My Little Pony: Friendship Was Magic

Chapter 9: Written in the Stars

At the wonderbolts academy, all of the professional wonderbolt flyers were practising their flying tricks and moves for the grand show they will be performing in a couple of days. Rainbow Dash was not a teensy bit nervous as she is the most stupendous flyer in all of Equestria. Soarin, on the other hoof, was doing good but he could extend his techniques a little bit further, but he couldn't. He kept thinking about his new girlfriend that he didn't watch where he was going when they all decided to compete in a race.

Of course, Rainbow Dash won first place. Second was Spitfire, followed along was Fleetfoot, Surprise and Misty Fly. The other wonderbolts came last place, along with Soarin, and when he reached to the finish line, he clipped his wing on the flagpole.

Spitfire shook her head. ''Way to go, Clipper.''

Soarin, who was now hanging from the edge of the cloud, sighed in defeat. Rainbow Dash flew on over to him to check if he was alright.

''Are you okay?'' she asked.

He nodded hesitantly.

''May I ask what the heck you just pulled off out there, Clip?''

He sighed. ''It was nothing.''

''I hope not!'' Spitfire exclaimed. ''You made us look like complete fools in front of the other pegasi!''

''Bro,'' Fleetfoot hissed, flying over to them. ''Calm your horseshoes, Spitty. It was only an accident made from Clipper.''

''I think it was surprising,'' Surprise flew over to them and chuckled.

Misty Fly came over too and rolled her eyes. ''Oh, not again with the puns!''

Rainbow Dash laughed hysterically.

They all flew down to the ground to enter inside and go to their lockers to wipe their sweaty faces.

''Gee,'' Rainbow Dash sighed. ''Practise today was an exhaustion.''

''Tell me about it,'' Misty Fly said, massaging Fleetfoot on her back.

''Is Spits our captain or our fire drill?'' Fleetfoot asked.

Rainbow Dash chuckled.

Outside the locker room, a yellow pegasus with flame mane was shouting at a baby blue pegasus which made him shrink down to the ground.

''You want to tell me what just happened out there, Clip?'' Spitfire raised an eyebrow.

''I'm...sorry?'' Soarin apologised hesitantly.

''I sure hope so,'' she said. ''Don't make this conversation déjà vu from when Rainbow Crash was new to the bolts.''

Rainbow Dash walked outside the locker room to see what all the ruckus was about.

''I remember that day.'' She chuckled and opened her wings. ''Best day ever!''

Spitfire raised an eyebrow at her action.

Rainbow Dash sheepishly grinned as she started walking speedily out of the building so they could continue on with their conversation.

''Listen,'' Spitfire turned to Soarin. ''I don't know what is going on but mind tellin' me?''

''It is nothing, Spits.''

''Are you sure?'' she asked again. ''Because this hasn't happened for one day. It continued on for...months? Ever since you and Crash started dating. Distracted huh?''

''What?'' he exclaimed. ''No!''

''Then what?'' she raised an eyebrow. ''Because I still remember that time when we were spinning clouds and you flew straight towards it when you are supposed to go around it.''

''I am just tired.''

''I can tell,'' she said. ''You always have bags under your eyes. Did you even get enough sleep last night? I literally caught you up at midnight wandering around the corridors.''

''I was just thinking about something.''

''About what?'' she asked. ''I have a feeling it is about your new hubby.''

''Ugh!'' he groaned. ''Shut it, Spits!''

''Excuse me?''

''I mean...''

She rolled her eyes. ''Anyways, I am letting you off just this once but don't make it happen again! You understand?''

''I understand,'' he obeyed and flew out the building.

Meanwhile, at Rarity's Carousel Boutique, the white unicorn was designing clothes in her bedroom with the assistance of her sister and her friends. Apple Bloom was in the same room as her with a mini sewing machine so she could help her design clothes as well. Sweetie Belle was handing over fabrics and diamonds. Scootaloo was using her scooter to travel all around Ponyville and collect stuff that had ran out at the boutique.

All of a sudden, a blue pegasus stormed inside the boutique and flew into Rarity's bedroom. This terrified Rarity and messed up her sewing.

''Rainbow Dash!'' she shouted. ''How many times have I told you not to storm inside my boutique!''

