My Little Pony: Equestrian Life In another World

Two weeks had passed since Cole arrived in Equestria. So far he had been trying his best to adjust to this new world. Though it seems strange, being around ponies and everything, but he was able to make it work for a bit. He was even thankful for having work at a job. Not a paying job, but as long as he’s able to get food on the table, he’s not complaining.

One day, he was busy picking the apples and placed them in a basket. After he wiped the sweat from his brow, he heard a noise that sounded like a jet engine. He looked up and saw Rainbow Dash flying down to the farm. What the heck could she be doing there?

“Oh, hey Rainbow,” said Cole when he saw her flying in, “What’s up?”

“Nothing much,” said Rainbow, “Just swinging by and seeing how you were doing?”

“Because of the fact that you wanted to make sure I didn’t do anything whacky?” said Cole rhetorically.

Rainbow snickered at that a bit. “Maybe a little. But that’s not the case.”

Rainbow then landed near him and brought out a ticket.

“I wanted to give you a ticket to the Wonderbolt’s stunt show up at Canterlot.” Said Rainbow Dash in excitement.

“Oh, okay.” Said Cole as he was surprised by the ticket. For this was the first time he was invited to go to watch a type of arial show. It may not be jets and planes, but he has to admit, the Pegasi are really good at what they do. “Thanks.”

He accepted the ticket and asked, “Are the others going?”

“Pff, obviously.” Said Rainbow whilst rolling her eyes. “I even gave one for Twilight and Beau, as soon as they can find a babysitter that is.”

“Wait, they’re back already?” said Cole. “When did they get back?”

It turned out a week ago, Cole heard that Twilight and Beau went to Canterlot High for a visit, and to introduce their child to them, which would leave them excited.

“Just now.” Said Rainbow, who then rubbed the back of her head and nervously said, “And uh…”

“She said her piece to your counterpart and her friends, didn’t she?” asked Cole.

“Well…” said Rainbow.

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In the flashback, Twilight and Beau went over to visit Canterlot High, where they wish to introduce their child, Moonlight Sparkle. At first they fawned over her, until Twilight asked Applejack, Rainbow, and Rarity to come speak to her in private.

When they were, Twilight instantly slapped them, taking them by surprise. She immediately ranted out of how the three of them were supposed to look after Sunset after the Fall Formal, like they promised, and they lied to her, and that they treated her like garbage without even giving her a chance.

Whilst she was ranting, the others were surprised, with Beau telling them that he told Twilight, which shocked them, with Beau saying that he didn’t Pinkie Promise her, and that the first rule of marriage, no lies, which Pinkie surprisingly understood. After that ordeal, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity apologized to Twilight for lying to her, and that they should’ve tried to help her, with Twilight warning them not to let it happen again, otherwise she’ll be even stricter.

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“Ouch.” Cringed Cole.

“Yeah, it wasn’t pretty.” Said Rainbow Dash. “Though we’re both loyal, she tends to be…”

“More stubborn and egotistical as you are?” teased Cole, which caused Rainbow to look at him with a glare. “Applejack and Bucky told me when we had lunch.”

“I’m so gonna get her for that.” Grumbled Rainbow. But then shook it off. “Anyway, I so can’t wait to show my moves when I’m there.”

“Ahem,” said Bucky when he stood next to the tree with his arms crossed, surprising Cole that he was standing there, with Rainbow also surprised. “Rainbow, what did we talk about the whole showboating thing a while back?”

Rainbow groaned and said, “It’s not gonna be like that again!!”

“Uh-huh.” Muttered Bucky, knowing fully well how Rainbow’s mind tends to be from time to time.

“I’m not!!” said Rainbow as she once again denied it.

“Anyway,” said Bucky as he changed the subject, “What can I do for you?”

“Oh, I came here to get my friends and you guys tickets to see the show.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“When is it?” asked Bucky.

“Just about next week.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“Well,” thought Bucky, “We are off next weekend, and we’re ahead of schedule for our deliveries and supplies. I’m sure we can watch it.”

“Seriously?” said Rainbow with a flexed eyebrow when he said that.

“Hey, I’m just saying,” said Bucky, “Last time we invited you and the others to come with us to watch that Rodeo contest, you had to call in sick because of the feather flu.”

“Feather flu?” said Cole surprised. “That’s really a thing?”

“Ugh, you don’t wanna know.” Grumbled Rainbow as she didn’t want to think about it. “I still can’t believe I got the case of the Feather Flu. Me, the mare who makes sure she’s healthy.”

“And having a habit of going overboard.” Said Bucky with a smirk

“Hey!!” said Rainbow whilst she was ticked off by that comment. “Because of my training, I ended up doing things by ten seconds flat!!”

“And makes you ten seconds dummier whenever you crash.” Teased Bucky in a goofy accent.

“What?!” shouted Rainbow before she growled with a red face.

Cole couldn’t help but snicker at that, until Rainbow was dangerously close to his face as she said with a glare, “Is something funny?”

Cole couldn’t explain it, but the more he looks at her, the more he realized how pretty her eyes were.

