“Well that takes Tree Hugger off the list.” Applejack said crossing the gardener’s name off the list with red marker as Apple Bloom put her soul contract in a sack.

“Guess we should be heading to Flu-“ AJ cuts herself off/trails off her eyes widening which also stare at something else, worrying her sister “What’s wrong AJ?”

Apple Bloom sees someone on the list named The Washouts “How in tarnation did someone get the name Washouts?” AB asked as AJ taps the name which reveals a list of names made of 6 different creatures named Lightning Dust, Bulk Biceps, Rumble, Scootaloo, Featherweight and Thunder Clap.

“Huh guess well off after them” Applejack declared “But how are we gonna find them?” Apple Bloom asked

“You know sis I should’ve asked you the same thing when we were debating on Fluttershy or Tree Hugger at least for the latter we know were she was and had an idea of who she could be.”

“What’s the plan now?”

“Guess we’ll just around.” AJ declared they they see and start to follow a sign to Ponyville which is a few miles away. It’s not even a few minutes later when, Apple Bloom finds and picks up a surprisingly shiny apple, all of a sudden her sister pulls her towards herself just barely avoiding a nose diving plane that crashes into and knocks down a tree. If that wasn’t enough the plane starts leaking oil which catches on fire and explodes.

“Welp test 64 is another major failure.” The duo see a pegasus flying down towards them marking something off her clipboard. The pegasus in question was sky blue with a rainbow coloured mane she was dressed in classic aviation, goggles above her eyes and a blue scarf with yellow marks.

“Wait a second I know you! You were apart of that show called the darn it forgot the name…” Applejack trailed off

“The Wonderbolts yeah I remember those days…the name’s Rainbow Dash, once the Wonderbolts had disbanded I tried getting into other stuff like treasure hunting, reading, medical school and even the royal guard.

“But once all those had failed I visited Equestria’s history museum which sparked an interest in classic aviation the days when other ponies were trying to achieve flight without the help of pegasi. It inspired me to purchase classic aviation clothing, well except for my scarf and goggles they’re just part of my Wonderbolt uniform.” Rainbow takes off her scarf revealing the yellow marks to be bolts of lightning, before re wrapping it around her neck. She takes her goggles off revealing a Wonderbolts logo, another lightning bolt, followed by place it back above her eyes.

“I learned to engineer planes and right now I’m working on recreating classic earth pony plane which I’ve done in only 1 year.”

“You learned engineering in 1 year?” AJ asked “Not exactly, I tried the different hobbies and learned engineering all in a year. I’m not just fast flight wise you know.”

“Well nice to meet you Rainbow Dash. I’m Apple Bloom and this is my sister Applejack.” Apple Bloom introduced “Say did you see a group of ponies who go by the group name the Washouts?”

“The Washouts? You mean those Wonderbolts wannabes? I’ve heard all about them while they did form after the Wonderbolts disbanded they’re still trying to take over the legacy of the Wonderbolts claiming to be 20 thousand percent cooler than us with insane over exaggeratied stuns over flight formations and shows.”

“Well have you seen them?” Applejack brought up again

“Why you ask?” The aviator asked starting to sound pushy “Okay fine this might sound crazy but we’re currently trying to save our own souls from the literal devil known as Lord Tirek, by collecting the souls of his debtors.” AJ explained

“And so far the debtors we have fought have all gotten angry and attacked us, when we mess up too many tasks.” AB added

“Well knowing the overall nature of the Washouts you 2 might need attack planes with turrets, good thing I’m a quite the egghead when it comes to engineering.”

“When should we be expecting our planes?” AJ squinted “Well considering I’m starting with slightly dismantled planes and my speed I should say about 30 minutes yeah I’m that fast. Call me Ms 30 Minutes Flat!” She jokes before flying off briefly leaving a rainbow trail behind.

“Okay that last part was strange but we better get-“ Applejack ends up getting her hoof stuck under a piece of the failed plane causing her to collide with her sister and sending them both down the charred hill and despite Apple Bloom hitting her head on a rock she doesn’t crack.

“Well would you look at that!” Apple Bloom said, while rubbing her head and adjusting her bow. She points to an open mausoleum, covered with vines and some fallen debris.

“There’s seems to be a trail leading inside!” Applejack added spotting a trail of blank white pages “Oh no AJ there’s no way I’m going in there I’ve seen enough movies and read enough Daring Do books to know there’s never anything good inside an abandoned building.” Apple Bloom explained crossing her arms, turning her head and closing her eyes.

“Come on Apple Bloom we’re not fillies anymore plus he have these.” Applejack reminded pointing at her index finger as she walked into the mausoleum. Despite looking big on the outside it was really only one room big and wasn’t much of an actual mausoleum as it had abandoned bookshelves on either side each somehow still lined with book. The main eye catcher though was an urn on top of a counter with a curtain like pattern on it.

“Hang on sis don’t grab it, it might set off a booby trap!”

“Like I said sis we’re not fillies anymore!” The slightly older sister goes to grab the urn but it only seem to slightly budge, she tries again this time stepping onto the counter “Darn it! I can shake it but it won’t come off! It’s bolted to this counter top!”

“So what are we doing here?” The slightly younger one brings into question.

Here Comes A Spooky Bunch! Here Goes!

