Twilight was leading Flash back to the castle.

"So why are we heading back to the castle?" Flash asked.

"Because I know Pinkie Pie..." Twilight said and then opened the door before heading into the foyer where the duo were suddenly met with...

"SURPRISE!" Pinkie Pie suddenly said, before party stuff was everywhere in the foyer as were a lot of ponies.

"Gah!" Flash Sentry said.

"So, were you suprised? Were you? Were you?" Pinkie Pie said, smiling.

"Very surprised. How did you even get all of this set up so quickly?" Flash Sentry asked.

"Trust me Flash...don't try to rationalize Pinkie Pie. The sooner you stop questioning her, the sooner you will stop having a headache." Twilight said. "It's something everyone in ponyville has gotten used to at this point." She added.

"I guess if I'm the captain of the guard for your castle...I'm going to have to learn to stop questioning her and fast." Flash Sentry said. He noticed that outside of Rarity, the other elements of harmony were there too. "So...what she do; randomly come out of nowhere and drag you here?" Flash asked Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

"At least your able to comprehend that much..." Twilight said.

"Yeah...more or less. Completely botched my Wonderbolt Training." Rainbow Dash said.

"Them huh? I wonder if their captain is still that one pink Pegasus mare. That's who it was when I was in combat camp." Flash Sentry said. That got Rainbow Dash's attention.

"Your talking about Firefly? She retired years ago. How old are you again?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"That must have slipped under my radar when I was just a colt then..." Flash Sentry said.

"How were ya a colt and still enlisted?" Applejack asked.

"Combat camp is for kids; it's not actually part of the royal guard training at all. I simply went there because I heard it was for those who wanted to see if they could handle royal guard training. In fact..." Flash Sentry took a shuffle through his saddlebags before pulling out some kind of certificate. "Here it is!" He said.

"Certificate of highest recommendation?!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"I've heard of that...they only would give that to someone who they would put into the royal guard in a heart beat." Twilight said.

"Yep! I was the only one who went that year who got one of these. A year later, Captain Shining Armor of all ponies found out about it, and took me under his tutolage so that when I was old enough, I would be more then ready for the royal guards. It was tough training at first, I will admit." Flash Sentry said. "Then one day, I saw this mysterious rainbow explosion just as I was feeling like guard stuff wasn't for me. As soon as I saw that explosion, I made my decision that I would be the kind of Royal Guard that could protect others at a moment's notice. Just as I had that empiphony, my cutie mark appeared which cemented it for me." Flash Sentry said.

"Did you just say you saw a Rainbow Explosion when you got your cutie mark?" Twilight asked.

"Yep. Why? Is that important?" Flash Sentry said.

"I think it's best if I told you how we all got ours..." Rainbow Dash said.

"...Are you actually serious right now?" Flash Sentry asked.

"Yep. Pretty serious alright." Rainbow Dash said. "Who would've thunk it huh?" She asked.

"Huh...didn't think that Rainbow Explosion was the result of someone breaking the sound barrier. I've only heard the rumors of something like that happening." Flash Sentry asked.

"What do you mean breaking the sound barrier?" Rainbow Dash said. "You mean I'm not the first pony to pull off the Sonic Rainboom?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I have no doubt that that's the result of what happened when you did it. I mean, you are part of the wonderbolt reserves. But as for the breaking of the sound barrier? One would need to be able to move fast enough to do that. I suppose someone might have caused a sonic rainboom a long long time ago, and not knowing about the sound barrier thing, simply called it like they saw it." Flash Sentry said.

"Well...I'm still the most awesome at doing it!" Rainbow Dash said, smirking a bit.

"Enough with this talk, let's party!" Pinkie Pie said.

"Heh...I suppose I could enjoy this party while it's here. We can talk about this later." Flash Sentry said.

Meanwhile...

"Who...who are you?" An unknown Wonderbolt said to a mysterious figure; the wonderbolt being bruised beyond recognition.

"Who I am doesn't matter to you." The mysterious figure said. "I'm only going to ask you one last time before I take away your pride: Where does this 'Rarity Belle' live?" He asked.

"That information is classified; I'm not supposed to tell anyone the location of the barer of the element of Generosity." The Wonderbolt said.

"Well I'm glad you take your wonderbolt duties seriously at least..." The mysterious figure said but then suddenly started pulling on a wing. "...Too bad it'll be the last wonderbolt duty you'll uphold." He said before ripping the wing clean off the wonderbolt. "...Don't worry. I called for an ambulance so you won't die. But know this: Your no longer able to be a wonderbolt. And tell your captain that if I don't have the location of Rarity Belle within seven days, I'll put another of you wonderbolts out of commission." The Mysterious figure finished.

"THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN BUDDY!" A female voice called out before suddenly barroling into the mysterious figure.

"What the...Lighting Dust?" The Wonderbolt asked.

"Go! Run!" Lighting Dust said. The wonderbolt then fled.

"You...how dare you interupt me!" The Mysterious Figure said. "Very well...allow me to show you my power as Insightful Wraith!" The Mysterious Figure said.

"I've already done what I needed to do here; your gonna be finished soon buddy." Lighting Dust said before speeding off.

"What the...HEY GET BACK HERE, I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET!" Insightful Wraith calls out in vain. "Curses...she made sure the Wonderbolt would get noticed before I wanted her to..." He said.

Author's Note

*gasp* Seems we have a mysterious new villain on our hands looking for Rarity. Who is the mysterious Insightful Wraith? And why is he after Rarity? And most important of all, what will happen next? All these answers and more, next time on "My Little Pony: The Prince of Friendship"!