- hahaha! Come on, just attack the dummy!"

As the students laughed, Spitfire blew a whistle to stop them, and said, "Rainbow Dash, is this some kind of joke?"

Rainbow Dash blushed and forced the Fire Cat off her, "O-Of course not, I'd never-"

Spitfire chuckled, "It was a rhetorical question kid. Fire Cats are normally ferocious creatures, but there's a rare few wizards who bond with them like it's their pet. The last time this happened was back when I was in school. If you are able to bond with a Fire Cat, I think you will go far in the Fire School."

Rainbow Dash smiled, "Th-Thanks professor." before sitting down to see the other students summon their Fire Cats, while the one she summoned napped on her lap. Surprisingly, her cloths weren't catching on fire, but she'd learned that if a Fire Cat likes someone, they'll make it so they don't burn to the touch.

As the last student finished summoning a Fire Cat, Spitfire said, "Good job everyone, you successfully summoned your first Fire spell. Now, head back to the Fire Common Room and wait for me to give me your next assignment. You'll all be doing independent studies that will be assigned by me. Also Rainbow Dash, since your Fire Cat bonded with you, I'm allowing you to keep it as a pet, as long as you make sure to control it."

Rainbow Dash smiled and said, "Thanks professor, I'll see you in the common room." before heading back with the other students and her new pet Fire Cat, who she had named Rusty. She sat in a chair and let Rusty sit on her lap, waiting for Spitfire to return and give them their assignments.

When Spitfire returned, she was carrying a clipboard and started reading off the assignments for the other students. Finally, she said, "Rainbow Dash, you're going to be training with Soarin', the assistant coach for the Fire School's Wisp Catching team. He'll be showing you the ins and outs of playing."

Rainbow Dash's eyes widened when Spitfire told her she'd be training to play for the Wisp Catching team. She nodded and said, "Yes ma'am!" before putting Rusty down and saying to him, "Be a good boy while I'm gone, and don't burn anything." When Rusty meowed in confirmation, he went into Rainbow Dash's dorm room and laid down on her bed to take another nap.

When Rainbow Dash arrived to meet Soarin', the assistant coach greeted her, "Hey rookie, good to see you. Now, before we begin, tell me what you know about Wisp Catching."

Rainbow explained all she knew about the sport, which was one of her favorites, "There's six players on each team, three Racers, two Beaters, and one Scorer. The Racer's job is to collect as many wisps into the Wisp Cage as possible. There's five types of wisps, Red, Blue, Purple, Black, and Gold. When the Wisp Cage has enough Wisps in it, the Racer passes it to the Scorer, and they throw the Wisp Cage into the opposing goal. For every Red Wisp in the Wisp Cage, the scoring team earns ten points, twenty-five points for each Blue Wisp, and fifty for each Purple Wisp. The Beater's job is to knock Black Wisps into the Wisp Cage when it's in the possession of the opposing team. For every Black Wisp in the Wisp Cage when a goal is made, the scoring team loses five points. And then there's the Gold Wisp. When a goal is made with the Gold Wisp in the Wisp Cage, the game is over and the scoring team earns one hundred points. That doesn't necessarily mean the scoring team wins though, if the other team is ahead after the Golden Wisp and other Wisps are counted into the score, the scoring team may still lose."

Soarin was surprised by how much the new student knew about the game, "You watch us a lot don't you?"

Rainbow Dash blushed, "Y-Yeah, you guys are my favorite sports team, so I learned as much as I could about Wisp Catching when I watched you over the years."

Soarin chuckled, "Well, that makes things a lot easier then, since there's not much for me to teach you that you don't already know. Now, let's go into the Shopping District and get you fitted."

Rainbow Dash looked confused for a moment and asked, "Fitted?" before realizing what he meant, "Are you saying I'm on the Fire School's Wisp Catching team!?"

Soarin nodded, "You bet you are. Spitfire has an uncanny ability to tell what kind of player students would be, and she chose you to be our new Scorer the day she met you after orientation."

Rainbow Dash flew in the air in excitement, "Awesome!" before going with Soarin to get fitted for her Wisp Catching uniform.

As Rainbow Dash headed back to the Fire Common Room, Spitfire saw her new pupil in her uniform, and smiled saying, "You look good in that uniform Dash, I hope you'll make us proud and win Fire the cup this year."

Rainbow Dash smiled back, saluting her, "I won't let you down Coach!"