“Wow,” said Cole, “Those pretty eyes…”

Once again, it made Rainbow blush madly at that, causing her to groan out loudly and said, “Will you stop doing that?!”

“Hey, you want us to see your show, or not?” said Cole whilst he did a mock glare at her.

Rainbow groaned at that and pulled away and said, “Yeah, I do.”

“Then don’t you have somewhere else to be?” asked Cole rhetorically, “Or do you like me to tease you further about you…”

“Okay, I’m outta here!!” exclaimed Rainbow as she didn’t want to be reminded of her embarrassing secret again.

Cole shook his head and said, “Sometimes I don’t think I’ll ever understand her.”

“Trust me,” said Bucky when he walked over to her, “Applejack and the others couldn’t figure her out either. But we made it work, nonetheless. Though I sometimes catch her napping on one of the trees every now and then.”

“Is she lazy?” asked Cole in confusion.

“Not really,” said Bucky, “There’s a reason why she’s the top athlete, and she tries to see what her friends are doing. If only we could convince her to stop complaining about everything.”

“Complaining?” said a confused Cole.

“Put it this way,” said Bucky, “Rainbow wanted to bring Fluttershy to watch the Dragon Migration a while back and…”

“Wait, Dragons? Like Spike?” asked Cole.

“That’s the one.” Said Bucky, “Anyway, she didn’t want to watch the dragons cause they’re scared of her. They told her they’d be safe, but she still refused. Then Rainbow reminded her that Rainbow had to watch the Butterfly migration with her and that she owed him, but she still refused. Rainbow didn’t like watching the Butterfly migration either, and you don’t see her complaining about it.”

“Wait, if Rainbow didn’t like or wanted to watch the butterfly migration, why didn’t she just say no?” asked Cole.

“That’s…I don’t know, we didn’t get an answer out of that either.” Said Bucky.

“So, are we going to the show?” asked Cole.

“Sure are.” Said Bucky, “But I’m gonna make doubled sure that nothing goes wrong. The last thing I want is anything to hurt the babies.”

“Babies?” asked Cole in confusion.

“Rarity’s also pregnant.” Said Bucky, “So we gotta make doubly sure.”

“Ah, gotcha.” Said Cole, then looked at himself, “And whilst I’m here, thanks to the bits I earned I’ll ask them if they could make me some attire, maybe some shoes as well.”

“I’m sure they would,” said Bucky, “Silver already knows how to make proper footwear. Though he only makes it on occasions, considering all the ponies in town have, er, hooves.”

“Right, forgot about that.” Said Cole. “But would it be okay if I go find some proper attire?”

“Sure thing, you’re already done for the day.” Said Bucky, “So you go on ahead, I’ll go get these to the barn so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Thanks, will do.” Said Cole as he went ahead to the boutique whilst Bucky took the wagon filled with apples to the barn.

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A few days later, it was time for the big show. Cole walked over to the train station and took out a pocket watch that he recently bought. He noticed that it was nearly 3PM.

“Aw, yeah!!”

He looked to his right and saw a younger Pegasus girl arriving with her scooter. This would be Scootaloo, he remembered Bucky telling him about the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and the shenanigans they caused just to try and find them. And sometimes she’d have an even bigger ego than Rainbow, especially when she tends to act all cool.

“Nailed it!!” said Scootaloo after she landed.

“Heh, still doing your moves on the scooter, huh?” said Cole.

Though Scootaloo was a little startled, she saw Cole standing there and waving to her.

“Oh hey.” Said Scootaloo whilst recognizing him. “Cole, right?”

“That’s right.” Said Cole, “I assume Rainbow gave you a ticket as well?”

“Sure did!!” said Scootaloo in excitement and held her ticket. “I am so looking forward to seeing her in action!!”

He couldn’t help but find Scootaloo’s admiration for Rainbow adorable whilst he rolled his eyes at the same time. Scootaloo then noticed him holding something.

“Hey, since when did you get a pocket watch?” said Scootaloo in confusion.

“Bought it yesterday.” Said Cole, “Figured that I’d be able to tell the time as well as being on time. Sometimes I make a habit of being a little early. And from what I noticed, you as well.”

“What can I say, I’d never miss anything that’s important.” Said Scootaloo, “Whether its Rainbow Dash, or with my friends.”

“Speaking of which,” said Cole, “Bucky told me you lot were having trouble what to do after you got your Cutie Marks. Gotta admit, that’s kind of ironic.”

“It is?” said Scootaloo in confusion.

“Yeah,” said Cole, “You spent so long trying to find your Cutie Marks, you didn’t think what would happen once you do get them.”

Scootaloo also laughed at that and said, “You know what, this is ironic.”

The two of them laughed a bit at that, with Cole saying, “But did you figure out what you were going to do?”

“We did a while back.” Said Scootaloo, “And so far we’ve been helping others realize their destinies, as well as helping them find their Cutie Marks.”

“That’s good.” Said Cole, “I hope you and your friends continue to be successful in the future.”