A book suddenly flies off one of the shelves and starts snapping it jaws like a rabid animal scaring Apple Bloom to join her sister on the counter top. Applejack attempts to shoot it with her Spread but it phases through. Apple Bloom tries with another ghostly book on her side of the counter getting the same result.

Confused the earth ponies jump off the counter finding out the books are actually aiming for the urn. As soon as both books touch it the duo suddenly collapse

You Failed! You Died: Maybe try doing it by the book.

“HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE!” Applejack yelled i the middle of the mysterious realm.

“Maybe the urn was cursed and if something haunted made contact it would shatter anyone near by.” Apple Bloom suggested

“Maybe good thing we’re always brought back.”

The Apple sisters stand on either side of the counter top as the first 2 books arrive “Hey sis both books have a pink gem on them!” The younger one points out.

“Parrying time!” AJ responds as she and her sis jump at the book successfully parrying them causing each book respectively to fall to the ground releasing a pink ghost which flies off.

“Protect the urn!” AB comments

They don’t have anytime to process this though as another pair of ghosts appear, luckily thanks to them being a duo they each manage to keep the haunted objects at bay in each respective side.

One book came from the corner Applejack jumps to early missing the parry but luckily Apple Bloom lands the hit as her sister takes the book on her side out.

They have a wait a few moments before parrying books that come from the corner. Apple Bloom faces a new challenge which is in the form of a pair of books on her side. She lands the first parry giving her a boost high enough to reach the second unfortunately see misses getting cracked by the book, luckily Applejack makes up the parry.

“Woah that one’s fast!” the latter comments as a green book moving surprisingly fast heads for the urn luckily, AJ easily parrys it.

Apple Bloom takes a pair of books and get very good luck when she parrys a fast one before it could even fully get off the shelf as Applejack takes down one last fast one, the ghost possessing it flying off.

Victory!

The cap of the urn suddenly pops off releasing a purple ball of energy which then transform into a purple unicorn with wings, it has a transparent, sparkling almost crystal like appearance. She was dressed in a pink dressed with gold lining and sashes.

“Oh why hello they’re my name’s Princess Twilight Sparkle top student of-“

“Oh so you wanna be that kind of pony?” AJ asks “Oh you figured out.” Twilight congratulates sounding amused “Not many creatures see me as a bookworm, yapper, egghead nerd etc.”

“Well Twilight what’s the deal with the horn and wings, and more importantly how did you end up inside the urn.” AB questions.

“Simple I’m a alicorn a species only seen in my dimension and a privilege only given to the best of the best in the real, while there exists a few ponies in my realm, I’m a princess more specifically the Princess Of Wisdom 1 of 5 alicorns in Equestrian history. Although 1 did get their status revoked but that’s besides the point. My main point that my job as Princess Of Wisdom is to provide support and guidance to those who deserve it.”

“Oh yeah almost forgot I was wandering this reality but I ended up getting caught by the wandering spirits who trapped me in that urn. And speaking of deserving support you 2 defiently deserve some.” Using her magic Twilight spawns in 3 objects, a pair of gold necklaces with a gem in the middle and a quesadilla with the same appearance as the alicorn.

“This is a quesadilla I was gifted which I never bothered eating as it was just to cheesy, so I made some magical adjustments and made an Astral Quesadilla. Don’t worry it’s not bitten, even if it was it auto generates and cleanse itself of any germs. Meaning even if a sick creature took a bite it’ll still be good and you can eat it in one bite and it will just respawn.”

Twilight offers the snack to Apple Bloom who expects it to just phase through her hands but instead she touches and grabs it, but it felt more like a hollow vase than an actual quesadilla. She then takes bite only to suddenly collapse “Don’t worry that’s normal!” Twilight tells Applejack before the latter could say anything.

All of a sudden a portal with a familiar background opened up as AB is turned into her spirit form and Twilight takes her place gaining a physical still retaining her horn and wings.

“Ta-da! Don’t worry I’m an upgrade from your normal moveset!” The alicorn demonstrates this by jumping before gaining a boost by flapping her wings basically doing a double jump. “I can parry by dashing instead of jumping, I can teleport out of a sticky situation but it has a very long cooldown and it isn’t guaranteed I’ll be in a safe spot.”

The alicorn then returns to the portal bringing Apple Bloom back to life “Don’t worry it has no time limit, you can use me as long as it takes a defeat a debtor.”

“I wonder…” Apple Bloom trails off, she splits the Astral Quesadilla with Applejack manages to throw the half into her mouth, but when the other Apple also goes to take one it slips out of her hands and lands shattering like a vase once it hits the floor.

“I thought of that…” The alicorn in her physical form says “If you both try to use the quesadilla there’s a 50/50 chance of one of you dropping and using it.”

Twilight reverts back to her original form, prompting the sisters to test out this half and half chance. Apple Bloom re halves the snack and, takes a bite but when Applejack goes to throw it into her mouth it hits her upper lip and shatters.

“Can you teach us about those necklaces now?” AJ asks

“Oh right!” Twilight brings Apple Bloom back to life and offers the 2 golden necklaces to the duo “This is Super Element 1. Typically it takes an entire set of spells to activate but it seems to be compatible with your powers.” When the alicorn places the element near to the sisters the gem glows pink but when she places it into the portal the stone reverts to white.

