Back on Top

by Applefai

Rating: teen
Tags: Random, Anthro, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Soarin
Length: 3898

Soarin feels dissatisfied, he has let himself go and wishes for a change

Soarin has a happy life, a happy marriage. But he still feels dissatisfied and urns for a change. He decides to do something now that he has ample opportunity to do so.

Commissioned by: FriendsForever

Published 2023-02-16 00:00:01 UTC
Last updated 2023-03-15 20:00:06 UTC

Fallen Star to Rising Star

Soarin wakes up to the pitter patter of rain outside his bedroom window, waking up he sees he is alone in the bed, Rainbow having left to teach at Twilight’s school, he had originally planned to be a coach there, but opted to be a stay at home dad. Getting out of bed, he went to the bathroom to do his daily routine. As he splashes cold water on his face, he catches himself in the mirror and is disheartened at what stares back at him.

His reflection stares back at him with bags under his eyes and what used to be a fit and muscular figure was now a chubby mass, his six pack takes the form of a tire and even walking winds him to an extent. Soarin lets out a solemn sigh as he wonders what went wrong and how it came to this.

As Soarin went into the kitchen he scavenged for something to eat, most of the food being grab and go meals or quick-fixes because of the kids, so much time was dedicated to them that by the time they could eat, they had only a little energy so a quick fix was the best option. The cereal shelf housed mainly sugary cereals except for one lone box, the box in question was a whole grain bran cereal with raisins. Soarin grabbed the box and prepared himself a bowl, taking a seat at the kitchen table and began to eat.

The house laid quiet, his kids having already left for school and Rainbow at work had left him alone with his thoughts.

‘When did I start letting myself go,’ the blue pegasus thought to himself as he ate, his phone suddenly ringing.

When Soarin answered the phone a familiar voice rang out. “Hey Clipper, It’s Zippy. How are you doing,” the voice asked as Soarin smiled.

“Hey, Thunderlane, I’m doing fine, What’s up with you,” Soarin asked as he put the phone on speaker.

“I’m good, hey a couple of the guys and I are planning on going bowling tonight, maybe have a few drinks, you want to come,” his friend asked as Soarin looked at the calendar, carefully marked with important occasions and events. “I’m free,” he finally replied after checking to see if he was free.

“Great, it’s been a while since we’ve hung out, you have to tell us what you’ve been up to, we'll see you tonight,” Thunderlane said as he hung up, leaving Soarin alone with his thoughts again.

Soarin returned to eating, soon finishing the bowl and washing it before putting it back into the cupboard.

He tries to think of what he can do while alone, but comes to a roadblock, not knowing what to do as he goes into the living room and switches on the television.

A game show starts to play as Soarin relaxes on the couch, answering the trivia questions as if he were there. One of the questions involved Wonderbolt history which sparked memories within Soarin; feeling nostalgic, Soarin brings out an album filled with newspaper clippings and photos of his time in the Wonderbolts, the first show he flew in and the first day Rainbow joined their ranks brought a smile to his face. He gawks at the old photos and how fit he used to be, his legs and calves were cut and his abs were tight, but now only used for daily routines.

As Soarin journeyed down memory lane, he lost track of time and soon Soarin heard the door open. “Soarin, I’m home,” Rainbow called out, snapping him back to the present.

“Hey, Honey,” Soarin replied as he got up and went to greet her, “How was your day,” he asked as he planted a kiss on her lips.

“It was fine,” Rainbow replied as she sat down on the couch, Soarin joining her as he muted the television.

“That’s good, Oh I think I should let you know, I may be going bowling tonight with some old friends,” her husband replied as he helped her get her shoes off.

“Oh, that’s fine, Soar, you deserve a night like that,” Rainbow replied as she leaned back. “Just don’t over do it,” she said with a slight giggle before Soarin started massaging her feet.

The rest of the day went by, their kids came home and they ate dinner together, Soarin helped his son and daughter with their homework from subjects they struggled in, before long it was time to meet his friends, so giving Rainbow a kiss goodbye, Soarin went out the door.

Arriving at the bowling alley, Soarin entered the building and heard the toppling of pins as ponies bowled. “Yo, Soarin. Over here,” Thunderlane called out as he waved him down.

Soarin approached where his friend was, and sat at the table, the lanes didn’t allow food or drink to be near them, so Thunderlane sat near the small café with Bulk Biceps and Fleetfoot.

“Hey, Soarin; what have you been up to since you and Crash retired,” Fleetfoot asked, smiling as he sat down.

“Not much really, just raising our two kids, Rainbow works at Twilight’s school while I stay at home,” Soarin replied.

Thunderlane had left to go pay for a lane, leaving the three of them to talk and catch up on events. “You really let yourself go, Soarin,” Bulk Biceps said, making Soarin blush and sheepishly smile.