Rainbow Dash chuckled. ''Like a dozen times. Anyways, I am not here for that.''

She raised an eyebrow. ''Then why are you here?''

''Eh,'' she shrugged. ''I have no idea. Probably just to waste your time.''

Rarity, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom rolled their eyes in annoyance at the same time in unison. The rainbow maned blue pegasus flew over to the southern filly and stargazed in amazement at her lovely creation.

''Wow,'' she marvelled. ''This is amazing, Apple Bloom! Too bad you didn't get your cutiemark in designing clothes. You are really good at it!''

The little filly chuckled. ''Thank ya, Rainbow Dash!''

* * *

Concurrently, there was three stars still shining up in the bright sky, which is impossible and hasn't happened before. In each of those three stars were three beautiful but weakening ponies. They still had a glow but was slightly fading.

One of them was called Artimina, the Goddess of Nature. The other was called Musai, the Goddess of Rhythm and last but not least, the other was called Sunna, Goddess of Light. They have all been trapped inside those stars for over three thousand years now because of an evil pony called Omsonia as Princess Celestia mentioned to her sister. Omsonia had managed to capture them all before she had flee Equestria for her teacher taking away her leadership.

When she got sucked into that magical box, she had hoped for her magic to still seal the Goddesses in the stars. When she had got out, did you ever wonder why she hadn't attacked Equestria yet? Because she was weak so had to fuel up from taking the Goddesses powers.

Two of the Goddesses had given up their components to three ponies so half of their magic would still be stored somewhere safe so Omsonia wouldn't be able to steal it. Now, it was the Goddess of Light's turn to give her component away.

The Goddesses could still talk to each other in a secret messenger connection they had.

''We can't let her attack Equestria!'' Artimina cried out.

''There is nothing we can do,'' Musai groaned. ''She had already stolen our magic and we gave up our components to three ponies.''

''Two of you had but one hasn't yet,'' Sunna stated.

''That is right,'' Musai agreed. ''So is it time?''

She nodded. ''It is time.''

She powered up her horn and engulfed a magic ring around it. She teleported two components and teleported down to the next remaining ponies. They could only teleport to them for about a minute to give up their components.

Back to Rarity's boutique, the mares and filly gasped in shock as something bright occurred in the room. It was a beautiful pink unicorn with blue eyes and white wavy mane hovering above the ground.

''Who are you?'' Apple Bloom asked.

''I am the Goddess of Light,'' she stated. ''And thus, I am here to give up my components and hand them over to you.''

''Wait,'' Rainbow Dash paused. ''You mean like Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie?''

She nodded. ''My sisters have already given up their components to them and now it is my turn to give up mine and hand them over to you two.''

Rarity smiled faintly and twitched her eye. She soon collapsed to the ground, whereas Rainbow Dash's mouth was in agape.

The Goddess of Light quickly got to the point as she didn't have much time so she engulfed her horn with magic and transferred two components over to the two ponies on the ground. She disappeared into thin air, back to the stars.

Rarity got up from the ground and looked at the broaches.

''Oh my,'' she gazed. ''These are simply divine.''

''Awesome!'' Rainbow Dash claimed, snatching the broach into her hooves. ''Now, how did the others put it on them?''

Rarity rolled her eyes and placed the broach in her purple mane. She hovered above the ground to have a purple cape materialize on her. Rainbow Dash looked at this movement and did the same thing. She also hovered above the ground with a spark and have a red cape be put on her body.

''This is,'' she started to say.

''Beautiful!'' Rarity finished.

''Oh, yeah!'' she exclaimed. ''Now, we can show them off to the others!'' She tried flying out the door when Rarity stepped on her tail. The rainbow mare fell face flat to the ground. ''Ow!''

''Hold on,'' she said. ''Can we at least finish off my latest dress I am making?''

Rainbow Dash groaned. Apple Bloom volunteered by raising her hoof up in the air.

''Uh,'' she uttered. ''I can take care of that, Rarity.''

''My,'' she held a hoof to her heart. ''That is mighty generous of you, Apple Bloom. Thank you.''

She trotted outside of the room, where Rainbow Dash flew out.

''And she was like,'' Rainbow Dash continued. ''BAM! A broach levitated towards the ground.''

