This is a continuation of The Crusaders and the Dragon. Thank you.
How to Fly
It was a calm morning as the Pegasuses were moving the clouds into position. Twilight and Sunstone were sitting atop a hill reading a book. Sunstone was looking at the Pegasuses while Twilight was reading out loud something about magic. He watched the Pegasuses flying around, some doing their weather jobs, others playing around, zipping in and out of the clouds.
"Pay attention, this is important!" declared Twilight, snapping Sunstone out of his trance. "What, I'm listening, I'm listening!" he said spinning his head toward her. "Mmhmm, yea. Then tell me what was I just reading," she drilled him, not believing a word he said. "Eh, um, you were reading about, um, the effect of magic on ponies?" he answered grinning nervously.
She squinted her eyes, looking hard at him. He just grinned bigger, getting more nervous. "Good," she said slowly, finally responding, still squinting her eyes as she slowly turned back to her book. As she resumed reading, she smiled. "Now this spell is good for..." she started to read. Sunstone let out a small sigh as he began to lose interest and returned to the Pegasuses finishing their morning tasks.
After a few minutes of reading, Twilight felt something brush up against her back. Still looking at her book looking annoyed, she said in frustration, "Can you stop that, this part is very Important!" Sunstone quickly turned his head from the sky, looking puzzled, "I'm not doing anything." "Oh, really? We'll see about that." She turned her head to see what it was. What she saw made her jump off the grass in fright. With her sudden reaction Sunstone did the same, "What? What's there?" She was now able to see what it was more clearly and, looking surprised, pointed at Sunstone, "Your back!" Immediately he began circling around, freaking out, "Get it off me! Get it off me!"
Feeling exhausted after a several times spinning around panicking, he came to a stop. "Is it gone," Sunstone said gasping for air. "No." Twilight answered calmly, "look.". He finally looked at his back to see what Twilight was talking about. His eyes widened with shock at what he saw: "Wings?"
-theme song-
Back at the library Twilight and Sunstone were now with the rest of the gang. They were all looking amazed by the new adaptation to the stallion's back. The extended wings were bigger than a normal Pegasus' wings but smaller than the Alicorn's. They were golden, like his body, and extended outward.
"How did you acquire such wonderful wings?" asked Rarity, gawking at his wings. "Uh, I was looking at some Pegasus doing the weather, I imagined that I was flying with them soaring thought the clouds. So, I guest, they materialized while I was daydreaming, "he answered, rubbing his head as he looked at the wings. "Well, we had our laughs and frights but now it's time to put them away," said Twilight as she approached him getting ready her magic.
"Hold on!" he said as he took a step back, "This is a once in an lifetime opportunity!" "What do you mean?" she asked looking puzzled. "To fly! Ever since I was young I always wanted to fly. To zip through the clouds, to feel the wind flowing though my mane!" he exclaimed with great joy. "I don't know, you know how your magic is. It's still a bit unpredictable. You don't know what else can pop out," said Twilight looking concerned. "You're such a kill-joy," blurted out Rainbow Dash, "If he wants to fly then he will fly! And what better way to learn to fly than with the best flier in all of Equestria!" She stood proudly trying to point out herself. "Celestia?" asked Fluttershy quietly. Rainbow looked puzzled, "No! Me!" "Of course," declared Applejack, not surprised.
"I can just see it now," she raped her arm around Sunstone's head, pressing her cheek to his as she pointing to the air, "You, me, and the Wonderbolts, performing in front of thousands. Showing off new and dazzling tricks like the Zip Lopa, the Falling Star, and the Fire of Sound. Then I'll fly high into the air to do one of my signature moves, the..." "Um, Dash?" interrupted Sunstone, snapping Rainbow Dash out of her daydream. She looked around now, several feet off the ground still holding him by the head. "That sounds wonderful and all, but first I just need to learn how to fly first."
She stared blankly. Dropping him she asked, a little puzzled, "How to fly what?" After a moment of silence she regain her thoughts. "Oh yea, sorry. Well then, we better get started," she zoomed down and picked him back up by his front legs.
"Hold on you two," Twilight said lifting her hoof up to stop them. Rainbow stopped, dropping Sunstone with a thud. "I have a feeling that this is a prediction of things to come," Sunstone said laying on the ground. "What's wrong Twilight?" he asked peeling himself of the ground. "This isn't some magic wings like I did for Rarity. They're real, as far as your magic goes. You can get hurt, or worse," Twilight said, looking a little concerned. "Come on, please!" Sunstone begged her going to his knees, "I promise I'll study harder after this, please!" She looking down at him now grabbing her lag still pleading. Twilight raised a hoof to her face and let out a strong sigh, "Fine." He sprung up, jumped for joy. "But make sure no one sees you, you kind of look like you're related to the princess and I don't what to have any commotions, understated?" she said strongly. "Yea, yea, yea, everything will be fine. He's with me," Rainbow Dash said as she scooped up Sunstone again. "That's what I'm afraid about." replied Twilight looking serious.
She flew to the front door carrying him. As soon as she went thought the door, Sunstone's extended wings got caught by the door frame resulting in Rainbow Dash letting go. He bounced back into the library, hitting a book shelf and making the books fall on top of him. Looking a little dazed Sunstone spoke, "Maybe I need to learn how to close these wings first."