“Yeah, but that’s life, when the kids were just babies we spent the majority of our time catering to them, Rainbow and I barely had time to cook for ourselves so we opted for quick fixes,” Soarin said as Thunderlane came back with the shoes, having remembered what size each of them wore.

The small group of friends began to bowl as they chatted and caught up on old times. They laughed most of the time, but also started talking about their personal lives.

During the game, Soarin sat down near Fleetfoot and saw a ring around her finger. “I see you’ve got someone special,” Soarin said, making Fleetfoot blush as she smiled.

“Yeah, I do, and he’s great, really caring and one hell of a cook,” Fleetfoot replied as Soarin smiled knowing who it was before getting up and taking his turn on the lane.

The rest of the night was followed by laughter and recalling the good times, Soarin showing off his kids pictures, and just catching up.

When Soarin arrived home, it was late at night and the kids and Rainbow had already retired to bed, Soarin himself went to the bathroom to prepare for bed himself. Catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror and Bulk’s comment echoing in his mind, he smiles. “Bulk is right, I have let myself go, I think I’ll cut out the unhealthy food and start exercising again,” Soarin said to himself as he left the bathroom and stuck into bed with his wife, putting his arms around her as he began to cuddle her.

First Reps

Soarin wakes up early the next morning and freshens up in the bathroom, changing into his workout clothes he prepares for the day, knowing he’ll have all the time he needs to set the wheels in motion.

Heading into the kitchen he gets out a piece of paper and a pen to write Rainbow a note, she wasn’t expected at the school until later, so he wanted her to know where he’d gone.

After finishing the note, Soarin grabbed an apple and a banana before bolting out the door and flying to the ground. Going to a local park, Soarin started to jog, breathing heavily as he tried to control his speed and breathing. Sweat had already begun to drip from his forehead from the lack of exercise, but he was determined to get back into shape.

As he runs, he hears his stomach growl, so as soon as he sees a bench, he sits down to take a breather. Taking out the apple from a bag he brought with him, he takes out his pocket knife that his son had bought for him as a birthday gift and cuts into the juicy red fruit.

As soon as he ate a single piece, Soarin could feel the energy rush inside him, replenishing with each bite of the apple he cut off. As soon as the apple was finished, Soarin licks his knife clean and puts it back into his pocket before jogging again, the apple giving him a boost of energy.

As Soarin jogs his thoughts race around in his head. ‘Ok, I can join Bulk’s gym again, but first a few daily routines, after today I will do nothing but small stuff tomorrow to give my muscles time to heal,’ he thought to himself as he jogged through the park.

As he ran he could feel the sweat pouring off of him like a waterfall, he kept jogging, only stopping to take a breather every few minutes before starting again.

Soarin kept up this routine for the majority of the day, only returning home when the sun was beginning to set.

As he walked in, he could smell the vegetarian meatloaf he taught Rainbow how to make. He walks into the kitchen to see Rainbow getting out plates, he helps her set the table as she smiles.

“There you are,” she said as she hugged him, his sweat soaking her arm as she squeezed him. “You’ve worked up quite a sweat, go on and take a shower, dinner still isn’t ready yet,” his wife said as Soarin went upstairs and into their bathroom.

Stripping off his workout clothes, Soarin tosses them down to the floor with a wet plop as he enters the shower. As he scrubs himself, he wonders how many pounds he has lost and curses himself for not checking it before he went jogging. But seeing it couldn’t be helped, he decided to just check it when he finished washing up.

Once out of the shower, after taking an ice cold rinse, he steps on the scale and checks his weight, he sees he’s just a tad bit over for what he should be if he wants to become a Wonderbolt again. Making a mental note of his weight he wraps a towel around his body and heads into his room.

There, he gets dressed comfortably in around the house clothes and writes down his weight, after that he takes the towel and his clothes from the bathroom into the laundry room and puts them in the wash.

Before walking down stairs, Soarin stopped by his kid’s room to see how they were doing only to see they haven’t returned yet, thinking it strange, Soarin went downstairs to ask Rainbow where they were. “Hey, weren’t the kids supposed to be home by now,” Soarin asked.

Rainbow looked up and slapped her forehead, “Oh, sorry I forgot to tell you, Nimbus is staying the night at a friend's house, and Cumulo is going on a date with Gala, so it’s just the two of us,” Rainbow said as Soarin nodded.

“Ah, ok,” Soarin replied as he sat down, Rainbow serving him a plate.

“Sorry if I forgot to tell you, but since we got the house to ourselves we could have some fun,” Rainbow said, practically whispering, causing Soarin’s wings to pop up and rod to stiffen.

“That sounds good to me,” Soarin replied as he started to practically wolf down his food.