''Wow,'' the fillies at Sugar Cube Corner all uttered in amazement.

Pinkie Pie, however, was serving customers at the donut showcase counter table with her yummy and tasty treats.

''Is it just me or is she...?'' she started to say.

''Immodest,'' Applejack filled in.

''Yeah.'' She raised an eyebrow as she handed over a bag full of candy to one of her customers. ''NEXT!''

''Oh no,'' Fluttershy whimpered. ''You don't think we have to turn into Mare Do Well, do you?''

''Oh,'' Rarity huffed. ''I don't think so, darling. Besides...this is very like her.'' She chuckled nervously.

Pinkie Pie sat down on the floor to cross her hooves across her chest once she finished swerving her fellow customers. Applejack raised an eyebrow in response.

''And that, my little ponies, is how you earn this wick!'' Rainbow Dash finished, showing off her broach and cape.

''Wow,'' the fillies uttered in amazement again. ''You are my hero, Rainbow Dash!''

They all crowded around her for an autograph. Rainbow Dash chuckled and got out a pen from out of no where.

''Okay,'' she said. ''Who wants to go first? Line up to get an autograph from yours truly.''

The fillies all lined up in one straight line in front of her. The elder mare smiled and signed each of the fillies autographs as fast as she could. Her friends rolled their eyeballs in annoyance. When the line finished, Scootaloo ran up towards her and also asked her for an autograph since she is her number one biggest fan.

''Tell me how you did it!'' she exclaimed.

''Well,'' she explained, ''I am awesome so they just gave it to me, and Rarity, of course.'' She dragged her unicorn friend close to her and wrapped a hoof around her neck.

She smiled nervously.

''Scootaloo!'' she exclaimed. ''Why aren't you outside delivering to my boutique?''

''Oh,'' the little filly said, flapping her wings in excitement. ''Sorry, Rarity. I stopped mid-way when I heard Rainbow Dash was given an awesome broach!''

She rolled her eyes and snapped her friends hoof away from her neck. She trotted towards the three mares.

''Girls,'' she announced. ''I think it's time.''

''Ooh!'' Pinkie Pie piped. ''Are we turning into Mare Do Well again and make everypony love us and make her jealous in return? You still have the costumes, right?'' She popped an eyeball into Rarity's face.

''I do, but...''

''Good!'' she exclaimed, rubbing her hooves together to cause a friction. ''I will wear this moustache with it this time.'' She got out a moustache from her poofy mane and placed it below her nuzzle.

''No,'' Rarity uttered.

''Awww,'' she frowned. ''Why not?''

''Because she would already know it's us,'' she explained. ''What we need is a new costume and title to outshine her.''

Applejack raised her hoof in the air. ''I don't think that will be necessary.''

''And why ever not?''

''It will still be suspicious to her even with a different costume and a title,'' the cowgirl explained. 'What we need to do is...''

Fluttershy interrupted her as she approached her friend with a tap on the shoulder.

''I'm so sorry, Applejack, for me having to interrupt you but,'' she continued, ''maybe we could listen to my idea first and see if it's secure?''

The southern pony raised an eyebrow. ''And what exactly is this idea?''

''I was thinking that maybe we could just talk to her about the lesson she had learned when she discovered that Mare Do Well was us.''

''Yeah...no,'' she said. ''I appreciate that plan, sugar, but it has to be more...she would be intrigued in.''

''Farewell then,'' she nodded. ''Just stating my idea. I really don't like backstabbing anypony now.''

''Well,'' the cowgirl bit her lip. ''It's not exactly called backstabbing. It will just be us teaching her a lesson.''

''Yeah!'' Pinkie Pie bounced. ''What she said!'' She gasped. ''What if we call one of our audience for help?''

''Who?'' Rarity asked, raising an eyebrow.

''HEY, YOU!'' she tapped on the fourth wall. ''Yes, you! Reading every word of this! Would you like to help us teach our little immature Dashie a lesson?''

''Pinkie,'' Fluttershy inquired. ''Who are you talking to?''

The southern pony rolled her eyes in response. ''She thinks somepony watches over us.''

''Well, of course somepony is, silly!'' Pinkie Pie patted her on the head.