Applejack takes puts the element but as soon as she does, the earth pony feels something in her pocket, she reaches and finds 5 spinning glowing cards. She intends to use only one but ends up using all 5 as she slams her hooves down sending a massive orange energy wave which destroys the counter top but somehow doesn’t shatter the urn.

“Huh guess it is really magic…I think it even works in mid air.”

Apple Bloom tests this theory out, putting on the necklace before jumping and activating Super Element 1 which makes her slam her hooves into a invisible floor and send a massive yellow energy wave, which fizzles out after it hits a wall.

“I have a feeling Super Element 1 is somehow connected with those cards.” Twilight points out

“Which we get from parrying!” AJ adds

“And typically use to fire Ex shots!” AB concludes

“Well in that case guess you can parry to charge up your Super Elements 1.”

***

Applejack and Apple Bloom thanks to their farm pony strength manage to easily block off the entrance to the mausoleum by rolling a boulder over it “Phew don’t want any other wandering spirits getting trapped in there.” AJ tells Twily

“By the way you 2 as the Princess of Wisdom unless it and absolute realm threatening emergency I cannot help you in spirit form the only things I can do is observe and give tip. Or else I might get a strike.”

“Strike? Towards what?” AB asks

“A strike go towards getting my status revoked it was enforced after that one alicorn got their status revoked but unlike that former alicorn I actually get to stick around…welp se ya later!” And with that Twilight reopens and disappears into the portal.

***

The Apples had finally made it into Ponyville when they both realized something.

“We forgot to ask Rainbow for the location of the Washouts.” The duo said in union, looking at each other which ends with them crashing into a wagon pulled by a hooded creature.

The creature takes off its hood revealing itself to be Zecora “Welcome back Apples may I interest you in more additions to your artillery?”

“I don’t see why not.” Applejack shrugs before reaching into the wagon and pulls out a bottle with the same color scheme as the spread but logo had an angle with sparks coming out. The other was a green glass bottle with a green sticker showing a yellow target like logo.

“I’ll sell you both of these for 6 bits!”

The Apples hand the zebra the 2 sets of 3 oversized bits allowing them to take the weapons.

“Let see here Crackshot, if able to hit a target directly does a good amount of damage but if it misses homes in on the intended target but does relatively less damage.” Applejack reads

“Chaser as the name implies it always chases and follows the target however this weapon does below average damage.” Apple Bloom reads

“Oh yeah almost forgot you can also switch weapons by snapping your other hand.” Zecora informs

“Really?” The slightly younger sister snaps her other finger and when she fires out comes the Peashot.

“Well that could’ve been helpful earlier.” The slightly older one grumbles as it would’ve been helpful when the duo had to land on the farthest platform during the Tree Hugger fight.

“Lime? I wanted green apple!” Apple Bloom fillyish complains as she gulps down half the Spread bottle.

“At least this one tastes like cherry!” Applejack comments gulping down half the Crackshot before both sisters exchange bottles.

“Thank you! Goodbye!” Zecora waves “Wait one more thing Zecora!” Apple Bloom exclaims “By chance have you seen a group known as the Washouts?”

“Oh yeah I think I saw them by Ponyville runway.”

“Then that’s where we’re heading!” Applejack declares

“Thank you! Goodbye!” The sisters say and wave back to Zecora.

***

“You 3 go far!” A young Washout member says as they hop onto their scooter before hitting the croquet ball with the mallet.

Another young Washout member she along with the rest of the group was dressed in the traditional uniform with a black flightsuit, with green marking, complete with a helmet with safety visors and breathing mask.

This Washout hits the ball with their mallet only for it to complete miss all 6 rings and instead hit the thrower’s goggles cracking them.

“Seriously Rumble?” The thrower said discarding the damaged goggles for a spare.

“Not my fault I’m don’t know my own strength Scootaloo.” Rumble responds as another croquet rolls past the 2 foals, through the 6 rings.

“That one point for you Featherweight!” The final young Washout told the latter, who just smiles in response.

“If you think that’s nice check this out!” The other tells Featherweight as they hit the croquet ball off the ground and through the rings somehow not disturbing any of the hoops.

“Nice job Thunder Clap!” Rumble comments

“Alright you 4 playtime’s over time for the daily stunt rehearsal!” The Washouts leader Lightning Dust announced, despite Thunder Clap being younger had the same fur color as her sister.

“Do we have to?” Thunder fillyish asked her older sister “Why don’t we ask Featherweight’s older brother Bulk Biceps.”

“YEAH!” The latter responded

“Fair enough” Scootaloo accepted

“Alright Washouts for this stunt, one of you will have to go off that large ramp and jump over 10 boxes of fireworks. 3 boxes of dynamite and 20 piles paper by riding a scooter carrying a few candles!” Lightning informed pointing at said objects as she was explaining “Any questions?”

“Are they suppose to be here?” Rumble asked pointing to the Apples who had just arrived, the leader slightly annoyed, she takes off her helmet and flies over to the duo

“Hey you 2 get lost! The next Washouts show isn’t until next week and in case you’re one of those Wonderbolt supporters and want to calls us cheap copies you can also get lost!” The Washouts have faced their fair share of Wonderbolt supporters who had mainly arrived during practice to berate them luckily nothing to major ever happened during one of these rallies.

