Starting Over

Spectra and Rainbow were frozen in place, unable to move. They just raced around Wonderbolts Stadium for a bit of fun, then all of a sudden Spitfire and Soarin were in front of them. Spitfire walked over to Spectra.

"That was an amazing race! I've never felt my heart beat so fast with anticipation! That was truly spectacular! Would you and your friend here follow us?"

Spectra and Rainbow nod. They follow the Wonderbolt duo to what looks to be an office of sorts. There were 2 chairs in front of a desk, with a bigger and better looking chair behind the desk. The walls were adorned with hundreds of certificates, awards and pictures of Wonderbolts. Spitfire sat down in the big office chair while Soarin stood next to the desk.

"Sit in those chairs."

The couple do as their told.

"Now, I have an offer for you. I saw how fast you can fly, and I gotta say, I'm impressed. Here's the offer."

Spitfire hoofs Spectra a letter. Spectra opens it up and starts reading.

'You have been invited to attend the Wonderbolts Academy to better your skills and train to join the Wonderbolts.

The rest of the letter was information on accommodation, food, supplies and the sort. Spectra looks up to Spitfire with an excited look.

"I can't believe it! I'm thankful and all, but what about Rainbow Dash?" Spectra points a hoof towards his rainbow maned marefriend.

Spitfire shakes her head. "I'm afraid not. You pushed yourself further then she did. I saw it when you passed the finish line. You used all you got at the end of the race to win it. That's what impressed me the most."

Spectra turns towards his marefriend. She had some tears in her eyes, but was forcing a smile.

Rainbow nods her head. "What are you waiting for? Go for it!"

Spectra turns to Spitfire, puts the letter on the desk and slides it back to her. Rainbow and Soarin looked shocked, but Spitfire looked disappointed.

"May I ask why you refused?"

Spectra turns to Rainbow, then back to Spitfire.

"I may be fast, I'll admit that, but racing and performing stunts isn't what I want to do."

Spitfire looked to his flank, then back to him.

"So why did you race?"

Spectra looks to the ground.

"I.....I am easy to challenge. If I refuse I feel like everypony thinks of me as weak."

Spitfire nods. "Ok, then explain to me why your cutie mark is Yin and Yang."

Spectra looks at his flank. It had the Yin and Yang sign on it like Spitfire said.

"My special talent is reasoning. It's used in arguments and debates. When I win the argument, I create perfect balance and harmony, compared to the start of the argument when there was chaos and disruption."

'But chaos is more fun then harmony! Can you make chocolate rain with harmony?'

'I bet Twilight will find a spell that does that. Now be quiet, it's hard for me to talk to 2 ponies at once.'

'Oh, whatever. Fine, I'll leave. Until we next talk, arrivederci!'

Spitfire nods in agreement.

"I see, so why not become a lawyer?"

Spectra shrugs. "Too boring. My cutie mark doesn't mean I HAVE to do a job that relates to my talent, it just shows what my talent is."

Spitfire smiles. "Well, maybe one day from now, we can race. I really wanna see how you do when your forced to push yourself to your limit."

Spectra nods. "Sure. When I find the time I'll fly on down."

Spitfire gets up and walks around the table to meet Spectra.

"It was nice meeting you. I didn't catch your name."

"It's Spectra Speed."

Spitfire holds out her hoof.

"Your name fits well, if I do say so myself. Take care, Spectra."

Spectra brohoofs Spitfire. "Thank you, Spitfire."

Spectra and Rainbow exit the office and close the door. When Spectra turned to face Rainbow, she looked angry as hay.

"What? What did I do?"

"Why didn't you join the Wonderbolts Academy?! If you can beat me in a race, I have no doubt in Equestria that if you joined and trained hard, you would become the fastest Wonderbolt OR Pegasus to have ever even EXISTED!"

Spectra pulls Rainbow into a hug.

"What I said about me not being a speed freak was true, but also because we're going out, and If I joined the Wonderbolts Academy you would get jealous of me. That would lead to you not liking me and eventually us breaking up."

Spectra let go of Rainbow, but she hugged him back tighter.

"I would never leave you just because you were in the academy, I would just try my hardest to get in to!"

Spectra does a restricted shrug, due to Rainbow still latching onto him in a death grip.

"Well, still. Like I said I'm not really much of a Wonderbolt. I'm fine with doing weather work. Maybe one day Equestria would need me to help with a great cause. But, until that day arrives, I'm perfectly happy with my life."

Rainbow pulls away and gives Spectra a kiss.

"We should head back to the Castle now, it's like 4am. And I'm tired."

Spectra chuckles. "Yeah, we better head back."

-----Canterlot Castle, 4:50am-----

The couple walk inside the castle, trying their best to not wake everypony up. They sneak through the hallway and reach their room at the end. They both flop onto the bed and instantly fall asleep.

-The Next Morning-

"RAINBOW, SPECTRA, WAKE UP!"

Spectra and Rainbow sit up very fast, causing them to be dizzy.

Spectra's brain took a few seconds to boot up before he could say a word.

"Wah-za-ta-ja-ma-What?"

Pinkie Pie was bouncing around the room.

"The trains leaving in 30 minutes! Come on and get up! We can't leave without you!"

Spectra tries to remember last night. He suddenly realizes something.

'I didn't have a nightmare? Woah what? Why not? Not that I'm complaining.'

'Since you asked in a manner where nopony around you that doesn't have telepathy would hear, I will answer your question. When you sleep in the same bed as Rainbow, you feel safe around her. You feel like she is your new family! But when you are alone, you feel weak, and scared. So, the nightmares can easily manipulate you.'

Spectra grunts, he didn't notice Pinkie had left already and Rainbow was up and about.

'Believe me, I can read your mind, Spectra. I saw how you felt when you were sleeping.'

Spectra scoffs. 'So you have nothing better to do then to spy on sleeping ponies all day?'

'Well of course! You try being trapped in stone for nearly a millennia!'

Spectra agrees. 'You have a point there.'

'Of course I do.'

Twilight sticks her head through the door.

"Spectra, Rainbow! Come on! We gotta catch the train back!"

She then zips off.

"I'm ready to head home, what about you Spectra?"

Spectra nods. "Ready as ever. Hey, do you think it would be alright to keep what happened last night secret?"

Rainbow smiles. "If you want to, sure. I can wait for you to be ready to tell them. But why do you want it secret?"

Spectra shrugs. "They might think differently of me if I told them I refused an offer to go to Wonderbolts Academy from Spitfire herself."

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, I can see how that would make you think like that. Alright, lets head home."

-----Rainbows Cloud House, 2 Days Later, 10:24am-----

Spectra wakes up in Rainbows bed. He looked down to see Rainbow standing in front of the bed with a seductive smile.

"Oh hello there, Spectra. How is my little coltfriend doing?"

Spectra is a bit surprised by this, but overlooks it. "I feel fine Rainbow. So, what do you want to do today?"

Rainbow slowly walks over to his side of the bed. "Oh...." She starts rubbing his chest and leans in. ".....I have a few 'ideas'."

She giggles.

'Why is she acting like this? I don't wanna rush things and I don't think she does either. What could be-'

Spectra's eyes grow wide as he realizes what's going on.

' Estrus.'