''Anyways, what shall we do?'' Rarity tried to change the topic back to the original they were just talking about a few seconds ago before Pinkie Pie brought up something UN-RELATED!

''Hey!'' Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Fluttershy ignored her and stepped forth. ''I will just go talk with her.''

They all nodded in agreement, except for Pinkie Pie who was busy punching the fourth wall. She zoomed towards her friends once she finished and also nodded in response.

Rainbow Dash was walking through Ponyville with her old pal, Scoots. After a few minutes in their walk, they met a baby blue pegasus stallion flying down towards them and approaching them.

''Dash,'' he said. ''There you are! I was looking everywhere for you! Why weren't you in the place we agreed to meet up at?''

''Oh,'' she chuckled, flipping her mane back. ''Hey, Clipper. I was just showing off my awesomeness with my new magic powers!''

Scootaloo piped. ''Which she got them from the most powerful and ancient Goddess in all of pony history!''

''Wow,'' he marvelled. ''Really? That is amazing! I am so proud of you. So what do you say about a milkshake from Sugar Cube Corner to celebrate?''

Rainbow Dash puffed up her chest confidently. ''Sorry, Soarin, but I am really busy at the moment.''

She was met by a filly with an autograph. She got out a pen and signed it for her.

''I see, but can we at least meet up when you are not?''

''Actually, I think I will be busy the whole day or probably a month.''

A group of ponies all lined up in front of her and Scootaloo added a table in front of Rainbow Dash. Soarin's lips quivered and his ears dropped. Rainbow Dash looked at this movement and placed one hoof around his heck and one hoof signing the autographs.

''Don't worry, Soarin. I was just overexaggerating but I will promise you that once I am done, I will make it up to you.''

This bought a weak smile upon his face.

She laughed. ''I am more awesome than you.''

''Uh,'' he uttered.

''Oh,'' she looked at him. ''Don't take it personally, Clip. We all know I am the most awesome pony in all of Equestria.''

''You?''

''Why, yes.''

''Um, okay?'' he saw her not listening anymore and continued signing off her name on the fillies' autographs. Soarin frowned and trotted away from her.

Fluttershy gasped from afar and reformed her face with a serious once. She stomped towards her pegasus friend.

''Yeah, yeah, I know that I am awesome,'' she snickered.

''Rainbow Dash,'' a familiar voice approached her from behind.

She turned around to see her yellow pegasus friend.

''Oh,'' she said. ''Hey there, Flutters! What's up?''

''Rainbow,'' she looked at her seriously. ''You need to stop this.''

She spat. ''Stop what?''

''This,'' she pointed at the line of fillies with autographs in their mouths.

''Oh, this? I can't stop my fans!''

''No,'' she uttered. ''I meant stop your act. Your immodesty. Don't you remember the lesson you learnt when we were all pretending to be Mare Do Well?''

''Oh...that,'' she remembered. ''Yeah, I remember. But there is nothing I can do about it or you for that matter.''

''What do you mean?''

She grabbed her by the neck and made her look at the view of the ponies crowding.

''You see this crowd of ponies? They love me! And you can't do anything to stop that and even if you are going to outshine me with your mysterious pony figure. I would know.''

''Rainbow, what has gotten into you?'' she asked. ''Where is the Rainbow Dash that is loyal and modest to her friends?''

Rainbow Dash pulled her hoof away.

''Eh,'' she uttered. ''I guess she is gone.''

''Rainbow,'' Fluttershy muttered.

''Now,'' she warned. ''If you excuse me, I got some autographs to sign off. Or, if you are a real friend then I suppose you should start sweeping the autographs off the floor.''

She handed her a dustpan and a broom. This made Fluttershy turn red but she cooled down. Anger is not the answer, Fluttershy. She thought to herself. But now it is the time for it!

She flew towards Sugar Cube Corner and burst the door open.

''Girls!'' she announced. ''We need a plan!''

Pinkie Pie bounced on over to her from the counter table.

''What did she say?''

''She was being disrespectful to her coltfriend and she was bragging to us! And she wouldn't even listen to me!''

''Wow,'' Applejack uttered. ''That bad, huh?''

''Worse, like ducks drowning in the water, worse.''

Rarity sighed. ''Then I suppose we really do need a plan.''