“Thanks.” Said Scootaloo whilst smiling.

Cole then noticed something from behind her, and said, “Oh look, here come the others right now.”

The Mane 6, Beau, Bucky, Silver, and Genus arrived, along with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.

“Wow, you’re early.” Said Bucky when he noticed Cole.

“What can I say,” said Cole, “During my high school days, I was always punctual and on time. Plus, it pays to be prepared when it comes to wanting to be a step ahead.”

“I hear that.” Said Beau. “Come on everyone, we’ve got a train to catch.”

Everyone soon boarded the train, with Apple Bloom asking, “Mr. Beau, are y’all sure that Moonlight will be alright goin to a noisy show?”

“Don’t worry, we’ll drop her off at Twilight’s parents’ place.” Said Beau, “They’ve been wanting to spend more time with Moonlight.”

“They were a little busy visiting Ponyville when they were staying in Canterlot, but thankfully they’ve cleared their schedule to look after her.”

“That’s good to hear.” Said Sweetie Belle, “But what about Applejack and Rarity? Will they be okay?”

“Now don’t you worry there, Sugarcube.” Said Applejack.

“We’ll be extra careful over there.” Said Rarity once she took her seat.

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It had been ten minutes after all of them left Ponyville via train. And things were pretty quiet.

“What do you mean you don’t have any!!”

Or maybe not.

Right now, Rarity was fuming as she shouted at the clerk.

“I want a confectionary treat!!” shouted Rarity, “I don’t want any stinking sandwiches!!”

“I’m sorry ma’am, but we simply don’t have anything else to serve!!” said the clerk in a panic.

“But I simply crave for something sweet!!” Cried Rarity dramatically, “Because the cravings I have are simply terrible!! I just want to eat something without the need to throw up!!”

She then placed her head against a seat and muttered, “Stupid pregnancy.”

This confused the clerk, with Silver saying, “Sorry about that, she’s currently expecting. And it’s nearly three months.”

This surprised the clerk, but then whispered, “I’m sorry that we don’t have any sir, but if you want to blame somepony, blame the pink one with the poofy hair.”

“Pinkie Pie?” whispered Silver, which caused Rarity and Applejack to overhear him, as well as the others.

“That’s right.” Said the clerk, “Because of her constantly buying them on every train ride she’s on and not letting everypony else buy them, we keep losing money just to purchase more of them, so the RTA had voted to make sandwiches just to save what was left of our budget, and until we get more funds, we won’t be able to buy any more of them.”

After explaining things, the clerk walked away whilst surprising everyone. This caused Rarity to fume and look at Pinkie Pie.

“This is all your fault!!” shouted Rarity as she pointed at Pinkie Pie, which confused the latter.

“What did I do?” said a confused Pinkie Pie.

“Because of your constant sweet tooth cravings, there isn’t any to buy!!” said Rarity.

“Hey, that’s not true!!” said Pinkie Pie.

“Uh, Pinkie.” Said Rainbow Dash, gaining her attention, “I’m gonna have to side with Rarity on this one. If I remember correctly, last time the both of us were riding the train together when we were on a friendship mission to Griffonstone, you ended up using all the bits to buy them. Bits that Twilight gave us that we were supposed to give the Griffons and ended up using all of them.”

“What?!” said Twilight shocked, then looked at the latter and said, “Pinkie!!”

“You know I can’t control myself when it comes to sweets!!” said Pinkie Pie.

“What would you know about self-control?!!” shouted Rarity, “All you ever think about is making a big fat pig out of yourself!!”

“Hey, I don’t make a big fat pig out of myself!!” said Pinkie Pie with a loud voice.

“Y’all cake and food bill says otherwise!!” said Applejack loudly.

“And besides Pinkie,” said Rainbow Dash, “If you hadn’t spent all those bits, I wouldn’t have been stuck and nearly fall off the ledge when I was trying to get that stupid model in the first place.”

“Alright, calm down!!” shouted Beau, causing everyone to be silent. “Look, there were a handful of faults here, but let me say this. Rarity and Applejack, calm down, your pregnancy talks are getting out of hand. Rainbow, if anyone was a fool as well it was you, because you entrusted her into looking after the bits instead of you. Twilight, you shouldn’t have asked them to take so much bits with you, because if you weren’t so ignorant and caught up on lost times, you would’ve known that Griffonstone had faced a financial crisis and poverty for the past one hundred years.”

This caused everyone to pause and think about what had happened.

“Oh dear, you’re right.” Said Rarity as she realized her pregnancy had made her say the wrong things. “I’m sorry Pinkie Pie.”

“Ah’m sorry too.” Said Applejack.

Pinkie Pie sighed and looked out of the window, “I know.”

“How the heck is it that you’re able to calm them down so quickly?” asked Cole.

“Trust me, I learned a thing or two from my wife whilst watching her do what she does.” Said Beau, “That and most times she kept wanting to ask a ton of questions of the difference between the species here and on our world.”

Twilight giggled sheepishly at that. But then she remembered something.