Applejack immediately sees how rude the Washouts’ leader is “We’re actually here to collect your s-“ she gets interrupted by her sister covering her mouth.

“What my sister meant to say is that we’re here to hang out with you all!” Apple Bloom said still standing by her peaceful approach.

“Alrighty then if you want to hang out with ponies as cools as us you’re gonna need to do something equally cool…like that stunt!” Lightning declared pointing at the daily stunt.

“Can we back out now?” Apple Bloom asked

“Too late!” Both earth ponies sigh and climb to the top of the ramp and are placed on the candle filled scooter with the leader putting a large firework on each of their backs “For a little extra boost a earth pony bonus if you may!”

Both are then sent down the ramp but barely make it past the fireworks as they crash between thefinal box full of the latter item and the first box of dynamite sparking each box one by one prompting the Washouts of hid behind a scrap metal barrier, which is followed by a explosion

“Welp there 2 full body hoof and head casts along with drinking through straws.” Lightning Dust said jotting that down on a notepad.

“Was that cool enough?” Applejack asked as she along with her sister, besides some soot mark, were completely fine. The Washouts all had to rub their eyes to make sure they weren’t hallucinating. Since all the explosives ended up going off all at the same time it only counted as 1 hit point lost from the sisters.

“Okay? That was spectacular! No pony can ever recover from a blast that big can survive you got our bill! Lightning Dust sticks her hand out in a curved position much to the confusion of the Apples “Don’t leave me hanging dap me up!”

Applejack manages to curve the opposite hand the same way and collides it with the pegasus’ who squeezes it slightly.

“You’re cool in our eyes!” Scootaloo says prompting Apple Bloom with the same gesture which the latter takes.

“The name Lightning Dust, this is Rumble, Scootaloo and Thunder Clap…then there’s Featherweight he a pony of no words, can still make noises speaking of which that’s Bulk Biceps.”

“YEAH!”

“That’s about all he can say.” Although AB and AJ already knew the names of all the Washouts it was good to know who is who.

“You know we Washouts are currently working on a massive plane named the Super-Dragon 9000 and what to know the best part…we built it can use it in the next show cause what’s the fun in doing test flights!”

“And in the mean time perhaps your sister can hang out with us?” Thunder Clap suggested

“She’s right Apple Bloom I think it’s about time you start hanging out with ponies your age.”

“Fair enough sis!” The latter responds as the leader leads the eldest Apple sister to their garage where the Super-Dragon was currently being worked on.

It was not what the earth pony expected, rather than a carefully constructed plane with organized tools instead it was a bunch of scrap metal, tools all over the floor and a massive oil spill.

“How in tarnation do you call this a plane, furthermore a super one, it’s like none of you know anything in engineering.”

“That another thing what’s the fun in learning all the boring stuff in engineering when we make create an awesome plane without studying!”

This is gonna be a long process Applejack thought as reached inside the scrap metal carcass and started repairing a oil leaking engine.

***

“So what do ya like doing for fun?” Apple Bloom asks the same aged ponies

“While Lightning Dust recommends practice stunts…” Scootaloo trails off

“We play croquet!” Rumble exclaims pulling out the mallet and 6 ring hoops.

“Well how do ya play? Is it like horseshoe?” Blossom assumed as the hoops were horseshoe shaped, she threw one which ended up spinning around Featherweight’s surprisingly skinny neck the latter simply laughing in response.

“We don’t throw the hoops we place them down.” Thunder informs removing the hoop from Featherweight’s neck and planting it into the ground.

“Here’s an example for you it’s like cricket, which is basically baseball but you uppercut the ball, what I’m saying is that it’s basically uppercutting baseball but softer.” Rumble explains planting the rest of the hoops down.

“Something like this!” Scootaloo explains before hitting one ball with her mallet sending it through all 6 hoops “That’s one point for me! Should be simple enough for you!”

Scootaloo offers the mallet to the earth pony who gladly takes it. Bloom lines up her shot and with a simple tap to the ball it rolls past all 6 hoops gaining a single point “Well what do ya know I did it!”

Flashback

Lightning Dust was currently laying on her cloud bed, staring at the ceiling and with nothing else to do like joining her sister’s croquet game she decided to reflect on her life. She still remembered the day she was disqualified from Wonderbolt tryouts due to her reckless behaviour and her rival since foalhood made the official team.

Apparently the Wonderbolts weren’t these cool and dangerous group of pegasi performed stunts instead they were these very strict and organized group of pegasi who performed equally organized flight formations.

Turns out that a few other Wonderbolt candidates shared the same view as Dust but knew that she had to be the first one to actually do something to support her cause. Her plan was to create a flight team of her own but immediately recognized 2 problems with her plot.

The first was fairly small being no cool name for the rival team that didn’t scream cheap Wonderbolt copy but the second much bigger problem was the publicity this team would get and not the good type. She could already see the amount of haters and booers at their shows

She continued to reflect on all the choices good and bad she had made in her life when a paper ball suddenly flew into her room.

“Sorry sis hit all the croquet balls off the clouds had to improvise with newspapers.” Thunder Clap said as Lightning picks up and goes to throw the makeshift ball back only to notice a bold Wonder as some kind of headline. She uncrumbles the paper revealing the full headline

Wonderbolts Officially Disbanding: Last Team In Equestrian History, End Of A Era! Legacy Will Live On!