''Okay,'' Pinkie Pie bought her friends closer to her. ''So here is the plan.''

Pinkie Pie was whispering squiggles.

''Um, Pinkie?'' Applejack raised an eyebrow. ''What are you saying?''

''Oh,'' she snickered. ''I am sorry but I didn't actually have a plan. I just thought that is what ponies do.''

''Right,'' she rolled her eyes. ''Anyways, girls. Here's my plan I just came up with just now.''

They all cuddled around each other so the cowgirl could whisper the plan.

''HELP!''

Rainbow Dash's ears perked up, from a cloud she was relaxing on after a long day, at the sound of a little filly echo from inside the well. She smirked and flew down towards the ground to see where that well was.

Once she spotted it, she ran towards it but stopped in her tracks when she saw an orange earth pony crawling down the well with a rope she had attached to the well.

''Oh,'' her anger level increased. ''Come on!''

Applejack came back to the surface with the little filly held in her hooves. Everypony crowded around her in amazement. The cowgirl blushed and chuckled.

''Aw, shucks!'' she laughed. ''No need to do that, everypony. Just doin' my job!''

''Now, wait just a minute!''

The crowd gasped and departed once they heard some pony yell. They saw a blue pegasus with rainbow mane standing between them. She trotted past them to approach her cowgirl friend.

''Let me guess,'' she sneered. ''You are doing the thing again, aren't you?''

''Why,'' she huffed. ''Whatever do you mean, sugar? I was just doin' my job.''

''Uh-huh,'' she squinted her eyes at her. ''Well, that is my job!''

''Aw,'' she smirked and wrapped her hoof around her friend. ''Rainbow, I didn't mean to make ya jealous...just to team up with you.''

''Yeah, yeah,'' she blabbered on. ''Wait, what?''

Applejack smirked. The crowd left the two ponies alone and got back to their own business.

''I mean,'' Applejack continued. ''At least I am modest and don't take everypony's affection for granted.''

Rainbow Dash chuckled. ''I guess I did started to brag again a little.''

Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Fluttershy jumped out from their hiding positions, from the bushes and yelled in her face.

''A LITTLE?'' they all cried out including the cowgirl.

Rainbow Dash fell towards the ground.

''Okay,'' she corrected. ''A lot.''

''Celebrating your accomplishments is natural!'' Pinkie Pie mimicked over Twilight's line.

''Okay, Pinkie,'' she interrupted. ''No need to make this déjà vu occur.''

She bounced back into her position and gave a big smile.

''Well,'' Applejack continued. ''We are glad you still remember that day and finally learned your lesson again. But did you really have to make this complicated to teach you a lesson and be mean to us? Even to your coltfriend?''

Rainbow Dash chuckled. ''Sorry about that.''

Rarity looked between Applejack and Fluttershy and stepped forward. ''We are truly happy to forgive you, darling.''

The blue pegasus blushed but a thought occurred to her. She gasped.

''Soarin!''

She zoomed off to find her coltfriend and apologise.

''Well,'' Applejack sighed in relief and wore her hat again. ''Glad that is sorted.''

Rainbow Dash arrived at Soarin's estate and knocked on the door gently. The stallion came out of his house and was met by a rainbow mare pegasus.

''Oh,'' he sneered. ''It's you. What do you want? I thought you said you are more awesome than me and blah, blah, blah.''

''Listen, Soarin,'' Rainbow Dash interrupted by sticking a hoof to his mouth. ''I just came to apologise.''

''I don't understand,'' he tilted his head in confusion. ''I thought you said you were too busy to even care about me.''

''I did,'' she rubbed the back of her neck. ''But I'm sorry. I realised now how cruel I was towards you a little.''

He scoffed, crossing his hooves across his chest. ''A little?''

''Okay,'' she corrected. ''A lot, but I am sorry and I hope you can forgive me.''

She tried walking away from him in defeat but the stallion stepped on her tail which made her turn around. He pulled her close to him in a soft, but passionate kiss, without warning.

Rainbow Dash's eyes widened in shock at first but slowly relaxed her eyes to enjoy the feeling. She was just glad to have an understanding coltfriend.

Author's Note

Don't even question about this history I have made up. It might not make sense...but who cares? Nothing makes sense in the show!