“You know, I forgot to ask.” Said Twilight, “When you explained about Changelings, Dragons and so on from your world? What about ponies in general?”

“Well for starters, Unicorns, Alicorns, and Pegasi are considered a myth in our world, but they are told plenty of times through folklore and legends.” Said Beau.

“Folklore and legends?” said Rarity in confusion.

“That’s right,” said Beau, “In our world, Unicorns and Alicorns were known for their purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin and their horns have the power to purify and cure people of all diseases like measles and rubella, ailments such as fever and body aches. They even have the power to cleanse water of toxins and poisons in order for it to be safe for consumption. Creating healing powder, detecting, and nullifying poisons and so on, something that a wizard would do.”

The Mane 6 was silent at first, then they all suddenly laughed at that notion.

“I’m sorry darling, but that’s just ridiculous.” Said Rarity whilst wiping her tears.

“Yeah, no Unicorn can do that, and Princesses Celestia, Luna, or even Cadence couldn’t even do that.” Said Twilight before she giggled.

“Tell that to the Unicorns of myth in my world.” Said Beau. However, he suddenly noticed Twilight was intrigued and thought about it. He smirked and said, “You’re planning to do research to see if it’s possible, aren’t you?”

Twilight blushed at this and denied it by going, “Pff, no.”, then went, “Okay, maybe a little.”

Rainbow was then curious about something, and asked, “What about Pegasi? Can they control the weather in your world?”

“Oh, the weather on our world happens naturally like the Everfree forest, no manipulation whatsoever.” Said Beau, which surprised the ponies, “However, they are well known in mythology from the country of Greece. It’s said that Pegasi often assist great heroes to fight against dangerous creatures like the Kraken and the Chimera.”

“Sweet!!” said Rainbow in excitement, “Glad to see we’re known for helping heroes.”

Applejack was now also curious, “And what about Earth Ponies?”

“They do a lot of things with humans whenever it comes to help building up a land.” Said Beau, “They help a lot in farming when ploughing the fields and help deliver the harvests, did many races either singular or chariot. Helped lead an attack against a foreign enemy. Heck, I still remember a horse that was dear to me. Winafred. He was quite the friend, and we raised it well back at my family’s old ranch.”

This surprised the ponies, even Twilight was surprised by this, and asked, “All of you raise horses?”

“Sure do,” said Beau, “My family was known as the horse lords, and our family crest does have the symbol of the horse. They’re known as the most majestic and beautiful creatures, as well as reside their desire to be strong and independent. As well as the amazing willpower, determination, and among the cleverest of them all.”

The ponies in the cart were greatly surprised by what the horses represent in their world, which some couldn’t help but find a newfound respect for Beau.

“So,” said Cole as he felt like he needed to change the subject, “What’s Canterlot like?”

“Well,” said Rainbow when she decided to change the subject, “Aside from all the snobs who live there, it’s like one of those high-class, fancy cities. Way too glittery for my taste, no offense, Rarity.”

“Ignoring that,” said Rarity as she didn’t want to feel insulted, “It’s also where the Princesses of Equestria live. Unlike the Nobles of Canterlot, the Princesses are very kind and caring about their subjects.”

“It also happens to be the capitol of Equestria.” Said Beau, “Every diplomat goes there from time to time to discuss civil matters. However, last time I was there, some of the nobles don’t take too kindly to different creatures of different kingdoms.”

“Why not?” said a confused Cole.

“Because of the businesses and wealth that their families had built, they let the riches go straight to their heads, thinking that they can do whatever they want and that they think they call the shots.” Said Beau, “When I last time talked to Princess Celestia, she told me some of the nobles wanted to kick them out so that it would only be a Unicorn ruling state, despite forgetting what the founders of Equestria stood for.”

“Really?” said Twilight surprised, for this is the fire time she heard of it, even her friends.

“That’s right,” said Beau as he explained, “When Equestria was founded, many ponies chose to help the kingdom prosper. Many of them helped many lands, towns, villages, and cities to grow overtime and soon gain the title of Lord and Lady over the land and the places they govern, helping it turn into the kingdoms they are, even after Princess Celestia and Princess Luna took over.”

Beau then looked at the landscape of Equestria.

“But as time went by, as many didn’t realize until it was too late, many took over companies that their ancestors built, as well as being in charge of managing finances, militaries and so on, they let the wealth and power go straight to their heads. They immediately think that they should be in charge and most times they would do whatever it took to take over Equestria with an iron hoof, without thinking of the consequences that would follow. In the end, they only cared about themselves and let other creatures from other kingdoms see ponykind as a xenophobic race who wouldn’t lift a hoof to help others who are struggling, like helping Griffonstone with their financial problems, because the ponies in charge think that they own everything.”

Everypony was once again surprised by Beau’s honesty.

“Though Rarity is right,” said Beau, “Some rich ones like Fancy Pants and Fleur are alright, but when it comes to others, that’s when, pardon my expression, shit hits the fan.”

“Ewe!!” said everypony at the same time in disgust.