“I think it’s time for a new era of flight shows!” Dust thought only to get a small rock thrown at her through the window courtesy of Clap “Thought rocks will make good croquet balls?” The younger sibling asked rhetorically “Yeah I didn’t think either.”

***

“Sis are you sure this is a good idea?” Thunder asks as Lightning gives her some flight goggles “This is my best idea yet! Call up your friends and tell them to bring their sibling!”

“Only one of my friends has a sibling.”

“One extra member will work!”

“You’ve seen how Featherweight acts and his older brother Bulk Biceps is no different…well aside from only saying one word.”

“Even better he’ll be more focused!”

***

Once she had given the new ‘members ’ off brand and cheap flight goggles Lightning decided to test out her first stun.

“Alright Scootaloo using your scooter you’ll go off the hill onto that ramp and jump over all 10 of these boxes filled with glue and feathers.

“Is this safe?” The latter asked “What’s the fun in that!?” She exclaimed given the young pegasus a push which is enough to send her down the cloud hill but she doesn’t even go off the ramp when asked wheel somehow dislodges causing Scootaloo falling off.

“Should’ve used a newer model!” Rumble comments

“I bet all of souls we’ll make it big one day.” Lighting mutters walking over to the rest of the team. Suddenly despite they seem to start losing their cloud walking abilities as their hooves start sinking into the cloud surface and eventually falling through but rather than going into free fall they instead almost instantly hit a hard surface.

Lightning Dust is the first to get up and looks up to find that the group had fallen from a thunder cloud into a place full of cages hybrid creatures and black bug looking demons. Which sparks fear in the Bulk Biceps.

“For such a ripped pony he sure if cowardly.” She thought only to stop causing the rest of the group of crash into each other one by one.

“So you say you want to make it big?” Tirek asked Lightning Dust who wasn’t in the slightest intimated by the demon unlike the rest of the group shaking in fear.

“Yeah I bet all our souls! We want to be as cool as the Wonderbolts!”

“Sounds simple enough.” Tirek creates 7 small orange orbs between his horns and before any of the group could react they’re all zapped by a respective beam.

When each open their eyes they find themselves in the middle of Ponyville Runway with empty bleachers “Hey where are all the fans?”

“Simple you asked to be as cool as the Wonderbolts not as famous now you’re known as the Washouts trademark included…Now for your souls!” Tirek reached both his hands towards the group “Oh no you don’t you tricked us…BAIL OUT!” And with that all 6 members dash away.

“How did even…oh I’ll find the-“ the Devil gets caught off by Bulk Biceps, revealing where he went, hidden to the lord being a black cloud which he steps on, getting the demon struck by lightning and covered in rain.

“There here’s a proper engine!” Applejack said showing the object to Lightning Dust

“If you’re wondering it was a process of-“ she gets cut off by a cooking timer going ding.

“Oh break time! Pizza’s done!” with a single swoop Lightning Dust somehow manages to get every pony to a table in the middle of the garage

“Hope you 2 earth ponies are okay with pineapple pizza!” She places the pizza on the table, takes off her oven mittens and lifts the lid revealing a cheer pizza topped with ham and pineapple.

The Apple sister cringe at the sight of the socially wrong meal as the Washouts each grab a slice “I’m starting to get second thought about these ‘friends’ I just made.” AB informs AJ which prompts the latter to speak up

The earth pony gets cut off by the pegasus loudly groaning in boredom “Boring! Like I said what the fun I learning every single boring detail in engineering when you can do something without studyng.”

“You know me and my sis have been trying to be nice to yall but with you giving me a rude attitude and seeing how weird you really are I say you just GIVES YOUR SOULS!” Applejack empathizes her point by knocking the remains slices of pizza onto the oil filled floor.

“Our souls what are you-“ Lightning Dusty gets cut off by a getting hit in the back of the head with an energy snowball the pieces of it hitting the other members, all their eyes start glowing teal.

“Where’s the fun in fighting when we can shatter you 2!” A strike of teal lighting turns a small pile of scrap metal into a plane which Bulk Biceps hops into the pilot seat and the 4 young members into the 4 storage areas.

Another strike of energy turns the ruins of the Super Dragon 9000 into an actual massive super plane made out of metal. Lightning Dust hops into the dragon vehicle and crushes the duo with one of the dragon’s claws, cracking them.

“Good luck catching us now!” Dust taunts flying off

“YEAH!” Bulk adds before flying off the 4 young members laughing at the pair of earth ponies.

***
Rainbow Dash was halfway done with the duo’s plane when they arrived at her workshop “Rainbow we need ya help!” AJ informs

“Hey I’m not quite done with your attack planes!”

“The planes can wait don’t you have some kind of super plane to help us catch up with those Washouts?” AB asks

“You know I do! Quite experienced with it too!” She opens up a door in her workshop revealing a blue fighter jet with yellow stripes on the tip of each wing.

With a tap of her hoof to the glass dome it opens

“There’s only room for one creature in the cockpit so looks you 2 will need these.” Rainbow hands the duo straps they attach to the plane that once they’re strapped in should help them stay on the plane.

