Will of Fire

Chapter 9 - A "Light" workout

By: TheXIIILightning

"Rainbow, what is all that?"

I had been waiting for Rainbow Dash for the last 10 minutes. After getting directions from Twilight, I decided to take the scenic route here, and I must say. Ponyville really is a nice town. Sure it isn't like Canterlot or Manehattan, but it has that friendly vibe you can't find anywhere else.

Even after getting a few strange and worried glances, from what I assumed were because of my new scars, lots of ponies that I passed by greeted me. They actually said "Hello."!

Back in Canterlot they would only say "Watch it buddy, you'll ruin my new suit!" Damn, I really hatted those high class snobs...

"Oh this?" Rainbow did a 360º degree turn. "This is just my training gear. I wear it all the time."

She was wearing a white headband that was pulling her mane slightly back, a chromed whistle hanging on her neck, some small wristbands on her forelegs and about... Six bottles of water on her back, 3 strapped around each side of her.

"Yeah, your outfit is cool, but I was talking about the water." I pointed to her sides. "Will we really need all that?"

Rainbow smiled and walked towards me, setting the bottles on the soft grass by my side. She stretched letting out a few pops from her joints and neck. She then gave a small five second trot in place, satisfied with the results she turned to me with a terrifying grin and said.

"Oh trust me, you will when I'm done with you."

Oh Celestia, what have I gotten myself into...

"Come on! Just five more!"

I was doing some push ups, before that... A forty minute long endurance run at full speed. Bucking a sandbag seventy times. Fifty crunches, which I managed to reduce by begging, saying that my scars didn't heal yet. But now I have to do one-hundred push-ups. I can safely say, that she's keeping the promise she made at breakfast...

"After this... Can I... Rest?" I said while panting.

"Sure, but only if you do it till the count of ten." She got on the ground, lowering her head near my muzzle.

"You can't be... Serious?" I blinked at her sadistic smile.

"One... Two... Three..." She said slowly, getting faster by the second... Literally!

I managed to get the last five pull ups before the counting reached nine. Thank Celestia!

"Here you go." She hoofed me a bottle of water. "You deserve a break."

I nodded as a thanks and took the bottle, I drank half of it and poured the rest on my head. I'm so tired right now I could fall asleep on the spot.

Not even Il Mentore's training was this hard, and trust me he was a bastard in training. But he made me the stallion I am today, so I owe him a lot. I remember training especially hard so that I could shove his head in the sand one day.

I smiled while staring into the sky, feeling the water on my face and the shade in my body. Too bad it will never happen...

"Hey, looks like you can go another round." Rainbow said while sitting next to me.

"Nah, just remembering stuff." I said, now staring at the clouds.

"What kind of stuff?" She asked while lying on her back.

"The pony who taught me how to fight. Just remembering how much I owe him..." We both stared at the clouds, each lost in our own thoughts. "Do you know how to fight Rainbow?"

"I know Kung-Fu." She kept looking at the clouds "I'm also a black belt in Karate." She proudly tapped a hoof on her chest.

"That's cool. I can handle myself in hoof-to-hoof combat, but if I have a sword nopony can beat me."

Rainbow Dash got up on her haunches and shot me a quizzical look.

"Yeah, why did you even have a sword anyway?"

"I had a friend, well more like a rival. He was training under Il Mentore and a Captain of the Royal Guard so he learned a few more tricks that I didn't. One of them were the Wing Swords." Rainbow Dash just looked at me with a blank expression.

"You know, the ability to make one's feathers sharper than any blade using a Pegasus's innate magic ability. You can cut through anything if you master it."

"Oh yeah! I think I saw the Wondebolts use it when Spike went wild."

I got up and shot HER a look this time.

"The Wondebolts attacked Spike? The tiny little apron-wearing Spike?" Rainbow just chuckled a bit.

"Trust me, he wasn't so, 'little' at the time."

I kept my blank look, but she just shrugged and said

"Long story, I'll tell you later." She started flapping her wings taking some air. "I'll start my training now, enjoy the show." She winked and took off to start her routine.

I gotta hand it to her, she did the endurance run with me, but still has energy for a flight routine. Maybe I'll ask her to become my sparring partner, I need to improve my hoof-to-hoof combat, but for now.

I laid back on the grass, staring at the rainbow colored trail in the sky. I'll enjoy the show.

"Phew, I'm beat!"

Rainbow landed next to me, lying down on the grass dumping a full water bottle on her head and drinking from a new one. Her training session had lasted three hours, while mine lasted one and a half hours. Needless to say we where both hungry as a dragon.

"Those we're some really cool moves Rainbow." I said while putting her empty bottle next to the other ones.

"Might fine show RD, as always." Said the orange pony to my right.

Applejack got here about twenty minutes ago, we both made some small talk but mostly admired the show the Rainbow maned Pegasus was giving.

"Oh, hey AJ. When did you get here?" Asked Rainbow while bumping her hoof with Applejack.

"Oh, 'bout a few minutes back. I finished work early, and since ah still had a pie left I thought 'bout treatin' you for some lunch." Applejack offered, she got up and took out a deliciously looking apple pie from her cart.

"You know I always have room for pie AJ." Rainbow said, with her mouth watering. A few drops of drool hitting the grass.

"Yeah, thanks a lot Applejack. It looks delicious." I mimicked Rainbow, resisting my urge to just dive in.

Applejack just rolled her eyes with a smile and attached herself to the cart.

"Well, Ah'l go back home an' help Big Mac with his chores, see you guys at the party tonight. Right?" Applejack turned her head back to watch us.

Rainbow was in front of me, still drooling over the pie, and I wasn't any drier. Applejack let out a loud laugh.

"Ah guess I'll just leave you two lovebirds alone." And started moving down the road.

"Yeah you do that AJ." Rainbow said still eyeing the pie.

"Thanks Applejack, see you later." That's some mighty fine pie.

Wait...

"APPLEJACK! HE'S NOT MY... I DON'T LIKE... I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" Rainbow Dash yelled to the orange Earth pony, I could still hear her laughing in the background.

After a few seconds of yelling, Rainbow joined me on the ground, her blush matching my own. We both watched the pie for a while longer. Exchanging short glances for a few more minutes.

"I guess I'm not hungry anymore..." Rainbow said. I chuckled a bit.

"Great, more for me then." I said while dragging the pie in front of me. I took out a slice and slowly took a bite of it. IT'S BUCKING DELICIOUS!

Rainbow Dash started watering again.

"On second hoof, I think I could eat a tiny bit of pie." She started to extend my hoof to grab it, which I stopped with my own.

"No... Mah pie..." I said through a mouthful glaring at her.

She also glared at me, then she smiled as I did, then we both started laughing like maniacs.

I let go of the pie and cut it in half. The both of us spent the rest of the afternoon eating pie and talking about anything that came to mind. Rainbow told me about Spike and the Wonderbolts.

Now I'm afraid of adult AND baby dragons...

End of Chapter 9

Phew, finally got this chapter done!

My brainstorming session came up with lots of dialogue, but very few for this chapter.

Also, I was working on a little side project. As a thanks for you guys.

Read my Blog post for more info on it.

Now for the Hype. *Ahem*

Rainbow Dash's attempt to brutally murder Lightning through, 'training', failed.

Now both of them must attend the party Pinkie is making for him.

Will the party end in joy or tears?

Will we find out more about the mysterious letter?

Who exactly is "Il Mentore" ?

Find out in the next chapter of...

Will of Fire!