“He’s not wrong.” Said Bucky.

“Some are like that,” said Silver, “I should know, I attended a few before my parents’…er…demise.”

“Right,” said Genus, “You were part of the whole high society schtick.”

“I was.” Said Silver, not wanting to think about it whilst staring at the window, with Rarity holding his hand, not wanting him to think of those thoughts.

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Soon enough, everyone arrived at Canterlot and departed from the train. They looked around and some of the humans were amazed by the city, considering it’s their first time, especially Cole. When they looked around, some of the nobles gave them skeptical looks, but some were distracted by Moonlight Sparkle, causing some to be surprised, especially since the Princess of Friendship is carrying her.

“Looks like every pony in Canterlot knows you have a child.” Whispered Beau. “But they don’t know who the father is.”

“They will in time.” Said Twilight, “Though I just hope that they’re accepting of her.”

“I hope so too.” Said Beau. “Though the way some of them act, kind of reminds me of some of the folks back at my hometown.”

“I never asked,” said Twilight, “What was the name of your hometown?”

“Can’t remember,” said Beau, “I know that my family said that we came from a country known as France, but they then fled to the United Kingdom to get away from conflict and war. After that, they moved to the United States. We were even involved during the Great War.”

“Great War?” said Twilight surprised. But then she and the others noticed grim looks on the humans’ faces.

“It’s not something we want to talk about.” Said Bucky.

“All of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought in that war.” Said Silver.

“They were hailed as heroes, but they were just lucky to get out of it alive.” Said Genus.

“Because of that war, over sixty million lives were lost.” Said Cole, “There’s a reason that it was called the darkest moment in human history.”

This surprised the ponies, as some of them felt like they didn’t want to know or ask that question at the same time.

Soon enough, everyone arrived at the Canterlot Stadium, which surprised the humans, since it’s their first time there. And during that time, Cole noticed how Rainbow was getting all giddy and excited to perform ever since she became a full member of the Wonderbolts, whilst also giggling and having a toothy grin whilst pumping her fists.

“Heh, I can’t help getting so excited, knowing I’m about to crash a competition!!” said Rainbow Dash in excitement.

“Ha!” said Cole as he teased her whilst giving her a slight nudge with his elbow, “I don’t know why I didn’t realize it before. But when you get hyped up like that, you make yourself look and sound cute.”

Rainbow Dash’s excitement was replaced with a combination of embarrassment and annoyance. Deciding to take it out on Cole, she tried to stomp on his foot…only to get a nasty surprise as she made a face.

Before they knew it, Rainbow ended up yelping in pain and hopped around in one hoof whilst holding her other one. She ended up hopping around whilst making cute noises whilst biting her lower lip. She then looked at him with a cute pouty face whilst Cole laughed.

“Sorry about that Dash, steel toe boots.” Said Cole as he pointed at his shoes. He even tapped on it just to show it. He turned to Silver and said, “Thanks again for hooking me up with these, Silver.”

“You’re welcome,” said Silver, “Normally making them would be hard, considering ponykind doesn’t have feet, but I’m glad I remember the skills to do it.”

“Ooooh,” said Rainbow after she stopped hopping and pointed at him, “You’re gonna pay for that, but not right now.”

“Ain’t that the truth.”

Everyone saw Spitfire and her fellow Wonderbolts standing there with their jumpsuits as they were about to get ready for their show. The moment Rainbow saw her, she got serious and went over to her whilst salting to the two of them.

“Good afternoon, Captain Spitfire, you too Fleetfoot.” Said Rainbow.

“At ease, Crash.” Said Spitfire and temporarily saluted back. “The show doesn’t start for another 30 minutes. Nice to see you’re punctual as usual, though.”

She then noticed Cole standing with the others, “By the way, who’s this? Friend of yours?”

“He’s a newbie in Ponyville.” Said Rainbow Dash, “We’ve already become best buds in just two short weeks. I wanted to show him one of our shows and possibly wow him with my awesomeness.”

“And there’s the cuteness.” Teased Cole, which caused Rainbow to blush and slightly glare at him before he went over to greet her. “The name’s Cole Bolton, nice to meet you.”

“Same here.” Said Spitfire. Then she noticed Silver. “Hey, you’re the human from the boutique in Ponyville.”

“Hey there, Spitfire, been a while.” Said Silver.

“Wait, you know her?” said a surprised and confused Rainbow Dash at the same time.

“He does,” said Spitfire, gaining Rainbow’s attention, “I went over to the boutique the other day and bought a dress over there.”

“Speaking of which, how did it go?” asked Silver. However, upon looking at her face, that’s when he knew. “That bad, huh?”

“Yeah…I don’t wanna talk about it.” Said Spitfire. “Anyway, the Pegasus here next to me is Fleetfoot.”

“Nice to meet you.” Said the Pegasus next to her.

“Good to meet you.” Said Cole.

Before anyone else could say anything, two more members of the Wonderbolts showed up. Both of them were none other than Soarin and Misty Fly.

“Captain, it’s almost time!!” said Soarin, “We gotta get dressed and ready for the show!!!”

