Spitfire's Past
Note: I do not own the characters of the Wonderbolts team, Spitfire, Soarin', Fleetfoot, Misty Fly, Lightning Streak, and High Winds. I also do not own the characters of Twilight Sparkle or Rainbow Dash. All of these characters belong to the creators of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I also credit the idea of this story to the author of the 'Found' fan fiction series. I do, however own the characters of Spark Smoke, Glamour Smoke, Flame Smoke, and other characters that are not from the show.
Spitfire's Past: Chapter One
"No!" Spitfire shouted as she woke from her nightmare. "Again, why again? That makes no since," she said to herself. Spitfire got out of bed and walked to her desk, which was piled with fan letters, show requests, thank yous for past shows, and files on the team's members that needed updating. Instead of going to work on any of this, she opened one of the drawers and pulled out a journal. The book was old and faded, but that didn't matter, what mattered was what the book contained, recordings and descriptions of her nightmares. Spitfire had been having linked nightmares for about a month now, and didn't know why, so she wrote them down to see if she could put the pieces of the puzzle together.
As Spitfire wrote, her eyes started to water, the memories she was having were not good ones. She finished writing, put the journal away, and went back to bed. Spitfire started to cry silently until she had cried herself to sleep, again. She managed to sleep soundly the rest of the night, thankfully. She would need the sleep; she had an announcement to make to the team in the morning, and didn't want to forget about it.
The next morning, she called the team together to tell them about an offer they had received. "Main Wonderbolts members gather in the main room, main members to the main room," Spitfire said into the intercom microphone that was on her desk and walked to the main room of the head-quarters, or as the team calls it, 'The Wonderbolt House'. She entered the room to see the rest of the main team, Soarin', Fleetfoot, Misty Fly, Lightning Streak, and High Winds. This group did most of the shows. Some of the other team members that are sometimes seen are back-ups, stand-ins, if you will. When somepony on the main team got sick or injured, one of the other members takes their place in that show. She cleared her throat and began the announcement. "Alright, everypony, we've been waiting for some big-ticket show opportunities to come along, and I think we have one. The mayor of Las Pegasus wants us to do two months of shows," Spitfire said and the rest of the main team started to chatter excitedly. "Hey!" She shouted and the team settled down. "We need to prepare for these shows, so, we will have to be up, bright and early tomorrow, ready to begin planning. Am I clear?" she said. 'Yes's came to her as the teams answers, she was glad that they were cooperating with her. "That is all," she said and they went to their daily business.
Spitfire went to her office so that she could write to the Las Pegasus mayor, saying that the team had accepted the offer. After a moment, she heard a knock on the office door. She just rolled her eyes, "Come in," she answered and continued writing the letter.
"Hey, Spitfire, this came for you," said one of the team members, Soarin'. He was a light blue Pegasus colt with a dark blue mane and tail. He held out a letter and Spitfire took it in her hoofs. "Thanks, Soarin'," she said as he left the office. Spitfire went back to her desk and looked at the address on the envelope. "What the buck, my mother sent a letter to me?" She asked herself as she opened the letter and read what it said.
After she had finished reading the letter, Spitfire put it on her desk. "This won't end well, but the team needs a place to stay, and we can't afford two months in a Las Pegasus hotel. Ugh, I have no choice," she said to herself and started to dial the phone number of her mother. While waiting for her to answer, Spitfire thought about her relationship with her mother over the years. Their relationship was never very good, in fact her mother tried to change her completely and crush her dreams. After a moment, Spitfire's mother answered the phone.
"Hello?" the voice on the other end said, the voice belonged to Glamour Smoke.
"Hello, mother, it's me, Spitfire," Spitfire said to her mother and turned her chair around.
"Spitfire, it appears you got my letter, do you accept my offer for you and your, team to come and stay with your father and I?" Glamour said with an upper class accent. Meanwhile, Soarin' had walked into Spitfire's office to get some files, but stopped to listen to Spitfire's conversation with the other pony.
"Well, mother, for your information, we have no choice but to accept the offer, the team can't afford to stay at a Las Pegasus hotel for two months," Spitfire said with some anger in her voice, then put the phone on speaker.
"Don't you dare use that tone with me young lady, I am your mo-" Glamour began to say but was cut off by Spitfire. "No, you're not, you're not my mother. And I'm an adult now, and the captain of the Wonderbolts, I can make my own decisions," she said, anger starting to really take hold of her voice.
"Spitfire Sapphire Smoke, you apologize right now, or you know what will be waiting for you when you get into town!" Glamour shouted through the phone.
"See if I care, mother!" Spitfire shouted back and hung up angrily.
"What was that about?" Soarin' asked, starling Spitfire.
"Huh, ugh, Soarin' what are you doing in here?" she said, sounding frustrated and nervous, which was rare for the Wonderbolt's captain.
"I was getting some files and heard you on the phone, who were you talking, or should I say having a screaming contest with?" Soarin' said confused and worried about the sudden nervousness in Spitfire's voice.
"My mother, she wants us to stay with her and my dad for the two months that we're going to be in Las Pegasus, and we don't really get along," Spitfire explained and her eyes showed that she was starting to boil with anger.
"She said that your last name was 'Smoke' and you said that she isn't your mother, what is going on?" Soarin' asked still confused.
"My parents divorced when I was little, and my dad re-married a few months later, so the woman that was on the phone isn't my real mother," Spitfire explained, her eyes becoming glossy with tears. Soarin' noticed this glossiness in Spitfire's eyes
"You okay, Spitfire?" he asked with some concern in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just frustrated. Soarin' just get those files and get out, I need to be alone right now," Spitfire responded. Soarin' got the files he needed and left the office, with Spitfire closing and locking the door behind him.
Spitfire walked back to her desk after locking the door behind Soarin'. "Ugh!" she said as she pounded her hoof onto the desk. She went through the rest of the day planning the routine for the Las Pegasus shows, lists of what the team needed to pack, and then started to pack her things for the trip.