“Well we do need to attack the Washouts with our new weapons!” Apple Bloom admits as she along with her sister start attaching themselves to the

***

“How is your hat not falling off we’re going over 100 max?” Rainbow asks noticing that the older Apple’s cowpony hat is simply blowing in the sonic wind as the latter is walking on the wings “I honestly have no idea.”

“Don’t worry the Washouts should come into view soon, and those straps should give you 2 enough flexibility to perform your signature moves.

“YEAH!” The trio heard Bulk Biceps yell as he flew the plane under the fighter jet.

Here’s a real high-class bout! It’s on!

Applejack fixes her still somehow failing in the wind cowpony hat and Apple Bloom fixes a loose strap as Rumble comes out and then back into one of the storage tanks and throws out 4 large metal bolts which the duo easily dodge.

Applejack start firing her Crackshot and Apple Bloom her Chaser both projectiles by default seem to only hit Bulk.

Applejack didn’t expect the first high damaging shot to hit by the space between the 2 planes was just barely enough.

A thunder bolt projectile start homing in on the duo, which they easily destroy only for it to split off in 3 circular projectile which hits both of them at the same time.

You Died: Young Members: These earth ponies aren’t cool in our eyes? YEAH!

“Darn it forgot we had 1 hp left.” Applejack said rubbing the back of her head

“Almost forgot what the beeping meant.” Apple Bloom admitted

“Do you need my help?” Twilight asked approaching the 2 for now dead earth ponies “Twilight what are you doing here? Can you traverse dimensions?” AJ asked

“While that is something I can do this is actually my dimension or realm as I like to call it.”

“Your realm!?” Both exclaimed in union “Yeah I mean wasn’t it obvious? Anyway I think you should return to your battle maybe trying using the Astral Quesadilla.”

***

The Apple sisters were now at full 3 hp

Scootaloo popped out of another storage tank throwing the same number of rocks as Rumble. Bulk puts the plane on autopilot as he flies out of the cockpit revealing to have a jetpack and throws 3 weights 2 of them being pink Applejack parrys one but when Apple Bloom goes to parry one she misses getting damaged by the pink weight. The grey and unparry pink weight boomerang back but both manage to jump over them just in time Blossom not even bothering to parry it.

Both sisters manage to get a few more Cracks and Chases at Bulk before he flies back to the cockpit as Feathetweight pops out throwing 4 horseshoes into the mix one of them being pink which Apple Bloom parrys.

Thunder Clap pops outs throwing 4 croquet balls, as Bulk once again jumps out of the pilot seat this time shooting 3 exercise ball from some kind of bazooka which the ponies dodge easily but unlike the weights they don’t boomerang back.

Another homing lightning projectile goes after them, Apple Bloom stops firing and baits it by jumping and once it breaks she dashes out they way her bow slightly grazing the circular projectile.

They dodge another round of 3 all grey weights, immediately followed by the exercise ball bazooka, one on of them being pink which Applejack parrys.

As soon as the ripped pegasus gets back to his pilot seat something going wrong the plane exploding.

“NOOO!” Bulk Biceps yell as the wind current blows him into the distance, his soul contract flies out which Applejack collects.

“Doing good you 2!” Rainbow compliments giving the duo a thumbs up

“Thanks Dash now all we have to do now is find that Super Dragon plane and defeat Lightnin-“ Applejack is tapped on the shoulder and when she turns around Thunder Clap goes to hit her with a croquet hammer. The earth pony dodges the mallet slipping out of the peagsus hand when it strikes AJ’s hat both objects flying off into the distance.

Seriously that what knocks it off? Applejack thought as the 4 young Washouts starts circling the fighter jet clockwise. Interesting enough Scootaloo and Thunder Clap are revealed to need Jetpack unlike Featherweight and Rumble who just flap their wings.

The first ball thrown by Scootaloo is pink which Apple Bloom tries to parry it only to miss cracking, her sister parrying it instead.

They both fire the Chaser and Crackshot respectively the projectiles occasionally switching target due to the 4 moving damageable enemies

Applejack switches to Spread and tries to do as much damage as possible by getting close which ends up causing to walk off the wing cracking and hitting the invisible barrier which gives her the invincibility boost to get back up. Luckily she did enough dps to cause Scootaloo’s jetpack to start releasing grey smoke.

“I think we have a prob-“ a few more Chaser projectiles are enough to cause the flightless peagsus’ jetpack to spaz out sending her off in the distance, allowing Apple Bloom to nab her soul contract

“One down!” Dash comments and speaking of which while the constant sound of croquet balls being thrown at her plane was annoying the projectiles didn’t do a lot of damage to the jet.

“How about a bouncy ball for some spice!?” Rumble asks before throwing a red bouncy ball which directly hits Applejack and bounces onto Apple Bloom bring them to danger level.

“Darn already down to one h-“ Out of nowhere Feathetweight throws a bowling landing in Apple Bloom’s head shattering her.

“Uh oh!” Applejack jumps and manages to parry her sister’s spirit

Thank you

Unfortunately AJ didn’t see where she was landing and hit the invisible barrier shattering. Apple Bloom goes to return the favour but jumps into Thunder Clap pitching another croquet ball and ironically this one was parryable.

You Died!: Flightless or not these Washouts can sure cleanse you out of our system

“Great now I feel like I’m missing a part of myself.” Applejack said sarcastically rubbing the place where her cowpony hat should be.