“Ugh, it’s always something.” Said Spitfire to herself. Seems like she hates it when someone, er, somepony, has to cut their conversation short. “Sorry to bail, but we gotta get going.”

“Let’s go Dash.” Said Fleetfoot.

“Right.” Said Rainbow as she got up.

“Oh, and by the way, Princess Twilight?” said Spitfire.

“Yes? What is it, Spitfire?” asked Princess Twilight.

“We got the VIP seats ready for you and your friends.” Said Spitfire, “So don’t worry about when you have to teleport, the guards will know that it’s you.”

After Spitfire and her group left with Rainbow, Cole then wondered something.

“Wait, how did you know that they’ll teleport.” Asked Cole.

“Well for one, we need to drop off Moonlight at Twilight’s parents’ place.” Said Beau, “She’s not ready for the noisy environment yet.”

“I just hope the two of them are at home.” Said Twilight.

“The others can go ahead whilst we go to Night Light and Twilight Velvet.” Said Beau.

“But why not teleport us there too?” asked Cole.

“For one, we don’t want to hurt the babies,” said Beau, “If we do, it could leave a horrible side effect.”

“He does have a point, Cole.” Said Rarity as she held onto her belly, same with Applejack, “I simply don’t want anything to happen to my child before her big day.”

“Same here.” Said Applejack.

“Hopefully not like that other woman back on the human world.” Said Cole.

“What to you mean?” asked Scootaloo in confusion.

“There was this one guy who was a bit of a trouble maker, and a bit of a womanizer.” Said Cole, “The women of the neighborhood didn’t like him, and then one of them said that she didn’t want to bring a new baby to the world with that guy running around.”

The other guys realized this and all laughed at the same time.

“What?” asked Apple Bloom in confusion.

“We know who he’s talking about.” Said Beau.

“He’s talking about a guy named Quagmire from a show we once watched.” Said Bucky.

“And then Bonnie, the wife of a cop who was also Quagmire’s friend, said that she didn’t t want to bring a new baby into the world.” Said Silver.

“But then Quagmire’s friend, Peter, said something that made us all laugh and made us realize that he had a point.” Said Genus.

“What’s that?” asked Sweetie Belle.

Then all the guys said at the same time.

“Okay, first of all, Bonnie, you’ve been pregnant for like six years, alright? Either have the baby or don’t.”

This caused the mares of the group to gawk in shock and shouted, “Six years?!”

“Whyever would they take so long?!” said Rarity in shock.

“Even I know that’s medically impossible!!” said Twilight.

“Eh, I don’t know, the writers were the ones who made that up.” Said Cole.

“Yeah, even we’re still baffled by why they made something like that.” Said Bucky.

“Anyway, awkward birthing info aside,” said Applejack, “Let’s just get a move on.”

“Agreed.” Said everyone before going their separate ways.

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Soon enough, everypony arrived at their seats at the stadium, with the Mane 6 and the humans arriving at their VIP seats as well. Cole noticed some of the ponies still giving them looks, which made him groan at that.

“And I thought everyone back on Earth was jerks.” Muttered Cole.

“You get used to it.” Said Genus, as he was speaking from experience.

As they waited for the show to start, Cole was then curious about something.

“Hey girls? If you don’t mind me asking, when did Rainbow Dash first get into the Wonderbolts?” asked Cole.

“Well, it’s a long story.” Said Twilight, “But I guess it wouldn’t hurt to tell you, since we’ve got plenty of time to spare.”

Cole began to listen as Twilight explained.

“Okay,” began Twilight, “A couple of years ago, Rainbow Dash had turned in her application to join the Wonderbolts Academy in order to live out her lifelong dream. She’d been wanting to get in for a long time and she finally got her wish.”

“But uh, things didn’t go so well durin’ her first week.” Said Applejack whilst rubbing the back of her head, “This other Pegasus who went by the name o’ Lightning Dust gave Rainbow Dash an’ Cap’s Spitfire a run fer their bits. She was both fearless an’ possibly the most reckless Pegasus in the entire Academy.”

“She almost got us killed when we went to deliver a package to Rainbow Dash,” said Rarity, “Otherwise we’d have to watch Pinkie Pie wait for the mail. Anyway, after Spitfire dismissed Lighting Dust from the academy, Dash continued her training in the academy as a leader instead of a wing pony.”

Cole was surprised by this and looked down whilst seeing Rainbow Dash. He can’t imagine how hard she must’ve worked to get her spot on the team. Then again if it’s anything like back home, not everyone is lucky to get in the flying team. Like the air force, navy SEALS, and so on, if you don’t have what it takes, you don’t deserve to be on the team. He had thoughts like that, but it went sideways and was thrown out of the window.

“Fillies and Gentlecolts!!”

Cole was brought out of his thoughts and saw the announcer, who was, ahem, announcing the crowd.

“For tonight’s show, we are proud to introduce you to the best flying team known to ponykind…the WONDERBOLTS!!!!”

