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      Chapter 33 Fluttershy flew back to Ponyville and arrived shortly after dark. She debated on what to do. Seeing the lights on at Twilight's house she landed there. She knocked on the door and Spike answered. "Fluttershy!" he exclaimed. "I wondered if you would be back tonight. Come in!" "Hi Fluttershy," said Twilight Sparkle, "I guess you have news." "Yes, it's over," said Fluttershy. "She's a Wonderbolt now." "I knew she could do it," said Twilight. "I'm sure she'll be happy in Cloudsdale." "Yes. Oh you should have seen her Twilight," said Fluttershy. "They put on one of their shows this afternoon and you've never seen anything li

     Chapter 29 It was time for the final competition. The four players were waiting by the starting line. A time keeper, an announcer,  the three judges, a medical team, a DJ and the eliminated contestants were all present. "It is time to begin the final exercise," announced Immelmane. "I have four cards that will determine the order of your routines. Soarin has shuffled them and Spitfire will now lay one in front of each of you." Spitfire went down the line and took a card from the announcer and laid it on the ground in front of each pony. Frost was first followed by Firewing, then Windyday and finally Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash frowne

      Chapter 21 Thursday, in Cloudsdale, the contestants worked all day on their routines. It was late afternoon and even Rainbow Dash was getting tired. Most of the ponies had been working on their own but Starshine had been helping Rainbow Dash get the timing right on her routine while Goldmane worked with Firewing. Frost had her group to help her but Windyday spent most of her time flying by herself. She consulted at times with the Wonderbolts but didn't work with any of the other ponies. Firewing and Rainbow Dash were taking a break on a cloud with Goldmane and Starshine when Windyday flew over and landed by them. "Hi Windy, how's your

     Chapter 13 Fluttershy had arrived in Cloudsdale while Rainbow Dash and the other contestants were racing. She checked into a hotel and wandered around Cloudsdale for a bit until she found a small cafe near the Wonderbolts area. It had a view of the open lands north of the city. She found a seat and ordered carrot juice and a sandwich. The waiter brought her meal. "Excuse me," said Fluttershy to the waiter, "I hear the Wonderbolts are having their tryouts this week. Have you heard anything about it." "Nothing yet ma'am," replied the young stallion. "I saw them fly out earlier. Today is the first day and it usually takes a while." Flu

     Chapter  8   As Rainbow Dash made her way to Cloudsdale, a conspiracy was underway in Ponyville. At Rarity's boutique, Applejack, Rarity and a very reluctant Fluttershy were hatching a plot to spy on Rainbow Dash. Rarity was surprised that her friends would think of such a thing but was also intrigued. "Let me get this straight," she said, "you want Fluttershy and I to go to Cloudsdale and spy on the Wonderbolt tryouts. You need Fluttershy because she can fly and knows the area and you need me because I'm a unicorn and can work the telescope...which you don't have." "That's it!" said Pinky Pie jumping up. "See? I told you that Rarity

    The Winning Failure    By W.R.Weber    Foreword by the author I started this little story between the end of season 1 and the beginning of season 2. Without giving away anything too much I quit on the actual story and started editing shortly after the end of a competition for a position on the Wonderbolts team. Now, with an actual episode dealing with this very thing on the horizon, I've decided to to post my version. I looked at the Wonderbolts as a mixture of entertainers and professional athletes rather than as a public relations arm of the Equestrian Air Force. I also brought into question whether Rainbow Dash was really qualifi