Author's Note

Chapter. Yay! This was very fun for me. We will likely see more Fleetfoot later on. For now though, it was on.

Thanks to Pip for your opinions and ideas on this. You're awesome. Go on. Keep being awesome. And a total badass.

Enjoy the chapter!

To Get Back

The time spent with Fleetfoot was (as her name ironically suggested) fleeting. Since she only came on official business, she had to get back to training shortly after. But despite this, Fleetfoot had gained so much new insight into Rainbow Dash, and the feeling was mutual. For Rainbow, she was getting to see a whole new side to her team when she saw them while in her little space. It was so perfect. She felt love and acceptance wrap around her like a scarf, and she was grateful for it.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful after that bit of drama. The doctor or nurses came into the room to check up on her, and Mama stayed with her all day. They played games, and sang together, and read stories. When the day ran itself out, Spitfire had to return to her office and the barracks for the evening, but she promised to be back tomorrow. Rainbow nodded, and then gave her Mama a hug.

“Sweet dreams, baby bolt.” She said.

“Ni ni, Mama.” She replied.

Spitfire smiled, and then finally left.

Rainbow had to wait for her last round of pain medication to keep the throbbing at bay before merciful sleep finally took hold.

The next morning dawned bright and early, and Spitfire was up and moving quickly. She went to her office to make the final arrangements to see that Fire Streak would be cared for accordingly. When everything was taken care of, she flew to the hospital to see Rainbow Dash. When she got there, her baby bolt was still sleeping peacefully. She looked at the clock on the wall. She still had some time to kill before it was time to meet Fire Streak, so she stayed.

When Rainbow awoke, it was to Mama’s face, and she cooed quietly. Spitfire smiled at her.

“Morning, baby bolt.” She said.

“Hi Mama.” She rasped.

“How are you feeling?” She asked.

“I tiewd.” She said.

“Yeah?” She glanced at the clock and saw it was almost time to go.

“Mmmm.”

“Why don’t you go back to sleep for a while? Mama has to go do some stuff around the grounds, but I’ll be back to check on you later, okay?”

“‘Kay, Mama.” She said, and easily fell back asleep.

With that, Spitfire left.

The Wonderbolts were all busy scurrying around and practicing and preparing for the performance for Fire Streak, so much so that they didn’t notice a certain Ex-Wonderbolt sneaking around the grounds.

Wind Rider was leaning against one of the barracks buildings. Normally it would be an exposing place to be considering Pegasi could fly up at any moment, but he knew through his inner circle that the grounds were closed today for the performance and the only ponies there were all Wonderbolts and staff on the grounds.

Ever since being caught for framing Rainbow Dash for sending Spitfire away so she could fly in the show- just to be certain that she could not beat his long distance speed record- Wind Rider’s life had been in shambles. Being stripped of his Wonderbolt status meant that he had lost everything he had ever worked for. The private galas, the VIP status, the signings, the fame- all of it was up in smoke the second he framed Rainbow Dash. And now he was left trying to clean up the ashes.

But that wasn’t enough for Wind Rider. Oh, no. He wanted to marinate in the sweet taste of revenge. And he wanted it against Rainbow Dash and Spitfire. The two ponies who had ruined his life. He had considered also seeking revenge on Rarity, but he figured that seeing the complete disintegration of one of her dearest friends would certainly drive it home.

Just then, he heard the sound of a door closing, and looked. It was Spitfire, coming out of her office. He narrowed his eyes at the sight of her but kept quiet. He couldn’t give himself away. He watched where she walked to and hovered to where she turned the corner. He watched her approach Fire Streak, and welcome him to the grounds. And he watched her fly with them. A pinch of nostalgia filled him at the sight, but he tamped it down. He had to stay focused. He kept an eye on her until she landed. He managed to hear her say,

“Excuse me, but I have business to attend to.”

Wind Rider raised an eyebrow. Somewhere to be that wasn’t there? This made him curious. It was also notable that Rainbow Dash hadn’t been flying today. Perhaps she was going to see her? Carefully, he followed. He wound up at the hospital on the grounds. He figured that she would be visiting her. He watched her through the large windows, and the room she seemed to stop at- for she hadn’t gone any further that he’d seen- had the curtains drawn. However, there was a small opening between them, and he caught a flash of Rainbow-colored mane. It was definitely Rainbow Dash and Spitfire in there. He peered in closer and saw more, and what he saw shocked him. Rainbow Dash was in a diaper, being fed a bottle by her captain. Wind Rider did a double take to make sure what he was seeing was correct. And it was.

He had initially planned on getting vengeance on them separately, but now, seeing this, he strayed from his original idea. Why not kill two birds with one stone? This little secret, and he was certain it was a secret, could undo them both. Just a few minutes later, he came up with a sinister plan. But first, he would have to be patient. And soon, so soon, he would have his revenge.

Rainbow Dash spent the rest of the day with her Mama, telling each other stories of flying and adventures. When the doctor came in later that evening, she was told that she was cleared to fly and to go back to the barracks, and training. She was relieved. But also saddened that her one on one time with her mama had ended. Spitfire had had to leave early that day, to go to a press event in Cloudsdale, and asked Rainbow if she wanted to come along, but Rainbow declined. The thought of her comfy bed and a chance to fly again tempted her too much, so she decided to stay. She and Spitfire parted ways (professionally this time), and Rainbow flew toward the barracks.

Then, a sound of somepony speeding along reached her ears. But before she could react, a hoof was placed over her mouth and she was yanked backward and whisked away.