And right on cue, the Wonderbolts arrived at the center whilst the crowd was roaring with cheer and applause, even Scootaloo, which Cole couldn’t help but chuckle at how adorable she is at cheering for her idol.

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The announcer spoke to the entire crowd whilst Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Rainbow Dash were behind her.

“Now, for the first part of the show, be prepared for the race of the century! As many of you all know, the three leaders, Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Rainbow Dash have had a total of 35 wins each under their belts! This race will determine who take home the platinum trophy for world’s greatest flyer! After that, stay tuned for the best Wonderbolts stunt performance! Now if everyone is ready, LET’S... GO... RACING!” the mare announces before sounding the air horn.

During the flying, everyone was getting into it. Cole couldn’t help but admire how fast Rainbow was flying, and how she was able to ace it. No longer being able to contain himself, Cole stood up.

“GO FOR IT, DASH! SHOW ‘EM WHO’S BOSS!!!” yelled Cole.

What he didn’t know, whilst flying, Rainbow saw him and heard him shout like that. Which for some reason, gave her the confidence boost, allowing her to try to fly even faster.

The suspense was almost too much to take, but alas you finally got your answer from the announcer.

“Alright mares and Gentlecolts, I think I kept you all waiting long enough. The winner of the great Canterlot derby is... RAINBOW DASH!”

Immediately the stadium was filled with applause especially from the row you were sitting in. The girls all cheered and screamed with joy after witnessing their friend clench victory.

Rainbow Dash pumped her fist and starts doing a loop-de-loop. However, upon flying, Fleetfoot noticed something and tried to warn her.

“Now Crash let’s take it easy...” Fleetfoot said as she tried to calm her down.

“Ah, yeah! Rainbow’s the best! Rainbow’s the best! WAHOO!!!” Dash shouted, praising herself.

“Crash, didn’t you hear me?!” said Fleetfoot, trying to get her attention when she realized what was going on. “I said…!!”

However, the moment Rainbow bumped into Fleetfoot, it happened.

Rainbow’s wing suddenly bent as if it had the bad case of the cramps, making her grunt in pain. Before she knew it, she began to plummet and fall down to the stage, causing everyone to scream and gasp in panic when she was falling. She tried to fly, but because of her injured wing, she couldn’t.

As she fell, something happened inside of Cole. Suddenly, every bit of his muscle felt like he wants to react, how the adrenaline was pumping through his body. And out of instinct…he went for it.

“Dash!!!” shouted Cole in panic.

Within a split second, before anyone else could react, he ran.

Cole rushed passed and pushed passed any pony who would’ve blocked him, but he didn’t care as he kept on going with great speed. He even pushed past security before they could even stop him as they saw how fast he was going.

Cole continued to run towards the stage whilst Rainbow continued to fall down as she struggled to maintain her position after her wing was cramped.

“Why do I always keep doing this?” muttered Rainbow in pain as she can’t believe she did that again.

Before she realized, as well as everyone else, Cole was standing below her as he was in the perfect position to catch her. As she was close, Cole jumped as high as he could whilst extending his arms. The moment she was close, Cole grabbed her and held onto her tight whilst he would use his back to cushion her fall with a loud thud. Cole groaned from the impact, for it hurt.

Rainbow slowly opened her eyes and realized that she was unhurt. But then she felt someone hold her.

‘Did…somepony save me?’ wondered Rainbow. ‘Who…?’

She felt someone move as he groaned a bit, realizing the one who caught her was in pain. But he grunted through it as he sat up right and gently held her by the shoulders and making her look at him. And to her surprise…it was Cole.

“D-Dash!! Hey, Dash!! You alright?!” said Cole in panic and concern.

Rainbow on the other hand looked at Cole in both shock and surprise. Did he…really save her? She couldn’t explain it, but her heart was beating fast whilst she had a difficulty of breathing. And thank goodness she was wearing her suit, otherwise he would’ve seen her blush. Despite all that, she managed to nod her head slowly. Cole then gave a sigh of relief.

“Thank heaven.” Muttered Cole in relief.

Cole helped the surprised Rainbow Dash back onto her hooves. However, due to the impact his back had, he groaned a bit whilst still being in pain.

“Yo, Crash!!”

The two of them saw Spitfire, Fleetfoot, and Soaring flying in, wanting to make sure Rainbow as okay. But when Cole felt like he was going to fall over, Soarin instantly went over and helped him up.

“You took a really nasty fall there,” asked Spitfire in concern, “Got any broken bones?”

“Other than this busted wing, I’ll be okay.” Said Rainbow Dash whilst she cringed as she felt her wing still stung a bit.

“Doesn’t look like you’ll be performing for the rest of the show,” said Fleetfoot as she landed next to Rainbow. “Then again Crash, I did tell you to chill. If this young man hadn’t swooped in and caught you, you’d be having more than just a busted wing.”

“Speaking of which,” said Spitfire as she moved over to Cole and looked at him, “You okay there?”

“I’m good.” Said Cole, “Good thing I’m not an old man, otherwise my spine would’ve been torn in two.”