“Now do you think you need me?” Twilight asks which Apple Bloom goes to answer only for Applejack to cover her mouth “Apple Bloom this isn’t we’re just making it harder on ourselves.”

“Nice piece of advice sis!”

***

Scootaloo’s jetpack send her out of control and into the distance.

“One down!”

Apple Bloom ends up missing another parryable ball cracking her. Applejack on the other hand parrys the bowling ball Featherweight threw at them. When Rumble threw the bouncy ball the duo swiftly dodge it letting it eventually bounce off the plane.

Thunder Clap’s jetpack unlike Scootaloo’s explodes but like Scootaloo, Clap is sent into the distance, with AB collecting the soul contract

“There’s another!” Rainbow comments

A few more Crackshots and Chasers later, Rumble seems to get dizzy which causes him to crash into Feathetweight, sending them both into the distance, allowing Applejack to collect the final 2 young souls.

“Phase well done!” Rainbow congratulates

The Super Dragon 9000 ends up flying from behind them its dragon claws on either side of the plane.

“I could just clap the claws and crush you all but what’s the fun in that when I can properly wash you out!” Lightning Dust said over a speaker followed by deploying a water cannon out of a claw tip on the left one, which the duo started laughing at.

“A water cannon what is this a plane wash?” AJ quipped through her laughter as Lightning Dust pops out of one of the claw tips “Oh you haven’t seen anything yet as she turns a dial up to red which the Apples new wasn’t a good sign.

The water ended up shooting through them like an actual master beam enough to crack them. The first water cannon goes away replaced by 2 on either claw aiming downwards. Both jump right as the high pressure cannons fire.

Another set appear one aiming straight the other aiming down. As the Apples were firing at the cannons they manage to stay in the air long enough to avoid the high pressure liquid.

A single massive water cannon appear on the left claw but the duo were safe from it due to being under it allowing them to get a little more homing shots in.

“High pressure soap is missing from this plane wash!” 2 pink cannons appear from either claw on the lowest claw tip aiming straight Applejack jumps and parrys the same colored beam but Apple Bloom misses and gets hit.

All of a sudden a tractor beam emerges from between the dragon plane’s horns turning the plane sideways, bringing it into it’s mouth and making the jet’s occupants nauseous.

“I think I have a headache!” Rainbow comments, Applejack just as dizzy walks off the wing losing a hit point.

“Hah! Now you don’t even know which direction you’re walking.” A stationed there Lightning Dust taunts Although the duo could now directly fire at Lightning Dust they didn’t get many shots in when large sparks started coming out of the dragon’s engine nose, one shattering Apple Bloom her sister not even bothering to try and save her.

The jet is then put back in its original place only for the tractor beam to turn it upside down. Applejack does her best to use her Crackshot only to be hit by the single massive water cannon.

You Died!: Perhaps you could actually have a chance at beating me if your attempts weren’t so wishy-washy!

“Um Twilight I think I may need your help after all.” Apple Bloom admits her sister attempts to defend her lacking parrying skills “Come on Apple Bloom don’t say that you’re just not as reactive as me.”

“It’s fine Applejack it’s okay to for someone to not feel confident especially if the situation is your lives on the line.” Twilight says which manages to make AJ shed a tear.

***

Apple Bloom takes a bite of the Astral Quesadilla, swapping herself out with Twilight, Dash not really paying attention. In fact it’s not until they get the souls of Bulk and the 4 young Washouts when she finally notices

“Hey AJ who’s your new friend here?”

“Oh this is Twilight an alicorn she’s covering for Apple Bloom and helping us on our quest.” The earth pony explains as the first water cannon is fired. Both jump out the way Twilight does a double jump for extra air time.

The massive single cannon comes out, Applejack walks out the way but Twilight is right under it when it fires luckily she manages to teleport to the earth pony right as the cannon would’ve hit her.

“Ta-Da! Somewhat controlled teleportation.” This gets jinxed by the tractor beam turning the jet upside down and bringing it to its mouth.

When the sparks start coming out the alicorn attempts to teleport out the way I y to forget about the cooldown and walk off the jet getting the invincibility boost. This is all for nothing as she along with Applejack are hit by a spark.

The plane is turned upside down as the high pressure water cannons come back. Twilight is hit by the first pair aiming down luckily Applejack actually makes an effort and succeeds in parrying her.

Thank You

Applejack ends missing the parryable beams, cracking her but Twilight manages to dash parry them. Finally managing to get enough cards to use her own version of Super Element 1.

She struggles to aim it at the single water cannon, but eventually releases a large red beam with lots of colours from her horn which just barely hits and slows down the cannon from firing.

“Wait how did that not…”

“Guess the move set we got from the potion isn’t as powerful as your alicorn magic.” Applejack reasons. Speaking of Super Element 1 Applejack aims her super stomp only to get hit with by a pair of cannons.

Twilight goes to parry but ends up meeting the same fate.

You Died!

“Wow never thought you’ll shatter at the same phase twice.” Apple Bloom comments “Is it a good time to say that I’m ready for battle again?”

“You can go along that tractor beam gave me quite the headache.” Twilight admitted rubbing the side of her head.