“But first, tell me about your day, why the sudden urge to exercise,” Rainbow asked, looking to have a conversation

“I just feel dissatisfied, you know; it’s not our marriage by any means, it’s just, I feel like I really let myself go,” Soarin replied, eliminating any fear that Rainbow had about it being them.

“I know what you mean, with the kids taking all our time when they were younger we didn’t have the time or energy to eat right ourselves,” Rainbow replied, understanding where Soarin was coming from. “I actually may join you, I can work out at the gym at Twilight’s school during my breaks, who knows maybe we’ll return to the Wonderbolts,” Rainbow said, causing them both to chuckle,

“Maybe, but one thing at a time,” Soarin said as he finished his meal.

Rainbow finished at the same time Soarin did, just tossing the plates in the sink, Rainbow stroked Soarin’s shoulder, as she began to walk upstairs. “Come on cowboy,” she said, giving her tail a swish.

Blushing bright red Soarin got up only to winch a little. “Give me a moment, I’m a little sore from the jog,” he said, making Rainbow smile.

“That’s ok, just let me do all the work then,” Rainbow said, making her husband blush even more as he began to sweat.

Once upstairs and in their room, Rainbow locked the door and helped Soarin remove his clothes, opening him up like a present. When she finally got him naked, she took off her clothes, revealing that she had been commando the whole time. “Now lay down,” she said as she pushed him onto his back and straddled him, his cock sticking up like a flag pole as she lowered her pussy over it, it slowly slid inside as she began to bounce up and down.

Soarin moaned in pleasure, he and Rainbow haven’t screwed each other for a while so the feeling was overpoweringly pleasant, using what little strength he had, Soarin moved his hips to match Rainbow's bounces and soon found himself cumming, shooting his seed into Rainbow as she moaned in pleasure, her orgasm washing over his pelvis as she collapses over the top of him as they both fall asleep.

Reapplication and New Tricks

When Soarin returns home from his jog, Rainbow is there waiting for him, she wears her night gown as waits for him in her chair.

“Where were you, Soarin?” she asked as she startled him when he came in.

With a sigh of regret, Soarin came in and threw his arms round her and gave her a hug. “I went to the bar, I had one cider with a plate of vegetarian buffalo wings and ranch,” Soarin confessed as he broke the hug and sat down on the couch.

Rainbow did her best to hold in a snicker, “That’s it?” she asked as she sat down. “Then why do you look like you feel guilty?” she asked as she brought him a bottle of water.

“Because I should be dieting if I want to lose weight,” Soarin stopped and paused for a minute before continuing. “With the kids grown up we can finally take time for ourselves, I was even thinking of rejoining the Wonderbolts,” Soarin said as Rainbow smiled.

“Soarin, you shouldn’t feel bad for indulging yourself,” Rainbow said, as Soarin put his hand on his face.

“I know, Bulk told me the same thing, but it’s just so hard to stay strong,” Soarin replied back.

“I know, Soar, I know. I had to abstain from alcoholic cider when I was pregnant, but it was worth it, plus my system did need some cleaning out,” Rainbow said as she side hugged Soarin.

Soarin looked up. “But that was something you had to do, this is something I want to do,” Soarin replied.

Rainbow lovingly rubbed his back, “I know, but that doesn’t matter, you just need to stay strong no matter if it’s a want or need, also you’re not alone, I’ve been working out myself, but I do indulge myself on some days, so don’t feel guilty,” Rainbow told him, revealing that she was working out too.

“You do?” Soarin asked as he looked at his wife, noticing how she does look a bit slimmer. She had grown a belly herself, but now it looked a little more firm, and the stretch marks from her pregnancy were receding

“Yes, I just work it off after,” Rainbow said as she got up, "I have my own gym that I go to, but I can always help you out at home,” she said as she went into the kitchen and brought them both a bottle of water. “Well, we should get to bed, I bet you plan on working out tomorrow,” Rainbow said as Soarin nodded and took his bottle of water upstairs.

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The next morning Soarin woke up early, as he did his daily routine in the bathroom he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. His body was now slimmer but he was still chubby, his chest flat as a board, his clothes though they still fit were now a tad loose causing him to pick out some tighter clothes.

As he headed to the gym the smells of the local bakery were still tempting, but he could still deny his cravings, realizing he forgot to eat breakfast, he did decide to stop, but instead of anything sugary, he ordered an everything bagel with cream cheese and black coffee.

Finding a seat in the eatery, he sat down and started to eat his breakfast as he waited for the gym to open. He had set aside a thirty minute workout for today, because he would be trying to reapply to the Bolts today.