“Still, that was pretty fast.” Said Soarin, “Why’d you run down here to fast?”

“Honestly, I don’t know.” Said Cole, “I guess I just…acted on instinct.”

“Either way, that was true bravery you showed,” said Spitfire, “If you were a Pegasus, I’d make you a member of the Wonderbolts in a heartbeat.”

“Always a pleasure, ma’am.” Said Cole as he did the best he could to stand up straight and delivered a salute to Spitfire. The latter couldn’t help but chuckle and return that gesture. Cole then put his hand on Rainbow’s shoulder, “Come on Dash, we need to get that wing of yours taken care of.”

Rainbow pouted a bit as she was bummed that she was out of today’s performance, whilst they left the stage. Back at the crowd, the rest of the Mane 6 and humans were surprised to see what happened.

“Did anyone see Cole move that fast?” said a surprised Bucky.

“Surprised me too.” Said Applejack.

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Back at the Canterlot Athlete’s hospital, Rainbow was on the bed whilst her wing was in a cast as Cole sat beside her at the bed. Rainbow groaned a bit whilst she raised her arms in the air.

“It’s so unfair.” Said Rainbow Dash.

“Oh, stop whining.” Said Cole playfully, “Besides, like Fleetfoot said, it could’ve been much worse. But on the bright side, you did finish first in the race, and I gotta tell you, that was one of the coolest races I’ve ever seen. Almost as cool as you.”

That got a chuckle out of Rainbow as the praise seems to have helped.

“Well, I don’t wanna toot my own horn, but I can make any race and stunt performance 20% Cooler. I even had a special finale that I had been saving just for you. But…considering the fact that I maybe went a little overboard, it’ll have to wait a while, sorry bud.”

Cole could see how she felt embarrassed because of the stunt she pulled, especially with her ears drooping.

“Ah, it’s okay, Dash.” Reassured Cole, “I’m just glad you’re okay.”

However, Rainbow thought about earlier, of how he just run towards the stage and saved her despite her fellow Wonderbolts that could’ve saved her earlier. Rainbow felt embarrassed to wanting to say it, but she wanted to get it off her chest.

“You know…” began Rainbow, “That was pretty awesome. The way you…ya know, swooped in, and saved me. And I uh…well…there’s something that I want you to promise me you’ll keep a secret.”

Cole raised a brow at that, but nodded nonetheless as he leaned forward.

“Well…you see…” began Rainbow.

However, the moment before she could say anything, the door to her room opened and within moments, her friends and their human companions arrived with worried looks on their faces.

‘Every time!’ thought Cole as he didn’t like folks interrupting, but he chose not to show it.

“Ya gave us quite a scare out there, Rainbow Dash!!” scolded Applejack. “Would it kill ya to hold off on the showin’ off ever’ once in a while.”

“Pff, like you’re one to talk.” Said Bucky after a playful scoff. However, he immediately began to shut up when Applejack glared at him, but then softened when Fluttershy placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

“Is the injury serious?” asked Fluttershy.

“The doctor said the bone is still intact…” said Rainbow.

“Which I’m surprised that there are actual bones inside of the wings.” Said Cole, but then realized something and blurted, “Oooh, so that would explain the wing bo…”

Beau instantly clasped his mouth shut and scolded, “Dude, not in front of the future kids!!”

“Oh, sorry.” Said Cole.

“Anyway,” said Rainbow, “He said that it’ll just need about 3 to 4 weeks to fully recover. And, Hehe, sorry for getting carried away…”

“Again.” Said the guys, which caused Rainbow to glare, but then chuckled with the others.

“Eh, water under the bridge, Dashie.” Said Pinkie Pie as she got a few cupcakes and goodies from out of nowhere whilst saying, “Here, have this!! I made a big batch of rainbow-frosted cupcakes!! As well as a ‘get well’ present!! And that’s only just the icing on the cake. Just wait until I throw you the, ‘congratulations on making a full recovery’ party!!”

Cole couldn’t help but smiled as Rainbow’s friends and their husbands, and er, future, husband, had shown concern for her. With all this attention, Cole decided to take some time before he had the privacy to talk to Rainbow Dash, as well as the so-called secret she wanted to tell him.

But he had learned form his cousins that patience is a virtue. And whilst he wait, he just sat there and watched as everyone showed how relieved Rainbow was going to be okay.

“You know that was very brave of you.”

Cole turned to his left and saw Beau standing next to him.

“You running out on instinct just to save her despite the others going to do that.” Said Beau.

“Honestly I don’t know what came over me.” Said Cole, “My feet just acted on their own.”

“Which is understandable.” Said Beau. “But I think it’s clear as day that you like her, otherwise you wouldn’t have done that.”

This caused Cole to blush madly and said, “No, I…”

“Then why did you compliment her tush?” teased Beau.

This caused Cole to blush madly and groan at this.

“Just saying.” Said Beau before joining Twilight.

Cole sighed and figured that someone must’ve spilled the beans. “They’re not gonna let me live this down, are they?”