***

The 4 peagsi start attacking, a little dodging and a few Crackshots and Chasers later they manage to make Scootaloo’s jetpack start emitting grey smoke and so does Thunder Clap’s

“Uh oh!” Rumble pulls out a walkie talkie “We’ve got a problem retreat!”

Apple Bloom and Applejack watch as the 4 young Washouts fly into the mouth of the Super Dragon 9000 which then flies behind the plane it’s claws on either side, except this time Lightning Dust along with the remaining Washouts appear out of the claw tips, 2 on one side, 2 on the other and Dust on the top left.

Rumble throws a box of 500 pounds of bricks which cracks Applejack on the head. Featherweight follows this up by throwing a box of containing 500 pounds of feathers, which Appplejack’s head again.

“How does that hurt as much as the bricks?” She says out loud

“They technically weigh the same.” Rumble responds. The Apple Sisters fire their respective weapons but rather than homing in on Lightning Dust the only Washout not attacking they target the 4 other pegasi.

Thunder Clap throws a vase which shatters and send shards into Apple Bloom’s face cracking her.

Rumble throws a pineapple pizza which breaks off into slices that travel horizontally after colliding with the plane. Scootaloo dumps a carton of eggs, Featherweight throws a croquet hoop.

Although Applejack and Apple Bloom were dodging the last few items their shots kept on hitting the younger Washouts over the older one. In fact they got so desperate to hit Lightning Dust Applejack walked off the edge of the plane Apple Bloom tried to help only to get shattered by a cup being thrown at her courtesy of Thunder Clap.

You Died!: We’ve just wash you out along with all the other worthless things in storage.

***

Having enough of her Crackshot hitting Rumble over Lightning Dust she switched to spread this time careful about not walking off. Rumble threw a pink bouncy ball which she parrys. Dust retreats back into the plane along the other 4 following. The young pegasi simply switch sides while Lightning Dust appear on the bottom left allowing the sisters to fire their Spread at her.

Rumble throws another pineapple pizza, the duo manage to avoid the horizontal slices. Scootaloo pulls out a controller which summons a drone which rapidly starts getting closer and closer to them.

Once it gets to close for comfort, Apple Bloom quickly destroy it with her Spread. Another 500 pounds of feathers is thrown by Featherweight which is is revealed to not be a threat if they simply walk out the way. Thunder Clap throws a a large pile of magazines which while doesn’t damage the earth ponies blinds them and allows all of them to re position, Lightning Dust now on the middle right.

Apple Bloom manages to parry a pink vase being thrown at her by Scootaloo and with that finally manages to get enough cards to activate her Super Element 1, right as Dust is about to retreat Apple Bloom jumps, stomps the invisible floor and releases the yellow energy wave which does a lot of damage, and slows down all the Washouts.

The Washouts reposition again and hopefully for a final time. Thunder Clap throws a boomerang that completely misses but almost Applejack on its way back. Scootaloo redumps the carton of eggs which if it didn’t hit the earth ponies it should make the jet wings slippery but due to the straps it barely noticeable to the duo.

Applejack manages to gather enough damage to get 5 cards and uses her Super Element 1 she jumps, slams the invisible floor and sends a giant orange energy wave, although she didn’t aim it exactly right with most of it hitting Featherweight and Thunder Clap, it just barely hit Lightning Dust

A Knockout! Lightning Dust grits her teeth In frustration, dropping her soul contract onto the jet and the 4 young Washouts start throwing fillyish/coltish tantrums also dropping their souls.

The Super Dragon 9000 lands and Rainbow’s fighter jet back in Ponyville runway “RIVALS FOR LIFE!” Dust yells only for the Super Dragon to revert back to it scrap metal form falls on top off the 5 pegasi.

“Nice work you 2! That was awesome you’re definitely 20% cooler in my eyes!” Rainbow congratulates hopping out of her jet offering to dap up the 2 earth ponies which they gladly take.

“Mane was that battle way easier without the tractor beam and constant headaches.” Apple Bloom admitted

“I know right!” Dash added

“Another hour down for a contract!” Applejack exclaimed showing her watch now reading 45 hours.

“Sorry that you lost your hat sis know how much it meant to you.” Apple Bloom sus “It’s alright right I mean-“ with a streak of Rainbow, Dash comes back and take off her goggles holding the cowpony hat.

“Do you mean this one?”

Applejack touches the hat and feels a connection “Eyup sure has the same connection thanks Rain..I mean Ms 30 Seconds Flat!”

“Why thank you too, you’re very welcome come back when you actually need your plane! See ya!” Rainbow puts on her former Wonderbolt goggles and flies off with leaving a brief streak of rainbow.

Author's Note

Didn’t expect a DLC boss this early (or at all for that matter)

Also thought it would make sense to include a reason why it gives you the You Died! Message despite the announcer saying you failed

This should be (hopefully) be the last introduction chapter

Super Element 1 is based on a comment from Battle Ponies the Battle Begins

Rainbow Dash piloting a fighter jet (correct me if my wrong) technically makes sense as the Wonderbolts are based on the Blue Angles and the USA Air Force

And since you can technically go to Inkwell Isle 4 after completing the first mausoleum I say it checks out (although you can’t immediately access the Howling Aces correct me if I’m wrong)

And yes I used to be a Peanuts fan (have mostly left that fandom by now)