Soarin slowly eats his breakfast and as soon as the gym opens, he checks in and starts working out, he focuses more on his cardio than anything, also training in the wind chamber they have for pegasi to train their wind resistance. The thirty minutes seem to fly by quickly as he finishes his time in the wind chamber, maxing out at thirty-three miles per hour wind.

After a quick shower at the gym and changing into a fresh set of clothes, Soarin hightails it to the Wonderbolt recruitment office, he meets with Spitfire, who oftentimes runs the place herself.

“Hey, there Clipper, Fleetfoot told me you may show up, though don’t expect any nepotism,” Spitfire said as she looked at his form.

“I know ma’am, you were always one for professionalism and I admire that,” Soarin replied as he waited.

After about ten minutes, Spitfire put the form down and stamped it. “This is the most I can do, I can accept you, but Wonderbolts have changed a lot, there are maneuvers that we no longer perform, now there are even non-pegasi joining our ranks more often, though they still can’t perform in aerial shows,’’ Spitfire said, listing off changes. “The gist is, you will have to go through basic training again and take the entrance exam again,” Spitfire finished as Soarin nodded.

“Understood, ma’am,” Soarin replied as he saluted.

“I have a feeling Crash will reapply to, so I won’t be giving you two the same coach and I won’t be coaching you two,” Spitfire said as she handed Soarin back his form. “Report there at 0500 tomorrow morning,” she said as she got back to doing paperwork.

Soarin saluted and left without saying another word, eager to try and climb back on top.

Back to Basics

Soarin woke up bright and early the next morning, quickly going through his morning routine Soarin freshens up and leaves so he can go to basic training

Once there, he sees tons of new recruits, all bright eyed and full of spunk. Most of them noticed him right away and crowded around him.

Soarin blushed at the praise he was getting, happy to hear that he is still a legend to some.

The first day comes and goes pretty quickly with Soarin returning home before his kids do, there Rainbow is waiting for him to hear about his day.

“Welcome home, sweetie. How was your first day back at boot camp,” Rainbow asked as Soarin sat down.

“It was pleasant, a lot of new tricks were added and there are some maneuvers that are no longer performed,” Soarin informed Rainbow, regaling her about his day.

Months would pass with him being in basic training, the ol’ dizzitron was still in use, training cadets on how to quickly recover from spinning too quickly.

Soarin hadn’t been keeping track of his weight loss, but knew he was shredding the pounds faster while being here, his clothes at this point he could fit into, but not fit him.

On one of his days off from basic training he went shopping for new clothes, along with Rainbow who had slimmed down quite a bit. After a full day of shopping, the two returned home and looked in the mirror in the bathroom before stripping down.

They both smiled as they saw that their abs had returned, Soarin’s pecs jetted out and Rainbow’s breast was standing firm as well, she had gotten rid of the stretch lines and baby weight as well.

After admiring themselves in the mirror, they went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. As they were working, their kids came in from school and helped them set the table.

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A few months passed and soon Rainbow Dash and Soarin were finally Wonderbolt again, their commanders were so impressed with how fast they were learning that they pulled a few strings. As they suit up Soarin and Rainbow look at a scrap of paper with a big A+ stamped on it with red ink.

“I shoulda knew you two would pass,” Spitfire said as she closed her locker.

“Like we wouldn’t, though I did need Twilight’s help to study again,” Rainbow replied as she rubbed the back of her head sheepishly.
“Cut the crap, Hon,” Soarin said as he playfully nudged her, “you remembered, you just wanted to hang with Twi,”

Rainbow blushed as she nudged him back, “Well that too. But I did need help with the added stuff.

Spitfire let out a chuckle, “Well you two were certainly the talk of the town, you two may have set an academy record for fastest return from retirement,” she said as she put on her goggles.

As they got ready to take to the skies, Soarin’s heart beated rapidly as he heard the roar of the crowd, his excitement rising as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath as the announcer proclaimed the event.

“AAAAAND FLYING AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT SOARIN AND RAINBOW DASH,” the announcer aid as they all took off flying, multiple ohhs and ahhs erupted from the crowd as they performed their stunts.

After the show, Soarin and Rainbow were chilling backstage when a knock was heard and in came Cumulo and Nimbus.

“That was so cool, dad. Why didn’t you say you two were rejoining the Bolts,” Cumulo asked, mesmerized by his parents' metamorphosis.

“We wanted to surprise you,” Soarin replied as he ruffled his son’s hair.

“We also did it to try and get back in shape, we actually needed to, we were eating too conveniently for a while,” Rainbow added as she ruffled her daughter’s hair.

“That’s great, I think I want to be a Wonderbolt like you two,” Cumulo said as Soarin chuckled.

“That sounds great, son, train hard like me and you might be able to, but first let’s go grab a bite,” Soarin replied as the left the stadium leaving behind an applauding audience and taking a new feeling of pride with them.